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QNB CORP - Annual Report: 2007 (Form 10-K)


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
for the transition period from ________________ to ________________ .

Commission file number 0-17706
 
  
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Pennsylvania
 
23-2318082
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
   
     
15 North Third Street, Quakertown, PA
 
18951-9005
(Address of principal executive offices) 
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 538-5600  
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
   
Title of each class
   
Common Stock, $.625 par value
   
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securites Act.
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
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Note - Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act from their obligations under those Sections.
   
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not 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-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K þ

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
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As of February 29, 2008, 3,134,704 shares of Common Stock of the Registrant were outstanding. As of June 30, 2007, the aggregate market value of the Common Stock of the Registrant held by nonaffiliates was approximately $64,113,707 based upon the average bid and ask price of the common stock as reported on the OTC BB.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
Portions of Registrant’s Proxy Statement for the annual meeting of its shareholders to be held May 20, 2008 are incorporated by reference in Part III of this report. 
 

 
FORM 10-K INDEX

   
PAGE
PART I
     
       
Item 1
Business
 
3
       
Item 1A
Risk Factors
 
7
       
Item 1B
Unresolved Staff Comments
 
10
       
Item 2
Properties
 
10
       
Item 3
Legal Proceedings
 
10
       
Item 4
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
11
       
PART II
     
       
Item 5
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
 
11
       
Item 6
Selected Financial Data and Other Data
 
13
       
Item 7
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
14
       
Item 7A
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
 
40
       
Item 8
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
 
44
       
Item 9
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
 
71
       
Item 9A
Controls and Procedures
 
71
       
Item 9B
Other Information
 
73
       
PART III
     
       
Item 10
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
 
73
       
Item 11
Executive Compensation
 
73
       
Item 12
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
 
73
       
Item 13
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
 
74
       
Item 14
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
 
74
       
PART IV
     
       
Item 15
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
 
74
 
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PART I

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

In addition to historical information, this document contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “project” and variations of such words and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or similar expressions. The U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor in regard to the inclusion of forward-looking statements in this document and documents incorporated by reference.

Shareholders should note that many factors, some of which are discussed elsewhere in this document and in the documents that are incorporated by reference, could affect the future financial results of the Company and its subsidiary and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this document. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:

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Volatility in interest rates and shape of the yield curve;
 
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Increased credit risk;
 
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Operating, legal and regulatory risks;
 
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Economic, political and competitive forces affecting the Company’s lines of business; and
 
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The risk that the analysis of these risks and forces could be incorrect, and/or that the strategies developed to address them could be unsuccessful.

QNB Corp. (herein referred to as QNB or the Company) cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, all of which change over time, and QNB assumes no duty to update forward-looking statements. Management cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. These statements speak only as of the date made, and they advise readers that various factors, including those described above, could affect QNB’s financial performance and could cause actual results or circumstances for future periods to differ materially from those anticipated or projected. Except as required by law, QNB does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Overview
 
QNB was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on June 4, 1984. QNB is registered with the Federal Reserve Board as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and conducts its business through its wholly-owned subsidiary, QNB Bank (the Bank).

Prior to December 28, 2007, the Bank was a national banking association organized in 1877 as the Quakertown National Bank. As the Quakertown National Bank it was chartered under the National Banking Act and was subject to Federal and state laws applicable to commercial banks. Effective December 28, 2007, the Bank became a Pennsylvania chartered commercial bank and changed its name to QNB Bank. The Bank’s principal office is located in Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The Bank also operates seven other full-service community banking offices in Bucks, Montgomery and Lehigh counties in southeastern Pennsylvania.

The Bank is engaged in the general commercial banking business and provides a full range of banking services to its customers. These banking services consist of, among other things, attracting deposits and using these funds in making commercial loans, residential mortgage loans, consumer loans, and purchasing investment securities. These deposits are in the form of time, demand and savings accounts. Such time deposits include certificates of deposit and individual retirement accounts. The Bank’s savings accounts include money market accounts, club accounts, interest-bearing demand accounts and traditional statement savings accounts.

At December 31, 2007, QNB had total assets of $609,813,000, total loans of $381,016,000, total deposits of $494,124,000 and total shareholders’ equity of $53,251,000. For the year ended December 31, 2007, QNB reported net income of $3,047,000 compared to net income for the year ended December 31, 2006 of $5,420,000.
 
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At February 29, 2008, the Bank had 130 full-time employees and 30 part-time employees. The Bank’s employees have a customer-oriented philosophy, a strong commitment to service and a “sincere interest” in their customers’ success. They maintain close contact with both the residents and local business people in the communities in which they serve, responding to changes in market conditions and customer requests in a timely manner.
 
Competition and Market Area
 
The banking business is highly competitive, and the profitability of QNB depends principally upon the Bank’s ability to compete in its market area. QNB faces intense competition within its market, both in making loans and attracting deposits. The upper Bucks, southern Lehigh, and northern Montgomery counties have a high concentration of financial institutions, including large national and regional banks, community banks, savings institutions, credit unions and on-line banks. Some of QNB’s competitors offer products and services that QNB currently does not offer, such as traditional trust services and full-service insurance. In addition, as a result of consolidation in the banking industry, some of QNB’s competitors may enjoy advantages such as greater financial resources, a wider geographic presence, more favorable pricing alternatives and lower origination and operating costs. However, QNB has been able to compete effectively with other financial institutions by emphasizing the establishment of long-term relationships and customer loyalty. A strong focus on small-business solutions, providing fast local decision-making on loans, exceptional personal customer service and up-to-date technology solutions, including internet-banking and electronic bill pay, also enable QNB to compete successfully.
 
Competition for loans and deposits comes principally from commercial banks, savings institutions, credit unions and non-bank financial service providers. Factors in successfully competing for deposits include providing convenient locations and hours of operation, attractive rates, low fees, and alternative delivery systems. One such delivery system is a courier service offered to businesses to assist in their daily banking needs without having to leave their workplace. Successful loan origination tends to depend on being responsive and flexible to the customer’s needs, as well as the interest rate and terms of the loan. While many competitors within the Bank’s primary market have substantially higher legal lending limits, QNB often has the ability, through loan participations, to meet the larger lending needs of its customers.

QNB’s success is dependent to a significant degree on economic conditions in eastern Pennsylvania, especially upper Bucks, southern Lehigh and northern Montgomery counties, which it defines as its primary market. The banking industry is affected by general economic conditions, including the effects of inflation, recession, unemployment, real estate values and trends in the national and global economies, and other factors beyond QNB’s control.

SUPERVISION AND REGULATION

Banks and bank holding companies operate in a highly regulated environment and are regularly examined by Federal and state regulatory authorities. Federal statutes that apply to QNB and its subsidiary include the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (BHCA), the Federal Reserve Act and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In general, these statutes regulate the corporate governance of the Bank and eligible business activities of QNB, certain merger and acquisition restrictions, intercompany transactions, such as loans and dividends, and capital adequacy, among other restrictions. Other corporate governance requirements are imposed on QNB by Federal laws, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, described later.

The Company is under the jurisdiction of the Securities and Exchange Commission and of state securities commissions for matters relating to the offering and sale of its securities. In addition, the Company is subject to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and regulations relating to periodic reporting, proxy solicitation and insider trading.

To the extent that the following information describes statutory or regulatory provisions, it is qualified in its entirety by references to the particular statutory, or regulatory, provisions themselves. Proposals to change banking laws and regulations are frequently introduced in Congress, the state legislatures, and before the various bank regulatory agencies. QNB cannot determine the likelihood of passage or timing of any such proposals or legislation or the impact they may have on QNB and its subsidiary. A change in law, regulations or regulatory policy may have a material effect on QNB and its subsidiary.

Bank Holding Company Regulation
 
QNB is registered as a bank holding company and is subject to the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Federal Reserve) under the BHCA. In addition, QNB Corp., as a Pennsylvania business corporation, is also subject to the provisions of Section 115 of the Pennsylvania Banking Code of 1965 and the Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended.
 
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Bank holding companies are required to file periodic reports with, and are subject to examination by, the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve’s regulations require a bank holding company to serve as a source of financial and managerial strength to its subsidiary banks. As a result, the Federal Reserve, pursuant to its “source of strength” regulations, may require QNB to commit its resources to provide adequate capital funds to the Bank during periods of financial distress or adversity.

Federal Reserve approval may be required before QNB may begin to engage in any non-banking activity and before any non-banking business may be acquired by QNB.
 
Regulatory Restrictions on Dividends
 
Dividend payments made by the Bank to the Company are subject to the Pennsylvania Banking Code, The Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and the regulations of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Under the Banking Code, no dividends may be paid except from “accumulated net earnings” (generally, retained earnings). The Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC have formal and informal policies which provide that insured banks and bank holding companies should generally pay dividends only out of current operating earnings, with some exceptions. Under the FDIA, the Bank is prohibited from paying any dividends, making other distributions or paying any management fees if, after such payment, it would fail to satisfy its minimum capital requirements. See also “Supervision and Regulation - Bank Regulation”.

Under these policies and subject to the restrictions applicable to the Bank, the Bank to remain “well-capitalized”, had approximately $8,941,000 available for payment of dividends to the Company at December 31, 2007.

Capital Adequacy
 
Bank holding companies are required to comply with the Federal Reserve’s risk-based capital guidelines. The required minimum ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets (including certain off-balance sheet activities, such as standby letters of credit) is 8%. At least half of total capital must be Tier 1 capital. Tier 1 capital consists principally of common shareholders’ equity, plus retained earnings, less certain intangible assets. The remainder of total capital may consist of the allowance for loan loss, which is considered Tier 2 capital. At December 31, 2007, QNB’s Tier 1 capital and total (Tier 1 and Tier 2 combined) capital ratios were 12.25% and 13.06%, respectively.

In addition to the risk-based capital guidelines, the Federal Reserve requires a bank holding company to maintain a minimum leverage ratio. This requires a minimum level of Tier 1 capital (as determined under the risk-based capital rules) to average total consolidated assets of 4% for those bank holding companies that have the highest regulatory examination ratings and are not contemplating or experiencing significant growth or expansion. The Federal Reserve expects all other bank holding companies to maintain a ratio of at least 1% to 2% above the stated minimum. At December 31, 2007, QNB’s leverage ratio was 8.64%.

Pursuant to the prompt corrective action provisions of the FDIA, the Federal banking agencies have specified, by regulation, the levels at which an insured institution is considered well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, or critically undercapitalized. Under these regulations, an institution is considered well capitalized if it satisfies each of the following requirements:

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Total risk-based capital ratio of 10% or more,
 
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Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6% or more,
 
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Leverage ratio of 5% or more, and
 
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Not subject to any order or written directive to meet and maintain a specific capital level

At December 31, 2007, the Bank qualified as well capitalized under these regulatory standards. See Note 21 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included at Item 8 of this Report.

Bank Regulation
 
As a Pennsylvania chartered, insured commercial bank, the Bank is subject to extensive regulation and examination by the Pennsylvania Department of Banking (the Department) and by the FDIC, which insures its deposits to the maximum extent permitted by law.

The Federal and state laws and regulations applicable to banks regulate, among other things, the scope of their business, their investments, the reserves required to be kept against deposits, the timing of the availability of deposited funds, the nature and amount of collateral for certain loans, the activities of a bank with respect to mergers and consolidations, and the establishment of branches. Pennsylvania law permits statewide branching. The laws and regulations governing the Bank generally have been promulgated to protect depositors and not for the purpose of protecting QNB’s shareholders. This regulatory structure also gives the Federal and state banking agencies extensive discretion in connection with their supervisory and enforcement activities and examination policies, including policies with respect to the classification of assets and the establishment of adequate loan loss reserves for regulatory purposes. Any change in such regulation, whether by the Department, the FDIC or the United States Congress, could have a material impact on the Company, the Bank and their operations.
 
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As a subsidiary bank of a bank holding company, the Bank is subject to certain restrictions imposed by the Federal Reserve Act on extensions of credit to QNB, on investments in the stock or other securities of QNB, and on taking such stock or securities as collateral for loans.

FDIC Insurance Assessments
 
The Bank is subject to deposit insurance assessments by the FDIC based on the risk classification of the Bank. In 2006, the FDIC approved the reinstatement of regular insurance assessments effective January 1, 2007. The assessments are determined using a risk-based system. The FDIC also provided a credit to institutions that paid assessments in the past to be used to offset their regular insurance assessments in future years. The credit for the Bank was $340,000, of which $210,000 was utilized in 2007 to offset the quarterly assessments. Using the information currently available, it is estimated that the assessment for the Bank will be approximately $.056 per $100 of deposits in 2008. As of December 31, 2007, the Bank has a remaining credit of $130,000 which will be sufficient to offset a portion of the 2008 assessments.
 
Insured deposits are also assessed to fund debt service on certain related Federal government bonds. The total assessment paid by the Bank in 2007 to fund this debt service was $57,000.

Community Reinvestment Act
 
Under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), as amended, the FDIC is required to assess all financial institutions that it regulates to determine whether these institutions are meeting the credit needs of the communities that they serve. The act focuses specifically on low and moderate income neighborhoods. An institution’s record is taken into account during the evaluation of any application made by such institutions for, among other things:

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Approval of a branch or other deposit facility;
 
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An office relocation or a merger; and
 
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Any acquisition of bank shares.

The CRA, as amended, also requires that the regulatory agency make publicly available the evaluation of the Bank’s record of meeting the credit needs of its entire community, including low and moderate income neighborhoods. This evaluation includes a descriptive rating of either outstanding, satisfactory, needs to improve, or substantial noncompliance, and a statement describing the basis for the rating. The Bank’s most recent CRA rating was satisfactory.

Monetary and Fiscal Policies
 
The financial services industry, including QNB and the Bank, is affected by the monetary and fiscal policies of government agencies, including the Federal Reserve. Through open market securities transactions and changes in its discount rate and reserve requirements, the Federal Reserve exerts considerable influence over the cost and availability of funds for lending and investment.

USA Patriot Act
 
The USA Patriot Act strengthens the anti-money laundering provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act. The Act requires financial institutions to establish certain procedures to be able to identify and verify the identity of its customers. Specifically the Bank must have procedures in place to:

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Verify the identity of persons applying to open an account,
 
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Ensure adequate maintenance of the records used to verify a person’s identity, and
 
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Determine whether a person is on any U.S. governmental agency list of known or suspected terrorists or a terrorist organization
 
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The Bank has implemented the required internal controls to ensure proper compliance with the USA Patriot Act.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is intended to bolster public confidence in the nation’s capital markets by imposing new duties and penalties for non-compliance on public companies and their executives, directors, auditors, attorneys and securities analysts. Some of the more significant aspects of the Act include:

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Corporate Responsibility for Financial Reports - requires Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) to personally certify and be accountable for their Company’s financial records and accounting and internal controls.
 
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Management Assessment of Internal Controls - requires auditors to certify the Company’s underlying controls and processes that are used to compile the financial results.
 
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Real-time Issuer Disclosures - requires that companies provide real-time disclosures of any events that may affect its stock price or financial performance, generally within a 48-hour period.
 
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Criminal Penalties for Altering Documents - provides severe penalties for “whoever knowingly alters, destroys, mutilates” any record or document with intent to impede an investigation. Penalties include monetary fines and prison time.

The Act also imposes requirements for corporate governance, auditor independence, accounting standards, audit committee member independence and increased authority, executive compensation, insider loans and whistleblower protection. As a result of the Act, QNB adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to its CEO, CFO and Controller, which meets the requirements of the Act, to supplement its long-standing Code of Ethics, which applies to all directors and employees.

QNB’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics can be found on the Company’s website at www.qnb.com.
 
Additional Information
 
QNB’s principal executive offices are located at 15 North Third Street, Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Its telephone number is (215) 538-5600.

This annual report, including the exhibits and schedules filed as part of the annual report on Form 10-K, may be inspected at the public reference facility maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at its public reference room at 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549 and copies of all, or any part thereof, may be obtained from that office upon payment of the prescribed fees. You may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference room, and you can request copies of the documents upon payment of a duplicating fee by writing to the SEC. In addition, the SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants, including QNB, that file electronically with the SEC which can be accessed at www.sec.gov.

QNB also makes its periodic and current reports available, free of charge, on its website, www.qnb.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with the SEC. Information available on the website is not a part of, and should not be incorporated into, this annual report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

The following discusses risks that management believes are specific to our business and could have a negative impact on QNB’s financial performance. When analyzing an investment in QNB, the risks and uncertainties described below, together with all of the other information included or incorporated by reference in this report should be carefully considered. This list should not be viewed as comprehensive and may not include all risks that may affect the financial performance of QNB:

Interest Rate Risk
 
QNB’s profitability is largely a function of the spread between the interest rates earned on earning assets and the interest rates paid on deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities. Like most financial institutions, QNB’s net interest income and margin will be affected by general economic conditions and other factors, including fiscal and monetary policies of the Federal government, that influence market interest rates and QNB’s ability to respond to changes in such rates. At any given time, QNB’s assets and liabilities may be such that they are affected differently by a change in interest rates. As a result, an increase or decrease in rates, the length of loan terms or the mix of adjustable- and fixed- rate loans or investment securities in QNB’s portfolio could have a positive or negative effect on its net income, capital and liquidity. Although management believes it has implemented strategies and guidelines to reduce the potential effects of adverse changes in interest rates on results of operations, any substantial and prolonged change in market interest rates could affect operating results negatively.
 
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The yield curve for the various maturities of U. S. Treasury securities provides a fundamental barometer that gauges the prevailing interest rate profile and, simultaneously, acts as a guidepost for current loan and deposit pricing constraints. The slope of the yield curve is driven primarily by expectations for future interest rate increases and inflationary trends. A normal yield curve has a slope that reflects lower costs for shorter-term financial instruments, accompanied by increases in costs for longer term instruments all along the maturity continuum.

Short-term interest rates are highly influenced by the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve Bank. The Federal Open Market Committee, a committee of the Federal Reserve Bank, targets the Federal funds rate, the overnight rate at which banks borrow or lend excess funds between financial institutions. This rate serves as a benchmark for the overnight money costs, and correspondingly influences the pricing of a significant portion of a bank’s deposit funding sources. Intermediate and longer-term interest rates, unlike the Federal funds rate, are more directly influenced by external market forces, including perceptions about future interest rates and inflation. These trends, in turn, influence the pricing on mid- and long-term loan commitments as well as deposits and bank borrowings that have scheduled maturities.

Generally speaking, a yield curve with a higher degree of slope provides more opportunity to increase the spread between earning asset yields and funding costs. It should be emphasized that while the yield curve is a critical benchmark in setting prices for various monetary assets and liabilities in banks, its influence is not exerted in a vacuum. Credit risk, market risk, competitive issues, and other factors must all be considered in the pricing of financial instruments.

A steep or highly-sloped yield curve may be a precursor of higher interest rates or elevated inflation in the future, while a flat yield curve may be characteristic of a Federal Reserve Bank policy designed to calm an overheated economy by tightening credit availability via increases in short-term rates. If other rates along the maturity spectrum do not rise correspondingly, the yield curve can be expected to flatten. This scenario may reflect an economic outlook that has little or no expectation of higher future interest rates or higher rates of inflation. For banks, the presence of a flat yield curve for a prolonged or sustained period could measurably lower expectations for expanding the net interest margin.

An inverted yield curve is the opposite of a normal yield curve and is characterized by short-term rates that are higher than longer-term rates. The presence of an inverted yield curve is considered to be an anomaly that is almost counterintuitive to the core business of banking. Inverted yield curves do not typically exist for more than a short period of time. In past economic cycles, the presence of an inverted yield curve has frequently foreshadowed a recession. The possibility of recession may suppress future asset growth trends and/or increase the influence of other forms of risk, such as credit risk, which could hamper opportunities for revenue expansion and earnings growth in the near term.

Credit Risk
 
As a lender, QNB is exposed to the risk that its borrowers may be unable to repay their loans and that any collateral securing the payment of their loans may not be sufficient to assure repayment in full. Credit losses are inherent in the lending business and could have a material adverse effect on the operating results of QNB. Adverse changes in the economy or business conditions, either nationally or in QNB’s market areas, could increase credit-related losses and expenses and/or limit growth. Substantially all of QNB’s loans are to businesses and individuals in its limited geographic area and any economic decline in this market could impact QNB adversely. QNB makes various assumptions and judgments about the collectibility of its loan portfolio and provides an allowance for loan losses based on a number of factors. If these assumptions are incorrect, the allowance for loan losses may not be sufficient to cover losses and may cause QNB to increase the allowance in the future by increasing the provision for loan losses, thereby having an adverse effect on operating results. QNB has adopted underwriting and credit monitoring procedures and credit policies that management believes are appropriate to control these risks, however, such policies and procedures may not prevent unexpected losses that could have a material adverse affect on QNB’s financial condition or results of operations.

Competition
 
The financial services industry is highly competitive with competition for attracting and retaining deposits and making loans coming from other banks and savings institutions, credit unions, mutual fund companies, insurance companies and other non-bank businesses. Many of QNB’s competitors are much larger in terms of total assets and market capitalization, have a higher lending limit, have greater access to capital and funding, and offer a broader array of financial products and services. In light of this, QNB’s ability to continue to compete effectively is dependent upon its ability to maintain and build relationships by delivering top quality service.
 
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At December 31, 2007, our lending limit per borrower was approximately $7,600,000, or 15% of our capital. Accordingly, the size of loans that we can offer to potential borrowers (without participation by other lenders) is less than the size of loans that many of our competitors with larger capitalization are able to offer. Our legal lending limit also impacts the efficiency of our lending operation because it tends to lower our average loan size, which means we have to generate a higher number of transactions to achieve the same portfolio volume. We may engage in loan participations with other banks for loans in excess of our legal lending limit. However, there can be no assurance that such participations will be available at all or on terms which are favorable to us and our customers.

Impairment Risk
 
QNB regularly purchases U.S. Government and U.S. Government agency debt securities, U.S. Government agency issued mortgage-backed securities or collateralized mortgage obligation securities (CMOs), corporate debt securities and equity securities. QNB is exposed to the risk that the issuers of these securities may experience significant deterioration in credit quality which could impact the market value of the issue. QNB periodically evaluates its investments to determine if market value declines are other-than-temporary. Once a decline is determined to be other-than-temporary, the value of the security is reduced and a corresponding charge to earnings is recognized.

Third Party Risk
 
Third parties provide key components of the business infrastructure such as internet connections and network access. Any disruption in Internet, network access or other voice or data communication services provided by these third parties or any failure of these third parties to handle current or higher volumes of use could affect adversely the ability to deliver products and services to clients and otherwise to conduct business. Technological or financial difficulties of a third party service provider could adversely affect the business to the extent those difficulties result in the interruption or discontinuation of services provided by that party.

Technology Risk
 
The market for financial services is increasingly affected by advances in technology, including developments in telecommunications, data processing, computers, automation, Internet-based banking and telebanking. Our ability to compete successfully in our markets may depend on the extent to which we are able to exploit such technological changes. However, we can provide no assurance that we will be able to properly or timely anticipate or implement such technologies or properly train our staff to use such technologies. Any failure to adapt to new technologies could adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results.

Changes in accounting standards
 
Our accounting policies and methods are fundamental to how we record and report our financial condition and results of operations. From time to time the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) changes the financial accounting and reporting standards that govern the preparation of our financial statements. These changes can be hard to predict and can materially impact how we record and report our financial condition and results of operations. In some cases, we could be required to apply a new or revised standard retroactively, resulting in our restating prior period financial statements.

Government Regulation and Supervision
 
The banking industry is heavily regulated under both Federal and state law. Banking regulations, designed primarily for the safety of depositors, may limit a financial institution’s growth and the return to its investors, by restricting such activities as the payment of dividends, mergers with or acquisitions by other institutions, expansion of branch offices and the offering of securities. QNB is also subject to capitalization guidelines established by Federal law and could be subject to enforcement actions to the extent that its subsidiary bank is found, by regulatory examiners, to be undercapitalized. It is difficult to predict what changes, if any, will be made to existing Federal and state legislation and regulations or the effect that such changes may have on QNB’s future business and earnings prospects. Any substantial changes to applicable laws or regulations could subject QNB to additional costs, limit the types of financial services and products it may offer, and inhibit its ability to compete with other financial service providers.

Internal and Controls and Procedures
 
Management diligently reviews and updates its internal controls, disclosure controls and procedures, and corporate governance policies and procedures. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to reasonably assure that information required to be disclosed by QNB in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, and recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Management believes that any disclosure controls and procedures or internal controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Any undetected circumvention of these controls could have a material adverse impact on QNB’s financial condition and results of operations.
 
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These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by an unauthorized override of the controls. Accordingly, because of the inherent limitations in our control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

Attracting and Retaining Skilled Personnel
 
Our success depends upon the ability to attract and retain highly motivated, well-qualified personnel. We face significant competition in the recruitment of qualified employees. Our ability to execute our business strategy and provide high quality service may suffer if we are unable to recruit or retain a sufficient number of qualified employees or if the costs of employee compensation or benefits increase substantially. QNB currently has employment agreements and change of control agreements with several of its senior officers.

ITEM 1B.  UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

QNB Bank and QNB Corp.’s main office is located at 15 North Third Street, Quakertown, Pennsylvania. QNB Bank conducts business from its main office and seven other retail offices located in upper Bucks, southern Lehigh, and northern Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania. QNB Bank owns its main office, two retail locations, its operations facility and a computer facility. QNB Bank leases its remaining five retail properties. The leases on the properties generally contain renewal options. In management’s opinion, these properties are in good condition and are currently adequate for QNB’s purposes.

The following table details QNB Bank’s properties:

Location
     
       
Quakertown, Pa.
-
Main Office
Owned
   
15 North Third Street
 
Quakertown, Pa.
-
Towne Bank Center
Owned
   
320-322 West Broad Street
 
Quakertown, Pa.
-
Computer Center
Owned
   
121 West Broad Street
 
Quakertown, Pa.
-
Country Square Office
Leased
   
240 South West End Boulevard
 
Quakertown, Pa.
-
Quakertown Commons Branch
Leased
   
901 South West End Boulevard
 
Dublin, Pa.
-
Dublin Branch
Leased
   
161 North Main Street
 
Pennsburg, Pa.
-
Pennsburg Square Branch
Leased
   
410-420 Pottstown Avenue
 
Coopersburg, Pa. -
Coopersburg Branch
Owned
   
51 South Third Street
 
Perkasie, Pa.
-
Perkasie Branch
Owned
   
607 Chestnut Street
 
Souderton, Pa.
-
Souderton Branch
Leased
   
750 Route 113
 
 
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Although there is currently no litigation to which QNB is the subject, future litigation that arises during the normal course of QNB’s business could be material and have a negative impact on QNB’s earnings. Future litigation also could adversely impact the reputation of QNB in the communities that it serves.
 
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ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

None.
 
PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Stock Information
 
QNB common stock is traded in the over-the-counter (OTC) market. Quotations for QNB common stock appear in the pink sheets published by the National Quotations Bureau, Inc. QNB had approximately 1,158 shareholders of record as of February 29, 2008.

The following table sets forth the high and low bid and ask stock prices for QNB common stock on a quarterly basis during 2007 and 2006. These prices reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash
 
 
 
High
 
Low
 
Dividend
 
 
 
Bid
 
Ask
 
Bid
 
Ask
 
Per Share
 
2007
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First Quarter
 
$
25.60
 
$
26.00
 
$
23.55
 
$
23.68
 
$
.22
 
Second Quarter
 
 
24.15
 
 
26.00
 
 
22.15
 
 
22.80
 
 
.22
 
Third Quarter
 
 
26.75
 
 
27.00
 
 
23.02
 
 
24.00
 
 
.22
 
Fourth Quarter
 
 
24.95
 
 
25.25
 
 
22.83
 
 
23.50
 
 
.22
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2006
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First Quarter
 
$
27.00
 
$
28.00
 
$
25.10
 
$
25.50
 
$
.21
 
Second Quarter
 
 
26.35
 
 
29.00
 
 
25.85
 
 
26.00
 
 
.21
 
Third Quarter
 
 
26.50
 
 
29.00
 
 
24.35
 
 
24.50
 
 
.21
 
Fourth Quarter
 
 
26.75
 
 
27.50
 
 
24.40
 
 
25.25
 
 
.21
 
 
QNB has traditionally paid quarterly cash dividends on the last Friday of each quarter. The Company expects to continue the practice of paying quarterly cash dividends to its shareholders; however, future dividends are dependent upon future earnings. Certain laws restrict the amount of dividends that may be paid to shareholders in any given year. See “Capital Adequacy,” found on page 38 of this Form 10-K filing, and Note 21 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, found on page 70 of this Form 10-K filing, for the information that discusses and quantifies this regulatory restriction.

Stock Performance Graph
 
Set forth on the following page is a performance graph comparing the yearly cumulative total shareholder return on QNB’s common stock with:

 
·
the yearly cumulative total shareholder return on stocks included in the NASDAQ Market Index, a broad market index,
     
 
·
the yearly cumulative total shareholder return on the SNL $500M to $1B Bank Index, a group encompassing publicly traded banking companies trading on the NYSE, AMEX, or NASDAQ with assets between $500 million and $1 billion,
     
 
·
the yearly cumulative total shareholder return on the SNL Mid-Atlantic Bank Index, a group encompassing publicly traded banking companies trading on the NYSE, AMEX, or NASDAQ headquartered in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico.
 
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All of these cumulative total returns are computed assuming the reinvestment of dividends at the frequency with which dividends were paid during the applicable years.
 
QNB Corp.
 
  

   
  
 
 Period Ending
     
Index 
 
12/31/02
 
12/31/03
 
12/31/04
 
12/31/05
 
12/31/06
 
12/31/07
 
QNB Corp.
   
