COMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP INC /KY/
10-Q, 1998-08-14
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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, 1998
                                   
                                  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 - 10,062,597 shares outstanding at July 31, 1998
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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,  1997  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
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Consolidated Balance Sheets

                                            June 30      December 31
(In thousands except share data)              1998           1997

Assets:
Cash and due from banks                      $74,435       $60,611
Interest bearing deposits in
 other financial institutions                    101           793
Federal funds sold                           210,171             0
Securities available-for-sale                146,897       165,611
Securities held-to-maturity (fair value 
 of $96,558 and $115,150, respectively)       97,105       115,931
Loans                                      1,476,247     1,428,429
 Allowance for loan losses                   (22,541)      (20,465)
 Net loans                                 1,453,706     1,407,964
Premises and equipment, net                   50,710        47,668
Excess of cost over net assets acquired
 (net of accumulated amortization of
 $8,226 and $7,720, respectively)             33,650        17,746
Other assets                                  39,631        36,343
  Total  Assets                           $2,106,406    $1,852,667


Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
Deposits:
 Noninterest bearing                        $213,593      $193,353
 Interest bearing                          1,491,945     1,271,650
Total deposits                             1,705,538     1,465,003
Federal funds purchased and other
 short-term borrowings                        40,146        57,949
Other liabilities                             18,808        16,406
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank         126,065       101,827
Long-term debt                                53,367        53,463
   Total  Liabilities                      1,943,924     1,694,648


Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, 300,000 shares authorized and unissued
Common stock, $5 par value, shares authorized  25,000,000;
 shares issued and outstanding,
 1998 - 10,062,597; 1997 - 10,062,487         50,313        50,312
Capital surplus                               28,037        28,067
Retained earnings                             83,388        79,026
Accumulated other comprehensive income           744           614
 Total Shareholders' Equity                  162,482       158,019

  Total  Liabilities and
  Shareholders' Equity                    $2,106,406    $1,852,667




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Income
                                      Three months ended    Six months ended
                                            June 30              June 30
(In thousands except per share data)    1998      1997       1998      1997
Interest Income:
 Interest and fees on loans           $34,442   $32,656    $68,145   $64,374
 Interest and dividends on securities
   Taxable                              3,088     4,304      6,460     9,103
   Tax exempt                             512       684      1,150     1,357
 Interest on federal funds sold           603       423        798       589
 Interest on deposits in other financial
  institutions                              0         6          5        18
  Total Interest Income                38,645    38,073     76,558    75,441

Interest Expense:
 Interest on deposits                  16,433    15,450     32,278    30,520
 Interest on federal funds purchased and
  other short-term borrowings             402       387        925       814
 Interest on advances from
   Federal Home Loan Bank               1,841     1,760      3,603     3,510 
 Interest on long-term debt             1,192     1,048      2,384     1,461
  Total Interest Expense               19,868    18,645     39,190    36,305

Net interest income                    18,777    19,428     37,368    39,136
Provision for loan losses               4,053     1,731      6,558     3,449
Net  interest  income  after
  provision for loan  losses           14,724    17,697     30,810    35,687

Noninterest Income:
 Service charges on deposit accounts    1,836     1,821      3,474     3,513
 Gains on sale of loans, net              666       242      1,104       447
 Trust income                             479       474        911       871
 Securities gains, net                     12       (46)        12        46
 Other                                  2,824     1,250      4,352     2,308
  Total Noninterest Income              5,817     3,741      9,853     7,185

Noninterest Expense:
 Salaries and employee benefits         6,834     6,847     13,912    14,413
 Occupancy, net                         1,149     1,017      2,162     2,032
 Equipment                                939       939      1,895     1,920
 Data processing                          839       701      1,678     1,375
 Stationery, printing and office supplies 458       455        839       896
 Taxes other than payroll, property
  and income                              544       546      1,065     1,071
 FDIC insurance                            71        79        133       114
 Other                                  3,468     4,152      6,676     7,804
  Total Noninterest Expense            14,302    14,736     28,360    29,625

Income before income taxes and
 extraordinary gain                     6,239     6,702     12,303    13,247
Extraordinary gain (loss), net of tax       0         0          0     3,085
Income before income taxes              6,239     6,702     12,303    16,332
Income tax expense                      1,999     2,146      3,899     4,230
  Net Income                            4,240     4,556      8,404    12,102
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
 Unrealized holding gains/(losses) arising
 during period                             30     1,460        130       530
   Comprehensive  income               $4,274    $6,016     $8,534   $12,632


