SB FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. - Quarter Report: 2019 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019

☐ 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 1-36785

SB FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio		34-1395608
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

401 Clinton Street, Defiance, Ohio 43512

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(419) 783-8950

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, No Par Value	SBFG	The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC
6,401,342 Outstanding at November 7, 2019		(NASDAQ Capital Market)

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 ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerate Filer ☐	Accelerated Filer ☒
Non-Accelerated Filer ☐	Smaller Reporting Company ☒
	Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

SB FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

FORM 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION		1

Item 1.	Financial Statements	1
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	29
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	37
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	37

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION		38

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	38
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	38
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	38
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	38
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	38
Item 5.	Other Information	38
Item 6.	Exhibits	39

SIGNATURES		40

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

SB Financial Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

	September 2019			December 2018
($ in thousands)	(unaudited)			(audited)
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	49,824		$	48,363
Available-for-sale securities		77,029			90,969
Loans held for sale		13,655			4,445
Loans, net of unearned income		823,367			771,883
Allowance for loan losses		(8,492	)		(8,167	)
Premises and equipment, net		23,898			22,084
Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank Stock, at cost		4,648			4,123
Foreclosed assets held for sale, net		489			131
Interest receivable		3,176			2,822
Goodwill and other intangibles		17,834			16,401
Cash value of life insurance		17,137			16,834
Mortgage servicing rights		10,447			11,365
Other assets		9,749			5,575
Total assets	$	1,042,761		$	986,828

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities
Deposits
Non interest bearing demand	$	152,932		$	144,592
Interest bearing demand		131,655			130,628
Savings		121,991			104,444
Money market		173,237			181,426
Time deposits		268,139			241,462
Total deposits		847,954			802,552

Repurchase agreements		14,659			15,184
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		16,000			16,000
Trust preferred securities		10,310			10,310
Interest payable		1,391			909
Other liabilities		18,201			11,438
Total liabilities		908,515			856,393

Commitments & Contingent Liabilities		-			-

Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, no par value; authorized 200,000 shares; 2019 - 14,306 shares outstanding, 2018 - 14,995 shares outstanding		13,241			13,979
Common stock, no par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; 2019 - 6,763,362 shares issued, 2018 - 6,694,598 shares issued		41,223			40,485
Additional paid-in capital		15,219			15,226
Retained earnings		70,184			64,012
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		900			(552	)
Treasury stock, at cost; (2019 - 406,221 common shares, 2018 - 191,348 common shares)		(6,521	)		(2,715	)
Total shareholders’ equity		134,246			130,435
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,042,761		$	986,828

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

Note: The balance sheet at December 31, 2018 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date.

SB Financial Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Income Statement (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September		September		September			September
($ in thousands, except per share data)	2019		2018		2019			2018
Interest Income
Loans
Taxable	$	10,607	$	9,499	$	30,216		$	26,607
Tax exempt		82		42		217			99
Securities
Taxable		776		610		2,489			1,795
Tax exempt		81		107		273			339
Total interest income		11,546		10,258		33,195			28,840

Interest Expense
Deposits		2,258		1,472		6,268			3,538
Repurchase agreements & other		22		11		65			27
Federal Home Loan Bank advance expense		101		140		301			329
Trust preferred securities expense		107		106		331			293
Total interest expense		2,488		1,729		6,965			4,187

Net Interest Income		9,058		8,529		26,230			24,653
Provision for loan losses		300		-		500			600

Net interest income after provision for loan losses		8,758		8,529		25,730			24,053

Noninterest Income
Wealth management fees		775		705		2,292			2,155
Customer service fees		729		672		2,049			1,991
Gain on sale of mortgage loans & OMSR		2,495		2,066		5,365			5,224
Mortgage loan servicing fees, net		8		273		(731	)		991
Gain on sale of non-mortgage loans		462		125		1,005			935
Title insurance income		400		-		727			-
Net gain on sale of securities		-		70		206			70
Gain (loss) on sale/disposal of assets		1		-		(6	)		21
Other income		496		291		1,150			1,308
Total noninterest income		5,366		4,202		12,057			12,695

Noninterest Expense
Salaries and employee benefits		5,715		5,372		15,922			15,513
Net occupancy expense		656		588		1,928			1,797
Equipment expense		688		667		2,064			2,133
Data processing fees		499		489		1,430			1,345
Professional fees		571		393		1,837			1,316
Marketing expense		239		197		724			622
Telephone and communications		118		124		345			374
Postage and delivery expense		89		83		254			221
State, local and other taxes		243		177		745			538
Employee expense		199		243		588			629
Other expenses		483		456		1,397			1,507
Total noninterest expense		9,500		8,789		27,234			25,995

Income before income tax		4,624		3,942		10,553			10,753

Provision for income taxes		862		824		1,938			2,074

Net Income	$	3,762	$	3,118	$	8,615		$	8,679

Preferred Share Dividends		233		244		720			732

Net Income available to Common Shareholders	$	3,529	$	2,874	$	7,895		$	7,947

Basic Earnings Per Common Share	$	0.55	$	0.45	$	1.22		$	1.30

Diluted Earnings Per Common Share	$	0.48	$	0.39	$	1.08		$	1.14

Average common shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic:		6,397		6,503		6,459			6,106
Diluted:		7,876		8,022		7,955			7,626

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

SB Financial Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September			September			September			September
($ in thousands)	2019			2018			2019			2018

Net income	$	3,762		$	3,118		$	8,615		$	8,679
Other comprehensive income:
Available for sale investment securities:
Unrealized holding gain (loss) arising in the period		125			(524	)		2,045			(1,914	)
Related tax (expense) benefit		(26	)		110			(429	)		401
Less: Reclassification for gain realized in income		-			(70	)		(206	)		(70	)
Related tax expense		-			15			42			15
Net effect on other comprehensive income		99			(469	)		1,452			(1,568	)
Total comprehensive income	$	3,861		$	2,649		$	10,067		$	7,111

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

SB Financial Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (unaudited)

	Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2019
	Preferred			Common		Additional Paid-in			Retained			Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Treasury
($ in thousands, except per share data)	Stock			Stock		Capital			Earnings			Income (Loss)			Stock			Total
January 1, 2019	$	13,979		$	40,485	$	15,226		$	64,012		$	(552	)	$	(2,715	)	$	130,435
Net income										2,226									2,226
Other comprehensive income													676						676
Stock reissue							22									117			139
Common stock issuance		(1	)		1														-
Dividends on common, $0.085 per share										(556	)								(556	)
Dividends on preferred, $0.1625 per share										(244	)								(244	)
Restricted stock vesting							(208	)								208			-
Stock options exercised							(10	)								21			11
Repurchased stock																(1,294	)		(1,294	)
Stock based compensation expense							113												113
March 31, 2019		13,978			40,486		15,143			65,438			124			(3,663	)		131,506
Net income										2,627									2,627
Other comprehensive income													677						677
Dividends on common, $0.090 per share										(586	)								(586	)
Dividends on preferred, $0.1625 per share										(243	)								(243	)
Stock options exercised							(24	)								43			19
Repurchased stock																(203	)		(203	)
Stock based compensation expense							140												140
June 30, 2019		13,978			40,486		15,259			67,236			801			(3,823	)		133,937
Net income										3,762									3,762
Other comprehensive income													99						99
Common stock issuance		(737	)		737														-
Dividends on common, $0.090 per share										(581	)								(581	)
Dividends on preferred, $0.1625 per share										(233	)								(233	)
Restricted stock vesting							(113	)								113			-
Stock options exercised							(20	)								36			16
Repurchased stock																(2,847	)		(2,847	)
Stock based compensation expense							93												93
September 30, 2019	$	13,241		$	41,223	$	15,219		$	70,184		$	900		$	(6,521	)	$	134,246

	Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2018
	Preferred			Common		Additional Paid-in			Retained			Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Treasury
($ in thousands, except per share data)	Stock			Stock		Capital			Earnings			Income (Loss)			Stock			Total
January 1, 2018	$	13,983		$	12,569	$	15,405		$	55,439		$	(141	)	$	(3,255	)	$	94,000
Net income										2,453									2,453
Other comprehensive loss													(800	)					(800	)
Common stock issuance (1,666,666 shares)					27,912														27,912
Dividends on common, $0.075 per share										(486	)								(486	)
Dividends on preferred, $0.1625 per share										(244	)								(244	)
Restricted stock vesting							(257	)								257			-
Stock options exercised							(41	)								81			40
Repurchased stock																(58	)		(58	)
Stock based compensation expense							82												82
March 31, 2018		13,983			40,481		15,189			57,162			(941	)		(2,975	)		122,899
Net income										3,107									3,107
Other comprehensive loss													(299	)					(299	)
Dividends on common, $0.080 per share										(522	)								(522	)
Dividends on preferred, $0.1625 per share										(244	)								(244	)
Stock options exercised							(156	)								305			149
Repurchased stock																(51	)		(51	)
Stock based compensation expense							65												65
June 30, 2018		13,983			40,481		15,098			59,503			(1,240	)		(2,721	)		125,104
Net income										3,119									3,119
Other comprehensive loss													(414	)					(414	)
Common stock issuance		(4	)		4														-
Dividends on common, $0.080 per share										(524	)								(524	)
Dividends on preferred, $0.1625 per share										(244	)								(244	)
Stock options exercised							(3	)								6			3
Repurchased stock																			-
Stock based compensation expense							65												65
September 30, 2018	$	13,979		$	40,485	$	15,160		$	61,854		$	(1,654	)	$	(2,715	)	$	127,109

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

SB Financial Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands)	2019			2018
Operating Activities
Net Income	$	8,615		$	8,679
Items not requiring (providing) cash
Depreciation and amortization		1,386			1,261
Provision for loan losses		500			600
Expense of share-based compensation plan		346			212
Amortization of premiums and discounts on securities		213			275
Amortization of intangible assets		6			7
Amortization of originated mortgage servicing rights		1,415			931
Impairment (recovery) of mortgage servicing rights		1,398			(8	)
Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale		244,716			200,306
Originations of loans held for sale		(249,061	)		(200,364	)
Gain from sale of loans		(6,370	)		(6,159	)
Loss (gain) on sales of assets		5			(21	)
Net change in foreclosed assets		6			-
Net gains on sales of securities		(206	)		(70	)
Changes in
Interest receivable		(354	)		(608	)
Other assets		(5,598	)		(1,297	)
Interest payable & other liabilities		6,636			3,161
Net cash provided by operating activities		3,653			6,905