100.00
   
154.98
   
153.94
   
129.29
   
126.04
   
125.62
 
NASDAQ Composite
   
100.00
   
150.01
   
162.89
   
165.13
   
180.85
   
198.60
 
SNL $500M-$1B Bank Index
   
100.00
   
144.19
   
163.41
   
170.41
   
193.81
   
155.31
 
SNL Mid-Atlantic Bank Index
   
100.00
   
142.18
   
150.59
   
153.26
   
183.94
   
139.10
 
                                       
Source : SNL Financial LC, Charlottesville, VA
                                     
                                       
Equity Compensation Plan Information
                                     
 
Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table summarizes QNB’s equity compensation plan information as of December 31, 2007. Information is included for both equity compensation plans approved by QNB shareholders and equity compensation plans not approved by QNB shareholders.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of shares
 
 
 
Number of shares
 
Weighted-average
 
available for future
 
 
 
to be issued upon
 
exercise price of
 
issuance under equity
 
 
 
exercise of
 
outstanding
 
compensation plans
 
 
 
outstanding options,
 
options, warrants
 
[excluding securities
 
 
 
 
warrants and rights
 
 
and rights
 
 
reflected in column (a)]
 
Plan Category
 
 
(c)
 
 
(a)
 
 
(b)
 
Equity compensation plans approved by QNB shareholders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1998 Stock Option Plan
 
 
177,623
 
$
19.84
 
 
5,436
 
2005 Stock Option Plan
 
 
26,300
 
 
25.44
 
 
173,700
 
2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
15,116
 
Equity compensation plans not approved by QNB shareholders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Totals
 
 
203,923
 
$
20.56
 
 
194,252
 
 
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA (in thousands, except share and per share data)   
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
Income and Expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
$
35,305
 
$
32,002
 
$
28,272
 
$
25,571
 
$
25,139
 
Interest expense
 
 
17,738
 
 
15,906
 
 
11,988
 
 
9,506
 
 
9,754
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
 
17,567
 
 
16,096
 
 
16,284
 
 
16,065
 
 
15,385
 
Provision for loan losses
 
 
700
 
 
345
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Non-interest income
 
 
907
 
 
3,937
 
 
3,262
 
 
4,685
 
 
4,198
 
Non-interest expense
 
 
14,441
 
 
13,234
 
 
13,102
 
 
12,843
 
 
12,681
 
Income before income taxes
 
 
3,333
 
 
6,454
 
 
6,444
 
 
7,907
 
 
6,902
 
Provision for income taxes
 
 
286
 
 
1,034
 
 
1,398
 
 
1,704
 
 
1,254
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
3,047
 
$
5,420
 
$
5,046
 
$
6,203
 
$
5,648
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share and Per Share Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income - basic
 
$
.97
 
$
1.73
 
$
1.63
 
$
2.00
 
$
1.83
 
Net income - diluted
 
 
.96
 
 
1.71
 
 
1.59
 
 
1.95
 
 
1.79
 
Book value
 
 
16.99
 
 
16.11
 
 
15.00
 
 
14.78
 
 
14.03
 
Cash dividends
 
 
.88
 
 
.84
 
 
.78
 
 
.74
 
 
.66
 
Average common shares outstanding - basic
 
 
3,130,179
 
 
3,124,724
 
 
3,101,754
 
 
3,096,360
 
 
3,091,640
 
Average common shares outstanding - diluted
 
 
3,174,873
 
 
3,176,710
 
 
3,174,647
 
 
3,178,152
 
 
3,153,305
 
Balance Sheet at Year-end
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds sold
 
 
-
 
$
11,664
 
 
-
 
$
3,159
 
$
4,532
 
Investment securities available-for-sale
 
$
191,552
 
 
219,818
 
$
233,275
 
 
267,561
 
 
260,631
 
Investment securities held-to-maturity
 
 
3,981
 
 
5,021
 
 
5,897
 
 
6,203
 
 
12,012
 
Non-marketable equity securities
 
 
954
 
 
3,465
 
 
3,684
 
 
3,947
 
 
3,810
 
Loans held-for-sale
 
 
688
 
 
170
 
 
134
 
 
312
 
 
1,439
 
Loans, net of unearned income
 
 
381,016
 
 
343,496
 
 
301,349
 
 
268,048
 
 
232,127
 
Allowance for loan losses
 
 
(3,279
)
 
(2,729
)
 
(2,526
)
 
(2,612
)
 
(2,929
)
Other earning assets
 
 
579
 
 
778
 
 
1,018
 
 
981
 
 
849
 
Total assets
 
 
609,813
 
 
614,539
 
 
582,205
 
 
583,644
 
 
550,831
 
Deposits
 
 
494,124
 
 
478,922
 
 
458,670
 
 
466,488
 
 
438,639
 
Borrowed funds
 
 
58,990
 
 
82,113
 
 
74,596
 
 
68,374
 
 
65,416
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
53,251
 
 
50,410
 
 
46,564
 
 
45,775
 
 
43,440
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selected Financial Ratios
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest margin
 
 
3.32
%
 
3.12
%
 
3.24
%
 
3.32
%
 
3.40
%
Net income as a percentage of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average total assets
 
 
.51
 
 
.91
 
 
.86
 
 
1.10
 
 
1.07
 
Average shareholders’ equity
 
 
5.94
 
 
10.89
 
 
10.83
 
 
14.43
 
 
14.38
 
Average shareholders’ equity to average total assets
 
 
8.51
 
 
8.37
 
 
7.98
 
 
7.64
 
 
7.46
 
Dividend payout ratio
 
 
90.42
 
 
48.45
 
 
47.96
 
 
36.95
 
 
36.15
 
 
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Results of Operations - Overview
 
QNB Corp. (QNB or “the Company”) earns its net income primarily, through its subsidiary, QNB Bank (the Bank). Net interest income, or the spread between the interest, dividends and fees earned on loans and investment securities and the expense incurred on deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities, is the primary source of operating income for QNB. QNB seeks to achieve sustainable and consistent earnings growth while maintaining adequate levels of capital and liquidity and limiting its exposure to credit and interest rate risk levels approved by the Board of Directors. Due to its limited geographic area, comprised principally of upper Bucks, southern Lehigh and northern Montgomery counties, growth is pursued through expansion of existing customer relationships and building new relationships by stressing a consistent high level of service at all points of contact.

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $3,047,000, a decrease from net income of $5,420,000 reported in 2006. In 2005, QNB reported net income of $5,046,000. These results represent basic net income per share of $.97, $1.73 and $1.63 for the years 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. On a diluted basis, net income per share was $.96, $1.71 and $1.59 for the same three years, respectively.

The results for two of the three years, 2007 and 2005, were impacted by decisions made by Management and the Board, in an effort to improve the Company’s long-term financial results, and by the application of investment accounting rules related to other-than-temporary impairment.

The results for 2007 were impacted by the Company’s decision in April to restructure its balance sheet by prepaying $50,000,000 of higher costing Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances and by selling approximately $92,000,000 of lower yielding investment securities. The prepayment of the FHLB advances resulted in the recognition of an after-tax charge of $488,000 ($740,000 pre-tax), or $.16 per share on a diluted basis, in the second quarter. The investment securities sold had been identified as other-than-temporarily impaired in the first quarter of 2007. As a result of this classification, QNB recognized an after-tax charge of $1,820,000 ($2,758,000 pre-tax), or $.57 per share on a diluted basis, in the first quarter. Excluding the impact of the impairment charge and the prepayment penalty, net income for 2007 would have been $5,355,000, or $1.69 per share on a diluted basis.

The purposes of the balance sheet restructuring transactions were to improve the Company’s net interest margin on a going-forward basis, to increase net interest income and net income and improve the Company’s interest rate risk profile. The investment securities sold were yielding approximately 4.26% while the FHLB advances had a cost of 5.55%. The proceeds from the sale of these securities were used to purchase $63,524,000 in investment securities yielding 5.51%. QNB replaced half of the FHLB borrowings with a $25,000,000 repurchase agreement at a cost of 4.78%. By increasing the yield on the asset side and by reducing the cost on the liability side, QNB was able to improve its net interest margin and increase net interest income. From an interest rate risk perspective, the securities sold were primarily bonds that had significant prepayment risk in a declining interest rate environment, while the FHLB borrowings were largely comprised of convertible advances that would convert from a fixed-rate to a higher floating rate in a rising rate environment. The decision to restructure the balance sheet contributed to the improvement in the net interest margin from 3.12% for 2006 to 3.32% for 2007. Comparing the fourth quarter of 2007 to the same period in 2006, the net interest margin improved from 3.01% to 3.40%, a better indication of the positive results achieved from these transactions.

The results for 2005 were significantly impacted by a $1,253,000 pre-tax unrealized loss as an other-than-temporary impairment charge related to certain Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FHLMC) preferred stock issues recorded in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). On an after-tax basis, the charge was approximately $1,017,000, or $.32 per share diluted.

Two important measures of profitability in the banking industry are an institution’s return on average assets and return on average shareholders’ equity. Return on average assets and return on average shareholders’ equity were .51% and 5.94%, respectively, in 2007, compared with .91% and 10.89%, respectively, in 2006 and .86% and 10.83%, respectively, in 2005.

2007 versus 2006
 
In addition to the restructuring transaction discussed above, the results for 2007 compared with 2006 included the following significant components:

Net interest income increased $1,471,000, or 9.1%, to $17,567,000.
 
 
·
The Federal Reserve Bank Board in response to liquidity issues in the world’s financial markets, a nationwide housing slowdown and growing concerns of a possible recession lowered the Federal funds target rate three times, reducing the rate from 5.25% at December 31, 2006 to 4.25% at December 31, 2007. The yield curve changed from being inverted with short-term rates higher than mid and long-term rates to a curve that is close to historic averages. At the end of 2006 the two-year Treasury note was at 4.82%, 11 basis points higher than the ten-year Treasury note. At the end of 2007, the two-year note was more than 175 basis points lower than the same period in 2006 and was nearly 100 basis points below the ten-year note’s yield at December 31, 2007.
     
 
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·
The net interest margin improved 20 basis points to 3.32% as the positive impact of the balance sheet restructuring and the continued strong growth in commercial loans took hold. However, competition for deposits, particularly short-term time deposits and money market accounts, remained fierce and kept rates on these products high, resulting in an increase in QNB’s cost of funds.
     
 
·
A 2.0% increase in average earning assets, along with the continued shift in the balance sheet from lower yielding investment securities to higher yielding loans helped offset the increase in QNB’s cost of funds.
     
 
·
The average balance of loans increased 12.6% while average investment securities decreased 11.9%. Contributing to the decline in average investment security balances was the $25,000,000 reduction in long-term debt that was part of the balance sheet restructuring in April 2007. Proceeds from the sale of the investments were used to payoff the borrowings from the FHLB.
     
 
·
Average deposits increased $26,949,000, or 5.8%, with most of the growth occurring in short maturity time deposits. Average short-term borrowings, primarily commercial sweep accounts, increased $1,457,000, or 6.8%, while average long-term debt, which includes FHLB advances and term repurchase agreements decreased $22,169,000, or 40.4%.

QNB recorded a provision for loan losses of $700,000 for 2007, compared with $345,000 for 2006.
 
 
·
The increase in the provision for loan losses reflects the increase in non-performing loans and delinquent loans resulting from a slowing economy, as well as the inherent risk related to loan growth.
     
 
·
Total non-performing loans, which represent loans on non-accrual status and loans past due more than 90 days, were $1,615,000, or .42% of total loans, at December 31, 2007, compared with $425,000, or .12% of total loans at December 31, 2006.
     
 
·
The allowance for loan losses of $3,279,000 represents .86% of total loans at December 31, 2007 compared to $2,729,000 or .79% of total loans at December 31, 2006.

Non-interest income declined $3,030,000 to $907,000 for 2007
 
 
·
QNB reported net losses on the sale or impairment of investment securities of $2,815,000 in 2007, compared to net gains of $262,000 recorded in 2006. Included in the 2007 loss was $2,758,000 resulting from the restructuring transaction described previously. During the fourth quarter of 2007, as a result of the declining stock market, equity securities were sold resulting in a loss of $146,000. In addition, other securities were impaired at a loss of $200,000. Included in realized gains in 2006 were net gains of $366,000 on the sale of equity securities from QNB’s portfolio and net losses of $104,000 from the sale of debt and equity securities at the Bank. During the fourth quarter of 2006, QNB repositioned the fixed-income investment portfolio by selling some lower-yielding securities at a loss of $250,000 and reinvesting those proceeds into higher-yielding investment securities.
     
 
·
Net gains on the sale of residential mortgage loans increased by $45,000, to $109,000, reflecting a slight pick-up in mortgage originations during the second half of 2007 resulting from the reduction in market interest rates, particularly conventional mortgage rates.
     
 
·
ATM and debit card income continued its strong growth increasing $86,000, or 11.1%, to $858,000, in 2007.
     
 
·
Retail brokerage income declined $71,000 when comparing 2007 to 2006 as QNB changed its Raymond James relationship from an independent branch employing a branch manager to a third party revenue sharing arrangement. As a result of the change in relationship there were savings realized in personnel related expenses.
 
Non-interest expense increased $1,207,000, or 9.1%, to $14,441,000.
 
 
·
The loss on the prepayment of FHLB advances, discussed previously as part of the balance sheet restructuring transaction, contributed $740,000 to the increase in non-interest expense. QNB’s portion of VISA litigation settlement costs recorded in the fourth quarter of 2007 was $55,000. It is anticipated that QNB will recover the $55,000 as part of VISA’s plan to undergo an initial public offering in 2008. Excluding the FHLB prepayment penalty and the cost of the VISA settlement, total non-interest expense increased 3.1% when comparing 2007 to 2006.
 
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·
Salary and benefit expense increased $144,000, or 2.0%, in 2007 to $7,464,000. The number of full-time equivalent employees decreased by one, when comparing 2007 to 2006 which was offset by merit increases.
     
 
·
Net occupancy and furniture and fixture expense increased $117,000, or 5.3%, due to higher branch rent expense (including common area maintenance costs) utility costs and equipment maintenance costs.
     
 
·
Marketing expense increased $49,000, or 7.5%, in 2007, primarily in response to costs associated with rebranding the new name, QNB Bank.
     
 
·
The provision for income taxes and effective tax rate for 2007 was $286,000 and 8.6%, compared with $1,034,000 and 16.0% for 2006, respectively. Included in income tax expense for 2006 was the reversal of a $209,000 tax valuation allowance, initially recorded in 2005, related to impaired securities. Excluding the impact of the valuation allowance, the effective tax rate for 2006 was 19.3%. The primary reason for the 2007 decreases in income tax expense and effective tax rate in comparison to 2006 was the lower amount of taxable income and, as a result, a higher proportion of pre-tax income was comprised of tax-exempt income from loans and securities.
     
2006 versus 2005
 
In addition to the impairment charge recorded in 2005 as described above, the results for 2006 compared with 2005 included the following significant components:

Net interest income decreased $188,000, or 1.2% to $16,096,000.
 
 
·
The Federal Reserve Bank Board raised the Federal funds target rate four times, taking the rate from 4.25% to 5.25% at June 30, 2006. The target rate stayed at 5.25% for the remainder of 2006. Short-term rates increased more than mid- and long-term interest rates, resulting in a further inversion of the yield curve.
     
 
·
The net interest margin declined 12 basis points to 3.12%. The shape of the yield curve, as well as rate competition for loans and deposits resulted in the cost of funds increasing at a faster pace than the rates earned on loans and investment securities. The structure of QNB’s balance sheet, which is comprised primarily of fixed-rate investments and loans and funding sources with relatively short-term repricing characteristics also contributed to the decline in the net interest margin.
     
 
·
A 2.5% increase in average earning assets, along with the continued shift in the balance sheet from lower yielding investment securities to higher yielding loans helped offset the decline in net interest income and the net interest margin.
     
 
·
Contributing to the increase in average earning assets was QNB’s ability, at the end of the second quarter of 2006, to reclassify some of its deposits for reserve calculation purposes. This reclassification enabled QNB to reduce its reserve requirements at the Federal Reserve Bank by approximately $8,500,000. These funds went from a non-earning asset into Federal funds sold and investment securities, thereby increasing interest income.
     
 
·
The average balance of loans increased by 16.2% while average investment securities decreased by 12.7%. Average deposits increased by .1%, while average short-term borrowings, primarily commercial sweep accounts, increased $6,827,000, or 46.6%. From December 31, 2005 to December 31, 2006, total deposits increased 4.4%, reflecting strong growth in the fourth quarter of 2006.

QNB recorded a provision for loan losses of $345,000, its first provision in six years.
 
 
·
While asset quality remained excellent, strong growth in the loan portfolio, combined with small increases in net charge-offs, non-accrual loans and delinquent loans prompted the increase in the allowance for loan losses through a charge to the provision for loan losses.
     
 
·
Total non-performing loans were $425,000, or .12% of total loans, at December 31, 2006, compared with $14,000, or .005% of total loans, at December 31, 2005.

Non-interest income increased $675,000, or 20.7%, to $3,937,000.
 
 
·
As mentioned previously, QNB reported a net gain on the sale of investment securities of $262,000 in 2006, compared to net gains of $526,000 in 2005, excluding the impairment loss during 2005 of $1,253,000.
     
 
·
Non-interest income in 2005 included a $210,000 gain on the liquidation of assets relinquished by a borrower in 2004, $62,000 in life insurance proceeds and $45,000 in a sales tax refund.
     
 
·
Net gains on the sale of loans decreased by $81,000, to $64,000, reflecting a slow down in residential mortgage activity as rates increased and the housing market softened.
     
 
·
ATM and debit card income continued its strong growth increasing $85,000, or 12.4%, to $772,000, in 2006.
 
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Non-interest expense increased $132,000, or 1.0%, to $13,234,000.
 
 
·
Salary expense increased $9,000, or .2%, in 2006 to $5,902,000. Included in salary expense in 2006 was $118,000 of stock option expense associated with the adoption of FASB No. 123R and $59,000 in incentive compensation, while 2005 salary expense included $106,000 of severance costs. There was no incentive compensation paid in 2005. Excluding the impact of the stock option expense and incentive compensation in 2006 and the severance costs in 2005, salary expense decreased $62,000, or 1.1%. The number of full-time equivalent employees decreased by four when comparing 2006 to 2005.
     
 
·
Net occupancy and furniture and fixture expense decreased $72,000, or 3.2%, as higher utility costs, building repairs and maintenance expense, building taxes and equipment maintenance costs were offset by a decrease in depreciation and amortization expense on furniture and equipment. During 2006, QNB opened its new loan center.
     
 
·
Marketing expense increased $52,000, or 8.7%, in 2006 with advertising expenditures increasing $35,000 and donations increasing $21,000.

The effective tax rate for 2006 was 16.0%, compared with 21.7% for 2005.
 
 
·
Included in 2006 was the reversal of a $209,000 tax valuation allowance recorded in 2005 related to impaired securities. Excluding the impact of the valuation allowance in both years, the effective tax rates were 19.3% and 18.5% for 2006 and 2005, respectively.

These items, as well as others, will be explained more thoroughly in the next sections.

Net Interest Income
 
The following table presents the adjustment to convert net interest income to net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005.

Net Interest Income
 
December 31,
 
 
2007
 
 
2006
 
 
2005
 
Total interest income
 
$
35,305
 
$
32,002
 
$
28,272
 
Total interest expense
 
 
17,738
 
 
15,906
 
 
11,988
 
Net interest income
 
 
17,567
 
 
16,096
 
 
16,284
 
Tax equivalent adjustment
 
 
1,420
 
 
1,436
 
 
1,476
 
Net interest income (fully taxable equivalent)
 
$
18,987
 
$
17,532
 
$
17,760
 
 
Net interest income is the primary source of operating income for QNB. Net interest income is interest income, dividends, and fees on earning assets, less interest expense incurred for funding sources. Earning assets primarily include loans, investment securities and Federal funds sold. Sources used to fund these assets include deposits and borrowed funds. Net interest income is affected by changes in interest rates, the volume and mix of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and the amount of earning assets funded by non-interest bearing deposits.

For purposes of this discussion, interest income and the average yield earned on loans and investment securities are adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis as detailed in the table that appears on page 18. This adjustment to interest income is made for analysis purposes only. Interest income is increased by the amount of savings of Federal income taxes, which QNB realizes by investing in certain tax-exempt state and municipal securities and by making loans to certain tax-exempt organizations. In this way, the ultimate economic impact of earnings from various assets can be more easily compared.
 
The net interest rate spread is the difference between average rates received on earning assets and average rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities, while the net interest margin, which includes interest-free sources of funds, is net interest income expressed as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.

The interest rate graph below and the discussion of interest rate movements that follows will help explain the changes in net interest income and the net interest margin for the reported periods.

The economy in 2005 was strong, with GDP growth of approximately 4.0%, steady employment growth and a confident consumer. However, there were several issues, including the impact of rapidly rising oil prices, the devastation caused by several hurricanes, the fear of inflation and a potential housing bubble that caused concern. The flattening of the yield curve continued during the year, including several points of inversion by the end of 2005. The Federal Reserve Board continued its “measured pace” strategy by raising the Federal funds rate eight times, or 200 basis points, bringing the overnight rate to 4.25% at the end of 2005. As the Federal funds rate increased, the increase in other short-term rates continued to outpace the increase in longer-term rates. The rates on the two-year Treasury bond increased by about 130 basis points, to 4.41%, while the ten-year rate only increased by 12 basis points, to 4.39%.
 
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2006 was a year of unpredictability and an uncertain economic outlook. With a new Chairman in place, the Federal Reserve raised its target rate four more times by the end of June, bringing the Federal funds rate to 5.25%, where it stayed for the remainder of the year. Oil prices were volatile during the year, but ended 2006 about where they ended 2005. The housing market slowed significantly during 2006. This, along with slower growth in GDP, shifted the market sentiment that the next Federal Reserve move would be an easing of the Federal funds rate, not a tightening. The yield curve inversion which started at the end of 2005 worsened in 2006. While yields on maturities less than six months increased by almost 100 basis points, the yields on the two-year and ten-year Treasuries increased by only 41 basis points and 32 basis points, to close 2006 at 4.82% and 4.71%, respectively. This inversion cycle which passed historic averages for duration and neared historic extremes for slope came to an end in 2007.

These market expectations held true in 2007 as the Federal Reserve in response to liquidity issues in the world’s financial markets, a nationwide housing slowdown and growing concerns of a possible recession lowered the Federal funds target rate three times. The rate was reduced from 5.25% at December 31, 2006 to 4.25% at December 31, 2007. The yield curve changed from being inverted to a curve that is close to historic averages. At the end of 2007, the two-year rate was at 3.05%, more than 170 basis points lower than where it finished 2006 and nearly 100 basis points below the ten-year note’s yield of 4.04%.
 
 

On a fully tax-equivalent basis, net interest income for 2007 increased $1,455,000, or 8.3%, to $18,987,000. Over this same period the net interest margin increased 20 basis points to 3.32% and average earning assets grew 2.0%. The increase in net interest income, as well as the improvement in the net interest margin, is
 
Average Balances, Rates, and Interest Income and Expense Summary (Tax-Equivalent Basis)

 
 
2007
 
 
 
2006
 
 
 
2005
 
 
 
 
 
 Average
 
Average
 
 
 
Average
 
Average
 
 
 
Average
 
Average
 
 
 
 
 
Balance
 
Rate
 
Interest
 
Balance
 
Rate
 
Interest
 
Balance
 
Rate
 
Interest
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds sold
 
$
6,252
 
 
5.11
%
$
320
 
$
6,915
 
 
5.17
%
$
357
 
$
5,500
 
 
3.20
%
$
176
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury
 
 
5,088
 
 
4.74
 
 
241
 
 
5,856
 
 
3.95
 
 
231
 
 
6,169
 
 
2.29
 
 
141
 
U.S. Government agencies
 
 
32,845
 
 
5.58
 
 
1,832
 
 
31,660
 
 
4.88
 
 
1,544
 
 
35,003
 
 
3.81
 
 
1,334
 
State and municipal
 
 
39,878
 
 
6.60
 
 
2,631
 
 
43,425
 
 
6.62
 
 
2,874
 
 
52,641
 
 
6.50
 
 
3,423
 
Mortgage-backed and CMOs
 
 
102,730
 
 
5.19
 
 
5,328
 
 
123,676
 
 
4.32
 
 
5,339
 
 
136,479
 
 
4.20
 
 
5,728
 
Other
 
 
18,683
 
 
6.00
 
 
1,121
 
 
21,576
 
 
6.31
 
 
1,361
 
 
28,681
 
 
5.73
 
 
1,643
 
Total investment securities
 
 
199,224
 
 
5.60
 
 
11,153
 
 
226,193
 
 
5.02
 
 
11,349
 
 
258,973
 
 
4.74
 
 
12,269
 
Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
 
 
166,818
 
 
6.82
 
 
11,376
 
 
144,519
 
 
6.58
 
 
9,512
 
 
125,623
 
 
6.20
 
 
7,794
 
Residential real estate*
 
 
24,755
 
 
5.96
 
 
1,475
 
 
26,364
 
 
5.91
 
 
1,559
 
 
25,372
 
 
5.87
 
 
1,490
 
Home equity loans
 
 
69,340
 
 
6.51
 
 
4,514
 
 
66,933
 
 
6.36
 
 
4,255
 
 
60,865
 
 
5.94
 
 
3,616
 
Commercial and industrial
 
 
61,462
 
 
7.28
 
 
4,476
 
 
49,640
 
 
7.17
 
 
3,561
 
 
45,967
 
 
6.26
 
 
2,879
 
Indirect lease financing
 
 
13,471
 
 
9.48
 
 
1,277
 
 
9,931
 
 
9.16
 
 
910
 
 
2,564
 
 
9.23
 
 
237
 
Consumer loans
 
 
4,722
 
 
10.40
 
 
491
 
 
5,220
 
 
9.27
 
 
484
 
 
5,321
 
 
8.84
 
 
470
 
Tax-exempt loans
 
 
23,780
 
 
6.14
 
 
1,461
 
 
21,114
 
 
5.86
 
 
1,237
 
 
12,839
 
 
5.34
 
 
685
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total loans, net of unearned income
 
 
364,348
 
 
6.88
 
 
25,070
 
 
323,721
 
 
6.65
 
 
21,518
 
 
278,551
 
 
6.16
 
 
17,171
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other earning assets
 
 
2,723
 
 
6.68
 
 
182
 
 
4,612
 
 
4.65
 
 
214
 
 
4,688
 
 
2.81
 
 
132
 
Total earning assets
 
 
572,547
 
 
6.41
 
 
36,725
 
 
561,441
 
 
5.96
 
 
33,438
 
 
547,712
 
 
5.43
 
 
29,748
 
Cash and due from banks
 
 
11,299
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15,606
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19,476
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
 
 
(2,875
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2,549
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2,587
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other assets
 
 
21,630
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20,077
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18,983
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
602,601
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
594,575
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
583,584
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing demand
 
$
99,429
 
 
2.28
%
 
2,266
 
$
100,973
 
 
2.30
%
 
2,322
 
$
95,487
 
 
1.29
%
 
1,229
 
Money market
 
 
52,129
 
 
3.01
 
 
1,569
 
 
50,800
 
 
2.92
 
 
1,484
 
 
52,080
 
 
1.76
 
 
917
 
Savings
 
 
44,780
 
 
.39
 
 
176
 
 
48,377
 
 
.39
 
 
190
 
 
53,671
 
 
.39
 
 
211
 
Time
 
 
184,643
 
 
4.52
 
 
8,348
 
 
163,994
 
 
3.78
 
 
6,202
 
 
161,801
 
 
3.03
 
 
4,906
 
Time over $100,000
 
 
60,238
 
 
4.76
 
 
2,866
 
 
47,372
 
 
4.01
 
 
1,900
 
 
45,926
 
 
3.08
 
 
1,415
 
Total interest-bearing deposits
 
 
441,219
 
 
3.45
 
 
15,225
 
 
411,516
 
 
2.94
 
 
12,098
 
 
408,965
 
 
2.12
 
 
8,678
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term borrowings
 
 
22,930
 
 
3.53
 
 
809
 
 
21,473
 
 
3.43
 
 
736
 
 
14,646
 
 
2.21
 
 
323
 
Long-term debt
 
 
32,732
 
 
5.21
 
 
1,704
 
 
54,901
 
 
5.60
 
 
3,072
 
 
55,000
 
 
5.43
 
 
2,987
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
 
496,881
 
 
3.57
 
 
17,738
 
 
487,890
 
 
3.26
 
 
15,906
 
 
478,611
 
 
2.50
 
 
11,988
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest bearing deposits
 
 
50,942
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
53,696
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
55,623
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other liabilities
 
 
3,479
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,229
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,770
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
51,299
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
49,760
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
46,580
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
602,601
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
$
594,575
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
$
583,584
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest rate spread
 
 
      
 
 
2.84
%
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
2.70
%
 
     
 
 
   
 
 
2.93
%
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Margin/net interest income
 
 
    
 
 
3.32
%
$
18,987
 
 
   
 
 
3.12
%
$
17,532
 
 
     
 
 
3.24%
 
$
17,760
 
 
Tax-exempt securities and loans were adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis and are based on the marginal Federal corporate tax rate of 34 percent.
Non-accrual loans are included in earning assets.

* Includes loans held-for-sale.
 
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Rate-Volume Analysis of Changes in Net Interest Income (1) (2) (3)
           
 
 
2007 vs. 2006
 
2006 vs. 2005
 
 
 
Change due to
 
Total
 
Change due to
 
Total
 
 
 
Volume
 
Rate
 
Change
 
Volume
 
Rate
 
Change
 
Interest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds sold
 
$
(33
)
$
(4
)
$
(37
)
$
45
 
$
136
 
$
181
 
Investment securities available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury    
 
 
(30
)
 
40
 
 
10
 
 
(7
)
 
97
 
 
90
 
U.S. Government agencies
 
 
57
 
 
231
 
 
288
 
 
(127
)
 
337
 
 
210
 
State and municipal
 
 
(234
)
 
(9
)
 
(243
)
 
(599
)
 
50
 
 
(549
)
Mortgage-backed and CMOs
 
 
(904
)
 
893
 
 
(11
)
 
(538
)
 
149
 
 
(389
)
Other
 
 
(183
)
 
(57
)
 
(240
)
 
(407
)
 
125
 
 
(282
)
Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
 
 
1,468
 
 
396
 
 
1,864
 
 
1,172
 
 
546
 
 
1,718
 
Residential real estate
 
 
(95
)
 
11
 
 
(84
)
 
58
 
 
11
 
 
69
 
Home equity loans
 
 
152
 
 
107
 
 
259
 
 
360
 
 
279
 
 
639
 
Commercial and industrial
 
 
849
 
 
66
 
 
915
 
 
230
 
 
452
 
 
682
 
Indirect lease financing
 
 
324
 
 
43
 
 
367
 
 
680
 
 
(7
)
 
673
 
Consumer loans
 
 
(46
)
 
53
 
 
7
 
 
(9
)
 
23
 
 
14
 
Tax-exempt loans
 
 
156
 
 
68
 
 
224
 
 
441
 
 
111
 
 
552
 
Other earning assets
 
 
(87
)
 
55
 
 
(32
)
 
(3
)
 
85
 
 
82
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest income
 
 
1,394
 
 
1,893
 
 
3,287
 
 
1,296
 
 
2,394
 
 
3,690
 
Interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing demand
 
 
(35
)
 
(21
)
 
(56
)
 
70
 
 
1,023
 
 
1,093
 
Money market
 
 
39
 
 
46
 
 
85
 
 
(23
)
 
590
 
 
567
 
Savings
 
 
(14
)
 
 
 
(14
)
 
(21
)
 
 
 
(21
)
Time
 
 
780
 
 
1,366
 
 
2,146
 
 
67
 
 
1,229
 
 
1,296
 
Time over $100,000
 
 
517
 
 
449
 
 
966
 
 
44
 
 
441
 
 
485
 
Short-term borrowings
 
 
49
 
 
24
 
 
73
 
 
151
 
 
262
 
 
413
 
Long-term debt
 
 
(1,240
)
 
(128
)
 
(1,368
)
 
(6
)
 
91
 
 
85
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest expense
 
 
96
 
 
1,736
 
 
1,832
 
 
282
 
 
3,636
 
 
3,918
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
$
1,298
 
$
157
 
$
1,455
 
$
1,014
 
$
(1,242
)
$
228
 
 
(1)
Loan fees have been included in the change in interest income totals presented. Non-accrual loans have been included in average loan balances.
 
