PIKEVILLE NATIONAL CORP
10-Q, 1997-08-15
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                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         WASHINGTON, DC. 20549
                                   
                               FORM 10-Q
                                   
                                   
     [X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

             For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1997
                                   
                                  or

  [  ]      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          For the transition period from_________to_________

                    Commission file number 0-11129

                     COMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP, INC.
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                   
            Kentucky                        61-0979818
(State or other jurisdiction of          (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)        Identification No.)

      208 North Mayo Trail
        Pikeville, Kentucky                   41501
(address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)

 Registrant's telephone number            (606) 432-1414

      Indicate by check mark 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 each of the issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practical date.

     Common stock - 10,060,631 shares outstanding at July 31, 1997
<PAGE>

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

      The accompanying information has not been audited by independent
public  accountants;  however,  in  the  opinion  of  management  such
information reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation
of  the results for the interim period. All such adjustments are of  a
normal and recurring nature.

     The accompanying financial statements are presented in accordance
with the requirements of Form 10-Q and consequently do not include all
of  the disclosures normally required by generally accepted accounting
principles or those normally made in the registrant's annual report on
Form  10-K.  Accordingly, the reader of the Form 10-Q should refer  to
the  registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,  1996  for
further information in this regard.

  Index to consolidated financial statements:

      Consolidated Balance Sheets                3
      Consolidated Statements of Income          4
      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows      5
      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 6
<PAGE>

Consolidated Balance Sheets

                                            June 30      December 31
(In thousands except share data)              1997           1996

Assets:
Cash and due from banks                  $    56,386   $    63,048
Interest bearing deposits in
 other financial institutions                    119           836
Federal funds sold                            48,135             0
Securities available-for-sale                187,965       229,952
Securities held-to-maturity (fair value 
 of $132,649 and $137,383, respectively)     133,921       137,733
Loans                                      1,324,882     1,309,623
 Allowance for loan losses                   (19,163)      (18,825)
 Net loans                                 1,305,719     1,290,798
Premises and equipment, net                   47,263        46,275
Excess of cost over net assets acquired 
 (net of accumulated amortization of
 $7,214 and $6,674, respectively)             19,298        19,822
Other assets                                  36,714        27,196
  Total  Assets                          $ 1,835,520   $ 1,815,660


Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
Deposits:
 Noninterest bearing                     $   190,475   $   200,222
 Interest bearing                          1,270,263     1,280,600
Total deposits                             1,460,738     1,480,822
Federal funds purchased and other
 short-term borrowings                        24,141        44,585
Other liabilities                             18,566        15,394
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank         124,597       110,969
Long-term debt                                53,505        19,136
   Total  Liabilities                      1,681,547     1,670,906


Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, 300,000 shares authorized and unissued
Common stock, $5 par value, shares authorized  25,000,000;
 shares issued and outstanding,
 1997 - 10,060,494; 1996 - 9,128,814         50,302         45,644
Capital surplus                              28,056         27,915
Retained earnings                            75,866         71,976
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  on  securities available-for-sale,
  net of tax                                   (251)          (781)
 Total Shareholders' Equity                 153,973        144,754

 Total  Liabilities and 
 Shareholders' Equity                   $ 1,835,520    $ 1,815,660




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
<PAGE>

Consolidated Statements of Income
                                      Three months ended  Six months ended
                                            June 30            June 30
(In thousands except per share data)     1997      1996     1997     1996
Interest Income:
 Interest and fees on loans           $32,656   $28,397  $64,374  $56,129
 Interest and dividends on securities
  Taxable                               4,304     6,248    9,103   12,209
  Tax exempt                              684       756    1,357    1,518
 Interest on federal funds sold           423         0      589      450
 Interest on deposits in other financial
  institutions                              6        11       18       23
  Total Interest Income                38,073    35,412   75,441   70,329

Interest Expense:
 Interest on deposits                  15,450    14,898   30,520   30,346
 Interest on federal funds purchased and
  other short-term borrowings             387       288      814      558
 Interest on advances from 
   Federal Home Loan Bank               1,760     1,196    3,510    2,092
 Interest on long-term debt             1,048       493    1,461    1,046
  Total Interest Expense               18,645    16,875   36,305   34,042

Net interest income                    19,428    18,537   39,136   36,287
Provision for loan losses               1,731     1,686    3,449    3,174
Net  interest  income  after  
  provision for loan  losses           17,697    16,851   35,687   33,113