Investing Activities
Purchases of available-for-sale securities		(8,840	)		(16,248	)
Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale securities		17,237			10,619
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities		7,375			2,115
Net change in loans		(51,171	)		(75,034	)
Purchase of premises, equipment		(2,047	)		(1,383	)
Proceeds from sales of premises, equipment		8			134
Purchase of bank owned life insurance		(50	)		-
Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock		(525	)		-
Purchase of Federal Reserve Stock		-			(375	)
Proceeds from sale of foreclosed assets		146			152
Acquisition, net of cash acquired		(2,600	)		-
Net cash used in investing activities		(40,467	)		(80,020	)

Financing Activities
Net increase in demand deposits, money market, interest checking & savings accounts		18,725			38,265
Net increase in certificates of deposit		26,677			21,561
Net increase (decrease) in securities sold under agreements to repurchase		(525	)		457
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances		8,000			13,000
Repayment of Federal Home Loan Bank advances		(8,000	)		(7,000	)
Net proceeds from share-based compensation plans		46			192
Stock repurchase plan		(4,344	)		(109	)
Issuance of common shares		139			27,912
Dividends on common shares		(1,723	)		(1,532	)
Dividends on preferred shares		(720	)		(732	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		38,275			92,014
Increase in cash and cash equivalents		1,461			18,899
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year		48,363			26,616
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	49,824		$	45,515
Supplemental cash flow information
Interest paid	$	6,483		$	3,888
Income taxes paid	$	4,230		$	2,290
Fair value of assets acquired - premises and equipment	$	1,161		$	-
Supplemental non-cash disclosure
Initial recognition of right-of-use lease assets	$	293		$	-
Transfer of loans to foreclosed assets	$	517		$	175

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

SB FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

SB Financial Group, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), is a financial holding company whose principal activity is the ownership and management of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, The State Bank and Trust Company (“State Bank”), RFCBC, Inc. (“RFCBC”), Rurbanc Data Services, Inc. dba RDSI Banking Systems (“RDSI”), and Rurban Statutory Trust II (“RST II”). In addition, State Bank owns all of the outstanding stock of Rurban Mortgage Company (“RMC”), which is inactive, and State Bank Insurance, LLC (“SBI”).

In March 2019, the Company formed SBFG Title, LLC (“Title”) and purchased all of the assets and real estate of an Ohio based title agency. The purchase was completed effective March 15, 2019, and the purchase resulted in an increase in goodwill, which is detailed in Note 11.

In March 2019, the Company formed SB Captive, Inc. (“Captive”), which is a captive insurance company based in Nevada. The Captive allows the Company to share insurance risk among a pool of similar sized banks.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, State Bank, RFCBC, RDSI, RMC, Title, Captive and SBI. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. The financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company. Those adjustments consist only of normal recurring adjustments. Results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, are not necessarily indicative of results for the complete year.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2018 has been derived from the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of that date.

For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

New and applicable accounting pronouncements:

ASU No. 2018-07: Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718)

This Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) expands the scope of Topic 718, to include share-based payments issued to nonemployees for goods or services. Consequently, the accounting for share-based payments to nonemployees and employees will be substantially aligned. This ASU supersedes Subtopic 505-50, Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees. The amendments in this ASU became effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2018. At this time, the Company does not have any share-based payments to nonemployees.

ASU No. 2016-02: Leases (Topic 842)

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. The new standard establishes a right-of-use asset model that requires a lessee to record an asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. An entity may adopt the new guidance either by restating prior periods and recording a cumulative effect adjustment at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented or by recording a cumulative effect adjustment at the beginning of the period of adoption. The Company applied the standard by recording a cumulative effect adjustment at January 1, 2019. As the Company owns most of its branch locations, this ASU applied primarily to operating leases. The impact of adoption of this ASU by the Company resulted in a $0.3 million right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease obligation liability of $0.3 million. The right-of-use asset is included in other assets and the lease obligation liability is included in other liabilities in the Company’s September 30, 2019 consolidated balance sheet. The Company has given consideration to the materiality of their leases and has determined that the additional required disclosures for leases is immaterial to the consolidated financial statements.

ASU No. 2017-12: Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815)

This ASU improves the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements. The ASU also makes targeted improvements to simplify the application of the hedge accounting guidance. The amendments in this ASU became effective for fiscal years after December 15, 2018 and the Company adopted these amendments. The impact of these amendments was immaterial to the Company’s financial statements.

Accounting Standards not yet adopted:

ASU No. 2018-13: Fair Value Measurement - Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820)

The updated guidance improves the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The ASU removes certain disclosures required by Topic 820 related to transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; the policy for timing of transfers between levels; and the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. The ASU modifies certain disclosures required by Topic 820 related to disclosure of transfers into and out of Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy; the requirement to disclose the timing of liquidation of an investee’s assets and the date when restrictions from redemption might lapse only if the investee has communicated the timing to the entity or announced the timing publicly for investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value; and clarification that the measurement uncertainty disclosure is to communicate information about the uncertainty in measurement as of the reporting date. The ASU adds certain disclosure requirements related to changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period and the range and weighted-average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements. For certain unobservable inputs, an entity may disclose other quantitative information in lieu of the weighted- average if the entity determines that other quantitative information would be a more reasonable and rational method to reflect the distribution of unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements. The amendments in this update become effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements, but it is not expected to have a material impact.

ASU No. 2017-04: Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350)

This ASU simplifies the test for goodwill impairment. Specifically, these amendments eliminate Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test, and also eliminate the requirements for any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to perform a qualitative assessment and, if it fails that qualitative test, to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and management does not believe the changes will have a material effect on the Company’s accounting and disclosures.

ASU No. 2016-13: Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326)

This ASU, which is commonly known as “CECL,” replaces the current GAAP incurred impairment methodology regarding credit losses with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. The amendments in this update affect an entity to varying degrees depending on the credit quality of the assets held by the entity, their duration, and how the entity applies current GAAP.

The adoption of ASU 2016-13 is likely to result in an increase in the allowance for loan losses as a result of changing from an “incurred loss” model, which encompasses allowances for current known and inherent losses within the portfolio, to an “expected loss” model, which encompasses allowances for losses expected to be incurred over the life of the portfolio. Furthermore, ASU 2016-13 will necessitate that we establish an allowance for expected credit losses on debt securities.

In December 2018, the OCC, the Federal Reserve Board, and the FDIC approved a final rule to address changes to credit loss accounting under GAAP, including banking organizations’ implementation of CECL. The final rule provides banking organizations the option to phase in over a three-year period the day-one adverse effects on regulatory capital that may result from the adoption of the new accounting standard.

The final ASU is expected to be issued in November 2019 and will include the recently approved amendment to the effective date for smaller reporting companies. As the Company is currently a smaller reporting Company, the amendment will delay the effective date of ASU No. 2016-13 to the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2022.

While we are currently unable to reasonably estimate the impact of adopting ASU 2016-13, we expect that the impact of adoption will be significantly influenced by the composition, characteristics and quality of our loan and securities portfolios as well as the prevailing economic conditions and forecasts as of the adoption date. The Company implemented a process to track required data by utilizing accounting software in preparation for compliance. We anticipate being fully prepared for implementation by December 15, 2022.

Reclassifications:

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period financial statements to conform to the current financial statement presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on net income.

NOTE 2 – EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per share (EPS) have been computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods presented. Included in the diluted EPS for September 30, 2019 are the impact of the full conversion of the Company’s outstanding depositary shares. Based upon the current conversion price of $10.119, the 1,430,570 outstanding depositary shares are convertible into an aggregate of 1,413,909 common shares. There were no anti-dilutive shares in 2019 or 2018. The average number of common shares used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share are set forth in the tables below:

	Three Months Ended Sep. 30,
($ and outstanding shares in thousands - except per share data)	2019		2018

Distributed earnings allocated to common shares	$	581	$	524
Undistributed earnings allocated to common shares		2,944		2,346

Net earnings allocated to common shares		3,525		2,870
Net earnings allocated to participating securities		4		4
Dividends on convertible preferred shares		233		244

Net Income allocated to common shares and participating securities	$	3,762	$	3,118

Weighted average shares outstanding for basic earnings per share		6,397		6,503
Dilutive effect of stock compensation		34		58
Dilutive effect of convertible shares		1,445		1,461

Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share		7,876		8,022

Basic earnings per common share	$	0.55	$	0.45

Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.48	$	0.39

	Nine Months Ended Sep. 30,
($ and outstanding shares in thousands - except per share data)	2019		2018

Distributed earnings allocated to common shares	$	1,723	$	1,532
Undistributed earnings allocated to common shares		6,159		6,404

Net earnings allocated to common shares		7,882		7,936
Net earnings allocated to participating securities		13		11
Dividends on convertible preferred shares		720		732

Net Income allocated to common shares and participating securities	$	8,615	$	8,679

Weighted average shares outstanding for basic earnings per share		6,459		6,106
Dilutive effect of stock compensation		36		63
Dilutive effect of convertible shares		1,460		1,457

Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share		7,955		7,626

Basic earnings per common share	$	1.22	$	1.30

Diluted earnings per common share	$	1.08	$	1.14

Note 3 – AVAILABLE FOR SALE Securities

The amortized cost and appropriate fair values, together with gross unrealized gains and losses, of securities at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were as follows:

			Gross		Gross
($ in thousands)	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized
September 30, 2019	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value

U.S. Treasury and Government agencies	$	12,041	$	231	$	(8	)	$	12,264
Mortgage-backed securities		54,394		598		(70	)		54,922
State and political subdivisions		9,455		389		(1	)		9,843

Totals	$	75,890	$	1,218	$	(79	)	$	77,029

			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized
December 31, 2018	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value

U.S. Treasury and Government agencies	$	18,597	$	187	$	(114	)	$	18,670
Mortgage-backed securities		61,868		114		(1,039	)		60,943
State and political subdivisions		11,203		180		(27	)		11,356

Totals	$	91,668	$	481	$	(1,180	)	$	90,969

The amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale at September 30, 2019, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

	Amortized		Fair
($ in thousands)	Cost		Value

Within one year	$	4,242	$	4,242
Due after one year through five years		6,323		6,415
Due after five years through ten years		6,680		6,909
Due after ten years		4,251		4,541
		21,496		22,107

Mortgage-backed securities		54,394		54,922

Totals	$	75,890	$	77,029

The fair value of securities pledged as collateral, to secure public deposits and for other purposes, was $32.6 million at September 30, 2019 and $30.7 million at December 31, 2018. The fair value of securities delivered for repurchase agreements was $17.9 million at September 30, 2019 and $17.9 million at December 31, 2018.

Gross gains from sales of available-for-sale securities were $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, and $0.07 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, which was a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (OCI) and was included in the net gain on sale of securities. The related tax expense of $0.04 million and $0.02 million for September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, was a reclassification from OCI and was included in the income tax expense line item in the income statement.

