(1)
|
Title
of each class of securities to which transaction applies:
|
(2)
|
Aggregate
number of securities to which transaction applies:
|
(3)
|
Per
unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant
to
Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing
fee is
calculated and state how it was
determined):
|
(4)
|
Proposed
maximum aggregate value of transaction:
|
(5)
|
Total
fee paid:
|
o
|
Check
box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act
Rule
0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was
paid
previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
number,
or the Form or Schedule and the date of its
filing.
|
(1)
|
Amount
Previously Paid:
|
(2)
|
Form,
Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
|
(3)
|
Filing
Party:
|
(4)
|
Date
filed:
|
(1)
|
The
election of nine directors of the Company who will serve until the
2008
Annual Meeting and until their successors are elected and
qualified;
|
(2)
|
The
ratification of the appointment of Crowe Chizek and Company LLC as
the
Company's independent accountants for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2007; and
|
(3)
|
The
transaction of such other business as may properly come before the
Annual
Meeting.
|
NAME
AND ADDRESS
OF
BENEFICIAL OWNER
|
NUMBER
OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED(1)
|
PERCENTAGE
OF
OUTSTANDING
SHARES
|
Marshall
T. Reynolds
P.O.
Box 4040
Huntington,
West Virginia 25729
|
562,300
|
10.7%
|
Tontine
Financial Partners, L.P.
55
Railroad Avenue, 3rd
Floor
Greenwich,
Connecticut 06830
|
520,300
|
9.9%
|
Marla
Braun
136
Miracle Mile
Coral
Gables, Florida 33134
|
451,689
|
8.6%
|
Douglas
V. Reynolds
703
Fifth Avenue
Huntington,
West Virginia 25701
|
278,713
|
5.3%
|
(1)
|
The
information contained in this column is based upon information furnished
to the Company by the named individuals and the shareholder records
of the
Company. Except where otherwise indicated, this column represents
the
number of shares beneficially owned, which includes shares as to
which a
person has sole or shared voting and/or investment
power.
|
Nominee
|
Principal
Occupation or Employment(1)
|
Age
|
Director
of
Company
Continuously
Since
|
Toney
K. Adkins
|
President
and Chief Operating Officer, Champion Industries, Inc. (commercial
printing and office supplies)
(2)
|
57
|
7/12/91
|
Hosmer
A. Brown, III
|
Attorney-at-Law
|
86
|
4/18/01
|
Edsel
R. Burns
|
President,
CJ Hughes Construction, Inc.(3)
|
56
|
7/19/00
|
E.V.
Holder, Jr.
|
Attorney-at-law
|
74
|
7/12/91
|
Keith
F. Molihan
|
Retired
Executive Director, Ironton/Lawrence County Area Community Action
Organization
|
64
|
9/14/99
|
Marshall
T. Reynolds
|
Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer, Champion Industries, Inc. (4)
|
70
|
1/19/96
|
Neal
W. Scaggs
|
President,
Logan Auto Parts, Inc.
|
71
|
9/8/98
|
Robert
W. Walker
|
President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company(5)
|
60
|
10/17/01
|
Thomas
W. Wright
|
Owner
and Chairman, NexQuest, Inc. (management company)
|
54
|
4/18/01
|
(1)
|
Except
where otherwise indicated, this principal occupation or employment
has
continued during the past five
years.
|
(2)
|
Prior
to becoming President and Chief Operating Officer of Champion Industries
on January 25, 2005, Mr. Adkins served as its Vice President -
Administration since 1996.
|
(3)
|
Mr.
Burns has served as President of C. J. Hughes Construction Company
since
September, 2002. He served as Chief Financial Officer of Genesis
Health
Systems from June 2001 until December 31, 2001. He served as Chief
Financial Officer of Central City Online from March 2000 to April
2001.
From January 1999 to March 2000 he was on the audit staff of Arnett
and
Foster, PLLC. Prior to that, he worked in various financial positions
with
Banc One Corporation.
|
(4)
|
Mr.
Reynolds serves as the Company's Chairman of the Board. From 1985
to
November 1993, Mr. Reynolds also served as Chairman of the Board
of
Directors of Bank One West Virginia, N.A. (and its predecessor, Key
Centurion Bancshares, Inc.).
|
(5)
|
Prior
to becoming the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
Mr.
