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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013


Commission file number 000-29283

UNITED BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

100 S. High Street, Columbus Grove, Ohio
(Address of principal executive offices)

34-1516518
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

45830
(Zip Code)

(419) 659-2141
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ___

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes X  No ___

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.    See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer ____   Accelerated filer ____   Non-accelerated filer ____   Smaller Reporting Company  X  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes        No    X  

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of April 19, 2013: 3,446,746

This document contains 41 pages.  The Exhibit Index is on page 35 immediately preceding the filed exhibits.
 
 
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UNITED BANCSHARES, INC.

Table of Contents


 
Page
   
Part I – Financial Information
 
   
Item 1 – Financial Statements
3
   
Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
22
   
Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
30
   
Item 4 – Controls and Procedures
31
   
Part II – Other Information
 
   
Item 1 – Legal Proceedings
32
   
Item 1A – Risk Factors
32
   
Item 2 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
32
   
Item 3 – Defaults Upon Senior Securities
32
   
Item 4 – Mine Safety Disclosures
33
   
Item 5 – Other Information
33
   
Item 6 – Exhibits
33

 
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PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
United Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

   
March 31,
2013
   
December 31,
2012
 
ASSETS
           
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
           
Cash and due from banks
  $ 7,287,060     $ 10,605,662  
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
    39,336,683       39,306,145  
Total cash and cash equivalents
    46,623,743       49,911,807  
                 
SECURITIES, available-for-sale
    183,198,079       177,607,765  
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK STOCK, at cost
    4,893,800       4,893,800  
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT
    2,490,000       2,490,000  
LOANS HELD FOR SALE
    1,177,625       2,957,060  
                 
LOANS
    299,921,454       304,445,298  
Less allowance for loan losses
    (5,922,658 )     (6,917,605 )
Net loans
    293,998,796       297,527,693  
                 
PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT, net
    9,202,661       9,217,876  
GOODWILL
    8,554,979       8,554,979  
CASH SURRENDER VALUE OF LIFE INSURANCE
    13,866,308       13,761,183  
OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED
    882,954       1,568,000  
OTHER ASSETS, including accrued interest and intangible assets
    4,266,329       3,957,465  
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 569,155,274     $ 572,447,628  
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
LIABILITIES
               
Deposits
               
Non-interest bearing
  $ 68,007,324     $ 77,924,051  
Interest bearing
    401,769,313       393,275,063  
Total deposits
    469,776,637       471,199,114  
                 
Other borrowings
    21,799,303       22,557,220  
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures
    10,300,000       10,300,000  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    2,957,558       4,221,089  
Total liabilities
    504,833,498       508,277,423  
                 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Common stock, $1.00 stated value. Authorized 10,000,000 shares; issued 3,760,557 shares
    3,760,557       3,760,557  
Surplus
    14,662,845       14,661,664  
Retained earnings
    47,781,152       46,855,865  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    2,915,723       3,697,363  
Treasury stock 313,811 shares at March 31, 2013 and 314,252 shares at December 31, 2012, at cost
    (4,798,501 )     (4,805,244 )
Total shareholders' equity
    64,321,776       64,170,205  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
  $ 569,155,274     $ 572,447,628  
See notes to consolidated financial statements
 
 
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United Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
INTEREST INCOME
           
Loans, including fees
  $ 3,720,951     $ 4,673,552  
Securities:
               
Taxable
    577,123       655,049  
Tax-exempt
    452,961       457,112  
Other
    83,324       91,047  
Total interest income
    4,834,359       5,876,760  
                 
INTEREST EXPENSE
               
Deposits
    543,410       1,096,261  
Other borrowings
    273,206       363,867  
Total interest expense
    816,616       1,460,128  
                 
NET INTEREST INCOME
    4,017,743       4,416,632  
                 
Provision for loan losses
    -       -  
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES
    4,017,743       4,416,632  
                 
NON-INTEREST INCOME
               
Gain on sales of loans
    217,905       255,528  
Gain on sales of securities
    129,220       1,206  
Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights
    56,429       112,134  
Other
    721,694       685,575  
Total non-interest income
    1,125,248       1,054,443  
                 
NON-INTEREST EXPENSES
    3,766,367       4,235,261  
                 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    1,376,624       1,235,814  
Provision for income Taxes
    279,000       233,000  
NET INCOME
  $ 1,097,624     $ 1,002,814  
                 
NET INCOME PER SHARE
               
Basic
  $ 0.32     $ 0.29  
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    3,446,717       3,445,962  
                 
Diluted
  $ 0.32     $ 0.29  
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    3,446,717       3,445,962  
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements
 
 
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United Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

   
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
             
NET INCOME
  $ 1,097,624     $ 1,002,814  
                 
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
               
Unrealized gains on securities:
               
Unrealized holding losses during period
    (1,055,083 )     (7,484 )
Reclassification adjustments for gains included in net income
    (129,220 )     (1,206 )
Other comprehensive loss, before income taxes
    (1,184,303 )     (8,690 )
Income tax benefit related to items of other comprehensive loss
    402,663       2,955  
                 
Other comprehensive loss
    (781,640 )     (5,735 )
                 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
  $ 315,984     $ 997,079  
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements
 
 
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United Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
Three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012
 
   
Common
Stock
   
Surplus
   
Retained
Earnings
   
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
   
Treasury
Stock
    Total  
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2012
  $ 3,760,557     $ 14,661,664     $ 46,855,865     $ 3,697,363     $ (4,805,244 )   $ 64,170,205  
                                                 
Net income
                    1,097,624                       1,097,624  
Change in unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of income taxes
                            (781,640 )             (781,640 )
Total comprehensive income
                                            315,984  
Dividends declared ($0.05 per share)
                    (172,337 )                     (172,337 )
441 shares issued from treasury in connection with the Corporation’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan
            1,181                       6,743       7,924  
BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2013
  $ 3,760,557     $ 14,662,845     $ 47,781,152     $ 2,915,723     $ (4,798,501 )   $ 64,321,776  
                                                 
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2011
  $ 3,760,557     $ 14,660,579     $ 42,543,363     $ 3,598,031     $ (4,814,816 )     59,747,714  
                                                 
Net income
                    1,002,814                       1,002,814  
Change in unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of income taxes
                            (5,735             (5,735 )
Total comprehensive income
                                            997,079  
314 shares issued from treasury in connection with the Corporation’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan
            446                       4,801       5,247  
BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2012
  $ 3,760,557     $ 14,661,025     $ 43,546,177     $ 3,592,296     $ (4,810,015 )   $ 60,750,040  
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements
 
 
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United Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
             
Cash flows provided by operating activities
  $ 1,864,872     $ 785,856  
                 
Cash flows used by investing activities:
               
Proceeds from calls or maturities of securities
    11,360,439       9,354,127  
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities
    8,821,116       -  
Purchases of available-for-sale securities
    (27,070,210 )     (16,504,011 )
Net decrease in loans
    3,528,897       5,531,186  
Purchases of certificates of deposit
    -       (249,000 )
Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned
    650,046       818,950  
Expenditures for premises and equipment
    (98,417 )     -  
Net cash used by investing activities
    (2,808,129 )     (1,048,748 )
                 
Cash flows used by financing activities:
               
Net change in deposits
    (1,422,477 )     (3,554,093 )
Long-term borrowings, net of repayments
    (757,917 )     (470,509 )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
    7,924       5,247  
Cash dividends paid
    (172,337 )     -  
Net cash used by financing activities
    (2,344,807 )     (4,019,355 )
                 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
    (3,288,064 )     (4,282,247 )
Cash and cash equivalents:
               
