PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP INC - Annual Report: 2006 (Form 10-K)
U.
S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10 - K
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT
OF
1934
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For
the
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2006
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Commission
file number 000-29599
PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Connecticut
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06-1559137
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(IRS
Employer Identification Number)
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900
Bedford Street
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Stamford,
Connecticut
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06901
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
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(203)
324-7500
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Securities
registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None
Securities
registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock, par value
$2.00 per share
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant in a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined
in
Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933. Yes o
No þ
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant
to
Section 13 of 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes o
No þ
Check
whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past
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
Check
if
disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-K
is not
contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to the best
of
registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment
to this
Form 10-K. [ ]
Check
whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer
or a
non-accelerated filer in Rule 12(b) of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer o Accelerated
filer o Non-accelerated
filer þ
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12B-2 of the Act).
Yes o
No þ
Aggregate
market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the registrant
as of
February 28, 2007 based on the last sale price as reported on the
NASDAQ Global Market: $ 87,306,174.
Number
of
shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, par value $2.00 per share, outstanding
as of February 28, 2007: 4,739,494.
Documents
Incorporated by Reference
Proxy
Statement for 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. (A definitive proxy statement
will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days
after
the close of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K.)
Incorporated
into Part III of this Form 10-K.
Patriot
National Bancorp, Inc.
2006
Form 10-K Annual Report
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Part
I
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Item
1.
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Business
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2
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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9
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Item
1B.
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Unresolved
Staff Comments
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15
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Item
2.
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Properties
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15
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Item
3.
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Legal
Proceedings
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15
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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15
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Part
II
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Item
5.
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Market
for Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer
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Purchases
of Equity Securities
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16
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Item
6.
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Selected
Financial Data
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19
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Item
7.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
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Results
of Operation
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20
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Item
7A.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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38
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Item
8.
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Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
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41
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Item
9.
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Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
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Financial
Disclosure
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42
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Item
9A.
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Controls
and Procedures
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42
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Item
9B.
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Other
Information
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42
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Part
III
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Item
10
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Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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43
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Item
11
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Executive
Compensation
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43
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Item
12
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and
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Related
Shareholder Matters
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43
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Item
13
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence
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Item
14
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
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43
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Part
IV
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Item
15
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Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules
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“Safe
Harbor” Statement Under Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995
Certain
statements contained in Bancorp’s public reports, including this report, and in
particular in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operation,” may be forward looking and subject to a variety of risks
and uncertainties. These factors include, but are not limited to, (1) changes
in
prevailing interest rates which would affect the interest earned on Bancorp’s
interest earning assets and the interest paid on its interest bearing
liabilities, (2) the timing of repricing of Bancorp’s interest earning assets
and interest bearing liabilities, (3) the effect of changes in governmental
monetary policy, (4) the effect of changes in regulations applicable to Bancorp
and the Bank and the conduct of its business, (5) changes in competition
among financial service companies, including possible further encroachment
of
non-banks on services traditionally provided by banks, (6) the ability of
competitors that are larger than Bancorp to provide products and services which
it is impracticable for Bancorp to provide, (7) the effect of Bancorp’s
opening of branches, (8) the effect of any decision by Bancorp to engage in
any
business not historically operated by it and (9) the ability of Bancorp to
timely and successfully deploy the capital raised in the 2006 offering and
any
future offerings. Other such factors may be described in Bancorp’s other filings
with the SEC.
Although
Bancorp believes that it offers the loan and deposit products and has the
resources needed for continued success, future revenues and interest spreads
and
yields cannot be reliably predicted. These trends may cause Bancorp to adjust
its operations in the future. Because of the foregoing and other factors, recent
trends should not be considered reliable indicators of future financial results
or stock prices.
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PART
I
Item
1. Business
General
Patriot
National Bancorp, Inc. (“Bancorp”),
a
Connecticut corporation, was organized in 1999 for the purpose of becoming
a
one-bank holding company (the “Reorganization”)
for
Patriot National Bank, a national banking association headquartered in Stamford,
Fairfield County, Connecticut (the “Bank”).
Following receipt of regulatory and shareholder approvals, the Reorganization
became effective as of the opening of business on December 1, 1999.
Upon consummation of the Reorganization, each outstanding share of Common Stock,
par value $2.00 per share, of the Bank (“Bank
Common Stock”),
was
converted into the right to receive one share of Common Stock, par value $2.00
per share, of Bancorp (“Bancorp
Common Stock”),
and
each outstanding option or warrant to purchase Bank Common Stock became an
option or warrant to purchase an equal number of shares of Bancorp Common
Stock.
The
Bank
was granted preliminary approval by the Comptroller of the Currency (the
“OCC”)
on
March 5, 1993. It received its charter and com-menced operations as a
national bank on August 31, 1994. Since then, the Bank has opened
branch offices in Greenwich and Old Greenwich, Connecticut, two branch
offices in Norwalk, Connecticut, a second Stamford location, two branch offices
in Wilton, Connecticut, a branch office in Darien, Connecticut, a branch office
in Southport, Connecticut, a branch office in Milford, Connecticut and two
branch offices in Fairfield, Connecticut. The Bank also expanded into New York
State through the purchase of a small branch office in New York City. The Bank
recently received regulatory approval to open six additional branch
offices.
On
June 30, 1999, the Bank through its wholly-owned subsidiary, PinPat
Acquisition Corporation, acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of
Pinnacle Financial Corp., a Connecticut corporation, Pinnacle Financial Corp.,
a
New Jersey corporation, and Pinnacle Financial Corp., a New York corporation
(collectively, “Pinnacle”),
a
residential mortgage broker. Pinnacle surrendered its mortgage licenses and
the
mortgage brokerage business of Pinnacle is now conducted through the lending
function of Patriot National Bank.
PinPat
Acquisition Corporation currently holds one commercial property as other real
estate owned transferred from the bank upon the conclusion of foreclosure
proceedings in the third quarter of 2006.
On
March
11, 2003, Bancorp formed Patriot National Statutory Trust I (the “Trust”) for
the sole purpose of issuing trust preferred securities and investing the
proceeds in subordinated debentures issued by Bancorp. Bancorp primarily
invested the funds from the issuance of the debt in the Bank, which in turn
used
the proceeds to fund general operations of the Bank.
On
November 17, 2006 the Bank acquired a small branch office and related deposits
at 45 West End Avenue, New York, New York, from Millennium bcpbank, a
national bank headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. The acquisition is in
furtherance of Bancorp’s growth
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strategy
and will permit the Bank to establish additional branches in New York State.
The
Bank assumed the existing lease and plans to operate from the branch at 45
West
End Avenue.
As
of the
date hereof, the only business of Bancorp is its ownership of all of the issued
and outstanding capital stock of the Bank and the Trust. Except as specifically
noted otherwise herein, the balance of the description of Bancorp’s business is
a description of the Bank’s business.
Commercial
Banking
The
Bank
conducts business at its main office located at 900 Bedford Street, Stamford,
Connecticut and at branch offices located at: 838 High Ridge Road, Stamford,
Connecticut, 100 Mason Street, Greenwich, Connecticut, 184 Sound Beach
Avenue, Old Greenwich, Connecticut, 16 River Street and 365 Westport Avenue
in
Norwalk, Connecticut, One Danbury Road and 5 River Road in Wilton, Connecticut,
800 Post Road in Darien, Connecticut, 3695 Post Road in Southport,
Connecticut, 771 Boston Post Road in Milford, Connecticut, 45 West End
Avenue in New York City, New York and 1127 Post Road and 1755 Black Rock
Turnpike in Fairfield, Connecticut. The Bank also operates loan origination
offices at 1177 Summer Street, Stamford, Connecticut and 200 Broad Hollow
Road, Melville, New York.
The
Bank
offers a broad range of consumer and commercial banking services with an
emphasis on serving the needs of individuals, small and medium-sized businesses
and professionals. The Bank offers consumer and commercial deposit accounts
that
include: checking accounts, interest-bearing “NOW” accounts, insured money
market accounts, time certificates of deposit, savings accounts, IRA’s
(Individual Retirement Accounts) and health savings accounts (HSA’s). Other
services include money orders, traveler’s checks, ATM’s (automated teller
machines), internet banking and debit cards. In addition, the Bank may in the
future offer Keogh accounts and other financial services.
The
Bank
offers commercial real estate and construction loans to area businesses and
developers. Real estate loans made to individuals include home mortgages, home
improvement loans, bridge loans and home equity lines of credit. Other personal
loans include lines of credit, installment loans and credit cards. Commercial
loans offered to small and medium-sized businesses include secured and unsecured
loans to service companies, real estate developers, manufacturers, restaurants,
wholesalers, retailers and professionals doing business in the region. The
Bank
also offers residential mortgages; the bank solicits and processes mortgage
loan
applications from consumers on behalf of permanent investors and originates
loans for sale.
Competition
The
Bank
competes with a variety of financial institutions in its market area. Most
have
greater financial resources and capitalization, which gives them higher lending
limits and the ability to conduct larger advertising campaigns to attract
business. Generally the larger institutions offer services such as trust and
international banking which the Bank is not equipped to offer directly. When
the
need arises, arrangements are made with correspondent institutions to provide
such services. In the future, if the Bank desires to offer trust services,
prior
approval of the OCC will be required. To attract business in this competitive
environment, the Bank relies on local
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promotional
activities and personal contact by officers, directors and shareholders and
on
its ability to offer personalized services.
The
customer base of the Bank is diversified so that there is not a concentration
of
either loans or deposits within a single industry, a group of industries, a
single person or groups of people. The Bank is not dependent on one or a few
major customers for either its deposit or lending activities, the loss of any
one of which would have a material adverse effect on the business of the
Bank.
Residents
and businesses in Stamford, Greenwich, Norwalk, Wilton, Darien, Southport,
Fairfield and Milford, Connecticut provide the majority of the Bank’s deposits.
The Bank has focused its attention on serving the segments of its market area
historically served by community banks. The Bank competes in its market by
providing a high level of personalized and responsive banking service for which
the Bank believes there is a need. This area is bordered by New York State
to
the west, the Town of Ridgefield to the north, the Town of Orange to the east,
and the Long Island Sound to the south.
The
Bank’s loan customers extend beyond Stamford, Greenwich, Norwalk, Wilton,
Darien, Southport, Milford and Fairfield to include nearby towns in Fairfield
County, Connecticut, and towns in Westchester County, New York, although the
Bank’s loan business is not necessarily limited to these areas. The Bank’s
mortgage brokerage business is concentrated primarily in the areas surrounding
its loan origination offices. While the Bank does not currently hold or intend
to attract significant deposit or loan business from major corporations with
headquarters in the Fairfield County area, the Bank believes that the service,
professional and related busi-nesses which have been attracted to this area,
as
well as the individuals that reside in this area, represent current and
potential customers of the Bank.
As
the
Bank expands with full service branch banking offices into Westchester County,
New York, it will solicit deposits from residents and businesses located within
the New York metropolitan area in addition to further developing its loan
production efforts. This expansion effort will involve material deployment
of
the Bank’s capital.
In
the
normal course of business and subject to applicable government regulations,
the
Bank invests a portion of its assets in investment securities, which may include
certain debt and equity securities, including government securities. An
objective of the Bank’s investment policy is to seek to optimize its return on
assets while limiting its exposure to interest rate movements and to maintain
adequate levels of liquidity.
The
Bank’s employees perform most routine day-to-day banking transactions at the
Bank. However, the Bank has entered into a number of arrangements with third
parties for banking services such as correspondent banking, check clearing,
data
pro-cessing services, credit card processing and armored carrier
service.
The
cities of Stamford and Norwalk and the towns of Greenwich, Wilton, Darien,
Southport, Milford and Fairfield are presently served by over 200 branches
of
commercial banks and savings banks, most of which are offices of banks which
have headquarters outside of the state or area or are subsidiaries of bank
or
financial holding companies whose headquarters are outside of
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the
areas
served by the Bank. In addition to banks with branches in the same areas as
the
Bank, there are numerous banks and financial institutions serving the
communities surrounding these areas, which also draw customers from Stamford,
Greenwich, Norwalk, Wilton, Darien, Southport, Milford and Fairfield, posing
significant competition to the Bank for deposits and loans. Many of those banks
and financial institutions are well established and well
capitalized.
In
recent
years, intense market demands, economic pressures and significant legislative
and regulatory actions have eroded banking industry classifications which were
once clearly defined and have increased competition among banks, as well as
other financial institutions including non-bank competitors. This increase
in
competition has caused banks and other financial service institutions to
diversify their services and become more cost effective. The impact on Bancorp
of federal legislation authorizing increased services by financial holding
companies and interstate branching of banks has also resulted in increased
competition. These events have resulted in increasing homogeneity in the
financial services offered by banks and other financial institutions. The impact
on banks and other finan-cial institutions of these market dynamics and
legislative and regulatory changes has been increased customer awareness of
product and service dif-ferences among competitors and increased merger
activity.
Supervision
and Regulation
As
a bank
holding company, Bancorp’s operations are subject to regulation, supervision and
examination by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board (the
“Federal
Reserve Board”).
The
Federal Reserve Board has established capital adequacy guidelines for bank
holding companies that are similar to the OCC’s capital guidelines applicable to
the Bank. The Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHC
Act”),
limits the types of companies that a bank holding company may acquire or
organize and the activities in which it or they may engage. In general, bank
holding companies and their subsidiaries are only permitted to engage in, or
acquire direct control of, any company engaged in banking or in a business
so
closely related to banking as to be a proper incident thereto. Federal
legislation enacted in 1999 authorizes certain entities to register as financial
holding companies. Registered financial holding companies are permitted to
engage in businesses, including securities and investment banking businesses,
which are prohibited to bank holding companies. While the creation of financial
holding companies is evolving, to date there has been no significant impact
on
Bancorp.
Under
the
BHC Act, Bancorp is required to file annually with the Federal Reserve Board
a
report of its operations. Bancorp, the Bank and any other subsidiaries are
subject to examination by the Federal Reserve Board. In addition, Bancorp will
be required to obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board to
acquire, with certain exceptions, more than 5% of the outstanding voting stock
of any bank or bank holding company, to acquire all or substantially all of
the
assets of a bank or to merge or consolidate with another bank holding company.
Moreover, Bancorp, the Bank and any other subsidiaries are prohibited from
engaging in certain tying arrangements in connection with any extension of
credit or provision of any property or services. The Bank is also subject to
certain restrictions imposed by the Federal Reserve Act on issuing any extension
of credit to Bancorp or any of its subsidiaries or making any investments in
the
stock or other securities thereof and on the taking of such stock or securities
as collateral for loans to any borrower. If Bancorp wants to engage in
businesses permitted to financial holding companies
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but
not
to bank holding companies, it would need to register with the Federal Reserve
Board as a financial holding company.
The
Federal Reserve Board has issued a policy statement on the payment of cash
dividends by bank holding companies, which expresses its view that a bank
holding company should pay cash dividends only to the extent that the bank
holding company’s net income for the past year is sufficient to cover both the
cash dividend and a rate of earnings retention that is consistent with the
bank
holding company’s capital needs, asset quality and overall financial condition.
The Federal Reserve Board has also indicated that it would be inappropriate
for
a company experiencing serious financial problems to borrow funds to pay
dividends. Furthermore, under the prompt corrective action regulations adopted
by the Federal Reserve Board pursuant to applicable law, the Federal Reserve
Board may prohibit a bank holding company from paying any dividends if its
bank
subsidiary is classified as “undercapitalized.”
A
bank
holding company is required to give the Federal Reserve Board prior written
notice of any purchase or redemption of its outstanding equity securities if
the
gross consideration for the purchase or redemption, when combined with the
net
consideration paid for all such purchases or redemptions during the preceding
12
months, is equal to 10% or more of its consolidated retained earnings. The
Federal Reserve Board may disapprove such a purchase or redemption if it
determines that the proposal would constitute an unsafe or unsound practice
or
would violate any law, regulation, Federal Reserve Board order, or any condition
imposed by, or written agreement with, the Federal Reserve Board.
The
Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994,
(“Riegle-Neal
Act”)
was
enacted to ease restrictions on interstate banking. Effective
September 29, 1995, the Riegle-Neal Act allows the Federal Reserve
Board to approve an application of an adequately capitalized and adequately
managed bank holding company to acquire control of, or acquire all or
substantially all of the assets of, a bank located in a state other than such
holding company’s state, without regard to whether the transaction is prohibited
by the laws of any state. The Federal Reserve Board may not approve the
acquisition of a bank that has not been in existence for the minimum time period
(not exceeding five years) specified by the statutory law of the host state.
The
Riegle-Neal Act also prohibits the Federal Reserve Board from approving an
application if the applicant (and its depository institution affiliates)
controls or would control more than 10% of the insured deposits in the United
States or 30% or more of the deposits in the target bank’s home state or in any
state in which the target bank maintains a branch. The Riegle-Neal Act does
not
affect the authority of states to limit the percentage of total insured deposits
in the state which may be held or controlled by a bank or bank holding company
to the extent that such limitation does not discriminate against out-of-state
banks or bank holding companies. Individual states may also waive the 30%
statewide concentration limits contained in the Riegle-Neal Act. The Riegle-Neal
Act also allows banks to establish branch offices in other than the bank’s home
state if the target state has “opted in” to interstate branching. Connecticut
has “opted in” New York has not, so at the present time the bank cannot
establish a branch (deposit taking and loan making facility) in New York State
except through the purchase of an existing New York bank or branch of a New
York
bank. The bank consummated such a purchase in
November 2006.
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Bancorp
is subject to capital adequacy rules and guidelines issued by the OCC, the
Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(“FDIC”),
and
the Bank is subject to capital adequacy rules and guidelines issued by the
OCC.
These substantially identical rules and guidelines require Bancorp to maintain
certain minimum ratios of capital to adjusted total assets and/or risk-weighted
assets. Under the provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Improvements Act of 1991, the Federal regulatory agencies are required to
implement and enforce these rules in a stringent manner. Bancorp is also subject
to applicable provisions of Connecticut law insofar as they do not conflict
with, or are not otherwise preempted by, Federal banking law.
Bancorp
is subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934,
as amended (the “Exchange
Act”),
and,
in accordance with the Exchange Act, files periodic reports, proxy statements
and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”).
The
Bank’s operations are subject to regulation, supervision and examination by the
OCC and the FDIC.
Federal
and state banking regulations regulate, among other things, the scope of the
business of a bank, a bank holding company or a financial holding company,
the
investments a bank may make, deposit reserves a bank must maintain, the
establishment of branches and the activities of a bank with respect to mergers
and acquisitions. The Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve System and is
subject to applicable provisions of the Federal Reserve Act and regulations
thereunder. The Bank is subject to the federal regulations promulgated pursuant
to the Financial Institutions Supervisory Act to prevent banks from engaging
in
unsafe and unsound practices, as well as various other federal and state laws
and consumer protection laws. The Bank is also subject to the comprehensive
provisions of the National Bank Act.
The
OCC
regulates the number and locations of the branch offices of a national bank.
The
OCC may only permit a national bank to maintain branches in locations and under
the conditions imposed by state law upon state banks. At this time, applicable
Connecticut banking laws do not impose any material restrictions on the
establishment of branches by Connecticut banks throughout Connecticut. New
York
State law is similar; however, the Bank cannot establish a branch in a town
with
a population of less than 50,000 that is the headquarter town of another
bank.
The
earnings and growth of Bancorp, the Bank and the banking industry are affected
by the monetary and fiscal policies of the United States Government and its
agencies, particularly the Federal Reserve Board. The Open Market Committee
of
the Federal Reserve Board implements national monetary policy to curb inflation
and combat recession. The Federal Reserve Board uses its power to adjust
interest rates in United States Government securities, the Discount Rate and
deposit reserve retention rates. The actions of the Federal Reserve Board
influence the growth of bank loans, investments and deposits. They also affect
interest rates charged on loans and paid on deposits. The nature and impact
of
any future changes in monetary policies cannot be predicted.
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In
addition to other laws and regulations, Bancorp and the Bank are subject to
the
Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”),
which
requires the Federal bank regulatory agencies, when considering certain
applications involving Bancorp or the Bank, to consider Bancorp’s and the Bank’s
record of helping to meet the credit needs of its entire community, including
low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. The CRA was originally enacted because
of concern over unfair treatment of prospective borrowers by banks and over
unwarranted geographic differences in lending patterns. Existing banks have
sought to comply with CRA in various ways; some banks have made use of more
flexible lending criteria for certain types of loans and borrowers (consistent
with the requirement to conduct safe and sound operations), while other banks
have increased their efforts to make loans to help meet identified credit needs
within the consumer community, such as those for home mortgages, home
improvements and small business loans. This may include participation in various
government insured lending programs, such as Federal Housing Administration
insured or Veterans Administration
guaranteed mortgage loans, Small Business Administration loans, and
participation in other types of lending programs such as high loan-to-value
ratio conventional mortgage loans with private mortgage insurance. To date,
the
market area from which the Bank draws much of its business is Stamford,
Greenwich, Norwalk, Wilton, Darien, Southport and Milford, which are
characterized by a very diverse ethnic, economic and racial cross-section of
the
population. As the Bank expands further, the market areas served by the Bank
will continue to evolve. Bancorp and the Bank have not and will not adopt any
policies or practices, which discourage credit applications from, or unlawfully
discriminate against, individuals or segments of the communities served by
the
Bank.
On
October 26, 2001, the United and Strengthening America by Providing Tools
Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, or the USA
Patriot Act,
was
enacted to further strengthen domestic security following the September 11,
2001
attacks. This Act amends various federal banking laws, particularly the Bank
Secrecy Act, with the intent to curtail money laundering and other activities
that might be undertaken to finance terrorist actions. The Act also requires
that financial institutions in the United States enhance already established
anti-money laundering policies, procedures and audit functions and ensure that
controls are reasonably designed to detect instances of money laundering through
certain correspondent or private banking accounts. Verification of customer
identification, maintenance of said verification records and cross checking
names of new customers against government lists of known or suspected terrorists
is also required. The Patriot Act was recently reauthorized and modified with
the enactment of The USA Patriot Act Improvement and Reauthorization Act of
2005.
On
July
20, 2002, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was enacted, the primary purpose of
which is to protect investors through improved corporate governance and
responsibilities of, and disclosures by, public companies. The Act contains
provisions for the limitations of services that external auditors may provide
as
well as requirements for the credentials of Audit Committee members. In
addition, the principal executive and principal financial officers are required
to certify in quarterly and annual reports that they have reviewed the report;
and based on the officers’ knowledge, the reports accurately present the
financial condition and results of operations of the company and contain no
untrue statement or omission of material fact. The officers also certify their
responsibility for establishing and maintaining a system of internal controls
which insure that all material information is made known to the officers; this
certification also includes the evaluation of the effectiveness of disclosure
controls and
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procedures
and their impact upon financial reporting. Section 404 of the Act entitled
Management Assessment of Internal Controls, requires that each annual report
include an internal control report which states that it is the responsibility
of
management for establishing and maintaining an adequate internal control
structure and procedures for financial reporting, as well as an assessment
by
management of the effectiveness of the internal control structure and procedures
for financial reporting. This section further requires that the external
auditors attest to, and report on, the assessment made by management. On
September 21, 2005, the SEC extended the Section 404 compliance dates
for non-accelerated filers (those issuers with non-affiliated public float
of
less than $75 million) to fiscal years ending on or after
July 15, 2007.
Bancorp
does not anticipate that compliance with applicable federal and state banking
laws will have a material adverse effect on its business or the business of
the
Bank. Neither Bancorp nor the Bank has any material patents, trademarks,
licenses, franchises, concessions and royalty agreements or labor contracts,
other than the charter granted to the Bank by the OCC.
Employees
As
of
December 31, 2006, Bancorp had 107 full-time employees and five
part-time employees. None of the employees of Bancorp is covered by a collective
bargaining agreement.
Item
1A. Risk
Factors
Management
intends to continue Bancorp’s emphasis on growth over earnings for the
foreseeable future.