Walker was President of Boone County Bank, Inc. from September 1998
to
October 2001. Prior to that, Mr. Walker was a regional president
at Bank
One West Virginia N.A.
|
Name
of Beneficial Owner
|
Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned
as of
3/31/2007(1)
|
Exercisable
Options
to
Acquire
Additional
Common
Stock
as of
3/31/2007(2)
|
Percentage
Of
Outstanding
Shares
|
|||||||
Toney
K. Adkins, Director
|
6,180
|
*
|
||||||||
Hosmer
A. Brown, III, Director
|
59,451
|
1.1%
|
|
|||||||
Edsel
R. Burns, Director (3)
|
787
|
*
|
||||||||
E.V.
Holder, Jr., Director
|
16,720
|
*
|
||||||||
Keith
F. Molihan, Director
|
5,826
|
*
|
||||||||
Marshall
T. Reynolds, Chairman of the Board (4)
|
562,300
|
10.7%
|
|
|||||||
Neal
W. Scaggs, Director
|
6,825
|
*
|
||||||||
Robert
W. Walker, Director & Chief Executive Officer (5)
|
43,572
|
14,251
|
1.1%
|
|
||||||
Thomas
W. Wright, Director
|
33,134
|
*
|
||||||||
Brien
M. Chase, Chief Financial Officer
|
240
|
6,502
|
*
|
|||||||
Dennis
J. Klingensmith, Vice President
|
2,758
|
9,500
|
*
|
|||||||
All
directors and executive officers as a group (11
in number)
|
737,793
|
30,253
|
14.7%
|
|
(1)
|
The
information contained in this column is based upon information furnished
to the Company by the named individuals and the shareholder records
of the
Company. Except where otherwise indicated, this column represents
the
number of shares beneficially owned, which includes shares as to
which a
person has sole or shared voting and/or investment
power.
|
(2)
|
Includes
options that are exercisable or will become exercisable within
60 days of
March 31, 2007.
|
(3)
|
Joint
voting and investment power shared with
spouse.
|
(4)
|
Includes
34,255 shares owned by a controlled corporation and 2,310 shares
owned by
spouse, with respect to which reporting person has no voting or investment
power.
Mr.
Reynolds has pledged 406,870 shares as
collateral.
|
(5)
|
Includes
6,041 shares owned by spouse, with respect to which reporting person
has
no voting or investment power.
|
· |
Has
reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements with
management;
|
· |
Has
discussed with the independent auditors the matters required to be
discussed by Statements on Auditing Standards (SAS) 61 (Codification
of
Statements on Auditing Standards, AU 380);
and
|
· |
Has
received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent
accountants required by Independence Standards Board Standard No.
1
(Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, Independence Discussions
with Audit Committees), and has discussed with the independent accountant
the independent accountant’s
independence.
|
Name
|
Age
|
Position
|
Marshall
T. Reynolds
|
70
|
Chairman
of the Board
|
Robert
W. Walker
|
60
|
President
and Chief Executive Officer
|
Brien
M. Chase
|
42
|
Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
|
Dennis
Klingensmith
|
53
|
Vice
President, Premier
(Chief
Executive Officer, First Central
Bank)
|
Name
and principal position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
Option
Awards
(1)
($)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
|
Change
in
Pension
Value
And
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
|
All
Other
Compensation
(2)
(3)
($)
|
Total
($)
|
Robert
W. Walker
|
2006
|
200,000
|
20,000
|
---
|
20,747
|
---
|
---
|
9,030
|
249,777
|
President and CEO
|
|||||||||
Brien
M. Chase
|
2006
|
92,500
|
10,000
|
---
|
10,373
|
---
|
---
|
3,346
|
116,219
|
Vice President and CFO
|
|||||||||
Dennis
Klingensmith
|
2006
|
117,500
|
12,500
|
---
|
12,480
|
---
|
---
|
5,432
|
147,912
|
Vice President and
|
|||||||||
CEO
First Central Bank(3)
|
(1)
|
The
amounts reported in this column represent the dollar amount recognized
as
expense for financial statement reporting purposes for the year ended
December 31, 2006 for the fair value of stock options granted to
each of
the named executive officers in accordance with FAS 123R. Premier's
option
grants vest in three equal annual installments and therefore the
amount
expensed in 2006 includes the first vesting year of the 2006 option
grant,
the second vesting year of the 2005 option grant and the third vesting
year of the 2004 option grant. Pursuant to SEC rules, the amounts
shown
exclude the impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based
vesting conditions. More information about stock compensation expense,
including the assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts,
is
included in footnote 15 to our audited financial statements for the
fiscal
year ended December 31, 2006 included in our Annual Report on Form
10-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These amounts
reflect
the Company's accounting expense for these awards and do not necessarily
correspond to the actual value that may be ultimately recognized
by the
named executive officers.