Certain investments in debt securities are reported in the financial statements at an amount less than their historical cost. Total fair value of these investments was $15.6 million at September 30, 2019, and $59.0 million at December 31, 2018, which was approximately 20 and 65 percent, respectively, of the Company’s available-for-sale investment portfolio at such dates. Based on evaluation of available evidence, including recent changes in market interest rates, credit rating information and information obtained from regulatory filings, management believes the declines in fair value for these securities are temporary. Should the impairment of any of these securities become other than temporary, the cost basis of the investment will be reduced and the resulting loss recognized in net income in the period the other-than-temporary impairment is identified.

Securities with unrealized losses, aggregated by investment class and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows:

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or Longer					Total
($ in thousands) September 30, 2019	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses

U.S. Treasury and Government agencies	$	-	$	-		$	2,592	$	(8	)	$	2,592	$	(8	)
Mortgage-backed securities		6,462		(18	)		6,011		(52	)		12,473		(70	)
State and political subdivisions		565		(1	)		-		-			565		(1	)

Totals	$	7,027	$	(19	)	$	8,603	$	(60	)	$	15,630	$	(79	)

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or Longer					Total
December 31, 2018	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses

U.S. Treasury and Government agencies	$	1,417	$	(8	)	$	7,870	$	(106	)	$	9,287	$	(114	)
Mortgage-backed securities		10,613		(54	)		37,495		(985	)		48,108		(1,039	)
State and political subdivisions		417		(6	)		1,159		(21	)		1,576		(27	)

Totals	$	12,447	$	(68	)	$	46,524	$	(1,112	)	$	58,971	$	(1,180	)

The total unrealized loss as of September 30, 2019 in the securities portfolio was $0.08 million compared to a $1.2 million unrealized loss at December 31, 2018. Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market concern warrants such evaluation. Consideration is given to (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and (3) the intent of the Company to not sell the investment and whether it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost. Management has determined there is no other-than-temporary-impairment on its securities as of September 30, 2019.

NOTE 4 – LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future, or until maturity or payoffs, are reported at their outstanding principal balances adjusted for any charge-offs, the allowance for loan losses, any deferred fees or costs on originated loans and unamortized premiums or discounts on purchased loans. Interest income is reported on the interest method and includes amortization of net deferred loan fees and costs over the loan term. Generally, all loan classes are placed on nonaccrual status not later than 90 days past due, unless the loan is well-secured and in the process of collection. All interest accrued, but not collected, for loans that are placed on nonaccrual or charged-off is reversed against interest income. The interest on these loans is accounted for on the cash-basis or cost-recovery method, until qualifying for return to accrual. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.

The allowance for loan losses is established as losses are estimated to have occurred through a provision for loan losses charged to income. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the non-collectability of a loan balance is probable. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.

The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a regular basis by management and is based upon management’s periodic review of the collectability of the loans in light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral and prevailing economic conditions. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as new information becomes available.

The allowance consists of allocated and general components. The allocated component relates to loans that are classified as impaired. For those loans that are classified as impaired, an allowance is established when the discounted cash flows (or collateral value or observable market price) of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value of that loan. The general component covers nonclassified loans and is based on historical charge-off experience and expected loss given default derived from the Company’s internal risk rating process. Other adjustments may be made to the allowance for pools of loans after an assessment of internal or external influences on credit quality that are not fully reflected on the historical loss or risk rating data.

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that State Bank will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due. Loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired. Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration each of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed. Impairment is measured on a loan-by-loan basis for commercial, agricultural, and construction loans by either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s obtainable market price or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.

When State Bank moves a loan to nonaccrual status, total unpaid interest accrued to date is reversed from income. Subsequent payments are applied to the outstanding principal balance with the interest portion of the payment recorded on the balance sheet as a contra-loan. Interest received on impaired loans may be realized once all contractual principal amounts are received or when a borrower establishes a history of six consecutive timely principal and interest payments. It is at the discretion of management to determine when a loan is placed back on accrual status upon receipt of six consecutive timely payments.

Large groups of smaller balance homogenous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment. Accordingly, State Bank does not separately identify individual consumer and residential loans for impairment measurements, unless such loans are the subject of a restructuring agreement due to financial difficulties of the borrower.

Categories of loans at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 include:

	Total Loans						Nonaccrual Loans
($ in thousands)	September 2019			December 2018			September 2019		December 2018

Commercial & industrial	$	144,462		$	127,041		$	834	$	730
Commercial real estate - owner occupied		97,470			95,651			-		-
Commercial real estate - nonowner occupied		263,869			245,140			262		218
Agricultural		51,946			52,012			-		-
Residential real estate		202,021			187,104			1,811		1,752
Home equity line of credit (HELOC)		48,027			47,382			362		195
Consumer		14,888			16,954			6		11

Total Loans	$	822,683		$	771,284		$	3,275	$	2,906

Net deferred costs	$	684		$	599

Total Loans, net deferred costs	$	823,367		$	771,883

Allowance for loan losses	$	(8,492	)	$	(8,167	)

The risk characteristics of each loan portfolio segment are as follows:

Commercial & Industrial and Agricultural

Commercial & industrial and agricultural loans are primarily based on the identified cash flows of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. The cash flows of borrowers, however, may not be as expected and the collateral securing these loans may fluctuate in value. Most commercial loans are secured by the assets being financed or other business assets, such as accounts receivable or inventory, and may include a personal guarantee. Short-term loans may be made on an unsecured basis. In the case of loans secured by accounts receivable, the availability of funds for the repayment of these loans may be substantially dependent on the ability of the borrower to collect amounts due from its customers.

Commercial Real Estate (Owner and Nonowner Occupied)

Commercial real estate loans are viewed primarily as cash flow loans and secondarily as loans secured by real estate. Commercial real estate lending typically involves higher loan principal amounts and the repayment of these loans is generally dependent on the successful operation of the property securing the loan or the business conducted on the property securing the loan. Commercial real estate loans may be more adversely affected by conditions in the real estate markets or in the general economy. The characteristics of properties securing the Company’s commercial real estate portfolio are diverse, but with geographic location almost entirely in the Company’s market area. Management monitors and evaluates commercial real estate loans based on collateral, geography and risk grade criteria. In general, the Company avoids financing single purpose projects unless other underwriting factors are present to help mitigate risk. In addition, management tracks the level of owner-occupied commercial real estate versus non-owner-occupied loans.

Construction loans are underwritten utilizing feasibility studies, independent appraisal reviews and financial analysis of the developers and property owners. Construction loans are generally based on estimates of costs and value associated with the completed project. These estimates may be inaccurate. Construction loans often involve the disbursement of substantial funds with repayment substantially dependent on the success of the ultimate project. Sources of repayment for these types of loans may be pre-committed permanent loans from approved long-term lenders, sales of developed property or an interim loan commitment from the Company until permanent financing is obtained. These loans are closely monitored by on-site inspections and are considered to have higher risks than other real estate loans due to their ultimate repayment being sensitive to interest rate changes, governmental regulation of real property, general economic conditions and the availability of long-term financing.

Residential Real Estate, HELOC and Consumer

Residential and consumer loans consist of two segments – residential mortgage loans and personal loans. Residential mortgage loans are secured by 1-4 family residences and are generally owner-occupied, and the Company generally establishes a maximum loan-to-value ratio and requires private mortgage insurance if that ratio is exceeded. HELOCs are typically secured by a subordinate interest in 1-4 family residences, and consumer personal loans are secured by consumer personal assets, such as automobiles or recreational vehicles. Some consumer personal loans are unsecured, such as small installment loans and certain lines of credit. Repayment of these loans is primarily dependent on the personal income of the borrowers, which can be impacted by economic conditions in their market areas, such as unemployment levels. Repayment can also be impacted by changes in property values on residential properties. Risk is mitigated by the fact that these loans are of smaller individual amounts and spread over a large number of borrowers.

The following tables present the activity in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans based on portfolio segment and impairment method as of September 30, 2019, December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018.

Allowance for loan losses ($ in thousands)	Commercial & industrial			Commercial real estate			Agricultural			Residential real estate			Consumer			Total
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Beginning balance	$	1,378		$	3,448		$	509		$	2,287		$	684		$	8,306
Charge offs		(95	)		-			-			(23	)		(10	)		(128	)
Recoveries		7			-			-			1			6			14
Provision		103			72			(16	)		128			13			300
Ending balance	$	1,393		$	3,520		$	493		$	2,393		$	693		$	8,492

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

Beginning balance	$	1,435		$	2,923		$	482		$	2,567		$	760		$	8,167
Charge offs		(143	)		-			-			(23	)		(42	)		(208	)
Recoveries		8			-			-			2			23			33
Provision		93			597			11			(153	)		(48	)		500
Ending Balance	$	1,393		$	3,520		$	493		$	2,393		$	693		$	8,492

($ in thousands)	Commercial & industrial			Commercial real estate			Agricultural			Residential real estate			Consumer			Total
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
Beginning balance	$	1,061		$	3,720		$	488		$	2,550	#	$	675		$	8,494
Charge offs		-			-			-			-			(11	)		(11	)
Recoveries		-			-			-			-			6			6
Provision		13			5			(9	)		(39	)		30			-
Ending balance	$	1,074		$	3,725		$	479		$	2,511		$	700		$	8,489

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

Beginning balance	$	823		$	3,779		$	505		$	2,129		$	694		$	7,930
Charge offs		-			(36	)		-			(26	)		(23	)		(85	)
Recoveries		-			29			-			2			13			44
Provision		251			(47	)		(26	)		406			16			600
Ending balance	$	1,074		$	3,725		$	479		$	2,511		$	700		$	8,489

($ in thousands)	Commercial & industrial			Commercial real estate			Agricultural			Residential real estate			Consumer			Total
Loans Receivable at September 30, 2019
Allowance:
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$	-		$	-		$	-		$	45		$	-		$	45
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	1,393		$	3,520		$	493		$	2,348		$	693		$	8,447

Loans:
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$	784		$	203		$	-		$	2,007		$	34		$	3,028
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	143,678		$	361,136		$	51,946		$	200,014		$	62,881		$	819,655

($ in thousands)	Commercial & industrial		Commercial real estate		Agricultural		Residential real estate		Consumer		Total
Loans Receivable at December 31, 2018
Allowance:
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$	61	$	-	$	-	$	73	$	4	$	138
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	1,374	$	2,923	$	482	$	2,494	$	756	$	8,029

Loans:
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$	700	$	283	$	-	$	2,111	$	190	$	3,284
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	126,341	$	340,508	$	52,012	$	184,993	$	64,146	$	768,000

Credit Risk Profile

The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information and current economic trends, among other factors. The Company analyzes loans individually by classifying the loans as to credit risk. This analysis includes loans with an outstanding balance greater than $100 thousand and non-homogeneous loans, such as commercial and commercial real estate loans. This analysis is performed on a quarterly basis. The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:

Pass (grades 1 – 4): Loans which management has determined to be performing as expected and in agreement with the terms established at the time of loan origination.