Noninterest Income:
 Service charges on deposit accounts    1,821     1,556    3,513    2,883
 Gains on sale of loans, net              242       588      447      751
 Trust income                             474       406      871      798
 Securities gains, net                    (46)       18       46       60
 Other                                  1,250     1,094    2,308    2,429
  Total Noninterest Income              3,741     3,662    7,185    6,921

Noninterest Expense:
 Salaries and employee benefits         6,847     7,194   14,413   14,277
 Occupancy, net                         1,017       990    2,032    1,950
 Equipment                                939       945    1,920    1,884
 Data processing                          701       569    1,375    1,208
 Stationery, printing and office supplies 455       379      896      881
 Taxes other than payroll, property 
  and income                              546       508    1,071    1,011
 FDIC insurance                            79         6      114       13
 Other                                  4,152     3,048    7,804    5,892
  Total Noninterest Expense            14,736    13,639   29,625   27,116

Income before income taxes and 
  extraordinary gain                    6,702     6,874   13,247   12,918
Extraordinary gain (loss), net of tax       0         0    3,085        0
Income before income taxes              6,702     6,874   16,332   12,918
Income tax expense                      2,146     2,137    4,230    3,978
   Net Income                        $  4,556   $ 4,737 $ 12,102  $ 8,940


Net  income  per share                $  0.45   $  0.47(1)$ 1.20   $ 0.89(1)

Average shares outstanding             10,060    10,053(1) 10,059  10,052(1)

(1) Per share data and average shares outstanding  have  been
    restated to reflect the 10% stock dividend issued on April 15, 1997.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
<PAGE>

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                                  Six months ended
                                                      June 30
(In thousands)                                     1997       1996
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                    $ 12,102   $  8,940
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
   cash provided by operating activities:
  Depreciation and amortization                    2,548      2,546
  Provision for loan and other real estate losses  3,474      3,221
  Securities gains, net                             (119)        (8)
  Gain on sale of loans, net                        (447)      (751)
  Gain on sale of assets                               4        (31)
  Net amortization of securities premiums            181        229
  Net change in loans held for sale               77,793      5,276
  Changes in:
   Other assets                                   (9,481)       (21)
   Other liabilities                               3,187        653
     Net cash provided by operating activities    89,242     20,054

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Proceeds from:
  Sale/call of securities available-for-sale      29,201      2,527
    Maturity of securities available-for-sale     26,337     26,305
    Maturity of securities held-to-maturity        2,792      6,638
  Principal payments on mortgage-backed securities 1,927     24,933
  Purchase of:
    Securities available-for-sale                (13,015)   (39,639)
    Securities held-to-maturity                        0     (3,441)
  Mortgage-backed securities                      (1,000)    (1,228)
  Net change in loans                            (95,790)  (108,385)
  Net change in premises and equipment            (2,984)    (1,519)
  Other                                                0        980
     Net cash used in investing activities       (52,532)   (92,829)

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Net change in deposits                         (20,084)    (5,683)
  Net change in federal funds purchased and
    other short-term borrowings                  (20,444)       398
  Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank            70,232     57,000
  Repayments of advances from 
   Federal Home Loan Bank                        (56,604)   (10,239)
  Proceeds from long-term debt                    34,500      1,000
  Payments on long-term debt                        (132)    (6,919)
  Issuance of common stock                           230          -
  Dividends paid                                  (3,652)    (3,285)
     Net cash provided by financing activities     4,046     32,272

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash 
   equivalents                                    40,756    (40,503)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year    63,884    107,012
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period     $ 104,640  $  66,509


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
<PAGE>



Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

     The accounting and reporting policies of Community Trust Bancorp,
Inc.  (the  "Company"), and its subsidiaries on a  consolidated  basis
conform  to  generally  accepted  accounting  principles  and  general
practices within the banking industry.

     Principles   of  Consolidation  -  The  unaudited  consolidated
financial  statements  include the accounts of  the  Company  and  its
wholly  owned  subsidiaries Community Trust Bank, NA, Commercial  Bank
(West  Liberty), Community Trust Bank, FSB, Trust Company of Kentucky,
National  Association,  CTBI Preferred Capital  Trust,  and  Community
Trust  Funding Corporation.  All significant intercompany transactions
have been eliminated in consolidation.
<PAGE>

Note 2 - Securities

      Securities  are classified into held-to-maturity, available-for-
sale,  and trading categories.  Held-to-maturity securities are  those
which  the  Company  has the positive intent and ability  to  hold  to
maturity  and  are  reported  at  amortized  cost.  Available-for-sale
securities  are those which the Company may decide to sell  if  needed
for liquidity, asset-liability management or other reasons.  Available-
for- sale securities are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains
or losses included as a separate component of equity, net of tax.