|
(2)
|
The
Company provides automobiles to Mr. Walker and Mr. Klingensmith due
to
their extensive travel for business purposes. The Company's expense
for
providing the vehicle for the executive's personal use along with
all
other perquisites does not exceed $10,000 and therefore is not included
in
this table.
|
(3)
|
All
other compensation consists of the Company's matching contributions
to the
executive's 401k plan account and premiums paid by the Company for
the
executive's participation in the Company’s group life insurance program.
|
Estimated
Future Payouts
Under
Non-Equity Incentive
Plan
Awards
|
Estimated
Future Payouts
Under
Equity Incentive Plan
Awards
|
All
Other
Stock
Awards:
|
All
Other
Option
Awards:
|
|
||||||||
Name
|
Grant
Date
|
Threshold
($)
|
Target
($)
|
Maximum
($)
|
Threshold
($)
|
Target
($)
|
Maximum
($)
|
Number
of
Shares
of
Stock
or
Units
(#)
|
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Options
(#)
|
Exercise
or
Base
Price
of
Option
Awards
($/Sh)
|
Grant
Date
Fair
Value
of
Stock and
Option
Awards
($)
|
|
Robert
W. Walker
|
Feb-15-2006
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
5,000
|
16.00
|
26,050
|
|
Brien
M. Chase
|
Feb-15-2006
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
2,500
|
16.00
|
13,025
|
|
Dennis
J. Klingensmith
|
Feb-15-2006
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
3,000
|
16.00
|
15,630
|
(1)
|
Options
awarded in 2006 vest in three equal annual installments beginning
on
February 15, 2007. The exercise price of the options awarded in 2006
was
the closing price on February 15, 2006, the date of grant. The $5.21
per
share grant date fair value of each option awarded was determined
using
SFAS 123R as more fully described in footnote 15 to Premier's December
31,
2006 Financial Statements.
|
Option
Awards
|
Stock
Awards
|
||||||||
Name
|
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Options
(#)
|
Number
of
Securities
Underlying Unexercised
Options
(#)
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
|
Option
Exercise
Price
|
Option
Expiration
|
Number
of
Shares
or
Units
of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
|
Market
Value
of
Shares
or
Units
of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Unearned
Shares,
Units
or
Other Rights
That
Have Not
Vested
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market
or
Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units
or
Other Rights
That
Have Not
Vested
|
Exercisable
|
Unexercisable
|
(#)
|
($)
|
Date
|
(#)
|
($)
|
(#)
|
($)
|
|
Robert
W. Walker
|
0
|
5,000
|
n/a
|
16.00
|
Feb-16-2016
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1,667
|
3,333
|
n/a
|
11.62
|
Jan-19-2015
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
2,667
|
1,333
|
n/a
|
9.30
|
Feb-18-2014
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
3,750
|
0
|
n/a
|
7.96
|
Jan-15-2013
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
1,500
|
0
|
n/a
|
16.50
|
Dec-31-2008
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
Brien
M. Chase
|
0
|
2,500
|
n/a
|
16.00
|
Feb-16-2016
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
834
|
1,666
|
n/a
|
11.62
|
Jan-19-2015
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
1,334
|
666
|
n/a
|
9.30
|
Feb-18-2014
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
2,000
|
0
|
n/a
|
7.96
|
Jan-15-2013
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
Dennis
J. Klingensmith
|
0
|
3,000
|
n/a
|
16.00
|
Feb-16-2016
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1,000
|
2,000
|
n/a
|
11.62
|
Jan-19-2015
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
1,667
|
833
|
n/a
|
9.30
|
Feb-18-2014
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
2,500
|
0
|
n/a
|
7.96
|
Jan-15-2013
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
1,500
|
0
|
n/a
|
16.50
|
Dec-31-2008
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Name
|
Fees
Earned
or
Paid
in
Cash
($)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
|
Change
in
Pension
Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
|
All
Other
Compensation
($)
|
Total
($)
|
Toney
K. Adkins
|
6,000
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
6,000
|
Hosmer
A. Brown, III
|
6,000
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
6,000
|
Edsel
R. Burns
|
6,000
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
6,000
|
E.V.
