2010-9955. Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies

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 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 office 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 May 14, 2010.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (Nadine Wallman, Vice President) 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101-2566:

1. Hometown Bancshares, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (Tammy Rae Waggoner, Trustee), Middlebourne, West Virginia, to retain control of 10.77 percent of the outstanding voting shares of Hometown Bancshares, Inc., Middlebourne, West Virginia, and thereby retain shares of Union Bank, Middlebourne, West Virginia.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,

April 26, 2010.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.