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

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FORM 10-Q

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|FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2005
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Commission file number 001-32434

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MERCANTILE BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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|Delaware                                                           |  | 37-1149138                              
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|(State or   other jurisdiction of   Incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S.   Employer   Identification No.)

440 Maine Street  Quincy, ILLINOIS 62301
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

(217) 223-7300
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)

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Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for
such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and
(2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days.    Yes
oNo
x.

Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act).    Yes
oNo
x.

As of May 12, 2005 the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $1.25 per share, was 1,963,680.

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MERCANTILE BANCORP, INC.

FORM 10-Q

MARCH 31, 2005TABLE OF CONTENTS

|PART I   | FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                                   |     
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|         |                                                                                         |     
|Item 1.  | Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                                             | 3   
|         |                                                                                         |     
|         | Consolidated Balance Sheets                                                             | 3   
|         |                                                                                         |     
|         | Consolidated Statements of Income                                                       | 4   
|         |                                                                                         |     
|         | Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                                                   | 5   
|         |                                                                                         |     
|         | Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                                    | 6-8 
|         |                                                                                         |     
|Item 2.  | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and   Results of Operations | 9-19
|         |                                                                                         |     
|Item 3.  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk                              | 20  
|         |                                                                                         |     
|Item 4.  | Controls and Procedures                                                                 | 20  
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|PART II  | OTHER INFORMATION                                                                       |     
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|Item 1.  | Legal Proceedings                                                                       | 20  
|Item 2.  | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds                             | 20  
|Item 3.  | Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                                         | 20  
|Item 4.  | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                                     | 20  
|Item 5.  | Other Information                                                                       | 20  
|Item 6.  | Exhibits                                                                                | 21  
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|         | Signatures                                                                              | 22  
|Exhibits |                                                                                         |     
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|         | Section 302   Certifications                                                            |     
|         | Section 906   Certifications                                                            |     

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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

MERCANTILE BANCORP, INC.Consolidated Balance Sheets  (In thousands, except par value and share data)

|                                                                                                                          |  | March 31,   2005 |           | December   31,   2004 |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------- | --------- | --------------------- | -
|                                                                                                                          |  |                  |           |                       |  
|                                                                                                                          |  | (Unaudited)      |           |                       |  
|Assets                                                                                                                    |  |                  |           |                       |  
|Cash   and due from banks                                                                                                 |  | $                | 23,194    |                       | $
|Interest-bearing   demand deposits                                                                                        |  |                  | 14,417    |                       |  
|Federal   funds sold                                                                                                      |  |                  | 5,834     |                       |  
|                                                                                                                          |  |                  |           |                       |  
|Cash   and cash equivalents                                                                                               |  |                  | 43,445    |                       |  
|                                                                                                                          |  |                  |           |                       |  
|Available-for-sale   securities                                                                                           |  |                  | 146,900   |                       |  
|Held-to-maturity   securities                                                                                             |  |                  | 18,524    |                       |  
|Loans   held for sale                                                                                                     |  |                  | 3,082     |                       |  
|Loans,   net of allowance for loan losses of $7,362 and $7,115                                                            |  |                  | 773,983   |                       |  
|Interest   receivable                                                                                                     |  |                  | 5,968     |                       |  
|Foreclosed   assets held for sale, net                                                                                    |  |                  | 653       |                       |  
|Federal   Home Loan Bank stock                                                                                            |  |                  | 5,161     |                       |  
|Equity   method investments in common stock                                                                               |  |                  | 5,674     |                       |  
|Cost   method investments in common stock                                                                                 |  |                  | 1,849     |                       |  
|Deferred   income taxes                                                                                                   |  |                  | 2,560     |                       |  
|Mortgage   servicing rights                                                                                               |  |                  | 998       |                       |  
|Cash   surrender value of life insurance                                                                                  |  |                  | 15,476    |                       |  
|Premises   and equipment                                                                                                  |  |                  | 16,624    |                       |  
|Goodwill                                                                                                                  |  |                  | 5,208     |                       |  
|Core   deposit intangibles                                                                                                |  |                  | 1,243     |                       |  
|Other                                                                                                                     |  |                  | 3,258     |                       |  
|                                                                                                                          |  |                  |           |                       |  
|Total   assets                                                                                                            |  | $                | 1,050,606 |                       | $
|                                                                                                                          |  |                  |           |                       |  
|Liabilities and Stockholders Equity                                                                                      |  |                  |           |                       |  
|Deposits                                                                                                                  |  |                  |           |                       |  
|Demand                                                                                                                    |  | $                | 88,639    |                       | $
|Savings,   NOW and money market                                                                                           |  |                  | 267,782   |                       |  
|Time                                                                                                                      |  |                  | 426,342   |                       |  
|Brokered   time                                                                                                           |  |                  | 102,251   |                       |  
|                                                                                                                          |  |                  |           |                       |  
|Total   deposits                                                                                                          |  |                  | 885,014   |                       |  
|                                                                                                                          |  |                  |           |                       |  
|Interest   rate swaps at fair value                                                                                       |  |                  | 248       |                       |  
|Short-term   borrowings                                                                                                   |  |                  | 19,829    |                       |  
|Long-term   borrowings                                                                                                    |  |                  | 46,742    |                       |  
|Interest   payable                                                                                                        |  |                  | 2,425     |                       |  
|Other                                                                                                                     |  |                  | 5,048     |                       |  
|                                                                                                                          |  |                  |           |                       |  
|Total   liabilities                                                                                                       |  |                  | 959,306   |                       |  
|                                                                                                                          |  |                  |           |                       |  
|Commitments and Contingent Liabilities                                                                                    |  |                  |           |                       |  
|Minority Interest                                                                                                         |  |                  | 4,307     |                       |  
|                                                                                                                          |  |                  |           |                       |  
|Stockholders Equity                                                                                                      |  |                  |           |                       |  
|Common   stock, $1.25 par value; authorized 12,000,000 shares; 1,974,930 shares issued   and 1,963,680 shares outstanding |  |                  | 2,469     |                       |  
|Additional   paid-in capital                                                                                              |  |                  | 12,672    |                       |  
|Retained   earnings                                                                                                       |  |                  | 72,352    |                       |  
|Accumulated   other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                           |  |                  | (79       | )                     |  
|                                                                                                                          |  |                  |           |                       |  
|                                                                                                                          |  |                  | 87,414    |                       |  
|Treasury   stock, at cost  11,250 shares                                                                                 |  |                  | (421      | )                     |  
|                                                                                                                          |  |                  |           |                       |  
|Total   stockholders equity                                                                                              |  |                  | 86,993    |                       |  
|                                                                                                                          |  |                  |           |                       |  
|Total   liabilities and stockholders equity                                                                              |  | $                | 1,050,606 |                       | $
|                                                                                                                          |  |                  |           |                       |  

