GRAND RIVER COMMERCE INC - Quarter Report: 2009 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C.
FORM
10-Q
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009
GRAND RIVER COMMERCE,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Michigan
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20-5393246
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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4471 Wilson Ave., SW,
Grandville, Michigan 49418
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(616)
531-1943
(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.
þ Yes ¨ No
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 Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such files).
¨ Yes ¨ No
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.
Large
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer o ( Do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller
reporting company þ
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
¨ Yes þ No
The
number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as
of the latest practicable date: 1,700,120 shares of the Company’s Common Stock
($0.01 par value per share) were issued as of May 14, 2009.
GRAND
RIVER COMMERCE, INC.
FORM
10-Q
INDEX
PART
I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM
1. CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
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ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
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ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
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PART
II — OTHER INFORMATION
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12
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ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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12
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ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF
PROCEEDS
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12
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ITEM
3. DEFAULT UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
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12
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ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
HOLDERS
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13
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ITEM
5. OTHER INFORMATION
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13
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ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
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PART I —FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
ITEM
1.
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CONDENSED
INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
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GRAND
RIVER COMMERCE, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTITY)
BALANCE
SHEETS
March 31,
2009
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December 31,
2008
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ASSETS
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 66,922 | $ | 40,525 | ||||
Equipment,
less accumulated depreciation ($31,501 in 2009 and $22,838 in
2008)
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140,425 | 107,958 | ||||||
Other
assets
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26,896 | 16,045 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 234,243 | $ | 164,528 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
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Liabilities
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Short
term borrowings
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$ | 1,748,186 | $ | 1,360,000 | ||||
Other
borrowings
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1,288,002 | 1,288,002 | ||||||
Other
liabilities
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127,032 | 74,759 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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3,163,220 | 2,722,761 | ||||||
Commitments
(Notes 4, 5, 6 and 9)
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Shareholders’
Deficit
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Common stock, $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, 1,003,281 to
be issued;
none
outstanding in 2009; none issued or outstanding in 2008
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100,328 |
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Additional
paid-in capital (deferred costs)
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8,713,677 | (1,065,527 | ) | |||||
Common
stock subscriptions receivable
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(10,032,810 | ) |
—
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Deficit
accumulated in the development stage
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(1,710,172 | ) | (1,492,706 | ) | ||||
Total
shareholders’ deficit
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(2,928,977 | ) | (2,558,233 | ) | ||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ deficit
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$ | 234,243 | $ | 164,528 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial
statements.
1
GRAND
RIVER COMMERCE, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTITY)
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended March 31,
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Cumulative
Period from
August 15, 2006
(date of inception)
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2009
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2008
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to
March 31, 2009
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Revenues
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Interest
income
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$ | 129 | $ | 133 | $ | 6,919 | ||||||
Organization
and Pre-opening
costs
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Occupancy
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13,768 | 10,854 | 86,847 | |||||||||
Equipment
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9,067 | 3,788 | 33,035 | |||||||||
Professional
fees
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169,225 | 125,903 | 1,440,448 | |||||||||
Training
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4,365 | 1,921 | 20,061 | |||||||||
Printing
and office supplies
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1,303 | 1,367 | 12,855 | |||||||||
Interest
expense
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10,650 | 5,831 | 52,811 | |||||||||
Other
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9,217 | 12,411 | 71,034 | |||||||||
Total
organization and pre-opening costs
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217,595 | 162,076 | 1,717,091 | |||||||||
Net
loss
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$ | (217,466 | ) | $ | (161,942 | ) | $ | (1,710,172 | ) | |||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial
statements.
