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Market Cap:$27.7M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$31.6M
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ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. (the "Registrant") is a one-bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. The Registrant was incorporated on February 24, 1986, as a Michigan corporation. The Registrant was formed to create a bank holding company for the purpose of acquiring all of the capital stock of ChoiceOne Bank (formerly Sparta State Bank), which became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant on April 6, 1987. The Registrant's only subsidiary and significant asset as of December 31, 2008, was ChoiceOne Bank (the "Bank"). Effective January 1, 1996, the Bank acquired all of the outstanding common stock of ChoiceOne Insurance Agencies, Inc. (formerly Bradford Insurance Centre, Ltd.), an independent insurance agency headquartered in Sparta, Michigan (the "Insurance Agency"). Effective January 1, 2002, the Bank formed ChoiceOne Mortgage Company of Michigan (the "Mortgage Company"). In December 2008, the operations of the Mortgage Company were consolidated into the Bank and the Mortgage Company subsidiary was eliminated. The Bank also owns a 25% interest in a non-banking corporation, West Shore Computer Services, Inc., a data processing firm located in Scottville, Michigan. Effective November 1, 2006, the Registrant merged with Valley Ridge Financial Corp. ("VRFC"), a single-bank holding company for Valley Ridge Bank ("VRB"). ...

President and Chief Executive Officer
Frank G. Berris
Number of Employees 116
Contact Information

109 E Division St

Sparta, Michigan 49345

choiceone.com

(616) 887-7366

NAICS Code Commercial Banking: 522110

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Frank G. Berris President and Chief Executive Officer
James A. Bosserd President & CEO
Paul L. Johnson President
Louis Knooihuizen Senior Vice President
Michael McHugh Senior Vice President
Mary J. Johnson Vice President of The Bank
Thomas L. Lampen Vice President
Linda R. Pitsch Secretary

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Jon E. Pike Chair of Board
Dennis Nelson Board of Directors
Donald VanSingel Vice Chairman
Gary Gust Board of Directors
Jerome B. Arends Board of Directors
K. Timothy Bull Board of Directors
Nels W. Nyblad Board of Directors
Sheila Clark Board of Directors
Stuart Goodfellow Board of Directors

Frank G. Berris (age 62) is President and Chief Executive Officer of and owns American Gas & Oil, Inc., a distributor of petroleum products and operator of gas stations. Mr. Berris is also a member of the Michigan Petroleum Association/Michigan Association of Convenience Stores. Mr. Berris has been a director of ChoiceOne and the Bank since August 1991.

Organization Position Status
ChoiceOne Financial Services President and Chief Executive Officer Current
ChoiceOne Financial Services Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
ChoiceOne Financial Services President & CEO Current
Michigan Ffa Foundation Board Vice Chairman, President & CEO, Choiceone Bank Current
ChoiceOne Financial Services Board of Directors Current
Michigan Ffa Foundation Director Current
ChoiceOne Bank President Former
Huntington National Bank Senior Vice President, Private Banking Manager Former
West Shore Computer Services, Inc. Director Former

Organization Position Status
ChoiceOne Financial Services President Current
ChoiceOne Financial Services Board of Directors Former

Louis D. Knooihuizen (age 59) has been Senior Vice President, Commercial Loans of the Bank since December 2001. Mr. Knooihuizen was elected an officer of ChoiceOne Mortgage Company of Michigan from 2003 until December 2008. Prior to his employment with ChoiceOne, Mr. Knooihuizen was employed by Bank West, a commercial bank in Grand Rapids, Michigan, as Senior Vice President, Commercial Loans from 1999 to 2001 and by National City Bank, a commercial bank, as Vice President, Commercial Loans from 1995 to 1999. Mr. Knooihuizen also serves as a director of Mid-Michigan Banking Group and Sparta Rotary.

Organization Position Status
ChoiceOne Financial Services Senior Vice President Current
Bank West Senior Vice President, Commercial Loans Former
Bank West Vice President, Commercial Loans Former

Michael E. McHugh (age 59) has been employed by the Bank as a Senior Vice President since the Merger. Prior to the Merger, Mr. McHugh was a director of Valley Ridge and Valley Ridge Bank and/or Kent City since 1989. Mr. McHugh was Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Valley Ridge. Mr. McHugh was also an Executive Vice President of Valley Ridge Bank (and, before the Consolidation, Kent City) since 1987.

Organization Position Status
ChoiceOne Financial Services Senior Vice President Current

Mary J. Johnson (age 45) has been a Vice President of the Bank since September 1998. Prior to that, Ms. Johnson was employed by the Bank, serving in various management and executive capacities since April 1993. Ms. Johnson serves as an officer of Johnson & Johnson Builders, Inc., a construction company.

Organization Position Status
ChoiceOne Financial Services Vice President of The Bank Current

Thomas L. Lampen (age 53), a Certified Public Accountant, has been Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Bank since January 1992 and Treasurer of ChoiceOne since April 1987. Mr. Lampen has been the Treasurer of ChoiceOne Insurance Agencies, Inc. since January 1996 and the Treasurer of ChoiceOne Mortgage Company of Michigan from January 2002 until December 2008. Prior to his employment with ChoiceOne, Mr. Lampen was employed by Grant Thornton, a national accounting firm.

