PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. - Annual Report: 2006 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
10-K
(X)
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
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For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006,
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or
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(
) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the transition period from ______ to ______
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Commission
file number 0-23863
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PEOPLES
FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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PENNSYLVANIA
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23-2391852
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(State
of incorporation)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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50
MAIN STREET, HALLSTEAD, PA
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18822
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
code)
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(570)
879-2175
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(Registrant’s
telephone number including area code)
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title
of each class
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Name
of each exchange on which registered
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None
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None
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
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COMMONSTOCK
($2 Par Value)
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(Title
of Class)
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Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known season issuer, as
defined
in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes __ No X
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Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant
to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes___ No X
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to
be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports, and (2) has been subject
to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days Yes X
No__
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Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained,
to the
best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K
or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer,
an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of
the Exchange Act).
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Large
accelerated filer _____ Accelerated
filer X Non-accelerated
filer _____
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined
in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes __ No X
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The
aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of
the
registrant is $85,625,714
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The
aggregate dollar amount of the voting stock set forth equals the
number of
shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding, reduced by the amount
of Common stock held by executive officers, directors, and shareholders
owning in excess of 10% of the registrant’s Common Stock, multiplied by
the last sale price for the registrant’s Common Stock by June 30, 2006.
The information provided shall in no way be construed as an admission
that
the officer, director, or 10% shareholder in the registrant may be
deemed
an affiliate of the registrant or that such person is the beneficial
owner
of the shares reported as being held by him and any such inference
is
hereby disclaimed. The information provided herein is included solely
for
the record keeping purpose of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Number
of shares outstanding as of December 31, 2006
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COMMON
STOCK
($2
Par Value)
(Title
Class)
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3,133,874
(Outstanding
Shares)
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DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
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Portions
of the 2007 Proxy Statement for the Registrant are incorporated by
reference into Part III of this
report.
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1
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
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Page
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Part
I
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Number
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Item
1
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Business
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3-13
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Item
1A
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Risk
Factors
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14-15
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Item
1B
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Unresolved
Staff Comments
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15
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Item
2
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Properties
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16
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Item
3
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Legal
Proceedings
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16
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Item
4
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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16
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Part
II
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Item
5
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Market
for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder
Matters
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17-18
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Item
6
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Selected
Financial Data
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19
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Item
7
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
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Results
of Operations
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20-39
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Item
7A
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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40
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Item
8
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Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
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41
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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41
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets
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42
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Consolidated
Statements of Income
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43
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Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders' Equity
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44
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
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45-46
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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47-77
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Item
9
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Changes
In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial
Disclosure
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78
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Item
9A
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Controls
and Procedures
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78-80
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Item
9B
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Other
Information
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80
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Part
III
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Item
10
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Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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80
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Item
11
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Executive
Compensation
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80
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Item
12
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
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80
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and
Related Stockholder Matters
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Item
13
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence
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80
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Item
14
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
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80
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Part
IV
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Item
15
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Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules
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81
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Signatures
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82
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2
ITEM
1 BUSINESS
BRIEF
HISTORY
Peoples
Financial Services Corp. ("PFSC" or the "Company") was incorporated under the
laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on February 6, 1986, and is a one-bank
holding company headquartered in Hallstead, Pennsylvania.
The
Company is engaged primarily in commercial and retail banking services and
in
businesses related to banking services through its subsidiaries, Peoples
National Bank (“PNB” or the “Bank”) and Peoples Advisors, LLC (“Advisors”). PNB
was chartered in Hallstead, Pennsylvania in 1905 under the name of The First
National Bank of Hallstead. In 1965, the Hop Bottom National Bank (chartered
in
1910) merged with the First National Bank of Hallstead to form Peoples National
Bank of Susquehanna County. In 2001, the Bank changed its name to Peoples
National Bank. Advisors was formed in 2006 as a member-managed limited liability
company for the purpose of providing investment advisory services to the general
public.
OPERATING
SEGMENTS
The
Company has one reportable operating segment, Community Banking, which consists
of commercial and retail banking, and other non-reportable operating segments,
as described in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
included on page 55 of this Report. The Segment Reporting information in Note
1
is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.
SUPERVISION
AND REGULATION
The
Company, PNB and Advisors, are extensively regulated under federal and state
law. Generally, these laws and regulations are intended to protect depositors,
not shareholders. The following is a summary description of certain provisions
of law that affect the regulation of bank holding companies and banks. This
discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference to applicable laws and
regulations. Changes in law and regulation may have a material effect on the
business and prospects of the Company, PNB, and Advisors.
The
Company is a bank holding company within the meaning of the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956, as amended, and is subject to regulation, supervision, and
examination by the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”). The Company is required to
file annual and quarterly reports with the FRB and to provide the FRB with
such
additional information as the FRB may require. The FRB also conducts
examinations of the Company.
With
certain limited exceptions, the Company is required to obtain prior approval
from the FRB before acquiring direct or indirect ownership or control of more
than 5% of any voting securities or substantially all of the assets of a bank
or
bank holding company, or before merging or consolidating with another bank
holding company. Additionally, with certain exceptions, any person or entity
proposing to acquire control through direct or indirect ownership of 25% or
more
of any voting securities of the Company is required to give 60 days written
notice of the acquisition to the FRB, which may prohibit the transaction, and
to
publish notice to the public.
The
Company’s banking subsidiary is a federally chartered national banking
association regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”).
The OCC may prohibit an institution over which it has supervisory authority
from engaging in activities or investments that the agency believes constitute
unsafe or unsound banking practices. Federal banking regulators have extensive
enforcement authority over the institutions they regulate to prohibit or correct
activities that violate law, regulation or a regulatory agreement or which
are
deemed to constitute unsafe or unsound practices.
Enforcement
actions may include:
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the
appointment of a conservator or receiver;
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the
issuance of a cease and desist order;
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the
termination of deposit insurance, the imposition of civil money penalties
on the institution, its directors, officers, employees and institution
affiliated parties;
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the
issuance of directives to increase capital;
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the
issuance of formal and informal agreements;
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the
removal of or restrictions on directors, officers, employees and
institution-affiliated parties; and
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the
enforcement of any such mechanisms through restraining orders or
any other
court actions.
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PNB
is
subject to certain restrictions on extensions of credit to executive officers,
directors, principal shareholders or any related interests of such persons
which
generally require that such credit extensions be made on substantially the
same
terms as are available to third persons dealing with PNB and not involving
more
than the normal risk of repayment. Other laws tie the maximum amount that may
be
loaned to any one customer and its related interests to capital levels of the
Bank.
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Limitations
on Dividends and Other Payments
The
Company’s current ability to pay dividends is largely dependent upon the receipt
of dividends from its banking subsidiary, PNB. Both federal and state laws
impose restrictions on the ability of the Company to pay dividends. The FRB
has
issued a policy statement that provides that, as a general matter, insured
banks
and bank holding companies may pay dividends only out of prior operating
earnings. Under the National Bank Act, a national bank, such as PNB, may pay
dividends only out of the current year’s net profits and the net profits of the
last two years. In addition to these specific restrictions, bank regulatory
agencies, in general, also have the ability to prohibit proposed dividends
by a
financial institution that would otherwise be permitted under applicable
regulations if the regulatory body determines that such distribution would
constitute an unsafe or unsound practice.
Permitted
Non-Banking Activities
Generally,
a bank holding company may not engage in any activities other than banking,
managing, or controlling its bank and other authorized subsidiaries, and
providing service to those subsidiaries. With prior approval of the FRB, the
Company may acquire more than 5% of the assets or outstanding shares of a
company engaging in non-bank activities determined by the FRB to be closely
related to the business of banking or of managing or controlling banks. The
FRB
provides expedited procedures for expansion into approved categories of non-bank
activities.
Subsidiary
banks of a bank holding company are subject to certain quantitative and
qualitative restrictions:
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on
extensions of credit to the bank holding company or its
subsidiaries;
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on
investments in their securities; and
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on
the use of their securities as collateral for loans to any borrower.
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These
regulations and restrictions may limit the Company’s ability to obtain funds
from PNB for its cash needs, including funds for the payment of dividends,
interest and operating expenses. Further, subject to certain exceptions, a
bank
holding company and its subsidiaries are prohibited from engaging in certain
tie-in arrangements in connection with any extension of credit, lease or sale of
property or furnishing of services. For example, PNB may not generally require
a
customer to obtain other services from itself or the Company, and may not
require that a customer promise not to obtain other services from a competitor
as a condition to an extension of credit to the customer.
Under
FRB
policy, a bank holding company is expected to act as a source of financial
strength to its subsidiary banks and to make capital injections into a troubled
subsidiary bank, and the FRB may charge the bank holding company with engaging
in unsafe and unsound practices for failure to commit resources to a subsidiary
bank when required. A required capital injection may be called for at a time
when the holding company does not have the resources to provide it. In addition,
depository institutions insured by the FDIC can be held liable for any losses
incurred by, or reasonably anticipated to be incurred by, the FDIC in connection
with the default of or assistance provided to, a commonly controlled
FDIC-insured depository institution. Accordingly, in the event that any insured
subsidiary of the company causes a loss to the FDIC, other insured subsidiaries
of the company could be required to compensate the FDIC by reimbursing it for
the estimated amount of such loss. Such cross guarantee liabilities generally
are superior in priority to the obligation of the depository institutions to
its
stockholders due solely to their status as stockholders and obligations to
other
affiliates.
Pennsylvania
Law
As
a
Pennsylvania bank holding company, the Company is subject to various
restrictions on its activities as set forth in Pennsylvania law. This is in
addition to those restrictions set forth in federal law. Under Pennsylvania
law,
a bank holding company that desires to acquire a bank or bank holding company
that has its principal place of business in Pennsylvania must obtain permission
from the Pennsylvania Department of Banking.
Interstate
Banking Legislation
The
Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 were enacted
into law on September 29, 1994. The law provides that, among other things,
substantially all state law barriers to the acquisition of banks by out-of-state
bank holding companies were eliminated effective September 29, 1995. The law
also permits interstate branching by banks effective as of June 1, 1997, subject
to the ability of states to opt-out completely or to set an earlier effective
date.
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FIRREA
(Financial Institution Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement
Act)
FIRREA
was enacted into law in order to address the financial condition of the Federal
Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, to restructure the regulation of the
thrift industry, and to enhance the supervisory and enforcement powers of the
federal bank and thrift regulatory agencies. As the primary federal regulator
of
the Bank, the OCC is responsible for the supervision of the Bank. When dealing
with capital requirements, the OCC and FDIC have the flexibility to impose
supervisory agreements on institutions that fail to comply with regulatory
requirements. The imposition of a capital plan, termination of deposit
insurance, and removal or temporary suspension of an officer, director or other
institution-affiliated person may cause enforcement actions.
There
are
three levels of civil penalties under FIRREA.
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The
first tier provides for civil penalties of up to $5,000 per day for
any
violation of law or regulation.
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The
second tier provides for civil penalties of up to $25,000 per day
if more
than a minimal loss or a pattern is involved.
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Finally,
civil penalties of up to $1 million per day may be assessed for knowingly
or recklessly causing a substantial loss to an institution or taking
action that results in a substantial pecuniary gain or other benefit.
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Criminal
penalties are increased to $1 million per violation and may be up to $5 million
for continuing violations or for the actual amount of gain or loss. These
penalties may be combined with prison sentences of up to five years.
FDICIA
(Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of
1991)
In
December 1991, Congress enacted FDICIA which substantially revised the bank
regulatory and funding provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and
made
significant revisions to several other federal banking statutes. FDICIA provides
for, among other things:
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publicly
available annual financial condition and management reports for financial
institutions, including audits by independent
accountants;
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the
establishment of uniform accounting standards by federal banking
agencies;
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the
establishment of a “prompt corrective action” system of regulatory
supervision and intervention, based on capitalization levels, with
more
scrutiny and restrictions placed on depository institutions with
lower
levels of capital;
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additional
grounds for the appointment of a conservator or receiver;
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restrictions
or prohibitions on accepting brokered deposits, except for institutions
which significantly exceed minimum capital
requirements.
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FDICIA
also provides for increased funding of the FDIC insurance funds and the
implementation of risk-based premiums.
A
central
feature of FDICIA is the requirement that the federal banking agencies take
“prompt corrective action” with respect to depository institutions that do not
meet minimum capital requirements. Pursuant to FDICIA, the federal bank
regulatory authorities have adopted regulations setting forth a five-tiered
system for measuring the capital adequacy of the depository institutions that
they supervise. Under these regulations, a depository institution is classified
in one of the following capital categories:
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"well
capitalized"
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"adequately
capitalized"
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"under
capitalized"
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"significantly
undercapitalized" and
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"critically
undercapitalized".
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PNB
is
currently classified as “well capitalized.” An institution may be deemed by the
regulators to be in a capitalization category that is lower than is indicated
by
its actual capital position if, among other things, it receives an
unsatisfactory examination rating with respect to asset quality, management,
earnings or liquidity.
FDICIA
generally prohibits a depository institution from making any capital
distribution (including payment of a cash dividend) or paying any management
fees to its holding company if the depository institution would thereafter
be
undercapitalized. Undercapitalized depository institutions are subject to growth
limitations and are required to submit capital restoration plans. If a
depository fails to submit an acceptable plan, it is treated as if it is
“significantly undercapitalized”. Significantly undercapitalized depository
institutions may be subject to a number of other requirements and restrictions,
including orders to sell sufficient voting stock to become adequately
capitalized, requirements to reduce total assets and stop accepting deposits
from correspondent banks. Critically undercapitalized institutions are subject
to the appointment of a receiver or conservator; generally within 90 days of
the
date such institution is determined to be critically under capitalized.
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FDICIA
provides the federal banking agencies with significantly expanded powers to
take
enforcement action against institutions that fail to comply with capital or
other standards. Such actions may include the termination of deposit insurance
by the FDIC or the appointment of a receiver or conservator for the institution.
FDICIA also limits the circumstances under which the FDIC is permitted to
provide financial assistance to an insured institution before appointment of
a
conservator or receiver.
Under
FDICIA, each federal banking agency is required to prescribe, by regulation,
non-capital safety and soundness standards for institutions under its authority.
The federal banking agencies, including the OCC, have adopted standards
covering:
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internal
controls;
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information
systems and internal audit systems;
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loan
documentation;
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credit
underwriting;
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interest
rate exposure;
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asset
growth; and
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compensation
fees and benefits.
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Any
institution that fails to meet these standards may be required by the agency
to
develop a plan acceptable to the agency, specifying the steps that the
institutions will take to meet the standards. Failure to submit or implement
such a plan may subject the institution to regulatory sanctions. The Company,
on
behalf of PNB, believes that it meets substantially all the standards that
have
been adopted. FDICIA also imposed new capital standards on insured depository
institutions. Before establishing new branch offices, PNB must meet certain
minimum capital stock and surplus requirements and must obtain OCC approval.
Risk-Based
Capital Requirements
The
federal banking regulators have adopted certain risk-based capital guidelines
to
assist in the assessment of the capital adequacy of a banking organization’s
operations for both transactions reported on the balance sheet as assets and
transactions, such as letters of credit, and recourse agreements, which are
recorded as off-balance-sheet items. Under these guidelines, nominal dollar
amounts of assets and credit-equivalent amounts of off-balance-sheet items
are
multiplied by one of several risk adjustment percentages, which range from
0%
for assets with low credit risk, such as certain US Treasury securities, to
100%
for assets with relatively high credit risk, such as business loans.
A
banking
organization’s risk-based capital ratios are obtained by dividing its qualifying
capital by its total risk adjusted assets. The regulators measure risk-adjusted
assets, which include off-balance-sheet items, against both total qualifying
capital (the sum of Tier 1 capital and limited amounts of Tier 2 capital) and
Tier 1 capital.
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"Tier
1", or core capital, includes common equity, perpetual preferred
stock
(excluding auction rate issues) and minority interest in equity accounts
of consolidated subsidiaries, less goodwill and other intangibles,
subject
to certain exceptions.
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"Tier
2", or supplementary capital, includes, among other things, limited
life
preferred stock, hybrid capital instruments, mandatory convertible
securities, qualifying subordinated debt, and the allowance for loan
and
lease losses, subject to certain limitations and less restricted
deductions. The inclusion of elements of Tier 2 capital is subject
to
certain other requirements and limitations of the federal banking
agencies.
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Banks
and
bank holding companies subject to the risk-based capital guidelines are required
to maintain a ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 4%
and
a ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 8%. The appropriate
regulatory authority may set higher capital requirements when particular
circumstances warrant. As of December 31, 2006, PFSC’s ratio of Tier 1 capital
to risk-weighted assets stood at 13.99% and its ratio of total capital to
risk-weighted assets stood at 14.64%. In addition to risk-based capital, banks
and bank holding companies are required to maintain a minimum amount of Tier
1
capital to total assets, referred to as the leverage capital ratio, of at least
4.00%. As of December 31, 2006, the Company’s leverage-capital ratio was 9.77%.
Failure
to meet applicable capital guidelines could subject a banking organization
to a
variety of enforcement actions including:
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limitations
on its ability to pay dividends;
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the
issuance by the applicable regulatory authority of a capital directive
to
increase capital, and in the case of depository institutions, the
termination of deposit insurance by the FDIC, as well as to the measures
described under FDICIA as applicable to under capitalized institutions.
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In
addition, future changes in regulations or practices could further reduce the
amount of capital recognized for purposes of capital adequacy. Such a change
could affect the ability of PNB to grow and could restrict the amount of
profits, if any, available for the payment of dividends to the Company.
Interest
Rate Risk
In
August
1995 and May 1996, the federal banking agencies adopted final regulations
specifying that the agencies will include, in their evaluations of a bank’s
capital adequacy, an assessment of the bank’s interest rate risk (“IRR”)
exposure. The standards for measuring the adequacy and effectiveness of a
banking organization’s IRR management includes a measurement of Board of
Directors and senior management oversight, and a determination of whether a
banking organization’s procedures for comprehensive risk management are
appropriate to the circumstances of the specific banking organization. PNB
has
internal IRR models that are used to measure and monitor IRR. In addition,
an
outside source also assesses IRR using its model on a quarterly basis.
Additionally, the regulatory agencies have been assessing IRR on an informal
basis for several years. For these reasons, the Company does not expect the
IRR
evaluation in the agencies’ capital guidelines to result in significant changes
in capital requirements for PNB.
FDIC
Insurance Assessments
As
a FDIC
member institution, PNB’s deposits are insured to a maximum of $100,000
($250,000 for retirement accounts) per depositor through the Bank Insurance
Fund
(“BIF”) that is administered by the FDIC and each institution is required to pay
semi-annual deposit insurance premium assessments to the FDIC. PNB’s assessment
for 2006 was $37,678. These figures can be compared to FDIC assessments in
2005
of $37,634 and in 2004 of $40,474. Prior to 1997, only thrift institutions
were
subject to assessments to raise funds to pay the financing corporate bonds.
On
September 30, 1996, as part of the Omnibus Budget Act, Congress enacted the
Deposit Insurance Funds Act of 1996, which recapitalized the Savings Association
Insurance Fund (“SAIF”) and provided that BIF deposits would be subject to 1/5
of the assessment to which SAIF deposits are subject for FICO bond payments
through 1999. Beginning in 2000, BIF deposits and SAIF deposits were subject
to
the same assessment for FICO bonds. The FICO assessment for PNB for 2006 was
$.0125 for each $100 of BIF deposits.
The
FDIC
has adopted a new risk-based deposit insurance assessment system that will
require all FDIC-insured institutions to pay quarterly premiums beginning in
2007. Annual premiums will range from 5 and 7 basis points of deposits for
well-capitalized banks with the highest examination ratings to 43 basis points
for undercapitalized institutions. The Bank will be able to offset the premium
with an estimated assessment credit of $218,000 for premiums paid prior to
1996.
Community
Reinvestment Act
The
Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, (“CRA”) is designed to create a system for
bank regulatory agencies to evaluate a depository institution’s record in
meeting the credit needs of its community. Until May 1995, a depository
institution was evaluated for CRA compliance based on twelve assessment factors.
The
CRA
regulations were completely revised as of July 1, 1995, (the revised CRA
regulation) to establish new performance-based standards for use in examining
for compliance.
The
Bank
had its last CRA compliance examination in 2002 and received a “satisfactory”
rating.
Concentration
Payment
risk is a function of the economic climate in which the Bank’s lending
activities are conducted. Economic downturns in the economy generally or in
a
particular sector could cause cash flow problems for customers and make loan
payments more difficult. The Bank attempts to minimize this risk by avoiding
loan concentrations to a single customer or to a small group of customers whose
loss would have a materially adverse effect on the financial condition of the
Bank.
Monetary
Policy
The
earnings of a bank holding company are affected by the policies of regulatory
authorities, including the FRB, in connection with the FRB’s regulation of the
money supply. Various methods employed by the FRB are:
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open
market operations in United States Government
securities;
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changes
in the discount rate on member bank borrowings; and
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changes
in reserve requirements against member bank deposits.
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These
methods are used in varying combinations to influence overall growth and
distribution of bank loans, investments, and deposits, and their use may also
affect interest rates charged on loans or paid on deposits. The monetary
policies of the FRB have had a significant effect on the operating results
of
commercial banks in the past and are expected to do so in the future.
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RECENT
LEGISLATION
USA
Patriot Act of 2001
In
October 2001, the USA Patriot Act of 2001 was enacted in response to the
terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington D.C., which occurred
on September 11, 2001. The Patriot Act is intended to strengthen U.S. law
enforcement’s and the intelligence communities’ abilities to work cohesively to
combat terrorism on a variety of fronts. The potential impact of the Patriot
Act
on financial institutions of all kinds is significant and wide ranging. The
Patriot Act contains sweeping anti-money laundering and financial transparency
laws and imposes various regulations, including standards for verifying client
identification at account opening, and rules to promote cooperation among
financial institutions, regulators and law enforcement entities in identifying
parties that may be involved in terrorism or money laundering.
Financial
Services Modernization Legislation
In
November 1999, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, or the GLB, was enacted.
The
GLB repeals provisions of the Glass-Steagall Act which restricted the
affiliation of Federal Reserve member banks with firms “engaged principally” in
specified securities activities, and which restricted officer, director or
employee interlocks between a member bank and any company or person “primarily
engaged” in specified securities activities.
The
GLB
also permits national banks to engage in expanded activities through the
formation of financial subsidiaries. A national bank may have a subsidiary
engaged in any activity authorized for national banks directly or any financial
activity, except for insurance underwriting, insurance investments, real estate
investment or development, or merchant banking, which may only be conducted
through a subsidiary of a financial holding company. Financial activities
include all activities permitted under new sections of the Bank Holding Company
Act or permitted by regulation.
To
the
extent that the GLB permits banks, securities firms and insurance companies
to
affiliate, the financial services industry may experience further consolidation.
The GLB is intended to grant to community banks certain powers as a matter
of
right that larger institutions have accumulated on an ad hoc basis and which
unitary savings and loan holding companies already possess. Nevertheless, the
GLB may have the result of increasing the amount of competition that the
Registrant faces from larger institutions and other types of companies offering
financial products, many of which may have substantially more financial
resources than the Registrant has.
Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002
On
July
30, 2002, President Bush signed into law the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or
the
SOA. The stated goals of the SOA are to increase corporate responsibility,
to
provide for enhanced penalties for accounting and auditing improprieties at
publicly traded companies and to protect investors by improving the accuracy
and
reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to the securities laws.
The
SOA
is the most far-reaching U.S. securities legislation enacted in some time.
The
SOA generally applies to all companies, both U.S. and non-U.S., that file or
are
required to file periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act. The
legislation includes provisions, among other things, governing the services
that
can be provided by a public company’s independent auditors and the procedures
for approving such services, requiring the chief executive officer and principal
accounting officer to certify certain matters relating to the company’s periodic
filings under the Exchange Act, requiring expedited filings of reports by
insiders of their securities transactions and containing other provisions
relating to insider conflicts of interest, increasing disclosure requirements
relating to critical financial accounting policies and their application,
increasing penalties for securities law violations, and creating a new public
accounting oversight board, a regulatory body subject to SEC jurisdiction with
broad powers to set auditing, quality control and ethics standards for
accounting firms.
The
Company does not believe that the application of these new rules to the Company
will have a material effect on its results of operations.
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Regulation
W
Transactions
between a bank and its “affiliates” are quantitatively and qualitatively
restricted under the Federal Reserve Act. The Federal Deposit Insurance Act
applies Sections 23A and 23B to insured nonmember banks in the same manner
and
to the same extent as if they were members of the Federal Reserve System. The
Federal Reserve Board has also recently issued Regulation W, which co-defies
prior regulations under Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act and
interpretative guidance with respect to affiliate transactions. Regulation
W
incorporates the exemption from the affiliate transaction rules but expands
the
exemption to cover the purchase of any type of loan or extension of credit
from
an affiliate. Affiliates of a bank include, among other entities, the bank’s
holding company and companies that are under common control with the bank.
The
Company is considered to be an affiliate of the Bank. In general, subject to
certain specified exemptions, a bank or its subsidiaries are limited in their
ability to engage in “covered transactions” with affiliates:
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to
an amount equal to 10% of the bank's capital and surplus, in the
case of
covered transactions with any one affiliate; and
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to
an amount equal to 20% of the bank's capital and surplus, in the
case of
covered transactions with all affiliates.
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In
addition, a bank and its subsidiaries may engage in covered transactions and
other specified transactions only on terms and under circumstances that are
substantially the same, or at least as favorable to the bank or its subsidiary,
as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with nonaffiliated
companies. A “covered transaction” includes:
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a
loan or extension of credit to an affiliate;
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a
purchase of, or an investment in, securities issued by an
affiliate;
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a
purchase of assets from an affiliate, with some
exceptions;
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the
acceptance of securities issued by an affiliate as collateral for
a loan
or extension of credit to any party; and
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the
issuance of a guarantee, acceptance or letter of credit on behalf
of an
affiliate.
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Regulation
W generally excludes all non-bank and non-savings association subsidiaries
of
banks from treatment as affiliates, except to the extent that the Federal
Reserve Board decides to treat these subsidiaries as affiliates.
Concurrently
with the adoption of Regulation W, the Federal Reserve Board has proposed a
regulation which would further limit the amount of loans that could be purchased
by a bank from an affiliate to not more than 100% of the bank’s capital and
surplus.
Legislation
and Regulatory Changes
From
time
to time, legislation is enacted that affects the cost of doing business or
limits the activities of a financial institution. We cannot predict the
likelihood of any major changes or the impact those changes may have on the
Company.
