UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549


FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

   
(Mark One)
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003March 31, 2004

OR

   
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]
For the transition period from           to

Commission file number 0-7949



BANCWEST CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


   
Delaware 99-0156159
(State of incorporation)
 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
999 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (808) 525-7000


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

None


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

None


(Title of class)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or l5(d)15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and
(2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes    oNoo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes            oNox

As of November 1, 2003April 30, 2004 the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of
common stock (all of which were beneficially owned by BNP Paribas) was:

   
Class Outstanding

 
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 85,759,123 Shares



 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
OVERVIEW
NEW PRONOUNCEMENTS
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
MONETARY POLICY AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
NET INTEREST INCOME
NONINTEREST INCOME
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
OPERATING SEGMENT RESULTS
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
LOANS AND LEASES
NONPERFORMING ASSETS AND RESTRUCTURED LOANS
PROVISION AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
DEPOSITS
LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT
CAPITAL
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 12
EXHIBIT 31
EXHIBIT 32


BANCWEST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q
September 30, 2003March 31, 2004

INDEX

     
  Page

    
Financial Statements(Unaudited)  2 
  2 
  3 
4
  5 
  6 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements7
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations17
17
  18 
Overview18
New Pronouncements18
Forward Looking Statements  19 
Monetary Policy and Economic Conditions  19 
Critical Accounting Policies19
  21 
Net Interest Income  22 
  22
24
24
  25 
  27Noninterest Expense
  2529 
Operating Segment Results26
Investment Securities  30 
Loans31
Nonperforming AssetsAllowance for Loan and Restructured LoansLease Losses  32 
  33Provision and Allowance for Credit Losses
33
  34 
  34Deposits
  36 
Liquidity Management36
Capital36
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk  38 
Controls and Procedures  40 
    
Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K40
SIGNATURE  41 
42
CERTIFICATIONS
44
    
EXHIBIT 2
ExhibitEXHIBIT 12
Statement Regarding Computation of Ratios
EXHIBIT 31.1
Exhibit 31
Section 302 CertificationsEXHIBIT 31.2
EXHIBIT 32.1
Exhibit 32
EXHIBIT 32.2

Exhibit 2   Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 15, 2004 among BancWest Corporation, BW Newco, Inc. and Community First
                  Bankshares, Inc.

Exhibit 12   Statement Regarding Computation of Ratios

Exhibit 31   Section 302 Certifications

Exhibit 32   Section 1350 Certifications

     The information furnished in these interim statements reflects all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for such periods. Such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature, unless otherwise disclosed in this Form 10-Q. The results of operations in the interim statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. The interim financial information should be read in conjunction with BancWest Corporation’s 20022003 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

BancWest Corporation and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME(Unaudited)
                  
   Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
   
 
   2003 2002 2003 2002
   
 
 
 
   (in thousands)
Interest income
                
Interest and fees on loans $343,610  $365,886  $1,021,733  $992,123 
Lease financing income  32,809   34,894   102,151   107,860 
Interest on investment securities:                
 Taxable interest income  46,118   40,704   131,986   114,881 
 Exempt from Federal income taxes  153   126   490   360 
Other interest income  1,580   2,938   4,750   6,298 
   
   
   
   
 
 Total interest income  424,270   444,548   1,261,110   1,221,522 
   
   
   
   
 
Interest expense
                
Deposits  39,835   76,477   140,706   218,884 
Short-term borrowings  9,230   10,430   16,464   26,486 
Long-term debt  43,843   36,907   136,014   109,044 
   
   
   
   
 
 Total interest expense  92,908   123,814   293,184   354,414 
   
   
   
   
 
 Net interest income  331,362   320,734   967,926   867,108 
Provision for credit losses  24,145   26,300   65,695   69,209 
   
   
   
   
 
 Net interest income after provision for credit losses  307,217   294,434   902,231   797,899 
   
   
   
   
 
Noninterest income
                
Service charges on deposit accounts  39,512   39,183   115,102   101,718 
Trust and investment services income  9,461   9,883   28,826   28,275 
Other service charges and fees  38,535   34,032   113,380   89,442 
Securities gains, net  555   282   3,913   966 
Other  11,563   8,259   33,813   22,291 
   
   
   
   
 
 Total noninterest income  99,626   91,639   295,034   242,692 
   
   
   
   
 
Noninterest expense
                
Salaries and wages  86,269   89,486   252,908   236,043 
Employee benefits  34,091   28,340   111,127   87,497 
Occupancy expense  22,239   24,008   67,153   63,117 
Outside services  18,002   17,472   53,843   48,532 
Intangible amortization  5,763   5,763   17,290   14,283 
Equipment expense  11,563   14,043   35,156   36,252 
Restructuring and integration costs     6,213      14,966 
Other  45,036   39,039   135,935   111,592 
   
   
   
   
 
 Total noninterest expense  222,963   224,364   673,412   612,282 
   
   
   
   
 
Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change  183,880   161,709   523,853   428,309 
Provision for income taxes  69,268   64,651   199,498   169,256 
   
   
   
   
 
Income before cumulative effect of accounting change  114,612   97,058   324,355   259,053 
   
   
   
   
 
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax  2,370      2,370    
   
   
   
   
 
Net income
 $112,242  $97,058  $321,985  $259,053 
   
   
   
   
 
         
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2004
 2003
  (in thousands)
Interest income
        
Loans $332,576  $338,259 
Lease financing  31,180   36,028 
Investment securities:        
Taxable  51,871   41,506 
Exempt from Federal income taxes  94   154 
Other  1,431   1,529 
   
 
   
 
 
Total interest income  417,152   417,476 
   
 
   
 
 
Interest expense
        
Deposits  43,436   53,147 
Short-term borrowings  5,413   3,696 
Long-term debt  47,277   45,394 
   
 
   
 
 
Total interest expense  96,126   102,237 
   
 
   
 
 
Net interest income  321,026   315,239 
Provision for loan and lease losses  18,865   22,690 
   
 
   
 
 
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses  302,161   292,549 
   
 
   
 
 
Noninterest income
        
Service charges on deposit accounts  40,829   37,029 
Trust and investment services income  10,302   9,507 
Other service charges and fees  38,026   31,655 
Securities gains, net  367   1,892 
Other  11,914   14,751 
   
 
   
 
 
Total noninterest income  101,438   94,834 
   
 
   
 
 
Noninterest expense
        
Salaries and wages  83,455   84,662 
Employee benefits  36,237   37,646 
Occupancy  21,615   22,320 
Outside services  18,261   17,567 
Intangible amortization  5,763   5,763 
Equipment  12,133   11,156 
Other  41,418   41,546 
   
 
   
 
 
Total noninterest expense  218,882   220,660 
   
 
   
 
 
Income before income taxes  184,717   166,723 
Provision for income taxes  71,665   64,642 
   
 
   
 
 
Net income
 $113,052  $102,081 
   
 
   
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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BancWest Corporation and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(Unaudited)
               
    September 30, December 31, September 30,
    2003 2002 2002
    
 
 
    (in thousands)
Assets
            
Cash and due from banks $1,385,335  $1,761,261  $1,308,653 
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  369,217   2,098   272,082 
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell  340,920   430,056   351,925 
Trading assets  58,612   43,430   54,020 
Available-for-sale investment securities  5,412,369   3,940,769   3,708,473 
Loans held for sale  79,300   85,274   69,824 
Loans and leases:            
 Loans and leases  25,264,537   24,146,087   24,071,689 
 Less allowance for credit losses  390,194   384,081   385,190 
   
   
   
 
Net loans and leases  24,874,343   23,762,006   23,686,499 
   
   
   
 
Premises and equipment, net  537,171   380,272   394,800 
Customers’ acceptance liability  38,790   25,945   28,200 
Core deposit intangible, net  193,120   210,411   216,174 
Goodwill  3,226,851   3,229,200   3,383,877 
Other real estate owned and repossessed personal property  19,237   19,613   15,523 
Other assets  890,237   858,932   766,450 
   
   
   
 
Total assets
 $37,425,502  $34,749,267  $34,256,500 
   
   
   
 
Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity
            
Deposits:            
 Domestic:            
  Interest-bearing $17,545,258  $16,720,767  $16,930,452 
  Noninterest-bearing  7,709,616   7,144,929   6,779,247 
 Foreign  665,728   691,783   647,163 
   
   
   
 
Total deposits  25,920,602   24,557,479   24,356,862 
   
   
   
 
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase  1,072,759   791,476   617,470 
Short-term borrowings  930,000   733,274   1,549,713 
Acceptances outstanding  38,790   25,945   28,200 
Long-term debt  3,962,279   3,376,947   2,325,513 
Guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in Company’s            
 junior subordinated debentures  257,479   259,191   259,893 
Other liabilities  1,086,071   1,137,473   1,187,070 
   
   
   
 
Total liabilities
 $33,267,980  $30,881,785  $30,324,721 
   
   
   
 
             
  March 31, 2004
 December 31, 2003
 March 31, 2003
  (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Assets
            
Cash and due from banks $1,328,783  $1,538,004  $1,587,513 
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  309,198   189,687   166,680 
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell  469,998   444,100   110,000 
Trading assets  10,043   19,109   67,042 
Investment securities available-for-sale  6,030,393   5,927,762   4,528,484 
Loans held for sale  62,646   51,007   82,563 
Loans and leases:            
Loans and leases  26,229,432   25,722,079   24,056,267 
Less allowance for loan and lease losses  396,487   391,699   396,049 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Net loans and leases  25,832,945   25,330,380   23,660,218 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Premises and equipment, net  528,652   530,153   378,985 
Operating lease equipment, net  43,515       
Customers’ acceptance liability  21,001   30,078   29,728 
Core deposit intangible, net  181,593   187,357   204,647 
Goodwill  3,228,371   3,226,871   3,226,829 
Other real estate owned and repossessed personal property  15,571   17,387   18,544 
Other assets  851,384   860,320   854,856 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Total assets
 $38,914,093  $38,352,215  $34,916,089 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity
            
Deposits:            
Domestic:            
Interest-bearing $17,584,115  $17,738,246  $16,645,026 
Noninterest-bearing  7,617,332   7,910,845   6,986,600 
Foreign  1,541,750   754,026   706,967 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Total deposits  26,743,197   26,403,117   24,338,593 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase  1,344,471   1,174,877   830,388 
Short-term borrowings  970,000   1,197,809   949,012 
Acceptances outstanding  21,001   30,078   29,728 
Long-term debt  4,282,717   4,221,025   3,313,368 
Guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in Company’s junior subordinated debentures        258,476 
Other liabilities  1,154,885   1,062,437   1,227,705 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Total liabilities
 $34,516,271  $34,089,343  $30,947,270 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Commitments and contingent liabilities            
Stockholder’s equity:            
Class A common stock, par value $.01 per share            
Authorized - 150,000,000 shares            
Issued - 85,759,123 shares $858  $858  $858 
Surplus  3,419,927   3,419,927   3,419,927 
Retained earnings  919,250   806,198   471,715 
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net  57,787   35,889   76,319 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Total stockholder’s equity
  4,397,822   4,262,872   3,968,819 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
 $38,914,093  $38,352,215  $34,916,089 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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BancWest Corporation and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS, ContinuedSTATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN
STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
               
    September 30, December 31, September 30, 
    2003 2002 2002 
    
 
 
 
    (in thousands, except per share data)
Commitments and contingent liabilities            
Stockholder’s equity:            
 Class A common stock, par value $.01 per share at September 30, 2003, December 31, 2002 and September 30, 2002            
  Authorized – 150,000,000 shares at September 30, 2003, December 31, 2002 and September 30, 2002            
  Issued – 85,759,123 shares at September 30, 2003, December 31, 2002 and September 30, 2002 $858  $858  $858 
  Surplus  3,419,927   3,419,927   3,587,403 
  Retained earnings  691,619   369,634   267,355 
  Accumulated other comprehensive income, net  45,118   77,063   76,163 
   
   
   
 
Total stockholder’s equity
  4,157,522   3,867,482   3,931,779 
   
   
   
 
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
 $37,425,502  $34,749,267  $34,256,500 
     
   
   
 
                         
                  Accumulated  
  Class A         Other  
  Common Stock     Retained Comprehensive  
  Shares
 Amount
 Surplus
 Earnings
 Income, net
 Total
  (in thousands, except per share data)
Balance, December 31, 2003  85,759,123  $858  $3,419,927  $806,198  $35,889  $4,262,872 
Comprehensive income:                        
Net income           113,052      113,052 
Unrealized net gains on securities available-for-sale arising during the period              24,752   24,752 
Reclassification of net realized gains on securities available-for-sale included in net income              (367)  (367)
Unrealized net gains on cash flow derivative hedges arising during the quarter              646   646 
Reclassification of net realized gains on cash flow derivative hedges included in net income              (3,133)  (3,133)
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Comprehensive income           113,052   21,898   134,950 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Balance, March 31, 2004
  85,759,123  $858  $3,419,927  $919,250  $57,787  $4,397,822 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2002  85,759,123  $858  $3,419,927  $369,634  $77,063  $3,867,482 
Comprehensive income:                        
Net income           102,081      102,081 
Unrealized net losses on securities available-for-sale arising during the period              (197)  (197)
Reclassification of net realized gains on securities available-for-sale included in net income              (1,892)  (1,892)
Unrealized net gains on cash flow derivative hedges arising during the quarter              3,517   3,517 
Reclassification of net realized gains on cash flow derivative hedges included in net income              (2,172)  (2,172)
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Comprehensive income           102,081   (744)  101,337 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Balance, March 31, 2003  85,759,123  $858  $3,419,927  $471,715  $76,319  $3,968,819 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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BancWest Corporation and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
                           
                    Accumulated    
    Class A         Other    
    Common Stock     Retained Comprehensive    
    Shares Amount Surplus Earnings Income, net Total
    
 
 
 
 
 
    (in thousands, except share data)
Balance, December 31, 2002  85,759,123  $858  $3,419,927  $369,634  $77,063  $3,867,482 
Comprehensive income:                        
 Net income           321,985      321,985 
 Net unrealized loss on investment securities available for sale, net of tax and reclassification adjustment              (32,997)  (32,997)
 Net unrealized loss on cash-flow derivative hedges, net of tax and reclassification adjustment              1,052   1,052 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
  Comprehensive income           321,985   (31,945)  290,040 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Balance, September 30, 2003  85,759,123  $858  $3,419,927  $691,619  $45,118  $4,157,522 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Balance, December 31, 2001  56,074,874  $561  $1,985,275  $8,302  $7,782  $2,001,920 
Comprehensive income:                        
 Net income           259,053      259,053 
 Net unrealized gain on investment securities available for sale, net of tax and reclassification adjustment              38,384   38,384 
 Net unrealized gain on cash-flow derivative hedges, net of tax and reclassification adjustment              29,997   29,997 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
  Comprehensive income           259,053   68,381   327,434 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Issuance of Class A common stock  29,684,249   297   1,599,703         1,600,000 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Discounted Share Purchase Plan        2,425         2,425 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Balance, September 30, 2002  85,759,123  $858  $3,587,403  $267,355  $76,163  $3,931,779 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
         
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2004
 2003
  (in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
        
Net income $113,052  $102,081 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  16,504   17,531 
Deferred income taxes  1,205   63,437 
Provision for loan and lease losses  18,865   22,690 
Decrease (increase) in trading assets  9,066   (23,612)
Decrease (increase) in loans held for sale  (11,639)  2,711 
Gains realized on the sale of investment securities  (367)  (1,892)
Decrease (increase) in interest receivable  3,242   (5,686)
Increase in interest payable  44,470   24,981 
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expense  (4,442)  5,125 
Other  36,723   5,452 
   
 
   
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  226,679   212,818 
   
 
   
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
        
Proceeds from maturity of available-for-sale investment securities  453,616   465,100 
Proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities  56,372   101,053 
Purchase of available-for-sale investment securities  (570,754)  (1,154,535)
Proceeds from sale of loans  83,026   227,045 
Purchase of loans  (439,608)  (26,510)
Net increase in loans and leases resulting from originations and collections  (163,178)  (118,592)
Net increases in origination of vehicle operating leases  (43,515)   
Purchase of premises and equipment  (5,463)  (8,003)
Other  (1,618)  932 
   
 
   
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities
  (631,122)  (513,510)
   
 
   
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
        
Net increase (decrease) in deposits  340,080   (218,886)
Net increase (decrease) in Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase  169,594   38,912 
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings  (227,809)  215,738 
Proceeds from long-term debt  200,000   75,000 
Repayments on long-term debt  (141,234)  (139,294)
   
 
   
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
  340,631   (28,530)
   
 
   
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
  (63,812)  (329,222)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
  2,171,791   2,193,415 
   
 
   
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 $2,107,979  $1,864,193 
   
 
   
 
 
Supplemental disclosures:
        
Interest paid $51,656  $77,256 
   
 
   
 
 
Income taxes paid $2,653  $1,205 
   
 
   
 
 
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
        
Loans converted into other real estate owned and repossessed personal property $177  $1,036 
   
 
   
 
 
Loans made to facilitate the sale of other real estate owned $33  $216 
   
 
   
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

           
    Nine Months Ended September 30,
    
    2003 2002
    
 
    (in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
        
 Net income $321,985  $259,053 
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:        
  Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax  2,370    
  Provision for credit losses  65,695   69,209 
  Depreciation and amortization  47,797   46,837 
  (Decrease) increase in deferred income taxes  (35,475)  156,843 
  Decrease (increase) in interest receivable  23,896   (45,483)
  Increase in interest payable  35,804   28,658 
  Increase in prepaid expenses  (4,979)  (30,712)
  Increase in accrued restructuring and integration costs     14,966 
  Increase in trading assets  (15,182)  (54,020)
  Decrease (increase) in loans held for sale  5,974   (23,765)
  Securities gains, net  (3,913)  (966)
  Other  (55,978)  31,353
    
   
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  387,994   451,973 
    
   
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
        
 Net increase in interest-bearing deposits in other banks  (367,119)  (162,147)
 Net decrease (increase) in Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell  89,136   (82,925)
 Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale investment securities  416,667   167,079 
 Proceeds from the maturity of available-for-sale securities  1,656,995   533,736 
 Purchase of available-for-sale investment securities  (3,596,807)  (1,319,598)
 Net increase in loans and leases from originations and collections  (773,059)  (593,200)
 Purchase of loans and leases  (1,086,957)  (24,949)
 Proceeds from the sale of loans  681,877   370,167 
 Net cash paid for acquisitions     (1,793,000)
 Purchase of premises and equipment  (25,895)  (23,349)
 Other  10,190   (345)
    
   
 
Net cash used in investing activities
  (2,994,972)  (2,928,531)
    
   
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
        
 Net increase in deposits  1,363,123   674,764 
 Net increase (decrease) in Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase  281,283   (404,914)
 Net increase in other short-term borrowings  196,726   1,155,777 
 Proceeds from long-term debt  565,000   440,000 
 Repayment of long-term and subordinated debt  (175,080)  (417,678) 
 Proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock     1,600,000 
   
   
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
  2,231,052   3,047,949 
   
   
 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and due from banks
  (375,926)  571,391 
Cash and due from banks at beginning of period
  1,761,261   737,262 
   
   
 
Cash and due from banks at end of period
 $1,385,335  $1,308,653 
    
   
 
Supplemental disclosures:
        
 Interest paid $257,380  $325,756 
    
   
 
 Income taxes paid $156,928  $12,413 
    
   
 
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
        
 Loans converted into other real estate owned and repossessed personal property $8,263  $13,131 
    
   
 
 Loans made to facilitate the sale of other real estate owned $1,795  $7,765 
    
   
 
 Total increase in assets from accounting change $159,910  $ 
 Total increase in liabilities from accounting change $162,280  $ 
    
   
 
In connection with acquisitions, the following liabilities were assumed:
        
 Fair value of assets acquired $  $10,959,000 
 Cash paid     (1,793,000)
    
   
 
Liabilities assumed
 $  $9,166,000 
    
   
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

DescriptionDescriptions of Operations

     BancWest Corporation is a bankfinancial holding company through itsheadquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii and incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Through our principal subsidiaries, operates a general commercial banking business and other businesses related to banking. Its principal assets are its investments in Bank of the West a State of California-chartered bank; and First Hawaiian a State of Hawaii-chartered bank. WeBank, we provide a wide range of general commercial and consumer banking services, providing retailengage in commercial, equipment and corporate banking,vehicle leasing and offer trust, investment and insurance services to individuals, institutions, businessesproducts. BancWest Corporation’s subsidiaries operate 357 branches in the states of California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, New Mexico and governments.Nevada and in Guam and Saipan.

Basis of Presentation

     We have prepared the accompanying financial data for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2004 and 2003 and 2002 pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.

     In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contain all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly our condensed consolidated financial position as of September 30, 2003,March 31, 2004, December 31, 20022003 and September 30, 2002,March 31, 2003, condensed consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2004 and 2003, and 2002, and cash flows activities for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2003March 31, 2004 and 2002.2003.

     The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions believed to be reasonable. Although these estimates are based on management’s best knowledge of current events and actions that may impact the Company in the future, actual results may be different from the estimates. Our critical accounting policies are those that affect our financial statements materially and involve difficult, subjective or complex judgments by management.

     Descriptions of the significant accounting policies of BancWest Corporation and Subsidiaries (BancWest,subsidiaries (“BancWest,” the Company“Company” or we/our)“we/our”) are included in Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 20022003 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no significant changes to these policies exceptpolicies.

Reclassifications

     Certain amounts in the financial statements for prior periods have been reclassified to conform with the current financial statement presentation. Such reclassifications did not have a material effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

2.Mergers and Acquisitions

Community First Acquisition

     On March 16, 2004, BancWest announced that it signed an agreement to acquire Community First Bankshares, Inc. (Community First), a holding company that operates Community First National Bank (CFB). It is anticipated that the purchase transaction will close in the third quarter of 2004, subject to approval from Community First shareholders and federal and state banking regulators. Subsequently, CFB will be merged with and into Bank of the West and its branches will be integrated into Bank of the West’s branch network system. The acquisition of Community First will add 10 new states to Bank of the West’s footprint, as well as to our market share in California and New Mexico. CFB operates 155 branches in 12 states in the Southwest, Rocky Mountains, Great Plains and east to Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. CFB’s retail operations in growing states will complement the Bank’s existing network in California, Nevada, New Mexico and the Pacific Northwest. At March 31, 2004 CFB had total assets of $5.5 billion, total deposits of $4.4 billion and loans of $3.3 billion. Following the acquisition, results of operations of Community First will be included in our Consolidated Financial Statements. The purchase price of approximately $1.2 billion will be paid in cash and accounted for as a purchase.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)(Continued)

3.Derivative Financial Instruments

     Any portion of the changes in the fair value of a derivative designated as a hedge that is deemed ineffective is recorded in current period earnings; this amount was not material in the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003.

Fair Value Hedges

     The Company has various derivative instruments that hedge the fair values of recognized assets or liabilities or of unrecognized firm commitments (“fair value” hedges). At March 31, 2004, the Company carried an interest rate swap of $2.7 million with a fair market value loss of $0.7 million that was categorized as a fair value hedge for a commercial loan. The Company receives 1-month LIBOR and pays a fixed rate of 8.32%. At March 31, 2003, the Company carried $2.8 million of such swaps with a fair market value loss of $0.8 million.

     At November 20, 2002, BancWest Corporation executed a $150 million interest rate swap agreement with BNP Paribas to hedge the fair value of the 9.5% BancWest Capital I Quarterly Income Preferred Securities (the BWE Capital Securities) issued by BancWest Capital I. Following the adoption of FIN 46 (see Note 7), BancWest Capital I was deconsolidated, resulting in recognition of $150 million subordinated debt instead of the BWE Capital Securities. The terms of the subordinated debt mirror those of the BWE Capital Securities. Concurrent with the deconsolidation of BancWest Capital I, the Bank redesignated the interest rate swap to hedge the subordinated debt. The derivative instrument is highly effective and all changes in the fair value of the hedge were recorded in current-period earnings together with the offsetting change in fair value of the hedged item attributable to the risk being hedged. We pay 3-month LIBOR plus 3.69% and receive fixed payments at 9.5%. The fair market value loss of the swap was $0.5 million and a gain of $1.2 million at March 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

     In addition, at March 31, 2004, the Company carried interest rate swaps totaling $77.9 million with a market value loss of $6.7 million that were categorized as fair value hedges for commercial and commercial real estate loans. The Company receives 6-month LIBOR and pays fixed rates from 3.56% to 7.99%. At March 31, 2003, the Company carried $126.6 million of such swaps with a market value loss of $11.8 million.

     At March 31, 2004, the Company carried interest rate swaps and swaptions totaling $8.6 million with a market value gain of $0.6 million that were categorized as fair value hedges for repurchase agreements. The Company pays 3-month LIBOR and receives fixed rates ranging from 8.29% to 8.37%. At March 31, 2003, the Company carried $8.6 million of such swaps and swaptions with a market value gain of $0.8 million.

