UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009March 31, 2010

 

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

For the transition period fromto

Commission file number 001-11713

 

 

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 22-3412577

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
975 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08754-2009
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (732)240-4500

 

 

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

YES  x    NO  ¨.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

YES  ¨    NO  ¨.

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

 

Large Accelerated Filer ¨  Accelerated Filer x
Non-accelerated Filer ¨  Smaller Reporting Company ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

YES  ¨    NO  x.

As of November 4, 2009,May 5, 2010, there were 17,988,55618,821,956 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding.

 

 

 


OceanFirst Financial Corp.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

 

      PAGE

PART I.

  FINANCIAL INFORMATION  

Item 1.

  Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)  
  Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 and December 31, 20082009  1
  Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2010 and 2009 and 2008  2
  Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2010 and 2009 and 2008  3
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2010 and 2009 and 2008  4
  Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements  6

Item 2.

  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations  13

Item 3.

  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk  2018

Item 4.

  Controls and Procedures  2019

PART II.

  OTHER INFORMATION  

Item 1.

  Legal Proceedings  2119

Item 1A.

  Risk Factors  2119

Item 2.

  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds  2219

Item 3.

  Defaults Upon Senior Securities  2319

Item 4.

  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersRemoved and Reserved  2320

Item 5.

  Other Information  2320

Item 6.

  Exhibits  2320

Signatures

  2421


OceanFirst Financial Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

  September 30,
2009
 December 31,
2008
   March 31,
2010
 December 31,
2009
 
  (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)   

ASSETS

      

Cash and due from banks

  $21,767   $18,475    $20,884   $23,016  

Investment securities available for sale

   34,547    34,364     39,177    37,267  

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock, at cost

   14,878    20,910     27,906    19,434  

Mortgage-backed securities available for sale

   83,001    40,801     367,189    213,622  

Loans receivable, net

   1,622,531    1,648,378     1,640,149    1,629,284  

Mortgage loans held for sale

   4,960    3,903     1,668    5,658  

Interest and dividends receivable

   6,412    6,298     6,818    6,059  

Real estate owned, net

   1,204    1,141     2,864    2,613  

Premises and equipment, net

   21,226    21,336     21,862    22,088  

Servicing asset

   6,750    7,229     6,147    6,515  

Bank Owned Life Insurance

   39,768    39,135     40,166    39,970  

Other assets

   15,959    15,976     24,403    24,502  
              

Total assets

  $1,873,003   $1,857,946    $2,199,233   $2,030,028  
              

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

      

Deposits

  $1,357,909   $1,274,132    $1,381,108   $1,364,199  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase with retail customers

   72,996    62,422     67,969    64,573  

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

   230,500    359,900     521,100    333,000  

Other borrowings

   27,500    27,500     27,500    27,500  

Due to brokers

   —      40,684  

Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance

   7,823    7,581     8,047    7,453  

Other liabilities

   10,103    6,628     6,328    9,083  
              

Total liabilities

   1,706,831    1,738,163     2,012,052    1,846,492  
              

Stockholders’ equity:

      

Preferred stock, $.01 par value, $1,000 liquidation preference, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 38,263 shares issued at September 30, 2009

   37,345    —    

Common stock, $.01 par value, 55,000,000 shares authorized, 27,177,372 shares issued and 12,432,556 and 12,364,573 shares outstanding at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively

   272    272  

Preferred stock, $.01 par value, $1,000 liquidation preference, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009

   —      —    

Common stock, $.01 par value, 55,000,000 shares authorized, 33,566,772 shares issued and 18,821,956, shares outstanding at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009

   336    336  

Additional paid-in capital

   205,565    204,298     259,837    260,130  

Retained earnings

   163,487    160,267     165,277    163,063  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

   (11,184  (14,462   (9,102  (10,753

Less: Unallocated common stock held by Employee Stock Ownership Plan

   (4,849  (5,069   (4,703  (4,776

Treasury stock, 14,744,816 and 14,812,799 shares at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively

   (224,464  (225,523

Treasury stock, 14,744,816 shares at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009

   (224,464  (224,464

Common stock acquired by Deferred Compensation Plan

   981    981     943    986  

Deferred Compensation Plan liability

   (981  (981

Deferred Compensation Plan Liability

   (943  (986
              

Total stockholders’ equity

   166,172    119,783     187,181    183,536  
              

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $1,873,003   $1,857,946    $2,199,233   $2,030,028  
              

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

Consolidated Statements of IncomeCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

  For the three months
ended September 30,
  For the nine months
ended September 30,
  For the three months
ended March 31,
 
  2009  2008  2009 2008  2010 2009 
  (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) 

Interest income:

          

Loans

  $22,618  $23,821  $68,581   $72,926  $21,984   $23,172  

Mortgage-backed securities

   817   525   2,458    1,710   2,762    768  

Investment securities and other

   406   888   1,408    3,787   330    450  
                   

Total interest income

   23,841   25,234   72,447    78,423   25,076    24,390  
                   

Interest expense:

          

Deposits

   4,263   6,256   14,136    20,827   3,432    5,096  

Borrowed funds

   2,876   4,348   9,794    14,469   2,674    3,632  
                   

Total interest expense

   7,139   10,604   23,930    35,296   6,106    8,728  
                   

Net interest income

   16,702   14,630   48,517    43,127   18,970    15,662  

Provision for loan losses

   1,500   400   3,500    1,175   2,200    800  
                   

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

   15,202   14,230   45,017    41,952   16,770    14,862  
                   

Other income:

          

Loan servicing income (loss)

   119   121   (102  293   46    (230

Fees and service charges

   2,700   2,625   7,804    8,292   2,557    2,518  

Net gain on sales of loans and securities available for sale

   1,094   466   3,119    344   503    673  

Net gain from other real estate operations

   67   79   71    97

Net loss from other real estate operations

   (335  (1

Income from Bank Owned Life Insurance

   202   314   634    957   196    231  

Other

   363   2   368    13   1    3  
                   

Total other income

   4,545   3,607   11,894    9,996   2,968    3,194  
                   

Operating expenses:

          

Compensation and employee benefits

   6,216   6,166   17,781    17,907   6,530    5,828  

Occupancy

   1,398   1,548   4,687    3,943   1,464    1,474  

Equipment

   478   468   1,428    1,433   476    449  

Marketing

   467   452   1,171    1,298   304    324  

Federal deposit insurance

   605   301   2,512    952   634    502  

Data processing

   812   779   2,506    2,375   830    835  

Legal

   236   683   1,086    1,754   296    577  

Check card processing

   287   276   792    775   317    251  

Accounting and audit

   135   193   466    742   143    160  

General and administrative

   1,719   1,397   4,948    4,086   1,708    1,384  
                   

Total operating expenses

   12,353   12,263   37,377    35,265   12,702    11,784  
                   

Income before provision for income taxes

   7,394   5,574   19,534    16,683   7,036    6,272  

Provision for income taxes

   2,860   1,852   7,448    5,420   2,632    2,319  
                   

Net income

   4,534   3,722   12,086    11,263   4,404    3,953  

Dividends on preferred stock and warrant accretion

   537   —     1,539    —     —      458  
                   

Net income available to common stockholders

  $3,997  $3,722  $10,547   $11,263  $4,404   $3,495  
                   

Basic earnings per share

  $0.34  $0.32  $0.90   $0.97  $0.24   $0.30  
                   

Diluted earnings per share

  $0.34  $0.32  $0.90   $0.96  $0.24   $0.30  
                   

Average basic shares outstanding

   11,724   11,678   11,710    11,661   18,132    11,696  
                   

Average diluted shares outstanding

   11,772   11,751   11,758    11,722   18,180    11,743  
                   

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

Consolidated Statements of

Changes in Stockholders’ Equity(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

  Preferred
Stock
  Common
Stock
  Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 Retained
Earnings
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 Employee
Stock
Ownership
Plan
 Treasury
Stock
 Common
Stock
Acquired by
Deferred
Compensation
Plan
 Deferred
Compensation
Plan Liability
 Total 

Balance at December 31, 2007

  $—    $272  $203,532   $154,929   $(3,211 $(5,360 $(225,856 $1,307   $(1,307 $124,306  
               

Comprehensive income:

             

Net income

   —     —     —      11,263    —      —      —      —      —      11,263  

Other comprehensive loss:

             

Unrealized loss on securities (net of tax benefit $3,277)

   —     —     —      —      (6,085  —      —      —      —      (6,085

Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income (net of tax benefit $316)

   —     —     —      —      586    —      —      —      —      586  
               

Total comprehensive income

              5,764  
               

Stock awards

   —     —     431    —      —      —      —      —      —      431  

Treasury stock allocated to restricted stock plan

   —     —     (172  (24  —      —      196    —      —      —    

Allocation of ESOP stock

   —     —     —      —      —      219    —      —      —      219  

ESOP adjustment

   —     —     249    —      —      —      —      —      —      249  

Cash dividend - $0.60 per share

   —     —     —      (7,025  —      —      —      —      —      (7,025

Exercise of stock options

   —     —     —      (36  —      —      137    —      —      101  

Sale of stock for the deferred compensation plan

   —     —     —      —      —      —      —      (325  325    —    
                               

Balance at September 30, 2008

  $—    $272  $204,040   $159,107   $(8,710 $(5,141 $(225,523 $982   $(982 $124,045  
                               
    Preferred
Stock
  Common
Stock
  Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 Retained
Earnings
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 Employee
Stock
Ownership
Plan
 Treasury
Stock
 Common
Stock
Acquired by
Deferred
Compensation
Plan
 Deferred
Compensation
Plan Liability
 Total 

Balance at December 31, 2008

  $—    $272  $204,298   $160,267   $(14,462 $(5,069 $(225,523 $981   $(981 $119,783      $—    $272  $204,298   $160,267   $(14,462 $(5,069 $(225,523 $981   $(981 $119,783  
                                

Comprehensive income:

                            

Net income

   —     —     —      12,086    —      —      —      —      —      12,086       —     —     —      3,953    —      —      —      —      —      3,953  

Other comprehensive income

             

Unrealized gain on securities (net of tax expense $2,264)

   —     —     —      —      3,278    —      —      —      —      3,278  

Other comprehensive loss:

               

Unrealized loss on securities (net of tax benefit $1,068)

     —     —     —      —      (1,547  —      —      —      —      (1,547
                                

Total comprehensive income

              15,364                  2,406  
                                

Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock and warrants

   36,921   —     1,342    —      —      —      —      —      —      38,263  

Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock and a warrant

     36,921   —     1,342    —      —      —      —      —      —      38,263  

Accretion of discount on preferred stock

   179   —     —      (179  —      —      —      —      —      —         60   —     —      (60  —      —      —      —      —      —    

Treasury stock allocated to restricted stock plan

   —     —     (695  (221  —      —      916    —      —      —    

Stock awards

   —     —     524    —      —      —      —      —      —      524       —     —     149    —      —      —      —      —      —      149  

Allocation of ESOP stock

   —     —     —      —      —      220    —      —      —      220       —     —     —      —      —      74    —      —      —      74  

ESOP adjustment

   —     —     96    —      —      —      —      —      —      96       —     —     30    —      —      —      —      —      —      30  

Cash dividend - $0.60 per share

   —     —     —      (7,061  —      —      —      —      —      (7,061

Cash dividend - $0.20 per share

     —     —     —      (2,353  —      —      —      —      —      (2,353

Cash dividend on preferred stock

   245   —     —      (1,355  —      —      —      —      —      (1,110     244   —     —      (398  —      —      —      — ��    —      (154

Exercise of stock options

   —     —     —      (50  —      —      143    —      —      93  

Sale of stock for the deferred

compensation plan

     —     —     —      —      —      —      —      (11  11    —    
                                                                

Balance at September 30, 2009

  $37,345  $272  $205,565   $163,487   $(11,184 $(4,849 $(224,464 $981   $(981 $166,172  

Balance at March 31, 2009

    $37,225  $272  $205,819   $161,409   $(16,009 $(4,995 $(225,523 $970   $(970 $158,198  
                                                                

Balance at December 31, 2009

    $—    $336  $260,130   $163,063   $(10,753 $(4,776 $(224,464 $986   $(986 $183,536  
                 

