As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 26, 2019October 22, 2021

Registration No. 333-234331333-________



UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

__________


 

PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1

to

FORM S-4S-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

__________


 

FIRST TRINITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Oklahoma

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

6311

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

34-1001436

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

FIRST TRINITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION

7633 E. 63rd Place, Suite 730

Tulsa,, Oklahoma Oklahoma 74133

(918) 249-2438(918) 249-2438

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrantRegistrants principal executive offices)

__________

 

Gregg E. Zahn

Chief Executive Officer

7633 E. 63rd Place, Suite 730

Tulsa, OklahomaOklahoma 74133

(918) 249-2438

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

COPIES TO:

Reid A. Godbolt, Esq.

Samuel E. Wing, Esq.

Jones & Keller, P.C.

19991675 Broadway, 26, thSuite 3150 Floor

Denver, Colorado 80202

(303) 573-1600573-1600

David R. Brown, Esq.

Drew Oldham, Esq.

David Bartz, Esq.

Butler SnowNixon Peabody LLP

150 3rd Avenue South,70 W. Madison Street, Suite 16005200

Nashville, Tennessee37201Chicago, Illinois 60602

(615) 651-6700(312) 977-4400

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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:public: Upon consummation of the share exchange described herein.

 

If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box: ☐

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box:box.

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer ☐Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐Smaller reporting company ☒
 Emerging growth company ☐

                                                                                                          

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

 

If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:

 

Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)                           ☐

Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Issuer Third Party Tender Offer)      ☐

 

 

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of each Class of Securities
to be
Registered

 

Amount of

Securities to be

Registered (1)

  

Proposed

Maximum

Offering Price

Per Share (2)

  

Proposed

Maximum
Aggregate

Offering Price (2)

  

Amount of
Registration Fee

 

Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value

  168,866  $10.94  $1,847,394  $239.79(3) 

 


Title of each class of securities
to be registered

Amount to be

registered (1)

Proposed

maximum

offering price

per share (2)

Proposed

maximum
aggregate

offering price (2)

Amount of
registration fee

Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value

745,730

$4.18

$3,117,182

$289

(1)

Based upon the estimated maximum number of shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value, of the Registrant that may be issued to K-TENNRoyalty Capital Inc.Corporation pursuant to the share exchange described herein.

(2)

Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and computed pursuant to Rule 457(f)(2), based on the deemed aggregate book value as of June 30, 2021 of the Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company securities to be received by the Registrant in the share exchange described herein.

(3)

This registration fee was paid on October 25, 2019 with the filing of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-234331).

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 


 

THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. FIRST TRINITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION MAY NOT ISSUE FIRST TRINITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION CLASS A COMMON STOCK TO K-TENNROYALTY CAPITAL INC.CORPORATION PURSUANT TO THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION CONTAINING THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS IS EFFECTIVE AND CERTAIN OTHER CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED. THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL FIRST TRINITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION’SCORPORATIONS CLASS A COMMON STOCK AND IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY FIRST TRINITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION’SCORPORATIONS CLASS A COMMON STOCK TO ANY INDIVIDUAL SHAREHOLDER OF K-TENNROYALTY CAPITAL INC.,CORPORATION OR IN ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED NOVEMBER 26, 2019OCTOBER 22, 2021

 

K-TENNROYALTY CAPITAL INC.CORPORATION

 

Dear K-TENNRoyalty Capital Inc.Corporation Shareholder:

 

You are cordially invited to attend a special meeting (the “special meeting”) of shareholders of K-TENNRoyalty Capital Inc., a TennesseeCorporation, an Illinois corporation (“K-TENN”RCC”), to be held on Friday, December 20, 2019[            ], 2021 at 10:00 a.m.[            ] local time at the Radisson Hotel, 1112 Airport Center Drive, Nashville, Tennessee 37214.via videoconference. At the special meeting, K-TENNRCC is seeking your approval of (i) the exchange of the capital stock (“share exchange”) of K-TENNRoyalty Capital Life Insurance Company (“RCLIC”), a wholly-owned Missouri subsidiary of K-TENN (“K-TENN Life”),RCC, to First Trinity Financial Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation (“FTFC”), set forth in the Purchase and Sale Agreement (in the form of Annex A to this proxy statement/prospectus), and (ii) the dissolution of K-TENNRCC through the adoption of the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution (in the form of Annex B to this proxy statement/prospectus) (the “Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution”). The capital stock of K-TENN LifeRCLIC constitutes substantially all of the assets of K-TENNRCC and substantially all of its operations are conducted through K-TENN Life.RCLIC. After the share exchange, there will be no reason for K-TENNRCC to continue to exist and it will be dissolved.

 

In consideration for the shares of K-TENN Life, K-TENNRCLIC, RCC will receive 168,866745,730 shares of FTFC’s Class A Common Stock. The shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock have been valued by the parties at $10.94$8.06 per share for purposes of the share exchange.

 

There is no public trading market in FTFC’s Class A Common Stock; therefore, the value ascribed to FTFC’s Class A Common Stock for purposes of the share exchange may not reflect their intrinsic value or the value an independent third-party purchaser might pay for such shares (either of which could be considerably less than the assumed share exchange value). FollowingIn connection with the share exchange, K-TENNRCC intends to pay all oftransfer its outstandingcash and minor assets and minor liabilities to RCLIC immediately prior to the share exchange and settle any other liabilities and obligations, if any, in accordance with applicable law and the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution. AnyThe remaining assets, includingcomprised only of shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock, would be available for pro rata distribution to K-TENNRCC shareholders. Based upon the assumptions described below under the “Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution,” K-TENNRCC believes that holderseach holder of RCC common stock could receive approximately one (1) share of FTFC Class A Common Stock for each 45approximately thirty-four (34) shares of K-TENNRCC common stock owned by them.such holder. However, if such assumptions prove to be incorrect, the shares that K-TENN’sRCC’s shareholders may receive may be substantially less than anticipated. K-TENNRCC does not plan to resolicit shareholder approval for the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution, even if the consideration to be distributed to shareholders materially changes from the foregoing estimate.

 

After due consideration of all other alternatives available to K-TENNRCC at this time, including the liquidation and cessation of K-TENN’sRCC’s business K-TENN’sand extending the search for alternative transactions, RCC’s board of directors concluded the completion of the share exchange and implementation of the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution was advisable and in the best interests of K-TENNRCC and its shareholders. The other directors and I urge you to vote FOR each of the proposals in this proxy statement/prospectus, which we have approved after careful consideration. Your vote is extremely important, and your early response will be greatly appreciated.

 

Sincerely,If you have any questions or need assistance voting your shares, please call RCC at (708) 995-7748 or write to Royalty Capital Corporation, 19250 Everett Lane, Mokena, Illinois 60448, Attention: Corporate Secretary.

 

Sincerely, 

/s/

John C. Todd

President
Royalty Capital Corporation

/s/ David Foley                                  Mokena, Illinois

David Foley

President and Chief Executive Officer

K-TENN Capital, Inc.

Nashville, Tennessee

December 6, 2019[             ], 2021

 

 

 

 

For a discussion of significant matters that should be considered before voting at the special meeting, see Risk Factors beginning on page 11.12.

 

Neither FTFC’sFTFCs nor KRCC-TENN’ss common stock is traded on any national securities exchange or, in FTFC’s case, traded other than recognized over-the-counter markets. Thus, trades are made only in isolated, sporadic instances in the over-the-counter market.between private parties.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the FTFC’sFTFCs Class A Common Stock issuable to K-TENNRCC as part of the share exchange or determined whether this proxy statement/prospectus is accurate or adequate. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

This proxy statement/prospectus is dated [                       ], 2019,2021, and is first being mailed to shareholders of K-TENNRCC on or about December 6, 2019.[                       ], 2021.

 

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K-TENNROYALTY CAPITAL INC.CORPORATION

424 Church Street,19250 Everett Lane Suite 2000201

Nashville, Tennessee 37206Mokena, Illinois 60448

 

NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

To Be Held on December 20, 2019[                       ], 2021

 

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF K-TENNROYALTY CAPITAL INC.:CORPORATION:

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting (the “special meeting”) of the shareholders of K-TENNRoyalty Capital Inc., a TennesseeCorporation, an Illinois corporation (“K-TENN”RCC”), will be held on Friday, December 20, 2019[            ], 2021 at 10:00 a.m.[            ] local time at the Radisson Hotel, 1112 Airport Center Drive, Nashville, Tennessee 37214[            ] for the following purposes:

 

1.         To approve the exchange (the “share exchange”) of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of K-TENNRoyalty Capital Life Insurance Company (“RCLIC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of K-TENN (“K-TENN Life”),RCC, to First Trinity Financial Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation (“FTFC”), pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”), dated as of October 9, 2019,September 29, 2021, in the form of Annex A attached to the proxy statement/prospectus accompanying this Notice (“Proposal 1”).

 

2.         To approve and adopt the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution of K-TENNRCC and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the liquidation and dissolution of K-TENN,RCC, in the form of Annex B attached to the proxy statement/prospectus accompanying this Notice (the “Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution”) (“Proposal 2”).

 

3.         To approve one or more adjournments of the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation of proxies if necessary to establish a quorum or to obtain additional votes in favor of the foregoing items (“Proposal 3”).

 

The foregoing items of business are more completely described in the proxy statement/prospectus accompanying this Notice. Your vote is very important. Under the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, K-TENN, K-TENN Life,RCC, RCLIC, and FTFC are obligated to complete the transactions contemplated by the Purchase and Sale Agreement only if the shareholders of K-TENN,RCC, by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of outstanding shares of K-TENNRCC common stock, approve each of Proposals 1 and 2 above and certain other conditions are met. In addition, the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution will only be implemented if the Purchase and Sale Agreement is approved by the shareholders of K-TENN.RCC. Accordingly, failure to approve the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution will have the effect of preventing the completion of Purchase and Sale Agreement, and failure to approve the Purchase and Sale Agreement will have the effect of preventing the completion of the liquidation and dissolution of K-TENN.RCC. Approval of Proposal 3 requires that the votes cast in favor of the proposal at the special meeting exceed the votes cast opposing the proposal at the special meeting.

 

The K-TENNRCC board of directors has approved and adopted the Purchase and Sale Agreement, has determined that the transactions contemplated by the Purchase and Sale Agreement, including the share exchange, each on the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase and Sale Agreement, are in the best interests of K-TENNRCC and its shareholders and recommends that you vote in favor of each of Proposals 1, 2 and 3 above.

 

As required by Chapter 23 of the TennesseeIllinois Business Corporation Act of 1983 (the “TBCA”IBCA), K-TENN RCC is hereby notifying all shareholders entitled to vote on the share exchange that you are or may be entitled to assert dissenters’dissenters rights under the dissenters’dissenters rights chapter of the TBCA.IBCA. A copy of the dissenters’dissenters rights chapter is included with theenclosedproxy statement/prospectus asAnnex C.C.

 

The enclosed proxy statement/prospectus provides a detailed description of the special meeting, the share exchange, the proposals to be voted on at the special meeting and other related matters. We urge you to read the proxy statement/prospectus, including any documents incorporated in the proxy statement/prospectus by reference, and itsannexescarefully and in their entirety.

 


 

The board of directors of K-TENNRCC has fixed the close of business on November 29, 2019[                       ], 2021 as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the special meeting and at any adjournment or postponement thereof.

 

By Order of the Board of Directors of K-TENNRoyalty Capital Corporation 

Inc.

 

 

/s/R. Dean Branan

R. Dean Branan, SecretaryJohn C. Todd, President

K-TENN

Royalty Capital Inc.Corporation

Nashville, TennesseeMokena, Illinois

December 6, 2019[              ], 2021

 

 

 

 

ALL K-TENN RCC SHAREHOLDERS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING IN PERSON, WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO ENSURE YOUR REPRESENTATION AT THE SPECIAL MEETING. A RETURN ENVELOPE (WHICH IS POSTAGE PREPAID IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES)IS ENCLOSED FOR THAT PURPOSE. EVEN IF YOU HAVE GIVEN YOUR PROXY, YOU MAY STILL VOTE IN PERSON IF YOU ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING. PLEASE NOTE, HOWEVER, THAT ATTENDANCE AT THE SPECIAL MEETING WILL NOT BY ITSELF REVOKE A PROXY. FURTHERMORE, IF YOUR SHARES ARE HELD OF RECORD BY A BROKER, BANK OR OTHER NOMINEE AND YOU WISH TO VOTE AT THE SPECIAL MEETING, YOU MUST OBTAIN FROM THE RECORD HOLDER A PROXY ISSUED IN YOUR NAME.

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

6

SUMMARY OF THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS

7

The Companies

7

Reasons for the Purchase and Sale Agreement

7

Conditions to the Share Exchange

8

Termination of the Purchase and Sale Agreement

9

Limitation on Considering Other Proposals

9

Expenses

9

Material Federal Income Tax Consequences

9

Anticipated Accounting Treatment

9

Regulatory Matters Relating to the Share Exchange

10

9

Regulatory Matters Relating to the Dissolution

10

9

SUMMARY OF SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

11

10

RISK FACTORS

13

11

Risks Relating to the Share Exchange and the Dissolution of K-TENNRCC

13

11

Risks Relating to the Business of FTFC

15

13

Risks Relating to FTFC Stock Ownership

23

21

THE SPECIAL MEETING OF K-TENNRCC SHAREHOLDERS

24

23

When and Where the Special Meeting Will Be Held

24

23

What Will Be Voted Upon

24

23

Which Shareholders May Vote

24

23

How Do K-TENNRCC Shareholders Vote

25

24

Abstentions; Broker Non-Votes

25

24

Vote Required to Approve Each Proposal

25

24

Voting by K-TENN’sRCC’s Executive Officers and Directors

25

24

Revocability of Proxies

26

25

Solicitation of Proxies and Expenses of Solicitation

26

25

Rights of Dissenting Shareholders

26

25

PROPOSAL 1: THE SHARE EXCHANGE

27

26

General

27

26

Background of the Share Exchange and Dissolution of K-TENN

27

26

FTFC’s Reasons for Entering Into the Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement

29

RCC’s Reasons for the Share Exchange and Dissolution and Recommendation of the RCC Board of  Directors

28

30

Determination of the Exchange Ratio

31

MATERIAL TERMS OF THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

32

34

The Purchase and Sale Agreement

32

Retained Assets

32

34

Consideration to be Received by K-TENNRCC

34

32Consideration to be Received by FTFC

34

Representations and Warranties

32

34

Conduct of K-TENN’sRCC’s and K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s Business Prior to the Closing of the Share Exchange

34

36

Non-Solicitation

36

38

i

K-TENNRCC Shareholder Meeting

37

38

Other Covenants

37

39

Conditions to Closing

37

39

Indemnification

39

40

Termination of the Purchase and Sale Agreement

39

41

Expenses

40

41

Amendment; Waiver

40

41

Expected Timing of the Share Exchange

40

41

Interests of K-TENNRCC Officers and Directors in the Share Exchange and Dissolution of K-TENNRCC

40

42

i

Material Federal Income Tax Consequences

40

42

Accounting Treatment

43

44

PROPOSAL 2: THE PLAN OF LIQUIDATION AND DISSOLUTION

45

46

PROPOSAL 3: THE ADJOURNMENT

46

47

INFORMATION CONCERNING FTFC

47

48

Business Development

48

47Company Recapitalization

48

Financial Information about Segments

49

Life Insurance and Annuity Operations

47

49

Reinsurance

49

51

Coinsurance

49

51

Competition

50

52

Governmental Regulation

50

52

Employees

51

53

PropertiesMarket Price and Dividend Information

51

53

Legal Proceedings

52

Certain Shareholder Matters

52

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

53

54

Overview

54

53Acquisitions

54

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

55

53Investments in Fixed Maturity Securities

55

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate

55

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

56

Value of Insurance Business Acquired

57

Future Policy Benefits

57

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

56

58

Business Segments - General

58

60

Financial Highlights

59

61

Business Segments- FinancialOff-Balance Sheet Arrangements

65

77

INFORMATION CONCERNING FTFC EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

77

78

Directors

77

78

Executive Officers

78

79

Corporate Governance

80

78Communication with the Board of Directors

80

Committees of the Board

80

Audit Committee

79

80

Compensation Committee

79

81

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

79

81

Investment Committee

79

81

ii

Executive Compensation

80

81

Summary Compensation Table

80

82

Employment Agreements

81

82

SECURITY OWNERSHIP

82

84

INFORMATION CONCERNING K-TENN

83

General

83

Property

83

Policy Reserves

83

Related Party Transactions

84

Legal Proceedings

84

INFORMATION CONCERNING K-TENNFTFC EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

84

85

K-TENN EXECUTIVE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPENSATIONDirectors

87

85

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF K-TENN MANAGEMENTCompensation Committee

89

87Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

89

Investment Committee

89

Executive Compensation

89

Security Ownership

90

FINANCIAL INFORMATION CONCERNING RCC

91

DESCRIPTION OF FTFC CAPITAL STOCK

88

92

General

88

92

Common Stock

88

92

Preferred Stock

92

96

Transfer Agent and Registrar

93

97

COMPARISON OF RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF K-TENNRCC COMMON STOCK AND FTFC COMMON STOCK

94

98

Authorized Capital Stock

94

98

Number of Directors

94

98

ii

Changes in the Number of Directors

94

98

Election of Directors

95

99

Cumulative Voting for Directors

95

99

Removal of Directors

95

99

Liabilities of Directors; Directors’ Fiduciary Duties

96

100

Issuance of Additional Stock

97

100

Special Voting Rights

97

101

Preemptive Rights

98

101

Annual Meetings

98

102

Special Meetings

98

102

Action by Shareholders Without a Meeting

99

102

CharterArticles and Bylaw Amendments

99

103

Other

100

103

RIGHTS OF DISSENTING K-TENNRCC SHAREHOLDERS

101

104

LEGAL OPINION MATTERS

102

106

EXPERTS

102

106

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

102

106

INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

F-1

FIRST TRINITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 20182020 AND 20172019

F-2

iii

 

FIRST TRINITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE NINESIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBERJUNE 30, 20192021 AND 20182020

F-46

F-48

K-TENNROYALTY CAPITAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY INDEX TO STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – STATUTORY BASIS AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 20182020 AND 20172019

F-106

F-110

K-TENNROYALTY CAPITAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY INDEX TO STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – STATUTORY BASIS  AS OF AND FOR THE NINE MONTHSINTERIM PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBERJUNE 30, 20192021 AND 20182020

F-118

K-TENN INSURANCE COMPANY MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017 AND FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND 2018

 F-123

F-147

 

Annexes:

 

Annex A – Purchase and Sale Agreement

Annex B – Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution

Annex C – TennesseeIllinois Appraisal (Dissenter’s) Rights

 

iii
iv

 

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 

The following are relevant questions and answers about (i) the exchange of the capital stock (“share exchange”) of K-TENNRoyalty Capital Life Insurance Company (“RCLIC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of K-TENNRoyalty Capital Inc.Corporation (“K-TENN Life”RCC”), to First Trinity Financial Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation (“FTFC”), pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated October 9, 2019September 29, 2021 (the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”), by and among FTFC, K-TENN Capital, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (“K-TENN”), K-TENN Life,RCC and RCLIC, and (ii) the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution of K-TENNRCC (the “Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution”). For ease of exposition, we refer to the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution as the “dissolution,” and the special meeting of the shareholders of K-TENNRCC as the “special meeting.”

 

Q.

WHAT AM I BEING ASKED TO VOTE ON AT THE SPECIAL MEETING?

 

A.

You are being asked to approve the following proposals:

 

 

The “share exchange proposal” (“Proposal 1”) - the exchange of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of K-TENN LifeRCLIC to FTFC, on the terms described in the Purchase and Sale Agreement attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A;

 

The “dissolution proposal” (“Proposal 2”) - the adoption of the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution of RCC and the transactions contemplated thereby, in the form attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex B; and

 

The “adjournment proposal” (“Proposal 3”) - any motion to adjourn the special meeting to a later time to permit further solicitation of proxies if necessary to establish a quorum or to obtain additional votes in favor of Proposals 1 and 2.

 

Q.

WHY IS K-TENNRCC PROPOSING TO ENTER INTO THE SHARE EXCHANGE?

 

A.

After due consideration of all other alternatives available to K-TENNRCC at this time, the K-TENNRCC board of directors concluded that the completion of the share exchange and the subsequent dissolution of K-TENNRCC was the alternative most reasonably likely to provide some value to K-TENNRCC shareholders in the form of Class A Common Stock of FTFC, a much larger life insurance holding company with, the K-TENNRCC board of directors believes, better long-term growth prospects than K-TENN.RCC. Therefore, the K-TENNRCC board of directors determined that the completion of the share exchange and implementation of the dissolution was advisable and in the best interests of K-TENNRCC and its shareholders.

 

Q.

WHAT WILL K-TENNRCC RECEIVE IN THE SHARE EXCHANGE?

 

A.

K-TENNRCC will receive 168,866745,730 shares of FTFC’s Class A Common Stock.

 

Q.

WILL I RECEIVE SHARES OF FTFC STOCK?

 

A.

Yes. If the share exchange and the dissolution are approved by holders of the requisite number of K-TENNRCC shares, and the transactions contemplated thereby are completed, K-TENNRCC anticipates making a pro rata distribution of the shares of FTFC’s Class A Common Stock it receives to its shareholders following the closing in accordance with the dissolution. K-TENNRCC will provide issuance instructions to FTFC and FTFC’s transfer agent will administer the share distribution.

 


1

 

Q.

HOW MANY SHARES OF FTFC CLASS A COMMON STOCK WILL I RECEIVE?

 

A.

K-TENNRCC has 7,733,08925,574,679 shares of its common stock presently outstanding. Assuming a pro rata distribution of the 168,866745,730 shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock to K-TENNRCC shareholders pursuant to the dissolution, each shareholder will receive approximately 0.02184 sharesone (1) share of FTFC Class A Common Stock for each shareapproximately thirty-four (34) shares of K-TENNRCC common stock held by them. No fractional shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock will be issued, but in lieu thereof, fractional shares will be rounded up or down to the nearest whole share of FTFC Class A Common Stock (except K-TENN shareholders, if any,Stock; provided, however, that own fewerno RCC shareholder will receive less than 45 shares of K-TENN common stock will automatically be rounded up to receive one (1) share of FTFC Class A Common Stock), or in the discretionStock; and further provided that any additional fraction of FTFC, cash will be paid by FTFC for fractional shares at the rate of $10.94 per wholea share of FTFC Class A Common Stock.Stock required to ensure that an RCC shareholder receives a whole number of shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock shall be obtained by decreasing proportionately the number of shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock otherwise distributable to Mr. Todd or Mr. Zahn, but not the number of shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock distributable to any other RCC shareholder.

 

K-TENN expects to have minimal assets following the share exchange, although it expects to have sufficient cash on hand to complete its proposed dissolution. Thus, K-TENN shareholders should expect no distributions in the dissolution and liquidation other than FTFC Class A Common Stock. As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, K-TENN has approximately 1,965

RCC expects to have no assets following the share exchange, although it expects to have a minimal amount of cash on hand to complete the proposed dissolution. Thus, RCC shareholders should expect no distributions in the dissolution and liquidation other than shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock. RCC has approximately 1,114 shareholders of record of its common stock and all of those shareholders own greater than 45 shares of K-TENN common stock. For unaudited summary balance sheet information of K-TENN, see “Summary of Selected Financial Data.”

 

Q.

ARE THERE RESTRICTIONS ON MY ABILITY TO SELL ANY FTFC SHARES I MAY RECEIVE IN A DISTRIBUTION FROM K-TENN?RCC?

 

A.

Any shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock issued in connection with the share exchange that you receive from K-TENNRCC in the dissolution will be freely tradable, unless you are or become an affiliate of FTFC. Generally, persons who are deemed to be affiliates of FTFC must comply with Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), if they wish to resell such shares. If you are an officer, director, employee or consultant of FTFC following the share exchange, you will also be subject to FTFC’s insider trading policy. However, at the present time the shares of FTFC’s Class A Common Stock are not listed for trading on any national securities exchange or listed on any recognized over-the-counter trading facility and are therefore not readily saleable.

 

Q.

WHAT HAPPENS IF THE SHARE EXCHANGE IS NOT COMPLETED?

 

A.

If the transactions contemplated by the Purchase and Sale Agreement do not close for any reason, K-TENNRCC will attempt to identify other transactions or arrangements to meet its working capital requirements, but it may not be able to satisfy all of its future liabilities and obligations. If K-TENNRCC were unable to secure alternative sources of working capital sufficient to meet its ongoing working capital needs, or to enter into an alternative business combination transaction, K-TENNRCC likely would be forced to curtail is operations or possibly resort to bankruptcy protection.

 

Q.

WHEN WILL THE SHARE EXCHANGE BE COMPLETED?

 

A.

The parties are working toward completing the transaction as quickly as possible. In addition to approval of the share exchange and the dissolution by K-TENN’sRCC’s shareholders at the special meeting on December 20, 2019,[ ], 2021, the FTFC Class A Common Stock issuable to K-TENNRCC in connection with the closing of the transaction must be registered under the Securities Act, and each of FTFC and K-TENNRCC must satisfy or waive, to the extent possible, all of the closing conditions contained in the Purchase and Sale Agreement.Agreement including particularly the approvals of relevant insurance regulatory authorities. The parties anticipate that the share exchange will close as promptly as practicable following the special meeting; provided that each of the closing conditions contained in the Purchase and Sale Agreement, including the approval of the share exchange and dissolution by K-TENN’sRCC’s shareholders action, have been satisfied at the conclusion of the special meeting. K-TENNRCC will resolicit shareholder approval if it waives any of the material conditions to its obligation to close under the Purchase and Sale Agreement.

 


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Q.

WHAT DOES THE DISSOLUTION ENTAIL?

 

A.

The dissolution provides for the orderly liquidationwinding up of K-TENN’s assetsRCC’s business immediately following the closing of the share exchange the winding-up of K-TENN’s business and operations and the legal dissolution of K-TENN. TennesseeRCC. Illinois law provides that, following the approval of the dissolution by K-TENNRCC shareholders, K-TENN’sRCC’s board of directors may take such actions as it deems necessary in furtherance of the dissolution of K-TENNRCC and the winding-up of its operations and affairs. In connection with the foregoing, K-TENNthe Purchase and Sale Agreement provides that RCLIC will pay, or provide foracquire the paymentminor assets of allRCC (excluding the RCLIC Shares) and assume the minor liabilities of its liabilities and obligations. K-TENNRCC. RCC will then distribute FTFC’s Class A Common Stock to its shareholders on a pro rata basis, if such assets remain after K-TENN pays, or provides for the payment of, all of its liabilities and obligations. In the unlikely event K-TENN has any cash after the liquidation process, it will be distributed to K-TENN shareholders on a pro rata basis. Under the terms of the dissolution, if notwithstanding the approval of the dissolution by the shareholders of K-TENN,RCC, the board of directors of K-TENNRCC determines that it would be in the best interests of K-TENN’sRCC’s shareholders or creditors for K-TENNRCC not to dissolve, the dissolution of K-TENNRCC may be abandoned or delayed until a future date to be determined by K-TENN’sRCC’s board of directors. Regardless of whether K-TENNRCC dissolves, it will not continue to exist as an operating entity following the closing of the share exchange. See “Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution.”

 

Q.

WHEN WILL THE DISTRIBUTION BE MADE TO K-TENN’sRCCs SHAREHOLDERS?

 

A.

At this time, K-TENNRCC cannot set a precise timetable for the distribution. The timetable will depend on the timing of the completion of the share exchange, and when K-TENN pays or provides for the payment of its liabilities and obligations.exchange. In any event, K-TENNRCC anticipates making the distribution of shares of FTFC’s Class A Common Stock to its shareholders within 60 to 90 days following the closing.closing of the share exchange.

 

Q.

WHAT VOTE OF K-TENNRCC SHAREHOLDERS IS REQUIRED TO APPROVE THESE MATTERS?

 

A.

Both the share exchange proposal (Proposal 1) and the dissolution proposal (Proposal 2) require the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of outstanding shares of K-TENNRCC common stock.stock entitled to vote at the special meeting. The adjournment proposal (Proposal 3) requires that the votes cast in favor of the proposal at the special meeting exceed the votes cast opposing the proposal at the special meeting.

 

Q.

WHAT HAPPENS IF K-TENN’sRCCs SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE THE SHARE EXCHANGE OR THE DISSOLUTION, BUT NOT BOTH?

 

A.

Proposal 1 (the share exchange) and Proposal 2 (the dissolution) are mutually dependent, which means that both proposals must be approved by K-TENNRCC shareholders or neither proposal will be deemed approved and the transactions contemplated under both proposals will be abandoned.

 

Q.

DOES THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF K-TENNRCC RECOMMEND THAT I VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE SHARE EXCHANGE AND THE DISSOLUTION?

 

A.

Yes. After careful consideration, the board of directors of K-TENNRCC recommends that you vote FOR each of Proposals 1 and 2.

 

Q.

DO PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE SHARE EXCHANGE HAVE INTERESTS DIFFERENT FROM MINE?

 

A.

The President andYes. Mr. Zahn is the Chief Executive Officer of K-TENN, David Foley,FTFC and Chairman of the Board. He is a consultant to and Chairman of RCC. Mr. Lay is a Vice President of FTFC and a director. He is Secretary of RCC and a director. FTFC, Messrs. Zahn and Lay and their affiliates and other directors and officers of FTFC collectively own approximately 4,501,200 shares or approximately 17.60% of RCC’s outstanding common stock. FTFC, Messrs. Zahn and Lay and their affiliates, who own approximately 3,651,803 shares or 14.28% of RCC’s outstanding common stock have agreed to vote their shares of RCC in accordance with the majority of votes cast on Proposals 1 and 2 by shareholders other than themselves.

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Mr. Todd, President of RCC will be employedenter into a six-month transition consulting agreement with FTFC or a subsidiary for one year followingof FTFC at closing and will receive ratable payments totaling $62,500. No other director or principal officer of RCC has any interest other than as a shareholder, in the share exchange at a salary of $125,000 per year. The Corporate Secretary and Treasurer of K-TENN, R. Dean Branan, will be employed with FTFC, or a subsidiary, for six months following closing of the share exchange at a salary of $47,500 for the period.


Besides, Messrs. Foley and Branan, no other director or principal officer of K-TENN has any interest other than as a shareholder, in the share exchange or the dissolution, or in any other transaction with FTFC.

 

Q.

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO NOW?

 

A.

You should read this proxy statement/prospectus carefully in its entirety, including its annexes, to consider how the matters discussed will affect you. You should mail your signed proxy card in the enclosed return envelope or otherwise vote in a manner described in this proxy statement/prospectus as soon as possible so that your shares will be represented at the special meeting.

 

Q.

WHAT HAPPENS IF I DO NOT RETURN A PROXY CARD?

 

A.

The failure to return your proxy card will have the same effect as voting AGAINST approval of the share exchange proposal and the dissolution proposal.

 

Q.

WHAT HAPPENS IF I RETURN A SIGNED PROXY CARD BUT DO NOT INDICATE HOW TO VOTE MY PROXY?

 

A.

If you do not include instructions on how to vote your properly signed and dated proxy card, your shares will be voted FOR approval of each of the share exchange proposal, the dissolution proposal, and the adjournment proposal.

 

Q.

MAY I VOTE IN PERSON?

 

A.

Yes. You may attend the special meeting and vote your shares in person, rather than signing and returning your proxy card.

 

Q.

MAY I CHANGE MY VOTE AFTER I HAVE MAILED MY SIGNED PROXY CARD?

 

A.

Yes. You may change your vote at any time before your proxy card is voted at the special meeting. You can do this in one of three ways. First, you can send a written, dated notice stating that you would like to revoke your proxy. Second, you can complete, date and submit a new proxy card. Third, you can attend the special meeting and vote in person. Your attendance alone will not revoke your proxy. If you have instructed a broker to vote your shares, you must follow directions received from your broker to change those instructions.

 

Q.

IF MY SHARES ARE HELD IN STREET NAME BY MY BROKER, WILL MY BROKER VOTE MY SHARES FOR ME?

 

A.

Your broker will notNOT be able to vote your shares without instructions from you. You should instruct your broker to vote your shares by following the procedure provided by your broker. The failure to provide such voting instructions to your broker will have the same effect as voting AGAINST approval of the share exchange and the dissolution.

 

Q.

SHOULD I SEND IN MY K-TENNRCC STOCK CERTIFICATES?

 

A.

NO. Please do not mail in your K-TENNRCC stock certificates. If the share exchange and the dissolution are approved, K-TENNRCC will provide instructions regarding surrendering your stock certificates when the liquidation and dissolution of K-TENNRCC is being completed.

 


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Q.

AM I ENTITLED TO DISSENTER’SDISSENTERS RIGHTS?

 

A.

Yes. Any K-TENNRCC shareholder who objects to the share exchange has the right under TennesseeIllinois law to obtain payment of the fair value of his, her or its shares of K-TENNRCC common stock. This “dissenters’ right” is subject to a number of restrictions and technical requirements. Generally, in order to exercise dissenters’ rights, among other things, a dissenting shareholder must not vote in favor of the share exchange and must send to K-TENNRCC a written objection to the share exchange stating that his, her or its right to dissent will be exercised if the share exchange is effected BEFORE the vote on the share exchange. Merely voting against the share exchange will not preserve a shareholder’s right to dissent. Annex C to this proxy statement/prospectus contains a copy of the TennesseeIllinois statute relating to dissenters’ rights. Failure to follow all of the steps required will result in a loss of your dissenters’ rights. See “Rights of Dissenting K-TENN RCC Shareholders.”

 

Q.

IS FTFC SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL REQUIRED?

 

A.

No. FTFC shareholder approval is not required in connection with the share exchange or the dissolution.

 

Q.

WHO CAN HELP ANSWER MY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?

 

A.

Shareholders who would like additional copies, without charge, of this proxy statement/prospectus or have additional questions about the transaction, including the procedures for voting K-TENN’sRCC’s shares, should contact:

 

Corporate Secretary

K-TENN Capital, Inc.

424 Church Street, Suite 2000

Nashville, Tennessee 37206

John C. Todd, President

Royalty Capital Corporation

19250 Everett Lane, Suite 201

Mokena, Illinois 60448

Telephone Number: (708) 995-7748

 


 

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

 

All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this proxy statement/prospectus, including the annexes hereto, are “forward-looking statements”forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”Exchange Act), and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “believe,believe, “anticipate,anticipate, “expect,expect, “may,may, “will,will, “assume,assume, “should,should, “predict,predict, “could,could, “would,would, “intend,intend, “targets,targets, “estimates,estimates, “projects,projects, “plans,plans, “potential,potential, and other similar words and expressions of the future are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, but other statements not based on historical information may also be considered forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding the shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock expected to be payable to K-TENNRCC upon the closing of the Purchase and Sale Agreement,, the expected timeline of the share exchange,, the dissolution and the timing of distributionsdistributions to be made to K-TENNRCC shareholders in connection with the dissolution. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially. For a detailed discussion of these risks and uncertainties, see the Risk Factors section of this proxy statement/prospectus. These and many other factors could affect the future financial and operating results of FTFC.

FTFC and K-TENN RCC urge you to consider all of these risks, uncertainties and other factors carefully in evaluating all such forward-looking statements made in this proxy statement/prospectus. As a result of these and other matters, including changes in facts, assumptions not being realized or other factors, the actual results relating to the subject matter of any forward-looking statement may differ materially from the anticipated results expressed or implied in that forward-looking statement. Any forward-looking statement made in this proxy statement/prospectus or made by FTFC or K-TENN RCC in any report, filing, document or information incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus, speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Neither FTFC nor K-TENN RCC undertakes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

 

A forward-looking statement may include a statement of the assumptions or bases underlying the forward-looking statement. We believe that these assumptions or bases have been chosen in good faith and that they are reasonable. However, we caution you that assumptions as to future occurrences or results almost always vary from actual future occurrences or results, and the differences between assumptions and actual occurrences and results can be material. Therefore, we caution you not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this proxy statement/prospectus or incorporated by reference herein.

 


 

SUMMARY OF THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS

 

This summary, together with the matters discussed under Questions and Answers,, highlights the material terms of the transaction and may not contain all of the information that is important to you. You should read carefully this entire proxy statement/prospectus and the documents referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus for a more complete description of the matters on which you are being asked to vote. The Purchase and Sale Agreement is attached as Annex A to this proxy statement/prospectus. You are encouraged to read the Purchase and Sale Agreement as it is the legal document that governs the share exchange on which you are being asked to vote. The Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution of K-TENNRCC is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex B. You are encouraged to read the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution as it is the legal document that would govern the dissolution of K-TENNRCC that you are being asked to approve. Also,, attached as Annex C includes the full text of those sections of the TennesseeIllinois Business Corporation Act (the (the “TBCA”IBCA) applicable to dissenters’ rightsdissenters. rights. You are encouraged to read those materials as well. This summary is qualified in its entirety by the Purchase and Sale Agreement,, the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution, the sections of the IBCA and the more detailed information appearing elsewhere in this document. This summary includes page references in parentheses to direct you to a more complete description of the topics presented in this summary.

FTFC has supplied all information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus relating to FTFC and its subsidiaries and K-TENNRCC has supplied all information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus relating to K-TENNRCC and K-TENN Life.RCLIC. Unless otherwise indicated, references to FTFC include FTFC and its subsidiaries.

 

The Companies

 

K-TENNRoyalty Capital Inc.Corporation

424 Church Street,19250 Everett Lane, Suite 2000201

Nashville, Tennessee 37206Mokena, Illinois 60448

615-651-7400708-995-7748

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation

7633 East 63rd Place, Suite 230

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133

918-249-2438

 

FTFC is an insurance holding company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. FTFC operates two wholly-owned life insurance subsidiaries. FTFC’s insurance operations began in early 2007 marketing one product in the State of Oklahoma. It is now licensed to sell several insurance products in 27 states.

 

K-TENN, formedRCC, incorporated in Illinois on March 8, 2010,August 6, 2013, conducts a life insurance business through its wholly-owned subsidiary K-TENN Life,RCLIC, which was licensed to sell insurance products in Tennessee on January 1, 2017.Illinois, Missouri and Kansas.

 

Reasons for the Purchase and Sale Agreement

 

FTFC

 

FTFC’s board of directors determined that the acquisition of the capital stock of K-TENN LifeRCLIC from K-TENNRCC is consistent with and in furtherance of the long-term business strategy of FTFC and fair to, and in the best interests of, FTFC and its shareholders, and has unanimously approved the Purchase and Sale Agreement. In reaching its determination, FTFC’s board of directors considered a number of factors, including the following:

 

 

the strategic rationale for the acquisition and the benefits of the transaction structure;


 

historical information concerning FTFC’s and K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s respective businesses, the respective financial conditions of FTFC and K-TENN LifeRCLIC before and after giving effect to the acquisition and the acquisition’s short- and long-term effect on FTFC shareholder value;

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the nature and amount of the consideration that FTFC is offering to K-TENNRCC in the share exchange;

 

the belief that the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, including the parties’ representations, warranties, covenants and conditions to their respective obligations are reasonable;

 

the possibility that the share exchange might not be consummated;

 

the expenses to be incurred in connection with the share exchange; and

 

the time and expense and risks of integrating K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s business into its own.own;

the addition of liquid assets with only minor liabilities; and

the likelihood that FTFC can substantially reduce the historical general expenses of RCLIC.

K-TENNRCC

 

K-TENN’sRCC’s board of directors (with Messrs. Zahn and Lay, directors and officers of FTFC abstaining) has determined that the share exchange and the Purchase and Sale Agreement are fair to and in the best interests of K-TENNRCC and its shareholders, and has approved the Purchase and Sale Agreement and the share exchange. In reaching its determination, K-TENN’sRCC’s board of directors considered a number of factors, including the following:

 

 

the present and anticipated business environment of the life insurance market, which is characterized by fierce competition and which has experienced recent downturns ultimately leadingled to K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s incurring operating losses since inception;

 

its determination that K-TENN LifeRCLIC would not be able to continue to operate effectively in light of the significant losses it is incurring nor would it be able to raise the capital necessary to permit it to succeed in the market in light of its operating history and increasingly precarious cash flow position;

 

its determination that RCLIC’s sales model, which relies almost exclusively on in-person sales meetings, is difficulty to pursue effectively due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic;

the opportunity for K-TENNRCC shareholders to own stock in a company with a history of profitability a potential forthcoming stock dividend, a potential forthcoming cash dividend, and the possibility of FTFC Class A Common Stock being listed on a securities exchange, listingor being tradeable in the over-the-counter markets, in the future;

 

the knowledge of and familiarity with FTFC and its management, financial condition, business assets, liabilities, and prospects;

 

the results of efforts of K-TENNRCC to solicit indications of interest from third parties regarding a potential purchase of or investment in K-TENNRCC or K-TENN Life;RCLIC, including discussions with investment banking firms and other professional advisors to assess the potential market for a sale of RCC and RCLIC or their assets;

 

the terms and conditions of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the nature and amount of the consideration to be received in the share exchange and that K-TENNRCC would be able to distribute such consideration to its shareholders;

 

the risk that the share exchange might not be completed; and

 

the availability of dissenter’s rights under TennesseeIllinois law to any holders of K-TENN’sRCC’s common stock that disapprove of the share exchange.

 

Conditions to the Share ExchangeExchange

 

The obligations of each of FTFC and K-TENNRCC to complete the share exchange are subject to the satisfaction of specified conditions set forth in the Purchase and Sale Agreement, including the approval of the share exchange by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of outstanding shares of K-TENNRCC common stock.stock at the special meeting.

 


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Termination of the Purchase and Sale Agreement

 

Each of FTFC and K-TENNRCC is entitled to terminate the Purchase and Sale Agreement under specified conditions, including, among others, mutual written consent of the parties; if the share exchange has not been completed by April 6, 2020;180 days from the date of the Purchase and Sale Agreement (September 29, 2021); if a court or governmental entity issues a final and nonappealable order that prohibits the share exchange; if the K-TENNRCC shareholders do not approve the share exchange or holders of more than 10% of K-TENN’sRCC’s common stock properly exercise their dissenter’s rights; or in the case of certain breaches of the Purchase and Sale Agreement by either party.

 

Limitation on Considering Other Proposals

 

K-TENNRCC has agreed not to consider a sale of assets, a business combination or other similar transaction with another party while the share exchange is pending.

 

Expenses

 

The Purchase and Sale Agreement provides that regardless of whether the share exchange is completed, all expenses incurred by the parties shall be borne by the party incurring such expenses.

 

Material Federal Income Tax Consequences

 

The share exchange willshould qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). A U.S. holder (as defined below in the section titled “Material Terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement - Material Federal Income Tax Consequences”) of K-TENNRCC common stock will not recognize any gain or loss for federal income tax purposes upon the deemed exchange of the holder’s shares of K-TENNRCC common stock solely for shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock in the share exchange. However, if any U.S. holder of K-TENN common stock receives cash in lieu of a fractional share of FTFC Class A Common Stock, such receipt of cash generally will be treated as a taxable transaction causing such holder to recognize gain or, depending on the circumstances, loss. Please carefully review the information set forth in the section titled “Material Terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement - Material Federal Income Tax Consequences” beginning on page 38[ • ] for a description of the material federal income tax consequences of the share exchange.

 

Tax matters can be complicated and the tax consequences of the transaction discussed in this proxy statement/prospectus to you will depend on the facts of your own situation. You should consult with your own tax advisor to fully understand the tax consequences of the share exchange and dissolution of K-TENNRCC to you.

 

Anticipated Accounting Treatment

 

The share exchange is expected to be accounted for by FTFC as a business combination usingfor U.S. GAAP purposes and a merger for statutory accounting purposes. Under the purchase method. Under thisU.S. GAAP method, the purchase price will be allocated to the identifiable assets acquired and will be recorded on FTFC’s books at their respective fair values. Any remaining purchase price will be recorded as an intangible assets and goodwill. Under the statutory accounting merger method, the insurance companies’ assets, liabilities and operations will be combined as if the insurance companies were one entity since the beginning of RCLIC’s operations with beginning of the period balances restated.

 


Regulatory Matters Relating to the Share ExchangeExchange

 

Other than approval of the TennesseeDirector of the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance, which is presently being sought, neither K-TENNRCC nor FTFC is aware of any other regulatory or governmental approvals required to complete the share exchange, except clearance by the SEC of K-TENN’sRCC’s proxy statement and SEC effectiveness of FTFC’s registration statement registering the shares of its Class A Common Stock to be issued to K-TENNRCC pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement.

 

Regulatory Matters Relating to the Dissolution

 

Other than customary corporate filings with the TennesseeIllinois Secretary of State, K-TENNRCC is not aware of any other regulatory or governmental requirements that must be complied with or approvals that must be obtained in connection with the dissolution.

 


 

SUMMARY OF SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

The tables below set forth in summary certain selected financial data of FTFC K-TENN Life and K-TENN.RCC.

 

FTFC financial data at or for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020, is derived from the unaudited consolidated financial statements of FTFC and subsidiaries for the ninesix months ended as of such date included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. FTFC financial data at or for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019, is derived from audited consolidated financial statements of FTFC and subsidiaries included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

 

K-TENN Life’sRCC financial data at or for ninethe six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 is derived from the unaudited statutoryconsolidated financial statements of K-TENN LifeRCC and subsidiary for the six months ended as of such date included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. K-TENN Life’sRCC financial data at or for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 is derived from the audited statutoryconsolidated financial statements of K-TENN LifeRCC and subsidiary included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

The balance sheet data for K-TENN at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and 2017 is derived from K-TENN’s unaudited financial statements as of those dates.

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation:

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Year Ended December 31,

 
 

2019

  

2018

  

2018

  

2017

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

Year Ended December 31,

 
               

2021

  

2020

  

2020

  

2019

 

Premiums

 $16,831,658  $13,760,414  $18,822,517  $15,855,686  $14,859,309  $12,805,100  $28,047,507  $23,125,090 

Net Investment Income

  18,172,841   14,701,414   19,609,386   16,710,408  $12,221,344  $12,145,916  $24,084,301  $24,370,040 

Total Revenues

  36,563,568   29,089,986   39,241,095   32,729,837  $27,489,945  $25,521,585  $52,791,005  $49,776,695 

Total Benefits, Claims and Expenses

  31,057,012   24,169,491   32,636,828   30,386,954  $26,422,243  $23,893,818  $48,710,211  $41,557,079 

Net Income

  4,326,626   3,864,517   5,142,146   969,364  $760,391  $1,262,852  $3,178,690  $6,099,750 

 

 

As of September 30,

  

As of December 31,

  

As of June 30,

  

As of December 31,

 
 

2019

  

2018

  

2017

  

2021

  

2020

  

2019

 
                        

Total Cash and Investments

 $440,645,234  $355,509,880  $344,753,589  $473,902,076  $463,190,763  $442,454,685 

Total Assets

  603,990,309   433,506,850   391,127,674  $653,161,307  $643,595,269  $604,936,374 

Total Liabilities

  546,547,655   394,381,599   349,875,495  $584,167,846  $573,743,057  $547,518,112 

Total Shareholders Equity

  57,442,654   39,125,251   41,252,179  $68,993,461  $69,852,212  $57,418,262 

U.S. GAAP Book Value per Share

 $7.36  $5.01  $5.29             

Class A Common Stock

 $7.8871  $7.9853  $6.6813 

 

K-TENN Life:RCC:

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

  

 

Year Ended December 31,

 
 

2019

  

2018

  

2018

  

2017

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

Year Ended December 31,

 
                 

2021

  

2020

  

2020

  

2019

 

Premiums

 $155,160  $153,504  $195,055  $106,106  $52,411  $69,702  $135,684  $157,650 

Net Investment Income

  32,032   23,653   33,762   19,819  $67,831  $79,261  $156,297  $178,693 

Total Revenues

  187,192   177,157   228,217   125,925  $132,206  $152,417  $279,485  $340,010 

Total Benefits, Claims and Expenses

  560,491   405,917   519,850   506,091  $447,413  $669,954  $1,145,097  $1,138,019 

Net Income

  (376,430)  (228,938)  (291,033)  (380,166) $(315,207) $(517,537) $(865,612) $(798,009)

  

As of June 30,

  

As of December 31,

 
  

2021

  

2020

  

2019

 
             

Total Cash and Investments

 $5,365,390  $5,654,087  $6,112,641 

Total Assets

 $16,756,067  $17,425,705  $18,611,496 

Total Liabilities

 $11,557,920  $11,824,131  $12,347,207 

Total Shareholders Equity

 $5,198,147  $5,601,574  $6,264,289 

U.S. GAAP Book Value per Share

            

Common Stock

 $0.2033  $0.2190  $0.2421 

 


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At September 30,

  

At December 31,

 
  

2019

  

2018

  

2017

 
             

Total Cash and Investments

 $2,098,310  $2,189,939  $1,728,685 

Total Assets

  2,117,722   2,199,387   1,731,674 

Total Liabilities

  213,176   105,822   105,869 

Total Shareholders Equity

  1,904,546   2,093,565   1,625,805 

K-TENN:

  

At September 30,

  

At December 31,

 
  

2019

  

2018

  

2017

 
             

Total Cash

 $16,196  $72,319  $65,572 
Investment in K-TENN Insurance Company  3,005,000   2,803,749   2,023,749 

Total Assets

   3,049,696    2,896,808    2,110,061 

Total Liabilities

   11,055    -    - 

Total Shareholders Equity

   3,038,641    2,896,808    2,110,061 

U.S. GAAP Book Value Per Share

 $ 0.39  $ 0.37  $ 0.27 



 

RISK FACTORS

 

When you decide whether to vote for approval of the share exchange and the dissolution, you should consider the following factors in conjunction with the other information included in this proxy statement/prospectus. The following are important factors which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those contained in any forward-lookingforward-looking statements made by or on behalf of FTFC or K-TENN.RCC.

 

Risks Relating to the Share ExchangeExchange and the Dissolution of K-TENNRCC

 

K-TENNRCC cannot determine the exact timing of any FTFC share distributions that will be made to its shareholders because there are many factors, some of which are outside of K-TENN’sRCCs control, that could affect K-TENN’sRCCs ability to make distributions to its shareholders.

 

K-TENNRCC cannot determine at this time exactly when it will be able to make any FTFC share distributions to its shareholders because that determination depends on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, whether the share exchange closes, the timing of the closing, the excess, if any, of K-TENN’s cash after satisfaction and discharge of its debts and liabilities, general business and economic conditions and other matters.

 

If the Purchase and Sale Agreement is terminated, K-TENNRCC will incur costs.

 

If the Purchase and Sale Agreement is terminated, K-TENNRCC will be obligated to pay its legal, accounting and other expenses associated with the Purchase and Sale Agreement. See “Material Terms of the Purchase and Sale AgreementAgreement..

 

If the share exchange is not completed, and if K-TENNRCC were unable to secure an alternative source of working capital or to enter into an alternative business combination transaction, K-TENNRCC likely would be forced to curtail operations or resort to bankruptcy protection, in which case therethere may be no assetsassets available for distribution to K-TENNRCC shareholders.

 

If the share exchange is not completed and K-TENNRCC is unable to identify an alternative source of working capital or to enter into an alternative business combination transaction, K-TENNRCC believes that it is likely that it will curtail operations and perhaps file or be forced to resort to bankruptcy protection. In this event, it is extremely unlikely that K-TENNRCC would be able to pay, or provide for the payment of, all of its liabilities and obligations, and, therefore, there would be no assets available for distribution to K-TENN’sRCC’s shareholders. Moreover, given K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s losses from operations, regulatory authorities could force it to either quickly obtain additional capital surplus, curtail operations or sell its life insurance policies to another insurance company.

 

Even if K-TENN’s RCCs shareholders approve the share exchange,, the share exchange may not be completed.

 

The completion of the share exchange is subject to numerous conditions. Even if shareholders of K-TENNRCC holding at least a majority of the outstanding shares of K-TENN’sRCC’s common stock entitled to vote to approve the share exchange and the dissolution, K-TENNRCC cannot guarantee that the share exchange will be completed. For example, the closing conditions of the share exchange include approval of the TennesseeMissouri Department of Commerce and Insurance, accuracy of K-TENN’sRCC’s representations and warranties made in the Purchase and Sale Agreement, and the holders of fewer than 10% of K-TENN’sRCC’s shares properly exercise their rights to dissent to the share exchange pursuant to Chapter 23 of the TBCA.IBCA.

 

K-TENNRCC shareholders will have a significantly reduced ownership and voting interest after the share exchange and dissolution and will exercise little influence over FTFC management.

 

Immediately after the completion of the share exchange and dissolution, it is expected that former K-TENNRCC shareholders, who collectively own 100% of K-TENN,RCC, will own approximately 2%7.7% of FTFC’s Class A Common Stock, based on the number of shares of FTFC outstanding as of November 25, 2019.August 31, 2021. This percentage excludes approximately 23,086 shares that FTFC will receive in the dissolution of RCC that will be held by FTFC as treasury shares. Moreover, holders of FTFC’s Class B Common Stock have the right to elect a majority of FTFC’s board of directors and to vote as a separate class on certain significant corporate matters thereby further reducing the future influence of former holders of K-TENNRCC common stock.

 


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The Purchase and Sale Agreement limits K-TENN’sRCCs ability to pursue alternatives to the share exchange.exchange.

 

The Purchase and Sale Agreement includes the prohibition of K-TENNRCC from soliciting any acquisition proposal or offer for a competing transaction while the share exchange is pending. FTFC required K-TENNRCC to agree to this provision as a condition to FTFC’s willingness to enter into the Purchase and Sale Agreement. This provision, however, might discourage a third party that might have an interest in acquiring all or a significant part of K-TENNRCC from considering or proposing that acquisition, even if that party were prepared to pay consideration with a higher value than the current consideration offered by FTFC.

 

Significant transaction-related charges will be incurred.

 

FTFC and K-TENNRCC estimate that, as a result of the share exchange and dissolution, the companies expect to incur related expenses of approximately $250,000,$200,000 consisting of legal and accounting fees and printing, mailing, transfer agent and other related charges. The foregoing amount is a preliminary estimate and the actual amount may be materially higher or lower. Moreover, FTFC is likely to incur additional expenses in future periods in connection with the integration of K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s business.

 

K-TENN’sRCCs board of directors may abandon or delay the dissolution even if it is approved by K-TENN’sRCCs shareholders.

 

K-TENN’sRCC’s board of directors has approved the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution for the winding-up and dissolution of K-TENNRCC following the share exchange closing; however, even if the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution is approved by K-TENN’sRCC’s shareholders, K-TENN’sRCC’s board of directors has reserved the right, in its discretion, to abandon or delay the dissolution for various reasons, primarily in connection with its fiduciary duties to K-TENN’sRCC’s shareholders. See “Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution.”

 

K-TENN’sRCCs shareholders may be liable to creditors of K-TENNRCC for an amount up to the amount received from K-TENNRCC if K-TENN’s reservesRCCs provisions for payments to creditors are inadequate.

 

If the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution is approved by K-TENN’sRCC’s shareholders, and the board of directors of K-TENNRCC determines to proceed with the dissolution of K-TENN,RCC, articles of dissolution will be filed with the TennesseeIllinois Secretary of State and the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, Tennessee.State. After the articles of dissolution are filed, K-TENN’sRCC’s operations will be limited to winding-up its business and affairs disposing of its property, discharging its liabilities and distributing to its shareholders any remaining assets including the shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock. InThe Purchase and Sale Agreement provides that all assets of RCC (except the shares of RCLIC) and all liabilities of RCC will be assigned to RCLIC prior to closing of the share exchange. However, in certain circumstances, a claimant against K-TENNRCC that ishas not been fully paid in the dissolution process, could enforce its unpaid claim (1) against K-TENNRCC to the extent of undistributed assets or (2) if all K-TENN’sRCC’s assets have been distributed in liquidation, against a shareholder of K-TENNRCC to the extent of that shareholder’s pro rata share of the claim or the corporate assets distributed to the shareholder in liquidation, whichever is less, but such shareholder’s total liability for all such claims cannot exceed the total amount of assets distributed to the shareholder. Accordingly, in such circumstances, a shareholder could lose the amount of assets distributed to such shareholder in the dissolution process. K-TENN intends to exercise caution in making distributions to shareholders in order to minimize this type of risk.

 

Messrs. FoleyZahn and BrananLay may have a potential conflict of interest in recommending approval of the share exchange and the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution.exchange.

 

David Foley, K-TENN’s President,Mr. Zahn is a consultant and Chairman of RCC and is also a Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and ashareholder (both Class A and Class B shares) of FTFC, Mr. Lay is an officer and director has entered into an employment agreementof RCC and of FTFC. FTFC, Messrs. Zahn and Lay and their affiliates and other directors and officers of FTFC own, collectively, approximately 4,501,200 shares, or approximately 17.60% of RCC’s presently outstanding common stock. FTFC, Messrs. Zahn and Lay and their affiliates also own approximately 3,651,803 shares or 14.28% of RCC have agreed to vote their shares of RCC in accordance with K-TENN to provide for certain post-termination benefitsthe majority of votes cast on Proposals 1 and has been offered employment with FTFC, which will be effective upon the closing of the share exchange providing for employment for a term of one year at an annual salary of $125,000. In addition, R. Dean Branan, K-TENN’s Corporate Secretary, Treasurer, and a director, has entered into an employment agreement with K-TENN to provide for certain post-termination benefits and has been offered employment with FTFC, which will be effective upon the closing of the share exchange providing for employment for a term of six months at a salary of $47,500 for the period. Thus, Messrs. Foley and Branan may be deemed to have a conflict of interest in recommending approval of the2 by shareholders other than themselves.

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The share exchange and the dissolution.


IfIRS concludes that the share exchange and dissolution of K-TENN isRCC may be held to be a taxable event.event.

 

On audit, theThe Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) could assert, and a court could sustain, that the share exchange and subsequent liquidation constitutes a taxable transaction in the year of the exchange, rather than a tax-deferred “reorganization” with the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Risks Relating to the Business of FTFC

 

FTFC faces many significant risks in the operation of its business and may face significant unforeseen risks as well. FTFC faces the material risks set forth below, but there may be additional risks that it does not anticipate, which could materially adversely affect the value of the FTFC Class A Common Stock to be received by K-TENNRCC shareholders.  An investment in FTFC’s Class A Common Stock should be considered speculative.

 

Conditions in the economy generally could adversely affect FTFC’sFTFCs business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

FTFC’s results of operations are materially affected by conditions in the U.S. economy. Adverse economic conditions may result in a decline in revenues and/or erosion of its profit margins. In addition, in the event of extreme prolonged market events and economic downturns FTFC could incur significant losses. Even in the absence of a market downturn FTFC is exposed to substantial risk of loss due to market volatility.

 

Factors such as consumer spending, business investment, government spending, the volatility and strength of the capital markets, investor and consumer confidence, foreign currency exchange rates and inflation levels all affect the business and economic environment and, ultimately, the amount and profitability of its business. In an economic downturn characterized by higher unemployment, lower family income, negative investor sentiment and lower consumer spending, the demand for FTFC’s insurance products could be adversely affected. Under such conditions, FTFC may also experience an elevated incidence of policy lapses, policy loans, withdrawals and surrenders. In addition, FTFC’s investments, including investments in mortgage-backed securities, could be adversely affected as a result of deteriorating financial and business conditions affecting the issuers of the securities in its investment portfolio.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic, including the measures that international, federal, state and local public health and other governmental authorities implement to address it, may adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized the outbreak of the coronavirus (with its variants “COVID-19”) as a global pandemic and recommended certain containment and mitigation measures. On March 13, 2020, the United States declared a national emergency concerning the outbreak, and the vast majority of states and many municipalities declared public health emergencies or took similar actions. Along with these declarations, there have been extraordinary and wide-ranging actions taken by international, federal, state and local public health and governmental authorities to contain and combat the COVID-19 pandemic in regions across the United States and around the world. These actions include quarantines and “stat-at-home” or “shelter-in-place” orders, social distancing measures, travel restrictions, school closures and similar mandates for many individuals in order to substantially restrict daily activities and orders for many businesses to curtain or cease normal operations, unless their work is critical, essential, or life-sustaining.

The global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the responses thereto are complex and rapidly evolving, and the extent to which the pandemic impacts our business, financial condition and results of operations, including the duration and magnitude of such impacts, will depend on numerous evolving factors that require anticipation of future circumstances we may not be able to accurately predict or assess. COVID-19, and the volatile regional and global economic conditions stemming from it, as well as reactions to future pandemics or resurgences of COVID-19, could also precipitate or aggravate other risk factors. In particular, the current pandemic or its variants could materially and adversely affect our actuarial assumptions, predicable policyholder and customer behavior and results of our risk and portfolio management policies and procedures all or any of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial position and results of operations. As a result, we cannot assure you that if COVID-19 continues to spread or resurges, it would not have a highly material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Concentration in certain states for the distribution of FTFC’sFTFCs products may subject it to losses attributable to economic downturns or catastrophes in those states.

 

FTFC’s top six states for the distribution of its products are Kansas, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas. Any adverse economic developments or catastrophes in these states could have an adverse impact on its business.

 

FTFC may be unable to expand insurance operations to other states to any significant degree.

 

FTFC may be unable to expand the ability of its insurance company subsidiaries to sell insurance in substantially more states. At present, FTFC is licensed to sell insurance in 27 states. FTFC intends to expand this number by up to an additional 19 states. FTFC cannot assure you that its efforts will be successful and therefore, to the extent they are not, its ability to achieve product scale and significant sales will be significantly adversely affected. FTFC’s results of operations will in turn be adversely affected and the value of its Class A Common Stock will likely decrease.

 


FTFC’sFTFCs future success depends, in part, on the continued service of its management team.

 

FTFC’s success is dependent in part upon the availability its senior personnel, particularly Gregg E. Zahn (Chairman, CEO and President), Jeffrey J. Wood (Chief Financial Officer) and William S. Lay (Vice President and Chief Investment Officer). The loss or unavailability to FTFC of any of these people could have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, financial condition and operating results. It may be difficult for FTFC to find adequate replacements for these key individuals. FTFC has employment agreements with all three of these individuals and has a $1.0 million policy on the life of its Chairman and CEO, Gregg E. Zahn.

The amount of statutory capital that FTFC’sFTFCs insurance subsidiaries have and the amount of statutory capital that they must hold to maintain their financial strength ratings and meet other requirements can vary significantly from time to time due to a number of factors outside of its control.

 

The financial strength ratings of FTFC’s insurance company subsidiaries are significantly influenced by their statutory surplus amounts and capital adequacy ratios. In any particular year, statutory surplus amounts and risk-based capital (“RBC”) ratios may increase or decrease depending on a variety of factors, most of which are outside of its control, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

 

the amount of statutory income or losses generated by its insurance subsidiaries (which itself is sensitive to equity market and credit market conditions);

 

 

the amount of additional capital its insurance subsidiaries must hold to support business growth;

 

 

changes in statutory accounting or reserve requirements applicable to its insurance subsidiaries;

 

 

its ability to access capital markets to provide reserve relief;

 

 

changes in equity market levels;

 

 

the value of certain fixed-income and equity securities in its investment portfolio;

 

 

changes in the credit ratings of investments held in its portfolio;

 

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the value of certain derivative instruments;

 

 

changes in interest rates;

 

 

credit market volatility; and

 

 

changes to the RBC formulas and interpretation of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) instructions with respect to RBC calculation methodologies.