Management
has actively sought growth of the institution in recent years by opening
additional branches, one through acquisition, initiating internal growth
programs, and completing one acquisition of a mortgage company. Bancorp may
not
be able to sustain its historical rate of growth or may not even be able to
continue to grow at all. Various factors, such as economic conditions and
competition, or the unavailability of suitable sites, may impede or prohibit
the
Bank from opening new branches. In addition, Bancorp may not be able to obtain
the financing necessary to fund additional growth and may not be able to find
suitable candidates for acquisition. Sustaining Bancorp’s growth has placed
significant demands on management as well as on administrative, operational
and
financial resources. For Bancorp to continue to grow, it must: attract and
retain qualified management and experienced bankers, find suitable markets
for
expansion, find suitable, affordable branch locations, attract funding to
support additional growth, maintain high asset quality levels, maintain adequate
regulatory capital and maintain adequate controls.
Although
management believes that earnings will increase as the franchise is expanded,
the rate of increase in earnings will be adversely affected by the costs
associated with opening new branches and the time necessary to build a customer
base in each new branch’s market area.
If
Bancorp is unable to continue its historical levels of growth, or if growth
comes at greater financial expense than has been incurred in the past, Bancorp
may not be able to achieve its financial goals and profitability may be
adversely affected.
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Bancorp
intends to expand into a new geographic market in which current senior
management has limited experience.
Bancorp
intends to expand into Westchester County and the surrounding counties in New
York State. In November 2006, Bancorp acquired a small branch office in New
York
City, New York from another financial institution. This acquisition will allow
Bancorp to establish additional bank branch offices in Westchester County,
New
York, which was the primary purpose for the acquisition. Bancorp does not plan
further branch expansion in New York City at this time. Bancorp has received
regulatory approval for and entered into a lease agreement to establish a branch
in Bedford, New York; management anticipates that this office will open during
the second quarter of 2007.
The
vast
majority of Bancorp’s deposits and loans are derived from and made to customers
who live and work in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Although management believes
that the demographics for Westchester County, New York closely resemble those
of
Fairfield County Connecticut, the Bank does not currently conduct significant
deposit activity in New York State. The senior management team includes several
individuals with substantial banking experience in Connecticut, but with less
experience in New York. Bancorp’s ability to compete effectively in New York
State will depend in part on management’s ability to hire and retain key
employees who have extensive banking experience in the Westchester
County.
Bancorp
has no experience opening bank branch offices in Westchester County, New
York.
Historically,
Bancorp’s investment in capital equipment to establish a new branch office has
ranged between $315,000 and $450,000; however, total branch operating costs
also
include a variety of variable costs, including the prevailing rental rates
in
the local branch office area, the size of the branch, the availability of
facilities that are ready to be operated as bank branches, and the number of
employees. Bancorp has not opened branches in Westchester County in the past
and
may not be able to accurately estimate the variable costs associated with
opening branch offices in this area. If management underestimates these variable
costs, then the branches Bancorp establishes in these areas may prove to be
more
costly than anticipated and, as a further consequence, Bancorp’s branch
expansion program may be delayed or reduced in scope, or both, which may have
an
adverse effect on Bancorp’s business and results of operations.
Because
Bancorp intends to increase its commercial real estate, construction and
commercial business loan originations, its lending risk will increase, and
downturns in the real estate market could adversely affect its
earnings.
Commercial
real estate, construction and commercial business loans generally have more
risk
than residential mortgage loans. Both commercial real estate and construction
loans, for example, often involve larger loan balances concentrated with single
borrowers or groups of related borrowers as compared to single-family
residential loans. Construction loans are secured by the property under
construction, the value of which is uncertain prior to completion. Thus, it
is
more difficult to evaluate accurately the total loan funds required to complete
a project and the related loan-to-value ratios. Speculative construction loans
involve additional risk because the builder does not have a contract for the
sale of the property at the time of construction.
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Because
the repayment of commercial real estate, construction and commercial business
loans depends on the successful management and operation of the borrower’s
properties or related businesses, repayments of such loans can be affected
by
adverse conditions in the real estate market or local economy. A significant
portion of Bancorp’s total loan portfolio is secured by real estate located in
Fairfield County, Connecticut and Westchester County, New York. As a result,
a
downturn in the real estate market, especially within Bancorp’s market area,
could adversely impact the value of properties securing these loans. Bancorp’s
ability to recover on defaulted loans by selling the underlying real estate
would be diminished, and Bancorp would be more likely to suffer losses on
defaulted loans. As its commercial real estate, construction and commercial
business loan portfolios increase, the corresponding risks and potential for
losses from these loans may also increase.
Bancorp’s
business is subject to various lending and other economic risks that could
adversely impact Bancorp’s results of operations and financial
condition.
Changes
in economic conditions, particularly an economic slowdown in Fairfield County,
Connecticut and the New York metropolitan area, could hurt Bancorp’s financial
performance. Bancorp’s business is directly affected by political and market
conditions, broad trends in industry and finance, legislative and regulatory
changes and changes in governmental monetary and fiscal policies and inflation,
all of which are beyond Bancorp’s control. A deterioration in economic
conditions, in particular an economic slowdown within Fairfield County,
Connecticut and/or the New York metropolitan area, could result in the following
consequences, any of which may hurt the business of Bancorp materially: loan
delinquencies may increase; problem assets and foreclosures may increase; demand
for the Bank’s products and services may decline; and assets and collateral
associated with the Bank’s loans, especially real estate, may decline in value,
thereby reducing a customer’s borrowing power.
The
Bank
may suffer losses in its loan portfolio despite its underwriting practices.
The
Bank seeks to mitigate the risks inherent in its loan portfolio by adhering
to
specific underwriting practices. These practices include analysis of a
borrower’s prior credit history, financial statements, tax returns and cash flow
projections, valuation of collateral based on reports of independent appraisers
and verification of liquid assets. Although the Bank believes that its
underwriting criteria is appropriate for the various types of loans the Bank
makes, the Bank may still incur losses on loans, and these losses may exceed
the
amounts set aside as reserves in the allowance for loan losses.
Bancorp’s
allowance for loan losses may not be adequate to cover actual
losses.
Like
all
financial institutions, the Bank maintains an allowance for loan losses to
provide for loan defaults and non-performance. The allowance for loan losses
may
not be adequate to cover actual loan losses and future provisions for loan
losses could materially and adversely affect Bancorp’s operating results. The
allowance for loan losses is based on an evaluation of the risks associated
with
the Bank’s loans receivable as well as the Bank’s prior loss experience.
A substantial portion of the Bank’s loans are unseasoned and lack an
established record of performance. To date, losses have been negligible. The
amount of future losses is susceptible to
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changes
in economic, operating and other conditions, including changes in interest
rates
that may be beyond the Bank’s control and these losses may exceed current
estimates. Federal regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination
process, review the Bank’s loans and assess the adequacy of the allowance for
loan losses. While management believes that the allowance for loan losses is
adequate to cover current losses, management cannot assure shareholders that
there will not be a need to increase the allowance for loan losses or that
the
regulators will not require management to increase this allowance. Either of
these occurrences could materially and adversely affect Bancorp’s earnings and
profitability.
Bancorp’s
business is subject to interest rate risk and variations in interest rates
may
negatively affect Bancorp’s financial performance.
Bancorp
is unable to predict fluctuations of market interest rates, which are affected
by many factors including: inflation, recession, a rise in unemployment, a
tightening money supply and domestic and international disorder and instability
in domestic and foreign financial markets. Changes in the interest rate
environment may reduce Bancorp’s profits. Bancorp realizes income from the
differential or “spread” between the interest earned on loans, securities and
other interest-earning assets, and interest paid on deposits, borrowings and
other interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest spreads are affected by the
difference between the maturities and repricing characteristics of
interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Bancorp is vulnerable
to a decrease in interest rates because its interest-earning assets generally
have shorter durations than its interest-bearing liabilities. As a result,
material and prolonged decreases in interest rates would decrease Bancorp’s net
interest income. In contrast, an increase in the general level of interest
rates
may adversely affect the ability of some borrowers to pay the interest on and
principal of their obligations. Accordingly, changes in levels of market
interest rates could materially and adversely affect Bancorp’s net interest
spread, asset quality, levels of prepayments and cash flow as well as the market
value of its securities portfolio and overall profitability.
Mortgage
brokerage activity is also affected by interest rate fluctuations. Generally,
increases in interest rates often lead to decreases in home refinancing
activity, thus reducing the number of mortgage loans that Bancorp
originates.
Bancorp’s
investment portfolio includes securities which are sensitive to interest rates
and variations in interest rates may adversely impact Bancorp’s profitability.
Bancorp’s
securities portfolio is classified as available-for-sale, and is comprised
of
mortgage-backed securities which are insured or guaranteed by U.S. government
agencies or government-sponsored enterprises, U.S. government agency securities
and money market preferred equity securities. These securities are sensitive
to
interest rate fluctuations. Unrealized gains or losses in the available-for-sale
portfolio are reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity.
As a result, future interest rate fluctuations may impact shareholders’
equity, causing material fluctuations from quarter to quarter. Failure to hold
its securities until: payments are received on mortgage-backed securities,
other
investments mature or market conditions are favorable for a sale could adversely
affect Bancorp’s earnings and profitability.
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Bancorp
is dependent on its management team, and the loss of its senior executive
officers or other key employees could impair its relationship with its customers
and adversely affect its business and financial results.
Bancorp’s
success is dependent upon the continued services and skills of Angelo De Caro,
Charles F. Howell, Robert F. O’Connell, Philip W. Wolford and other senior
officers including Martin G. Noble, its chief lender, Marcus Zavattaro, its
sales manager of retail brokerage, and John Kantzas, a founder and an executive
vice president. While Bancorp has employment agreements containing
non-competition provisions with Messrs. Howell, O’Connell and Zavattaro, these
agreements do not prevent any of them from terminating their employment with
Bancorp. The unexpected loss of services of one or more of these key personnel
could have an adverse impact on Bancorp’s business because of their skills,
knowledge of Bancorp’s market, years of industry experience and the difficulty
of promptly finding qualified replacement personnel.
Bancorp’s
success also depends, in part, on its continued ability to attract and retain
experienced commercial lenders and residential mortgage originators, as well
as
other management personnel. The loss of the services of several of such key
personnel could adversely affect Bancorp’s growth strategy and prospects to the
extent it is unable to replace such personnel. In the past year, Bancorp has
hired several experienced commercial loan officers who have strong business
relationships in order to expand and enhance its current deposit and commercial
banking operations. Competition for commercial lenders and residential mortgage
originators is strong within the commercial banking and mortgage banking
industries, and Bancorp may not be successful in retaining or attracting
additional personnel necessary to maintain its growth plans.
A
breach of information security could negatively affect Bancorp’s
earnings.
Bancorp
increasingly depends upon data processing, communications and information
exchange on a variety of computing platforms and networks, and over the internet
to conduct its business. Bancorp cannot be certain that all of its systems
are
entirely free from vulnerability to attack, despite safeguards it has
instituted. In addition, Bancorp relies on the services of a variety of vendors
to meet its data processing and communication needs. If information security
is
breached, information can be lost or misappropriated; this could result in
financial loss or costs to Bancorp or damages to others. These costs or losses
could materially exceed the amount of insurance coverage, if any, which would
have an adverse effect on Bancorp’s results of operations and financial
condition. In addition, the Bank’s reputation could be harmed, which also could
materially adversely affect Bancorp’s financial condition and results of
operation.
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Risks
Related to Bancorp’s industry
Strong
competition within Bancorp’s market area may limit the growth and profitability
of the Company.
Competition
in the banking and financial services industry is intense. The Fairfield County,
Connecticut and the New York City metropolitan areas have a high concentration
of financial institutions including large money center and regional banks,
community banks and credit unions. Some of Bancorp’s competitors offer products
and services that the Bank currently does not offer, such as private banking
and
trust services. The Bank’s recent purchase of a small branch in New York City,
New York and future expansion into Westchester County, New York, will expose
the
Bank to more competition in markets where it is not well known. Many of these
competitors have substantially greater resources and lending limits than Bancorp
and may offer certain services that it does not or cannot provide. Price
competition for loans and deposits might result in the Bank earning less on
its
loans and paying more for deposits, which reduces net interest income. Bancorp
expects competition to increase in the future as a result of legislative,
regulatory and technological changes. Bancorp’s profitability depends upon its
continued ability to successfully compete in its market area.
Government
regulation may have an adverse effect on Bancorp’s profitability and
growth.
Bancorp
is subject to extensive regulation, supervision and examination by the Office
of
the Comptroller of the Currency, or the OCC, as the Bank’s chartering authority,
by the FDIC, as insurer of the deposits, and by the Federal Reserve Board as
regulator of Bancorp. Changes in state and federal banking laws and regulations
or in federal monetary policies could adversely affect the Bank’s ability to
maintain profitability and continue to grow. For example, new legislation or
regulation could limit the manner in which Bancorp may conduct its business,
including the Bank’s ability to obtain financing, attract deposits, make loans
and achieve satisfactory interest spreads. Many of these regulations are
intended to protect depositors, the public and the FDIC, not shareholders.
In
addition, the burden imposed by federal and state regulations may place the
Company at a competitive disadvantage compared to competitors who are less
regulated. The laws, regulations, interpretations and enforcement policies
that
apply to Bancorp have been subject to significant, and sometimes retroactively
applied, changes in recent years, and may change significantly in the future.
Future legislation or government policy may also adversely affect the banking
industry or Bancorp’s operations.
Changing
regulation of corporate governance and public disclosure.
Recently
enacted laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and
public disclosure, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, new SEC regulations
and NASDAQ rules, are adding to the responsibilities that companies, such as
Bancorp, have. These laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying
interpretations, and as a result, their application in practice may evolve
over
time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies, which
could
make compliance more difficult and result in higher costs. Bancorp is committed
to maintaining high standards of corporate governance and public disclosure.
As
a result, Bancorp’s efforts to comply with evolving laws, regulations and
standards have resulted in, and are likely to
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continue
to result in, increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion
of
management time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance
activities. In addition, during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007,
Bancorp will be required to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of
2002 and the related regulations regarding its required assessment of its
internal controls over financial reporting and its external auditors’ audit of
that assessment. In order to prepare for this, Bancorp began committing
significant financial and managerial resources to this effort in 2006. If
Bancorp does not effectively comply with these laws, regulations and standards,
its reputation may be harmed.
Item
1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Bancorp
has no unresolved comments from the SEC staff.
Item
2. Properties
Patriot
National Bancorp Inc.’s corporate headquarters and main branch banking office is
located at 900 Bedford Street in Stamford, Connecticut. The building is leased
by the Bank as are its thirteen other branch banking offices and two loan
origination offices. The Bank also leases space at its main office for
additional parking. Lease commencement dates for office locations range from
July 2002 to January 2007 and lease expiration dates fall between
June 30, 2007 and January 2022. Subsequent to December 31, 2006 the Bank
entered into two leases for new branch locations scheduled to open in 2007.
Most
of the leases contain rent escalation provisions as well as renewal options
for
one or more periods.
The
Bank
has sublet and licensed excess space in three of its locations, two to an
attorney and one to a retail eyeglass store. See also, “Item 12. Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions.” For additional information regarding
the Bank’s lease obligations, see Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial
Statements.
All
leased properties are in good condition.
Item
3. Legal
Proceedings
Neither
Bancorp nor the Bank has any pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary
routine litigation incidental to its business, to which Bancorp or the Bank
is a
party or any of its property is subject.
Item
4. Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
During
the fourth quarter of 2006, no matter was submitted to a vote of
shareholders.
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PART
II
Item
5. Market
for Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases
of Equity Securities
Market
Information
Bancorp
Common Stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the Symbol “PNBK.” On
December 31, 2006, the last sale price for Bancorp Common Stock on the
NASDAQ Global Market was $26.45.
The
following table sets forth the high and low sales price and dividends per share
of Bancorp Common Stock for the last two fiscal years for each quarter as
reported on the NASDAQ Small Cap Market and the NASDAQ Global Market. Bancorp’s
common stock has traded on the NASDAQ Global Market since August 29, 2006;
previously, it was traded on the NASDAQ Small Cap Market.
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||||||||||||
Cash
|
Cash
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Sales
Price
|
Dividends
|
Sales
Price
|
Dividends
|
|||||||||||||||
Quarter
Ended
|
High
|
Low
|
Declared
|
High
|
Low
|
Declared
|
|||||||||||||
March
31
|
$
|
26.05
|
$
|
20.00
|
$
|
0.040
|
$
|
18.40
|
$
|
17.00
|
$
|
0.035
|
|||||||
June
30
|
30.24
|
23.75
|
0.045
|
19.96
|
18.05
|
0.040
|
|||||||||||||
September
30
|
30.50
|
23.00
|
0.045
|
19.45
|
18.01
|
0.040
|
|||||||||||||
December
31
|
27.25
|
23.50
|
0.045
|
21.64
|
18.50
|
0.040
|
Holders
There
were approximately 666 shareholders of record of Bancorp Common Stock as of
December 31, 2006. This number does not reflect the number of persons
or entities holding stock in nominee name through banks, brokerage firms or
other nominees.
Dividends
2001
marked the first year in which Bancorp paid a dividend on Bancorp Common Stock;
since then, the Company has consistently paid dividends.
Bancorp’s
ability to pay future dividends on its Common Stock depends on the Bank’s
ability to pay dividends to Bancorp. In accordance with OCC rules and
regulations, the Bank may continue to pay dividends only if the total amount
of
all dividends that will be paid, including the proposed dividend in any calendar
year does not exceed the total of the Bank’s retained net income of that year to
date, combined with the retained net income of the preceding two years, unless
the proposed dividend is approved by the OCC. In addition, the OCC and/or the
FDIC may impose further restrictions on dividends. Future dividends depend
on
many factors,
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including
management’s estimates of future earnings and Bancorp’s need for capital. At
December 31, 2006, Patriot National Bank was in compliance with all applicable
minimum capital requirements and had the ability to pay dividends of $ 4.2
million to Bancorp without obtaining the prior approval of the OCC.
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
During
the fourth quarter of 2006, Bancorp did not have any sales of unregistered
securities.
Purchases
of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
During
the fourth quarter of 2006 there were no such purchases of Bancorp Common
Stock.
Securities
Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
The
following table presents information as of December 31, 2006 for equity
compensation plans maintained by Bancorp.
Equity
Compensation Plan Information
Number
of securities to
be
issued upon
exercise
of outstanding
options,
warrants and
rights
(a)
|
Weighted-average
exercise
price of
outstanding
options,
warrants
and rights
(b)
|
Number
of securities
remaining
available for
future
issuance under
equity
compensation
plans
(excluding
securities
reflected in
column
(a))
(c)
|
|
Equity
compensation
plans
approved by
security
holders
|
65,000
|
$10.13
|
-
|
Equity
compensation
plans
not approved by
security
holders
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Total
|
65,000
|
$10.13
|
-
|
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Performance
Graph
The
performance graph compares the yearly percentage change in Bancorp’s cumulative
total shareholder return on its common stock over the last five fiscal years
to
the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ Bank Index.
Total shareholder return is measured by dividing the sum of the cumulative
amount of dividends for the measurement period (assuming dividend reinvestment)
and the difference between Bancorp’s share price at the end and the beginning of
the measurement period, by the share price at the beginning of the measurement
period.
Comparison
of Five Year Cumulative Total Return Among
|
|||||
Patriot
National Bancorp, Inc., S & P 500 Index and NASDAQ Bank
Index
|
Period
Ending
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Index
|
12/31/01
|
12/31/02
|
12/31/03
|
12/31/04
|
12/31/05
|
12/31/06
|
|||||||||||||
Patriot
National Bancorp, Inc.
|
100.00
|
114.51
|
153.54
|
228.58
|
261.74
|
333.46
|
|||||||||||||
S
& P 500
|
100.00
|
77.90
|
100.24
|
111.15
|
116.60
|
135.02
|
|||||||||||||
NASDAQ
Bank Index
|
100.00
|
104.52
|
135.80
|
150.73
|
144.20
|
160.07
|
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Item
6. Selected
Financial Data
At
or for the year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
||||||||||||
Operating
Data:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
and dividend income
|
$
|
38,009,526
|
$
|
25,148,701
|
$
|
18,678,251
|
$
|
15,214,702
|
$
|
12,604,718
|
||||||
Interest
expense
|
18,069,648
|
10,269,625
|
7,008,508
|
5,588,255
|
4,764,693
|
|||||||||||
Net
interest income
|
19,939,878
|
14,879,076
|
11,669,743
|
9,626,447
|
7,840,025
|
|||||||||||
Provision
for loan losses
|
1,040,000
|
1,110,000
|
556,000
|
563,000
|
468,000
|
|||||||||||
Noninterest
income
|
2,359,149
|
3,229,037
|
2,702,204
|
4,813,740
|
4,113,820
|
|||||||||||
Noninterest
expense
|
17,576,872
|
14,634,487
|
12,256,550
|
11,659,467
|
9,812,838
|
|||||||||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
1,267,000
|
957,000
|
633,000
|
877,000
|
621,000
|
|||||||||||
Net
income
|
2,415,155
|
1,406,626
|
926,397
|
1,340,720
|
1,052,007
|
|||||||||||
Per
Share Data:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
income per share
|
0.67
|
0.52
|
0.38
|
0.56
|
0.44
|
|||||||||||
Diluted
income per share
|
0.66
|
0.51
|
0.37
|
0.55
|
0.43
|
|||||||||||
Dividends
per share
|
0.175
|
0.155
|
0.135
|
0.115
|
0.095
|
|||||||||||
Balance
Sheet Data3/22/2007
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash
and due from banks
|
3,868,670
|
7,220,577
|
6,670,409
|
4,023,732
|
5,385,757
|
|||||||||||
Federal
funds sold
|
27,000,000
|
6,500,000
|
37,500,000
|
15,000,000
|
3,000,000
|
|||||||||||
Short
term investments
|
24,605,869
|
2,247,028
|
11,460,057
|
10,430,939
|
3,348,968
|
|||||||||||
Investment
securities
|
70,222,035
|
80,991,068
|
78,258,775
|
92,330,533
|
61,720,716
|
|||||||||||
Loans,
net
|
506,884,155
|
364,243,777
|
263,874,820
|
214,420,528
|
170,794,939
|
|||||||||||
Total
assets
|
645,982,795
|
470,641,162
|
405,046,955
|
342,469,049
|
248,496,753
|
|||||||||||
Total
deposits
|
561,451,664
|
419,075,288
|
367,005,325
|
289,992,182
|
217,911,260
|
|||||||||||
Total
borrowings
|
16,248,000
|
17,248,000
|
16,248,000
|
31,301,385
|
10,292,675
|
|||||||||||
Total
shareholders' equity
|
64,283,345
|
31,374,615
|
19,756,434
|
18,779,913
|
18,544,955
|
19
Item
7. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operation
Summary
During
2006 Bancorp’s subsidiary, Patriot National Bank established two additional
branch banking offices, one through acquisition, increasing its branch banking
network to 12 offices. In addition, Bancorp successfully completed a stock
offering during September 2006 resulting in an increase in capital of $30.7
million, net of offering fees and expenses. Bancorp received subscriptions
for a
total of 1,500,000 shares.
Bancorp
reported earnings of $2,415,000 ($0.67 basic income per share and
$0.66 diluted income per share) for 2006 compared to $1,407,000 ($0.52
basic income per share and $0.51 diluted income per share) for 2005. Total
assets ended the year at a record high of $646.0 million, an increase of
$175.4 million from December 31, 2005.
Net
interest income for the year ended December 31, 2006 increased $5.0 million
or 34% to $19.9 million as compared to $14.9 million for the year
ended December 31, 2005.
Total
assets increased by 37% during the year as total loans increased from $364.2
million at December 31, 2005 to $506.9 million at
December 31, 2006. The available for sale securities portfolio
decreased $11.6 million or 15% to $67.1 million from $78.7 million at
December 31, 2005; due to the current interest rate environment,
management deemed it prudent to maintain funds from the decrease in the
investment portfolio in short term investments. Loan growth was funded
through deposit growth and the proceeds raised in the stock offering. Deposits
increased $142.4 million to $561.5 million at
December 31, 2006; interest bearing deposits increased $134.5 million,
or 36%, and non-interest bearing deposits increased $7.9 million or 16%.
