FARMERS CAPITAL BANK CORP
10-Q, 1997-11-12
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                                	UNITED STATES
                      	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 September 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 0-14412

                       Farmers Capital Bank Corporation	
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

		              Kentucky						                            61-1017851
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation		(I.R.S. Employer Identification 
or organization)                                Number)

P.O. Box 309, 202 West Main Street
Frankfort, Kentucky						                                   	40602				
(Address of principal executive offices)			               	(Zip Code)

       	Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (502) 227-1600

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 practicable date.

                    	Common stock, par value $0.25 per share
                 3,781,220 shares outstanding at November 10, 1997


                               TABLE OF CONTENTS




Part I - Financial Information							                          Page No.

     Item 1 - Financial Statements

         Consolidated Balance Sheets -
           September 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996				            3

         Consolidated Statements of Income -
           For the Three Months and Nine Months Ended
           September 30, 1997 and September 30, 1996				           4

         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
           For the Nine Months Ended
           September 30, 1997 and September 30, 1996				           5

         Consolidated Statement of Changes in 
           Shareholders' Equity - For the Nine Months
           Ended September 30, 1997				                            6

         Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements				        7

     Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
          	   Condition and Results of Operations					             9
	
Part II - Other Information	

	    Item 5 - Other Information       	         					             15

    	Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K				                16



                 FARMERS CAPITAL BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                        (In thousands except share data)
										
                                                   	(unaudited)
	                                                  September 30,	  December 31,
                                                     	 1997			         1996	
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and due from banks                          	 $		   98,487	   $		  52,073
Interest bearing deposits in other banks	           		      536			         758
Federal funds sold and securities purchased
  under agreements to resell		  	                        29,311		      	69,915
Total cash and cash equivalents			                      128,334			     122,746

Investment securities:
  Available for sale			                                 102,251			     109,291
  Held to maturity			                                   101,186			     111,609
    Total investment securities			                      203,437		     	220,900

Loans 			                                            			584,517			     567,447
Less:  
	 Allowance for loan losses			                           (9,014)			     (8,741)
	 Unearned income		   	                                  (9,014)			     (9,198)
			 Loans, net		                                       	566,489		     	549,508

Bank premises and equipment			                           21,062			      19,320
Interest receivable		   	                                 7,993			       8,129
Deferred income taxes		      	                              389			         613
Other assets                                           			5,389			       4,103

TOTAL ASSETS	                                       $		 933,093	    $		925,319
					

LIABILITIES
Deposits:
  Noninterest bearing	                              $		 155,068	    $		103,488
  Interest bearing			                                   617,298			     682,822
    Total deposits			                                   772,366			     786,310

Other borrowed funds	 	  	                               37,239			      20,165
Dividends payable		   	                                   1,550			       1,558
Interest payable		    		                                  2,017		 	      2,204
Other liabilities			                                     	4,551			       5,486

Total liabilities	      		                              817,723			     815,723
	
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock par value $0.25 per share
  4,804,000 shares authorized; 3,781,220 and 3,796,982
  shares issued and outstanding at September 30,
  1997 and December 31, 1996			                             945            949
Capital surplus			   	                                    8,894          8,931
Retained earnings	      		                              105,455	       100,078
Net unrealized gain (loss) on securities
  available for sale, net of tax		    	     	                76           (362)

Total shareholders' equity	      		                     115,370        109,596

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	        $    933,093		   $  925,319

See notes to the consolidated financial statements


              FARMERS CAPITAL BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                    (In thousands except per share data)
                               (unaudited)

                                       Three Months Ended	    Nine Months Ended	
                                     					September 30,	        September 30,
   						                                1997       1996       1997       1996
INTEREST INCOME				
Interest and fees on loans	          $	13,369	  $	12,971	  $	39,341	  $	39,615
Interest on investment securities:
  Taxable		       	                     2,216		    2,332		    6,553      6,885
  Nontaxable		       	                    783			     723		    2,327     	2,111	
Interest on deposits in other banks        30	        13    		   79	       	44	
Interest on federal funds sold and 
  securities purchased under 
  agreements to resell		                  554       	686      1,928	     2,068
	   									
