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FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES INC - Quarter Report: 2009 June (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
     
    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009
Commission file number 0-7674
FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Texas   75-0944023
     
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
400 Pine Street, Abilene, Texas 79601
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(325) 627-7155
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
     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 þ       No o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o     No o
      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
             
Large accelerated filer þ    Accelerated filer o    Non-accelerated filer   o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company o 
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o     No þ
     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of July 31, 2009:
     
Class   Number of Shares Outstanding
     
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share   20,816,090
 
 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
         
PART I
       
 
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
       
Item
    Page  
1. Financial Statements
    3  
 
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
    19  
 
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
    39  
 
4. Controls and Procedures
    39  
 
PART II
       
 
OTHER INFORMATION
       
 
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
    41  
 
6. Exhibits
    42  
 
Signatures
    43  

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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
The consolidated balance sheets of First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) at June 30, 2009 and 2008 and December 31, 2008, the consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, and changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, follow on pages 4 through 8.

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FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                         
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2009     2008     2008  
    (Unaudited)        
ASSETS
                       
 
                       
CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS
  $ 102,339,248     $ 151,741,843     $ 137,569,957  
FEDERAL FUNDS SOLD
    26,375,000       107,920,000       27,660,000  
INTEREST-BEARING DEPOSITS IN BANKS
    17,252,374       4,478,115       3,658,037  
 
                 
Total cash and cash equivalents
    145,966,622       264,139,958       168,887,994  
 
                       
TRADING SECURITIES, at fair value
    31,188,674       30,794,378       55,990,882  
 
                       
SECURITIES HELD-TO-MATURITY (fair value of $19,746,289, $24,942,002 and $24,072,925 at June 30, 2009 and 2008 and December 31, 2008, respectively)
    19,277,615       24,222,291       23,493,088  
 
                       
SECURITIES AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE, at fair value
    1,250,784,162       1,098,885,011       1,238,921,868  
 
                       
LOANS
                       
Held for investment
    1,462,884,525       1,505,004,840       1,511,420,878  
Held for sale
    16,237,278       7,537,241       54,721,837  
 
                 
 
    1,479,121,803       1,512,542,081       1,566,142,715  
 
                       
Less: Allowance for loan losses
    (23,246,778 )     (18,676,915 )     (21,528,860 )
 
                 
Net loans
    1,455,875,025       1,493,865,166       1,544,613,855  
 
                       
BANK PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT, net
    63,806,862       63,513,569       65,675,138  
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
    63,564,937       64,592,409       64,002,968  
OTHER ASSETS
    47,071,492       44,652,379       50,798,861  
 
                 
 
                       
Total assets
  $ 3,077,535,389     $ 3,084,665,161     $ 3,212,384,654  
 
                 
 
                       
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                       
 
                       
NONINTEREST-BEARING DEPOSITS
  $ 741,242,165     $ 807,681,419     $ 797,077,004  
INTEREST-BEARING DEPOSITS
    1,731,273,077       1,760,940,039       1,785,676,148  
 
                 
Total deposits
    2,472,515,242       2,568,621,458       2,582,753,152  
 
                       
DIVIDENDS PAYABLE
    7,076,967       7,069,362       7,071,342  
SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
    176,672,781       149,894,715       235,598,268  
OTHER LIABILITIES
    32,411,300       15,169,002       18,179,664  
 
                 
 
                       
Total liabilities
    2,688,676,290       2,740,754,537       2,843,602,426  
 
                 
 
                       
 
                       
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
                       
 
                       
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                       
Common stock — $0.01 par value, authorized 40,000,000 shares;
                       
20,814,760, 20,792,309, and 20,799,198 shares issued at June 30, 2009 and 2008 and December 31, 2008, respectively
    208,148       207,923       207,992  
Capital surplus
    268,608,275       267,761,861       268,087,449  
Retained earnings
    102,756,184       77,377,884       89,637,172  
Treasury stock (shares at cost: 160,438, 158,949, and 158,811 at June 30, 2009 and 2008, and December 31, 2008, respectively)
    (3,671,412 )     (3,344,178 )     (3,500,436 )
Deferred compensation
    3,671,412       3,344,178       3,500,436  
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)
    17,286,492       (1,437,044 )     10,849,615  
 
                 
 
                       
Total shareholders’ equity
    388,859,099       343,910,624       368,782,228  
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 3,077,535,389     $ 3,084,665,161     $ 3,212,384,654  
 
                 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS — (UNAUDITED)
                                 
    Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
INTEREST INCOME:
                               
Interest and fees on loans
  $ 22,689,634     $ 25,664,182     $ 45,743,500     $ 54,041,270  
Interest on investment securities:
                               
Taxable
    9,151,393       9,270,122       18,806,422       18,388,507  
Exempt from federal income tax
    4,498,998       3,405,905       8,626,861       6,786,927  
Interest on trading securities
    57,419       104,759       140,312       104,759  
 
                               
Interest on federal funds sold and
                               
interest-bearing deposits in banks
    70,678       506,064       113,164       1,375,824  
 
                       
Total interest income
    36,468,122       38,951,032       73,430,259       80,697,287  
 
                               
INTEREST EXPENSE:
                               
Interest on deposits
    4,154,717       8,490,926       8,931,676       19,578,964  
Other
    192,647       439,835       454,392       1,268,467  
 
                       
Total interest expense
    4,347,364       8,930,761       9,386,068       20,847,431  
 
                       
 
                               
Net interest income
    32,120,758       30,020,271       64,044,191       59,849,856  
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES
    1,588,003       1,441,000       3,348,506       2,509,251  
 
                       
 
                               
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    30,532,755       28,579,271       60,695,685       57,340,605  
 
                       
 
                               
NONINTEREST INCOME:
                               
Trust fees
    2,125,783       2,359,307       4,242,289       4,728,358  
Service charges on deposit accounts
    5,420,816       5,671,396       10,561,888       11,196,383  
ATM and credit card fees
    2,426,534       2,263,860       4,635,534       4,295,060  
Real estate mortgage operations
    858,434       764,610       1,445,944       1,369,233  
Net gain on securities transactions
    498,261       166,414       747,352       559,057  
Net gain on sale of student loans
          1,431,515       616,477       1,714,595  
Net gain (loss) on sale of foreclosed assets
    99,467       (15,022 )     (59,262 )     89,226  
Other
    690,403       813,317       1,465,590       1,815,624  
 
                       
Total noninterest income
    12,119,698       13,455,397       23,655,812       25,767,536  
 
                               
NONINTEREST EXPENSE:
                               
Salaries and employee benefits
    12,241,044       12,545,177       24,233,415       25,093,093  
Net occupancy expense
    1,566,783       1,651,539       3,186,521       3,242,724  
Equipment expense
    1,967,774       1,865,328       3,907,802       3,712,107  
Printing, stationery and supplies
    464,893       440,667       897,512       950,785  
FDIC insurance premiums
    2,305,307       143,171       3,256,288       276,167  
Amortization of intangible assets
    215,830       304,194       438,031       614,760  
Other expenses
    5,595,962       6,058,802       11,385,685       11,780,850  
 
                       
Total noninterest expense
    24,357,593       23,008,878       47,305,254       45,670,486  
 
                       
 
                               
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    18,294,860       19,025,790       37,046,243       37,437,655  
INCOME TAX EXPENSE
    4,728,865       5,423,608       9,776,677       10,673,840  
 
                       
 
                               
NET EARNINGS
  $ 13,565,995     $ 13,602,182     $ 27,269,566     $ 26,763,815  
 
                       
 
                               
EARNINGS PER SHARE, BASIC
  $ 0.65     $ 0.65     $ 1.31     $ 1.29  
 
                       
 
                               
EARNINGS PER SHARE, ASSUMING DILUTION
  $ 0.65     $ 0.65     $ 1.31     $ 1.29  
 
                       
 
                               
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE
  $ 0.34     $ 0.34     $ 0.68     $ 0.66  
 
                       
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS — (UNAUDITED)
                                 
    Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
NET EARNINGS
  $ 13,565,995     $ 13,602,182     $ 27,269,566     $ 26,763,815  
 
                               
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities available-for-sale, before income taxes
    1,257,417       (22,404,774 )     10,650,240       (7,524,909 )
 
                               
Reclassification adjustment for realized gains on investment securities included in net earnings, before income tax
    (498,261 )     (166,414 )     (747,352 )     (559,057 )
 
                       
 
                               
Total other items of comprehensive earnings (loss)
    759,156       (22,571,188 )     9,902,888       (8,083,966 )
 
                               
Income tax benefit (expense) related to other items of comprehensive earnings (loss)
    (265,705 )     7,899,916       (3,466,011 )     2,829,388  
 
                       
 
                               
COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS
  $ 14,059,446     $ (1,069,090 )   $ 33,706,443     $ 21,509,237  
 
                       
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
                                                                         
                                                            Accumulated        
                                                            Other     Total  
    Common Stock     Capital     Retained     Treasury Stock     Deferred     Comprehensive     Shareholders’  
    Shares     Amount     Surplus     Earnings     Shares     Amounts     Compensation     Earnings     Equity  
Balances at December 31, 2007
    20,766,848     $ 207,669     $ 267,136,338     $ 64,333,921       (155,415 )   $ (3,170,304 )   $ 3,170,304     $ 3,817,534     $ 335,495,462  
 
Net earnings (unaudited)
                      26,763,815                               26,763,815  
 
Stock issuances (unaudited)
    25,461       254       482,642                                     482,896  
 
Cash dividends declared, $0.66 per share (unaudited)
                      (13,719,852 )                             (13,719,852 )
 
Change in unrealized gain (loss) in investment securities available-for-sale, net of related income taxes (unaudited)
                                              (5,254,578 )     (5,254,578 )
 
Additional tax benefit related to directors’ deferred compensation plan (unaudited)
                30,000                                     30,000  
 
Shares purchased in connection with directors’ deferred compensation plan, net (unaudited)
                            (3,534 )     (173,874 )     173,874              
 
Stock option expense (unaudited)
                112,881                                     112,881  
 
                                                     
 
Balances at June 30, 2008 (unaudited)
    20,792,309     $ 207,923     $ 267,761,861     $ 77,377,884       (158,949 )   $ (3,344,178 )   $ 3,344,178     $ (1,437,044 )   $ 343,910,624  
 
                                                     
 
Balances at December 31, 2008
    20,799,198     $ 207,992     $ 268,087,449     $ 89,637,172       (158,811 )   $ (3,500,436 )   $ 3,500,436     $ 10,849,615     $ 368,782,228  
 
Net earnings (unaudited)
                      27,269,566                               27,269,566  
 
Stock issuances (unaudited)
    15,562       156       354,497                                     354,653  
 
Cash dividends declared, $0.68 per share (unaudited)
                      (14,150,554 )                             (14,150,554 )
 
Change in unrealized gain in investment securities available- for-sale, net of related income taxes (unaudited)
                                              6,436,877       6,436,877  
 
Additional tax benefit related to directors’ deferred compensation plan (unaudited)
                30,000                                     30,000  
 
Shares purchased in connection with directors’ deferred compensation plan, net (unaudited)
                            (1,627 )     (170,976 )     170,976              
 
Stock option expense (unaudited)
                136,329                                     136,329  
 
                                                     
 
Balances at June 30, 2009 (unaudited)
    20,814,760     $ 208,148     $ 268,608,275     $ 102,756,184       (160,438 )   $ (3,671,412 )   $ 3,617,412     $ 17,286,492     $ 388,859,099  
 
                                                     
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS — (UNAUDITED)
                 
    Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2009     2008  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
               
Net earnings
  $ 27,269,566     $ 26,763,815  
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    3,897,856       3,955,115  
Provision for loan losses
    3,348,506       2,509,251  
Securities premium amortization (discount accretion), net
    525,905       185,875  
Gain on sale of assets, net
    (1,403,061 )     (2,519,152 )
Deferred federal income tax benefit
    (213,135 )     (667,449 )
Trading security activity, net
    24,802,208       (30,794,378 )
Loans originated for resale
    (111,948,927 )     (89,824,825 )
Proceeds from sales of loans held for resale
    150,971,960       119,579,056  
Change in other assets
    4,142,045       3,047,163  
Change in other liabilities
    1,997,681       2,972,575  
 