At beginning of period
    49,911,807       57,286,974  
At end of period
  $ 46,623,743     $ 53,004,727  
                 
Cash paid for:
               
Interest
  $ 802,116     $ 1,459,006  
Income taxes
  $ 150,000     $ 660,000  
                 
Non-cash investing activities:
               
Change in net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities
  $ (1,055,083 )   $ (7,484 )
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements
 
 
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United Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
March 31, 2013


NOTE 1 – CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The consolidated financial statements of United Bancshares, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Corporation”) have been prepared without audit and in the opinion of management reflect all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly such information for the periods and dates indicated.  Since the unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q, they do not contain all information and footnotes typically included in financial statements prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.  Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2013.  The balance sheet as of December 31, 2012 is derived from completed audited consolidated financial statements with footnotes, which are included in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Union Bank Company (“the Bank”).  The Bank has formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, UBC Investments, Inc. (“UBC”), to hold and manage its securities portfolio.  The operations of UBC are located in Wilmington, Delaware. The Bank has also formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, UBC Property, Inc., to hold and manage certain property that is acquired in lieu of foreclosure.  All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The accounting and reporting policies of the Corporation conform to generally accepted practices within the banking industry.  The Corporation considers all of its principal activities to be banking related.

Certain reclassifications of prior period amounts have been made to conform to the current presentation.
 
 
NOTE 2 – NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In December 2011, The FASB issued ASU 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, amending ASC Topic 210 requiring an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. In January 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-01 to amend and clarify that the scope of ASU 2011-11 applies to derivatives accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 815, derivatives and hedging, including bifurcated embedded derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions that are offset in accordance with ASC 210-20-45 or ASC 815-10-45 or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement.  The amendments are effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and the adoption did not impact the Corporation’s financial statements.
 
 
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United Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
March 31, 2013


NOTE 3 - SECURITIES

The amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale securities as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
March 31, 2013
   
December 31, 2012
 
   
Amortized
cost
   
Fair
value
   
Amortized
cost
   
Fair
value
 
U.S. Government and agencies
  $ 15,633     $ 15,677     $ 15,489     $ 15,554  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    55,023       57,294       51,122       53,919  
Mortgage-backed
    107,622       109,702       104,893       107,607  
Other
    502       525       502       528  
                                 
Total
  $ 178,780     $ 183,198     $ 172,006     $ 177,608  
 
A summary of gross unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 follows (dollars in thousands):

   
March 31, 2013
   
December 31, 2012
 
   
Gross
unrealized
gains
   
Gross
unrealized
losses
   
Gross
unrealized
gains
   
Gross
unrealized
losses
 
U.S. Government and agencies
  $ 53     $ 9     $ 69     $ 3  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    2,445       174       2,863       67  
Mortgage-backed
    2,205       125       2,732       18  
Other
    23       -       26       -  
                                 
Total
  $ 4,726     $ 308     $ 5,690     $ 88  
 
 
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United Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
March 31, 2013
 
 
NOTE 4 – LOANS
 
The following table presents the activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the periods ending March 31, 2013 and 2012:

   
Commercial
   
Commercial
and
multi-family
real estate
   
Residential
real estate
   
Consumer
   
Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2012
  $ 1,027,837     $ 5,240,175     $ 602,291     $ 47,302     $ 6,917,605  
Provision charged to expenses
    (213,665 )     313,335       (83,719 )     (15,951 )     -  
Losses charged off
    -       (1,007,834 )     -       (4,756 )     (1,012,590 )
Recoveries
    8,547       -       -       9,096       17,643  
                                         
Balance at March 31, 2013
  $ 822,719     $ 4,545,676     $ 518,572     $ 35,691     $ 5,922,658  
 
   
Commercial
   
Commercial and
multi-family
real estate
   
Residential
real estate
   
Consumer
   
Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2011
  $ 2,596,629     $ 4,847,234     $ 998,941     $ 100,563     $ 8,543,367  
Provision charged to expenses
    (367,648 )     600,197       (198,533 )     (34,016 )     -  
Losses charged off
    (319,172 )     (993,165 )     -       (7,745 )     (1,320,082 )
Recoveries
    30,663       104,495       575       15,358       151,091  
                                         
Balance at March 31, 2012
  $ 1,940,472     $ 4,558,761     $ 800,983     $ 74,160     $ 7,374,376  
 
 
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United Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
March 31, 2013


The following table presents the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans by portfolio segment and based on impairment method for the periods ending March 31, 2013 and December 31 2012:

March 31, 2013
 
Commercial
   
Commercial
and
multi-family
real estate
   
Residential
real estate
   
Consumer
   
Total
 
Allowance for loan losses:
                             
Attributable to loans individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 363,517     $ 1,800,889     $ -     $ -     $ 2,164,406  
Collectively evaluated for impairment
    459,202       2,744,787       518,572       35,691       3,758,252  
                                         
Total allowance for loan losses
  $ 822,719     $ 4,545,676     $ 518,572     $ 35,691     $ 5,922,658  
                                         
Loans:
                                       
Individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 1,187,033     $ 13,204,896     $ 315,808     $ -     $ 14,707,737  
Collectively evaluated for impairment
    46,538,371       178,647,573       55,877,205       4,150,568       285,213,717  
                                         
Total ending loans balance
  $ 47,725,404     $ 191,852,469     $ 56,193,013     $ 4,150,568     $ 299,921,454  
 
December 31, 2012
 
Commercial
   
Commercial
and
multi-family
real estate
   
Residential
real estate
   
Consumer
   
Total
 
Allowance for loan losses:
                                       
Attributable to loans individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 415,010     $ 2,506,940     $ -     $ -     $ 2,921,950  
Collectively evaluated for impairment
    612,827       2,733,235       602,291       47,302       3,995,655  
                                         
Total allowance for loan losses
  $ 1,027,837     $ 5,240,175     $ 602,291     $ 47,302     $ 6,917,605  
                                         
Loans:
                                       
Individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 1,241,149     $ 14,153,259     $ 169,904     $ -     $ 15,564,312  
Collectively evaluated for impairment
    49,324,136       177,011,839       58,148,753       4,396,258       288,880,986  
                                         
Total ending loans balance
  $ 50,565,285     $ 191,165,098     $ 58,318,657     $ 4,396,258     $ 304,445,298  
 
 
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United Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
March 31, 2013


Impaired loans were as follows as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

   
March 31, 2013
   
December 31, 2012
 
             
Loans with no allowance for loan losses allocated
  $ 4,302,779     $ 3,118,322  
Loans with allowance for loan losses allocated
    10,404,958       12,445,990  
                 
Total impaired loans
  $ 14,707,737     $ 15,564,312  
                 
Amount of the allowance allocated to impaired loans
  $ 2,164,406     $ 2,921,950  
 
The average recorded investment in impaired loans for the three month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 was $15.1 million and $19.3 million, respectively.  There was $60,000 in interest income recognized by the Bank on impaired loans on an accrual or cash basis for the three month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The following table presents loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
 
   
March 31, 2013
   
December 31, 2012
 
   
Recorded
investment
   
Allowance for
 loan losses
 allocated
   
Recorded
 investment
   
Allowance for
loan losses
allocated
 
With no related allowance recorded:
                       