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GRAND
RIVER COMMERCE, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTITY)
STATEMENTS
OF SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT (UNAUDITED)
PERIOD
FROM AUGUST 15, 2006 (DATE OF INCEPTION) TO MARCH 31, 2009
Common Stock (Note 5)
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Shares
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Amount
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Additional
Paid-in
Capital
(Deficit)
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Stock
Subscriptions
Receivable
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Deficit
Accumulated
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Total
Shareholders’
Deficit
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Net
loss
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— | — | — | $ | — | $ | (90,296 | ) | $ | (90,296 | ) | |||||||||||||
Costs
directly attributable to proposed offering
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— | — | (50,452 | ) | — | — | (50,452 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balances,
December 31, 2006
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— | — | (50,452 | ) | — | (90,296 | ) | (140,748 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net
Loss
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— | — | — | — | (547,392 | ) | (547,392 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Costs
directly attributable to proposed offering
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— | — | (505,820 | ) | — | — | (505,820 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balances,
December 31, 2007
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— | — | (556,272 | ) | (637,688 | ) | (1,193,960 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net
Loss
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— | — | — | — | (855,018 | ) | (855,018 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Costs
directly attributable to proposed offering
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— | — | (509,255 | ) | — | — | (509,255 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balances,
December 31, 2008
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— | — | (1,065,527 | ) | — | (1,492,706 | ) | (2,558,233 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Stock
to be issued
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1,003,281 | 100,328 | 9,932,482 | — | — | 10,032,810 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock
subscription receivable
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(1,003,281 | ) | — | — | (10,032,810 | ) | — | (10,032,810 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss
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— | — | — | — | (217,466 | ) | (217,466 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Costs
directly attributable to proposed offering
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— | — | (153,278 | ) | — | — | (153,278 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balances,
March 31, 2009
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— | $ | 100,328 | $ | 8,713,677 | $ | (10,032,810 | ) | $ | (1,710,172 | ) | $ | (2,928,977 | ) |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial
statements.
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GRAND
RIVER COMMERCE, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTITY)
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended March 31,
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For the period from
August 15, 2006
(date of inception)
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2009
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2008
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to
March 31, 2009
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Cash
flows from operating activities
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Net
loss accumulated during development stage
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$ | (217,466 | ) | $ | (161,942 | ) | $ | (1,710,172 | ) | |||
Depreciation
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8,848 | 3,788 | 31,676 | |||||||||
Loss
on disposal of equipment
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—
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613 | |||||||||
Change
in operating assets and liabilities which (used) provided
cash
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Other
assets
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(10,851 | ) | (16,014 | ) | (26,896 | ) | ||||||
Other
liabilities
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52,273 | 3,141 | 127,032 | |||||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
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(167,196 | ) | (171,027 | ) | (1,577,747 | ) | ||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities
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Purchases
of equipment
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(41,315 | ) |
—
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(174,014 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds
from sale of equipment
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—
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1,300 | |||||||||
Net cash used in investing
activities
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(41,315 | ) |
—
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(172,714 | ) | |||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities
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Net
short term borrowings
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388,186 |
—
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1,748,186 | |||||||||
Proceeds
from other borrowings
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—
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—
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1,408,002 | |||||||||
Payments
of other borrowings
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—
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—
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(120,000 | ) | ||||||||
Payments
of costs directly attributable to proposed common stock
offering
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(153,278 | ) | (153,763 | ) | (1,218,805 | ) | ||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
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234,908 | 171,237 | 1,817,383 | |||||||||
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
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26,397 | 210 | 66,922 | |||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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40,525 | 27,745 |
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Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
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$ | 66,922 | $ | 27,955 | $ | 66,922 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial
statements.
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Grand
River Commerce, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Condensed Interim Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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Note
1:
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Summary
of Significant Accounting
Principles
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Nature
of Organization
Grand
River Commerce, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the
State of Michigan on August 15, 2006, to organize a de novo bank in
Michigan. The Company’s fiscal year ends on December
31. Upon receiving regulatory approvals to commence business, which
occurred on April 29, 2009, the Company capitalized Grand River Bank (the
“Bank”), a de novo bank in formation, which will also have a December 31 fiscal
year end.
On
April 30, 2009, Grand River Commerce, Inc. (the “Company”) completed its initial
public offering of common stock raising in excess of $15,000,000 in equity
capital prior to offering costs, through the sale of shares of the Company’s
common stock. On the same date, the Company acquired 100% of the authorized,
issued, and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of
Grand River Bank (the “Bank”). The Bank issued 1,500,000 shares of
its common stock to the Company at a price of $8.46 per share or an aggregate
price of $12,690,000 (the “Purchase Price”). This amount reflected
the minimum amount required by banking regulatory authorities to be
invested in the Bank by the Company in order for the Bank to begin
operations. The Company paid the Purchase Price in cash. A
registration statement declared effective in 2008 on Form S-1 allows the Company
to increase the equity capital amount to $24,000,000. Proceeds of the offering
are expected to be used to capitalize the Bank, lease facilities and provide
working capital.