MARKET
AREAS
The
PNB
market areas are in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania with the primary
focus
being Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties. With the addition of an office in
Conklin, Broome County, New York in 2003, and offices in the Village of Deposit
and Town of Chenango, both in Broome County, New York, in 2005, Broome County
is
part of the Bank’s market area, particularly the Southern Tier that encompasses
the towns of Conklin, Kirkwood, Windsor, and Deposit. In addition, parts of
Lackawanna, Wayne, and Bradford Counties in Pennsylvania that border Susquehanna
and Wyoming Counties are also considered part of the PNB market area.
The
PNB
market area is situated between:
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the
city of Binghamton, Broome County, New York, located to the
north;
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the
city of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, to the south;
and
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Wilkes-Barre,
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, to the southwest.
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Susquehanna
County could best be described as a bedroom county with a high percentage of
its
residents commuting to work in Broome County, New York, or to the Scranton,
Pennsylvania, area. The southern part of Susquehanna County tends to gravitate
south for both employment and shopping, while the northern part of the county
goes north to Broome County, New York. The western part of Susquehanna County
gravitates south and west to and through Wyoming County. Wyoming County is
home
to a Proctor & Gamble manufacturing facility. This is an economic stimulus
to Wyoming County and the surrounding areas.
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Our
offices are located in counties that would be considered sparsely populated,
as
they are made up of many small towns and villages. The latest population figures
show Susquehanna County at approximately 42,000 and Wyoming County at
approximately 30,000 residents. Both counties are experiencing growth, but
not
robust growth. Broome County has approximately 208,000 residents and the Town
of
Conklin has approximately 7,000 residents. The economy of Broome County has
overall been hit hard and has lost many manufacturing jobs in the past ten
years. This trend continues. Fortunately, the new employment centers are in
the
Town of Conklin and the neighboring Town of Kirkwood. Both towns border
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Interstate 81 runs north and south through
the
eastern half of Susquehanna County and has brought an influx of people from
New
Jersey and the Philadelphia area. These people have purchased homes and land
to
build homes that are used as vacation/recreation retreats and, quite often,
become retirement homes.
BUSINESS
Lending
Activities
PNB
provides a full range of retail and commercial banking services designed to
meet
the borrowing and depository needs of small and medium sized businesses and
consumers in its market areas. A significant amount of PNB’s loans are to
customers located within its service areas. PNB has no foreign loans or highly
leveraged transaction loans, as defined by the FRB. A majority of the loans
in
PNB’s portfolio have been originated by PNB. Policies adopted by the Board of
Directors are the basis by which PNB conducts its lending activities. These
loan
policies grant individual lending officers authority to make secured and
unsecured loans in specific dollar amounts. Larger loans must be approved by
senior officers or by the Board of Directors. PNB’s management information
systems and loan review policies are designed to monitor lending to ensure
adherence to PNB’s loan policies.
The
commercial loans offered by PNB include:
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commercial
real estate loans;
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working
capital;
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equipment
and other commercial loans;
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construction
loans;
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SBA
guaranteed loans; and
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agricultural
loans.
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PNB’s
commercial real estate loans are used primarily to provide financing for retail
operations, manufacturing operations, farming operations, multi-family housing
units, and churches. Commercial real estate secured loans are generally written
for a term of 15 years or less or amortized over a longer period with balloon
payments at shorter intervals. Personal guarantees are obtained on nearly all
commercial loans. Credit analysis, loan review, and an effective collections
process are also used to minimize any potential losses. PNB employs four
full-time commercial lending officers. These four people are augmented by branch
managers who are authorized to make smaller, less complex, commercial loans.
Payment
risk is a function of the economic climate in which PNB’s lending activities are
conducted; economic downturns in the economy generally or in a particular sector
could cause cash flow problems for customers and make loan payments more
difficult. PNB attempts to minimize this risk by avoiding concentrations of
credit to single borrowers or borrowers in a particular industry. Interest
rate
risk would occur if PNB were to make loans at fixed rates in an environment
in
which rates were rising thereby preventing PNB from making loans at the higher
prevailing rates. PNB attempts to mitigate this risk by making adjustable rate
commercial loans and, when extending fixed rate commercial loans, fixing loan
maturities at five years or less. Finally, collateral risk can occur if PNB’s
position in collateral taken as security for loan repayment is not adequately
secured. PNB attempts to minimize collateral risk by avoiding loan
concentrations to particular borrowers, by perfecting liens on collateral and
by
obtaining appraisals on property prior to extending loans.
Consumer
loans offered by PNB include:
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residential
real estate loans;
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automobile
loans;
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manufactured
housing loans;
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personal
installment loans secured and unsecured for almost any
purpose;
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student
loans; and
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home
equity loans (fixed-rate term and open ended revolving lines of credit).
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PNB
offers credit cards as an agent bank through another correspondent bank.
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Risks
applicable to consumer lending are similar to those applicable to commercial
lending. PNB attempts to mitigate payment risk in consumer lending by limiting
consumer lending products to a term of five years or less. To the extent that
PNB extends unsecured consumer loans, there is greater collateral risk; however,
credit checks and borrower history are obtained in all consumer loan
transactions.
Residential
mortgage products include adjustable-rate as well as conventional fixed-rate
loans. Terms vary from 1, 5, and 10-year adjustable rate loans to 5, 10, 15,
20,
and 30-year fully amortized fixed rate loans. Bi-weekly payment plans are also
available. Personal secured and unsecured revolving lines of credit with
variable interest rates and principal amounts ranging from $1,000 to $10,000
are
offered to credit-worthy customers. The largest segment of PNB’s installment
loan portfolio is fixed-rate loans. Most are secured either by automobiles,
motorcycles, snowmobiles, boats, other personal property, or by liens filed
against real estate. These loans are generally available in terms of up to
15
years with automobile loans having maturities of up to 60 months and real estate
loans having maturities up to 15 years. Loans secured by other collateral
usually require a maturity of less than 60 months. Home equity products include
both fixed-rate term products and also an open-end revolving line of credit
with
a maximum loan-to-value ratio of 80% of current appraisal. A special MGIC
program now offered through the Bank, allows for loans of up to 100% of the
appreciated value for qualified applicants. Credit checks, credit scoring,
and
debt-to-income ratios within preset parameters are used to qualify borrowers.
Mortgage
loans have historically had a longer average life than commercial or consumer
loans. Accordingly, payment and interest rate risks are greater in some respects
with mortgage loans than with commercial or consumer lending. Deposits, which
are used as the primary source to fund mortgage lending, tend to be of shorter
duration than the average maturities on residential mortgage loans and are
more
susceptible to interest rate changes. Historical records indicate that our
mortgage loans, no matter what maturity, have an average life of less than
seven
years. In 2003, the Bank started selling mortgages in the secondary market.
Mortgages are also written with adjustable rates. Mortgage lending is also
subject to economic downturns, in that increases in unemployment could adversely
affect the ability of borrowers to repay mortgage loans and decreases in
property values could affect the value of the real estate serving as collateral
for the loan.
Loan
growth remained steady in 2006 when compared to 2004 and 2005. Industry standard
debt-to-income ratios and credit checks are used to qualify borrowers on all
consumer loans. Managers, assistant managers, and customer service officers
have
retail lending authorities at each of the full-service branch office locations.
PNB has centralized loan administration at its operations/administrative offices
where mortgage underwriting and loan review and analysis take place.
Loan
Approval
Individual
loan authorities are established by PNB’s Board of Directors upon recommendation
by the chief credit officer. In establishing an individual’s loan authority, the
experience of the lender is taken into consideration, as well as the type of
lending in which the individual is involved. The President of PNB, along with
members of senior management (loan committee), has the authority to approve
new
loans over $250,000 up to $2,000,000 and all aggregate loans $325,000 to
$2,500,000 following an analysis and review by credit analysts and commercial
lender. The full Board of Directors reviews on a monthly basis, all loans
approved by individual lenders and the officers’ loan committee. All loan
requests which are either complex in nature or exceed $2,000,000 new or
$2,500,000 aggregate must be analyzed and reviewed by the loan committee and
presented with a recommendation to the full Board of Directors for approval
or
denial.
PNB
generally requires that loans secured by first mortgages or real estate have
loan-to-value ratios of less than 80% for loans secured by raw land or
improved property. In addition, in some instances for qualified borrowers,
private mortgage insurance is available for purchase that allows loan-to-value
ratios to go as high as 100%. PNB also participates in a guaranteed mortgage
insurance program. This allows PNB to make loans on real estate up to 100%
of
the value of the property. Adjustable rate mortgage products, as well as
conventional fixed-rate products, are also available at PNB.
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Deposit
Activities
PNB
also
offers a full range of deposit and personal banking services insured by the
FDIC, including commercial checking and small business checking products, cash
management services, retirement accounts such as Individual Retirement Accounts
(“IRA”), retail deposit services such as certificates of deposit, money market
accounts, savings accounts, a variety of checking account products, automated
teller machines (“ATM’s”), point of sale and other electronic services such as
automated clearing house (“ACH”) originations, and other personal miscellaneous
services.
These
miscellaneous services would include:
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safe
deposit boxes;
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night
depository services;
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traveler’s
checks;
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merchant
credit cards;
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direct
deposit of payroll and other checks;
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U.S.
Savings Bonds;
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official
bank checks; and
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money
orders.
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The
principal sources of funds for PNB are core deposits that include demand
deposits, interest bearing transaction accounts, money market accounts, savings
deposits, and certificates of deposit. These deposits are solicited from
individuals, businesses, non-profit entities, and government authorities.
Substantially all of PNB’s deposits are from the local market areas surrounding
each of its offices.
Investment
Products
In
1999,
PNB entered into an agreement with T.H.E. Financial Services to hire a joint
employee to sell investment products. An agent was hired and has an office
located in the Bank’s Hallstead Plaza building. In September of 2003, T.H.E.
Financial Services was acquired by Financial Network Investment Corporation
(FNIC) of Torrance, California. PNB signed a contract dated September 29, 2003
with FNIC. PNB discontinued broker-dealer services with FNIC and contracted
with
Uvest Financial Services, Charlotte, North Carolina, effective September 6,
2005. In 2005, Peoples Financial Services Corp. formed Peoples Advisors, LLC
(“Advisors”) as a member-managed limited liability company under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to be a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Corporation, for the purpose of providing investment advisory services to the
general public.
Insurance
Products
In
April
of 2001, PNB purchased a 20% equity interest in Community Bankers Insurance
Agency. This investment gives the Bank a referral avenue to provide insurance,
broadening our available lines of financial services.
Investment
Portfolio and Activities
PNB’s
investment portfolio has several objectives.
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A
key objective is to provide a balance in PNB's asset mix of loans
and
investments consistent with its liability structure, and to assist
in
management of interest rate risk. The investments augment PNB's capital
position in the risk-based capital formula, providing the necessary
liquidity to meet fluctuations in credit demands of the community
and also
fluctuations in deposit levels.
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In
addition, the portfolio provides collateral for pledging against
public
funds, and a reasonable allowance for control of tax
liabilities.
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the investment portfolio is designed to provide income for PNB.
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In
view
of the above objectives, the portfolio is treated conservatively by management
and only securities that pass those criteria are purchased.
Competition
PNB
operates in a fairly competitive environment, competing for deposits and loans
with commercial banks, thrifts, credit unions, and finance and mortgage
companies. Some of these competitors possess substantially greater financial
resources than those available to PNB. Also, certain of these institutions
have
significantly higher lending limits than PNB and may provide various services
for their customers that are not presently available at PNB. Financial
institutions generally compete on the basis of rates and service. PNB is subject
to increasing competition from credit unions, finance companies, and mortgage
companies that may not be subject to the same regulatory restrictions and
taxations as commercial banks.
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PNB
will
seek to remain competitive with interest rates that it charges on its loans
and
offers on deposits. It also believes that its success has been, and will
continue to be, due to its emphasis on community involvement, customer services,
and relationships. With consolidation continuing in the financial industry,
and
particularly in PNB’s markets, smaller profitable banks are gaining
opportunities where larger institutions exit markets that are only marginally
profitable for them.
The
financial services industry in the Company’s service area is extremely
competitive. The Company’s competitors within its service area include banks and
bank holding companies with substantially greater resources. Many competitors
have substantially higher legal lending limits.
In
addition, savings banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, money
market and other mutual funds, mortgage companies, leasing companies, finance
companies, and other financial services companies offer products and services
similar to those offered by the Company and PNB, on competitive terms.
Many
bank
holding companies have elected to become financial holding companies under
the
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which gives them a broader range of products with which
we must compete. Although the long-range effects of this development cannot
be
predicted, most probably it will further narrow the differences and intensify
competition among commercial banks, investment banks, insurance firms and other
financial services companies.
SEASONALITY
Management
does not feel that the deposits or the business of PNB in general are seasonal
in nature. The deposits may, however, vary with local and national economic
conditions but should not have a material effect on planning and policy making.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Disclosure
of the Company’s significant accounting policies is included in Note 1 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements. Some of these policies are particularly
sensitive requiring significant judgments, estimates and assumptions to be
made
by management. Additional information is contained in Management’s Discussion
and Analysis for the most sensitive of these issues, including the provision
and
allowance for loan losses, which are located in Note 3 to the Consolidated
Financial Statements.
Significant
estimates are made by management in determining the allowance for loan losses.
Consideration is given to a variety of factors in establishing this estimate.
In
estimating the allowance for loan losses, management considers current economic
conditions, diversification of the loan portfolio, delinquency statistics,
results of internal loan review, financial and managerial strengths of
borrowers, adequacy of collateral, if collateral dependent, or present value
of
future cash flows and other relevant factors.
INTERNET
ADDRESS DISCLOSURES
PNB’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports
on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports can be found via a link to the
SEC
Web page through our Website located at www.peoplesnatbank.com. This website
is
available free of charge.
PNB
has
posted its Code of Ethics for the chief executive officer, chief operation
and
financial officer, and controller. This policy can be found at our Website
located at www.peoplesnatbank.com.
Copies
are also available upon request and free of charge for Shareholders without
Web
access.
STATISTICAL
DISCLOSURES
The
following statistical disclosures are included in Management’s Discussion and
Analysis, Item 7 hereof, and are incorporated by reference in this Item 1:
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Interest
Rate Sensitivity Analysis;
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Interest
Income and Expense, Volume and Rate Analysis;
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Investment
Portfolio;
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Loan
Maturity and Interest Rate Sensitivity;
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Loan
Portfolio;
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Allocation
of Allowance for Loan Losses;
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Deposits;
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ITEM
1A RISK FACTORS
Changes
in interest rates could reduce our income, cash flows and asset
values.
Our
income and cash flows and the value of our assets depend to a great extent
on
the difference between the interest rates we earn on interest-earning assets,
such as loans and investment securities, and the interest rates we pay on
interest-bearing liabilities such as deposits and borrowings. These rates are
highly sensitive to many factors which are beyond our control, including general
economic conditions and policies of various governmental and regulatory agencies
and, in particular, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Changes in monetary policy, including changes in interest rates, will influence
not only the interest we receive on our loans and investment securities and
the
amount of interest we pay on deposits and borrowings, but will also affect
our
ability to originate loans and obtain deposits and the value of our investment
portfolio. If the rate of interest we pay on our deposits and other borrowings
increases more than the rate of interest we earn on our loans and other
investments, our net interest income, and therefore our earnings, could be
adversely affected. Our earnings also could be adversely affected if the rates
on our loans and other investments fall more quickly than those on our deposits
and other borrowings.
Economic
conditions either nationally or locally in areas in which our operations are
concentrated may adversely affect our business.
Deterioration
in local, regional, national or global economic conditions could cause us to
experience a reduction in deposits and new loans, an increase in the number
of
borrowers who default on their loans and a reduction in the value of the
collateral securing their loans, all of which could adversely affect our
performance and financial condition. Unlike larger banks that are more
geographically diversified, we provide banking and financial services locally.
Therefore, we are particularly vulnerable to adverse local economic
conditions.
Our
financial condition and results of operations would be adversely affected if
our
allowance for loan losses is not sufficient to absorb actual losses or if we
are
required to increase our allowance.
Despite
our underwriting criteria, we may experience loan delinquencies and losses.
In
order to absorb losses associated with nonperforming loans, we maintain an
allowance for loan losses based on, among other things, historical experience,
an evaluation of economic conditions, and regular reviews of delinquencies
and
loan portfolio quality. Determination of the allowance inherently involves
a
high degree of subjectivity and requires us to make significant estimates of
current credit risks and future trends, all of which may undergo material
changes. At any time, there are likely to be loans in our portfolio that will
result in losses but that have not been identified as non-performing or
potential problem credits. We cannot be sure that we will be able to identify
deteriorating credits before they become nonperforming assets or that we will
be
able to limit losses on those loans that are identified. We may be required
to
increase our allowance for loan losses for any of several reasons. Regulators,
in reviewing our loan portfolio as part of a regulatory examination, may request
that we increase our allowance for loan losses. Changes in economic conditions
affects borrowers, new information regarding existing loans, identification
of
additional problem loans and other factors, both within and outside of our
control, may require an increase in our allowance. In addition, if charge-offs
in future periods exceed our allowance for loan losses, we will need additional
increases in our allowance for loan losses. Any increase in our allowance for
loan losses will result in a decrease in our net income and, possibly, our
capital, and may materially affect our results of operations in the period
in
which the allowance is increased.
Competition
may decrease our growth or profits.
We
face
substantial competition in all phases of our operations from a variety of
different competitors, including commercial banks, credit unions, consumer
finance companies, insurance companies and money market funds. There is very
strong competition among financial services providers in our principal service
area. Our competitors may have greater resources, higher lending limits or
larger branch systems than we do. Accordingly, they may be able to offer a
broader range of products and services as well as better pricing for those
products and services than we can. In addition, some of the financial services
organizations with which we compete are not subject to the same degree of
regulation as is imposed on federally insured financial institutions. As a
result, those non-bank competitors may be able to access funding and provide
various services more easily or at less cost than we can, adversely affecting
our ability to compete effectively.
We
may be adversely affected by government regulation.
The
banking industry is heavily regulated. Banking regulations are primarily
intended to protect the federal deposit insurance funds and depositors, not
shareholders. Changes in the laws, regulations, and regulatory practices
affecting the banking industry may increase our cost of doing business or
otherwise adversely affect us and create competitive advantages for others.
Regulations affecting banks and financial services companies undergo continuous
change, and we cannot predict the ultimate effect of these changes, which could
have a material adverse effect on our profitability or financial
condition.
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We
rely on our management and other key personnel, and the loss of any of them
may
adversely affect our operations.
We
are,
and will continue to be, dependent upon the services of our management team.
The
unexpected loss of services of any key management personnel could have an
adverse effect on our business and financial condition because of their skills,
knowledge of our market, years of industry experience and the difficulty of
promptly finding qualified replacement personnel.
Environmental
liability associated with lending activities could result in
losses.
In
the
course of our business, we may foreclose on and take title to properties
securing our loans. If hazardous substances were discovered on any of these
properties, we could be liable to governmental entities or third parties for
the
costs of remediation of the hazard, as well as for personal injury and property
damage. Many environmental laws can impose liability regardless of whether
we
knew of, or were responsible for, the contamination. In addition, if we arrange
for the disposal of hazardous or toxic substances at another site, we may be
liable for the costs of cleaning up and removing those substances from the
site
even if we neither own nor operate the disposal site. Environmental laws may
require us to incur substantial expenses and may materially limit use of
properties we acquire through foreclosure, reduce their value or limit our
ability to sell them in the event of a default on the loans they secure. In
addition, future laws or more stringent interpretations or enforcement policies
with respect to existing laws may increase our exposure to environmental
liability.
Failure
to implement new technologies in our operations may adversely affect our growth
or profits.
The
market for financial services, including banking services and consumer finance
services, is increasingly affected by advances in technology, including
developments in telecommunications, data processing, computers, automation,
Internet-based banking and telebanking. Our ability to compete successfully
in
our markets may depend on the extent to which we are able to exploit such
technological changes. However, we can provide no assurance that we will be
able
to properly or timely anticipate or implement such technologies or properly
train our staff to use such technologies. Any failure to adapt to new
technologies could adversely affect our business, financial condition or
operating results.
An
investment in our common stock is not an insured deposit.
Our
common stock is not a bank deposit and, therefore, is not insured against loss
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, commonly referred to as the FDIC,
or any other deposit insurance fund or by any other public or private entity.
Investment in our common stock is subject to the same market forces that affect
the price of common stock in any company.
Our
legal lending limits are relatively low and restrict our ability to compete
for
larger customers.
At
December 31, 2006, our lending limit per borrower was approximately $5.7
million, or approximately 15% of our capital. Accordingly, the size of loans
that we can offer to potential borrowers (without participation by other
lenders) is less than the size of loans that many of our competitors with larger
capitalization are able to offer. Our legal lending limit also impacts the
efficiency of our lending operation because it tends to lower our average loan
size, which means we have to generate a higher number of transactions to achieve
the same portfolio volume. We may engage in loan participations with other
banks
for loans in excess of our legal lending limits. However, there can be no
assurance that such participations will be available at all or on terms which
are favorable to us and our customers.
Market
conditions may adversely affect our fee based investment
business.
The
Company receives fee based revenues from commissions from the sale of securities
and investment advisory fees. In the event of decreased stock market activity,
the volume of trading facilitated by Uvest Financial Services will in all
likelihood decrease resulting in decreased commission revenue on purchases
and
sales of securities. In addition, investment advisory fees, which are generally
based on a percentage of the total value of an investment portfolio, will
decrease in the event of decreases in the values of the investment portfolios,
for example, as a result of overall market declines.
ITEM
1B UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
NONE.
15
ITEM
2 PROPERTIES
PNB
has
four full-service banking offices in Susquehanna County that are located in:
·
|
Borough
of Susquehanna Depot;
|
·
|
Hallstead
Plaza, Great Bend Township;
|
·
|
Borough
of Hop Bottom; and
|
·
|
Montrose,
Bridgewater Township.
|
PNB’s
presence in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania had been limited to a de novo branch
in
Nicholson, which opened in 1992, until the purchase of the two Mellon bank
offices in 1997. The Wyoming County locations are:
·
|
Borough
of Nicholson;
|
·
|
Meshoppen
Township; and
|
·
|
Tunkhannock
Borough.
|
The
administrative/operations office of the Company and PNB is located at 50 Main
Street, Hallstead, Pennsylvania. The following departments are located at that
office:
·
|
commercial,
mortgage and consumer lending operations;
|
·
|
executive
offices;
|
·
|
marketing
department;
|
·
|
human
resources department;
|
·
|
deposit
account support services;
|
·
|
data
processing services; and
|
·
|
corporate
accounting.
|
PNB
began
expanding its branch locations into New York in 2002. The latest updates on
these expansions are:
·
|
The
Bank had an office located in the Price Chopper Super Market in Norwich,
Chenango County, New York. This office was purchased from Mohawk
Community
Bank, Amsterdam, New York, in March of 2002. A decision was made
to close
this office effective March 31, 2003, because of its distance from
Hallstead, high lease payments, and lack of growth opportunity for
our
Bank in that area.
|
·
|
Subsequently,
real estate was purchased in Conklin, New York, approximately 10
miles
from Hallstead. Regulators approved permission to establish an office
at
that site and the official opening date was March 17, 2003. The office
is
located at 1026 Conklin Road and is approximately ten miles from
the
Administrative Office of PNB.
|
·
|
Also,
on December 12, 2002, property was purchased at 108 Second Street,
Town of
Sanford, Village of Deposit, Broome County, New York. Regulatory
approval
was received to establish this second New York State office, and
the
official opening date of this office, which is located approximately
25
miles from the Administrative Office, was April 18,
2005.
|
·
|
The
application was approved for the third New York State office located
on
Front Street in the Town of Chenango, Broome County. This office,
which
was officially opened on June 6, 2005, is approximately 20 miles
from the
Administrative Office.
|
All
offices are owned in fee title by PNB with the exception of the Hallstead Plaza,
Meshoppen and Town of Chenango offices. The Hallstead Plaza and Meshoppen
offices are subject to ground leases; and the Front Street office is subject
to
a building lease. Each lease is either long-term expiring in September 2028
or
includes renewal options. Current lease payments range from $2,535 to $38,496
annually. The leases provide that the Bank pay property taxes, insurance, and
maintenance costs. Nine of the ten offices provide drive-up banking services
and
eight offices have 24-hour ATM services.
ITEM
3 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The
Company is a defendant in various lawsuits wherein various amounts are claimed.
In the opinion of the Company’s management, these suits are without merit and
should not result in judgments, which, in the aggregate, would have a material
adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
ITEM
4 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
NONE.
16
PART
II
ITEM
5 MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
The
Company’s Common Stock is not listed on an exchange or quoted on the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation system (NASDAQ).
The
Company’s common stock is traded sporadically in the over-the-counter market
and, accordingly, there is no established public trading market at this time.
The Company’s stock is listed on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol PFIS.
The cusip number is 711040-10-5. The investment firms of Ferris, Baker Watts,
Incorporated from Baltimore, Maryland, and Ryan Beck from Livingston, New
Jersey, make a limited market in the Company’s common stock. The Company, and
previously the Bank, has continuously paid dividends for more than 90 years
and
it is the intention to pay dividends in the future. However, future dividends
must necessarily depend upon earnings, financial condition, appropriate legal
restrictions, and other factors at the time that the Board of Directors
considers dividend payments. As of December 31, 2006, there were 56,467
outstanding options to purchase the Company’s common stock. See Note 8 of the
Consolidated Financial Statements for more information. Book value of common
stock at December 31, 2006, was $13.16 and on December 31, 2005, it was $12.55.
As of December 31, 2006, the Company had approximately 1,036 shareholders of
record. At such date, 3,133,874 shares of Common Stock were outstanding.
The
following table reflects high and low bid prices for shares of the Company’s
Common Stock to the extent such information is available, and the dividends
declared with respect thereto during the preceding two years.
COMPANY
STOCK
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||||||||||||
Price
Range
|
Dividends
|
Price
Range
|
Dividends
|
||||||||||||||||
Low
|
High
|
Declared
|
Low
|
High
|
Declared
|
||||||||||||||
First
Quarter
|
$
|
29.05
|
$
|
31.50
|
$
|
.19
|
$
|
34.00
|
$
|
36.25
|
$
|
.19
|
|||||||
Second
Quarter
|
$
|
28.90
|
$
|
29.25
|
$
|
.19
|
$
|
32.50
|
$
|
34.00
|
$
|
1.19
|
|||||||
Third
Quarter
|
$
|
26.35
|
$
|
28.90
|
$
|
.19
|
$
|
30.25
|
$
|
32.75
|
$
|
.19
|
|||||||
Fourth
Quarter
|
$
|
26.00
|
$
|
26.50
|
$
|
.19
|
$
|
30.75
|
$
|
32.30
|
$
|
.19
|
17
The
following table discloses the number of outstanding options, warrants and rights
granted by the Company to participants in equity compensation plans, as well
as
the number of securities remaining available for future issuance under these
plans. The table provides this information separately for equity compensation
plans that have and have not been approved by security holders.