 

Rating agencies may also implement changes to their internal models, which differ from the RBC capital model and could result in FTFC’s insurance company subsidiaries increasing or decreasing the amount of statutory capital they must hold in order to maintain their current ratings. In addition, rating agencies may downgrade the investments held in its portfolio, which could result in a reduction of its capital and surplus and its RBC ratio. To the extent that an insurance company subsidiary’s RBC ratio is deemed to be insufficient, FTFC may take actions either to increase the capitalization of the insurer or to reduce the capitalization requirements. If FTFC is unable to take such actions, the rating agencies may view this as a reason for a ratings downgrade.

 


FTFC is a holding company and has no ability to generate revenues other than payments from its insurance company subsidiaries which may be restricted by law.

 

FTFC is a holding company whose only revenues are from its insurance company subsidiaries. FTFC depends on reimbursement of costs from its insurance company subsidiaries but has no other source of material revenue. If there is not a substantial expansion of the insurance company subsidiaries’ business, they may not be able to provide funds to FTFC to enable it to meet FTFC’s obligations as they become due. In addition, the insurance company subsidiaries may not be able to, or may not be permitted to by insurance regulators, make distributions to enable FTFC to meet its obligations and pay dividends. Each subsidiary is a distinct legal entity and legal and contractual restrictions may also limit its ability to obtain cash from its subsidiaries.

 

The insurance industry is subject to numerous laws and regulations, and compliance costs and/or changes in the regulatory environment could adversely affect FTFC’sFTFCs business.

 

FTFC’s insurance operations are subject to government regulation in each of the states in which it conducts business. Such regulatory authority is vested in state agencies having broad administrative power dealing with all aspects of the insurance business, including premium rates, policy forms, and capital adequacy, and is concerned primarily with the protection of policyholders rather than shareholders.  The NAIC and state insurance regulators reexamine existing laws and regulations on an ongoing basis, and focus on insurance company investments and solvency issues, RBC guidelines, interpretations of existing laws, the development of new laws, the implementation of non-statutory guidelines and the circumstances under which dividends may be paid. Future NAIC initiatives, and other regulatory changes, could have a material adverse impact on FTFC’s insurance business. There can be no assurance that FTFC’s insurance company subsidiaries will be able to satisfy the regulatory requirements of the relevant states.

 

Individual state guaranty associations assess insurance companies to pay benefits to policyholders of insolvent or failed insurance companies. The impact of such assessments may be partly offset by credits against future state premium taxes. FTFC cannot predict the amount of any future assessments, nor has it attempted to estimate the amount of assessments to be made from known insolvencies.

 

Impairment or negative performance of other financial institutions could adversely affect FTFC.

 

FTFC has exposure to many different industries and counterparties, and it routinely executes transactions with counterparties in the financial services industry. The operations of U.S. and global financial services institutions are interconnected and a decline in the financial condition of one or more financial services institutions may expose FTFC to credit losses or defaults, limit its access to liquidity or otherwise disrupt its business operations.

 

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FTFC operates in a highly competitive industry, and its business will suffer if it is unable to compete effectively.

 

The operating results of life insurance companies are subject to significant fluctuations due to competition, economic conditions, interest rates, investment performance, maintenance of insurance ratings from rating agencies such as A.M. Best and other factors. The insurance business is intensely competitive and the U.S. life insurance industry is a mature industry that has experienced little to no growth. FTFC’s ability to compete with other insurance companies is dependent upon, among other things, its ability to attract and retain agents to market its insurance products, its ability to develop competitive and profitable products and its ability to obtain acceptable ratings. In connection with the development and sale of products, FTFC encounters competition from other insurance companies, most of whom have financial and human resources substantially greater than its insurance subsidiaries, as well as competition from other investment alternatives available to potential policyholders.

 

FTFC’s insurance business competes with up tomore than 800 other life insurance companies in the United States. Many life insurance companies have greater financial resources, longer business histories, and more diversified lines of insurance coverage than FTFC. These larger companies also generally have large sales forces. FTFC also faces competition from direct mail and email sales campaigns.

 


Development of life,, annuity and other insurance products involves the use of certain assumptions, and the inaccuracy of these assumptions could adversely affect profitability.

 

In FTFC’s life, annuity and other insurance business, it must make certain assumptions as to expected mortality, lapse rates and other factors in developing the pricing and other terms of life and annuity products. These assumptions are based on industry experience and are reviewed and revised regularly to reflect actual experience on a current basis. However, variation of actual experience from that assumed in developing such terms may affect a product’s profitability or sales volume and in turn adversely impact FTFC’s revenues.

 

If FTFC underestimates its liability for future policy benefits, its results of operations could suffer.

 

Liabilities established for future life insurance policy benefits are based upon a number of factors, including certain assumptions, such as mortality, morbidity, lapse rates and crediting rates. If FTFC underestimate future policy benefits, it would incur additional expenses at the time it becomes aware of the inadequacy. As a result, losses would increase and its ability to achieve profits would suffer.

 

Fluctuations in interest rates could adversely affect FTFC’sFTFCs business.

 

Interest rate fluctuations could impair an insurance company’s ability to pay policyholder benefits with operating and investment cash flows, cash on hand and other cash sources. FTFC’s annuity product exposes it to the risk that changes in interest rates will reduce any spread, or the difference between the amounts that its insurance company subsidiaries are required to pay under the contracts and the amounts its insurance company subsidiaries are able to earn on their investments intended to support their obligations under the contracts. Spread is a key component of revenues.

 

To the extent that interest rates credited are less than those generally available in the marketplace, policyholder lapses, policy loans and surrenders, and withdrawals of life insurance policies and annuity contracts may increase as contract holders seek to purchase products with perceived higher returns. This process may result in cash outflows requiring that FTFC’s insurance company subsidiaries sell investments at a time when the prices of those investments are adversely affected by the increase in market interest rates, which may result in realized investment losses.

 

Increases in market interest rates may also negatively affect profitability. In periods of increasing interest rates, FTFC may not be able to replace invested assets with higher yielding assets needed to fund the higher crediting rates that may be necessary to keep interest sensitive products competitive. The insurance company subsidiaries therefore may have to accept a lower spread and thus lower profitability or face a decline in sales and greater loss of existing contracts.

 

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FTFC’s

FTFCs investments are subject to risks of default and reductions in market values.

 

FTFC is subject to credit risk in its investment portfolio. Defaults by third parties in the payment or performance of their obligations under these securities, bankruptcy filings and other events could reduce its investment income and realized investment gains or result in the recognition of investment losses and restrict its access to cash and investments. The value of its investments may be materially adversely affected by increases in interest rates, downgrades in bonds included in its portfolio, financial market performance, general economic conditions, and by other factors that may result in the recognition of other-than-temporary impairments. Each of these events may cause FTFC to reduce the carrying value of its investment portfolio and may adversely affect its results of operations.

 


FTFC’sFTFCs valuation of investments and the determinations of the amounts of allowances and impairments taken on its investments may include methodologies, estimates and assumptions which are subject to differing interpretations and, if changed, could materially adversely affect its results of operations or financial condition.

 

Fixed maturities and equity securities represent the majority of total cash and invested assets reported at fair value on FTFC’s consolidated balance sheets. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Fair value estimates are made based on available market information and judgments about the financial instrument at a specific point in time. Expectations that FTFC’s investments will continue to perform in accordance with their contractual terms are based on evidence gathered through its normal credit surveillance process and on assumptions a market participant would use in determining the current fair value.

 

The determination of other than temporary impairment (OTTI) varies by investment type and is based upon its periodic evaluation and assessment of known and inherent risks associated with the respective asset class. FTFC’s management considers a wide range of factors about the instrument issuer (e.g., operations of the issuer, future earnings potential) and uses their best judgment in evaluating the cause of the decline in the estimated fair value of the instrument and in assessing the prospects for recovery. Such evaluations and assessments require significant judgment and are revised as conditions change and new information becomes available. Additional impairments may need to be taken in the future, and the ultimate loss may exceed management’s current estimate of impairment amounts.

 

The value and performance of certain of FTFC’s assets are dependent upon the performance of collateral underlying these investments. It is possible the collateral will not meet performance expectations leading to adverse changes in the cash flows on its holdings of these types of securities.

 

FTFC is subject to the credit risk of its counterparties, including companies with whom it has reinsurance agreements.

 

FTFC’s insurance company subsidiaries cede amounts of insurance and transfer related assets and certain liabilities to other insurance companies through reinsurance. Accordingly, it bears credit risk with respect to the reinsurers. The failure, insolvency, inability or unwillingness of any reinsurer to pay under the terms of reinsurance agreements with FTFC’s insurance company subsidiaries could materially adversely affect FTFC’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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FTFC may be the target of future litigation, law enforcement investigations or increased scrutiny which may affect its financial strength or reduce profitability.

 

FTFC, like other financial services companies, are involved in litigation and arbitration in the ordinary course of business. FTFC operates in an industry in which various practices are subject to scrutiny and potential litigation, including class actions. In addition, FTFC sells its products through independent agents, whose activities may be difficult to monitor. Civil jury verdicts have been returned against insurers and other financial services companies involving sales, underwriting practices, product design, product disclosure, administration, denial or delay of benefits, charging excessive or impermissible fees, recommending unsuitable products to customers, breaching fiduciary or other duties to customers, refund or claims practices, alleged agent misconduct, failure to properly supervise representatives, relationships with agents or other persons with whom the insurer does business, payment of sales or other contingent commissions and other matters. Such lawsuits can result in substantial judgments and damage to its reputation that is disproportionate to the actual damages, including material amounts of punitive non-economic compensatory damages. In some states, juries, judges and arbitrators have substantial discretion in awarding punitive and non-economic compensatory damages, which creates the potential for unpredictable material adverse judgments or awards in any given lawsuit or arbitration. Arbitration awards are subject to very limited appellate review. In addition, in some class action and other lawsuits, financial services companies have made material settlement payments.

 


If FTFC fails to maintain an effective system of internal controls, it may not be able to accurately report its financial results.

 

FTFC is not required to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which requires, among other things, that companies maintain disclosure controls and procedures to ensure timely disclosure of material information, and that management review the effectiveness of those controls on a quarterly basis. Effective internal controls are necessary for FTFC to provide reliable financial reports and to help prevent fraud, and its management and other personnel devote a substantial amount of time to these compliance requirements. Moreover, FTFC’s independent auditor is not required to audit FTFC’s internal controls over financial reporting. If FTFC fails to maintain effective internal controls, it might be subject to sanctions or investigation by regulatory authorities, such as the SEC. Any such action could adversely affect its financial results and may also result in delayed filings with the SEC.

A financial strength ratings downgrade, potential downgrade, or any other negative action by a rating agency, could make FTFC’sFTFCs product offerings less attractive and increase its cost of capital, and thereby adversely affect its financial condition and results of operations.

 

Various nationally recognized rating agencies review the financial performance and condition of insurers, including FTFC’s insurance company subsidiaries, and publish their financial strength ratings as indicators of an insurer’s ability to meet policyholder and contract holder obligations. These ratings are important to maintaining public confidence in FTFC’s products, its ability to market its products and its competitive position. Any downgrade or other negative action by a rating agency could have a materially adverse effect on FTFC in many ways, including the following:

 

 

adversely affecting relationships with distributors and sales agents, which could result in reduction of sales;

 

 

increasing the number or amount of policy lapses or surrenders and withdrawals of funds;

 

 

requiring a reduction in prices for its insurance products and services in order to remain competitive;

 

 

adversely affecting its ability to obtain reinsurance at a reasonable price, on reasonable terms or at all; and

 

 

requiring it to collateralize reserves, balances or obligations under reinsurance and derivatives agreements.

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FTFC’sFTFCs insurance company subsidiaries’subsidiaries ability to grow depends in large part upon the continued availability of capital.

 

FTFC’s insurance company subsidiaries’ long-term strategic capital requirements will depend on many factors, including their accumulated statutory earnings and the relationship between their statutory capital and surplus and various elements of required capital. To support long-term capital requirements, FTFC and its insurance company subsidiaries may need to increase or maintain statutory capital and surplus through financings, which could include debt, equity, financing arrangements or other surplus relief transactions. Adverse market conditions have affected and continue to affect the availability and cost of capital from external sources. FTFC is not obligated, may choose not, or may not be able to provide financing or make capital contributions to its insurance subsidiaries. Consequently, financings, if available at all, may be available only on terms that are not favorable to FTFC or its insurance company subsidiaries. If FTFC’s insurance company subsidiaries cannot maintain adequate capital, they may be required to limit growth in sales of new policies, and such action could materially adversely affect FTFC’s business, operations and financial condition.

If FTFC is unable to attract and retain independent agents, sales of its products may be reduced.

 

FTFC must attract and retain its network of independent agents to sell its products. Insurance companies compete vigorously for productive agents. FTFC competes with other life insurance companies for marketers and agents primarily on the basis of its financial position, support services, compensation and product features. Such marketers and agents may promote products offered by other life insurance companies that offer a larger variety of products than FTFC. If FTFC is unable to attract and retain a sufficient number of marketers and agents to sell its products, its ability to compete and its revenues would suffer.

 


Changes in the tax laws could adversely affect FTFC’sFTFCs business.

 

Congress has from time to time considered possible legislation that would eliminate the deferral of taxation on the accretion of value within certain annuities and life insurance products. This and similar legislation, including a simplified “flat tax” income tax structure with an exemption from taxation for investment income, could adversely affect the sale of life insurance and annuities compared with other financial products if such legislation were to be enacted. There can be no assurance as to whether such legislation will be enacted or, if enacted, whether such legislation would contain provisions with possible adverse effects on any annuity and life insurance products that FTFC develops.

 

Under the Internal Revenue Code, income taxes payable by policyholders on investment earnings is deferred during the accumulation period of certain life insurance and annuity products. This favorable tax treatment may give certain insurance products a competitive advantage over other non-insurance products. To the extent that the Internal Revenue Code may be revised to reduce the tax-deferred status of life insurance and annuity products, or to increase the tax-deferred status of competing products, Insurance company subsidiaries and its industry as a whole would be adversely affected with respect to their ability to sell products. In addition, life insurance products are often used to fund estate tax obligations. FTFC cannot predict what future tax initiatives may be proposed with respect to the estate tax or other taxes which may materially adversely affect FTFC.

 

Policy lapses in excess of those actuarially anticipated would have a negative impact on FTFC’sFTFCs financial performance.

 

FTFC’s profitability would likely be reduced if its lapse and surrender rates were to exceed the assumptions upon which it priced its insurance policies.

 

The insurance industry is highly regulated and FTFC’sFTFCs activities are restricted as a result. FTFC spends substantial amounts of time and incurs significant expenses in connection with complying with applicable regulations, and it is subject to the risk that more burdensome regulations could be imposed on it.

 

Compliance with insurance regulation by FTFC is costly and time consuming. Insurance companies in the U.S. are subject to extensive regulation in the states where they do business. This regulation primarily protects policyholders rather than stockholders. The regulations require:

 

 

prior approval of acquisitions of insurance companies;

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certain solvency standards;

 

 

licensing of insurers and their agents;

 

 

investment limitations;

 

 

deposits of securities for the benefit of policyholders;

 

 

approval of policy forms and premium rates;

 

 

periodic examinations; and

 

 

reserves for unearned premiums, losses and other matters.

 

The insurance company subsidiaries are subject to this regulation in each state in the U.S. in which it is licensed to do business. This regulation involves significant costs and restricts operations. FTFC cannot predict the form of any future regulatory initiatives.

 


In addition, as the owner of a life insurance subsidiaries, FTFC is regulated by various state insurance regulatory agencies under the Uniform Insurance Holding Company Act. Certain “extraordinary” intercorporate transfers of assets and dividend payments from Insurance company subsidiaries require prior approval by the applicable state insurance regulator.  FTFC also files detailed annual reports with the states in which it is licensed. In addition, the business and accounts of its insurance company subsidiaries are subject to examinations, as well as inquiries including investigations by the various insurance regulatory authorities of the states in which the insurance company subsidiaries are licensed.

 

Security breaches or interference with FTFC’sFTFCs technology infrastructure could harm its business.business.

 

FTFC’s business is dependent upon technology systems and networks to conduct its business. Maintaining the integrity of its technology is critical to the success of its business operations, including product development, insurance policy sales, oversight, financial reporting and analysis and to the protection of its proprietary information and clients’ personal information. Any failures by FTFC’s technology or future security breaches or interference to its technology systems that may occur in the future could have a material adverse impact on its business. Moreover, any unauthorized access to or the disclosure or loss of FTFC’s proprietary information or its clients' personal information may result in legal claims, damage to reputation, the incurrence of costs to eliminate or mitigate further exposure, or other damage to its business. Despite measures taken to address and mitigate these risks, FTFC cannot assure that its systems and networks will not be subject to breaches or interference. FTFC maintains insurance for data breaches seeking to cover the cost of any such breach, but such insurance may not be adequate to cover all liabilities resulting from data breaches.

 

FTFC may execute an acquisition strategy, which could cause its business and future growth prospects to suffer.

 

FTFC may from time to time pursue acquisitions of insurance related companies. If it were to pursue acquisitions, it would compete with other companies, most of which have greater financial and other resources than FTFC. Further, if FTFC succeeds in consummating acquisitions, its business, financial condition and results of operations may be negatively affected because:

 

 

Some of the acquired businesses may not achieve anticipated revenues, earnings or cash flows;

 

 

It may assume liabilities that were not disclosed or exceed estimates;

 

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It may be unable to integrate acquired businesses successfully and realize anticipated economic, operational and other benefits in a timely manner;

 

 

Acquisitions could disrupt its on-going business, distract its management and divert its financial and human resources;

 

 

It may experience difficulties operating in markets in which FTFC has no or only limited direct experience; and

 

 

There is the potential for loss of customers and key employees of any acquired company.

 


Risks Relating to FTFC Stock Ownership

 

Ownership of shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock involves significant risk, and the value of those shares may be significantly reduced.

 

The reorganization of FTFC’s common stock into a dual class structure was approved on October 2, 2019 at its Annual Meeting of shareholders; thus, the2019. The long-term effects of the reorganization are unknown. No assurance can be given that any of the potential benefits envisioned by the reorganization will prove to be available to FTFC’s shareholders, nor can any assurance be given as to the financial return, if any, which may result from ownership of FTFC’s Class A Common Stock. The value of shares of Class A Common Stock may be significantly reduced due to, among other things the dual class structure of FTFC’s common stock.

 

Holders of Class A Common Stock will not be able to control FTFC.

 

If the share exchange and dissolution is approved, K-TENN shareholderRCC shareholders will receive shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock as consideration for the transaction. As noted elsewhere in the proxy statement/prospectus, holders of the Class A Common Stock only have the right to elect only a minority of the members of the FTFC’s Board of Directors, while holders of FTFC’s Class B Common Stock have the right to elect a majority of directors. Gregg E. Zahn, FTFC’s President, CEO and Chairman, holds 53.9%98.9% of the outstanding shares of the Class B Common Stock. Thus, Mr. Zahn controls FTFC and the Class A Common shareholders have little ability to affect the decision making of FTFC. In addition, the lack of voting control may adversely affect the value of the Class A Common Stock.

 

The holders of Class B Common Stock also have the right to vote as a class on certain transactions such as mergers, consolidations and other significant corporate transactions.

 

There is no active trading market or other liquidity for holders of FTFC’s FTFCs Class A Common Stock; K-TENN RCC shareholders will continue to have no liquidity with their shareholdings in FTFC.

 

FTFC’s Common Stockcommon stock is not traded on any stock exchange or recognized quotation system. Thus, there is no active trading market for FTFC’s Class A Common Stock. It is not anticipated that any market will develop for FTFC’s Class A Common Stock as a result of the transactions described in this proxy statement/prospectus. Although FTFC intends tomay seek an exchange or over-the-counter listing for its Class A Common Stock, no assurance can be given when, if at all, any such listing will be accomplished. Even if a listing is obtained, there can be no assurance that the market would provide any significant liquidity for FTFC shareholders or that any such market would reflect the prices that FTFC shareholders would consider fair and reasonable. Accordingly, K-TENNRCC shareholders may have to hold their shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock indefinitely; and it may not be possible for them to liquidate their investment in FTFC.

 

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FTFC does not intend to declare cash dividends on shares of its Class A Common Stock.

 

FTFC does not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future other than a $.05 per share Class A Common Stock dividend in 2019.future. It intends to retain available funds to be used for operations. Moreover, FTFC is a holding company without independent operations and generategenerates limited cash flow from its operations. You should not expect FTFC will pay cash dividends on its Class A Common Stock.

 

There are a substantial number of shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock eligible for future sale in the public market.

 

There were 7,617,0638,661,696 shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock outstanding as of November 25, 2019.August 31, 2021. As of that date, nearly all outstanding shares may be sold without restriction. The potential sale of these shares, called market overhang, likely haswould have a significant negative and depressive effect on the market value of the shares, if any future market for the shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock were to develop in the future.

 


 

THE SPECIAL MEETING OF K-TENNRCC SHAREHOLDERS

 

When and Where the Special Meeting Will Be Held

 

This proxy statement/prospectus is being furnished to K-TENNRCC shareholders as part of the solicitation of proxies by the K-TENNRCC board of directors for use at the special meeting to be held on Friday, December 20, 2019[            ], 2021 at 10:00 a.m.[            ] local time at the Radisson Hotel, 1112 Airport Center Drive, Nashville, Tennessee 37214,via online videoconference, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, for the purposes set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus and in the accompanying notice of special meeting.

 

What Will Be Voted Upon

 

The special meeting is to be held for the following purposes:

 

 

To approve the share exchange pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, in the form of Annex A attached to this proxy statement/prospectus.

 

 

To approve and adopt the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution of K-TENNRCC and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the liquidation and dissolution of K-TENN,RCC, in the form of Annex B attached to this proxy statement/prospectus.

 

 

To approve one or more adjournments of the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation of proxies if necessary to establish a quorum or to obtain additional votes in favor of the foregoing items.

 

The K-TENNRCC board of directors does not currently intend to bring any business before the special meeting other than the specific proposals referred to above and specified in the notice of the special meeting. The K-TENNRCC board of directors knows of no other matters that are to be brought before the special meeting. If any other business properly comes before the special meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy to vote the shares they represent as the K-TENNRCC board of directors may recommend.

 

The matters to be considered at the special meeting are of great importance to the shareholders of K-TENN.RCC. Accordingly, shareholders are urged to read and carefully consider the information presented in this proxy statement/prospectus, and to complete, date, sign, and promptly return the enclosed proxy in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.

 

Which Shareholders May Vote

 

The K-TENNRCC board of directors has fixed the close of business on November 29, 2019[                    ], 2021 as the record date for determining the K-TENNRCC shareholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the special meeting. As of the record date, there were 7,733,08925,574,679 shares of K-TENNRCC common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the special meeting held by approximately 1,9561,114 shareholders of record. Each share of K-TENNRCC common stock entitles the holder to one vote at the special meeting on each proposal to be considered at the special meeting. The presence at the special meeting, in person or by proxy, of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of K-TENNRCC common stock entitled to vote at the special meeting will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All shares of K-TENNRCC common stock present in person or represented by proxy, including abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will be treated as present for purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum for all matters voted on at the special meeting, including any adjournment thereof (unless a new record date is or must be set for the adjourned meeting).

 


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How Do K-TENNRCC Shareholders VoteVote?

 

The K-TENNRCC proxy card accompanying this prospectus/proxy statement is solicited on behalf of the K-TENNRCC board of directors for use at the special meeting. K-TENNRCC shareholders are requested to complete, date and sign the accompanying proxy card and promptly return it in the accompanying envelope or otherwise mail it to K-TENN.RCC. All proxies that are properly executed and returned, and that are not revoked, will be voted at the special meeting in accordance with the instructions indicated thereon. Executed but unmarked proxies will be voted FOR approval and adoption of all of the matters listed on the proxy card.

 

Abstentions; Broker Non-Votes

 

The inspector of elections will treat abstentions and shares represented by proxies that reflect abstentions as shares that are present and entitled to vote for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum. If you mark “ABSTAIN” on your proxy card, fail to submit a proxy card or vote in person at the special meeting, or fail to instruct your bank, broker, or other nominee how to vote with respect to Proposals 1 and 2, it will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the proposals. If you mark “ABSTAIN” on your proxy card, fail to submit a proxy card or vote in person at the special meeting, or fail to instruct your bank, broker or other nominee how to vote with respect to Proposal 3, so long as a quorum is present, it will have no effect on the proposal.

 

Broker non-votes are shares held by a bank, broker, or other nominee that are represented at the special meeting, but with respect to which the bank, broker, or nominee is not instructed by the beneficial owner of such shares to vote on the particular proposal and the bank, broker, or other nominee does not have discretionary voting power on such proposal. If your bank, broker or other nominee holds your shares of K-TENNRCC common stock in “street name,” your bank, broker or other nominee will vote your shares only if you provide instructions on how to vote by filling out the voter instruction form sent to you by your bank, broker, or other nominee with this proxy statement/prospectus. K-TENNRCC believes that the share exchange proposal (Proposal 1) and the dissolution of K-TENNRCC proposal (Proposal 2) to be presented at the special meeting are “non-routine” proposals, and your bank, broker, or other nominee may not vote your shares without your specific voting instructions. Therefore, if you are a K-TENNRCC shareholder and you fail to direct your bank, broker, or other nominee to vote your shares, it could have the same effect as voting against Proposals 1 and 2 and, if a quorum is present, no effect on the adjournment proposal (Proposal 3).

 

Vote Required to Approve Each Proposal

 

FTFC, Messrs. Zahn, Lay and their affiliates own approximately 3,651,803 shares or 14.28% of RCC’s common stock outstanding. These persons have agreed to vote their shares of RCC in accordance with the votes cast on Proposals 1 and 2 by shareholders of RCC other than themselves.

Under Tennessee law and the charter documentsarticles of K-TENN,incorporation of RCC, approval of Proposal 1 and Proposal 2 requires the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of outstanding shares of K-TENNRCC common stock. Under TennesseeIllinois law and the charter documentsarticles of K-TENN,incorporation and bylaws of RCC, approval of Proposal 3 requires that the votes cast in favor of the proposal at the special meeting exceed the votes cast opposing the proposal at the special meeting.

 

Voting by K-TENN’sRCCs Executive Officers and Directors

 

K-TENN’sRCC’s executive officers, directors and directorstheir affiliates beneficially own a total of approximately 1,630,0008,955,267 shares (21.1%)or 35.02% of K-TENNRCC common stock outstanding as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus. AllOf these shares, directors and executive officers of RCC other than Messrs. Zahn and Lay and their affiliates own a total of 5,968,027 shares or 23.34% of RCC common stock outstanding and these persons intend to vote for approval of Proposals 1, 2, and 3.

 


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Revocability of Proxies

 

If you hold your shares of K-TENNRCC common stock in your name as a shareholder of record, you may revoke any proxy at any time before it is voted by (1) signing and returning a proxy card with a later date, (2) delivering a written revocation letter to K-TENN’sRCC’s President, and Chief Executive Officer, or (3) attending the special meeting in person, notifying the President, and Chief Executive Officer, and voting by ballot at the special meeting. Any shareholder entitled to vote in person at the special meeting may vote in person regardless of whether a proxy has been previously given, but the mere presence (without notifying K-TENN’RCC’ President and Chief Executive Officer and actually voting in person) of a shareholder at the special meeting will not constitute revocation of a previously given proxy. Written notices of revocation and other communications about revoking your proxy card should be addressed to:

 

K-TENN Capital, Inc.

424 Church Street, Suite 2000

Nashville, Tennessee 37206

Attention: David Foley, President and Chief Executive Officer

(615) 651-7400

Royalty Capital Corporation

John C. Todd, President

19250 Everett Lane, Suite 201

Mokena, Illinois 60448

Telephone Number: (708) 995-7748

 

Solicitation of Proxies and Expenses of Solicitation

 

K-TENNRCC will bear the cost of solicitation of proxies, including preparation, assembly, printing and mailing of this proxy statement/prospectus, the proxy card and any additional information furnished to shareholders. Copies of solicitation materials will be furnished to banks, brokerage houses, fiduciaries and custodians holding in their names shares of K-TENNRCC common stock beneficially owned by others to forward to such beneficial owners. FTFCRCC may reimburse persons representing beneficial owners of K-TENNRCC common stock for their costs of forwarding solicitation materials to such beneficial owners. Original solicitation of proxies by mail may be supplemented by telephone, telegram or personal solicitation by directors, officers or other regular employees of K-TENN.RCC. No additional compensation will be paid to K-TENNRCC or FTFC directors, officers or other regular employees for such services.

 

Rights of Dissenting Shareholders

 

Under TennesseeIllinois law, holders of shares of K-TENNRCC common stock who deliver written notice of their intent to dissent and do not vote in favor of the share exchange proposal have the right to dissent and receive the fair value of their K-TENNRCC common stock in cash. K-TENNRCC shareholders electing to exercise dissenters’ rights must comply with the provisions of Chapter 23 of the TBCAIBCA in order to perfect their rights. A copy of Chapter 23Sections 11.65 and 11.70 of the TBCAIBCA is attached to as Annex C to this proxy statement/prospectus. See “Rights of Dissenting K-TENNRCC Shareholders” for further details.

 


 

PROPOSAL 1: THE SHARE EXCHANGE

 

This section of the proxy statement/prospectus describes material aspects of the share exchange.exchange. While K-TENNRCC and FTFC believe that the description covers the material terms of the share exchange,, this summary may not contain all of the information that is important to you. You should carefully read this entire proxy statement/prospectus and the other documents referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus for a more complete understanding of the share exchange.exchange. Unless otherwise indicated, references to K-TENNRCC include its subsidiaries, including K-TENN Life.RCLIC.

 

General

 

The K-TENNRCC board of directors is proposing that the exchange of all outstanding shares of K-TENN LifeRCLIC pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, be approved by its shareholders at the special meeting. The Purchase and Sale Agreement is attached as Annex A to this proxy statement/prospectus.

 

On October 9, 2019,September 29, 2021, the board of directors of K-TENNRCC authorized the execution of the Purchase of Sale Agreement under which FTFC will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of K-TENN LifeRCLIC in consideration for the issuance by FTFC of 168,866745,730 shares of its Class A Common Stock. There is no assurance that this share exchange will be completed. Certain material features of the Purchase, and Sale Agreement are summarized below under “Material Terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.” K-TENNRCC shareholders should read the Purchase and Sale Agreement in its entirety.

 

Background of the Share Exchange and Dissolution of K-TENNExchange

 

FTFC and its officers have been involved in the operations of RCC since before its inception and RCLIC before its acquisition by RCC. The termsFTFC officers associated with RCC are Gregg E. Zahn, Chairman of FTFC, RCC and conditions of the Purchase and Sale Agreement and the share exchange are the result of arm’s length negotiations between the representativesRCLIC, William S. Lay, Assistant Treasurer of FTFC and the representativesa director, Treasurer and Secretary of K-TENN. Set forth below is a summaryRCC and RCLIC and Michael J. McArthur, Controller of the backgroundFTFC and Chief Financial Officer of these negotiations.

Since its inception, K-TENN has realized that due to the highly competitiveRCC and capital-intensive conditions of the life insurance industry that strategic partnerships, mergers, acquisitions, and/or additional capital would be necessary to achieve its goals of a larger geographic footprint, an expanded portfolio, and the development of a sales force.

Since 2017, K-TENN has had discussions with numerous life insurance holding, companies, investment bankers, and private equity firms. Those discussions proved to be fruitless as the other parties were incurring losses similar or greater than those of K-TENN and/or the conditions of a business transaction did not meet the long-term goals of providing shareholders and policy owners with a more stable financial outlook and the ability to provide a climate where shares could grow in value.RCLIC.

 

In May 2019, K-TENN contactedaddition, Jeffrey J. Wood, Treasurer, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of FTFC, served as a consultant to discuss best practicesRCC and RCLIC and maintained RCC’s and RCLIC’s financial books and records and prepared RCC and RCLIC financial statements through December 31, 2017 with Mr. McArthur assuming those responsibilities and title of RCC’s and RCLIC’s Chief Financial Officer on January 1, 2018.

In 2012, John C. Todd, then a sales representative of FTFC and FTFC’s wholly owned life insurance companies, Trinity Life Insurance Company (“TLIC”) and Family Benefit Life Insurance Company (“FBLIC”) approached Gregg Zahn and suggested that he, John Todd, was considering organizing a developmental stage financial services holding company in the possibilitystate of Illinois with the primary purpose of forming or acquiring a life insurance company, insurance related company or other financial services business.

Mr. Todd, given his experience as a successful sales representative of FTFC, TLIC and FBLIC, stated that he would appreciate Mr. Zahn’s involvement in the formation of such an entity and hoping to duplicate the success that Mr. Zahn had achieved in the formation, growth, success and profitability of FTFC, TLIC and FBLIC. Mr. Zahn agreed to participate and indicated that he would personally fund the initial expenses until the incorporation of a strategic partnershipdevelopmental stage financial services holding company in Illinois and until sufficient initial investors and potential board of director candidates were located that resided in Illinois.

Throughout 2013 and until early October 2013, Mr. Todd and Mr. Zahn pursued initial investors, potential board of director members and conducted surveys throughout the counties of Illinois to identify community leaders and successful businesses and Illinois residents with strong principles of integrity, ethics and spirituality. In addition, Mr. Zahn and Mr. Todd pursued candidates to serve as the companies have similar business model as well assales force and identified three individuals that were qualified and had the fact that FTFC has provenprofessional training and background to be a consistently profitable entity.lead the sale of intra state securities to accredited investors. RCC was incorporated on August 6, 2013 and held its initial Board of Directors meeting in early October 2013.

 

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On May 29, 2019, David Foley, K-TENN’s

At the initial meeting of the Board of Directors, several customary motions were made and approved including the appointment of officers and a motion to reimburse Mr. Zahn for his payment of expenses related to the formation of RCC through the initial meeting of the RCC Board of Directors. Mr. Zahn presented receipts to document the reimbursement. The initial RCC Board of Directors included Mr. Zahn, Mr. Todd and Mr. Lay and five other directors (Messrs. Eilering, Gaynor, Howard, McNitt and Murphy). The RCC Board of Directors elected Mr. Zahn as Chairman, Mr. Todd as President and Chief Executive Officer metand Mr. Lay as Secretary and Treasurer.

RCC was initially funded in August 2013 and October 2013 with Greggsubscriptions from accredited investors for $222,000 in the aggregate, by the following two private offerings:

3,200,000 shares at $0.02 per share = $64,000.

1,580,000 shares at $0.10 per share = $158,000.

From October 2013 through March 2021, FTFC hoped that RCC would become financially successful. But during those seven and one-half years, FTFC observed the following situation at RCC which ultimately resulted in RCC’s Board of Directors asking FTFC to make a preliminary presentation about the possibility of RCC, RCLIC or both being acquired by FTFC. A summary of these seven and one-half years is below:

From October 2013 through February 2017, RCC offered and sold the following number of its shares of common stock and raised the corresponding amount of funds, in private offerings directed to accredited investors only:

4,000,000 shares at $1.25 per share = $5,000,000

1,326,400 shares at $2.50 per share = $3,316,000

At the end of February, 2017, RCC acquired Inspire Capital Corporation’s (“ICC”) 5,197,300 shares of common stock for 5,197,300 shares of RCC common stock and based upon the relative book values per share of RCC ($0.54666580) and ICC ($0.27619212), RCC’s shares were increased by a forward stock split (1.97929544 shares of RCC common stock for each share of RCC common stock before the acquisition of ICC) thereby increasing its outstanding shares of common stock from 10,106,400 shares to 20,003,874 shares (including fractional shares). This resulted in the following number of shares and accumulated contributions of capital immediately after the acquisition of ICC:

Price Per Share

  

Shares

  

Total

 
$0.02   6,333,748  $64,000 
$0.10   3,127,308  $158,000 
$1.25   7,917,354  $5,000.000 
$2.50   2,625,464  $3,316,000 
           

ICC

   5,197,300  $1,435,453 
           

TOTAL

   25,201,174  $9,973,453 

RCC continued to raise capital from March 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018 and offered and sold the following additional shares, in private offerings directed to accredited investors only, with the corresponding contributions to capital:

Price Per Share

  

Shares

  

Total

 
$2.50   473,600  $1,184,000 
$6.00   196,800  $1,126,800 

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Adding the proceeds of the last two capital raises to the February 28, 2017 totals results in the following number of shares subscribed and accumulated contribution of capital:

Shares

  

Total

 
25,871,574  $12,338,253 

RCC incurred $1,999,319 of cost in raising this capital which was recorded as a reduction in contributed capital. In addition, as of September 30, 2018 RCC had incurred four years and eleven and one-half months of losses since its incorporation in August 2013, amounting to an accumulated deficit of $3,335,190. Therefore, RCC entered the life insurance business in October 2018 with shareholders’ equity (excluding accumulated other comprehensive income / loss) of $7,003,744 ($12,338,253 - $1,999,319 - $3,335,190).

RCC through RCLIC proceeded to develop an “accumulator” product that had life insurance features with a side annuity fund as its initial and primary product. If this proved successful, RCC / RCLIC management’s strategy was to then pursue a pre-need product based upon its success with funeral home and senior citizens throughout Illinois and Missouri.

As the product was developed, RCLIC was not successful in developing a significant captive agency force. RCLIC used its captive insurance agents to market the accumulator product to its shareholder base in 2018 and 2019 of over 1,000 shareholders but had little success.

RCC then contracted with an Illinois- and Missouri-based insurance agency to sell its accumulator life insurance product with a side annuity fund. This agency and its agents, however, continued its focus on its crop hail insurance marketing in Midwestern states with which they were most familiar. Given that focus, these agents sold little of RCC’s accumulator product in 2018 and 2019.

RCC’s next step was to contract in mid-2019 with an individual who was familiar with the accumulator product and had led successful marketing of this product with other companies. That individual focused on accumulator production for the remainder of 2019 but was not able to build a sufficient agency force in late 2019 and 2020 and therefore did not produce significant sales of the accumulator life insurance product with the side annuity fund.

This was the status of RCLIC operations in mid-March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States. RCLIC was forced to cease face-to-face presentations to potential policyholders. RCLIC attempted to market using videoconference and telephonic presentations through the remainder of 2020 with little success. Going into 2021, RCLIC had issued only 94 accumulator life insurance policies with the annuity side fund. From October 2018 through December 31, 2020, RCC had lost an additional $1,834,799 over 27 months, resulting in an accumulated deficit as of December 31, 2020 of $5,169,989.

During first quarter of 2021, RCC was not able to produce sufficient accumulator sales given the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, with vaccinations just beginning. RCC lost an additional $139,159 during the three months ended March 31, 2021 resulting in an accumulated deficit of $5,309,148 that further decreased shareholders’ equity to $4,982,786 excluding $342,275 of accumulated other comprehensive income.

In mid-March 2021, FTFC gave an informal presentation to the RCC Board of Directors. The Board of Directors instructed RCC management to approach FTFC early in the second quarter of 2021 to request an initial presentation of FTFC’s interest in and ability to acquire RCC, RCLIC or both. FTFC was one of two presenters regarding the potential acquisition of RCC, RCLIC or both. FTFC prepared and made its presentation on July 28, 2021 to the RCC Board of Directors through a videoconference meeting arranged by RCC personnel.

In early third quarter 2021, FTFC was again approached by RCC to determine FTFC’s interest in making a formal presentation including specifics about FTFC’s possible acquisition of RCC, RCLIC or both. FTFC was informed that another finalist would be making a presentation either before or after FTFC’s presentation.

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FTFC made its formal presentation to the RCC Board of Directors regarding FTFC’s potential purchase of RCC, RCLIC or both in July 2021. In that presentation, FTFC explained the many advantages of an affiliation with FTFC including its years of producing positive U.S. GAAP operating results since 2010 and its strategy for continuing growth. FTFC suggested an exchange with RCC whereby FTFC would purchase RCLIC and shortly before closing, RCC would contribute its financial assets and financial liabilities (that would result in a net financial asset of approximately $5.2 million) for 745,730 shares of FTFC’s Class A common stock. FTFC stated that the number of shares would remain at that amount and would not be adjusted at closing.

The RCC Board of Directors voted and accepted FTFC’s proposal with Messrs. Zahn FTFC’sand Lay abstaining. The purchase proposal letter was signed on RCC’s behalf by President and Chief Executive Officer to discuss potential opportunities for a transaction with K-TENNJohn C. Todd and FTFC. It was determined that due to the common goals, similar business models, shared philosophies,on FTFC’s behalf by Secretary, Treasurer and mutual desire to build companies that would provide an opportunity to benefit the families of shareholders and policy owners that a transaction between the two companies would be a viable option.

Shortly thereafter, K-TENN’s board of Directors was made aware that the initial discussion with FTFC was promising. With this in mind, a non-disclosure agreement between K-TENN and FTFC was executed on June 20, 2019.


After the exchange of pertinent information, it was determined that Jeff Wood, FTFC’s Chief Financial Officer would travel to Nashville, Tennessee for meetings with K-TENN executives on August 12-13, 2019 to further discuss the feasibility of a transaction. This visit led to a non-binding letter of intent being executed at the end of the meetings.

On August 14, 2019, Mr. Foley and Mr. Zahn spoke at the offices of K-TENN’s legal counsel, Butler Snow LLP, in Nashville, Tennessee in regard to a potential transaction.

On August 27, 2019, Mr. Foley and Mr. Zahn along with legal counsel from Butler Snow LLP met with the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance to make them aware that discussions concerning a potential transaction were taking place. Immediately following this meeting, the board of directors of K-TENN was updated and given the opportunity to speak with and ask questions of Mr. Zahn via a teleconference.Jeffrey J. Wood.

 

On September 11, 2019,29, 2021, a telephonic meeting of the board of directors of K-TENN was held to approve the execution of the non-binding letter of intent between K-TENN and FTFC.

On September 12, 2019 the non-binding letter of intent was executed.

On September 19, 2019, Jones & Keller, P.C., FTFC’s legal counsel, sent K-TENN and Butler Snow LLP an initial draft of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.

After some discussions among Jones & Keller, P.C., FTFC, Butler Snow LLP, and K-TENN regarding the mechanics of the transaction, on September 26, 2019, Butler Snow LLP sent a revised draft of the Purchase and Sale Agreement to Jones & Keller, P.C.among RCC, RCLIC and FTFC was signed on RCC’s behalf by President and Chief Executive Officer John C. Todd and on FTFC’s behalf by Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey J. Wood.

 

On September 27, 2019, Jones & Keller, P.C. sent another revised draft ofAll parties to the Agreement began working diligently to comply with insurance and securities regulations to close the contemplated transaction in 2021, if possible.

FTFCs Reasons for Entering Into the Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement to Butler Snow LLP.

After discussions among Jones & Keller, P.C., FTFC, Butler Snow LLP, and K-TENN regarding the tax treatment of the transactions qualifying as a fully tax-deferred “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, and that Internal Revenue Code would constitute a “plan of reorganization” as that term is used in Sections 354 and 361 of the Internal Revenue Code, Butler Snow LLP sent another revised draft of the Purchase and Sale Agreement to Jones & Keller, P.C. on October 3, 2019.

On October 7, 2019, a final draft of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, which was materially the same as the draft distributed on October 3, 2019, was distributed to the board of directors of K-TENN.

On October 9, 2019, a special meeting of the board of directors of K-TENN was held to discuss and approve the Purchase and Sale Agreement. At such Special Meeting, the board of directors of K-TENN approved the Purchase and Sale Agreement.

Reasons for the Share Exchange

 

The following discussion of the reasons for the share exchange contains a number of forward-looking statements that reflect the views of K-TENN or FTFC only as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus with respect to future events that may have an effect on their financial performance. The benefits of the transaction considered by the board of directors of K-TENN and FTFC may not be achieved. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in the forward-looking statements. Cautionary statements that identify important factors that could cause or contribute to differences in results and outcomes include those discussed in Forward-Looking Information and Risk Factors.


K-TENN’s Reasons for the Share Exchange and Dissolution and Recommendation of the K-TENN Board of Directors

The K-TENN board of directors, after consultation with K-TENN senior management as well as K-TENN’s legal counsel, has determined that the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement and Plan of Liquidation Dissolution are fair to and in the best interests of K-TENN and its shareholders, and has approved the Purchase and Sale and Agreement and the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution.

In reaching its determination, the K-TENN board of directors considered the following positive factors:

the present and anticipated business environment of the life insurance market, which has ultimately led to K-TENN incurring operating losses since its inception and which are expected to continue for the foreseeable future;

the conclusion of the K-TENN board of directors that, absent a significant capital infusion, K-TENN would not be able to continue to operate effectively in light of the significant losses that it was incurring and expected to continue to incur under its present business model, nor would it be able to raise in a timely manner the capital necessary to permit it to succeed in the life insurance business;

the terms and conditions of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the value of the shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock to be received at closing, led K-TENN’s directors to conclude that it was reasonably likely that the share exchange would be completed, that K-TENN would be able to pay its obligators and distribute FTFC Class A Common Stocks to its shareholders promptly following the closing;

the attractiveness of potentially being in a position to make a distribution to K-TENN’s shareholders in the form of FTFC Class A Common Stock and K-TENN’s board of director’s assessment of FTFC’s historical growth and future prospects, compared to K-TENN’s board of directors’ assessment of K-TENN’s expected future financial condition, earnings, limited business opportunities and weak competitive position;

the opportunity for K-TENN shareholders to own stock in a company with a history of profitability, a potential forthcoming stock dividend, a potential forthcoming cash dividend, and the possibility of FTFC Class A Common Stock being listed on a securities exchange listing in the future;

that the efforts made by K-TENN management to solicit indications of interest from third parties regarding a potential purchase of, or investment in, K-TENN, resulted in few indications of interest, of which K-TENN’s board of directors determined that the proposed share exchange to FTFC was the most attractive indication of interest received in terms of amount and adequacy of consideration and certainty of closing; and

the availability of dissenters’ rights under Tennessee law to any holders of K-TENN’s common stock that disapprove of the share exchange.

The K-TENN board of directors also considered the following potentially negative factors in its deliberations concerning the overall transaction:

the risk that the transaction might not be completed in a timely manner or at all;

the fact that K-TENN could lose other transaction opportunities during the period it is precluded under the terms of the exclusivity in the Purchase and Sale Agreement from soliciting other transaction proposals;

the other risks and uncertainties discussed above under “Risk Factors - Risks Relating to the Share Exchange and the Dissolution of K-TENN” and those risk factors and uncertainties discussed above under “Risk Factors - Risks Relating to the Business of FTFC” and those risk factors described under “Risk Factors – Risks Relating to FTFC Stock Ownership.”


The foregoing positive and negative factors together comprise the K-TENN board’s material considerations in entering into the share exchange.

Based on the factors listed above, the K-TENN board of directors determined that the share exchange and subsequent dissolution of K-TENN would likely return the greatest value to K-TENN shareholders as compared to other alternatives. If the share exchange and dissolution of K-TENN is not approved by the shareholders of K-TENN at the special meeting, the K-TENN board of directors will explore what, if any, alternatives are available for the future of K-TENN. The K-TENN board of directors does not believe, however, that there are viable alternatives to the Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution

The foregoing discussion of these factors includes all the material factors considered by the K-TENN board of directors. The board of directors of K-TENN did not quantify or attach any particular weight to the various factors that they considered in reaching their determination that the terms of the share exchange and dissolution of K-TENN are fair to and in the best interests of K-TENN and its shareholders. Rather, the K-TENN board of directors viewed its recommendation as being based upon its business judgment in light of K-TENN’s financial position and the totality of the information presented and considered, and the overall effect of the share exchange and the dissolution of K-TENN on the shareholders of K-TENN compared to continuing the business of K-TENN or seeking other potential parties to effect an investment in or other business combination or acquisition transaction with K-TENN.

FTFC’s Reasons for Entering into the Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement

 

FTFC’s board of directors determined that the acquisition of stock of K-TENN LifeRCLIC from K-TENN isRCC would be consistent with and in furtherance of the long-term business strategy of FTFC and fair to, and in the best interests of, FTFC and its shareholders, and has unanimously approved the Purchase and Sale Agreement.

 

In reaching its determination, FTFC’s board of directors considered the following positive factors:

 

 

although K-TENN LifeRCLIC is a very small company, it is consistent with FTFC’s business model of growth by acquisition and organic growth of its operating subsidiaries and therefore under FTFC’s management, K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s business could be expanded;

the fact that FTFC is acquiring K-TENN Life in the transaction, but no liabilities of K-TENN are to be assumed by FTFC pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement;

 

 

the belief that the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, including the parties’ representations, warranties and covenants, and the conditions to their respective obligations, are reasonable;

 

 

the limited potential for third parties to capitalize or enter into strategic relationships with or to acquire K-TENN; andRCC;

 

 

FTFC’s financial analysis and other information regarding K-TENN LifeRCLIC and its business.business;

the addition of liquid assets with only minor liabilities; and

the likelihood that RCC’s general expenses can be significant reduced.

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In addition, FTFC’s board of directors considered the following potentially negative factors in its deliberations concerning the Purchase and Sale Agreement:

 

 

the risk that the potential benefits sought in the purchase of K-TENN LifeRCLIC might not be fully realized;

 

 

the substantial costs to be incurred in connection with the stock purchase,share exchange, including costs of assuming the business and the transaction expenses arising from the stock acquisition;share exchange; and


 

 

the risk of integrating K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s business and related employee disruption; and

the difficulty of managing operations at different geographic locations.disruption.

 

The foregoing discussion of these factors includes all material factors considered by FTFC’s board of directors. The board of directors of FTFC did not quantify or attach any weight to the various factors that they considered in reaching their determination that the Purchase and Sale Agreement are fair to and in the best interests of FTFC and its shareholders. Rather, FTFC’s board of directors viewed its proposed action as being based upon its business judgment considering FTFC’s financial position and the totality of the information presented and considered, and the overall effect of the stock purchase.exchange.

 

 DeterminationRCCs Reasons for the Share Exchange and Dissolution and Recommendation of the RCC Board of DirectorsExchange Ratio

 

As noted above under “Proposal 1: The Share Exchange - BackgroundRCC board of directors, after consultation with RCC senior management as well as RCC’s legal counsel, has determined that the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement and Plan of Liquidation Dissolution are fair to and in the best interests of RCC and its shareholders, and has approved the Purchase and Sale and Agreement and the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution.

In reaching its determination, the RCC board of directors considered the following positive factors:

the present and anticipated business environment of the life insurance market, which has ultimately led to RCC incurring operating losses since its inception and which are expected to continue for the foreseeable future;

the conclusion of the RCC board of directors that, absent a significant capital infusion, RCC would not be able to continue to operate effectively in light of the significant losses that it was incurring and expected to continue to incur under its present business model, nor would it be able to raise in a timely manner the capital necessary to permit it to succeed in the life insurance business;

the terms and conditions of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, including the value of the shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock to be received at closing, led RCC’s directors to conclude that it was reasonably likely that the share exchange would be completed, that RCC would be able to satisfy its obligators and distribute FTFC Class A Common Stocks to its shareholders promptly following the closing;

the attractiveness of potentially being in a position to make a distribution to RCC’s shareholders in the form of FTFC Class A Common Stock and RCC’s board of directors’ assessment of FTFC’s historical growth and future prospects, compared to RCC’s board of directors’ assessment of RCC’s expected future financial condition, earnings, limited business opportunities and weak competitive position;

the opportunity for RCC shareholders to own stock in a company with a history of profitability and the possibility of FTFC Class A Common Stock being listed on a securities exchange listing in the future;

that the efforts made by RCC management to solicit indications of interest from third parties regarding a potential purchase of, or investment in, RCC, resulted in few indications of interest, of which RCC’s board of directors determined that the proposed share exchange to FTFC was the most attractive indication of interest received in terms of amount and adequacy of consideration and certainty of closing; and

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the availability of dissenters’ rights under Illinois law to any holders of RCC’s common stock that disapprove of the share exchange.

The RCC board of directors also considered the following potentially negative factors in its deliberations concerning the overall transaction:

the risk that the transaction might not be completed in a timely manner or at all;

the fact that RCC could lose other transaction opportunities during the period it is precluded under the terms of the exclusivity in the Purchase and Sale Agreement from soliciting other transaction proposals;

the other risks and uncertainties discussed above under “Risk Factors - Risks Relating to the Share Exchange and the Dissolution of RCC” and those risk factors and uncertainties discussed above under “Risk Factors - Risks Relating to the Business of FTFC” and those risk factors described under “Risk Factors  Risks Relating to FTFC Stock Ownership.”  

The foregoing positive and negative factors together comprise the RCC board’s material considerations in entering into the share exchange.

Based on the factors listed above, the RCC board of directors determined that the share exchange and Dissolutionsubsequent dissolution of K-TENN,”RCC would likely return the numbergreatest value to RCC shareholders as compared to other alternatives. If the share exchange and dissolution of RCC is not approved by the shareholders of RCC at the special meeting, the RCC board of directors will continue to explore what, if any, alternatives are available for the future of RCC. The RCC board of directors does not believe, however, that there are viable alternatives to the Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution

The foregoing discussion of these factors includes all the material factors considered by the RCC board of directors. The board of directors of RCC did not quantify or attach any particular weight to the various factors that they considered in reaching their determination that the terms of the share exchange and dissolution of RCC are fair to and in the best interests of RCC and its shareholders. Rather, the RCC board of directors viewed its recommendation as being based upon its business judgment in light of RCC’s financial position and the totality of the information presented and considered, and the overall effect of the share exchange and the dissolution of RCC on the shareholders of RCC compared to continuing the business of RCC or seeking other potential parties to effect an investment in or other business combination or acquisition transaction with RCC.

Determination of the Exchange Ratio

FTFC is acquiring RCLIC from RCC immediately after the remaining RCC net financial assets are transferred to RCLIC in order to provide liquidity to FTFC, a financial services holding company that qualifies as a public company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

FTFC has spent the past few years seeking a capital infusion from third parties to grow its business. FTFC undertook a recapitalization and reorganization in 2019 completed in 2020 to have two classes of shares. The Class B shares elect a majority of the members (one-half plus one) of the Board of Directors annually but only receive 85% of any cash or stock dividends or liquidation paid to holders of Class A common stock. The holders of the Class A common stock elect the remaining members of the Board of Directors. The primary purpose of this change, that was approved by the shareholders, the Oklahoma Insurance Department (“OID”), the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (“MDCI”) and the FTFC Board of Directors and became effective in March 2020, the [as consolidated capital surplus] was to guard against hostile takeovers or an unwelcome acquirer.

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FTFC has not been successful in its efforts to obtain capital infusion. However, FTFC needs to maintain its life insurance regulatory Risk-Based Capital (“RBC”) significantly above minimum levels to satisfy the OID, MDCI and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”). In addition, it is expected that TLIC and FBLIC will need to increase its RBC if those life insurance companies are to continue to grow and as the NAIC may change RBC to be even more restrictive. The approximate $5,000,000 that FTFC will receive [as consolidated capital surplus] in acquiring RCLIC from RCC by issuing 745,730 shares, less $500,000 to be retained by FBLIC to support RCLIC accumulator life reserves of $200,000, will provide FTFC with $4,500,000 to provide safety for its life insurance operations and provide some but not extensive growth opportunities.

FTFC and RCC concluded to perform the following in determining an exchange ratio between FTFC and RCC with FTFC purchasing RCLIC and shortly before closing, RCC contributing its remaining financial asset and financial liabilities (that will result in a net financial asset of $5,200,000). This determination was used since neither company is publicly traded or has an objective market value. In addition, a fully independent third party valuation of FTFC and RCC would likely have cost $100,000 to perhaps $300,000 for a transaction that has an arguable value of just $5.0 million. This is not a cost-effective use

More specifically, the relative exchange ratio calculation was based upon the following items:

1.     RCC’s U.S. GAAP Shareholders’ Equity per share of Common Stock as of March 31, 2021.

2.     FTFC’s U.S. GAAP Shareholders’ Equity per share of Class A Common Stock as of March 31, 2021.

3.     The estimated present value of FTFC’s U.S. GAAP net income after taxes from March 31, 2021 through December 31, 2041 discounted to March 31, 2021 at a 12% annual discount rate divided by the number of FTFC’s Class A Common Stock to be issued to K-TENN in consideration for the shares outstanding as of K-TENN Life was determined in arm’s length negotiations between the management (primarily Gregg E. Zahn) of FTFC and the management of K-TENN (primarily David Foley), referred to as the “representatives.”March 31, 2021.

 

First,4.     The percentage increase of item 3 above over item 2 above. Both RCC’s and FTFC’s U.S. GAAP Shareholders’ Equity as of March 31, 2021 were both increased by this same percentage increase in computing the representatives determined an assumed value of K-TENN Life based upon its statutory capital and surplus of $2,039,238 at June 30, 2019, plus an amount of $21,593 for its asset reserves and Tennessee Liferelative exchange ratio.

5.     The Insurance Company’s three Certificates of Authority. Then they subtracted K-TENN Life’s estimated statutory net loss from operations after dividends of $213,491 for the six-month period ending December 31, 2019. This resultedAuthority in a base valuation of $1,847,539.

There is no trading market for common stock of FTFC. Its book value at June 30, 2019 was approximately $6.50 per share, which does not reflect possible additional value using customary models based on comparable companies, discounted cash flow or revenueMissouri, Illinois and earnings multiples.Kansas.

 

The representatives reviewed a fairness opinion, dated May 24, 2019, rendered to a Special CommitteeU.S. GAAP amount of Shareholders’ Equity of RCC and Consolidated Subsidiary was $5,325,061 as of March 31, 2021. In addition, RCC had 25,574,679 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of March 31, 2021, resulting in U.S. GAAP Book Value per Common Stock share outstanding of $0.20821614 as of March 31, 2021.

The U.S. GAAP amount of FTFC’s BoardShareholders’ Equity allocated to its Class A Common Stock shareholders was $63,433,376 (total of Directors indicating$64,062,730 less $629,354 allocated to the Class B Common Stock shareholders) as of March 31, 2021. FTFC had 8,661,696 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of March 31, 2021. This results in a valuation of $10.94FTFC U.S. GAAP Book Value per FTFC’s Class A Common Stock share outstanding of $7.32343596 as of March 31, 2021.

The estimated present value of FTFC’s U.S. GAAP net income after taxes from March 31, 2021 through December 31, 2041 discounted to March 31, 2021 at that time. However, this opiniona 12% discount rate allocated to the Class A shareholders was prepared$69,840,783 (total of $70,533,708 less $692,925 allocated to the Class B shareholders). This resulted in connection with a different recapitalization transactionan estimated U.S. GAAP Discounted Present Value per Class A Common Stock per share outstanding of $8.06317643 as of March 31, 2021.

The percentage increase referred to above in item 4 is as follows:

6.     The estimated FTFC U.S. GAAP Discounted Present Value per Class A Common Stock per share outstanding of $8.06317643 as of March 31, 2021.

7.     The FTFC U.S. GAAP Book Value per Class A Common Stock share outstanding of $7.32343596 as of March 31, 2021.

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8.     The percentage increase of Item 6 divided by item 7 is $8.06317643 / $7.32343596 and equals 10.1010383% or an increase factor of 1.101010383.

For purposes of the exchange ratio, FTFC and was based on several assumptions. Therefore,RCC made the representatives acknowledged and considered the opinion becausefollowing calculation to estimate RCC’s U.S. GAAP Value per share of its relatively recent date, but it was just one factor among other analyses considered by the representatives, both of whom are highly experienced in operating and evaluating life insurance companies.common stock:

 

After discussions9.      The RCC U.S. GAAP Shareholders’ equity as of March 31, 2021 was $5,325,061.

10.     The percentage increase of Item 6 divided by item 7 is $8.06317643 / $7.32343596 and negotiationsequals 10.1010383% or a value increase factor of 1.101010383.

11.     RCLIC’s three Certificates of Authority in Missouri, Illinois and Kansas were valued at $150,000 ($50,000 per Certificate of Authority).

12.     RCC had 25,574,679 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of March 31, 2021.

13.     The estimated RCC U.S. GAAP Value per share of Common Stock is equal to Item 9 times Item 10 plus $150,000 = $5,325,061 x 1.101010383 + $150,000 = $6,012,947 / 25,574,679 shares of Common Stock outstanding = $0.23511329.

Based upon the above calculations, the exchange rate of the shares between the representatives concerning historical earningsFTFC and growth as well as a potential forthcoming stock dividend, a potential forthcoming cash dividend, and the possibilityRCC will be one share of FTFC Class A Common Stock being listed onfor every 34.29485602 ($8.06317643 / $0.23511329) shares of RCC Common Stock or 745,730 shares of FTFC Class A Stock.

FTFC and RCC believe that there is little reason to use a securities exchange listing in the future, the representatives determinedthird party to perform an independent valuation. The reason for this is that using historical relationships from 2012 through 2020 to conservatively produce U.S. GAAP financial statements from March 31, 2021 through December 31, 2041 discounted at 12% back to March 31, 2021 reflected a valuation estimate of $10.94 per FTFC’s shareholders’ equity as of that date. This valuation produced a FTFC Class A Common Stock per share was fair and an appropriate value to be used for the share exchange. Therefore, in consideration for the shares of K-TENN Life, K-TENN will receive 168,866 shares of FTFC’s Class A Common Stock based on K-TENN Life’s base valuation of $1,847,539$8.06. Using a projected U.S. GAAP after-tax statement of operations for over 20 years limits the impact of capitalization and amortization of deferred acquisition costs and value of insurance businesses acquired so that this methodology approximates a valuationcash flow approach and EBITDA with far less effort and costs. In addition, FTFC feels that the inclusion of $10.94 per FTFC’s Class A Common Stock share.current and deferred tax expenses (benefits) is essential to computing the valuation.

 


 

MATERIAL TERMS OF THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

 

The following describes the material terms of, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Purchase and Sale Agreement. The full text of the Purchase and Sale Agreement is attached asAnnex Ato this proxy statement/prospectus and is incorporated by reference herein. You are encouraged to read the Purchase and Sale Agreement in its entirety.

 

The Purchase and Sale Agreement

 

The Purchase and Sale Agreement provides that FTFC will acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of K-TENN Life,RCLIC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of K-TENN.RCC.

 

Retained Assets

Notwithstanding the above, pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, K-TENN will be retaining the following assets to liquidate its obligation and liabilities prior to dissolution:

its cash and cash equivalents;

its rights under the Purchase and Sale Agreement and the related agreements;

security deposits relating to leases;

its leasehold interests in real property;

accounts for miscellaneous and other advances included in accounts receivable;

prepaid expenses; and

other assets included in relevant accounts on K-TENN’s balance sheet.

Consideration to be Received by K-TENNRCC

 

If the share exchange is completed, K-TENNRCC will receive an aggregate of 168,866745,730 shares of FTFC’s Class A Common Stock. See “Risk Factors,” “Information Concerning FTFC” and “Description of FTFC Capital Stock”.

Consideration to be Received by FTFC

If the share exchange is completed, FTFC will receive 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of RCLIC. RCLIC will also acquire at closing the financial assets of RCC (primarily cash) and assume the remaining liabilities of RCC.

 

Representations and Warranties

 

The Purchase and Sale Agreement contains various representations and warranties made as of the date of the Purchase and Sale Agreement and as of the closing date by the parties thereto regarding aspects related to their respective assets, business, financial condition, structure and other facts pertinent to the share exchange and the dissolution. The following list summarizes the material representations and warranties made by each party.