      The  amortized  cost and fair value of securities available-for-
sale as of June 30, 1997 are summarized as follows:

                                            Amortized    Fair
(in thousands)                                 Cost      Value

U.S. Treasury and government agencies       $ 42,210    $ 42,400
Mortgage-backed pass through
     certificates                             93,244      93,079

Collateralized mortgage obligations           18,139      17,917
Other debt securities                         18,593      18,446

     Total  debt securities                  172,186     171,842
Equity securities                             16,100      16,123
     Total Securities                       $188,286    $187,965

     The amortized cost and fair value of securities held-to-maturity
as of June 30, 1997 are summarized as follows:

                                            Amortized    Fair
(in thousands)                                 Cost      Value

U.S. Treasury and government agencies       $ 26,352    $ 24,798
States and political subdivisions             52,753      53,626
Mortgage-backed pass through
     certificates                             40,626      40,240

Collateralized mortgage obligations           14,190      13,985
     Total Securities                       $133,921    $132,649

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Note 3 - Loans

     Major classifications of loans are summarized as follows:

                                           June 30    December 31
(in thousands)                               1997        1996
Commercial, secured by real estate        $ 271,506   $ 270,315
Commercial, other                           264,798     234,793
Real Estate Construction                     81,005      79,069
Real Estate Mortgage                        414,901     411,067
Consumer                                    289,537     310,582
Equipment Lease Financing                     3,135       3,797
                                         $1,324,882  $1,309,623



Note 4 - Long-Term Debt

     Long-Term Debt consists of the following:

                                      June 30    December 31
                                        1997         1996
(in thousands)
Trust Preferred Securities *          $34,500     $     0
Senior Notes                           17,230      17,230
Other                                   1,774       1,906
                                      $53,504     $19,136


      Refer  to the 1996 Securities and Exchange Commission Form  10-K
for information concerning rates and assets securing long-term debt.

*     9.0%  cumulative, payable quarterly, maturing 2027, subordinated
to all other liabilities of the Company
<PAGE>

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


Overview

      Community  Trust Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") is  a  multi-bank
holding  company headquartered in Pikeville, Kentucky.   At  June  30,
1997 the Company owned two commercial banks (see Commercial Bank, West
Liberty  below), one savings bank and one trust company.  Through  its
affiliates,  the  Company  has over sixty  banking  locations  serving
85,000  households  in various Eastern and Central Kentucky  counties.
The  Company had total assets of $1.84 billion and total shareholders'
equity  of  $154  million as of June 30, 1997.  The  Company's  common
stock  is  listed on NASDAQ under the symbol CTBI.  Market makers  are
Herzog, Heine, Geduld, Inc., New York, New York; J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L.
Lyons,  Inc., Louisville, Kentucky; Morgan, Keegan and Company,  Inc.,
Memphis,  Tennessee; J.C. Bradford & Co., Louisville, Kentucky;  Bear,
Stearns & Co., Inc., New York, New York; Robinson Humphrey Co.,  Inc.,
Atlanta,  Georgia and Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Incorporated, St.  Louis,
Missouri.

      Effective  January 1, 1997, the Company changed  its  name  from
Pikeville  National  Corporation  to Community  Trust  Bancorp,  Inc.,
changed  the  name of its lead bank from Pikeville National  Bank  and
Trust  Company  to  Community Trust Bank,  National  Association  (the
"Bank")  and  merged seven of its other commercial  bank  subsidiaries
into  the Bank.  As a result of these transactions, the Bank has  $1.6
billion  in  assets  and  numerous locations  throughout  eastern  and
central   Kentucky.  The  Company's  thrift  and  trust  subsidiaries,
Community Trust Bank, FSB and Trust Company of Kentucky, N.A.,  remain
wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company and will continue to  operate
as independent entities.

Commercial Bank, West Liberty

      The  Company  excluded  its  subsidiary  Commercial  Bank,  West
Liberty,  Kentucky ("West Liberty") from the merger of its  commercial
bank  subsidiaries  into  the Bank, in anticipation  of  selling  West
Liberty,  as  first publicly announced in November 1996.  The  Company
had  entered  into  a  definitive agreement to sell  West  Liberty  to
Commercial  Bancshares, Inc., of West Liberty, Kentucky  for  cash  of
approximately  $10.2 million.  This sale was completed in  early  July
1997,  resulting in an after-tax gain of approximately  $2.2  million.
West  Liberty  had  $79  million in assets,  constituting  4%  of  the
Company's  total consolidated assets.  Consistent with  the  Company's
strategic  plan, the funds generated by the sale of West Liberty  will
provide  the Company with the opportunity to expand existing or  enter
into new markets through either internal expansion or acquisitions.

