TIMBERLINE BANCSHARES INC
10KSB, 1999-03-11
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                                 FORM 10-KSB
                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

          [x] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
               For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 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 33-40799

                     TIMBERLINE BANCSHARES, INC.
       (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

        CALIFORNIA                                        68-0269988
       (State of Incorporation)                       (I.R.S. Employer
                                             Identification Number)
                         123 North Main St.
                        Yreka, California 96097
          Address of Principal executive offices and zip code)

                         (530) 842-6191
         (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act: None
    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Act: None

Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section
13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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   

Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of
Regulation S-B is not contained in this form, and no disclosure will be
contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB
or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB. (X)

State issuer's revenues for its most recent fiscal year. $7,184,146.

State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates
computed by reference to the price at which the stock was sold, or the average
bid and asked prices ofsuch stock, as of a specified date within the past 60 
days.  At the average bid and asked prices  of stock as of December 31,1998 of 
$11.13 the aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates is 
$7,641,234.72.

                          (ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
                      PROCEEDING DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)

                             	Not applicable

                   (APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE REGISTRANTS)

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common
equity, as of the latest practicable date.  As of December 31, 1998 there were 
1,006,810 shares of common stock outstanding.

	              DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

PART II, Item 7.  - Annual report to security holders for fiscal year ended 
December 31, 1998.

PART III - Registrant's definitive Proxy Statement



PART I

ITEM 1.

Business

Timberline Bancshares, Inc. ("Corporation") was incorporated as a California 
Corporation on July 1, 1991 for the purpose of becoming a bank holding company 
of the Bank.  The Corporation's executive offices are at 123 North Main St., 
Yreka, California and its telephone number is (530) 842-6191.

The Corporation's sole subsidiary is the Bank and its sole activities are the 
commercial banking activities engaged in through the Bank.  As a bank holding 
company, the Corporation may in the future invest in additional banking 
subsidiaries or in those non-banking subsidiaries which are permissible for a 
bank holding company,subject to the required approvals of the Federal Reserve 
Board.  

Business of the Bank

General.

The Bank was organized as a state chartered banking corporation on June 6, 1979
and commenced operations on June 23, 1980.  It currently has eight banking 
offices, two ATM locations, and one loan production office.  The banking offices
consist of the main office located at 123 North Main Street, Yreka, California, 
a branch office located at 6701 N. Hiway 3, Greenview, California, a branch 
office located at 150 Alamo Ave., Weed, California, a branch office located at 
328 Main Street, McCloud, California, a branch office located at 5800 Dunsmuir 
Ave., Dunsmuir, California, a branch office located at 3rd & California Streets,
Dorris, California, a branch office located at 398 Main Street, Tulelake, 
California, and a branch office located at 309 N. Mt. Shasta Blvd., Mt. Shasta,
California.  The bank's ATMs are located in a grocery store in Yreka, 
California, and a through-the-wall unit at the Tulelake Branch.  All eight 
banking offices and the two ATMs are located in the County of Siskiyou.  The 
loan production office is located at 1237 N. Riverside, Suite 25, Medford, 
Oregon.


Description of Business.

The Bank engages in the general commercial banking business.  It accepts 
checking and savings deposits, offers money market deposit accounts and 
certificates of deposit, makes secured and unsecured commercial, installment, 
mortgage and other term loans,and offers other customary banking services.  The
Bank does not offer trust services and does not presently intend to do so.


Market Area.

The Bank's primary market area and the source of most of its loans and deposits
encompasses the County of Siskiyou, California.  Additional lending, through the
loan production office, encompass the southern sections of Jackson, Josephine 
and Klamath Counties in the State of Oregon.

Competition.

The banking business generally, and specifically in the market area served by 
the Bank, is highly competitive with respect to both loans and deposits.  The 
Bank competes for loans and deposits with three major banks, as well as an 
independent bank, a regional bank, a savings bank, a credit union, 
                                  
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mortgage companies, insurance companies and investment brokers.  The Bank also 
competes with money market funds, which have provided significant competition 
for banks with respect to deposits.  Other competition for deposits in today's 
low yield investment atmosphere are government issues. And while the Bank has 
maintained a steady increase in market share over the past ten years, further 
constraints to deposit and loan growth in the future will be the risked based 
capital and the loan to value guidelines imposed by the regulatory bodies.

At present in Siskiyou County, there are seven branches of major banks, two 
branches of a credit union, one branch of a regional bank, two branches of a 
savings bank and five branches of another independent bank.  The Bank attempts 
to compete by offering personalized and specialized services to its customers.
The Bank's promotional activities emphasize the advantages of doing business 
with a locally owned, independent institution attuned to the particular needs of
the community.  The Bank further promotes its image by being very involved in 
local organizations and charities.

Employees.

At December 31, 1998, the Bank had 61 full-time and 11 part-time employees.

Supervision and Regulation of the Corporation.