 

Representations and Warranties of K-TENNRCC

 

The representations and warranties made by K-TENNRCC relate to:

 

 

the corporate structure, due organization, corporate power of K-TENNRCC and K-TENN Life,RCLIC, and the accuracy of its organizational documents;

 

 

the capital structure and certain indebtedness of K-TENN Life;RCLIC;


 

 

the fact that K-TENN LifeRCLIC has no subsidiaries;

 

 

the authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability of the Purchase and Sale Agreement as against K-TENN;RCC;

 

 

the lack of conflicts with K-TENN’sRCC’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or conflicts, breaches or violations of agreements or laws applicable to K-TENN;RCC;

 

 

K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s filings and reports with the TennesseeIllinois Insurance Regulatory Authorities, K-TENN Life’sand RCLIC’s financial statements;

 

 

the absence of undisclosed liabilities of K-TENN Life;RCLIC;

 

 

the absence of certain changes or events of K-TENN Life;RCLIC since December 31, 2020;

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certain employment benefit plan items of K-TENN Life;RCLIC;

 

 

K-TENN’sRCC’s and K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s compliance with tax laws;

 

 

except as disclosed, K-TENNRCC and K-TENN Life maintainRCLIC maintenance of permits in full force and effect and are in material compliance with all applicable laws;

 

 

the absence of litigation;litigation involving RCC and RCLIC;

 

 

correct and complete copies of all actuarial reports and studies prepared by actuaries;

 

 

information as to all material contracts to which K-TENN LifeRCLIC is a party;

 

 

K-TENN’s Life’sRCC’s and RCLIC’s compliance with various insurance laws and regulations;

 

 

the technology and intellectual property used by K-TENN Life;RCLIC;

 

 

K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s material reinsurance and insurance contracts;

 

 

K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’ lack of real property;properties;

 

 

lack of brokers’ or finders’ fees payable in connection with the share exchange;

 

 

K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s affiliate arrangements and intercompany accounts;

 

 

K-TENNRCC and K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s insurance policies;

 

 

K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s insurance licenses;

 

 

K-TENN’sRCC’s and K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s compliance with regulatory filings;

 

 

K-TENN’sRCC’s and K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s lack of orders by or agreements with insurance regulators;

 

 

K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s personal property;

 

 

K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s investments; and


 

 

material accuracy of K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s books and records.

 

Representations and Warranties of FTFC

 

The representations and warranties made by FTFC relate to:

 

 

the due organization, authority and corporate power of FTFC and similar corporate matters;

 

 

the authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability of the Purchase and Sale Agreement and the related agreements;

 

 

the lack of conflicts with articlesits certificate of incorporation or bylaws or conflicts, breaches or violations of material agreements or laws applicable to FTFC;

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FTFC is not acquiring the capital stock of K-TENN LifeRCLIC with an intent for distribution;

solvency of FTFC;

consents that may be required in connection with the share exchange;

 

 

the solvency of FTFC following the share exchange;

 

 

the absence of litigation;

 

 

ability to obtain necessary approvals and permits;

 

 

the absence of brokers’ or finders’ fees payable in connection with the share exchange;

 

 

the authorization and issuance of the shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement;

 

 

FTFC’s filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and financial statements;

 

 

no adverse changes in FTFC’s business or operations;operations since June 30, 2021; and

 

 

the accuracy of the information supplied by FTFC for inclusion in this proxy statement/prospectus.

 

Conduct of K-TENN’sRCCs and K-TRCLICENNLife’ss Business Prior to the Closing of the Share ExchangeExchange’’

 

During the period from the date of the execution of the Purchase and Sale Agreement until the closing, K-TENNRCC and K-TENN LifeRCLIC have agreed to:

 

 

conduct their respective businesses in the ordinary course consistent with past practice;

 

 

preserve and maintain all permits and insurance licenses;

 

 

use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain their rights, assets and franchises;


 

 

use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve existing relationships with policyholders, reinsurers; and

 

 

use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve their current business organizations.

 

During the period from the date of the execution of the Purchase and Sale Agreement until the closing, unless otherwise approved by FTFC (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), K-TENNRCC and K-TENN LifeRCLIC have agreed not to:

 

 

declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other distributions (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of any of K-TENNRCC or K-TENN’sRCC’s Life capital stock;

 

 

adjust, recapitalize, split, combine or reclassify any K-TENNRCC or K-TENN LifeRCLIC capital stock or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in lieu of shares of any K-TENNRCC or K-TENN LifeRCLIC outstanding capital stock;

 

 

purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of K-TENNRCC or K-TENN LifeRCLIC or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such shares;

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authorize, issue, sell, dispose of, grant a lien in, pledge or otherwise encumber any shares of K-TENNRCC or K-TENN LifeRCLIC capital stock, any other voting securities or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such shares, voting securities or convertible or exchangeable securities or any stock-based performance units;

 

 

sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of (including by way of reinsurance) any of their material assets (other than investment assets in the ordinary course of business);

 

 

amend their articles of incorporation, by-laws or other comparable organizational documents;

 

 

acquire, or agree to acquire, any interest in any entity or other business organization (other than as part of the investment assets of K-TENN LifeRCLIC in the ordinary course of business) or a material amount of property or assets of any person;

 

 

enter into a plan of consolidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or complete or partial liquidation (except the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution);

 

 

incur, assume, repurchase or prepay any material indebtedness or guarantee or otherwise become responsible for any such indebtedness of another person (other than pursuant to available lines of credit as in effect as of the date of the Purchase and Sale Agreement);

 

 

issue or sell any debt securities or options, warrants, calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities of K-TENN Life,RCLIC, guarantee any debt securities of another person, enter into any keep-well or other contract to maintain the financial condition of any other person or enter into any other arrangements having such economic effect;

 

 

make any material loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other person, other than to K-TENN Life;RCLIC;

 

 

create or assume any other liability or obligation material to K-TENNRCC or K-TENN Life,RCLIC, or grant or create a lien on, pledge or otherwise encumber any of their assets;


 

 

with respect to taxes, make or change any election or filing, adopt or change any method of accounting, enter any closing agreement, settle or compromise any liability or refund, consent any material claim or assessment, or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any claim or assessment (other than pursuant to extensions of time to file tax returns obtained in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), unless any such action is required by applicable law;

 

 

make any material change in accounting methods, principles or practices used by K-TENN Life;RCLIC;

 

 

make any material change in its underwriting, claims handling, loss control or actuarial methods, principles or practices or any material assumption underlying an actuarial practice or policy;

 

 

enter into, amend, modify or terminate any material contract, insurance contract, or any material rights of K-TENN LifeRCLIC under any material contract or insurance contract;

 

 

make or dispose of any investment assets in any manner not in the ordinary course of business;

 

 

make any capital expenditures except in the ordinary course of business;

 

 

pay or commit to pay any retention, transaction bonus, severance or termination pay;

 

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enter into any employment, deferred compensation, consulting, severance or similar agreement (or any amendment to any such existing agreement) with any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant of either K-TENNRCC or K-TENN Life;RCLIC; or

 

 

increase or commit to increase any compensation or employee benefits payable to any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant of K-TENNRCC or K-TENN Life,RCLIC, including wages, salaries, fees, compensation, pension, severance, termination pay, fringe benefits or other benefits or payments.

 

However, FTFC does not have, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operation of the business of K-TENNRCC or K-TENN LifeRCLIC prior to closing. Nothing contained in Purchase and Sale Agreement shall limit the ability of K-TENNRCC an K-TENN Life,RCLIC, prior to closing, to exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of Purchase and Sale Agreement, complete control and supervision of the operations of the business of K-TENNRCC and K-TENN Life.RCLIC.

 

Non-Solicitation

 

K-TENNRCC has agreed, for a period for two years following the closing, K-TENNRCC will not and will cause its key officers to not, directly or indirectly, without prior written consent of FTFC, hire or solicit services of any employee; however, K-TENN isRCC and its key officers are not prohibited from offering employment or employing a person who:

 

 

responds to general solicitation or advertisement (which K-TENNsuch person is authorized to make);

 

 

have not been employed by FTFC or any of its subsidiaries for a period of six consecutive months; or

 

 

have been involuntarily terminated by FTFC or any of its subsidiaries.

 

K-TENNRCC and K-TENN LifeRCLIC also agreed that they and any of their representatives shall immediately terminate any discussions or negotiations with any person regarding a proposal that would be contrary or detrimental to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase and Sale Agreement and make commercially reasonable efforts to have all copies of confidential information provided to such persons either returned or destroyed.

 


In addition, K-TENNRCC and K-TENN LifeRCLIC agreed that they and their representatives shall not:

 

 

solicit, initiate, cause, facilitate or encourage (including by way of furnishing information) any inquiries or proposals that would be contrary or detrimental to the transactions contemplated in the Purchase and Sale Agreement;

 

 

participate in any discussions or negotiations with any third party regarding any proposals that would be contrary or detrimental to the transactions contemplated in the Purchase and Sale Agreement; or

 

 

enter into any agreement related to any proposals that would be contrary or detrimental to the transactions contemplated in the Purchase and Sale Agreement.

 

K-TENNRCC Shareholder Meeting

 

K-TENNRCC has agreed to hold a meeting of its shareholders as promptly as practicable after the effectiveness of the registration statement, includingof which this proxy statement/prospectus is a part, to vote on the share exchange and dissolution of K-TENN,RCC, and that its board of directors will recommend to the shareholders that they vote in favor of each of the above matters.

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Other Covenants

 

The parties agreed to certain additional covenants in the Purchase and Sale Agreement, including covenants regarding the treatment of continuing employees, public disclosure regarding the subject matter of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, access to books and records, preparation of this proxy statement/prospectus and the registration statement of which they are a part, and the maintenance by K-TENNRCC of directors and officer’s liability insurance, and other matters.

 

The parties agreed to, as soon as practicable following the date of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, to prepare and file this proxy statement/prospectus, and FTFC has agreed to prepare and file the registration statement of which it is a part. In that regard, the parties agreed to use their best efforts to have the registration statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing and keep the registration statement effective for as long as necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Purchase and Sale Agreement. FTFC and K-TENNRCC will insure this proxy statement/prospectus is mailed to K-TENNRCC shareholders as soon as practicable after the registration statement is declared effective under the Securities Act.

 

Finally, K-TENNRCC has covenanted, as soon as reasonably practicable after closing, it will undertake to consummate the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution, specifically including the dissolution of K-TENNRCC and the distribution of shares of FTFC’s Class A Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, on a pro-rata basis to its shareholders.

 

Conditions to Closing

 

The obligations of K-TENNRCC and FTFC to complete the share exchange are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions:

 

 

timely receipt of any governmental or regulatory approvals necessary to complete the share exchange;

 

 

no governmental entity’s order or applicable law shall prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase and Sale Agreement, nor shall there be any pending proceeding brought by a governmental entity that may prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase and Sale Agreement;

 


 

the receipt of certain third-party consents provided for in the Purchase and Sale Agreement;

 

 

both the Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Plan of Dissolution shall have been approved and adopted by the requisite vote of the K-TENNRCC shareholders; and

 

 

the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus is a part shall be effective and no stop order shall have been initiated or threatened by the SEC.

 

The obligations of FTFC to complete the share exchange are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following additional conditions:

 

 

the representations and warranties of K-TENNRCC contained in the Purchase and Sale Agreement shall have been true and correct on the date when made, and shall be true and correct as of the closing date (except those that refer to a particular date, which shall have been correct as of such date), which condition shall be deemed satisfied if any breaches of such representations and warranties (ignoring any materiality qualifiers contained therein) in the aggregate have not had, and are not reasonably likely to have, a material adverse effect on K-TENN;RCC;

 

 

K-TENNRCC shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by the Purchase and Sale Agreement;

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no event or condition shall have occurred which has had, or is reasonably likely to have, a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Purchase and Sale Agreement) on K-TENNRCC or K-TENN Life;RCLIC;

 

 

no action shall have been commenced against K-TENNRCC or K-TENN LifeRCLIC which would prevent closing;

 

 

holders of not more than 10% of K-TENN’sRCC’s shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date of the shareholders meeting shall perfected their right to dissent from the share exchange; and

 

 

K-TENNRCC shall have executed and delivered the related agreements and certain required closing certificates to FTFC, the K-TENN LifeRCLIC stock to be acquired by FTFC, and all other closing deliverables set forth in the Purchase and Sale Agreement.

 

The obligations of K-TENNRCC to complete the share exchange are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following additional conditions:

 

 

the representations and warranties of FTFC contained in the Purchase and Sale Agreement shall have been true and correct on the date when made, and shall be true and correct as of the closing date (except those that refer to a particular date, which shall have been correct as of such date), which condition shall be deemed satisfied if any breaches of such representations and warranties (ignoring any materiality qualifiers contained therein) in the aggregate have not had, and are not reasonably likely to have, a material adverse effect on FTFC;

 

 

FTFC shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by the Purchase and Sale Agreement;

 

 

FTFC shall have delivered to K-TENNRCC the shares of its Class A Common Stock as required under the Purchase and Sale Agreement; and

 

 

FTFC shall have executed and delivered the related agreements and certain required closing certificates to FTFC and all other closing deliverables set forth in the Purchase and Sale Agreement.

 


Indemnification

 

K-TENNRCC is required to indemnify FTFC and related parties for losses suffered by them as a result of, among other things, inaccuracies and breaches of any representation or warranty made by K-TENNRCC under the Purchase and Sale Agreement and any breach of the covenants and agreements made by K-TENNRCC under the Purchase and Sale Agreement. FTFC is required to indemnify K-TENNRCC and related parties for losses suffered by them as a result of, among other things, inaccuracies and breaches of any representation or warranty made by FTFC under the Purchase and Sale Agreement and any breach of the covenants and agreements made by FTFC under the Purchase and Sale Agreement.

 

The indemnification obligation of each party with respect to breaches of its representations and warranties survives until the earlier of 12 months after the closing; or upon the completion by K-TENNRCC of the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution.

 

There is no limitation period with respect to certain fundamental representations and warranties.

 

The indemnification provisions are complex and have certain minimum claim baskets and maximum liability provisions, specific indemnification notices and the claim procedures that must be followed. Given the intended dissolution of K-TENNRCC soon after closing, the indemnification provisions are expected to be of little importance after closing. In any event, both parties retain their rights and remedies under applicable law against the other party for any inaccuracy in or breach of a fundamental representation or any fraud, criminal activity of willful misconduct.

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Indemnification under the Purchase and Sale Agreement shall be each indemnified party’s exclusive remedy for any claims against an indemnifying party pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement except claims based on fraud, criminal activity or willful misconduct.

 

Termination of the Purchase and Sale Agreement

 

FTFC and K-TENNRCC can agree by mutual written consent to terminate the Purchase and Sale Agreement at any time prior to closing. In addition, either party may terminate the Purchase and Sale Agreement if:

 

 

the closing has not occurred 180 days from the date of Purchase and Sale Agreement, unless the party seeking to terminate the Purchase and Sale Agreement has breached the Purchase and Sale Agreement and such breach has been a principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the closing date to occur on or before such date;

 

 

there is an applicable law or governmental order, that is final and nonappealable, that prohibits, restrains or makes illegal the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase and Sale Agreement; or

 

 

the other party has failed to perform any of its covenants or agreements under the Purchase and Sale Agreement, or the other party breaches any of its representations or warranties contained in the Purchase and Sale Agreement, and such failure to perform or breach cannot be satisfied or cured, through exercise of commercially reasonable efforts, within 30 business days.

 

In addition, FTFC may terminate the Purchase and Sale Agreement if any of the following events occurs:

 

 

if K-TENNRCC has not obtained any required approval of its shareholders within 180 days from the date of the Purchase and Sale Agreement;

 

 

if there has been a Material Adverse Effect in the business, results of operations or financial condition of K-TENNRCC or K-TENN Life;RCLIC; or


 

 

if holders of 10% or more of K-TENN’sRCC’s common stock dissent to the Purchase and Sale Agreement and perfect their rights to obtain the fair value of their shares under applicable TennesseeIllinois Laws (unless this condition is waived by FTFC).

 

Expenses

 

The Purchase and Sale Agreement generally provides that FTFC and K-TENNRCC will pay their own respective costs and expenses incurred in connection with the agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

Amendment; Waiver

 

The Purchase and Sale Agreement may only be amended by a written instrument signed on behalf of all parties thereto.

 

Expected Timing of the Share Exchange

 

The parties expect that the share exchange will close as soon as possible after the necessary shareholder approval has been obtained and each other condition to closing has been satisfied or waived. Such conditions include the final approval of the TennesseeMissouri Department of Commerce and Insurance. K-TENNRCC anticipates that any such approval, if such approval is forthcoming, would occur within several days after the approval of K-TENN’sRCC’s shareholders. The parties anticipate that the share exchange will close as promptly as practicable following shareholder approval; provided that each of the closing conditions contained in the Purchase and Sale Agreement, including the approval of the share exchange and Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution by K-TENN’sRCC’s shareholders, has been satisfied or waived at the conclusion of the special meeting. If any of the closing conditions are not met or waived, the anticipated timing of the closing of the share exchange would be subsequently delayed. The Purchase and Sale Agreement provides that if the closing has not occurred within 180 days after the date of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, then, subject to certain conditions described more fully in this proxy statement/prospectus, either party may terminate the agreement.

 

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Interests of K-TENNRCC Officers and Directors in the Share ExchangeExchange and Dissolution of K-TENNRCC

 

The principal executive officerAs more fully discussed above under “The Special Meeting of Shareholders – Vote Required to Approve Each Proposal” and the corporate secretary/treasurer“Voting by RCC’s Executive Officers and Directors,” FTFC and two directors common to each of K-TENN have personal interestsFTFC and RCC own shares of RCC and will participate with RCC shareholders, on a pro rata basis, in the share exchangeacquisition of FTFC shares in the Liquidation and dissolution that are different from, or in addition to, the interestsDissolution of most K-TENN shareholders. David Foley has an employment agreement with K-TENN which provides for certain post-termination benefits. Mr. Foley will also be offered employment with FTFC (or one of its subsidiaries) providing for an annual salary of $125,000 plus customary benefits. In addition, the Corporate Secretary and Treasurer of K-TENN, R. Dean Branan, will be employed with FTFC, or a subsidiary, for six months following closing of the share exchange at a salary of $47,500 for the period. As a result, these executive officers who are also both directors of K-TENN may have conflicts of interest that influenced their support of the share exchange and dissolution.RCC.

 

Material Federal Income Tax Consequences

 

The discussion set forth below summarizes the material federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to U.S. shareholders (as defined below) of K-TENNRCC common stock in connection with the share exchange and subsequent dissolution, who hold their shares of K-TENNRCC common stock as a “capital asset” within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code (generally, property held for investment). This discussion is based on currently existing provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, existing and proposed Treasury regulations thereunder and current administrative rulings and court decisions, all of which are subject to change. Any such change, which may or may not be retroactive, could alter the tax consequences to K-TENNRCC and its shareholders as described herein.

 


In addition, K-TENNRCC shareholders should be aware that this discussion does not deal with all federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to particular K-TENNRCC shareholders in light of their particular circumstances or that may be applicable to a K-TENNRCC shareholder if that shareholder is subject to special treatment under the federal income tax laws, including if such shareholder is:

 

 

a dealer in securities,

 

 

a trader in securities that elects mark-to-market treatment,

 

 

a shareholder who is subject to the alternative minimum tax provisions of the Internal Revenue Code,

 

 

a person who is not a U.S. shareholder,

 

 

an S corporation, partnership, or other pass-through entity (or an investor in an S corporation, partnership, or other pass-through entity),

 

 

a tax-exempt organization,

 

 

a bank, thrift, or other financial institution,

 

 

an insurance company,

 

 

a mutual fund,

 

 

a regulated investment company,

 

 

a real estate investment trust,

 

 

a shareholder who hold their shares as part of a hedge, straddle, wash sale, synthetic security, conversion or other risk-reduction transaction,

 

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a shareholder who received K-TENNRCC common stock through the exercise of an employee stock option, through a tax qualified retirement plan, or otherwise as compensation,

 

 

a shareholder whose K-TENNRCC stock is qualified small business stock for purposes of Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code, or

 

 

a U.S. expatriate.

 

In addition, this discussion does not address any alternative minimum tax or any state, local, or foreign tax consequences of the share exchange, nor does it address any other U.S. federal tax consequences (such as gift or estate taxes) including any tax consequences arising under the unearned income Medicare contribution tax pursuant to Section 1411 of the Internal Revenue Code. Determining the actual tax consequences of the share exchange to a K-TENNRCC shareholder may be complex. They will depend on a K-TENNRCC shareholder’s specific situation and on factors that are not within the control of FTFC or K-TENN. K-TENNRCC. RCC shareholders are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisors as to the tax consequences of the share exchange in their particular circumstances.

 

For purposes of this discussion, the term “U.S. holder” means a beneficial owner of K-TENNRCC common stock that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes (i) an individual citizen or resident of the United States; (ii) a corporation, or entity treated as a corporation, organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia; (iii) a trust if (a) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (b) such trust has made a valid election to be treated as a U.S. person for U.S. federal income tax purposes; or (iv) an estate, the income of which is includible in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes regardless of its source.

 


The federal income tax consequences to a partner in an entity or arrangement that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and that holds K-TENNRCC common stock generally will depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partners in a partnership holding K-TENNRCC common stock are encouraged to consult their own tax advisors.

 

Tax Consequences of the Share Exchange Generally

 

Subject to the limitations, assumptions, and qualifications described herein, the share exchange will be treated as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. FTFC and K-TENNRCC have not sought and will not seek any ruling from the IRS regarding any matters relating to the share exchange, and as a result, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position contrary to any of the conclusions set forth below.

 

Tax Consequences to FTFC and K-TENNRCC

 

Each of FTFC and K-TENNRCC will be a “party to the reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, and neither FTFC nor K-TENNRCC will recognize any gain or loss as a result of the share exchange and subsequent liquidation.

 

Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders of K-TENN CommonRCC Common Stock

 

Subject to the qualifications and limitations set forth above, the material federal income tax consequences of the share exchange to U.S. holders of K-TENNRCC common stock will be as follows:

 

 

Receipt of FTFC Class A Common Stock. A U.S. holder of K-TENNRCC common stock will not recognize any gain or loss on the deemed exchange of K-TENNRCC common stock solely for shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock in the share exchange, except for any cash received in lieu of a fractional share of FTFC Class A Common Stock as discussed below.

 

Receipt of Cash in Lieu of Fractional Share. If a U.S. holder of K-TENN common stock receives cash in lieu of a fractional share of FTFC Class A Common Stock, such holder will recognize gain or loss, measured by the difference between the amount of cash received and the portion of the tax basis of that holder’s shares of K-TENN common stock allocable to that fractional share of FTFC Class A Common Stock. This gain or loss will be a capital gain or loss, and will be a long-term capital gain or loss, if the holding period for the share of K-TENN common stock exchanged for cash is more than one year at the completion of the share exchange. The deduction of capital losses is subject to limitations.

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Tax Basis of FTFC Class A Common Stock Received in the Share Exchange. A U.S. holder of K-TENNRCC common stock will have a tax basis in the FTFC Class A Common Stock received in the share exchange equal to the tax basis of the K-TENNRCC common stock surrendered by that holder in the share exchange, reduced by the amount of cash consideration received and increased by the amount of any gain recognized by such holder.

 

 

Holding Period of FTFC Class A Common Stock Received in the Share Exchange. The holding period for shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock received by a U.S. holder of K-TENNRCC common stock in exchange for shares of K-TENNRCC common stock in the share exchange will include the holding period for the shares of K-TENNRCC common stock surrendered in the share exchange.

 

In the case of a U.S. holder of K-TENNRCC common stock who holds shares of K-TENNRCC common stock with different tax bases and/or holding periods, the preceding rules must be applied to each identifiable block of K-TENNRCC common stock.


 

Reporting Requirements

 

All holders of K-TENNRCC common stock will be required to retain records pertaining to the share exchange and may be required to file with the holder’s federal income tax return for the year in which the share exchange takes place a statement setting forth certain facts relating to the share exchange.

Federal Backup Withholding

A U.S. holder of K-TENN common stock may be subject, under some circumstances, to backup withholding on any cash payments received in lieu of a fractional share of FTFC Class A Common Stock. This withholding generally applies if:

a shareholder fails to furnish a social security or other taxpayer identification number in the manner required by the applicable tax regulations;

a shareholder furnishes an incorrect taxpayer identification number;

K-TENN is notified by the IRS that a shareholder has failed to properly report payments of interest or dividends and the IRS has notified K-TENN that such shareholder is subject to backup withholding; or

a shareholder fails, under certain circumstances, to provide a certified statement, signed under penalty of perjury, that the taxpayer identification number provided is the shareholder’s correct taxpayer identification number and that the shareholder is not subject to backup withholding.

Any amount withheld from a payment to a shareholder under the backup withholding rules is allowable as a refundable credit against the shareholder’s federal income tax liability, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS. The backup withholding rate for 2019 is 24%. Certain holders are not subject to back-up withholding, including, among others, a corporation, and a foreign shareholder who has certified its foreign status on properly executed IRS forms or has otherwise established an exemption (provided that neither K-TENN nor its agent has actual knowledge that such holder is a U.S. shareholder or that the conditions of any other exemption are not in fact satisfied).

 

THIS DISCUSSION IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ONLY A GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE MATERIAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE SHARE EXCHANGE AND A SUBSEQUENT LIQUIDATION. THIS DISCUSSION IS NOT A COMPLETE ANALYSIS OR DESCRIPTION OF ALL POTENTIAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THESE TRANSACTIONS. THIS DISCUSSION DOES NOT ADDRESS TAX CONSEQUENCES THAT MAY VARY WITH, OR ARE CONTINGENT ON, INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES. IN ADDITION, IT DOES NOT ADDRESS ANY NON-INCOME TAX OR ANY FOREIGN, STATE OR LOCAL TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE TRANSACTIONS. ACCORDINGLY, EACH K-TENNRCC SHAREHOLDER IS URGED TO CONSULT WITH A TAX ADVISOR TO DETERMINE THE PARTICULAR FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR FOREIGN INCOME OR OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE SHARE EXCHANGE AND A K-TENNRCC DISSOLUTION TO SUCH SHAREHOLDER.

 

Accounting Treatment

 

The share exchange is expected to be accounted for by FTFC as a business combination usingfor U.S. GAAP purposes and a merger for Statutory Accounting purposes. Under the purchase method. TheU.S. GAAP method, the purchase price will be allocated to the identifiable assets acquired and will be recorded on FTFC’s books at their respective fair values. A portion of theAny remaining purchase price maywill be identified and recorded as an intangible assets and goodwill. Under the Statutory Accounting merger method, the insurance companies’ assets, liabilities and operations will be combined as if the insurance companies were one entity since the beginning of RCLIC’s operations with beginning of the period balances restated.

 


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ApprovalApproval

 

Approval of the share exchange proposal requires the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of outstanding shares of K-TENNRCC common stock.stock at the special meeting. Under the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, K-TENN, K-TENN Life,RCC, RCLIC, and FTFC are obligated to complete the transactions contemplated by the Purchase and Sale Agreement only if the shareholders of K-TENN,RCC, by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of outstanding shares of K-TENNRCC common stock, approve each of Proposals 1 and 2 above and certain other conditions are met. In addition, the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution will only be implemented if the Purchase and Sale Agreement is approved by the shareholders of K-TENN.RCC. Accordingly, failure to approve the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution will have the effect of preventing the completion of Purchase and Sale Agreement, and failure to approve the Purchase and Sale Agreement will have the effect of preventing the completion of the liquidation and dissolution of K-TENN.RCC.

 

K-TENN’SRCCS BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE SHARE EXCHANGEPROPOSAL (PROPOSAL(PROPOSAL 1).

 


 

PROPOSAL 2: THE PLAN OF LIQUIDATION AND DISSOLUTION

 

This section of the proxy statement/prospectus describes material aspects of the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution of K-TENN.RCC. While K-TENN believesRCC believes that the description covers the material terms of the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution,, this summary may not contain all of the information that is important to you. You should carefully read this entire proxy statement/prospectus and the other documents referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus for a more complete understanding of the dissolution, including the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution attached hereto as Annex B.B.

 

At the special meeting, you also will be asked to consider and act upon the ultimate dissolution of K-TENNRCC and the distribution of its assets to the shareholders of K-TENN.RCC. The K-TENNRCC board of directors deems it advisable and in the best interests of K-TENNRCC to dissolve, liquidate, and terminate K-TENN by filing articles of dissolution and then articles of termination of corporate existence with the Tennessee Secretary of State and the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, Tennessee; and to adopt a plan of dissolution in the form attached as Annex B.B then dissolve RCC by filing articles of dissolution with the Illinois Secretary of State.

 

In accordance with the TBCA,IBCA, after the share exchange, K-TENNRCC plans to implement the voluntary dissolution procedures allowed by TennesseeIllinois law beginning with the filing of articles of dissolution, which will include the plan of dissolution, with the TennesseeIllinois Secretary of State. After the articles of dissolution are filed, K-TENN’sRCC’s operations will be limited to winding-up its business and affairs, RCC will, immediately prior to closing, (a) assign its minor assets (which excludes the shares of FTFC Class A common stock) to FTFC and K-TENNFTFC will (a) collect K-TENN’s assetsassume RCC’s minor liabilities, and liquidate any non-cash assets other than(b) then after closing, distribute the shares of FTFC’s Class A Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, (b) discharge or make arrangements for discharging K-TENN’s liabilities, and (c) then distribute the remaining cash, if any, and the shares of FTFC’s Class A Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement on a pro rata basis to its shareholders. K-TENNRCC may cause a noticedispose of dissolution of K-TENN to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Davidson County, Tennessee. K-TENN may also dispose ofany other known claims against K-TENNRCC in accordance with the procedures set forth in the TBCA.IBCA.

 

In certain circumstances, a claimant against K-TENNRCC that is not fully paid in the dissolution process, could enforce its unpaid claim (1) against K-TENNRCC to the extent of undistributed assets or (2) if all K-TENN’sRCC’s assets have been distributed in liquidation, against a shareholder of K-TENNRCC to the extent of that shareholder’s pro rata share of the claim or the corporate assets distributed to the shareholder in liquidation, whichever is less, but such shareholder’s total liability for all such claims cannot exceed the total amount of assets distributed to the shareholder. Accordingly, in such circumstances, a shareholder could lose the amount of assets distributed to such shareholder in the dissolution process. K-TENNRCC intends to exercise caution in making distributions to shareholders in order to minimize this type of risk.

 

Upon completion of the winding-up of K-TENN’sRCC’s business and affairs as contemplated above, K-TENNRCC would file articles of termination of corporate existencedissolution with the TennesseeIllinois Secretary of State, which will terminate the charter and corporate existence of K-TENN.RCC.

 

Approval of the dissolution proposal requires the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of outstanding shares of K-TENNRCC common stock. Under the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, K-TENN, K-TENN Life,RCC, RCLIC, and FTFC are obligated to complete the transactions contemplated by the Purchase and Sale Agreement only if the shareholders of K-TENN,RCC, by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of outstanding shares of K-TENNRCC common stock, approve each of Proposals 1 and 2 above and certain other conditions are met. In addition, the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution will only be implemented if the Purchase and Sale Agreement is approved by the shareholders of K-TENN.RCC. Accordingly, failure to approve the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution will have the effect of preventing the completion of Purchase and Sale Agreement, and failure to approve the Purchase and Sale Agreement will have the effect of preventing the completion of the liquidation and dissolution of K-TENN.RCC.

 

K-TENN’SRCCS BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE DISSOLUTIONPROPOSAL (PROPOSAL 2)(PROPOSAL 2).

 


 

PROPOSAL 3: THE ADJOURNMENT

 

The special meeting may be adjourned to another time or place, if necessary or appropriate, to permit, among other things, further solicitation of proxies or to obtain additional votes in favor of the Proposals 1 and 2.

 

If, at the special meeting, the number of shares of our common stock, present or represented and voting in favor of the above proposals is not sufficient to approve such proposals, we intend to move to adjourn the special meeting in order to enable to the board of directors to solicit additional proxies for approval of such proposals.

 

In the adjournment proposal, we are asking shareholders to authorize the holder of any proxy solicited by the K-TENNRCC board of directors to vote in favor of granting discretionary authority to the proxyholders, and each of them individually, to adjourn the special meeting to another time and place for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies. If the K-TENNRCC shareholders approve the adjournment proposal, we could adjourn the special meeting and use the additional time to solicit additional proxies, including the solicitation of proxies from K-TENNRCC shareholders who have previously voted.

 

Except as required by the TBCAIBCA or K-TENN’sRCC’s bylaws, the K-TENNRCC board of directors is not required to fix a new record date to determine the K-TENNRCC shareholders entitled to vote at the adjourned special meeting. At the adjourned special meeting, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the special meeting. If the K-TENNRCC board of directors does not fix a new record date, it is not necessary to give any notice of the time and place of the adjourned special meeting other than an announcement at the special meeting at which the adjournment is taken, unless the adjournment is for more than four months after the date fixed for the original special meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, or if a new record date is fixed, notice of the adjourned special meeting shall be given as in the case of an original special meeting.

 

Approval of the adjournment proposal requires that the votes cast in favor of such proposal exceed the votes cast against such proposal.

 

K-TENN’SRCCS BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL (PROPOSAL 3)3).

 

Other Matters to Come before the Special Meeting

 

No other matters are intended to be brought before the special meeting by K-TENN,RCC, and we do not know of any matters to be brought before the meeting by others. If, however, any other matters properly come before the special meeting, the persons named in the proxy will vote the shares represented thereby in accordance with the judgment of management on any such matter.


 

INFORMATION CONCERNING FTFC

 

Business Development

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation (the “Company” or “FTFC”) is the parent holding company of Trinity Life Insurance Company (“TLIC”), Family Benefit Life Insurance Company (“FBLIC”) and, Trinity Mortgage Corporation (“TMC”), formerly known as First Trinity Capital Corporation and Trinity American, Inc. (“FTCC”TAI”). FTFCThe Company was incorporated in Oklahoma on April 19, 2004, for the primary purpose of organizing a life insurance subsidiary.

 

FTFCThe Company owns 100% of FTCC and TLIC. TLIC owns 100% of FBLIC. TLIC and FBLIC are primarily engaged in the business of marketing, underwriting and distributing a broad range of individual life insurance products and annuity contracts to individuals.

 

TLIC’s and FBLIC’s current product portfolio consists of a modified premium whole life insurance policy with a flexible premium deferred annuity rider, whole life, term, final expense, accidental death and dismemberment policies and annuity contracts. The term products are both renewable and convertible and issued for 10, 15, 20 and 30 years. They can be issued with premiums fully guaranteed for the entire term period or with a limited premium guarantee. The final expense is issued as either a simplified issue or as a graded benefit, determined by underwriting. The TLIC and FBLIC products are sold through independent agents.

 

TLIC is licensed in the states of Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Texas.Utah. FBLIC is licensed in the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

 

FTFCThe Company owns 100% of FTCC thatTMC, which was incorporated in 2006, and began operations in January 2007. FTCC provided financing for casualty insurance premiums for individuals and companies and was licensed to conduct premium financing business in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma. FTCC has made noTMC’s primary focus changed from premium financing loans since June 30, 2012.to originating, brokering and administrating residential and commercial mortgage loans for third parties.

 

The Company owns 100% of TAI (formerly known as Citizens American Life, Inc.). TAI was incorporated in Barbados, West Indies on March 24, 2016 for the primary purpose of forming a life insurance company producing United States (U.S.) dollar denominated life insurance policies and annuity contracts outside of the United States and Barbados. TAI is licensed as an Exempt Insurance Company under the Exempt Insurance Act of Barbados. TAI was initially involved in developing life insurance and annuity contracts through an association with distribution channels but is now issuing life insurance policies and annuity contracts. The Company’s acquisition of TAI was formally approved by Barbados regulators and the certifications were received in 2019.   

Company Recapitalization

On October 2, 2019, at the Company Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, FTFC’s shareholders approved the following proposals:

1.

An amendment and restatement of FTFC’s Certificate of Incorporation to authorize 40,000,000 shares of Class A common stock and 10,000,000 shares of Class B common stock and to establish the relative rights, preferences and privileges of, and the restrictions and limitations on, the Class A common stock and the Class B common stock.

2.

An amendment and restatement of FTFC’s Certificate of Incorporation to automatically reclassify each issued and outstanding share of our existing common stock as one (1) share of Class A common stock or, at the shareholder’s election, into one (1) share of new Class B common stock.

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These proposals received Form A regulatory approval from the Oklahoma Insurance Department (“OID”) on February 27, 2020 and the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (“MDCI”) on December 31, 2019, followed by formal adoption by FTFC’s Board of Directors on March 12, 2020. Effective March 12, 2020, FTFC’s Class B shareholders were entitled to elect a majority of FTFC’s Board of Directors (one-half plus one) but will only receive, compared to FTFC’s Class A shareholders, 85% of cash dividends, stock dividends or amounts due upon any FTFC merger, sale or liquidation event. FTFC’s Class B shareholders may also convert one share of FTFC’s Class B common stock for a 0.85 share of FTFC’s Class A common stock. FTFC’s Class A shareholders will elect the remaining Board of Directors members and will receive 100% of cash dividends, stock dividends or amounts due upon any Company merger, sale or liquidation event.

Financial InformationaboutSegments

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance requires a "management approach" in the presentation of business segments based on how management internally evaluates the operating performance of business units. The discussion of segment operating results that follows is being provided based on segment data prepared in accordance with this methodology.

Our business segments are as follows:

Life insurance operations, consisting of the life insurance operations of TLIC, FBLIC and TAI;

Annuity operations, consisting of the annuity operations of TLIC, FBLIC and TAI and

Corporate operations, which includes the results of the parent company and TMC after the elimination of intercompany amounts.

LifeInsurance and AnnuityOperations

Our Life Insurance and Annuity Operations

FTFC’s life insurance and annuity operations consists of issuing ordinary whole life insurance, endowments, modified premium whole life with an annuity rider, term, final expense and accidental death and dismemberment policies and annuity contracts. The policies can be issued with premiums fully guaranteed for the entire term period or with a limited premium guarantee. The final expense is issued as either a simplified issue or as a graded benefit, determined by underwriting. Our products are marketed through independent agents.

 

TLIC renewed its administrative services agreement with Investors Heritage Life Insurance Company (“IHLIC”) on September 1, 2017. Under the terms of this agreement, the services provided by IHLIC include underwriting, actuarial, policy issue, accounting, claims processing and other services incidental to the operations of TLIC. The agreement is effective for a period of five (5) years from September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2022 and includes a provision that the agreement may be terminated at any time by either party with a 180-day180 day prior notice.

 

FBLIC renewed its administrative services agreement with IHLIC on November 1, 2017. Under the terms of this agreement, the services provided by IHLIC include underwriting, actuarial, policy issue, accounting, claims processing and other services incidental to the operations of FBLIC. The agreement is effective for a period of five (5) years from November 1, 2017 through October 31, 2022 and includes a provision that the agreement may be terminated at any time by either party with a 180-day180 day prior notice.


 

TLIC continues to seek to serve middle income households and markets its products through independent agents. TLIC was originally licensed in Oklahoma and with the statesacquisition of FLAC in late 2008, expanded into Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio Oklahoma and Texas. TLIC markets its products through independent agents. With the acquisition of FBLIC in late 2011, FTFCwe expanded into Arizona, Colorado, Missouri and New Mexico. FBLIC also had initial licenses in Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma where TLIC was also licensed. In late 2012, FBLIC was licensed in Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and West Virginia. In 2013, FBLIC was licensed in Illinois and Pennsylvania. In 2014, FBLIC was licensed in Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia. In 2015, FBLIC was licensed in Alabama and Utah. In 2018, FBLIC and TLIC were licensed in Montana. In 2019, TLIC was licensed in Tennessee. In 2020, TLIC was licensed in Alabama, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, South Dakota and Utah.

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The following tables sets forth FTFC’sour direct collected life insurance premiums and annuity considerations by the policyholder’s state of residence at the time of premium collection and annuity consideration, for the most significant states in which FTFC iswe are licensed, for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, in accordance with statutory accounting practices prescribed by the states of domicile of TLIC and FBLIC.

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2018

  

Year Ended December 31, 2020

 
 

Life

  

Annuity

  

Life

  

Annuity

 

State

 

Premiums

  

Percentage

  

Considerations

  

Percentage

  

Premiums

  

Percentage

  

Consideration

  

Percentage

 

Alabama

 $359,367   1.91% $50,800   0.09% $709,574   2.73

%

 $600   0.00

%

Arizona

  100,989   0.54%  177,560   0.33%  231,326   0.89

%

  33,130   0.14

%

Arkansas

  256,591   1.36%  205,795   0.38%  376,093   1.45

%

  94,587   0.40

%

Colorado

  582,423   3.09%  343,234   0.63%  855,451   3.29

%

  150,654   0.64

%

Georgia

  630,534   3.35%  695,687   1.28%  1,276,106   4.91

%

  11,000   0.05

%

Illinois

  1,623,150   8.62%  1,644,945   3.01%  1,781,789   6.86

%

  50,300   0.21

%

Indiana

  768,182   4.08%  496,481   0.91%  1,058,190   4.07

%

  1,599   0.01

%

Kansas

  2,253,023   11.96%  1,976,325   3.62%  2,082,420   8.02

%

  1,059,771   4.48

%

Kentucky

  603,186   3.20%  231,112   0.42%  832,856   3.21

%

  -   0.00

%

Louisiana

  573,141   3.04%  160,132   0.29%  754,293   2.90

%

  -   0.00

%

Michigan

  364,120   1.93%  1,201,305   2.20%  538,741   2.07

%

  7,000   0.03

%

Mississippi

  154,593   0.82%  227,978   0.42%

Missouri

  750,749   3.98%  673,760   1.23%  1,120,081   4.31

%

  160,008   0.68

%

Nebraska

  212,891   1.13%  1,564,585   2.87%  207,078   0.80

%

  260,872   1.10

%

New Mexico

  14,394   0.08%  368,394   0.68%

North Carolina

  1,407,279   7.47%  422,725   0.77%  2,508,090   9.66

%

  11,300   0.05

%

North Dakota

  98,125   0.52%  13,311,590   24.40%  83,400   0.32

%

  6,688,722   28.29

%

Ohio

  2,360,144   12.53%  699,796   1.28%  3,312,411   12.75

%

  23,573   0.10

%

Oklahoma

  1,285,488   6.82%  1,179,828   2.16%  1,141,303   4.39

%

  492,433   2.08

%

Pennsylvania

  629,500   3.34%  2,618,266   4.80%  1,052,264   4.05

%

  406,053   1.72

%

Tennessee

  339,087   1.80%  414,392   0.76%  773,158   2.98

%

  2,000   0.01

%

Texas

  2,952,455   15.67%  24,492,681   44.90%  4,066,596   15.68

%

  13,799,662   58.34

%

Virginia

  310,985   1.65%  50,000   0.09%  500,729   1.93

%

  -   0.00

%

All other states

  209,252   1.11%  1,352,730   2.48%  709,505   2.73

%

  394,314   1.67

%

Total direct collected premiums and considerations

 $18,839,648   100.00% $54,560,101   100.00% $25,971,454   100.00

%

 $23,647,578   100.00

%

 


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Year Ended December 31, 2017

  

Year Ended December 31, 2019

 
 

Life

  

Annuity

  

Life

  

Annuity

 

State

 

Premiums

  

Percentage

  

Considerations

  

Percentage

  

Premiums

  

Percentage

  

Consideration

  

Percentage

 

Alabama

 $219,135   1.36% $141,926   0.25% $521,441   2.39

%

 $239,232   0.15

%

Arizona

  61,364   0.38%  401,702   0.72%  153,169   0.70

%

  3,512,507   2.15

%

Arkansas

  238,372   1.48%  406,520   0.72%  306,292   1.41

%

  1,091,080   0.67

%

Colorado

  459,708   2.85%  38,387   0.07%  713,272   3.28

%

  1,829,878   1.12

%

Georgia

  474,792   2.94%  534,626   0.95%  846,972   3.89

%

  2,025,709   1.24

%

Illinois

  1,441,519   8.94%  719,662   1.28%  1,665,679   7.65

%

  4,156,611   2.55

%

Indiana

  534,599   3.32%  59,299   0.11%  902,189   4.14

%

  5,116,469   3.13

%

Kansas

  2,236,609   13.87%  1,796,931   3.20%  2,155,408   9.90

%

  8,797,802   5.39

%

Kentucky

  530,972   3.29%  82,408   0.15%  673,336   3.09

%

  1,486,046   0.91

%

Louisiana

  433,371   2.69%  -   0.00%  634,294   2.91

%

  2,308,710   1.41

%

Michigan

  263,984   1.64%  2,381,477   4.24%  469,578   2.16

%

  13,352,907   8.18

%

Mississippi

  143,635   0.89%  76,032   0.14%

Missouri

  820,326   5.09%  195,035   0.35%  784,434   3.60

%

  2,421,882   1.48

%

Nebraska

  217,740   1.35%  802,251   1.43%  210,395   0.97

%

  5,037,505   3.08

%

New Mexico

  11,882   0.07%  520   0.01%

North Carolina

  966,643   5.99%  149,092   0.27%  1,931,032   8.87

%

  14,891,247   9.12

%

North Dakota

  108,810   0.67%  18,239,925   32.49%  89,808   0.41

%

  18,626,695   11.41

%

Ohio

  2,003,162   12.42%  1,431,925   2.55%  2,886,556   13.26

%

  4,518,836   2.77

%

Oklahoma

  1,484,722   9.21%  1,922,469   3.42%  1,160,860   5.33

%

  3,001,413   1.84

%

Pennsylvania

  422,290   2.62%  1,762,619   3.14%  844,738   3.88

%

  6,038,947   3.70

%

Tennessee

  269,038   1.67%  2,290,127   4.08%  454,065   2.09

%

  1,697,493   1.04

%

Texas

  2,406,525   14.93%  21,532,935   38.35%  3,500,652   16.08

%

  53,321,880   32.63

%

Virginia

  195,474   1.21%  40,017   0.07%  381,508   1.75

%

  3,970,829   2.43

%

All other states

  181,239   1.12%  1,126,501   2.01%  488,075   2.24

%

  5,873,697   3.60

%

Total direct collected premiums and considerations

 $16,125,911   100.00% $56,132,386   100.00% $21,773,753   100.00

%

 $163,317,375   100.00

%

 

Reinsurance 

 

TLIC cedes reinsurance under various agreements allowing management to control exposure to potential losses arising from large risks and providing additional capacity for growth and risk diversification. TLIC reinsures all amounts of risk on any one life in excess of $100,000 for individual life insurance with IHLIC, Optimum Re Insurance Company (“Optimum Re”), RGA Reinsurance Company and Wilton Reassurance Company (“Wilton Re”).

 

FTFC also assumes reinsurance under various agreements allowing management to increase growth in assets and profitability. TLIC is a party to a reinsurance poolan Automatic Retrocession Pool Agreement (the “Reinsurance Pool”) with Optimum Re, Catholic Order of Foresters, American Home Life Insurance Company and Woodmen of the World. The agreement withprovides for automatic retrocession of coverage in excess of Optimum Re’s retention on business ceded to Optimum Re by the other life insurance companies under whichparties to the Reinsurance Pool. TLIC’s maximum exposure on any one insured under the reinsurance poolReinsurance Pool is $100,000. As of January 1, 2008, the reinsurance poolReinsurance Pool stopped accepting new cessions.

 

FBLIC also participates in reinsurance in order to provide risk diversification, additional capacity for future growth and limit the maximum net loss potential arising from large amounts of risk. FBLIC reinsures initial amounts of risk on any one life in excess of $100,000 for individual life insurance with Optimum Re. TLIC and FBLIC also reinsure its accidental death benefit portion of their life policies under a bulk agreement with Optimum Re.

To the extent that the reinsurance companies are unable to meet their obligations under the reinsurance agreements, TLIC and FBLIC remain primarily liable for the entire amount at risk.

 

Coinsurance

 

Effective January 1, 2018, TLIC entered into an annuity coinsurance agreement with an offshore annuity and life insurance company whereby 90% of TLIC’s annuity considerations originated after December 31, 2017 were ceded to the assuming company. The assuming company contractually reimburses TLIC for the related commissions, withdrawals, settlements, interest credited, submission costs, maintenance costs, marketing costs, excise taxes and other costs plus a placement fee. Effective April 1, 2020, the Company and an offshore annuity and life insurance company mutually agreed that the Quota Share under its existing reinsurance agreement shall be 0% for future business instead of the original contractual amount of 90%.

 


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In accordance with this annuity coinsurance agreement, TLIC holds assets and recognizes a funds withheld liability for the benefit of the assuming company in an amount at least equal to the annuity reserves, in accordance with U.S. statutory accounting principles, generated by this ceded business with a corresponding funds withheld liability recorded.business. In addition, the assuming company maintains a trust related to this ceded business amounting to at least an additional 4% of assets above the required annuity reserve required under U.S. statutory accounting principles. This coinsurance agreement may be terminated for new business by either party at any time upon 30 days prior written notice to the other party.

 

In 2019, TLIC entered into a life insurance coinsurance agreement with TAI, effective October 1, 2018, whereby 100% of TAI’s life insurance policies and annuity contracts issued after September 30, 2018 were ceded to TLIC. TLIC contractually reimburses TAI for the related commissions, submission costs, maintenance costs, marketing costs and other costs related to the production of life insurance policies and annuity contracts.

Competition

 

The U.S. life insurance industry is a mature industry that has experienced little to no growth.growth in recent years. Competition is intense because the life insurance industry is consolidating, with larger, more efficient and more effective organizations emerging from consolidation. In addition, legislation became effective in the United States that permits commercial banks, insurance companies and investment banks to combine. These factors have increased competitive pressures in general.

 

Many domestic life insurance companies have significantly greater financial, marketing and other resources, longer business histories and more diversified lines of insurance products than FTFC. FTFC and its subsidiary insurance companieswe do. We also face competition from companies marketing in person as well as with direct mail and internet sales campaigns. Although FTFCwe may be at a competitive disadvantage to these entities, it believeswe believe that itsour premium rates, policy features, marketing approaches and policyholder services are generally competitive with those of other life insurance companies selling similar types of products and provides itprovide us with niche marketing opportunities not actively pursued by other life insurance companies.

 

Governmental Regulation 

 

TLIC and FBLIC, respectively, are subject to regulation and supervision by the OIDOklahoma Insurance Department (“OID”) and the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (“MDOI”MDCI”). The insurance laws of Oklahoma and Missouri give the OID and MDOIMDCI broad regulatory authority, including powers to: (i) grant and revoke licenses to transact business; (ii) regulate and supervise trade practices and market conduct; (iii) establish guaranty associations; (iv) license agents; (v) approve policy forms; (vi) approve premium rates for some lines of business; (vii) establish reserve requirements; (viii) prescribe the form and content of required financial statements and reports; (ix) determine the reasonableness and adequacy of statutory capital and surplus;surplus and (x) regulate the type and amount of permitted investments.

TLIC and FBLIC can be required, under the solvency or guaranty laws of most states in which they do business, to pay assessments (up to prescribed limits) to fund policyholder losses or liabilities of other insurance companies that become insolvent. These assessments may be deferred or foregone under most guaranty laws if they would threaten an insurer's financial strength and, in certain instances, may be offset against future premium taxes.

 

TLIC is subject to Oklahoma laws and FBLIC is subject to Missouri laws that limit the amount of dividends insurance companies can pay to stockholders without approval of the respective Departments of Insurance. The maximum dividend, which may be paid in any twelve-month period without notification or approval, is limited to the greater of 10% of statutory surplus as of December 31 of the preceding year or the net gain from operations of the preceding calendar year. Cash dividends may only be paid out of surplus derived from realized net profits. Based on these limitations, there is capacity for TLIC to pay a dividend up to $2,073,443$1,363,823 in 20192021 without prior approval. In addition, based on those limitations, there is the capacity for FBLIC to pay a dividend up to $988,218$1,025,933 in 20192021 without prior approval. FBLIC paid a dividend of $760,347no dividends to TLIC in 2018 but none in 2017. Dividends paid by FBLIC are2020 and 2019. These dividends would be eliminated in consolidation. TLIC has paid no dividends to FTFC.

 


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There are certain factors particular to the life insurance business which may have an adverse effect on the statutory operating results of TLIC and FBLIC. One such factor is that the costs associated with issuing a new policy in force is usually greater than the first year’s policy premium. Accordingly, in the early years of a new life insurance company, these initial costs and the required provisions for reserves often have an adverse effect on statutory operating results.

 

Employees 

 

As of November 25, 2019,August 30, 2021, FTFC had 13 full-time employees and one1 part-time employee.

 

Properties

FTFC leases 6,769 square feet of office space pursuant to an original five-year lease that began October 1, 2010Market Price and was amended on October 1, 2015 for another five-year term. Under the terms of the amended home office lease, the current monthly rent is $8,920 through September 30, 2019 with an increase of two percent for the period from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020. FTFC incurred rent expense (including charges for the lessor’s building operating expenses above those specified in the lease agreement less monthly amortization of the leasehold improvement allowance received from the lessor) of $97,063 and $92,041 for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, under this lease. In addition, FTFC was provided an allowance of $54,152 for leasehold improvements under the 2015 amendment. The leasehold improvement allowance is amortized over the remaining amended non-cancellable lease term and reduced rent expense by $10,830 and $14,491 for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The future minimum lease payments to be paid under the amended non-cancellable lease agreement are $108,304 and $82,446 for the years 2019 and 2020, respectively.

TLIC owns approximately six and one-half acres of land located in Topeka, Kansas. A 20,000 square foot office building has been constructed on approximately one-fourth of this land. The following is a summary of current leases in the building with third-party tenants:Dividend Information

 

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7,500 square feet of the office building which is available for lease.Market Information

10,000 square feet of the office building is leased pursuant to a lease that became effective on June 1, 2016 for a term through May 31, 2021, with an option for an additional five years from June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2026. Beginning June 1, 2021, the lessee can terminate the lease with a 120-day written notice. The terms of the lease leave TLIC responsible for paying real estate taxes, building insurance and building and ground maintenance with partial reimbursement from the lessee. Starting July 1, 2016, the lease agreement includes an $88,833 tenant improvement allowance that is amortized over 59 months with interest at 5.00%. The monthly lease payments were $18,376 from June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2018 and are $18,508 from June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2021.

2,500 square feet of the office building with a 90-day notice by the lessee to terminate the lease. This lease was renewed on September 1, 2015 to run through August 31, 2017 and an option for an additional three years through August 31, 2020 which was exercised. Beginning September 1, 2017, the lessee can terminate the lease with a 120-day written notice. The terms of the lease leave TLIC responsible for paying real estate taxes, building insurance and building and ground maintenance with partial reimbursement from the lessee. The lease payment is currently $4,293 per month through December 31, 2018.

The future minimum lease payments to be received under the non-cancellable lease agreements described above are $222,100 and $92,542 for the years 2020 through 2021, respectively.

FBLIC owns approximately one-half acre of undeveloped land located in Jefferson City, Missouri with a carrying value of $131,000.


During 2018 and 2017 FTFC foreclosed on residential mortgage loans of real estate totaling $467,593 and $207,482, respectively, and transferred those properties to investment real estate held for sale. FTFC’s policy is to reduce the carrying value of this residential real estate obtained through foreclosure to the lower of acquisition cost or net realizable value.

During 2018, FTFC sold investment real estate property with an aggregate carrying value of $313,040. FTFC recorded a gross realized investment gain on sale of $51,649 based on an aggregate sales price of $364,689. During 2017, FTFC sold investment real estate property with an aggregate carrying value of $185,701. FTFC recorded a gross realized investment gain on sale of $4,382 based on an aggregate sales price of $190,083.

Legal Proceedings

A lawsuit filed by FTFC and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Gregg E. Zahn, against former Company Board of Directors member Wayne Pettigrew and Mr. Pettigrew's company, Group & Pension Planners, Inc. (the “Defendants”), concluded on February 17, 2017. The lawsuit was filed in the District Court of Tulsa County, Oklahoma (Case No. CJ-2013-03385). In the lawsuit, FTFC alleged that Mr. Pettigrew had defamed FTFC by making untrue statements to certain shareholders of FTFC, to the press and to regulators of the state of Oklahoma and had breached his fiduciary duties.

The jury concluded that Mr. Pettigrew, while still a member of FTFC’s Board of Directors, did, in fact, make untrue statements regarding FTFC and Mr. Zahn and committed breaches of his fiduciary duties to FTFC and the jury awarded FTFC $800,000 of damages against Mr. Pettigrew. In addition, the jury found that Mr. Pettigrew had defamed Mr. Zahn and intentionally inflicted emotional distress on Mr. Zahn and awarded Mr. Zahn $3,500,000 of damages against Mr. Pettigrew. In addition to the damages awarded by the jury, FTFC and Mr. Zahn have initiated steps to aggressively communicate the correction of the untrue statements to outside parties.

Mr. Pettigrew has appealed this decision but has failed to post an appeal bond. As a consequence, FTFC and Mr. Zahn are in the process of executing on the Company’s judgments against Mr. Pettigrew’s assets. FTFC and Mr. Zahn have so far collected some property and money in the execution process and will continue to execute on the judgments. Any money or property collected to date during the execution of the judgments are held in an escrow by a third party, have not been reflected in the consolidated financial statements and would have to be returned to Mr. Pettigrew in the event the judgments are reversed by the appellate courts.

Certain Shareholder Matters

Market Information

 

FTFC’s common stock is not traded or listed on any recognized stocknational securities exchange or quotation system.recognized over-the-counter markets. Thus, an established public market price or history does not exist for its common stock.and trades are made only in isolated, sporadic instances between private parties.

 

Holders

(b)

Holders

 

As of November 25, 2019,August 31, 2021, there were approximately 4,5006,500 shareholders of FTFC’s outstanding common stock.

 

Dividends

(c)

Dividends

 

Prior to 2020, FTFC has nothad never declared or paid any cash dividends since inception (April 19, 2004). Theon its common stock. In 2020, our Board of Directors declared and paid cash dividends of $0.05 per share on our Class A Common Stock. Although this cash dividend was paid to FTFC Class A shareholders in 2020, the Board of Directors of FTFC has not adopted a dividend payment policy; however, dividends must necessarily depend upon FTFC's earnings and financial condition, applicable legal restrictions, and other factors relevant at the time the Board of Directors considers the declaration of a dividend policy.cash dividend.  Cash available for dividends to shareholders of FTFC must initially come from income and capital gains earned on its investment portfolio and dividends paid by FTFC’s subsidiaries.


 

Provisions of the Oklahoma Insurance Code relating to insurance holding companies subject transactions between FTFC and TLIC and FTFC and FBLIC, including dividend payments, to certain standards generally intended to prevent such transactions from adversely affecting the adequacy of life insurance subsidiaries' capital and surplus available to support policyholder obligations.  In addition, under the Oklahoma General Corporation Act, (the “OGCA”), FTFC may not pay dividends if, after giving effect to a dividend, it would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of business or if its total liabilities would exceed its total assets.

 

Securities AuthorizedOn November 12, 2020, FTFC’s Board of Directors approved a 10% share dividend by which shareholders received a share of Class A common stock for Issuance Under each 10 shares of Class A common stock of FTFC Equity Compensation Plansthey hold.  The dividend was payable to the holders of shares of the Corporation as of November 12, 2020.  Fractional shares were rounded up to the nearest whole number of shares.  FTFC issued 791,339 shares in connection with the stock dividend.

 

(d)

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

There

One million shares of the Company’s common stock are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights to purchasereserved for issuance under FTFC’s 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan. No equity securities under any FTFC compensation plan.award grants have been made.

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FTFC MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT’SS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following should be read in connection with FTFC’s audited financial statements as of and the for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 included under Introduction“Introduction to Financial Statements.Statements.

 

Information concerning FTFC’s financial position and results of operations for the six month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 including Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for those periods, can be found under “Introduction to Financial Statements.”

Overview

 

FTFC (“we” “us”, “our”, “FTFC” or the “Company”) conducts operations as an insurance holding company emphasizing ordinary life insurance products and annuity contracts in niche markets. 

As an insurance provider, it collectswe collect premiums and annuity payments in the current period to pay future benefits to itsour policy and contract holders.  ItsOur core TLIC and FBLIC operations include issuing modified premium whole life insurance with a flexible premium deferred annuity, ordinary whole life, final expense, and term products and annuity contractsproducts to predominately middle-incomemiddle income households in the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and TexasWest Virginia through independent agents. In 2018, TLIC was licensed in Montana.

 

With the acquisition of FBLIC in late 2011, FTFC expanded into Arizona, Colorado, Missouri and New Mexico. FBLIC also had initial licenses in Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma where TLIC was also licensed. In late 2012, FBLIC was licensed in Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and West Virginia. In 2013, FBLIC was licensed in Illinois and Pennsylvania. In 2014, FBLIC was licensed in Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia. In 2015, FBLIC was licensed in Alabama and Utah. In 2018, FBLIC was licensed in Montana.

FTFCWe also realize revenues from itsour investment portfolio, which is a key component of itsour operations.  The revenues and funds FTFCwe collect as premiums and annuity considerations from policyholders are invested to ensure future benefit payments under the policy contracts.  Life insurance companies earn profits on the investment spread, which reflects the investment income earned on the premiums and annuity considerations paid to the insurer between the time of receipt and the time benefits are paid out under its policies and contracts.policies.  Changes in interest rates, changes in economic conditions and volatility in the capital markets can all impact the amount of earnings that FTFC realizeswe realize from itsour investment portfolio.

 

Our profitability in the life insurance and annuity segments is a function of our ability to accurately price the policies that we write, adequately value life insurance business acquired, administer life insurance company acquisitions at an expense level that validates the acquisition cost and invest the premiums and annuity considerations in assets that earn investment income with a positive spread.

Acquisitions

FTFC expects to facilitate growth through acquisitions of other life insurance companies and/or blocks of life insurance and annuity business.  In late December 2008, FTFC completed its acquisition of 100% of the outstanding stock of [identify] (“FLAC”) for $2,500,000 and had additional acquisition related expenses of $195,234.

In late December 2011, FTFC completed its acquisition of 100% of the outstanding stock of FBLIC for $13,855,129.

On April 28, 2015, FTFC acquired a block of life insurance policies and annuity contracts according to the terms of an assumption reinsurance agreement and assumed liabilities of $3,055,916.

In 2019, FTFC’s acquisition of TAI for $250,000 was approved by the Barbados, West Indies regulators.     

Effective January 1, 2020, FTFC acquired 100% of the outstanding common stock of K-TENN Insurance Company (“K-TENN”) from its sole shareholder in exchange for 168,866 shares of FTFC’s common stock.  The aggregate purchase price of K-TENN was $1,746,240. 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The discussion and analysis of FTFC’sour financial condition, results of operations and liquidity and capital resources is based on itsour consolidated financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). Preparation of these financial statements requires FTFCus to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. FTFC evaluates itsWe evaluate our estimates and assumptions continually, including those related to investments, deferred acquisition costs, value of insurance business acquired and policy liabilities. FTFC bases itsWe base our estimates on historical experience and on various other factors and assumptions that it believeswe believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.  FTFC believesWe believe the following accounting policies, judgments and estimates are the most critical to the preparation of itsour consolidated financial statements.


 

Investments in Fixed Maturity Securities

 

FTFC holdsWe hold fixed maturity interests in a variety of companies.  ItWe continuously evaluatesevaluate all of itsour fixed maturity investments based on current economic conditions, credit loss experience and other developments. FTFC evaluatesWe evaluate the difference between the amortized cost and estimated fair value of itsour fixed maturity investments to determine whether any decline in fair value is other-than-temporary in nature. This determination involves a degree of uncertainty. If a decline in the fair value of a fixed maturity security is determined to be temporary, the decline is recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) within shareholders’ equity. If a decline in a security’s fair value is considered to be other-than-temporary, FTFCwe then determine the proper treatment for the other-than-temporary impairment.