Shareholders’ equity increased $32.9 million; this increase is the result
of the stock offering, the exercise of certain stock options, the increase
in
retained earnings from net income, net of dividend payments and the decrease
in
accumulated other comprehensive loss due to a decrease in unrealized losses
on
the available for sale securities portfolio.
FINANCIAL
CONDITION
Assets
Bancorp’s
total assets increased $175.3 million or 37% from $470.6 million at
December 31, 2005 to $646.0 million at
December 31, 2006. The growth in total assets was funded primarily by
deposit growth of $142.4 million and $30.7 million in capital raised
through the September 2006 stock offering and options exercised. Federal
funds sold and short term investments increased $20.5 million and
$22.4 million, respectively; these increases are due to the rapid rate of
deposit growth, particularly during the fourth quarter.
20
Investments
The
following table is a summary of Bancorp’s investment portfolio at December 31
for the years shown.
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||
U.
S. Government Sponsored
|
|||||
Agency
Obligations
|
$
16,566,822
|
$
16,476,684
|
$
14,823,295
|
||
Mortgage-backed
securities
|
43,476,313
|
56,195,384
|
52,446,180
|
||
Marketable
equity securities
|
7,050,000
|
6,000,000
|
9,000,000
|
||
Federal
Reserve Bank stock
|
1,911,700
|
1,022,300
|
692,600
|
||
Federal
Home Loan Bank stock
|
1,217,200
|
1,296,700
|
1,296,700
|
||
Total
Investments
|
$
70,222,035
|
$
80,991,068
|
$
78,258,775
|
Total
investments decreased $10.7 million to $70.2 million; principal
payments on mortgage-backed securities were partially offset by an increase
in
marketable equity securities as management decided to maintain its liquidity
position over increasing the investment portfolio due to the interest rate
environment.
The
following table presents the maturity distribution of available for sale
investment securities at December 31, 2006 and the weighted average
yield of such securities. The weighted average yields were calculated on the
amortized cost and effective yields to maturity of each security.
Over
one
|
Over
five
|
Weighted
|
||||||||||||||||||||
One
year
|
through
|
through
|
Over
ten
|
Average
|
||||||||||||||||||
or
less
|
five
years
|
ten
years
|
years
|
No
maturity
|
Total
|
Yield
|
||||||||||||||||
U.
S. Government Sponsored
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Agency
Obligations
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
16,999,984
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
16,999,984
|
3.59
|
%
|
||||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
44,141,476
|
44,141,476
|
4.37
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
Money
market preferred
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
equity
securities
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
7,050,000
|
7,050,000
|
4.20
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
16,999,984
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
51,191,476
|
$
|
68,191,460
|
4.16
|
%
|
||||||||
Weighted
average yield
|
-
|
3.59
|
%
|
-
|
-
|
4.35
|
%
|
4.16
|
%
|
The
following table presents a summary of investments for any issuer that exceeds
10% of shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2006:
Amortized
Cost
|
Fair
Value
|
|
Available
for sale securities:
|
||
U.
S. Government Sponsored Agency Obligations
|
$
16,999,984
|
$
16,566,822
|
Mortgage-backed
securities
|
44,141,476
|
43,476,313
|
21
Loans
The
following table is a summary of Bancorp’s loan portfolio at December 31 for the
years shown.
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Real
Estate
|
||||||||||
Commercial
|
$
|
166,799,341
|
$
|
129,178,889
|
$
|
106,771,441
|
||||
Residential
|
91,077,687
|
77,391,833
|
36,965,661
|
|||||||
Construction
|
203,828,453
|
107,232,587
|
74,598,919
|
|||||||
Commercial
|
23,997,640
|
15,591,818
|
17,562,523
|
|||||||
Consumer
installment
|
1,251,300
|
1,106,648
|
1,386,709
|
|||||||
Consumer
home equity
|
26,933,277
|
39,097,450
|
30,874,894
|
|||||||
Total
loans
|
513,887,698
|
369,599,225
|
268,160,147
|
|||||||
Premiums
on purchased loans
|
292,543
|
367,491
|
313,754
|
|||||||
Net
deferred fees
|
(1,665,654
|
)
|
(1,134,604
|
)
|
(1,117,556
|
)
|
||||
Allowance
for loan losses
|
(5,630,432
|
)
|
(4,588,335
|
)
|
(3,481,525
|
)
|
||||
Loans,
net
|
$
|
506,884,155
|
$
|
364,243,777
|
$
|
263,874,820
|
Bancorp’s
net loan portfolio increased $142.7 million or 39% to $506.9 million
at December 31, 2006 from $364.2 million at
December 31, 2005. Loan growth was funded through an increase in total
deposits as well as by the proceeds raised in the September 2006 stock
offering. Significant increases in the portfolio include a $96.6 million
increase in construction loans, $30.0 million of which represents
construction phase to permanent financing arrangements, a $37.6 million
increase in commercial real estate loans, a $13.7 million increase in
residential real estate loans and an $8.4 million increase in commercial
and industrial loans. The growth in these segments of the loan portfolio were
partially offset by a decrease in home equity loans of $12.2 million due in
part to an increase in the prime rate, to which these loans are tied, prompting
a number of borrowers to refinance and roll home equity debt into first mortgage
loans.
The
Bank
has continued to hire additional lenders and credit analysts while offering
a
competitively priced and expanded product line which contributed to the growth
in the portfolio. Although short term rates have increased, the growth in loans
reflects the continued strong demand for real estate based financing in the
Fairfield County, Connecticut and Westchester County, New York areas where
the
Bank primarily conducts its lending business. The Bank plans to further increase
its lending and credit staff as it expands its franchise which should result
in
sustained strong loan demand, but from a wider market area.
At
December 31, 2006, the net loan to deposit ratio was 90% and the net
loan to asset ratio was 78%. At December 31, 2005, the net loan to
deposit ratio was 87%, and the net loan to asset ratio was 77%.
22
Maturities
and Sensitivities of Loans to Changes in Interest Rates
The
following table presents the maturities of loans in Bancorp’s portfolio at
December 31, 2006, by type of loan:
Due
after
|
|||||||||||||
Due
in
|
one
year
|
||||||||||||
one
year
|
|
through
|
Due
after
|
||||||||||
(thousands
of dollars)
|
or
less
|
five
years
|
five
years
|
Total
|
|||||||||
Commercial
real estate
|
$
|
37,075
|
$
|
30,969
|
$
|
98,755
|
$
|
166,799
|
|||||
Residential
real estate
|
4,084
|
3,997
|
82,997
|
91,078
|
|||||||||
Construction
loans
|
118,274
|
54,247
|
31,307
|
203,828
|
|||||||||
Commercial
loans
|
10,056
|
12,419
|
1,523
|
23,998
|
|||||||||
Consumer
installment
|
1,146
|
105
|
-
|
1,251
|
|||||||||
Consumer
home equity
|
27
|
3,450
|
23,457
|
26,934
|
|||||||||
Total
|
$
|
170,662
|
$
|
105,187
|
$
|
238,039
|
$
|
513,888
|
|||||
Fixed
rate loans
|
$
|
23,551
|
$
|
27,211
|
$
|
3,675
|
$
|
54,437
|
|||||
Variable
rate loans
|
147,111
|
77,976
|
234,364
|
459,451
|
|||||||||
Total
|
$
|
170,662
|
$
|
105,187
|
$
|
238,039
|
$
|
513,888
|
Loan
Concentrations
The
Bank
has no concentrations of loans other than those disclosed in the summary loan
portfolio table.
Critical
Accounting Policies
In
the
ordinary course of business, Bancorp has made a number of estimates and
assumptions relating to reporting results of operations and financial condition
in preparing its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. Actual results could differ
significantly from those estimates under different assumptions and conditions.
The Company believes the following discussion addresses Bancorp’s only critical
accounting policy, which is the policy that is most important to the
presentation of Bancorp’s financial results. This policy requires management’s
most difficult, subjective and complex judgments, often as a result of the
need
to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain.
Allowance
for Loan Losses
The
allowance for loan losses is established as losses are estimated to have
occurred through a provision for loan losses charged to earnings. Loan losses
are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility
of a loan balance is confirmed. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited
to
the allowance.
23
The
allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a regular basis by management and
is
based upon management’s periodic review of the collectibility of the loans in
light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio,
adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated
value of any underlying collateral and prevailing economic conditions. This
evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are
susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes
available.
The
allowance consists of specific, general and unallocated components. The specific
component relates to loans that are considered impaired. A risk rating system
is
utilized to measure the adequacy of the general component of the allowance
for
loan losses. Under this system, each loan is assigned a risk rating between
one
and nine, which has a corresponding loan loss factor assigned, with a rating
of
“one” being the least risk and a rating of “nine” reflecting the most risk or a
complete loss. Risk ratings are assigned based upon the recommendations of
the
credit analyst and originating loan officer and confirmed by the loan committee
at the initiation of the transactions, and are reviewed and changed, when
necessary, during the life of the loan. Loan loss reserve factors which are
based on historical loss experience adjusted for qualitative factors are
multiplied against the balances in each risk rating category to arrive at the
appropriate level for the allowance for loan losses. Loans assigned a risk
rating of “six” or above are monitored more closely by the credit administration
officers. The unallocated portion of the allowance reflects management’s
estimate of probable but undetected losses inherent in the portfolio; such
estimates are influenced by uncertainties in economic conditions, delays in
obtaining information, including unfavorable information about a borrower’s
financial condition, difficulty in identifying triggering events that correlate
perfectly to subsequent loss rates, and risk factors that have not yet
manifested themselves in loss allocation factors. Loan quality control is
continually monitored by management subject to oversight by the board of
directors through its members who serve on the loan committee. Loan quality
control is also reviewed by the full board of directors on a monthly basis.
The
methodology for determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is
consistently applied; however, revisions may be made to the methodology and
assumptions based on historical information related to charge-off and recovery
experience and management’s evaluation of the current loan
portfolio.
Based
upon this evaluation, management believes the allowance for loan losses of
$5.6
million, at December 31, 2006, which represents 1.10% of gross loans
outstanding, is adequate, under prevailing economic conditions, to absorb losses
on existing loans. At December 31, 2005, the allowance for loan losses
was $4.6 million or 1.25% of gross loans outstanding.
The
accrual of interest income on loans is discontinued whenever reasonable doubt
exists as to its collectibility and generally is discontinued when loans are
past due 90 days, based on contractual terms, as to either principal or
interest. When the accrual of interest income is discontinued, all previously
accrued and uncollected interest is reversed against interest income. The
accrual of interest on loans past due 90 days or more, including impaired loans,
may be continued if the loan is well secured, and it is believed all principal
and accrued interest income due on the loan will be realized, and the loan
is in
the process of collection. A non-accrual loan is restored to accrual status
when
it is no longer delinquent and collectibility of interest and principal is
no
longer in doubt.
24
Management
considers all non-accrual loans and restructured loans to be impaired. In most
cases, loan payments that are past due less than 90 days, based on contractual
terms, are considered minor collection delays and the related loans are not
considered to be impaired. The Bank considers consumer installment loans to
be
pools of smaller balance homogeneous loans, which are collectively evaluated
for
impairment.
Analysis
of Allowance for Loan Losses
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
||||||||||||
(thousands
of dollars)
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance
at beginning of period
|
$
|
4,588
|
$
|
3,481
|
$
|
2,934
|
$
|
2,372
|
$
|
1,894
|
||||||
Charge-offs
|
(1
|
)
|
(3
|
)
|
(9
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
-
|
|||||||
Recoveries
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
10
|
|||||||||||
Net
recoveries (charge-offs)
|
2
|
(3
|
)
|
(9
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
10
|
||||||||
Additions
charged to operations
|
1,040
|
1,110
|
556
|
563
|
468
|
|||||||||||
Balance
at end of period
|
$
|
5,630
|
$
|
4,588
|
$
|
3,481
|
$
|
2,934
|
$
|
2,372
|
||||||
Ratio
of net recoveries (charge-offs)
|
||||||||||||||||
during
the period to average loans
|
||||||||||||||||
outstanding
during the period
|
0.00
|
%
|
(0.00
|
%)
|
(0.01
|
%)
|
(0.00
|
%)
|
0.01
|
%
|
Allocation
of the Allowance for Loan Losses
Percent
of loans in each
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at end of each
|
Amounts
(thousands of dollars)
|
category
to total loans
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
period
applicable to:
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Real
Estate:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial
|
$
|
1,943
|
$
|
1,607
|
$
|
1,319
|
$
|
1,183
|
$
|
893
|
32.46
|
%
|
34.95
|
%
|
39.82
|
%
|
44.15
|
%
|
37.97
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Residential
|
245
|
511
|
304
|
230
|
276
|
17.72
|
%
|
20.94
|
%
|
13.78
|
%
|
9.98
|
%
|
15.54
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Construction
|
2,998
|
1,963
|
1,358
|
972
|
726
|
39.67
|
%
|
29.01
|
%
|
27.82
|
%
|
26.17
|
%
|
22.56
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Commercial
|
290
|
164
|
185
|
155
|
129
|
4.67
|
%
|
4.22
|
%
|
6.55
|
%
|
7.12
|
%
|
7.49
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Consumer
installment
|
31
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
11
|
0.24
|
%
|
0.30
|
%
|
0.52
|
%
|
0.85
|
%
|
1.01
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Consumer
home equity
|
72
|
260
|
233
|
285
|
283
|
5.24
|
%
|
10.58
|
%
|
11.51
|
%
|
11.73
|
%
|
15.43
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Unallocated
|
51
|
73
|
71
|
97
|
54
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
5,630
|
$
|
4,588
|
$
|
3,481
|
$
|
2,934
|
$
|
2,372
|
100.00
|
%
|
100.00
|
%
|
100.00
|
%
|
100.00
|
%
|
100.00
|
%
|
25
Non-Accrual,
Past Due and Restructured Loans
The
following table is a summary of non-accrual and past due loans at the end of
each of the last five years.
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
||||||||||||
(thousands
of dollars)
|
||||||||||||||||
Loans
delinquent over 90
|
||||||||||||||||
days
still accruing
|
$
|
1,897
|
$
|
275
|
$
|
373
|
$
|
165
|
$
|
1,172
|
||||||
Non-accruing
loans
|
2,904
|
1,935
|
3,669
|
150
|
201
|
|||||||||||
$
|
4,801
|
$
|
2,210
|
$
|
4,042
|
$
|
315
|
$
|
1,373
|
|||||||
%
of Total Loans
|
0.93
|
%
|
0.60
|
%
|
1.51
|
%
|
0.14
|
%
|
0.79
|
%
|
||||||
%
of Total Assets
|
0.74
|
%
|
0.47
|
%
|
1.00
|
%
|
0.09
|
%
|
0.56
|
%
|
||||||
Additional
income on non-accrual
|
||||||||||||||||
loans
if recognized on an accrual
|
||||||||||||||||
basis
|
$
|
141
|
$
|
6
|
$
|
18
|
$
|
18
|
$
|
67
|
There
were no loans in either 2006 or 2005 considered as “troubled debt
restructurings.”
Potential
Problem Loans
The
$2.9 million of non-accruing loans at December 31, 2006 is comprised of
three loans, all to the same borrower of which $1.07 million was guaranteed
by
the U.S. Small Business Administration. The loans are secured by commercial
and
residential real estate as well as all associated business assets. Based on
the
Bank’s analysis for loan impairment, a specific reserve in the amount of
$250,000 has been established; however, management believes that the business
is
viable and subsequent to December 31, 2006 issued a proposal to the borrower
for
a modification under consideration by the Bank.
Loans
delinquent over 90 days and still accruing are comprised of six loans, five
of
which totaling $1.2 million were past maturity, but current as to loan payments;
the remaining loan in the amount of $695,000 was subsequently paid
off.
At
December 31, 2006, Bancorp had no loans other than those described above, as
to
which management has significant doubts as to the ability of the borrower to
comply with the present repayment terms.
26
Deposits
The
following table is a summary of Bancorp’s deposits at December 31 for each of
the years shown.
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Non-interest
bearing
|
$
|
56,679,836
|
$
|
48,797,389
|
$
|
42,584,120
|
||||
Interest
bearing
|
||||||||||
Time
certificates, less than $100,000
|
248,414,014
|
168,565,756
|
131,764,662
|
|||||||
Time
certificates, $100,000 or more
|
162,546,807
|
98,440,248
|
71,287,106
|
|||||||
Money
markets
|
40,935,628
|
57,798,772
|
72,450,663
|
|||||||
Savings
|
25,993,452
|
20,089,889
|
22,104,121
|
|||||||
NOW
|
26,881,927
|
25,383,234
|
26,814,653
|
|||||||
Total
interest bearing
|
504,771,828
|
370,277,899
|
324,421,205
|
|||||||
Total
deposits
|
$
|
561,451,664
|
$
|
419,075,288
|
$
|
367,005,325
|
Total
deposits increased $142.4 million or 34% to $561.4 million at December 31,
2006. Non-interest bearing deposits increased $7.9 million or 16% to
$56.7 million at December 31, 2006; interest bearing deposits
increased $134.5 million or 36% to $504.8 million at
December 31, 2006.
Due
to
the Bank’s continued expansion and the increased penetration into the areas
served by the Bank, commercial demand accounts increased $5.7 million, a
20% increase as compared to last year, and personal demand accounts increased
$5.4 million, an increase of 39% when compared to last year. Internal
accounts decreased $3.3 million or 60% from $5.5 million at
December 31, 2005 to $2.2 million at December 31, 2006; this
decrease is due primarily to fewer outstanding official checks at the end of
2006 as compared to 2005.
During
2006, the Bank established two additional branch banking offices, a new office
in Milford, Connecticut and the acquisition of one in New York City, New York.
The promotional campaign run in conjunction with the grand opening of the
Milford branch was also a contributing factor to the growth of deposits in
established branches. Certificates of deposit increased $144.0 million which
represents an increase of 54% when compared to last year; much of the growth
in
certificates of deposit is attributable to the promotional campaign run in
conjunction with the new branch opening as well as the transfer of funds from
lower rate money market fund products, which decreased as compared to last
year.
The increase in certificates of deposit greater than $100 thousand of
$64.1 million is the result of successful sales efforts and branch
expansion. At December 31, 2006 the bank had no brokered deposits.
Savings accounts increased $5.9 million, an increase of 29% as compared to
last
year; this increase is due to a more competitively priced commercial savings
product introduced during 2006. Money market fund accounts decreased
$16.8 million or 29%; a portion of this decrease represents transfers to
certificates of deposit as a result of promotional campaigns and general
increases in interest rates offered on certificates of deposit accounts. The
Bank continues to offer attractive interest rates
27
in
the
very competitive Fairfield County marketplace in order to attract additional
deposits to fund loan growth.
As
of
December 31, 2006, the Bank’s maturities of time deposits were:
$100,000
or
|
Less
than
|
||||
greater
|
$100,000
|
Totals
|
|||
(thousands
of dollars)
|
|||||
Three
months or less
|
$
39,441
|
$
55,475
|
$
94,916
|
||
Three
to six months
|
42,712
|
69,094
|
111,806
|
|
|
Six
months to one year
|
47,822
|
72,695
|
120,517
|
||
Over
one year
|
32,572
|
51,150
|
83,722
|
||
Total
|
$ 162,547
|
$
248,414
|
$
410,961
|
Borrowings
Borrowings
decreased $1.0 million to $16.2 million at December 31, 2006.
Borrowings
are comprised of Federal Home Loan Bank Advances and junior subordinated
debentures.
The
following table sets forth certain information concerning short term borrowing
amounts arising from Federal Home Loan Bank advances at the dates and for the
years indicated:
December
31, 2006
|
December
31, 2005
|
|||||||
Average
|
Average
|
|||||||
amount
|
amount
|
|||||||
Amount
|
Maturity
|
Rate
|
outstanding
|
Amount
|
Maturity
|
Rate
|
outstanding
|
|
$
5,000,000
|
4/12/2007
|
5.240%
|
$
3,630,137
|
$
5,000,000
|
3/13/2006
|
4.490%
|
$
273,973
|
|
1,000,000
|
4/30/2007
|
2.960%
|
$
1,000,000
|
1,000,000
|
5/1/2006
|
2.490%
|
$
1,000,000
|
|
2,000,000
|
5/14/2007
|
5.110%
|
2,000,000
|
|||||
$
8,000,000
|
4.923%
|
$
6,630,137
|
$
6,000,000
|
4.157%
|
$
1,273,973
|
The
maximum amount of short term borrowings outstanding under Federal Home Loan
Bank
advances during 2006 and 2005 was $46,000,000 and $15,000,000,
respectively.
28
Other
The
increase in premises and equipment is due primarily to the capitalized costs
associated with leasehold improvements and equipment for a new branch office
as
well as construction in progress for branches under renovation that are planned
to open early in 2007.
The
increase in accrued interest receivable is due primarily to higher outstanding
balances in loans at December 31, 2006 as compared to those in effect
at December 31, 2005.
The
increase in goodwill and other intangible assets relates to the goodwill and
core deposit intangible recorded in conjunction with the acquisition of the
New
York City branch banking office.
The
increase in other assets includes other real estate owned of $834,000 which
is
comprised of one commercial property obtained through loan foreclosure
proceedings completed at the end of the third quarter of 2006. Subsequent to
December 31, 2006 the Bank entered into a contract with a buyer for the
property. Management anticipates that the sale should be consummated in 2007
in
an amount in excess of the recorded investment in the property.
The
increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities is due primarily to increases
in accruals for sales and performance based incentive programs and higher
balances in accrual estimates for other unpaid expenses.
