PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP INC - Quarter Report: 2009 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
QUARTERLY
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the Quarter Ended March 31, 2009
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Commission
file number 000-29599
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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
of incorporation)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
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900
Bedford Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(203)
324-7500
(Registrant’s
telephone number)
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 X No
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Large
Accelerated Filer ____ Accelerated Filer __X__ Non-Accelerated
Filer Smaller
Reporting Company____
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act):
Yes ____ No
X
State the
number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common
equity, as of the latest practicable date.
Common
stock, $2.00 par value per share, 4,743,409 shares outstanding as of the close
of business April 30, 2009.
Table of
Contents
Page
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Part
I
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Consolidated
Financial Statements
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3
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of
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Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
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20
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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35
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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38
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Part
II
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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38
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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39
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2
PART I - FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
Item
1: Consolidated
Financial Statements
PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
March
31, 2009
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December
31, 2008
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(Unaudited)
|
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ASSETS
|
|||
Cash
and due from banks:
|
|||
Noninterest
bearing deposits and cash
|
$ 66,603,104
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$ 3,045,708
|
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Interest
bearing deposits
|
70,848
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1,240,525
|
|
Federal
funds sold
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25,000,000
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20,000,000
|
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Short
term investments
|
85,033
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316,518
|
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Cash
and cash equivalents
|
91,758,985
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24,602,751
|
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Available
for sale securities (at fair value)
|
25,344,658
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51,979,677
|
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Federal
Reserve Bank stock
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1,913,200
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1,913,200
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Federal
Home Loan Bank stock
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4,508,300
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4,508,300
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Loans
receivable (net of allowance for loan losses: 2009
$16,630,905;
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|||
2008
$16,247,070)
|
785,103,179
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788,568,687
|
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Accrued
interest and dividends receivable
|
4,172,372
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4,556,755
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Premises
and equipment, net
|
7,646,145
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7,948,501
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Deferred
tax asset, net
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9,543,358
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8,680,075
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Intangible
assets
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81,699
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85,896
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Cash
surrender value of life insurance
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19,324,118
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19,135,105
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Other
assets
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21,063,293
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1,380,031
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Total
assets
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$ 970,459,307
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$ 913,358,978
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LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Liabilities
|
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Deposits:
|
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Noninterest
bearing deposits
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$ 47,259,798
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$ 50,194,400
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Interest
bearing deposits
|
796,685,335
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734,626,951
|
|
Total
deposits
|
843,945,133
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784,821,351
|
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Repurchase
agreements
|
7,000,000
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7,000,000
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Federal
Home Loan Bank borrowings
|
50,000,000
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50,000,000
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Junior
subordinated debt owed to unconsolidated trust
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8,248,000
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8,248,000
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Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
|
3,654,473
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4,515,483
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Total
liabilities
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912,847,606
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854,584,834
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Shareholders'
equity
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Preferred
stock: 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares
issued
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-
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-
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Common
stock, $2 par value: 60,000,000 shares authorized; shares
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|||
issued
4,755,114; shares outstanding 4,743,409.
|
9,510,228
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9,510,228
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Additional
paid in capital
|
49,634,337
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49,634,337
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Accumulated
deficit
|
(1,216,847)
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(119,886)
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Less
Treasury stock at cost: 11,705 shares
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(160,025)
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(160,025)
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Accumulated
other comprehensive loss - net unrealized loss
|
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on
available-for-sale securities, net of taxes
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(155,992)
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(90,510)
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Total
shareholders' equity
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57,611,701
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58,774,144
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Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
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$ 970,459,307
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$ 913,358,978
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See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
3
PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended March 31,
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2009
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2008
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|||
Interest
and Dividend Income
|
||||
Interest
and fees on loans
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$ 11,774,941
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$ 13,322,161
|
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Interest
and dividends on investment securities
|
571,371
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922,104
|
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Interest
on federal funds sold
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12,922
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54,411
|
||
Total
interest and dividend income
|
12,359,234
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14,298,676
|
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Interest
Expense
|
||||
Interest
on deposits
|
6,242,773
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7,609,656
|
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Interest
on Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
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418,876
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301,270
|
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Interest
on subordinated debt
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93,220
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160,091
|
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Interest
on other borrowings
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76,081
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79,649
|
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Total
interest expense
|
6,830,950
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8,150,666
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Net
interest income
|
5,528,284
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6,148,010
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Provision
for Loan Losses
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1,600,000
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477,000
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Net
interest income after
|
||||
provision
for loan losses
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3,928,284
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5,671,010
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Noninterest
Income
|
||||
Mortgage
brokerage referral fees
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2,495
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54,114
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Loan
origination & processing fees
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69,202
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106,024
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Fees
and service charges
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245,605
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250,856
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Gain
on sale of investment securities
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434,333
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-
|
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Earnings
on cash surrender value of life insurance
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189,013
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231,242
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Other
income
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82,006
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111,503
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Total
noninterest income
|
1,022,654
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753,739
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Noninterest
Expenses
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||||
Salaries
and benefits
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2,991,181
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3,311,051
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Occupancy
and equipment expense, net
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1,405,223
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1,296,919
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Data
processing and other outside services
