2012-30525. Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company

The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for that notice or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Comments must be received not later than January 3, 2013.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Yvonne Sparks, Community Development Officer) P.O. Box 442, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-2034:

1. Michael Cripps, individually and as a member of a group acting in concert which consists of Michael Cripps, Helen Cripps, Sarah Cripps, and Troy Cripps, all of Murphysboro, Illinois; to acquire voting shares of First of Murphysboro Corp., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of The First Bank and Trust Company of Murphysboro, both in Murphysboro, Illinois.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 14, 2012.

Margaret McCloskey Shanks,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.