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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MERCANTILE BANCORP, INC.Consolidated Statements of Income  (In thousands, except per share data)  (Unaudited)

|Three Months Ended March 31                              |  | 2005 |           | 2004 |  
|-------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | --------- | ---- | -
|                                                         |  |      |           |      |  
|Interest   and Dividend Income                           |  |      |           |      |  
|Loans                                                    |  |      |           |      |  
|Taxable                                                  |  | $    | 11,589    |      | $
|Tax   exempt                                             |  |      | 158       |      |  
|Securities                                               |  |      |           |      |  
|Taxable                                                  |  |      | 1,208     |      |  
|Tax   exempt                                             |  |      | 373       |      |  
|Federal   funds sold                                     |  |      | 44        |      |  
|Dividends   on Federal Home Loan Bank Stock              |  |      | 61        |      |  
|Deposits   with financial institutions and other         |  |      | 94        |      |  
|                                                         |  |      |           |      |  
|Total   interest and dividend income                     |  |      | 13,527    |      |  
|                                                         |  |      |           |      |  
|Interest   Expense                                       |  |      |           |      |  
|Deposits                                                 |  |      | 4,503     |      |  
|Short-term   borrowings                                  |  |      | 105       |      |  
|Long-term   debt                                         |  |      | 575       |      |  
|                                                         |  |      |           |      |  
|Total   interest expense                                 |  |      | 5,183     |      |  
|                                                         |  |      |           |      |  
|Net   Interest Income                                    |  |      | 8,344     |      |  
|Provision   for Loan Losses                              |  |      | 549       |      |  
|                                                         |  |      |           |      |  
|Net   Interest Income After Provision For Loan Losses    |  |      | 7,795     |      |  
|                                                         |  |      |           |      |  
|Noninterest   Income                                     |  |      |           |      |  
|Fiduciary   activities                                   |  |      | 450       |      |  
|Customer   service fees                                  |  |      | 737       |      |  
|Other   service charges and fees                         |  |      | 276       |      |  
|Net   gains on loan sales                                |  |      | 90        |      |  
|Net   gains on sales of foreclosed assets                |  |      | 27        |      |  
|Loan   servicing fees                                    |  |      | 75        |      |  
|Net   increase in cash surrender value of life insurance |  |      | 152       |      |  
|Income   on equity method investments in common stock    |  |      | 13        |      |  
|Other                                                    |  |      | 164       |      |  
|                                                         |  |      |           |      |  
|Total   noninterest income                               |  |      | 1,984     |      |  
|                                                         |  |      |           |      |  
|Noninterest   Expense                                    |  |      |           |      |  
|Salaries   and employee benefits                         |  |      | 4,102     |      |  
|Net   occupancy expense                                  |  |      | 384       |      |  
|Equipment   expense                                      |  |      | 395       |      |  
|Deposit   insurance premium                              |  |      | 34        |      |  
|Professional   fees                                      |  |      | 298       |      |  
|Postage   and supplies                                   |  |      | 240       |      |  
|Amortization   of mortgage servicing rights              |  |      | 26        |      |  
|Other                                                    |  |      | 1,373     |      |  
|                                                         |  |      |           |      |  
|Total   noninterest expense                              |  |      | 6,852     |      |  
|                                                         |  |      |           |      |  
|Minority   Interest                                      |  |      | 94        |      |  
|                                                         |  |      |           |      |  
|Income   Before Income Taxes                             |  |      | 2,833     |      |  
|Provision   For Income Taxes                             |  |      | 816       |      |  
|                                                         |  |      |           |      |  
|Net Income                                               |  | $    | 2,017     |      | $
|                                                         |  |      |           |      |  
|Basic   Earnings Per Share                               |  | $    | 1.03      |      | $
|                                                         |  |      |           |      |  
|Weighted   Average Shares Outstanding                    |  |      | 1,963,680 |      |  
|                                                         |  |      |           |      |  

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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MERCANTILE BANCORP, INC. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  (In thousands)  (Unaudited)

|Three Months Ended March 31                                                                                                        |  | 2005 |         | 2004 |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | ------- | ---- | -
|                                                                                                                                   |  |      |         |      |  
|Operating   Activities                                                                                                             |  |      |         |      |  
|Net   income                                                                                                                       |  | $    | 2,017   |      | $
|Items   not requiring (providing) cash                                                                                             |  |      |         |      |  
|Depreciation                                                                                                                       |  |      | 287     |      |  
|Provision   for loan losses                                                                                                        |  |      | 549     |      |  
|Amortization   of premiums and discounts on securities                                                                             |  |      | 264     |      |  
|Amortization   of core deposit intangibles                                                                                         |  |      | 20      |      |  
|Deferred   income taxes                                                                                                            |  |      | (300    | )    |  
|Net   gains on loan sales                                                                                                          |  |      | (90     | )    |  
|Net   gains on sales of foreclosed assets                                                                                          |  |      | (27     | )    |  
|Amortization   of mortgage servicing rights                                                                                        |  |      | 26      |      |  
|Income   on equity method investments in common stock                                                                              |  |      | (13     | )    |  
|Federal   Home Loan Bank stock dividends                                                                                           |  |      | (61     | )    |  
|Net   increase in cash surrender value of life insurance                                                                           |  |      | (152    | )    |  
|Minority   interest in earnings of subsidiaries                                                                                    |  |      | 94      |      |  
|Changes   in                                                                                                                       |  |      |         |      |  
|Loans   originated for sale                                                                                                        |  |      | (4,603  | )    |  
|Proceeds   from sales of loans                                                                                                     |  |      | 4,952   |      |  
|Interest   receivable                                                                                                              |  |      | 550     |      |  
|Other   assets                                                                                                                     |  |      | 11      |      |  
|Interest   payable                                                                                                                 |  |      | 279     |      |  
|Other   liabilities                                                                                                                |  |      | 754     |      |  
|                                                                                                                                   |  |      |         |      |  
|Net   cash provided by operating activities                                                                                        |  |      | 4,557   |      |  
|                                                                                                                                   |  |      |         |      |  
|Investing   Activities                                                                                                             |  |      |         |      |  
|Cash   received in acquisition of Mid-America                                                                                      |  |      |        |      |  
|Cash   paid for additional shares of Mid-America                                                                                   |  |      |        |      |  
|Purchases   of available-for-sale securities                                                                                       |  |      | (16,605 | )    |  
|Proceeds   from maturities of available-for-sale securities                                                                        |  |      | 21,628  |      |  
|Proceeds   from maturities of held-to-maturity securities                                                                          |  |      | 1,288   |      |  
|Net   change in loans                                                                                                              |  |      | (13,156 | )    |  
|Purchases   of premises and equipment                                                                                              |  |      | (852    | )    |  
|Proceeds   from the sales of foreclosed assets                                                                                     |  |      | 128     |      |  
|Purchase   of Federal Home Loan Bank stock                                                                                         |  |      |        |      |  
|Purchase   of equity method investment in common stock                                                                             |  |      | (984    | )    |  
|                                                                                                                                   |  |      |         |      |  
|Net   cash used in investing activities                                                                                            |  |      | (8,553  | )    |  
|                                                                                                                                   |  |      |         |      |  
|Financing   Activities                                                                                                             |  |      |         |      |  
|Net   increase in demand deposits, money market, NOW and savings accounts                                                          |  |      | 4,930   |      |  
|Net   increase (decrease) in time and brokered time deposits                                                                       |  |      | 6,657   |      |  
|Net   increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings                                                                                 |  |      | (1,556  | )    |  
|Proceeds   from long-term debt                                                                                                     |  |      | 984     |      |  
|Payments   on long-term debt                                                                                                       |  |      | (4,000  | )    |  
|Proceeds   from issuance of stock to minority interest of Mid-America                                                              |  |      | 879     |      |  
|Dividends   paid                                                                                                                   |  |      | (118    | )    |  
|Dividends   paid to minority interest                                                                                              |  |      | (54     | )    |  
|                                                                                                                                   |  |      |         |      |  
|Net   cash provided by financing activities                                                                                        |  |      | 7,722   |      |  
|                                                                                                                                   |  |      |         |      |  
|Increase   In Cash and Cash Equivalents                                                                                            |  |      | 3,726   |      |  
|Cash and   Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period                                                                                   |  |      | 39,719  |      |  
|                                                                                                                                   |  |      |         |      |  
|Cash and   Cash Equivalents, End of Period                                                                                         |  | $    | 43,445  |      | $
|                                                                                                                                   |  |      |         |      |  
|Supplemental   Cash Flows Information                                                                                              |  |      |         |      |  
|Interest   paid                                                                                                                    |  | $    | 4,904   |      | $
|Income   taxes paid                                                                                                                |  | $    | 435     |      | $
|Real   estate acquired in settlement of loans                                                                                      |  | $    | 231     |      | $
|Mid-America   equity method investment recorded as acquisition                                                                     |  | $    |        |      | $
|Reduction   to minority interest through additional paid-in capital due to issuance of   stock to minority interest of Mid-America |  | $    |        |      | $
|Core   deposit intangible reclassed to goodwill                                                                                    |  | $    |        |      | $

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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MERCANTILE BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (table dollar amounts in thousands)

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Mercantile Bancorp, Inc. (the Company) and its wholly and majority owned subsidiaries, Mercantile Trust & Savings Bank, Perry State Bank, Farmers State Bank of Northern Missouri, Marine Bank and Trust (formerly Marine Trust Company of Carthage), Golden State Bank, Security State Bank of Hamilton, Brown County State Bank, State Bank of Augusta and Mid-America Bancorp, Inc. (Mid-America), the sole shareholder of Heartland Bank, (Banks).  All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated report of the Company.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Companys consolidated financial position at March 31, 2005 and the Companys consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004.  Interim period results are not necessarily indicative of results of operations or cash flows for a full-year period. The 2004 year-end consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but do not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles.