 

For fixed maturity securities, the amount of any other-than-temporary impairment related to a credit loss is recognized in earnings and reflected as a reduction in the cost basis of the security.  The amount of any other-than-temporary impairment related to other factors is recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) with no change to the cost basis of the security.

 

The assessment of whether a decline in fair value is considered temporary or other-than-temporary includes management’s judgment as to the financial position and future prospects of the entity issuing the security.  It is not possible to accurately predict when it may be determined that a specific security will become impaired.  Future adverse changes in market conditions, poor operating results of underlying fixed maturity investments and defaults on interest and principal payments could result in losses or an inability to recover the current carrying value of the fixed maturity investments, thereby possibly requiring an impairment charge in the future.

 

In addition, if a change occurs in itsour intent to sell temporarily impaired fixed maturity securities prior to maturity or recovery in value, or if it becomes more likely than not that FTFCwe will be required to sell such securities prior to recovery in value or maturity, a future impairment charge could result.  If an other-than-temporary impairment related to a credit loss occurs with respect to a fixed maturity security, FTFC amortizeswe amortize the reduced book value back to the security’s expected recovery value over the remaining term of the fixed maturity investment. FTFC continuesWe continue to review the fixed maturity security for further impairment that would prompt another write-down in the book value.

 

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate

 

FTFC carriesWe carry mortgage loans on real estate at unpaid balances, net of unamortized premium or discounts.  Interest income and the amortization of premiums or discounts are included in net investment income.  Mortgage loan fees, certain direct loan origination costs and purchase premiums and discounts on loans are recognized as an adjustment of yield by the interest method based on the contractual terms of the loan. In certain circumstances, prepayments may be anticipated.  FTFC hasWe have established a valuation allowance for mortgage loans on real estate that are not supported by funds held in escrow.

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This allowance for possible loan losses from investments in mortgage loans on real estate is a reserve established through a provision for possible loan losses charged to expense which represents, in itsour judgment, the known and inherent credit losses existing in the residential and commercial and industrial mortgage loan portfolio.  This allowance, in itsour judgment, is necessary to reserve for estimated loan losses inherent in the residential and commercial and industrial mortgage loan portfolio and reduces the carrying value of investments in mortgage loans on real estate to the estimated net realizable value on the consolidated statement of financial position.

 

While FTFC utilizes itswe utilize our best judgment and information available, the ultimate adequacy of this allowance is dependent upon a variety of factors beyond itsour control, including the performance of the residential and commercial mortgage loan portfolio, the economy and changes in interest rates.  FTFC’sOur allowance for possible mortgage loan losses consists of specific valuation allowances established for probable losses on specific loans and a portfolio reserve for probable incurred but not specifically identified loans.

 


FTFC considersWe consider mortgage loans on real estate impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that itwe will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the mortgage loan agreement. Impairment is measured on a loan-by-loan basis.  Factors that FTFC considerswe consider in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value of the real estate subject to the mortgage loan and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due.  Mortgage loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired.

 

FTFC determinesWe determine the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the mortgage loan on real estate and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed.

 

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

 

Commissions and other acquisition costs which vary with and are primarily related to the successful production of new and renewal insurance contracts are deferred and amortized in a systematic manner based on the related contract revenues or gross profits as appropriate.  The recovery of deferred acquisition costs is dependent on the future profitability of the underlying business for which acquisition costs were incurred.  Each reporting period, FTFC evaluateswe evaluate the recoverability of the unamortized balance of deferred acquisition costs.  FTFC considersWe consider estimated future gross profits or future premiums; expected mortality or morbidity; interest earned and credited rates; persistency and expenses in determining whether the balance is recoverable.

 

If it is determined thatwe determine a portion of the unamortized balance is not recoverable, it is immediately charged to amortization expense.  The assumptions FTFC useswe use to amortize and evaluate the recoverability of the deferred acquisition costs involve significant judgment.  A revision to these assumptions may impact future financial results. Deferred acquisition costs related to the successful production of new and renewal insurance business for traditional life insurance contracts are deferred to the extent deemed recoverable and amortized over the premium paying period of the related policies using assumptions consistent with those used in computing future policy benefit liabilities.

 

Deferred acquisition costs related to the successful production of new and renewal insurance and annuity products that subject FTFCus to mortality or morbidity risk over a period that extends beyond the period or periods in which premiums are collected and that have terms that are fixed and guaranteed (i.e., limited-payment long-duration annuity contracts) are deferred to the extent deemed recoverable and amortized in relation to the present value of actual and expected gross profits on the policies.  To the extent that realized gains and losses on securities result in adjustments to deferred acquisition costs related to insurance and annuity products, such adjustments are reflected as a component of the amortization of deferred acquisition costs.

 

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Deferred acquisition costs related to limited-payment long-duration insurance and annuity contracts are also adjusted, net of tax, for the change in amortization that would have been recorded if the unrealized gains (losses) from securities had actually been realized.  This adjustment is included in the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on available-for-sale securities, a component of “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)” in the shareholders’ equity section of the statement of financial position.

 

Value of Insurance Business Acquired

 

As a result of FTFC’sour purchases of FLAC and FBLIC, an asset was recorded in the application of purchase accounting to recognize the value of acquired insurance in force.  FTFC’s value of acquired insurance in force is an intangible asset with a definite life and is amortized under FASB guidance.  The value of acquired insurance in force is amortized primarily over the emerging profit of the related policies using the same assumptions that were used in computing liabilities for future policy benefits. The recovery of the value of insurance business acquired is dependent on the future profitability of the underlying business that was initially recorded in the purchases of FLAC and FBLIC.  At least annually, FTFC evaluatesEach reporting period, we evaluate the recoverability of the unamortized balance of the value of insurance business acquired.


 

For the amortization of the value of acquired insurance in force, FTFC reviews its estimates of gross profits each reporting period.  The most significant assumptions involved in the estimation of gross profits include interest rate spreads; future financial market performance; business surrender and lapse rates; mortality and morbidity; expenses and the impact of realized investment gains and losses.  In the event actual experience differs significantly from assumptions or assumptions are significantly revised, FTFC is required to record a charge or credit to amortization expense for the period in which an adjustment is made.

 

As of December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, there was $3,554,008$4,146,901 and $3,213,233,$3,848,430, respectively, of accumulated amortization of the value of insurance business acquired due to the purchases of FLAC and FBLIC.  FTFC expects to amortize the value of insurance business acquired by the following amounts over the next five years: $281,649 in 2019, $259,735 in 2020, $239,257$272,004 in 2021, $221,542$229,910 in 2022, $219,350 in 2023, $201,304 in 2024 and $212,645$212,373 in 2023.2025.

Future Policy Benefits

 

FTFC’sOur liability for future policy benefits is primarily comprised of the present value of estimated future payments to or on behalf of policyholders, where the timing and amount of payment depends on policyholder mortality or morbidity, less the present value of future net premiums. For life insurance and annuity products, expected mortality and morbidity is generally based on FTFC’s historical experience or standard industry tables including a provision for the risk of adverse deviation.

 

Interest rate assumptions are based on factors such as market conditions and expected investment returns.  Although mortality and morbidity and interest rate assumptions are “locked-in” upon the issuance of new insurance with fixed and guaranteed terms, significant changes in experience or assumptions may require FTFC to provide for expected future losses on a product by establishing premium deficiency reserves.

 

Estimating liabilities for itsour long-duration insurance contracts requires management to make various assumptions, including policyholder persistency, mortality rates, investment yields, discretionary benefit increases, new business pricing and operating expense levels.

 

Since many of these factors are interdependent and subject to short-term volatility during the long-duration contract period, substantial judgment is required. Actual experience may emerge differently from that originally estimated. Any such difference would be recognized in the current year’s consolidated statement of operations.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Leases

 

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued updated guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2018-11)2016-02) to require lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for leases with terms of more than 12 months.  The updated guidance retains the two classifications of a lease as either an operating or finance lease (previously referred to as a capital lease).  Both lease classifications require the lessee to record the right-of-use asset and the lease liability based upon the present value of cash flows.  Finance leases will reflect the financial arrangement by recognizing interest expense on the lease liability separately from the amortization expense of the right-of-use asset.  Operating leases will recognize lease expense (with no separate recognition of interest expense) on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.  The accounting by lessors is not significantly changed by the updated guidance.  The updated guidance requires expanded qualitative and quantitative disclosures, including additional information about the amounts recorded in the financial statements.


 

In July 2018, the FASB amended the updated guidance on leases that was issued in February 2016 (Accounting Standards Update 2018-11) and provided an additional transition method with which to adopt the updated guidance.  Under the additional transition method, entities may elect to recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the year of adoption.

Consequently, if this transition method is elected, an entity’s reporting for the comparative periods prior to adoption presented in the financial statements would continue to be in accordance with current lease guidance. The amendments also provide lessors with a practical expedient to combine non-lease components (e.g., a fee for common area maintenance when leasing office space) with the associated lease component rather than accounting for those components separately if certain criteria are met. The updated guidance requires entities to recognize a right-of-use asset and lease liability equal to the present value of lease payments for all leases other than those that are less than one year.  The updated guidance, as amended, is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018.

 

In December 2018, the FASB issued additional guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2018-20) that permits an accounting policy election for lessors to not evaluate whether certain sales taxes and other similar taxes are lessor costs or lessee costs.  A lessor making this election will exclude from the consideration in the contract and from variable payments not included in the consideration of the contract all collections from lessees of certain sales taxes and other similar taxes and to provide certain disclosures.

 

The CompanyFTFC adopted this guidance in first quarter 2019.  The adoption of this guidance in 2019 did not have a material effect on the Company’sFTFC’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

 

Financial Instruments - Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued updated guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2016-13) for the accounting for credit losses for financial instruments. The updated guidance applies a new credit loss model (current expected credit losses or CECL) for determining credit-related impairments for financial instruments measured at amortized cost (e.g. reinsurance recoverables, including structured settlements that are recorded as part of reinsurance recoverables) and requires an entity to estimate the credit losses expected over the life of an exposure or pool of exposures. The estimate of expected credit losses should consider historical information, current information, as well as reasonable and supportable forecasts, including estimates of prepayments.

The expected credit losses, and subsequent adjustments to such losses, will be recorded through an allowance account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial asset, with the net carrying value of the financial asset presented on the consolidated balance sheet at the amount expected to be collected.

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The updated guidance also amends the current other-than-temporary impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities by requiring the recognition of impairments relating to credit losses through an allowance account and limits the amount of credit loss to the difference between a security’s amortized cost basis and its fair value. In addition, the length of time a security has been in an unrealized loss position will no longer impact the determination of whether a credit loss exists.

 

The updated guidance iswas effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019.  As a Smaller Reporting Company, the effective date was recently changed and the delayed effective date is now for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2022.  Early adoption is permitted for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Based on the financial instruments currently held by the Company,FTFC, there would not be a material effect on the Company’sFTFC’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity if the new guidance were able to behad been adopted in the current accounting period. The impact on the Company’sFTFC’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity at the date of adoption of the updated guidance will be determined by the financial instruments held by the CompanyFTFC and the economic conditions at that time.

 

Intangibles - Goodwill and Other

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued updated guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2017-04) that eliminates the requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill (i.e., Step 2 of the current goodwill impairment test) to measure a goodwill impairment charge.  Instead, entities will record an impairment charge by comparing a reporting unit’s fair value with its carrying amount and recognizing an impairment charge for the excess of the carrying amount over estimated fair value (i.e., Step 1 of current guidance).

The implied fair value of goodwill is currently determined in Step 2 by deducting the fair value of all assets and liabilities of the reporting unit (determined in the same manner as a business combination) from the reporting unit’s fair value as determined in Step 1 (including any corporate-level assets or liabilities that were included in the determination of the carrying amount and fair value of the reporting unit in Step 1).  The updated guidance requires an entity to perform its annual, or interim, impairment test by either: (1) an initial qualitative assessment of factors (such as changes in management, key personnel, strategy, key technology or customers) that may impact a reporting unit’s fair value and lead to the determination that it is more likely than not that the reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying value, including goodwill (consistent with current guidance), or (2) applying Step 1.

 


The updatedFTFC adopted this guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and is to be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017.in first quarter 2020.  The adoption of this guidance isdid not expected to have a material effect on the Company’sFTFC’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

 

Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued updated guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2018-12) to the existing recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure requirements for long-duration contracts issued by an insurance entity.  This update improves the timeliness of recognizing changes in the liability for future policy benefits, modifies the rate used to discount future cash flows, simplifies and improves accounting for certain market-based options or guarantees associated with deposit (i.e., account balance) contracts, simplifies the amortization of deferred acquisitions costs and expands required disclosures.  The expanded disclosure requires an insurance entity to provide disaggregated roll forwards of beginning to ending balances of the following: liability for future policy benefits, policyholder account balances, market risk benefits, separate account liabilities and deferred acquisition costs including disclosure about, changes to and effect of changes for significant inputs, judgments, assumptions and methods used in measurements.

 

The updated guidance iswas effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020.  As a Smaller Reporting Company, the effective date has been changed twice and the delayed effective date is now for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted.permitted but not elected by FTFC.  With respect to the liability for future policyholder benefits for traditional and limited-payment contracts and deferred acquisition costs, an insurance entity may elect to apply the amendments retrospectively as of the beginning of the earliest period presented.

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With respect to the market risk benefits, an insurance entity should apply the amendments retrospectively as of the beginning of the earliest period presented.  The CompanyFTFC expects that the impact on the Company’sFTFC’s results of operations, financial position and liquidity at the date of adoption of the updated guidance in 20212024 will be determined by the long-duration contracts then held by the CompanyFTFC and the economic conditions at that time.

 

Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued amendments (Accounting Standards Update 2018-13) to modify the disclosure requirements related to fair value measurements including the consideration of costs and benefits of producing the modified disclosures.

FTFC adopted this guidance in first quarter 2020.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on FTFC’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

Income Taxes - Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes

In December 2019, the FASB issued updated guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2019-12) for the accounting for income taxes. The updated guidance is intended to simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing several exceptions contained in existing guidance and amending other existing guidance to simplify several other income tax accounting matters. The updated guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019.the quarter ending March 31, 2021. Early adoption is permitted and an entity is permitted to early adopt any removed or modified disclosures upon issuance and delay adoption of the additional disclosures until their effective date.permitted. The adoption of this guidance in 2020 is not expected to have a material effect on the Company'sFTFC’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

 

Business Segments - General

 

The FASB guidance requires a “management approach”"management approach" in the presentation of business segments based on how management internally evaluates the operating performance of business units.  The discussion of segment operating results that follows is being provided based on segment data prepared in accordance with this methodology.

 

FTFC’sOur business segments are as follows:

 

 

Life insurance operations, consisting of the life insurance operations of TLIC, FBLIC and FBLIC;TAI;


 

Annuity operations, consisting of the annuity operations of TLIC, FBLIC and FBLICTAI and

 

Corporate operations, which includes the results of the parent company and FTCCTMC after the elimination of intercompany amounts.

 

Please see below and Note 11 to the FTFC’s Consolidated Financial Statementsconsolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 for additional information regarding segment information.

 

The following is a discussion and analysis of FTFC’sour financial condition, results of operations and liquidity and capital resources.

 

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Financial Highlights

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Consolidated Condensed Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

  

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

 
 

2018

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2017

  

2018 less 2017

  

2020

  

2019

  

2020 less 2019

 

Premiums

 $18,822,517  $15,855,686  $2,966,831  $28,047,507  $23,125,090  $4,922,417 

Net investment income

  19,609,386   16,710,408   2,898,978   24,084,301   24,370,040   (285,739

)

Net realized investment gains

  266,498   271,470   (4,972)  1,007,268   967,978   39,290 

Loss on other-than-temporary impairments

  -   (224,250)  224,250   (801,340

)

  -   (801,340

)

Service fees

  465,528   14,347   451,181   264,513   1,087,181   (822,668

)

Other income

  77,166   102,176   (25,010)  188,756   226,406   (37,650

)

Total revenues

  39,241,095   32,729,837   6,511,258   52,791,005   49,776,695   3,014,310 

Benefits and claims

  22,455,883   19,868,790   2,587,093   34,765,696   28,395,457   6,370,239 

Expenses

  10,180,945   10,518,164   (337,219)  13,944,515   13,161,622   782,893 

Total benefits, claims and expenses

  32,636,828   30,386,954   2,249,874   48,710,211   41,557,079   7,153,132 

Income before federal income tax expense

  6,604,267   2,342,883   4,261,384   4,080,794   8,219,616   (4,138,822

)

Federal income tax expense

  1,462,121   1,373,519   88,602   902,104   2,119,896   (1,217,792

)

Net income

 $5,142,146  $969,364  $4,172,782  $3,178,690  $6,099,720  $(2,921,030

)

Net income per common share basic and diluted

 $0.66  $0.12  $0.54             

Class A common stock

 $0.3638  $0.7098  $(0.3460

)

Class B common stock

 $0.2707  $-  $0.2707 

 

Consolidated Condensed Financial Position as of December 31, 20182020 and 20172019

 

          

Amount Change

 
  

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

  

2018 less 2017

 
             

Investment assets

 $325,844,275  $313,257,430  $12,586,845 

Other assets

  107,662,575   77,870,244   29,792,331 

Total assets

 $433,506,850  $391,127,674  $42,379,176 
             

Policy liabilities

 $354,604,734  $343,789,864  $10,814,870 

Funds withheld under coinsurance agreement

  29,285,119   -   29,285,119 

Deferred federal income taxes

  2,373,478   2,961,929   (588,451)

Other liabilities

  8,118,268   3,123,702   4,994,566 

Total liabilities

  394,381,599   349,875,495   44,506,104 

Shareholders' equity

  39,125,251   41,252,179   (2,126,928)

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 $433,506,850  $391,127,674  $42,379,176 
             

Shareholders' equity per common share

 $5.01  $5.29  $(0.28)


          

Amount Change

 
  

December 31, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

  

2020 less 2019

 
             
             

Investment assets

 $422,960,668  $419,242,515  $3,718,153 

Assets held in trust under coinsurance agreement

  112,160,307   105,089,240   7,071,067 

Other assets

  108,474,294   80,604,619   27,869,675 

Total assets

 $643,595,269  $604,936,374  $38,658,895 
             

Policy liabilities

 $441,412,797  $429,631,596  $11,781,201 

Funds withheld under coinsurance agreement

  112,681,925   105,638,974   7,042,951 

Deferred federal income taxes

  9,220,905   6,345,918   2,874,987 

Other liabilities

  10,427,430   5,901,624   4,525,806 

Total liabilities

  573,743,057   547,518,112   26,224,945 

Shareholders' equity

  69,852,212   57,418,262   12,433,950 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 $643,595,269  $604,936,374  $38,658,895 
             

Shareholders' equity per common share

            

Class A common stock

 $7.9853  $6.6813  $1.3040 

Class B common stock

 $6.7875  $-  $6.7875 

 

Results of Operations – Years Ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019

 

Revenues

 

FTFC’sOur primary sources of revenue are life insurance premium income and investment income.  Premium payments are classified as first-year, renewal and single.  In addition, realized gains and losses on investment holdings can significantly impact revenues from period to period. FTFC’s

Our revenues for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

  

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2018 less 2017

  

2020

  

2019

  

2020 less 2019

 

Premiums

 $18,822,517  $15,855,686  $2,966,831  $28,047,507  $23,125,090  $4,922,417 

Net investment income

  19,609,386   16,710,408   2,898,978   24,084,301   24,370,040   (285,739

)

Net realized investment gains

  266,498   271,470   (4,972)  1,007,268   967,978   39,290 

Loss on other-than-temporary impairments

  -   (224,250)  224,250   (801,340

)

  -   (801,340

)

Service fees

  465,528   14,347   451,181   264,513   1,087,181   (822,668

)

Other income

  77,166   102,176   (25,010)  188,756   226,406   (37,650

)

Total revenues

 $39,241,095  $32,729,837  $6,511,258  $52,791,005  $49,776,695  $3,014,310 

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The $6,511,258$3,014,310 increase in total revenues for the year ended December 31, 20182020 is discussed below.

Premiums

Premiums

FTFC’sOur premiums for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

  

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2018 less 2017

  

2020

  

2019

  

2020 less 2019

 

Ordinary life first year

 $406,793  $171,220  $235,573  $1,535,750  $1,533,619  $2,131 

Ordinary life renewal

  2,094,982   2,292,825   (197,843)  3,223,286   2,224,638   998,648 

Final expense first year

  4,498,389   4,694,380   (195,991)  5,758,708   4,809,064   949,644 

Final expense renewal

  11,736,143   8,658,393   3,077,750   17,529,763   14,430,278   3,099,485 

Supplementary contracts with life contingencies

  86,210   38,868   47,342   -   127,491   (127,491

)

Total premiums

 $18,822,517  $15,855,686  $2,966,831  $28,047,507  $23,125,090  $4,922,417 

 

The $2,966,831$4,922,417 increase in premiums for the year ended December 31, 20182020 is primarily due to a $3,077,750$3,099,485 increase in final expense renewal premiums, and a $235,573$998,648 increase in ordinary life first year premiums that exceeded a $197,843 decrease in ordinary life renewal premiums and a $195,991 decrease$949,644 increase in final expense first year premiums.

 

The increase in final expense renewal premiums reflects the persistency of prior years’ final expense production.  The decreaseincrease in ordinary life renewal premiums primarily reflects ordinary life insurance policies sold in the international market by TAI. The increase in final expense first year premium reflects increased competition. FTFC’s marketing efforts are focusedpremiums represents management’s focus on expanding final expense and annuity production. The increaseproduction by contracting new, independent agents in ordinary life first year premiums reflects ordinary life insurance sold in the international market that FTFC started assuming in fourth quarter 2018. expanded locations.

 


Net Investment Income

 

The major components of FTFC’sour net investment income for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

  

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2018 less 2017

  

2020

  

2019

  

2020 less 2019

 

Fixed maturity securities

 $6,278,105  $6,504,233  $(226,128) $7,159,792  $7,419,650  $(259,858

)

Preferred stock and equity securities

  83,263   20,167   63,096   103,037   131,823   (28,786

)

Other long-term investments

  3,992,882   3,645,043   347,839   5,166,428   4,860,323   306,105 

Mortgage loans

  11,079,802   8,364,448   2,715,354   14,651,491   13,544,895   1,106,596 

Policy loans

  122,587   114,246   8,341   153,316   137,492   15,824 

Real estate

  376,599   375,369   1,230   252,047   269,123   (17,076

)

Short-term and other investments

  233,366   141,259   92,107   101,129   637,999   (536,870

)

Gross investment income

  22,166,604   19,164,765   3,001,839   27,587,240   27,001,305   585,935 

Investment expenses

  (2,557,218)  (2,454,357)  102,861   (3,502,939

)

  (2,631,265

)

  871,674 

Net investment income

 $19,609,386  $16,710,408  $2,898,978  $24,084,301  $24,370,040  $(285,739

)

The $3,001,839$585,935 increase in gross investment income for the year ended December 31, 20182020 is primarily due to increases in investments in mortgage loans and other long-term investments that exceeded decreases in fixed maturity securities.investments.  In the twelve months since December 31, 2017, FTFC increased2020, our investments in mortgage loans on real estateincreased approximately $12.5 million and the average investment in other long-term investments increased by $27.6 million$5.9 million.  Short-term and other investments and fixed maturity securities were also sold to invest in mortgage loans and other long-term investments by $3.4 million while fixed maturity securities have decreased by $18.5 million.in 2020.    

 

The $102,861$871,674 increase in investment expenseexpenses for the year ended December 31, 2020 is primarily related to increased productionstaffing, increased mortgage loan acquisition expenses and increased system development expenses for future expansion of investments in mortgage loans on real estate.loan operations into origination, brokerage, portfolio management and servicing.

 


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Net Realized Investment Gains

 

FTFC’sOur net realized investment gains result from sales of fixed maturity securities, mortgage loans on real estate, equity securities, investment real estate, other long-term investmentspreferred stock securities and changes in the fair value of equity securities. Net

Our net realized investment gains for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

  

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2018 less 2017

  

2020

  

2019

  

2020 less 2019

 

Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale:

                        

Sale proceeds and maturities

 $22,331,124  $33,700,106  $(11,368,982

)

Amortized cost at sale date

  21,778,005   32,710,599   (10,932,594

)

Net realized gains

 $553,119  $989,507  $(436,388

)

Mortgage loans on real estate:

            

Sale proceeds

 $22,037,796  $20,230,756  $1,807,040  $6,345,816  $-  $6,345,816 

Amortized cost at sale date

  21,791,718   20,025,943   1,765,775 

Cost at sale date

  6,237,715   -   6,237,715 

Net realized gains

 $246,078  $204,813  $41,265  $108,101  $-  $108,101 

Equity securities at fair value:

                        

Sale proceeds

 $361,947  $-  $361,947  $-  $19,371  $(19,371

)

Cost at sale date

  336,214   -   336,214   -   6,999   (6,999

)

Net realized gains

 $25,733  $-  $25,733  $-  $12,372  $(12,372

)

Investment real estate:

                        

Sale proceeds

 $364,689  $190,083  $174,606  $2,216,780  $350,817  $1,865,963 

Carrying value at sale date

  313,040   185,701   127,339   1,869,741   394,002   1,475,739 

Net realized gains

 $51,649  $4,382  $47,267 

Other long-term investments

            

Net realized gains (losses)

 $347,039  $(43,185

)

 $390,224 

Preferred stock securities available-for-sale:

            

Sale proceeds

 $-  $792,012  $(792,012) $50,000  $50,000  $- 

Carrying value at sale date

  -   729,737   (729,737)

Cost at sale date

  49,945   50,000   (55

)

Net realized gains

 $-  $62,275  $(62,275) $55  $-  $55 
                        

Equity securities, changes in fair value

 $(56,962) $-  $(56,962) $(1,046

)

 $9,284  $(10,330

)

                        

Net realized investment gains

 $266,498  $271,470  $(4,972) $1,007,268  $967,978  $39,290 

 

Loss on Other-Than-Temporary Impairments

 

During 2020, FTFC has recorded other-than-temporary impairments onimpaired its available-for-sale fixed maturity investmentbonds in an energy corporationoffshore drilling company with a total par value of $650,000$850,000 as a result of continuing unrealized losses.  During fourth quarter 2016 this securityThis impairment was initially impaired byconsidered fully credit-related, resulting in a $207,450 charge to the statement of operations. During second quarter 2017 this security was further impaired by a $224,250operations before tax of $801,340 for the year ended December 31, 2020.  This charge torepresents the statementcredit-related portion of operations. These impairments were considered fully credit-related and represent the difference between the amortized cost basis of the security and its fair value.  FTFC has experienced no additional other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity available-for-sale securities during 2018.2020.

Service Fees

The $822,668 decrease in service fees for the year ended December 31, 2020 is primarily due to decreased TLIC annuity production resulting in the reduction of ceding fees associated with TLIC’s annuity coinsurance agreement with an offshore annuity and life insurance company. 

 


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Total Benefits, Claims and Expenses

 

FTFC’sOur benefits, claims and expenses are primarily generated from benefit payments, surrenders, interest credited to policyholders, change in reserves, commissions and other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses.  Benefit payments can significantly impact expenses from period to period. Benefits,

Our benefits, claims and expenses for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

  

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2018 less 2017

  

2020

  

2019

  

2020 less 2019

 

Benefits and claims

                        

Increase in future policy benefits

 $6,634,114  $5,402,902  $1,231,212  $11,551,696  $8,769,777  $2,781,919 

Death benefits

  5,345,707   4,463,854   881,853   9,469,318   6,555,001   2,914,317 

Surrenders

  913,977   878,361   35,616   1,156,546   1,000,447   156,099 

Interest credited to policyholders

  9,282,425   8,840,019   442,406   12,276,268   11,782,286   493,982 

Dividend, endowment and supplementary life contract benefits

  279,660   283,654   (3,994)  311,868   287,946   23,922 

Total benefits and claims

  22,455,883   19,868,790   2,587,093   34,765,696   28,395,457   6,370,239 

Expenses

                        

Policy acquisition costs deferred

  (8,527,380)  (9,321,726)  794,346   (11,856,420

)

  (12,369,350

)

  512,930 

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

  3,515,624   2,870,412   645,212   5,327,177   4,015,480   1,311,697 

Amortization of value of insurance business acquired

  340,775   382,190   (41,415)  298,471   294,422   4,049 

Commissions

  8,228,279   8,585,278   (356,999)  11,073,570   12,125,929   (1,052,359

)

Other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses

  6,623,647   8,002,010   (1,378,363)  9,101,717   9,095,141   6,576 

Total expenses

  10,180,945   10,518,164   (337,219)  13,944,515   13,161,622   782,893 

Total benefits, claims and expenses

 $32,636,828  $30,386,954  $2,249,874  $48,710,211  $41,557,079  $7,153,132 

 

The $2,249,874$7,153,132 increase in total benefits, claims and expenses for the year ended December 31, 20182020 is discussed below.

Benefits and Claims

 

The $2,587,093$6,370,239 increase in total benefits and claims for the year ended December 31, 20182020 is primarily due to the following:

 

 

$1,231,2122,914,317 increase in death benefits is primarily due to approximately $2,387,000 of increased final expense benefits and approximately $527,000 of increased ordinary life benefits due to increased mortality exposure related to increased amount of policies in force, increased exposure in the senior age demographic group of the final expense block of business and the impact of the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic 2019 (“COVID-2019”).

$2,781,919 increase in future policy benefits is primarily due to the increased number of life policies in force and the aging of existing life policies.

 

$881,853 increase in death benefits is primarily due to approximately $937,000 of increased final expense settlements and $268,000 of decreased ceded claims that exceeded $346,000 of decreased ordinary life settlements. The increase in final expense incurred claims is expected by FTFC due to the continued growth in the number and amount of final expense policies in force.

$442,406493,982 increase in interest credited to policyholders is primarily due to an increase of approximately $4.3the average policyholders’ account balance increasing by $32.7 million during 2020 that was further decreased by a decline in the amount of policyholders’ account balancesannual weighted average crediting rates in 2020.

$156,099 increase in surrenders is based upon policyholder election and corresponds to the growth in the consolidated statementnumber of financial position (increased deposits and interest creditedpolicies in excess of withdrawals) since December 31, 2017.force.

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Deferral and Amortization of Deferred Acquisition Costs

Certain costs related to the successful acquisition of traditional life insurance policies are capitalized and amortized over the premium-paying period of the policies.  Certain costs related to the successful acquisition of insurance and annuity policies that subject FTFCus to mortality or morbidity risk over a period that extends beyond the period or periods in which premiums are collected and that have terms that are fixed and guaranteed (i.e., limited-payment long-duration annuity contracts) are capitalized and amortized in relation to the present value of actual and expected gross profits on the policies.

These acquisition costs, which are referred to as deferred policy acquisition costs, include commissions and other successful costs of acquiring life insurance,policies and contracts, which vary with, and are primarily related to, the successful production of new and renewal insurance and annuity contracts.

 


For the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, capitalized costs were $8,527,380$11,856,420 and $9,321,726,$12,369,350, respectively.   During 2018, $7,505,616 of commissions (91.2% of total 2018 commissions of $8,228,279) and $1,021,764 of expenses (15.4% of total 2018 other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses of $6,623,647) were eligible for deferral and were capitalized. During 2017, $8,009,758 of commissions (93.3% of total 2017 commissions of $8,585,278) and $1,311,968 of expenses (16.4% of total 2017 other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses of $8,002,010) were eligible for deferral and were capitalized. The $794,346 decrease in the 2018 acquisition costs deferred primarily relates to decreased final expense and annuity production and deferral and capitalization of the decreased eligible commissions and expenses.     

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 were $3,515,624$5,327,177 and $2,870,412, respectively. $4,015,480.

The $645,212$512,930 decrease in the 2020 acquisition costs deferred primarily relates to decreased annuity production with a corresponding decrease in deferral of eligible annuity commissions.  There was a $1,311,697 increase in the 20182020 amortization of deferred acquisition costs is primarily due to an increased number and amount of final expense policies and annuity contracts in force and lapsation of ordinary life policies reflected by increased death benefits,2020 surrenders and annuity withdrawals.withdrawal activity and the impact of increased mortality.

 

Amortization of Value of Insurance Business Acquired

 

The cost of acquiring insurance business is amortized over the emerging profit of the related policies using the same assumptions that were used in computing liabilities for future policy benefits.  Amortization of the value of insurance business acquired was $340,775$298,471 and $382,190$294,422 for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, respectively.

 

Commissions

 

FTFC’sOur commissions for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

  

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2018 less 2017

  

2020

  

2019

  

2020 less 2019

 

Annuity

 $1,221,517  $1,912,429  $(690,912) $677,742  $3,225,813  $(2,548,071

)

Ordinary life first year

  406,707   151,739   254,968   1,682,408   1,672,935   9,473 

Ordinary life renewal

  61,268   81,295   (20,027)  166,318   73,071   93,247 

Final expense first year

  5,385,178   5,612,755   (227,577)  6,849,600   5,734,930   1,114,670 

Final expense renewal

  1,153,609   827,060   326,549   1,697,502   1,419,180   278,322 

Total commissions

 $8,228,279  $8,585,278  $(356,999) $11,073,570  $12,125,929  $(1,052,359

)

 

The $356,999$1,052,359 decrease in commissions for the year ended December 31, 20182020 is primarily due to a $690,912$2,548,071 decrease in annuity commissions (due tothat exceeded a $31.9 million decline in annuity considerations net of coinsurance) and a $227,577 decrease$1,114,670 increase in final expense first year commissions (due to $195,991 decline in final expense first year premiums) that exceededand a $326,549$278,322 increase in final expense renewal commissions (duethat corresponded to $3,077,750a $69,660,192 decrease in retained annuity deposits, a $949,644 increase in final expense first year premiums and a $3,099,485 increase in final expense renewal premiums) and a $254,968 increase in ordinary life first year commissions (due to $235,573 increase in ordinary life first year premiums).

Other Underwriting, Insurance and Acquisition Expensespremiums. 

 

The $1,378,363 decrease in other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses for the year ended December 31, 2018 was primarily related to the $1.85 million settlement of the Decreasing Term to 95 lawsuit in 2017 that exceeded an increase in 2018 expenses for the use of consultants for the international business initiative and an increase in third party administration fees primarily related to the increased number of policies in force and increased service requests less decreased 2018 legal fees.


Federal Income Taxes

FTFC filed its 2017files a consolidated federal income tax return with TLIC, FBLIC and FTCC since by 2017 all companies had been members of a consolidated group for five years. Prior to 2017, FTFC filed consolidated federal income tax returns with FTCC and from 2012 to 2016 TLIC and FBLIC filed separate consolidated federal income tax returns as a life insurance company.

TMC.  Certain items included in income reported for financial statement purposes are not included in taxable income for the current period, resulting in deferred income taxes.

 

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For the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, current income tax expense was $100,075$127,701 and $105,696,$1,388,711, respectively.  Deferred federal income tax expense was $1,362,046$774,403 and $1,267,823$731,185 for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, respectively.

 

Net Income Per Common Share Basic and Diluted

 

Net income was $5,142,146 ($0.66 per common share basic and diluted) and $969,364 ($0.12 per common share basic and diluted) forFor the yearsyear ended December 31, 20182020, the net income allocated to the Class B shareholders is the total net income less shareholders’ cash dividends multiplied by the right to receive dividends at 85% for Class B shares (85,937) as of the reporting date divided by the allocated total shares (8,747,633) of Class A shares (8,661,696) and 2017, respectively.Class B shares (85,937) as of the reporting date.  

 

NetFor the year ended December 31, 2020, the net income per common share basic and dilutedallocated to the Class A shareholders is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and subscribed duringtotal net income less the year. net income allocated to the Class B shareholders.  

The weighted average outstanding common shares basic for the year ended December 31, 2020 were 8,661,696 for Class A shares and subscribed101,102 for Class B shares.  The weighted average Class A shares reflect the retrospective adjustment for the impacts of the 10% stock dividend declared by FTFC on November 12, 2020 and issued to holders of Class A common stock shares of FTFC as of November 12, 2020. 

The weighted average outstanding common shares basic and diluted were 7,802,593 for both of the yearsyear ended December 31, 20182019 were 8,593,932.  These weighted average shares reflect the retrospective adjustment for the impacts of the 10% stock dividend declared by FTFC on November 12, 2020 and 2017.issued to holders of Class A common stock shares of FTFC as of November 12, 2020.

 

Business Segments- Financial

 

FTFC has a life insurance segment, consisting of the life insurance operations of TLIC and FBLIC, an annuity segment, consisting of the annuity operations of TLIC, FBLIC and FBLICTAI and a corporate segment.  Results for the parent company and the operations of FTCC,TMC, after elimination of intercompany amounts, are allocated to the corporate segment.

 

The revenues and income (loss) before federal income taxes from FTFC’sour business segments for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

  

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2018 less 2017

  

2020

  

2019

  

2020 less 2019

 

Revenues:

                        

Life insurance operations

 $21,985,441  $18,308,660  $3,676,781  $32,236,531  $27,170,994  $5,065,537 

Annuity operations

  16,739,274   14,061,953   2,677,321   19,724,655   21,931,249   (2,206,594

)

Corporate operations

  516,380   359,224   157,156   829,819   674,452   155,367 

Total

 $39,241,095  $32,729,837  $6,511,258  $52,791,005  $49,776,695  $3,014,310 

Income before federal income taxes:

                        

Life insurance operations

 $780,362  $(207,655) $988,017  $337,686  $2,333,441  $(1,995,755

)

Annuity operations

  5,369,900   2,280,615   3,089,285   2,986,150   5,397,194   (2,411,044

)

Corporate operations

  454,005   269,923   184,082   756,958   488,981   267,977 

Total

 $6,604,267  $2,342,883  $4,261,384  $4,080,794  $8,219,616  $(4,138,822

)

 

Life Insurance Operations

 

The $3,676,781$5,065,537 increase in revenues from Life Insurance Operations for the year ended December 31, 20182020 is primarily due to the following:

 

 

$2,966,8314,922,417 increase in premiums

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$360,290 increase in net investment income

 

 

$678,154 increase in net investment income


$36,160 increase97,717 decrease in net realized investment gains (that also includes(includes a loss on other-than-temporary impairment)impairments)

 

 

$4,364119,453 decrease in service fees and other income

 

The $988,017 increased$1,995,755 decreased profitability from Life Insurance Operations for the year ended December 31, 20182020 is primarily due to the following:

 

 

$2,966,8312,914,317 increase in premiumsdeath benefits

 

 

$678,1542,781,919 increase in net investment incomefuture policy benefits

 

 

$520,486 decrease1,495,712 increase in commissions

$644,840 increase in other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses

 

 

$36,160156,099 increase in net realized investment gains (that also includes a loss on other-than-temporary impairment)surrenders

 

 

$20,707119,453 decrease in service fees and other income

$97,717 decrease in net realized investment gains (includes a loss on other-than-temporary impairments)

$23,922 increase in dividend, endowment and supplementary life contract benefits

$2,025 increase in amortization of value of insurance business acquired

 

 

$3,994 decrease360,290 increase in dividend, endowment and supplementary life contract benefitsnet investment income

 

 

$4,364957,542 increase in policy acquisition costs deferred net of amortization

$4,922,417 increase in premiums

Annuity Operations

The $2,206,594 decrease in revenues from Annuity Operations for the year ended December 31, 2020 is due to the following:

$1,036,879 decrease in service fees and other income

 

 

$35,616 increase664,333 decrease in surrendersnet realized investment gains (includes a loss on other-than-temporary impairments)

 

 

$333,913 increase505,382 decrease in commissionsnet investment income

The $2,411,044 decreased profitability from Annuity Operations for the year ended December 31, 2020 is due to the following:

 

 

$751,3572,782,169 decrease in policy acquisition costs deferred net of amortization

 

 

$881,853 increase1,036,879 decrease in death benefitsservice fees and other income

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$664,333 decrease in net realized investment gains (includes a loss on other-than-temporary impairments)

 

 

$1,231,212 increase in future policy benefits

Annuity Operations

The $2,677,321 increase in revenues from Annuity Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 is due to the following:

$2,028,675 increase505,382 decrease in net investment income

 

 

$465,528493,982 increase in service fees and other incomeinterest credited to policyholders

 

 

$183,1182,024 increase in net realized investment gains (that also includes a loss on other-than-temporary impairment)

The $3,089,285 increased profitability from Annuity Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 is due to the following:

$2,028,675 increase in net investment income

$830,951 decrease in other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses


$690,912 decrease in commissions

$465,528 increase in service fees and other income

$183,118 increase in net realized investment gains (that also includes a loss on other-than-temporary impairment)

$20,708 decrease in amortization of value of insurance business acquired

 

 

$442,406 increase525,654 decrease in interest credited to policyholdersother underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses

 

 

$688,2012,548,071 decrease in policy acquisition costs deferred net of amortizationcommissions

Corporate Operations

 

The $157,156$155,367 increase in revenues from Corporate Operations for the year ended December 31, 20182020 is primarily due to $192,149$296,014 of increased net investmentother income that exceeded $34,993$140,647 of decreased othernet investment income.

 

The $184,082$267,977 increase in Corporate Operations profitability for the year ended December 31, 20182020 is primarily due to $192,149$296,014 of increased net investmentother income and $26,926$112,610 of decreased operating expenses that exceeded $34,993$140,647 of decreased othernet investment income.

 

Consolidated Financial Condition

 

FTFC’sOur invested assets as of December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

         

Amount Change

 
 

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

  

2018 less 2017

  

December 31,

2020

  

December 31,

2019

  

Amount Change

2020 less 2019

 

Assets

                        

Investments

                        

Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities at fair value (amortized cost: $134,414,517 and $143,621,947 as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively)

 $131,152,199  $149,683,139  $(18,530,940)

Available-for-sale preferred stock at fair value (cost: $99,945 as of December 31, 2018 and 2017)

  90,580   100,720   (10,140)

Equity securities (available-for-sale in 2017) at fair value (cost: $187,122 and $502,919 as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively)

  198,668   571,427   (372,759)

Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities at fair value (amortized cost: $148,431,010 and $166,760,448 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively)

 $170,647,836  $178,951,324  $(8,303,488

)

Available-for-sale preferred stock at fair value (cost: $49,945 as of December 31, 2019 )

  -   51,900   (51,900

)

Equity securities at fair value (cost: $183,219 and $180,194 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 respectively)

  203,003   201,024   1,979 

Mortgage loans on real estate

  130,049,610   102,496,451   27,553,159   174,909,062   162,404,640   12,504,422 

Investment real estate

  2,392,031   2,382,966   9,065   757,936   1,951,759   (1,193,823

)

Policy loans

  1,809,339   1,660,175   149,164   2,108,678   2,026,301   82,377 

Short-term investments

  896,371   547,969   348,402   3,309,020   1,831,087   1,477,933 

Other long-term investments

  59,255,477   55,814,583   3,440,894   71,025,133   71,824,480   (799,347

)

Total investments

 $325,844,275  $313,257,430  $12,586,845  $422,960,668  $419,242,515  $3,718,153 

 


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The $18,530,940$8,303,488 decrease and $20,371,984$47,799,125 increase in fixed maturity available-for-sale securities for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 2017, respectively,2019 are summarized as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

  

Years Ended December 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2020

  

2019

 

Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale, beginning

 $149,683,139  $129,311,155  $178,951,324  $131,152,199 

Purchases

  13,191,134   37,095,248   4,010,067   65,657,914 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  (9,323,510)  5,060,303 

Net realized investment gains (losses)

  246,078   (19,437)

Acquisition of K-TENN Insurance Company

  800,000   - 

Unrealized appreciation

  10,025,950��  15,453,194 

Net realized investment gains

  553,119   989,507 

Other-than-temporary impairment

  (801,340

)

  - 

Sales proceeds

  (16,961,796)  (12,389,756)  (21,385,624

)

  (29,175,106

)

Maturities

  (5,076,000)  (7,841,000)  (945,500

)

  (4,525,000

)

Transfer to other long-term investments

  -   (729,737)

Premium amortization

  (606,846)  (803,637)  (560,160

)

  (601,384

)

Increase (decrease)

  (18,530,940)  20,371,984   (8,303,488

)

  47,799,125 

Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale, ending

 $131,152,199  $149,683,139  $170,647,836  $178,951,324 

 

Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale are reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses, net of applicable income taxes, reflected as a separate component in shareholders' equity within “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).  The available-for-sale fixed maturity securities portfolio is invested primarily in a variety of companies, U. S. government and government agencies, states and political subdivisions, asset-backed securities and foreign securities.

 

The $10,140 decrease$51,900 and $4,360 increase$38,680 decreases in preferred stock available-for-sale for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, respectively, are summarized as follows:

 

  

Years Ended December 31,

 
  

2018

  

2017

 

Preferred stock, available-for-sale, beginning

 $100,720  $96,360 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  (10,140)  4,360 

Increase (decrease)

  (10,140)  4,360 

Preferred stock, available-for-sale, ending

 $90,580  $100,720 

  

Years Ended December 31,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 

Preferred stock, available-for-sale, beginning

 $51,900  $90,580 

Sale proceeds

  (50,000

)

  (50,000

)

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  (1,955

)

  11,320 

Net realized investment gains

  55   - 

Decrease

  (51,900

)

  (38,680

)

Preferred stock, available-for-sale, ending

 $-  $51,900 

 

Preferred stock available-for-sale is also reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses, net of applicable income taxes, reflected as a separate component in shareholders' equity within “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

 

The $372,759 decrease$1,979 and $29,380 increase$2,356 increases in equity securities available-for-sale for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, respectively, are summarized as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

  

Years Ended December 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2020

  

2019

 

Equity securities, available-for-sale, beginning

 $571,427  $542,047  $201,024  $198,668 

Purchases

  76,127   3,465   90,292   115,357 

Sales proceeds

  (361,947)  -   -   (19,371

)

Joint venture distribution

  (55,710)  -   (87,267

)

  (115,286

)

Unrealized appreciation

  -   25,915 

Net realized investment gains, sale of securities

  25,733   -   -   12,372 

Net realized investment losses, changes in fair value

  (56,962)  - 

Increase (decrease)

  (372,759)  29,380 

Net realized investment gains (losses), changes in fair value

  (1,046

)

  9,284 

Increase

  1,979   2,356 

Equity securities, available-for-sale, ending

 $198,668  $571,427  $203,003  $201,024 

 

Equity securities in 2018 are reported at fair value with the change in fair value reflected in net realized investment gains (losses) within the consolidated statements of operations.    Equity securities in 2017 were reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses, net of applicable income taxes, reflected as a separate component in shareholders' equity within “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss).”

 


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The $27,553,159$12,504,422 and $28,125,165$32,355,030 increases in mortgage loans on real estate for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, respectively, are summarized as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

  

Years Ended December 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2020

  

2019

 

Mortgage loans on real estate, beginning

 $102,496,451  $74,371,286  $162,404,640  $130,049,610 

Purchases

  63,066,644   53,913,277   77,131,267   74,689,461 

Capitalization of loan origination fees

  -   - 

Discount accretion

  536,331   252,903   382,024   374,670 

Net realized investment gains

  108,101   - 

Payments

  (35,461,456)  (25,670,590)  (64,250,033

)

  (42,502,954

)

Foreclosed - transferred to real estate

  (467,593)  (207,482)  (797,158

)

  (99,218

)

Increase in allowance for bad debts

  (81,351)  (98,388)  (36,516

)

  (81,212

)

Amortization of loan origination fees

  (39,416)  (64,555)  (33,263

)

  (25,717

)

Increase

  27,553,159   28,125,165   12,504,422   32,355,030 

Mortgage loans on real estate, ending

 $130,049,610  $102,496,451  $174,909,062  $162,404,640 

 

The $9,065 increase$1,193,823 and $123,707 decrease$440,272 decreases in investment real estate for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, respectively, are summarized as follows:

 

  

Years Ended December 31,

 
  

2018

  

2017

 

Investment real estate, beginning

 $2,382,966  $2,506,673 

Real estate acquired through mortgage loan foreclosure

  467,593   207,482 

Sales proceeds

  (364,689)  (190,083)

Depreciation of building

  (145,488)  (145,488)

Net realized investment gains

  51,649   4,382 

Increase (decrease)

  9,065   (123,707)

Investment real estate, ending

 $2,392,031  $2,382,966 


  

Years Ended December 31,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 

Investment real estate, beginning

 $1,951,759  $2,392,031 

Real estate acquired through mortgage loan foreclosure

  797,158   99,218 

Sales proceeds

  (2,216,780

)

  (350,817

)

Depreciation of building

  (121,240

)

  (145,488

)

Net realized investment gains (losses)

  347,039   (43,185

)

Decrease

  (1,193,823

)

  (440,272

)

Investment real estate, ending

 $757,936  $1,951,759 

 

The $3,440,894$799,347 decrease and $9,025,710 increases$12,569,003 increase in other long-term investments (comprised primarily of lottery receivables) for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, respectively, are summarized as follows:

 

  

Years Ended December 31,

 
  

2018

  

2017

 

Other long-term investments, beginning

 $55,814,583  $46,788,873 

Purchases

  9,143,277   14,036,082 

Transfer from fixed maturity available for-sale securities

  -   729,737 

Accretion of discount

  3,998,117   3,652,776 

Net realized investment gains

  -   62,275 

Sales proceeds

  -   (792,012)

Payments

  (9,700,500)  (8,663,148)

Increase

  3,440,894   9,025,710 

Other long-term investments, ending

 $59,255,477  $55,814,583 
  

Years Ended December 31,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 

Other long-term investments, beginning

 $71,824,480  $59,255,477 

Purchases

  5,788,546   18,605,374 

Discount accretion

  5,168,004   4,862,978 

Payments

  (11,755,897

)

  (10,899,349

)

Increase (decrease)

  (799,347

)

  12,569,003 

Other long-term investments, ending

 $71,025,133  $71,824,480 

 

The $348,402$1,477,933 increase in short-term investments is due to management’s decision to increase itsour investment in funds that have a maturity of more than 90 days but less than one year at the date of purchase.

 

FTFC’sOur assets other than invested assets as of December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

         

Amount Change

          

Amount Change

 
 

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

  2018 to 2017  

December 31, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

  

2020 less 2019

 
                        

Cash and cash equivalents

 $29,665,605  $31,496,159  $(1,830,554) $40,230,095  $23,212,170  $17,017,925 

Accrued investment income

  2,672,978   2,544,963   128,015   5,370,508   5,207,823   162,685 

Recoverable from reinsurers

  2,323,157   1,340,700   982,457   1,234,221   1,244,733   (10,512

)

Assets held in trust under coinsurance agreement

  25,494,700   -   25,494,700   112,160,307   105,089,240   7,071,067 

Agents' balances and due premiums

  1,418,916   1,485,305   (66,389)  2,154,322   1,618,115   536,207 

Deferred policy acquisition costs

  29,681,737   24,555,902   5,125,835   44,513,669   38,005,639   6,508,030 

Value of insurance business acquired

  5,185,870   5,526,645   (340,775)  4,592,977   4,891,448   (298,471

)

Other assets

  11,219,612   10,920,570   299,042   10,378,502   6,424,691   3,953,811 

Assets other than investment assets

 $107,662,575  $77,870,244  $29,792,331  $220,634,601  $185,693,859  $34,940,742 

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The $1,830,554 decrease$17,017,925 increase in cash and cash equivalents for the year ended December 31, 20182020 and the corresponding amountdecrease of $6,453,435 for the year ended December 31, 20172019 are summarized in FTFC’s consolidated statements of cash flows.

The $7,071,067 increase in assets held in trust under the coinsurance agreement is due to assets acquired under TLIC’s annuity coinsurance agreement with an offshore annuity and life insurance company that is administered on a funds withheld basis.

 

The increase in deferred policy acquisition costs for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, respectively, are summarized as follows:

 

  

Years Ended December 31,

 
  

2018

  

2017

 

Balance, beginning of year

 $24,555,902  $18,191,990 

Capitalization of commissions, sales and issue expenses

  8,527,380   9,321,726 

Amortization

  (3,515,624)  (2,870,412)

Deferred acquisition costs allocated to investments

  114,079   (87,402)

Balance, end of year

 $29,681,737  $24,555,902 


  

Years Ended December 31,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 

Balance, beginning of year

 $38,005,639  $29,681,737 

Capitalization of commissions, sales and issue expenses

  11,856,420   12,369,350 

Amortization

  (5,327,177

)

  (4,015,480

)

Deferred acquisition costs allocated to investments

  (21,213

)

  (29,968

)

         

Balance, end of year

 $44,513,669  $38,005,639 

 

FTFC’sOur other assets as of December 31, 20182020 and December 31, 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

         

Amount Change

          

Amount Change

 
 

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

  

2018 less 2017

  

December 31, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

  

2020 less 2019

 

Advances to mortgage loan originator

 $4,942,870  $4,925,259  $17,611  $4,996,358  $4,436,787  $559,571 

Federal and state income taxes recoverable

  4,492,793   2,504,494   1,988,299   4,050,726   1,301,868   2,748,858 

Lease asset - right to use

  664,393   76,711   587,682 

Notes receivable

  446,978   448,006   (1,028)  472,306   445,778   26,528 

Accrual of mortgage loan and long-term investment payments due

  1,045,634   2,516,490   (1,470,856)

Receivable for securities sold

  33,600   364,611   (331,011)

Guaranty funds

  69,740   73,151   (3,411)  63,869   71,455   (7,586

)

Other receivables, prepaid assets and deposits

  187,997   88,559   99,438   130,850   92,092   38,758 

Total other assets

 $11,219,612  $10,920,570  $299,042  $10,378,502  $6,424,691  $3,953,811 

 

There was a $1,988,2992020 increase of $2,748,858 in federal and state income taxes recoverable primarily due to federal and state tax withholdings on lottery receivables.receivables and not receiving the 2019 federal tax refund in 2020.  The 2018 federal tax refund of $2,181,000 was received in 2019.

 

AsFTFC reported an increased lease asset of December 31, 2018, FTFC had $33,600 of security sales where the trade date and settlement date were in different financial reporting periods compared to $364,611 of security sales overlapping financial reporting periods$587,682 as of December 31, 2017.2020, due to signing an amended lease agreement expiring in 2027.

 

There was a $1,470,856 decrease$559,571 increase in the accrual ofadvances to one mortgage loan originator who acquires residential mortgage loans and long-term investment payments due based upon the scheduled timing of investment payments remitted by third-party servicers. Those cash payments were received in January 2019.

The increase in other receivables, prepaid assets and deposits of $99,438 was primarily due to a $125,000 deposit to acquire a Barbados, West Indies domiciledfor our life insurance company that will soon be approved by local country regulators.companies.

 

On April 15, 2019,2020, FTFC renewed its previous one-year loan of $400,000 to its former Chairman.  The renewed loan also has a term of one year and a contractual interest rate of 5.00%.  The loan is collateralized by 100,000 shares of FTFC’s Class A Common stock owned by the former Chairman.

 

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FTFC’s

Our liabilities as of December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

          

Amount Change

 
  

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

  

2018 less 2017

 
             

Policy liabilities

            

Policyholders' account balances

 $297,168,411  $292,909,762  $4,258,649 

Future policy benefits

  56,261,507   49,663,099   6,598,408 

Policy claims

  1,102,257   1,148,513   (46,256)

Other policy liabilities

  72,559   68,490   4,069 

Total policy liabilities

  354,604,734   343,789,864   10,814,870 

Funds withheld under coinsurance agreement

  29,285,119   -   29,285,119 

Deferred federal income taxes

  2,373,478   2,961,929   (588,451)

Other liabilities

  8,118,268   3,123,702   4,994,566 

Total liabilities

 $394,381,599  $349,875,495  $44,506,104 


          

Amount Change

 
  

December 31, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

  

2020 less 2019

 

Policy liabilities

            

Policyholders' account balances

 $362,519,753  $363,083,838  $(564,085

)

Future policy benefits

  76,673,797   65,015,390   11,658,407 

Policy claims

  2,099,548   1,399,393   700,155 

Other policy liabilities

  119,699   132,975   (13,276

)

Total policy liabilities

  441,412,797   429,631,596   11,781,201 

Funds withheld under coinsurance agreement

  112,681,925   105,638,974   7,042,951 

Deferred federal income taxes

  9,220,905   6,345,918   2,874,987 

Other liabilities

  10,427,430   5,901,624   4,525,806 

Total liabilities

 $573,743,057  $547,518,112  $26,224,945 

 

The $4,258,649 and $47,563,273 increases in policyholders’ account balances for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, are summarized as follows:

  

Years Ended December 31,

 
  

2018

  

2017

 

Policyholders' account balances, beginning

 $292,909,762  $245,346,489 

Deposits

  54,957,500   56,666,113 

Withdrawals

  (30,696,157)  (17,942,859)

Funds withheld under coinsurance agreement

  (29,285,119)  - 

Interest credited

  9,282,425   8,840,019 

Increase

  4,258,649   47,563,273 

Policyholders' account balances, ending

 $297,168,411  $292,909,762 

The $6,598,408$11,658,407 increase in future policy benefits during the year ended December 31, 20182020 is primarily related to the production of new life insurance policies initial sales of policies to older age bands (resulting in increased mortality reserve charges) and the aging of existing policies.

 

The $588,451 decrease$7,042,951 increase in the liability for funds withheld under coinsurance agreement is due to liabilities incurred under TLIC’s annuity coinsurance agreement with an offshore annuity and life insurance company that is administered on a funds withheld basis.

The $2,874,987 increase in deferred federal income taxes during the year ended December 31, 20182020 was due to $1,950,497$2,100,584 of decreasedincreased deferred federal income taxes on the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of fixed maturity and preferred stock available-for-sale and $1,362,046$774,403 of operating deferred federal tax expense.

 

FTFC’sThe $700,155 increase in policy claims is due to an additional 55 claims with an average settlement amount of approximately $12,700.

The $564,085 decrease and $65,915,427 increase in policyholders’ account balances for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, are summarized as follows:

  

Years Ended December 31,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 

Policyholders' account balances, beginning

 $363,083,838  $297,168,411 

Deposits

  24,283,570   163,781,048 

Withdrawals

  (39,476,015

)

  (40,397,492

)

Funds withheld under coinsurance agreement

  2,352,092   (69,250,415

)

Interest credited

  12,276,268   11,782,286 

Increase (decrease)

  (564,085

)

  65,915,427 

Policyholders' account balances, ending

 $362,519,753  $363,083,838 

The significant decreases in deposits and change in funds withheld under the annuity coinsurance agreement with an offshore annuity and life insurance company is due to management’s decision to significantly reduce annuity production to maintain and increase statutory risk-based capital in TLIC and FBLIC and our mutual agreement with an offshore annuity and life insurance company to amend and reduce the Quota Share from the original contractual amount of 90% to an amended amount of 0% for future business effective April 1, 2020.

Our other liabilities as of December 31, 20182020 and December 31, 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

         

Amount Change

          

Amount Change

 
 

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

  

2018 less 2017

  

December 31, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

  

2020 less 2019

 

Mortgage loans suspense

 $5,967,403  $5,782,427  $184,976 

Suspense accounts payable

 $7,379,975  $42,901  $7,337,074   2,555,255   20,166   2,535,089 

Accrued expenses payable

  748,000   679,000   69,000 

Lease liability

  664,393   76,711   587,682 

Payable for securities purchased

  378,046   564   377,482 

Unclaimed funds

  79,946   38,273   41,673 

Accounts payable

  47,309   1,898,817   (1,851,508)  72,124   21,387   50,737 

Accrued expenses payable

  668,000   776,000   (108,000)

Payable for securities purchased

  393,762   462,598   (68,836)

Unearned investment income

  71,325   62,404   8,921 

Guaranty fund assessments

  35,000   43,000   (8,000)  25,000   25,000   - 

Unearned investment income

  71,234   62,326   8,908 

Deferred revenue

  18,953   29,784   (10,831)  -   8,123   (8,123

)

Unclaimed funds

  39,325   23,622   15,703 

Other payables, withholdings and escrows

  (535,290)  (215,346)  (319,944)  (134,062

)

  (812,431

)

  678,369 

Total other liabilities

 $8,118,268  $3,123,702  $4,994,566  $10,427,430  $5,901,624  $4,525,806 

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The $7,337,074$2,535,089 increase in suspense accounts payable is due to increased deposits on policy applications that had not been issued as of the financial reporting date.date of $2,548,071.

 

The $1,851,508 decrease$678,369 increase in accounts payableother payables, withholdings and escrows is primarily due to a paymentthe reduction in escrow advances of $1,850,000$682,028. 

FTFC reported an increased lease liability of $587,682 as of December 31, 2020, due to settle the FBLIC Decreasing Term to 95 lawsuit.signing an amended lease agreement expiring in 2027.

 

As of December 31, 2018,2020, FTFC had $393,762$378,046 of security purchases where the trade date and settlement date were in different financial reporting periods compared to $462,598$564 of security purchases overlapping financial reporting periods as of December 31, 2017.2019.

 

The $319,944 declineincrease in other payables, withholdings and escrowsmortgage loan suspense of $184,976 is primarily due to an increase in escrow amountstiming of principal loan payments on purchased mortgage loans due from previous servicers.loans. 

 

The $108,000 decrease in accrued expenses is primarily due to a decrease in the FBLIC Term to 95 lawsuit legal fees accrued in 2017.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

FTFC’sOur operations have been financed primarily through the private placement of equity securities and intrastate public stock offerings.  Through December 31, 2018, FTFC had2020, we have received $27,119,480 from the sale of our shares.

FTFC raised $1,450,000 from two private placements during 2004 and $25,669,480 from two public stock offerings and one private placement stock offering from June 22, 2005 through February 23, 2007; June 29, 2010 through April 30, 2012; and August 15, 2012 through March 8, 2013.  FTFC issued 7,347,488 shares of its shares.common stock and incurred $3,624,518 of offering costs during these private placements and public stock offerings. 

FTFC also issued 702,685 shares of its common stock in connection with two stock dividends paid to shareholders in 2011 and 2012 that resulted in accumulated earnings being charged $5,270,138 with an offsetting credit of $5,270,138 to common stock and additional paid-in capital.

In 2020, FTFC paid a $0.05 per share cash dividend for a total of $393,178 and issued 791,339 shares of Class A Common Stock in connection with a 10% stock dividend to its Class A shareholders.  The 10% stock dividend resulted in accumulated earnings being charged $8,657,249 with an offsetting credit of $8,657,249 to common stock and additional paid-in capital.

During 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, FTFC repurchased 247,580 shares of its common stock at a total cost of $893,947 from former members of the Board of Directors including the former Chairman of the Board of Directors, a former agent, the former spouse of FTFC’s current Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President and a charitable organization where a former member of the Board of Directors had donated shares of FTFC’s common stock.

 

As of December 31, 2018, FTFC2020, we had cash and cash equivalents totaling $29,665,605.$40,230,095.  As of December 31, 2018,2020, cash and cash equivalents of $13,669,115$23,032,499 and $13,744,984,$15,419,108, respectively, totaling $27,414,099$38,451,607 were held by TLIC and FBLIC and may not be available for use by FTFC due to the required pre-approval by the OID and Missouri Department of InsuranceMDCI of any dividend or intercompany transaction to transfer funds to FTFC.  The maximum dividend, which may be paid in any twelve-month period without notification or approval, is limited to the greater of 10% of statutory surplus as of December 31 of the preceding year or the net gain from operations of the preceding calendar year.

 

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Cash dividends may only be paid out of surplus derived from realized net profits.  Based on these limitations, there is capacity for TLIC to pay a dividend up to $2,073,443$1,363,823 in 20192021 without prior approval.  In addition, based on those limitations, there is the capacity for FBLIC to pay a dividend up to $988,218$1,025,933 in 20192021 without prior approval.  FBLIC has paid no dividends of $760,347 to TLIC in 2018 but none in 2017.2020 and 2019.  Dividends paid by FBLIC arewould be eliminated in consolidation.  TLIC has paid no dividends to FTFC.