Comprehensive income:

               

Net income

     —     —     —      4,404    —      —      —      —      —      4,404  

Other comprehensive income:

               

Unrealized gain on securities (net of tax benefit $1,031)

     —     —     —      —      1,651    —      —      —      —      1,651  
                 

Total comprehensive income

                6,055  
                 

Expenses of common stock offering

     —     —     (109  —      —      —      —      —      —      (109

Tax expense of stock plans

     —     —     (23  —      —      —      —      —      —      (23

Stock awards

     —     —     249    —      —      —      —      —      —      249  

Redemption of warrants

     —     —     (431  —      —      —      —      —      —      (431

Allocation of ESOP stock

     —     —     —      —      —      73    —      —      —      73  

ESOP adjustment

     —     —     21    —      —      —      —      —      —      21  

Cash dividend - $0.12 per share

     —     —     —      (2,190  —      —      —      —      —      (2,190

Sale of stock for the deferred

compensation plan

     —     —     —      —      —      —      —      (43  43    —    
                                 

Balance at March 31, 2010

    $—    $336  $259,837   $165,277   $(9,102 $(4.703 $(224,464 $943   $(943 $187,181  
                                 

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(dollars in thousands)

 

  For the nine months
ended September 30,
   For the three months
ended March 31,
 
  2009 2008   2010 2009 
  (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 

Cash flows from operating activities:

      

Net income

  $12,086   $11,263    $4,404   $3,953  
              

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

      

Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment

   1,469    1,276     532    488  

Amortization of ESOP

   220    219  

Allocation of ESOP stock

   73    74  

ESOP adjustment

   96    249     21    30  

Stock awards

   524    431     249    149  

Amortization and impairment of servicing asset

   1,856    1,590     537    816  

Net premium amortization in excess of discount accretion on securities

   429    32     291    96  

Net amortization of deferred costs and discounts on loans

   705    727     172    113  

Provision for loan losses

   3,500    1,175     2,200    800  

Net gain on sale of real estate owned

   (166  (164   (6  (22

Recovery from reserve for repurchased loans

   (245  (211   —      (34

Net gain on sales of loans and securities

   (2,874  (133   (503  (639

Net loss on sale of fixed assets

   6    —    

Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans held for sale

   194,302    79,220     29,617    48,794  

Mortgage loans originated for sale

   (193,858  (76,582   (25,293  (46,357

Increase in value of Bank Owned Life Insurance

   (633  (957   (196  (231

(Increase) decrease in interest and dividends receivable

   (114  19  

Increase in interest and dividends receivable

   (759  (278

Increase in other assets

   (878  (929   (933  (651

Increase in other liabilities

   3,720    1,405  

(Decrease) increase in other liabilities

   (2,755  6,426  
              

Total adjustments

   8,059    7,367     3,247    9,574  
              

Net cash provided by operating activities

   20,145    18,630     7,651    13,527  
              

Cash flows from investing activities:

      

Net decrease in loans receivable

   20,675    25,520  

Loans repurchased

   —      (968

Proceeds from maturities or calls of investment securities available for sale

   150    300  

Net increase in loans receivable

   (13,780  (3,077

Proceeds from sale of investment securities available for sale

   1,823    3,122     —      1,823  

Purchases of investment securities available for sale

   —      (937

Purchases of mortgage-backed securities available for sale

   (59,468  —       (203,481  (59,468

Principal payments on mortgage-backed securities available for sale

   18,852    11,089     9,712    3,899  

Decrease in Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock

   6,032    3,811  

(Increase) decrease in Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock

   (8,472  1,879  

Proceeds from sales of real estate owned

   1,402    1,089     298    115  

Real estate owned acquired

   (332  —    

Purchases of premises and equipment

   (1,365  (4,382   (306  (140
              

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

   (12,231  38,644  

Net cash used in investing activities

   (216,029  (54,969
              

Continued

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)

(dollars in thousands)

 

   For the nine months
ended September 30,
 
   2009  2008 
   (Unaudited) 

Cash flows from financing activities:

   

Increase in deposits

  $83,777   $31,958  

Decrease in short-term borrowings

   (48,826  (37,625

Repayments of securities sold under agreements to repurchase with the Federal Home Loan Bank

   —      (12,000

Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances

   28,000    57,000  

Repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank advances

   (98,000  (91,000

Increase in advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance

   242    500  

Exercise of stock options

   93    101  

Dividends paid – common stock

   (7,061  (7,025

Dividends paid – preferred stock

   (1,110  —    

Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock and warrant

   38,263    —    
         

Net cash used in financing activities

   (4,622  (58,091
         

Net increase (decrease) in cash and due from banks

   3,292    (817

Cash and due from banks at beginning of period

   18,475    27,547  
         

Cash and due from banks at end of period

  $21,767   $26,730  
         

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

   

Cash paid during the period for:

   

Interest

  $24,449   $35,718  

Income taxes

   6,868    4,529  

Non cash activities:

   

Transfer of loans receivable to real estate owned

   967    1,141  
         

   For the three months
ended March 31,
 
   2010  2009 
   (Unaudited) 

Cash flows from financing activities:

   

Increase in deposits

  $16,909   $39,338  

Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings

   201,496    (11,268

Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances

   15,000    12,000  

Repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank advances

   (25,000  (30,000

Increase in advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance

   594    910  

Expenses of common stock offering

   (109  —    

Tax expense of stock plans

   (23  —    

Dividends paid – common stock

   (2,190  (2,353

Dividends paid – preferred stock

   —      (154

Redemption of preferred stock and warrants

   (431  —    

Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock and warrant

   —      38,263  
         

Net cash provided by financing activities

   206,246    46,736  
         

Net (decrease) increase in cash and due from banks

   (2,132  5,294  

Cash and due from banks at beginning of period

   23,016    18,475  
         

Cash and due from banks at end of period

  $20,884   $23,769  
         

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

   

Cash paid during the period for:

   

Interest

  $6,150   $8,858  

Income taxes

   2,805    7  

Non cash activities:

   

Transfer of loans receivable to real estate owned

   543    409  
         

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

Notes To Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of OceanFirst Financial Corp. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, OceanFirst Bank (the “Bank”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Columbia Home Loans, LLC (“Columbia”), OceanFirst REIT Holdings, Inc., and OceanFirst Services, LLC. The operations of Columbia were shuttered in late 2007.

The interim consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition and results of operations for the periods presented. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for all of 2009.2010. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the statements of financial condition and the results of operations for the period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The allowance for loan losses is a material estimate that is particularly susceptible to near-term change. The current economic environment has increased the degree of uncertainty inherent in this material estimate.

Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report to Stockholders on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.2009.

Earnings per Share

The following reconciles shares outstanding for basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2010 and 2009 and 2008 (in thousands):

 

  Three months ended
September 30,
 Nine months ended
September 30,
   Three months ended
March 31,
 
  2009 2008 2009 2008   2010 2009 

Weighted average shares issued net of Treasury shares

  12,387   12,365   12,374   12,359    18,822   12,365  

Less: Unallocated ESOP shares

  (579 (614 (588 (623  (562 (597

Unallocated incentive award shares and shares held by deferred compensation plan

  (84 (73 (76 (75  (128 (72
                    

Average basic shares outstanding

  11,724   11,678   11,710   11,661    18,132   11,696  

Add: Effect of dilutive securities:

        

Stock options

  1   27   1   12    —     —    

Incentive awards and shares held by deferred compensation plan

  47   46   47   49    48   47  
                    

Average diluted shares outstanding

  11,772   11,751   11,758   11,722    18,180   11,743  
                    

For the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2010 and 2009, 1,776,000 and 2008, 1,639,000 and 1,200,000,1,595,000, respectively, antidilutive stock options were excluded from earnings per share calculations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, 1,623,000 and 1,267,000, respectively, antidilutive stock options were excluded from earnings per share calculations.

Comprehensive Income

For the three month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, total comprehensive income, representing net income plus or minus the change in unrealized gains or losses on securities available for sale amounted to $6,706,000 and $1,685,000, respectively. For the nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, total comprehensive income amounted to $15,364,000 and $5,764,000, respectively.

Note 2. Acquisition

On May 27, 2009, the Company announced the signing of an agreement and plan of merger with Central Jersey Bancorp (“Central Jersey”), pursuant to which Central Jersey will merge with and into the Company in an all stock transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, Central Jersey common stockholders will receive 0.50 shares of the Company’s common stock for each common share of Central Jersey. On October 1, 2009, the shareholders of each of the Company and Central Jersey approved the agreement and plan of merger by the requisite number of votes. The Company expects to consummate the transaction by year-end subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval.

Note 3.2. Investment Securities Available for Sale

The amortized cost and estimated market value of investment securities available for sale at September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 and December 31, 20082009 are as follows (in thousands):

 

  Amortized
Cost
  Gross
Unrealized
Gains
  Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Market
Value
  Amortized
Cost
  Gross
Unrealized
Gains
  Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Market
Value
September 30, 2009       

March 31, 2010

       

U.S. agency obligations

  $301  $7  $—     $308

Corporate debt securities

   55,000   —     (21,017  33,983

Equity investments

   370   —     (114  256
            
  $55,671  $7  $(21,131 $34,547
            
  Amortized
Cost
  Gross
Unrealized
Gains
  Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Market
Value
December 31, 2008       

U.S. agency obligations

  $302  $12  $—     $314

U. S. agency obligations

  $301  $2  $—     $303

State and municipal obligations

   150   —     —      150   300   —     —      300

Corporate debt securities

   55,000   —     (23,314  31,686   55,000   —     (16,751  38,249

Equity investments

   2,196   25   (7  2,214   370   —     (45  325
                        
  $57,648  $37  $(23,321 $34,364  $55,971  $2  $(16,796 $39,177
                        

   Amortized
Cost
  Gross
Unrealized
Gains
  Gross
Unrealized
Losses
  Estimated
Market
Value

December 31, 2009

       

U. S. agency obligations

  $301  $5  $—     $306

State and municipal obligations

   300   —     —      300

Corporate debt securities

   55,000   —     (18,631  36,369

Equity investments

   370   —     (78  292
                
  $55,971  $5  $(18,709 $37,267
                

There were no realized gains or losses on the sale of investment securities available for sale for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009.March 31, 2010. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008,March 31, 2009, the Company realized gainsa loss on the sale of investment securities available for sale of $117,000 and $239,000, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, the Company realized losses on the sale of investment securities available for sale of $4,000 and $1,141,000, respectively.$4,000.

The amortized cost and estimated market value of investment securities available for sale, excluding equity investments, at September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 by contractual maturity, are shown below (in thousands). Actual maturities will differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. At September 30, 2009,March 31, 2010, investment securities available for sale with an amortized cost and estimated market value of $55.0 million and $34.0$38.2 million, respectively, were callable prior to the maturity date.

