PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. - Quarter Report: 2007 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
Form
10-Q
(X)
Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended March
31, 2007
or
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(
)
Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from
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No.
0-23863
(Commission
File Number)
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PEOPLES
FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
(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 ID Number)
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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)
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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 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 _____
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Accelerated
filer X
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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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Number
of shares outstanding as of April 30, 2007
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COMMON
STOCK ($2 Par Value)
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3,134,411
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(Title
of Class)
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(Outstanding
Shares)
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1
PEOPLES
FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
FORM
10-Q
For
the
Quarter Ended March 31, 2007
Contents
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PART
I
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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Page
No.
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Item
1. Financial
Statements
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
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3
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as
of March 31, 2007
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and
December 31, 2006
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Consolidated
Statements of Income
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4
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(Unaudited)
for the Three Months
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Ended
March 31, 2007 and 2006
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Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’
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5
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Equity
(Unaudited) for the Three Months
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Ended
March 31, 2007 and 2006
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
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6
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(Unaudited)
for the Three Months
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Ended
March 31, 2007 and 2006
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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7-9
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Item
2. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of
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10-19
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Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
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Item
3. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures
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19
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About
Market Risk
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Item
4. Controls and Procedures
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19
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PART
II
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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Item
1. Legal Proceedings
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20
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Item
1A. Risk Factors
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20
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Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
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20
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Item
3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
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20
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Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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20
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Item
5. Other Information
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20
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Item
6. Exhibits
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21
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Signatures
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22
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2
PART
I FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial Statements
PEOPLES
FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
March
31,
2007 and December 31, 2006
(In
thousands, except share and per share data)
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ASSETS:
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Mar
2007
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Dec
2006
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Cash
and due from banks
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$
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5,637
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$
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7,527
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Interest
bearing deposits in other banks
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104
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2,626
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Federal
funds sold
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6,240
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2,227
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Cash
and cash
equivalents
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11,981
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12,380
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Securities
available for sale
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99,607
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110,302
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Loans
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272,008
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271,175
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Allowance
for loan losses
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(1,904
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)
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(1,792
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)
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Loans,
net
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270,104
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269,383
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Bank
premises and equipment, net
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6,142
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6,183
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Accrued
interest receivable
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1,774
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1,855
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Intangible
assets
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1,270
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1,331
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Other
real estate owned
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5,079
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5,062
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Other
assets
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9,634
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9,772
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Total
assets
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$
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405,591
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$
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416,268
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LIABILITIES:
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Deposits:
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Non-interest
bearing
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$
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51,775
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$
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50,940
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Interest
bearing
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268,684
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272,673
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Total
deposits
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320,459
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323,613
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Accrued
interest payable
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609
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703
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Short-term
borrowings
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9,940
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12,574
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Long-term
borrowings
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31,896
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36,525
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Other
liabilities
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1,135
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1,613
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Total
liabilities
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364,039
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375,028
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STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
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Common
stock, par value $2 per share; authorized 12,500,000 shares; issued
3,341,251 shares; outstanding 3,132,474 shares and 3,133,874 shares
at
March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively
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6,683
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6,683
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Surplus
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3,064
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3,046
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Retained
earnings
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36,864
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36,336
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Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
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(562
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)
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(395
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)
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Treasury
stock
at cost 208,777 and 207,377 shares at March 31, 2007 and December
31,
2006, respectively
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(4,497
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)
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(4,430
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)
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Total
stockholders' equity
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41,552
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41,240
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Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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$
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405,591
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$
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416,268
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See
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
3
PEOPLES
FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
(In
thousands, except per share data)
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Three
Months Ended
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March
31, 2007
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March
31, 2006
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INTEREST
INCOME:
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Loans
receivable, including fees
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$
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4,677
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$
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4,270
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Securities:
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Taxable
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955
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675
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Tax
exempt
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335
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380
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Other
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39
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9
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Total
interest income
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6,006
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5,334
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INTEREST
EXPENSE:
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Deposits
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2,352
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1,883
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Short-term
borrowings
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175
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138
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Long-term
borrowings
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330
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362
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Total
interest expense
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2,857
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2,383
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Net
interest income
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3,149
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2,951
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PROVISION
FOR LOAN LOSSES
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120
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60
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Net
interest income after provision for loan losses
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3,029
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2,891
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OTHER
INCOME:
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Customer
service fees
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448
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463
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Investment
division commission income
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79
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49
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Earnings
on investment in life insurance
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75
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65
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Other
income
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170
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102
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Net
realized gains (losses) on sales of securities available for
sale
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29
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(17
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)
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Total other income
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801
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662
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OTHER
EXPENSES:
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Salaries