Stock Dividend

     On February 18, 1997, the Company's Board of Directors declared a
10%  stock dividend.  This stock dividend, paid on April 15,  1997  to
shareholders  of  record on March 15, 1997, was  in  addition  to  the
regular quarterly cash dividends paid on (1) April 1, 1997 of 18 cents
per  share for shareholders of record on March 15, 1997, and (2)  July
1,  1997 of 18 cents per share for shareholders of record on June  15,
1997.   All  per  share data has been restated to reflect  this  stock
dividend.
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Trust Preferred Offering

     On April 16, 1997 the Company issued $34,500,000 of 9% Cumulative
Trust  Preferred Securities.  Proceeds from the offering were  applied
to  the  Company's general funds to be used for expansion through  new
branches  and  acquisitions, to fund growth in the Company's  indirect
consumer loan portfolio and for general Company purposes.

      The  Trust  Preferred Securities were issued by  CTBI  Preferred
Capital Trust, a newly formed Delaware business trust wholly owned  by
the  Company.  The Trust Preferred Securities were issued at  $25  per
share  and  are  quoted on The Nasdaq Stock Market's  National  Market
under  the  symbol  "CTBIP".   Morgan  Keegan  &  Company  and  J.J.B.
Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Inc. were the underwriters for the offering.

Loan Securitization

     On June 5, 1997 the Bank securitized approximately $81 million of
indirect  retail installment loans as part of its overall strategy  to
originate,  sell and service indirect loans.  This loan portfolio  was
sold to Community Trust Funding Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Company, which subsequently sold the loan portfolio to CTB Auto
Grantor  Trust  1997-A and issued trust certificates to  institutional
investors.   The Bank remains the servicer of the loan  portfolio  and
will  use  the  proceeds from the transaction to originate  additional
indirect retail installment sales contracts, to fund expansion and for
other general Company purposes.

Income Statement Review

     The Company's net income before extraordinary items for the three
months  ended  June 30, 1997 was $4.6 million or $0.45  per  share  as
compared to $4.7 million or $0.47 per share for the three months ended
June  30, 1996.  Total earnings for the six months ended June 30, 1997
were  $12.1  million  or $1.20 per share, including  a  first  quarter
extraordinary  item of $3.0 million or $0.30 per share received  in  a
settlement with a former vendor.  The following table sets forth on an
annualized  basis the return on average assets and return  on  average
shareholders' equity for the three and six months ended June 30,  1997
and 1996:

                                      Three months ended    Six months ended
                                            June 30              June 30
                                         1997     1996        1997     1996

Return on average shareholders' equity
     before extraordinary item          11.98%   13.98%      12.05%   13.24%
     after extraordinary item           11.98%   13.98%      16.17%   13.24%
Return on average assets
    before extraordinary item            0.99%    1.09%       0.99%    1.04%
      after  extraordinary  item         0.99%    1.09%       1.33%    1.04%

     The Company's net income for the second quarter of 1997 decreased
$181  thousand or 4% as compared to the same period in 1996.  Earnings
per  share decreased $0.02 per share or 4% for the three months  ended
June  30,  1997,  as  compared to the second  quarter  of  1996.   The
decrease  in  net  income was the result of increases  in  noninterest
expense,  including  personnel, training, and advertising, which  were
to  a  large  extent  offset by increases in net interest  income  and
higher  noninterest income. Training and personnel expenses  were  the
result  of  planning  and implementation of the consolidation  of  the
merged  affiliates  which occurred on January  1,  1997.   Advertising
increases  occurred so that the Company's name change  would  be  well
recognized  in  our  market areas. Noninterest  income  increased  $79
thousand  for the quarter as compared to the second quarter  of  1996.
Noninterest  expense  for the quarter increased  by  $1.1  million  as
compared to the same period in 1996.
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      Provision  for loan losses for the three months ended  June  30,
1997  was $1.7 million, nearly unchanged when compared to $1.5 million
for  the same period in 1996.  For the six months ended June 30,  1997
the provision was $3.4 million, a 9% increase over the same period  in
1996  resulting  primarily  from a 9% growth  in  the  Company's  loan
portfolio over the same period.


Net Interest Income

      Net  interest  income increased $0.9 million or  5%  from  $18.5
million for the second quarter of 1996 to $19.4 million for the second
quarter  of 1997.  Interest income and interest expense both increased
for the quarter ending June 30, 1997 as compared to the same period in
1996,  with  interest  income increasing  $2.7  million  and  interest
expense increasing $1.8 million.