Basic earnings per share
 before extra. gain                   $  0.42     $0.45(1)   $0.84     $0.89(1)
Basic earnings per share extra.gain      0.00      0.00(1)    0.00      0.31(1)
Basic earnings per share
 after extra.gain                        0.42      0.45(1)    0.84      1.20(1)
Diluted earnings per share
 before extra. gain                      0.42      0.45(1)    0.83      0.89(1)
Diluted earnings per share extra.gain    0.00      0.00(1)    0.00      0.30(1)
Diluted earnings per share
 after extra.gain                        0.42      0.45(1)    0.83      1.19(1)

Average  shares outstanding            10,063    10,060(1)  10,063    10,057(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.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                               Six months ended
                                                   June 30
(In thousands)                                 1998       1997
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                 $ 8,404      $12,102
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
   cash provided by operating activities:
  Depreciation and amortization                2,420        2,548
  Provision for loan and
    other real estate losses                   6,574        3,474
  Securities gains, net                            0         (119)
  Gain on sale of loans, net                  (1,104)        (447)
  Gain on sale of assets                          (3)           4
  Net amortization of securities premiums        171          181
  Net change in loans held for sale            1,220       77,793
  Changes in:
   Other assets                                1,492       (9,481)
   Other liabilities                           2,178        3,187
     Net cash provided by
        operating activities                  21,352       89,242

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Proceeds from:
  Sale/call of securities available-for-sale   2,189       29,201
  Maturity of securities available-for-sale   29,131       26,337
  Maturity of securities held-to-maturity      5,582        2,792
  Principal payments on
     mortgage-backed securities               13,198        1,927
  Purchase of:
    Securities available-for-sale            (12,613)     (13,015)
    Securities held-to-maturity                    0            0
  Mortgage-backed securities                       0       (1,000)
  Net change in loans                        (32,759)     (95,790)
  Net change in premises and equipment        (3,276)      (2,984)
  Other                                            1            0
     Net cash used in investing activities     1,453      (52,532)

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Net change in deposits                      24,804      (20,084)
  Net change in federal funds purchased and
    other short-term borrowings              (20,751)     (20,444)
  Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank        31,000       70,232
  Repayments of advances from
     Federal Home Loan Bank                   (6,762)     (56,604)
  Proceeds from long-term debt                     0       34,500
  Payments on long-term debt                     (96)        (132)
  Payments for redemption of common stock        (96)           0
  Issuance of common stock                        67          230
  Dividends paid                              (4,026)      (3,652)
   Net cash provided by financing activities  24,140        4,046

Net increase (decrease) in cash
  and cash equivalents                        46,945       40,756
Cash and cash equivalents
  at beginning of year                        61,404       63,884
Cash and cash equivalents
  of acquired banks                          176,358            0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  $284,707     $104,640


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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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
separate and distinct, wholly owned subsidiaries Community Trust Bank,
NA,  Community  Trust Bank, FSB, Trust Company of  Kentucky,  National
Association, Community Trust Bank of West Virginia, NA, CTBI Preferred
Capital   Trust,   and  Community  Trust  Funding  Corporation.    All
significant   intercompany  transactions  have  been   eliminated   in
consolidation.

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Note 2 - Securities

     Generally Accepted Accounting Principles requires that securities
be  classified into held-to-maturity, available-for-sale, and  trading
categories.  We currently have held-to-maturity and available-for-sale
securities.   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, 1998 are summarized as follows:

                                            Amortized    Fair
(in thousands)                                 Cost      Value

U.S. Treasury and government agencies      $ 38,780    $ 39,071
Mortgage-backed pass through
     certificates                            63,579      64,083

Collateralized mortgage obligations          17,335      17,256
Other debt securities                         7,215       7,349

     Total  debt securities                 126,909     127,759
Equity securities                            18,977      19,138
     Total Securities                      $145,886    $146,897

     The amortized cost and fair value of securities held-to-maturity
as of June 30, 1998 are summarized as follows:

                                            Amortized    Fair
(in thousands)                                 Cost      Value

U.S. Treasury and government agencies      $ 16,475   $ 15,055
States and political subdivisions            44,017     45,178
Mortgage-backed pass through
     certificates                            30,695     30,585