These financial statements and the notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Companys audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004 appearing in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2004.

2. EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period.

3. ACCOUNTING CHANGES

In December 2004, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (Statement) No. 123R, Share-Based Payment was issued, which sets accounting requirements for share-based compensation to employees, including employee-stock-purchase-plans (ESPPs) and provides guidance on accounting for awards to non-employees.  This Statement will require the Company to recognize in the income statement the grant-date fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees, but expresses no preference for a type of valuation model.  For the Company, this Statement is effective for the year beginning January 1, 2006.  On March 10, 2005, the Companys Board of Directors adopted the Equity Incentive Plan (Plan), which provides for stock-based awards.  At present, no stock awards have been made from the Plan.  Therefore, the effect of the adoption of this statement on the Company cannot be determined
currently.

4. OFF BALANCE SHEET CREDIT COMMITMENTS

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into various transactions, which, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, are not included in its consolidated balance sheets. These transactions are referred to as off balance-sheet commitments. The Company enters into these transactions to meet the financing needs of its customers. These transactions include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit, which involve elements of credit risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet. The Company minimizes its exposure to loss under these commitments by subjecting them to credit approval and monitoring procedures.

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The Company enters into contractual commitments to extend credit, normally with fixed expiration dates or termination clauses, at specified rates and for specific purposes. Customers use credit commitments to ensure that funds will be available for working capital purposes, for capital expenditures and to ensure access to funds at specified terms and conditions. Substantially all of the Companys commitments to extend credit are contingent upon customers maintaining specific credit standards at the time of loan funding. Management assesses the credit risk associated with certain commitments to extend credit in determining the level of the allowance for loan losses. Commitments to extend credit totaled $5,823,000 at March 31, 2005 and $3,294,000 at December 31, 2004.

Standby letters of credit are written conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The Companys policies generally require that standby letters of credit arrangements contain collateral and debt covenants similar to those contained in loan agreements. In the event the customer does not perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement with the third party, the Company would be required to fund the commitment. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make is represented by the contractual amount of the commitment. If the commitment is funded, the Company would be entitled to seek recovery from the customer. Standby letters of credit totaled $9,825,000 at March 31, 2005 and $11,437,000 at December 31, 2004. At March 31, 2005, the outstanding standby letters of credit had a weighted average term of approximately one year. As of March 31, 2005 and
December 31, 2004, no liability for the fair value of the Companys potential obligations under these guarantees has been recorded since the amount is deemed immaterial.

5. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Companys accounting policies are integral to understanding the results reported. The Companys accounting policies are described in detail in Note 1 to its consolidated financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company believes that of its significant accounting policies the allowance for loan losses may involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity.

The allowance for loan losses provides coverage for probable losses inherent in the Companys loan portfolio.  Management evaluates the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses each quarter based on changes, if any, in underwriting activities, the loan portfolio composition (including product mix and geographic, industry or customer-specific concentrations), trends in loan performance, regulatory guidance and economic factors.  This evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires the use of significant management estimates.  Many factors can affect managements estimates of specific and expected losses, including volatility of default probabilities, rating migrations, loss severity and economic and political conditions.  The allowance is increased through provisions charged to operating earnings and reduced by net charge-offs.

The Company determines the amount of the allowance based on relative risk characteristics of the loan portfolio.  The allowance recorded for commercial loans is based on reviews of individual credit relationships and an analysis of the migration of commercial loans and actual loss experience.  The allowance recorded for homogeneous consumer loans is based on an analysis of loan mix, risk characteristics of the portfolio, fraud loss and bankruptcy experiences, and historical losses, adjusted for current trends, for each homogeneous category or group of loans.  The allowance for loan losses relating to impaired loans is based on the loans observable market price, the collateral for certain collateraldependent loans, or the discounted cash flows using the loans effective interest rate.

Regardless of the extent of the Companys analysis of customer performance, portfolio trends or risk management processes, certain inherent but undetected losses are probable within the loan portfolio.  This is due to several factors including inherent delays in obtaining information regarding a customers financial condition or changes in their unique business conditions, the judgmental nature of individual loan evaluations, collateral assessments and the interpretation of economic trends.  Volatility of economic or customer-specific conditions affecting the identification and estimation of losses for larger non-homogeneous credits and the sensitivity of assumptions utilized to establish allowances for homogeneous groups of loans are among other factors.  The Company estimates a range of inherent losses related to the existence of the exposures.  The estimates are based upon the Companys evaluation of imprecision risk
associated with the commercial and consumer allowance levels and the estimated impact of the current economic environment.

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6. ACQUISITIONS

During February 2004, the Company purchased additional shares of Mid-America Bancorp, Inc., which increased its ownership to 56.2%.  As a result of the increased ownership, the Company obtained control of Mid-America.  At March 31, 2005, the Companys ownership was 53%.  Effective February 29, 2004, the Company consolidated Mid-America in its financial statements as its investment is majority-owned by the Company.

Mid-Americas results of operations have been reflected in the Companys consolidated statements of income beginning as of the acquisition date of February 29, 2004.  The following pro forma disclosures, including the effect of the purchase accounting adjustments, depict the results of operations as though the merger had taken place at the beginning of the three month period ended March 31, 2004:

|Net interest   income      |  | $ | 7,644 | 
|-------------------------- |  | - | ----- | 
|Net income                 |  | $ | 2,071 | 
|Basic   earnings per share |  | $ | 1.05  | 

7. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Comprehensive income components and related taxes were as follows:

|                                                                                                                                                             |  | For the   Three Months   Ended March 31, |      
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ---------------------------------------- | -----
|                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                          |      
|                                                                                                                                                             |  | 2005                                     |      
|                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                          |      
|Net income                                                                                                                                                   |  | $                                        | 2,017
|                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                          |      
|Other   comprehensive income (loss):                                                                                                                         |  |                                          |      
|Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on available-for-sale   securities:                                                                                   |  |                                          |      
|Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on available-for-sale   securities, net of tax expense (benefit) of $(535) for 2005 and $204 for 2004                 |  |                                          | (837 
|Less reclassification adjustment for realized gains (losses), net of   tax expense (benefit) of $0 for 2005 and $0 for 2004                                  |  |                                          |     
|                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                          |      
|Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on   available-for-sale securities, net of tax expense (benefit) of $(535) for   2005 and $204 for 2004 |  |                                          | (837 
|                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                          |      
|Accumulated other comprehensive loss of equity method investee                                                                                               |  |                                          | (21  
|                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                          |      
|Unrealized loss on interest rate swaps:                                                                                                                      |  |                                          |      
|Unrealized holding losses, net of tax benefit of $(42) for 2005 and   $0 for 2004                                                                            |  |                                          | (67  
|Less reclassification adjustment to interest income, net of tax   expense of $6 for 2005 and $0 for 2004                                                     |  |                                          | 11   
|                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                          |      
|Net change in unrealized loss on interest rate swaps, net of tax   benefit of $(48) for 2005 and $0 for 2004                                                 |  |                                          | (78  
|                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                          |      
|Total other   comprehensive income (loss), net of tax                                                                                                        |  |                                          | (936 
|                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                          |      
|Comprehensive   income                                                                                                                                       |  | $                                        | 1,081
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Special Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-looking Statements