29
The
following table presents average balance sheets (daily averages), interest
income, interest expense and the corresponding yields earned and rates
paid:
Distribution
of Assets, Liabilities and Shareholder's
Equity
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
Rates and Interest Differential and Rate Volume Variance
Analysis
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(thousands
of dollars)(1)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2006
vs. 2005 Fluctuations
|
2005
vs. 2004 Fluctuations
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
|
Interest
|
Interest
|
Interest
Income/Expense (3)
|
Interest
Income/Expense (3)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average
|
Income/
|
Average
|
Average
|
Income/
|
Average
|
Average
|
Income/
|
Average
|
Due
to Change in:
|
Due
to Change in:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
|
Expense
|
Rate
|
Balance
|
|
Expense
|
Rate
|
Balance
|
Expense
|
Rate
|
Volume
|
Rate
|
Total
|
Volume
|
Rate
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
earning assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loans
(2)
|
$
|
442,612
|
$
|
34,052
|
7.69
%
|
|
$
|
316,058
|
$
|
21,561
|
6.82
%
|
|
$
|
239,239
|
$
|
15,632
|
6.53
%
|
|
$
|
7,789
|
$
|
4,702
|
$
|
12,491
|
$
|
4,824
|
$
|
1,105
|
$
|
5,929
|
||||||||||||||||
Federal
funds sold and
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
other
cash equivalents
|
18,661
|
955
|
5.12
%
|
|
16,777
|
494
|
2.94
%
|
|
21,089
|
294
|
1.39
%
|
|
50
|
411
|
461
|
(49
|
)
|
249
|
200
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments
(4)
|
75,869
|
3,003
|
3.96
%
|
|
87,164
|
3,094
|
3.55
%
|
|
87,631
|
2,752
|
3.14
%
|
|
(376)
|
|
285
|
(91)
|
|
(15
|
)
|
357
|
342
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
interest earning assets
|
$
|
537,142
|
$
|
38,010
|
7.08
%
|
|
$
|
419,999
|
$
|
25,149
|
5.99
%
|
|
$
|
347,959
|
$
|
18,678
|
5.37
%
|
|
7,463
|
5,398
|
12,861
|
4,760
|
1,711
|
6,471
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash
and due from banks
|
5,231
|
5,117
|
4,159
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance
for loan losses
|
(5,324
|
)
|
(3,897
|
)
|
(3,190
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
9,671
|
8,446
|
8,017
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Assets
|
$
|
546,720
|
$
|
429,665
|
$
|
356,945
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
bearing liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Time
certificates
|
$
|
325,522
|
$
|
14,687
|
4.51
%
|
|
$
|
224,526
|
$
|
8,040
|
3.58
%
|
|
$
|
156,623
|
$
|
4,901
|
3.13
%
|
|
$
|
3,018
|
$
|
3,629
|
$
|
6,647
|
$
|
1,895
|
$
|
1,244
|
$
|
3,139
|
||||||||||||||||
Savings
accounts
|
23,291
|
435
|
1.87
%
|
|
21,792
|
277
|
1.27
%
|
|
23,666
|
294
|
1.24
%
|
|
18
|
140
|
158
|
(22
|
)
|
5
|
(17)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Money
market accounts
|
44,876
|
646
|
1.44
%
|
|
67,943
|
862
|
1.27
%
|
|
70,264
|
867
|
1.23
%
|
|
(265)
|
|
49
|
(216
|
)
|
(29
|
)
|
24
|
(5)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOW
accounts
|
26,838
|
383
|
1.43
%
|
|
26,072
|
188
|
0.72
%
|
|
23,107
|
152
|
0.66
%
|
|
6
|
189
|
195
|
19
|
17
|
36
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FHLB
advances
|
24,496
|
1,241
|
5.07
%
|
|
10,422
|
374
|
3.59
%
|
|
14,197
|
372
|
2.62
%
|
|
346
|
521
|
867
|
(84
|
)
|
86
|
2
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subordinated
debt
|
8,248
|
673
|
8.16
%
|
|
8,248
|
528
|
6.40
%
|
|
8,248
|
380
|
4.61
%
|
|
-
|
145
|
145
|
-
|
148
|
148
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
borrowings
|
96
|
5
|
5.21
%
|
|
34
|
1
|
2.94
%
|
|
2,469
|
42
|
1.70
%
|
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
(23
|
)
|
(18
|
)
|
(41)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
interest bearing liabilities
|
$
|
453,367
|
$
|
18,070
|
3.99
%
|
|
$
|
359,037
|
$
|
10,270
|
2.86
%
|
|
$
|
298,574
|
$
|
7,008
|
2.35
%
|
|
3,124
|
4,676
|
7,800
|
1,756
|
1,506
|
3,262 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Demand
deposits
|
48,455
|
43,813
|
36,456
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
|
4,418
|
3,380
|
2,362
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shareholder's
equity
|
40,480
|
23,435
|
19,553
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and equity
|
$
|
546,720
|
$
|
429,665
|
$
|
356,945
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
interest income
|
$
|
19,940
|
$
|
14,879
|
$
|
11,670
|
$
|
4,339
|
$
|
722
|
$
|
5,061
|
$
|
3,004
|
$
|
205
|
$
|
3,209
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
margin
|
3.71
%
|
|
3.54
%
|
|
3.35
%
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
spread
|
3.09
%
|
|
3.13
%
|
|
3.02
%
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)
The rate volume analysis reflects the changes in net interest
income arising from changes in interest rates and from asset
and liability
volume, including mix. The change in interest attributable to
volume
includes changes in interest attributable to mix.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2)
Includes non-accruing loans.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(3)
Favorable/(unfavorable) fluctuations.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(4)
Yields are calculated at historical cost and excludes the effects
of
unrealized gains or losses on available for sale
securities.
|
30
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
For
the
year ended December 31, 2006, Bancorp earned $2,415,000 ($0.67 basic income
per
share and $0.66 diluted income per share) an increase of 72% as compared to
2005
when Bancorp earned $1,407,000 ($0.52 basic income per share and $0.51 diluted
income per share).
Interest
and dividend income increased $12.9 million to $38.0 million in 2006
as compared to 2005 when interest and dividend income was $25.1 million.
This increase is due primarily to the growth in the loan portfolio combined
with
a general increase in interest rates.
Interest
expense increased $7.8 million or 76% to $18.1 million in 2006 compared to
$10.3 million in 2005. The increase in interest expense is due largely to
the increase in total deposits as well as to a general increase in interest
rates.
Noninterest
income decreased $870,000 or 26% to $2.4 million in 2006 as compared to
$3.2 million in 2005. Noninterest expenses for 2006 totaled $17.6 million
which represents an increase of $2.9 million or 20% over the prior year.
The higher operating costs were primarily the result of increases in employee
expenses related to staff additions primarily in the lending area which
contributed to the growth in the loan portfolio, occupancy expenses associated
with securing additional branch locations in furtherance of the Bank’s growth
strategy and increased advertising expenses related to increasing name
recognition.
The
following are measurements relating to Bancorp’s earnings.
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|
Return
on average assets
|
0.44%
|
0.33%
|
0.26%
|
Return
on average equity
|
5.97%
|
6.00%
|
4.74%
|
Dividend
payout ratio
|
26.12%
|
29.81%
|
35.26%
|
Average
equity to average assets
|
7.41%
|
5.46%
|
5.48%
|
Basic
income per share
|
$
0.67
|
$
0.52
|
$
0.38
|
Diluted
income per share
|
$
0.66
|
$
0.51
|
$
0.37
|
Interest
income and expense
Bancorp’s
net interest income increased $5.0 million or 34%, to $19.9 million in 2006
from $14.9 million in 2005. An increase in average earning assets of $117.1
million, or 28%, increased Bancorp’s interest income $12.9 million or 51% from
$25.1 million in 2005 to $38.0 million in 2006. Average loans outstanding
increased $126.6 million, or 40%, led by growth in construction and real
estate loans, which reflects the continuing strength of the local real estate
market. The increase in the yields on investments partially offset the decrease
in the volume of investments which resulted in a net decrease in interest and
dividends on investments of $91,000. Higher yields on federal funds sold and
short term investments combined with an increase in the average balances of
both
resulted in an increase in interest income of $461,000.
31
Total
average interest bearing liabilities increased by $94.0 million or 26%;
average certificates of deposit increased by $101.0 million or 45%; average
money market deposits decreased $23.1 million or 34%; average FHLB advances
increased $14.1 million or 135%. Interest expense increased
$7.8 million or 76% from $10.3 million in 2005 to
$18.1 million in 2006. Interest expense on certificates of deposit
increased $3.6 million as a result of an increase in the cost of funds for
that portfolio from 3.58% in 2005 to 4.51% in 2006; and increased
$3.0 million in 2006 due to higher average outstanding balances. Increases
in both the interest rates paid and the average balances outstanding of FHLB
advances resulted in increases in interest expense of $521,000 and $346,000,
respectively, during 2006 over amounts paid in 2005. Rising interest rates
also
contributed to the increase in the interest expense on subordinated debentures
of $145,000 or 27% from $528,000 in 2005 to $673,000 in 2006 resulting in an
increase in the cost of the debt from 6.40% in 2005 to 8.16% in
2006.
Management
regularly reviews loan and deposit rates and attempts to price Bancorp’s
products competitively. Bancorp tracks its mix of asset/liability maturities
and
strives to maintain a reasonable match. Performance ratios are reviewed monthly
by management and the Board and are used to set strategies.
Provision
for loan losses
The
provision for loan losses charged to operations for the year ended December
31,
2006 of $1.0 million represents a decrease of $70,000 when compared to the
provision of $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. This change
is due to the credit risk factors applied against the portfolio and not to
any
adverse or more favorable changes in the credit quality of the loan portfolio
or
changes in non-performing loans.
An
analysis of the changes in the allowance for loan losses is presented under
the
discussion entitled “Allowance for Loan Losses.”
Noninterest
income
Noninterest
income decreased $870,000 or 27% from $3.2 million in 2005 to
$2.4 million in 2006. A decrease in the volume of loans placed with outside
investors resulted in a decrease in mortgage brokerage and referral fee income
of $864,000 or 41% and a decrease in loan application, inspection and processing
fee income of $102,000 or 25%. Increases in deposit accounts and transaction
volumes resulted in an increase in fees and service charges of $83,000 or 15%
from $562,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $645,000 for the
year ended December 31, 2006. Other noninterest income increased 8% or
$12,000 to $173,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006 from $161,000 for
the
year ended December 31, 2005; this increase is due mainly to increased fees
from
debit card transactions.
32
Noninterest
expenses
Noninterest
expenses increased $3.0 million or 20% in 2006 from $14.6 million in
2005 to $17.6 million in 2006. Salaries and benefits increased
$1.4 million or 16% in 2006 as compared to 2005, due primarily to higher
compensation levels and performance related incentive programs, as well as
staff
additions resulting primarily from the full year impact in 2006 of the branch
opened in 2005 and the two new branches opened in 2006. Higher staffing levels
and incentive compensation also resulted in higher payroll taxes, employee
benefit costs and the expenses associated with training programs. Occupancy
and
equipment expenses increased $714,000 or 34% from $2.1 million in 2005 to
$2.8 million in 2006; this increase is due primarily to the full year
impact in 2006 of opening one new branch office in 2005, opening two branches
in
2006 and the lease expenses associated with new branches scheduled to open
in
2007 that are under renovation. Increased marketing campaigns and related
activities, such as mailings and solicitations, and the sponsorship of community
events resulted in an increase in advertising and promotional expense of
$283,000 or 67% to $703,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006 as
compared to $420,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005. For the
year ended December 31, 2006 data processing and other outside services
increased $175,000 or 15% to $1.3 million from $1.1 million for the
year ended December 31, 2005; this increase is due primarily to increases in
data processing services, correspondent banking charges and an increase in
personnel placement fees. The increases in data processing and correspondent
banking expenses were a result of the growth in the branch network as well
as
increased ongoing maintenance charges for the implementation of new products
and
services.
Management
believes that additional branch offices will contribute to the future growth
and
earnings of Bancorp. While the opening of these new branches will result in
increased operating expenses, the openings will be strategically planned to
maintain profitable operations.
Income
Taxes
The
provision for income taxes represents the tax expense recognized for both
federal and state income taxes. The income tax provision for 2006 of $1,267,000
represents an effective tax rate of 34.4%; the income tax provision for 2005
of
$957,000 represents an effective tax rate of 40.5%.
Comparison
of Results of Operations for the years 2005 and 2004
For
the
year ended December 31, 2005, Bancorp earned $1,407,000 ($0.52 basic income
per
share and $0.51 diluted income per share) an increase of 52% as compared to
2004
when Bancorp earned $926,000 ($0.38 basic income per share and $0.37 diluted
income per share).
Interest
and dividend income increased $6.4 million to $25.1 million in 2005 as
compared to 2004 when interest and dividend income was $18.7 million. This
increase was due primarily to the growth in the loan portfolio combined with
a
general increase in interest rates.
33
Interest
expense increased $3.3 million or 47% to $10.3 million in 2005 compared to
$7.0 million in 2004. The increase in interest expense was due largely to
the increase in total deposits as well as to a general increase in interest
rates.
Noninterest
income increased $527,000 or 20% to $3.2 million in 2005 as compared to
$2.7 million in 2004. An increase in the volume and size of loan
transactions resulted in an increase in mortgage brokerage and referral fee
income of $386,000 or 22%.
Noninterest
expenses for 2005 totaled $14.6 million which represents an increase of
$2.3 million or 19% over 2004. The higher operating costs were primarily
the result of the full year impact in 2005 of the two branch offices opened
in
2004, the new branch office opened in 2005 and increased commission
expense.
Interest
income and expense
Bancorp’s
net interest income increased $3.2 million or 28%, to $14.9 million in 2005
from $11.7 million in 2004. An increase in average earning assets of $72.0
million, or 21%, increased Bancorp’s interest income $6.5 million or 35% from
$18.7 million in 2004 to $25.1 million in 2005. Average loans outstanding
increased $76.8 million, or 32%, led by growth in construction and real
estate loans, which reflected the strength of the local real estate market.
The
increase in the yields on investments was partially offset by a decrease in
the
volume of investments resulting in a net increase in interest and dividends
on
investments of $342,000. Higher yields on federal funds sold and short term
investments, partially offset by a decrease in the average balances of both,
resulted in an increase in interest income of $127,000 and $73,000,
respectively. Total average interest bearing liabilities increased by
$60.4 million or 20%; average certificates of deposit and NOW accounts
increased by $67.9 million and $3.0 million, respectively; average money
market deposits and savings deposits decreased $2.3 million and $1.9
million, respectively; average FHLB advances and other borrowings decreased
$3.8 million and $2.4 million respectively. Interest expense increased
from $7.0 million in 2004 to $10.3 million in 2005. Interest
expense on certificates of deposit increased $3.1 million as a result of
higher average outstanding balances combined with an increase in the cost of
funds for that portfolio from 3.13% in 2004 to 3.58% in 2005. Rising interest
rates also contributed to the increase in the interest expense on subordinated
debentures of $148,000 or 39% from $380,000 in 2004 to $528,000 in 2005
resulting in an increase in the cost of the debt from 4.61% in 2004 to 6.40%
in
2005.
Provision
for loan losses
The
provision for loan losses charged to operations for the year ended December
31,
2005 of $1.1 million represented an increase of $554,000 when compared to
the provision of $556,000 for the year ended December 31, 2004. This increase
was due to the loan growth and the credit risk factors applied against the
portfolio and not to any adverse changes in the credit quality of the loan
portfolio or in non-performing loans.
An
analysis of the changes in the allowance for loan losses is presented under
the
discussion entitled “Allowance for Loan Losses.”
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Noninterest
income
Noninterest
income increased $527,000 or 20% from $2.7 million in 2004 to
$3.2 million in 2005. An increase in the volume and size of loan
transactions and loan origination staff resulted in an increase in mortgage
brokerage and referral fees of $386,000 or 22% from $1.7 million in 2004 to
$2.1 million in 2005. Increases in deposit accounts and transaction volumes
resulted in an increase in fees and service charges of $97,000 or 21% from
$465,000 for the year ended December 31, 2004 to $562,000 for the year
ended December 31, 2005. Other noninterest income increased 44% or
$50,000 to $161,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005 from $111,000 for
the
year ended December 31, 2004; this increase is due mainly to increased fees
from
debit card transactions and the settlement of an insurance claim.
Noninterest
expenses
Noninterest
expenses increased $2.3 million in 2005 from $12.3 million in 2004 to
$14.6 million in 2005. Salaries and benefits increased $1.5 million or
19% in 2005 as compared to 2004, due primarily to staff additions resulting
from
the full year impact in 2005 of the two branches opened in 2004 and one branch
opened in 2005 and higher levels of commissions as a direct result of the
increase in the revenue generated by mortgage brokerage operations. Higher
staffing levels and incentive compensation also resulted in higher payroll
taxes, employee benefit costs and the expenses associated with training
programs. Occupancy and equipment expenses increased $375,000 from
$1.7 million in 2004 to $2.1 million in 2005; this increase was due
primarily to the full year impact in 2005 of opening two new branch offices
in
2004 and of opening one branch in 2005. For the year ended December 31, 2005
data processing and other outside services increased $345,000 or 43% to
$1.1 million from $0.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2004;
much of this increase is due to an increase in personnel placement fees, data
processing expenses and information technology consulting. The increase in
data
processing expenses is a result of the growth in the branch network as well
as
to increases due to ongoing maintenance charges for the implementation of
additional products and services.
Income
Taxes
The
provision for income taxes of $957,000 in 2005 and $633,000 for 2004 represents
the tax expense recognized for both federal and state income tax. The effective
tax rate for both 2005 and 2004 was 40.5%.
LIQUIDITY
Bancorp’s
liquidity position was 19% and 20% at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
The liquidity ratio is defined as the percentage of liquid assets to total
assets. The following categories of assets as described in the accompanying
balance sheets are considered liquid assets: cash and due from banks, federal
funds sold, short-term investments and available-for-sale securities. Liquidity
is a measure of Bancorp’s ability to generate adequate cash to meet financial
obligations. The principal cash requirements of a financial institution are
to
cover increases in its loan portfolio and downward fluctuations in deposit
accounts. Management
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believes
Bancorp’s short-term assets have sufficient liquidity to satisfy loan demand,
cover potential fluctuations in deposit accounts and to meet other anticipated
cash requirements.
At
December 31, 2006, cash and cash equivalents and securities classified as
available for sale were $55.5 million and $67.1 million, respectively.
In addition to Federal Home Loan Bank advances outstanding at December 31,
2006,
the Bank had the ability to borrow an additional $102.0 million from the Federal
Home Loan Bank of Boston, which included a $2.0 million overnight line of
credit. At December 31, 2006, the Bank had $8.0 million in Federal Home Loan
Bank advances, none of which were under the overnight line of credit. At
December 31, 2006 the Bank also had available a $3.0 million overnight
line of credit from a correspondent bank as well as the ability to borrow $10.0
million under a repurchase agreement. There were no amounts outstanding under
either arrangement at December 31, 2006.
The
following table presents Bancorp’s contractual obligations as of December 31,
2006:
Less
than
|
One
to
|
Three
to
|
Over
five
|
|||||||||||||
Total
|
one
year
|
three
years
|
five
years
|
years
|
||||||||||||
Certificates
of deposit
|
$
|
410,960,821
|
$
|
327,238,523
|
$
|
64,043,306
|
$
|
19,678,992
|
$
|
-
|
||||||
Junior
subordinated debt owed to
|
||||||||||||||||
unconsolidated
trust
|
8,248,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
8,248,000
|
|||||||||||
FHLB
Advances
|
8,000,000
|
8,000,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Operating
lease obligations
|
14,632,741
|
1,884,072
|
3,344,683
|
3,163,707
|
6,240,279
|
|||||||||||
Total
contractual obligations
|
$
|
441,841,562
|
$
|
337,122,595
|
$
|
67,387,989
|
$
|
22,842,699
|
$
|
14,488,279
|
The
following table presents Bancorp’s off-balance sheet commitments as of
December 31, 2006. These commitments generally have fixed expiration
dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee by the
borrower. Since these commitments could expire without being drawn upon or
are
contingent upon the customer adhering to the terms of the agreements, the total
commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash
requirements.
Future
loan commitments
|
$
54,134,247
|
|||
Unused
lines of credit
|
43,900,007
|
|
||
Undisbursed
construction loans
|
97,977,899
|
|
||
Financial
Standby letters of credit
|
264,483
|
|||
|
||||
Total
commitments
|
$
196,276,636
|
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The
following table illustrates Bancorp’s regulatory capital ratios for each of the
years shown:
December
31,
|
|||||
|
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|
Total
Risk-Based Capital
|
15.34%
|
12.70%
|
10.70%
|
|
|
|
Tier
1 Risk- Based Capital
|
14.22%
|
11.45%
|
9.04%
|
|
|
Leverage
Capital
|
11.63%
|
8.56%
|
6.79%
|
|
The
following table illustrates the Bank’s regulatory capital ratios for each of the
years shown:
December
31,
|
|||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Risk-Based Capital
|
15.02%
|
12.52%
|
10.50%
|
|
|
Tier
1 Risk- Based Capital
|
13.90%
|
11.27%
|
9.29%
|
|
|
Leverage
Capital
|
11.37%
|
8.42%
|
6.98%
|
Capital
adequacy is one of the most important factors used to determine the safety
and
soundness of individual banks and the banking system. Based on the above ratios,
the Bank is considered to be “well capitalized” under applicable regulations. To
be considered “well-capitalized,” an institution must generally have a leverage
capital ratio of at least 5%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least
6%
and a total risk-based capital ratio of at least 10%.
The
increase in capital ratios during 2006 was due primarily to the issuance of
additional capital stock combined with the increase in retained earnings and
partially offset by the growth of the Bank.
Management
continuously assesses the adequacy of the Bank’s capital with the goal to
maintain its “well capitalized” classification. Management’s strategic and
capital plans contemplate various alternatives to raise additional capital
to
support the planned growth of the Bank which includes the opening of additional
branches in 2007.
37
Item
7A. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
MARKET
RISK
Market
risk is defined as the sensitivity of income to fluctuations in interest rates,
foreign exchange rates, equity prices, commodity prices and other market-driven
rates or prices. Based upon the nature of Bancorp’s business, market risk is
primarily limited to interest rate risk, which is the impact that changing
interest rates have on current and future earnings.
Qualitative
Aspects of Market Risk
Bancorp’s
goal is to maximize long term profitability while minimizing its exposure to
interest rate fluctuations. The first priority is to structure and price
Bancorp’s assets and liabilities to maintain an acceptable interest rate spread
while reducing the net effect of changes in interest rates. In order to
accomplish this, the focus is on maintaining a proper balance between the timing
and volume of assets and liabilities re-pricing within the balance sheet. One
method of achieving this balance is to originate variable rate loans for the
portfolio and purchase short term investments to offset the increasing short
term re-pricing of the liability side of the balance sheet. In fact, a number
of
the interest bearing deposit products have no contractual maturity. Therefore,
deposit balances may run off unexpectedly due to changing market conditions.
Additionally, loans and investments with longer term rate adjustment frequencies
are matched against longer term deposits and borrowings to lock in a desirable
spread.
The
exposure to interest rate risk is monitored by the Management Asset and
Liability Committee consisting of senior management personnel. The Committee
meets on a monthly basis, but may convene more frequently as conditions dictate.
The Committee reviews the interrelationships within the balance sheet to
maximize net interest income within acceptable levels of risk. This Committee
reports to the Board of Directors on a monthly basis regarding its activities.
In addition to the Management Asset Liability Committee, there is a Board Asset
and Liability Committee (“ALCO”)
which
meets quarterly. ALCO monitors the interest rate risk analyses, reviews
investment transactions during the period and determines compliance with Bank
policies.
Quantitative
Aspects of Market Risk
Management
analyzes Bancorp’s interest rate sensitivity position to manage the risk
associated with interest rate movements through the use of interest income
simulation and GAP analysis. The matching of assets and liabilities may be
analyzed by examining the extent to which such assets and liabilities are
“interest sensitive.” An asset or liability is said to be interest sensitive
within a specific time period if it will mature or reprice within that time
period.
Management’s
goal is to manage asset and liability positions to moderate the effects of
interest rate fluctuations on net interest income. Interest income simulations
are completed quarterly and presented to ALCO. The simulations provide an
estimate of the impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income
under
a range of assumptions. Changes to these assumptions can significantly affect
the results of the simulations. The simulation incorporates assumptions
38
regarding
the potential timing in the repricing of certain assets and liabilities when
market rates change and the changes in spreads between different market
rates.
Simulation
analysis is only an estimate of Bancorp’s interest rate risk exposure at a
particular point in time. Management regularly reviews the potential effect
changes in interest rates could have on the repayment of rate sensitive assets
and funding requirements of rate sensitive liabilities.
Management
has established interest rate risk guidelines measured by behavioral GAP
analysis calculated at the one year cumulative GAP level and a net interest
income and economic value of portfolio equity simulation model measured by
a 200
basis point interest rate shock.
The
table
below sets forth an approximation of Bancorp’s exposure to changing interest
rates using management’s behavioral GAP analysis and as a percentage of
estimated net interest income and estimated net portfolio value using interest
income simulation. The calculations use projected repricings of assets and
liabilities at December 31, 2006 and 2005 on the basis of contractual
maturities, anticipated repayments and scheduled rate adjustments.
Basis
|
Interest
Rate
|
December
31,
|
||
|
Points
|
Risk
Guidelines
|
2006
|
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gap
percentage total
|
|
+/-
15%
|
1.53%
|
4.98%
|
Net
interest income
|
200
|
+/-
15%
|
11.22%
|
14.49%
|
|
-200
|
+/-
15%
|
-12.04%
|
-14.24%
|
Net
portfolio value
|
200
|
+/-
25%
|
-3.25%
|
0.45%
|
|
-200
|
+/-
25%
|
1.19%
|
-7.89%
|
Bancorp
benefited during 2006 from a rising interest rate environment as assets
re-priced faster than liabilities and, combined with a 39% increase in the
loan
portfolio, resulted in an expanding net interest margin. These factors
contributed to higher levels of net interest income and net portfolio value
in
the base case scenario at December 31, 2006 as compared to
December 31, 2005 using Bancorp’s interest income simulation model.
Bancorp’s interest rate risk position was within guidelines in all categories at
December 31, 2006. The interest rate risk position is monitored on an
ongoing basis and management reviews strategies to maintain all categories
within guidelines.
39
The
table
below sets forth examples of changes in estimated net interest income and the
estimated net portfolio value based on projected scenarios of interest rate
increases and decreases. The analyses indicate the rate risk embedded in
Bancorp’s portfolio at the dates indicated should all interest rates
instantaneously rise or fall. The results are derived by adding to or
subtracting from all current rates; however there are certain limitations to
these types of analyses. Rate changes are rarely instantaneous and these
analyses may also overstate the impact of short term repricings.