			 Total interest income		            16,952	    16,725	   	50,228     50,723

INTEREST EXPENSE 					
Interest on deposits                    6,410	    	6,759    	19,392    	20,423
Interest on other borrowed funds		        465        375      1,070	    	1,145

    Total interest expense		            6,875      7,134     20,462     21,568

Net interest income	       	           10,077     	9,591     29,766     29,155
Provision for loan losses		               407	       468		    1,493      3,557
Net interest income after 
 	provision for loan losses		           9,670      9,123     28,273     25,598

NONINTEREST INCOME
Service charges and fees on deposits   	1,397	    	1,359	    	3,972      3,926	
Other service charges, commissions, 
  and fees                                956	       861    	 2,872      2,582
Data processing income      	            	360	      	345	     1,118      1,032	
Trust income		            	               240	       250      	 779	       640	
Investment securities gains		               0         	0	      	  0        	10
Gain (loss) on sale of loans               	5	  	    (13)		      13     	3,226
Other		                     		            128		      152 	      589        283

  Total noninterest income		            3,086	     2,954		    9,343	    11,699
		        
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and employee benefits	        	4,104	    	4,165    	11,862     12,661
Occupancy expense, net	            	      515       	480     	1,504      1,523
Equipment expense	                       	676       	595	    	2,063		    1,899
Data processing expense	                 	282       	278       	770	       713
Bank franchise tax	                      	287      	 241     	  779	       762
Deposit insurance expense	              	  25         	4         75	        10
Other	                      			         1,906		    1,880      5,540	     5,688

  Total noninterest expense		           7,795		    7,643	    22,593	    23,256

Income before income taxes	            	4,961	     4,434	    15,023     14,041
Income tax expense		                    1,499	     1,297	     4,385      4,260
		
NET INCOME			                        $  3,462		 $  3,137	  $ 10,638		 $  9,781

Per common share:
  Net income		                       $   0.92	  $  	0.82	  $   2.81		 $   2.54
	 Dividends declared	           	        0.41	    	 0.36	    	 1.23       1.08

Weighted average shares outstanding     3,781     	3,836      3,788     	3,856

See notes to the consolidated financial statements


                FARMERS CAPITAL BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (In thousands)
                                   (unaudited)

                                                          Nine Months Ended
                                                             September 30,
	                                                        1997	   	      		1996	

Cash flows from operating activities:	
Net income                                         $   10,638       $    9,781
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
  provided by operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization			                    1,951				        1,840
    Net amortization of securities
      premiums and discounts:
        Available for sale			                               0 				        (365)
        Held to maturity			                                53 				          88
    Provision for loan losses		   	                     1,493 				       3,557
    Gain on sale of loans		                              	(13)		    		  (3,226)
    Loss on sale of fixed assets			                         6 				           8	
    Securities gain on call:
      Held to maturity	              	                      0  			    	    (10)
			 Decrease (increase) in interest receivable			         136             	(96)
			 (Increase) decrease in other assets	     	        	(1,686)		          	878
			 Decrease in interest payable			                      (187)           	(158)
			 (Decrease) increase in other liabilities			          (935)	    		    1,212

  Net cash provided by operating activities		          11,456      	   	13,509

Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from maturity or call of investment securities:
  Available for sale			                                99,923 			    	  99,724
  Held to maturity		                                  	25,101 				      36,471
Proceeds from sale of investment securities:
		Available for sale	       		                             66 				
Purchase of investment securities:
  Available for sale	                                 (92,288)        (114,594)
  Held to maturity		                                  (14,731)	     			(24,309)
Loans originated for investment, net of 
	 principal collected		                               (26,166)	     		 (22,313)
Purchase of bank premises and equipment			             (3,302)		    		  (1,168)
Proceeds from sale of equipment	 	 	                        5 	   			      180
Proceeds from sale of loans			                          7,704        	  15,513

  Net cash used in investing activities			             (3,688)			    	 (10,496)

Cash flows from financing activities: 
Net (decrease) increase in deposits		                 (13,944)		   	   	14,454
Dividends paid			                                     	(4,666)      				(4,176)
Purchase of common stock	                              		(644)		      		(2,650)	
Net increase (decrease) in other borrowed funds	       17,074 	      			(3,039) 

Net cash provided by financing activities			           (2,180)	       			4,589

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			 5,588				        7,602

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	       122,746 	     			110,184