The Corporation is a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding 
Company Act of 1956 and is subject to the supervision of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System ("Board").  As a bank holding company, the 
Corporation must obtain the approval of the Board before it may acquire all or 
substantially all of the assets of any bank, or ownership or control of the 
voting shares of any bank if, after giving effect to such acquisition of shares,
the Corporation would own or control more than 5% of the voting shares of such 
bank.  With certain limited exceptions, the Corporation is prohibited from 
engaging in or acquiring direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 5%
of the voting shares of any company engaged in non-banking activities, unless 
the Federal Reserve Board determines that such activities are so closely related
to banking as to be a proper incident thereof.

The Corporation and any subsidiary which it may acquire or organize in the 
future are deemed to be affiliates of the Bank within the meaning set forth in 
the Federal Reserve Act.  This means, for example, that there are limitations on
loans by the Bank to affiliates, on investments by the Bank in any affiliate's 
stock and on the Bank's taking any affiliate's stock as collateral for loans to 
any borrower.  All affiliate transactions must satisfy certain limitations and 
otherwise be on terms and conditions that are consistent with safe and sound 
banking practices.  In this regard, the Bank generally may not purchase from any
affiliate a low-quality asset (as that term is defined in the Federal Reserve 
Act).  Also, transactions by the Bank with an affiliate must be on substantially
the same terms as would be available for non-affiliates.

The Corporation and the Bank are prohibited from engaging in certain tie-in 
arrangements in connection with the extension of credit.  For example, the Bank 
generally may not extend credit on the condition that the customer obtain some 
additional service from the Bank or the Corporation, or refrain from obtaining 
such service from a competitor.




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The Bank.

As a state chartered entity, the Bank is subject to supervision, regulation and 
regular examination by the California State Banking Department.  The deposits of
the Bank are insured up to the maximum legal limits by the Bank Insurance Fund, 
which is managed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), and the 
Bank is therefore subject to applicable provisions of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Act and regulations of the FDIC.

The statutes and regulations administered by these agencies govern all aspects 
of the Bank's business, including required reserves against deposits, loans, 
investments, dividends, internal controls, and the establishment of new branches
and other banking facilities.

Capital Regulations.

The regulatory authorities require banks and bank holding companies to maintain 
adequate capital and have adopted capital leverage guidelines for evaluating the
capital adequacy of banks and bank holding companies.  For bank holding 
companies with consolidated assets of less than $150,000,000 the capital 
guidelines are considered on a bank-only basis unless (a) the holding company is
engaged in nonbank activity involving significant leverage, or (b) the parent 
company has a significant amount of outstanding debt that is held by the general
public.   With the enactment of Section 38 of the FDI Act effective December 19,
1992 the guidelines for a well capitalized institution are measured as follows:
         (1) Total risk-based capital ratio of 10% or greater,
         (2) Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6% or greater, and 
         (3) leverage ratio of 5% or greater.
The capital requirement under California State Banking regulation for a state-
chartered bank is a leverage ratio of 6.5% or greater.

Tier 1 capital is defined to consist primarily of common equity, retained 
earnings, and certain qualified perpetual preferred stock.  Under risk-based 
capital guidelines assets are categorized according to risk and the various 
categories are assigned risk weightings.  Assets considered to present less risk
than others require allocation of less capital.  In addition, off-balance sheet 
and contingent liabilities and commitments must be categorized and included as 
assets for this purpose.
   
The capital of the Bank as of year end 1998, 1997 and 1996 are as follows:



Capital Year End:         1998        1997         1996

Total Capital            13.45%      13.70%       13.67%
Tier One                 12.83%      12.99%       13.31%
Leverage                  8.66%       8.62%        8.63%

 
The risk-based guidelines and the leverage ratios may affect the allocation of 
the Bank's assets between various types of loans and investments, may affect the
growth rate of the Bank, and may affect the payment of dividends in the future. 
However,management does not believe the affects will necessarily be adverse.


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Impact of Accounting Policies.

Accounting standards as implemented by the Financial Accounting Standard Board 
can and do have an impact on the Bank's financial statements and, consequently,
on management decisions.  A prime example is the adoption of SFAS 115 
"Accounting for certain investments in debt and equity securities."

As implemented, SFAS 115 requires banks to place investments in three 
categories; "Available for Sale", "Held to Maturity", and "Trading". Those 
investments placed in the Available for Sale and Trading categories must then be
reported at market value.  Unrealized holding gains and losses for trading 
securities shall be included in earnings.  Unrealized holding gains and losses 
for available for sale securities shall be excluded from earnings and reported 
as a net amount in a separate component of Shareholders' Equity until realized.
If an instrument in the Held to Maturity category is subsequently sold, then the
whole portfolio may have to be reported at market value.

Historically, a bank's investment portfolio has been a very flexible tool used 
to manage liquidity, enhance tax positions, increase earnings, and as pledged to
accept public fund deposits.  Those funds placed in investments are the funds 
not used for loans, cash reserves and fed funds.  In the past, a bank could, as 
loan demand rose, select an investment instrument to sell taking into 
consideration a gain or loss, the tax benefit, the reinvestment benefit, current
market conditions, and the maturity schedule of the portfolio.  With SFAS 115, a
bank must now decide - at time of purchase - which instruments it may sell in 
the future for liquidity management.