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476,472
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466,349
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Professional
services
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562,336
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223,376
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Advertising
and promotional expenses
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57,773
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186,995
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Loan
administration and processing expenses
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97,729
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59,519
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Regulatory
assessments
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279,374
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169,410
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Other
noninterest expenses
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435,811
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508,463
|
||
Total
noninterest expenses
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6,305,899
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6,222,082
|
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(Loss)
income before income taxes
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(1,354,961)
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202,667
|
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Benefit
(Provision) for Income Taxes
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258,000
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(52,000)
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Net
(loss) income
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$ (1,096,961)
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$ 150,667
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Basic
(loss) income per share
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$ (0.23)
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$ 0.030
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Diluted
(loss) income per share
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$ (0.23)
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$ 0.030
|
||
Dividends
per share
|
$ -
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$ 0.045
|
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See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
4
PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended
|
||||
March
31,
|
||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||
Net
(loss) income
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$ (1,096,961)
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$ 150,667
|
||
Unrealized
holding (losses) gains on securities:
|
||||
Unrealized
holding (losses) gains arising
|
||||
during
the period, net of taxes
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(65,482)
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263,538
|
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Comprehensive
(loss) income
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$ (1,162,443)
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$ 414,205
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
5
PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
Retained
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Accumulated
|
||||||
Additional
|
Earnings
|
Other
|
|||||
Number
of
|
Common
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Paid-In
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(Accumulated
|
Treasury
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Comprehensive
|
||
Shares
|
Stock
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Capital
|
Deficit)
|
Stock
|
Income
(Loss)
|
Total
|
|
Three
months ended March 31, 2008
|
|||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
4,746,844
|
$ 9,493,688
|
$ 49,549,119
|
$ 7,846,060
|
$ -
|
$ (53,500)
|
$ 66,835,367
|
Comprehensive
income
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
150,667
|
-
|
-
|
150,667
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Unrealized
holding gain on available for
|
|||||||
sale
securities, net of taxes
|
-
|
-
|
-
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-
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263,538
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263,538
|
|
Total
comprehensive income
|
414,205
|
||||||
Issuance
of common stock
|
5,000
|
10,000
|
40,550
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
50,550
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Dividends
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(213,608)
|
-
|
(213,608)
|
|
Balance,
March 31, 2008
|
4,751,844
|
$ 9,503,688
|
$ 49,589,669
|
$ 7,783,119
|
$ -
|
$ 210,038
|
$ 67,086,514
|
Three
months ended March 31, 2009
|
|||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2008
|
4,743,409
|
$ 9,510,228
|
$ 49,634,337
|
$ (119,886)
|
$ (160,025)
|
$ (90,510)
|
$ 58,774,144
|
Comprehensive
loss
|
|||||||
Net
loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,096,961)
|
-
|
-
|
(1,096,961)
|
Unrealized
holding loss on available for
|
|||||||
sale
securities, net of taxes
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(65,482)
|
(65,482)
|
Total
comprehensive loss
|
(1,162,443)
|
||||||
Balance,
March 31, 2009
|
4,743,409
|
$ 9,510,228
|
$ 49,634,337
|
$ (1,216,847)
|
$ (160,025)
|
$ (155,992)
|
$ 57,611,701
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
6
PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended
|
|||
March
31,
|
|||
2009
|
2008
|
||
Cash
Flows from Operating Activities:
|
|||
Net
(loss) income
|
$ (1,096,961)
|
$ 150,667
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash
|
|||
used
in operating activities:
|
|||
Amortization
and accretion of investment premiums and discounts, net
|
15,258
|
43,444
|
|
Provision
for loan losses
|
1,600,000
|
477,000
|
|
Gain
on sale of investment securities
|
(434,333)
|
-
|
|
Amortization
of core deposit intangible
|
4,197
|
4,422
|
|
Earnings
on cash surrender value of life insurance
|
(189,013)
|
(231,242)
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
424,555
|
386,311
|
|
Loss
on disposal of bank premises and equipment
|
-
|
46
|
|
Deferred
Income Taxes
|
(823,142)
|
-
|
|
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|||
(Decrease)
increase in deferred loan fees
|
(237,713)
|
19,208
|
|
Decrease
(increase) in accrued interest receivable
|
384,383
|
(453,521)
|
|
Decrease
(increase) in other assets
|
169,280
|
(211,723)
|
|
Decrease
in accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
(647,556)
|
(2,818,301)
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(831,045)
|
(2,633,689)
|
|
Cash
Flows from Investing Activities:
|
|||
Purchases
of available for sale securities
|
-
|
(8,366,036)
|
|
Principal
repayments on available for sale securities
|
1,095,929
|
3,206,305
|
|
Proceeds
from redemptions of available for sale securities
|
6,000,000
|
12,000,000
|
|
Purchases
of Federal Reserve Bank Stock
|
-
|
(1,500)
|
|
Purchases
of Federal Home Loan Bank Stock
|
-
|
(200,000)
|
|
Net
decrease (increase) in loans
|
2,103,221
|
(69,259,453)
|
|
Purchase
of bank premises and equipment
|
(122,199)
|
(557,264)
|
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
9,076,951
|
(63,177,948)
|
|
Cash
Flows from Financing Activities:
|
|||
Net
increase in demand, savings and money market deposits
|
45,868,465
|
12,857,202
|
|
Net
increase in time certificates of deposits
|
13,255,317
|
80,332,529
|
|
Net
repayments of FHLB borrowings
|
-
|
(12,500,000)
|
|
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
|
-
|
50,550
|
|
Dividends
paid on common stock
|
(213,454)
|
(213,608)
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
58,910,328
|
80,526,673
|
|
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
67,156,234
|
14,715,036
|
|
Cash
and Cash Equivalents:
|
|||
Beginning
|
24,602,751
|
14,011,914
|
|
Ending
|
$ 91,758,985
|
$ 28,726,950
|
7
PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, Continued
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended
|
|||
March
31,
|
|||
2009
|
2008
|
||
Supplemental
Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
|
|||
Cash
paid for:
|
|||
Interest
|
$ 6,950,959
|
$ 8,102,629
|
|
Income
taxes
|
$ 1,234,080
|
$ 352,599
|
|
Supplemental
disclosures of noncash investing and financing activities:
|
|||
Unrealized
holding (loss) gain on available for sale
|
|||
securities
arising during the period
|
$ (105,624)
|
$ 425,061
|
|
Dividends
declared on common stock
|
$ -
|
$ 213,608
|
|
Proceeds
receivable from investment sales transactions
|
$ 19,852,542
|
$ -
|
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
8
PATRIOT
NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
Note
1: Basis
of Financial Statement Presentation
The
Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2008 has been derived from
the audited financial statements of Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. (“Bancorp”)
at that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required
by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for
complete financial statements.
The
accompanying unaudited financial statements and related notes have been prepared
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures
normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been
omitted. The accompanying consolidated financial statements and
related notes should be read in conjunction with the audited financial
statements of Bancorp and notes thereto for the year ended
December 31, 2008.
The
information furnished reflects, in the opinion of management, all normal
recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the
interim periods presented. The results of operations for the three
months ended March 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results
of operations that may be expected for the remainder of 2009.
Note
2:
Investment Securities
The
amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses and fair values
of available-for-sale securities at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008
are as follows:
Gross
|
Gross
|
|||
Amortized
|
Unrealized
|
Unrealized
|
Fair
|
|
Cost
|
Gains
|
Losses
|
Value
|
|
March
31, 2009:
|
||||
U.
S. Government sponsored
|
||||
agency
obligations
|
$ 5,000,000
|
$ 60,938
|
$ -
|
$ 5,060,938
|
U.
S. Government Agency and sponsored
|
||||
agency
mortgage-backed securities
|
17,716,227
|
43,643
|
(169,494)
|
17,590,376
|
Money
market preferred equity securities
|
2,880,037
|
39,807
|
(226,500)
|
2,693,344
|
Total
Available-for-Sale Securities
|
$ 25,596,264
|
$ 144,388
|
$ (395,994)
|
$ 25,344,658
|
December
31, 2008:
|
||||
U.
S. Government sponsored
|
||||
agency
obligations
|
$ 10,000,000
|
$ 102,248
|
$ -
|
$ 10,102,248
|
U.
S. Government Agency and sponsored
|
||||
agency
mortgage-backed securities
|
38,246,799
|
231,766
|
(479,996)
|
37,998,569
|
Money
market preferred equity securities
|
3,878,860
|
-
|
-
|
3,878,860
|
Total
Available-for-Sale Securities
|
$ 52,125,659
|
$ 334,014
|
$ (479,996)
|
$ 51,979,677
|
9
At
March 31, 2009, gross unrealized holding gains and gross unrealized holding
losses on available-for-sale securities totaled $144,388 and $395,994,
respectively. Of the securities with unrealized losses, there are
eight U. S. Government Agency and sponsored agency mortgage-backed securities
that have unrealized losses for a period in excess of twelve months, with a
combined current unrealized loss of $67,990. Management does not
believe that any of the unrealized losses related to mortgage-backed securities
issued by U.S. Government Agencies and sponsored agencies are
other-than-temporary since they are the result of changes in the interest rate
environment. Bancorp has the ability to hold these securities to
maturity, if necessary, and intends to hold these securities until fair value
recovery. The unrealized losses related to the three auction rate
preferred securities are not other-than-temporary as they are the result of
fluctuations in the general market rather than a decline in the financial
condition of the issuers. Bancorp expects to receive all
contractual principal and interest related to these investments. As a
result, management believes that these unrealized losses will not have a
negative impact on future earnings or a permanent negative effect on
capital.
Note
3: Allowance
for Loan Losses and Impaired Loans
The
changes in the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended
March 31, 2009 and 2008 are as follows:
Three
months ended
|
||||
March
31,
|
||||
(Thousands
of dollars)
|
2009
|
2008
|
||
Balance
at beginning of period
|
$ 16,247,070
|
$ 5,672,620
|
||
Provision
for loan losses
|
1,600,000
|
477,000
|
||
Charge-offs
|
(1,216,165)
|
-
|
||
Recoveries
|
-
|
-
|
||
Balance
at end of period
|
$ 16,630,905
|
$ 6,149,620
|
||
At March
31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the unpaid balances of loans delinquent 90 days
or more and still accruing were $1,551,000 and $337,000, respectively, and the
unpaid principal balances of loans placed on nonaccrual status and considered
impaired were $85,780,013 and $80,155,913, respectively. If
nonaccrual loans had been performing in accordance with their original terms,
the Company would have recorded approximately $1,216,000 of additional income
during the period ended March 31, 2009 and $133,221 during the quarter ended
March 31, 2008.