 

FTFC maintains cash and cash equivalents at multiple institutions.  The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures interest and non-interest bearing accounts up to $250,000.  Uninsured balances aggregate $14,663,402$32,645,110 and $21,835,216$18,089,331 as of December 31, 20182020 and December 31, 2017,2019, respectively.  Other funds are invested in mutual funds that invest in U.S. government securities.  FTFC monitorsWe monitor the solvency of all financial institutions in which it haswe have funds to minimize the exposure for loss.  FTFC has not experienced any losses in such accounts.

 

On November 8, 2018,September 25, 2020, FTFC executed arenewed its $1.5 million line of credit with a bank to provide working capital and funds for expansion.  The terms of the line of credit allowedallows for advances, repayments and re-borrowings through a maturity date of November 8, 2019.September 15, 2021.  Any outstanding advances will incur interest at a variable interest rate of the prime rate set forth in the Wall Street Journal plus 1% per annum adjusting monthly based on a 360-day360 day year with a minimum interest rate floor of 5%4.5%.  The non-utilized portion of the $1.5 million line of credit will be assessed a 1% non usage fee calculated in arrears and paid at the maturity date.  No amounts were outstanding on this line of credit as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. 

 

FTFC’sOur cash flows for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

  

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2018

  

2017

  

2018 less 2017

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 $(8,858,987) $1,898,407  $(10,757,394)

Net cash used in investing activities

  (17,232,910)  (43,349,447)  26,116,537 

Net cash provided by financing activities

  24,261,343   38,723,254   (14,461,911)

Decrease in cash

  (1,830,554)  (2,727,786)  897,232 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

  31,496,159   34,223,945   (2,727,786)

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 $29,665,605  $31,496,159  $(1,830,554)

 


  

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020 less 2019

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 $17,444,839  $(58,047,170

)

 $75,492,009 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

  15,158,709   (71,789,821

)

  86,948,530 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

  (15,585,623

)

  123,383,556   (138,969,179

)

Increase (decrease) in cash

  17,017,925   (6,453,435

)

  23,471,360 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

  23,212,170   29,665,605   (6,453,435

)

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 $40,230,095  $23,212,170  $17,017,925 

 

The $8,858,987$17,444,839 cash provided by operating activities and $58,047,170 cash used in operating activities and $1,898,407 cash provided by operating activities for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, respectively, are summarized as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

  

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2018 less 2017

  

2020

  

2019

  

2020 less 2019

 

Premiums collected

 $18,843,535  $15,861,633  $2,981,902  $27,758,682  $23,149,802  $4,608,880 

Net investment income collected

  17,033,536   11,249,130   5,784,406   18,941,159   18,235,735   705,424 

Service fees and other income collected

  542,694   116,523   426,171   453,270   1,313,587   (860,317

)

Death benefits paid

  (6,374,420)  (4,394,917)  (1,979,503)  (8,758,651

)

  (5,179,442

)

  (3,579,209

)

Surrenders paid

  (913,977)  (878,361)  (35,616)  (1,156,546

)

  (1,000,447

)

  (156,099

)

Dividends and endowments paid

  (282,029)  (285,378)  3,349   (313,625

)

  (290,557

)

  (23,068

)

Commissions paid

  (8,176,470)  (8,656,921)  480,451   (11,337,696

)

  (12,287,862

)

  950,166 

Other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses paid

  (8,609,969)  (5,747,916)  (2,862,053)  (8,146,528

)

  (9,060,228

)

  913,700 

Taxes paid

  (2,088,374)  (389,622)  (1,698,752)

Increased (decreased) advances to mortgage loan originator

  (17,611)  282,121   (299,732)

Taxes received (paid)

  (2,876,559

)

  1,802,214   (4,678,773

)

(Increased) decreased advances to mortgage loan originator

  (559,571

)

  506,083   (1,065,654

)

Increased (decreased) deposits of pending policy applications

  7,337,074   (4,641,825)  11,978,899   2,535,089   (7,359,809

)

  9,894,898 

Increased assets held in trust under coinsurance agreement

  (25,494,700)  -   (25,494,700)

Increased (decreased) funds under coinsurance agreement

  2,323,976   (72,491,100

)

  74,815,076 

Increased short-term investments

  (348,402)  (547,969)  199,567   (1,477,933

)

  (934,716

)

  (543,217

)

Increased policy loans

  (149,164)  (62,059)  (87,105)  (81,332

)

  (216,962

)

  135,630 

Increased deposits

  (125,000)  -   (125,000)

Increased mortgage loan suspense

  184,976   5,782,427   (5,597,451

)

Other

  (35,710)  (6,032)  (29,678)  (43,872

)

  (15,895

)

  (27,977

)

Increase in cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 $(8,858,987) $1,898,407  $(10,757,394)

Cash provided (used) in operating activities

 $17,444,839  $(58,047,170

)

 $75,492,009 

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Please see FTFC’sthe consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 for a summary of the components of net cash used inprovided by (used in) investing activities and net cash provided by financing activities.

 

FTFC’sOur shareholders’ equity as of December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 is summarized as follows:

 

         

Amount Change

          

Amount Change

 
 

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

  

2018 less 2017

  

December 31, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

  

2020 less 2019

 
                        

Common stock, par value $.01 per share (20,000,000 shares authorized, 8,050,173 issued as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 and 7,802,593 outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017)

 $80,502  $80,502  $- 

Class A common stock, par value $.01 per share (40,000,000 and 20,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, 8,909,276 and 8,050,173 issued as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, 8,661,696 and 7,802,593 outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively)

  89,093  $80,502  $8,591 

Class B common stock, par value $.01 per share (10,000,000 shares authorized, 101,102 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020)

  1,011   -   1,011 

Additional paid-in capital

  28,684,598   28,684,598   -   39,078,485   28,684,598   10,393,887 

Treasury stock, at cost (247,580 shares as of December 31, 2018 and 2017)

  (893,947)  (893,947)  - 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

  (2,576,631)  4,760,951   (7,337,582)

Treasury stock, at cost (247,580 shares as of December 31, 2020 and 2019)

  (893,947

)

  (893,947

)

  - 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

  17,518,858   9,616,660   7,902,198 

Accumulated earnings

  13,830,729   8,620,075   5,210,654   14,058,712   19,930,449   (5,871,737

)

Total shareholders' equity

 $39,125,251  $41,252,179  $(2,126,928) $69,852,212  $57,418,262  $12,433,950 

 

The decreaseincrease in shareholders’ equity of $2,126,928$12,433,950 for the year ended December 31, 20182020 is due to $7,337,582$7,902,198 in accumulated other comprehensive loss that exceeded $5,142,146income, $3,178,690 in net income and a $68,508 cumulative-effect$1,746,240 in acquisition of adoption of accounting guidance for reporting changesK-TENN Insurance Company that exceeded $393,178 in fair value of equity securities in net realized gains and losses instead of accumulated other comprehensive income.shareholders’ cash dividends. 

 

Shareholders’ equity perFTFC issued 791,339 shares of Class A common share outstanding decreased 5.29% from $5.29 per share asstock in connection with the 2020 stock dividend that resulted in accumulated earnings being charged $8,657,249 with an offsetting credit of December 31, 2017$8,657,249 to $5.01 per share ascommon stock and additional paid-in capital.  The issuance of December 31, 2018, based upon 7,802,593 common shares outstanding as of both December 31, 2018these stock dividends were non-cash investing and 2017.financing activities.

 

The liquidity requirements of FTFC’sour life insurance companies are met primarily by funds provided from operations. Premium and annuity consideration deposits, investment income and investment maturities are the primary sources of funds, while investment purchases, policy benefits, and operating expenses are the primary uses of funds.  There were no liquidity issues in 20182020 or 2017. FTFC’s2019.  Our investments include marketable debt securities that could be readily converted to cash for liquidity needs.  We are subject to various market risks.  The quality of itsour investment portfolio and the current level of shareholders’ equity continue to provide a sound financial base as it striveswe strive to expand itsour marketing to offer competitive products.

 


FTFC’sOur investment portfolio had unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on available-for-sale securities of ($3,271,683)$22,216,826 and $6,130,475$12,192,831 as of December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, respectively, prior to the impact of income taxes and deferred acquisition cost adjustments.  An increase of $9,087,572$9,775,829 in unrealized lossesgains arising for year ended December 31, 2018 has been offset by the cumulative effect adjustment for the adoption of accounting guidance for equity securities of $68,5082020 and 20182020 net realized investment gainslosses of $246,078$248,166 originating from the sale, calls and call activityother-than-temporary impairments for fixed maturity securities available-for-sale resulting in net unrealized lossesgains on investments of $9,402,158.$10,023,995.

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A primary liquidity concern is the risk of an extraordinary level of early policyholder withdrawals.  FTFC includesWe include provisions within itsour insurance policies, such as surrender charges, that help limit and discourage early withdrawals.  Individual life insurance policies are less susceptible to withdrawal than annuity reserves and deposit liabilities because policyholders may incur surrender charges and undergo a new underwriting process in order to obtain a new insurance policy.  Cash flow projections and cash flow tests under various market interest rate scenarios are also performed annually to assist in evaluating liquidity needs and adequacy.  FTFCWe currently anticipatesanticipate that available liquidity sources and future cash flows will be adequate to meet itsour needs for funds.

 

FTFC is subject to various market risks with respect to its investment portfolio. One of FTFC’sour significant risks relates to the fluctuations in interest rates.  Regarding interest rates, the value of itsour available-for-sale fixed maturity securities investment portfolio will increase or decrease in an inverse relationship with fluctuations in interest rates, while net investment income earned on newly acquired available-for-sale fixed maturity securities increases or decreases in direct relationship with interest rate changes.

 

From an income perspective, FTFC iswe are exposed to rising interest rates which could be a significant risk, as TLIC's and FBLIC’s annuity business is impacted by changes in interest rates.  Life insurance company policy liabilities bear fixed rates.  From a liquidity perspective, FTFC’sour fixed rate policy liabilities are relatively insensitive to interest rate fluctuations.  FTFC believesWe believe gradual increases in interest rates do not present a significant liquidity exposure for the life insurance policies and annuity contracts.  FTFC believes it maintainsWe maintain conservative durations in itsour fixed maturity portfolio.

 

As of December 31, 2018,2020, cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, the fair value of fixed maturity available-for-sale securities with maturities of less than one year and the fair value of lottery receivables with maturities of less than one year equaled 12.3%13.1% of total policy liabilities.  If interest rates rise significantly in a short time frame, there can be no assurance that the life insurance industry, including FTFC, would not experience increased levels of surrenders and reduced sales, and thereby be materially adversely affected.

 

In addition to the measures described above, TLIC and FBLIC must comply with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners promulgated Standard Valuation Law (“SVL”("SVL") which specifies minimum reserve levels and prescribes methods for determining them, with the intent of enhancing solvency.  Upon meeting certain tests, which TLIC and FBLIC met during 2018,2020, the SVL also requires FTFC to perform annual cash flow testing for TLIC and FBLIC.  This testing is designed to ensure that statutory reserve levels will maintain adequate protection in a variety of potential interest rate scenarios.  The Actuarial Standards Board of the American Academy of Actuaries also requires cash flow testing as a basis for the actuarial opinion on the adequacy of the reserves which is a required part of the annual statutory reporting process.

 

FTFC’sOur marketing plan cancould be modified to emphasize certain product types and reduce others.  New business levels could be varied in order to find the optimum level.  FTFC believesWe believe that itsour current liquidity, current bond portfolio maturity distribution and cash position give it satisfactoryus substantial resources to administer itsour existing business and fund growth generated by direct sales.

 

The operations of TLIC and FBLIC may require additional capital contributions to meet statutory capital and surplus requirements mandated by state insurance departments.  Life insurance contract liabilities are generally long term in nature and are generally paid from future cash flows or existing assets and reserves.  FTFC intends toWe will service other expenses and commitments by: (1) using available cash, (2) dividends from TLIC and FBLIC that are limited by law to the greater of prior year net operating income or 10% of prior year-endyear‑end surplus unless specifically approved by the controlling insurance department, (3) public and private offerings of itsour common stock and (4) corporate borrowings, if necessary.

 


Effective January 1, 2017,2019, FTFC entered into a revised advance agreement with one loan originator.  As of December 31, 2018,2020, FTFC has outstanding advances to this loan originator totaling $4,942,870.$4,996,358.  The advances are secured by $6,092,039$8,865,235 of residential mortgage loans on real estate that are assigned to FTFC.  FTFC has committed to fund up to an additional $557,130$1,503,642 to the loan originator that would result in additional security in the form of residential mortgage loans on real estate to be assigned to FTFC.

 

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Effective January 1, 2017,2019, FTFC also entered into a revised escrow agreement with the same loan originator. According to the revised terms of the escrow agreement, as of December 31, 2018, $823,6452020, $766,667 of additional and secured residential mortgage loan balances on real estate are held in escrow by the loan originator.  As of December 31, 2018, $598,8032020, $431,523 of that escrow amount is available to FTFC as additional collateral on $4,942,870$4,996,358 of advances to the loan originator.  The remaining December 31, 20182020 escrow amount of $224,842$335,144 is available to FTFC as additional collateral on its investment of $44,968,471$67,028,720 in residential mortgage loans on real estate.

 

As a result of COVID-2019, which was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, the United States Federal, State and Local Governments, and other countries around the world have taken measures that continue to limit economic output.  Due to the decline in economic activity, FTFC is faced with uncertainty as of the date of this report on its operations when considering its revenue sources and potential future liquidity needs.  Management is actively monitoring the situation and the impact to FTFC’s operations.  As the pandemic continues, should liquidity conditions worsen in the short-term, management will work with its financial institutions to assist with liquidity needs.  Consequently, FTFC has adapted its operations to continue to provide and perform all business activities despite the pandemic and in accordance with the guidelines of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

We are not aware of any commitments or unusual events that could materially affect itsour capital resources.  It isWe are not aware of any current recommendations by any regulatory authority which, if implemented, would have a material adverse effect on itsour liquidity, capital resources or operations.  FTFC believesWe believe that itsour existing cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2019December 31, 2020 will be sufficient to fund itsour anticipated operating expenses for 2019 and the foreseeable future.expenses.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

FTFC does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 


 

INFORMATION CONCERNING FTFC EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

 

Directors

 

The following sets forth certain information regarding the current Directors of FTFC including age, position with FTFC, principal occupation and term of service. FTFC’s Directors serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

   

Director

Name of Director

Age

Position/Principal Occupation

Since

Gregg E. Zahn (4)

57

Director; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Trinity

2004

William S. Lay (3) (4)

79

Director; Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of First Trinity

2007

Bill H. Hill (1) (2)

78

Director; Former President of Eastern Oklahoma State College

2004

Charles W. Owens (3) (4)

64

Director; Insurance and Marketing Services

2004

George E. Peintner (2) (4)

65

Director; Marketing Company

2004

Gary L. Sherrer (1) (3)

70

Director; Former Assistant Vice President, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources for Oklahoma State University Foundation

2004

  

Resources for Oklahoma State University Foundation

 

Will W. Klein (1) (2)

86

Director; Insurance Company Chief Executive Officer

2011

Gerald J. Kohout (1) (2)

78

Director; Former Officer and Director of Life and Health Insurance Companies

2015

Name of Director

 

Age

 

Position / Principal Occupation

 

Director

Since

Gregg E. Zahn (4)

 

60

 

Director; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Trinity

 

2004

William S. Lay (3)(4)

 

81

 

Director; Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of First Trinity

 

2007

Bill H. Hill (1)(2)

 

80

 

Director; Former President of Eastern Oklahoma State College

 

2004

Charles W. Owens (3)(4)

 

66

 

Director; Insurance and Marketing Services

 

2004

George E. Peintner (2)(4)

 

68

 

Director; Marketing Company

 

2004

Gary L. Sherrer (1) (3)

 

72

 

Director; Former Assistance Vice President, Division of Agricultural Sciences

 

2004

Will. W. Klein(1)(2)

 

89

 

Director; Insurance Company Chief Executive Officer

 

2011

Gerald J. Kohout (1)(2)

 

80

 

Director; Former Officer and Director of Life and Health Insurance Companies

 

2005

(1)

Member of the Audit Committee

(2)

Member of the Compensation Committee

(3)

Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

(4)

Member of the Investment Committee

 

The following is a brief description of the business backgrounds of the directors.

 

Gregg E. Zahn has been a member of the Board of Directors since inception in 2004. He is President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of FTFC. He has been President and Chief Executive Officer since October 2007 and became Chairman in 2011. From 2004 until October 2007 he was First Trinity’s Director of Training and Recruiting. He is President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director of Trinity Life Insurance Company (“TLIC”) and First Trinity Capital Corporation (“FTCC”) and has served in those positions since October 2007. He was Executive Vice President of First Life America Corporation of Topeka, Kansas (acquired in 2008 and merged with TLIC in 2009) from December 2008 until August 2009. He became Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Family Benefit Life Insurance Company (“FBLIC”) in December 2011. He became Chairman of Texas Republic Capital Corporation (“TRCC”) in 2012. He also became Chairman of Royalty Capital Corporation (“RCC”) in 2013. Between 1997 and March 2004, Mr. Zahn served as Marketing Vice President of First Alliance Insurance Company of Lexington, Kentucky and as Assistant to the President of First Alliance Corporation and Mid American Alliance Corporation. He was President of Alliance Insurance Management from 2001 to 2003.

 

William S. Lay has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2007. He has been FTFC’s Vice President, Chief Investment Officer since March 2011 and served as Chief Financial Officer from April 2007 through June 2010 and Secretary and Treasurer from April 2007 through March 2011. He also serves as an Officer and Director of TLIC, FBLIC, FTCC, TRCC and RCC. For the past six years, Mr. Lay has been a financial officer and business consultant, specializing in corporate financial and consulting services for small sized entrepreneurial companies. Prior to that, Mr. Lay was an officer and director of numerous life insurance companies and also has experience in business acquisitions, mergers and reorganizations.

 

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Bill H. Hill has been a member of the Board of Directors since inception in 2004. He also serves as a Director of TLIC, FBLIC and FTCC. He was President of Eastern Oklahoma State College, in Wilburton, OK from 1986-2000. He retired in 2000 and has been a rancher since that time.


 

Charles W. Owens has been a member of the Board of Directors since inception in 2004. He is a Director of TLIC, FBLIC and FTCC. Mr. Owens has served as the President and Owner of Tinker Owens Insurance and Marketing Services since its inception in 1988.

 

George E. Peintner has been a member of the Board of Directors since inception in 2004. He is a Director of TLIC, FBLIC and FTCC. Mr. Peintner is the Owner of Peintner Enterprises, a marketing company established in 1980.

 

Gary L. Sherrer has been a member of the Board of Directors since inception in 2004 and in 2017 was appointed FTFC’s Oklahoma Legislative Liaison. He is a Director of TLIC, FBLIC and FTCC. He retired from Oklahoma State University where he served as Assistant Vice President for External Affairs for the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Mr. Sherrer previously was Assistant Chief Executive Officer of KAMO Power, Oklahoma’s first Secretary of Agriculture, Oklahoma’s Commissioner of Agriculture, Oklahoma’s second and sixth Secretary of Environment and Director of Oklahoma’s Water Resources Board. He also served for four terms in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and in the United States Army as a combat medic in Vietnam.

 

Will W. Klein has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2011. He also serves as a Director of TLIC, FBLIC and FTCC. He has been Chief Executive Officer of SkyMed International, Inc. since 1993. Mr. Klein was named to The Order of Canada in 1983, the country’s highest civilian honor.

 

Gerald J. Kohout has been a member of the FBLIC Board of Directors since 2013. He also has served as a Director of FTFC, TLIC and FTCC since 2015. He is a retired officer and director of numerous life and health insurance companies spanning a period of several decades. Mr. Kohout has extensive experience in the administrative operations of life and health insurance companies with significant experience in business mergers, acquisitions, logistics and reorganizations.

 

Executive Officers

 

The following sets forts information regarding the current executive officers of FTFC including age, current and prior positions with FTFC and term of service. FTFC’s Executive Officers serve a term of one year as elected by the Board of Directors or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

Name of Director

Age

Position / Principal Occupation

Employee

Since

Age

Position / Principal Occupation

Employee

Since

Gregg E. Zahn (1)

57

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

2004

60

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

2004

Jeffrey J. Wood (2)

65

Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

2010

67

Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

2010

William S. Lay (3)

79

Vice President and Chief Investment Officer

2007

81

Vice President and Chief Investment Officer

2007

 

(1)

Mr. Zahn was elected President and Chief Executive Officer in October 2007 and Chairman in May 2011 and previously served as Director of Training and Recruiting from 2004 through October 2007.

(2)

Mr. Wood was elected Chief Financial Officer in June 2010 and Secretary and Treasurer in March 2011.

(3)

Mr. Lay was elected Vice President and Chief Investment Officer in March 2011 and previously served as Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer since 2007.

 

There are no family relationships between directors or officers.

 

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Corporate Governance

 

FTFC has a Code of Conduct and Ethics (“Code”) applicable to all directors and employees, including its Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and other senior executives, to help ensure that its business is conducted in accordance with high standards of ethical behavior. The Code is published on FTFC’s website at www.firsttrinityfinancial.com under “Corporate Governance” and may be obtained free of charge by contacting its corporate offices at (918) 249-2438 or requesting a copy in writing to 7633 East 63rd Place, Suite 230, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74113.

 


FTFC’s Board of Directors, Executive Officers, Officers and Management annually complete and verify biographical affidavits, questionnaires and conflict and interest forms to document compliance with the Code.

 

Communication with the Board of Directors

Shareholders and other interested parties can communicate with the Board of Directors, including the non-management directors, either by writing to First Trinity Financial Corporation, Board of Directors, Attention: Corporate Secretary, 7633 East 63rd Place, Suite 230, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133-1246 or by calling 1-888-883-1499. An independent third-party service answers all calls to this toll-free telephone number and passes the caller’s information on to our External and Independent General Counsel, who in turn transmits the information confidentially to the appropriate member of the Board of Directors. Communications may be anonymous or confidential. Complaints relating to the Company’s accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters will be referred to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Other concerns will be referred to the Chairman of the Board of Directors. All shareholder-related complaints and concerns will be received, processed and acknowledged by the Company’s Board of Directors. Further information regarding communications with the Board of Directors may be found at the Company’s website, www.firsttrinityfinancial.com under “Corporate Governance.”

Committees of the Board

FTFC has four major committees to ensure that First Trinity Financial Corporation’sFTFC’s activities, decisions and transactions are subject to review and scrutiny.

 

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is currently composed of four directors: Will W. Klein (chairman), Bill H. Hill, Gerald J. Kohout and Gary L. Sherrer, each of whom is determined to be an independent director as the term is defined by the NASDAQ listing standards. The Board of Directors has also determined that Mr. Klein qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined in applicable SEC rules.

The Audit Committee was established by the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act to oversee FTFC's financial reporting process, the system of internal financial controls and audits of its financial statements. The Audit Committee (1) provides oversight of FTFC’s accounting and financial reporting processes and the audit of FTFC’s financial statements, (2) assists the Board of Directors in oversight of the integrity of FTFC’s financial statements, FTFC’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the independent public accounting firm’s qualifications, independence and performance, and FTFC’s internal accounting and financial controls and (3) provides to the Board of Directors such information and materials as it may deem necessary to make the Board of Directors aware of significant financial matters that require the attention of the Board of Directors. The Audit Committee acts pursuant to a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors, which is available in the “Corporate Governance” section of FTFC’s website at www.firsttrinityfinancial.com.

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Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee is currently composed of four directors: George E. Peintner (chairman), Bill H. Hill, Gerald J. Kohout and Will W. Klein, each of whom is determined to be an independent director as the term is defined by the NASDAQ listing standards. The Compensation Committee reviews and approves the compensation and benefits for FTFC’s executive officers and performs such other duties as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors. The Compensation committee acts pursuant to a written Charter adopted by the Board of Directors, which is available in the “Corporate Governance” section of FTFC’s website at www.firsttrinityfinancial.com.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

The Board of Directors has a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. This committee meets on call and submits recommendations to the Board of Directors for the number of members to be included in FTFC’s Board of Directors, the individuals to be submitted to the shareholders for election for FTFC’s Board of Directors and coordinates the corporate governance activities of FTFC. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee currently consists of independent (as the term is defined by the NASDAQ listing standards) directors Charles W. Owens (Chairman) and Gary L. Sherrer and non-independent director William S. Lay. The Nominating and Corporate Governance committee acts pursuant to a written Charter adopted by the Board of Directors, which is available in the “Corporate Governance” section of FTFC’s website at www.firsttrinityfinancial.com.

Investment Committee

The Investment Committee of the Board of Directors is currently composed of four directors: Gregg E. Zahn (chairman), William S. Lay, Charles W. Owens and George E. Peintner. The Investment Committee (1) reviews and approves on at least a quarterly basis investment transactions, (2) establishes FTFC’s investment policy, (3) provides specific guidelines for the allocation of FTFC’s available funds for investments and other purposes and (4) monitors those guidelines to ensure that available funds are properly allocated into investment categories consistent with FTFC’s investment policies.         

Executive Compensation

The Compensation Committee assists the Board of Directors in overseeing the management of FTFC’s compensation and benefits program, chief executive officer performance and executive development and succession efforts. In addition, the Compensation Committee oversees the evaluation of management and compensation of the officers of FTFC.

The primary objective of FTFC’s compensation program is to offer executive officers competitive compensation packages that will permit it to attract and retain individuals with superior abilities and to motivate and reward these individuals in an appropriate manner in the long-term interest of FTFC and its shareholders. Management provides recommendations to the Compensation Committee regarding most compensation matters, including executive compensation; however, the Compensation Committee does not delegate any of its functions to others in setting compensation. FTFC does not currently engage any consultant related to executive compensation.

FTFC’s compensation program for executive officers consists of base salary, consideration for annual bonuses, 401(k) plan and life, health and dental insurance coverage. These elements are intended to provide an overall compensation package that is commensurate with FTFC’s financial resources, that is appropriate to assure the retention of experienced management personnel and that aligns their financial interest with those of its shareholders.

Base Salary: Salary levels recommended by the Compensation Committee are intended to be competitive with salary levels of similarly situated companies, commensurate with the executive officers' respective duties and responsibilities, and reflect the financial performance of FTFC. Annual salary increases are considered based on the same criteria.

Cash Bonuses: Bonus amounts are based on individual performance and are intended to reward superior performance. The Compensation Committee may also take into account additional considerations that it deems appropriate. Bonuses are discretionary and there is no formal bonus plan in place except for Gregg E. Zahn’s asset and net profit bonus discussed below.

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The following Summary Compensation Table sets forth the compensation of FTFC’s most highly compensated executive officers for the years indicated.

Summary Compensation Table

Name and Principal Position

 

Year

 

Salary ($)

  

Bonus ($)

  

All Other

Compensation

($)(4)

  

Total ($)

 

Gregg E. Zahn (1)

 

2020

  478,154   904,986   16,800   1,399,940 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

2019

  451,089   1,207,107   13,200   1,671,896 
                   

Jeffrey J. Wood (2)

 

2020

  287,005   13,000   -   300,005 

Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 

2019

  278,645   21,365   -   300,000 
                   

William S. Lay (3)

 

2020

  86,350   -   -   86,350 

Vice President and Chief Investment Officer

 

2019

  103,466   -   -   103,466 

(1) Mr. Zahn was elected President and Chief Executive Officer in October 2007.

(2) M. Wood was elected Chief Financial Officer in June 2010 and Secretary and Treasurer in March 2011.

(3) Mr. Lay was elected Vice President and Chief Investment Officer in March 2011.

(4) This amount is an auto allowance.

Employment Agreements

Gregg E. Zahn entered into an employment agreement with FTFC on June 7, 2010, with amendments on December 8, 2011, October 8, 2012 and April 9, 2013 and September 5, 2017.  The employment agreement and amendments were reported by the Company in its Reports on Form 8-K filed on June 11, 2010, December 13, 2011, October 10, 2012, April 11, 2013 and September 8, 2017, respectively. The employment agreement dated June 7, 2010, contained the terms and conditions of the agreement.  The most recent amended agreement is continuous with automatic monthly extensions on the first day of each month, provides health, dental and vision benefits for a three-year period following the date of separation, grosses up separation payments for up to three years of salary following the date of separation and is subject to earlier termination based on disability, death, termination by the Company, with or without cause.

Under the September 5, 2017, amendment:

Mr. Zahn's annual salary of $300,000 increased annually on January 1st of each year by 6% (retroactive to January 1, 2013) during 2013 and in subsequent years as follows: 2013 - $318,000; 2014 - $337,080; 2015 - $357,304; 2016 - $378,743; 2017 - $401,467, 2018 - $425,556, 2019 - $451,089, 2020 - $478,154 and 2021 - $506,843.

Mr. Zahn will receive an asset growth bonus (with assets measured using the U.S. GAAP basis of accounting) as follows: $200,000 bonus when the Company’s assets reach $200,000,000; $250,000 bonus when the Company’s assets reach $250,000,000; $300,000 bonus when the Company’s assets reach $300,000,000; $350,000 bonus when the Company’s assets reach $350,000,000; $400,000 bonus when the Company’s assets reach $400,000,000; $450,000 bonus when the Company’s assets reach $450,000,000 and $500,000 bonus when the Company’s assets reach $500,000,000. More than one asset growth bonus can be reached in any given year. Mr. Zahn’s asset growth bonus is being revisited since the Company’s assets exceed $500,000,000 but Mr. Zahn was granted a $600,000 bonus at the discretion of the Board of Directors in 2020 when the Company’s assets exceeded $600,000,000.

Mr. Zahn will receive a net profit bonus of 5% of the net income (with operating results measured using the U.S. GAAP basis of accounting) of the Company each year after completion of the annual audit and the filing of the Company’s Form 10-K. The net profit bonus will be capped at 200% of Mr. Zahn’s base salary for the year the net profit bonus was calculated. The initial net profit bonus was calculated for the year ended December 31, 2012.

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Mr. Zahn also received a monthly auto allowance of $1,100 through March 31, 2020 that was increased to a monthly auto allowance of $1,500 effective April 1, 2020.  He is entitled to participate in the Company’s employee benefit plans available to other executives.  Amounts payable, as of December 31, 2020, in the event of Mr. Zahn’s termination of employment by the Company not for cause or for good reason at a minimum is $3,982,973.

William S. Lay entered into an employment agreement dated December 6, 2018, with the Company, effective January 1, 2019. The December 6, 2018 agreement is for a term through December 31, 2021 and is subject to earlier termination based on disability, death, termination by the Company, with or without cause. Mr. Lay’s base salary will be $31,250 for working 347 hours in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Any additional hours beyond 347 in 2019, 2020 and 2021 will be reimbursed at $95 per hour. The employment agreement was reported in the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed on December 7, 2018. He is entitled to participate in the Company’s employee benefit plans available to other executives. He is eligible for a bonus at the discretion of the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors, based on performance. Amounts payable, as of December 31, 2020, in the event of Mr. Lay’s termination of employment by the Company not for cause or for good reason at a minimum is $46,548.

Jeffrey J. Wood entered into an employment agreement dated December 8, 2011 with the Company, effective and retroactive to August 1, 2011.  The agreement was for a term through December 31, 2013 with automatic one-year extensions each year on December 31 and is subject to earlier termination based on disability, death, termination by the Company, with or without cause.  Mr. Wood’s base salary of $200,000 effective August 1, 2011 was increased to $225,000 per year pursuant to an amendment to his employment agreement as of April 9, 2013, and effective as of January 1, 2013. The amendment was reported in the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed on April 11, 2013. Mr. Wood’s base salary of $225,000 retroactively effective January 1, 2013 was increased to $240,000 per year pursuant to an amendment to his employment agreement as of December 23, 2015, and effective as of January 1, 2015. The amendment was reported in the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed on December 28, 2015. Mr. Wood’s base salary of $240,000 retroactively effective to January 1, 2015 was increased to $255,000 per year pursuant to an amendment to his employment agreement as of February 26, 2016, and effective as of January 1, 2016. This annual salary of $255,000 will increase annually beginning January 1, 2017 by 3%. The amendment was reported in the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed on February 29, 2016. The most recent amended agreement dated March 18, 2019 and reported in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 20, 2019 is continuous with automatic monthly extensions on the first day of each month, provides health, dental and vision benefits for a three year period following the date of separation, grosses up separation payments for up to three years of salary following the date of separation and is subject to earlier termination based on disability, death, termination by the Company, with or without cause. He is entitled to participate in the Company’s employee benefit plans available to other executives.  He is eligible for a bonus at the discretion of the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors, based on performance.  Amounts payable, as of December 31, 2020, in the event of Mr. Wood’s termination of employment by the Company not for cause or for good reason at a minimum is $661,215.


SECURITY OWNERSHIP

The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of the Company’s Class A and Class B common stock as of August 31, 2021 (i) by all persons known to the Company, based on statements filed by such persons pursuant to Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the exchange act, to be the beneficial owners of more than 5% of FTFC’s common stock, (ii) by the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table under “Executive Compensation”, (iii) by each director, and (iv) by all current directors and executive officers as a group.

  

Class A

  

Percentage

 
  

Common Stock

  

Beneficially

 

Name

 

Beneficially Owned (1)

  

Owned (1)

 

Gregg E. Zahn

  559,001   6.45

%

William S. Lay

  24,255   * 

Bill H. Hill

  34,968   * 

Charles W. Owens (2)

  51,036   * 

George E. Peintner

  51,170   * 

Gary L. Sherrer

  55,021   * 

Will W. Klein

  11,000   * 

Gerald J. Kohout

  1,100   * 

All directors and executive officers as a group (8 persons)

  787,551   9.09

%

* represents less than 1%

(1)

As of August 31, 2021, there were 8,661,696 Class A shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote. 

(2) 

Includes 4,726 shares jointly owned by Mr. Owens and his children. 

  

Class B

  

Percentage

 
  

Common Stock

  

Beneficially

 

Name

 

Beneficially Owned (1)

  

Owned (1)

 

Gregg E. Zahn

  100,000   98.91

%

William S. Lay

  -   * 

Bill H. Hill

  -   * 

Charles W. Owens

  -   * 

George E. Peintner

  -   * 

Gary L. Sherrer

  -   * 

Will W. Klein

  -   * 

Gerald J. Kohout

  -   * 

All directors and executive officers as a group (8 persons)

  100,000   98.91

%

* represents less than 1%

(1)

As of August 31, 2021, there were 101,102 Class B shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote.


INFORMATION CONCERNING RCC EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Directors

The following sets forth certain information regarding the current Directors of RCC including age, position with RCC, principal occupation and term of service. RCC’s Directors serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

   

Director

Name of Nominee

Age

Position/Principle Occupation

Since

Gregg E. Zahn (4)

60

Director; Chairman of the Board

2013

Theodore T. Lung

57

Director; Vice Chairman of the Board

2017

John C. Todd

73

Director; President and Chief Executive Officer

    2013

William S. Lay (3) (4)

81

Secretary and Treasurer

2013

George (Bill) Beck (1) (2)

73

Director

2014

Matthew P. Breuer (3)

46

Director

2017

John G. Eilering (1)

76

Director

2013

George N. Gaynor (2)

72

Director

2013

William J. Howard (4)

75

Director

2013

Corbyn W. Jones (3)

45

Director

2017

David B. Keller

72

Director

2017

Willard C. (Bill) McNitt (1) (4)

72

Director

2013

Richard H. Straeter (2)

63

Director

2015


(1) Member of Audit Committee

(2) Member of Compensation Committee

(3) Member of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

(4) Member of Investment Committee

The following is a brief description of the previous business background of the executive officers and directors.

Gregg E. Zahn Chairman of the Board of Directors of RCC, Mr. Zahnis also Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Trinity Financial Corporation (Tulsa, OK), Trinity Life Insurance Company (Tulsa, OK), and Family Benefit Life Insurance Company (Jefferson City, MO), and Chairman of Texas Republic Capital Corporation (Austin, TX). He founded First Trinity Financial and has served as a director from its inception. From 2004 until October 2007, he was Director of Training and Recruiting for First Trinity Financial. He has served as its Chairman of the Board since 2011 and its President and Chief Executive Officer since 2007. In December 2011, he was appointed Chairman of the Board and CEO, and in 2015 was appointed President of Family Benefit Life Insurance Company. He was Executive Vice President of First Life America Corporation (Topeka, KS) from December 2008 until August 2009 at which time First Life America merged with Trinity Life Insurance Company. Between 1997 and March 2004, Mr. Zahn served as Marketing Vice President of First Alliance Insurance Company (Lexington, KY) and as Assistant to the President of First Alliance Corporation (Lexington, KY) and Mid-American Alliance Corporation (Jefferson City, MO). He was President of Alliance Insurance Management from 2001-2003.

Theodore T. Lung – Vice Chairman of the Board of RCC. Mr. Lung currently serves as the Business Development Manager at Diversified Crop Insurance Services. Diversified Crop Insurance Services is one of fourteen Federal Crop Insurance providers for the RMA/USDA. Previously, Mr. Lung was Vice President of AgriLogic Insurance Services. In 1998, Mr. Lung started Midwest Crop Insurance Services, which he successfully grew to having in excess of $70 million in premiums, 170 agents, 25 employees and business in 15 states. He sold his business to AgriLogic in 2011. Mr. Lung has owned several successful independent insurance agencies throughout Illinois. His insurance career started in 1982 as a senior in high school. Mr. Lung served as Vice Chairman at Inspire Capital Corporation and Capital Reserve Life Insurance Company of Osage Beach, MO. In addition to his insurance business, Mr. Lung owns several other businesses in Illinois.

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John C. Todd – Mr. Todd is the President and Chief Executive Officer of RCC and serves as a director. He is a financial services executive with over 40 years of experience focusing on insurance and securities. He has held positions at First Trinity Financial Corporation (District Manager), Trinity Life Insurance Company, Texas Republic Capital Corporation (Regional Manager), B.C. Ziegler (Senior Managing Director of Wealth Management), Disciplined Investment Advisors (Executive Vice President Sales), Oppenheimer and Merrill Lynch. He has been responsible for planning and executing top- and bottom-line goals, building large sales organizations and product development including, sourcing, structuring, and placing in excess of $1 billion of private placements, non-traded public securities and debt instruments. He has served on executive management committees, risk committees, new product committees, and retirement committees.

William S. Lay Mr. Lay is Secretary and Treasurer of RCC and serves as a director.  He is Secretary, Treasurer, and director of Texas Republic Capital Corporation, a Texas insurance holding company, since November 2012. Mr. Lay is Secretary and Treasurer of Texas Republic Life Insurance Company and has served as a director since 2016. Mr. Lay is Secretary and Treasurer of Texas Republic Life Solutions and has served as a director since 2017. Mr. Lay is Vice President and Chief Investment Officer and a director of First Trinity Financial Corporation, Trinity Life Insurance Company and First Trinity Capital Corporation and served as Chief Financial Officer of each from April 2007 through June 2010, and as Secretary and Treasurer of each from April 2007 through March 2011.  He has been a director of Family Benefit Life Insurance Company since December 2011.  For the past five years, Mr. Lay has been a financial officer and business consultant, specializing in corporate, financial and consulting services for small-sized entrepreneurial companies. Prior to that, Mr. Lay was an officer and director of numerous life insurance companies. He has experience in numerous mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations.

George Bill Beck – Mr. Beck serves as a director of RCC. He was the owner, President and CEO of Beck Bus Transportation Corporation for 37 years until its sale in 2007. Mr. Beck is the owner of TET Inc., a property management company. Mr. Beck serves on numerous community and state boards. His past and present service includes Mt. Vernon Township High School, Illinois Pupil Transportation Advisory Committee, Federal FCC Board, Illinois State Chamber of Commerce, Good Samaritan Regional Health Center Foundation, Boatmen’s Bank of Mt. Vernon and U.S. Bank of Mt. Vernon. He received his B.A. in Accounting from Southern Illinois University - Carbondale in 1970.

Matthew P. Breuer – Mr. Breuer serves as a director. He is the owner of Revelation Construction and Development in Osage Beach, Missouri, a successful real estate and multi-family company. In 2000, Mr. Breuer founded Ark Enterprises, which is a sales and management company specializing in insurance, property management and real estate. In 1998, Mr. Breuer started in the insurance industry and held various positions from Agent, Regional Director, Agency Director and Central USA Marketing Director and President. He has an Associate’s degree from the University of Wisconsin and a Bachelor’s and Business Minor from Eastern Kentucky University.

John G. Eilering – Mr. Eilering serves as a director of RCC. He is President of the Mt. Prospect, Illinois office of Glenview State Bank, where he is also a director. Mr. Eilering was the former Chairman and CEO of Northwest Suburban Bancorp Inc. from 1997 until its sale in 2007. He has over 50 years of banking experience and serves on numerous community boards. He received his B.A. in Economics from Cornell College and his MBA from Northern Illinois University.

George N. Gaynor – Mr. Gaynor serves as a director of RCC. He began his career in investment banking in 1974. In 1979, he became a member of the Chicago Board Options Exchange and was a market-maker specialist for 14 years. During the 1980’s, he also served as a director of the First National Bank of Batavia, the State Bank of St. Charles, and as a founder and director/officer of Norris Bancorp, until 1988 when these entities were sold. Mr. Gaynor served two terms as an Alumni Trustee of Northwestern University, where he received his B.A. in 1973. Mr. Gaynor also serves as an advisor/strategist for a hedge fund, Three Circles Capital, and remains active in international investment banking, securities and derivatives trading.

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William J. Howard – Mr. Howard serves as a director of RCC. He is an attorney who concentrates his practice on complex estate planning, probate, real estate matters, as well as on corporate counsel matters for numerous small- and medium-sized corporate clients including the Rock River Water Reclamation District and Estwing Manufacturing Company. Previously, he was a two-term trustee for Rockford Township and he continues to represent area townships in his law practice. He received his Bachelor’s degree in finance from Northern Illinois University in 1968 and his Juris Doctorate from University of Illinois College of Law in 1972.

Corbyn W. Jones – Mr. Jones serves as a director of RCC. He serves as in-house counsel for Indikon Media Co. and Trident Restaurant Group. Mr. Jones has extensive experience in both business and real estate transactions, as well as commercial litigation. Prior to earning his J.D., Mr. Jones was the starting quarterback for the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he distinguished himself on the field and in the classroom. He subsequently spent time in both the National Football League with the Baltimore Ravens and the Canadian Football League with the Montreal Alouettes. Mr. Jones has also worked as an analyst for the Fox Sports Network, as a part of their Big 12 Football Saturday studio team, and with Learfield Communications, as a co-host for the Tiger Pre- and Post-Game Show.

David B. Keller – Mr. Keller serves as a director of RCC. He is a 41-year veteran banker who spearheaded the start-up of The Bank of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, in 2005, which has since developed a network of branches in Southwest and Southeast Missouri. The Bank of Missouri is a business and professional bank with an emphasis on SBA lending to emerging and expanding business enterprises as well as a leading provider of wealth management services to individuals and businesses for investment management, retirement planning, deferred compensation and employee benefits. Mr. Keller has served as the Board Chairman of the Missouri Innovation Center since 2004, which operates a 33,000 square-foot business incubator in Columbia and is an active angel investor with Centennial Investors. Mr. Keller serves as an Advisory Board Member at the Steve and Barbara Fishman Entrepreneurial Center at Columbia College. He is a lifelong member of the Boy Scouts of America, serving on the Great Rivers Council Board since 1988, and having received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award in 2002.

Willard C. McNitt III – Mr. McNitt serves as a director of RCC. He has been a principal of the Thurston Group, a merchant bank, since 2000. He has served on the boards of several portfolio companies in the telecommunications, energy, financial services and healthcare industries. Mr. McNitt was the Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Treasurer of Zenith Electronics, and the Vice President and Treasurer of Gould Inc., both publicly-traded companies. Mr. McNitt is a CPA and holds a CFA charter. He received his B.A., with honors, from Amherst College, and his MBA from Harvard Business School.

Richard H. Straeter – Mr. Straeter serves as a director of RCC. He is the owner of Orbit Gas Transmission, Orbit, Inc. and Orbit Gas Storage, Inc. He has held positions as district manager for Woosley Operating Company, President of Continental Resources Eastern Region, and Vice President of Barger Engineering. He is involved with numerous charities including Broken Loved Healed, Habitat for Humanity, United Way and the United Methodist Children’s Home, among many others. Mr. Straeter served on the boards of the Illinois Oil and Gas Association, First National Bank Advisory Board of Carmi, Illinois and Lifeboat Alliance. He received his B.S. in Petroleum Engineering in 1983 and his M.S. from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 2004.

Executive Officers

The following sets forth information regarding the current executive officers of RCC. The executive officers serve a term of one year as elected by the Board of Directors or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

   

Officer

Name

Age

Position / Principal Occupation

 Since

John C. Todd

73

President and Chief Executive Officer

2013

William S. Lay

81

Secretary and Treasurer

2013

Michael J. McArthur

56

Chief Financial Officer

2018

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There are no family relationships between the directors.

Corporate Governance

RCC has a Code of Conduct and Ethics (“Code”) applicable to all directors and employees, including its Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and other senior executives, to help ensure that its business is conducted in accordance with high standards of ethical behavior. The Code may be obtained free charge by contacting its corporate offices at (708) 995-7748 or requesting a copy in writing to 19250 Everett Lane, Suite 201, Mokena, Illinois 60448.

RCC’s Board of Directors, Executive Officers, Officers and Management annually complete and verify biographical affidavits, questionnaires and conflict and interest forms to document compliance with the Code.

RCC has four major committees to ensure that RCC‘s activities, decisions and transactions are subject to review and scrutiny.

Board of Directors, Executive Officers, Officers and Management annually complete and verify biographical affidavits, questionnaires and conflict and interest forms to document compliance with the Code.

Communication with the Board of Directors

Shareholders and other interested parties can communicate with the Board of Directors, including the non-management directors, by writing to Royalty Capital Corporation, Board of Directors, Attention: Corporate Secretary, 19250 Everett Lane, Suite 201, Mokena, Illinois 60448. Complaints relating to the Company’s accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters will be referred to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Other concerns will be referred to the Chairman of the Board of Directors. All shareholder-related complaints and concerns will be received, processed and acknowledged by the Company’s Board of Directors. Further information regarding communications with the Board of Directors may be found at the Company’s website, www.firsttrinityfinancial.com under “Corporate Governance.”

Board Committees

RCC has four major committees to ensure RCC’s activities, decisions and transactions are subject to review and scrutiny. Each is discussed below.

Audit CommitteeEmployment Agreements

 

Gregg E. Zahn entered into an employment agreement with FTFC on June 7, 2010, with amendments on December 8, 2011, October 8, 2012 and April 9, 2013 and September 5, 2017.  The Auditemployment agreement and amendments were reported by the Company in its Reports on Form 8-K filed on June 11, 2010, December 13, 2011, October 10, 2012, April 11, 2013 and September 8, 2017, respectively. The employment agreement dated June 7, 2010, contained the terms and conditions of the agreement.  The most recent amended agreement is continuous with automatic monthly extensions on the first day of each month, provides health, dental and vision benefits for a three-year period following the date of separation, grosses up separation payments for up to three years of salary following the date of separation and is subject to earlier termination based on disability, death, termination by the Company, with or without cause.

Under the September 5, 2017, amendment:

Mr. Zahn's annual salary of $300,000 increased annually on January 1st of each year by 6% (retroactive to January 1, 2013) during 2013 and in subsequent years as follows: 2013 - $318,000; 2014 - $337,080; 2015 - $357,304; 2016 - $378,743; 2017 - $401,467, 2018 - $425,556, 2019 - $451,089, 2020 - $478,154 and 2021 - $506,843.

Mr. Zahn will receive an asset growth bonus (with assets measured using the U.S. GAAP basis of accounting) as follows: $200,000 bonus when the Company’s assets reach $200,000,000; $250,000 bonus when the Company’s assets reach $250,000,000; $300,000 bonus when the Company’s assets reach $300,000,000; $350,000 bonus when the Company’s assets reach $350,000,000; $400,000 bonus when the Company’s assets reach $400,000,000; $450,000 bonus when the Company’s assets reach $450,000,000 and $500,000 bonus when the Company’s assets reach $500,000,000. More than one asset growth bonus can be reached in any given year. Mr. Zahn’s asset growth bonus is being revisited since the Company’s assets exceed $500,000,000 but Mr. Zahn was granted a $600,000 bonus at the discretion of the Board of Directors in 2020 when the Company’s assets exceeded $600,000,000.

Mr. Zahn will receive a net profit bonus of 5% of the net income (with operating results measured using the U.S. GAAP basis of accounting) of the Company each year after completion of the annual audit and the filing of the Company’s Form 10-K. The net profit bonus will be capped at 200% of Mr. Zahn’s base salary for the year the net profit bonus was calculated. The initial net profit bonus was calculated for the year ended December 31, 2012.

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Mr. Zahn also received a monthly auto allowance of $1,100 through March 31, 2020 that was increased to a monthly auto allowance of $1,500 effective April 1, 2020.  He is entitled to participate in the Company’s employee benefit plans available to other executives.  Amounts payable, as of December 31, 2020, in the event of Mr. Zahn’s termination of employment by the Company not for cause or for good reason at a minimum is $3,982,973.

William S. Lay entered into an employment agreement dated December 6, 2018, with the Company, effective January 1, 2019. The December 6, 2018 agreement is for a term through December 31, 2021 and is subject to earlier termination based on disability, death, termination by the Company, with or without cause. Mr. Lay’s base salary will be $31,250 for working 347 hours in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Any additional hours beyond 347 in 2019, 2020 and 2021 will be reimbursed at $95 per hour. The employment agreement was reported in the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed on December 7, 2018. He is entitled to participate in the Company’s employee benefit plans available to other executives. He is eligible for a bonus at the discretion of the Compensation Committee ofand the Board of Directors, is currently composedbased on performance. Amounts payable, as of four directors: Will W. Klein (chairman), Bill H. Hill, Gerald J. Kohout and Gary L. Sherrer, eachDecember 31, 2020, in the event of whom is determined to be an independent director as the term is definedMr. Lay’s termination of employment by the NASDAQ listing standards. The Board of Directors has also determined that Mr. Klein qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined in applicable SEC rules.Company not for cause or for good reason at a minimum is $46,548.

 

Jeffrey J. Wood entered into an employment agreement dated December 8, 2011 with the Company, effective and retroactive to August 1, 2011.  The Auditagreement was for a term through December 31, 2013 with automatic one-year extensions each year on December 31 and is subject to earlier termination based on disability, death, termination by the Company, with or without cause.  Mr. Wood’s base salary of $200,000 effective August 1, 2011 was increased to $225,000 per year pursuant to an amendment to his employment agreement as of April 9, 2013, and effective as of January 1, 2013. The amendment was reported in the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed on April 11, 2013. Mr. Wood’s base salary of $225,000 retroactively effective January 1, 2013 was increased to $240,000 per year pursuant to an amendment to his employment agreement as of December 23, 2015, and effective as of January 1, 2015. The amendment was reported in the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed on December 28, 2015. Mr. Wood’s base salary of $240,000 retroactively effective to January 1, 2015 was increased to $255,000 per year pursuant to an amendment to his employment agreement as of February 26, 2016, and effective as of January 1, 2016. This annual salary of $255,000 will increase annually beginning January 1, 2017 by 3%. The amendment was reported in the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed on February 29, 2016. The most recent amended agreement dated March 18, 2019 and reported in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 20, 2019 is continuous with automatic monthly extensions on the first day of each month, provides health, dental and vision benefits for a three year period following the date of separation, grosses up separation payments for up to three years of salary following the date of separation and is subject to earlier termination based on disability, death, termination by the Company, with or without cause. He is entitled to participate in the Company’s employee benefit plans available to other executives.  He is eligible for a bonus at the discretion of the Compensation Committee was established byand the Board of Directors, based on performance.  Amounts payable, as of December 31, 2020, in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A)the event of the Exchange Act to oversee FTFC's financial reporting process, the systemMr. Wood’s termination of internal financial controls and audits of its financial statements. The Audit Committee (1) provides oversight of FTFC’s accounting and financial reporting processes and the audit of FTFC’s financial statements, (2) assists the Board of Directors in oversight of the integrity of FTFC’s financial statements, FTFC’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the independent public accounting firm’s qualifications, independence and performance, and FTFC’s internal accounting and financial controls and (3) provides to the Board of Directors such information and materials as it may deem necessary to make the Board of Directors aware of significant financial matters that require the attention of the Board of Directors. The Audit Committee acts pursuant to a written charter adoptedemployment by the Board of Directors, whichCompany not for cause or for good reason at a minimum is available in the “Corporate Governance” section of FTFC’s website at www.firsttrinityfinancial.com.

Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee is currently composed of four directors: George E. Peintner (chairman), Bill H. Hill, Gerald J. Kohout and Will W. Klein, each of whom is determined to be an independent director as the term is defined by the NASDAQ listing standards. The Compensation Committee reviews and approves the compensation and benefits for FTFC’s executive officers and performs such other duties as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors. The Compensation committee acts pursuant to a written Charter adopted by the Board of Directors, which is available in the “Corporate Governance” section of FTFC’s website at www.firsttrinityfinancial.com.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

The Board of Directors has a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. This committee meets on call and submits recommendations to the Board of Directors for the number of members to be included in FTFC’s Board of Directors, the individuals to be submitted to the shareholders for election for FTFC’s Board of Directors and coordinates the corporate governance activities of FTFC. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee currently consists of independent (as the term is defined by the NASDAQ listing standards) directors Charles W. Owens (Chairman) and Gary L. Sherrer and non-independent director William S. Lay. The Nominating and Corporate Governance committee acts pursuant to a written Charter adopted by the Board of Directors, which is available in the “Corporate Governance” section of FTFC’s website at www.firsttrinityfinancial.com.

Investment Committee

The Investment Committee of the Board of Directors is currently composed of four directors: Gregg E. Zahn (chairman), William S. Lay, Charles W. Owens and George E. Peintner. The Investment Committee (1) reviews and approves on at least a quarterly basis investment transactions, (2) establishes FTFC’s investment policy, (3) provides specific guidelines for the allocation of FTFC’s available funds for investments and other purposes and (4) monitors those guidelines to ensure that available funds are properly allocated into investment categories consistent with FTFC’s investment policies. $661,215.

 


 

Executive CompensationSECURITY OWNERSHIP

 

The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of the Company’s Class A and Class B common stock as of August 31, 2021 (i) by all persons known to the Company, based on statements filed by such persons pursuant to Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the exchange act, to be the beneficial owners of more than 5% of FTFC’s common stock, (ii) by the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Committee assistsTable under “Executive Compensation”, (iii) by each director, and (iv) by all current directors and executive officers as a group.

  

Class A

  

Percentage

 
  

Common Stock

  

Beneficially

 

Name

 

Beneficially Owned (1)

  

Owned (1)

 

Gregg E. Zahn

  559,001   6.45

%

William S. Lay

  24,255   * 

Bill H. Hill

  34,968   * 

Charles W. Owens (2)

  51,036   * 

George E. Peintner

  51,170   * 

Gary L. Sherrer

  55,021   * 

Will W. Klein

  11,000   * 

Gerald J. Kohout

  1,100   * 

All directors and executive officers as a group (8 persons)

  787,551   9.09

%

* represents less than 1%

(1)

As of August 31, 2021, there were 8,661,696 Class A shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote. 

(2) 

Includes 4,726 shares jointly owned by Mr. Owens and his children. 

  

Class B

  

Percentage

 
  

Common Stock

  

Beneficially

 

Name

 

Beneficially Owned (1)

  

Owned (1)

 

Gregg E. Zahn

  100,000   98.91

%

William S. Lay

  -   * 

Bill H. Hill

  -   * 

Charles W. Owens

  -   * 

George E. Peintner

  -   * 

Gary L. Sherrer

  -   * 

Will W. Klein

  -   * 

Gerald J. Kohout

  -   * 

All directors and executive officers as a group (8 persons)

  100,000   98.91

%

* represents less than 1%

(1)

As of August 31, 2021, there were 101,102 Class B shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote.


INFORMATION CONCERNING RCC EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Directors

The following sets forth certain information regarding the current Directors of RCC including age, position with RCC, principal occupation and term of service. RCC’s Directors serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

   

Director

Name of Nominee

Age

Position/Principle Occupation

Since

Gregg E. Zahn (4)

60

Director; Chairman of the Board

2013

Theodore T. Lung

57

Director; Vice Chairman of the Board

2017

John C. Todd

73

Director; President and Chief Executive Officer

    2013

William S. Lay (3) (4)

81

Secretary and Treasurer

2013

George (Bill) Beck (1) (2)

73

Director

2014

Matthew P. Breuer (3)

46

Director

2017

John G. Eilering (1)

76

Director

2013

George N. Gaynor (2)

72

Director

2013

William J. Howard (4)

75

Director

2013

Corbyn W. Jones (3)

45

Director

2017

David B. Keller

72

Director

2017

Willard C. (Bill) McNitt (1) (4)

72

Director

2013

Richard H. Straeter (2)

63

Director

2015


(1) Member of Audit Committee

(2) Member of Compensation Committee

(3) Member of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

(4) Member of Investment Committee

The following is a brief description of the previous business background of the executive officers and directors.

Gregg E. Zahn Chairman of the Board of Directors in overseeing the management of FTFC’s compensation and benefits program, chief executive officer performance and executive development and succession efforts. In addition, the Compensation Committee oversees the evaluation of management and compensationRCC, Mr. Zahnis also Chairman of the officers of FTFC.

The primary objective of FTFC’s compensation program is to offer executive officers competitive compensation packages that will permit it to attract and retain individuals with superior abilities and to motivate and reward these individuals in an appropriate manner in the long-term interest of FTFC and its shareholders. Management provides recommendations to the Compensation Committee regarding most compensation matters, including executive compensation; however, the Compensation Committee does not delegate any of its functions to others in setting compensation. FTFC does not currently engage any consultant related to executive compensation.

FTFC’s compensation program for executive officers consists of base salary, consideration for annual bonuses, 401(k) plan and life, health and dental insurance coverage. These elements are intended to provide an overall compensation package that is commensurate with FTFC’s financial resources, that is appropriate to assure the retention of experienced management personnel and that aligns their financial interest with those of its shareholders.

Base Salary: Salary levels recommended by the Compensation Committee are intended to be competitive with salary levels of similarly situated companies, commensurate with the executive officers' respective duties and responsibilities, and reflect the financial performance of FTFC. Annual salary increases are considered based on the same criteria.

Cash Bonuses: Bonus amounts are based on individual performance and are intended to reward superior performance. The Compensation Committee may also take into account additional considerations that it deems appropriate. Bonuses are discretionary and there is no formal bonus plan in place except for Gregg E. Zahn’s asset and net profit bonus discussed below.

The following Summary Compensation Table sets forth the compensation of FTFC’s most highly compensated executive officers for the years indicated.

Summary Compensation Table

Name and Principal Position

 

Year

 

Salary ($)

 

Bonus ($)

 

All Other

Compensation

($)(4)

 

Total ($)

Gregg E. Zahn (1)

 

2018

 

425,556

 

448,468

 

13,200

 

887,224

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

2017

 

401,467

 

497,537

 

13,200

 

912,204

 

       

 

  

Jeffrey J. Wood (2)

 

2018

 

270,530

 

20,000

 

-

 

290,530

Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 

2017

 

262,650

 

15,000

 

-

 

277,650

           

William S. Lay (3)

 

2018

 

106,372

 

-

 

-

 

106,372

Vice President and Chief Investment Officer

 

2017

 

108,304

 

-

 

-

 

108,304

(1) Mr. Zahn was electedBoard, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Trinity Financial Corporation (Tulsa, OK), Trinity Life Insurance Company (Tulsa, OK), and Family Benefit Life Insurance Company (Jefferson City, MO), and Chairman of Texas Republic Capital Corporation (Austin, TX). He founded First Trinity Financial and has served as a director from its inception. From 2004 until October 2007, he was Director of Training and Recruiting for First Trinity Financial. He has served as its Chairman of the Board since 2011 and its President and Chief Executive Officer since 2007. In December 2011, he was appointed Chairman of the Board and CEO, and in October 2007.2015 was appointed President of Family Benefit Life Insurance Company. He was Executive Vice President of First Life America Corporation (Topeka, KS) from December 2008 until August 2009 at which time First Life America merged with Trinity Life Insurance Company. Between 1997 and March 2004, Mr. Zahn served as Marketing Vice President of First Alliance Insurance Company (Lexington, KY) and as Assistant to the President of First Alliance Corporation (Lexington, KY) and Mid-American Alliance Corporation (Jefferson City, MO). He was President of Alliance Insurance Management from 2001-2003.

(2) M. Wood

Theodore T. Lung – Vice Chairman of the Board of RCC. Mr. Lung currently serves as the Business Development Manager at Diversified Crop Insurance Services. Diversified Crop Insurance Services is one of fourteen Federal Crop Insurance providers for the RMA/USDA. Previously, Mr. Lung was electedVice President of AgriLogic Insurance Services. In 1998, Mr. Lung started Midwest Crop Insurance Services, which he successfully grew to having in excess of $70 million in premiums, 170 agents, 25 employees and business in 15 states. He sold his business to AgriLogic in 2011. Mr. Lung has owned several successful independent insurance agencies throughout Illinois. His insurance career started in 1982 as a senior in high school. Mr. Lung served as Vice Chairman at Inspire Capital Corporation and Capital Reserve Life Insurance Company of Osage Beach, MO. In addition to his insurance business, Mr. Lung owns several other businesses in Illinois.

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John C. Todd – Mr. Todd is the President and Chief Executive Officer of RCC and serves as a director. He is a financial services executive with over 40 years of experience focusing on insurance and securities. He has held positions at First Trinity Financial OfficerCorporation (District Manager), Trinity Life Insurance Company, Texas Republic Capital Corporation (Regional Manager), B.C. Ziegler (Senior Managing Director of Wealth Management), Disciplined Investment Advisors (Executive Vice President Sales), Oppenheimer and Merrill Lynch. He has been responsible for planning and executing top- and bottom-line goals, building large sales organizations and product development including, sourcing, structuring, and placing in June 2010excess of $1 billion of private placements, non-traded public securities and debt instruments. He has served on executive management committees, risk committees, new product committees, and retirement committees.

William S. Lay Mr. Lay is Secretary and Treasurer in March 2011.

(3)of RCC and serves as a director.  He is Secretary, Treasurer, and director of Texas Republic Capital Corporation, a Texas insurance holding company, since November 2012. Mr. Lay was electedis Secretary and Treasurer of Texas Republic Life Insurance Company and has served as a director since 2016. Mr. Lay is Secretary and Treasurer of Texas Republic Life Solutions and has served as a director since 2017. Mr. Lay is Vice President and Chief Investment Officer inand a director of First Trinity Financial Corporation, Trinity Life Insurance Company and First Trinity Capital Corporation and served as Chief Financial Officer of each from April 2007 through June 2010, and as Secretary and Treasurer of each from April 2007 through March 2011.  He has been a director of Family Benefit Life Insurance Company since December 2011.  For the past five years, Mr. Lay has been a financial officer and business consultant, specializing in corporate, financial and consulting services for small-sized entrepreneurial companies. Prior to that, Mr. Lay was an officer and director of numerous life insurance companies. He has experience in numerous mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations.