Another example is SFAS No. 114 "Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a 
Loan" which became affective in 1995.  SFAS 114 requires that the impairment of
a loan be measured by using the present value of expected future cash flows, 
discounted at the loan's effective interest rate to calculate "specific 
reserves" for loan loss as opposed to the Bank's general reserve.  The exception
is that collateral value may be used in place of cash flow.

As the greater portion of the Bank's loan portfolio is fully collateralized, the
full impact of this accounting standard may not be deemed significant to the 
bank.

Impact of Monetary Policies.

Banking is a business in which profitability depends on rate differentials.  In 
general, the difference between the interest rate received by the Bank on loans 
extended to its customers and securities held in the Bank's investment portfolio
and the interest rate paid by the Bank on its deposits and its other borrowings 
comprise the major portion of the Bank's earnings.  To the extent that the Bank 
is not able to compensate for the increases in the cost of deposits and other 
borrowings with greater income from loans, securities and fees, the net earnings
of the Bank will be reduced. The interest rates paid and received by the Bank 
are highly sensitive to many factors which are beyond the control of the Bank, 
including the influence of domestic economic conditions.

The earnings and growth of the Bank are also affected by the monetary and fiscal
policy of the United States and its agencies.  These agencies can and do 
implement national monetary policy, which is used in part to curb inflation and
combat recession.  Among the instruments of monetary policy used by these 
agencies are open market transactions in U.S. Government securities, changes in
the discount rates of member bank borrowings and changes in reserve 
requirements.  The actions of these agencies have had a significant effect on 
lending by banks, investments and deposits, and such actions are expected to 


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and such actions are expected to continue to have a substantial effect in the 
future.  The nature and timing of any further changes in such policies and their
impact on the Bank cannot be predicted.

New and Pending Legislation.

Certain legislative and regulatory proposals which could affect the Corporation,
the Bank and the banking business in general are pending, or may be introduced, 
before the United States Congress, the California State Legislature, and Federal
and state government agencies.  It is not known to what extent, if any, these 
proposals will be enacted and what effect such legislation would have on the 
structure, regulation and competitive relationship of financial institutions.  
It is likely, however, that many of these proposals could subject the 
Corporation and the Bank to increased regulation, disclosure and reporting 
requirements and would increase competition to the Bank and increase its cost of
doing business.

Addressing the Year 2000

The "Year 2000 Problem" relates to a computer systems ability to recognize and 
properly respond to the change to the year 2000.  This problem has two critical 
elements.  The first is that many systems only store two digit year dates, 
therefore when the date rolls to `00' it treats the date as `1900'.  This 
creates a problem for systems that use dates for calculation purposes (ie, 
interest bearing accounts, loans, and billing systems).  The second is that the 
year 2000 is a leap year which can create a problem if the systems are not 
programmed to recognize the additional day.   The bank, in a review of all 
aspects of its day to day operations has identified the year 2000 compliance 
issues.  Each issue is further reviewed for renovation and  resource 
requirements, validation of the changes made, and contingency plans should 
the renovation fail.  In addition to reviewing its operations, the Bank has 
contacted its vendors and large loan customers to heighten awareness to this 
problem.  The Bank has, and will continue to take, all necessary steps to be 
prepared  for the advent of the year 2000.

ITEM 2. - Properties

The Corporation properties do not exceed 10% of the total assets.

ITEM 3. - Legal Proceedings

Neither the Corporation nor the Bank is a party to any pending legal 
proceedings, other than proceedings arising in the ordinary course of the Bank's
business.  None of these are expected to have a material impact on the financial
position or results of operations of the Registrant.

ITEM 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

No matters were submitted to a vote of shareholders in the fourth quarter of 
1998.  The annual report for year ending December 31, 1998 and the proxy 
statement for the annual meeting to be held on May 13, 1999 have been 
incorporated by reference to this report and are enclosed.


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PART II

ITEM 5.

Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

The Corporation has 1,006,810 shares of common stock outstanding, held by 
approximately 1126 shareholders of record on December 31, 1998.

The directors and officers of the Corporation and the Bank hold 38.55% of the 
outstanding shares.  The directors and officers have the right to acquire 
additional shares upon the exercise of options granted pursuant to the 
Corporation's Stock Option 
Plan.

The firm of Hoefer and Arnett, located in San Francisco, and Paine Webber of 
Chico are currently making a market in the stock.  The stock is currently listed
on NASDAQ as TBLC.

The following chart shows the high and low bid quotations and the volume of 
transactions on Timberline Bancshares, Inc. stock for the periods indicated, as 
reported by the market makers, and does not include privately negotiated 
transactions that were not conducted through market makers.  This information 
has been provided to the Corporation by the market makers.  The prices indicated
below do not necessarily represent actual transactions and do not include retail
mark-ups, mark-downs or commissions.


Bid Quotations for the Corporation's Common Stock
                              Approx.
Quarter Ended           High   Low   Volume

March, 1996            16.00  15.00  2,100
June, 1996             17.25  15.75  1,600
Sept., 1996             9.75   8.75 12,600
Dec., 1996             10.00   9.00  4,300
March 31, 1997         12.50  10.00 27,100
June 30, 1997          14.25  13.00 12,400
Sept., 1997            16.25  14.00 19,000
Dec., 1997             16.25  14.75 10,300
March, 1998            13.75  13.00 13,100
June, 1998             15.00  13.50  9,700
Sept., 1998            12.00  10.25  4,500
Dec., 1998             11.75  10.50  2,400

There is no assurance that any significant trading market for the shares will 
develop in the future and there are no assurances as to the price at which 
shares may be traded in the future.