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The
following information relates to impaired loans at March 31, 2009 and December
31, 2008:
March
31,
|
December
31,
|
||
2009
|
2008
|
||
Impaired
loans receiveable for which there is a
|
|||
related
allowance for credit losses
|
$ 37,212,777
|
$ 42,535,777
|
|
Impaired
loans receiveable for which there is no
|
|||
related
allowance for credit losses
|
$ 48,567,236
|
$ 37,620,136
|
|
Allowance
for credit losses related to impaired loans
|
$ 4,186,585
|
$ 4,211,954
|
For the
three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the interest income collected and
recognized on impaired loans was $184,192 and $44,498,
respectively.
At March
31, 2009, there were 11 loans totaling $16.9 million that were considered as
“troubled debt restructurings” of which $12.4 million are included in
non-accrual loans, as compared to 11 loans totaling $16.7 million, of which
$12.4 million were included in non accrual loans at December 31,
2008.
Note
4: Income
(loss) per share
Bancorp
is required to present basic income (loss) per share and diluted income (loss)
per share in its consolidated statements of operations. Basic income
per share amounts are computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted income (loss)
per share reflects additional common shares that would have been outstanding if
potentially 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 Bancorp relate to outstanding stock options and are
determined using the treasury stock method. Bancorp is also required
to provide a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the
computation of both basic and diluted income (loss) per share.
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The
following is information about the computation of income (loss) per share for
the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008:
Three
months ended March 31, 2009
|
|||
Net
Loss
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
|
Basic
and Diluted Loss Per Share
|
|||
Loss
attributable to common shareholders
|
$ (1,096,961)
|
4,743,409
|
$
(0.23)
|
For the three
months ended March 31, 2009, there were no dilutive common shares.
Three
months ended March 31, 2008
|
|||
Net
Income
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
|
Basic
Income Per Share
|
|||
Income
available to common shareholders
|
$ 150,667
|
4,751,020
|
$
0.03
|
Effect
of Dilutive Securities
|
|||
Stock
Options outstanding
|
-
|
19,455
|
|
Diluted
Income Per Share
|
|||
Income
available to common shareholders
|
|||
plus
assumed conversions
|
$ 150,667
|
4,770,475
|
$
0.03
|
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Note
5: Other
Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Other
comprehensive (loss) income, which is comprised solely of the change in
unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities, is as
follows:
Three
Months Ended
|
Three
Months Ended
|
||||||
March
31, 2009
|
March
31, 2008
|
||||||
Before
Tax
|
Net
of Tax
|
Before
Tax
|
Net
of Tax
|
||||
Amount
|
Tax
Effect
|
Amount
|
Amount
|
Tax
Effect
|
Amount
|
||
Unrealized
holding gains
|
|||||||
arising
during the period
|
$ 328,709
|
$ (124,905)
|
$ 203,804
|
$ 425,061
|
$ (161,523)
|
$ 263,538
|
|
Reclassification
adjustment
|
|||||||
for
gains recognized in income
|
(434,333)
|
165,047
|
(269,286)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Unrealized
holding (losses) gains
|
|||||||
on
available for sale securities,
|
|||||||
net
of taxes
|
$ (105,624)
|
$ 40,142
|
$ (65,482)
|
$ 425,061
|
$ (161,523)
|
$ 263,538
|
Note
6: Financial
Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk
In order
to meet the financing needs of its customers, Bancorp, in the normal course of
business, is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet
risk. 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 Bancorp 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 contracts
be fully drawn upon, the customers default and the values of any existing
collateral become worthless. Bancorp 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 Bancorp controls the credit risk of
these financial instruments through credit approvals, credit limits, monitoring
procedures and the receipt of collateral as deemed necessary.
Financial
instruments whose contractual amounts represent credit risk are as follows at
March 31, 2009:
Commitments
to extend credit:
|
||||
Future
loan commitments
|
$ 4,482,000
|
|||
Unused
lines of credit
|
51,748,942
|
|||
Undisbursed
construction loans
|
58,888,123
|
|||
Financial
standby letters of credit
|
1,481,600
|
|||
$ 116,600,665
|
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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 Bancorp 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 Bancorp 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. Newly issued or modified
guarantees that are not derivative contracts are recorded on Bancorp’s
consolidated balance sheet at the fair value at inception. No
liability related to guarantees was required to be recorded at March 31,
2009.
Note
7: Income
Taxes
Bancorp
recorded an income tax benefit of $258,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2009
as compared to income tax expense of $52,000 for the quarter ended March 31,
2008. The effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31,
2009 and March 31, 2008 were 19% and 26%, respectively, and are based on
Bancorp’s annual projections for the year. The variance in effective
tax rates is due primarily to projected changes in net income and permanent
differences for 2009 as compared to 2008.
Note
8: Fair
Value Measurements
Effective
January 1, 2008, Bancorp adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 157,
"Fair Value Measurements," for financial assets and financial
liabilities. Effective January 1, 2009, Bancorp adopted Financial
Accounting Standards Board Staff Position (FSP) No. 157-2, "Effective Date
of FASB Statement No. 157," for non-financial assets and non-financial
liabilities. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a
framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles
and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.
SFAS 157
defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid
to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. A
fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or
transfer the liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability
or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the
asset or liability. The price in the principal (or most advantageous) market
used to measure the fair value of the asset or liability shall not be adjusted
for transaction costs. An orderly transaction is a transaction that assumes
exposure to the market for a period prior to the measurement date to allow for
marketing activities that are usual and customary for transactions involving
such assets and liabilities; it is not a
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forced
transaction. Market participants are buyers and sellers in the principal market
that are (i) independent, (ii) knowledgeable, (iii) able to
transact and (iv) willing to transact.
SFAS 157
requires the use of valuation techniques that are consistent with the market
approach, the income approach and/or the cost approach. The market approach uses
prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving
identical or comparable assets and liabilities. The income approach uses
valuation techniques to convert future amounts, such as cash flows or earnings,
to a single present amount on a discounted basis. The cost approach is based on
the amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of
an asset (replacement cost). Valuation techniques should be consistently
applied. Inputs to valuation techniques refer to the assumptions that market
participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Inputs may
be observable, meaning those that reflect the assumptions market participants
would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data
obtained from independent sources, or unobservable, meaning those that reflect
the reporting entity's own assumptions about the assumptions market participants
would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best
information available in the circumstances. In that regard,
SFAS 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs that gives
the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The fair value
hierarchy is as follows:
o
|
Level 1 Inputs -
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the
measurement date.
|
|
o | Level 2 Inputs - Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These might include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as interest rates, volatilities, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.) or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by market data by correlation or other means. | |
o |
Level 3 Inputs - Unobservable inputs for determining the fair values of assets or liabilities that reflect an entity's own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities. |
A
description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair
value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the
valuation hierarchy, is set forth below. These valuation
methodologies were applied to all of Bancorp's financial assets and financial
liabilities carried at fair value effective January 1, 2008, and all of
Bancorp’s non financial assets and non-financial liabilities carried at fair
value effective January 1, 2009.