Collateralized mortgage obligations           5,918      5,832
     Total Securities                      $ 97,105   $ 96,650

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Note 3 - Loans

     Major classifications of loans are summarized as follows:

                                          June 30    December 31
(in thousands)                             1998         1997
Commercial, secured by real estate      $ 320,176    $ 310,092
Commercial, other                         265,384      260,808
Real Estate Construction                   89,811       85,825
Real Estate Mortgage                      399,122      407,893
Consumer                                  395,235      361,927
Equipment Lease Financing                   6,304        1,884
                                       $1,476,032   $1,428,429



Note 4 - Long-Term Debt

     Long-Term Debt consists of the following:

                                           June 30      December 31
(in thousands)                               1998           1997
Trust Preferred Securities *             $  34,500      $  34,500
Senior Notes                                17,230         17,230
Other                                        1,637          1,733
                                         $  53,367      $  53,463


      Refer to the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31,
1997  for  information concerning rates and assets securing  long-term
debt.

*     In  April  1997, CTBI Preferred Capital Trust ("CTBI Trust"),  a
trust  created under the laws of the State of Delaware,  issued  $34.5
million  of  9.0%  cumulative trust preferred  securities  ("Preferred
Securities").   The  Corporation owns all of the beneficial  interests
represented by common securities ("Common Securities") of CTBI  Trust,
which  exists for the sole purpose of issuing the Preferred Securities
and  Common  Securities  and  investing the  proceeds  thereof  in  an
equivalent amount of 9.0% Subordinated Debentures which were issued by
the Corporation.  The Subordinated Debentures will mature on March 31,
2027,   and  are  unsecured  obligations  of  the  Corporation.    The
Subordinated Debentures are irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed
by  the Corporation and are subordinate and junior in right of payment
to all senior debt and other subordinated debt.  There are no payments
due for this debt in the next five years.

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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,
1998 the Company owned two commercial banks, one savings bank and  one
trust  company.   Through its affiliates, the Company has  over  sixty
banking  locations  serving 85,000 households in various  counties  in
Eastern and Central Kentucky and in Western and Central West Virginia.
The  Company had total assets of $2.11 billion and total shareholders'
equity  of  $162  million as of June 30, 1998.  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.  On June 26, 1998 the Company chartered a new
national assocation to operate as a national bank in the state of West
Virginia.  This new wholly owned subsidiary, Community Trust  Bank  of
West  Virginia,  National Assocation (CTBWV) currently operates  seven
branches in four counties in central and western West Virginia.

Commercial Bank, West Liberty

      On  July  1,  1997 the Company completed the sale of  Commercial
Bank, West Liberty, Kentucky, a wholly owned state bank subsidiary for
approximately  $10.2  million in cash, which  resulted  in  a  pre-tax
operating  gain  of  $3.0 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.

Acquisitions
     After making no acquisitions during the years 1996 and 1997, on
June 26, 1998 the Corporation resumed its strategic policy of
diversification through acquisition.          Community Trust Bancorp,
Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary, Community Trust Bank of West Virginia,
National Association (CTBWV), purchased sixteen Banc One Corporation
branches located in West Virginia with approximately $569 million in
deposits on June 26, 1998.  CTBWV paid a 9.7% premium on these
deposits.  In concurrent transactions, CTBWV sold three of these
branches with deposits totaling $151 million to Premier Financial
Bancorp, Inc. of Georgetown, Kentucky receiving a 9.7% premium; four
branches with deposits totaling $122 million to Peoples Banking and
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Trust Company of Marietta, Ohio receiving a 10.7% premium; and two
branches with deposits totaling $80 million to United Bankshares of
Charles Town, West Virginia receiving 11.7% premium.  The additional
1% premium paid by Peoples Banking and Trust Company and the
additional 2% premium paid by United Bankshares was divided evenly
between CTBWV and Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. as part of a prior
agreement.
      CTBWV  retained  seven  branches  with  deposits  totaling  $216
million.  The funds used to purchase these branches were provided from
the sale of Trust Preferred Securities that occurred in April 1997 and
the  sale of an affiliate bank in July 1997.  The facilities that were
purchased   will  continue  to  operate  as  banking  offices.    This
acquisition  will assist in growth of the Company outside of  Kentucky
and provide a new customer base for generating additional revenues.
      On  May  26,  1998, Community Trust Bank, NA and PNC  Bank,  NA,
entered  into  a  definitive agreement for  Community  Trust  Bank  to
purchase five branches in Central Kentucky from PNC Bank.
       The   agreement  includes  the  purchase  of  PNC  Bank  branch
facilities, and related deposits, consumer loans and business  banking
relationships  for the following locations:  Main Office,  Harrodsburg
(Mercer  County);  Main  Office and Eastern By-Pass  Office,  Richmond
(Madison  County); Main Office and Winchester Plaza Office, Winchester
(Clark County).
      PNC  Bank  will retain its large corporate, credit card,  trust,
merchant  services,  mortgage and brokerage relationships  in  Mercer,
Madison,  and  Clark counties.  It will also continue to operate  four
branch offices in Lexington.
      Community Trust Bank will acquire approximately $195 million  in
deposits,  and $50 million in consumer and business loans  along  with
related  fixed  assets, leases, safe deposit box  business  and  other
agreements.
     The transaction is expected to close by September 1998.

