QNB CORP - Quarter Report: 2008 June (Form 10-Q)
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
ý
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
|
For
the
quarterly period ended June
30,
2008
OR
¨
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
|
For
the
transition period from __________________________ to __________________________
Commission
file number 0-17706
QNB
Corp.
(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)
|
(Zip
Code)
|
Registrant's
Telephone Number, Including Area Code (215)538-5600
Not
Applicable
Former
Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last
Report.
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, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
See
definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer o
|
Accelerated
filer þ
|
Non-accelerated
filer o
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Smaller
Reporting Company o
|
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the
Exchange Act).
Yes
oNo
þ
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class
|
Outstanding
at August 1, 2008
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|
Common
Stock, par value $.625
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3,136,423
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QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
FORM
10-Q
QUARTER
ENDED JUNE 30, 2008
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
Balance Sheets at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007
|
1
|
||
Consolidated
Statements of Income for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30,
2008 and
2007
|
2
|
||
Consolidated
Statement of Shareholders’ Equity for the Six Months Ended June 30,
2008
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3
|
||
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and
2007
|
4
|
||
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
5
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||
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ITEM
2.
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MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
|
15
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ITEM
3.
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
|
43
|
|
ITEM
4.
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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43
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
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ITEM
1.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
|
44
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ITEM
1A.
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RISK
FACTORS
|
44
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|
ITEM
2.
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UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
|
44
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ITEM
3.
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DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
|
44
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|
ITEM
4.
|
SUBMISSIONS
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
|
44
|
|
ITEM
5.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
|
44
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|
ITEM
6.
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EXHIBITS
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45
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SIGNATURES
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CERTIFICATIONS
|
QNB
Corp. and Subsidiary
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(in
thousands, except share data)
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
|||||||
June
30,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Assets
|
|||||||
Cash
and due from banks
|
$
|
18,169
|
$
|
14,322
|
|||
Federal
funds sold
|
3,934
|
-
|
|||||
Total
cash and cash equivalents
|
22,103
|
14,322
|
|||||
Investment
securities
|
|||||||
Available-for-sale
(amortized cost $204,454 and $189,273)
|
203,102
|
191,552
|
|||||
Held-to-maturity
(fair value $4,069 and $4,122)
|
3,979
|
3,981
|
|||||
Non-marketable
equity securities
|
1,156
|
954
|
|||||
Loans
held-for-sale.
|
274
|
688
|
|||||
Total
loans, net of unearned costs
|
387,205
|
381,016
|
|||||
Allowance
for loan losses
|
(3,473
|
)
|
(3,279
|
)
|
|||
Net
loans
|
383,732
|
377,737
|
|||||
Bank-owned
life insurance
|
8,602
|
8,651
|
|||||
Premises
and equipment, net
|
6,654
|
6,728
|
|||||
Accrued
interest receivable
|
2,656
|
2,742
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
4,222
|
2,458
|
|||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
636,480
|
$
|
609,813
|
|||
Liabilities
|
|||||||
Deposits
|
|||||||
Demand,
non-interest bearing
|
$
|
56,464
|
$
|
50,043
|
|||
Interest-bearing
demand
|
97,470
|
97,290
|
|||||
Money
market
|
46,457
|
49,666
|
|||||
Savings
|
45,547
|
42,075
|
|||||
Time
|
200,547
|
190,461
|
|||||
Time
of $100,000 or more
|
74,131
|
64,589
|
|||||
Total
deposits
|
520,616
|
494,124
|
|||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
23,083
|
33,990
|
|||||
Long-term
debt
|
35,000
|
25,000
|
|||||
Accrued
interest payable
|
2,833
|
2,344
|
|||||
Other
liabilities
|
2,639
|
1,104
|
|||||
Total
liabilities
|
584,171
|
556,562
|
|||||
Shareholders'
Equity
|
|||||||
Common
stock, par value $.625 per share; authorized 10,000,000 shares;
3,243,109
and 3,241,390 shares issued; 3,136,423 and 3,134,704 shares
outstanding
|
2,027
|
2,026
|
|||||
Surplus
|
9,994
|
9,933
|
|||||
Retained
earnings
|
42,674
|
41,282
|
|||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive (loss) income, net
|
(892
|
)
|
1,504
|
||||
Treasury
stock, at cost; 106,686 shares
|
(1,494
|
)
|
(1,494
|
)
|
|||
Total
shareholders' equity
|
52,309
|
53,251
|
|||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
$
|
636,480
|
$
|
609,813
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial
statements.
-
1
-
QNB
Corp. and Subsidiary
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except share data)
|
|||||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||
Three Months
|
Six Months
|
||||||||||||
Ended June 30,
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Interest
Income
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
and fees on loans
|
$
|
6,221
|
$
|
6,200
|
$
|
12,394
|
$
|
11,983
|
|||||
Interest
and dividends on investment securities:
|
|||||||||||||
Taxable
|
2,105
|
2,046
|
4,200
|
4,266
|
|||||||||
Tax-exempt
|
457
|
429
|
919
|
865
|
|||||||||
Interest
on Federal funds sold
|
40
|
76
|
82
|
117
|
|||||||||
Interest
on interest-bearing balances and other interest income
|
15
|
59
|
33
|
119
|
|||||||||
Total
interest income
|
8,838
|
8,810
|
17,628
|
17,350
|
|||||||||
Interest
Expense
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
on deposits
|
|||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
demand
|
201
|
603
|
508
|
1,095
|
|||||||||
Money
market
|
204
|
407
|
495
|
791
|
|||||||||
Savings
|
43
|
46
|
85
|
90
|
|||||||||
Time
|
2,081
|
2,058
|
4,291
|
3,975
|
|||||||||
Time
of $100,000 or more
|
780
|
707
|
1,572
|
1,366
|
|||||||||
Interest
on short-term borrowings
|
95
|
164
|
266
|
390
|
|||||||||
Interest
on long-term debt
|
378
|
373
|
741
|
1,092
|
|||||||||
Total
interest expense
|
3,782
|
4,358
|
7,958
|
8,799
|
|||||||||
Net
interest income
|
5,056
|
4,452
|
9,670
|
8,551
|
|||||||||
Provision
for loan losses
|
200
|
150
|
425
|
225
|
|||||||||
Net
interest income after provision for loan losses
|
4,856
|
4,302
|
9,245
|
8,326
|
|||||||||
Non-Interest
Income
|
|||||||||||||
Fees
for services to customers
|
428
|
467
|
873
|
891
|
|||||||||
ATM
and debit card income
|
242
|
218
|
461
|
407
|
|||||||||
Income
on bank-owned life insurance
|
64
|
67
|
170
|
131
|
|||||||||
Mortgage
servicing fees
|
21
|
25
|
41
|
50
|
|||||||||
Net
gain on sale of loans
|
40
|
7
|
72
|
28
|
|||||||||
Net
(loss) gain on investment securities available-for-sale
|
(118
|
)
|
29
|
104
|
(2,469
|
)
|
|||||||
Other
operating income
|
152
|
123
|
492
|
230
|
|||||||||
Total
non-interest income
|
829
|
936
|
2,213
|
(732
|
)
|
||||||||
Non-Interest
Expense
|
|||||||||||||
Salaries
and employee benefits
|
1,955
|
1,870
|
3,926
|
3,728
|
|||||||||
Net
occupancy expense
|
333
|
289
|
673
|
600
|
|||||||||
Furniture
and equipment expense
|
286
|
262
|
575
|
517
|
|||||||||
Marketing
expense
|
172
|
167
|
325
|
323
|
|||||||||
Third
party services
|
205
|
205
|
393
|
366
|
|||||||||
Telephone,
postage and supplies expense
|
143
|
140
|
304
|
266
|
|||||||||
State
taxes
|
130
|
122
|
260
|
245
|
|||||||||
Loss
on prepayment of Federal Home Loan Bank advances
|
-
|
740
|
-
|
740
|
|||||||||
Other
expense
|
359
|
357
|
670
|
689
|
|||||||||
Total
non-interest expense
|
3,583
|
4,152
|
7,126
|
7,474
|
|||||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
2,102
|
1,086
|
4,332
|
120
|
|||||||||
Provision
(benefit) for income taxes
|
496
|
161
|
1,016
|
(352
|
)
|
||||||||
Net
Income
|
$
|
1,606
|
$
|
925
|
$
|
3,316
|
$
|
472
|
|||||
Earnings
Per Share - Basic
|
$
|
.51
|
$
|
.30
|
$
|
1.06
|
$
|
.15
|
|||||
Earnings
Per Share - Diluted
|
$
|
.51
|
$
|
.29
|
$
|
1.05
|
$
|
.15
|
|||||
Cash
Dividends Per Share
|
$
|
.23
|
$
|
.22
|
$
|
.46
|
$
|
.44
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial
statements.
-
2
-
QNB
Corp. and Subsidiary
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accumulated
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Number
|
Comprehensive
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except share data)
|
of Shares
|
Comprehensive
|
Income
|
Common
|
Retained
|
Treasury
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
Outstanding
|
Income
|
(Loss)
|
Stock
|
Surplus
|
Earnings
|
Stock
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
3,134,704
|
$
|
1,504
|
$
|
2,026
|
$
|
9,933
|
$
|
41,282
|
$
|
(1,494
|
)
|
$
|
53,251
|
|||||||||||
Net
income
|
—
|
$
|
3,316
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
3,316
|
—
|
3,316
|
||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive loss, net of taxes
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized
holding losses on investment securities available-for-sale
|
—
|
(2,327
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassification
adjustment for gains included in net income
|
—
|
(69
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive loss
|
—
|
(2,396
|
)
|
(2,396
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(2,396
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income
|
—
|
$
|
920
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash
dividends declared ($.46 per share)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(1,443
|
)
|
—
|
(1,443
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Stock
issue - Employee stock purchase plan
|
1,719
|
—
|
1
|
31
|
—
|
—
|
32
|
||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
30
|
—
|
—
|
30
|
||||||||||||||||||
Cumulative
effect of adoption of new accounting principle - accounting for
deferred
compensation aspects of split dollar life insurance arrangements
(EITF
06-4)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(481
|
)
|
—
|
(481
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance,
June 30, 2008
|
3,136,423
|
$
|
(892
|
)
|
$
|
2,027
|
$
|
9,994
|
$
|
42,674
|
$
|
(1,494
|
)
|
$
|
52,309
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial
statements.
-
3
-
QNB
Corp. and Subsidiary
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
|||||||
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||
Operating
Activities
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
3,316
|
$
|
472
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
414
|
364
|
|||||
Provision
for loan losses
|
425
|
225
|
|||||
Securities
(gains) losses, net
|
(104
|
)
|
2,469
|
||||
Gain
on sale of equity investment
|
(175
|
)
|
- | ||||
Net
(gain) loss on sale of repossessed assets
|
(40
|
)
|
13
|
||||
Net
gain on sale of loans
|
(72
|
)
|
(28
|
)
|
|||
Loss
on disposal of premises and equipment
|
3
|
1
|
|||||
Proceeds
from sales of residential mortgages
|
7,048
|
2,253
|
|||||
Originations
of residential mortgages held-for-sale
|
(6,615
|
)
|
(2,101
|
)
|
|||
Income
on bank-owned life insurance
|
(170
|
)
|
(131
|
)
|
|||
Life
insurance premiums
|
(5
|
)
|
(5
|
)
|
|||
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
30
|
57
|
|||||
Deferred
income tax (benefit) provision
|
(82
|
)
|
(63
|
)
|
|||
Net
increase (decrease) in income taxes payable
|
123
|
(728
|
)
|
||||
Net
decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable
|
86
|
(186
|
)
|
||||
Amortization
of mortgage servicing rights and identifiable intangible
assets
|
46
|
63
|
|||||
Net
amortization of premiums and discounts on investment
securities
|
(140
|
)
|
(36
|
)
|
|||
Net
increase in accrued interest payable
|
489
|
64
|
|||||
Increase
in other assets
|
(426
|
)
|
(278
|
)
|
|||
Increase
in other liabilities
|
15
|
12
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
4,166
|
2,437
|
|||||
Investing
Activities
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from maturities and calls of investment securities
|
|||||||
available-for-sale
|
21,299
|
16,423
|
|||||
held-to-maturity
|
-
|
920
|
|||||
Proceeds
from sales of investment securities available-for-sale
|
3,752
|
102,007
|
|||||
Purchase
of investment securities available-for-sale
|
(38,985
|
)
|
(84,864
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from sale of equity investment
|
175
|
-
|
|||||
Proceeds
from sales of non-marketable equity securities
|
332
|
2,154
|
|||||
Purchase
of non-marketable equity securities
|
(534
|
)
|
(76
|
)
|
|||
Net
increase in loans
|
(6,677
|
)
|
(32,673
|
)
|
|||
Net
purchases of premises and equipment
|
(343
|
)
|
(347
|
)
|
|||
Redemption
of bank owned life insurance investment
|
224
|
86
|
|||||
Proceeds
from sale of repossessed assets
|
198
|
36
|
|||||
Net
cash (used) provided by investing activities
|
(20,559
|
)
|
3,666
|
||||
Financing
Activities
|
|||||||
Net
increase in non-interest bearing deposits
|
6,421
|
1,462
|
|||||
Net
increase in interest-bearing non-maturity deposits
|
443
|
9,848
|
|||||
Net
increase in time deposits
|
19,628
|
12,409
|
|||||
Repayment
of long-term debt
|
- |
(52,000
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds
from long-term debt
|
10,000
|
25,000
|
|||||
Net
decrease in short-term borrowings
|
(10,907
|
)
|
(4,232
|
)
|
|||
Cash
dividends paid
|
(1,443
|
)
|
(1,377
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
|
32
|
36
|
|||||
Net
cash provided (used) by financing activities
|
24,174
|
(8,854
|
)
|
||||
Increase
(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
7,781
|
(2,751
|
)
|
||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
14,322
|
24,103
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
22,103
|
$
|
21,352
|
|||
Supplemental
Cash Flow Disclosures
|
|||||||
Interest
paid
|
$
|
7,469
|
$
|
8,735
|
|||
Income
taxes paid
|
975
|
410
|
|||||
Non-Cash
Transactions
|
|||||||
Change
in net unrealized holding losses (gains), net of taxes, on investment
securities
|
2,396
|
207
|
|||||
Transfer
of loans to repossessed assets
|
257
|
51
|
|||||
Unsettled
trades to purchase securities
|
1,001
|
-
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated
financial
statements.