      The  increase in net interest income for the three month  period
was  primarily due to increases in average earning assets due to  loan
growth.  The loan-to-deposit ratio at the end of June 1997 was  91.90%
as  compared to 81.39% for the end of June 1996, after accounting  for
the  securitization of approximately $81 million in retail installment
contracts (see Loan Securitization).

     The yield on interest earning assets increased 8 basis points for
the  second  quarter of 1997 as compared to the same period  in  1996.
The  cost of interest bearing funds increased 23 basis points for  the
second quarter of 1997 as compared to the same period in 1996.   As  a
result  the  net interest margin decreased from 4.78% for  the  second
quarter of 1996 to 4.68% for the current quarter.  For the six  months
ended June 30, 1997 the yield on interest earning assets increased  10
basis  points  from  8.97% in 1996 to 9.07%  in  1997.   The  cost  of
interest bearing funds increased 9 basis point from 4.88% in  1996  to
4.98%  in  1997.   As a result, the net interest margin  for  the  six
months ended June 30, 1997 increased 6 basis points to 4.76% over  the
same period in 1996.

      The increases in yield and interest margin are due in large part
from  growth  in  the Company's loan portfolio, the  highest  yielding
asset.   Loan  portfolio  growth was caused  by  internally  generated
growth.  The Company's average loans increased 3.5% from $1.16 billion
for the second quarter of 1996 to $1.34 billion for the second quarter
of  1997.   Loans accounted for 85% of total interest income  for  the
second quarter of 1997 compared to 80% for the second quarter of 1996.

     The following table summarizes the annualized net interest spread
and  net interest margin for the three months ended June 30, 1997  and
1996.

                                Three Months Ended      Six months ended
                                      June 30                June 30
                                  1997      1996          1997     1996
Yield on interest earning assets  9.05%     8.99%         9.07%    8.97%
Cost of interest bearing funds    5.05%     4.82%         4.98%    4.88%
Net interest spread               4.00%     4.17%         4.09%    4.09%
Net interest margin               4.68%     4.78%         4.76%    4.70%
<PAGE>

Provision for Loan Losses

      The analysis of the changes in the allowance for loan losses and
selected ratios is set forth below.

                                              Six Months Ended
                                                   June 30
(in thousands)                                  1997     1996

Allowance balance January 1                   $18,825  $16,082
Additions to allowance charged 
  against operations                            3,449    3,174
Recoveries credited to allowance                1,844    1,218
Losses charged against allowance               (4,955)  (2,775)
Allowance balance at June 30                  $19,163  $17,699

Allowance for loan losses to period-end loans   1.45%    1.46%
Average loans, net of unearned income      $1,338,485  $1,159,339
Provision for loan losses to
 average loans, annualized                       .52%     .55%
Loan charge-offs, net of recoveries to
 average loans, annualized                       .46%     .27%


      The  Company increased its provision for loan losses as a result
of  the  growth in its loan portfolio, and to a lesser degree, due  to
its increase in net charge-offs, measured in raw dollars.  Net charge-
offs  represent the amount of loans charged off less amounts recovered
on  loans previously charged off.  Net charge-offs as a percentage  of
average  loans outstanding increased 19 basis points to 0.46% for  the
six months ended June 30, 1997 as compared to the same period in 1996.
The  Company's non-performing loans (90 days past due and non-accrual)
were  1.21%  and 1.47% of outstanding loans at December 31,  1996  and
June 30, 1997, respectively.

      Any  loans classified as loss, doubtful, substandard or  special
mention  that  are  not included in non-performing loans  do  not  (1)
represent  or  result  from trends or uncertainties  which  management
reasonably  expects  will materially impact future operating  results,
liquidity or capital resources or (2) represent material credits about
which  management has knowledge of any information which  would  cause
management  to have serious doubts as to the ability of the  borrowers
to comply with the loan repayment terms.  The Company does not believe
there  are  currently  any trends, events or  uncertainties  that  are
reasonably likely to have a material effect on the volume of its  non-
performing loans.


Noninterest Income

      The Company's noninterest income increased 2% from $3.66 million
for  the  three  months ended June 30, 1996 to $3.74 million  for  the
three  months ended June 30, 1997. Deposit-related fees represent  the
largest  category  of  increase, while gains  on  the  sale  of  loans
declined from the same period in 1996.

