LANDMARK BANCORP INC (Form: 10-Q, Received: 05/11/2012 14:43:52)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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, 2012

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

For the transition period from ________ to ________

Commission File Number 0-33203

LANDMARK BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		43-1930755
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

701 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66502

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(785) 565-2000

(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 ¨

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Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer ¨ Smaller reporting company x

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Issuer's classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date: as of May 10, 2012, the Issuer had outstanding 2,783,187 shares of its common stock, $.01 par value per share.

LANDMARK BANCORP, INC.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report

Table of Contents

		Page Number

PART I

Item 1.	Financial Statements	2 - 20
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	21 – 29
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	29 – 30
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	31

PART II

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	32
Item 5.	Other Information	32
Item 6.	Exhibits	32

Form 10-Q Signature Page		33

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

LANDMARK BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands)	March 31,		December 31,
	2012		2011
	(Unaudited)		(Audited)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	28,824	$	17,501
Investment securities:
Available-for-sale, at fair value		217,353		198,214
Other securities		6,686		6,671
Loans, net		298,905		310,081
Loans held for sale		10,244		9,754
Premises and equipment, net		14,955		14,692
Real estate owned		2,283		2,264
Bank owned life insurance		16,309		16,163
Goodwill		12,894		12,894
Other intangible assets, net		1,994		1,923
Accrued interest and other assets		9,102		8,083
Total assets	$	619,549	$	598,240

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Non-interest-bearing demand	$	77,763	$	66,122
Money market and NOW		202,031		171,529
Savings		41,669		36,650
Time, $100,000 and greater		57,039		63,374
Time, other		113,843		116,459
Total deposits		492,345		454,134

Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings		35,754		49,163
Other borrowings		23,591		27,434
Accrued interest, taxes, and other liabilities		7,770		8,389
Total liabilities		559,460		539,120

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par, 200,000 shares authorized; none issued		-		-
Common stock, $0.01 par, 7,500,000 shares authorized; 2,782,826 shares issued at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011		28		28
Additional paid-in capital		29,343		29,313
Retained earnings		27,398		26,200
Accumulated other comprehensive income		3,320		3,579
Total stockholders’ equity		60,089		59,120

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	619,549	$	598,240

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements .

LANDMARK BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

(Unaudited)

	Three months ended
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	March 31,
	2012			2011
Interest income:
Loans:
Taxable	$	4,143		$	4,271
Tax-exempt		95			86
Investment securities:
Taxable		702			606
Tax-exempt		591			598
Total interest income		5,531			5,561
Interest expense:
Deposits		592			760
Borrowings		447			487
Total interest expense		1,039			1,247
Net interest income		4,492			4,314
Provision for loan losses		300			400
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		4,192			3,914
Non-interest income:
Fees and service charges		1,174			1,137
Gains on sales of loans, net		1,204			619
Bank owned life insurance		151			144
Other		143			137
Total non-interest income		2,672			2,037
Investment securities gains (losses):
Net impairment losses		(63	)		-
Gains on sales of investment securities		227			-
Investment securities gains (losses), net		164			-
Non-interest expense:
Compensation and benefits		2,386			2,374
Occupancy and equipment		702			708
Professional fees		273			285
Amortization of intangibles		211			179
Data processing		195			198
Advertising		121			159
Federal deposit insurance premiums		92			175
Foreclosure and real estate owned expense		11			25
Other		738			728
Total non-interest expense		4,729			4,831
Earnings before income taxes		2,299			1,120
Income tax expense		572			142
Net earnings	$	1,727		$	978
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.62		$	0.35
Diluted	$	0.62		$	0.35
Dividends per share	$	0.19		$	0.18

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

LANDMARK BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

	Three months ended
(Dollars in thousands)	March 31,
	2012			2011

Net earnings	$	1,727		$	978
Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale securities for which a portion of an other-than-temporary impairment has been recorded in earnings		37			49
Net unrealized holding (losses) gains on all other available-for-sale securities		(287	)		318
Less reclassification adjustment for gains included in earnings		(164	)		-
Net unrealized (losses) gains		(414	)		367
Income tax (benefit) expense		(155	)		134
Total comprehensive income	$	1,468		$	1,211

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

LANDMARK BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

	Three months ended
(Dollars in thousands)	March 31,
	2012			2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$	1,727		$	978
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for loan losses		300			400
Amortization of investment security premiums, net		220			205
Amortization of intangibles		211			179
Depreciation		233			228
Bank owned life insurance		(151	)		(144	)
Stock-based compensation		30			19
Deferred income taxes		(64	)		(125	)
Gains on investment securities, net		(164	)		-
Loss on sales of real estate owned, net		-			5
Gains on sales of loans, net		(1,204	)		(619	)
Proceeds from sales of loans		47,442			30,800
Origination of loans held for sale		(46,728	)		(20,956	)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accrued interest and other assets		(1,122	)		(220	)
Accrued expenses, taxes, and other liabilities		(614	)		878
Net cash provided by operating activities		116			11,628
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net decrease (increase) in loans		10,897			(4,387	)
Maturities and prepayments of investment securities		10,289			15,257
Purchases of investment securities		(36,110	)		(28,754	)
Proceeds from sales of investment securities		6,197			-
Purchase of bank owned life insurance		-			(2,500	)
Proceeds from sales of real estate owned		-			1,475
Purchases of premises and equipment, net		(496	)		(41	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(9,223	)		(18,950	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net increase in deposits		38,211			17,779
Federal Home Loan Bank advance repayments		(9	)		(10	)
Change in Federal Home Loan Bank line of credit, net		(13,400	)		(8,500	)
Proceeds from other borrowings		700			150
Repayments on other borrowings		(4,543	)		(823	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under stock option plans		-			28
Excess tax benefit related to stock option plans		-			5
Payment of dividends		(529	)		(502	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		20,430			8,127
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		11,323			805
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		17,501			9,735
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	28,824		$	10,540

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash payments (refunds) for income taxes	$	415		$	(575	)
Cash paid for interest		1,068			1,314

Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
Transfer of loans to real estate owned		19			1,198

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

LANDMARK BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	Common stock		Additional paid-in capital		Retained earnings			Accumulated other comprehensive income			Total

Balance at December 31, 2011	$	28	$	29,313	$	26,200		$	3,579		$	59,120
Net earnings		-		-		1,727			-			1,727
Change in fair value of investment securities available-for-sale, net of tax		-		-		-			(259	)		(259	)
Dividends paid ($0.19 per share)		-		-		(529	)		-			(529	)
Stock-based compensation		-		30		-			-			30
Balance at March 31, 2012	$	28	$	29,343	$	27,398		$	3,320		$	60,089

Balance at December 31, 2010	$	26	$	27,102	$	25,767		$	922		$	53,817
Net earnings		-		-		978			-			978
Change in fair value of investment securities available-for-sale, net of tax		-		-		-			233			233
Dividends paid ($0.18 per share)		-		-		(502	)		-			(502	)
Stock-based compensation		-		19		-			-			19
Exercise of stock options, 2,559 shares, including excess tax benefit of $5		-		33		-			-			33
Balance at March 31, 2011	$	26	$	27,154	$	26,243		$	1,155		$	54,578

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

LANDMARK BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Interim Financial Statements

The consolidated financial statements of Landmark Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and subsidiary have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q. To the extent that information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements are contained in or consistent with the consolidated audited financial statements incorporated by reference in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, such information and footnotes have not been duplicated herein. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation of financial statements have been reflected herein. The results of the interim period ended March 31, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the year ending December 31, 2012. The Company evaluates subsequent events and transactions that occur after the balance sheet date up to the date that financial statements are filed for potential recognition or disclosure.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The Company tests goodwill for impairment annually or more frequently if circumstances warrant. The Company’s annual impairment test as of December 31, 2011 concluded that its goodwill was not impaired; however, the Company can make no assurances that future impairment tests will not result in goodwill impairments. The Company concluded there were no triggering events during the first three months of 2012 that required an interim goodwill impairment test.

