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MACATAWA BANK CORP - Quarter Report: 2003 September (Form 10-Q)

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003

OR

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

For the transition period from _______ to _______

Commission file number: 000-25927

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

           Michigan          
(State of other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
   38-3391345  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

    10753 Macatawa Drive, Holland, Michigan 49424    
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (616) 820-1444

_________________

Indicate by check 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 by check whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ___x___       No ______

The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 8,368,554 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (no par value) were outstanding as of November 4, 2003.




INDEX

    Page
Number(s)
Part I Financial Information:  

Item 1.  
Consolidated Financial Statements 3
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 9

Item 2. 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
19

Item 3.  
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
About Market Risk
26

Item 4.  
Controls and Procedures 28

Part II. Other Information  

Item 1.  
Legal Proceedings 29

Item 2.  
Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds 29

Item 3.  
Defaults Upon Senior Securities 30

Item 4.  
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders 30

Item 5.  
Other Information 30

Item 6.  
Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 30

Signatures 31


2



Part I Financial Information
Item 1.

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of September 30, 2003 (unaudited) and December 31, 2002

   September 30,   December 31,  
(dollars in thousands except share data)  2003   2002  
  
 
 
   (unaudited)    
ASSETS 
   Cash and due from banks  $      33,415   $      47,874  
   Federal funds sold  --   --  
  
 
 
      Cash and cash equivalents  33,415   47,874  
 
   Securities available for sale  98,654   86,109  
   Securities held to maturity  2,662   4,061  
   Federal Home Loan Bank stock  7,039   5,391  
   Loans held for sale  8,490   18,726  
   Total loans  1,089,083   961,038  
   Allowance for loan losses  (15,141 ) (13,472 )
  
 
 
   1,073,942   947,566  
 
   Premises and equipment - net  36,838   25,751  
   Accrued interest receivable  4,841   4,411  
   Goodwill  23,915   23,915  
   Acquisition intangibles  2,905   3,271  
   Other assets  6,361   9,508  
  
 
 
      Total assets  $ 1,299,062   $ 1,176,583  
  
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 
 
  Deposits 
      Noninterest-bearing  $    125,763   $    103,030  
      Interest-bearing  874,183   817,843  
  
 
 
         Total  999,946   920,873  
 
  Federal funds purchased  16,459   20,000  
  Federal Home Loan Bank advances  137,898   106,897  
  Other borrowings  --   4,936  
  Long-term debt  19,871   --  
  Accrued expenses and other liabilities  4,601   9,903  
  
 
 
          Total liabilities  1,178,775   1,062,609  
 
   Shareholders' equity 
     Preferred stock, no par value, 500,000 shares 
        authorized; no shares issued and outstanding 
     Common stock, no par value, 20,000,000 shares 
        authorized; 8,367,385 shares and 7,891,502 
        issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2003 and 
        December 31, 2002, respectively  114,531   105,201  
     Retained earnings  3,329   5,931  
     Accumulated other comprehensive income  2,427   2,842  
  
 
 
        Total shareholders' equity  120,287   113,974  
  
 
 
   Total liabilities and shareholders' equity  $ 1,299,062   $ 1,176,583  
  
 
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements


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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2003 and 2002
(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data) 
 
 
 
  Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2003
  Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2002
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2003
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2002
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income   (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (unaudited)  
   Loans, including fees  $15,228   $14,559   $44,262   $37,934  
   Securities  1,145   1,251   3,405   3,399  
 
 
 
 
 
      Total interest income  16,373   15,810   47,667   41,333  
 
Interest expense 
   Deposits  4,072   5,135   13,064   13,452  
   Other  1,365   1,201   3,772   3,435  
 
 
 
 
 
      Total interest expense  5,437   6,336   16,836   16,887  
 
Net interest income  10,936   9,474   30,831   24,446  
 
Provision for loan losses  1,040   705   2,905   2,331  
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income after 
  provision for loan losses  9,896   8,769   27,926   22,115  
 
Noninterest income 
   Service charges on deposit accounts  648   609   1,900   1,615  
   Mortgage production revenue  1,319   684   3,278   1,327  
   Trust fees  620   621   1,806   1,365  
   Other  199   155   509   432  
 
 
 
 
 
      Total noninterest income  2,786   2,069   7,493   4,739  
 
Noninterest expense 
   Salaries and benefits  4,418   3,580   12,117   8,984  
   Occupancy  628   504   1,702   1,353  
   Furniture and equipment  680   595   1,915   1,571  
   Legal and professional fees  295   181   603   462  
   Advertising  270   166   752   442  
   Data processing  179   214   564   539  
   Supplies  145   125   420   347  
   Other  1,495   1,393   4,141   3,337  
 
 
 
 
 
      Total noninterest expenses  8,110   6,758   22,214   17,035  
 
Income before federal income tax  4,572   4,080   13,205   9,819  
 
Federal income tax  1,509   1,345   4,400   3,221  
 
 
 
 
 
Net income  $  3,063   $  2,735   $  8,805   $  6,598  
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share  $     .37   $     .33   $    1.05   $     .88  
Diluted earnings per share  $     .36   $     .32   $    1.04   $     .86  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2003 and 2002
(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
  Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2003
  Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2002
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2003
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2002
 
    
 
 
 
 
  (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (unaudited)  
Net income  $ 3,063   $2,735   $ 8,805   $6,598  
Other comprehensive income, net of tax: 
   Unrealized gains/(losses) on securities  (1,108 ) 688   (856 ) 1,299  
   Unrealized gain on derivative instruments  436   439   441   610  
    
 
 
 
 
      Comprehensive income  $ 2,391   $3,862   $ 8,390   $8,507  
    
 
 
 
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements


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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2003 and 2002
(unaudited)


(dollars in thousands except per share data)
 
 
 
  Common
Stock
  Retained
Earnings
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
  Total
Shareholders'
Equity
 




Balance, January 1, 2002   $   62,334   $   3,180   $    988   $  66,502  
 
Net income for nine months ended 
   September 30, 2002      6,598       6,598  
 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax          1,909   1,909  

 
Issued 2,472,015 shares for acquisition of 
GBFC, adjusted for 4% stock dividend  39,817           39,817  
 
Conversion of GBFC stock options  987           987  
 
Proceeds from exercise of 11,495 stock options  61           61  
 
Repurchase of 115,000 shares  (2,300 )         (2,300 )
 
Issued 212,355 shares in payment 
   of 4% stock dividend  4,270   (4,277 )     (7 )
 
Cash dividends at $.23 per share      (1,696 )     (1,696 )


Balance, September 30, 2002  $ 105,169   $   3,805   $ 2,897   $ 111,871  




Balance, January 1, 2003  $ 105,201   $   5,931   $ 2,842   $ 113,974  
 
Net income for nine months ended 
   September 30, 2003      8,805       8,805  
 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax          (415 ) (415 )

Proceeds from exercise of 78,219 stock options  403           403  
 
Issued 397,664 shares in payment 
   of 5% stock dividend  8,927   (8,941 )     (14 )
 
Cash dividends at $.30 per share      (2,466 )     (2,466 )


Balance, September 30, 2003  $ 114,531   $   3,329   $ 2,427   $120,287  




See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements


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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2003 and 2002
(unaudited)


(dollars in thousands)
 
  
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2003
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2002
 


  (unaudited)   (unaudited)  
Cash flows from operating activities 
   Net income  $     8,805   $     6,598  
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net 
      cash from operating activities: 
         Depreciation and amortization  2,166   1,737  
         Provision for loan losses  2,905   2,331  
         Gain on sale of loans  (3,278 ) (1,327 )
         Loans originated for sale  (283,075 ) (132,573 )
         Proceeds from sales of loans  296,589   124,566  
         Net change in: 
            Accrued interest receivable and other assets  2,717   3,820  
            Accrued expenses and other liabilities  (4,451 ) 2,993  
 