Commercial
  $ 38,026     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Agriculture
    785,490       -       607,462       -  
Commercial and multi-family real estate
    2,514,419       -       1,539,370       -  
Agricultural real estate
    649,036       -       801,586       -  
Residential real estate
    315,808       -       169,904       -  
With an allowance recorded:
                               
Commercial
    363,517       363,517       415,010       415,010  
Commercial and multi-family real estate
    10,041,441       1,800,889       12,030,980       2,506,940  
                                 
Total
  $ 14,707,737     $ 2,164,406     $ 15,564,312     $ 2,921,950  
 
 
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United Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
March 31, 2013


The following table presents the recorded investment in nonaccrual loans, loans past due over 90 days still on accrual and troubled debt restructurings by class of loans as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

March 31, 2013
 
Nonaccrual
   
Loans past due
 over 90 days
still accruing
   
Troubled Debt Restructurings
 
Commercial
  $ 456,015     $ -     $ 469,008  
Commercial real estate
    12,550,071       -       7,891,401  
Agriculture
    614,724       -       187,965  
Agricultural real estate
    966,955       -       -  
Consumer
    -       1,164       -  
Residential real estate
    2,091,192       1,512       160,988  
                         
Total
  $ 16,678,957     $ 2,676     $ 8,709,362  

December 31, 2012
 
Nonaccrual
   
Loans past due
 over 90 days
still accruing
   
Troubled Debt Restructurings
 
Commercial
  $ 475,909     $ -     $ 475,909  
Commercial real estate
    12,986,469       -       8,098,958  
Agriculture
    623,325       -       193,964  
Agricultural real estate
    1,060,418       -       -  
Consumer
    -       899       -  
Residential real estate
    2,025,078       24,050       55,048  
                         
Total
  $ 17,171,199     $ 24,949     $ 8,823,879  
 
The nonaccrual balances in the table above include troubled debt restructurings that have been classified as nonaccrual.

The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans as of March 31, 2013 by class of loans:

   
30 – 59
days
past due
   
60 – 89
days
past due
   
90 days
or greater
past due
   
Total
past due
   
Loans
not
past due
   
Total
 
Commercial
  $ 8,514     $ 39,779     $ -     $ 48,293     $ 37,310,783     $ 37,359,076  
Commercial real estate
    221,826       563,011       4,876,788       5,661,625       157,069,816       162,731,441  
Agriculture
    12,300       -       597,525       609,825       9,756,503       10,366,328  
Agricultural real estate
    24,915       40,329       803,856       869,100       28,251,928       29,121,028  
Consumer
    13,636       2,890       1,165       17,691       4,132,877       4,150,568  
Residential real estate
    484,609       533,898       172,592       1,191,099       55,001,914       56,193,013  
                                                 
Total
  $ 765,800     $ 1,179,907     $ 6,451,926     $ 8,397,633     $ 291,523,821     $ 299,921,454  
 
 
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United Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
March 31, 2013


The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans as of December 31, 2012 by class of loans:

   
30 – 59
days
past due
   
60 – 89
days
past due
   
90 days
 or greater
past due
   
Total
past due
   
Loans
not
past due
   
Total
 
Commercial
  $ 74,672     $ 2,543     $ -     $ 77,215     $ 36,664,022     $ 36,741,237  
Commercial real estate
    2,509,318       503,382       3,937,774       6,950,474       154,970,400       161,920,874  
Agriculture
    -       -       597,525       597,525       13,226,523       13,824,048  
Agricultural real estate
    47,422       -       933,945       981,367       28,262,857       29,244,224  
Consumer
    53,065       2,655       899       56,619       4,339,639       4,396,258  
Residential real estate
     2,271,107       559,048       512,685       3,342,840       54,975,817       58,318,657  
                                                 
Total
  $ 4,955,584     $ 1,067,628     $ 5,982,828     $ 12,006,040     $ 292,439,258     $ 304,445,298  

Credit Quality Indicators:
 
The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as:  current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends, among other factors.  The Bank analyzes loans individually by classifying the loans as to the credit risk.  This analysis generally includes loans with an outstanding balance greater than $200,000 and non-homogenous loans, such as commercial and commercial real estate loans.  This analysis is performed on a quarterly basis.  The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:

·
Special Mention:  Loans which possess some credit deficiency or potential weakness which deserve close attention, but which do not yet warrant substandard classification.  Such loans pose unwarranted financial risk that, if not corrected, could weaken the loan and increase risk in the future.  The key distinctions of a Special Mention classification are that (1) it is indicative of an unwarranted level of risk, and (2) weaknesses are considered "potential", versus "defined", impairments to the primary source of loan repayment.

·
Substandard:  These loans are inadequately protected by the current sound net worth and paying ability of the borrower.  Loans of this type will generally display negative financial trends such as poor or negative net worth, earnings or cash flow.  These loans may also have historic and/or severe delinquency problems, and bank management may depend on secondary repayment sources to liquidate these loans.  The bank could sustain some degree of loss in these loans if the weaknesses remain uncorrected.

·
Doubtful:  Loans in this category display a high degree of loss, although the amount of actual loss at the time of classification is undeterminable.  This should be a temporary category until such time that actual loss can be identified, or improvements made to reduce the seriousness of the classification.
 
 
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United Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
March 31, 2013


Loans not meeting the previous criteria that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered to be pass rated loans.  Loans listed as not rated are generally either less than $200,000 or are included in groups of homogenous loans.  As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of loans by class of loans is as follows:

March 31, 2013
 
Pass
   
Special Mention
   
Substandard
   
Doubtful
   
Not rated
 
Commercial
  $ 44,343,927     $ 1,755,785     $ 1,028,167     $ 597,525     $ -  
Commercial and multi-family real estate
    159,611,164       9,892,467       21,699,802       649,036       -  
Residential 1 – 4 family
    -       -       558,300       9,137       55,625,576  
Consumer
    -       -       12,689       -       4,137,879  
                                         
Total
  $ 203,955,091     $ 11,648,252     $ 23,298,958     $ 1,255,698     $ 59,763,455  
 
December 31, 2012
 
Pass
   
Special Mention
   
Substandard
   
Doubtful
   
Not rated
 
Commercial
  $ 47,367,441     $ 1,505,099     $ 1,095,220     $ 597,525     $ -  
Commercial and multi-family real estate
    160,592,238       8,624,114       21,147,160       801,586       -  
Residential 1 – 4 family
    -       -       435,467       9,937       57,873,253  
Consumer
    -       -       13,923       -       4,382,335  
                                         
Total
  $ 207,959,679     $ 10,129,213     $ 22,691,770     $ 1,409,048     $ 62,255,588  
 
The Company considers the performance of the loan portfolio and its impact on the allowance for loan losses.  For residential 1 – 4 family and consumer loan classes, the Company also evaluates credit quality based on the aging status of the loan, which was previously presented, and by payment activity.  The following table presents the recorded investment in non-impaired residential 1 – 4 family and consumer loans based on payment activity as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

   
March 31, 2013
   
December 31, 2012
 
   
Consumer
   
Residential
1 – 4 family
   
Consumer
   
Residential
1 – 4 family
 
                         
Performing
  $ 4,136,714     $ 53,915,664     $ 4,381,436     $ 56,091,352  
Nonperforming
    1,165       1,709,912       899       1,781,901  
                                 
Total
  $ 4,137,879     $ 55,625,576     $ 4,382,335     $ 57,873,253  
 
Purchased Loans:

From time to time, the Company enters into loan participation agreements to purchase loans.  At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Bank held no loans for which there was, at acquisition, evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination and it was probable, at acquisition, that all contractually required payments would not be collected.
 