Statements and financial discussion and analysis contained in the Form 10-Q that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are including this statement for purposes of invoking these safe harbor provisions. These forward-looking statements include information about possible or assumed future results of the Companys operations or performance. Use of the words believe, expect, anticipate, estimate, continue, intend, may, will, should, or similar expressions, identifies these forward-looking statements. Many possible factors or
events could affect the future financial results and performance of the Company and could cause those financial results or performance to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statement. These possible events or factors include, without limitation:

| |  | general business and   economic conditions in the markets the Company serves change or are less   favorable than it expected;                                                                                                                     
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| |  | deposit attrition,   operating costs, customer loss and business disruption are greater than the   Company expected;                                                                                                                              
| |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
| |  | competitive factors   including product and pricing pressures among financial services   organizations may increase;                                                                                                                              
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| |  | changes in the interest   rate environment reduce the Companys interest margins;                                                                                                                                                                 
| |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
| |  | changes in market rates   and prices may adversely impact securities, loans, deposits, mortgage   servicing rights, and other financial instruments;                                                                                              
| |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
| |  | legislative or regulatory   developments including changes in laws concerning taxes, banking, securities,   insurance and other aspects of the financial securities industry may   adversely affect the Companys business;                       
| |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
| |  | personal or commercial   bankruptcies increase;                                                                                                                                                                                                   
| |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
| |  | the Companys ability to   expand and grow its business and operations, including the establishment of   additional branches and acquisition of additional banks or branches of banks   may be more difficult or costly than the Company expected;
| |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
| |  | any future acquisitions   may be more difficult to integrate than expected and the Company may be   unable to realize any cost savings and revenue enhancements the Company may   have projected in connection with such acquisitions;            
| |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
| |  | changes in accounting   principles, policies or guidelines;                                                                                                                                                                                       
| |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
| |  | changes occur in the   securities markets; and                                                                                                                                                                                                    
| |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
| |  | technology-related changes   may be harder to make or more expensive than the Company anticipated.                                                                                                                                                

A forward-looking statement may include a statement of the assumptions or bases underlying the forward-looking statement. The Company believes it has chosen the assumptions or bases in good faith and that they are reasonable. However, the Company cautions you that assumptions or bases almost always vary from actual results, and the differences between assumptions or bases and actual results can be material. Any forward-looking statements made or incorporated by reference in this report are made as of the date of this report, and, except as required by applicable law, the Company assumes no obligation to update such statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in such statements.  You should consider these risks and uncertainties in evaluating forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on these statements.

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General.Mercantile Bancorp, Inc. is a nine-bank holding company headquartered in Quincy, Illinois with 22 banking facilities (19 full service offices, 2 stand-alone drive-up facilities and a mortgage banking facility) serving 13 communities located throughout west-central Illinois, northern Missouri, and eastern Kansas. The Company is focused on meeting the financial needs of the region by offering competitive financial products, services and technologies. It is engaged in retail, commercial and agricultural banking, and its core products include loans, deposits, trust and investment management.  The Company derives substantially all of its net income from its subsidiary banks.

As of March 31, 2005, the Company was the sole shareholder of the following banking subsidiaries:

| |  | Mercantile Trust &   Savings Bank (MTSB), located in Quincy, Illinois;                                          
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| |  | State Bank of Augusta   (Augusta), located in Augusta, Illinois;                                                
| |  | Marine Bank & Trust,   formerly Marine Trust Company of Carthage (Marine Bank), located in   Carthage, Illinois;
| |  | Perry State Bank   (Perry), located in Perry, Missouri;                                                         
| |  | Golden State Bank   (Golden), located in Golden, Illinois;                                                      
| |  | Brown County State Bank   (Brown County), located in Mt. Sterling, Illinois; and                                
| |  | Farmers State Bank of   Northern Missouri (Farmers), located in Savannah, Missouri.                             

As of March 31, 2005, the Company was the majority, but not sole, shareholder in the following banking subsidiaries:

| |  | Security State Bank of   Hamilton (Hamilton), located in Hamilton, Illinois, in which the Company   owns 92.75% of the outstanding voting stock; and                                                             
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| |  | Mid-America Bancorp, Inc.   (Mid-America) (the sole shareholder of Heartland Bank (Heartland) located   in Leawood, Kansas), in which the Company owns 53.0% (48,000 shares) of the   outstanding voting stock.

In addition, as of March 31, 2005, the Company had less than majority ownership interests in several additional banking organizations located in the Midwest and Southeast. Specifically, the Company owned the following percentages of the outstanding voting stock of these additional banking entities:

| |  | 32.8% of New Frontier   Bancshares, Inc. (New Frontier), the sole shareholder of New Frontier Bank   located in St. Charles, Missouri;
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| |  | 13.8% of NorthStar   Bancshares, Inc. (NorthStar), the sole shareholder of NorthStar Bank N.A.,   located in Liberty, Missouri;       
| |  | 5% of GBC Bancorp, Inc.   (GBC), the sole shareholder of Gwinnett Banking Company, located in   Lawrenceville, Georgia; and           
| |  | 5% of Integrity Bank,   which opened for business July 2004 in Jupiter, Florida.                                                        

In March 2005, the Company purchased 5,000 additional shares of Mid-America at a cost of $623,250, which was a portion of a new stock issuance by Mid-America totaling 10,445 shares. Other shareholders also purchased newly issued shares, reducing the Companys percentage ownership of Mid-America stock from 54.6% as of December 31, 2004 to 53.0% as of March 31, 2005.

In January 2005, the Company purchased 3,937 additional shares of New Frontier at a cost of $984,250, which was the Companys pro-rata portion of a new stock issuance by New Frontier totaling 12,000 shares. The Companys ownership remains at 32.8% as of March 31, 2005. In February 2005, the Companys Board of Directors approved the purchase of an additional 4,328 shares of New Frontier at a cost of $1,082,000 from existing New Frontier stockholders who plan to tender their shares under New Frontiers Shareholder Agreement.  This Agreement allows existing shareholders to purchase their pro-rata portion of the tendered shares, as well as their pro-rata portion of any tendered shares not purchased by other shareholders.  It is not known at this time how many of the tendered shares will be purchased by shareholders other than the Company. The Company intends to purchase its pro-rata portion, plus any tendered shares not purchased by other
shareholders. If no other shareholders elect to purchase their pro-rata portion and the Company acquires the full 4,328 shares, ownership would increase to 37.7%.   If the Company were to acquire only its pro-rata portion, it would purchase 1,420 shares at a cost of $355,000, and its ownership would remain at 32.8%.  The Company anticipates this transaction will be consummated in the second quarter of 2005, pending approval by the Federal Reserve Board if ownership increases above the current 32.8%.

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In March and April 2005, the Company entered into agreements to purchase an additional 63,392 shares of NorthStar at a cost of $1,260,747 from existing NorthStar stockholders who have tendered their shares under NorthStars Shareholder Agreement.  This Agreement allows existing shareholders to purchase their pro-rata portion of the tendered shares, as well as their pro-rata portion of any tendered shares not purchased by other shareholders.  Based on the election of other shareholders to purchase their pro-rata portion, the Company will be allowed to purchase a total of 63,392 shares, which will increase ownership to 19.1%.  The Company anticipates this transaction will be consummated in the second quarter of 2005, pending approval by the Federal Reserve Board.  The Company also has the opportunity to purchase additional shares as part of a new offering by NorthStar of 400,000 shares at $23.50 per share.  The Company has requested
in its application to the Federal Reserve to be allowed to increase its ownership to a maximum of 21.0%.

In February 2005, MTSB opened a trust office in the St. Charles, Missouri location of the New Frontier Bank.