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CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2008 AND 2007, AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
1.
BASIS
OF PRESENTATION
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts
of
QNB Corp. (the Company) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, QNB Bank (the Bank).
The consolidated entity is referred to herein as “QNB”. 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 2007
Annual Report incorporated in the Form 10-K. Operating results for the three
and
six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the
results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2008.
The
unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments which,
in
the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results
of operations for the interim periods and are of a normal and recurring nature.
Certain items in the 2007 consolidated financial statements have been
reclassified to conform to the 2008 financial statement presentation format.
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.
2.
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
QNB
sponsors stock-based compensation plans, administered by a committee, under
which both qualified and non-qualified stock options may be granted periodically
to certain employees. QNB accounts for all awards granted under stock-based
compensation plans in accordance with Financial
Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 123R, Share-Based
Payment (FASB
No.
123R). Compensation cost has been measured using the fair value of an award
on
the grant date and is recognized over the service period, which is usually
the
vesting period.
Stock-based
compensation expense was approximately $17,000 and $24,000 for the three months
ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $30,000 and $57,000 for the
six
months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. As
of
June 30, 2008, there was approximately $78,000 of unrecognized compensation
cost
related to unvested share-based compensation awards granted that 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 June 30, 2008, there were
225,058 options granted, 9,994 options forfeited, 37,441 options exercised
and
177,623 options outstanding under this Plan. The 1998 Plan expired on March
10,
2008, therefore no further options can be granted under this Plan.
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CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2008 AND 2007, AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
2.
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Continued):
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 June 30, 2008, there were 43,700 options granted and outstanding
under this Plan. The 2005 Plan expires March 15, 2015.
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 six-months ended June 30:
Options
granted
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
3.00
|
%
|
4.74
|
%
|
|||
Dividend
yield
|
3.64
|
3.50
|
|||||
Volatility
|
18.46
|
15.99
|
|||||
Expected
life
|
5
yrs.
|
5
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 half of 2008 and 2007 was $2.63
and
$3.57, respectively.
Stock
option activity during the six months ended June 30, 2008 is as
follows:
Number
of
Options
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(in yrs.)
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
|
||||||||||
Outstanding
at January 1, 2008
|
203,923
|
$
|
20.56
|
3.9
|
|||||||||
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Granted
|
17,400
|
$
|
21.00
|
||||||||||
Outstanding
at June 30, 2008
|
221,323
|
$
|
20.60
|
3.5
|
$
|
485
|
|||||||
Exercisable
at June 30, 2008
|
169,123
|
$
|
19.53
|
|
3.5
|
$ |
485
|
3.
SHARE
REPURCHASE PLAN
On
January 24, 2008, QNB announced that the Board of Directors authorized the
repurchase of up to 50,000 shares of its common stock in open market or
privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase authorization does not bear
a
termination date. QNB has not repurchased any shares to date under this
authorization.
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QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2008 AND 2007, AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
4.
EARNINGS PER SHARE
The
following sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per
share:
For
the Three Months
|
For
the Six Months
|
||||||||||||
Ended
June 30,
|
Ended
June 30,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Numerator
for basic and diluted earnings per share: net income
|
$
|
1,606
|
$
|
925
|
$
|
3,316
|
$
|
472
|
|||||
Denominator
for basic earnings per share: weighted average shares
outstanding
|
3,135,214
|
3,129,159
|
3,134,959
|
3,128,880
|
|||||||||
Effect
of dilutive securities: employee stock options
|
28,595
|
42,718
|
30,465
|
44,782
|
|||||||||
Denominator
for diluted earnings per share: adjusted weighted average shares
outstanding
|
3,163,809
|
3,171,877
|
3,165,424
|
3,173,662
|
|||||||||
Earnings
per share-basic
|
$
|
0.51
|
$
|
0.30
|
$
|
1.06
|
$
|
0.15
|
|||||
Earnings
per share-diluted
|
$
|
0.51
|
$
|
0.29
|
$
|
1.05
|
$
|
0.15
|
There
were 87,100 stock options that were anti-dilutive for the three and six-month
periods ended June 30, 2008 and 69,700 stock options that were anti-dilutive
for
the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007. These stock options were
not included in the above calculation.
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QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2008 AND 2007, AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
5.
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
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 (loss)
during the periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007:
For
the Three Months
|
For
the Six Months
|
||||||||||||
Ended
June 30,
|
Ended
June 30,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Unrealized
holding losses arising during the period on securities available-for-sale
[net of tax benefit of $1,594, $748, $1,199 and $733, respectively]
|
$
|
(3,093
|
)
|
$
|
(1,452
|
)
|
$
|
(2,327
|
)
|
$
|
(1,423
|
)
|
|
Reclassification
adjustment for losses (gains) included in net income [net of (tax
benefit)
tax expense of $(40), $10, $35 and $(839), respectively]
|
78
|
(19
|
)
|
(69
|
)
|
1,630
|
|||||||
Net
change in unrealized gains during the period
|
(3,015
|
)
|
(1,471
|
)
|
(2,396
|
)
|
207
|
||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss), beginning of period
|
2,123
|
863
|
1,504
|
(815
|
)
|
||||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss, end of period
|
$
|
(892
|
)
|
$
|
(608
|
)
|
$
|
(892
|
)
|
$
|
(608
|
)
|
|
Net
income
|
$
|
1,606
|
$
|
925
|
$
|
3,316
|
$
|
472
|
|||||
Other
comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
|
|||||||||||||
Unrealized
holding (losses) gains arising during the period [net of tax benefit
(tax
expense) of $1,554, $758, $1,235 and $(106), respectively]
|
(3,015
|
)
|
(1,471
|
)
|
(2,396
|
)
|
207
|
||||||
Comprehensive
(loss) income
|
$
|
(1,409
|
)
|
$
|
(546
|
)
|
$
|
920
|
$
|
679
|
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-
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2008 AND 2007, AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
6.
FAIR
VALUE MEASUREMENTS
In
September 2006, the FASB issued FASB No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements,
to
provide consistency and comparability in determining fair value measurements
and
to provide for expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. The
definition of fair value maintains the exchange price notion in earlier
definitions of fair value but focuses on the exit price of the asset or
liability. The exit price is the price that would be received to sell the asset
or paid to transfer the liability adjusted for certain inherent risks and
restrictions. Expanded disclosures are also required about the use of fair
value
to measure assets and liabilities.
As
required by FASB No. 157, each financial asset and liability must be identified
as having been valued according to specified level of input, 1, 2 or 3.
·
|
Level
1 – Inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for
identical assets or liabilities that QNB has the ability to access
at the
measurement date.
|
·
|
Level
2 – Significant other observable inputs other than quoted prices
included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset, either directly
or
indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets
in
active markets, and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable
for the asset or liability.
|
·
|
Level
3 – Significant unobservable inputs for the asset, and include
situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the
asset or
liability.
|
In
certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different
levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value
hierarchy, within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls, has
been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the
fair
value measurement in its entirety. QNB’s assessment of the significance of a
particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires
judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset.
The
measurement of fair value should be consistent with one of the following
valuation techniques: market approach, income approach, and/or cost approach.
The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by
market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities
(including a business). For example, valuation techniques consistent with the
market approach often use market multiples derived from a set of comparables.
Multiples might lie in ranges with a different multiple for each comparable.
The
selection of where within the range the appropriate multiple falls requires
judgment, considering factors specific to the measurement (qualitative and
quantitative). Valuation techniques consistent with the market approach include
matrix pricing. Matrix pricing is a mathematical technique used principally
to
value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the
specific securities, but rather by relying on the security’s relationship to
other benchmark quoted securities.
QNB
used
the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate the fair value
of
each type of financial instrument.
Securities
available-for-sale:
The fair
value for securities available-for-sale are determined by quoted market prices
(Level 1). For securities where quoted prices are not available, fair values
are
calculated based on market prices of similar securities (Level 2). For
securities where quoted market prices of similar securities are not available,
fair values are calculated using discounted cash flows or other market
indicators (Level 3).
Loans
held-for-sale:
The fair
value of loans held-for-sale is determined using quoted market prices for a
similar asset. (Level 1).
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9
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QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2008 AND 2007, AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
6.
FAIR
VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Continued)
The
following table presents information about QNB’s assets measured at fair value
on a recurring and nonrecurring basis as of June 30, 2008 and indicates the
fair
value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by QNB to determine such
fair value:
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
|
Significant
Other
Observable
Input
(Level 2)
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
|
Balance as of
June 30, 2008
|
||||||||||
Recurring
basis:
|
|||||||||||||
Securities
available-for-sale
|
$
|
3,828
|
$
|
195,693
|
$
|
3,581
|
$
|
203,102
|
|||||
Nonrecurring
basis:
|
|||||||||||||
Loans
held-for-sale
|
274
|
-
|
-
|
274
|
The
table
below presents a reconciliation of all assets measured at fair value on a
recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the quarter
ended June 30, 2008:
Fair Value
Measurements Using
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
|
||||
Securities
available-
for-sale
|
||||
Beginning
balance, April 1, 2008
|
$
|
-
|
||
Transfers
in and/or out of Level 3
|
3,581
|
|||
Ending
balance, June 30, 2008
|
$
|
3,581
|
Certain
investment securities available-for-sale were measured using Level 3 inputs
at
June 30, 2008 because the pricing source used earlier in 2008 for these
securities was no longer available. QNB calculated the fair value of these
securities using discounted cash flow.
Loans
held-for-sale that are measured at the lower of cost or fair value, were written
down to fair value of $274,000 resulting in a valuation allowance of $1,000
at
June 30, 2008. A charge of $1,000 was included in earnings for the quarter
ended
June 30, 2008.
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10
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QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2008 AND 2007, AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
7.
LOANS
The
following table presents loans by category as of June 30, 2008 and December
31,
2007:
June
30,
2008
|
December
31,
2007
|
||||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
$
|
95,219
|
$
|
88,445
|
|||
Construction
|
27,005
|
23,959
|
|||||
Agricultural
|
-
|
25
|
|||||
Real
estate-commercial
|
128,631
|
131,392
|
|||||
Real
estate-residential
|
118,877
|
119,172
|
|||||
Consumer
|
4,424
|
4,442
|
|||||
Indirect
lease financing
|
12,903
|
13,431
|
|||||
Total
loans
|
387,059
|
380,866
|
|||||
Net
unearned costs (fees)
|
146
|
150
|
|||||
Total
loans, net
|
$
|
387,205
|
$
|
381,016
|
8.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
As
a
result of a purchase of deposits in 1997, QNB recorded a deposit premium of
$511,000. This premium was being amortized, for book purposes, over ten years
and was reviewed annually for impairment. The net deposit premium intangible
was
$0 at both June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. Amortization
expense for core deposit intangibles was $0 and $13,000 for the three-month
periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $0 and $26,000 for
the
six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
The
following table reflects the components of mortgage servicing rights as of
the
periods indicated:
Six Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||
June 30,
|
December 31,
|
||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Mortgage
servicing rights beginning balance
|
$
|
451
|
$
|
472
|
|||
Mortgage
servicing rights capitalized
|
53
|
49
|
|||||
Mortgage
servicing rights amortized
|
(46
|
)
|
(70
|
)
|
|||
Fair
market value adjustments
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Mortgage
servicing rights ending balance
|
$
|
458
|
$
|
451
|
|||
Mortgage
loans serviced for others
|
$
|
70,214
|
$
|
69,194
|
|||
Amortization
expense of intangibles
|
$ |
46
|
$ |
113
|
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11
-
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2008 AND 2007, AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
8.