 
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United Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
March 31, 2013
 
 
Modifications:

The Bank’s loan portfolio also includes certain loans that have been modified in a Troubled Debt Restructuring (TDR), where economic concessions have been granted to borrowers who have experienced or are expected to experience financial difficulties.  These concessions typically result from the Bank’s loss mitigation activities and could include reductions in the interest rate, payment extensions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance or other actions.  All TDRs are also classified as impaired loans.

When the Bank modifies a loan, management evaluates any possible concession based on the present value of expected future cash flows, discounted at the contractual interest rate of the original loan agreement, except with the sole (remaining) source of repayment for the loan in the operation or liquidation of the collateral.  In these cases, management uses the current fair value of the collateral, less selling costs, instead of discounted cash flows.  If management determines that the value of the modified loan is less than the recorded investment in the loan (net of previous charge-offs, deferred loan fees or costs and unamortized premium or discount), an impairment is recognized through a specific reserve in the allowance or a direct write down of the loan balance if collection is not expected.

The following table includes the recorded investment and number of modifications for TDR loans during the first quarter of 2013.
 
   
Number of
modifications
   
Recorded
 investment
   
Allowance
for loan
 losses
 allocated
 
Troubled Debt Restructurings:
                 
Commercial real estate
    2     $ 149,100     $ -  
Residential real estate
    1       106,689       -  

The recorded investment in the loans did not change as a result of the modifications.  There are not any troubled debt restructurings for which there was a payment default in the current reporting period.


NOTE 5 – JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEFERRABLE INTEREST DEBENTURES

The Corporation has formed and invested $300,000 in a business trust, United (OH) Statutory Trust (“United Trust”) which is not consolidated by the Corporation.  United Trust issued $10,000,000 of trust preferred securities, which are guaranteed by the Corporation, and are subject to mandatory redemption upon payment of the debentures.  United Trust used the proceeds from the issuance of the trust preferred securities, as well as the Corporation’s capital investment, to purchase $10,300,000 of junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures issued by the Corporation. The debentures have a stated maturity date of March 26, 2033.  As of March 26, 2008, and quarterly thereafter, the debentures may be shortened at the Corporation’s option.  Interest is payable quarterly at a floating rate adjustable quarterly and equal to 315 basis points over the 3-month LIBOR amounting to 3.43% at March 31, 2013 and 3.62% at March 31, 2012.  The Corporation has the right, subject to events in default, to defer payments of interest on the debentures by extending the interest payment period for a period not exceeding 20 consecutive quarterly periods. Interest expense on the debentures approximated $87,000 and $94,000 for the three month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and is included in interest expense-other borrowings in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.

Each issue of the trust preferred securities carries an interest rate identical to that of the related debenture.  The securities have been structured to qualify as Tier I capital for regulatory purposes and the dividends paid on such are tax deductible.  However, under Federal Reserve Board guidelines, the securities cannot be used to constitute more than 25% of the Corporation’s core Tier I capital inclusive of these securities.
 
 
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United Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
March 31, 2013


NOTE 6 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

ASC 820-10 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants.  A fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset or liability.  The price in the principal (or most advantageous) market used to measure the fair value of the asset or liability shall not be adjusted for transaction costs.  An orderly transaction is a transaction that assumes exposure to the market for a period prior to the measurement date to allow for marketing activities that are usual and customary for transactions involving such assets and liabilities; it is not a forced transaction. Market participants are buyers and sellers in the principal market that are independent, knowledgeable, and both able and willing to transact.

ASC 820-10 requires the use of valuation techniques that are consistent with the market approach, the income approach, and/or the cost approach.  The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets and liabilities.  The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts, such as cash flows or earnings, to a single present amount on a discounted basis.  The cost approach is based on the amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset (replacement cost).  Valuation techniques should be consistently applied.  Inputs to valuation techniques refer to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.  Inputs may be observable or unobservable.  Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from independent sources.  Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.  In that regard, ASC 820-10 establishes a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs.  The fair value hierarchy is as follows:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Corporation has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability for which there is little, if any, market activity at the measurement date.  Unobservable inputs reflect the Corporation’s own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability.  The inputs are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances, which might include the Corporation’s own financial data such as internally developed pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, as well as instruments for which the fair value determination requires significant management judgment.

Financial assets (there were no financial liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 include available-for-sale securities, which are all valued using Level 2 inputs, and mortgage servicing rights, amounting to $1,012,621 at March 31, 2013 and $930,760 at December 31, 2012, which are valued using Level 3 inputs.  Financial assets (there were no financial liabilities) measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 include other real estate owned, as well as impaired loans approximating $12,543,000 at March 31, 2013 and $12,642,000 at December 31, 2012 all of which are valued using Level 3 inputs.
 
 
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United Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
March 31, 2013


There were no financial instruments measured at fair value that moved to a lower level in the fair value hierarchy during the periods presented due to the lack of observable quotes in inactive markets for those instruments at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

The table below presents a reconciliation and income statement classification of gains and losses for mortgage servicing rights, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), for the three month period ended March 31, 2013 and year ended December 31, 2012:

   
March 31,
 2013
   
December 31,
 2012
 
             
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 930,760     $ 727,240  
Gains or losses, including realized and unrealized:
               
Disposals – amortization based on loan payments and payoffs
    (47,372 )     (257,057 )
Purchases, issuances, and settlements
    72,804       444,646  
Other changes in fair value
    56,429       15,931  
Balance at end of period
  $ 1,012,621     $ 930,760  

A description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy, follows.

In general, fair value is based upon quoted market prices, where available.  If such quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based upon models that primarily use, as inputs, observable market-based parameters.  Valuation adjustments may be made to ensure that financial instruments are recorded at fair value. These adjustments may include amounts to reflect counterparty credit quality, the Corporation’s creditworthiness, among other things, as well as unobservable parameters.  Any such valuation adjustments are applied consistently over time.  The Corporation’s valuation methodologies may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. While management believes the Corporation’s valuation methodologies are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.

Securities Available-for-Sale

Where quoted prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.  Level 1 securities would typically include government bonds and exchange traded equities.  If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics, or discounted cash flows.  Examples of such instruments, which would generally be classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy, include corporate and municipal bonds, mortgage-backed securities, and asset-backed securities.  In certain cases where there is limited activity or less transparency around inputs to the valuation, securities are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.  The Corporation did not have any securities classified as Level 1 or Level 3 at March 31, 2013 or December 31, 2012.  There were no gains or losses relating to securities available-for-sale included in earnings before income taxes that were attributable to changes in fair values of securities held at March 31, 2013 or December 31, 2012.

Impaired Loans

The Corporation does not record impaired loans at fair value on a recurring basis.  However, periodically, a loan is considered impaired and is reported at the fair value of the underlying collateral, less estimated costs to sell, if repayment is expected solely from the collateral.  Collateral values are estimated using level 2 inputs, including recent appraisals and Level 3 inputs based on customized discounting criteria.  Due to the significance of the level 3 inputs, impaired loans fair values have been classified as level 3.
 