In
general, fair value is based upon quoted market prices, where
available. If such quoted
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market
prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models
that primarily use, as inputs, observable market-based
parameters. Valuation adjustments may be made to ensure that
financial instruments are recorded at fair value. These adjustments may include
amounts to reflect counter party credit quality, Bancorp creditworthiness, among
other things, as well as unobservable parameters. Any such valuation
adjustments are applied consistently over time. Bancorp’s valuation
methodologies may produce a fair value calculation
that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair
values. While management believes Bancorp’s valuation methodologies are
appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different
methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial
instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting
date.
Securities
Available-for-Sale: Securities classified as available for
sale are reported at fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs. For these
securities, Bancorp obtains fair value measurements from an independent pricing
service. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include
dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U.S. Treasury yield curve, live
trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit
information and the bond's terms and conditions, among other
things.
Impaired
Loans: Certain impaired loans are reported at the fair value
of the underlying collateral if repayment is expected solely from the
collateral. Collateral values are estimated using Level 3
inputs based on customized discounting criteria.
The
following table summarizes financial assets and financial liabilities measured
at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2009, segregated by the level
of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair
value:
Quoted
Prices in
|
Significant
|
Significant
|
||
Active
Markets
|
Observable
|
Unobservable
|
Balance
|
|
for
Identical Assets
|
Inputs
|
Inputs
|
as
of
|
|
(Level
1)
|
(Level
2)
|
(Level
3)
|
March
31, 2009
|
|
Securities
available for sale
|
$ -
|
$ 25,344,658
|
$ -
|
$ 25,344,658
|
Certain
financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at fair value on a
nonrecurring basis; that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on
an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain
circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment).
The
following table reflects financial assets measured at fair value on a
non-recurring basis as of March 31, 2009, segregated by the level of the
valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair
value:
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Quoted
Prices in
|
Significant
|
Significant
|
|||
Active
Markets
|
Observable
|
Unobservable
|
Balance
|
Total
|
|
for
Identical Assets
|
Inputs
|
Inputs
|
as
of
|
Gains
|
|
(Level
1)
|
(Level
2)
|
(Level
3)
|
March
31, 2009
|
(Losses)
|
|
Impaired
Loans (1)
|
$ -
|
$ -
|
$ 67,439,735
|
$ 67,439,735
|
$ (1,281,750)
|
(1) Represents
carrying value for which adjustments are based on the appraised value of the
collateral.
Bancorp
classified $5.6 million in impaired loans as collateral dependent during the
three months ended March 31, 2009 and recorded additional reserves of $1.3
million.
Bancorp
has no non-financial assets or non-financial liabilities measured at fair value
on a recurring basis and there were no non-financial assets or non-financial
liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of
March 31, 2009.
Note
9: Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
Effective
January 1, 2008, Bancorp adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 157,
Fair Value
Measurements, for financial assets and financial
liabilities. Effective January 1, 2009, Bancorp adopted Financial
Accounting Standards Board Staff Position (“FSP”) No. 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement
No. 157, for non-financial assets and non-financial
liabilities. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a
framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles
and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued revised SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, (SFAS
No. 141(R)). SFAS No. 141(R) retains the fundamental requirements of SFAS No.
141 that the acquisition method of accounting (formerly the purchase method) be
used for all business combinations; that an acquirer be identified for each
business combination; and that intangible assets be identified and recognized
separately from goodwill. SFAS No. 141(R) requires the acquiring entity in a
business combination to recognize the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed
and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date,
measured at their fair values as of that date, with limited exceptions.
Additionally, SFAS No. 141(R) changes the requirements for recognizing assets
acquired and liabilities assumed arising from contingencies and recognizing and
measuring contingent consideration. SFAS No. 141(R) also enhances the disclosure
requirements for business combinations. SFAS No. 141(R) applies prospectively to
business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the
beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December
15, 2008 and may not be applied before that date. The adoption of
SFAS No. 141 (R) would apply prospectively to any future business combinations
and is expected to have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated
financial statements, if a business combination occurs.
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In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Non-controlling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statement — an amendment of ARB No. 51. SFAS No.
160 amends Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Consolidated Financial
Statements to establish accounting and reporting standards for the
non-controlling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a
subsidiary. Among other things, SFAS No. 160 clarifies that a non-controlling
interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity
that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements and
requires consolidated net income to be reported at amounts that include the
amounts attributable to both the parent and the non-controlling interest. SFAS
No. 160 also amends SFAS No. 128, Earnings per Share, so that
earnings per share calculations in consolidated financial statements will
continue to be based on amounts attributable to the parent. SFAS No. 160 is
effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years,
beginning on or after December 15, 2008 and is applied prospectively as of the
beginning of the fiscal year in which it
is initially applied, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements,
which are to be applied retrospectively for all periods
presented. The Company adopted SFAS No. 160 on January 1,
2009. The adoption of this standard did not have an impact on
Bancorp’s financial condition or results of operations.
In
March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement
No. 133 (SFAS No. 161). SFAS No. 161 requires enhanced
disclosures about how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, how
derivative instruments and related items are accounted for under SFAS
No. 133 and how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an
entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. Bancorp
adopted this standard January 1, 2009. SFAS No. 161 did not
have an impact on Bancorp’s financial condition or results of
operations.
In April
2008, the FASB issued FSP No. 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of
Intangible Assets (“FSP No. 142-3”). FSP No. 142-3 amends the factors
that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to
determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142,
Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets (“SFAS No. 142”). The intent of FSP No. 142-3 is to improve the
consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS
No. 142 and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of
the asset under SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations and other
applicable accounting literature. FSP No. 142-3 is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The
Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2009. The adoption of FSP
No. 142-3 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
In April
2009, the FASB issued Staff Position No. FAS 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the
Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly
Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly, (FSP
157-4). This FSP addresses concerns that FASB Statement No. 157,
Fair Value
Measurements, emphasized the use of an observable market transaction even
when that transaction may not have been orderly or the
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market
for that transaction may not have been active. FSP 157-4 provides additional
guidance on: (a) determining when the volume and level of activity for the asset
or liability has significantly decreased; (b) identifying circumstances in which
a transaction is not orderly; and (c) understanding the fair value measurement
implications of both (a) and (b). The effective date of disclosures for this new
standard is for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009,
with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009, only if
this FSP is adopted at the same time as FSP No. FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 and FSP
No. FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1. The Company will adopt this new standard
for the three months ended June 30, 2009.
In April
2009, the FASB issued Staff Position No. FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, Recognition and Presentation of
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments, (FSP 115-2 and 124-2). This
FSP amends the other-than-temporary impairment guidance for debt securities to
make the guidance more operational and to improve the presentation and
disclosure of other-than-temporary impairments in the financial statements. The
most significant change the FSP brings is a revision to the amount of
other-than-temporary loss of a debt security recorded inearnings.
The effective date of disclosures for this new standard is for interim and
annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption
permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009, only if this FSP is adopted
at the same time as FSP No. FAS 157-4 and FSP No. FAS 107-1 and APB
28-1. The Company will adopt this new standard for the three months
ended June 30, 2009.
In April
2009, the FASB issued Staff Position No. 107-1 and APB 28-1, Interim Disclosures about Fair Value
of Financial Instruments, (FSP 107-1 and APB 28-1). This FSP
amends FASB Statement No. 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of
Financial Instruments, to require disclosures about fair value of
financial instruments for interim reporting periods of publicly traded companies
as well as in annual financial statements. This FSP also amends APB Opinion No.
28, Interim Financial
Reporting, to require those disclosures in summarized financial
information at interim reporting periods. The effective date of disclosures for
this new standard is for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June
15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009,
only if this FSP is adopted at the same time as FSP No. FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2
and FSP No. FAS 157-4. The Company will adopt this new standard for
the three months ended June 30, 2009.