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Dividends

It was the policy of management, during the initial years of the Bank's 
operations, to retain earnings, if any, for the purpose of increasing the 
capital resources of the Bank.  Consequently, cash dividends were first paid in 
1987.  For the past three years dividends have been based on management's 
assessment of earnings after the external auditor had completed the year end 
audit.

In 1998 a $.25 per share cash dividend was paid in May and a $.25 per share cash
dividend was paid in October.  In 1997 a $.25 per share cash dividend was paid 
in May and a $.25 per share cash dividend was paid in October. In 1996 a $.50 
per share cash dividend was paid in April, a 100% stock split was granted in 
June and a $.25 per share cash dividend was paid in October.  In 1995 a $.50 per
share cash dividend was paid in April based on the bank's performance in 1994, 
and a $.50 per share cash dividend was paid in October based on the performance 
of the first eight months of the year.  In 1994 a 10% stock split was declared 
in March and issued in May based on year end 1993 performance and in September a
$0.50 per share of stock cash dividend was declared and paid on October 1, 1994 
based on the Bank's performance through the first eight months of 1994.  In 1993
a 10% stock split was declared in April and issued in June based on year end 
1992 performance.  In 1992 a 10% stock split was declared in April and issued in
June based on year end 1991 performance.  There is no assurance that dividends 
will be paid again, or, if paid, what the amount of any such dividends will be.

The future dividend policy of the Corporation is subject to the discretion of 
the Board of Directors and will depend upon a number of factors, including 
earnings, financial condition, cash needs, general business conditions, and 
capital adequacy. 
 
The Corporations's primary source of income is the receipt of dividends from  
the Bank.  The Bank's ability to pay dividends will depend on the same general 
conditions as listed for the Corporation above.

ITEM 6.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of 
Operations

The Corporation's sole subsidiary is Timberline Community Bank ("Bank"), and its
sole activities are the commercial banking activities engaged in through the 
Bank.  The Bank commenced operations on June 23, 1980.  It engages in the 
general commercial banking business, with special emphasis on the banking needs 
of the people in the communities it serves.  The Corporation assumed control of 
the Bank on June 8, 1992.

Plan of Operation

It is the intention of the Corporation and Bank to continue operation as a full 
service bank to the communities in which it serves.  As previously mentioned, 
the Bank has facilities in eight locations throughout Siskiyou County, 
California and a loan production office in Oregon.

Future plans are to increase market share in the areas served by the Bank, 
enhance services to the Bank's customers and maintain the Bank in a well-
capitalized, well-run manner. The Bank offers electronic tax deposits 
capability, ACH capability and wire transfer services and may offer additional 
electronic services in the future.  These decisions wil be made as it is deemed 
necessary for the Bank to remain competitive.







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Result of Operations

The Corporation ended the year with net income of $919,000, which equates to 
$.91 earnings per share.  

Net Interest Income

The primary source of the Bank's income is the difference between (1) the 
interest earned on its loan and investment portfolio, occasionally interest 
bearing deposits with other banks and federal funds sold, and (2) the interest 
paid on deposits and other borrowed funds.  This difference is referred to as 
net interest income, and is the first consideration to understand the factors 
that affect the Corporation's profitability.  Interest income earned on loans, 
which includes loan fee income, is primarily a function of the amount of loans 
outstanding and the rates prevailing on these loans.  Interest paid on deposits 
depends on the composition of the deposit base and the rates paid to attract 
deposits.

Interest income on loans includes loan fees which are a product of origination 
and commitment fees and certain direct loan origination costs.  Portions of 
these fees are deferred and amortized over the life of the loan as an adjustment
of the loan's yield.  The deferred fee balances, in thousands, are as follows: 
December 1998 - $118; December 1997 - $86; December 1996 - $66. These fees are 
netted out of total loans on the Bank's balance sheets for these periods.

Overall loan portfolio yields are affected by deferred loan fees.  As stated 
above, these fees are amortized to income over the life of the loan with which 
they are associated and serve to increase loan portfolio yield.  The allowance 
for loan losses has no direct effect on yield.  Loans carried as non-accrual 
serve to reduce the portfolio yield as the balance of a non-accrual loan is 
maintained in the loan total but no interest is accrued. 

Net interest income, in addition to changes in interest rates, is also affected 
by the general mix of interest bearing assets and interest bearing liabilities. 
The differences in the earning assets from year to year depend on such factors 
as loan demand in the different categories such as more demand for commercial 
loans, less demand for installment loans, or possibly less demand for loans 
overall.

In the past couple of years, the Bank has seen a steady decline in loan demand 
as the general public reacted to the uncertain economic conditions, changes in 
rates initiated by the Federal Reserve Bank, and competition from other lending 
entities. 
 