 
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United Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
March 31, 2013

 
Other Real Estate Owned

The Corporation values other real estate owned at the estimated fair value of the underlying collateral less expected selling costs.  Such values are estimated primarily using appraisals and reflect a market value approach.  Due to the significance of the Level 3 inputs, other real estate owned has been classified as Level 3.  In accordance with the provisions of ASC 360-10, other real estate owned was written down to its estimated fair value of $883,000, resulting in impairment charges of $35,000 which are included in earnings for the three month period ended March 31, 2013.

Certain other financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances, for example, when there is evidence of impairment.  Financial assets and financial liabilities, excluding impaired loans and other real estate owned, measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis were not significant at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.


NOTE 7 – FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of recognized financial instruments at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
   
March 31, 2013
   
December 31, 2012
       
   
Carrying
amount
   
Estimated
value
   
Carrying
amount
   
Estimated
value
   
Input
Level
 
FINANCIAL ASSETS
                             
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 46,624     $ 46,624     $ 49,912     $ 49,912       1  
Securities, including Federal Home Loan Bank stock
    188,092       188,092       182,502       182,502       2  
Loans held for sale
    1,178       1,178       2,957       2,957       3  
Net loans
    293,999       293,928       297,528       297,879       3  
Mortgage servicing rights
    1,013       1,013       931       931       3  
    $ 530,906     $ 530,835     $ 533,830     $ 534,181          
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
                                       
Deposits
                                       
Maturity
  $ 183,861     $ 185,070     $ 185,650     $ 187,436       3  
Non-maturity
     285,916       285,916       285,549       285,549       1  
Other borrowings
    21,799       24,167       22,557       24,947       3  
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures
    10,300       10,294       10,300       10,367       3  
    $ 501,876     $ 505,447     $ 504,056     $ 508,299          

The above summary does not include accrued interest receivable or cash surrender value of life insurance which are also considered financial instruments.  The estimated fair value of such items is considered to be their carrying amounts.

There are also unrecognized financial instruments at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 which relate to commitments to extend credit and letters of credit.  The contract amount of such financial instruments amounts to $74,289,000 at March 31, 2013 and $85,643,000 at December 31, 2012.  Such amounts are also considered to be the estimated fair values.
 
 
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United Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
March 31, 2013


The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments shown above:

Cash and cash equivalents:

Fair value is determined to be the carrying amount for these items (which include cash on hand, due from banks, and federal funds sold) because they represent cash or mature in 90 days or less, and do not represent unanticipated credit concerns.

Securities:

The fair value of securities is determined based on quoted market prices of the individual securities; if not available, estimated fair value is obtained by comparison to other known securities with similar risk and maturity characteristics.  Such value does not consider possible tax ramifications or estimated transaction costs.

Loans:

Fair value for loans was estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics.  For adjustable rate loans, which re-price at least annually and generally possess low risk characteristics, the carrying amount is believed to be a reasonable estimate of fair value.  For fixed rate loans, the fair value is estimated based on a discounted cash flow analysis, considering weighted average rates and terms of the portfolio, adjusted for credit and interest rate risk inherent in the loans.  Fair value for nonperforming loans is based on recent appraisals or estimated discounted cash flows.

Mortgage servicing rights:

The fair value for mortgage servicing rights is determined based on an analysis of the portfolio by an independent third party.

Deposit liabilities:

The fair value of core deposits, including demand deposits, savings accounts, and certain money market deposits, is the amount payable on demand.  The fair value of fixed-maturity certificates of deposit is estimated using the rates offered at quarter end for deposits of similar remaining maturities.  The estimated fair value does not include the benefit that results from the low-cost funding provided by the deposit liabilities compared to the cost of borrowing funds in the marketplace.

Other borrowings and junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures:

The fair value of other borrowings (consisting of Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, and customer repurchase agreements), and junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures are determined using the net present value of discounted cash flows based on current borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements, and are obtained from an independent third party.

Other financial instruments:

The fair value of commitments to extend credit and letters of credit is determined to be the contract amount, since these financial instruments generally represent commitments at existing rates.  The fair value of other borrowings is determined based on a discounted cash flow analysis using current interest rates.  The fair value of other liabilities is generally considered to be carrying value except for the deferred compensation agreement.  The fair value of the contract is determined based on a discounted cash flow analysis using a current interest rate for a similar instrument.
 
 
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United Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
March 31, 2013


The fair value estimates of financial instruments are made at a specific point in time based on relevant market information.  These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the entire holdings of a particular financial instrument over the value of anticipated future business and the value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments.  Since no ready market exists for a significant portion of the financial instruments, fair value estimates are largely based on judgments after considering such factors as future expected credit losses, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments, and other factors.  These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore cannot be determined with precision.  Changes in assumptions could significantly affect these estimates.


NOTE 8 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management evaluated subsequent events through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued. Events or transactions occurring after March 31, 2013 but prior to when the consolidated financial statements were issued, that provided additional evidence about conditions that existed at March 31, 2013 have been recognized in the consolidated financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2013.  Events or transactions that provided evidence about conditions that did not exist at March 31, 2013 but arose before the financial statements were issued have not been recognized in the consolidated financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2013.
 
 
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ITEM 2

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

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following data should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis that follows:

   
As of or for the Three
Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
SIGNIFICANT RATIOS (Unaudited)
           
Net income to:
               
Average assets (a)
    0.78 %     0.69 %
Average shareholders’ equity (a)
    6.83 %     6.66 %
Net interest margin (a)
    3.24 %     3.43 %
Efficiency ratio (b)
    70.05 %     74.22 %
Average shareholders’ equity to average assets
    11.40 %     10.39 %
Loans to deposits (end of period)
    64.09 %     70.06 %
Allowance for loan losses to loans (end of period)
    1.97 %     2.23 %
                 
                 
Book value per share
  $ 18.66     $ 17.63  

(a)
Net income to average assets, net income to average shareholders’ equity and net interest margin are presented on an annualized basis.  Net interest margin is calculated using fully-tax equivalent net interest income as a percentage of average interest earning assets.

(b)
Efficiency ratio is a ratio of non-interest expense as a percentage of fully tax equivalent net interest income plus non-interest income.
 
 
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Introduction

United Bancshares, Inc. (the “Corporation”), an Ohio corporation, is a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and is subject to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”).  The Corporation was incorporated and organized in 1985. The executive offices of the Corporation are located at 100 S. High Street, Columbus Grove, Ohio 45830.  The Corporation is a one-bank holding company, as that term is defined by the Federal Reserve Board.

The Union Bank Company (“the Bank”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation, is engaged in the business of commercial banking.  The Bank is an Ohio state-chartered bank, which serves Allen, Hancock, Putnam, Sandusky, Van Wert and Wood counties in Ohio, with office locations in Bowling Green, Columbus Grove, Delphos, Findlay, Gibsonburg, Kalida, Leipsic, Lima, Ottawa, and Pemberville, Ohio.

The Bank offers a full range of commercial banking services, including checking accounts, savings and money market accounts, time certificates of deposit, automatic teller machines, commercial, consumer, agricultural, residential mortgage and home equity loans, credit card services, safe deposit box rentals, and other personalized banking services.  The Bank has formed UBC Investments, Inc. (“UBC”) to hold and manage its securities portfolio.  The operations of UBC are located in Wilmington, Delaware.  The Bank has also formed UBC Property, Inc. to hold and manage certain other real estate owned.

