MAIN STREET TRUST INC
10-Q, 2000-11-13
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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

                QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2000

                         Commission File Number: 0-30031

                             MAIN STREET TRUST, INC.
                         -----------------------------
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


  Illinois                                                 37-1338484
----------------                                        ----------------
(State or other jurisdiction                    (I.R.S. Employer Identification
of incorporation or organization)                           Number)


                 100 West University, Champaign, Illinois 61820
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (217) 351-6500
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by "X" whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports  required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required
to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days.

         YES   X     NO
             -----     ---------

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock, as
of November 9, 2000:
         Main Street Trust, Inc. Common Stock                  10,528,904


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                                Table of Contents

                                                                          PAGE
PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

         Item 1.  Financial Statements                                       3

         Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                            Condition and Results of Operations             11

         Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures                  32
                            About Market Risk


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

         Item 1.  Legal Proceedings                                         33

         Item 2.  Changes in Securities                                     33

         Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities                           33

         Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders       33

         Item 5.  Other Information                                         33

         Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                          33

SIGNATURES                                                                  34

                                       2
<PAGE>

PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.     Financial Statements

                    MAIN STREET TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           Consolidated Balance Sheets
                    September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999
                   (Unaudited in thousands, except share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                 September 30, December 31,
                                                                                                          2000              1999
                                                                                                 ---------------     ---------------
<S>                                                                                              <C>                 <C>
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks                                                                          $     45,325        $     48,328
Federal funds sold and interest earning deposits                                                       14,516              39,022
Investments in debt and equity securities:
  Available-for-sale, at fair value                                                                   209,058             206,844
  Held-to-maturity, at cost (fair value of $86,228 and
         $87,780 at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively)                            87,640              89,935
  Non-marketable equity securities                                                                      4,218               3,261
Loans,   net of allowance  for loan losses of $9,067 and $8,682 at September 30,
         2000 and December 31, 1999,
         respectively                                                                                 638,394             601,888
Mortgage loans held for sale                                                                            2,066               1,393
Premises and equipment                                                                                 21,150              22,505
Accrued interest receivable                                                                             9,623               9,182
Other assets                                                                                           12,978              13,388
                                                                                                 -------------       ---------------
         Total assets                                                                            $  1,044,968        $  1,035,746
                                                                                                 =============       ===============

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
  Deposits:
     Demand, non-interest bearing                                                                $     84,218        $     82,955
     Demand, interest bearing                                                                         230,816             230,394
     Savings                                                                                          140,082             143,133
     Time, $100 and over                                                                               94,532              92,382
     Other time                                                                                       253,719             246,211
                                                                                                 -------------       ---------------
         Total deposits                                                                               803,367             795,075
  Federal funds purchased, repurchase agreements,
              and notes payable                                                                        63,786              79,140
  Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings                                                 40,993              32,058
  Accrued interest payable                                                                              4,260               4,019
  Other liabilities                                                                                    10,600               9,373
                                                                                                  ------------       ---------------
         Total liabilities                                                                            923,006              919,665
                                                                                                  ------------       ---------------

Stockholders' equity:
   Preferred stock, no par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized                                               -                   -
   Common stock, $0.01 par value; 15,000,000 shares authorized;
     10,582,484 and 10,578,772 shares issued at September 30, 2000 and
     December 31, 1999, respectively                                                                      106                 106
   Paid in capital                                                                                     44,309              44,310
   Retained earnings                                                                                   80,031              75,027
   Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                                                (1,442)             (3,362)
                                                                                                 --------------      --------------
                                                                                                      123,004             116,081
   Less: treasury stock, at cost, 54,583 and 0 shares
     at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively                                         (1,042)                  -
                                                                                                 --------------      --------------

         Total stockholders' equity                                                                   121,962              116,081
                                                                                                 -------------       --------------

         Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                                              $  1,044,968        $   1,035,746
                                                                                                 =============       ==============

</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

                                       3

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                    MAIN STREET TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        Consolidated Statements of Income
              For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2000 and 1999
                  (Unaudited, in thousands, except share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Interest income:                                                                                       2000                1999
                                                                                                       ----                ----
<S>                                                                                              <C>                 <C>
   Loans and fees on loans                                                                       $     40,436        $     34,355
   Investments in debt and equity securities
      Taxable                                                                                          11,661              12,968
      Tax-exempt                                                                                        1,498               1,447
   Federal funds sold and interest earning deposits                                                     1,187                 846
                                                                                                 -------------       -------------
         Total interest income                                                                         54,782              49,616

Interest expense:
   Demand, savings, and other time deposits                                                            18,383              16,629
   Time deposits $100 and over                                                                          3,822               3,305
   Federal funds purchased, repurchase agreements, and notes payable                                    2,895               2,283
   Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings                                                 1,554               1,221
                                                                                                 -------------       -------------
         Total interest expense                                                                        26,654              23,438
                                                                                                 -------------       -------------

         Net interest income                                                                           28,128              26,178
Provision for loan losses                                                                                 458                 408
                                                                                                 -------------       -------------
         Net interest income after provision for loan losses                                           27,670              25,770

Non-interest income:
   Remittance processing                                                                                5,168               6,146
   Trust and brokerage fees                                                                             4,117               3,695
   Service charges on deposit accounts                                                                  1,595               1,475
   Securities transactions, net                                                                            17                 146
   Gain on sales of mortgage loans, net                                                                   122                 485
   Other                                                                                                1,335               1,702
                                                                                                 -------------       -------------
         Total non-interest income                                                                      12,354             13,649

Non-interest expenses:
   Salaries and employee benefits                                                                       13,848             13,620
   Merger related professional fees                                                                      2,454                  0
   Occupancy                                                                                             1,681              1,797
   Equipment                                                                                             2,861              2,345
   Data processing                                                                                       1,073              1,171
   Office supplies                                                                                         897                805
   Service charges from correspondent banks                                                                793              1,059
   Other                                                                                                 3,117              3,449
                                                                                                 -------------       ---------------
         Total non-interest expenses                                                                   26,724              24,246

         Income before income taxes                                                                    13,300              15,173
Income taxes                                                                                            4,845               4,742
                                                                                                 -------------       ---------------
         Net income                                                                              $      8,455        $      10,431
                                                                                                 =============       ==============


Per share data:
   Basic earnings per share                                                                      $        0.80       $        0.98
   Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding                                              10,563,458          10,597,478

   Diluted earnings per share                                                                    $        0.78       $        0.96
   Weighted average shares of common stock and dilutive potential
    common shares outstanding                                                                       10,785,317          10,840,385
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

                                       4
<PAGE>

                    MAIN STREET TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
              For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2000 and 1999
                  (Unaudited, in thousands, except share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                          2000                1999
                                                                                                          ----                ----
<S>                                                                                              <C>                 <C>
Net Income                                                                                       $       8,455       $      10,431
Other comprehensive income:
   Unrealized gains (losses) on securities:
         Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during period, net of tax of
                $995 and ($2,089), for September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively                         1,931              (4,055)
         Less:  reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) included in net income, net of
                 tax of ($6) and ($35) for September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively                       (11)                (69)
                                                                                                 --------------      --------------
         Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax                                                   1,920              (4,124)
                                                                                                 -------------       ---------------
         Comprehensive Income                                                                    $      10,375       $       6,307
                                                                                                 ==============      ===============
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

                                       5
<PAGE>



                    MAIN STREET TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        Consolidated Statements of Income
             For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2000 and 1999
                  (Unaudited, in thousands, except share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Interest income:                                                                                        2000                1999
                                                                                                        ----                ----
<S>                                                                                              <C>                 <C>
   Loans and fees on loans                                                                       $     14,222        $     12,176
   Investments in debt and equity securities
      Taxable                                                                                           3,809               4,069
      Tax-exempt                                                                                          522                 485
   Federal funds sold and interest earning deposits                                                       325                 256
                                                                                                 -------------       -------------
         Total interest income                                                                         18,878              16,986

Interest expense:
   Demand, savings, and other time deposits                                                             6,524               5,601
   Time deposits $100 and over                                                                          1,451               1,201
   Federal funds purchased, repurchase agreements, and notes payable                                      915                 773
   Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings                                                   635                 449
                                                                                                 -------------       -------------
         Total interest expense                                                                         9,525               8,024
                                                                                                 -------------       -------------

         Net interest income                                                                            9,353               8,962
Provision for loan losses                                                                                 191                 126
                                                                                                 -------------       -------------
         Net interest income after provision for loan losses                                            9,162               8,836

Non-interest income:
   Remittance processing                                                                                1,633               2,073
   Trust and brokerage fees                                                                             1,335               1,265
   Service charges on deposit accounts                                                                    555                 510
   Securities transactions, net                                                                            31                 103
   Gain on sales of mortgage loans, net                                                                    63                 119
   Other                                                                                                  360                 534
                                                                                                 -------------       -------------
         Total non-interest income                                                                      3,977               4,604

Non-interest expenses:
   Salaries and employee benefits                                                                        4,079               4,521
   Merger related professional fees                                                                          2                   0
   Occupancy                                                                                               564                 613
   Equipment                                                                                             1,384                 780
   Data processing                                                                                         298                 496
   Office supplies                                                                                         307                 249
   Service charges from correspondent banks                                                                218                 347
   Other                                                                                                 1,137               1,264
                                                                                                 -------------       ---------------
         Total non-interest expenses                                                                     7,989               8,270

         Income before income taxes                                                                      5,150               5,170
Income taxes                                                                                             1,606               1,623
                                                                                                 -------------       ---------------
         Net income                                                                              $       3,544        $      3,547
                                                                                                 =============       ==============


Per share data:
   Basic earnings per share                                                                      $        0.34       $        0.34
   Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding                                              10,542,254          10,576,181

   Diluted earnings per share                                                                    $        0.33       $        0.33
   Weighted average shares of common stock and dilutive potential
    common shares outstanding                                                                       10,738,489          10,822,321
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