Net
Interest Income and Economic Value
|
|||||||
Summary
Performance
|
|||||||
December
31, 2006
|
|||||||
Net
Interest Income
|
Net
Portfolio Value
|
||||||
Projected
Interest
|
Estimated
|
$
Change
|
%
Change
|
Estimated
|
$
Change
|
%
Change
|
|
Rate
Scenario
|
Value
|
from
Base
|
from
Base
|
|
Value
|
from
Base
|
from
Base
|
+
200
|
23,940
|
2,415
|
11.22%
|
|
68,230
|
(2,290)
|
-3.25%
|
+
100
|
22,750
|
1,225
|
5.69%
|
|
69,491
|
(1,029)
|
-1.46%
|
BASE
|
21,525
|
|
|
|
70,520
|
|
|
-
100
|
20,307
|
(1,218)
|
-5.66%
|
|
71,533
|
1,013
|
1.44%
|
-
200
|
18,934
|
(2,591)
|
-12.04%
|
|
71,359
|
839
|
1.19%
|
December
31, 2005
|
|||||||
Net
Interest Income
|
Net
Portfolio Value
|
||||||
Projected
Interest
|
Estimated
|
$
Change
|
%
Change
|
|
Estimated
|
$
Change
|
%
Change
|
Rate
Scenario
|
Value
|
from
Base
|
from
Base
|
|
Value
|
from
Base
|
from
Base
|
+
200
|
18,650
|
2,360
|
14.49%
|
|
47,153
|
211
|
0.45%
|
+
100
|
17,478
|
1,188
|
7.29%
|
|
47,606
|
664
|
1.41%
|
BASE
|
16,290
|
|
|
|
46,942
|
|
|
-
100
|
15,115
|
(1,175)
|
-7.21%
|
|
45,432
|
(1,510)
|
-3.22%
|
-
200
|
13,970
|
(2,320)
|
-14.24%
|
|
43,239
|
(3,703)
|
-7.89%
|
Impact
of Inflation and Changing Prices
Bancorp’s
financial statements have been prepared in terms of historical dollars, without
considering changes in relative purchasing power of money over time due to
inflation. Unlike most industrial companies, virtually all of the assets and
liabilities of a financial institution are monetary in nature. As a result,
interest rates have a more significant impact on a financial institution’s
performance than the effect of general levels of inflation. Interest rates
do
not necessarily move in the same direction or in the same magnitude as the
prices of goods and services. Notwithstanding this, inflation can directly
affect the value of loan collateral, in particular, real estate. Inflation,
or
disinflation, could significantly affect Bancorp’s earnings in future
periods.
40
Item
8. Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
The
consolidated balance sheets of Bancorp as of December 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005 and the related consolidated statements of income,
shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the years ended
December 31, 2006, December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004,
together with the report thereon of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP dated March
26, 2007, are included as part of this Form 10-K in the “Financial Report”
following page 48 hereof.
The
following table presents selected quarterly financial information
(unaudited):
First
|
Second
|
Third
|
Fourth
|
||||||||||
Quarter
|
Quarter
|
Quarter
|
Quarter
|
||||||||||
2006:
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
$
|
8,040,092
|
$
|
9,152,592
|
$
|
9,856,854
|
$
|
10,959,988
|
|||||
Interest
expense
|
3,428,785
|
4,185,462
|
4,821,600
|
5,633,801
|
|||||||||
Net
interest income
|
4,611,307
|
4,967,130
|
5,035,254
|
5,326,187
|
|||||||||
Provision
for loan losses
|
572,800
|
350,700
|
116,500
|
-
|
|||||||||
Noninterest
income
|
630,265
|
581,329
|
632,563
|
514,992
|
|||||||||
Noninterest
expenses
|
4,038,829
|
4,394,967
|
4,490,679
|
4,652,397
|
|||||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
629,943
|
802,792
|
1,060,638
|
1,188,782
|
|||||||||
Income
taxes
|
231,000
|
295,000
|
390,000
|
351,000
|
|||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
398,943
|
$
|
507,792
|
$
|
670,638
|
$
|
837,782
|
|||||
Net
income per common share:
|
|||||||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
0.12
|
$
|
0.16
|
$
|
0.20
|
$
|
0.19
|
|||||
Diluted
|
0.12
|
0.16
|
0.20
|
0.18
|
|||||||||
2005:
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
$
|
5,594,456
|
$
|
5,809,046
|
$
|
6,439,258
|
$
|
7,305,941
|
|||||
Interest
expense
|
2,179,914
|
2,315,236
|
2,733,111
|
3,041,364
|
|||||||||
Net
interest income
|
3,414,542
|
3,493,810
|
3,706,147
|
4,264,577
|
|||||||||
Provision
for loan losses
|
260,000
|
100,000
|
350,000
|
400,000
|
|||||||||
Noninterest
income
|
711,015
|
820,881
|
985,582
|
711,559
|
|||||||||
Noninterest
expenses
|
3,383,376
|
3,624,595
|
3,870,018
|
3,756,498
|
|||||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
482,181
|
590,096
|
471,711
|
819,638
|
|||||||||
Income
taxes
|
195,000
|
239,000
|
191,000
|
332,000
|
|||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
287,181
|
$
|
351,096
|
$
|
280,711
|
$
|
487,638
|
|||||
Net
income per common share:
|
|||||||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
0.12
|
$
|
0.14
|
$
|
0.11
|
$
|
0.15
|
|||||
Diluted
|
0.11
|
0.14
|
0.11
|
0.15
|
|||||||||
41
Item
9. Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure
None.
Item
9A. Controls
and Procedures
Based
on
an evaluation of the effectiveness of Bancorp’s disclosure controls and
procedures performed by Bancorp’s management, with the participation of
Bancorp’s Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer as of the end
of the period covered by this report, Bancorp’s Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer concluded that Bancorp’s disclosure controls and
procedures have been effective.
As
used
herein, “disclosure controls and procedures” mean controls and other procedures
of Bancorp that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed
by Bancorp in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange
Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods
specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and
procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed by Bancorp in the reports
that
it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act is accumulated and
communicated to Bancorp’s management, including its principal executive, and
principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as
appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
There
were no changes in Bancorp’s internal control over financial reporting
identified in connection with the evaluation described in the preceding
paragraph that occurred during Bancorp’s fiscal year ended
December 31, 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, Bancorp’s internal control over financial
reporting.
Item
9B. Other
Information
None.
42
PART
III
Item
10. Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The
information required by Items 401, 405, 406 and 407 (c)(3); (d)(4) and (d)(5)
of
Regulation S-K is incorporated into this Form 10-K by reference to
Bancorp’s definitive proxy statement (the “Definitive
Proxy Statement”)
for its
2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed within 120 days following
December 31, 2006.
The
Company has adopted a Code of Ethics for its senior financial officers. The
information required by Item 406 is contained in Exhibit 14 to this Form 10-K.
A
copy of this Code of Ethics will be provided to any person so requesting by
writing to Patriot National Bancorp, Inc., 900 Bedford Street, Stamford,
Connecticut 06901, Attn: Robert F. O’Connell, Chief Financial
Officer.
Item
11. Executive
Compensation
The
information required by Item 402 of Regulation S-K is incorporated into this
Form 10-K by reference to the Definitive Proxy Statement.
Item
12. Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and
Related Shareholder Matters
The
information required by Item 201(d) and Item 403 of Regulation S-K is
incorporated into this Form 10-K by reference to the Definitive Proxy
Statement.
Item
13. Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence
The
information required by Items 404 and 407(a) of Regulation S-K is incorporated
into this Form 10-K by reference to the Definitive Proxy Statement.
Item
14. Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
The
information required by Item 9(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation S-K is
incorporated into this Form 10-K by reference to the Definitive Proxy
Statement.
43
Part
IV
Item
15.
|
Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules
|
(a)
|
Exhibits
|
Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
2
|
Agreement
and Plan of Reorganization dated as of June 28, 1999 between Bancorp
and
the Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to Bancorp’s Current
Report on Form 8-K dated December 1, 1999 (Commission File No.
000-29599)).
|
3(i)
|
Certificate
of Incorporation of Bancorp, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3(i) to
Bancorp’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 1, 1999 (Commission
File No. 000-29599)).
|
3(i)(A)
|
Certificate
of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Patriot National
Bancorp,
Inc. dated July 16, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(A)
to
Bancorp's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December
31,
2004 (Commission File No. 000-29599)).
|
3(i)(B)
|
Certificate
of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Patriot National
Bancorp,
Inc. dated June 15, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(B)
to
Bancorp's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2006 (Commission File No.
000-29599)).
|
3(ii)
|
By-laws
of Bancorp (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to Bancorp’s
Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 1, 1999 (Commission File
No.
000-29599)).
|
4
|
Reference
is made to the Rights Agreement dated April 19, 2004 by and between
Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. and Registrar and Transfer Company
filed as
Exhibit 99.2 to Bancorp’s Report on Form 8-K filed on April 19, 2004,
which is incorporated herein by reference.
|
10(a)(1)
|
2001
Stock Appreciation Rights Plan of Bancorp (incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 10(a)(1) to Bancorp’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year
ended December 31, 2001 (Commission File No.
000-29599)).
|
10(a)(3)
|
Employment
Agreement, dated as of October 23, 2000, as amended by a First Amendment,
dated as of March 21, 2001, among the Bank, Bancorp and Charles F.
Howell (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a)(4) to Bancorp’s Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2000 (Commission
File No. 000-29599)).
|
44
Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
10(a)(4)
|
Change
of Control Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2007 among
Angelo De Caro, and Patriot National Bank and
Bancorp.
|
10(a)(5)
|
Employment
Agreement dated as of November 3, 2003 among Patriot National Bank,
Bancorp and Robert F. O’Connell (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10(a)(5) to Bancorp’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
December 31, 2003 (Commission File No. 000-29599)).
|
10(a)(6)
|
Change
of Control Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2007 among
Robert F. O’Connell and Patriot National Bank and
Bancorp.
|
10(a)(8)
|
Employment
Agreement dated as of January 1, 2007 between Patriot National Bank
and
Marcus Zavattaro.
|
10(a)(9)
|
License
agreement dated July 1, 2003 between Patriot National Bank and
L. Morris Glucksman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a)(9) to
Bancorp’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31,
2003 (Commission File No. 000-29599)).
|
10(a)(10)
|
Employment
Agreement dated as of January 1, 2007 among the Bank, Bancorp
and Charles F. Howell.
|
10(a)(11)
|
Change
of Control Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2007 among
Charles F. Howell, Patriot National Bank and
Bancorp.
|
10(a)(12)
|
2005
Director Stock Award Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a)(12)
to Bancorp’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2006 (Commission File No. 000-295999)).
|
10(a)(13)
|
Change
of Control Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2007 between
Martin G. Noble and Patriot National Bank.
|
10(a)(14)
|
Change
of Control Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2007 among
Philip W. Wolford, Patriot National Bank and
Bancorp.
|
10(c)
|
1999
Stock Option Plan of the Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10(c)
to Bancorp’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 1, 1999 (Commission
File No. 000-29599)).
|
14
|
Code
of Conduct for Senior Financial Officers (incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 14 to Bancorp’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
December 31, 2004 (Commission File No.
000-29599)).
|
45
Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
21
|
Subsidiaries
of Bancorp (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21 to Bancorp’s Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1999 (Commission
File No. 000-29599)).
|
23
|
Consent
of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP.
|
31(1)
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive
Officer
|
31(2)
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial
Officer
|
32
|
Section
1350 Certification
|
46
SIGNATURES
In
accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant has
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly
authorized.
Patriot
National Bancorp, Inc.
|
|
(Registrant)
|
|
By:
/s/
Angelo De Caro
|
|
Name:
Angelo De Caro
|
|
Title:
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
|
Date:
March 28, 2007
In
accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in capacities and on the
dates
indicated.
/s/
Angelo De Caro
|
March
28, 2007
|
Angelo
De Caro, Chairman, Chief Executive
|
Date
|
Officer
and Director
|
|
/s/
Robert F. O’Connell
|
March
28, 2007
|
Robert
F. O’Connell
|
Date
|
Senior
Executive Vice President,
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Director
|
|
/s/
Michael A. Capodanno
|
March
28, 2007
|
Michael
A. Capodanno
|
Date
|
Senior
Vice President & Controller
|
|
/s/
John J. Ferguson
|
March
28, 2007
|
John
J. Ferguson
|
Date
|
Director
|
|
/s/
Brian A. Fitzgerald
|
March
28, 2007
|
Brian
A. Fitzgerald
|
Date
|
Director
|
47
Form
10 K - Signatures continued
|
|
John
A. Geoghegan
|
Date
|
Director
|
|
/s/
L. Morris Glucksman
|
March
28, 2007
|
L.
Morris Glucksman
|
Date
|
Director
|
|
/s/
Charles F. Howell
|
March
28, 2007
|
Charles
F. Howell
|
Date
|
Director
|
|
/s/
Michael F. Intrieri
|
March
28, 2007
|
Michael
F. Intrieri
|
Date
|
Director
|
|
|
|
/s/
Philip W. Wolford
|
March
28, 2007
|
Philip
W. Wolford
|
Date
|
Director
|
48
PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
FINANCIAL
REPORT
DECEMBER
31, 2006 and 2005
CONTENTS
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
|
1
|
CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
|
Consolidated
balance sheets
|
2
|
Consolidated
statements of income
|
3
|
Consolidated
statements of shareholders’ equity
|
4
|
Consolidated
statements of cash flows
|
5
-6
|
Notes
to consolidated financial statements
|
7
-
41
|
McGladrey
& Pullen
Certified
Public Accountants
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the
Shareholders and Board of Directors
Patriot
National Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
Stamford,
Connecticut
We
have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Patriot National
Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary (the "Company") as of December 31, 2006 and
2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders'
equity
and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31,
2006. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility
of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these
consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that
we plan
and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures
in
the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that
our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In
our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of Patriot National
Bancorp,
Inc. and Subsidiary as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of
their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in
the period
ended December 31, 2006, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles.
As
discussed in Note 1, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards
No.
123(R) on January 1, 2006 and changed its method of accounting for share-based
payments.
/S/
McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
New
Haven, Connecticut
March
26,
2007
McGladrey
& Pullen, LLP is a member firm of RSM International,
an
affiliation of separate and independent legal entities.
PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
|
|||||||
December
31, 2006 and 2005
|
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Cash
and due from banks (Note 2):
|
|||||||
Noninterest
bearing deposits and cash
|
$
|
3,865,468
|
$
|
7,180,391
|
|||
Interest
bearing deposits
|
3,202
|
40,186
|
|||||
Federal
funds sold
|
27,000,000
|
6,500,000
|
|||||
Short-term
investments
|
24,605,869
|
2,247,028
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
55,474,539
|
15,967,605
|
|||||
Available
for sale securities (at fair value) (Note 3)
|
67,093,135
|
78,672,068
|
|||||
Federal
Reserve Bank stock
|
1,911,700
|
1,022,300
|
|||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank stock (Note 8)
|
1,217,200
|
1,296,700
|
|||||
Loans
receivable (net of allowance for loan losses: 2006
$5,630,432;
|
|||||||
2005
$4,588,335) (Note 4)
|
506,884,155
|
364,243,777
|
|||||
Accrued
interest and dividends receivable
|
3,542,173
|
2,445,417
|
|||||
Premises
and equipment, net (Notes 5 and 9)
|
3,690,861
|
2,474,153
|
|||||
Deferred
tax asset (Note 10)
|
2,914,562
|
2,675,595
|
|||||
Goodwill
and other intangible assets (Note 11)
|
1,487,651
|
930,091
|
|||||
Other
assets (Notes 6 and 8)
|
1,766,819
|
913,456
|
|||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
645,982,795
|
$
|
470,641,162
|
|||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|||||||
Liabilities
|
|||||||
Deposits
(Note 7):
|
|||||||
Noninterest
bearing deposits
|
$
|
56,679,836
|
$
|
48,797,389
|
|||
Interest
bearing deposits
|
504,771,828
|
370,277,899
|
|||||
Total
deposits
|
561,451,664
|
419,075,288
|
|||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank borrowings (Note 8)
|
8,000,000
|
9,000,000
|
|||||
Junior
subordinated debt owed to unconsolidated trust (Note 8)
|
8,248,000
|
8,248,000
|
|||||
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
|
3,999,786
|
2,943,259
|
|||||
Total
liabilities
|
581,699,450
|
439,266,547
|
|||||
Commitments
and Contingencies (Notes 8, 9 and 14)
|
|||||||
Shareholders'
equity (Notes 12 and 15)
|
|||||||
Preferred
stock, no par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized,
|
|||||||
no
shares issued
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Common
stock, $2 par value: 60,000,000 shares authorized; shares
|
|||||||
issued
and outstanding: 2006 4,739,494; 2005 3,230,649
|
9,478,988
|
6,461,298
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
49,463,307
|
21,709,224
|
|||||
Retained
earnings
|
6,022,012
|
4,308,242
|
|||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss - net unrealized loss
|
|||||||
on
available for sale securities, net of taxes
|
(680,962
|
)
|
(1,104,149
|
)
|
|||
Total
shareholders' equity
|
64,283,345
|
31,374,615
|
|||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
$
|
645,982,795
|
$
|
470,641,162
|
|||
See
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
|
2
PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
|
||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
|
||||||||||
Years
Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Interest
and Dividend Income
|
||||||||||
Interest
and fees on loans
|
$
|
34,052,444
|
$
|
21,561,121
|
$
|
15,631,838
|
||||
Interest
on investment securities
|
2,541,678
|
2,750,205
|
2,496,065
|
|||||||
Dividends
on investment securities
|
815,014
|
510,657
|
358,012
|
|||||||
Interest
on Federal funds sold
|
582,952
|
315,942
|
189,485
|
|||||||
Other
interest income
|
17,438
|
10,776
|
2,851
|
|||||||
Total
interest and dividend income
|
38,009,526
|
25,148,701
|
18,678,251
|
|||||||
Interest
Expense
|
||||||||||
Interest
on deposits (Note 7)
|
16,151,297
|
9,366,563
|
6,213,732
|
|||||||
Interest
on Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
|
1,240,582
|
374,315
|
371,699
|
|||||||
Interest
on subordinated debt
|
672,971
|
527,435
|
380,194
|
|||||||
Interest
on other borrowings
|
4,798
|
1,312
|
42,883
|
|||||||
Total
interest expense
|
18,069,648
|
10,269,625
|
7,008,508
|
|||||||
Net
interest income
|
19,939,878
|
14,879,076
|
11,669,743
|
|||||||
Provision
for Loan Losses (Note 4)
|
1,040,000
|
1,110,000
|
556,000
|
|||||||
Net
interest income after provision for loan losses
|
18,899,878
|
13,769,076
|
11,113,743
|
|||||||
Noninterest
Income
|
||||||||||
Mortgage
brokerage referral fees
|
1,240,545
|
2,104,065
|
1,717,756
|
|||||||
Loan
application, inspection and processing fees
|
300,907
|
402,723
|
408,152
|
|||||||
Fees
and service charges
|
644,845
|
561,651
|
465,018
|
|||||||
Other
income
|
172,852
|
160,598
|
111,278
|
|||||||
Total
noninterest income
|
2,359,149
|
3,229,037
|
2,702,204
|
|||||||
|
||||||||||
Noninterest
Expenses
|
||||||||||
Salaries
and benefits (Notes 9 and 13)
|
10,436,127
|
8,997,255
|
7,544,055
|
|||||||
Occupancy
and equipment expense, net
|
2,797,089
|
2,082,593
|
1,707,769
|
|||||||
Data
processing and other outside services
|
1,322,423
|
1,147,378
|
802,536
|
|||||||
Advertising
and promotional expenses
|
703,007
|
420,222
|
369,638
|
|||||||
Professional
services
|
531,611
|
419,921
|
386,110
|
|||||||
Loan
administration and processing expenses
|
163,930
|
190,139
|
209,283
|
|||||||
Other
real estate operations (Note 6)
|
(19,715
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Other
operating expenses
|
1,642,400
|
1,376,979
|
1,237,159
|
|||||||
Total
noninterest expenses
|
17,576,872
|
14,634,487
|
12,256,550
|
|||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
3,682,155
|
2,363,626
|
1,559,397
|
|||||||
Provision
for Income Taxes (Note 10)
|
1,267,000
|
957,000
|
633,000
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
2,415,155
|
$
|
1,406,626
|
$
|
926,397
|
||||
|
||||||||||
Basic
income per share (Note 12)
|
$
|
0.67
|
$
|
0.52
|
$
|
0.38
|
||||
|
||||||||||
Diluted
income per share (Note 12)
|
$
|
0.66
|
$
|
0.51
|
$
|
0.37
|
||||
Dividends
per share
|
$
|
0.175
|
$
|
0.155
|
$
|
0.135
|
||||
See
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
|
3
PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
|
|||||||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Years
Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Additional
|
Other
|
||||||||||||||||||
Number
of
|
Common
|
Paid-in
|
Retained
|
Comprehensive
|
|||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Stock
|
Capital
|
Earnings
|
Loss
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2003
|
2,408,607
|
$
|
4,817,214
|
$
|
11,519,037
|
$
|
2,752,541
|
$
|
(308,879
|
)
|
$
|
18,779,913
|
|||||||
Comprehensive
income
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
926,397
|
-
|
926,397
|
|||||||||||||
Unrealized
holding loss on available for
|
|||||||||||||||||||
sale
securities, net of taxes (Note 17)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(84,360
|
)
|
(84,360
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Total
comprehensive income
|
842,037
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Dividends
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(332,220
|
)
|
-
|
(332,220
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Issuance
of capital stock
|
77,784
|
155,568
|
311,136
|
-
|
-
|
466,704
|
|||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2004
|
2,486,391
|
4,972,782
|
11,830,173
|
3,346,718
|
(393,239
|
)
|
19,756,434
|
||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,406,626
|
-
|
1,406,626
|
|||||||||||||
Unrealized
holding loss on available for
|
|||||||||||||||||||
sale
securities, net of taxes (Note 17)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(710,910
|
)
|
(710,910
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Total
comprehensive income
|
695,716
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Dividends
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(445,102
|
)
|
-
|
(445,102
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Issuance
of capital stock
|
744,258
|
1,488,516
|
9,879,051
|
-
|
-
|
11,367,567
|
|||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2005
|
3,230,649
|
6,461,298
|
21,709,224
|
4,308,242
|
(1,104,149
|
)
|
31,374,615
|
||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,415,155
|
-
|
2,415,155
|
|||||||||||||
Unrealized
holding gain on available for
|
|||||||||||||||||||
sale
securities, net of taxes (Note 17)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
423,187
|
423,187
|
|||||||||||||
Total
comprehensive income
|
2,838,342
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Dividends
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(701,385
|
)
|
-
|
(701,385
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Issuance
of capital stock (Note 12)
|
1,508,845
|
3,017,690
|
27,754,083
|
-
|
-
|
30,771,773
|
|||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2006
|
4,739,494
|
$
|
9,478,988
|
$
|
49,463,307
|
$
|
6,022,012
|
$
|
(680,962
|
)
|
$
|
64,283,345
|
|||||||
See
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
|
4
PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
|
||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
||||||||||
Years
Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Cash
Flows from Operating Activities
|
||||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
2,415,155
|
$
|
1,406,626
|
$
|
926,397
|
||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
|
||||||||||
operating
activities:
|
||||||||||
Amortization
and accretion of investment premiums and discounts, net
|
231,541
|
394,827
|
500,847
|
|||||||
Amortization
of core deposit intangible
|
2,440
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Provision
for loan losses
|
1,040,000
|
1,110,000
|
556,000
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization of premises and equipment
|
644,472
|
604,399
|
536,029
|
|||||||
Loss
on disposal of bank premises and equipment
|
5,262
|
-
|
3,804
|
|||||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
(498,342
|
)
|
(562,833
|
)
|
(101,212
|
)
|
||||
Change
in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||
Increase
in deferred loan fees
|
531,050
|
17,048
|
235,734
|
|||||||
Increase
in accrued interest and dividends receivable
|
(1,096,756
|
)
|
(687,078
|
)
|
(287,717
|
)
|
||||
(Increase)
decrease in other assets
|
(19,022
|
)
|
(128,667
|
)
|
132,592
|
|||||
Increase
(decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
972,477
|
863,861
|
(373,139
|
)
|
||||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
4,228,277
|
3,018,183
|
2,129,335
|
|||||||
Cash
Flows from Investing Activities
|
||||||||||
Purchases
of available for sale securities
|
(2,050,000
|
)
|
(28,208,359
|
)
|
(16,020,313
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds
from sales of available for sale securities
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Principal
repayments on available for sale securities
|
13,079,953
|
21,264,308
|
23,676,009
|
|||||||
Cash
received in conjunction with branch acquisition
|
2,586,471
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Purchase
of Federal Reserve Bank stock
|
(889,400
|
)
|
(329,700
|
)
|
(1,450
|
)
|
||||
Purchase
of Federal Home Loan Bank stock
|
(1,430,500
|
)
|
-
|
(219,400
|
)
|
|||||
Proceeds
from repurchase of excess stock by the Federal Home Loan
Bank
|
1,510,000
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Net
increase in loans
|
(145,045,769
|
)
|
(101,496,005
|
)
|
(50,246,026
|
)
|
||||
Purchases
of premises and equipment
|
(1,866,442
|
)
|
(945,919
|
)
|
(1,251,368
|
)
|
||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(133,105,687
|
)
|
(106,715,675
|
)
|
(38,062,548
|
)
|
||||
Cash
Flows from Financing Activities
|
||||||||||
Net
(decrease) increase in demand, savings and money market
deposits
|
(3,663,822
|
)
|
(11,884,273
|
)
|
17,330,022
|
|||||
Net
increase in time certificates of deposit
|
142,893,727
|
63,954,236
|
59,683,121
|
|||||||
Decrease
in securities sold under repurchase agreements
|
-
|
-
|
(5,700,000
|
)
|
||||||
Proceeds
from FHLB borrowings
|
93,718,000
|
46,001,000
|
17,000,000
|
|||||||
Principal
repayments of FHLB borrowings
|
(94,718,000
|
)
|
(45,001,000
|
)
|
(26,000,000
|
)
|
||||
Decrease
in other borrowings
|
-
|
-
|
(353,385
|
)
|
||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
|
30,771,773
|
11,367,567
|
466,704
|
|||||||
Dividends
paid on common stock
|
(617,334
|
)
|
(402,899
|
)
|
(317,454
|
)
|
||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
168,384,344
|
64,034,631
|
62,109,008
|
|||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
39,506,934
|
(39,662,861
|
)
|
26,175,795
|
||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
||||||||||
Beginning
|
15,967,605
|
55,630,466
|
29,454,671
|
|||||||
Ending
|
$
|
55,474,539
|
$
|
15,967,605
|
$
|
55,630,466
|
||||
(Continued)
|
5
PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
|
||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, Continued
|
||||||||||
Years
Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Supplemental
Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
|
||||||||||
Cash
paid for:
|
||||||||||
Interest
|
$
|
17,932,039
|
$
|
10,265,152
|
$
|
7,020,278
|
||||
Income
taxes
|
$
|
1,914,020
|
$
|
1,234,761
|
$
|
850,970
|
||||
Supplemental
Disclosure of Noncash Investing and Financing
|
||||||||||
Activities
|
||||||||||
Unrealized
holding gains (losses) on available for sale securities
|
||||||||||
arising
during the period
|
$
|
682,562
|
$
|
(1,146,631
|
)
|
$
|
(136,065
|
)
|
||
Accrued
dividends declared on common stock
|
$
|
213,277
|
$
|
129,226
|
$
|
87,024
|
||||
Transfer
of loan to other real estate owned
|
$
|
834,341
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Details
of branch acquisition:
|
||||||||||
Fair
value of assets acquired
|
$
|
560,000
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Fair
value of liabilities assumed
|
(3,146,471
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Net
cash received
|
$
|
(2,586,471
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||
See
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
|
6
PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2006 and 2005
Note 1. |
Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies
|
Patriot
National Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"), a Connecticut corporation, is a bank
holding company that was organized in 1999. On December 1, 1999, all
the issued and outstanding shares of Patriot National Bank (the "Bank") were
converted into Company common stock and the Bank became a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company. The Bank is a nationally chartered commercial
bank
whose deposits are insured under the Bank Insurance Fund, which is administered
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Bank provides a full range
of
banking services to commercial and consumer customers through its main office
in
Stamford, Connecticut, twelve branch offices in Fairfield County, Connecticut
and one branch office in New York City, New York. The Bank's customers are
concentrated in Fairfield County, Connecticut and Westchester County, New
York.