When or if used in the Corporation’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings or other public or shareholder communications, or in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, the words or phrases:  “anticipate,” “would be,” “will allow,” “intends to,” “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “is estimated,” “is projected,” or similar expressions are intended to identify “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Any such statements are subject to the risks and uncertainties that include but are not limited to: changes in economic conditions in the Corporation’s market area, changes in policies by regulatory agencies, fluctuations in interest rates, demand for loans in the Corporation’s market area, and competition.  All or some of these factors could cause actual results to differ materially from historical earnings and those presently anticipated or projected.

The Corporation cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and advises readers that various factors, including regional and national economic conditions, substantial changes in the levels of market interest rates, credit and other risks associated with lending and investing activities, and competitive and regulatory factors could affect the Corporation’s financial performance and could cause the Corporation’s actual results for future periods to differ materially from those anticipated or projected.  The Corporation does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to update any forward looking statements to reflect occurrences or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

The Corporation is registered as a Securities Exchange Act of 1934 reporting company.

The following discussion and analysis of the consolidated financial statements of the Corporation is presented to provide insight into management’s assessment of the financial results.
 
 
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview of the Income Statement

For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, the Corporation reported net income of $1,098,000, or $0.32 basic earnings per share.  This compares to the first quarter of 2012 net income of $1,003,000, or $0.29 basic earnings per share.  The increase in operating results for the first quarter of 2013 as compared to the same period in 2012 was primarily attributable to a $71,000 increase in non-interest income, a decrease of $644,000 in interest expense, and a $469,000 decrease in non-interest expenses offset by a decrease in interest income of $1,042,000, and the related income tax effects of these items.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income is the amount by which income from interest-earning assets exceeds interest incurred on interest-bearing liabilities. Interest-earning assets consist principally of loans and investment securities while interest-bearing liabilities include interest-bearing deposit accounts and borrowed funds.  Net interest income remains the primary source of revenue for the Corporation.  Changes in market interest rates, as well as changes in the mix and volume of interest-bearing assets and interest-bearing liabilities impact net interest income.  Net interest income was $4,018,000 for the first quarter of 2013, compared to $4,417,000 for the same period of 2012, a decrease of $399,000 (9%).

Net interest margin is calculated by dividing net interest income (adjusted to reflect tax-exempt interest income on a taxable equivalent basis) by average interest-earning assets.  The resulting percentage serves as a measurement for the Corporation in comparing its results with those of past periods as well as those of peer institutions.  For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the net interest margin (on a taxable equivalent basis) was 3.24%, compared with 3.43% for the same period in 2012.

Deposits comprised 93.6% of average interest-bearing liabilities for the three month period ended March 31, 2013, compared to 90.7% for the same period in 2012.  A lower overall interest rate environment resulted in the Corporation’s cost of funds being 0.77% for the first three months of 2013 compared to 1.27% for the same period in 2012.  This decrease in cost of funds was offset by a decrease in the yield of interest-earning assets (3.86% for the first three months of 2013 compared to 4.51% for the same period of 2012) which negatively impacted the net interest margin.

Provision for Loan Losses

The Corporation’s provision for loan losses is determined based upon management’s calculation of the allowance for loan losses and is reflective of management’s assessment of the quality of the portfolio and overall management of the inherent credit risk of the loan portfolio.  Changes in the provision for loan losses are dependent, among other things, on loan delinquencies, collateral position, portfolio risks and general economic conditions in the Corporation’s lending markets.  No provision for loan losses was made during the first quarters of 2013 or 2012. See “Allowance for Loan Losses” under Financial Condition for further discussion relating to the provision for loan losses.

Non-Interest Income

The Corporation’s non-interest income is largely generated from activities related to the origination, servicing and gain on sales of fixed rate mortgage loans, customer deposit account fees, earnings on life insurance policies, income arising from sales of investment products to customers, and occasional security sale transactions.  Income related to customer deposit accounts and Bank Owned Life Insurance provides a relatively steady flow of income while the other sources are more volume or transaction related and consequently can vary from quarter to quarter.  For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, non-interest income was $1,125,000, compared to $1,054,000 for the first quarter of 2012, a $71,000 (6.7%) increase.
 
 
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Gain on sales of loans amounted to $218,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, compared to $256,000 for the first quarter of 2012, a decrease of $38,000.  Quarterly gains on sale of loans included capitalized servicing rights of $73,000 and $101,000 for the periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decrease in gain on sale of loans corresponds with the decrease in loan sales activity.  Loan sales for the first three months of 2013 were $9.9 million, compared to $13 million for the first three months of 2012.

The fair value of mortgage servicing rights increased $56,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, compared to a $112,000 increase for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.

Gain on sales of securities amounted to $129,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, compared to $1,000 for the first quarter of 2012, an increase of $128,000 (12,800%).

Non-Interest Expenses

For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, non-interest expenses were $3,766,000, compared to $4,235,000 for the first quarter of 2012, a $469,000 (11.1%) decrease. The decrease in non-interest expenses for the three month period ended March 31, 2013 was primarily attributable to a $140,000 decrease in salaries and benefits, a $167,000 decrease in other real estate owned expenses, a $97,000 decrease in FDIC premium expenses and a $66,000 decrease in data processing expenses offset by a $50,000 increase in information technology expenses.

Maintaining acceptable levels of non-interest expenses and operating efficiency are key performance indicators for the Corporation in its strategic initiatives.  The financial services industry uses the efficiency ratio (total non-interest expense as a percentage of the aggregate of fully-tax equivalent net interest income and non-interest income) as a key indicator of performance.  For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, the Corporation’s efficiency ratio was 70.05%, compared to 74.2% for the same period of 2012.

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 was $279,000 or 20.3% of income before income taxes, compared to $233,000 or 18.9% for the comparable 2012 period. The increase in the effective tax rate is attributable to tax-exempt interest income comprising a smaller portion of income before income taxes in 2013 than 2012.

Return on Assets

Return on average assets was 0.78% for the first quarter of 2013, compared to 0.69% for the first quarter of 2012.
 
Return on Equity

Return on average shareholders’ equity for the first quarter of 2013 was 6.83%, compared to 6.66% for the same period of 2012.

The Corporation and Bank met all regulatory capital requirements as of March 31, 2013, and the Bank is considered “well capitalized” under regulatory and industry standards of risk-based capital.
 
 
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FINANCIAL CONDITION

Overview of Balance Sheet

Total assets amounted to $569.2 million at March 31, 2013, compared to $572.4 million at December 31, 2012, a decrease of $3.3 million.  The decrease in total assets was primarily the result of a decrease of $3.3 million (6.6%) in cash and cash equivalents, a decrease of $4.5 million (1.5%) in gross loans, and a $685,000 (43.7%) decrease in other real estate owned, offset by an increase in available-for-sale securities of $5.6 million (3.2%).  Deposits during this same period decreased $1.4 million, or 0.3%.

Shareholders’ equity increased from $64.2 million at December 31, 2012 to $64.3 million at March 31, 2013.  This increase was the result of net income of $1,098,000, dividends paid of $172,000, the issuance of 441 treasury shares under the Corporation’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan of $8,000, and a $782,000 decrease in unrealized securities gains, net of tax.  The decrease in unrealized securities gains during the three month period ended March 31, 2013, was the result of customary and expected changes in the bond market.  Net unrealized gains on securities are reported as accumulated other comprehensive income in the consolidated balance sheets.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $46.6 million at March 31, 2013, compared to $49.9 million at December 31, 2012. Cash and cash equivalents includes interest-bearing deposits in other banks of $39.3 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.  Management believes the current level of cash and cash equivalents is sufficient to meet the Corporation’s present liquidity and performance needs.  Total cash and cash equivalents fluctuate on a daily basis due to transactions in process and corresponding liquidity sources and uses. Management believes the Corporation’s liquidity needs in the near term will be satisfied by the current level of cash and cash equivalents, readily available access to traditional and non-traditional funding sources, and the portions of the investment and loan portfolios that will mature within one year.  These sources of funds should enable the Corporation to meet cash obligations and off-balance sheet commitments as they come due.  In addition, the Corporation has access to various sources of additional borrowings by virtue of long-term assets that can be used as collateral for such borrowings.