           
Total adjustments
    76,121,038       8,443,231  
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    103,390,604       35,207,046  
 
           
 
               
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Activity in available-for-sale securities:
               
Sales
    35,359,157       69,625,614  
Maturities
    111,156,835       145,885,473  
Purchases
    (139,109,541 )     (227,645,540 )
Activity in held-to-maturity securities — maturities
    4,217,076       2,193,300  
Net decrease (increase) in loans
    44,357,760       (14,646,267 )
Purchases of bank premises and equipment and computer software
    (1,128,090 )     (5,756,257 )
Proceeds from sale of other assets
    1,788,500       1,034,669  
 
           
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    56,641,697       (29,309,008 )
 
           
 
               
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Net increase (decrease) in noninterest-bearing deposits
    (55,834,839 )     68,500,439  
Net decrease in interest-bearing deposits
    (54,403,071 )     (45,961,999 )
Net decrease in short-term borrowings
    (58,925,487 )     (16,371,711 )
Common stock transactions:
               
Proceeds from stock issuances
    354,653       482,896  
Dividends paid
    (14,144,929 )     (13,296,081 )
 
           
Net cash used in financing activities
    (182,953,673 )     (6,646,456 )
 
           
 
               
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    (22,921,372 )     (748,418 )
 
               
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
    168,887,994       264,888,376  
 
           
 
               
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period
  $ 145,966,622     $ 264,139,958  
 
           
 
               
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION AND NONCASH TRANSACTIONS
               
Interest paid
  $ 10,016,125     $ 19,408,096  
Federal income tax paid
    10,305,982       11,535,911  
Transfer of loans to foreclosed assets
    2,626,008       790,287  
Investment securities purchased but not settled
    9,926,301       4,186,873  
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Note 1 — Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, a Texas corporation and a financial holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, or BHCA, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries: First Financial Bankshares of Delaware, Inc.; First Financial Investments of Delaware, Inc.; First Financial Bank, National Association, Abilene, Texas; First Financial Bank, Hereford, Texas; First Financial Bank, National Association, Sweetwater, Texas; First Financial Bank, National Association, Eastland, Texas; First Financial Bank, National Association, Cleburne, Texas; First Financial Bank, National Association, Stephenville, Texas; San Angelo National Bank, San Angelo, Texas; First Financial Bank, National Association, Weatherford, Texas; First Financial Bank, National Association, Southlake, Texas; First Financial Bank, National Association, Mineral Wells, Texas; First Technology Services, Inc.; First Financial Trust & Asset Management Company, National Association; First Financial Investments, Inc.; and First Financial Insurance Agency, Inc.
Through our subsidiary banks, we conduct a full-service commercial banking business. Our service centers are located primarily in North Central and West Texas. Considering the braches and locations of all our bank subsidiaries, as of June 30, 2009, we had 48 financial centers across Texas, with ten locations in Abilene, two locations in Cleburne, three locations in Stephenville, three locations in Granbury, two locations in San Angelo, three locations in Weatherford, and one location each in Mineral Wells, Hereford, Sweetwater, Eastland, Ranger, Rising Star, Southlake, Aledo, Willow Park, Brock, Alvarado, Burleson, Keller, Trophy Club, Boyd, Bridgeport, Decatur, Roby, Trent, Merkel, Clyde, Moran, Albany, Midlothian and Glen Rose. Our trust subsidiary has six locations in Abilene, San Angelo, Stephenville, Sweetwater, Fort Worth and Odessa, all in Texas.
In the opinion of management, the unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and unaudited results of operations. All adjustments were of a normal recurring nature. However, the results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2009, due to seasonality, changes in economic conditions and credit quality, interest rate fluctuations, regulatory and legislative changes and other factors. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted under SEC rules and regulations. Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2008 financial statements to conform to the 2009 presentation. The Company evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition and/or disclosure through July 31, 2009, the date the consolidated financial statements were issued.
Goodwill and other intangible assets are evaluated annually for impairment as of the end of the second quarter. No such impairment was noted as of June 30, 2009.
Note 2 — Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the periods. In computing diluted earnings per common share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company assumes that all dilutive outstanding options to purchase common stock have been exercised at the beginning of the period (or the time of issuance, if later). The dilutive effect of the outstanding options is reflected by application of the treasury stock method, whereby the proceeds from the exercised options are assumed to be used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the respective periods. The weighted average common shares outstanding used in computing basic earnings per common share for the

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three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, were 20,809,061 and 20,786,902, respectively. The weighted average common shares outstanding used in computing basic earnings per share for the six months ended June 20, 2009 and 2008 were 20,805,392 and 20,780,421, respectively. The weighted average common shares outstanding used in computing fully diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, were 20,830,965 and 20,833,048, respectively. The weighted average common shares outstanding used in computing fully diluted earnings per common share for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, were 20,821,782 and 20,816,219, respectively.
Note 3 — Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity Securities
A summary of available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities is as follows:
                                 
    June 30, 2009  
            Gross     Gross        
    Amortized     Unrealized     Unrealized     Estimated  
    Cost Basis     Holding Gains     Holding Losses     Fair Value  
Securities held-to-maturity:
                               
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
  $ 18,552     $ 487     $ (34 )   $ 19,005  
Mortgage-backed securities
    726       16       (1 )     741  
 
                       
Total debt securities held-to-maturity
  $ 19,278     $ 503     $ (35 )   $ 19,746  
 
                       
 
                               
Securities available-for-sale:
                               
Obligations of U.S. government sponsored-enterprises and agencies
  $ 258,408     $ 11,982     $     $ 270,390  
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
    443,777       8,191       (2,714 )     449,254  
Corporate bonds
    78,216       3,906       (3 )     82,119  
Mortgage-backed securities
    429,230       14,204       (176 )     443,258  
Other securities
    5,550       213             5,763  
 
                       
Total securities available-for-sale
  $ 1,215,181     $ 38,496     $ (2,893 )   $ 1,250,784  
 
                       
                                 
    June 30, 2008  
            Gross     Gross        
    Amortized     Unrealized     Unrealized     Estimated  
    Cost Basis     Holding Gains     Holding Losses     Fair Value  
Securities held-to-maturity:
                               
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
  $ 23,082     $ 720     $ (13 )   $ 23,789  
Mortgage-backed securities
    1,140       16       (3 )     1,153  
 
                       
Total debt securities held-to-maturity
  $ 24,222     $ 736     $ (16 )   $ 24,942  
 
                       
 
                               
Securities available-for-sale:
                               
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government sponsored-enterprises and agencies
  $ 302,781     $ 3,456     $ (1,959 )   $ 304,278  
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
    322,021       3,356       (2,741 )     322,636  
Corporate bonds
    43,143       436       (70 )     43,509  
Mortgage-backed securities
    422,893       3,393       (3,610 )     422,676  
Other securities
    5,699       87             5,786  
 
                       
Total securities available-for-sale
  $ 1,096,537     $ 10,728     $ (8,380 )   $ 1,098,885  
 
                       
During the quarter ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, sales of investment securities that were classified as

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available-for-sale totaled $30.0 million and $15.6 million, respectively. Gross realized gains from 2009 and 2008 securities sales totaled $498 thousand and $166 thousand, respectively. There were no losses on securities sales during these periods. During the six-months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, sales of investment securities that were classified as available-for-sale totaled $35.4 million and $69.6 million, respectively. Gross realized gains from 2009 and 2008 securities sales were $747 thousand and $559 thousand, respectively. There were no losses on securities sales during these periods. The specific identification method was used to determine cost on computing the realized gains.
The following tables disclose, as of June 30, 2009 and 2008, our available-for-sale and held-to- maturity securities that have been in a continuous unrealized-loss position for less than 12 months and those that have been in a continuous unrealized-loss position for 12 or more months (in thousands):
                                                 
    Less than 12 Months     12 Months or Longer     Total  
            Unrealized             Unrealized             Unrealized  
June 30, 2009   Fair Value     Loss     Fair Value     Loss     Fair Value     Loss  
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
  $ 107,190     $ 2,563     $ 2,676     $ 185     $ 109,866     $ 2,748  
Mortgage-backed securities
    30,809       176       43       1       30,852       177  
Corporate and other securities
    4,994       3                   4,994       3  
 
                                   
Total
  $ 142,993     $ 2,742     $ 2,719     $ 186     $ 145,712     $ 2,928  
 
                                   
                                                 
    Less than 12 Months     12 Months or Longer     Total  
            Unrealized             Unrealized             Unrealized  
June 30, 2008   Fair Value     Loss     Fair Value     Loss     Fair Value     Loss  
Obligations of U.S. government sponsored-enterprises and agencies
  $ 118,167     $ 1,959     $     $     $ 118,167     $ 1,959  
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
    135,209       2,720       898       34       136,107       2,754  
Mortgage-backed securities
    145,248       2,076       41,022       1,537       186,270       3,613  
Corporate and other securities
    9,097       70                   9,097       70  
 
                                   
Total
  $ 407,721     $ 6,825     $ 41,920     $ 1,571     $ 449,641     $ 8,396  
 
                                   
The number of investment positions in this unrealized loss position totaled 299 at June 30, 2009. We do not believe these unrealized losses are “other than temporary” as (1) we do not have the intent to sell our securities prior to recovery and (2) it is more likely than not that we will not have to sell our securities prior to recovery. The unrealized losses noted are interest rate related due to the level of interest rates at June 30, 2009. We have reviewed the ratings of the issuers and have not identified any issues related to the ultimate repayment of principal as a result of credit concerns on these securities. Our mortgage related securities are backed by GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC or are collateralized by securities backed by these agencies.

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Note 4 —Loans And Allowance for Loan Losses
Major classifications of loans are as follows (dollars in thousands):
                         
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2009     2008     2008  
Commercial, financial and agricultural
  $ 464,377     $ 451,067     $ 485,707  
Real estate — construction
    104,168       181,685       158,000  
Real estate — mortgage
    715,211       637,504       678,788  
Consumer
    195,366       242,286       243,648  
 
                 
 
                       
Total Loans
  $ 1,479,122     $ 1,512,542     $ 1,566,143  
 
                 
Included in real estate-mortgage and consumer loans above are $4.1 million and $12.1 million, respectively, in loans held for sale at June 30, 2009, $3.7 million and $3.8 million, respectively, at June 30, 2008 and $2.9 million and $51.8 million, respectively, in loans held for sale at December 31, 2008, in which the carrying amounts approximate fair value.
The Company’s recorded investment in impaired loans and the related valuation allowance are as follows (dollars in thousands):
                                         
June 30, 2009     June 30, 2008     December 31, 2008  
Recorded   Valuation     Recorded     Valuation     Recorded     Valuation  
Investment   Allowance     Investment     Allowance     Investment     Allowance  
$     10,242
  $ 2,495     $ 8,963     $ 1,113     $ 9,893     $ 2,040  
 
                             
The allowance for loan losses as of June 30, 2009 and 2008 and December 31, 2008, is presented below. Management has evaluated the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses by estimating the probable losses in various categories of the loan portfolio which are identified below:
                         
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2009     2008     2008  
Allowance for loan losses provided for:
                       
Loans specifically evaluated as impaired
  $ 2,495,366     $ 1,113,473     $ 2,040,323  
Remaining portfolio
    20,751,412       17,563,442       19,488,537  
 
                 
 
                       
Total allowance for loan losses
  $ 23,246,778     $ 18,676,915     $ 21,528,860  
 
                 
Changes in the allowance for loan losses are summarized as follows:
                                 
    Three Months Ended      
    June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 22,651,726     $ 18,377,340     $ 21,528,860     $ 17,461,514  
 
                               
Add:
                               