                                       6
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                    MAIN STREET TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
             For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2000 and 1999
                  (Unaudited, in thousands, except share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                          2000                1999
                                                                                                          ----                ----
<S>                                                                                              <C>                 <C>
Net Income                                                                                       $       3,544       $       3,547
Other comprehensive income:
   Unrealized gains (losses) on securities:
         Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during period, net of tax of
                $879 and ($379), for September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively                           1,706                (734)
         Less:  reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) included in net income, net of
                 tax of ($11) and ($21), for September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively                     (20)                (41)
                                                                                                 --------------      ---------------
         Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax                                                   1,686                (775)
                                                                                                 --------------      ---------------
         Comprehensive Income                                                                    $       5,230       $       2,772
                                                                                                 ==============      ===============
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

                                       7
<PAGE>

                    MAIN STREET TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
             For the Nine Months Ending September 30, 2000 and 1999
                            (Unaudited, in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                        2000                  1999
                                                                                                        ----                  ----
<S>                                                                                              <C>                 <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net income                                                                                    $       8,455       $      10,431
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
     provided by operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization                                                                      2,119               1,985
      Amortization of bond premiums, net                                                                   187                 660
      Provision for loan losses                                                                            458                 408
      Securities transactions, net                                                                         (17)               (146)
      Gain on sales of mortgage loans, net                                                                (122)               (485)
      Write down of premises and equipment                                                                 587                   0
      Other, net                                                                                          (874)              1,531
      Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans originated for sale                                         15,089              53,474
      Mortgage loans originated for sale                                                               (15,640)            (42,156)
                                                                                                 --------------      ---------------
                           Net cash provided by operating activities                                    10,242              25,702
                                                                                                 --------------      ---------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
      Net increase in loans                                                                            (36,971)            (78,097)
      Proceeds from maturities and calls of investments in debt securities:
        Held-to-maturity                                                                                 2,592              16,563
        Available-for-sale                                                                              24,123              77,582
      Proceeds from sales of investments:
        Available-for-sale                                                                               5,301              32,670
      Purchases of investments in debt and equity securities:
        Held-to-maturity                                                                                (3,633)            (21,608)
        Available-for-sale                                                                             (30,943)            (74,146)
        Non-marketable                                                                                    (753)                (41)
      Principal paydowns from mortgage-backed securities:
        Held-to-maturity                                                                                 3,291               2,720
        Available-for-sale                                                                               2,080               3,360
      Purchases of premises and equipment                                                               (1,332)             (3,167)
                                                                                                 --------------      --------------
                           Net cash used in investing activities                                       (36,245)            (44,164)
                                                                                                 --------------      --------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
      Net increase in deposits                                                                           8,292               3,923
      Net (decrease) increase in federal funds purchased,
                 repurchase agreements and notes payable                                               (15,354)             27,814
      Net increase in Federal Home Loan Bank advances
                and other borrowings                                                                     8,935               3,168
      Cash dividends paid                                                                               (2,372)             (2,375)
      MSTI stock transactions, net                                                                      (1,007)             (1,272)
                                                                                                 --------------      --------------
                           Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities                          (1,506)             31,258
                                                                                                 --------------      --------------
                           Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                        (27,509)             12,796
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                                                          87,350              68,954
                                                                                                 --------------      ---------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                                       $      59,841       $      81,750
                                                                                                 ==============      ===============

Supplemental  disclosures  of cash flow  information:  Cash paid during the year
      for:
        Interest                                                                                 $      26,413       $      23,494
        Income taxes                                                                                     4,892               4,961
      Real estate acquired through or in lieu of foreclosure                                                 7                 410
      Dividends declared not paid                                                                        1,053                 444
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

                                       8
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                    MAIN STREET TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1.  Basis of Presentation

         The accompanying  unaudited  consolidated financial statements for Main
Street Trust,  Inc. have been prepared in accordance  with the  instructions  to
Form 10-Q and therefore do not include all information  and footnotes  necessary
for fair  presentation of financial  position,  results of operations,  and cash
flows  in  conformity  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  These
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated
financial statements and related notes as of and for the year ended December 31,
1999, and schedules included in BankIllinois  Financial  Corporation's Form 10-K
filed on March 22,  2000,  and in Main Street  Trust's Form 8-K filed on May 10,
2000 with respect to First Decatur Bancshares Inc. audited financial statements.

         In the opinion of management,  the consolidated financial statements of
Main Street Trust,  Inc. (the "Company") and its  subsidiaries,  as of September
30, 2000 and for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000
and 1999,  include all  adjustments  necessary  for a fair  presentation  of the
results of those periods. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

         Results of operations for the three-month and nine-month  periods ended
September  30, 2000 are not  necessarily  indicative of the results which may be
expected for the year ended December 31, 2000.

         For purposes of the  consolidated  statements  of cash flows,  cash and
cash  equivalents  include  cash and due from  banks  and  federal  funds  sold.
Generally, federal funds are sold for one-day periods.

         Certain amounts in the 1999 consolidated financial statements have been
reclassified to conform with the 2000 presentation.  Such reclassifications have
no effect on previously reported net income.

Note 2.  Business Combination

         On  August  12,  1999,  BankIllinois  Financial  Corporation  and First
Decatur  Bancshares,  Inc.  entered into an  Agreement  and Plan of Merger which
provided for a "merger of equals"  between the two  companies,  structured  as a
merger of the two companies into the Company. The merger, which was completed on
March  23,  2000,  has  been  accounted  for  as a  pooling  of  interests  and,
accordingly,  all prior financial  statements have been restated to include both
companies.  As a result  of the  merger,  former  stockholders  of  BankIllinois
Financial Corporation and First Decatur Bancshares,  Inc. received 5,550,724 and
4,526,332 shares of Company common stock, respectively.

         The Company  operates 19 banking  centers and is the parent  company of
BankIllinois,  First  National Bank of Decatur,  First Trust Bank of Shelbyville
and FirsTech, Inc., a retail payment processing company.

                                       9
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Note 3.  Stock Dividend

         At its regular board meeting on August 16, 2000, the Board of Directors
of the  Company  declared  a  one-for-twenty,  or  five  percent,  common  stock
dividend.  The record date of the stock  dividend was September 1, 2000, and the
distribution date was September 21, 2000. The accompanying  unaudited  condensed
consolidated  financial statements have been restated to take the stock dividend
into account.


Note 4.  New Accounting Rules and Regulations

         In June 1998,  Statement on  Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 133,
"Accounting  for Derivative  Instruments  and Hedging  Activities,"  was issued,
which  originally  required the Statement to be adopted in years beginning after
June 15, 1999.  The Statement  permits early adoption as of the beginning of any
fiscal  quarter  after its issuance.  The Statement  will require the Company to
recognize all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value.  Derivatives  that
are not hedges must be adjusted to fair value through income.  If the derivative
is a hedge,  depending on the nature of the hedge,  changes in the fair value of
derivatives will either be offset against the change in fair value of the hedged
assets, liabilities, or firm commitments through earnings or recognized in other
comprehensive  income  until the hedged  item is  recognized  in  earnings.  The
ineffective  portion of a derivative's  change in fair value will be immediately
recognized  in earnings.  In July 1999,  the  Statement on Financial  Accounting
Standards  No. 137 was issued.  This  Statement  delayed the  implementation  of
Statement  No. 133 until fiscal  years  beginning  after June 15, 2000.  In June
2000,  the  Statement on Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 138 was issued to
modify and clarify various  provisions of Statement No. 133. The Company expects
to adopt Statement No. 133, as amended by Statements No. 137 and 138,  effective
January 1, 2001.  Management  does not  anticipate  that the adoption of the new
Statement will have a significant  effect on the Company's earnings or financial
position.

         In December 1999, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission
issued Staff  Accounting  Bulletin No. 101,  "Revenue  Recognition  in Financial
Statements".  SAB No. 101 summarizes some of the staff's  interpretations of the
application of generally accepted accounting  principles to revenue recognition.
The Company will adopt SAB No. 101 when required in the fourth  quarter of 2000.
Management  believes  the  adoption  of SAB No. 101 will not have a  significant
effect on its financial statements.

        In  September  2000,   Statement  on  Financial  Accounting  Standards
No.  140  "Accounting  for  Transfers  and  Servicing  of  Financial  Assets and
Extinguishments  of  Liabilities"  was issued to replace  Statement on Financial
Accounting  Standards  No. 125 which was issued in June 1996.  Statement No. 125
addressed  issues  related  to  transfers  of  financial  assets  in  which  the
transferor has some continuing  involvement with the transferred  assets or with
the transferee.  Statement No. 140 resolves implementation issues which arose as
a result of Statement  No. 125, but carries  forward most of Statement No. 125's
provisions.  Statement No. 140 is effective for transfers  occurring after March
31,  2001  and for  disclosures  relating  to  securitization  transactions  and
collateral for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2000.  Management does not
believe the adoption of Statement No. 140 will have a significant  impact on its
financial statements.

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Note 5.  Income per Share

         Net income per common share has been computed as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        Nine Months Ended             Three Months Ended
                                                                          September 30,                  September 30,
                                                                    2000            1999           2000          1999
                                                                    ----            ----           ----          ----
<S>                                                            <C>         <C>                 <C>           <C>
Net Income                                                     $8,455,000  $     10,431,000    $ 3,544,000   $  3,547,000
                                                               ==========  ================    ===========   ============
Shares:
    Weighted average common shares outstanding                 10,563,458        10,597,478     10,542,254     10,576,181
    Dilutive effect of outstanding options, as determined
        by the application of the treasury stock method           205,886           227,197        179,251        230,099
    Dilutive effect of outstanding SARs, as determined
        by the application of the treasury stock method            15,973            15,710         16,984         16,041
                                                               ----------   ---------------    -----------   ------------
    Weighted average common shares outstanding,
        as adjusted                                            10,785,317        10,840,385     10,738,489     10,822,321
                                                               ==========   ===============    ===========   ============

Basic earnings per share                                       $     0.80   $          0.98    $      0.34   $       0.34
                                                               ==========   ===============    ===========   ============
Diluted earnings per share                                     $     0.78   $          0.96    $      0.33   $       0.33
                                                               ==========   ===============    ===========   ============

</TABLE>

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
         of Operations
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                               Financial Condition

Assets and Liabilities

         Total  assets  increased  $9,222,000,  or 0.9%,  to  $1,044,968,000  at
September 30, 2000 from $1,035,746,000 at December 31, 1999. Increases in loans,
investments  in debt and equity  securities  available-for-sale,  investments in
non-marketable  equity  securities,  mortgage  loans  held for sale and  accrued
interest receivable were partially offset by decreases in federal funds sold and
other interest earning  deposits,  cash and due from banks,  investments in debt
and equity securities held-to-maturity, premises and equipment and other assets.