(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
||||||||
Number
of securities to
be
issued upon exercise
of
outstanding options,
warrants
and rights
|
Weighted-average
exercise
price
of outstanding options,
warrants
and rights
|
Number
of securities remaining
available
for future issuance under
equity
compensation plans
{excluding
securities reflected in column (a) }*
|
||||||||
Equity
compensation plans
approved
by stockholders
|
56,467
|
$
|
20.03
|
89,251
|
||||||
Equity
compensation plans
not
approved by stockholders
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||
Total
|
56,467
|
$
|
20.03
|
89,251
|
*
Securities for future issuance are reserved and issued at the discretion of
the
Board of Directors on an annual basis.
The
following table discloses the purchases made by the Company of shares of its
common stock in the fourth quarter of 2006.
MONTH
|
Total
number of shares purchased
|
Average
price paid per share
|
Total
number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or
programs
|
Maximum
number of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs
(1)
|
|||||||||
October
1, 2006 - October 31, 2006
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
0
|
89,251
|
||||||||
November
1, 2006 - November 30, 2006
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
89,251
|
|||||||||
December
1, 2006 - December 31, 2006
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
89,251
|
|||||||||
Total
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
0
|
(1)
On
December 27, 1995, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of 187,500
shares of the Corporation’s common stock from shareholders. On July 2, 2001, the
Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional 5%, or 158,931
shares of the Corporation’s common stock outstanding. Neither repurchase program
stipulated an expiration date.
The
performance graph formerly included in the
Company's Proxy Statement can now be found in the Company's Annual Report to
its
shareholders.
18
ITEM
6 SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Consolidated
Financial Highlights
|
At
and For the Years Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
||||||||||||
(Dollars
in Thousands, except Per Share Data)
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
Income
|
$
|
4,129
|
$
|
4,476
|
$
|
4,453
|
$
|
5,564
|
$
|
5,015
|
||||||
Return
of Average Assets
|
1.03
|
%
|
1.16
|
%
|
1.18
|
%
|
1.54
|
%
|
1.52
|
%
|
||||||
Return
on Average Equity
|
10.32
|
%
|
11.37
|
%
|
10.84
|
%
|
14.18
|
%
|
14.30
|
%
|
||||||
Shareholders'
Value
|
||||||||||||||||
Earnings
per Share, Basic
|
$
|
1.31
|
$
|
1.42
|
$
|
1.41
|
$
|
1.76
|
$
|
1.59
|
||||||
Earnings
per Share, Diluted
|
1.31
|
1.41
|
1.40
|
1.75
|
1.59
|
|||||||||||
Regular
Cash Dividends
|
0.76
|
0.76
|
0.73
|
0.65
|
0.59
|
|||||||||||
Special
Cash Dividends
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|||||||||||
Book
Value
|
13.16
|
12.55
|
13.42
|
12.98
|
12.17
|
|||||||||||
Market
Value
|
26.00
|
31.45
|
36.00
|
32.40
|
20.00
|
|||||||||||
Market
Value/Book Value Ratio
|
197.57
|
%
|
250.60
|
%
|
268.26
|
%
|
249.61
|
%
|
164.38
|
%
|
||||||
Price
Earnings Multiple
|
19.85
|
X |
22.14
|
X |
25.59
|
X |
18.41
|
X |
12.57
|
X | ||||||
Dividend
Payout Ratio
|
57.93
|
%
|
53.50
|
%
|
51.91
|
%
|
36.96
|
%
|
36.89
|
%
|
||||||
Dividend
Yield
|
2.94
|
%
|
2.42
|
%
|
2.03
|
%
|
2.07
|
%
|
3.03
|
%
|
||||||
Safety
and Soundness
|
||||||||||||||||
Stockholders'
Equity/Asset Ratio
|
9.91
|
%
|
10.13
|
%
|
11.16
|
%
|
11.06
|
%
|
11.05
|
%
|
||||||
Allowance
for Loan Loss as a Percent of Loans
|
0.66
|
%
|
0.92
|
%
|
1.12
|
%
|
0.89
|
%
|
0.87
|
%
|
||||||
Net
Charge Offs/Total Loans
|
0.33
|
%
|
0.29
|
%
|
0.17
|
%
|
0.06
|
%
|
0.03
|
%
|
||||||
Allowance
for Loan Loss/Nonaccrual Loans
|
402.70
|
%
|
206.62
|
%
|
132.77
|
%
|
212.70
|
%
|
567.45
|
%
|
||||||
Allowance
for Loan Loss/Non-performing Loans
|
248.89
|
%
|
183.74
|
%
|
116.29
|
%
|
192.20
|
%
|
367.87
|
%
|
||||||
Balance
Sheet Highlights
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
Assets
|
$
|
416,268
|
$
|
391,198
|
$
|
379,375
|
$
|
371,289
|
$
|
346,842
|
||||||
Total
Investments
|
110,302
|
108,313
|
113,598
|
116,126
|
105,972
|
|||||||||||
Net
Loans
|
269,383
|
256,870
|
242,075
|
234,274
|
219,437
|
|||||||||||
Allowance
for Loan Losses
|
1,792
|
2,375
|
2,739
|
2,093
|
1,935
|
|||||||||||
Short-term
Borrowings
|
12,574
|
17,842
|
14,614
|
7,085
|
13,113
|
|||||||||||
Long-term
Borrowings
|
36,525
|
34,770
|
46,034
|
41,952
|
34,744
|
|||||||||||
Total
Deposits
|
323,613
|
296,962
|
274,775
|
279,700
|
259,187
|
|||||||||||
Stockholders'
Equity
|
$
|
41,240
|
$
|
39,616
|
$
|
42,354
|
$
|
41,076
|
$
|
38,323
|
19
ITEM
7 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
This
consolidated review and analysis of Peoples Financial Services Corp. (the
Company) is intended to assist the reader in evaluating the Company’s
performance for the years-ending December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004. The
information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial
statements and the accompanying notes to those statements.
Peoples
Financial Services Corp. (the Company) is the one-bank holding company of
Peoples National Bank (the Bank), which is wholly owned by the Company. The
Company and the Bank derive their primary income from the operation of a
commercial bank, including earning interest on loans and investment securities.
The Bank incurs interest expense in relation to deposits and other borrowings.
The Bank operates ten full-service branches in the Hallstead Shopping Plaza,
Hop
Bottom, Montrose, Susquehanna, Nicholson, Tunkhannock, and Meshoppen,
Pennsylvania and Conklin, Village of Deposit and Town of Chenango, Broome
County, New York. The Bank has on-site automated teller machines at all offices
except Hop Bottom and Meshoppen. The administrative offices and operations
offices are located in Hallstead, Pennsylvania. Principal market areas are
Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties in Pennsylvania and the Southern Tier of Broome
County, New York and the bordering areas of those counties. As of December
31,
2006, the Bank employed 106 full-time employees and 16 part-time employees.
Forward
Looking Statements
When
used
in this discussion, the words “believes”, “anticipates”, “contemplated”,
“expects”, or similar expressions are intended to identify forward looking
statements. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties
that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Those
risks and uncertainties include changes in interest rates, the ability to
control costs and expenses, and general economic conditions. The Company
undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to
those forward looking statements that may be made to reflect events or
circumstances after this date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events.
Critical
Accounting Policies
Note
1 to
the Company’s consolidated financial statements lists significant accounting
policies used in the development and presentation of its financial statements.
This discussion and analysis, the significant accounting policies, and other
financial statement disclosures identify and address key variables and other
qualitative and quantitative factors that are necessary for an understanding
and
evaluation of the Company and its results of operations.
The
consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States, which require the Bank
to
make estimates and assumptions. The Bank believes that its determination of
the
allowance for loan losses involves a higher degree of judgment and complexity
than the Bank’s other significant accounting policies. Further, these estimates
can be materially impacted by changes in market conditions or the actual or
perceived financial condition of the Bank’s borrowers, subjecting the Bank to
significant volatility of earnings.
The
allowance for loan losses is established through the provision for loan losses,
which is a charge against earnings. Provisions for loan losses are made to
reserve for estimated probable losses on loans. The allowance for loan losses
is
a significant estimate and is regularly evaluated by the Bank for adequacy
by
taking into consideration factors such as changes in the nature and volume
of
the loan portfolio, trends in actual and forecasted credit quality, including
delinquency, charge-off and bankruptcy rates, and current economic conditions
that may affect a borrower’s ability to pay. The use of different estimates of
assumptions could produce a different provision for loan losses. For additional
discussion concerning the Bank’s allowance for loan losses and related matters,
see “Provision for Loan Losses”.
20
Prior
to
January 1, 2006 and as previously permitted by SFAS No. 123, the Company
accounted for stock-based compensation in accordance with Accounting
Principles Board Opinion (APB) No. 25. Under APB No. 25, no compensation
expense was recognized in the income statement related to any option granted
under the Company stock option plans. The pro forma impact to net income and
earnings per share that would have occurred if compensation expense had been
recognized, based on the estimated fair value of the options on the date of
the
grant, is disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements for
2005 and 2004. In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
issued Statement No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment.” Statement No. 123(R)
replaced Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” and
superseded APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.”
Statement No. 123(R) requires compensation costs related to share-based payment
transactions to be recognized in the financial statements over the period that
an employee provides service in exchange for the award. Public companies were
required to adopt the new standard using a modified prospective method and
were
given the option of restating prior periods using the modified retrospective
method. The Bank did not elect to use the modified retrospective method. Under
the modified prospective method, companies are required to record compensation
cost for new and modified awards over the related vesting period of such awards
prospectively and record compensation cost prospectively for the unvested
portion, at the date of adoption, of previously issued and outstanding awards
over the remaining vesting period of such awards. No change to prior periods
presented is permitted under the modified prospective method. Statement No.
123(R) became effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December
15, 2005. Adopting Statement No. 123(R) on January 1, 2006 using the modified
prospective method, the Company incurred total stock-based compensation expense,
net of related tax effects, in the amount of $3,000 for the year-ending December
31, 2006.
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
Net
Interest Income
Net
interest income is the main source of the Company’s income. It is the difference
between interest earned on assets and interest paid on liabilities. The
discussion of net interest income should be read in conjunction with Table
2:
“Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity; Interest Rates
and Interest Differential”, and Table 3: “Rate/Volume Analysis of Changes in Net
Interest Income.”
The
following table shows the net interest income on a fully-tax-equivalent basis
for each of the three years-ending December 2006, 2005, and 2004.
TABLE
1
NET
INTEREST INCOME
Year-Ended
December 31,
|
||||||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||||
Total
Interest Income
|
$
|
22,698
|
$
|
20,672
|
$
|
19,759
|
||||
Tax
Equivalent Adjustment
|
1,203
|
1,174
|
1,175
|
|||||||
Total
Tax Equivalent Interest Income
|
23,901
|
21,846
|
20,934
|
|||||||
Total
Interest Expense
|
10,797
|
8,248
|
7,084
|
|||||||
Net
Interest Income (Fully Tax Equivalent Basis)
|
$
|
13,104
|
$
|
13,598
|
$
|
13,850
|
Table
2
includes the average balances, interest income and expense, and the average
rates earned and paid for assets and liabilities. For yield calculation
purposes, non-accruing loans are included in average loan balances. Table 3
analyzes the components contributing to the changes in net interest income
and
indicates the impact in either changes in rate or changes in volume.
21
Distribution
of Assets, Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Interest
Rates and Interest Differential
TABLE
2
Year-Ended
December
31, 2006
|
Year-Ended
December
31, 2005
|
Year-Ended
December
31, 2004
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars
in Thousands)
|
Average
|
Yield/
|
Average
|
Yield/
|
Average
|
Yield/
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
ASSETS
|
Balance
|
Interest
|
Rate
|
Balance
|
Interest
|
Rate
|
Balance
|
Interest
|
Rate
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Loans
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Real Estate
|
$
|
110,972
|
$
|
7,136
|
6.43
|
%
|
$
|
108,887
|
$
|
6,814
|
6.26
|
%
|
$
|
107,956
|
$
|
6,845
|
6.34
|
%
|
||||||||||
Installment
|
17,210
|
1,417
|
8.23
|
%
|
17,587
|
1,304
|
7.41
|
%
|
17,561
|
1,178
|
6.71
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Commercial
|
118,904
|
8,532
|
7.18
|
%
|
104,317
|
7,058
|
6.77
|
%
|
99,935
|
6,208
|
6.21
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Tax Exempt
|
20,051
|
853
|
6.45
|
%
|
19,136
|
757
|
5.99
|
%
|
14,937
|
593
|
6.02
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Other Loans
|
473
|
58
|
12.26
|
%
|
632
|
53
|
8.39
|
%
|
648
|
47
|
7.25
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
Loans
|
267,610
|
17,996
|
6.89
|
%
|
250,559
|
15,986
|
6.54
|
%
|
241,037
|
14,871
|
6.30
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Investment
Securities (AFS)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxable
|
65,202
|
3,032
|
4.65
|
%
|
72,358
|
3,086
|
4.26
|
%
|
72,816
|
3,152
|
4.33
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Non-Taxable
|
39,435
|
1,484
|
5.70
|
%
|
39,386
|
1,523
|
5.86
|
%
|
41,257
|
1,687
|
6.20
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
Securities
|
104,637
|
4,516
|
5.05
|
%
|
111,744
|
4,609
|
4.83
|
%
|
114,073
|
4,839
|
5.00
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Time
Deposits With Other Banks
|
932
|
53
|
5.69
|
%
|
0
|
0
|
0.00
|
%
|
0
|
0
|
0.00
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Fed
Funds Sold
|
2,467
|
133
|
5.39
|
%
|
2,093
|
77
|
3.68
|
%
|
3,796
|
49
|
1.29
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
Earning Assets
|
375,646
|
|
22,698
|
6.36
|
%
|
364,396
|
|
20,672
|
6.00
|
%
|
358,906
|
|
19,759
|
5.83
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Less:
Allowance for Loan Losses
|
(2,344
|
)
|
(2,601
|
)
|
(2,398
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash
and Due from Banks
|
6,768
|
6,526
|
6,535
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises
and Equipment, Net
|
7,816
|
5,565
|
4,644
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
Assets
|
12,899
|
12,167
|
11,130
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Assets
|
$
|
400,785
|
$
|
386,053
|
$
|
378,817
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIABILITIES
AND
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposits
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest Bearing Demand
|
|
25,462
|
262
|
1.03
|
%
|
|
24,207
|
$
|
169
|
0.70
|
%
|
26,282
|
190
|
0.72
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Regular Savings
|
95,360
|
3,135
|
3.29
|
%
|
72,597
|
1,258
|
1.73
|
%
|
63,414
|
637
|
1.00
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Money Market Savings
|
37,747
|
1,446
|
3.83
|
%
|
37,232
|
911
|
2.45
|
%
|
39,778
|
559
|
1.41
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Time
|
102,195
|
3,905
|
3.82
|
%
|
107,115
|
3,448
|
3.22
|
%
|
111,431
|
3,392
|
3.04
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
Interest Bearing Deposits
|
260,764
|
8,748
|
3.35
|
%
|
241,151
|
5,786
|
2.40
|
%
|
240,905
|
4,778
|
1.98
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Other
Borrowings
|
48,878
|
2,049
|
4.19
|
%
|
57,987
|
2,462
|
4.25
|
%
|
53,957
|
2,306
|
4.27
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
Interest Bearing Liabilities
|
309,642
|
10,797
|
3.49
|
%
|
299,138
|
8,248
|
2.76
|
%
|
294,862
|
7,084
|
2.40
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
Interest Spread
|
$
|
11,901
|
2.88
|
%
|
$
|
12,424
|
3.24
|
%
|
$
|
12,675
|
3.43
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Non-Interest
Bearing
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Demand
Deposits
|
49,888
|
45,574
|
41,315
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accrued
Expenses and
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
Liabilities
|
2,135
|
1,959
|
1,554
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stockholder's
Equity
|
39,120
|
39,382
|
41,086
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Liabilities and
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stockholder's
Equity
|
$
|
400,785
|
$
|
386,053
|
$
|
378,817
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
Income/Earning Assets
|
6.36
|
%
|
6.00
|
%
|
5.83
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
Expense/Earning Assets
|
2.87
|
%
|
2.26
|
%
|
1.97
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Interest Margin
|
3.49
|
%
|
3.73
|
%
|
3.86
|
%
|
22
TABLE
3
Rate/Volume
Analysis of Changes in Net Interest Income
2006
to 2005
|
2005
to 2004
|
||||||||||||||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
Increase
(Decrease)
|
Change
Due to Rate
|
Volume
|
Increase
(Decrease)
|
Change
Due to Rate
|
Volume
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
Income
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Real
Estate Loans
|
$
|
322
|
$
|
183
|
$
|
139
|
$
|
(31
|
)
|
$
|
(91
|
)
|
$
|
60
|
|||||
Installment
Loans
|
113
|
144
|
(31
|
)
|
126
|
124
|
2
|
||||||||||||
Commercial
Loans
|
1,474
|
427
|
1,047
|
850
|
554
|
296
|
|||||||||||||
Tax
Exempt Loans
|
96
|
37
|
59
|
164
|
(2
|
)
|
166
|
||||||||||||
Other
Loans
|
5
|
24
|
(19
|
)
|
6
|
7
|
(1
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Total
Loans
|
2,010
|
815
|
1,195
|
1,115
|
592
|
523
|
|||||||||||||
Investment
Securities (AFS)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Taxable
|
(54
|
)
|
279
|
(333
|
)
|
(66
|
)
|
(46
|
)
|
(20
|
)
|
||||||||
Non-Taxable
|
(39
|
)
|
(42
|
)
|
3
|
(164
|
)
|
(92
|
)
|
(72
|
)
|
||||||||
Total
Securities (AFS)
|
(93
|
)
|
237
|
(330
|
)
|
(230
|
)
|
(138
|
)
|
(92
|
)
|
||||||||
Time
Deposits with Other Banks
|
53
|
0
|
53
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||||||||
Fed
Funds Sold
|
56
|
36
|
20
|
28
|
91
|
(63
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Total
Interest Income
|
2,026
|
1,088
|
938
|
913
|
545
|
368
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
Expense
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Interest
Bearing Demand Deposits
|
93
|
80
|
13
|
(21
|
)
|
(7
|
)
|
(14
|
)
|
||||||||||
Regular
Savings Deposits
|
1,877
|
1,129
|
748
|
621
|
462
|
159
|
|||||||||||||
Money
Market Savings Deposits
|
535
|
515
|
20
|
352
|
414
|
(62
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Time
Deposits
|
457
|
645
|
(188
|
)
|
56
|
195
|
(139
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Total
Interest Bearing Deposits
|
2,962
|
2,369
|
593
|
1,008
|
1,064
|
(56
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Other
Borrowings
|
(413
|
)
|
(31
|
)
|
(382
|
)
|
156
|
(15
|
)
|
171
|
|||||||||
Total
Interest Expense
|
2,549
|
2,338
|
211
|
1,164
|
1,049
|
115
|
|||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Net
Interest Spread
|
$
|
(523
|
)
|
$
|
(1,250
|
)
|
$
|
727
|
$
|
(251
|
)
|
$
|
(504
|
)
|
$
|
253
|
Interest
income on total loans increased in 2006. This increase of $2,010,000 is shown
in
Table 3 and is an increase of $815,000 over the prior year’s increase, 2005 to
2004, of $1,115,000. Although higher interest rates had a positive impact on
the
Bank’s interest income contributing $815,000 to the increase in our year-to-year
comparisons of loan income, loan growth had the larger impact on the bottom
line
by contributing $1,195,000 to loan income growth. To view the loan portfolio
growth numbers see Table 2 which shows the average balance in loans grew from
$250,559,000 in 2005 to $267,610,000 in 2006.
In
2006,
interest income on taxable investments decreased $54,000 year over year from
2005. Table 3 shows that higher rates added $279,000 to interest income, but
the
decrease in volume in the taxable portfolio resulted in a decrease in income
of
$333,000. The average taxable investments as shown in Table 2, were $65,202,000
in 2006 compared to $72,358,000 in 2005.
Interest
income on non-taxable investments decreased $39,000 year over year with a
$42,000 loss due to lower rates and a slight increase of $3,000 due to volume.
The average balances on non-taxable investments were $39,386,000 in 2005
compared to $39,435,000 in 2006. Interest income from federal funds sold
increased $56,000 from 2005 to 2006 because of higher interest rates and higher
balances as shown in Table 3. Average federal funds sold were $2,093,000 in
2005
compared to $2,467,000 in 2006. Interest income from time deposits with other
banks increased $53,000 in 2006 strictly due to growth as there were none held
during 2005.
23
On
the
overall interest expense side, expenses increased by $2,549,000. Of the total
increase, $2,338,000 is attributable to higher rates while $211,000 is
attributable to growth. To break this down further, the deposit interest costs
increased overall by $2,962,000 with $2,369,000 of the increase due to rate
while the costs for other borrowed funds decreased over all by $413,000 with
$31,000 of that decrease due to rate and the additional decrease of $382,000
due
to loss of volume. In 2006, the average balance of deposits was $260,764,000
compared to the 2005 average balance of $241,151,000. The average balance of
borrowed funds was $48,878,000 in 2006. The year to year differences as shown
in
Table 3 indicate that interest expense increases changed by $1,385,000 with
2005
to 2004 being an increase of $1,164,000 and 2006 to 2005 being an increase
of
$2,549,000.
The
last
line in Table 3 shows the net interest spread decrease of $523,000 for 2006
compared to a decrease of $251,000 in the 2005 to 2004. The loss of $523,000
in
net interest spread in 2006 is due to the impact of interest rates which caused
a decrease of $1,250,000 while growth contributed a positive influence of
$727,000.
PROVISION
FOR LOAN LOSS
The
provision and allowance for loan losses are based on management’s ongoing
assessment of the Company’s credit exposure and consideration of other relevant
factors. The allowance for loan losses is a valuation reserve that is available
to absorb future loan charge-offs. The provision for loan losses is the amount
charged to earnings on an annual basis. The factors considered in management’s
assessment of the reasonableness of the allowance for loan losses include
prevailing and anticipated economic conditions, assigned risk ratings on loan
exposures, the results of examinations and appraisals of the loan portfolio
conducted by federal regulatory authorities and an independent loan review
firm,
the diversification and size of the loan portfolio, the level of and inherent
risk in non-performing assets, and any other factors deemed relevant by
management.
The
provision for loan losses was $302,000, $392,000 and $1,050,000 for the years
2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively. Net charge-offs for 2006 were $885,000
compared to $756,000 in 2005. As of December 31, 2006, the allowance for loan
loss was .66% of loans and at December 31, 2005, the ratio was .92% of loans.
After allocation of reserves to all non-accrual and special-mention loans,
as
well as applying a percentage to outstanding loans based on the loss
history of such loans in each category, the opinion of management was that
the allowance for loan loss was proper and sufficient. The ratio of
allowance for loan loss to non-performing loans was 248.89% at year-end 2006
compared to 183.74% at year-end 2005 and 116.29% at year-end 2004.
The
following table analyzes the increase in total other income by comparing the
years-ending 2006, 2005 and 2004.
TABLE
4
NON-INTEREST
INCOME
Year
Ended December 31,
|
Variance
2006
|
Variance
2005
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars
in Thousands)
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
Amount
Of
Change
|
Percent
Of
Change
|
Amount
Of
Change
|
Percent
Of
Change
|
|||||||||||||||
Customer
Service Fees
|
$
|
1,770
|
$
|
1,749
|
$
|
1,489
|
$
|
21
|
1.20
|
%
|
$
|
260
|
17.46
|
%
|
||||||||
Investment
Division Commission Income
|
260
|
201
|
426
|
59
|
29.35
|
%
|
(225
|
)
|
(52.82
|
)%
|
||||||||||||
Earnings
on Investment on Life Insurance
|
281
|
263
|
236
|
18
|
6.84
|
%
|
27
|
11.44
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Other
Income
|
437
|
382
|
429
|
55
|
14.40
|
%
|
(47
|
)
|
(10.96
|
)%
|
||||||||||||
Gains
on Security Sales
|
42
|
222
|
296
|
(180
|
)
|
(81.08
|
%)
|
(74
|
)
|
(25.00
|
)%
|
|||||||||||
Impairment
of Securities
|
0
|
0
|
(1,144
|
)
|
0
|
0
|
% |
1,144
|
100.00
|
%
|
||||||||||||
TOTAL
Other Income
|
$
|
2,790
|
$
|
2,817
|
$
|
1,732
|
$
|
(27
|
)
|
(0.96
|
%)
|
$
|
1,085
|
62.64
|
%
|
OTHER
INCOME
Non-Interest
Income
There
was
an overall decrease in non-interest income of $27,000 in 2006. The decrease
of
.96% in 2006 is due to fewer available gains through the sale of investment
securities. Unlike prior years, when investment sales were initiated in 2006,
market yields were often higher than the yield on the security sold, the result
being an incurred loss on the security sales.
24
For
comparison, there was an overall increase in non-interest income of $1,085,000
in 2005. The increase of 62.64% in 2005 was due to an other-than-temporary
security impairment incurred in the fourth quarter of 2004. At the time, the
Company owned four preferred equity securities issued by FNMA and FHLMC with
aggregate market value depreciation of 20% or more from the Company’s amortized
cost basis of $5,000,000. Management had been closely monitoring the market
valuations of those preferred equity securities and determined that due to
adverse financial events surrounding those agencies that the best course of
action, at the time, would be to record an other-than-temporary impairment
on
those securities in that reporting period under guidance provided by the
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Thus, an impairment charge of
$1,144,000 was recorded in non-interest income in the fourth quarter of 2004.
Without that impairment charge in 2004, non-interest income would show an
overall decrease of $59,000, or 2.05%, in 2005.
Non-interest
income includes items that are not related to interest rates, but rather to
services rendered and activities conducted in conjunction with the operation
of
a commercial bank. Service charges earned on deposit accounts is the largest
single item in this category and represents fees related to deposit accounts
including overdraft fees, minimum balance fees, and transaction fees. In 2006,
service charges and fees increased $21,000, or 1.20% compared to an increase
of
$260,000 in 2005, when compared to 2004, or 17.46%.