               Net cash from operating activities  22,378   8,145  
 
Cash flows from investing activities 
   Net increase in loans  (129,281 ) (129,448 )
   Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank Stock  (1,648 ) (584 )
   Purchases of securities available for sale  (28,996 ) (24,505 )
   Proceeds from maturities and calls of securities
      available for sale
  14,069   10,599  
   Principal paydowns on securities  2,365   1,678  
   Cash received from acquisition of GBFC  --   21,390  
   Additions to premises and equipment  (12,737 ) (6,725 )
 

        Net cash used in investing activities  (156,228 ) (127,595 )
 
Cash flows from financing activities 
   Net increase in deposits  79,073   105,722  
   Net (decrease) increase in short term borrowings  (3,541 ) 12,200  
   Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances  86,000   20,264  
   Repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank advances  (54,998 ) (13,754 )
   Proceeds from long-term debt and other borrowings  22,152   --  
   Repayments of other borrowings  (7,218 ) --  
   Cash dividends paid  (2,480 ) (1,703 )
   Shares repurchased  --   (2,300 )
   Proceeds from exercise of options  403   61  
            Accrued expenses and other liabilities 

        Net cash from financing activities  119,391   120,490  
 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents  (14,459 ) 1,040  
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  47,874   34,198  
 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  $   33,415   $   35,238  
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements


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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (continued)
Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2003 and 2002
(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)
 
 
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2003
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2002
 


  (unaudited)   (unaudited)  
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information 
       Cash paid during the period for: 
         Interest  $  17,353   $16,690  
         Income taxes  4,600   1,900  
       Noncash investing and financing activities: 
         GBFC acquistion: 
            Securities acquired (including FHLB stock)      11,864  
            Loans acquired      246,344  
            Premises and equipment acquired      656  
            Acquisition intangibles recorded      27,578  
            Other assets acquired      4,142  
            Deposits assumed      246,060  
            Borrowings assumed      20,170  
            Other liabilities assumed      4,940  
            Value of common stock issued and converted stock options      40,804  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements


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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the nine month period ended September 30, 2003, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2003. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in Macatawa Bank Corporation’s (the “Company”) 2002 Annual Report containing financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2002.

All per share amounts and average shares outstanding have been adjusted for all periods presented to reflect the 5% stock dividend distributed on May 30, 2003, and the 4% stock dividend distributed on May 8, 2002.

Employee compensation expense under stock option plans is reported using the intrinsic value method. No compensation cost related to stock options was recognized during the nine month periods ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, as all options granted had an exercise price equal to or greater than the market price of the underlying common stock at date of grant. Had compensation cost for stock options been measured using the fair value method, net income and basic and diluted earnings per share would have been the pro forma amounts indicated below (dollars in thousands except per share data). The pro forma effect may increase in the future if more options are granted.

    Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2003
  Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2002
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2003
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2002
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net income as reported  $      3,063   $      2,735   $      8,805   $      6,598  
     Stock-based compensation cost, net of tax  (48 ) (53 ) (131 ) (160 )
 
 
 
 
 
       Pro forma net income  3,015   2,682   8,674   6,438  
 
     Basic earnings per share as reported  .37 .33 1.05 .88
     Pro forma basic earnings per share  .36 .32 1.04 .86
 
     Diluted earnings per share as reported  .36 .32 1.04 .86
     Pro forma diluted earnings per share  .35 .32 1.02 .84

NOTE 2 — PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Macatawa Bank and Grand Bank (the “Banks”), Macatawa Investment Services and Macatawa Statutory Trust I. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Grand Bank became a wholly-owned subsidiary effective April 1, 2002 upon the completion of the acquisition of Grand Bank Financial Corporation (“GBFC”), and its results are included in the consolidated statement of income since this date. Effective January 1, 2003, Grand Bank was merged into Macatawa Bank with the combined bank named Macatawa Bank.


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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 3 — NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Effective January 1, 2003, the Company adopted a new accounting standard dealing with asset retirement obligations. The effect of this standard on the financial position and results of operations of the Company was not material.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently issued two new accounting standards, Statement 149, Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, and Statement 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity, both of which generally become effective in the quarter beginning July 1, 2003. These new accounting standards will not materially affect the Company’s operating results or financial condition.

Under the new standard for certain liabilities and equity instruments, mandatorily redeemable instruments such as trust preferred securities are considered liabilities and not part of mezzanine (or temporary) equity. Accordingly, the trust preferred securities issued by the Company on July 15, 2003 were classified as liabilities for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and a component of capital for regulatory purposes, see Note 11.

NOTE 4 — ACQUISITION

On April 1, 2002, the Company completed the acquisition of Grand Bank Financial Corporation (“GBFC”), a commercial bank headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Under the terms of this transaction, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of GBFC in exchange for approximately 2.5 million common shares, adjusted for the 4% stock dividend paid in May 2002. The value of the common shares issued was determined using the Company’s quoted market price per share at the time the terms of the acquisition agreement were agreed to and announced. Further, options to acquire GBFC stock were converted to options to acquire Company stock. The value of these options for purposes of determining the total cost to the Company for the acquisition was approximately $1.0 million. Accordingly, the total cost of the transaction considering common stock and converted options was approximately $40.8 million.

The acquisition has been accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, and, accordingly, the purchase price has been allocated to the assets purchased and the liabilities assumed based upon the estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The purchase accounting fair value adjustments are being amortized under various methods and over the lives of the corresponding assets and liabilities. Goodwill recorded for the acquisition amounted to $23.9 million and is not being amortized. Intangible assets recorded for the acquisition that are subject to amortization are as follows in thousands of dollars as of September 30, 2003:

  Gross Amount   Accumulated Amortization  
Core deposit intangible  $3,185   567  
Trust relationships       478   192  

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The amount of goodwill recorded in this transaction relative to the smaller amounts of identified intangible assets reflects that the value of GBFC related primarily to the foundation it provides to further build our presence in the Grand Rapids market. The value of this foundation lies with the GBFC workforce, their customer service orientation and their relationships within the community. The amount of the core deposits intangible asset recorded is small relative to the total purchase price and reflects that the GBFC deposit portfolio was weighted towards higher interest rate account types.

Both the core deposits and trust relationships intangibles are being amortized on an accelerated basis over a period of ten years. Amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 was $366,250. Estimated amortization expense for the next five years is as follows in thousands of dollars:

2003 $484
2004   440
2005   378
2006   406
2007   340

In conjunction with the acquisition, the fair values of significant assets acquired and liabilities assumed were as follows, stated in thousands of dollars:

Cash and cash equivalents $21,390  
Securities 11,070  
Loans 246,344  
Acquisition intangibles 27,578  
Deposits (246,060)
Other borrowings (20,170)

The consolidated statements of income reflect the operating results of GBFC since the effective date of the acquisition. The following table presents pro forma information for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 as if the acquisition of GBFC had occurred at the beginning of 2002. The pro forma information includes adjustments for the amortization of intangibles arising from the transaction, the elimination of acquisition related expenses, and the related income tax effects. The pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations as they would have been had the transaction been effected on the assumed date.

  Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2002
 
 
 
(dollars in thousands except per share data)  (proforma)  
 
Interest income  $44,861  
Interest expense  18,481  
 
 
         Net interest income  26,380  
Provision for loan losses  2,704  
 
 
         Net interest income after provision  23,676  
Noninterest income  5,752  
Noninterest expense  18,955  
 
 
         Income before federal income tax  10,473  
Federal income tax expense  3,434  
 
 
         Net income  $  7,039  
 
 
         Basic earnings per share  $.84  
         Diluted earnings per share  $.83  

11



MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 5 — EARNINGS PER SHARE

A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 and September 30, 2002 are as follows (dollars in thousands except per share data):

  Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2003
  Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2002
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2003
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2002
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share 
   Net income  $       3,063   $       2,735   $       8,805   $       6,598  
 
 
 
 
 
   Weighted average common 
      shares outstanding  8,365,157   8,363,844   8,349,310   7,529,721  
 
 
 
 
 
   Basic earnings per share  $         0.37   $         0.33   $         1.05   $         0.88  
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per share 
   Net income  $       3,063   $       2,735   $       8,805   $       6,598  
 
 
 
 
 
   Weighted average common 
      shares outstanding  8,365,157   8,363,844   8,349,310   7,529,721  
   Add: Dilutive effects of assumed 
      exercise of stock options  133,230   137,247   126,331   114,777  
 
 
 
 
 
   Weighted average common and 
      dilutive potential common 
      shares outstanding  8,498,387   8,501,091   8,475,641   7,644,498  
 
 
 
 
 
     Diluted earnings per share  $         0.36   $         0.32   $         1.04   $         0.86  
 
 
 
 
 
Stock options for 4,000 shares of common stock were not considered in computing diluted earnings per share for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2003 because they were antidilutive. Stock options for 10,000 shares of common stock were not considered in computing diluted earnings per share for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2002 because they were antidilutive.

