Bancorp, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2008 September (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2008

OR

For the transition period from:              to             

Commission file number: 51018

THE BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

409 Silverside Road

Wilmington, DE 19809

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (302) 385-5000

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,” “large accelerated filer” and in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the 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.

As of November 5, 2008 there were 14,563,919 outstanding shares of Common Stock, $1.00 par value.

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THE BANCORP, INC

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

THE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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THE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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THE BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the nine months ended September 30, 2008

( Dollars and share information in thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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THE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(dollars in thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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THE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO THE CONSOLDIATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The financial statements of The Bancorp, Inc. (Company) as of September 30, 2008 and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are unaudited. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted in this Form 10-Q pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. However, in the opinion of management, these interim financial statements include all necessary adjustments to fairly present the results of the interim periods presented. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. The results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 may not necessarily be indicative of the results of operations for the full year ending December 31, 2008.

Note 2. Stock-based Compensation

The Company accounts for its stock options, stock appreciation rights, and phantom stock units under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123(R), Share-based Payment, that addresses the accounting for share-based payment transactions in which an enterprise receives employee services in exchange for (a) equity instruments of the enterprise or (b) liabilities that are based on the fair value of the enterprise’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of such equity instruments. Under SFAS No. 123(R), all forms of share-based payments to employees, including employee stock options and phantom stock units, are treated the same as other forms of compensation by recognizing the related cost in income. The expense of the award generally is measured at fair value at the grant date. The impact of SFAS 123(R) is reflected in the net earnings and related per share amounts for the quarters ended September 30, 2008 and 2007. At September 30, 2008, the Company has two stock-based compensation plans, which are more fully described in its Form 10-K report.

The fair value of each option and phantom stock unit grant is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The significant assumptions utilized in applying the Black-Scholes option pricing model are the risk-free interest rate, expected term, dividend yield, and expected volatility. The risk-free interest rate is the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with a remaining term equal to the expected term used in the assumption for the model. The expected term of an option or phantom award is based on historical experience of similar awards. The dividend yield is determined by dividing per share and phantom stock unit dividend by the grant date stock price. The expected volatility is based on the volatility of the Company’s stock price over a historical period comparable to the expected term. The Company did not grant any stock options in 2008 and granted 27,000 stock options and stock appreciation rights in the YTD of 2007. In 2008, the Company granted 60,000 stock appreciation rights. The weighted-average assumptions used in the Black-Sholes valuation model for the stock options are shown below.

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As of September 30, 2008 there was $297,415 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the plans; that cost is expected to be recognized over a period of 1.83 years. Cash received from option exercises for the periods ending September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $0 and $1.2 million respectively. Included in net income (loss) for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was compensation expense of $71,411 and $244,000, respectively. The following tables are a summary of activity in the plans as of September 30, 2008 and changes during the period then ended:

Stock Options:

Stock appreciation rights:

Note 3. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share for a particular period of time is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during that period.

Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents. The Company’s only outstanding “common share equivalents” are phantom stock units and options to purchase its common stock.

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The following table shows the Company’s earnings (loss) per share for the periods presented:

Stock options for 1,503,737 shares and stock appreciation rights for 60,000 shares, exercisable at prices between $10 and $25.43 per share, were outstanding at September 30, 2008 but were not included in the dilutive shares because the exercise share price was greater than the market price.

Stock options for 1,503,737 shares and stock appreciation rights for 60,000 shares, exercisable at prices between $10 and $25.43 per share, were outstanding at September 30, 2008 but were not included in the dilutive shares because the exercise share price was greater than the market price.

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Note 4. Investment securities

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair values of the Company’s investment securities available-for-sale at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

On a quarterly basis the Company reviews the investment portfolio for other than temporary impairment. A decline in a debt security’s fair value is considered to be other-than-temporary if it is probable that not all amounts contractually due will be collected or management determines that it does not have the intent and ability to hold the security for a period of time sufficient for a forecasted market price recovery up to or beyond the amortized cost of the security. Based on several factors including sharp declines in the market valuations coupled with uncertainty about market conditions, management determined that two structured finance securities had become other than temporarily impaired under GAAP. The Company recorded an $8.3 million other-than-temporary impairment on the two structured finance securities.

Management evaluated the Company’s investment portfolio and has expressed the intention to hold a portion of the Company’s investment securities to maturity. As a result, investment securities with a fair market value of $30.5 million were transferred to held-to-maturity securities from available-for-sale as of September 30, 2008.

The amortized cost and fair value of the Company’s investment securities available-for-sale at September 30, 2008, by contractual maturity, are shown below (in thousands). Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay debt securities with or without call or prepayment penalties.