One
component of customer service fees which reflects a decrease is income realized
on overdrafts which were $1,189,000 in 2006 compared to $1,212,000 in 2005,
a
decrease of $23,000, or 1.9%. This decrease was due to a processing change
in
2006. The actual overdraft fees continued to increase in 2006 while the fees
which were refunded increased at a greater rate, thus causing the overall
decrease. The decrease in overdraft income realized was compensated for through
income recognized from debit cards. Debit card fee income increased to $290,000
in 2006 compared to $218,000 in 2005, an increase of $72,000, or 33.03%. The
increase was due to the recognition of transaction fees from customer use of
debit cards. Prior to February of 2006, the Company utilized the services of
a
third party processor to clear debit card transactions. This third party
processor was entitled to a portion of the associated transaction fees. As
of
February 2006, the Company no longer uses this third party processor and now
handles these transactions internally, thus retaining 100% of the transaction
fees.
In
2005,
a component of non-interest income, which reflected a significant increase
over
the prior year, was income realized on overdrafts which was $1,212,000 in 2005,
compared to $974,000 in 2004. The Company entered into an overdraft privilege
program in June of 2004 which significantly increased the amount of overdraft
fees recognized by the Company.
Commissions
earned by the Investment Division were $260,000 in 2006, compared to $201,000
in
2005, an increase of $59,000, or 29.35%. As the Investment Division continues
to
grow and become more established, so does the commissions earned on the assets
managed. It is the goal of the Company to continue to grow and cultivate this
area. Also contributing to the increase in commissions in 2006 was the increase
experienced in the overall stock market as well as the relative stability of
the
bond market.
By
comparison, commissions earned by the Investment Division in 2005 were $201,000,
compared to $426,000 in 2004, a decrease of $225,000, or 52.82%. In 2005, the
Bank scaled back the underwriting of annuities by its Licensed Bank Employees
the result of which was a sharp decrease in related earnings.
Earnings
on investment in life insurance were $281,000 in 2006, compared to $263,000
in
2005, an increase of $18,000, or 6.84%. This was due to the overall increase
in
the crediting rate applied to the balances held in BOLI. One of the BOLI
products owned by the Company increased by 151 basis points during the latter
seven months of 2006, one increased by 25 basis points for the final three
months of 2006 and the third BOLI product decreased by 40 basis points. Each
BOLI instrument owned by the Company has a value of between $2 million and
$2.6
million.
Earnings
on investment in life insurance were $263,000 in 2005, compared to $236,000
in
2004, an increase of $27,000, or 11.44%. This was due to the purchase of an
additional $2,000,000 in Bank Owned Life Insurance (BOLI) in June of 2004 and
the associated earnings on the additional BOLI for the full twelve months in
2005, as opposed to seven months of earnings in 2004 on that same BOLI
policy.
Other
income was $437,000 in 2006, compared to $382,000 in 2005, an increase of
$55,000, or 14.40%. This was primarily due to income recognized through the
operation of the insurance agency which was $13,000 in 2006, compared to a
loss
of $16,000 in 2005. This increase accounts for the majority of the overall
increase in other income in 2006.
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Other
income was $382,000 in 2005, compared to $429,000 in 2004, a decrease of
$47,000, or 10.96%. This was primarily due to the decrease of funds received
as
settlement of the net fraud claim involving certificates of deposit invested
in
through Entrust Group and Bentley Financial Services, Inc. to $27,000 in 2005.
Related receipts in 2004 totaled $110,000.
In
2006,
The Company had $42,000 in realized gains through sales of available-for-sale
securities compared to $222,000 in 2005. This is a decrease of $180,000, or
81.08%. Comparing 2005 to 2004, the Company had $222,000 in realized gains
through sales of available-for-sale securities compared to $296,000 in 2004.
This is a decrease of $74,000, or 25.00%.
TABLE
5
NON-INTEREST
EXPENSE
(Dollars
in Thousands)
|
Year
Ended
December
31,
|
Variance
2006
|
Variance
2005
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
Amount
Of Change
|
Percent
Of Change
|
Amount
Of Change
|
Percent
Of Change
|
||||||||||||||||
Salaries
and Benefits
|
$
|
4,498
|
$
|
4,199
|
$
|
3,848
|
$
|
299
|
7.12
|
%
|
$
|
351
|
9.12
|
%
|
||||||||
Occupancy
Expenses
|
674
|
564
|
489
|
110
|
19.50
|
%
|
75
|
15.34
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Furniture
and Equipment Expense
|
484
|
427
|
336
|
57
|
13.35
|
%
|
91
|
27.08
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
FDIC
Insurance and Assessments
|
127
|
141
|
140
|
(14
|
)
|
(9.93
|
%)
|
1
|
.71
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Professional
Fees and Outside Services
|
337
|
471
|
297
|
(134
|
)
|
(28.45
|
%)
|
174
|
58.59
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Prepayment
Penalty - FHLB
|
0
|
808
|
0
|
(808
|
)
|
(100.00
|
%)
|
808
|
100.00
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Computer
Services and Supplies
|
774
|
778
|
617
|
(4
|
)
|
(0.51
|
%)
|
161
|
26.09
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Taxes,
Other Than Payroll and Income
|
370
|
324
|
383
|
46
|
14.20
|
%
|
(59
|
)
|
(15.40
|
%)
|
||||||||||||
Other
Operating Expenses
|
2,224
|
1,676
|
1,780
|
548
|
32.70
|
%
|
(104
|
)
|
(5.84
|
%)
|
||||||||||||
Total
Non-Interest Expense
|
$
|
9,488
|
$
|
9,388
|
$
|
7,890
|
$
|
100
|
1.07
|
%
|
$
|
1,498
|
18.99
|
%
|
OTHER
EXPENSES
Non-Interest
Expense
Total
non-interest expense increased $100,000 from $9,388,000 in 2005 to $9,488,000
in
2006. This is an increase of 1.07%.
Non-interest
expense includes all other expenses associated with the Company. Salaries and
related benefits is the largest expense in this category and it increased
$299,000, or 7.12%, over year-end 2005. The full-time equivalent number of
employees was 109 as of December 31, 2006, compared to 114 as of December 31,
2005. Normal yearly pay increases and increased health insurance costs
contributed to the overall increase in salary and benefit expense.
For
comparison, salaries and related benefits increased $351,000, or 9.12%, in
2005
over year-end 2004. The full-time equivalent number of employees was 114 as
of
December 31, 2005, compared to 104 as of December 31, 2004 due to the addition
of staff in 2005 when compared to 2004. A portion of the additional staff was
hired in conjunction with 2005 branch expansion. In addition to the increased
staff size, normal yearly pay increases and increased health insurance costs
contributed to the overall increase in salary and benefit expense.
Occupancy
expense increased 19.50%, or $110,000, in 2006. Every category of expense
related to building occupancy increased in 2006 when compared to 2005. These
categories include utilities, property taxes, repairs and depreciation. Two
new
offices located in New York State were opened in 2005, one in April and the
second in June. Thus, 2006 was the first full year of operation for those
offices and a full year of occupancy costs were incurred in 2006 versus a
partial year for each of those offices in 2005.
This
compares to 2005 when occupancy expense increased 15.34%, or $75,000, as
compared to 2004. The increase in 2005 was attributed to various factors which
included; increased heating costs associated with the rise in energy prices
experienced during the winter months of 2005, increased depreciation expense
incurred on buildings and improvements placed in service for the Deposit, New
York and Town of Chenango, New York offices opened in 2005 and lastly,
additional property tax and lease costs associated with those
offices.
26
Furniture
and equipment expense increased in 2006 to $484,000, or 13.35%, compared to
2005
at $427,000. The increase in 2006 is associated with increased depreciation
expense incurred. Flooding occurred in the region in June 2006, and significant
damages were experienced as a result. Six of the Company’s twelve offices were
affected and as such, unexpected investment was made in new furniture and
equipment. Much of the furniture and equipment replaced was older, and in some
cases, fully depreciated. The new furniture and equipment booked in 2006 caused
the related depreciation expense to increase significantly. Depreciation expense
on furniture and equipment was $392,000 in 2006, compared to $328,000 in 2005,
an increase of $64,000, or 19.51%.
For
comparison, furniture and equipment expense increased in 2005 to $427,000,
or
27.08%, compared to 2004 at $336,000. The increase in 2005 was associated with
depreciation expense incurred on additional computer software and equipment,
as
well as equipment and furnishings for the new Deposit, New York and Town of
Chenango, New York offices placed in service in 2005.
Professional
fees and outside services were $337,000 in 2006 which compares to $471,000
in
2005, a decrease of $134,000, or 28.45%. The decrease in 2006 is due to fewer
costs associated with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance in 2006 when
compared to 2005. Professional fees were budgeted at $347,000 for
2006.
For
comparison, professional fees and outside services were $471,000 in 2005 which
compared to $297,000 in 2004. The increase in 2005 was due to increased costs
incurred by the Company in relation to testing and compliance with section
404
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and consulting performed in connection with
the new overdraft privilege program which was implemented in June 2004, as
well
as various consulting and legal services incurred in 2005, which were not
incurred in 2004.
Computer
services and supplies is another component of other expenses. This category
covers the expense of data processing for the Company. In 2006, the expense
was
$774,000 compared to $778,000 in 2005 a decrease of $4,000, or .51%. These
costs
are in line with previous years’ expenditures.
For
comparison, in 2005, computer services and supplies was $778,000 compared to
$617,000 in 2004. The increase was due to costs associated with maintenance
agreements for various computer equipment utilized in the operation of the
Bank.
With the introduction of an on-line teller system and internet banking services
in 2005, the associated costs rose between those two periods.
Taxes,
other than payroll and income, are another significant component of non-interest
expense. In 2006, this expense increased by $46,000, or 14.20%, to $370,000,
compared to 2005 at $324,000. Shares tax will grow as a proportion of the
overall growth in Company assets. The Company is currently looking into
alternative ways to limit this tax burden going forward.
For
comparison, taxes, other than payroll and income, decreased in 2005, to
$324,000, compared to $383,000 in 2004, a decrease of $59,000, or 15.40%. In
2005, shares tax owed to Pennsylvania was curtailed through credits received
in
conjunction with educational grants made to the Community Foundation of
Susquehanna County in the amount of $90,000 which act as direct credits to
the
tax owed.
Every
other non-interest expense is in the category of other. In 2006, this expense
increased $548,000, or 32.70%, and the total for 2006 is $2,224,000. The
remaining components in this figure were: the amortization of premiums on the
purchase of the Tunkhannock, Meshoppen, and Conklin branch offices at $299,000;
directors’ and associate directors’ fees and company education costs of
$326,000; stationary, printing and supplies, $247,000; postage at $152,000;
and
advertising at $167,000. All were deemed to be in line with budget
expectations.
Of
the $548,000 increase experienced in other
non-interest expense in 2006, $192,000 of this increase was directly attributed
to flood expenses incurred as the result of regional flooding in June
2006. As previously stated, six of the Company's twelve offices suffered
as a result of the flooding. Events of this nature are deemed to be
non-recurring.
This
compares to 2005 when this expense decreased $104,000, or 5.84%, to $1,676,000.
In 2005 these costs were: the amortization of premiums on the purchase of the
Tunkhannock, Meshoppen, and Conklin branch offices at $262,000; directors’ and
associate directors’ fees and company education costs of $297,000; stationary,
printing and supplies, $216,000; postage at $152,000; and advertising at
$151,000. Again all were deemed to be in line with budget
expectations.
Other
non-interest expense was negatively impacted as the result of a prepayment
penalty associated with the early retirement of long-term debt at the Federal
Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh. The penalty was incurred in conjunction with
the
prepayment of $10,000,000 in term borrowings and was in the amount of $808,000.
This was a one-time charge in 2005, which was not incurred in 2006 or
2004.
27
FEDERAL
INCOME TAXES
The
provision for income taxes was $772,000 in 2006, compared to $985,000 in 2005
and $1,014,000 in 2004. The effective tax rate, which is the ratio of income
tax
expense to income before taxes, was 16% in 2006, 18% in 2005, and 19% in 2004.
The tax rate for all periods was substantially less than the federal statutory
rate of 34% primarily due to tax-exempt securities and tax-exempt loan income.
The effective tax rate declined in 2006 and 2005 from 2004 due to lower pre-tax
income and higher tax exempt income. Please refer to Note 9 of the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included as part of this report for further
analysis of federal income tax expense for 2006.
QUARTERLY
RESULTS
Table
6
shows the quarterly results of operations for the Company for 2006. Interest
income increased steadily throughout 2006. This was due to the Federal Reserve
Bank’s rate increases which were implemented in 25 basis point increments to Fed
Funds as well as a corresponding 25 basis point increase to the Prime Rate
at
each of the four meetings of the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC)
which led up to the halfway point of 2006. By June 30, 2006, the overnight
funds
rate had increased for the fourth and final time in this most recent tightening
cycle to 5.25% from 4.25% at the end of 2005 and the Prime Rate had increased
to
8.25% from 7.25% at the end of 2005. Many of the Bank’s loans are tied directly
to Prime and this, along with an overall 4.90% increase in loan balances,
accounts for the increase in interest income.
Interest
expense has also increased in the first three quarters of 2006 due to the
reasons outlined in the previous paragraph. Many deposit accounts are tied
to
indexes which reflect closely the short-end of the yield curve (Fed Funds)
and
therefore, as rates go up in 25 basis point increments, so does the resulting
interest expense. As with loans, the 8.97% increase in interest-bearing deposits
played a key role in the increased interest expense in 2005. This was especially
true in regard to the Company’s certificate of savings account which increased
87.37% to $78,549,000 as of December 31, 2006, an increase of $36,627,000,
from
the December 31, 2005 balance of $41,922,000. The rate paid on the certificate
of savings also increased in 2006, ending the year at 4.88% as compared to
3.91%
as of December 31, 2005. This was in direct correlation to the 100 basis point
Fed Fund increase implemented by the FOMC.
Table
6
also shows that fewer gains were taken in sales of available-for-sale securities
in 2006 when compared to 2005. This was due in part to increasing yields in
the
bond markets which increased with Federal Reserve rate increases. When this
occurs, yields within the Bank’s portfolio become less attractive and the
marketability or market value of bonds in the investment portfolio decrease.
The
result is that the Bank had fewer securities sold at a gain. These gains were
further offset by other securities which were sold at a loss.
Other
income remained steady throughout 2006 as did other expenses. As a result,
earnings per common share remained stable throughout 2006 with a slight increase
in the fourth quarter. Earnings per common share remained stable throughout
2006.
28
TABLE
6
Quarterly
Results of Operations
(In
Thousands, Except for Per Share Data)
Quarter
Ended 2006
|
|||||||||||||
31-Mar
|
|
30-Jun
|
|
30-Sep
|
|
31-Dec
|
|||||||
Interest
Income
|
$
|
5,395
|
$
|
5,661
|
$
|
5,866
|
$
|
5,776
|
|||||
Interest
Expense
|
(2,383
|
)
|
(2,594
|
)
|
(2,822
|
)
|
(2,998
|
)
|
|||||
Net
Interest Income
|
3,012
|
3,067
|
3,044
|
2,778
|
|||||||||
Provision
for Loan Loss
|
(60)
|
(60)
|
(60)
|
(122)
|
|||||||||
Securities
Gains/Losses
|
(17
|
)
|
8
|
15
|
36
|
||||||||
Other
Income
|
672
|
645
|
675
|
756
|
|||||||||
Other
Expense
|
(2,334
|
)
|
(2,493
|
)
|
(2,510
|
)
|
(2,151
|
)
|
|||||
Income
Before taxes
|
1,273
|
1,167
|
1,164
|
1,297
|
|||||||||
Income
Taxes
|
(228
|
)
|
(175
|
)
|
(179
|
)
|
(190
|
)
|
|||||
Net
Income
|
$
|
1,045
|
$
|
992
|
$
|
985
|
$
|
1,107
|
|||||
Basic
Earnings per share
|
$
|
0.33
|
$
|
0.32
|
$
|
0.31
|
$
|
0.35
|
|||||
Diluted
Earnings per share
|
$
|
0.33
|
$
|
0.31
|
$
|
0.31
|
$
|
0.35
|
|||||
Quarter
Ended 2005
|
|||||||||||||
31-Mar
|
|
|
30-Jun
|
|
|
30-Sep
|
|
|
31-Dec
|
||||
Interest
Income
|
$
|
5,007
|
$
|
5,151
|
$
|
5,284
|
$
|
5,230
|
|||||
Interest
Expense
|
(1,875
|
)
|
(1,997
|
)
|
(2,178
|
)
|
(2,198
|
)
|
|||||
Net
Interest Income
|
3,132
|
3,154
|
3,106
|
3,032
|
|||||||||
Provision
for Loan Loss
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
(392
|
)
|
||||||||
Securities
Gains/Losses
|
25
|
109
|
53
|
35
|
|||||||||
Other
Income
|
612
|
624
|
658
|
701
|
|||||||||
Other
Expense
|
(2,168
|
)
|
(2,384
|
)
|
(3,045
|
)
|
(1,791
|
)
|
|||||
Income
Before taxes
|
1,601
|
1,503
|
772
|
1,585
|
|||||||||
Income
Taxes
|
(327
|
)
|
(315
|
)
|
(52
|
)
|
(291
|
)
|
|||||
Net
Income
|
$
|
1,274
|
$
|
1,188
|
$
|
720
|
$
|
1,294
|
|||||
Basic
Earnings per share
|
$
|
0.40
|
$
|
0.38
|
$
|
0.23
|
$
|
0.41
|
|||||
Diluted
Earnings per share
|
$
|
0.40
|
$
|
0.38
|
$
|
0.22
|
$
|
0.41
|
RETURN
ON AVERAGE ASSETS AND AVERAGE EQUITY
Return
on
average assets (ROA) measures the Company’s net income in relation to its total
average assets. The Company’s ROA for 2006 was 1.03%, compared to 1.16% in 2005.
Return
on
average equity (ROE) indicates how effectively the Company can generate net
income on the capital invested by its stockholders. ROE is calculated by
dividing net income by average stockholders’ equity. For purposes of calculating
ROE as of December 31, 2006, average stockholders’ equity does not include the
effect of unrealized gains (losses), net of income taxes, on securities
available for sale, reflected as accumulated other comprehensive income.
Reference should be made to Note 2 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements for an analysis of securities available for sale. The Company’s ROE
for 2006 was 10.32%, compared to 11.37% for 2005.
FINANCIAL
CONDITION
The
Company’s financial condition can be evaluated in terms of trends in its sources
and uses of funds. The following table illustrates how the Company has managed
its sources and uses of funds that are directly affected by outside economic
factors, such as interest rate fluctuations:
29
TABLE
7
Sources,
Uses of Funds
(In
Thousands)
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Average
|
Increase
(Decrease)
|
Average
|
Increase
(Decrease)
|
Average
|
||||||||||||||||||
Funding
Uses
|
Balance
|
Amount
|
Percent
|
Balance
|
Amount
|
Percent
|
Balance
|
|||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Real
Estate Loans
|
$
|
110,972
|
$
|
2,085
|
1.91
|
%
|
$
|
108,887
|
$
|
931
|
0.86
|
%
|
$
|
107,956
|
||||||||
Consumer
Loans
|
17,210
|
(377
|
)
|
(2.14
|
)%
|
17,587
|
26
|
0.15
|
%
|
17,561
|
||||||||||||
Commercial
Loans
|
118,904
|
14,587
|
13.98
|
%
|
104,317
|
4,382
|
4.38
|
%
|
99,935
|
|||||||||||||
Tax
Exempt Loans
|
20,051
|
915
|
4.78
|
%
|
19,136
|
4,199
|
28.11
|
%
|
14,937
|
|||||||||||||
Other
Loans
|
473
|
(159
|
)
|
(25.16
|
)%
|
632
|
(16
|
)
|
(2.47
|
)%
|
648
|
|||||||||||
Total
Loans
|
267,610
|
250,559
|
241,037
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Less
Allowance for Loan Loss
|
(2,344
|
)
|
(2,601
|
)
|
(2,398
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
Loans with Loan Loss
|
265,266
|
17,308
|
6.98
|
247,958
|
9,319
|
3.91
|
%
|
238,639
|
||||||||||||||
Taxable
Securities (Include CDS)
|
66,134
|
(6,224
|
)
|
(8.60
|
)%
|
72,358
|
(458
|
)
|
(0.63
|
)%
|
72,816
|
|||||||||||
Non-Taxable
Securities
|
39,435
|
49
|
0.12
|
%
|
39,386
|
(1,871
|
)
|
(4.53
|
)%
|
41,257
|
||||||||||||
Total
Securities
|
105,569
|
(6,175
|
)
|
(5.53
|
)%
|
111,744
|
(2,329
|
)
|
(2.04
|
)%
|
114,073
|
|||||||||||
Fed
Funds Sold
|
2,467
|
374
|
17.87
|
%
|
2,093
|
(1,703
|
)
|
(44.86
|
)%
|
3,796
|
||||||||||||
Total
Uses
|
$
|
373,302
|
$
|
11,507
|
3.18
|
%
|
$
|
361,795
|
$
|
5,287
|
1.48
|
%
|
$
|
356,508
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Average
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
Average
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
Average
|
||||||||||||||||||
Funding
Sources
|
Balance
|
Amount
|
Percent
|
Balance
|
Amount
|
Percent
|
Balance
|
|||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
Bearing Demand Deposits
|
$
|
25,462
|
$
|
1,255
|
5.18
|
%
|
$
|
24,207
|
$
|
(2,075
|
)
|
(7.90
|
)%
|
$
|
26,282
|
|||||||
Regular
Savings Deposits
|
95,360
|
22,763
|
31.36
|
%
|
72,597
|
9,183
|
14.48
|
%
|
63,414
|
|||||||||||||
Money
Market Savings Deposits
|
37,747
|
515
|
1.38
|
%
|
37,232
|
(2,546
|
)
|
(6.40
|
)%
|
39,778
|
||||||||||||
Time
Deposits
|
102,195
|
(4,920
|
)
|
(4.59
|
)%
|
107,115
|
(4,316
|
)
|
(3.87
|
)%
|
111,431
|
|||||||||||
Total
Interest Bearing Deposits
|
260,764
|
19,613
|
8.13
|
%
|
241,151
|
246
|
0.10
|
%
|
240,905
|
|||||||||||||
Other
Borrowings
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Short-Term
Funds Borrowed
|
12,603
|
556
|
4.62
|
%
|
12,047
|
2,238
|
22.82
|
%
|
9,809
|
|||||||||||||
Long-Term
Funds Borrowed
|
36,275
|
(9,665
|
)
|
(21.04
|
)%
|
45,940
|
1,792
|
4.06
|
%
|
44,148
|
||||||||||||
Total
Funds Borrowed
|
48,878
|
(9,109
|
)
|
(15.71
|
)%
|
57,987
|
4,030
|
7.47
|
%
|
53,957
|
||||||||||||
Total
Deposits and Funds Borrowed
|
309,642
|
10,504 | 3.51 | % |
299,138
|
4,276 | 1.45 | % |
294,862
|
|||||||||||||
Other
Sources, net
|
63,660
|
1,003 | 1.60 | % |
62,657
|
1,011 | 1.64 | % |
61,646
|
|||||||||||||
Total
Sources
|
$
|
373,302
|
$ | 11,507 | 3.18 | % |
$
|
361,795
|
$ | 5,287 | 1.48 | % |
$
|
356,508
|
30
Total
assets increased 6.41% to $416,268,000 in the year-ending December 31, 2006.
The
increase in total assets is attributable to increases in the loan portfolio
which increased 4.87% to $269,383,000 as of December 31, 2006. Of this loan
growth, the most significant increase was in commercial loans which grew by
$8,877,000 or 6.72% and real estate loans which increased $3,849,000 or 3.53%.
The loan growth was fueled by the overall growth in deposits which increased
by
$26,651,000, or 8.97%. The growth in deposits was somewhat offset on the
liability side by the decrease in short-term borrowings of $5,268,000, or
29.53%. In 2005, total assets increased 3.12% to $391,198,000.
Investments
at year-end 2006 totaled $110,302,000 compared to $108,313,000 on December
31,
2005, an increase of $1,989,000, or 1.84%.
Long-term
borrowings increased to $36,525,000 at year-end 2006 compared to $34,770,000
the
previous year.
Loan
Portfolio Types
In
2006,
loans to commercial borrowers helped fuel the growth in net loans. Residential
mortgage loans increased only slightly with lower interest rates and mortgage
finance companies making growth in this part of our loan portfolio tougher.
TABLE
8
Loan
Portfolio
(In
Thousands)
Dec
2006
|
Dec
2005
|
Dec
2004
|
Dec
2003
|
Dec
2002
|
||||||||||||
Commercial
|
$
|
140,931
|
$
|
132,054
|
$
|
119,641
|
$
|
112,617
|
$
|
95,113
|
||||||
Residential
Real Estate Mortgage
|
112,883
|
109,034
|
106,454
|
105,949
|
107,756
|
|||||||||||
Consumer
|
16,947
|
17,780
|
18,375
|
17,525
|
18,385
|
|||||||||||
Total
Loans
|
270,761
|
258,868
|
244,470
|
236,091
|
221,254
|
|||||||||||
Deferred
Loan Fees
|
414
|
377
|
344
|
276
|
118
|
|||||||||||
Total
Loans, net of Deferred
|
271,175
|
259,245
|
244,814
|
236,367
|
221,372
|
|||||||||||
Allowance
for Loan Loss
|
(1,792
|
)
|
(2,375
|
)
|
(2,739
|
)
|
(2,093
|
)
|
(1,935
|
)
|
||||||
Net
Loans
|
$
|
269,383
|
$
|
256,870
|
$
|
242,075
|
$
|
234,274
|
$
|
219,437
|
Loans
continued to increase in 2006, ending the year with $269,383,000 in net loans
compared to $256,870,000 at year-end 2005, an increase of 4.87%. Commercial
loans grew 6.72% to close the year at $140,931,000, compared to $132,054,000
at
year-end 2005.
Mortgages
were up 3.53% to $112,883,000, compared to $109,034,000 on December 31, 2005,
an
increase of $3,849,000. Although our mortgage portfolio grew modestly in 2006,
there was an additional $3,090,000 sold to the FHLB of Pittsburgh. The Bank
will
continue to sell mortgages on the secondary market in order to attract and
retain mortgage loans by offering more competitive rates and terms.
The
continued growth in commercial lending was due, in part, to a concerted effort
on our part to continue to increase our exposure to this business segment.
Loan
Maturities
Table
9
shows the breakdown in maturity and type of our loan portfolio, net of
non-accrual loans.
The
Bank
has 9.66% of its loans maturing within the next year. Of those maturing within
one year, the majority are commercial loans with the remainder split between
mortgages and consumer loans. In the one-to-five year maturity range, the Bank
has 21.79% of its loan portfolio maturing. The over-five-year maturity group
makes up 68.55% of the portfolio.