Holder, Jr.
|
6,000
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
6,000
|
Keith
F. Molihan
|
6,000
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
6,000
|
Marshall
T. Reynolds
|
6,000
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
6,000
|
Neal
W. Scaggs
|
6,000
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
6,000
|
Robert
W. Walker
|
(1)
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
0
|
Thomas
W. Wright
|
6,000
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
6,000
|
(1)
|
In
accordance with Company policy, as an employee of the Company, Mr.
Walker
does not receive any director
compensation.
|
Fiscal
2006
$180,000
|
Fiscal
2005
$180,000
|
Fiscal
2006
$12,000
|
Fiscal
2005
$13,180
|
Fiscal
2006
$28,600
|
Fiscal
2005
$40,040
|
Fiscal
2006
$5,375
|
Fiscal
2005
$5,125
|
1.
|
To
lead the search for individuals qualified to become members of the
board
of directors and to select director nominees to be recommended to
the
board for its approval and to be presented for shareholder approval
at the
annual meeting. The committee shall select individuals as director
nominees who shall have the highest personal and professional integrity,
who shall have demonstrated exceptional ability and judgment and
who shall
be most effective, in conjunction with the other nominees to the
board, in
collectively serving the long-term interests of the
shareholders.
|
2.
|
To
review the board of directors' committee structure and to recommend
to the
board for its approval directors to serve as members of each committee.
The committee shall review and recommend committee slates annually
and
shall recommend additional committee members to fill vacancies as
needed.
|
3.
|
To
review on an annual basis director compensation and
benefits.
|
1.
|
Review
and update this Charter periodically, at least annually, as conditions
dictate.
|
2.
|
Review
the organization's annual financial statements and any reports of
other
financial information submitted to any governmental body or the public,
including any certification, report, opinion, or review rendered
by the
independent accountants.
|
3.
|
Review
the regular internal reports to management prepared by the internal
auditing department and management's
response.
|
4.
|
Review
with financial management and the independent accountants the 10-Q
prior
to its filing or prior to the release of earnings. The Chair of the
Committee may represent the entire Committee for purposes of this
review.
|
5.
|
Be
directly responsible for the appointment, retention, compensation
and
oversight of the external auditors. The external auditors, in their
capacity as independent public accountants, shall be responsible
to the
board of directors and directly to the audit committee as representatives
of the shareholders.
|
6.
|
On
an annual basis, ensure receipt of a formal written statement from
the
external auditors consistent with standards set by the Independence
Standards Board. Additionally, the Committee shall discuss with the
auditor relationships or services that may affect auditor objectivity
or
independence. If the Committee is not satisfied with the auditors’
assurances of independence, it shall take or recommend to the full
board
appropriate action to ensure the independence of the external
auditor.
|
7.
|
At
least annually, review the performance of the independent accountants
and
approve any proposed discharge of the independent accountants when
circumstances warrant.
|
8.
|
Periodically
consult with the independent accountants out of the presence of management
about internal controls and the fullness and accuracy of the
organization's financial
statements.
|
9.
|
At
least annually preapprove all auditing services and non-auditing
services
provided by an external auditor (and shall disclose to investors
in
periodic reports required by Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act
of 1934 any approved non-audit
services).
|
10.
|
In
consultation with the independent accountants and the internal auditors,
review the integrity of the organization's financial reporting processes,
both internal and external, and review any reports of the chief executive
officer, chief financial officer or other officers disclosing (i)
significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which could adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial data and (ii) any fraud, whether or
not
material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the company’s internal controls.
|
11.
|
Consider
the independent accountants' judgment about the quality and
appropriateness of the Corporation's accounting principles as applied
in
its financial reporting.
|
12.
|
Consider
and approve, if appropriate, major changes to the Corporation's auditing
and accounting principles and practices as suggested by the independent
accountants, management or the internal auditing
department.
|
13.
|
Establish
regular and separate systems of reporting to the Audit Committee
by each
of management, the independent accountants and the internal auditors
regarding any significant judgments made in management's preparation
of
the financial statements and the view of each as to appropriateness
of
such judgments.