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 12/31/08
|
$
|
91
|
||
For
the Year Ended 12/31/09
|
82
|
|||
For
the Year Ended 12/31/10
|
68
|
|||
For
the Year Ended 12/31/11
|
54
|
|||
For
the Year Ended 12/31/12
|
43
|
9.
OFF-BALANCE-SHEET FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND GUARANTEES
QNB
is a
party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course
of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial
instruments include commitments to extend credit and letters of credit. These
instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate
risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheets. The Bank's
exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to
the
financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and letters of credit
is
represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Bank uses the
same lending standards and policies in making commitments and conditional
obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. The activity is
controlled through credit approvals, control limits, and monitoring
procedures.
A
summary
of the Bank's financial instrument commitments is as follows:
June
30,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Commitments
to extend credit and unused lines of credit
|
$
|
83,574
|
$
|
77,264
|
|||
Standby
letters of credit
|
2,745
|
3,760
|
|||||
$
|
86,319
|
$
|
81,024
|
Commitments
to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no
violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally
have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment
of a fee. Since some of the commitments are expected to expire without being
drawn upon, the total commitment amount does not necessarily represent future
cash requirements. QNB evaluates each customer's credit worthiness on a
case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary
by
QNB upon extension of credit, is based on management's credit evaluation of
the
customer and generally consists of real estate.
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12
-
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2008 AND 2007, AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
9.
OFF-BALANCE-SHEET FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND GUARANTEES (Continued)
QNB
does
not issue any guarantees that would require liability recognition or disclosure,
other than its standby letters of credit. Standby letters of credit written
are
conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to
a
third party. Generally, all letters of credit, when issued, have expiration
dates within one year. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit
is
essentially the same as those that are involved in extending loan facilities
to
customers. The Bank, generally, holds collateral and/or personal guarantees
supporting these commitments. Management believes that the proceeds obtained
through a liquidation of collateral and the enforcement of guarantees would
be
sufficient to cover the potential amount of future payments required under
the
corresponding guarantees. The current amount of the liability as of June 30,
2008 and December 31, 2007 for guarantees under standby letters of credit issued
is not material.
10.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In
September 2006, the FASB reached consensus on the guidance provided by Emerging
Issues Task Force Issue 06-4 (EITF 06-4), Accounting
for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement
Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements.
The
guidance is applicable to endorsement split dollar life insurance arrangements,
whereby the employer owns and controls the insurance policy, that are associated
with a postretirement benefit. EITF 06-4 requires that for a split-dollar life
insurance arrangement within the scope of the Issue, an employer should
recognize a liability for future benefits in accordance with FASB No. 106 (if,
in substance, a postretirement benefit plan exists) or Accounting Principles
Board Opinion No. 12 (if the arrangement is, in substance, an individual
deferred compensation contract) based on the substantive agreement with the
employee. EITF 06-4 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December
15,
2007. As a result of adopting this standard, QNB recorded a cumulative effect
adjustment of $481,000 to retained earnings effective January 1, 2008. In
addition, the expense recorded in the first six months of 2008 was approximately
$20,000.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities-Including
an
amendment of FASB Statement No. 115.
SFAS
No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and
certain other items at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for
which the fair value option has been elected will be recognized in earnings
at
each subsequent reporting date. SFAS No. 159 was effective for QNB on January
1,
2008. QNB did not elect to measure any items at fair value, therefore the
adoption of SFAS No. 159 did not have an impact on our consolidated financial
statements.
FASB
Statement No. 141(R) Business
Combinations
was
issued in December of 2007. This Statement establishes principles and
requirements for how the acquirer of a business recognizes and measures in
its
financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed,
and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree. The Statement also provides
guidance for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business
combination and determines what information to disclose to enable users of
the
financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the
business combination. The guidance will become effective as of the beginning
of
a company’s fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2008. This new
pronouncement will impact QNB’s accounting for business combinations completed
beginning January 1, 2009.
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2008 AND 2007, AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
10.
RECENT
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (Continued)
In
March
2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 161, Disclosures
about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB
Statement No. 133
(Statement 161). Statement 161 requires entities that utilize
derivative instruments to provide qualitative disclosures about their objectives
and strategies for using such instruments, as well as any details of
credit-risk-related contingent features contained within
derivatives. Statement 161 also requires entities to disclose
additional information about the amounts and location of derivatives located
within the financial statements, how the provisions of SFAS 133 has been
applied, and the impact that hedges have on an entity’s financial position,
financial performance, and cash flows. Statement 161 is effective for
fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early
application encouraged. QNB is currently evaluating the potential
impact the new pronouncement will have on its consolidated financial
statements.
In
May
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The
Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
This
Statement identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework
for
selecting the principles used in the preparation of financial statements. This
Statement is effective 60 days following the SEC’s approval of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, The
Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles.
QNB is
currently evaluating the potential impact the new pronouncement will have on
its
consolidated financial statements.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
ITEM 2. |
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
|
QNB
Corp.
(the Company) is a bank holding company headquartered in Quakertown,
Pennsylvania. The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, QNB 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”.
Prior
to
December 28, 2007, the Bank was a national banking association organized in
1877
as The Quakertown National Bank. As The Quakertown National Bank it was
chartered under the National Banking Act and was subject to Federal and state
laws applicable to commercial banks. Effective December 28, 2007, the Bank
became a Pennsylvania chartered commercial bank and changed its name to QNB
Bank.
Tabular
information presented throughout management’s discussion and analysis, other
than share and per share data, is presented in thousands of dollars.
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 Company 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:
·
|
Volatility
in interest rates and shape of the yield
curve;
|
·
|
Credit
risk;
|
·
|
Operating,
legal and regulatory risks;
|
·
|
Economic,
political and competitive forces affecting QNB’s line of business,
and
|
·
|
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.
|
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.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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 maintain the total allowance for loan losses at a level
considered necessary by management.
The
allowance for loan losses is based on management’s continuous 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.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates (Continued)
Allowance
for Loan Losses (Continued)
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.
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.
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 the 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.
QNB recorded an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $198,000 in the second
quarter of 2008 related to several equity securities held by the Company. QNB
recorded an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $2,758,000 as of March
31,
2007. These securities identified as impaired as of March 31, 2007 were
subsequently sold in April 2007.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS – OVERVIEW
QNB
Corp.
earns its net income primarily through its subsidiary, QNB
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 levels approved by the Board of
Directors. 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 second quarter of 2008 of $1,606,000, or $.51 per
share on a diluted basis. These results compare to net income of $925,000,
or
$.29 per share on a diluted basis, for the same period in 2007. Net income
for
the first six months of 2008 was $3,316,000 compared to $472,000 for the first
half of 2007. Diluted earnings per share was $1.05 and $.15 for the respective
six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007. Net income for the first six
months of 2008 represents record six-month performance for the
Company.
The
results for both the three and six month periods ended June 2008 reflect the
benefits of the restructuring transactions executed in 2007, as well as the
impact of an increase in the net interest margin resulting primarily from lower
funding costs. In April 2007, the Company restructured its balance sheet by
selling approximately $92,000,000 of lower yielding securities, that had been
identified as other-than-temporarily impaired in the first quarter of 2007,
and
by prepaying $50,000,000 of higher costing Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)
advances. The purpose of the restructuring transactions was to improve the
Company’s net interest margin on a going-forward basis and to increase net
interest income and net income.
An
increase in the net interest margin combined with growth in earning assets
resulted in net interest income increasing $604,000, or 13.6%, to $5,056,000
for
the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. The
net interest margin for the second quarter of 2008 was 3.67% compared to 3.40%
for the second quarter of 2007. The cost of interest bearing liabilities was
2.96% for the second quarter of 2008 compared with 3.56% for the second quarter
of 2007. This decline in the cost of funds more than offset the decline in
the
yield on earning assets which decreased from 6.49% for the second quarter of
2007 to 6.23% for the second quarter of 2008.
Average
earning assets increased 5.0% to $594,690,000 for the second quarter of 2008
compared to $566,154,000 for the second quarter of 2007, with average loans
increasing 4.8% when comparing these same periods. The increase in average
earning assets was primarily funded through deposit growth. Average total
deposits increased $16,986,000, or 3.4%, when comparing the two quarters.
When
comparing the six month periods net interest income increased $1,119,000, or
13.1%. Contributing to this increase was a 31 basis point increase in the net
interest margin and a 2.5% increase in average earning assets. The net interest
margin was 3.57% for the first half of 2008 compared with 3.26% for the first
half of 2007. Average loans increased 6.5% when comparing the six month
periods.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS – OVERVIEW (Continued)
The
U.S.
economy continues to struggle as a result of high energy and food costs as
well
as instability in the financial markets. This has had a negative impact on
both
consumers and small businesses, resulting in a slight increase in loan
charge-offs when comparing both the three and six month periods. These
charge-offs have occurred primarily in the purchased lease portfolio. As a
result of the slowdown in the economy and an increase in loan charge-offs,
as
well as the inherent risk related to loan growth, the provision for loan losses
was increased in 2008 by $50,000 to $200,000 when comparing the three month
periods and by $200,000 to $425,000 when comparing the six month periods.
Total
non-performing loans, which represent loans on non-accrual status and loans
past
due more than 90 days, were $823,000, or .21% of total loans, at June 30, 2008
compared with $887,000, or .24% of total loans, at June 30, 2007. This
represents an improvement from the $1,557,000, or .41% of total loans, reported
at March 31, 2008 as several loans that were on non-accrual status were
paid-off. The allowance for loan losses of $3,473,000 represents .90% of total
loans at June 30, 2008 compared to an allowance for loan losses of $2,872,000,
or .76% of total loans, at June 30, 2007.
Total
non-interest income for the second quarter of 2008 was $829,000, a decline
from
the $936,000 reported for the same period in 2007. The primary difference is
related to activity in the investment securities portfolio. During the second
quarter of 2008 net securities losses of $118,000 were recognized compared
to
net securities gains of $29,000 during the second quarter of 2007. For the
six
month period ended June 30, 2008, total non-interest income was $2,213,000.
Positively impacting non-interest income for the first half of 2008 was the
first quarter recognition of $230,000 of
income
as a result of the Visa initial public offering: a $175,000 gain related to
the
mandatory redemption of our shares of restricted common stock in Visa and
$55,000 of income related to the reversal of liabilities recorded in the fourth
quarter of 2007 to fund settlements of, or judgments in, indemnified litigation
involving Visa.
Total
non-interest income, excluding the impact of the Visa items noted above, and
securities gains of $104,000, would have been $1,879,000 for the first six
months of 2008. This compares to total non-interest income of $1,737,000 for
the
first half of 2007, excluding the other-than-temporary impairment charge of
$2,758,000 recorded in the first quarter of 2007 and realized gains of $289,000.
Total
non-interest expense was $3,583,000 for the second quarter of 2008 compared
to
$4,152,000 for the second quarter of 2007, which included recognition of a
$740,000 prepayment penalty on the FHLB advances. Excluding this charge total
non-interest expense for the second quarter of 2007 would have been $3,412,000.
For the six month period ended June 30, 2008, total non-interest expense was
$7,126,000. This
compares to total non-interest expense of $6,734,000 for the first half of
2007,
excluding the FHLB prepayment penalty.
Higher
personnel costs and net occupancy costs contributed to the increase in
non-interest expense for both the three and six month periods. Salary and
benefit expense increased $73,000, or 3.9%, when comparing the quarters and
$178,000, or 4.8%, when comparing the six month periods. An accrual for
incentive compensation contributed $51,000 and $102,000 of the increase when
comparing the respective three and six month periods. Net occupancy and
furniture and equipment expense increased $68,000 and $131,000 when comparing
the three and six month periods reflecting an increase in depreciation expense,
utility costs and maintenance expense.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS – OVERVIEW (Continued)
The
prepayment of the FHLB advances resulted in the recognition of an after-tax
charge of $488,000, or $.16 on a diluted basis, for the second quarter of 2007
while the impairment charge resulted in a reduction of net income of $1,820,000,
or $.57 on a diluted basis, for the first quarter of 2007. Net income, excluding
the FHLB prepayment penalty, would have been $1,413,000, or $.45 per share
on a
diluted basis, for the three month period ended June 30, 2007. Excluding the
impact of the impairment charge and the prepayment penalty, net income for
the
six month period ended June 30, 2007 would have been $2,780,000, or $.88 per
share on a diluted basis.
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 customer service, including local decision-making on loans, the
establishment of long-term customer relationships and customer loyalty, products
and services designed to address the specific needs of our customers and
technology, including internet-banking and electronic bill pay.
These
items noted in the foregoing overview, as well as others, will be discussed
and
analyzed more thoroughly in the next sections.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Average
Balances, Rate, and Interest Income and Expense Summary (Tax-Equivalent
Basis )
Three
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||
June
30, 2008
|
June
30, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||||
Average
Balance
|
Average
Rate
|
Interest
|
Average
Balance
|
Average
Rate
|
Interest
|
||||||||||||||
Assets
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Federal
funds sold
|
$
|
7,734
|
2.07
|
% |
$
|
40
|
$
|
5,827
|
5.26
|
%
|
$
|
76
|
|||||||
Investment
securities:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
U.S.
