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AUBURN NATIONAL BANCORPORATION, INC - Quarter Report: 2006 June (Form 10-Q)

Form 10-Q
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2006

 


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-Q

 


(Mark One)

x Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006

 

¨ Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act

For the transition period              to             

Commission File Number: 0-26486

 


Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 


 

Delaware   63-0885779

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

100 N. Gay Street

Auburn, Alabama 36830

(334) 821-9200

(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)

 

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes   x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer   ¨        Accelerated filer  ¨        Non-accelerated filer  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Class

  

Outstanding at July 31, 2006

Common Stock, $.01 par value per share

   3,777,647 shares

 



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AUBURN NATIONAL BANCORPORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

INDEX

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Item 1 Financial Statements

  
 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005

   3
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited) for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

   4
 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006

   5
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

   6
 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

   7

Item 2    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   8

Item 3    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   17

Item 4    Controls and Procedures

   17

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1A Risk Factors

   18

Item 2    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   18

Item 4    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   18

Item 6    Exhibits

   19

 

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AUBURN NATIONAL BANCORPORATION, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARY

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005

(Unaudited)

 

      6/30/2006     12/31/2005  
Assets     

Cash and due from banks

   $ 15,339,189     13,704,096  

Federal funds sold

     16,105,000     10,237,409  
              

Cash and cash equivalents

     31,444,189     23,941,505  
              

Interest-earning deposits with other banks

     1,336,090     2,140,856  

Investment securities held to maturity (fair value of $564,939 and $636,962 at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively)

     564,131     633,478  

Investment securities available for sale

     290,954,324     274,327,424  

Loans held for sale

     3,224,293     1,400,269  

Loans

     294,320,284     282,059,247  

Less allowance for loan losses

     (3,987,871 )   (3,843,374 )
              

Loans, net

     290,332,413     278,215,873  
              

Premises and equipment, net

     2,293,473     2,428,619  

Rental property, net

     1,644,324     1,236,583  

Other assets

     28,485,093     23,829,154  
              

Total assets

   $ 650,278,330     608,153,761  
              

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Deposits:

    

Noninterest-bearing

   $ 78,489,617     70,784,282  

Interest-bearing

     411,775,335     384,211,006  
              

Total deposits

     490,264,952     454,995,288  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     8,518,822     1,731,391  

Other borrowed funds

     98,196,131     98,205,256  

Note payable to Trust

     7,217,000     7,217,000  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     1,953,252     2,050,348  
              

Total liabilities

     606,150,157     564,199,283  
              

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock of $.01 par value; authorized 200,000 shares; issued shares – none

     —       —    

Common stock of $.01 par value; authorized 8,500,000 shares; issued 3,957,135 shares

     39,571     39,571  

Additional paid-in capital

     3,735,803     3,734,425  

Retained earnings

     49,085,186     46,918,896  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

     (5,690,406 )   (3,981,772 )

Less treasury stock at cost, 174,268 and 162,119 shares at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively

     (3,041,981 )   (2,756,642 )
              

Total stockholders’ equity

     44,128,173     43,954,478  
              

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 650,278,330     608,153,761  
              

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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AUBURN NATIONAL BANCORPORATION, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARY

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,
     2006    2005     2006    2005

Interest and dividend income:

          

Loans, including fees

   $ 5,303,296    4,421,849     10,272,359    8,564,486

Investment securities:

          

Taxable

     2,791,295    2,380,866     5,268,364    4,784,055

Tax-exempt

     522,473    451,834     1,038,516    888,938

Federal funds sold

     44,848    59,436     172,892    110,986

Interest-earning deposits with other banks

     6,754    15,584     13,586    20,399
                      

Total interest and dividend income

     8,668,666    7,329,569     16,765,717    14,368,864
                      

Interest expense:

          

Deposits

     3,618,217    2,496,522     6,902,178    4,675,590

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     119,361    16,999     154,951    32,665

Other borrowings

     1,166,023    1,183,851     2,292,072    2,347,138
                      

Total interest expense

     4,903,601    3,697,372     9,349,201    7,055,393
                      

Net interest income

     3,765,065    3,632,197     7,416,516    7,313,471

Provision for loan losses

     105,000    150,000     210,000    300,000
                      

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     3,660,065    3,482,197     7,206,516    7,013,471
                      

Noninterest income:

          

Service charges on deposit accounts

     349,548    389,120     692,094    747,155

Investment securities gains (losses), net

     11,631    (6,005 )   43,425    7,175

Other

     761,677    1,251,772     1,563,752    2,618,108
                      

Total noninterest income

     1,122,856    1,634,887     2,299,271    3,372,438
                      

Noninterest expense:

          

Salaries and benefits

     1,340,396    1,307,330     2,781,727    2,723,036

Net occupancy expense

     266,863    275,070     534,430    557,216

Other

     847,185    1,478,470     1,684,022    2,990,565
                      

Total noninterest expense

     2,454,444    3,060,870     5,000,179    6,270,817
                      

Earnings before income taxes

     2,328,477    2,056,214     4,505,608    4,115,092

Income tax expense

     595,487    521,681     1,128,374    1,001,098
                      

Net earnings

   $ 1,732,990    1,534,533     3,377,234    3,113,994
                      

Basic and diluted earnings per share:

   $ 0.46    0.40     0.89    0.81
                      

Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic

     3,783,970    3,841,965     3,785,104    3,843,829
                      

Weighted-average shares outstanding, diluted

     3,784,441    3,842,821     3,785,585    3,844,726
                      

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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AUBURN NATIONAL BANCORPORATION, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARY

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006

(Unaudited)

 

           Common stock                              
     Comprehensive
income/(loss)
    Shares    Amount    Additional
paid-in
capital
  

Retained

earnings

   

Accumulated
other
comprehensive

loss

   

Treasury

stock

    Total  

Balances at December 31, 2005

     3,957,135    $ 39,571    3,734,425    46,918,896     (3,981,772 )   (2,756,642 )   43,954,478  

Comprehensive income:

                   

Net earnings

   $ 3,377,234     —        —      —      3,377,234     —       —       3,377,234  

Other comprehensive loss due to change in unrealized loss on investment securities available for sale and derivative, net

     (1,708,634 )   —        —      —      —       (1,708,634 )   —       (1,708,634 )
                         

Total comprehensive income

   $ 1,668,600                   
                         

Cash dividends paid ($0.32 per share)

     —        —      —      (1,210,944 )   —       —       (1,210,944 )

Purchase of treasury stock (12,349 shares)

     —        —      —      —       —       (286,639 )   (286,639 )

Sale of treasury stock (200 shares)

     —        —      1,378    —       —       1,300     2,678  
                                           

Balances at June 30, 2006

     3,957,135    $ 39,571    3,735,803    49,085,186     (5,690,406 )   (3,041,981 )   44,128,173  
                                           

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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AUBURN NATIONAL BANCORPORATION, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARY

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

(Unaudited)

 

     2006     2005  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net earnings

   $ 3,377,234     3,113,994  

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     176,474     228,510  

Net amortization of premiums/discounts on investment securities

     319,111     497,845  

Provision for loan losses

     210,000     300,000  

Loss on disposal of premises and equipment

     158     —    

Investment securities gains

     (43,425 )   (7,175 )

Net (increase) decrease in loans held for sale

     (1,824,024 )   118,545  

Increase in interest receivable

     (520,232 )   (91,700 )

Increase in other assets

     (2,876,263 )   (875,308 )

Increase in interest payable

     167,187     191,560  

Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (280,683 )   (1,107,675 )
              

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (1,294,463 )   2,368,596  
              

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale

     9,817,044     31,899,543  

Proceeds from maturities/calls/paydowns of investment securities held to maturity

     69,292     80,656  

Proceeds from maturities/calls/paydowns of investment securities available for sale

     14,636,355     19,750,615  

Purchases of investment securities available for sale

     (44,272,653 )   (50,085,473 )

Net increase in loans

     (12,326,540 )   (20,252,780 )

Purchases of premises and equipment

     (36,906 )   (36,042 )

Proceeds from the sale of other real estate

     —       72,916  

Proceeds from the sale of premises and equipment

     4,494     —    

Purchase of rental property

     (451,770 )   —    

Net decrease (increase) in interest-earning deposits with other banks

     804,766     (216,182 )
              

Net cash used in investing activities

     (31,755,918 )   (18,786,747 )
              

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Net increase in noninterest-bearing deposits

     7,705,335     5,612,406  

Net increase in interest-bearing deposits

     27,564,329     11,968,144  

Net increase (decrease) in securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     6,787,431     (5,054,420 )

Repayments of other borrowed funds

     (9,125 )   (9,124 )

Sale of treasury stock

     2,678     4,540  

Purchase of treasury stock

     (286,639 )   (202,496 )

Dividends paid

     (1,210,944 )   (1,114,451 )
              

Net cash provided by financing activities

     40,553,065     11,204,599  
              

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     7,502,684     (5,213,552 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     23,941,505     26,431,412  
              

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 31,444,189     21,217,860  
              

Supplemental information on cash payments:

    

Interest paid

   $ 9,182,014     6,863,832  
              

Income taxes paid

   $ 3,199,439     1,625,000  
              

Supplemental information on noncash transactions:

    

Real estate acquired through foreclosure

   $ 275,600     221,547  
              

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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AUBURN NATIONAL BANCORPORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006

Note 1- General

The consolidated financial statements in this report have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and have not been audited. Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods have been made. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. (the “Company”) may achieve for future interim periods or the entire year. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

Note 2- Comprehensive Income

The primary component of the differences between net income and comprehensive income for the Company is unrealized gains/losses on available for sale securities and derivatives. Total comprehensive income for the three months ended June 30, 2006 was $248,000 compared to comprehensive loss of $2,825,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2005. Total comprehensive income for the six months ended June 30, 2006 was $1,669,000 compared to comprehensive loss of $2,010,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2005.

Note 3 – Pending and New Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123 (revised 2005), “Share-Based Payment(“SFAS No. 123R”), which revised SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.” This statement supercedes Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees(“APB 25”). SFAS No. 123R addresses the accounting for share-based payment transactions with employees and other third parties, eliminates the ability to account for share-based compensation transactions using APB 25 and requires that the compensation costs relating to such transactions be recognized in the consolidated statement of earnings. The Company adopted SFAS No. 123R effective January 1, 2006, which did not have a material impact on the consolidated balance sheets or statements of earnings for the Company as all options outstanding were fully vested at that date.