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Note 5. Loans

Major classifications of loans are as follows (in thousands):

Note 6. Transactions with affiliates

The Company subleases office space in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and provides technical support to RAIT Financial Trust (RAIT). The Chairman of RAIT is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company’s wholly-owned banking subsidiary, The Bancorp Bank (Bank), and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Chief Executive Officer of RAIT is the Chairman of the Company. Under the sublease, RAIT pays the Company rent equal to 45% of the rent paid by the Company and an allocation of common area expenses. Under the technical support agreements, the Company provides technical support for RAIT for a current fee of $6,500 a month. RAIT was charged $292,400 and $430,400 for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

The Company subleased office space in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Cohen Bros. & Company d/b/a Cohen & Company (Cohen & Company) commencing in July 2002. The agreement was terminated in June 2006 but continued on a month to month basis through June 2007. Cohen & Company paid rent of $0 per month for 2008 and $6,201 per month for 2007. Cohen & Company paid $0 and $39,000 in rent for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007. The Chairman of the Company is the principal of Cohen Bros. Financial, LLC which owns a majority of Cohen & Company.

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Cohen & Company paid the Company fees of $4,436 per month for technical support and telephone system support services. The agreement was terminated in June 2006 but Cohen & Company continued to pay fees for telephone system support services through June 2007. Technical and telephone support fees for Cohen & Company were $0 and $26,600 for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007.

The Company maintains deposits for various affiliated companies totaling approximately $31,110,492 and $115,794,000 as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. The majority of these deposits are short-term in nature and rates are consistent with market rates.

The Company has entered into lending transactions in the ordinary course of business with directors, officers, principal stockholders, and affiliates of such persons on the same terms as those prevailing for comparable transactions with other borrowers. At September 30, 2008, these loans were current as to principal and interest payments and, in the opinion of management, do not involve more than normal risk of collectability. At September 30, 2008, loans to these related parties amounted to $8.5 million.

The Bank participated in two loans in 2008 that were originated by RAIT. The outstanding loans amounted to $43.7 million. The Bank has a senior position on both loans.

Note 7. Fair Value Measurements

The Company adopted SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” on January 1, 2008. SFAS No. 157 (a) establishes a common definition for fair value to be applied to assets and liabilities, where required or permitted by accounting standards; (b) establishes a framework for measuring fair value; and (c) expands disclosures concerning fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 does not extend the required use of fair value to any new circumstances. Fair value measurements are established according to a three level hierarchy, using the highest level possible (Level 1) if such inputs are available. Level 1 valuation is based on quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities to which the company has access at the measurement date. Level 2 valuation is based on other observable inputs for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. This includes quoted prices for similar assets in active or inactive markets, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability such as yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, credit risks, default rates, or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated through observable market data by market-corroborated reports. Level 3 valuation is based on “unobservable inputs” that are the best information available in the circumstances. Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, segregated by fair value hierarchy level are summarized below:

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The Company’s Level 3 assets are listed below.

Fair Value Measurements Using

Significant Unobservable Inputs

(Level 3)

Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, segregated by fair value hierarchy, during the nine months period ended September 30, 2008 are summarized below:

Impaired loans that are collateral dependent have been written down to their fair value, less costs to sell, of $9.9 million through the establishment of specific reserves or by recording charge-offs when the carrying value exceeds the fair value. Valuation techniques consistent with the market approach, and/or cost approach were used to measure fair value and primarily included observable inputs for the individual impaired loans being evaluated such as recent sales of similar assets or observable market data for operational or carrying costs. In cases where such inputs were unobservable, the loan balance is reflected within the Level 3 hierarchy.

Note 8. Acquisitions

On November 30, 2007, the Company and the Bank completed the acquisition of the Stored Value Solutions division of Marshall BankFirst. The Company recorded the transaction under the purchase method of accounting. The total purchase price of the acquisition was $62.5 million. As a result of the acquisition, the Company recorded goodwill of $46.2 million and a customer list intangible of $12.0 million. The total shares of common stock issued were 722,733 shares at a price of $16.76 per share, or $12.1 million.

Note 9. Goodwill and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets

The Company accounts for goodwill in accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Intangible Assets.” SFAS No. 142 includes requirements to test goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment rather than amortize them. The Company did not identify any impairment on its outstanding goodwill and its identifiable intangible assets from its most recent testing, performed at December 31, 2007 and no events have occurred subsequent to this evaluation to require additional testing. Goodwill resulting from the acquisition of Mears Motor Livery Corporation (Mears) totaled $4.0 million. Goodwill resulting from the acquisition of the Stored

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Value Solutions division of Marshall BankFirst was $46.2 million. Amortization is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the customer list intangible, which management estimates at 12 years. The Company amortized $750,375 for its customer list intangible for the nine months ending September 30, 2008. The Company is in the process of evaluating and finalizing the identifiable assets and purchase accounting adjustments; accordingly, the allocation of the purchase price is subject to adjustment.