A summary of the other intangible assets that continue to be subject to amortization is as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	As of March 31, 2012
	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization			Net carrying amount
Core deposit intangible assets	$	4,665	$	(3,985	)	$	680
Mortgage servicing rights		2,340		(1,026	)		1,314
Total other intangible assets	$	7,005	$	(5,011	)	$	1,994

(Dollars in thousands)	As of December 31, 2011
	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization			Net carrying amount
Core deposit intangible assets	$	4,665	$	(3,902	)	$	763
Mortgage servicing rights		2,149		(989	)		1,160
Total other intangible assets	$	6,814	$	(4,891	)	$	1,923

Aggregate core deposit and mortgage servicing rights amortization expense was $211,000 and $179,000 for the first quarter of 2012 and 2011, respectively. The following sets forth estimated amortization expense for other intangible assets for the remainder of 2012 and in successive years ending December 31:

(Dollars in thousands)	Amortization
	expense
Remainder of 2012	$	468
2013		595
2014		510
2015		415
2016		3
Thereafter		3
Total	$	1,994

Investments

A summary of investment securities available-for-sale is as follows:

	As of March 31, 2012
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		unrealized		unrealized			Estimated
(Dollars in thousands)	cost		gains		losses			fair value

U. S. federal agency obligations	$	8,284	$	29	$	(13	)	$	8,300
Municipal obligations, tax exempt		68,405		3,936		(78	)		72,263
Municipal obligations, taxable		25,269		432		(101	)		25,600
Mortgage-backed securities		102,928		1,533		(121	)		104,340
Common stocks		621		240		-			861
Pooled trust preferred securities		1,035		-		(599	)		436
Certificates of deposit		5,553		-		-			5,553
Total	$	212,095	$	6,170	$	(912	)	$	217,353

	As of December 31, 2011
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		unrealized		unrealized			Estimated
(Dollars in thousands)	cost		gains		losses			fair value

U. S. federal agency obligations	$	9,120	$	44	$	-		$	9,164
Municipal obligations, tax exempt		65,404		4,226		(1	)		69,629
Municipal obligations, taxable		18,961		243		(69	)		19,135
Mortgage-backed securities		92,742		1,823		(93	)		94,472
Common stocks		621		198		-			819
Pooled trust preferred securities		1,104		-		(699	)		405
Certificates of deposit		4,590		-		-			4,590
Total	$	192,542	$	6,534	$	(862	)	$	198,214

Certain of the Company’s investment securities have unrealized losses, or are temporarily impaired. This temporary impairment represents the estimated amount of loss that would be realized if the securities were sold on the valuation date. Securities which are temporarily impaired are shown below, along with the length of the impairment period.

			As of March 31, 2012
(Dollars in thousands)			Less than 12 months					12 months or longer					Total
	No. of		Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
	securities		value		losses			value		losses			value		losses
U. S. federal agency obligations		2	$	1,490	$	(13	)	$	-	$	-		$	1,490	$	(13	)
Municipal obligations, tax exempt		13		3,668		(78	)		-		-			3,668		(78	)
Municipal obligations, taxable		16		8,013		(101	)		-		-			8,013		(101	)
Mortgage-backed securities		11		22,130		(121	)		-		-			22,130		(121	)
Pooled trust preferred securities		2		-		-			436		(599	)		436		(599	)
Total		44	$	35,301	$	(313	)	$	436	$	(599	)	$	35,737	$	(912	)

			As of December 31, 2011
(Dollars in thousands)			Less than 12 months					12 months or longer					Total
	No. of		Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
	securities		value		losses			value		losses			value		losses
Municipal obligations, tax exempt		1	$	247	$	(1	)	$	-	$	-		$	247	$	(1	)
Municipal obligations, taxable		15		6,579		(69	)		-		-			6,579		(69	)
Mortgage-backed securities		10		14,260		(93	)		-		-			14,260		(93	)
Pooled trust preferred securities		2		-		-			405		(699	)		405		(699	)
Total		28	$	21,086	$	(163	)	$	405	$	(699	)	$	21,491	$	(862	)

The Company performs quarterly reviews of the investment portfolio to determine if investment securities have any declines in fair value which might be considered other-than-temporary. The initial review begins with all securities in an unrealized loss position. The Company’s assessment of other-than-temporary impairment is based on the specific facts and circumstances impacting each individual security. The Company reviews and considers all available information, including expected cash flows, the structure of the security, the credit quality of the underlying assets and the current and anticipated market conditions. Any credit-related impairment on debt securities is realized through a charge to earnings. If an equity security is determined to be other-than-temporarily impaired, the entire impairment is realized through a charge to earnings.

The Company’s U.S. federal agency portfolio consists of securities issued by the government-sponsored agencies of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”), Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”). The receipt of principal and interest on U.S. federal agency obligations is guaranteed by the respective government-sponsored agency guarantor, such that the Company believes that its U.S. federal agency obligations do not expose the Company to credit-related losses. Based on these factors, along with the Company’s intent to not sell the securities and the Company’s belief that it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell the securities before recovery of their cost basis, the Company believes that the U.S. federal agency obligations identified in the tables above are temporarily impaired.

The Company’s portfolio of municipal obligations consists of both tax-exempt and taxable general obligations securities issued by various municipalities. As of March 31, 2012, the Company does not intend to sell and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell its municipal obligations in an unrealized loss position until the recovery of its cost. Due to the issuers’ continued satisfaction of the securities’ obligations in accordance with their contractual terms and the expectation that they will continue to do so, the evaluation of the fundamentals of the issuers’ financial condition and other objective evidence, the Company believes that the municipal obligations identified in the tables above are temporarily impaired.

The Company’s mortgage-backed securities portfolio consists of securities underwritten to the standards of and guaranteed by the government-sponsored agencies of FHLMC, FNMA and Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”). The receipt of principal, at par, and interest on mortgage-backed securities is guaranteed by the respective government-sponsored agency guarantor, such that the Company believes that its mortgage-backed securities do not expose the Company to credit-related losses. Based on these factors, along with the Company’s intent to not sell the securities and the Company’s belief that it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell the securities before recovery of their cost basis, the Company believes that the mortgage-backed securities identified in the tables above are temporarily impaired.

As of March 31, 2012, the Company owned two pooled trust preferred securities, which represent investments in pools of collateralized debt obligations issued by financial institutions and insurance companies. The market for these securities is considered to be inactive. The Company’s investments, Preferred Term Security (“PreTSL”) VIII and PreTSL IX, have remaining aggregate cost bases of $318,000 and $717,000 and non-credit-related, unrealized losses of $187,000 and $412,000, respectively. The Company uses discounted cash flow models on these two securities to assess if the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected is less than the amortized cost, which would result in an other-than-temporary impairment associated with the credit of the underlying collateral. The assumptions used in preparing the discounted cash flow models include the following: estimated discount rates, estimated deferral and default rates on collateral, assumed recoveries and estimated cash flows including all information available through the date of issuance of these financial statements. The discounted cash flow analysis includes a review of all issuers within the collateral pool and incorporates higher deferral and default rates, as compared to historical rates, in the cash flow projections through maturity. The Company also reviews stress tests of these securities to determine the additional estimated deferrals or defaults in the collateral pool in excess of what the Company believes is likely, before the payments on the individual securities are negatively impacted.

As of March 31, 2012, the analysis of the Company’s PreTSL VIII investment indicated that an additional $63,000 of the unrealized loss was credit-related while the remaining $187,000 of unrealized loss was not credit-related. As of March 31, 2012, the analysis of the Company’s PreTSL IX investment indicated that the unrealized loss of $412,000 was not credit-related.

The following table provides additional information related to the Company’s investments in pooled trust preferred securities as of March 31, 2012:

(Dollars in thousands)										Cumulative
			Moody's		Original		Principal			credit			Cost		Unrealized			Fair
Investment	Class		rating		par		payments			losses			basis		loss			value
PreTSL VIII		B		C	$	1,000	$	-		$	(682	)	$	318	$	(187	)	$	131
PreTSL IX		B		Ca		1,000		(48	)		(235	)		717		(412	)		305
Total					$	2,000	$	(48	)	$	(917	)	$	1,035	$	(599	)	$	436

It is reasonably possible that the fair values of the Company’s investment securities could decline in the future if the overall economy and/or the financial condition of some of the issuers of these securities deteriorate and/or if the liquidity in markets for these securities declines. As a result, there is a risk that additional other-than-temporary impairments may occur in the future and any such amounts could be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The fair value of the Company’s investment securities may also decline from an increase in market interest rates, as the market prices of these investments move inversely to their market yields.

Maturities of investment securities at March 31, 2012 are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized		Estimated
	cost		fair value
Due in less than one year	$	11,888	$	11,980
Due after one year but within five years		133,223		135,707
Due after five years but within ten years		49,122		51,259
Due after ten years		17,241		17,546
Common stocks		621		861
Total	$	212,095	$	217,353

The preceding table includes scheduled principal payments and estimated prepayments for mortgage-backed securities, where actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers have the right to prepay obligations with or without prepayment penalties.

Gross realized gains and losses on sales of available-for-sale investment securities are as follows:

	Three months ended
(Dollars in thousands)	March 31,
	2012		2011
Realized gains	$	227	$	-
Realized losses		-		-
Total	$	227	$	-

Other investment securities primarily consist of restricted investments in FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) stock. The carrying value of the FHLB stock was $4.9 million at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The carrying value of the FRB stock was $1.8 million at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. These securities are not readily marketable and are required for regulatory purposes and borrowing availability. Since there is no available market values, these securities are carried at cost. Redemption of these investments at par value is at the option of the FHLB or FRB. Also included in other investment securities are $60,000 of other miscellaneous investments in the common stock of various correspondent banks which are held for borrowing purposes. The Company assessed the ultimate recoverability of these investments and believes that no impairment has occurred.

Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

Loans consisted of the following as of:

	March 31,			December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2012			2011

One-to-four family residential real estate	$	76,450		$	79,108
Construction and land		20,544			21,672
Commercial real estate		92,488			93,786
Commercial loans		56,099			57,006
Agriculture loans		35,042			39,052
Municipal loans		10,065			10,366
Consumer loans		13,040			13,584
Total gross loans		303,728			314,574
Net deferred loan costs and loans in process		191			214
Allowance for loan losses		(5,014	)		(4,707	)
Loans, net	$	298,905		$	310,081

The following tables provide information on the Company’s allowance for loan losses by loan class and allowance methodology:

	Three months ended March 31, 2012
(Dollars in thousands)	One-to-four family residential real estate		Construction and land		Commercial real estate		Commercial loans			Agriculture loans			Municipal loans		Consumer loans			Total

Allowance for loan losses:
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	560	$	928	$	1,791	$	745		$	433		$	130	$	120		$	4,707
Charge-offs		-		-		-		-			-			-		(44	)		(44	)
Recoveries		2		1		-		4			38			-		6			51
Net recoveries		2		1		-		4			38			-		(38	)		7
Provision for loan losses		129		133		106		(21	)		(63	)		5		11			300
Balance at March 31, 2012		691		1,062		1,897		728			408			135		93			5,014

Allowance for loan losses:
Individually evaluated for loss		66		10		-		34			-			65		18			193
Collectively evaluated for loss		625		1,052		1,897		694			408			70		75			4,821
Total		691		1,062		1,897		728			408			135		93			5,014

Loan balances:
Individually evaluated for loss		1,277		25		227		648			12			784		39			3,012
Collectively evaluated for loss		75,173		20,519		92,261		55,451			35,030			9,281		13,001			300,716
Total	$	76,450	$	20,544	$	92,488	$	56,099		$	35,042		$	10,065	$	13,040		$	303,728

	Three months ended March 31, 2011
(Dollars in thousands)	One-to-four family residential real estate			Construction and land		Commercial real estate			Commercial loans			Agriculture loans			Municipal loans		Consumer loans			Total

Allowance for loan losses:
Balance at December 31, 2010		395			1,186		1,576			1,173			399			99		139			4,967
Charge-offs		(103	)		-		(434	)		(458	)		(1	)		-		(28	)		(1,024	)
Recoveries		22			-		-			4			1			-		12			39
Net charge-offs		(81	)		-		(434	)		(454	)		-			-		(16	)		(985	)
Provision for loan losses		47			256		169			(9	)		(40	)		16		(39	)		400
Balance at March 31, 2011		361			1,442		1,311			710			359			115		84			4,382

Allowance for loan losses:
Individually evaluated for loss		24			654		-			103			-			69		-			850
Collectively evaluated for loss		337			788		1,311			607			359			46		84			3,532
Total		361			1,442		1,311			710			359			115		84			4,382

Loan balances:
Individually evaluated for loss		716			1,217		-			333			65			775		63			3,169
Collectively evaluated for loss		76,938			22,486		93,817			59,530			36,339			7,662		13,850			310,622
Total	$	77,654		$	23,703	$	93,817		$	59,863		$	36,404		$	8,437	$	13,913		$	313,791

The Company’s key credit quality indicator is a loan’s performance status, defined as accruing or non-accruing. Performing loans are considered to have a lower risk of loss. Non-accrual loans are those which the Company believes have a higher risk of loss. The accrual of interest on non-performing loans is discontinued at the time the loan is ninety days delinquent, unless the credit is well secured and in process of collection. Loans are placed on non-accrual or are charged off at an earlier date if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful. There were no loans 90 days delinquent and accruing interest at March 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011. The following tables present information on the Company’s past due and non-accrual loans by loan class:

	As of March 31, 2012
(Dollars in thousands)	30-59 days delinquent and accruing			60-89 days delinquent and accruing			90 days or more delinquent and accruing			Total past due loans accruing			Non-accrual loans			Total

One-to-four family residential real estate	$	120		$	440		$	-		$	560		$	759		$	1,319
Construction and land		-			-			-			-			25			25
Commercial real estate		739			-			-			739			227			966
Commercial loans		-			2			-			2			648			650
Agriculture loans		-			-			-			-			12			12
Municipal loans		-			-			-			-			241			241
Consumer loans		172			15			-			187			39			226
Total	$	1,031		$	457		$	-		$	1,488		$	1,951		$	3,439

Percent of gross loans		0.34	%		0.15	%		0.00	%		0.49	%		0.64	%		1.13	%

	As of December 31, 2011
(Dollars in thousands)	30-59 days delinquent and accruing			60-89 days delinquent and accruing			90 days or more delinquent and accruing			Total past due loans accruing			Non-accrual loans			Total

One-to-four family residential real estate	$	368		$	1,174		$	-		$	1,542		$	752		$	2,294
Construction and land		21			-			-			21			225			246
Commercial real estate		64			211			-			275			17			292
Commercial loans		1			201			-			202			78			280
Agriculture loans		1			-			-			1			63			64
Municipal loans		-			-			-			-			241			241
Consumer loans		160			18			-			178			43			221
Total	$	615		$	1,604		$	-		$	2,219		$	1,419		$	3,638

Percent of gross loans		0.20	%		0.51	%		0.00	%		0.71	%		0.45	%		1.16	%

The Company’s impaired loans increased from $2.5 million at December 31, 2011 to $3.0 million at March 31, 2012. The difference between the unpaid contractual principal and the impaired loan balance is a result of charge-offs recorded against impaired loans. The difference in the Company’s non-accrual loan balances and impaired loan balances at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, was related to troubled debt restructurings (“TDR”) that are current and accruing interest, but still classified as impaired. The following tables present information on impaired loans:

(Dollars in thousands)	As of March 31, 2012
	Unpaid contractual principal		Impaired loan balance		Impaired loans without an allowance		Impaired loans with an allowance		Related allowance recorded		Year-to-date average loan balance		Year-to-date interest income recognized

One-to-four family residential real estate	$	1,567	$	1,277	$	1,092	$	185	$	66	$	1,291	$	8
Construction and land		25		25		-		25		10		25		-
Commercial real estate		227		227		227		-		-		227		-
Commercial		648		648		570		78		34		731		-
Agriculture loans		12		12		12		-		-		12		-
Municipal loans		784		784		653		131		65		784		4
Consumer loans		39		39		21		18		18		42		-
Total impaired loans	$	3,302	$	3,012	$	2,575	$	437	$	193	$	3,112	$	12

(Dollars in thousands)	As of December 31, 2011
	Unpaid contractual principal		Impaired loan balance		Impaired loans without an allowance		Impaired loans with an allowance		Related allowance recorded		Year-to-date average loan balance		Year-to-date interest income recognized

One-to-four family residential real estate	$	1,570	$	1,280	$	1,072	$	208	$	65	$	1,311	$	32
Construction and land		574		225		200		25		8		419		-
Commercial real estate		17		17		17		-		-		20		-
Commercial loans		78		78		-		78		35		83		-
Agriculture loans		63		63		63		-		-		65		-
Municipal loans		784		784		653		131		65		772		35
Consumer loans		43		43		10		33		32		49		-
Total impaired loans	$	3,129	$	2,490	$	2,015	$	475	$	205	$	2,719	$	67

The Company did not classify any loan modifications as TDR during the first quarters of 2012 or 2011. During the first quarter of 2012, a construction and land loan totaling $200,000, after modification, was paid off per the terms of the loan modification agreement. As of March 31, 2012, the Company had four loan modifications that had previously been classified as TDRs. The Company evaluates each TDR individually and returns the loan to accrual status when a payment history is established after the restructuring and future payments are reasonably assured. There were no loans as of March 31, 2012 that had been modified as TDRs and then subsequently defaulted. At March 31, 2012, there are no commitments to lend additional funds to any borrower whose loan terms have been modified as a TDR. As of March 31, 2012, the Company had no related allowance recorded against loans classified as TDRs compared to $5,000 recorded at December 31, 2011. The following table presents information on loans that are classified as TDRs:

(Dollars in thousands)
	As of March 31, 2012				As of December 31, 2011
	Number of loans		Loan Balance		Number of loans		Loan Balance

One-to-four family residential real estate		2	$	518		2	$	528
Construction and land		-		-		1		549
Municipal loans		2		653		2		653
Total troubled debt restructurings		4	$	1,171		5	$	1,730

The Company services one-to-four family residential real estate loans for others with outstanding principal balances of $200.1 million and $183.3 million at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Gross service fee income related to such loans was $119,000 and $107,000 for the quarters ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and is included in fees and service charges in the consolidated statements of earnings.

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had a mortgage repurchase reserve of $500,000 which represents the Company’s best estimate of probable losses that the Company will incur related to the repurchase of one-to-four family residential real estate loans previously sold or to reimburse investors for credit losses incurred on loans previously sold where a breach of the contractual representations and warranties occurred. Because the level of mortgage repurchase losses depends upon economic factors, investor demand strategies and other external conditions that may change over the life of the underlying loans, mortgage repurchase losses are difficult to estimate and require considerable judgment. The Company did not make any provisions or charge any losses against the reserve during the first quarter of 2012.

Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share has been computed based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted earnings per share includes the effect of all potential common shares outstanding during each period. The shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share are shown below:

	Three months ended
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	March 31,
	2012		2011
Net earnings	$	1,727	$	978

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic (1)		2,782,826		2,770,706
Assumed exercise of stock options (1)		11,532		689
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted (1)		2,794,358		2,771,395
Net earnings per share (1):
Basic	$	0.62	$	0.35
Diluted	$	0.62	$	0.35

(1) Share and per share values for the period ended March 31, 2011 have been adjusted to give effect to the 5% stock dividend paid during December 2011.