Noninterest Expense

      The  Company's noninterest expense increased by  8%  from  $13.6
million for the three months ended June 30, 1996 to $14.7 million  for
the same period in 1997.  Most major categories of noninterest expense
experienced increases for the quarter ended June 30, 1997 compared  to
the  same  quarter  in 1996.  The categories showing larger  increases
were salaries and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment, and data
processing.  The increases are attributed to the cost of expansion  as
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the Company prepares to open additional branches over the next several
months  and  the  temporary costs associated  with  consolidating  the
processing  functions of the seven commercial banks that  merged  into
the Bank on January 1, 1997.

Balance Sheet Review

     Total assets increased from $1.82 billion at December 31, 1996 to
$1.84  billion at June 30, 1997, or an annualized rate of 5%.   During
this  time, loans increased from $1.29 billion to $1.31 billion, after
the  securitization in June 1997 of approximately $81 million  of  the
Bank's   retail  installment  contracts.  The  asset  category   which
declined  most was securities available-for-sale; as these  securities
mature,  the  liquidity  is  being used to  fund  the  Company's  loan
portfolio growth.

      The  Company's largest liability, deposits, declined from  $1.48
billion as of December 31, 1996 to $1.46 billion as of June 30,  1997.
The  decline  in  deposits was marginal in both interest  bearing  and
noninterest  bearing  as  noninterest bearing deposits  declined  from
$200.2  million  at December 31, 1996 to $190.5 million  at  June  30,
1997. The Company increased its long-term debt during the period  from
$19.1 million as of December 31, 1996 to $53.5 million as of June  30,
1997,  due  to  the  issuance  of $34.5  million  in  Trust  Preferred
Securities  in  April  1997  (see  Trust  Preferred  Offering).    The
Company's  advances  from the Federal Home Loan  Bank  increased  from
$110.9 million at December 31, 1996 to $124.6 million at June 30, 1997
as  the  Company used this liquidity as a source of funding  for  loan
growth.


Loans

      Loans decreased from $1.35 billion as of March 31, 1997 to $1.32
billion  as  of June 30, 1997, primarily due to the securitization  of
indirect  retail  installment contracts discussed  earlier  (see  Loan
Securitization).  The "Commercial- Other" loan category increased from
$250.0  million as of March 31, 1997 to $264.8 million as of June  30,
1997.

     Non-accrual and 90 days past due loans amounted to 1.21% of total
loans  outstanding as of December 31, 1996 and 1.47%  of  total  loans
outstanding  as of  June 30, 1997.  Non-accrual loans as a  percentage
of  total loans outstanding were 0.75% as of December 31, 1996 and  at
0.98% at June 30, 1997.  During the same period, loans 90 days or more
past   due  increased  5  basis  points  from  0.44%  of  total  loans
outstanding  to  0.49%.  The allowance for loan losses increased  from
1.44%  of total loans outstanding as of December 31, 1996 to 1.45%  as
of  June  30, 1997.  The allowance for loan losses as a percentage  of
non-accrual  loans  and loans past due 90 days or  more  was  118%  at
December 31, 1996 and 98% at June 30, 1997.
<PAGE>


      The following table summarizes the Company's loans that are non-
accrual  or past due 90 days or more as of June 30, 1997 and  December
31, 1996.

                                    As a % of   Accruing loans   As a % of
                      Non-accrual loan balances  past due 90    loan balances
                          loans    by category   days or more    by category
(in thousands)
June 30, 1997

Commercial loans,
 secured by real estate  $ 4,962      1.83%         $1,478          0.54%
Commercial loans, other    5,867      2.19           1,109          0.41
Consumer loans,
   secured by real estate  1,783      0.36           2,667          0.54
Consumer  loans,  other      363      0.13           1,256          0.43
 Total                   $12,975      0.98%         $6,510          0.49%


December 31, 1996

Commercial loans,
 secured by real estate  $ 4,802      1.78%         $1,075          0.40%
Commercial loans, other    3,217      1.27           1,424          0.60
Consumer loans,
   secured by real estate  1,705      0.35           2,416          0.49
Consumer loans, other        432      0.14             885          0.28
 Total                   $10,156      0.75%         $5,800          0.44%


Allowance for loan losses

     Management analyzes the adequacy of its allowance for loan losses
on  a  quarterly basis.  The loan portfolio of each market  region  is
analyzed  by each major loan category, with a review of the  following
areas: (i) specific allocations based upon a review of selected  loans
for  loss potential; (ii) an allocation which estimates reserves based
upon  the  remaining  pool  of  loans in each  category  derived  from
historical net charge-off data, delinquency trends and other  relevant
factors  and  (iii)  an  unallocated portion of  the  allowance  which
provides for a margin of error in estimating the allocations described
above  and provides for risks inherent in the portfolio which may  not
be specifically addressed elsewhere.