(2)
Changes due to both volume and rates have been allocated in proportion to the relationship of the dollar amount change in each.
 
(3)
Interest income on loans and securities is presented on a taxable equivalent basis.

primarily a reflection of the balance sheet restructuring entered into in April 2007 and discussed previously. The sale of low yielding investment securities and the reinvestment of most of those proceeds into higher yielding securities contributed to the increase in the tax-equivalent yield on the investment portfolio. The average yield on investment securities for 2007 was 5.60%, an increase of 58 basis points from the 5.02% reported in 2006. On the funding side, the replacement of higher costing FHLB advances with lower costing repurchase agreements resulted in a reduction in the average rate paid on long-term debt from 5.60% during 2006 to 5.21% for 2007. Also contributing to the increase in net interest income, and the improvement in the net interest margin, was the continued shift in earning assets from investment securities to higher yielding commercial loans. This shift, along with the growth in earning assets, has helped offset the continued pressure on the net interest margin from higher funding costs resulting from the strong competition for deposits, particularly short-term time deposits and money market accounts.

The Rate-Volume Analysis table, as presented on a tax-equivalent basis above, highlights the impact of changing rates and volumes on total interest income and interest expense. Total interest income increased $3,287,000, or 9.8%, in 2007, to $36,725,000. The increases in interest income attributable to volume and rate were $1,394,000 and $1,893,000, respectively. The yield on earning assets on a tax-equivalent basis was 6.41% for 2007, compared to 5.96% for 2006.

Interest income on investment securities decreased $196,000 for 2007. Average balances decreased $26,969,000, or 11.9%, resulting in a reduction in interest income of $1,294,000. The lower average balance of securities is the result of both the deleveraging of the balance sheet through the reduction of long-term debt as part of the restructuring transaction as well as the continued growth in commercial loans. As noted above, the average yield earned on the portfolio increased 58 basis points contributing an additional $1,098,000 in interest income. Interest income on U.S. Government bonds increased $288,000 as the yield on these securities increased from 4.88% in 2006 to 5.58% in 2007. This category of investments was included as part of the restructuring transaction. Mortgage-backed securities and CMO’s were also included in the transaction. The yield on this category increased from 4.32% for 2006 to 5.19% for 2007 and contributed an additional $893,000 in interest income. This impact was offset by a $20,946,000, or 16.9%, reduction in average balances resulting in a reduction in income of $904,000. Income on tax-exempt state and municipal securities declined by $243,000 as the average balance decreased $3,547,000 or 8.2%. QNB was not an active buyer in this market in 2007. The category of other securities includes corporate bonds, floating rate trust preferred securities and equity securities. Interest on these investment securities declined by $240,000, with lower volume accounting for $183,000 of the decline. Average balances declined by $2,893,000, or 13.4%, between 2006 and 2007.

Interest income on loans increased $3,552,000, or 16.5%, to $25,070,000 while the yield on loans improved 23 basis points to 6.88%. The impact of higher interest rates produced an increase in interest income from loans of $744,000, while a 12.6% increase in average balances resulted in an increase in interest income of $2,808,000. The portfolio of commercial loans secured by real estate contributed the largest increase with volume related income increasing $1,468,000 and rate related income increasing $396,000. Average loans in this category increased 15.4% while the average yield on the portfolio increased 24 basis points to 6.82%. Income from commercial and industrial loans increased $915,000 with volume growth accounting for $849,000 of the increase and rate contributing $66,000. The yield on commercial and industrial loans increased from 7.17% in 2006 to 7.28% in 2007. The impact on income from rates and the yield on these categories of loans was tempered by the lowering of the Prime lending rate by a total of 100 basis points during the last three and a half months of 2007. Some commercial real estate loans and the majority of commercial and industrial loans have adjustable-rates or floating-rates indexed to Prime, and therefore the Bank benefited when interest rates increased during 2005 and 2006 but has been hindered as rates fell. The average prime rate for 2007 was 8.01%, an increase of five basis points from the average for 2006.

Tax-exempt loan income increased $224,000 with an increase in average balances contributing $156,000. The average balance of tax-exempt loans increased $2,666,000 when comparing the two years. The yield on tax-exempt loans increased from 5.86% for 2006 to 6.14% for 2007. The impact of both the origination of new loans at higher rates along with the repricing of existing loans at higher rates contributed to this increase in yield. Income from indirect lease financing receivables increased $367,000 with volume accounting for most of the increase. Average balances increased from $9,931,000 for 2006 to $13,471,000 for 2007, while the average yield increased from 9.16% to 9.48% during the same time period. The increase in average balances reflects the timing of when these loans were recorded in 2006. The balance of outstanding indirect lease financing loans has been relatively stable over 2007 as new originations have replaced pay-downs. The balance of these loans at December 31, 2007 and 2006 was $13,431,000 and $13,405,000, respectively. The origination of these loans has been hurt by the slowdown in the economy and the industries that typically use this type of financing.
 
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Income from residential mortgage loans decreased $84,000 while income from home equity loans increased $259,000. Residential mortgage activity slowed during 2006 and 2007 as the housing market softened and home values stabilized or declined. With the relatively low rate environment, QNB has chosen to sell most of its originated mortgages in the secondary market. The pace of home equity loan activity has also slowed. Average home equity loans increased $2,407,000, or 3.6%, while the average rate earned increased from 6.36% to 6.51%. Average home equity growth was 10.0% in 2006. Home equity loans tend to be less costly to the consumer to originate than mortgage loans. In addition, consumers who had refinanced their mortgages when rates were at historic lows did not want to lose that low rate on their first mortgage by refinancing again and opted to borrow using home equity loans. Some of the increase in the yield on home equity loans relates to home equity lines of credit which are indexed to Prime. As the Prime rate increased in 2005 and 2006, many borrowers paid off their floating rate lines with fixed rate home equity loans at lower rates. With the drop in Prime rate at the end of 2007 and the anticipation of further cuts in 2008, it is likely that the floating rate lines will become the product of choice again.

While total interest income increased $3,287,000, or 9.8%, in 2007, total interest expense increased $1,832,000, or 11.5%, to $17,738,000. The impact of higher interest rates contributed $1,736,000 of the total increase in interest expense. The rate paid on total interest-bearing liabilities increased to 3.57% in 2007 from 3.26% in 2006, while the rate paid on interest-bearing deposit accounts increased to 3.45% in 2007 from 2.94% in 2006. The increase in interest expense and the average rate paid on deposits was primarily the result of an increase in average balances and rates paid on time deposits. Interest expense and the rate paid on time deposits increased the most because these accounts are more reactive to changes in market interest rates and competition. Interest expense on time deposits increased $3,112,000, with average balances increasing $33,515,000, or 15.9%, and contributing $1,297,000 to the increase in expense. The average rate paid on time deposits increased from 3.83% for 2006 to 4.58% for 2007 and resulted in an additional $1,815,000 in interest expense.

Like fixed-rate loans and investment securities, time deposits reprice over time and, therefore, have less of an immediate impact on costs in either a rising or falling rate environment. Unlike loans and investment securities, however, the maturity and repricing characteristics of time deposits tend to be shorter. Approximately 78.2% or $199,383,000 of time deposits at December 31, 2007 will reprice or mature over the next 12 months.

As mentioned previously, the competition for deposits, and especially time deposits, led to significantly higher rates paid on these products. Like other financial institutions, QNB, as a result of consumer demand and the need to retain deposits, offered relatively short maturity time deposits at attractive rates. Most consumers were looking for short maturity time deposits in anticipation of short-term rates continuing to increase. With the turn in interest rates to the downside, especially after December 31, 2007, the rates paid on time deposits have declined. This should result in a reduction in interest expense and the rate paid on these time deposits during 2008. The key will be to retain these deposits at lower rates.

Partially offsetting the increase in interest expense on time deposits was a $1,368,000 reduction in interest expense on long-term debt. As a result of the balance sheet restructuring and the maturity of $2,000,000 of floating rate FHLB borrowings, the average balance of long-term debt decreased from $54,901,000 for 2006 to $32,732,000 for 2007. This reduction in balances resulted in a reduction of interest expense of $1,240,000. The average rate paid on long-term debt decreased from 5.60% to 5.21% when comparing the same periods, resulting in a reduction in interest expense of $128,000. While interest rates on deposits accounts have been slow to react to the decline in the Federal funds rate and in treasury rates, rates on wholesale funding have declined significantly. As a result, QNB may consider this type of funding as an alternative to higher costing time deposits and municipal deposits.

Interest expense on interest-bearing demand accounts decreased $56,000 resulting from slightly lower interest rates and volumes. The average rate paid on these accounts decreased two basis points from 2.30% to 2.28% while average balances declined $1,544,000, or 1.5%. Approximately 44.2% of the average balances of interest-bearing demand accounts for 2007 were municipal and school district deposits compared with 45.5% in 2006. The rates paid on these accounts are generally indexed to the Federal funds rate, so the rate paid on these accounts and related interest expense should decline in 2008.

Interest expense on money market accounts increased $85,000, with an increase in balances contributing $39,000 in additional expense and an increase in rate accounting for $46,000. Average money market account balances increased $1,329,000, or 2.6%, while the rate paid increased from 2.92% in 2006 to 3.01% in 2007. During 2006, the primary money market product offered was the Treasury Select product which was indexed to percentage of the 91-day Treasury bill rate based on balances in the account. The rate on this product increased as short-term interest rates increased. In addition, in response to competition, QNB promoted a 4.00% minimum rate on this product for new accounts with balances over $10,000 or for existing accounts with additional deposits of $5,000. This 4.00% promotional rate was offered for most of 2006 and was above the calculated rate under the terms of this product. In 2007, the Treasury Select money market account was changed to the Select money market account, and the rate on this product is no longer indexed to the 91-day Treasury bill but is determined by QNB. However, because of the continued strong competition for these deposits, QNB maintained a rate close to 4.00% for balances over $75,000 for most of 2007.

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Interest expense on short-term borrowings increased $73,000 in 2007, to $809,000, both as a result of increases in rates paid and average balances. The average rate paid increased from 3.43% for 2006 to 3.53% for 2007, while average balances increased $1,457,000 or 6.8% to $22,930,000. Average short-term repurchase agreements (a sweep product for commercial customers), increased from $19,755,000 in 2006 to $21,700,000 in 2007. While not directly indexed to the Federal funds rate these rates move closely with this rate and therefore the rate paid on these liabilities should decline in 2008.

When comparing 2006 to 2005, net interest income on a fully tax-equivalent basis declined $228,000, or 1.3%, to $17,532,000. Prior to 2006, the growth in earning assets over the previous five years was able offset the decline in the net interest margin. In 2006, the 2.5% increase in average earning assets could not offset the impact of the 12 basis point decrease in the net interest margin. The interest rate environment during 2005 and 2006 resulting from both changes in the shape of the yield curve as well as the competitive environment for loans and deposits negatively impacted net interest margins and earnings growth for many financial institutions, especially those which were heavily dependent on net interest income as their primary source of revenue.

During 2005 and 2006, short-term rates increased to a much greater degree than mid- and long-term interest rates resulting in an inverted yield curve with short-term rates being higher than mid- and long-term rates. The inverted shape of the yield curve, along with the increased competition for deposits and loans, were two factors which resulted in funding costs for deposits and borrowed money increasing to a greater degree than the rate earned on loans and investment securities. The structure of QNB’s balance sheet, which is comprised primarily of fixed-rate investments and loans and funding sources with relatively short-term repricing characteristics, also contributed to the decline in the net interest margin. The shift in the balance sheet from lower yielding investment securities to higher yielding loans helped offset the decline in the margin resulting from higher funding costs.

The net interest margin decreased to 3.12% in 2006 from 3.24% in 2005, while the net interest rate spread decreased to 2.70% in 2006 from 2.93% in 2005.
 
Total interest income increased $3,690,000, or 12.4%, in 2006, to $33,438,000. The increase in interest income was a result of an increase in average earning assets, the shift in the mix of earning assets from investment securities to loans, as well as the impact of the rate increases discussed previously. The increases in interest income attributable to volume and rate were $1,296,000 and $2,394,000, respectively. The yield on earning assets on a tax-equivalent basis was 5.96% for 2006, compared to 5.43% for 2005. Contributing to the increase in average earning assets and interest income was QNB’s ability, at the end of the second quarter of 2006, to reclassify some of its deposits for reserve calculation purposes. This reclassification enabled QNB to reduce its reserve requirements at the Federal Reserve Bank by approximately $8,500,000. These funds went from a non-earning asset into Federal funds sold and investment securities, thereby increasing interest income.

 
 
Interest income on Federal funds sold increased $181,000 with higher interest rates accounting for $136,000 of the increase. The average yield on Federal funds sold increased from 3.20% for 2005 to 5.17% for 2006.

Interest income on investment securities decreased $920,000 for 2006, as average balances decreased $32,780,000, or 12.7%, resulting in a reduction in interest income of $1,678,000. Partially offsetting the impact of lower volumes on interest income was an increase in the average yield on the portfolio. The average yield earned on the portfolio increased 28 basis points, to 5.02%, for 2006 contributing an additional $758,000 in interest income. QNB purchased very few securities in the normal course of business during 2005 and 2006, a period of increased interest rates, because of the strong growth in loans. Most of the increase in the yield on the portfolio was the result of either purchase and sale transactions performed by management whereby lower yielding securities were sold at a loss with the proceeds reinvested in higher yielding securities or through the sale, maturity or repayment of lower yielding securities with the proceeds used to fund loan growth. The purpose of the purchase and sale transactions was to increase net interest income in the future as well as to reposition the cash flow from the portfolio. During 2006, QNB sold its holdings of agency perpetual preferred securities that had been impaired in 2005 as well as its holdings of corporate bonds in the automotive sector. These sales had a negative impact on the yield of the portfolio since these bonds had a weighted average yield of 6.04% but the sale of these securities removed some credit risk from the portfolio.

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Interest income on loans increased $4,347,000, or 25.3%, to $21,518,000 while the yield on loans improved 49 basis points, to 6.65%. The impact of higher interest rates produced an increase in interest income from loans of $1,415,000, while a 16.2% increase in average balances resulted in an increase in interest income of $2,932,000. The portfolio of commercial loans secured by real estate contributed the largest increase with volume related income increasing $1,172,000 and rate related income increasing $546,000. Average loans in this category increased 15.0% while the average yield on the portfolio increased 38 basis points to 6.58%. Income from commercial and industrial loans increased $682,000 with volume growth accounting for $230,000 of the increase and rate contributing $452,000. The yield on commercial and industrial loans increased from 6.26% in 2005 to 7.17% in 2006. The majority of commercial and industrial loans have adjustable-rates or floating-rates indexed to prime, and therefore benefited from the increase in interest rates during 2005 and 2006. The average prime rate for 2006 was 7.96%, an increase of 177 basis points from the average for 2005.

Tax-exempt loan income increased $552,000 with an increase in average balances contributing $441,000. The average balance of tax-exempt loans increased $8,275,000 when comparing 2006 to 2005. A loan to a school district in 2006 accounted for approximately $5,700,000 of the average balance increase. The yield on tax-exempt loans increased from 5.34% for 2005 to 5.86% for 2006. The impact of both the origination of new loans at higher rates along with the repricing of existing loans at higher rates contributed to this increase in yield. Income from indirect lease financing receivables increased $673,000 with volume accounting for the entire increase. QNB began purchasing these loans during the second quarter of 2005. Average balances increased from $2,564,000 for 2005 to $9,931,000 for 2006, while the average yield declined from 9.23% to 9.16% during the same time period.

When comparing 2006 to 2005, income from residential mortgage loans increased $69,000 while income from home equity loans increased $639,000. Residential mortgage origination slowed considerably during 2006 as the housing market softened due to rising interest rates and stabilization of home values. However, home equity loan activity remained strong. Average home equity loans increased $6,068,000, or 10.0%, in 2006 while the average rate earned increased from 5.94% to 6.36%. Some of the increase in the yield on home equity loans relates to home equity lines of credit which are indexed to prime. As the prime rate increased many borrowers paid off their floating rate lines with fixed rate home equity loans at lower rates.

While total interest income increased $3,690,000 or 12.4%, in 2006, total interest expense increased $3,918,000, or 32.7%, to $15,906,000. The impact of higher interest rates contributed $3,636,000 of the total increase in interest expense. The rate paid on total interest-bearing liabilities increased to 3.26% in 2006 from 2.50% in 2005, while the rate paid on interest-bearing deposit accounts increased to 2.94% in 2006 from 2.12% in 2005. Interest expense on interest-bearing demand accounts increased $1,093,000 with higher rates accounting for $1,023,000 of that increase. The average rate paid on these accounts increased 101 basis points from 1.29% to 2.30%. Approximately 45.5% of the average balances of interest-bearing demand accounts for 2006 were municipal and school district deposits compared with 38.6% in 2005. The rates paid on these accounts are generally indexed to the Federal funds rate so the rate paid on these accounts increased as the Federal funds rate increased over 2005 and 2006.

Interest expense on money market accounts increased $567,000, and the rate paid increased from 1.76% in 2005 to 2.92% in 2006. The increase in the rate paid was primarily the result of the majority of money market balances being in QNB’s Treasury Select product which carries a rate indexed to a percentage of the 91-day Treasury bill rate based on balances in the account. The rate on this product increased as short-term interest rates increased. In addition, in response to competition, QNB promoted a 4.00% minimum rate on this product for new accounts with balances over $10,000 or for existing accounts with additional deposits of $5,000. This 4.00% promotional rate was offered for most of 2006 and was above the calculated rate under the terms of this product.

Interest expense on time deposits increased $1,781,000, with the impact of higher rates paid on time deposits contributing $1,670,000 of the increase. The average rate paid on time deposits increased from 3.04% in 2005 to 3.83% in 2006. With interest rates increasing during 2005 and 2006, customers opted for shorter maturity time deposits. The competition for deposits and especially time deposits led to significantly higher rates paid on these products in 2006. Like other financial institutions, QNB, as a result of consumer demand and the need to retain deposits, offered relatively short maturity time deposits at attractive rates. It was very common to see time deposit promotions with maturities less than one year at yields between 5.10% and 5.50%.

Interest expense on short-term borrowings increased $413,000 in 2006 to $736,000. Both higher rates and an increase in balances resulted in the increase in interest expense. The average rate paid on short-term borrowings increased from 2.21% in 2005 to 3.43% in 2006. Average short-term borrowings, mostly repurchase agreements (a sweep product for commercial customers), increased from $14,646,000 in 2005 to $21,473,000 in 2006.

Provision For Loan Losses
 
The provision for loan losses represents management’s determination of the amount necessary to be charged to operations to bring the allowance for loan losses to a level that represents management’s best estimate of the known and inherent losses in the loan portfolio. Actual loan losses, net of recoveries, serve to reduce the allowance. During 2007, QNB recorded a provision for loan losses of $700,000, compared with $345,000 for 2006. The higher provision in 2007 reflects an increase in net charge-offs and non-performing loans resulting from the slow-down in the local and regional economy, particularly the residential real estate market, as well as the inherent risk related to loan growth. Continued strong growth in the loan portfolio or further deterioration in credit quality could result in an increase in the provision in 2008. QNB did not record a provision for loan losses in 2005.

Non-Interest Income
 
QNB, through its core banking business, generates various fees and service charges. Total non-interest income is composed of service charges on deposit accounts, ATM and check card income, income on bank-owned life insurance, mortgage servicing fees, gains or losses on the sale of investment securities, gains on the sale of residential mortgage loans, and other miscellaneous fee income.

Total non-interest income was $907,000 in 2007 compared with $3,937,000 in 2006, a decline of $3,030,000. Investment security activity, including the impact of the balance sheet restructuring discussed previously, accounted for $3,077,000 of the decline. Total non-interest income in 2005 was $3,262,000 and included net securities losses of $727,000. Included in these security losses was a $1,253,000 other-than-temporary impairment pre-tax loss related to certain Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FHLMC) preferred stock issues. In addition, other operating income in 2005 included a $210,000 gain on the liquidation of assets relinquished by a borrower in 2004, $62,000 in life insurance proceeds and a $45,000 sales tax refund, all non-core operating activities. As shown below, excluding gains and losses and other non-core operating activities in all three years, non-interest income was $3,591,000, $3,603,000 and $3,528,000 for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
Year ended December 31,
 
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
Total non-interest income, as reported
 
$
907
 
$
3,937
 
$
3,262
 
Less adjustments for non-core operating activities:
                   
Net (loss) gain on investment securities
   
(2,815
)
 
262
   
(727
)
Net gain on sale of loans
   
109
   
64
   
145
 
Gain (loss) on sale of repossessed assets
   
(1
)
 
   
210
 
Gain (loss) on disposal of fixed assets
   
12
   
(3
)
 
(1
)
Income from life insurance proceeds
   
6
   
   
62
 
Sales tax refund
    5     11     45  
Total non-interest income excluding non-core operating activities
 
$
3,591
 
$
3,603
 
$
3,528
 
 
Fees for services to customers, the largest component of non-interest income, are primarily comprised of service charges on deposit accounts. These fees were $1,833,000 for 2007, a $34,000, or 1.8%, decline from 2006. Overdraft charges, which represents 83.1% of total fees for services to customers, declined by $22,000 when comparing 2007 to 2006. This variance is a result of volume fluctuations, as the item charge has remained the same.

When comparing 2006 to 2005, fees for services to customers increased $16,000, or .9%, to $1,867,000. Overdraft income increased $63,000 as a result of an increase in the volume of overdrafts. This additional income helped offset a decline in fee income on business checking accounts and internet bill pay. Fees on business checking accounts declined by $32,000, while internet bill pay income declined by $19,000 when comparing 2006 to 2005. The decline in business checking account fees reflects the impact of a higher earnings credit rate, resulting from the increases in short-term interest rates. These credits are applied against service charges incurred. The decrease in internet bill pay fees reflects a decision by QNB to eliminate the fee it charged retail customers for the use of internet bill pay during the fourth quarter of 2005.

ATM and debit card income is primarily comprised of income on debit cards and ATM surcharge income for the use of QNB’s ATM machines by non-QNB customers. ATM and debit card income was $858,000 in 2007, an increase of $86,000, or 11.1%, from the amount recorded in 2006. This followed an increase of $85,000, or 12.4%, between 2005 and 2006. Debit card income increased $67,000, or 12.0%, to $627,000, in 2007. Debit card income was $560,000 in 2006 and $493,000 in 2005. The increase in debit card income was a result of the increased reliance on the card as a means of paying for goods and services by both consumers and business cardholders. An increase in PIN-based transactions resulted in additional interchange income of $24,000 when comparing 2007 to 2006. This followed an increase of $23,000 in interchange income between 2005 and 2006.

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Income on bank-owned life insurance represents the earnings on life insurance policies in which the Bank is the beneficiary. The earnings on these policies were $295,000, $291,000 and $288,000 for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The insurance carriers reset the rates on these policies annually taking into consideration the interest rate environment as well as mortality costs. The slight increase in income over the three years reflects a small increase in rate by the insurance carriers which has been able to offset the increase in mortality costs that result as employees age. The existing policies have rate floors which minimizes how low the earnings rate can go. Some of these policies are currently at their floor.

When QNB sells its residential mortgages in the secondary market, it retains servicing rights. A normal servicing fee is retained on all loans sold and serviced. QNB recognizes its obligation to service financial assets that are retained in a transfer of assets in the form of a servicing asset. The servicing asset is amortized in proportion to and over the period of net servicing income or loss. Servicing assets are assessed for impairment based on their fair value. Mortgage servicing fees were $105,000 in 2007, compared to $98,000 in 2006 and $90,000 in 2005. Included in mortgage servicing income in 2005 was positive fair market value adjustment of $5,000. Positively impacting mortgage servicing income over the period was a reduction in amortization expense. Amortization expense related to the mortgage servicing asset was $70,000 in 2007, $87,000 in 2006 and $109,000 in 2005. The decline in amortization expense over the three year period reflects the slowdown in mortgage activity including early payoffs through mortgage refinancing. The slowdown in mortgage activity has also had a negative impact on the average balance of mortgages sold and serviced as well as the fee income generated from these loans. The average balance of mortgages serviced for others was $69,354,000 for 2007 compared to $73,478,000 and $77,461,000 for 2006 and 2005, respectively. The timing of mortgage payments and delinquencies also impacts the amount of servicing fees recorded. Mortgage delinquencies on sold mortgages increased during the fourth quarter of 2007, resulting in a reduction of servicing income received. For additional information on intangible assets see Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included as Item 8 of this Report.

The fixed-income securities portfolio represents a significant portion of QNB’s earning assets and is also a primary tool in liquidity and asset/liability management. QNB actively manages its fixed-income portfolio in an effort to take advantage of changes in the shape of the yield curve, changes in spread relationships in different sectors, and for liquidity purposes, as needed. Management continually reviews strategies that will result in an increase in the yield or improvement in the structure of the investment portfolio.

For 2007, QNB recorded a net loss on investment securities of $2,815,000. Included in this amount were first quarter impairment losses of $2,758,000 in the fixed-income portfolio resulting from the previously discussed restructuring transaction. In addition, during the fourth quarter of 2007, in response to the decline in the stock markets, QNB recorded an impairment charge of $200,000 related to certain securities in its equity portfolio. Excluding these impairment related items, net gains on the sale of securities were $143,000 in 2007. Compared to $262,000 of securities gains in 2006. Included in the $143,000 of gains for 2007 were $29,000 in gains from the fixed income portfolio and $114,000 in gains from the equity portfolio. During the first quarter of 2007, QNB sold $11,680,000 of debt securities with an average yield of 5.46% to help fund loans with an average yield of 7.16%. This transaction also resulted in a $50,000 securities gain. In April 2007, when the previously impaired debt securities were sold, interest rates had increased since the end of March 2007, resulting in an additional loss of $21,000. QNB will continue to monitor the equity portfolio for other-than-temporary impairment charges in light of the decline in the stock market in early 2008.

QNB recorded a net gain on investment securities of $262,000 in 2006. Included in this amount were net gains of $366,000 on the sale of equity securities from the Company’s portfolio and net losses of $104,000 from the sale of debt and equity securities at the Bank. During the first quarter of 2006, QNB entered into several liquidity transactions through the sale of investment securities to fund the strong growth in loans. In addition, the Bank sold its preferred stock holdings and recorded a gain of $451,000 on the carrying value of those issues that had previously been impaired and a $300,000 loss on one issue that was not impaired in 2005. During the fourth quarter of 2006, QNB repositioned the fixed-income investment portfolio by selling some lower-yielding securities at a loss of $250,000 and reinvesting those proceeds into higher-yielding investment securities. The purpose of these transactions was to increase interest income in the future and improve the cash flow structure of the investment portfolio, thereby strengthening the balance sheet.

QNB recorded a net loss on investment securities of $727,000 in 2005. Included in this loss was the $1,253,000 write-down of the perpetual preferred stock of FNMA and FHLMC. During 2005, QNB realized net gains of $376,000 on the sale of equity securities. In the fixed-income portfolio, QNB recorded net gains, excluding the impairment loss of $150,000 during 2005.

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The net gain on the sale of residential mortgage loans was $109,000, $64,000 and $145,000 in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Residential mortgage loans to be sold are identified at origination. The net gain on residential mortgage sales is directly related to the volume of mortgages sold and the timing of the sales relative to the interest rate environment. The increase in the gain between 2006 and 2007 reflects a slight pick-up in mortgage originations during the second half of 2007 resulting from the reduction in market interest rates, particularly conventional mortgage rates. The larger gain also reflects the positive impact of selling mortgages when interest rates are declining. Included in the gains on the sale of residential mortgages in 2007, 2006 and 2005 were $49,000, $31,000 and $80,000, respectively, related to the recognition of mortgage servicing assets. Proceeds from the sale of residential mortgages were $6,550,000, $4,129,000 and $11,004,000, respectively, during these same years. The lower amount of gains in 2006 compared with 2005, reflect the slowing of the residential mortgage market, as interest rates increased during this period, as well as the impact of selling into a rising interest rate environment. QNB anticipates a slight increase in mortgage activity in 2008 as a result of lower interest rates as well as a possible improvement in the overall residential housing market.

Other operating income was $522,000, $583,000 and $928,000 in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. When comparing 2007 to 2006, the reduction in retail brokerage income accounted for $71,000 of the decline. QNB changed its relationship with Raymond James from an independent branch employing a branch manager to a third party revenue sharing arrangement. As a result of the change in relationship, there were savings realized in personnel related expenses. Also contributing to the decline in other operating income was an $8,000 reduction in income from QNB’s membership in Laurel Abstract Company LLC, a title insurance company. This decline reflects the slowdown in the residential mortgage market. Partially offsetting these reductions were $16,000 in fees collected for cashing checks for non-QNB customers and a $10,000 increase in income from processing merchant transactions.

When comparing 2006 to 2005, the non-core items recorded in 2005 as mentioned earlier account for $306,000 of the changes. Also contributing to the decline between 2005 and 2006 was a $35,000 reduction in trust income, a $43,000 reduction in retail brokerage income and a $20,000 reduction in income from title insurance. QNB discontinued offering traditional trust services at the end of 2005. The decline in retail brokerage income primarily relates to sales staffing issues while the decline in title insurance income relates to the slowdown in mortgage activity. Partially offsetting the decline in 2006 was an increase in official check income of $20,000 and an increase of $25,000 in merchant income. The increase in official check income relates to higher short-term interest rates, while the growth in merchant income is a result of an increase in the transaction volume of QNB’s merchant customers.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change from Prior Year
 
Non-Interest Income Comparison
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2007
 
2006
 
 
 
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
Fees for services to customers
 
$
1,833
 
$
1,867
 
$
1,851
 
$
(34
)
 
(1.8
)%
$
16
 
 
.9
%
ATM and debit card income
 
 
858
 
 
772
 
 
687
 
 
86
 
 
11.1
 
 
85
 
 
12.4
 
Income on bank-owned life insurance
 
 
295
 
 
291
 
 
288
 
 
4
 
 
1.4
 
 
3
 
 
1.0
 
Mortgage servicing fees
 
 
105
 
 
98
 
 
90
 
 
7
 
 
7.1
 
 
8
 
 
8.9
 
Net (loss) gain on investment securities
 
 
(2,815
)
 
262
 
 
(727
)
 
(3,077
)
 
(1,174.4
)
 
989
 
 
(136.0
)
Net gain on sale of loans
 
 
109
 
 
64
 
 
145
 
 
45
 
 
70.3
 
 
(81
)
 
(55.9
)
Other operating income
 
 
522
 
 
583
 
 
928
 
 
(61
)
 
(10.5
)
 
(345
)
 
(37.2
)
Total
 
$
907
 
$
3,937
 
$
3,262
 
$
(3,030
)
 
(77.0
)%
$
675
 
 
20.7
%
 
Non-Interest Expense
 
Non-interest expense is comprised of costs related to salaries and employee benefits, net occupancy, furniture and equipment, marketing, third party services and various other operating expenses. Total non-interest expense in 2007 increased $1,207,000 to $14,441,000. Included in non-interest expense in 2007 was a $740,000 charge related to the prepayment of the FHLB advances that were part of the balance sheet restructuring transaction and a $55,000 charge related to QNB’s portion of VISA litigation settlement costs. It is anticipated that QNB will recover the $55,000 as part of VISA’s plan to go public in 2008. Excluding these two items, total non-interest expense would have been $13,646,000, an increase of $412,000, or 3.1%. This compares to an increase of $132,000, or 1.0% between 2005 and 2006. QNB’s overhead efficiency ratio, which represents the percentage of each dollar of revenue that is used for non-interest expense and is calculated by taking non-interest expense divided by net operating revenue on a tax-equivalent basis. Excluding the impact of the restructuring charges and the VISA charge, QNB’s efficiency ratio improved from approximately 61.6% in 2006 to 60.2% in 2007. The efficiency ratio in 2005 was 62.3%.

