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Centennial Bank Holdings, Inc. - Quarterly Report (10-Q)

09/11/2007 11:04am

Edgar (US Regulatory)


 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 

x

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

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007

 

OR

 

o

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: 000-51556

 


 

CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE

 

(State or other jurisdiction

41-2150446

of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

1331 Seventeenth St., Suite 300

 

Denver, CO

80202

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

303-293-5563

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


 

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, as amended during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “Accelerated Filer and Large Accelerated Filer” in Rule 12B-2 of the Exchange Act. (check one):

 

Large Accelerated Filer   o

Accelerated Filer x

Non-accelerated Filer   o

 

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

 

As of November 1, 2007 there were 53,845,812 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding, including 1,687,345 shares of unvested stock grants.

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements and Factors that Could Affect Future Results

3

 

 

 

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

5

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets

5

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income

6

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

7

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

8

 

 

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

9

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

19

 

 

 

ITEM 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

33

 

 

 

ITEM 4.

Controls and Procedures

34

 

 

 

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

Legal Proceedings

36

 

 

 

ITEM 1A.

Risk Factors

37

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

37

 

 

 

ITEM 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

37

 

 

 

ITEM 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

37

 

 

 

ITEM 5.

Other Information

37

 

 

 

ITEM 6.

Exhibits

38

 

2



 

Forward-Looking Statements and Factors that Could Affect Future Results

Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not statements of historical fact constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”), notwithstanding that such statements are not specifically identified. In addition, certain statements may be contained in our future filings with the SEC, in press releases, and in oral and written statements made by or with our approval that are not statements of historical fact and constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) projections of revenues, expenses, income or loss, earnings or loss per share, the payment or nonpayment of dividends, capital structure and other financial items; (ii) statements of plans, objectives and expectations of the Company or its management or board of directors, including those relating to products or services; (iii) statements of future economic performance; and (iv) statements of assumptions underlying such statements. Words such as “believes”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “intends”, “targeted”, “continue”, “remain”, “will”, “should”, “may” and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.

 

Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

 

                  Local, regional, national and international economic conditions and the impact they may have on us and our customers, and our assessment of that impact.

                  Changes in the level of nonperforming assets and charge-offs.

                  The effects of and changes in trade and monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including the interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve Board.

                  Inflation and interest rate, securities market and monetary fluctuations.

                  Political instability, acts of war or terrorism and natural disasters.

                  The timely development and acceptance of new products and services and perceived overall value of these products and services by customers.

                  Revenues are lower than expected.

                  Changes in consumer spending, borrowings and savings habits.

                  Changes in the financial performance and/or condition of our borrowers.

                  Credit quality deterioration, which could cause an increase in the provision for loan losses.

                  Technological changes.

                  Acquisitions of acquired businesses and greater than expected costs or difficulties related to the integration of acquired businesses, and the successful integration of the merger of the subsidiary banks.

                  The ability to increase market share and control expenses.

                  Changes in the competitive environment among financial or bank holding companies and other financial service providers.

                  The effect of changes in laws and regulations with which we and our subsidiaries must comply.

                  The effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies, as well as the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and other accounting standard setters.

                  Changes in our organization, compensation and benefit plans.

                  The costs and effects of legal and regulatory developments including the resolution of legal proceedings or regulatory or other governmental inquiries and the results of regulatory examinations or reviews.

                  Our success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing items.

 

3



 

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made. We do not intend to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

4



 

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1 .     Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

September 30,
2007

 

December 31,
2006

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

51,083

 

$

45,409

 

Federal funds sold

 

3,457

 

4,211

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

54,540

 

49,620

 

Securities available for sale, at fair value

 

143,266

 

157,260

 

Securities held to maturity (fair value of $11,352 and $11,157 at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006)

 

11,555

 

11,217

 

Bank stocks, at cost

 

32,328

 

31,845

 

Total investments

 

187,149

 

200,322

 

Loans, net of unearned discount

 

1,819,188

 

1,947,487

 

Less allowance for loan losses

 

(23,979

)

(27,899

)

Net loans

 

1,795,209

 

1,919,588

 

Loans, held for sale

 

31,459

 

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

71,240

 

74,166

 

Other real estate owned and foreclosed assets

 

3,401

 

1,207

 

Goodwill

 

392,958

 

392,958

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

35,066

 

41,599

 

Other assets

 

46,131

 

41,140

 

Total assets

 

$

2,617,153

 

$

2,720,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing demand

 

$

464,446

 

$

517,612

 

Interest-bearing demand

 

817,927

 

777,579

 

Savings

 

73,054

 

87,265

 

Time

 

560,505

 

577,649

 

Total deposits

 

1,915,932

 

1,960,105

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and federal fund purchases

 

17,910

 

25,469

 

Borrowings

 

51,062

 

67,632

 

Subordinated debentures

 

41,239

 

41,239

 

Interest payable and other liabilities

 

28,354

 

36,696

 

Total liabilities

 

2,054,497

 

2,131,141

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock—$.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized,64,285,950 shares issued, 53,814,537 shares outstanding at September 30, 2007 (includes 1,651,344 shares of unvested restricted stock); 64,154,950 shares issued, 57,236,795 shares outstanding at December 31, 2006 (includes 1,725,825 shares of unvested restricted stock)

 

64

 

64

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

616,861

 

614,489

 

Shares to be issued for deferred compensation obligations

 

551

 

775

 

Retained earnings

 

43,014

 

42,896

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(1,401

)

809

 

Treasury Stock, at cost, 9,718,100 and 6,450,418, respectively

 

(96,433

)

(69,574

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

562,656

 

589,459

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

2,617,153

 

$

2,720,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.”

 

 

5



 

CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, including fees

 

$

38,369

 

$

41,427

 

$

117,194

 

$

122,592

 

Investment securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

617

 

713

 

1,846

 

2,207

 

Tax-exempt

 

1,343

 

1,454

 

4,091

 

3,420

 

Dividends

 

490

 

485

 

1,424

 

1,345

 

Federal funds sold and other

 

265

 

145

 

592

 

336

 

Total interest income

 

41,084

 

44,224

 

125,147

 

129,900

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

13,933

 

12,283

 

41,017

 

33,963

 

Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements

 

428

 

351

 

1,177

 

905

 

Borrowings

 

543

 

1,623

 

2,073

 

4,022

 

Subordinated debentures

 

944

 

972

 

2,814

 

2,720

 

Total interest expense

 

15,848

 

15,229

 

47,081

 

41,610

 

Net interest income

 

25,236

 

28,995

 

78,066

 

88,290

 

Provision for loan losses

 

8,026

 

1,566

 

21,641

 

1,566

 

Net interest income, after provision for loan losses

 

17,210

 

27,429

 

56,425

 

86,724

 

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer service and other fees

 

2,390

 

3,015

 

7,242

 

8,640

 

Gain on sale of securities

 

 

6

 

 

1

 

Gain on sale of loans

 

 

229

 

 

774

 

Other

 

230

 

224

 

522

 

776

 

Total noninterest income

 

2,620

 

3,474

 

7,764

 

10,191

 

Noninterest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

9,039

 

12,006

 

30,737

 

35,523

 

Occupancy expense

 

1,855

 

1,891

 

6,032

 

5,937

 

Furniture and equipment

 

1,188

 

1,286

 

3,659

 

3,682

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

2,143

 

2,858

 

6,533

 

8,855

 

Other general and administrative

 

3,980

 

4,901

 

19,548

 

15,689

 

Total noninterest expense

 

18,205

 

22,942

 

66,509

 

69,686

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

1,625

 

7,961

 

(2,320

)

27,229

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

122

 

2,521

 

(2,438

)

9,123

 

Income from continuing operations

 

1,503

 

5,440

 

118

 

18,106

 

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

380

 

 

869

 

Net income

 

$

1,503

 

$

5,820

 

$

118

 

$

18,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share—basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.10

 

$

 

$

0.31

 

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 

 

0.02

 

Net income

 

0.03

 

0.10

 

 

0.33

 

Earnings per share—diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.10

 

$

 

$

0.31

 

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 

 

0.02

 

Net income

 

0.03

 

0.10

 

 

0.33

 

Weighted average shares outstanding-basic

 

52,699,409

 

57,093,056

 

53,631,569

 

58,060,683

 

Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted

 

52,742,028

 

57,499,412

 

53,771,405

 

58,394,354

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.”

 

 

6



 

CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 


Common Stock and Additional Paid-in Capital

 

Shares to be Issued

 

Treasury Stock

 

Retained Earnings

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

Totals

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Balance, December 31, 2005

 

$

612,152

 

$

 

$

(31,975

)

$

18,478

 

$

93

 

$

598,748

 

Comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

18,975

 

 

18,975

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

(71

)

(71

)

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,904

 

Earned stock award compensation

 

2,382

 

 

 

 

 

2,382

 

Repurchase of common stock

 

 

 

(25,072

)

 

 

(25,072

)

Shares to be issued for settlement of deferred compensation obligations

 

(500

)

751

 

 

 

 

251

 

Tax effect of equity compensation

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Balance, September 30, 2006

 

$

614,036

 

$

751

 

$

(57,047

)

$

37,453

 

$

22

 

$

595,215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2006

 

$

614,553

 

$

775

 

$

(69,574

)

$

42,896

 

$

809

 

$

589,459

 

Comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

118

 

 

118

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

(2,210

)

(2,210

)

Total comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,092

Earned stock award compensation

 

2,123

 

 

 

 

 

2,123

 

Repurchase of common stock

 

 

 

(26,893

)

 

 

(26,893

)

Shares to be issued for settlement of deferred compensation obligations

 

 

61

 

 

 

 

61

 

Common shares issued

 

251

 

(285

)

34

 

 

 

 

Tax effect of equity based shares

 

(2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2

Balance, September 30, 2007

 

$

616,925

 

$

551

 

$

(96,433

)

$

43,014

 

$

(1,401

)

$

562,656

 

 

See “Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.”

 

7



 

CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

118

 

$

18,975

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

9,744

 

13,370

 

Provision for loan losses

 

21,641

 

1,588

 

Stock compensation

 

2,123

 

2,382

 

Gain on sale of securities

 

 

(1

)

Loss (gain) on sale of other real estate owned and assets

 

163

 

(196

)

Real estate valuation adjustments

 

158

 

 

Impairment of assets from discontinued operations, net

 

 

201

 

Other

 

(222

)

(1,208

)

Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale

 

 

55,390

 

Originations of loans held for sale

 

 

(49,896

)

Net change in:

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued interest receivable and other assets

 

(4,991

)

(262

)

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities

 

(6,989

)

(8,355

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

21,745

 

31,988

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Activity in available-for-sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

Maturities, prepayments, and calls

 

16,121

 

70,981

 

Purchases

 

(5,625

)

(96,679

)

Activity in held-to-maturity securities and bank stocks:

 

 

 

 

 

Maturities, prepayments, and calls

 

1,043

 

297

 

Purchases

 

(1,373

)

(4,395

)

Loan originations and principal collections, net

 

67,517

 

76,324

 

Proceeds from sales of foreclosed assets

 

1,016

 

1,784

 

Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment

 

585

 

6,382

 

Additions to premises and equipment

 

(912

)

(13,318

)

Proceeds from sale of subsidiary

 

 

1,835

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

78,372

 

43,211

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in deposits

 

(44,173

)

(83,754

)

Net change in short-term borrowings

 

(14,941

)

7,170

 

Repayment of long-term debt

 

(1,629

)

(388

)

Net change in federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements

 

(7,559

)

(4,825

)

Repurchase of common stock

 

(26,893

)

(25,328

)

Tax benefit (reversal) from vesting of stock compensation

 

(2

)

2

 

Net cash used by financing activities

 

(95,197

)

(107,123

)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

4,920

 

(31,924

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

49,620

 

118,811

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

54,540

 

$

86,887

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents-consolidated statements of cash flows

 

54,540

 

86,887

 

Cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations recorded in assets held for sale on the consolidated balance sheets

 

 

(15,305

)

Cash and cash equivalents-consolidated balance sheets

 

$

54,540

 

$

71,582

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to other real estate owned in settlement of loans

 

3,478

 

5,094

 

Transfer from loans to loans held for sale

 

31,459

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.”