The Bank's excess funds are then invested in other instruments such as 
securities and fed funds sold.  This can result in a smaller point spread 
between rates earned and rates paid, thus reducing net income.  On the deposit 
or rates paid mix, today's sophisticated depositor is continually looking for 
the best rates available.  This dictates, to a certain degree, the rates a Bank 
pays on deposits in order to retain the depositor, which in turn has a direct 
affect on net interest income. 


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Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income is derived primarily from service charges on deposit 
accounts, fees for processing collections for customers, fees for services 
provided to customers such as notary, use of copy machine, use of fax, legal 
process fees, charges for safe deposit box rental, sale of travelers checks, 
check cashing fees for non-bank customers, and other charges of a similar 
nature.  Other non-interest income can be from gain on sales of investments and 
assets.  Non-interest income can fluctuate from year to year because of many 
factors, including volume of accounts being service charged, amount of legal 
research done from year to year, or investments held or sold from year to year.

Non-Interest Expense

Non-interest expenses include salaries and employee benefits, occupancy expense,
equipment expense, legal fees, assessment fees, supplies, and the general 
expenses required for the operation of the Corporation and the Bank. 

Significant Element of Loss

None.

Future Trends

The Bank has experienced the steady decline in lending due to competition from 
credit unions, auto companies financing their own products, people shifting 
small credits to credit cards and greater competition for lending dollars from 
sources other than banks in the real estate and commercial lending markets.

The Bank makes commercial loans primarily to small and medium sized businesses 
and to professionals.  While the Bank emphasizes commercial lending, management 
does not believe that there is any significant concentration of commercial loans
to any specific type of business or industry.  Since the Bank lends commercially
in California and Southern Oregon direct and in California and Oregon through 
participations, management also believes that the commercial lending is not 
concentrated in any one economic area and therefore is not subject to economic 
swings in any one given area.

It is the Bank's policy to collateralize all loans unless, in management's 
estimation, the credit worthiness, cash flow and character of the borrower 
justify extension of credit on an unsecured basis.  Management recognizes the 
inherent risk in making unsecured loans but, in management's judgement, such 
unsecured loans are justified based on the credit worthiness and financial 
strength of the borrowers.  So called "character" loans comprise a very small 
percentage of the Bank's commercial portfolio, however, as the Bank prefers to 
follow the loan-to-value ratio guidelines as set by the regulatory authorities.

Management believes that its secured loans are adequately collateralized to 
minimize loss in the event of default in payment of interest or principal.  

Interest Rate Sensitivity

The Bank attempts to lend at competitive interest rates and to reduce exposure 
to interest rate fluctuations by making most of its loans at adjustable interest
rates and limiting the maturity of most loans, or establishing a short call 
period on a longer maturity.


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The Bank makes daily estimates of cash funding requirements and attempts to 
maintain adequate cash reserves to cover foreseeable liquidity demands.

Interest rate risk can be reduced through the practice of making variable 
interest rate loans which are tied to some outside rate index.  These loans 
"float", or adjust their rate as the interest rate environment changes.  
Approximately 58.62% of the Bank's portfolio are comprised of loans with 
adjustable rates.

Deposits

The Bank relies primarily on deposits to fund borrowers' needs.  The 
deregulation of interest rates on deposit accounts has resulted in a continuing
shift from non-interest bearing to interest bearing accounts.  This shift of 
funds has increased and will continue to increase the cost of deposits to banks
generally as well as this Bank.

The Bank obtains deposits primarily from local businesses, loan customers, 
senior citizens, general customers that enjoy banking with a community bank, and
personal contacts by directors, officers and the Bank's involvement in community
organizations.  The Bank does not have any brokered deposits.

Liquidity

Liquidity is a bank's ability to meet possible deposit withdrawals, to meet loan
commitments and increased loan demand, and to take advantage of other investment
opportunities as they arise. 

The Bank's liquidity is monitored on a daily basis.  At December 31, 1998, cash
and due from banks, and federal funds sold constituted 16.23% of total assets. 
Add the funds in investments and the total is 37.05% of total assets.  In 
addition, the Bank has an unused federal funds line of credit for $2,000,000 
with a correspondent institution.  At year end 1998 the Bank's loan to deposit 
ratio was 63.0%.  

Inflation

Inflation affects the Bank and the banking business generally because of its 
effect on interest rates and loan demand.  To offset inflation and the resulting
changes in interest rates and market demands, the Bank attempts to maintain 
liquid interest bearing assets and to manage its assets and liabilities such 
that they can be repriced within a short period of time.  In addition to its 
effect on market conditions and interest rates, inflation affects the 
Corporation by increasing the cost of operations. 

Effects of Economic Changes

The client base of the bank, management feels, is broad enough to minimize the 
effects economic changes may have on the area.  The economy of the area 
encompasses ranching, farming, the timber industry, tourism, and a large base of
governmental agencies.  
	
ITEM 7.

Financial Statements

Incorporated by reference to the Annual Shareholders Report enclosed.