and
employee benefits
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1,181
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1,143
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Occupancy
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198
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186
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Equipment
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129
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105
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FDIC
insurance and assessments
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37
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33
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Professional
fees and outside services
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96
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83
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Computer
services and supplies
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204
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223
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Taxes,
other than payroll and income
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93
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82
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Other
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502
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425
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Total
other expenses
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2,440
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2,280
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Income
before income taxes
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1,390
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1,273
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INCOME
TAXES
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267
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228
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Net
income
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$
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1,123
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$
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1,045
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Net
income per share, basic
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$
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0.36
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$
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0.33
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Net
income per share, diluted
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$
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0.36
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$
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0.33
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See
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
4
PEOPLES
FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR
THE
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(UNAUDITED)
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Common
Stock
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Surplus
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Retained
Earnings
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Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
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Treasury
Stock
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Total
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Balance,
December 31, 2006
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$
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6,683
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$
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3,046
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$
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36,336
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$
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(395
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)
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$
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(4,430
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)
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$
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41,240
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|||||
Comprehensive
income
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|||||||||||||||||||
Net
income
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0
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0
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1,123
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0
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0
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1,123
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|||||||||||||
Net
change in unrealized losses on securities available for sale, net
of
reclassification adjustment and taxes
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0
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0
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0
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(167
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)
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0
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(167
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)
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Total
comprehensive income
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956
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||||||||||||||||||
Stock
option expense
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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1
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Cash
dividends, ($0.19 per share)
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0
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0
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(595
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)
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0
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0
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(595
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)
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Treasury
stock purchase (3,500 shares)
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0
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0
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0
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0
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(94
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)
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(94
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)
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Treasury
stock issued for stock option plan (2,100 shares)
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0
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17
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0
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0
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27
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44
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|||||||||||||
Balance,
March 31, 2007
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$
|
6,683
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$
|
3,064
|
$
|
36,864
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$
|
(562
|
)
|
$
|
(4,497
|
)
|
$
|
41,552
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|||||
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Balance,
December 31, 2005
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$
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6,683
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$
|
2,995
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$
|
34,599
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$
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(961
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)
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$
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(3,700
|
)
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$
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39,616
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|||||
Comprehensive
income
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|||||||||||||||||||
Net
income
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0
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0
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1,045
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0
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0
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1,045
|
|||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized losses on securities available for sale,
net of
reclassification adjustment and taxes
|
0
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0
|
0
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(22
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)
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0
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(22
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)
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|||||||||||
Total
comprehensive income
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1,023
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||||||||||||||||||
Cash
dividends, ($0.19 per share)
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0
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0
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(600
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)
|
0
|
0
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(600
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)
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|||||||||||
Treasury
stock purchase (7,300 shares)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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(230
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)
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(230
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)
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Treasury
stock issued for stock option plan (3,725 shares)
|
0
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
41
|
62
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|||||||||||||
Balance,
March 31, 2006
|
$
|
6,683
|
$
|
3,016
|
$
|
35,044
|
$
|
(983
|
)
|
$
|
(3,889
|
)
|
$
|
39,871
|
See
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
5
PEOPLES
FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(In
thousands)
|
Three
Months Ended
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||||||
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March
31, 2007
|
March
31, 2006
|
|||||
Cash
flows from operating activities
|
|||||||
Net
Income
|
$
|
1,123
|
$
|
1,045
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:
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|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
221
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201
|
|||||
Provision
for loan losses
|
120
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60
|
|||||
(Gain)
loss on sale of foreclosed real estate
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4
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(29
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)
|
||||
Amortization
of securities' premiums and accretion of discounts
|
71
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118
|
|||||
Amortization
of deferred loan costs
|
48 | 50 | |||||
Losses
(gains) on sales of securities available for sale, net
|
(29
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)
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17
|
||||
Stock
option expense
|
1
|
0
|
|||||
Proceeds
from the sale of mortgage loans
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1,039
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426
|
|||||
Net
gain on sale of loans
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(3
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)
|
(7
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)
|
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Loans
originated for sale
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(1,306
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)
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(419
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)
|
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Net
earnings on investment in life insurance
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(75
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)
|
(65
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)
|
|||
(Increase)
decrease in accrued interest receivable
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81
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(80
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)
|
||||
(Increase)
decrease in other assets
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299
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(17
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)
|
||||
Decrease
in accrued interest payable
|
(94
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)
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(53
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)
|
|||
Decrease
in other liabilities
|
(478
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)
|
(83
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)
|
|||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
1,022
|
1,164
|
|||||
Cash
flows from investing activities
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from sale of available for sale securities
|
25,640
|
12,328
|
|||||
Proceeds
from maturities and principal payments on available for sale
securities
|
8,679
|
1,351
|
|||||
Purchase
of available for sale securities
|
(23,919
|
)
|
(5,718
|
)
|
|||
Net
increase in loans
|
(655
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)
|
(7,809
|
)
|
|||
Purchase
of premises and equipment
|
(119
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)
|
(297
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)
|
|||
Proceeds
from sale of other real estate
|
15
|
54
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
9,641
|
(91
|
)
|
||||
Cash
flows from financing activities
|
|||||||
Cash
dividends paid
|
(595
|
)
|
(600
|
)
|
|||
Increase
(decrease) in deposits
|
(3,154
|
)
|
7,877
|
||||
Proceeds
from long-term borrowings
|
3,275
|
2,200
|
|||||
Repayment
of long-term borrowings
|
(7,904
|
)
|
(300
|
)
|
|||
Decrease
in short-term borrowings
|
(2,634
|
)
|
(8,119
|
)
|
|||
Purchase
of treasury stock
|
(94
|
)
|
(230
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from sale of treasury stock
|
44
|
62
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
(11,062
|
)
|
890
|
||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
(399
|
)
|
1,963
|
||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
12,380
|
6,696
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
$
|
11,981
|
$
|
8,659
|
|||
Supplemental
disclosures of cash paid
|
|||||||
Interest
paid
|
$
|
2,951
|
$
|
2,436
|
|||
Income
taxes paid
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
|||
Non-cash
investing and financing activities
|
|||||||
Transfers
from loans to real estate through foreclosure
|
$
|
36
|
$
|
6
|
See
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
6
NOTE
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Peoples Financial
Services Corp. (the “Corporation” or the “Company”) and its wholly owned
subsidiaries, Peoples National Bank (the “Bank”) and Peoples Advisors, LLC
(“Advisors”). All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated in consolidation.
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared
in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial
information, as well as with instructions for Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of
Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered
necessary for a fair presentation have been included and are of a normal,
recurring nature. Operating results for the three-month period ended March
31,
2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for
the
year-ended December 31, 2007. For further information, refer to the consolidated
financial statements and footnotes included in the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2006.