The Bank
was formed to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and each member of
the Board of Directors of the Company is a member of the Board of Directors of
the Bank. Prior to its acquisition by the Company, the Bank had no
operations, assets, or liabilities.
The
accompanying interim unaudited financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial
information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation
S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
(consisting only of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair
presentation have been included. Operating results for the three
month period ended March 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results
that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2009. For
further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto
included in the Company’s annual report for the year ended December 31,
2008.
Effects
of Newly Issued but not yet Effective Accounting Standards
On April
1, 2009 the FASB staff issued Staff Position No. FSP 141R-1, Accounting for Assets Acquired and
Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination That Arise from
Contingencies. This FASB Staff Position (FSP) amends and clarifies FASB
Statement No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations, to
address application issues on initial recognition and measurement, subsequent
measurement and accounting, and disclosure of assets and liabilities arising
from contingencies in a business combination. This FSP is effective for assets
or liabilities arising from contingencies in business combinations for which the
acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting
period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. FSP 141R-1 is expected to impact
accounting by the Company of any future business combinations.
On April
9, 2009 the FASB staff issued Staff Position No. FSP 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. FSP 157-4
provides additional guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with FASB
Statement No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements, when the volume and level of activity for the asset or
liability have significantly decreased. FSP 157-4, also includes guidance on
identifying circumstances that indicate a market is distressed or not orderly.
The Company will implement this standard for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 but
does not expect that to be a significant impact on the condensed financial
statements.
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On April
9, 2009 the FASB staff issued Staff Position No. FSP 115-2, Recognition and Presentation of
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments. The objective of an
other-than-temporary impairment analysis under existing U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles (GAAP) is to determine whether the holder of an investment
in a debt or equity security for which changes in fair value are not regularly
recognized in earnings (such as securities classified as held-to-maturity or
available-for-sale) should recognize a loss in earnings when the investment is
impaired. An investment is impaired if the fair value of the investment is less
than its amortized cost basis. FSP 115-2 amends the other-than-temporary
impairment guidance in U.S. GAAP for debt securities to make the guidance more
operational and to improve the presentation and disclosure of
other-than-temporary impairments on debt and equity securities in the financial
statements. This FSP does not amend existing recognition and measurement
guidance related to other-than-temporary impairments of equity securities. The
Company will implement this standard for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 but
does not expect that to be a significant impact on the condensed financial
statements.
On April
9, 2009 the FASB staff issued Staff Position FSP No. 107-1 and APB 28-1, Interim Disclosures about Fair Value
of Financial Instruments. This FASB Staff Position (FSP) amends FASB
Statement No. 107, Disclosures
about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, to require disclosures about
fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods of publicly
traded companies as well as in annual financial statements. This FSP also amends
APB Opinion No. 28, Interim
Financial Reporting, to require those disclosures in summarized financial
information at interim reporting periods. The Company will implement this
standard for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 but does not expect that to be a
significant impact on the condensed financial statements.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying
notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates and
assumptions.
Organization,
Pre-opening and Offering Costs
Organization
and pre-opening costs represent incorporation costs, legal and accounting
costs, consultant and professional fees and other costs relating to the
organization. Management anticipates that the organization and
pre-opening costs, along with offering costs, will approximate $3,200,000
up to the commencement of operations.
Approximately
$1,826,000 will be expensed as organization and pre-opening costs, approximately
$180,200 will be capitalized as premises and equipment costs and approximately
$1,365,000 will be accounted for as offering costs. Costs directly
attributable to the proposed common stock offering and classified as a reduction
of additional paid-in capital on the balance sheets consist of the following
amounts:
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Three Months Ended
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For the period from
August 15, 2006
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March 31,
2009
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March 31,
2008
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(date of inception) to March 31, 2009 |
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Consulting
Fees
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$ | 70,028 | $ | 99,925 | $ | 671,390 | ||||||
Printing
/ Graphics
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3,542 | - | 77,767 | |||||||||
Legal
Fees
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41,402 | 44,648 | 285,371 | |||||||||
Promotional
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38,306 | 9,190 | 184,277 | |||||||||
$ | 153,278 | $ | 153,763 | $ | 1,218,805 |
Deferred
Offering Costs
Costs
related to the offering of common stock are deferred and are offset against the
anticipated offering proceeds through the issuance of
stock. Total deferred costs at March 31, 2009 amounted to $1,218,805
and are presented as a reduction of additional paid-in-capital.