Cash Flow Hedges

     At March 31, 2004, the Company carried interest rate swaps of $600 million with a fair market value gain of $48.3 million which are categorized as cash flow hedges, to hedge our LIBOR-based commercial loans. The hedges had a fair market value gain of $59.9 million at March 31, 2003. The interest rate swaps were entered into during 2001 and mature in 2006. We pay 3-month LIBOR and receive fixed rates ranging from 5.64% to 5.87%. The net settlement on the $600 million swaps has increased commercial loan interest income by $6.1 million from January 1, 2004 through March 31, 2004 and by $5.8 million from January 1, 2003 through March 31, 2003. The Company estimates net settlement gains, recorded as commercial loan interest income, of $23.5 million over the next twelve months resulting from these hedges.

     At March 31, 2004, the Company carried interest rate swaps totaling $100 million with a fair market value gain of $1.3 million in order to reduce exposure to interest rate increases associated with short-term fixed rate liabilities. The swaps hedge forecasted transactions associated with short-term fixed rate liabilities. The swaps mature as follows: $70 million in 2013, $20 million in 2018 and $10 million in 2023. We pay fixed rates ranging from 3.65% to 4.58% and receive 3-month LIBOR. The effect on pre-tax income from these swaps for the one listed below.three months ended March 31, 2004 was a loss of $0.8 million. The Company estimates a net increase to interest expense of $3.1 million over the next twelve months resulting from these hedges.

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(Unaudited)(Continued)

Free-standing Derivative Instruments

     Free-standing derivative instruments include derivative transactions entered into for risk management purposes that do not otherwise qualify for hedge accounting. Interest rate lock commitments issued on residential mortgage loans intended to be held for resale are considered free-standing derivative instruments. Trading activities primarily involve providing various free-standing interest rate and foreign exchange derivative products to customers. Interest-rate derivative instruments utilized by the Company in its trading operations include interest-rate swaps, caps, floors and collars.

     The following table summarizes derivatives held by the Company as of March 31, 2004, December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2003:

                                     
  March 31, 2004
 December 31, 2003
 March 31, 2003
Contractual Amounts Which     Credit         Credit         Credit  
Represent Notional Risk Net Fair Notional Risk Net Fair Notional Risk Net Fair
Credit Risk:
 Amount
 Amount
 Value
 Amount
 Amount
 Value
 Amount
 Amount
 Value
  (in thousands)
Held for hedge purposes:                                    
Interest rate swaps $934,888  $51,183  $42,083  $944,110  $54,821  $44,885  $882,295  $61,569  $48,989 
Swaptions  4,329   206   206   4,329   178   178   5,639   391   391 
Held for trading or free-standing:                                    
Interest rate swaps  1,427,642   31,511   6,517   1,375,018   22,113   5,224   1,405,290   26,055   2,764 
Purchased interest rate options  71,923   117   117   22,318   187   187   81,488   220   220 
Written interest rate options  131,942      (218)  62,946      (187)  179,438   1,526   1,309 
Forward interest rate options  30,000   41   41   217,930   782   732   63,500      (318)
Commitments to purchase and sell foreign currencies  523,037   6,691   476   421,130   8,592   (48)  445,731   6,030   (63)
Purchased foreign exchange options  41,234   422   422   55,791   597   597   31,964   274   274 
Written foreign exchange options  41,234      (422)  55,791      (597)  31,964      (274)

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)(Continued)

4.Operating Segments

     Our reportable segments are the ones we use in our internal reporting at Bank of the West and First Hawaiian Bank. Bank of the West’s segments operate primarily in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, New Mexico and Nevada. As discussed below, certain Bank of the West segments conduct business nationwide. Although First Hawaiian Bank’s segments operate primarily in Hawaii, it also has significant operations outside the state, such as leveraged leases, international banking and branches in Guam and Saipan.

     The results of each segment are determined by our management accounting process, which assigns balance sheet and income statement items to each reporting segment. The net interest income of each segment includes the results of the respective bank’s transfer pricing process, which assesses an internal funds charge on all segment assets and a funds credit on all segment liabilities. The internal charges and credits assigned to each asset and liability are intended to match the maturity, repayment and interest rate characteristics of that asset or liability. With the exception of goodwill, assets are allocated to each business segment on the basis of assumed benefit to their business operations. Goodwill is assigned on the basis of projected future earnings of the segments. The process of management accounting is dynamic and subjective. There is no comprehensive or authoritative guidance which can be followed. Changes in management structure and/or the allocation process may result in changes in allocations and transfers. In that case, results for prior periods would be (and have been) reclassified for comparability. Results for 2003 have been reclassified to reflect changes in the transfer pricing methodology and noninterest income and expense allocation methodology applied in 2004.

Bank of the West

     Bank of the West manages its operations through three business segments: Regional Banking, Commercial Banking and Consumer Finance.

Regional Banking

     Regional Banking seeks to serve a broad customer base by furnishing a wide range of retail and commercial banking products. Deposit products offered by this segment include checking accounts, savings deposits, market rate accounts, individual retirement accounts and time deposits. Regional Banking utilizes its branch network as its principal funding source. Bank of the West’s telephone banking service, a network of automated teller machines and the online eTimeBanker service provide retail customers with other means of accessing and managing their accounts.

     Through its branch network, this business segment originates a variety of consumer loans, including direct vehicle loans, lines of credit and second mortgages. In addition, Regional Banking originates and holds a portfolio of first mortgage loans on one- to four-family residences. Through its commercial banking operations conducted from its branch network, Regional Banking offers a wide range of commercial banking products intended to serve the needs of smaller community-based businesses. These include in-branch originations of standardized loan and deposit products for businesses with relatively simple banking and financing needs. Regional Banking also provides a number of fee-based products and private banking services including trust, insurance and investment services.

     More complex and customized commercial banking services are offered through the segment’s Business Banking Centers which serve clusters of branches and provide lending, deposit and cash management services to companies operating in the relevant market areas. Business Banking Centers support commercial lending activities for middle market business customers in locations throughout California, as well as Portland, Oregon, Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

     The Regional Banking Segment also includes a Pacific Rim Division which offers multilingual services through a branch network in predominately Asian American communities in California, with specialized domestic and international products and services for both individuals and companies.

Commercial Banking

     The Commercial Banking Segment is comprised of several divisions: Commercial Banking Division, Agribusiness Banking Division, Real Estate Industries Division and Specialty areas. The Commercial Banking Division supports business clients with revenues between $25 million and $500 million. The Commercial Banking Division focuses on relationship banking including deposit generation as well as lending activities. The Agribusiness Banking Division serves all agribusiness and rural commercial clients. The Real Estate Industries Division provides construction financing to large regional and national real estate developers for residential and commercial projects. Interim and permanent financing is available on these commercial real estate projects.

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(Unaudited)(Continued)

     The Commercial Banking Segment also includes specialty areas: Church Lending, Small Business Administration (SBA), Health Care, Leasing, Credit Union, Government, Correspondent Banking, Cash Management Services and Capital Markets. Equipment leasing is available through the Company’s commercial offices, branches, brokers across the nation and its subsidiary, Trinity Capital. Trinity specializes in nationwide vendor leasing and servicing programs for manufacturers in specific markets.

     All areas within the Commercial Banking Segment focus on cross-sell opportunities. The Commercial Banking Segment also provides trade finance and functions as an agent in commercial, agribusiness and real estate syndication transactions.

Consumer Finance

     The Consumer Finance Segment targets the origination of auto loans and leases in the western United States, and recreational vehicle and marine loans nationwide, with emphasis on originating credits at the high end of the credit spectrum. These loans and leases are originated through a network of auto dealers and recreational vehicle and marine dealers serviced by sales representatives located throughout the country. This segment also includes Bank of the West’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Essex Credit Corporation, which focuses on the origination of marine and recreational vehicle loans directly with customers. In February 2004, Essex began retaining certain types of loans in its own portfolio. In previous years, Essex sold substantially all of its loans to investors on a servicing released basis. Essex has office locations throughout the United States.

First Hawaiian Bank

     First Hawaiian manages its operations through the following business segments: Retail Banking, Consumer Finance, Commercial Banking and Financial Management.

Retail Banking

     First Hawaiian Bank’s Retail Banking Segment operates through 56 banking offices located throughout Hawaii. First Hawaiian Bank also operates three branches in Guam and two branches in Saipan.

     The focus of First Hawaiian Bank’s retail/community banking strategy is primarily in Hawaii, where it had a 40% market share of the domestic bank deposits of individuals, corporations and partnerships in the state as of December 31, 2003. Thanks to its significant market share in Hawaii, First Hawaiian Bank already has product or service relationships with a majority of the households in the state. Therefore, a key goal of its retail community banking strategy is to build those relationships by cross-selling additional products and services to existing individual and business customers.

     In pursuing the community banking markets in Hawaii, Guam and Saipan, First Hawaiian Bank seeks to serve a broad customer base by furnishing a range of retail and commercial banking products. Through its branch network, First Hawaiian Bank generates first-mortgage loans on residences and a variety of consumer loans, consumer lines of credit and second mortgages. Through commercial banking operations conducted from its branch network, First Hawaiian Bank offers a wide range of banking products intended to serve the needs of smaller, community-based businesses. First Hawaiian Bank also provides a number of fee-based products and services such as annuities and mutual funds, insurance and securities brokerage. The First Investment Center department of First Hawaiian Bank makes available annuities, mutual funds and other securities through BancWest Investment Services, Inc., a registered broker-dealer, member NASD/SIPC. Both First Hawaiian Bank and BancWest Investment Services are affiliates under the common control of BancWest Corporation.

     To complement its branch network and serve these customers, First Hawaiian Bank operates a system of automated teller machines, a 24-hour phone center in Honolulu and a full-service internet banking system.

Consumer Finance

     Consumer Lending offers many types of loans and credits to consumers, including lines of credit (uncollateralized or collateralized) and various types of personal and automobile loans. First Hawaiian Bank also provides indirect consumer automobile financing on new and used autos by purchasing finance contracts from dealers. First Hawaiian Bank’s Dealer Center is the largest commercial bank automobile lender in the State of Hawaii. First Hawaiian Bank is the largest issuer of MasterCard® credit cards and VISA® credit cards in Hawaii.

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(Unaudited)(Continued)

     Real Estate Lending-Residential makes residential real estate loans, including home-equity loans, to enable borrowers to purchase, refinance, improve or construct residential real property. The loans are collateralized by mortgage liens on the related property, substantially all located in Hawaii. First Hawaiian Bank also originates residential real estate loans for sale on the secondary market.

Commercial Banking

     Commercial Lending is a major lender to small and medium-sized businesses in Hawaii and Guam. Lending services include receivable and inventory financing, term loans, for equipment acquisition and facilities expansion and trade financing letters of credit. To support the cash management needs of both commercial banking customers and large private and public deposit relationships maintained with the Company, First Hawaiian Bank operates a Cash Management Department which provides a full range of innovative and relationship-focused cash management services.

     Real Estate Lending-Commercial provides interim construction, residential development and permanent financing for commercial real estate projects, including retail facilities, warehouses and office buildings. The Bank also does lease-to-fee conversion financing for condominium associations and cooperatives.

     International Banking Services provides international banking products and services through First Hawaiian Bank’s branch system, its Japan Business Development Department in Honolulu, a Grand Cayman branch, three Guam branches, two branches in Saipan and a representative office in Tokyo, Japan. First Hawaiian Bank maintains a network of correspondent banking relationships throughout the world. First Hawaiian Bank’s trade-related international banking activities are concentrated in the Asia-Pacific area.

     Leasing provides leasing services for businesses from heavy equipment to office computer and communication systems.

Financial Management

     The Financial Management Segment offers a full range of trust and investment management services, and also seeks to reinforce customer relationships developed by or in conjunction with the Retail Banking Segment. The Financial Management Segment provides asset management, advisory and administrative services for estates, trusts and individuals. It also acts as trustee and custodian of retirement and other employee benefit plans. At March 31, 2004, the Trust and Investments Division had approximately 3,965 accounts with a market value of $8.8 billion. Of this total, $6.5 billion represented assets in nonmanaged accounts and $2.3 billion were managed assets.

     Securities and Insurance Services, through a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Hawaiian Bank, First Hawaiian Insurance, Inc., provides insurance brokerage services for personal, business and estate insurance needs to its customers. First Hawaiian Insurance offers insurance needs analysis for individuals, families and businesses, as well as life, disability and long-term care insurance products.

     The Private Banking Department within First Hawaiian Bank’s Financial Management Segment provides a wide range of private banking service products to high-net-worth individuals.

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(Unaudited)(Continued)

     The table below presents information about the Company’s operating segments as of or for the periods indicated. The “Other BancWest” category in the table below consists principally of BancWest Corporation (Parent Company), FHL Lease Holding Company, Inc. and BancWest Investment Services (“BWIS”). The reconciling items are principally consolidating entries to eliminate intercompany balances and transactions. The following table summarizes significant financial information, as of March 31, 2004 and 2003 for our reportable segments:

                 
  Bank of the West
  Regional Commercial Consumer  
(in millions)
 Banking
 Banking
 Finance
 Other(1)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2004:
                
Net interest income $123.4  $77.5  $53.0  $20.7 
Noninterest income  43.0   14.0   2.7   5.2 
Noninterest expense  107.8   29.1   17.0   6.3 
Provision for loan and lease losses  0.5   0.4   14.9    
Tax provision (benefit)  22.9   24.4   9.4   7.7 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Net income (loss) $35.2  $37.6  $14.4  $11.9 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Segment assets at March 31 $7,841  $8,708  $8,213  $4,804 
Segment goodwill at March 31  1,214   707   308    
Average assets $7,822  $8,648  $8,110  $4,614 
Average loans and leases  5,795   7,327   7,760    
Average deposits  14,391   3,380   6   1,623 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2003:
                
Net interest income $121.9  $80.7  $49.7  $12.7 
Noninterest income  38.7   11.3   2.7   5.5 
Noninterest expense  105.9   30.0   15.3   7.3 
Provision for loan and lease losses  3.6   0.3   12.8    
Tax provision (benefit)  20.3   24.5   9.7   4.3 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Net income (loss) $30.8  $37.2  $14.6  $6.6 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Segment assets at March 31 $7,176  $8,201  $7,179  $3,741 
Segment goodwill at March 31  1,214   706   308    
Average assets $7,325  $8,249  $7,097  $3,123 
Average loans and leases  5,295   6,923   6,753    
Average deposits  13,533   2,918   14   1,071 


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  First Hawaiian Bank
          
  Retail Consumer Commercial Financial     Other Reconciling Consolidated
(in millions)
 Banking
 Finance
 Banking
 Management
 Other(2)
 BancWest(3)
 Items(4)
 Totals
Three Months Ended March 31, 2004:
                                
Net interest income $56.3  $20.7  $8.6  $  $(4.3) $(34.9) $  $321.0 
Noninterest income  17.7   7.9   1.9   7.7   0.9   0.5      101.5 
Noninterest expense  44.9   11.4   2.0   6.5   (8.1)  2.0      218.9 
Provision for loan and lease losses  1.1   1.7   0.1      0.1         18.8 
Tax provision (benefit)  11.3   6.2   2.4   0.5   1.8   (14.9)     71.7 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Net income (loss) $16.7  $9.3  $6.0  $0.7  $2.8  $(21.5) $  $113.1 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Segment assets at March 31 $3,620  $1,512  $1,081  $24  $3,619  $7,083  $(7,591) $38,914 
Segment goodwill at March 31  650   216   118   10      5      3,228 
Average assets $3,581  $1,471  $1,114  $24  $3,419  $7,019  $(7,486) $38,336 
Average loans and leases  2,582   1,279   974   9   204   49   (37)  25,942 
Average deposits  6,838   7   19   30   200      (62)  26,432 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2003:
                                
Net interest income $57.2  $18.5  $8.3  $0.1  $(0.7) $(34.3) $1.2  $315.3 
Noninterest income  17.3   10.1   1.6   7.4   1.4      (1.2)  94.8 
Noninterest expense  43.6   11.3   2.2   6.3   (2.5)  1.3      220.7 
Provision for loan and lease losses  1.4   1.9   (0.1)     0.8   2.0      22.7 
Tax provision (benefit)  11.2   5.8   2.3   0.5   1.4   (15.4)     64.6 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Net income (loss) $18.3  $9.6  $5.5  $0.7  $1.0  $(22.2) $  $102.1 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Segment assets at March 31 $3,287  $1,472  $1,198  $14  $3,320  $7,603  $(8,275) $34,916 
Segment goodwill at March 31  650   216   118   10      5      3,227 
Average assets $3,265  $1,428  $1,182  $14  $3,269  $6,516  $(7,051) $34,417 
Average loans and leases  2,420   1,227   1,043   1   353   2   29   24,046 
Average deposits  6,392   10   21   51   155      (19)  24,146 


(1)The material net interest income and noninterest income items in the Other column are related to Treasury activities of $24.6 million and unallocated other income of $1.3 million for March 31, 2004. The material net interest income and noninterest income items in the Other column resulted substantially from Treasury activities of $13.2 million and unallocated other income of $5.0 million for March 31, 2003.
The material noninterest expense items in the Other column is substantially derived from Treasury activities of $4.2 million and unallocated administrative items of $2.1 million for March 31, 2004. The material noninterest expense items in the Other column primarily resulted from Treasury activities and unallocated administrative items of $7.3 million for March 31, 2003.
The material average asset items in the Other column are related to unallocated Treasury securities for the periods presented.
The material average deposit items in the Other column are related to unallocated Treasury balances for the periods presented.
(2)Other is composed of Administrative and Syndicated and Media Lending. Administrative represents administrative support areas including Information Management and Operations and Finance and Investment.
The material items in the Other column related to net interest income and noninterest expense in March 31, 2004 and 2003 include unallocated other and Treasury activities.
The material items in the Other column related to average assets are unallocated Treasury securities for the periods presented. The material items in the Other column related to average deposits are unallocated balances for the periods presented.
(3)The Other BancWest category consists primarily of BancWest Corporation (Parent Company), FHL Lease Holding Company, Inc. and BancWest Investment Services (BWIS).
(4)The reconciling items in the above table are principally intercompany eliminations.

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5.Operating Lease Assets

     Prior to February 2004, leases of vehicles to customers were treated as finance leases, as they qualified for such treatment under Statement of Financial Accounting PrinciplesStandards (SFAS) No. 13,Accounting for Leases. Beginning in February 2004, our automobile leases are treated as operating leases, as we no longer obtain residual insurance on an individual lease basis.

Consolidation     Operating lease rental income for leased assets, primarily vehicles, is recognized on a straight-line basis. Related depreciation expense is recorded on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease taking into account the estimated residual value of the leased asset. On a periodic basis, leased assets are reviewed for impairment. Impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of leased assets exceeds fair value and is not recoverable. The carrying amount of leased assets is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the lease payments and the estimated residual value upon the eventual disposition of the equipment. Vehicle lease receivables are written off when 120 days past due.

     The following table shows future minimum lease receivables under leases with terms in excess of one year as of March 31, 2004:

     
  Rental Income
  (in thousands)
2004 $10,077 
2005  14,125 
2006  13,909 
2007  9,269 
2008  8,203 
2009 and thereafter  15,928 
   
 
 
Total minimum payments $71,511 
   
 
 

6.Goodwill and Intangible Assets

     We performed the impairment testing of goodwill required under SFAS No. 142 in the fourth quarter of 2003. No impairment of goodwill was found. The impairment analysis was performed using a discounted cash flows model. The table below provides the breakdown of goodwill by reportable segment and the change during the year.

                                     
  Bank of the West
 First Hawaiian Bank
  Regional Commercial Consumer Retail Consumer Commercial Financial     Consolidated
(in millions)
 Banking
 Banking
 Finance
 Banking
 Finance
 Banking
 Management
 BancWest
 Totals
Balance as of January 1, 2004: $1,214  $706  $308  $650  $216  $118  $10  $5  $3,227 
Purchase accounting adjustment:                                    
Trinity Capital     1                     1 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Balance as of March 31, 2004:
 $1,214  $707  $308  $650  $216  $118  $10  $5  $3,228 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

     Amortization of intangible assets was $5.8 million for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2004 and 2003. The estimated annual amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets, primarily core deposit intangibles arising from previous mergers, is approximately $23 million (pre-tax) for each of the years from 2004 to 2008.

     Our finite-lived intangible assets substantially consist of core deposit tangible assets. The gross carrying amount, accumulated amortization and net book value of these intangible assets are detailed below.

             
  March 31, 2004
 December 31, 2003
 March 31,2003
  (in thousands)
Gross carrying amount $230,538  $230,538  $230,538 
Accumulated amortization  48,945   43,181   25,891 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Net book value $181,593  $187,357  $204,647 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

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7.Financial Interpretation No. 46: Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities

     In January 2003, the FASB issued Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. (FIN) 46,Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities — An Interpretation of ARB No. 51. FIN 46 established new guidance on the accounting and reporting for the consolidation of variable interest entities (VIEs). In December 2003, the FASB issued Financial Interpretation No. (FIN) 46 (Revised December 2003),Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities — An Interpretation of ARB No. 51 (FIN 46R).The application of FIN 46R replaces FIN 46 and applies to companies who have not adopted FIN 46 with VIEs for financial statement periods ending after December 15, 2003. The principal objective of FIN 46 is to require the primary beneficiary of a VIE to consolidate the VIE’s assets, liabilities and results of operations in the primary beneficiary’s own financial statements. The Company adopted the consolidation provisions of FIN 46 on July 1, 2003 consolidating one VIE formed prior to February 1, 2003. However in December 2003, our relationship with this VIE changed and it is no longer being consolidated. In the fourth quarter of 2003, BancWest also ceased consolidating two trusts, which were included in the consolidated financial statements presented prior to October 1, 2003.

     On June 23, 1997 and October 20, 2000, the Company formed two trusts, First Hawaiian Capital I (FH Trust) and BancWest Capital I (BWE Trust) (the Trusts), respectively. The Trusts issued preferred and common capital securities. The purpose of these entities is to allow for the issuance of preferred capital securities that qualify for inclusion in Tier 1 regulatory capital. Historically, these trusts have been consolidated and the related trust preferred securities have been treated as Tier 1 capital under Federal Reserve rules and regulations. The Company began deconsolidating the Trusts as a result of the adoption of FIN 46 in the preparation of its financial statements on October 1, 2003.

     BWE Trust is a Delaware business trust, which was formed in 2000 and exchanged $150 million of its BWE Capital Securities as well as all outstanding common securities of BWE Trust, for 9.5% junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures of the Corporation. The Corporation sold the $150 million of BWE Capital Securities to the public. At March 31, 2004, the BWE Trust’s total assets were $155.9 million, comprised primarily of the Corporation’s junior subordinated debentures. The BWE Capital Securities and the debentures will mature on December 1, 2030, but on or after December 1, 2005 are subject to redemption in whole or in part at par plus accrued interest. They are solely, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Corporation, representing the Company’s maximum liability for the securities.

     FH Trust is a Delaware business trust which was formed in 1997, issued $100 million of its Capital Securities (the “FH Capital Securities”) and used the proceeds to purchase junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures of the Corporation. The FH Capital Securities accrue and pay interest semiannually at an annual interest rate of 8.343%. The FH Capital Securities are mandatorily redeemable upon maturity date of July 1, 2027. However, they are subject to redemption on or after July 1, 2007, in whole or in part (subject to a prepayment penalty) as provided for in the governing indenture. At March 31, 2004, the FH Trust’s total assets were $105.2 million, comprised primarily of the Corporation’s junior subordinated debentures. The debentures and the associated interest expense make up the Company’s maximum exposure to losses for this trust.

     As of October 2003, effective with the adoption of Financial Interpretation No. 46,Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (FIN(FIN 46). FIN 46 provides guidance on how to identify a variable interest entity (VIE) and determine when the assets, liabilities, noncontrolling interests and results of operations of a variable interest entity should be consolidated. The recognition and measurement provisions of FIN 46 apply at inception to any variable interest entity formed after January 31, 2003, and becomes effective for existing variable interest entities on the first interim or annual reporting period ending after December 15, 2003. The Company adopted the consolidation provisions of FIN 46 in the third quarter for one variable interest entity formed prior to February 1, 2003, REFIRST, Inc. Please refer to Note 6 Financial Interpretation No. 46: Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities for details.

Reclassifications

     Amounts in the condensed consolidated financial statements for the periods ended September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2002 have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation.

2.Mergers and Acquisitions

United California Bank Acquisition

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     On March 15, 2002, BancWest completed its acquisition of all outstanding common stock of United California Bank (UCB) from UFJ Bank Ltd. of Japan (UFJ). UCB was subsequently merged with and into Bank of the West in April 2002 and its branches were integrated into the Company’s branch network system in the third quarter of 2002. On the date of acquisition by BancWest, UCB had 115 branches (located exclusively in California), total assets of $10.1 billion, net loans of $8.5 billion and total deposits of $8.2 billion. The preceding amounts do not include purchase price adjustments. UCB’s strong presence in Southern California complements BancWest’s existing network in Northern California, Nevada, New Mexico and the Pacific Northwest. Results of operations of UCB are included in our consolidated financial statements beginning on March 15, 2002. The purchase price of approximately $2.4 billion was paid in cash and accounted for as a purchase. BNP Paribas funded BancWest’s acquisition of UCB by providing $1.6 billion of additional capital and lending the Company $800 million.