Treasury
|
5,024
|
3.60
|
%
|
45
|
5,050
|
4.73
|
%
|
60
|
|||||||||||
U.S.
Government agencies
|
30,376
|
5.30
|
%
|
402
|
31,678
|
5.54
|
%
|
438
|
|||||||||||
State
and municipal
|
42,386 |
6.54
|
%
|
693
|
39,338
|
6.61
|
%
|
650
|
|||||||||||
Mortgage-backed
and CMOs
|
104,072
|
5.50
|
%
|
1,431
|
95,685
|
5.32
|
%
|
1,273
|
|||||||||||
Other
|
18,058
|
5.21
|
%
|
235
|
18,772
|
6.01
|
%
|
282
|
|||||||||||
Total
investment securities
|
199,916
|
5.61
|
%
|
2,806
|
190,523
|
5.67
|
%
|
2,703
|
|||||||||||
Loans:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Commercial
real estate
|
181,903
|
6.98
|
%
|
3,157
|
166,375
|
6.84
|
%
|
2,836
|
|||||||||||
Residential
real estate
|
21,839
|
6.15
|
%
|
336
|
25,173
|
5.88
|
%
|
370
|
|||||||||||
Home
equity loans
|
68,147
|
5.82
|
%
|
986
|
69,340
|
6.52
|
%
|
1,127
|
|||||||||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
71,129
|
5.98
|
%
|
1,058
|
64,293
|
7.33
|
%
|
1,174
|
|||||||||||
Indirect
lease financing
|
12,768
|
9.73
|
%
|
311
|
13,592
|
9.73
|
%
|
331
|
|||||||||||
Consumer
loans
|
4,425
|
11.94
|
%
|
131
|
4,741
|
10.61
|
%
|
125
|
|||||||||||
Tax-exempt
loans
|
24,341
|
6.04
|
%
|
366
|
23,399
|
6.15
|
%
|
359
|
|||||||||||
Total
loans, net of unearned income*
|
384,552
|
6.64
|
%
|
6,345
|
366,913
|
6.91
|
%
|
6,322
|
|||||||||||
Other
earning assets
|
2,488
|
2.38
|
%
|
15
|
2,891
|
8.12
|
%
|
59
|
|||||||||||
Total
earning assets
|
594,690
|
6.23
|
%
|
9,206
|
566,154
|
6.49
|
%
|
9,160
|
|||||||||||
Cash
and due from banks
|
10,247
|
11,384
|
|||||||||||||||||
Allowance
for loan losses
|
(3,429
|
)
|
(2,774
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
21,885
|
22,111
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
623,393
|
$
|
596,875
|
|||||||||||||||
Liabilities
and Shareholders' Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
deposits:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
demand
|
$
|
94,626
|
0.85
|
%
|
201
|
$
|
101,812
|
2.37
|
%
|
603
|
|||||||||
Money
market
|
48,495
|
1.69
|
%
|
204
|
52,250
|
3.13
|
%
|
407
|
|||||||||||
Savings
|
44,815
|
0.39
|
%
|
43
|
46,957
|
0.39
|
%
|
46
|
|||||||||||
Time
|
199,094
|
4.20
|
%
|
2,081
|
182,890
|
4.51
|
%
|
2,058
|
|||||||||||
Time
over $100,000
|
73,162
|
4.29
|
%
|
780
|
59,210
|
4.79
|
%
|
707
|
|||||||||||
Total
interest-bearing deposits
|
460,192
|
2.89
|
%
|
3,309
|
443,119
|
3.46
|
%
|
3,821
|
|||||||||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
18,604
|
2.05
|
%
|
95
|
18,466
|
3.57
|
%
|
164
|
|||||||||||
Long-term
debt
|
35,000
|
4.26
|
%
|
378
|
29,395
|
5.01
|
%
|
373
|
|||||||||||
Total
interest-bearing liabilities
|
513,796
|
2.96
|
%
|
3,782
|
490,980
|
3.56
|
%%
|
4,358
|
|||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing
deposits
|
51,898
|
51,985
|
|||||||||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
4,558
|
3,632
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shareholders'
equity
|
53,141
|
50,278
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
$
|
623,393
|
$
|
596,875
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
interest rate spread
|
3.27
|
%
|
2.93
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||
Margin/net
interest income
|
3.67
|
%
|
$
|
5,424
|
3.40
|
%
|
$
|
4,802
|
Tax-exempt
securities and loans were adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis and are based
on
the marginal Federal corporate tax rate of 34 percent.
Non-accrual
loans are included in earning assets.
*
Includes loans held-for-sale
-
21
-
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Average
Balances, Rate, and Interest Income and Expense Summary (Tax-Equivalent
Basis )
Six
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||
June
30, 2008
|
June
30, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||||
Average
Balance
|
Average
Rate
|
Interest
|
Average
Balance
|
Average
Rate
|
Interest
|
||||||||||||||
Assets
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Federal
funds sold
|
$
|
6,783
|
2.43
|
% | $ |
82
|
$
|
4,470
|
5.26
|
%
|
$
|
117
|
|||||||
Investment
securities:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
U.S.
Treasury
|
5,075
|
3.86
|
%
|
97
|
5,098
|
4.71
|
%
|
119
|
|||||||||||
U.S.
Government agencies
|
29,796
|
5.42
|
%
|
807
|
32,126
|
5.53
|
%
|
889
|
|||||||||||
State
and municipal
|
42,506
|
6.55
|
%
|
1,393
|
39,677
|
6.61
|
%
|
1,311
|
|||||||||||
Mortgage-backed
and CMOs
|
101,672
|
5.54
|
%
|
2,818
|
111,579
|
4.86
|
%
|
2,712
|
|||||||||||
Other
|
18,033
|
5.46
|
%
|
493
|
18,466
|
6.07
|
%
|
560
|
|||||||||||
Total
investment securities
|
197,082
|
5.69
|
%
|
5,608
|
206,946
|
5.40
|
%
|
5,591
|
|||||||||||
Loans:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Commercial
real estate
|
179,900
|
6.87
|
%
|
6,147
|
161,764
|
6.80
|
%
|
5,457
|
|||||||||||
Residential
real estate
|
21,878
|
6.17
|
%
|
675
|
25,848
|
5.90
|
%
|
763
|
|||||||||||
Home
equity loans
|
68,224
|
5.98
|
%
|
2,028
|
69,355
|
6.50
|
%
|
2,236
|
|||||||||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
69,322
|
6.30
|
%
|
2,171
|
59,766
|
7.36
|
%
|
2,182
|
|||||||||||
Indirect
lease financing
|
12,902
|
9.91
|
%
|
639
|
13,460
|
9.52
|
%
|
641
|
|||||||||||
Consumer
loans
|
4,393
|
11.29
|
%
|
247
|
4,796
|
10.32
|
%
|
246
|
|||||||||||
Tax-exempt
loans
|
24,376
|
6.09
|
%
|
738
|
22,808
|
6.14
|
%
|
694
|
|||||||||||
Total
loans, net of unearned income*
|
380,995
|
6.67
|
%
|
12,645
|
357,797
|
6.89
|
%
|
12,219
|
|||||||||||
Other
earning assets
|
2,262
|
2.97
|
%
|
33
|
3,570
|
6.75
|
%
|
119
|
|||||||||||
Total
earning assets
|
587,122
|
6.29
|
%
|
18,368
|
572,783
|
6.35
|
%
|
18,046
|
|||||||||||
Cash
and due from banks
|
10,120
|
11,122
|
|||||||||||||||||
Allowance
for loan losses
|
(3,360
|
)
|
(2,754
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
21,750
|
21,578
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
615,632
|
$
|
602,729
|
|||||||||||||||
Liabilities
and Shareholders' Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
deposits:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
demand
|
$
|
92,980
|
1.10
|
%
|
508
|
$
|
97,427
|
2.27
|
%
|
1,095
|
|||||||||
Money
market
|
49,147
|
2.03
|
%
|
495
|
51,893
|
3.07
|
%
|
791
|
|||||||||||
Savings
|
43,705
|
0.39
|
%
|
85
|
46,302
|
0.39
|
%
|
90
|
|||||||||||
Time
|
197,002
|
4.38
|
%
|
4,291
|
180,691
|
4.44
|
%
|
3,975
|
|||||||||||
Time
over $100,000
|
70,594
|
4.48
|
%
|
1,572
|
58,202
|
4.73
|
%
|
1,366
|
|||||||||||
Total
interest-bearing deposits
|
453,428
|
3.08
|
%
|
6,951
|
434,515
|
3.40
|
%
|
7,317
|
|||||||||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
21,276
|
2.51
|
%
|
266
|
22,046
|
3.57
|
%
|
390
|
|||||||||||
Long-term
debt
|
34,066
|
4.30
|
%
|
741
|
40,591
|
5.35
|
%
|
1,092
|
|||||||||||
Total
interest-bearing liabilities
|
508,770
|
3.15
|
%
|
7,958
|
497,152
|
3.57
|
%
|
8,799
|
|||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing
deposits
|
49,869
|
50,979
|
|||||||||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
4,415
|
3,572
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shareholders'
equity
|
52,578
|
51,026
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and
shareholders' equity |
$
|
615,632
|
$
|
602,729
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
interest rate spread
|
3.14
|
%
|
2.78
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||
Margin/net
interest income
|
3.57
|
% | $ |
10,410
|
3.26
|
%
|
$
|
9,247
|
Tax-exempt
securities and loans were adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis and are based
on
the marginal Federal corporate tax rate of 34 percent.
Non-accrual
loans are included in earning assets.
*
Includes loans held-for-sale
-
22
-
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Rate/Volume
Analysis.
The
following table shows the fully taxable equivalent effect of changes in volumes
and rates on interest income and interest expense. Changes in net interest
income that could not be specifically identified as either a rate or volume
change were allocated to changes in volume.
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2008 compared
to June 30, 2007
|
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2008 compared
to June 30, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Due to change in:
|
Total
|
Due to change in:
|
||||||||||||||||
Change
|
Volume
|
Rate
|
Change
|
Volume
|
Rate
|
||||||||||||||
Interest
income:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Federal
funds sold
|
$
|
(36
|
)
|
$
|
25
|
$
|
(61
|
)
|
$
|
(35
|
)
|
$
|
60
|
$
|
(95
|
)
|
|||
Investment
securities:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
U.S.
Treasury
|
(15
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
(14
|
)
|
(22
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
(21
|
)
|
|||||||
U.S.
Government agencies
|
(36
|
)
|
(18
|
)
|
(18
|
)
|
(82
|
)
|
(65
|
)
|
(17
|
)
|
|||||||
State
and municipal
|
43
|
50
|
(7
|
)
|
82
|
94
|
(12
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Mortgage-backed
and CMOs
|
158
|
112
|
46
|
106
|
(241
|
)
|
347
|
||||||||||||
Other
|
(47
|
)
|
(11
|
)
|
(36
|
)
|
(67
|
)
|
(13
|
)
|
(54
|
)
|
|||||||
Loans:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Commercial
real estate
|
321
|
256
|
65
|
690
|
629
|
61
|
|||||||||||||
Residential
real estate
|
(34
|
)
|
(49
|
)
|
15
|
(88
|
)
|
(117
|
)
|
29
|
|||||||||
Home
equity loans
|
(141
|
)
|
(22
|
)
|
(119
|
)
|
(208
|
)
|
(30
|
)
|
(178
|
)
|
|||||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
(116
|
)
|
121
|
(237
|
)
|
(11
|
)
|
356
|
(367
|
)
|
|||||||||
Indirect
lease financing
|
(20
|
)
|
(20
|
)
|
-
|
(2
|
)
|
(27
|
)
|
25
|
|||||||||
Consumer
loans
|
6
|
(9
|
)
|
15
|
1
|
(20
|
)
|
21
|
|||||||||||
Tax-exempt
loans
|
7
|
13
|
(6
|
)
|
44
|
50
|
(6
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Other
earning assets
|
(44
|
)
|
(8
|
)
|
(36
|
)
|
(86
|
)
|
(43
|
)
|
(43
|
)
|
|||||||
Total
interest income
|
46
|
439
|
(393
|
)
|
322
|
632
|
(310
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Interest
expense:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
demand
|
(402
|
)
|
(44
|
)
|
(358
|
)
|
(587
|
)
|
(47
|
)
|
(540
|
)
|
|||||||
Money
market
|
(203
|
)
|
(30
|
)
|
(173
|
)
|
(296
|
)
|
(40
|
)
|
(256
|
)
|
|||||||
Savings
|
(3
|
)
|
(3
|
)
|
-
|
(5
|
)
|
(5
|
)
|
-
|
|||||||||
Time
|
23
|
176
|
(153
|
)
|
316
|
371
|
(55
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Time
over $100,000
|
73
|
165
|
(92
|
)
|
206
|
296
|
(90
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
(69
|
)
|
1
|
(70
|
)
|
(124
|
)
|
(13
|
)
|
(111
|
)
|
||||||||
Long-term
debt
|
5
|
71
|
(66
|
)
|
(351
|
)
|
(170
|
)
|
(181
|
)
|
|||||||||
Total
interest expense
|
(576
|
)
|
336
|
(912
|
)
|
(841
|
)
|
392
|
(1,233
|
)
|
|||||||||
Net
interest income
|
$
|
622
|
$
|
103
|
$
|
519
|
$
|
1,163
|
$
|
240
|
$
|
923
|
-
23
-
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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 three- and six-month
periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.