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Salaries and benefits expense is the largest component of non-interest expense. Salaries and benefits expense for 2007 was $7,464,000, an increase of $144,000, or 2.0%, over the $7,320,000 report in 2006. Salary and benefit expense for 2005 was $7,314,000. Salary expense increased $142,000, or 2.4%, in 2007 to $6,044,000. Included in salary expense in 2007 and 2006 was $102,000 and $118,000 of stock option expense associated with the adoption of FASB No. 123R and $28,000 and $59,000 in incentive compensation. Salary and benefits expense in 2005 included $106,000 of severance costs but no incentive compensation. The number of full-time equivalent employees decreased by one when comparing 2007 to 2006 and by four when comparing 2006 to 2005. Benefit expense for 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $1,420,000, $1,418,000 and 1,421,000, respectively. QNB monitors, through the use of various surveys, the competitive salary and benefit information in its markets and makes adjustments where appropriate.

Net occupancy expense for 2007 was $1,230,000, an increase of $69,000, or 5.9%, from the amount reported in 2006. Branch rent expense, depreciation expense and utility expense accounted for $42,000, $15,000 and $23,000, respectively, of the increase. The increase in branch rent expense relates to an increase in rent for the operation center’s parking facility, an increase in common area maintenance charges at some leased locations, an increase in rent at one branch location and leases for the location of two new ATMs at a local shopping center. Some of the increase in depreciation and utility cost relates to the renovations and opening of the commercial loan center in June of 2006. Partially offsetting these increases were savings in insurance expense of $8,000 and repairs and maintenance expense of $6,000. In addition, rental income, which is netted against other occupancy expenses, increased as a result of renting space in the commercial loan center to a local merchant.

Net occupancy expense increased $61,000, or 5.5%, to $1,161,000 when comparing 2006 to 2005. An increase in gas, oil and electric costs resulted in an increase in utility expense of $15,000, or 8.1%, in 2006. Repairs and maintenance to existing facilities contributed an additional $20,000 to net occupancy expense in 2006. Also, contributing to the increase in net occupancy was higher costs related to depreciation, taxes, and branch rent expense. Some of these increases were a result of the renovation and opening of the loan center in June 2006.

Furniture and equipment expense increased $48,000, or 4.7%, to $1,074,000, when comparing 2007 to 2006. Higher equipment maintenance costs, including both repairs and maintenance contracts, accounts for $39,000 of the increase. Equipment rental expense increased $9,000 and relates primarily to the two new ATMs placed in service in a retail shopping center.

Furniture and equipment expense for 2006 was $1,026,000, a decrease of $133,000, or 11.5%, from the amount reported in 2005. Depreciation on furniture and equipment and amortization of computer software decreased $69,000 and $91,000, respectively. Hardware and software associated with the Bank’s core computer system acquired in 2000 became fully depreciated in 2005. The rate of decline in depreciation and amortization expense slowed throughout 2006 as some hardware associated with the computer system was replaced during the year and fixed assets associated with the loan center were acquired and put into service. Partially offsetting these savings were higher costs associated with equipment repairs and maintenance contracts.

Marketing expense increased $49,000, or 7.5%, to $700,000 in 2007. This followed an increase of $52,000, or 8.7%, between 2005 and 2006. Advertising expense increased $20,000 between 2006 and 2007 and $35,000 between 2005 and 2006. QNB has made a strategic decision to increase its visibility in the communities it serves through increased use of billboards, television advertising and promotional giveaways to increase both product and brand recognition. In 2007, public relations and promotions expense increased $93,000. A significant portion of this increase relates to the rebranding of the Bank under its new name, QNB Bank. QNB contributes to many not-for-profit organizations, clubs and community events in the local communities it serves. Donation expense, following a $21,000 increase between 2005 and 2006, declined by $52,000 in 2007. The decline is related to several large donations to capital campaigns in 2006.

Third party services are comprised of professional services including legal, accounting and auditing, and consulting services, as well as fees paid to outside vendors for support services of day-to-day operations. These support services include correspondent banking services, statement printing and mailing, investment security safekeeping and supply management services. Third party services expense was $778,000 in 2007, compared to $724,000 in 2006 and $701,000 in 2005. The increase in 2007 relates primarily to costs associated with the implementation of a new document imaging system, legal costs associated with the Bank’s charter change, third party loan collection costs and higher internet banking costs. With the elimination of the fee charged to customers for the use of internet bill pay services and the increase in its popularity, QNB has experienced rapid growth in this service. As a result, the fees paid to the vendor who processes these payments have increased.

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The increase in third party expenses between 2005 and 2006 relates to an increase in legal expense, resulting principally from special projects and an increase in cost associated with internet bill pay services as described above. Offsetting these increases were savings of $13,000 related to payments to a third party vendor for trust services. QNB stopped offering trust services at the end of 2005.

Telephone, postage and supplies expense increased $17,000, or 3.2%, to $554,000. This followed a 10.0%, or $49,000, increase between 2005 and 2006. Postage expense increased $8,000 and supplies expense increased $9,000 between 2006 and 2007. The increase in postage costs is primarily related to the 5.1% rate increase by the U.S. postal service in May of 2007. During 2007, QNB began offering electronic statements to its customers. The adoption of this technology by customers should result in savings in postage. Some of the increase in supplies expense relates to costs associated with the rebranding of QNB Bank. When comparing 2006 to 2005, postage expense increased $14,000, or 7.4%, reflecting an increase in both the volume of mailings, primarily statements and promotional pieces, as well as the cost per mailing as the U.S. Postal service raised rates effective January 2006. Supplies expense increased $28,000, or 16.8%, when comparing the two years. Contributing to this increase were costs for ATM and debit cards and costs related to supplies for the new loan center.

State tax expense represents the payment of the Pennsylvania Shares Tax, which is based primarily on the equity of the Bank, Pennsylvania sales and use tax and the Pennsylvania capital stock tax. State tax expense was $489,000, $453,000 and $423,000 for the years 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The Pennsylvania Shares Tax increased $37,000 in 2007 and $36,000 in each of the previous two years, reflecting higher equity levels. The Pennsylvania Shares Tax for 2007 was $470,000.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change from Prior Year
 
Non-Interest Expense Comparison
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2007
 
2006
 
 
 
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
Salaries and employee benefits
 
$
7,464
 
$
7,320
 
$
7,314
 
$
144
 
 
2.0
%
$
6
 
 
.1
%
Net occupancy expense
 
 
1,230
 
 
1,161
 
 
1,100
 
 
69
 
 
5.9
 
 
61
 
 
5.5
 
Furniture and equipment expense
 
 
1,074
 
 
1,026
 
 
1,159
 
 
48
 
 
4.7
 
 
(133
)
 
(11.5
)
Marketing expense
 
 
700
 
 
651
 
 
599
 
 
49
 
 
7.5
 
 
52
 
 
8.7
 
Third party services
 
 
778
 
 
724
 
 
701
 
 
54
 
 
7.5
 
 
23
 
 
3.3
 
Telephone, postage and supplies
 
 
554
 
 
537
 
 
488
 
 
17
 
 
3.2
 
 
49
 
 
10.0
 
State taxes
 
 
489
 
 
453
 
 
423
 
 
36
 
 
7.9
 
 
30
 
 
7.1
 
Loss on prepayment of FHLB advances
 
 
740
 
 
 
 
 
 
740
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other expense
 
 
1,412
 
 
1,362
 
 
1,318
 
 
50
 
 
3.7
 
 
44
 
 
3.3
 
Total
 
$
14,441
 
$
13,234
 
$
13,102
 
$
1,207
 
 
9.1
%
$
132
 
 
1.0
%
 
Income Taxes
 
Applicable income taxes and effective tax rates were $286,000, or 8.6%, for 2007 compared to $1,034,000, or 16.0%, for 2006, and $1,398,000, or 21.7%, for 2005. Included in the provision for income taxes in 2006 was a tax benefit of $209,000 related to the reversal of a tax valuation allowance initially recorded as a result of the impairment of equity securities. QNB was able to realize these tax benefits due to realized capital gains in 2006. Excluding the impact of the reversal of the tax valuation allowance the effective tax rate for 2006 was 19.3%. The primary reason for the decrease in income tax expense and the effective tax rate when comparing 2007 and 2006 was the lower amount of taxable income and, as a result, tax-exempt income from loans and investment securities comprised a higher proportion of pre-tax income. For a more comprehensive analysis of income tax expense and deferred taxes, refer to Note 12 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Financial Condition
 
Financial service organizations are challenged to demonstrate they can generate sustainable and consistent earnings growth in a dynamic operating environment. Dramatic changes in the shape of the yield curve over the past few years, increased competition for both loans and deposits, a slowing economy and uncertainty in credit markets are just a few of the issues financial institutions face. Managing the balance sheet in this business environment has been a major challenge.

QNB operates in an attractive, but highly competitive, market for financial services. In addition to competition from other local community banks and regional and nationwide financial institutions moving into QNB’s market area, other forms of competition have emerged, such as internet banks. The internet has enabled customers to “rate shop” financial institutions throughout the nation. Deposit growth remained a challenge in 2007 as the pricing of deposits became more competitive, with many institutions offering high short-term promotional rates. QNB will continue to price its deposits competitively, but attempt to do so in a manner that will minimize the negative impact on the net interest margin. Loan growth has been strong but the price competition for loans has increased as well.

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Relationship building by providing a broad range of high quality financial products and consistently high level of service is a focus of QNB. To achieve this goal QNB has established internal standards of service excellence and trains all employees on those standards.

Turbulence in the credit markets first came to light during the summer of 2007 with concerns raised about the subprime residential mortgage market (i.e. loans to borrowers with weak credit histories). This concern quickly spread to other credit markets including portions of the collateralized debt obligations (CDO) market and the municipal bond market. CDO’s are securities derived from the packaging of various assets with many backed by subprime mortgages. These instruments are complex and difficult to value. The municipal bond market was negatively impacted by the knowledge that the monoline insurance carriers that insure municipal bonds and support their AAA ratings had also insured these risky investments. The capital strength of these companies came into question, as did their AAA credit ratings. In light of these issues, QNB did a review of its mortgage related securities and concluded that it has minimal exposure to subprime mortgages within it mortgage-backed securities portfolio and its CMO portfolio (both U.S. government sponsored agency issued securities (FHLMC and FNMA) and nonagency issued securities). QNB does not own any CDOs backed by subprime mortgages. A review of the municipal portfolio included a review of the concentration with any one insurance provider as well as the underlying credit rating of the issuer. Historically, very few states and municipalities default on their obligations. Based on this review, QNB believes it has minimal credit risk in its investment portfolio. With regard to loans, QNB does not originate or hold any subprime residential mortgages.

Total assets at year-end 2007 were $609,813,000, compared with $614,539,000 at December 31, 2006, a decrease of $4,726,000, or .8%. This followed an increase during 2006 of 5.6%. The slight decline in total assets in 2007 is the result of the decision, made as part of the restructuring transaction, to reduce long-term debt by $25,000,000 with some of the proceeds from the securities sold. Funding sources, which include deposits and borrowed money, decreased 1.4%, or $7,921,000, from year-end 2006 to year-end 2007. Partially offsetting the impact on total funding sources of the reduction in long-term debt was an increase in total deposits of $15,202,000, or 3.2%. Funding sources increased 6.4% from year-end 2005 to year-end 2006. Significant deposit growth at the end of 2006 was a result of both aggressive deposit promotion in the fourth quarter as well as large temporary funding from business customers. Some of this temporary funding was withdrawn early in 2007. A significant portion of the funding growth in 2006 was in the form of repurchase agreements included in short-term borrowings which represent deposit sweep products for commercial customers. Growth in deposits and short-term borrowings along with the proceeds from the investment portfolio helped fund the growth in the loan portfolio in both 2007 and 2006. Total loans increased $37,520,000, or 10.9%, during 2007. This followed growth of 14.0% between December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006.

Average total assets increased 1.3% in 2007 and 1.9% in 2006. Average total loans increased 12.6% in 2007 compared to 16.2% in 2006, while average funding sources increased 1.8% in 2007 and 1.4% in 2006.

The following discussion will further detail QNB’s financial condition during 2007 and 2006.

Investment Securities and Other Short-Term Investments
 
Total investment securities at December 31, 2007 and 2006 were $195,533,000 and $224,839,000, respectively. For the same periods, approximately 65.7% and 69.9%, respectively, of QNB’s investment securities were either U.S. Government, U.S. Government agency debt securities, U.S. Government agency issued mortgage-backed securities or collateralized mortgage obligation securities (CMOs). As of December 31, 2007, QNB held no securities of any one issue or any one issuer (excluding the U.S. Government and its agencies) that were in excess of 10% of shareholders’ equity.

One of QNB’s primary strategic goals was to increase the amount of loans outstanding and the loan to deposit ratio. As a result of the successful achievement of these goals, the balance of investment securities has declined since December 31, 2004, when the balance was $273,763,000. The 13.0% decline in investment security balances between December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007 followed declines of 6.0% and 12.7% at previous year ends. Average investment securities decreased $26,969,000, or 11.9%, to $199,224,000 in 2007, compared with a $32,780,000, or 12.7%, decrease in 2006.

QNB had no Federal funds sold at December 31, 2007, compared with Federal funds sold of $11,664,000 at December 31, 2006. Average Federal funds sold decreased $663,000 or 9.6% to $6,252,000 in 2007 compared with an increase of $1,415,000, or 25.7%, in 2006. The higher level of Federal funds sold in 2006 reflects QNB’s desire to have more liquidity in light of the increase in short-term deposits and repurchase agreements and the potential for loan growth. In addition, with Federal funds earning approximately 5.25%, there was not much additional benefit from investing in securities.

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In light of the fact that QNB’s investment portfolio still represents a significant portion of earning assets and interest income, QNB actively manages the portfolio in an attempt to maximize earnings, while considering liquidity needs, interest rate risk and credit risk. During the first quarter of 2007, QNB sold $11,680,000 of debt securities with an average yield of 5.46% to help fund loans with an average yield of 7.16%. This transaction along with April’s sale of $92,000,000 related to the restructuring transaction, are examples of the active management of the portfolio. During the first quarter of 2006, QNB entered into several liquidity transactions through the sale of investment securities to fund the strong growth in loans. One such trade involved the sale of $7,000,000 of tax-exempt municipal securities at a yield of 5.53%. The proceeds were used to fund a tax-exempt loan to a school district at a yield of 5.61%. In addition, to the slight improvement in yield, the average life of the loan is about half the average life of the municipal securities. Also during 2006, QNB sold its preferred stock holdings, including those that were written down as impaired, and its holdings of corporate bonds in the automobile sector, thereby improving the credit quality of the portfolio. During the fourth quarter of 2006, QNB repositioned the fixed-income investment portfolio by selling some lower-yielding securities at a loss of $250,000 and reinvesting those proceeds into higher-yielding investment securities. The purpose of this transaction was to increase interest income in the future and improve the cash flow structure of the investment portfolio, thereby strengthening the balance sheet.

Proceeds from the sale of investments were $102,394,000 in 2007 compared to $46,490,000 and $45,105,000 during 2006 and 2005, respectively. In addition, proceeds from maturities, calls and prepayments of securities were $32,836,000 in 2007, compared with $25,465,000 and $37,020,000, in 2006 and 2005, respectively. These proceeds were used to reduce long-term debt, fund loan growth and deposit withdrawals and purchase replacement securities. In 2007, $105,034,000 of investment securities were purchased compared with $57,069,000 and $52,442,000 in 2006 and 2005, respectively. Approximately $8,500,000 of the purchases in 2006 were a result of QNB’s ability to reclassify some of its deposits for reserve calculation purposes. This reclassification enabled QNB to reduce its reserve requirements at the Federal Reserve Bank and convert a non-earning asset into an investment security, thereby increasing interest income.

As a result of the aforementioned transactions, the composition of the portfolio as well as the characteristics and overall yield changed significantly over the past three years. CMOs decreased to 20.9% of the portfolio at December 31, 2007, compared with 26.3% and 29.9% at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Tax-exempt state and municipal securities represented 22.2% of the portfolio at December 31, 2007 compared with 18.3% and 22.3% at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Mortgage-backed securities represented 29.4% of balances at the end of 2007 compared with 30.0% and 24.1% at the end of 2006 and 2005. U.S. Government agency securities increased from 10.0% of the portfolio at the end of 2005 to 15.6% of the portfolio at December 31, 2007. Other debt, which includes corporate bonds, pooled trust preferred securities, and equity securities increased to 9.4% of the portfolio at the end of 2007 compared with 8.4% of the portfolio at December 31, 2006, but represents a decline from the 11.2% of the portfolio at December 31, 2005. The weighted average yield on the portfolio as of December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 was 5.67%, 5.16% and 4.92%, respectively.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, investment securities totaling $107,750,000 and $75,793,000, respectively, were pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements and public deposits. The increase in pledged balances was a result of the increase in repurchase agreement balances, including the $25,000,000 reported as long-term debt.

QNB accounts for its investments by classifying its securities into three categories. Securities that QNB has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as held-to-maturity securities and reported at amortized cost. Debt and equity securities that are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term are classified as trading securities and reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses included in earnings. Debt and equity securities not classified as either held-to-maturity securities or trading securities are classified as available-for-sale securities and reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity. Management determines the appropriate classification of securities at the time of purchase. QNB held no trading securities at December 31, 2007 or 2006.
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Investment Portfolio History

December 31,
 
 
2007
 
 
2006
 
 
2005
 
Investment Securities Available-for-Sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasuries
 
$
5,037
 
$
4,984
 
$
6,002
 
U.S. Government agencies
 
 
30,502
 
 
33,244
 
 
23,824
 
State and municipal securities
 
 
39,368
 
 
36,121
 
 
47,530
 
Mortgage-backed securities
 
 
57,411
 
 
67,471
 
 
57,733
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs)
 
 
40,775
 
 
59,033
 
 
71,475
 
Other debt securities
 
 
14,301
 
 
14,373
 
 
18,252
 
Equity securities
 
 
4,158
 
 
4,592
 
 
8,459
 
Total investment securities available-for-sale
 
$
191,552
 
$
219,818
 
$
233,275
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment Securities Held-to-Maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
State and municipal securities
 
$
3,981
 
$
5,021
 
$
5,897
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total investment securities held-to-maturity
 
$
3,981
 
$
5,021
 
$
5,897
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total investment securities
 
$
195,532
 
$
224,839
 
$
239,172
 

Investment Portfolio Weighted Average Yields
 
December 31, 2007
 
Under 1 Year
 
1-5 Years
 
5-10 Years
 
Over 10 Years
 
Total
 
Investment Securities Available-for-Sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasuries:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value
 
$
5,037
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
5,037
 
Weighted average yield
 
 
4.67
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.67
%
U.S. Government agencies:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value
 
 
 
$
7,078
 
$
23,424
 
 
 
$
30,502
 
Weighted average yield
 
 
 
 
5.23
%
 
5.62
%
 
 
 
5.53
%
State and municipal securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value
 
$
972
 
$
7,250
 
$
17,602
 
$
13,544
 
$
39,368
 
Weighted average yield
 
 
6.89
%
 
5.05
%
 
6.76
%
 
6.01
%
 
6.19
%
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value
 
$
84
 
$
17,578
 
$
39,749
 
 
 
$
57,411
 
Weighted average yield
 
 
5.49
%
 
5.53
%
 
5.46
%
 
 
 
5.47
%
Collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value
 
$
313
 
$
40,462
 
 
 
 
 
$
40,775
 
Weighted average yield
 
 
5.46
%
 
5.43
%
 
 
 
 
 
5.43
%
Other debt securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value
 
$
865
 
$
12,421
 
$
1,015
 
 
 
$
14,301
 
Weighted average yield
 
 
7.34
%
 
6.73
%
 
9.04
%
 
 
 
6.91
%
Equity securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
4,158
 
$
4,158
 
Weighted average yield
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.84
%
 
2.84
%
Total fair value
 
$
7,271
 
$
84,789
 
$
81,790
 
$
17,702
 
$
191,552
 
Weighted average yield
 
 
5.33
%
 
5.59
%
 
5.82
%
 
5.30
%
 
5.65
%
Investment Securities Held-to-Maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
State and municipal securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortized cost
 
$
381
 
$
606
 
$
2,994
 
 
 
$
3,981
 
Weighted average yield
 
 
5.96
%
 
7.00
%
 
6.83
%
 
 
 
6.78
%
 
Securities are assigned to categories based on stated contractual maturity except for mortgage-backed securities and CMOs which are based on anticipated payment periods. See interest rate sensitivity section for practical payment and repricing characteristics. Tax-exempt securities were adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis and are based on the marginal Federal corporate tax rate of 34 percent and a Tax Equity and Financial Responsibility Act (TEFRA) adjustment of 20 percent. Weighted average yields on investment securities available-for-sale are based on historical cost.

Investments Available-For-Sale
 
Available-for-sale investment securities include securities that management intends to use as part of its liquidity and asset/liability management strategy. These securities may be sold in response to changes in market interest rates, related changes in the securities prepayment risk or in response to the need for liquidity. At December 31, 2007, the fair value of investment securities available-for-sale was $191,552,000, or $2,279,000 above the amortized cost of $189,273,000. This compared to a fair value of $219,818,000, or $1,235,000 below the amortized cost of $221,053,000, at December 31, 2006. An unrealized holding gain of $1,504,000 was recorded as an increase to shareholders’ equity as of December 31, 2007, while an unrealized holding loss of $815,000 was recorded as a decrease to shareholders’ equity as of December 31, 2006. The available-for-sale portfolio, excluding equity securities, had a weighted average maturity of approximately 3 years, 8 months at December 31, 2007 and 4 years, 1 month at December 31, 2006. The weighted average tax-equivalent yield was 5.65% and 5.12% at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
The weighted average maturity is based on the stated contractual maturity or likely call date of all securities except for mortgage-backed securities and CMOs, which are based on estimated average life. The maturity of the portfolio could be shorter if interest rates would decline and prepayments on mortgage-backed securities and CMOs increase or if more securities are called. However, the estimated average life could be longer if rates were to increase and principal payments on mortgage-backed securities and CMOs would slow or bonds anticipated to be called are not called. The interest rate sensitivity analysis on page 42 reflects the repricing term of the securities portfolio based upon estimated call dates and anticipated cash flows assuming an unchanged, as well as a simulated, interest rate environment.

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Investments Held-To-Maturity
 
Investment securities held-to-maturity are recorded at amortized cost. Included in this portfolio are state and municipal securities. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the amortized cost of investment securities held-to-maturity was $3,981,000 and $5,021,000, respectively, and the fair value was $4,122,000 and $5,168,000, respectively. The held-to-maturity portfolio had a weighted average maturity of approximately 2 years, 9 months at December 31, 2007, and 3 years, 11 months at December 31, 2006. The weighted average tax-equivalent yield was 6.78% and 6.86% at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Loans
 
QNB’s primary business is to accept deposits and to make loans to meet the credit needs of the communities it serves. Loans are the most significant component of earning assets. Inherent within the lending function is the evaluation and acceptance of credit risk and interest rate risk, along with the opportunity cost of alternative deployment of funds. QNB manages credit risk associated with its lending activities through portfolio diversification, underwriting policies and procedures and loan monitoring practices.

QNB has comprehensive policies and procedures that define and govern commercial loan, retail loan and indirect lease financing originations and the management of risk. All loans are underwritten in a manner that emphasizes the borrowers’ capacity to pay. The measurement of capacity to pay delineates the potential risk of non-payment or default. The higher potential for default determines the need for and amount of collateral required. QNB makes unsecured commercial loans when the capacity to pay is considered substantial. As capacity lessens, collateral is required to provide a secondary source of repayment and to mitigate the risk of loss. Various policies and procedures provide guidance to the lenders on such factors as amount, terms, price, maturity and appropriate collateral levels. Each risk factor is considered critical to ensuring that QNB receives an adequate return for the risk undertaken, and that the risk of loss is minimized.

QNB manages the risk associated with commercial loans, which generally have balances larger than retail loans, by having lenders work in tandem with credit analysts while maintaining independence between personnel. In addition, a Bank loan committee and a committee of the Board of Directors review and approve certain loan requests on a weekly basis. At December 31, 2007, there were no concentrations of loans exceeding 10% of total loans other than disclosed in the table on page 31.
 
QNB’s commercial lending activity is focused on small businesses within the local community. Commercial and industrial loans represent commercial purpose loans that are either secured by collateral other than real estate or unsecured. Tax-exempt loans to qualified municipalities, school districts, and other not-for-profit entities, not secured by real estate, are also classified as commercial and industrial loans. Real estate commercial loans include commercial purpose loans collateralized at least in part by commercial real estate. These loans may not be for the express purpose of conducting commercial real estate transactions. Real estate residential loans include loans secured by one-to-four family units. These loans include fixed-rate home equity loans, floating rate home equity lines of credit, loans to individuals for residential mortgages, and commercial purpose loans.

Indirect lease financing receivables represent loans to small businesses that are collateralized by equipment. These loans are originated by a third party and purchased by QNB based on criteria specified by QNB. The criteria include minimum credit scores of the borrower, term of the lease, type and age of equipment financed and geographic area. The geographic area primarily represents states contiguous to Pennsylvania. QNB is not the lessor and does not service these loans.

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Substantially all originations of loans to individuals for residential mortgages with maturities of 20 years or greater are sold in the secondary market. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, real estate residential loans held-for-sale were $688,000 and $170,000, respectively. These loans are carried at the lower of aggregate cost or market.
 
Total loans, excluding loans held-for-sale, at December 31, 2007 were $381,016,000, an increase of $37,520,000, or 10.9%, from December 31, 2006. This followed a $42,147,000, or 14.0%, increase from December 31, 2005 to December 31, 2006. Average total loans increased 12.6% in 2007 and 16.2% in 2006. This loan growth was achieved despite the extremely competitive environment for both commercial and consumer loans. A key financial ratio is the loan to deposit ratio. As a result of the strong growth in loans coupled with the slower growth in deposits this ratio improved to 77.1% at December 31, 2007, compared with 71.7%, at December 31, 2006.
 
The Allowance for Loan Loss Allocation table on page 33 shows the percentage composition of the loan portfolio over the past five years. Between 2006 and 2007 the makeup of the portfolio changed with loans secured by commercial real estate representing 34.5% of the portfolio at December 31, 2007. This was a slight increase compared to 34.4% at December 31, 2006. Loans secured by commercial real estate increased by $13,226,000, or 11.2%, to $131,392,000 at December 31, 2007, following a 12.8% increase between December 31, 2005 and 2006. While loans secured by commercial real estate represent a significant portion of the total portfolio, the collateral is diversified including investment properties, manufacturing facilities, office buildings, retirement and nursing home facilities, warehouses and owner occupied facilities.
 
 
 
Real estate loans secured by residential properties which had been the largest component of the loan portfolio, representing 36.0% of the portfolio at December 31, 2006, declined by $4,359,000, or 3.5%, to $119,172,000 at December 31, 2007 and represented 31.3% of the total portfolio at that date. The decline in this category was in 1-4 family residential mortgages secured by first liens which declined $4,352,000, or 16.1%, during 2007. The slowdown in the housing market and QNB’s decision to sell most originations of 1-4 family residential mortgages in the secondary market contributed to the decline. Both home equity lines and commercial purpose loans secured by residential properties were relatively unchanged when comparing balances at December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006.

When comparing December 31, 2006 to December 31, 2005, real estate loans secured by residential properties increased $10,611,000 or 9.4%. Included in this increase were home equity loan balances which increased $5,274,000, or 8.3%, with fixed-rate term loans increasing $7,974,000 and variable-rate home equity lines declining $2,700,000. Home equity loans, both term loans and lines, have been popular with consumers because they typically have lower origination costs than residential mortgage loans. In addition, with the shape of the yield curve in 2006, rates on fixed-rate home equity loans increased only marginally because mid-term and longer-term interest rates had not increased significantly. Competition for these types of loans was strong and kept rates low as well. As the prime rate increased from 4.00% to 8.25% during 2005 and 2006, customers refinanced their variable-rate home equity lines of credit into fixed-rate term loans. Residential mortgage loans increased $579,000, to $27,035,000, at December 31, 2006. The remaining $4,758,000 of growth in this category related to commercial purpose loans secured by residential real estate. With the recent decline in the prime lending rate variable-rate home equity lines of credit may increase in popularity again.

The commercial and industrial loan category continued to experience strong growth in 2007, increasing $15,727,000, or 21.6%, to end the year at $88,445,000. Most of the growth in this category in 2007 was centered in loans to a few customers, both existing and new to QNB. These businesses have a history of strong financial results and in many cases, the loans are also guaranteed by the individuals owning the business. This followed growth of 12.2% in 2006. Most of the growth in this category during 2006 can be attributed to a $6,600,000 tax-exempt loan to a school district. Although a certain number of commercial and industrial loans are considered unsecured, the majority are secured by non-real estate collateral such as equipment, vehicles, accounts receivable and inventory.

At December 31, 2007, indirect lease financing receivables represent approximately 3.5% of the portfolio compared to 3.9% of the portfolio at December 31, 2006. QNB began purchasing these receivables during the second quarter of 2005. Total balances at December 31, 2007 and 2006 were $13,431,000 and $13,405,000, respectively. These loans tend to have slightly higher risk characteristics but generally provide higher returns and have maturities with full payout in three to five years. The slowing local and regional economy has negatively impacted the volume of indirect lease financing receivables purchased in 2007.

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Construction loans increased $13,456,000 during 2007 and represented approximately 6.3% of the loan portfolio at December 31, 2007. These loans are primarily to developers and builders for the construction of residential units or commercial buildings, businesses for the construction of owner occupied facilities or to individuals for construction of their homes. Construction loans are generally made only on projects that have township approval. The increase in construction loans during 2007 represents a combination of residential and commercial construction loans for a health care facility, urban development near a university and a large local home builder. These loans are usually originated to include a short construction period followed by permanent financing provided through a commercial or residential mortgage after construction is complete. Once construction is complete the balance is moved to either the real-estate-commercial or real-estate-residential category.
 