Organization Position Status
ChoiceOne Financial Services Vice President Current
ChoiceOne Financial Services Treasurer Current
ChoiceOne Financial Services Treasurer Former

Linda R. Pitsch was a director of ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. and ChoiceOne Bank from December 1994 until the Merger. Ms. Pitsch has served as Secretary of ChoiceOne and the Bank since February 1995. Ms. Pitsch also has served as Senior Vice President and Cashier of the Bank since January 1993. Ms. Pitsch has been an employee of the Bank since September 1969, serving in various management and executive capacities. Ms. Pitsch is a director of ChoiceOne Mortgage Company of Michigan and has served as its Secretary since January 2002. Ms. Pitsch has been a director and Secretary of ChoiceOne Insurance Agencies, Inc. since December 1998. Ms. Pitsch is an instructor at Davenport University, and President and a director of Strawberry Pines Condominium Association.

Organization Position Status
ChoiceOne Financial Services Secretary Current
Davenport University Instructor Current
ChoiceOne Financial Services Secretary Current

Organization Position Status
ChoiceOne Financial Services Chair of Board Current
ChoiceOne Financial Services Director Current

Dennis Nelson has been a director of ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. and ChoiceOne Bank since the merger with Valley Ridge Financial Corp. and was a director of Valley Ridge Bank after its consolidation with The Grant State Bank, a director of Valley Ridge since it merged with Community Bank Corporation on July 1, 1996 and a director of Community Bank Corporation and The Grant State Bank, the subsidiary bank of Community, from 1985 until the Valley Ridge/Community merger. Mr. Nelson is a dentist practicing in Grant, Michigan.

Organization Position Status
ChoiceOne Financial Services Board of Directors Current

Donald VanSingel has been a director of ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. and ChoiceOne Bank since the merger with Valley Ridge Financial Corp. and, prior to that, was Vice Chairman and a director of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. since the merger of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. with Community Bank Corporation, a director of Valley Ridge Bank after its consolidation with The Grant State Bank, Chairman of Community Bank Corporation and The Grant State Bank from 1982 until the Valley Ridge/Community merger, and a director of Community Bank Corporation and The Grant State Bank from 1973 until the Valley Ridge/Community merger. Mr. VanSingel has been a consultant for Governmental Consultant Services, Inc. since 1993. Prior to that, Mr. VanSingel served in the Michigan House of Representatives.

Organization Position Status
ChoiceOne Financial Services Vice Chairman Current
ChoiceOne Financial Services Board of Directors Current

Gary Gust has been a director of ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. and ChoiceOne Bank since the merger with Valley Ridge Financial Corp. and, prior to that, was a director of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. and Valley Ridge Bank/Kent City State Bank, which was consolidated with The Grant State Bank on December 6, 1996, to form Valley Ridge Bank, since 1991. Mr. Gust is President and sole shareholder of Gust Construction Company, a general contractor.

Organization Position Status
ChoiceOne Financial Services Board of Directors Current

Jerome B. Arends has been a director of ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. and ChoiceOne Bank since the merger with Valley Ridge Financial Corp. and, prior to that, was a director of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. and Valley Ridge Bank/Kent City State Bank since 1987. Mr. Arends was Chief Executive Officer and President of Ravenna Farm Equipment, Inc., a distributor of farm implements and equipment, until early 1999. Mr. Arends was Store Manager and a salesman for Kent Power Equipment, Inc., a distributor of farm equipment, from 1999 until his retirement in 2000.

Organization Position Status
ChoiceOne Financial Services Board of Directors Current

K. Timothy Bull has been a director of ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. and ChoiceOne Bank since the merger with Valley Ridge Financial Corp. and, prior to that, was a director of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. and Valley Ridge Bank/Kent City State Bank since 1993 and was also a director of Valley Ridge and Kent City from 1988 until 1991. Mr. Bull is President and sole shareholder of Moon Lake Orchards, Inc., a producer of fruit.

Organization Position Status
ChoiceOne Financial Services Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
ChoiceOne Financial Services Board of Directors Current

Sheila Clark (age 53) has been a Senior Vice President of the Bank since January 2007, was a Vice President of the Bank since the Merger and, prior to that, was a Vice President of Valley Ridge Bank since June 1999. Ms. Clark has been employed by either the Bank or Valley Ridge Bank since July of 1982 serving in various management and executive capacities. Ms. Clark was employed by Sparta State Bank (now the Bank) from Fall 1973 to Spring 1979. Ms. Clark also serves as a director of Mid-Michigan Banking Group.

Organization Position Status
ChoiceOne Financial Services Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
ChoiceOne Financial Services Board of Directors Current
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     COFS $8.50 0.00 (0.00% )
Average Volume 820
Shares Outstanding 3.26M
Market Cap 27.7M
Year High 10.01
Year Low 4.85
Earnings Per Share 0.30
P/E Ratio 28.33
Dividend 0.48
Yield 5.65
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