QNB CORP - Quarter Report: 2006 March (Form 10-Q)
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
x
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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For the quarterly period ended | March 31, 2006 |
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 ________________________________
Commission
file number 0-17706
QNB Corp.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
Pennsylvania
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23-2318082
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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15
North Third Street, Quakertown, PA
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18951-9005
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code
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(215)538-5600
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Not
Applicable
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Former
Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last
Report.
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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 þ No
o
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act.
Large
accelerated filer o
Accelerated
filer þ
Non-accelerated
filer o
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes
o
No
þ
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class
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Outstanding
at May 1,
2006
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Common
Stock, par value
$.625
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3,125,492
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QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
FORM
10-Q
QUARTER
ENDED MARCH 31, 2006
INDEX
PAGE
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PART
I - FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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ITEM
1.
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CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
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Consolidated
Statements of Income for Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and
2005
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1
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005
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2
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for Three Months Ended March 31, 2006
and
2005
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3
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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4
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ITEM
2.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL
CONDITION
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11
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ITEM
3.
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
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31
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ITEM
4.
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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31
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
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ITEM
1.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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32
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ITEM
1A.
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RISK
FACTORS
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32
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ITEM
2.
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UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
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32
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ITEM
3.
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DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
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32
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ITEM
4.
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SUBMISSIONS
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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32
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ITEM
5.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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32
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ITEM
6.
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EXHIBITS
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32
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SIGNATURES
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CERTIFICATIONS
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QNB
Corp. and Subsidiary
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in
thousands, except share data)
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(unaudited)
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Three
Months Ended March 31,
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2006
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2005
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||||
Interest
Income
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|||||||
Interest
and fees on loans
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$
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4,826
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$
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3,891
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|||
Interest
and dividends on investment securities:
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|||||||
Taxable
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2,008
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2,256
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|||||
Tax-exempt
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520
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564
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|||||
Interest
on Federal funds sold
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24
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18
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|||||
Interest
on interest-bearing balances and other interest income
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49
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30
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|||||
Total
interest income
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7,427
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6,759
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|||||
Interest
Expense
|
|||||||
Interest
on deposits
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|||||||
Interest-bearing
demand
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439
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197
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|||||
Money
market
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257
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252
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|||||
Savings
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48
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54
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|||||
Time
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1,374
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1,122
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|||||
Time
over $100,000
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428
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280
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|||||
Interest
on short-term borrowings
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143
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42
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|||||
Interest
on Federal Home Loan Bank advances
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752
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727
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|||||
Total
interest expense
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3,441
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2,674
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|||||
Net
interest income
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3,986
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4,085
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|||||
Provision
for loan losses
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—
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—
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|||||
Net
interest income after provision for loan losses
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3,986
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4,085
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|||||
Non-Interest
Income
|
|||||||
Fees
for services to customers
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440
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439
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|||||
ATM
and debit card income
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184
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159
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|||||
Income
on bank-owned life insurance
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61
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63
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|||||
Mortgage
servicing fees
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23
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24
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|||||
Net
gain on investment securities available-for-sale
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355
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613
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|||||
Net
gain on sale of loans
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13
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35
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Other
operating income
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132
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336
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|||||
Total
non-interest income
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1,208
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1,669
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|||||
Non-Interest
Expense
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|||||||
Salaries
and employee benefits
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1,805
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1,837
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|||||
Net
occupancy expense
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279
|
281
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|||||
Furniture
and equipment expense
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231
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282
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|||||
Marketing
expense
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153
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150
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|||||
Third
party services
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169
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141
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|||||
Telephone,
postage and supplies expense
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140
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123
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|||||
State
taxes
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113
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103
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|||||
Other
expense
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346
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319
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|||||
Total
non-interest expense
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3,236
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3,236
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|||||
Income
before income taxes
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1,958
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2,518
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|||||
Provision
for income taxes
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280
|
599
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|||||
Net
Income
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$
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1,678
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$
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1,919
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|||
Earnings
Per Share - Basic
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$
|
.54
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$
|
.62
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Earnings
Per Share - Diluted
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$
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.53
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$
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.60
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Cash
Dividends Per Share
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$
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.21
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$
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.195
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial
statements.
Page
1
QNB
Corp. and Subsidiary
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(in
thousands)
(unaudited)
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March
31,
2006
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December
31,
2005
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Assets
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|||||||
Cash
and due from banks
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$
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18,762
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$
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20,807
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Federal
funds sold
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7,434
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—
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Total
cash and cash equivalents
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26,196
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20,807
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Investment
securities
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|||||||
Available-for-sale
(cost $212,185 and $235,187)
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208,531
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233,275
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|||||
Held-to-maturity
(market value $6,044 and $6,082)
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5,895
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5,897
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|||||
Non-marketable
equity securities
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3,733
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3,684
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|||||
Loans
held-for-sale
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125
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134
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|||||
Total
loans, net of unearned costs
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316,406
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301,349
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|||||
Allowance
for loan losses
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(2,506
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)
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(2,526
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)
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|||
Net
loans
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313,900
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298,823
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|||||
Bank-owned
life insurance
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8,169
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8,103
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Premises
and equipment, net
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5,910
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5,400
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Accrued
interest receivable
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2,407
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2,572
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|||||
Other
assets
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4,325
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3,510
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|||||
Total
assets
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$
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579,191
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$
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582,205
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Liabilities
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|||||||
Deposits
|
|||||||
Demand,
non-interest bearing
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$
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54,401
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$
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56,461
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|||
Interest-bearing
demand
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96,092
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101,614
|
|||||
Money
market
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51,211
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39,170
|
|||||
Savings
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50,743
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50,296
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|||||
Time
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162,182
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160,213
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|||||
Time
over $100,000
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45,451
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50,916
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|||||
Total
deposits
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460,080
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458,670
|
|||||
Short-term
borrowings
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14,693
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19,596
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|||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank advances
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55,000
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55,000
|
|||||
Accrued
interest payable
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1,540
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1,512
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|||||
Other
liabilities
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1,000
|
863
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|||||
Total
liabilities
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532,313
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535,641
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|||||
Shareholders'
Equity
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|||||||
Common
stock, par value $.625 per share; authorized 10,000,000 shares;
3,232,178
and 3,210,762 shares issued; 3,125,492 and 3,104,076 shares
outstanding
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2,020
|
2,007
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|||||
Surplus
|
9,546
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9,117
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|||||
Retained
earnings
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39,218
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38,196
|
|||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss, net
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(2,412
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)
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(1,262
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)
|
|||
Treasury
stock, at cost; 106,686 shares
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(1,494
|
)
|
(1,494
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)
|
|||
Total
shareholders' equity
|
46,878
|
46,564
|
|||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
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$
|
579,191
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$
|
582,205
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial
statements.
Page
2
QNB
Corp. and Subsidiary
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in
thousands)
(unaudited)
|
|||||||
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Operating
Activities
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
1,678
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$
|
1,919
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
161
|
217
|
|||||
Securities
gains
|
(355
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)
|
(613
|
)
|
|||
Net
gain on sale of repossessed assets
|
(2
|
)
|
(209
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from sale of repossessed assets
|
2
|
209
|
|||||
Net
gain on sale of loans
|
(13
|
)
|
(35
|
)
|
|||
Loss
on disposal of premises and equipment
|
—
|
1
|
|||||
Proceeds
from sales of residential mortgages
|
940
|
1,905
|
|||||
Originations
of residential mortgages held-for-sale
|
(933
|
)
|
(2,087
|
)
|
|||
Income
on bank-owned life insurance
|
(61
|
)
|
(63
|
)
|
|||
Life
insurance premiums, net
|
(5
|
)
|
(5
|
)
|
|||
Tax
benefit from exercise of stock options
|
67
|
—
|
|||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
27
|
—
|
|||||
Deferred
income tax provision
|
27
|
43
|
|||||
Net
(decrease) increase in income taxes payable
|
(170
|
)
|
397
|
||||
Net
decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable
|
165
|
(370
|
)
|
||||
Net
amortization of premiums and discounts
|
161
|
254
|
|||||
Net
increase in accrued interest payable
|
28
|
41
|
|||||
Increase
in other assets
|
(111
|
)
|
(277
|
)
|
|||
Increase
(decrease) in other liabilities
|
137
|
(670
|
)
|
||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
1,743
|
657
|
|||||
Investing
Activities
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from maturities and calls of investment securities
available-for-sale
|
4,804
|
4,861
|
|||||
Proceeds
from sales of investment securities available-for-sale
|
25,163
|
12,639
|
|||||
Purchase
of investment securities available-for-sale
|
(6,731
|
)
|
(19,745
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from sales of non-marketable equity securities
|
942
|
422
|
|||||
Purchase
of non-marketable equity securities
|
(991
|
)
|
—
|
||||
Net
increase in loans
|
(15,069
|
)
|
(1,456
|
)
|
|||
Net
purchases of premises and equipment
|
(671
|
)
|
(117
|
)
|
|||
Net
cash provided (used) by investing activities
|
7,447
|
(3,396
|
)
|
||||
Financing
Activities
|
|||||||
Net
(decrease) increase in non-interest bearing deposits
|
(2,060
|
)
|
1,200
|
||||
Net
increase (decrease) in interest-bearing non-maturity
deposits
|
6,966
|
(667
|
)
|
||||
Net
(decrease) increase in time deposits
|
(3,496
|
)
|
2,049
|
||||
Net
decrease in short-term borrowings
|
(4,903
|
)
|
(3,359
|
)
|
|||
Cash
dividends paid
|
(656
|
)
|
(604
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
|
348
|
37
|
|||||
Net
cash used by financing activites
|
(3,801
|
)
|
(1,344
|
)
|
|||
Increase
(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
5,389
|
(4,083
|
)
|
||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
20,807
|
22,185
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
26,196
|
$
|
18,102
|
|||
Supplemental
Cash Flow Disclosures
|
|||||||
Interest
paid
|
$
|
3,413
|
$
|
2,633
|
|||
Income
taxes paid
|
—
|
125
|
|||||
Non-Cash
Transactions
|
|||||||
Change
in net unrealized holding gains, net of taxes, on investment
securities
|
(1,150
|
)
|
(2,861
|
)
|
|||
Transfer
of loans to repossessed assets
|
9
|
4
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial
statements.