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Other Selected Financial Data

I.  Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity; interest 
rates and interest differential

                      A.  AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS
                              (in thousands)

                                       1998        1997  
      ASSETS
Cash and Due from Banks
  (Non-interest bearing)            $ 4,840     $ 4,629         
Taxable Investment Securities
  Available for Sale                 11,531      10,635 
  Held to Maturity                    1,336       2,570 
Non-taxable Investment Securities
  Available for Sale                    486         558 
  Held to Maturity                    5,332       5,917 
Fed Funds Sold                       13,154      11,205 
Cash Value Life Insurance             1,330       1,274 
Loans - Net of unearned  
  loan fees                          48,329      42,391 
Allowance for Loan Losses              (386)       (476)
Fixed Assets net of
  accumulated depreciation            2,477       2,266 
Other Assets                          1,067       1,140 
TOTAL ASSETS                        $89,496     $82,109 

      LIABILITIES
Demand Deposits                      15,781     $14,888 
Interest Bearing 
  Demand Deposits                    11,841      11,060 
Savings Deposits                     30,897      32,862 
Time Deposits                        22,680      15,656 
Non Interest Bearing                    -0-         -0- 
Other liabilities                       656         538 
      TOTAL LIABILITIES              81,855      75,004 

      CAPITAL
Contributed Capital                   2,294       2,294 
Additional Paid in Capital              698         642 
Retained Earnings                     4,649       4,169 
      TOTAL CAPITAL                   7,641       7,105 
      TOTAL LIABILITIES
        AND CAPITAL                 $89,496     $82,109 




                                       -12-

                       B. ANALYSIS OF INTEREST EARNINGS
                            ($ amounts in thousands)

INTEREST EARNED AND AVERAGE YIELD

                                       1998            1997  

                                    $       %       $        %  
Taxable Investment Securities
  Available for Sale                728             688   
Yield                                     6.32             6.47
  Held to Maturity                   70             138
      Yield                               5.28             5.39
Non Taxable Securities
  Available for Sale                 21              28
Yield                                     4.33             5.09
  Held to Maturity                  265             288
Yield                                     4.97             4.87
Fed Funds Sold                      674             586
Yield                                     5.12             5.23
Cash Value Life Insurance            67              69
Yield                                     5.51             5.44
Loans                             4,596           4,325
Yield (after allowance)                   9.59            10.32

AVERAGE YIELD
ALL Interest Earning Assets               8.03             8.27

INTEREST PAID AND AVERAGE RATE

Demand Deposits                     209             205
Rate                                      1.77             1.85
Savings Deposits                  1,018           1,100
Rate                                      3.29             3.35
Time Deposits                     1,170             796
Rate                                      5.16             5.08

AVERAGE RATE PAID                         3.66             3.53
Average Including 
Non Interest Deposits                     2.95             2.82

NET YIELD ON INTEREST EARNING ASSETS      5.08             5.45





NOTE:  For the purpose of the above analysis, non-accruing loans are included 
within the loans total unless written off.  Non-accruing loans are discussed in
C - Risk Elements.



                                        -13-

                   C.  ANALYSIS OF ACTUAL CHANGES IN INTEREST

Income and Expense and allocation between volume and rate

                                       Allocation      Allocation
                                        to change       to change
                                        in Volume        in Rate        Total

                                                          1998  
Income
Taxable Investment Securities
   Available for Sale                       58            (18)            40 
   Held to Maturity                        (67)            (1)           (68)
Non-Taxable Investment Securities
   Available for Sale                       (4)            (3)            (7)
   Held to Maturity                        (28)             5            (23)
Fed Funds Sold                             102            (14)            88 
Cash Value Life Insurance                    3             (5)            (2)
Loans (After Allowance)                    621           (350)           271 

Expense
Demand Deposits                             14            (10)             4 
Savings Deposits                           (65)           (18)           (83)
Time Deposits                              357             17            374 



Income                                                    1997  
Taxable Investment Securities
   Available for Sale                      256             67            323 
   Held to Maturity                       (134)           (36)          (170)
Non-Taxable Investment Securities
   Available for Sale                      (12)            (2)           (14)
   Held to Maturity                          3             (7)            (4)
Fed Funds Sold                             (97)            (9)          (106)
Cash Value Life Insurance                    3             (3)             0 
Loans (After Allowance)                    396           (163)           233 

Expense
Demand Deposits                              8             14             22 
Savings Deposits                           (82)           (56)          (138)
Time Deposits                              157             46            203 




NOTE:   Variances attributable to simultaneous rate and volume changes are 
allocated equally.

The above analysis does not include any out of period items or adjustments.  
Loan fees are not included in interest income.  Return on tax exempt income is
actual and has not been adjusted to a tax equivalent basis.




                                          -14-

 II.  INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

A.  The Book value of each category of investment security for the two years is
shown in "Note - 3 - Investment Securities" in the audited financial statements
incorporated by reference in the annual report.