(4) This amount

George Bill Beck – Mr. Beck serves as a director of RCC. He was the owner, President and CEO of Beck Bus Transportation Corporation for 37 years until its sale in 2007. Mr. Beck is the owner of TET Inc., a property management company. Mr. Beck serves on numerous community and state boards. His past and present service includes Mt. Vernon Township High School, Illinois Pupil Transportation Advisory Committee, Federal FCC Board, Illinois State Chamber of Commerce, Good Samaritan Regional Health Center Foundation, Boatmen’s Bank of Mt. Vernon and U.S. Bank of Mt. Vernon. He received his B.A. in Accounting from Southern Illinois University - Carbondale in 1970.

Matthew P. Breuer – Mr. Breuer serves as a director. He is the owner of Revelation Construction and Development in Osage Beach, Missouri, a successful real estate and multi-family company. In 2000, Mr. Breuer founded Ark Enterprises, which is a sales and management company specializing in insurance, property management and real estate. In 1998, Mr. Breuer started in the insurance industry and held various positions from Agent, Regional Director, Agency Director and Central USA Marketing Director and President. He has an auto allowance.Associate’s degree from the University of Wisconsin and a Bachelor’s and Business Minor from Eastern Kentucky University.

John G. Eilering – Mr. Eilering serves as a director of RCC. He is President of the Mt. Prospect, Illinois office of Glenview State Bank, where he is also a director. Mr. Eilering was the former Chairman and CEO of Northwest Suburban Bancorp Inc. from 1997 until its sale in 2007. He has over 50 years of banking experience and serves on numerous community boards. He received his B.A. in Economics from Cornell College and his MBA from Northern Illinois University.

George N. Gaynor – Mr. Gaynor serves as a director of RCC. He began his career in investment banking in 1974. In 1979, he became a member of the Chicago Board Options Exchange and was a market-maker specialist for 14 years. During the 1980’s, he also served as a director of the First National Bank of Batavia, the State Bank of St. Charles, and as a founder and director/officer of Norris Bancorp, until 1988 when these entities were sold. Mr. Gaynor served two terms as an Alumni Trustee of Northwestern University, where he received his B.A. in 1973. Mr. Gaynor also serves as an advisor/strategist for a hedge fund, Three Circles Capital, and remains active in international investment banking, securities and derivatives trading.

 


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William J. Howard – Mr. Howard serves as a director of RCC. He is an attorney who concentrates his practice on complex estate planning, probate, real estate matters, as well as on corporate counsel matters for numerous small- and medium-sized corporate clients including the Rock River Water Reclamation District and Estwing Manufacturing Company. Previously, he was a two-term trustee for Rockford Township and he continues to represent area townships in his law practice. He received his Bachelor’s degree in finance from Northern Illinois University in 1968 and his Juris Doctorate from University of Illinois College of Law in 1972.

Corbyn W. Jones – Mr. Jones serves as a director of RCC. He serves as in-house counsel for Indikon Media Co. and Trident Restaurant Group. Mr. Jones has extensive experience in both business and real estate transactions, as well as commercial litigation. Prior to earning his J.D., Mr. Jones was the starting quarterback for the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he distinguished himself on the field and in the classroom. He subsequently spent time in both the National Football League with the Baltimore Ravens and the Canadian Football League with the Montreal Alouettes. Mr. Jones has also worked as an analyst for the Fox Sports Network, as a part of their Big 12 Football Saturday studio team, and with Learfield Communications, as a co-host for the Tiger Pre- and Post-Game Show.

David B. Keller – Mr. Keller serves as a director of RCC. He is a 41-year veteran banker who spearheaded the start-up of The Bank of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, in 2005, which has since developed a network of branches in Southwest and Southeast Missouri. The Bank of Missouri is a business and professional bank with an emphasis on SBA lending to emerging and expanding business enterprises as well as a leading provider of wealth management services to individuals and businesses for investment management, retirement planning, deferred compensation and employee benefits. Mr. Keller has served as the Board Chairman of the Missouri Innovation Center since 2004, which operates a 33,000 square-foot business incubator in Columbia and is an active angel investor with Centennial Investors. Mr. Keller serves as an Advisory Board Member at the Steve and Barbara Fishman Entrepreneurial Center at Columbia College. He is a lifelong member of the Boy Scouts of America, serving on the Great Rivers Council Board since 1988, and having received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award in 2002.

Willard C. McNitt III – Mr. McNitt serves as a director of RCC. He has been a principal of the Thurston Group, a merchant bank, since 2000. He has served on the boards of several portfolio companies in the telecommunications, energy, financial services and healthcare industries. Mr. McNitt was the Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Treasurer of Zenith Electronics, and the Vice President and Treasurer of Gould Inc., both publicly-traded companies. Mr. McNitt is a CPA and holds a CFA charter. He received his B.A., with honors, from Amherst College, and his MBA from Harvard Business School.

Richard H. Straeter – Mr. Straeter serves as a director of RCC. He is the owner of Orbit Gas Transmission, Orbit, Inc. and Orbit Gas Storage, Inc. He has held positions as district manager for Woosley Operating Company, President of Continental Resources Eastern Region, and Vice President of Barger Engineering. He is involved with numerous charities including Broken Loved Healed, Habitat for Humanity, United Way and the United Methodist Children’s Home, among many others. Mr. Straeter served on the boards of the Illinois Oil and Gas Association, First National Bank Advisory Board of Carmi, Illinois and Lifeboat Alliance. He received his B.S. in Petroleum Engineering in 1983 and his M.S. from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 2004.

Executive Officers

The following sets forth information regarding the current executive officers of RCC. The executive officers serve a term of one year as elected by the Board of Directors or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

   

Officer

Name

Age

Position / Principal Occupation

 Since

John C. Todd

73

President and Chief Executive Officer

2013

William S. Lay

81

Secretary and Treasurer

2013

Michael J. McArthur

56

Chief Financial Officer

2018

87

There are no family relationships between the directors.

Corporate Governance

RCC has a Code of Conduct and Ethics (“Code”) applicable to all directors and employees, including its Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and other senior executives, to help ensure that its business is conducted in accordance with high standards of ethical behavior. The Code may be obtained free charge by contacting its corporate offices at (708) 995-7748 or requesting a copy in writing to 19250 Everett Lane, Suite 201, Mokena, Illinois 60448.

RCC’s Board of Directors, Executive Officers, Officers and Management annually complete and verify biographical affidavits, questionnaires and conflict and interest forms to document compliance with the Code.

RCC has four major committees to ensure that RCC‘s activities, decisions and transactions are subject to review and scrutiny.

Board of Directors, Executive Officers, Officers and Management annually complete and verify biographical affidavits, questionnaires and conflict and interest forms to document compliance with the Code.

Communication with the Board of Directors

Shareholders and other interested parties can communicate with the Board of Directors, including the non-management directors, by writing to Royalty Capital Corporation, Board of Directors, Attention: Corporate Secretary, 19250 Everett Lane, Suite 201, Mokena, Illinois 60448. Complaints relating to the Company’s accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters will be referred to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Other concerns will be referred to the Chairman of the Board of Directors. All shareholder-related complaints and concerns will be received, processed and acknowledged by the Company’s Board of Directors. Further information regarding communications with the Board of Directors may be found at the Company’s website, www.firsttrinityfinancial.com under “Corporate Governance.”

Board Committees

RCC has four major committees to ensure RCC’s activities, decisions and transactions are subject to review and scrutiny. Each is discussed below.

Employment Agreements

 

Gregg E. Zahnentered into an employment agreement with FTFC on June 7, 2010, with amendments on December 8, 2011, October 8, 2012 and April 9, 2013 and September 5, 2017.  The employment agreement and amendments were reported by the Company in its Reports on Form 8-K filed on June 11, 2010, December 13, 2011, October 10, 2012, April 11, 2013 and September 8, 2017, respectively. The employment agreement dated June 7, 2010, contained the terms and conditions of the agreement.  The most recent amended agreement is continuous with automatic monthly extensions on the first day of each month, provides health, dental and vision benefits for a three-year period following the date of separation, grosses up separation payments for up to three years of salary following the date of separation and is subject to earlier termination based on disability, death, termination by FTFC,the Company, with or without cause.

 

Under the September 5, 2017, amendment:

 

 

Mr. Zahn's annual salary of $300,000 increased annually on January 1st of each year by 6% (retroactive to January 1, 2013) during 2013 to $318,000 and in subsequent years increased as follows: 2013 - $318,000; 2014 - $337,080; 2015 - $357,304; 2016 - $378,743; 2017 - $401,467, 2018 - $425,556, and 2019 - $451,089. Mr. Zahn's base salary will be revisited when FTFC's assets reach $500,000,000;$451,089, 2020 - $478,154 and 2021 - $506,843.

 

 

Mr. Zahn will receive an asset growth bonus (with assets measured using the U.S. GAAP basis of accounting) as follows: $200,000 bonus when FTFC’sthe Company’s assets reach $200,000,000; $250,000 bonus when FTFC’sthe Company’s assets reach $250,000,000; $300,000 bonus when FTFC’sthe Company’s assets reach $300,000,000; $350,000 bonus when FTFC’sthe Company’s assets reach $350,000,000; $400,000 bonus when FTFC’sthe Company’s assets reach $400,000,000; $450,000 bonus when FTFC’sthe Company’s assets reach $450,000,000 and $500,000 bonus when FTFC’sthe Company’s assets reach $500,000,000. More than one asset growth bonus can be reached in any given year. Mr. Zahn’s asset growth bonus will beis being revisited since the Company’s assets exceed $500,000,000 but Mr. Zahn was granted a $600,000 bonus at the discretion of the Board of Directors in 2020 when FTFC’sthe Company’s assets reach $500,000,000; andexceeded $600,000,000.

 

 

Mr. Zahn will receive a net profit bonus of 5% of the net income (with operating results measured using the U.S. GAAP basis of accounting) of FTFCthe Company each year after completion of the annual audit and the filing of FTFC’sthe Company’s Form 10-K. The net profit bonus will be capped at 200% of Mr. Zahn’s base salary for the year the net profit bonus was calculated. The initial net profit bonus was calculated for the year ended December 31, 2012.

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Mr. Zahn also receivesreceived a monthly auto allowance of $1,100 through March 31, 2020 that was raisedincreased to $1,100.a monthly auto allowance of $1,500 effective April 1, 2020.  He is entitled to participate in FTFC’sthe Company’s employee benefit plans available to other executives.  The amountAmounts payable, as of December 31, 2018,2020, in the event of Mr. Zahn’s termination of employment by FTFCthe Company not for cause or for good reason at a minimum is $1,241,205.$3,982,973.

 

William S. Layentered into an employment agreement dated December 6, 2018, with FTFC,the Company, effective January 1, 2019. The December 6, 2018 agreement is for a term through December 31, 2021 and is subject to earlier termination based on disability, death, termination by FTFC,the Company, with or without cause. Mr. Lay’s base salary will be $31,250 for working 347 hours in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Any additional hours beyond 347 in 2019, 2020 and 2021 will be paidreimbursed at $95 per hour. The employment agreement was reported in FTFC'sthe Company's Report on Form 8-K filed on December 7, 2018. He is entitled to participate in FTFC’sthe Company’s employee benefit plans available to other executives. He is eligible for a bonus at the discretion of the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors, based on performance. Amounts payable, as of December 31, 2018,2020, in the event of Mr. Lay’s termination of employment by FTFCthe Company not for cause or for good reason at a minimum is $62,500.$46,548.

 

Jeffrey J. Woodentered into an employment agreement with FTFC dated December 8, 2011 with the Company, effective and retroactive to August 1, 2011.  The agreement continueswas for a term through December 31, 2013 with automatic one-year extensions each year on December 31 and is subject to earlier termination based on disability, death, termination by FTFC,the Company, with or without cause.  OnMr. Wood’s base salary of $200,000 effective August 1, 2011 was increased to $225,000 per year pursuant to an amendment to his employment agreement as of April 9, 2013, and effective as of January 1, 2013. The amendment was reported in the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed on April 11, 2013. Mr. Wood’s base salary of $225,000 retroactively effective January 1, 2013 was increased to $240,000 per year pursuant to an amendment to his employment agreement as of December 23, 2015, and effective as of January 1, 2015. The amendment was reported in the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed on December 28, 2015. Mr. Wood’s base salary of $240,000 retroactively effective to January 1, 2015 was increased to $255,000 per year pursuant to an amendment to his employment agreement as of February 26, 2016, and effective as of January 1, 2016. This annual salary of $255,000 will increase annually beginning January 1, 2017 by 3%. The amendment was reported in the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed on February 29, 2016. The most recent amended agreement dated March 18, 2019 FTFC amended Mr. Wood’s employment agreement to generally provide three additional items: 1)and reported in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 20, 2019 is continuous with automatic monthly extensions on the first day of each month, Mr. Wood’s employment is renewed for two years from the first date of the new month, 2) upon a separation of service, Mr. Wood shall receiveprovides health, dental and vision benefits provided to employees of FTFC for a two-yearthree year period following the date of separation, 3) upon agrosses up separation of service, Mr. Wood shall receive, if applicable under the terms of the Internal Revenue Code, gross payments for income taxesup to three years of salary following the date of separation and excise taxes. The amendment was reported in FTFC’s Reportis subject to earlier termination based on Form 8-K filed on March 20, 2019. Mr. Wooddisability, death, termination by the Company, with or without cause. He is entitled to participate in FTFC’sthe Company’s employee benefit plans available to other executives.  Mr. WoodHe is eligible for a bonus at the discretion of the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors, based on performance.  His base salary for 2019 is $278,645. Amounts payable, as of MarchDecember 31, 2019,2020, in the event of Mr. Wood’s termination of employment by FTFCthe Company not for cause or for good reason at a minimum is $557,291.$661,215.

 


SECURITY OWNERSHIP

 

The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of FTFC’sthe Company’s Class A and Class B Common Stockcommon stock as of November 25, 2019August 31, 2021 (i) by all persons known to FTFC,the Company, based on statements filed by such persons pursuant to Section 13(d) andor 13(g) of the Exchange Act,exchange act, to be the beneficial owners of more than 5% of FTFC’s Class A or Class B Common Stock,common stock, (ii) by the executive officers of FTFC,named in the Summary Compensation Table under “Executive Compensation”, (iii) by each FTFC director, and (iv) by all current FTFC directors and executive officers as a group.

 

 

 

Class A

  

Percentage

 
 

Common Stock

  

Beneficially

 

Name

 

Class A

Common Stock

Beneficially

Owned (1)

  

Percentage

Beneficially

Owned (1)

  

Class B

Common Stock

Beneficially

Owned (1)

  

Percentage

Beneficially

Owned (1)

  

Beneficially Owned (1)

  

Owned (1)

 

Gregg E. Zahn

  498,400   6.54%   100,000   53.96%   559,001   6.45

%

William S. Lay

  24,255   *           24,255   * 

Bill H. Hill

  34,968   *           34,968   * 

Charles W. Owens (2)

  53,361   *           51,036   * 

George E. Peintner

  51,170   *           51,170   * 

Gary L. Sherrer

  55,021   *           55,021   * 

Will W. Klein

  -0-   *           11,000   * 

Gerald J. Kohout

  -0-   *           1,100   * 

All directors and executive officers as a group (8 persons)

  717,175   9.42%   100,000   53.96%   787,551   9.09

%

 

* represents less than 1%

 

(1)

As of August 31, 2021, there were 8,661,696 Class A shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote. 

(2) 

Includes 4,726 shares jointly owned by Mr. Owens and his children. 

(1)      As of November 25, 2019, there were 7,617,063 shares of FTFC’s Class A Common Stock (giving effect to a 10% stock dividend paid to Class A shareholders) and 185,530 shares of FTFC’s Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote. For information concerning the relative rights of FTFC’s Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, see “Description of FTFC Capital Stock.”

  

Class B

  

Percentage

 
  

Common Stock

  

Beneficially

 

Name

 

Beneficially Owned (1)

  

Owned (1)

 

Gregg E. Zahn

  100,000   98.91

%

William S. Lay

  -   * 

Bill H. Hill

  -   * 

Charles W. Owens

  -   * 

George E. Peintner

  -   * 

Gary L. Sherrer

  -   * 

Will W. Klein

  -   * 

Gerald J. Kohout

  -   * 

All directors and executive officers as a group (8 persons)

  100,000   98.91

%

* represents less than 1%

(2)     Includes 4,851 shares jointly owned by Mr. Owens and his children.

(1)

As of August 31, 2021, there were 101,102 Class B shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote.

 


 

INFORMATION CONCERNING K-TENN

General

K-TENN is a Tennessee corporation organized on March 8, 2010 to act as an insurance holding company. K-TENN wholly owns K-TENN Life, a Tennessee-chartered life insurance company, and K-TENN Agency (“KTA”), a Kentucky-chartered insurance agency. K-TENN has assembled its management team and board of directors, conducted its organizational activities, assembled its employee organization, chartered a life insurance company, and formed an insurance agency.

As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, K-TENN has 20,000,000 shares of common stock authorized and 7,733,089 shares of common stock outstanding. Outstanding shares of common stock were previously sold through three private placements. To maximize its ability to be successful in the states of Tennessee and Kentucky, K-TENN sold its shares of common stock as broadly as possible with business, professional, and agricultural leaders in both states. As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, K-TENN has shareholders in approximately 90% of the 95 counties in Tennessee and of the 120 counties in Kentucky.

K-TENN Life

K-TENN Life is an insurance company incorporated in 2015 and began selling policies in 2017, under laws of the Tennessee Department of Insurance and Commerce. K-TENN Life sells various life insurance policies. K-TENN Life is a wholly-owned subsidiary of K-TENN.

K-TENN Life’s initial life policy was filed and subsequently authorized to be marketed by the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance and is available in Tennessee. The policy offers a death benefit and a living benefit to ensure that the product may be used as both a tool for financial protection as well as wealth building. The product is currently marketed by captive and independent agents. As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, K-TENN Life has placed approximately $20,000,000 of life coverage with a single product and has projected future renewal premiums of nearly $3,000,000.

KTA

K-TENN also operates KTA, an insurance agency formed to sell life products. KTA offers a variety of term and permanent life insurance products through numerous insurers. KTA was formed with the singular goal of being able to provide additional life insurance options for its clients based upon their individual needs. As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, KTA is a dormant entity.

Property

In April 2018, K-TENN Life entered into a 13 month lease agreement for occupancy effective April 20, 2018 through May 19, 2019. Rent expense related to this lease was $16,716 for the year ended December 31, 2018. In April 2019, K-TENN Life renewed this lease through July 13, 2020. Future minimum lease payments are: $28,426 and $15,529 for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2020, respectively.

Policy Reserves

K-TENN Life waives deduction of deferred fractional premiums upon death of an insured and returns a portion of the final premium beyond the date of death. Surrender values are not promised in excess of legally computed reserves. K-TENN Life charges standard premiums plus extra premiums for policies issued on substandard risk. For these policies, K-TENN Life holds regular mean reserves plus a substandard reserve. The substandard reserve is 50% of the extra premium in force on the valuation date.


As of December 31, 2018, K-TENN Life had no life insurance in force for which gross premiums are less than net premiums according to the standard valuation set by the State of Tennessee. The unearned policy reserves of $60,041 at December 31, 2018 does not include any additional amount for deficiency reserves. As of December 31, 2017, K-TENN Life had $1,726,000 life insurance in force for which gross premiums are less than net premiums according to the standard valuation set by the State of Tennessee. The unearned policy reserves of $52,425 at December 31, 2017 includes an additional amount for deficiency reserves of $47,470.

Related Party Transactions

K-TENN Life reimbursed K-TENN $247,108 and $262,106 for expenses paid on behalf of K-TENN Life during the years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. For the nine month-period ended on September 30, 2019, K-TENN Life reimbursed K-TENN $260,535 for expenses paid on behalf of K-TENN Life. K-TENN Life also has a service agreement with K-TENN.

Legal Proceedings

K-TENN may, from time to time, be involved in litigation during the ordinary course of business, but as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus it is not involved in any pending material litigation.

INFORMATION CONCERNING K-TENNRCC EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

 

The executive officers and directors of K-TENN are as follows:Directors

 

The following sets forth certain information regarding the current Directors of RCC including age, position with RCC, principal occupation and term of service. RCC’s Directors serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

   

Director

Name of Nominee

Age

Position/Principle Occupation

Since

Gregg E. Zahn (4)

60

Director; Chairman of the Board

2013

Theodore T. Lung

57

Director; Vice Chairman of the Board

2017

John C. Todd

73

Director; President and Chief Executive Officer

    2013

William S. Lay (3) (4)

81

Secretary and Treasurer

2013

George (Bill) Beck (1) (2)

73

Director

2014

Matthew P. Breuer (3)

46

Director

2017

John G. Eilering (1)

76

Director

2013

George N. Gaynor (2)

72

Director

2013

William J. Howard (4)

75

Director

2013

Corbyn W. Jones (3)

45

Director

2017

David B. Keller

72

Director

2017

Willard C. (Bill) McNitt (1) (4)

72

Director

2013

Richard H. Straeter (2)

63

Director

2015


Name

Age

Position(1) Member of Audit Committee

David A. Foley

43

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director(2) Member of Compensation Committee

R. Dean Branan

64

Secretary/Treasurer(3) Member of Nominating and DirectorCorporate Governance Committee

Pat Day

65

Director

James Jewell

51

Director

Marty Johnson

58

Director

Matthew H. Kisber

59

Director

Scott Maddux

52

Director

Don Pemberton

51

Director

Kenny Perry

58

Director(4) Member of Investment Committee

 

The executive officers of K-TENN serve at the discretion of the board of directors of K-TENN and are elected at the annual meeting of the board of directors of K-TENN. Directors are elected annually by the K-TENN shareholders. The following is a brief description of the previous business background of the executive officers and directors of K-TENN. There is no family relationship between or among the executive officers and directors of K-TENN.


David A. Foley. Mr. Foley has 22years of experience in sales, marketing, and sales management. From 1997 Mr. Foley’s sales career began as he was working toward his degree at the University of Kentucky. From May 2000 to October 2002, Mr. Foley served as a sales representative and Regional Manager for First Alliance Insurance Company. In October 2002, Mr. Foley entered the pharmaceutical business. He worked for two of the largest pharmaceutical firms in the world (Merck & Co. – 2002 to January 2005 and Sanofi-Aventis – January 2005 to October 2007. In October 2007, Mr. Foley became a Sales Manager for a Kentucky-based holding company (Vetix Inc.) that owns and operates both human and animal health businesses. From July 2009 to December 2009, he was Marketing and Sales Director for Ionx Capital, Inc., a company that develops and commercializes products that analyze heat-related health conditions. From 2010 to present he has been President and CEO of K-TENN.directors.

 

R. Dean Branan. Mr. Branan has 32 yearsGregg E. Zahn Chairman of experience in the insurance and brokerage industries. After seven years as a Series 7 licensed stock broker, in 1988 Mr. Branan started as an agent in an Ohio-based insurance holding company, being promoted to district manager after six months. In 1993, Mr. Branan became affiliated with a Kentucky-based company, First Alliance Corporation, as Regional Manager. In January of 2000, Mr. Branan left the Kentucky company to help form Integrity Capital Corporation and its subsidiary, Integrity Capital Insurance Company, as Recruiting and Training Director. In 2001, Mr. Branan was elevated to Vice President of Corporate Development for those companies. In 2004, Mr. Branan became Secretary and Assistant Treasurer for Integrity Capital Corporation and Integrity Capital Insurance Company. On March 1, 2009, Integrity Capital Corporation merged into Citizens, Inc. of Austin, Texas, and Mr. Branan served on a consulting basis for Integrity Capital through December 31, 2009. In 1979, Mr. Branan received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio. From 2010 to present he has been Secretary/Treasurer of K-TENN.

Pat Day. Mr. Day was a professional jockey for 32 years from 1973 until 2005, during which time he rode 8,803 winners, presently 4th on the all-time win list. His mounts earned a record $298 million. His primary activities since then have been for charitable causes. He has won the Eclipse Award for outstanding jockey four times and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991. He served on the board of directors for The Jockey’s Guild and was President for one term. He is a former Industry Representative for the Race Track Chaplaincy of America that oversees the activities of 77 chaplains who are ministering to the people working at 116 different racetracks and training centers throughout North America and has traveled extensively internationally helping to establish chaplaincy programs in Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. He is also on the board of directors of Mom’s Closet Resource Center, a non-profit ministry that helps single mothers, and on the board of directors for First Kentucky Trust Company, a wealth management company located in Louisville, Kentucky.

James Jewell. Mr. Jewell has spent the past 22 plus years primarily working in his family-owned John Deere dealership. In 2006, James was involved in organizing the merger of the dealership and nine others, forming TriGreen Equipment. He is a member of its Board of Directors as well as responsible for that company’s compact construction business. He presently serves on First Tennessee Bank’s local Advisory Board, John Deere’s Commercial Worksite Advisory Board, and is a past member of John Deere’s Consumer and Commercial Advisory Board. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee.

Marty Johnson. Mr. Johnson has a vast array of business experience. He has owned a Shell convenience store since 1989. His ventures currently include being the franchise principal for 56 restaurants (the majority of which are Applebee’s followed by Wendy’s). Mr. Johnson has owned as many as 80 restaurants. His restaurants are in the following markets: Eastern Kentucky, Southeast West Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, and Middle Tennessee, including the Nashville market. Mr. Johnson is 40% owner of the Bank of Hindman. He is also involved in numerous real estate ventures. Mr. Johnson is a graduate of the University of Kentucky.

Matthew H. Kisber. Mr. Kisber is the President and CEO of Silicon Ranch Corporation and has served in that capacity commencing in January 2011. Silicon Ranch Corporation is a company that develops and operates utilize scale solar facilities. Mr. Kisber served as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD). Appointed January 18, 2003, Commissioner Kisber has led Tennessee’s efforts that resulted in four $1 billion dollar projects within a one-year timeframe: German automaker Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee; polycrystalline silicon manufacturers Hemlock in Clarksville, Tennessee; Wacker Chemie in Cleveland, Tennessee; and Japanese automaker Nissan in Smyrna, Tennessee.


Under Commissioner Kisber’s leadership, more than 50 corporate headquarters have located in Tennessee, including Nissan North America, International Paper, Louisiana Pacific, Clarcor, Service Master, Asurion and others. Since his appointment as commissioner, Tennessee has seen more than $33 billion in new capital investment and more than 190,505 new jobs created. In May 2008, Site Selection magazine recognized the state’s accomplishments by naming Tennessee the most competitive state in the country for economic development.

Prior to his appointment as commissioner, Kisber served ten consecutive terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives and as Vice President of Business Development for First Tennessee Bank. In the Tennessee General Assembly, he served as chairman of the Finance, Ways and Means Committee, which is responsible for the state’s budget. He received his bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University in 1982 and was one of 36 state legislators from 21 states to successfully complete the inaugural Program for Emerging Political Leaders at the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business Administration.

Commissioner Kisber is also active in various civic and cultural causes, including service on the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Holocaust Commission, Tennessee Tomorrow, Inc., WestStar Leadership Program, Miss Tennessee Scholarship Pageant and the Tennessee State Museum Foundation.

Scott Maddux.RCC, Mr. Maddux began his professional career after receiving a BS in Marketing (1990) and a Master’s Degree in Business (MBA) from Tennessee Tech University in 1992. He began his professional work as a financial analyst for the March Group, a regional merger and acquisition firm in Nashville, Tennessee. After three years as Senior Analyst in Charge of Business Valuations, he left to pursue his own business. Scott started a marketing and advertising company (Crescent Moon Advertising) in Cookeville, Tennessee in 1995. Within six months he had opened an office in Chattanooga, a market that could better support the business and Cookeville became a secondary market. In 1997, he became a 50% partner in Maddux Underground Communications (a company his father started). From 1997, Maddux Communications grew from a five-person operation with sales under $1 million to over 50 employees with revenues of $10 million. In 2001, he sold Maddux Communications to Quanta Services, a NYSE company. In 2004, Mr. Maddux opened Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson (“SMHD”) in Maryville, Tennessee. Since its opening, SMHD has exceeded expectations and been recognized by Harley-Davidson as one of its premier dealerships. SMHD has been recognized with the Bar & Shield award for excellence every year since opening, has been recognized as the Retail EnvironmentZahnis also Chairman of the Year, and was awarded Dealer of the Year by Harley-Davidson Financial Services in 2006. In addition to the dealership in Maryville, Tennessee, SMHD also owns Harley-Davidson retail stores in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge and Wildcat Harley-Davidson in London, Kentucky.

Don Pemberton. Mr. Pemberton is a third-generation rancher in western Kentucky, where he operates his family’s cattle business, Fox Creek Cattle Company. Don has served the beef industry at the county, state, and national levels. He is currently serving on the executive committee and the Board, of Directors of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). Don is a past president of the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association (“KCA”) and currently serves on KCA Board of Directors as well as the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Foundation Board of Trustees. Don is also a board member of Integrated Traceability Solutions and serves as chairman of the producer advisory committee for Breathitt Veterinary Center Diagnostic Laboratory. He is also a member of the Christian County Cattlemen’s Association and Kentucky Farm Bureau.

Don worked for Schering-Plough Animal Health for 14 years. He held various positions of increasing responsibilities before he decided to join the family cattle business. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Economics and an MBA, both from Drury University, Springfield, Missouri.

Kenny Perry. Mr. Perry is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and for the Champions Tour. He has 14 PGA Tour victories. The latest was the 2009 Travelers Championship. He is a member of the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame (2003), and was a member of the 2004 and 2005 Ryder’s Cup Team, was a member of the President’s Cup team (1996, 2003, 2005 and 2009). For his success in leading the USA to victory in the Ryder Cup, he and fellow Kentuckian, J.B. Holmes, were named Kentuckians of the Year for 2008 by Kentucky Monthly magazine.


K-TENN EXECUTIVE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPENSATION

David A. Foley, President and Chief Executive Officer of K-TENN, receivesFirst Trinity Financial Corporation (Tulsa, OK), Trinity Life Insurance Company (Tulsa, OK), and Family Benefit Life Insurance Company (Jefferson City, MO), and Chairman of Texas Republic Capital Corporation (Austin, TX). He founded First Trinity Financial and has served as a salarydirector from its inception. From 2004 until October 2007, he was Director of $125,000 per year. R. Dean Branan, Secretary/TreasurerTraining and Recruiting for First Trinity Financial. He has served as its Chairman of K-TENN, receives a salarythe Board since 2011 and its President and Chief Executive Officer since 2007. In December 2011, he was appointed Chairman of $90,000 per year. In addition, executive officers may receive performance-based bonus paymentsthe Board and CEO, and in 2015 was appointed President of Family Benefit Life Insurance Company. He was Executive Vice President of First Life America Corporation (Topeka, KS) from December 2008 until August 2009 at which time First Life America merged with Trinity Life Insurance Company. Between 1997 and March 2004, Mr. Zahn served as the boardMarketing Vice President of directors of K-TENN may approve from time to time. Messrs. FoleyFirst Alliance Insurance Company (Lexington, KY) and Branan also each receive an automobile and expense allowance of $1,000 per month and standard employee benefits offered to all employees of K-TENN. Messrs. Foley and Branan devote 100% of their business timeas Assistant to the operationsPresident of K-TENN.First Alliance Corporation (Lexington, KY) and Mid-American Alliance Corporation (Jefferson City, MO). He was President of Alliance Insurance Management from 2001-2003.

 

Each non-employeeTheodore T. Lung – Vice Chairman of the Board of RCC. Mr. Lung currently serves as the Business Development Manager at Diversified Crop Insurance Services. Diversified Crop Insurance Services is one of fourteen Federal Crop Insurance providers for the RMA/USDA. Previously, Mr. Lung was Vice President of AgriLogic Insurance Services. In 1998, Mr. Lung started Midwest Crop Insurance Services, which he successfully grew to having in excess of $70 million in premiums, 170 agents, 25 employees and business in 15 states. He sold his business to AgriLogic in 2011. Mr. Lung has owned several successful independent insurance agencies throughout Illinois. His insurance career started in 1982 as a senior in high school. Mr. Lung served as Vice Chairman at Inspire Capital Corporation and Capital Reserve Life Insurance Company of Osage Beach, MO. In addition to his insurance business, Mr. Lung owns several other businesses in Illinois.

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John C. Todd – Mr. Todd is the President and Chief Executive Officer of RCC and serves as a director. He is a financial services executive with over 40 years of experience focusing on insurance and securities. He has held positions at First Trinity Financial Corporation (District Manager), Trinity Life Insurance Company, Texas Republic Capital Corporation (Regional Manager), B.C. Ziegler (Senior Managing Director of Wealth Management), Disciplined Investment Advisors (Executive Vice President Sales), Oppenheimer and Merrill Lynch. He has been responsible for planning and executing top- and bottom-line goals, building large sales organizations and product development including, sourcing, structuring, and placing in excess of $1 billion of private placements, non-traded public securities and debt instruments. He has served on executive management committees, risk committees, new product committees, and retirement committees.

William S. Lay Mr. Lay is Secretary and Treasurer of RCC and serves as a director.  He is Secretary, Treasurer, and director of Texas Republic Capital Corporation, a Texas insurance holding company, since November 2012. Mr. Lay is Secretary and Treasurer of Texas Republic Life Insurance Company and has served as a director since 2016. Mr. Lay is Secretary and Treasurer of Texas Republic Life Solutions and has served as a director since 2017. Mr. Lay is Vice President and Chief Investment Officer and a director of First Trinity Financial Corporation, Trinity Life Insurance Company and First Trinity Capital Corporation and served as Chief Financial Officer of each from April 2007 through June 2010, and as Secretary and Treasurer of each from April 2007 through March 2011.  He has been a director of Family Benefit Life Insurance Company since December 2011.  For the past five years, Mr. Lay has been a financial officer and business consultant, specializing in corporate, financial and consulting services for small-sized entrepreneurial companies. Prior to that, Mr. Lay was an officer and director of numerous life insurance companies. He has experience in numerous mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations.

George Bill Beck – Mr. Beck serves as a director of RCC. He was the owner, President and CEO of Beck Bus Transportation Corporation for 37 years until its sale in 2007. Mr. Beck is the owner of TET Inc., a property management company. Mr. Beck serves on numerous community and state boards. His past and present service includes Mt. Vernon Township High School, Illinois Pupil Transportation Advisory Committee, Federal FCC Board, Illinois State Chamber of Commerce, Good Samaritan Regional Health Center Foundation, Boatmen’s Bank of Mt. Vernon and U.S. Bank of Mt. Vernon. He received his B.A. in Accounting from Southern Illinois University - Carbondale in 1970.

Matthew P. Breuer – Mr. Breuer serves as a director. He is the owner of Revelation Construction and Development in Osage Beach, Missouri, a successful real estate and multi-family company. In 2000, Mr. Breuer founded Ark Enterprises, which is a sales and management company specializing in insurance, property management and real estate. In 1998, Mr. Breuer started in the insurance industry and held various positions from Agent, Regional Director, Agency Director and Central USA Marketing Director and President. He has an Associate’s degree from the University of Wisconsin and a Bachelor’s and Business Minor from Eastern Kentucky University.

John G. Eilering – Mr. Eilering serves as a director of RCC. He is President of the Mt. Prospect, Illinois office of Glenview State Bank, where he is also a director. Mr. Eilering was the former Chairman and CEO of Northwest Suburban Bancorp Inc. from 1997 until its sale in 2007. He has over 50 years of banking experience and serves on numerous community boards. He received his B.A. in Economics from Cornell College and his MBA from Northern Illinois University.

George N. Gaynor – Mr. Gaynor serves as a director of RCC. He began his career in investment banking in 1974. In 1979, he became a member of the boardChicago Board Options Exchange and was a market-maker specialist for 14 years. During the 1980’s, he also served as a director of directorsthe First National Bank of K-TENNBatavia, the State Bank of St. Charles, and as a founder and director/officer of Norris Bancorp, until 1988 when these entities were sold. Mr. Gaynor served two terms as an Alumni Trustee of Northwestern University, where he received his B.A. in 1973. Mr. Gaynor also serves as an advisor/strategist for a hedge fund, Three Circles Capital, and remains active in international investment banking, securities and derivatives trading.

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William J. Howard – Mr. Howard serves as a director of RCC. He is paidan attorney who concentrates his practice on complex estate planning, probate, real estate matters, as well as on corporate counsel matters for numerous small- and medium-sized corporate clients including the Rock River Water Reclamation District and Estwing Manufacturing Company. Previously, he was a totaltwo-term trustee for Rockford Township and he continues to represent area townships in his law practice. He received his Bachelor’s degree in finance from Northern Illinois University in 1968 and his Juris Doctorate from University of $2,000 per yearIllinois College of Law in 1972.

Corbyn W. Jones – Mr. Jones serves as a director of RCC. He serves as in-house counsel for serviceIndikon Media Co. and Trident Restaurant Group. Mr. Jones has extensive experience in both business and real estate transactions, as well as commercial litigation. Prior to earning his J.D., Mr. Jones was the starting quarterback for the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he distinguished himself on the field and in the classroom. He subsequently spent time in both the National Football League with the Baltimore Ravens and the Canadian Football League with the Montreal Alouettes. Mr. Jones has also worked as an analyst for the Fox Sports Network, as a part of their Big 12 Football Saturday studio team, and with Learfield Communications, as a co-host for the Tiger Pre- and Post-Game Show.

David B. Keller – Mr. Keller serves as a director of RCC. He is a 41-year veteran banker who spearheaded the start-up of The Bank of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, in 2005, which has since developed a network of branches in Southwest and Southeast Missouri. The Bank of Missouri is a business and professional bank with an emphasis on SBA lending to emerging and expanding business enterprises as well as a leading provider of wealth management services to individuals and businesses for investment management, retirement planning, deferred compensation and employee benefits. Mr. Keller has served as the Board Chairman of the Missouri Innovation Center since 2004, which operates a 33,000 square-foot business incubator in Columbia and is an active angel investor with Centennial Investors. Mr. Keller serves as an Advisory Board Member at the Steve and Barbara Fishman Entrepreneurial Center at Columbia College. He is a lifelong member of the Boy Scouts of America, serving on the Great Rivers Council Board since 1988, and having received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award in 2002.

Willard C. McNitt III – Mr. McNitt serves as a director of RCC. He has been a principal of the Thurston Group, a merchant bank, since 2000. He has served on the boards of directorsseveral portfolio companies in the telecommunications, energy, financial services and healthcare industries. Mr. McNitt was the Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Treasurer of K-TENNZenith Electronics, and its subsidiaries. Additionally, board membersthe Vice President and Treasurer of K-TENN receive fees for meetings attended ($1,500 in person; $500 by telephone). Members of the K-TENN Board of directorsGould Inc., both publicly-traded companies. Mr. McNitt is a CPA and officers of K-TENN receive reimbursement for business expenses incurred in connectionholds a CFA charter. He received his B.A., with their service to K-TENN, including reasonable travel expenses incurred in attending meetings.honors, from Amherst College, and his MBA from Harvard Business School.

 

Richard H. Straeter – Mr. Straeter serves as a director of RCC. He is the owner of Orbit Gas Transmission, Orbit, Inc. and Orbit Gas Storage, Inc. He has held positions as district manager for Woosley Operating Company, President of Continental Resources Eastern Region, and Vice President of Barger Engineering. He is involved with numerous charities including Broken Loved Healed, Habitat for Humanity, United Way and the United Methodist Children’s Home, among many others. Mr. Straeter served on the boards of the Illinois Oil and Gas Association, First National Bank Advisory Board of Carmi, Illinois and Lifeboat Alliance. He received his B.S. in Petroleum Engineering in 1983 and his M.S. from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 2004.

Executive Officers

The following sets forth information regarding the current executive officers of RCC. The executive officers serve a term of one year as elected by the Board of Directors or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

   

Officer

Name

Age

Position / Principal Occupation

 Since

John C. Todd

73

President and Chief Executive Officer

2013

William S. Lay

81

Secretary and Treasurer

2013

Michael J. McArthur

56

Chief Financial Officer

2018

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There are no family relationships between the directors.

Corporate Governance

RCC has a Code of Conduct and Ethics (“Code”) applicable to all directors and employees, including its Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and other senior executives, to help ensure that its business is conducted in accordance with high standards of ethical behavior. The Code may be obtained free charge by contacting its corporate offices at (708) 995-7748 or requesting a copy in writing to 19250 Everett Lane, Suite 201, Mokena, Illinois 60448.

RCC’s Board of Directors, Executive Officers, Officers and Management annually complete and verify biographical affidavits, questionnaires and conflict and interest forms to document compliance with the Code.

RCC has four major committees to ensure that RCC‘s activities, decisions and transactions are subject to review and scrutiny.

Board of Directors, Executive Officers, Officers and Management annually complete and verify biographical affidavits, questionnaires and conflict and interest forms to document compliance with the Code.

Communication with the Board of Directors

Shareholders and other interested parties can communicate with the Board of Directors, including the non-management directors, by writing to Royalty Capital Corporation, Board of Directors, Attention: Corporate Secretary, 19250 Everett Lane, Suite 201, Mokena, Illinois 60448. Complaints relating to the Company’s accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters will be referred to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Other concerns will be referred to the Chairman of the Board of Directors. All shareholder-related complaints and concerns will be received, processed and acknowledged by the Company’s Board of Directors. Further information regarding communications with the Board of Directors may be found at the Company’s website, www.firsttrinityfinancial.com under “Corporate Governance.”

Board Committees

RCC has four major committees to ensure RCC’s activities, decisions and transactions are subject to review and scrutiny. Each is discussed below.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is currently composed of three directors: Willard C. McNitt, (chairman), John G. Eilering and George (Bill) Beck each of whom is determined to be an independent director as the term is defined by the NASDAQ listing standards. The Board of Directors has also determined that Mr. McNitt qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined SEC rules.

The Audit Committee was established by the Board of to oversee RCC’s financial reporting process, the system of internal financial controls and audits of its financial statements. The Audit Committee (1) provides oversight of RCC’s accounting and financial reporting processes and the audit of RCC’s financial statements, (2) assists the Board of Directors in oversight of the integrity of RCC’s financial statements, RCC’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the independent public accounting firm’s qualifications, independence and performance, and RCC’s internal accounting and financial controls and (3) provides to the Board of Directors such information and materials as it may deem necessary to make the Board of Directors aware of significant financial matters that require the attention of the Board of Directors. The Audit Committee acts pursuant to a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors, which is available by contacting its corporate offices at (708) 995-7748 or requesting a copy in writing to 19250 Everett Lane, Suite 201, Mokena, Illinois 60448.

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Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee is currently composed of three directors: George (Bill) Beck, George N. Gaynor and Richard H. Straeter, each of whom is determined to be an independent director as the term is defined by the NASDAQ listing standards. The Compensation Committee reviews and approves the compensation and benefits for RCC’s executive officers and performs such other duties as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors. The Compensation committee acts pursuant to a written Charter adopted by the Board of Directors, which is available by contacting its corporate offices at (708) 995-7748 or requesting a copy in writing to 19250 Everett Lane, Suite 201, Mokena, Illinois 60448.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

The Board of Directors has a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. This committee meets on call and submits recommendations to the Board of Directors for the number of members to be included in RCC’s Board of Directors, the individuals to be submitted to the shareholders for election for RCC’s Board of Directors and coordinates the corporate governance activities of RCC. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee currently consists of independent (as the term is defined by the NASDAQ listing standards) directors Matthew P. Breuer, Corbyn W. Jones and non-independent director William S. Lay. The Nominating and Corporate Governance committee acts pursuant to a written Charter adopted by the Board of Directors, which is available by contacting its corporate offices at (708) 995-7748 or requesting a copy in writing to 19250 Everett Lane, Suite 201, Mokena, Illinois 60448.

Investment Committee

The Investment Committee of the Board of Directors is currently composed of four directors: Gregg E. Zahn, William S. Lay, Willard C. McNitt and William J. Howard. The Investment Committee (1) reviews and approves on at least a quarterly basis investment transactions, (2) establishes RCC’s investment policy, (3) provides specific guidelines for the allocation of RCC’s available funds for investments and other purposes and (4) monitors those guidelines to ensure that available funds are properly allocated into investment categories consistent with RCC’s investment policies.

Executive Compensation

The Compensation Committee assists the Board of Directors in overseeing the management of RCC’s compensation and benefits program, chief executive officer performance and executive development and succession efforts. In addition, the Compensation Committee oversees the evaluation of management and compensation of the officers of RCC.

The primary objective of RCC’s compensation program is to offer executive officers competitive compensation packages that will permit it to attract and retain individuals with superior abilities and to motivate and reward these individuals in an appropriate manner in the long-term interest of RCC and its shareholders. Management provides recommendations to the Compensation Committee regarding most compensation matters, including executive compensation; however, the Compensation Committee does not delegate any of its functions to others in setting compensation. RCC does not currently engage any consultant related to executive compensation.

RCC’s compensation program for executive officers consists of base salary, consideration for annual bonuses, and reimbursement for health insurance coverage. These elements are intended to provide an overall compensation package that is commensurate with RCC’s financial resources, that is appropriate to assure the retention of experienced management personnel and that aligns their financial interest with those of its shareholders.

Base Salary: Salary levels recommended by the Compensation Committee are intended to be competitive with salary levels of similarly situated companies, commensurate with the executive officers' respective duties and responsibilities, and reflect the financial performance of RCC. Annual salary increases are considered based on the same criteria.

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Cash Bonuses: Bonus amounts are based on individual performance and are intended to reward superior performance. The Compensation Committee may also take into account additional considerations that it deems appropriate. Bonuses are discretionary and there is no formal bonus plan in place.

The following Summary Compensation Table sets forth the compensation of RCC’s most highly compensated executive officers for the years indicated.

Summary Compensation Table

            

All Other

     

Name and Principal Position

 

Year

 

Salary $

  

Bonus $

  

Compensation $

  

Total $

 

John C Todd

 

2020

  200,000           200,000 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

2019

  200,000           200,000 
                   

William S Lay

 

2020

  48,645           48,645 
Secretary and Treasurer  

2019

  74,317           74,317 

There are no employments agreements between RCC and any of its officers.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF K-TENN MANAGEMENT

 

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of K-TENN’sthe Company’s common stock as of August 31, 2021 (i) by all persons known to the dateCompany, to be the beneficial owners of this proxy statement/prospectus,more than 5% of RCC’s common stock, (ii) by K-TENN’sthe executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table under “Executive Compensation”, (iii) by each director, and directors.(iv) by all current directors and executive officers as a group.

 

Name and Title(s)

 

Number of

Shares Owned

  

% of Current

Outstanding (1)

 

David Foley

President, CEO, Director

 

900,000

  

11.6%

 

R. Dean Branan

Secretary/Treasurer, Director

 

150,000

  

1.9%

 

Pat Day

Director

 

80,000

  

1.0%

 

James Jewell

Director

 

80,000

  

0.86%

 

Marty Johnson

Director

 

100,000

  

1.3%

 

Matthew H. Kisber

Director

 

80,000

  

1.0%

 

Scott Maddux

Director

 

80,000

  

1.0%

 

Don Pemberton

Director

 

80,000

  

1.0%

 

Kenny Perry

Director

 

80,000

  

1.0%

 

All officers and directors as a group (Nine persons):

 

1,630,000

  

21.1%

 
  

Common Stock

  

Percentage

 
  

Beneficially

  

Beneficially

 

Name

 

Owned

  

Owned

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation

  791,719   3.10 

Gregg E. Zahn (3)

  2,662,154   10.41 

John Todd

  2,771,014   10.83 

George W. Beck (1) (2)

  333,344   1.30 

Matthew P. Breuer (4)

  0   * 

John G. Eilering (1)

  297,102   1.16 

George N. Gaynor (2)

  356,274   1.39 

William J. Howard (3)

  197,930   * 

Corbyn W. Jones (4)

  30,000   * 

David B. Keller

  50,000   * 

William S. Lay (3) (4)

  197,930   * 

Theodore T. Lung

  360,000   1.41 

Willard C. McNitt III (1) (3)

  197,930   * 

Richard H. Straeter (2)

  967,025   3.78 

Total affiliated stockholders

  9,212,422   36.02 

(1)     Based on 7,733,089 shares

* less than 1%

(1) Member of Audit Committee

(2) Member of Compensation Committee

(3) Member of Investment Committee

(4) Member of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION CONCERNING RCC

See “Introduction to Financial Statements” for statutory financial statements of K-TENN common stock outstandingRCLIC as of December 31, 2021 and for the dateyears ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and as of this proxy statement/prospectus.and for the six month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 along with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 


 

DESCRIPTION OF FTFC CAPITAL STOCK

General         

General

 

The total number of shares of all classes of common stock which FTFC has authority to issue is fifty million (50,000,000) shares, consisting of (i) forty million (40,000,000) shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”); (ii) ten million (10,000,000) shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class B Common Stock” and together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”); and (iii) FTFC has the authority to issue five hundred fifty thousand (550,000) shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”). The foregoing sentence and the following discussion reflects a recapitalization of FTFC approved by its shareholders at its Annual Meeting of shareholders held on October 2, 2019.

 

Giving effect to the recapitalization mentioned above,As of August 31, 2021, FTFC hashad issued and outstanding 7,617,0638,661,696 shares of Class A Common Stock, 185,530101,102 shares of Class B Common Stock and no shares of Preferred Stock.

 

The Common Stock is subject to the express terms of any series of Preferred Stock set forth in any Preferred Stock Designation relating thereto. The powers, preferences and rights of the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, shall be in all respects identical, except as otherwise required by law or expressly provided below.

 

Common Stock

 

(a)         Voting. Holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on matters submitted to FTFC’s shareholders; provided however (i) the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock, voting as a single class is entitled to elect a majority of FTFC’s Board of Directors (one half plus one) at any special or annual meeting called for such purpose, or by written consent if applicable, and (ii) the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of the Class B Common Stock, voting as a separate class, is necessary to effect any merger, consolidation, recapitalization, sale of substantially all of FTFC’s assets or any liquidation of FTFC. Each record holder of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled one vote for each share of Class A Common Stock standing in such person's name on the stock transfer records of FTFC in connection with the election of persons nominated as Class A directors and all other actions submitted to a vote of shareholders at all meetings of the shareholders and with respect to any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting; and prior to the conversion of Class B Common Stock into Class A Common Stock under (c) below, each record holder of Class B Common Stock is entitled to one vote for each share of Class B Common Stock standing in such person's name on the stock transfer records of FTFC in connection with the election of persons nominated as Class B directors and all other actions described in (ii) above submitted to a vote of shareholders at all meetings of the shareholders and with respect to any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting. After conversion of all Class B Common Stock into Class A Common Stock, such Class A Common Stock shall be FTFC’s only class of voting common stock and shall elect all directors and act on any other matters submitted to a vote of shareholders.

 

(b)         Dividends and Other Distributions.

 

(i)          The record holders of the Common Stock are entitled to receive such dividends and other distributions in cash, stock or property of FTFC as may be declared thereon by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor.

 

(ii)        Cash dividends declared on shares of Class B Common Stock shall not be more than 85% of the amount of cash dividends per share declared in such period on shares of Class A Common Stock. Except the Initial Dividends, noNo cash dividend shall be paid on shares of Class A Common Stock unless, at the same time, equal per share cash dividends are paid on the shares of Class B Common Stock, subject to the 85% limitation.

 

(iii)       No stock dividend may be paid on Class A Common Stock unless a proportionate stock dividend is paid simultaneously on Class B Common Stock.

 


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(iv)       If the Board of Directors determines to provide the record holders of Class A Common Stock the option to receive a dividend in cash or in capital stock of FTFC, the same option must be simultaneously provided to the Class B Common Stock, subject to the 85% limitation provided in paragraph (ii) above as to the cash portion and subject to the proportionality paragraph (iii) above as to the stock portion.

 

(c)         Convertibility. Neither the Class A Common Stock nor the Class B Common Stock will be convertible into another class of Common Stock or any other security of FTFC, except:

 

Voluntary Conversions:

 

 

holders of Class B Common Stock may convert all or part of such shares into shares of Class A Common Stock, at any time, on a one for .85 per share basis (one share of Class B Common Stock for a .85 share of Class A Common Stock);

 

Involuntary Conversions:

 

 

all outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock will be automatically converted into Class A Common Stock, at the rate of .85 of a share of Class A Common Stock for each one share of Class B Common Stock upon the earliest to occur of:

 

(i)          ten years after issuance of the Class B Common Stock provided that such time period shall be extended by five years in the event (i) FTFC achieves net income, as determined in accordance with GAAP, of at least ten million dollars ($10,000,000) during at least three of any fiscal years of FTFC ending before ten years after issuance of the Class B Common Stock, and (ii) total assets of FTFC, as determined in accordance with GAAP, are at least $1,500,000,000 as of any fiscal year end of FTFC ending within any of the ten fiscal years after issuance of the Class B Common Stock;

 

(ii)          the death or full mental or physical disability of Gregg E. Zahn, which disability makes him substantially unable to fulfill the duties of Chairman or Chief Executive Officer of FTFC;

 

(iii)        upon a finding that Mr. Zahn has committed fraud on FTFC or its shareholders or has committed a felony, in either case pursuant to a non-appealable judgment or conviction or Mr. Zahn becomes subject to any governmental rule, order, decree or proceeding which prevents him from serving as FTFC’s Chairman or Chief Executive Officer or he is found guilty pursuant to an applicable governmental proceeding of an act or omission which otherwise could or does cause material harm to FTFC, its assets, operations or prospects;

 

(iv)         the date upon which Mr. Zahn owns fewer than 100,000 shares of Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding as of that date; and

 

(v)          the voluntary resignation of Mr. Zahn as FTFC’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, or both.

 

In the event of a conversion of a share or shares of Class B Common Stock into a share or shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to this subsection (c), such conversion shall be deemed to have been made (a) in the event of a voluntary conversion, at the close of business on the business day on which written notice of such voluntary conversion is received by the transfer agent of FTFC and (b) in the event of an involuntary conversion upon the date which any event occurs, or any state of facts arises or exists, that would cause an automatic conversion pursuant to subsection (c) occur or at the time that such other event occurred, or state of facts arose, as applicable. Upon any conversion of a share or shares of Class B Common Stock to a share or shares of Class A Common Stock, subject only to rights to receive any dividends or other distributions payable in respect of such share or shares of Class B Common Stock with a record date prior to the date of such conversion, all rights of the holder of a share or shares of Class B Common Stock shall cease and such person shall be treated for all purposes as having become the registered holder of such share or shares of Class A Common Stock. Shares of Class B Common Stock that are converted into shares of Class A Common Stock as provided in this section shall be retired and may not be reissued.

 


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Any voluntary conversion requires prior written notice of such conversion by the holder of Class B Common Stock given to FTFC along with properly endorsed certificates representing such shares of Class B Common Stock and instructions to FTFC as to the issuance and delivery of certificates representing the appropriate number of shares of Class A Common Stock. No fractional shares of Class A Common Stock will be issued but will be rounded to the nearest whole share.

 

(d)          Mergers and Consolidations; Sale of Assets; Liquidation. Holders of Class B Common Stock will be entitled to receive 85% of the amount and form of consideration received by holders of the Class A Common Stock, on a per share basis, in a merger or consolidation of FTFC (whether or not FTFC is the surviving corporation). Holders of Class B Common Stock will have the same rights as holders of Class A Common Stock, subject to the 85% limitation in the case of the sale of all or substantially all of FTFC’s assets or in the case of its liquidation.

 

(e)          Repurchases. FTFC has the power to purchase, repurchase, exchange, redeem or otherwise acquire shares of either Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock (with the holder’s consent) out of funds legally available therefore at any time for such consideration as the Board of Directors determines in its business judgment, but in no event more than the fair value of such shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time in the future FTFC publicly announces an issuer self-tender offer to concurrently purchase shares of both Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, then FTFC shall tender to purchase Class B Common Stock at a per share price equal to 85% of the tender offer price of Class A Common Stock and on terms no less favorable than for Class A Common Stock.

 

(f)          Subdivision, Combination, Reclassification and Issuance of Shares. If FTFC shall in any manner split or subdivide or combine the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, the outstanding shares of the other such class of Common Stock shall be proportionally split, subdivided or combined in the same manner and on the same basis as the outstanding shares of the other class of Common Stock have been split, subdivided or combined. No additional shares of Class B Common Stock shall be issued except as is necessary to comply with the foregoing sentence.

 

(g)          No Preemptive Rights. No holder of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock has, by reason of such holding, have any preemptive right to subscribe to any additional issue of stock of any class or series of FTFC or to any security of FTFC convertible into such stock.

 

(h)          Amendment. In addition to any vote required by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, voting separately as a single class, is required in order to amend (i) any of the powers, preferences or special rights of the Class A Common Stock (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) in either case or (ii) any of the powers, preferences or special rights of the Class B Common Stock (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) to the extent that such amendment would adversely affect the holders of the Class B Common Stock.

 

(i)          Transfer Restriction. No holder of shares of FTFC’s Class B Common Stock (each, a “Class B Holder”) may sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of the Class B Holder’s Class B Common Stock, or any beneficial interest therein, unless and until (i) such Class B Holder shall have given prior written notice to FTFC of such Class B Holder’s intention to make such disposition and shall have furnished FTFC with a detailed description of the manner and circumstances of the proposed disposition, including without limitation the price, terms and identify of the proposed transferee(s), and, if requested by FTFC, such Class B Holder shall have furnished to FTFC, at its expense, with an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to FTFC, that such transfer is permissible under applicable federal and state securities and insurance laws, and (ii) the Class B Holder shall have complied with this subsection (i).

 


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(j)          Right of First Refusal.

 

1.          Offer to FTFC. FTFC, or its assigns as designated by the Board of Directors, shall have the right, but not the obligation (the “Right of First Refusal”), to purchase all or any portion of each Class B Holder’s shares of Class B Common Stock that such Class B Holder may propose to transfer by way of sale, pledge, mortgage, hypothecation, encumbrance, or other form of disposition (the “Transfer Stock”) and such proposed transfer, (the “Proposed Transfer”), at the same price and on the same terms and conditions as those offered to the prospective transferee (the “Prospective Transferee”) or at FTFC’s sole election to automatically convert the Transfer Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock on the basis of .85 share of Class A Common Stock for each one share of Class B Common Stock subject to the Proposed Transfer.

 

2.          Notice. Each Class B Holder proposing to make a Proposed Transfer must deliver a notice (a “Proposed Transfer Notice”) to the President of FTFC not later than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the consummation of such Proposed Transfer. Such Proposed Transfer Notice shall contain the material terms and conditions (including price and form of consideration) of the Proposed Transfer and the identity of the Prospective Transferee. To exercise its Rights of First Refusal under this subsection (i), FTFC must deliver notice (a “FTFC Notice”) to the selling Class B Holder within thirty (30) calendar days after deliver of the Proposed Transfer Notice.

 

3.          Closing. Subject to any extension permitted by subsection 4, the closing of the purchase of the Transfer Stock buy FTFC (the “Closing”) shall take place, and all payments or issuance of Class A Common Stock from FTFC shall have been delivered to the selling Common Shareholder, by the later of (i) the date specified in the Proposed Transfer Notice as the intended date of the Proposed Transfer and (ii) forty-five (45) calendar days after delivery of the Proposed Transfer Notice.

 

4.          Regulatory Approval. In the event it is necessary for FTFC to obtain federal or State regulatory approval or provide prior notice to any Federal or State regulatory agency, then the Closing shall be delayed for the period necessary to obtain such approval or comply with any prior notice requirements.

 

5.          Failure to Comply; Equitable Relief. Any Proposed Transfer not made in compliance with the requirements of this Right of First Refusal shall be null and void ad initio, shall not be recorded on the books of FTFC or its transfer agent and shall not be recognized by FTFC. By becoming a Class B Holder of FTFC, each Class B Holder acknowledges and agrees that any failure to comply with this Right of First Refusal would result in substantial harm to FTFC for which monetary damages alone could not adequately compensate. Therefore, FTFC shall be entitled to seek protective orders, injunctive relief and other remedies available at law or in equity (including, without limitation, seeking specific performance or the rescission of purchases, sales and other transfers of Transfer Stock specifically including purported exempt transfers under this subsection not made in strict compliance with this Agreement).

 

6.          Exempt Transfers. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, the provisions of this Article shall not apply: (i) in the case of a Class B Holder that is an entity, upon a transfer by such Class B Holder to its shareholders, members, partners or other equity holders, (ii) to a pledge of Transfer Stock that creates a security interest in the pledged Transfer Stock, provided that the pledgee thereof agrees in writing in advance to be bound by and comply with all applicable provisions of this Article to the same extent as if it were the Class B Holder making such pledge, (iii) to a transfer of Transfer Stock held by a Class B Holder that is a custodian of a traditional individual retirement account, a Roth individual retirement account, a 401(k) retirement account or another type of retirement account designated as eligible for this exemption by resolution of the Board of Directors (each, an “Eligible Retirement Account”) to a successor custodian or to the beneficiaries of the Eligible Retirement Account’s governing instrument, (iv) to a transfer of Transfer Stock by a Class B Holder into or out of an Eligible Retirement Account, or (v) in the case of a Class B Holder that is a natural person upon a transfer of Transfer Stock by such Class B Holder made for bona fide estate planning purposes, during his or her lifetime or on death, except for Gregg E. Zahn to whom this subsection 6 shall not apply in the event of his death, by will, intestacy or transfer on death designation to his or her spouse, child (natural or adopted), domestic partner sharing the same household, or any other direct lineal descendant of such Class B Holder (or his or her spouse) (all of the foregoing collectively referred to as “family members”), or any other person approved by the Board of Directors of FTFC, or any custodian or trustee of any trust, partnership or limited liability company for the benefit or, or the ownership interests of which are owned wholly by, such Class B Holder or any such family members; provided in each case that the Class B Holder provides (a) prompt written notice of such transfer or distribution to FTFC’s President; (b) any documentation reasonably requested by FTFC to evidence compliance with this subsection 6, (c) assurance that such shares of Transfer Stock shall at all times remain subject to the terms and restrictions set forth in this Article, and (d) if requested, an opinion of counsel that such proposed transfer is permissible under federal and state securities and insurance laws.

 


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7.          Legends. Each certificate, if any, representing shares of Class B Common Stock of FTFC shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend substantially similar to the following (in addition to any legend required under applicable state securities laws”

 

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE, INCLUDING A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AND MANDATORY CONVERSION IN FAVOR OF FTFC, AS SET FORTH IN FTFC’S AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF FTFC.

 

8.          Notices. FTFC shall make a notation on its records and give instructions to any transfer agent of the shares of Class B Common Stock of FTFC in order to implement the restrictions on transfer established in this Article.

 

(k)          Related Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, at least a majority of the Class A directors shall be required to approve any material contract, arrangement, agreement, or transaction between FTFC and Gregg E. Zahn so long as Mr. Zahn is a holder of shares of FTFC’s Class B Common Stock; provided that this provision shall not apply to compensation and employment agreements to which FTFC and Mr. Zahn is, or is proposed to be, a party.

 

Preferred Stock

 

The Board of Directors is expressly authorized at any time, and from time to time, to create and provide for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series and, by filing a certificate pursuant to the OGCA (hereinafter referred to as a “Preferred Stock Designation”), to establish the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of the shares of each such series and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue thereof adopted by the Board of Directors, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

 

the number of shares of any series and the designation to distinguish the shares of such series from the shares of all other series;

 

 

whether dividends, if any, shall be cumulative or noncumulative, the dividend rate of such series, and the dates and preferences of dividends on such series;

 

 

the redemption provisions, if any, applicable to such series, including the redemption price or prices to be paid;

 

 

the terms and amount of any sinking fund provided for the purchase or redemption of the shares of such series;

 


 

whether or not the shares of such series shall be convertible into or exchangeable for shares of any other class or classes of, any other series of any class or classes of capital stock of, or any other security of, FTFC or any other corporation, and, if provision be made for any such conversion or exchange, the times, prices, rates, adjustments and any other terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange;

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the voting powers, if any, and whether such voting powers are full or limited in such series;

 

 

the restrictions, if any, on the issue or reissue of shares of the same series or of any other class or series;

 

 

the amounts payable on and the preferences, if any, of the shares of such series in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of FTFC; and

 

 

any other relative rights, preferences and limitations of that series as designated by the Board of Directors.