Provision for loan losses
    1,588,003       1,441,000       3,348,506       2,509,251  
Loan recoveries
    231,752       233,107       487,281       368,346  
 
                               
Deduct:
                               
Loan charge-offs
    (1,224,703 )     (1,374,532 )     (2,117,869 )     (1,662,196 )
 
                       
 
                               
Balance at end of period
  $ 23,246,778     $ 18,676,915     $ 23,246,778     $ 18,676,915  
 
                       

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Nonaccrual, loans still accruing and past due 90 days or more, restructured loans and foreclosed assets are as follows:
                         
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2009     2008     2008  
Nonaccrual loans
  $ 10,242     $ 8,963     $ 9,893  
Loans still accruing and past due 90 days or more
    72             36  
Restructured loans
                 
Foreclosed assets
    3,755       1,792       2,602  
 
                 
Total
  $ 14,069     $ 10,755     $ 12,531  
 
                 
As a % of loans and foreclosed assets
    0.95 %     0.71 %     0.80 %
As a % of total assets
    0.46       0.35       0.39  
Note 5 — Stock Based Compensation
The Company grants incentive stock options for a fixed number of shares with an exercise price equal to the fair value of the shares at the date of grant to employees. In May 2009, the Company granted 101,600 incentive stock options with an exercise price of $50.33 per share. The fair value of the options granted was estimated using the Black-Scholes options pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions: risk-free interest rate of 3.24%; expected dividend yield of 2.66%; expected life of 5.79 years; and expected volatility of 41.64%.
The Company recorded stock option expense totaling approximately $71 thousand and $56 thousand, respectively, for the three month periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008. The Company recorded stock option expense totaling $136 thousand and $113 thousand, respectively, for the six month periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008.
The additional disclosure requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment” have been omitted due to immateriality.
Note 6 — Pension Plan
The Company’s defined benefit pension plan was frozen effective January 1, 2004, whereby no additional years of service will accrue to participants, unless the pension plan is reinstated at a future date. The pension plan covered substantially all of the Company’s employees. The benefits for each employee were based on years of service and a percentage of the employee’s qualifying compensation during the final years of employment. The Company’s funding policy was and is to contribute annually the amount necessary to satisfy the Internal Revenue Service’s funding standards. Contributions to the pension plan, prior to freezing the plan, were intended to provide not only for benefits attributed to service to date but also for those expected to be earned in the future. As a result of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (the “Protection Act”), the Company will be required to contribute amounts in future years to fund any shortfalls. The Company evaluated the provisions of the Protection Act as well as the Internal Revenue Service’s funding standards to develop a preliminary plan for funding in future years. The Company made a contribution totaling $1.4 million in April 2009 and $800 thousand in 2008 and continues to evaluate future funding amounts.
Net periodic benefit costs totaling $80 thousand and $79 thousand were recorded, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008. Net periodic benefit costs totaling $160 thousand and $157 thousand were recorded, respectively, in the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008.

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Note 7 — Recently Issued Pronouncements
Effective January 1, 2009, SFAS No. 141R, “Business Combinations (Revised 2007) replaced SFAS 141, “Business Combinations,” and applies to all transactions and other events in which one entity obtains control over one or more other businesses. FASB Staff Position No. 141(R)-1, “Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination That Arise from Contingencies” was issued in April 2009 to amend and clarify SFAS 141R. These pronouncements require an acquirer, upon initially obtaining control of another entity, to recognize the assets, liabilities and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree at fair value as of the acquisition date. As a result, an acquired bank’s allowance for loan losses will not be brought over to the Company’s allowance for loan losses but rather be recorded at fair value at date of acquisition. Contingent consideration is required to be recognized and measured at fair value on the date of acquisition if the acquisition fair value of that asset or liability can be determined during the measurement period. If the acquisition date fair value of an asset acquired or a liability assumed in a business combination that arises from a contingency cannot be determined during the measurement period, an asset or a liability shall be recognized at the acquisition date if both the information available for the end of the measurement period indicates that it is probable that an asset existed or that a liability had been incurred at the acquisition date and the amount of the asset or liability can be reasonably estimated. This fair value approach replaces the cost-allocation process required under SFAS 141 whereby the cost of an acquisition was allocated to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair value. These pronouncements also require acquirers to expense acquisition-related costs as incurred rather than allocating such costs to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as was previously the case under SFAS 141. SFAS 141R is expected to have an impact on the Company’s accounting for business combinations closing after January 1, 2009.
In March 2009, the FASB issued three FASB Staff Positions (“FSP”):
  No. FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, “Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments” — This FSP amends the other-than-temporary impairment guidance under U.S. GAAP for debt securities to make the guidance more operational and improve the presentation and disclosure in the financial statement. The FSP specifies that if a company does not have the intent to sell a debt security prior to recovery and it is more likely than not that it will not have to sell the debt security prior to recovery, the security would not be considered other-than-temporary impaired unless there is a credit loss. The credit loss component of an other-than-temporary impaired debt security must be determined based on the company’s best estimate of cash flows expected to be collected.
  No. FAS 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That are Not Orderly” — This FSP provides additional guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” when the volume and level of activity for the asset and liability have significantly decreased and for identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly. SFAS 157 does not prescribe a methodology for making significant adjustments to transactions or quoted prices when estimating fair value in these situations but this FSP states that a change in valuation technique or the use of multiple valuation techniques may be appropriate.
  No. 107-1 and APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” — This FSP requires companies to provide the same fair value of financial instruments disclosures presently required on an annual basis on a quarterly interim basis.

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These three FSP’s were effective for the period ended June 30, 2009 and did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows other than additional disclosures.
In May 2009, SFAS No. 165, “Subsequent Events” was issued which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or available to be issued. SFAS 65 sets forth (i) the period after the balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements, (ii) the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements and (iii) the disclosures that an entity should make about events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date. This pronouncement was effective for the period ended June 30, 2009 and did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In June 2009, SFAS No. 166, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets — an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 140” was issued to improve the information a reporting entity provides in its financial statements about a transfer of financial assets, including the effect of a transfer on an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows and the transferor’s continuing involvement in the transferred assets. SFAS 166 eliminates the concept of a qualifying special-purpose entity and changes the guidance for evaluation for consolidation. This pronouncement is effective January 1, 2010 and is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In June 2009, SFAS No. 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)” was issued to amend previous guidance to replace the quantitative-based risks and rewards calculation for determining which enterprise, if any, has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity with an approach focused on identifying which enterprise has the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (i) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or (ii) the right to receive benefits from the entity. The pronouncement is effective January 1, 2010 and is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In June 2009, SFAS No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Principles, a Replacement of FASB Statement No. 162” was issued and established the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (Codification) as the source of authoritative U. S. generally accepted accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretative releases of the SEC under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative guidance for SEC registrants. All non-grandfathered, non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification will become nonauthoritative. The pronouncement and the Codification will be effective in the period ending September 30, 2009 and is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

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Note 8 — Fair Value Disclosures
SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” and as clarified with several FSP’s, defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. A fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset or liability. The price in the principal (or most advantageous) market used to measure the fair value of the asset or liability shall not be adjusted for transaction costs. An orderly transaction is a transaction that assumes exposure to the market for a period prior to the measurement date to allow for marketing activities that are usual and customary for transactions involving such assets and liabilities; it is not a forced transaction. Market participants are buyers and sellers in the principal market that are (i) independent, (ii) knowledgeable, (iii) able to transact and (iv) willing to transact.
SFAS 157 requires the use of valuation techniques that are consistent with the market approach, the income approach and/or the cost approach. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets and liabilities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts, such as cash flows or earnings, to a single present amount on a discounted basis. The cost approach is based on the amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset (replacement costs). Valuation techniques should be consistently applied. Inputs to valuation techniques refer to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Inputs may be observable, meaning those that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from independent sources, or unobservable, meaning those that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. In that regard, SFAS 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:
    Level 1 Inputs — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.
    Level 2 Inputs — Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (for example, interest rates, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. Level 2 investments consist primarily of obligations of U.S. government sponsored enterprises and agencies, obligations of state and municipal subdivisions, corporate bonds and mortgage backed securities.
    Level 3 Inputs — Significant unobservable inputs that reflect an entity’s own assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities.
A description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy, is set forth below.

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In general, fair value is based upon quoted market prices, where available. If such quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that primarily use, as inputs, observable market-based parameters. Valuation adjustments may be made to ensure that financial instruments are recorded at fair value. While management believes the Company’s valuation methodologies are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.
Securities classified as available for sale and trading are reported at fair value utilizing Level 1 and Level 2 inputs. For these securities, the Company obtains fair value measurements from an independent pricing service. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the United States Treasury (the “Treasury”) yield curve, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayments speeds, credit information and the bond’s terms and conditions, among other things.
The following table summarizes financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2009, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value (dollars in thousands):
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total Fair
    Inputs   Inputs   Inputs   Value
Investment securities available for sale
  $ 64,166     $ 1,186,618     $     $ 1,250,784  
Trading investment securities
    31,189                   31,189  
Certain financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). Financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis include the following at June 30, 2009:
    Impaired Loans — Impaired loans are reported at the fair value of the underlying collateral if repayment is expected solely from the collateral. Collateral values are estimated using Level 2 inputs based on observable market data or Level 3 input based on the discounting of the collateral. At June 30, 2009, impaired loans with a carrying value of $10.2 million were reduced by specific valuation allowance totaling $2.5 million resulting in a net fair value of $7.7 million, based on Level 3 inputs.
    Loans Held for Sale — Loans held for sale are reported at the lower of cost or fair value. In determining whether the fair value of loans held for sale is less than cost when quoted market prices are not available, the Company considers investor commitments/contracts. These loans are considered Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. At June 30, 2009, the Company’s mortgage loans held for sale and student loans held for sale were recorded at cost as fair value exceeded cost.
Certain non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis include other real estate owned, goodwill and other intangible assets and other non-financial long-lived assets. Such amounts were not significant to the Company at June 30, 2009.

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Under SFAS 107, the Company is required to disclose the estimated fair value of their financial instrument assets and liabilities including those subject to the requirements of SFAS 157. For the Company, as for most financial institutions, substantially all of its assets and liabilities are considered financial instruments, as defined. Many of the Company’s financial instruments, however, lack an available trading market as characterized by a willing buyer and willing seller engaging in an exchange transaction.
The estimated fair value amounts of financial instruments have been determined by the Company using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is required to interpret data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could realize in a current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.
In addition, reasonable comparability between financial institutions may not be likely due to the wide range of permitted valuation techniques and numerous estimates that must be made given the absence of active secondary markets for many of the financial instruments. This lack of uniform valuation methodologies also introduces a greater degree of subjectivity to these estimated fair values.
Financial instruments with stated maturities have been valued using a present value discounted cash flow with a discount rate approximating current market for similar assets and liabilities. Financial instruments assets with variable rates and financial instrument liabilities with no stated maturities have an estimated fair value equal to both the amount payable on demand and the carrying value.
The carrying value and the estimated fair value of the Company’s contractual off-balance-sheet unfunded lines of credit, loan commitments and letters of credit, which are generally priced at market at the time of funding, are not material.
The estimated fair values and carrying values of all financial instruments covered by SFAS 157 and SFAS 107 at June 30, 2009 were as follows (in thousands):
                 
            Estimated
    Carrying Value   Fair Value
 
               
Cash and due from banks
  $ 102,339     $ 102,339  
Federal funds sold
    26,375       26,375  
Interest-bearing deposits in banks
    17,252       17,252  
Trading securities
    31,189       31,189  
Held to maturity securities
    19,278       19,746  
Available for sale securities
    1,250,784       1,250,784  
Net loans
    1,455,875       1,446,625  
Accrued interest receivable
    19,619       19,619  
Deposits with stated maturities
    709,066       712,537  
Deposits with no stated maturities
    1,763,449       1,763,449  
Short term borrowings
    176,673       176,673  
Accrued interest payable
    1,651       1,651  