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Item
2: Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results
of Operations
"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 Operations," 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 conduct of its business,
(5) changes in competition among financial services 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 effects of Bancorp's opening of branches, (8) the
effect of any decision by Bancorp to engage in any business not historically
operated by it, (9) the ability of Bancorp to raise additional capital in
the future and successfully deploy the funds raised, (10) the state of the
economy and real estate values in Bancorp’s market areas, and the consequent
affect on the quality of Bancorp’s loans and (11) the recently enacted Emergency
Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 is expected to have a profound effect on the
financial services industry and could dramatically change the competitive
environment of Bancorp. 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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CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The
preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and
to disclose contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from
those estimates. Management has identified accounting for the allowance for
credit losses, the analysis of other-than-temporary-impairment for its
investment securities and valuation of deferred income tax assets and
liabilities, as Bancorp’s most critical accounting policies and estimates in
that they are important to the portrayal of Bancorp’s financial condition and
results. They require management’s most subjective and complex
judgment as a result of the need to make an estimate about the effect of matters
that are inherently uncertain. These accounting policies, including the nature
of the estimates and types of assumptions used, are described throughout this
Management’s Discussion and Analysis.
Summary
Bancorp
incurred a net loss of $1.1 million ($0.23 basic and diluted loss per share) for
the quarter ended March 31, 2009, as compared to net income of $151,000 ($0.03
basic and diluted income per share) for the quarter ended March
31, 2008. Significant declines in interest rates, which include
the Federal Reserve Bank lowering rates, resulted in a 58 basis point decline in
Bancorp’s net interest margin for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 of 2.45% as
compared to 3.03% for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. In addition,
interest income on loans decreased by 12% due to the level of non-accrual loans
for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 as compared to the quarter ended March 31,
2008. These two factors, combined with a provision for loan losses of
$1.6 million during the quarter resulted in the net loss of $1.1 million for the
quarter ended March 31, 2009.
Total
assets increased $57.0 million from $913.4 million at December 31, 2008 to
$970.4 million at March 31, 2009. Cash and cash equivalents
increased $67.1 million to $91.7 million at March 31, 2009 as compared to
$24.6 million at December 31, 2008. The available-for-sale
securities portfolio decreased $26.6 million to $25.3 million at March 31, 2009
from $51.9 million at December 31, 2008. The net loan portfolio
decreased $3.5 million from $788.6 million at December 31, 2008 to $785.1
million at March 31, 2009. Deposits increased $59.1 million to
$843.9 million at March 31, 2009 from $784.8 million at
December 31, 2008. The Bank built up its core deposits as
customers placed funds in FDIC-insured products during these uncertain economic
times. Borrowings remained constant during the same period. Total
shareholders’ equity decreased $1.2 million from $58.8 million at
December 31, 2008 to $57.6 million at March 31,
2009.
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Financial
Condition
Bancorp’s
total assets increased $57.0 million, from $913.4 million at December 31, 2008
to $970.4 million at March 31, 2009. The growth in total assets
was funded primarily by deposit growth of $59.1 million. Cash and
cash equivalents increased $67.1 million to $91.7 million at March 31, 2009
as compared to $24.6 million at December 31, 2008 as a
result of
a higher level of short-term deposits at quarter end resulting from increased
customer deposits. Federal funds sold increased
$5.0 million.
Investments
Management
evaluates the Company’s investment securities portfolio for other-than-temporary
impairment on a periodic basis. 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.
The
following table is a summary of Bancorp’s available for sale securities
portfolio, at fair value, at the dates shown:
March
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||
2009
|
2008
|
|||
U.
S. Government sponsored
|
||||
agency
obligations
|
$ 5,060,938
|
$ 10,102,248
|
||
U.
S. Government Agency and sponsored
|
||||
agency
mortgage-backed securities
|
17,590,376
|
37,998,569
|
||
Money
market preferred
|
||||
equity
securities
|
2,693,344
|
3,878,860
|
||
Total
Available for Sale Securities
|
$ 25,344,658
|
$ 51,979,677
|
Available-for-sale
securities decreased $26.7 million, or 51%, from $52.0 million at
December 31, 2008 to $25.3 million at March 31,
2009. The decrease is primarily due to the sale of six government
sponsored agency mortgage-backed securities for $20 million, the call of one
government sponsored agency obligation for $5.0 million and the redemption of
one auction rate preferred security for $1.0 million during the period ended
March 31, 2009. Bancorp realized a gain of $434,000 in connection
with the sale of the government sponsored agency mortgage-backed securities
during the period ended March 31, 2009.
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Loans
The
following table is a summary of Bancorp’s loan portfolio at the dates
shown:
March
31,
|
December
31,
|
||||
2009
|
2008
|
||||
Real
Estate
|
|||||
Commercial
|
$ 259,304,592
|
$ 262,570,339
|
|||
Residential
|
186,919,664
|
170,449,780
|
|||
Construction
|
256,716,364
|
257,117,081
|
|||
Construction
to permanent
|
17,923,042
|
35,625,992
|
|||
Commercial
|
34,668,561
|
33,860,527
|
|||
Consumer
home equity
|
45,746,007
|
45,022,128
|
|||
Consumer
installment
|
1,046,503
|
993,707
|
|||
Total
Loans
|
802,324,733
|
805,639,554
|
|||
Premiums
on purchased loans
|
153,507
|
158,072
|
|||
Net
deferred loan fees
|
(744,156)
|
(981,869)
|
|||
Allowance
for loan losses
|
(16,630,905)
|
(16,247,070)
|
|||
Loans
receivable, net
|
$ 785,103,179
|
$ 788,568,687
|
Bancorp’s
net loan portfolio decreased $3.5 million from $788.6 million at
December 31, 2008 to $785.1 million at March 31, 2009. The
decrease is primarily as a result of declines in the construction-to-permanent
loans of $17.7 million and commercial real estate portfolio of $3.3 million,
offset by an increase of $16.5 million in residential real estate
loans.
The Bank
offers a competitively priced and expanded product line, but due to changing
economic and market conditions, loan growth has slowed.
At March
31, 2009, the net loan to deposit ratio was 93% and the net loan to total assets
ratio was 81%. At December 31, 2008, these ratios were 100% and 86%,
respectively.
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Non-Accrual,
Past Due and Restructured Loans
The
following table presents non-accruing loans and loans past due 90 days or more
and still accruing:
March
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||
(Thousands
of dollars)
|
2009
|
2008
|
||
Loans
past due over 90 days
|
$ 1,551
|
$ 337
|
||
still
accruing
|
||||
Non
accruing loans
|
85,780
|
80,156
|
||
Total
|
$ 87,331
|
$ 80,493
|
||
%
of Total Loans
|
10.89%
|
10.21%
|
||
%
of Total Assets
|
9.00%
|
8.81%
|
Increases
in non-accrual loans and troubled debt restructurings are attributable to the
state of the economy, which has severely impacted the real estate market and
placed unprecedented stress on credit markets. Residents of Fairfield
County, many of whom are associated with the financial services industry, have
been affected by the impact of the poor economy on employment and real estate
values.
The
$85.8 million of non-accrual loans at March 31, 2009 is comprised of
exposure to thirty-six borrowers. Loans totaling $67.4 million are
collateral dependent and are secured by residential or commercial real estate
located within the Bank’s market area. In all cases, the Bank has
obtained current appraisal reports from independent licensed appraisal firms and
discounted those values for estimated liquidation expenses to determine
estimated impairment. Based on the Bank’s analysis for loan impairment, specific
reserves totaling $4.1 million have been established, of which $3.7 million are
related to collateral dependent loans. Impairment related to loans
totaling $18.4 million to eight borrowers has been measured based on
discounted cash flow resulted in specific reserves of $371,000. Such
loans are also secured by real estate. Of the $85.8 million of
non-accrual loans at March 31, 2009, eight borrowers with aggregate balances of
$13.6 million continue to make loan payments and these loans are under 30 days
past due as to payments.