     The following table provides an allocation of the purchase price:

      
   (in thousands)
Total purchase price of UCB, including transaction costs $2,406,268 
Equity of UCB prior to acquisition by BancWest  1,083,000 
   
 
Excess of pushed down equity over the carrying value of net assets acquired  1,323,268 
   
 
Purchase accounting adjustments related to assets and liabilities acquired:    
 Sublease loss reserve  25,645 
 Premises and equipment  7,645 
 Severance and employee relocation  44,513 
 Contract cancellations  12,862 
 New core deposit intangible  (120,219)
 Other assets  3,354 
 Deposits  8,047 
 Deferred cost on pension and retirement benefits  49,349 
 Other liabilities and taxes  (28,062)
   
 
Goodwill resulting from acquisition of and merger with UCB $1,326,402 
   
 

     BancWest incurred expenses associated with exiting certain branches, operational centers and technology platforms of the pre-merged Bank of the West, as well as certain other conversion and restructuring expenses, totaling approximately $18 million. Exit costs associated with UCB were considered as part of the purchase accounting for the acquisition. BancWest established a severance reserve of approximately $40.5 million. Approximately 750 employees throughout the combined organization have been or will be displaced in conjunction with the acquisition. This initiative is substantially complete. In addition to the severance reserve, we recorded the following accruals: $34.5 million for losses on subleases, $8.0 million for contract cancellations, $1.3 million for relocation and other. Since the date of acquisition, we made the following adjustments to the reserves: $6.9 million increase for severance, $7.5 million decrease for losses on subleases, $4.9 million increase for contract cancellations and $0.2 million decrease for relocation. In addition, since the date of acquisition, the reserves were decreased as follows: $41.6 million for severance payments, $10.1 million for sublease loss amortization, $9.3 million for contract cancellation payments and $1.1 million for relocation and other payments.

     The following unaudited pro forma financial information for the nine months ended September 30, 2002, assumes that the UCB acquisition occurred as of January 1, 2002, after giving effect to certain adjustments. The pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations which may occur in the future or which would have occurred had the UCB acquisition been consummated as of January 1, 2002:

     
  Pro Forma Financial Information for the nine month period
  Ended September 30, 2002
  
  (in thousands)
Net Interest Income $954,325 
Provision for Credit Losses  85,628 
Noninterest Income  262,618 
Noninterest Expense  674,220 
Income Tax Expense  178,990 
   
 
Net Income $278,105 
   
 

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     In conjunction with the purchase of UCB from UFJ, there were certain items that were in dispute. The disputed items were related to UCB’s loan charge-offs and its deferred tax liability. In March 2003, an arbitrator decided in favor of BancWest on both matters. Interest on the disputed amounts totaled $0.8 million, which was recognized in other income during the first quarter of 2003. The resolution of the loan charge-off issue was a receivable due from UFJ of $8.9 million, an increase to our allowance for credit losses of $13.6 million, representing recoveries of loans charged off by BancWest, and a related decrease to our deferred tax liability of $4.7 million. Upon resolution of the deferred tax issue during the first quarter of 2003, we reassessed the adequacy of UCB’s deferred tax liability and reduced the related goodwill by $14.9 million. All cash due from UFJ as a result of the arbitrator’s decision was received in April 2003.

3.Derivative Financial Instruments

     Any portion of the changes in the fair value of a derivative designated as a hedge that is deemed ineffective is recorded in current period earnings; this amount was not material in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003.

Fair Value Hedges

     The Company has various derivative instruments that hedge the fair values of recognized assets or liabilities or of unrecognized firm commitments (fair value hedges). At September 30, 2003, the Company carried an interest rate swap of $2.7 million with a fair market value loss of $0.7 million that was categorized as a fair value hedge for a commercial loan. The Company receives 1-month LIBOR and pays a fixed rate of 8.32%.

     At September 30, 2003, we carried a $150 million interest rate swap with BNP Paribas to hedge obligations under the 9.5% BancWest Capital I Quarterly Income Preferred Securities. We pay 3-month LIBOR plus 3.69% and receive fixed payments at 9.5%. The fair market value gain of the swap at September 30, 2003 was $0.5 million.

Cash Flow Hedges

     At September 30, 2003, the Company carried interest rate swaps of $600 million with a fair market value gain of $55.3 million which were categorized as cash flow hedges, to hedge our LIBOR-based commercial loans. The interest rate swaps were entered into during 2001 by UCB and mature in 2006. We pay 3-month LIBOR and receive fixed rates ranging from 5.64% to 5.87%. The net settlement on the $600 million swaps has increased commercial loan interest income by $17.9 million from January 1, 2003 through September 30, 2003. The Company estimates net settlement gains, recorded as commercial loan interest income, of $24.6 million over the next twelve months resulting from these hedges.

     During 2003, the Company entered into interest rate swaps totaling $75 million with a fair value gain of $2.7 million in order to reduce exposure to interest rate increases associated with short-term fixed rate liabilities. The swaps hedge forecasted transactions associated with short-term fixed rate liabilities. The swaps mature as follows: $45 million in 2013, $20 million in 2018 and $10 million in 2023. We pay fixed rates ranging from 3.64% to 4.58% and receive 3-month LIBOR. The effect on net income from these swaps year-to-date 2003 was $0.4 million. The Company estimates a net increase to interest expense of $2.1 million over the next twelve months resulting from these hedges.

Free-standing Derivative Instruments

     Free-standing derivative instruments include derivative transactions entered into for risk management purposes that do not otherwise qualify for hedge accounting. Interest rate lock commitments issued on residential mortgage loans intended to be held for resale are considered free-standing derivative instruments. Trading activities primarily involve providing various free-standing interest rate and foreign exchange derivative products to customers. Interest rate derivative instruments utilized by the Company in its trading operations include interest rate swaps, caps, floors and collars.

     The following table summarizes derivatives held by the Company as of September 30, 2003 and 2002:

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  2003 2002
  
 
Contractual Amounts Which     Credit         Credit    
Represent Notional Risk Net Fair Notional Risk Net Fair
Credit Risk: Amount Amount Value Amount Amount Value

 
 
 
 
 
 
          (in thousands)        
Held for hedge purposes:                        
Interest rate swaps $827,747  $58,494  $57,754  $603,715  $61,200  $60,311 
Held for trading or free-standing:                        
Interest rate swaps  1,527,965   27,900   (3,324)  1,406,334   36,560   (9,023)
Purchased interest rate options  34,213   468   468   70,266   1,135   1,135 
Written interest rate options  50,917      (285)  63,401      (588)
Forward interest rate options  43,000   11   11   21,000   73   73 
Rate locks  66,400   1,111   1,111          
Commitments to purchase and sell foreign currencies  458,570   9,400   222   400,607   2,860   76 
Purchased foreign exchange options  43,187   533   533   11,984   143   143 
Written foreign exchange options  43,187      (533)  11,984      (143)

4.Operating Segments

     Our reportable segments are the ones we use in our internal reporting at Bank of the West and First Hawaiian Bank (First Hawaiian). Bank of the West’s segments operate primarily in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, New Mexico and Nevada. As discussed below, certain Bank of the West segments conduct business nationwide. Although First Hawaiian’s segments operate primarily in Hawaii, First Hawaiian also has significant operations outside the state, such as leveraged leases, international banking and branches in Guam and Saipan.

     The results of each segment are determined by our management accounting process, which assigns balance sheet and income statement items to each reporting segment. The net interest income of each segment includes the results of the Bank’s transfer pricing process, which assesses an internal funds charge on all segment assets and a funds credit on all segment liabilities. The internal charges and credits assigned to each asset and liability are intended to match the maturity, repayment and interest rate characteristics of that asset or liability. With the exception of goodwill, assets are allocated to each business segment on the basis of assumed benefit to their business operations. Goodwill is assigned on the basis of projected future earnings of the segments. The process of management accounting is dynamic and subjective. There is no comprehensive or authoritative guidance which can be followed.

Bank of the West

     Bank of the West manages its operations through three business segments: Regional Banking, Commercial Banking and Consumer Finance.

Regional Banking:

     Regional Banking seeks to serve a broad customer base by furnishing a wide range of retail and commercial banking products. Deposit products offered by this segment include checking accounts, savings deposits, market rate accounts, individual retirement accounts and time deposits. Regional Banking utilizes its branch network as its principal funding source. Bank of the West’s telephone banking service, a network of automated teller machines and the online eTimeBanker service provide retail customers with other means of accessing and managing their accounts.

     Through its branch network, this business segment originates a variety of consumer loans, including direct vehicle loans, lines of credit and second mortgages. In addition, Regional Banking originates and holds a portfolio of first mortgage loans on one- to four-family residences. Through its commercial banking operations conducted from its branch network, Regional Banking offers a wide range of commercial banking products intended to serve the needs of smaller community-based businesses. These include in-branch originations of standardized loan and deposit products for businesses with relatively simple banking and financing needs. More complex and customized commercial banking services are offered through Bank of the West’s regional banking centers, which serve clusters of branches and provide lending, deposit and cash management services to companies operating in the relevant market areas. Regional Banking also provides a number of fee-based products and services such as annuities, insurance and securities brokerage.

     The Regional Banking Segment includes a Business Banking Division which supports commercial lending activities for middle market business customers through Business Banking centers located throughout California, as well as Portland, Oregon, Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada and Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Regional Banking Segment also includes a Pacific Rim Division which offers multilingual services through a branch network in predominately Asian American communities in California, with specialized domestic and international products and services for both individuals and companies.

Commercial Banking:

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     The Commercial Banking Segment supports business clients with revenues between $25 million and $350 million. This segment’s clients include those engaged in agribusiness, real estate industries, as well as, churches, Small Business Administration (SBA) and equipment leasing clients. Equipment leasing is available through the Bank’s commercial offices, branches, brokers across the nation and its subsidiary, Trinity Capital. Trinity specializes in nationwide vendor leasing and servicing programs for manufacturers in specific markets.

     Services offered include cash management, trade finance, correspondent banking services and syndication of commercial credits exceeding $30 million.

Consumer Finance:

     The Consumer Finance Segment targets the origination of auto loans and leases in the western United States, and recreational vehicle and marine loans nationwide, with emphasis on originating credits at the high end of the credit spectrum. These loans and leases are originated through a network of auto dealers and recreational vehicle and marine dealers serviced by sales representatives located throughout the country. This segment also includes Bank of the West’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Essex Credit Corporation, which focuses on the origination of marine and recreational vehicle loans directly with customers. Essex has office locations throughout the United States and sells substantially all of its loans to investors.

First Hawaiian Bank

     First Hawaiian manages its operations through the following business segments: Retail Banking, Consumer Banking, Commercial Banking and Financial Management.

Retail Banking:

     First Hawaiian’s Retail Banking Segment operates its main banking office in Honolulu, Hawaii, and 55 other banking offices located throughout Hawaii. First Hawaiian also operates three branches in Guam and two branches in Saipan.

     The focus of First Hawaiian’s retail/community banking strategy is primarily in Hawaii, where it has a 40% market share of the domestic bank deposits of individuals, corporations and partnerships in the state as of September 30, 2003. Thanks to its significant market share in Hawaii, First Hawaiian already has product or service relationships with a majority of the households in the state. Therefore, a key goal of its retail community banking strategy is to build those relationships by cross-selling additional products and services to existing individual and business customers.

     In pursuing the community banking markets in Hawaii, Guam and Saipan, First Hawaiian seeks to serve a broad customer base by furnishing a range of retail and commercial banking products. Through its branch network, First Hawaiian generates first-mortgage loans on residences and a variety of consumer loans, consumer lines of credit and second mortgages. Through commercial banking operations conducted from its branch network, First Hawaiian offers a wide range of banking products intended to serve the needs of smaller, community-based businesses. First Hawaiian also provides a number of fee-based products and services such as annuities and mutual funds, insurance and securities brokerage.

     To complement its branch network and serve these customers, First Hawaiian operates a system of automated teller machines, a 24-hour phone center in Honolulu and a full-service internet banking system.

Consumer Banking:

     Consumer Lending: First Hawaiian offers many types of loans and credits to consumers, including lines of credit (uncollateralized or collateralized) and various types of personal and automobile loans. First Hawaiian also provides indirect consumer automobile financing on new and used autos by purchasing finance contracts from dealers. First Hawaiian’s Dealer Center is one of the largest commercial bank automobile lenders in the State of Hawaii. First Hawaiian is the largest issuer of MasterCard® credit cards and VISA® credit cards in Hawaii.

     Real Estate Lending-Residential: First Hawaiian makes residential real estate loans, including home-equity loans, to enable borrowers to purchase, refinance, improve or construct residential real property. The loans are collateralized by mortgage liens on the related property, substantially all located in Hawaii. First Hawaiian also originates residential real estate loans for sale on the secondary market.

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Commercial Banking:

     Commercial Lending: First Hawaiian is a major lender to small and medium-sized businesses in Hawaii and Guam. Lending services include receivable and inventory financing, equipment term loans, letters of credit, dealer vehicle flooring financing and trade financing. To support the cash management needs of both commercial banking customers and large private and public deposit relationships maintained with the bank, First Hawaiian operates a Cash Management Department which provides a full range of innovative and relationship-focused cash management services.

     Real Estate Lending-Commercial: First Hawaiian provides permanent financing for a variety of commercial developments, such as retail facilities, warehouses and office buildings.

     International Banking Services: First Hawaiian provides international banking products and services through First Hawaiian’s branch system, its Japan Business Development Department in Honolulu, a Grand Cayman branch, three Guam branches, two branches in Saipan and a representative office in Tokyo, Japan. First Hawaiian maintains a network of correspondent banking relationships throughout the world. First Hawaiian’s trade-related international banking activities are concentrated in the Asia-Pacific area.

Financial Management:

     Trust and Investment Services: First Hawaiian’s Financial Management Segment offers a full range of trust and investment management services, and also seeks to reinforce customer relationships developed by or in conjunction with the Retail Banking Segment. The Financial Management Segment provides asset management, advisory and administrative services for estates, trusts and individuals. It also acts as trustee and custodian of retirement and other employee benefit plans. At September 30, 2003, the Trust and Investments Division had approximately 4,000 accounts with a market value of $8.2 billion. Of this total, $5.9 billion represented assets in nonmanaged accounts and $2.3 billion were managed assets.

     Securities and Insurance Services: First Hawaiian, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, First Hawaiian Insurance, Inc., provides insurance brokerage services for personal, business or estate insurance to its customers. First Hawaiian Insurance offers insurance needs analysis for individuals, families and businesses, as well as life, disability and long-term care insurance products. In association with an independent registered broker-dealer, First Hawaiian offers mutual funds, annuities and other securities in its branches.

     Private Banking Services: The Private Banking Department within First Hawaiian’s Financial Management Segment provides a wide range of products to high-net-worth individuals.

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The tables below present information about the Company’s operating segments as of or for the periods indicated:

                                     
  Bank of the West First Hawaiian Bank
  
 
  Regional Commercial Consumer     Retail Consumer Commercial Financial    
(in millions) Banking Banking Finance Other(1) Banking Banking Banking Management Other(2)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2003:                                    
Net interest income $127.7  $78.5  $53.0  $20.1  $68.2  $22.5  $7.9  $  $(11.5)
Noninterest income  42.7   13.0   2.9   5.1   17.9   5.4   3.1   7.9   1.7 
Noninterest expense  107.9   28.2   15.0   6.0   45.9   11.7   2.0   6.0   (2.3)
Provision for credit losses  4.3   2.2   13.6      1.3   2.4   0.1      0.2 
Tax provision (benefit)  23.0   24.1   10.8   6.3   14.2   5.0   2.2   0.8   (1.8)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Income before cumulative effect of accounting change  35.2   37.0   16.5   12.9   24.7   8.8   6.7   1.1   (5.9)
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax                          (2.4)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Net income (loss) $35.2  $37.0  $16.5  $12.9  $24.7  $8.8  $6.7  $1.1  $(8.3)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Segment assets at September 30 $7,635  $8,469  $7,842  $4,446  $3,470  $1,354  $989  $19  $3,862 
Segment goodwill at September 30  1,214   706   308      650   216   118   10    
Average assets $7,720  $8,356  $7,777  $4,070  $3,472  $1,379  $1,036  $18  $3,650 
Average loans  5,698   7,070   7,460      2,472   1,183   895   3   407 
Average deposits  13,834   2,926   12   1,819   6,621   11   27   56   173 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2002:                                    
Net interest income $135.4  $73.5  $47.7  $14.7  $64.1  $18.0  $7.0  $0.1  $(7.8)
Noninterest income  40.7   8.6   2.8   7.5   15.7   7.8   1.7   7.2   (0.3)
Noninterest expense  109.4   27.8   13.5   14.8   43.6   10.4   1.9   5.8   (3.9)
Provision for credit losses  6.8   1.9   12.9      2.1   2.5   0.3      (0.2)
Tax provision (benefit)  24.8   21.6   10.0   2.3   13.0   4.8   2.0   0.6   (1.0)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Net income (loss) $35.1  $30.8  $14.1  $5.1  $21.1  $8.1  $4.5  $0.9  $(3.0)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Segment assets at September 30 $7,597  $7,821  $6,869  $3,477  $3,199  $1,315  $1,098  $13  $3,309 
Segment goodwill at September 30  1,208   703   306      650   216   118   10    
Average assets $7,915  $7,963  $6,804  $2,867  $3,206  $1,300  $1,083  $13  $3,201 
Average loans  5,907   6,767   6,447      2,355   1,093   944      533 
Average deposits  13,652   2,434      1,685   6,131   9   19   32   169 

[Additional columns below]

[Continued from above table, first column(s) repeated]
             
  Other Reconciling Consolidated
(in millions) BancWest(3) Items(4) Totals

 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2003:            
Net interest income $(35.0) $  $331.4 
Noninterest income  (0.2)  0.1   99.6 
Noninterest expense  2.3   0.3   223.0 
Provision for credit losses        24.1 
Tax provision (benefit)  (15.4)  0.1   69.3 
   
   
   
 
Income before cumulative effect of accounting change  (22.1)  (0.3)  114.6 
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax        (2.4)
   
   
   
 
Net income (loss) $(22.1) $(0.3) $112.2 
   
   
   
 
Segment assets at September 30 $6,947  $(7,607) $37,426 
Segment goodwill at September 30  5      3,227 
Average assets $6,877  $(7,557) $36,798 
Average loans  55   (44)  25,199 
Average deposits     (57)  25,422 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2002:            
Net interest income $(31.8) $(0.2) $320.7 
Noninterest income  (0.1)     91.6 
Noninterest expense  1.2   (0.2)  224.3 
Provision for credit losses        26.3 
Tax provision (benefit)  (13.4)  (0.1)  64.6 
   
   
   
 
Net income (loss) $(19.7) $0.1  $97.1 
   
   
   
 
Segment assets at September 30 $7,572  $(8,013) $34,257 
Segment goodwill at September 30  173      3,384 
Average assets $7,466  $(7,881) $33,937 
Average loans  22     24,068 
Average deposits  (36)    24,095 

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(Unaudited) (Continued)

                                                  
   Bank of the West First Hawaiian Bank            
   
 
            
   Regional Commercial Consumer     Retail Consumer Commercial Financial     Other Reconciling Consolidated
(in millions) Banking Banking Finance Other(1) Banking Banking Banking Management Other(2) BancWest(3) Items(4) Totals

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2003:
                                                
Net interest income $370.3  $234.4  $153.4  $55.5  $199.4  $63.8  $23.3  $0.2  $(28.7) $(103.8) $0.1  $967.9 
Noninterest income  123.0   38.4   9.1   15.7   51.7   22.8   6.3   22.7   5.5   (0.2)     295.0 
Noninterest expense  323.9   88.1   46.0   18.7   134.7   34.5   6.4   19.2   (8.1)  9.8   0.2   673.4 
Provision for credit losses  12.2   (1.6)  43.2      4.8   7.0   0.1               65.7 
Tax provision (benefit)  62.2   73.7   29.0   18.0   41.7   16.8   6.4   1.5   (3.5)  (46.3)  (0.1)  199.4 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Income before cumulative effect of an accounting change  95.0   112.6   44.3   34.5   69.9   28.3   16.7   2.2   (11.6)  (67.5)     324.4 
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax                          (2.4)        (2.4)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Net income (loss) $95.0  $112.6  $44.3  $34.5  $69.9  $28.3  $16.7  $2.2  $(14.0) $(67.5) $  $322.0 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Segment assets at September 30 $7,635  $8,469  $7,842  $4,446  $3,470  $1,354  $989  $19  $3,862  $6,947  $(7,607) $37,426 
Segment goodwill at September 30  1,214   706   308      650   216   118   10      5      3,227 
Average assets $7,461  $8,252  $7,432  $3,629  $3,343  $1,416  $1,040  $15  $3,491  $6,760  $(7,398) $35,441 
Average loans  5,447   6,973   7,108      2,448   1,217   897   2   441   58   (43)  24,548 
Average deposits  13,719   2,754   13   1,470   6,493   10   22   52   159      (60)  24,632 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002:                                                
Net interest income $356.0  $182.4  $132.9  $40.5  $196.5  $53.1  $20.5  $0.2  $(23.9) $(91.1) $  $867.1 
Noninterest income  105.5   20.2   8.2   16.4   46.8   19.3   4.9   22.3   (0.9)        242.7 
Noninterest expense  291.8   66.4   41.9   35.9   130.5   30.9   5.5   17.7   (11.6)  3.3      612.3 
Provision for credit losses  11.3   5.3   37.7      6.2   7.0   0.6      1.1         69.2 
Tax provision (benefit)  64.5   53.2   25.0   7.0   40.9   13.1   6.1   1.9   (4.3)  (38.2)  0.1   169.3 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Net income (loss) $93.9  $77.7  $36.5  $14.0  $65.7  $21.4  $13.2  $2.9  $(10.0) $(56.2) $(0.1) $259.0 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Segment assets at September 30 $7,597  $7,821  $6,869  $3,477  $3,199  $1,315  $1,098  $13  $3,309  $7,572  $(8,013) $34,257 
Segment goodwill at September 30  1,208   703   306      650   216   118   10      173      3,384 
Average assets $6,545  $6,659  $6,548  $2,341  $3,341  $1,345  $1,007  $13  $2,985  $6,749  $(7,119) $30,414 
Average loans  4,788   5,682   6,181      2,482   1,128   890      566   22      21,739 
Average deposits  12,211   1,711   9   1,516   5,990   10   21   45   184   (33)     21,664 

(1) The material net interest income and noninterest income items in the Other column relate to Treasury activities of $22.6 million and $55.1 million and unallocated other income of $2.6 million and $16.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003, respectively. The material net interest income and noninterest income items in the Other column for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 resulted substantially from Treasury activities of $11.9 million and $30.0 million and unallocated other income of $10.3 million and $26.9 million, respectively.

The material noninterest expense items in the Other column for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003, are substantially derived from Treasury activities and unallocated administrative items. The noninterest expense items in the Other column for the three months ended September 30, 2002 are mostly the result of unallocated merger-related costs of $6.2 million, Treasury activities of $4.7 million and unallocated administrative items of $3.9 million. The material noninterest expense items in the Other column for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 resulted primarily from Treasury activities of $11.8 million, unallocated merger-related costs of $15.0 million and unallocated administrative items of $9.1 million.

The material average asset items in the Other column relate to unallocated Treasury securities for the periods presented:

The material average deposit items in the Other column relate to unallocated Treasury balances for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002.

(2) Other is composed of Administrative and Syndicated and Media Lending. Administrative represents administrative support areas including Information Management and Operations and Finance and Investment.

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(Unaudited) (Continued)

The material items in the other column related to net interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 resulted from $7.9 million and $29.1 million, respectively, in transfer pricing adjustments.

The material items in the other column related to noninterest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 resulted primarily from a $0.7 million and $4.1 million gain on sale of a leveraged lease, respectively.

The material items in the other column related to noninterest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 resulted from unallocated Treasury activities of $5.1 million and $11.6 million, respectively, partially offset by a pre-tax $2.6 million reduction in net investment in leveraged leases in September 2003.

The material items in the Other column related to average assets are unallocated Treasury securities for the periods presented. The material items in the Other column related to average deposits are unallocated balances for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002.

(3) The Other BancWest category in the table above consists primarily of BancWest Corporation (Parent Company), FHL Lease Holding Company, Inc., BancWest Capital I and First Hawaiian Capital I.

(4) The reconciling items in the above table are principally intercompany eliminations.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

5.Intangible Assets

     The Company adopted SFAS 142 on January 1, 2002. The most significant changes made by SFAS 142 are that goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets are no longer amortized and will be tested for impairment at least annually. As of September 30, 2003, the Company had goodwill of $3.2 billion. The table below provides the breakdown of goodwill by reportable segment and the change during the year.