 

  Amortized
Cost
  Estimated
Market
Value
  Amortized
Cost
  Estimated
Market
Value
September 30, 2009    

March 31, 2010

    

Less than one year

  $301  $308  $601  $603

Due after one year through five years

   —     —     —     —  

Due after five years through ten years

   —     —     —     —  

Due after ten years

   55,000   33,983   55,000   38,249
            
  $55,301  $34,291  $55,601  $38,852
            

The estimated market value and unrealized loss for investment securities available for sale at September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 and December 31, 20082009 segregated by the duration of the unrealized loss are as follows (in thousands):

 

  Less than 12 months 12 months or longer Total   Less than 12 months 12 months or longer Total 
  Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
   Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
 
September 30, 2009          

March 31, 2010

          

Corporate debt securities

  $—    $—     $33,983  $(21,017 $33,983  $(21,017  $—    $—     $38,249  $(16,751 $38,249  $(16,751

Equity investments

   256   (114  —     —      256   (114   —     —      325   (45  325   (45
                                      
  $256  $(114 $33,983  $(21,017 $34,239  $(21,131  $—    $—     $38,574  $(16,796 $38,574  $(16,796
                                      
  Less than 12 months 12 months or longer Total   Less than 12 months 12 months or longer Total 
  Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
   Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
 
December 31, 2008          

December 31, 2009

          

Corporate debt securities

  $—    $—     $31,686  $(23,314 $31,686  $(23,314  $—    $—     $36,369  $(18,631 $36,369  $(18,631

Equity investments

   1,819   (7  —     —      1,819   (7   292   (78  —     —      292   (78
                                      
  $1,819  $(7 $31,686  $(23,314 $33,505  $(23,321  $292  $(78 $36,369  $(18,631 $36,661  $(18,709
                                      

At March 31, 2010, the amortized cost, estimated market value and credit rating of the individual corporate debt securities in an unrealized loss position for greater than one year are as follows (in thousands):

Security Description

  Amortized
Cost
  Estimated
Market
Value
  Credit  Rating
Moody’s/S&P

BankAmerica Capital

  $15,000  $10,384  Baa3/BB

Chase Capital

   10,000   7,803  A2/BBB+

Wells Fargo Capital

   5,000   3,141  Baa1/A-

Huntington Capital

   5,000   2,764  Ba1/B

Keycorp Capital

   5,000   3,319  Baa3/BB

PNC Capital

   5,000   3,800  Baa2/BBB

State Street Capital

   5,000   3,626  A3/BBB+

SunTrust Capital

   5,000   3,412  Baa3/BB
          
  $55,000  $38,249  
          

At September 30, 2009March 31, 2010, the market value of each corporate debt security was below cost. The portfolio consisted of eleven $5.0 million issues spread between eight issuers.issuers due to consolidation. The corporate debt securities are issued by other financial institutions. During 2009, sixinstitutions with credit ratings ranging from a high of A2 to a low of B as rated by one of the issues, totaling $30.0 million, experiencedinternationally-recognized credit rating downgrades to below investment grade status. Irrespective of the downgrades, all eleven of the issues were considered well-capitalized and continue to make interest payments under the terms of theservices. These floating-rate corporate debt securities. No interest payments have been deferred. Based upon management’s analysis, the financial institutions have the ability to meet debt service requirements for the foreseeable future. These floating rate securities were purchased during the period May 1998 to September 1998 and have paid coupon interest continuously since issuance. Floating rateFloating-rate corporate debt securities such as these pay a fixed interest rate spread over LIBOR. Following the purchase of these securities, the required spread increased for these types of securities causing a decline in the market price. The Company concluded that these available for sale securities were only temporarily impaired at March 31, 2010. In addition,concluding that the impairments were only temporary, the Company considered several factors in its analysis. Although some credit ratings declined since December 31, 2009, the estimated market value for these typesmost securities improved over the prior year-end. Additionally, the Company noted that each issuer made all the contractually due payments when required. There were no defaults on principal or interest payments and no interest payments were deferred. All of securities has become increasingly illiquid and volatile. Althoughthe financial institutions were also considered well-capitalized. Based on management’s analysis of each individual security, the issuers appear to have the ability to meet debt service requirements for the foreseeable future. Furthermore, although these investment securities are available for sale, the Company does not have the intent to sell these securities and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell the securities. AsThe Company has held the securities continuously since 1998 and expects to receive its full principal at maturity in 2028. The Company has historically not actively sold investment securities and does not utilize the securities portfolio as a result,source of liquidity. The Company’s long range liquidity plans indicate adequate sources of liquidity outside the securities portfolio.

Capital markets in general and the market for these corporate debt securities in particular have been disrupted since the second half of 2007. In its analysis, the Company concludedconsidered that the severity and duration of unrecognized losses was at least partly due to the illiquidity caused by market disruptions. Steps taken by the U.S. Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and foreign central banks, among others, have been a positive force in restoring liquidity and confidence in the capital markets. The ability of each of these available for saleissuers to raise capital during 2009 was a testament to the effectiveness of these actions.

Due to the reasons noted above, especially the continuing restoration of the capital markets, the improved valuation of the corporate securities, werethe capital position of the issuers, the uninterrupted payment of all contractually due interest, management has determined that only temporarily impaireda temporary impairment existed at September 30, 2009.March 31, 2010.

Note 4.3. Mortgage-Backed Securities Available for Sale

The amortized cost and estimated market value of mortgage-backed securities available for sale at September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 and December 31, 20082009 are as follows (in thousands):

 

  Amortized
Cost
  Gross
Unrealized
Gains
  Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Market
Value
  Amortized
Cost
  Gross
Unrealized
Gains
  Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Market
Value
September 30, 2009       

March 31, 2010

       

FHLMC

  $13,468  $413  $(1 $13,880  $10,932  $418  $—     $11,350

FNMA

   66,098   1,659   (2  67,755   353,695   1,799   (969  354,525

GNMA

   1,218   148   —      1,366   1,156   158   —      1,314
                        
  $80,784  $2,220  $(3 $83,001  $365,783  $2,375  $(969 $367,189
                        
  Amortized
Cost
  Gross
Unrealized
Gains
  Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Market
Value
  Amortized
Cost
  Gross
Unrealized
Gains
  Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Market
Value
December 31, 2008       

December 31, 2009

       

FHLMC

  $9,593  $114  $(20 $9,687  $12,423  $442  $—     $12,865

FNMA

   29,597   171   (139  29,629   199,381   1,517   (1,485  199,413

GNMA

   1,407   78   —      1,485   1,185   159   —      1,344
                        
  $40,597  $363  $(159 $40,801  $212,989  $2,118  $(1,485 $213,622
                        

There were no gains or losses realized on the sale of mortgage-backed securities available for sale for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 and 2008.2009.

The contractual maturities of mortgage-backed securities available for sale generally exceed 20 years; however, the effective lives are expected to be shorter due to principal prepayments.

The estimated market value and unrealized loss for mortgage-backed securities available for sale at September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2008,2009, segregated by the duration of the unrealized loss are as follows (in thousands):

 

   Less than 12 months  12 months or longer  Total 
   Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
  Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
  Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
 
September 30, 2009          

FHLMC

  $220  $(1 $—    $—     $220  $(1

FNMA

   211   (2  —     —      211   (2
                         
  $431  $(3 $—    $—     $431  $(3
                         
   Less than 12 months  12 months or longer  Total 
   Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
  Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
  Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
 
December 31, 2008          

FHLMC

  $1,105  $(10 $455  $(10 $1,560  $(20

FNMA

   5,133   (68  5,894   (71  11,027   (139
                         
  $6,238  $(78 $6,349  $(81 $12,587  $(159
                         
   Less than 12 months  12 months or longer  Total 
   Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
  Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
  Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
 

March 31, 2010

           

FNMA

  $230,586  $(969 $—    $—    $230,586  $(969
                         
  $230,586  $(969 $—    $—    $230,586  $(969
                         
   Less than 12 months  12 months or longer  Total 
   Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
  Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
  Estimated
Market
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
 

December 31, 2009

           

FNMA

  $95,655  $(1,485 $—    $—    $95,655  $(1,485
                         
  $95,655  $(1,485 $—    $—    $95,655  $(1,485
                         

The mortgage-backed securities are issued and guaranteed by either FHLMC or FNMA, corporationsa corporation which areis chartered by the United States Government and whose debt obligations are typically rated AAA by one of the internationally recognizedinternationally-recognized credit rating services. FNMA has been under the conservatorship of the Federal Housing Financial Agency since September 8, 2008. The conservatorship has no specified termination date. Also, FNMA has entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement, which following the issuance of Senior Preferred Stock and Warrants to the United States Treasury, provides FNMA funding commitments from the United States Treasury. The Company considers the unrealized losses to be the result of changes in interest rates

which over time can have both a positive and negative impact on the estimated market value of the mortgage-backed securities. Although these mortgage-backed securities are available for sale, the Company does not have the intentintend to sell these securities and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell the securities.before recovery of their amortized cost. As a result, the Company concluded that these available for sale securities were only temporarily impaired at September 30, 2009.March 31, 2010.

Note 5.4. Loans Receivable, Net

Loans receivable, net at September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 and December 31, 20082009 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

  September 30, 2009 December 31, 2008   March 31, 2010 December 31, 2009 

Real estate:

      

One-to-four family

  $974,117   $1,039,375    $953,612   $954,736  

Commercial real estate, multi-family and land

   368,063    329,844  

Commercial real estate, multi- family and land

   402,098    396,883  

Construction

   10,696    10,561     9,585    9,241  

Consumer

   217,050    222,797     215,115    217,290  

Commercial

   68,617    59,760     75,423    70,214  
              

Total loans

   1,638,543    1,662,337     1,655,833    1,648,364  

Loans in process

   (2,278  (3,586   (3,262  (3,466

Deferred origination costs, net

   4,906    5,195     4,878    4,767  

Allowance for loan losses

   (13,680  (11,665   (15,632  (14,723
              

Total loans, net

   1,627,491    1,652,281     1,641,817    1,634,942  

Less: Mortgage loans held for sale

   4,960    3,903     1,668    5,658  
              

Loans receivable, net

  $1,622,531   $1,648,378    $1,640,149   $1,629,284  
              

An analysis of the allowance for loan losses for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2010 and 2009 and 2008 is as follows (in thousands):

 

  Three months ended
September 30,
 Nine months ended
September 30,
   Three months ended
March 31,
 
  2009 2008 2009 2008   2010 2009 

Balance at beginning of period

  $12,758   $10,919   $11,665   $10,468    $14,723   $11,665  

Provision charged to operations

   1,500    400    3,500    1,175     2,200    800  

Charge-offs

   (578  (104  (1,492  (641   (1,381  (452

Recoveries

   —      3    7    216     90    6  
                    

Balance at end of period

  $13,680   $11,218   $13,680   $11,218    $15,632   $12,019  
                    

Note 6.5. Reserve for Repurchased Loans

An analysis of the reserve for repurchased loans for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2010 and 2009 and 2008 is as follows (in thousands). The reserve is included in other liabilities in the accompanying statements of financial condition.

 

  Three months ended
September 30,
 Nine months ended
September 30,
   Three months ended
March 31,
 
  2009 2008 2009 2008   2010  2009 

Balance at beginning of period

  $835   $1,705   $1,143   $2,398    $819  $1,143  

Recoveries

   —      (50  (245  (211   —     (34

Loss on loans repurchased

   (16  (475  (79  (1,007   —     —    
                    

Balance at end of period

  $819   $1,180   $819   $1,180    $819  $1,109  
                    

The reserve for repurchased loans was established to provide for expected losses related to outstanding loan repurchase requests and additional repurchase requests which may be received on loans previously sold to investors. In establishing the reserve for repurchased loans, the Company considered all types of sold loans. At September 30, 2009,March 31, 2010, there were nois one outstanding loan repurchase requests outstanding.request on a loan with a principal balance of $236,000 which the Company is evaluating. There are also six claims from one loan investor totaling $2.2 million that the Company believes are covered by a settlement agreement and release between Columbia and the loan investor executed in August 2007. The Company intends to vigorously contest these claims and believes there are valid defenses, including the settlement and release agreement.