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, (2)  July  1,
1997  of  18  cents per share for shareholders of record on  June  15,
1997,  (3)  October 1, 1997 of 18 cents per share for shareholders  of
record  on  September 15, 1997, (4) January 1, 1998 of  20  cents  per
share  for shareholders of record on December 15, 1997, (5)  April  1,
1998  of  20 cents per share for shareholders of record on  March  15,
1998  and  (6) July 1, 1998 of 20 cents per share for shareholders  of
record  on  June  15, 1998.  All per share data has been  restated  to
reflect this stock dividend.
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Income Statement Review

     The Company's net income before extraordinary items for the three
months  ended  June 30, 1998 was $4.2 million or $0.42  per  share  as
compared to $4.6 million or $0.45 per share for the three months ended
June  30, 1997.  Total earnings for the six months ended June 30, 1998
were $8.4 million or $.84 per share. Total earnings for the six months
ended June 30, 1997 were $12.1 million or $1.20 per share including an
extraordinary  item of $3.0 million or $0.31 per share received  in  a
settlement from 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,  1998
and 1997:

                                      Three months ended  Six months ended
                                            June 30           June 30
                                          1998    1997      1998    1997

Return on average shareholders' equity
  before extraordinary item              10.52%  11.98%    10.76%  12.05%
  after extraordinary item               10.52%  11.98%    10.76%  16.17%
Return on average assets
  before extraordinary item               0.90%   0.99%     0.91%   0.99%
  after  extraordinary  item              0.90%   0.99%     0.91%   1.33%

     The Company's net income for the second quarter of 1998 decreased
$316  thousand or 7% as compared to the same period in 1997.  Earnings
per  share decreased $0.03 per share or 7% for the three months  ended
June  30,  1998,  as  compared to the second  quarter  of  1997.   The
decrease  in net income was the result of an increase in the provision
for  loan  losses.  During  the  quarter  the  Company  continued   to
strengthen  the  allowance  for  loan losses  as  charge-offs  in  the
Indirect Auto Loan Portfolio continue at high levels.  As reported  in
the  first  quarter, the Company has tightened the credit underwriting
and  collection  procedures  in  the  Indirect  Auto  Loan  Portfolio.
Analysis  of new credits booked since January 1, 1998 reflect improved
credit quality in line with management's expectations.

      Provision  for loan losses for the three months ended  June  30,
1998 was $4.1 million, an increase of $2.4 million for the same period
in  1997.   For  the six months ended June 30, 1998 the provision  was
$6.6  million,  a 90% increase over the same period in 1997  resulting
primarily from a 18% growth in the Company's allowance for loan losses
over  the same period. The ratio of allowance for loan losses to total
loans increased from 1.45% at June 30, 1997 to 1.53% at June 30, 1998.
Net  noninterest  income increased $1.1 million  for  the  quarter  as
compared to the second quarter of 1997. As a result of the sale of the
nine branches discussed above in the West Virginia acquisition, a gain
was  recorded  which contributed to an increase of noninterest  income
from $3,741,000 for the three months ended June 30, 1997 to $5,817,000
for the three months ended June 30, 1998.  Net noninterest expense for
the  quarter decreased by $434 thousand as compared to the same period
in 1997.

Net Interest Income

      Net  interest income decreased $651 thousand or 3.4% from  $19.4
million for the second quarter of 1997 to $18.8 million for the second
quarter  of 1998.  Interest income and interest expense both increased
for the quarter ending June 30, 1998 as compared to the same period in
1997,  with  interest  income increasing  $0.6  million  and  interest
expense increasing $1.2 million.