                                      
   Bank of the West First Hawaiian Bank        
   
 
        
   Regional Commercial Consumer Retail Consumer Commercial Financial     Consolidated
(in millions) Banking Banking Finance Banking Banking Banking Management BancWest Totals

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of January 1, 2003: $1,215  $707  $308  $650  $216  $118  $10  $5  $3,229 
Purchase accounting adjustment:                                    
 UCB  (1)                       (1)
 Trinity Capital     (1)                    (1)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Balance as of September 30, 2003:
 $1,214  $706  $308  $650  $216  $118  $10  $5  $3,227 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

     The estimated annual amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets, primarily core deposit intangibles arising from the BNP Paribas merger and the acquisition of UCB, is approximately $23 million (pre-tax) for each of the years from 2003 to 2007. The details of our intangible assets are depicted below:

              
   Gross        
   Carrying Accumulated Net Book
   Amount Amortization Value
   
 
 
       (in thousands)    
Balance as of September 30, 2003:            
Core Deposits $230,538  $37,418  $193,120 
   
   
   
 
 Total $230,538  $37,418  $193,120 
Balance as of December 31, 2002:            
Core Deposits $230,538  $20,127  $210,411 
   
   
   
 
 Total $230,538  $20,127  $210,411 
Balance as of September 30, 2002:            
Core Deposits $230,538  $14,364  $216,174 
   
   
   
 
 Total $230,538  $14,364  $216,174 

6.Financial Interpretation No. 46: Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities

     In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (FIN 46). FIN 46 provides guidance on how to identify a variable interest entity and determine when the assets, liabilities, noncontrolling interests and results of operations of a variable interest entity should be consolidated by the primary beneficiary. FIN 46 requires that a variable interest entity (VIE) be consolidated by a company if that company meets the definition of the VIE’s primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary is the enterprise that will absorb a majority of the risk of loss from the VIE’s activities or is entitled to receive a majority of the VIE’s residual returns or both. The recognition and measurement provisions of FIN 46 apply at inception to any variable interest entity formed after January 31, 2003, and becomes effective for existing variable interest entities on the first interim or annual reporting period ending after December 15, 2003. The Company adopted the consolidation provisions of FIN 46 in the third quarter for one variable interest entity formed prior to February 1, 2003, REFIRST, Inc.

     REFIRST, Inc. is a VIE that was created by a nonrelated third party to construct, finance and hold title to our administrative headquarters building in Honolulu, First Hawaiian Center (FHC). We entered into a noncancelable operating lease for FHC with REFIRST, Inc. that terminates on December 1, 2003. Our intention is to purchase FHC at the end of the lease term. Prior to July 1, 2003, we were not required to consolidate REFIRST, Inc. into our consolidated financial statements. However, upon our

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implementation of FIN 46, REFIRST, Inc. was consolidated into BancWest effective July 1, 2003, including the depreciation expense of FHC and interest expense on the financing. The provisions of FIN 46 required us to record a cumulative effect of an accounting change upon its implementation. The amount of such cumulative effect, (essentially, a retrospective depreciation charge for an 18-month period covering the time in which the building was last revalued for purchase-accounting purposes) as it relates to the consolidation of REFIRST, Inc., recognized in July 2003 was an after-tax charge to earnings of approximately $2.4 million. Additionally, we increasedTrusts, BancWest no longer consolidates the Trusts. This deconsolidation had no material impact on the total assets by approximately $160 million (principally due to the additionor liabilities of the FHC building), increased debt by approximately $193.9 million, reducedCorporation. The Federal Reserve Board issued temporary guidance which indicated that the deferred tax liability by approximately $1.7 millionpreferred capital securities can still be included as part of Tier 1 Capital. The Federal Reserve Board will review the regulatory implications of any accounting treatment changes and decreased the reserve for the guaranteed residual value upon lease termination of $30 million.will provide further guidance if necessary or warranted.

     The Company has identified investments that meet the definition of a VIE under FIN 46 but do not meet the requirements for consolidation. The Company owns several limited partnership interests in low-income housing developments in conjunction with the Community Reinvestment Act. Limited partners shalldo not participate in the control of the Partnership’s business.partnerships’ businesses. The general partner exercises the day-to-day control and management of the projects. The general partner haspartners have exclusive control over the Partnership’s businesspartnerships’ businesses and shall have all of the rights, powers, and authority generally conferred by law or necessary, advisable or consistent with accomplishing the Partnership’s business.partnerships’ businesses. FIN 46 indicates that if an entity (e.g., limited partner) cannot sell, transfer, or encumber its interests in the VIE without the prior approval of an enterprise (e.g., general partner), the limited partner is deemed to be a de facto agent for the general partner. BancWest is considered to be a defactode facto agent for the general partner and cannot sellwhere BancWest has a limited partnership interest over 50%. BancWest is not the investments without the general partners’ consent.primary beneficiary for these partnerships or for those where its interest is less than 50%. The business purpose of these entities is to provide affordable housing within the Company’s service area in return for tax credits and tax loss deductions. Our current pledgesubscription amount for these investments as of March 31, 2004 is approximately $77$93.4 million with approximately $30$30.4 million as the residual contribution outstanding. We are not obligated to fund deficiencies of the limited partnerships and our maximum exposure to losses is limited to our pledgesubscription amount. A bargainBargain purchase option isoptions are available for

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)(Continued)

the general partnerpartners to purchase the Company’s portion of interestinterests in the limited partnerships. These partnershipscommitments were entered into from 19891991 through 2003.2004.

8.Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

     On June 23, 1997The Company sponsors a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan, which is a merger of two separate plans. The first plan, for First Hawaiian employees, was frozen at December 31, 1995. As a result of that freeze, there are no further benefit accruals for First Hawaiian employees in the merged plan. The second plan, for Bank of the West employees, was a cash balance pension plan. The merged employee retirement plan (“ERP”) continues to provide cash balance benefit accruals for eligible Bank of the West employees.

     The Company also sponsors an unfunded excess benefit pension plan covering employees whose pay or benefits exceed certain regulatory limits, unfunded postretirement medical and October 20, 2000,life insurance plans, and, for certain key executives, an unfunded supplemental executive retirement plan (“SERP”).

     In connection with the March 2002 acquisition of United California Bank (“UCB”), the Company formed two trusts, First Hawaiian Capital I (FH Trust)assumed the pension and BancWest Capital I (BWE Trust) (the Trusts), respectively.postretirement obligations of UCB. UCB employees participated in a noncontributory final pay defined benefit pension plan, an unfunded excess benefit pension plan covering employees whose pay or benefits exceed certain regulatory limits, an unfunded postretirement medical plan, and a 401(k) savings plan. In addition, certain key executives were eligible for a supplemental pension benefit if they met certain age and service conditions. The Trusts issued preferred and common capital securities.UCB plans were curtailed on June 30, 2003. The preferred capital securitiesCompany integrated UCB employees into the Company’s existing benefit plan structure on July 1, 2003. UCB employees were soldguaranteed the benefits they acquired through the UCB plans up to the public; BancWest ownscurtailment date. The curtailment reduced the common securities.projected benefit obligation of the UCB retirement plan by $29.5 million measured as of July 1, 2003, which did not exceed the unrecognized net loss as of that date. The purpose of these entities is to allow for the issuance of preferred capital securities that qualify for inclusion in Tier 1 regulatory capital. At the Trusts’ inception, we issued junior subordinated deferrable interest debenturesprojected benefit obligation related to the TrustsUCB supplemental plan decreased by $2.9 million due to the curtailment. This exceeded the unrecognized loss in return for either capital securities,that plan resulting in a curtailment gain of $0.15 million during 2003. Special benefits were provided to UCB participants meeting certain age and service requirements; this is reflected as a termination benefit and is included in the casepension liability. The special benefits were accounted for as an adjustment to goodwill as a purchase accounting adjustment due to the business combination of BWE Trust, orUCB with Bank of the proceeds from capital securities that were issued from FH Trust. Historically, these trustsWest. The benefit obligations assumed by the Company in connection with the acquisition and the effect of the curtailment have been consolidatedreflected in the table below.

     The following table sets forth the components of the net periodic benefit cost (credit) for March 31, 2004 and 2003:

                 
  Pension Benefits
 Other Benefits
  2004
 2003
 2004
 2003
  (in thousands)
Service cost $2,260  $3,498  $552  $595 
Interest cost  6,568   9,166   654   720 
Expected return on plan assets  (8,159)  (10,923)      
Amortization of transition (asset)/obligation            
Amortization of prior service cost            
Recognized net actuarial (gain) loss  1,515   4,007   117   (3)
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Total benefit cost (credit)
 $2,184  $5,748  $1,323  $1,312 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

     The following table sets forth the related trust preferred securities have been treated as Tier 1 capital under Federal Reserve rulescomponents of the net periodic benefit cost (credit) for our funded plans for March 31, 2004 and regulations. The Company is still assessing the impact of FIN 46 on the Trusts and may no longer be permitted to consolidate them in preparing its financial statements. The Company plans to complete this assessment during the fourth quarter of 2003.2003:

         
  Funded Pension Benefits
  2004
 2003
  (in thousands)
Service cost $1,760  $3,085 
Interest cost  5,531   8,222 
Expected return on plan assets  (8,159)  (10,923)
Amortization of transition (asset)/obligation      
Amortization of prior service cost      
Recognized net actuarial (gain) loss  1,275   3,868 
   
 
   
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost (credit) $407  $4,252 
   
 
   
 
 

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(Unaudited)(Continued)

Contributions

     BancWest expects to contribute $2.5 million to its defined benefit pension plans and $2.5 million to its other post retirement benefit plans in 2004.

9.Subsequent Event

     On April 27, 2004, BancWest announced that it signed an agreement to acquire USDB Bancorp in a cash transaction valued at $245 million. USDB Bancorp is a holding company that operates Union Safe Deposit Bank, which has 19 branches in California. It is anticipated that the purchase transaction will close in the third quarter of 2004, subject to approval from USDB Bancorp shareholders and federal and state banking regulators. Subsequently, Union Safe Deposit Bank will be merged into Bank of the West. As a purchase transaction, the results of operations of Union Safe Deposit Bank will be included with that of BancWest subsequent to the consummation of the transaction.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

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

OVERVIEW

     Headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, with offices in San Francisco, BancWest is a financial holding company with assets of $37.4 billion at September 30, 2003. BancWest, through its subsidiaries, operates a general commercial banking business and other businesses related to banking. Its principal assets are its investments in Bank of the West, a State of California-chartered bank; and First Hawaiian, a State of Hawaii-chartered bank. We provide a wide range of general commercial banking services, providing retail and corporate banking, trust and insurance services to individuals, institutions, businesses and governments.

     Net income for the third quarter of 2003 was $112.2 million, compared with $97.1 million for the same period in 2002. Net income for the first nine months of 2003 was $322.0 million compared with $259.1 million for the same period in 2002. Net interest income was $331.4 million for the third quarter of 2003 and $967.9 million for the first nine months of 2003 compared with $320.7 million and $867.1 million for the same periods of 2002. Noninterest income was $99.6 million and $295.0 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2003, respectively, compared with $91.6 million and $242.7 million for the same periods in 2002. Noninterest expense totaled $223.0 million and $673.4 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2003, respectively, compared with $224.4 million and $612.3 million for the same periods of 2002.

     BancWest had total assets of $37.4 billion at September 30, 2003, up 9.3% from a year earlier. Investment securities totaled $5.4 billion, an increase of 45.9% as compared to the same period in 2002. Loans and leases totaled $25.3 billion, an increase of 5.0% compared to the same period in 2002. Deposits were $25.9 billion, up 6.4% from a year earlier.

     BancWest’s nonperforming assets were reduced significantly to 0.71% of loans and foreclosed properties at September 30, 2003, an improvement from 1.12% at September 30, 2002. The provision for credit losses was $24.1 million for the third quarter of 2003 compared to $26.3 million for the same period in 2002. BancWest’s allowance for credit losses was 1.54% of total loans and leases at September 30, 2003, compared to 1.59% at December 31, 2002 and 1.60% at September 30, 2002.

NEW PRONOUNCEMENTS

     In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (FIN 46). FIN 46 provides guidance on consolidation and how to identify a variable interest entity (VIE) and determine when the assets, liabilities, noncontrolling interests and results of operations of a variable interest entity should be consolidated. The recognition and measurement provisions of FIN 46 apply at inception to any variable interest entity formed after January 31, 2003, and become effective for existing variable interest entities on the first interim or annual reporting period ending after December 15, 2003. The Company consolidated one variable interest entity, REFIRST, Inc., during the third quarter. REFIRST, Inc. finances and holds title to our administrative headquarters building in Honolulu, First Hawaiian Center (FHC). Upon adoption, the Company recognized an after-tax charge to earnings of approximately $2.4 million accounted for as a cumulative effect of an accounting change. Additionally, we increased total assets by approximately $160 million (principally due to the addition of the FHC building), increased debt by approximately $193.9 million, reduced the deferred tax liability by approximately $1.7 million and decreased the reserve for the guaranteed residual value upon lease termination of $30 million. Please refer to Note 6 Financial Interpretation No. 46: Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities for details.

     In April 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 149,Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. This Statement clarifies under what circumstances a contract with an initial net investment meets the characteristic of a derivative as discussed in SFAS 133. In addition, it clarifies when a derivative contains a financing component that warrants special reporting. SFAS 149 amends certain other existing pronouncements. Those changes will result in more consistent reporting of contracts that are derivatives in their entirety or that contain embedded derivatives that warrant separate accounting. This statement will be applied prospectively and is effective for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003. The adoption of SFAS 149 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

     In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity” (SFAS 150). SFAS 150 establishes standards for the classification and measurement of financial instruments with

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characteristics of both liabilities and equity. This standard is effective beginning in the third quarter of 2003. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     Certain matters contained in this filing are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Our forward-looking statements (such as those concerning our plans, expectations, estimates, strategies, projections and goals) involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the statements. Readers should carefully consider those risks and uncertainties in reading this report. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) global, national and local economic and market conditions, specifically with respect to changes in the United States economy and geopolitical uncertainties; (2) the level and volatility of interest rates and currency values; (3) government fiscal and monetary policies; (4) credit risks inherent in the lending process; (5) loan and deposit demand in the geographic regions where we conduct business; (6) the impact of intense competition in the rapidly evolving banking and financial services business; (7) extensive federal and state regulation of our business, including the effect of current and pending legislation and regulations; (8) whether expected revenue enhancements and cost savings are realized within expected time frames; (9) matters relating to the integration of our business with that of past and future merger partners, including the impact of combining these businesses on revenues, expenses, deposit attrition, customer retention and financial performance; (10) our reliance on third parties to provide certain critical services, including data processing; (11) the proposal or adoption of changes in accounting standards by the FASB, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or other standard setting bodies; (12) technological changes; (13) other risks and uncertainties discussed in this document or detailed from time to time in other SEC filings that we make; and (14)

(1)global, national and local economic and market conditions, specifically with respect to changes in the United States economy and geopolitical uncertainty;
(2)the level and volatility of interest rates and currency values;
(3)government fiscal and monetary policies;
(4)credit risks inherent in the lending process;
(5)loan and deposit demand in the geographic regions where we conduct business;
(6)the impact of intense competition in the rapidly evolving banking and financial services business;
(7)extensive federal and state regulation of our business, including the effects of current and pending legislation and regulations;
(8)whether expected revenue enhancements and cost savings are realized within expected time frames;
(9)matters relating to the integration of our business with that of past and future merger partners, including the impact of combining these businesses on revenues, expenses, deposit attrition, customer retention and financial performance;
(10)our reliance on third parties to provide certain critical services, including data processing;
(11)the proposal or adoption of changes in accounting standards by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or other standard setting bodies;
(12)technological changes;
(13)other risks and uncertainties discussed in this document or detailed from time to time in other SEC filings that we make; and
(14)management’s ability to manage risks that result from these and other factors.

     Our forward-looking statements are based on management’s current views about future events. Those statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. We do not intend to update forward-looking statements, and, except as required by law, we disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any such statements to reflect any change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions, circumstances or assumptions on which forward-looking statements are based.

     The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. Our actual results could differ from the results contemplated by these forward-looking statements due to certain factors, including those discussed in Item 2 and elsewhere in this report.

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OVERVIEW

     BancWest Corporation (www.bancwestcorp.com) is a financial holding company with assets of $38.9 billion. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Paris-based BNP Paribas. BancWest is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, with an administrative headquarters in San Francisco, California. Its principal subsidiaries are Bank of the West (296 branches in California, Oregon, New Mexico, Nevada, Washington state and Idaho) and First Hawaiian Bank (61 branches in Hawaii, Guam and Saipan).

Acquisitions

     On April 27, 2004, BancWest announced that it signed an agreement to acquire USDB Bancorp in a cash transaction valued at $245 million. USDB Bancorp is a holding company that operates Union Safe Deposit Bank, which has 19 branches in California. It is anticipated that the purchase transaction will close in the third quarter of 2004, subject to approval from USDB Bancorp shareholders and federal and state banking regulators. Subsequently, Union Safe Deposit Bank will be merged into Bank of the West. As a purchase transaction, the results of operations of Union Safe Deposit Bank will be included with that of BancWest subsequent to the consummation of the transaction.

     On March 16, 2004, BancWest announced that it signed an agreement to acquire Community First Bankshares, Inc. (Community First), a holding company that operates Community First National Bank (CFB) in a cash transaction valued at $1.2 billion. It is anticipated that the purchase transaction will close in the third quarter of 2004, subject to approval from Community First shareholders and federal and state banking regulators. Subsequently, CFB will be merged with and into Bank of the West and its branches will be integrated into Bank of the West’s branch network system. See Note 2 of the Company’s Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

Initiatives

     BancWest has continued to implement a series of initiatives that are designed to improve customer service and expand our physical footprint by branch expansion and mergers and acquisitions. The focus of the Company is to promote long-lasting customer service relationships through upgrading technology and enhancing existing and implementing new training vehicles. BancWest strives for a “high touch” personalized marketing position, promoting brand recognition through logos and community outreach. BancWest is expanding its line of financial services to its customers through internal initiatives as well as mergers and acquisitions. This includes insurance services that it will attain through Community First.

     To remain competitive, Bank of the West’s Regional Banking segment offers “Free Checking” to assist in business development and customer experience activities. This product was developed to assure that customers are finding the right checking product to meet their needs. Bank of the West has also launched a new electronic check service (“ECS”) for merchant services through its relationship with NOVA Information Systems. Merchant Services is the process of accepting, processing and settling payments for businesses. The Company provides the payment processing equipment, technology, reporting and reconciliation services merchants need to conduct business. ECS offers almost instant verification of fund availability when checks are swiped through the merchant’s check reader. ECS offers next day funding to merchants without having to make deposits in a branch.

     Key among the elements of the Company’s profitability has been the interest rate environment, from both a deposit and loan pricing standpoint. As an industry, banks and other financial intermediaries have seen net interest margins decline over the past year principally as a result of the absolute level and shape of the yield curve. We manage the interest rate and market risks intrinsic in our asset and liability balances, while ensuring ample liquidity and diverse funding.

Financial Overview

First quarter 2004 as compared to first quarter 2003

     BancWest reported net income of $113.1 million, compared with $102.1 million, an increase of 10.7%. Net interest income was $321.0 million, up 1.8% compared to $315.2 million. This increase was primarily due to growth in average earning assets, partially offset by a lower net interest margin for the quarter. Average loans and leases increased by $1.9 billion; average investment securities increased by $1.9 billion. The Company increased its consumer lending and purchased residential mortgage loans and securities while commercial borrowing was still relatively slow. The net interest margin decreased 51 basis points (1% equals 100 basis points) from

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4.49% last year to 3.98% as a declining interest rate environment caused rates on interest earning assets to decrease more rapidly than rates paid on funding sources. Noninterest income was $101.4 million, an increase of 7.0% compared to $94.8 million in the first quarter of 2003. The increase was primarily due to increased service charges on deposit accounts and other service charges and fees. The Company’s strategy to increase noninterest income included growth in average deposit balances, repricing efforts in account analysis as well as growth in investment product sales and merchant services. The Company also focused on niche markets where the Company would have a competitive advantage in growing its portfolio related to equipment leasing, SBA, church and healthcare lending. Noninterest expense was $218.9 million compared to $220.7 million, a decrease of 0.8%. Cost savings from staff reductions, offset by the increased cost of healthcare , resulted in a decrease in noninterest expense of $1.8 million from the first quarter of 2003.

     BancWest had total assets of $38.9 billion at March 31, 2004, an increase of 1.5% from December 31, 2003 and 11.5% from March 31, 2003. Investment securities totaled $6.0 billion, an increase of 1.7% from December 31, 2003 and 33.2% from the same period in 2003. Loans and leases totaled $26.2 billion, up 2.0% from December 31, 2003 and 9.0% from a year ago. Deposits were $26.7 billion, up 1.3% from December 31, 2003 and 9.9% from a year ago.

     BancWest’s nonperforming assets were 0.58% of loans, leases and foreclosed properties at March 31, 2004, an improvement from 0.59% at December 31, 2003 and 0.98% at March 31, 2003. The provision for loan and lease losses was $18.9 million for the first quarter of 2004, compared to $22.7 million for the quarter ended a year ago. BancWest’s allowance for loan and lease losses was 1.51% of total loans and leases at March 31, 2004, compared to 1.52% of total loans and leases at December 31, 2003 and 1.65% at March 31, 2003.

MONETARY POLICY AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

     Our earnings and businesses are affected not only by general economic conditions (both domestic and international), but also by the monetary policies of various governmental regulatory authorities of (i) the United States and foreign governments and (ii) international agencies. In particular, our earnings and growth may be affected by actions of the Federal Reserve Board in connection with its implementation of national monetary policy through its open market operations in United States Government securities, control of the discount rate and establishment of reserve requirements against both member and non-member financial institutions’ deposits. These actions have a significant effect on the overall growth and distribution of loans and leases, investments and deposits, as well as on the rates earned on loans and leases or paid on deposits. It is difficult to predict future changes in monetary policies.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIESESTIMATES

     The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make a number of judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, income and expenses in our consolidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. We believe that the judgments, estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements are appropriate given the factual circumstances as of September 30, 2003.March 31, 2004. We have established policies and procedures that are intended to ensure valuation methods are well controlled and applied consistently from period to period. In addition, the policies and procedures are intended to ensure that the process for changing methodologies occurs in an appropriate manner. However, given the sensitivity of our consolidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements to these critical accounting policies, the use of other judgments, estimates and assumptions could result in material differences in our results of operations or financial condition.

     Our accounting policies are discussed in detail in the notes to the consolidated financial statements,Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) of our 20022003 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Various elements of our accounting policies, by their nature, are inherently subject to estimation techniques, valuation assumptions and other subjective assessments. In particular, weWe have identified two policiesthe following accounting estimates that we believe are material due to the judgments, estimateslevels of subjectivity and assumptionsjudgment necessary to account for uncertain matters or where these matters are particularly subject to change.

Allowance for loan and lease losses (the Allowance): The Company’s allowance for loan and lease losses represents management’s best estimate of probable losses inherent in those policies, are criticalthe existing loan and lease portfolio as of the balance sheet date. The determination of the adequacy of the Allowance is ultimately one of management judgment, which includes consideration of many factors such as: (1) the amount of problem and potential problem loans and leases; (2) net charge-off experience; (3) changes in the composition of the loan and lease portfolio by type and location of loans and leases; (4) changes in overall loan and lease risk profile and quality; (5) general economic factors; (6) specific regional economic factors; and (7) the fair value of collateral. Using this methodology, we allocate the Allowance to an understandingindividual loans and leases and to the categories of our consolidated financial statements.loans and

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 Allowance for Credit Losses (the Allowance): The allowance for credit losses represents our best estimate of losses inherent in the existing loan portfolio. The determination of the adequacy of the Allowance is ultimately one of management judgment, which includes consideration of many factors such as: (1) the amount of problem and potential problem loans and leases; (2) net charge-off experience; (3) changes in the composition of the loan and lease portfolio by type and location of loans and leases; (4) changes in overall loan and lease risk profile and quality; (5) general economic factors; (6) specific regional economic factors; and (7) the fair value of collateral. Using this methodology, we allocate the Allowance to individual loans and leases and to the categories of loans and leases, representing probable losses based on available information. At least quarterly, we conduct internal credit analyses to determine which loans and leases are impaired. As a result, we allocate specific amounts of the Allowance to individual loan and lease relationships. Note 1, (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to the consolidated financial statements of our 20022003 Annual Report on Form 10-K in the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements describes how we evaluate loans for impairment. Some categories of loans and leases are not subjected to a loan-by-loan credit analysis. Management makes an allocation to these categories based on our statistical analysis of historic trends of impairment and charge-offs of such loans and leases. Additionally, we allocate a portion of the Allowance based on risk classifications of certain loan and lease types. SomeIf general or specific regional economic factors were to improve or deteriorate significantly, we may need to revise our loss factors, thereby decreasing or increasing our allowance. Furthermore, the estimated fair value of collateral may differ from what is realized upon the Allowance is not allocatedsale of that collateral. Due to specific impaired loans because of the subjective nature of the process of estimating an adequate allowance for creditloan and lease losses, economic uncertainties and other factors.factors, some of the allowance is not allocated to specific loans and leases or specific categories of loans and leases. The Corporation monitors differences between estimated and actual incurred loan and lease losses. This monitoring process includes periodic assessments by senior management of credit portfolios and the methodologies used to estimate incurred losses in those portfolios. In management’s judgment, the Allowance has historically been adequate to absorb losses inherent in the loan and lease portfolios. However, changes in prevailing economic conditions in our markets could result in changes in the level of nonperforming loans and leases, and charge-offs in the future. We will continue to monitor economic developments closely and make necessary adjustments to the Allowance accordingly.