 

8


 


 

CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

(1)                   Organization, Operations and Basis of Presentation

 

Centennial Bank Holdings, Inc. is a financial holding company and a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. Our principal business is to serve as a holding company for our subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2007, those subsidiaries were Guaranty Bank and Trust Company and Centennial Bank of the West, referred to as Guaranty Bank, and CBW, respectively. At September 30, 2006, those subsidiaries were Guaranty Bank, CBW and Collegiate Peaks Bank, which was sold on November 1, 2006.  On July 24, 2007, the Company announced that it would merge CBW into Guaranty Bank.  Federal and state regulatory approval was received in the third quarter and management intends to merge the two banks by the end of the fourth quarter 2007. Reference to “Banks” means Guaranty Bank and CBW, and “we” or “Company” means Centennial Bank Holdings, Inc. on a consolidated basis with the Banks and Collegiate Peaks, if applicable.   References to “Centennial” or to the holding company refer to the parent company on a stand-alone basis.

 

The Banks are full-service community banks offering an array of banking products and services to the communities they serve, including accepting time and demand deposits and originating commercial loans (including energy loans), real estate loans (including construction loans and mortgage loans), Small Business Administration guaranteed loans and consumer loans.  CBW also provides trust services, including personal trust administration, estate settlement, investment management accounts and self-directed IRAs.

 

(a)                  Basis of Presentation

 

The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Our financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations for the periods presented. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The interim operating results are not necessarily indicative of operating results for the full year.

 

(b)                  Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the dates of the consolidated balance sheets and income and expense for the periods presented. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant changes include the assessment for impairment of certain investment securities, the allowance for loan losses, valuation of other real estate owned, deferred tax assets and liabilities, goodwill and other intangible assets, and stock compensation expense.  Assumptions and factors are evaluated on an annual basis or whenever events or changes in circumstance indicate that the previous assumptions and factors have changed.  The result of the analysis could result in adjustments to the estimates.

 

(c)                   Allowance for Loan Losses

 

The allowance for loan losses is reported as a reduction of outstanding loan balances.

 

An allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level deemed appropriate by management to adequately provide for known and probable risks in the loan portfolio.  The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a regular basis by management and based upon management’s periodic review of the collectibility of the loans in light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect borrowers’ 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 more information becomes available.

 

In addition to the allowance for loan losses the Company records a reserve for unfunded commitments.  Similar to the allowance for loan losses, the reserve for unfunded commitments is evaluated on a regular basis by management.  This reserve is recorded in other liabilities.

 

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CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)

 

(d)                  Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

 

Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of the net assets of businesses acquired.  Goodwill and intangible assets acquired in a purchase business combination and determined to have an indefinite useful life are tested for impairment and not amortized. Intangible assets with definite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values.

 

Goodwill is our only intangible asset with an indefinite life.  The annual impairment analysis of goodwill includes identification of reporting units, the determination of the carrying value of each reporting unit, including the existing goodwill and intangible assets, and estimating the fair value of each reporting unit.  We have identified one significant reporting unit — banking operations. The Company tests for impairment of goodwill annually as of October 31, or if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit.  We determine the fair value of our reporting unit and compare it to its carrying amount.  If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, we are required to perform a second step to the impairment test to measure the extent of the impairment.

 

Core deposit intangible assets, referred to as CDI, and other definite-lived intangible assets are recognized apart from goodwill at the time of acquisition based on valuations prepared by independent third parties or other estimates of fair value. In preparing such valuations, the third parties consider variables such as deposit servicing costs, attrition rates, and market discount rates. CDI assets are amortized to expense over their useful lives, which we have estimated to range from 7 years to 15 years.

 

(e)                   Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

Long-lived assets, such as premises and equipment, and definite-lived intangible assets subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstance indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying value of the asset to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying value of an asset exceeds its estimated undiscounted future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset, less costs to sell. Assets to be disposed of are separately presented in the balance sheet and reported at the lower of the carrying value or fair value less costs to sell, and are no longer depreciated. The assets and liabilities of a disposal group classified as held for sale are presented separately in the appropriate asset and liability sections of the consolidated balance sheet. The gain or loss and income from a disposal group are recorded as discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of income.

 

(f)       Stock Incentive Plan

 

The Company’s Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (“Plan”) provides for up to 2,500,000 grants of stock options, stock awards, stock units awards, performance stock awards, stock appreciation rights, and other equity-based awards to key employees, nonemployee directors, consultants and prospective employees. Through September 30, 2007, the Company has only granted stock awards. The Company accounts for the equity-based compensation using the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123R, Share-Based Payment . The Company recognizes expense for services received in a share-based payment transaction as services are received. That cost is recognized on a straight-line basis over the period during which an employee or director provides service in exchange for the award. The Company has issued stock awards that vest based on service periods from one to four years, performance conditions, and awards with both service periods and performance conditions. The performance-based share awards expire December 31, 2012. The compensation cost of employee and director services received in exchange for stock awards is based on the grant-date fair value of the award (as determined by quoted market prices). The stock compensation expense recognized reflects estimated forfeitures, adjusted as necessary based on actual forfeitures.

 

(g)      Deferred Compensation Plans

 

The Company has Deferred Compensation Plans (the “Plans”) that allow directors and certain key employees to voluntarily defer compensation. Compensation expense is recorded for the deferred compensation and a related liability is recognized. Participants may elect designated investment options for the notional investment of their deferred compensation. The recorded obligations are adjusted for deemed

 

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CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)

 

income or loss related to the investments selected. Participants in certain Plans are given the opportunity to elect to have all or a portion of their deferred compensation earn a rate of return equal to the total return on the Company’s common stock. The Plans do not provide for diversification of a participant’s assets allocated to Company common stock and assets allocated to Company common stock can only be settled with a fixed number of shares of stock. In accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 97-14, Accounting for Deferred Compensation Arrangements Where Amounts Earned Are Held in a Rabbi Trust and Invested , the deferred compensation obligation associated with Company common stock is classified as a component of stockholders’ equity.  Subsequent changes in the fair value of the common stock are not reflected in earnings or stockholders’ equity of the Company. Company common stock held by the Company for the satisfaction of obligations of the Plans is classified as treasury stock. The Company held 31,270 and 77,366 shares of Company common stock for deferred compensation plan obligations at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, which are recorded as treasury stock.

 

(h)      Income taxes

 

Effective, January 1, 2007, the Company adopted FASB Interpretation 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”).   A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely to be realized on examination.  For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded.  The adoption had no affect on the Company’s financial statements.

 

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal income tax and State of Colorado tax. The Company is no longer subject to examination by Federal or state taxing authorities for years before 2004. At September 30, 2007, the Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits. The Company does not expect the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly increase in the next twelve months. The Company recognizes interest related to income tax matters in other interest expense and penalties related to income tax matters in other noninterest expense. The Company does not have any amounts accrued for interest and penalties.

 

(i)       Earnings  per Common Share

 

Basic earnings per share represents income available to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per share reflect additional common shares that would have been outstanding if potential dilutive common shares had been issued.  In accordance with SFAS No. 128 (As Amended), Earnings per Share , the Company’s obligation to issue shares of stock to participants in its deferred compensation plan has been treated as outstanding shares of stock in the basic earnings per share calculation.  Dilutive common shares that may be issued by the Company relate to unvested common share grants subject to a service condition for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007 and 2006.   Outstanding restricted shares with an anti-dilutive impact, which are excluded from the earnings per common share computation, include performance-based shares and service-based shares that are not considered dilutive.  For the three-months and nine-months ended September 30, 2007, the anti-dilutive restricted shares excluded from the earnings per common share computation are 1,608,725 and 1,511,508, respectively. Earnings per common share have been computed based on the following:

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average common shares outstanding

 

52,699,409

 

57,093,056

 

53,631,569

 

58,060,683

 

Effective of dilutive unvested stock grants

 

42,619

 

406,356

 

139,836

 

333,671

 

Average shares outstanding for calculating diluted earnings per common share

 

52,742,028

 

57,499,412

 

53,771,405

 

58,394,354

 

 

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CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)

 

(j )       Reclassifications

 

           Certain amounts in prior year financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.  These reclassifications had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or net change in cash and cash equivalents.

 

 

(2)                   Securities

 

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt securities are as follows:

 

 

September 30, 2007

 

 

 

Amortized
cost

 

Gross
unrealized
gains

 

Gross
unrealized
losses

 

Fair value

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government agencies and government-sponsored entities

 

$

5,414

 

$

2

 

$

(3

)

$

5,413

 

State and municipal

 

106,610

 

1,275

 

(3,097

)

104,788

 

Mortgage-backed

 

31,956

 

45

 

(493

)

31,508

 

Corporate bonds

 

547

 

13

 

 

560

 

Marketable equity securities

 

997

 

 

 

997

 

Securities available for sale

 

$

145,524

 

$

1,335

 

$

(3,593

)

$

143,266

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities held to maturity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed

 

$

11,555

 

$

11

 

$

(214

)

$

11,352

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2006

 

 

 

Amortized
cost

 

Gross
unrealized
gains

 

Gross
unrealized
losses

 

Fair value

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government agencies and government-sponsored entities

 

$

2,426

 

$

 

$

(18

)

$

2,408

 

State and municipal

 

113,649

 

1,998

 

(76

)

115,571

 

Mortgage-backed

 

39,039

 

38

 

(637

)

38,440

 

Marketable equity securities

 

841

 

 

 

841

 

Securities available for sale

 

$

155,955

 

$

2,036

 

$

(731

)

$

157,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities held to maturity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed

 

$

11,217

 

$

38

 

$

(98

)

$

11,157

 

 

All individual securities that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer at September 30, 2007, have fluctuated in value since their purchase dates as a result of changes in market interest rates.  These securities include securities issued by U.S. government agencies and government-sponsored entities that have an AAA credit rating as determined by various rating agencies or state and municipal bonds that have either been rated as investment grade or higher by various rating agencies or have been subject to an annual internal review process by management.  We concluded that the continuous unrealized loss positions on these securities is a result of the level of market interest rates and not a result of the underlying issuers’ ability to repay. In addition, we have the ability and intent to hold these securities until their fair value recovers to their cost. Accordingly, we have not recognized any other-than-temporary impairment in our consolidated statements of income.