NOTE
2. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The
following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per
share:
Three
Months Ended
|
|||||||
March
31, 2007
|
March
31, 2006
|
||||||
Net
income applicable to common stock
|
$
|
1,123,000
|
$
|
1,045,000
|
|||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding
|
3,133,304
|
3,153,948
|
|||||
Effect
of dilutive securities, stock options
|
10,563
|
14,107
|
|||||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding used to calculate diluted earnings
per
share
|
3,143,867
|
3,168,055
|
|||||
Basic
earnings per share
|
$
|
0.36
|
$
|
0.33
|
|||
Diluted
earnings per share
|
$
|
0.36
|
$
|
0.33
|
NOTE
3. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
The
components of other comprehensive income and related tax effects for the three
months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:
(In
thousands)
|
Three
Months Ended
|
||||||
March
31, 2007
|
March
31, 2006
|
||||||
Unrealized
holding losses on available for sale securities
|
$
|
(224
|
)
|
$
|
(51
|
)
|
|
Less:
Reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) realized in net income
|
29
|
(17
|
)
|
||||
Net
unrealized losses
|
(253
|
)
|
(34
|
)
|
|||
Tax
effect
|
86
|
12
|
|||||
Other
comprehensive loss
|
$
|
(167
|
)
|
$
|
(22
|
)
|
7
NOTE
4. 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 of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS) 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
SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, using the modified-prospective
transition method. Under that transition method, compensation cost recognized
in
2006 and thereafter 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, 2006, only 4,100 stock
options were not fully vested and no stock options were granted during the
three
months ended March 31, 2007.
As
a
result of adopting SFAS 123(R) on January 1, 2006, the Company’s earnings before
income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2007, are not materially
different than if it had continued to be accounted for as share-based
compensation under Opinion 25. As of March 31, 2007, the Company had 4,100
stock
options not fully vested and there was $3,500 of total unrecognized compensation
cost related to these nonvested options. The cost is expected to be recognized
monthly on a straight-line basis through December 31, 2008.
NOTE
5. GUARANTEES
The
Company does not issue any guarantees that would require liability recognition
or disclosure, other than standby letters of credit. Outstanding letters of
credit written are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee
the performance of a customer to a third party. The Company's exposure to credit
loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial
instrument for standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual
amount of those instruments. The Company had $3,136,000 of standby letters
of
credit as of March 31, 2007. The Company uses the same credit policies in making
conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet
instruments.
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 March 31, 2007
was
$3,136,000, and the approximate value of underlying collateral upon liquidation
that would be expected to cover this maximum potential exposure was $1,794,000.
The current amount of the liability as of March 31, 2007 for guarantees under
standby letters of credit is not material.
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NOTE
6. NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
EITF
06-11
In
March 2007, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 06-11, “Accounting for
Income Tax Benefits of Dividends on Share-Based Payment Awards.” EITF 06-11
requires companies to recognize the income tax benefit realized from dividends
or dividend equivalents that are charged to retained earnings and paid to
employees for nonvested equity-classified employee share-based payment awards
as
an increase to additional paid-in capital. EITF 06-11 is effective for fiscal
years beginning after September 15, 2007. The Company does not expect EITF
06-11 will have a material impact on its financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
EITF
06-10
In
March
2007, the FASB ratified Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 06-10 “Accounting
for Collateral Assignment Split-Dollar Life Insurance Agreements” (EITF 06-10).
EITF 06-10 provides guidance for determining a liability for the postretirement
benefit obligation as well as recognition and measurement of the associated
asset on the basis of the terms of the collateral assignment agreement. EITF
06-10 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007. The
Company is currently assessing the impact of EITF 06-10 on its consolidated
financial position and results of operations.
EITF
06-5
On
September 7, 2006, the EITF reached a conclusion on Issue
No. 06-5, “Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance - Determining the
Amount That Could Be Realized in Accordance with FASB Technical Bulletin
No. 85-4, Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance” (“EITF 06-5”). The
scope of EITF 06-5 consists of six separate issues relating to accounting for
life insurance policies purchased by entities protecting against the loss of
“key persons.” The six issues are clarifications of previously issued guidance
on FASB Technical Bulletin No. 85-4. EITF 06-5 is effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2006. Adoption of EITF 06-5 did
not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
SFAS
No. 159
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159,
The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities. SFAS No. 159 provides companies with an option to report
many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not
currently required to be measured at fair value. The objective of SFAS No.
159 is to reduce both complexity in accounting for financial instruments and
the
volatility in earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities
differently. The FASB believes that SFAS No. 159 helps to mitigate
accounting-induced volatility by enabling companies to report related assets
and
liabilities at fair value, which would likely reduce the need for companies
to
comply with detailed rules for hedge accounting. SFAS No. 159 also
establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate
comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes
for
similar types of assets and liabilities, and would require entities to display
the fair value of those assets and liabilities for which the company has chosen
to use fair value on the face of the balance sheet. The new statement does
not eliminate disclosure requirements included in other accounting standards,
including requirements for disclosures about fair value measurements included
in
SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. This statement is
effective as of the beginning of an entity's first fiscal year beginning after
November 15, 2007. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact,
if any, that the adoption of SFAS No. 159 will have on the Company's
consolidated financial statements.
NOTE
7. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On
April
2, 2007, the Bank formed Peoples Financial Leasing, LLC, a member-managed
limited liability company under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
to
be a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank, for the purpose of providing
professional and technical services in employee leasing for the
Bank.
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
The
following discussion and analysis of the consolidated financial statements
of
the Corporation is presented to provide insight into management’s assessment of
financial results. The Corporation’s two subsidiaries, Peoples National Bank and
Peoples Advisors, LLC, provide financial services to individuals and businesses
within the Bank’s primary market area made up of Susquehanna, Wyoming and
Northern Lackawanna Counties in Pennsylvania, and Broome County in New York.
The
Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve System and subject to regulation,
supervision, and examination by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Advisors is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD),
which also acts as the primary regulator for Advisors.
CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION
Except
for historical information, this Report may be deemed to contain “forward
looking” information. Examples of forward looking information may include, but
are not limited to, (a) projections of or statements regarding future earnings,
interest income, other income, earnings or loss per share, asset mix and
quality, growth prospects, capital structure and other financial terms, (b)
statements of plans and objectives of management or the Board of Directors,
(c)
statements of future economic performance, and (d) statements of assumptions,
such as economic conditions in the market areas served by the Corporation and
the Bank, underlying other statements and statements about the Corporation
and
the Bank or their respective businesses. Such forward looking information can
be
identified by the use of forward looking terminology such as “believes,”
“expects,” “may,” “intends,” “will,” “should,” “anticipates,” or the negative of
any of the foregoing or other variations thereon or comparable terminology,
or
by discussion of strategy. No assurance can be given that the future results
covered by the forward looking information will be achieved. Such statements
are
subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors which could cause actual
results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such
forward looking information. Important factors that could impact operating
results include, but are not limited to, (i) the effects of changing economic
conditions in both the market areas served by the Corporation and the Bank
and
nationally, (ii) credit risks of commercial, real estate, consumer and other
lending activities, (iii) significant changes in interest rates, (iv) changes
in
federal and state banking laws and regulations which could affect operations,
(v) funding costs, and (vi) other external developments which could materially
affect business and operations.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Disclosure
of the Company’s significant accounting policies is included in Note 1 to the
consolidated financial statements of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10K for
the year-ended December 31, 2006. Some of these policies are particularly
sensitive requiring significant judgments, estimates and assumptions to be
made
by Management. Additional information is contained on page 17 of this report
for
the provision and allowance for loan losses.
OVERVIEW
Net
income for the quarter increased 7.46% to $1.123 million as compared to $1.045
million for the first quarter of 2006. Diluted earnings per share increased
9.09% to $.36 per share for the first quarter of 2007 from $.33 per share in
the
first quarter of 2006. At March 31, 2007, the Company had total assets of
$405.591 million, net loans of $270.104 million, and total deposits of $320.459
million.
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FINANCIAL
CONDITION
Cash
and Cash Equivalents:
At
March
31, 2007, cash, federal funds sold, and deposits with other banks totaled
$11.981 million as compared to $12.380 million on December 31, 2006. The
decrease over the first three months of 2007 has been minimal as the decrease
in
deposits with other banks has been offset by the increase in federal funds
as of
March 31, 2007.
Management
believes the liquidity needs of the Corporation are satisfied by the current
balance of cash and cash equivalents, readily available access to traditional
funding sources, and the portion of the securities and loan portfolios that
mature within one year. The current sources of funds will enable the Corporation
to meet all its cash obligations as they come due.
Securities:
Securities
totaled $99.607 million on March 31, 2007, decreasing by $10.695 million from
the December 31, 2006 total of $110.302 million.
The
total securities portfolio is held as available for sale. This strategy was
implemented in 1995 to provide more flexibility in using the investment
portfolio for liquidity purposes as well as providing more flexibility in
selling when market opportunities occur.
Securities available
for sale are accounted for at fair value with unrealized gains or losses net
of
deferred income taxes, reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.
The carrying value of securities as of March 31, 2007 included an
unrealized loss of $852 thousand reflected as accumulated other comprehensive
loss of $562 thousand in stockholders’ equity, net of deferred income taxes of
$290 thousand. This compares to an unrealized loss of $598 thousand at December
31, 2006 reflected as accumulated other comprehensive loss of $395 thousand,
net
of deferred income taxes of $203 thousand.
Management
monitors the earnings performance and effectiveness of liquidity of the
securities portfolio on a monthly basis through the Asset/Liability
Committee (“ALCO”). The ALCO also reviews and manages interest rate risk for the
Corporation. Through active balance sheet management and analysis of the
securities portfolio, the Corporation maintains sufficient liquidity to satisfy
depositor requirements and various credit needs of its customers.
Loans:
Net
loans
increased $721 thousand, or .27%, to $270.104 million as of March 31, 2007
from $269.383 million as of December 31, 2006. Of the loan growth experienced
in
the first quarter of 2007, the largest was in residential real estate mortgages
which increased $941 thousand, or .83%, to $113.824 million as of March 31,
2007
compared to $112.883 million as of December 31, 2006. Commercial loans,
including traditional commercial loans and commercial real estate mortgages,
decreased $229 thousand, or .16%, to $140.702 million as of March 31, 2007
compared to $140.931 million at year-end December 31, 2006.
Increasing
the loan to deposit ratio is a goal of the Bank, but loan quality is always
considered in this effort. Management has continued its efforts to create good
underwriting standards for both commercial and consumer credit. Most commercial
lending is done primarily with locally owned small businesses.
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Deposits:
Deposits
are attracted from within the Bank’s primary market area through the offering of
various deposit instruments including NOW accounts, money market accounts,
savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and IRA’s. During the three-month
period ended March 31, 2007, total deposits decreased $3.154 million, or .97%,
to $320.459 million compared to $323.613 million as of December 31, 2006. The
decrease was concentrated within NOW accounts and money market deposit
accounts.
The
trend
in the first quarter of 2007 is expected due to the nature of those deposits
affected. Early in the calendar year tends to be the period where the Bank
experiences an outflow of funds due to various reasons, among them are property
tax payments and holiday bills which come due after January 1. The outflow
of
funds was less evident in the latter half of the first quarter.
Borrowings:
The
Bank
utilizes borrowings as a source of funds for its asset/liability management.
Advances are available from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) provided certain
standards related to credit worthiness have been met. Repurchase and term
agreements are also available from the FHLB.
Total
short-term borrowings at March 31, 2007 were $9.940 million as compared to
$12.574 million as of December 31, 2006, a decrease of $2.634 million, or
20.95%. Long-term borrowings were $31.896 million as of March 31, 2007 compared
to $36.525 million as of December 31, 2006, a decrease of $4.629 million, or
12.67%. The decrease in long-term borrowings included the maturity of $7.500
million in term borrowings which was offset by proceeds of new term borrowings
in the amount of $3.275 million at the FHLB.
With
the
increase to the short end of the yield curve, the certificate savings rate
offered by the Bank has attracted a large sum of deposits which have lessened
the Bank’s reliance on overnight, short-term borrowings.
Capital:
The
adequacy of the Corporation’s capital is reviewed on an ongoing basis with
reference to the size, composition and quality of the Corporation’s resources
and regulatory guidelines. Management seeks to maintain a level of capital
sufficient to support existing assets and anticipated asset growth, maintain
favorable access to capital markets, and preserve high quality credit ratings.