Goodwill: Goodwill recorded on the books of BancWest resulted from business acquisitions. It arose when the purchase price exceeded the assigned value of the net assets of acquired businesses. In each situation, it was based on estimates and assumptions that were subject to management’s judgment and was recorded at its estimated fair value at the time purchase accounting estimates of acquired entities were concluded. As of March 31, 2004, we had $3.2 billion in goodwill on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. The value of this goodwill is supported by the revenue we generate from our business segments. A decline in earnings as a result of material lack of growth, or our inability to deliver services in a cost-effective manner over a long time period could lead to possible impairment of goodwill, and this would be recorded as a write-down in our statements of income. We perform an impairment test for goodwill annually, or as circumstances dictate. The evaluation methodology for potential impairment is centered on the projection of cash flows into the future using present value techniques and, as such, involves significant management judgment in the modeling of estimates and assumptions. If the projected net cash flow assumptions are too high, or if the discount rate used is too low, there is a risk that impairment should have been recognized, but was not recorded. We use a two-step process to evaluate possible impairment. The first step compares the fair value of a reporting unit, which is an individual business segment of the Company, to its carrying amount. If the fair value exceeds the carrying amount, no impairment exists. If the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, then a second step is conducted whereby we assign fair values to identifiable assets and liabilities, leaving an implied fair value for goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is compared with the carrying amount of goodwill. If the implied fair value of goodwill is less than the carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized. We performed the impairment testing of goodwill required under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 142 for the year ended December 31, 2003, in the fourth quarter. Due to the inherent imprecision of projections used in the impairment test, a number of different scenarios were used. In addition to using anticipated balance sheet growth, scenarios for 25% more and 20% less than the anticipated growth were used. Furthermore, in projecting cash flows, a continuing value scenario as well as a terminal value scenario were used. Finally, two separate discount rate scenarios were used. The first discount rate used was the weighted average cost of capital, which is a composite of the after-tax cost of debt and cost of equity. The second discount rate was the cost of equity using a capital asset pricing model. The conclusion after testing under each of these scenarios is that there is no impairment of goodwill.

 Fair ValueLease Financing: We provide lease financing under a variety of Assets: Certain assetsarrangements, primarily consumer automobile leases and liabilities are reflected at theircommercial equipment leases. Leases for commercial equipment and consumer automobiles through January 2004 have been classified as financing leases if they conform to the definition set out in SFAS 13,Accounting for Leases. (See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.) At the time the leasing transaction is executed, we record the gross lease receivable and the estimated fairresidual value of leased equipment on our balance sheet. Unearned income on direct financing leases is accreted over the lives of the leases to provide a constant periodic rate of return on the net investment in the consolidatedlease. Estimates are made to predict what our unguaranteed lease residual values will be at the end of their lease term. Historically we have not experienced significant losses from overestimating residual values in our leasing portfolio. If these estimates differ significantly from our actual results, there may be an impact to our financial statements. Such amounts are based on either quoted market prices or estimated values derived by utilizing dealer quotes, market comparisons or internally generated modeling techniques. Our internal models generally involve present value of cash flow techniques.
One of the most significant assets for which we estimate fair value is goodwill. As of September 30, 2003, we had $3.2 billion in goodwill on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. SFAS No. 142 requires that we perform a two-step impairment test for goodwill at least annually. However, if an event occurs or circumstances change during the year indicating potential impairment, goodwill must be tested. The testing process involves estimating cash flows for future periods. The first step compares the fair value of the reporting unit, which is an individual business segment of the Company, to the carrying amount. If the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, then a second step is conducted whereby the implied fair value of the goodwill is compared with the carrying amount of the goodwill. If the implied fair value of the goodwill is less than the carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized.

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS(Unaudited)

                   
    Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
    September 30, September 30,
    
 
    2003 2002 2003 2002
    
 
 
 
        (dollars in thousands)    
Earnings:
                
Net interest income $331,362  $320,734  $967,926  $867,108 
Provision for credit losses  24,145   26,300   65,695   69,209 
Noninterest income  99,626   91,639   295,034   242,692 
Noninterest expense  222,963   224,364   673,412   612,282 
Tax provision  69,268   64,651   199,498   169,256 
Income before cumulative effect of accounting change  114,612   97,058   324,355   259,053 
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax  2,370      2,370    
Net Income
 $112,242  $97,058  $321,985  $259,053 
Selected Financial Ratios:
                
Return on average total assets (ROA)  1.21%  1.13%  1.21%  1.14%
Return on average stockholder’s equity (ROE)  10.83   9.99   10.70   10.50 
Net interest margin (taxable-equivalent basis)  4.26   4.52   4.37   4.58 
Allowance for credit losses to total loans and leases (at September 30)  1.54   1.60   1.54   1.60 
Nonperforming assets to total assets (at September 30)  0.48   0.79   0.48   0.79 
Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans and leases (at September 30)  2.44x  1.52x  2.44x  1.52x
Average equity to average total assets  11.17%  11.36%  11.35%  10.85%
Regulatory Capital Ratios:
                
 
Leverage Ratio(1):
                
  Bank of the West  9.36%  8.94%  9.36%  8.94%
  First Hawaiian Bank  9.68   9.08   9.68   9.08 
 Tier 1 capital (risk-based):                
  Bank of the West  10.56   9.84   10.56   9.84 
  First Hawaiian Bank  12.51   11.06   12.51   11.06 
 Total capital (risk-based):                
  Bank of the West  12.81   12.16   12.81   12.16 
  First Hawaiian Bank  14.88   13.47   14.88   13.47 
Balance Sheet Data Averages:
                
Average assets  36,797,885   33,937,459   35,441,404   30,414,475 
Average loans(2)
  25,199,215   24,067,661   24,548,196   21,739,282 
Average deposits  25,422,161   24,095,238   24,631,586   21,663,686 
Average stockholder’s equity  4,110,928   3,854,560   4,023,643   3,299,628 
Balance Sheet Data At Period End:
                
Assets  37,425,502   34,256,500   37,425,502   34,256,500 
Loans(2)
  25,343,837   24,141,513   25,343,837   24,141,513 
Deposits  25,920,602   24,356,862   25,920,602   24,356,862 
Stockholder’s equity  4,157,522   3,931,779   4,157,522   3,931,779 
         
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2004
 2003
Earnings:
        
(Dollars in thousands)        
Interest income $417,152  $417,476 
Interest expense  96,126   102,237 
   
 
   
 
 
Net interest income  321,026   315,239 
Provision for loan and lease losses  18,865   22,690 
Noninterest income  101,438   94,834 
Noninterest expense  218,882   220,660 
   
 
   
 
 
Income before income taxes  184,717   166,723 
Tax provision  71,665   64,642 
   
 
   
 
 
Net income
 $113,052  $102,081 
   
 
   
 
 
Balance Sheet Data Averages:
        
(Dollars in millions)        
Average assets  38,336   34,417 
Average securities available-for-sale  5,991   4,113 
Average loans and leases(1)
  25,942   24,046 
Average deposits  26,432   24,146 
Average long-term debt and capital securities  4,323   3,580 
Average stockholder’s equity  4,327   3,926 
Balance Sheet Data At Period End:
        
(Dollars in millions)        
Assets  38,914   34,916 
Securities available-for-sale  6,030   4,528 
Loans and leases(1)
  26,292   24,139 
Deposits  26,743   24,339 
Long-term debt and capital securities  4,283   3,572 
Stockholder’s equity  4,398   3,969 
Selected Financial Ratios For the Period Ended:
        
Return on average total assets (ROA)(2)
  1.19%  1.20%
Return on average stockholder’s equity (ROE)(2)
  10.51   10.54 
Net interest margin (taxable-equivalent basis)(2)
  3.98   4.49 
Net loans and leases charged off to average loans and leases(2)
  0.22   0.18 
Efficiency ratio(3)
  51.81   53.81 
Average equity to average total assets  11.29   11.41 
At Period End:
        
Allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases  1.51   1.65 
Nonperforming assets to total loans and leases and other real estate owned and repossessed personal property  0.58   0.98 
Allowance for loan and lease losses to nonperforming loans and leases  2.88x  1.83x
Regulatory Capital Ratios:
        
Leverage Ratio(4):
        
Bank of the West  9.58%  9.48%
First Hawaiian Bank  10.19   9.38 
Tier 1 capital (risk-based):        
Bank of the West  10.92   10.29 
First Hawaiian Bank  13.28   11.66 
Total capital (risk-based):        
Bank of the West  13.13   12.59 
First Hawaiian Bank  15.64   14.05 


(1)The capital leverage rates are based on quarterly averages.
(2) These balances include loans held-for-sale and are not adjusted for creditloan and lease losses.
(2)Annualized.
(3)The efficiency ratio is noninterest expense as a percentage of total operating revenue (net interest income plus noninterest income).
(4)The capital leverage ratios are based on quarterly averages.

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NET INTEREST INCOMERESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net Interest Income

First quarter 2004 as compared to first quarter 2003

Net interest income increased 3.3%1.8% to $321.0 million as compared to $315.2 million.

     The increase in the three months ended September 30, 2003 to $331.4 million from $320.7 million in the corresponding period last year. Netnet interest income increased to $967.9 million,was principally the result of a growth of 11.6%$3.9 billion, or 13.8%, increase in the nine months ending September 30, 2003 from $867.1 millionaverage earning assets. The increase in the same nine-month period last year. The margins in the three and nine-month periods ending September 30, 2003 decreased in a record low interest rate environment in which the yields on our average earning assets declined faster thanwas primarily the rates on our funding sources. Increasesresult of growth in loans from originations and purchases, leases and investment securities within Bank of the West and First Hawaiian Bank. The increase in average earning assets was partially offset by a 51 basis point reduction in our net interest margin. The continuing effect of historically low interest rates has reduced the yield on earning assets as well as rates paid on sources of funds.

Net Interest Margin

First quarter 2004 as compared to first quarter 2003

     The net interest margin decreased by 51 basis points due primarily to the effects of the decreasing interest rate environment. While the decreasing rate environment reduced our yield on earning assets by 76 basis points to 5.17% from 5.93%, it also decreased our rate paid on sources of funds by 25 basis points to 1.19% from 1.44%. Also offsetting the decrease in the yield on average earning assets, average noninterest-bearing deposits maintained by retail and commercial customers in both banks increased by $0.8 billion, or 12.6%. Higher yielding average domestic time deposits decreased $0.1 billion, or 1.8% due to the low interest rate environment.

Average Earning Assets

First quarter 2004 as compared to first quarter 2003

     Growth in Bank of the West’s loan and lease portfolio and higher levels of investment securities in both banks, are primarily responsible for the increase in average earning assets. Higher levels of foreign interest bearing deposits in other banks also contributed to the increase in average earning assets. The $1.9 billion, or 7.9%, increase in average total loans and leases was primarily due to increased consumer lending and residential mortgages. Consumer loans continue to grow due to strength in the consumer market and the low interest rates on consumer products. As commercial lending was relatively slow during the past year, funds were used to purchase residential mortgages as well as investment securities. Consequently, average total investment securities also increased to $6.0 billion, up $1.9 billion, or 45.7%.

Average Loans and Leases

First quarter 2004 as compared to first quarter 2003

     The increase in average loans and leases was primarily due to growth in Bank of the West. Average consumer loans within Bank of the West increased approximately $1.2 billion, or 22.7%, primarily due to growth in financing for autos, recreational vehicles and pleasure boats, while loan purchases increased the average residential mortgage portfolio. Bank of the West’s average residential real estate loans have increased by $0.6 billion.

Average Interest-Bearing Deposits and Liabilities

First quarter 2004 as compared to first quarter 2003

     The increase in average interest-bearing deposits and liabilities was primarily due to an increase in average long-term debt, average short-term borrowings and growth in our customer deposit base. Average deposits increased due to growth in the demand deposit and interest-bearing checking, regular, money market savings and foreign deposit portfolios. These increases were partially offset by the impact of the decreased margin.

Average earning assets increased by $2.7 billiona decrease in average time deposits. Short and $4.3 billion or 9.7% and 17.0%, respectively, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003long term borrowings from the corresponding periods last year. These increases were primarily driven by purchases of investment securities, residential real estate loansFederal Home Loan Bank also increased average short-term borrowings and originations of consumer loans. In addition, our March 2002 acquisition of United California Bank (UCB) increased both our investment securities and loans and leases. We significantly increased our purchasing of investment securities in the three months ended September 30, 2003 from the comparable period last year. Average investment securities increased $1.7 billion and $1.5 billion or 49.1% and 47.7%, respectively, in the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2003 compared to the corresponding periods last year. Average loans and leases outstanding grew by $1.1 billion or 4.7% during the three-month period ended September 30, 2003 and 12.9% or $2.8 billion during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2003 compared to the same periods last year.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 interest-bearing demand deposits decreased 23.3% and 23.4% or $82.6 million and $83.7 million. Savings deposits increased $1.1 billion and $1.9 billion or 12.4% and 23.9%, respectively for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 compared to last year. Short-term borrowing decreased 13.3% and 9.8% or $314.2 million and $199.2 million, respectively, offset by a significant increase inaverage long-term borrowing of 66.0% and 57.6% or $1.6 billion and $1.4 billion in the three and nine-month periods, respectively, ending September 30, 2003 from the same periods in 2002. The shift from short-term to long-term debt was primarily a result of finalizing the long-term financing for the portion of the UCB acquisition ($800 million) that had been financed during the interim with short-term debt.

In addition to a falling interest rate environment, our cost of funds was lowered by an increase in average noninterest-bearing deposits of $948.1 million and $1.6 billion, or 14.9% and 30.5% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003, respectively as compared to the same periods in 2002. The percentage of average noninterest-bearing deposits to total average deposits for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 increased to 28.7% and 28.3%, respectively, from 26.4% and 24.7% for the same periods in 2002.22

The following table sets forth consolidated average balance sheets, as well as an analysis of interest income/expense and yield/rate for each major category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities for the periods indicated on a taxable equivalent basis. The tax equivalent adjustment is made for items exempt from federal income taxes (assuming a 35% tax rate for 2003 and 2002) to make them comparable with taxable items before any income taxes are applied.

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      Three Months Ended September 30,
      
      2003 2002
      
 
          Interest         Interest    
      Average Income/ Yield/ Average Income/ Yield/
      Balance Expense Rate (1) Balance Expense Rate (1)
      
 
 
 
 
 
      (dollars in thousands)
ASSETS                        
Earning assets:                        
 Interest-bearing deposits in other banks $273,327  $748   1.09% $173,466  $822   1.88%
 Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell  153,472   406   1.05   392,523   1,724   1.74 
 Trading assets  59,350   426   2.85   42,409   392   3.67 
 
Investment securities:(2)
                        
  Taxable investment securities  5,218,770   46,118   3.51   3,495,137   40,704   4.62 
  Non-taxable investment securities  15,663   240   6.08   15,001   228   6.03 
 
Loans and leases(3),(4)
  25,199,215   376,696   5.93   24,067,661   400,825   6.61 
   
   
       
   
     
  Total earning assets  30,919,797   424,634   5.45%  28,186,197   444,695   6.26%
   
   
       
   
     
Non-earning assets  5,878,088           5,751,262         
   
           
         
   Total assets $36,797,885          $33,937,459         
   
           
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY                        
 Interest-bearing deposits and liabilities:                        
  Deposits:                        
   Domestic:                        
    Interest-bearing                        
    Demand $271,111  $44   0.06% $353,668  $267   0.30%
    Savings  10,399,436   13,637   0.52   9,255,123   29,013   1.24 
    Time  6,838,840   24,868   1.44   7,513,111   44,753   2.36 
   Foreign  615,304   1,286   0.83   623,987   2,444   1.55 
   
   
       
   
     
  Total interest-bearing deposits  18,124,691   39,835   0.87   17,745,889   76,477   1.71 
  Short-term borrowings  2,041,899   9,230   1.79   2,356,097   10,430   1.76 
  Long-term debt and capital securities  4,139,256   43,843   4.20   2,494,038   36,907   5.87 
   
   
       
   
     
  Total interest-bearing deposits and liabilities  24,305,846   92,908   1.52   22,596,024   123,814   2.17 
   
   
       
   
     
  Interest rate spread          3.93%          4.09%
  Noninterest-bearing deposits  7,297,470           6,349,349         
  Other liabilities  1,083,641           1,137,526         
   
           
         
   Total liabilities  32,686,957           30,082,899         
  Stockholder’s equity  4,110,928           3,854,560         
   
           
         
   Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity $36,797,885          $33,937,459         
   
           
         
Impact of noninterest-bearing sources          0.33%          0.43%
   Net interest income and margin on total earning assets      331,726   4.26%      320,881   4.52%
  Tax equivalent adjustment      364           147     
       
           
     
   Net interest income     $331,362          $320,734     
       
           
     
(Continued)

Table 1: Average Balances, Interest Income and Expense, and Yields and Rates (Taxable-Equivalent Basis)

     The following table sets forth the condensed consolidated average balance sheets, an analysis of interest income/expense and average yield/rate for each major category of earning assets and interest-bearing deposits and liabilities for the years indicated on a taxable-equivalent basis. The taxable-equivalent adjustment is made for items exempt from Federal income taxes (assuming a 35% tax rate for March 31, 2004 and 2003) to make them comparable with taxable items before any income taxes are applied.

                         
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2004
 2003
      Interest         Interest  
  Average Income/ Yield/ Average Income/ Yield/
  Balance
 Expense
 Rate(1)
 Balance
 Expense
 Rate(1)
  (Dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
                        
Earning assets:                        
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks:                        
Domestic $7,194  $8   0.45% $5,127  $8   0.63%
Foreign  295,879   807   1.10   103,249   407   1.60 
   
 
   
 
       
 
   
 
     
Total interest-bearing deposits in other banks  303,073   815   1.08   108,376   415   1.55 
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell  233,895   602   1.04   249,634   823   1.34 
Trading assets  15,018   14   0.37   32,279   291   3.66 
Investment securities(2):
                        
Taxable  5,983,546   51,871   3.49   4,098,266   41,506   4.11 
Exempt from Federal income taxes  7,427   135   7.31   14,865   234   6.38 
   
 
   
 
       
 
   
 
     
Total investment securities  5,990,973   52,006   3.49   4,113,131   41,740   4.12 
Loans and leases(3),(4):
                        
Domestic  25,593,879   358,186   5.63   23,677,033   368,153   6.31 
Foreign  347,744   5,787   6.69   369,161   6,438   7.07 
   
 
   
 
       
 
   
 
     
Total loans and leases  25,941,623   363,973   5.64   24,046,194   374,591   6.32 
   
 
   
 
       
 
   
 
     
Total earning assets  32,484,582  $417,410   5.17   28,549,614  $417,860   5.93 
   
 
   
 
       
 
   
 
     
Non-interest bearing assets:                        
Cash and due from banks  1,374,349           1,444,905         
Premises and equipment  541,319           381,140         
Core deposit intangible  184,359           207,344         
Goodwill  3,228,346           3,227,710         
Other assets  523,518           606,368         
   
 
           
 
         
Total non-interest bearing assets  5,851,891           5,867,467         
   
 
           
 
         
Total assets $38,336,473          $34,417,081         
   
 
           
 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
                        
Interest-bearing deposits and liabilities:                        
Deposits:                        
Domestic:                        
Interest-bearing demand $314,032  $69   0.09  $266,838  $119   0.18 
Savings  10,820,570   15,741   0.59   9,696,019   18,239   0.76 
Time  6,717,222   25,482   1.53   6,839,649   33,231   1.97 
Foreign  997,080   2,144   0.86   608,316   1,558   1.04 
   
 
   
 
       
 
   
 
     
Total interest-bearing deposits  18,848,904   43,436   0.93   17,410,822   53,147   1.24 
Short-term borrowings  2,130,573   5,413   1.02   1,373,035   3,696   1.09 
Long-term debt and capital securities  4,323,264   47,277   4.40   3,580,283   45,394   5.14 
   
 
   
 
       
 
   
 
     
Total interest-bearing deposits and liabilities  25,302,741   96,126   1.53   22,364,140   102,237   1.85 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Interest rate spread          3.64%          4.08%
Noninterest-bearing deposits  7,583,455           6,735,524         
Other liabilities  1,123,351           1,391,324         
   
 
           
 
         
Total liabilities  34,009,547           30,490,988         
Stockholder’s equity  4,326,926           3,926,093         
   
 
           
 
         
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity $38,336,473          $34,417,081         
   
 
           
 
         
Impact of noninterest-bearing sources          0.34%          0.41%
Net interest income and margin on total earning assets      321,284   3.98%      315,623   4.49%
Tax equivalent adjustment      258           384     
       
 
           
 
     
Net interest income     $321,026          $315,239     
       
 
           
 
     


(1) Annualized.
 
(2) AverageFor the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, average debt investment securities were computed based on historical amortized cost,costs, excluding the effects of SFAS No. 115 adjustments.
 
(3) Nonaccruing loans and leases, and loans held-for-saleheld for sale have been included in the computations of average loan and lease balances.
 
(4) Interest income for loans and leases included loan fees of $17.5$10.5 million and $13.7$13.8 million for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2004 and 2003, and 2002, respectively.

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      Nine Months Ended September 30,
      
      2003 2002
      
 
          Interest         Interest    
      Average Income/ Yield/ Average Income/ Yield/
      Balance Expense Rate (1) Balance Expense Rate (1)
      
 
 
 
 
 
      (dollars in thousands)
ASSETS                        
Earning assets:                        
 Interest-bearing deposits in other banks $177,077  $1,632   1.23% $142,777  $2,057   1.93%
 Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell  212,842   1,947   1.22   279,109   3,650   1.75 
 Trading assets  55,877   1,171   2.80   23,507   591   3.36 
 
Investment securities:(2)
                        
  Taxable investment securities  4,616,617   131,986   3.82   3,124,281   114,881   4.92 
  Non-taxable investment securities  15,380   753   6.55   11,809   736   8.33 
 
Loans and leases(3),(4)
  24,548,196   1,124,709   6.13   21,739,282   1,100,121   6.77 
   
   
       
   
     
  Total earning assets  29,625,989  $1,262,198   5.70%  25,320,765  $1,222,036   6.45%
   
   
       
   
     
Non-earning assets  5,815,415           5,093,710         
   
           
         
   Total assets $35,441,404          $30,414,475         
   
           
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY                        
 Interest-bearing deposits and liabilities:                        
  Deposits:                        
   Domestic:                        
    Interest-bearing                        
    Demand $274,221  $271   0.13% $357,969  $749   0.28%
    Savings  10,047,001   49,613   0.66   8,108,901   73,248   1.21 
    Time  6,737,313   86,625   1.72   7,280,520   137,799   2.53 
   Foreign  594,578   4,197   0.94   568,272   7,088   1.67 
   
   
       
   
     
  Total interest-bearing deposits  17,653,113   140,706   1.07   16,315,662   218,884   1.79 
  Short-term borrowings  1,841,025   16,464   1.20   2,040,197   26,486   1.74 
  Long-term debt and capital securities  3,777,603   136,014   4.81   2,396,453   109,044   6.08 
   
   
       
   
     
  Total interest-bearing deposits and liabilities  23,271,741   293,184   1.68   20,752,312   354,414   2.28 
   
   
       
   
     
  Interest rate spread          4.02%          4.17%
  Noninterest-bearing deposits  6,978,473           5,348,024         
  Other liabilities  1,167,547           1,014,511         
   
           
         
   Total liabilities  31,417,761           27,114,847         
  Stockholder’s equity  4,023,643           3,299,628         
   
           
         
   Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity $35,441,404          $30,414,475         
   
           
         
Impact of noninterest-bearing sources          0.35%          0.41%
   Net interest income and margin on total earning assets      969,014   4.37%      867,622   4.58%
  Tax equivalent adjustment      1,088           514     
       
           
     
   Net interest income     $967,926          $867,108     
       
           
     

(1)Annualized.
(2)Average investment securities were computed based on historical amortized cost, excluding the effects of SFAS No. 115 adjustments.
(3)Nonaccruing loans and leases, and loans held-for-sale have been included in the computations of average loan and lease balances.
(4)Interest income for loans and leases included loan fees of $46.8 million and $39.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

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NONINTEREST INCOMENoninterest Income

The following table reflects the key components of the change in noninterest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003,March 31, 2004, as compared to the same periodsperiod in 2002:

               
    2003 2002 % Change
    
 
 
        (in thousands)    
Three Months Ended September 30,
            
 Service charges on deposit accounts $39,512  $39,183   0.8%
 Trust and investment services income  9,461   9,883   (4.3)
 Other service charges and fees  38,535   34,032   13.2 
 Securities gains, net  555   282   96.8 
 Other  11,563   8,259   40.0 
   
   
     
  Total noninterest income $99,626  $91,639   8.7%
   
   
     
               
    2003 2002 % Change
    
 
 
        (in thousands)    
Nine Months Ended September 30,
            
 Service charges on deposit accounts $115,102  $101,718   13.2%
 Trust and investment services income  28,826   28,275   1.9 
 Other service charges and fees  113,380   89,442   26.8 
 Securities gains, net  3,913   966   305.1 
 Other  33,813   22,291   51.7 
   
   
     
  Total noninterest income $295,034  $242,692   21.6%
   
   
     
2003:
                 
  Three Months Ended March 31,
 Change
  2004
 2003
 $
 %
  (Dollars in thousands)
Service charges on deposit accounts $40,829  $37,029  $3,800   10.3%
Trust and investment services income  10,302   9,507   795   8.4 
Other service charges and fees  38,026   31,655   6,371   20.1 
Securities gains, net  367   1,892   (1,525)  (80.6)
Other  11,914   14,751   (2,837)  (19.2)
   
 
   
 
   
 
     
Total noninterest income
 $101,438  $94,834  $6,604   7.0%
   
 
   
 
   
 
     

First quarter 2004 as compared to first quarter 2003

As detailed in the table above, shows in detail,total noninterest income increased by 8.7% and 21.6% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2002. These increases were driven by a numberwas $101.4 million, an increase of different causes.$6.6 million or 7.0%.