 

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CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)

 

(3)                   Loans

 

A summary of net loans held for investment by loan type at the dates indicated is as follows:

 

 

 

September 30,
2007

 

December 31,
2006

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Loans on real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

Residential and commercial mortgage

 

$

724,528

 

$

686,056

 

Construction

 

290,591

 

427,465

 

Equity lines of credit

 

49,747

 

56,468

 

Commercial loans

 

643,702

 

647,915

 

Agricultural loans

 

43,142

 

51,338

 

Lease financing

 

5,677

 

6,704

 

Installment loans to individuals

 

40,868

 

50,222

 

Overdrafts

 

4,261

 

4,319

 

SBA and other

 

20,402

 

21,121

 

 

 

1,822,918

 

1,951,608

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

(23,979

)

(27,899

)

Unearned discount

 

(3,730

)

(4,121

)

Net Loans

 

$

1,795,209

 

$

1,919,588

 

 

A summary of transactions in the allowance for loan losses for the period indicated is as follows:

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2007

 

September 30, 2007

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

35,594

 

$

27,899

 

Provision for loan losses

 

8,026

 

21,641

 

Loans charged off

 

(20,079

)

(27,244

)

Recoveries on loans previously charged-off

 

438

 

1,683

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

23,979

 

$

23,979

 

 

A summary of transactions in the reserve for unfunded commitments for the periods indicated is as follows:

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2007

 

September 30, 2007

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

610

 

$

411

 

Provision (credit) for losses on unfunded commitments

 

(24

)

175

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

586

 

$

586

 

 

 

On October 26, 2007, the company entered into a definitive agreement to sell a portfolio of nonperforming and classified loans for approximately $31.5 million.  Because the loan sale agreement was signed on October 26, 2007, these loans have been classified as held for sale effective September 30, 2007.  Management took a charge off through the allowance for loan loss of approximately $16.4 million and recorded an additional provision for loan losses prior to transferring the loans from the portfolio to loans held for sale.  The transaction closed on October 31, 2007.

 

The following table details key information regarding the Company’s impaired loans at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

September 30,
2007

 

December 31,
2006

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Impaired loans with a valuation allowance

 

$

12,486

 

$

23,616

 

Impaired loans without a valuation allowance

 

4,864

 

15,217

 

Total impaired loans

 

$

17,350

 

$

38,833

 

Valuation allowance related to impaired loans

 

$

4,028

 

$

8,028

 

 

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CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)

 

 

 

Nine Months
Ended September
30, 2007

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2006

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Average investment in impaired loans

 

$

37,846

 

$

42,660

 

 

Interest income of $566,000 was recognized on nonaccrual loans during the year-to-date period ended September 30, 2007.  The gross interest income that would have been recorded in the year-to-date period ended September 30, 2007, if the loans had been current in accordance with their original terms and had been outstanding throughout the period or since origination, if held for part of the period, was $1,580,000.  At September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, nonaccrual loans were $16,831,000 and $32,852,000, respectively.

 

(4)           Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets arise from business combinations.  Goodwill and other intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives generated from purchase combinations are tested for impairment no less than annually.

 

Other intangible assets with definite lives are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values.  The amortization expense represents the estimated decline in the value of the underlying deposits or loan customers acquired.

 

The carrying amount of goodwill was $392,958,000 for the periods ended September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.

 

The following table presents the gross amounts of core deposit and customer relationship intangibles and the related accumulated amortization at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

Useful life

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Non-compete employment agreements

 

2 years

 

$

 

$

3,606

 

Core deposit intangible assets

 

7 - 15 years

 

62,975

 

62,975

 

Total other intangible assets

 

 

 

$

62,975

 

$

66,581

 

Accumulated amortization

 

 

 

(27,909

)

(24,982

)

Net other intangible assets

 

 

 

$

35,066

 

$

41,599

 

 

 

Following is the aggregate amortization expense recognized in each period:

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,
2007

 

September 30,
2006

 

September 30,
2007

 

September 30,
2006

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Amortization expense

 

$

2,143

 

$

2,858

 

$

6,533

 

$

8,855

 

 

 

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CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)

 

(5)                   Borrowings

 

Borrowings include Treasury Tax and Loan notes, Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) borrowings, and a revolving credit agreement with U.S. Bank National Association. The Company had $51,062,000 and $67,632,000 outstanding under these obligations at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, with a total commitment, including balances outstanding, of $410,098,000 at September 30, 2007.

 

At September 30, 2007, borrowings consisted of a line of credit and term notes at the Federal Home Loan Bank of $29,400,000 and $7,485,000 respectively, $13,085,000 under the U.S. Bank revolving credit agreement and a $1,092,000 Treasury Tax and Loan note balance.

 

The total commitment, including balances outstanding, for borrowings at the Federal Home Loan Bank for the term notes and line of credit at September 30, 2007 was $320.6 million. The interest rate on the line of credit varies with the federal funds rate, and was 5.42% at September 30, 2007. The term notes have fixed interest rates that range from 3.25% to 6.22%. A blanket pledge and security agreement with the Federal Home Loan Bank, which encompasses certain loans and securities, serves as collateral for these borrowings.

 

The $70 million revolving credit agreement with U.S. Bank National Association contains financial covenants, including maintaining a minimum return on average assets, a maximum nonperforming assets to total loans ratio and regulatory capital ratios that qualify the Company as well-capitalized.  As of September 30, 2007, the Company was not in compliance with the return on average assets covenant because of the additional provision for loan losses recorded in the third quarter 2007, which was mostly attributable to the Company’s decision to sell a portfolio of its nonperforming and classified loans in a bulk sale, rather than continuing to work out each credit individually.  As a result of the most recent amendment to the credit agreement (see Part II, Item 5), however, the Company is now in compliance with all outstanding financial covenants as of September 30, 2007.  As of September 30, 2007, the Company had $13.1 million drawn on this line.  The Company is in compliance with all outstanding debt covenants, as amended. The interest rate varies based on a spread over the federal funds rate, with a rate of 6.4% at September 30, 2007. The credit agreement is secured by Guaranty Bank stock.

 

(6)                   Subordinated Debentures and Trust Preferred Securities

 

The Company had $41,239,000 in aggregate principal balances of subordinated debentures outstanding with a weighted average cost of 9.0% and 9.1% at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The subordinated debentures were issued in four separate series. Each issuance has a maturity of thirty years from its date of issue. The subordinated debentures were issued to trusts established by the Company, which in turn issued $40 million of trust preferred securities. Generally and with certain limitations, the Company is permitted to call the debentures subsequent to the first five or ten years, as applicable, after issue if certain conditions are met, or at any time upon the occurrence and continuation of certain changes in either the tax treatment or the capital treatment of the trusts, the debentures or the preferred securities.   As of September 30, 2007, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of these subordinated debentures.

 

These securities are currently included in Tier I capital for purposes of determining the Company’s Tier I and total risk-based capital ratios. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, which is the holding company’s banking regulator, has promulgated a modification of the capital regulations affecting trust preferred securities. Under this modification, beginning March 31, 2009, the Company will be required to use a more restrictive formula to determine the amount of trust preferred securities that can be included in regulatory Tier I capital. At that time, the Company will be allowed to include in Tier I capital an amount of trust preferred securities equal to no more than 25% of the sum of all core capital elements, which is generally defined as stockholders’ equity less certain intangibles, including goodwill, core deposit intangibles and customer relationship intangibles, net of any related deferred income tax liability. The regulations currently in effect limit the amount of trust preferred securities that can be included in Tier I capital to 25% of the sum of core capital elements without a deduction for permitted intangibles.

 

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CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)

 

 

The following table summarizes the terms of each subordinated debenture issuance at September 30, 2007 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Date Issued

 

Amount

 

Maturity Date

 

Call Date*

 

Fixed or Variable

 

Rate Adjuster

 

Current Rate

 

Next Rate Reset Date

 

CenBank Trust I

 

9/7/2000

 

$

10,310

 

9/7/2030

 

9/7/2010

 

Fixed

 

N/A

 

10.60

%

N/A

 

CenBank Trust II

 

2/22/2001

 

5,155

 

2/22/2031

 

2/22/2011

 

Fixed

 

N/A

 

10.20

%

N/A

 

CenBank Trust III

 

4/15/2004

 

15,464

 

4/15/2034

 

4/15/2009

 

Variable

 

LIBOR + 2.65

%

8.01

%

10/15/2007

 

Guaranty Capital Trust III

 

7/7/2003

 

10,310

 

7/7/2033

 

7/7/2008

 

Variable

 

LIBOR + 3.10

%

8.46

%

10/07/2007

 


*          Call date represents the earliest date the Company can call the debentures.

 

  (7)          Commitments

 

The Company is a party to credit-related financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, stand-by letters of credit and commercial letters of credit. Such commitments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

The Company’s exposure to credit loss is represented by the contractual amount of these commitments. The Company follows the same credit policies in making commitments as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.

 

At the dates indicated, the following commitments were outstanding:

 

 

 

September 30, 2007

 

December 31, 2006

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Commitments to extend credit

 

$

615,941

 

$

555,757

 

Standby letters of credit

 

34,447

 

32,382

 

Commercial letters of credit

 

 

274

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

 

$

650,388

 

$

588,413

 

 

 

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Several of the commitments may expire without being drawn upon. Therefore, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The amount of collateral obtained, if it is deemed necessary by the Company, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer.

 

Commitments to extend credit under overdraft protection agreements are commitments for possible future extensions of credit to existing deposit customers. These lines of credit are uncollateralized and usually do not contain a specified maturity date and might not be drawn upon to the total extent to which the Company is committed.

 

Stand-by letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Those letters of credit are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements. Substantially all letters of credit issued have expiration dates within one year. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. The Company generally holds collateral supporting those commitments if deemed necessary.

 

The Company enters into commercial letters of credit on behalf of its customers, which authorize a third party to draw drafts on the Company up to a stipulated amount and with specific terms and conditions. A commercial letter of credit is a conditional commitment on the part of the Company to provide payment on drafts drawn in accordance with the terms of the commercial letter of credit.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)

 

  (8)          Stock-Based Compensation

 

Under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”), the Company may grant stock-based compensation awards to nonemployee directors, key employees, consultants and prospective employees under the terms described in the Incentive Plan. The allowable stock-based compensation awards include the grant of Options, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Unit Awards, Performance Stock Awards, Stock Appreciation Rights and other Equity-Based Awards. The Incentive Plan provides that eligible participants may be granted shares of Company common stock that are subject to forfeiture until the grantee vests in the stock award based on the established conditions, which include service conditions and established performance measures.

 

Prior to vesting of the stock awards with a service vesting condition, each grantee shall have the rights of a stockholder with respect to voting of the granted stock. The recipient is not entitled to dividend rights with respect to the shares of granted stock until vesting occurs. Prior to vesting of the stock awards with performance vesting conditions, each grantee shall have the rights of a stockholder with respect to voting of the granted stock. The recipient is not entitled to dividend rights with respect to the shares of granted stock until initial vesting occurs, at which time the dividend rights will exist on vested and unvested shares of granted stock, subject to termination of such rights under the terms of the Incentive Plan.