Loan Portfolio
 
December 31,
 
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
88,445
 
$
72,718
 
$
64,812
 
$
57,372
 
$
47,210
 
Construction
 
 
23,959
 
 
10,503
 
 
7,229
 
 
7,027
 
 
9,056
 
Agricultural
 
 
25
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate-commercial
 
 
131,392
 
 
118,166
 
 
104,793
 
 
98,397
 
 
86,707
 
Real estate-residential
 
 
119,172
 
 
123,531
 
 
112,920
 
 
99,893
 
 
83,703
 
Consumer
 
 
4,442
 
 
5,044
 
 
5,080
 
 
5,376
 
 
5,604
 
Indirect lease financing
 
 
13,431
 
 
13,405
 
 
6,451
 
 
 
 
 
Total loans
 
 
380,866
 
 
343,367
 
 
301,285
 
 
268,065
 
 
232,280
 
Unearned costs (income)
 
 
150
 
 
129
 
 
64
 
 
(17
)
 
(153
)
Total loans, net of unearned costs (income)
 
$
381,016
 
$
343,496
 
$
301,349
 
$
268,048
 
$
232,127
 
 
Loan Maturities and Interest Sensitivity
 
December 31, 2007
 
Under 1 Year
 
1-5 Years
 
Over 5 Years
 
Total
 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
11,919
 
$
49,857
 
$
26,669
 
$
88,445
 
Construction
 
 
11,195
 
 
6,722
 
 
6,042
 
 
23,959
 
Agricultural
 
 
 
 
25
 
 
 
 
25
 
Real estate-commercial
 
 
5,958
 
 
11,235
 
 
114,199
 
 
131,392
 
Real estate-residential
 
 
8,317
 
 
12,666
 
 
98,189
 
 
119,172
 
Consumer
 
 
747
 
 
3,320
 
 
375
 
 
4,442
 
Indirect lease financing
 
 
291
 
 
13,140
 
 
 
 
13,431
 
Total
 
$
38,427
 
$
96,965
 
$
245,474
 
$
380,866
 
 
Demand loans, loans having no stated schedule of repayment and no stated maturity, are included in under one year.

The following shows the amount of loans due after one year that have fixed, variable or adjustable interest rates at December 31, 2007:

Loans with fixed predetermined interest rates
 
$
122,307
 
Loans with variable or adjustable interest rates
 
$
220,132
 
 
Non-Performing Assets
 
Non-performing assets include accruing loans past due 90 days or more, non-accruing loans, restructured loans, other real estate owned and other repossessed assets. The chart on page 33 shows the history of non-performing assets over the past five years. Total non-performing assets were $1,621,000 at December 31, 2007, or .27%, of total assets. This represents an increase from the December 31, 2006 balance of $466,000 or .08% of total assets. The increase in non-performing assets reflects the impact of the slowing economy on both consumer and small business borrowers.

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Non-accrual loans are those on which the accrual of interest has ceased. Loans and indirect financing leases are placed on non-accrual status immediately if, in the opinion of management, collection is doubtful, or when principal or interest is past due 90 days or more and collateral is insufficient to protect principal and interest. Included in the loan portfolio are loans on non-accrual status of $1,397,000 at December 31, 2007 compared with $416,000 at December 31, 2006. Included in the balance of non-accrual loans at December 31, 2006, was an indirect financing lease of $290,000 which was subsequently paid off in January 2007 by the originator. The nonaccrual construction loan of $478,000 as of December 31, 2007 was for the purpose of building an office building. QNB has begun foreclosure proceedings and believes that it is well secured. Nonaccrual loans in the indirect lease financing portfolio are generally secured by equipment or vehicles. Repossession of the collateral is in process.

There were no restructured loans as of December 31, 2007 or 2006, as defined in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 15, “Accounting by Debtors and Creditors for Troubled Debt Restructurings,” that have not already been included in loans past due 90 days or more or in non-accrual loans. There was no other real estate owned as of December 31, 2007 or 2006. Repossessed assets at December 31, 2007 and 2006 were $6,000 and $41,000, respectively.

Loans not included in past due, non-accrual or restructured categories, but where known information about possible credit problems causes management to be uncertain as to the ability of the borrowers to comply with the present loan repayment terms, totaled $4,977,000 and $1,609,000 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Allowance for Loan Losses Allocation

December 31,
 
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
 
 
 
 
Percent
 
 
 
Percent
 
 
 
Percent
 
 
 
Percent
 
 
 
Percent
 
 
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
Amount
 
Loans
 
Amount
 
Loans
 
Amount
 
Loans
 
Amount
 
Loans
 
Amount
 
Loans
 
Balance at end of period applicable to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
850
 
 
23.2
%
$
623
 
 
21.2
%
$
695
 
 
21.5
%
$
869
 
 
21.4
%
$
685
 
 
20.3
%
Construction
 
 
249
 
 
6.3
 
 
138
 
 
3.0
 
 
108
 
 
2.4
 
 
79
 
 
2.6
 
 
123
 
 
3.9
 
Agricultural
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Real estate-commercial
 
 
1,435
 
 
34.5
 
 
1,214
 
 
34.4
 
 
1,258
 
 
34.8
 
 
1,228
 
 
36.7
 
 
1,277
 
 
37.3
 
Real estate-residential
 
 
427
 
 
31.3
 
 
378
 
 
36.0
 
 
262
 
 
37.5
 
 
188
 
 
37.3
 
 
256
 
 
36.1
 
Consumer
 
 
56
 
 
1.2
 
 
61
 
 
1.5
 
 
23
 
 
1.7
 
 
23
 
 
2.0
 
 
21
 
 
2.4
 
Indirect lease financing
 
 
259
 
 
3.5
 
 
214
 
 
3.9
 
 
29
 
 
2.1
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Unallocated
 
 
3
 
 
 
 
 
101
 
 
 
 
 
151
 
 
 
 
 
225
 
 
 
 
 
567
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
3,279
 
 
100.0
%
$
2,729
 
 
100.0
%
$
2,526
 
 
100.0
%
$
2,612
 
 
100.0
%
$
2,929
 
 
100.0
%
 
Gross loans represent loans before unamortized net loan fees and costs. Percent gross loans lists the percentage of each loan type to total loans.

Non-Performing Assets

December 31,
 
 
2007
 
 
2006
 
 
2005
 
 
2004
 
 
2003
 
Loans past due 90 days or more not on non-accrual status
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Construction
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Agricultural
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Real estate-commercial
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Real estate-residential
 
$
156
 
$
5
 
 
-
 
$
68
 
 
-
 
Consumer
 
 
-
 
 
4
 
$
14
 
 
28
 
$
11
 
Indirect lease financing
 
 
62
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total loans past due 90 days or more and accruing
 
 
218
 
 
9
 
 
14
 
 
96
 
 
11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans accounted for on a non-accrual basis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
 
 
202
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
372
 
 
392
 
Construction
 
 
478
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Agricultural
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Real estate-commercial
 
 
103
 
 
113
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
17
 
Real estate-residential
 
 
246
 
 
13
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
409
 
Consumer
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
1
 
 
-
 
Indirect lease financing
 
 
368
 
 
290
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total non-accrual loans
 
 
1,397
 
 
416
 
 
-
 
 
373
 
 
818
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other real estate owned
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Repossessed assets
 
 
6
 
 
41
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total non-performing assets
 
$
1,621
 
$
466
 
$
14
 
$
469
 
$
829
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total as a percent of total assets
 
 
.27
%
 
.08
%
 
.002
%
 
.08
%
 
.15
%
 
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Allowance For Loan Losses
 
The allowance for loan losses represents management’s best estimate of the known and inherent losses in the existing loan portfolio. Management believes that it uses the best information available to make determinations about the adequacy of the allowance and that it has established its existing allowance for loan losses in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The determination of an appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses is based upon an analysis of the risks inherent in QNB’s loan portfolio. Management uses various tools to assess the appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses. One tool is a model that considers a number of relevant factors including: historical loan loss experience, the assigned risk rating of the credit, current and projected credit worthiness of the borrower, current value of the underlying collateral, levels of and trends in delinquencies and non-accrual loans, trends in volume and terms of loans, concentrations of credit, and national and local economic trends and conditions. This model is supplemented with another analysis that also incorporates QNB’s portfolio exposure to borrowers with large dollar concentration. Other tools include ratio analysis and peer group analysis.

QNB utilizes a risk weighting system that assigns a risk code to every commercial loan. This risk weighting system is supplemented with a program that encourages account officers to identify potentially deteriorating loan situations. The officer analysis program is used to complement the on-going analysis of the loan portfolio performed during the loan review function. In addition, QNB has a committee that meets quarterly to review the appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses based on the current and projected status of all relevant factors pertaining to the loan portfolio.

A loan is considered impaired, based on current information and events, if it is probable that QNB will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. The measurement of impaired loans is generally based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate, except that all collateral-dependent loans are measured for impairment based on the fair value of the collateral. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the recorded investment in loans for which impairment has been recognized totaled $961,000 and $403,000 of which $847,000 and $403,000, respectively, required no allowance for loan loss. The recorded investment in impaired loans requiring an allowance for loan losses was $114,000 and $0 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. At December 31, 2007 and 2006 the related allowance for loan losses associated with these loans was $57,000 and $0, respectively. Most of the loans that have been identified as impaired are collateral-dependent.

QNB had net loan charge-offs of $150,000 and $142,000 in 2007 and 2006, respectively. Consumer loans accounted for $62,000 and $104,000 of the net charge-offs in 2007 and 2006 with overdrawn deposit accounts contributing $43,000 and $56,000 of this total. Other consumer charge-offs related primarily to motorcycle loans and unsecured lines of credit. Indirect lease financing net charge-offs were $64,000 and $37,000 for 2007 and 2006, respectively.

The allowance for loan losses was $3,279,000 at December 31, 2007 and represents .86% of total loans, compared with $2,729,000, or .79% of total loans, at December 31, 2006. QNB’s management determined a $700,000 provision for loan losses was appropriate in 2007 and a $345,000 provision was required for 2006. The higher provision in 2007 includes a provision expense of $325,000 in the fourth quarter. While QNB’s asset quality remains good, non-performing loans and delinquent loans, which includes loans past due more than 30 days but less than 90 days, increased during the fourth quarter reflecting a deterioration of the local and regional economy. Total past due loans at December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 represented .98% and .75% of total loans, respectively. The asset quality of the commercial loan portfolio, the largest component of total loans, representing approximately 71.3% of total loans remains strong. Total delinquent commercial loans declined to .47% of total commercial loans at December 31, 2007 compared to .52% at December 31, 2006. The increase in total past due loans were primarily in the category of loans secured by first lien one to four unit residential mortgages, home equity loans and indirect lease financing receivables. These factors coupled with the continued growth in loans and the analysis described above resulted in the additional provision for loan losses and an allowance for loan losses that management believes is adequate in relation to the estimate of known and inherent losses in the portfolio. There was no provision for loan losses recorded in 2005. The year-end 2007 ratio at .86% was at a level below peers but which QNB believed was adequate based on its analysis.

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Allowance for Loan Losses
 
 
 
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, January 1
 
$
2,729
 
$
2,526
 
$
2,612
 
$
2,929
 
$
2,938
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Charge-offs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
 
 
18
 
 
5
 
 
7
 
 
353
 
 
-
 
Construction
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Agricultural
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Real estate-commercial
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
17
 
 
-
 
Real estate-residential
 
 
6
 
 
-
 
 
6
 
 
10
 
 
-
 
Consumer
 
 
137
 
 
145
 
 
102
 
 
26
 
 
28
 
Indirect lease financing
 
 
125
 
 
37
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total charge-offs
 
 
286
 
 
187
 
 
115
 
 
406
 
 
28
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recoveries
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
 
 
-
 
 
2
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Construction
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Agricultural
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Real estate-commercial
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
17
 
 
-
 
Real estate-residential
 
 
-
 
 
2
 
 
-
 
 
54
 
 
1
 
Consumer
 
 
75
 
 
41
 
 
29
 
 
18
 
 
18
 
Indirect lease financing
 
 
61
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total recoveries
 
 
136
 
 
45
 
 
29
 
 
89
 
 
19
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net charge-offs
 
 
(150
)
 
(142
)
 
(86
)
 
(317
)
 
(9
)
Provision for loan losses
 
 
700
 
 
345
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, December 31
 
$
3,279
 
$
2,729
 
$
2,526
 
$
2,612
 
$
2,929
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total loans (excluding loans held-for-sale):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average
 
$
364,138
 
$
323,578
 
$
278,221
 
$
250,042
 
$
229,001
 
Year-end
 
 
381,016
 
 
343,496
 
 
301,349
 
 
268,048
 
 
232,127
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratios:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net charge-offs to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average loans
 
 
.04
%
 
.04
%
 
.03
%
 
.13
%
 
-
 
Loans at year-end
 
 
.04
 
 
.04
 
 
.03
 
 
.12
 
 
-
 
Allowance for loan losses
 
 
4.57
 
 
5.20
 
 
3.40
 
 
12.14
 
 
.31
%
Provision for loan losses
 
 
21.43
 
 
41.16
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average loans
 
 
.90
%
 
.84
%
 
.91
%
 
1.04
%
 
1.28
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans at year-end
 
 
.86
 
 
.79
 
 
.84
 
 
.97
 
 
1.26
 
 
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Deposits
 
QNB primarily attracts deposits from within its market area by offering various deposit products, including demand deposit accounts, interest-bearing demand accounts, money market accounts, savings accounts and time deposit accounts.

Total deposits increased $15,202,000, or 3.2%, to $494,124,000 at December 31, 2007. This compares to an increase of 4.4% in 2006. Average deposits increased $26,949,000, or 5.8%, during 2007 compared with $624,000, or .1%, in 2006. The competition for deposits from local, regional and national financial institutions as well as from internet banks continues to be strong. New technologies including remote deposit capture and new products like high yielding internet only accounts and small business sweep accounts add to the competitive environment. Customers through the use of information gathered from the internet have become better informed about alternative products and rates offered by financial service providers throughout the nation and are willing to move funds around the country based on small differences in rate.

The mix of deposits, continued to be impacted by the reaction of customers to changes in interest rates on various products and by rates paid by the competition. Interest rates on time deposits and money market accounts continued to show the greatest sensitivity. Most customers appear to be looking for the highest rate for the shortest term.

Consistent with customers looking for the highest rate for the shortest term, the growth achieved when comparing total deposit balances at December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was in time deposits. Total time deposit accounts increased $22,218,000, or 9.5%, to $255,050,000 at December 31, 2007. This followed growth of $21,703,000, or 10.3%, between 2005 and 2006. Most of the growth in time deposits occurred in the maturity range of greater than 6 months through 15 months, which QNB promoted in response to customers’ preferences and competitors’ offerings. Average time deposits increased $33,515,000, or 15.9%, in 2007 compared with $3,639,000, or 18%, in 2006. Time deposits over $100,000 contributed $12,866,000 to the growth in average total time deposits when comparing 2007 to 2006. Continuing to increase time deposits will be a challenge because of the strong rate competition that still exists despite the decline in short-term treasury rates. Some large financial institutions, as a result of the turmoil in the credit markets, are having difficulty acquiring wholesale funding, especially in the commercial paper market. As a result, they are paying higher rates on deposits to attract retail funding which is resulting in other financial institutions paying higher rates to attract or retain deposits. Matching or beating competitors’ rates could have a negative impact on the net interest margin.

At year-end 2007, non-interest bearing demand accounts declined 1.4% to $50,043,000. This compares to a decline of 10.1% at year-end 2006. Average non-interest bearing demand accounts declined $2,754,000 or 5.1% to $50,942,000 when comparing 2007 to 2006. This compares to a 3.5% decline in average balances when comparing 2006 to 2005. These deposits are primarily comprised of business checking accounts and are volatile depending on the timing of deposits and withdrawals. Business customers are migrating to sweep accounts that transfer excess balances not used to cover daily activity to interest bearing accounts. This trend could result in a higher cost of funds as the use of this product increases.

Interest-bearing demand accounts declined $874,000, or .9%, to $97,290,000 at December 31, 2007. This compares to a decline of $3,450,000, or 3.4%, in 2006. Similar to non-interest bearing demand accounts, the balances in these accounts can be volatile on a daily basis. The volatility in this product is usually a result of the movement of balances by school districts and municipalities. However, when comparing December 31, 2007 to December 31, 2006 the decline in balances was in personal accounts which declined $3,111,000, or 5.5%. This decline was partially offset by growth in both business and municipal balances. In 2006, the decline in interest-bearing demand accounts was primarily a result of the reduction in balances of a school district. Average interest-bearing demand accounts declined 1.5% in 2007, compared with an increase of 5.7% in 2006.

Money market accounts declined $2,190,000, or 4.3%, to $49,666,000 at December 31, 2007. This compares to an increase of $12,686,000, or 32.4%, between December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006. Average money market balances increased 2.6% in 2007 compared to a decline in average balances of 2.5% in 2006. During 2006, the primary money market product offered was the Treasury Select product which was indexed to a percentage of the 91-day Treasury bill rate based on balances in the account. The rate on this product increased as short-term interest rates increased during 2006. In addition, in response to competition, QNB promoted a 4.00% minimum rate on this product for new accounts with balances over $10,000 or for existing accounts with additional deposits of $5,000. This 4.00% promotional rate was offered for most of 2006 and was above the calculated rate under the terms of this product. With the higher rate on this product and the ability to immediately access funds, some customers moved money from their other lower paying demand and savings accounts to this money market product. In 2007, the Treasury Select money market account was changed to the Select money market account, with the rate on this product no longer indexed to the 91-day Treasury bill but determined by QNB. However, because of the continued strong competition for these deposits, QNB maintained a rate close to 4.00% for balances over $75,000 for most of the year. However, with the rates paid on short-term time deposits exceeding the rates on money market accounts some customers opted to move balances to time deposits.
 
 
 
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Saving account deposits continued to decline as customers sought out higher yielding products. Savings account balances declined $3,255,000, or 7.2%, in 2007 to $42,075,000. This followed a decline in balances of $4,966,000, or 9.9%, between December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006. Average savings balances decreased 7.4% in 2007 and 9.9% in 2006.
 
Attracting and retaining deposits has become an issue facing the banking industry and the competition for these deposits is extremely aggressive. To continue to attract and retain deposits, QNB plans to be competitive with respect to rates and to continue to deliver products with terms and features that appeal to customers. QNB, in 2008, plans to offer several new products with competitive rates and features that customers will be able to use as an alternative to time deposits.
 
Maturity of Time Deposits of $100,000 or More
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
Three months or less
 
$
14,015
 
$
11,702
 
$
6,966
 
Over three months through six months
 
 
12,736
 
 
9,713
 
 
2,721
 
Over six months through twelve months
 
 
25,320
 
 
16,442
 
 
14,322
 
Over twelve months
 
 
12,518
 
 
20,318
 
 
26,907
 
Total
 
$
64,589
 
$
58,175
 
$
50,916
 
 
Average Deposits by Major Classification
 
 
 
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
 
 
Balance
 
Rate
 
Balance
 
Rate
 
Balance
 
Rate
 
Non-interest bearing deposits
 
$
50,942
 
 
-
 
$
53,696
 
 
-
 
$
55,623
 
 
-
 
Interest-bearing demand
 
 
99,429
 
 
2.28
%
 
100,973
 
 
2.30
%
 
95,487
 
 
1.29
%
Money market
 
 
52,129
 
 
3.01
 
 
50,800
 
 
2.92
 
 
52,080
 
 
1.76
 
Savings
 
 
44,780
 
 
.39
 
 
48,377
 
 
.39
 
 
53,671
 
 
.39
 
Time
 
 
184,643
 
 
4.52
 
 
163,994
 
 
3.78
 
 
161,801
 
 
3.03
 
Time deposits of $100,000 or more
 
 
60,238
 
 
4.76
 
 
47,372
 
 
4.01
 
 
45,926
 
 
3.08
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
492,161
 
 
3.09
%
$
465,212
 
 
2.60
%
$
464,588
 
 
1.87
%
 
Liquidity
 
Liquidity represents an institution’s ability to generate cash or otherwise obtain funds at reasonable rates to satisfy commitments to borrowers and demands of depositors. QNB manages its mix of cash, Federal funds sold and investment securities in an attempt to match the volatility, seasonality, interest sensitivity and growth trends of its loans and deposits. Liquidity is provided from asset sources through maturities and repayments of loans and investment securities. The portfolio of investment securities available-for-sale and QNB’s policy of selling certain residential mortgage originations in the secondary market also provide sources of liquidity. Additional sources of liquidity are provided by the Bank’s membership in the FHLB and two unsecured Federal funds lines granted by correspondent banks totaling $21,000,000. At December 31, 2007, the Bank had a maximum borrowing capacity with the FHLB of approximately $131,305,000. QNB had no outstanding borrowings with the FHLB at December 31, 2007. At December 31, 2006, QNB’s outstanding borrowings under the FHLB credit facilities totaled $52,000,000.

Cash and due from banks, Federal funds sold, available-for-sale securities and loans held-for-sale totaled $206,562,000 at December 31, 2007 and $244,091,000 at December 31, 2006. The decrease in liquid sources is primarily the result of the reduction in available-for-sale securities caused by the repayment of long-term debt and the growth in the loan portfolio. While reduced, these sources should be adequate to meet normal fluctuations in loan demand or deposit withdrawals. During both 2006 and 2007, QNB used its Federal funds lines minimally to help temporarily fund loan growth and deposit withdrawals. Average Federal funds purchased were $805,000 and $1,351,000 for 2007 and 2006, respectively. Federal funds purchased under the two unsecured lines totaled $3,926,000 and $0 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
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Approximately $107,750,000 and $75,793,000 of available-for-sale securities at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, were pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements and deposits of public funds. The increase in the amount of pledged securities reflects the collateral required to secure the $25,000,000 repurchase agreement reported as long term debt. In addition, under terms of its agreement with the FHLB, QNB maintains otherwise unencumbered qualifying assets (principally 1-4 family residential mortgage loans and U.S. Government and agency notes, bonds, and mortgage-backed securities) in the amount of at least as much as its advances from the FHLB. As mentioned above, QNB had no outstanding borrowings under the FHLB credit facility at December 31, 2007.

Capital Adequacy
 
A strong capital position is fundamental to support continued growth and profitability and to serve the needs of depositors. QNB’s shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2007 was $53,251,000, or 8.73% of total assets, compared to shareholders’ equity of $50,410,000, or 8.20% of total assets, at December 31, 2006. At December 31, 2007, shareholders’ equity included a positive adjustment of $1,504,000 related to unrealized holding gains, net of taxes, on investment securities available-for-sale, while shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2006 included a negative adjustment of $815,000 related to unrealized holding losses, net of taxes, on investments securities available-for-sale. Without these adjustments, shareholders’ equity to total assets would have been 8.49% and 8.34% at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Average shareholders’ equity and average total assets were $51,299,000 and $602,601,000 during 2007, an increase of 3.1% and 1.3%, respectively, from 2006 averages. The ratio of average total equity to average total assets was 8.51% for 2007, compared to 8.37% for 2006.

QNB is subject to restrictions on the payment of dividends to its shareholders pursuant to the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law as amended (the BCL). The BCL operates generally to preclude dividend payments, if the effect thereof would render QNB insolvent, as defined. As a practical matter, QNB’s payment of dividends is contingent upon its ability to obtain funding in the form of dividends from the Bank. Under Pennsylvania banking law, the Bank is subject to certain restrictions on the amount of dividends that it may declare without prior regulatory approval. At December 31, 2007, $44,890,000 of retained earnings was available for dividends without prior regulatory approval, subject to the regulatory capital requirements discussed below. QNB paid dividends to its shareholders of $.88 per share in 2007, an increase of 4.8% from the $.84 per share paid in 2006.
 
QNB is subject to various regulatory capital requirements as issued by Federal regulatory authorities. Regulatory capital is defined in terms of Tier I capital (shareholders’ equity excluding unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities and disallowed intangible assets), Tier II capital which includes the allowance for loan losses and a portion of the unrealized gains on equity securities, and total capital (Tier I plus Tier II). Risk-based capital ratios are expressed as a percentage of risk-weighted assets. Risk-weighted assets are determined by assigning various weights to all assets and off-balance sheet arrangements, such as letters of credit and loan commitments, based on associated risk. Regulators have also adopted minimum Tier I leverage ratio standards, which measure the ratio of Tier I capital to total average assets.

The minimum regulatory capital ratios are 4.00% for Tier I, 8.00% for total risk-based and 4.00% for leverage. Under the requirements, at December 31, 2007 and 2006 QNB has a Tier I capital ratio of 12.25% and 13.15%, a total risk-based ratio of 13.06% and 13.91%, and a leverage ratio of 8.64% and 8.42% , respectively. The decline in the Tier I and total risk-based capital ratios were the result of the impact of the securities loss and prepayment penalty on net income and retained earnings as well as the increase in risk weighted assets, resulting principally from a shift in assets from investment securities to loans. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 established five capital level designations ranging from “well capitalized” to “critically undercapitalized.” At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Bank met the “well capitalized” criteria, which requires minimum Tier I and total risk-based capital ratios of 6.00% and 10.00%, respectively, and a leverage ratio of 5.00%.

Capital Analysis

December 31,
 
 
2007
 
 
2006
 
Tier I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
$
53,251
 
$
50,410
 
Net unrealized securities (gains) losses
 
 
(1,504
)
 
815
 
Intangible assets
 
 
-
 
 
(43
)
Total Tier I risk-based capital
 
 
51,747
 
 
51,182
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tier II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowable portion: Allowance for loan losses
 
$
3,279
 
$
2,729
 
Unrealized gains on equity securities
 
 
143
 
 
222
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total risk-based capital
 
$
55,169
 
$
54,133
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Risk-weighted assets
 
$
422,372
 
$
389,192
 
 
Capital Ratios
 
December 31,
 
 
2007
 
 
2006
 
Tier I capital/risk-weighted assets
 
 
12.25
%
 
13.15
%
Total risk-based capital/risk-weighted assets
 
 
13.06
 
 
13.91
 
Tier I capital/average assets (leverage ratio)
 
 
8.64
 
 
8.42
 
 
Contractual Obligations, Commitments, and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
QNB has various financial obligations, including contractual obligations and commitments, which may require future cash payments.

Contractual Obligations
 
The following table presents, as of December 31, 2007, significant contractual obligations to third parties by payment date. Further discussion of the nature of each obligation can be found in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 
 
 
Under 1 Year
 
1 to 3 years
 
3 to 5 Years
 
Over 5 Years
 
Total
 
Time Deposits
 
$
198,592
 
$
50,769
 
$
5,687
 
$
2
 
$
255,050
 
Short-term borrowings
 
 
33,990
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
33,990
 
Long-term debt
 
 
-
 
 
5,000
 
 
15,000
 
 
5,000
 
 
25,000
 
Operating leases
 
 
313
 
 
557
 
 
492
 
 
1,420
 
 
2,782
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
232,895
 
$
56,326
 
$
21,179
 
$
6,422
 
$
316,822
 
 
Commitments and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
The following table presents, as of December 31, 2007, the amounts and expected maturities of significant commitments. Discussion of the obligations can be found in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
 
 
Under 1 Year
 
1 to 3 years
 
3 to 5 Years
 
Over 5 Years
 
Total
 
Commitments to extend credit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
 
$
51,864
 
$
2,963
 
$
-
 
$
140
 
$
54,967
 
Residential real estate
 
 
122
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
122
 
Other
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
22,175
 
 
22,175
 
Standby letters of credit
 
 
3,406
 
 
354
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
3,760
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
55,392
 
$
3,317
 
$
-
 
$
22,315
 
$
81,024
 
 
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Commitments to extend credit, including loan commitments, standby letters of credit, and commercial letters of credit do not necessarily represent future cash requirements, as these commitments often expire without being drawn upon.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards
 
Refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of recently issued accounting standards.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
Discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations are based on the consolidated financial statements of QNB, which are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires QNB to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. QNB evaluates estimates on an on-going basis, including those related to the allowance for loan losses, non-accrual loans, other real estate owned, other-than-temporary investment impairments, intangible assets, stock option plans and income taxes. QNB bases its estimates on historical experience and various other factors and assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

QNB believes the following critical accounting policies affect its more significant judgments and estimates used in preparation of its consolidated financial statements: allowance for loan losses, income taxes and other-than-temporary investment security impairment. Each estimate is discussed below. The financial impact of each estimate is discussed in the applicable sections of Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

Allowance for Loan Losses
 
QNB considers that the determination of the allowance for loan losses involves a higher degree of judgment and complexity than its other significant accounting policies. The allowance for loan losses is calculated with the objective of maintaining a level believed by management to be sufficient to absorb probable known and inherent losses in the outstanding loan portfolio. The allowance is reduced by actual credit losses and is increased by the provision for loan losses and recoveries of previous losses. The provisions for loan losses are charged to earnings to bring the total allowance for loan losses to a level considered necessary by management.
 
The allowance for loan losses is based on management’s continuous review and evaluation of the loan portfolio. The level of the allowance is determined by assigning specific reserves to individually identified problem credits and general reserves to all other loans. The portion of the allowance that is allocated to internally criticized and non-accrual loans is determined by estimating the inherent loss on each credit after giving consideration to the value of underlying collateral. The general reserves are based on the composition and risk characteristics of the loan portfolio, including the nature of the loan portfolio, credit concentration trends, historic and anticipated delinquency and loss experience, as well as other qualitative factors such as current economic trends. Management emphasizes loan quality and close monitoring of potential problem credits. Credit risk identification and review processes are utilized in order to assess and monitor the degree of risk in the loan portfolio. QNB’s lending and loan administration staff are charged with reviewing the loan portfolio and identifying changes in the economy or in a borrower’s circumstances which may affect the ability to repay debt or the value of pledged collateral. A loan classification and review system exists that identifies those loans with a higher than normal risk of uncollectibility. Each commercial loan is assigned a grade based upon an assessment of the borrower’s financial capacity to service the debt and the presence and value of collateral for the loan. An independent loan review group tests risk assessments and evaluates the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. Management meets monthly to review the credit quality of the loan portfolio and quarterly to review the allowance for loan losses.

In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review QNB’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require QNB to recognize additions to the allowance based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.

Management believes that it uses the best information available to make determinations about the adequacy of the allowance and that it has established its existing allowance for loan losses in accordance with GAAP. If circumstances differ substantially from the assumptions used in making determinations, future adjustments to the allowance for loan losses may be necessary and results of operations could be affected. Because future events affecting borrowers and collateral cannot be predicted with certainty, increases to the allowance may be necessary should the quality of any loans deteriorate as a result of the factors discussed above.

Income Taxes
 
QNB accounts for income taxes under the asset/liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, as well as operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is established against deferred tax assets when, in the judgment of management, it is more likely than not that such deferred tax assets will not become available. Because the judgment about the level of future taxable income is dependent to a great extent on matters that may, at least in part, be beyond QNB’s control, it is at least reasonably possible that management’s judgment about the need for a valuation allowance for deferred taxes could change in the near term.
 