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. When used in this Form 10-Q, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “predict,” “project,” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or management, identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to our management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including, but not limited to, those listed in “Item 1A- Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and the following:
    General economic conditions, including our local and national real estate markets and employment trends;
 
    Volatility and disruption in national and international financial markets;
 
    Legislative, tax and regulatory actions and reforms;
 
    Political instability;
 
    The ability of the Federal government to deal with the national economic slowdown and the terms of any stimulus package enacted by Congress;
 
    Competition from other financial institutions and financial holding companies;
 
    The effects of and changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
 
    Changes in the demand for loans;
 
    Fluctuations in the value of collateral securing our loan portfolio and in the level of the allowance for loan losses;
 
    Soundness of other financial institutions with which we have transactions;
 
    Inflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations;
 
    Changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits;
 
    Legislative changes and other developments in student loan originations and sales;
 
    Anticipated increases in FDIC deposit insurance assessments;
 
    Our ability to attract deposits;
 
    Consequences of continued bank mergers and acquisitions in our market area, resulting in fewer but much larger and stronger competitors;
 
    Expansion of operations, including branch openings, new product offerings and expansion into new markets;
 
    Acquisitions and integration of acquired businesses; and
 
    Acts of God or of war or terrorism.
Such statements reflect the current views of our management with respect to future events and are subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this paragraph. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Introduction
As a multi-bank financial holding company, we generate most of our revenue from interest on loans and investments, trust fees, and service charges. Our primary source of funding for our loans and investments are deposits held by our subsidiary banks. Our largest expenses are interest on these deposits and salaries and related employee benefits. We usually measure our performance by calculating our return on average assets, return on average equity, our regulatory leverage and risk based capital ratios, and our efficiency ratio, which is calculated by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income on a tax equivalent basis and noninterest income.
The following discussion of operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying footnotes included in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q as well as those included in the Company’s 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Critical Accounting Policies
We prepare consolidated financial statements based on the selection of certain accounting policies, generally accepted accounting principles and customary practices in the banking industry. These policies, in certain areas, require us to make significant estimates and assumptions.
We deem a policy critical if (1) the accounting estimate required us to make assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time we make the accounting estimate; and (2) different estimates that reasonably could have been used in the current period, or changes in the accounting estimate that are reasonably likely to occur from period to period, would have a material impact on the financial statements.
The following discussion addresses (1) our allowance for loan losses and its provision for loan losses and (2) our valuation of securities, which we deem to be our most critical accounting policies. We have other significant accounting policies and continue to evaluate the materiality of their impact on our consolidated financial statements, but we believe these other policies either do not generally require us to make estimates and judgments that are difficult or subjective, or it is less likely they would have a material impact on our reported results for a given period.
Allowance for Loan Losses:
The allowance for loan losses is an amount we believe will be adequate to absorb inherent estimated losses on existing loans in which full collectibility is unlikely based upon our review and evaluation of the loan portfolio. The allowance for loan losses is increased by charges to income and decreased by charge-offs (net of recoveries).
Our methodology is based on guidance provide in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 102, “Selected Loan Loss Allowance Methodology and Documentation Issues” and includes allowance allocations calculated in accordance with SFAS No. 114, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan,” as amended by SFAS No. 118, and allowance allocations determined in accordance with SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies.” We also follow the guidance of the “Interagency Policy Statement on the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses,” issued jointly by the OCC, the Federal Reserve Board, the FDIC, the National Credit Union Administration and the Office of Thrift Supervision. We have developed a loan review methodology that includes allowances assigned to certain classified loans, allowances assigned based upon estimated loss factors and qualitative reserves. The level of the allowance reflects our periodic evaluation of general economic conditions, the financial condition of our borrowers, the value and liquidity of collateral, delinquencies, prior loan loss experience, and the results of periodic reviews of the portfolio by our independent loan review department and regulatory examiners.

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Our allowance for loan losses is comprised of three elements: (i) specific reserves determined in accordance with SFAS 114 based on probable losses on specific classified loans; (ii) general reserves determined in accordance with SFAS 5 that consider historical loss rates; and (iii) a qualitative reserve determined in accordance with SFAS 5 based upon general economic conditions and other qualitative risk factors both internal and external to the Company. We regularly evaluate our allowance for loan losses to maintain an adequate level to absorb estimated loan losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Factors contributing to the determination of specific reserves include the credit-worthiness of the borrower, changes in the value of pledged collateral, and general economic conditions. All classified loans are specifically reviewed and a specific allocation is assigned based on the losses expected to be realized from those loans. For purposes of determining the general reserve, the loan portfolio less cash secured loans, government guaranteed loans and classified loans is multiplied by the Company’s historical loss rates. The qualitative reserves are determined by evaluating such things as current economic conditions and trends, changes in lending staff, policies or procedures, changes in credit concentrations, changes in the trends and severity of problem loans and changes in trends in volume and terms of loans.
Although we believe we use the best information available to make loan loss allowance determinations, future adjustments could be necessary if circumstances or economic conditions differ substantially from the assumptions used in making our initial determinations. A downturn in the economy and employment could result in increased levels of nonperforming assets and charge-offs, increased loan loss provisions and reductions in income. Additionally, as an integral part of their examination process, bank regulatory agencies periodically review our allowance for loan losses. The bank regulatory agencies could require the recognition of additions to the loan loss allowance based on their judgment of information available to them at the time of their examination.
Accrual of interest is discontinued on a loan when management believes, after considering economic and business conditions and collection efforts, the borrower’s financial condition is such that collection of principal and interest is doubtful.
Our policy requires measurement of the allowance for an impaired collateral dependent loan based on the fair value of the collateral. Other loan impairments are measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows or the loan’s observable market price.
Valuation of Securities:
The Company records its available-for-sale and trading securities portfolio at fair value.
Fair values of these securities are determined based on methodologies in accordance with SFAS 157, and as clarified with several FSP’s. Fair values are volatile and may be influenced by a number of factors, including market interest rates, prepayment speeds, discount rates, credit ratings and yield curves. Fair values for investment securities are based on quoted market prices, where available. If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on the quoted prices of similar instruments or an estimate of fair value by using a range of fair value estimates in the market place as a result of the illiquid market specific to the type of security.

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When the fair value of a security is below its amortized cost, and depending on the length of time the condition exists and the extent the fair value is below amortized cost, additional analysis is performed to determine whether an other-than-temporary impairment condition exists. Available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities are analyzed quarterly for possible other-than-temporary impairment. The analysis considers (i) whether we have the intent to sell our securities prior to recovery and/or maturity and (ii) whether it is more likely than not that we will have to sell our securities prior to recovery and/or maturity. Often, the information available to conduct these assessments is limited and rapidly changing, making estimates of fair value subject to judgment. If actual information or conditions are different than estimated, the extent of the impairment of the security may be different than previously estimated, which could have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.
Results of Operations
Performance Summary. Net earnings for the second quarter of 2009 were $13.6 million, a decrease of $36 thousand, or 0.3% from the same period in 2008. Net earnings for the second quarter of 2009 compared to the second quarter of 2008 were negatively impacted by a decrease in noninterest income, including the gain on sale of student loans in the second quarter of 2008 as compared to the second quarter of 2009 and the increase of $2.2 million in FDIC insurance premiums, including special assessment (see below). The negative impact of these items was substantially offset by an increase in net interest income and decreases in certain other categories of noninterest expense.
On a basic net earnings per share basis, net earnings were $0.65 for the second quarter of 2009, unchanged from the same quarter of 2008. The return on average assets was 1.77% for the second quarter of 2009, as compared to 1.81% for the same quarter of 2008. The return on average equity was 13.98% for the second quarter of 2009 as compared to 15.55% for the same quarter of 2008.
Net earnings for the six-month period ended June 30, 2009 were $27.3 million, an increase of $506 thousand, or 1.9%, compared to net earnings for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 of $26.8 million. The increase in net earnings for 2009 over 2008 was primarily attributable to an increase in net interest income which offset the impact of the increase in FDIC insurance premiums and the reduction in the gain on the sale of student loans.
On a basic net earnings per share basis, net earnings were $1.31 for the six-months of 2009 as compared to $1.29 for the same period of 2008. The return on average assets was 1.76% for the six-months of 2009, as compared to 1.78% for the same period of 2008. The return on average equity was 14.28% for the six-months of 2009, as compared to 15.48% for the same period of 2008.
Net Interest Income. Net interest income is the difference between interest income on earning assets and interest expense on liabilities incurred to fund those assets. Our earning assets consist primarily of loans and investment securities. Our liabilities to fund those assets consist primarily of noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing deposits.
Tax-equivalent net interest income was $34.6 million for the second quarter of 2009, as compared to $31.7 million for the same period last year. The increase in 2009 compared to 2008 was largely attributable to (i) the decrease in the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities in an amount greater than the decrease in rates earned on interest earning assets and (ii) an increase in the volume of earning assets. Average earning assets increased $73.3 million for the second quarter of 2009 over the same period in 2008. Average taxable and tax exempt securities increased $162.8 million for the second quarter of 2009 over 2008, offsetting a decrease of $38.3 million in average loans. Average interest bearing liabilities decreased $6.4 million for the second quarter of 2009 over the same period in 2008. The yield on earning assets decreased 41 basis points in the second quarter of 2009, whereas the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities decreased 97 basis points, primarily due to the effects of lower interest rates.

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Tax-equivalent net interest income was $68.7 million for the first six-month period of 2009, as compared to $63.1 million for the same period last year. The increase in 2009 compared to 2008 was largely attributable to (i) the decrease in the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities in an amount greater than the decrease in rates earned on interest earning assets and (ii) an increase in the volume of earning assets. Average earning assets increased $113.0 million for the first six-months of 2009. Average taxable and tax exempt securities increased $181.0 million, offsetting a decrease of $3.4 million in average loans. Average interest bearing liabilities increased $15.6 million for the six-month period of 2009 over 2008. The yield on earning assets decreased 63 basis points in the six-months of 2009, whereas the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities decreased 119 basis points.
Table 1 allocates the change in tax-equivalent net interest income between the amount of change attributable to volume and to rate.
     Table 1 — Changes in Interest Income and Interest Expense (in thousands):
                                                 
    Three Months Ended June 30, 2009     Six Months Ended June 30, 2009  
    Compared to Three Months Ended     Compared to Six Months Ended  
    June 30, 2008     June 30, 2008  
    Change Attributable to     Total     Change Attributable to     Total  
    Volume     Rate     Change     Volume     Rate     Change  
Short-term investments
  $ (234 )   $ (201 )   $ (435 )   $ (813 )   $ (450 )   $ (1,263 )
Taxable investment securities (1)
    654       (820 )     (166 )     2,042       (1,589 )     453  
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)
    1,602       184       1,786       2,787       339       3,126  
Loans (2) (3)
    (580 )     (2,324 )     (2,904 )     (270 )     (7,870 )     (8,140 )
 
                                   
Interest income
    1,442       (3,161 )     (1,719 )     3,746       (9,570 )     (5,824 )
 
                                               
Interest-bearing deposits
    (81 )     (4,255 )     (4,336 )     (331 )     (10,316 )     (10,647 )
Short-term borrowings
    44       (291 )     (247 )     318       (1,132 )     (814 )
 
                                   
Interest expense
    (37 )     (4,546 )     (4,583 )     (13 )     (11,448 )     (11,461 )
 
                                   
Net interest income
  $ 1,479     $ 1,385     $ 2,864     $ 3,759     $ 1,878     $ 5,637  
 
                                   
 
(1)   Trading securities are included in taxable investment securities.
 
(2)   Computed on a tax-equivalent basis assuming a marginal tax rate of 35%.
 
(3)   Nonaccrual loans are included in loans.
The net interest margin, which measures tax-equivalent net interest income as a percentage of average earning assets, is illustrated in Table 2.
The net interest margin for the second quarter of 2009 was 4.88%, an increase of 27 basis points from the same period in 2008. The net interest margin for the six-months of 2009 was 4.82%, an increase of 23 basis points from the same period in 2008.