Note 7.6. Deposits

The major types of deposits at September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 and December 31, 20082009 were as follows (in thousands):

 

  September 30, 2009  December 31, 2008  March 31, 2010  December 31, 2009

Type of Account

        

Non-interest-bearing

  $111,257  $97,278  $117,562  $107,721

Interest-bearing checking

   599,379   517,334   615,618   615,347

Money market deposit

   96,262   84,928   100,086   96,886

Savings

   228,301   207,224   243,970   232,081

Time deposits

   322,710   367,368   303,872   312,164
            

Total deposits

  $1,357,909  $1,274,132  $1,381,108  $1,364,199
            

Note 8.7. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2008,Accounting Standards Certification (“ASC”) 810,Consolidation, replaces the Emergency Issues Task Force (“EITF”)quantitative-based risks and rewards calculation for determining which enterprise, if any, has a controlling financial interest in a variable-interest entity with an approach focused on identifying which enterprise has the power to direct the activities of a variable-interest entity that most significantly effect the entity’s economic performance and (i) the obligation to absorb losses of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued EITF 03-6-1, as codified in FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share” (ASC 260), which addresses whether instruments granted in share-based payment transactions are participating securities priorentity or (ii) the right to vestingreceive benefits from the entity. The pronouncement was effective January 1, 2010 and therefore, need to be included in the earnings allocation in computing earnings per share. EITF 03-6-1 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The adoption of EITF 03-6-1 did not have a material impactsignificant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

ASC 860,Transfers and Servicing, improves the information a reporting entity provides in its financial statements about a transfer of financial assets, including the effect of a transfer on an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows and the transferor’s continuing involvement in the transferred assets. ASC 860 eliminates the concept of a qualifying, special-purpose entity and changes the guidance for evaluation for consolidation. This pronouncement was effective January 1, 2010 and did not have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-06 under ASC 820 requires new disclosures and clarifies certain existing disclosure requirements about fair value measurements. Specifically, the update requires an entity to disclose separately the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and describe the reasons for such transfers. A reporting entity is required to present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the reconciliation for fair value measurements using Level 3 inputs. In April 2009,addition, the FASB issuedupdate clarifies the following three Staff Positions:

Staff Position No. FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, “Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments,” as codified in FASB ASC Topic 320, “Investments-Debt and Equity Securities” (ASC 320). The objective of an other-than-temporary impairment analysis under existing U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) is to determine whether the holder of an investment in a debt or equity security for which changes in fair value are not regularly recognized in earnings (such as securities classified as held to maturity or available for sale) should recognize a loss in earnings when the investment is impaired. An investment is impaired if the fair valuerequirements of the investment is less than its amortized cost basis. The FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) amends the other-than-temporary impairment guidance in U.S. GAAP for debt securities to make the guidance more operational and to improve the presentation and disclosure of other-than-temporary impairments of equity securities.

Staff Position No. FAS 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activityexisting disclosure: (i) for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly,” as codified in FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures” (ASC 820). This FSP provides additional guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”, when the volume and levelpurposes of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased. This FSP also includes guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly. This FSP emphasizes that even if there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability and regardless of the valuation technique(s) used, the objective of areporting fair value measurement remainsfor each class of assets and liabilities, a reporting entity needs to use judgment in determining the same. Fair valueappropriate classes of assets; and (ii) a reporting entity is the price that would be receivedrequired to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction (that is, not a forced liquidation or distressed sale) between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions.

Staff Position No. FAS 107-1 and Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 28-1, “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments”. This FSP amends FASB Statement No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” as codified in FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments” (ASC 825) to requireinclude disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods of publicly traded companies as well as in annual financial statements. This FSP also amends APB Opinion No. 28, “Interim Financial Reporting,” as codified in FASB ASC Topic 270, “Interim Reporting” (ASC 270) to require those disclosures in summarized financial information at interim reporting periods.

All of the FSPsboth recurring and non-recurring fair value measurements. The amendments are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after JuneDecember 15, 2009.2009, except for the separate disclosures of purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of the FSPsnew guidance did not have a materialsignificant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In May 2009, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 165, “Subsequent Events,” as codified in FASB ASC Topic 855, “Subsequent Events” (ASC 855). SFAS No. 165 establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but beforeconsolidated financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. The Company adopted SFAS No. 165 during the second quarter of 2009. In accordance with SFAS No. 165, the Company evaluated subsequent events through the date its financial statements are filed (November 9, 2009). The adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and earnings per share.other than additional disclosures.

Note 9.8. Fair Value Measurements

The following table summarizes financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value as of September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2008,2009, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value (in thousands):

 

     Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:     Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:
  Total Fair
Value
  Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
  Significant
Other Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Total Fair
Value
  Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
  Significant
Other  Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

September 30, 2009

        

March 31, 2010

        

Items measured on a recurring basis:

                

Investment securities available for sale

  $34,547  $564  $33,983  $—  

Investment securities available for sale:

        

Corporate debt securities

  $38,249  —    $38,249  —  

Other securities

   928  628   300  —  

Mortgage-backed securities available for sale

   83,001   —     83,001   —     367,189  —     367,189  —  

Items measured on a non-recurring basis:

                

Real estate owned

   1,204   —     —     1,204   410  —     —    410

Loans measured for impairment based on the fair value of the underlying collateral in accordance with SFAS No.114

   389   —     —     389

Loans measured for impairment based on the fair value of the underlying collateral

   3,461  —     —    3,461

December 31, 2008

        
     Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:

Investment securities available for sale

   34,364   709   33,655   —  
  Total Fair
Value
  Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
  Significant
Other  Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

December 31, 2009

        

Items measured on a recurring basis:

        

Investment securities available for sale:

        

Corporate debt securities

  $36,369  —    $36,369  —  

Other securities

   898  598   300  —  

Mortgage-backed securities available for sale

   40,801   —     40,801   —     213,622  —     213,622  —  

Items measured on a non-recurring basis:

        

Real estate owned

   2,613  —     —    2,613

Loans measured for impairment based on the fair value of the underlying collateral

   499  —     —    499

Certain financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment).

Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period. Securities classified as available for sale are reported at fair value utilizing Level 1 and Level 2 inputs. Most of the Company’s investment and mortgage-backed securities are fixed income instruments that are not quoted on an exchange, but are bought and sold in active markets. Prices for these instruments are obtained through third party pricing vendors or security industry sources that actively participate in the buying and selling of securities. Prices obtained from these sources include market quotation and matrix pricing. Matrix pricing is a mathematical technique used principally to value certain securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities, but comparing the securities to benchmark or comparable securities.

The Company utilizes third party pricing services to obtain market values for its corporate bonds. Management’s policy is to obtain and review all available documentation from the third party pricing service relating to their market and value determinations, including their methodology and summary of inputs. Management reviews this documentation, makes inquiries of the third party pricing service and makes a determination as to the level of valuation inputs. Based on the Company’s review of available documentation and discussions with the third party pricing service, management concluded that Level 2 inputs were utilized. The significant observable inputs include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities and observations of equity and credit default swap curves related to the issuer.

Real estate owned and loans measured for impairment based on the fair value of the underlying collateral are recorded at estimated fair value, less estimated selling costs. Fair value is based on independent appraisals.

Note 10.9. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value estimates, methods and assumptions are set forth below for the Company’s financial instruments.

Cash and Due from Banks

For cash and due from banks, the carrying amount approximates fair value.

Investments and Mortgage-Backed Securities

The fair valueMost of the Company’s investment and mortgage-backed securities are fixed income instruments that are not quoted on an exchange, but are bought and sold in active markets. Prices for these instruments are obtained through third party pricing vendors or security industry sources that actively participate in the buying and selling of securities. Prices obtained from these sources include market quotations and matrix pricing. Matrix pricing is estimated baseda mathematical technique used principally to value certain securities without relying exclusively on bid quotations received fromquoted prices for the specific securities, dealers, if available. If a quoted market price was not available, fair value was estimated using quoted market prices of similar instruments, adjusted for differences betweenbut comparing the quoted instruments and the instruments being valued.securities to benchmark or comparable securities.

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Stock

The fair value for Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLB”) stock is its carrying value since this is the amount for which it could be redeemed. There is no active market for this stock and the Company is required to maintain a minimum investment based upon the outstanding balance of mortgage related assets and outstanding borrowings.

Loans

Fair values are estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics. Loans are segregated by type such as residential mortgage, construction, consumer and commercial. Each loan category is further segmented into fixed and adjustable rate interest terms.

Fair value of performing and non-performing loans was estimated by discounting the future cash flows, net of estimated prepayments, at a rate for which similar loans would be originated to new borrowers with similar terms. Fair values estimated in this manner do not fully incorporate an exit price approach to fair value, but instead are based on a comparison to current market rates for comparable loans.

Deposits

The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as non-interest-bearing demand deposits, savings, and interest-bearing checking accounts and money market accounts are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand. The related insensitivity of the majority of these deposits to interest rate changes creates a significant inherent value which is not reflected in the fair value reported. The fair value of time deposits are based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rate is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

Borrowed Funds

Fair value estimates are based on discounting contractual cash flows using rates which approximate the rates offered for borrowings of similar remaining maturities.

Commitments to Extend Credit and Sell Loans

The fair value of commitments to extend credit is estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present creditworthiness of the counterparties. For fixed rate loan commitments, fair value also considers the difference between current levels of interest rates and the committed rates.

The estimated fair values of the Bank’s significant financial instruments as of September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 and December 31, 20082009 are presented in the following tables (in thousands).

 

  Book Value  Fair Value  Book Value  Fair Value
September 30, 2009    

March 31, 2010

    

Financial Assets:

        

Cash and due from banks

  $21,767  $21,767  $20,884  $20,884

Investment securities available for sale

   34,547   34,547   39,177   39,177

Mortgage-backed securities available for sale

   83,001   83,001   367,189   367,189

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock

   14,878   14,878   27,906   27,906

Loans receivable and mortgage loans held for sale

   1,627,491   1,622,004   1,641,817   1,643,207

Financial Liabilities:

        

Deposits

   1,357,909   1,360,998   1,381,108   1,383,665

Borrowed funds

   330,996   334,018   616,569   617,619
            
  Book Value  Fair Value

December 31, 2009

    

Financial Assets:

    

Cash and due from banks

  $23,016  $23,016

Investment securities available for sale

   37,267   37,267

Mortgage-backed securities available for sale

   213,622   213,622

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock

   19,434   19,434

Loans receivable and mortgage loans held for sale

   1,634,942   1,628,898

Financial Liabilities:

    

Deposits

   1,364,199   1,366,206

Borrowed funds

   425,073   427,061
      

   Book Value  Fair Value
December 31, 2008    

Financial Assets:

    

Cash and due from banks

  $18,475  $18,475

Investment securities available for sale

   34,364   34,364

Mortgage-backed securities available for sale

   40,801   40,801

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock

   20,910   20,910

Loans receivable and mortgage loans held for sale

   1,652,281   1,644,004

Financial Liabilities:

    

Deposits

   1,274,132   1,277,248

Borrowed funds

   449,822   456,365
        

Limitations

Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Because no market exists for a significant portion of the Company’s financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments, and other significant unobservable inputs. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and, therefore, cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.

Fair value estimates are based on existing balance sheet financial instruments without attempting to estimate the value of anticipated future business and the value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments. Significant assets and liabilities that are not considered financial assets or liabilities include deferred tax assets, and premises and equipment. In addition, the tax ramifications related to the realization of the unrealized gains and losses can have a significant effect on fair value estimates and have not been considered in the estimates.

Note 11. Issuance of Preferred Stock

On January 16, 2009, (the “Closing Date”) as part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) Troubled Asset Relief Program (“TARP”) Capital Purchase Program, the Company entered into a Letter Agreement (“Letter Agreement”) and a Securities Purchase Agreement – Standard Terms attached thereto (“Securities Purchase Agreement”) with the Treasury, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell, and the Treasury agreed to purchase, (i) 38,263 shares of the Company’s Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A (the “Preferred Shares”), having a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share, and (ii) a ten-year warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase up to 380,853 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value (“Common Stock”), at an exercise price of $15.07 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $38.3 million in cash.

Cumulative dividends on the Preferred Shares will accrue on the liquidation preference at a rate of 5% per annum for the first five years, and at a rate of 9% per annum thereafter, but will be paid only if, as and when declared by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Preferred Shares have no maturity date and rank senior to the Common Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and distributions and amounts payable upon liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company. Notwithstanding any provision in the Securities Purchase Agreement, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”) permits the Company, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury after consultation with the Office

of Thrift Supervision (“OTS”), to repurchase the Preferred Shares without regard to whether the Company has raised gross proceeds from a Qualified Equity Offering or any other source and without regard to any waiting period. In the event the Company would repurchase the Preferred Shares, the Company may also repurchase the Warrants at the fair market value as determined by the Board of Directors in reliance on an opinion of a nationally recognized investment banking firm. In the event the Treasury does not accept such fair market value as determined by the Board, either party may submit to an appraisal procedure as set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Preferred Shares and Warrant were sold, contains limitations on the payment of dividends on the Common Stock (including with respect to the payment of cash dividends in excess of $0.20 per share, which was the amount of the last regular dividend declared by the Company prior to October 14, 2008). There are additional limitations on the Company’s ability to repurchase its common stock and repurchase or redeem its trust preferred securities, and the Company is subjected to certain of the executive compensation limitations included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (the “EESA”) and the ARRA. The Securities Purchase Agreement and all related documents may be amended unilaterally by the Treasury to the extent required to comply with any changes in applicable Federal statutes after the execution thereof.