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	        $  128,334			    $		117,786

Supplemental disclosures:
Cash paid during the period for:
  Interest			                                      $   20,649 		    $ 		21,726
  Income taxes		                                        4,249 				      	2,835
Cash dividend declared and unpaid		                     1,550			     	  	1,381

See notes to the consolidated financial statements	


                  FARMERS CAPITAL BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                         (In thousands except per share data)
                                      (unaudited)

											
								  	       		
                                                Net Unrealized
      		                                          Gain (Loss)	        Total
                    Common  Capital  Retained    on Securities   	 Shareholders'
                     Stock  Surplus  Earnings  Available for Sale     Equity
	

Balance at
 January 1, 1997    $  949  $ 8,931  $ 100,078         $    (362)  $   109,596 
Cash dividends 
 declared $1.23
 per share       				                   (4,658)	                   	    (4,658)
Purchase of 15,762
 shares of common
 stock          	 	     (4)     (37)      (603)	                		        (644)
Net income								  	                   10,638                          10,638 
Change in net
 unrealized loss on
 securities available
 for sale, net of tax  	       	                             438           438  
Balance at  September
 30, 1997            $ 945  $ 8,894  $ 105,455          $     76   $   115,370


See notes to the consolidated financial statements


              	FARMERS CAPITAL BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
               	NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Farmers Capital 
Bank Corporation (the "Company"), a bank holding company, and its subsidiaries,
including its principal subsidiary, Farmers Bank & Capital Trust Company.  All 
significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in 
consolidation.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted 
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of 
contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  
Estimates used in the preparation of the financial statements are based on 
various factors including the current interest rate environment and the general 
strength of the local economy.  Changes in the overall interest rate environment
can significantly affect the Company's net interest income and the value of its 
recorded assets and liabilities.  Actual results could differ from those 
estimates used in the preparation of the financial statements.

The financial information presented as of any date other than December 31 has 
been prepared from the books and records without audit.  The accompanying 
consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the 
instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X and do not include 
all of the information and the footnotes required by generally accepted 
accounting principles for complete statements.  In the opinion of management, 
all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a 
fair presentation os such financial statements, have been included.  Results of 
interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results expected for the full 
year.

For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and 
footnotes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 
year ended December 31, 1996.

NOTE 2 - RECLASSIFICATIONS

Certain reclassifications have been made to the consolidated financial 
statements of prior periods to conform to the current period presentation.  
These reclassifications do not affect net income or shareholders' equity as 
previously reported.

NOTE 3 - ADOPTION OF NEW ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES & DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS

On January 1, 1997, the Company implemented Statement of Financial Accounting 
Standards ("SFAS") No. 125, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial
Assets and Extingishments of Liabilities."  Under this standard, accounting for 
transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishments of liabilities 
is based on control.  After a transfer of financial assets, an entity recognizes
the financial and servicing assets it controls and the liabilities it has 
incurred, derecognizes financial assets when control has been surrendered and 
derecognizes liabilities when extinguished.

The implementation of SFAS No. 125 did not have a material effect on the 
Company's consolidated financial statements, as the Company enters into a very 
limited number of sales of financial assets.

On January 28, 1997 the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules to 
clarify and expand existing disclosure requirements about derivatives and other 
financial instruments as well as derivative commodity instruments.  These rules 
require enhanced disclosure of accounting policies for derivative financial 
instruments and derivative commodity instruments.  These rules also expand 
existing disclosure requirements to include quantitative and qualitative 
information about market risk inherent in market risk sensitive instruments.  
Accounting policy disclosures are required in the first quarterly report filed 
for a period ended after June 15, 1997.  Following are the Company's derivative 
accounting policy disclosures.

A derivative financial instrument includes futures, forwards, interest rate 
swaps, option contracts, and other financial instruments with similar 
characteristics.  The Company currently does not enter into futures, forwards, 
swaps, or options.  However, the Company is party to financial instruments with 
off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing 
needs of its customers.  These financial instruments include commitments to 
extend credit and standby letters of credit.  These instruments involve to 
varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the 
amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.  Commitments to extend 
credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of 
any condition established in the contract.  Commitments generally have fixed 
expiration dates and may require collateral from the borrower if deemed 
necessary by the Company.  Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments
issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third 
party up to a stipulated amount and with specified terms and conditions.

Commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit are not recorded as 
an asset or liability by the Company until the instrument is exercised. 




          	FARMERS CAPITAL BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
         OF OPERATIONS

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter 1997 vs. Third Quarter 1996

Net income for the third quarter of 1997 was $3.5 million or $.92 per share 
compared to earnings of $3.1 million or $.82 per share for the same period in 
1996. The increase in third quarter income was primarily due to a 5% increase in
net interest income and a slight decrease in the provision for loan losses.

Return on average assets was 1.53% for the third quarter of 1997, compared to 
1.40% reported for the same period of 1996.  Return on average equity was 12.06%
for the third quarter of 1997, an increase from 11.67% during the same period of
1996.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income totaled $10.1 million for the third quarter of 1997 compared
to $9.6 million for the third quarter 1996.  Interest and fees on loans 
increased $398 thousand or 3.1%. Interest on taxable securities decreased $116 
thousand, or 5.0% and interest on nontaxable securities increased $60 thousand, 
or 8.3%.   Interest on short term investments decreased $115 thousand, or 16.5%.

Interest expense on deposits decreased $349 thousand, or 5.2%.  This decrease is
partially due to the repricing of a substantial base of the Company's 
certificates of deposit.  Interest on other borrowed funds increased $90 
thousand to $465 thousand.

The net interest margin (net interest income as a percentage of average earning 
assets), increased to 5.12% during the third quarter of 1997 compared to 4.89% 
in the third quarter of 1996.  The spread between rates earned and paid 
increased to 4.32% compared to 4.13% in the third quarter of 1996.

Asset Quality

The Company continues to emphasize the importance of maintaining a quality loan 
portfolio. These efforts have produced a decrease in the provision for loan 
losses, net charge offs and nonperforming assets when compared to the prior 
period.  The provision for loan losses decreased $61 thousand, or 13% compared 
to the third quarter 1996.  The Company had net charge-offs of $243 thousand in 
the third quarter of 1997 compared to net charge-offs of $310 thousand in the 
same period of 1996. The allowance for loan losses was 1.57% of net loans in the
third quarter of 1997, an increase of 3 basis points from the same period in 
1996.  Management continues to emphasize collection efforts and evaluation of 
risks within the portfolio.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income of $3.1 million increased $132 thousand, or 4.5% from the 
third quarter of 1996.  Service charges and fees on deposits of $1.4 million was
unchanged from the third quarter of 1996.  Other service charges, commissions, 
and fees increased $95 thousand, or 11.0% to $956 thousand from the third 
quarter of 1996.  Data processing fees increased $15 thousand, or 4.3% to $360 
thousand.  Trust fees decreased $10 thousand, or 4.0% to $240 thousand.  

Noninterest Expense

Total noninterest expenses increased $152 thousand or 2.0% from the third 
quarter of 1996 to $7.8 million.  Salaries and employee benefits, the largest 
component of noninterest expense, decreased $61 thousand, or 1.5%.  Occupancy 
expense, net of rental income, increased $35 thousand to $515 thousand. 
Equipment expenses increased $81 thousand, or 13.6%.  Data processing expense 
increased 1.4% from $278 thousand to $282 thousand for the third quarter of 
1997.  Bank franchise taxes increased $46 thousand, or 19.1%.  Deposit insurance
expense increased $21 thousand to $25 thousand for the third quarter of 1997.

Income taxes

Income tax expense for the third quarter of 1997 was $1.5 million compared to 
$1.3 million for the same period in 1996.  The third quarter 1997 effective tax 
rate was 30.2%, an increase from 29.3% in the third quarter of 1996. 

First nine months of 1997

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 was $10.6 million, or 
$2.81 per share compared to $9.8 million, or $2.54 per share for the same period
in 1996.  Excluding the after tax gain of $2.0 million from the sale of the 
Company's consumer finance subsidiary in the prior year, net income increased 
$2.9 million for the first nine months of 1997 compared to the same period last 
year.  The increase in earnings is primarily due to the reduction of the 
provision for loan losses of the Company's bank subsidiaries and the reduction  
of the overhead expenses of the consumer finance subsidiary in the amounts of 
$1.4 million and $771 thousand, respectively, net of tax.