Loans
delinquent over 90 days and still accruing aggregating $1.6 million is comprised
of two loans which matured and are in the process of being renewed.
Potential
Problem Loans
In addition
to the above, there are $26.8 million of substandard loans for which management
has a concern as to the ability of the borrower to comply with the present
repayment terms. Borrowers continue to make payments and these loans
are less than 30 days past due at quarter end. This exposure is
comprised of eleven borrowers.
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At March
31, 2009, Bancorp had no loans other than those described above as to which
management had significant doubts as to the ability of the borrowers to comply
with the present repayment terms.
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 the
Board 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 and are measured accordingly, i.e. collateral dependent
impairments are determined by recent appraisal reports and income properties are
determined using a discounted cash flow method. The Company obtains current
appraisals on all real estate and construction loans maturing in the coming four
months, as well as for loans added to special mention. When a loan is placed on
non-accrual status the loan is considered impaired. For collateral dependent
impaired loans, the appraised value is reduced by estimated liquidation expenses
and the result is compared to the principal loan balance to determine the
impairment amount, if any. For loans that are not collateral dependent, the
impairment is determined by using the discounted cash flow method which takes
into account the current expected cash flows discounted at the original interest
rate in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 114,
Accounting by Creditors for
Impairment of a Loan.
The
general component is arrived at by considering previous loss experience, current
economic conditions and their effect on borrowers and other pertinent
factors. In arriving at previous loss experience, the Bank, given its
lack of actual loss experience and the rapid turnover ratio of its portfolio,
looks to the charge off history and qualitative factors of other institutions
adjusted based on Bank management’s own experience and judgment. The
qualitative factors considered in the analysis include: the size and
types of loan relationships, depth of lenders and credit administration staff
and external reviews and examinations. A risk rating system is also
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
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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, unfavorable information about a
borrower’s financial condition, delays in obtaining information, 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. In the fourth quarter of 2008,
the Bank created an internal loan review position in addition to the loan
reviews performed by an external independent firm.
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, and
prevailing internal and external factors including but not limited to current
economic conditions and local real estate markets.
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; however, this is not the
Bank’s practice. 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, and at least six months of satisfactory performance has
taken place.
Management
considers all non-accrual loans and certain 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.
The
changes in the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended March 31,
2009 and March 31, 2008 are as follows:
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Three
months ended
|
|||
March
31,
|
|||
(Thousands
of dollars)
|
2009
|
2008
|
|
Balance
at beginning of period
|
$ 16,247
|
$ 5,673
|
|
Charge-offs
|
(1,216)
|
-
|
|
Provision
charged to operations
|
1,600
|
477
|
|
Balance
at end of period
|
$ 16,631
|
$ 6,150
|
|
Ratio
of net charge-offs during
|
|||
the
period to average loans
|
|||
outstanding
during the period
|
0.15%
|
0.00%
|
Based on
management’s most recent evaluation of the allowance for loan losses, management
believes that the allowance of $16.6 million at March 31, 2009 is adequate under
the current economic conditions to absorb losses on existing loans.
Deposits
The
following table is a summary of Bancorp’s deposits at the dates
shown:
March
31,
|
December
31,
|
|
2009
|
2008
|
|
Non-interest
bearing
|
$ 47,259,798
|
$ 50,194,400
|
Interest
bearing
|
||
NOW
|
24,890,349
|
19,544,552
|
Savings
|
50,125,992
|
46,040,086
|
Money
market
|
107,613,153
|
68,241,790
|
Time
certificates, less than $100,000
|
366,221,368
|
405,298,436
|
Time
certificates, $100,000 or more
|
247,834,473
|
195,502,087
|
Total
interest bearing
|
796,685,335
|
734,626,951
|
Total
Deposits
|
$ 843,945,133
|
$ 784,821,351
|
Total
deposits increased $59.1 million, or 8%, from $784.8 million at
December 31, 2008 to $843.9 million at March 31,
2009. Demand deposits decreased $2.9 million, or 5%,
which is reflective of decreases in commercial checking of $5.4
million offset by increases in personal accounts and cashier’s checks of
$900,000 and $1.7 million, respectively. Interest bearing accounts
increased $62.0 million, or 8%; money market accounts, certificates of
27
deposits
and savings deposits increased $39.4 million, or 58%, $13.3 million,
or 2%, and $4.1 million, or 9%, respectively. NOW
accounts increased $5.3 million, or 27%, primarily due to growth in IOLTA
accounts. The Bank has been decreasing rates on deposit products;
although
this action would normally reduce or stem deposit growth, the increase in
deposits experienced is attributable to depositors placing funds in insured FDIC
products during these uncertain economic times.
Borrowings
At March
31, 2009, total borrowings were $65.2 million, which remains at a constant level
with December 31, 2008.
In
addition to the outstanding borrowings disclosed in the consolidated balance
sheet, the Bank has the ability to borrow approximately $164.6 million in
additional advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, which includes a
$2.0 million overnight line of credit. The Bank also has arranged a
$3.0 million overnight line of credit from a correspondent bank and
$10.0 million under a repurchase agreement; no amounts were outstanding
under these two arrangements at March 31, 2009.
Capital
Capital
decreased $1.2 million as a result of a net loss for the three months ended
March 31, 2009. The net loss was primarily attributable to a loan
loss provision of $1.6 million recorded during the first quarter due to the
impact of current economic conditions on the local real estate market and the
impact on interest income of the higher levels of non-accrual
loans.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
Bancorp’s
off-balance sheet arrangements, which primarily consist of commitments to lend,
decreased by $23.5 million from $140.1 million on December 31, 2008 to
$116.6 million on March 31, 2009 due to decreases in approved loan
commitments, unused lines of credit and undisbursed construction
loans.
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Results
of Operations
Interest
and dividend income and expense
The
following tables present average balance sheets (daily averages), interest
income, interest expense and the corresponding yields earned and rates paid for
major balance sheet components:
Three months ended March
31,
|
|||||||
2009 | 2008 | ||||||
Interest
|
Interest
|
||||||
Average
|
Income/
|
Average
|
Average
|
Income/
|
Average
|
||
Balance
|
Expense
|
Rate
|
Balance
|
Expense
|
Rate
|
||
(dollars
in thousands)
|
|||||||
Interest
earning assets:
|
|||||||
Loans
|
$ 809,331
|
$ 11,775
|
5.82%
|
$ 722,748
|
$ 13,322
|
7.37%
|
|
Federal
funds sold and
|
|||||||
other
cash equivalents
|
36,600
|
15
|
0.16%
|
23,269
|
211
|
3.63%
|
|
Investments
|
54,797
|
569
|
4.15%
|
65,904
|
766
|
4.65%
|
|
Total
interest
|
|||||||
earning
assets
|
900,728
|
12,359
|
5.49%
|
811,921
|
14,299
|
7.04%
|
|
Cash
and due from banks
|
17,375
|
5,963
|
|||||
Premises
and equipment, net
|
7,629
|
7,647
|
|||||
Allowance
for loan losses
|
(16,651)
|
(5,837)
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
30,567
|
28,794
|
|||||
Total
Assets
|
$ 939,648
|
$ 848,488
|
|||||
Interest
bearing liabilities:
|
|||||||
Deposits
|
$ 763,619
|
$ 6,243
|
3.27%
|
$ 674,273
|
$ 7,610
|
4.51%
|
|
FHLB
advances
|
50,000
|
419
|
3.35%
|
34,670
|
301
|
3.47%
|
|
Subordinated
debt
|
8,248
|
93
|
4.51%
|
8,248
|
160
|
7.76%
|
|
Other
borrowings
|
7,000
|
76
|
4.34%
|
7,017
|
80
|
4.56%
|
|
Total
interest
|
|||||||
bearing
liabilities
|
828,867
|
6,831
|
3.30%
|
724,208
|
8,151
|
4.50%
|
|
Demand
deposits
|
46,842
|
50,959
|
|||||
Accrued
expenses and
|
|||||||
other
liabilities
|
4,972
|
5,814
|
|||||
Shareholders'
equity
|
58,967
|
67,507
|
|||||
Total
liabilities and equity
|
$ 939,648
|
$ 848,488
|
|||||
Net
interest income
|
$ 5,528
|
$ 6,148
|
|||||
Interest
margin
|
2.45%
|
3.03%
|
|||||
Interest
spread
|
2.19%
|
2.54%
|
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The
following rate volume analysis reflects the impact that changes in interest
rates and changes in the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing
liabilities had on net interest income during the periods
indicated. Information is provided in each category with respect to
changes attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior
rate), changes attributable to changes in rates (changes in rates multiplied by
prior volume) and the total net change. The change resulting from the
combined impact of volume and rate is allocated proportionately to the change
due to volume and the change due to rate.