For
comparison, at December 31, 2005, the Bank had 15.93% of its loans maturing
within one year. Of those maturing within one year, the majority again were
commercial loans with the remainder split between mortgages and consumer loans.
In the one-to-five year maturity range, the Bank had 22.63% of its portfolio.
The over-five-year maturity group made up 61.44% of the
portfolio.
31
TABLE
9
(In
Thousands)
|
Over
One Year
|
||||||||||||
One
Year Or Less
|
Within
Five Years
|
Over
Five Years
|
Total
Loans
|
||||||||||
Commercial
|
$
|
16,079
|
$
|
33,271
|
$
|
91,136
|
$
|
140,486
|
|||||
Real-Estate
Construction
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||||
Real-Estate
Mortgage
|
5,160
|
18,267
|
89,456
|
112,883
|
|||||||||
Installment
|
4,956
|
7,339
|
4,652
|
16,947
|
|||||||||
Total
|
$
|
26,195
|
$
|
58,877
|
$
|
185,244
|
$
|
270,316
|
|||||
Total
Loans with Predetermined Rates
|
17,262
|
30,081
|
32,029
|
79,372
|
|||||||||
Total
Loans with Variable Rates
|
8,933
|
28,796
|
153,215
|
190,944
|
|||||||||
Total
|
$
|
26,195
|
$
|
58,877
|
$
|
185,244
|
$
|
270,316
|
Table
10
reflects the Company’s non-performing loans, which include non-accrual and past
due loans 90 days or more and still accruing, for each of the past five years.
A
commercial loan is generally placed on non-accrual when the contractual payment
of principal or interest has become 90 days past due or when management has
serious doubts about further collectibility of principal or interest even though
the loan is currently performing. Consumer loans, including mortgages, are
generally placed on non-accrual at 120 days. A loan may remain on accrual status
if it is in the process of collection and is either guaranteed or well secured.
Foreclosed assets increased significantly in 2006 due to the foreclosure on
a
large commercial real estate loan.
TABLE
10
Non-performing
Loans
(Dollars
in Thousands)
|
December
31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
||||||||||||
Non-accrual
and Restructured
|
$
|
445
|
$
|
1,105
|
$
|
2,063
|
$
|
984
|
$
|
341
|
||||||
Loans
Past Due 90 or More Days, Accruing Interest
|
275
|
0
|
130
|
105
|
185
|
|||||||||||
Total
Nonperforming Loans
|
720
|
1,105
|
2,193
|
1,089
|
526
|
|||||||||||
Foreclosed
Assets
|
5,062
|
117
|
257
|
115
|
154
|
|||||||||||
Total
Nonperforming Assets
|
$
|
5,782
|
$
|
1,222
|
$
|
2,450
|
$
|
1,204
|
$
|
680
|
||||||
Nonperforming
Loans to Total Loans at Period-end
|
0.27
|
%
|
0.43
|
%
|
0.91
|
%
|
0.47
|
%
|
0.24
|
%
|
||||||
Nonperforming
Assets to Period-end Loans and Foreclosed Assets
|
2.15
|
%
|
0.47
|
%
|
1.01
|
%
|
0.52
|
%
|
0.31
|
%
|
||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
Income That Would Have Been Recorded Under
|
||||||||||||||||
Original
Terms
|
$
|
84
|
$
|
59
|
$
|
94
|
$
|
62
|
$
|
66
|
||||||
Interest
Income Recorded During the Period
|
$
|
7
|
$
|
9
|
$
|
29
|
$
|
3
|
$
|
17
|
||||||
Commitments
To Lend Additional funds
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
||||||
32
Allowance
for Loan Losses
The
balance in the allowance for loan losses is based on management’s assessment of
the risk in the loan portfolio. Allocations to specific commercial loans are
made in adherence to SFAS 114, Accounting by Creditors for Impairments of a
Loan. These allocations are based upon the present value of expected future
cash
flows or the fair value of the underlying collateral. In addition, management
reviews the other components of the loan portfolio through the loan review
function and assigns internal grades to loans based upon the perceived risks
inherent in each loan. In that determination, management reviews a number of
factors including historical analysis of similar credits, delinquency reports,
ratio analysis as compared to peers, concentration of credit risks, local
economic conditions, and regulatory evaluation of the allowance for loan losses.
This evaluation is reviewed monthly by management and by the Board of Directors.
Management believes that on December 31, 2006, the allowance for loan losses
was
adequate to absorb potential losses in the loan portfolio. However, this
judgment is subjective and a significant degradation in loan quality could
require a change in the estimates and therefore, a change in net income.
In
2006,
asset quality remained high and past dues continued to remain level. Although
trends continued to be positive, the Bank allotted $302,000 for provision for
loan losses in 2006. The provision was due in part to the Bank down grading
a
large commercial loan to non-accrual and impaired status.
The
following is a summary of loans charged off, recoveries and provisions to the
allowance for loan losses for the periods presented.
TABLE
11
Summary
of Loan Loss Experience
(Dollars
in Thousands)
Year
ended,
|
||||||||||||||||
Dec
2006
|
Dec
2005
|
Dec
2004
|
Dec
2003
|
Dec
2002
|
||||||||||||
Average
Total Loans
|
$
|
267,610
|
$
|
250,559
|
$
|
241,037
|
$
|
229,293
|
$
|
210,919
|
||||||
Balance
at Beginning of Period
|
$
|
2,375
|
$
|
2,739
|
$
|
2,093
|
$
|
1,935
|
$
|
1,816
|
||||||
Charge
Offs
|
||||||||||||||||
Commercial
|
797
|
633
|
335
|
94
|
19
|
|||||||||||
Residential
Real Estate
|
21
|
31
|
0
|
10
|
5
|
|||||||||||
Installment
|
98
|
129
|
108
|
81
|
92
|
|||||||||||
Total
Charge Offs
|
916
|
793
|
443
|
185
|
116
|
|||||||||||
Recoveries
|
||||||||||||||||
Commercial
|
5
|
0
|
12
|
21
|
24
|
|||||||||||
Residential
Real Estate
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
|||||||||||
Installment
|
21
|
37
|
27
|
28
|
30
|
|||||||||||
Total
Recoveries
|
31
|
37
|
39
|
54
|
55
|
|||||||||||
Net
Charge-Offs
|
885
|
756
|
404
|
131
|
61
|
|||||||||||
Provision
for Loan Losses
|
302
|
392
|
1050
|
289
|
180
|
|||||||||||
Balance
at End of Period
|
$
|
1,792
|
$
|
2,375
|
$
|
2,739
|
$
|
2,093
|
$
|
1,935
|
||||||
Allowance
for Credit Losses to Period-end Total Loans
|
0.66
|
%
|
0.92
|
%
|
1.12
|
%
|
0.89
|
%
|
0.87
|
%
|
||||||
Allowance
for Credit Losses to Non-accrual Loans
|
402.70
|
%
|
206.62
|
%
|
132.77
|
%
|
212.70
|
%
|
567.45
|
%
|
||||||
Net
Charge-Offs to Average Loans
|
0.33
|
%
|
0.29
|
%
|
0.17
|
%
|
0.06
|
%
|
0.03
|
%
|
33
TABLE
12
The
following table details the allocation of the allowance for loan losses to
various categories:
Allocation
of Allowance
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars
in Thousands)
|
Dec
2006
|
%
of Loan Type
to
Total Loans
|
Dec
2005
|
%
of Loan Type
to
Total Loans
|
Dec
2004
|
%
of Loan Type
to
Total Loans
|
|||||||||||||
Commercial
|
$
|
1,429
|
52.05
|
%
|
$
|
2,035
|
58.56
|
%
|
$
|
2,366
|
48.94
|
%
|
|||||||
Real
Estate Mortgage
|
274
|
41.69
|
%
|
286
|
38.11
|
%
|
272
|
43.54
|
%
|
||||||||||
Consumer
|
89
|
6.26
|
%
|
54
|
3.33
|
%
|
101
|
7.52
|
%
|
||||||||||
Unallocated
|
0
|
N/A
|
0
|
N/A
|
0
|
N/A
|
|||||||||||||
Total
Allowance for Loan Losses
|
$
|
1,792
|
100.00
|
%
|
$
|
2,375
|
100.00
|
%
|
$
|
2,739
|
100.00
|
%
|
(Dollars
In Thousands)
|
Dec
2003
|
%
of Loan Type
to
Total loans
|
Dec
2002
|
%
of Loan Type
to
Total Loans
|
|||||||||
Commercial
|
$
|
1,677
|
47.70
|
%
|
$
|
1,447
|
42.54
|
%
|
|||||
Real
Estate Mortgage
|
283
|
44.88
|
%
|
296
|
48.77
|
%
|
|||||||
Consumer
|
133
|
7.42
|
%
|
192
|
8.69
|
%
|
|||||||
Unallocated
|
0
|
N/A
|
0
|
N/A
|
|||||||||
Total
Allowance for Loan Losses
|
$
|
2,093
|
100.00
|
%
|
$
|
1,935
|
100.00
|
%
|
Management
believes the allowance is adequate to cover the inherent risks associated with
the loan portfolio. While allocations have been established for particular
loan
categories, management considers the entire allowance to be available to absorb
losses in any category.
SECURITIES
The
Company’s securities portfolio is classified, in its entirety, as
“available-for-sale” as shown in Table 13. Management believes that a portfolio
classification of all available-for-sale allows complete flexibility in the
investment portfolio. Using this classification, the Company intends to hold
these securities for an indefinite amount of time but not necessarily to
maturity. Such securities are carried at fair value with the unrealized holding
gains or losses, net of taxes, reported as a component of the Company’s
stockholders’ equity on the balance sheet. The portfolio is structured to
provide maximum return on investments while providing a consistent source of
liquidity and meeting strict risk standards.
Securities
available-for-sale increased by $1,989,000 in 2006. The securities
available-for-sale portfolio is comprised of U.S. Government Agency securities,
mortgage-backed securities, high-grade municipal securities, corporate-debt
securities, and equity securities. At December 31, 2006, the unrealized loss
on
securities available-for-sale included in stockholders’ equity totaled $395,000,
net of tax, compared to unrealized losses of $961,000, net of tax, at
December 31, 2005. The weighted-average maturity of the securities
available-for-sale portfolio was nine years at December 31, 2006, with a
weighted-average yield of 4.70%.
34
Table
13
shows the amortized cost and average yield of securities by maturity or call
date at December 31, 2006.
TABLE
13
Securities
by Maturities
(Amortized
Cost)
1
Year or Less
|
1-5
Years
|
5-10
Years
|
Over
10 Years
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars
In Thousands)
|
Book
|
Average
|
Book
|
Average
|
Book
|
Average
|
Book
|
Average
|
Book
|
Average
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Value
|
Yield
|
Value
|
Yield
|
Value
|
Yield
|
Value
|
Yield
|
Value
|
Yield
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Available-for-Sale
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US
Government Agency
|
$
|
6,027
|
5.36
|
%
|
$
|
5,083
|
5.39
|
%
|
$
|
0
|
0.00
|
%
|
$ |
0
|
0.00
|
%
|
$
|
11,110
|
5.37
|
%
|
|||||||||||
State/County/Municipal
Obligations
|
0
|
0.00
|
%
|
14,423
|
3.57
|
%
|
8,761
|
3.84
|
%
|
7,246
|
4.14
|
%
|
30,430
|
3.78
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
|
6,104
|
5.10
|
%
|
20,517
|
4.99
|
%
|
18,477
|
5.06
|
%
|
13,440
|
5.58
|
%
|
58,538
|
5.16
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Corporate/Other
Securities
|
0
|
0.00
|
%
|
2,404
|
3.50
|
%
|
1,000
|
3.44
|
%
|
0
|
0.00
|
%
|
3,404
|
3.48
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Preferred
Equity Securities
|
0
|
0.00
|
%
|
0
|
0.00
|
%
|
0
|
0.00
|
%
|
2,366
|
5.12
|
%
|
2,366
|
5.12
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Common
Equity Securities
|
0
|
0.00
|
%
|
0
|
0.00
|
%
|
0
|
0.00
|
%
|
5,052
|
4.19
|
%
|
5,052
|
4.19
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
TOTAL
Available-for-Sale
|
$
|
12,131
|
5.23
|
%
|
$
|
42,427
|
4.47
|
%
|
$
|
28,238
|
4.62
|
%
|
$
|
28,104
|
4.90
|
%
|
$
|
110,900
|
4.70
|
%
|
Table
14
shows the balance of securities for the past three years on December 31. More
details on securities can be found in Note 3 of the Consolidated Financial
Statements.
TABLE
14
Securities
(Fair Value)
(In
Thousands)
|
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
|||
U.
S. Government/Agency Obligations
|
|
$
|
11,118
|
|
$
|
24,604
|
|
$
|
23,207
|
|
State/Municipal
Obligations
|
|
|
30,338
|
|
|
40,477
|
|
|
40,961
|
|
Mortgage-backed
Securities
|
|
|
57,847
|
|
|
25,563
|
|
|
23,363
|
|
Other
Securities
|
|
|
10,999
|
|
|
17,669
|
|
|
26,067
|
|
Total
Securities Available-for-Sale
|
|
$
|
110,302
|
|
$
|
108,313
|
|
$
|
113,598
|
DEPOSITS
Table
15
shows average deposits and other borrowings balances rates for 2006, 2005 and
2004. The Company experienced growth of $19,613,000 in average interest bearing
deposits and $4,314,000 in average non-interest bearing deposits during 2006
compared to $246,000 in average interest bearing deposits and $4,259,000 in
average non-interest bearing deposits in 2005. Average savings accounts
increased $22,763,000 during 2006 due to the increased popularity of the
certificate savings product compared to $9,183,000 in growth in 2005. Average
time deposits decreased in 2006, 2005, and 2004 with those decreases totaling
$4,920,000, $4,316,000, and $3,525,000, respectively. In 2006, average other
borrowings decreased $9,109,000 compared to an increase in average borrowings
in
2005 of $4,030,000.
35
TABLE
15
Average
Deposits and Other Borrowings
(Dollars
in Thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Amount
|
Rate
|
Diff
$
|
Amount
|
Rate
|
Diff
$
|
Amount
|
Rate
|
|||||||||||||||||
Interest
Bearing Demand Deposits
|
$
|
25,462
|
1.03
|
%
|
$
|
1,255
|
$
|
24,207
|
0.70
|
%
|
$
|
(2,075
|
)
|
$
|
26,282
|
0.72
|
%
|
||||||||
Savings
Deposits
|
95,360
|
3.29
|
%
|
22,763
|
72,597
|
1.73
|
%
|
9,183
|
63,414
|
1.00
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
Money
Market Savings
|
37,747
|
3.83
|
%
|
515
|
37,232
|
2.45
|
%
|
(2,546
|
)
|
39,778
|
1.41
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Time
Deposits
|
102,195
|
3.82
|
%
|
(4,920
|
)
|
107,115
|
3.22
|
%
|
(4,316
|
)
|
111,431
|
3.04
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Total
Interest Bearing Deposits
|
260,764
|
3.35
|
%
|
19,613
|
241,151
|
2.40
|
%
|
246
|
240,905
|
1.98
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
Other
Borrowings
|
48,878
|
4.19
|
%
|
(9,109
|
)
|
57,987
|
4.25
|
%
|
4,030
|
53,957
|
4.27
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Total
Interest Bearing Liabilities
|
309,642
|
3.49
|
%
|
10,504
|
299,138
|
2.76
|
%
|
4,276
|
294,862
|
2.40
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
Non-Interest
Bearing Demand Deposits
|
49,888
|
4,314
|
45,574
|
4,259
|
41,315
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
359,530
|
3.01
|
%
|
$
|
14,818
|
$
|
344,712
|
2.98
|
%
|
$
|
8,535
|
$
|
336,177
|
2.11
|
%
|
MATURITIES
OF TIME DEPOSITS
The
maturities on the time deposits of $100,000 and over are distributed over all
four categories, showing no particular period with a concentration that would
pose a liquidity risk to the Bank. Table 16 shows the dollar amount of large
time deposits in each time category as well as the overall percentage of each
category.
TABLE
16
Maturities
(Dollars
in Thousands)
|
December
31, 2006
|
||||||
Amount
|
Percent
|
||||||
Three
Months or Less
|
$
|
4,555
|
26.92
|
%
|
|||
Over
Three Month through Six Months
|
5,349
|
31.61
|
%
|
||||
Over
Six Months through Twelve Months
|
2,375
|
14.03
|
%
|
||||
Over
Twelve Months
|
4,644
|
27.44
|
%
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
16,923
|
100.00
|
%
|
SHORT
AND LONG-TERM BORROWINGS
Short-term
borrowings, which are overnight or less than 30-day borrowings, consist of
securities sold under agreements to repurchase, Federal Home Loan Bank advances,
and U.S. Treasury tax and loan notes. Long-term borrowings consist of notes
from
the Federal Home Loan Bank. These notes are secured under terms of a blanket
collateral agreement by a pledge of qualifying investment and mortgage-backed
securities, certain mortgage loans and a lien on FHLB stock. For more details
on
short and long-term borrowings see Note 6 and 7 of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements.
TABLE
17
Borrowed
Funds
(In
Thousands)
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Other
Short-Term Borrowings
|
$
|
12,574
|
$
|
17,842
|
|||
FHLB
Long-Term Borrowings
|
36,525
|
34,770
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
49,099
|
$
|
52,612
|
36
CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS
Total
stockholders’ equity increased 4.10%, or $1,624,000, from year-end 2005 to
finish at $41,240,000. A common ratio used to determine the effective use of
capital is the return on average equity. For the year-ended December 31, 2006,
this ratio was 10.32%, compared to 11.37% at December 31, 2005. The Bank’s goal
is to maintain a strong capital position as well as to make the best use of
capital in the overall growth of the organization. At year-end 2006, the
equity-to-assets ratio was 9.91%, compared to 10.13% at year-end 2005. It is
the
goal of management to implement ways to better leverage our capital with a
capital-to-assets ratio closer to 8%.
Compare
these results to 2005 when total stockholders’ equity decreased 6.46%, or
$2,738,000, over year-end 2004. The decrease to stockholders’ equity was the
result of a special $1.00 per share dividend that was paid to all stockholders
of record as of April 15, 2005. The special dividend was paid in commemoration
of the Bank’s 100th
Anniversary and was in the amount of $3,151,000. The return on average equity
for the year-ending December 31, 2005 ratio was 11.37%, compared to 10.84%
at
December 31, 2004. At year-end 2005, the equity-to-assets ratio was 10.13%
compared to 11.16% at year-end 2004.
Retained
earnings increased capital by $4,129,000 in 2006 and dividends reduced that
number by $2,392,000. The investment portfolio increased in value by $566,000,
net of tax in 2006. Since all of our investments are available-for-sale, changes
in market values adjusted for taxes are reflected in the equity portion of
the
balance sheet. A total of $682,000 in net treasury stock purchases reduced
the
capital account to equal the total net change. From time to time, the Company
has purchased PFSC stock in the open market or from individuals to leverage
the
capital account and to provide stock for our dividend reinvestment plan and
stock compensation plan. During the year 2006, 26,579 shares were purchased
in
this manner. There were 4,783 shares issued from the treasury stock account
by
individuals exercising options and for the dividend reinvestment plan during
2006. The investment banking firms of Ferris, Baker Watts, Incorporated and
Ryan
Beck & Co. have been known to make markets in PFSC common stock.
Net
Income increased capital by $4,476,000 in 2005 and dividends reduced that number
by $5,542,000. The investment portfolio depreciated in value by $1,579,000
in
2005. Again, since all of our investments were available-for-sale, changes
in
market values adjusted for taxes are reflected in the equity portion of the
balance sheet. A total of $93,000 in net treasury stock purchases reduced the
capital account to equal the total net change.
The
following table represents the Company’s capital position as it compares to the
regulatory guidelines at December 31, 2006.
TABLE
18
Capital
Ratios
|
|
|||||||||
December
31
|
December
31
|
Regulatory
|
||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
Requirement
|
||||||||
Tier
1 capital to risk-weighted assets
|
13.99
|
%
|
13.93
|
%
|
4.00
|
%
|
||||
Total
capital to risk-weighted assets
|
14.64
|
%
|
14.78
|
%
|
8.00
|
%
|
||||
Tier
1 capital to average assets-leverage ratio
|
9.77
|
%
|
10.10
|
%
|
4.00
|
%
|
||||
|
INTEREST
RATE SENSITIVITY
The
operations of the Company do not subject it to foreign currency risk or
commodity price risk. The Company does not utilize interest rate swaps, caps,
or
hedging transactions. In addition, the Company has no market risk sensitive
instruments entered into for trading purposes. However, the Company is subject
to interest rate risk and employs several different methods to manage and
monitor the risk.
37
Interest
rate sensitivity refers to the relationship between market interest rates and
the earnings volatility of the Company due to the repricing characteristics
of
assets and liabilities. The responsibility for monitoring interest rate
sensitivity and policy decisions has been given to the Asset/Liability Committee
(ALCO) of the Bank. The tools used to monitor sensitivity are the Statement
of
Interest Sensitivity Gap and the Interest Rate Shock Analysis. The Bank uses
a
software model to measure and analyze interest rate risk. In addition, an
outside source does a quarterly analysis to make sure our internal analysis
is
current and correct. The Statement of Interest Sensitivity Gap is a good
assessment of current position and is a very useful tool for the ALCO in
performing its job. This report is monitored in an effort to “match” maturities
or repricing opportunities of assets and liabilities in order to attain the
maximum interest within risk tolerance policy guidelines. The statement does,
although, have inherent limitations in that certain assets and liabilities
may
react to changes in interest rates in different ways with some categories
reacting in advance of changes and some lagging behind the changes. In addition,
there are estimates used in determining the actual propensity to change of
certain items such as deposits without maturities.
The
following sets forth the Company’s interest sensitivity analysis as of December
31, 2006:
TABLE
19
Statement
of Interest Sensitivity Gap
(Dollars
in Thousands)
Maturity
or Repricing In:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
3
Months
|
3-6
Months
|
6-12
Months
|
1-5
Years
|
Over
5 Years
|
|||||||||||
RATE
SENSITIVE ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Loans
|
$
|
61,954
|
$
|
5,485
|
$
|
22,284
|
$
|
101,630
|
$
|
79,893
|
||||||
Securities
|
9,694
|
2,978
|
1,922
|
42,705
|
53,003
|
|||||||||||
Federal
Funds Sold
|
2,227
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||||||
Total
Rate Sensitive Assets
|
73,875
|
8,463
|
24,206
|
144,335
|
132,896
|
|||||||||||
Cumulative
Rate Sensitive Assets
|
$
|
73,875
|
$
|
82,338
|
$
|
106,544
|
$
|
250,879
|
$
|
383,775
|
||||||
RATE
SENSITIVE LIABILITIES
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
Bearing Checking
|
251
|
251
|
503
|
4,019
|
23,863
|
|||||||||||
Money
Market Deposits
|
328
|
328
|
655
|
5,241
|
31,121
|
|||||||||||
Regular
Savings
|
1,276
|
939
|
1,877
|
15,018
|
89,172
|
|||||||||||
CDs
and IRAs
|
25,240
|
22,932
|
17,162
|
28,006
|
4,491
|
|||||||||||
Short-term
Borrowings
|
12,613
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||||||
Long-term
Borrowings
|
7,500
|
0
|
0
|
4,962
|
24,063
|
|||||||||||
Total
Rate Sensitive Liabilities
|
47,208
|
24,450
|
20,197
|
57,246
|
172,710
|
|||||||||||
Cumulative
Rate Sensitive Liabilities
|
$
|
47,208
|
$
|
71,658
|
$
|
91,855
|
$
|
149,101
|
$
|
321,811
|
||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Period
Gap
|
$
|
26,667
|
($15,987
|
)
|
$
|
4,009
|
$
|
87,089
|
($39,814
|
)
|
||||||
Cumulative
Gap
|
$
|
26,667
|
$
|
10,680
|
$
|
14,689
|
$
|
101,778
|
$
|
61,964
|
||||||
Cumulative
RSA to RSL
|
156.49
|
%
|
114.90
|
%
|
115.99
|
%
|
168.26
|
%
|
119.25
|
%
|
||||||
Cumulative
Gap to Total Assets
|
6.41
|
%
|
2.57
|
%
|
3.53
|
%
|
24.45
|
%
|
14.88
|
%
|
38
LIQUIDITY
The
liquidity of the Company is reflected in its capacity to have sufficient amounts
of cash available to fund the needs of customer withdrawal requests, accommodate
loan demand, and maintain regulatory reserve requirements; that is to conduct
banking business. Additional liquidity is obtained by either increasing
liabilities or by decreasing assets. The primary source for increasing
liabilities is the generation of additional deposit accounts, which are managed
through our system of branches. In addition, loan payments on existing loans
or
investments available-for-sale can generate additional liquidity. Other sources
include income from operations, decreases in federal funds sold or
interest-bearing deposits in other banks, securities sold under agreements
to
repurchase, and borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank. On December 31,
2006, the Bank had a borrowing capacity from the Federal Home Loan Bank of
approximately $179,163,000. During the Year 2006, increases in deposits provided
the majority of additional cash with operating activities also contributing
to
liquidity. The funds were used primarily to grant loans to customers, purchase
additional investment securities, and to pay dividends to our shareholders.
The
following table represents the aggregate on-and-off balance sheet contractual
obligations to make future payments.
Table
20
Contractual
Obligations
|
||||||||||||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
December
31, 2006
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Less
than 1 year
|
1-3
Years
|
4-5
Years
|
Over
5 years
|
Total
|
|||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Time
Deposits
|
$
|
67,784
|
$
|
18,003
|
$
|
8,468
|
$
|
3,576
|
$
|
97,831
|
||||||
Long-term
Debt
|
9,051
|
1,730
|
3,711
|
22,033
|
36,525
|
|||||||||||
Operating
Leases
|
68
|
99
|
84
|
426
|
677
|
|||||||||||
$
|
76,903
|
$
|
19,832
|
$
|
12,263
|
$
|
26,035
|
$
|
135,033
|
The
Company is not aware of any known trends or any known demands, commitments,
events or uncertainties, which would result in any material increase or decrease
in liquidity.
OFF-BALANCE-SHEET
ARRANGEMENTS
The
financial statements do not reflect various off-balance sheet arrangements
that
are made in the normal course of business, which may involve some liquidity
risk. These commitments consist mainly of unfunded loans and letters of credit
made under the same standards as on-balance-sheet instruments. Unused
commitments, at December 31, 2006, totaled $34,913,000. Because these
instruments have fixed maturity dates, and because many of them will expire
without being drawn upon, they do not generally present any significant
liquidity risk. Management believes that any amounts actually drawn upon can
be
funded in the normal course of operations.