In 2004, Marine Bank began construction on a new principal bank building in Carthage, Illinois to be completed in the fall of 2005.  The total building commitment was $2,081,000, of which approximately $1,180,000 had been expended as of March 31, 2005.

Results of Operations Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

Overview.  Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was $2,017,000, a decrease of $51,000 or 2.5% compared with $2,068,000 for the same period in 2004. The primary factors contributing to the decrease in net income were an increase in provision for loan losses of $148,000, an increase in noninterest expense of $825,000, an increase in provision for income taxes of $46,000, and a decrease in noninterest income of $6,000, largely offset by an increase in net interest income of $1,043,000.  Basic earnings per share (EPS) for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was $1.03 compared with $1.05 for the same period in 2004.

Total assets at March 31, 2005 were $1,050,606,000 compared with $1,040,553,000 at December 31, 2004, an increase of $10,053,000 or 1.0%, primarily attributable to growth of the loan portfolio. Total loans, including loans held for sale, at March 31, 2005 were $784,427,000 compared with $772,089,000 at December 31, 2004, an increase of $12,338,000 or 1.6%. Total deposits at March 31, 2005 were $885,014,000 compared with $873,427,000 at December 31, 2004, an increase of $11,587,000 or 1.3%. Total stockholders equity at March 31, 2005 was $86,993,000 compared with $85,982,000 at December 31, 2004, an increase of $1,011,000 or 1.2%.  The Companys annualized return on average assets was 0.78% for the three months ended March 31, 2005, compared with 0.91% for the same period in 2004. The annualized return on average stockholders equity was 9.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2005, compared to 10.2% for the same period in 2004.

Net Interest Income. For the three months ended March 31, 2005, net interest income increased $1,043,000, or 14.3% to $8,344,000 compared with $7,301,000 for the same period in 2004. The increase was primarily due to the increased volumes and rates in loans, plus a slight increase in net interest margin. For the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, the net interest margin increased by 3 basis points to 3.44% from 3.41% while the net interest spread decreased by 1 basis point to 3.16% from 3.17%, respectively.

Interest and dividend income for the three months ended March 31, 2005 increased $2,086,000, or 18.2% to $13,527,000 compared with $11,441,000 for the same period in 2004.  This increase was due primarily to an increase in loan interest income of $2,273,000, partially offset by a decrease in securities interest income of $246,000.  Average total loans for the three months ended March 31, 2005 increased $114,070,000, or 17.3% to $774,289,000 compared with $660,219,000 for the same period in 2004, while the average yield on total loans increased 33 basis points to 6.07% for the same period. Average total investments for the three months ended March 31, 2005 decreased $11,018,000, or 6.1% to $170,603,000 compared with $181,621,000 for the same period in 2004, while the average yield on  investments decreased 40 basis points to 3.78% for the same period. For the three months ended March 31, 2005, compared to the same period in 2004, the yield on total
average earning assets increased by 23 basis points to 5.58%.

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Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2005 increased $1,043,000, or 25.2% to $5,183,000 compared with $4,140,000 for the same period in 2004.  This increase was due primarily to increases in  interest expense on deposits of $981,000 and interest expense on short-term borrowings of $56,000.  Average total interest-bearing deposits for the three months ended March 31, 2005 increased $92,003,000, or 13.3% to $785,165,000 compared with $693,162,000 for the same period in 2004, while the average cost of funds on total interest-bearing deposits increased 26 basis points to 2.29% for the same period. Average total short-term borrowings for the three months ended March 31, 2005 increased $3,834,000, or 24.5% to $19,472,000 compared with $15,638,000 for the same period in 2004, while the average cost of funds on  short-term borrowings increased 93 basis points to 2.16% for the same period. For the three months ended March 31, 2005,
compared to the same period in 2004, the cost of funds on total average interest-bearing liabilities increased by 25 basis points to 2.43%.

The following tables set forth for the periods indicated an analysis of net interest income by each major category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the average amounts outstanding and the interest earned or paid on such amounts. The tables also set forth the average rate earned on total interest-earning assets, the average rate paid on total interest-bearing liabilities and the net interest margin on average total interest-earning assets for the same periods. All average balances are daily average balances and nonaccruing loans have been included in the table as loans carrying a zero yield.

|                                                          |  | For the   three months ended March 31 |          
|--------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------- | ---------
|                                                          |  |                                       |          
|                                                          |  | 2005                                  |          
|                                                          |  |                                       |          
|                                                          |  | Average   Balance                     |          
|                                                          |  |                                       |          
|                                                          |  | (dollars   in thousands)              |          
|Assets                                                    |  |                                       |          
|Interest-bearing   demand deposits                        |  | $                                     | 11,312   
|Federal   funds sold                                      |  |                                       | 7,611    
|Securities:                                               |  |                                       |          
|Taxable                                                   |  |                                       |          
|U.S.   treasuries and government agencies                 |  |                                       | 6,445    
|Mortgage-backed   securities                              |  |                                       | 60,100   
|Other   securities                                        |  |                                       | 65,481   
|                                                          |  |                                       |          
|Total   taxable                                           |  |                                       | 132,026  
|Non-taxable    State and political subdivision (3)       |  |                                       | 38,577   
|Loans   (net of unearned discount) (1)(2)                 |  |                                       | 774,289  
|Federal   Home Loan Bank stock                            |  |                                       | 5,124    
|                                                          |  |                                       |          
|Total   interest-earning assets (1)                       |  | $                                     | 968,939  
|                                                          |  |                                       |          
|Cash   and due from banks                                 |  | $                                     | 23,314   
|Interest   receivable                                     |  |                                       | 6,167    
|Foreclosed   assets held for sale, net                    |  |                                       | 502      
|Equity   method investments in common stock               |  |                                       | 5,704    
|Cost   method investments in common stock                 |  |                                       | 1,849    
|Cash   surrender value of life insurance                  |  |                                       | 15,393   
|Premises   and equipment                                  |  |                                       | 16,346   
|Other                                                     |  |                                       | 12,407   
|Allowance   for loan loss                                 |  |                                       | (7,247   
|                                                          |  |                                       |          
|Total   assets                                            |  | $                                     | 1,043,374
|                                                          |  |                                       |          
|Liabilities and Stockholders Equity                      |  |                                       |          
|Interest-bearing   transaction deposits                   |  | $                                     | 112,505  
|Savings   deposits                                        |  |                                       | 54,937   
|Money-market   deposits                                   |  |                                       | 91,695   
|Time   and brokered time deposits                         |  |                                       | 526,028  
|Short-term   borrowings                                   |  |                                       | 19,472   
|Long-term   borrowings                                    |  |                                       | 50,255   
|                                                          |  |                                       |          
|Total   interest-bearing liabilities                      |  | $                                     | 854,892  
|                                                          |  |                                       |          
|Demand   deposits                                         |  | $                                     | 91,430   
|Interest   payable                                        |  |                                       | 2,407    
|Other   liabilities                                       |  |                                       | 4,284    
|Minority   interest                                       |  |                                       | 3,873    
|Stockholders   equity                                    |  |                                       | 86,488   
|                                                          |  |                                       |          
|Total   liabilities and stockholders equity              |  | $                                     | 1,043,374
|                                                          |  |                                       |          
|Interest   spread                                         |  |                                       |          
|Net   interest income                                     |  |                                       |          
|Net   interest margin                                     |  |                                       |          
|Interest-earning   assets to interest-bearing liabilities |  |                                       | 113.34   

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The following tables present information regarding the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense for the periods indicated for the major components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and distinguishes between the increase (decrease) attributable to changes in volume and changes in interest rates. For purposes of these tables, changes attributable to both volume and rate have been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and rate.