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

FTFC’s transfer agent and registrar is Computershare Trust Company Inc., 350 Indiana Street, Suite 800, Golden, Colorado 80401. Its mailing address is PO Box 1596, Denver, Colorado 80201. Its toll free number is 1-800-962-4284.

 


 

COMPARISON OF RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF K-TENNRCC COMMON STOCK AND FTFC COMMON STOCK

 

FTFC is an Oklahoma corporation governed by the Oklahoma General Corporation Act (“OGCA”). K-TENNRCC is a Tennesseean Illinois corporation governed by the TBCA.IBCA. The rights of FTFC shareholders are governed by its amended and restated articlescertificate of incorporation (the “FTFC Articles”Certificate”) and bylaws, and the rights of K-TENNRCC stockholders are governed by K-TENN’s charterRCC’s Articles of Incorporation (the “K-TENN Charter”“RCC Articles”) and bylaws.

 

The OGCA and TBCA are both actsis based on the Revised Model Business Corporation Act, which was adopted by the Corporate Law Committee of the Business Section of the American Bar Association. As a consequence, since both the OGCA and TBCA generally conformThe IBCA is very similar to the Revised Model Business Corporation Act, and as a consequence, the statutory corporate law under which each of FTFC and K-TENNRCC are organized is substantially similar.

 

The following is a summary of the material differences between the rights of FTFC and K-TENNRCC stockholders, which are primarily driven by differences contained in each company’s organization documents.

 

Authorized Capital Stock

 

K-TENNRCC

 

The authorized capital stock of K-TENNRCC consists of 20,000,00050,000,000 shares of common stock.stock, no par value.

 

FTFC

 

The authorized capital stock of FTFC consists ofis fifty million (50,000,000) shares, consisting of (i) forty million (40,000,000) shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”); (ii) ten million (10,000,000) shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class B Common Stock” and together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”); and (iii) five hundred fifty thousand (550,000) shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”). Please see “Description of FTFC Capital Stock” for further information regarding the differences between the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock.

 

Number of Directors

 

K-TENNRCC

 

K-TENN’sRCC’s board of directors currently consists of nine13 members.

 

FTFC

 

FTFC’s board of directors currently consists of eight members.

 

Changes in the Number of Directors

 

K-TENNRCC

 

K-TENN’sRCC’s bylaws provide that the number of directors shall not be less than oneseven but not more than 14.twelve pursuant to IBCA limitations. [Section 8.10(b) of the IBCA says if minimum stated, maximum cannot be more than that plus 5. How can there be 13? One must resign or bylaws amended to make minimum number eight (8).] Members of the K-TENNRCC board of directors do not have to reside in the State of TennesseeIllinois or hold shares of K-TENN.RCC.

 

Under the TBCA,RCC’s bylaws, a director may resign at any time by delivering a written resignation to the board of directors, or its chair, or to the secretary of the corporation. A resignation is effective when the resignation is delivered unless the resignation specifies a later effective date or an effective date determined upon the happening of an event or events.

 


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FTFC

 

FTFC’s Articles provideCertificate provides that the number of directors shall not be less than seven nor more than 12 and may be fixed by the board of directors in the manner set forth in the FTFC bylaws. Any director may resign effective upon giving written notice to the president or the secretary, unless the notice specifies a later time for the effectiveness of the resignation.

 

Election of Directors

 

K-TENNRCC

 

K-TENN’sRCC’s bylaws provide that members of the K-TENNRCC board of directors are elected at each annual meeting of the shareholders. Each member of the K-TENNRCC board of directors, except one appointed to fill a vacancy, shall be elected to serve for a one-year term, or until the member’s successor is elected and qualifies. Vacancies on the K-TENNRCC board of directors shall be filled by a majority of the remaining members, but not by less than a quorum.members. Each director elected to fill a vacancy shall serve until that member’s successor is elected by the K-TENNRCC shareholders at the next annual meeting or at a special meeting of K-TENNRCC shareholders called for the purpose of filling the vacancy. TennesseeIf the board consists of six or more members, Illinois law permits, but does not require, a staggered board of directors, pursuant to which the directors can be divided into as many as three classes with staggered terms of office, with only one class of directors standing for election each year. The K-TENN CharterRCC Articles and K-TENN’sRCC’s bylaws do not provide for a staggered board.

 

FTFC

 

FTFC’s Articles provideCertificate provides that members of the FTFC board of directors are to be elected at each annual meeting of shareholders. Holders of the Class B Common Stock have the right to elect the majority of directors. Each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy, holds office until his or her successor is elected, except as otherwise provided by the OGCA. Oklahoma law permits, but does not require, a staggered board of directors, pursuant to which the directors can be divided into as many as three classes with staggered terms of office, with only one class of directors standing for election each year. FTFC’s Articles and bylaws do not provide for a staggered board.

 

Cumulative Voting for Directors

 

Neither K-TENNRCC Articles nor FTFC allowFTFC’s Certificate permit for cumulative voting in connection with the election of directors.

 

Removal of Directors

 

K-TENNRCC

 

The TBCAIBCA provides that at any meeting of the shareholders called expressly for that purpose, directors may be removed, with or without cause.cause upon the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote.

 

FTFC

 

FTFC’s Articles provideCertificate provides that subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, any Class A director or Class B director may be removed from office at any time with or without cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the then outstanding Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, respectively, voting as a separate class.

 


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Liabilities of Directors; Directors’Directors Fiduciary Duties

 

K-TENNRCC

 

The TBCAIBCA provides that a corporation may not indemnify a director for liability (1)if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding he or she had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful.

The RCC Articles provide that the personal liability of directors of the corporation to the corporation or to the shareholders of the corporation for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duties as a director shall be eliminated to the fullest extent allowed by the IBCA (or any successor thereto), provided that this provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of the director: (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders; (2)shareholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or whichthat involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; or (3)the law, (iii) under Section 48-18-3028.65 of the TBCA (with respect toIBCA (generally unlawful distributions and dissolutions) or (iv) for any transaction from which the unlawful payment of dividends).director derived an improper personal benefit.

 

The K-TENN bylawsRCC Articles also provide that K-TENN shall indemnify any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of K-TENN against expenses reasonably incurred by such person, including but without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements, amounts paid in settlement, judgements, fines, penalties and court costs in the defense (through final disposition) of any actual or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding of civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative nature (other than an action by or in the right of K-TENN); provided that such person (a) is wholly successful with respect thereto, or (b) has been found in a legal opinion of independent counsel or by a majority of the directors of K-TENN not involved in the claim, action, suit or proceeding for which indemnity is sought, to have acted in good faith in what such director, officer, employee, or agent reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interest of K-TENN and, in the case of criminal matters, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful; provided further, that no such person shall be so indemnified in relation to matters as to which he or she shall be adjudged in any such claim, action, suit or proceeding to be liable for willful misconduct or recklessness in the performance of duty.

The K-TENN bylaws provide that K-TENNRCC shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or threatened to be a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of K-TENNRCC to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent against expenses (including attorney’s fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of K-TENN, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for willful misconduct or recklessness in performance of his duty to K-TENN.

Any director, officer, employee, or agent who has been wholly successful on the merits or otherwise with respect to any claim, suit, or proceeding of the character described above shall be entitled to indemnification as a matter of right.RCC.

 

The K-TENNRCC bylaws also provide that K-TENNRCC may purchase and maintain insurance providing indemnification for its directors, officers, employees, agents and other persons against any liability, whether or not K-TENNRCC would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the TBCAIBCA or K-TENN’sRCC’s bylaws.

 

FTFC

 

The OGCA authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their shareholders for monetary damages for breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties. The OGCA does not permit exculpation for liability:

 

 

for breach of duty of loyalty;

 

or acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law;

 

under Section 1053 of the OGCA (unlawful dividends and stock repurchases); or

 

for transactions from which the director derived improper personal benefit.

 


The FTFC bylaws eliminated the personal liability of directors to the fullest extent allowed by the OGCA. In addition, the FTFC Articles indemnifyCertificate indemnifies its directors, officers, employees, agents and other persons, to the fullest extent permitted by law. The FTFC ArticlesCertificate also provideprovides that FTFC may purchase and maintain insurance providing indemnification for its directors, officers, employees, agents and other persons against any liability, whether or not FTFC would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the bylaws.

 

Issuance of Additional Stock

 

K-TENNRCC

 

K-TENN’sRCC’s board of directors has the authority to issue up to 20,000,00050,000,000 shares of common stock of K-TENN,RCC, of which K-TENNRCC has issued and outstanding as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus 7,733,08925,574,679 shares.

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FTFC

 

FTFC’s board of directors can issue (i) 40,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock; (ii) 10,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock; and (iii) 550,000 shares of preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock”). As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, FTFC has issued 7,617,0638,661,696 shares of Class A Common Stock and 185,530101,102 shares of Class B Common Stock Please seeand no shares of Preferred Stock. SeeDescription of FTFC Capital Stock” for further information regarding the differences between the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock.

 

Special Voting Rights

 

K-TENNRCC

 

K-TENN’sRCC’s bylaws provides that each holder of K-TENNRCC capital stock is entitled to one vote per share held. However, transferees of shares of K-TENN capital stock transferred within 10 days of the next date set for a meeting are not entitled to a vote.

 

Under the TBCA,IBCA, a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the corporation’s assets, a merger of the corporation with and into another corporation, or a share exchange involving one or more classes or series of the corporation’s shares or a dissolution of the corporation must be approved by the board of directors (except in certain limited circumstances) plus with certain exceptions, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majorityat least two-thirds (66 2/3%) of all shares of stock entitled to vote thereon.thereon unless the corporation articles of incorporation provide otherwise. The RCC Articles provide for the affirmative vote of a majority of all shares entitled to vote in these matters, including dissolution of the corporation.

 

The TBCA provides that no corporation (nor its officersSection 11.75 of the IBCA prohibits business combination transactions between RCC and an “interested shareholder” (generally one becoming a 15% or directors) registeredmore holder of the voting securities within the preceding three years) unless the transaction was approved prior to such person becoming an interested shareholder or traded on a national securities exchangelater approved by the holders of at least two-thirds (a majority as provided in the RCC articles) of the corporation’s voting shares other than those held by the interested shareholder. This provision applies only to certain corporations whose shares or registered with the SEC will be held liable for either having failed to approve the acquisition ofSecurities and Exchange Commission – which RCC’s shares by an interested shareholder on or before such interested shareholder’s share acquisition date, or for opposing any proposed merger, exchange, tender offer or significant disposition of the assets of the corporation or any of its subsidiaries because of a good faith belief that such merger, exchange, tender offer or significant disposition of assets would adversely affect the corporation’s employees, are permitted to be considered by the board of directors under the charter for such corporation in connection with a merger, exchange, tender offer or significant disposition of assets.not.

 

FTFC

 

Pursuant to FTFC’s Articles,Certificate, while holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock will be entitled to one vote per share on matters submitted to the company’s shareholders, holders of shares of Class B Common Stock, voting as a single class will be entitled to (i) with the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of the Class A Common Stock, voting as a separate class, to effect any merger, consolidation, recapitalization, sale of substantially all of the company’s assets or any liquidation of the company (a “Liquidity Event”); provided that with respect to any cash, securities, or other property received by the company in connection with a Liquidity Event, holders of Class B Common Stock shall receive, on a per share basis, an amount limited to 85% of any merger or sale consideration or liquidation amounts received by holders of Class A Common Stock with respect to such Liquidity Event. Please seeSeeDescription of FTFC Capital Stock” for further information regarding the differences between the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock.


 

Under Section 1081 of the OGCA, subject to certain exceptions, a merger must be approved by the board of directors and by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority (unless the charter or bylaws require a greater vote) of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote. FTFC’s ArticlesCertificate and bylaws do not include any exceptions or additions to what is required by Section 1081.

 

Section 1090.3 of the OGCA provides generally that a corporation is prohibited from engaging in any business combination with an interested shareholder for three years from the date on which the shareholder first becomes an interested shareholder. 

 

Preemptive Rights

 

K-TENN

Neither K-TENN’s orRCC’s nor FTFC’s organizational documents contain any provisions relating to preemptive rights.

 

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Annual Meetings

 

K-TENNRCC

 

The bylaws of K-TENNRCC provide that an annual meeting of the shareholders shall be held on such date and at such time as designated by the third Tuesdayboard of June each year.directors. The annual meeting, and any other meeting of the shareholders, shall be held at the registered office of K-TENNRCC or at any other place the K-TENNRCC board of directors may select. A written or printed notice of each shareholder’s meeting, stating the place, day and hour of the meeting must be given by the Secretary of K-TENNRCC or any person authorized to call the meeting to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting at least 10 days before the meeting but not more than two months before the meeting. A shareholder, either before or after the meeting, may waive notice of the meeting.

 

FTFC

 

The bylaws of FTFC provide that an annual meeting of shareholders shall be held in each year on the third Wednesday in May at 1:00 p.m. If such day is a legal holiday, the annual meeting shall be held on the following business day. If the annual meeting is not held on such date, the Board of Directors by majority vote must cause a meeting to be held as soon thereafter as convenient. Shareholders may, unless the FTFC ArticlesCertificate otherwise provides, act by written consent to elect Directors; provided, however, that if the consent is less than unanimous, the action by written consent may be in lieu of holding an annual meeting only if all of the directorships to which Directors could be elected at an annual meeting held at the effective time of the action are vacant and are filled by the action.

 

Special Meetings

 

K-TENNRCC

 

Pursuant to K-TENN’s bylaws,the IBCA, specials meetings of the shareholders may be called by the K-TENNRCC President, the K-TENNRCC board of directors, of holders of at least 33.3%20% or more shares of K-TENNRCC capital stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Notice of a special meeting to a K-TENNRCC shareholder must state the purpose of the special meeting of shareholders.

 

Special meetings of the board of directors may be called at any time by the K-TENNRCC President, the Chairman or by two or more of the K-TENNRCC board of directors. In the case of a special meeting of the directors, notice of the special meeting must be given to each director at least 24 or 48-hours prior to the meeting depending on the form of delivery of the notice of the meeting.

 

FTFC

 

Pursuant to FTFC’s bylaws, special meetings of the shareholders of the companycorporation may be called at any time by the President, Chair of the Board, if any, or a majority of the board of directors, for any purpose or purposes for which meetings may be lawfully called. Shareholders are not provided the right to call special meetings of the shareholders under the OGCA or FTFC’s organizational documents.

 


Action by Shareholders Without a Meeting

 

K-TENNRCC

 

K-TENN’sRCC’s bylaws permit the K-TENN shareholders to consent in writing to any action without a meeting provided the consent is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all of the shareholdersshares entitled to vote on the action. Such consent has the same effect as a unanimous vote at a K-TENN shareholders’ meeting.thereon were present and voted.

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FTFC

 

FTFC’s bylaws permit the shareholders to consent in writing to any action without a meeting provided the consent is by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.

 

CharterArticles and Bylaw Amendments

 

K-TENNRCC

 

The TBCAIBCA provides that certain relatively technical amendments to a corporation’s charterarticles of incorporation may be adopted by the directors without shareholder action. Generally,However, the TBCAIBCA provides that a corporation’s charterarticles of incorporation may otherwise only be amended by aat least two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the votes (a majority of votesvote as provided in the RCC Articles) entitled to be cast on an amendment, subject to any condition the board of directors may place on its submission of the amendment to the shareholders.

 

K-TENN’sRCC’s bylaws provide that K-TENN’sRCC’s board of directors hasand RCC shareholders have the power to amend, repeal, or adopt new bylaws upon the affirmative vote of at least a majority of directors so long as voted on by a quorum. Under the TBCA, K-TENN’s shareholders have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws.

 

FTFC

 

FTFC’s Articles provideCertificate provides that in addition to any vote required by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, voting separately as a single class, shall be required in order to amend (i) any of the powers, preferences or special rights of the Class A Common Stock (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) in either case or (ii) any of the powers, preferences or special rights of the Class B Common Stock (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) to the extent that such amendment would adversely affect the holders of the Class B Common Stock.

 

FTFC’s bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted by the shareholders or by the board of directors, at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders or of the board of directors, if notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new bylaws is contained in the notice of such meeting

 


Other

 

The foregoing summarizes the material differences in the corporation laws of the two states and the provisions of the charter documentscertificate and articles of incorporation and bylaws of K-TENNRCC and FTFC.FTFC (the “Charter Documents”). You should also refer to the OGCA, the TBCAIBCA and the charter documentsCharter Documents of K-TENNRCC and FTFC. Copies of the charter documentsCharter Documents and bylaws of K-TENNRCC and FTFC are available at their respective principal executive offices. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”

 


 

RIGHTS OF DISSENTING K-TENNRCC SHAREHOLDERS

 

Under TennesseeIllinois law, holders of shares of K-TENNRCC common stock who deliver written notice of their intent to dissent and do not vote in favor of the share exchange proposal have the right to dissent and receive the fair value of their K-TENNRCC common stock in cash. K-TENNRCC shareholders electing to exercise dissenters’ rights must comply with the provisions of Chapter 23Sections 11.65 and 11.70 of the TBCAIBCA in order to perfect their rights. A copy of Chapter 23Sections 11.65 and 11.70 of the TBCA isIBCA are attached to as Annex C to this proxy statement/prospectus.

 

The following is intended as a brief summary of the material provisions of the TennesseeIllinois statutory procedures required to be followed by a holder of K-TENNRCC common stock in order to properly dissent from the share exchange and perfect the shareholder’s dissenters’ rights. This summary, however, is not a complete statement of all applicable requirements and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Chapter 23Sections 11.65 and 11.70 of the TBCA, the full text of which appears as Annex C to this proxy statement/prospectus.IBCA.

 

Holders of K-TENNRCC common stock who do not want to accept the share exchange consideration, who do not vote in favor of (or who abstain from voting on) the share exchange proposal, and who perfect their dissenters’ rights by complying with the provisions of Chapter 23Sections 11.65 and 11.70 of the TBCA,IBCA, will have the right to receive cash payment for the “fair value” of their K-TENNRCC common stock as determined in accordance with Chapter 23Sections 11.65 and 11.70 of the TBCA.IBCA.

 

In order to perfect dissenters’ rights with respect to the share exchange, a holder of K-TENNRCC common stock must (1) deliver to K-TENN,RCC, before the vote to approve the share exchange proposal is taken, written notice of his or her intent to demand payment for his or her shares of K-TENNRCC common stock if the share exchange is consummated; and (2) not vote, or cause or permit to be voted, any of his shares of K-TENNRCC common stock in favor of the share exchange proposal. Within 10 days after consummation of the share exchange, K-TENN mustor 30 days after the shareholder has delivered a written notice of dissent, whichever is later, RCC shall send each shareholder who has delivered a written demand for payment a statement setting forth the opinion of RCC as to the estimated fair value of the shares, RCC’s latest balance sheet as of the end of a fiscal year ending not earlier than 16 months before the delivery of the statement, together with the statement of income for that year and the latest available interim financial statements, and either a commitment to pay for the shares of the dissenting shareholder at the estimated fair value thereof upon transmittal to RCC of the certificate or certificates, or other evidence of ownership, with respect to the shares. A shareholder who makes written demand for payment retains all other rights of a shareholder until those rights are cancelled or modified by the consummation of the proposed corporate action. Upon consummation of that action, RCC shall pay to each dissenter who transmits to RCC the certificate or other evidence of ownership of the K-TENN shareholders who has perfected dissenters’ rights in accordanceshares the amount RCC estimates to be the fair value of the shares, plus accrued interest, accompanied by a written explanation of how the interest was calculated. If the shareholder does not agree with the steps disclosed above,opinion of RCC as to the estimated fair value of the shares or the amount of interest due, the shareholder, within 30 days from the delivery of RCC’s statement of value, shall notify RCC in writing of the shareholder's estimated fair value and amount of interest due and demand payment for the difference between the shareholder's estimate of fair value and interest due and RCC’s estimate. If, within 60 days from delivery to RCC of the shareholder notification of estimate of fair value of the shares and interest due, RCC and the dissenting shareholder have not agreed in writing upon the fair value of the shares and interest due, RCC shall either pay the difference in value demanded by the shareholder, with interest, or file a written dissenters’ noticepetition in the circuit court of the county in which either the registered office or the principal office of RCC is located, requesting the court to determine the fair value of the shares and form setting forth instructions for receipt and paymentinterest due. RCC shall make all dissenters, whether or not residents of Illinois, whose demands remain unsettled parties to the proceeding as an action against their shares of K-TENN common stock. Upon receipt of such notice and form, dissenting K-TENN shareholders will become entitled to receive payment for their shares of K-TENN common stock when they: (1) demand payment; (2) certify that they received their shares prior to the dateall parties shall be served with a copy of the first public announcementpetition. Nonresidents may be served by registered or certified mail or by publication as provided by law. Failure of FTFC’s and K-TENN’ intentionRCC to commence such an action pursuant shall not limit or affect the share exchange; and (3) deposit with FTFC certificates representing their sharesright of K-TENN common stock in accordance with the instructions set forth in the notice.dissenting shareholders to otherwise commence an action as permitted by law.

 

Any holder of K-TENNRCC common stock contemplating the exercise of his or her dissenters’ rights should carefully review Chapter 23Sections 11.65 and 11.70 of the TBCA,IBCA, a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex C. A holder of K-TENNRCC common stock who fails to comply with all requirements of such Chapter 23Sections 11.65 and 11.70 will forfeit his or her dissenters’ rights and, upon consummation of the share exchange and subsequent dissolution, any remaining assets, including shares of FTFC Class A Common Stock, will be available for pro rata distribution to such holder.

 

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In general, any dissenting shareholder who perfects his or her right to be paid the “fair value” of the holder’s K-TENNRCC common stock in cash will recognize taxable gain or loss for federal income tax purposes upon receipt of any cash.

 

Due to the complexity of the procedures for exercising dissenters’ right to seek appraisal, K-TENNRCC shareholders who are considering exercising such rights are encouraged to seek the advice of legal counsel.

Counsel to FTFC and counsel to RCC are not representing the interests of, or advising, RCC shareholders in connection with the subject matter of this proxy statement/prospectus.

Failure to strictly comply with the applicable TBCAIBCA provisions will result in the loss of the right of appraisal.

 


 

LEGAL OPINION MATTERS

 

The validity of the shares of FTFC’s Class A Common Stock to be issued to K-TENNRCC upon the closing of the share exchange will be passed upon for FTFC by Jones & Keller, P.C., Denver, Colorado. K-TENNRCC is represented in connection with the share exchange and dissolution by Butler SnowNixon Peabody LLP, Nashville, Tennessee.Chicago, Illinois.

 

EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements of FTFC at December 31, 20182020 and for the two years in the period ended December 31, 2018,2020, which are included in the Proxy Statement of K-TENN Capital, Inc., which is referred to and made a part of this prospectus/proxyregistration statement of FTFC have been audited by Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their report appearing elsewhere herein, and are included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

The statutory financial statements of K-TENN LifeRCLIC included in this proxy statement/prospectus as of December 31, 20182020 and for the two years or period ended December 31, 20182020 have been audited by Rudler, PSC,Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP, independent auditors, as stated in their report, which is included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus, and have been so included in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

WHERE

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

FTFC files annual, quarterly and other reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any reports, statements or other information FTFC files at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. Our SEC filings are also available to the public from commercial document retrieval services and at the web site maintained by the SEC at “http://www.sec.gov.”

 

FTFC filed a registration statement on Form S-4 to register the offer and sale of the FTFC Class A Common Stock to be issued to K-TENNRCC in the share exchange. This document is a part of that registration statement and constitutes a prospectus of FTFC in addition to being a proxy statement of K-TENNRCC for the K-TENNRCC shareholder meeting.

 

Requests for documents relating to FTFC should be directed to First Trinity Financial Corporation, 7633 East 63rdPlace, Suite 230, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74113, Attn: Investor Relations. Requests for documents relating to K-TENNRCC should be directed to K-TENNRoyalty Capital Inc., 424 Church Street,Corporation, 19250 Everett Lane, Suite 2000, Nashville, TN 37206,201, Mokena, Illinois 60448, Attn: Investor Relations.

 

This document does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, the FTFC Class A Common Stock or the solicitation of a proxy, in any jurisdiction to or from any person to whom or from whom it is unlawful to make the offer, solicitation of an offer or proxy solicitation in that jurisdiction. Neither the delivery of this proxy statement/prospectus nor any distribution of securities means, under any circumstances, that there has been no change in the information set forth in this document or in its affairs since the date of this proxy statement/prospectus. The information contained in this document with respect to K-TENNRCC was provided by K-TENN.RCC. The information contained in this document with respect to FTFC was provided by FTFC.

 


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INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Included below are the audited financial statements of FTFC as of and for the two years ended December 31, 20182020 and its unaudited financial statements as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and for the comparative nine-monthsix-month periods ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 2018.2020. The interim statements include management’s discussion and analysis (the “MD&A”) for FTFC’s financial condition and results of operations for the interim period. The MD&A for the full years 20182020 and 20172019 are included in “Information Concerning FTFC.”

 

Also included below are the audited statutory financial statements of K-TENN LifeRCLIC as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 and its unaudited statutory financial statements as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and for the comparative interim periods ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 2018.2020. Also included below are the MD&A&As for the fiscal years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 and the interim periods ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 2018.2020.

 

Under applicable rules of the SEC, the acquisition of K-TENN LifeRCLIC by FTFC is not deemed to be a material acquisition for FTFC and historical financial statements of the parties are not required to be presented; however, the parties believe the financial statements of both FTFC and K-TENN LifeRCLIC provide useful information to readers.readers in making their voting decisions. Because the acquisition is not a material acquisition for FTFC, no pro forma financial data relating to the acquisition is presented, nor do the parties believe it would be meaningful to readers.

 


 

FIRST TRINITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 20182020 AND 2017

2019

 

Consolidated Financial Statements

Page

Numbers

  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-3

  

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

F-4

F-5

  

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 F-5

F-6

  

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

  F-6

F-7

  

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

  F-7

F-8

  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

F-8

F-9

  

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

  F-10

F-12

 


F-2

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Directors and

Shareholders of First Trinity Financial Corporation

 

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31 2018, 2020 and 2017,2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2018,2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements).  In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2018,2020, in conformity with accounting principlesU.S. generally accepted in the United States of America.accounting principles.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits.  We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.  The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.  As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

Investments in Fixed Maturity Securities

As discussed in Notes 1, 2, and 3 to the consolidated financial statements, management’s policy is to hold investments in fixed maturity securities as available-for-sale. The result of this policy is the investments are held at fair value. The Company’s investment in fixed maturity securities approximated 40% of all invested assets as of December 31, 2020. As the securities are held at fair value, management must assess securities that are in a significant unrealized loss position for other-than-temporary impairment. For these securities, management must make difficult and subjective judgements about the ability of the issuer to be able to meet its obligations under terms of the security. These judgements can have a significant impact on the Company’s reported earnings and overall business model if they should prove to be significantly inaccurate. To address this critical audit matter, we obtained an understanding of certain internal controls over the Company’s evaluation of the fair value of securities. We also performed testing over valuation in order to identify any potential impairments requiring further evaluation by management.  For any potential impairments identified, we obtained and reviewed the Company’s analysis of the security to determine if conclusions reached were appropriate. 

F-3

Valuation Allowance on Mortgage Loan Loss

As discussed in Notes 1 and 5 to the consolidated financial statements, management’s policy is to establish an allowance for possible loan losses from investment in mortgage loans on real estate. This accounting policy is deemed critical due to the uncertain nature resulting from the long-term repayment periods for mortgage loans, the general economic environment, and changes in interest rates. Management has utilized historical loss information, the loan-to-value of the portfolio, and past due status in determining its overall allowance.  The use of historical information is common, however, can lead to unforeseen losses in difficult economic times. To address this critical audit matter, we evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls over the Company’s mortgages and reviewed management’s analysis of past due mortgages compared to the related allowance.

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

As discussed in Notes 1 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements, management’s policy is to defer and amortize commissions and other acquisition costs related to the successful production of new business in a systematic manner based on the related contract revenues or gross profits as appropriate. The accounting policy is deemed critical due to the judgement involved in management’s identification of those costs to be deferred, as well as estimation and ongoing assessment of recoverability. Management evaluates recoverability by periodically comparing the current estimate of the present value of expected pretax future profits to the unamortized asset balance.  As acquired policies mature, the Company’s analysis of the amortization of those costs will be subject to the future overall persistency and mortality of the policies. To address this critical audit matter, we engaged an actuarial professional with specialized skills and knowledge who assisted in examining, reviewing, and testing the actuarial assumptions and methods used in determining deferred acquisition costs.  In addition, we performed various analytical procedures related to this asset and the related amortization.

Value of Insurance Business Acquired

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, management’s policy is to treat the value of acquired insurance in force as an intangible asset with a definite life and amortize the value over the emerging profits of the related policies. This accounting policy is deemed critical as it requires management to make difficult and subjective judgements about the recoverability of this asset. To address this critical audit matter, we engaged an actuarial professional with specialized skills and knowledge who assisted in examining, reviewing, and testing the actuarial assumptions and methods used in determining the value of insurance business acquired and the related amortization.  We also performed analytical procedures to determine appropriateness of the balance and related expense.

Future Policy Benefit Reserves

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, management’s policy is to estimate future payments to, or on behalf of, policyholders based on expected mortality and morbidity utilizing the Company’s historical experience or standard industry tables. The accounting policy is deemed critical as it is based upon actuarial methodologies and assumptions that require specialized knowledge, as well as a high-degree of estimation.  Management must identify and assesses significant changes in experience or assumptions that may require the Company to provide for expected future losses by establishing premium deficiency reserves. To address this critical audit matter, we engaged an actuarial professional with specialized skills and knowledge who assisted in examining, reviewing, and testing the actuarial assumptions and methods used in determining the value of future policy benefit reserves.  In addition, we performed various analytical procedures and testing on the accuracy of the underlying policy data utilized by management in determining the reserves.

 

/s/ Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2004.

 

Springfield, Illinois

March 8, 201911, 2021

 


F-4

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

 

 

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

  

December 31, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 

Assets

                

Investments

                

Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities at fair value (amortized cost: $134,414,517 and $143,621,947 as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively)

 $131,152,199  $149,683,139 

Available-for-sale preferred stock at fair value (cost: $99,945 as of December 31, 2018 and 2017)

  90,580   100,720 

Equity securities (available-for-sale in 2017) at fair value (cost: $187,122 and $502,919 as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively)

  198,668   571,427 

Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities at fair value (amortized cost: $148,431,010 and $166,760,448 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively)

 $170,647,836  $178,951,324 

Available-for-sale preferred stock at fair value (cost: $49,945 as of December 31, 2019)

  -   51,900 

Equity securities at fair value (cost: $183,219 and $180,194 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively)

  203,003   201,024 

Mortgage loans on real estate

  130,049,610   102,496,451   174,909,062   162,404,640 

Investment real estate

  2,392,031   2,382,966   757,936   1,951,759 

Policy loans

  1,809,339   1,660,175   2,108,678   2,026,301 

Short-term investments

  896,371   547,969   3,309,020   1,831,087 

Other long-term investments

  59,255,477   55,814,583   71,025,133   71,824,480 

Total investments

  325,844,275   313,257,430   422,960,668   419,242,515 

Cash and cash equivalents

  29,665,605   31,496,159   40,230,095   23,212,170 

Accrued investment income

  2,672,978   2,544,963   5,370,508   5,207,823 

Recoverable from reinsurers

  2,323,157   1,340,700   1,234,221   1,244,733 

Assets held in trust under coinsurance agreement

  25,494,700   -   112,160,307   105,089,240 

Agents' balances and due premiums

  1,418,916   1,485,305   2,154,322   1,618,115 

Deferred policy acquisition costs

  29,681,737   24,555,902   44,513,669   38,005,639 

Value of insurance business acquired

  5,185,870   5,526,645   4,592,977   4,891,448 

Other assets

  11,219,612   10,920,570   10,378,502   6,424,691 

Total assets

 $433,506,850  $391,127,674  $643,595,269  $604,936,374 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

                

Policy liabilities

                

Policyholders' account balances

 $297,168,411  $292,909,762  $362,519,753  $363,083,838 

Future policy benefits

  56,261,507   49,663,099   76,673,797   65,015,390 

Policy claims

  1,102,257   1,148,513   2,099,548   1,399,393 

Other policy liabilities

  72,559   68,490   119,699   132,975 

Total policy liabilities

  354,604,734   343,789,864   441,412,797   429,631,596 

Funds withheld under coinsurance agreement

  29,285,119   -   112,681,925   105,638,974 

Deferred federal income taxes

  2,373,478   2,961,929   9,220,905   6,345,918 

Other liabilities

  8,118,268   3,123,702   10,427,430   5,901,624 

Total liabilities

  394,381,599   349,875,495   573,743,057   547,518,112 

Shareholders' equity

                

Common stock, par value $.01 per share (20,000,000 shares authorized, 8,050,173 issued as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 and 7,802,593 outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017)

  80,502   80,502 

Class A common stock, par value $.01 per share (40,000,000 and 20,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, 8,909,276 and 8,050,173 issued as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, 8,661,696 and 7,802,593 outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively)

  89,093   80,502 

Class B common stock, par value $.01 per share (10,000,000 shares authorized, 101,102 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020)

  1,011   - 

Additional paid-in capital

  28,684,598   28,684,598   39,078,485   28,684,598 

Treasury stock, at cost (247,580 shares as of December 31, 2018 and 2017)

  (893,947)  (893,947)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

  (2,576,631)  4,760,951 

Treasury stock, at cost (247,580 shares as of December 31, 2020 and 2019)

  (893,947)  (893,947)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

  17,518,858   9,616,660 

Accumulated earnings

  13,830,729   8,620,075   14,058,712   19,930,449 

Total shareholders' equity

  39,125,251   41,252,179   69,852,212   57,418,262 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 $433,506,850  $391,127,674  $643,595,269  $604,936,374 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 


F-5

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

  

Years Ended December 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2020

  

2019

 

Revenues

                

Premiums

 $18,822,517  $15,855,686  $28,047,507  $23,125,090 

Net investment income

  19,609,386   16,710,408   24,084,301   24,370,040 

Net realized investment gains

  266,498   271,470   1,007,268   967,978 

Loss on other-than-temporary impairments

  -   (224,250)  (801,340)  - 

Service fees

  465,528   14,347   264,513   1,087,181 

Other income

  77,166   102,176   188,756   226,406 

Total revenues

  39,241,095   32,729,837   52,791,005   49,776,695 

Benefits, Claims and Expenses

                

Benefits and claims

                

Increase in future policy benefits

  6,634,114   5,402,902   11,551,696   8,769,777 

Death benefits

  5,345,707   4,463,854   9,469,318   6,555,001 

Surrenders

  913,977   878,361   1,156,546   1,000,447 

Interest credited to policyholders

  9,282,425   8,840,019   12,276,268   11,782,286 

Dividend, endowment and supplementary life contract benefits

  279,660   283,654   311,868   287,946 

Total benefits and claims

  22,455,883   19,868,790   34,765,696   28,395,457 

Policy acquisition costs deferred

  (8,527,380)  (9,321,726)  (11,856,420)  (12,369,350)

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

  3,515,624   2,870,412   5,327,177   4,015,480 

Amortization of value of insurance business acquired

  340,775   382,190   298,471   294,422 

Commissions

  8,228,279   8,585,278   11,073,570   12,125,929 

Other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses

  6,623,647   8,002,010   9,101,717   9,095,141 

Total expenses

  10,180,945   10,518,164   13,944,515   13,161,622 

Total benefits, claims and expenses

  32,636,828   30,386,954   48,710,211   41,557,079 

Income before total federal income tax expense

  6,604,267   2,342,883   4,080,794   8,219,616 

Current federal income tax expense

  100,075   105,696   127,701   1,388,711 

Deferred federal income tax expense

  1,362,046   1,267,823   774,403   731,185 

Total federal income tax expense

  1,462,121   1,373,519   902,104   2,119,896 

Net income

 $5,142,146  $969,364  $3,178,690  $6,099,720 

Net income per common share basic and diluted

 $0.66  $0.12         

Class A common stock

 $0.3638  $0.7098 

Class B common stock

 $0.2707  $- 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 


F-6

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

  

Years Ended December 31,

 
  

2018

  

2017

 

Net income

 $5,142,146  $969,364 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

        

Total net unrealized investment gains (losses) arising during the period

  (9,087,572)  5,071,141 

Cumulative effect, adoption of accounting guidance for equity securities

  (68,508)  - 

Less net realized investment gains (losses)

  246,078   (19,437)

Net unrealized investment gains (losses)

  (9,402,158)  5,090,578 

Less adjustment to deferred acquisition costs

  (114,079)  87,402 

Other comprehensive income (loss) before federal income tax expense (benefit)

  (9,288,079)  5,003,176 

Federal income tax expense (benefit)

  (1,950,497)  1,060,901 

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

  (7,337,582)  3,942,275 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

 $(2,195,436) $4,911,639 
  

Years Ended December 31,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 

Net income

 $3,178,690  $6,099,720 

Other comprehensive income

        

Total net unrealized investment gains arising during the period

  9,775,829   16,454,021 

Less net realized investment gains (losses)

  (248,166)  989,507 

Net unrealized investment gains

  10,023,995   15,464,514 

Adjustment to deferred acquisition costs

  21,213   29,968 

Other comprehensive income before federal income tax expense

  10,002,782   15,434,546 

Federal income tax expense

  2,100,584   3,241,255 

Total other comprehensive income

  7,902,198   12,193,291 

Total comprehensive income

 $11,080,888  $18,293,011 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 


F-7

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity

Years Ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019

 

              

Accumulated

         
  

Common

  

Additional

      

Other

      

Total

 
  

Stock

  

Paid-in

  

Treasury

  

Comprehensive

  

Accumulated

  

Shareholders'

 
  

$.01 Par Value

  

Capital

  

Stock

  

Income (Loss)

  

Earnings

  

Equity

 

Balance as of January 1, 2017

 $80,502  $28,684,598  $(893,947) $818,676  $7,590,446  $36,280,275 

Comprehensive income:

                        

Net income

  -   -   -   -   969,364   969,364 

Federal tax rate change to 21%

  -   -   -   -   60,265   60,265 

Other comprehensive income

  -   -   -   3,942,275   -   3,942,275 

Balance as of December 31, 2017

 $80,502  $28,684,598  $(893,947) $4,760,951  $8,620,075  $41,252,179 

Comprehensive loss:

                        

Net income

  -   -   -   -   5,142,146   5,142,146 

Cumulative effect, adoption of accounting guidance for equity securities

  -   -   -   -   68,508   68,508 

Other comprehensive loss

  -   -   -   (7,337,582)  -   (7,337,582)

Balance as of December 31, 2018

 $80,502  $28,684,598  $(893,947) $(2,576,631) $13,830,729  $39,125,251 
  

Class A

  

Class B

          

Accumulated

         
  

Common

  

Common

  

Additional

      

Other

      

Total

 
  

Stock

  

Stock

  

Paid-in

  

Treasury

  

Comprehensive

  

Accumulated

  

Shareholders'

 
  

$.01 Par Value

  

$.01 Par Value

  

Capital

  

Stock

  

Income (Loss)

  

Earnings

  

Equity

 

Balance as of January 1, 2019

 $80,502  $-  $28,684,598  $(893,947) $(2,576,631) $13,830,729  $39,125,251 

Comprehensive income:

                            

Net income

  -   -   -   -   -   6,099,720   6,099,720 

Other comprehensive income

  -   -   -   -   12,193,291   -   12,193,291 

Balance as of December 31, 2019

 $80,502  $-  $28,684,598  $(893,947) $9,616,660  $19,930,449  $57,418,262 

Comprehensive income:

                            

Net income

  -   -   -   -   -   3,178,690   3,178,690 

Other comprehensive income

  -   -   -   -   7,902,198   -   7,902,198 

Shareholders' cash dividend

  -   -   -   -   -   (393,178)  (393,178)

Shareholders' stock dividend

  7,914   -   8,649,335   -   -   (8,657,249)  - 

Acquisition of K-TENN Insurance Company

  1,688   -   1,744,552   -   -   -   1,746,240 

Recapitalization

  (1,011)  1,011   -   -   -   -   - 

Balance as of December 31, 2020

 $89,093  $1,011  $39,078,485  $(893,947) $17,518,858  $14,058,712  $69,852,212 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 


F-8

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

  

Years Ended December 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2020

  

2019

 

Operating activities

                

Net income

 $5,142,146  $969,364  $3,178,690  $6,099,720 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

                

Provision for depreciation

  145,488   145,804   121,240   145,488 

Accretion of discount on investments

  (3,927,602)  (3,102,042)  (4,989,868)  (4,636,264)

Net realized investment gains

  (266,498)  (271,470)  (1,007,268)  (967,978)

Loss on other-than-temporary impairments

  -   224,250   801,340   - 

Amortization of policy acquisition cost

  3,515,624   2,870,412   5,327,177   4,015,480 

Policy acquisition cost deferred

  (8,527,380)  (9,321,726)  (11,856,420)  (12,369,350)

Amortization of loan origination fees

  39,416   64,555   33,263   25,717 

Amortization of value of insurance business acquired

  340,775   382,190   298,471   294,422 

Allowance for mortgage loan losses

  81,351   98,388   36,516   81,212 

Provision for deferred federal income tax expense

  1,362,046   1,267,823   774,403   731,185 

Interest credited to policyholders

  9,282,425   8,840,019   12,276,268   11,782,286 

Change in assets and liabilities:

                

Policy loans

  (149,164)  (62,059)  (81,332)  (216,962)

Short-term investments

  (348,402)  (547,969)  (1,477,933)  (934,716)

Accrued investment income

  (128,015)  (368,193)  (162,195)  (2,534,845)

Recoverable from reinsurers

  (982,457)  (81,762)  10,512   1,078,424 

Assets held in trust under coinsurance agreement

  (25,494,700)  -   2,323,976   (72,491,100)

Agents' balances and due premiums

  66,389   (66,055)  (532,221)  (199,199)

Other assets (excludes depreciation of $316 in 2017 and change in receivable for securities sold of ($331,012) and ($5,923,663) in 2018 and 2017, respectively)

  (630,054)  (1,986,174)

Other assets (excludes change in receivable for securities sold of ($33,600) in 2019)

  (3,953,350)  4,761,321 

Future policy benefits

  6,598,408   5,396,872   11,507,824   8,753,883 

Policy claims

  (46,256)  150,699   700,155   297,136 

Other policy liabilities

  4,069   (1,364)  (22,488)  60,416 

Other liabilities (excludes change in payable of securities purchased of ($68,838) and $228,373 in 2018 and 2017, respectively)

  5,063,404   (2,703,155)

Other liabilities (excludes change in payable of securities purchased of $377,481 and ($393,198) in 2020 and 2019, respectively)

  4,138,079   (1,823,446)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  (8,858,987)  1,898,407   17,444,839   (58,047,170)
                

Investing activities

                

Purchases of fixed maturity securities

  (13,191,134)  (37,095,248)  (4,010,067)  (65,657,914)

Maturities of fixed maturity securities

  5,076,000   7,841,000   945,500   4,525,000 

Sales of fixed maturity securities

  16,961,796   12,389,756   21,385,624   29,175,106 

Sales of preferred stock

  50,000   50,000 

Purchases of equity securities

  (76,127)  (3,465)  (90,292)  (115,357)

Sales of equity securities

  361,947   -   -   19,371 

Acquisition of K-TENN Insurance Company

  1,110,299   - 

Joint venture distribution

  55,710   -   87,267   115,286 

Purchases of mortgage loans

  (63,066,644)  (53,913,277)  (77,131,267)  (74,689,461)

Payments on mortgage loans

  35,461,456   25,670,590   64,250,033   42,502,954 

Purchases of other long-term investments

  (9,143,277)  (14,036,082)  (5,788,546)  (18,605,374)

Collections on other long-term investments

  9,700,500   8,663,148   11,755,897   10,899,349 

Sale of other long-term investments

  -   792,012 

Sales of real estate

  364,689   190,083   2,216,780   350,817 

Net change in receivable and payable for securities sold and purchased

  262,174   6,152,036   377,481   (359,598)

Net cash used in investing activities

  (17,232,910)  (43,349,447)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

  15,158,709   (71,789,821)
                

Financing activities

                

Policyholders' account deposits

  54,957,500   56,666,113   24,283,570   163,781,048 

Policyholders' account withdrawals

  (30,696,157)  (17,942,859)  (39,476,015)  (40,397,492)

Net cash provided by financing activities

  24,261,343   38,723,254 

Shareholders' cash dividends

  (393,178)  - 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

  (15,585,623)  123,383,556 
                

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

  (1,830,554)  (2,727,786)

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

  17,017,925   (6,453,435)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

  31,496,159   34,223,945   23,212,170   29,665,605 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 $29,665,605  $31,496,159  $40,230,095  $23,212,170 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 


F-9

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)

Supplemental Disclosure – Cash and Non-Cash Impact on Operating, Investing and Financing Activities

 

 

During 2017, the Company reclassified an available-for-sale fixed maturity security totaling $729,737 to other long-term investments as recent third party information indicated the security does not qualify for available-for-sale treatment.

In conjunction with this reclassification, the non-cash impact on investing activities is summarized as follows:

   

Year Ended

 
   

December 31, 2017

 

Reduction in available-for-securities fixed maturity securities

 $729,737 

Other long-term investments

  (729,737)

Net cash used in investing activities

 $- 

During 20182020 and 2017,2019, the Company foreclosed on residential mortgage loans of real estate totaling $467,593$797,158 and $207,482,$99,218, respectively, and transferred those properties to investment real estate that are now held for sale.

 

In conjunction with these foreclosures, the non-cash impact on investing activities is summarized as follows:

 

  

Year Ended

  

Year Ended

  

Year Ended

  

Year Ended

 
  

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

  

December 31, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 

Reductions in mortgage loans due to foreclosure

Reductions in mortgage loans due to foreclosure

 $467,593  $207,482  $797,158  $99,218 

Investment real estate held-for-sale acquired through foreclosure

Investment real estate held-for-sale acquired through foreclosure

  (467,593)  (207,482)  (797,158)  (99,218)

Net cash used in investing activities

Net cash used in investing activities

 $-  $-  $-  $- 

 

In 2020, the Company issued 791,339 shares of Class A common stock in connection with a 10% share dividend payable to the holders of shares of Class A common stock of the Company as of November 12, 2020.  In conjunction with the 2020 stock dividends, the non-cash impact on investing and financing activities is summarized as follows:

  

Year Ended

 
  

December 31, 2020

 

Fair value of Class A common stock shares issued in connection with the stock dividend (791,339 shares issued in 2020)

 $8,657,249 
     

Reduction in accumulated earnings due to stock dividend

  (8,657,249)

Increase in Class A common stock, par value $.01 due to stock dividend

  7,914 

Increase in additional paid-in-capital due to the stock dividend

  8,649,335 

Change in shareholders' equity due to the stock dividend

 $- 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 


F-10

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)

Supplemental Disclosure – Cash and Non-Cash Impact on Operating, Investing and Financing Activities

On January 1, 2020, the Company acquired K-TENN Insurance Company.  The Company acquired assets of $1,916,281 (including cash) and assumed liabilities of $170,041.

In conjunction with this 2020 acquisition, the cash and non-cash impact on operating, investing and financing activities is summarized as follows.

  

December 31, 2020

 

Cash used in acquisition of K-TENN Insurance Company

 $- 

Cash provided in acquisition of K-TENN Insurance Company

  1,110,299 
     

Increase in cash from acquisition of K-TENN Insurance Company

  1,110,299 
     

Fair value of assets acquired in acquisition of K-TENN Insurance Company (excluding cash)

    

Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities

  800,000 

Policy loans

  1,045 

Accrued investment income

  490 

Due premiums

  3,986 

Other assets

  461 
     

Total fair value of assets acquired (excluding cash)

  805,982 
     

Fair value of liabilities assumed in acquisition of K-TENN Insurance Company

    

Future policy benefits

  150,583 

Other policy liabilities

  9,212 

Other liabilities

  10,246 
     

Total fair value of liabilities assumed

  170,041 
     

Fair value of net assets acquired in acquisition of K-TENN Insurance Company (excluding cash)

  635,941 
     

Fair value of net assets acquired in acquisition of K-TENN Insurance Company (including cash)

 $1,746,240 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

F-11

First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

1.Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation (the “Company” or “FTFC”) is the parent holding company of Trinity Life Insurance Company (“TLIC”), Family Benefit Life Insurance Company (“FBLIC”) and, Trinity Mortgage Corporation (“TMC”), formerly known as First Trinity Capital Corporation and Trinity American, Inc. (“FTCC”TAI”).  The Company was incorporated in Oklahoma on April 19, 2004, for the primary purpose of organizing a life insurance subsidiary.

 

The Company owns 100% of TLIC.  TLIC owns 100% of FBLIC.  TLIC and FBLIC are primarily engaged in the business of marketing, underwriting and distributing a broad range of individual life insurance and annuity products to individuals.  TLIC’s and FBLIC’s current product portfolio consists of a modified premium whole life insurance policy with a flexible premium deferred annuity rider, whole life, term, final expense, accidental death and dismemberment and annuity products.  The term products are both renewable and convertible and issued for 10, 15, 20 and 30 years.  They can be issued with premiums fully guaranteed for the entire term period or with a limited premium guarantee.  The final expense product is issued as either a simplified issue or as a graded benefit, determined by underwriting.  The TLIC and FBLIC products are sold through independent agents.  TLIC is licensed in the states of Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Texas.Utah.  FBLIC is licensed in the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

 

The Company owns 100% of FTCCTMC that was incorporated in 2006, and began operations in January 2007.  FTCC provided financing for casualty insurance premiums for individuals and companies and was licensed to conduct premium financing business in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma. FTCC has made noTMC’s primary focus changed from premium financing loans since June 30, 2012.to originating, brokering and administrating residential and commercial mortgage loans for third parties.

 

The Company owns 100% of TAI (formerly known as Citizens American Life, Inc.).  TAI was incorporated in Barbados, West Indies on March 24, 2016 for the primary purpose of forming a life insurance company producing United States of America (U.S.) dollar denominated life insurance policies and annuity contracts outside of the United States and Barbados.  TAI is licensed as an Exempt Insurance Company under the Exempt Insurance Act of Barbados.  TAI was initially involved in developing life insurance and annuity contracts through an association with distribution channels but is now issuing life insurance policies and annuity contracts.  The Company’s acquisition of TAI was formally approved by Barbados regulators and the certifications were received in 2019.  

Company Capitalization

 

The Company raised $1,450,000 from two private placement stock offerings during 2004 and $25,669,480 from two public stock offerings and one private placement stock offering from June 22, 2005 through February 23, 2007; June 29, 2010 through April 30, 2012 and August 15, 2012 through March 8, 2013.  The Company issued 7,347,488 shares of its common stock and incurred $3,624,518 of offering costs during these private placements and public stock offerings.  On January 1, 2020, the Company issued 168,866 shares in connection with its acquisition of K-TENN Insurance Company (“K-TENN”).

The Company also issued 702,685 shares of its common stock in connection with two stock dividends paid to shareholders in 2011 and 2012.2012 that resulted in accumulated earnings being charged $5,270,138 with an offsetting credit of $5,270,138 to common stock and additional paid-in capital.

 

During 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015,In 2020, the Company repurchasedpaid a $0.05 per share cash dividend for a total of $393,178 and issued 791,339 shares of Class A common stock in connection with a 10% stock dividend to its Class A shareholders.  The 10% stock dividend resulted in accumulated earnings being charged $8,657,249 with an offsetting credit of $8,657,249 to common stock and additional paid-in capital.

The Company has also purchased 247,580 shares of its commontreasury stock at a total cost of $893,947 from former members of the Board of Directors including the former Chairman of the Board of Directors, a former agent, the former spouse of the Company’s current Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President and a charitable organization where a former member of the Board of Directors had donated shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

F-12

First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2020 and 2019

1.Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Company Recapitalization

On October 2, 2019, at the Company Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, FTFC’s shareholders approved the following proposals:

An amendment and restatement of FTFC’s Certificate of Incorporation to authorize 40,000,000 shares of Class A common stock and 10,000,000 shares of Class B common stock and to establish the relative rights, preferences and privileges of, and the restrictions and limitations on, the Class A common stock and the Class B common stock.

An amendment and restatement of FTFC’s Certificate of Incorporation to automatically reclassify each issued and outstanding share of our existing common stock as one (1) share of Class A common stock or, at the shareholder’s election, into one (1) share of new Class B common stock.

These proposals received Form A regulatory approval from the Oklahoma Insurance Department (“OID”) on February 27, 2020 and the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (“MDCI”) on December 31, 2019, followed by formal adoption by FTFC’s Board of Directors on March 12, 2020.  Effective March 12, 2020, FTFC’s Class B shareholders were entitled to elect a majority of FTFC’s Board of Directors (one-half plus one) but will only receive, compared to FTFC’s Class A shareholders, 85% of cash dividends, stock dividends or amounts due upon any FTFC merger, sale or liquidation event.  FTFC’s Class B shareholders may also convert one share of FTFC’s Class B common stock for a .85 share of FTFC’s Class A common stock.  FTFC’s Class A shareholders will elect the remaining Board of Directors members and will receive 100% of cash dividends, stock dividends or amounts due upon any Company merger, sale or liquidation event.

Acquisition of Other Companies

 

On December 23, 2008, FTFC acquired 100% of the outstanding common stock of First Life America Corporation (“FLAC”) from an unaffiliated company.  The acquisition of FLAC was accounted for as a purchase.  The aggregate purchase price for FLAC was $2,695,234 including direct costs associated with the acquisition of $195,234.  The acquisition of FLAC was financed with the working capital of FTFC.

 

On December 31, 2008, FTFC made FLAC a 15 year loan in the form of a surplus note in the amount of $250,000 with an interest rate of 6% payable monthly, that was approved by the Oklahoma Insurance Department (“OID”).  This surplus note is eliminated in consolidation.

 

On August 31, 2009, two of the Company’s subsidiaries, Trinity Life Insurance Company (“Old TLIC”) and FLAC, were merged, with FLAC being the surviving company.  Immediately following the merger, FLAC changed its name to TLIC.


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2018 and 2017

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies(continued)

 

On December 28, 2011, TLIC acquired 100% of the outstanding common stock of FBLIC from FBLIC’s shareholders.  The acquisition of FBLIC was accounted for as a purchase.  The aggregate purchase price for the acquisition of FBLIC was $13,855,129.  The acquisition of FBLIC was financed with the working capital of TLIC.

 

On April 28, 2015, the Company acquired a block of life insurance policies and annuity contracts according to the terms of an assumption reinsurance agreement.  The Company acquired assets of $3,644,839, assumed liabilities of $3,055,916 and recorded a gain on reinsurance assumption of $588,923.

On April 3, 2018, FTFC acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of TAI domiciled in Barbados, West Indies.  The Barbados regulators approved the acquisition and supplied certifications during 2019.  The aggregate purchase price for the acquisition of TAI was $250,000.  The acquisition of TAI was financed with the working capital of FTFC.   

F-13

First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2020 and 2019

1.Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Effective January 1, 2020, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding common stock of K-TENN insurance company (“K-TENN”) from its sole shareholder in exchange for 168,866 shares of FTFC’s common stock.  The acquisition of K-TENN was accounted for as a purchase.  The aggregate purchase price of K-TENN was $1,746,240.  Immediately subsequent to this acquisition, the $1,746,240 of net assets and liabilities of K-TENN along with the related life insurance business operations were contributed to TLIC.

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP").

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of the Company and its subsidiaries.  All intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain reclassifications have been made in the prior year financial statements to conform to current year classifications.  These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported net income or shareholders' equity.

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes.  Although these estimates are based on management’s knowledge of current events and actions it may undertake in the future, they may ultimately differ from actual results.

 

Investments

 

Fixed maturity securities comprised of bonds and preferred stocks are classified as available-for-sale and are carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses, net of applicable income taxes, reported in accumulated other comprehensive income.  The amortized cost of fixed maturity securities available-for-sale is adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount to maturity.

 

Interest income on fixed maturity securities, as well as the related amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is included in net investment income under the effective yield method.  Dividend income on preferred stocks are recognized in net investment income when declared.  The amortized cost of fixed maturity securities available-for-sale and the cost of preferred stocks are written down to fair value when a decline in value is considered to be other-than-temporary.

 

The Company evaluates the difference between the cost or amortized cost and estimated fair value of its fixed maturity and preferred stock investments to determine whether any decline in value is other-than-temporary in nature.  This determination involves a degree of uncertainty.  If a decline in the fair value of a security is determined to be temporary, the decline is recorded as an unrealized loss in stockholders' equity.  If a decline in a security's fair value is considered to be other-than-temporary, the Company then determines the proper treatment for the other-than-temporary impairment.

 

For fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, the amount of any other-than-temporary impairment related to a credit loss is recognized in earnings and reflected as a reduction in the cost basis of the security; and the amount of any other-than-temporary impairment related to other factors is recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) with no change to the cost basis of the security.  For preferred stocks available-for-sale, the amount of any other-than-temporary impairment is recognized in earnings and reflected as a reduction in the cost basis of the security.

 


F-14


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

1.Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

The assessment of whether a decline in fair value is considered temporary or other-than-temporary includes management's judgment as to the financial position and future prospects of the entity issuing the security.  It is not possible to accurately predict when it may be determined that a specific security will become impaired.  Future adverse changes in market conditions, poor operating results of underlying investments and defaults on mortgage loan payments could result in losses or an inability to recover the current carrying value of the investments, thereby possibly requiring an impairment charge in the future.

 

Likewise, if a change occurs in the Company’s intent to sell temporarily impaired securities prior to maturity or recovery in value, or if it becomes more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell such securities prior to recovery in value or maturity, a future impairment charge could result.

 

If an other-than-temporary impairment related to a credit loss occurs with respect to a bond, the Company amortizes the reduced book value back to the security's expected recovery value over the remaining term of the bond.  The Company continues to review the security for further impairment that would prompt another write-down in the value.

 

Equity securities are comprised of mutual funds and common stocks and are carried at fair value.  The associated unrealized gains and losses are included in net realized investment gains (losses).  Dividends from these investments are recognized in net investment income when declared.

 

Mortgage loans are carried at unpaid balances, net of unamortized premium or discounts.  Interest income and the amortization of premiums or discounts are included in net investment income.   Mortgage loan fees, certain direct loan origination costs, and purchase premiums and discounts on loans are recognized as an adjustment of yield by the interest method based on the contractual terms of the loan. In certain circumstances, prepayments may be anticipated.  The Company has established a valuation allowance for mortgage loans on real estate that are not supported by funds held in escrow.

 

Investment real estate in buildings held for the production of income is carried at cost less accumulated depreciation.  Depreciation on investment real estate in buildings held for the production of income iswas calculated over an estimated useful life of 19 years.  Investment real estate in land held for both the production of income and for sale is carried at cost.  Investment real estate obtained through foreclosure on mortgage loans on real estate is carried at the lower of acquisition cost or net realizable value.

 

Policy loans are carried at unpaid principal balances.  Interest income on policy loans is recognized in net investment income at the contract interest rate when earned.

 

Other long term investments are comprised of lottery prize receivables and are carried at amortized cost, net of unamortized discount.cost.  Interest income and the accretion of discount are included in net investment income.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, amounts due from banks and money market instruments.

 

Short-term investments

 

Short-term investments include funds that have a maturity of more than 90 days but less than one year at the date of purchase.

 

Investment Income and Realized Gains and Losses on Sales of Investments

 

Interest and dividends earned on investments are included in net investment income.  Realized gains and losses on sales of investments are recognized in operations on the specific identification basis.


F-15


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

1.Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

 

Commissions and other acquisition costs which vary with and are primarily related to the successful production of new business are deferred and amortized in a systematic manner based on the related contract revenues or gross profits as appropriate.  Recoverability of deferred acquisition costs is evaluated periodically by comparing the current estimate of the present value of expected pretax future profits to the unamortized asset balance.  If this current estimate is less than the existing balance, the difference is charged to expense.

 

Deferred acquisition costs for the successful production of traditional life insurance contracts are deferred to the extent deemed recoverable and amortized over the premium paying period of the related policies using assumptions consistent with those used in computing future policy benefit liabilities.  Deferred acquisition costs related to the successful production of insurance and annuity products that subject the Company to mortality or morbidity risk over a period that extends beyond the period or periods in which premiums are collected and that have terms that are fixed and guaranteed (i.e., limited-payment long-duration annuity contracts) are deferred to the extent deemed recoverable and amortized in relation to the present value of actual and expected gross profits on the policies.

 

To the extent that realized gains and losses on fixed income securities result in adjustments to deferred acquisition costs related to insurance and annuity products, such adjustments are reflected as a component of the amortization of deferred acquisition costs.  Deferred acquisition costs related to limited-payment long-duration insurance and annuity contracts are also adjusted, net of tax, for the change in amortization that would have been recorded if the unrealized gains (losses) from available-for-sale securities had actually been realized.  This adjustment is included in the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on available-for-sale securities, a component of “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)” in the shareholders’ equity section of the statement of financial position.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses from Mortgage Loans Loans

 

The allowance for possible loan losses from investments in mortgage loans on real estate is a reserve established through a provision for possible loan losses charged to expense which represents, in the Company’s judgment, the known and inherent credit losses existing in the residential and commercial mortgage loan portfolio.  The allowance, in the judgment of the Company, is necessary to reserve for estimated loan losses inherent in the residential and commercial mortgage loan portfolios and reduces the carrying value of investments in mortgage loans on real estate to the estimated net realizable value on the consolidated statement of financial position.

 

While the Company utilizes its best judgment and information available, the ultimate adequacy of the allowance is dependent upon a variety of factors beyond the Company’s control, including the performance of the residential and commercial mortgage loan portfolios, the economy and changes in interest rates.  The Company’s allowance for possible mortgage loan losses consists of specific valuation allowances established for probable losses on specific loans and a portfolio reserve for probable incurred but not specifically identified loans.

 

Mortgage loans are considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the mortgage loan agreement.  Factors considered by the Company in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value of the real estate subject to the mortgage loan, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due.

Mortgage loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired.  The Company determines the significance of payment delays and shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the mortgage loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed.  Impairment is measured on a loan-by-loan basis.

 


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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

1.Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation or amortization.  Office furniture, equipment and computer software is recorded at cost or fair value at acquisition less accumulated depreciation or amortization using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the respective assets of three to ten years.  Leasehold improvements are recorded at cost and depreciated over the remaining non-cancellable lease term. 

 

Reinsurance

 

The Company cedes reinsurance under various agreements allowing management to control exposure to potential losses arising from large risks and providing additional capacity for growth.  Estimated reinsurance recoverable balances are reported as assets and are recognized in a manner consistent with the liabilities related to the underlying reinsured ceded contracts.  The Company also assumes reinsurance under various agreements allowing management to increase growth in assets and profitability.  Estimated reinsurance payable balances are reported as liabilities and are recognized in a manner consistent with the assets related to the underlying assumed reinsurance contracts.

Value of Insurance Business Acquired

 

As a result of the Company’s purchases of FLAC and FBLIC, an asset was recorded in the application of purchase accounting to recognize the value of acquired insurance in force.  The Company’s value of acquired insurance in force is an intangible asset with a definite life and is amortized under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance.  The value of acquired insurance in force is amortized primarily over the emerging profit of the related policies using the same assumptions that were used in computing liabilities for future policy benefits.