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Other-than-Temporary Investment Security Impairment
 
Securities are evaluated periodically to determine whether a decline in their value is other-than-temporary. Management utilizes criteria such as the magnitude and duration of the decline, in addition to the reasons underlying the decline, to determine whether the loss in value is other-than-temporary. The term “other-than-temporary” is not intended to indicate that the decline is permanent, but indicates that the prospect for a near-term recovery of value is not necessarily favorable, or that there is a lack of evidence to support a realizable value equal to or greater than the carrying value of the investment. Once a decline in value is determined to be other-than-temporary, the value of the security is reduced and a corresponding charge to earnings is recognized.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

As a financial institution, QNB is subject to three primary risks.
 
 
·
Credit risk;
     
 
·
Liquidity risk; and
     
 
·
Interest rate risk.
 
The Board of Directors has established an Asset Liability Committee (ALCO) to measure, monitor and manage interest rate risk for QNB. QNB’s Asset Liability and Loan Policies have instituted guidelines covering the three primary risks.

For discussion on credit risk refer to the sections on non-performing assets and the allowance for loan losses, Note 5 and Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. For discussion on liquidity risk refer to the section on liquidity at page 37 in Item 7 of this Form 10-K filing.

Interest Rate Sensitivity
 
Since the assets and liabilities of QNB have diverse repricing characteristics that influence net interest income, management analyzes interest sensitivity through the use of gap analysis and simulation models. Interest rate sensitivity management seeks to minimize the effect of interest rate changes on net interest margins and interest rate spreads and to provide growth in net interest income through periods of changing interest rates. QNB’s Asset/Liability Committee (ALCO) is responsible for managing interest rate risk and for evaluating the impact of changing interest rate conditions on net interest income.

Gap analysis measures the difference between volumes of rate sensitive assets and liabilities and quantifies these repricing differences for various time intervals. Static gap analysis describes interest rate sensitivity at a point in time. However, it alone does not accurately measure the magnitude of changes in net interest income because changes in interest rates do not impact all categories of assets and liabilities equally or simultaneously. Interest rate sensitivity analysis also involves assumptions on certain categories of assets and deposits. For purposes of interest rate sensitivity analysis, assets and liabilities are stated at their contractual maturity, estimated likely call date, or earliest repricing opportunity. Mortgage-backed securities, CMOs and amortizing loans are scheduled based on their anticipated cash flow. Interest-bearing demand accounts, money market accounts and savings accounts do not have stated maturities or repricing terms and can be withdrawn or repriced at any time. This may impact QNB’s margin if more expensive alternative sources of deposits are required to fund loans or deposit runoff. Management projects the repricing characteristics of these accounts based on historical performance and assumptions that it believes reflect their rate sensitivity.

A positive gap results when the amount of interest rate sensitive assets exceeds interest rate sensitive liabilities. A negative gap results when the amount of interest rate sensitive liabilities exceeds interest rate sensitive assets.

QNB primarily focuses on the management of the one-year interest rate sensitivity gap, which is shown on the chart on page 42. At December 31, 2007, interest earning assets scheduled to mature or likely to be called, repriced or repaid in one year were $210,803,000. Interest sensitive liabilities scheduled to mature or reprice within one year were $340,543,000. The one-year cumulative gap, which reflects QNB’s interest sensitivity over a period of time, was a negative $129,740,000 at December 31, 2007. The cumulative one-year gap equals -22.2% of total rate sensitive assets. This position compares to a negative gap position of $109,544,000, or -18.4%, of total rate sensitive assets, at December 31, 2006. The increase in the negative gap position in the one-year time frame was primarily the result of changes in the maturity structure of QNB’s time deposit balances. The amount of time deposits maturing or repricing in less than one year increased significantly. At December 31, 2007, $199,383,000, or 78.2%, of total time deposits were scheduled to reprice or mature in the next twelve months compared to $161,358,000, or 69.3%, of total time deposits at December 31, 2006. As noted previously, this reflects the consumer’s preference for short-term investments. On the asset side, the amount of assets maturing or repricing increased by $18,687,000 from December 31, 2006 to December 31, 2007. Loans and investment securities that reprice or mature in the next twelve months increased by $17,529,000 and $6,288,000, respectively, when comparing the same two time periods. With the decline in interest rates in early 2008 QNB’s cost of funds should decline as the maturing time deposits reprice at lower rates. The challenge will be to retain these deposits given the competitive environment. In this lower interest rate environment, the repricing characteristics of investments and loans will likely shorten as prepayment speeds increase resulting in more funds being invested at lower yields.

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QNB also uses a simulation model to assess the impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income. The model reflects management’s assumptions related to asset yields and rates paid on liabilities, deposit sensitivity, and the size, composition and maturity or repricing characteristics of the balance sheet. The assumptions are based on the interest rate environment at period end. Management also evaluates the impact of higher and lower interest rates by simulating the impact on net interest income of changing rates. While management performs rate shocks of 100, 200 and 300 basis points, it believes, given the level of interest rates at December 31, 2007, that it is unlikely that interest rates would decline by 300 basis points. The simulation results can be found in the chart on page 43.
 
In a declining interest rate scenario net interest income declines reflecting the hypothetical interest rate floors on interest-bearing transaction accounts, regular money market accounts and savings accounts. Interest rates on these products do not have the ability to decline to the degree that rates on earning assets can. In addition, in a lower rate environment the cash flow from both the loan and investment portfolios would increase and be reinvested at lower rates. These results are inconsistent with the gap analysis and identify some of the weaknesses of gap analysis which does not take into consideration the magnitude of the rate change on different instruments or the timing of the rate change. The rising rate scenarios also indicate a decline in net interest income which is consistent with the gap analysis and reflects the fixed-rate nature of the investment and loan portfolio and the increased expense associated with higher costing deposits and short-term borrowings.
 
Actual results may differ from simulated results due to various factors including time, magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes, the relationship or spread between various rates, loan pricing and deposit sensitivity, and asset/liability strategies.
 
Management believes that the assumptions utilized in evaluating the vulnerability of QNB’s net interest income to changes in interest rates approximate actual experience. However, the interest rate sensitivity of QNB’s assets and liabilities as well as the estimated effect of changes in interest rates on net interest income could vary substantially if different assumptions are used or actual experience differs from the experience on which the assumptions were based.
 
The nature of QNB’s current operation is such that it is not subject to foreign currency exchange or commodity price risk. Additionally, neither the Company nor the Bank owns trading assets. At December 31, 2007, QNB did not have any hedging transactions in place such as interest rate swaps, caps or floors.
 
The table below summarizes estimated changes in net interest income over the next twelve-month period, under various interest rate scenarios.
 
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Interest Rate Sensitivity - Gap Analysis

   
Within
 
3 to 6
 
6 months
 
1 to 3
 
3 to 5
 
After
 
 
 
December 31, 2007
 
3 months
 
months
 
to 1 year
 
years
 
years
 
5 years
 
Total
 
                               
Assets
                             
Interest-bearing balances
 
$
579
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
$
579
 
Federal funds sold
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Investment securities*
   
17,873
 
$
6,780
 
$
23,228
 
$
60,726
 
$
39,197
 
$
45,450
   
193,254
 
Non-marketable equity securities
   
864
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
90
   
954
 
Loans, including loans held-for-sale
   
94,452
   
22,033
   
36,343
   
114,460
   
81,775
   
32,641
   
381,704
 
Bank-owned life insurance
   
-
   
-
   
8,651
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
8,651
 
                                             
Total rate sensitive assets
   
113,768
   
28,813
   
68,222
   
175,186
   
120,972
   
78,181
 
$
585,142
 
Total cumulative assets
 
$
113,768
 
$
142,581
 
$
210,803
 
$
385,989
 
$
506,961
 
$
585,142
       
                                             
Liabilities
                                           
Interest-bearing non-maturing deposits
 
$
107,170
   
-
   
-
 
$
4,403
 
$
10,416
 
$
67,042
 
$
189,031
 
Time deposits less than $100,000
   
41,990
 
$
27,447
 
$
77,876
   
38,788
   
4,360
   
-
   
190,461
 
Time deposits over $100,000
   
14,015
   
12,736
   
25,319
   
11,195
   
1,324
   
-
   
64,589
 
Short-term borrowings
   
33,990
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
33,990
 
Long-term debt
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
5,000
   
15,000
   
5,000
   
25,000
 
Total rate sensitive liabilities
   
197,165
   
40,183
   
103,195
   
59,386
   
31,100
   
72,042
 
$
503,071  
Total cumulative liabilities
 
$
197,165
 
$
237,348
 
$
340,543
 
$
399,929
 
$
431,029
 
$
503,071
       
Gap during period
 
$
(83,397
)
$
(11,370
)
$
(34,973
) 
$
 115,800
 
$
89,872  
$
6,139
  $ 82,071  
Cumulative gap
 
$
(83,397
)
$
(94,767
)
$
(129,740
)
$
(13,940
)
$
75,932
 
$
82,071
       
Cumulative gap/rate sensitive assets
   
(14.25
)%
 
(16.20
)%
 
(22.17
)%
 
(2.38
 )%   12.98
%
 
14.03
%
     
Cumulative gap ratio
   
.58
   
.60
   
.62
   
.97
   
1.18
   
1.16
       

 
*
Excludes unrealized holding gain on available-for-sale securities of $2,279.

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The table below summarizes estimated changes in net interest income over the next twelve-month period, under various interest rate scenarios.

Change in Interest Rates
 
Net Interest Income
 
Dollar Change
 
Percent Change
 
December 31, 2007
             
+300 Basis Points
 
$
17,214
 
$
(1,075
)
 
(5.88
)%
+200 Basis Points
   
17,601
   
(688
)
 
(3.76
)
+100 Basis Points
   
18,010
   
(279
)
 
(1.53
)
FLAT RATE
   
18,289
   
-
   
-
 
-100 Basis Points
   
18,072
   
(217
)
 
(1.19
)
-200 Basis Points
   
17,392
   
(897
)
 
(4.90
)
-300 Basis Points
   
16,350
   
(1,939
)
 
(10.60
)
December 31, 2006
                   
+300 Basis Points
 
$
13,700
 
$
(3,190
)
 
(18.89
)%
+200 Basis Points
   
14,715
   
(2,175
)
 
(12.88
)
+100 Basis Points
   
15,920
   
(970
)
 
(5.74
)
FLAT RATE
   
16,890
   
-
   
-
 
-100 Basis Points
   
17,075
   
185
   
1.10
 
-200 Basis Points
   
16,737
   
(153
)
 
(.91
)
 
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
 
  The following audited financial statements are set forth in this Annual Report of Form 10-K on the following pages:

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
   
Page 45
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
   
Page 46
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
   
Page 47
 
Consolidated Statements of Income
   
Page 48
 
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
   
Page 49
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
   
Page 50
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
   
Page 51
 
 
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
QNB Corp.
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of QNB Corp. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended. QNB Corp.’s management is responsible for these financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. The financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 were audited by other auditors whose report, dated March 7, 2007, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the 2007 consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of QNB Corp. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2007, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), QNB Corp.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated March 10, 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion.
 
 
 
Beard Miller Company LLP
Allentown, Pennsylvania
March 10, 2008
 
45


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
The Board of Directors
QNB Corp:
 
We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of QNB Corp. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2006. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Corporation’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of QNB Corp. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2006, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2006, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
 
 
Wexford, Pennsylvania
March 7, 2007

46

 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 
 
(in thousands, except share data)
 
December 31,
 
2007
 
2006
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
 
$
14,322
 
$
12,439
 
Federal funds sold
 
 
-
 
 
11,664
 
Total cash and cash equivalents
 
 
14,322
 
 
24,103
 
Investment securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale (amortized cost $189,273 and $221,053)
 
 
191,552
 
 
219,818
 
Held-to-maturity (fair value $4,122 and $5,168)
 
 
3,981
 
 
5,021
 
Non-marketable equity securities
 
 
954
 
 
3,465
 
Loans held-for-sale
 
 
688
 
 
170
 
Total loans, net of unearned costs
 
 
381,016
 
 
343,496
 
Allowance for loan losses
 
 
(3,279
)
 
(2,729
)
Net loans
 
 
377,737
 
 
340,767
 
Bank-owned life insurance
 
 
8,651
 
 
8,415
 
Premises and equipment, net
 
 
6,728
 
 
6,442
 
Accrued interest receivable
 
 
2,742
 
 
2,874
 
Other assets
 
 
2,458
 
 
3,464
 
Total assets
 
$
609,813
 
$
614,539
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Demand, non-interest bearing
 
$
50,043
 
$
50,740
 
Interest-bearing demand
 
 
97,290
 
 
98,164
 
Money market
 
 
49,666
 
 
51,856
 
Savings
 
 
42,075
 
 
45,330
 
Time
 
 
190,461
 
 
174,657
 
Time over $100,000
 
 
64,589
 
 
58,175
 
Total deposits
 
 
494,124
 
 
478,922
 
Short-term borrowings
 
 
33,990
 
 
30,113
 
Long-term debt
 
 
25,000
 
 
52,000
 
Accrued interest payable
 
 
2,344
 
 
2,240
 
Other liabilities
 
 
1,104
 
 
854
 
Total liabilities
 
 
556,562
 
 
564,129
 
Shareholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock, par value $0.625 per share;
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
authorized 10,000,000 shares; 3,241,390 shares and 3,235,284 shares issued;
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,134,704 and 3,128,598 shares outstanding
 
 
2,026
 
 
2,022
 
Surplus
 
 
9,933
 
 
9,707
 
Retained earnings
 
 
41,282
 
 
40,990
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net
 
 
1,504
 
 
(815
)
Treasury stock, at cost; 106,686 shares
 
 
(1,494
)
 
(1,494
)
Total shareholders’ equity
 
 
53,251
 
 
50,410
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
609,813
 
$
614,539
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

47

 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 
 
(in thousands, except share data)
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
Interest Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and fees on loans
 
$
24,572
 
$
21,097
 
$
16,938
 
Interest and dividends on investment securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Taxable
 
 
8,495
 
 
8,437
 
 
8,767
 
Tax-exempt
 
 
1,736
 
 
1,897
 
 
2,259
 
Interest on Federal funds sold
 
 
320
 
 
357
 
 
176
 
Interest on interest-bearing balances and other interest income
 
 
182
 
 
214
 
 
132
 
Total interest income
 
 
35,305
 
 
32,002
 
 
28,272
 
Interest Expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest on deposits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing demand
 
 
2,266
 
 
2,322
 
 
1,229
 
Money market
 
 
1,569
 
 
1,484
 
 
917
 
Savings
 
 
176
 
 
190
 
 
211
 
Time
 
 
8,348
 
 
6,202
 
 
4,906
 
Time over $100,000
 
 
2,866
 
 
1,900
 
 
1,415
 
Interest on short-term borrowings
 
 
809
 
 
736
 
 
323
 
Interest on long-term debt
 
 
1,704
 
 
3,072
 
 
2,987
 
Total interest expense
 
 
17,738
 
 
15,906
 
 
11,988
 
Net interest income
 
 
17,567
 
 
16,096
 
 
16,284
 
Provision for loan losses
 
 
700
 
 
345
 
 
-
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
 
 
16,867
 
 
15,751
 
 
16,284
 
Non-Interest Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fees for services to customers
 
 
1,833
 
 
1,867
 
 
1,851
 
ATM and debit card income
 
 
858
 
 
772
 
 
687
 
Income on bank-owned life insurance
 
 
295
 
 
291
 
 
288
 
Mortgage servicing fees
 
 
105
 
 
98
 
 
90
 
Net (loss) gain on investment securities available-for-sale
 
 
(2,815
)
 
262
 
 
(727
)
Net gain on sale of loans
 
 
109
 
 
64
 
 
145
 
Other operating income
 
 
522
 
 
583
 
 
928
 
Total non-interest income
 
 
907
 
 
3,937
 
 
3,262
 
Non-Interest Expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
 
 
7,464
 
 
7,320
 
 
7,314
 
Net occupancy expense
 
 
1,230
 
 
1,161
 
 
1,100
 
Furniture and equipment expense
 
 
1,074
 
 
1,026
 
 
1,159
 
Marketing expense
 
 
700
 
 
651
 
 
599
 
Third party services
 
 
778
 
 
724
 
 
701
 
Telephone, postage and supplies expense
 
 
554
 
 
537
 
 
488
 
State taxes
 
 
489
 
 
453
 
 
423
 
Loss on prepayment of Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 
 
740
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Other expense
 
 
1,412
 
 
1,362
 
 
1,318
 
Total non-interest expense
 
 
14,441
 
 
13,234
 
 
13,102
 
Income before income taxes
 
 
3,333
 
 
6,454
 
 
6,444
 
Provision for income taxes
 
 
286
 
 
1,034
 
 
1,398
 
Net Income
 
$
3,047
 
$
5,420
 
$
5,046
 
Earnings Per Share - Basic
 
$
.97
 
$
1.73
 
$
1.63
 
Earnings Per Share - Diluted
 
$
.96
 
$
1.71
 
$
1.59
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

48

 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands, except
 
 
Number
 
 
Comprehensive
 
 
Comprehensive
 
 
Common
 
 
 
 
Retained
 
 
Treasury
 
 
 
 
share data)
 
 
of Shares
 
 
Income
 
 
Income (Loss)
 
 
Stock
 
 
Surplus
 
 
Earnings
 
 
Stock
 
 
Total
 
Balance, December 31, 2004
 
 
3,098,078
 
 
-
 
$
691
 
$
2,003
 
$
9,005
 
$
35,570
 
$
(1,494
)
$
45,775
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
 
-
 
$
5,046
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
5,046
 
 
-
 
 
5,046
 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax benefit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized holding losses on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
investment securities available-for-sale
 
 
-
 
 
(2,627
)
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Reclassification adjustment for
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
losses included in net income
 
 
-
 
 
674
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive loss
 
 
-
 
 
(1,953
)
 
(1,953
)
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
(1,953
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income
 
 
-
 
$
3,093
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Cash dividends paid
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
($.78 per share)
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
(2,420
)
 
-
 
 
(2,420
)
Stock issue - Employee stock purchase plan
 
 
2,794
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
2
 
 
72
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
74
 
Stock issued for options exercised
 
 
3,204
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
2
 
 
36
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
38
 
Tax benefits from stock plans
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
4
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2005
 
 
3,104,076
 
 
-
 
 
(1,262
)
 
2,007
 
 
9,117
 
 
38,196
 
 
(1,494
)
 
46,564
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
 
-
 
$
5,420
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
5,420
 
 
-
 
 
5,420
 
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized holding gains on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
investment securities available-for-sale
 
 
-
 
 
620
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Reclassification adjustment for
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
gains included in net income
 
 
-
 
 
(173
)
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income
 
 
-
 
 
447
 
 
447
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
447
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income
 
 
-
 
$
5,867
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Cash dividends paid
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
($.84 per share)
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
(2,626
)
 
-
 
 
(2,626
)
Stock issue - Employee stock purchase plan
 
 
3,071
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
2
 
 
70
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
72
 
Stock issued for options exercised
 
 
21,451
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
13
 
 
336
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
349
 
Tax benefits from stock plans
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
66
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
66
 
Stock-based compensation expense
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
118
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
118
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2006
 
 
3,128,598
 
 
-
 
 
(815
)
 
2,022
 
 
9,707
 
 
40,990
 
 
(1,494
)
 
50,410
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
 
-
 
$
3,047
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
3,047
 
 
-
 
 
3,047
 
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized holding gains on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
investment securities available-for-sale
 
 
-
 
 
461
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Reclassification adjustment for
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
losses included in net income
 
 
-
 
 
1,858
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income
 
 
-
 
 
2,319
 
 
2,319
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
2,319
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income
 
 
-
 
$
5,366
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Cash dividends paid
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
($.88 per share)
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
(2,755
)
 
-
 
 
(2,755
)
Stock issue - Employee stock purchase plan
 
 
3,306
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
2
 
 
66
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
68
 
Stock issued for options exercised
 
 
2,800
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
2
 
 
54
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
56
 
Tax benefits from stock plans
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
4
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
4
 
Stock-based compensation expense
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
102
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
102
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2007
 
 
3,134,704
 
 
-
 
$
1,504
 
$
2,026
 
$
9,933
 
$
41,282
 
$
(1,494
)
$
53,251
 
 
                                                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
 
49

 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
Operating Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
3,047
 
$
5,420
 
$
5,046
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
 
755
 
 
744
 
 
890
 
Provision for loan losses
 
 
700
 
 
345
 
 
-
 
Securities losses (gains), net
 
 
2,815
 
 
(262
)
 
727
 
Net loss (gain) on sale of repossessed assets
 
 
1
 
 
-
 
 
(210
)
Net gain on sale of loans
 
 
(109
)
 
(64
)
 
(145
)
(Gain) loss on disposal of premises and equipment
 
 
(12
)
 
3
 
 
1
 
Proceeds from sales of residential mortgages
 
 
6,550
 
 
4,129
 
 
11,004
 
Originations of residential mortgages held-for-sale
 
 
(7,008
)
 
(4,148
)
 
(10,857
)
Income on bank-owned life insurance
 
 
(295
)
 
(291
)
 
(288
)
Life insurance (premiums)/proceeds net
 
 
59
 
 
(21
)
 
91
 
Stock-based compensation expense
 
 
102
 
 
118
 
 
-
 
Deferred income tax benefit
 
 
(446
)
 
(183
)
 
(81
)
Net increase (decrease) in income taxes payable
 
 
91
 
 
-
 
 
(338
)
Amortization of mortgage servicing rights and identifiable intangible assets
 
 
113
 
 
138
 
 
160
 
Net decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable
 
 
132
 
 
(302
)
 
(41
)
Net (accretion) amortization of premiums and discounts on investment securities
 
 
(191
)
 
386
 
 
709
 
Net increase in accrued interest payable
 
 
104
 
 
728
 
 
333
 
Decrease (increase) in other assets
 
 
67
 
 
(67
)
 
(135
)
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities
 
 
250
 
 
(9
)
 
(551
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
 
6,725
 
 
6,664
 
 
6,315
 
Investing Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from maturities and calls of investment securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
available-for-sale
 
 
31,801
 
 
24,595
 
 
36,720
 
held-to-maturity
 
 
1,035
 
 
870
 
 
300
 
Proceeds from sales of investment securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
available-for-sale
 
 
102,394
 
 
46,490
 
 
45,105
 
Purchase of investment securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
available-for-sale
 
 
(105,034
)
 
(57,069
)
 
(52,442
)
Proceeds from sales of non-marketable equity securities
 
 
3,160
 
 
1,700
 
 
751
 
Purchase of non-marketable equity securities
 
 
(649
)
 
(1,481
)
 
(488
)
Net increase in loans
 
 
(37,842
)
 
(42,323
)
 
(33,294
)
Net purchases of premises and equipment
 
 
(1,029
)
 
(1,789
)
 
(651
)
Proceeds from sale of repossessed assets
 
 
206
 
 
9
 
 
210
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash used by investing activities
 
 
(5,958
)
 
(28,998
)
 
(3,789
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financing Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (decrease) increase in non-interest bearing deposits
 
 
(697
)
 
(5,721
)
 
3,858
 
Net (decrease) increase in interest-bearing non-maturity deposits
 
 
(6,319
)
 
4,270
 
 
(19,985
)
Net increase in time deposits
 
 
22,218
 
 
21,703
 
 
8,309
 
Net increase in short-term borrowings
 
 
3,877
 
 
10,517
 
 
6,222
 
Proceeds from long-term debt
 
 
25,000
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Repayment of long-term debt
 
 
(52,000
)
 
(3,000
)
 
-
 
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options
 
 
4
 
 
66
 
 
-
 
Cash dividends paid
 
 
(2,755
)
 
(2,626
)
 
(2,420
)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
 
 
124
 
 
421
 
 
112
 
Net cash (used by) provided by financing activities
 
 
(10,548
)
 
25,630
 
 
(3,904
)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
 
(9,781
)
 
3,296
 
 
(1,378
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
 
 
24,103
 
 
20,807
 
 
22,185
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
 
$
14,322
 
$
24,103
 
$
20,807
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest paid
 
$
17,634
 
$
15,178
 
$
11,655
 
Income taxes paid
 
 
621
 
 
1,134
 
 
1,802
 
Non-Cash Transactions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized holding gains, net of taxes, on investment securities
 
 
2,319
 
 
447
 
 
(1,953
)
Transfer of loans to repossessed assets
 
 
172
 
 
50
 
 
-
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
 
50

 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Business

QNB Corp. (the Company), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, QNB Bank (the Bank), has been serving the residents and businesses of upper Bucks, southern Lehigh, and northern Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania since 1877. During the majority of 2007, the Bank was a national banking organization chartered under the National Banking Act and was named The Quakertown National Bank. Effective December 28, 2007, the Bank became a Pennsylvania chartered commercial bank and changed its name to QNB Bank. The Bank is a locally managed community bank that provides a full range of commercial, retail banking and retail brokerage services. The Bank encounters vigorous competition for market share in the communities it serves from bank holding companies, other community banks, thrift institutions, credit unions and other non-bank financial organizations such as mutual fund companies, insurance companies and brokerage companies. The Company manages its business as a single operating segment.

The Company and the Bank are subject to regulations of certain state and Federal agencies. These regulatory agencies periodically examine the Company and the Bank for adherence to laws and regulations.

Basis of Presentation
 
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, the Bank. The consolidated entity is referred to herein as “QNB”. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.

Tabular information, other than share and per share data, is presented in thousands of dollars.

Use of Estimates

These statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and predominant practices within the banking industry. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires QNB to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. QNB evaluates estimates on an on-going basis. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, non-accrual loans, other real estate owned, other-than-temporary investment impairments, intangible assets, stock option plans and income taxes. QNB bases its estimates on historical experience and various other factors and assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Significant Group Concentrations of Credit Risk
 
Most of the Company’s activities are with customers located within Bucks, Montgomery and Lehigh Counties in southeastern Pennsylvania. Note 4 discusses the types of investment securities that the Company invests in. Note 5 discusses the types of lending that the Company engages in. The Company does not have any significant concentrations to any one industry or customer. Although the Company has a diversified loan portfolio, its debtors’ ability to honor their contracts is influenced by the region’s economy.

Misstatements

On September 13, 2006 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Staff issued Statement of Accounting Bulletin No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements (SAB 108). SAB 108 addresses how errors, built up over time in the balance sheet, should be considered from a materiality perspective and corrected. SAB 108 provides interpretive guidance on how the effects of the carryover or reversal of prior year misstatements should be considered in quantifying a current year misstatement. The SEC Staff believes that companies should quantify errors using both a balance sheet and an income statement approach and evaluate whether either of these approaches results in quantifying a misstatement that, when all relevant quantitative and qualitative factors are considered, is material. SAB 108 also describes the circumstances where it would be appropriate for a registrant to record a one-time cumulative effect adjustment to correct errors existing in prior years that previously had been considered immaterial as well as the required disclosures to investors. During 2007, the Company has not identified a situation for which it must apply SAB 108 for 2007, 2006 or 2005.

Investment Securities
 
Investment securities that QNB has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as held-to-maturity securities and reported at amortized cost. Debt and equity securities that are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling in the near term are classified as trading securities and reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses included in earnings. Debt and equity securities not classified as either held-to-maturity securities or trading securities are classified as available-for-sale securities and reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, excluded from earnings and reported as accumulated other comprehensive income or loss, a separate component of shareholders’ equity. Management determines the appropriate classification of securities at the time of purchase. QNB had no trading securities at December 31, 2007 and 2006.
 
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Available-for-sale securities include securities that management intends to use as part of its asset/liability management strategy and that may be sold in response to changes in market interest rates and related changes in the securities’ prepayment risk or to meet liquidity needs.

Premiums and discounts on debt securities are recognized in interest income using a constant yield method. Gains and losses on sales of investment securities are computed on the specific identification method and included in non-interest income.

Non-marketable Equity Securities

Non-marketable equity securities are comprised of restricted stock of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLB), the Federal Reserve Bank, and the Atlantic Central Bankers Bank. Federal law requires a member institution of the FHLB and the Federal Reserve Bank to hold stock of its district bank according to a predetermined formula. These restricted securities are carried at cost.

Other-than-Temporary Impairment of Investment Securities

Securities are evaluated periodically to determine whether a decline in their value is other-than-temporary. Management utilizes criteria such as the magnitude and duration of the decline, in addition to the reasons underlying the decline, to determine whether the loss in value is other-than-temporary. The term “other-than-temporary” is not intended to indicate that the decline is permanent, but indicates that the prospects for a near-term recovery of value is not necessarily favorable, or that there is a lack of evidence to support realizable value equal to or greater than carrying value of the investment. Once a decline in value is determined to be other-than-temporary, the value of the security is reduced and a corresponding charge to earnings is recognized.
 
Loans

Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or pay-off are stated at the principal amount outstanding, net of deferred loan fees and costs. Interest income is accrued on the principal amount outstanding. Loan origination and commitment fees and related direct costs are deferred and amortized to income over the term of the respective loan and loan commitment period as a yield adjustment.

Loans held-for-sale consist of residential mortgage loans and are carried at the lower of aggregate cost or market value. Net unrealized losses, if any, are recognized through a valuation allowance by charges to income. Gains and losses on residential mortgages held-for-sale are included in non-interest income.

Non-Performing Assets

Non-performing assets are comprised of accruing loans past due 90 days or more, non-accrual loans, other real estate owned and repossessed assets. Non-accrual loans are those on which the accrual of interest has ceased. Loans and indirect lease financing loans are placed on non-accrual status immediately if, in the opinion of management, collection is doubtful, or when principal or interest is past due 90 days or more and collateral is insufficient to cover principal and interest. Interest accrued, but not collected at the date a loan is placed on non-accrual status, is reversed and charged against interest income. Subsequent cash receipts are applied either to the outstanding principal or recorded as interest income, depending on management’s assessment of the ultimate collectibility of principal and interest. Loans are returned to an accrual status when the borrower’s ability to make periodic principal and interest payments has returned to normal (i.e. brought current with respect to principal or interest or restructured) and the paying capacity of the borrower and/or the underlying collateral is deemed sufficient to cover principal and interest.

Accounting for impairment in the performance of a loan is required when it is probable that all amounts, including both principal and interest, will not be collected in accordance with the loan agreement. Impaired loans are measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or, at the loan’s observable market price or the fair value of the collateral if the loans are collateral dependent. Impairment criteria are applied to the loan portfolio exclusive of smaller homogeneous loans such as residential mortgage and consumer loans which are evaluated collectively for impairment.
 
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Allowance for Loan Losses

QNB maintains an allowance for loan losses, which is intended to absorb probable known and inherent losses in the outstanding loan portfolio. The allowance is reduced by actual credit losses and is increased by the provision for loan losses and recoveries of previous losses. The provisions for loan losses are charged to earnings to bring the total allowance for loan losses to a level considered necessary by management.