Equipment
Equipment
is carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is
computed principally by the straight line method based upon the estimated useful
lives of the assets which generally range from 3 to 15 years. Maintenance,
repairs and minor alterations are charged to current operations as expenditures
occur. Management annually reviews these assets to determine whether
carrying values have been impaired.
Income
Taxes
Deferred
income tax assets and liabilities are computed annually for differences between
the financial statements and federal income tax basis of assets and liabilities
that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future, based on
enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the period in which the differences are
expected to affect taxable income. Deferred income tax benefits
result from net operating loss carry forwards. Valuation allowances
are established when necessary to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amount
expected to be realized. Due to the development stage nature of the
Company’s business, any potential deferred tax benefit from the anticipated
utilization of net operating losses generated during the development period has
been completely offset by a valuation allowance. Income tax expense
is the tax payable or refundable for the period plus, or minus the change during
the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.
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Note
2:
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Short
Term Borrowings
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The
Company maintains a $1,750,000 revolving line-of-credit, which had balance of
$1,748,186 at March 31, 2009, with an unaffiliated financial
institution. The line of credit matures on April 30, 2009 and bears
interest at a rate of 0.25% below the prime commercial rate (effective rate of
3.00% at March 31, 2009). The note is unsecured and is guaranteed by
the Company’s 23 organizers up to $102,700 each, with an aggregate guarantee of
$2,362,100. The note is not expected to be renewed after the maturity
date and was repaid on April 30, 2009, upon release of funds held in escrow.
(Note 5)
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Note
3:
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Other
Borrowings
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Advances
in the amount of $1,288,002 are outstanding from the Company’s organizers as of
March 31, 2009. The advances are non-interest
bearing. Subsequent to March 31, 2009, certain of the organizers
advanced an additional $142,500. Advances were repaid upon the
release of funds held in escrow on April 30, 2009.
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Note
4:
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Common
Stock Subscriptions
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The
Company began the public offering of its stock on May 9, 2008. As of
March 31, 2009, a total of $10,032,810 had been deposited into an escrow account
with an unaffiliated financial institution as custodian representing the
proceeds of subscriptions received from purchasers of the Company’s common
stock. All subscription funds raised are held in an escrow account
at the bank, which acts as the escrow agent. The escrow agent
held the subscription funds until the Company accepted subscriptions for at
least 1,500,000 shares and has notified the escrow agent that all required
regulatory approvals to open the Bank for business to the public have been
received. The Company is unable to access or use any subscription
funds until the amounts are released from escrow. Upon receiving
regulatory approval and meeting the minimum share requirement, the funds were
released from escrow on April 30, 2009. As a result, the common
shares are shown as to be issued on March 31, 2009 balance sheet and
stockholders’ deficit statement for the three month period then
ended. As the shares were not outstanding as of March 31, 2009, the
amount received is reflected as stock subscriptions.
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Note
5:
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Consulting
Agreements
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The
Company currently has consulting agreements with individuals to perform
management functions for the Company. The terms of the agreements
begin on the date signed and will be terminated at the earlier of (1) April
30, 2009; (2) the date on which the Bank receives the Certificate of
Authority from the appropriate regulatory authorities; (3) the date on
which the Company notifies the consultants of its intent to abandon its efforts
in receiving regulatory certification; (4) termination for just cause or
(5) upon death or disability of the consultant. The total
monthly commitment related to these consulting agreements is $43,582, plus
expenses for medical coverage, housing allowance and certain travel
expenses. The total expense for related agreements was $147,020 and
$121,462 for the three month period ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively,
and $1,136,058 for the period from August 15, 2006 (date of inception) through
March 31, 2009. Such agreements were terminated on April 30, 2009 at
which time such individuals became employees of the Bank.