Return on average assets was 1.57%, compared to 1.45% for the same period in 
1996.  Return on average equity was 12.72%, up from 12.20% for the first nine 
months of 1996.

Net interest income

Net interest income totaled $29.8 million for the first nine months of 1997 
compared to $29.2 million for the first nine months of 1996.  Interest and fees 
on loans decreased $274 thousand or less than 1%.  This decrease relates 
primarily to the sale of Money One, the Company's consumer finance subsidiary.  
Interest on taxable securities decreased $332 thousand, or 4.8% and interest on 
nontaxable securities increased $216 thousand or 10.2%.  Interest on short term 
investments decreased $105 thousand, or 5.0%

Interest expense on deposits decreased $1.0 million, or 5.0%.  This decrease is 
partially due to the repricing of a substantial base of the Company's 
certificates of deposit.  Interest on short term borrowings decreased $75 
thousand, or 6.6%.

The net interest margin (net interest income as a percentage of average earning 
assets), increased to 5.05% during the first nine months of 1997 compared to 
5.00% for the same period in 1996.  The spread between rates earned and paid 
increased to 4.29% compared to 4.25% for the first nine months of 1996.

Asset Quality

The provision for loan losses decreased $2.1 million or 58% compared to the 
first nine months of 1996.  The Company had net charge-offs of $1.2 million for
the first nine months of 1997 compared to net charge-offs of $3.5 million in the
same period of 1996.  These reductions are the result of the sale of Money One 
in the prior year and management's continuing efforts to improve the Company's 
overall loan quality.  The allowance for loan losses was 1.57% of net loans at 
September 30, 1997, unchanged from year end 1996.  Management continues to 
emphasize collection efforts and evaluation of risks within the portfolio.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the first nine months of 1997 was $9.3 million, a 
decrease of $2.4 million, or 20% from the same period in 1996.  The decrease is 
primarily due to the gain on the sale of the Company's consumer finance 
subsidiary reported in the prior year.  Service charges and fees on deposits of 
$4.0 million is an increase of 1.2 % from the first nine months of 1996.  Other 
service charges, commissions, and fees increased $290 thousand or 11.2% to $2.9 
million for the nine months ended September 30, 1997.  Data processing income
increased $86 thousand or 8.3% for the period ended September 30, 1997 compared 
to the same period in 1996.  Trust fees increased $139 thousand, or 22% to $779 
thousand.  

Noninterest Expense

Total noninterest expenses decreased $663 thousand, or 2.9%, to $22.6 million 
for the first nine months of 1997 compared to the same period in 1996.  Salaries
and employee benefits, the largest component of noninterest expense, decreased 
$799 thousand, or 6.3%. These reductions are primarily the result of the sale of
Money One, the Company's consumer finance subsidiary, during 1996.  Occupancy 
expense, net of rental income, was relatively unchanged at $1.5 million.  
Equipment expense increased $164 thousand, or 8.6%.  Data processing expense
increased 8.0% from $713 thousand to $770 thousand for the nine months ended 
September 30, 1997.  The increase is primarily attributable to an increase in 
credit card interchange and processing.  Bank franchise taxes increased $17 
thousand, or 2.2%.  Deposit insurance expense increased $65 thousand to $75 
thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 1997.

Income taxes

Income tax expense for the first nine months of 1997 was $4.4 million compared 
to $4.3 million in 1996.  The effective tax rate was 29.2% for the first nine 
months of 1997, down from 30.3% for the same period in 1996.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

Total assets were $933 million on September 30, 1997, an increase of $7.8 
million or less than 1% from December 31, 1996.  Assets averaged $904 million 
for the first nine months of 1997, an increase of $5.6 million, or 1% from year 
end 1996. 

Loans

Loans, net of unearned income, increased $16.8 million, or 3.0% from December 
31, 1996 to $576 million.  On average, loans represented 68% of earning assets 
compared to 67% for year end 1996.  Average loans have increased approximately 
$15 million since year end.  These loans were funded primarily from the proceeds
of bond maturities within the investment portfolio, temporary investments and 
the increase in average customer deposits.

Temporary Investments

Time deposits with banks, federal funds sold and securities purchased under 
agreements to resell averaged $49.5 million, a decrease of $2.1 million, or 4.2%
from year end 1996.

