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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 20, 2007  &nbsp; &nbsp; Registration No. 333-__________ </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION <BR>Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>FORM S-8 </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>UNDER<BR>THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933 </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>Macatawa Bank
Corporation  </FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1><I>(Exact Name of
Registrant as Specified in its Charter) </I></FONT></P>


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<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Michigan</B><BR><I>(State or Other Jurisdiction of<BR>Incorporation or Organization)</I></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>38-3391345</B><BR>
<I>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>Identification Number)</I></FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>10753 Macatawa Drive,
Holland, Michigan 49424 </B><BR><I>(address of
principal executive offices) </I></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>AMENDED AND RESTATED
MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION <BR>EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN</B> <BR><I>(full title of plan) </I></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Benj. A. Smith,
III<BR>Macatawa Bank Corporation <BR>10753 Macatawa Drive<BR>Holland,
Michigan 49424 <BR>(616) 820-1444 </B><BR><I>(Name, address,
including zip code, and telephone number,<BR>including area code, of agent for service) </I></FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><I>With copy to:</I><BR>Harvey Koning, Esquire
<BR>Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt &amp; Howlett LLP <BR>Bridgewater Place<BR>P.O.
Box 352 <BR>Grand Rapids, Michigan
49501-0352 <BR>(616) 336-6000 </FONT></H1>

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<B>CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>  </FONT></TD>
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     <TH COLSPAN=3><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Title of Securities <BR>Being Registered</FONT></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=3><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amount Being Registered</FONT></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=3><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Proposed Maximum Offering Price <BR>Per Share<FONT SIZE=1><SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></FONT></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=3><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Proposed Maximum Aggregate <BR>Offering Price<FONT SIZE=1><SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></FONT></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=3><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amount of <BR>Registration Fee</FONT></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=22% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Common Stock, no par value</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=17% ALIGN=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>200,000 shares<FONT SIZE=1><SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=17% ALIGN=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$                18.76</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=17% ALIGN=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$            3,752,000</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=17% ALIGN=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$               116.00</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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          Represents an additional 200,000 shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance
          under the Amended and Restated Macatawa Bank Corporation Employee Stock Purchase
          Plan. This Registration Statement also covers such indeterminable additional
          number of shares as may be issuable under the Amended and Restated Macatawa Bank
          Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan by reason of adjustments to the number
          of shares covered thereby. </FONT></TD>
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          For the purpose of computing the registration fee only, the price shown is based
          upon the price of $18.76 per share, the average of the high and low sales prices
          for the Common Stock of Macatawa Bank Corporation as reported in the NASDAQ
          Global Select Market on March 19, 2007, in accordance with Rule 457(c) and
          (h)(1). </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement shall cover such additional securities as may be offered or issued to prevent
dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART I </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Information required by Part I to be
contained in the Section 10(a) Prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in
accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Note to Part I of Form
S-8. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 3. Incorporation
of Documents by Reference </B></FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Macatawa Bank Corporation (the
&#147;Company&#148;) hereby incorporates by reference in this Registration Statement the
following documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission: </FONT></P>

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          The Company&#146;s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K filed pursuant to Section
          13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; </FONT></TD>
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          All other reports or documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, since the end of the fiscal year
          covered by the Annual Report on Form 10-K referenced to in (a) above; and </FONT></TD>
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          The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock is contained in the
          Company&#146;s Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 12 of the
          Exchange Act and is incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference,
          including any subsequent amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating
          such description. </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>All other documents subsequently
filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part of
this Registration Statement from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this Registration
Statement or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 4. Description of
Securities </B></FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The class of securities to be offered
is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers </B></FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sections
561-571 of the Michigan Business Corporation Act, as amended (the &#147;MBCA&#148;), grant
the Company broad powers to indemnify any person in connection with legal proceedings
brought against him by reason of his present or past status as an officer or director of
the Company, provided that the person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful. The MBCA also gives the Company broad powers to indemnify any such person
against expenses and reasonable settlement payments in connection with any action by or in
the right of the Company, provided the person acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, except
that no indemnification may be made if such person is adjudged to be liable to the Company
unless and only to the extent the court in which such action was brought determines upon
application that, despite such adjudication, but in view of all the circumstances of the
case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for reasonable expenses as
the court deems proper. In addition, to the extent that any such person is successful in
the defense of any such legal proceeding, the Company is required by the MBCA to indemnify
him against expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, that are actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection therewith. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation contain provisions entitling directors and
executive officers of the Company to indemnification against certain liabilities and
expenses to the full extent permitted by Michigan law. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under
an insurance policy maintained by the Company, the directors and officers of the Company
are insured within the limits and subject to the limitations of the policy, against
certain expenses in connection with the defense of certain claims, actions, suits or
proceedings, and certain liabilities which might be imposed as a result of such claims,
actions, suits or proceedings, which may be brought against them by reason of being or
having been such directors and officers. </FONT></P>