     Service charges on deposit accounts for the quarter did notwere $40.8 million, an increase materially, but increased $13.4 million or 13.2% in the nine months ended September 30, 2003. This was due in large partof $3.8 million. The increase is primarily attributed to an increase in average deposit balances of approximately 5.5%9.5%, higher fee income from overdraft and 13.7% for the threenonsufficient fund transactions and nine months, respectively, compared to the same periodshigher servicing fee income as a result of repricing efforts in the prior year. Part of the year-to-date increase is attributable to the acquisition of UCB in March 2002.account analysis.

Other service charges and fees increased 13.2% in the quarter and 26.8% in the nine months year-to-date.were $38.0 million, an increase of $6.4 million. The increase in other service charges and fees compared to the same period last year is primarily due to increased revenue resulting from a concentrated effort in growing the sales of investment products, higher rental income from automobile operating leases as we began accounting for our auto leases as operating leases beginning in February 2004 (see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), higher non-yield-related fees on commercial loans, higher lease servicing income from the acquisition of Trinity Capital in November 2002, higher commission from issuing letters of credit, higher brokerloan servicing fees and increased debit card usage.higher merchant services fees resulting from an increase in the number of retail merchant accounts and higher retail sales volume.

     Net securities gains totaled $0.4 million, compared to a net gain of $1.9 million. The higher gains in 2003 were due to portfolio restructuring activities.

     Other noninterest income increased 40.0% intotaled $11.9 million, a decrease of $2.8 million, primarily attributed to lower gains on the third quartersale of residential loans due to lower loan volume, lower gains on the sale of foreclosed property and 51.7% in the nine-month period compared to the corresponding periods in 2002. These increases are primarily gainslower income from the sale of loans and leases.

Approximately $0.6 million and $3.9 million in net gains on the sale of investment securities were recognized in the threeEssex subsidiary as Essex began to keep specific types of loans in its portfolio rather than selling them. These decreases were partially offset by increased revenue from derivative sale activities and nine months ended September 30, 2003, respectively.miscellaneous assets.

NONINTEREST EXPENSENoninterest Expense

The following table reflects the key components of the change in noninterest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003March 31, 2004 as compared to the same periodsperiod in 2002:2003:

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    2003 2002 % Change
    
 
 
    (in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30,
            
 Salaries and wages $86,269  $89,486   (3.6)%
 Employee benefits  34,091   28,340   20.3 
 Occupancy expense  22,239   24,008   (7.4)
 Outside services  18,002   17,472   3.0 
 Intangible amortization  5,763   5,763    
 Equipment expense  11,563   14,043   (17.7)
 Stationery and supplies  5,962   6,990   (14.7)
 Advertising and promotion  5,794   12,301   (52.9)
 Restructuring and integration costs     6,213    
 Other  33,280   19,748   68.5 
   
   
     
  Total noninterest expense $222,963  $224,364   0.6%
   
   
     
               
    2003 2002 % Change
    
 
 
    (in thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
            
 Salaries and wages $252,908  $236,043   7.1%
 Employee benefits  111,127   87,497   27.0 
 Occupancy expense  67,153   63,117   6.4 
 Outside services  53,843   48,532   10.9 
 Intangible amortization  17,290   14,283   21.1 
 Equipment expense  35,156   36,252   (3.0)
 Stationery and supplies  19,396   20,017   (3.1)
 Advertising and promotion  19,451   24,978   (22.1)
 Restructuring and integration costs     14,966    
 Other  97,088   66,597   45.8 
   
   
     
  Total noninterest expense $673,412  $612,282   10.0%
   
   
     
(Continued)
                 
  Three Months Ended March 31,
 Change
  2004
 2003
 $
 %
  (Dollars in thousands)
Personnel:                
Salaries and wages $83,455  $84,662  $(1,207)  (1.4)%
Employee benefits  36,237   37,646   (1,409)  (3.7)
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Total personnel expense  119,692   122,308   (2,616)  (2.1)
Occupancy  21,615   22,320   (705)  (3.2)
Outside services  18,261   17,567   694   4.0 
Intangible amortization  5,763   5,763       
Equipment  12,133   11,156   977   8.8 
Stationery and supplies  6,164   7,018   (854)  (12.2)
Advertising and promotion  6,336   5,203   1,133   21.8 
Other  28,918   29,325   (407)  (1.4)
   
 
   
 
   
 
     
Total noninterest expense
 $218,882  $220,660  $(1,778)  (0.8)%
   
 
   
 
   
 
     

First quarter 2004 as compared to first quarter 2003

As the table above shows in detail, the change in total noninterest expense from the previous year was not material in the third quarter.$218.9 million, a decrease of $1.8 million.

     Salaries and wages expenses were $83.5 million, a decrease of $1.2 million. The increase in employee benefits of $5.8 million, or 20.3% in the three months ended September 30, 2003 compared to the same period in the previous yeardecrease is primarily attributable to higher workers’ compensation insurance, higher group healthcare insurancea lower full-time equivalent employee count and increaseda reduction in temporary services.

     Employee benefits expense was $36.2 million, a decrease of $1.4 million, primarily due to lower pension and retirement plan expense. Occupancy expenses decreased $1.8 million or 7.4% in the three months ended September 30, 2003 compared to the same period in the prior year due to the consolidationexpense as a result of branches after the UCB acquisition. Advertisingreduced costs and promotion expenses decreasedlower recognized actuarial loss. The decrease was partially offset by $6.5 million in the period due to higher expenses in the third quarter of 2002 to promote brand recognition after the acquisition of UCB. The decreases in the other categories of noninterest expense in the third quarter from the previous year, such as salaries and wages, equipment expense, stationery and supplies are primarily from efficiencies of operations from our restructuring efforts in 2002. The increase of $13.5 million in the other expense category is primarily attributable to higher depreciation expense on software, higher general liability and property insurance, increased charitable contributions and increases in certain administrative costs.other benefits, primarily healthcare.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2003, noninterest expense increased $61.1 million, or 10.0% compared to the same period in 2002. The increase in salaries and wages of $16.9 million, or 7.1% in the nine month period ended September 30, 2003 compared to the prior year is attributable to the acquisition of UCB. The increase of $23.6 million in employee benefits is primarily attributable to higher worker’s compensation insurance, higher group healthcare insurance and increased retirement plan expenses. Intangible amortization increased 21.1% in the nine months ended September 30, 2003 from the prior year due to the acquisition of UCB and the additional intangibles acquired.     Advertising and promotion expenses were much higher in the nine-month period in the previous year, decreasing $5.5$6.3 million, or 22.1% in the current year. This decrease wasan increase of $1.1 million, primarily the result of higher advertising expenses related to media outdoor and promotion expenses in 2002CD campaigns to promote brand recognitionrecognition.

OPERATING SEGMENTS

     Our operations are managed principally through our two major bank subsidiaries, Bank of the West and maintain customer base afterFirst Hawaiian Bank. Bank of the acquisition of UCB. IncreasesWest operates primarily in other expenses include certain feesCalifornia, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, New Mexico and software depreciation that we incurred this year that were not incurred in 2002Nevada. It also conducts business nationally through its Consumer Finance Division as well as a leveraged lease restructuring charge from the second quarter.

As a result of the consolidationits Essex Credit Corporation and Trinity Capital subsidiaries. First Hawaiian Bank’s primary base of operations subsequentis in Hawaii, Guam and Saipan. It also has significant operations extending to the acquisition of UCB, we expect to achieve cost savings of approximately $75 million per year beginning in 2003. These anticipated cost savings primarily involve compensationCalifornia through its automobile dealer flooring and occupancy-related expenses.financing activities.

OPERATING SEGMENT RESULTS

Bank of the West

Regional Banking
First quarter 2004 as compared to first quarter 2003

     The Regional Bankingsegment’s Group’s net income remained nearly flat in the three months ended September 30, 2003increased $4.4 million, from the same period in the prior year at$30.8 million to $35.2 million. Net interest income decreased $7.7increased $1.5 million or 5.7%1.2%. This increase was driven by a 9.4% increase in the third quarter comparedaverage loans, offset by a decline in demand deposit transfer pricing margins. Noninterest income increased $4.3 million, or 11.1%, driven by a repricing in our fee structure, an increase in investment sales volume and increased penalty fees collected on commercial real estate loans in this period. Noninterest expense increased $1.9 million, or 1.8%. Noninterest expense increased due to the same periodhigher costs associated with employee benefits. The provision for loan and lease losses decreased $3.1 million due to higher recoveries of previously charged off loans. The growth in thedeposit balances was driven by core deposits, offset by a decline in certificates of deposits.

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prior
Commercial Banking
First quarter 2004 as compared to first quarter 2003

     The Commercial Banking segment’s net income increased $0.4 million or 1.1% from $37.2 million to $37.6 million. Net interest income decreased $3.2 million or 4.0%. The decrease in net interest income is a result of a 100 basis point drop in the transfer pricing margin for money market savings and demand deposits, despite an increase in average balances. The change in transfer pricing methodology on money market accounts contributed to the margin decrease. The margins on loans and leases remained constant as compared to last year. Noninterest income increased $2.0$2.7 million or 4.9%23.9%. The increase is related to non-yield related loan fees and noninteresttrading derivatives as well as unexpected early lease contract termination fees. Noninterest expense decreased $1.5$ 0.9 million or 1.4% this quarter from the quarter ended September 30, 2002.3.0%.

     Average loan and lease balances increased by 5.8% to $7.3 billion, and average deposit balances increased by 15.8% to $3.4 billion.

Consumer Finance
First quarter 2004 as compared to first quarter 2003

     The provision for credit losses decreased $2.5Consumer Finance segment’s net income was $14.4 million or 36.8%.

compared to $14.6 million. Net interest income decreasedwas $53.0 million, compared to $49.7 million, an increase of 6.6%. Noninterest income has remained flat. Noninterest expense increased from $15.3 million to $17.0 million.

     The Consumer Finance Segment remains very competitively priced in the third quarter compared to the prior year due to interest rate compression. While average deposits have increased slightly, interest margins have shrunk. Demand deposit accounts margins have also declined. Noninterestindirect lending market. Though noninterest income increased due to debit card interchange revenue associated with increased volume usage and an additional MasterCard® product. Noninterest expenseremained flat, income decreased in the three month period compared to the prior year due to lower salary and wage expenses this quarter. This decreasegains on sales of loans through our Essex subsidiary, offset by an increase in expenses was coupled with savings from the consolidationother operating income as a result of branch facilities subsequentoriginating operating leases rather than finance leases (see Note 5 to the acquisitionConsolidated Financial Statements). In 2004, Essex began to keep in its portfolio specific types of UCB and partially offset by higher employee benefit costs.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2003 net income increased $1.1 million or 1.2% compare to the same period last year. Net interest income increased $14.3 million or 4.0%loans, rather than selling substantially all loans as it had done in the year to date period.past. Noninterest income was favorably impacted as a result of recording lease payments as noninterest income on all auto leases recorded as operating leases according to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 13 starting in February 2004. Noninterest expense increased $17.5 million or 16.6% andby 11.1%. However, expenses as a percentage of average assets remained constant. The noninterest expense increased $32.1 million or 11.0%increase was primarily due to an increase in the nine months ended September 30, 2003cost of employee salaries and benefits.

     Average assets were $8.1 billion compared to the prior year.$7.1 billion, an increase of 14.3%. This increase is primarily due to increased indirect loan production. The provision for credit losses increased $2.1 million due to a $1.0 billion increase in average loans.

First Hawaiian Bank

Retail Banking
First quarter 2004 as compared to first quarter 2003

     The Retail Banking Group’s net income decreased to $16.7 million, down $1.6 million, or 8.7%. Net interest income decreased $0.9 million or 8.0% in the nine months ended September 30, 2003 compared to the same period in the prior year.

Net interest income increased in the nine month period ended September 30, 2003 due to the acquisition of UCB branches partially offset by the interest rate compression. Noninterest income has increased due to growth in deposit balances and the debit card interchange revenue from new VISA® and MasterCard® accounts. Noninterest expense increased in the first three quarters of 2003 compared to the prior year due to the acquisition of UCB and increases in employee benefit expenses for group insurance.

Average deposit balances in the nine months ended September 30, 2003 grew approximately 12.3% over last year.

Commercial Banking segment’s net income increased $6.2 million or 20.1% in the three months ended September 30, 2003 from $30.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2002 to $37.0 million this year. Net interest income increased $5.0 million or 6.8% in the third quarter compared to the same period in the prior year. Noninterest income increased $4.4 million or 51.2% and noninterest expense increased $0.4 million or 1.4% this quarter from the quarter ended September 30, 2002.

Net interest income increased in the three months ended September 30, 2003 despite a declining interest rate environment that eroded margins on deposits. Margins on loans and leases increased 26 basis point, while average balances grew by 4.5%. Margins on deposits dropped 116 basis points due to lower transfer pricing rates, while average balances grew 20.2%. The increase in loan and lease margins reflects a change in portfolio mix between loans and leases, with higher yielding leases acquired through the acquisition of Trinity Capital and UCB acquisition replacing lower yielding loans. The $4.4 million increase in noninterest income was due to higher nonyield loan fees, derivative sales fees, and foreign exchange fees. The provision for credit losses has increased $0.3 million because of the increase in the volume of loans we administer.

Commercial Banking segment’s net income increased $34.9 million or 44.9% in the nine months ended September 30, 2003 from $77.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2002 to $112.6 million this year. Net interest income increased $52.0 million or 28.5%. Noninterest income increased $18.2 million or 90.1%. Noninterest expense increased $21.7 million or 32.7%. Provision for credit losses decreased $6.9 million.

Commercial Banking achieved growth in loans, deposits, and net income due to strong performance in SBA, Church Lending, Healthcare, and Cash Management, and the acquisitions of UCB in April 2002 and Trinity Capital in November 2002. Interest margins on loans and leases increased 24 basis points, as higher yielding leases replaced lower yielding loans in the portfolio. Deposit margins decreased 89 basis points1.6%, primarily due to a decliningdecrease in the net interest margin, which was negatively impacted by the effects of a lower interest rate environment. Noninterest income growth was drivenincreased $0.4 million, or 2.3%, primarily from increased fees on deposit accounts, partially offset by a gain on the UCB and Trinity acquisitions, nonyield relatedsale of foreclosed property in 2003. Noninterest expense increased $1.3 million, or 3.0%, primarily due to increased allocated corporate expenses. The provision for loan fees and lease servicing, as well as aggressive effortslosses decreased $0.3 million or 21.4%. The decrease in nonperforming assets and lower charge offs have reduced the provision for loan and lease losses.

     Average assets increased 9.7%, primarily due to sell cash management, derivatives,increases in residential and foreign exchange services. Whilecommercial loans. Average assets also increased due to the Trinity Capital acquisition increased full-time equivalents (FTE) by 86, FTE in legacy Bankpurchase of the West and UCB businesses has declinedFirst Hawaiian Center building. Average deposits increased 7.0% primarily due to an increase in core deposits, partially offset by 73 from September 2002 to September 2003. Commercial Banking continues to pursue a strategydecrease in time certificates of leveraging efficiencies gained through the expanded resources resulting from the UCB and Trinity Capital acquisitions, while focusing on niche markets where there is a competitive advantage, such as equipment leasing, SBA loans and Church Lending.deposit.

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Acquisitions of UCB in April 2002 and Trinity Capital in November 2002 resulted in increases of 22.7% in average loans and 61.0% in average deposits in the nine months ended September 30, 2003. The Commercial Banking Segment continues to pursue a strategy of leveraging efficiencies gained through the expanded resources resulting from the UCB acquisition, while focusing on niche markets where there is competitive advantage, such as equipment leasing, SBA loans and religious lending.
Consumer Finance
First quarter 2004 as compared to first quarter 2003

Consumer Finance segment’sFinance’s net income for the three months ended September 30, 2003decreased to $9.3 million, down $0.3 million, or 3.1%. Net interest income was $16.5$20.7 million compared to $14.1$18.5 million, a year ago.an increase of 11.9%. This was the result of increased interest income on higher loan balances. Noninterest income decreased $2.2 million or 21.8%. The decrease was caused by lower gains on the sale of mortgages. Noninterest expense remained flat. The provision for loan and lease losses decreased $0.2 million or 10.5%. The decrease reflects lower charge offs and improved credit quality.

     Average assets increased 3.0%, primarily due to increases in consumer and dealer flooring loans.

Commercial Banking
First quarter 2004 as compared to first quarter 2003

     Commercial Banking’s net income increased to $6.0 million, up $0.5 million, or 9.1%. Net interest income increased $0.3 million or 3.6%, primarily due to higher fees from loans that were paid off in the third quarter 2003 was $53.0 million, compared with $47.7 million for the same period 2002, an increase of 11.1%.2004. Noninterest income increased $0.1$0.3 million for the quarter compared to the prior year. Noninterest expense increased from $13.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2002 to $15.0 million this year, an increase of 11.1%. Our provision for credit allowances also increased 5.4% in the third quarter of this year compared to the third quarter of 2002.

The Consumer Finance Segment remains very competitively priced in the indirect lending market. Noninterest income in the three months ended September 30, 2003 was $2.9 million, compared with $2.8 million for the same period 2002. This increase wasor 18.8%, primarily due to an increase in loan servicing related fees. Noninterest expense remained relatively flat. The provision for the third quarter 2003loan and lease losses increased by 11.1% over the same period in 2002. This increase was$0.2 million, primarily due to an increasea recovery on a loan previously charged off in the cost of employee salaries and benefits. Other expense categories experienced2003.

     Average assets decreased 5.8%, primarily due to a decrease due to efficiency gains.in loans.

Net
Financial Management
First quarter 2004 as compared to first quarter 2003

     The Financial Management Group’s net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2003of $0.7 million was $44.3 million compared to $36.5 million in the same period a year ago. Net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 was $153.4 million, compared to $132.9 million for the same period in 2002, an increase of 15.4%.unchanged from 2003. Noninterest income increased 11.0% and noninterest expense increased 9.8% in the first three-quarters of 2003 compared to the corresponding period of 2002. The provision for credit losses increased $5.5by $0.3 million, from $37.7 million in the first three quarters of 2002 to $43.2 million in 2003.

Noninterest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 was $9.1 million, compared with $8.2 million for the same period in 2002. This increase was primarily due to gains on sales of loans through our Essex subsidiary, increases in installment non-yield related loan fees, and other retail service charges. Noninterest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 increased by $4.1 million from the same period 2002. This increase was primarily due to greater staff and occupancy requirements associated with growth and the UCB acquisition. Additionally, increases in the cost of employee benefits and an increase in the use of outside services related to higher production volumes contributed to the higher expenses in 2003.

Average assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 were $7.4 billion, compared to $6.5 billion, an increase of $0.9 billion, or 13.5% in the nine months ended September 30, 2002. This increase is due to both the UCB acquisition that took place in 2002 and increased indirect loan production.

First Hawaiian Bank

Retail Banking segment’s net income for the third quarter ended September 30, 2003 increased $3.6 million, or 17.1% compared to the same period in 2002. Net interest income for the third quarter increased by $4.1 million, or 6.4% compared to the prior year. The increase was primarily due to higher commercial loan and mortgage loaninvestment management fees. Investment fees were positively impacted by the upturn in the equity markets. Noninterest income for the three months ended September 30, 2003expense increased by $2.2$0.2 million, or 14.0% compared to prior year. The increase was primarily due to higher account analysis fees. Noninterest expenseincreases in salaries and employee benefits.

INVESTMENT SECURITIES

     The Company focuses on the following four objectives for its investment portfolio:

Support its needs for liquidity to fund loans or to meet unexpected deposit runoffs. Liquidity can be met by having investments with relatively short maturities and/or a high degree of marketability.
Act as a vehicle to make meaningful shifts in the Company’s overall interest rate risk profile.
Provide collateral to secure the Company’s public funds-taking activities.
Provide maximum level of after-tax earnings consistent with the safety factors of quality, maturity, marketability and risk diversification.

     The recent and relatively large increases in the third quarter increased by $2.3 million, or 5.3% compared to prior year. The increase was primarily due to higher retirement plan expense. Provision for credit losses for the third quarter decreased by $0.8 million, or 38.1% compared to prior year.

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 increased $4.2 million, or 6.4% comparedportfolio are directly related to the same periods in 2002. Nethigh deposit growth that has been experienced over the past two years. Because of the resultant high degree of liquidity that must be invested, the current investment strategy is focused primarily on managing overall interest income for nine months ended September 30, 2003 increased $2.9 million, or 1.5% compared to prior year. The increase was primarily due to higher commercial loanrate risk and mortgage loan fees. Noninterest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 increased by $4.9 million, or 10.5% compared to prior year. The increase was primarily due to higher account analysis fees. Noninterest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 increased $4.2 million or 3.2% compared to prior year. The increase was primarily due to higher retirement plan expense. Provision for credit losses for the year-to-date period ended September 30, 2003 decreased by $1.4 million, or 22.6% compared to prior year.maximizing earnings.

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Consumer segment’s net incomeHeld-to-Maturity

     There were no held-to-maturity investment securities at March 31, 2004, December 31, 2003 or March 31, 2003.

Available-for-Sale

     Amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale investment securities at March 31, 2004, December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2003 were as follows:

                 
  March 31, 2004
  Amortized Unrealized Unrealized  
  Cost
 Gains
 Losses(1)
 Fair Value
  (in thousands)
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government agencies and corporations $1,557,294  $17,826  $(580) $1,574,540 
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:                
Government  2,447,891   34,362   (12,342)  2,469,911 
Other  666,555   10,049   (354)  676,250 
Collateralized mortgage obligations  1,088,833   5,899   (2,082)  1,092,650 
State and political subdivisions  7,794   523   (12)  8,305 
Other(2)
  208,260   598   (121)  208,737 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Total available-for-sale investment securities $5,976,627  $69,257  $(15,491) $6,030,393 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 


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  December 31, 2003
 March 31, 2003
  Amortized Unrealized Unrealized     Amortized Unrealized Unrealized  
  Cost
 Gains
 Losses(1)
 Fair Value
 Cost
 Gains
 Losses(1)
 Fair Value
  (in thousands)
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government agencies and corporations $1,588,359  $14,110  $(2,256) $1,600,213  $1,411,466  $22,115  $(107) $1,433,474 
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:                                
Government  2,356,615   23,397   (23,879)  2,356,133   1,840,240   37,515   (1,283)  1,876,472 
Other  691,466   7,990   (1,425)  698,031   558,218   13,556   (298)  571,476 
Collateralized mortgage obligations  1,066,679   2,611   (8,119)  1,061,171   474,003   5,075   (246)  478,832 
State and political subdivisions  15,925   355   (61)  16,219   15,346   274   (145)  15,475 
Other(2)
  196,450   173   (628)  195,995   152,439   422   (106)  152,755 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Total available-for-sale investment securities $5,915,494  $48,636  $(36,368) $5,927,762  $4,451,712  $78,957  $(2,185) $4,528,484 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 


(1)At March 31, 2004, December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2003, the Company held no securities that had been in a continuous unrealized loss position for 12 months or more.
(2)Includes investment in restricted stock of the Federal Home Loan Bank of $155.9 million, $153.3 million and $111.3 million as of March 31, 2004, December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2003, respectively.

     Proceeds from the third quarter ended September 30, 2003 increased $0.7 million, or 8.6% compared to prior year. Net interest income for the third quarter increased by $4.5 million, or 25.0% compared to prior year. The increase was primarily due to higher loan volume and higher interchange and mortgage loan fees. Noninterest income for the third quarter of 2003 decreased $2.4 million, or 30.8%, compared to prior year. The decrease was primarily due to large gains on sales of mortgage loans in August 2002. Noninterest expense for the third quarter increased $1.3available-for-sale investment securities portfolio were $56.4 million or 12.5% compared to prior year. The increase was primarily due to higher incentive compensation, temporary help and higher retirement plan expense. Provision for credit losses in the third quarter of 2003 compared to the same period in the prior year decreased $0.1$101.1 million or 4%.

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 increased $6.9 million, or 32.2% compared to prior year. Net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 increased by $10.7 million, or 20.2% compared to prior year. Noninterest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 was up $3.5 million, or 18.1%, compared to prior year. The increase was primarily due to higher merchant service income and higher gains on sales of loans. Noninterest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 increased $3.6 million, or 11.7% compared to prior year. The increases were primarily due to higher incentive compensation, temporary help and higher retirement plan expense. There was no change in the provision for credit losses in the first nine months of 2003, compared to prior year.

Commercial Bankingsegment’s net income for the third quarter ended September 30, 2003 increased $2.2 million, or 48.9%, compared to the same periods in 2002. Net interest income for the third quarter increased $0.9 million, or 12.9% compared to the same periods in the prior year. Noninterest income for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2004 and 2003, increased $1.4 million, or 82.4% over the same periods in the prior year. The large increase was primarily due to the gain on sale of low-income housing projects and equipment in July 2003. Noninterest expense for the third quarter was up $0.1 million, or 5.3% compared to the same periods in the prior year. Provision for credit losses for the third quarter decreased by $0.2 million, or 66.7% compared to prior year.respectively.