For the Three Months
|
For the Six Months
|
||||||||||||
Ended June 30,
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Total
interest income
|
$
|
8,838
|
$
|
8,810
|
$
|
17,628
|
$
|
17,350
|
|||||
Total
interest expense
|
3,782
|
4,358
|
7,958
|
8,799
|
|||||||||
Net
interest income
|
5,056
|
4,452
|
9,670
|
8,551
|
|||||||||
Tax
equivalent adjustment
|
368
|
350
|
740
|
696
|
|||||||||
Net
interest income (fully taxable equivalent)
|
$
|
5,424
|
$
|
4,802
|
$
|
10,410
|
$
|
9,247
|
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 on funding sources. Earning assets primarily include loans,
investment securities and Federal funds sold. Sources used to fund these assets
include deposits and borrowed funds. 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 tables that appear on pages 21 and 22. 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, which includes interest-free sources of funds, is net
interest income expressed as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.
Net
interest income increased 13.6% to $5,056,000 for the quarter ended June 30,
2008 as compared to $4,452,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. On a
tax-equivalent basis, net interest income increased by 13.0%, from $4,802,000
for the three months ended June 30, 2007 to $5,424,000 for the same period
ended
June 30, 2008. When comparing the second quarters of 2008 and 2007, the net
interest margin increased to 3.67% from 3.40%, an improvement of 27 basis
points. The second quarter net interest margin also represents a 21 basis point
increase from the 3.46% recorded in the first quarter of 2008. Included in
net
interest income for the second quarter of 2008 was the recognition of prepayment
penalty income on a commercial loan that paid off early as well as the recovery
of interest and late charges on three non-accrual loans that paid off during
the
quarter. These items totaled approximately $169,000 and contributed
approximately 12 basis points to the net interest margin for the second quarter
of 2008. Excluding these items the net interest margin for the second quarter
of
2008 would have been 3.55%.
-
24
-
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
NET
INTEREST INCOME (Continued)
The
increase in net interest income reflects growth in average earning assets.
Average
earning assets increased $28,536,000, or 5.0%, with average loans increasing
4.8% and average investment securities increasing 4.9% when comparing the second
quarter of 2008 to the same period in 2007.
QNB’s
interest sensitivity position also contributed to the increase in net interest
income and the net interest margin. QNB has a negative gap position in a
one-year time frame, which results when the amount of interest rate sensitive
liabilities (deposits and debt) exceeds interest rate sensitive assets (loans
and investment securities). As a result of this position, QNB’s cost of
interest-bearing liabilities has declined to a greater degree than the yield
on
its earnings assets as the Federal Reserve
Bank’s Open Market Committee (Fed) picked up the pace of reducing the Federal
funds target rate in response to liquidity issues in the world’s financial
markets, a nationwide housing slowdown and growing concerns of a possible
recession. The Fed reduced the Federal
funds target rate by 125 basis points in January, 75 basis points in March
and
another 25 basis points at the end of April bringing the target rate to its
current rate of 2.00%. The Prime lending rate followed in step and was at 5.00%
as of June 30, 2008. The average Federal funds target rate for the second
quarter of 2008 was 2.08% compared to 5.25% for the second quarter of 2007.
In
response to actions by the Fed as well as other economic issues, the Treasury
yield curve has steepened since December 31, 2007 as short-term rates have
declined more than longer term rates. The 2-year Treasury note has declined
42
basis points since the end of the year to 2.63% at June 30, 2008, while the
10-year Treasury note has declined 5 basis points over the same period to 3.99%.
While steeper than at year-end, the yield curve did flatten during the second
quarter of 2008 as inflation related to high energy and food costs became a
concern. The 2-year Treasury note increased 101 basis points from March 30,
2008
to June 30, 2008 while the 10-year note increased 54 basis points over the
same
period.
The
yield
on earning assets on a tax-equivalent basis decreased 26 basis points from
6.49%
for the second quarter of 2007 to 6.23% for the second quarter of 2008.
Excluding the $169,000 in nonrecurring loan items mentioned previously the
yield
on earning assets would have been 6.11%. Interest income on investment
securities increased $103,000 when comparing the two quarters as the increase
in
balances offset the 6 basis point decrease in the average yield of the
portfolio. The average yield on the investment portfolio was 5.61% for the
second quarter of 2008 compared with 5.67% for the second quarter of 2007.
The
yield on the portfolio is anticipated to continue to decline as cash flow from
the portfolio is reinvested at current market rates which are currently below
the portfolio yield. In addition, the current economic conditions have led
to
slower loan growth resulting in excess deposits being invested in
securities.
Income
on
loans increased $23,000 when comparing the two quarters, with the impact of
increased balances offsetting the decline in the yield on the portfolio. The
yield on loans decreased 27 basis points to 6.64% when comparing the second
quarter of 2007 to the same period in 2008. Excluding the nonrecurring income
items noted above, the yield on loans would have been 6.46% for the second
quarter of 2008, a decline of 45 basis points from the 6.91% reported for the
second quarter of 2007. The decline in the yield on the loan portfolio reflects
the impact of lower interest rates, primarily on Prime rate loans. Reducing
the
impact of the decline in interest rates on loan yields through June 30, 2008
is
the structure of the loan portfolio, which has a significant portion of
fixed-rate and adjustable-rate loans (with fixed-rate terms for three to ten
years).
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INTEREST INCOME (Continued)
Most
of
the increase in loan income is attributable to commercial loans. Income on
commercial real estate loans increased $321,000 with average balances increasing
$15,528,000, or 9.3%. The yield on commercial real estate loans was 6.98% for
the second quarter of 2008; however, excluding $166,000 of the nonrecurring
income items it would have been 6.61%. This compares to a yield of 6.84% for
the
second quarter of 2007. Interest on commercial and industrial loans decreased
$116,000 with the impact of the increase in average balances being offset by
the
impact of the decline in yield. Average commercial and industrial loans
increased $6,836,000, or 10.6%, when comparing the two quarters, contributing
an
additional $121,000 in interest income. The average yield on these loans
decreased 135 basis points to 5.98% resulting in a reduction in interest income
of $237,000. The commercial and industrial loan category was impacted the most
by the action by the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates since a large
portion of this category of loans is indexed to the Prime rate.
Residential
mortgage and home equity loan activity continues to be slow because of the
issues in the residential real estate market. While QNB does not originate
or
hold sub-prime mortgages, or any of the other high-risk mortgage products,
it
has been impacted by the overall downturn in the residential housing market.
The
average balance of residential mortgages declined $3,334,000, or 13.2%, when
comparing the two quarters while the average yield increased by 27 basis points.
QNB sells most of the fixed rate loans it originates, especially in the low
rate
environment that currently exists. Average home equity loans decreased 1.7%
to
$68,147,000, while the yield on the home equity portfolio decreased 70 basis
points to 5.82%. The demand for home equity loans has declined as home values
have stabilized or fallen and homeowners have already borrowed against the
equity in their homes. Included in the home equity portfolio are floating rate
home equity lines tied to the Prime rate. These loans have contributed to the
decline in the yield in the home equity portfolio.
Interest
income on Federal funds sold decreased $36,000 when comparing the two quarters
with the growth in average balances of $1,907,000 being offset by the 319 basis
point decline in rate. The yield on Federal funds sold decreased from 5.26%
for
the second quarter of 2007 to 2.07% for the second quarter of 2008, reflecting
the actions by the Fed, beginning in the third quarter of 2007, to reduce the
Federal funds target rate.
For
the
most part, earning assets are funded by deposits, which increased when comparing
the two quarters. Average
deposits increased $16,986,000, or 3.4%, with the growth occurring in higher
cost time deposits, which increased $30,156,000, or 12.5%. The average balance
of all other categories of deposits declined when comparing the two quarters
with average interest-bearing demand deposits declining $7,186,000, or 7.1%,
and
average money market accounts declining $3,755,000, or 7.2%. These types of
accounts are sensitive to changes in interest rates and have been impacted
the
most by the decline in interest rates since a significant portion of these
balances are indexed to the Federal funds rate.
While
total interest income on a tax-equivalent basis increased $46,000 when comparing
the second quarter of 2008 to the second quarter of 2007, total interest expense
declined $576,000. Interest expense on total deposits decreased $511,000, while
interest expense on borrowed funds decreased $65,000 when comparing the two
quarters. The rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities decreased from 3.56%
for
the second quarter of 2007 to 2.96% for the second quarter of 2008. During
this
same period, the rate paid on interest-bearing deposits decreased from 3.46%
to
2.89%.
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NET
INTEREST INCOME (Continued)
The
decrease in interest expense on total deposits was primarily the result of
volume and rate decreases on interest-bearing demand deposits and money market
accounts as discussed above. Interest expense on interest-bearing demand
deposits and money market accounts declined $402,000 and $203,000, respectively.
The interest rate paid on interest-bearing demand accounts decreased from 2.37%
for the second quarter of 2007 to .85% for the second quarter of 2008. Included
in these accounts are municipal deposits whose rates are tied directly to the
Federal funds rate. Municipal accounts comprised approximately 40.0% of total
interest-bearing demand accounts for the second quarter of 2008. The yield
on
municipal accounts declined from 5.02% for the second quarter of 2007 to 1.90%
for the second quarter of 2008. The interest rate paid on money market accounts
was 3.13% for the second quarter of 2007 and 1.69% for the second quarter of
2008, a decline of 144 basis points. Included in total money market balances
is
the Select money market account, a higher yielding money market product that
pays a tiered rate based on account balances. QNB maintained a rate close to
4.00% for balances over $75,000 for most of 2007. With the sharp decline in
short-term interest rates during the first half of 2008, the rates paid on
the
Select money market account have declined as well.
When
comparing the two quarters, interest expense on time deposits increased $96,000
with an increase in balances contributing $341,000 in interest expense. This
was
partially offset by a decrease of $245,000 in interest expense resulting from
lower rates. The average rate paid on time deposits decreased from 4.58% to
4.23% 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, however,
the
maturity and repricing characteristics of time deposits tend to be shorter.
Approximately $235,447,000, or 85.7%, of time deposits at June 30, 2008 will
reprice or mature over the next 12 months of which $156,650,000, or 66.5%,
will
mature or reprice before December 31, 2008.
The
competition for deposits, especially time deposits, led to significantly higher
rates being paid on these products in 2007. Like other financial institutions,
QNB, as a result of consumer demand and the need to retain deposits, offered
relatively short maturity time deposits at attractive rates. Most consumers
were
looking for short maturity time deposits in anticipation of short-term rates
continuing to increase. With interest rates declining in the latter part of
2007, the expectation was for time deposit rates to fall; however, this
reduction was slow to occur as the competition was still offering high rate
time
deposits.
With
the
unprecedented move by the Fed during the first quarter of 2008, the rates on
time deposits being offered did decline significantly. Given the short-term
nature of QNB’s time deposit portfolio and the current rates being offered, it
is likely that the average rate paid on time deposits should continue to decline
over the next couple of quarters as higher costing time deposits originated
in
2007 are repriced lower. The key will be to retain these deposits at lower
rates.
Contributing
to the decrease in total interest expense was a reduction in interest expense
on
short-term borrowings of $69,000. Short-term borrowings are primarily comprised
of repurchase agreements (a sweep product for commercial customers). While
not
directly indexed to the Federal funds rate, the rate paid on these accounts
moves closely with the Federal funds rate and as a result declined when
comparing the two quarters. The average rate paid on short-term borrowings
declined from 3.57% for the second quarter of 2007 to 2.05% for the second
quarter of 2008.
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INTEREST INCOME (Continued)
The
average balance of long-term debt was $35,000,000 for the second quarter of
2008
compared with $29,395,000
for the second quarter of 2007, while the average rate paid decreased to 4.26%
from 5.01% when comparing the same periods. Two events contributed to the
decline in the average rate paid on long-term debt: the April 2007 balance
sheet
restructuring in which QNB prepaid $50,000,000 of FHLB advances with a cost
of
5.55% and replaced half with a $25,000,000 repurchase agreement with a cost
of
4.78% and the borrowing by QNB in January 2008 of $10,000,000 from the FHLB
at a
cost of 2.97% for two years. At the time, this type of wholesale funding was
a
better alternative to higher costing time deposits and overnight funding.
For
the
six-month period ended June 30, 2008, net interest income increased $1,119,000,
or 13.1%, to $9,670,000. On a tax-equivalent basis net interest income increased
$1,163,000, or 12.6%. Average earning assets increased $14,339,000, or 2.5%,
while the net interest margin increased 31 basis points. The net interest margin
on a tax-equivalent basis was 3.57% for the six-month period ended June 30,
2008
compared with 3.26% for the same period in 2007. The improvement in net interest
income and the net interest margin reflects the benefits of the 2007
restructuring transactions as well as a decrease in the cost of interest-bearing
liabilities resulting from the Company’s interest rate sensitivity position and
the decline in the Federal funds rate and market interest rates.