In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140.” SFAS No. 156 amends SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishment of Liabilities,” with respect to the accounting for separately recognized servicing assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 156 addresses the recognition and measurement of separately recognized servicing assets and liabilities and provides an approach to simplify efforts to obtain hedge-like accounting. SFAS No. 156 is effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 156 to have a material impact on the consolidated balance sheets or statements of earnings of the Company.

In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken in a tax return, and provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. This interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, that the adoption of this Interpretation will have on its financial statements.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis is designed to provide a better understanding of various factors related to the results of operations and financial condition of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, AuburnBank (the “Bank”). This discussion is intended to supplement and highlight information contained in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005.

Certain of the statements made herein under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and elsewhere, including information incorporated herein by reference to other documents, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of, and subject to the protections of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, and future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond our control, and which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements through our use of words such as “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “should,” “indicate,” “would,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “expect,” “seek,” “estimate,” “continue,” “plan,” “point to,” “project,” “predict,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “potential,” and other similar words and expressions of the future. These forward-looking statements may not be realized due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation:

 

    future economic and business conditions;

 

    government monetary and fiscal policies;

 

    the risks of changes in interest rates on the levels, composition and costs of deposits, loan demand, and the values of loan collateral, securities, and interest sensitive assets and liabilities;

 

    the effects of competition from a wide variety of local, regional, national and other providers of financial, investment, and insurance services;

 

    credit risks;

 

    uncertainties regarding assumptions underlying the establishment of allowance for possible loan losses and other estimates;

 

    uncertainties regarding mergers and acquisitions, including, without limitation, the related costs and time of integrating operations as part of these transactions and the failure to achieve expected gains, revenue growth and/or expense savings from such transactions;

 

    changes in laws and regulations, including tax, banking and securities laws and regulations;

 

    changes in accounting policies, rules and practices;

 

    changes in technology or products, which may be more difficult or costly, or less effective, than anticipated;

 

    the effects of war or other conflicts, acts of terrorism or other catastrophic events that may affect general economic conditions and economic confidence; and

 

    other factors and information in this report and other filings that we make with the SEC under the Exchange Act, including our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and subsequent quarterly and current reports. See Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors.”

All written or oral forward-looking statements that are made by or attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary notice. We have no obligation and do not undertake to update, revise or correct any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this report, or after the respective dates on which such statements otherwise are made.

 

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Business

Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. (the “Company”) is a one-bank holding company established in 1984, and incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. AuburnBank (the “Bank”), the Company’s principal subsidiary, is an Alabama state-chartered bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System and has operated continuously since 1907. Both the Company and the Bank are headquartered in Auburn, Alabama. The Bank conducts its business in East Alabama, including Lee County and surrounding areas. The Bank operates full-service branches in Auburn, Opelika, Hurtsboro and Notasulga, Alabama. In-store branches are located in the Auburn Kroger store, as well as Wal-Mart SuperCenter stores in Auburn, Opelika and Phenix City, Alabama. Mortgage loan offices are located in Phenix City, Valley and Gulf Shores, Alabama. A new in-store branch is planned to open in 2007 at the Kroger supermarket to be located in the Tiger Town shopping center in Opelika, Alabama.

Summary

Net income of $1,733,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 represented an increase of $198,000 (12.9%) from the Company’s net income of $1,535,000 for the same period of 2005. Basic and diluted net earnings per share increased $0.06 (15.0%) to $0.46 during the second quarter of 2006 from $0.40 for the second quarter of 2005. Net income increased $263,000 (8.4%) to $3,377,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to $3,114,000 for the same period of 2005. Basic and diluted net earnings per share increased $0.08 (9.9%) to $0.89 during the six months ended June 30, 2006 from $0.81 for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The increase in the Company’s net income during the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to the same period of 2005 was primarily due to an increase in net interest income and a decrease in noninterest expense and provision for loan losses. This was partially offset by a decrease in noninterest income. The net yield on total interest-earning assets decreased to 2.75% for the six months ended June 30, 2006 from 2.80% for the same period of 2005. The decrease in the net yield on interest-earning assets is due to a larger increase in the cost of funds compared to the increase in yield on interest-earning assets. See the “CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST INCOME/EXPENSE AND YIELDS/RATES” table.

Total assets of $650,278,000 at June 30, 2006 represented an increase of $42,124,000 (6.9%) over total assets of $608,154,000 at December 31, 2005. This increase resulted primarily from an increase of $12,261,000 in loans and an increase of $16,627,000 in investment securities available for sale. The primary sources of loans and investment securities available for sale were an increase in total deposits of $35,270,000.

Critical Accounting Policies

The accounting and financial policies of the Company conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and to general practices within the banking industry. The allowance for loan losses is an accounting policy applied by the Company which is deemed critical. Critical accounting policies are defined as policies which are important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations, and that require management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgements. These estimates and judgments involve significant uncertainties, and are susceptible to change. If different conditions exist or occur, and depending upon the magnitude of the changes, then our actual financial condition and financial results could differ significantly. See “ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES AND RISK ELEMENTS.”

For a more detailed discussion on these critical accounting policies, see “CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES” on page 22 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

Financial Condition

Investment Securities and Federal Funds Sold

Investment securities held to maturity were $564,000 at June 30, 2006 and $633,000 at December 31, 2005. This decrease of $69,000 (10.9%) was primarily the result of scheduled paydowns and calls of principal amounts. These funds were reinvested in investment securities available for sale.