The
Company has no investment in or financial relationship with any unconsolidated
entities that are reasonably likely to have a material effect on liquidity
or
the availability of capital resources.
SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
NONE
EFFECTS
OF INFLATION
The
majority of assets and liabilities of a financial institution are monetary
in
nature and, therefore, differ greatly from commercial and industrial companies
that have significant investments in fixed assets or inventories. The precise
impact of inflation upon the Company is difficult to measure. Inflation may
affect the borrowing needs of consumers, thereby impacting the growth rate
of
the Company’s assets. Inflation may also affect the general level of interest
rates, which can have a direct bearing on the Company.
Management
believes that the most significant impact on financial results is the Company’s
ability to react to changes in interest rates. As discussed previously,
management is attempting to maintain a position that is within conservative
parameters for interest sensitive assets and liabilities in order to be
protected against wide interest rate fluctuations.
39
ITEM
7A QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET
RISK
As
previously stated in this document, the Federal Reserve Bank raised the Fed
Funds Rate a total of four times in 2006, all of which were 25 basis point
increases. While short-term rates have been increasing since June of 2004,
longer rates have remained somewhat stationary. This has caused an inversion
of
the yield curve which in the long run can have an effect of slowing the Bank’s
earnings growth. This is due to the payment of higher, short-term deposit
interest while at the same time experiencing little or no additional interest
income from longer maturity loans. With this being said, the Bank monitors
this
interest sensitivity on a monthly basis. The model used by the Bank shows
interest rate sensitivity exceptions in the twelve-month period testing at
the
positive 100, 200 and 300 basis point scenario and the negative 300 basis point
scenario. The results of the latest simulation follow. The simulation shows
a
possible decrease in net interest income of 3.02%, or $414,000, in a +200 basis
point rate shock scenario over a one-year period. An increase of 1.51% or
$207,000 is shown in the model at a -200 basis point rate shock. The Bank will
continue to monitor this rate sensitivity going forward. See previous discussion
on Interest Rate Sensitivity.
Equity
value at risk is monitored regularly and is within established policy limits.
The
Company is not a party to any forward contract, interest rate swap, option
interest, or similar derivations instruments. The Company does not deal in
foreign currency.
40
ITEM
8 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
REPORT
OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Peoples
Financial Services Corp.
Hallstead,
Pennsylvania
We
have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Peoples Financial
Services Corp. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the
related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows
for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006. These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated
financial statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
In
our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of Peoples Financial Services
Corp. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of
their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 2006 in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America.
As
discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, Peoples Financial
Services Corp. and subsidiaries changed its method of accounting for stock
based
compensation in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No.
123(R) on January 1, 2006.
We
also
have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of Peoples Financial Services
Corp.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based
on criteria established in Internal
Control-Integrated Framework
issued
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO),
and our report dated March 13, 2007 expressed an unqualified opinion on
management’s assessment of internal control over financial reporting and an
unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting.
/s/
Beard
Miller Company LLP
Beard
Miller Company LLP
Allentown,
Pennsylvania
March
13,
2007
41
Peoples
Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
December
31,
|
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
(In
Thousands, Except Share Data)
|
||||||
Cash
and due from banks
|
$
|
7,527
|
$
|
6,457
|
|||
Interest
bearing deposits in other banks
|
2,626
|
239
|
|||||
Federal
funds sold
|
2,227
|
0
|
|||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
|
12,380
|
6,696
|
|||||
Securities
available for sale
|
110,302
|
108,313
|
|||||
Loans
receivable, net of allowance for loan losses 2006 $1,792;
and
2005 $2,375
|
269,383
|
256,870
|
|||||
Premises
and equipment, net
|
6,183
|
5,837
|
|||||
Accrued
interest receivable
|
1,855
|
1,827
|
|||||
Intangible
assets
|
1,331
|
1,630
|
|||||
Other
real estate owned
|
5,062
|
117
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
9,772
|
9,908
|
|||||
Total
Assets
|
$
|
416,268
|
$
|
391,198
|
|||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
|||||||
LIABILITIES
|
|||||||
Deposits:
|
|||||||
Non-interest
bearing
|
$
|
50,940
|
$
|
46,777
|
|||
Interest-bearing
|
272,673
|
250,185
|
|||||
Total
Deposits
|
323,613
|
296,962
|
|||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
12,574
|
17,842
|
|||||
Long-term
borrowings
|
36,525
|
34,770
|
|||||
Accrued
interest payable
|
703
|
622
|
|||||
Other
liabilities
|
1,613
|
1,386
|
|||||
Total
Liabilities
|
375,028
|
351,582
|
|||||
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
|||||||
Common
stock, par value $2 per share; authorized 12,500,000 shares; issued
3,341,251 shares; outstanding 3,133,874 shares and 3,155,670 shares
December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively
|
6,683
|
6,683
|
|||||
Surplus
|
3,046
|
2,995
|
|||||
Retained
earnings
|
36,336
|
34,599
|
|||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(395
|
)
|
(961
|
)
|
|||
Treasury
stock, at cost, 207,377 and 185,581 shares at December 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005, respectively
|
(4,430
|
)
|
(3,700
|
)
|
|||
Total
Stockholders’ Equity
|
41,240
|
39,616
|
|||||
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
|
$
|
416,268
|
$
|
391,198
|
See
notes to consolidated
financial statements
42
Peoples
Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
(In
Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
|
||||||||||
INTEREST
INCOME
|
||||||||||
Loans
receivable, including fees
|
$
|
17,996
|
$
|
15,986
|
$
|
14,871
|
||||
Securities:
|
||||||||||
Taxable
|
3,032
|
3,086
|
3,152
|
|||||||
Tax-exempt
|
1,484
|
1,523
|
1,687
|
|||||||
Other
|
186
|
77
|
49
|
|||||||
Total
Interest Income
|
22,698
|
20,672
|
19,759
|
|||||||
INTEREST
EXPENSE
|
||||||||||
Deposits
|
8,748
|
5,786
|
4,778
|
|||||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
524
|
319
|
133
|
|||||||
Long-term
borrowings
|
1,525
|
2,143
|
2,173
|
|||||||
Total
Interest Expense
|
10,797
|
8,248
|
7,084
|
|||||||
Net
Interest Income
|
11,901
|
12,424
|
12,675
|
|||||||
PROVISION
FOR LOAN LOSSES
|
302
|
392
|
1,050
|
|||||||
Net
Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses
|
11,599
|
12,032
|
11,625
|
|||||||
OTHER
INCOME
|
||||||||||
Customer
service fees
|
1,770
|
1,749
|
1,489
|
|||||||
Investment
division commission income
|
260
|
201
|
426
|
|||||||
Earnings
on investment in life insurance
|
281
|
263
|
236
|
|||||||
Other
income
|
437
|
382
|
429
|
|||||||
Net
realized gains on sales of securities available for sale
|
42
|
222
|
296
|
|||||||
Impairment
of security
|
0
|
0
|
(1,144
|
)
|
||||||
Total
Other Income
|
2,790
|
2,817
|
1,732
|
|||||||
OTHER
EXPENSES
|
||||||||||
Salaries
and employee benefits
|
4,498
|
4,199
|
3,848
|
|||||||
Occupancy
|
674
|
564
|
489
|
|||||||
Equipment
|
484
|
427
|
336
|
|||||||
FDIC
insurance and assessments
|
127
|
141
|
140
|
|||||||
Professional
fees and outside services
|
337
|
471
|
297
|
|||||||
Prepayment
penalty - FHLB
|
0
|
808
|
0
|
|||||||
Computer
service and supplies
|
774
|
778
|
617
|
|||||||
Taxes,
other than payroll and income
|
370
|
324
|
383
|
|||||||
Amortization
expense - deposit acquisition premiums
|
299
|
262
|
262
|
|||||||
Other
|
1,925
|
1,414
|
1,518
|
|||||||
Total
Other Expenses
|
9,488
|
9,388
|
7,890
|
|||||||
Income
before Income Taxes
|
4,901
|
5,461
|
5,467
|
|||||||
FEDERAL
INCOME TAXES
|
772
|
985
|
1,014
|
|||||||
Net
Income
|
$
|
4,129
|
$
|
4,476
|
$
|
4,453
|
||||
EARNINGS
PER SHARE
|
||||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
1.31
|
$
|
1.42
|
$
|
1.41
|
||||
Diluted
|
$
|
1.31
|
$
|
1.41
|
$
|
1.40
|
See
notes to consolidated
financial statements
43
Peoples
Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
Years
Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
Common
Stock
|
Surplus
|
Retained
Earnings
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income(Loss)
|
Treasury
Stock
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
(In
Thousands, Except Share Data)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Balance
- December 31, 2003
|
$
|
6,683
|
$
|
2,618
|
$
|
33,523
|
$
|
995
|
$
|
(2,743
|
)
|
$
|
41,076
|
|||||
Comprehensive
income:
|
||||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
0
|
0
|
4,453
|
0
|
0
|
4,453
|
||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized gains (losses)
on securities available for sale, net of
reclassification adjustment and taxes
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
(377
|
)
|
0
|
(377
|
)
|
||||||||||
Total
Comprehensive
Income
|
4,076
|
|||||||||||||||||
Cash
dividends declared, ($.73
per share)
|
0
|
0
|
(2,311
|
)
|
0
|
0
|
(2,311
|
)
|
||||||||||
Shares
issued from treasury
related to stock purchase plans (13,920 shares)
|
0
|
203
|
0
|
0
|
123
|
326
|
||||||||||||
Purchase
of treasury stock
(23,742 shares)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
(813
|
)
|
(813
|
)
|
||||||||||
Balance
- December 31, 2004
|
6,683
|
2,821
|
35,665
|
618
|
(3,433
|
)
|
42,354
|
|||||||||||
Comprehensive
income:
|
||||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
0
|
0
|
4,476
|
0
|
0
|
4,476
|
||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized gains (losses)
on securities available for sale, net of
reclassification
adjustment and taxes
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
(1,579
|
)
|
0
|
(1,579
|
)
|
||||||||||
Total
Comprehensive
Income
|
2,897
|
|||||||||||||||||
Cash
dividends declared, ($1.76
per share)
|
0
|
0
|
(5,542
|
)
|
0
|
0
|
(5,542
|
)
|
||||||||||
Shares
issued from treasury
related to stock purchase plans (10,084 shares)
|
0
|
174
|
0
|
0
|
89
|
263
|
||||||||||||
Purchase
of treasury stock
(10,215 shares)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
(356
|
)
|
(356
|
)
|
||||||||||
Balance
- December 31, 2005
|
6,683
|
2,995
|
34,599
|
(961
|
)
|
(3,700
|
)
|
39,616
|
||||||||||
Comprehensive
income:
|
||||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
0
|
0
|
4,129
|
0
|
0
|
4,129
|
||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized gains losses)
on securities available for sale, net of
reclassification
adjustment and taxes
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
566
|
0
|
566
|
||||||||||||
Total
Comprehensive
Income
|
4,695
|
|||||||||||||||||
Stock
option expense
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
||||||||||||
Cash
dividends declared,
($0.76 per share)
|
0
|
0
|
(2,392
|
)
|
0
|
0
|
(2,392
|
)
|
||||||||||
Shares
issued from
treasury related to stock purchase plans (4,783 shares)
|
0
|
48
|
0
|
0
|
53
|
101
|
||||||||||||
Purchase
of treasury
stock (26,579 shares)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
(783
|
)
|
(783
|
)
|
||||||||||
Balance
- December 31, 2006
|
$
|
6,683
|
$
|
3,046
|
$
|
36,336
|
$
|
(395
|
)
|
$
|
(4,430
|
)
|
$
|
41,240
|
||||
See
notes to consolidated
financial statements
44
Peoples
Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
||||||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
4,129
|
$
|
4,476
|
$
|
4,453
|
||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating
activities:
|
||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
900
|
753
|
654
|
|||||||
Provision
for loan losses
|
302
|
392
|
1,050
|
|||||||
Losses
on sales or retirements of equipment
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||
Gain
on sale of other real estate owned
|
(59
|
)
|
(85
|
)
|
0
|
|||||
Net
amortization of securities premiums and discounts
|
417
|
578
|
565
|
|||||||
Net
realized gains on sales of securities
|
(42
|
)
|
(222
|
)
|
(296
|
)
|
||||
Stock
option expense
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||
Deferred
income taxes (benefit)
|
14
|
274
|
(300
|
)
|
||||||
Earnings
on investment in life insurance
|
(281
|
)
|
(263
|
)
|
(236
|
)
|
||||
Impairment
of security
|
0
|
0
|
1,144
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from the sale of loans
|
3,037
|
2,076
|
3,429
|
|||||||
Net
gain on sale of loans
|
(27
|
)
|
(33
|
)
|
(50
|
)
|
||||
Loans
originated for sale
|
(3,090
|
)
|
(2,180
|
)
|
(3,379
|
)
|
||||
(Increase)
decrease in assets:
|
||||||||||
Accrued
interest receivable
|
(28
|
)
|
160
|
60
|
||||||
Other
assets
|
110
|
(459
|
)
|
154
|
||||||
Increase
(decrease) in liabilities:
|
||||||||||
Accrued
interest payable
|
81
|
72
|
(54
|
)
|
||||||
Other
liabilities
|
227
|
338
|
176
|
|||||||
Net
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
|
5,702
|
5,877
|
7,370
|
|||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||||
Proceeds
from sale of available for sale securities
|
60,977
|
27,122
|
28,121
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from maturities of and principal repayments on
available
for sale securities
|
12,555
|
16,960
|
13,209
|
|||||||
Purchase
of available for sale securities
|
(73,973
|
)
|
(41,545
|
)
|
(40,786
|
)
|
||||
Net
increase in loans
|
(18,868
|
)
|
(15,157
|
)
|
(9,407
|
)
|
||||
Purchase
of investment in life insurance
|
0
|
0
|
(2,000
|
)
|
||||||
Purchase
of premises and equipment
|
(1,016
|
)
|
(1,424
|
)
|
(860
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds
from sale or retirements of equipment
|
60
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from sale of other real estate
|
183
|
342
|
414
|
|||||||
Net
Cash Used in Investing Activities
|
(20,082
|
)
|
(13,702
|
)
|
(11,309
|
)
|
||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||||
Increase
(decrease) in deposits
|
26,651
|
22,187
|
(4,925
|
)
|
||||||
Proceeds
from long-term borrowings
|
3,100
|
12,200
|
5,000
|
|||||||
Repayment
of long-term borrowings
|
(1,345
|
)
|
(23,464
|
)
|
(918
|
)
|
||||
Net
increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings
|
(5,268
|
)
|
3,228
|
7,529
|
||||||
Proceeds
from sale of treasury stock
|
101
|
263
|
326
|
|||||||
Purchase
of treasury stock
|
(783
|
)
|
(356
|
)
|
(813
|
)
|
||||
Cash
dividends paid
|
(2,392
|
)
|
(5,542
|
)
|
(2,311
|
)
|
||||
Net
Cash Provided by Financing Activities
|
20,064
|
8,516
|
3,888
|
|||||||
Increase
(Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
5,684
|
691
|
(51
|
)
|
||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - BEGINNING
|
6,696
|
6,005
|
6,056
|
|||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - ENDING
|
$
|
12,380
|
$
|
6,696
|
$
|
6,005
|
See
notes to consolidated
financial statements
45
Peoples
Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
||||||||||
SUPPLEMENTARY
CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
|
||||||||||
Interest
paid
|
$
|
10,716
|
$
|
8,176
|
$
|
7,138
|
||||
Income
taxes paid
|
$
|
605
|
$
|
957
|
$
|
1,200
|
||||
SUPPLEMENTARY
DISCLOSURES OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||||
Foreclosed
real estate acquired in settlement of loans
|
$
|
5,068
|
$
|
117
|
$
|
556
|
||||
Securities
acquired in settlement of loans
|
$
|
1,065
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
See
notes to consolidated
financial statements
46
Peoples
Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles
of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Peoples Financial
Services Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Peoples National Bank (the
“Bank”) and Peoples Advisors, LLC (the “Company”). All significant intercompany
accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Nature
of Operations
The
Company provides a variety of financial services, through the Bank, to
individuals, small businesses and municipalities through its seven Pennsylvania
offices located in Hallstead, Hop Bottom, Susquehanna, Montrose, Nicholson,
Meshoppen and Tunkhannock, which are small communities in a rural setting.
In
2002, the Company started operating in New York with an office located in
Norwich. The Company opened an office in Conklin, New York, in March 2003 at
which time the Norwich office was closed and its deposits transferred to the
Conklin office. The Company opened two new offices in 2005, Deposit, New York,
April 2005, and the Town of Chenango, New York, June 2005. The Bank’s primary
deposits are checking accounts, savings accounts and certificates of deposit.
Its primary lending products are single-family residential loans and loans
to
small businesses. As a national bank, the Bank is subject to regulation of
the
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation. The Company is subject to regulation of the Federal Reserve Bank.
Peoples Advisors, LLC is a member-managed liability company under the laws
of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the purpose of providing investment
advisory services to the general public.
Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Material
estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near
term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses and the
valuation of real estate acquired in connection with foreclosures or in
satisfaction of loans.
Significant
Group Concentrations of Credit Risk
Most
of
the Company’s activities are with customers located primarily in northern
Lackawanna, Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties of Pennsylvania, and Broome County
of New York. Note 2 discusses the types of securities in which the Company
invests. The concentrations of credit by type of loan are set forth in Note
3.
The Company does not have any significant concentrations to any one industry
or
customer. Although the Company has a diversified loan portfolio, its debtors’
ability to honor their contracts is influenced by the region’s economy.
47
Peoples
Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Presentation
of Cash Flows
For
purposes of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and
amounts due from banks, interest-bearing deposits in other banks and federal
funds sold.
Securities
Securities
classified as available-for-sale are those securities that the Company intends
to hold for an indefinite period of time, but not necessarily to maturity.
Any
decision to sell a security classified as available-for-sale would be based
on
various factors, including significant movements in interest rates, changes
in
the maturity mix of the Company’s assets and liabilities, liquidity needs,
regulatory capital considerations and other similar factors. Securities
available-for-sale are carried at fair value. Unrealized gains or losses are
reported as increases or decreases in other comprehensive income, net of the
related deferred tax effect. Realized gains or losses, determined on the basis
of the cost of the specific securities sold, are included in earnings. Premiums
and discounts are recognized in interest income using the interest method over
the period to maturity.
Common
equity securities include restricted investments, primarily Federal Home Loan
Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock which are carried at cost and investments
in
bank stocks which are carried at fair value. Federal law requires a member
institution of the Federal Home Loan Bank and the Federal Reserve Bank to hold
stock according to a predetermined formula.
Declines
in the fair value of available-for-sale 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.
Loans
Receivable
Loans
receivable that management has the intent and ability to hold for the
foreseeable future or until maturity or payoff are stated at their outstanding
unpaid principal balances, net of an allowance for loan losses and any deferred
fees or costs. Interest income is accrued on the unpaid principal balance.
Loan
origination fees, net of certain direct origination costs, are deferred and
recognized over the contractual life of the related loan as an adjustment to
the
yield.
The
accrual of interest is generally discontinued when the contractual payment
of
principal or interest has become 90 days past due or management has serious
doubts about further collectibility of principal or interest, even though the
loan is currently performing. A loan may remain on accrual status if it is
in
the process of collection and is either guaranteed or well secured. When a
loan
is placed on non-accrual status, unpaid interest credited to income in the
current year is reversed and unpaid interest accrued in prior years is charged
against the allowance for loan losses. Interest received on non-accrual loans
generally is either applied against principal or reported as interest income,
according to management’s judgment as to the collectibility of principal.
Generally, loans are restored to accrual status when the obligation is brought
current, has performed in accordance with the contractual terms for a reasonable
period of time and the ultimate collectibility of the total contractual
principal and interest is no longer in doubt.
48
Peoples
Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Loans
Held for Sale
Loans
originated and intended for sale in the secondary market are carried at the
lower of aggregate cost or fair value, as determined by aggregate outstanding
commitments from investors or current investor yield requirements. Net
unrealized losses are recognized through a valuation allowance by charges to
income. The Company had mortgages of $80,000 and $137,000 held for sale at
December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Allowance
for Loan Losses
The
allowance for loan losses is established through provisions for loan losses
charged against income. Loans deemed to be uncollectible are charged against
the
allowance for loan losses, and subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited
to
the allowance.
The
allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level considered adequate to
provide for losses that can be reasonably anticipated. Management’s periodic
evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance is based on the Bank’s past loan
loss experience, known or inherent risks in the portfolio, adverse situations
that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, the estimated value of any
underlying collateral, composition of the loan portfolio, current economic
conditions and other relevant factors. 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 classified as either doubtful, substandard
or special mention. For such loans that are also classified as impaired, an
allowance is established when the discounted cash flows (or collateral value
or
observable market price) of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value
for that loan. The general component covers non-classified loans and is based
on
historical loss experience adjusted for qualitative factors. An unallocated
component is maintained to cover uncertainties that could affect management’s
estimate of probable losses. The unallocated component of the allowance reflects
the margin of imprecision inherent in the underlying assumptions used in the
methodologies for estimating specific and general losses in the portfolio.
A
loan is
considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is
probable that the Bank will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of
principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan
agreement. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include
payment status, collateral value and the probability of collecting scheduled
principal and interest payments when due. Loans that experience insignificant
payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired.
Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls
on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances
surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the
reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record and the amount of the
shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed. Impairment is measured
on a loan-by-loan basis for commercial and construction loans by either the
present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective
interest rate, the loan’s obtainable market price or the fair value of the
collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.
Large
groups of smaller balance homogeneous loans are collectively evaluated for
impairment. Accordingly, the Bank does not separately identify individual
consumer and residential loans for impairment disclosures, unless such loans
are
the subject of a restructuring agreement.
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NOTE
1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Premises
and Equipment
Premises
and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation
is
computed using the straight-line and various accelerated methods over the
following estimated useful lives of the related assets:
Years
|
||
Buildings
and
improvements
|
7
- 40
|
|
Furniture,
fixtures and equipment
|
3
- 10
|
Maintenance,
repairs and minor replacements are expensed when incurred. Gains and losses
on
routine dispositions are reflected in current operations.
Transfers
of Financial Assets
Transfers
of financial assets, which include loan participation sales, are accounted
for
as sales, when control over the assets has been surrendered. Control over
transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when (1) the assets have
been isolated from the Company, (2) the transferee obtains the right (free
of
conditions that constrain it from taking advantage of that right) to pledge
or
exchange the transferred assets and (3) the Company does not maintain effective
control over the transferred assets through an agreement to repurchase them
before their maturity.
Intangible
Assets
The
Bank
has core deposit acquisition premiums which are being amortized over an
estimated life of fifteen years using the straight-line method. These intangible
assets were $1,331,000 and $1,630,000, net of accumulated amortization of
$2,556,000 and $2,257,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Amortization expense was $299,000 for 2006 and $262,000 for 2005 and 2004.
Amortization expense is estimated to be $258,000 per year for the next five
years. The fluctuation in the 2006 expense and the future expense is due to
impairment on the Norwich Branch deposit acquisition recognized in fourth
quarter of 2006 which totaled $38,000.
Foreclosed
Assets
Foreclosed
assets are comprised of property acquired through a foreclosure proceeding
or
acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure and loans classified as in-substance
foreclosure. The Company includes such properties in other assets. A loan is
classified as in-substance foreclosure when the Company has taken possession
of
the collateral regardless of whether formal foreclosure proceedings take place.
Foreclosed assets initially are recorded at fair value, net of estimated selling
costs, at the date of foreclosure establishing a new cost basis. Subsequent
declines in the recorded value of the property prior to its disposal and costs
to maintain the assets are included in other expense. In addition, any gain
or
loss realized upon disposal is included in other income or expense.
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NOTE
1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Bank
Owned Life Insurance
The
Company invests in bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”) as a source of funding for
employee benefit expenses. BOLI involves the purchasing of life insurance by
the
Bank on a chosen group of employees. The Company is the owner and beneficiary
of
the policies. This life insurance investment is carried at the cash surrender
value of the underlying policies and is included in other assets in the amount
of $7,317,000 and $7,036,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Income
Taxes
Deferred
income taxes are provided on the liability method whereby deferred tax assets
are recognized for deductible temporary differences and deferred tax liabilities
are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are
the
differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their
tax
basis. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the
opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion of the
deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities
are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of
enactment. Peoples Financial Services Corp. and its subsidiaries file a
consolidated federal income tax return.
Advertising
The
Company follows the policy of charging marketing and advertising costs to
expense as incurred. Advertising expense for the years-ended December 31,
2006, 2005 and 2004 was $167,000, $151,000, and $123,000, respectively.
Earnings
per Common Share
Basic
earnings per share represents income available to common stockholders divided
by
the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period.
Diluted earnings per share reflects additional common shares that would have
been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued, as well
as
any adjustment to income that would result from the assumed issuance. Potential
common shares that may be issued by the Company relate solely to outstanding
stock options, and are determined using the treasury stock method.
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Earnings
per Common Share (Continued)
The
following table shows the amounts used in computing earnings per share for
the
years-ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004:
Income
Numerator
|
Common
Shares Denominator
|
EPS
|
||||||||
(In
Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
|
||||||||||
2006:
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Basic EPS
|
$
|
4,129
|
3,144
|
$
|
1.31
|
|||||
Dilutive
effect of potential common stock,
stock
options
|
0
|
12
|
.00
|
|||||||
Diluted EPS
|
$
|
4,129
|
3,156
|
$
|
1.31
|
|||||
2005:
|
||||||||||
Basic
EPS
|
$
|
4,476
|
3,151
|
$
|
1.42
|
|||||
Dilutive
effect of potential common stock,
stock
options
|
0
|
17
|
.01
|
|||||||
Diluted EPS
|
$
|
4,476
|
3,168
|
$
|
1.41
|
|||||
2004:
|
||||||||||
Basic EPS
|
$
|
4,453
|
3,166
|
$
|
1.41
|
|||||
Dilutive effect of potential common stock,
stock
options
|
0
|
21
|
.01
|
|||||||
Diluted EPS
|
$
|
4,453
|
3,187
|
$
|
1.40
|
Comprehensive
Income
Accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that
recognized revenue, expenses, gains and losses be included in net income.
Although certain changes in assets and liabilities, such as unrealized gains
and
losses on available-for-sale securities, are reported as a separate component
of
the equity section of the balance sheet, such items, along with net income,
are
components of comprehensive income.