Securities

Management monitors the earnings performance and liquidity of the securities portfolio on a regular basis through Asset/Liability Committee (ALCO) meetings.  As a result, all securities, except FHLB stock, have been designated as available-for-sale and may be sold if needed for liquidity, asset-liability management or other reasons.  Such securities are reported at fair value, with any net unrealized gains or losses reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity, net of related incomes taxes.

The amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale securities as of March 31, 2013 totaled $178.8 million and $183.2 million, respectively, resulting in net unrealized gains of $4.4 million and a corresponding after tax decrease in shareholders’ equity of $782,000.  The amortized cost of available-for-sale securities increased $6.8 million from December 31, 2012.

Loans

The Corporation’s lending is primarily centered in Northwestern and West Central Ohio.  Gross loans totaled $299.9 million at March 31, 2013, compared to $304.4 million at December 31, 2012, a decrease of $4.5 million (1.5%).  The Bank has continued to experience soft loan demand in its lending markets.  The decrease in loan balances during the first three months of 2013 resulted primarily from a decline in loan origination activity, normal pay downs and runoff on current loans.
 
 
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Allowance for Loan Losses

The following table presents a summary of activity in the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively:

   
(dollars in thousands)
 
             
   
2013
   
2012
 
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 6,918     $ 8,543  
Provision for loan losses
    -       -  
                 
Charge offs
    (1,013 )     (1,320 )
Recoveries
    18       151  
Net charge offs
    (995 )     (1,169 )
                 
Balance, end of period
  $ 5,923     $ 7,374  
 
The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of gross loans was 1.97% at March 31, 2013 and 2.27% at December 31, 2012.  Regular provisions are made in amounts sufficient to maintain the balance in the allowance for loan losses at a level considered by management to be adequate for losses within the portfolio.  Even though management uses all available information to assess possible loan losses, future additions or reductions to the allowance may be required as changes occur in economic conditions and specific borrower circumstances.  The regulatory agencies that periodically review the Bank’s allowance for loan losses may also require additions to the allowance or the charge-off of specific loans based upon the information available to them at the time of their examinations.

Loans on non-accrual status amounted to $16.7 million and $17.2 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.  Non-accrual loans as a percentage of outstanding loans amounted to 5.6% at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

The Bank considers a loan to be impaired when it becomes probable that the Bank will be unable to collect under the contractual terms of the loan, based on current information and events.  Impaired loans, principally consisting of commercial and commercial real estate credits, amounted to $14.7 million at March 31, 2013 and $15.6 million at December 31, 2012.  Impaired loans at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, included $4.3 million and $3.1 million, respectively, of loans with no specific reserves included in the allowance for loan losses and $10.4 million and $12.5 million, respectively, of loans with specific reserves of $2.2 million and $2.9 million included in the Bank’s March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 allowance for loan losses.

In addition to impaired loans, the Bank had other potential problem credits of $23.2 million at March 31, 2013 and $20.4 million at December 31, 2012.  The Bank’s credit administration department continues to closely monitor these credits.

The Bank provides pooled reserves for potential problem loans using loss rates calculated considering historic net loan-charge off experience.  The Bank has experienced $1 million of net loan charge-offs during the first three months of 2013 compared to annual net loan charge-offs of $1.8 million in 2012, $3.8 million in 2011, and $3.3 million in 2010, with most of the charge-offs coming from the commercial and commercial real estate loan portfolios.  The Bank also provides general reserves for the remaining portion of its loan portfolio not considered to be problem or potential problem loans. These general reserves are also calculated considering, among other things, the historic net charge-off experience for the relative loan type.
 
 
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Funding Sources

The Corporation considers a number of alternatives, including but not limited to, deposits, as well as short-term and long-term borrowings when evaluating funding sources.  Deposits, including customer deposits, brokered certificates of deposit, and public funds deposits, continue to be the most significant source of funds for the Corporation, totaling $469.8 million, or 93.6% of the Corporation’s funding sources at March 31, 2013.  Total deposits decreased $1.4 million during the three months ending March 31, 2013.

Non-interest bearing deposits remain a smaller portion of the funding source for the Corporation than for most of its peers.  Non-interest bearing deposits comprised 14.5% of total deposits at March 31, 2013, compared to 11.9% at March 31, 2012.

In addition to traditional deposits, the Corporation maintains both short-term and long-term borrowing arrangements. Other borrowings consisted of FHLB borrowings totaling $17.5 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and customer repurchase agreements totaling $4.3 million and $5.1 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.  The Corporation also has outstanding junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures of $10.3 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.  Management plans to maintain access to various borrowing alternatives as an appropriate funding source.

Shareholders’ Equity

For the three month period ended March 31, 2013, the Corporation had net income of $1,098,000.  The increase (decrease) in net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of income taxes, was ($782,000) and ($6,000) for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.  Since all of the securities in the Corporation’s portfolio are classified as available-for-sale, both securities and the equity section of the consolidated balance sheets are sensitive to the changing market values of securities.

The Corporation has also complied with the standards of capital adequacy mandated by the banking industry.  Bank regulators have established “risk-based” capital requirements designed to measure capital adequacy.  Risk-based capital ratios reflect the relative risks of various assets banks hold in their portfolios.  A weight category of 0% (lowest risk assets), 20%, 50%, or 100% (highest risk assets) is assigned to each asset on the balance sheet and to certain off-balance sheet commitments.
 
 
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Liquidity and Interest Rate Sensitivity

The objective of the Corporation’s asset/liability management function is to maintain consistent growth in net interest income through management of the Corporation’s balance sheet liquidity and interest rate exposure based on changes in economic conditions, interest rate levels, and customer preferences.

The Corporation manages interest rate risk to minimize the impact of fluctuating interest rates on earnings.  The Corporation uses simulation techniques that attempt to measure the volatility of changes in the level of interest rates, basic banking interest rate spreads, the shape of the yield curve, and the impact of changing product growth patterns.  The primary method of measuring the sensitivity of earnings of changing market interest rates is to simulate expected cash flows using varying assumed interest rates while also adjusting the timing and magnitude of non-contractual deposit re-pricing to more accurately reflect anticipated pricing behavior.  These simulations include adjustments for the lag in prime loan re-pricing and the spread and volume elasticity of interest-bearing deposit accounts, regular savings and money market deposit accounts.

The principal function of interest rate risk management is to maintain an appropriate relationship between those assets and liabilities that are sensitive to changing market interest rates.  The Corporation closely monitors the sensitivity of its assets and liabilities on an ongoing basis and projects the effect of various interest rate changes on its net interest margin.  Interest sensitive assets and liabilities are defined as those assets or liabilities that mature or re-price within a designated time frame.

Management believes the Corporation’s current mix of assets and liabilities provides a reasonable level of risk related to significant fluctuations in net interest income and the resulting volatility of the Corporation’s earning base.  The Corporation’s management reviews interest rate risk in relation to its effect on net interest income, net interest margin, and the volatility of the earnings base of the Corporation.