 

Other than the stock awards with service and performance-based vesting conditions, no grants have been made under the Incentive Plan. The Incentive Plan authorizes grants of stock-based compensation awards of up to 2,500,000 shares of Company common stock, subject to adjustments provided by the Incentive Plan. As of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, there were 1,651,344 and 1,725,825 shares of unvested stock granted (net of forfeitures and vestings), with 762,144 and 741,377 shares available for grant under the Incentive Plan, respectively.

 

A summary of the status of our outstanding stock awards and the change during the period is presented in the table below:

 

 

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average Fair
Value on
Award Date

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2006

 

1,725,825

 

$

10.67

 

Awarded

 

131,000

 

8.60

 

Forfeited

 

(151,767

)

10.92

 

Vested

 

(53,714

)

10.64

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2007

 

1,651,344

 

$

10.48

 

 

The Company recognized $2,123,000 and $2,382,000 in stock-based compensation expense for services rendered for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The total income tax benefit recognized in the consolidated income statement for share-based compensation arrangements was $751,000 and $905,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. At September 30, 2007, compensation cost of $7,416,000 related to nonvested awards not yet recognized is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.5 years.   During the first nine months of 2007, the value of the vested awards was approximately $419,500.  Of the 1,651,344 shares outstanding at September 30, 2007, approximately 810,000 shares are expected to vest.

 

(9)                   Capital Ratios

 

At September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company had leverage ratios of 8.56% and 8.93%, Tier 1 risk-weighted capital ratios of 9.16% and 9.92%, and total risk-weighted capital ratios of 10.35% and 11.17%, respectively. The Company actively monitors its regulatory capital ratios to ensure that the Company and its bank subsidiaries are well capitalized under the applicable regulatory framework.

 

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CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)

 

(10)            Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

The following table presents the components of other comprehensive loss and total comprehensive income (loss) for the periods presented:

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Net income

 

$

1,503

 

$

5,820

 

$

118

 

$

18,975

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized gains (losses), net

 

(1,416

)

845

 

(3,563

)

(130

)

Less: Reclassification adjustments for gains included in income

 

 

(6

)

 

(1

)

Net unrealized holding gains (losses)

 

(1,416

)

839

 

(3,563

)

(131

)

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

537

 

(343

)

1,353

 

60

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(879

)

496

 

(2,210

)

(71

)

Total comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

624

 

$

6,316

 

$

(2,092

)

$

18,904

 

 

  (11)         Discontinued Operations

 

Discontinued Operations

 

The Company’s results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 included the activity from First MainStreet Insurance, which was sold on March 1, 2006, and Collegiate Peaks Bank, which was held for sale as of September 30, 2006 and sold on November 1, 2006.

 

The following tables present the summary results of discontinued operations for the period ended September 30, 2006.

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2006

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Net interest income

 

$

3,297

 

Noninterest income

 

$

780

 

 

 

 

 

Net income from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

1,078

 

Impairment of assets, net of $123 tax benefit

 

(201

)

Intercompany elimination

 

(8

)

Income from discontinued operations

 

$

869

 

 

 

 (12) Contingencies

 

In the ordinary course of our business, we are party 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 other legal actions to which we are currently a party, 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.

 

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

 

This MD&A should be read together with our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and unaudited Statistical Information included elsewhere in this Report and Items 1, 1A, 6, 7, 7A and 8 of our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Also, please see the disclosure in the “Forward-Looking Statements and Factors that Could Affect Future Results” section in this report for certain other factors that could cause actual results or future events to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements included in this report or from historical performance.

 

Overview

 

We are a financial holding company and a bank holding company providing banking and other financial services throughout our targeted Colorado markets to consumers and to small and medium-sized businesses, including the owners and employees of those businesses, through our bank subsidiaries.  At September 30, 2007, those subsidiaries included Guaranty Bank and Trust Company and Centennial Bank of the West.  Unless the context requires otherwise, the terms “Company,” “us,” “we,” and “our” refers to Centennial Bank Holdings, Inc. on a consolidated basis.  Collegiate Peaks Bank was a subsidiary prior to its sale on November 1, 2006.  Collegiate Peaks Bank was classified as held for sale from December 31, 2004 through November 1, 2006, with the results of operations reported as discontinued operations in the Company’s financial statements. We refer to Guaranty Bank and Trust Company as Guaranty Bank, Centennial Bank of the West as CBW, and Collegiate Peaks Bank as Collegiate Peaks.  We refer to Guaranty Bank and CBW as the Banks. On July 24, 2007, the Company announced that it would merge CBW into Guaranty Bank.  Federal and state regulatory approval was received in the third quarter 2007. Management expects to complete the merger by the end of the year.

 

We offer an array of banking products and services to the communities we serve, including accepting time and demand deposits, originating commercial loans including energy loans, real estate loans, including construction and mortgage loans, Small Business Administration guaranteed loans and consumer loans. We derive our income primarily from interest received on real estate-related loans, commercial loans and leases and consumer loans and, to a lesser extent, from fees on the referral of loans, interest on investment securities and fees received in connection with servicing loan and deposit accounts. Our major operating expenses are the interest we pay on deposits and borrowings and general operating expenses. We rely primarily on locally generated deposits to provide us with funds for making loans.

 

We are subject to competition from other financial institutions and our operating results, like those of other financial institutions operating exclusively or primarily in Colorado, are significantly influenced by economic conditions in Colorado, including the strength of the real estate market. In addition, both the fiscal and regulatory policies of the federal government and regulatory authorities that govern financial institutions and market interest rates also impact our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

 

 

 

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Earnings Summary

 

Table 1 summarizes certain key financial results for the periods indicated:

 

Table 1

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change -

 

 

 

 

 

Change -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Favorable

 

 

 

 

 

Favorable

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

(Unfavorable)

 

2007

 

2006

 

(Unfavorable)

 

(In thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results of Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

$

41,084

 

$

44,224

 

$

(3,140

)

$

125,147

 

$

129,900

 

$

(4,753

)

Interest expense

 

15,848

 

15,229

 

(619

)

47,081

 

41,610

 

(5,471

)

Net interest income

 

25,236

 

28,995

 

(3,759

)

78,066

 

88,290

 

(10,224

)

Provision for loan losses

 

8,026

 

1,566

 

(6,460

)

21,641

 

1,566

 

(20,075

)

Net interest income after provision  for loan losses

 

17,210

 

27,429

 

(10,219

)

56,425

 

86,724

 

(30,299

)

Noninterest income

 

2,620

 

3,474

 

(854

)

7,764

 

10,191

 

(2,427

)

Noninterest expense

 

18,205

 

22,942

 

4,737

 

66,509

 

69,686

 

3,177

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

1,625

 

7,961

 

(6,336

)

(2,320

)

27,229

 

(29,549

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

122

 

2,521

 

2,399

 

(2,438

)

9,123

 

11,561

 

Income from continuing operations

 

1,503

 

5,440

 

(3,937

)

118

 

18,106

 

(17,988

)

Income from discontinued operations (net of tax)

 

 

380

 

(380

)

 

869

 

(869

)

Net income

 

$

1,503

 

$

5,820

 

$

(4,317

)

$

118

 

$

18,975

 

$

(18,857

)

Share Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.10

 

$

(0.07

)

$

0.00

 

$

0.33

 

$

(0.33

)

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.10

 

$

(0.07

)

$

0.00

 

$

0.33

 

$

(0.33

)

Average shares outstanding

 

52,699,409

 

57,093,056

 

(4,393,647

)

53,631,569

 

58,060,683

 

(4,429,114

)

Diluted average shares outstanding

 

52,742,028

 

57,499,412

 

(4,757,384

)

53,771,405

 

58,394,354

 

(4,622,949

)

 

 

The $1.5 million third quarter 2007 net income is $4.3 million lower than third quarter 2006 due mostly to a $6.5 million increase to the provision for loan losses and a $3.8 million decrease to net interest income.  These decreases to net income were partially offset by $4.7 million in lower noninterest expense.

 

The Company recorded an $8.0 million provision for loan losses in the third quarter 2007 as compared to a $1.6 million provision for loan losses in the third quarter 2006.   The increase was primarily driven by the decision to sell a large portion of its nonperforming and classified credits in a bulk sale, rather than continuing to work each credit individually.  This was a part of an ongoing adoption of a more aggressive credit management philosophy, including an accelerated loan disposition strategy for problem credits, announced in the second quarter 2007.

 

The decrease to net interest income is mostly due to lower rates on loans combined with higher rates on deposits as discussed in further detail under Net Interest Income below.

 

The decrease to noninterest expense is mostly due to lower salaries and employee benefit expenses primarily attributable to a continued focus on determining each business unit’s appropriate level of staffing and managing to that level.   Total full-time equivalent employees decreased by 73 to 482 at September 30, 2007 as compared to 555 at September 30, 2006.

 

The Company recorded net income of $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $19.0 million for the same period in 2006.  This decrease of $18.9 million is mostly attributable to the after-tax impact of the $20.0 million increase to the provision for loan losses taken year-to-date in 2007 as compared to 2006, and a $6.5 million charge for the settlement of the Barnes action in the second quarter 2007.

 

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

 

Net interest income, which is our primary source of income, represents the difference between interest earned on assets and interest paid on liabilities.  The interest rate spread is the difference between the yield on our interest bearing assets and liabilities.  Net interest margin is net interest income expressed as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.

 

 

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The following table summarizes the Company’s net interest income and related spread and margin for the current quarter and prior four quarters:

 

Table 2

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2007

 

June 30,
2007

 

March 31,
2007

 

December 31, 2006

 

September 30, 2006

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

25,236

 

$

25,987

 

$

26,843

 

$

27,906

 

$

28,995

 

Interest rate spread

 

3.84

%

3.98

%

4.16

%

4.14

%

4.45

%

Net interest margin

 

4.82

%

5.00

%

5.16

%

5.12

%

5.34

%

Net interest margin, fully tax equivalent

 

4.97

%

5.15

%

5.55

%

5.27

%

5.51

%

 

Third quarter 2007 net interest income of $25.2 million decreased by $3.8 million from the third quarter 2006.  This decrease is a result of a $3.1 million unfavorable rate variance and a $0.7 million unfavorable volume variance (see Table 5).   The reclassification of loans held for sale as of September 30, 2007 had a minimal impact on yield.

 

The unfavorable rate variance from the prior year third quarter is attributable to lower yields on loans and a higher cost of funds causing an overall decline in net interest margin of 52 basis points to 4.82% at September 30, 2007 as compared to September 30, 2006.  During the same period, the interest rate spread decreased by 61 basis points.   The reason for the lower impact on net interest margin as compared to interest rate spread is primarily attributable to a continued relatively high level of noninterest demand deposits.  The average level of noninterest bearing demand deposits to total average deposits was 23.9% in the third quarter 2007 as compared to 26.0% in the third quarter 2006.  The increase in cost of funds is due mostly to a 19 basis point increase in rates on money market deposits and a 72 basis point increase in the cost of time deposits.   This increase in interest expense from the third quarter 2006 is due mostly to higher costs associated with time deposits with higher rates as a result of competition, as well as the renewals of certificates of deposits at prevailing interest rates.