Page
3
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2006 AND 2005, AND DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
1.
REPORTING AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts
of
QNB Corp. (QNB) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Quakertown National Bank
(the Bank). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are
eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.
These
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in QNB's 2005
Annual Report incorporated in the Form 10-K. Operating
results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 are not necessarily
indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December
31,
2006.
The
unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which
in
the opinion of management are necessary for a fair presentation of the results
of the interim periods and are of a normal and recurring nature. Tabular
information, other than share and per share data, is presented in thousands
of
dollars.
In
preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to
make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities at the dates of the consolidated financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual
results could differ from such estimates.
STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION
QNB
sponsors stock-based compensation plans, administered by a committee, under
which incentive stock options may be granted periodically to certain employees.
QNB accounted for all awards granted after January 1, 2002 under the “fair
value” approach under Financial
Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 123, Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation.
Effective January 1, 2006, QNB adopted FASB
Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based
Payment (FASB
No.
123r), using the modified prospective application method. The modified
prospective application method applies to new awards, to any outstanding
liability awards, and to awards modified, repurchased, or cancelled after
January 1, 2006. For all awards granted prior to January 1, 2006, unrecognized
compensation cost, on the date of adoption, will be recognized as an expense
in
future periods. The results for prior periods have not been
restated.
The
adoption of FASB No. 123r reduced net income by approximately $27,000 for the
three months ended March 31, 2006. The
following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share
if
QNB had applied the fair value recognition provisions to stock-based employee
compensation during the period presented. For purposes of this pro forma
disclosure, the value of the options is estimated using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model and amortized to expense over the options’ vesting
period.
Form
10-Q
Page
4
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2006 AND 2005, AND DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
March
31, 2005
|
||||
Net
income, as reported
|
$
|
1,919
|
||
Deduct:
Total stock-based employee compensation
expense
determined under fair value based
method
for all awards, net of related tax effects
|
25
|
|||
Pro
forma net income
|
$
|
1,894
|
||
Earnings
per share
Basic –
as
reported
|
$
|
.62
|
||
Basic
– pro forma
|
$
|
.61
|
||
Diluted
– as reported
|
$
|
.60
|
||
Diluted
–
pro
forma
|
$
|
.60
|
As
of
March 31, 2006, there was approximately $173,000 of unrecognized compensation
cost related to unvested share-based compensation awards granted. That cost
is
expected to be recognized over the next three years.
Options
are granted to certain employees at prices equal to the market value of the
stock on the date the options are granted. The
1998
Plan authorizes the issuance of 220,500 shares. The time period during which
any
option is exercisable under the Plan is determined by the committee but shall
not commence before the expiration of six months after the date of grant or
continue beyond the expiration of ten years after the date the option is
awarded. The granted options vest ratably over a three-year period. As of March
31, 2006, there were 180,458 options outstanding under this Plan. The 2005
Plan
authorizes the issuance of 200,000 shares. The terms of the 2005 Plan are
identical to the 1998 Plan, except options expire five years after the grant
date. As of March 31, 2006, there were 8,900 options outstanding under this
Plan.
The
fair
value of each option is amortized into compensation expense on a straight-line
basis between the grant date for the option and each vesting date. QNB
estimated the fair value of stock options on the date of the grant using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model. The model requires the use of numerous
assumptions, many of which are highly subjective in nature. The following
assumptions were used in the option pricing model in determining the fair value
of options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2006:
Options
granted
|
2004
|
|
2006
|
|
2004
|
|||||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
4.27
|
%
|
4.18
|
%
|
4.39
|
%
|
||||
Dividend
yield
|
3.23
|
2.40
|
2.20
|
|||||||
Volatility
|
13.28
|
14.05
|
13.61
|
|||||||
Expected
life
|
5
yrs.
|
10
yrs.
|
10
yrs.
|
The
risk-free interest rate was selected based upon yields of U.S. Treasury issues
with a term equal to the expected life of the option being valued. Historical
information was the primary basis for the selection of the expected dividend
yield, expected volatility and expected lives of the options.
The
fair
market value of options granted in the first quarter of 2006 and 2005 was $3.13
and $6.46, respectively.
Form
10-Q
Page
5
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2006 AND 2005, AND DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
Stock
option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2006 is as
follows:
|
Number
of
Options
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(in yrs.)
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(in
thousands)
|
|||||||||
Outstanding
at January 1, 2006
|
193,374
|
$
|
19.18
|
5.93
|
|||||||||
Exercised
|
(21,416
|
)
|
16.27
|
||||||||||
Granted
|
17,400
|
26.00
|
|||||||||||
Outstanding
at March 31, 2006
|
189,358
|
20.13
|
5.68
|
$
|
1,328
|
||||||||
Exercisable
at March 31, 2006
|
137,058
|
16.16
|
5.08
|
$
|
1,328
|
2.
PER
SHARE DATA
The
following sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per
share:
For
the Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Numerator
for basic and diluted earnings per share-net income
|
$
|
1,678
|
$
|
1,919
|
|||
Denominator
for basic earnings per share- weighted average shares
outstanding
|
3,118,353
|
3,100,048
|
|||||
Effect
of dilutive securities-employee stock options
|
52,490
|
78,262
|
|||||
Denominator
for diluted earnings per share- adjusted weighted average shares
outstanding
|
3,170,843
|
3,178,310
|
|||||
Earnings
per share-basic
|
$
|
54
|
$
|
62
|
|||
Earnings
per share-diluted
|
$
|
53
|
$
|
60
|
There
were 34,900 and 40,000 stock options that were anti-dilutive as of March 31,
2006 and 2005, respectively. These stock options were not included in the above
calculation.
Form
10-Q
Page
6
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2006 AND 2005, AND DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
3.
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Comprehensive
income is defined as the change in equity of a business entity during a period
from transactions and other events and circumstances, excluding those resulting
from investments by and distributions to owners. For QNB, the sole component
of
other comprehensive income is the unrealized holding gains and losses on
available-for-sale investment securities.
The
following shows the components and activity of comprehensive income during
the
periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 (net of the income tax effect):
For
the Three Months
Ended
March 31,
|
|||||||
2006
|
|
2005
|
|||||
Unrealized
holding losses arising during the period on securities held (net
of taxes
of $471 and $1,222, respectively)
|
$
|
(916
|
)
|
$
|
(2,456
|
)
|
|
Reclassification
adjustment for gains included in net income (net of taxes of $121
and
$208, respectively)
|
(234
|
)
|
(405
|
)
|
|||
Net
change in unrealized losses during the period
|
(1,150
|
)
|
(2,861
|
)
|
|||
Unrealized
holding (losses) gains, beginning of period
|
(1,262
|
)
|
691
|
||||
Unrealized
holding losses, end of period
|
$
|
(2,412
|
)
|
$
|
(2,170
|
)
|
|
Net
income
|
$
|
1,678
|
$
|
1,919
|
|||
Other comprehensive income, net of tax: | |||||||
Unrealized
holding losses arising during the period (net of taxes of $592 and
$1,430,
respectively)
|
(1,150
|
)
|
(2,861
|
)
|
|||
Comprehensive
income (loss)
|
$
|
528
|
$
|
(942
|
)
|
Form
10-Q
Page
7
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2006 AND 2005, AND DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
4.
LOANS
The
following table presents loans by category as of March 31, 2006 and December
31,
2005:
March
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
$
|
72,626
|
$
|
64,812
|
|||
Construction
|
7,936
|
7,229
|
|||||
Real
estate-commercial
|
106,743
|
104,793
|
|||||
Real
estate-residential
|
116,427
|
112,920
|
|||||
Consumer
|
4,864
|
5,080
|
|||||
Indirect
lease financing
|
7,710
|
6,451
|
|||||
Total
loans
|
316,306
|
301,285
|
|||||
Unearned
costs
|
100
|
64
|
|||||
Total
loans net of unearned costs
|
$
|
316,406
|
$
|
301,349
|
5.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
As
a
result of a purchase of deposits in 1997, QNB recorded a deposit premium of
$511,000. This premium is being amortized, for book purposes, over ten years
and
is reviewed annually for impairment. The net deposit premium intangible was
$81,000 and $94,000 at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.
Amortization expense for core deposit intangibles was $13,000 for both periods
ended March 31, 2006 and 2005.
The
following table reflects the components of mortgage servicing rights as of
the
periods indicated:
March
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
Mortgage
servicing rights beginning balance
|
$
|
528
|
$
|
552
|
|||
Mortgage
servicing rights capitalized
|
7
|
80
|
|||||
Mortgage
servicing rights amortized
|
(25
|
)
|
(109
|
)
|
|||
Fair
market value adjustments
|
—
|
5
|
|||||
Mortgage
servicing rights ending balance
|
$
|
510
|
$
|
528
|
|||
Mortgage
loans serviced for others
|
$
|
75,038
|
$
|
77,196
|
|||
Amortization
expense of intangibles
|
38
|
160
|
From
10-Q
Page 8
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2006 AND 2005, AND DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
5.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Continued):
The
annual estimated amortization expense of intangible assets for each of the
five
succeeding fiscal years is as follows:
Estimated
Amortization Expense
For
the Year Ended 12/31/06
|
$
|
148
|
||
For
the Year Ended 12/31/07
|
130
|
|||
For
the Year Ended 12/31/08
|
73
|
|||
For
the Year Ended 12/31/09
|
61
|
|||
For
the Year Ended 12/31/10
|
50
|
6.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
As
of
March 31, 2006, amounts due from directors, principal officers, and their
related interests totaled $4,157,000. All of these transactions were made in
the
ordinary course of business on substantially the same terms, including interest
rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable
transactions with other persons. Also, they did not involve a more than normal
risk of collectibility or present any other unfavorable features.
On
September 22, 2005, the Bank approved and entered into an agreement with Eugene
T. Parzych, Inc. for the renovation of its property at 322 W. Broad Street,
Quakertown, Pennsylvania to be used as additional office space. The cost of
the
renovations is expected to be approximately $1,000,000. The bids for this
project were submitted through a formal bidding process and reviewed by the
Board of Directors. Mr. Gary S. Parzych is the president of Eugene T. Parzych,
Inc. and is also a director of QNB Corp. Management and the Board of Directors
of QNB Corp. and the Bank believe this is an arms-length transaction.