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 6 — SECURITIES

The amortized cost and fair values of securities were as follows (in thousands):

  Amortized
Cost
  Gross
Unrealized
Gains
  Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Fair Values  
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2003 
Available for sale: 
   U.S. Treasury securities and obligations 
      of U. S. Government agencies  $70,208   $ 1,850   $    (137 ) $71,921  
  State and municipal bonds  26,400   714   (381 ) 26,733  
 
 
 
 
 
   $96,608   $ 2,564   $    (518 ) $98,654  
 
 
 
 
 
Held to maturity: 
   U.S. Treasury securities and obligations 
      of U. S. Government agencies  $       37   $        1   --   $       38  
  State and municipal bonds  2,625   62   $       (8 ) 2,679  
 
 
 
 
 
   $  2,662   $      63   $       (8 ) $  2,717  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Amortized
Cost
  Gross
Unrealized
Gains
  Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Fair Values  
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2002 
Available for sale: 
   U. S. Treasury securities and obligations 
      of U. S. Government agencies  $67,747   $ 2,752   $       (1 ) $70,498  
  State and municipal bonds  15,050   611   (50 ) 15,611  
 
 
 
 
 
   $82,797   $ 3,363   $     (51 ) $86,109  
 
 
 
 
 
Held to maturity: 
   U.S. Treasury securities and obligations 
      of U. S. Government agencies  $  1,369   $      12   --   $  1,381  
  State and municipal bonds  2,692   79   $     (12 ) 2,759  
 
 
 
 
 
   $  4,061   $      91   $     (12 ) $  4,140  
 
 
 
 
 

Contractual maturities of debt securities at September 30, 2003 were as follows (in thousands). Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

  Held to Maturity Securities   Available for Sale Securities  
  Amortized Cost   Fair Values   Amortized Cost   Fair Values  
Due less than one year  $     37   $     38   $  9,015   $  9,178  
Due one year to five years  --   --   54,458   56,104  
Due five years to ten years  --   --   13,885   14,205  
Due after ten years  2,625   2,679   19,250   19,167  
 
 
 
 
 
    Total  $2,662   $2,717   $96,608   $98,654  
 
 
 
 
 

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 7 – LOANS

Loans were as follows (in thousands):
   September 30,
2003
  September 30,
2002
 
  
 
 
     Commercial  $    379,880   $ 341,370  
     Commercial mortgage  413,538   356,310  
     Residential mortgage  164,596   133,843  
     Consumer  131,069   129,515  
  
 
 
   1,089,083   961,038  
     Allowance for loan losses  (15,141 ) (13,472 )
  
 
 
   $ 1,073,942   $ 947,566  
  
 
 

Activity in the allowance for loan losses was as follows (in thousands):

     Three months
ended
September 30,
2003
  Three months
ended
September 30,
2002
  Nine months
ended
September 30,
2003
  Nine months
ended
September 30,
2002
 
    
 
 
 
 
     Balance at beginning of period  $ 14,513   $ 12,430   $ 13,472   $   7,699  
         Balances from GBFC aquisition  --   --   --   3,464  
         Provision for loan losses .  1,040   705   2,905   2,331  
         Charge-offs  (436 ) (285 ) (1,292 ) (800 )
         Recoveries  24   75   56   231  
    
 
 
 
 
     Balance at end of period  $ 15,141   $ 12,925   $ 15,141   $ 12,925  
    
 
 
 
 

NOTE 8 – DEPOSITS.

Deposits are summarized as follows (in thousands):

  September 30,
2003
  December 31,
2002
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing demand deposit accounts  $125,763   $103,030  
Money market accounts  266,521   237,636  
NOW and Super NOW accounts  142,112   140,822  
Savings accounts  40,246   28,730  
Certificates of deposit  425,304   410,655  
 
 
 
   $999,946   $920,873  
 
 
 

(Continued)

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 9 – FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK BORROWINGS

Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank were as follows (in thousands):

September 30, 2003
 
Principal Terms
  Advance Amount   Range of Maturities  Weighted Average
Interest Rate
Single maturity fixed rate advances  $54,028   November 2003 to January 2006  3.23%
Putable advances  41,000   January 2005 to December 2010  5.98%
Short-term variable  30,000   March 29, 2004  1.42%
Amortizable mortgage advances  12,870   February 2004 to July 2018  3.97%

   $137,898     

December 31, 2002 
 
Single maturity fixed rate advances  $40,028   March 2003 to November 2005  4.36%
Putable advances  41,000   January 2005 to December 2010  5.98%
Short-term variable  22,000   May 2003 to June 2003  1.56%
Amortizable mortgage advances  3,869   July 2003 to January 2009  5.43%

   $106,897     

Each advance is payable at its maturity date and contains a prepayment penalty. These advances were collateralized by securities totaling $71,745,000 and $70,768,000 at September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, first mortgage loans totaling $95,530,000 under a blanket lien arrangement at December 31, 2002, and residential and commercial real estate loans totaling $551,207,000 under a blanket lien arrangement at September 30, 2003.

Maturities as of September 30, 2003 were as follows (in thousands):

2003   $    2,000  
2004  74,976  
2005  17,900  
2006  200  
2007  --  
Thereafter  42,822  
 
 
   $137,898  
 
 

(Continued)


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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 10 – HEDGING ACTIVITIES

The Company has asset/liability management policies that include guidelines for measuring and monitoring interest rate risk. Within these guidelines, parameters have been established for maximum fluctuations in net interest income. Possible fluctuations are measured and monitored using simulation modeling. The policies provide for the use of derivative instruments and hedging activities to aid in managing interest rate risk to within the policy parameters.

The Company’s assets are comprised of a large portion of loans on which the interest rates are variable. As such, the Company may periodically enter into derivative financial instruments to mitigate exposure to fluctuations in cash flows resulting from changes in interest rates. Interest rate swap arrangements may be utilized to hedge against these fluctuations in cash flows.

The Company has entered into a three interest rate swap arrangements, all of which are classified as cash flow hedges, that convert the variable rate cash inflows on certain of its loans to fixed rates of interest. These interest rate swaps pay interest to the Company at a fixed rate and require interest payments from the Company at a variable rate. At September 30, 2003 the total notional amount of these swaps was $60.0 million with a total fair value of $1.7 million and an average remaining term of 4.1 years. It is anticipated that approximately $438,000 net of tax, of unrealized gains on these cash flow hedges will be reclassified to earnings over the next twelve months.

NOTE 11 — REGULATORY MATTERS

The Company and the Bank are subject to regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies. Capital adequacy guidelines and prompt corrective action regulations involve quantitative measurements of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by regulators about components, risk weighting, and other factors, and the regulators can lower classifications in certain cases. Failure to meet various capital requirements can initiate regulatory action that could have a direct material effect on the financial statements.

The prompt corrective action regulations provide five classifications, including well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized, although these terms are not used to represent overall financial condition. If a bank is only adequately capitalized, regulatory approval is required before it is able to accept brokered deposits. If a bank is undercapitalized, capital distributions are limited, as well as its asset growth and expansion, and the bank is required to implement plans for necessary capital restoration.