The Bank also conducts mortgage brokerage operations through loan production
offices in Connecticut and New York.
On
March
11, 2003, the Company formed Patriot National Statutory Trust I (the “Trust”)
for the purpose of issuing trust preferred securities and investing the proceeds
in subordinated debentures issued by the Company, and on March 26, 2003,
the
first series of trust preferred securities were issued. In accordance with
FASB
Interpretation No. 46R, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities,” (“FIN
46R”) the Trust is not included in the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
The
following is a summary of the Company’s significant accounting
policies:
Significant
group concentrations of credit risk
Most
of
the Company’s activities are with customers located within Fairfield County,
Connecticut and Westchester County, New York. Note 3 discusses the types
of
securities in which the Company invests. Note 4 discusses the types of lending
in which the Company engages. The Company does not have any significant
concentrations to any one industry or customer; however, its short term
investment is in a mutual fund of a single issuer.
Principles
of consolidation and basis of financial statement presentation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and
its
wholly owned subsidiary, the Bank, and the Bank's wholly owned subsidiary,
PinPat Acquisition Corporation; and have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
and
general practices within the banking industry. All significant intercompany
balances and transactions have been eliminated. In preparing the consolidated
financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosures
of
contingent assets and liabilities, as of the balance sheet date and reported
amounts of revenues and expenses for the reporting period. Actual results
could
differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly
susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination
of the allowance for loan losses and the evaluation of goodwill and other
intangible assets for impairment.
7
PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
Cash
and cash equivalents
Cash
and
due from banks, Federal funds sold and short-term investments are recognized
as
cash equivalents in the consolidated financial statements. Federal funds
sold
generally mature in one day. For purposes of reporting cash flows, the Company
considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity of
three
months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash flows from loans and deposits
are
reported net. The Company maintains amounts due from banks and Federal funds
sold which, at times, may exceed Federally insured limits. The Company has
not
experienced any losses from such concentrations. The short-term investment
represents an investment in a money market mutual fund of a single
issuer.
Investments
in debt and marketable equity securities
Management
determines the appropriate classification of securities at the date individual
investment securities are acquired, and the appropriateness of such
classification is reassessed at each balance sheet date.
Debt
securities, if any, that management has the positive intent and ability to
hold
to maturity are classified as “held to maturity” and are recorded at amortized
cost. “Trading” securities, if any, are carried at fair value with unrealized
gains and losses recognized in earnings. Securities not classified as held
to
maturity or trading, including equity securities with readily determinable
fair
values, are classified as “available for sale” and recorded at fair value, with
unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported in other
comprehensive income, net of taxes.
Purchase
premiums and discounts are recognized in interest income using the interest
method over the lives of the securities. Declines in the fair value of available
for sale and held to maturity securities below their cost that are deemed
to be
other than temporary are reflected in earnings as realized losses. In estimating
other-than-temporary impairment losses, management considers (1) the length
of
time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2)
the
financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and (3) the intent
and ability of the Company to retain its investment in the issuer for a period
of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value. Gains
and losses on the sale of securities are recorded on the trade date and are
determined using the specific identification method.
The
sale
of a held to maturity security within three months of its maturity date or
after
collection of at least 85% of the principal outstanding at the time the security
was acquired is considered a maturity for purposes of classification and
disclosure.
Loans
held for sale
Loans
held for sale are those loans the Company has the intent to sell in the
foreseeable future, and are carried at the lower of aggregate cost or market
value. Gains and losses on sales of loans are recognized on the trade dates,
and
are determined by the difference between the sales proceeds and the carrying
value of the loans. Loans are sold with servicing released.
8
PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
Loans
receivable
Loans
receivable are stated at their current unpaid principal balances and are
net of
the allowance for loan losses, net deferred loan origination fees and purchased
loan premiums and discounts. The Company has the ability and intent to hold
its
loans for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoff.
Management
considers all nonaccrual loans and restructured loans to be impaired. In
most
cases, loan payments that are past due less than 90 days, based on contractual
terms, are considered minor collection delays, and the related loans are
not
considered to be impaired. The Company considers consumer installment loans
to
be pools of smaller balance homogeneous loans, which are collectively evaluated
for impairment.
A
loan is
classified as a restructured loan when certain concessions have been made
to the
original contractual terms, such as reductions in interest rates or deferral
of
interest or principal payments, due to the borrower's financial
condition.
Impaired
loans are measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows
discounted at the loan's effective interest rate or, as a practical expedient,
at the loan's observable market price or the fair value of the collateral
if the
loan is collateral dependent. The amount of impairment, if any, and any
subsequent changes are recorded as adjustments to the allowance for loan
losses.
A loan is impaired when it is probable the Company will be unable to collect
all
contractual principal and interest payments due in accordance with the terms
of
the loan agreement.
Allowance
for loan losses
The
allowance for loan losses is established as losses are estimated to have
occurred through a provision for loan losses charged to earnings. Loan losses
are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility
of a loan balance is confirmed. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited
to
the allowance.
The
allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a regular basis by management and
is
based upon management’s periodic review of the collectibility of the loans in
light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio,
adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated
value of any underlying collateral and prevailing economic conditions. This
evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are
susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes
available.
The
allowance consists of specific, general and unallocated components. The specific
component relates to loans that are considered impaired. For impaired loans,
an
allowance is established when the discounted cash flows (or collateral value
or
observable market price) of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying
value
of that loan. A risk rating system is utilized to measure the general component
of the allowance for loan losses. Under this system, each loan is assigned
a
risk rating between one and nine, which has a corresponding loan loss factor
assigned, with a rating of one being the least risk and a rating of
9
PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
nine
reflecting the most risk or a complete loss. Risk ratings are assigned based
upon the recommendations of the credit analyst and the originating loan officer
and confirmed by the loan committee at the initiation of the transactions
and
are reviewed and changed, when necessary, during the life of the loan. Loan
loss
reserve factors which are based on historical loss experience adjusted for
qualitative factors are multiplied against the balances in each risk rating
category to arrive at the appropriate level for the allowance for loan losses.
Loans assigned a risk rating of six or above are monitored more closely by
the
credit administration officers and loan committee.
The
unallocated portion of the allowance reflects management’s estimate of probable
but undetected losses inherent in the portfolio; such estimates are influenced
by uncertainties in economic conditions, delays in obtaining information,
including unfavorable information about a borrower’s financial condition,
difficulty in identifying triggering events that correlate perfectly to
subsequent loss rates, and risk factors that have not yet manifested themselves
in loss allocation factors.
The
Company's real estate loans are collateralized by real estate located
principally in Fairfield County, Connecticut and Westchester County, New
York,
and accordingly, the ultimate collectibility of a substantial portion of
the
Company's loan portfolio is susceptible to changes in regional real estate
market conditions.
Interest
and fees on loans
Interest
on loans is accrued and included in operating income based on contractual
rates
applied to principal amounts outstanding. The accrual of interest income
is
discontinued whenever reasonable doubt exists as to its collectibility and
generally is discontinued when loans are past due 90 days, based on contractual
terms, as to either principal or interest. When the accrual of interest income
is discontinued, all previously accrued and uncollected interest is reversed
against interest income. The accrual of interest on loans past due 90 days
or
more, including impaired loans, may be continued if the loan is well secured,
and it is believed all principal and accrued interest income due on the loan
will be realized, and the loan is in the process of collection. A nonaccrual
loan is restored to an accrual status when it is no longer delinquent and
collectibility of interest and principal is no longer in doubt. Interest
collected on nonaccrual loans and impaired loans is recognized only to the
extent cash payments are received, and may be recorded as a reduction to
principal if the collectibility of all loan principal is unlikely.
Loan
origination fees and direct loan origination costs are deferred and amortized
as
an adjustment to the loan's yield, generally over the contractual life of
the
loan, utilizing the interest method.
Loan
brokerage activities
The
Company receives loan brokerage fees for soliciting and processing conventional
loan applications on behalf of permanent investors. Brokerage fee income
is
recognized upon closing of loans for permanent investors.
Transfers
of financial assets
Transfers
of financial assets are accounted for as sales, when control over the assets
has
been surrendered. Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered
when (1) the assets have been
10
PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
isolated
from the Company, (2) the transferee obtains the right to pledge or exchange
the
transferred assets and no condition both constrains the transferee from taking
advantage of that right and provides more than a trivial benefit for the
transferor, and (3) the transferor does not maintain effective control over
the
transferred assets through either (a) an agreement that both entitles and
obligates the transferor to repurchase or redeem the assets before maturity
or
(b) the ability to unilaterally cause the holder to return specific assets,
other than through a cleanup call.
Other
real estate owned
Other
real estate owned consists of properties acquired through, or in lieu of,
loan
foreclosure or other proceedings and is initially recorded at fair value
at the
date of foreclosure, which establishes a new cost basis. After foreclosure,
the
properties are held for sale and are carried at the lower of cost or fair
value
less estimated costs of disposal. Any write-down to fair value at the time
of
acquisition is charged to the allowance for loan losses. Properties are
evaluated regularly to ensure the recorded amounts are supported by current
fair
values, and valuation allowances are recorded as necessary to reduce the
carrying amount to fair value less estimated cost of disposal. Revenue and
expense from the operation of other real estate owned and valuation allowances
are included in operations. Costs relating to the development and improvement
of
the property are capitalized, subject to the limit of fair value of the
collateral. Gains or losses are included in operations upon
disposal.
Premises
and equipment
Premises
and equipment are stated at cost net of accumulated depreciation and
amortization. Leasehold improvements are capitalized and amortized over the
shorter of the terms of the related leases or the estimated economic lives
of
the improvements. Depreciation is charged to operations for furniture, equipment
and software using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives
of
the related assets which range from three to ten years. Gains and losses
on
dispositions are recognized upon realization. Maintenance and repairs are
expensed as incurred and improvements are capitalized.
Impairment
of assets
Long-lived
assets, which are held and used by the Company, are reviewed for impairment
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount
of
an asset may not be recoverable. If impairment is indicated by that review,
the
asset is written down to its estimated fair value through a charge to
noninterest expense.
Goodwill
and other intangible assets
Goodwill
and other identified intangible assets with indefinite lives represent the
cost
in excess of net assets of businesses acquired and are not subject to
amortization. Other identified intangible assets with finite lives consist
of a
core deposit intangible recorded in connection with a branch acquisition
and is
amortized over its estimated useful life. The Company’s unamortized goodwill and
other intangible assets are tested for impairment annually, or more frequently
under prescribed conditions.
11
PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
Income
taxes
The
Company recognizes income taxes under the asset and liability method. Under
this
method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future
tax
consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement
carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective
tax
bases, and loss carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured
using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years
in
which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.
The
effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is
recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Deferred
tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of
management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred
tax assets will not be realized.
Related
party transactions
Directors
and officers of the Company and the Bank and their affiliates have been
customers of and have had transactions with the Bank, and it is expected
that
such persons will continue to have such transactions in the future. Management
believes that all deposit accounts, loans, services and commitments comprising
such transactions were made in the ordinary course of business, and on
substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as
those
prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other customers who
are
not directors or officers. In the opinion of management, the transactions
with
related parties did not involve more than normal risks of collectibility
or
favored treatment or terms, or present other unfavorable features. Note 16
contains details regarding related party transactions.
Earnings
per share
Basic
earnings per share represents income available to common stockholders and
is
computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common
shares
outstanding. Diluted earnings per share reflects additional common shares
that
would have been outstanding if potential dilutive common shares had been
issued,
as well as any adjustment to income that would result from the assumed issuance.
Potential common shares that may be issued by the Company relate to outstanding
stock options and warrants, and are determined using the treasury stock
method.
Stock
compensation plans
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment,”
requires companies to account for share-based compensation transactions using
a
fair-value method and to recognize the related expense in the consolidated
statements of income. This statement applies to all awards granted, modified,
repurchased or cancelled after the required effective date. The Company adopted
SFAS 123R, effective January 1, 2006, using the modified prospective transition
method. The adoption of this statement had no impact on the Company’s financial
statements; however, such adoption may impact the amount of compensation
expense
recorded in future financial statements if the Company grants share-based
compensation to employees or directors in the future.
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
Comprehensive
income
Accounting
principles generally require that recognized revenue, expenses, gains and
losses
be included in net income. Although certain changes in assets and liabilities,
such as unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities, are
reported as a separate component of shareholders' equity in the consolidated
balance sheets, such items, along with net income, are components of
comprehensive income.
Fair
values of financial instruments
The
following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating
the
fair value of its financial instruments:
Cash
and due from banks, federal funds sold, short-term investments and accrued
interest receivable and payable and dividends
receivable
The
carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
Securities
Fair
values, excluding restricted Federal Reserve Bank stock and Federal Home
Loan
Bank stock, are based on quoted market prices or dealer quotes, if available.
If
a quoted market price is not available, fair value is estimated using quoted
market prices for similar securities. The carrying values of the Federal
Reserve
Bank stock and Federal Home Loan Bank stock approximate fair value based
on the
redemption provisions of the related stock.
Loans
receivable
For
variable rate loans which reprice frequently, and have no significant changes
in
credit risk, fair value is based on the loans’ carrying value. The fair value of
fixed rate loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using
the
year end rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar
credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities.
Deposits
The
fair
value of demand deposits, regular savings and certain money market deposits
is
the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of
certificates of deposit and other time deposits is estimated using a discounted
cash flow calculation that applies interest rates currently being offered
for
deposits of similar remaining maturities to a schedule of aggregated expected
maturities on such deposits.
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NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
Borrowings
For
variable rate borrowings which reprice frequently, and short-term borrowings,
fair value is based on carrying value. The fair value of fixed rate borrowings
is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using current interest
rates
for similar available borrowings with the same remaining
maturities.
Off-balance-sheet
instruments
Fair
values for the Company's off-balance-sheet instruments (lending commitments
and
standby letters of credit) are based on fees currently charged to enter into
similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements
and the counterparties' credit standing.
Recent
accounting pronouncements
In
May
2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 154, (“SFAS 154”), “Accounting Changes and
Error Corrections,” replacing APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3, which
changes the treatment and reporting requirements for both accounting errors
and
changes of accounting principles, and provides guidance on determining the
treatment of the retrospective application of a change. This Statement applies
to all voluntary changes in accounting principles. The adoption of this
statement by the Company in 2006 had no impact on the Company’s financial
statements.
In
February 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid
Financial Instruments,” which permits, but does not require, fair value
accounting for any hybrid financial instrument that contains an embedded
derivative that would otherwise require bifurcation in accordance with SFAS
133,
“Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” The statement
also subjects beneficial interests in securitized financial assets to the
requirements of SFAS 133. This statement is effective for all financial
instruments acquired, issued, or subject to re-measurement after December
31,
2006. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this statement will
have
a material impact on its financial statements.
In
March
2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial
Assets, an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 140.” The statement amends SFAS No.
140 by (1) requiring the separate accounting for servicing assets and servicing
liabilities, which arise from the sale of financial assets; (2) requiring
all
separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities to be initially
measured at fair value, if practicable; and (3) permitting an entity to choose
between an amortization method or a fair value method for subsequent measurement
for each class of separately recognized servicing assets and servicing
liabilities. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after
September 15, 2006. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this
Statement will have a material impact on its financial statements.
In
July
2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 applies to all tax positions related to
income taxes subject to SFAS No. 109, “Accounting
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
for
Income Taxes.” This includes tax positions considered to be “routine” as well as
those with a high degree of uncertainty. FIN 48 utilizes a two-step approach
for
evaluating tax positions. Recognition (step one) occurs when an enterprise
concludes that a tax position, based solely on its technical merits, is
more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination. Measurement (step
two) is
only addressed if step one has been satisfied (i.e., the position is
more-likely-than-not to be sustained). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for
income taxes by prescribing the minimum recognition threshold a tax position
must meet before being recognized in the financial statements. FIN 48 also
provides guidance on derecognition, measurement, classification, interest
and
penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN
48 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company
is
required to adopt FIN 48 in 2007 and management is currently assessing the
impact of FIN 48 on its financial statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” This
statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair
value,
and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. It clarifies that
fair
value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer
a
liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market
in
which the reporting entity operates. This statement does not require any
new
fair value measurements, but rather, it provides enhanced guidance to other
pronouncements that require or permit assets or liabilities to be measured
at
fair value. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007, with earlier adoption permitted. The Company does not
expect
that the adoption of this statement will have a material impact on its financial
statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined
Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an Amendment of FASB Statements
No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R).” This Statement requires recognition of the
overfunded or underfunded status of defined benefit postretirement plans
as an
asset or liability in the statement of financial position and to recognize
changes in that funded status in comprehensive income in the year in which
the
changes occur. SFAS No. 158 requires prospective application, recognition
and
disclosure requirements and is effective for fiscal years ending after
December 31, 2006. Additionally, SFAS No. 158 requires companies to
measure plan assets and obligations as of the entity’s fiscal year end. This
requirement is effective for the year ending December 31, 2008. The
Company does not expect that SFAS 158 will have a material impact on its
financial statements.
At
its
September 2006 meeting, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) reached a final
consensus on Issue 06-04, “Accounting for Deferred Compensation and
Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement Split-Dollar Life Insurance
Arrangements.” The consensus stipulates that an agreement by an employer to
share a portion of the proceeds of a life insurance policy with an employee
during the postretirement periods is a postretirement benefit arrangement
required to be accounted for under SFAS No. 106 or Accounting Principles
Board
Opinion (“APB”) No. 12, “Omnibus Opinion - 1967.” The consensus concludes that
the purchase of a split-dollar life insurance policy does not constitute
a
settlement under SFAS No. 106 and, therefore, a liability for the postretirement
obligation must be recognized under SFAS No. 106 if the benefit is offered
under
an arrangement that constitutes a plan, or under APB No. 12 if it is not
part of
a plan. Issue 06-04 is effective for annual or interim reporting periods
beginning after December 15, 2007.
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NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
The
Company does not expect that the adoption of EITF 06-04 will have a material
impact on its financial statements.
Note 2. |
Restrictions on Cash and Due From
Banks
|
The
Company is required to maintain reserves against its respective transaction
accounts and non-personal time deposits. At December 31, 2006 and
2005, the Bank was required to have cash and liquid assets of approximately
$315,000 and $3,566,000, respectively, to meet these requirements. In addition,
at December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company was required to maintain $25,000
in
the Federal Reserve Bank for clearing purposes.
Note 3. |
Available for Sale
Securities
|
The
amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses and approximate
fair values of available for sale securities at December 31, 2006 and 2005
are
as follows:
2006
|
Amortized
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair
Value
|
|||||
U.S.
Government sponsored
agency obligations
|
$
|
16,999,984
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(433,162)
|
$
|
16,566,822
|
|
Mortgage-backed
securities
|
44,141,476
|
32,805
|
(697,968)
|
43,476,313
|
|||||
61,141,460
|
32,805
|
(1,131,130)
|
60,043,135
|
||||||
Money
market preferred
equity securities
|
7,050,000
|
-
|
-
|
7,050,000
|
|||||
$
|
68,191,460
|
$
|
32,805
|
$
|
(1,131,130)
|
$
|
67,093,135
|
2005
|
Amortized
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair
Value
|
|||||
U.S.