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Registration Claimed </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 8. Exhibits </B></FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Reference is made to the Exhibit
Index which appears on Page 7. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 9. Undertakings </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=95% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:  </FONT></TD>
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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
          post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

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               <TD WIDTH=95%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
               To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
               1933; </FONT></P></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=95%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
               To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
               date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
               thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represents a fundamental
               change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement; and </FONT></P></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=95%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
               To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
               previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to
               such information in the Registration Statement; </FONT></P></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I>, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if information required to be included in
a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by
the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
          1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
          registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
          offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
          <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
          securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
          offering. </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
          any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
          registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of
          the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
          employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
          Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
          Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
          relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
          at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering
          thereof. </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
          1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the
          registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
          has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
          such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
          therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
          such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
          or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
          successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
          director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
          registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
          has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
          jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
          policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
          such issue. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Holland, State of Michigan, on the
5th day of March, 2007. </FONT></P>


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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION</B><BR><BR>
<BR>By: /s/ Jon W. Swets<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jon W. Swets, Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,</B> that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints Benj. A. Smith, III and Jon W. Swets, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other regulatory authority, granting
unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing required and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully
to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
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/s/ Benj. A. Smith, III<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Benj. A. Smith, III, Principal Executive Officer and Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
/s/ G. Thomas Boylan<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
G. Thomas Boylan, Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Robert E. DenHerder<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Robert E. DenHerder, Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
/s/ John F. Koetje<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
John F. Koetje, Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Philip J. Koning<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Philip J. Koning, President and Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
/s/ Arend D. Lubbers<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Arend D. Lubbers, Director</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>Exhibit No.</B></U></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
<U><B>Description</B></U> </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.1 </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Articles of Incorporation of Macatawa Bank Corporation, as amended, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Macatawa Bank Corporation Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 and by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Macatawa Bank
Corporation Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.2 </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Bylaws of Macatawa Bank Corporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the
Macatawa Bank Corporation Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-45755)
and by reference to the Amendment to the Bylaws attached as Exhibit 3.2 to the Macatawa
Bank Corporation Form 8-K dated February 15, 2007 </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.3 </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Specimen
Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Macatawa Bank
                         Corporation Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration
No. 333-45755)) </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.4 </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Amended
and Restated Macatawa Bank Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan, incorporated
                         by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Macatawa Bank Corporation
Form 8-K dated February 15, 2007 </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>5.1 </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Opinion
of Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt &amp; Howlett LLP regarding legality of securities being
registered </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.1 </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.2 </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Power
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Macatawa Bank Corporation Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 20, 2007      Registration No. 333-__________
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933
Macatawa Bank
Corporation
(Exact Name of
Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Michigan
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
38-3391345
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
10753 Macatawa Drive,
Holland, Michigan 49424
(address of
principal executive offices)
AMENDED AND RESTATED
MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(full title of plan)
Benj. A. Smith,
III
Macatawa Bank Corporation
10753 Macatawa Drive
Holland,
Michigan 49424
(616) 820-1444
(Name, address,
including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
With copy to:
Harvey Koning, Esquire
Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP
Bridgewater Place
P.O.
Box 352
Grand Rapids, Michigan
49501-0352
(616) 336-6000
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
Being Registered
Amount Being Registered
Proposed Maximum Offering Price
Per Share
(2)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate
Offering Price
(2)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, no par value
200,000 shares
(1)
$                18.76
$            3,752,000
$               116.00
(1)
Represents an additional 200,000 shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance
          under the Amended and Restated Macatawa Bank Corporation Employee Stock Purchase
          Plan. This Registration Statement also covers such indeterminable additional
          number of shares as may be issuable under the Amended and Restated Macatawa Bank
          Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan by reason of adjustments to the number
          of shares covered thereby.
(2)
For the purpose of computing the registration fee only, the price shown is based
          upon the price of $18.76 per share, the average of the high and low sales prices
          for the Common Stock of Macatawa Bank Corporation as reported in the NASDAQ
          Global Select Market on March 19, 2007, in accordance with Rule 457(c) and
          (h)(1).