Of the $38.3 million in issuance proceeds, $36.9 million and $1.3 million were allocated to the Preferred Shares and the Warrant, respectively, based upon their relative fair values as of the Closing Date. The resulting discount of $1.3 million is accreted by a charge to retained earnings over a five year estimated life.

On October 14, 2009, the Company notified the OTS of its intent to repurchase the Preferred Stock as permitted under the EESA, as amended by the ARRA. In connection with this repurchase of the Preferred Stock, the Company expects to pay Treasury the original investment amount of $38.3 million plus accrued and unpaid dividends in exchange for the cancelled share certificate for the Preferred Stock. Pursuant to the terms of the letter agreement, the Company also intends to negotiate to repurchase the Warrant within 15 days of entering into the letter agreement. The price for the Warrant will be subject to negotiation, and there can be no assurance that a price will be agreed upon between the Company and the Treasury or that the Warrant will be repurchased.

Note 12. Subsequent Event

On November 3, 2009 the Company closed on a public offering of 5,556,000 shares of its common stock at $9.00 per share. Additionally, the Company granted the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to 833,400 shares to cover over-allotments, if any. The over-allotment option was exercised and is expected to close on November 10, 2009. Net proceeds from the offering, including the over-allotment, are expected to be $54.0 million, after anticipated expenses. The Company expects to use the net proceeds to repurchase the Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A sold to the U.S. Treasury pursuant to the Capital Purchase Program and to repurchase the Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock of Central Jersey sold to the U.S. Treasury pursuant to the Capital Purchase Program, in the event such Preferred Stock remains outstanding after consummation of the merger. Net proceeds of the offering not used to repurchase the Preferred Stock will be used for general corporate purposes.

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

Critical Accounting Policies

Note 1 to the Company’s Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 20082009 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008,2009, as supplemented by this report, contains a summary of significant accounting policies. Various elements of these accounting policies, by their nature, are inherently subject to estimation techniques, valuation assumptions and other subjective assessments. Certain assets are carried in the consolidated statements of financial condition at fair value or the lower of cost or fair value. Judgments regarding securities impairment and policiesPolicies with respect to the methodologies used to determine the allowance for loan losses, the reserve for repurchased loans and the valuation of Mortgage Servicing Rights and judgments regarding securities impairment are the most critical accounting policies because they are important to the presentation of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. These judgments and policies involve a higher degree of complexity and require management to make difficult and subjective judgments which often require assumptions or estimates about highly uncertain matters. The use of different judgments, assumptions and estimates could result in material differences in the results of operations or financial condition. These critical accounting policies and their application are reviewed periodically and, at least annually, with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

Summary

The Company’s results of operations are primarily dependent on net interest income, which is the difference between the interest income earned on interest-earning assets, such as loans and investments, and the interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings. The Company also generates non-interest income such as income from loan sales, loan servicing, loan originations, merchant credit card services, deposit accounts, the sale of alternative investments, trust and asset management services and other fees. The Company’s operating expenses primarily consist of compensation and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment, marketing, data processing, Federal deposit insurance and

general and administrative expenses. The Company’s results of operations are also significantly affected by general economic and competitive conditions, particularly changes in market interest rates, government policies and actions of regulatory agencies.

On January 16,Throughout 2009, the Company received $38.3 million in proceeds from the issuance of Preferred Shares and Warrants to the U.S. Treasury under the Capital Purchase Program. Proceeds from the Preferred Shares were supplemented with FHLB borrowings and the combined amount was initially invested in mortgage-backed securities and Bank-originated loans. Cash flows generated by the Company as a result of the Preferred Shares investment are currently invested in additional Bank-originated loans. The initial investment strategy was designed to effectively eliminate earnings dilution from the Preferred Shares dividend and Warrant accretion. The addition of Preferred Shares to the Company’s total stockholder equity increased the Company’s tangible equity to assets ratio to 8.9% at September 30, 2009 from 6.5% at December 31, 2008.

In late 2008, and continuing into 2009,2010, short-term interest rates declinedremained low and the interest rate yield curve steepened.was unusually steep. This environment has generally had a positive impact on the Bank’s results of operations and net interest margin. Interest-earning assets, both loans and securities, are generally priced against longer-term indices, while interest-bearing liabilities, primarily deposits and borrowings, are generally priced against shorter-term indices. The overall economy remains weak with continued high unemployment coupled with concern surrounding the housing market. These conditions have had an adverse impact on the Bank’s results of operations as non-performing loans and the provision for loan losses have increased.

Analysis of Net Interest Income

Net interest income represents the difference between income on interest-earning assets and expense on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income depends upon the relative amounts of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the interest rate earned or paid on them.

The following table sets forth certain information relating to the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 and 2008.2009. The yields and costs are derived by dividing income or expense by the average balance of assets or liabilities, respectively, for the periods shown except where noted otherwise. Average balances are derived from average daily balances. The yields and costs include certain fees which are considered adjustments to yields.

 

   FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 
   2009  2008 
   AVERAGE
BALANCE
  INTEREST  AVERAGE
YIELD/

COST
  AVERAGE
BALANCE
  INTEREST  AVERAGE
YIELD/

COST
 
   (Dollars in thousands)  

Assets

           

Interest-earning assets:

           

Interest-earning deposits and short-term investments

  $—    $—    —   $13,123  $43  1.31

Investment securities (1)

   55,763   167  1.20    60,379   524  3.47  

FHLB stock

   15,168   239  6.30    19,019   321  6.75  

Mortgage-backed securities (1)

   85,279   817  3.83    44,984   525  4.67  

Loans receivable, net (2)

   1,636,541   22,618  5.53    1,636,707   23,821  5.82  
                       

Total interest-earning assets

   1,792,751   23,841  5.32    1,774,212   25,234  5.69  
                   

Non-interest-earning assets

   93,544      91,203    
               

Total assets

  $1,886,295     $1,865,415    
               

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

           

Interest-bearing liabilities:

           

Transaction deposits

  $924,360   2,356  1.02   $799,671   3,299  1.65  

Time deposits

   335,073   1,907  2.28    392,893   2,957  3.01  
                       

Total

   1,259,433   4,263  1.35    1,192,564   6,256  2.10  

Borrowed funds

   335,242   2,876  3.43    417,873   4,348  4.16  
                       

Total interest-bearing liabilities

   1,594,675   7,139  1.79    1,610,437   10,604  2.63  
                   

Non-interest-bearing deposits

   113,879      113,303    

Non-interest-bearing liabilities

   16,150      18,050    
               

Total liabilities

   1,724,704      1,741,790    

Stockholders’ equity

   161,591      123,625    
               

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $1,886,295     $1,865,415    
               

Net interest income

    $16,702     $14,630  
               

Net interest rate spread (3)

      3.53     3.06
               

Net interest margin (4)

      3.73     3.30
               

  FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,   FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 
  2009 2008   2010 2009 
  AVERAGE
BALANCE
  INTEREST  AVERAGE
YIELD/

COST
 AVERAGE
BALANCE
  INTEREST  AVERAGE
YIELD/

COST
   AVERAGE
BALANCE
  INTEREST  AVERAGE
YIELD/
COST
 AVERAGE
BALANCE
  INTEREST  AVERAGE
YIELD/
COST
 
   (Dollars in thousands)    (Dollars in thousands) 

Assets

                      

Interest-earning assets:

                      

Interest-earning deposits and short-term investments

  $—    $—    —   $11,949  $185  2.06

Investment securities (1)

   55,906   756  1.80    62,074   2,374  5.10    $55,971  $126  .90 $56,136  $301  2.14

FHLB stock

   17,115   652  5.08    20,280   1,228  8.07     24,284   204  3.36    19,102   149  3.12  

Mortgage-backed securities (1)

   85,027   2,458  3.85    48,650   1,710  4.69     307,528   2,762  3.59    76,492   768  4.02  

Loans receivable, net (2)

   1,646,232   68,581  5.55    1,653,794   72,926  5.88     1,632,904   21,984  5.39    1,652,110   23,172  5.61  
                                      

Total interest-earning assets

   1,804,280   72,447  5.35    1,796,747   78,423  5.82     2,020,687   25,076  4.96    1,803,840   24,390  5.41  
                                  

Non-interest-earning assets

   88,477      93,887       107,697      85,853    
                          

Total assets

  $1,892,757     $1,890,634      $2,128,384     $1,889,693    
                          

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

                      

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                      

Transaction deposits

  $885,408   7,513  1.13   $772,577   9,643  1.66    $965,181   1,984  .82   $844,953   2,653  1.26  

Time deposits

   349,514   6,623  2.53    419,712   11,184  3.55     306,230   1,448  1.89    360,136   2,443  2.71  
                                      

Total

   1,234,922   14,136  1.53    1,192,289   20,827  2.33     1,271,411   3,432  1.08    1,205,089   5,096  1.69  

Borrowed funds

   373,833   9,794  3.49    447,750   14,469  4.31     537,561   2,674  1.99    411,199   3,632  3.53  
                                      

Total interest-bearing liabilities

   1,608,755   23,930  1.98    1,640,039   35,296  2.87     1,808,972   6,106  1.35    1,616,288   8,728  2.16  
                                  

Non-interest-bearing deposits

   110,379      110,157       113,518      105,363    

Non-interest-bearing liabilities

   16,917      17,121       22,540      16,944    
                          

Total liabilities

   1,736,051      1,767,317       1,945,030      1,738,595    

Stockholders’ equity

   156,706      123,317       183,354      151,098    
                          

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $1,892,757     $1,890,634      $2,128,384     $1,889,693    
                          

Net interest income

    $48,517     $43,127      $18,970     $15,662  
                          

Net interest rate spread (3)

      3.37     2.95      3.61     3.25
                              

Net interest margin (4)

      3.59     3.20      3.76     3.47
                              

 

(1)Amounts are recorded at average amortized cost.
(2)Amount is net of deferred loan fees, undisbursed loan funds, discounts and premiums and estimated loss allowances and includes loans held for sale and non-performing loans.
(3)Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on interest—interest - earning assets and the cost of interest—interest - bearing liabilities.
(4)Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average interest—interest - earning assets.

Comparison of Financial Condition at September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 and December 31, 20082009

Total assets at September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 were $1.873$2.199 billion, an increase of $15.1$169.2 million, compared to $1.858$2.030 billion at December 31, 2008.2009.

Mortgage-backed securities available for sale increased to $83.0$367.2 million at September 30, 2009March 31, 2010, as compared to $40.8$213.6 million at December 31, 20082009 primarily due to the $38.3purchases of $162.8 million, investmentall of Preferred Shares proceeds from the Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program.which were issued by U.S. government sponsored enterprises.

Loans receivable, net decreasedincreased by $25.8$10.9 million to a balance of $1.623$1.640 billion at September 30, 2009,March 31, 2010, compared to a balance of $1.648$1.629 billion at December 31, 2008. Growth2009. The growth was concentrated in commercial and commercial real estate loans of $38.2 million was offset by a decline in one-to-four family mortgage loans due to increased prepayments and the Bank’s ongoing strategy to sell longer-term, fixed-rate newly-originated one-to-four family mortgage loans. Originations of mortgage loans held for sale increased to $194.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to $79.2 million for the same prior year period.

Deposit balances increased $83.8$16.9 million to $1.358$1.381 billion at September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 from $1.274$1.364 billion at December 31, 2008.2009. Core deposits, defined as all deposits excluding time deposits, increased $128.4$25.2 million partly offset by a $44.7$8.3 million decrease in time deposits as the Bank continued to moderate its pricing for time deposits. FHLBthis product. Federal Home Loan Bank advances decreasedincreased by $129.4$188.1 million to $230.5$521.1 million at September 30, 2009March 31, 2010, as compared to $359.9$333.0 million at December 31, 20082009 and were primarily dueused to fund the increase in deposits.mortgage-backed securities.