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Our net interest margin increased from prior periods despite the volatile interest rate environment which saw the Federal funds rate drop 400 basis points from January 2008 through June 2009. We have been more successful in implementing floors on our loans and have improved the pricing for loan risk, which previously we were unable to do due to competition. Additionally we have purchased investment securities at favorable yields. Should interest rates remain at the current low levels through the remainder of 2009, we anticipate that the impact of lower yields on loans and investment securities and competition for deposits may put pressure on our net interest margin.
     Table 2 — Average Balances and Average Yields and Rates (in thousands, except percentages):
                                                 
    Three months ended June 30,  
    2009     2008  
    Average     Income/     Yield/     Average     Income/     Yield/  
    Balance     Expense     Rate     Balance     Expense     Rate  
Assets
                                               
 
Short-term investments
  $ 45,286     $ 71       0.63 %   $ 96,494     $ 506       2.11 %
Taxable investment securities (1)
    885,382       9,209       4.16       827,589       9,376       4.53  
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)
    429,542       6,738       6.27       324,551       4,952       6.10  
Loans (2)(3)
    1,481,792       22,900       6.20       1,520,043       25,804       6.83  
 
                                       
Total earning assets
    2,842,002       38,918       5.49 %     2,768,677       40,638       5.90 %
Cash and due from banks
    98,906                       118,479                  
Bank premises and equipment, net
    64,498                       63,528                  
Other assets
    36,135                       30,526                  
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net
    63,675                       64,746                  
Allowance for loan losses
    (22,938 )                     (18,616 )                
 
                                           
Total assets
  $ 3,082,278                     $ 3,027,340                  
 
                                           
 
                                               
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
                                               
Interest-bearing deposits
  $ 1,735,640     $ 4,155       0.96 %   $ 1,757,120     $ 8,491       1.94 %
Short-term borrowings
    171,936       192       0.45       156,849       440       1.13  
 
                                       
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    1,907,576       4,347       0.91 %     1,913,969       8,931       1.88 %
 
                                           
Noninterest-bearing deposits
    753,473                       740,688                  
Other liabilities
    32,134                       20,774                  
 
                                           
Total liabilities
    2,693,183                       2,675,431                  
Shareholders’ equity
    389,095                       351,909                  
 
                                           
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 3,082,278                     $ 3,027,340                  
 
                                           
Net interest income
          $ 34,571                     $ 31,707          
 
                                           
Rate Analysis:
                                               
Interest income/earning assets
                    5.49 %                     5.90 %
Interest expense/earning assets
                    0.61                       1.29  
 
                                           
Net yield on earning assets
                    4.88 %                     4.61 %
 
                                           
 
                                               

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    Six months ended June 30,  
    2009     2008  
    Average     Income/     Yield/     Average     Income/     Yield/  
    Balance     Expense     Rate     Balance     Expense     Rate  
Assets
                                               
 
Short-term investments
  $ 41,115     $ 113       0.56 %   $ 105,705     $ 1,376       2.62 %
Taxable investment securities (1)
    895,102       18,947       4.23       806,059       18,493       4.59  
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)
    414,480       12,899       6.22       322,517       9,772       6.06  
Loans (2)(3)
    1,524,211       46,157       6.11       1,527,593       54,298       7.15  
 
                                       
Total earning assets
    2,874,908       78,116       5.48 %     2,761,874       83,939       6.11 %
Cash and due from banks
    106,451                       117,112                  
Bank premises and equipment, net
    64,898                       63,091                  
Other assets
    37,096                       31,032                  
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net
    63,782                       64,903                  
Allowance for loan losses
    (22,507 )                     (18,225 )                
 
                                           
Total assets
  $ 3,124,628                     $ 3,019,787                  
 
                                           
 
                                               
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
                                               
Interest-bearing deposits
  $ 1,751,263     $ 8,932       1.03 %   $ 1,776,471     $ 19,579       2.22 %
Short-term borrowings
    201,416       454       0.45       160,559       1,268       1.59  
 
                                       
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    1,952,679       9,386       0.97 %     1,937,030       20,847       2.16 %
 
                                           
Noninterest-bearing deposits
    754,851                       715,334                  
Other liabilities
    32,119                       19,785                  
 
                                           
Total liabilities
    2,739,649                       2,672,149                  
Shareholders’ equity
    384,979                       347,638                  
 
                                           
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 3,124,628                     $ 3,019,787                  
 
                                           
Net interest income
          $ 68,730                     $ 63,092          
 
                                           
Rate Analysis:
                                               
Interest income/earning assets
                    5.48 %                     6.11 %
Interest expense/earning assets
                    0.66                       1.52  
 
                                           
Net yield on earning assets
                    4.82 %                     4.59 %
 
                                           
 
(1)   Trading securities are included in taxable investment securities.
 
(2)   Computed on a tax-equivalent basis assuming a marginal tax rate of 35%.
 
(3)   Nonaccrual loans are included in loans.
Noninterest Income. Noninterest income for the second quarter of 2009 was $12.1 million, a decrease of $1.3 million, or 9.9%, as compared to the same period in 2008. This decrease is primarily due to (i) the student loan sale in the second quarter of 2008 compared to no sales in the second quarter in 2009, (ii) a decrease of $234 thousand in trust fees and (iii) a decrease of $250 thousand in service charges on deposits. This large decrease was offset by (i) an increase of $163 thousand in ATM and credit card fees primarily as a result of increased use of debit cards, (ii) an increase of $332 thousand in the net gain on securities transactions, and (iii) an increase of $93 thousand in real estate mortgage fees.
In the first quarter of 2009, we recorded a gain of $616 thousand on the sale of approximately $73.7 million in student loans, representing approximately 86% of our student loan portfolio. In the second quarter of 2008, we recognized a net gain of $1.4 million on the sale of $54.1 million in student loans. The Company has suspended its student loan origination activities as a result of changes mandated by the Department of Education that significantly reduced the profitability of the student loan program. It is currently anticipated that we will sell the remaining portfolio of student loans in the third quarter of 2009. The decline in trust fees reflects declines in the market values of the equity investments under management and lower oil and gas prices, offset in part by growth of $92.1 million in new business over the prior year. The fair value of our trust assets managed, which are not reflected in our balance sheet, totaled $1.99 billion at June 30, 2009 compared to $1.92 billion for the same period of 2008. The decline in service charges on deposit accounts was the result of a decrease in the usage of overdraft privilege.

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Noninterest income for the six-month period ended June 30, 2009 was $23.7 million, a decrease of $2.1 million, or 8.2%, as compared to the same period in 2008. This decrease is primarily due to (i) the decrease of $1.1 million in profit from sale of student loans, (ii) a decrease of $486 thousand in trust fees and (iii) a decrease of $634 thousand in service charges on deposits. This large decrease was offset by (i) an increase of $341 thousand in ATM and credit card fees primarily as a result of increased use of debit cards, (ii) an increase of $188 thousand in the net gain on securities transactions, and (iii) an increase of $77 thousand in real estate mortgage fees.
In the first six months of 2009, we recorded a gain of $616 thousand on the sale of approximately $73.7 million in student loans, approximately 86% of our student loan portfolio. In the same period in 2008, we recognized a net gain of $1.7 million on the sale of $63.6 million in student loans.
     Table 3 — Noninterest Income (in thousands):
                                                 
    Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
            Increase                 Increase        
    2009     (Decrease)     2008     2009     (Decrease)     2008  
 
                                               
Trust fees
  $ 2,125     $ (234 )   $ 2,359     $ 4,242     $ (486 )   $ 4,728  
Service charges on deposit accounts
    5,421       (250 )     5,671       10,562       (634 )     11,196  
Real estate mortgage operations
    858       93       765       1,446       77       1,369  
Gain on sale of student loans
          (1,432 )     1,432       616       (1,099 )     1,715  
ATM and credit card fees
    2,427       163       2,264       4,636       341       4,295  
Net gain on securities transactions
    498       332       166       747       188       559  
Other:
                                               
Net gain (loss) on sale of foreclosed assets
    99       114       (15 )     (59 )     (148 )     89  
Check printing fees
    102       (5 )     107       208       (30 )     238  
Safe deposit rental fees
    95       2       93       266       (4 )     270  
Exchange fees
    23       (20 )     43       42       (36 )     78  
Credit life and debt protection fees
    51       3       48       89       (10 )     99  
Brokerage Commissions
    54       (36 )     90       111       (63 )     174  
Interest on loan recoveries
    47       (81 )     128       186       20       166  
Miscellaneous income
    320       16       304       564       (228 )     792  
 
                                   
Total other
    791       (7 )     798       1,407       (499 )     1,906  
 
                                   
Total Noninterest Income
  $ 12,120     $ (1,335 )   $ 13,455     $ 23,656     $ (2,112 )   $ 25,768  
 
                                   
Noninterest Expense. Total noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2009 was $24.4 million, an increase of $1.3 million, or 5.9%, as compared to the same period in 2008. An important measure in determining whether a banking company effectively manages noninterest expenses is the efficiency ratio, which is calculated by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis and noninterest income. Lower ratios indicate better efficiency since more income is generated with a lower noninterest expense total. Our efficiency ratio for the second quarter of 2009 was 52.17% compared to 50.95% for the same period in 2008.

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Salaries and employee benefits for the second quarter of 2009 totaled $12.2 million, a decrease of $304 thousand, or 2.4%, as compared to 2008. The primary causes of this decrease were lower levels of contributions to the Company’s profit sharing plan and a reduction in salaries from reduced headcount partially offset by a $239 thousand increase in medical costs.
All other categories of noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2009 totaled $12.1 million, an increase of $1.7 million, or 15.8%, as compared to the same period in 2008. The increase in noninterest expense was largely the result of an increase of approximately $2.2 million in FDIC insurance premiums, including the special assessment of $1.4 million. Depending upon the losses sustained by the FDIC in the remainder of 2009, there may be additional special assessments. The increase in FDIC insurance premiums is also the result of having utilized FDIC premium insurance credits in prior periods and an increase in 2009 of FDIC insurance premium rates. Net occupancy expense decreased $85 thousand primarily as a result of lower utilities expense. ATM and debit card interchange expenses decreased $368 thousand primarily as a result of better pricing with our processor.
Total noninterest expense for the first six-months of 2009 was $47.3 million, an increase of $1.6 million, or 3.6%, as compared to the same period in 2008. Our efficiency ratio for the first six-months of 2009 was 51.21% compared to 51.40% for the same period in 2008.
Salaries and employee benefits for the first six-months of 2009 totaled $24.2 million, a decrease of $860 thousand, or 3.4%, as compared to 2008. The primary cause of this decrease was lower levels of contributions to the Company’s profit sharing plan.
All other categories of noninterest expense for the first six months of 2009 totaled $23.1 million, an increase of $2.5 million, or 12.1%, as compared to the same period in 2008. The increase in noninterest expense was largely the result of an increase of almost $3.0 million in FDIC insurance premiums, including the special assessment of $1.4 million. Depending upon the losses sustained by the FDIC in the remainder of 2009, there may be additional special assessments. The increase in FDIC insurance premiums is also the result of having utilized FDIC premium insurance credits in prior periods and an increase in 2009 of FDIC insurance premium rates. ATM and debit card interchange expenses decreased $450 thousand primarily as a result of better pricing with our processor. The increase in professional and service fees reflected higher costs associated with servicing the Company’s student loans.