Total
interest income on a tax-equivalent basis increased $322,000, from $18,046,000
to $18,368,000, when comparing the six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 to
June
30, 2008. The increase in interest income was primarily a result of the growth
in earning assets, particularly commercial loans. Approximately $632,000 of
the
increase in interest income was related to volume. Average loans increased
6.5%
to $380,995,000, with average commercial real estate loans increasing
$18,136,000, or 11.2%, and average commercial and industrial loans increasing
$9,556,000, or 16.0%, when comparing the six-month periods. Over this same
period average investment securities decreased 4.8%, to $197,082,000. The
positive impact of growth on interest income was partially offset by the impact
of declining interest rates, which resulted in a $310,000 decline in interest
income. The yield on earning assets decreased from 6.35% to 6.29% for the
six-month periods with the yield on loans decreasing from 6.89% to 6.67% during
this time. The yield on investments increased from 5.40% to 5.69% when comparing
the six-month periods. The increase in the yield on the investment portfolio
when comparing the six-month periods reflects the benefit of the restructuring
transaction. Excluding the impact of the nonrecurring loan income during the
second quarter of 2008 the yield on loans would have been 6.59%, the yield
on
earning assets would have been 6.23% and the net interest margin would have
been
3.51% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008.
Total
interest expense decreased $841,000, from $8,799,000 for the six-month period
ended June 30, 2007 to $7,958,000, for the six-month period ended June 30,
2008.
Approximately $1,233,000 of the decrease in interest expense was a result of
lower rates paid on deposits and borrowed funds. This was partially offset
by an
increase in interest expense of $392,000 resulting primarily from deposit
growth. Interest expense on interest-bearing demand deposits declined $587,000,
resulting from a $4,447,000, or 4.6%, decline in average balances and a 117
basis point decline in the average rate paid. The interest rate paid on
interest-bearing demand accounts decreased from 2.27% for the first half of
2007
to 1.10% for the first half of 2008. As mentioned previously a significant
portion of these deposits are municipal deposits indexed to the Federal funds
rate. Interest expense on money market accounts declined $296,000, resulting
from a $2,746,000, or 5.3%, decline in average balances and a 104 basis point
decline in the average rate paid. The interest rate paid on money market
accounts decreased from 3.07% for the first half of 2007 to 2.03% for the first
half of 2008.
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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
NET
INTEREST INCOME (Continued)
The
growth in total deposits was centered in time deposits which increased
$28,703,000, or 12.0%, when comparing the six-month periods. Interest expense
on
time deposits increased $522,000 with the impact of the increase in average
balances contributing $667,000 to the increase in interest expense. The average
rate paid on time deposits decreased 10 basis points to 4.41%, resulting in
a
reduction of interest expense of $145,000 when comparing the six-month periods.
Interest
expense on short-term borrowings decreased $124,000 primarily as a result of
a
decline in the rates paid. The average rate paid decreased from 3.57% for the
first half of 2007 to 2.51% for the first half of 2008. As a result of the
payoff of higher costing FHLB advances and the use of the lower costing
repurchase agreements and FHLB borrowings as discussed earlier, interest expense
on long-term debt decreased $351,000 when comparing the six-month periods.
The
average outstanding balance decreased from $40,591,000 to $34,066,000 while
the
average rate paid decreased from 5.35% to 4.30%, respectively, when comparing
these periods.
PROVISION
FOR LOAN LOSSES
The
provision for loan losses represents management's determination of the amount
necessary to be charged to operations to maintain the allowance for loan losses
at 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,
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 that considers a numbers 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.
A
slowdown in the local and regional economy, high energy and food prices and
instability in financial markets has had a negative impact on both consumers
and
small businesses. These factors have contributed to an increase in the amount
of
loans charged-off, particularly in the purchased lease portfolio. The higher
level of charged-off loans combined with the inherent risk related to loan
growth contributed to management’s decision to increase the provision for loan
losses in 2008 by $50,000 to $200,000 when comparing the three month periods
and
by $200,000 to $425,000 when comparing the six month periods ended June 30,
2008
and June 30, 2007. The need for a provision was determined by the analysis
described above and resulted in an allowance for loan losses that management
believes is adequate in relation to the estimate of known and inherent losses
in
the portfolio.
QNB
had
net charge-offs of $138,000 during the second quarter of 2008 compared with
a
net recovery of $1,000 during the second quarter of 2007. For the six-month
periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 QNB had net charge-offs of $231,000 and
$82,000, respectively. The net charge-offs in all the periods relate primarily
to loans in the indirect lease financing portfolio.
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PROVISION
FOR LOAN LOSSES (continued)
Non-performing
assets (non-accruing loans, loans past due 90 days or more, other real estate
owned and other repossessed assets) amounted to .15% of total assets at both
June 30, 2008 and 2007. These levels compare to .27% at December 31, 2007.
QNB’s
non-performing loans were .21% and .24% of total loans at June 30, 2008 and
2007, respectively. This compares favorably with the 0.92% average of
non-performing loans for Pennsylvania commercial banks with assets between
$500
million and $1 billion as reported by the FDIC using March 31, 2008 data.
Included in non-performing loans are non-accrual loans of $625,000, $1,397,000
and $645,000 at June 30, 2008, December 31, 2007, and June 30, 2007,
respectively. Several non-accrual loans paid off during the second quarter
of
2008. The
majority of the non-accrual loans at June 30, 2008 are in the indirect lease
financing portfolio, are generally secured by equipment or vehicles and
repossession of the collateral is in process. Loans past due 90 days or more
and
still accruing were $198,000, $218,000 and $242,000, respectively, at these
same
period-ends.
Delinquent
loans include loans past due more than 30 days. Total delinquent loans at June
30, 2008, December 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007 represent .61%, .98% and .73%
of
total loans, respectively. Total delinquent loans improved since March 31,
2008
when delinquent loans represented 1.08% of total loans. As of June 30, 2008,
6.86% of the indirect lease portfolio was past due more than 30 days. This
compares to 8.32% at December 31, 2007 and 4.70% at June 30, 2007. The
delinquency as of March 31, 2008 in the indirect lease portfolio was 13.04%.
The
asset quality of the commercial loan portfolio, the largest component of total
loans, representing approximately 72% of total loans, remained strong at June
30, 2008. Total delinquent commercial loans were .22% of total commercial loans
at June 30, 2008. This compares to .47% and .64% at December 31, 2007 and June
30, 2007, respectively. Delinquent loans on one to four unit residential
mortgages and home equity loans improved to .89% of balances at June 30, 2008
compared with 1.37% at December 31, 2007.
QNB
did
not have any other real estate owned as of June 30, 2008, December 31, 2007
or
June 30, 2007. Repossessed assets consisting of equipment, automobiles and
motorcycles were $104,000, $6,000 and $43,000 at these same respective
dates.
There
were no restructured loans as of June 30, 2008, December 31, 2007 or June 30,
2007, respectively, as defined in FASB Statement 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.
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. At
June
30, 2008, December 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007, the recorded investment in loans
for which impairment had been recognized in accordance with FASB Statement
No.
114, Accounting
by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 5 and
15,
totaled
$283,000, $961,000 and $633,000, respectively, of which $181,000, $847,000
and
$633,000 respectively, required no specific allowance for loan losses. The
recorded investment in impaired loans requiring a specific allowance for loan
losses was $102,000, $114,000 and $0 at June 30, 2008, December 31, 2007 and
June 30, 2007, respectively. At June 30, 2008, December 31, 2007 and June 30,
2007 the related allowance for loan losses associated with these loans was
$51,000, $57,000 and $0, respectively.
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PROVISION
FOR LOAN LOSSES (Continued)
Management,
in determining the allowance for loan losses makes significant estimates and
assumptions. 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.
The
allowance for loan losses was $3,473,000, $3,279,000 and $2,872,000 at June
30,
2008, December 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007, respectively. The ratio of the
allowance to total loans was .90%, .86% and .76% at the respective period end
dates. The increase in the ratio reflects the increase in the provision for
loan
losses recorded during 2007 and the first half of 2008. The ratio, at .90%,
is
at a level that QNB management believes is presently adequate based on its
analysis.
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 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 changes 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 includes service charges on deposit accounts, ATM
and
check card income, income on bank-owned life insurance, mortgage servicing
fees,
trading account gains and losses and gains and losses on the sale of investment
securities and residential mortgage loans.
Total
non-interest income for the second quarter of 2008 was $829,000, a decline
from
the $936,000 reported for the same period in 2007. The primary difference is
related to activity in the investment securities portfolio. During the second
quarter of 2008 securities losses of $118,000 were recognized compared to
securities gains of $29,000 during the second quarter of 2007. For the six-month
period ending June 30, 2008 total non-interest income was $2,213,000 compared
to
a loss of $732,000 for the first half of 2007. Positively impacting non-interest
income for the first half of 2008 was the first quarter recognition of $230,000
of
income
as a result of the Visa initial public offering comprised of a $175,000 gain
related to the mandatory redemption of shares of restricted common stock in
Visa
and $55,000 of income related to the reversal of liabilities recorded in the
fourth quarter of 2007 to fund settlements of, or judgments in, indemnified
litigation involving Visa.
Total
non-interest income, excluding the impact of the Visa items noted above and
securities gains of $104,000, would have been $1,879,000 for the first six
months of 2008. This compares favorably to total non-interest income of
$1,737,000 for the first half of 2007, excluding the other-than-temporary
impairment charge of $2,758,000 recorded in the first quarter of 2007 and
realized security gains of $289,000.
Fees
for
services to customers are primarily comprised of service charges on deposit
accounts. These fees decreased $39,000, or 8.4%, to $428,000, when comparing
the
two quarters and decreased $18,000, or 2.0%, to $873,000, when comparing the
six-month periods. Overdraft income decreased $40,000 for the three-month period
and $23,000 for the six-month period. These variances are a result of volume
fluctuations as the per item charge has remained the same. Fees on business
checking accounts increased $6,000 for the three-month period and $11,000 for
the six-month period. This increase reflects the impact of a lower earnings
credit rate in the first half of 2008 as compared to the first half of 2007,
resulting from the decline in short-term interest rates. These credits are
applied against service charges incurred.
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NON-INTEREST
INCOME (Continued)
ATM
and
debit card income is primarily comprised of transaction income on debit and
ATM
cards and ATM surcharge income for the use of QNB ATM machines by non-QNB
customers. ATM and debit card income was $242,000 for the second quarter of
2008, an increase of $24,000, or 11.0%, from the amount recorded during the
second quarter of 2007. Income from ATM and debit cards was $461,000 and
$407,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, an
increase of 13.3%. Debit card income increased $15,000, or 9.6%, to $177,000,
for the three-month period and $36,000, or 12.1%, to $331,000, for the six-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
resulted in additional interchange income of $11,000 and $21,000, respectively,
when comparing the respective three and six-month periods. During the third
quarter of 2008, QNB introduced eRewards checking, a high yield checking account
which requires a minimum of twelve debit card transactions to receive the high
interest rate. This should result in an increase in debit card
income.
Income
on
bank-owned life insurance represents the earnings and death benefits on life
insurance policies in which the Bank is the beneficiary. Income on these
policies was $64,000 and $67,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and
2007, respectively. For the six-month period, income on these policies increased
$39,000, to $170,000. Life insurance benefits were $48,000 for the six-month
period ended June 30, 2008 compared with $6,000 for the three and six-month
periods in 2007. The insurance carriers reset the rates on these policies
annually taking into consideration the interest rate environment as well as
mortality costs. The existing policies have rate floors which minimize how
low
the earnings rate can go. Some of these policies are currently at their
floor.
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 rights 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. On a quarterly basis, servicing assets are assessed for impairment
based on their fair value. Mortgage servicing fees for the three-month periods
ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were $21,000 and $25,000, respectively. For the
six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 mortgage servicing fees were
$41,000 and $50,000, respectively. There was no valuation allowance necessary
in
any of the periods. Amortization expense for the three-month periods ended
June
30, 2008 and 2007 was $23,000 and $18,000, respectively. For the respective
six-month periods amortization expense was $46,000 and $37,000. Mortgage
refinancing activity increased slightly during the first half of 2008 as
residential mortgage rates declined in response to falling Treasury market
rates. The increase in amortization expense reflects the increase in refinancing
activity. The average balance of mortgages serviced for others was $70,085,000
for the second quarter of 2008 compared to $68,990,000 for the second quarter
of
2007, an increase of 1.6%. The average balance of mortgages serviced was
approximately $69,699,000 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 compared
to $69,858,000 for the first six months of 2007, a decrease of .2%. The timing
of mortgage payments and delinquencies also impacts the amount of servicing
fees
recorded.