As of March 31, 2007, regulatory capital to total average assets was 9.14%
as
compared to 8.92% on December 31, 2006. The Company repurchases its stock in
the
open market or from individuals as warranted to leverage the capital account
and
to provide stock for its stock option and dividend reinvestment plans. In the
three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company purchased 3,500 shares for the
treasury at a total cost of $94,500.
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The
Corporation has complied with the standards of capital adequacy mandated by
the
banking regulators. The bank regulators have established “risk-based” capital
requirements designed to measure capital adequacy. Risk-based capital ratios
reflect the relative risks of various assets the banks hold in their portfolios.
A weight category of either 0% (lowest risk asset), 20%, 50%, or 100% (highest
risk assets) is assigned to each asset on the balance sheet. Capital is being
maintained in compliance with risk-based capital guidelines. The Company’s Tier
1 capital to risk weighted asset ratio was 13.13% and the total capital ratio
to
risk weighted assets ratio was 13.82% at March 31, 2007. The Corporation is
deemed to be well-capitalized under regulatory standards.
Liquidity:
Liquidity
measures an organization’s ability to meet cash obligations as they come due.
The consolidated statements of cash flows presented in the accompanying
financial statements included in Part I of this Form 10-Q provide analysis
of
the Corporation’s cash and cash equivalents. Additionally, management considers
that portion of the loan and investment portfolio that matures within one year
as part of the Corporation’s liquid assets.
The
ALCO
addresses the liquidity needs of the Bank to see that sufficient funds are
available to meet credit demands and deposit withdrawals, as well as to the
placement of available funds in the investment portfolio. In assessing liquidity
requirements, equal consideration is given to the current position as well
as
the future outlook.
Off
Balance Sheet Arrangements:
The
Company’s consolidated financial statements do not reflect various commitments
that are made in the normal course of business, which may involve some liquidity
risk. These commitments consist primarily of commitments to grant new loans,
unfunded commitments of existing loans and letters of credit made under the
same
standards as on-balance sheet instruments. Unused commitments on March 31,
2007
totaled $38.657 million, which consisted of $26.829 million in unfunded
commitments of existing loans, $8.692 million to grant new loans and $3.136
million in letters of credit. Due to fixed maturity dates and specified
conditions within these instruments, many will expire without being drawn upon.
Management believes that amounts actually drawn upon can be funded in the normal
course of operations and therefore, do not represent a significant liquidity
risk to the Company.
Interest
Rate Sensitivity:
The
management of interest rate sensitivity seeks to avoid fluctuating net interest
margins and to provide consistent net interest income through periods of
changing interest rates.
The
Company’s risk of loss arising from adverse changes in the fair value of
financial instruments, or market risk, is composed primarily of interest rate
risk. The primary objective of the Company’s asset/liability management
activities is to maximize net interest income while maintaining acceptable
levels of interest rate risk. The Company’s ALCO is responsible for establishing
policies to limit exposure to interest rate risk, and to ensure procedures
are
established to monitor compliance with those policies. The guidelines
established by ALCO are reviewed by the Company’s Board of
Directors.
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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
to keep track. 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 table sets forth the Company’s interest sensitivity analysis as of
March 31, 2007:
INTEREST
RATE SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
(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
|
$
|
66,497
|
$
|
7,961
|
$
|
16,612
|
$
|
106,068
|
$
|
74,870
|
||||||
Securities
|
3,805
|
1,684
|
3,078
|
37,810
|
53,230
|
|||||||||||
Interest bearing deposits in other banks | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
Federal
funds sold
|
6,240
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||||||
Total
rate sensitive assets
|
76,646
|
9,645
|
19,690
|
143,878
|
128,100
|
|||||||||||
Cumulative
rate sensitive assets
|
$
|
76,646
|
$
|
86,187
|
$
|
105,877
|
$
|
249,755
|
$
|
377,855
|
||||||
RATE
SENSITIVE LIABILITIES
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
bearing checking
|
$ |
207
|
$ |
207
|
$ |
415
|
$ |
3,316
|
$ |
18,167
|
||||||
Money
market deposits
|
315
|
315
|
630
|
5,041
|
27,619
|
|||||||||||
Regular
savings
|
1,526
|
1,021
|
2,042
|
16,338
|
89,517
|
|||||||||||
CDs
and IRAs
|
27,944
|
29,661
|
14,062
|
26,436
|
3,905
|
|||||||||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
9,940
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||||||
Long-term
borrowings
|
0
|
0
|
580
|
4,090
|
27,226
|
|||||||||||
Total
rate sensitive liabilities
|
39,932
|
31,204
|
17,729
|
55,221
|
166,434
|
|||||||||||
Cumulative
rate sensitive liabilities
|
$
|
39,932
|
$
|
71,136
|
$
|
88,865
|
$
|
144,086
|
$
|
310,520
|
||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Period
gap
|
$
|
36,714
|
$ |
(21,559
|
)
|
$
|
1,961
|
$
|
88,657
|
$ |
(38,334
|
)
|
||||
Cumulative
gap
|
$
|
36,714
|
$
|
15,155
|
$
|
17,116
|
$
|
105,773
|
$
|
67,439
|
||||||
Cumulative
RSA to RSL
|
191.94
|
%
|
121.30
|
%
|
119.26
|
%
|
173.41
|
%
|
121.72
|
%
|
||||||
Cumulative
gap to total assets
|
9.05
|
%
|
3.74
|
%
|
4.22
|
%
|
26.08
|
%
|
16.63
|
%
|
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RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
Net
Interest Income:
For
the
three months ended March 31, 2007, total interest income increased by $672
thousand, or 12.60%, to $6.006 million as compared to $5.334 million for the
three months ended March 31, 2006. This increase is attributable to the increase
in average loans and average securities to $270.803 million and $108.285 million
respectively as of March 31, 2007 as compared to $262.507 million and $102.324
million, respectively, for the same three-month period in 2006. This is an
increase of $8.296 million, or 3.16%, in loans and $5.961 million, or 5.83%,
in
securities when comparing the first quarter of 2007 to the same three-month
period in 2006. The yield on loans, on a fully tax equivalent basis, for
the first quarter of 2007 was higher at 7.17% compared to 6.77% for the first
quarter of 2006. Security yields, on a fully tax equivalent basis, were also
up
in the first quarter of 2007 at 5.48% compared to 4.96% in the first quarter
of
2006. The resulting interest earned on loans was $4.677 million for the
three-month period ended March 31, 2007 compared to $4.270 million for the
three
months ended March 31, 2006, an increase of $407 thousand, or 9.53%. The
resulting interest earned on securities was $1.290 million for the three-month
period ended March 31, 2007 compared to $1.055 million for the three months
ended March 31, 2006, an increase of $235 thousand, or 22.27%. The overall
yield
on earning assets increased for the three months ended March 31, 2007 to 6.68%
as compared to 6.26%, on a fully tax equivalent basis, for the three months
ended March 31, 2006.