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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


At September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, actual capital levels and minimum required levels for the Company and the Banks were (in thousands):

Actual Minimum Required For Capital Adequacy Purposes To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Regulations



Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio






September 30, 2003 
Total capital (to risk weighted assets) 
   Consolidated  $125,980   11 .3% $89,092   8 .0% $111,365   10 .0%
   Macatawa Bank  113,162   10 .1 89,042   8 .0 111,302   10 .0
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets) 
   Consolidated  112,059   10 .1 44,546   4 .0 66,819   6 .0
   Macatawa Bank  99,249   8 .9 44,521   4 .0 66,781   6 .0
Tier 1 capital (to average assets) 
   Consolidated  112,059   9 .0 49,646   4 .0 62,058   5 .0
   Macatawa Bank  99,249   8 .0 49,523   4 .0 61,903   5 .0
 
December 31, 2002 
Total capital (to risk weighted assets) 
   Consolidated  $  97,449   9 .9% $78,860   8 .0% $  98,576   10 .0%
   Macatawa Bank  71,618   10 .0 57,197   8 .0 71,496   10 .0
   Grand Bank  28,879   10 .7 21,628   8 .0 27,035   10 .0
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets) 
   Consolidated  85,127   8 .6 39,430   4 .0 59,145   6 .0
   Macatawa Bank  62,681   8 .8 28,599   4 .0 42,898   6 .0
   Grand Bank  21,000   7 .8 10,814   4 .0 16,221   6 .0
Tier 1 capital (to average assets) 
   Consolidated  85,127   7 .6 44,657   4 .0 55,821   5 .0
   Macatawa Bank  62,681   7 .7 32,628   4 .0 40,785   5 .0
   Grand Bank  21,000   7 .1 11,879   4 .0 14,849   5 .0

Macatawa Bank was categorized as well capitalized at September 30, 2003. Macatawa Bank and Grand Bank were both categorized as well capitalized at December 31, 2002.

On July 15, 2003 the Company issued $20.0 million of pooled trust preferred securities (“Preferred Securities”) through one issuance by a wholly-owned subsidiary grantor trust, Macatawa Statutory Trust I (the “Trust”). The Preferred Securities accrue and pay distributions quarterly at a specified rate as provided in the indenture, three-month LIBOR plus 3.05%. The Trust used the net proceeds from the offering to purchase a like amount of Junior Subordinated Debentures (the “Debentures”) of the Company. The Debentures are the sole assets of the Trust and are eliminated, along with the related income statement effects, in the consolidated financial statements. The Company’s obligations under the Debentures and related documents, taken together, constitute a full and unconditional guarantee by the Company of the obligations of the Trust. The Preferred Securities are mandatorily redeemable upon the maturity of the Debentures which is July 15, 2033, or upon earlier redemption as provided in the indenture. The Company has the right to redeem the Debentures in whole or in part on or after July 15, 2008, at a redemption price specified in the indenture plus any accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date. The initial interest rate on the Preferred Securities was 4.16%. The entire $20.0 million issuance qualified as Tier 1 capital for regulatory capital purposes.


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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 12 – CONTINGENCIES

The Company and its subsidiaries periodically become defendants in certain claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business.

On July 8, 2003 the Company filed a Form 8-K (dated July 1, 2003) with the Securities and Exchange Commission reporting events related to a former trust customer, Trade Partners, Inc. (“Trade Partners”), of the former Grand Bank. Trade Partners was involved in purchasing and selling interests in viaticals which are interests in life insurance policies of the terminally ill or elderly. Beginning in 1996, Grand Bank served as a custodian and escrow agent with respect to viaticals purchased by Trade Partners and sold to investors. Two lawsuits were filed, one in December 2002 and another in March 2003, against Trade Partners, Grand Bank and the Company alleging that Grand Bank breached certain escrow agreements related to viatical settlement contracts. Both of these lawsuits have been dismissed although the plaintiffs reserved the right to pursue the claims in the future. In addition, in May 2003 a purported class action complaint was filed against the Company alleging that Grand Bank breached escrow agreements and its fiduciary duties with respect to the plaintiff’s investments secured by viaticals. The Company has answered the complaint denying the material allegations and raising certain affirmative defenses. Management believes the Company has strong defenses and will vigorously defend the case.

Trade Partners is now in receivership. The receiver has been authorized to borrow money from Macatawa Bank to pay premiums, if needed. Macatawa Bank has agreed to extend a $4 million line of credit to the receiver, conditioned upon obtaining a security interest in the viaticals. As of September 30, 2003 no draws had yet been made on the line of credit.

It is possible that one or more additional legal actions may be initiated involving the custodial and escrow agent services provided by Grand Bank in connection with Trade Partners. If any such legal actions are commenced, the Company intends to defend them vigorously. To the extent any pending or future claims allege errors or omissions on the part of Grand Bank or Macatawa Bank, Management believes that some or all liability, if any is proven or established, will be covered by errors and omissions insurance maintained by Grand Bank and Macatawa Bank.

The legal actions involving Trade Partners are at an early stage and the outcome of such actions is uncertain. While we are therefore unable to determine at this time whether or to what extent these actions may impact the Company, the Company believes it has strong defenses and fully intends to defend any and all such actions vigorously.

For additional information about legal actions relating to Trade Partners, please see "Legal Proceedings" in Part II, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.


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Item 2

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Macatawa Bank Corporation is a Michigan corporation and is the holding company for three wholly owned subsidiaries, Macatawa Bank, Macatawa Investment Services and Macatawa Statutory Trust I. Effective January 9, 2002, Macatawa Bank Corporation elected to become a financial holding company pursuant to Title I of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. Macatawa Bank commenced operations on November 25, 1997. On April 1, 2002 Macatawa Bank Corporation acquired Grand Bank Financial Corporation (“GBFC”) and its wholly owned banking subsidiary, Grand Bank. Its results are included in the consolidated statements of income since this effective date. Grand Bank was formed in 1987 and operated from a single location in Grand Rapids, Michigan. To achieve further synergies from the Grand Bank acquisition, the Company merged Grand Bank into Macatawa Bank effective January 1, 2003 with the combined bank named Macatawa Bank. Macatawa Bank is a Michigan chartered bank with depository accounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The bank operates seventeen branch offices and a lending and operational service facility, providing a full range of commercial and consumer banking and trust services in Kent County, Ottawa County, and northern Allegan County, Michigan. Macatawa Investment Services was formed in October 2001 and gained approval in June 2002 from NASD to commence operations as a broker/dealer. Macatawa Investment Services provides various services including discount brokerage, personal financial planning and consultation regarding mutual funds and annuities. Macatawa Statutory Trust I is a grantor trust that issued a pooled trust preferred security in July, 2003. Macatawa Bank Mortgage Company, a subsidiary of Macatawa Bank, originates and sells residential mortgage loans into the secondary market on a servicing released basis.

While maintaining asset quality and improving profitability, we have experienced rapid and substantial growth since opening Macatawa Bank in November 1997. We first became profitable in 1999 with net income for that year of $693 thousand. Net income for 2000 was $3.3 million, for 2001 was $5.1 million, and for 2002 was $9.5 million. Since our inception in 1997 we have raised approximately $60.6 million in capital through private and public common stock offerings to facilitate our growth and progress over these years. In conjunction with the acquisition of GBFC we issued 2,472,000 shares of stock in exchange for all of the outstanding stock of GBFC.

The West Michigan markets within which we operate are growing markets. Because of their growth and our ability to provide highly personalized service, these markets have provided significant expansion opportunities for us. In addition, acquisitions of banks within our markets by large banking institutions headquartered far away have provided us additional opportunity to gain market share. Grand Rapids is the largest market within West Michigan. It is also where we hold the lowest percent share of the market relative to the other markets within which we operate, and therefore we believe presents great opportunity. With our foundation now established in Grand Rapids, further expansion will remain a high priority. We expect our new branch on the northeast side of the city will be opened during the fourth quarter, and we plan to open at least three more branches in the greater Grand Rapids area within the next 18 months. Grand Haven is an important market in Ottawa County and one we seek to service. During the third quarter we opened a temporary office there and expect to begin building a permanent branch in early 2004. In Holland our new branch on the north side will also be opened during the fourth quarter.