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NON-INTEREST
INCOME (Continued)
The
net
gain on the sale of residential mortgage loans was $40,000 and $7,000 for
the
quarters ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $72,000 and $28,000
for
the respective six-month periods. 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. Included in the gains on the sale
of
residential mortgages for the three month periods were $28,000
and $5,000, respectively, related to the recognition of mortgage servicing
assets.
These
amounts were $53,000 and $17,000 for the six-months ended June 30, 2008 and
2007, respectively. Proceeds from the sale of mortgages were $3,770,000 and
$716,000 for the second quarter of 2008 and 2007, respectively. For the
six-month periods, proceeds from the sale of residential mortgage loans amounted
to $7,048,000 and $2,253,000, respectively. The increase in activity reflects
some improvement in the residential mortgage market resulting from lower
interest rates.
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
continually reviews strategies that will result in an increase in the yield
or
improvement in the structure of the investment portfolio.
For
the
three-months ended June 30, 2008, QNB recorded net securities losses of
$118,000. This compares to net securities gains of $29,000 for the three-months
ended June 30, 2007. Included in the results for the second quarter of 2008
were
net losses of $119,000 related to marketable equity securities owned by the
Company and gains of $1,000 from the sale of corporate bonds by the Bank. At
the
end of June 2008, the Company identified several equity holdings as
other-than-temporarily impaired and wrote down their value by $198,000. Included
in the net gains for the second quarter of 2007 were gains related to activity
in the marketable equity securities portfolio of the Company of $50,000 and
additional losses of $21,000 on the sale of the debt securities in April 2007
that were identified as impaired at March 31, 2007. The additional loss was
a
result of an increase in interest rates between the end of March and the sale
date.
For
the
six-months ended June 30, 2008, QNB recorded a net gain on investment securities
of $104,000. Included in this amount were gains on the sale of debt and equity
securities of $67,000 and $235,000, respectively and the impairment charge
of
$198,000. For the six-months ended June 30, 2007, QNB recorded a net loss on
investment securities of $2,469,000. Excluding the impairment loss of
$2,758,000, gains on the sale of investment securities were $289,000. Included
in the $289,000 of gains for 2007 were $260,000 of gains from the marketable
equity portfolio. Net gains on the sale of debt securities for the first six
months of 2007 were $29,000.
Other
operating income was $152,000 for the second quarter of 2008, an increase of
$29,000 when compared to the second quarter of 2007. Contributing to the
increase were $40,000 of gains on the sale of repossessed assets, primarily
equipment and vehicles related to the purchased lease portfolio. When
repossessed the loans are written down through the allowance for loan losses
to
an estimated fair value less the cost to sell. Partially offsetting this
additional income was a reduction of $16,000 in commissions and income related
to an outsourced official check program. This income is derived from both the
balances and interest rate earned. Both rate and volume have declined when
comparing the two quarters.
For
the
six-month period ended June 30, 2008, other operating income was $492,000.
Excluding the impact of the Visa transactions, other operating income was
$262,000 for the first six months of 2008 compared to $230,000 for the first
half of 2007, an increase of $32,000. Gains on the sale of repossessed assets
were $40,000 for 2008 compared with a net loss of $13,000 for 2007. Partially
offsetting this additional income was a $23,000 reduction in official check
income when comparing the six-month periods.
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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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 was $3,583,000 for the
second quarter of 2008 compared to $4,152,000 for the second quarter of 2007,
which included recognition of a $740,000 prepayment penalty on the FHLB
advances. Excluding this charge total non-interest expense for the second
quarter of 2007 would have been $3,412,000. For the six-month period ended
June
30, 2008 total non-interest expense was $7,126,000. This compares to total
non-interest expense of $6,734,000 for the first half of 2007, excluding the
FHLB prepayment penalty.
Salaries
and benefits is the largest component of non-interest expense. Salaries and
benefits expense increased $85,000, or 4.5%, to $1,955,000 for the quarter
ended
June 30, 2008 compared to the same quarter in 2007. Salary expense increased
$70,000, or 4.7%, during the period to $1,573,000. Contributing to this increase
was a $51,000 accrual for incentive compensation. Also, included in salary
expense for the second quarter of 2008 and 2007, was $17,000 and $24,000,
respectively in stock option compensation expense. Base salary expense increased
by 3.1% when comparing the three-month periods. The number of full-time
equivalent employees decreased by two when comparing the second quarter of
2008
and 2007. When comparing the two quarters, benefits expense increased by
$15,000, or 4.1%, to $382,000. During the second quarter of 2008, QNB recorded
an expense of $13,000 related to EITF 06-04, Accounting
for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement
Split-Dollar Life Insurance,
which
was adopted January 1, 2008.
For
the
six-month period ended June 30, 2008, salaries and benefits expense increased
$198,000, or 5.3%, to $3,926,000, compared to the same period in 2007. Salary
expense increased by $157,000, or 5.2%, while benefits expense increased by
$41,000, or 5.6%, when comparing the two periods. The accrual for incentive
compensation in 2008 contributed $102,000 to the increase in salary expense.
Stock compensation expense was $30,000 and $57,000, for the respective six-month
periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007. Base salary expense increased by 3.6%
when
comparing the six-month periods. The number of full-time equivalent employees
decreased by two when comparing the first half of 2008 and 2007. Payroll tax
expense and retirement plan expense increased by $12,000 and $7,000,
respectively, when comparing the six-month periods. An increase in medical
and
dental premiums, net of employee contributions, accounted for $11,000 of the
increase in total benefits expense. Also contributing to the increase in
benefits expense was an expense of $20,000 related to the adoption of EITF
06-04
as discussed above.
Net
occupancy expense increased $44,000 to $333,000, when comparing the second
quarter of 2008 to the second quarter of 2007. For the six-month period, net
occupancy expense increased $73,000, to $673,000. Contributing to the increase
for the three-month period were higher costs related to building depreciation
and leasehold improvements of $11,000, utilities costs of $11,000, branch rent
of $12,000 and building repairs and maintenance of $7,000. For the six-month
period building depreciation and leasehold improvements increased $22,000,
utilities costs increased $14,000, branch rent increased $19,000 and building
repairs and maintenance increased $16,000. Renovations to the main office
contributed to the increase in depreciation expense. An increase in rates
charged by utility companies accounted for the higher utility costs. The
increase in branch rent relates to an increase in rent for the operations
center’s parking facility and leases for the location of two ATM sites at a
local shopping center.
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NON-INTEREST
EXPENSE (Continued)
Furniture
and equipment expense increased $24,000, or 9.2%, to $286,000, when comparing
the three-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 and increased $58,000,
or
11.2%, to $575,000, when comparing the six-month periods. Depreciation and
amortization of furniture, equipment and software contributed $13,000 and
$29,000 of the increase for the respective three and six month periods. New
software related to branch deposit capture, electronic statements, document
imaging and loan administration were installed during the past year. In
addition, new furniture and equipment was purchased as part of the renovations
to the Downtown office. Also contributing to the increase in furniture and
equipment expense were higher costs associated with equipment maintenance of
$4,000 and $11,000 for the respective three and six month periods as well as
an
increase in equipment rentals of $5,000 and $9,000 for the same
periods.
The
increase in equipment rental expense relates to the two new ATMs noted
above.
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 $205,000 for both three month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.
For the six-month period, third party services increased $27,000 to $393,000.
This increase related primarily to data conversion expenses for IT projects,
increased fees for correspondent banking services, higher statement printing
and
mailing expenses and, to a lesser degree, new third-party service subscriptions
for peer group information and employee benefits administration. These
increases offset a reduction in expenses paid to third-party consultants of
approximately $12,000.
Telephone,
postage and supplies expense increased $3,000 for the quarter, to $143,000,
and
$38,000 for the six-month period to $304,000. Most of the increase in this
category was in supply costs, relating to the rebranding of QNB Bank. This
included the purchase of new supplies including plastics for ATM and debit
cards
and obsolescence costs related to the Quakertown National Bank supplies.
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 $130,000 for the second quarter of
2008, an increase of $8,000, and $260,000 for the six-month period, an increase
of $15,000 compared to the same periods in 2007. This increase was a result
of a
higher shares tax resulting from an increase in the Bank’s equity.
Other
operating expense was $371,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008. This
represents a 3.9% increase from the $357,000 reported for the three months
ended
June 30, 2007. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (F.D.I.C.) premiums
increased $60,000 when comparing the two quarters. During 2007 QNB had a credit
from prior year payments that was used to offset the premiums. This credit
was
completely utilized in early 2008. This was partially offset by a $24,000
decrease in regulatory assessment costs, a savings resulting from the change
in
charter from a National bank to a State chartered bank. In addition, losses
related to fraudulent check card transactions decreased by $20,000 when
comparing the two periods. Amortization expense of core deposit intangibles
was
$0 for the second quarter of 2008 compared to $13,000 for the second quarter
of
2007. See Note 8 to the financial statements.
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NON-INTEREST
EXPENSE (Continued)
For
the
six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 other expense was $690,000 and
$689,000, respectively. Expense related to F.D.I.C. premiums increased $80,000
when comparing the six-month periods. Expenses related to the checkcard program
increased $15,000 when comparing the periods. These increases were partially
offset by declines in regulatory expense of $49,000, amortization of core
deposit intangible expense of $26,000 and fraudulent check card expense of
$22,000.
INCOME
TAXES
QNB
utilizes an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting
of income taxes. As of June 30, 2008, QNB’s net deferred tax asset was
$1,872,000. The primary components of deferred taxes are a deferred tax asset
of
$1,181,000 related to the allowance for loan losses, a deferred tax asset of
$460,000 resulting from unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities
and a
deferred tax asset of $152,000 related to impaired securities. As of June 30,
2007, QNB's net deferred tax asset was $1,261,000 comprised of deferred tax
assets of $977,000 related to the allowance for loan losses and $313,000 related
to unrealized losses on available-for-sale 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. Based upon these and other factors, 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 $496,000, or 23.6%, for the
three-month period ended June 30, 2008, and $161,000, or 14.8%, for the same
period in 2007. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 applicable income
taxes and the effective tax rate were $1,016,000, or 23.5%. Applicable income
taxes were a benefit of $352,000 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2007.
The lower effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2007 and the tax benefit
for the six-month period ended June 30, 2007 is a result of the restructuring
transactions involving the sale of securities and the prepayment of FHLB
advances.
FINANCIAL
CONDITION ANALYSIS
The
balance sheet analysis compares average balance sheet data for the six months
ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, as well as the period ended balances as of June
30, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
Average
earning assets for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 increased
$14,339,000, or 2.5%, to $587,122,000 from $572,783,000 for the six months
ended
June 30, 2007. The slow growth in earning assets when comparing the six-month
periods is primarily a result of management’s decision to reduce the amount of
investment securities and long-term debt by paying down the debt with some
of
the proceeds from the investment securities sold as part of the restructuring
transaction. The mix of earning assets changed when comparing the two periods.
Average loans increased $23,198,000, or 6.5%, while average investments
decreased $9,864,000, or 4.8%. Average Federal funds sold increased $2,313,000
when comparing these same periods.
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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FINANCIAL
CONDITION ANALYSIS (Continued)
QNB’s
primary business is accepting deposits and making 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. QNB has been successful in
achieving growth in total loans, while at the same time maintaining asset
quality. Inherent within the lending function is the evaluation and acceptance
of credit risk and interest rate risk. QNB manages credit risk associated with
its lending activities through portfolio diversification, underwriting policies
and procedures and loan monitoring practices.
Total
loans increased 3.0% between June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2008 and 1.6% since
December 31, 2007. The slower rate of growth since June 30, 2007 as compared
to
the average rate of growth when comparing the six-month periods reflects the
significant amount of loans originated during the first quarter of 2007 as
well
as the slowdown in growth in the local and regional economy over the past
year.
Average
total commercial loans increased $29,260,000 when comparing the first half
of
2008 to the first half of 2007. Most of the 12.0% growth in average commercial
loans was in loans secured by real estate, either commercial or residential
properties, which increased $18,136,000. Commercial and industrial loans
represent commercial purpose loans that are either secured by collateral other
than real estate or unsecured. Many of these loans are for operating lines
of
credit. Average commercial and industrial loans increased $9,556,000, or 16.0%,
when comparing the six-month periods. Also contributing to the growth in total
commercial loans was an increase in tax-exempt loans. Average tax-exempt loans
increased $1,568,000, or 6.9%, when comparing the six-month
periods.
Indirect
lease financing receivables represent loans to small businesses that are
collateralized by equipment. These loans tend to have higher risk
characteristics but generally provide higher rates of return. These loans are
originated by a third party and purchased by QNB based on criteria specified
by
QNB. The criteria include minimum credit scores of the borrower, term of the
lease, type and age of equipment financed and geographic area. The geographic
area primarily represents Pennsylvania and states contiguous to Pennsylvania.
QNB is not the lessor and does not service these loans. Average indirect lease
financing loans decreased $558,000, or 4.1%, when comparing the six-month
periods. The slowing local and regional economy and an increase in delinquency
rates have negatively impacted the volume of indirect lease financing
receivables purchased over the past year.