Investment Securities

Investment securities were $203 million on September 30, 1997, a decrease of 
$17.5 million, or 7.9% from year end 1996. Available for sale and held to 
maturity securities were $102 million and $101 million, respectively.  
Investment securities averaged $210 million for the first nine months of 1997, a
decrease of $8.1 million, or 3.7% from year end 1996.  The Company had a net 
unrealized gain on securities available for sale, net of taxes, of $76 thousand 
on September 30, 1997, as compared to an unrealized loss of $362 thousand on 
December 31, 1996.

Nonperforming assets

Nonperforming assets, consisting of nonaccrual loans, restructured loans, loans 
past due ninety days or more, and other real estate owned, totaled $5.8 million 
on September 30, 1997, down $800 thousand or 12.3% from $6.6 million at year end
1996.  Nonperforming assets to total equity decreased from 6.0% at year end 1996
to 5.0% at September 30, 1997.  Nonperforming assets as a percentage of loans 
and other real estate decreased from 1.2% at year end to 1.0%.  The Company's 
loan policy includes strict guidelines for approving and monitoring loans.  
This, along with management's efforts to improve the quality of the loan 
portfolio has decreased the Company's nonperforming assets 67% since December 
31, 1992.

Nonaccrual loans were $2.8 million at September 30, 1997, a slight decrease from
$2.9 million at year end 1996.  Loans 90 days or more past due decreased to $1.5
million from $1.8 million.  Restructured loans were $1.3 million, down from $1.8
million at year end.

Other real estate owned, which had a zero balance at year end 1996, increased to
$103 thousand at September 30, 1997. 

Deposits

Total deposits decreased $13.9 million, or 1.8%, from year end 1996 to $772 
million.  The Company's lead bank, Farmers Bank & Capital Trust Company, is the 
depository for the Commonwealth of Kentucky in Frankfort.  As such, fluctuations
in deposits are not unexpected.  Deposits averaged $754 million, an increase of 
$1.3 million from year end 1996.     

Borrowed Funds

Borrowed funds totaled $37.2 million, an increase of $17.1 million from year end
1996.  This increase is due to repurchase agreements entered into with the 
Commonwealth of Kentucky.  The fluctuations are due to the relationship with the
Commonwealth of Kentucky as described in the preceding section.  Borrowed funds 
averaged $34 million, an increase of $4.9 million, or 17% from year end 1996.

CAPITAL RESOURCES

Shareholders' equity was $115 million on September 30, 1997, increasing $5.8 
million from year end 1996.  During 1996, the Company announced that it would 
purchase up to 200,000 shares of its outstanding common stock as market 
conditions permit.  At September 30, the Company has purchased a total of 85,162
shares under this plan for a total cost of approximately $3.4 million.  The 
Company purchased 15,762 shares of its outstanding common stock during the first
nine months of 1997 for a total cost of $644 thousand.  Dividends of $4.7 
million, or $1.23 per share, were declared during the first nine months of 1997,
an increase of $.15 per share for the same period in 1996. 

Consistent with the objective of operating a sound financial organization, 
Farmers Capital Bank Corporation maintains capital ratios well above regulatory
requirements.  The Company's capital ratios as of September 30, 1997, the 
regulatory minimums and the regulatory standard for a "well capitalized" 
institution are as follows:


                                  Farmers Capital	    Regulatory      Well
	                                Bank Corporation      	Minimum	   Capitalized

Tier 1 risk based                        		 19.05%		        4.00%		       6.00%

Total risk based                          		20.30%		        8.00%	      	10.00%

Leverage                                  		12.56%		        4.00%		       5.00%

The capital ratios of all the subsidiary banks, on an individual basis, were 
well in excess of the applicable minimum regulatory capital ratio requirements 
at September 30, 1997.




LIQUIDITY

The liquidity of the Company is dependent on the receipt of dividends from its 
subsidiary banks.  Management expects that in the aggregate its subsidiary banks
will continue to have the ability to dividend adequate funds to the Company 
during the remainder of 1997.

The Company's objective as it relates to liquidity is to insure that subsidiary 
banks have funds available to meet deposit withdrawals and credit demands 
without unduly penalizing profitability.  In order to maintain a proper level of
liquidity, the banks have several sources of funds available on a daily basis 
which can be used for liquidity purposes.  