Financial Condition

The consolidated financial statements include the effect of the acquisition of GBFC which was effective April 1, 2002. A schedule of the significant GBFC assets and liabilities acquired is contained in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. As a result, certain purchase accounting adjustments were required to record the acquired assets and liabilities at market value. The value of the purchase accounting adjustments is being amortized over the respective lives of the varying assets and liabilities.

Based on SFAS 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”, we have recorded intangible assets for the estimated value of core deposit accounts and trust customer accounts acquired in the acquisition. The intangible values represent the present value of the estimated net revenue streams attributed to the respective intangibles. The intangible assets acquired are valued using certain assumptions for alternative cost of funds, lives of respective core deposits or trust customers, discount rates and other applicable assumptions. The total of both core deposit intangibles and trust customer intangibles was $3.7 million, and is being amortized on an accelerated basis over 10 years.


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The balance of the acquisition price in excess of the fair market value of assets and liabilities acquired, including intangible assets, was recorded as goodwill and totaled $23.9 million. Under SFAS 142, goodwill is defined as an intangible asset with an indefinite useful life, and as such, is not amortized, but is required to be tested annually for impairment of the value. If impaired, an impairment loss must be recorded for the value equal to the excess of the asset’s carrying value over its fair value.

The amount of goodwill recorded in this transaction relative to the smaller amounts of identified intangible assets and lack of intangibles related to loan and deposit customer lists reflects that the value of GBFC related primarily to the foundation it provides to further build our presence in the Grand Rapids market. The value of this foundation lies with the GBFC workforce, their customer service orientation and their relationships within the community. The amount of the core deposits intangible asset recorded is small relative to the total purchase price and reflects that the GBFC deposit portfolio was weighted towards higher interest rate account types.

Our total assets were $1.30 billion at September 30, 2003, an increase of $122.5 million as compared to $1.18 billion at December 31, 2002. We believe the continued strong asset growth reflects the acceptance of our community banking philosophy in the growing communities we serve. Our asset growth consists primarily of growth in our loan portfolio as we continue to attract new loan customers despite the strong competition from other locally based community banks and larger regional banks.

Our total portfolio loans at September 30, 2003 were $1,089.1 million, an increase of $128.1 million as compared to $961.0 million at December 31, 2002. Most of the growth was in commercial and commercial real estate loans. Commercial and commercial real estate loans accounted for approximately 73% of the total loan portfolio at September 30, 2003 and at December 31, 2002. Consumer loans comprised 12% of the portfolio, while residential mortgage loans were 15% of total loans at September 30, 2003.

The allowance for loan losses as of September 30, 2003 was $15.1 million, or 1.39% of total portfolio loans, compared to $13.5 million, or 1.40% of total loans at December 31, 2002. Our allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level management considers appropriate based upon our regular, quarterly assessments of the probable estimated losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Our methodology for measuring the appropriate level of allowance relies on several key elements, which include specific allowances for identified problem loans, formula allowance for graded loans, and general allocations based on historical trends for pools of similar loan types.

Specific allowances are established in cases where senior credit management has identified significant conditions or circumstances related to an individually impaired credit that we believe indicates the probability that a loss has been incurred. This amount is determined by methods prescribed by SFAS No. 114, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan”. As of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 the specific allowance was $2.2 million and $883,000, respectively.

The formula allowance is calculated by applying loss factors to outstanding loans based on the internal risk grade of such loans. We use a loan rating method based upon an eight point system. Loans are assigned a loss allocation factor for each loan classification category. The lower the grading assigned to a loan category, the greater the allocation percentage that is applied. Changes in risk grade of both performing and nonperforming loans affect the amount of the formula allowance. Loss factors are based on our loss experience, the banking industry’s historical loan loss experience, and may be adjusted for significant factors that, in management’s judgement, affect the collectibility of the portfolio as of the analysis date. As of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 the formula allowance was $11.3 million and $10.1 million, respectively.

Groups of homogeneous loans, such as residential real estate, open- and closed-end consumer loans, etc., receive an allowance allocation based on loss trends. In lieu of an established loan loss trend for Macatawa Bank, we use historical loss trends based on industry experience and peers in determining an adequate allowance for these pools of loans. General economic and business conditions, credit quality trends, collateral values, seasoning of the portfolios and recent loss experience are conditions considered in connection with allocation factors for these similar pools of loans. Since Grand Bank’s loan portfolio is seasoned, its loan loss trends are used in determining an adequate allowance for these pools of loans in addition to industry experience and peer information. As of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 the general allowance was $1.5 million.


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During the nine months ended September 30, 2003 the allowance for loan losses increased by $1.7 million due to an increase in the specific allowance and continuing growth in the commercial loan portfolio causing an increase in the formula allowance. The specific allowance increased as three loan relationships were moved from the formula allowance to the specific allowance due to worsening credit conditions of these specific customers. Asset quality was stable during the nine months ended September 30, 2003 with the ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans of .29% compared to .29% at December 31, 2002. The continued increase in the allowance was deemed necessary despite the stability in nonperforming loans to total loans given the growth in loans, the unseasoned nature of our portfolio and current soft economic conditions both on a national basis and locally.

Net charge-offs for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 totaled $1.2 million as compared to $569,000 for the same period in 2002. Although the amount of net charge-offs was higher, our credit losses on loans continue to be low relative to comparable banks. However, we recognize that our loan portfolios remain relatively unseasoned, and no material trend of losses has been established. Given the newness of the portfolios and potential economic weakness, in our judgment, we have provided adequate allowances for loan losses, although there can be no assurance that the allowance for losses on loans will be adequate to cover all losses.

Premises and equipment totaled $36.8 million at September 30, 2003, an increase of $11.1 million from December 31, 2002. The increase resulted from costs incurred with the completion of the company’s new headquarters building and a new branch location, as well as construction costs for the two branch locations that will be opening during the fourth quarter. The new headquarters location has allowed us to consolidate our administration, human resources, trust, loan underwriting and processing, and proof and deposit operations at one location. The new branch site allowed us to replace a leased storefront branch site in Grandville with a full service branch in a more favorable location.

Total deposits increased $79.1 million to $999.9 million at September 30, 2003, as compared to $920.9 million at December 31, 2002. Categories of deposit accounts experiencing growth included noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing demand deposits, money markets, savings, and certificates of deposit. These categories, which we classify as core deposits, amounted to $900.2 million at September 30, 2003 and grew by $98.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2003. This growth in core deposits was substantially a result of our focus on quality customer service, the desire of customers to deal with a local bank, and convenient accessibility through our growing branch network . Our further branch expansion activities are expected to continue this trend of growth. Because of growth in core deposits, we were able to reduce brokered deposits, or out-of-market deposits, by $19.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2003.

Results of Operations

The effective date of the GBFC acquisition was April 1, 2002 and therefore the results of operations for the first quarter of 2002 did not include the effect of GBFC and Grand Bank. For pro forma information concerning the GBFC acquisition, please refer to Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 was $3.1 million, an increase of 12% over the third quarter 2002 net income of $2.7 million. Diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of 2003 was $.36, up 13% over the third quarter of the prior year, reflecting the increase in earnings. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 was up 33% to $8.8 million compared to $6.6 million for the same period in the prior year. Earnings per share on a diluted basis were $1.04 for the nine months year-to-date, an increase of 21% compared to $.86 for the same period in the prior year. The percent increase in earnings per share for the nine months was less than the percent increase in net income due to a 45% increase in shares outstanding for the GBFC acquisition in the second quarter of 2002.