 

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Investment securities available for sale increased $16,627,000 (6.1%) to $290,954,000 at June 30, 2006 from $274,327,000 at December 31, 2005. This increase is a result of purchases of $22,976,000 in U.S. agency securities, $9,133,000 in mortgage-backed securities, $7,850,000 in collateralized mortgage obligations, $3,257,000 in state and political subdivision securities and $1,057,000 in corporate securities. These purchases were offset by $14,636,000 in scheduled paydowns, maturities and issuer calls of principal amounts. In addition, $3,769,000 of collateralized mortgage obligations and $6,048,000 of state and political subdivision securities were sold in the first six months of 2006.

Federal funds sold increased to $16,105,000 at June 30, 2006 from $10,237,000 at December 31, 2005. This reflects normal activity in the Bank’s funds management efforts.

Loans

Total loans of $294,320,000 at June 30, 2006 reflected an increase of $12,261,000 (4.3%) compared to the total loans of $282,059,000 at December 31, 2005. The Bank primarily experienced growth in commercial and residential real estate mortgage loans and commercial, financial and agricultural loans during the six months ended June 30, 2006. Three loan categories represented the majority of the loan portfolio with commercial real estate mortgage loans consisting of 53.43%, residential real estate mortgage loans consisting of 21.27% and commercial, financial and agricultural loans consisting of 16.74%, of the Bank’s total loans at June 30, 2006. The net yield on loans was 7.26% for the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to 6.44% for the six months ended June 30, 2005 primarily due to an increase in interest rates. See the “CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST INCOME/EXPENSE AND YIELDS/RATES” table.

Allowance for Loan Losses and Risk Elements

The allowance for loan losses reflects management’s assessments and estimates of the risks associated with extending credit and its evaluation of the quality of the loan portfolio. Management reviews the components of the loan portfolio in order to estimate the appropriate provision required to maintain the allowance at a level believed adequate in relation to losses inherent in the loan portfolio. In assessing the allowance, management reviews the size, quality and risk of loans in the portfolio. Management also considers such factors as the Bank’s loan loss experience, the amount of past due and nonperforming loans, specific known risks, the status, amounts, and values of nonperforming assets (including loans), underlying collateral values securing loans, current and anticipated economic conditions, and other factors, including developments anticipated by management with respect to various credits which management believes affects the allowance for loan losses.

The Company’s policy generally is to place a loan on nonaccrual status when it is contractually past due 90 days or more in payment of principal or interest. A loan may be placed on nonaccrual status at an earlier date if concerns exist as to the ultimate collectability of principal or interest. At the time a loan is placed on nonaccrual status, interest previously accrued but not collected is reversed and charged against current earnings. Loans that are contractually past due 90 days or more, which are well secured and in the process of collection, are generally not placed on nonaccrual status.

The table below summarizes the changes in the allowance for loan losses for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 and the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

    

Six months ended

June 30,

2006

  

Six months ended

June 30,

2005

    Year ended
December 31,
2005
          (In thousands)      

Balance at beginning of period, January 1,

   $ 3,843    $ 3,456     $ 3,456

Charge-offs

     93      201       356

Recoveries

     28      213       258
                     

Net charge-offs (recoveries)

     65      (12 )     98

Provision for loan losses

     210      300       485
                     

Ending balance

   $ 3,988    $ 3,768     $ 3,843
                     

 

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The allowance for loan losses was $3,988,000 at June 30, 2006 compared to $3,843,000 at December 31, 2005. Management believes that the current level of allowance for loan losses (1.35% of total outstanding loans at June 30, 2006) is adequate to absorb anticipated losses identified in the portfolio at June 30, 2006. No assurance can be given, however, that adverse economic circumstances or other events, including additional loan review or examination findings or changes in borrowers’ financial conditions, will not result in increased losses in the Bank’s loan portfolio or in additional provision to the allowance for loan losses.

During the first six months of 2006, the Bank made $210,000 in provisions to the allowance for loan losses based on management’s assessment of the credit quality of the loan portfolio. For the six months ended June 30, 2006, the Bank had charge-offs of $93,000 and recoveries of $28,000.

Nonperforming assets, comprised of nonaccrual loans, other nonperforming assets, and accruing loans 90 days or more past due, were $193,000 at June 30, 2006, an increase of 78.7% from $108,000 at December 31, 2005. This increase is mainly due to an increase in other real estate owned. If nonaccrual loans had performed in accordance with their original contractual terms, interest income would have increased by approximately $2,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006.

The table below provides information concerning nonperforming assets and certain asset quality ratios.

 

     June 30,
2006
    December 31,
2005
 
     (In thousands)  

Nonaccrual loans

   $ 19     108  

Other nonperforming assets (primarily other real estate owned)

     174     —    

Accruing loans 90 days or more past due

     —       —    
              

Total nonperforming assets

   $ 193     108  
              

Ratio of allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans outstanding

     1.35 %   1.36 %

Ratio of allowance for loan losses as a percent of nonaccrual loans and other nonperforming assets

     2,066.33 %   3,558.33 %

Potential problem loans consist of those loans where management has serious doubt as to the borrower’s ability to comply with the contractual loan repayment terms. At June 30, 2006, 62 loans totaling $5,320,000, or 1.8% of total loans outstanding, net of unearned income, were considered potential problem loans compared to 65 loans totaling $5,365,000, or 1.9% of total loans outstanding, net of unearned income, at December 31, 2005. At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 the Company had no impaired loans.