         Loans increased $36,506,000,  or 6.1%, to $638,394,000 at September 30,
2000 from  $601,888,000  at  December  31,  1999.  Included  in this change were
increases of $17,028,000, or 5.8% in real estate loans, $15,556,000, or 8.3%, in
commercial,  financial  and  agricultural  loans  and  $4,307,000,  or 3.4%,  in
installment and consumer loans.

         Investments in non-marketable  equity securities increased $957,000, or
29.3%, to $4,218,000 at September 30, 2000 from $3,261,000 on December 31, 1999.
This  increase was primarily  attributed  to a $753,000  investment in a venture
capital fund.

         Mortgage  loans  held  for  sale  increased  $673,000,   or  48.3%,  to
$2,066,000  at September  30, 2000 from  $1,393,000  at December 31, 1999.  This
increase was primarily due to a slight seasonal increase in demand.

         Federal  funds  sold and  other  interest  earning  deposits  decreased
$24,506,000,  or 62.8%,  from $39,022,000 at December 31, 1999 to $14,516,000 at
September 30, 2000.  This  decrease was  primarily the result of excess  federal
funds sold being used to fund the increase in loans.

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<PAGE>

         Cash and due from banks decreased $3,003,000, or 6.2%, from $48,328,000
at December 31, 1999 to  $45,325,000  at September  30, 2000.  This decrease was
primarily attributable to lower cash on hand. Cash on hand had been increased at
December 31, 1999, in preparation for potential Year 2000 needs.

         Premises and equipment decreased $1,355,000,  or 6.0%, from $22,505,000
at December 31, 1999 to  $21,150,000  at September  30, 2000.  The Company wrote
down  computer  equipment  with  a  book  value  of  approximately  $587,000  in
preparation of moving more of the Company's data  processing to a service bureau
environment.  The remainder of the decrease can be  attributed  to  depreciation
expense, offset somewhat by purchases.

         Other assets decreased $410,000,  or 3.1%, from $13,388,000 at December
31, 1999 to  $12,978,000  at September 30, 2000.  Contributing  to this decrease
were  decreases  in  capitalized  merger costs of $698,000 at December 31, 1999,
which were  expensed  during  March  2000,  a decrease  in  FirsTech's  accounts
receivable of $378,000 and a decrease in the  Company's net tax asset  position.
Somewhat  offsetting  these  decreases  was an increase of $1,463,000 in accrued
trust income.

         Investments in securities  held-to-maturity  decreased  $2,295,000,  or
2.6%,  from  $89,935,000  at December 31, 1999 to  $87,640,000  at September 30,
2000.  Investments in securities  available-for-sale  increased  $2,214,000,  or
1.1%, to  $209,058,000  at September 30, 2000 from  $206,844,000 at December 31,
1999.

         Total  liabilities  increased  $3,341,000,  or 0.4%, to $923,006,000 at
September 30, 2000 from $919,665,000 at December 31, 1999.  Increases in Federal
Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings,  total deposits,  accrued interest
payable,  and other  liabilities  were somewhat  offset by a decrease in federal
funds purchased, repurchase agreements, and notes payable.

         Federal  Home  Loan  Bank  advances  and  other  borrowings   increased
$8,935,000,  or 27.9%, to $40,993,000 at September 30, 2000 from  $32,058,000 at
December 31, 1999. This increase  consisted of two $5,000,000  borrowings,  both
maturing in 2001, which were used to fund loan growth.

         Total  deposits  increased  $8,292,000,  or 1.0%,  to  $803,367,000  at
September  30, 2000 from  $795,075,000  at December  31,  1999.  The increase in
deposits included an increase of $7,508,000, or 3.0%, in other time deposits, an
increase of $2,150,000, or 2.3%, in time deposits $100,000 and over, an increase
of $1,263,000,  or 1.5%, in non-interest bearing demand deposits and an increase
of $422,000,  or 0.2%, in interest bearing demand deposits.  Somewhat offsetting
these increases was a decrease of $3,051,000, or 2.1%, in savings deposits.

         Other  liabilities  increased  $1,227,000,  or 13.1%, to $10,600,000 at
September 30, 2000 from  $9,373,000  at December 31, 1999.  The primary cause of
this change was an increase in dividends payable of $609,000.

         Federal  funds  purchased,  repurchase  agreements,  and notes  payable
decreased  $15,354,000,  or 19.4%,  from  $79,140,000  at  December  31, 1999 to
$63,786,000  at September  30, 2000.  Included in this change were  decreases in
repurchase  agreements of $14,975,000  and federal funds  purchased of $679,000,
slightly offset by a $300,000 increase in notes payable.

                                       12
<PAGE>

Investment Securities

         The carrying value of investments in debt and equity  securities was as
follows for September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999:

                          Carrying Value of Securities
                                 (in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   September 30, 2000     December 31, 1999
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                <C>                    <C>
Available-for-sale:
     U.S. Treasury                                                     $25,190                     $37,601
     Federal agencies                                                  151,060                     139,812
     Mortgage-backed securities                                         11,956                      14,870
     State and municipal                                                14,083                      10,220
     Corporate and other obligations                                       293                         320
     Marketable equity securities                                        6,476                       4,021
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Total available-for-sale                               $209,058                    $206,844
=============================================================================================================

Held-to-maturity:
     Federal agencies                                                  $30,426                     $28,994
     Mortgage-backed securities                                         23,867                      27,193
     State and municipal                                                33,347                      33,748
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Total held-to-maturity                                  $87,640                     $89,935
=============================================================================================================

Non-marketable equity securities                                        $4,218                      $3,261
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Total securities                                       $300,916                    $300,040
=============================================================================================================
</TABLE>

                                       13

The  following  table  shows  the  maturities  and  weighted-average  yields  of
investment  securities at September  30, 2000.  Mortgage-backed  securities  are
placed in maturity  categories based on expected payments.  All other securities
are shown at their contractual maturity.

            Maturities and Weighted Average Yields of Debt Securities
                             (dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               September 30, 2000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  1 year             1 to 5             5 to 10            Over
                                  or less             years              years           10 years               Total
                             Amount    Rate      Amount   Rate      Amount  Rate      Amount   Rate      Amount    Rate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                           <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>      <C>          <C>
Securities available-for-sale
U.S. Treasury                $16,479   5.72%   $  8,711    6.05%     $    -       -   $     -        -  $ 25,190      5.84%
Federal agencies              21,779   5.47%     91,142    6.10%     34,154    6.29%    3,985     7.47%  151,060      6.09%
Mortgage-backed securities     1,977   6.71%      7,339    6.83%      1,707    6.76%      933     6.72%   11,956      6.79%
State and municipal               50   3.55%      2,743    5.48%      5,600    4.86%    5,690     4.97%   14,083      5.02%
Other securities                   -      -         293    7.85%          -      -          -      -         293      7.85%
Marketable equity securities1      -      -           -       -           -      -          -      -       6,476        -
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                        $40,285           $110,228             $41,461           $10,608           $209,058
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average Yield                          5.63%               6.13%               6.12%              6.06%               6.03%
============================================================================================================================
Securities held-to-maturity
Federal agencies              $2,000   5.77%    $24,996    5.71%    $ 3,430    6.86%$       -      -     $30,426      5.84%
Mortgage-backed securities     6,119   5.67%     16,269    5.69%      1,156    5.90%      323     6.08%   23,867      5.70%
State and municipal            1,710   4.61%     17,295    4.28%     13,262    4.95%    1,080     5.72%   33,347      4.61%
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                         $9,829            $58,560             $17,848            $1,403            $87,640
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average Yield                          5.51%               5.28%               5.38%              5.80%               5.34%
============================================================================================================================
Non-marketable equity securities1  -     -            -       -           -       -         -        -   $ 4,218         -
============================================================================================================================
</TABLE>

1 Due to the nature of these securities, they do not have a stated maturity date
or rate.

                                       14
<PAGE>

Loans

         The following  tables present the amounts and  percentages of loans for
September  30,  2000 and  December  31,  1999  according  to the  categories  of
commercial,  financial  and  agricultural;  real  estate;  and  installment  and
consumer loans.

                           Amount of Loans Outstanding
                             (dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     September 30, 2000              December 31, 1999
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      Amount     Percentage         Amount       Percentage
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                 <C>          <C>                <C>          <C>
Commercial, financial and agricultural              $203,986       31.50%             $188,430        30.86%
Real estate                                          311,083       48.05%              294,055        48.16%
Installment and consumer1                            132,392       20.45%              128,085        20.98%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total loans                                    $647,461      100.00%             $610,570       100.00%
=============================================================================================================
</TABLE>

1Net of unearned discount


         The balance of loans  outstanding  as of September 30, 2000 by maturity
is shown in the following table:

                          Maturity of Loans Outstanding
                             (dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                    September 30, 2000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               1 year              1-5            Over 5
                                                               or less            years            years             Total
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                            <C>               <C>               <C>             <C>
Commercial, financial and agricultural                         $106,594          $73,301           $24,091         $203,986
Real estate                                                      50,199          136,776           124,108          311,083
Installment and consumer1                                        30,021           98,452             3,919          132,392
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total                                                     $186,814         $308,529          $152,118         $647,461
============================================================================================================================
Percentage of total loans outstanding                             28.85%           47.65%            23.50%          100.00%
============================================================================================================================
</TABLE>
1 Net of unearned discount

                                       15
<PAGE>

Capital

         Total stockholders'  equity increased $5,881,000 from December 31, 1999
to September 30, 2000. The change is summarized as follows:

                                                                  (in thousands)
                                                                  --------------
Stockholders' equity, December 31, 1999                               $116,081
Net income                                                               8,455
Issuance of common stock                                                    31
Treasury stock transactions, net                                        (1,029)
Stock appreciation rights                                                  (62)
Purchase of fractional shares related to merger                             (4)
Purchase of fractional shares related to 5% stock dividend                  (5)
Cash dividends declared                                                 (1,053)
Cash dividends paid                                                     (2,372)
Other comprehensive income                                               1,920
                                                                      ---------
Stockholders' equity, September 30, 2000                              $121,962
                                                                      =========



        On  September  19, 2000,  the board of directors of the Company declared
a cash dividend of $0.10 per share of the Company's  common stock.  The dividend
of  $1,053,000  was paid on October  19, 2000 to holders of record on October 6,
2000.