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Net interest income for the third quarter of 2003 totaled $10.9 million, a 15% increase as compared to $9.5 million for the comparable period in 2002. The net interest income growth was driven primarily by growth in our earning assets, which grew by 15% or $154.7 million from an average of $1.02 billion for the third quarter of 2002 to an average of $1.18 billion for the third quarter of 2003. An increase in net interest margin, which was up to 3.71% for the third quarter of 2003 from 3.67% for the same quarter of the prior year, also contributed to the improvement in net interest income. The improvement in net interest margin can be attributed to various items but primarily strong growth in non-interest bearing deposits, which were up by 38% since September 30, 2002, and the continued decrease in the cost of interest bearing deposits as higher rate time deposits mature and reprice into lower rate deposits. Further, additional interest rate swaps were utilized during the third quarter to aid in balancing our interest rate risk profile, which remains weighted towards asset-sensitivity. Net interest margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 was 3.63% compared to 3.68% for the same period in the prior year. The contraction in the net interest margin for the nine months relates primarily to the lower net interest margin that GBFC carried compared to Macatawa. Our 2003 results through September 30, 2003 contain GBFC for the full nine months, whereas the 2002 results through September 30 contain GBFC for only six months, from the date of acquisition which was April 1, 2002.

Anticipated growth in earning assets is expected to continue to increase levels of net interest income. However, net interest margin is not expected to increase until customer preferences turn more towards fixed rate products or short-term interest rates begin to rise. Helping margin, maturities in our certificate of deposit portfolio continue to re-price at lower levels, however, to a lesser extent than during 2002. Interest rate swaps as discussed above and in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements have also mitigated some of the decline in net interest margin.


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The following table shows an analysis of net interest margin for the three-month periods ending September 30, 2003 and 2002.

  For the three months ended September 30,
 
  2003 2002
 
  Average
Balance
  Interest
Earned
or Paid
  Average
Yield
or cost
Average
Balance
  Interest
Earned
or Paid
  Average
Yield
or cost
  (Dollars in thousands)
Assets 
Taxable securities  $66,511   $776   4 .67% $70,940   $929   5 .25%
Tax-exempt securities (1)  26,900   292   6 .73% 14,016   166   7 .31%
Loans  1,070,801   15,229   5 .59% 914,738   14,559   6 .25%
Fed funds sold  2,639   5   0 .86% 17,537   75   1 .66%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock  7,023   71   3 .94% 5,160   81   6 .16%
 
 
 
 
 
  Total interest earning assets  1,173,874   16,373   5 .54% 1,022,391   15,810   6 .12%
 
Noninterest earning assets 
  Cash and due from banks  31,110           34,086  
  Other  61,970           50,056  
 
   
   
    Total assets  $1,266,954           $1,106,533  
 
   
   
Liabilities 
NOWs and MMDAs  $   410,581   821   0 .79% $367,531   1,507   1 .63%
Savings  39,930   26   0 .26% 27,326   69   1 .01%
IRAs  25,692   231   3 .57% 22,171   245   4 .39%
Time deposits  403,110   2,962   2 .91% 373,342   3,314   3 .52%
Fed funds borrowed  10,230   32   1 .22% 2,022   10   2 .00%
Other borrowings  135,078   1,365   3 .95% 104,387   1,191   4 .46%
 
 
 
 
 
  Total interest bearing liabilities  1,024,621   5,437   2 .10% 896,779   6,336   2 .79%
 
Noninterest bearing liabilities 
  Noninterest bearing demand accounts  117,535           87,411  
  Other noninterest bearing liabilities   5,255           10,334  
Shareholders' equity  119,543           112,009  
 
   
   
    Total liabilities and shareholders' equity  $1,266,954           $1,106,533  
 
   
   
Net interest income      $     10,936       $9,474
     
     
 
Net interest spread          3.44%         3.33%
Net interest margin          3.71%         3.67%
Ratio of average interest earning assets
  to average interest bearing liabilities
  114.57%         114.01%
(1) Yield adjusted to fully tax

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The following table shows an analysis of net interest margin for the nine-month periods ending September 30, 2003 and 2002.

                 
  For the nine months ended September 30,
 
  2003 2002
 
  Average
Balance
  Interest
Earned
or Paid
  Average
Yield
or cost
Average
Balance
  Interest
Earned
or Paid
  Average
Yield
or cost
  (Dollars in thousands)
Assets 
Taxable securities  $     66,866   $    2,443   4 .87% $64,506   $   2,587   5 .35%
Tax-exempt securities (1)  21,729   725   6 .89% 12,346   433   7 .24%
Loans  1,036,983   44,262   5 .65% 788,749   37,933   6 .36%
Fed funds sold  2,171   16   0 .99% 13,190   166   1 .64%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock  6,061   221   4 .82% 4,645   214   6 .10%
 
 
 
 
 
  Total interest earning assets  1,133,810   47,667   5 .61% 883,436   41,333   6 .23%
 
Noninterest earning assets 
  Cash and due from banks  30,743           32,960  
  Other  59,470           37,120  
 
   
   
    Total assets  $1,224,023           $953,516  
 
   
   
Liabilities 
NOWs and MMDAs  $   391,370   2,835   0 .97% $321,877   3,926   1 .63%
Savings  33,751   102   0 .40% 23,742   223   1 .26%
IRAs  25,308   707   3 .74% 18,055   630   4 .67%
Time deposits  408,709   9,420   3 .08% 309,697   8,673   3 .74%
Fed funds borrowed  12,018   125   1 .37% 4,795   71   1 .96%
Other borrowings  121,790   3,647   3 .95% 94,638   3,364   4 .69%
 
 
 
 
 
  Total interest bearing liabilities  992,946   16,836   2 .26% 772,804   16,887   2 .91%
Noninterest bearing liabilities 
  Noninterest bearing demand accounts  107,146           77,091  
  Other noninterest bearing liabilities .  6,058           7,481  
Shareholders' equity  117,873           96,140  
 
   
   
    Total liabilities and shareholders' equity  $1,224,023           $953,516  
 
   
   
Net interest income      $     30,831           $  24,446  
   
   
 
Net interest spread        3 .35%       3 .32%
Net interest margin        3 .63%        3 .68%
Ratio of average interest earning assets to 
  average interest bearing liabilities  114.19%         114.32%
(1) Yield adjusted to fully tax

The provision for loan losses for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2003 were $1,040,000 and $2,905,000 as compared to $705,000 and $2,331,000 for the same periods in the prior year. The amounts of loan loss provision in both the current and prior year periods were a byproduct of establishing our allowance for loan losses at levels deemed necessary in our methodology for determining the adequacy of the allowance. For more information about our allowance for loan losses and our methodology for establishing its level, see the earlier discussion under Financial Condition. Along with other financial institutions, management shares a concern for the possible continuing weak economic conditions. Should the economic climate remain soft, borrowers may experience more difficulty in making loan payments, and the level of non-performing loans, charge-offs, and delinquencies could rise and require further increases in the provision.


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Noninterest income for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2003 were $2.8 million and $7.5 million as compared to $2.1 million and $4.7 million for the same periods in the prior year. Almost all components of noninterest income increased compared to the prior year periods. Most of the improvement in third quarter and year to date noninterest income came from gains on sales of mortgage loans. Our mortgage banking function continued to capitalize on the low mortgage interest rate environment and achieved high loan sales volume resulting in gains of $1.3 million for the quarter, an increase of $635,000 over the prior year third quarter. As mortgage interest rates begin to rise slightly, refinance activity already has begun to slow down and will result in a decline in our loan sales volume during the fourth quarter of 2003 and into 2004. Trust fee income was higher for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 compared to the same period in the prior year primarily due to the addition of Grand Bank’s trust services effective with the GBFC acquisition on April 1, 2002.

Noninterest expense totaled $8.1 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2003 as compared to $6.8 million for the same period in the prior year. Salaries and benefits increased by $838,000 comprising most of the increase in non-interest expenses. Our growth has required additional staff in various areas including new branches, lending departments, and operations which are all necessary to support increased customer activity. The increased costs reflect our attention to properly managing and supporting our growth and our interest in creating a platform for strong future growth. Approximately $150,000 of the increase in salaries and benefits relates to an increase in commissions paid to commissioned mortgage loan originators. With the slowdown in mortgage refinance activity, we expect to experience a decrease in commission expense going forward. Occupancy as well as furniture and equipment expense have increased along with our branch expansion and partially due to the new corporate headquarters. The increase in legal and professional fees relates primarily to legal fees associated with Trade Partners. For further information regarding litigation related to Trade Partners, please refer to Part II of this form, Item 1 – Legal Proceedings. Until further developments transpire, we do not expect additional increases in legal expenses related to Trade Partners.