|                                                 |  | For the   three months ended March 31,   2005 vs. 2004 |      
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|                                                 |  |                                                        |      
|                                                 |  | Increase   (Decrease) Due to   Change in               |      
|                                                 |  |                                                        |      
|                                                 |  | Volume                                                 |      
|                                                 |  |                                                        |      
|Increase   (decrease) in interest income:        |  |                                                        |      
|Interest-bearing bank deposits                   |  | $                                                      | 31   
|Federal funds sold                               |  |                                                        | 31   
|Investment securities:                           |  |                                                        |      
|U.S. Treasuries and Agencies                     |  |                                                        | 12   
|Mortgage-backed securities                       |  |                                                        | (222 
|States and political subdivision (1)             |  |                                                        | (31  
|Other securities                                 |  |                                                        | 116  
|Loans (net of unearned discounts)                |  |                                                        | 1,707
|Federal Home Loan Bank stock                     |  |                                                        | 6    
|                                                 |  |                                                        |      
|Change in   interest income (1)                  |  |                                                        | 1,650
|                                                 |  |                                                        |      
|Increase   (decrease) in interest expense:       |  |                                                        |      
|Interest-bearing transaction deposits            |  |                                                        | 9    
|Savings deposits                                 |  |                                                        | 28   
|Money-market deposits                            |  |                                                        | (3   
|Time and brokered time deposits                  |  |                                                        | 493  
|Short-term borrowings                            |  |                                                        | 14   
|Long-term debt                                   |  |                                                        | (11  
|                                                 |  |                                                        |      
|Change in   interest expense                     |  |                                                        | 530  
|                                                 |  |                                                        |      
|Increase   (decrease) in net interest income (1) |  | $                                                      | 1,120
|                                                 |  |                                                        |      

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Provision for Loan Losses. Provisions for loan losses are charged against income to bring the Companys allowance for loan losses to a level deemed appropriate by management. For the three months ended March 31, 2005, the provision increased by $148,000 to $549,000, compared with $401,000 for the same period in 2004.  The additional expense was primarily due to loan growth in the first quarter of 2005.  The allowance for loan losses at March 31, 2005 was $7,362,000, or .94% of total loans, which increased slightly from $7,115,000 or .92% of total loans at December 31, 2004.  As of March 31, 2005, non-performing loans decreased to $3,895,000, or .51% of total loans, compared with $4,507,000, or .58% of total loans as of December 31, 2004.

Noninterest Income. Noninterest income for the three months ended March 31, 2005 decreased $6,000 to $1,984,000 compared with $1,990,000 for the same period in 2004.  The decrease in noninterest income was due to a decrease in income on equity method investments in common stock.  The Companys equity method investment in New Frontier experienced reduced earnings for the first quarter of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004, largely as a result of significant overhead expenses related to establishment of a new branch location.

The following table presents, for the periods indicated, the major categories of noninterest income:

|                                                         |  | For the   Three Months Ended   March 31 |      
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|                                                         |  |                                         |      
|                                                         |  | 2005                                    |      
|                                                         |  |                                         |      
|Fiduciary activities                                     |  | $                                       | 450  
|Customer   service fees                                  |  |                                         | 737  
|Other   service charges and fees                         |  |                                         | 276  
|Net gains on   loan sales                                |  |                                         | 90   
|Net gains on   sales of foreclosed assets                |  |                                         | 27   
|Loan   servicing fees                                    |  |                                         | 75   
|Net increase   in cash surrender value of life insurance |  |                                         | 152  
|Income on   equity method investments in common stock    |  |                                         | 13   
|Other                                                    |  |                                         | 164  
|                                                         |  |                                         |      
|Total   noninterest income                               |  | $                                       | 1,984
|                                                         |  |                                         |      

Noninterest Expense. For the three months ended March 31, 2005, noninterest expense increased $825,000, or 13.7% to $6,852,000 compared with $6,027,000 for the same period in 2004.  The increase in noninterest expense was primarily due to additional salaries and employee benefits and other noninterest expense.

The following table presents, for the periods indicated, the major categories of noninterest expense:

|                                            |  | For the   Three Months Ended   March 31 |      
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|                                            |  |                                         |      
|                                            |  | 2005                                    |      
|                                            |  |                                         |      
|Salaries and   employee benefits            |  | $                                       | 4,102
|Net   occupancy expense                     |  |                                         | 384  
|Equipment   expense                         |  |                                         | 395  
|Deposit   insurance premium                 |  |                                         | 34   
|Professional   fees                         |  |                                         | 298  
|Postage and   supplies                      |  |                                         | 240  
|Amortization   of mortgage servicing rights |  |                                         | 26   
|Other                                       |  |                                         | 1,373
|                                            |  |                                         |      
|Total   noninterest expense                 |  | $                                       | 6,852
|                                            |  |                                         |      

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Salaries and employee benefits increased $587,000 or 16.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2005 to $4,102,000, from $3,515,000 for the same period in 2004.  Approximately $231,000 of this increase was attributable to Mid-America, which for 2004 included only the expenses for the period March 1, 2004 through March 31, 2004, due to the Company acquiring control on February 29, 2004, but for 2005 included the entire first three months.   Another $203,000 of this increase was due to an adjustment of the discount rate from 7.25% to 5.50% used to determine the liability for post-retirement benefits. The remainder of the increase was due primarily to cost-of-living increases in salaries and employee benefits.  As a percent of average assets, salaries and employee benefits increased to 1.57% for the three months ended March 31, 2005, compared to 1.52% for the same period in 2004. The Company had 307 full-time equivalent employees at March 31, 2005
compared to 316 at March 31, 2004, a decrease of 9 full-time equivalent employees, primarily due to the sale of Mid-Americas branch facility in Jewell, Kansas in June, 2004.

Other noninterest expense increased $144,000 or 11.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2005 to $1,373,000, from $1,229,000 for the same period in 2004.  Approximately $95,000 of this increase was attributable to Mid-America, which for 2004 included only the expenses for the period March 1, 2004 through March 31, 2004, due to the Company acquiring control on February 29, 2004, but for 2005 included the entire first three months.

Provision for Income Taxes.  The effective tax rate was 28.8% for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 compared to 27.1% for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004 due to an increase in state tax expense.

Financial Condition March 31, 2005 Compared to December 31, 2004

Loan Portfolio. Total loans, including loans held for sale, increased $12,338,000 or 1.6% to $784,427,000 as of March 31, 2005 from $772,089,000 as of December 31, 2004. Total loans grew approximately $13,569,000 at Mid-America during the first quarter of 2005, while the Companys other subsidiaries combined experienced a net decrease in loans due to seasonal paydowns in its agricultural loan portfolio.  At March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the ratio of total loans to total deposits was 88.6 % and 88.4%, respectively. For the same periods, total loans represented 74.7% and 74.2% of total assets, respectively.

The following table summarizes the loan portfolio of the Company by type of loan at the dates indicated:

|                                                                               |  | March 31,   2005         |         | December   31, 2004 | 
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|                                                                               |  |                          |         |                     | 
|                                                                               |  | Amount                   |         | Percent             | 
|                                                                               |  |                          |         |                     | 
|                                                                               |  | (dollars   in thousands) |        
|Commercial,   financial, and agricultural                                      |  | $                        | 224,037 |                     | 
|Real estate    farmland                                                       |  |                          | 64,924  |                     | 
|Real estate    construction                                                   |  |                          | 36,838  |                     | 
|Real estate    mortgage                                                       |  |                          | 354,078 |                     | 
|Installment   loans to individuals                                             |  |                          | 104,550 |                     | 
|                                                                               |  |                          |         |                     | 
|Total loans                                                                    |  |                          | 784,427 |                     | 
|Allowance   for loan losses                                                    |  |                          | 7,362   |                     | 
|                                                                               |  |                          |         |                     | 
|Total loans,   including loans held for sale, net of allowance for loan losses |  | $                        | 777,065 |                     | 
|                                                                               |  |                          |         |                     | 

Nonperforming Assets. Nonperforming assets consist of nonaccrual loans, loans 90 days or more past due, restructured loans, repossessed assets and other assets acquired in satisfaction of debts previously contracted.  It is managements policy to place loans on nonaccrual status when interest or principal is 90 days or more past due. Such loans may continue on accrual status only if they are both well-secured and in the process of collection.