      The  decrease in net interest income for the three month  period
was  primarily  due to a lower net interest margin.  The  decrease  in
margin was driven by a higher cost of funds.
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     The yield on interest earning assets decreased 6 basis points for
the  second  quarter of 1998 as compared to the same period  in  1997.
The  cost of interest bearing funds increased 18 basis points for  the
second quarter of 1998 as compared to the same period in 1997.   As  a
result,  the net interest margin decreased from 4.68% for  the  second
quarter of 1997 to 4.43% for the current quarter.

      The  Company's  loan  portfolio,  its  highest  yielding  asset,
continues  to expand through new market share and internally generated
growth.   The  Company's  loan portfolio increased  10.7%  from  $1.31
billion for the second quarter of 1997 to $1.45 billion for the second
quarter of 1998. Loans accounted for 89% of total interest income  for
the second quarters of both 1998 and 1997.

     The following table summarizes the annualized net interest spread
and net interest margin for the three months and six months ended June
30, 1998 and 1997.

                              Three Months Ended       Six months ended
                                     June 30               June 30
                                  1998    1997         1998      1997
Yield on interest earning assets  8.99%   9.05%        9.03%     9.07%
Cost of interest bearing funds    5.23%   5.05%        5.24%     4.98%
Net interest spread               3.76%   4.00%        3.79%     4.09%
Net interest margin               4.43%   4.68%        4.47%     4.76%

Provision for Loan Losses

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

                                         Six Months Ended
                                             June 30
(in thousands)                             1998     1997

Allowance balance January 1              $20,465   $18,825
Allowance of purchased loans                 311         0
Additions to allowance charged
 against operations                        6,558     3,449
Recoveries credited to allowance           2,136     1,844
Losses charged against allowance          (6,929)   (4,955)
Allowance balance at June 30             $22,541   $19,163

Allowance for loan losses
 to period-end loans                        1.53%     1.45%
Average loans, net of unearned income $1,433,777 $1,338,485
Provision for loan losses to
 average loans, annualized                   .92%      .52%
Loan charge-offs, net of recoveries to
 average loans, annualized                   .67%      .46%

<PAGE>
      During  the  quarter  the Company continued  to  strengthen  the
allowance  for  loan losses as charge-offs in the Indirect  Auto  Loan
Portfolio  continue at high levels. As reported in the first  quarter,
the  Company  has  tightened  the credit underwriting  and  collection
procedures  in  the  Indirect Auto Loan Portfolio.   Analysis  of  new
credits  booked since January 1, 1998 reflect improved credit  quality
in  line with management's expectations. 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 21 basis points to 0.67%  for  the  six  months
ended  June  30,  1998 as compared to the same period  in  1997.   The
Company's  non-performing loans (90 days or more  past  due  and  non-
accrual)  were  1.46% and 1.43% of outstanding loans at  December  31,
1997 and June 30, 1998, 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

      As a result of the sale of the nine branches discussed above  in
the  West Virginia acquisition, a gain  was recorded which contributed
to  an  increase in noninterest income from $3,741,000 for  the  three
months  ended  June 30, 1997 to $5,817,000 for the three months  ended
June  30,  1998,  an  increase of 55.5%. Gains on the  sale  of  loans
represent the largest percentage growth category, increasing 175%  for
the three months ended June 30, 1998 as compared to the same period in
1997.  Other  noninterest income increased 126% for the  three  months
ended June 30, 1998 as compared to the same period in 1997 due to  the
gain on the sale of branches described above. Deposit related fees and
trust fees stayed unchanged from the second quarter of 1997.

Noninterest Expense

      The  Company's noninterest expense decreased by 2.9% from  $14.7
million for the three months ended June  30, 1997 to $14.3 million for
the  same  period  in 1998. The sale of the corporation's  subsidiary,
Commercial  Bank  of West Liberty, accounted for the majority  of  the
reduction  in  noninterest  expense.   However;  an  aggressive   cost
reduction  program  has  allowed the Company  to  reduce  its  overall
operating  expenses as well.  Personnel costs have decreased  by  3.8%
after adjusting for the sale of Commercial Bank of West Liberty; while
other  noninterest expense decreased by 10.5% after adjusting for  the
sale of Commercial Bank of West Liberty.