Total
interest expense increased by $474 thousand, or 19.89%, to $2.857 million for
the three months ended March 31, 2007 from $2.383 million for the three months
ended March 31, 2006. This increase was primarily attributable to the increase
in the cost of funds which increased to 3.66% for the three months ended March
31, 2007 as compared to 3.21% for the first quarter of 2006. Average interest
bearing liabilities also increased to $316.883 million for the three months
ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $300.764 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2006. This increase was due to the increase in average savings.
Average savings increased to $108.527 million for the three-month period ended
March 31, 2007 as compared to $82.692 million for the same period in 2006.
The
largest contributor to the increase in average savings is the certificate
savings product. The rate paid on certificate savings increased for the three
months ended March 31, 2007 to 4.68% as compared to 4.55% for the three months
ended March 31, 2006 as the average balance for that product was $78.824 million
and $47.465 million, respectively.
Net
interest income increased by $198 thousand, or 6.71%, to $3.149 million for
the
three months ended March 31, 2007 from $2.951 million for the three months
ended
March 31, 2006. The Bank’s net interest spread decreased to 3.02% for the three
months ended March 31, 2007 from 3.04% for the three months ended March 31,
2006
on a fully tax equivalent basis. The net interest margin increased to 3.65%
for
the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 from 3.61% for the three-month
period ended March 31, 2006 on a fully tax equivalent basis. The yield curve
has
remained somewhat static since the last increase in overnight rates which was
implemented by the Federal Reserve in June of 2006. As such, the Bank has been
operating within the resulting flat yield curve and cannot generate
traditionally acceptable levels of spread between interest bearing assets and
liabilities. The result of which has been a static net interest margin as
detailed previously.
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Below
is
the table which sets forth average balances and corresponding yields for the
three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and March 31, 2006:
Distribution
of Assets, Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity;
Interest
Rates and Interest Differential
March
2007
|
March
2006
|
||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
Average
Balance
|
Interest
|
(2)
Yield/Rate
|
Average
Balance
|
Interest
|
(2)
Yield/Rate
|
|||||||||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Loans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
Real
estate
|
$
|
113,988
|
$
|
1,873
|
6.66
|
%
|
$
|
109,602
|
$
|
1,737
|
6.43
|
%
|
|||||||
Installment
|
16,689
|
347
|
8.43
|
%
|
17,376
|
336
|
7.84
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Commercial
|
119,408
|
2,223
|
7.55
|
%
|
114,554
|
1,972
|
6.98
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Tax
exempt (1)
|
20,260
|
333
|
6.67
|
%
|
20,498
|
321
|
6.36
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Other
loans
|
458
|
14
|
12.40
|
%
|
477
|
13
|
11.05
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Total
loans
|
270,803
|
4,790
|
7.17
|
%
|
262,507
|
4,379
|
6.77
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Investment
securities (AFS)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Taxable
|
73,235
|
955
|
5.29
|
%
|
62,664
|
675
|
4.37
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Non-taxable
(1)
|
35,050
|
508
|
5.87
|
%
|
39,660
|
576
|
5.89
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Total
securities
|
108,285
|
1,463
|
5.48
|
%
|
102,324
|
1,251
|
4.96
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Time
deposits with other banks
|
1,278
|
18
|
5.71
|
%
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
||||||||||||
Fed
funds sold
|
1,551
|
21
|
5.49
|
%
|
685
|
9
|
5.33
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Total
earning assets
|
381,917
|
$ |
6,292
|
6.68
|
%
|
365,516
|
$ |
5,639
|
6.26
|
%
|
|||||||||
Less:
allowance for loan losses
|
(1,824
|
)
|
(2,387
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Cash
and due from banks
|
6,359
|
6,328
|
|||||||||||||||||
Premises
and equipment, net
|
5,783
|
5,666
|
|||||||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
17,553
|
12,828
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
409,788
|
$
|
387,951
|
|||||||||||||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Deposits
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Interest
bearing demand
|
$
|
24,852
|
$ |
68
|
1.11
|
%
|
$
|
24,246
|
$ |
50
|
0.84
|
%
|
|||||||
Regular
savings
|
108,527
|
960
|
3.59
|
%
|
82,692
|
558
|
2.74
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Money
market savings
|
35,582
|
291
|
3.32
|
%
|
37,363
|
324
|
3.52
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Time
|
99,809
|
1,033
|
4.20
|
%
|
106,969
|
951
|
3.61
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Total
interest bearing deposits
|
268,770
|
2,352
|
3.55
|
%
|
251,270
|
1,883
|
3.04
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Other
borrowings
|
48,113
|
505
|
4.26
|
%
|
49,494
|
500
|
4.10
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Total
interest bearing liabilities
|
316,883
|
2,857
|
3.66
|
%
|
300,764
|
2,383
|
3.21
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Net
interest income
|
$
|
3,435
|
3.02
|
%
|
$
|
3,256
|
3.04
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Non-interest
bearing demand deposits
|
49,552
|
46,234
|
|||||||||||||||||
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
|
2,414
|
1,806
|
|||||||||||||||||
Stockholders’
equity
|
40,939
|
39,147
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
$
|
409,788
|
$
|
387,951
|
|||||||||||||||
Interest
income/earning assets
|
6.68
|
%
|
6.26
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||
Interest
expense/earning assets
|
3.03
|
%
|
2.64
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
interest margin
|
3.65
|
%
|
3.61
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||
(1)
Yields on tax-exempt assets have been calculated on a fully tax equivalent
basis assuming a tax rate of 34%.