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Total nonperforming loans decreased to $3,895,000 as of March 31, 2005 from $4,507,000 as of December 31, 2004, while total nonperforming loans and nonperforming other assets decreased to $4,695,000 as of March 31, 2005 from $5,084,000 as of December 31, 2004. These decreases reflect strong performance in the agricultural sector of the economy as favorable weather conditions in the 2004 growing seasons produced improved crop yields. The ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans decreased to .51% as of March 31, 2005 from 0.58% as of December 31, 2004. The ratio of nonperforming loans and nonperforming other assets to total loans decreased to .62% as of March 31, 2005 from .66% as of December 31, 2004.

The following table presents information regarding nonperforming assets at the dates indicated:

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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------- | ----- | --------------------- | -
|                                                                                                  |  |                  |       |                       |  
|Nonaccrual loans                                                                                  |  |                  |       |                       |  
|Commercial, financial, and agricultural                                                           |  | $                | 1,442 |                       | $
|Real estate  farmland                                                                            |  |                  | 377   |                       |  
|Real estate  construction                                                                        |  |                  | 1     |                       |  
|Real estate  mortgage                                                                            |  |                  | 606   |                       |  
|Installment loans to individuals                                                                  |  |                  | 505   |                       |  
|                                                                                                  |  |                  |       |                       |  
|Total   nonaccrual loans                                                                          |  |                  | 2,931 |                       |  
|Loans 90   days past due and still accruing                                                       |  |                  | 956   |                       |  
|Restructured   loans                                                                              |  |                  | 8     |                       |  
|                                                                                                  |  |                  |       |                       |  
|Total nonperforming loans                                                                         |  |                  | 3,895 |                       |  
|                                                                                                  |  |                  |       |                       |  
|Repossessed   assets                                                                              |  |                  | 800   |                       |  
|Other assets   acquired in satisfaction of debt previously contracted                             |  |                  |      |                       |  
|                                                                                                  |  |                  |       |                       |  
|Total   nonperforming other assets                                                                |  |                  | 800   |                       |  
|                                                                                                  |  |                  |       |                       |  
|Total nonperforming   loans and nonperforming other assets                                        |  | $                | 4,695 |                       | $
|                                                                                                  |  |                  |       |                       |  
|Nonperforming   loans to loans, before allowance for loan losses                                  |  |                  | 0.51  | %                     |  
|Nonperforming   loans and nonperforming other assets to loans, before allowance for loan   losses |  |                  | 0.62  | %                     |  

Allowance for Loan Losses. In originating loans, the Company recognizes that loan losses will be experienced and the risk of loss will vary with, among other things, general economic conditions, the type of loan being made, the creditworthiness of the borrower over the term of the loan and, in the case of a collateralized loan, the quality of the collateral for such loan. Management has established an allowance for loan losses which it believes is adequate to cover probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Loans are charged off against the allowance for loan losses when the loans are deemed to be uncollectible. Although the Company believes the allowance for loan losses is adequate to cover probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio, the amount of the allowance is based upon the judgment of management, and future adjustments may be necessary if economic or other conditions differ from the assumptions used by management in making the
determinations.

Based on an evaluation of the loan portfolio, management presents a quarterly review of the allowance for loan losses to the board of directors, indicating any change in the allowance since the last review and any recommendations as to adjustments in the allowance. In making its evaluation, management considers the diversification by industry of the commercial loan portfolio, the effect of changes in the local real estate market on collateral values, the results of recent regulatory examinations, the effects on the loan portfolio of current economic indicators and their probable impact on borrowers, the amount of chargeoffs for the period, the amount of nonperforming loans and related collateral security, and the present level of the allowance for loan losses.

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A model is utilized to determine the specific and general portions of the allowance for loan losses. Through the loan review process, management assigns one of six loan grades to each loan, according to payment history, collateral values and financial condition of the borrower. The loan grades aid management in monitoring the overall quality of the loan portfolio. Specific reserves are allocated for loans in which management has determined that deterioration has occurred. In addition, a general allocation is made for each loan category in an amount determined based on general economic conditions, historical loan loss experience, and amount of past due loans. Management maintains the allowance based on the amounts determined using the procedures set forth above.

The allowance for loan losses increased $247,000 to $7,362,000 as of March 31, 2005 from $7,115,000 as of December 31, 2004. Provision for loan losses was $549,000 and net charge-offs were $302,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005. The allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans increased slightly to .94% as of March 31, 2005 from .92% as of December 31, 2004. As a percent of nonperforming loans, the allowance for loan losses increased to 189.01% as of March 31, 2005 from 157.87% as of December 31, 2004.

The following table presents for the periods ended an analysis of the allowance for loan losses and other related data:

|                                                                                |  | As of and   for   the Three   Months Ended   March 31,   2005 |         | As of and   for   the Year Ended   December 31,   2004 |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | -
|                                                                                |  |                                                               |         |                                                        |  
|Average   loans outstanding during year                                         |  | $                                                             | 774,289 |                                                        | $
|                                                                                |  |                                                               |         |                                                        |  
|Allowance   for loan losses:                                                    |  |                                                               |         |                                                        |  
|Balance at beginning of year                                                    |  | $                                                             | 7,115   |                                                        | $
|                                                                                |  |                                                               |         |                                                        |  
|Loans charged-off:                                                              |  |                                                               |         |                                                        |  
|Commercial, financial, and agricultural                                         |  |                                                               | 169     |                                                        |  
|Real estate  farmland                                                          |  |                                                               |        |                                                        |  
|Real estate  construction                                                      |  |                                                               |        |                                                        |  
|Real estate  mortgage                                                          |  |                                                               | 20      |                                                        |  
|Installment loans to individuals                                                |  |                                                               | 207     |                                                        |  
|                                                                                |  |                                                               |         |                                                        |  
|Total charge-offs                                                               |  |                                                               | 396     |                                                        |  
|                                                                                |  |                                                               |         |                                                        |  
|Recoveries                                                                      |  |                                                               |         |                                                        |  
|Commercial, financial, and agricultural                                         |  |                                                               | 26      |                                                        |  
|Real estate  farmland                                                          |  |                                                               |        |                                                        |  
|Real estate  construction                                                      |  |                                                               | 1       |                                                        |  
|Real estate  mortgage                                                          |  |                                                               | 14      |                                                        |  
|Installment loans to individuals                                                |  |                                                               | 53      |                                                        |  
|                                                                                |  |                                                               |         |                                                        |  
|Total recoveries                                                                |  |                                                               | 94      |                                                        |  
|                                                                                |  |                                                               |         |                                                        |  
|Net charge-offs                                                                 |  |                                                               | 302     |                                                        |  
|Provision for loan losses                                                       |  |                                                               | 549     |                                                        |  
|Adjustments                                                                     |  |                                                               |        |                                                        |  
|                                                                                |  |                                                               |         |                                                        |  
|Balance at end of year                                                          |  | $                                                             | 7,362   |                                                        | $
|                                                                                |  |                                                               |         |                                                        |  
|Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans outstanding at   year end |  |                                                               | 0.94    | %                                                      |  
|                                                                                |  |                                                               |         |                                                        |  
|Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total nonperforming loans             |  |                                                               | 189.01  | %                                                      |  
|                                                                                |  |                                                               |         |                                                        |  
|Ratio of net charge-offs to average total loans                                 |  |                                                               | 0.04    | %                                                      |  
|                                                                                |  |                                                               |         |                                                        |  

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Securities. The Company uses its securities portfolio to ensure liquidity for cash requirements, to manage interest rate risk, to provide a source of income, to ensure collateral is available for municipal pledging requirements and to manage asset quality.

The Company has classified securities as both available-for-sale and held-to-maturity as of  March 31, 2005. Available-for-sale securities are held with the option of their disposal in the foreseeable future to meet investment objectives, liquidity needs or other operational needs. Securities available-for-sale are carried at fair value. Held-to-maturity securities are those securities for which the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold until maturity, and are carried at historical cost adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts.