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Note
6:
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Operating
Lease
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In
November 2007, the Company began leasing a building and is obligated under an
operating lease agreement through December 2010 with monthly rent charged at a
rate of $4,100. The lease provides that the Company pays insurance
and certain other operating expenses applicable to the leased
premise. The lease also stipulates that the Company may use and
occupy the premise only for the purpose of maintaining and operating a
bank.
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Note
7:
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Common
Stock Options
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The
Company will maintain a common stock incentive plan designed to grant incentive
stock options and non-qualified stock options to directors, executive officers
and other individuals employed by Grand River Commerce, Inc. or Grand River
Bank. The Plan has a term of 10 years. The Company plans
to reserve for issuance a total of 200,000 shares for issuance under the stock
incentive plan. Assuming the issuance of all of the shares reserved for stock
options and the exercise of all of those options, the shares acquired by the
option holders pursuant to their stock options would represent approximately
11.8% of the outstanding shares after exercise, assuming the minimum offering,
and approximately 9.1% of the outstanding shares after exercise, assuming the
maximum offering.
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Note
8:
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Common
Stock Purchase Warrants
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In
recognition of the substantial financial risks undertaken by the members of the
Company’s organizing group, the Company anticipates granting common stock
purchase warrants to such organizers. As of March 31, 2009, the
Company anticipated granting warrants to purchase an aggregate of 305,300 shares
of common stock to certain of its organizers. Each organizer who
provided a limited guarantee of $102,700 of the Company’s outstanding,
borrowed debt will receive warrants to purchase shares of common stock
commensurate with the actual amount of stock purchased. These
warrants will be exercisable at a price of $10.00 per share, the initial
offering price, and may be exercised within ten years from the date that the
Bank opens for business. The warrants will be fully transferable by
the organizers.
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Note
9:
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Commitments
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On March
4, 2009, the Company entered into an Agency Agreement with Commerce Street
Capital, LLC (“CSC”) regarding the placement of the Company’s common stock in
its initial public offering. The agreement provides that CSC will use its “best
efforts” to place any shares of common stock remaining to be sold as of the
agreement’s effective date of February 23, 2009. CSC is a registered
broker-dealer and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
Pursuant to the agreement, the Company has agreed to pay CSC a commission fee
equal to (i) 5% of the gross proceeds from subscriptions received from investors
who are not introduced to the Company by CSC and (ii) 6% of the gross proceeds
from subscriptions received from investors who are introduced to the Company by
CSC. However, no commissions will be paid with respect to (a) subscriptions
received from the Company’s directors, officers or organizers prior to February
23, 2009, or (b) subscriptions received from investors for which all funds are
held in escrow prior to February 23, 2009. The Company has also agreed to pay
CSC monthly consulting fees of $20,000 during the offering. If the Company
completes the offering, these consulting fees will be offset against the
commission fees to be paid to CSC at the closing of the offering. In addition,
the Company will reimburse CSC for its reasonable expenses. The
contract expired on April 30, 2009.
Additionally,
the Company has entered into various contracts and agreements related to the
intended operations of the Bank. Certain of these contracts are
recognized as obligations only in the event the Bank is approved and
operational. These contracts and agreements are in the normal course
of operations of a bank and consist primarily of software and professional
services related to installation and support of software.
ITEM
2.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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The
following discussion and analysis provides information which the management of
the Company believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of the
Company’s results of operations and financial condition. This
discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and
accompanying notes appearing in this report.
OVERVIEW
Grand
River Commerce, Inc. is a Michigan corporation that was incorporated on August
15, 2006 to organize and serve as the holding company for Grand River Bank, a
Michigan state bank in organization. The Bank will be a full-service
commercial bank headquartered in Grandville, Michigan. The Bank will
initially serve Grandville, Grand Rapids and their neighboring communities with
a broad range of commercial and consumer banking services to small and
medium-sized businesses, professionals and individuals who it believes will be
particularly responsive to the style of service which the Bank intends to
provide. It is assumed that local ownership and control will allow the Bank to
serve customers more efficiently and effectively and will aid in the Bank’s
growth and success. The Bank intends to compete on the basis of
providing a unique and personalized banking experience combined with a full
range of services, customized and tailored to fit the needs of the
client.