Special Mention (5): Assets have potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or in the Company’s credit position at some future date. Special mention assets are not adversely classified and do not expose the Company to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification. Ordinarily, special mention credits have characteristics which corrective management action would remedy.

Substandard (6): Loans are inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified must have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful (7): Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified Substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of current known facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable.

Loss (8): Loans are considered uncollectable and of such little value that continuing to carry them as assets on the Company’s financial statement is not warranted. Loans will be classified Loss when it is neither practical nor desirable to defer writing off or reserving all or a portion of a basically worthless asset, even though partial recovery may be possible at some time in the future.

The following tables present the credit risk profile of the Company’s loan portfolio based on rating category as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

($ in thousands) September 30, 2019	Commercial & industrial		Commercial real estate - owner occupied		Commercial real estate - nonowner occupied		Agricultural		Residential real estate		HELOC		Consumer		Total
Pass (1 - 4)		141,927		97,175		260,730		51,706		199,387		47,554		14,856		813,335
Special Mention (5)		1,638		295		1,956		240		-		-		-		4,129
Substandard (6)		530		-		921		-		2,601		473		32		4,557
Doubtful (7)		367		-		262		-		33		-		-		662
Loss (8)		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total Loans	$	144,462	$	97,470	$	263,869	$	51,946	$	202,021	$	48,027	$	14,888	$	822,683

($ in thousands) December 31, 2018	Commercial & industrial		Commercial real estate - owner occupied		Commercial real estate - nonowner occupied		Agricultural		Residential real estate		HELOC		Consumer		Total
Pass (1 - 4)	$	123,861	$	95,651	$	243,188	$	51,702	$	184,581	$	47,148	$	16,854	$	762,985
Special Mention (5)		680		-		20		310		-		-		-		1,010
Substandard (6)		2,305		-		1,714		-		2,488		234		100		6,841
Doubtful (7)		195		-		218		-		35		-		-		448
Loss (8)		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total Loans	$	127,041	$	95,651	$	245,140	$	52,012	$	187,104	$	47,382	$	16,954	$	771,284

The Company evaluates the loan risk grading system definitions and allowance for loan loss methodology on an ongoing basis.

The following tables present the Company’s loan portfolio aging analysis as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

($ in thousands) September 30, 2019	30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		Greater Than 90 Days Past Due		Total Past Due		Current		Total Loans Receivable

Commercial & industrial	$	62	$	-	$	301	$	363	$	144,099	$	144,462
Commercial real estate - owner occupied		-		-		-		-		97,470		97,470
Commercial real estate - nonowner occupied		279		-		59		338		263,531		263,869
Agricultural		-		-		-		-		51,946		51,946
Residential real estate		85		269		677		1,031		200,990		202,021
HELOC		102		-		124		226		47,801		48,027
Consumer		19		19		2		40		14,848		14,888
Total Loans	$	547	$	288	$	1,163	$	1,998	$	820,685	$	822,683

($ in thousands) December 31, 2018	30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		Greater Than 90 Days Past Due		Total Past Due		Current		Total Loans Receivable

Commercial & industrial	$	120	$	-	$	661	$	781	$	126,260	$	127,041
Commercial real estate - owner occupied		-		-		-		-		95,651		95,651
Commercial real estate - nonowner occupied		342		1		-		343		244,797		245,140
Agricultural		-		-		-		-		52,012		52,012
Residential real estate		2,391		824		372		3,587		183,517		187,104
HELOC		163		16		55		234		47,148		47,382
Consumer		14		63		23		100		16,854		16,954
Total Loans	$	3,030	$	904	$	1,111	$	5,045	$	766,239	$	771,284

All loans past due 90 days are systematically placed on nonaccrual status.

A loan is considered impaired, in accordance with the impairment accounting guidance (ASC 310-10-35-16), when based on current information and events, it is probable State Bank will be unable to collect all amounts due from the borrower in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan. Impaired loans include nonperforming commercial loans but also include loans modified in troubled debt restructurings where concessions have been granted to borrowers experiencing financial difficulties. These concessions could include a reduction in the interest rate on the loan, payment extensions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance or other actions intended to maximize collection.

The following tables present impaired loan information as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018:

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 ($ in thousands)	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded:
Commercial & industrial	$	784	$	1,154	$	-	$	1,432	$	76
Commercial real estate - owner occupied		-		-		-		-		-
Commercial real estate - nonowner occupied		203		203		-		259		15
Agricultural		-		-		-		-		-
Residential real estate		1,481		1,524		-		1,808		74
HELOC		17		17				19		1
Consumer		17		17		-		20		1
With a specific allowance recorded:
Commercial & industrial		-		-		-		-		-
Commercial real estate - owner occupied		-		-		-		-		-
Commercial real estate - nonowner occupied		-		-		-		-		-
Agricultural		-		-		-		-		-
Residential real estate		526		526		45		538		19
HELOC		-		-		-		-		-
Consumer		-		-		-		-		-
Totals:
Commercial & industrial	$	784	$	1,154	$	-	$	1,432	$	76
Commercial real estate - owner occupied	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Commercial real estate - nonowner occupied	$	203	$	203	$	-	$	259	$	15
Agricultural	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Residential real estate	$	2,007	$	2,050	$	45	$	2,346	$	93
HELOC	$	17	$	17	$	-	$	19	$	1
Consumer	$	17	$	17	$	-	$	20	$	1

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 ($ in thousands)	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded:
Commercial & industrial	$	1,202	$	22
Commercial real estate - owner occupied		-		-
Commercial real estate - nonowner occupied		259		5
Agricultural		-		-
Residential real estate		1,793		24
HELOC		17		-
Consumer		18		-
With a specific allowance recorded:
Commercial & industrial		-		-
Commercial real estate - owner occupied		-		-
Commercial real estate - nonowner occupied		-		-
Agricultural		-		-
Residential real estate		533		6
HELOC		-		-
Consumer		-		-
Totals:
Commercial & industrial	$	1,202	$	22
Commercial real estate - owner occupied	$	-	$	-
Commercial real estate - nonowner occupied	$	259	$	5
Agricultural	$	-	$	-
Residential real estate	$	2,326	$	30
HELOC	$	17	$	-
Consumer	$	18	$	-

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018 ($ in thousands)	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded:
Commercial & industrial	$	575	$	802	$	-	$	370	$	21
Commercial real estate - owner occupied		-		-		-		-		-
Commercial real estate - nonowner occupied		283		283		-		336		21
Agricultural		-		-		-		-		-
Residential real estate		1,249		1,292		-		1,995		91
HELOC		20		20		-		21		1
Consumer		93		93		-		104		7
With a specific allowance recorded:
Commercial & industrial		125		125		61		127		21
Commercial real estate - owner occupied		-		-		-		-		-
Commercial real estate - nonowner occupied		-		-		-		-		-
Agricultural		-		-		-		-		-
Residential real estate		862		888		73		426		20
HELOC		-		-		-		-		-
Consumer		77		77		4		91		6
Totals:
Commercial & industrial	$	700	$	927	$	61	$	497	$	42
Commercial real estate - owner occupied	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Commercial real estate - nonowner occupied	$	283	$	283	$	-	$	336	$	21
Agricultural	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Residential real estate	$	2,111	$	2,180	$	73	$	2,421	$	111
HELOC	$	20	$	20	$	-	$	21	$	1
Consumer	$	170	$	170	$	4	$	195	$	13

	Nine Months Ended				Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018 ($ in thousands)	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded:
Commercial & industrial	$	777	$	19	$	763	$	(9	)
Commercial real estate - owner occupied		-		-		-		-
Commercial real estate - nonowner occupied		336		17		336		5
Agricultural		-		-		-		-
Residential real estate		1,745		57		1,733		16
HELOC		-		-		-		-
Consumer		106		5		102		2
With a specific allowance recorded:
Commercial & industrial		-		-		-		-
Commercial real estate - owner occupied		-		-		-		-
Commercial real estate - nonowner occupied		-		-		-		-
Agricultural		-		-		-		-
Residential real estate		428		15		424		5
HELOC		-		-		-		-
Consumer		92		4		90		1
Totals:
Commercial & industrial	$	777	$	19	$	763	$	(9	)
Commercial real estate - owner occupied	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Commercial real estate - nonowner occupied	$	336	$	17	$	336	$	5
Agricultural	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Residential real estate	$	2,173	$	72	$	2,157	$	21
HELOC	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Consumer	$	198	$	9	$	192	$	3

Impaired loans less than $100,000 are included in groups of homogenous loans. These loans are evaluated based on delinquency status.

Interest income recognized on a cash basis does not materially differ from interest income recognized on an accrual basis.

Troubled Debt Restructured (TDR) Loans

TDRs are modified loans where a concession was provided to a borrower experiencing financial difficulties. Loan modifications are considered TDRs when the concessions provided are not available to the borrower through either normal channels or other sources. However, not all loan modifications are TDRs.

TDR Concession Types

The Company’s standards relating to loan modifications consider, among other factors, minimum verified income requirements, cash flow analysis, and collateral valuations. Each potential loan modification is reviewed individually and the terms of the loan are modified to meet a borrower’s specific circumstances at a point in time. All loan modifications, including those classified as TDRs, are reviewed and approved by management. The types of concessions provided to borrowers include:

●

Interest rate reduction: A reduction of the stated interest rate to a nonmarket rate for the remaining original life of the loan. The Company also may grant interest rate concessions for a limited timeframe on a case by case basis.

●

Amortization or maturity date change: A change in the amortization or maturity date beyond what the collateral supports, including a concession that does any of the following:

(1)

Lengthens the amortization period of the amortized principal beyond market terms. This concession reduces the minimum monthly payment and increases the amount of the balloon payment at the end of the term of the loan. Principal is generally not forgiven.

(2)

Reduces the amount of loan principal to be amortized. This concession also reduces the minimum monthly payment and increases the amount of the balloon payment at the end of the term of the loan. Principal is generally not forgiven.

(3)

Extends the maturity date or dates of the debt beyond what the collateral supports. This concession generally applies to loans without a balloon payment at the end of the term of the loan. In addition, there may be instances where renewing loans potentially require non-market terms and would then be reclassified as TDRs.

●

Other: A concession that is not categorized as one of the concessions described above. These concessions include, but are not limited to: principal forgiveness, collateral concessions, covenant concessions, and reduction of accrued interest. Principal forgiveness may result from any TDR modification of any concession type.

During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Company had no new TDR activity.