Effects of Inflation on Financial Statements

All of the Corporation’s assets relate to commercial banking operations and are generally monetary in nature. Therefore, they are not impacted by inflation to the same degree as companies in capital-intensive industries in a replacement cost environment.  During a period of rising prices, a net monetary asset position results in loss of purchasing power and conversely a net monetary liability position results in an increase in purchasing power.  In the commercial banking industry, monetary assets typically exceed monetary liabilities.  The Bank has not experienced a significant level of inflation or deflation during the three month period ended March 31, 2013.  However, because of the depressed national real estate market and sluggish local economy, the Bank has experienced declines in the value of collateral securing commercial and non-commercial real estate loans.  Management continues to closely monitor these trends in calculating the Bank’s allowance for loan losses.
 
 
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ITEM 3

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
The only significant market risk to which the Corporation is exposed is interest rate risk.  The business of the Corporation and the composition of its balance sheet consist of investments in interest-earning assets (primarily loans and securities), which are funded by interest bearing liabilities (deposits and borrowings).  These financial instruments have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in the market rates of interest, resulting in market risk. None of the Corporation’s financial instruments are held for trading purposes.
 
The Corporation manages interest rate risk regularly through its Asset Liability Committee.  The Committee meets on a regular basis and reviews various asset and liability management information, including but not limited to, the bank’s liquidity positions, projected sources and uses of funds, interest rate risk positions and economic conditions.
 
The Corporation monitors its interest rate risk through a sensitivity analysis, whereby it measures potential changes in its future earnings and the fair values of its financial instruments that may result from one or more hypothetical changes in interest rates.  This analysis is performed by estimating the expected cash flows of the Corporation’s financial instruments using interest rates in effect at year-end.  For the fair value estimates, the cash flows are then discounted to year-end to arrive at an estimated present value of the Corporation’s financial instruments. Hypothetical changes in interest rates are then applied to the financial instruments, and the cash flows and fair values are again estimated using these hypothetical rates.  For the net interest income estimates, the hypothetical rates are applied to the financial instruments based on the assumed cash flows.  The Corporation typically applies interest rate “shocks” to its financial instruments up and down under various scenarios up to as much as 400 basis points depending on the overall level of interest rates at any point in time.
 
There have been no material changes in the quantitative and qualitative information about market risk from the information provided in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.
 
 
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ITEM 4

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Controls and Procedures.
 
With the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")); as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based upon that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that:
 
(a)
information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q would be accumulated and communicated to the Corporation’s management, including its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure;
 
(b)
information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q would be recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms; and
 
(c)
the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to ensure that material information relating to the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries is made known to them, particularly during the period for which our periodic reports, including this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, are being prepared.
 
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
 
There were no significant changes during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
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PART II – Other Information

Item 1:  Legal Proceedings.

There are no pending legal proceedings to which the Corporation or its subsidiaries are a party or to which any of their property is subject except routine legal proceedings to which the Corporation or its subsidiaries are a party incident to the banking business.  None of such proceedings are considered by the Corporation to be material.

Item 1A:  Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in the discussion pertaining to risk factors that was provided in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

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

The Corporation has not sold any of its securities which were not registered under the Securities Act during the period covered by this report.  The table below includes certain information regarding the Corporation’s purchase of United Bancshares, Inc. common stock during the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013:

Period
 
Total number
of shares
purchased
   
Average
price paid
per share
   
Total number of
shares purchased
as part of a
publicly
announced plan
or program
   
Maximum
number
of shares that may
yet be purchased
under the plan
or program (a)
 
                             
01/01/13 -
01/31/13
   
None
     
None
      302,058       97,942  
                                 
02/01/13 -
02/28/13
   
None
     
None
      302,058       97,942  
                                 
03/01/13 -
03/31/13
   
None
     
None
      302,058       97,942  

(a) A stock repurchase program (“Plan”) was announced on July 29, 2005 (100,000 shares authorized) and expanded by 100,000 shares on December 23, 2005 and 200,000 shares on March 20, 2007.  The Plan authorizes the Corporation to repurchase up to 400,000 of the Corporation’s common shares from time to time in a program of market purchases or in privately negotiated transactions as the securities laws and market conditions permit.

Item 3:  Defaults upon Senior Securities.

None
 
 
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Item 4:  Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable

Item 5:  Other Information.

None

Item 6:  Exhibits

(a) Exhibits

Exhibit 3(i) Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
Exhibit 3(ii) Amended and Restated Code of Regulations
Exhibit 10.1 Salary Continuation Agreement - Brian D. Young
Exhibit 10.2 Salary Continuation Agreement – Heather M. Oatman
Exhibit 10.3 Preferred Trust Securities, Placement and Debenture agreements
Exhibit 10.4 Salary Continuation Agreement, First Amendment – Brian D. Young
Exhibit 10.5 Change in Control Agreement – Diana L. Engelhardt
Exhibit 31.1 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of CEO
Exhibit 31.2 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of CFO
Exhibit 32.1 Section 1350 CEO’s Certification
Exhibit 32.2 Section 1350 CFO’s Certification
Exhibit 99 Safe Harbor under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Exhibit 101.INS  XBRL Instance Document
Exhibit 101.SCH  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
Exhibit 101.CAL  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation
Exhibit 101.DEF  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition
Exhibit 101.LAB  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label
Exhibit 101.PRE  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation
 
 
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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.

   
UNITED BANCSHARES, INC.
     
     
Date:
April 26, 2013
By: /s/ Diana L. Engelhardt
   
Diana L. Engelhardt
   
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

UNITED BANCSHARES, INC. QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR PERIOD ENDED March 31, 2013
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
Exhibit Location
3(i)
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
Incorporated herein by reference to the Corporation's Definitive Proxy Statement pursuant to Section 14(a) filed March 8, 2002.
3(ii)
Amended and Restated Code of Regulations
Incorporated herein by reference to the Corporation’s Form 10Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007.
10.1
Agreement - Brian D. Young
Incorporated by reference to Corporation's Form 8-K filed July 20, 2006.
10.2
Salary Continuation Agreement - Brian D. Young
Incorporated herein by reference to the Corporation's 2004 Form 10K/A filed August 5, 2005.
10.3
Salary Continuation Agreement – Heather M. Oatman
Incorporated herein by reference to the Corporation's 2008 Form 10K filed March 20, 2009.
10.4
Preferred Trust Securities, Placement and Debenture agreements
Incorporated herein by reference to the Corporation’s 2004 Form 10K/A filed August 5, 2005.
10.5
Salary Continuation Agreement, First Amendment – Brian D. Young
Incorporated herein by reference to the Corporation’s 2007 Form 10Q filed April 27, 2007.
10.6
Change in Control Agreement - Diana L. Engelhardt
Incorporated herein by reference to the Corporation’s Form 8-K filed July 23, 2012.
31.1
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of CEO
Filed herewith
31.2
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of CFO
Filed herewith
32.1
Section 1350 CEO’s Certification
Filed herewith
32.2
Section 1350 CFO’s Certification
Filed herewith
99
Safe Harbor under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Filed herewith
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document (a)
Filed herewith
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
Filed herewith
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation
Filed herewith
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition
Filed herewith
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label
Filed herewith
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation
Filed herewith
(a) Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are furnished and not deemed filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.
 
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