Average
residential mortgage loans decreased $3,970,000, or 15.4%, when comparing the
first half of 2008 to the first half of 2007. The slowdown in the housing market
and QNB’s decision to sell most originations of 1-4 family residential mortgages
in the secondary market contributed to the decline in the residential mortgage
loan portfolio.
The
mix
of deposits continued to be impacted by the reaction of customers to changes
in
interest rates on various products and by rates paid by the competition. Total
average deposits increased $17,803,000, or 3.7%, to $503,297,000 for the first
half of 2008 compared to the first half of 2007. Consistent with customers
looking for the highest rate for the shortest term, the growth achieved in
total
average deposits was in time deposits which increased $28,703,000, or 12.0%,
when comparing the same periods. Of this increase $12,392,000 was in time
deposits over $100,000. Most of the growth in time deposits occurred in the
maturity range of greater than 6 months through 15 months, which QNB promoted
in
response to customers’ preferences and competitors’ offerings.
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FINANCIAL
CONDITION ANALYSIS (Continued)
The
average balances of all other deposits types declined when comparing the first
six months of 2008 to the same period in 2007. Average non-interest bearing
and
interest bearing demand accounts declined by 2.2% and 4.6%, respectively.
Average money market account balances decreased 5.3% and average savings
accounts decreased 5.6% when comparing the periods.
Average
long-term debt decreased from $40,591,000 for the first half of 2007 to
$34,066,000 for the first half of 2008. The reduction in average debt reflects
the net $25,000,000 impact of the April 2007 restructuring transaction,
partially offset by the borrowing of $10,000,000 from the FHLB in January
2008.
Total
assets at June 30, 2008 were $636,480,000, compared with $609,813,000 at
December 31, 2007, an increase of 4.4%. Most of the growth in total assets
since
December 31, 2007 was in investment securities which increased $11,548,000
and
loans which increased $5,775,000. Cash and due from banks and Federal funds
sold
increased in total $7,781,000 since December 31, 2007. Other assets increased
by
$1,764,000, primarily an increase in deferred tax assets resulting from the
change in unrealized gains and losses in the available-for-sale investment
portfolio.
On
the
liability side, total deposits increased by $26,492,000, or 5.4%, since
year-end. Time deposits continued to be the product of choice, increasing
$19,628,000 since December 31, 2007 with time deposits of $100,000 or more
increasing $9,542,000. Non-interest bearing demand accounts increased $6,421,000
while interest bearing demand increased slightly to $97,470,000. These deposits
can be volatile depending on the timing of deposits and withdrawals. Money
market accounts declined $3,209,000 to $46,457,000 at June 30, 2008 while
savings accounts increased $3,472,000 from December 31, 2007 to $45,547,000
at
June 30, 2008.
In
July
2008, QNB introduced eRewards checking, a high rate checking account paying
4.01% interest on balances up to $25,000. In order to receive this rate a
customer must receive an electronic statement, have one direct deposit or other
ACH transaction and perform at least 12 check card transactions during a one
month period. It is anticipated that this account will result in the movement
of
balances from lower yielding products to this product but will also result
in
obtaining new customers and additional deposits of existing
customers.
When
comparing December 31, 2007 to June 30, 2008, short-term borrowing declined
from
$33,990,000 to $23,083,000. Commercial sweep accounts recorded as repurchase
agreements declined by $6,982,000 to $22,482,000 at June 30, 2008 and Federal
funds purchased declined by $3,926,000 to $0 at June 30, 2008. Some of the
decline in the commercial sweep accounts is a result of funds being moved to
higher paying time deposit accounts over $100,000, as these offered higher
rates
than the sweep product.
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 and investment
securities in order to match the volatility, seasonality, interest sensitivity
and growth trends of its loans and deposits. Liquidity is provided from asset
sources through maturities and repayments of loans and investment securities.
The portfolio of investment securities classified as 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 two unsecured Federal funds lines granted by
correspondent banks totaling $21,000,000. At June 30, 2008, the Bank has a
maximum borrowing capacity with the FHLB of approximately $173,626,000. At
June
30, 2008, QNB had $10,000,000 of outstanding borrowings under the FHLB credit
facility.
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LIQUIDITY
(Continued)
Cash
and
due from banks, Federal funds sold, available-for-sale securities and loans
held-for-sale totaled $225,479,000 and $206,562,000 at June 30, 2008 and
December 31, 2007, respectively. The increase in liquid sources is primarily
the
result of an increase of the available-for-sale securities portfolio. These
sources should be adequate to meet normal fluctuations in loan demand and
deposit withdrawals. During the first quarter of 2008, QNB used its Federal
funds line to prefund the purchase of investment securities in anticipation
of
declining interest rates and to fund seasonal deposit withdrawals. The maximum
balance of Federal funds purchased during the first half of 2008 was
$14,617,000. The Federal funds purchase line was paid down with $10,000,000
of
borrowings from the FHLB with a rate of 2.97% and a two year maturity. During
the first quarter of 2007, QNB used its Federal funds lines to help temporarily
fund loan growth. Average Federal funds purchased were $9,000 for the second
quarter of 2008 and $1,111,000 for the first six months of 2008. These levels
compared to $440,000 and $708,000 for the same periods in 2007. At June 30,
2008, QNB had no Federal funds purchased.
Approximately
$96,955,000 and $107,750,000 of available-for-sale securities at June 30, 2008
and December 31, 2007, respectively, were pledged as collateral for repurchase
agreements and deposits of public funds. The decrease in the amount of pledged
securities when comparing June 30, 2008 to December 31, 2007 is a result of
a
decrease in repurchase agreement balances (commercial sweep accounts). 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.
As
mentioned above, QNB had $10,000,000 of outstanding borrowings under the FHLB
credit facility at June 30, 2008.
CAPITAL
ADEQUACY
A
strong
capital position is fundamental to support continued growth and profitability
and to serve the needs of depositors. QNB's shareholders' equity at June 30,
2008 was $52,309,000, or 8.21% of total assets, compared to shareholders' equity
of $53,251,000, or 8.73% of total assets, at December 31, 2007. Shareholders’
equity at June 30, 2008 included a negative adjustment of $892,000 related
to
unrealized holding losses, net of taxes, on investment securities
available-for-sale while shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2007 included a
positive adjustment of $1,504,000 related to unrealized holding gains, net
of
taxes, on investment securities available-for-sale. Without the FASB No. 115
available-for-sale adjustments, shareholders' equity to total assets would
have
been 8.36% and 8.49% at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.
The
adoption of EITF 06-04, Accounting
for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement
Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements
on
January 1, 2008 resulted in the recognition of a cumulative effect adjustment
to
retained earnings of $481,000.
Shareholders'
equity averaged $52,578,000 for the first six months of 2008 and $51,299,000
during all of 2007, an increase of 2.5%. The ratio of average total equity
to
average total assets increased to 8.54% for the first half of 2008 compared
to
8.51% for all of 2007.
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CAPITAL
ADEQUACY (Continued)
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 disallowed 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 quarterly average assets.
The
minimum regulatory capital ratios are 4.00% for Tier I, 8.00% for the total
risk-based capital and 4.00% for leverage. Under the requirements, QNB had
a
Tier I capital ratio of 11.97% and 12.25%, a total risk-based ratio of 12.76%
and 13.06% and a leverage ratio of 8.50% and 8.64% at June 30, 2008 and December
31, 2007, respectively.
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 established five
capital level designations ranging from "well capitalized" to "critically
undercapitalized." At June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, QNB met the "well
capitalized" criteria which requires minimum Tier I and total risk-based capital
ratios of 6.00% and 10.00%, respectively, and a leverage ratio of
5.00%.
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. QNB’s 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.
Interest-bearing demand accounts, money market accounts and savings 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 or borrowed funds 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.
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.
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INTEREST
RATE SENSITIVITY (Continued)
QNB
primarily focuses on the management of the one-year interest rate sensitivity
gap. At June 30, 2008, interest-earning assets scheduled to mature or likely
to
be called, repriced or repaid in one year were $245,931,000. Interest-sensitive
liabilities scheduled to mature or reprice within one year were $364,774,000.
The one-year cumulative gap, which reflects QNB’s interest sensitivity over a
period of time, was a negative $118,843,000 at June 30, 2008. The cumulative
one-year gap equals -19.5% of total rate sensitive assets. This gap position
compares to a negative gap position of $129,740,000, or -22.2%, of total rate
sensitive assets, at December 31, 2007. The negative gap position is primarily
the result of customers’ preference for keeping time deposit maturities short
while interest rates were increasing 2007. This preference was met as banks,
including the Bank, tended to offer the highest yielding time deposits in the
maturity range of six months through 15 months. At June 30, 2008, $235,447,000,
or 85.7%, of total time deposits were scheduled to reprice or mature in the
next
twelve months compared to $199,383,000, or 78.2%, of total time deposits at
December 31, 2007. Also contributing to the negative gap position are the
municipal accounts which are indexed to the Federal funds rate and the Select
money market product, while not indexed directly with the Federal funds rate,
moves closely with changes in that rate. On the liability side the increase
in
short maturity time deposits between December 31, 2007 and June 30, 2008 was
offset by a $6,982,000 decline in commercial sweep accounts and a $3,926,000
decline in Federal funds purchased, both reported in short-term borrowings.
On
the asset side, the amount of assets maturing or repricing increased by
$35,128,000 from December 31, 2007 to June 30, 2008. Investment securities
and
loans, that reprice or mature in the next twelve months, increased by $5,609,000
and $25,358,000, respectively when comparing the same two time periods. With
the
decline in interest rates in 2008, QNB’s cost of funds should decline as the
maturing time deposits reprice at lower rates. The challenge will be to retain
these deposits given the competitive environment. In this lower interest rate
environment, the repricing characteristics of investments and loans will likely
shorten as prepayment speeds increase resulting in more funds being invested
at
lower yields.
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, that given the level of interest rates at June 30, 2008,
that it is unlikely that interest rates would decline by 300 basis points.
The
simulation results can be found in the chart on page 42.
Net
interest income declines in a falling rate environment. This result reflects
the
hypothetical interest rate floors on interest-bearing transaction accounts,
regular money market accounts and savings accounts. In addition, in a lower
rate
environment, the cash flow or repricing characteristics from both the loan
and
investment portfolios would increase and be reinvested at lower rates. Loan
customers would either refinance their fixed rate loans at lower rates or
request rate reductions on their existing loans. The decline in net income
as
rates fall 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, the timing of the rate change,
or
interest rate floors.
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.
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QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
INTEREST
RATE SENSITIVITY (Continued)
Management
believes that 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.
The
nature of QNB’s current operation is such that it is not subject to foreign
currency exchange or commodity price risk. At June 30, 2008, 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
|
%
Change
|
|||||||
+300
Basis Points
|
$
|
20,088
|
$
|
(109
|
)
|
(.54
|
)%
|
|||
+200
Basis Points
|
20,202
|
5
|
(.02
|
)
|
||||||
+100
Basis Points
|
20,285
|
88
|
(.44
|
)
|
||||||
FLAT
RATE
|
20,197
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
-100
Basis Points
|
19,719
|
(478
|
)
|
(2.37
|
)
|
|||||
-200
Basis Points
|
18,588
|
(1,609
|
)
|
(7.97
|
)
|
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QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK.
The
information required in response to this item 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 control over financial reporting during the
fiscal quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
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QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
JUNE
30, 2008
Item 1. |
Legal
Proceedings
|
None.
Item 1A. |
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, 2007.
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
|
Submission
of Matters to Vote of Security Holders
The
2008
Annual Meeting (the Meeting) of the shareholders of QNB Corp. (the Registrant)
was held on May 20, 2008. A Notice of the Meeting was mailed to shareholders
of
record as of April 7, 2008 on or about April 21, 2008, together with proxy
solicitation materials prepared in accordance with Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the regulations promulgated
thereunder.
The
Meeting was held for the following purposes:
(1) To
elect
four (4) Directors
There
was
no solicitation in opposition to the nominees of the Board of Directors for
election to the Board of Directors and all such nominees were elected. The
number of votes cast for or withheld for each of the nominees for election
to
the Board of Directors was as follows:
Nominee
|
For
|
|
Withhold
|
||||
Kenneth
F. Brown, Jr.
|
2,550,513
|
18,332
|
|||||
Anna
Mae Papso
|
2,528,430
|
40,415
|
|||||
Henry
L. Rosenberger
|
2,514,441
|
54,404
|
|||||
Edgar
L. Stauffer
|
2,514,221
|
54,624
|
The
continuing directors of the Registrant are:
Thomas
J.
Bisko, Dennis Helf, G. Arden Link, Charles M. Meredith, III, Gary S. Parzych,
Bonnie L. Rankin, Henry L. Rosenberger, and Edgar L. Stauffer
Item 5. |
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.)
|
||
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:
|
August 8, 2008
|
By:
|
||
|
||||
/s/
Thomas J. Bisko
|
||||
Thomas
J. Bisko
|
||||
President/CEO
|
||||
|
||||
Date:
|
August 8, 2008
|
By:
|
||
|
||||
/s/
Bret H. Krevolin
|
||||
Bret
H. Krevolin
|
||||
Chief
Financial Officer
|