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14.
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Following
completion of the annual audit, review separately with each of management,
the independent accountants and the internal auditing department
any
significant difficulties encountered during the course of the audit,
including any restrictions of the scope of work or access to required
information.
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15.
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Review
any significant disagreement among management and the independent
accountants or the internal auditing department in connection with
the
preparation of the financial
statements.
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16.
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Review
with the independent accountants, the internal auditing department
and
management the extent to which changes or improvements to financial
or
accounting practices, as approved by the Audit Committee, have been
implemented. (This review should be conducted at an appropriate time
subsequent to implementation of changes or improvements, as decided
by the
Committee.)
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17.
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Establish,
review and update periodically a Code of Ethical conduct and ensure
that
management has established a system to enforce this
code.
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18.
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Review
management's monitoring of the Corporation's compliance with the
organization's Ethical Code, and ensure management has the proper
review
system in place to ensure Corporation's financial statements, reports
and
other financial information disseminated to governmental organizations,
and the public satisfy legal
requirements.
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19.
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Review
activities, organizational structure, and qualifications of the internal
audit department.
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20.
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Review,
with the organization's counsel, legal compliance matters including
corporate securities trading
policies.
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21.
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Review,
with the organization's counsel, any legal matter that could have
a
significant impact on the organization's financial
statements.
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(A)
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the
receipt, retention, and treatment of complaints received by the
Corporation regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or
auditing matters; and
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(B)
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the
confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Corporation
of
concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing
matters.
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23.
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Perform
any other activities consistent with this Charter, the Corporation's
By-laws and governing law, as the Committee or the Board deem necessary
or
appropriate.
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(14)
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“Family
Member” means a person’s spouse, parents, children and siblings, whether
by blood, marriage or adoption, or anyone residing in such person’s
home.
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(15)
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“Independent
director” means a person other than an officer or employee of the company
or its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship,
which,
in the opinion of the company’s board of directors, would interfere with
the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities
of a director. The following persons shall not be considered
independent:
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(A)
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a
director who is, or at any time during the past three years was,
employed
by the company or by any parent or subsidiary of the company for
the
current year or any of the past three
years;
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(B)
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a
director who accepts or who has a Family Member who has accepted
any
payments from the company or any parent or subsidiary of the company
in
excess of $60,000 during the current or any of the past three fiscal
years, other than the following: (i) compensation for board or
board
committee service; (ii) payments arising solely from investments
in the
company’s securities; (iii) compensation paid to a Family Member who is
a
non-executive employee of the company or a parent or subsidiary
of the
company; (iv) benefits under a tax-qualified retirement plan, or
non-discretionary compensation; (v) loans permitted under Section
13(k) of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. (provided, however, that
audit
committee members are subject to heightened requirements under
NASD Rule
4350(d) (see (G) below);
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(C)
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a
director who is a Family Member of an individual who is, or
at any time
during the past three years was, employed by the company or
by any parent
or subsidiary of the company as an executive
officer;
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(D)
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director
who is, or has a Family Member who is, a partner in, or a
controlling
shareholder or an executive officer of, any organization
to which the
company made, or from which the company received, payments
for property or
services in the current or any of the past three fiscal years
that exceed
5% of the recipient’s consolidated gross revenues for that year, or
$200,000, whichever is more, other than the following:
(i) payments
arising solely from investments in the company’s securities;
or
(ii) payments
under non-discretionary charitable contribution matching
programs.
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(E)
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a
director of the listed company who is, or has a Family
Member who is
employed as an executive officer of another entity where
at any time
during the past three years any of the executive officers
of the listed
company serve on the compensation committee of such other
entity;
or
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(F)
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a
director who is or has a Family Member who is a current partner
of the
company’s outside auditor, or was a partner or employee of the company’s
outside auditor who worked on the company’s audit at any time during any
of the past three years.
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(G)
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a
director who, other than in his capacity as a member of the
audit
committee, the board of directors or any other board committee
of the
corporation, accepts directly or indirectly any consulting,
advisory or
other compensatory fee from the company or any subsidiary,
or is an
affiliated person of the company or any
subsidiary.
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1.
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To
assist the board in developing and evaluating potential candidates
for
executive positions and to oversee the development of executive succession
plans.