      Off-balance  sheet  risk is addressed by  including  letters  of
credit  in  the  Company's allowance adequacy analysis and  through  a
monthly  review of all letters of credit outstanding.   The  Company's
loan   review  and  problem  loan  analysis  includes  evaluation   of
deteriorating  letters of credit.  Volume and trends in  delinquencies
are  monitored monthly by management, regional advisory boards and the
boards of directors of the respective banks.


Securities

      The  Company uses its securities held-to-maturity for production
of  income  and to manage cash flow needs through expected maturities.
The  Company  uses its securities available-for-sale  for  income  and
balance  sheet  liquidity management.  The book  value  of  securities
available-for-sale decreased from $230.0 million as  of  December  31,
1996  to  $188.0  million  as of June 30, 1997.   Securities  held-to-
maturity  declined  from $137.7 million to $133.9 million  during  the
same  period.  Total securities as a percentage of total  assets  were
20.3% as of December 31, 1996 and 17.5% as of June 30, 1997.
<PAGE>

Liquidity and Capital Resources

      The Company's liquidity objectives are to ensure that funds  are
available  for  the  affiliate banks to meet deposit  withdrawals  and
credit  demands without unduly penalizing profitability, and to ensure
that  funding is available for the Company to meet ongoing cash  needs
while  maximizing  profitability.  The Company continues  to  identify
ways  to provide for liquidity on both a current and long-term  basis.
The  subsidiary  banks rely mainly on core deposits,  certificates  of
$100,000  or  more, repayment of principal and interest on  loans  and
securities  and  federal funds sold and purchased to create  long-term
liquidity.   The subsidiary banks also rely on the sale of  securities
under repurchase agreements, securities available-for-sale and Federal
Home Loan Bank borrowings.

      Deposits  decreased  from $1.48 billion to  $1.46  billion  from
December  31,  1996  to June 30, 1997.  Noninterest  bearing  deposits
decreased by $9.8 million while interest bearing deposits decreased by
$10.4 million.

      Due to the nature of the markets served by the subsidiary banks,
management believes that the majority of its certificates of  deposits
of  $100,000  or  more are no more volatile than  its  core  deposits.
During  the  periods  of  low interest rates, these  deposit  balances
remained  stable  as  a  percentage of total deposits.   In  addition,
arrangements have been made with correspondent banks for the  purchase
of  federal funds on an unsecured basis, up to an aggregate of  nearly
$100 million, if necessary, to meet the Company's liquidity needs.

      The  Company owns $187.9 million of securities valued at  market
price that are designated as available-for-sale and available to  meet
liquidity  needs on a continuing basis.  The Company  also  relies  on
Federal  Home Loan Bank advances for both liquidity and management  of
its  asset/liability  position.  These advances  have  sometimes  been
matched against pools of residential mortgage loans which are not sold
in the secondary market, some of which have original maturities of ten
to   fifteen  years.   Federal  Home  Loan  Bank  advances   increased
from  $111.0 million as of December  31,  1996  to  $124.5
million as of June 30, 1997.

      The  Company  generally relies upon net  inflows  of  cash  from
financing  activities,  supplemented  by  net  inflows  of  cash  from
operating  activities,  to provide cash for its investing  activities.
As  is  typical of many financial institutions, significant  financing
activities  include  deposit gathering, use  of  short-term  borrowing
facilities  such as federal funds purchased and securities sold  under
repurchase  agreements, and issuance of long-term debt.   The  Company
currently  has a $17.5 million revolving line of credit  available  to
meet  any  future  cash needs.  (See long-term debt  footnote  to  the
consolidated  financial statements.)  The Company's primary  investing
activities include purchases of securities and loan originations.

       In  conjunction  with  maintaining  a  satisfactory  level   of
liquidity,  management  monitors the  degree  of  interest  rate  risk
assumed on the balance sheet.  The Company monitors its interest  rate
risk  by  use  of the static and dynamic gap models at  the  one  year
interval.   The static gap model monitors the difference  in  interest
rate  sensitive  assets and interest rate sensitive liabilities  as  a
percentage  of  total  assets that mature within  the  specified  time
frame.   The  dynamic gap model goes further in that it  assumes  that
interest  rate  sensitive assets and liabilities will  be  reinvested.
The Company uses the Sendero system to monitor its interest rate risk.
The  Company  desires an interest sensitivity gap  of  not  more  than
fifteen percent of total assets at the one year interval.