The allowance for loan losses is based on management’s continuing review and evaluation of the loan portfolio. The level of the allowance is determined by assigning specific reserves to individually identified problem credits and general reserves to all other loans. For such loans that are also classified as impaired, an allowance is established when the discounted cash flows (or collateral value or observable market price) of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value of that loan. The portion of the allowance that is allocated to internally criticized and non-accrual loans is determined by estimating the inherent loss on each credit after giving consideration to the value of underlying collateral. The general reserves are based on the composition and risk characteristics of the loan portfolio, including the nature of the loan portfolio, credit concentration trends, historic and anticipated delinquency and loss experience, as well as other qualitative factors such as current economic trends. Management emphasizes loan quality and close monitoring of potential problem credits. Credit risk identification and review processes are utilized in order to assess and monitor the degree of risk in the loan portfolio. QNB’s lending and loan administration staff are charged with reviewing the loan portfolio and identifying changes in the economy or in a borrower’s circumstances which may affect the ability to repay debt or the value of pledged collateral. A loan classification and review system exists that identifies those loans with a higher than normal risk of uncollectibility. Each commercial loan is assigned a grade based upon an assessment of the borrower’s financial capacity to service the debt and the presence and value of collateral for the loan. An independent loan review group tests risk assessments and evaluates the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. Management meets monthly to review the credit quality of the loan portfolio and quarterly to review the allowance for loan losses.

In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review QNB’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require QNB to recognize additions to the allowance based on their judgments using information available to them at the time of their examination.

Management believes that it uses the best information available to make determinations about the adequacy of the allowance and that it has established its existing allowance for loan losses in accordance with GAAP. If circumstances differ substantially from the assumptions used in making determinations, future adjustments to the allowance for loan losses may be necessary and results of operations could be affected. Because future events affecting borrowers and collateral cannot be predicted with certainty, there can be no assurance that increases to the allowance will not be necessary should the quality of any loans deteriorate as a result of the factors discussed above.

Transfers of Financial Assets

Transfers of financial assets are accounted for as sales when control over the assets has been surrendered. Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when (1) the assets have been isolated from the Company, (2) the transferee obtains the right (free of conditions that constrain it from taking advantage of that right) to pledge or exchange the transferred assets, and (3) the Company does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an agreement to repurchase them before their maturity.

Servicing Assets
 
Servicing assets are recognized as separate assets when rights are acquired through the sale of financial assets. When mortgage loans are sold, a portion of the cost of originating the loan is allocated to the servicing rights based on relative fair value. Fair value is based on market prices for comparable mortgage servicing contracts, when available, or alternatively, is based on a valuation model that calculates the present value of estimated future net servicing income. Servicing assets are evaluated for impairment based upon the fair value of the rights as compared to amortized cost. Impairment is determined by stratifying rights into tranches based on predominant characteristics, such as interest rate, loan type an investor type. Impairment is recognized through a valuation allowance for an individual tranche, to the extent that fair value is less than the capitalized amount for the tranches. If the Company later determines that all or a portion of the impairment no longer exists for a particular tranche, a reduction of the allowance may be recorded as an increase to income. Capitalized servicing rights are reported in other assets and are amortized into noninterest income in proportion to, and over the period of, the estimated future net servicing income of the underlying financial assets.

Servicing fee income is recorded for fees earned for servicing loans. The fees are based on a contractual percentage of the outstanding principal, or a fixed amount per loan and are recorded as income when earned. The amortization of mortgage servicing rights is netted against loan servicing fee income.

Premises and Equipment

Premises and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are calculated principally on an accelerated or straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows: buildings—10 to 40 years, and equipment—3 to 10 years. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Gains or losses upon disposition are reflected in earnings as realized.

Bank-Owned Life Insurance

The Bank invests in bank-owned life insurance (BOLI) as a source of funding for employee benefit expenses. BOLI involves the purchasing of life insurance by the Bank on a chosen group of employees. The Bank is the owner and beneficiary of the policies. Income from the increase in cash surrender value of the policies is included in non-interest income on the income statement.
 
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Stock-Based Compensation

At December 31, 2007, QNB sponsored stock-based compensation plans, administered by a committee, under which both qualified and non-qualified stock options may be granted periodically to certain employees. QNB accounted for all awards granted between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2005 under the “fair value” approach under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. Effective January 1, 2006, QNB adopted FASB Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (FASB No. 123r), using the modified prospective application method. The modified prospective application method applies to new awards, to any outstanding liability awards, and to awards modified, repurchased, or cancelled after January 1, 2006. For all awards granted prior to January 1, 2006, unrecognized compensation cost, on the date of adoption, will be recognized as an expense in future periods. The results for prior periods have not been restated.

The adoption of FASB No. 123r reduced net income by approximately $102,000 and $118,000 for years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share for 2005 if QNB had applied the fair value recognition provisions to stock-based employee compensation during the period presented. For purposes of this pro forma disclosure, the value of the options is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and amortized to expense over the options’ vesting period.

December 31,
 
2005
 
Net income, as reported
 
$
5,046
 
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects
   
101
 
Pro forma net income
 
$
4,945
 
Earnings per share
       
Basic - as reported
 
$
1.63
 
Basic - pro forma
 
$
1.59
 
Diluted - as reported
 
$
1.59
 
Diluted - pro forma
 
$
1.56
 

The fair value of each option is amortized into compensation expense on a straight-line basis between the grant date for the option and each vesting date. QNB estimated the fair value of stock options on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The model requires the use of numerous assumptions, many of which are subjective in nature. The following assumptions were used in the option pricing model in determining the fair value of options granted during the periods presented.

Year ended December 31,
 
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
Risk free interest rate
   
4.74
%
 
4.27
%
 
4.18
%
Dividend yield
   
3.50
   
3.23
   
2.40
 
   
15.99
   
13.28
   
14.05
 
Expected life
   
5 yrs.
   
5 yrs.
   
10 yrs.
 
 
The risk-free interest rate was selected based upon yields of U.S. Treasury issues with a term equal to the expected life of the option being valued. Historical information was the primary basis for the selection of the expected dividend yield, expected volatility and expected lives of the options.

The weighted average fair value per share of options granted during 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $3.57, $3.13 and $6.46, respectively.

Income Taxes

QNB accounts for income taxes under the asset/liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, as well as operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is established against deferred tax assets when, in the judgment of management, it is more likely than not that such deferred tax assets will not become available. Because the judgment about the level of future taxable income is dependent to a great extent on matters that may, at least in part, be beyond QNB’s control, it is at least reasonably possible that management’s judgment about the need for a valuation allowance for deferred taxes could change in the near term.
 
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In July 2006, FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (FIN48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. QNB adopted FIN 48 as of January 1, 2007. QNB has evaluated its tax positions as of December 31, 2007. A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that has more than a 50 percent likelihood of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. Under the “more-likely-than-not” threshold guidelines, QNB believes no significant uncertain tax positions exist, either individually or in the aggregate, that would give rise to the non-recognition of an existing tax benefit. As of December 31, 2007, QNB had no material unrecognized tax benefits or accrued interest and penalties. QNB’s policy is to account for interest as a component of interest expense and penalties as a component of other expense. The Company and its subsidiary are subject to U.S. Federal income tax as well as income tax of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. QNB is no longer subject to examination by U.S. Federal or State taxing authorities for years before 2004.

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share excludes any dilutive effects of options and is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares that were outstanding during the period. Potential common shares that may be issued by the Company relate solely to outstanding stock options and are determined using the treasury stock method.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity of a business entity during a period due to transactions and other events and circumstances, excluding those resulting from investments by and distributions to owners. Comprehensive income consists of net income and other comprehensive income. For QNB, the primary component of other comprehensive income is the unrealized holding gains or losses on available-for-sale investment securities.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities-Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115. Statement No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected will be recognized in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. Statement No. 159 is effective for QNB January 1, 2008. The adoption of this standard will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Business Combinations
 
FASB Statement No. 141 (R) Business Combinations was issued in December of 2007. This Statement establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer of a business recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree. The Statement also provides guidance for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business combination and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. The guidance will become effective as of the beginning of a corporation’s fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2008. This new pronouncement will impact QNB’s accounting for business combinations completed beginning January 1, 2009.

Definition of Settlement in FASB Interpretation No. 48
 
In May 2007, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) FIN 48-1 Definition of Settlement in FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FSP FIN 48-1). FSP FIN 48-1 provides guidance on how to determine whether a tax position is effectively settled for the purpose of recognizing previously unrecognized tax benefits. FSP FIN 48-1 is effective retroactively to January 1, 2007. The implementation of this standard did not have a material impact on QNB’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Accounting for Deferred Compensation
 
In September 2006, the FASB reached consensus on the guidance provided by Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 06-4 (EITF 06-4), Accounting for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements. The guidance is applicable to endorsement split-dollar life insurance arrangements, whereby the employer owns and controls the insurance policy, that are associated with a postretirement benefit. EITF 06-4 requires that for a split-dollar life insurance arrangement within the scope of the Issue, an employer should recognize a liability for future benefits in accordance with FASB No. 106 (if, in substance, a postretirement benefit plan exists) or Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 12 (if the arrangement is, in substance, an individual deferred compensation contract) based on the substantive agreement with the employee. EITF 06-4 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007. As a result of adopting this standard, QNB will record a cumulative effect adjustment of $481,000 effective January 1, 2008. In addition, there will be an ongoing monthly benefit expense for 2008 of approximately $4,000 in connection with the postretirement cost of insurance for split-dollar life insurance coverage.
 
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Accounting for Collateral Assignment Split-Dollar Life Insurance Agreements
 
In March 2007, the FASB ratified Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 06-10 Accounting for Collateral Assignment Split-Dollar Life Insurance Agreements (EITF 06-10). EITF 06-10 provides guidance for determining a liability for the postretirement benefit obligation as well as recognition and measurement of the associated asset on the basis of the terms of the collateral assignment agreement. EITF 06-10 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007. QNB is currently assessing the impact of EITF 06-10 on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.

Written Loan Commitments Recorded at Fair Value Through Earnings
 
Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 109 (SAB 109), Written Loan Commitments Recorded at Fair Value Through Earnings expresses the views of the staff regarding written loan commitments that are accounted for at fair value through earnings under generally accepted accounting principles. To make the staff’s views consistent with current authoritative accounting guidance, the SAB revises and rescinds portions of SAB No. 105, “Application of Accounting Principles to Loan Commitments.” Specifically, the SAB revises the SEC staff’s views on incorporating expected net future cash flows related to loan servicing activities in the fair value measurement of a written loan commitment. The SAB retains the staff’s views on incorporating expected net future cash flows related to internally-developed intangible assets in the fair value measurement of a written loan commitment. The staff expects registrants to apply the views in Question 1 of SAB 109 on a prospective basis to derivative loan commitments issued or modified in fiscal quarters beginning after December 15, 2007. QNB does not expect SAB 109 to have a material impact on its financial statements.

Share-Based Payment
 
Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110 (SAB 110) amends and replaces Question 6 of Section D.2 of Topic 14, Share-Based Payment, of the Staff Accounting Bulletin series. Question 6 of Section D.2 of Topic 14 expresses the views of the staff regarding the use of the “simplified” method in developing an estimate of expected term of “plain vanilla” share options and allows usage of the “simplified” method for share option grants prior to December 31, 2007. SAB 110 allows public companies which do not have historically sufficient experience to provide a reasonable estimate to continue use of the “simplified” method for estimating the expected term of “plain vanilla” share option grants after December 31, 2007. SAB 110 is effective January 1, 2008, and will not have a material impact on QNB’s financial statements.

Statement of Cash Flows

Cash and cash equivalents for purposes of this statement consist of cash on hand, cash items in process of collection, amounts due from banks, interest earning deposits in other financial institutions and Federal funds sold.

Reclassifications

For comparative purposes, prior years’ consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform with report classifications of the current year. The reclassifications had no effect on net income.
 
Note 2 - Earnings Per Share
 
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

   
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share - net income
 
$
3,047
 
$
5,420
 
$
5,046
 
Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted average shares outstanding
   
3,130,179
   
3,124,724
   
3,101,754
 
Effect of dilutive securities - employee stock options
   
44,694
   
51,986
   
72,893
 
Denominator for diluted earnings per share - adjusted weighted average shares outstanding
   
3,174,873
   
3,176,710
   
3,174,647
 
 
$
0.97
 
$
1.73
 
$
1.63
 
Earnings per share - diluted
   
0.96
   
1.71
   
1.59
 

There were 69,700 and 52,300 stock options that were anti-dilutive as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. These stock options were not included in the above calculation.

Note 3 - Cash And Due From Banks
 
Included in cash and due from banks are reserves in the form of deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank of $225,000 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006.
 
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Note 4 - Investment Securities Available-For-Sale
 
The amortized cost and estimated fair values of investment securities available-for-sale at December 31, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:

December 31,
 
2007
 
2006
 
 
Aggregate
fair value
 
Gross unrealized holding gains
 
Gross unrealized holding losses
 
Amortized cost
 
Aggregate fair value
 
Gross unrealized holding gains
 
Gross unrealized holding losses
 
Amortized cost
 
U.S. Treasury
 
$
5,037
 
$
32
 
 
-
 
$
5,005
 
$
4,984
 
 
-
 
$
9
 
$
4,993
 
U.S. Government Agencies     30,502     453     -     30,049     33,244   $ 96     91     33,239  
State and municipal securities
 
 
39,368
 
 
795
 
$
52
 
 
38,625
 
 
36,121
 
 
784
 
 
123
 
 
35,460
 
Mortgage-backed securities     57,411     440     43     57,014     67,471     36     1,227     68,662  
Collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs)
 
 
40,775
 
 
434
 
 
60
 
 
40,401
 
 
59,033
 
 
 
 
1,777
 
 
60,810
 
Other debt securities
 
 
14,301
 
 
466
 
 
504
 
 
14,339
 
 
14,373
 
 
587
 
 
5
 
 
13,791
 
Equity securities
 
 
4,158
 
 
429
 
 
111
 
 
3,840
 
 
4,592
 
 
515
 
 
21
 
 
4,098
 
Total investment securities available-for-sale
 
$
191,552
 
$
3,049
 
$
770
 
$
189,273
 
$
219,818
 
$
2,018
 
$
3,253
 
$
221,053
 
 
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities available-for-sale by contractual maturity at December 31, 2007 are shown in the following table. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Securities are assigned to categories based on contractual maturity except for mortgage-backed securities and CMOs which are based on the estimated average life of these securities.

 
 
Aggregate
 
Amortized
 
December 31, 2007
 
fair value
 
cost
 
Due in one year or less
 
$
7,271
 
$
7,244
 
Due after one year through five years
 
 
84,789
 
 
84,325
 
Due after five years through ten years
   
81,790
    80,549  
Due after ten years
 
 
13,544
 
 
13,315
 
Equity securities
    4,158     3,840  
Total securities available-for-sale
 
$
191,552
 
$
189,273
 
 
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available-for-sale were as follows:

   
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
Proceeds
 
$
102,394
 
$
46,490
 
$
45,105
 
Gross gains
   
387
   
1,309
   
812
 
Gross losses
    3,202     1,047     1,539  
 
Included in gross losses for 2007, 2006 and 2005 were other-than-temporary impairment charges of $2,958,000, $51,000 and $1,253,000, respectively. The tax benefit (provision) applicable to the net realized gains and losses for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 amounted to $957,000, $(89,000) and $53,000, respectively.

Held-To-Maturity
 
The amortized cost and estimated fair values of investment securities held-to-maturity at December 31, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:

December 31,
 
2007
 
2006
 
 
Amortized cost
 
Gross unrealized holding gains
 
Gross unrealized holding losses
 
Aggregate fair value
 
Amortized cost
 
Gross unrealized holding gains
 
Gross unrealized holding losses
 
Aggregate fair value
 
State and municipal securities
 
$
3,981
 
$
141
   
 
$
4,122
 
$
5,021
 
$
147
   
 
$
5,168
 
 
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The amortized cost and estimated fair values of securities held-to-maturity by contractual maturity at December 31, 2007, are shown in the following table. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalties.

December 31, 2007
 
Aggregate
 fair value
 
Amortized
cost
 
Due in one year or less
 
$
383
 
$
381
 
Due after one year through five years
 
 
633
 
 
606
 
Due after five years through ten years
 
 
3,106
 
 
2,994
 
Due after ten years
 
 
 
 
 
Total securities held-to-maturity
 
$
4,122
 
$
3,981
 

There were no sales of investment securities classified as held-to-maturity during 2007, 2006 or 2005.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, investment securities available-for-sale totaling $107,750,000 and $75,793,000 were pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements and deposits of public funds.

The table below indicates the length of time individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at December 31, 2007 and 2006:

 
 
Less than 12 months
 
12 months or longer
 
Total
 
As of December 31, 2007
 
Fair value
 
Unrealized losses
 
Fair value
 
Unrealized losses
 
Fair value
 
Unrealized losses
 
State and municipal securities
 
$
2,116
 
$
10
 
$
3,877
 
$
42
 
$
5,993
 
$
52
 
Mortgage-backed securities
 
 
263
 
 
 
 
3,529
 
 
43
 
 
3,792
 
 
43
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs)
 
 
5,518
 
 
35
 
 
1,280
 
 
25
 
 
6,798
 
 
60
 
Other debt securities
 
 
3,973
 
 
407
 
 
904
 
 
97
 
 
4,877
 
 
504
 
Equity securities
 
 
1,187
 
 
111
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,187
 
 
111
 
Total
 
$
13,057
 
$
563
 
$
9,590
 
$
207
 
$
22,647
 
$
770
 

 
 
Less than 12 months
 
12 months or longer
 
Total
 
As of December 31, 2006
 
Fair value
 
Unrealized losses
 
Fair value
 
Unrealized losses
 
Fair value
 
Unrealized losses
 
U.S. Treasury
 
$
1,998
 
$
2
 
$
1,990
 
$
7
 
$
3,988
 
$
9
 
U.S. Government agencies
 
 
12,966
 
 
28
 
 
5,782
 
 
63
 
 
18,748
 
 
91
 
State and municipal securities
 
 
683
 
 
1
 
 
4,926
 
 
122
 
 
5,609
 
 
123
 
Mortgage-backed securities
 
 
17,609
 
 
104
 
 
45,083
 
 
1,123
 
 
62,692
 
 
1,227
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs)
 
 
775
 
 
1
 
 
58,258
 
 
1,776
 
 
59,033
 
 
1,777
 
Other debt securities
 
 
2,001
 
 
5
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,001
 
 
5
 
Equity securities
 
 
638
 
 
11
 
 
87
 
 
10
 
 
725
 
 
21
 
Total
 
$
36,670
 
$
152
 
$
116,126
 
$
3,101
 
$
152,796
 
$
3,253
 
 
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QNB has 35 securities including 10 in the equity portfolio, in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2007. Included in other debt securities are pooled trust preferred securities. The unrealized loss in these securities is the result of the widening in market spreads primarily in response to changes in demand within the financial sector. These holdings are investment grade rated (A3 or better) and have not been downgraded or experienced any negative costing actions. Management believes the market price of these will recover and QNB has the intent and ability to hold until recovery. The other unrealized losses in QNB’s debt securities holdings are primarily related to the dynamic nature of interest rates. One of QNB’s prime objectives with the investment portfolio is to invest excess liquidity that is not needed to fund loans. As a result, QNB adds new investments throughout the year as they become available through deposit inflows or roll-off from loans and securities. The unrealized losses in certain holdings are the result of purchases made when market interest rates were lower than at year end. As interest rates increase, fixed-rate securities generally fall in market price to reflect the higher market yield. If held to maturity, all of the bonds will mature at par, and QNB will not realize a loss. The Company’s investment in marketable equity securities primarily consists of investments in large cap stock companies. The declines are not attributable to individual credit quality issues, but are more influenced by general market conditions at the end of 2007. The Company has the ability and intent to hold these investments for a reasonable time period sufficient to allow for a recovery of fair value. No securities are determined to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2007.

Note 5 - Loans

December 31,
 
2007
 
2006
 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
88,445
 
$
72,718
 
Construction
 
 
23,959
 
 
10,503
 
Agricultural
 
 
25
 
 
-
 
Real estate-commercial
 
 
131,392
 
 
118,166
 
Real estate-residential
 
 
119,172
 
 
123,531
 
Consumer
 
 
4,442
 
 
5,044
 
Indirect lease financing
 
 
13,431
 
 
13,405
 
Total loans
 
 
380,866
 
 
343,367
 
Unearned costs
 
 
150
 
 
129
 
Total loans, net of unearned costs
 
$
381,016
 
$
343,496
 
 
Real estate commercial loans include all loans collateralized at least in part by commercial real estate. These loans may not be for the expressed purpose of conducting commercial real estate transactions.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the recorded investment in impaired loans totaled $961,000 and $403,000 of which $847,000 and $403,000 required no allowance for loan losses. The recorded investment in impaired loans requiring an allowance for loan losses was $114,000 and $0 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the related allowance for loan losses associated with those loans was $57,000 and $0, respectively. Most of the loans identified as impaired are collateral-dependent. For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the average recorded investment in impaired loans was approximately $461,000, $44,000 and $11,000, respectively. QNB recognized $31,000, $13,000 and $38,000 of interest income on these loans in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006 there were $1,397,000 and $416,000 of loans on non-accrual status. Some of these loans are included in the impaired loan total above. If interest on non-accrual loans had been accrued throughout the period, interest income for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, would have increased approximately $29,000, $8,000 and $0, respectively. The amount of interest income on these loans that was included in net income for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 was $33,000 and $9,000, respectively. There was no interest income recognized on non-accrual loans in 2005. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, there were $218,000 and $9,000 of loans past due ninety days or more and still accruing interest.

QNB generally lends in its trade area which is comprised of Quakertown and the surrounding communities. To a large extent, QNB makes loans collateralized at least in part by real estate. Its lending activities could be affected by changes in the general economy, the regional economy, or real estate values. At December 31, 2007, there were no concentrations of loans exceeding 10 percent of total loans other than disclosed in the table above.

Note 6 - Allowance For Loan Losses
 
Activity in the allowance for loan losses is shown below:

December 31,
 
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
Balance at beginning of year
 
$
2,729
 
$
2,526
 
$
2,612
 
Charge-offs
 
 
(286
)
 
(187
)
 
(115
)
Recoveries
 
 
136
 
 
45
 
 
29
 
Net charge-offs
 
 
(150
)
 
(142
)
 
(86
)
Provision for loan losses
 
 
700
 
 
345
 
 
-
 
Balance at end of year
 
$
3,279
 
$
2,729
 
$
2,526
 
 
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Note 7 - Premises And Equipment
 
Premises and equipment, stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization, are summarized below:

December 31,
 
2007
 
2006
 
Land and buildings
 
$
7,066
 
$
6,719
 
Furniture and equipment
 
 
9,303
 
 
8,733
 
Leasehold improvements
 
 
1,668
 
 
1,655
 
Book value
 
 
18,037
 
 
17,107
 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
 
(11,309
)
 
(10,665
)
Net book value
 
$
6,728
 
$
6,442
 

Depreciation and amortization expense on premises and equipment amounted to $755,000, $744,000 and $890,000 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Note 8 - Intangible Assets
 
As a result of the purchase of deposits in 1997, QNB recorded a deposit premium of $511,000. This premium is being amortized, for book purposes, over ten years and is reviewed annually for impairment. The net deposit premium intangible was $0 and $43,000 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Amortization expense for core deposit intangibles for each of the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $43,000, $51,000 and $51,000, respectively.

The following table reflects the components of mortgage servicing rights as of the periods indicated:


Years Ended December 31,
 
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
Balance at beginning of year
 
$
472
 
$
528
 
$
552
 
Mortgage servicing rights capitalized
 
 
49
 
 
31
 
 
80
 
Mortgage servicing rights amortized
 
 
(70
)
 
(87
)
 
(109
)
Fair market value adjustments
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
5
 
Balance at end of year
 
$
451
 
$
472
 
$
528
 
Mortgage loans serviced for others
 
$
69,194
 
$
70,816
 
$
77,196
 
Amortization expense of intangible assets for the years ended December 31
 
 
113
 
 
138
 
 
160
 

The annual estimated amortization expense of intangible assets for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:
 

Estimated annual amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2008
   
$
91
 
for the year ended December 31, 2009
     
77
 
for the year ended December 31, 2010
     
63
 
     
50
 
for the year ended December 31, 2012
     
40
 
 
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Note 9 - Time Deposits
 
The aggregate amount of time deposits including deposits in denominations of $100,000 or more was $255,050,000 and $232,832,000 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

At December 31, 2007, the scheduled maturities of time deposits were as follows:

2008
 
$
198,592
 
2009
   
40,185
 
2010
   
10,584
 
2011
   
2,686
 
2012
   
3,001
 
   
2
 
Total time deposits
 
$
255,050
 

Note 10 - Short-Term Borrowings 


December 31,
 
Securities Sold under Agreements to Repurchase (a)
 
Other Short-term Borrowings (b)
 
2007
 
 
 
 
 
Balance
 
$
29,464
 
$
4,526
 
Maximum indebtedness at any month end
   
30,167
   
4,526
 
Daily average indebtedness outstanding
   
21,700
   
1,230
 
Average rate paid for the year
   
3.45
%
 
4.90
%
Average rate on period-end borrowings
   
3.21
   
3.11
 
2006
 
 
 
 
 
Balance
 
$
29,513
 
$
600
 
Maximum indebtedness at any month end
   
29,513
   
5,061
 
Daily average indebtedness outstanding
   
19,755
   
1,718
 
Average rate paid for the year
   
3.29
%
 
5.02
%
Average rate on period-end borrowings
   
3.43
   
5.04
 

(a) Securities sold under agreements to repurchase mature within 30 days. The repurchase agreements were collateralized by U.S. Government agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and CMOs with an amortized cost of $25,547,000 and $29,992,000 and a fair value of $25,719,000 and $29,332,000 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. These securities are held in safekeeping at the Federal Reserve Bank.

(b) Other short-term borrowings include Federal funds purchased, and Treasury tax and loan notes.

The Bank has two unsecured Federal funds lines granted by correspondent banks totaling $21,000,000. Federal funds purchased under these lines totaled $3,926,000 and $0 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Note 11 - Long-Term Debt
 
Under terms of its agreement with the FHLB, QNB maintains otherwise unencumbered qualifying assets (principally 1-4 family residential mortgage loans and U.S. Government and agency notes, bonds, and mortgage-backed securities) in the amount of at least as much as its advances from the FHLB. QNB’s FHLB stock of $864,000 and $3,375,000 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, is also pledged to secure these advances.

QNB has a maximum borrowing capacity with the FHLB of approximately $131,305,000. QNB had no outstanding borrowings with the FHLB at December 31, 2007. At December 31, 2006, there were $52,000,000 in outstanding advances with a weighted average interest rate of 5.55%. Advances totaling $2,000,000 were paid off at maturity in 2007, while $50,000,000 were prepaid at a cost of $740,000.

During 2007, the Bank entered into securities sold under agreements to repurchase totaling $25,000,000. These securities sold under agreements to repurchase have 3 to 7 year terms, carry a fixed interest rate ranging from 4.63% to 4.90%, and beginning in 2009 may be called.
 
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These repurchase agreements are treated as financings with the obligations to repurchase securities sold reflected as a liability in the balance sheet. The dollar amount of securities underlying the agreements remains recorded as an asset, although the securities underlying the agreements are delivered to the broker who arranged the transactions. The broker/dealer who participated with the Company in these agreements is PNC Bank. Securities underlying sales of securities under repurchase agreements consisted of municipal securities that had an amortized cost of $27,086,000 and a market value of $27,674,000 at December 31, 2007.

Fixed rate securities sold under agreements to repurchase as of December 31, 2007 mature as follows:

Rate
 
Amount
 
Weighted Average
 
2010
 
$
5,000
1  
4.90
%
2012
   
15,000
2  
4.75
 
2014
   
5,000
3  
4.77
 
Total
 
$
25,000
   
4.78
%
 
1 Callable 4/17/09
2 $5,000,000 callable 4/17/09, $10,000,000 callable 4/17/10
3 $2,500,000 callable 4/17/10, $2,500,000 callable 4/17/12

Note 12 - Income Taxes
 
The components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:

Year Ended December 31,
 
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
               
Current Federal income taxes
 
$
732
 
$
1,217
 
$
1,479
 
Deferred Federal income taxes
   
(446
)
 
(183
)
 
(81
)
                     
Net provision
 
$
286
 
$
1,034
 
$
1,398
 

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the tax effects of temporary differences that represent the significant portion of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

Year Ended December 31,
 
2007
 
2006
 
Deferred tax assets
             
Allowance for loan losses
 
$
1,115
 
$
928
 
Impaired equity securities
   
115
   
52
 
Capital loss carryover
   
44
   
77
 
Net unrealized holding losses on investment securities available-for-sale
   
-
   
420
 
Deferred compensation
   
53
   
64
 
Deposit premium
   
56
   
53
 
Alternative minimum tax credit carry forward
   
184
   
-
 
Other
   
23
   
7
 
Total deferred tax assets
   
1,590
   
1,601
 
Deferred tax liabilities
             
Depreciation
   
16
   
32
 
Mortgage servicing rights
   
154
   
161
 
Net unrealized holding gains on investment securities available-for-sale
   
775
   
-
 
Other
   
89
   
103
 
               
Total deferred tax liabilities
   
1,034
   
296
 
               
Net deferred tax asset
 
$
556
 
$
1,305
 

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The realizability of deferred tax assets is dependent upon a variety of factors, including the generation of future taxable income, the existence of taxes paid and recoverable, the reversal of deferred tax liabilities and tax planning strategies. A valuation allowance of $209,000 was established during the year ended December 31, 2005 to offset a portion of the tax benefits associated with certain impaired securities that management believed may not be realizable. During 2006, QNB was able to recognize tax benefits due to realized and unrealized capital gains which allowed for the reversal of the entire valuation allowance. Based upon these and other factors, management believes it is more likely than not that QNB will realize the benefits of these remaining deferred tax assets. The net deferred tax asset is included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2007, QNB has a capital loss carryover of $128,000 that will expire on December 31, 2011, if not utilized. QNB also has an AMT credit carry forward of $184,000, which has an indefinite life.

A reconciliation of the tax provision on income before taxes computed at the statutory rate of 34% and the actual tax provision was as follows:

Year Ended December 31,
 
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
Provision at statutory rate
 
$
1,133
 
$
2,194
 
$
2,191
 
Tax-exempt interest and dividend income
   
(808
)
 
(830
)
 
(882
)
Bank-owned life insurance
   
(100
)
 
(99
)
 
(98
)
Life insurance proceeds
   
(2
)
 
-
   
(21
)
Stock-based compensation expense
   
34
   
40
   
-
 
Change in valuation allowance
   
-
   
(209
)
 
209
 
Other
   
29
   
(62
)
 
(1
)
                     
Total provision
 
$
286
 
$
1,034
 
$
1,398
 

Note 13 - Employee Benefit Plans
 
The QNB Bank Retirement Savings Plan provides for elective employee contributions up to 20 percent of compensation and a matching company contribution limited to 3 percent. In addition, the plan provides for safe harbor nonelective contributions of 5 percent of total compensation by QNB. QNB contributed a matching contribution of $146,000 for each of the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 and a safe harbor contribution of $277,000 for 2007 and 2006 and $276,000 for 2005.