Deposits

Total deposits increased $35,270,000 (7.8%) to $490,265,000 at June 30, 2006, compared to $454,995,000 at December 31, 2005. Noninterest-bearing deposits increased $7,706,000 (10.9%) during the first six months of 2006, while total interest-bearing deposits increased $27,564,000 (7.2%) to $411,775,000 at June 30, 2006 from $384,211,000 at December 31, 2005. The increase in noninterest-bearing deposits is due primarily to an increase in regular demand deposit accounts. During the first six months of 2006, the Bank experienced an increase in certificates of deposit over $100,000 of $14,236,000 (14.8%) and money market accounts of $14,905,000 (12.9%). The Company considers the shifts in the deposit mix to be within the normal course of business and in line with the Bank’s funding strategy and changes in customer preferences for interest-bearing deposits as market rates have increased. The average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits was 3.53% for the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to 2.54% for the same period of 2005 due to an increase in interest rates. See the “CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST INCOME/EXPENSE AND YIELDS/RATES” table.

 

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Capital Resources and Liquidity

The Company’s consolidated stockholders’ equity was $44,128,000 at June 30, 2006, compared to $43,954,000 at December 31, 2005. This represents an increase of $174,000 (0.4%) during the first six months of 2006 primarily due to net earnings. Net earnings for the first six months of 2006 were $3,377,000 compared to $3,114,000 for the same period of 2005. In addition, the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive loss was $5,690,000 at June 30, 2006 compared to an accumulated other comprehensive loss of $3,982,000 at December 31, 2005. The increase in the accumulated other comprehensive loss is due to a decrease in the fair value of investment securities available for sale. During the first six months of 2006, cash dividends of $1,211,000 or $0.32 per share, were declared on the Company’s common stock.

Certain financial ratios for the Company are presented in the following table:

 

     June 30, 2006     December 31, 2005  

Return on average assets – annualized

   1.09 %   1.08 %

Return on average equity – annualized

   15.51 %   14.26 %

The Company’s Tier 1 leverage ratio was 9.07%, Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio was 15.90% and Total risk-based capital ratio was 14.86% at June 30, 2006. These ratios exceed the minimum regulatory capital percentages of 4.0% for Tier 1 leverage ratio, 4.0% for Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio and 8.0% for Total risk-based capital ratio. Based on current regulatory standards, the Company believes it is “well capitalized.”

The primary source of liquidity during the first six months of 2006 was deposit growth. The Company used these funds to fund loan growth and purchases of investment securities available for sale. Under the advance program with Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (“FHLB-Atlanta”), the Bank had outstanding advances totaling approximately $98,196,000 at June 30, 2006, under total FHLB-Atlanta facilities of 30% of the Bank’s total assets or $194,390,000 as of June 30, 2006.

Net cash used in operating activities of $1,294,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 consisted primarily of an increase in loans held for sale and other assets offset by net earnings. Net cash used in investing activities of $31,756,000 principally resulted from investment securities purchases of $44,273,000 and an increase in loans of $12,327,000. This is offset by proceeds from maturities, calls and paydowns of investment securities available for sale and held to maturity of $14,636,000 and proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale of $9,817,000. The $40,533,000 in net cash provided by financing activities resulted primarily from an increase of $27,564,000 in interest-bearing deposits, an increase of $7,705,000 in non-interest bearing deposits and an increase in securities sold under agreements to repurchase of $6,787,000.

Note Payable to Trust

The Company owns all the common securities of a Delaware statutory trust, Auburn National Bancorporation Capital Trust I. This unconsolidated subsidiary issued approximately $7,000,000 million in trust preferred trust securities, guaranteed by the Company on a junior subordinated basis. The Company obtained these proceeds through a note payable to the trust in the form of junior subordinated debentures. As of June 30, 2006, $7,000,000 of the $7,217,000 note payable to trust was classified as Tier 1 Capital for regulatory purposes. For regulatory purposes, the trust preferred securities are currently included in Tier 1 Capital so long as it does not exceed 25% of total Tier 1 capital. The Federal Reserve’s new trust preferred capital rules, which took effect in early April 2006, permit the Company to treat its outstanding trust preferred securities as Tier 1 Capital for the first 25 years of the 30 year term of the related junior subordinated debentures. During the last five years preceding maturity, the amount included as capital will decline 20% per year..

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. Such instruments involve elements of credit risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements.

The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to these financial instruments is represented by the contractual amount of these instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and entering into conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.

 

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The financial instruments with contract amounts which represent credit risk as of June 30, 2006 are as follows:

 

Commitments to extend credit

   $  49,453,000

Standby letters of credit

     11,283,000

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.

Standby letters of credit are commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Those guarantees are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements. Most standby letters of credit expire within one year, but may be renewed. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan commitment facilities to customers. The Company may hold various assets as collateral supporting those commitments, where it determines that collateral for these obligations is appropriate.