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On
September 27, 2007, applications were filed with OFIR to organize a new state
chartered bank in Grandville, Michigan and with the FDIC for federal deposit
insurance. The Company also filed an application to the Federal
Reserve for permission to serve as the bank holding company with respect to the
Bank on March 11, 2009. Approval from the Federal Reserve for the
bank holding company was received on April 10, 2009, and final approval from the
FDIC and OFIR was received on April 29, 2009.
The
Company has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which Registration Statement became effective
May 9, 2008. Pursuant to the Registration Statement, a minimum of
1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share
(“Common Stock”), and a maximum of 2,400,000 shares of Common Stock were
registered for sale at an offering price of $10.00 per share. As of
April 30, 2009 subscriptions to purchase approximately 1,700,000 shares of
common stock have been received by the Company. The Company has filed
a Supplement to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 extending the offering
period for the stock to April 30, 2009.
On April
30, 2009, the Company completed its initial public offering of common
stock. On the same date, the Company acquired 100% of the authorized,
issued, and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of
the Bank. The Bank issued 1,500,000 shares of its common stock to the
Company at a price of $8.46 per share or an aggregate price of $12,690,000 (the
“Purchase Price”). This amount reflected the amount required to be
invested in the Bank by the Company in order for the Bank to begin
operations. The Company paid the Purchase Price in cash.
The Bank
was formed to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and each member of
the Board of Directors of the Company is a member of the Board of Directors of
the Bank. Prior to its acquisition by the Company, the Bank had no operations,
assets, or liabilities.
Significant
Accounting Policies
Our
critical accounting policies are described in Note 1 to our financial statements
included in the Company’s annual report for the year ended December 31, 2008.
Certain of our accounting policies are particularly important to the portrayal
of our financial position and results of operations and require management’s
subjective judgments. As a result, these judgments are subject to an
inherent degree of uncertainty. In applying these policies,
management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at
the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ
from those estimates. Significant estimates include, but are not
limited to, deferred costs related to the proposed offering and the effects of
liquidity on the development stage aspect of the Company. There have
neither been material changes to our critical accounting policies for the
periods presented nor any material quantitative revisions to our critical
accounting estimates for the periods presented.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
Except
for the various consulting agreements stated in Note 5 to the interim financial
statements, the Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements,
financings, or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or other
persons, also known as “special purpose entities” (SPEs).
FINANCIAL
RESULTS
For the
three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the Company’s net loss amounted to
$217,466 and $161,932 for the three-month period ended March 31,
2008. For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2009, and March 31,
2008, the primary expenses were professional fees paid to contracted management
of $147,020 and $121,476, occupancy expenses of $13,768 and $10,854
and interest expense of $10,650 and $5,831, respectively. Because the
Company is in the organizational stage, it has no operations from which to
generate revenues. The Company has included comparative financial
information from the date of inception through March 31, 2009 or at December 31,
2008, as appropriate. However, because the Company is in a
development stage, management of the Company does not believe the comparative
information is meaningful.
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Costs
related to the offering of common stock have been deferred and are expected to
be offset against the offering proceeds. For the three-month periods
ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, the costs related to the offering
amounted to $153,278 and $153,763. Primary expenses for the three month period
ended March 31, 2009 were professional fees paid to Commerce Street Capital of
$70,028, legal and filing fees of $41,402, and marketing and promotional event
costs of $41,849. For the three month period ended March 31, 2008, primary
expenses were professional fees paid to Nubank doing business as Bankmark of
$99,925, legal and filing fees of $44,658, and marketing and promotional event
costs of $9,190. Costs related to the offering since inception amounted to
$1,218,805 as of March 31,2009.
Initially,
the Bank anticipates deriving its revenues principally from interest charged on
loans and, to a lesser extent, from interest earned on investments, fees
received in connection with the origination of loans and other miscellaneous
fees and service charges. Its principal expenses are anticipated to
be interest expense on deposits and operating expenses. The funds for
these activities are anticipated to be provided principally by operating
revenues, deposit growth, purchases of federal funds from other banks, sale of
loans and investment securities, and partial or full repayment of loans by
borrowers.