The diluted earnings per share computations for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 exclude unexercised stock options of 155,632 and 426,944, respectively, because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive to earnings per share.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

The Company follows the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands the disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC Topic 820-10-55 requires the use of a hierarchy of fair value techniques based upon whether the inputs to those fair values reflect assumptions other market participants would use based upon market data obtained from independent sources or reflect the Company’s own assumptions of market participant valuation. The Company applies FASB ASC 820 to certain nonfinancial assets and liabilities, which include foreclosed real estate, long-lived assets, goodwill, and core deposit premium, which are recorded at fair value only upon impairment. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:

• Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.

• Level 2: Quoted prices for similar assets in active markets or quoted prices that contain observable inputs such as yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds and other inputs derived from market data.

• Level 3: Quoted prices in markets that are not active or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

Fair value estimates of the Company’s financial instruments as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, including methods and assumptions utilized, are set forth below:

(Dollars in thousands)
	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Carrying		Estimated		Carrying		Estimated
	amount		fair value		amount		fair value
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	28,824	$	28,824	$	17,501	$	17,501
Investment securities:
Available-for-sale		217,353		217,353		198,214		198,214
Other securities		6,686		6,686		6,671		6,671
Loans, net		298,905		298,270		310,081		309,927
Loans held for sale		10,244		10,244		9,754		9,846
Mortgage servicing rights		1,314		1,467		1,160		1,319
Derivative financial instruments		352		352		255		255
Accrued interest receivable		2,790		2,790		2,468		2,468

Financial liabilities:
Non-maturity deposits	$	321,463	$	321,463	$	274,301	$	274,301
Time deposits		170,882		172,056		179,833		181,280
FHLB borrowings		35,754		39,697		49,163		53,376
Other borrowings		23,591		21,325		27,434		25,200
Accrued interest payable		503		503		532		532

Methods and Assumptions Utilized

The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents is considered to approximate fair value.

The Company’s investment securities classified as available-for-sale include U.S. federal agency securities, municipal obligations, mortgage-backed securities, pooled trust preferred securities, certificates of deposits and common stocks. Quoted exchange prices are available for the Company’s common stock investments, which are classified as Level 1. U.S. federal agency securities and mortgage-backed obligations are priced utilizing industry-standard models that consider various assumptions, including time value, yield curves, volatility factors, prepayment speeds, default rates, loss severity, current market and contractual prices for the underlying financial instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. Substantially all of these assumptions are observable in the marketplace, can be derived from observable data, or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace and are classified as Level 2. Municipal securities are valued using a type of matrix, or grid, pricing in which securities are benchmarked against the treasury rate based on credit rating. These model and matrix measurements are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The Company’s investments in FDIC-insured, fixed-rate certificates of deposits are valued using a net present value model that discounts the future cash flows at the current market rates and are classified as Level 2.

The Company classifies the fair value of its pooled trust preferred securities as Level 3. The portfolio consists of two investments in pooled trust preferred securities issued by various financial companies. These securities are valued based on a matrix pricing in which the securities are benchmarked against single issuer trust preferred securities based on credit rating. The pooled trust preferred market is inactive; therefore single issuer trading is used as the benchmark, with additional adjustments made for credit and liquidity risk.

The Company’s other investment securities primarily include investments in FHLB and FRB stock, which are held for regulatory purposes. These investments generally have restrictions on the sale and/or liquidation of stock and the carrying value is approximately equal to fair value. Fair value measurements for these securities are classified as Level 3 based on the restrictions on sale and/or liquidation and related credit risk.

The estimated fair value of the Company’s loan portfolio is based on the segregation of loans by collateral type, interest terms, and maturities. The fair value is estimated based on discounting scheduled and estimated cash flows through maturity using an appropriate risk-adjusted yield curve to approximate current interest rates for each category. No adjustment was made to the interest rates for changes in credit risk of performing loans where there were no known credit concerns. Management segregates loans in appropriate risk categories. Management believes that the risk factor embedded in the interest rates along with the allowance for loan losses applicable to the performing loan portfolio results in a fair valuation of such loans. The fair values of impaired loans are generally based on market prices for similar assets determined through independent appraisals or discounted values of independent appraisals and brokers’ opinions of value. This method of estimating fair value is classified as Level 3 and does not incorporate the exit-price concept of fair value prescribed by ASC Topic 820.

Mortgage loans originated and intended for sale in the secondary market are carried at the lower of cost or estimated fair value, determined on an aggregate basis. The mortgage loan valuations are based on quoted secondary market prices for similar loans and are classified as Level 2.

The Company measures its mortgage servicing rights at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. Periodic impairment assessments are performed based on fair value estimates at the reporting date. The fair value of mortgage servicing rights is estimated based on a valuation model which calculates the present value of estimated future cash flows associated with servicing the underlying loans. The model incorporates assumptions that market participants use in estimating future net servicing income, including estimated prepayment speeds, market discount rates, cost to service, and other servicing income, including late fees. The fair value measurements are classified as Level 3.

The carrying amount of accrued interest receivable and payable is considered to approximate fair value and are classified as Level 3.

The estimated fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as non-interest-bearing demand deposits, savings, money market accounts, and NOW accounts, is equal to the amount payable on demand. The fair value of interest-bearing time deposits is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows of such deposits. The discount rate is tied to the FHLB yield curve plus an appropriate servicing spread. Fair value measurements based on discounted cash flows are classified as Level 3. These fair values do not incorporate the value of core deposit intangibles which may be associated with the deposit base.

The fair value of advances from the FHLB and other borrowings is estimated using current yield curves for similar borrowings adjusted for the Company’s current credit spread, if applicable, and classified as Level 2.

The Company’s derivative financial instruments consist of interest rate lock commitments and corresponding forward sales contracts on mortgage loans held for sale. The fair values of these derivatives are based on quoted prices for similar loans in the secondary market. The market prices are adjusted by a factor, based on the Company’s historical data and its judgment about future economic trends, which considers the likelihood that a commitment will ultimately result in a closed loan. These instruments are classified as Level 2. The amounts are included in other assets or other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets and gains on sale of loans in the consolidated statements of earnings.

Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments

The fair value of letters of credit and commitments to extend credit is based on the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements. The aggregate of these fees is not material.

Limitations

Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time based on relevant market information and information about the financial instruments. These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Because no market exists for a significant portion of the Company’s financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future loss experience, 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 the estimates. Fair value estimates are based on existing balance sheet financial instruments without attempting to estimate the value of anticipated future business and the value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments.

Valuation methods for instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis

The following table represents the Company’s financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, allocated to the appropriate fair value hierarchy:

(Dollars in thousands)			As of March 31, 2012
			Fair value hierarchy
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities:
U. S. federal agency obligations	$	8,300	$	-	$	8,300	$	-
Municipal obligations, tax exempt		72,263		-		72,263		-
Municipal obligations, taxable		25,600		-		25,600		-
Mortgage-backed securities		104,340		-		104,340		-
Common stocks		861		861		-		-
Pooled trust preferred securities		436		-		-		436
Certificates of deposit		5,553		-		5,553		-
Derivative financial instruments	$	352	$	-	$	352	$	-

			As of December 31, 2011
			Fair value hierarchy
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities:
U. S. federal agency obligations	$	9,164	$	-	$	9,164	$	-
Municipal obligations, tax exempt		69,629		-		69,629		-
Municipal obligations, taxable		19,135		-		19,135		-
Mortgage-backed securities		94,472		-		94,472		-
Common stocks		819		819		-		-
Pooled trust preferred securities		405		-		-		405
Certificates of deposit		4,590		-		4,590		-
Derivative financial instruments	$	255	$	-	$	255	$	-

The following table reconciles the changes in the Company’s Level 3 financial instruments during the first three months of 2012:

(Dollars in thousands)
	Available-for
	sale-securities
Level 3 asset fair value at December 31, 2011	$	405
Payments applied to reduce carrying value		(6	)
Total (losses) gains:
Included in earnings		(63	)
Included in other comprehensive income		100
Level 3 asset fair value at March 31, 2012	$	436

Changes in the fair value of available-for-sale securities are included in other comprehensive income to the extent the changes are not considered other-than-temporary impairments. Other-than-temporary impairment tests are performed on a quarterly basis and any decline in the fair value of an individual security below its cost that is deemed to be other-than-temporary results in a write-down of that security’s cost basis.

Valuation methods for instruments measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis

The Company does not value its loan portfolio at fair value, however adjustments are recorded on certain loans to reflect the impaired value on the underlying collateral. Collateral values are reviewed on a loan-by-loan basis through independent appraisals. Appraised values may be discounted based on management’s historical knowledge, changes in market conditions and/or management’s expertise and knowledge of the client and the client’s business. Because many of these inputs are unobservable, the valuations are classified as Level 3. The carrying value of the Company’s impaired loans was $3.0 million at March 31, 2012 and $2.5 million at December 31, 2011, with allocated allowances of $193,000 and $205,000, respectively.