Interest Rate Sensitivity Management

At June 30, 2006, interest sensitive assets that reprice or mature within the next 12 months were $255,454,000 compared to interest sensitive liabilities that reprice or mature within the same time frame totaling $328,757,000. The cumulative GAP position (the difference between interest sensitive assets and interest sensitive liabilities) of a negative $73,303,000 resulted in a GAP ratio (calculated as interest sensitive assets divided by interest sensitive liabilities) of 0.78%. This compares to a twelve month cumulative GAP position at December 31, 2005, of a negative $32,496,000 and a GAP ratio of 0.88%. A negative GAP position indicates that the Company has more interest-bearing liabilities than interest-earning assets that reprice within the period measured, and that net interest income may be adversely affected in a rising rate environment as rates earned on interest-earning assets rise more slowly than rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities. A positive GAP position indicates that the Company has more interest-earning assets than interest-bearing liabilities that reprice within the period measured. The Bank’s Asset/Liability Management Committee (“ALCO”) is charged with the responsibility of managing, to the degree prudently possible, the Company’s exposure to “interest rate risk,” while attempting to provide earnings enhancement opportunities. The Bank’s ALCO realizes that GAP is limited in scope since it does not capture all the options or repricing opportunities in the balance sheet. Therefore, ALCO places its emphasis on Income at Risk and Economic Value of Equity measurements. Based on alternative interest rate scenarios used by the Company in modeling for asset/liability planning purposes, the GAP position at June 30, 2006 and various assumptions and estimates, the Company’s asset/liability model predicts that the changes in the Company’s net interest income would be less than 10.0% when rates are gradually increased or decrease 200 basis points over 12 months. Economic Value of Equity would not change more than the target 25% if rates were shocked up and down 2%. Such estimates and predictions are forecasts which may or may not be realized. See “ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK”.

Results of Operations

Net Income

Net income increased $198,000 (12.9%) to $1,733,000 for the three month period ended June 30, 2006, compared to $1,535,000 for the same period of 2005. Basic and diluted net earnings per share were $0.46 and $0.40 for the second quarters of 2006 and 2005, respectively. Net income increased $263,000 (8.4%) to $3,377,000 for the six month period ended June 30, 2006 compared to $3,114,000 for the same period of 2005. During the six month period ended June 30, 2006 compared to the same period of 2005, the Company experienced an increase in net interest income and a decrease in noninterest expense and provision for loan losses. This was offset by a decrease in noninterest income.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income was $3,765,000 for the second quarter of 2006, an increase of $133,000 (3.7%) from $3,632,000 for the same period of 2005. Net interest income increased $104,000 (1.4%) to $7,417,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006, compared to $7,313,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The increase in net interest income

 

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for the six month period ending June 30, 2006 resulted primarily from an increase in the average volume in interest-earning assets offset by a decrease in the net yield on total interest earning assets of 5 basis points to 2.75%. Through the second quarter of 2006, the Company’s GAP position was more liability sensitive to changes in interest rates. The Company continues to regularly review and manage its asset/liability position in an effort to manage the negative effects of changing rates. See the “CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST INCOME/EXPENSE AND YIELDS/RATES” table.

Interest and Dividend Income

Interest income is a function of the volume of interest earning assets and their related yields. Interest and dividend income was $8,669,000 and $7,330,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. This represents an increase of $1,339,000 (18.3%) for the second quarter of 2006 compared to the second quarter of 2005. For the six months ended June 30, 2006, interest and dividend income was $16,766,000, an increase of $2,397,000 (16.7%) compared to $14,369,000 for the same period of 2005. This change for the first six months of 2006 resulted as the Company’s yield on interest-earning assets increased 64 basis points while the average volume of interest-earning assets outstanding increased by approximately $23,000,000 (4.1%) over the same period of 2005. See the “CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST INCOME/EXPENSE AND YIELDS/RATES” table.

Loans are the main component of the Bank’s earning assets. Interest and fees on loans were $5,303,000 and $4,422,000 for the second quarters of 2006 and 2005, respectively. This reflects an increase of $881,000 (19.9%) during the three months ended June 30, 2006 over the same period of 2005. For the six month period ended June 30, 2006, interest and fees on loans increased $1,708,000 (19.9%) to $10,272,000 from $8,564,000 for the same period of 2005. The average volume of loans increased $17,122,000 (6.4%) for the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to the same period for 2005, while the Company’s yield on loans also increased by 82 basis points resulting in the increase in interest and fees on loans for the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to the same period for 2005.

For the three month period ended June 30, 2006, interest income on investment securities increased $480,000 (16.9%) to $3,313,000 from $2,833,000 for the same period of 2005. Interest income on investment securities for the six month period ended June 30, 2006, increased $634,000 (11.2%) to $6,307,000 from $5,673,000 for the same period of 2005. The Company’s average volume of investment securities increased by $7,390,000 (2.6%) for the first six months of 2006, compared to the same period of 2005, while the net yield on these average balances also increased by 38 basis points. See the “CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST INCOME/EXPENSE AND YIELDS/RATES” table.

Interest Expense

Total interest expense increased $1,207,000 (32.6%) to $4,904,000 for the second quarter of 2006 compared to $3,697,000 for the same period of 2005. Total interest expense increased $2,294,000 (32.5%) to $9,349,000 from $7,055,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. This change was due to an increase of 76 basis points in the rates paid on those liabilities during the first six months of 2006 compared to the same period of 2005 and a 5.5% increase in the Company’s average volume of interest-bearing liabilities. See the “CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST INCOME/EXPENSE AND YIELDS/RATES” table.

Interest on deposits, the primary component of total interest expense, increased $1,121,000 (44.9%) to $3,618,000 for the second quarter of 2006 compared to $2,497,000 for the same period of 2005. Interest on deposits was $6,902,000 and $4,676,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The increase for the six month period ended June 30, 2006 is due to a 99 basis point increase in the rate paid on interest-bearing deposits and a 6.1% increase in the average volume of such deposits.