 

The unfavorable volume variance from the prior year third quarter is mostly due to a decrease in earning assets.  Average earning assets in the third quarter 2007 declined by $77.2 million, or 3.6%, from the same period last year.  This decrease was mostly in the loan category, which had a $75.2 million decline in average balances for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006.   The decline was mostly due to a decrease in construction and land development loans.  Part of the Company’s strategy is to reduce its exposure in residential construction and land development loans.  Total real estate construction loans were $290.6 million at September 30, 2007 as compared to $463.5 million at September 30, 2006, a decrease of $172.9 million, or 37.3%.   All other loan categories increased by $12.1 million from September 30, 2006 to September 30, 2007.

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s net interest income and related spread and margin for the year-to-date periods presented:

 

Table 3

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,
2007

 

September 30,
2006

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Net interest income

 

$

78,066

 

$

88,290

 

Interest rate spread

 

4.00

%

4.59

%

Net interest margin

 

4.99

%

5.43

%

Net interest margin, fully tax equivalent

 

5.10

%

5.56

%

 

For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, net interest income decreased by $10.2 million, or 11.6%, as compared to the same period in 2006.  This decrease is due to a $7.1 million unfavorable rate variance and a $3.1 million unfavorable volume variance (see Table 5).

 

The unfavorable rate variance for year-to-date 2007 is mostly due to higher cost of funds.  In particular, time deposits and money market accounts had significant increases over the prior year due to continued rate competition and repricing at prevailing higher rates.  These increases were partially offset by a favorable earning asset yield variance due to a 2 basis point increase in the yield on earning assets.

 

 

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The unfavorable volume variance is mostly a result of lower average earning assets.  As stated above, part of the Company’s strategy is to decrease its concentration in residential construction and land development loans.  This strategy was the reason for most of the $84.1 million decrease in average earning assets for the first nine months of 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006.  At  September 30, 2007, total real estate construction loans comprised 16% of the gross loan portfolio as compared to 23% at September 30, 2006.

 

The following table presents, for the periods indicated, average assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity, as well as the net interest income from average interest-earning assets and the resultant annualized yields expressed in percentages.  Nonaccrual loans are included in the calculation of average loans while accrued interest thereon is excluded from the computation of yields earned.

 

Table 4

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest Income or Expense

 

Average
Yield or
Cost

 

Average Balance

 

Interest Income or Expense

 

Average
Yield or
Cost

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross loans, net of unearned fees (1)(2)

 

$

1,871,939

 

$

38,369

 

8.13

%

$

1,947,126

 

$

41,427

 

8.44

%

Investment securities (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

50,779

 

617

 

4.82

%

61,554

 

713

 

4.59

%

Tax-exempt

 

106,566

 

1,343

 

5.00

%

112,292

 

1,542

 

5.45

%

Bank Stocks (3)

 

32,181

 

490

 

6.05

%

30,731

 

485

 

6.27

%

Other earning assets

 

16,326

 

265

 

6.43

%

3,244

 

57

 

6.88

%

Total interest-earning assets

 

2,077,791

 

41,084

 

7.84

%

2,154,947

 

44,224

 

8.14

%

Non-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

44,189

 

 

 

 

 

73,837

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

504,933

 

 

 

 

 

621,997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

2,626,913

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,850,781

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing demand

 

$

151,656

 

$

122

 

0.32

%

$

159,634

 

$

194

 

0.48

%

Money Market

 

653,997

 

6,272

 

3.81

%

647,741

 

5,909

 

3.62

%

Savings

 

75,374

 

146

 

0.77

%

91,928

 

173

 

0.75

%

Time certificates of deposit

 

579,339

 

7,393

 

5.06

%

548,846

 

6,007

 

4.34

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

1,460,366

 

13,933

 

3.79

%

1,448,149

 

12,283

 

3.36

%

Borrowings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase agreements

 

35,475

 

425

 

4.75

%

31,083

 

349

 

4.45

%

Federal funds purchased

 

258

 

3

 

5.39

%

122

 

2

 

4.94

%

Borrowings

 

35,326

 

543

 

6.09

%

115,591

 

1,623

 

5.57

%

Subordinated debentures

 

41,239

 

944

 

9.08

%

41,239

 

972

 

9.35

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

1,572,664

 

15,848

 

4.00

%

1,636,184

 

15,229

 

3.69

%

Noninterest bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

 

458,143

 

 

 

 

 

508,993

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

26,848

 

 

 

 

 

110,275

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

2,057,655

 

 

 

 

 

2,255,452

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholder’s Equity

 

569,258

 

 

 

 

 

595,329

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity

 

$

2,626,913

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,850,781

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

$

25,236

 

 

 

 

 

$

28,995

 

 

 

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

 

4.82

%

 

 

 

 

5.34


(1) Yields on loans and securities have not been adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis. Net interest margin on a fully tax-equivalent basis would have been 4.97% and 5.51% (based on adjustments of $811,000 and $922,000) for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006, respectively, using a combined federal and state tax rate of 38.01%.

 

 

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(2) Net loan fees of $1.2 million and $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 are included in the yield computation.

(3) Includes Bankers Bank of the West stock, Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) stock, Federal Reserve Bank stock and Federal Home Loan Bank stock.

 

 

Table 4 (Continued)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

Average Balance

 

Interest Income or Expense

 

Average Yield or Cost

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest Income or Expense

 

Average Yield or Cost

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross loans, net of unearned fees (1)(2)

 

$

1,888,013

 

$

117,194

 

8.30

%

$

1,984,197

 

$

122,592

 

8.26

%

Investment securities (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

51,075

 

1,846

 

4.83

%

69,112

 

2,207

 

4.27

%

Tax-exempt

 

109,347

 

4,091

 

5.00

%

87,066

 

3,420

 

5.25

%

Bank Stocks (3)

 

32,011

 

1,424

 

5.95

%

29,874

 

1,345

 

6.02

%

Other earning assets

 

10,769

 

592

 

7.35

%

5,054

 

336

 

8.88

%

Total interest-earning assets

 

2,091,215

 

125,147

 

8.00

%

2,175,303

 

129,900

 

7.98

%

Non-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

50,907

 

 

 

 

 

76,109

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

514,207

 

 

 

 

 

622,119

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

2,656,329

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,873,531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing demand

 

$

156,837

 

$

637

 

0.54

%

$

169,415

 

$

538

 

0.42

%

Money Market

 

636,547

 

18,034

 

3.79

%

624,450

 

15,527

 

3.32

%

Savings

 

79,299

 

462

 

0.78

%

95,581

 

534

 

0.75

%

Time certificates of deposit

 

578,170

 

21,884

 

5.06

%

576,471

 

17,364

 

4.03

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

1,450,853

 

41,017

 

3.78

%

1,465,917

 

33,963

 

3.10

%

Borrowings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase agreements

 

32,312

 

1,157

 

4.79

%

26,982

 

872

 

4.32

%

Federal funds purchased

 

716

 

20

 

3.74

%

563

 

20

 

4.75

%

Borrowings

 

46,941

 

2,073

 

5.90

%

105,850

 

4,035

 

5.10

%

Subordinated debentures

 

41,239

 

2,814

 

9.12

%

41,245

 

2,720

 

8.82

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

1,572,061

 

47,081

 

4.00

%

1,640,557

 

41,610

 

3.39

%

Noninterest bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

 

473,214

 

 

 

 

 

522,537

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

31,332

 

 

 

 

 

110,580

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

2,076,607

 

 

 

 

 

2,273,674

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholder’s Equity

 

579,722

 

 

 

 

 

599,857

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity

 

$

2,656,329

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,873,531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

$

78,066

 

 

 

 

 

$

88,290

 

 

 

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

 

4.99

%

 

 

 

 

5.43

%


(1) Yields on loans and securities have not been adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis. Net interest margin on a fully tax-equivalent basis would have been 5.10% and 5.56% (based on adjustments of $1,648,000 and $2,180,000) for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006, respectively, using a federal and state tax rate of 38.01%.

(2) Net loan fees of $4.3 million and $5.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 are included in the yield computation.

(3) Includes Bankers Bank of the West stock, Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) stock, Federal Reserve Bank stock and Federal Home Loan Bank stock.

 

 

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The following table presents the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense for the major categories of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Information is provided for each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities with respect to (i) changes attributable to changes in volume (i.e., changes in average balances multiplied by the prior-period average rate) and (ii) changes attributable to rate (i.e., changes in average rate multiplied by prior-period average balances). For purposes of this table, changes attributable to both rate and volume, which cannot be segregated, have been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and the change due to rate.

 

Table 5

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2006

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2006

 

 

 

Net Change

 

Rate

 

Volume

 

Net Change

 

Rate

 

Volume

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held for investment

 

$

(3,058

)

$

(1,488

)

$

(1,570

)

$

(5,398

)

$

575

 

$

(5,973

)

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

(96

)

37

 

(132

)

(361

)

370

 

(730

)

Tax-exempt

 

(199

)

(123

)

(76

)

671

 

(153

)

824

 

Equity securities

 

5

 

(15

)

20

 

79

 

(16

)

95

 

Other earning assets

 

208

 

(4

)

212

 

256

 

(46

)

302

 

Total interest income

 

(3,140

)

(1,593

)

(1,546

)

(4,753

)

730

 

(5,482

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing demand

 

(72

)

(63

)

(9

)

99

 

135

 

(36

)

Money market

 

363

 

305

 

58

 

2,507

 

2,201

 

306

 

Savings

 

(27

)

5

 

(32

)

(72

)

24

 

(96

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time certificates of deposit

 

1,386

 

1,038

 

348

 

4,520

 

4,469

 

51

 

Repurchase agreements

 

76

 

24

 

52

 

285

 

101

 

184

 

Federal funds purchased

 

1

 

(1

)

1

 

0

 

2

 

(2

)

Borrowings

 

(1,080

)

171

 

(1,250

)

(1,962

)

783

 

(2,744

)

Subordinated debentures

 

(28

)

(28

)

0

 

94

 

94

 

0

 

Total interest expense

 

619

 

1,451

 

(832

)

5,471

 

7,809

 

(2,337

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

(3,759

)

$

(3,044

)

$

(714

)

$

(10,224

)

$

(7,079

)

$

(3,145

)

 

Provision for Loan Losses

 

The provision for loan losses represents a charge against earnings. The provision is the amount required to maintain the allowance for loan losses at a level that, in our judgment, is adequate to absorb probable incurred losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date.  In periods when an existing allowance is determined to exceed the amount required, the allowance is reduced, which decreases the charge to earnings through the provision for loan losses. When an existing allowance is deemed to be less than the amount required, an additional provision is recorded, resulting in an additional charge to earnings through the provision for loan losses.