The following table represents new TDR activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2019:

($ in thousands)	Number of Loans		Pre- Modification Recorded Balance		Post Modification Recorded Balance

Commercial & industrial		3	$	763	$	763

Total Modifications		3	$	763	$	763

	Interest						Total
	Only		Term		Combination		Modification

Commercial & industrial	$	150	$	613	$	-	$	763

Total Modifications	$	150	$	613	$	-	$	763

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company had no new TDR activity.

There were no TDR’s modified during the past twelve months that have subsequently defaulted.

NOTE 5 – MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS

Mortgage loans serviced for others are not included in the accompanying balance sheets. The unpaid principal balance of mortgage loans serviced for others approximated $1.2 billion at September 30, 2019 and $1.1 billion at December 31, 2018. Contractually specified servicing fees of approximately $2.1 million and $2.0 million were included in mortgage loan servicing fees in the income statement for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The following table summarizes mortgage servicing rights capitalized and related amortization, along with activity in the related valuation allowance:

($ in thousands)	2019			2018

Carrying amount, January 1	$	11,365		$	9,907
Mortgage servicing rights capitalized during the year		1,895			2,288
Mortgage servicing rights amortization during the year		(1,415	)		(931	)
Net change in valuation allowance		(1,398	)		8
Carrying amount, September 30	$	10,447		$	11,272

Valuation allowance:
January 1	$	212		$	151
Increase (reduction)		1,398			(8	)

September 30	$	1,610		$	143

NOTE 6 – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks primarily through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity and credit risk, primarily by managing the amount, sources and duration of its assets and liabilities and through the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. The Company’s derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing and duration of the Company’s known or expected cash payments principally related to certain variable-rate assets.

Non-designated Hedges

The Company does not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and result from a service the Company provides to certain customers. The Company executes interest rate swaps with commercial banking customers to facilitate their respective risk management strategies. Those interest rate swaps are simultaneously offset by interest rate swaps that the Company executes with a third party, such that the Company minimizes its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions. As the interest rate swaps associated with this program do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements, changes in the fair value of both the customer swaps and the offsetting swaps are recognized directly in earnings. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the notional amount of customer-facing swaps was approximately $77.6 million and $49.9 million, respectively. The same amounts were offset with third party counterparties, as described above.

The Company has minimum collateral posting thresholds with its derivative counterparties. As of September 30, 2019, the Company had $4.6 million of cash posted as collateral with correspondents. The Company had no cash posted as collateral with correspondents as of December 31, 2018.

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments, as well as their classification on the Balance Sheet, as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Asset Derivatives

Liability Derivatives

September 30, 2019

Balance Sheet

Fair

Balance Sheet

Fair

($ in thousands)

Location

Value

Location

Value

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

Interest rate contracts

Other Assets

4,233

Other Liabilities

4,233

Asset Derivatives

Liability Derivatives

December 31, 2018

Balance Sheet

Fair

Balance Sheet

Fair

($ in thousands)

Location

Value

Location

Value

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

Interest rate contracts

Other Assets

687

Other Liabilities

687

The Company’s derivative financial instruments had no net effect on the condensed consolidated income statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

Securities Sold Under Repurchase Agreements

State Bank has retail repurchase agreements to facilitate cash management transactions with commercial customers. These obligations are secured by agency and mortgage-backed securities and such collateral is held by the Federal Home Loan Bank. The agreements mature within one month. As of September 30, 2019, these repurchase agreements were secured by agency securities and mortgage-backed securities with corresponding liabilities of $4.6 million and $13.3 million, respectively. These securities have various maturity dates beyond 2022.

NOTE 7 – FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A fair value measurement must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. There is a hierarchy of three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1

Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2

Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities

Level 3

Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies and inputs used for assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, recognized in the accompanying balance sheets, as well as the general classifications of such assets pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

Available-for-Sale Securities

The fair values of available-for-sale securities are determined by various valuation methodologies. Level 1 securities include money market mutual funds. Level 1 inputs include quoted prices in an active market. Level 2 securities include U.S. treasury and government agencies, mortgage-backed securities, and obligations of political and state subdivisions. Level 2 inputs do not include quoted prices for individual securities in active markets; however, they do include inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable for the individual security being valued. Such observable inputs include interest rates and yield curves at commonly quoted intervals, volatilities, prepayment speeds, credit risks and default rates. Also included are inputs derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Interest Rate Contracts

The fair values of interest rate contracts are based upon the estimated amount the Company would receive or pay to terminate the contracts or agreements, taking into account underlying interest rates, creditworthiness of underlying customers for credit derivatives and, when appropriate, the creditworthiness of the counterparties.

The following table presents the fair value measurements of assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Fair Value Measurements Using:

($ in thousands) Available for Sale Securities:	September 30, 2019			(Level 1)		(Level 2)			(Level 3)

U.S. Treasury and Government Agencies	$	12,264		$	-	$	12,264		$	-
Mortgage-backed securities		54,922			-		54,922			-
State and political subdivisions		9,843			-		9,843			-
Interest rate contracts - assets		4,233			-		4,233			-
Interest rate contracts - liabilities		(4,233	)		-		(4,233	)		-

Fair Value Measurements Using:

($ in thousands) Available for Sale Securities:	December 31, 2018			(Level 1)		(Level 2)			(Level 3)

U.S. Treasury and Government Agencies	$	18,670		$	-	$	18,670		$	-
Mortgage-backed securities		60,943			-		60,943			-
State and political subdivisions		11,356			-		11,356			-
Interest rate contracts - assets		687			-		687			-
Interest rate contracts - liabilities		(687	)		-		(687	)		-

Level 1 – Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets

Level 2 – Significant Other Observable Inputs

Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies and inputs used for assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and recognized in the accompanying balance sheets, as well as the general classification of such assets pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

Collateral-dependent Impaired Loans, NET of ALLL

Loans for which it is probable the Company will not collect all principal and interest due according to contractual terms are measured for impairment. The estimated fair value of collateral-dependent impaired loans is based on the appraised value of the collateral, less estimated cost to sell. Collateral-dependent impaired loans are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. This method requires obtaining an independent appraisal of the collateral, which is reviewed for accuracy and consistency by Credit Administration. These appraisers are selected from the list of approved appraisers maintained by management. The appraised values are reduced by applying a discount factor to the value based on the Company’s loan review policy. All impaired loans held by the Company were collateral dependent at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Mortgage Servicing Rights

Mortgage servicing rights do not trade in an active, open market with readily observable prices. Accordingly, fair value is estimated using discounted cash flow models associated with the servicing rights and discounting the cash flows using discount market rates, prepayment speeds and default rates. The servicing portfolio has been valued using all relevant positive and negative cash flows including servicing fees; miscellaneous income and float; marginal costs of servicing; the cost of carry of advances; and foreclosure losses; and applying certain prevailing assumptions used in the marketplace. Due to the nature of the valuation inputs, mortgage servicing rights are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy. These mortgage servicing rights are tested for impairment on a quarterly basis.

	Fair Values at
($ in thousands) Description	September 30, 2019		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Impaired loans	$	530	$	-	$	-	$	530
Mortgage Servicing Rights		5,311		-		-		5,311

	Fair Values at
($ in thousands) Description	December 31, 2018		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Impaired loans	$	1,027	$	-	$	-	$	1,027
Mortgage Servicing Rights		3,191		-		-		3,191

Level 1 - Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets

Level 2 - Significant Other Observable Inputs

Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs

Unobservable (Level 3) Inputs

The following table presents quantitative information about unobservable inputs used in recurring and nonrecurring Level 3 fair value measurements.

	Fair Values at				Range
($ in thousands)	September 30, 2019		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Inputs	(weighted- average)

Collateral-dependent impaired loans	$	530	Market comparable properties	Comparability adjustments (%)		10 - 35% (16	%)

Mortgage servicing rights		5,311	Discounted cash flow	Discount Rate		9.18	%
				Constant prepayment rate		11.64	%
				P&I earnings credit		1.85	%
				T&I earnings credit		2.11	%
				Inflation for cost of servicing		1.50	%

	Fair Values at				Range
($ in thousands)	December 31, 2018		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Inputs	(weighted- average)

Collateral-dependent impaired loans	$	1,027	Market comparable properties	Comparability adjustments (%)		20 - 35% (29	%)

Mortgage servicing rights		3,191	Discounted cash flow	Discount Rate		10.30	%
				Constant prepayment rate		7.02	%
				P&I earnings credit		2.51	%
				T&I earnings credit		3.02	%
				Inflation for cost of servicing		1.50	%

There were no changes in the inputs or methodologies used to determine fair value at September 30, 2019 as compared to December 31, 2018.

The following methods were used to estimate the fair value of all other financial instruments recognized in the accompanying balance sheets at amounts other than fair value.

Cash and Due From Banks, Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank Stock and Accrued Interest Receivable and Payable

The carrying amount approximates the fair value.

Loans Held for Sale

The fair value of loans held for sale is based upon quoted market prices, where available, or is determined by discounting estimated cash flows using interest rates approximating the Company’s current origination rates for similar loans and adjusted to reflect the inherent credit risk.

Loans

The estimated fair value of loans as of September 30, 2019 follows the guidance in ASU 2016-01, which prescribes an “exit price” approach in estimating and disclosing fair value of financial instruments. The fair value calculation at that date discounted estimated future cash flows using rates that incorporated discounts for credit, liquidity, and marketability factors. The fair value estimate shown as of December 31, 2018 used an “entry price” approach. The fair value calculation for that date discounted estimated future cash flows using current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities. Consequently, the fair value disclosures for September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are not directly comparable.

Deposits, FHLB advances & Repurchase agreements

Deposits include demand deposits, savings accounts, and certain money market deposits. The carrying amount approximates the fair value. The estimated fair value for fixed-maturity time deposits, as well as borrowings, is based on estimates of the rate State Bank could pay on similar instruments with similar terms and maturities at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Loan Commitments

The fair value of commitments is estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present creditworthiness of the counterparties. The estimated fair values for other financial instruments and off-balance-sheet loan commitments approximate cost at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and are not considered significant to this presentation.

Trust Preferred Securities

The fair value for Trust Preferred Securities is estimated by discounting the cash flows using an appropriate discount rate.

The following table presents estimated fair values of the Company’s other financial instruments carried at other than fair value. The fair values of certain of these instruments were calculated by discounting expected cash flows, which involves significant judgments by management and uncertainties. Fair value is the estimated amount at which financial assets or liabilities could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or liquidation sale. Because no market exists for certain of these financial instruments, and because management does not intend to sell these financial instruments, the Company does not know whether the fair values shown below represent values at which the respective financial instruments could be sold individually or in the aggregate.