         The Company and its subsidiary banks are subject to various  regulatory
capital  requirements  administered by the federal banking agencies.  Failure to
meet minimum capital  requirements can initiate  certain  mandatory and possibly
additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a
direct  material  effect on the Company's and its  subsidiary  banks'  financial
statements.  Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory  framework for
prompt  corrective  action,  banks must meet specific  capital  guidelines  that
involve   quantitative   measures   of   assets,   liabilities,    and   certain
off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The
Company's and its subsidiary banks' capital amounts and  classification are also
subject to  qualitative  judgments  by the  regulators  about  components,  risk
weightings, and other factors.

         Quantitative  measures  established  by  regulation  to ensure  capital
adequacy  require  the  Company and its  subsidiary  banks to  maintain  minimum
amounts  and ratios  (set forth in the table  below) of total and Tier I capital
(as defined in the  regulations) to  risk-weighted  assets (as defined),  and of
Tier I capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined). Management believes,
as of September 30, 2000, that the Company and its subsidiary banks exceeded all
capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.

         As of September 30, 2000,  the most recent  notifications  from primary
regulatory  agencies  categorized  all the  Company's  subsidiary  banks as well
capitalized under the regulatory  framework for prompt corrective  action. To be
categorized as well  capitalized,  banks must maintain  minimum total capital to
risk-weighted assets, Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets, and Tier I capital
to average  assets ratios as set forth in the table.  There are no conditions or
events since that notification that management  believes have changed any of the
Company's subsidiary banks' categories.

                                       16
<PAGE>

The Company's, BankIllinois' and First National Bank of Decatur's actual capital
amounts and ratios are presented in the following table (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                 To be well
                                                                                             Capitalized under
                                                                        For capital          prompt corrective
                                                   Actual            Adequacy purposes:      action provisions:
                                          -------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 Amount      Ratio       Amount      Ratio        Amount     Ratio
                                          -------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                             <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>
As of September 30, 2000:
   Total capital
      (to risk-weighted assets)
     Consolidated                              $131,684      18.9%      $55,746       8.0%           N/A
     BankIllinois                               $64,566      16.6%      $31,050       8.0%       $38,813     10.0%
     First National Bank of Decatur             $42,368      16.0%      $21,201       8.0%       $26,502     10.0%
   Tier I capital
      (to risk-weighted assets)
     Consolidated                              $123,150      17.7%      $27,873       4.0%           N/A
     BankIllinois                               $59,670      15.4%      $15,525       4.0%       $23,288      6.0%
     First National Bank of Decatur             $39,054      14.7%      $10,601       4.0%       $15,901      6.0%
   Tier I capital
      (to average assets)
     Consolidated                              $123,150      11.7%      $42,024       4.0%           N/A
     BankIllinois                               $59,670      10.9%      $21,937       4.0%       $27,422      5.0%
     First National Bank of Decatur             $39,054       9.5%      $16,495       4.0%       $20,619      5.0%
</TABLE>

Interest Rate Sensitivity

         The concept of interest rate sensitivity  attempts to gauge exposure of
the Company's net interest  income to adverse  changes in market driven interest
rates   by   measuring   the   amount   of    interest-sensitive    assets   and
interest-sensitive  liabilities  maturing  or  subject  to  repricing  within  a
specified time period.  Liquidity  represents the ability of the Company to meet
the day-to-day demands of deposit customers balanced by its investments of these
deposits.  The  Company  must also be  prepared  to fulfill  the needs of credit
customers  for loans  with  various  types of  maturities  and  other  financing
arrangements.  The Company  monitors its interest rate sensitivity and liquidity
through  the use of static gap reports  which  measure  the  difference  between
assets and liabilities  maturing or repricing  within  specified time periods as
well as financial forecasting/budgeting/reporting software packages.

                                       17
<PAGE>

           The following table presents the Company's  interest rate sensitivity
at various intervals at September 30, 2000:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  Rate Sensitivity of Earning Assets and Interest Bearing Liabilities
                                                        (dollars in thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     1-30           31-90       91-180        181-365        Over
                                                     Days           Days         Days           Days        1-year      Total
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                           <C>               <C>          <C>            <C>         <C>            <C>
Interest earning assets:
   Federal funds sold
     and interest earning deposits             $   14,516       $      -     $      -       $      -     $      -      $  14,516
   Debt and equity securities *                     9,247         14,818       12,131         22,548      242,172        300,916
   Loans **                                        85,691         73,997       26,594         55,658      407,587        649,527
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total interest earning assets              $  109,454       $ 88,815     $ 38,725      $  78,206     $649,759      $ 964,959
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest bearing liabilities:
   Savings and interest-bearing
     demand deposits***                        $   11,727       $  1,458     $  2,160      $   4,263     $164,036      $183,644
   Money market savings deposits                  143,964              -            -              -            -       143,964
   Time deposits                                   28,313         37,845       63,353        109,681      109,059       348,251
   Federal funds purchased,
      repurchase agreements, and notes
      payables                                     56,687            122          125          6,267          585        63,786
   FHLB advances and
      other borrowings                                  5             10          200          6,030       34,748        40,993
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total interest bearing liabilities         $   240,696      $ 39,435     $ 65,838      $ 126,241     $308,428      $780,638
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset (liability) funding                    ($131,242)     $ 49,380     ($27,113)      ($48,035)    $341,331      $184,321
gap
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Repricing gap                                         0.45          2.25         0.59           0.62         2.11          1.24
Cumulative repricing gap                              0.45          0.71         0.69           0.67         1.24          1.24
====================================================================================================================================
</TABLE>


*     Debt  and  equity  securities   include   securities   available-for-sale,
      securities held to maturity, and non-marketable equity securities.
** Loans are gross and include mortgage loans held-for-sale.
***   The total of savings and interest-bearing demand deposits does not include
      $43,290,000 of non-transactional  accounts which are savings accounts that
      are non-interest bearing.

      Included in the 1-30 day category of savings and  interest-bearing  demand
      deposits   are   non-core   deposits   plus  a   percentage,   based  upon
      industry-accepted  assumptions and Company analysis, of the core deposits.
      "Core  deposits" are the lowest average balance of the prior twelve months
      for each product type included in this category.  "Non-core  deposits" are
      the difference  between the current  balance and core  deposits.  The time
      frames include a percentage, based upon industry-accepted  assumptions and
      Company analysis, of the core deposits, as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                1-30 Days   31-90 Days   91-180 Days  181-365 Days  Over 1 Year
                                ---------   ----------   -----------  ------------  -----------
<S>                             <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>            <C>
Savings and interest-bearing
   demand deposits                  0.45%        0.85%        1.25%          2.45%        95.0%
</TABLE>

                                       18
<PAGE>

          At September 30, 2000, the Company was  liability-sensitive due to the
levels  of  savings  and  interest  bearing  demand  deposits,  short-term  time
deposits,  and short-term  borrowings.  As such, the effect of a decrease in the
interest rate for all interest earning assets and interest  bearing  liabilities
of  100  basis  points  would  increase   annualized  net  interest   income  by
approximately $1,312,420 in the 1-30 days category and $818,620 in the 1-90 days
category  assuming no  management  intervention.  An increase in interest  rates
would have the opposite effect for the same time periods.

         In addition to managing interest rate sensitivity and liquidity through
the use of gap  reports,  the  Company  has  provided  for  emergency  liquidity
situations with informal  agreements with  correspondent  banks which permit the
Company to borrow federal funds on an unsecured basis. Additionally, the Company
can  borrow  approximately  $23,869,000  from the  Federal  Home  Loan Bank on a
secured basis.

         The Company  uses  financial  forecasting/budgeting/reporting  software
packages  to  perform  interest  rate  sensitivity   analysis  for  all  product
categories.  The  Company's  primary  focus of its  analysis is on the effect of
interest  rate  increases  and  decreases  on net  interest  income.  Management
believes that this analysis  reflects the potential  effects on current earnings
of interest rate changes.  Call criteria and  prepayment  assumptions  are taken
into  consideration  for investments in debt and equity  securities.  All of the
Company's  financial  instruments  are  analyzed  by a software  database  which
includes each of the different  product  categories  which are tied to key rates
such as prime,  Treasury Bills, or the federal funds rate. The  relationships of
each of the  different  products  to the key rate that the product is tied to is
proportional.  The  software  reprices the  products  based on current  offering
rates. The software  performs  interest rate sensitivity  analysis by performing
rate shocks of plus or minus 200 basis points in 100 basis point increments.

         The following table shows  projected  results at September 30, 2000 and
December 31, 1999 of the impact on net interest income from an immediate  change
in interest rates. The results are shown as a percentage  change in net interest
income over the next twelve months.

                                                  Basis Point Change
                                                  ------------------
                                         +200       +100       -100       -200
             September 30, 2000         (0.6%)     (0.3%)       0.3%       0.6%
             December 31, 1999          (0.7%)     (0.4%)       0.4%       0.7%

         As shown in the  above  table,  there  was only a slight  change on the
impact of interest  rate  changes on net interest  income at September  30, 2000
compared  to  December  31,  1999.  The Company  continues  to remain  liability
sensitive,  causing a projected decrease in net interest income from an increase
in interest  rates,  and having an  opposite  affect from a decrease in interest
rates.