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     Table 4 — Noninterest Expense (in thousands):
                                                 
    Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
            Increase                     Increase        
    2009     (Decrease)     2008     2009     (Decrease)     2008  
Salaries
  $ 9,584     $ (146 )   $ 9,730     $ 19,095     $ 113     $ 18,982  
Medical
    949       239       710       1,666       (103 )     1,769  
Profit sharing
    555       (434 )     989       1,050       (984 )     2,034  
Pension
    80       1       79       160       3       157  
401(k) match expense
    298       19       279       601       37       564  
Payroll taxes
    704       2       702       1,525       51       1,474  
Stock option expense
    71       15       56       136       23       113  
 
                                   
Total salaries and employee benefits
    12,241       (304 )     12,545       24,233       (860 )     25,093  
 
                                               
Net occupancy expense
    1,567       (85 )     1,652       3,187       (56 )     3,243  
Equipment expense
    1,968       103       1,865       3,908       196       3,712  
Intangible amortization
    216       (88 )     304       438       (177 )     615  
 
                                               
Other:
                                               
Data processing fees
    106       4       102       212       9       203  
Postage
    363       (2 )     365       745       28       717  
Printing, stationery and supplies
    465       24       441       898       (53 )     951  
Advertising
    276       (53 )     329       523       (88 )     611  
Correspondent bank service charges
    323       23       300       635       70       565  
ATM and interchange expense
    618       (368 )     986       1,418       (450 )     1,868  
Credit card fees
    113       (18 )     131       233       (16 )     249  
Telephone
    333       (11 )     344       665             665  
Public relations and business
                                               
development
    314       (13 )     327       599       (87 )     686  
Directors’ fees
    180       (4 )     184       374       3       371  
Audit and accounting fees
    304       (70 )     374       631       (42 )     673  
Legal fees
    131       (39 )     170       272       (5 )     277  
Professional and service fees
    591       70       521       1,337       217       1,120  
Regulatory exam fees
    224       24       200       443       37       406  
FDIC assessment fees
    2,305       2,162       143       3,256       2,980       276  
Travel
    146       (9 )     155       248       (29 )     277  
Courier expense
    140       (49 )     189       295       (85 )     380  
Operational and other losses
    337       58       279       479       5       474  
Other miscellaneous expense
    1,097       (6 )     1,103       2,276       38       2,238  
 
                                   
Total other
    8,366       1,723       6,643       15,539       2,532       13,007  
 
                                   
Total Noninterest Expense
  $ 24,358     $ 1,349     $ 23,009     $ 47,305     $ 1,635     $ 45,670  
 
                                   
Income Taxes. Income tax expense was $4.7 million for the second quarter in 2009 as compared to $5.4 million for the same period in 2008. Our effective tax rates on pretax income were 25.8% and 28.5% for the second quarters of 2009 and 2008, respectively. The effective tax rates differ from the statutory federal tax rate of 35% largely due to tax exempt interest income earned on certain investment securities and loans, the deductibility of dividends paid to our employee stock ownership plan and Texas state taxes.

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Income tax expense was $9.8 million for the first six months of 2009 as compared to $10.7 million for the same period in 2008. Our effective tax rates on pretax income were 26.4% and 28.5%, respectively, for the six month periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008. The effective tax rates differ from the statutory federal tax rate of 35% largely due to tax exempt interest income earned on certain investment securities and loans, the deductibility of dividends paid to our employee stock ownership plan and Texas state taxes.
Balance Sheet Review
Loans. Our portfolio is comprised of loans made to businesses, professionals, individuals, and farm and ranch operations located in the primary trade areas served by our subsidiary banks. Real estate loans represent loans primarily for new home construction and owner-occupied real estate. The structure of loans in the real estate mortgage classification generally provides repricing intervals to minimize the interest rate risk inherent in long-term fixed rate loans. As of June 30, 2009, total loans were $1.48 billion, a decrease of $33.4 million, as compared to June 30, 2008. As compared to June 30, 2008, commercial, financial and agricultural loans increased $16.3 million, real estate construction loans decreased $77.5 million, real estate mortgage loans increased $77.7 million, and consumer loans decreased $46.9 million. Included in consumer loans were student loans held for sale of $12.1 million as of June 30, 2009. Loans averaged $1.48 billion during the second quarter of 2009, a decrease of $38.3 million from the prior year average balances. Loans averaged $1.52 billion during the first half of 2009, a decrease of $3.4 million from the prior year average balances.
     Table 5 — Composition of Loans (in thousands):
                         
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2009     2008     2008  
Commercial, financial and agricultural
  $ 464,377     $ 451,067     $ 485,707  
Real estate — construction
    104,168       181,685       158,000  
Real estate — mortgage
    715,211       637,504       678,788  
Consumer, net of unearned income
    195,366       242,286       243,648  
 
                 
 
  $ 1,479,122     $ 1,512,542     $ 1,566,143  
 
                 
At June 30, 2009, our real estate loans represent approximately 55.3% of our loan portfolio and are comprised of (i) commercial real estate loans of 32.8%, generally owner occupied, (ii) 1-4 family residence loans of 33.0%, (iii) residential development and construction loans of 9.4%, which includes our custom and speculation home construction loans, (iv) commercial development and construction loans of 5.2% and (v) other loans of 19.6%.
Asset Quality. Loan portfolios of each of our subsidiary banks are subject to periodic reviews by our centralized independent loan review group as well as periodic examinations by state and federal bank regulatory agencies. Loans are placed on nonaccrual status when, in the judgment of management, the collectibility of principal or interest under the original terms becomes doubtful. Nonperforming assets, which are comprised of nonperforming loans, loans still accruing and past due 90 days or more and foreclosed assets, were $14.1 million at June 30, 2009, as compared to $10.8 million at June 30, 2008. As a percent of loans and foreclosed assets, nonperforming assets were 0.95% at June 30, 2009, as compared to 0.71% at June 30, 2008. The increased level of nonperforming assets is a result of a slowing real estate market and national recession. We are not aware of any material classified credit not properly disclosed as nonperforming at June 30, 2009.

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Table 6 — Nonaccrual Loans, Loans Still Accruing and Past Due 90 Days or More, Restructured Loans and Foreclosed Assets (in thousands, except percentages):
                         
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2009     2008     2008  
Nonaccrual loans
  $ 10,242     $ 8,963     $ 9,893  
Loans still accruing and past due 90 days or more
    72             36  
Restructured loans
                 
Foreclosed assets
    3,755       1,792       2,602  
 
                 
Total
  $ 14,069     $ 10,755     $ 12,531  
 
                 
As a % of loans and foreclosed assets
    0.95 %     0.71 %     0.80 %
As a % of total assets
    0.46       0.35       0.39  
We record interest payments received on impaired loans as interest income unless collections of the remaining recorded investment are placed on nonaccrual, at which time we record payments received as reductions of principal. Interest income amounts related to these non-accrual loans were not significant for the second quarter and six month periods of 2009 and 2008.
Provision and Allowance for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses is the amount we determine as of a specific date to be adequate to provide for losses on loans that we deem are uncollectible. We determine the allowance and the required provision expense by reviewing general loss experience and the performance of specific credits. The provision for loan losses was $1.6 million for the second quarter of 2009 as compared to $1.4 million for the second quarter of 2008. The provision for loan losses was $3.3 million for the first six months of 2009 as compared to $2.5 million for the first six months of 2008. The increase in the provision in 2009 was due to concern for a national recession and a continuing higher level of nonperforming assets. As a percent of average loans, net loan charge-offs were 0.27% for the second quarter of 2009 compared to 0.30% during the second quarter of 2008. As a percent of average loans, net loan charge-offs were 0.22% for the six-month period of 2009 compared to 0.17% for the same period in 2008. The allowance for loan losses as a percent of loans was 1.57% as of June 30, 2009, as compared to 1.23% as of June 30, 2008. Included in Table 7 is further analysis of our allowance for loan losses compared to charge-offs.
Although we believe we use the best information available to make loan loss allowance determinations, future adjustments could be necessary if circumstances or economic conditions differ substantially from the assumptions used in making our initial determinations. The current downturn in the economy or higher unemployment could result in increased levels of nonperforming assets and charge-offs, increased loan loss provisions and reductions in income. Additionally, as an integral part of their examination process, bank regulatory agencies periodically review our allowance for loan losses. The banking agencies could require the recognition of additions to the loan loss allowance based on their judgment of information available to them at the time of their examination.

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    Table 7 — Loan Loss Experience and Allowance for Loan Losses (in thousands, except percentages):
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
Balance at beginning of period,
  $ 22,652     $ 18,377     $ 21,529     $ 17,462  
 
                               
Charge-offs:
                               
Commercial, financial and agricultural
    204       243       519       350  
Real Estate
    491       850       683       911  
Consumer
    530       281       916       401  
 
                       
Total charge-offs
    1,225       1,374       2,118       1,662  
 
                               
Recoveries:
                               
Commercial, financial and agricultural
    (72 )     (79 )     (148 )     (125 )
Real Estate
    (20 )     (97 )     (35 )     (100 )
Consumer
    (140 )     (57 )     (304 )     (143 )
 
                       
Total recoveries
    (232 )     (233 )     (487 )     (368 )
 
                       
 
                               
Net charge-offs
    993       1,141       1,631       1,294  
 
                               
Provision for loan losses
    1,588       1,441       3,349       2,509  
 
                       
Balance at June 30
  $ 23,247     $ 18,677     $ 23,247     $ 18,677  
 
                       
 
                               
Loans at period end
  $ 1,479,122     $ 1,512,542     $ 1,479,122     $ 1,512,542  
Average loans
    1,481,792       1,520,043       1,524,211       1,527,593  
 
                               
Net charge-offs/average loans (annualized)
    0.27 %     0.30 %     0.22 %     0.17 %
Allowance for loan losses/period-end loans
    1.57       1.23       1.57       1.23  
Allowance for loan losses/nonperforming loans
    225.39       208.38       225.39       208.38  
Trading Securities. As of June 30, 2009 and 2008, trading securities totaled $31.2 million and $30.8 million, respectively. The trading securities portfolio is a government securities money market fund comprised primarily of U.S. government agency securities and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government agency securities. The trading securities are carried at estimated fair value with unrealized gains and losses included in earnings. The Company began investing in trading securities in 2008 to improve its yield on daily funds and to lower its exposure on Federal funds.
Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity Securities. At June 30, 2009, securities with an amortized cost of $19.3 million were classified as securities held-to-maturity and securities with a fair value of $1.25 billion were classified as securities available-for-sale. As compared to December 31, 2008, the available for sale portfolio at June 30, 2009, reflected (i) an decrease of $59.6 million in obligations of U.S. government sponsored-enterprises and agencies; (ii) an increase of $69.3 million in obligations of states and political subdivisions; (iii) a $12.9 million increase in corporate and other bonds; and (iv) a $10.7 million decrease in mortgage-backed securities. Our mortgage related securities are backed by GNMA, FNMA or FHLMC or are collateralized by securities backed by these agencies.

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    Table 8 — Composition of Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity Securities (dollars in thousands):
                                 
    June 30, 2009  
            Gross     Gross        
    Amortized     Unrealized     Unrealized     Estimated  
    Cost Basis     Holding Gains     Holding Losses     Fair Value  
Securities held-to-maturity:
                               
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
  $ 18,552     $ 487     $ (34 )   $ 19,005  
Mortgage-backed securities
    726       16       (1 )     741  
 
                       
Total debt securities held-to-maturity
  $ 19,278     $ 503     $ (35 )   $ 19,746  
 
                       
 
                               
Securities available-for-sale:
                               
Obligations of U.S. government sponsored-enterprises and agencies
  $ 258,408     $ 11,982     $     $ 270,390  
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
    443,777       8,191       (2,714 )     449,254  
Corporate bonds
    78,216       3,906       (3 )     82,119  
Mortgage-backed securities
    429,230       14,204       (176 )     443,258  
Other securities
    5,550       213             5,763  
 
                       
Total securities available-for-sale
  $ 1,215,181     $ 38,496     $ (2,893 )   $ 1,250,784  
 
                       
                                 
    June 30, 2008  
            Gross     Gross        
    Amortized     Unrealized     Unrealized     Estimated  
    Cost Basis     Holding Gains     Holding Losses     Fair Value  
Securities held-to-maturity:
                               
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
  $ 23,082     $ 720     $ (13 )   $ 23,789  
Mortgage-backed securities
    1,140       16       (3 )     1,153  
 
                       
Total debt securities held-to-maturity
  $ 24,222     $ 736     $ (16 )   $ 24,942  
 
                       
 
                               
Securities available-for-sale:
                               
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government sponsored-enterprises and agencies
  $ 302,781     $ 3,456     $ (1,959 )   $ 304,278  
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
    322,021       3,356       (2,741 )     322,636  
Corporate bonds
    43,143       436       (70 )     43,509  
Mortgage-backed securities
    422,893       3,393       (3,610 )     422,676  
Other securities
    5,699       87             5,786  
 
                       
Total securities available-for-sale
  $ 1,096,537     $ 10,728     $ (8,380 )   $ 1,098,885  
 
                       
During the quarter ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, sales of investment securities that were classified as available-for-sale totaled $30.0 million and $15.6 million, respectively. Gross realized gains from 2009 and 2008 securities sales totaled $498 thousand and $166 thousand, respectively. There were no losses on securities sales during these periods. During the six-months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, sales of investment securities that were classified as available-for-sale totaled $35.4 million and $69.6 million, respectively. Gross realized gains from 2009 and 2008 securities sales were $747 thousand and $559 thousand, respectively. There were no losses on securities sales during these periods. The specific identification method was used to determine cost on computing the realized gains.