	September 30, 2019
	Carrying		Fair		Fair Value Measurements Using
	Amount		value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
($ in thousands)
Financial assets
Cash and due from banks	$	49,824	$	49,824	$	49,824	$	-	$	-
Loans held for sale		13,655		13,858		-		13,858		-
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses		814,875		810,885		-		-		810,885
Federal Reserve and FHLB Bank stock, at cost		4,648		4,648		-		4,648		-
Interest receivable		3,176		3,176		-		3,176		-

Financial liabilities
Deposits	$	847,954	$	848,359	$	579,816	$	268,543	$	-
Repurchase agreements		14,659		14,659		-		14,659		-
FHLB advances		16,000		16,191		-		16,191		-
Trust preferred securities		10,310		10,043		-		10,043		-
Interest payable		1,391		1,391		-		1,391		-

	December 31, 2018
	Carrying		Fair		Fair Value Measurements Using
	Amount		value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
($ in thousands)
Financial assets
Cash and due from banks	$	48,363	$	48,363	$	48,363	$	-	$	-
Loans held for sale		4,445		4,589		-		4,589		-
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses		763,716		757,469		-		-		757,469
Federal Reserve and FHLB Bank stock, at cost		4,123		4,123		-		4,123		-
Interest receivable		2,822		2,822		-		2,822		-

Financial liabilities
Deposits	$	802,552	$	799,726	$	561,090	$	238,636	$	-
Repurchase agreements		15,184		15,184		-		15,184		-
FHLB advances		16,000		15,848		-		15,848		-
Trust preferred securities		10,310		10,233		-		10,233		-
Interest payable		909		909		-		909		-

NOTE 8 – SHARE BASED COMPENSATION

In April 2017, the Company’s shareholders approved a new share-based incentive compensation plan, the SB Financial Group, Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”), which replaced the Company’s 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”). The 2017 Plan permits the Company to grant or award incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SAR’s”), restricted stock, and restricted stock units (“RSU’s”) to employees and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries. A total of 500,000 common shares of the Company are available for grants or awards under the 2017 Plan, of which 45,858 shares had been granted under the plan as of September 30, 2019.

The 2008 Plan, which was approved by the Company’s shareholders in April 2008, permitted the grant or award of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), and restricted stock for up to 250,000 common shares of the Company. While awards granted under the 2008 plan remain outstanding, no further awards can be granted under the 2008 Plan after April 2018.

The 2008 and 2017 Plans are intended to advance the interests of the Company and its shareholders by offering employees, directors and advisory board members of the Company and its subsidiaries an opportunity to acquire or increase their ownership interest in the Company through grants of equity-based awards. The Plans permit equity-based awards to be used to attract, motivate, reward and retain highly competent individuals upon whose judgment, initiative, leadership and efforts are key to the success of the Company by encouraging those individuals to become shareholders of the Company.

Stock option awards are granted with an exercise price equal to the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of grant and those option awards vest based on 5 years of continuous service and have 10-year contractual terms. The fair value of each option award was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model. No options were granted in the first nine months of 2019.

A summary of stock option activity under the Company’s plans as of September 30, 2019 and changes during the quarter then ended, is presented below:

($ in thousands - except per share data)	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value

Outstanding, December 31, 2018		64,000		$	6.99
Granted		-			-
Exercised		(6,500	)		7.11
Forfeited		-			-
Expired		-			-

Outstanding, September 30, 2019		57,500		$	6.98		0.38	$	560

Exercisable, September 30, 2019		57,500		$	6.98		0.38	$	560

All stock options included in the table above were granted under the 2008 Plan. During 2019, the 6,500 option shares exercised had a total intrinsic value of $0.07 million and the cash received from these exercised options was $0.05 million. The tax benefit from these transactions was immaterial. As of September 30, 2019, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to stock option awards granted under the 2008 Plan.

On February 5, 2013, the Company adopted a Long Term Incentive (LTI) Plan. The Plan awards restricted stock in the Company to certain key executives under the 2008 and 2017 Plans. These restricted stock awards vest over a four-year period and are intended to assist the Company in retention of key executives. During 2018, the Company met certain performance targets and restricted stock awards were approved and issued in February of 2019. The compensation cost charged against income for the LTI Plan was $0.35 million, with a total income tax benefit recognized in the income statement of $0.07 million.

As of September 30, 2019, there was $0.61 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements related to the restricted stock awards under the 2008 and 2017 Plans which were granted in accordance with the LTI plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.5 years.

A summary of restricted stock activity under the Company’s plans as of September 30, 2019 and changes during the quarter then ended, is presented below:

	Shares			Weighted- Average Value per Share

Nonvested, December 31, 2018		46,894		$	16.31

Granted		27,590			18.06
Vested		(25,010	)		16.05
Forfeited		(4,121	)		17.68

Nonvested, September 30, 2019		45,353		$	17.40

NOTE 9 – EQUITY CAPITAL

On February 9, 2018, the Company closed a common share capital raise, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold an aggregate of 1,666,666 common shares in a public offering registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission at a price of $18.00 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $30.0 million. After fees and transaction expenses, the Company realized net proceeds of $27.9 million.

NOTE 10 – GENERAL LITIGATION

The Company is subject to claims and lawsuits that arise primarily in the ordinary course of business. Additionally, the Company is subject to periodic examinations by various regulatory agencies. It is the opinion of management that the disposition or ultimate resolution of any such claims, lawsuits and examinations pending at September 30, 2019, will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flow of the Company.

NOTE 11 – GOODWILL

On March 15, 2019, the Company purchased all of the assets of a Title Agency through a newly-formed, wholly-owned subsidiary, SBFG Title, LLC. This acquisition resulted in approximately $1.4 million in goodwill.

A summary of the activity in goodwill is presented below:

($ in thousands)	Carrying Amount

Balance, December 31, 2018	$	16,353
Acquired goodwill		1,439

Balance, September 30, 2019	$	17,792

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contains certain forward-looking statements that are provided to assist in the understanding of anticipated future financial performance. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations or forecasts of future events and are not guarantees of future performance. Examples of forward-looking statements include: (a) projections of income or expense, earnings per share, the payment or non-payment of dividends, capital structure and other financial items; (b) statements of plans and objectives of the Company or our management or Board of Directors, including those relating to products or services; (c) statements of future economic performance; (d) statements regarding future customer attraction or retention; and (e) statements of assumptions underlying such statements. Words such as “anticipates”, “believes”, “plans”, “intends”, “expects”, “projects”, “estimates”, “should”, “may”, “would be”, “will allow”, “will likely result”, “will continue”, “will remain”, or other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying those statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties inherent in the national and regional banking industry, changes in economic conditions in the market areas in which the Company and its subsidiaries operate, changes in policies by regulatory agencies, changes in accounting standards and policies, changes in tax laws, fluctuations in interest rates, demand for loans in the market areas in which the Company and its subsidiaries operate, increases in FDIC insurance premiums, changes in the competitive environment, losses of significant customers, geopolitical events and the loss of key personnel. Additional detailed information concerning a number of important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is available in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risks identified under the heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of Part I of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Except as may be required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect unanticipated events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made.

Overview of SB Financial

SB Financial Group, Inc. (“SB Financial”) is an Ohio corporation and a financial holding company registered with the Federal Reserve Board. SB Financial’s wholly-owned subsidiary, The State Bank and Trust Company (“State Bank”), is an Ohio-chartered bank engaged in commercial banking.

Rurban Statutory Trust II (“RST II”) was established in August 2005. In September 2005, RST II completed a pooled private offering of 10,000 Trust Preferred Securities with a liquidation amount of $1,000 per security. The proceeds of the offering were loaned to SB Financial in exchange for junior subordinated debentures of SB Financial with terms substantially similar to the Trust Preferred Securities. The sole assets of RST II are the junior subordinated debentures, and the back-up obligations, in the aggregate, constitute a full and unconditional guarantee by SB Financial of the obligations of RST II.

RFCBC, Inc. (“RFCBC”) is an Ohio corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of SB Financial that was incorporated in August 2004. RFCBC operates as a loan subsidiary in servicing and working out problem loans.

State Bank Insurance, LLC (“SBI”) is an Ohio corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of State Bank incorporated in June of 2010. SBI is an insurance company that engages in the sale of insurance products to retail and commercial customers of State Bank.

SBFG Title, LLC (“Title”) is an Ohio corporation that was formed in March 2019. SBFG Title engages in the sale of title insurance services.

SB Captive, Inc. (“Captive”) is a Nevada corporation that was formed in March 2019. SB Captive pools insurance risk among like sized banking institutions.

Rurbanc Data Services, Inc. dba RDSI Banking Systems (“RDSI”) was sold in January 2018 and formerly provided item processing services to community banks and businesses

Unless the context indicates otherwise, all references herein to “we”, “us”, “our”, or the “Company” refer to SB Financial and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Critical Accounting Policies

Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 describes the significant accounting policies used in the development and presentation of the Company’s financial statements. The accounting and reporting policies of the Company are in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and conform to general practices within the banking industry. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions. The Company’s financial position and results of operations can be affected by these estimates and assumptions and are integral to the understanding of reported results. Critical accounting policies are those policies that management believes are the most important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and results, and they require management to make estimates that are difficult, subjective, and/or complex.

Allowance for Loan Losses - The allowance for loan losses provides coverage for probable losses inherent in the Company’s loan portfolio. Management evaluates the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses each quarter based on changes, if any, in underwriting activities, loan portfolio composition (including product mix and geographic, industry or customer-specific concentrations), trends in loan performance, regulatory guidance and economic factors. This evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires the use of significant management estimates. Many factors can affect management’s estimates of specific and expected losses, including volatility of default probabilities, rating migrations, loss severity and economic and political conditions. The allowance is increased through provisions charged to operating earnings and reduced by net charge-offs.

The Company determines the amount of the allowance based on relative risk characteristics of the loan portfolio. The allowance recorded for commercial loans is based on reviews of individual credit relationships and an analysis of the migration of commercial loans and actual loss experience. The allowance recorded for homogeneous consumer loans is based on an analysis of loan mix, risk characteristics of the portfolio, fraud loss and bankruptcy experiences, and historical losses, adjusted for current trends, for each homogeneous category or group of loans. The allowance for credit losses relating to impaired loans is based on the loan’s observable market price, the collateral for certain collateral-dependent loans, or the discounted cash flows using the loan’s effective interest rate.