Balance Sheet Review

      Total asset size was $1.85 billion at December 31, 1997 compared
to  $2.11 billion at June 30, 1998. During the last six months,  loans
increased  from  $1.41 billion to $1.45 billion.  Federal  Funds  Sold
increased from a zero balance at December 31, 1997 to $210.17  million
at  June  30,  1998.   This increase is primarily the  result  of  the
payment by Bank One on June 26, 1998 for the assumption of deposits of
the  seven  branches  acquired from Bank One  by  the  Company's  West
Virginia  affiliate.   The  asset category  which  declined  most  was
securities  available-for-sale;  declining  from  $165.6  million   at
December 31, 1997 to $146.9 million at June 30, 1998.
<PAGE>
      As  a  result  of  the West Virginia acquisition  the  Company's
largest  liability,  deposits, increased  from  $1.47  billion  as  of
December  31, 1997 to $1.71 billion as of June 31, 1998.   Noninterest
bearing deposits increased from $193.3 million at December 31, 1997 to
$213.6  million at June 30, 1998. Interest bearing deposits  increased
from $1,271.7 million at December 31, 1997 to $1,491.9 million at June
30, 1998.  The Company decreased its Federal funds purchased and other
short  term  borrowings during the period from  $57.9  million  as  of
December 31, 1997 to $40.1 million as of June 30, 1998.  The Company's
advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank increased from $101.8 million
at December 31, 1997 to $126.1 million at June 30, 1998 as the Company
used this liquidity as a source of funding for loan growth.


Loans

      Loans  increased from $1.40 billion as of December 31,  1997  to
$1.45  billion as of June 30, 1998, due to the growth of the Company's
commercial  and consumer loan portfolios.  The category of  commercial
loans  increased from $648.9 million as of December 31, 1997 to $673.9
million as of June 30, 1998 while consumer loans increased from $361.9
million as of December 31, 1997 to $395.2 million as of June 30, 1998.

     Non-accrual and 90 days past due loans amounted to 1.46% of total
loans  outstanding as of December 31, 1997 and 1.43%  of  total  loans
outstanding as of June 30, 1998.  Non-accrual loans as a percentage of
total  loans outstanding were 0.84% as of December 31, 1997 and  0.92%
at  June 30, 1998.  During the same period, loans 90 days or more past
due decreased 11 basis points from 0.62% of total loans outstanding to
0.51%.   The allowance for loan losses increased from 1.42%  of  total
loans  outstanding as of December 31, 1997 to 1.53%  as  of  June  30,
1998.   The  allowance for loan losses as a percentage of  non-accrual
loans and loans past due 90 days or more was 98% at December 31,  1997
and 107% June 30, 1998.

      The following table summarizes the Company's loans that are non-
accrual  or past due 90 days or more as of June 30, 1998 and  December
31, 1997.

                                    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, 1998

Commercial loans,
 secured by real estate $ 2,002         0.50%        $  323           0.08%
Commercial loans, other   8,010         2.95          3,096           1.14
Consumer loans,
 secured by real estate   3,203         0.79          2,450           0.60
Consumer  loans,  other     331         0.08          1,649           0.42
 Total                  $13,546         0.92%        $7,518           0.51%


December 31, 1997

Commercial loans,
 secured by real estate $ 3,881         1.25%        $2,339           0.75%
Commercial loans, other   6,294         2.40            878           0.33
Consumer loans,
 secured by real estate   1,569         0.32          3,857           0.78
Consumer  loans,  other     314         0.09          1,789           0.49
 Total                  $12,058         0.84%        $8,863           0.62%
<PAGE>

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 $165.6 million as  of  December  31,
1997  to  $146.9  million  as of June 30, 1998.   Securities  held-to-
maturity declined from $115.9 million to $97.1 million during the same
period.   Total securities as a percentage of total assets were  15.2%
as of December 31, 1997 and 11.6% as of June 30, 1998.