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(2) Yields and costs are based on a 365/90 annualization method. |
16
Provision
for Loan Losses:
The
provision for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $120
thousand, an increase of $60 thousand, or 100.00% as compared to $60 thousand
for the three month-period ended March 31, 2006. Changing economic conditions,
as well as internal analysis performed on the loan portfolio, have made
necessary the increases in the loan loss provision for the quarter ended March
31, 2007. One of the Bank’s main goals is to increase the loan to deposit ratio
without jeopardizing loan quality. To reach its goal, management has continued
its efforts to create strong underwriting standards for both commercial and
consumer credit. The Bank’s lending consists primarily of retail lending which
includes single family residential mortgages and other consumer lending and
commercial lending primarily to locally owned small businesses.
In
the
three-month period ended March 31, 2007, charge-offs totaled $19 thousand while
net charge-offs totaled $8 thousand as compared to $21 thousand and $12
thousand, respectively, for the same three-month period in 2006.
Monthly,
senior management uses a detailed analysis of the loan portfolio to determine
loan loss reserve adequacy. The process considers all “problem loans” including
classified, criticized, and monitored loans. Prior loan loss history and current
market trends, both nationally and locally, are taken into consideration. A
watch list of potential problem loans is maintained and monitored on a monthly
basis by the Board of Directors. The Bank has not had, nor presently has, any
foreign loans. Based upon this analysis, senior management has concluded that
the allowance for loan losses is adequate.
Other
Income:
Service
charges and fees decreased 3.24%, or $15 thousand, to $448 thousand in the
three
months ended March 31, 2007, from $463 thousand in the three months ended March
31, 2006. The
decrease in service charges and fees is due in part to net overdraft fees which
were $300 thousand for the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 compared
to
$311 thousand for the comparable period in 2006, a decrease of $11 thousand,
or
3.54%.
Investment
division income was $79 thousand for the three-month period ended March 31,
2007, an increase of $30 thousand, or 61.22%, from the same period in
2006. The increase is due to the change in fee structure for the
investment division, which was first discussed in March of 2006. The recognition
of commissions on a recurring basis, rather than at account opening only, has
contributed to this increase.
Earnings
on investment in life insurance (BOLI) has increased to $75 thousand for the
three-month period ended March 31, 2007, compared to $65 thousand for the three
month-period ended March 31, 2006, an increase of $10 thousand, or 15.38%.
The
income earned from BOLI has kept pace with the short end of the yield curve
and
continued to pay a competitive market yield.
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Other
income was $170 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2007, an increase
of $68 thousand, or 66.67%, from $102 thousand for the comparable period in
2006. Among those items is net-commission income realized
from Community Bankers Insurance Agency (CBIA). This item accounted for $65
thousand for the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $13
thousand for the same period in 2006, an increase of $52 thousand, or 400.00%.
Gains
on
security sales were $29 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2007
compared to losses of $17 thousand for the comparable period in 2006, an
increase of $46 thousand. The increase is due to the sale of equity securities
through the holding company at a gain. These sales are part of a five year
tax
strategy to offset capital losses incurred in 2005.
Other
Operating Expenses:
Total
other expenses increased 7.35%, or $167 thousand, to $2.440 million during
the
three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to $2.273 million for the comparable
period in 2006.
Salaries
and benefits increased $38 thousand, or 3.32%, to $1.181 million for the three
months ended March 31, 2007 compared to $1.143 million for the same period
in
2006 due to normal pay increases. The increase was also partially due to a
one
time vacation payment to a retiring executive in the amount of $28,000. The
full-time equivalent number of employees was 109 as of March 31, 2007 compared
to 112 as of March 31, 2006.
Occupancy
expense increased $12 thousand, or 6.45%, to $198 thousand for the three months
ended March 31, 2007 compared to $186 thousand for the same period in 2006.
Costs associated with the maintenance and upkeep of Company offices in the
amount of $60 thousand for the first quarter of 2007 when compared to $51
thousand for the same period in 2006 accounted for this difference.
Professional
fees and outside services increased $13 thousand, or 15.66%, in the three months
ended March 31, 2007 to $96 thousand, compared to $83 thousand for the same
three-month period ended March 31, 2006. Increases for the three-month period
ended March 31, 2007 were due to costs associated with a professional loan
review service incurred in the first quarter of 2007 in the amount of $13
thousand. This service was not incurred in the first quarter of
2006.
Computer
services and supplies decreased $19 thousand, or 8.52% for the three months
ended March 31, 2007 to $204 thousand compared to $223 thousand for the
comparable period in 2006. This decrease was due to costs associated with the
Bank’s ATM network. As previously discussed in the analysis of customer service
fee income, as of February of 2006, the Bank no longer utilizes the services
of
Midwest Payment Systems in the processing of ATM and debit card transactions.
The Company now internally processes those transactions at a reduced cost.
Costs
associated with ATM and debit card operations were $51 thousand for the
three-month period ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $79 thousand for the
same
three-month period in 2006.
All
other
operating expenses increased $123 thousand, or 19.28%, to $761 thousand in
the
first quarter of 2007 compared to $638 thousand for the same period in 2006.
The
increase in all other operating expense categories, which include equipment,
non-income/non-payroll associated taxes, other real estate owned and other
standard operating expenses, increased due to various reasons. Advertising
costs
associated with a one time billboard campaign for $10 thousand, $63 thousand
of
additional costs associated with foreclosed commercial real estate, $14 thousand
in brokerage fees related to the operation of the investment division which
were
netted from commissions in the prior period, $27 thousand in additional supply
costs and $20 thousand in additional depreciation expenses as the result of
larger than normal investments in fixed assets in the latter half of 2006 in
relation to flood damages incurred by the Company, all contributed to the
increase in the first quarter of 2007.