Government sponsored
agency obligations
|
$
|
16,999,341
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(522,657)
|
$
|
16,476,684
|
|
Mortgage-backed
securities
|
57,453,614
|
2,330
|
(1,260,560)
|
56,195,384
|
|||||
74,452,955
|
2,330
|
(1,783,217)
|
72,672,068
|
||||||
Money
market preferred
equity securities
|
6,000,000
|
-
|
-
|
6,000,000
|
|||||
$
|
80,452,955
|
$
|
2,330
|
$
|
(1,783,217)
|
$
|
78,672,068
|
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NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
The
following table presents the Company’s available for sale securities’ gross
unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by the length of time the
individual securities have been in a continuous loss position, at December
31,
2006 and 2005:
2006
|
Less
Than 12 Months
|
12
Months or More
|
Total
|
||||||
Fair
Value
|
Unrealized
Loss
|
Fair
Value
|
Unrealized
Loss
|
Fair
Value
|
Unrealized
Loss
|
U.S.
Government sponsored
|
|||||||||||||||
agency
obligations
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
16,566,822
|
$
|
(433,162)
|
$
|
16,566,822
|
$
|
(433,162)
|
|||
Mortgage-backed
securities
|
1,117,429
|
(2,423)
|
35,262,041
|
(695,545)
|
36,379,470
|
(697,968)
|
|||||||||
Totals
|
$
|
1,117,429
|
$
|
(2,423)
|
$
|
51,828,863
|
$
|
(1,128,707)
|
$
|
52,946,292
|
$
|
(1,131,130)
|
2005
|
Less
Than 12 Months
|
12
Months or More
|
Total
|
||||||
Fair
Value
|
Unrealized
Loss
|
Fair
Value
|
Unrealized
Loss
|
Fair
Value
|
Unrealized
Loss
|
U.S.
Government sponsored
|
|||||||||||||||
agency
obligations
|
$
|
1,985,625
|
$
|
(13,716)
|
$
|
14,491,059
|
$
|
(508,941)
|
$
|
16,476,684
|
$
|
(522,657)
|
|||
Mortgage-backed
securities
|
27,846,559
|
(459,646)
|
25,315,920
|
(800,914)
|
53,162,479
|
(1,260,560)
|
|||||||||
Totals
|
$
|
29,832,184
|
$
|
(473,362)
|
$
|
39,806,979
|
$
|
(1,309,855)
|
$
|
69,639,163
|
$
|
(1,783,217)
|
At
December 31, 2006, thirty-nine securities have unrealized losses with aggregate
depreciation of 2.1% from the amortized cost. There were no securities with
unrealized losses greater than 5% of amortized cost.
Management
believes that none of the unrealized losses on available for sale securities
are
other than temporary due to the fact that they relate to debt and
mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. Government agencies and
Government sponsored agencies, which the Company has both the intent and
ability
to hold until maturity or until the fair value fully recovers. Additionally,
management considers the issuers of the securities to be financially sound,
and
expects to receive all contractual principal and interest related to these
investments.
At
December 31, 2006 and 2005, available for sale securities with a carrying
value
of $2,817,000 and $1,486,000, respectively, were pledged to secure obligations
under municipal deposits.
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NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
The
amortized cost and fair value of available for sale debt securities at
December 31, 2006 by contractual maturity are presented below. Actual
maturities of mortgage-backed securities may differ from contractual maturities
because the mortgages underlying the securities may be called or repaid without
any penalties. Because mortgage-backed securities are not due at a single
maturity date, they are not included in the maturity categories in the following
maturity summary.
Amortized
|
Fair
|
||||
Cost
|
Value
|
||||
Maturity:
|
|||||
1-5
years
|
$
|
16,999,984
|
$
|
16,566,822
|
|
Mortgage-backed
securities
|
44,141,476
|
43,476,313
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
61,141,460
|
$
|
60,043,135
|
During
2006, 2005 and 2004, there were no sales of available for sale
securities.
Note 4. |
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan
Losses
|
A
summary
of the Company’s loan portfolio at December 31, 2006 and 2005 is as
follows:
2006
|
2005
|
||||
Real
estate:
|
|||||
Commercial
|
$
|
166,799,341
|
$
|
129,178,889
|
|
Residential
|
91,077,687
|
77,391,833
|
|||
Construction
|
203,828,453
|
107,232,587
|
|||
Commercial
|
23,997,640
|
15,591,818
|
|||
Consumer
installment
|
1,251,300
|
1,106,648
|
|||
Consumer
home equity
|
26,933,277
|
39,097,450
|
|||
Total
loans
|
513,887,698
|
369,599,225
|
|||
Premiums
on purchased loans
|
292,543
|
367,491
|
|||
Net
deferred loan fees
|
(1,665,654)
|
(1,134,604)
|
|||
Allowance
for loan losses
|
(5,630,432)
|
(4,588,335)
|
|||
Loans
receivable, net
|
$
|
506,884,155
|
$
|
364,243,777
|
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NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
The
changes in the allowance for loan losses for the years ended
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 are as follows:
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||
Balance,
beginning of year
|
$
|
4,588,335
|
$
|
3,481,525
|
$
|
2,934,675
|
|
Provision
for loan losses
|
1,040,000
|
1,110,000
|
556,000
|
||||
Recoveries
of loans
|
|||||||
previously
charged-off
|
3,190
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Loans
charged-off
|
(1,093)
|
(3,190)
|
(9,150)
|
||||
Balance,
end of year
|
$
|
5,630,432
|
$
|
4,588,335
|
$
|
3,481,525
|
At
December 31, 2006 and 2005, the unpaid principal balances of loans
delinquent 90 days or more and still accruing were $1,896,984 and $274,622,
respectively, and the unpaid principal balances of loans placed on nonaccrual
status were $2,904,015 and $1,934,614, respectively. If nonaccrual loans
had
been performing in accordance with their original terms, the Company would
have
recorded approximately $141,237, $6,000 and $18,000, respectively, of additional
income during the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and
2004.
The
following information relates to impaired loans as of and for the years ended
December 31, 2006 and 2005:
2006
|
2005
|
||||
Impaired
loans receivable for which there is a related allowance
for
credit losses
|
$
|
1,422,359
|
$
|
-
|
|
Impaired
loans receivable for which there is no related
allowance
for credit losses
|
$
|
1,481,656
|
$
|
1,934,614
|
|
Allowance
for credit losses related to impaired loans
|
$
|
250,000
|
$
|
-
|
|
Average
recorded investment in impaired loans
|
$
|
4,394,509
|
$
|
2,668,531
|
During
2006, 2005 and 2004, interest income collected and recognized on impaired
loans
was $149,313, $223,261 and $184,565, respectively. The Company has no
commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose loans are
impaired.
The
Company's lending activities are conducted principally in Fairfield County,
Connecticut and Westchester County, New York. The Company grants commercial
real
estate loans, commercial business loans and a variety of consumer loans.
In
addition, the Company grants loans for the construction of residential homes,
residential developments and for land development projects. All residential
and
commercial mortgage loans are collateralized by first or second mortgages
on
real estate. The ability and willingness of borrowers to satisfy their loan
obligations is dependent in large part upon the status of the
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PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
regional
economy and regional real estate market. Accordingly, the ultimate
collectibility of a substantial portion of the loan portfolio and the recovery
of a substantial portion of any resulting real estate acquired is susceptible
to
changes in market conditions.
The
Company has established credit policies applicable to each type of lending
activity in which it engages, evaluates the creditworthiness of each customer
and, in most cases, extends credit of up to 75% of the market value of the
collateral at the date of the credit extension depending on the Company's
evaluation of the borrowers' creditworthiness and type of collateral. The
market
value of collateral is monitored on an ongoing basis and additional collateral
is obtained when warranted. Real estate is the primary form of collateral.
Other
important forms of collateral are accounts receivable, inventory, other business
assets, marketable securities and time deposits. While collateral provides
assurance as a secondary source of repayment, the Company ordinarily requires
the primary source of repayment to be based on the borrower's ability to
generate continuing cash flows.
Note 5. |
Premises and Equipment
|
At
December 31, 2006 and 2005, premises and equipment consisted of the
following:
2006
|
2005
|
||||
Construction
in progress
|
$
|
803,149
|
$
|
-
|
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
2,676,805
|
2,217,690
|
|||
Furniture,
equipment and software
|
3,408,419
|
2,867,738
|
|||
6,888,373
|
5,085,428
|
||||
Less
accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
(3,197,512)
|
(2,611,275)
|
|||
$
|
3,690,861
|
$
|
2,474,153
|
For
the
years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, depreciation and
amortization expense related to premises and equipment totaled $644,472,
$604,399, and $536,029, respectively.
Note 6. |
Other Real Estate
Operations
|
Other
real estate owned of $834,341 is included in other assets and is comprised
of
one property obtained through loan foreclosure proceedings completed at the
end
of the third quarter of 2006. A summary of other real estate operations for
the
year ended December 31, 2006 is as follows:
Rental
income from other real estate owned
|
$
|
20,458
|
|
Less
expenses of holding other real estate owned
|
743
|
||
Income
from other real estate operations
|
$
|
19,715
|
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NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
Note 7. |
Deposits
|
At
December 31, 2006 and 2005, deposits consisted of the
following:
2006
|
2005
|
||||
Noninterest
bearing
|
$
|
56,679,836
|
$
|
48,797,389
|
|
Interest
bearing:
|
|||||
Time
certificates, less than $100,000
|
248,414,014
|
168,565,756
|
|||
Time
certificates, $100,000 or more
|
162,546,807
|
98,440,248
|
|||
Money
market
|
40,935,628
|
57,798,772
|
|||
Savings
|
25,993,452
|
20,089,889
|
|||
NOW
|
26,881,927
|
25,383,234
|
|||
Total
interest bearing
|
504,771,828
|
370,277,899
|
|||
Total
deposits
|
$
|
561,451,664
|
$
|
419,075,288
|
Interest
expense on certificates of deposit in denominations of $100,000 or more was
$5,693,596, $3,023,519 and $1,883,047 for the years ended
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Contractual
maturities of time certificates of deposit as of December 31, 2006 are
summarized below:
Due
within:
|
|||
1
year
|
$
|
327,238,523
|
|
1-2
years
|
46,660,435
|
||
2-3
years
|
17,382,871
|
||
3-4
years
|
16,737,157
|
||
4-5
years
|
2,941,835
|
||
$
|
410,960,821
|
Note 8. |
Borrowings
|
Federal
Home Loan Bank borrowings
The
Bank
is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston ("FHLB"). At
December 31, 2006, the Bank has the ability to borrow from the FHLB
based on a certain percentage of the value of the Bank's qualified collateral,
as defined in the FHLB Statement of Products Policy, comprised mainly of
mortgage-backed securities delivered under collateral safekeeping to the
FHLB,
and a blanket lien on qualifying mortgage loans, at the time of the borrowing.
In accordance with an agreement with the FHLB, the qualified collateral must
be
free and clear of liens, pledges and encumbrances. In addition, the Company
has
a $2,000,000 available line of credit with the FHLB. At December 31, 2006
and 2005, there were no advances outstanding under this line of credit. At
December 31, 2006, other outstanding advances from the FHLB aggregated
$8,000,000 at interest rates ranging from 2.96% to 5.24% and at
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
December 31, 2005,
other outstanding advances aggregated $9,000,000 at interest rates ranging
from
2.49% to 5.11%.
The
Bank
is required to maintain an investment in capital stock of the FHLB in an
amount
equal to a percentage of its outstanding mortgage loans and contracts secured
by
residential properties, including mortgage-backed securities. No ready market
exists for FHLB stock and it has no quoted market value. For disclosure
purposes, such stock is assumed to have a market value which is equal to
cost
since the Bank can redeem the stock with the FHLB at cost.
Repurchase
agreements
At
December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company had available borrowings under
repurchase agreements of $10,000,000 and had no amounts outstanding at those
dates.
Junior
subordinated debt owed to unconsolidated trust
During
2003, the Company formed the Trust of which 100% of the Trust’s common
securities are owned by the Company. The Trust has no independent assets,
and
exists for the sole purpose of issuing trust securities and investing the
proceeds thereof in an equivalent amount of junior subordinated debentures
issued by the Company.
The
Trust
issued $8,000,000 of trust preferred securities in 2003. Pursuant to FIN
46R,
issued in December 2003, the Company deconsolidated the Trust at December
31,
2003. The Company’s investment in the Trust of $248,000 is included in other
assets. The overall effect on the financial position and operating results
of
the Company as a result of the deconsolidation was not material.
Trust
preferred securities currently qualify for up to 25% of the Company’s Tier I
Capital, with the excess qualifying as Tier 2 Capital. On March 1, 2005,
the
Federal Reserve Board of Governors, which is the banking regulator for the
Holding Company, approved final rules that allow for the continued inclusion
of
outstanding and prospective issuances of trust preferred securities in
regulatory capital, subject to new, more strict limitations. The Company
has
until March 31, 2009 to meet the new limitations. Management does not believe
these final rules will have a significant impact on the Company.
The
subordinated debentures are unsecured obligations of the Company and are
subordinate and junior in right of payment to all present and future senior
indebtedness of the Company. The Company has entered into a guarantee, which
together with its obligations under the subordinated debentures and the
declaration of trust governing the Trust, including its obligations to pay
costs, expenses, debts and liabilities, other than trust securities, provides
a
full and unconditional guarantee of amounts on the capital securities. The
subordinated debentures, which bear interest at the three month LIBOR plus
3.15%
(8.516% at December 31, 2006), mature on March 26, 2033 and can be
redeemed at the Company’s option in 2008.
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
The
duration of the Trust is 30 years with early redemption at par at the Company’s
option in 2008, or earlier in the event of certain regulatory or tax changes.
The trust securities also bear interest at the three month LIBOR plus
3.15%.
Other
borrowings
At
December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company had available borrowings under federal
funds or letters of credit from its correspondent bank of $3,000,000 and
had no
amounts outstanding at those dates.
Maturity
of borrowings
The
contractual maturities of the Company’s borrowings at December 31, 2006, by
year, are as follows:
Fixed
|
Floating
|
||||
Rate
|
Rate
|
Total
|
|||
|
|
||||
2007
|
$8,000,000
|
$
-
|
$8,000,000
|
||
2008
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||
2009
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||
2010
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||
2011
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||
Thereafter
|
-
|
8,248,000
|
8,248,000
|
||
Total
borrowings
|
$8,000,000
|
$8,248,000
|
$16,248,000
|
Note 9. |
Commitments and
Contingencies
|
Operating
leases
The
Company has non-cancelable operating leases for its main office, branch and
mortgage brokerage offices. Under these lease agreements, the Company is
required to pay certain executory costs such as insurance and property taxes.
The Company also leases parking space under a noncancelable operating lease
agreement and certain equipment under cancelable and noncancelable
arrangements.
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
Future
minimum rental commitments under the terms of these leases, by year and in
the
aggregate, are as follows:
Years
Ending
December
31,
|
Amount
|
|||
2007
|
$
1,884,072
|
|||
2008
|
1,702,223
|
|||
2009
|
1,642,460
|
|||
2010
|
1,641,027
|
|||
2011
|
1,522,680
|
|||
Thereafter
|
6,240,279
|
|||
$
14,632,741
|
Total
rental expense charged to operations for cancelable and noncancelable operating
leases was $1,677,824, $1,194,499 and $876,132 for the years ended
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The Company subleases
excess space at three locations. Income from subleases included in noninterest
expense was $57,403, $73,545 and $28,326 for the years ended
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Employment
Agreements
President’s
Agreement
Effective
January 1, 2007, after the expiration of a previous employment agreement
the
Company and the Bank entered into a new employment agreement (the “Agreement”)
with the Bank’s President and Chief Executive Officer that expires on December
31, 2009. The Agreement provides for, among other things, a stipulated base
salary for each of the three years covered by the Agreement and a discretionary
annual bonus to be determined by the Board of Directors.
In
the
event of the early termination of the Agreement for cause (as defined in
the
agreement) or because of his death or disability, all unvested restricted
stock
awards and options will be forfeited. The President was issued stock
appreciation rights and restricted share rights under an earlier employment
contract and may participate in future option grants if made by the Company.
In
the event the President’s employment terminates for any other reason, including
termination following a change in control (as defined in the agreement),
all
stock rights and options, if any, will vest immediately.
In
the
event of the early termination of the Agreement for any reason other than
cause,
the Company would be obligated to compensate the President in one lump sum
payment, an amount equal to the higher of the aggregate salary payments that
would be made to the President under the remaining term of the Agreement,
or
eighteen months of the President’s base salary at the time of
termination.
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
The
Company and the Bank have also entered into a change of control agreement
with
the President that entitles the President to a lump sum payment of two and
one
half times the greater of the President’s base salary at the time or total
compensation for the most recently completed fiscal year at the time of the
change in control. This agreement is substantially similar to those described
below for other executive officers.
The
provisions of the early termination clause apply only to termination of the
Agreement prior to a change of control. Termination of the Agreement following
a
change of control shall be governed by the change of control
provisions.
Other
Employment Agreements
In
November 2003, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its
Chief
Financial Officer that expires on December 31, 2007. The agreement provides
for,
among other things, a stipulated base salary and annual discretionary bonuses
as
determined by the Board of Directors. In addition, the Chief Financial Officer
has a change of control agreement that entitles the Chief Financial Officer
to a
lump sum payment of two and one half times the greater of the Chief Financial
Officer’s base salary at the time or total compensation for the most recently
completed fiscal year.
Effective
January 1, 2007, the Company entered into a one-year employment
agreement with an officer of the Bank who serves as Executive Vice President
of
the Bank, Sales Manager of Retail Brokerage, which replaced a contract that
expired on December 31, 2006. The agreement provides for, among other things,
a
minimum base salary and commission arrangement, as well as additional
compensation based upon the revenue generated by direct reports, and for
reimbursement of expenses incurred incidental to duties as an officer. The
agreement terminates on December 31, 2007.
In
addition, three other executive officers of the Company have change of control
agreements that entitle such officers to receive two or two and one half
times
the greater of the officer’s base salary at the time or total compensation for
the most recently completed fiscal year if a change of control occurs while
such
officers are full time officers of the Company or within six months following
termination of employment other than for cause or by reason of death or
disability.
Legal
Matters
The
Company is involved in various legal proceedings which have arisen in the
normal
course of business. Management believes that the resolution of these matters
will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition or results
of operations.
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NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
Other
The
Company has received regulatory approval to open six new branch offices.
The
Company entered into non-cancelable leases for four of these
locations.
Note 10. |
Income Taxes
|
The
components of the income tax provision for the years ended
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 are as follows:
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||
Current
|
|||||||
Federal
|
$
|
1,408,384
|
$
|
1,211,403
|
$
|
554,723
|
|
State
|
356,958
|
308,430
|
179,489
|
||||
Total
|
1,765,342
|
1,519,833
|
734,212
|
||||
Deferred
|
|||||||
Federal
|
(402,384)
|
(454,457)
|
(81,723)
|
||||
State
|
(95,958)
|
(108,376)
|
(19,489)
|
||||
Total
|
(498,342)
|
(562,833)
|
(101,212)
|
||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
$
|
1,267,000
|
$
|
957,000
|
$
|
633,000
|
A
reconciliation of the anticipated income tax provision (computed by applying
the
statutory Federal income tax rate of 34% to the income before income taxes)
to
the income tax provision as reported in the statements of income for the
years
ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 is as follows:
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||
Provision
for income taxes at
|
|||||||
statutory
Federal rate
|
$
|
1,251,900
|
$
|
803,600
|
$
|
530,200
|
|
State
taxes, net of Federal benefit
|
200,100
|
117,000
|
96,500
|
||||
Dividends
received deduction
|
(77,500)
|
(68,500)
|
(52,300)
|
||||
Nondeductible
expenses
|
56,300
|
38,600
|
16,800
|
||||
(Under)
over accrual of income tax provision
|
(159,489)
|
86,800
|
900
|
||||
Other
|
(4,311)
|
(20,500)
|
40,900
|
||||
Total
provision for income taxes
|
$
|
1,267,000
|
$
|
957,000
|
$
|
633,000
|
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NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
At
December 31, 2006 and 2005, the components of gross deferred tax
assets and gross deferred tax liabilities are as follows:
2006
|
2005
|
||||
Deferred
tax assets:
|
|||||
Allowance
for loan losses
|
$
|
2,193,055
|
$
|
1,787,157
|
|
Nonaccrual
interest
|
55,015
|
-
|
|||
Investment
securities
|
417,363
|
676,738
|
|||
Premises
and equipment
|
302,847
|
272,370
|
|||
Accrued
expenses
|
28,382
|
17,138
|
|||
Other
|
-
|
6,989
|
|||
Gross
deferred tax assets
|
2,996,662
|
2,760,392
|
|||
Deferred
tax liabilities:
|
|||||
Tax
bad debt recapture
|
63,746
|
70,827
|
|||
Other
|
18,354
|
13,970
|
|||
Gross
deferred tax liabilities
|
82,100
|
84,797
|
|||
Deferred
tax asset, net
|
$
|
2,914,562
|
$
|
2,675,595
|
The
allocation of the deferred tax provision (benefit) involving items charged
to
current year income and items charged directly to equity for the years ended
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 are as follows:
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||
Deferred
tax provision (benefit) allocated to equity
|
$
|
259,375
|
$
|
(435,721)
|
$
|
(51,705)
|
|
Deferred
tax provision (benefit) allocated to operations
|
(498,342)
|
(562,833)
|
(101,212)
|
||||
Total
deferred tax benefit
|
$
|
(238,967)
|
$
|
(998,554)
|
$
|
(152,917)
|
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NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
Note
11.
Goodwill and other intangible assets
On
November 17, 2006, the Company acquired the assets and assumed deposit
liabilities of a branch office from bcpbank, N.A. In consideration for the
assumption of approximately $3,146,000 in deposit liabilities, the Company
received approximately $2,586,000 in cash and other assets. The Company
accounted for this branch acquisition as a business combination and recorded
the
acquired tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities at fair
value with the remainder recorded as goodwill. In connection with this purchase,
the Company has recorded $435,400 in goodwill and a core deposit intangible
of
$124,600. The core deposit intangible is being amortized over the estimated
life
of the related deposits of eight years using the straight line method. The
net
book value of the Company’s goodwill and core deposit intangibles at December
31, 2006 and 2005 is as follows:
2006
|
2005
|
||||
Goodwill
|
$
|
1,365,491
|
$
|
930,091
|
|
Core
deposit intangible
|
124,600
|
||||
Less
accumulated amortization
|
2,440
|
||||
|
122,160
|
-
|
|||
Total
goodwill and other intangible assets
|
$
|
1,487,651
|
$
|
930,091
|
Amortization
expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $2,440. Expected future
amortization expenses is as follows:
Years
Ending
December
31,
|
Amount
|
|||
2007
|
|
$
18,574
|
||
2008
|
17,684
|
|||
2009
|
16,793
|
|||
2010
|
15,903
|
|||
2011
|
15,012
|
|||
Thereafter
|
38,194
|
|||
|
$
122,160
|
Based
on
the Company’s annual impairment tests goodwill and the core deposit intangible
were not impaired for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and
2004.
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NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
Note 12. |
Shareholders’ Equity
|
Common
stock
On
September 26, 2006, the Company commenced an offering of up to 1,320,000
shares
of its common stock, at $22.00 per share through an underwritten public
offering. In addition, the Company granted the underwriter an option to purchase
up to 180,000 additional shares of common stock at the public offering price,
less the underwriting discount, to cover over-allotments. The common stock
offering was completed on September 29, 2006 with the issuance of 1,500,000
shares of common stock resulting in an increase in common stock and additional
paid in capital of $30,665,966 after deducting total stock issuance costs
of
$2,334,034 which were charged to additional paid-in capital.
In
addition, during 2006, 8,000 options were exercised resulting in proceeds
to the
Company of $80,880 and 845 shares were issued to directors in payment of
directors’ fees of $24,927.
On
August
4, 2005, the Company commenced an offering of up to 705,883 shares of its
common
stock, at $17.00 per share, to existing shareholders, whereby each shareholder
was granted the right to purchase one share of stock for every six shares
owned
as of August 1, 2005. In addition, each shareholder was granted an
oversubscription privilege to purchase up to two additional shares for each
share owned from stock not subscribed by existing shareholders under the
initial
rights described above. The Company also entered into standby purchase
agreements pursuant to which the standby purchasers agreed to acquire up
to
529,412 shares at $17.00 per share. The common stock offering was completed
on
September 21, 2005 resulting in an increase in common stock and additional
paid
in capital of $10,965,881 after deducting total stock issuance costs of
$1,034,130 which were charged to additional paid-in capital. The Company
received subscriptions for a total of 705,883 shares; existing shareholders
purchased $6.3 million or 368,687 shares; standby investors purchased $5.7
million or 337,196 shares.