Disclosures Regarding Year 2000

      Many  companies have undertaken major projects to address  "Year
2000"  readiness,  which relates to the recognition  of  dates  beyond
1999.   Many software programs and hardware systems are in a two digit
format  which will not process into the next century. Community  Trust
Bancorp,  Inc. has already taken steps necessary to ensure  that  this
Company  will  be  "Year  2000 compliant".  Those  steps  include  the
following:

* We   have  assessed  the  significant  issues  throughout   our
  organization and our customer base, in order to be prepared for proper
  processing of information.
* We  have  implemented a Steering Committee and Project  Team  to
  oversee the successful attainment of Year 2000 compliance.
* We  have  completed  an  inventory of  all  hardware,  software,
  systems, and facilities to identify products which must be replaced,
  retired, or renovated.
* We  have  contacted  all  respective third  party  providers  of
  computer-related  services  and have  requested  that  they  provide
  evidence  to  us  by June 1998 of their intention to  be  Year  2000
  compliant.
* We  have  created  a  test  environment  to  validate  software,
  hardware, and systems as new releases become available.
* The  Company's  Board of Directors and Executive Management  has
  committed  to  providing  the appropriate  resources  and  workforce
  necessary to ensure compliance with Year 2000.
<PAGE>
      We anticipate that all internal hardware upgrades or replacements
will  be  completed by March 1999.  The costs associated with hardware
and  software  upgrades will be approximately  $450,000  in  1998  and
$1,400,000  in  1999.   Management believes that these  estimates  are
generous  and  that  these  costs are not material  to  the  financial
condition of the Company.
      Our  most significant exposure will be relying upon third  party
vendors  and  processors  and  managing our  relationship  with  their
product or service as we test their Year 2000 Ready product.  Our core
third party data processor, one of the country's leading suppliers  of
financial  institution data processing services, has already  provided
assurances  that  they will be Year 2000 compliant prior  to  mid-year
1999.
     As testing occurs throughout 1998, any vendors who cannot certify
their  intentions to be Year 2000 compliant will be abandoned and  new
vendors  will  be contacted.  We anticipate being finished  with  Year
2000  issues by the middle of 1999.  The Federal Financial Institution
Examination   Council  has  issued  guidelines   for   all   financial
institutions  to  assess  their Year 2000 readiness.   Management  has
reviewed  these guidelines and has determined that their  plan  is  in
compliance with them.


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  increased from $1.465 billion to $1.706  billion  from
December  31,  1997  to June 30, 1998.  Noninterest  bearing  deposits
increased  by $20.2 million while interest bearing deposits  increased
by $220.3 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.
<PAGE>
      The  Company owns $149.1 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
$101.8  million as of December 31, 1997 to $131.9 million as of  March
31, 1998.

      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 may use 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
variable  interest  rates.   In this transaction,  the  Company  would
typically 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 would typically sell 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, 1998.  The impact on operations of interest rate swaps and
options was not material during the first six months of 1997 or 1998.

      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'  1998
profits,  approximately $1.7 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 $0.40 per share for  the
first  six months of 1998 and $0.36 per share for the first six months
of  1997.   Earnings  per share for the same periods  were  $0.84  and
$1.20,  respectively.  The Company retained 52% of  earnings  for  the
first six months of 1998.
<PAGE>
      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 June 30, 1998.  The Company's Tier 1 leverage, Tier 1 risk-based
and   total   risk-based  ratios  were  9.18%,  10.94%   and   12.20%,
respectively as of June 30, 1998.

      As  of  June  30, 1998, 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 28,
1998.  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                7,234,624       78,930
 Burlin Coleman                  7,241,113       72,441
 Nick A. Cooley                  7,144,494      169,060
 William A. Graham, Jr.          7,242,623       70,931
 Jean R. Hale                    7,242,618       70,936
 Brandt T. Mullins               7,239,212       74,342
 M. Lynn Parrish                 7,244,024       69,530
 Ernest M. Rogers                7,239,212       74,342
 Porter P. Welch                 7,239,712       73,842

 2) Approval of the 1998 Stock Option Plan.

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

            In Favor              Opposed     Abstained
            5,642,098             939,375      128,333

 3)Ratification of Ernst & Young, L.L.P. as the Company's
   independent certified public accountants for 1998.

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

           In Favor               Opposed     Abstained
           7,250,621               33,175       29,758

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
          During  the second quarter of 1998, the Company  filed  a
          Current  Report on Form 8-K (filing date June 2, 1998)  with
          respect  to the execution of a definitive agreement relating
          to  Community Trust Bank's proposed purchase of five  branch
          offices located in Central Kentucky from PNC Bank, NA.
<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, 1998             /s/Burlin Coleman
                                   Burlin Coleman
                                   Chairman of the Board,
                                   President and
                                   Principal Executive Officer



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