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 increased $3.5 million, or 26.5%, compared to prior year. Net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 increased $2.8 million, or 13.7%, compared to the same periods in the prior year. Noninterest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 increased $1.4 million, or 28.6% over the same periods in the prior year. The large increase was primarily due to the gain on sale of low-income housing projects and equipment in July 2003. Noninterest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 was up $0.9 million, or 16.4% compared to the same periods in the prior year. Provision for credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 decreased by $0.5 million, or 83.3% compared to prior year.

Financial Managementsegment’s net income was $1.1 million for the third quarter of 2003, compared to $0.9 million for the same period in 2002, an increase of 22.2%. Net interest income for the third quarter of 2003 decreased $0.1 million, compared to the same period in the prior year. Noninterest income was up $0.7 million or 9.7%, for the three months ended September 30, 2003, compared to the same period in the prior year. Noninterest expense for the third quarter was up $0.2 million, or 3.4% compared to prior year. The increases were primarily due to higher salaries and retirement plan expense.

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 was $2.2 million, a decrease of 24.1%, from $2.9 million for the same period in 2002. There was no change in net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2003, compared to prior year. Noninterest income was up $0.4 million, or 1.8%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2003, compared to the same period in the prior year. Noninterest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 was up $1.5 million, or 8.5% compared to prior year. The increases were primarily due to higher salaries and retirement plan expense.

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INVESTMENT SECURITIES

Available-for-Sale

The fair value of available-for-sale securities at September 30, 2003 increased by approximately $1.7 billion, or 45.9%, compared to the value at September 30, 2002 and increased by approximately $1.5 billion, or 37.3%, compared to December 31, 2002. While we still continue to originate and purchase loans, we have increased our purchases of investment securities as the slow economy has not been conducive to significant loan originations.

The following table provides the cost and fair value for the major components of securities available for sale carried at fair value.

                            
     September 30, 2003 December 31, 2002 September 30, 2002
     
 
 
         Estimated     Estimated     Estimated
         fair     fair     fair
     Cost value Cost value Cost value
     
 
 
 
 
 
     (in thousands)
Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies: $1,463,688  $1,479,594  $1,312,430  $1,338,310  $1,096,605  $1,119,443 
Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions  15,601   15,824   14,920   15,025   15,008   15,117 
Mortgage-backed securities:                        
 Federal and federally sponsored agencies  2,175,235   2,179,420   1,366,656   1,403,374   1,366,803   1,402,292 
 Private collateralized mortgage obligations  880,570   875,807   447,176   453,331   530,223   539,719 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
  Total mortgage-backed securities  3,055,805   3,055,227   1,813,832   1,856,705   1,897,026   1,942,011 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 Total debt securities  4,535,094   4,550,645   3,141,182   3,210,040   3,008,639   3,076,571 
Equity securities  852,533   861,724   719,115   730,729   622,756   631,902 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   Total $5,387,627  $5,412,369  $3,860,297  $3,940,769  $3,631,395  $3,708,473 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

The following table presents the amortized cost, unrealized gains and losses and fair values of available-for-sale investment securities as of the dates indicated:

             
  September 30, December 31, September 30,
  2003 2002 2002
  
 
 
  (in thousands)
Amortized cost $5,387,627  $3,860,297  $3,631,395 
Unrealized gains  55,922   82,838   79,265 
Unrealized losses  (31,180)  (2,366)  (2,187)
   
   
   
 
Fair value $5,412,369  $3,940,769  $3,708,473 
   
   
   
 

Gains and losses realized on the sales of available-for-sale investment securities are determined using the specific identification method. Gross realized gains and losses on available-for-sale investment securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002periods indicated were as follows:

                 
  Three months Ended Nine months Ended
  September 30, September 30,
  
 
  2003 2002 2003 2002
  
 
 
 
  (in thousands)
Realized gains $555  $402  $3,913  $1,124 
Realized losses     (120)     (158)
   
   
   
   
 
Securities gains, net $555  $282  $3,913  $966 
   
   
   
   
 
         
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2004
 2003
  (Dollars in thousands)
Realized gains $368  $1,892 
Realized losses  (1)   
   
 
   
 
 
Securities gains (losses), net $367  $1,892 
   
 
   
 
 

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LOANS AND LEASES

The following table sets forth the loan and lease portfolio by major categories and loan and lease mix at September 30, 2003,March 31, 2004, December 31, 20022003 and September 30, 2002:

                           
    September 30, 2003 December 31, 2002 September 30, 2002
    
 
 
    Amount % Amount % Amount %
    
 
 
 
 
 
    (dollars in thousands)
Commercial, financial and agricultural $4,446,197   17.6% $4,802,581   19.9% $4,764,805   19.8%
Real estate:                        
 Commercial  5,023,284   19.9   4,806,220   19.9   4,785,058   19.9 
 Construction  919,115   3.6   971,861   4.0   1,042,011   4.3 
 Residential:                        
  Insured, guaranteed or conventional  4,326,332   17.1   4,022,810   16.7   4,241,750   17.6 
  Home equity credit lines  705,736   2.8   726,535   3.0   718,143   3.0 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
  Total real estate loans  10,974,467   43.4   10,527,426   43.6   10,786,962   44.8 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Consumer  7,124,576   28.2   6,021,510   25.0   5,858,098   24.3 
Lease financing  2,365,395   9.4   2,398,681   9.9   2,272,232   9.5 
Foreign  353,902   1.4   395,889   1.6   389,592   1.6 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
  Total loans and leases  25,264,537   100.0%  24,146,087   100.0%  24,071,689   100.0%
       
       
       
 
Less allowance for credit losses  390,194       384,081       385,190     
   
       
       
     
  Total net loans and leases $24,874,343      $23,762,006      $23,686,499     
   
       
       
     
Total loans and leases to:                        
  Total assets      67.5%      69.5%      70.3%
  Total earning assets      80.1%      84.3%      84.4%
  Total deposits      97.5%      98.3%      98.8%
March 31, 2003:
                         
  March 31, 2004
 December 31, 2003
 March 31, 2003
  Amount
 %
 Amount
 %
 Amount
 %
  (Dollars in millions)
Commercial, financial and agricultural $4,441   16.9% $4,492   17.5% $4,637   19.3%
Real estate:                        
Commercial  5,163   19.7   5,146   20.0   4,871   20.3 
Construction  958   3.7   953   3.7   944   3.9 
Residential  5,338   20.4   5,020   19.5   4,568   19.0 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Total real estate loans  11,459   43.8   11,119   43.2   10,383   43.2 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Consumer  7,659   29.2   7,345   28.6   6,305   26.2 
Lease financing  2,321   8.8   2,417   9.4   2,344   9.7 
Foreign:                        
Commercial and industrial  61   0.2   63   0.2   80   0.3 
Other  288   1.1   286   1.1   307   1.3 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Total foreign loans  349   1.3   349   1.3   387   1.6 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Total loans and leases
 $26,229   100.0% $25,722   100.0% $24,056   100.0%
Less allowance for loan and lease losses  396       392       396     
   
 
       
 
       
 
     
Total net loans and leases $25,833      $25,330      $23,660     
   
 
       
 
       
 
     
Total loans and leases to:                        
Total assets  67.4%      67.1%      68.9%    
Total interest earning assets  79.2%      79.5%      82.9%    
Total deposits  98.1%      97.4%      98.8%    

     We continue to diversify our loan and lease portfolio, both geographically and by industry. Our overall growth in loan and lease volume came primarily from our Mainland United States operations. The loan and lease portfolio is the largest component of earning assets and accounts for the greatest portion of total interest income. There was a $1.2$2.2 billion, or 5.0%9.0%, increase in total loans and leases from September 30, 2002March 31, 2003 and a $1.1 billion,$507.4 million, or 4.6%2.0% increase compared to December 31, 2002.2003.

When comparing the current period to DecemberMarch 31, 20022003 there was an increase of $1.1$1.4 billion, or 18.3%21.5%, in consumer loans due to continued strength in the consumer market. Consumer loans consist primarily of open-and closed-end direct and indirect credit facilities for personal, automobile, recreational vehicle, marine, credit card and unsecured financing.household purchases. This increase was partially offset by a decrease of $356.4$196 million, or 7.4%4.2%, in commercial lending resulting from run off. Total real estate loans increased $1.1 billion or 10.4% from March 31, 2003 primarily due to the origination offrom growth in residential and commercial real estate lending.

     Total loans and the purchase of approximately $935 millionleases increased slightly from December 31, 2003. This increase was mainly driven by increases in residential loans which was substantially offset by run off due to refinancing of residential real estate and consumer lending. Total real estate loans with other institutions.

When comparing the current period to September 30, 2002increased $0.3 million, or 3.1%, and consumer loans increased $0.3 million, or 4.3%, in the period ending March 31, 2004 compared to December 31, 2003. These increases were partially offset by $1.3 billion, or 21.6%,declines in commercial, financial and agricultural lending and lease financing.

     Our mix of loans and leases has remained similar to our portfolio in the period ending March 31, 2003 with a few exceptions. We have decreased exposures in certain commercial, financial and agricultural loans in response to concentration levels from 19.3% on March 31, 2003 to 16.9% on March 31, 2004. Our portfolio of consumer loans has increased while lease financing has decreased slightly. This shift is due to the continued strengthchanges in the consumer market. This increase was partially offset by a decrease of $318.6 million, or 6.7%, in commercialmarket and attractive interest rates on consumer lending. Low interest rates on consumer products have turned consumers away from leasing to purchasing.

Loan concentrations are considered to exist when there are amounts loaned to multiple borrowers engaged in similar activities, which would cause them to be similarly impacted by economic or other conditions. At September 30, 2003,March 31, 2004, we did not have a

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concentration of loans greater than 10% of total loans which is not otherwise disclosed as a category of loans as shown in the table above.

Off-balance-sheet commitments were as follows at September 30,March 31, for the years indicated:

          
   Notional/Contract Amount
   
   2003 2002
   
 
   (in thousands)
Contractual amounts which represent credit risk:        
 Commitments to extend credit $7,741,817  $7,893,668 
 Standby letters of credit  792,910   821,844 
 Commercial letters of credit  69,751   77,047 

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  Notional/Contract Amount
  2004
 2003
  (Dollars in thousands)
Contractual Amounts Which Represent Credit Risk:        
Commitments to extend credit $8,435,507  $7,313,461 
Standby letters of credit  668,888   806,596 
Commercial letters of credit  65,659   78,294 

NONPERFORMING ASSETS AND RESTRUCTURED LOANS

Nonperforming assets and restructured loans at September 30, 2003,March 31, 2004, December 31, 20022003 and September 30, 2002 wereMarch 31, 2003 are as follows:

                 
      September 30, December 31, September 30,
      2003 2002 2002
      
 
 
      (dollars in thousands)
Nonperforming Assets:            
 Nonaccrual:            
  Commercial, financial and agricultural $89,698  $145,920  $177,988 
  Real estate:            
   Commercial  40,694   48,071   46,720 
   Residential:            
    Insured, guaranteed, or conventional  8,132   5,460   8,223 
   
   
   
 
    Total real estate loans  48,826   53,531   54,943 
   
   
   
 
  Consumer  2,083   4,769   3,175 
  Lease financing  12,047   11,532   8,937 
  Foreign  7,210   10,088   9,069 
   
   
   
 
    Total nonaccrual loans and leases  159,864   225,840   254,112 
   
   
   
 
 Other real estate owned and repossessed personal property  19,237   19,613   15,523 
   
   
   
 
    Total nonperforming assets $179,101  $245,453  $269,635 
     
   
   
 
Past due loans and leases(1):
            
 Commercial, financial and agricultural $15,792  $9,005  $9,591 
 Real estate:            
   Commercial  6,226   2,952   8,142 
   Residential:            
    Insured, guaranteed, or conventional  1,499   5,082   3,263 
    Home equity credit lines  334   661   685 
   
   
   
 
    Total real estate loans  8,059   8,695   12,090 
   
   
   
 
 Consumer  2,536   1,984   2,214 
 Lease financing  72   232   113 
 Foreign  213   1,181   3,176 
   
   
   
 
    Total past due loans and leases $26,672  $21,097  $27,184 
     
   
   
 
Accruing Restructured Loans:            
 Commercial, financial and agricultural $33  $69  $74 
 Real estate:            
   Commercial  1,637   4,570   4,615 
   
   
   
 
    Total real estate loans  1,637   4,570   4,615 
   
   
   
 
    Total accruing restructured loans and leases $1,670  $4,639  $4,689 
     
   
   
 
Nonperforming assets to total loans and leases and other real estate owned and repossessed personal property (end of period):            
    Excluding past due loans and leases  0.71%  1.02%  1.12%
    Including past due loans and leases  0.81%  1.10%  1.23%
Nonperforming assets to total assets (end of period):            
    Excluding past due loans and leases  0.48%  0.71%  0.79%
    Including past due loans and leases  0.55%  0.77%  0.87%
             
  March 31, 2004
 December 31, 2003
 March 31, 2003
  (Dollars in thousands)
Nonperforming Assets:            
Nonaccrual:            
Commercial, financial and agricultural $66,060  $66,100  $129,941 
Real estate:            
Commercial  47,897   41,508   51,852 
Construction         
Residential  8,093   8,176   7,909 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Total real estate loans  55,990   49,684   59,761 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Consumer  2,457   3,634   4,459 
Lease financing  7,550   8,038   13,527 
Foreign  5,607   6,341   8,758 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Total nonaccrual loans and leases  137,664   133,797   216,446 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Other real estate owned and repossessed personal property  15,571   17,387   18,545 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Total nonperforming assets $153,235  $151,184  $234,991 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Past due loans and leases(1):
            
Commercial, financial and agricultural $18,520  $17,545  $11,387 
Real estate:            
Commercial  6,363   7,410   5,613 
Construction        907 
Residential  1,190   1,084   2,783 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Total real estate loans  7,553   8,494   9,303 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Consumer  2,602   2,559   1,792 
Lease financing  16   127   393 
Foreign  303   651   563 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Total past due loans and leases $28,994  $29,376  $23,438 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Accruing Restructured Loans:            
Commercial, financial and agricultural $55  $60  $68 
Real estate:            
Commercial  1,596   1,616   4,523 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Total real estate loans  1,596   1,616   4,523 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Total accruing restructured loans and leases $1,651  $1,676  $4,591 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Nonperforming assets to total loans and leases and other real estate owned and repossessed personal property (end of period):            
Excluding past due loans and leases  0.58%  0.59%  0.98%
Including past due loans and leases  0.69   0.70   1.07 
Nonperforming assets to total assets (end of period):            
Excluding past due loans and leases  0.39   0.39   0.67 
Including past due loans and leases  0.47   0.47   0.74 


(1) Represents loans and leases which are past due 90 days or more as to the principal and/or interest, are still accruing interest, and are adequately collateralized and in the process of collection.

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Nonperforming assets at September 30, 2003March 31, 2004 were $179.1$153.2 million, or 0.71%,0.58% of total loans and leases and other real estate owned (“OREO”),(OREO) and repossessed personal property, compared to 1.02%0.59% at December 31, 20022003 and 1.12%0.98% at September 30, 2002.March 31, 2003.

     Nonperforming assets at September 30, 2003 were 0.48% of total assets, compared to 0.71% at DecemberMarch 31, 2002 and 0.79% at September 30, 2002.

Nonperforming assets at September 30, 20032004 decreased by $66.4$81.8 million, or 27.0%34.8%, from March 31, 2003 and increased $2.1 million, or 1.4%, from December 31, 2002 and decreased by $90.5 million, or 33.6%, from September 30, 2002. Nonaccrual2003. The decrease in nonaccrual loans for commercial, financial and agricultural lending decreased $56.2 million or 38.5% from December 31, 2002 and decreased $88.3 million or 49.6% from the same period last year. Total real estate loans have decreased $4.7 million or 8.8% since December 31, 2002previous year was primarily due to resolution of problem relationships in commercial lending and $6.1 million or 11.1% since September 30, 2002. Within thedecreases in nonaccrual real estate loans category, decreases in commercial real estate loans of $7.4and lease financing. Foreign nonperforming assets decreased at March 31, 2004 by $3.2 million, or 15.3%36.0%, from DecemberMarch 31, 2002 were partially offset by increases in nonaccrual residential real estate loans of $2.7 million or 48.9%. Total nonaccrual loans and leases decreased $66.0 million, or 29.2% since December 31, 2002 and $94.2 million, or 37.1% since September 30, 2002. These decreases resulted from the resolution of problem relationships.

Foreign nonperforming loans decreased at September 30, 2003 by $2.9 million, or 28.5% from December 31, 2002 and by $1.9 million, or 20.5% from September 30, 2002. Our2003. However, our overall foreign loan portfolio, composed primarily of loans in Guam and Saipan, represents a relatively small component 1.4%(1.3%) of our total loan portfolio at September 30, 2003.March 31, 2004. The increase in nonperforming assets from December 31, 2003 is primarily due to an increase in nonperforming commercial real estate loans of $6.4 million or 15.4 %.

We generally place a loan or lease on nonaccrual status when we believe that collection of principal or interest has become doubtful or when loans and leases are 90 days past due as to principal or interest, unless they are well secured and in the process of collection. We may make an exception to the general 90-day-past-due rule when the fair value of the collateral exceeds our recorded investment in the loan.

While the majority of consumer loans and leases are subject to our general policies regarding nonaccrual loans, certainsubstantially all past-due consumer loans and leases are not placed on nonaccrual status because they are charged off upon reaching a predetermined delinquency status varying from 120 to 180 days, depending on product type.

When we place a loan or lease on nonaccrual status, previously accrued and uncollected interest is reversed against interest income of the current period. When we receive a cash interest payment on a nonaccrual loan, we apply it as a reduction of the principal balance when we have doubts about the ultimate collection of the principal. Otherwise, we record such payments as income.

Nonaccrual loans and leases are generally returned to accrual status when they: (1) become current as to principal and interest and have demonstrated a sustained period of payment performance or (2) become both well secured and in the process of collection.

Other than the loans listed, we were not aware of any significant potential problem loans where possible credit problems of the borrower caused us to seriously question the borrower’s ability to repay the loan under existing terms. Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest totaled $26.7$29.0 million at September 30,March 31, 2004, a decrease of $0.4 million or 1.3%, from December 31, 2003, but an increase of $5.6 million, or 26.4%23.7%, from DecemberMarch 31, 2002 and a2003. The decrease of $0.5 million, or 1.9%, from September 30, 2002. The increase at September 30, 2003March 31, 2004 compared to December 31, 20022003 was primarily due to commercial real estate loans offset by an increase in commercial, financial and agricultural loans. The increase at March 31, 2004 compared to March 31, 2003 was primarily due to commercial, financial and agricultural lending which increased $6.8 million or 75.4% from December 31, 2002 and real estate-commercial loans, which increased $3.3 million or 110.9%. These increases were partially offset by decreasesa decrease in residentialpast due real estate loans of $3.6 million or 70.5% from December 31, 2002 and decreases in foreign loans of $1.0 million or 82.0% from December 31, 2002. The decrease at September 30, 2003 compared to September 30, 2002 was primarily due to real estate loans that decreased $4.0 million or 33.3% and foreign loans that decreased $3.0 million or 93.3% from last year, partially offset by commercial, financial and agricultural loans which increased $6.2 million or 64.7% from last year.loans. All of the loans that are past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest are, in our judgment, adequately collateralized and in the process of collection.

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PROVISION AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDITLOAN AND LEASE LOSSES

The following table sets forth the activity in the allowance for creditloan and lease losses for the periods indicated:

                    
     Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
     September 30, September 30,
     
 
     2003 2002 2003 2002
     
 
 
 
     (dollars in thousands)
Loans and leases outstanding (end of period) $25,264,537  $24,071,689  $25,264,537  $24,071,689 
   
   
   
   
 
Allowance for credit losses:                
 Balance at beginning of period $391,518  $387,272  $384,081  $194,654 
 Allowance purchased           210,000 
 Loans and leases charged off:                
  Commercial, financial and agricultural  13,344   16,512   33,213   49,956 
  Real estate:                
   Commercial  216   1,970   1,270   3,604 
   Residential  161   241   757   950 
  Consumer  12,658   11,469   41,769   30,440 
  Lease financing  5,833   5,017   18,930   22,294 
  Foreign  537   647   1,896   1,515 
   
   
   
   
 
   Total loans and leases charged off  32,749   35,856   97,835   108,759 
   
   
   
   
 
Recoveries on loans and leases previously charged off:                
  Commercial, financial and agricultural  2,156   2,912   23,017   6,413 
  Real estate:                
   Commercial  87   82   288   328 
   Construction  34   17   98   271 
   Residential  256   122   864   538 
  Consumer  2,986   2,749   8,897   6,890 
  Lease financing  1,648   1,457   4,642   5,244 
  Foreign  113   135   447   402 
   
   
   
   
 
   Total recoveries on loans and leases previously charged off  7,280   7,474   38,253   20,086 
   
   
   
   
 
   Net charge-offs  (25,469)  (28,382)  (59,582)  (88,673)
   
   
   
   
 
 Provision for credit losses  24,145   26,300   65,695   69,209 
   
   
   
   
 
 Balance at end of period $390,194  $385,190  $390,194  $385,190 
   
   
   
   
 
Net loans and leases charged off to average loans and leases  0.40%(1)  0.47%(1)  0.32%(1)  0.55%(1)
Net loans and leases charged off to allowance for credit losses  25.90%(1)  29.23%(1)  20.42%(1)  30.78%(1)
Allowance for credit losses to total loans and leases (end of period)  1.54%  1.60%  1.54%  1.60%
Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans and leases (end of period):                
  Excluding 90 days past due accruing loans and leases  2.44x  1.52x  2.44x  1.52x
  Including 90 days past due accruing loans and leases  2.09x  1.37x  2.09x  1.37x
         
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2004
 2003
  (Dollars in thousands)
Loans and leases outstanding (end of period)
 $26,229,432  $24,056,267 
   
 
   
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses:        
Balance at beginning of period $391,699  $384,081 
Provision for loan and lease losses  18,865   22,690 
Loans and leases charged off:        
Commercial, financial and agricultural  2,136   9,257 
Real estate:        
Commercial  293   123 
Residential  20   370 
Consumer  13,514   15,303 
Lease financing  5,444   6,083 
Foreign  731   841 
   
 
   
 
 
Total loans and leases charged off  22,138   31,977 
   
 
   
 
 
Recoveries on loans and leases previously charged off:        
Commercial, financial and agricultural  2,454   16,432 
Real estate:        
Commercial  126   91 
Construction  34   34 
Residential  199   296 
Consumer  3,239   2,747 
Lease financing  1,765   1,543 
Foreign  244   112 
   
 
   
 
 
Total recoveries on loans and leases previously charged off  8,061   21,255 
   
 
   
 
 
Net charge-offs  (14,077)  (10,722)
   
 
   
 
 
Balance at end of period
 $396,487  $396,049 
   
 
   
 
 
Net loans and leases charged off to average loans and leases(1)
  0.22%  0.18%
Net loans and leases charged off to allowance for credit losses(1)
  14.28   10.83 
Allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases (end of period)  1.51   1.65 
Allowance for loan and lease losses to nonaccruing loans and leases (end of period):        
Excluding 90 days past due accruing loans and leases  2.88x   1.83x 
Including 90 days past due accruing loans and leases  2.38x   1.65x 


(1) Annualized.

The allowanceprovision for creditloan and lease losses for the first ninethree months ended March 31, 2004 was $18.9 million, a decrease of 2003 was $390.2 million, an increase of $5.0$3.8 million, or 1.3%16.9%, compared to the same period in 2002.2003. The provision for creditloan and lease losses is based upon our judgment as to the adequacy of the allowance for creditloan and lease losses (the “Allowance”) to absorb probable losses inherent in the portfolio as of the balance sheet date. The Company uses a systematic methodology to determine the adequacy of the Allowance and related provision for creditloan and lease losses to be reported for financial statement purposes. The determination of the adequacy of the Allowance is ultimately one of judgment, which includes consideration of many factors, including, among other things, the amount of problem and potential problem loans and leases, net charge-off experience, changes in the composition of the loan and lease portfolio by type and location of loans and leases and in overall loan and lease risk profile and quality, general economic factors and the fair value of collateral.

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Our approach to managing exposure to credit risk involves an integrated program of setting appropriate standards for credit underwriting and diversification, monitoring trends that may affect the risk profile of the credit portfolio and making appropriate adjustments to reflect changes in economic and financial conditions that could affect the quality of the portfolio and loss probability. The components of this integrated program include:

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Setting Underwriting and Grading Standards.Our loan grading system utilizesuses ten different principal risk categories where “1” is “no risk” and “10” is “loss.” Risk parameters are established so that“loss”. We continue efforts to decrease our exposure to customers in the weaker credit categories. The cost of credit risk is an integral part of the pricing and evaluation of credit decisions and the setting of portfolio targets.

 
Diversification.We actively manage our credit portfolio to avoid excessive concentration by obligor, risk grade, industry, product and geographic location. As part of this process, we also monitor changes in risk correlation among concentration categories. In addition, we seek to reduce our exposure to concentrations by actively participating portions of our commercial and commercial real estate loans to other banks.