Note 10. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations.” The purpose of this statement is to improve the greater consistency, relevance, and comparability of the information provided in financial reports about business combinations and its effects. To accomplish that, the statement establishes principles and requirements for the acquirer on recognition and measurement of identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiring company; establishes the acquisition-date fair value as the measurement objective for all assets acquired; and requires disclosure of the basis of information needed to understand the financial effect of the business combination.

SFAS No. 141(R) applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning after December 31, 2008. An entity may not elect to apply the statement prior to this date. Any future impact will only be for acquisitions of other companies completed after the date of these financial statements.

In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 140-3, “Accounting for Transfer of Financial Assets and Repurchase Financing Transactions” (FSP FAS 140-3). The purpose of FSP FAS 140-3 is to address whether transactions where assets are purchased from a buyer and financed through a repurchase agreement with the same buyer can be considered and accounted for as separate transactions, or are required to be “linked” transactions and may be considered derivatives under SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (SFAS 133). FSP FAS 140-3 requires purchases and subsequent financing through repurchase agreements to be considered linked transactions unless all of the following conditions apply: initial transfer and the repurchase financing can not be contractually contingent on one another, the repurchase financing provides the initial transferor with recourse to the initial transferee upon default, the financial asset is readily obtainable in the market, and the financial instrument and the repurchase agreement are not coterminous. This FSP is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating FSP FAS 140-3 but does not expect that its application have a significant impact on its financial statements.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures About Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (SFAS No. 161). SFAS No. 161 requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. SFAS No. 161 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company is assessing the potential disclosure effects on its financials statements but does not expect that the provisions of SFAS No. 161 will have a material impact on its financial statements.

In October 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-3, “Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset when the Market for That Asset is not Active.” FSP 157-3 applies to financial assets that require or permit fair value measurements in accordance FASB Statement No.157, “Fair Value Measurements,” within the scope of accounting pronouncements. FSP 157-3 also provides clarification for application of FASB Statement No. 157 in a market that is not active and provides illustration in determining the fair value of a financial asset when the market for that financial asset is not active. FSP FAS 157-3 is effective upon issuance, including prior periods for which financial statements have not been issued. Any revisions resulting from a change in valuation technique or its application shall be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate. Management has reviewed its valuation techniques and found that its valuation of Financial Assets consistent with valuations for accounting pronouncements.

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Part I - Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION

Forward-Looking Statements

When used in this Form 10-Q, the words “believes” “anticipates” “expects” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties more particularly described in Item 1, under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially. Readers are cautioned not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to forward-looking statements which we may make to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events except as required by applicable law.

In the following discussion we provide information about our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and asset quality. We intend that this information facilitate your understanding and assessment of significant changes and trends related to our financial condition and results of operations. You should read this section in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our accounting and reporting policies conform with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and general practices within the financial services industry. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

We believe that the determination of our allowance for loan and lease losses involves a higher degree of judgment and complexity than our other significant accounting policies. We determine our allowance for loan and lease losses with the objective of maintaining a reserve level we believe to be sufficient to absorb our estimated probable credit losses. We base our determination of the adequacy of the allowance on periodic evaluations of our loan portfolio and other relevant factors. However, this evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires material estimates, including, among others, expected default probabilities, the amount of loss we may incur on a defaulted loan, expected commitment usage, the amounts and timing of expected future cash flows on impaired loans, value of collateral, estimated losses on consumer loans and residential mortgages, and historical loss experience. We also evaluate economic conditions, uncertainties in estimating losses and inherent risks in the loan portfolio. All of these factors may be susceptible to significant change. To the extent actual outcomes differ from our estimates; we may need additional provisions for loan losses that would reduce our earnings.

We account for income taxes under the liability method whereby we determine deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the difference between the carrying values on our financial statements and the tax basis of assets and liabilities as measured by the enacted tax rates which will be in effect when these differences reverse. Deferred tax expense (benefit) is the result of changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities.

Results of Operations

Third quarter 2008 to third quarter 2007

Net Income: Net income for the third quarter of 2008 was $259,000, compared to net income of $3.9 million for the third quarter of 2007. Diluted earning per share was $0.02 in the third quarter of 2008 as compared to diluted earnings of $0.27 for the third quarter of 2007. Return on average assets was 0.06% and return on average equity was 0.60% for the third quarter of 2008, as compared to 1.11% and 9.76%, respectively for the third quarter of 2007.