The
total
paid as of March 31, 2006 was $849,000.
From
10-Q
Page
9
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2006 AND 2005, AND DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
7.
RECENT
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In
February 2006, the FASB issued FASB No. 155, Accounting
for Certain Hybrid Instruments, as an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133
and
140.
FASB
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. This statement 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 adoption of this standard is not expected to have
a
material effect on the QNB’s results of operations or financial
position.
In
March
2006, the FASB issued FASB No. 156, Accounting
for Servicing of Financial Assets.
This
Statement, which is an amendment to FASB No. 140, will simplify the accounting
for servicing assets and liabilities, such as those common with mortgage
securitization activities. Specifically, FASB No. 156 addresses the recognition
and measurement of separately recognized servicing assets and liabilities
and
provides an approach to simplify efforts to obtain hedge-like (offset)
accounting. FASB No. 156 also clarifies when an obligation to service financial
assets should be separately recognized as a servicing asset or a servicing
liability, requires that a separately recognized servicing asset or servicing
liability be initially
measured at fair value, if practicable, and permits an entity with a separately
recognized servicing asset or servicing liability to choose either of the
amortization or fair value methods for subsequent measurement. The provisions
of
FASB No. 156 are effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that
begins after September 15, 2006. The adoption of this standard is not expected
to have a material effect on QNB’s results of operations or financial
position.
From
10-Q
Page
10
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
ITEM 2. |
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND
FINANCIAL CONDITION
|
QNB
Corp.
(the Corporation) is a bank holding company headquartered in Quakertown,
Pennsylvania. The Corporation, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The
Quakertown National Bank (the Bank), has been serving the residents and
businesses of upper Bucks, northern Montgomery and southern Lehigh Counties
in
Pennsylvania since 1877. The Bank is a locally managed community bank that
provides a full range of commercial and retail banking and retail brokerage
services. The consolidated entity is referred to herein as “QNB”.
Forward-Looking
Statements
In
addition to historical information, this document contains forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or
phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,”
“project” and variations of such words and similar expressions, or future or
conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or similar
expressions. The U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides
safe harbor in regard to the inclusion of forward-looking statements in this
document and documents incorporated by reference.
Shareholders
should note that many factors, some of which are discussed elsewhere in this
document and in the documents that are incorporated by reference, could affect
the future financial results of the Corporation and its subsidiary and could
cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this
document. These factors include, but are not limited, to the
following:
· |
Operating,
legal and regulatory risks
|
· |
Economic,
political and competitive forces affecting the Corporation’s line of
business
|
· |
The
risk that the analysis of these risks and forces could be incorrect,
and/or that the strategies developed to address them could be
unsuccessful
|
· |
Volatility
in interest rates
|
· |
Increased
credit risk
|
QNB
cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous
assumptions, risks and uncertainties, all of which change over time, and QNB
assumes no duty to update forward-looking statements. Management cautions
readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. These
statements speak only as of the date made, and they advise readers that various
factors, including those described above, could affect QNB’s financial
performance and could cause actual results or circumstances for future periods
to differ materially from those anticipated or projected. Except as required
by
law, QNB does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to
publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect
the
occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the
date of such statements.
From
10-Q
Page
11
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Discussion
and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations are based
on
the consolidated financial statements of QNB, which are prepared in accordance
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The preparation
of
these consolidated financial statements requires QNB to make estimates and
judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues
and
expenses, and related disclosures
of contingent assets and liabilities. QNB evaluates estimates on an on-going
basis, including those related to the allowance for loan losses, non-accrual
loans, other real estate owned, other-than-temporary investment impairments,
intangible assets, stock option plans and income taxes. QNB bases its estimates
on historical experience and various other factors and assumptions that are
believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form
the
basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities
that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ
from
these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
QNB
believes the following critical accounting policies affect its more significant
judgments and estimates used in preparation of its consolidated financial
statements: allowance for loan losses, income taxes and other-than-temporary
investment security impairment. Each estimate is discussed below. The financial
impact of each estimate is discussed in the applicable sections of Management’s
Discussion and Analysis.
Allowance
for Loan Losses
QNB
considers that the determination of the allowance for loan losses involves
a
higher degree of judgment and complexity than its other significant accounting
policies. The allowance for loan losses is calculated with the objective of
maintaining a level believed by management to be sufficient to absorb probable
known and inherent losses in the outstanding loan portfolio. The allowance
is
reduced by actual credit losses and is increased by the provision for loan
losses and recoveries of previous losses. The provisions for loan losses are
charged to earnings to bring the total allowance for loan losses to a level
considered necessary by management.
The
allowance for loan losses is based on management’s continuing review and
evaluation of the loan portfolio. The level of the allowance is determined
by
assigning specific reserves to individually identified problem credits and
general reserves to all other loans. The portion of the allowance that is
allocated to internally criticized and non-accrual loans is determined by
estimating the inherent loss on each credit after giving consideration to the
value of underlying collateral. The general reserves are based on the
composition and risk characteristics of the loan portfolio, including the nature
of the loan portfolio, credit concentration trends, historic and anticipated
delinquency and loss experience, as well as other qualitative factors such
as
current economic trends.
Management
emphasizes loan quality and close monitoring of potential problem credits.
Credit risk identification and review processes are utilized in order to assess
and monitor the degree of risk in the loan portfolio. QNB’s lending and loan
administration staff are charged with reviewing the loan portfolio and
identifying changes in the economy or in a borrower’s circumstances which may
affect the ability to repay debt or the value of pledged collateral. A loan
classification and review system exists that identifies those loans with a
higher than normal risk of uncollectibility. Each commercial loan is assigned
a
grade based upon an assessment of the borrower’s financial capacity to service
the debt and the presence and value of collateral for the loan. An independent
loan review group tests risk assessments and evaluates the adequacy of the
allowance for loan losses. Management meets monthly to review the credit quality
of the loan portfolio and quarterly to review the allowance for loan losses.
In
addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination
process, periodically review QNB’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may
require QNB to recognize additions to the allowance based on their judgments
about information available to them at the time of their
examination.
From
10-Q
Page
12
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates (Continued):
Management
believes that it uses the best information
available to make determinations about the adequacy of the allowance and that
it
has established its existing allowance for loan losses in accordance with GAAP.
If circumstances
differ substantially from the assumptions used in making determinations, future
adjustments to the allowance for loan losses may be necessary and results of
operations could be affected. Because future events affecting borrowers and
collateral cannot be predicted with certainty, increases to the allowance may
be
necessary should the quality of any loans deteriorate as a result of the factors
discussed above.
Income
Taxes.
QNB
accounts for income taxes under the asset/liability method. Deferred tax assets
and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable
to
differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets
and liabilities and their respective tax bases, as well as operating loss and
tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured
using
enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which
those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect
on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized
in
income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance
is
established against deferred tax assets, when in the judgment of management,
it
is more likely than not that such deferred tax assets will not become available.
A
valuation allowance of $71,000 existed as of March 31, 2006 to offset a portion
of the tax benefits associated with certain impaired securities that management
believes may not be realizable. Because
the judgment about the level of future taxable income is dependent to a great
extent on matters that may, at least in part, be beyond QNB’s control, it is at
least reasonably possible that management’s judgment about the need for a
valuation allowance for deferred taxes could change in the near term.
Other-than-Temporary
Impairment of Investment Securities
Securities
are evaluated periodically to determine whether a decline in their value is
other-than-temporary. Management utilizes criteria such as the magnitude and
duration of the decline, in addition to the reasons underlying the decline,
to
determine whether the loss in value is other-than-temporary. The term
“other-than-temporary” is not intended to indicate that the decline is
permanent, but indicates that the prospects for a near-term recovery of value
are not necessarily favorable, or that there is a lack of evidence to support
realizable value equal to or greater than carrying value of the investment.
Once
a decline in value is determined to be other-than-temporary, the value of the
security is reduced, and a corresponding charge to earnings is recognized.
From
10-Q
Page
13
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS - OVERVIEW
QNB
Corp.
earns its net income primarily through its subsidiary, The Quakertown National
Bank. Net interest income, or the spread between the interest, dividends and
fees earned on loans and investment securities and the expense incurred on
deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities, is the primary source of
operating income for QNB. QNB seeks to achieve sustainable and consistent
earnings growth while maintaining adequate levels of capital and liquidity
and
limiting its exposure to credit and interest rate risk to Board of Directors
approved levels. Due to its limited geographic area comprised principally of
upper Bucks, southern Lehigh and northern Montgomery counties, growth is pursued
through expansion of existing customer relationships and building new
relationships by stressing a consistent high level of service at all points
of
contact.
QNB
reported net income for the first quarter of 2006 of $1,678,000, or $.53 per
common share on a diluted basis. This represents a 12.6 percent decrease from
the $1,919,000, or $.60 per share diluted, for the same period in
2005.
Two
important measures of profitability in the banking industry are an institution's
return on average assets and return on average shareholders' equity. Return
on
average assets and return on average shareholders' equity were 1.18 percent
and
14.06 percent, respectively, for the first quarter of 2006 compared with 1.34
percent and 17.04 percent, respectively, for the first quarter of 2005.
QNB’s
net
interest income declined in the first quarter of 2006, to $3,986,000, as
compared to $4,085,000 for the same quarter of 2005 due to the continued
compression of the net interest margin, as well as a slight decrease in average
earning assets. Funding costs of deposits and short-term borrowings increased
to
a greater degree than the rates earned on loans and investments. This difference
was primarily the result of three factors: a highly competitive deposit and
loan
pricing environment, a sustained flat Treasury yield curve and the current
structure of QNB’s balance sheet. The net interest margin declined 4 basis
points to 3.26 percent from the first quarter of 2005 to the first quarter
of
2006. In addition, included in net interest income for the first quarter of
2005
was $40,000 of interest income recovered on non-accrual and previously charged
off loans.