QNB’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the Plan) offers eligible employees an opportunity to purchase shares of QNB Corp. Common Stock at a 10 percent discount from the lesser of fair market value on the first or last day of each offering period (as defined by the plan). The 2001 Plan expired on June 1, 2006. The 2001 Plan authorized the issuance of 42,000 shares. As of December 31, 2007, 15,399 shares were issued under the 2001 Plan. The 2006 Plan authorizes the issuance of 20,000 shares. As of December 31, 2007, 4,884 shares were issued under the 2006 Plan. The 2006 Plan expires May 31, 2011.

Shares issued pursuant to the Plan were as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Shares
 
Price per Share
2007
   
3,306
 
$
20.39
 
and
$
20.93
2006
   
3,071
   
23.40
 
and
 
23.63
2005
   
2,794
   
24.98
 
and
 
27.90

Note 14 - Stock Option Plan
 
QNB has stock option plans (the Plans) administered by a committee which consists of three or more members of QNB’s Board of Directors. The Plans provide for the granting of either (i) Non-Qualified Stock Options (NQSOs) or (ii) Incentive Stock Options (ISOs). The exercise price of an option, as defined by the Plans, is the fair market value of QNB’s common stock at the date of grant. The Plans provide for the exercise either in cash or in securities of the Company or in any combination thereof.
 
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The 1998 Plan authorizes the issuance of 220,500 shares. The time period by which any option is exercisable under the Plan is determined by the Committee but shall not commence before the expiration of six months after the date of grant or continue beyond the expiration of ten years after the date the option is awarded. The granted options vest after a three-year period. As of December 31, 2007, there were 225,058 options granted, 9,994 options cancelled, 37,441 options exercised and 177,623 options outstanding under this Plan. The 1998 Plan expires March 10, 2008.

The 2005 Plan authorizes the issuance of 200,000 shares. The terms of the 2005 Plan are identical to the 1998 Plan except the options expire five years after the grant date. As of December 31, 2007, there were 26,300 options granted and outstanding under this Plan. The 2005 Plan expires March 15, 2015.

As of December 31, 2007, there was approximately $60,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock option awards granted. That cost is expected to be recognized over the next two years.

Stock option activity during 2007, 2006 and 2005, was as follows:
 
 
 
Number of Options
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price
 
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in yrs)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
                   
Outstanding at December 31, 2004
   
182,392
 
$
18.03
   
6.6
       
Exercised
   
(3,918
)
 
15.21
             
Granted
   
20,000
   
32.35
             
Cancelled
   
(5,100
)
 
32.79
             
                           
Outstanding December 31, 2005
   
193,374
   
19.18
   
5.9
       
Exercised
   
(21,451
)
 
16.27
             
Granted
   
17,400
   
26.00
             
                           
Outstanding December 31, 2006
   
189,323
   
20.14
   
4.9
       
Exercised
   
(2,800
)
 
20.00
             
Granted
   
17,400
   
25.15
             
                           
Outstanding at December 31, 2007
   
203,923
   
20.56
   
3.9
 
$
1,130
 
                           
Exercisable at December 31, 2007
   
151,723
 
$
18.06
   
3.6
 
$
1,130
 
 
As of December 31, 2007, outstanding stock options consist of the following:

 
 
Options Outstanding
 
Exercise Price
 
Remaining Life (in years)
 
Options Exerciseable
 
Exercise Price
 
 
 
 
23,697
 
$
13.09
 
 
2.0
 
 
23,697
 
$
13.09
 
 
 
 
24,044
 
 
13.30
 
 
3.0
 
 
24,044
 
 
13.30
 
 
 
 
34,500
 
 
16.13
 
 
4.0
 
 
34,500
 
 
16.13
 
 
 
 
20,282
 
 
16.70
 
 
1.0
 
 
20,282
 
 
16.70
 
 
 
 
31,700
 
 
20.00
 
 
5.1
 
 
31,700
 
 
20.00
 
 
 
 
17,400
 
 
25.15
 
 
4.0
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
17,400
 
 
26.00
 
 
3.1
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
17,400
 
 
32.35
 
 
7.1
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
17,500
 
 
33.25
 
 
6.3
 
 
17,500
 
 
33.25
 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2007
 
 
203,923
 
$
20.56
 
 
3.9
 
 
151,723
 
$
18.06
 
 
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The cash proceeds, tax benefits and intrinsic value related to total stock options exercised during 2007, 2006 and 2005 are as follows:
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
Proceeds from stock options exercised
 
$
56
 
$
349
 
$
38
 
Tax benefits related to stock options exercised
   
4
   
66
   
4
 
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised
   
12
   
196
   
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Note 15 - Related Party Transactions
 
The following table presents activity in the amounts due from directors, principal officers, and their related interests. All of these transactions were made in the ordinary course of business on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons. Also, they did not involve a more than normal risk of collectibility or present any other unfavorable features.

Balance, December 31, 2006
 
$
3,790
 
New loans
   
2,876
 
Repayments
   
2,573
 
         
Balance, December 31, 2007
 
$
4,093
 

QNB allowed its directors to defer a portion of their compensation. The amount of deferred compensation accrued as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, was $156,000 and $188,000, respectively.

On September 22, 2005, the Bank approved and entered into an agreement with Eugene T. Parzych, Inc. to act as the general contractor for the renovation of its property at 322 W. Broad Street, Quakertown, Pennsylvania to be used as the loan center. The bids for this project were submitted through a formal bidding process and reviewed by the Board of Directors. Mr. Gary S. Parzych is the president of Eugene T. Parzych, Inc. and is also a director of QNB Corp. Management and the Board of Directors of QNB Corp. and the Bank believe this is an arms-length transaction. The total paid to Eugene T. Parzych Inc. during 2007 and 2006, was $5,000 and $1,032,000, respectively.

Note 16 - Commitments And Contingencies
 
Financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk:
 
In the normal course of business there are various legal proceedings, commitments, and contingent liabilities which are not reflected in the financial statements. Management does not anticipate any material losses as a result of these transactions and activities. They include, among other things, commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. Outstanding standby letters of credit amounted to $3,760,000 and $3,422,000, and commitments to extend credit and unused lines of credit totaled $77,264,000 and $69,926,000 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The maximum exposure to credit loss, which represents the possibility of sustaining a loss due to the failure of the other parties to a financial instrument to perform according to the terms of the contract, is represented by the contractual amount of these instruments. QNB uses the same lending standards and policies in making credit commitments as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. The activity is controlled through credit approvals, control limits, and monitoring procedures.

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require the payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. QNB evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis.

Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Bank to guarantee the financial or performance obligation of a customer to a third party. QNB’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Bank uses the same credit policies in making conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. The majority of these standby letters of credit expire within the next twelve months. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending other loan commitments. The Bank requires collateral and personal guarantees supporting these letters of credit as deemed necessary. Management believes that the proceeds obtained through a liquidation of such collateral and the enforcement of personal guarantees would be sufficient to cover the maximum potential amount of future payments required under the corresponding guarantees. The amount of the liability as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 for guarantees under standby letters of credit issued is not material.
 
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The amount of collateral obtained for letters of credit and commitments to extend credit is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer. Collateral varies, but may include real estate, accounts receivable, marketable securities, pledged deposits, inventory or equipment.

Other commitments:
 
QNB has committed to various operating leases for several of their branch and office facilities. Some of these leases include renewal options as well as specific provisions relating to rent increases. The minimum annual rental commitments under these leases outstanding at December 31, 2007 are as follows:
 
       
Minimum Lease Payments
 
       
2008
 
$
313
 
2009
   
280
 
2010
   
277
 
2011
   
272
 
2012
   
220
 
Thereafter
   
1,420
 

The leases contain renewal options to extend the initial terms of the lease from one to ten years. The cost of such rentals is not included above. Rent expense under leases for each of the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, was $368,000, $317,000 and $307,000, respectively.

Note 17 - Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
The tax effects allocated to each component of other comprehensive income are as follows:

Year Ended December 31, 2007
 
Before-Tax Amount
 
Tax Expense (Benefit)
 
Net-of-Tax Amount
 
Unrealized gains on securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized holding gains arising during the period
 
$
699
 
$
(238
)
$
461
 
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income
 
 
2,815
 
 
(957
)
 
1,858
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income
 
$
3,514
 
$
(1,195
)
$
2,319
 
Year Ended December 31, 2006
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gains on securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized holding gains arising during the period
 
$
939
 
$
(319
)
$
620
 
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income
 
 
(262
)
 
89
 
 
(173
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income
 
$
677
 
$
(230
)
$
447
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31, 2005
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized losses on securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized holding losses arising during the period
 
$
(4,200
)
$
1,573
 
$
(2,627
)
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income
 
 
727
 
 
(53
)
 
674
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive (loss)
 
$
(3,473
)
$
1,520
 
$
(1,953
)
 
Note 18 - Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
All entities are required to disclose estimated fair values for their financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the balance sheet. For QNB, as for most financial institutions, substantially all of its assets and liabilities are considered financial instruments.

Estimates of fair value are made at a specific point in time, based upon, where available, relevant market prices and information about the financial instrument. Such estimates do not include any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time QNB’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. For a substantial portion of QNB’s financial instruments, no quoted market exists. Therefore, estimates of fair value are necessarily based on a number of significant assumptions regarding the amount and timing of estimated future cash flows, which are discounted to reflect varying degrees of risk. Given the uncertainties surrounding these assumptions, the reported fair values may not represent actual values of financial instruments that could have been realized as of year-end or that will be realized in the future. Use of different assumptions or methodologies is likely to result in significantly different fair value estimates.
 
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The estimated fair values and carrying amounts are summarized as follows:

December 31,
 
 2007
 
 2006
 
   
Carrying Amount
 
Estimated Fair Value
 
Carrying Amount
 
Estimated Fair Value
 
Financial Assets
                 
Cash and due from banks
 
$
14,322
 
$
14,322
 
$
12,439
 
$
12,439
 
Federal funds sold
   
-
   
-
   
11,664
   
11,664
 
Investment securities available-for-sale
   
191,552
   
191,552
   
219,818
   
219,818
 
Investment securities held-to-maturity
   
3,981
   
4,122
   
5,021
   
5,168
 
Non-marketable equity securities
   
954
   
954
   
3,465
   
3,465
 
Loans held-for-sale
   
688
   
700
   
170
   
168
 
Net loans
   
377,737
   
373,830
   
340,767
   
332,539
 
Mortgage servicing rights
   
451
   
670
   
472
   
680
 
Accrued interest receivable
   
2,742
   
2,742
   
2,874
   
2,874
 
                           
Financial Liabilities
                         
Deposits with no stated maturities
   
239,074
   
239,074
   
246,090
   
246,090
 
Deposits with stated maturities
   
255,050
   
255,825
   
232,832
   
231,007
 
Short-term borrowings
   
33,990
   
33,977
   
30,113
   
30,113
 
Long-term debt
   
25,000
   
25,460
   
52,000
   
52,741
 
Accrued interest payable
   
2,344
   
2,344
   
2,240
   
2,240
 

The estimated fair value of QNB’s off-balance sheet financial instruments is as follows:

December 31,
 
2007
 
 2006
 
   
Notional Amount
 
Estimated Fair Value
 
Notional Amount
 
Estimated Fair Value
 
Commitments to extend credit
 
$
77,264
   
-
 
$
69,926
   
-
 
Standby letters of credit
   
3,760
   
-
   
3,422
   
-
 

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each major classification of financial instruments at December 31, 2007 and 2006.

Cash and due from banks, Federal funds sold, accrued interest receivable and accrued interest payable: Current carrying amounts approximate estimated fair value.

Investment securities: Quoted market prices were used to determine fair value, where available. If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on quoted market prices of comparable insruments.

Non-marketable equity securities: The fair value of stock in Atlantic Central Bankers Bank, the Federal Reserve Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank is the carrying amount, based on redemption provisions.

Loans and mortgage servicing rights: The fair value for loans and mortgage servicing rights is estimated by discounting contractual cash flows and adjusting for prepayment estimates. Discount rates are based upon rates generally charged for such loans with similar characteristics.
 
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Deposit liabilities: The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity (e.g. demand deposits, interest-bearing demand accounts, money market accounts and savings accounts) are by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (i.e. their carrying amounts). This approach to estimating fair value excludes the significant benefit that results from the low-cost funding provided by such deposit liabilities, as compared to alternative sources of funding. Deposits with a stated maturity (time deposits) have been valued using the present value of cash flows discounted at rates approximating the current market for similar deposits.

Short-term borrowings and long-term debt: Short-term borrowings and long-term debt have been valued using the present value of cash flows discounted at rates approximating the current market for similar liabilities.

Off-balance-sheet instruments: Off-balance-sheet instruments are primarily comprised of loan commitments which are generally priced at market at the time of funding. Fees on commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit are deemed to be immaterial and these instruments are expected to be settled at face value or expire unused. It is impractical to assign any fair value to these instruments.

Note 19 - Fair Value Measurements
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, to provide consistency and comparability in determining fair value measurements and to provide for expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. The definition of fair value maintains the exchange price notion in earlier definitions of fair value but focuses on the exit price of the asset or liability. The exit price is the price that would be received to sell the asset or paid to transfer the liability adjusted for certain inherent risks and restrictions. Expanded disclosures are also required about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities.

The following table presents information about QNB’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2007 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by QNB to determine such fair value:

      
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
 
 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
 
Balance as of December 31, 2007
 
Securities available-for-sale
 
$
4,158
 
$
187,394
 
$
191,552
 
 
As required by FASB No. 157, each financial asset and liability must be identified as having been valued according to specified level of input, 1, 2 or 3. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that QNB has the ability to access at the measurement date. Fair values determined by Level 2 inputs utilize inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets in active markets, and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy, within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls, has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. QNB’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset.

As of December 31, 2007, QNB did not have any assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. The measurement of fair value should be consistent with one of the following valuation techniques: market approach, income approach, and/or cost approach. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities (including a business). For example, valuation techniques consistent with the market approach often use market multiples derived from a set of comparables. Multiples might lie in ranges with a different multiple for each comparable. The selection of where within the range the appropriate multiple falls requires judgment, considering factors specific to the measurement (qualitative and quantitative). Valuation techniques consistent with the market approach include matrix pricing. Matrix pricing is a mathematical technique used principally to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities, but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities. As of December 31, 2007, all of the financial assets measured at fair value utilized the market approach.
 
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Note 20 - Parent Company Financial Information
 
Condensed financial statements of QNB Corp. only:
 
Balance Sheets

December 31,
 
2007
 
2006
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
257
 
$
8
 
Investment securities available-for-sale
 
 
4,158
 
 
4,592
 
Investment in subsidiary
 
 
48,785
 
 
45,915
 
Other assets
 
 
51
 
 
11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
53,251
 
$
50,526
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other liabilities
 
$
-
 
$
116
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock
 
 
2,026
 
 
2,022
 
Surplus
 
 
9,933
 
 
9,707
 
Retained earnings
 
 
41,282
 
 
40,990
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net
 
 
1,504
 
 
(815
)
Treasury stock
 
 
(1,494
)
 
(1,494
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total shareholders’ equity
 
 
53,251
 
 
50,410
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
53,251
 
$
50,526
 
 
Statements of Income

Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2007
 
 
2006
 
 
2005
 
Dividends from subsidiary
 
$
2,839
 
$
2,385
 
$
2,691
 
Interest and dividend income
 
 
77
 
 
70
 
 
57
 
Securities (losses) gains
 
 
(86
)
 
366
 
 
376
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total income
 
 
2,830
 
 
2,821
 
 
3,124
 
Expenses
 
 
310
 
 
345
 
 
221
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before applicable income taxes and equity in undistributed income of subsidiary
 
 
2,520
 
 
2,476
 
 
2,903
 
(Benefit) provision for income taxes
 
 
(92
)
 
55
 
 
59
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before equity in undistributed income of subsidiary
 
 
2,612
 
 
2,421
 
 
2,844
 
Equity in undistributed income of subsidiary
 
 
435
 
 
2,999
 
 
2,202
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
3,047
 
$
5,420
 
$
5,046
 

Statements of Cash Flows
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
Operating Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
3,047
 
$
5,420
 
$
5,046
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity in undistributed income from subsidiary
 
 
(435
)
 
(2,999
)
 
(2,202
)
Securities losses (gains), net
 
 
86
 
 
(366
)
 
(376
)
Stock-based compensation expense
 
 
102
 
 
118
 
 
-
 
Decrease (increase) in other assets
 
 
(33
)
 
38
 
 
(37
)
(Decrease) increase in other liabilities
 
 
-
 
 
(1
)
 
(75
)
Deferred income tax provision
 
 
(63
)
 
(2
)
 
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
 
2,704
 
 
2,208
 
 
2,358
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investing Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchase of investment securities
 
 
(1,366
)
 
(2,672
)
 
(1,652
)
Proceeds from sale of investment securities
 
 
1,538
 
 
2,603
 
 
1,600
 
Net cash provided by (used by) operating activities
 
 
172
 
 
(69
)
 
(52
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financing Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash dividends paid
 
 
(2,755
)
 
(2,626
)
 
(2,420
)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
 
 
124
 
 
421
 
 
112
 
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options
 
 
4
 
 
66
 
 
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash used by financing activities
 
 
(2,627
)
 
(2,139
)
 
(2,304
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
 
 
8
 
 
8
 
 
6
 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
   
249
   
-
   
2
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
 
$
257
 
$
8
 
$
8
 
Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosure
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Cash Transactions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized holding gains (losses), net of taxes on investment securities
 
$
(116
)
$
58
 
$
(150
)

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Note 21 - Regulatory Restrictions
 
Dividends payable by the Company and the Bank are subject to various limitations imposed by statutes, regulations and policies adopted by bank regulatory agencies. Under Pennsylvania banking law, the Bank is subject to certain restrictions on the amount of dividends that it may declare without prior regulatory approval. At December 31, 2007, $44,890,000 of retained earnings were available for dividends without prior regulatory approval, subject to the regulatory capital requirements discussed below. Under Federal Reserve regulations, the Bank is limited as to the amount it may lend affiliates, including the Company, unless such loans are collateralized by specific obligations.

Both the Company and the Bank are subject to regulatory capital requirements administered by Federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate actions by regulators that could have an effect on the financial statements. Under the framework for prompt corrective action, both the Company and the Bank must meet capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of their assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items. The capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators. Management believes, as of December 31, 2007, that the Company and the Bank met capital adequacy requirements to which they were subject.

As of the most recent notification, the primary regulator of the Bank considered it to be “well capitalized” under the regulatory framework. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the classification. To be categorized as well capitalized, the Company and the Bank must maintain minimum ratios set forth in the table below. The Company and the Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios are presented as follows:

   
 Capital Levels
 
   
Actual
 
Adequately Capitalized
 
Well Capitalized
 
As of December 31, 2007
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Total risk-based capital (to risk weighted assets):1
                                     
Consolidated
 
$
55,169
   
13.06
%
$
33,790
   
8.00
%
 
N/A
   
N/A
 
Bank
   
50,770
   
12.14
   
33,463
   
8.00
 
$
41,829
   
10.00
%
Tier I capital (to risk weighted assets):1
                                     
Consolidated
   
51,747
   
12.25
   
16,895
   
4.00
   
N/A
   
N/A
 
Bank
   
47,491
   
11.35
   
16,731
   
4.00
   
25,097
   
6.00
 
Tier I capital (to average assets):1
                                     
Consolidated
   
51,747
   
8.64
   
23,959
   
4.00
   
N/A
   
N/A
 
Bank
   
47,491
   
7.99
   
23,779
   
4.00
   
29,724
   
5.00
 
 
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 Capital Levels
 
   
Actual
 
Adequately Capitalized
 
Well Capitalized
 
As of December 31, 2006
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Total risk-based capital (to risk weighted assets):1
                         
Consolidated
 
$
54,133
   
13.91
%
$
31,135
   
8.00
%
 
N/A
   
N/A
 
Bank
   
49,742
   
12.92
   
30,789
   
8.00
 
$
38,486
   
10.00
%
Tier I capital (to risk weighted assets):1
                                     
Consolidated
   
51,182
   
13.15
   
15,568
   
4.00
   
N/A
   
N/A
 
Bank
   
47,013
   
12.22
   
15,394
   
4.00
   
23,092
   
6.00
 
Tier I capital (to average assets):1
                                     
Consolidated
   
51,182
   
8.42
   
24,301
   
4.00
   
N/A
   
N/A
 
Bank
   
47,013
   
7.79
   
24,134
   
4.00
   
30,167
   
5.00
 

1 As defined by the regulators

Note 22 - Consolidated Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
 
The unaudited quarterly results of operations for the years ended 2007 and 2006 are in the following table:

 
 
 Quarters Ended 2007
 
 Quarters Ended 2006
 
 
 
March 31
 
June 30
 
Sept. 30
 
Dec. 31
 
March 31
 
June 30
 
Sept. 30
 
Dec. 31
 
Interest income
 
$
8,539
 
$
8,810
 
$
9,040
 
$
8,916
 
$
7,427
 
$
7,828
 
$
8,278
 
$
8,469
 
Interest expense
 
 
4,441
 
 
4,358
 
 
4,535
 
 
4,404
 
 
3,441
 
 
3,798
 
 
4,238
 
 
4,429
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
 
4,098
 
 
4,452
 
 
4,505
 
 
4,512
 
 
3,986
 
 
4,030
 
 
4,040
 
 
4,040
 
Provision for loan losses
 
 
75
 
 
150
 
 
150
 
 
325
 
 
-
 
 
45
 
 
60
 
 
240
 
Non-interest income
 
 
(1,668
)
 
936
 
 
989
 
 
650
 
 
1,208
 
 
951
 
 
1,147
 
 
631
 
Non-interest expense
 
 
3,322
 
 
4,152
 
 
3,327
 
 
3,640
 
 
3,236
 
 
3,282
 
 
3,254
 
 
3,462
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
 
(967
)
 
1,086
 
 
2,017
 
 
1,197
 
 
1,958
 
 
1,654
 
 
1,873
 
 
969
 
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
 
 
(514
)
 
161
 
 
463
 
 
176
 
 
280
 
 
352
 
 
356
 
 
46
 
Net Income (Loss)
 
$
(453
)
$
925
 
$
1,554
 
$
1,021
 
$
1,678
 
$
1,302
 
$
1,517
 
$
923
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (Loss) Per Share - basic
 
$
(0.14
)
$
.30
 
$
.50
 
$
.33
 
$
.54
 
$
.42
 
$
.48
 
$
.30
 
Earnings (Loss) Per Share - diluted
 
$
(0.14
)
$
.29
 
$
.49
 
$
.32
 
$
.53
 
$
.41
 
$
.48
 
$
.29
 
 
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
 
(a) Previously reported.
 
(b) None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of December 31, 2007. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer conclude that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of such date.

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act. The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our evaluation under the framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework, the Company’s management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2007.
 
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There have been no material changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of 2007 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, has been audited by Beard Miller Company LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in its report which is included herein.

(a) Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for the preparation, integrity, and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements included in this annual report. The consolidated financial statements and notes included in this annual report have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and as such, include some amounts that are based on management’s best estimates and judgments.

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. The system of internal control over financial reporting, as it relates to the financial statements, is evaluated for effectiveness by management and tested for reliability through a program of internal audits and management testing and review. Actions are taken to correct potential deficiencies as they are identified. Any system of internal control, no matter how well designed, has inherent limitations, including the possibility that a control can be circumvented or overridden and misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, because of changes in conditions, internal control effectiveness may vary over time. Accordingly, even an effective system of internal control will provide only a reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation.

Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007. In making this assessment, it used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control — Integrated Framework. Based on our assessment, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2007, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective and meets the criteria of the Internal Control — Integrated Framework.
 
(b) Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
QNB Corp.

We have audited QNB Corp.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). QNB Corp.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on QNB Corp.’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
 
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Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, QNB Corp. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of QNB Corp., and our report dated March 10, 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion.
 
 
 
Beard Miller Company LLP
Allentown, Pennsylvania
March 10, 2008

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None.
 
PART III
 
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information required by Item 10 is incorporated by reference to information appearing in QNB Corp.’s definitive proxy statement to be used in connection with the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the captions
 
·  “Election of Directors”
 
·  “Governance of the Company - Code of Ethics”
 
·  “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Compliance”
 
·  “Meetings and Committees of the Board of Directors of QNB and the Bank”
 
·  “Executive Officers of QNB and/or the Bank”
 
The Company has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to its CEO, CFO and Controller as well as its long-standing Code of Ethics which applies to all directors and employees. The codes are available on the Company’s website at www.qnb.com.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by Item 11 is incorporated by reference to the information appearing in QNB Corp.’s definitive proxy statement to be used in connection with the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the captions
 
·  “Compensation Committee Report”
 
·  “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”
 
·  “Executive Compensation”
 
·  “Director Compensation”
 
·  “Compensation Tables”

ITEM 12.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The information required by Item 12 is incorporated by reference to the information appearing in QNB Corp.’s definitive proxy statement to be used in connection with the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the captions
 
·  “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management”
 
·  “Equity Compensation Plan Information”
 
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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information required by Item 13 is incorporated by reference to the information appearing in QNB Corp.’s definitive proxy statement to be used in connection with the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the captions
 
·  “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions”
 
·  “Governance of the Company - Director Independence”

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by Item 14 is incorporated by reference to the information appearing in QNB Corp.’s definitive proxy statement to be used in connection with the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the captions
 
·  “Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Auditors”
 
·  “Audit Fees, Audit Related Fees, Tax Fees, and All Other Fees”
 
PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
 
(a)
1. Financial Statements

The following financial statements are included by reference in Part II, Item 8 hereof.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Reports
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Income
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

  2. Financial Statement Schedules

The financial statement schedules required by this Item are omitted because the information is either inapplicable, not required or is in the consolidated financial statements as a part of this Report.

3. The following exhibits are incorporated by reference herein or annexed to this Form 10-K:

3(i)- Articles of Incorporation of Registrant, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) of Registrant’s Form DEF 14-A filed with the Commission on April 15, 2005.)

3(ii)- By-laws of Registrant, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 23, 2006.)

10.1- Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Thomas J. Bisko. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 15, 2004.)

10.2- Salary Continuation Agreement between the Registrant and Thomas J. Bisko. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 15, 2004.)
 
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10.3- QNB Corp. 1998 Stock Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Registration Statement No. 333-91201 on Form S-8, filed with the Commission on November 18, 1999.)

10.4- QNB Retirement Savings Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 14, 2003.)

10.5- Change of Control Agreement between Registrant and Robert C. Werner. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 8, 2005.)

10.6- Change of Control Agreement between Registrant and Bret H. Krevolin. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 8, 2005.)

10.7- QNB Corp. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Registration Statement No. 333-67588 on Form S-8, filed with the Commission on August 15, 2001).

10.8- QNB Corp. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (Incorporated by referrence to Exhibit 99.1 to Registration Statement No. 333-125998 on Form S-8, filed with the Commission on June 21, 2005).

10.9- QNB Corp. 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Registration Statement No. 333-135408 on Form S-8, filed with the Commission on June 28, 2006).

11- Statement re: Computation of Earnings per Share as found on page 56 of Form 10-K, which is included herein.

12- Statement re: Computation of Ratios as found on page 13 of Form 10-K, which is included herein.
 
14- Registrant’s Code of Ethics. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 of Registrant’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 30, 2004.)

21- Subsidiaries of the Registrant.

23.1- Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

23.2- Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

31.1- Section 302 Certification of the President and CEO.

31.2- Section 302 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.
 
32.1- Section 906 Certification of the President and CEO.

32.2- Section 906 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
     
  QNB Corp.
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 17, 2008 BY:   /s/ Thomas J. Bisko
 
Thomas J. Bisko
 
President and
Chief Executive Officer
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report is signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
/s/ Thomas J. Bisko
 
President, Chief Executive
 
March 17, 2008

Thomas J. Bisko
 
Officer and Director
 
         
         
/s/ Bret H. Krevolin
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
March 17, 2008

Bret H. Krevolin
 
and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
   
         
         
/s/ Kenneth F. Brown, Jr.
 
Director
 
March 17, 2008

Kenneth F. Brown, Jr.
       
         
         
/s/ Dennis Helf
 
Director, Chairman
 
March 17, 2008

Dennis Helf
       
         
         
/s/ G. Arden Link
 
Director
 
March 17, 2008

G. Arden Link
       
         
         
/s/ Charles M. Meredith, III
 
Director
 
March 17, 2008

Charles M. Meredith, III
       
         
         
/s/ Anna Mae Papso
 
Director
 
March17, 2008

Anna Mae Papso
       
         
         
/s/ Gary S. Parzych
 
Director
 
March 17, 2008

Gary S. Parzych
       
         
         
/s/ Bonnie Rankin
 
Director
 
March 17, 2008

Bonnie Rankin
       
         
         
/s/ Henry L. Rosenberger
 
Director
 
March 17, 2008

Henry L. Rosenberger
       
         
         
/s/ Edgar L. Stauffer
 
Director
 
March 17, 2008

Edgar L. Stauffer
       
 
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QNB CORP.
FORM 10-K
FOR YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit
 
3(i)- Articles of Incorporation of Registrant, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) of Registrant’s Form DEF 14-A filed with the Commission on April 15, 2005.)

3(ii)- By-laws of Registrant, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 23, 2006.)

10.1- Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Thomas J. Bisko. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 15, 2004.)

10.2- Salary Continuation Agreement between the Registrant and Thomas J. Bisko. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 15, 2004.)
 
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10.3- QNB Corp. 1998 Stock Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Registration Statement No. 333-91201 on Form S-8, filed with the Commission on November 18, 1999.)

10.4- QNB Retirement Savings Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Registrants Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 14, 2003)

10.5- Change of Control Agreement between Registrant and Robert C. Werner. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 8, 2005.)

10.6- Change of Control Agreement between Registrant and Bret H. Krevolin. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 8, 2005.)

10.7- QNB Corp. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Registration Statement No. 333-67588 on Form S-8, filed with the Commission on August 15, 2001).

10.8- QNB Corp. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (Incorporated by referrence to Exhibit 99.1 to Registration Statement No. 333-125998 on Form S-8, filed with the Commission on June 21, 2005).

10.9- QNB Corp. 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Registration Statement No. 333-135408 on Form S-8, filed with the Commission on June 28, 2006).

11- Statement re: Computation of Earnings per Share as found on page 56 of Form 10-K, which is included herein.

12- Statement re: Computation of Ratios as found on page 13 of Form 10-K, which is included herein.

14- Registrant’s Code of Ethics. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 of Registrant’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 30, 2004.)

21- Subsidiaries of the Registrant.

23.1- Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

23.2- Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

31.1- Section 302 Certification of the President and CEO.

31.2- Section 302 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.

32.1- Section 906 Certification of the President and CEO.

32.2- Section 906 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.
 
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