Three months ended March
31,
|
|||||
2009 vs
2008
|
|||||
Increase
(decrease) in Interest
|
|||||
Income/Expense
|
|||||
Due
to change in:
|
|||||
Volume
|
Rate
|
Total
|
|||
(dollars
in thousands)
|
|||||
Interest
earning assets:
|
|||||
Loans
|
$ 1,471
|
$ (3,018)
|
$ (1,547)
|
||
Federal
funds sold and
|
|||||
other
cash equivalents
|
78
|
(274)
|
(196)
|
||
Investments
|
(120)
|
(77)
|
(197)
|
||
Total
interest
|
|||||
earning
assets
|
1,429
|
(3,369)
|
(1,940)
|
||
Interest
bearing liabilities:
|
|||||
Deposits
|
$ 915
|
$ (2,282)
|
$ (1,367)
|
||
FHLB
advances
|
129
|
(11)
|
118
|
||
Subordinated
debt
|
-
|
(67)
|
(67)
|
||
Other
borrowings
|
-
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
||
Total
interest
|
|||||
bearing
liabilities
|
1,044
|
(2,364)
|
(1,320)
|
||
Net
interest income
|
$ 385
|
$ (1,005)
|
$ (620)
|
An
increase in average interest earning assets of $88.8 million, or 11%, was
more than offset by a decrease in interest rates, resulting in interest income
for Bancorp of $12.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 as
compared to $14.3 million for the same period in 2008. Interest and fees on
loans decreased $1.5 million, or 12%, from $13.3 million for the quarter
ended March 31, 2008 to $11.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.
This decrease was primarily the result of a decrease in interest rates along
with an increased level of non-accrual loans, which was partially offset by an
increase in the average outstanding balance of the loan
portfolio. When compared to the same period last year, interest
income on investments decreased by 26% due to an $11.1 million decrease in the
average balance of investments and a decline in the interest
rates. Interest income on federal funds sold and other cash
equivalents decreased by $196,000, or 93%, as a result of a significant decrease
in short-term interest rates partially offset by an increase in average
balances.
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Total
interest expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 of $6.8 million
represents a decrease of $1.3 million, or 16%, as compared to interest expense
of $8.1 million for the same period last year. This decrease in
interest expense is the result of a decrease in interest rates, which was
partially offset by higher average balances of interest-bearing liabilities of
$104.7 million or 14%. Average balances of deposit accounts
increased $89.3 million, or 13%, however, significantly lower interest rates
resulted in a decrease in interest expense of $1.4 million. Average
FHLB advances increased $15.3 million, resulting in a corresponding increase of
$118,000 in FHLB interest expense; and the decrease in the index to which the
junior subordinated debt interest rate is tied resulted in a decline in interest
expense of $67,000, or 42%.
As a
result of the above, Bancorp’s net interest income decreased $620,000, or 10%,
to $5.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared
to $6.1 million for the same period last year. The net interest
margin for the three months ended March 31, 2009 was 2.45% as compared to
3.03% for the three months ended March 31, 2008. If the net
interest margin were to be normalized for the impact in non-accrual loans, the
net interest margin for the three months ended March 31, 2009 would have
been 3.21% as compared to the actual margin of 2.45%.
For the
three months ended March 31, 2009, Bancorp achieved an annualized loss on
average equity (“ROE”) of 7.44% and an annualized loss on average assets (“ROA”)
of 0.47%. The comparable ratios for the three months ended March
31, 2008 were an annualized ROE of 0.89% and an annualized ROA of
0.07%. Performance ratios for the first quarter of 2009 are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be achieved for the remainder of the
year.
Provision
for Loan Losses
Based on
management’s most recent evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan
losses, the provision for loan losses charged to operations for the three months
ended March 31, 2009 was $1.6 million as compared to $477,000 for the three
months ended March 31, 2008. The increased provision for this quarter
was based upon management’s assessment of the impact changes in the national,
regional and local economic and business conditions have had on the Bank’s loan
portfolio. There continues to be major displacement in the national
and global credit markets. The secondary mortgage market continues to
be impacted by economic events. These macro issues have also impacted
local real estate markets. While the marketing time of local real
estate has also expanded and prices have declined, in general the Bank continues
to maintain conservative loan to value ratio guidelines within its construction
loan portfolio.
An
analysis of the changes in the allowance for loan losses is presented under
“Allowance for Loan Losses.”
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Noninterest
income
Noninterest
income increased $269,000 from $754,000 for the quarter ended March 31,
2008 to $1.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. This
increase is primarily due to the gain of $434,000 on the sale of six government
sponsored agency mortgage-backed securities. A decrease in the volume
of loans placed with outside investors resulted in a decline in mortgage
brokerage and referral fee income of $52,000. Loan origination and
processing fees for the three months ended March 31, 2009 decreased $37,000, or
35%, as compared to the same period last year. This decrease was
primarily due to a decline in loan application fees and loan documentation
preparation fees. Declining interest rates also resulted in a
decrease in earnings on the Bank-owned life insurance, which generated income of
$189,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 as compared to $231,000 for the
quarter ended March 31, 2008. The assets of the Bank-owned life
insurance are invested in a separate account arrangement with a single insurance
company, which consists primarily of government sponsored agency mortgage-backed
securities. This insurance company is currently rated AA by Standard
& Poor’s and Aa3 by Moody’s.
Noninterest
expenses
Noninterest
expenses increased $84,000, or 1%, to $6.3 million for the quarter ended
March 31, 2009 from $6.2 million for the quarter ended March 31,
2008. Salaries and benefits expense decreased $320,000 for the
quarter ended March 31, 2009 from the same period last year due primarily to a
decline in lending commissions and accruals for performance related sales and
incentive compensation and bonus programs. Occupancy and equipment
expense, net, increased $108,000, or 8%, to $1.4 million for the quarter
ended March 31, 2009 from $1.3 million for the quarter ended March
31, 2008, mainly due to the leasing of additional administrative and
operational office space. Data processing and other outside services
increased $10,000, or 2%, from $466,000 for the quarter ended March
31, 2008, to $476,000 for the quarter ended March
31, 2009. This was due to increases in consulting fees, which
were partially offset by decreases in data processing costs, personnel placement
fees and office temporaries. Fees for professional services, which
are comprised primarily of audit and accounting and legal services, increased
$339,000 to $562,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 from $223,000 for the
quarter ended March 31, 2008.