Non-interest
income was $1,208,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, a 27.6 percent
decrease from the $1,669,000 recorded in 2005. The decline in non-interest
income was primarily the result of non-core business activities that occurred
in
the first quarter of 2005. These activities included a $209,000 gain on the
liquidation of the remaining assets relinquished by a borrower during the third
quarter of 2004. In addition, the net gain on the sale of investment securities
decreased $258,000, while the net gain on the sale of loans decreased $22,000,
when comparing the first quarter of 2006 to the first quarter of
2005.
Non-interest
expense remained flat at $3,236,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. Salary
and benefit expense declined $32,000, to $1,805,000, for the quarter ended
March
31, 2006 primarily due to a decrease in the accrual for incentive compensation
of $40,000 which was partially offset by the $27,000 expense related to the
adoption of FASB No. 123r. Net occupancy and furniture and equipment expense
declined by $53,000, when comparing the two quarters, due to declines in
depreciation and amortization expense. The effective tax rate was 14.3 percent
for the first quarter of 2006 compared to 23.8 percent for the first quarter
of
2005. During the first quarter of 2006, QNB was able to reverse $138,000 of
the
tax valuation allowance, established in 2005.
From
10-Q
Page
14
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS - OVERVIEW
(Continued)
The
balance sheet experienced strong growth in loans, with average loans increasing
$39,901,000, when comparing the three months ended March 31, 2006 to March
31,
2005. QNB’s successful loan growth was attributable to developing new
relationships, as well as further cultivating existing relationships with small
businesses in the communities served. Also contributing to the loan growth
was
the new indirect lease financing line of business. This loan growth was achieved
while maintaining excellent asset quality. No provision for loan losses was
necessary during the quarter. On the funding side of the balance sheet, total
average deposits decreased $13,667,000, or 2.9 percent. This is primarily a
result of a decision not to aggressively seek to retain the short-term money
market deposits of a school district by paying high short-term rates. With
the
flat yield curve, these funds would not have added significant incremental
net
interest income and would have further eroded the net interest
margin.
QNB
operates in an attractive market for financial services but also a market with
intense competition from other local community banks and regional and national
financial institutions. QNB
has
been able to compete effectively with other financial institutions by
emphasizing technology, including internet-banking and electronic bill pay,
and
customer service, including local decision-making on loans, the establishment
of
long-term customer relationships and customer loyalty, and products and services
designed to address the specific needs of our customers.
These
items as well as others will be explained more thoroughly in the next sections.
From
10-Q
Page
15
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Average
Balances, Rate, and Interest Income and Expense Summary (Tax-Equivalent
Basis)
Three
Months Ended
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
March
31, 2006
|
March
31, 2005
|
||||||||||||||||||
Average
Balance |
Average
Rate |
Interest
|
Average
Balance |
Average
Rate |
Interest
|
||||||||||||||
Assets
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Federal
funds sold
|
$
|
2,129
|
4.59
|
%
|
$
|
24
|
$
|
2,902
|
2.45
|
%
|
$
|
18
|
|||||||
Investment
securities:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
U.S.
Treasury
|
6,032
|
3.22
|
%
|
48
|
6,152
|
2.05
|
%
|
31
|
|||||||||||
U.S.
Government agencies
|
20,740
|
4.17
|
%
|
216
|
47,876
|
3.57
|
%
|
427
|
|||||||||||
State
and municipal
|
48,290
|
6.53
|
%
|
788
|
52,531
|
6.51
|
%
|
854
|
|||||||||||
Mortgage-backed
and CMOs
|
128,925
|
4.27
|
%
|
1,376
|
135,198
|
4.19
|
%
|
1,418
|
|||||||||||
Other
|
25,799
|
6.01
|
%
|
387
|
29,874
|
5.32
|
%
|
397
|
|||||||||||
Total
investment securities
|
229,786
|
4.90
|
%
|
2,815
|
271,631
|
4.61
|
%
|
3,127
|
|||||||||||
Loans:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Commercial
real estate
|
135,184
|
6.45
|
%
|
2,152
|
122,482
|
6.01
|
%
|
1,816
|
|||||||||||
Residential
real estate
|
25,945
|
5.81
|
%
|
377
|
23,646
|
5.92
|
%
|
350
|
|||||||||||
Home
equity loans
|
63,760
|
6.22
|
%
|
977
|
59,286
|
5.76
|
%
|
842
|
|||||||||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
51,203
|
6.87
|
%
|
867
|
43,604
|
6.08
|
%
|
653
|
|||||||||||
Indirect
lease financing
|
7,239
|
9.33
|
%
|
167
|
—
|
0.00
|
%
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Consumer
loans
|
4,910
|
8.99
|
%
|
109
|
5,165
|
9.09
|
%
|
116
|
|||||||||||
Tax-exempt
loans
|
19,123
|
5.73
|
%
|
270
|
13,280
|
5.27
|
%
|
173
|
|||||||||||
Total
loans, net of unearned*
|
307,364
|
6.49
|
%
|
4,919
|
267,463
|
5.99
|
%
|
3,950
|
|||||||||||
Other
earning assets
|
4,586
|
4.33
|
%
|
49
|
4,837
|
2.48
|
%
|
30
|
|||||||||||
Total
earning assets
|
543,865
|
5.82
|
%
|
7,807
|
546,833
|
5.28
|
%
|
7,125
|
|||||||||||
Cash
and due from banks
|
18,393
|
18,248
|
|||||||||||||||||
Allowance
for loan losses
|
(2,514
|
)
|
(2,607
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
19,227
|
19,022
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
578,971
|
$
|
581,496
|
|||||||||||||||
Liabilities
and Shareholders’
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
deposits:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
demand
|
$
|
96,228
|
1.85
|
%
|
439
|
$
|
91,355
|
0.87
|
%
|
197
|
|||||||||
Money
market
|
43,222
|
2.41
|
%
|
257
|
63,398
|
1.61
|
%
|
252
|
|||||||||||
Savings
|
50,265
|
0.39
|
%
|
48
|
55,507
|
0.39
|
%
|
54
|
|||||||||||
Time
|
161,392
|
3.45
|
%
|
1,374
|
162,378
|
2.80
|
%
|
1,122
|
|||||||||||
Time
over $100,000
|
48,635
|
3.57
|
%
|
428
|
41,850
|
2.71
|
%
|
280
|
|||||||||||
Total
interest-bearing deposits
|
399,742
|
2.58
|
%
|
2,546
|
414,488
|
1.86
|
%
|
1,905
|
|||||||||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
19,300
|
3.01
|
%
|
143
|
10,639
|
1.61
|
%
|
42
|
|||||||||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank advances
|
55,000
|
5.55
|
%
|
752
|
55,000
|
5.36
|
%
|
727
|
|||||||||||
Total
interest-bearing liabilities
|
474,042
|
2.94
|
%
|
3,441
|
480,127
|
2.26
|
%
|
2,674
|
|||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing
deposits
|
53,658
|
52,579
|
|||||||||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
2,862
|
3,126
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shareholders’
equity
|
48,409
|
45,664
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders’
equity
|
$
|
578,971
|
$
|
581,496
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
interest rate spread
|
2.88
|
%
|
3.02
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||
Margin/net
interest income
|
3.26
|
%
|
4,366
|
3.30
|
%
|
4,451
|
Tax-exempt
securities and loans were adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis and are based
on
the marginal Federal corporate tax rate rate
of
34 percent.
Non-accrual
loans are included in earning assets.
*
Includes loans held-for-sale
Form
10-Q
Page
16
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Three Months
Ended March 31, 2006
compared
to |
||||||||||
Due
to change in:
|
||||||||||
Total
Change |
Volume
|
Rate
|
||||||||
Interest
income:
|
||||||||||
Federal
funds sold
|
6
|
(5
|
)
|
11
|
||||||
Investment
securities:
|
||||||||||
U.S.
Treasury
|
17
|
(1
|
)
|
18
|
||||||
U.S.
Government agencies
|
(211
|
)
|
(242
|
)
|
31
|
|||||
State
and municipal
|
(66
|
)
|
(69
|
)
|
3
|
|||||
Mortgage-backed
and CMOs
|
(42
|
)
|
(66
|
)
|
24
|
|||||
Other
|
(10
|
)
|
(54
|
)
|
44
|
|||||
Loans:
|
||||||||||
Commercial
real estate
|
336
|
189
|
147
|
|||||||
Residential
real estate
|
27
|
34
|
(7
|
)
|
||||||
Home
equity loans
|
135
|
63
|
72
|
|||||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
214
|
114
|
100
|
|||||||
Indirect
lease financing
|
167
|
167
|
—
|
|||||||
Consumer
loans
|
(7
|
)
|
(6
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
||||
Tax-exempt
loans
|
97
|
75
|
22
|
|||||||
Other
earning assets
|
19
|
(2
|
)
|
21
|
||||||
Total
interest income
|
682
|
197
|
485
|
|||||||
Interest
expense:
|
||||||||||
Interest-bearing
demand
|
242
|
11
|
231
|
|||||||
Money
market
|
5
|
(80
|
)
|
85
|
||||||
Savings
|
(6
|
)
|
(6
|
)
|
(0
|
)
|
||||
Time
|
252
|
(7
|
)
|
259
|
||||||
Time
over $100,000
|
148
|
45
|
103
|
|||||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
101
|
34
|
67
|
|||||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank advances
|
25
|
—
|
25
|
|||||||
Total
interest expense
|
767
|
(3
|
)
|
770
|
||||||
Net
interest income
|
(85
|
)
|
200
|
(285
|
)
|
Form
10-Q
Page
17
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
NET
INTEREST INCOME
The
following table presents the adjustment to convert net interest income
to net
interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis for the periods ended
March
31, 2006 and 2005.
For
the Three Months
Ended March
31,
|
|||||||
2006
|
|
2005
|
|||||
Total
interest income
|
$
|
7,427
|
$
|
6,759
|
|||
Total
interest expense
|
3,441
|
2,674
|
|||||
Net
interest income
|
3,986
|
4,085
|
|||||
Tax
equivalent adjustment
|
380
|
366
|
|||||
Net
interest income (fully taxable equivalent)
|
$
|
4,366
|
$
|
4,451
|
Net
interest income is the primary source of operating income for QNB. Net interest
income is interest income, dividends, and fees on earning assets, less interest
expense incurred for funding sources. Earning assets primarily include loans,
investment securities and Federal funds sold. Sources used to fund these assets
include deposits, borrowed funds and shareholders’ equity. Net interest income
is affected by changes in interest rates, the volume and mix of earning assets
and interest-bearing liabilities, and the amount of earning assets funded by
non-interest bearing deposits.