The
Bank’s operations will depend substantially on its net interest income, which is
the difference between the interest income earned on its loans and other assets
and the interest expense paid on its deposits and other
borrowings. This difference is largely affected by changes in market
interest rates, credit policies of monetary authorities, and other local,
national or international economic factors, which are beyond the Bank’s ability
to predict or control. Significant moves in interest rates may decrease or
eliminate the Bank’s profitability.
FUNDING
OF OPERATIONS AND LIQUIDITY
The
Company’s operations from inception through March 31, 2009 have been funded from
advances aggregating $1,288,002 made by the Bank’s organizers and from a
$1,750,000 revolving line of credit. As of April 30, 2009 the loan
was paid off with proceeds from the release of escrow. The Bank’s
organizers contributed an additional $142,500 in April
2009. Management of the Company believes that funding is sufficient
to sustain operations through April 30, 2009. The proceeds to be
raised during the initial public offering are expected to provide sufficient
capital to support the growth of the Company and the Bank for their initial
years of operations. The Company does not anticipate that it will
need to raise additional funds to meet expenditures required to operate its
business during the initial twelve months after a successful offering; all
anticipated material expenditures during that period are expected to be provided
for out of the proceeds of the Company’s initial public offering.
CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES
The
Company has made minor capital expenditures for the purpose of preparing its
property to be utilized in the ordinary course of its banking business following
receipt of all final regulatory approvals, consisting of making leasehold
improvements to the property from which the Bank will conduct its operations and
of purchasing furniture and equipment. As of March 31, 2009, the
Company had incurred capitalized expenditures of approximately
$174,014.
ADVISORY
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain
of the statements contained in this report on Form 10-Q that are not historical
facts are forward looking statements relating to, without limitation, future
economic performance, plans and objectives of management for future operations,
and projections of revenues and other financial items that are based on the
beliefs of the Company’s management, as well as assumptions made by and
information currently available to the Company’s management.
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The
Company cautions readers of this report that such forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause
the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially
different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Although management believes that its expectations of
future performance are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its
knowledge of their business and operations, there can be no assurance that
actual results will not differ materially from its expectations.
The
Company’s operating performance each quarter is subject to various risks and
uncertainties that are discussed in detail in the Company’s filings with the
SEC, including the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Registration
Statement as filed with the SEC and declared effective on May 9,
2008.
ITEM
3.
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
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Because
the Company is a small business issuer, disclosure under this item is not
required.
ITEM
4.
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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The
Company has carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rule 15d-15(e) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end
of the period covered by this report. The Company’s CEO and CFO have
concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to
ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports
that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act, is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the
SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated
to the Company’s management, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
The
Company’s management does not expect that the Company’s disclosure controls and
procedures or the Company’s internal controls will prevent all errors and all
fraud. Control systems, 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, and the
benefits of controls must be considered relative to their
costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no
evaluation of the controls can provide absolute assurance that all control
issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been
detected.
There
were no significant changes made in the Company’s internal controls over
financial reporting or in other factors that could significantly affect the
Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the period covered
by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting.
PART II —OTHER
INFORMATION
ITEM
1.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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None.
ITEM
2.
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UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF
PROCEEDS
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Not
applicable.
ITEM
3.
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DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
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None.
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ITEM
4.
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SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
HOLDERS
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None.
ITEM
5.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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Not
applicable.
ITEM
6.
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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3.1
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Articles
of Incorporation of the Company*
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3.2
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Amended
and Restated Bylaws of the Company**
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4.1
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Specimen
common stock certificate.*
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31.1
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Rule
302 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer
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31.2
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Rule
302 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer
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32.1
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Rule
906 Certification
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*
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Previously
filed as an exhibit to our registration statement on November 16,
2007.
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**
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Previously
filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K on May 30,
2008.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed in its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated:
May 15, 2009
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GRAND
RIVER COMMERCE, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Robert P. Bilotti
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Robert
P. Bilotti
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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By:
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/s/
Elizabeth C. Bracken
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Elizabeth
C. Bracken
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Chief
Financial
Officer
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