These sources of funds are:

  1.	The subsidiary banks' core deposits consisting of both business and 
     nonbusiness	deposits

  2.  	Cash flow generated by repayment of loan principal and interest

  3.	Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

For the longer term, the liquidity position is managed by balancing the maturity
structure of the balance sheet.  This process allows for an orderly flow of 
funds over an extended period of time.

EFFECT OF IMPLEMENTING RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued SFAS 
No. 128 "Earnings Per Share" and SFAS No. 129 "Disclosure of Information About 
Capital Structure."  SFAS No. 128 simplifies the computation of earnings per 
share ("EPS") by replacing the presentation of primary EPS with a presentation 
of basic EPS.  The Statement requires dual presentation of basic and diluted EPS
by entities with complex capital structures.  Basic EPS includes no dilution and
is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted 
average number of common shares outstanding for the period.  Diluted EPS 
reflects the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings 
of an entity, similar to fully diluted EPS.  

This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for periods ending 
after December 15, 1997, including interim periods, and requires restatement of 
all prior period EPS data presented.  The Company does not expect the 
implementation of this Statement to have a material effect on the consolidated 
financial statements.

SFAS No. 129 establishes standards for disclosing information about an entity's 
capital structure.  This Statement contains no change in disclosure requirements
for companies that were subject to previously existing requirements.  This 
Statement was issued to eliminate the exemption of nonpublic entities from 
certain previously issued disclosure requirements.

This Statement is effective for financial statements for periods ending after 
December 15, 1997. This Statement will not have an effect on the Company's 
consolidated financial statements.

In June 1997, the FASB issued SFAS No. 130 "Reporting Comprehensive Income" and 
SFAS No. 131 "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related 
Information".  SFAS No. 130 defines comprehensive income as the change in equity
(net assets) of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and 
other events and circumstances from non owner sources.  The Statement requires 
comprehensive income to be reported in a financial statement that is displayed 
with the same prominence as other financial statements.  This Statement is 
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1997.  The Company does 
not expect the implementation of this Statement to have a material effect on the
consolidated financial statements.

SFAS No. 131 changes the way public companies report information about segments 
of their business in their annual financial statements and requires them to 
report selected segment information in their quarterly report to shareholders.  
This Statement requires that companies disclose segment data based on how 
management makes decisions about allocating resources to segments and measuring 
their performance.  This Statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 1997.  The Company does not expect the implementation of this
Statement to have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains forward-looking statements under the Private Securities 
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties.  Although 
the Company believes that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking 
statements contained herein are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be 
inaccurate, and therefore, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking 
statements included herein will prove to be accurate.  Factors that could cause 
actual results to differ from the results discussed in the forward-looking 
statements include, but are not limited to: economic conditions (both generally 
and more specifically in the markets in which the Company and its subsidiaries 
operate);  competition for the Company's customers from other providers of 
financial services;  government legislation and regulation (which changes from 
time to time and over which the Company has no control);  changes in interest 
rates;  material unforeseen changes in the liquidity, results of operations, or 
financial condition of the Company's customers; and other risks detailed in the 
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, all of which are 
difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of the Company.


Part II

ITEM 5 - OTHER INFORMATION

On October 27, 1997 the Company announced an increase in their quarterly 
dividend from forty-one cents per share to forty-eight cents per share, which 
represents an increase of 17.1%.  Holders of record of the Company's stock as of
December 1, 1997 will be paid on January 1, 1998. The action to increase the 
dividend was taken at the Board of Director's meeting on October 27, 1997.

ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

a)  List of Exhibits.  

      27	    Financial Data Schedule (for SEC use only)

b)  Reports on Form 8-K.  There were no reports on Form 8-K filed during the 
    quarter.


SIGNATURES

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




Date: 11/11/97        		     	/s/ Charles S. Boyd				
                             	Charles Scott Boyd,
               	              President and CEO (Principal Executive Officer)


Date: 11/10/97         		    	/s/ C. Douglas Carpenter			  
                             	Cecil Douglas Carpenter
                             	Vice President and CFO (Principal Financial
                             	and Accounting Officer)



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