Regardless of the extent of the Company’s analysis of customer performance, portfolio trends or risk management processes, certain inherent but undetected losses are probable within the loan portfolio. This is due to several factors, including inherent delays in obtaining information regarding a customer’s financial condition or changes in their unique business conditions, the subjective nature of individual loan evaluations, collateral assessments and the interpretation of economic trends. Volatility of economic or customer-specific conditions affecting the identification and estimation of losses for larger non-homogeneous credits and the sensitivity of assumptions utilized to establish allowances for homogenous groups of loans are also factors. The Company estimates a range of inherent losses related to the existence of these exposures. The estimates are based upon the Company’s evaluation of imprecise risk associated with the commercial and consumer allowance levels and the estimated impact of the current economic environment. To the extent that actual results differ from management’s estimates, additional loan loss provisions may be required that could adversely impact earnings for future periods.

Goodwill and Other Intangibles - The Company records all assets and liabilities acquired in purchase acquisitions, including goodwill and other intangibles, at fair value as required. Goodwill is subject, at a minimum, to annual tests for impairment. Other intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives using straight-line or accelerated methods, and are subject to impairment if events or circumstances indicate a possible inability to realize the carrying amount. The initial goodwill and other intangibles recorded and subsequent impairment analysis requires management to make subjective judgments concerning estimates of how the acquired asset will perform in the future. Events and factors that may significantly affect the estimates include, among others, customer attrition, changes in revenue growth trends, specific industry conditions and changes in competition. A decrease in earnings resulting from these or other factors could lead to an impairment of goodwill that could adversely impact earnings for future periods.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

Net Income: Net income for the third quarter of 2019 was $3.8 million compared to net income of $3.1 million for the third quarter of 2018, an increase of 20.7 percent. Earnings per diluted share (EPS) of $0.48 were up 23.1 percent from EPS of $0.39 for the third quarter of 2018.

Provision for Loan Losses: The third quarter provision for loan losses was $0.3 million compared to $0.0 million for the year-ago quarter. Net charge-offs for the quarter were $0.11 million compared to $0.01 million for the year-ago quarter. Total delinquent loans ended the quarter at $2.0 million, or 0.24 percent of total loans, which is up $0.1 million from the prior year.

Asset Quality Review – For the Period Ended ($ in thousands)	September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018
Net charge-offs – QTD/YTD		$114/ $175			$5/ $41
Nonaccruing loans		3,275			2,381
Accruing Trouble Debt Restructures		825			940
Nonaccruing and restructured loans		4,100			3,321
OREO / OAO		489			105
Nonperforming assets		4,589			3,426
Nonperforming assets/Total assets		0.44	%		0.35	%
Allowance for loan losses/Total loans		1.03	%		1.10	%
Allowance for loan losses/Nonperforming loans		207.1	%		255.6	%

Consolidated Revenue: Total revenue, consisting of net interest income and noninterest income, was $14.4 million for the third quarter of 2019, an increase of $1.7 million, or 13.3 percent, from the $12.7 million generated during the third quarter of 2018.

Net interest income was $9.1 million, which was up $0.6 million from the prior year third quarter’s $8.5 million. The Company’s earning assets increased $62.9 million, coupled with a 24 basis point increase in the yield on earning assets. The net interest margin (FTE) for the third quarter of 2019 was 3.93 percent compared to 3.96 percent for the third quarter of 2018. Funding costs for interest bearing liabilities for the third quarter of 2019 were 1.33 percent compared to 1.00 percent for the prior year third quarter.

Noninterest income was $5.4 million for the third quarter of 2019, which was up $1.2 million from the prior year third quarter’s $4.2 million. In addition to the mortgage revenue detailed below, gains from the sale of non-mortgage loans was $0.5 million, wealth management revenue was $0.8 million and revenue from our title agency was $0.4 million. Noninterest income as a percentage of average assets for the third quarter of 2019 was 2.06 percent compared to 1.75 percent for the prior year third quarter.

The Company originated $157.9 million of mortgage loans for the third quarter of 2019, of which $125.4 million was sold with the remainder in loans held for investment. This compares to $95.3 million for the third quarter of 2018, of which $80.6 million was sold with the remainder in loans held for investment. These third quarter 2019 originations and subsequent sales resulted in $2.5 million of gains, up $0.4 million from the gains for the third quarter of 2018. Net mortgage banking revenue was $2.5 million for the third quarter of 2019 compared to $2.3 million for the third quarter of 2018.

Consolidated Noninterest Expense: Noninterest expense for the third quarter of 2019 was $9.5 million, which was up $0.7 million compared to $8.8 million in the prior-year third quarter. The third quarter of 2019 included higher commission on mortgage sales of $0.4 million and title agency expense of $0.3 million.

Income Taxes: Income taxes for the third quarter of 2019 were $0.9 million (effective rate 18.6 percent) compared to $0.8 million (effective rate 20.9 percent) for the third quarter of 2018.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

Net Income: Net income for the first nine months of 2019 was $8.6 million compared to net income of $8.7 million for the first nine months of 2018, a decrease of $0.1 million, or 0.7 percent. Earnings per diluted share (EPS) for the period of $1.08 were down 5.3 percent from EPS of $1.14 for the prior year nine-month period. During the first nine months of 2019, the Company booked a temporary impairment to mortgage servicing rights of $1.1 million after-tax.

Provision for Loan Losses: The provision for loan losses for the first nine months of 2019 was $0.5 million compared to $0.6 million for the prior year first nine months. Net charge offs for the period were $0.2 million compared to net charge offs of $0.04 million for the prior year nine month period.

Consolidated Revenue: Total revenue, consisting of net interest income and noninterest income, was $38.3 million for the first nine months of 2019, an increase of $1.0 million, or 2.5 percent, from the $37.3 million generated during the 2018 first nine months.

Net interest income was $26.2 million, which was up $1.6 million or 6.4 percent from net interest income of $24.6 million for the prior year first nine months. The Company’s earning assets increased $74.4 million, and had a 26 basis point increase in the yield on earning assets for the first nine months of 2019. The net interest margin (FTE) for the first nine months of 2019 was 3.87 percent compared to 3.96 percent for the first nine months of 2018. Funding cost for interest bearing liabilities for the first nine months of 2019 were 1.27 percent compared to 0.84 percent for the prior year first nine months.

Noninterest income was $12.1 million for the 2019 first nine months, which was down $0.6 million or 5.0 percent from noninterest income of $12.7 million for the prior year first nine months. In addition to the mortgage revenue detailed below, gains from the sale of non-mortgage loans was $1.0 million, compared to $0.9 million for the same period in 2018. For the first nine months, the Company had a temporary mortgage servicing rights impairment of $1.4 million.

State Bank originated $307.8 million of mortgage loans during the first nine months of 2019, of which $239.9 million of loans were sold with the remainder of loans held for investment. These levels were down 17.0 percent and 19.8 percent, respectively, as compared to the prior year first nine months.

Consolidated Noninterest Expense: Noninterest expense for the first nine months of 2019 was $27.2 million, which was up $1.2 million compared to $26.0 million in the prior year first nine months. The increase in noninterest expenses compared to the prior year was primarily due to title agency expenses of $0.6 million, and professional fees of $0.3 million.

Income Taxes: Income taxes for the first nine months of 2019 were $1.9 million (effective rate 18.4 percent) compared to $2.1 million (effective rate 19.3 percent) for the first nine months of 2018.

Changes in Financial Condition

Total assets at September 30, 2019 were $1,042.8 million, an increase of $55.9 million or 5.7 percent since 2018 year end. Total loans, net of unearned income, were $823.4 million as of September 30, 2019, up $51.5 million from year-end, an increase of 6.7 percent.

Total deposits at September 30, 2019 were $848.0 million, an increase of $45.4 million or 5.7 percent since 2018 year end. Borrowed funds (consisting of FHLB advances, and REPOs) totaled $30.7 million at September 30, 2019. This is down from year-end when borrowed funds totaled $31.2 million due to a decrease in REPOs. Total equity for the Company of $134.2 million now stands at 12.9 percent of total assets compared to the December 31, 2018 level of $130.4 million and 13.2 percent of total assets.

The allowance for loan loss of $8.5 million was up $0.3 million from the 2018 year end level. The allowance to loan loss is 1.03 percent of total loans, which is considered appropriate by management given the risk profile of the portfolio.

Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2019, based on the computations for the FFIEC 041 Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income filed by State Bank with the Federal Reserve, State Bank was classified as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized, State Bank must maintain capital ratios as set forth in the table below. There are no conditions or events since September 30, 2019 that management believes have changed State Bank’s capital classification.

State Bank’s actual capital levels and ratios as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are presented in the following table. Capital levels are presented for State Bank only as the Company is exempt from quarterly reporting on capital levels at the holding company level:

	Actual					For Capital Adequacy Purposes					To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Procedures
($ in thousands)	Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio
As of September 30, 2019
Tier I Capital to average assets	$	113,532		11.10	%	$	40,914		4.0	%	$	51,143		5.0	%
Tier I Common equity capital to risk-weighted assets		113,532		12.07	%		42,313		4.5	%		61,118		6.5	%

Tier I Capital to risk-weighted assets		113,532		12.07	%		56,417		6.0	%		75,222		8.0	%
Total Risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets		122,024		12.98	%		75,222		8.0	%		94,028		10.0	%

As of December 31, 2018
Tier I Capital to average assets	$	110,022		11.23	%	$	39,183		4.0	%	$	48,979		5.0	%
Tier I Common equity capital to risk-weighted assets		110,022		12.57	%		39,386		4.5	%		56,890		6.5	%

Tier I Capital to risk-weighted assets		110,022		12.57	%		52,514		6.0	%		70,019		8.0	%
Total Risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets		118,189		13.50	%		70,019		8.0	%		87,524		10.0	%

Effective January 1, 2015, new regulatory capital requirements commonly referred to as “Basel III” were implemented and are reflected in the September 30, 2019 capital table above. Management opted out of the accumulated other comprehensive income treatment under the new requirements and as such unrealized gains and losses from available-for-sale securities will continue to be excluded from State Bank’s regulatory capital.

LIQUIDITY

Liquidity relates primarily to the Company’s ability to fund loan demand, meet deposit customers’ withdrawal requirements and provide for operating expenses. Assets used to satisfy these needs consist of cash and due from banks, federal funds sold, interest-earning deposits in other financial institutions, securities available-for-sale and loans held for sale. These assets are commonly referred to as liquid assets. Liquid assets were $140.5 million at September 30, 2019, compared to $143.8 million at December 31, 2018.

Liquidity risk arises from the possibility that the Company may not be able to meet the Company’s financial obligations and operating cash needs or may become overly reliant upon external funding sources. In order to manage this risk, the Board of Directors of the Company has established a Liquidity Policy that identifies primary sources of liquidity, establishes procedures for monitoring and measuring liquidity and quantifies minimum liquidity requirements. This policy designates the Asset/Liability Committee (“ALCO”) as the body responsible for meeting these objectives. The ALCO reviews liquidity regularly and evaluates significant changes in strategies that affect balance sheet or cash flow positions. Liquidity is centrally managed on a daily basis by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Asset Liability Manager.