      On a limited basis, the Company now uses interest rate swaps and
sales  of  options  on  securities as  additional  tools  in  managing
interest rate risk.  Interest rate swaps involve an exchange  of  cash
flows based on the notional principal amount and agreed upon fixed and
<PAGE>

variable interest rates.  In this transaction, the Company has  agreed
to  pay  a  floating interest rate based on London Inter-Bank Offering
Rate (LIBOR) and receive a fixed interest rate in return.  On options,
the Company has sold the right to a third party to purchase securities
the  Company  currently owns at a fixed price on a future  date.   The
Company  had no options outstanding at June 30, 1997.  The  impact  on
operations of interest rate swaps and options was not material  during
the first six months of 1996 or 1997.

      The Company's principal source of funds used to pay dividends to
shareholders and service long-term debt is the dividends  it  receives
from   subsidiary   banks.   Various  federal  and   state   statutory
provisions,  in addition to regulatory policies and directives,  limit
the  amount  of dividends that subsidiary banks can pay without  prior
regulatory approval.  These restrictions have had no major  impact  on
the  Company's  dividend policy or its ability  to  service  long-term
debt,  nor  is it anticipated that they will have any major impact  in
the  foreseeable  future.  In addition to the subsidiary  banks'  1997
profits,  approximately $4.5 million can be paid  to  the  Company  as
dividends without prior regulatory approval.

      The  primary  source  of  capital for the  Company  is  retained
earnings.  The Company paid cash dividends of $0.36 per share for  the
first  half  of 1997 and $0.32 per share for the first half  of  1996.
Earnings  per  share  for  the  same periods  were  $1.20  and  $0.89,
respectively.  The Company retained 70% of earnings for the first  six
months of 1997.

      Under  guidelines issued by banking regulators, the Company  and
its  subsidiary banks are required to maintain a minimum Tier 1  risk-
based capital ratio of 4% and a minimum total risk-based ratio of  8%.
Risk-based  capital  ratios weight the relative risk  factors  of  all
assets  and consider the risk associated with off-balance sheet items.
The  Company must also maintain a minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio of  4%
as  of  March 31, 1997.  The Company's Tier 1 leverage, Tier  1  risk-
based  and  total  risk-based ratios were  7.37%,  9.89%  and  11.14%,
respectively as of June 30, 1997.

      As  of  June  30, 1997, management is not aware of  any  current
recommendations by banking regulatory authorities which, if they  were
to  be implemented, would have, or would be reasonably likely to have,
a   material  adverse  impact  on  the  Company's  liquidity,  capital
resources, or operations.


Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices

     The majority of the Company's assets and liabilities are monetary
in   nature.   Therefore,  the  Company  differs  greatly  from   most
commercial  and industrial companies that have significant  investment
in nonmonetary assets, such as fixed assets and inventories.  However,
inflation does have an important impact on the growth of assets in the
banking  industry and on the resulting need to increase equity capital
at higher than normal rates in order to maintain an appropriate equity
to assets ratio.  Inflation also affects other expenses, which tend to
rise during periods of general inflation.

      Management believes the most significant impact on financial and
operating  results  is the Company's ability to react  to  changes  in
interest  rates.  Management seeks to maintain an essentially balanced
position  between  interest rate sensitive assets and  liabilities  in
order   to   protect  against  the  effects  of  wide  interest   rate
fluctuations.
<PAGE>

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings             None

Item 2.  Changes in Securities         None

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities         None

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a vote
          of Security Holders

The Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 22,
1997.  The following items were approved:

       1) Election of the following
          members to the Company's Board of Directors for the ensuing
          year.

          Nominee                       In Favor     Withheld
          Charles J. Baird              7,058,912       19,975
          Burlin Coleman                7,068,412       10,475
          Nick A. Cooley                7,068,412       10,475
          William A. Graham, Jr.        7,068,412       10,475
          Jean R. Hale                  7,068,412       10,475
          Brandt T. Mullins             7,068,412       10,475
          M. Lynn Parrish               7,068,412       10,475
          Porter P. Welch               7,068,412       10,475

        2)Ratification of Ernst & Young, L.L.P. as the Company's
          independent certified public accountants for 1997.

     The votes of the shareholders on this item was as follows:

          In Favor              Opposed          Abstained
          7,000,215             13,867           64,806

Item 5.  Other Information             None

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

     a. Exhibits
          Exhibit 27. Financial Data Schedule

     b. Reports on Form 8-K
          None
                                   
                                   
<PAGE>                                   
                                   
                                   
                              SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                  COMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP, INC.
                                  by
                                   
                                   
                                   

Date:  August 14, 1997
                                   Richard M. Levy
                                   Executive Vice President
                                   Principal Financial Officer



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