Stockholders’ equity at September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 increased to $166.2$187.2 million, as compared to $120.0$183.5 million at December 31, 20082009, primarily due to net income and a reduction in accumulated other comprehensive loss partly offset by the issuance of $38.3 million of Preferred Shares.cash dividend on common stock.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30,March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009 and September 30, 2008

General

Net income available to common stockholders for the three months ended September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 was $4.0$4.4 million or $.34$0.24 per diluted share, as compared to net income available to common stockholders of $3.7$3.5 million, or $.32$0.30 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year period. ForThe decrease in diluted earnings per share was due to the nine months ended September 30, 2009, net income available tohigher number of average diluted shares outstanding from the issuance of additional common stockholders was $10.5 million or $.90 per diluted share, as compared to net income available to common stockholders of $11.3 million or $.96 per diluted share for the corresponding prior year period.shares in November 2009.

Interest Income

Interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 was $23.8$25.1 million, and $72.4 million, respectively, as compared to $25.2$24.4 million and $78.4 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008.March 31, 2009. The yield on interest-earning assets declined to 5.32% and 5.35%, respectively,4.96% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009,March 31, 2010, as compared to 5.69% and 5.82%, respectively,5.41% for the same prior year periods.period. Average interest-earning assets increased by $18.5$216.8 million and $7.5 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009,March 31, 2010, as compared to the same prior year periods.period. The increase was in average mortgage-backed securities which rose $40.3 million and $36.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively, due to investment of the Preferred Shares proceeds from the Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program.$231.0 million.

Interest Expense

Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 was $7.1$6.1 million, and $23.9 million, respectively, compared to $10.6$8.7 million and $35.3 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008.March 31, 2009. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased to 1.79% and 1.98%, respectively,1.35% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009,March 31, 2010, as compared to 2.63% and 2.87%, respectively,2.16% in the same prior year periods. Additionally, averageperiod. Average interest-bearing liabilities decreasedincreased by $15.8$192.7 million and $31.3 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009,March 31, 2010, as compared to the same prior year periods. Averageperiod. The increase was primarily in average borrowed funds decreased $82.6which increased $126.4 million and $73.9average transaction deposits which increased $120.2 million respectively, forpartly offset by a decrease in average time deposits of $53.9 million. The additional borrowings were used to fund the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 due to an increase in average deposits and average stockholder’s equity as funding sources. The increase in average stockholder’s equity was related to the issuance of Preferred Shares.mortgage-backed securities.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 increased to $16.7$19.0 million, and $48.5 million, respectively, as compared to $14.6$15.7 million and $43.1 million, respectively, in the same prior year periodsperiod reflecting a higher net interest margin and higher levels of interest-earning assets. The net interest margin increased to 3.73% and 3.59%, respectively,3.76% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 from 3.30% and 3.20%, respectively,3.47% in the same prior year periods.period.

Provision for Loan Losses

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009,March 31, 2010, the provision for loan losses was $1.5$2.2 million, and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to $400,000 and $1.2 million, respectively,$800,000 in the same prior year periods. Non-performing loans increased $11.0 million at September 30, 2009 to $23.5 million from $12.5 million at September 30, 2008. Loans receivable, net decreased during the first nine months of 2009 while net charge-offs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 were $578,000 and $1.5 million respectively, as compared to $101,000 and $425,000, respectively, in the same prior year periods. Net charge-offs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 included $246,000 and $881,000, respectively, relating to loans originated by Columbia Home Loans, LLC, the Company’s mortgage banking subsidiary which has since been shuttered. The increase in the provision for loan losses wasperiod primarily due to the increase in non-performing loans and net charge-offs. Non-performing loans increased $4.0 million at March 31, 2010 to $32.3 million from $28.3 million at December 31, 2009. Loans receivable, net increased modestly during the first three months of 2010 while net charge-offs for the three months ended March 31, 2010 were $1.3 million, as compared to $446,000 in the same prior year period. Net charge-offs for the three months ended March 31, 2010 included $844,000 relating to loans originated by Columbia, the Company’s mortgage banking subsidiary which has since been shuttered.

Other Income

Other income increaseddecreased to $4.5$3.0 million and $11.9 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009March 31, 2010, as compared to $3.6$3.2 million and $10.0 million, respectively, in the same prior year periods.period. Loan servicing income (loss) decreasedwas $46,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to a loan servicing loss of $102,000$230,000 for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2009 from income of $293,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 due to an impairment to the loan servicing asset of $263,000 recognized in the first quarter of 2009. The net gain (loss) on sales of loans and securities available for sale was $1.1 million and $3.1 million, respectively,decreased to $503,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009March 31, 2010, as compared to net gains of $466,000 and $344,000, respectively,$673,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008.March 31, 2009 due to a decline in the volume of loans sold. The net gainloss from other real estate operations was $335,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 includes a net gain of $117,000 andMarch 31, 2010, as compared to a net loss of $902,000, respectively, on investment securities transactions. For$1,000 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 the net gain on the sale of loans includes a reversal of the provision for repurchased loans of $0 and $245,000, respectively, as compared to reversals of $50,000 and $211,000, respectively, for the correspondingsame prior year periods. Fees and service chargesperiod due to write-downs in the value of properties previously acquired.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses increased to $2.7$12.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009March 31, 2010, as compared to $2.6$11.8 million for the corresponding prior year period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009 feesThe increase was primarily related to increases in compensation and service charges decreasedemployee benefits relating to $7.8 million as compared to $8.3 million for the corresponding prior year period due to a decrease in trustincentive compensation and investment service fee revenue. Income from Bank Owned Life Insurance decreased by $112,000 and $323,000, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to the same prior year periodsstock plan expense. The increase was also due to the lower interest rate environment. Other income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 increased over the samereduction in mortgage loan closings from prior year periods due to the recovery of $367,000 in borrower escrow funds for Columbia Home Loans, LLC, the Company’s mortgage banking subsidiary which was shutteredlevels. Higher loan closings in the fourth quarter of 2007.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses increased to $12.4 million and $37.4 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to $12.3 million and $35.3 million, respectively, for the corresponding prior year periods. Federal deposit insurance increased deferred loan expense which is reflected as a reduction to $605,000 and $2.5 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to $301,000 and $952,000, respectively, in the same prior year periods due to a special assessment of $869,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and an increase in the assessment rate for FDIC deposit insurance effective January 1, 2009. Occupancy expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was adversely affected by a second quarter charge of $556,000 relating to all future lease obligations of Columbia. In light of the economic downturn and weak real estate market, the Company no longer expects to be able to sublet the vacant office space. Therefore, the entire remaining lease obligation was recognized in the second quarter of 2009. General and administrative expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 include $413,000 and $582,000, respectively, of costs related to the Company’s previously announced merger with Central Jersey Bancorp. Under FASB 141R, “Business Combinations,” as codified in FASB ASC Topic 805 “Business Combinations” (ASC 805), these costs are expensed in the period incurred and are likely to be significant during the fourth quarter of 2009. Operating expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 also include costs relating to the opening of two new branches in the latter part of 2008.compensation expense.

Provision for Income Taxes

Income tax expense was $2.9$2.6 million and $7.4 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009,March 31, 2010, as compared to an expense of $1.9$2.3 million and $5.4 million, respectively, for the same prior year periods.period. The effective tax rate increased slightly to 38.7% and 38.1%, respectively,37.4% for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2010, as compared to 37.0% in the same prior period.

Dividends on Preferred Stock and Warrant Accretion

Dividends on preferred stock and warrant accretion totaled $458,000 for three months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to 33.2% and 32.5%, respectively,no amounts in the same prior periods primarily duecurrent year period. The preferred stock was redeemed on December 30, 2009 and the related warrant was repurchased February 3, 2010. The warrant repurchase had no effect on net income available to an increase in state tax expense.common stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company’s primary sources of funds are deposits, principal and interest payments on loans and mortgage-backed securities, proceeds from the sale of loans, FHLB and other borrowings and, to a lesser extent, investment maturities. While scheduled amortization of loans is a predictable source of funds, deposit flows and mortgage prepayments are greatly influenced by interest rates, economic conditions and competition. The Company has other sources of liquidity if a need for additional funds arises, including various lines of credit.

At September 30, 2009,March 31, 2010, the Company had outstanding overnight borrowings from the FHLB of $24.5$135.1 million, as compared to $83.9$87.0 million in overnight borrowings at December 31, 2008.2009. The Company utilizes the overnight line to fund short-term liquidity needs. The Company had total FHLB borrowings, including overnight borrowings, of $230.5$521.1 million at September 30, 2009, a decreaseMarch 31, 2010, an increase from $359.9$333.0 million at December 31, 2008.2009.

The Company’s cash needs for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2010 were primarily satisfied by principal payments on loans and mortgage-backed securities, proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans held for sale, increased deposits and increased short-term borrowings. The cash was principally utilized for loan originations and the purchase of mortgage-backed securities. For the three months ended March 31, 2009, the cash needs of the Company were primarily satisfied by principal payments on loans and mortgage-backed securities, proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans held for sale, increased deposits and the issuance of Preferred Shares.preferred stock. The cash provided was principally utilizedused for loan originations, the purchase of mortgage-backed securities and to reduce borrowings. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the cash needs of the Company were primarily satisfied by principal payments on loans and mortgage-backed securities, proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans held for sale and increased deposits. The cash provided was principally used for loan originations and to reduce FHLB borrowings.

In the normal course of business, the Company routinely enters into various off-balance-sheet commitments, primarily relating to the origination and sale of loans. At September 30, 2009,March 31, 2010, outstanding commitments to originate loans totaled $31.8$50.4 million; outstanding unused lines of credit totaled $205.5$214.4 million; and outstanding commitments to sell loans totaled $23.0$24.3 million. The Company expects to have sufficient funds available to meet current commitments arising in the normal course of business.

Time deposits scheduled to mature in one year or less totaled $233.0$194.6 million at September 30, 2009.March 31, 2010. Based upon historical experience management estimates that a significant portion of such deposits will remain with the Company.

Cash dividends on common stock declared and paid by OceanFirst Financial Corp. during the first ninethree months of 20092010 were $7.1$2.2 million relatively unchanged fromas compared to $2.4 million in the same prior year period. On OctoberApril 21, 2009,2010, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of twentytwelve cents ($0.20)0.12) per common share. The dividend is payable on November 13, 2009May 14, 2010 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 2, 2009. Cash dividends on Preferred Shares declared and paid during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were $1.1 million. On October 21, 2009 the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $12.50 per Preferred Share for an aggregate payment of $478,000. The dividend is payable on November 15, 2009 to stockholders of record at the close of business on October 31, 2009.

May 3, 2010.

The primary sources of liquidity specifically available to OceanFirst Financial Corp., the holding company of OceanFirst Bank, are capital distributions from the banking subsidiary, short-term borrowings and the issuance of Preferred Shares,preferred and common stock, long-term debt and trust preferred securities. On January 16, 2009, the Company received $38.3 million in proceeds from the issuance of Preferred Shares and Warrants. The Company invested $19.1 million of the proceeds into the Bank and retained the remaining proceeds. For the first ninethree months of 2009,2010, OceanFirst Financial Corp. received $7.2 million inno dividend

payments from OceanFirst Bank. OceanFirst Financial Corp.’s ability to continue to pay dividends will be partly dependent upon capital distributions from OceanFirst Bank which may be adversely affected by capital constraints imposed by the OTS.Office of Thrift Supervision (“OTS”). Pursuant to OTS regulations, a notice is required to be filed with the OTS prior to the Bank paying a dividend to OceanFirst Financial Corp. The OTS could object to a proposed capital distribution by any institution, which would otherwise be permitted by regulation, if the OTS determines that such distribution would constitute an unsafe and unsound practice. The Bank filed a capital distribution notice with the OTS of its intention to make quarterly capital distributions of $3.6 million each throughout 2009 to OceanFirst Financial Corp. The OTS did not object to the payment of these dividends as long as the Bank remains well-capitalized after each capital distribution. Additionally, if the Bank incurs an other than temporary impairment charge relating to its investment securities so that the total proposed capital distribution exceeds net income for the year to date, plus retained net income for the preceding two years, then the Bank must submit an application requesting approval of the OTS for the remaining unpaid capital distributions. The Company cannot predict whether the OTS may object to any future notices or fail to approve any future applications to pay a dividend to OceanFirst Financial Corp. At September 30, 2009,March 31, 2010, OceanFirst Financial Corp. held $19.0$28.4 million in cash and $256,000$325,000 in investment securities available for sale. Additionally, OceanFirst Financial Corp. has an available line of credit for up to $2.0 million, all of which was available at September 30, 2009.March 31, 2010.