The Company’s commercial real estate, first mortgage residential, agricultural and multi-family mortgage portfolio of $615.3 million at September 30, 2019 and $579.9 million at December 31, 2018, which can and has been used to collateralize borrowings, is an additional source of liquidity. Management believes the Company’s current liquidity level, without these borrowings, is sufficient to meet its liquidity needs. At September 30, 2019, all eligible commercial real estate, first mortgage residential and multi-family mortgage loans were pledged under an FHLB blanket lien.

The cash flow statements for the periods presented provide an indication of the Company’s sources and uses of cash, as well as an indication of the ability of the Company to maintain an adequate level of liquidity. A discussion of the cash flow statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 follows.

The Company experienced positive cash flows from operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018. Net cash provided by operating activities was $3.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and $6.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Highlights for the current year include $244.7 million in proceeds from the sale of loans, which is up $44.4 million from the prior year. Originations of loans held for sale was a use of cash of $249.1 million, which is up from the prior year, by $48.7 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, there was a gain on sale of loans of $6.4 million, and depreciation and amortization of $1.4 million.

The Company experienced negative cash flows from investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018. Net cash flows used in investing activities was $40.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and $80.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Highlights for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 include $8.8 million in purchases of available-for-sale securities, which is down $7.4 million from the prior year. These cash payments were offset by $24.6 million in proceeds from maturities and sales of securities, which is up $11.9 million from the prior nine-month period. The Company experienced a $51.2 million increase in loans, which is down $23.9 million from the prior year nine-month period.

The Company experienced positive cash flows from financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018. Net cash flow provided by financing activities was $38.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and $92.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Highlights for the current period include a $18.7 million increase in transaction deposits for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, which is down from the $19.6 million increase in transaction deposits for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Certificates of deposit increased by $26.7 million in the current year compared to an increase of $21.6 million for the prior year.

ALCO uses an economic value of equity (“EVE”) analysis to measure risk in the balance sheet incorporating all cash flows over the estimated remaining life of all balance sheet positions. The EVE analysis calculates the net present value of the Company’s assets and liabilities in rate shock environments that range from -400 basis points to +400 basis points. The likelihood of a significant decrease in rates as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was considered unlikely given the current interest rate environment and therefore, only the minus 100 and 200 basis point rate change was included in this analysis. The results of this analysis are reflected in the following tables for September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Economic Value of Equity
September 30, 2019
($ in thousands)

Change in rates	$ Amount		$ Change			% Change
+400 basis points	$	214,308	$	30,758			16.76	%
+300 basis points		208,699		25,149			13.70	%
+200 basis points		201,937		18,387			10.02	%
+100 basis points		193,904		10,354			5.64	%
Base Case		183,550		-			-
-100 basis points		169,582		(13,968	)		-7.61	%
-200 basis points		146,650		(36,900	)		-20.10	%

Economic Value of Equity
December 31, 2018
($ in thousands)

Change in rates	$ Amount		$ Change			% Change
+400 basis points	$	213,477	$	19,568			10.09	%
+300 basis points		210,068		16,158			8.33	%
+200 basis points		205,673		11,763			6.07	%
+100 basis points		200,400		6,490			3.35	%
Base Case		193,910		-			-
-100 basis points		184,172		(9,738	)		-5.02	%
-200 basis points		170,293		(23,617	)		-12.18	%

Off-Balance-Sheet Borrowing Arrangements:

Significant additional off-balance-sheet liquidity is available in the form of FHLB advances and unused federal funds lines from correspondent banks. Management expects the risk of changes in off-balance-sheet arrangements to be immaterial to earnings.

The Company’s commercial real estate, first mortgage residential, agricultural and multi-family mortgage portfolios in the total amount of $615.3 million were pledged to meet FHLB collateralization requirements as of September 30, 2019. Based on the current collateralization requirements of the FHLB, the Company had approximately $106.6 million of additional borrowing capacity at September 30, 2019. The Company also had $17.3 million in unpledged securities to pledge for additional borrowings.

The Company’s contractual obligations as of September 30, 2019 were comprised of long-term debt obligations, other debt obligations, operating lease obligations and other long-term liabilities. Long-term debt obligations were comprised of FHLB Advances of $16.0 million and Trust Preferred Securities of $10.3 million. Total time deposits at September 30, 2019 were $268.1 million, of which $112.1 million mature beyond one year.

In addition, as of September 30, 2019, the Company had commitments to sell mortgage loans totaling $58.1 million. The Company believes that it has adequate resources to fund commitments as they arise and that it can adjust the rate on savings certificates to retain deposits in changing interest rate environments. If the Company requires funds beyond its internal funding capabilities, advances from the FHLB of Cincinnati and other financial institutions are available.

ASSET LIABILITY MANAGEMENT

Asset liability management involves developing, executing and monitoring strategies to maintain appropriate liquidity, maximize net interest income and minimize the impact that significant fluctuations in market interest rates would have on current and future earnings. The business of the Company and the composition of its balance sheet consist of investments in interest-earning assets (primarily loans, mortgage-backed securities, and securities available for sale) which are primarily funded by interest-bearing liabilities (deposits and borrowings). With the exception of specific loans which are originated and held for sale, all of the financial instruments of the Company are for other than trading purposes. All of the Company’s transactions are denominated in U.S. dollars with no specific foreign exchange exposure. In addition, the Company has limited exposure to commodity prices related to agricultural loans. The impact of changes in foreign exchange rates and commodity prices on interest rates are assumed to be insignificant. The Company’s financial instruments have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in market interest rates resulting in market risk. Interest rate risk is the Company’s primary market risk exposure; to a lesser extent, liquidity risk also impacts market risk exposure.

Interest rate risk is the exposure of a banking institution’s financial condition to adverse movements in interest rates. Accepting this risk can be an important source of profitability and shareholder value; however, excessive levels of interest rate risk could pose a significant threat to the Company’s earnings and capital base. Accordingly, effective risk management that maintains interest rate risks at prudent levels is essential to the Company’s safety and soundness.

Evaluating a financial institution’s exposure to changes in interest rates includes assessing both the adequacy of the management process used to control interest rate risk and the organization’s quantitative level of exposure. When assessing the interest rate risk management process, the Company seeks to ensure that appropriate policies, procedures, management information systems and internal controls are in place to maintain interest rate risks at prudent levels of consistency and continuity. Evaluating the quantitative level of interest rate risk exposure requires the Company to assess the existing and potential future effects of changes in interest rates on its consolidated financial condition, including capital adequacy, earnings, liquidity and asset quality (when appropriate).

The Federal Reserve Board together with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Company adopted a Joint Agency Policy Statement on interest rate risk effective June 26, 1996. The policy statement provides guidance to examiners and bankers on sound practices for managing interest rate risk, which will form the basis for ongoing evaluation of the adequacy of interest rate risk management at supervised institutions. The policy statement also outlines fundamental elements of sound management that have been identified in prior Federal Reserve guidance and discusses the importance of these elements in the context of managing interest rate risk. Specifically, the guidance emphasizes the need for active board of director and senior management oversight and a comprehensive risk management process that effectively identifies, measures and controls interest rate risk.

Financial institutions derive their income primarily from the excess of interest collected over interest paid. The rates of interest an institution earns on its assets and owes on its liabilities generally are established contractually for a period of time. Since market interest rates change over time, an institution is exposed to lower profit margins (or losses) if it cannot adapt to interest rate changes. For example, assume that an institution’s assets carry intermediate or long-term fixed rates and that those assets are funded with short-term liabilities. If market interest rates rise by the time the short-term liabilities must be refinanced, the increase in the institution’s interest expense on its liabilities may not be sufficiently offset if assets continue to earn at the long-term fixed rates. Accordingly, an institution’s profits could decrease on existing assets because the institution will either have lower net interest income or possibly, net interest expense. Similar risks exist when assets are subject to contractual interest rate ceilings, or rate-sensitive assets are funded by longer-term, fixed-rate liabilities in a declining rate environment.

There are several ways an institution can manage interest rate risk including: 1) matching repricing periods for new assets and liabilities, for example, by shortening or lengthening terms of new loans, investments, or liabilities; 2) selling existing assets or repaying certain liabilities; and 3) hedging existing assets, liabilities, or anticipated transactions. An institution might also invest in more complex financial instruments intended to hedge or otherwise change interest rate risk. Interest rate swaps, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, and other such derivative financial instruments can be used for this purpose. Because these instruments are sensitive to interest rate changes, they require management’s expertise to be effective. The Company does not currently utilize any derivative financial instruments to manage interest rate risk. As market conditions warrant, the Company may implement various interest rate risk management strategies, including the use of derivative financial instruments.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Management believes there has been no material change in the Company’s market risk from the information contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

With the participation of the President and Chief Executive Officer (the principal executive officer) and the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (the principal financial officer) of the Company, the Company’s management has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the quarterly period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that:

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information required to be disclosed by the Company in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other reports which the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act would be accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure;

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information required to be disclosed by the Company in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other reports which the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act would be recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms; and

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the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the quarterly period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the Company’s fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2019, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

In the ordinary course of our business, the Company and its subsidiaries are parties to various legal actions which we believe are incidental to the operation of our business. Although the ultimate outcome and amount of liability, if any, with respect to these legal actions cannot presently be ascertained with certainty, in the opinion of management, based upon information currently available to us, any resulting liability is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There are certain risks and uncertainties in our business that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. A detailed discussion of our risk factors is included in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of Part I of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. There have been no material changes to the risk factors as presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(a)

Not Applicable

(b)

Not Applicable

(c)

Repurchases of Common Shares

The table below sets forth information regarding common shares repurchased by the Company during the quarter ended September 30, 2019. The Company announced on June 21, 2019, a share repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to 400,000 common shares of the Company.

Period	(a) Total Number of Shares Purchased		(b) Weighted Average Price Paid per Share		(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs		(d) Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
07/01/19 - 07/31/19		106,453	$	16.44		106,453		291,875
08/01/19 - 08/31/19		38,257		16.19		38,257		253,618
09/01/19 - 09/30/19		27,938		16.19		27,938		225,680
Total		172,648	$	16.34		172,648		225,680

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibits

31.1	–	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification (Principal Executive Officer)
31.2	–	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification (Principal Financial Officer)
32.1	–	Section 1350 Certification (Principal Executive Officer)
32.2	–	Section 1350 Certification (Principal Financial Officer)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	SB FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

Date: November 7, 2019	By:	/s/ Mark A. Klein
		Mark A. Klein
		Chairman, President & CEO

	By:	/s/ Anthony V. Cosentino
		Anthony V. Cosentino
		Executive Vice President &
		Chief Financial Officer