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2.
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To
recommend to the board of directors for approval the chief executive
officer's annual compensation, including salary, bonus, incentive
and
equity compensation. The chief executive officer may not be present
during
the committee's deliberations or voting on his compensation.
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3.
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To
review and recommend to the board of directors for approval on an
annual
basis the evaluation process and compensation structure for the company's
officers. The committee shall evaluate the performance of the company's
senior executive officers and shall recommend to the board of directors
the annual compensation, including salary, bonus, incentive and equity
compensation, for such senior executive officers. The committee shall
also
provide oversight of management's decisions concerning the performance
and
compensation of other company officers.
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4.
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To
review the company's incentive compensation and other stock-based
plans
and recommend changes in such plans to the board as needed. The committee
shall have and shall exercise all the authority of the board of directors
with respect to the administration of such plans.
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5.
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To
prepare and publish an annual executive compensation report in the
company's proxy statement.
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T
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PLEASE
MARK VOTES
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PROXY
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With-
For All
For
hold
Except
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AS
IN THIS EXAMPLE
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PREMIER
FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.
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PROXY
FOR 2007 ANNUAL MEETING
OF
SHAREHOLDERS
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1. ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS:
To elect as directors the following nine (9)
nominees:
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£ £ £
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KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
the undersigned shareholder of PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.
(“Company”), Huntington, West Virginia, does hereby nominate, constitute
and appoint
E.V.
HOLDER, JR. and KEITH F. MOLIHAN
or
any
of them (with full power to act alone), my true and lawful attorney(s)
and
proxy(ies) with full power of substitution, for me and in my
name, place
and stead, to vote all of the Common Stock of the company standing
in my
name on its books at the close of business on May 2, 2007, at
the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders to be held at the Pullman Plaza Hotel,
1001 3rd
Avenue, Huntington, West Virginia, on June 20, 2007, at 10:30
a.m.
(eastern daylight time), and at any adjournment thereof, with
all the
powers the undersigned would possess if personally present as
follows:
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Toney
K. Adkins Hosmer
A. Brown,
III
Edsel
R.
Burns
E.V.
Holder,
Jr. Keith
F. Molihan Marshall
T. Reynolds
Neal
W.
Scaggs Robert
W.
Walker Thomas
W.
Wright
INSTRUCTION:
To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, mark
“For All
Except” and write that nominee’s name in the space provided
below.
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2. RATIFICATION
OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.
To ratify the appointment of Crowe Chizek and Company LLC as
the Company’s
independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2007.
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Fo
For
Against
Abstain
£ £ £
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3. OTHER
BUSINESS.
To
transact such other matters as may properly be brought before
the Annual
Meeting or any adjournment thereof. (The Board of Directors does
not know
of any such other matters).
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” ALL OF THE NOMINEES LISTED IN
ITEM 1 AND A VOTE “FOR” ITEM 2.
Information
regarding the matters to be acted upon at the meeting is contained
in the
Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the Proxy Statement
accompanying this proxy.
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Please
be sure to sign and date
this
Proxy in the box below.
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Date
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This
proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors and will be voted
as
specified and in accordance with the accompanying proxy statement.
If no
instruction is indicated, then the above named proxies, or any
one of
them, will vote the shares represented “FOR” all of the nominees listed in
Item #1 and “FOR” Item #2 and in accordance with their discretion on any
other business that may properly come before the
meeting.
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Stockholder
sign
above
Co-holder (if any) sign above
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Ã
Detach above card, sign, date and mail in postage paid envelope
provided.
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PREMIER
FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.
HUNTINGTON,
WEST VIRGINIA
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Please
sign above exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on your stock certificate(s).
When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or
guardian,
please give full title. If more than one trustee, all should
sign. All
joint owners must sign.
An
addressed, postage prepaid envelope is enclosed for your convenience
in
promptly returning your proxy to the Company. The prompt return
of your
proxy will help the Company avoid additional costs in soliciting
proxies.
PLEASE
ACT PROMPTLY
SIGN,
DATE & MAIL YOUR PROXY CARD TODAY
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IF
YOUR ADDRESS HAS CHANGED, PLEASE CORRECT THE ADDRESS IN THE SPACE
PROVIDED
BELOW AND RETURN THIS PORTION WITH THE PROXY IN THE ENVELOPE
PROVIDED.
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