At September 30, 2009,March 31, 2010, the Bank exceeded all of its regulatory capital requirements with tangible capital of $178.7$188.2 million, or 9.4%8.5% of total adjusted assets, which is above the required level of $28.4$33.1 million or 1.5%; core capital of $178.7$188.2 million or 9.4%8.5% of total adjusted assets, which is above the required level of $75.7$88.4 million, or 4.0% and risk-based capital of $188.7$199.3 million, or 14.4%14.2% of risk-weighted assets, which is above the required level of $104.6$112.7 million or 8.0%. The Bank is considered a “well-capitalized” institution under the OTS’ Prompt Corrective Action Regulations.

At September 30, 2009,March 31, 2010, the Company maintained tangible equity of $166.2 million, for a tangible equity to assets ratio of 8.9%, and tangible common equity of $128.8$187.2 million, for a tangible common equity to assets ratio of 6.9%8.5%.

Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

In the normal course of operations, the Company engages in a variety of financial transactions that, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, are not recorded in the financial statements. These transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate, and liquidity risk. Such transactions are used for general corporate purposes or for customer needs. Corporate purpose transactions are used to help manage credit, interest rate, and liquidity risk or to optimize capital. Customer transactions are used to manage customers’ requests for funding. These financial instruments and commitments include unused consumer lines of credit and commitments to extend credit. The Company also has outstanding commitments to sell loans amounting to $23.0$24.3 million.

The following table shows the contractual obligations of the Company by expected payment period as of September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 (in thousands):

 

Contractual Obligation

  Total  Less than
One year
  1-3 years  3-5 years  More than
5 years
  Total  Less than
One year
  1-3 years  3-5 years  More than
5 years

Debt Obligations

  $330,996  $192,496  $80,000  $31,000  $27,500  $616,569  $494,069  $49,000  $46,000  $27,500

Commitments to Originate Loans

   31,758   31,758   —     —     —     50,399   50,399   —     —     —  

Commitments to Fund Unused Lines of Credit

   205,516   205,516   —     —     —     214,414   214,414   —     —     —  

Commitments to originate loans and commitments to fund unused lines of credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since some of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Company’s exposure to credit risk is represented by the contractual amount of the instruments.

Non-Performing Assets

The following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s non-performing assets consisting of non-accrualnon-performing loans and Real Estate Owned (“REO”). It is the policy of the Company to cease accruing interest on loans 90 days or more past due or in the process of foreclosure.

 

  September 30,
2009
   December 31,
2008
   March 31,
2010
 December 31,
2009
 
  (dollars in thousands)   (dollars in thousands) 

Non-performing loans:

       

Real estate – one-to-four family

  $15,814    $8,696    $22,633   $19,142  

Commercial real estate

   4,922     5,527     4,844    5,152  

Construction

   67     —       368    368  

Consumer

   2,416     1,435     3,992    3,031  

Commercial

   295     385     466    627  
               

Total non-performing loans

   23,514     16,043     32,303    28,320  

REO, net

   1,204     1,141     2,864    2,613  
               

Total non-performing assets

  $24,718    $17,184    $35,167   $30,933  
               

Delinquent loans 30-89 days

  $11,478   $15,528  
       

Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans receivable

   .83   .70   .94  .89

Allowance for loan losses as percent of total non-performing loans

   58.18     72.71     48.39    51.99  

Non-performing loans as a percent of total loans receivable

   1.44     .97     1.95    1.72  

Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets

   1.32     .92     1.60    1.52  

Included in the non-accrual loan total at March 31, 2010 was $506,000 of troubled debt restructured loans, as compared to $1.6 million at December 31, 2009. The non-performing loan total includes $921,000$644,000 of repurchased one-to-four family and consumer loans and $2.3$2.1 million of one-to-four family and consumer loans previously held for sale, which were written down to their fair market value in a prior period. Non-performing loans are concentrated in one-to-four family loans which comprise 70.1% of the total. At March 31, 2010, the average weighted loan-to-value ratio (using appraisal value at time of origination) of non-performing loans was 71% as compared to 58% for the total mortgage loan portfolio. The largest non-performing loan is a one-to-four family loan for $3.5 million which is secured by a first mortgage on a property with a recent appraised value of $4.1 million. The two largest commercial non-performing loan relationships totaled $2.5 million. The largest of the two is $1.9 million and both relationships are well secured by commercial real estate collateral. non-performing loan is a $2.0 million loan to a residential builder. The loan is secured by first mortgages on residential property and land. A specific reserve of $111,000 has been established for this loan.

The Company also classifies loans in accordance with regulatory guidelines. At September 30, 2009,March 31, 2010, the Company had $6.8$10.7 million designated as Special Mention, $36.5$50.8 million classified as Substandard and $32,000$61,900 classified as Doubtful as compared to $9.0$12.0 million, $17.2$41.4 million and $14,300,$33,000, respectively, at December 31, 2008.2009. The largest Special Mention loan relationship at September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 is comprised of several credit facilities totaling $2.9a loan for $2.5 million to a leasing companysports and fitness club which is current on payments but was criticized due to declining revenue.poor operating results. The loan is secured by commercial real estate auto titles, other business assets and also carries a personal guarantees.guarantee. The largest Substandard loan relationship at September 30, 2009 is comprised of several credit facilities to a building supply company with an aggregate balance of $7.0$6.5 million, which was current as to payments, but criticized due to declining revenue and poor operating results. The loans are well-secured by commercial real estate and other business assets. In addition to loan classifications, the Company classified investment securities with an amortized cost of $30.0 million and a carrying value of $17.5$19.9 million as Substandard, which represents the amount of investment securities with a credit rating below investment grade from one of the internationally-recognized credit rating services.

At September 30, 2009,March 31, 2010, the Bank was holding subprime loans with a gross principal balance of $2.6$2.2 million and a carrying value, net of reserveswrite-downs and lower of cost or market adjustment, of $2.1$1.8 million, and ALT-A loans with a gross principal balance of $4.9$4.1 million and a carrying value, net of reserveswrite-downs and lower of cost or market adjustment, of $4.6$3.9 million.

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Safe Harbor Statement

In addition to historical information, this quarterly report contains certain forward-looking statements which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” or similar expressions. The Company’s ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on the operations of the Company and the subsidiaries include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rates, general economic conditions, legislative/regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the quality or composition of the loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows, competition, demand for financial services in the Company’s market area and accounting principles and guidelines. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on statements. The Company does not undertake—and specifically disclaims any obligation—to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. Further description of the risks and uncertainties to the business are included in Item 1, Business and Item 1A, Risk Factors of the Company’s 20082009 Form 10-K.

Item 3.Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company’s interest rate sensitivity is monitored through the use of an interest rate risk (“IRR”) model. The following table sets forth the amounts of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities outstanding at September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 which were anticipated by the Company, based upon certain assumptions, to reprice or mature in each of the future time periods shown. At September 30, 2009,March 31, 2010, the Company’s one-year gap was negative 0.04%8.38% as compared to negative 5.72%0.04% at December 31, 2008.2009.

 

At September 30, 2009

  3 Months
Or Less
 More than
3 Months to
1 Year
 More than
1 Year to
3 Years
 More than
3 Years to
5 Years
 More than
5 Years
 Total 

At March 31, 2010

  3 Months
Or Less
 More than
3 Months to
1 Year
 More than
1 Year to
3 Years
 More than
3 Years to

5 Years
 More than
5 Years
 Total 
(dollars in thousands)                            

Interest-earning assets: (1)

              

Interest-earning deposits and short-term investments

  $5,475   $—     $—     $—     $—     $5,475    $10,086   $—     $—     $—     $—     $10,086  

Investment securities

   55,000    301    —      —      370    55,671     55,300    301    —      —      370    55,971  

FHLB stock

   —      —      —      —      14,878    14,878     —      —      —      —      27,906    27,906  

Mortgage-backed securities

   10,090    29,074    17,091    17,762    6,767    80,784     20,620    57,868    97,951    64,907    124,437    365,783  

Loans receivable (2)

   266,676    456,125    544,725    216,415    152,324    1,636,265     289,559    457,485    548,635    215,892    141,000    1,652,571  
                                      

Total interest-earning assets

   337,241    485,500    561,816    234,177    174,339    1,793,073     375,565    515,654    646,586    280,799    293,713    2,112,317  
                                      

Interest-bearing liabilities:

              

Money market deposit accounts

   4,376    13,127    35,004    43,755    —      96,262     4,549    13,648    36,395    45,494    —      100,086  

Savings accounts

   12,098    30,886    82,363    102,954    —      228,301     11,044    34,134    88,352    110,440    —      243,970  

Interest-bearing checking accounts

   255,496    49,101    130,936    163,846    —      599,379     241,489    52,230    143,538    178,361    —      615,618  

Time deposits

   72,752    160,588    51,973    19,867    17,530    322,710     86,509    108,056    62,929    21,123    25,255    303,872  

FHLB advances

   44,500    85,000    70,000    31,000    —      230,500     355,100    71,000    49,000    46,000    —      521,100  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

   72,996    —      —      —      —      72,996     67,969    —      —      —      —      67,969  

Other borrowings

   22,500    —      —      —      5,000    27,500     22,500    —      —      —      5,000    27,500  
                                      

Total interest-bearing liabilities

   484,718    338,702    370,276    361,422    22,530    1,577,648     789,160    279,068    380,214    401,418    30,255    1,880,115  
                                      

Interest sensitivity gap (3)

  $(147,477 $146,798   $191,540   $(127,245 $151,809   $215,425    $(413,595 $236,586   $266,372   $(120,619 $263,458   $232,202  
                                      

Cumulative interest sensitivity gap

  $(147,477 $(679 $190,861   $63,616   $215,425   $215,425    $(413,595 $(177,009 $89,363   $(31,256 $232,202   $232,202  
                                      

Cumulative interest sensitivity gap as a percent of total interest-earning assets

   (8.22)%   (0.04)%   10.64  3.55  12.01  12.01   (19.58)%   (8.38)%   4.23  (1.48)%   10.99  10.99

 

(1)Interest-earning assets are included in the period in which the balances are expected to be redeployed and/or repriced as a result of anticipated prepayments, scheduled rate adjustments, and contractual maturities.
(2)For purposes of the gap analysis, loans receivable includes loans held for sale and non-performing loans gross of the allowance for loan losses, unamortized discounts and deferred loan fees.
(3)Interest sensitivity gap represents the difference between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.

Additionally, the table below sets forth the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk as measured by the change in net portfolio value (“NPV”) and net interest income under varying rate shocks as of September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2008.2009. All methods used to measure interest rate sensitivity involve the use of assumptions, which may tend to oversimplify the manner in which actual yields and costs respond to changes in market interest rates. The Company’s interest rate sensitivity should be reviewed in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2008. The increase in NPV in the static case at September 30, 2009 when compared to December 31, 2008 was primarily a result of the Preferred Shares issuance.2009.