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Table 9 — Maturities and Yields of Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity Securities Held at June 30, 2009 (in thousands, except percentages):
                                                                                 
    Maturing  
                    After One Year     After Five Years              
    One Year     Through     Through     After        
    or Less     Five Years     Ten Years     Ten Years     Total  
Held-to-Maturity:   Amount     Yield     Amount     Yield     Amount     Yield     Amount     Yield     Amount     Yield  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
  $ 10,070       7.47 %   $ 8,057       7.07 %   $ 165       5.94 %   $ 260       6.61 %   $ 18,552       7.27 %
Mortgage-backed securities
    117       6.16       277       4.55       322       4.26       10       5.24       726       4.69  
 
                                                           
Total
  $ 10,187       7.46 %   $ 8,334       7.18 %   $ 487       4.83 %   $ 270       6.56 %   $ 19,278       7.18 %
 
                                                                     
                                                                                 
    Maturing  
                    After One Year     After Five Years              
    One Year     Through     Through     After        
    or Less     Five Years     Ten Years     Ten Years     Total  
Available-for-Sale:   Amount     Yield     Amount     Yield     Amount     Yield     Amount     Yield     Amount     Yield  
Obligations of U.S. government sponsored-enterprises and agencies
  $ 30,946       4.49 %   $ 239,444       3.94 %   $       %   $       %   $ 270,390       4.00 %
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    22,621       6.34       120,129       5.80       187,525       6.15       118,979       6.12       449,254       6.06  
Corporate bonds and other securities
    27,989       3.66       51,375       5.39       8,518       7.49                   87,882       4.90  
Mortgage-backed securities
    35,136       5.09       321,776       4.98       86,183       4.82       163       5.89       443,258       4.96  
 
                                                           
Total
  $ 116,692       4.74 %   $ 732,724       4.74 %   $ 282,226       5.79 %   $ 119,142       6.12 %   $ 1,250,784       5.13 %
 
                                                                     
                                                                                 
    Maturing  
                    After One Year     After Five Years              
    One Year     Through     Through     After        
Total Available-for-Sale and   or Less     Five Years     Ten Years     Ten Years     Total  
Held- to-Maturity Securities:   Amount     Yield     Amount     Yield     Amount     Yield     Amount     Yield     Amount     Yield  
Obligations of U.S. government sponsored-enterprises and agencies
  $ 30,946       4.49 %   $ 239,444       3.94 %   $       %   $       %   $ 270,390       4.00 %
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    32,691       7.13       128,186       5.88       187,690       6.15       119,239       6.12       467,806       6.11  
Corporate bonds and other securities
    27,989       4.12       51,375       5.39       8,518       7.10                   87,882       4.90  
Mortgage-backed securities
    35,253       4.80       322,053       4.98       86,505       4.96       173       5,50       443,984       4.96  
 
                                                           
Total
  $ 126,879       5.07 %   $ 741,058       4.77 %   $ 282,713       5.53 %   $ 119,412       5.92 %   $ 1,270,062       5.16 %
 
                                                                     
All yields are computed on a tax-equivalent basis assuming a marginal tax rate of 35%. Yields on available-for-sale securities are based on amortized cost. Maturities of mortgage-backed securities are based on contractual maturities and could differ due to prepayments of underlying mortgages. Maturities of other securities are reported at the sooner of maturity date or call date.

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     Table 10 — Disclosure of Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity Securities with Continuous Unrealized Loss
The following tables disclose, as of June 30, 2009 and 2008, our available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities that have been in a continuous unrealized-loss position for less than 12 months and those that have been in a continuous unrealized-loss position for 12 or more months (in thousands):
                                                 
    Less than 12 Months     12 Months or Longer     Total  
            Unrealized             Unrealized             Unrealized  
June 30, 2009   Fair Value     Loss     Fair Value     Loss     Fair Value     Loss  
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
  $ 107,190     $ 2,563     $ 2,676     $ 185     $ 109,866     $ 2,748  
Mortgage-backed securities
    30,809       176       43       1       30,852       177  
Corporate and other securities
    4,994       3                   4,994       3  
 
                                   
Total
  $ 142,993     $ 2,742     $ 2,719     $ 186     $ 145,712     $ 2,928  
 
                                   
                                                 
    Less than 12 Months     12 Months or Longer     Total  
            Unrealized             Unrealized             Unrealized  
June 30, 2008   Fair Value     Loss     Fair Value     Loss     Fair Value     Loss  
Obligations of U.S. government sponsored-enterprises and agencies
  $ 118,167     $ 1,959     $     $     $ 118,167     $ 1,959  
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
    135,209       2,720       898       34       136,107       2,754  
Mortgage-backed securities
    145,248       2,076       41,022       1,537       186,270       3,613  
Corporate and other securities
    9,097       70                   9,097       70  
 
                                   
Total
  $ 407,721     $ 6,825     $ 41,920     $ 1,571     $ 449,641     $ 8,396  
 
                                   
The number of investment positions in this unrealized loss position totaled 299 at June 30, 2009. We do not believe these unrealized losses are “other than temporary” as (i) we do not have the intent to sell our securities prior to recovery and/or maturity and (ii) it is more likely than not that we will not have to sell our securities prior to recovery and/or maturity. The unrealized losses noted are interest rate related due to the level of interest rates at June 30, 2009. We have reviewed the ratings of the issuers and have not identified any issues related to the ultimate repayment of principal as a result of credit concerns on these securities. Our mortgage related securities are backed by GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC or are collateralized by securities backed by these agencies.
The portfolio had an overall tax equivalent yield of 5.20% at June 30, 2009. At June 30, 2009, the investment portfolio had a weighted average life of 4.41 years and modified duration of 3.77 years.
Deposits. Deposits held by subsidiary banks represent our primary source of funding. Total deposits were $2.47 billion as of June 30, 2009, as compared to $2.57 billion as of June 30, 2008. Table 11 provides a breakdown of average deposits and rates paid for the second quarters of 2009 and 2008 and for the six month periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:

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     Table 11 — Composition of Average Deposits (in thousands, except percentages):
                                 
    Three Months Ended June 30,  
    2009     2008  
    Average     Average     Average     Average  
    Balance     Rate     Balance     Rate  
Noninterest-bearing deposits
  $ 753,473       %   $ 740,688       %
 
                               
Interest-bearing deposits
                               
Interest-bearing checking
    592,393       0.33       573,002       0.88  
Savings and money market accounts
    432,981       0.43       432,710       0.79  
Time deposits under $100,000
    362,519       1.72       406,479       3.30  
Time deposits of $100,000 or more
    347,747       1.90       344,929       3.55  
 
                       
Total interest-bearing deposits
    1,735,640       0.96 %     1,757,120       1.94 %
 
                       
Total average deposits
  $ 2,489,113             $ 2,497,808          
 
                           
                                 
    Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2009     2008  
    Average     Average     Average     Average  
    Balance     Rate     Balance     Rate  
Noninterest-bearing deposits
  $ 754,851       %   $ 715,334       %
 
                               
Interest-bearing deposits
                               
Interest-bearing checking
    612,595       0.36       591,172       1.15  
Savings and money market accounts
    432,031       0.45       424,330       1.00  
Time deposits under $100,000
    366,458       1.86       412,360       3.61  
Time deposits of $100,000 or more
    340,179       2.07       348,609       3.86  
 
                       
Total interest-bearing deposits
    1,751,263       1.03 %     1,776,471       2.22 %
 
                       
Total average deposits
  $ 2,506,114             $ 2,491,805          
 
                           
Short-Term Borrowings. Included in short-term borrowings were federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements of $176.7 million and $149.9 million at June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Securities sold under repurchase agreements are generally with significant customers that require short-term liquidity for their funds. The average balance of federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements was $171.9 million and $156.8 million in the second quarters of 2009 and 2008, respectively. The average rate paid on federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements was 0.45% and 1.13% for the second quarters of 2009 and 2008, respectively. The average balance of federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements was $201.4 million and $160.6 million in the six month periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The average rate paid on federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements was 0.45% and 1.59% for the six month periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

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Capital Resources
We evaluate capital resources by our ability to maintain adequate regulatory capital ratios to do business in the banking industry. Issues related to capital resources arise primarily when we are growing at an accelerated rate but not retaining a significant amount of our profits or when we experience significant asset quality deterioration.
Total shareholders’ equity was $388.9 million, or 12.64% of total assets, at June 30, 2009, as compared to $343.9 million, or 11.15% of total assets, at June 30, 2008. During the second quarter of 2009, total shareholders’ equity averaged $389.1 million, or 12.62% of average assets, as compared to $351.9 million, or 11.61% of average assets, during the same period in 2008.
Banking regulators measure capital adequacy by means of the risk-based capital ratio and leverage ratio. The risk-based capital rules provide for the weighting of assets and off-balance-sheet commitments and contingencies according to prescribed risk categories ranging from 0% to 100%. Regulatory capital is then divided by risk-weighted assets to determine the risk-adjusted capital ratios. The leverage ratio is computed by dividing shareholders’ equity less intangible assets by quarter-to-date average assets less intangible assets. Regulatory minimums for total risk-based and leverage ratios are 8.00% and 3.00%, respectively. As of June 30, 2009, our total risk-based and leverage capital ratios were 18.61% and 10.53%, respectively, as compared to total risk-based and leverage capital ratios of 16.27% and 9.55% as of June 30, 2008. We believe by all measurements our capital ratios remain well above regulatory minimums.
Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk results when the maturity or repricing intervals of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities are different. Our exposure to interest rate risk is managed primarily through our strategy of selecting the types and terms of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities that generate favorable earnings while limiting the potential negative effects of changes in market interest rates. We use no off-balance-sheet financial instruments to manage interest rate risk.
Each of our subsidiary banks has an asset liability management committee that monitors interest rate risk and compliance with investment policies; there is also a holding company-wide committee that monitors the aggregate company’s interest rate risk and compliance with investment policies. The Company and each subsidiary bank utilize an earnings simulation model as the primary quantitative tool in measuring the amount of interest rate risk associated with changing market rates. The model quantifies the effects of various interest rate scenarios on projected net interest income and net income over the next 12 months. The model measures the impact on net interest income relative to a base case scenario of hypothetical fluctuations in interest rates over the next 12 months. These simulations incorporate assumptions regarding balance sheet growth and mix, pricing and the repricing and maturity characteristics of the existing and projected balance sheet.
As of June 30, 2009, the model simulations projected that 100 and 200 basis point increases in interest rates would result in positive variances in net interest income of 0.06% and 0.87%, respectively, relative to the base case over the next 12 months, while decreases in interest rates of 50 basis points would result in a positive variance in a net interest income of 0.14% relative to the base case over the next 12 months. The likelihood of a decrease in interest rates beyond 50 basis points as of June 30, 2009 is considered remote given current interest rate levels. These are good faith estimates and assume that the composition of our interest sensitive assets and liabilities existing at each year-end will remain constant over the relevant twelve month measurement period and that changes in market interest rates are instantaneous and sustained across the yield curve regardless of duration of pricing characteristics of specific assets or liabilities. Also, this analysis does not contemplate any actions that we might undertake in response to changes in market interest rates. We believe these estimates are not necessarily indicative of what