For
purposes of this discussion, interest income and the average yield earned on
loans and investment securities are adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis as
detailed in the table that appears on page 16. This adjustment to interest
income is made for analysis purposes only. Interest income is increased by
the
amount of savings of Federal income taxes, which QNB realizes by investing
in
certain tax-exempt state and municipal securities and by making loans to certain
tax-exempt organizations. In this way, the ultimate economic impact of earnings
from various assets can be more easily compared.
The
net
interest rate spread is the difference between average rates received on earning
assets and average rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities, while the net
interest rate margin includes interest-free sources of funds.
Net
interest income decreased 2.4 percent, to $3,986,000, for the quarter ended
March 31, 2006 as compared to $4,085,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2005.
On a tax-equivalent basis, net interest income decreased by 1.9 percent, from
$4,451,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 to $4,366,000 for the
same
period ended March 31, 2006. The decline in net interest income was primarily
a
result of a slightly lower net interest margin. When
comparing the first quarters of 2006 and 2005, the net interest margin declined
by 4 basis points. The net interest margin decreased to 3.26 percent for the
first quarter of 2006 from 3.30 percent for the first quarter of
2005.
Form
10-Q
Page
18
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
NET INTEREST INCOME (Continued)
While
average earning assets declined .5 percent, to $543,865,000 for the first
quarter of 2006, the shift in composition of the assets from investment
securities to loans provided additional interest income as loans, in general,
earn more than investment securities. When comparing the two quarters,
average
loans increased $39,901,000, or 14.9 percent, and average investment securities
decreased $41,845,000, or 15.4 percent.
For the
most part, earning assets are funded by deposits, which declined when comparing
the two quarters. Average
deposits decreased $13,667,000, or 2.9 percent, when comparing the first
quarters of 2006 and 2005. A
significant contributor to the decline in total deposits was the decision not
to
aggressively seek to retain the short-term deposits of a school district. Given
the shape of the yield curve, these short-term deposits would have only provided
a small spread and would have had a negative impact on the net interest
margin.
As
mentioned previously, the Federal Reserve Board continued to increase short-term
rates by increasing the Federal funds rate twice by 25 basis points each time
during the first quarter of 2006. Despite the significant increase in short-term
interest rates over the past year, the long period of historically low interest
rates has had an impact on the yield on earning assets and the rates paid on
interest-bearing liabilities. While the yield on earning assets on a
tax-equivalent basis has increased from 5.28 percent for the first quarter
of
2005 to 5.82 percent for the first quarter of 2006, the rate of increase was
slowed because of the fixed-rate nature of the investment and loan portfolio
as
well as the price competition for loans.
Interest
income on investment securities decreased $312,000 when comparing the two
quarters, as the decline in balances offset the increase in the yield on the
portfolio. The average yield increased from 4.61 percent for the first quarter
of 2005 to 4.90 percent for the first quarter of 2006.
The
yield
on loans increased 50 basis points to 6.49 percent when comparing the first
quarter of 2006 to the first quarter of 2005. The average prime rate when
comparing these same periods increased 199 basis points, from 5.44 percent
to
7.43 percent. While QNB was positively impacted by the increases in the prime
rate, the overall yield on the loan portfolio did not increase proportionately,
since only a portion of the loan portfolio reprices immediately with changes
in
the prime rate. Also, the benefits from an increase in the prime rate were
partially offset by the long period of historically low interest rates which
resulted in the refinancing of residential mortgage, home equity and commercial
loans into lower yielding fixed-rate loans.
While
total interest income on a tax-equivalent basis increased $682,000 when
comparing the first quarter of 2006 to the first quarter of 2005, total interest
expense increased $767,000. The increase in interest expense was a result of
an
increase in interest rates paid on both deposits and short-term borrowings.
The
rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities increased from 2.26 percent for the
first quarter of 2005 to 2.94 percent for the first quarter of 2006, with the
rate paid on interest-bearing deposits increasing from 1.86 percent to 2.58
percent during this same period. Interest expense and the rate paid on
interest-bearing demand and time deposit accounts increased the most as these
accounts were more reactive to the increase in market interest rates. Interest
expense on interest-bearing demand accounts increased $242,000, and the rate
paid increased from .87 percent to 1.85 percent when comparing the two quarters.
Interest expense on money market accounts increased by only $5,000 as the 80
basis point increase in the average rate paid was offset by lower average
balances. Average money market balances decreased $20,176,000 when comparing
the
two quarters, a direct result of not retaining the school district deposits.
The
increase in the average rate on money market accounts is primarily the result
of
the majority of the remaining balances being indexed to a percentage of the
91-day Treasury bill. This rate has increased as short-term interest rates
have
increased over the past year.
Form
10-Q
Page
19
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
NET
INTEREST INCOME (Continued)
Interest
expense on time deposits increased $400,000, while the average rate paid on
time
deposits increased from 2.78 percent to 3.48 percent when comparing the two
periods. Like fixed-rate loans and investment securities, time deposits reprice
over time and, therefore, have less of an immediate impact on costs in either
a
rising or falling rate environment. Unlike loans and investment securities,
the
maturity and repricing characteristics tend to be shorter. This feature,
combined with the strong rate competition for these deposits, has resulted
in
the increase in the yield on time deposits in 2006. Average time deposits
increased $5,799,000, or 2.8 percent, when comparing the first quarter of 2006
to the first quarter of 2005.
Interest
expense on short-term borrowings increased $101,000 both as a result of an
increase in balances and rates. The average rate paid increased from 1.61
percent for the first quarter of 2005 to 3.01 percent for the first quarter
of
2006, while average balances increased $8,661,000 to $19,300,000.
Management
expects the remainder of 2006 to be challenging with respect to net interest
income and the net interest margin. It is anticipated that the Federal Reserve
Board will increase short-term rates by at least another 25 basis points and
that the yield curve will remain flat. Other economists are predicting the
yield
curve to steepen as inflation possibly becomes an issue. The extremely
competitive environment for deposits is expected to continue, which could also
have a negative impact on the net interest margin. The ability to continue
to
successfully increase loan balances should have a positive impact on the net
interest margin and interest income, as loans tend to earn a higher yield than
investment securities.
PROVISION
FOR LOAN LOSSES
The
provision for loan losses represents management's determination of the amount
necessary to be charged to operations to bring the allowance for loan losses
to
a level that represents management’s best estimate of the known and inherent
losses in the existing loan portfolio. Actual loan losses, net of recoveries,
serve to reduce the allowance.
The
determination of an appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses is based
upon an analysis of the risk inherent in QNB's loan portfolio. Management uses
various tools to assess the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. One
tool
is a model recommended by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. This
model considers a number of relevant factors including: historical loan loss
experience, the assigned risk rating of the credit, current and projected credit
worthiness of the borrower, current value of the underlying collateral, levels
of and trends in delinquencies and non-accrual loans, trends in volume and
terms
of loans, concentrations of credit, and national and local economic trends
and
conditions. This model is supplemented with another analysis that also
incorporates QNB’s portfolio exposure to borrowers with large dollar
concentration. Other tools include ratio analysis and peer group
analysis.
QNB’s
management determined no provision for loan losses was necessary for either
of
the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 or 2005 as the results of the
analyses described above indicated an allowance for loan losses that was
adequate in relation to the estimate of known and inherent losses in the
portfolio. In addition, charge-offs and non-performing assets remain at low
levels. QNB had net charge-offs of $20,000 and $6,000 during the first quarter
of 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Non-performing
assets (non-accruing loans, loans past due 90 days or more, other real estate
owned and other repossessed assets) amounted to .002 percent and .01 percent
of
total assets at March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. These levels compare
to
.002 percent at December 31, 2005. There were no non-accrual loans at March
31,
2006, December 31, 2005 or March 31, 2005, respectively. QNB did not have any
other real estate owned as of March 31, 2006, December 31, 2005 or March 31,
2005. Repossessed assets consisting of automobiles and motorcycles were $9,000
and $4,000 at March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. There were no repossessed
assets at December 31, 2005.
Form
10-Q
Page
20
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
PROVISION
FOR LOAN LOSSES (Continued)
There
were no restructured loans as of March 31, 2006, December 31, 2005 or March
31,
2005, as defined in FASB No. 15, Accounting
by Debtors and Creditors for Troubled Debt Restructurings,
that
have not already been included in loans past due 90 days or more or non-accrual
loans.
The
allowance for loan losses was $2,506,000 and $2,526,000 at March 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005, respectively. The ratio of the allowance to total loans
was
.79 percent and .84 percent at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005,
respectively. While QNB believes that its allowance is adequate to cover losses
in the loan portfolio, there remain inherent uncertainties regarding future
economic events and their potential impact on asset quality.
A
loan is
considered impaired, based on current information and events, if it is probable
that QNB will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or
interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.
The
measurement of impaired loans is generally based on the present value of
expected future cash flows discounted at the historical effective interest
rate,
except that all collateral-dependent loans are measured for impairment based
on
the fair value of the collateral. There
were no loans considered impaired at March 31, 2006 and March 31,
2005.
Management,
in determining the allowance for loan losses, makes significant estimates.
Consideration is given to a variety of factors in establishing these estimates,
including current economic conditions, diversification of the loan portfolio,
delinquency statistics, results of loan reviews, borrowers’ perceived financial
and managerial strengths, the adequacy of underlying collateral if collateral
dependent, or the present value of future cash flows.
Since
the
allowance for loan losses is dependent, to a great extent, on conditions that
may be beyond QNB’s control, it is at least reasonably possible that
management’s estimates of the allowance for loan losses and actual results could
differ in the near term. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an
integral part of their examination process, periodically review QNB’s allowance
for losses on loans. Such agencies may require QNB to recognize additions to
the
allowance based on their judgments about information available to them at the
time of their examination.