The Company’s measure of its goodwill is based on the Company’s market capitalization with appropriate control premiums and valuation multiples as compared to recent similar financial industry acquisition multiples to estimate the fair value of the Company’s single reporting unit. The fair value measurements are classified as Level 3. Core deposit intangibles are recognized at the time core deposits are acquired, using valuation techniques which calculate the present value of the estimated net cost savings relative to the Company’s alternative costs of funds over the expected remaining economic life of the deposits. Subsequent evaluations are made when facts or circumstances indicate potential impairment may have occurred. The models incorporate market discount rates, estimated average core deposit lives and alternative funding rates. The fair value measurements are classified as Level 3.

Real estate owned includes assets acquired through, or in lieu of, foreclosure and land previously acquired for expansion . Real estate owned is initially recorded at the fair value of the collateral less estimated selling costs. Subsequent valuations are updated periodically and are based upon independent appraisals, third party price opinions or internal pricing models and are classified as Level 3.

The following table represents the Company’s financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 allocated to the appropriate fair value hierarchy:

(Dollars in thousands)			As of March 31, 2012
			Fair value hierarchy						Total
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		losses
Assets:
Impaired loans	$	2,819	$	-	$	-	$	2,819	$	(6	)
Loans held for sale		10,244		-		10,244		-		(28	)
Mortgage servicing rights		1,467		-		-		1,467		-
Real estate owned	$	2,283	$	-	$	-	$	2,283	$	-

(Dollars in thousands)			As of December 31 ,2011
			Fair value hierarchy						Total
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		losses
Assets:
Impaired loans	$	2,285	$	-	$	-	$	2,285	$	(112	)
Loans held for sale		9,846		-		9,846		-		-
Mortgage servicing rights		1,319		-		-		1,319		-
Real estate owned	$	2,264	$	-	$	-	$	2,264	$	(517	)

Impact of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). The amendments in ASU No. 2011-04 result in common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS. Consequently, the amendments change the wording used to describe many of the requirements in U.S. GAAP for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements. The amendments in ASU No. 2011-04 are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income. ASU 2011-05 requires that all nonowner changes in stockholders’ equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In the two-statement approach, the first statement should present total net income and its components followed consecutively by a second statement that should present total other comprehensive income, the components of other comprehensive income, and the total of comprehensive income. The new guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 with early adoption permitted. Adoption of ASU 2011-05 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment. ASU 2011-08 allows the use of qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amounts as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests beginning after December 15, 2011 with early adoption permitted. Adoption of ASU 2011-08 is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Subsequent Events

The Company announced the completion of the acquisition, by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Landmark National Bank, of The Wellsville Bank from Wellsville Bancshares, Inc., effective April 1, 2012. The purchase price consisted of cash of $3.7 million. The acquisition was effected through the merger of The Wellsville Bank with and into Landmark National Bank. As of March 31, 2012, The Wellsville Bank’s assets and liabilities consisted primarily of investments of $14.2 million, loans of $14.8 million and deposits of $34.9 million. Based on preliminary estimates of the fair values of the net assets acquired, goodwill is expected to be less than $500,000. Such fair values will be finalized prior to year end. The acquisition adds one additional branch, located in Wellsville, Kansas, to Landmark’s existing branch network, giving Landmark a total of 22 offices in 17 communities across Kansas.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview . Landmark Bancorp, Inc. is a one-bank holding company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware and is engaged in the banking business through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Landmark National Bank. Landmark Bancorp is listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “LARK”. Landmark National Bank is dedicated to providing quality financial and banking services to its local communities. Our strategy includes continuing a tradition of quality assets while growing our commercial and commercial real estate loan portfolios. We are committed to developing relationships with our borrowers and providing a total banking service.

Landmark National Bank is principally engaged in the business of attracting deposits from the general public and using such deposits, together with borrowings and other funds, to originate one-to-four family residential real estate, construction and land, commercial real estate, commercial, agriculture, municipal and consumer loans. Although not our primary business function, we do invest in certain investment and mortgage-related securities using deposits and other borrowings as funding sources.

Our results of operations depend generally on net interest income, which is the difference between interest income from interest-earning assets and interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income is affected by regulatory, economic and competitive factors that influence interest rates, loan demand and deposit flows. In addition, we are subject to interest rate risk to the degree that our interest-earning assets mature or reprice at different times, or at different speeds, than our interest-bearing liabilities. Our results of operations are also affected by non-interest income, such as service charges, loan fees and gains from the sale of newly originated loans and gains or losses on investments. Our principal operating expenses, aside from interest expense, consist of compensation and employee benefits, occupancy costs, professional fees, federal deposit insurance costs, data processing expenses and provision for loan losses.

We are significantly impacted by prevailing economic conditions including federal monetary and fiscal policies and federal regulations of financial institutions. Deposit balances are influenced by numerous factors such as competing investments, the level of income and the personal rate of savings within our market areas. Factors influencing lending activities include the demand for housing and interest rate pricing competition from other lending institutions.

Our business consists of ownership of Landmark National Bank, with its main office in Manhattan, Kansas and twenty branch offices in eastern, central and southwestern Kansas as of March 31, 2012. In January 2012, we entered into an agreement to purchase a bank in Wellsville, Kansas with approximately $34.9 million in deposits, $14.2 million in investments and $14.8 million in loans, which was merged into Landmark National Bank upon the April 1, 2012 closing of the acquisition.

Regulatory Developments. On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”), which is perhaps the most significant financial reform since the Great Depression. While the provisions of the Act receiving the most public attention have generally been those more likely to affect larger institutions, the Act also contains many provisions which will affect smaller institutions such as the Company in substantial and unpredictable ways. Consequently, compliance with the Act’s provisions may curtail the Company’s revenue opportunities, increase its operating costs, require it to hold higher levels of regulatory capital and/or liquidity or otherwise adversely affect the Company’s business or financial results in the future. However, because many aspects of the Act remain subject to future rulemaking, it is difficult to precisely anticipate its ultimate overall financial impact on the Company and Landmark National Bank at this time. The Company’s management is staying abreast of continuing developments with respect to the Act and assessing the probable impact of such developments on the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Critical Accounting Policies . Critical accounting policies are those which are both most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations, and require our management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Our critical accounting policies relate to the allowance for loan losses, valuation of real estate owned, valuation of investment securities, accounting for income taxes and accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets, all of which involve significant judgment by our management. Information about our critical accounting policies is included under Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Summary of Results . During the first quarter of 2012, we recorded net earnings of $1.7 million as compared to net earnings of $978,000 in the same period of 2011. The increase in net earnings was primarily due to a $585,000 increase in our gains on sales of loans and a net gain of $164,000 on our investment securities portfolio during the first quarter of 2012 as compared to no such gain in the first quarter of 2011.

The following table summarizes earnings and key performance measures for the periods presented.

(Dollars in thousands, expcept per share amounts)	Three months ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Net earnings:
Net earnings	$	1,727		$	978
Basic earnings per share (1)	$	0.62		$	0.35
Diluted earnings per share (1)	$	0.62		$	0.35
Earnings ratios:
Return on average assets (2)		1.15	%		0.70	%
Return on average equity (2)		11.62	%		7.32	%
Equity to total assets		9.70	%		9.55	%
Net interest margin (2) (3)		3.62	%		3.80	%
Dividend payout ratio		30.65	%		51.35	%

(1) Per share values for the period ending March 31, 2011 have been adjusted to give effect to the 5% stock dividend paid during December 2011.

(2) Ratios have been annualized and are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year.

(3) Net interest margin is presented on a fully tax equivalent basis, using a 34% federal tax rate.

Interest Income. Interest income for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 decreased $30,000 to $5.5 million, a decline of 0.5% as compared to the same period of 2011. Interest income on loans decreased $119,000, or 2.7%, to $4.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, due primarily to lower tax equivalent yields earned on loans. Our average tax equivalent yield on loans decreased to 5.46% in the first quarter of 2012 from 5.75% in the same period of 2011. Partially offsetting the lower yields was an increase in our average loan balances, which increased from $310.5 million to $314.6 million in the same periods, respectively. Interest income on investment securities increased $89,000, or 7.4%, to $1.3 million for the first quarter of 2012, as compared to the same period of 2011. The increase in interest income on investment securities was due to higher average balances of investment securities, which increased from $179.3 million during the first quarter of 2011 to $205.4 million during the first quarter of 2012. Partially offsetting the increase in average balances was a decline in the yield on our investment portfolio, as our tax equivalent yield on investment securities declined from 3.38% during the first quarter of 2011 to 3.09% during the first quarter of 2012. The yields on our investments securities declined as we sold some of our higher yielding investment securities and reinvested those proceeds, as well as funds from the maturities and prepayments of investment securities, into investment securities with lower average yields.

Interest Expense . Interest expense during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 decreased $208,000, or 16.7%, to $1.0 million as compared to the same period of 2011. For the first quarter of 2012, interest expense on interest-bearing deposits decreased $168,000, or 22.1%, to $592,000 as a result of lower rates on deposit balances, consisting of lower rates on our certificates of deposit, money market, NOW and savings accounts. Our total cost of deposits declined from 0.80% during the first quarter of 2011 to 0.59% during the same period of 2012. Our average deposit balances increased from $385.8 million for the first quarter of 2011 to $402.5 million for the first quarter of 2012. For the first quarter of 2012, interest expense on borrowings decreased $40,000, or 8.2%, to $447,000 due to lower outstanding balances on our borrowings and also to lower average costs of borrowings. Our average outstanding borrowings declined from $62.9 million in the first quarter of 2011 to $61.7 million in the same period of 2012, while our cost of borrowings decreased from 3.14% to 2.90% in the respective periods.