In
addition, during 2005, 37,000 options were exercised resulting in proceeds
to
the Company of $375,436 and 1,375 shares were issued to directors in payment
of
directors’ fees of $26,250.
During
2004, 77,784 warrants issued to certain of the Bank’s original organizers and
certain other individuals were exercised resulting in proceeds to the Company
of
$466,704.
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NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
Income
Per Share
The
following tables present information about the computation of basic and diluted
income per share for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and
2004.
2006
|
||||||
Net
Income
|
Shares
|
Per
Share
Amount
|
||||
Basic
Income Per Share
|
||||||
Income
available to common shareholders
|
$
|
2,415,155
|
3,621,250
|
$
|
0.67
|
|
Effect
of Dilutive Securities
|
||||||
Stock
options outstanding
|
-
|
41,897
|
(0.01)
|
|||
Diluted
Income Per Share
|
||||||
Income
available to common shareholders
|
||||||
plus
assumed conversions
|
$
|
2,415,155
|
3,663,147
|
$
|
0.66
|
2005
|
||||||
Net
Income
|
Shares
|
Per
Share
Amount
|
||||
Basic
Income Per Share
|
||||||
Income
available to common shareholders
|
$
|
1,406,626
|
2,696,676
|
$
|
0.52
|
|
Effect
of Dilutive Securities
|
||||||
Stock
options outstanding
|
-
|
42,042
|
(0.01)
|
|||
Diluted
Income Per Share
|
||||||
Income
available to common shareholders
|
||||||
plus
assumed conversions
|
$
|
1,406,626
|
2,738,718
|
$
|
0.51
|
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NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
2004
|
||||||
Net
Income
|
Shares
|
Per
Share
Amount
|
||||
Basic
Income Per Share
|
||||||
Income
available to common shareholders
|
$
|
926,397
|
2,449,679
|
$
|
0.38
|
|
Effect
of Dilutive Securities
|
||||||
Warrants
and stock options outstanding
|
-
|
53,012
|
(0.01)
|
|||
Diluted
Income Per Share
|
||||||
Income
available to common shareholders
|
||||||
plus
assumed conversions
|
$
|
926,397
|
2,502,691
|
$
|
0.37
|
Stock
warrants
The
Bank
issued warrants to certain of the Bank’s original organizing group and certain
other individuals to purchase up to 95,000 shares of the Bank’s common stock at
the original public offering price of $6 per share. The obligations related
to
all warrants issued by the Bank were assumed by the Company. During 2004,
all
unexercised warrants expired.
A
summary
of the status of the warrants at December 31, 2004, and changes during the
year ended on that date, is as follows:
2004
|
||||||
Number
of
Shares
|
Weighted-Average
Exercise
Price
|
|||||
Outstanding
at beginning of year
|
83,484
|
$
|
6.00
|
|||
Expired
|
5,700
|
6.00
|
||||
Exercised
|
77,784
|
6.00
|
||||
Outstanding
at end of year
|
-
|
|||||
Exercisable
at end of year
|
-
|
Stock
options
On
August
17, 1999, the Bank adopted a stock option plan (the “Plan”) for employees and
directors, under which both incentive and non-qualified stock options were
granted, and subsequently the Company assumed all obligations related to
such
options. The Plan provided for the grant of 110,000 non-qualified and incentive
stock options in 1999 to certain directors of the Company, with an exercise
price equal to the market value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant.
Such options were immediately exercisable and expire if unexercised ten years
after the date of grant. The Company has reserved 65,000 shares of common
stock
for issuance under the Plan. No additional options may be granted under the
Plan.
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
A
summary
of the status of the stock options at December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
is as follows:
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
Number
of Shares
|
Weighted-Average
Exercise
Price
|
Number
of
Shares
|
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
|
Number
of
Shares
|
Weighted-Average
Exercise
Price
|
Outstanding
at beginning
|
|||||||||||
of
year
|
73,000
|
$
|
10.13
|
110,000
|
$
|
10.13
|
110,000
|
$
|
10.13
|
||
Exercised
|
8,000
|
10.11
|
37,000
|
10.15
|
-
|
||||||
Outstanding
at end of year
|
65,000
|
10.13
|
73,000
|
10.13
|
110,000
|
10.13
|
|||||
Exercisable
at end of year
|
65,000
|
10.13
|
73,000
|
10.13
|
110,000
|
10.13
|
The
intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2006
and
2005 was $977,795 and $733,577, respectively. The intrinsic value of options
exercised during the twelve months ended December 31, 2006 and 2005
were $149,275 and $313,037, respectively. There are no pro forma disclosures
required for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, because
there
was no compensation expense attributed to these periods as no awards were
granted or vested under this Plan during these periods.
The
weighted-average remaining contractual life for the options outstanding at
December 31, 2006 is 2.7 years.
The
provisions in SFAS 123R have had no impact on existing plans under the
employment agreements discussed below:
President’s
Agreement
Included
under the terms of an employment agreement, which expired on
October 23, 2003 (the “Agreement”) between the Company and the
President, was a provision for the Company to grant shares of the Company’s
common stock, if available, or its cash equivalent, if not, to the President
on
December 31, 2000, and annually thereafter through
December 31, 2003. The number of shares to be granted was based on 30%
of the President’s base salary for the preceding annual employment period.
Compensation cost for grants through 2002 were recognized over the period
ending
with the expiration date of the Agreement and compensation cost for the 2003
grant was recognized over the term of the most recently expired contract.
This
stock grant has been settled in cash each year from 2001 through 2006 and
the
remaining 1,135 shares are anticipated to settle in cash when fully
distributed at the end of 2007. The expense charged to operations related
to
this component of the Agreement for the twelve months ended
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $51,951, $46,247 and $77,085,
respectively.
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
The
Agreement also provided for the grant of options to purchase a minimum of
10,000
shares of the Company’s common stock on December 31, 2000, and
annually thereafter through December 2002, and on December 31, 2003,
if the President remained employed by the Bank. In the event that the Company
did not have stock options available to grant at any of the stipulated dates,
which was the case at December 31, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the
President was able to elect, on a future determination date, to be chosen
by the
President, to receive cash compensation equal to the difference between the
value of the Company’s stock at the time the options would have been granted,
and the value of the Company’s stock on the determination date. The President
has the equivalent of 15,000 options remaining under this section of the
Agreement. The expense charged to operations related to the option component
of
the Agreement for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and
2004 was $114,998, $114,338 and $198,665, respectively.
Stock
Appreciation Rights Plan
During
2001, the Company adopted the Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. 2001 Stock
Appreciation Rights Plan (the “SAR Plan”), providing for the grant by the
Company of stock appreciation rights to officers of the Company. Stock
appreciation rights entitle the officers to receive, in cash or Company common
stock, the appreciation in the value of the Company’s common stock from the date
of grant. Each award vested at the rate of 20% per year from the date of
grant.
Any unexercised rights will expire ten years from the date of grant. During
2001, the Company granted a total of 18,000 stock appreciation rights to
three
Company executive officers, and $89,880, $67,932 and $99,216, respectively,
was
charged to operations under the SAR Plan for the years ended
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004. At December 31, 2006 there are
12,000 unexercised rights under this plan.
Rights
Agreement
On
April
15, 2004, the Board of Directors of the Company declared, effective as of
April
19, 2004, a dividend distribution of one Right for each outstanding share
of
common stock of the Company. The dividend was payable on April 29, 2004 to
the
stockholders of record as of the close of business on that date. Each Right
entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Company 8.152 shares
of the
Company’s common stock, at a price of $60.00, or $7.36 per share subject to
adjustment. The description and terms of the Rights are set forth in a Rights
Agreement, dated as of April 19, 2004 between the Company and Registrar and
Transfer Company.
The
Rights are not exercisable until the earliest of (i) the tenth business day
after a public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or associated
persons acquired, or obtained the right to acquire, beneficial ownership
of 15%
or more of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock (an Acquiring
Person); (ii) the tenth business day (or such later day as may be determined
by
action of the Board of Directors of the Company prior to such time as any
person
becomes an Acquiring Person) after the date of the commencement of a tender
or
exchange offer by any person (other than the Company) if, upon consummation
such
person would be an Acquiring Person; and (iii) the tenth business day (or
such
later day as may be determined by action of the Board of Directors of the
Company prior to such time as
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NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
any
person becomes an Acquiring Person) after the filing by any Person (other
than
the Company) of a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933,
as
amended, with respect to a contemplated exchange offer to acquire (when added
to
any shares as to which such person is the beneficial owner immediately prior
to
such filing) beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the issued and outstanding
shares of the Company’s common stock.
The
Rights will expire on April 19, 2014, unless earlier redeemed or exchanged
by
the Company.
Note 13. |
401(k) Savings Plan
|
The
Company offers employees participation in the Patriot National Bank 401(k)
Savings Plan (the "401(k) Plan") under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue
Code. The 401(k) Plan covers substantially all employees who have completed
six
months of service, are 21 years of age and who elect to participate. Under
the
terms of the 401(k) Plan, participants can contribute up to the maximum amount
allowed, subject to Federal limitations. The Company may make discretionary
matching contributions to the 401(k) Plan. Participants are immediately vested
in their contributions and fully vested in Company contributions after two
years. The Company contributed approximately $147,000, $140,000 and $127,000
to
the 401(k) Plan in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Note 14. |
Financial Instruments With Off-Balance-Sheet
Risk
|
In
the
normal course of business, the Company is a party to financial instruments
with
off-balance-sheet risk to meet the financing needs of its customers. These
financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters
of credit and involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest
rate
risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the balance sheets. The contractual
amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of involvement the Company
has
in particular classes of financial instruments.
The
contractual amounts of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of
credit represent the amounts of potential accounting loss should: the contract
be fully drawn upon; the customer default; and the value of any existing
collateral become worthless. The Company uses the same credit policies in
making
commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance-sheet
instruments and evaluates each customer's creditworthiness on a case-by-case
basis. Management believes that the Company controls the credit risk of these
financial instruments through credit approvals, credit limits, monitoring
procedures and the receipt of collateral as deemed necessary.
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NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
Financial
instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk are as follows at
December 31, 2006 and 2005:
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Commitments
to extend credit:
|
||||||
Future
loan commitments
|
$
|
54,134,247
|
$
|
55,364,491
|
||
Unused
lines of credit
|
43,900,007
|
37,819,135
|
||||
Undisbursed
construction loans
|
97,977,899
|
40,398,941
|
||||
Financial
standby letters of credit
|
264,483
|
216,000
|
||||
$
|
196,276,636
|
$
|
133,798,567
|
Commitments
to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is
no
violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments to extend
credit generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses
and
may require payment of a fee by the borrower. Since these commitments could
expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily
represent future cash requirements. The amount of collateral obtained, if
deemed
necessary by the Company upon extension of credit, is based on management's
credit evaluation of the counterparty. Collateral held varies, but may include
residential and commercial property, deposits and securities.
Standby
letters of credit are written commitments issued by the Company 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. As of January 1, 2003, newly issued or modified
guarantees that are not derivative contracts have been recorded on the Company’s
consolidated balance sheet at their fair value at inception. No liability
related to guarantees was required to be recorded at December 31, 2006 and
2005.
Note 15. |
Regulatory Matters
|
The
Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements
administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital
requirements can initiate certain mandatory - and possibly additional
discretionary - actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct
material effect on the Company's financial statements. Under capital adequacy
guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the
Company and the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve
quantitative measures of the Company's and the Bank's assets, liabilities,
and
certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting
practices. The Company's and the Bank's capital amounts and classification
are
also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components,
risk
weightings, and other factors.
Quantitative
measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the
Company and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in
the
table below) of total and Tier I capital (as defined in the regulations)
to
risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier I capital (as defined) to
average
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NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
assets
(as defined). Management believes, as of December 31, 2006, that the
Company and the Bank meet all capital adequacy requirements to which they
are
subject.
The
most
recent notification from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for
prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized, the Bank
must
maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier I risk-based, and Tier-I leverage
ratios
as set forth in the table. There are no conditions or events since then that
management believes have changed the Bank’s category.
The
Company’s and the Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios at
December 31, 2006 and 2005 were (dollars in thousands):
Actual
|
For
Capital
Adequacy
Purposes
|
To
Be Well
Capitalized
Under
Prompt
Corrective
Action
Provisions
|
2006
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
||||
The
Company:
|
||||||||||
Total
Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)
|
$
|
77,107
|
15.34%
|
$
|
40,212
|
8.00%
|
$
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Tier
I Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)
|
71,477
|
14.22%
|
20,106
|
4.00%
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
||||
Tier
I Capital (Average Assets)
|
71,477
|
11.63%
|
24,584
|
4.00%
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
The
Bank:
|
||||||||||
Total
Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)
|
$
|
75,499
|
15.02%
|
$
|
40,213
|
8.00%
|
$
|
50,266
|
10.00%
|
|
Tier
I Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)
|
69,869
|
13.90%
|
20,106
|
4.00%
|
30,159
|
6.00%
|
||||
Tier
I Capital (to Average Assets)
|
69,869
|
11.37%
|
24,580
|
4.00%
|
30,725
|
5.00%
|
Actual
|
For
Capital
Adequacy
Purposes
|
To
Be Well
Capitalized
Under
Prompt
Corrective
Action
Provisions
|
2005
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
||||
The
Company:
|
||||||||||
Total
Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)
|
$
|
43,870
|
12.70%
|
$
|
27,635
|
8.00%
|
$
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Tier
I Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)
|
39,549
|
11.45%
|
13,816
|
4.00%
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
||||
Tier
I Capital (Average Assets)
|
39,549
|
8.56%
|
18,481
|
4.00%
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
The
Bank:
|
||||||||||
Total
Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)
|
$
|
43,180
|
12.52%
|
$
|
27,591
|
8.00%
|
$
|
34,489
|
10.00%
|
|
Tier
I Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)
|
38,865
|
11.27%
|
13,794
|
4.00%
|
20,691
|
6.00%
|
||||
Tier
I Capital (to Average Assets)
|
38,865
|
8.42%
|
18,463
|
4.00%
|
23,079
|
5.00%
|
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PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
Restrictions
on dividends, loans and advances
The
Company’s ability to pay dividends is dependent on the Bank’s ability to pay
dividends to the Company. However, certain restrictions exist regarding the
ability of the Bank to transfer funds to the Company in the form of cash
dividends, loans or advances. The approval of the Comptroller of the Currency
is
required to pay dividends in excess of the Bank’s earnings retained in the
current year plus retained net earnings for the preceding two years. As of
December 31, 2006, the Bank had retained earnings of approximately
$7,634,000, of which $4,157,000 is available for distribution to the
Company as dividends without prior regulatory approval. The Bank is also
prohibited from paying dividends that would reduce its capital ratios below
minimum regulatory requirements, and the Federal Reserve Bank may impose
further
dividend restrictions on the Company.
Loans
or
advances to the Company by the Bank are limited to 10% of the Bank's capital
stock and surplus on a secured basis.
Note 16. |
Related Party Transactions
|
In
the
normal course of business, the Company grants loans to executive officers,
directors and members of their immediate families, as defined, and to entities
in which these individuals have more than a 10% equity ownership. Such loans
are
transacted at terms, including interest rates, similar to those available
to
unrelated customers.
Changes
in loans outstanding to such related parties during 2006 and 2005 are as
follows:
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Balance,
beginning of year
|
$
|
153,394
|
$
|
198,586
|
||
Additional
loans
|
4,612
|
341,394
|
||||
Repayments
|
(106,825)
|
(386,586)
|
||||
Balance,
end of year
|
$
|
51,181
|
$
|
153,394
|
Related
party deposits aggregated approximately $7,300,000 and $5,700,000 as of
December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
The
Company leases office space to a director of the Company under two leases.
Rental income under these leases was approximately $28,300 for the years
ended
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
During
2006, 2005 and 2004, the Company paid legal fees of approximately $6,200,
$18,600 and $20,900, respectively, to an attorney who is a director of the
Company.
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PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
Note 17. |
Other Comprehensive Income
|
Other
comprehensive income, which is comprised solely of the change in unrealized
gains and losses on available for sale securities, is as follows:
2006
|
Before-Tax
Amount
|
Tax
Effect
|
Net-of-Tax
Amount
|
Unrealized
holding gains arising during period
|
$
|
682,562
|
$
|
(259,375)
|
$
|
423,187
|
|
Add
reclassification adjustment for gains
|
|||||||
recognized
in net income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Unrealized
holding gain on available for sale
|
|||||||
securities,
net of taxes
|
$
|
682,562
|
$
|
(259,375)
|
$
|
423,187
|
2005
|
Before-Tax
Amount
|
Tax
Effect
|
Net-of-Tax
Amount
|
Unrealized
holding losses arising during period
|
$
|
(1,146,631)
|
$
|
435,721
|
$
|
(710,910)
|
|
Add
reclassification adjustment for gains
|
|||||||
recognized
in net income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Unrealized
holding loss on available for sale
|
|||||||
securities,
net of taxes
|
$
|
(1,146,631)
|
$
|
435,721
|
$
|
(710,910)
|
2004
|
Before-Tax
Amount
|
Tax
Effect
|
Net-of-Tax
Amount
|
Unrealized
holding losses arising during period
|
$
|
(136,065)
|
$
|
51,705
|
$
|
(84,360)
|
|
Add
reclassification adjustment for gains
|
|||||||
recognized
in net income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Unrealized
holding loss on available for sale
|
|||||||
securities,
net of taxes
|
$
|
(136,065)
|
$
|
51,705
|
$
|
(84,360)
|
38
PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
Note 18. |
Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Interest Rate
Risk
|
SFAS
No.
107, "Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments" ("Statement
No.
107"), requires disclosure of fair value information about financial
instruments, whether or not recognized in the balance sheet, for which it
is
practicable to estimate that value. In cases where quoted market prices are
not
available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other
valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the
assumptions used, including the discount rates and estimates of future cash
flows. In that regard, the derived fair value estimates cannot be substantiated
by comparisons to independent markets and, in many cases, could not be realized
in immediate settlement of the instrument. Statement No. 107 excludes certain
financial instruments from its disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the
aggregate fair value amounts presented do not represent the underlying value
of
the Company.
Management
uses its best judgment in estimating the fair value of the Company's financial
instruments; however, there are inherent weaknesses in any estimation technique.
Therefore, for substantially all financial instruments, the fair value estimates
presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company
could
have realized in a sales transaction at December 31, 2006 and 2005.
The estimated fair value amounts for 2006 and 2005 have been measured as
of
their respective year-ends, and have not been reevaluated or updated for
purposes of these consolidated financial statements subsequent to those
respective dates. As such, the fair values of these financial instruments
subsequent to the respective reporting dates may be different from the amounts
reported at each year-end.
The
information presented should not be interpreted as an estimate of the fair
value
of the entire Company since a fair value calculation is only required for
a
limited portion of the Company's assets and liabilities. Due to the wide
range
of valuation techniques and the degree of subjectivity used in making the
estimate, comparisons between the Company's disclosures and those of other
bank
holding companies may not be meaningful.
39
PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
As
of
December 31, 2006 and 2005, the recorded book balances and estimated
fair values of the Company’s financial instruments were (in
thousands):
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||||||
Recorded
|
|
Recorded
|
|||||||||||
Book
|
Book
|
||||||||||||
Balance
|
Fair
Value
|
Balance
|
Fair
Value
|
||||||||||
Financial
Assets:
|
|||||||||||||
Cash
and noninterest bearing deposits due from banks
|
$
|
3,865
|
$
|
3,865
|
$
|
7,181
|
$
|
7,181
|
|||||
Interest
bearing deposits due from banks
|
3
|
3
|
40
|
40
|
|||||||||
Federal
funds sold
|
27,000
|
27,000
|
6,500
|
6,500
|
|||||||||
Short-term
investments
|
24,606
|
24,606
|
2,247
|
2,247
|
|||||||||
Available
for sale securities
|
67,093
|
67,093
|
78,672
|
78,672
|
|||||||||
Federal
Reserve Bank stock
|
1,912
|
1,912
|
1,022
|
1,022
|
|||||||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank stock
|
1,217
|
1,217
|
1,297
|
1,297
|
|||||||||
Loans
receivable, net
|
506,884
|
474,079
|
364,244
|
353,231
|
|||||||||
Accrued
interest receivable
|
3,542
|
3,542
|
2,445
|
2,445
|
|||||||||
Financial
Liabilities:
|
|||||||||||||
Demand
deposits
|
$
|
56,680
|
$
|
56,680
|
$
|
48,797
|
$
|
48,797
|
|||||
Savings
deposits
|
25,993
|
25,993
|
20,090
|
20,090
|
|||||||||
Money
market deposits
|
40,936
|
40,936
|
57,799
|
57,799
|
|||||||||
NOW
accounts
|
26,882
|
26,882
|
25,383
|
25,383
|
|||||||||
Time
deposits
|
410,961
|
413,951
|
267,006
|
268,643
|
|||||||||
FHLB
borrowings
|
8,000
|
7,981
|
9,000
|
8,967
|
|||||||||
Subordinated
debt
|
8,248
|
8,248
|
8,248
|
8,248
|
|||||||||
Accrued
interest payable
|
182
|
182
|
45
|
45
|
Unrecognized
financial instruments
Loan
commitments on which the committed interest rate is less than the current
market
rate were insignificant at December 31, 2006 and 2005. The estimated
fair value of fee income on letters of credit at December 31, 2006 and
2005 was insignificant.
The
Company assumes interest rate risk (the risk that general interest rate levels
will change) as a result of its normal operations. As a result, the fair
values
of the Company’s financial instruments will change when interest rate levels
change and that change may be either favorable or unfavorable to the Company.
Management attempts to match maturities of assets and liabilities to the
extent
believed necessary to minimize interest rate risk. However, borrowers with
fixed
rate obligations are less likely to prepay in a rising rate environment and
more
likely to prepay in a falling rate environment. Conversely, depositors who
are
receiving fixed rates are more likely to withdraw funds before maturity in
a
rising rate environment and less likely to do so in a falling rate environment.
Management monitors rates and maturities of assets and liabilities and attempts
to minimize interest rate risk by adjusting terms of new loans and deposits
and
by investing in securities with terms that mitigate the Company’s overall
interest rate risk.
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NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
December
31, 2006 and 2005
Note 19. |
Segment Reporting
|
The
Company provides its commercial customers with products such as commercial
mortgage and construction loans, working capital loans, equipment loans and
other business financing arrangements, and provides its consumer customers
with
residential mortgage loans, home equity loans and other consumer installment
loans. The Company also attracts deposits from both consumer and commercial
customers, and invests such deposits in loans, investments and working capital.
Revenues are generated primarily from net interest income from lending,
investment and deposit activities. Additional revenues are derived from loan
brokerage and application processing fees through the solicitation and
processing of conventional mortgage loans, deposit account transaction based
fees and service charges and other loan origination and processing
fees.
The
Company’s loan and deposit customers are primarily residents and businesses
located in the Connecticut communities in which the Company has branches,
as
well as in bordering communities. Its lending customers extend beyond these
areas and also include other nonadjacent towns in Fairfield County, Connecticut
and towns in Westchester County, New York. The Company also makes loans from
its
Melville (Long Island), New York loan production office.
The
Company’s customer base is diversified. There is not a concentration of either
loans or deposits from a single person or groups of individuals or within
a
single industry or groups of industries. The Company is not dependent on
one or
a few significant customers for either its loan or deposit activities, the
loss
of any one of which would have a material adverse impact on its
business.
Prior
to
April 1, 2006, the Company had two reportable segments: commercial banking
and
mortgage brokerage activities. The operations of the mortgage broker have
been
fully integrated into the operations of the commercial bank. The activities
of
the former mortgage broker segment have expanded to include the products
and
services of the former commercial banking segment and developed such that
they
are indistinguishable from the lending activities of the commercial bank.
Any
such separate financial disclosures would be consistent with those presented
in
the financial statements.
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