         The foregoing computations are based on numerous assumptions, including
relative  levels of market  interest  rates,  prepayments  and deposit  mix. The
computed  estimates should not be relied upon as a projection of actual results.
Despite  the  limitations  on  preciseness   inherent  in  these   computations,
management  believes that the information  provided is reasonably  indicative of
the effect of changes in interest rate levels on the net earning capacity of the
Company's   current  mix  of  interest   earning  assets  and  interest  bearing
liabilities.  Management  continues  to use the  results of these  computations,
along with the results of its computer model  projections,  in order to maximize
current  earnings  while  positioning  the Company to  minimize  the effect of a
prolonged shift in interest rates that would adversely  affect future results of
operations.

         At the present time,  the most  significant  market risk  affecting the
Company is  interest  rate risk.  Other  market  risks such as foreign  currency
exchange  risk and commodity  price risk do not

                                       19
<PAGE>

occur in the normal  business of the Company.  The Company also is not currently
using  trading  activities or derivative  instruments  to control  interest rate
risk.

Liquidity and Cash Flows

         The  Company  was able to meet  liquidity  needs  during the first nine
months of 2000. A review of the  consolidated  statements of cash flows included
in the accompanying  financial statements shows that the Company's cash and cash
equivalents  decreased $27,509,000 from December 31, 1999 to September 30, 2000.
This  decrease  came from net cash used in investing  and  financing  activities
offset by net cash provided by operating activities.

          There were  differences  in sources  and uses of cash during the first
nine months of 2000  compared  to the first nine  months of 1999.  Less cash was
used in the area of  financing  activities  during the first nine months of 2000
compared  to the  first  nine  months  of 1999.  This was  primarily  due to the
decrease in volume of federal funds purchased,  repurchase agreements, and notes
payable  during the first nine months of 2000  compared to an increase in volume
during  the first  nine  months of 1999.  Less cash was  provided  by  operating
activities  during  the first  nine  months of 2000  compared  to the first nine
months of 1999,  primarily due to a lower volume of loans originated for sale as
well as the corresponding lower proceeds from those loans. Less cash was used in
investing  activities  during the first nine  months of 2000 as  compared to the
first nine months of 1999. Less cash was used to purchase investment  securities
during the first nine months of 2000  compared to the first nine months of 1999;
but the cash provided by proceeds from sales, maturities and calls of investment
securities  was also down in the first nine  months of 2000 as  compared  to the
same period in 1999. As was the case during the first nine months of 1999, there
has been an  increase  in loan  growth  during  the first  nine  months of 2000.
However,  the volume of loan growth,  and thus the cash used, during this period
in 2000 was smaller than in 1999.


Provision and Allowance for Loan Losses

         The  provision for loan losses is based on  management's  evaluation of
the loan portfolio in light of national and local economic  conditions,  changes
in the composition  and volume of the loan  portfolio,  changes in the volume of
past due and nonaccrual  loans,  and other relevant  factors.  The allowance for
loan losses,  which is reported as a deduction from loans, is available for loan
charge-offs.  The allowance is increased by the provision charged to expense and
is  reduced  by loan  charge-offs  net of loan  recoveries.  The  balance of the
allowance  for loan losses was  $9,067,000  at  September  30, 2000  compared to
$8,682,000 at December 31, 1999, as net charge-offs  were $73,000 and provisions
totaled  $458,000  during the first nine months of 2000.  The allowance for loan
losses as a percentage of gross loans, including loans held-for-sale,  was 1.40%
at September  30,  2000,  compared to 1.42% at December 31, 1999 as gross loans,
including loans held-for-sale,  increased from $611,963,000 to $649,527,000. Net
charge-offs of $73,000 during the first nine months included a $300,000 recovery
associated with a commercial credit.

         The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of  non-performing  loans
was 728% at September 30, 2000.  Non-performing  loans,  while  increasing  from
$552,000 at December 31, 1999,  remained at an acceptable  level of  $1,246,000.
The  $694,000  increase  in  non-performing  loans  during the first nine months
resulted  from a $718,000  increase  in loans  over 90 days past due,  which was
partially offset by a $24,000  decrease in non-accruals.  The allowance for loan
losses  increased  from  $8,682,000  at December  31,  1999,  to  $9,067,000  at
September 30, 2000  primarily  due to the $300,000  commercial  credit  recovery
discussed  above.   Although   unforeseen  market  conditions  could  result  in
significant  adjustments in the future,  management believes that problem assets
have been effectively  identified  and that the  allowance  for loan  losses is
adequate  to absorb  possible  losses  in the  portfolio  which  are  reasonably
anticipated.

                                       20
<PAGE>

         The following table summarizes changes in the allowance for loan losses
by loan  categories  for each period and  additions  to the  allowance  for loan
losses which have been charged to operations.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            Allowance for Loan Losses
                             (dollars in thousands)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                September 30, 2000        September 30, 1999
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                             <C>                       <C>
Allowance for loan losses at
     beginning of year                                     $8,682                     $8,852
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Charge-offs during period:
     Commercial, financial and agricultural                  ($25)                      ($23)
     Residential real estate                                  (33)                      (428)
     Installment and consumer                                (573)                      (399)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total                                             ($631)                     ($850)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recoveries of loans previously charged off:
     Commercial, financial and agricultural                  $424                       $137
     Residential real estate                                    7                         52
     Installment and consumer                                 127                        155
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total                                              $558                       $344
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net (charge-offs) recoveries                  ($73)                     ($506)
Provision for loan losses                                     458                        408
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allowance for loan losses at end of quarter                $9,067                     $8,754
=================================================================================================
Ratio of net (charge-offs) recoveries to
     average net loans                                       0.01%                     0.09%
=================================================================================================
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

         The  following  table shows the  allocation  of the  allowance for loan
losses allocated to each category.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                   Allocation of the Allowance for Loan Losses
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     September 30, 2000         December 31, 1999
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                  <C>                        <C>
Allocated:
     Commercial, financial and agricultural                 $3,382                     $3,476
     Residential real estate                                   823                        790
Installment and consumer                                       556                        452
     Installment and consumer                                1,326                      1,258
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total allocated allowance                         $5,531                     $5,524
Unallocated allowances                                       3,536                      3,158
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                       $9,067                     $8,682
===================================================================================================
</TABLE>

         The following table presents the aggregate  amount of loans  considered
to be nonperforming for the periods indicated. Nonperforming loans include loans
accounted for on a nonaccrual basis,  accruing loans  contractually  past due 90
days or more as to interest or  principal  payments and loans which are troubled
debt  restructurings as defined in Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards
No. 15, "Accounting by Debtors and Creditors for Troubled Debt Restructurings."

                       Nonperforming Loans (in thousands)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  September 30, 2000         December 31, 1999
===============================================================================
Nonaccrual loans1                            $88                    $112
===============================================================================
Loans past due 90 days or more            $1,158                    $440
===============================================================================
Renegotiated loans                           $91                    $104
===============================================================================

       1Includes $88,000 at September 30, 2000 and $112,000 at December 31, 1999
     of real  estate and  consumer  loans  which  management  does not  consider
     impaired as defined by the Statement of Financial  Accounting Standards No.
     114, "Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan" (SFAS 114).

                              Results of Operations

Results of Operations For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2000

         The merger of equals to create the Company, which occurred near the end
of the first quarter of 2000, resulted in significant merger related costs which
were  expensed  during the first nine months.  These  expenses had a significant
effect on the  reported net income of the  combined  entity.  Net income for the
first nine months of 2000 was $8,455,000, a $1,976,000,  or 18.9%, decrease from
$10,431,000  during  the first nine  months of 1999.  Basic  earnings  per share
decreased  $0.18, or 18.4%, to $0.80 in the first nine months of 2000 from $0.98
in the same period of 1999.  Diluted  earnings  per share  decreased  $0.18,  or
18.8%,  to $0.78 in the first nine  months of 2000 from $0.96 in the same period
of 1999.

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<PAGE>

         Operating  earnings for the nine months ended  September 30, 2000, were
$11,861,000  compared to $10,431,000 for the same period in 1999, an increase of
$1,430,000 or 13.7%.  Basic  operating  earnings per share  increased  $0.14, or
14.3%,  to $1.12 in the first nine  months of 2000 from  $0.98  during the first
nine months of 1999.  Diluted  operating  earnings per share increased $0.14, or
14.6%,  to $1.10 in the first nine  months of 2000 from $0.96 in the same period
of 1999.  The  difference  between  operating and net earnings was due to merger
related expenses,  net of tax, of $3,406,000  affecting the first nine months of
2000. The merger related expenses  consisted of $2,454,000 of professional fees,
$941,000 of early  retirement  and  termination  of  employment  contracts,  and
$587,000 of expense related to computer equipment write-down, offset by $576,000
of tax benefit. The Company anticipates additional  non-recurring merger related
expenses,  which have not been  quantified,  during the  remainder of 2000 as it
positions itself for 2001 and beyond.