 

In the third quarter 2007, the Company recorded an $8.0 million provision for loan losses as compared to $1.6 million in the same period in 2006.  As announced in the second quarter 2007, the Company modified its credit management philosophy including more aggressive collection efforts and an accelerated disposition strategy regarding problem credits.  The increase in the provision for loan losses in the third quarter 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006 is mostly attributable to the Company determining to sell a portfolio of its nonperforming and classified loans in a bulk sale, rather than continuing to work out each credit individually.  The Company was not actively marketing these loans as a bulk sale, but did solicit a bid from a single third party on a portfolio of nonperforming and classified loans.  A final offer was received in October 2007, which the Company accepted.  Because the offer was received and accepted in October 2007, the loans were classified as held for sale as of September 30, 2007 and written down to their estimated market value through the allowance for loan loss.

 

Please see the nonperforming assets and allowance for loan losses analysis in the Financial Condition section of this document for additional information on our asset quality.

 

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $21.6 million as compared to $1.6 million in the same period in 2006.  This significant increase is mostly attributable to the $8.0 million of provision for loan losses taken in the third quarter as discussed above, as well as a $12.8 million provision for loan losses taken in the second quarter 2007.  The $12.8 million provision for loan losses taken in the second quarter 2007 is primarily a result of the modification of the Company’s credit management philosophy during the second quarter 2007.  As a result, the Company enhanced its risk rating methodology, problem loan identification process and instituted more aggressive collection efforts and an accelerated disposition strategy regarding problem credits.

 

Noninterest Income

 

The following table presents the major categories of noninterest income for the current quarter and prior four quarters:

 

Table 6

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2007

 

June 30,
2007

 

March 31,
2007

 

December 31, 2006

 

September 30, 2006

 

 

 

(In thousands )

 

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer service and other fees

 

$

2,390

 

$

2,409

 

$

2,443

 

$

2,137

 

$

3,015

 

Gain (loss) on sale of securities

 

 

 

 

(5

)

6

 

Gain (loss) on sale of loans

 

 

 

3

 

(55

)

229

 

Other

 

230

 

168

 

121

 

449

 

224

 

Total noninterest income

 

$

2,620

 

$

2,577

 

$

2,567

 

$

2,526

 

$

3,474

 

 

Noninterest income remained relatively flat for the fourth consecutive quarter.  The decrease in noninterest income between the third quarter 2007 and third quarter 2006 was partially caused by the discontinuation of our residential mortgage group at the end of the third quarter 2006.

 

The following table presents the major categories of noninterest income for the year-to-date periods presented:

 

Table 7

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2007

 

September 30, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

Customer service and other fees

 

$

7,242

 

$

8,640

 

Gain on sale of securities

 

 

1

 

Gain on sale of loans

 

 

774

 

Other

 

522

 

776

 

Total noninterest income

 

$

7,764

 

$

10,191

 

 

Noninterest income for the first nine months of 2007 decreased by $2.4 million from the same period in 2006.  The decrease in noninterest income between the year-to-date period in 2007 and the same period in 2006 was partially caused by a reduction in loan placement and other fees in 2007 as compared to 2006, as well as the discontinuation of our residential mortgage group at the end of the third quarter 2006.

 

Noninterest Expense

 

The following table presents, for the quarters indicated, the major categories of noninterest expense:

 

 

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Table 8

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2007

 

June 30,
2007

 

March 31,
2007

 

December 31, 2006

 

September 30, 2006

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Noninterest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

$

9,039

 

$

10,724

 

$

10,974

 

$

10,662

 

$

12,006

 

Occupancy expense

 

1,855

 

2,056

 

2,121

 

2,040

 

1,891

 

Furniture and equipment

 

1,188

 

1,231

 

1,240

 

1,176

 

1,286

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

2,143

 

2,195

 

2,195

 

2,960

 

2,858

 

Other general and administrative

 

3,980

 

11,416

 

4,152

 

4,467

 

4,901

 

Total noninterest expense

 

$

18,205

 

$

27,622

 

$

20,682

 

$

21,305

 

$

22,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     The $4.7 million decrease in noninterest expense for the third quarter 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006 is due to a decline in salary and employee benefit expense, amortization of intangible assets and other general and administrative expense.  These categories decreased for the reasons discussed below.

 

Salary and employee benefits expense decreased by $3.0 million, or 24.7%, in the third quarter 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006.  This decrease is primarily attributable to a 13.2% reduction in full-time equivalent employees at September 30, 2007, as compared to September 30, 2006.  Additional causes for the decrease in expense is a $0.4 million reduction in the third quarter 2007 expense for equity-based compensation, as well as a decline in the accrual for year-end executive bonuses.   The decrease in equity-based compensation is a result of a change in the estimate related to the performance criteria for performance-based restricted stock awards.

 

Amortization of intangible assets expense is $2.1 million in the third quarter 2007, as compared to $2.9 million in the third quarter 2006, a decrease of $0.7 million, or 25%.  This decrease is mostly attributable to the use of accelerated amortization periods on core deposit intangibles and an expiration of non-compete agreements.

 

Other general and administrative expense decreased by $0.9 million in the third quarter 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006.  This 18.8% decrease is primarily a result of a $0.5 million reduction in professional fees, mostly due to lower internal and external audit costs, and a $0.3 million reduction in advertising and business development costs.

 

The following table presents, for the year-to-date periods indicated, the major categories of noninterest expense:

 

Table 9

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,
2007

 

September 30,
2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

$

30,737

 

$

35,523

 

Occupancy expense

 

6,032

 

5,937

 

Furniture and equipment

 

3,659

 

3,682

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

6,533

 

8,855

 

Other general and administrative

 

19,548

 

15,689

 

Total noninterest expense

 

$

66,509

 

$

69,686

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Overall noninterest expense decreased by $3.2 million, or 4.6%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006.  This decrease is mostly attributable to reductions in salaries and employee benefits, as well as amortization of intangible assets.  These declines were partially offset by a $3.9 million increase in other general and administrative expense.

 

Other general and administrative expense increased year-to-date 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006 due mostly to a $6.5 million second quarter 2007 settlement charge for the Barnes action, as well as a $1.0 million second quarter 2007 charge related to the merger of our subsidiary banks.  The company expects the total cost of the merger to be approximately $1.5 million. Partially offsetting these 2007 charges were a $1.6 million charge in the second quarter 2006 related to a management transition, a $1.2 million reduction in professional fees and a $0.5 million reduction in advertising and business development costs.  The $1.2 million decrease in professional fees in 2007 is attributable to a $0.5 million reduction in internal and external audit fees mostly due to a change in auditors and lower compliance costs for Sarbanes-Oxley, as well as a $0.5 million reduction in legal fees and a $0.2 million reduction in miscellaneous professional fees.

 

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

 

The effective tax rate on income from continuing operations was 7.5% and 31.7% for the three-month periods ending September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.  The primary difference between the expected tax rate and the effective tax rates was tax-exempt income.  The effective tax rate is significantly lower in 2007 as compared to 2006 primarily due to the level of tax-exempt income as compared to net income before tax.

 

The Company recorded a $2.4 million tax benefit for the year-to-date period ending September 30, 2007 due partially to the $2.3 million net loss before taxes.  An additional tax benefit was recorded primarily due to tax-exempt income for the nine-months ended September 30, 2007.   For the year-to-date period ended September 30, 2006, the Company had an effective tax rate on income from continuing operations of 33.5%.  The primary difference between the expected tax rate of 35% and the effective tax rate for 2006 was tax-exempt income.

 

BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS

 

The following sets forth certain key consolidated balance sheet data:

 

Table 10

 

 

September 30, 2007

 

June 30,
2007

 

March 31
 2007

 

December 31, 2006

 

September 30, 2006

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Net loans (including loans held for sale)

 

$

1,826,668

 

$

1,857,846

 

$

1,859,121

 

$

1,919,588

 

$

1,955,529

 

Total assets

 

2,617,153

 

2,640,732

 

2,693,384

 

2,720,600

 

2,886,647

 

Deposits

 

1,915,932

 

1,938,412

 

1,971,869

 

1,960,105

 

1,968,264

 

 

Loans

 

The following table sets forth the amount of our loans outstanding at the dates indicated:

 

Table 11

 

 

September 30, 2007

 

June 30,
2007

 

March 31,
2007

 

December 31, 2006

 

September 30, 2006

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Real estate - Mortgage

 

$

724,528

 

$

742,802

 

$

708,416

 

$

686,056

 

$

663,170

 

Real estate - Construction

 

290,591

 

321,982

 

353,323

 

427,465

 

463,468

 

Equity lines of credit

 

49,747

 

53,676

 

54,904

 

56,468

 

60,817

 

Commercial

 

643,702

 

652,911

 

651,796

 

647,915

 

654,829

 

Agricultural

 

43,142

 

47,891

 

46,958

 

51,338

 

54,805

 

Consumer

 

40,868

 

45,214

 

43,891

 

50,222

 

53,714

 

Leases receivable and other

 

30,340

 

32,829

 

31,213

 

32,144

 

32,931

 

Total gross loans

 

1,822,918

 

1,897,305

 

1,890,501

 

1,951,608

 

1,983,734

 

Less: allowance for loan losses

 

(23,979

)

(35,594

)

(27,492

)

(27,899

)

(25,977

)

Unearned discount

 

(3,730

)

(3,865

)

(3,888

)

(4,121

)

(4,328

)

Loans, net of unearned discount

 

$

1,795,209

 

$

1,857,846

 

$

1,859,121

 

$

1,919,588

 

$

1,953,429

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held for sale

 

$

31,459

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,100

 

 

 

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Loans, net of unearned discount, at September 30, 2007, were $128.3 million lower than at December 31, 2006.  This decrease is due in part to our continued strategy to reduce our concentration in residential construction and land development loans.  The September 30, 2007 real estate construction loan balances, which include both residential and commercial construction loans and land development loans, decreased by $136.9 million from December 31, 2006.

 

An additional cause for the decrease in loan balances from December 31, 2006, was the reclassification of certain nonperforming and classified loans from the portfolio, net of a $16.4 million charge off taken through the allowance for loan losses, to loans held for sale effective September 30, 2007.   This sale was closed on October 31, 2007.

 

Nonperforming Assets

 

Credit risk related to nonperforming assets arises as a result of lending activities. To manage this risk, we employ frequent monitoring procedures and take prompt corrective action when necessary. We employ a risk rating system that identifies the potential risk associated with loans in our loan portfolio. This monitoring and rating system is designed to help management determine current and potential problems so that corrective actions can be taken promptly.

 

Generally, loans are placed on nonaccrual status when they become 90 days or more past due or at such earlier time as management determines timely recognition of interest to be in doubt. Accrual of interest is discontinued on a loan when we believe, after considering economic and business conditions and analysis of the borrower’s financial condition, that the collection of interest is doubtful.

 

The following table summarizes the loans for which the accrual of interest has been discontinued, loans with payments more than 90 days past due and still accruing interest, loans that have been restructured, and other real estate owned. For reporting purposes, other real estate owned (“OREO”) consists of all real estate, other than bank premises, actually owned or controlled by us, including real estate acquired through foreclosure.