 

   September 30, 2009  December 31, 2008 
   Net Portfolio Value  NPV
Ratio
  Net Interest Income  Net Portfolio Value  NPV
Ratio
  Net Interest Income 

Change in Interest Rates in Basis Points (Rate
Shock)

  Amount  %
Change
   Amount  %
Change
  Amount  %
Change
   Amount  %
Change
 
(dollars in thousands)                               

200

  $174,524  (9.5)%  9.7 $65,765  (4.3)%  $106,833  (21.5)%  6.0 $55,909  (8.8)% 

100

   188,268  (2.4 10.3    67,653  (1.5  126,459  (7.0 7.0    59,031  (3.8

Static

   192,886  —     10.3    68,686  —      136,020  —     7.4    61,331  —    

(100)

   188,488  (2.3 9.9    65,690  (4.4  136,226  0.2   7.2    59,363  (3.2

(200)

   181,032  (6.1 9.5    60,985  (11.2  129,958  (4.5 6.9    56,937  (7.2

   March 31, 2010  December 31, 2009 
   Net Portfolio Value     Net Interest
Income
  Net Portfolio Value     Net Interest
Income
 

Change in Interest Rates in Basis Points (Rate
Shock)

  Amount  %
Change
  NPV
Ratio
  Amount  %
Change
  Amount  %
Change
  NPV
Ratio
  Amount  %
Change
 
(dollars in thousands)                               

200

  $177,930  (21.6)%  8.5 $70,699  (9.5)%  $192,771  (12.6)%  9.9 $68,804  (7.0)% 

100

   207,449  (8.7 9.6    74,813  (4.2  209,887  (4.8 10.6    71,779  (3.0

Static

   227,094  —     10.3    78,110  —      220,452  —     10.9    74,004  —    

(100)

   228,299  0.5   10.2    76,450  (2.1  216,497  (1.8 10.5    70,661  (4.5

(200)

   219,090  (3.5 9.8    72,854  (6.7  206,585  (6.3 10.1    65,067  (12.1

 

Item 4.Item 4.Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”). Based upon their evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective. Disclosure controls and procedures are the controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act with the SEC (1) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (2) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its

principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In addition, based on that evaluation, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2009March 31, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II.OTHERII. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.Item 1.Legal Proceedings

With the following exception, theThe Company is not engaged in any legal proceedings of a material nature at the present time. From time to time, the Company is a party to routine legal proceedings within the normal course of business. Such routine legal proceedings in the aggregate are believed by management to be immaterial to the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

On June 8, 2009, and July 15, 2009, purported class action complaints were filed against the Company, Central Jersey and each director of Central Jersey (except that Robert S. Vuono was not named in the second class action complaint) in the Superior Court of New Jersey in Ocean County. The actions were brought by two separate alleged shareholders of Central Jersey, each on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated. The complaints allege, among other things, that the directors of Central Jersey are in breach of their fiduciary duties to shareholders in connection with Central Jersey’s entry into the merger agreement with the Company. The complaints also allege that the Company and Central Jersey knowingly assisted the Central Jersey directors’ alleged breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with the proposed merger.

The complaints seek, among other things, damages and injunctive relief to enjoin the Company, Central Jersey and Central Jersey’s directors from consummating the transactions contemplated under the merger agreement, along with attorneys’ fees and costs.

On September 10, 2009, plaintiffs filed a motion seeking a preliminary injunction to enjoin the Central Jersey directors from proceeding with the Central Jersey shareholders’ meeting scheduled for October 1, at which Central Jersey shareholders were scheduled to vote on the proposed merger transaction. On September 22, the Court issued an opinion denying plaintiffs’ request for injunctive relief and as reported elsewhere herein, on October 1, 2009 shareholder meetings were held, by both the Company and Central Jersey, with shareholders of both companies voting to approve the proposed merger transaction.

One of the shareholder plaintiffs subsequently agreed to voluntarily dismiss his action and a stipulation for dismissal, with prejudice, has been submitted to the Court. The remaining shareholder plaintiff is continuing his action and has indicated that he intends to amend his complaint. The Court has directed that such amended pleading must be filed on or before November 16, 2009. The Company will evaluate the amended complaint if and when it is filed, but anticipates that it will vigorously defend against the anticipated claims and causes of action, which, it is expected, will relate to the actions of Central Jersey, the Central Jersey directors and the Company in connection with negotiation and consideration of the planned merger transaction.

Item 1A.Item 1A.Risk Factors

For a summary of risk factors relevant to the Company, see Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in the 2008 Annual Report on2009 Form 10-K. AdditionalThere were no material changes to risk factors relevant to the Company’s operations since December 31, 2008 include the following:

The issuance of securities will have an impact on the shareholders of the Company. As noted in Note 12, Subsequent Event on November 3, 2009 the Company closed on a public offering of 5,556,000 shares of its common stock at $9.00 per share. Additionally, the Company granted the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to 833,400 shares to cover over-allotments, if any. The over-allotment option was exercised and is expected to close on November 10, 2009. Net proceeds from the offering, including the over-allotment, are expected to be $54.0 million. The issuance of this common stock will result in a dilution in the percentage ownership of the Company by current shareholders and may adversely impact earnings per share.

The Bank’s Federal thrift charter may be eliminated under the Administration’s Financial Regulatory Reform Plan. The administration has proposed the creation of a new federal government agency, the National Bank Supervisor (“NBS”) that would charter and supervise all federally chartered depository institutions, and all federal branches and agencies of foreign banks. It is proposed that the NBS take over the responsibilities of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which currently charters and supervises nationally chartered banks, and the responsibility for the institutions currently supervised by the OTS, which supervises federally chartered thrift and thrift holding companies, such as the Bank and the Company. In addition, under the administration’s proposal, the thrift charter, under which the Bank is organized, would be eliminated. If the administration’s proposal is finalized, the Bank may be subject to a new charter mandated by the NBS. There is no assurance as to how this new charter, or the supervision by the NBS, will affect the Bank’s operations going forward.

The elimination of the OTS, as proposed by the administration, also would result in a new regulatory authority for the Company. Such authority may impose restrictions which are the same as, or similar to, those made applicable to bank holding companies by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, including a holding company consolidated capital requirement and holding company capital maintenance requirement, as well as the Federal Reserve’s requirement that the holding company serve as a “source of strength” for the subsidiary bank. Currently, as a savings and loan holding company

supervised by the OTS, the Company is not subject to a holding company consolidated capital requirement. The Company expects that if it were to become subject to a consolidated capital requirement, it would meet the current requirement to be categorized as “well-capitalized” on a pro forma basis.

The administration’s proposal also includes the creation of a new federal agency designed to enforce consumer protection laws. The Consumer Financial Protection Agency (“CFPA”) would have authority to protect consumers of financial products and services and to regulate all providers (bank and non-bank) of such services. The CFPA would be authorized to adopt rules for all providers of consumer financial services, supervise and examine such institutions for compliance and enforce compliance through orders, fines and penalties. The rules of the CFPA would serve as a “floor” and individual states would be permitted to adopt and enforce stronger consumer protection laws. A recent amendment to the legislation adopted by House Financial Services Committee would exempt all banks with less than $10 billion in total assets from enforcement of consumer protection laws by the CFPA. Instead such laws would continue to be enforced by the appropriate federal banking regulator. If adopted as proposed, the Company could become subject to multiple laws affecting its provision of home loans and other credit services to consumers, which may substantially increase the cost of providing such services.

It is unknown at this time whether the administration’s proposal for regulatory reform will be adopted and, if so, the final form of such proposal, and what the full impact on the Company may be.

There is no guaranty that the Company will be able to continue to pay a dividend or, if continued, will be able to pay a dividend at the current rate. The Board of Directors of the Company determines at its discretion if, when and the amount of dividends that may be paid on the common stock. In making such determination, the Board of Directors take into account various factors including economic conditions, earnings, liquidity needs, the financial condition of the Company, applicable state law, regulatory requirements and other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors. Although the Company has a history of paying a quarterly dividend on its common stock, there is no guaranty that such dividends will continue to be paid in the future, particularly in the event of changes in those factors which may affect the Board of Directors’ determination to pay a dividend.

Deposit insurance assessments have increased substantially, which will adversely affect profits. Federal law requires that the designated reserve ratio for the deposit insurance fund be established by the FDIC at 1.15% to 1.50% of estimated insured deposits. If this reserve ratio drops below 1.15% or the FDIC expects that it will do so within six months, the FDIC must, within 90 days, establish and implement a plan to restore the designated reserve ratio to 1.15% of estimated insured deposits within eight years (absent extraordinary circumstances).

Recent bank failures coupled with deteriorating economic conditions have significantly reduced the deposit insurance fund’s reserve ratio. As of June 30, 2008, the designated reserve ratio was 1.01% of estimated insured deposits as of March 31, 2008. As a result of this reduced reserve ratio, on December 22, 2008, the FDIC published a final rule raising the current deposit insurance assessment rates uniformly for all institutions by seven basis points (a range from 12 to 50 basis points) for the first quarter of 2009. On February 27, 2009, the FDIC adopted a final rule under which banks in the best risk category will pay initial base rates ranging from 12 to 16 cents per $100 on an annual basis, beginning April 1, 2009.

The FDIC also adopted an interim rule imposing a 10 basis point emergency special assessment on the industry on June 30, 2009. The assessment was collected on September 30, 2009. The Company recorded an expense of $869,000 during the quarter ended June 30, 2009, to reflect the special assessment. The interim rule would also permit the FDIC to impose an emergency special assessment after June 30, 2009, of up to 10 basis points if necessary to maintain public confidence in federal deposit insurance.

These actions will significantly increase the Company’s non-interest expense in 2009 and in future years as long as the increased premiums are in place.

On September 29, 2009 the FDIC announced that it had adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) that would require insured institutions to prepay their estimated quarterly risk-based assessments for the fourth quarter of 2009 and for all of 2010, 2011 and 2012. The prepayment of assessments would ensure that the deposit insurance system remains directly funded by depository institutions and preserves the FDIC’s ability to borrow from the Treasury for emergency situations. The prepayment would be collected on December 30, 2009 and would be recorded as a prepaid expense on the Bank’s balance sheet.

There can be no assurance that the actions of the FDIC will restore the insurance fund balance to the required reserve ratio of 1.15%, or that the FDIC will not be required to take further actions that may have a negative affect on the Company’s earnings or financial condition.

 

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

Not Applicable

Item 3.Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not Applicable

Item 4.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 4.Removed and Reserved

A special meeting of stockholders was held on October 1, 2009 to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 26, 2009, by and between OceanFirst Financial Corp. and Central Jersey Bancorp. The proposal and results of the vote are as follows:

Proposal

    

For

    

Against

    

Abstain

    

Broker

Non-Votes

Consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 26, 2009, by and between OceanFirst Financial Corp. and Central Jersey Bancorp    9,313,629    151,030    4,318    —  
Consider and vote upon a proposal to adjourn the special meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation of proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve the merger agreement.    8,702,372    700,360    66,245    —  

Item 5.Item 5.Other Information

Not ApplicableThe annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 6, 2010. The following directors were elected for terms of three years: Donald E. McLaughlin and John E. Walsh. The following proposals were voted on by the stockholders:

 

Proposal

  

For

    

Against

    

Withheld/

Abstain

    

Broker

Non-Votes

1) Election of Directors

              

Donald E. McLaughlin

  14,400,920    —      428,412    —  

John E. Walsh

  14,407,220    —      422,171    —  

2) Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.

  16,986,116    113,063    28,142    —  

Item 6.Item 6.Exhibits

Exhibits:

 

2.2Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 26, 2009 between OceanFirst Financial Corp. and Central Jersey Bancorp.*
3.1  Certificate of Incorporation of OceanFirst Financial Corp.**
3.2  Certificate of Designation ***
3.3Bylaws of OceanFirst Financial Corp.****
3.4Warrant to purchase up to 380,583 shares of common stock.***
4.0  Stock Certificate of OceanFirst Financial Corp.**
31.1  Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(c) Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2  Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(c) Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.0  Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Certificationsas added by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

*Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 26, 2009 and filed on May 28, 2009.
**Incorporated herein by reference into this document from the Exhibits to Form S-1, Registration Statement, effective May 13, 1996, as amended, Registration No. 33-80123.
***Incorporated by reference from Exhibit to Form 8-K filed January 20, 2009.
****Incorporated herein by reference into this document from the Exhibit to Form 10-K,Form10-K, Annual Report, filed on March 25, 2003.

SIGNATURES

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

 

 OceanFirst Financial Corp.
 Registrant

DATE: November 9, 2009

May 10, 2010
 

/s/ John R. Garbarino

 John R. Garbarino
 Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer

DATE: November 9, 2009

May 10, 2010
 

/s/ Michael J. Fitzpatrick

 Michael J. Fitzpatrick
 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit

  

Description

  

Page

 

Description

  Page
31.1  Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(c) Certification of Chief Executive Officer  26 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002  23
31.2  Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(c) Certification of Chief Financial Officer  27 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002  24
32.0  Section 1350 Certifications  28 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as added by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002  25

 

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