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<PAGE>

         The following schedule "Consolidated Average Balance Sheet and Interest
Rates"  provides  details  of  average  balances,  interest  income or  interest
expense,  and the average  rates for the  Company's  major  asset and  liability
categories.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
              Consolidated Average Balance Sheet and Interest Rates
                             (dollars in thousands)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            Nine Months Ended September 30,
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     2000                         1999
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Average                           Average
                                                     Balance  Interest   Rate          Balance  Interest   Rate
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                 <C>       <C>        <C>           <C>      <C>        <C>
Assets
Taxable investment securities1                      $261,845   $11,661     5.94%      $298,237   $12,968     5.80%
Tax-exempt investment securities1 (TE)                43,858     2,270     6.90%        42,475     2,192     6.88%
Federal funds sold and interest earning
       Deposits2                                      23,903     1,187     6.62%        22,200       846     5.08%
Loans3,4 (TE)                                        614,571    40,469     8.78%       535,653    34,389     8.56%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total interest earning assets
          and interest income (TE)                  $944,177   $55,587     7.85%      $898,565   $50,395     7.48%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and due from banks                              $49,155                           $59,790
Premises and equipment                                21,642                            21,439
Other assets                                          21,574                            20,821
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total assets                                 $1,036,548                        $1,000,615
=====================================================================================================================
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Interest bearing demand deposits                    $222,768    $6,435     3.85%      $266,153    $6,415     3.21%
Savings                                               92,386     1,510     2.18%        57,036       915     2.14%
Time deposits                                        341,964    14,260     5.56%       318,548    12,604     5.28%
Federal funds purchased, repurchase
        agreements, and notes payable                 73,576     2,895     5.25%        73,836     2,283     4.12%
FHLB advances and other borrowings                    35,474     1,554     5.84%        28,427     1,221     5.73%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total interest bearing
          liabilities and interest
          expense                                   $766,168   $26,654     4.64%      $744,000   $23,438     4.20%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Noninterest bearing demand deposits                  $88,402                          $116,954
Noninterest bearing savings deposits5                 49,205                            12,070
Other liabilities                                     13,730                            12,282
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total liabilities                              $917,505                          $885,306
Stockholders' equity                                 119,043                           115,309
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total liabilities and
          stockholders' equity                    $1,036,548                        $1,000,615
=====================================================================================================================
Interest spread (average
     rate earned minus
     average rate paid) (TE)                                               3.21%                             3.28%
=====================================================================================================================
Net interest income (TE)                                       $28,933                           $26,957
=====================================================================================================================
Net yield on interest
     Earning assets (TE)                                                   4.09%                             4.00%
=====================================================================================================================
</TABLE>
Notes:
  1Investments in debt securities are included at carrying value.
  2Federal funds sold and interest earning deposits include approximately
     $119,000 and $105,000 in 2000 and 1999, respectively, of interest income
     from third party processing of cashier checks.
  3Loans are net of allowance for loan losses.  Nonaccrual loans are included
     in the total.
  4Loan fees of approximately $699,000 and $803,000 in 2000 and 1999,
     respectively, are included in total loan income.
  5See definition of deposit accounts in the "Analysis of Volume and Rate
     Changes" discussion below.

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<PAGE>

         Net interest income,  the most  significant  component of the Company's
earnings,  is  the  difference  between  interest  received  or  accrued  on the
Company's earning  assets--primarily loans and investments--and interest paid or
accrued on deposits and borrowings.  In order to compare the interest  generated
from  different  types  of  earning  assets,  the  interest  income  on  certain
tax-exempt investment securities and loans is increased for analysis purposes to
reflect  the  income  tax  savings  provided  by these  tax-exempt  assets.  The
adjustment to interest income for tax-exempt investment securities and loans was
calculated  based on the federal income tax statutory rate of 34%. The following
table  presents,  on a tax equivalent  (TE) basis, an analysis of changes in net
interest income  resulting from changes in average volumes of earning assets and
interest  bearing  liabilities  and average rates earned and paid. The change in
interest due to the combined rate/volume variance has been allocated to rate and
volume changes in proportion to the absolute dollar amounts of change in each.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    Analysis of Volume and Rate Changes
                                                                             (in thousands)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    Nine Months Ended September 30, 2000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     Increase
                                                                    (Decrease)
                                                                       from
                                                                     Previous      Due to       Due to
                                                                       Year        Volume        Rate
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                 <C>           <C>           <C>
Interest Income
     Taxable investment securities                                   ($1,307)     ($1,615)         $308
     Tax-exempt investment
          securities (TE)                                                 78           71             7
     Federal funds sold and interest earning deposits                    341           69           272
     Loans (TE)                                                        6,080        5,177           903
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total interest income (TE)                                  $5,192       $3,702        $1,490
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest Expense
     Interest bearing demand and savings deposits1                      $615        ($186)         $801
     Time deposits                                                     1,656          955           701
     Federal funds purchased,
          repurchase agreements, and notes payable                       612           (8)          620
     FHLB advances and other borrowings                                  333          309            24
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total interest expense                                      $3,216       $1,070        $2,146
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Interest Income (TE)                                              $1,976       $2,632         ($656)
=============================================================================================================
</TABLE>

Notes:
   1Due to deposit  reclassifications  described below,  interest bearing demand
   and savings deposits are included in the same line for comparability.

         Net interest income on a tax equivalent basis was $1,976,000,  or 7.3%,
higher for the first nine months of 2000 compared to 1999. Total  tax-equivalent
interest income was $5,192,000,  or 10.3%,  higher in 2000 compared to 1999, and
interest expense increased $3,216,000, or 13.7%. The increase in interest income
was  mainly  due to an  increase  in  average  earning  assets as well as higher
interest  rates.  The increase in interest  expense was  primarily due to higher
interest rates as well as an increase in average interest  bearing  liabilities.
The higher  interest rates during the first nine months of 2000 were  reflective
of the economy and the interest rate  environment  generally,  as the prime rate
and other leading indicators increased.

         The increase in total interest  income was due to increases in interest
income  from  loans,  federal  funds sold and  interest  earning  deposits,  and
tax-exempt  investment  securities.  These  increases were somewhat  offset by a
decrease in taxable  investment  securities  interest.  The increase

                                       25
<PAGE>

in interest  income from loans was primarily due to an increase in average loans
outstanding  during the first  nine  months of 2000  compared  to the first nine
months of 1999.  The increase in interest  from federal  funds sold and interest
earning  deposits  was  primarily  due to an increase in rates.  The increase in
tax-exempt investment securities was primarily due to an increase in the balance
of tax-exempt investment securities. The decrease in taxable investment interest
income  was mainly due to a decrease  in  average  taxable  investments,  offset
somewhat  by  higher  yields.  The  decrease  in the  total  average  investment
portfolio was primarily caused by shifting assets to fund loan growth.

         The  increase  in total  interest  expense  was due to an  increase  in
interest  from  all  interest  bearing  liability  categories,  as  shown in the
"Consolidated  Average Balance Sheet and Interest Rates" table. Interest expense
on time deposits  increased during the first nine months of 2000 compared to the
first nine  months of 1999  because  of both  higher  volume  and higher  rates.
Interest expense on federal funds purchased,  repurchase  agreements,  and notes
payable  increased  during the first nine  months of 2000  compared  to the same
period  in 1999  primarily  due to higher  rates,  offset  somewhat  by a slight
decrease in volume.  Also contributing to the increase in total interest expense
was an increase in interest  on interest  bearing  demand and savings  deposits,
which was due to an increase in rates on these  accounts,  offset  somewhat by a
decrease in the average  balances.  Interest  expense on FHLB advances and other
borrowings increased in the first nine months of 2000 compared to the first nine
months of 1999 primarily due to an increase in volume. The lower average balance
of interest  bearing demand  deposits and the higher average  balance of savings
deposits in the first nine  months of 2000  compared to the first nine months of
1999, as shown in the  "Consolidated  Average  Balance Sheet and Interest Rates"
table above, was partially caused by  reclassifying  non-transactional  interest
bearing demand deposits into the savings  category during 2000. A portion of the
Company had already performed this  reclassification in September 1999. Accounts
identified as transactional  remained in the demand  categories,  while accounts
identified as  non-transactional  were reclassified into the savings categories.
The classification was based upon whether the account balance was fluctuating or
whether   it   exhibited    stable   balance    portions   which   were   called
non-transactional.  Banks are required to hold  balances at the Federal  Reserve
Bank based upon transactional account balances. By identifying these accounts as
non-transactional,  the Company was able to reduce the  balances  required to be
held at the Federal Reserve Bank in a non-interest bearing reserve account.

         The  provision for loan losses  recorded was $458,000  during the first
nine  months of 2000.  This was  $50,000,  or 12.3%,  higher  than the  $408,000
recorded during the first nine months of 1999. The provision during both periods
was based on management's  analysis of the loan  portfolio,  as discussed in the
provision and allowance for loan losses section above.

         Total  non-interest  income decreased  $1,295,000,  or 9.5%, during the
first nine months of 2000 compared to the first nine months of 1999. Included in
this decrease was a decrease of $978,000,  or 15.9%,  in  remittance  processing
income.  Although the number of items processed was comparable  between 2000 and
1999, there was a shift from lockbox payments to mechanized  payments which have
both lower revenue  streams as well as lower costs.  Other  non-interest  income
decreased  $367,000,  or 21.6%.  This  decrease was due, in part,  to consulting
revenue of $159,000  in 1999.  Gains on sales of  mortgage  loans  held-for-sale
decreased $363,000,  or 74.8%. This decrease reflected a $35,342,000,  or 69.1%,
decrease in funded mortgage loans held-for-sale  during the first nine months of
2000 compared to the first nine months of 1999 when  interest  rates were lower.
Also contributing to the decrease in total non-interest income was a decrease of
$129,000, or 88.4%, in income from securities transactions.  This was mainly the
result of selling an equity  investment  during the third  quarter of 1999 for a
gain of $100,000.  Somewhat offsetting these decreases was a $422,000, or 11.4%,
increase in trust and brokerage  fees.  The majority of this increase was due to
the addition of new accounts.  Higher market values during the first nine months
of 2000 also added to the  increase in assets under  management  upon which fees
are based.  An  increase of  $120,000,  or 8.1%,  in service  charges on deposit
accounts also somewhat offset the overall decrease in total non-interest  income
from 1999 to 2000.

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<PAGE>

         Total non-interest expense increased  $2,478,000,  or 10.2%, during the
first nine months of 2000  compared  to the first nine  months of 1999.  Of this
increase,  $3,982,000  was due to merger  related  expenses.  One such  expense,
merger related  professional fees, accounted for $2,454,000 of the total related
expenses.  Equipment expense increased $516,000, or 22.0%, during the first nine
months of 2000  compared  to the first  nine  months of 1999.  Included  in this
increase was $587,000 due to a merger related  write-down of computer  equipment
and software.  Salaries and employee  benefits expense  increased  $228,000,  or
1.7%,  during the first nine months of 2000 compared to the first nine months of
1999.  Included in this  increase was  $941,000 due to expense  related to early
retirement and  termination  of employment  contracts as a result of the merger.
Somewhat  offsetting  this  increase  was a decrease  in salaries  and  employee
benefits for  FirsTech,  which closed its Hammond  processing  center as well as
reduced its number of employees.  Office supplies  increased  $92,000,  or 11.4%
during the first nine months of 2000 compared to the same period of 1999.  These
increases were somewhat  offset by a decrease in other  non-interest  expense of
$332,000,  or 9.6%.  This was due to an increase in other real estate  income of
$461,000  during the first nine months of 2000 compared to the first nine months
of 1999 mainly due to the sale of a property  during  2000 which had  previously
been written down. Service charges from  correspondent  banks decreased $266,000
or 25.1%,  during the first nine  months of 2000  compared to the same period in
1999  mainly  due to a lower  volume  of  lockbox  processing  for  FirsTech  as
mentioned above, therefore resulting in lower service charges from correspondent
banks. There were also decreases in occupancy expense of $116,000,  or 6.5%, and
in data processing expense of $98,000, or 8.4%

         Income tax expense increased  $103,000,  or 2.2%, during the first nine
months of 2000  compared  to the first nine  months of 1999.  This was due to an
increase of $679,000  from higher  operating  income in 2000  resulting  in more
taxable income,  somewhat offset by $576,000 of tax benefit on expenses  related
to the merger. The effective tax rate increased from 31.3% during the first nine
months of 1999 to 36.4%  during the first nine months of 2000 due to  $2,454,000
of merger related  professional  fees for which the Company has not recognized a
tax benefit.