Noninterest expense totaled $22.2 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2003 as compared to $17.0 million for the same period in the prior year. Salaries and benefits increased by $3.1 million for the nine months and was the primary category of increase in noninterest expense. Most of the increase related to the addition of the Grand Bank workforce effective with the GBFC acquisition on April 1, 2002, however, our continued growth has required additional staff as addressed above in the quarterly comparison of noninterest expense. Other increases included occupancy and equipment expense, data processing, and other support related expenses, such as courier, telephone, postage, outside services and legal services, all of which increased partially due to the GBFC acquisition. Most of these costs are customer activity and branch infrastructure related, and increase as a result of new customer activity being generated. Others of these costs such as legal and other outside services increase due to the growth in complexity of our business as we continue to expand.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At September 30, 2003, our Tier I Capital as a percent of average assets was 9.0% and our total capital to risk-weighted assets was 11.3%, as compared to 7.6% and 9.9% respectively at December 31, 2002. The increase in these ratios reflects our issuance of trust preferred securities during the third quarter. On July 15, 2003 we raised additional regulatory capital in the amount of $20.0 million by participating in a pooled trust preferred security issuance. We expect that this additional regulatory capital will support growth in assets into 2005. For more information regarding the trust preferred securities, please refer to Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

We declared our first cash dividend during the fourth quarter of 2000 in the amount of $.07 per share. We subsequently paid a quarterly cash dividend of $.07 per share during 2001. During the fourth quarter of 2001, the cash dividend was increased to $.08 per share and had continued at this level during 2002. During the fourth quarter of 2002 we increased the cash dividend to $.10 per share and paid this same amount for the first and second quarters of 2003. It is anticipated that we will continue to pay quarterly cash dividends in the future. On May 8, 2002, we distributed a 4% stock dividend to our shareholders which was an increase over the 3% dividend paid in May of 2001. On May 30, 2003 we distributed our third consecutive annual stock dividend and raised the amount to 5%. It is expected that we will continue to pay periodic stock dividends in the future. All per share and average share information in this report has been adjusted to reflect the effect of this dividend.


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The liquidity of a financial institution reflects its ability to provide funds to meet loan requests, to accommodate possible outflows of deposits and to take advantage of interest rate market opportunities. Our sources of liquidity include loan payments by our borrowers, maturity and sales of securities available for sale, growth of deposits and deposit equivalents, federal funds sold, our borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank, and our issuance of trust preferred securities and common stock. Liquidity management involves the ability to meet the cash flow requirements of our customers. Our customers may be either borrowers with credit needs or depositors wanting to withdraw funds. We feel our liquidity position is sufficient to meet these needs.

Forward Looking Statements

This report includes “forward-looking statements” as that term is used in the securities laws. All statements regarding our expected financial position, business and strategies are forward-looking statements. In addition, the words “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “seeks,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The presentation and discussion of the provision and allowance for loan losses and statements concerning future profitability or future growth or increases, are examples of inherently forward looking statements in that they involve judgments and statements of belief as to the outcome of future events. Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse affect on our operations and our future prospects include, but are not limited to, changes in: interest rates, general economic conditions, legislative/regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board, the quality or composition of the loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows, competition, demand for financial services in our market area and accounting principles, policies and guidelines. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Further information concerning us and our business, including additional factors that could materially affect our financial results, is included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

ITEM 3

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK


Market Risk Analysis

Our primary market risk exposure is interest rate risk and, to a lesser extent, liquidity risk. All of our transactions are denominated in U.S. dollars with no specific foreign exchange exposure. Macatawa Bank has only limited agricultural-related loan assets, and therefore has no significant exposure to changes in commodity prices. Therefore, our market risk exposure is mainly comprised of our sensitivity to interest rate risk. Our balance sheet has sensitivity, in various categories of assets and liabilities, to changes in prevailing rates in the U.S. for prime rate, mortgage rates, U.S. Treasury rates and various money market indexes. Our asset/liability management process aids us in providing liquidity while maintaining a balance between interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities.

We use two interest rate risk measurement techniques in our interest rate risk management. The first is static gap analysis. This measures the difference between the dollar amounts of interest sensitive assets and liabilities that may be refinanced or repriced during a given time period. A significant repricing gap could result in a negative impact to our net interest margin during periods of changing market interest rates.


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The following table summarizes our interest rate repricing gaps (in thousands) for selected maturity periods as of September 30, 2003.

      
  ‹3 Months   3-12 Months   1-5 Years   Over 5 Years   Total  
Assets: 
Fixed rate loans  $  36,225   $   58,071   $234,195   $  54,734   $    374,735  
Variable rate loans  677,337   2,685   29,066   5,261   714,348  
Taxable securities  2,021   7,194   56,103   6,639   71,957  
Tax-exempt securities  --   --   --   29,359   29,359  
Other securities  --   --   --   7,039   7,039  
Short term investments  --   --   --   --   --  
Federal funds sold  --   --   --   --   --  
Loan Loss Reserve  --   --   --   --   (15,141 )
Cash & due from banks  --   --   --   --   33,415  
Acquisition intangibles  --   --   --   --   26,820  
Loans held for sale  --   --   --   --   8,490  
Fixed assets  --   --   --   --   36,838  
Other assets  --   --   --   --   11,202  
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Total  $715,583   $   67,950   $319,364   $103,032   $ 1,299,062  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities: 
Time deposits $100,000 and over  $  62,976   $ 113,837   $  85,613   --   $    262,427  
Time deposits under $100,000  22,331   70,905   43,814   --   137,050  
Other borrowings  48,677   37,045   26,738   $  61,768   174,228  
Savings & IRAs  42,884   8,522   14,825   --   66,231  
NOW & money market accounts  408,475   --   --   --   408,475  
Non-Interest Bearing Deposits  --   --   --   --   125,763  
Other Liabilities & Equity  --   --   --   --   124,888  
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Total  $585,343   $ 230,309   $170,990   $  61,768   $ 1,299,062  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period interest rate gap:  130,240   (162,359 ) 148,374   41,264  
Cumulative interest rate gap:  130,240   (32,119 ) 116,255   157,519  
Cumulative interest rate gap 
to total assets  10.03% (2.47)% 8.95% 12.13%
Rate sensitive assets to rate 
  Sensitive liabilities  1.22 0.30 1.87 1.67
Cumulative rate sensitive assets to 
  Rate sensitive liabilities  1.22 0.96 1.12 1.15

The above table shows that total assets maturing or repricing within three months exceeded liabilities maturing within the same time period by $130.2 million indicating that we are asset sensitive in this time horizon. Offsetting the asset sensitivity in this time horizon, the interest rate swaps discussed in Note 10 of the Consolidated Financial Statements are not reflected in the table above, and have the effect of converting $60.0 million in variable rate loans repricing in less than three months into fixed rate loans repricing in one to five years.

The above gap analysis is limited in that repricing and cash flows of various categories of assets and liabilities are subject to competitive pressures, consumer sentiments and other influences that are beyond our control. Gap analysis does not reflect these influences and also does not reflect the magnitude of interest rate changes on net interest income as a result of the various assets and liabilities shown as re-priceable within twelve months. As a result, various assets and liabilities indicated as maturing or repricing within a stated period may, in fact, mature or reprice in other periods or at different volumes.