 

Table 12

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

 

September 30,
2007

 

June 30,
2007

 

March 31
2007

 

December 31,
2006

 

September 30,
2006

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonaccrual loans

 

$

16,831

 

$

35,515

 

$

31,940

 

$

32,852

 

$

26,812

 

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more

 

9

 

122

 

323

 

3

 

396

 

Other real estate owned

 

3,401

 

1,385

 

861

 

1,207

 

5,090

 

Total nonperforming assets

 

$

20,241

 

$

37,022

 

$

33,124

 

$

34,062

 

$

32,298

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonperforming loans

 

$

16,840

 

$

35,637

 

$

32,263

 

$

32,855

 

$

27,208

 

Other impaired loans

 

510

 

20,208

 

8,079

 

5,978

 

17,076

 

Total impaired loans

 

$

17,350

 

$

55,845

 

$

40,342

 

$

38,833

 

$

44,284

 

Allocated allowance for loan losses

 

(4,028

)

(14,113

)

(7,673

)

(8,028

)

(6,468

)

Net investment in impaired loans

 

$

13,322

 

$

41,732

 

$

32,669

 

$

30,805

 

$

37,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charged-off loans

 

$

20,079

 

$

5,473

 

$

1,692

 

$

1,088

 

$

1,736

 

Recoveries

 

(438

)

(809

)

(436

)

(366

)

(177

)

Net charge-off loans

 

$

19,641

 

$

4,664

 

$

1,256

 

$

722

 

$

1,559

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses to loans, net of unearned discount

 

1.32

%

1.88

%

1.46

%

1.43

%

1.31

%

Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans

 

142.47

%

100.22

%

86.07

%

84.92

%

96.89

%

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming assets

 

118.47

%

96.14

%

83.00

%

81.91

%

80.43

%

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans

 

142.39

%

99.88

%

85.21

%

84.92

%

95.48

%

Nonperforming assets to loans, net of unearned discount, and other real estate owned

 

1.11

%

1.96

%

1.76

%

1.75

%

1.63

%

Annualized net charge-offs to average loans

 

4.16

%

0.99

%

0.27

%

0.15

%

0.32

%

Nonaccrual loans to loans, net of unearned discount

 

0.93

%

1.88

%

1.69

%

1.69

%

1.35

%

 

 

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Third quarter 2007 nonperforming assets decreased by $12.1 million from the third quarter 2006, and by $16.8 million from the second quarter 2007.   One of the reasons for the decrease in nonperforming assets is the reclassification of certain nonperforming loans from the portfolio to loans held for sale at the end of the third quarter 2007, resulting from the Company entering into a definitive agreement in October 2007 for the sale of these loans.  Only those loans included in the loan sale were reclassified to loans held for sale.   The sale of these loans closed on October 31, 2007.  Included with this sale, the Company also sold certain internally classified loans.  As many of these loans were previously deemed to be impaired, other impaired loans also decreased significantly from the prior quarter and from the third quarter 2006.   Other impaired loans were $0.5 million at September 30, 2007 as compared to $20.2 million at June 30, 2007 and $17.1 million at September 30, 2006.

 

As of  September 30, 2007, the three largest nonperforming loan relationships amounted to $9.0 million, or 53.4%, of the total nonperforming loans.

 

Although our ratio of allowance for loan losses to loans of 1.32% at September 30, 2007 remained relatively flat as compared to 1.31% at September 30, 2006, there was a significant decline as compared to the second quarter 2007.  The allowance for loan loss to loans decreased from 1.88% at June 30, 2007 to 1.32% at September 30, 2007 primarily due to lower nonperforming and impaired loans.   The allowance for loan loss to nonperforming loans increased to 142.4% at September 30, 2007, as compared to 95.5% at September 30, 2006 and 99.9% at June 30, 2007.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

 

The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level that, in our judgment, is adequate to absorb probable incurred losses in the loan portfolio. The amount of the allowance is based on management’s evaluation of the collectibility of the loan portfolio, historical loss experience, and other significant factors affecting loan portfolio collectibility, including the level and trends in delinquent, nonaccrual and adversely classified loans, trends in volume and terms of loans, levels and trends in credit concentrations, effects of changes in underwriting standards, policies, procedures and practices, national and local economic trends and conditions, changes in capabilities and experience of lending management and staff, and other external factors including industry conditions, competition and regulatory requirements.

 

Our methodology for evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses has two basic elements: first, the identification of impaired loans and the measurement of an estimated loss for each individual loan identified; second, estimating an allowance for probable incurred losses on other loans. The specific allowance for impaired loans and the remaining allowance are combined to determine the required allowance for loan losses. The amount calculated is compared to the actual allowance for loan losses and adjustments are recorded through the provision for loan losses.

 

The following table provides a summary of the activity within the allowance for loan losses account for the periods presented :

 

 

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Table 13

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

(In thousands )

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

27,899

 

$

27,475

 

Loan charge-offs:

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate mortgage

 

11,574

 

1,594

 

Real estate construction

 

12,338

 

1,981

 

Commercial

 

2,182

 

871

 

Agricultural

 

21

 

24

 

Consumer

 

347

 

348

 

Lease receivable and other

 

782

 

21

 

Total loan charge-offs

 

27,244

 

4,839

 

Recoveries:

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate mortgage

 

816

 

211

 

Real estate construction

 

71

 

48

 

Commercial

 

272

 

919

 

Agricultural

 

394

 

29

 

Consumer

 

109

 

178

 

Lease receivable and other

 

21

 

 

Total loan recoveries

 

1,683

 

1,385

 

Net loan charge-offs

 

25,561

 

3,454

 

Provision for loan losses

 

21,641

 

1,956

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

23,979

 

$

25,977

 

 

Securities

 

We manage our investment portfolio principally to provide liquidity, balance our overall interest rate risk and to provide collateral for public deposits and customer repurchase agreements.

 

The carrying value of our portfolio of investment securities at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was as follows:

 

Table 14

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

Increase

 

%

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Decrease

 

Change

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Securities available-for-sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government agencies and government-sponsored entities

 

$

5,413

 

$

2,408

 

$

3,005

 

124.8

%

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

104,788

 

115,571

 

(10,783

)

(9.3

)%

Mortgage backed securities

 

31,508

 

38,440

 

(6,932

)

(18.0

)%

Corporate bonds

 

560

 

 

560

 

100.0

%

Marketable equity securities

 

997

 

841

 

156

 

18.5

%

Total securities available-for-sale

 

$

143,266

 

$

157,260

 

$

(13,994

)

(8.9

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities held-to-maturity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed

 

$

11,555

 

$

11,217

 

$

338

 

3.0

%

 

The carrying value of our investment securities at September 30, 2007 was $154.8 million, compared to the December 31, 2006 carrying value of $168.5 million. The decrease in the level of our investments from December 31, 2006, is primarily due to a decision not to maintain excess collateral for certain deposits and customer repurchase agreements.

 

Deposits

 

At the end of the third quarter 2007, deposits were $1.9 billion as compared to $2.0 billion at December 31, 2006, reflecting a decrease of $44.2 million, or 2.3%.  Even with the decline, noninterest bearing deposits still comprised over 24% of total deposits at September 30, 2007, as compared to 26% at December 31, 2006 which helped to keep our overall cost of funds lower.  The $17.1 million decline in time deposits from December 31, 2006 to September 30, 2007 is primarily a result of not renewing internet certificate of deposits.

 

 

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Table 15

 

 

At September 30, 2007

 

At December 31, 2006

 

 

 

Balance

 

% of
Total

 

Balance

 

% of
Total

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Noninterest bearing deposits

 

$

464,446

 

24.24

%

$

517,612

 

26.41

%

Interest bearing demand

 

156,548

 

8.17

%

169,289

 

8.64

%

Money market

 

661,379

 

34.52

%

608,290

 

31.03

%

Savings

 

73,054

 

3.81

%

87,265

 

4.45

%

Time

 

560,505

 

29.26

%

577,649

 

29.47

%

Total deposits

 

$

1,915,932

 

100.00

%

$

1,960,105

 

100.00

%

 

 

Borrowings and Subordinated Debentures

 

At September 30, 2007, our outstanding borrowings were $51.1 million. These borrowings consisted of $29.4 million and $7.5 million of line of credit and term notes, respectively, at the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”); $13.1 million on a U.S. Bank revolving credit agreement; and a $1.1 million Treasury Tax and Loan balance.

 

Our total available credit from the FHLB, including outstanding balances, was $ 320.6 million at September 30, 2007. The interest rate on the FHLB line of credit varies with the federal funds rate, and was 5.42% at September 30, 2007. The term notes have fixed interest rates that range from 3.25% to 6.22%. We have a blanket pledge and security agreement with the FHLB, which encompasses certain loans and securities as collateral for these borrowings.

 

We have a $70 million revolving credit agreement with U.S. Bank National Association that contains financial covenants, including maintaining a minimum return on average assets, a maximum nonperforming assets to total loans ratio, and regulatory capital ratios that qualify the Company as well capitalized. As of September 30, 2007, we had an outstanding balance of $13.1 million and were in compliance with all debt covenants, as amended (see Part II, Item 5).  The line of credit has a variable rate based on the federal funds rate, and was 6.4% at September 30, 2007. The line of credit is secured by the stock of Guaranty Bank. U.S. Bank performs various commercial banking services for the Company for which they receive usual and customary fees.

 

At September 30, 2007, we had a $41,239,000 aggregate principal balance of subordinated debentures outstanding with a weighted average cost of 9.0%.  The subordinated debentures were issued in four separate series. Each issuance has a maturity of thirty years from its date of issue. The subordinated debentures were issued to trusts established by us, which in turn issued $40 million of trust preferred securities. Generally and with certain limitations, the Company is permitted to call the debentures subsequent to the first five or ten years, as applicable, after issue if certain conditions are met, or at any time upon the occurrence and continuation of certain changes in either the tax treatment or the capital treatment of the trusts, the debentures or the preferred securities.

 

These securities are currently included in Tier I capital for purposes of determining the Company’s Tier I and total risk-based capital ratios. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, which is the holding company’s banking regulator, has promulgated a modification of the capital regulations affecting trust preferred securities. Under this modification, beginning March 31, 2009, the Company will be required to use a more restrictive formula to determine the amount of trust preferred securities that can be included in regulatory Tier I capital. At that time, the Company will be allowed to include in Tier I capital an amount of trust preferred securities equal to no more than 25% of the sum of all core capital elements, which is generally defined as stockholders’ equity less certain intangibles, including goodwill, core deposit intangibles and customer relationship intangibles, net of any related deferred income tax liability. The regulations currently in effect limit the amount of trust preferred securities that can be included in Tier I capital to 25% of the sum of core capital elements without a deduction for permitted intangibles.  The Company expects that its Tier I capital ratios will be at or above the existing well-capitalized levels on March 31, 2009, the first date on which the modified capital regulations must be applied.

 

Capital Resources

 

Current risk-based regulatory capital standards generally require banks and bank holding companies to maintain a ratio of “core” or “Tier 1” capital (consisting principally of common equity) to risk-weighted assets of at least 4%, a ratio of Tier 1 capital to average total assets (leverage ratio) of at least 4% and a ratio of total capital (which includes Tier 1 capital plus certain forms of subordinated debt, a portion of the allowance for loan losses, and preferred stock) to risk-weighted assets of at least 8%. Risk-weighted assets are calculated by multiplying the balance in each category of assets by a risk factor, which ranges from zero for cash assets and certain government obligations to 100% for high-risk loans, and adding the products together.