Results of Operations For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2000

         Although the merger of equals to create the Company occurred during the
first quarter of 2000, some additional merger related costs were expensed during
the third  quarter.  These  expenses had an effect on the reported net income of
the combined Company,  although not as significant as for the first quarter. Net
income for the third quarter of 2000 was $3,544,000, a $3,000, or 0.1%, decrease
from $3,547,000  during the third quarter of 1999. Both basic earnings per share
and diluted  earnings per share remained  unchanged  during the third quarter of
2000 compared to the third quarter of 1999 at $0.34 and $0.33 respectively.

         Operating  earnings  for the third  quarter  of 2000,  were  $3,934,000
compared to $3,547,000 for the same period in 1999, an increase of $387,000,  or
10.9%.  Basic operating earnings per share increased $0.03, or 8.8%, to $0.37 in
the third  quarter  of 2000 from  $0.34 in the third  quarter  of 1999.  Diluted
operating  earnings per share  increased  $0.04, or 12.1%, to $0.37 in the third
quarter 2000 from $0.33 in the third  quarter of 1999.  The  difference  between
operating and net earnings was due to merger  related  expenses,  net of tax, of
$390,000  affecting  the third  quarter  of 2000.  The merger  related  expenses
consisted of $587,000 of equipment expense related to the write-down of computer
equipment and software, and $2,000 of merger related professional fees, net of a
$199,000 tax benefit.  The Company anticipates  additional  non-recurring merger
related expenses,  which have not been quantified,  during the remainder of 2000
as it positions itself for 2001 and beyond.

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<PAGE>

         The following schedule "Consolidated Average Balance Sheet and Interest
Rates"  provides  details  of  average  balances,  interest  income or  interest
expense,  and the average  rates for the  Company's  major  asset and  liability
categories.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
              Consolidated Average Balance Sheet and Interest Rates
                             (dollars in thousands)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            Three Months Ended September 30,
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     2000                         1999
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Average                           Average
                                                     Balance  Interest   Rate          Balance  Interest   Rate
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                 <C>       <C>        <C>           <C>      <C>        <C>
Assets
Taxable investment securities1                      $256,043    $3,809     5.95%      $282,778    $4,069     5.76%
Tax-exempt investment securities1 (TE)                45,684       791     6.93%        43,388       735     6.77%
Federal funds sold and interest earning
       Deposits2                                       7,590       325    17.13%        10,163       256    10.08%
Loans3,4 (TE)                                        632,468    14,232     9.00%       563,805    12,184     8.64%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total interest earning assets
          and interest income (TE)                  $941,785   $19,157     8.14%      $900,134   $17,244     7.66%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and due from banks                              $49,488                           $66,338
Premises and equipment                                21,491                            21,939
Other assets                                          22,427                            20,797
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total assets                                 $1,035,191                        $1,009,208
=====================================================================================================================
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Interest bearing demand deposits                    $218,254    $2,339     4.29%      $268,044    $2,235     3.34%
Savings                                               92,465       531     2.30%        55,039       302     2.19%
Time deposits                                        344,773     5,105     5.92%       322,031     4,265     5.30%
Federal funds purchased, repurchase
        agreements, and notes payable                 72,998       915     5.01%        86,230       773     3.59%
FHLB advances and other borrowings                    41,500       635     6.12%        29,079       449     6.18%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total interest bearing
          liabilities and interest
          expense                                   $769,990    $9,525     4.95%      $760,423    $8,024     4.22%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Noninterest bearing demand deposits                  $86,640                          $111,891
Noninterest bearing savings deposits5                 43,654                            10,580
Other liabilities                                     14,788                            10,562
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total liabilities                              $915,072                          $893,456
Stockholders' equity                                 120,119                           115,752
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total liabilities and
          stockholders' equity                    $1,035,191                        $1,009,208
=====================================================================================================================
Interest spread (average
     rate earned minus
     average rate paid) (TE)                                               3.19%                             3.44%
=====================================================================================================================
Net interest income (TE)                                        $9,632                            $9,220
=====================================================================================================================
Net yield on interest
     earning assets (TE)                                                   4.09%                             4.10%
=====================================================================================================================
</TABLE>

Notes:
  1Investments in debt securities are included at carrying value.
  2Federal  funds sold and  interest  earning  deposits  include  approximately
     $41,000 and $37,000 in 2000 and 1999, respectively, of interest income from
     third party processing of cashier checks.
  3Loans are net of allowance for loan losses.  Nonaccrual loans are included in
     the total.
  4Loan fees of approximately $269,000 and $221,000 in 2000 and 1999,
     respectively, are included in total loan income.
  5See definition of deposit accounts in the "Analysis of Volume and Rate
     Changes" discussion below.

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<PAGE>


         The following table presents, on a tax equivalent basis, an analysis of
changes in net interest  income  resulting  from  changes in average  volumes of
earning  assets and interest  bearing  liabilities  and average rates earned and
paid. The change in interest due to the combined  rate/volume  variance has been
allocated  to rate and  volume  changes in  proportion  to the  absolute  dollar
amounts of change in each.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    Analysis of Volume and Rate Changes
                                                                             (in thousands)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    Three Months Ended September 30, 2000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     Increase
                                                                    (Decrease)
                                                                       from
                                                                     Previous      Due to       Due to
                                                                       Year        Volume        Rate
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                  <C>           <C>          <C>
Interest Income
     Taxable investment securities                                     ($260)       ($398)         $138
     Tax-exempt investment
          securities (TE)                                                 56           38            18
     Federal funds sold and interest earning deposits                     69          (77)          146
     Loans (TE)                                                        2,048        1,529           519
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total interest income (TE)                                  $1,913       $1,092          $821
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest Expense
     Interest bearing demand and savings deposits1                      $333        ($100)         $433
     Time deposits                                                       840          317           523
     Federal funds purchased,
          repurchase agreements, and notes payable                       142         (132)          274
     FHLB advances and other borrowings                                  186          190            (4)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total interest expense                                      $1,501         $275        $1,226
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Interest Income (TE)                                                $412         $817         ($405)
=============================================================================================================
</TABLE>
Notes:
   1Due to deposit reclassifications described below,  interest bearing demand
      and savings deposits are included in the same line for comparability.

          Net interest income on a tax equivalent  basis was $412,000,  or 4.5%,
higher for the third  quarter  of 2000  compared  to the third  quarter of 1999.
Total  tax-equivalent  interest income was $1,913,000,  or 11.1%, higher in 2000
compared to 1999,  and interest  expense  increased  $1,501,000,  or 18.7%.  The
increase in interest income was primarily due to an increase in volume,  as well
as an increase in interest rates. The increase in interest expense was primarily
due to an increase in interest rates.

         The increase in total interest  income was due to increases in interest
income  from  loans,  federal  funds sold and  interest  earning  deposits,  and
tax-exempt  investment  securities.  These  increases were somewhat  offset by a
decrease in taxable  investment  securities  interest.  The increase in interest
income from loans was primarily due to an increase in average loans outstanding,
as well as higher  interest  rates during the third  quarter of 2000 compared to
the third quarter of 1999.  The increase in interest from federal funds sold and
interest earning deposits was due to an increase in rates,  somewhat offset by a
decrease in average  balances  during the  period.  The  increase in  tax-exempt
investment  interest  income was due both to an increase  in average  tax-exempt
investments,  as well as to higher yields. The decrease in interest from taxable
investments  was caused by a decrease in average taxable  investments,  somewhat
offset by higher yields. The decrease in the total average investment  portfolio
was primarily caused by shifting assets to fund loan growth.

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<PAGE>

         The  increase  in total  interest  expense  was due to an  increase  in
interest from all interest bearing  liability  categories as shown in the table.
Interest  expense on time  deposits  increased  during the third quarter of 2000
compared to the third quarter of 1999 mainly because of increased  rates as well
as a higher  average  balance.  The  increase  in  interest  expense on interest
bearing demand and savings  deposits was due to an increase in the overall rates
on these  accounts,  offset  somewhat  by a decrease  in the  average  balances.
Interest  expense on FHLB advances and other  borrowings  increased in the third
quarter of 2000  compared to the third quarter of 1999 mainly due to an increase
in volume  in this  category.  Interest  expense  on  federal  funds  purchased,
repurchase  agreements,  and notes payable increased during the third quarter of
2000 compared to the same period of 1999 due to higher rates, offset somewhat by
lower average  balances.  The lower average  balance of interest  bearing demand
deposits and the higher average balance of savings deposits in the third quarter
of 2000  compared  to the third  quarter  of 1999 as shown in the  "Consolidated
Average Balance Sheet and Interest Rates" table above,  was partially  caused by
reclassifying  non-transactional  interest  bearing  demand  deposits  into  the
savings  category  during 2000.  A portion of the Company had already  performed
this  reclassification  in September 1999.  Accounts identified as transactional
remained   in   the   demand   categories,    while   accounts   identified   as
non-transactional   were   reclassified   into  the  savings   categories.   The
classification  was based upon whether the account  balance was  fluctuating  or
whether   it   exhibited    stable   balance    portions   which   were   called
non-transactional.  Banks are required to hold  balances at the Federal  Reserve
Bank based upon transactional account balances. By identifying these accounts as
non-transactional,  the Company was able to reduce the  balances  required to be
held at the Federal Reserve Bank in a non-interest bearing reserve account.