Interest expense on other borrowings, was $1,166,000 for the second quarter of 2006 and $1,184,000 for the same period of 2005. This represents a decrease of $18,000 (1.5%). For the six months ended June 30, 2006, interest expense on borrowed funds decreased $55,000 (2.3%) to $2,292,000 from $2,347,000 for the same period of 2005. This decrease for the six month period ended June 30, 2006 is mainly due to a 10 basis point decrease in the rate paid on other borrowed funds. The decrease in the rate paid on other borrowed funds resulted from a restructuring of several FHLB advances in the third quarter of 2005.

 

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Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses is based on management’s assessments and estimates of the risks associated with extending credit and its evaluation of the quality of the loan portfolio. The provision for loan losses was $210,000 and $300,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Despite loan growth, the provision for loan losses decreased for the six month period ended June 30, 2006 compared to the same period of 2005 due to management’s judgment and estimates related to the size of the allowance for loan losses in relation to the credit quality and performance of the loan portfolio during these periods. This improved credit quality and performance resulted from a decrease in nonperforming assets. See “—ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSS AND RISK ELEMENTS.”

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income decreased $512,000 (31.3%) to $1,123,000 for the second quarter of 2006 from $1,635,000 for the same period of 2005. Noninterest income was $2,299,000 and $3,372,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. This decrease is mainly due to a decrease in other noninterest income.

Other noninterest income decreased $490,000 (39.1%) to $762,000 for the second quarter of 2006 from $1,252,000 for the same period of 2005. Other noninterest income was $1,564,000 and $2,618,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. This represents a decrease of $1,054,000 (40.3%) for the six month period ended June 30, 2006 compared to the same period of 2005. This decrease was mainly due to a decrease in MasterCard/VISA discounts and fees due to the Company moving its MasterCard/VISA merchant processing to a third party in mid 2005.

Noninterest Expense

Total noninterest expense was $2,454,000 and $3,061,000 for the second quarters of 2006 and 2005, respectively, representing a decrease of $607,000 (19.8%). For the six months ended June 30, 2006, total noninterest expense decreased $1,271,000 (20.3%) to $5,000,000 from $6,271,000 for the same period of 2005. This decrease was mainly due to a decrease in other noninterest expense.

For the second quarter of 2006, other noninterest expense decreased $631,000 (42.7%) to $847,000 from $1,478,000 for the second quarter of 2005. Other noninterest expense was $1,684,000 and $2,991,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. This decrease is primarily due to a decrease in MasterCard/VISA processing expense as a result of the Company moving its MasterCard/VISA processing to a third party in mid 2005 as mentioned above.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense was $595,000 and $522,000 for the second quarters of 2006 and 2005, respectively representing an increase of $73,000 (14.0%). For the six months ended June 30, 2006, income tax expense increased $127,000 (12.7%) to $1,128,000 from $1,001,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2005. These levels represent an effective tax rate on pre-tax earnings of 25.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 24.3% for the same period of 2005. The increase in effective tax rate is mainly due to a decrease in earnings on bank-owned life insurance and an overall increase in earnings before income taxes compared to the same period last year.

Effects of Inflation and Changing Prices

Virtually all of the assets and liabilities of the Company are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates have a more significant effect on the Company’s performance than the effects of general levels of inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or with the same magnitude as the price of goods and services because such prices are affected by inflation. In the current interest rate environment, liquidity and the maturity structure of the Company’s assets and liabilities are critical to the maintenance of desired performance levels.

 

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AUBURN NATIONAL BANCORPORATION, INC. & SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Average Balances, Interest Income/Expense and Yields/Rates

Taxable Equivalent Basis

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2006     2005  
      Average
Balance
    Interest    Yield/
Rate
    Average
Balance
    Interest    Yield/
Rate
 
     (Dollars in thousands)     (Dollars in thousands)  
ASSETS     

Interest-earning assets:

              

Loans, net of unearned income (1)

   $ 285,437       10,272    7.26 %   268,315       8,565    6.44 %

Investment securities:

              

Taxable

     238,914       5,268    4.45 %   238,252       4,784    4.05 %

Tax-exempt (2)

     49,669       1,574    6.39 %   42,941       1,346    6.32 %
                                

Total investment securities

     288,583       6,842    4.78 %   281,193       6,130    4.40 %

Federal funds sold

     7,588       173    4.60 %   8,227       111    2.72 %

Interest-earning deposits with other banks

     638       14    4.43 %   1,512       20    2.67 %
                                

Total interest-earning assets

     582,246       17,301    5.99 %   559,247       14,826    5.35 %

Allowance for loan losses

     (3,913 )        (3,651 )     

Cash and due from banks

     13,200          11,818       

Premises and equipment

     2,367          2,625       

Rental property, net

     1,531          1,323       

Other assets

     26,463          22,626       
                        

Total assets

   $ 621,894          593,988       
                        
LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY               

Interest-bearing liabilities:

              

Deposits:

              

NOW

   $ 69,705       879    2.54 %   68,972       557    1.63 %

Savings and money market

     141,305       2,479    3.54 %   115,768       1,133    1.97 %

Certificates of deposits less than $100,000

     85,323       1,811    4.28 %   87,340       1,564    3.61 %

Certificates of deposits and other time deposits of $100,000 or more

     97,959       1,733    3.57 %   99,590       1,421    2.88 %
                                

Total interest-bearing deposits

     394,292       6,902    3.53 %   371,670       4,675    2.54 %

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     6,473       155    4.83 %   2,402       33    2.77 %