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Income
Tax Provision:
The
Corporation recorded an income tax provision of $267 thousand, or 19.21% of
income before taxes, and $228 thousand, or 17.91% of income before taxes, for
the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The increase in the
effective tax rate is due to the decrease in taxable security income earned
in
the first quarter of 2007 when compared to the same period in 2006.
.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk
The
Federal Reserve has now held at an overnight borrowing rate of 5.25% since
the
last increase in June of 2006. As such, the Company continues to operate with
a
compressed net interest margin. As of March 31, 2007, the Bank is currently
showing slight sensitivity to an upward rate shift scenario. The results of
the
latest financial simulation follow. The simulation shows a possible decrease
in
net interest income of 2.70%, or $372 thousand, in a +200 basis point rate
shock
scenario over a one-year period. An increase of 1.03% or $142 thousand is shown
in the model at a -200 basis point rate shock scenario. The net interest income
risk position of the Bank remains within the guidelines established by the
Bank’s asset/liability policy. The Bank continuously monitors its rate
sensitivity.
Equity
value at risk is monitored regularly and is also within established policy
limits. Please refer to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission for December 31, 2006, for further discussion of this
matter.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
(a)
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.
The
Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and
Principal Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and
operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 13a-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended) as of March 31, 2007. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive
Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation
Date, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective in timely
alerting them to any material information relating to the Company and its
subsidiaries required to be included in the Company’s periodic SEC
filings.
(b)
Changes in internal controls.
There
were no changes made in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting
that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
Although
as stated above, we have not made any significant changes in our internal
controls over financial reporting in the most recent fiscal quarter, based
on
our documentation and testing to date, we have made improvements in the
documentation, design and effectiveness of internal controls over financial
reporting, including the purchase of internal control software that allows
upper
management to view reports and to understand the risks and controls within
the
entire organization or specific areas of the organization. These reports provide
up to date information at all times.
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PART
II OTHER
INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings
The
nature of the Company’s business generates a certain amount of litigation
involving matters arising out of the ordinary course of business. In the opinion
of management, there are no legal proceedings that might have a material effect
on the consolidated results of operations, liquidity, or the financial position
of the Company at this time.
Item
1A. Risk Factors
No
changes from those previously disclosed.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
PEOPLES
FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
|
||||||||||||||||
ISSUER
PURCHASES OF COMMON STOCK
|
||||||||||||||||
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)
|
||||||||||||
January
1, 2007 - January 31, 2007
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
0
|
89,251
|
|||||||||||
February
1, 2007 - February 28, 2007
|
3,500
|
$
|
27.00
|
3,500
|
85,751
|
|||||||||||
March
1, 2007 - March 31, 2007
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
0
|
85,751
|
|||||||||||
TOTAL
|
3,500
|
$
|
27.00
|
3,500
|
(1)
On July 2, 2001, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of 5%, or
158,931 shares, of the Corporation’s common stock outstanding. The repurchase
program does not stipulate an expiration date.
Item
3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
None.
Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None.
Item
5. Other Information
None.
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Item
6. Exhibits
(3.1)
|
Articles
of Incorporation of Peoples Financial Services Corp. *;
|
||
(3.2)
|
Bylaws
of Peoples Financial Services Corp. as amended **;
|
||
(10.1)
|
Agreement
dated January 14, 1997, between John W. Ord and Peoples Financial
Services
Corp.*;
|
||
(10.4)
|
Termination
Agreement dated January 1, 1997, between Debra E. Dissinger and Peoples
Financial Services Corp.*;
|
||
(10.5)
|
Supplemental
Executive Retirement Plan Agreement, dated December 3, 2004, for
John W.
Ord***;
|
||
(10.6)
|
Supplemental
Executive Retirement Plan Agreement, dated December 3, 2004, for
Debra E.
Dissinger***;
|
||
(10.7)
|
Supplemental
Director Retirement Plan Agreement, dated December 3, 2004, for all
Non-Employee Directors of the Company***;
|
||
(10.8)
|
Amendment
to Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Agreement, dated December
30,
2005, for John W. Ord****;
|
||
(10.9)
|
Amendment
to Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Agreement, dated December
30,
2005, for Debra E. Dissinger****;
|
||
(10.10)
|
Amendment
to Supplemental Director Retirement Plan Agreement, dated December
30,
2005, for all Non-Employee Directors of the
Company****;
|
||
(10.11)
|
Termination
Agreement dated January 1, 2007, between Stephen N. Lawrenson and
Peoples
Financial Services Corp., filed herewith,
|
||
(10.12)
|
Termination
agreement dated January 1, 2007, between Joseph M. Ferretti and Peoples
Financial Services Corp., filed herewith;
|
||
(11)
|
The
statement regarding computation of per-share earnings required by
this
exhibit is contained in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements
captioned “Earnings Per Share”
|
||
(14)
|
Code
of Ethics*****;
|
||
(21)
|
Subsidiaries
of Peoples Financial Services Corp.******;
|
||
(31.1)
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a),
filed
herewith;
|
||
(31.2)
|
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a),
filed
herewith;
|
||
(32.1)
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 1350 of Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
of 2002, filed herewith; and
|
||
(32.2)
|
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 1350 of Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, filed herewith.
|
||
*
|
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.
|
||
**
|
Incorporated
by reference to the Corporation’s Exhibit 3.2 on Form 10-Q filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8,
2004.
|
||
***
|
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.
|
||
****
|
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.
|
||
*****
|
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.
|
||
******
|
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.
|
||
21
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/s/
Richard S. Lochen, Jr.
Richard
S. Lochen, Jr., President
By/s/Frederick
J. Malloy
Frederick
J. Malloy, AVP/Controller
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