         The  provision for loan losses  recorded was $191,000  during the third
quarter of 2000. This was a $65,000, or 51.6%,  increase over the same period in
1999. The provision  during both periods was based on  management's  analysis of
the loan portfolio,  as discussed in the provision and allowance for loan losses
section above.

         Total  non-interest  income decreased  $627,000,  or 13.6%,  during the
third quarter of 2000  compared to the third  quarter of 1999.  Included in this
decrease was a decrease of $440,000,  or 21.2%, in remittance  processing income
due to a shift from  lockbox  payments to  mechanized  payments  which have both
lower  revenue  streams  as well  as  lower  costs.  Other  non-interest  income
decreased $174,000, or 32.6%. A decrease of $72,000, or 69.9% occurred in income
from  securities  transactions  during the third quarter of 2000 compared to the
third quarter of 1999.  This included a $100,000 gain from the sale of an equity
investment  in the  third  quarter  of 1999.  Gains on sales of  mortgage  loans
held-for-sale  decreased by $56,000,  or 47.1%,during  the third quarter of 2000
compared to the same period in 1999.  This decrease  reflected a $2,310,000,  or
22.0%,  decrease in funded mortgage loans held-for-sale during the third quarter
of 2000  compared  to the same  period in 1999 when  interest  rates were lower.
Somewhat  offsetting these decreases was a $70,000,  or 5.5%,  increase in trust
and brokerage fees. The majority of this increase was due to the addition of new
accounts. Higher market values during the third quarter of 2000 compared to 1999
also added to the increase in assets under management upon which fees are based.
An increase of $45,000,  or 8.8%,  in service  charges on deposit  accounts also
somewhat offset the overall decrease in total non-interest income.

         Total  non-interest  expense  decreased  $281,000,  or 3.4%, during the
third  quarter  of 2000  compared  to the third  quarter of 1999.  Salaries  and
employee benefits decreased $442,000,  or 9.8%, during the third quarter of 2000
compared  to the third  quarter of 1999.  Contributing  to this  decrease  was a
decrease in salaries and employee benefits for FirsTech which closed its Hammond
processing  center as well as reduced its number of employees.  Data  processing
expense decreased $198,000,  or 39.9%, during the third quarter of 2000 compared
to the same period in 1999. Service charges from  correspondent  banks decreased
$129,000,  or 37.2%, in the third quarter of 2000 compared to the same period in
1999,  due  mainly to a lower  volume of  lockbox  processing  for  FirsTech  as
mentioned above, therefore resulting in lower service charges from correspondent
banks.  Other  non-interest expense  decreased  $127,000,  or 10.0%.  Occupancy
expense decreased

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$49,000, or 8.0%, during the third quarter of 2000 compared to the third quarter
of 1999. Somewhat offsetting these decreases was a $604,000,  or 77.4%, increase
in equipment  expense.  The main reason for this increase was a $587,000  merger
related write-down of computer  equipment.  An increase in office supply expense
of $58,000, or 23.3%, also partially offset the overall decrease in non-interest
expenses.

         Income tax expense decreased $17,000, or 1.0%, during the third quarter
of 2000  compared to the third  quarter of 1999.  This was due to an increase of
$182,000 from higher  operating income in 2000 resulting in more taxable income,
somewhat  offset by $199,000  of tax benefit on expenses  related to the merger.
The effective tax rate remained stable at 31.2% during the third quarter of 1999
and 31.4% during the third quarter of 2000.

Business Segment Information

         The Company currently  operates in two industry  segments.  The primary
business involves providing banking services to central Illinois.  BankIllinois,
First National Bank of Decatur and First Trust Bank of Shelbyville  offer a full
range of financial services to business and individual customers. These services
include demand,  savings, time and individual  retirement accounts;  commercial,
consumer   (including   automobile   loans  and   personal   lines  of  credit),
agricultural,  and real  estate  lending;  safe  deposit  and  night  depository
services;  farm management;  full service trust departments;  discount brokerage
services and purchases of  installment  obligations  from  retailers,  primarily
without recourse. The other industry segment involves retail payment processing.
FirsTech provides the following  services to electric,  water and gas utilities,
telecommunication    companies,    cable   television   firms   and   charitable
organizations:  retail lockbox  processing of payments  delivered by mail to the
biller;  processing  of  payments  delivered  by  customer to pay agents such as
grocery stores,  convenience stores and currency exchanges; and concentration of
payments  delivered by the Automated  Clearing House network,  money  management
software such as Quicken and through  networks such as Visa e-Pay and Mastercard
RPS.  The  following  is a summary of  selected  data for the  various  business
segments as of and for the nine months ending September 30:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              Banking        Remittance
                                             Services          Services          Company       Eliminations           Total
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                 <C>                      <C>            <C>           <C>                <C>
2000
Total interest income               $          54,831        $      100     $        139  $          (288)   $          54,782
Total interest expense                         26,942                 -                -             (288)              26,654
Provision for loan losses                         458                 -                -                -                  458
Total non-interest income                       7,370             5,823              136             (975)              12,354
Total non-interest expense                     18,738             4,587            4,374             (975)              26,724
Income before income tax                       16,063             1,336           (4,099)               -               13,300
Income tax expense                              5,008               461             (624)               -                4,845
Net income                                     11,055               875           (3,475)               -                8,455
Total assets                                1,034,334             6,382          126,422         (122,170)           1,044,968
Depreciation and amortization                   1,709               392               18                -                2,119

1999
Total interest income                $         49,637         $      78     $        125  $          (224)   $          49,616
Total interest expense                         23,662                 -                -             (224)              23,438
Provision for loan losses                         408                 -                -                -                  408
Total non-interest income                       7,660             6,533               99             (643)              13,649
Total non-interest expense                     18,756             5,740              393             (643)              24,246
Income before income tax                       14,471               871             (169)                -              15,173
Income tax expense                              4,503               296              (57)                -               4,742
Net income                                      9,968               575             (112)                -              10,431
Total assets                                1,007,693             6,625          117,319         (115,106)           1,016,531
Depreciation and amortization                   1,664               303               18                 -               1,985
</TABLE>

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Recent Regulatory Developments

         The  Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (the "Act"), which was enacted in November,
1999,  allows  eligible  bank  holding  companies  to engage in a wider range of
nonbanking  activities,  including greater authority to engage in securities and
insurance  activities.  Under the Act, an eligible  bank  holding  company  that
elects to become a financial holding company may engage in any activity that the
Board of Governors of the Federal  Reserve  System (the "Federal  Reserve"),  in
consultation  with the  Secretary of the  Treasury,  determines by regulation or
order is financial in nature,  incidental  to any such  financial  activity,  or
complementary  to any such  financial  activity and does not pose a  substantial
risk to the safety or  soundness of  depository  institutions  or the  financial
system  generally.  National  banks are also  authorized  by the Act to  engage,
through  "financial  subsidiaries,"  in certain activity that is permissible for
financial  holding  companies (as described above) and certain activity that the
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Federal Reserve,  determines
is financial in nature or incidental to any such financial activity.

         Although  various bank regulatory  agencies have issued  regulations as
mandated by the Act, except for the jointly issued privacy regulations,  the Act
and its implementing  regulations have had little impact on the daily operations
of the Company and its subsidiary banks and, at this time, it is not possible to
predict  the impact  the Act and its  implementing  regulations  may have on the
Company or its subsidiary banks. As of the date of this filing,  the Company has
not applied for or received  approval to operate as a financial holding company.
In addition,  the  Company's  subsidiary  banks have not applied for or received
approval to  establish  any  financial  subsidiaries.  Less than 10% of all bank
holding companies have elected to become financial holding companies.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         This report  contains  certain  forward-looking  statements  within the
meaning of Section 27A of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company intends such
forward-looking  statements  to be covered  by the safe  harbor  provisions  for
forward-looking  statements  contained in the Private  Securities  Reform Act of
1995,  and is  including  this  statement  for  purposes  of these  safe  harbor
provisions.  Forward-looking statements,  which are based on certain assumptions
and describe  future plans,  strategies  and  expectations  of the Company,  are
generally  identifiable  by use  of the  words  "believe,"  "expect,"  "intend,"
"anticipate,"  "estimate,"  "project"  or  similar  expressions.  The  Company's
ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is
inherently uncertain.  Factors which could have a material adverse affect on the
operations and future prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries include, but
are not limited to, changes in: interest  rates,  general  economic  conditions,
legislative/regulatory  changes,  monetary  and  fiscal  policies  of  the  U.S.
Government,  including  policies of the U.S.  Treasury  and the Federal  Reserve
Board, the quality or composition of the loan or investment  portfolios,  demand
for loan products, deposit flows, competition,  demand for financial services in
the Company's market area, our  implementation of new technologies,  our ability
to develop and maintain secure and reliable electronic  systems,  and accounting
principles,  policies and guidelines.  These risks and  uncertainties  should be
considered in evaluating  forward-looking  statements and undue reliance  should
not be placed on such statements. Further information concerning the Company and
its business,  including  additional  factors that could  materially  affect the
Company's  financial  results,  is included in the  Company's  filings  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

         See the "Interest Rate Sensitivity" section above.

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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

The are no  material  pending  legal  proceedings  to which the  Company  or its
subsidiaries  is a party other than ordinary  routine  litigation  incidental to
their respective businesses.

Item 2.  Changes in Securities

None

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
------------------------------------------------------------

None

Item 5.  Other Information

None

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

a.  Exhibits

27.  Financial Data Schedule

b.       Reports

None


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SIGNATURES



In accordance with the  requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant  caused
this  report to be  signed on its  behalf  by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized.


MAIN STREET TRUST, INC.



Date:   November 13, 2000



By:     /s/ David B. White
        Executive Vice President
        and Chief Financial Officer






By:     /s/ Van A. Dukeman
        President
        and Chief Executive Officer




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