Other borrowed funds

     105,218       2,292    4.39 %   105,435       2,347    4.49 %
                                

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     505,983       9,349    3.73 %   479,507       7,055    2.97 %

Noninterest-bearing deposits

     68,157          66,881       

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     4,218          2,839       

Stockholders’ equity

     43,536          44,761       
                        

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 621,894          593,988       
                        

Net interest income

     $ 7,952        $ 7,771   
                      

Net yield on total interest-earning assets

        2.75 %        2.80 %
                      

(1) Loans on nonaccrual status have been included in the computation of average balances.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company’s interest rate risk remained slightly liability sensitive during the second quarter of 2006. In fact, with a potential income variance of less than 2% the company is almost has neutral interest rate risk.

The Company models economic value of equity as a measure of market risk. As of December 2005, economic value of equity would increase 2.36% if rates decrease 200 basis points and decrease 0.95% if rates increase 200 basis points. As of June 2006, if rates decrease 200 basis points, economic value of equity would increase 10.95% and, if rates increase 200 basis points, economic value of equity would decrease 23.78%.

The Company became slightly less liability-sensitive for a 12 month forecast. The Company’s model projection for the next 12 months reflects greater volatility in assets while liabilities remain virtually unchanged. This is primarily due to a greater volume of variable rate loans and fed funds sold along with a LIBOR indexed deposits reaching a cap. However, these benefits are offset by certain convertible FHLB advances becoming variable. The Company measures its exposure to interest risk by modeling a 200 (+ and -) basis point ramp in interest rates. Given these conditions, the Company’s modeling projects that net interest income could decrease by 0.50% given a ramp up in interest rates of 200 basis points. For a ramp down in interest rates of 200 basis points, the modeling projects the Company’s net interest income could increase by 1.79%. In December, the exposure in a ramp down scenario was 2.36% and the ramp up exposure was (1.38%). The Company recognizes there is uncertainty concerning the direction of future interest rates but believes that the the risk of rising interest rates is minimal. As the Company does not consider this change in market sensitivity to be significant, the market rate table, as shown in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, has not been updated in this filing.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As of June 30, 2006, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Director of Financial Operations (“DFO”), of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the CEO and DFO, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, in all material respects, to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the CEO and DFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.

During the period covered by this report, there has not been any change in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

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PART II OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not only the risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES1

 

Period

   Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased
   Average Price Paid
per Share (or Unit)
   Total Number of Shares
(or Units) Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs
  

Maximum Number (or
Approximate Dollar Value) of

Shares (or Units) that May
Yet Be Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs

(Dollars in thousands except share data)

April 1 – April 30

   535    $ 23.78    N/A    $ 0

May 1 – May 31

   134    $ 23.65    N/A    $ 0

June 1 – June 30

   1,200    $ 23.93    N/A    $ 0

Total

   1,869    $ 23.87    N/A    $ 0

1 A total of 1,869 shares were purchased in privately negotiated transactions.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was held at the AuburnBank Center in Auburn, Alabama, on Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at 3:00 p.m. This meeting was held for the purpose of considering the election of ten directors to the Board of Directors to serve one-year terms expiring at the Company’s 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified.

As to the election of ten directors, Messers E.L Spencer, Jr., Emil F. Wright, Jr., J.E. Evans, Terry Andrus, Anne M. May, Robert W. Dumas, David E. Housel, William F. Ham, Jr., Edward Lee Spencer III, C. Wayne Alderman were all elected to the Board of Directors. The number of votes was as follows:

 

    

Votes cast for

Election

   Votes cast to
Withhold Authority

E.L. Spencer, Jr.

   3,183,588    2,930

J.E. Evans

   3,162,319    24,199

Emil F. Wright, Jr.

   3,162,319    24,199

Terry Andrus

   3,141,064    45,454

Anne M. May

   3,162,319    24,199

Robert W. Dumas

   3,162,319    24,199

David E. Housel

   3,162,038    24,480

William F. Ham, Jr.

   3,183,588    2,930

Edward Lee Spencer III

   3,162,319    24,199

C. Wayne Alderman

   3,162,319    24,199

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number
  

Description

3.1    Certificate of Incorporation of Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. and all amendments thereto.*
3.2    Bylaws of Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. **
31.1    Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, As Adopted Pursuant To Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by E.L. Spencer, Jr., President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.
31.2    Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, As Adopted Pursuant To Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by C. Wayne Alderman, Director of Financial Operations.
32.1    Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant To Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by E.L. Spencer, Jr., President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.***
32.2    Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant To Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by C. Wayne Alderman, Director of Financial Operations.***

 


* Incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Form 10-Q dated June 30, 2002.
** Incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Form 8-K dated April 13, 2005.
*** The certifications attached as exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and are “furnished” to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed “filed” by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  AUBURN NATIONAL BANCORPORATION, INC.
                                  (Registrant)
Date: August 14, 2006   By:  

/s/ E. L. Spencer, Jr.

    E. L. Spencer, Jr.
    President, Chief Executive
    Officer and Chairman of the Board
Date: August 14, 2006   By:  

/s/ C. Wayne Alderman

    C. Wayne Alderman
    Director of Financial Operations

 

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