Net Interest Income . Net interest income increased $178,000, or 4.1%, for the first quarter of 2012 to $4.5 million compared to the same period of 2011. Our net interest margin, on a tax equivalent basis, decreased to 3.62% during the first quarter of 2012 compared to 3.80% during the same period of 2011. The increase in net interest income was a result of our average interest-earning asset balances increasing from $496.6 million during the first quarter of 2011 to $534.6 million during the first quarter of 2012. During the first quarter of 2012, our net interest margin declined, compared to the same period of 2011, primarily as a result of holding higher relative levels of investment securities and cash and cash equivalents, which typically earn lower yields than loans, as our average deposit balances increased.

See the Average Assets/Liabilities and Rate/Volume tables at the end of Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition” for additional details on asset yields, liability rates and net interest margin.

Provision for Loan Losses . We maintain, and our Board of Directors monitors, an allowance for losses on loans. The allowance is established based upon management's periodic evaluation of known and inherent risks in the loan portfolio, review of significant individual loans and collateral, review of delinquent loans, past loss experience, adverse situations that may affect the borrowers’ ability to repay, current and expected market conditions, and other factors management deems important. Determining the appropriate level of reserves involves a high degree of management judgment and is based upon historical and projected losses in the loan portfolio and the collateral value of specifically identified problem loans. Additionally, allowance policies are subject to periodic review and revision in response to a number of factors, including current market conditions, actual loss experience and management’s expectations.

Our provision for loan losses declined from $400,000 during the first quarter of 2011 to $300,000 during the same period of 2012. We recorded net loan recoveries of $7,000 during the first quarter of 2012 compared to net loan charge-offs of $985,000 during the same period of 2011. The net loan charge-offs in the first quarter of 2011 were principally associated with a previously identified and impaired commercial relationship consisting of $2.0 million in real estate and operating loans, which was charged down to market value after we acquired ownership of the property securing the loans during the first quarter of 2011. The commercial real estate property was sold during the first quarter of 2011 without incurring any further losses. For further discussion of the allowance for loan losses, refer to the “Asset Quality and Distribution” section.

Non-interest Income . Total non-interest income increased $635,000, or 31.2%, to $2.7 million in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. The increase in non-interest income was primarily the result of a $585,000 increase in our gains on sales of loans, as the volume of loans sold in the secondary market was higher in the first quarter of 2012 compared to a year earlier. In addition, our fees and service charges increased by $37,000, or 3.3%, as a result of higher fees and service charges received on our deposit accounts and service fee income on one-to-four family residential real estate loans serviced for others.

Investment Securities Gains (Losses) . During the first quarter of 2012, we recognized $227,000 in gains on sales of investment securities as a result of selling approximately $5.5 million of mortgage-backed investment securities, as we capitalized on what we believed to be premium pricing that existed in the markets for these types of securities at the time. Partially offsetting the gains on sales of investment securities was a credit-related, other-than-temporary impairment loss of $63,000 recognized during the first quarter of 2012 on one of our investments in pooled trust preferred securities. No such gains or losses were realized during the first quarter of 2011.

Non-interest Expense . Non-interest expense decreased $102,000, or 2.1%, to $4.7 million for the first quarter of 2012 compared to a year earlier. The decrease in non-interest expense was primarily the result of declines of $83,000 in federal deposit insurance premiums and $38,000 in advertising. Partially offsetting these declines was an increase of $32,000 in amortization of intangibles as the amortization of our mortgage servicing rights was higher in the first quarter of 2012 than the same period of 2011.

Income Tax Expense . During the first quarter of 2012, we recorded income tax expense of $572,000 as compared to $142,000 during the same period of 2011. Our effective tax rate increased from 12.7% in the first quarter of 2011 to 24.9% in the first quarter of 2012 as a result of higher taxable income, while tax-exempt income remained stable between the periods.

Financial Condition . Our asset quality and performance have been affected by the general economic conditions of recent years, including difficult credit markets, depressed residential and commercial real estate values, generally depressed consumer confidence, heightened unemployment and decreased consumer spending. Even though the geographic markets in which the Company operates have been impacted by these economic conditions, the effect has not been as severe as those experienced in some areas of the U.S. In addition, our loan portfolio is diversified across various types of loans and collateral throughout the markets in which we operate. Outside of identified problem assets, management believes that it continues to have a high quality asset base and solid core earnings, and anticipates that its efforts to run a high quality financial institution with a sound asset base will continue to create a strong foundation for continued growth and profitability in the future.

Asset Quality and Distribution . Our primary investing activities are the origination of commercial real estate, commercial and consumer loans, and the purchase of investment and mortgage-backed securities. Total assets increased to $619.5 million at March 31, 2012, compared to $598.2 million at December 31, 2011. Net loans, excluding loans held for sale, decreased to $298.9 million at March 31, 2012 from $310.1 million at December 31, 2011. The $11.2 million decrease in net loans was the result of lower outstanding balances in all of our loan categories. The decline in these loan balances is the result of multiple factors, including reduced loan demand from our customers, seasonal factors and early payoffs. The decline in our one-to-four family residential real estate loan portfolio is primarily due to normal runoff related to principal payments and prepayments. Generally, we originate fixed-rate, residential mortgage loans with maturities in excess of ten years for sale in the secondary market. These loans are typically sold soon after the loan closing. We retain some of our newly originated one-to-four family residential real estate loans that meet internal criteria as well as secondary market qualifications. We typically only retain loans with maturities of 15 years or less. While we do not intend to increase our one-to-four family residential real estate loan portfolio, we are slowing the runoff of the portfolio by retaining some of the new loan originations to offset weak commercial loan demand; however, most of the new loan originations will still be sold. We do not originate and warehouse these fixed-rate residential loans for resale in order to speculate on interest rates.

The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses based on our evaluation of the risk inherent in the loan portfolio and changes in the nature and volume of our loan activity. This evaluation, which includes a review of all loans with respect to which full collectability may not be reasonably assured, considers the fair value of the underlying collateral, economic conditions, historical loan loss experience, level of classified loans and other factors that warrant recognition in providing for an appropriate allowance for loan losses. At March 31, 2012, our allowance for loan losses totaled $5.0 million, or 1.65% of gross loans outstanding, as compared to $4.7 million, or 1.50% of gross loans outstanding, at December 31, 2011.

Loans past due 30-89 days and still accruing interest totaled $1.5 million, or 0.48% of gross loans at March 31, 2012 compared to $2.2 million, or 0.71% of gross loans, at December 31, 2011. At March 31, 2012, $2.0 million in loans were on non-accrual status, or 0.64% of gross loans, compared to a balance of $1.4 million, or 0.45% of gross loans, at December 31, 2011. The increase in non-accrual loans was primarily related to two commercial loan relationships which were placed on non-accrual status during the first quarter of 2012. Subsequent to March 31, 2012, one of the commercial loan relationships was paid off in full. We continue to monitor the other non-accrual loans. Non-accrual loans consist of loans 90 or more days past due and certain impaired loans. There were no loans 90 days or more delinquent and still accruing interest at March 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011. Our impaired loans totaled $3.0 million at March 31, 2012 compared to $2.5 million at December 31, 2011. The difference in the Company’s non-accrual loan balances and impaired loan balances at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was related to troubled debt restructurings that are current but still classified as impaired.

At March 31, 2012, we had four loan relationships that were classified as troubled debt restructurings compared to five at December 31, 2011. During 2011, we restructured three loan relationships that we identified as troubled debt restructurings. One of the restructurings was a construction and land loan relationship totaling $599,000 which was secured by raw land which had experienced a severe decline in value. As part of the agreement, we agreed to reduce the outstanding loan balance to $250,000 in exchange for a $50,000 principal payment in 2011 with the remaining $200,000 to be received during the first quarter of 2012. We had charged-off $141,000 of the loan during 2010 and an additional $208,000 during 2011, with the remaining $200,000 loan balance classified as non-accrual and impaired as of December 31, 2011. The loan was paid off as of March 31, 2012. Another loan relationship totaling $110,000 to a municipal sanitary and improvement district was also restructured in 2011 to extend the maturity and lower the interest rate to allow the district more time to develop. The outstanding balance of $110,000 was classified as non-accrual and impaired as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The restructuring did not impact our allowance for loan losses. Also during 2011, a one-to-four family residential real estate loan totaling $10,000 was classified as a troubled debt restructuring as a result of the customer receiving a zero interest rate loan. This loan was classified as impaired as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

During 2010, we restructured two loan relationships that were identified as troubled debt restructurings. One of the relationships was an $853,000 real estate loan which was secured by real estate which was deficient based on the appraised value. The relationship was restructured into two 1-4 family residential real estate loans to a borrower who was experiencing financial difficulty and to whom we granted concessions at renewal. The value of the real estate supported $563,000 of the loan relationship. The $290,000 collateral deficiency of the real estate had previously been included in our allowance on impaired loans. The loan was returned to accrual status during 2010 after a payment history was established, while the collateral deficiency was charged-off. The outstanding balance of the loan was $508,000 and $518,000 at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. A second loan relationship totaling $527,000 to another municipal sanitary and improvement district was restructured in 2010 to extend the maturity and lower the interest rate to allow the district more time to develop. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the outstanding balance of the loan was $543,000. The restructuring did not impact our allowance for loan losses. Both of these loans were current and accruing interest at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, but still classified as impaired.