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
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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.
Bancorp
recorded an income tax benefit of $258,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2009
as compared to income tax expense of $52,000 for the quarter ended March 31,
2008. The effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31,
2009 and March 31, 2008 were 19% and 26%, respectively, and are based on
Bancorp’s annual projections for the year. The variance in effective
tax rates is due primarily to projected changes in net income and permanent
differences for 2009 as compared to 2008.
Liquidity
Bancorp's
liquidity ratio was 12% and 10% at March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2008,
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 consolidated 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 downward
fluctuations in deposit accounts and increases in its loan
portfolio. Management believes Bancorp’s short-term assets provide
sufficient liquidity to cover loan demand, potential fluctuations in deposit
accounts and to meet other anticipated cash operating requirements.
Capital
The
following table illustrates Bancorp’s regulatory capital ratios at March
31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 respectively:
March
31,
|
December
31,
|
||||
2009
|
2008
|
||||
Total
Risk-based Capital
|
10.11%
|
10.27%
|
|||
Tier
1 Risk-based Capital
|
8.84%
|
9.01%
|
|||
Leverage
Capital
|
6.76%
|
7.23%
|
The
following table illustrates the Bank’s regulatory capital ratios at March
31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 respectively:
March
31,
|
December
31,
|
||||
2009
|
2008
|
||||
Total
Risk-based Capital
|
10.07%
|
10.22%
|
|||
Tier
1 Risk-based Capital
|
8.80%
|
8.96%
|
|||
Leverage
Capital
|
6.74%
|
7.19%
|
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
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is
considered to be “well capitalized” at March 31, 2009 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%.
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 Bank’s current capital levels.
IMPACT
OF INFLATION AND CHANGING PRICES
Bancorp’s
consolidated financial statements have been prepared in terms of historical
dollars, without considering changes in the 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 general
levels of inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the
same direction or with 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.
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Item
3: Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about 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, the
primary source of market risk is interest rate risk, which is the impact that
changing interest rates have on current and future earnings. In addition,
Bancorp’s loan portfolio is primarily secured by real estate in the company’s
market area. As a result, the changes in valuation of real estate
could also impact Bancorp’s 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 and Liability Committee, there is a Board Asset and Liability Committee
(“ALCO”), which meet 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
In order
to manage the risk associated with interest rate movements, management analyzes
Bancorp’s interest rate sensitivity position 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.
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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 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 March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 on the basis
of contractual maturities, anticipated repayments and scheduled rate
adjustments.
Basis
|
Interest
Rate
|
March
31,
|
December
31,
|
|
Points
|
Risk
Guidelines
|
2009
|
2008
|
|
GAP
percentage total
|
+/-
10%
|
-0.58%
|
2.51%
|
|
Net
interest income
|
200
|
+/-
10%
|
-1.63%
|
-1.32%
|
-200
|
+/-
10%
|
-0.63%
|
-0.54%
|
|
Net
portfolio value
|
200
|
+/-
20%
|
-11.08%
|
-12.48%
|
-200
|
+/-
20%
|
3.83%
|
5.40%
|
When
comparing March 31, 2009 to December 31, 2008, Bancorp experienced an 11% growth
in average interest-earning assets, driven by an increase in core deposit
products as a result of customers desiring safe vehicles for their funds.
Net interest income declined by 10%, which is primarily reflective of
the increase in nonaccrual loans during the period ended March 31,
2009. The reduction in the interest margin of 58 basis points between
these two reporting periods is a result of the rise in nonaccrual loans which
negatively impacted interest income by $1.2 million. Bancorp's
interest rate risk position was within all of its interest rate risk guidelines
at March 31, 2009. The interest rate risk position is monitored on an
ongoing basis and management reviews strategies designed to maintain all
categories within guidelines.
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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 of these changes are added
to or subtracted from the base case; 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
|
|||||||
March
31, 2009
|
|||||||
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
|
24,608
|
(407)
|
-1.63%
|
48,314
|
(6,019)
|
-11.08%
|
|
+
100
|
24,798
|
(217)
|
-0.87%
|
51,540
|
(2,793)
|
-5.14%
|
|
BASE
|
25,015
|
54,333
|
|||||
-
100
|
25,046
|
31
|
0.12%
|
57,158
|
2,825
|
5.20%
|
|
-
200
|
24,856
|
(159)
|
-0.63%
|
56,413
|
2,080
|
3.83%
|
|
December
31, 2008
|
|||||||
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
|
22,609
|
(302)
|
-1.32%
|
67,804
|
(9,668)
|
-12.48%
|
|
+
100
|
22,745
|
(166)
|
-0.73%
|
72,462
|
(5,010)
|
-6.47%
|
|
BASE
|
22,911
|
77,472
|
|||||
-
100
|
22,927
|
16
|
0.07%
|
80,422
|
2,950
|
3.81%
|
|
-
200
|
22,788
|
(123)
|
-0.54%
|
81,658
|
4,186
|
5.40%
|
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Item
4: 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” means 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 quarter ended March 31, 2009
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
Bancorp’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II -
OTHER INFORMATION.
Item
1A: Risk
Factors
During
the three months ended March 31, 2009, there were no material changes to the
risk factors relevant to Bancorp’s operations, which are described in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
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Item
6:
|
Exhibits
|
|
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 of Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September
30, 2006 (commission File No. 000-29599)).
|
|
3(ii)
|
Amended
and Restated By-laws of Bancorp (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2
to Bancorp’s Current Report on Form 8 - K dated
December 26, 2007 (Commission File No. 1-32007))
|
|
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, and
the First Amendment to the Rights Agreement dated
January 23, 2008 filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Bancorp’s Report
on Form 8-K dated January 24, 2008 which are 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)).
|
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No.
|
Description
|
|
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)).
|
|
10(a)(4)
|
Change
of Control Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2007 among
Angelo De Caro, and Patriot National Bank and Bancorp
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a)(4) to Bancorp’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 (Commission File No.
000-29599)).
|
|
|
10(a)(5)
|
Employment
Agreement dated as of January 1, 2008 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-K for the year
ended December 31, 2007 (Commission File No.
000-29599)).
|
10(a)(6)
|
Change
of Control Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2007 among
Robert F. O’Connell, Patriot National Bank and Bancorp
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a)(6) to Bancorp’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 (Commission File No.
000-29599)).
|
|
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 Patriot National Bank, Bancorp
and Charles F. Howell (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a)(10) to
Bancorp’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006 (Commission File No.
000-29599)).
|
|
10(a)(11)
|
Change
of Control Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2007 among Charles F. Howell,
Patriot National Bank and Bancorp (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10(a)(11) to Bancorp’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006 (Commission File No.
000-29599)).
|
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No.
|
Description
|
|
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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a)(13)
to Bancorp’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006 (Commission File No.
000-29599)).
|
|
10(a)(14)
|
Change
of Control Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2007 among Philip W. Wolford,
Patriot National Bank and Bancorp (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10(a)(14) to Bancorp’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006 (Commission File No.
000-29599)).
|
|
10(a)(15)
|
Formal
Written Agreement between Patriot National Bank and the Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10(a)(15) to Bancorp’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 9, 2009
(Commission File No. 000-29599)).
|
|
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).
|
|
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)).
|
|
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 Certifications
|
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SIGNATURES
In
accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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/ Robert
F. O’Connell
|
|
Robert
F. O’Connell,
|
|
Senior
Executive Vice President
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
(On
behalf of the registrant and as
|
|
chief
financial officer)
|
May 11,
2009
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