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Comprehensive
Income (Continued)
The
components of other comprehensive income and related tax effects for the
years-ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 are as follows:
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
||||||||||
Unrealized
holding gains (losses) on available for sale securities
|
$
|
900
|
$
|
(2,170
|
)
|
$
|
(1,420
|
)
|
||
Reclassification
adjustment for (gains) losses realized in net income
|
(42
|
)
|
(222
|
)
|
848
|
|||||
Net
Unrealized Gains (Losses)
|
858
|
(2,392
|
)
|
(572
|
)
|
|||||
Tax
effect
|
(292
|
)
|
813
|
195
|
||||||
Net
of Tax Amount
|
$
|
566
|
$
|
(1,579
|
)
|
$
|
(377
|
)
|
Stock-Based
Compensation
Prior
to
January 1, 2006, the Company’s stock option plan was accounted for under the
recognition and measurement provisions of APB Opinion No. 25 (Opinion 25),
Accounting
for Stock Issued to Employees,
and
related Interpretations, as permitted by FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting
for Stock Based Compensation
(as
amended by SFAS No. 148, Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation Transition and Disclosure)
(collectively SFAS 123). No stock-based employee compensation cost was
recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of income through December
31, 2005, as all options granted under the plan had an exercise price equal
to
the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. Effective
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions
of
FASB Statement No. 123(R), Share-Based
Payment
(SFAS
123(R)), using the modified-prospective transition method. Under that transition
method, compensation cost recognized in 2006 includes: (a) compensation cost
for
all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January
1,
2006 based on the grant date fair value calculated in accordance with the
original provisions of SFAS 123, and (b) compensation cost for all share-based
payments granted subsequent to December 31, 2005, based on a grant-date fair
value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123(R). As of December
31, 2005, 4,350 stock options were not fully vested.
As
of
December 31, 2006, the Company had 4,100 stock options not fully vested and
there was approximately $4,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related
to these non-vested options. The cost is expected to be recognized monthly
on a
straight-line basis through December 31, 2008. For the year ended December
31,
2006 there were no stock options granted. For the year ended December 31, 2006
there was stock option expense of $3,000 included in salaries and employee
benefits in the accompanying consolidated statement of income related to share
based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006.
Therefore, as a result of adopting Statement No. 123(R) the Company’s net income
for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $3,000 lower than if the Company had
continued to account for share-based compensation under Opinion No. 25. Basic
earnings per share and diluted earnings per share for the year ended December
31, 2006 were not affected by the adoption.
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Stock-Based
Compensation (Continued)
The
following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share
if
the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123 to
options granted under the Company’s stock option plan for the years ended
December 31, 2005 and 2004. For purposes of this pro forma disclosure, the
value
of the options is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and
is
being amortized to expense over the options’ vesting periods. The following
weighted average assumptions were used with the Black-Scholes model for 2005
and
2004, respectively: risk free interest rate of 4.31% and 3.89%; volatility
of
20%; dividend yield of 2.47% and 2.14%; and an expected life of six years.
The
weighted-average fair value of options granted was $6.43 per share in 2005
and
$6.99 per share in 2004.
2005
|
2004
|
||||||
(In
Thousands, except Per Share Amounts)
|
|||||||
Net
income as reported
|
$
|
4,476
|
$
|
4,453
|
|||
Total
stock-based compensation cost, net of tax, which would have
been
included in the determination of net income if the fair value based
method
had been applied to all awards
|
(26
|
)
|
(31
|
)
|
|||
Pro
forma net income
|
$
|
4,450
|
$
|
4,422
|
|||
Basic
earnings per share:
|
|||||||
As
reported
|
$
|
1.42
|
$
|
1.41
|
|||
Pro
forma
|
$
|
1.41
|
$
|
1.40
|
|||
Diluted
earnings per share:
|
|||||||
As
reported
|
$
|
1.41
|
$
|
1.40
|
|||
Pro
forma
|
$
|
1.40
|
$
|
1.39
|
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Segment
Reporting
The
Bank
acts
as
an independent community financial services provider and offers traditional
banking and related financial services to individual, business and government
customers. Through its branch and automated teller machine network, the Bank
offers a full array of commercial and retail financial services, including:
the
taking of time, savings and demand deposits; the making of commercial, consumer
and mortgage loans; and the providing of other financial services.
Management
does not separately allocate expenses, including the cost of funding loan
demand, between the commercial and retail operations of the Bank. As such,
discrete information is not available and segment reporting would not be
meaningful.
Peoples
Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory services to the general public.
This
company is included in the banking and financial services segment of the
Bank.
Off-Balance
Sheet Financial Instruments
In
the
ordinary course of business, the Company has entered into off-balance sheet
financial instruments consisting of commitments to extend credit and standby
letters of credit. Such financial instruments are recorded in the consolidated
financial statements when they are funded.
New
Accounting Standards
In
February 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid
Financial Instruments” (“SFAS 155”). SFAS No. 155 amends FASB Statement
No. 133 and FASB Statement No. 140, and improves the financial reporting of
certain hybrid financial instruments by requiring more consistent accounting
that eliminates exemptions and provides a means to simplify the accounting
for
these instruments. Specifically, SFAS No. 155 allows financial instruments
that have embedded derivatives to be accounted for as a whole (eliminating
the
need to bifurcate the derivative from its host) if the holder elects to account
for the whole instrument on a fair value basis. SFAS No. 155 is effective
for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an
entity's first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The
Company is required to adopt the provisions of SFAS No. 155, as applicable,
beginning in fiscal year 2007. Management does not believe the adoption of
SFAS No. 155 will have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial
position and results of operations.
In
March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of
Financial Assets — An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 140”
(“SFAS 156”). SFAS 156 requires that all separately recognized
servicing assets and servicing liabilities be initially measured at fair value,
if practicable. The statement permits, but does not require, the subsequent
measurement of servicing assets and servicing liabilities at fair value.
SFAS 156 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year
that begins after September 15, 2006, which for the Company will be as of
the beginning of fiscal 2007. The Company does not believe that the adoption
of
SFAS 156 will have a significant effect on its consolidated financial
statements.
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
New
Accounting Standards (Continued)
In
February 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 123(R)-4,
“Classification of Options and Similar Instruments Issued as Employee
Compensation That Allow for Cash Settlement upon the Occurrence of a Contingent
Event.” This position amends SFAS 123(R) to incorporate that a cash
settlement feature that can be exercised only upon the occurrence of a
contingent event that is outside the employee’s control does not meet certain
conditions in SFAS 123(R) until it becomes probable that the event will
occur. The guidance in this FASB Staff Position was
applied upon initial adoption of Statement 123(R) on January 1, 2006. The
adoption did not have a material impact on the consolidated
statements.
In
July
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation
No. 48, “Accounting for the Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of
FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”), which clarifies the accounting for
uncertainty in tax positions. This Interpretation requires that companies
recognize in their financial statements the impact of a tax position, if that
position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit, based on the
technical merits of the position. The provisions of FIN 48 are effective for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, with the cumulative effect
of
the change in accounting principle recorded as an adjustment to opening retained
earnings. The Company analyzed FIN 48 and determined it will have no impact
on
the reported consolidated results of operations or financial
condition.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring
fair value under GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.
FASB Statement No. 157 applies to other accounting pronouncements that
require or permit fair value measurements. The new guidance is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. We are currently
evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of FASB Statement
No. 157 on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and
cash flows.
On
September 13, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission “SEC” issued
Staff Accounting Bulleting No. 108 (“SAB 108”). SAB 108 provides
interpretive guidance on how the effects of the carryover or reversal of prior
year misstatements should be considered in quantifying a potential current
year
misstatement. Prior to SAB 108, companies might evaluate the materiality of
financial statement misstatements using either the income statement or balance
sheet approach, with the income statement approach focusing on new
misstatements added in the current year, and the balance sheet approach focusing
on the cumulative amount of misstatement present in a company’s balance sheet.
Misstatements that would be material under one approach could be viewed as
immaterial under another approach, and not be corrected. SAB 108 now requires
that companies view financial statement misstatements as material if they are
material according to either the income statement or balance sheet approach.
SAB
108 is applicable to all Company consolidated financial statements issued after
November 15, 2006 and did not have a significant impact on the Company’s
consolidated financial statements.
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
New
Accounting Standards (Continued)
In
October 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. 123(R)-5, “Amendment of
FASB Staff Position FAS 123(R)-1” (“FSP 123(R)-5”). FSP 123(R)-5 amends FSP
123(R)-1 for equity instruments that were originally issued as employee
compensation and then modified, with such modification made solely to reflect
an
equity restructuring that occurs when the holders are no longer employees.
The
provisions of FSP 123(R)-5 are effective for fiscal years beginning after
October 10, 2006. The Company analyzed FSP 123(R)-5 and determined it will
have
no impact on the reported consolidated results of operations, financial
condition or cash flows.
Reclassifications
Certain
amounts in the 2005 and 2004 financial statements have been reclassified to
conform with 2006 presentation. Those reclassifications had no effect on net
income.
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
2 - SECURITIES
At
December 31, 2006 and 2005, the amortized cost and fair values of
securities available-for-sale are as follows:
Amortized
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair
Value
|
||||||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
|||||||||||||
December
31, 2006:
|
|||||||||||||
U.S.
Government agencies and
corporations
|
$
|
11,110
|
$
|
8
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
11,118
|
|||||
Obligations
of state and political
subdivisions
|
30,430
|
96
|
(188
|
)
|
30,338
|
||||||||
Corporate
debt securities
|
3,404
|
0
|
(147
|
)
|
3,257
|
||||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities
|
58,538
|
62
|
(753
|
)
|
57,847
|
||||||||
Preferred
equity securities
|
2,366
|
167
|
0
|
2,533
|
|||||||||
Common
equity securities
|
5,052
|
157
|
0
|
5,209
|
|||||||||
Total
|
$
|
110,900
|
$
|
490
|
$
|
(1,088
|
)
|
$
|
110,302
|
||||
December
31, 2005:
|
|||||||||||||
U.S.
Government agencies and
corporations
|
$
|
25,077
|
$
|
2
|
$
|
(475
|
)
|
$
|
24,604
|
||||
Obligations
of state and political
subdivisions
|
40,420
|
440
|
(383
|
)
|
40,477
|
||||||||
Corporate
debt securities
|
10,986
|
73
|
(143
|
)
|
10,916
|
||||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities
|
26,366
|
23
|
(826
|
)
|
25,563
|
||||||||
Preferred
equity securities
|
2,366
|
0
|
(240
|
)
|
2,126
|
||||||||
Common
equity securities
|
4,554
|
73
|
0
|
4,627
|
|||||||||
Total
|
$
|
109,769
|
$
|
611
|
$
|
(2,067
|
)
|
$
|
108,313
|
The
amortized cost and fair value of securities as of December 31, 2006, by
contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from
contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to prepay
obligations with or without any penalties.
Amortized
Cost
|
Fair
Value
|
||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
|||||||
Due
in one year or less
|
$
|
6,003
|
$
|
6,004
|
|||
Due
after one year through five years
|
7,511
|
7,440
|
|||||
Due
after five years through ten years
|
3,884
|
3,864
|
|||||
Due
after ten years
|
27,546
|
27,405
|
|||||
44,944
|
44,713
|
||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities
|
58,538
|
57,847
|
|||||
Equity
securities
|
7,
418
|
7,742
|
|||||
$
|
110,900
|
$
|
110,302
|
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
2 - SECURITIES (CONTINUED)
Proceeds
from sale of available-for-sale securities during 2006, 2005 and 2004 were
$60,977,000, $27,122,000, and $28,121,000, respectively. Gross gains realized
on
these sales were $663,000, $463,000, and $312,000, respectively. Gross losses
on
these sales were $621,000, $241,000, and $16,000, respectively.
Securities
with a carrying value of $32,842,000 and $33,389,000 at December 31, 2006
and 2005, respectively, were pledged to secure public deposits and repurchase
agreements as required or permitted by law.
The
following tables show our investments’ gross unrealized losses and fair value,
aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities
have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at December 31, 2006 and
2005:
December
31, 2006:
Less
Than 12 Months
|
12
Months or More
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||
Fair
Value
|
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair
Value
|
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair
Value
|
Unrealized
Losses
|
||||||||||||||
U.S.
Government agencies and corporations
|
$
|
1,000
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
1,000
|
$
|
0
|
|||||||
Obligations
of state and political subdivisions
|
7,850
|
(38
|
)
|
10,920
|
(150
|
)
|
18,770
|
(188
|
)
|
||||||||||
Corporate
debt securities
|
0
|
0
|
3,257
|
(147
|
)
|
3,257
|
(147
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities
|
13,686
|
(49
|
)
|
22,228
|
(704
|
)
|
35,914
|
(753
|
)
|
||||||||||
Total
Temporarily Impaired Securities
|
$
|
22,536
|
$
|
(87
|
)
|
$
|
36,405
|
$
|
(1,001
|
)
|
$
|
58,941
|
$
|
(1,088
|
)
|
December
31, 2005:
Less
Than 12 Months
|
12
Months or More
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||
Fair
Value
|
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair
Value
|
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair
Value
|
Unrealized
Losses
|
||||||||||||||
U.S.
Government agencies and corporations
|
$
|
8,895
|
$
|
(98
|
)
|
$
|
14,123
|
$
|
(377
|
)
|
$
|
23,018
|
$
|
(475
|
)
|
||||
Obligations
of state and political subdivisions
|
12,360
|
(178
|
)
|
10,772
|
(205
|
)
|
23,132
|
(383
|
)
|
||||||||||
Corporate
debt securities
|
996
|
(40
|
)
|
2,343
|
(103
|
)
|
3,339
|
(143
|
)
|
||||||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities
|
13,974
|
(307
|
)
|
10,378
|
(519
|
)
|
24,352
|
(826
|
)
|
||||||||||
Preferred
equity securities
|
2,126
|
(240
|
)
|
0
|
0
|
2,126
|
(240
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Total
Temporarily Impaired Securities
|
$
|
38,351
|
$
|
(863
|
)
|
$
|
37,616
|
$
|
(1,204
|
)
|
$
|
75,967
|
$
|
(2,067
|
)
|
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
2 - SECURITIES (CONTINUED)
In
management’s opinion, the unrealized losses reflect changes in interest rates
subsequent to the acquisition of specific securities. At December 31, 2006
and 2005, the Company had 92 and 122 securities, respectively, in an unrealized
loss position. The Company has the intent and the ability to hold such
securities until maturity or market price recovery. Management believes that
the
unrealized losses represent temporary impairment of the securities.
Management
evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment at least on a quarterly
basis, and more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such
evaluation. Consideration is given to (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.
At
December 31, 2004, the Company held four preferred equity securities issued
by
FNMA and FHLMC with aggregate market value depreciation of 20% or more from
the
Company’s amortized costs basis of $5,000,000. Management had been closely
monitoring the market valuations of these preferred equity securities and
adverse financial events regarding these agencies, and had concluded that these
equity securities were other-than-temporarily impaired as of December 31, 2004.
An impairment charge of $1,144,000 pre-tax ($755,000 after tax) was recorded
in
the fourth quarter of 2004.
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NOTE
3 - LOANS RECEIVABLE
The
composition of loans receivable at December 31, 2006 and 2005 is as
follows:
December
31,
|
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
|||||||
Commercial
|
$
|
60,326
|
$
|
60,599
|
|||
Real
estate:
|
|||||||
Commercial
|
80,605
|
71,455
|
|||||
Residential
|
112,883
|
109,034
|
|||||
Consumer
|
16,947
|
17,780
|
|||||
270,761
|
258,868
|
||||||
Unearned
net loan origination fees and costs
|
414
|
377
|
|||||
Allowance
for loan losses
|
(1,792
|
)
|
(2,375
|
)
|
|||
$
|
269,383
|
$
|
256,870
|
A
summary
of the transactions in the allowance for loan losses is as follows:
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
||||||||||
Balance,
beginning
|
$
|
2,375
|
$
|
2,739
|
$
|
2,093
|
||||
Provision
for loan losses
|
302
|
392
|
1,050
|
|||||||
Recoveries
|
31
|
37
|
39
|
|||||||
Loans
charged off
|
(916
|
)
|
(793
|
)
|
(443
|
)
|
||||
Balance,
ending
|
$
|
1,792
|
$
|
2,375
|
$
|
2,739
|
The
total
recorded investment in impaired loans was $445,000 and $1,105,000 at
December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Impaired loans, not requiring an
allowance for loan losses, were $445,000 and $88,000 at December 31, 2006
and 2005, respectively. Impaired loans requiring an allowance for loan losses
were $0 and $1,017,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. At
December 31, 2006 and 2005, the related allowance for loan losses
associated with these loans was $0 and $698,000, respectively. For the
years-ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, the average balance of these
impaired loans was $449,000, $1,113,000, and $1,598,000, respectively. The
Company recognizes income on impaired loans under the cash basis when the
collateral on the loan is sufficient to cover the outstanding obligation to
the
Company. If these factors do not exist, the Company will record all payments
as
a reduction of principal on such loans. Interest income recognized for the
time
that the loans were impaired was $7,000, $9,000, and $29,000 in 2006, 2005
and
2004, respectively.
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
3 - LOANS RECEIVABLE (CONTINUED)
Loans
on
which the accrual of interest has been discontinued amounted to $445,000 and
$1,105,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Loan balances past
due 90 days or more and still accruing interest, but which management expects
will eventually be paid in full, amounted to $275,000 and $0 at
December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Loans
outstanding to directors, executive officers, principal stockholders or to
their
affiliates totaled $390,000 and $436,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005,
respectively. Advances and repayments during 2006 totaled $110,000 and $156,000,
respectively. These loans are made during the ordinary course of business at
the
Company’s normal credit terms. There were no related party loans that were
classified as non-accrual, past due, restructured or considered a potential
credit risk at December 31, 2006 and 2005.
The
Company has entered an agreement to sell residential mortgages to the FHLB
of
Pittsburgh (“FHLB”). The minimum to be sold under the agreement is $5,000,000
and $7,818,000 has been sold under this agreement as of December 31, 2006.
The
agreement includes a maximum credit enhancement of $178,000 which the Company
may be required to pay if realized losses on any of the sold mortgages exceed
the amount held in the FHLB’s Spread Account. The FHLB is funding the Spread
Account at 0.25% of the outstanding balance of loans sold. The Company’s
historical losses on residential mortgages have been lower than the amount
being
funded to the Spread Account. As such, the Company does not anticipate
recognizing any losses and accordingly, has not recorded a liability for the
credit enhancement. As compensation for the credit enhancement, the FHLB is
paying the Company 0.10% of the outstanding loan balance in the portfolio on
a
monthly basis.
The
Company retains the servicing on the loans sold to the FHLB and receives a
fee
based upon the principal balance outstanding. During the years ended 2006 and
2005, the Company recognized $47,000 and $11,000 respectively of servicing
assets and amortized $25,000 and $1,000 respectively. The balance outstanding
was $32,000 and $10,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The fair
value of the servicing assets was $32,000 and $10,000 at December 31, 2006
and
2005, respectively, and was based on market quotes for pools of the mortgages
stratified by rate and maturity date.
NOTE
4 - PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT
Premises
and equipment at December 31, 2006 and 2005 are comprised of the
following:
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
|||||||
Land
|
$
|
398
|
$
|
398
|
|||
Building
and improvements
|
6,414
|
6,041
|
|||||
Furniture,
fixtures and equipment
|
5,567
|
5,156
|
|||||
12,379
|
11,595
|
||||||
Accumulated
depreciation
|
(6,196
|
)
|
(5,758
|
)
|
|||
$
|
6,183
|
$
|
5,837
|
Depreciation
expense was $601,000, $491,000, and $392,000 for the years-ended
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
5 - DEPOSITS
The
composition of deposits at December 31, 2006 and 2005 were as
follows:
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
|||||||
Demand:
|
|||||||
Non-interest
bearing
|
$
|
50,940
|
$
|
46,777
|
|||
Interest
bearing
|
66,560
|
64,189
|
|||||
Savings
|
108,282
|
78,236
|
|||||
Time:
|
|||||||
$100,000
and over
|
16,923
|
21,624
|
|||||
Less
than $100,000
|
80,908
|
86,136
|
|||||
$
|
323,613
|
$
|
296,962
|
At
December 31, 2006, the scheduled maturities of time deposits are as follows
(in thousands):
2007
|
$
|
67,784
|
||
2008
|
11,106
|
|||
2009
|
6,897
|
|||
2010
|
4,189
|
|||
2011
|
4,279
|
|||
Thereafter
|
3,576
|
|||
$
|
97,831
|
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
6 - SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
Securities
sold under agreements to repurchase and Federal Home Loan Bank advances
generally represent overnight or less than 30-day borrowings. U.S. Treasury
tax
and loan notes for collections made by the Bank are payable on demand.
Short-term borrowings consisted of the following at December 31, 2006 and
2005:
December
31, 2006
|
|||||||||||||
Ending
Balance
|
Average
Balance
|
Maximum
Month-End
Balance
|
Average
Rate
|
||||||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
|||||||||||||
Securities
sold under agreements to repurchase
|
$
|
11,591
|
$
|
10,946
|
$
|
13,394
|
4.07
|
%
|
|||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank
|
0
|
1,239
|
6,510
|
4.83
|
%
|
||||||||
U.S.
Treasury tax and loan notes
|
983
|
418
|
1,019
|
4.46
|
%
|
||||||||
|
$
|
12,574
|
$
|
12,603
|
$
|
20,923
|
4.16
|
%
|
December
31, 2005
|
|||||||||||||
Ending
Balance
|
Average
Balance
|
Maximum
Month-End
Balance
|
Average
Rate
|
||||||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
|||||||||||||
Securities
sold under agreements to repurchase
|
$
|
10,030
|
$
|
10,537
|
$
|
13,870
|
2.58
|
%
|
|||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank
|
7,220
|
1,114
|
7,220
|
3.21
|
%
|
||||||||
U.S.
Treasury tax and loan notes
|
592
|
397
|
989
|
2.83
|
%
|
||||||||
$
|
17,842
|
$
|
12,048
|
$
|
22,079
|
2.65
|
%
|
The
Bank
has an agreement with the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) which allows for
borrowings up to a percentage of qualifying assets. At December 31, 2006,
the Bank had a maximum borrowing capacity for short-term and long-term advances
of approximately $179,163,000, of which $36,525,000 was outstanding in long-term
borrowings. All advances from FHLB are secured by qualifying assets of the
Bank.
Securities
sold under repurchase agreements are retained under the Bank’s control at its
safekeeping agent. The Bank may be required to provide additional collateral
based on the fair value of the underlying securities.
The
Bank
has a $7,000,000 line of credit for the sale of federal funds with Atlantic
Central Bankers Bank of which $0 was outstanding at December 31, 2006 and
2005. These borrowings are unsecured.
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
7 - LONG-TERM BORROWINGS
Long-term
debt consisted of advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank under various
notes.
Detail
of
long-term debt at December 31, 2006 and 2005 is as follows:
Due
|
Convertible
|
Strike
Rate
|
Current
Interest
Rate
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
September
2011
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
5.05
|
$
|
860
|
$
|
0
|
|||||||||
February
2016
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
4.86
|
1,028
|
0
|
|||||||||||
February
2016
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
4.86
|
1,027
|
0
|
|||||||||||
October
2011
|
January
2007
|
8.0
|
4.47
|
2,500
|
2,500
|
|||||||||||
January
2007
|
January
2007
|
7.5
|
4.06
|
7,500
|
7,500
|
|||||||||||
September
2012
|
March
2007
|
8.0
|
3.69
|
5,000
|
5,000
|
|||||||||||
February
2009
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
4.80
|
865
|
1,235
|
|||||||||||
February
2013
|
February
2007
|
8.0
|
3.59
|
5,000
|
5,000
|
|||||||||||
February
2008
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
2.69
|
737
|
1,350
|
|||||||||||
June
2014
|
March
2007
|
8.0
|
4.47
|
5,000
|
5,000
|
|||||||||||
January
2015
|
January
2007
|
8.0
|
4.31
|
5,000
|
5,000
|
|||||||||||
November
2015
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
4.67
|
2,008
|
2,185
|
|||||||||||
$
|
36,525
|
$
|
34,770
|
On
convertible rate notes, the Federal Home Loan Bank has the option to convert
the
notes at rates ranging from the three-month LIBOR (5.36% at December 31,
2006) plus .13% to plus .28% on a quarterly basis, if greater than the
applicable strike rate, commencing on the conversion date. If converted, the
Bank has the option to repay these advances at each of the option dates without
penalty.
On
September 26, 2005, the Bank prepaid $10 million of fixed rate, high cost
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances in order to improve future net interest
income. The FHLB advances were replaced with lower cost borrowings and
certificates of deposits. The Bank expensed prepayment fees of $808,000
associated with this transaction.
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
Note
7 - Long-Term Borrowings (Continued)
Maturities
of long-term debt, by contractual maturity, in years subsequent to
December 31, 2006 are as follows (in thousands):
2007
|
$
|
9,051
|
||
2008
|
1,073
|
|||
2009
|
657
|
|||
2010
|
616
|
|||
2011
|
3,095
|
|||
Thereafter
|
22,033
|
|||
$
|
36,525
|
The
notes
are secured under terms of a blanket collateral agreement by a pledge of
qualifying investment and mortgage-backed securities, certain mortgage loans
and
a lien on FHLB stock.
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
8 - STOCK PURCHASE PLANS
The
Company has a stock option plan covering non-employee directors and a stock
incentive plan for all officers and key employees. The Plan is administered
by a
committee of the Board of Directors. Under the Plan, 187,500 shares of common
stock are reserved for possible issuance. The number of shares available is
subject to future adjustment in the event of specified changes in the Company’s
capital structure. Under the Plan, the exercise price cannot be less than 100%
of the fair market value on the date of grant. The vesting period of options
granted is at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Options granted during
2005, 2004 and 2003 expire in ten years. There are 89,251 shares available
for
grant under this stock option plan as of December 31, 2006. There were no
options granted during 2006.