As part of our credit risk management, we continue to aggressively manage the loan portfolio to identify problem loans and have placed additional emphasis on commercial real estate and construction and land relationships. We are aggressively working to resolve the remaining problem credits or move the non-performing credits out of the loan portfolio. We had $2.3 million of real estate owned at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. Real estate owned primarily consists of a residential subdivision development we took possession of after the development slowed and the borrower was unable to comply with the contractual terms of the loan, a commercial real estate building resulting from a loan settlement, land previously acquired by the Bank for expansion and a few residential real estate properties. The Company is currently marketing all of the properties in real estate owned.

Many financial institutions, including us, experienced a general increase in non-performing assets during recent years, as even well-established business borrowers developed cash flow, profitability and other business-related problems as a result of economic conditions. While we have generally experienced improvement in our non-performing loans and believe that our allowance for loan losses at March 31, 2012 was appropriate, there can be no assurances that loan losses will not exceed the estimated amounts. We believe that we use the best information available to determine the allowance for loan losses; however, unforeseen market conditions could result in adjustment to the allowance for loan losses. In addition, net earnings could be significantly affected if circumstances differ substantially from the assumptions used in establishing the allowance for loan losses. Further deterioration in the local economy or real estate values may create additional problem loans for us and require further adjustment to our allowance for loan losses.

Liability Distribution . Our primary ongoing sources of funds are deposits, FHLB borrowings, proceeds from principal and interest payments on loans and investment securities and proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans and investment securities. While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans are a predictable source of funds, deposit flows and mortgage prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates and economic conditions. We experienced a $38.2 increase in total deposits during the first quarter of 2012, to $492.3 million at March 31, 2012, from $454.1 million at December 31, 2011. The growth occurred in our non-interest-bearing demand, money market and NOW and savings accounts while our time deposit balances declined. Total borrowings decreased $17.3 million to $59.3 million at December 31, 2011, from $76.6 million at December 31, 2011. The decrease was primarily a result of reducing our FHLB line of credit with the liquidity from higher deposit balances and lower outstanding balances on our repurchase agreements.

Non-interest-bearing deposits at March 31, 2012 were $77.8 million, or 15.8% of deposits, compared to $66.1 million, or 14.5%, at December 31, 2011. Money market and NOW deposit accounts were 41.0% of our deposit portfolio and totaled $202.0 million at March 31, 2012, compared to $171.5 million, or 37.8%, at December 31, 2011. Savings accounts increased to $41.7 million, or 8.5% of deposits, at March 31, 2012, from $36.7 million, or 8.1%, at December 31, 2011. Certificates of deposit decreased to $170.9 million, or 34.7% of deposits, at March 31, 2012, from $179.8 million, or 39.6%, at December 31, 2011.

Certificates of deposit at March 31, 2012, which are scheduled to mature in one year or less, totaled $120.6 million. Historically, maturing deposits have generally remained with our bank and we believe that a significant portion of the deposits maturing in one year or less will remain with us upon maturity.

Cash Flows. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, our cash and cash equivalents increased by $11.3 million. Our operating activities provided net cash of $116,000 during the first three months of 2012. Our investing activities used net cash of $9.2 million during the first three months of 2012 as we purchased investment securities with our excess liquidity. Financing activities provided net cash of $20.4 million during the first three months of 2012, primarily from the increased deposits which were primarily used to purchase investment securities and reduce our borrowings on our FHLB line of credit.

Liquidity . Our most liquid assets are cash and cash equivalents and investment securities available for sale. The levels of these assets are dependent on the operating, financing, lending and investing activities during any given period. These liquid assets totaled $246.2 million at March 31, 2012 and $215.7 million at December 31, 2011. During periods in which we are not able to originate a sufficient amount of loans and/or periods of high principal prepayments, we increase our liquid assets by investing in short-term, high-grade investments.

Liquidity management is both a daily and long-term function of our strategy. Excess funds are generally invested in short-term investments. In the event we require funds beyond our ability to generate them internally, additional funds are generally available through the use of FHLB advances, a line of credit with the FHLB, other borrowings or through sales of investment securities. At March 31, 2012, we had outstanding FHLB advances of $35.8 million and no borrowings against our line of credit with the FHLB. At March 31, 2012, we had collateral pledged to the FHLB that would allow us to borrow an additional $66.5 million, subject to FHLB credit requirements and policies. At March 31, 2012, we had no borrowings through the Federal Reserve discount window, while our borrowing capacity was $16.9 million. We also have various other fed funds agreements, both secured and unsecured, with correspondent banks totaling approximately $59.3 million under which we had no outstanding borrowings at March 31, 2012. We had other borrowings of $23.6 million at March 31, 2012, which included $16.5 million of subordinated debentures and $4.8 million in repurchase agreements. The Company has a $7.5 million line of credit from an unrelated financial institution maturing on November 5, 2012, with an interest rate that adjusts daily based on the prime rate plus 0.25%, but not less than 4.00%. This line of credit has covenants specific to capital and other financial ratios, which the Company was in compliance with at March 31, 2012. The outstanding balance on the line of credit at March 31, 2012 was $2.3 million, which was also included in other borrowings.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements. As a provider of financial services, we routinely issue financial guarantees in the form of financial and performance standby letters of credit. Standby letters of credit are contingent commitments issued by us generally to guarantee the payment or performance obligation of a customer to a third party. While these standby letters of credit represent a potential outlay by us, a significant amount of the commitments may expire without being drawn upon. We have recourse against the customer for any amount the customer is required to pay to a third party under a standby letter of credit. The letters of credit are subject to the same credit policies, underwriting standards and approval process as loans made by us. Most of the standby letters of credit are secured, and in the event of nonperformance by the customers, we have the right to the underlying collateral, which could include commercial real estate, physical plant and property, inventory, receivables, cash and marketable securities. The contract amount of these standby letters of credit, which represents the maximum potential future payments guaranteed by us, was $2.2 million at March 31, 2012.

At March 31, 2012, we had outstanding loan commitments, excluding standby letters of credit, of $80.1 million. We anticipate that sufficient funds will be available to meet current loan commitments. These commitments consist of unfunded lines of credit and commitments to finance real estate loans.

Capital . Current regulatory capital regulations require financial institutions (including banks and bank holding companies) to meet certain regulatory capital requirements. Institutions are required to have minimum leverage capital equal to 4% of total average assets and total qualifying capital equal to 8% of total risk weighted assets in order to be considered “adequately capitalized.” As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, both the Company and the Landmark National Bank were rated “well capitalized,” which is the highest rating available under the regulatory capital regulations framework for prompt corrective action. Management believes that as of March 31, 2012, the Company and the Landmark National Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which we are subject.

The following is a comparison of the Company’s regulatory capital to minimum capital requirements at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

											To be well-capitalized
											under prompt
(Dollars in thousands)						For capital					corrective
	Actual					adequacy purposes					action provisions
	Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio
As of March 31, 2012
Leverage	$	58,034		9.86	%	$	23,544		4.00	%	$	29,431		5.00	%
Tier 1 Capital	$	58,034		15.66	%	$	14,826		4.00	%	$	22,240		6.00	%
Total Risk Based Capital	$	64,349		17.36	%	$	29,653		8.00	%	$	37,066		10.00	%

As of December 31, 2011
Leverage	$	56,273		9.84	%	$	22,871		4.00	%	$	28,589		5.00	%
Tier 1 Capital	$	56,273		15.02	%	$	14,984		4.00	%	$	22,476		6.00	%
Total Risk Based Capital	$	63,085		16.84	%	$	29,968		8.00	%	$	37,460		10.00	%

The following is a comparison of the Landmark National Bank’s regulatory capital to minimum capital requirements at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

											To be well-capitalized
											under prompt
(Dollars in thousands)						For capital					corrective
	Actual					adequacy purposes					action provisions
	Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio
As of March 31, 2012
Leverage	$	60,637		10.34	%	$	23,467		4.00	%	$	29,334		5.00	%
Tier 1 Capital	$	60,637		16.43	%	$	14,765		4.00	%	$	22,147		6.00	%
Total Risk Based Capital	$	65,225		17.67	%	$	29,530		8.00	%	$	36,912		10.00	%

As of December 31, 2011
Leverage	$	58,692		10.29	%	$	22,808		4.00	%	$	28,510		5.00	%
Tier 1 Capital	$	58,692		15.73	%	$	14,923		4.00	%	$	22,384		6.00	%
Total Risk Based Capital	$	63,325		16.97	%	$	29,846		8.00	%	$	37,307		10.00	%

Dividends . During the quarter ended March 31, 2012, we paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per share to our stockholders.