NON-INTEREST
INCOME
QNB,
through its core banking business, generates various fees and service charges.
Total non-interest income is composed of service charges on deposit accounts,
ATM and check card income, income on bank-owned life insurance, mortgage
servicing fees, gains or losses on the sale of investment securities, gains
on
the sale of residential mortgage loans, and other miscellaneous fee income.
Total
non-interest income decreased $461,000, or 27.6 percent, to $1,208,000 for
the
quarter ended March 31, 2006 when compared to March 31, 2005. Excluding gains
on
the sale of securities and loans, non-interest income decreased $181,000, or
17.7 percent. As mentioned previously, included in non-interest income in the
first quarter of 2005 was a gain of $209,000 on the liquidation of assets
relinquished by a borrower. This item accounted for the decline in other
operating income when comparing the two periods.
ATM
and
debit card income is primarily comprised of income on debit cards and ATM
surcharge income for the use of QNB’s ATM machines by non-QNB customers. ATM and
debit card income was $184,000 for the first quarter of 2006, an increase of
$25,000, or 15.7 percent, from the amount recorded during the first quarter
of
2005. Debit card income increased $21,000, or 18.9 percent, for the three-month
period. The increase in debit card income was a result of the increased reliance
on the card as a means of paying for goods and services by both consumer and
business cardholders. In addition, an increase in pin-based transactions, as
well as the fee received from VISA, resulted in additional interchange income
of
$7,000 when comparing the two quarters. Partially offsetting these positive
variances was a reduction in ATM surcharge income of $2,000 between the two
quarters. This decrease was a result of fewer transactions by non-QNB customers
at QNB’s ATM machines.
Form
10-Q
Page
21
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
NON-INTEREST
INCOME (Continued)
Income
on
bank-owned life insurance represents the earnings on life insurance policies
of
which the Bank is the beneficiary. The earnings on these policies were $61,000
and $63,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
The insurance carriers reset the rates on these policies annually. The decline
in income is a result of a lower earnings rate resulting from the lower interest
rate environment at the last reset date.
When
QNB
sells its residential mortgages in the secondary market, it retains servicing
rights. A normal servicing fee is retained on all mortgage loans sold and
serviced. QNB
recognizes its obligation to service financial assets that are retained in
a
transfer of assets in the form of a servicing asset. The servicing asset is
amortized in proportion to, and over, the period of net servicing income or
loss. Servicing assets are assessed for impairment based on their fair value.
Mortgage servicing fees for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and
2005 were $23,000
and $24,000, respectively. There was no valuation allowance necessary for the
first quarter of 2006. Included in the first quarter of 2005 was a $5,000
positive adjustment to the valuation allowance for impairment resulting from
the
increase in interest rates and the slowdown in mortgage prepayments in 2004.
Amortization expense related to the mortgage servicing asset for the three-month
periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 was $25,000 and $29,000, respectively.
The
average balance of mortgages serviced for others was $76,219,000 for the first
quarter of 2006, compared to $78,392,000 for the first quarter of 2005, a
decrease of 2.8 percent. The timing of mortgage payments and delinquencies
also
impacts the amount of servicing fees recorded.
The
fixed
income securities portfolio represents a significant portion of QNB’s earning
assets and is also a primary tool in liquidity and asset/liability management.
QNB actively manages its fixed income portfolio in an effort to take advantage
of changes in the shape of the yield curve, changes in spread relationships
in
different sectors and for liquidity purposes, as needed. Management
will continue to look at strategies that will result in an increase in the
yield
or improvement in the structure of the investment portfolio.
For
the
three-months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, QNB
recorded net gains on investment securities of $355,000 and $613,000,
respectively. Included
in net securities gains for the three-month
period ended March 31, 2006 were gains of $157,000 from the sale of debt and
equity securities at the Bank and $198,000 of gains related to activity in
the
marketable equity securities portfolio at the Corporation. During the first
quarter of 2006, QNB entered into several liquidity transactions through the
sale of investment securities to fund the strong growth in loans. In addition,
QNB sold the remaining agency preferred securities that had been determined,
during the second quarter of 2005, to be other than temporarily impaired. A
gain
of $151,000 was recorded on the sale of these securities. The gains
recorded during the first quarter of 2005 represent $270,000 related to the
sale
of fixed income securities at the Bank and $343,000 related to sales from the
equity portfolio at the Corporation.
The
net
gain on the sale of loans was $13,000 and $35,000 for the quarters ended March
31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Residential
mortgage loans to be sold are identified at origination. The net gain on
residential mortgage sales is directly related to the volume of mortgages sold
and the timing of the sales relative to the interest rate environment. The
net
gain on the sale of residential mortgage loans has declined as a result of
the
increase in interest rates over the past year. The increase in interest rates
has reduced both the volume of origination and sales activity and the amount
of
gains recorded at the time of sale. Included in the gains on the sale of
residential mortgages in these periods were $7,000 and $14,000, respectively
related to the recognition of mortgage servicing assets.
Proceeds
from the sale of residential mortgages were $940,000 and $1,905,000 for the
first quarter of 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Form
10-Q
Page
22
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
NON-INTEREST INCOME (Continued)
Financial
service organizations, including QNB, are challenged to demonstrate that they
can generate an increased contribution to revenue from non-interest sources.
QNB
will continue to analyze other opportunities and products that could enhance
its
fee-based businesses.
NON-INTEREST
EXPENSE
Non-interest
expense is comprised of costs related to salaries and employee benefits, net
occupancy, furniture and equipment, marketing, third party services and various
other operating expenses. Total non-interest expense for both quarters ended
March 31, 2006 and 2005 was $3,236,000.
Salaries
and benefits is the largest component of non-interest expense. Salaries and
benefits expense decreased $32,000, or 1.7 percent, to $1,805,000 for the
quarter ended March 31, 2006 compared to the same quarter in 2005. Salary
expense decreased $41,000, or 2.8 percent, during the period to $1,426,000
while
benefits expense increased $9,000, or 2.4 percent, to $379,000. Included in
salary expense for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was an accrual of
$40,000 related to the incentive compensation plan.
There
has been no accrual for 2006. Included in salary expense for the first quarter
of 2006 was $27,000 in stock option expense associated with the adoption of
FASB
123r. Excluding
both the impact of the accrual for the incentive compensation plan and the
stock
option expense, salary expense decreased 2.0 percent when comparing the
three-month periods. Merit and promotional increases were offset by a decrease
in the number of employees. The number of full time-equivalent employees
decreased by seven when comparing the first quarter of 2006 and
2005.
Furniture
and equipment expense decreased $51,000, to $231,000, when comparing the two
quarters. Decreases in depreciation and amortization expense were the primary
contributors to the decrease in furniture and equipment expense. Items
associated with the bank’s core computer system acquired in 2000 became fully
depreciated in 2005. Some hardware associated with the system will be replaced
during the second quarter of 2006.
Marketing
expense increased $3,000, to $153,000, for the quarter ended March 31, 2006.
Advertising expense increased $18,000 when comparing the two quarters as QNB
increased its use of billboards and television for product advertising.
Donations decreased $30,000 when comparing the three-month periods, as the
first
quarter of 2005 included several one-time contributions for special projects.
QNB contributes to not-for-profit organizations, clubs and community events
in
the local communities it serves.
Third
party services are comprised of professional services including legal,
accounting and auditing and consulting services as well as fees paid to outside
vendors for support services of day-to-day operations. These support services
include correspondent banking services, statement printing and mailing,
investment security safekeeping and supply management services. Third party
services expense was $169,000 for the first quarter of 2006 compared to $141,000
for the first quarter of 2005. The increase in expense is primarily related
to
the use of consultants for special projects and increases in legal and internal
and external auditing fees.
Form
10-Q
Page
23
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE (Continued)
Telephone,
postage and supplies expense increased $17,000 to $140,000 for the quarter
ended
March 31, 2006. Postage expense increased $7,000 as a result of an increase
in
both the volume of mailings as well as the cost per mailing as the U.S. Postal
service raised rates effective January 2006. Supplies expense increased $14,000
when comparing the two quarters. Contributing to this increase were costs for
ATM cards and costs related to supplies for the new lending center scheduled
to
open during the second quarter of 2006.
State
tax
expense represents the payment of the Pennsylvania Shares Tax, which is based
on
the equity of the Bank, Pennsylvania sales and use tax and the Pennsylvania
capital stock tax. State tax expense was $113,000 for the first quarter of
2006,
an increase of $10,000 compared to the same period in 2005. This increase was
a
result of a higher Shares Tax resulting from an increase in the Bank’s
equity.
INCOME
TAXES
QNB
utilizes an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting
of income taxes. As of March 31, 2006, QNB's net deferred tax asset was
$1,917,000. The primary components of deferred taxes were a deferred tax asset
of $770,000 relating to the allowance for loan losses and a deferred tax asset
of $1,243,000 resulting from the FASB No.115 adjustment for available-for-sale
investment securities. As of March 31, 2005, QNB's net deferred tax asset was
$1,119,000. A deferred tax asset of $715,000 related to the allowance for loan
losses and a deferred tax asset of $560,000 resulting from the FASB No. 115
adjustment for available-for-sale investment securities.
The
realizability of deferred tax assets is dependent upon a variety of factors
including the generation of future taxable income, the existence of taxes paid
and recoverable, the reversal of deferred tax liabilities and tax planning
strategies. A valuation allowance of $209,000 was established as of December
31,
2005 to offset a portion of the tax benefits associated with certain impaired
securities that management believed may not be realizable. Approximately
$138,000 of this valuation allowance was reversed during the first quarter
of
2006 as a result of the ability to realize tax benefits associated with certain
impaired securities. Management believes it is more likely than not that QNB
will realize the benefits of these remaining deferred tax assets. The net
deferred tax asset is included in other assets on the consolidated balance
sheet.
Applicable
income taxes and effective tax rates were $280,000, or 14.3 percent, for the
three-month period ended March 31, 2006 and $599,000, or 23.8 percent, for
the
same period in 2005. The lower effective tax rate in the first quarter of 2006
is primarily a result of the reversal of a portion of the tax valuation
allowance discussed above. Excluding the reversal of the tax valuation
allowance, the effective tax rate would have been 21.3 percent for the
three-month period ended March 31, 2006. A higher proportion of tax free income
to pretax income in the first quarter of 2006 as compared to the first quarter
of 2005 also contributed to the lower effective tax rate.