B.  Maturity and Yield Characteristics
                                              1998               1997    

                                             Average            Average
                                        Cost       Yield    Cost      Yield
Taxable Investment Securities
  Available for Sale
  US Treasury's
    Maturing in one year or less           -0-        -0-      -0-        -0-
    Maturing in one to five years          -0-        -0-      -0-        -0-
  US Agencies & Corporations
    Maturing in one year or less        1,000        5.09   1,500        6.77
    Maturing in one to five years      10,750        5.70   4,000        5.77
    Maturing in five to ten years         750        6.18   7,500        7.06
  Held to Maturity
  US Agencies & Corporations         
    Maturing in one year or less          -0-         -0-   1,101        5.68
    Maturing in one to five years         508        6.18     516        7.40
    Maturing in five to ten years         -0-         -0-     -0-         -0-
  State and Political Subdivisions
    Maturing in one year or less          -0-         -0-     -0-         -0-

Non-Taxable Securities
  Available for Sale
  State and Political Subdivisions
    Maturing in one year or less          100        4.74     -0-         -0-
    Maturing in one to five years         359        4.27     100        4.75
    Maturing in five to ten years         346        3.70     -0-         -0-
  Held to Maturity
  State and Political Subdivisions
    Maturing in one year or less        1,773        4.42     702        5.03
    Maturing in one to five years       3,174        4.94   4,383        4.76
    Maturing in five to ten years          82        6.04     503        5.19
    Maturing in over ten years            -0-         -0-     -0-         -0-


Tax exempt income is actual and has not been adjusted to a tax equivalent basis


C.  No investment at December 31, 1998, in the aggregate, in any one issue 
exceeds 10% of stockholders' equity.  The term "issuer" does not include the US
Government or its political subdivisions and agencies as defined in the
instructions.



                                        -15-

 III.   LOAN PORTFOLIO


A.  LOAN TYPES

                                                   December 31,      
                                                  1998        1997  

Commercial, Financial and Agricultural          $43,991     $40,976
Real Estate Construction                          2,933         787
Real Estate Mortgage                              2,790       2,808
Installment Loans to Individuals
(Including overdraft lines)                       2,687       4,015
TOTAL                                           $52,401     $48,586



           B.  MATURITIES AND SENSITIVITIES OF
              LOANS TO CHANGES IN INTEREST RATES
                  FOR SELECTED LOAN TYPES

                                                    December 31,      
LOAN TYPES                                      1998            1997   

Commercial, Financial and Agricultural
   Due within one year                        $24,374         $30,231
   Due one to five years                        7,653           7,196
   Due over five years                         11,964           3,549
Total                                         $43,991         $40,976

Interest rate
   Fixed rate                                 $16,206         $ 7,997
   Floating rate                               27,785          32,979
Total                                         $43,991         $40,976

Real Estate Construction
   Due within one year                      $   2,933         $   787
   Due one to five years                          -0-             -0-
   Due over five years                            -0-             -0-
Total                                       $   2,933         $   787

Interest Rate
   Fixed rate                                 $   -0-         $   -0-
   Floating Rate                                2,933             787
Total                                       $   2,933         $   787



                                    -16-

C. RISK ELEMENTS

1.  NONACCRUAL, PAST DUE AND RESTRICTED LOANS
                                                1998             1997  
   a.  Loans accounted for on a 
        nonaccrual basis                          -0-              -0-
   b.  Accruing loans past due 90
        days or more                              -0-              309
   c.  Troubled Debt restructured                 -0-              -0-

    Gross income that would have occurred
    if the above notes were paid according
    to note terms

    a.  Nonaccrual                                -0-              -0-
    b.  Troubled Debt                             -0-              -0-

    Income accrued and included in net
    income

    a.  Nonaccrual                                -0-              -0-
    b.  Troubled debt                             -0-              -0-

    NON ACCRUAL LOAN POLICY - Management's policy on placing loans on nonaccrual
status is discussed in the audited financial statements, "Note 1 - Summary of 
Significant Accounting Policies."

2.  POTENTIAL PROBLEM LOANS

    At the end of the current period the Bank has a potential problem loan for 
$5 that is uncollateralized.  The bank anticipates  a net loss potential of $5.
All other loans with known problems are disclosed above.

3.  FOREIGN LOANS 

    The Bank never has had and does not anticipate ever having foreign loans, so
this section does not apply.

4.   LOAN CONCENTRATIONS

    All loan concentrations are shown in IIIA of this report.


D.  OTHER INTEREST BEARING ASSETS

    None.



                                              -17-

 IV.   SUMMARY OF LOAN LOSS EXPERIENCE

                                                 1998             1997 

A.  Balance at January 1                        $ 401            $ 491 
Loans Charged Off
 Commercial, Financial and    
   Agricultural                                   (10)             (30)
   Installment loans to Individuals              (122)             (63)
 Real Estate - Mortgage                           -0-              -0-
Recoveries
 Commercial                                        13                1 
 Installment                                       13                2 
Net Charge Offs                                  (106)             (90)
Additional Charges to Operations                   83                0 
     Balance at December 31                     $ 378            $ 401 

Ratio of Net charge offs to
loans outstanding                                0.20%            0.19%

For a discussion of the factors that describe managements determination of the 
addition to the allowance for loan losses see the notes to the Audited Financial
Statements, "Note - 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies."


B.  The following table sets forth the allocation for loan losses for the years 
ended.  It should not be construed that the amount allocated to a particular
segment is the only amount available against the loan portfolio.  In addition,
the amounts allocated by segment may not be indicative of future charge off
trends.