 

 

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For regulatory and debt-covenant purposes, the Company maintains capital above the minimum core standards.  The Company maintains capital at a well-capitalized level.   Under the regulations adopted by the federal regulatory authorities, a bank is well-capitalized if the institution has a total risk-based capital ratio of 10.0% or greater, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6.0% or greater, and a leverage ratio of 5.0% or greater, and is not subject to any order or written directive by any such regulatory authority to meet and maintain a specific capital level for any capital measure.  Our subsidiary banks are required to maintain similar capital levels under capital adequacy guidelines.  At September 30, 2007, both of our subsidiary banks were “well-capitalized”.

 

The following table provides the current capital ratios as of the dates presented, along with the regulatory capital requirements:

 

Table 16

 

 

September 30,
2007

 

December 31,
2006

 

Minimum
Capital Requirement

 

Minimum Requirement
For “Well Capitalized” Institution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leverage ratio

 

8.56

%

8.93

%

4.00

%

5.00

%

Tier 1 risk weighted ratio

 

9.16

%

9.92

%

4.00

%

6.00

%

Total risk weighted capital ratio

 

10.35

%

11.17

%

8.00

%

10.00

%

 

Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company is a party to credit-related financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, stand-by letters of credit, and commercial letters of credit. Such commitments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

The Company’s exposure to credit loss is represented by the contractual amount of these commitments. The Company follows the same credit policies in making commitments as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.

 

At September 30, 2007, the following financial instruments were outstanding whose contract amounts represented credit risk:

 

Table 17

 

 

September 30, 2007

 

December 31, 2006

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Commitments to extend credit

 

$

615,941

 

$

555,757

 

Standby letters of credit

 

34,447

 

32,382

 

Commercial letters of credit

 

 

274

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

 

$

650,388

 

$

588,413

 

 

Liquidity

 

Based on our existing business plan, we believe that our level of liquid assets is sufficient to meet our current and presently anticipated funding needs.

 

We rely on dividends from our Banks as a primary source of liquidity for the holding company. We plan to continue to utilize the available dividends from the Banks for holding company operations, subject to regulatory and other restrictions. In general, the Banks are able to dividend earnings to the holding company, subject to the Banks maintaining a well-capitalized ratio. We require liquidity for the payment of interest on the subordinated debentures, for operating expenses, principally salaries and benefits, for repurchases of our common stock, and, if declared by our board of directors, for the payment of dividends to our stockholders.

 

The Banks rely on deposits as their principal source of funds and, therefore, must be in a position to service depositors’ needs as they arise. Fluctuations in the balances of a few large depositors may cause temporary increases and decreases in liquidity from time to time. We deal with such fluctuations by using existing liquidity sources.

 

 

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We believe that if the level of liquid assets (our primary liquidity) does not meet our liquidity needs, other available sources of liquid assets (our secondary liquidity), including the purchase of federal funds, sales of securities under agreements to repurchase, sales of loans, discount window borrowings from the Federal Reserve Bank, and our lines of credit with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka and U.S. Bank could be employed to meet those current and presently anticipated funding needs.

 

Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Accounting Estimates

 

                Management’s Discussion and Analysis of financial condition and results of operations discusses the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to customers and suppliers, allowance for loan losses, bad debts, investments, financing operations, long-lived assets, contingencies and litigation. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which have formed the basis for making such judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from the recorded estimates under different assumptions or conditions.  A summary of critical accounting policies and estimates are listed in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of the Company’s 2006 Annual Report Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.  There have been no changes to these critical accounting policies in 2007.

 

ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

 

Market risk is the risk of loss in a financial instrument arising from adverse changes in market prices and rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and equity prices. Our market risk arises primarily from interest rate risk inherent in our lending and deposit taking activities. To that end, management actively monitors and manages our interest rate risk exposure. We do not have any market risk sensitive instruments entered into for trading purposes. We manage our interest rate sensitivity by matching the re-pricing opportunities on our earning assets to those on our funding liabilities. We use various asset/liability strategies to manage the re-pricing characteristics of our assets and liabilities designed to ensure that exposure to interest rate fluctuations is limited to our guidelines of acceptable levels of risk-taking. Hedging strategies, including the terms and pricing of loans and deposits and managing the deployment of our securities, are used to reduce mismatches in interest rate re-pricing opportunities of portfolio assets and their funding sources.

 

Our Asset Liability Management Committee, or ALCO, addresses interest rate risk. The committee is comprised of members of our senior management. The ALCO monitors interest rate risk by analyzing the potential impact on the net portfolio of equity value and net interest income from potential changes in interest rates, and considers the impact of alternative strategies or changes in balance sheet structure. The ALCO manages our balance sheet in part to maintain the potential impact on net portfolio value and net interest income within acceptable ranges despite changes in interest rates.

 

Our exposure to interest rate risk is reviewed on at least a quarterly basis by the ALCO and our board of directors. Interest rate risk exposure is measured using interest rate sensitivity analysis to determine our change in net portfolio value and net interest income in the event of hypothetical changes in interest rates. If potential changes to net portfolio value and net interest income resulting from hypothetical interest rate changes are not within board-approved limits, the board may direct management to adjust the asset and liability mix to bring interest rate risk within board-approved limits.

 

We monitor and evaluate our interest rate risk position on a quarterly basis using traditional gap analysis, earnings at risk analysis, and economic value at risk analysis under 100 and 200 basis point change scenarios. Each of these analyses measures different interest rate risk factors inherent in the balance sheet. Traditional gap analysis, although not a complete view of these risks, provides a fair representation of our current interest rate risk exposure.

 

Gap Analysis — A traditional measure of a financial institution’s interest rate risk is the static gap analysis. Traditional gap analysis calculates the dollar amount of mismatches between assets and liabilities, at certain time periods, whose interest rates are subject to repricing at their contractual maturity date or repricing period. A static gap is the difference between the amount of assets and liabilities that are expected to mature or re-price within a

 

 

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specific period. Generally, a positive gap benefits an institution during periods of rising interest rates, and a negative gap benefits an institution during periods of declining interest rates.

 

At September 30, 2007, we had a negative gap of $167.2 million, or 6.4% of our total assets, that would be subject to re-pricing within one year, with a total positive gap of $231.3 million, or 8.8% of our total assets that would reprice within 5 years.  The liability sensitive gap position for less than one year is largely the result of classifying interest-bearing NOW accounts, money market accounts, and savings accounts as immediately repriceable and therefore maturing in the less than one year columns.

 

The following table sets forth information concerning re-pricing opportunities for our interest-earning assets and interest bearing liabilities as of September 30, 2007. The amount of assets and liabilities shown within a particular period were determined in accordance with their contractual maturities, except that adjustable rate products are included in the period in which they are first scheduled to adjust and not in the period in which they mature. Such assets and liabilities are classified by the earlier of their maturity or re-pricing date.

 

Table 18

 

 

Less Than 3 Months

 

3 Months to
1 Year

 

1 to 5 Years

 

Over 5
Years

 

Not Interest Rate
Sensitive

 

Total

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Interest-bearing cash and cash equivalents

 

$

3,467

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

3,467

 

Investment securities

 

30,456

 

8,652

 

30,364

 

85,349

 

32,328

 

187,149

 

Loans, gross

 

1,049,598

 

194,566

 

432,227

 

166,825

 

15,213

 

1,858,429

 

All other assets

 

 

 

 

 

568,108

 

568,108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

 

$

1,083,521

 

$

203,218

 

$

462,591

 

$

252,174

 

$

615,649

 

$

2,617,153

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

$

1,073,062

 

$

319,358

 

$

56,842

 

$

2,224

 

$

464,446

 

$

1,915,932

 

Assets under repurchase agreements and federal funds purchases

 

17,910

 

 

 

 

 

17,910

 

Borrowings

 

43,583

 

17

 

7,221

 

241

 

 

51,062

 

Subordinated debentures

 

 

 

 

41,239

 

 

41,239

 

All other liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

28,354

 

28,354

 

Stockholder’s equity

 

 

 

 

 

562,656

 

562,656

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

 

$

1,134,555

 

$

319,375

 

$

64,063

 

$

43,704

 

$

1,055,456

 

$

2,617,153

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period gap (assets minus liabilities)

 

(51,034

)

(116,157

)

398,528

 

208,470

 

(439,807

)

 

 

Cumulative gap

 

(51,034

)

(167,191

)

231,337

 

439,807

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative rate sensitive gap %

 

(1.9

)%

(6.4

)%

8.8

%

16.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was carried out by the Company’s management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). The Company’s disclosure controls were designed to provide a reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. It should be noted that the design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote. However, the controls have been designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving the controls’ stated goals. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective at September 30, 2007 to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 was

 

 

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(i) accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings

 

In the ordinary course of our business, we are party 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 other legal actions to which we are currently a party 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.

 

 

 

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ITEM 1A.  Risk Factors

 

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, which could materially affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.  The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

 

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

 

(a)                                   None.

 

(b)                                  None.

 

(c)   The following table provides information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of the Company or any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), of our common stock during the third quarter 2007.

 

 

 

Total Shares Purchased

 

Average Price Paid per Share

 

Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans  (1)

 

Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans at The End of the Period

 

July 1 to July 31

 

881

 

$

6.12

 

 

2,327,453

 

August 1 to August 31

 

929,457

 

6.54

 

912,353

 

1,415,100

 

September 1 to September 30

 

 

 

 

1,415,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

930,338

 

$

6.54

 

912,353 (2

)

1,415,100

 

 


(1) The Company has 1,415,100 shares remaining under its stock repurchase program announced on May 8, 2007.  In October 2007, we announced the authorization of a new stock repurchase program to repurchase up to 1,200,000 shares of our common stock from time to time over a one-year period in the open market or through private transactions in accordance with applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(2) The difference of 17,985 shares between total shares purchased and total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans relates to the net settlement of vested restricted stock awards and the net settlement of Company stock distributed under the deferred compensation plan.

 

ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

None.

 

 

ITEM 5. Other Information

 

On November 6, 2007, the Company entered into Amendment No. 6 to the Revolving Credit Agreement with U.S. Bank National Association to (1) modify the return on average assets covenant to exclude the additional provision for loan losses in the third quarter 2007 that was mostly attributable to the Company’s decision to sell a portfolio of its nonperforming and classified loans in a bulk sale, rather than continuing to work out each credit individually, and (2) extend the term of the Revolving Credit Agreement to March 31, 2008.

 

 

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ITEM 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

2.1

 

Loan Sale Agreement, dated October 26, 2007, by and between Centennial Bank of the West, a wholly owned subsidiary of Registrant, and CapFinancial CV2, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on October 31, 2007).

 

 

 

3.1

 

Amended and Restated Certification of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Form S-1 Registration Statement (No. 333-124855)).

 

 

 

3.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on October 31, 2007).

 

 

 

10.1

 

Amendment No. 6 to Revolving Credit Agreement with U.S. Bank National Association, dated November 6, 2007.

 

 

 

31.1

 

Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

 

 

 

32.1

 

Section 906 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

 

 

 

32.2

 

Section 906 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: November 8, 2007

 

 

 

CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/    P AUL W. T AYLOR

 

 

 

 

Paul W. Taylor

 

 

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

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