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actually could occur in the event of immediate interest rate increases or decreases of this magnitude. As interest-bearing assets and liabilities reprice in different time frames and proportions to market interest rate movements, various assumptions must be made based on historical relationships of these variables in reaching any conclusion. Since these correlations are based on competitive and market conditions, we anticipate that our future results will likely be different from the foregoing estimates, and such differences could be material.
Should we be unable to maintain a reasonable balance of maturities and repricing of our interest-earning assets and our interest-bearing liabilities, we could be required to dispose of our assets in an unfavorable manner or pay a higher than market rate to fund our activities. Our asset liability committees oversee and monitor this risk.
Liquidity
Liquidity is our ability to meet cash demands as they arise. Such needs can develop from loan demand, deposit withdrawals or acquisition opportunities. Potential obligations resulting from the issuance of standby letters of credit and commitments to fund future borrowings to our loan customers are other factors affecting our liquidity needs. Many of these obligations and commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon; therefore the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements affecting our liquidity position. The potential need for liquidity arising from these types of financial instruments is represented by the contractual notional amount of the instrument. Asset liquidity is provided by cash and assets which are readily marketable or which will mature in the near future. Liquid assets include cash, federal funds sold, and short-term investments in time deposits in banks. Liquidity is also provided by access to funding sources, which include core depositors and correspondent banks that maintain accounts with and sell federal funds to our subsidiary banks. Other sources of funds include our ability to borrow from short-term sources, such as purchasing federal funds from correspondents and sales of securities under agreements to repurchase, which amounted to $176.7 million at June 30, 2009, and an unfunded $50.0 million line of credit established with a nonaffiliated bank which matures on December 31, 2009. First Financial Bank, N. A., Abilene also has federal funds purchased lines of credit with two non-affiliated banks totaling $60.0 million.
On December 19, 2008, we renewed our loan agreement, effective December 31, 2008, with The Frost National Bank. Under the loan agreement, as renewed and amended, we are permitted to draw up to $50.0 million on a revolving line of credit. Prior to December 31, 2009, interest is paid quarterly at Wall Street Journal Prime and the line of credit matures December 31, 2009. If a balance exists at December 31, 2009, the principal balance converts to a term facility payable quarterly over five years and interest is paid quarterly at our election at Wall Street Journal Prime plus 50 basis points or LIBOR plus 250 basis points. The line of credit is unsecured for an outstanding balance less than or equal to $25.0 million and secured by the stock of a subsidiary bank should the balance exceed $25.0 million. Among other provisions in the credit agreement, we must satisfy certain financial covenants during the term of the loan agreement, including, without limitation, covenants that require us to maintain certain capital, tangible net worth, loan loss reserve, non-performing asset and cash flow coverage ratio. In addition, the credit agreement contains certain operational covenants, that among others, restricts the payment of dividends above 55% of consolidated net income, limits the incurrence of debt (excluding any amounts acquired in an acquisition) and prohibits the disposal of assets except in the ordinary course of business. Effective June 30, 2009, the loan agreement was amended to change the definition of net income to add back the FDIC special assessment for 2009 as it relates to the calculation of return on equity, return on assets and dividends. Since 1995, we have historically declared dividends as a percentage of our consolidated net income in a range of 37% (low) in 1995 to 53% (high) in 2003 and 2006. There was no outstanding balance under the line of credit as of June 30, 2009, or December 31, 2008.

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Given the strong core deposit base, relatively low loan to deposit ratios maintained at our subsidiary banks and dividend capacity of our subsidiary banks we consider our current liquidity position to be adequate to meet our short- and long-term liquidity needs.
In addition, we anticipate that any future acquisition of financial institutions, expansion of branch locations or offering of new products could also place a demand on our cash resources. Available cash at our parent company, which totaled $32.5 million at June 30, 2009, investment securities which totaled $10.5 million, available dividends from subsidiary banks which totaled $41.1 million at June 30, 2009, utilization of available lines of credit, and future debt or equity offerings are expected to be the source of funding for these potential acquisitions or expansions. On July 1, 2009, our subsidiary banks paid an aggregate of $10.5 million in dividends to the parent company related to second quarter earnings. Existing cash resources at our subsidiary banks may also be used as a source of funding for these potential acquisitions or expansions.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. We are a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of our customers. These financial instruments include unfunded lines of credit, commitments to extend credit and federal funds sold and standby letters of credit. Those instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in our consolidated balance sheets.
Our exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparty to the financial instrument for unfunded lines of credit, commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual notional amount of these instruments. We generally use the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as we do for on-balance-sheet instruments.
Unfunded lines of credit and 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. These 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. We evaluate each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, as we deem necessary upon extension of credit, is based on our credit evaluation of the counterparty. Collateral held varies but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant, and equipment and income-producing commercial properties.
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments we issue to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. The average collateral value held on letters of credit usually exceeds the contract amount.
     Table 12 — Commitments as of June 30, 2009 (in thousands):
         
    Total Notional  
    Amounts  
    Committed  
Unfunded lines of credit
  $ 256,620  
Unfunded commitments to extend credit
    38,101  
Standby letters of credit
    14,952  
 
     
Total commercial commitments
  $ 309,673  
 
     
We believe we have no other off-balance sheet arrangements or transactions with unconsolidated, special purpose entities that would expose us to liability that is not reflected on the face of the financial statements.

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Parent Company Funding. Our ability to fund various operating expenses, dividends, and cash acquisitions is generally dependent on our own earnings (without giving effect to our subsidiaries), cash reserves and funds derived from our subsidiary banks. These funds historically have been produced by intercompany dividends and management fees that are limited to reimbursement of actual expenses. We anticipate that our recurring cash sources will continue to include dividends and management fees from our subsidiary banks. At June 30, 2009, approximately $41.4 million was available for the payment of intercompany dividends by the subsidiaries without the prior approval of regulatory agencies.
Dividends. Our long-term dividend policy is to pay cash dividends to our shareholders of between 40% and 55% of net earnings while maintaining adequate capital to support growth. The cash dividend payout ratios have amounted to 51.89%, and 51.26% of net earnings, respectively, for the first half of 2009 and the same period in 2008. Given our current capital position and projected earnings and asset growth rates, we do not anticipate any significant change in our current dividend policy.
Each state bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System and each national banking association is required by federal law to obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board and the OCC, respectively, to declare and pay dividends if the total of all dividends declared in any calendar year would exceed the total of (1) such bank’s net profits (as defined and interpreted by regulation) for that year plus (2) its retained net profits (as defined and interpreted by regulation) for the preceding two calendar years, less any required transfers to surplus. In addition, these banks may only pay dividends to the extent that retained net profits (including the portion transferred to surplus) exceed bad debts (as defined by regulation).
To pay dividends, we and our subsidiary banks must maintain adequate capital above regulatory guidelines. In addition, if the applicable regulatory authority believes that a bank under its jurisdiction is engaged in or is about to engage in an unsafe or unsound practice (which, depending on the financial condition of the bank, could include the payment of dividends), the authority may require, after notice and hearing, that such bank cease and desist from the unsafe practice. The Federal Reserve Board, the FDIC and the OCC have each indicated that paying dividends that deplete a bank’s capital base to an inadequate level would be an unsafe and unsound banking practice. The Federal Reserve Board, the OCC and the FDIC have issued policy statements that recommend that bank holding companies and insured banks should generally only pay dividends out of current operating earnings.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Management considers interest rate risk to be a significant market risk for the Company. See “Item 2 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for disclosure regarding this market risk.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
As of June 30, 2009, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our management, which includes our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all fraud.

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A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints; additionally, the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls also is based, in part, upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate due to changes in conditions; also the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded based on our evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, that our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined, under Rule 13a-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, are effective at the reasonable assurance level as of June 30, 2009.
Subsequent to our evaluation, there were no significant changes in internal controls or other factors that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, these internal controls.

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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On April 28, 2009, the annual meeting of shareholders was held in Abilene, Texas. The following directors were elected at this meeting and the respective number of votes cast for and withheld is as follows:
                 
    Votes     Votes  
Director   For     Withheld  
 
Tucker Bridwell
    18,078,665       44,322  
Joseph E. Canon
    18,076,750       46,237  
Mac A. Coalson
    17,940,010       182,977  
David Copeland
    18,077,937       45,050  
F. Scott Dueser
    18,035,370       87,617  
Murray Edwards
    18,104,738       18,249  
Ron Giddiens
    18,102,139       20,848  
Derrell E. Johnson
    18,104,421       18,566  
Kade L. Matthews
    18,080,401       42,586  
Kenneth T. Murphy
    16,029,339       2,093,648  
Dian Graves Stai
    18,078,986       44,001  
Johnny E. Trotter
    18,104,538       18,449  
There were no votes against, abstentions or broker non-votes.
In addition, the shareholders voted to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2009 by a vote of 18,084,782 for, 4,153 against and 34,052 abstained.

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Item 6. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
         
3.1
    Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarter ended March 31, 2006).
 
       
3.2
    Amended and Restated Bylaws, and all amendments thereto, of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K Annual Report for the ended December 31, 2008).
 
       
4.1
    Specimen certificate of First Financial Common Stock (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3 of the Registrant’s Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-A filed on Form 8-A/A No. 1 on January 7, 1994).
 
       
10.1
    Deferred Compensation Agreement, dated October 28, 1992, between the Registrant and Kenneth T. Murphy (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2002).
 
       
10.2
    Revised Deferred Compensation Agreement, dated December 28, 1995, between the Registrant and Kenneth T. Murphy (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2002).
 
       
10.3
    Executive Recognition Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K Report filed July 3, 2006).
 
       
10.4
    1992 Incentive Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998).
 
       
10.5
    2002 Incentive Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from Appendix A of the Registrant’s Schedule 14a Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2002 Annual Meeting of Shareholders).
 
       
10.6
    Loan agreement dated December 31, 2004, between First Financial Bankshares, Inc. and The Frost National Bank (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed December 31, 2004).
 
       
10.7
    First Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated December 28, 2005, between First Financial Bankshares, Inc. and The Frost National Bank (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed December 28, 2005).
 
       
10.8
    Second Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated December 31, 2006, between First Financial Bankshares, Inc. and The Frost National Bank (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed December 31, 2006).
 
       
10.9
    Third Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated December 31, 2007, between First Financial Bankshares, Inc. and The Frost National Bank (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed December 31, 2007).
 
       
10.10
    Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated July 24, 2008, between First Financial Bankshares, Inc. and The Frost National Bank (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.10 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed July 25, 2008).
 
       
10.11
    Fifth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated December 19, 2008, between First Financial Bankshares, Inc. and The Frost National Bank (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.6 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed December 22, 2008).
 
       
10.12
    Sixth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated June 16, 2009, signed June 30, 2009, between First Financial Bankshares, Inc. and The Frost National Bank (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.7 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on June 30, 2009).
 
       
*31.1
    Rule 13a-14(a) / 15(d)-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer of First Financial Bankshares, Inc.
 
       
*31.2
    Rule 13a-14(a) / 15(d)-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer of First Financial Bankshares, Inc.
 
       
*32.1
    Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer of First Financial Bankshares, Inc.
 
       
*32.2
    Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer of First Financial Bankshares, Inc.
 
*   Filed herewith

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of 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.
         
  FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC.
 
 
Date: July 31, 2009  By:   /s/ F. Scott Dueser    
    F. Scott Dueser   
    President and Chief Executive Officer   
 
         
     
Date: July 31, 2009  By:   /s/ J. Bruce Hildebrand    
    J. Bruce Hildebrand   
    Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 

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