                                                1998                1997  
                                                    Percent              Percent
                                           Amount   of Total   Amount   of Total
Commercial, Financial 
   and Agricultural                       $43,991    83.95%  $ 45,316     84.34%
Real Estate Construction                    2,933     5.60        870      1.62 
Real Estate Mortgage                        2,790     5.32      3,106      5.78 
Installment loans to
   Individuals                              2,686     5.13      4,438      8.26 
TOTAL                                    $ 52,400   100.00   $ 53,730    100.00 


 V.  DEPOSITS
                                        1998                 1997  
                                Average      Average  Average      Average
                                Balance    Rate Paid  Balance    Rate Paid

Noninterest Bearing
  Demand Deposits               15,780          -0-   13,777          -0-
Interest Bearing
  Demand Deposits               11,841         1.77%  11,060         1.85%
Savings Deposits                30,897         3.29%  32,862         3.35%
Time Deposits                   22,681         4.71%  15,656         5.08%



                                        -18-

MATURITY OF TIME DEPOSITS $100,000 OR MORE.

                                                1998              1997  

Three months or less                           $ 876             $ 581
Over three under six months                    1,048               917
Over six under twelve months                   2,369             2,073
Over twelve                                      634               651

 VI.  RETURN ON EQUITY AND ASSETS

1.  Return on Average Assets                   1.05%             1.28%
2.  Return on Equity                          12.04%            13.64%
3.  Dividend Payout Ratio                     55.46%            51.00%
4.  Equity to Asset Ratio                      8.66%             8.99%

VII.  SHORT TERM BORROWING

1.  Amounts outstanding 
    at year end                                 -0-               -0-
2.  Maximum at any month end                    -0-               -0-
3.  Average amount outstanding
    for year                                    -0-               -0-
Average interest paid                           -0-               -0-


ITEM 8.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial 
Disclosure

None.



PART III

ITEM 9.

Directors of the Registrant

Incorporated by reference to the enclosed Proxy Statement for annual meeting to 
be held May 13, 1999.

Each director is elected by Shareholder vote to a term of one year.

No director has been involved in material legal proceedings in the last five 
years.




                                          -19-


Executive Officers

Robert J. Youngs                     64    President and Chief Executive Officer
President, Chief Executive                 and Director of the Bank since June
Officer of the Bank and                    1, 1983.
the Corporation, Director
of the Bank and Corporation

John A. Linton                       58    Executive Vice President and Director
Executive Vice President                   of the Bank since Jan 1998 and June 
the bank                                   1998 respectively.

Roger B. Ebert                       64    Senior Vice President and Loan Admin-
Senior Vice President                      istrator of the Bank since February
and Loan Administrator                     of 1983.
of the Bank

Helen L. Gaulden                     58    Senior Vice President/Cashier of the 
Senior Vice President                      Bank since January 1985.  Joined the
Cashier of the Bank                        Bank at its inception in June 1980.
Vice President and Treasurer
of the Corporation


Each executive officer is appointed to a one year term at the annual 
organizational meeting by the board of directors.

No executive officer has been involved in material legal proceedings for the 
last five years.

ITEM 10.

Executive Compensation

Incorporated by reference to the enclosed Proxy Statement for the annual meeting
to be held May 13, 1999.


ITEM 11.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The Corporation knows of no person who is the beneficial owner of more than 5% 
of the Corporation's outstanding shares who is not a director or management.

Ownership of directors and management is incorporated by reference to the 
enclosed Proxy Statement for the annual meeting to be held May 14, 1998.

ITEM 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

The Bank has had in the ordinary course of business, and expects to have in the 
future, banking transactions with its directors, officers and their associates, 
including transactions with corporations of which such persons are directors, 
officers or controlling shareholders.  The transactions involving loans have
been and will be entered into with such persons in the ordinary course of
business, on substantially the same terms, including interest rates 



                                       -20-

and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with
other persons, and on terms not involving more than the normal risk of
collectibility or presenting other unfavorable features.  In addition, loans to
insiders, such as officers, directors, and certain other persons are subject to
limitations and requirements as set by the regulatory agencies that oversee the
Corporation and the Bank.



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and 
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                         TIMBERLINE BANCSHARES, INC.



                                         By: ss/Robert J.Youngs  
                                         Robert J. Youngs, President &
                                         CEO and Director of the Corporation
                                         and the Bank



                                                       3/11/99         
                                                        Date





Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and
in capacities on the dates indicated.



ss/Stephen P.Bradley                           Date           3/11/99      
Stephen P. Bradley, 
Board of Directors

Ss/Richard S. Day                              Date          3/11/99        
Richard S. Day, Secretary
Board of Directors

ss/Gareld J. Collins                           Date          3/11/99        
Gareld J. Collins, Chairman
Board of Directors

ss/Norman E. Fiock                             Date          3/11/99        
Norman E. Fiock, 
Board of Directors

ss/Don L. Hilton                               Date          3/11/99        
Don L. Hilton
Board of Directors

ss/John A. Linton                              Date          3/11/99        
John A. Linton, Executive Vice
President, Board of Directors

ss/Gaulden                                     Date          3/11/99        
Helen L. Gaulden, Treasurer
Sr. Vice President of Corporation
Sr. Vice President/Cashier of Bank



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