Form
10-Q
Page
24
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
FINANCIAL
CONDITION ANALYSIS
The
balance sheet analysis compares average balance sheet data for the three months
ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, as well as the period ended balances as of March
31, 2006 and December 31, 2005.
QNB’s
primary functions and responsibilities are to accept deposits and to make loans
to meet the credit needs of the communities it serves. Loans are the most
significant component of earning assets and growth in loans to small businesses
and residents of these communities has been a primary focus of QNB. Once again,
QNB has been successful in achieving strong growth in total loans, while at
the
same time maintaining excellent asset quality.
Average
earning assets for the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 decreased
$2,968,000, or .5 percent, to $543,865,000 from $546,833,000 for the three
months ended March 31, 2005. Average loans increased $39,901,000, or 14.9
percent, while average investments decreased $41,845,000, or 15.4 percent.
Average Federal funds sold decreased $773,000 when comparing these same periods.
The growth in average loans during the past year was funded primarily through
the reduction of the investment portfolio.
Total
loans have increased 17.2 percent between March 31, 2006 and March 31, 2005
and
5.0 percent since December 31, 2005. This loan growth was achieved despite
the
extremely competitive environment for both commercial and consumer loans.
Continued loan growth remains one of the primary goals of QNB in
2006.
Average
total commercial loans and average indirect lease financing loans increased
$26,144,000 and $7,239,000, respectively, when comparing the first three months
of 2006 to the first three months of 2005, while average home equity loans
and
residential mortgage loans increased $4,474,000 and $2,299,000, respectively.
During this same time frame, average consumer loans decreased $255,000. Most
of
the growth in average commercial loans is in loans secured by real estate,
either commercial or residential properties, which increased $12,702,000. Of
this increase $10,347,000, or 81.5 percent, are adjustable rate loans. These
loans could have a fixed rate for a period of time, such as three or five years,
before the rate adjusts. Most of the growth in the commercial and industrial
category represents loans with fixed interest rates. Given the significant
increase in the prime rate over the past year and a half and the possibility
of
further rate increases combined with the flat shape of the yield curve,
customers are requesting to lock in a fixed rate versus a rate floating with
prime. Also contributing to the growth in total commercial loans was an increase
in tax-exempt loans. QNB continues to be successful in competing to loans for
schools and municipalities. Average tax-exempt loans increased $5,843,000 when
comparing the two quarters.
The
7.5
percent increase in average home equity loans reflects their continued
popularity with consumers, especially those refinancing existing residential
mortgage loans, because they have lower origination costs than residential
mortgage loans. When comparing average balances, most of the growth in home
equity loans in the past year has been in the fixed-rate home equity term loan.
This product became more attractive to consumers as the prime rate rose during
2005 and led many to refinance their floating-rate lines into fixed-rate home
equity loans.
Total
average deposits decreased $13,667,000, or 2.9 percent, to $453,400,000 for
the
first quarter of 2006 compared to the first quarter of 2005. Money market
account balances decreased $20,176,000 on average. The decrease in money market
balances reflects the decision not to aggressively seek to retain the short-term
deposits of a school district by paying high short-term rates. With the flat
yield curve, these funds would not have added significant incremental net
interest income and would have further eroded the net interest margin. The
decline in money market accounts was partially offset by growth in average
interest-bearing demand and time deposits, which increased $4,873,000 and
$5,799,000, respectively, when comparing the two quarters.
Form
10-Q
Page
25
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
FINANCIAL
CONDITION ANALYSIS (Continued)
Increasing
time deposit balances continues to be a challenge because of the extreme rate
competition for such deposits, particularly with maturities between eight months
through two years. Matching or beating competitors’ rates could have a negative
impact on the net interest margin.
Average
savings accounts decreased $5,242,000, or 9.4 percent. The decline in savings
deposits can be attributed to consumers starting to move these funds into higher
yielding money market accounts and time deposits, as well as to the equity
markets.
QNB
used
short-term borrowings including overnight borrowings and repurchase agreements
to help fund the loan growth and decline in deposits. Total average short-term
borrowings increased $8,661,000 when comparing the two quarters with repurchase
agreements, a sweep product for commercial accounts, increasing
$5,957,000.
Total
assets at March 31, 2005 were $579,191,000, compared with $582,205,000 at
December 31, 2005, a decrease of .5 percent. The composition of the asset side
of the balance sheet shifted from year-end with total loans and Federal funds
sold increasing $15,057,000 and $7,434,000, respectively, between December
31,
2005 and March 31, 2006. In contrast, total investment securities declined
by
$24,746,000 between these dates. On the liability side, total deposits increased
by $1,410,000 or .3 percent, since year-end. The composition of the deposits
changed slightly as declines in non-interest bearing and interest-bearing demand
accounts and time deposits was offset by growth in money market accounts.
Treasury Select Money Market balances increased $12,375,000 between December
31,
2005 and March 31, 2006. This account is a variable-rate product indexed to
a
percentage of the 91-day Treasury bill. With the increase in short-term interest
rates this product offers an attractive rate relative to savings and interest
checking products.
Short-term
borrowings decreased $4,903,000 between December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006,
as
repurchase agreement balances declined and QNB paid off its overnight
borrowings.
At
March
31, 2005, the fair value of investment securities available-for-sale was
$208,531,000, or $3,654,000 below the amortized cost of $212,185,000. This
compares to a fair value of $233,275,000, or $1,912,000 below the amortized
cost
of $235,187,000, at December 31, 2005. An unrealized holding loss, net of taxes,
of $2,412,000 was recorded as a decrease to shareholders’ equity at March 31,
2006, while an unrealized holding loss of $1,262,000 was recorded as a decrease
to shareholders' equity at December 31, 2005. The increase in interest rates
since December 31, 2005 has contributed to the further decline in the market
value of the investment portfolio.
The
available-for-sale portfolio had a weighted average maturity of approximately
4
years, 6 months at March 31, 2006 and 4 years, 5 months at December 31, 2005.
The weighted average tax-equivalent yield was 4.95 percent and 4.87 percent
at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005. The weighted average maturity is based
on the stated contractual maturity or likely call date of all securities except
for mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs),
which are based on estimated average life. The maturity of the portfolio could
be shorter if interest rates would decline and prepayments on mortgage-backed
securities and CMOs increased or if more securities are called. However, the
estimated average life could be longer if rates were to increase and principal
payments on mortgage-backed securities and CMOs would slow or bonds anticipated
to be called are not called. The interest rate sensitivity analysis reflects
the
repricing term of the securities portfolio based upon estimated call dates
and
anticipated cash flows assuming an unchanged as well as a shocked interest
rate
environment.
Form
10-Q
Page
26
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
FINANCIAL
CONDITION ANALYSIS (Continued)
Investment
securities held-to-maturity are reported at amortized cost. The held-to-maturity
portfolio is comprised solely of tax-exempt municipal securities. As of March
31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, QNB had securities classified as
held-to-maturity with an amortized cost of $5,895,000 and $5,897,000 and a
market value of $6,044,000 and $6,082,000, respectively. The held-to-maturity
portfolio had a weighted average maturity of approximately 4 years, 1 month
at
March 31, 2006 and 3 years, 10 months at December 31, 2005. The weighted average
tax-equivalent yield was 6.80 percent at March 31, 2006 and 6.78 percent at
December 31, 2005.
LIQUIDITY
Liquidity
represents an institution’s ability to generate cash or otherwise obtain funds
at reasonable rates to satisfy commitments to borrowers and demands of
depositors. QNB manages its mix of cash, Federal funds sold, investment
securities and loans in order to match the volatility, seasonality, interest
sensitivity and growth trends of its deposit funds. Liquidity is provided from
asset sources through maturities and repayments of loans and investment
securities, net interest income and fee income. The portfolio of investment
securities available-for-sale and QNB's policy of selling certain residential
mortgage originations in the secondary market also provide sources of liquidity.
Additional sources of liquidity are provided by the Bank’s membership in the
Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLB) and a $10,000,000 unsecured Federal
funds line granted by a correspondent bank. The
Bank
has a maximum borrowing capacity with the FHLB of approximately $242,204,000.
At
March 31, 2006, QNB’s outstanding borrowings under the FHLB credit facilities
totaled $55,000,000.
Cash
and
due from banks, Federal funds sold, available-for-sale securities and loans
held-for-sale totaled $234,852,000 and $254,216,000 at March 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005, respectively. These sources should be adequate to meet normal
fluctuations in loan demand and or deposit withdrawals. During
the first quarter of 2006, QNB used both its Federal funds line and overnight
borrowings with the FHLB to help temporarily fund deposit withdrawals and loan
growth. QNB entered into several investment sales transactions during the first
quarter of 2006 for the purpose of providing liquidity. Average total overnight
borrowings were $3,222,000 for the first quarter of 2006. This level compared
to
$425,000 for the same period in 2005. At March 31, 2006, QNB had no overnight
borrowings with either the FHLB or its correspondent.
Approximately
$69,933,000 and $68,917,000 of available-for-sale securities at March 31, 2006
and December 31, 2005, respectively, were pledged as collateral for repurchase
agreements and deposits of public funds. In addition, under terms of its
agreement with the FHLB, QNB maintains otherwise unencumbered qualifying assets
(principally 1-4 family residential mortgage loans and U.S. Government and
agency notes, bonds, and mortgage-backed securities) in the amount of at least
as much as its advances from the FHLB.
CAPITAL
ADEQUACY
A
strong
capital position is fundamental to support continued growth and profitability,
to serve the needs of depositors, and to yield an attractive return for
shareholders. QNB's shareholders' equity at March 31, 2006 was $46,878,000,
or
8.09 percent of total assets, compared to shareholders' equity of $46,564,000,
or 8.00 percent, at December 31, 2005. Shareholders’ equity at March 31, 2006
included a negative adjustment of $2,412,000 related to unrealized holding
losses, net of taxes, on investment securities available-for-sale, while
shareholders' equity at December 31, 2005 included a negative adjustment of
$1,262,000. Without these adjustments, shareholders' equity to total assets
would have been 8.51 percent and 8.21 percent at March 31, 2006 and December
31,
2005, respectively. The
increase in the ratio was a result of the rate of capital retention
exceeding the rate of asset growth. Total assets decreased .5
percent between December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006, while shareholders’
equity, excluding the net unrealized holding gains and losses, increased 3.1
percent.