A
summary
of transactions under this Plan were as follows:
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||||||||||||||
Options
|
Weighted
Average
Price
|
Options
|
Weighted
Average
Price
|
Options
|
Weighted
Average
Price
|
||||||||||||||
Outstanding,
beginning of year
|
61,500
|
$
|
19.80
|
64,035
|
$
|
18.83
|
74,127
|
$
|
17.38
|
||||||||||
Granted
|
0
|
0
|
4,500
|
30.75
|
5,050
|
34.10
|
|||||||||||||
Exercised
|
(4,783
|
)
|
16.40
|
(6,285
|
)
|
17.04
|
(13,920
|
)
|
16.68
|
||||||||||
Forfeited
|
(250
|
)
|
34.10
|
(750
|
)
|
25.46
|
(1,222
|
)
|
18.63
|
||||||||||
Outstanding,
end of year
|
56,467
|
$
|
20.03
|
61,500
|
$
|
19.80
|
64,035
|
$
|
18.83
|
||||||||||
Exercisable,
end of year
|
52,367
|
$
|
19.44
|
57,150
|
$
|
19.22
|
59,435
|
$
|
18.16
|
The
weighted-average remaining contractual life of the options outstanding is
approximately 4.5 years at December 31, 2006. The weighted-average
remaining contractual life of options exercisable at December 31, 2006 is
approximately 4 years. Stock options outstanding at December 31, 2006 are
exercisable at prices ranging from $14.80 to $34.10 a share. At December 31,
2006 the aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding was $337,100 and
the
aggregate intrinsic value of options exercisable was $343,500.
During
1999, the Company implemented a Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.
Under the Plan, the Company registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission 100,000 shares of the common stock to be sold pursuant to the Plan.
Participation is available to all common stockholders. The Plan provides each
participant with a simple and convenient method of purchasing additional common
shares without payment of any brokerage commission or other service fees. The
Plan may purchase shares on the open market if available or they may be issued
from treasury shares. A participant in the Plan may elect to reinvest dividends
on all or part of their shares to acquire additional common stock. A participant
may withdraw from the Plan at any time. Effective in 2005, the Plan was amended
to permit stockholders participating in the Plan to purchase additional shares
of common stock with voluntary cash payments of a minimum of $100 and a maximum
of $850 each calendar month. As of December 31, 2006, there are 78,728 remaining
shares available for issuance under the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase
Plan.
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
9 - INCOME TAXES
The
provision for federal income taxes consists of the following:
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
||||||||||
Current
|
$
|
758
|
$
|
711
|
$
|
1,314
|
||||
Deferred
|
14
|
274
|
(300
|
)
|
||||||
$
|
772
|
$
|
985
|
$
|
1,014
|
The
components of the net deferred tax asset at December 31, 2006 and 2005 are
as follows:
2006
|
|
2005
|
|||||
(In
Thousands)
|
|||||||
Deferred
tax asset:
|
|||||||
Allowance
for loan losses
|
$
|
481
|
$
|
679
|
|||
Deferred
loan fees
|
6
|
7
|
|||||
Deferred
compensation
|
383
|
323
|
|||||
Other
|
25
|
46
|
|||||
Impairment
on security
|
216
|
215
|
|||||
Capital
loss carry forward
|
97
|
162
|
|||||
Stock
option expense
|
1
|
0
|
|||||
Alternative
minimum tax credit
|
221
|
0
|
|||||
Unrealized
loss on available for sale securities
|
203
|
495
|
|||||
1,633
|
1,927
|
||||||
Deferred
tax liabilities:
|
|||||||
Depreciation
|
(213
|
)
|
(230
|
)
|
|||
Section
481 Adjustment-Prepaid Expenses
|
(91
|
)
|
(84
|
)
|
|||
Section
481 Adjustment-Deferred Loan Costs
|
(223
|
)
|
(201
|
)
|
|||
(527
|
)
|
(515
|
)
|
||||
Net
Deferred Tax Asset
|
$
|
1,106
|
$
|
1,412
|
68
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
9 - INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)
A
reconciliation of the provision for income taxes and the amount that would
have
been provided at statutory rates for the years-ended December 31 is as
follows:
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||||||||||||||
Amount
|
%
of
Pretax
Income
|
Amount
|
%
of
Pretax
Income
|
Amount
|
%
of
Pretax
Income
|
||||||||||||||
(Dollars
in Thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Federal
income tax at statutory rate
|
$
|
1,666
|
34
|
%
|
$
|
1,857
|
34
|
%
|
$
|
1,859
|
34
|
%
|
|||||||
Tax
exempt interest
|
(866
|
)
|
(18
|
)
|
(778
|
)
|
(14
|
)
|
(802
|
)
|
(14
|
)
|
|||||||
Non-deductible
interest
|
119
|
2
|
85
|
2
|
74
|
2
|
|||||||||||||
Officers’
life insurance income
|
(112
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
(98
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
(83
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
|||||||
Other,
net
|
(35
|
)
|
(0
|
)
|
(81
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
(34
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
|||||||
$
|
772
|
16
|
%
|
$
|
985
|
18
|
%
|
$
|
1,014
|
19
|
%
|
The
income tax provision includes $14,000, $75,000, and ($288,000) in 2006, 2005
and
2004, respectively, of income tax (benefit) expense on net realized securities
gains and losses.
NOTE
10 - EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
The
Company has an employee stock ownership and profit-sharing plan with 401(k)
provisions. The Plan is for the benefit of all employees who meet the
eligibility requirements set forth in the Plan. The amount of employer
contributions to the plan, including 401(k) matching contributions, is at the
discretion of the Board of Directors. Employer ESOP contributions are allocated
to participant accounts based on their percentage of total compensation for
the
Plan year. Shares of Company stock owned by the Plan are included in the
earnings per share calculation and dividends on these shares are deducted from
undivided profits. During 2006, 2005 and 2004, ESOP contributions to the Plan
charged to operations were $131,000, $113,000, and $126,000, respectively.
During 2006, 2005 and 2004, employer 401(k) matching contributions to the Plan
charged to operations were $79,000, $72,000, and $69,000, respectively. At
December 31, 2006, 138,670 shares of the Company’s common stock were held
in the Plan. In the event a terminated Plan participant desires to sell his
or
her shares of the Company’s stock, or for certain employees who elect to
diversify their account balances, the Company may be required to purchase the
shares from the participant at their fair market value.
The
Bank
has deferred compensation agreements with its chief executive officer, chief
operating officer and certain directors that provide fixed retirement benefits.
The Bank’s deferred compensation liability as of December 31, 2006 and 2005
was $1,125,000 and $949,000, respectively. The cost charged to operations for
these deferred compensation plans was $177,000, $146,000, and $164,000 for
the
years-ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
NOTE
11 - CONTINGENCIES
The
Company is a defendant in various lawsuits wherein various amounts are claimed.
In the opinion of the Company’s management, these suits are without merit and
should not result in judgments, which, in the aggregate, would have a material
adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
12 - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK
The
Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in
the
normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These
financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and letters of
credit. Those instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk
in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.
The
Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other
party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and letters
of credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The
Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional
obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.
The
contract or notional amounts at December 31, 2006 and 2005 were as
follows:
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
|||||||
Commitments
to grant loans
|
$
|
4,728
|
$
|
6,137
|
|||
Unfunded
commitments under lines of credit
|
27,553
|
29,297
|
|||||
Standby
letters of credit
|
2,632
|
2,171
|
|||||
$
|
34,913
|
$
|
37,605
|
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. Since many of the
commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total
commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses
and may require payment of a fee. The Company evaluates each customer’s credit
worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed
necessary by the Company upon extension of credit, is based on management’s
credit evaluation. Collateral held varies but may include personal or commercial
real estate, accounts receivable, inventory and equipment.
Outstanding
letters of credit written are conditional commitments issued by the Company
to
guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party.
The
majority of these standby letters of credit expire within the next twelve
months. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially
the
same as that involved in extending other loan commitments. The Company requires
collateral supporting these letters of credit as deemed necessary. The maximum
undiscounted exposure related to these commitments at December 31, 2006 and
2005 was $2,632,000 and $2,171,000, respectively and the approximate value
of
underlying collateral upon liquidation that would be expected to cover this
maximum potential exposure was $740,000 and $1,320,000, respectively. The
current amount of the liability as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 for
guarantees under standby letters of credit issued is not material.
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
13 - REGULATORY MATTERS
The
Bank
is required to maintain average cash reserve balances in vault cash and with
the
Federal Reserve Bank based on a percentage of deposits. The required reserve
balance at December 31, 2006 and 2005 was $782,000 and $595,000,
respectively.
Dividends
are paid by the Company from its assets, which are mainly provided by dividends
from the Bank. However, certain restrictions exist regarding the ability of
the
Bank to transfer funds to the Company in the form of cash dividends, loans
or
advances. Under such restrictions, the Bank may not, without the prior approval
of the Comptroller of the Currency, declare dividends in excess of the sum
of
the current year’s earnings (as defined) plus the retained earnings (as defined)
from the prior two years.
The
Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements
administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital
requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional
discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct
material effect on the Company’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy
guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the
Company and the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve
quantitative measures of its assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet
items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts
and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators
about components, risk weightings and other factors.
Quantitative
measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the
maintenance of minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of
total and Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets
(as defined) and of Tier 1 capital to average assets (as defined). Management
believes, as of December 31, 2006, that the Company and Bank meet all
capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.
As
of
December 31, 2006, the most recent notification from the Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency categorized the Bank as “well capitalized” under the
regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as “well
capitalized”, the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based
and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table below. There are no
conditions or events since that notification that management believes have
changed the Bank’s category.
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
13 - REGULATORY MATTERS (CONTINUED)
The
Company and Bank’s actual capital ratios as of December 31, 2006 and 2005,
and the minimum ratios required for capital adequacy purposes and to be well
capitalized under the prompt corrective action provisions are as
follows:
Actual
|
For
Capital Adequacy Purposes
|
To
be Well Capitalized under Prompt Corrective Action
Provisions
|
||||||||||||||||
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
|||||||||||||
(Dollars
in Thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||
As
of December 31, 2006:
|
||||||||||||||||||
Total
capital (to risk-weighted assets):
|
||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
$
|
42,171
|
14.64
|
%
|
$
|
³23,049
|
³8.00
|
%
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
||||||||
Peoples
National Bank
|
38,431
|
13.50
|
³22,767
|
³8.00
|
$
|
³28,459
|
³10.00
|
%
|
||||||||||
Tier
1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
|
||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
40,304
|
13.99
|
³11,524
|
³4.00
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
||||||||||||
Peoples
National Bank
|
36,564
|
12.85
|
³11,384
|
³4.00
|
³17,076
|
³6.00
|
||||||||||||
Tier
1 capital (to average assets):
|
||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
40,304
|
9.77
|
³16,497
|
³4.00
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
||||||||||||
Peoples
National Bank
|
36,564
|
8.92
|
³16,400
|
³4.00
|
³20,500
|
³5.00
|
||||||||||||
As
of December 31, 2005:
|
||||||||||||||||||
Total
capital (to risk-weighted assets):
|
||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
$
|
41,163
|
14.78
|
%
|
$
|
³22,281
|
³8.00
|
%
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
||||||||
Peoples
National Bank
|
38,507
|
13.92
|
³22,123
|
³8.00
|
$
|
³27,654
|
³10.00
|
%
|
||||||||||
Tier
1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
|
||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
38,788
|
13.93
|
³11,140
|
³4.00
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
||||||||||||
Peoples
National Bank
|
36,132
|
13.07
|
³11,062
|
³4.00
|
³16,592
|
³6.00
|
||||||||||||
Tier
1 capital (to average assets):
|
||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
38,788
|
10.10
|
³15,361
|
³4.00
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
||||||||||||
Peoples
National Bank
|
36,132
|
9.41
|
³15,361
|
³4.00
|
³19,202
|
³5.00
|
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
14 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Management
uses its best judgment in estimating the fair value of the Company’s financial
instruments; however, there are inherent weaknesses in any estimation technique.
Therefore, for substantially all financial instruments, the fair value estimates
herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could have
realized in a sales transaction on the dates indicated. The estimated fair
value
amounts have been measured as of their respective year ends, and have not been
reevaluated or updated for purposes of these financial statements subsequent
to
those respective dates. As such, the estimated fair values of these financial
instruments subsequent to the respective reporting dates may be different than
the amounts reported at each year end.
The
following information should not be interpreted as an estimate of the fair
value
of the entire Company since a fair value calculation is only provided for a
limited portion of the Company’s assets and liabilities. Due to a wide range of
valuation techniques and the degree of subjectivity used in making the
estimates, comparisons between the Company’s disclosures and those of other
companies may not be meaningful. The following methods and assumptions were
used
to estimate the fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at
December 31, 2006 and 2005:
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The
carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents approximate their fair value.
Securities
Fair
values for securities are based on quoted market prices, where available. If
quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on quoted market
prices of comparable instruments.
Loans
Receivable
For
variable-rate loans that reprice frequently and which entail no significant
changes in credit risk, fair values are based on carrying amounts. The fair
values of fixed rate loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses,
based on interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms
to
borrowers of similar credit quality.
Accrued
Interest Receivable
The
carrying amount of accrued interest receivable approximates its fair value.
Deposits
The
fair
values for demand deposits, savings accounts and certain money market accounts
are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting
date
(that is, their carrying amounts). The fair values for certificates of deposit
are estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies interest
rates currently being offered on certificates to a schedule of aggregated
contractual maturities on such time deposits.
Accrued
Interest Payable
The
carrying amount of accrued interest payable approximates fair value.
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
14 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)
Short-Term
Borrowings
The
carrying amounts of short-term borrowings approximate their fair values.
Long-Term
Borrowings
The
fair
values of the Company’s long-term debt are estimated using discounted cash flow
analyses based on the Company’s current incremental borrowing rates for similar
types of borrowing arrangements.
Commitments
to Extend Credit and Standby Letters of Credit
These
financial instruments are generally not subject to sale, and estimated fair
values are not readily available. The carrying value, represented by the net
deferred fee arising from the unrecognized commitment or letter of credit and
the fair value, determined by discounting the remaining contractual fee over
the
term of the commitment using fees currently charged to enter into similar
agreements with similar risk, are not considered material for disclosure. The
contractual amounts of unfunded commitments and letters of credit are presented
in Note 12.
The
estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments are as
follows:
December
31, 2006
|
December
31, 2005
|
||||||||||||
Carrying
Amount
|
Fair
Value
|
Carrying
Amount
|
Fair
Value
|
||||||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
|||||||||||||
Financial
assets:
|
|||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
12,380
|
$
|
12,380
|
$
|
6,696
|
$
|
6,696
|
|||||
Securities
available-for-sale
|
110,302
|
110,302
|
108,313
|
108,313
|
|||||||||
Loans
receivable, net of allowance
|
269,383
|
266,845
|
256,870
|
241,193
|
|||||||||
Accrued
interest receivable
|
1,855
|
1,855
|
1,827
|
1,827
|
|||||||||
Financial
liabilities:
|
|||||||||||||
Deposits
|
323,613
|
323,354
|
296,962
|
296,425
|
|||||||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
12,574
|
12,574
|
17,842
|
17,842
|
|||||||||
Long-term
borrowings
|
36,525
|
33,221
|
34,770
|
34,437
|
|||||||||
Accrued
interest payable
|
703
|
703
|
622
|
622
|
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
15 - PARENT COMPANY ONLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Balance
Sheets
December
31,
|
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Cash
|
$
|
824
|
$
|
214
|
|||
Investment
in bank subsidiary
|
37,387
|
36,912
|
|||||
Due
from subsidiary
|
387
|
423
|
|||||
Securities
available for sale
|
2,696
|
2,092
|
|||||
Total
Assets
|
$
|
41,294
|
$
|
39,641
|
|||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|||||||
Other
liabilities
|
$
|
54
|
$
|
25
|
|||
Stockholders’
equity:
|
|||||||
Common
stock
|
6,683
|
6,683
|
|||||
Surplus
|
3,046
|
2,995
|
|||||
Retained
earnings
|
36,336
|
34,599
|
|||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(395
|
)
|
(961
|
)
|
|||
45,670
|
43,316
|
||||||
Treasury
stock
|
(4,430
|
)
|
(3,700
|
)
|
|||
Total
Stockholders’ Equity
|
41,240
|
39,616
|
|||||
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
|
$
|
41,294
|
$
|
39,641
|
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
15 - PARENT COMPANY ONLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Statements
of Income
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
||||||||||
Dividends
from bank subsidiary
|
$
|
3,968
|
$
|
7,796
|
$
|
2,611
|
||||
Other
income
|
263
|
13
|
-
|
|||||||
Other
expenses
|
63
|
69
|
48
|
|||||||
4,168
|
7,740
|
2,563
|
||||||||
Income
tax (benefit) expense
|
3
|
(19
|
)
|
(16
|
)
|
|||||
4,165
|
7,759
|
2,579
|
||||||||
Equity
in undistributed (excess of distributed) net income of
subsidiary
|
(36
|
)
|
(3,283
|
)
|
1,874
|
|||||
Net
Income
|
$
|
4,129
|
$
|
4,476
|
$
|
4,453
|
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Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries
NOTE
15 - PARENT COMPANY ONLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Statements
of Cash Flows
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
||||||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
4,129
|
$
|
4,476
|
$
|
4,453
|
||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:
|
||||||||||
Net
realized gains on sales of securities
|
(192
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Stock
option expense
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Distributions
in excess of (undistributed)
net
income of subsidiary
|
(1,029
|
)
|
3,283
|
(1,874
|
)
|
|||||
Increase
(decrease) in due from/to subsidiary
|
36
|
17
|
(62
|
)
|
||||||
Net
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
|
2,947
|
7,776
|
2,517
|
|||||||
Cash
Flows Provided by Investing Activities
|
||||||||||
Proceeds
from
sale of available for sale securities
|
889
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Purchase
of available-for-sale securities
|
(152
|
)
|
(2,019
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Net
Cash Provided by (Used In) Investing Activities
|
737
|
(2,019
|
)
|
-
|
||||||
Cash
Flows from Financing Activities
|
||||||||||
Cash
dividends paid
|
(2,392
|
)
|
(5,542
|
)
|
(2,311
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds
from sale of treasury stock
|
101
|
263
|
326
|
|||||||
Purchase
of treasury stock
|
(783
|
)
|
(356
|
)
|
(813
|
)
|
||||
Net
Cash Used in Financing Activities
|
(3,074
|
)
|
(5,635
|
)
|
(2,798
|
)
|
||||
Increase
(Decrease) in Cash and Cash
Equivalents
|
610
|
122
|
(281
|
)
|
||||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents - Beginning
|
214
|
92
|
373
|
|||||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents - Ending
|
$
|
824
|
$
|
214
|
$
|
92
|
||||
SUPPLEMENTARY
DISCLOSURES OF NON CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||||
Securities
acquired through transfer from subsidiary
|
$
|
1,065
|
-
|
-
|
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ITEM
9 CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
ACCOUNTING
AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
NONE.
|
ITEM
9A CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a)
Management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting.
|
The
management of Peoples Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries (the
"Company") is responsible for designing, implementing, documenting,
and maintaining an adequate system of internal control over financial
reporting. An adequate system of internal control over financial
reporting
encompasses the processes and procedures that have been established
by
management to:
· maintain
records that accurately reflect the Company's transactions;
· prepare
financial statement and footnote disclosures in accordance with accounting
principles generally
accepted in the United States, that can be relied upon by external
users;
· prevent
and detect unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company's
assets that
could have a material effect on the financial
statements.
Management
is also responsible to perform an annual evaluation of the system
of
internal control over financial reporting, including an assessment
of the
effectiveness of that system. Management's assessment is based on
the
criteria in Internal
Control Integrated Framework
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (COSO). The COSO framework identifies five defining
characteristics of a system of internal control as follows: an appropriate
control environment; an adequate risk assessment process; sufficient
control activities; satisfactory communication of pertinent information;
and proper monitoring controls.
Management
performed an assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control
over
financial reporting in accordance with the COSO framework. As part
of this
process, consideration was given to the potential existence of
deficiencies in either the design or operating effectiveness of controls.
Based on this assessment, management believes that the
Company maintained effective internal controls over financial
reporting, including disclosure controls and procedures, as of December
31, 2006. Furthermore, during the conduct of its assessment, management
identified no material weakness in its financial reporting control
system.
The
Board of Directors of the Company., through its Audit Committee,
provides
oversight to management’s conduct of the financial reporting process. The
Audit Committee, which is composed entirely of independent directors,
is
also responsible to recommend the appointment of independent public
accountants. The Audit Committee also meets with management, the
internal
audit staff, and the independent public accountants throughout the
year to
provide assurance as to the adequacy of the financial reporting process
and to monitor the overall scope of the work performed by the internal
audit staff and the independent public accountants.
The
consolidated financial statements of the Company have been audited
by
Beard Miller Company LLP, an independent registered public accounting
firm, who was engaged to express an opinion as to the fairness of
presentation of such financial statements. In connection therewith,
Beard
Miller Company LLP is required to issue an attestation report on
management’s assessment of internal control over financial reporting and,
in addition, is required to form its own opinion as to the effectiveness
of those controls. Their opinion on the fairness of the financial
statement presentation, and their attestation and opinion on internal
controls over financial reporting are included herein.
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(b)
Attestation report of the registered public accounting firm.
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REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Peoples
Financial Services Corp.
Hallstead,
Pennsylvania
We
have audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying
Management’s Report on Internal Control, that Peoples Financial Services
Corp. and Subsidiaries (the "Company") maintained effective internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on
criteria established in Internal
Control—Integrated Framework
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (COSO). The Company's management is responsible for maintaining
effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment
of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.
Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assessment and an
opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting based on our audit.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require
that
we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether
effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained
in all
material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding
of
internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s
assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness
of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered
necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides
a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
A
company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed
to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
A
company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those
policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records
that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions
and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable
assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally
accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the
company
are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management
and
directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding
prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use,
or
disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on
the financial statements.
Because
of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting
may
not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation
of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls
may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the
degree
of compliance with the policies or procedures may
deteriorate.
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In
our opinion, management’s assessment that the Company maintained effective
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, is
fairly stated, in all material respects, based on criteria established
in
Internal
Control—Integrated Framework
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (COSO). Also in our opinion, the Company maintained,
in all material respects, effective internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on criteria established in
Internal
Control—Integrated Framework
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (COSO).
We
have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance
sheets of Peoples Financial Services Corp. and Subsidiaries as of
December
31, 2006 and 2005 and the related consolidated statements of income,
stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 2006, and our report dated March 13, 2007,
expressed an unqualified opinion.
/s/
BEARD MILLER COMPANY LLP
Beard
Miller Company LLP
Allentown,
Pennsylvania
March
13, 2007
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(c)
Changes in internal controls.
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There
were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial
reporting that occurred during the fourth fiscal quarter ending December
31, 2006 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely
to
materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial
reporting.
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ITEM
9B OTHER INFORMATION
NONE.
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PART
III
ITEM
10 DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERANANCE
This
item is incorporated by reference under Section “Governance of the
Company” under the previously submitted document DEF 14A Proxy Statement
filed with the SEC.
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ITEM
11 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
This
item is incorporated by reference under Section “Compensation Discussion
and Analysis” under the previously submitted document DEF 14A Proxy
Statement filed with the SEC.
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ITEM
12 SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT AND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
This
item is incorporated by reference under Section “Share Ownership of
Management and Directors” under the previously submitted document DEF 14A
Proxy Statement filed with the SEC.
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ITEM
13 CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTION, AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
This
item is incorporated by reference under Section “Compensation Discussion
and Analysis” under the previously submitted document DEF 14A Proxy
Statement filed with the SEC.
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ITEM
14 PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
This
item is incorporated by reference under Section “Report of the Audit
Committee” under the previously submitted document DEF 14A Proxy Statement
filed with the SEC.
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PART
IV
ITEM
15 EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a)
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Financial
Statement Schedules can be found under Item 8 of this report.
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(b)
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Exhibits
required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K:
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(3.1)
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Articles
of Incorporation of Peoples Financial Services Corp. *;
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(3.2)
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Bylaws
of Peoples Financial Services Corp. as amended **;
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(10.1)
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Agreement
dated January 14, 1997, between John W. Ord and Peoples Financial
Services
Corp.*;
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(10.4)
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Termination
Agreement dated January 1, 1997, between Debra E. Dissinger and Peoples
Financial Services Corp.*;
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(10.5)
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Supplemental
Executive Retirement Plan Agreement, dated December 3, 2004, for
John W.
Ord,***;
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(10.6)
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Supplemental
Executive Retirement Plan Agreement, dated December 3, 2004, for
Debra E.
Dissinger,***;
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(10.7)
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Supplemental
Director Retirement Plan Agreement, dated December 3, 2004, for all
Non-Employee Directors of the Company,***;
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(10.8)
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Amendment
to Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Agreement, dated December
30,
2005, for John W. Ord,****;
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(10.9)
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Amendment
to Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Agreement, dated December
30,
2005, for Debra E. Dissinger,****;
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(10.10)
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Amendment
to Supplemental Director Retirement Plan Agreement, dated December
30,
2005, for all Non-Employee Directors of the
Company,****;
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(11)
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The
statement regarding computation of per-share earnings required by
this
exhibit is contained in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements
captioned “Earnings Per Common Share”
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(14)
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Code
of Ethics,*****;
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(21)
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Subsidiaries
of Peoples Financial Services Corp.,******;
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(23)
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Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Beard Miller Company
LLP, Filed herewith;
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(31.1)
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a),
filed
herewith;
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(31.2)
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Certification
of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a),
filed
herewith;
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(32.1)
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 1350 of Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
of 2002, filed herewith; and
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(32.2)
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Certification
of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 1350 of Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, filed herewith.
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*
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Incorporated
by reference to the Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form 10 as
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4,
1998.
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**
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Incorporated
by reference to the Corporation’s Exhibit 3.2 on Form 10Q filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8,
2004.
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***
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Incorporated
by reference to the Corporation’s Exhibits 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7 on Form 10K
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15,
2005.
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****
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Incorporated
by reference to the Corporation’s Exhibits 10.8, 10.9, and 10.10 on Form
10K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March
15,
2006.
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*****
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Incorporated
by reference to the Corporation’s Exhibit 14 on Form 10K filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15,
2006.
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******
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Incorporated
by reference to the Corporation’s Exhibit 21 on Form 10K filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15,
2006.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
PEOPLES
FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
BY:
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/s/
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John
W. Ord
John
W. Ord, Chairman
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/s/
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Richard
S. Lochen, Jr.
Richard
S. Lochen, Jr., President/CEO
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/s/
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Debra
E. Dissinger
Debra
E. Dissinger, Executive Vice President
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/s/
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Frederick
J. Malloy
Frederick
J. Malloy, Principle Accounting Officer
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/s/
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George
H. Stover, Jr.
George
H. Stover, Jr., Member, Board of Directors
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/s/
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Thomas
F. Chamberlain
Thomas
F. Chamberlain, Member, Board of Directors
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/s/
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Russell
D. Shurtleff, Esq.
Russell
D. Shurtleff, Lead Director, Board of Directors
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/s/
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William
E. Aubrey II
William
E Aubrey II, Member, Board of Directors
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