The payment of dividends by any financial institution or its holding company is affected by the requirement to maintain adequate capital pursuant to applicable capital adequacy guidelines and regulations. As described above, Landmark National Bank exceeded its minimum capital requirements under applicable guidelines as of March 31, 2012. The National Bank Act imposes limitations on the amount of dividends that a national bank may pay without prior regulatory approval. Generally, the amount is limited to the bank's current year's net earnings plus the adjusted retained earnings for the two preceding years. As of March 31, 2012, approximately $2.0 million was available to be paid as dividends to the Company by Landmark National Bank without prior regulatory approval.

Additionally, our ability to pay dividends is limited by the subordinated debentures that are held by two business trusts that we control. Interest payments on the debentures must be paid before we pay dividends on our capital stock, including our common stock. We have the right to defer interest payments on the debentures for up to 20 consecutive quarters. However, if we elect to defer interest payments, all deferred interest must be paid before we may pay dividends on our capital stock.

Average Assets/Liabilities . The following table reflects the tax equivalent yields on average interest-earning assets and costs of average interest-bearing liabilities for the periods indicated (derived by dividing income or expense by the monthly average balance of assets or liabilities, respectively) as well as “net interest margin” (which reflects the effect of the net earnings balance) for the periods shown:

	Three months ended							Three months ended
	March 31, 2012							March 31, 2011
	Average balance		Interest		Average yield/rate			Average balance		Interest			Average yield/rate
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-bearing deposits at banks	$	14,589	$	2		0.05	%	$	6,768	$	2			0.12	%
Investment securities (1)		205,435		1,583		3.09	%		179,328		1,495			3.38	%
Loans receivable, net (2)		314,578		4,285		5.46	%		310,514		4,400			5.75	%
Total interest-earning assets		534,602		5,870		4.40	%		496,610		5,897			4.82	%
Non-interest-earning assets		67,175							69,254
Total	$	601,777						$	565,864

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Certificates of deposit	$	175,986	$	494		1.13	%	$	176,258	$	645			1.48	%
Money market and NOW accounts		187,428		88		0.19	%		175,595		102			0.24	%
Savings accounts		39,098		10		0.10	%		33,947		13			0.16	%
Total deposits		402,512		592		0.59	%		385,800		760			0.80	%
FHLB advances and other borrowings		61,722		447		2.90	%		62,885		487			3.14	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		464,234		1,039		0.90	%		448,685		1,247			1.13	%
Non-interest-bearing liabilities		77,768							62,983
Stockholders' equity		59,775							54,196
Total	$	601,777						$	565,864

Interest rate spread (3)						3.50	%							3.69	%
Net interest margin (4)			$	4,831		3.62	%			$	4,650			3.80	%
Tax equivalent interest - imputed				339							336
Net interest income			$	4,492						$	4,314

Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities						115.2	%				110.7	%

(1)

Income on tax exempt securities is presented on a fully tax equivalent basis, using a 34% federal tax rate.

(2)

Includes loans classified as non-accrual. Income on tax exempt loans is presented on a fully tax equivalent basis, using a 34% federal tax rate.

(3)

Interest rate spread represents the difference between the average yield on interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.

(4)

Net interest margin represents annualized net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

Rate/Volume Table . The following table describes the extent to which changes in tax equivalent interest income and interest expense for major components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities affected the Company’s interest income and expense for periods indicated. The table distinguishes between (i) changes attributable to rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume), (ii) changes attributable to volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate), and (iii) net change (the sum of the previous columns). The net changes attributable to the combined effect of volume and rate that cannot be segregated have been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and the change due to rate.

	Three months ended March 31,
	2012 vs 2011
	Increase/(decrease) attributable to
	Volume			Rate			Net
	(Dollars in thousands)
Interest income:
Interest-bearing deposits at banks	$	-		$	-		$	-
Investment securities		214			(126	)		88
Loans		40			(155	)		(115	)
Total		254			(281	)		(27	)
Interest expense:
Deposits		33			(201	)		(168	)
Other borrowings		(8	)		(32	)		(40	)
Total		25			(233	)		(208	)
Net interest income	$	229		$	(48	)	$	181

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

Our assets and liabilities are principally financial in nature and the resulting net interest income thereon is subject to changes in market interest rates and the mix of various assets and liabilities. Interest rates in the financial markets affect our decision on pricing our assets and liabilities, which impacts net interest income, a significant cash flow source for us. As a result, a substantial portion of our risk management activities relates to managing interest rate risk.

Our Asset/Liability Management Committee monitors the interest rate sensitivity of our balance sheet using earnings simulation models and interest sensitivity gap analysis. We have set policy limits of interest rate risk to be assumed in the normal course of business and monitor such limits through our simulation process.

We have been successful in meeting the interest rate sensitivity objectives set forth in our policy. Simulation models are prepared to determine the impact on net interest income for the coming twelve months, including one using rates at March 31, 2012, and forecasting volumes for the twelve-month projection. This position is then subjected to a shift in interest rates of 100 and 200 basis points with an impact to our net interest income on a one-year horizon as follows:

	Dollar change in net			Percent change in
Scenario	interest income ($000’s)			net interest income
200 basis point rising	$	426			2.4	%
100 basis point rising	$	237			1.3	%
100 basis point falling	$	(791	)		(4.4	)%
200 basis point falling		NM			NM

Not meaningful (“NM”)

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

Forward-Looking Statements

This document (including information incorporated by reference) contains, and future oral and written statements by us and our management may contain, forward-looking statements, within the meaning of such term in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, with respect to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. Forward-looking statements, which may be based upon beliefs, expectations and assumptions of our management and on information currently available to management, are generally identifiable by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should” or other similar expressions. Additionally, all statements in this document, including forward-looking statements, speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update any statement in light of new information or future events.

Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on operations and future prospects by us and our subsidiaries include, but are not limited to, the following:

The strength of the United States economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which we conduct our operations which may be less favorable than expected and may result in, among other things, a deterioration in the credit quality and value of our assets.

The effects of, and changes in, federal, state and local laws, regulations and policies affecting banking, securities, insurance and monetary and financial matters, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the effects of increases in FDIC premiums.

The effects of changes in interest rates (including the effects of changes in the rate of prepayments of our assets) and the policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Our ability to compete with other financial institutions as effectively as we currently intend due to increases in competitive pressures in the financial services sector.

Our inability to obtain new customers and to retain existing customers.

The timely development and acceptance of products and services, including products and services offered through alternative delivery channels such as the Internet.

Technological changes implemented by us and by other parties, including third party vendors, which may be more difficult or more expensive than anticipated or which may have unforeseen consequences to us and our customers.

Our ability to develop and maintain secure and reliable electronic systems.

Our ability to retain key executives and employees and the difficulty that we may experience in replacing key executives and employees in an effective manner.

Consumer spending and saving habits which may change in a manner that affects our business adversely.

Our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses and future growth.

The costs, effects and outcomes of existing or future litigation.

Changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by state and federal regulatory agencies and the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

The economic impact of past and any future terrorist attacks, acts of war or threats thereof, and the response of the United States to any such threats and attacks.

Our ability to effectively manage our credit risk.

Our ability to forecast probable loan losses and maintain an adequate allowance for loan losses.

The effects of declines in the value of our investment portfolio.

Our ability to raise additional capital if needed.

The effects of declines in real estate markets.

These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Additional information concerning us and our business, including other factors that could materially affect our financial results, is included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the “Risk Factors” section in our Form 10-K.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of March 31, 2012. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2012.

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 that materially affected or were likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

LANDMARK BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

There are no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company or its subsidiaries is a party other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to their respective businesses.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes in the risk factors applicable to the Company from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors,” in the Company's 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibit 2.1

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 13, 2012, among Landmark National Bank, The Wellsville Bank and Wellsville Bancshares, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 17, 2012 (SEC file no. 000-33203))

Exhibit 31.1

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

Exhibit 31.2

Certificate of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Exhibit 32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Exhibit 101

Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011; (v) Consolidated Statements of Equity for the thee months ended March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011; and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text*

* As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to liability under those sections.

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.

	LANDMARK BANCORP, INC.

Date: May 11, 2012	/s/ Patrick L. Alexander
	Patrick L. Alexander
	President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 11, 2012	/s/ Mark A. Herpich
	Mark A. Herpich
	Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer
	and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

I, Patrick L. Alexander, certify that:

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Landmark Bancorp, Inc.;

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

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

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

(a)

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

(b)

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)

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

(d)

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

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)

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

(b)

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

Date: May 11, 2012	/s/ Patrick L. Alexander
	Patrick L. Alexander
	Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

I, Mark A. Herpich, certify that:

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Landmark Bancorp, Inc.;

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a)

(b)

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

Date: May 11, 2012	/s/ Mark A. Herpich
	Mark A. Herpich
	Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Landmark Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Patrick L. Alexander, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Patrick L. Alexander
Patrick L. Alexander
Chief Executive Officer
May 11, 2012

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Landmark Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Mark A. Herpich, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Mark A. Herpich
Mark A. Herpich
Chief Financial Officer
May 11, 2012