As of March 31, 2005, the fair value of the available-for-sale securities was $146,900,000 and the amortized cost was $146,707,000 for a net unrealized gain of $193,000.  The after-tax effect of this unrealized gain was $112,000 and has been included in stockholders equity. As of December 31, 2004, the fair value of the available-for-sale securities was $153,481,000 and the amortized cost was $151,928,000 for a net unrealized gain of $1,553,000, and an after-tax unrealized gain of $949,000. Fluctuations in net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities are due primarily to increases or decreases in prevailing interest rates for the types of securities held in the portfolio.

As of March 31, 2005, the amortized cost of held-to-maturity securities was $18,524,000, a decrease of $1,366,000 from the December 31, 2004 amortized cost of $19,890,000.

Deposits. Total deposits increased $11,587,000 or 1.3% to $885,014,000 as of March 31, 2005 from $873,427,000 as of December 31, 2004. Noninterest-bearing deposits decreased $7,147,000 or 7.5% to $88,639,000 as of March 31, 2005 from $95,786,000 as of December 31, 2004, while interest-bearing deposits increased $18,734,000 or 2.4% to $796,375,000 as of March 31, 2005 from $777,641,000 as of December 31, 2004.  Of the increase in total deposits, approximately $10,229,000 was attributable to deposit growth at Mid-America, which served to fund the loan growth experienced at that subsidiary.

Borrowings. The Company utilizes borrowings to supplement deposits in funding its lending and investing activities. Short-term borrowings consist of federal funds purchased, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, U. S. Treasury demand notes and short-term advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank. Long-term borrowings consist of long-term advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank and advances on the revolving credit line with a correspondent bank.

As of March 31, 2005, short-term borrowings were $19,829,000, a decrease of $1,556,000 from $21,385,000 as of December 31, 2004, and long-term borrowings were $46,742,000 as of March 31, 2005, a decrease of $3,016,000 from $49,758,000 as of December 31, 2004.  The relatively slow loan growth in the first quarter of 2005 allowed the Company to utilize investment maturities to pay down some of its higher priced borrowings.

As of March 31, 2005, long-term FHLB borrowings totaled $37,725,000, with maturities ranging from the years 2005 to 2011 and interest rates ranging from 1.88% to 5.42%.  As of March 31, 2005, the correspondent bank revolving credit line totaled $9,017,000, and is due June 30, 2005, with interest payable quarterly at 1.5% below prime.  The interest rate at March 31, 2005 was 4.25%.  This amount increased $984,000 from the balance at December 31, 2004.  This additional borrowing was used to fund the purchase of additional shares of New Frontier.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity.  Liquidity management is the process by which the Company ensures that adequate liquid funds are available to meet the present and future cash flow obligations arising in the daily operations of the business in a timely and efficient manner. These financial obligations consist of needs for funds to meet commitments to borrowers for extensions of credit, funding capital expenditures, withdrawals by customers, maintaining deposit reserve requirements, servicing debt, paying dividends to shareholders, and paying operating expenses. Management believes that adequate liquidity exists to meet all projected cash flow obligations.

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The Company achieves a satisfactory degree of liquidity through actively managing both assets and liabilities. Asset management guides the proportion of liquid assets to total assets, while liability management monitors future funding requirements and prices liabilities accordingly.

The Companys most liquid assets are cash and due from banks, interest-bearing demand deposits, and federal funds sold.  The balances of these assets are dependent on the Companys operating, investing, lending, and financing activities during any given period.  As of March 31, 2005, cash and cash equivalents totaled $43,445,000, an increase of $3,726,000 from $39,719,000 as of December 31, 2004.  This increase is primarily attributable to proceeds from investment maturities, partially offset by reductions in short-term and long-term borrowings.

The Companys primary sources of funds consist of deposits, investment maturities and sales, loan principal repayment, sales of loans, and capital funds. Additional liquidity is provided by bank lines of credit, repurchase agreements and the ability to borrow from the Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank.

The Company has a building commitment of $2,081,000 for the new main banking center in Carthage, Illinois,  of which approximately $1,180,000 had been expended as of March 31, 2005.  The Company has no other signed commitments for purchase obligations or long-term obligations.

Capital Resources. Other than the issuance of common stock, the Companys primary source of capital is net income retained by the Company. During the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Company earned $2,017,000 and paid dividends of $118,000 to stockholders, resulting in a retention of current earnings of $1,899,000. During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company earned $8,318,000 and paid dividends of $1,453,000 to stockholders, resulting in a retention of current earnings of $6,865,000.   As of March 31, 2005, total stockholders equity was $86,993,000, an increase of $1,011,000 from $85,982,000 as of December 31, 2004.  This increase was due to the retention of earnings for the first quarter of 2005, offset by a reduction in accumulated other comprehensive income.  The reduction in accumulated other comprehensive income was a result of the after-tax effect of the decline in market value of the Companys
available-for-sale securities and unrealized loss on interest rate swaps.

The Federal Reserve Board uses capital adequacy guidelines in its examination and regulation of bank holding companies and their subsidiary banks. Risk-based capital ratios are established by allocating assets and certain off-balance sheet commitments into four risk-weighted categories. These balances are then multiplied by the factor appropriate for that risk-weighted category. The guidelines require bank holding companies and their subsidiary banks to maintain a total capital to total risk-weighted asset ratio of not less than 8.00%, of which at least one half must be Tier 1 capital, and a Tier 1 leverage ratio of not less than 4.00%. As of March 31, 2005, the Company exceeds these regulatory capital guidelines. Likewise, the individual ratios for each of the Companys bank subsidiaries also exceed the regulatory guidelines.

Effect of Inflation and Changing Prices.

The condensed consolidated financial statements and related financial data presented herein have been prepared in accordance with accounting procedures generally accepted in the United States of America which require the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars, without considering the change in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation.  The impact of inflation is reflected in the increased cost of the Companys operations.  Unlike most industrial companies, virtually all the assets and liabilities of a financial institution are monetary in nature.  As a result, interest rates generally have a more significant impact on a financial institutions performance than do general levels of inflation.  Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or to the same extent as the prices of goods and services.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

There have been no material changes since December 31, 2004. For more information regarding quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, please refer to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended December 31, 2004, and in particular, Item 7 Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations  Rate Sensitive Assets and Liabilities and Item 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act)) are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported to the Companys management within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commissions
rules and forms.

Changes in internal controls over financial reporting. There were no changes in the Companys internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Companys most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting.

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

None

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None

Item 5. Other Information

None

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Item 6. Exhibits

|Exhibit   Number |  | Identification of Exhibit                                                                                                                              
|---------------- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|                 |  |                                                                                                                                                        
|31.1             |  | Certification of the Chief   Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act   of 1934, as amended.                        
|                 |  |                                                                                                                                                        
|31.2             |  | Certification of the Chief   Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act   of 1934, as amended.                        
|                 |  |                                                                                                                                                        
|32.1             |  | Certification of the Chief   Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, adopted pursuant to   Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|                 |  |                                                                                                                                                        
|32.2             |  | Certification of the Chief   Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, adopted pursuant to   Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURES

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

|Date: May 12, 2005 | By: | /s/   DAN S. DUGAN                                                                                                       
|------------------ | --- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|                   |     |                                                                                                                          
|                   |     | Dan S.   Dugan                                                                                                           
|                   |     | President,   Chief Executive Officer and Chairman   (principal executive officer)                                        
|                   |     |                                                                                                                          
|Date: May 12, 2005 | By: | /s/   MICHAEL P. MCGRATH                                                                                                 
|                   |     |                                                                                                                          
|                   |     | Michael P.   McGrath                                                                                                     
|                   |     | Vice   President, Treasurer and   Chief Financial Officer   (principal financial officer/   principal accounting officer)

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