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The second interest rate risk measurement used is simulation analysis. We use a computer-based earnings simulation model to estimate the effects of various interest rate environments on the balance sheet structure and net interest income. The simulation model assesses the direction and magnitude of variations in net interest income resulting from potential changes in market interest rates. Key assumptions in the model include repayment speeds on various loan and investment assets, cash flows and maturities of interest-sensitive assets, cash flows and maturities of interest-sensitive liabilities, and changes in market conditions impacting loan and deposit pricing. We also include pricing caps and floors on discretionary priced liability products which limit both how low various checking and savings products could go under declining interest rates, as well as how high they could go in a rising interest rate environment. These caps and floors reflect our pricing philosophy in response to changing interest rates.

In running the simulation model, we first forecast the next twelve months of net interest income under an assumed environment of constant market interest rates. Next, immediate and parallel interest rate shocks are constructed in the model. These rate shocks reflect changes of equal magnitude to all market interest rates. The next twelve months of net interest income are then forecast under each of the rate shock scenarios. The resulting change in net interest income is an indication of the sensitivity of our earnings to directional changes in market interest rates. This model is based solely on parallel changes in market rates and does not reflect the levels of interest rate risk that may arise from other factors such as changes in the spreads between key market rates or in the shape of the Treasury yield curve. The net interest income sensitivity is monitored by the Asset/Liability Committee which evaluates the results in conjunction with acceptable interest rate risk parameters. The quarterly rate simulation results are reported to the board of directors. The simulation also measures the change in the Economic Value of Equity. This represents the change in the net present value of our assets and liabilities under the same parallel shifts in interest rates, as calculated by discounting the estimated future cash flows using a market-based discount rate. Cash flow estimates incorporate anticipated changes in prepayment speeds of loans and securities.

The following table shows the suggested impact on net interest income over the next twelve months, and the Economic Value of Equity based on our balance sheet as of September 30, 2003 (dollars in thousands).

   
Interest Rate Scenario  Economic Value of Equity Percent Change   Net Interest Income   Percent Change  
Interest rates up 200 basis points  $116,219   (0.89) % $48,814   9.84 %
Interest rates up 100 basis points  118,940   1.43 46,702   5.09
No change in interest rates  117,268   44,439
Interest rates down 100 basis points  116,165   (0.94 ) 41,341   (6.97 )
Interest rates down 200 basis points  120,222   2.52 37,514   (15.58 )

The net interest income fluctuations in the above table reiterate our asset sensitive position identified by the gap table. If interest rates were to increase, this analysis suggests that we are well positioned for improvements in net interest income. Further, our balanced sensitivity in time horizons beyond one year results in little fluctuation in economic value of equity in the various rate shock scenarios.

In addition to changes in interest rates, the level of future net interest income is also dependent on a number of other variables, including: the growth, composition and absolute levels of loans, deposits, and other earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities; economic and competitive conditions; potential changes in lending, investing and deposit gathering strategies; and client preferences.

Item 4

Controls and Procedures


(a)

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q Quarterly Report, have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were adequate and effective to ensure that material information relating to the company would be made known to them by others within the company, particularly during the period in which this Form 10-Q Quarterly Report was being prepared.



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(b)

Changes in Internal Controls. During the period covered by this report, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.


PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings.


Please refer to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, (Part II, Item 1 Legal Proceedings) for information concerning legal proceedings related to Trade Partners, Inc.

As previously disclosed, on May 9, 2003, a purported class action complaint was filed by Forrest W. Jenkins and Russell S. Vail against the Company and against LaSalle Bank Corporation in the United States District Court for the District of Western Michigan. The purported class included investors who invested in limited liability companies formed by Trade Partners. On November 6, 2003, the court permitted the plaintiffs to amend their complaint to expand the purported class to include all individuals who invested in Trade Partners viatical investments. The class has not been certified. The court has stayed this action for six months to avoid interference with the process of the receivership proceedings. The plaintiffs allege that Grand Bank breached certain escrow agreements, breached its fiduciary duties, acted negligently or grossly negligently with respect to the plaintiff's investments and violated the Michigan Uniform Securities Act. The amended complaint seeks certification of the action as a class action, unspecified damages and other relief. The Company has answered the original complaint denying the material allegations and raising certain affirmative defenses. The Company expects to do the same with respect to the amended complaint. The Company believes it has meritorious defenses and intends to vigorously defend the case.

It is possible that one or more additional legal actions may be initiated involving the custodial and escrow agent services provided by Grand Bank in connection with Trade Partners. If any such legal actions are commenced, the Company intends to defend them vigorously.

On April 15, 2003, the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan appointed a receiver for Trade Partners. In order to prevent or minimize any loss to investors in the viaticals, the court appointed receiver has been coordinating the payment of premiums on the approximately 1,000 outstanding viaticated insurance policies in the Trade Partners portfolio so that the policies do not lapse. The receiver informed the Company that nine policies with a total face value of approximately $1.4 million has lapsed for failure to pay premiums prior to the receiver’s coordination efforts. In addition, about $700,000 is being contested as to lapses.

The receiver has estimated that approximately $13.4 million will be needed to pay premiums on the Trade Partners viaticals for the next two years. The receiver has received court permission to pool the death benefits of any of the Trade Partners viaticated policies that mature and use the benefits to pay premiums on other viaticated policies. The receiver has received cash payments for death benefit claims in excess of $6 million, the proceeds of which are being used for premium payments. In October 2003 the receiver reported that pending claims for death benefits totaled approximately $8.7 million more. As of October 15, 2003, the receiver had cash on hand in excess of $4,000,000. As additional viaticated policies mature, death benefits from those policies will provide a source of funding for continued premium payments.

In addition, on July 1, 2003, the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan authorized the receiver to borrow money from Macatawa Bank to pay premiums, if needed. Macatawa Bank has agreed to extend a $4 million line of credit to the receiver, conditioned upon obtaining a security interest in the viaticals. As of September 30, 2003 no draws had yet been made on the line of credit.

The receiver is to propose a plan of distribution of the assets of Trade Partners. We understand that the receiver is presently investigating a sale of the portfolio of insurance policies, but we do not know whether such a sale will take place or what the terms of any such sale would be. We do not know the amount of distributions the receiver may propose to make to investors, or when such distributions might begin.

Item 2.

Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds. None.



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Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities. None.


Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders. None.


Item 5.

Other Information. None.


Item 6.

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.


(a)

Exhibits-


31.1

Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer of Macatawa Bank Corporation pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


31.2

Certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of Macatawa Bank Corporation pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


32.1

Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer and the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Macatawa Bank Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


(b)

Reports on 8-K


The Company filed a Form 8-K Item 12 disclosure dated July 21, 2003 containing a press release announcing the second quarter 2003 earnings.

The Company filed a Form 8-K Item 5 dated July 1, 2003 containing information regarding litigation related to a former trust customer, Trade Partners, Inc., of the former Grand Bank.


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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
 
 
/s/ Benj. A. Smith III

Benj. A. Smith III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
/s/ Jon W. Swets

Jon W. Swets
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

DATE: November 12, 2003


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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Description


31.1

Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer of Macatawa Bank Corporation pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


31.2

Certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of Macatawa Bank Corporation pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


32.1

Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer and the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Macatawa Bank Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.



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EXHIBIT 31.1

I, Benj. A. Smith III, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Macatawa Bank Corporation;


2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;


3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.

The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:


(a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


(b)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


(c)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5.

The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors:


(a)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


(b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Dated: November 12, 2003
 
 
/s/ Benj. A. Smith III

Benj. A. Smith III
Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT 31.2

I, Jon W. Swets, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Macatawa Bank Corporation;


2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;


3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.

The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:


(a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


(b)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


(c)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5.

The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors:


(a)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


(b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Dated: November 12, 2003
 
 
/s/ Jon W. Swets

Jon W. Swets
Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT 32.1

Benj.

A. Smith III, Chief Executive Officer of Macatawa Bank Corporation and Jon W. Swets, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Macatawa Bank Corporation, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:


(1)

the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003 which this statement accompanies fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and


(2)

the information contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003 fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Macatawa Bank Corporation.


Dated: November 12, 2003
 
 
/s/ Benj. A. Smith III

Benj. A. Smith III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
/s/ Jon W. Swets

Jon W. Swets
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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