Form
10-Q
Page
27
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
CAPITAL
ADEQUACY (Continued)
Shareholders'
equity averaged $48,409,000 for the first three months of 2006 and $46,580,000
during all of 2005, an increase of 3.9 percent. The ratio of average total
equity to average total assets increased to 8.36 percent for the first quarter
of 2006, compared to 7.98 percent for all of 2005.
QNB
is
subject to various regulatory capital requirements as issued by Federal
regulatory authorities. Regulatory capital is defined in terms of Tier I capital
(shareholders’ equity excluding unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale
securities and intangible assets), Tier II capital which includes the allowance
for loan losses and a portion of the unrealized gains on equity securities,
and
total capital (Tier I plus Tier II). Risk-based capital ratios are expressed
as
a percentage of risk-weighted assets. Risk-weighted assets are determined by
assigning various weights to all assets and off-balance sheet arrangements,
such
as letters of credit and loan commitments, based on associated risk. Regulators
have also adopted minimum Tier I leverage ratio standards, which measure the
ratio of Tier I capital to total average assets.
The
minimum regulatory capital ratios are 4.00 percent for Tier I, 8.00 percent
for
the total risk-based capital and 4.00 percent for leverage. Based on the
requirements, QNB had a Tier I capital ratio of 13.33 percent and 13.04 percent,
a total risk-based ratio of 14.05 percent and 13.77 percent and a leverage
ratio
of 8.50 percent and 8.15 percent at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005,
respectively.
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 established five
capital level designations ranging from "well capitalized" to "critically
undercapitalized." At March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, QNB met the "well
capitalized" criteria which requires minimum Tier I and total risk-based capital
ratios of 6.00 percent and 10.00 percent, respectively, and a leverage ratio
of
5.00 percent.
INTEREST
RATE SENSITIVITY
Since
the
assets and liabilities of QNB have diverse repricing characteristics that
influence net interest income, management analyzes interest sensitivity through
the use of gap analysis and simulation models. Interest rate sensitivity
management seeks to minimize the effect of interest rate changes on net interest
margins and interest rate spreads and to provide growth in net interest income
through periods of changing interest rates. The Asset/Liability Management
Committee (ALCO) is responsible for managing interest rate risk and for
evaluating the impact of changing interest rate conditions on net interest
income.
Gap
analysis measures the difference between volumes of rate-sensitive assets and
liabilities and quantifies these repricing differences for various time
intervals. Static gap analysis describes interest rate sensitivity at a point
in
time. However, it alone does not accurately measure the magnitude of changes
in
net interest income because changes in interest rates do not impact all
categories of assets and liabilities equally or simultaneously. Interest rate
sensitivity analysis also involves assumptions on certain categories of assets
and deposits. For purposes of interest rate sensitivity analysis, assets and
liabilities are stated at their contractual maturity, estimated likely call
date, or earliest repricing opportunity. Mortgage-backed securities, CMOs and
amortizing loans are scheduled based on their anticipated cash flow. Savings
accounts, including passbook, statement savings, money market, and
interest-bearing demand accounts, do not have stated maturities or repricing
terms and can be withdrawn or repriced at any time. This may impact QNB’s margin
if more expensive alternative sources of deposits are required to fund loans
or
deposit runoff. Management projects the repricing characteristics of these
accounts based on historical performance and assumptions that it believes
reflect their rate sensitivity. The Treasury Select Indexed Money Market account
reprices monthly, based on a percentage of the average of the 91-day Treasury
bill.
Form
10-Q
Page
28
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
A
positive gap results when the amount of interest rate sensitive assets exceeds
interest rate sensitive liabilities. A negative gap results when the amount
of
interest rate sensitive liabilities exceeds interest rate sensitive
assets.
QNB
primarily focuses on the management of the one-year interest rate sensitivity
gap. At March 31, 2006, interest-earning assets scheduled to mature or likely
to
be called, repriced or repaid in one year were $181,163,000. Interest-sensitive
liabilities scheduled to mature or reprice within one year were $263,706,000.
The one-year cumulative gap, which reflects QNB’s interest sensitivity over a
period of time, was a negative $82,543,000 at March 31, 2006. The cumulative
one-year gap equals -14.9 percent of total rate sensitive assets. This compares
to a negative gap position of $39,123,000, or -7.04 percent, of total rate
sensitive assets, at December 31, 2005. The increase in the negative gap
position in the one-year time frame is a result of the increase in the amount
of
time deposits maturing or repricing in less than one year. At March 31, 2006
$137,006,000, or 66.0 percent, of total time deposits was scheduled to reprice
or mature in the next twelve months. This compares to $95,840,000, or 45.4
percent, of total time deposits at December 31, 2005. In addition, balances
in
the Treasury Select Money Market account increased by $12,375,000 during the
first quarter. Both of these events reflect consumers desire to invest in
shorter term investments whose rate could increase if market rates continue
to
increase.
QNB
also
uses a simulation model to assess the impact of changes in interest rates on
net
interest income. The model reflects management’s assumptions related to asset
yields and rates paid on liabilities, deposit sensitivity, and the size,
composition and maturity or repricing characteristics of the balance sheet.
The
assumptions are based on what management believes, at that time, to be the
most
likely interest rate environment. Management also evaluates the impact of higher
and lower interest rates by simulating the impact on net interest income of
changing rates. While management performs rate shocks of 100, 200 and 300 basis
points, it believes, given the level of interest rates at March 31, 2006, it
is
unlikely that interest rates would decline by 300 basis points. The simulation
results can be found in the chart on page 30.
The
decline in net interest income in a rising rate environment is consistent with
the gap analysis and reflects the fixed-rate nature of the investment and loan
portfolio and the increased expense associated with higher cost funding sources.
The decline in net interest income, if rates decline, reflects the interest
rate
floors on interest-bearing transaction accounts, regular money market accounts
and savings accounts. Interest rates on these products do not have the ability
to decline to the degree that rates on earning assets can. These results are
inconsistent with the gap analysis and identify some of the weaknesses of gap
analysis which does not take into consideration the magnitude of the rate change
on different instruments or the timing of the rate change.
Actual
results may differ from simulated results due to various factors including
time,
magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes, the relationship or spread
between various rates, loan pricing and deposit sensitivity, and asset/liability
strategies.
Management
believes the assumptions utilized in evaluating the vulnerability of QNB’s net
interest income to changes in interest rates approximate actual experience.
However, the interest rate sensitivity of QNB’s assets and liabilities as well
as the estimated effect of changes in interest rates on net interest income
could vary substantially
if different assumptions are used or actual experience differs from the
experience on which the assumptions were based.
Form
10-Q
Page
29
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
The
nature of QNB’s current operation is such that it is not subject to foreign
currency exchange or commodity price risk. Additionally, neither the Corporation
nor the Bank owns trading assets. At March 31, 2006, QNB did not have any
hedging transactions in place such as interest rate swaps, caps or floors.
The
table
below summarizes estimated changes in net interest income over a twelve-month
period, under alternative interest rate scenarios.
Change
in Interest Rates
|
Net
Interest Income
|
Dollar
Change
|
Percent
Change
|
|||||||
+300
Basis Points
|
$
|
14,288
|
$
|
(1,498
|
)
|
(9.49
|
)%
|
|||
+200
Basis Points
|
14,811
|
(975
|
)
|
(6.18
|
)
|
|||||
+100
Basis Points
|
15,567
|
(219
|
)
|
(1.39
|
)
|
|||||
FLAT
RATE
|
15,786
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
-100
Basis Points
|
15,683
|
(103
|
)
|
(.65
|
)
|
|||||
-200
Basis Points
|
14,821
|
(965
|
)
|
(6.11
|
)
|
Form
10-Q
Page
30
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK.
The
information required herein is set forth in Item 2, above.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
We
maintain a system of controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable
assurance as to the reliability of the consolidated financial statements and
other disclosures included in this report, as well as to safeguard assets from
unauthorized use or disposition. We evaluated the effectiveness of the design
and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures under the supervision
and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls
and
procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
No
changes were made to our internal controls over financial reporting or other
factors that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially
affect, these controls during the prior fiscal quarter covered by this
report.
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QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
MARCH
31, 2006
Item
1.
|
Legal
Proceedings
|
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None.
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Item
1A.
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Risk Factors |
There
were no material changes to the Risk Factors described in Item
1A in QNB’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31,
2005.
|
|
Item
2.
|
Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
|
|
None.
|
Item
3.
|
Default
Upon Senior Securities
|
|
None.
|
Item
4.
|
Submission
of Matters to Vote of Security Holders
|
|
None.
|
Item
5.
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Other
Information
|
|
None.
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Item
6.
|
Exhibits
|
Exhibit
3(i)
|
Articles
of Incorporation of Registrant, as amended. (Incorporated by
reference to
Exhibit 3(i) of Registrants Form DEF 14-A filed with the Commission
on
April 15, 2005).
|
|
Exhibit
3(ii)
|
Bylaws
of Registrant, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3(ii) of
Registrants Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 23,
2006).
|
|
Exhibit
11
|
Statement
Re: Computation of Earnings Per Share. (Included in Part I, Item
I,
hereof.)
|
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Exhibit
31.1
|
Section
302 Certification of President and CEO
|
|
Exhibit
31.2
|
Section
302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
|
|
Exhibit
32.1
|
Section
906 Certification of President and CEO
|
|
Exhibit
32.2
|
Section
906 Certification of Chief Financial
Officer
|
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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.
QNB Corp. | ||
|
|
|
Date: May 10, 2006 | By: | /s/ Thomas J. Bisko |
Thomas J. Bisko |
||
President/CEO |
|
||
Date: May 10, 2006 | By: | /s/ Bret H. Krevolin |
Bret H. Krevolin |
||
Chief Financial Officer |
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