 
Risk Mitigation.Over the past few years, we have reduced our exposure to higher-risk areas such as real estate-construction (which accounted for only 3.6% of total loans and leases at September 30, 2003), as well as HawaiianHawaii commercial real estate, hotel and agricultural loans.

 
Reduced Participation in Syndicated National CreditsCredits..In addition to providing back-up commercial paper facilities to primarily investment-grade companies, we participate in media finance credits in the national market. At March 31, 2004, there were no shared national credits which were nonperforming. We are in the process of exiting from thedecreasing our participation in syndicated national credit and media finance areas. At September 30, 2003, the ratiocredits as part of nonperforming shared national credits and media finance loans to total shared national credits and media finance loans outstanding was 5.1%
a planned reduction.

 
Emphasis on High Quality Consumer Lending.Consumer loans represent our single largest category of loans and leases. We focus our consumer lending activities on loan grades with what we believe are predictable loss rates. As a result, we are able to use formula-based approaches to calculate appropriate reserve levels that reflect historical loss experience. We generally do not participate in subprime lending activities. We also seek to reduce our credit exposures where feasible by obtaining third-party insurance or similar protections. For example, in our vehicle finance lease portfolio (which represents approximately 55.4%49.1% of our lease financing portfolio and 13.8%11.4 % of our combined lease financing and consumer loans at September 30, 2003)March 31, 2004), we obtain third-party insurance for the estimated residual value of the leased vehicle.
We set aside reserves to cover the uninsured portion.

Net     Compared to the same quarter a year ago, net charge-offs were $59.6$3.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003, a decrease of $29.1 million, or 32.8%, from the same period in 2002. Charge-offs were higher in the nine months ended September 30, 2002 primarily due to charge-offs required in late March 2002 on the UCB portfolio. These charge-offs were contested with UFJ and settlement, resulting in $13.6 million of recoveries, was reached induring the first quarter as discussedof 2004. While an improvement in Item 1, Note 2 (Mergers and Acquisitions).

For the nine months ended September 30, 2003, recoveries increased by $18.2 million, or 90.4%, compared to the same periodcredit quality resulted in 2002. The increase in recoveries waslower charge-offs, primarily in the commercial, financial and agricultural loans, duecategory, recoveries were higher in 2003. This was the result of a $13.6 million dispute resolution with UFJ Bank Ltd. of Japan in conjunction with charge-offs that were disputed during the acquisition of United California Bank in 2002. See Note 2 to the settlement with UFJ discussed above.Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2003 Form 10-K for further information.

Net charge-offs for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 were 0.32% of average loans and leases (annualized) compared to 0.55% (annualized) for the same period in 2002.

The Allowance increased to 2.44 times nonperforming loans and leases (excluding 90 days or more past due accruing loans and leases) at September 30, 2003 from 1.52 times at September 30, 2002.

In our judgment, the Allowance was adequate to absorb losses inherent in the loan and lease portfolio at September 30, 2003.March 31, 2004. However, changes in prevailing economic conditions in our markets could result in changes in the level of nonperforming assets and charge-offs in the future and, accordingly, changes in the Allowance. We will continue to closely monitor economic developments and make necessary adjustments to the Allowance accordingly.

35DEPOSITS

     Deposits are the largest component of our total liabilities and account for 45.2% of total interest expense. At March 31, 2004, total deposits were $26.7 billion, an increase of 1.3% over December 31, 2003 and an increase of 9.9% over March 31, 2003. The increase was primarily due to the growth in our customer deposit base, primarily in Bank of the West, as well as various deposit product programs that we initiated. The decrease in all of the rates paid on deposits reflects the lower interest rate environment, caused primarily by rate decreases by the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee. Additional information on our average deposit balances and rates paid is provided in Table 1: Average Balances, Interest Income and Expense, and Yields and Rates (Taxable-Equivalent Basis).

CAPITAL

     Stockholder’s equity totaled $4.4 billion at March 31, 2004, an increase of $135.0 million, or 3.2%, from December 31, 2003 and $429.0 million, or 10.8%, from March 31, 2003. The increase between December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004 was primarily due to net income earned by the Company during the first quarter of 2004 and net unrealized gains on securities available-for-sale. The increase between March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004 was primarily due to net income earned during the twelve month period.

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DEPOSITS

Deposits are the largest component of our total liabilities and account for a significant portion of total interest expense. At September 30, 2003, total deposits were $25.9 billion, an increase of 5.6% from December 31, 2002, and an increase of 6.4% over September 30, 2002. The increase was primarily due to the growth in our customer deposit base and various deposit product programs that we initiated.

During the 12-month period from October 1, 2002 to September 30, 2003, the benchmark federal funds rate was decreased by 75 basis points contributing to lower interest rates on deposits.

LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT

Liquidity refers to our ability to provide sufficient short- and long-term cash flows to fund operations and to meet obligations and commitments, including depositor withdrawals and debt service, on a timely basis at reasonable costs. We achieve our liquidity objectives with both assets and liabilities. We obtain short-term asset-based liquidity through our investment securities portfolio and short-term investments that can be readily converted to cash. These liquid assets consist of cash and due from banks, interest-bearing deposits in other banks, federal funds sold, trading assets, securities purchased under agreements to resell and investment securities. Such assets represented 20.2% of total assets at September 30, 2003, compared to 17.8% at December 31, 2002 and 16.6% at September 30, 2002.

Intermediate and longer-term asset liquidity is primarily provided by regularly scheduled maturities and cash flows from our loans and investment securities. Additional liquidity is available from certain assets that can be sold or securitized, such as consumer and mortgage loans. We obtain short-term liability-based liquidity primarily from deposits. Average total deposits for the three months ended September 30, 2003 were $25.4 billion, compared to $22.3 billion for the year ended December 31, 2002. Average total deposits funded 69.3% of average total assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 71.0% for the year ended December 31, 2002.

We also obtain short-term liquidity from ready access to regional and national wholesale funding sources, including issuing our own certificates of deposit, purchasing federal funds, selling securities under agreements to repurchase, arranging lines of credit from other banks and obtaining credit facilities from the Federal Home Loan Banks. Offshore deposits in the international market provide another available source of funds.

Funds taken in the intermediate and longer-term markets are structured to avoid concentration of maturities and to reduce refinancing risk. We also attempt to diversify the types of instruments issued to avoid undue reliance on any one market.

Liquidity for the parent company is primarily provided by dividend and interest income from its subsidiaries. Short-term cash requirements are met through liquidation of short-term investments. Longer-term liquidity is provided by access to the capital markets and the ability to obtain resources from BNP Paribas.

CAPITAL

Stockholder’s equity increased to $4.2 billion at September 30, 2003 from $3.9 billion at December 31, 2002, an increase of $290.0 million, or 7.5%. Stockholder’s equity at September 30, 2003 increased as compared to September 30, 2002 by $225.7 million, or 5.7%. The increase from December 31, 2002 to September 30, 2003 was primarily due to net income earned by the Company during the nine-month period. The increase from September 30, 2002 to September 30, 2003 was primarily due to net income earned during the twelve month period and offset by a $167.0 million adjustment to properly reflect BNP Paribas’ accounting basis in BancWest following its purchase on December 19, 2001 of the remaining 55% of outstanding voting stock it did not already own. This adjustment, recognized in the fourth quarter of 2002, was recorded as a decrease in the “surplus” category of the Company’s stockholder’s equity.

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Capital adequacy regulations require the Company’s depository institution subsidiaries to maintain minimum amounts of Tier 1 Capital and Total Capital and minimum ratios of Tier 1 Capital and Total Capital to risk-weighted assets, respectively, and of Tier 1 Capital to average assets (leverage). These amounts and ratios as of September 30, 2003March 31, 2004 are set forth below:

                           
                    To Be Well
                    Capitalized
                    Under Prompt
            For Capital Corrective Action
    Actual Adequacy Purposes Provisions
    
 
 
(dollars in thousands) Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio
    
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted                        
 Assets:                        
  Bank of the West $2,393,456   10.56% $906,245   4.00% $1,359,368   6.00%
  First Hawaiian  820,493   12.51   262,282   4.00   393,423   6.00 
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted                        
 Assets:                        
  Bank of the West $2,901,978   12.81% $1,812,490   8.00% $2,265,613   10.00%
  First Hawaiian  975,535   14.88   524,563   8.00   655,704   10.00 
Tier 1 Capital to Average                        
 Assets:                        
  Bank of the West $2,393,456   9.36% $1,023,169   4.00% $1,278,961   5.00%
  First Hawaiian  820,493   9.68   339,159   4.00   423,948   5.00 
                         
                  To Be Well
                  Capitalized
                  Under Prompt
          For Capital Corrective Action
  Actual
 Adequacy Purposes
 Provisions
  Amount
 Ratio
 Amount
 Ratio
 Amount
 Ratio
  (Dollars in thousands)
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted                        
Assets:                        
Bank of the West $2,573,467   10.92% $942,739   4.00% $1,414,109   6.00%
First Hawaiian Bank  876,810   13.28   264,184   4.00   396,276   6.00 
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted                        
Assets:                        
Bank of the West $3,093,532   13.13% $1,885,478   8.00% $2,356,848   10.00%
First Hawaiian Bank  1,032,920   15.64   528,368   8.00   660,460   10.00 
Tier 1 Capital to Average                        
Assets:                        
Bank of the West $2,573,467   9.58% $1,074,455   4.00% $1,343,069   5.00%
First Hawaiian Bank  876,810   10.19   344,175   4.00   430,219   5.00 

We elected to become a financial holding company concurrent with the BNP Paribas acquisition.in 2001. Because of this election, only our depository institution subsidiaries are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the Federal banking agencies. If these subsidiaries fail to meet minimum capital requirements, the Federal agencies can initiate certain mandatory actions. Such regulatory actions could have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, our depository institution subsidiaries must each meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of ourtheir assets, liabilities and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. These capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.

37INCOME TAXES

     Our effective income tax rate (exclusive of the tax equivalent adjustment) for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 was 38.8%.

     Lease-in/lease-out (“LILO”) transactions have recently been subject to review on a nation-wide basis by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) to determine whether the tax deductions connected with such transactions are allowable for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Company has entered into several LILO transactions, which have been the subject of an audit by the IRS. In April 2004, the Company received a Revenue Agent’s Report (“RAR”) which disallowed all deductions associated with the LILO transactions. In order to avoid potential future interest and penalties, the Company anticipates paying, under protest, the amounts claimed by the IRS in the RAR. The Company continues to believe that it properly reported its LILO transactions and will contest the results of the IRS’s audit. At the present time, the Company cannot predict the outcome of this issue.

LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT

     Liquidity refers to our ability to provide sufficient short- and long-term cash flows to fund operations and to meet obligations and commitments, including depositor withdrawals and debt service, on a timely basis at reasonable costs. We achieve our liquidity objectives with both assets and liabilities. Further, while liquidity positions are managed separately by the Company and its two subsidiary banks, both short-term and long-term activities are coordinated between the two subsidiary banks.

     We obtain short-term, asset-based liquidity through our investment securities portfolio and short-term investments which can be readily converted to cash. These liquid assets consist of cash and due from banks, interest-bearing deposits in other banks, federal funds sold, trading assets, securities purchased under agreements to resell, available-for-sale investment securities and loans held for sale. Such assets represented 21.1% of total assets at the March 31, 2004, compared to 21.3% at December 31, 2003 and 18.7% at March 31, 2003.

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     Intermediate- and longer-term asset liquidity is primarily provided by regularly scheduled maturities and cash flows from our loans and investment securities. Additional liquidity is available from certain assets that can be sold, securitized or used as collateral for borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank such as consumer and mortgage loans.

     We obtain short-term, liability-based liquidity primarily from deposits. Average total deposits increased by 9.5% to $26.4 billion at March 31, 2004, primarily due to continued expansion of our customer base in the Western United States. Average total deposits funded 68.9% and 69.4% of average assets for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 and the year ended December 31, 2003, respectively.

     We also obtain short-term and long-term liquidity from ready access to regional and national wholesale funding sources, including purchasing federal funds, selling securities under agreements to repurchase, lines of credit from other banks and credit facilities from the Federal Home Loan Bank. The following table reflects immediately available borrowing capacity at the Federal Reserve Discount Window and the Federal Home Loan Bank and securities available for selling under repurchase agreements:

         
  March 31,
  2004
 2003
  (in millions)
Federal Reserve Discount Window $626  $494 
Federal Home Loan Bank  1,851   949 
Securities Available for Repurchase Agreements  3,172   2,238 
   
 
   
 
 
Total $5,649  $3,681 
   
 
   
 
 

     Offshore deposits in the international market provide another available source of funds.

     Funds taken in the intermediate- and longer-term markets are structured to avoid concentration of maturities and to reduce refinancing risk. We also attempt to diversify the types of instruments issued to avoid undue reliance on any one market or funding source.

     Liquidity for the parent company is primarily provided by dividend and interest income from its subsidiaries. Short-term cash requirements are met through liquidation of short-term investments. Longer-term liquidity is provided by access to the capital markets or from transactions with our parent company, BNP Paribas.

     Our ability to pay dividends depends primarily upon dividends and other payments from our subsidiaries, which are subject to certain limitations as described in Note 16 to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

     Our borrowing costs and ability to raise funds are a function of our credit ratings and any change in those ratings. The following table reflects the ratings of Bank of the West and First Hawaiian Bank as of March 31, 2004:

Bank of the West/First Hawaiian Bank
Short-Term Deposit
Long-Term Deposit
Moody’s
P-1
Aa3
S & P
A-1A+
Fitch, Inc.F1+AA-

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Cash Flows

     The following is a summary of our cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003. (There is more detail in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.)

         
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2004
 2003
  (in thousands)
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating and financing activities $567,310  $184,288 
Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities $631,122  $513,510 
   
 
   
 
 

     The decrease in cash and cash equivalents in the first quarter of 2004 was primarily due to increased loan volume, through direct origination and loan purchases, as well as the purchase of investment securities. The increases in these portfolios were primarily funded by an increase in customer deposits of $340.1 million and additional borrowings. The decrease in the first quarter of 2003 was primarily due to the purchase of investment securities.

RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

     We have adopted numerous new or modifications to existing standards, rules or regulations promulgated by various standard setting and regulatory bodies. Chief among these are the federal financial institutions regulators, the SEC and the FASB. The following section highlights important developments in the area of accounting and disclosure requirements. This discussion is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of the impact of all standards and rules adopted.

     On March 9, 2004 the SEC released a Staff Accounting Bulletin: No. 105,Application of Accounting Principles to Loan Commitments, which provides guidance pertaining to interest rate locks of loan commitments accounted for as derivative instruments. It states that cash flows pertaining to mortgage servicing should not be included in the value of the derivative.

     In December 2003, the Accounting Standards Executive Committee of the AICPA issued Statement of Position No. 03-3 (“SOP 03-3”),Accounting for Certain Loans or Debt Securities Acquired in a Transfer. SOP 03-3 addresses the accounting for differences between the contractual cash flows and the cash flows expected to be collected from purchased loans or debt securities if those differences are attributable, in part, to credit quality. SOP 03-3 requires purchased loans and debt securities to be recorded initially at fair value based on the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected with no carryover of any valuation allowance previously recognized by the seller. Interest income should be recognized based on the effective yield from the cash flows expected to be collected. To the extent that the purchased loans experience subsequent deterioration in credit quality, a valuation allowance would be established for any additional cash flows that are not expected to be received. However, if more cash flows subsequently are expected to be received than originally estimated, the effective yield would be adjusted on a prospective basis. SOP 03-3 will be effective for loans and debt securities acquired after December 31, 2004. The Company anticipates that the implementation of SOP 03-3 will require significant loan system and operational changes to track credit related losses on loans purchased starting in 2005. We are still assessing the impact it will have on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

     In December 2003 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 132 (revised 2003)Employers’ Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits(SFAS 132 (revised 2003)), an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87,Employers’ Accounting for Pensions,No. 88,Employers’ Accounting for Settlements and Curtailments of Defined Benefit Pension Plans and for Termination Benefits,and No. 106,Employers’ Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions. This Statement retains the disclosure requirements contained in FASB Statement No. 132,Employers’ Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits,which it replaces. It requires additional disclosures to those in the original Statement 132 about describing the types of plan assets, investment strategy, measurement date(s), plan obligations, cash flows, and net periodic benefit cost of defined benefit pension plans and other defined benefit postretirement plans. This Statement amends APB Opinion No. 28,Interim Financial Reporting, to require interim-period disclosure of the components of net periodic benefit cost and, if significantly different from previously disclosed amounts, the amounts of contributions and projected contributions to fund pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans. This Statement is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2003. The interim-period disclosures required by this Statement are effective for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2003. Disclosure of information about foreign plans and estimated future benefit payments required by SFAS 132 (revised 2003) shall be effective for fiscal years

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     ending after June 15, 2004. The adoption of SFAS 132 (revised 2003) required enhanced disclosure and did not impact our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

INTEREST RATE RISK MEASUREMENT AND MANAGEMENTInterest Rate Risk Measurement and Management

     Interest rate risk, one of the leading risks in terms of potential earnings impact, is an essential element of being a financial intermediary. The Company’s net interest income is subject to interest rate risk to the extent our interest-bearing liabilities (primarily deposits and borrowings) mature or reprice on a different basis than ourits interest-earning assets (primarily loans and leases and investment securities). When interest-bearing liabilities mature or reprice more quickly than interest-earning assets during a given period, an increase in interest rates could reduce net interest income. Similarly, when interest-earning assets mature or reprice more quickly than interest-bearing liabilities, a decrease in interest rates could have a negative impact on net interest income. In addition, the impact of interest rate swings may be exacerbated by factors such as our customers’ propensity to manage their demand deposit balances more or less aggressively or to refinance mortgage and other consumer loans depending on the interest rate environment. Short and long-term market rates may change independent of each other resulting in changes to the slope and absolute level of the yield curve.

The Asset/Liability Committees of the Company and our major subsidiaries are responsible for managing interest rate risk. The Asset/Liability Committees generally meet monthly or quarterly. The committees may recommend changes to a particular subsidiary’s interest rate profile to their respective Board of Directors, should changes be necessary and depart significantly from established policies.

     Our exposure to interest rate risk is managed primarily by taking actions that impact certain balance sheet accounts (e.g., lengthening or shortening maturities in the investment portfolio, changing asset and/or liability mix - including increasing or decreasing the amount of fixed and/or variable instruments held by the Corporation – to adjust sensitivity to interest rate changes) and/or utilizing instruments such as interest rate swaps, caps, floors, options or forwards.

     Derivatives entered into for trading purposes include commitments to purchase and sell foreign currencies and mortgage-backed securities as well as certain interest rate swaps and options.

We also enter into customer accommodation interest rate swaps and foreign exchange spot and forward contracts as well as contracts to offset either the customer’s counter-position or our foreign currency denominated deposits. These contracts basically offset each other and they do not expose us to material losses resulting from interest rate or foreign currency fluctuations.

The Company and its subsidiaries use computer simulation models ourto evaluate net interest income in order to quantify our exposure to changes in interest rates. Generally, the size of the balance sheet is held relatively constant and then subjected to interest rate shocks up in 100 basis-point100-basis-point increments and down in a 50 basis-point increment. Each account-level item is repriced according to its respective contractual characteristics, including any embedded options which might exist (e.g., periodic interest rate caps or floors onor loans and leases which permit the borrower to prepay the principal balance of the loan or lease prior to maturity without penalty). Derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swaps, swaptions, caps or floors are included as part of the modeling process. For each interest rate shock scenario, net interest income over a 12-month horizon is compared against the results of a scenario in which no interest rate change occurs (flat rate scenario) to determine the level of interest rate risk at that time.

The projected impact of incremental increases and a 50 basis-point decrease in interest rates on the projected Company’s consolidated net interest income over the 12 months beginning OctoberApril 1, 20032004 is shown below:

                     
(dollars in millions) + 3% +2% +1% Flat -0.5%

 
 
 
 
 
October 1, 2003                    
Net interest income $1,276.8  $1,285.2  $1,290.5  $1,302.9  $1,295.6 
Difference from flat  (26.1)  (17.7)  (12.4)     (7.3)
% variance  (2.0)%  1.4%  (1.0)%  %  (0.6)%
below.
                     
  +3%
 +2%
 +1%
 Flat
 -0.5%
  (Dollars in millions)
Net interest income  1,282.8   1,291.7   1,301.4   1,313.0   1,305.0 
Difference from flat  (30.2)  (21.3)  (11.6)     (8.0)
% variance  (2.3)%  (1.6)%  (0.9)%  %  (0.6)%

     Because of the absolute low level of interest rates in 2004, modeling a 200 and 100-basis-point decrease was deemed impractical. The changes in the models are due to differences in interest rate environments which include the absolute level of interest rates, the shape of the yield curve, and spreads between various benchmark rates.

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Significant Assumptions Utilized Andand Inherent Limitations

The significant net interest income changes for each interest rate scenario presented above include assumptions based on accelerating or decelerating mortgage and installmentnon-mortgage consumer loan prepayments in declining or rising scenarios, respectively, and adjusting deposit levels and mix in the different interest rate scenarios. The magnitude of changes to both areas in turn isare based upon analyses of customers’ historic behavior in differing rate environments. However, these analyses may differ from actual future customer behavior. For example, actual prepayments may differ from current assumptions as prepayments are affected by many variables which cannot be

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predicted with certainty (e.g., prepayments of mortgages may differ on fixed and adjustable loans depending upon current interest rates, expectations of future interest rates, availability of refinancing, economic benefit to borrower, financial viability of borrower, etc.).

As with any model for analyzing interest rate risk, certain limitations are inherent in the method of analysis presented above. For example, the actual impact on net interest income due to certain interest rate shocks may differ from those projections presented should market conditions vary from assumptions used in the analysis. Furthermore, the analysis does not consider the effects of a changed level of overall economic activity that could exist in certain interest rate environments. Moreover, the method of analysis used does not take into account the actions that management might take to respond to changes in interest rates because of inherent difficulties in determining the likelihood or impact of any such response.

     The following estimated net fair value amounts of interest rate derivatives held for trading purposes have been determined by the Company using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies:

                                     
March 31, 2004
Maturity Range
      Gross                        
  Net Fair Positive Notional                     After
Interest Rate Contracts
 Value
 Value
 Amount
 2004
 2005
 2006
 2007
 2008
 2008
  (Dollars in thousands)
Pay-Fixed Swaps:                                    
Contractual Maturities $(24,177) $523  $700,915   83,495   102,500   24,681   30,540   95,430   364,269 
Weighted Avg. Pay Rates          4.28   3.19   1.38   4.94   5.15   5.63   4.58 
Weighted Avg. Receive Rates          1.15   1.08   0.54   1.39   1.61   1.13   1.17 
Receive-Fixed Swaps:                                    
Contractual Maturities  30,434   30,623   700,915   83,495   102,500   24,681   30,540   95,430   364,269 
Weighted Avg. Pay Rates          1.15   1.07   1.01   1.61   1.61   1.13   1.13 
Weighted Avg. Receive Rates          4.50   3.19   3.03   2.78   2.78   5.82   4.82 
Pay & Receive Variable Swaps:                                    
Contractual Maturities  260   365   25,812         4,812         21,000 
Weighted Avg. Pay Rates          2.83         3.35         2.71 
Weighted Avg. Receive Rates          3.94         4.03         3.37 
Caps/Collars                                    
Contractual Maturities     117   164,865   38,300   25,242   101,323          
Weighted Avg. Strike Rates          6.72   6.90   5.86   7.28          
Weighted Floor Rates          3.38   3.38   3.38   3.38          
   
 
   
 
   
 
                         
Total interest rate contracts held for trading purposes $6,517  $31,628  $1,592,507                         
   
 
   
 
   
 
                         

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CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by the filing date of this report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s chairman and chief executive officer and its chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15.13a-14. Based upon that evaluation, its chairman and chief executive officer and its chief financial officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in the Company’s periodic SEC filings.

There were no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their most recent evaluation.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

     The Exhibits listed below are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Report.

  
(a)Exhibits 
 
2Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 15, 2004 among Bancwest Corporation, BW Newco, Inc. and Community First Bankshares, Inc.
 
12Statement regarding computation of ratios.
 
31Section 302 CertificationsCertifications.
 
32Section 1350 CertificationsCertifications.
 
(b)Reports on Form 8-K
On July 17, 2003,January 14, 2004, the Company filed a Report on Form 8-K that provided information under Items 7 and 912 concerning the Company’s financial results for the year-to-date and quarter ended June 30,and year ended December 31, 2003.
On March 16, 2004, the Company filed a Report on Form 8-K that provided information under Items 5 and 7 concerning the Company’s definitive agreement to acquire Community First Bankshares, Inc.

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SIGNATURE

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.

     
 BANCWEST CORPORATION
     (Registrant)

 
BANCWEST CORPORATION
Date: May 13, 2004 By /s/ Douglas C. Grigsby  
(Douglas C. Grigsby
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (principal financial officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

  
(Registrant)Exhibit No.
Exhibit
2Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 15, 2004 among Bancwest Corporation, BW Newco, Inc. and Community First Bankshares, Inc.
   
Date: November 11, 2003By    /s/ Douglas C. Grigsby

Douglas C. Grigsby
Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
(principal financial officer)

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Exhibit No.Exhibit


12 Statement regarding computation of ratios.
   
31 Section 302 CertificationsCertifications.
   
32 Section 1350 CertificationsCertifications.

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