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement shall cover such additional securities as may be offered or issued to prevent
dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Information required by Part I to be
contained in the Section 10(a) Prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in
accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Note to Part I of Form
S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation
of Documents by Reference
Macatawa Bank Corporation (the
"Company") hereby incorporates by reference in this Registration Statement the
following documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission:
(a)
The Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K filed pursuant to Section
          13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
(b)
All other reports or documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, since the end of the fiscal year
          covered by the Annual Report on Form 10-K referenced to in (a) above; and
(c)
The description of the Company's Common Stock is contained in the
          Company's Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 12 of the
          Exchange Act and is incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference,
          including any subsequent amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating
          such description.
All other documents subsequently
filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part of
this Registration Statement from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this Registration
Statement or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of
Securities
The class of securities to be offered
is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
Item 5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
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Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Sections
561-571 of the Michigan Business Corporation Act, as amended (the "MBCA"), grant
the Company broad powers to indemnify any person in connection with legal proceedings
brought against him by reason of his present or past status as an officer or director of
the Company, provided that the person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful. The MBCA also gives the Company broad powers to indemnify any such person
against expenses and reasonable settlement payments in connection with any action by or in
the right of the Company, provided the person acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, except
that no indemnification may be made if such person is adjudged to be liable to the Company
unless and only to the extent the court in which such action was brought determines upon
application that, despite such adjudication, but in view of all the circumstances of the
case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for reasonable expenses as
the court deems proper. In addition, to the extent that any such person is successful in
the defense of any such legal proceeding, the Company is required by the MBCA to indemnify
him against expenses, including attorneys' fees, that are actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection therewith.
The
Company's Articles of Incorporation contain provisions entitling directors and
executive officers of the Company to indemnification against certain liabilities and
expenses to the full extent permitted by Michigan law.
Under
an insurance policy maintained by the Company, the directors and officers of the Company
are insured within the limits and subject to the limitations of the policy, against
certain expenses in connection with the defense of certain claims, actions, suits or
proceedings, and certain liabilities which might be imposed as a result of such claims,
actions, suits or proceedings, which may be brought against them by reason of being or
having been such directors and officers.
Item 7. Exemption from
Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
Reference is made to the Exhibit
Index which appears on Page 7.
Item 9. Undertakings
(a)
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)       
          To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
          post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)       
               To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
               1933;
(ii)       
               To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
               date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
               thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represents a fundamental
               change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement; and
(iii)       
               To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
               previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to
               such information in the Registration Statement;
provided, however
, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if information required to be included in
a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by
the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
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(2)       
          That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
          1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
          registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
          offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3)       
          To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
          securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
          offering.
(b)    
          The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
          any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
          registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of
          the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
          employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
          Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
          Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
          relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
          at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering
          thereof.
(c)    
          Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
          1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the
          registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
          has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
          such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
          therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
          such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
          or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
          successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
          director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
          registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
          has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
          jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
          policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
          such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Holland, State of Michigan, on the
5th day of March, 2007.
MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
By: /s/ Jon W. Swets
——————————————
Jon W. Swets, Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints Benj. A. Smith, III and Jon W. Swets, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other regulatory authority, granting
unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing required and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully
to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed below on March 5, 2007 by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
/s/ Benj. A. Smith, III
——————————————
Benj. A. Smith, III, Principal Executive Officer and Director
/s/ G. Thomas Boylan
——————————————
G. Thomas Boylan, Director
/s/ Robert E. DenHerder
——————————————
Robert E. DenHerder, Director
/s/ John F. Koetje
——————————————
John F. Koetje, Director
/s/ Philip J. Koning
——————————————
Philip J. Koning, President and Director
/s/ Arend D. Lubbers
——————————————
Arend D. Lubbers, Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Articles of Incorporation of Macatawa Bank Corporation, as amended, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Macatawa Bank Corporation Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 and by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Macatawa Bank
Corporation Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006
4.2
Bylaws of Macatawa Bank Corporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the
Macatawa Bank Corporation Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-45755)
and by reference to the Amendment to the Bylaws attached as Exhibit 3.2 to the Macatawa
Bank Corporation Form 8-K dated February 15, 2007
4.3
Specimen
Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Macatawa Bank
                         Corporation Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration
No. 333-45755))
4.4
Amended
and Restated Macatawa Bank Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan, incorporated
                         by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Macatawa Bank Corporation
Form 8-K dated February 15, 2007
5.1
Opinion
of Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP regarding legality of securities being
registered
23.1
Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent
of Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power
of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement)
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