 

For the amortization of the value of acquired insurance in force, the Company periodically reviews its estimates of gross profits. The most significant assumptions involved in the estimation of gross profits include interest rate spreads, future financial market performance, business surrender/lapse rates, mortality and morbidity, expenses and the impact of realized investment gains and losses. In the event actual experience differs significantly from assumptions or assumptions are significantly revised, the Company is required to record a charge or credit to amortization expense for the period in which an adjustment is made.

 

As of December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, there was $3,554,008$4,146,901 and $3,213,233,$3,848,430, respectively, of accumulated amortization of the value of insurance business acquired due to the purchases of FLAC and FBLIC.  The Company expects to amortize the value of insurance business acquired by the following amounts over the next five years: $281,649 in 2019, $259,735 in 2020, $239,257$272,004 in 2021, $221,542$229,910 in 2022, $219,350 in 2023, $201,304 in 2024 and $212,645$212,373 in 2023.2025.

 

Other Assets and Other Liabilities

 

Other assets consist primarily of advances to mortgage loan originator, receivable for securities sold, federal and state income taxes recoverable, accrual of mortgage loan and long-term investment payments due, guaranty funds, notes receivable, prepaid assets, deposits, other receivables and property and equipment.

 

Other liabilities consist primarily of accrued expenses payable, accounts payable, remittance and suspense items not allocated, payable for securities purchased, guaranty fund assessments, unclaimed funds, deferred revenue, unearned investment income, withholdings, escrows and other payables.

PolicyholdersPolicyholders’ Account Balances

 

The Company’s liability for policyholders’ account balances represents the contract value that has accrued to the benefit of the policyholder as of the financial statement date.  This liability is generally equal to the accumulated account deposits plus interest credited less policyholders’ withdrawals and other charges assessed against the account balance.  Interest crediting rates for individual annuities range from 2.25% to 4.50%.  Interest crediting rates for deposit-type liabilities range from 2.50% to 4.00%.


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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

1.Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Future Policy Benefits

 

The Company’s liability for future policy benefits is primarily comprised of the present value of estimated future payments to or on behalf of policyholders, where the timing and amount of payment depends on policyholder mortality or morbidity, less the present value of future net premiums.  For life insurance and annuity products, expected mortality and morbidity is generally based on the Company’s historical experience or standard industry tables including a provision for the risk of adverse deviation.  Interest rate assumptions are based on factors such as market conditions and expected investment returns.  Although mortality, morbidity and interest rate assumptions are “locked-in” upon the issuance of new insurance with fixed and guaranteed terms, significant changes in experience or assumptions may require the Company to provide for expected future losses by establishing premium deficiency reserves.

 

Policy Claims

 

Policy claim liabilities represent the estimated liabilities for claims reported plus estimated incurred but not yet reported claims developed from trends of historical market data applied to current exposure.

Federal Income Taxes

The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes.  Deferred income taxes are provided for cumulative temporary differences between balances of assets and liabilities determined under U.S. GAAP and balances determined using tax bases.  A valuation allowance is established for the amount of the deferred tax asset that exceeds the amount of the estimated future taxable income needed to utilize the future tax benefits.

Common Stock

 

Common stock is fully paid, non-assessable and has a par value of $.01 per share.

 

Treasury Stock

 

Treasury stock, representing shares of the Company’s common stock that have been reacquired after having been issued and fully paid, is recorded at the reacquisition cost and the shares are no longer outstanding.

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Loss)

 

FASB guidance requires the inclusion of unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities, net of tax, as a component of other comprehensive income (loss).  Unrealized gains and losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) that are later recognized in net income through a reclassification adjustment are identified on the specific identification method. In addition, deferred acquisition costs related to limited-payment long-duration insurance and annuity contracts are also adjusted, net of tax, for the change in amortization that would have been recorded if the unrealized gains (losses) from available-for-sale securities had actually been realized.  This adjustment is included in the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on available-for-sale securities, a component of “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)” in the shareholders’ equity section of the statement of financial position.

 

Revenues and Expenses

 

Revenues on traditional life insurance products consist of direct premiums reported as earned when due.  Liabilities for future policy benefits are provided and acquisition costs are amortized in a systematic manner based on the related contract revenues or gross profits as appropriate.


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2018 and 2017

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Acquisition costs for traditional life insurance contracts are deferred to the extent deemed recoverable and are amortized over the premium paying period of the related policies using assumptions consistent with those used in computing future policy benefit liabilities.  Traditional life insurance products are treated as long-duration contracts since they generally remain in force for the lifetime of the insured.

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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2020 and 2019

1.Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Deferred acquisition costs related to insurance and annuity products that subject the Company to mortality or morbidity risk over a period that extends beyond the period or periods in which premiums are collected and that have terms that are fixed and guaranteed are deferred to the extent deemed recoverable and amortized in relation to the present value of actual and expected gross profits on the policies.  These types of insurance and annuity contracts are treated as long-duration insurance contracts since they generally remain in force for an extended period.

Net Income per Common Share

 

Net Income Per Common Share Basic and Diluted

For the year ended December 31, 2020, the net income per common share basicallocated to the Class B shareholders is the total net income less shareholders’ cash dividends multiplied by the right to receive dividends at 85% for Class B shares (85,937) as of the reporting date divided by the allocated total shares (8,747,633) of Class A shares (8,661,696) and dilutedClass B shares (85,937) as of the reporting date.  

For the year ended December 31, 2020, the net income allocated to the Class A shareholders is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and subscribed duringtotal net income less the year. net income allocated to the Class B shareholders.  

The weighted average outstanding common shares basic for the year ended December 31, 2020 were 8,661,696 for Class A shares and subscribed101,102 for Class B shares.  The weighted average Class A shares reflect the retrospective adjustment for the impacts of the 10% stock dividend declared by the Company on November 12, 2020 and issued to holders of Class A common stock shares of the Company as of November 12, 2020.   

The weighted average outstanding common shares basic and diluted were 7,802,593 for both of the yearsyear ended December 31, 20182019 were 8,593,932. These weighted average shares reflect the retrospective adjustment for the impacts of the 10% stock dividend declared by the Company on November 12, 2020 and 2017.issued to holders of Class A common stock shares of the Company as of November 12, 2020.

 

Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated all events subsequent to December 31, 20182020 through the date that these financial statements have been issued.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the FASB issued updated guidance to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue. While insurance contracts are not within the scope of this updated guidance, the Company's fee income related to providing services will be subject to this updated guidance. The updated guidance requires an entity to recognize revenue as performance obligations are met, in order to reflect the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity is entitled to receive for those goods or services. The following steps are applied in the updated guidance: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and (5) recognize revenue when, or as, the entity satisfies a performance obligation. In July 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date of the updated guidance on revenue recognitionby one year to the quarter ending March 31, 2018.  The adoption of this guidance in 2018 did not have a material effect on the Company’s result of operations, financial position or liquidity.

Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

 

In January 2016, the FASB issued updated guidance regarding financial instruments. This guidance intends to enhance reporting for financial instruments and addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. The significant amendments in this update generally require equity investments to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income, require the use of an exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes and clarifies that an entity should evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to available-for-sale securities. This guidance also intends to enhance the presentation of certain fair value changes for financial liabilities measured at fair value. It also amends certain disclosure requirements associated with the fair value of financial instruments. This guidance was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The recognition and measurement provisions of this guidance were applied by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption and early adoption is not permitted. The adoption of this guidance in 2018 did not have a material effect on the Company’s result of operations, financial position or liquidity.


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2018 and 2017

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies(continued)

Leases

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued updated guidance regarding leases that generally requires the lessee and lessor(Accounting Standards Update 2016-02) to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the statement of financial position. A lessee should recognize on the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments and an asset representing its right-to-use the underlying assets for the lease term. Optional payments to extend the lease or purchase the underlying leased asset should be included in the measurement of lease assets and lease liabilities only if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise the option(s).

If the lease has a term of 12 months or less, a lessee can make an election to recognize lease expenses for such leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. There is a differentiation between finance leases and operating leases for the lessee in the statements of operations and cash flows. Finance leases recognize interest on the lease liability separately from the right-to-use the asset whereas an operating lease recognizes a single lease cost allocated over the lease term on a generally straight-line basis. All cash payments are within operating activities in the statement of cash flows except finance leases classify repayments of the principal portion of the lease liability within financing activities.

The accounting applied by the lessor is largely unchanged from that applied under previous U.S. GAAP. Key aspects of the lessor accounting model, however, were aligned with the revenue recognition guidance of Codification Topic 606. The previous accounting model for leverage leases continues to apply only to those leveraged leases that commenced before the effective date of Codification Update 2016-02 Leases (Topic 842). Entities will generally continue to account for leases that commenced before the effective date of this update in accordance with previous U.S. GAAP unless the lease is modified. Lessees are requiredrequire lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for allleases with terms of more than 12 months.  The updated guidance retains the two classifications of a lease as either an operating leases at each reporting dateor finance lease (previously referred to as a capital lease).  Both lease classifications require the lessee to record the right-of-use asset and the lease liability based onupon the present value of cash flows.  Finance leases will reflect the remaining minimal rental payments that were trackedfinancial arrangement by recognizing interest expense on the lease liability separately from the amortization expense of the right-of-use asset.  Operating leases will recognize lease expense (with no separate recognition of interest expense) on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.  The accounting by lessors is not significantly changed by the updated guidance.  The updated guidance requires expanded qualitative and disclosed under previous U.S. GAAP.quantitative disclosures, including additional information about the amounts recorded in the financial statements. 

 

In July 2018, the FASB issuedamended the updated guidance on leases that was issued in February 2016 (Accounting Standards Update 2018-11) that provides entities withand provided an additional (and optional) transition method with which to adopt the new standard on leases.updated guidance.  Under this newthe additional transition method, an entity initially applies the new standard on leases at the adoption date and recognizesentities may elect to recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the periodyear of adoption.

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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2020 and 2019

1.Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Consequently, if this transition method is elected, an entity’s reporting for the comparative periods prior to adoption presented in the financial statements in which it adopts the new standard on leases willwould continue to be in accordance with current GAAP (Topic 840, Leases).  An entity that elects this additional (and optional) transition method mustlease guidance. The amendments also provide lessors with a practical expedient to combine non-lease components (e.g., a fee for common area maintenance when leasing office space) with the required Topic 840 disclosuresassociated lease component rather than accounting for those components separately if certain criteria are met. The updated guidance requires entities to recognize a right-of-use asset and lease liability equal to the present value of lease payments for all leases other than those that are less than one year.  The updated guidance, as amended, is effective for reporting periods that continue to be in accordance with Topic 840.beginning after December 15, 2018.

 

In December 2018, the FASB issued additional guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2018-20) that permits an accounting policy election for lessors to not evaluate whether certain sales taxes and other similar taxes are lessor costs or lessee costs.  A lessor making this election will exclude from the consideration in the contract and from variable payments not included in the consideration of the contract all collections from lessees of certain sales taxes and other similar taxes and to provide certain disclosures.

 

The Company will adoptadopted this guidance in first quarter 2019.  The adoption of this guidance in 2019 isdid not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

 

Financial Instruments - Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued updated guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2016-13) for the accounting for credit losses for financial instruments. The updated guidance applies a new credit loss model (current expected credit losses or CECL) for determining credit-related impairments for financial instruments measured at amortized cost (e.g. mortgage loans and reinsurance amounts recoverable)recoverables, including structured settlements that are recorded as part of reinsurance recoverables) and requires an entity to estimate the credit losses expected over the life of an exposure or pool of exposures.


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2018 and 2017

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies(continued)

The estimate of expected credit losses should consider historical information, current information, as well as reasonable and supportable forecasts, including estimates of prepayments.

The expected credit losses, and subsequent adjustments to such losses, will be recorded through an allowance account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial asset, with the net carrying value of the financial asset presented on the consolidated balance sheet at the amount expected to be collected.

The updated guidance also amends the current other-than-temporary impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities by requiring the recognition of impairments relating to credit losses through an allowance account and limits the amount of credit loss to the difference between a security’s amortized cost basis and its fair value. In addition, the length of time a security has been in an unrealized loss position will no longer impact the determination of whether a credit loss exists.

 

In November 2018, the FASB issuedThe updated guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2018-19) to emphasize improvements related to the measurement of credit losses on financial statements to increase awareness of the amendments to scope and transition and effective date requirements.

The original and updated guidance iswas effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019.  As a Smaller Reporting Company, the effective date was recently changed and the delayed effective date is now for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2022.  Early adoption is permitted for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Based on the financial instruments currently held by the Company, the Company expects there would not be a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity if the new guidance were to behad been adopted in the current accounting period. The Company will adopt this guidance in 2020. The impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity at the date of adoption of the updated guidance will be determined by the financial instruments held by the Company and the economic conditions at that time.

Statement of Cash Flows – Classification of Certain Cash ReceiptsIntangibles - Goodwill and Cash PaymentsOther

 

In August 2016,January 2017, the FASB issued specificupdated guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2017-04) that eliminates the requirement to reducecalculate the existing diversityimplied fair value of goodwill (i.e., Step 2 of the current goodwill impairment test) to measure a goodwill impairment charge.  Instead, entities will record an impairment charge by comparing a reporting unit’s fair value with its carrying amount and recognizing an impairment charge for the excess of the carrying amount over estimated fair value (i.e., Step 1 of current guidance).

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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2020 and 2019

1.Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

The implied fair value of goodwill is currently determined in practice in how eight specific cash flow issuesStep 2 by deducting the fair value of certain cash receiptsall assets and cash payments are presented and classifiedliabilities of the reporting unit (determined in the statementsame manner as a business combination) from the reporting unit’s fair value as determined in Step 1 (including any corporate-level assets or liabilities that were included in the determination of cash flows.the carrying amount and fair value of the reporting unit in Step 1).  The updated guidance was effective forrequires an entity to perform its annual, or interim, impairment test by either: (1) an initial qualitative assessment of factors (such as changes in management, key personnel, strategy, key technology or customers) that may impact a reporting unit’s fair value and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, andlead to the determination that it is to be applied retrospectively. Early adoption was permitted.more likely than not that the reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying value, including goodwill (consistent with current guidance), or (2) applying Step 1.

The Company adopted this guidance in first quarter 2020.  The adoption of this guidance in 2018 did not have a material effect on the Company’s cash flows statement.

Statement of Cash Flows – Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments

In November 2016, the FASB issued specific guidance on the cash flow classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents when there are transfers between cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents and when there are direct cash receipts into restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents or direct cash payments made from restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. The updated guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and is to be applied retrospectively. Early adoption was permitted.  The adoption of this guidance in 2018 did not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

Business Combinations – Clarifying the Definition of a Business

In January 2017, the FASB issued guidance to clarify the definition of a business to assist reporting entities in evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as an acquisition or disposal of assets or businesses. This update provides a screen to determine when an integrated set of assets or activities is not a business and the requirements to be met to be considered a business.

The updated guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and is to be applied retrospectively. Early adoption was permitted in certain situations.  The adoption of this guidance in 2018 did not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2018 and 2017

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies(continued)

Intangibles – Goodwill and Other - Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment

In January 2017, the FASB issued guidance to modify the concept of impairment from the condition that exists when the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied value to the condition that exists when the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. Reporting entities will no longer determine goodwill impairment by calculating the implied fair value of goodwill by assigning the fair value of a reporting unit to all of its assets and liabilities as if that reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination. The updated guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and is to be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017.  The adoption of this guidance in 2020 is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

Compensation — Stock Compensation: Scope of Modification Accounting

In May 2017, the FASB issued updated guidance related to a change to the terms or conditions (modification) of a share-based payment award.  The updated guidance provides that an entity should account for the effects of a modification unless the fair value and vesting conditions of the modified award and the classification of the modified award (equity or liability instrument) are the same as the original award immediately before the modification. The updated guidance is effective for the quarter ending March 31, 2018.  The update is to be applied prospectively to an award modified on or after the adoption date. Early adoption was permitted. The adoption of this guidance in 2018 did not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

On February 14, 2018, the FASB issued updated guidance that allows a reclassification of the stranded tax effects in accumulated other comprehensive income resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Current guidance requires the effect of a change in tax laws or rates on deferred tax balances to be reported in income from continuing operations in the accounting period that includes the period of enactment, even if the related income tax effects were originally charged or credited directly to accumulated other comprehensive income. The amount of the reclassification would include the effect of the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate on the gross deferred tax amounts and related valuation allowances, if any, at the date of the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 related to items in accumulated other comprehensive income.

The updated guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and is to be applied retrospectively to each period in which the effect of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 related to items remaining in accumulated other comprehensive income are recognized or at the beginning of the period of adoption. Early adoption was permitted and the Company adopted the updated guidance effective December 31, 2017. The adoption of this guidance in 2017 did not have a material effect on the Company’s result of operations, financial position or liquidity.

 

Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued updated guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2018-12) to the existing recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure requirements for long-duration contracts issued by an insurance entity.  This update improves the timeliness of recognizing changes in the liability for future policy benefits, modifies the rate used to discount future cash flows, simplifies and improves accounting for certain market-based options or guarantees associated with deposit (i.e., account balance) contracts, simplifies the amortization of deferred acquisitions costs and expands required disclosures.  The expanded disclosure requires an insurance entity to provide disaggregated roll forwards of beginning to ending balances of the following: liability for future policy benefits, policyholder account balances, market risk benefits, separate account liabilities and deferred acquisition costs including disclosure about, changes to and effect of changes for significant inputs, judgments, assumptions and methods used in measurements.

 


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2018 and 2017

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies(continued)

The updated guidance iswas effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020.  As a Smaller Reporting Company, the effective date has been changed twice and the delayed effective date is now for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted.permitted but not elected by the Company.  With respect to the liability for future policyholder benefits for traditional and limited-payment contracts and deferred acquisition costs, an insurance entity may elect to apply the amendments retrospectively as of the beginning of the earliest period presented.

With respect to the market risk benefits, an insurance entity should apply the amendments retrospectively as of the beginning of the earliest period presented.  The Company expects that the impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position and liquidity at the date of adoption of the updated guidance in 20212024 will be determined by the long-duration contracts then held by the Company and the economic conditions at that time.

 

Disclosure Framework Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued amendments (Accounting Standards Update 2018-13) to modify the disclosure requirements related to fair value measurements including the consideration of costs and benefits of producing the modified disclosures.

The Company adopted this guidance in first quarter 2020.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

Income Taxes - Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes

In December 2019, the FASB issued updated guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2019-12) for the accounting for income taxes. The updated guidance is intended to simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing several exceptions contained in existing guidance and amending other existing guidance to simplify several other income tax accounting matters. The updated guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019.the quarter ending March 31, 2021. Early adoption is permitted and an entity is permitted to early adopt any removed or modified disclosures upon issuance and delay adoption of the additional disclosures until their effective date.permitted. The adoption of this guidance in 2020 is not expected to have a material effect on the Company'sCompany’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.


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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

2.Investments

 

Fixed Maturity,, Preferred Stock and Equity Securities

 

Investments in fixed maturity, preferred stock and equity securities as of December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

     

Gross

  

Gross

          

Gross

  

Gross

     
 

Amortized Cost

  

Unrealized

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Amortized Cost

  

Unrealized

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

 
 

or Cost

  

Gains

  

Losses

  

Value

  

or Cost

  

Gains

  

Losses

  

Value

 
 

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2020

 

Fixed maturity securities

                                

U.S. government and U.S. government agencies

 $2,793,681  $2,769  $91,739  $2,704,711  $430,735  $3,568  $-  $434,303 

States and political subdivisions

  9,295,973   215,000   32,941   9,478,032   8,830,403   891,285   31,932   9,689,756 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

  23,694   27,461   -   51,155   14,022   14,420   -   28,442 

Corporate bonds

  100,360,468   823,991   3,220,268   97,964,191   106,387,417   16,859,782   111,840   123,135,359 

Asset-backed

  253,598   7,820   -   261,418   2,052,174   32,908   47,813   2,037,269 

Exchange traded securities

  500,000   -   200   499,800 

Foreign bonds

  21,687,103   75,525   1,069,936   20,692,692   29,616,259   4,641,338   59,230   34,198,367 

Certificate of deposit

  600,000   24,540   -   624,540 

Total fixed maturity securities

  134,414,517   1,152,566   4,414,884   131,152,199   148,431,010   22,467,841   251,015   170,647,836 
                

Preferred stock

  99,945   -   9,365   90,580 
                                

Equity securities

                                

Mutual funds

  91,981   -   17,082   74,899   91,981   -   7,739   84,242 

Corporate common stock

  95,141   28,628   -   123,769   91,238   27,523   -   118,761 

Total equity securities

  187,122   28,628   17,082   198,668   183,219   27,523   7,739   203,003 

Total fixed maturity, preferred stock and equity securities

 $134,701,584  $1,181,194  $4,441,331  $131,441,447 

Total fixed maturity and equity securities

 $148,614,229  $22,495,364  $258,754  $170,850,839 

 

 

December 31, 2017

  

December 31, 2019

 

Fixed maturity securities

                                

U.S. government and U.S. government agencies

 $2,989,688  $48,720  $65,341  $2,973,067  $1,679,731  $431  $11,129  $1,669,033 

States and political subdivisions

  9,368,393   337,442   20,148   9,685,687   9,536,120   617,063   2,252   10,150,931 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

  29,573   41,736   -   71,309   20,289   22,167   -   42,456 

Corporate bonds

  109,340,273   5,248,291   491,556   114,097,008   121,143,923   9,528,168   144,337   130,527,754 

Asset-backed

  2,116,056   68,395   -   2,184,451 

Exchange traded securities

  500,000   48,400   -   548,400 

Foreign bonds

  21,894,020   1,134,999   172,951   22,856,068   31,764,329   2,427,523   363,553   33,828,299 

Total fixed maturity securities

  143,621,947   6,811,188   749,996   149,683,139   166,760,448   12,712,147   521,271   178,951,324 
                                

Preferred stock

  99,945   775   -   100,720   49,945   1,955   -   51,900 
                                

Equity securities

                                

Mutual funds

  347,942   1,124   -   349,066   91,981   -   2,629   89,352 

Corporate common stock

  154,977   67,384   -   222,361   88,213   23,459   -   111,672 

Total equity securities

  502,919   68,508   -   571,427   180,194   23,459   2,629   201,024 

Total fixed maturity, preferred stock and equity securities

 $144,224,811  $6,880,471  $749,996  $150,355,286  $166,990,587  $12,737,561  $523,900  $179,204,248 

 


F-22


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

2.Investments (continued)

 

All securities in an unrealized loss position as of the financial statement dates, the estimated fair value, pre-tax gross unrealized loss and number of securities by length of time that those securities have been continuously in an unrealized loss position as of December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

     

Unrealized

  

Number of

      

Unrealized

  

Number of

 
 

Fair Value

  

Loss

  

Securities

  

Fair Value

  

Loss

  

Securities

 
 

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2020

 

Fixed maturity securities

                        

Less than 12 months in an unrealized loss position

                        

U.S. government and U.S. government agencies

 $991,660  $2,419   1 

States and political subdivisions

  1,066,743   7,948   6  $625,098  $31,932   1 

Corporate bonds

  58,506,980   2,154,898   215   878,716   41,508   3 

Asset-backed

  1,047,443   47,813   3 

Exchange traded securities

  499,800   200   2 

Foreign bonds

  14,554,291   852,120   50   285,569   28,282   4 

Total less than 12 months in an unrealized loss position

  75,119,674   3,017,385   272   3,336,626   149,735   13 

More than 12 months in an unrealized loss position

                        

U.S. government and U.S. government agencies

  1,590,655   89,320   6 

States and political subdivisions

  518,969   24,993   4 

Corporate bonds

  7,107,831   1,065,370   30   1,084,205   70,332   3 

Foreign bonds

  1,376,680   217,816   5   532,875   30,948   1 

Total more than 12 months in an unrealized loss position

  10,594,135   1,397,499   45   1,617,080   101,280   4 

Total fixed maturity securities in an unrealized loss position

  85,713,809   4,414,884   317   4,953,706   251,015   17 

Preferred stock, less than 12 months in an unrealized loss position

  90,580   9,365   2 
         

Equity securities (mutual funds), less than 12 months in an unrealized loss position

  74,899   17,082   1   84,242   7,739   1 

Total fixed maturity, preferred stock and equity securities in an unrealized loss position

 $85,879,288  $4,441,331  $320 
         

Total fixed maturity and equity securities in an unrealized loss position

 $5,037,948  $258,754  $18 

 

 

December 31, 2017

  

December 31, 2019

 

Fixed maturity securities

                        

Less than 12 months in an unrealized loss position

                        

U.S. government and U.S. government agencies

 $326,163  $3,897   2  $1,097,626  $6,841   3 

States and political subdivisions

  608,342   6,889   3   103,007   2,252   1 

Corporate bonds

  5,995,898   130,337   23   3,049,765   59,915   7 

Foreign bonds

  2,061,178   98,520   7   345,243   7,857   1 

Total less than 12 months in an unrealized loss position

  8,991,581   239,643   35   4,595,641   76,865   12 

More than 12 months in an unrealized loss position

                        

U.S. government and U.S. government agencies

  1,338,617   61,444   5   445,943   4,288   2 

States and political subdivisions

  579,008   13,259   4 

Corporate bonds

  5,139,898   361,219   20   1,245,410   84,422   6 

Foreign bonds

  501,875   74,431   3   1,070,459   355,696   4 

Total more than 12 months in an unrealized loss position

  7,559,398   510,353   32   2,761,812   444,406   12 

Total fixed maturity securities in an unrealized loss position

 $16,550,979  $749,996  $67   7,357,453   521,271   24 
         

Equity securities (mutual funds), greater than 12 months in an unrealized loss position

  89,352   2,629   1 
         

Total fixed maturity and equity securities in an unrealized loss position

 $7,446,805  $523,900  $25 

 

As of December 31, 2018,2020, the Company held 31717 available-for-sale fixed maturity securities with an unrealized loss of $4,414,884,$251,015, fair value of $85,713,809$4,953,706 and amortized cost of $90,128,693.$5,204,721.  These unrealized losses were primarily due to market interest rate movements in the bond market as of December 31, 2018.2020.  The ratio of the fair value to the amortized cost of these 31717 securities is 95%.


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2018 and 2017

2. Investments (continued)

 

As of December 31, 2017,2019, the Company held 6724 available-for-sale fixed maturity securities with an unrealized loss of $749,996,$521,271, fair value of $16,550,979$7,357,453 and amortized cost of $17,300,975.$7,878,724.  These unrealized losses were primarily due to market interest rate movements in the bond market as of December 31, 2017.2019.  The ratio of the fair value to the amortized cost of these 6724 securities is 96%93%.

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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2020 and 2019

2.Investments (continued)

 

As of December 31, 2018, the Company held two preferred stocks with an unrealized loss of $9,365, fair value of $90,580 and cost of $99,945. The ratio of fair value to cost of these two preferred stocks is 91%.

As of December 31, 2018,2020, the Company held one equity security with an unrealized loss of $17,082,$7,739, fair value of $74,899$84,242 and cost of $91,981.  The ratio of fair value to cost of this security is 81%92%.

 

As of December 31, 2017,2019, the Company had noheld one equity securitiessecurity with an unrealized loss of $2,629, fair value of $89,352 and preferred stocks with unrealized losses.cost of $91,981.  The ratio of fair value to cost of this security is 97%.

 

Fixed maturity securities were 96% and 93%was 97% investment grade as rated by Standard & Poor’s as of December 31, 20182020 and December 31, 2017, respectively.2019. 

The Company recorded one other-than-temporary impairment during 2020.  During 2020, the Company impaired its bonds in an offshore drilling company with a total par value of $850,000 as a result of continuing unrealized losses.  This impairment was considered fully credit-related, resulting in a charge to the statement of operations before tax of $801,340 for the year ended December 31, 2020.  This charge represents the credit-related portion of the difference between the amortized cost basis of the security and its fair value.  The Company has experienced no additional other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity available-for-sale securities during 2020.

 

The Company’s decision to record an impairment loss is primarily based on whether the security’s fair value is likely to remain significantly below its book value based on all of the factors considered.  Factors that are considered include the length of time the security’s fair value has been below its carrying amount, the severity of the decline in value, the credit worthiness of the issuer, and the coupon and/or dividend payment history of the issuer.  The Company also assesses whether it intends to sell or whether it is more likely than not that it may be required to sell the security prior to its recovery in value.

 

For any fixed maturity securities that are other-than-temporarily impaired, the Company determines the portion of the other-than-temporary impairment that is credit-related and the portion that is related to other factors.  The credit-related portion is the difference between the expected future cash flows and the amortized cost basis of the fixed maturity security, and that difference is charged to earnings.  The non-credit-related portion representing the remaining difference to fair value is recognized in other comprehensive income (loss).  Only in the case of a credit-related impairment where management has the intent to sell the security, or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery of its cost basis, is a fixed maturity security adjusted to fair value and the resulting losses recognized in realized gains (losses) in the consolidated statements of operations.  Any other-than-temporary impairments on preferred stocks are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations in the periods incurred as the difference between fair value and cost.

 

The Company has recorded other-than-temporary impairmentsBased on its fixed maturity available-for-sale investment in an energy corporation with a total par value of $650,000 as a result of continuing unrealized losses. During fourth quarter 2016 this security was initially impaired by a $207,450 charge tomanagement’s review, the statement of operations. During second quarter 2017 this security was further impaired by a $224,250 charge to the statement of operations. These impairments were considered fully credit-related and represent the difference between the amortized cost basis of the security and its fair value. The Company experienced no additionalone other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity available-for-sale securities forimpairment during the yearsyear ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.

Management2020.  There were no impairments during the year ended December 31, 2019.  Except for one other-than-temporary impairment recorded during 2020, management believes that the Company will fully recover its cost basis in the securities held as of December 31, 2018,2020, and management does not have the intent to sell nor is it more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell such securities until they recover or mature.  The remaining temporary impairments shown herein are primarily the result of the current interest rate environment rather than credit factors that would imply other-than-temporary impairment.

 


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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

2.Investments (continued)

 

Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income (loss) for investments classified as available-for-sale, net of the effect of deferred income taxes and deferred acquisition costs assuming that the appreciation (depreciation) had been realized as of December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

 

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

  

December 31, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 
                

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on available-for-sale securities

 $(3,271,683) $6,130,475 

Unrealized appreciation on available-for-sale securities

 $22,216,826  $12,192,831 

Adjustment to deferred acquisition costs

  10,124   (103,955)  (41,057)  (19,844)

Deferred income taxes

  684,928   (1,265,569)  (4,656,911)  (2,556,327)
                

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on available-for-sale securities

 $(2,576,631) $4,760,951 

Net unrealized appreciation on available-for-sale securities

 $17,518,858  $9,616,660 

 

The amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturity available-for-sale securities as of December 31, 2018,2020, by contractual maturity, are summarized as follows:

 

 

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2020

 
 

Amortized Cost

  

Fair Value

  

Amortized Cost

  

Fair Value

 
                

Due in one year or less

 $4,742,428  $4,754,203  $2,447,947  $2,463,051 

Due in one year through five years

  27,097,571   27,025,179   25,300,158   27,089,443 

Due after five years through ten years

  39,270,827   38,224,918   44,586,011   50,363,587 

Due after ten years

  63,279,997   61,096,744   76,082,872   90,703,313 

Due at multiple maturity dates

  23,694   51,155   14,022   28,442 
                
 $134,414,517  $131,152,199  $148,431,010  $170,647,836 

 

Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 


F-25


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

2.Investments (continued)

 

Proceeds and gross realized gains (losses) from the sales, calls and maturities of fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, equity securities, investment real estate, mortgage loans on real estate and other long-term investmentspreferred stock available-for-sale for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

  

Years Ended December 31,

 
 

Fixed Maturity Securities

  

Equity Securities

  

Investment Real Estate

  

Fixed Maturity Securities

  

Equity Securities

  

Investment Real Estate

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Proceeds

 $22,037,796  $20,230,756  $361,947  $-  $364,689  $190,083  $22,331,124  $33,700,106  $-  $19,371  $2,216,780  $350,817 

Gross realized gains

  391,895   594,337   25,791   -   52,971   6,050   643,593   1,289,675   -   12,372   347,039   5,158 

Gross realized losses

  (145,817)  (389,524)  (58)  -   (1,322)  (1,668)  (90,474)  (300,168)  -   -   -   (48,343)

Loss on other-than-temporary impairment

  -   (224,250)  -   -   -   -   (801,340)  -   -   -   -   - 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

  

Years Ended December 31,

  
 

Other Long-Term Investments

  

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate

  

Preferred Stock

  
 

2018

  

2017

  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

  

Proceeds

 $-  $792,012  $6,345,816  $-  $50,000  $50,000  

Gross realized gains

  -   62,275   108,101   -   55   -  

Gross realized losses

  -   -   -   -   -   -  

Loss on other-than-temporary impairment

  -   -   -   -   -   -  

 

The accumulated change in net unrealized investment gains (losses) for fixed maturity and preferred stock available-for-sale and equity securities for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 and the amount of net realized investment gains (losses) on fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, equity securities, investment real estate, mortgage loans on real estate and other long-term investmentspreferred stock for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

Years Ended December 31,

  

Years Ended December 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2020

  

2019

 

Change in unrealized investment gains (losses):

                

Available-for-sale securities:

                

Fixed maturity securities

 $(9,323,510) $5,060,302  $10,025,950  $15,453,194 

Preferred stock

  (10,140)  4,360   (1,955)  11,320 

Equity securities

  -   25,916 
      

Net realized investment gains (losses):

                

Available-for-sale securities:

                

Fixed maturity securities

  246,078   204,813   553,119   989,507 

Equity securities, sale of securities

  25,733   -   -   12,372 

Equity securities, changes in fair value

  (56,962)  -   (1,046)  9,284 

Investment real estate

  51,649   4,382   347,039   (43,185)

Other long-term investments

  -   62,275 

Mortgage loans on real estate

  108,101   - 

Preferred stock

  55   - 

 


F-26


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

2.Investments (continued)

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate

 

The Company’s mortgage loans by property type as of December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

 

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

  

December 31, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 
                

Residential mortgage loans

 $120,108,297  $100,700,241  $163,906,373  $150,002,865 
        

Commercial mortgage loans by property type

                

Apartment

  1,816,870   -   -   1,604,934 

Industrial

  1,156,157   430,613   670,708   1,619,250 

Lodging

  112,494   -   290,889   729,603 

Office building

  2,348,639   137,703   4,596,331   3,676,396 

Retail

  4,507,153   1,227,894   5,444,761   4,771,592 
        

Total commercial mortgage loans by property type

  9,941,313   1,796,210   11,002,689   12,401,775 
        

Total mortgage loans

 $130,049,610  $102,496,451  $174,909,062  $162,404,640 

 

The Company utilizes the ratio of the carrying value of individual mortgage loans compared to the individual appraisal value to evaluate the credit quality of its mortgage loans on real estate (commonly referred to as the loan-to-value ratio).  The Company’s residential and commercial (includes apartment, industrial, lodging, office building and retail) mortgage loans on real estate by credit quality using this ratio as of December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

    

December 31,

 
    

Residential Mortgage Loans

  

Commercial Mortgage Loans

  

Total Mortgage Loans

 

Loan-To-Value Ratio

 

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

 

Over 70%

to80% $23,205,637  $19,515,632  $280,020  $-  $23,485,657  $19,515,632 

Over 60%

to70%  43,631,465   36,192,035   2,216,436   -   45,847,901   36,192,035 

Over 50%

to60%  24,890,831   25,121,248   752,181   835,093   25,643,012   25,956,341 

Over 40%

to50%  16,055,231   12,923,381   1,670,263   -   17,725,494   12,923,381 

Over 30%

to40%  5,984,097   4,303,273   3,341,616   658,296   9,325,713   4,961,569 

Over 20%

to30%  3,249,410   1,867,670   1,429,085   159,671   4,678,495   2,027,341 

Over 10%

to20%  2,233,102   727,245   251,712   143,150   2,484,814   870,395 

10%

orless  858,524   49,757   -   -   858,524   49,757 

 

Total  $120,108,297  $100,700,241  $9,941,313  $1,796,210  $130,049,610  $102,496,451 
  

December 31,

 
  

Residential Mortgage Loans

  

Commercial Mortgage Loans

  

Total Mortgage Loans

 

Loan-To-Value Ratio

 

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Over 70% to 80%

 $53,905,657  $42,607,615  $-  $274,954  $53,905,657  $42,882,569 

Over 60% to 70%

  50,752,236   50,158,843   1,608,934   2,320,734   52,361,170   52,479,577 

Over 50% to 60%

  27,493,242   28,939,576   2,391,856   1,318,536   29,885,098   30,258,112 

Over 40% to 50%

  13,875,675   13,160,306   786,143   2,142,354   14,661,818   15,302,660 

Over 30% to 40%

  7,846,306   8,023,690   1,176,419   1,800,952   9,022,725   9,824,642 

Over 20% to 30%

  5,538,886   3,806,361   2,774,020   1,235,799   8,312,906   5,042,160 

Over 10% to 20%

  3,699,228   2,677,037   2,072,994   3,308,446   5,772,222   5,985,483 

10% or less

  795,143   629,437   192,323   -   987,466   629,437 

Total

 $163,906,373  $150,002,865  $11,002,689  $12,401,775  $174,909,062  $162,404,640 

 


F-27


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

2.Investments (continued)

 

The outstanding principal balance of mortgage loans, by the most significant states, as of December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

 

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

  

December 31, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 
 

Amount

  

Percentage

  

Amount

  

Percentage

  

Amount

  

Percentage

  

Amount

  

Percentage

 

Alabama

 $783,866   0.60% $796,489   0.78% $1,205,848   0.69% $1,150,160   0.71%

Arizona

  2,103,627   1.62%  1,666,684   1.63%  1,111,244   0.64%  1,709,789   1.05%

Arkansas

  71,854   0.06%  72,600   0.07%  618,038   0.35%  697,748   0.43%

California

  9,489,106   7.30%  3,973,810   3.88%  8,054,996   4.61%  7,010,828   4.32%

Colorado

  200,174   0.15%  206,490   0.20%  56,621   0.03%  57,431   0.04%

Connecticut

  1,511,981   1.16%  307,716   0.30%  985,525   0.56%  901,101   0.55%

Delaware

  458,587   0.35%  -   0.00%  520,569   0.30%  458,587   0.28%

District of Columbia

  720,000   0.41%  720,000   0.44%

Florida

  24,622,340   18.93%  18,773,474   18.32%  41,034,631   23.46%  29,921,779   18.42%

Georgia

  8,353,781   6.42%  8,019,796   7.82%  9,918,563   5.67%  10,459,089   6.44%

Hawaii

  233,170   0.18%  236,758   0.23%  227,068   0.13%  229,865   0.14%

Idaho

  635,114   0.49%  -   0.00%  212,409   0.12%  638,967   0.39%

Illinois

  8,317,183   6.40%  11,165,357   10.89%  5,018,145   2.87%  6,659,219   4.10%

Indiana

  996,756   0.77%  966,491   0.94%  916,706   0.52%  1,181,493   0.73%

Kansas

  389,239   0.30%  421,362   0.41%  375,870   0.21%  548,138   0.34%

Kentucky

  97,872   0.08%  101,022   0.10%  -   0.00%  94,619   0.06%

Louisiana

  248,360   0.19%  252,457   0.25%  503,787   0.29%  241,748   0.15%

Maine

  129,456   0.10%  -   0.00%  126,414   0.07%  128,112   0.08%

Maryland

  767,325   0.59%  437,705   0.43%  589,487   0.34%  757,860   0.47%

Massachusetts

  778,303   0.60%  293,933   0.29%  2,005,130   1.15%  2,174,988   1.34%

Michigan

  195,838   0.15%  199,661   0.19%  236,135   0.14%  192,050   0.12%

Minnesota

  135,241   0.10%  351,397   0.34%  880,922   0.50%  32,286   0.02%

Mississippi

  136,306   0.10%  137,398   0.13%  80,830   0.05%  81,653   0.05%

Missouri

  3,909,254   3.01%  2,628,265   2.56%  2,283,186   1.31%  3,130,470   1.93%

Nevada

  487,365   0.37%  492,840   0.48%  11,668   0.01%  165,092   0.10%

New Hampshire

  285,077   0.22%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  132,040   0.08%

New Jersey

  1,463,390   1.13%  334,804   0.33%  8,683,341   4.96%  7,470,226   4.60%

New Mexico

  341,769   0.26%  -   0.00%  80,975   0.05%  81,497   0.05%

New York

  3,485,062   2.68%  2,236,894   2.18%  4,915,742   2.81%  3,864,479   2.38%

North Carolina

  1,877,753   1.44%  1,009,279   0.98%  2,356,697   1.35%  3,926,787   2.42%

Ohio

  3,318,414   2.55%  2,425,787   2.37%  4,732,716   2.71%  2,438,541   1.50%

Oklahoma

  450,297   0.35%  356,203   0.35%  510,194   0.29%  612,075   0.38%

Oregon

  2,929,557   2.25%  1,416,750   1.38%  563,014   0.32%  1,647,107   1.01%

Pennsylvania

  81,435   0.06%  211,147   0.21%  637,063   0.36%  67,195   0.04%

South Carolina

  420,629   0.32%  718,897   0.70%  728,933   0.42%  183,078   0.11%

Tennessee

  2,130,400   1.64%  1,465,126   1.43%  4,211,195   2.41%  4,024,710   2.48%

Texas

  45,200,527   34.76%  40,414,632   39.43%  67,127,667   38.38%  65,639,490   40.42%

Utah

  2,000,000   1.54%  -   0.00%  2,000,000   1.14%  2,000,000   1.23%

Vermont

  102,968   0.08%  -   0.00%  231,266   0.13%  241,470   0.15%

Virginia

  494,462   0.38%  83,195   0.08%  400,502   0.23%  486,846   0.30%

Washington

  361,716   0.28%  239,998   0.23%  325,369   0.19%  345,986   0.21%

Wisconsin

  375,657   0.29%  282,869   0.28%  208,905   0.12%  328,573   0.20%

Mortgage loan allowance and unamortized origination fees

  (321,601)  -0.25%  (200,835)  -0.19%  (498,309)  -0.30%  (428,532)  -0.26%
 $130,049,610   100% $102,496,451   100%              
 $174,909,062   100% $162,404,640   100%

 

There were 1124 loans with a remaining principal balance of $2,233,575$3,979,997 that were more than 90 days past due as of December 31, 2018.2020.  There were 23 loans with a remaining principal balance of $3,094,155$4,427,317 that were more than 90 days past due as of December 31, 2017.2019.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2020 and 2019

2.Investments (continued)

 

There were no mortgage loans in default and in theor foreclosure process as of December 31, 20182020.  There were $1,691,980 of mortgage loans in default and 2017.foreclosure as of December 31, 2019 and the Company estimates that it will not incur losses on these foreclosures due to the anticipated sales prices less disposal costs exceeding the carrying values of these foreclosed mortgage loans.

 

During 20182020 the Company foreclosed on residential mortgage loans of real estate totaling $467,593$797,158 and transferred those properties to investment real estate held for sale.  During 20172019 the Company foreclosed on residential mortgage loans of real estate totaling $207,482$99,218 and transferred those properties to investment real estate held for sale.

 


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2018 and 2017

2. Investments (continued)

The principal balances of the 1,0511,260 residential mortgage loans owned by the Company as of December 31, 20182020 that aggregated to $120,108,297$163,906,373 ranged from a low of $796$262 to a high of $994,500$974,550 and the interest rates ranged from 3.43% to 58.04%25.64%.  The principal balances of the 2928 commercial (includes industrial, lodging, office building and retail) mortgage loans owned by the Company as of December 31, 2020 that aggregated to $11,002,689 ranged from a low of $9,293 to a high of $2,000,000 and the interest rates ranged from 6.21% to 10.51%.

The principal balances of the 1,211 residential mortgage loans owned by the Company as of December 31, 2019 that aggregated to $150,002,865 ranged from a low of $262 to a high of $1,000,000 and the interest rates ranged from 3.43% to 26.18%.  The principal balances of the 30 commercial (includes apartment, industrial, lodging, office building and retail) mortgage loans owned by the Company as of December 31, 20182019 that aggregated to $9,941,313$12,401,775 ranged from a low of $113,059$53,066 to a high of $1,000,000$2,000,000 and the interest rates ranged from 5.75% to 12.90%.

The principal balances of the 986 residential mortgage loans owned by the Company as of December 31, 2017 that aggregated to $100,700,241 ranged from a low of $84 to a high of $852,011 and the interest rates ranged from 4.13% to 16.07%. The principal balances of the eight commercial mortgage loans owned by the Company as of December 31, 2017 that aggregated to $1,796,210 ranged from a low of $90,431 to a high of $432,798 and the interest rates ranged from 5.75% to 9.99%20.60%.

 

There are allowances for losses on mortgage loans of $424,166$541,894 and $342,815$505,378 as of December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, respectively.  As of December 31, 2018, $823,6452020, $766,667 of independent mortgage loan balances are held in escrow by a third party for the benefit of the Company related to its investment in mortgage loans on real estate with one loan originator.  As of December 31, 2017, $564,4792019, $798,753 of independent mortgage loan balances are held in escrow by a third party for the benefit of the Company related to its investment in mortgage loans on real estate with one loan originator.

 

In 20182020 and 20172019 the Company did not experience any impairment on mortgage loan investments.

Investment real estate

On November 16, 2020, TLIC sold a 20,000 square feet office building and approximately three acres of land located in Topeka, Kansas with an aggregate carrying value of $1,078,037.  The Company recorded a gross realized investment gain on sale of $240,374 based on an aggregate sales price of $1,318,411.    

TLIC owns approximately three acres of undeveloped land located in Topeka, Kansas with a carrying value of $409,436.

FBLIC owns approximately one-half acre of undeveloped land located in Jefferson City, Missouri with a carrying value of $131,000.

 

During 20182020 the Company foreclosed on residential mortgage loans of real estate totaling $467,593$797,158 and transferred those properties to investment real estate held for sale.  During 2018,2020, the Company sold investment real estate property with an aggregate carrying value of $313,040.$791,704.  The Company recorded a gross realized investment gain on sale of $51,649$106,665 based on an aggregate sales price of $364,689.$898,369. 

 

During 20172019 the Company foreclosed on residential mortgage loans of real estate totaling $207,482$99,218 and transferred those properties to investment real estate held for sale.  During 2017,2019, the Company sold investment real estate property with an aggregate carrying value of $185,701.$394,002.  The Company recorded a gross realized investment gainloss on sale of $4,382$43,185 based on an aggregate sales price of $190,083.

TLIC owns approximately six and one-half acres of land located in Topeka, Kansas that includes a 20,000 square foot office building on approximately one-fourth of this land. This building and land on one of the four lots is held for the production of income. The other three lots of land owned in Topeka, Kansas are held for investment. In addition, FBLIC owns one-half acre of undeveloped land located in Jefferson City, Missouri.$350,817. 

 


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

2.Investments (continued)

 

The Company’s investment real estate as of December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 is summarized as follows:

 

 

December 31,

  

December 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2020

  

2019

 

Land - held for the production of income

 $213,160  $213,160  $-  $213,160 

Land - held for investment

  745,155   745,155   540,436   745,155 

Total land

  958,315   958,315   540,436   958,315 

Building - held for the production of income

  2,267,557   2,267,557   -   2,267,557 

Less - accumulated depreciation

  (1,340,671)  (1,195,183)  -   (1,486,159)

Buildings net of accumulated depreciation

  926,886   1,072,374   -   781,398 

Residential real estate - held for sale

  506,830   352,277   217,500   212,046 

Total residential real estate

  506,830   352,277   217,500   212,046 

Investment real estate, net of accumulated depreciation

 $2,392,031  $2,382,966  $757,936  $1,951,759 

 

Other Long-Term Investments

 

The Company’s investment in lottery prize cash flows was $59,255,477$71,025,133 and $55,814,583$71,824,480 as of December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, respectively.  The lottery prize cash flows are assignments of the future rights from lottery winners purchased at a discounted price.  Payments on these investments are made by state run lotteries.

 

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of lottery prize cash flows, by contractual maturity, as of December 31, 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

December 31, 2020

 
 

December 31, 2018

  

Amortized Cost

  

Fair Value

 
 

Amortized Cost

  

Fair Value

         

Due in one year or less

 $8,134,668  $8,248,038  $11,650,859  $11,907,881 

Due in one year through five years

  25,290,420   27,397,564   35,471,691   40,458,580 

Due after five years through ten years

  17,388,171   21,119,390   17,207,454   23,489,469 

Due after ten years

  8,442,218   12,876,366   6,695,129   13,408,316 
 $59,255,477  $69,641,358         
 $71,025,133  $89,264,246 

 


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

2.Investments (continued)

 

The outstanding balance of lottery prize cash flows, by state lottery, as of December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

 

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

  

December 31, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 
 

Amount

  

Percentage

  

Amount

  

Percentage

  

Amount

  

Percentage

  

Amount

  

Percentage

 

Arizona

 $360,333   0.61% $314,056   0.56% $418,672   0.59% $450,573   0.63%

California

  4,656,712   7.86%  4,892,381   8.77%  7,361,932   10.37%  7,772,309   10.82%

Colorado

  75,706   0.13%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  41,000   0.06%

Connecticut

  2,406,581   4.06%  1,734,926   3.11%  2,649,985   3.73%  2,670,153   3.72%

Florida

  128,960   0.22%  47,641   0.09%  49,470   0.07%  92,145   0.13%

Georgia

  3,263,364   5.51%  3,209,769   5.75%  4,245,463   5.98%  4,003,717   5.57%

Illinois

  486,477   0.82%  512,415   0.92%  727,077   1.02%  458,280   0.64%

Indiana

  1,259,879   2.13%  1,282,229   2.30%  5,927,346   8.35%  5,398,417   7.52%

Maine

  176,637   0.30%  204,839   0.37%  157,136   0.22%  146,290   0.20%

Massachusetts

  12,953,938   21.86%  13,613,341   24.39%  16,519,603   23.26%  15,481,300   21.55%

Michigan

  279,911   0.47%  294,385   0.53%  247,786   0.35%  264,403   0.37%

Missouri

  108,404   0.18%  115,906   0.21%  91,881   0.13%  100,406   0.14%

New Jersey

  -   0.00%  12,842   0.02%  429,240   0.60%  175,493   0.24%

New York

  23,762,905   40.09%  21,742,899   38.93%  23,089,597   32.51%  24,807,063   34.54%

Ohio

  4,748,535   8.01%  3,125,819   5.60%  4,298,468   6.05%  4,775,235   6.65%

Oregon

  172,902   0.29%  107,035   0.19%  112,728   0.16%  144,013   0.20%

Pennsylvania

  1,534,181   2.59%  1,700,591   3.05%  1,632,023   2.30%  1,753,190   2.44%

Texas

  2,314,597   3.91%  2,320,411   4.16%  2,479,933   3.49%  2,673,036   3.72%

Virginia

  59,759   0.08%  70,671   0.10%

Vermont

  271,609   0.46%  282,896   0.51%  247,065   0.35%  259,677   0.36%

Washington

  293,846   0.50%  300,202   0.54%  279,969   0.39%  287,109   0.40%
 $59,255,477   100.00% $55,814,583   100.00%              
 $71,025,133   100.00% $71,824,480   100.00%

 

Major categories of net investment income for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

  

Years Ended December 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2020

  

2019

 
                

Fixed maturity securities

 $6,278,105  $6,504,233  $7,159,792  $7,419,650 

Preferred stock and equity securities

  83,263   20,167   103,037   131,823 

Other long-term investments

  3,992,882   3,645,043   5,166,428   4,860,323 

Mortgage loans

  11,079,802   8,364,448   14,651,491   13,544,895 

Policy loans

  122,587   114,246   153,316   137,492 

Real estate

  376,599   375,369   252,047   269,123 

Short-term and other investments

  233,366   141,259   101,129   637,999 
      

Gross investment income

  22,166,604   19,164,765   27,587,240   27,001,305 
                

Investment expenses

  (2,557,218)  (2,454,357)  (3,502,939)  (2,631,265)
      

Net investment income

 $19,609,386  $16,710,408  $24,084,301  $24,370,040 

 


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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

3.Fair Value Measurements

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) on the measurement date.  The Company also considers the impact on fair value of a significant decrease in volume and level of activity for an asset or liability when compared with normal activity.

 

The Company holds fixed maturity, preferred stock and equity securities that are measured and reported at fair market value on the statement of financial position.  The Company determines the fair market values of its financial instruments based on the fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.  The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value, as follows:

 

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. The Company’s Level 1 assets include equity securities that are traded in an active exchange market.

 

Level 2 - Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.  The Company’s Level 2 assets and liabilities include fixed maturity securities with quoted prices that are traded less frequently than exchange-traded instruments or assets and liabilities whose value is determined using a pricing model with inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.  This category generally includes U.S. Government and agency, mortgage-backed debt securities, state and political subdivision securities, corporate debt securities, asset-backed, andexchange traded securities, foreign debt securities.securities and certificate of deposit.

 

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.  The Company’s Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.  This category generally includes certain private equity investments where independent pricing information was not able to be obtained for a significant portion of the underlying assets.

 

The Company has categorized its financial instruments, based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique, into the three-level fair value hierarchy.  If the inputs used to measure the financial instruments fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument.

 

A review of fair value hierarchy classifications is conducted on a quarterly basis.  Changes in the valuation inputs, or their ability to be observed, may result in a reclassification for certain financial assets or liabilities. Reclassifications impacting Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are reported as transfers in and out of the Level 3 category as of the beginning of the period in which the reclassifications occur.

 


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

3.Fair Value Measurements (continued)

 

The Company’s fair value hierarchy for those financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 is summarized as follows:

 

 

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

 
 

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2020

 

Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale

                                

U.S. government and U.S. government agencies

 $-  $2,704,711  $-  $2,704,711  $-  $434,303  $-  $434,303 

States and political subdivisions

  -   9,478,032   -   9,478,032   -   9,689,756   -   9,689,756 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

  -   51,155   -   51,155   -   28,442   -   28,442 

Corporate bonds

  -   97,964,191   -   97,964,191   -   123,135,359   -   123,135,359 

Asset-backed

  -   261,418   -   261,418   -   2,037,269   -   2,037,269 

Exchange traded securities

  -   499,800   -   499,800 

Foreign bonds

  -   20,692,692   -   20,692,692       34,198,367       34,198,367 

Certificate of deposit

  -   624,540   -   624,540 

Total fixed maturity securities

 $-  $131,152,199  $-  $131,152,199  $-  $170,647,836  $-  $170,647,836 
                

Preferred stock, available-for-sale

 $90,580  $-  $-  $90,580 
                 

Equity securities

                                

Mutual funds

 $-  $74,899  $-  $74,899  $-  $84,242  $-  $84,242 

Corporate common stock

  59,733   -   64,036   123,769   51,629   -   67,132   118,761 

Total equity securities

 $59,733  $74,899  $64,036  $198,668  $51,629  $84,242  $67,132  $203,003 

 

 

December 31, 2017

  

December 31, 2019

 

Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale

                                

U.S. government and U.S. government agencies

 $-  $2,973,067  $-  $2,973,067  $-  $1,669,033  $-  $1,669,033 

States and political subdivisions

  -   9,685,687   -   9,685,687   -   10,150,931   -   10,150,931 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

  -   71,309   -   71,309   -   42,456   -   42,456 

Corporate bonds

  -   114,097,008   -   114,097,008   -   130,527,754   -   130,527,754 

Asset-backed

  -   2,184,451   -   2,184,451 

Exchange traded securities

  -   548,400   -   548,400 

Foreign bonds

  -   22,856,068   -   22,856,068   -   33,828,299   -   33,828,299 

Total fixed maturity securities

 $-  $149,683,139  $-  $149,683,139  $-  $178,951,324  $-  $178,951,324 
                                

Preferred stock, available-for-sale

 $100,720  $-  $-  $100,720  $51,900  $-  $-  $51,900 
                                

Equity securities

                                

Mutual funds

 $-  $349,066  $-  $349,066  $-  $89,352  $-  $89,352 

Corporate common stock

  160,861   -   61,500   222,361   47,565   -   64,107   111,672 

Total equity securities

 $160,861  $349,066  $61,500  $571,427  $47,565  $89,352  $64,107  $201,024 

 

As of December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, Level 3 financial instruments consisted of two private placement common stocks that have no active trading and a joint venture investment with a mortgage loan originator.

 

These private placement common stocks represent investments in small insurance holding companies.  The fair value for these securities was determined through the use of unobservable assumptions about market participants. The Company has assumed a willing market participant would purchase the securities for the same price as the Company paid until such time as these small insurance holding companies commence significant operations.  The joint venture investment with a mortgage loan originator is accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

 


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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

3.Fair Value Measurements (continued)

 

Fair values for Level 1 and Level 2 assets for the Company’s fixed maturity and preferred stock available-for-sale and equity securities are primarily based on prices supplied by a third party investment service.  The third party investment service provides quoted prices in the market which use observable inputs in developing such rates.

 

The Company analyzes market valuations received to verify reasonableness and to understand the key assumptions used and the sources.  Since the fixed maturity securities owned by the Company do not trade on a daily basis, the third party investment service prepares estimates of fair value measurements using relevant market data, benchmark curves, sector groupings and matrix pricing.  As the fair value estimates of the Company’s fixed maturity securities are based on observable market information rather than market quotes, the estimates of fair value on these fixed maturity securities are included in Level 2 of the hierarchy.  The Company’s Level 2 investments include obligations of U.S. government, U.S. government agencies, state and political subdivisions, mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds, asset-backed, exchange traded securities, foreign bonds and foreign bonds.certificate of deposit.

 

The Company’s preferred stock is included in Level 1 and equity securities are included in Level 1 and Level 2 and the private placement common stocks and joint venture investment are included in Level 3.  Level 1 for the preferred stock and those equity securities classified as such is appropriate since they trade on a daily basis, are based on quoted market prices in active markets and are based upon unadjusted prices.  Level 2 for those equity securities classified as such is appropriate since they are not actively traded.

 

The Company’s fixed maturity and preferred stock available-for-sale securities and equity securities are highly liquid and allows for a high percentage of the portfolio to be priced through pricing services.

 

The change in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 equity securities available-for-sale for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 is summarized as follows:

 

 

December 31,

  

December 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2020

  

2019

 
                

Beginning balance

 $61,500  $61,500  $64,107  $64,036 

Joint venture investment

  10,200   - 

Joint venture net income

  63,046   -   90,292   115,357 

Joint venture distribution

  (55,710)  -   (87,267)  (115,286)

Equity security sale

  (15,000)  - 

Ending balance

 $64,036  $61,500  $67,132  $64,107 

 


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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

3.Fair Value Measurements (continued)

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The carrying amount and fair value of the Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities disclosed, but not carried, at fair value as of December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, and the level within the fair value hierarchy at which such assets and liabilities are measured on a recurring basis are summarized as follows:

 

 

Carrying

  

Fair

              

Carrying

  

Fair

             
 

Amount

  

Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Amount

  

Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 
 

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2020

 

Financial assets

                                        

Mortgage loans on real estate

                                        

Commercial

 $9,941,313  $9,698,226  $-  $-  $9,698,226  $11,002,689  $11,085,406  $-  $-  $11,085,406 

Residential

  120,108,297   115,788,967   -   -   115,788,967   163,906,373   184,802,993   -   -   184,802,993 

Policy loans

  1,809,339   1,809,339   -   -   1,809,339   2,108,678   2,108,678   -   -   2,108,678 

Short-term investments

  896,371   896,371   896,371   -   -   3,309,020   3,309,020   3,309,020   -   - 

Other long-term investments

  59,255,477   69,641,358   -   -   69,641,358   71,025,133   89,264,246   -   -   89,264,246 

Cash and cash equivalents

  29,665,605   29,665,605   29,665,605   -   -   40,230,095   40,230,095   40,230,095   -   - 

Accrued investment income

  2,672,978   2,672,978   -   -   2,672,978   5,370,508   5,370,508   -   -   5,370,508 

Total financial assets

 $224,349,380  $230,172,844  $30,561,976  $-  $199,610,868  $296,952,496  $336,170,946  $43,539,115  $-  $292,631,831 
 

Financial liabilities

                                        

Policyholders' account balances

 $297,168,411  $259,247,412  $-  $-  $259,247,412  $362,519,753  $380,666,901  $-  $-  $380,666,901 

Policy claims

  1,102,257   1,102,257   -   -   1,102,257   2,099,548   2,099,548   -   -   2,099,548 

Total financial liabilities

 $298,270,668  $260,349,669  $-  $-  $260,349,669  $364,619,301  $382,766,449  $-  $-  $382,766,449 

 

 

December 31, 2017

  

December 31, 2019

 

Financial assets

                                        

Mortgage loans on real estate

                                        

Commercial

 $1,796,210  $1,783,385  $-  $-  $1,783,385  $12,401,775  $12,280,704  $-  $-  $12,280,704 

Residential

  100,700,241   102,192,001   -   -   102,192,001   150,002,865   152,443,349   -   -   152,443,349 

Policy loans

  1,660,175   1,660,175   -   -   1,660,175   2,026,301   2,026,301   -   -   2,026,301 

Short-term investments

  547,969   547,969   547,969   -   -   1,831,087   1,831,087   1,831,087   -   - 

Other long-term investments

  55,814,583   68,298,585   -   -   68,298,585   71,824,480   88,235,019   -   -   88,235,019 

Cash and cash equivalents

  31,496,159   31,496,159   31,496,159   -   -   23,212,170   23,212,170   23,212,170   -   - 

Accrued investment income

  2,544,963   2,544,963   -   -   2,544,963   5,207,823   5,207,823   -   -   5,207,823 

Total financial assets

 $194,560,300  $208,523,237  $32,044,128  $-  $176,479,109  $266,506,501  $285,236,453  $25,043,257  $-  $260,193,196 
 

Financial liabilities

                                        

Policyholders' account balances

 $292,909,762  $243,234,637  $-  $-  $243,234,637  $363,083,838  $355,557,123  $-  $-  $355,557,123 

Policy claims

  1,148,513   1,148,513   -   -   1,148,513   1,399,393   1,399,393   -   -   1,399,393 

Total financial liabilities

 $294,058,275  $244,383,150  $-  $-  $244,383,150  $364,483,231  $356,956,516  $-  $-  $356,956,516 

 


F-35


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

3.Fair Value Measurements (continued)

 

The estimated fair value amounts have been determined using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies.  However, considerable judgment was required to interpret market data to develop these estimates.  Accordingly, the estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts which could be realized in a current market exchange.  The use of different market assumptions or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the fair value amounts.

 

The following methods and assumptions were used in estimating the fair value disclosures for financial instruments in the accompanying financial statements and notes thereto:

Fixed Maturity Securities,, Preferred Stock and Equity Securities

 

The fair value of fixed maturity securities and equity securities are based on the principles previously discussed as Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3.

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate

 

The fair values for mortgage loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses.  For both residential and commercial mortgage loans, the discount rate used was indexed to the LIBOR yield curve adjusted for an appropriate credit spread. For commercial (includes apartment, industrial, lodging, office building and retail) mortgage loans, the discount rate used was assumed to be the interest rate on the last commercial mortgage acquired by the Company.

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Short-Term Investments, Accrued Investment Income andPolicy Loans

The carrying value of these financial instruments approximates their fair values.  Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments are included in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy due to their highly liquid nature.

 

Other Long-Term Investments

 

Other long-term investments are comprised of lottery prize receivables and fair value is derived by using a discounted cash flow approach.  Projected cash flows are discounted using the average FTSE Pension Liability Index in effect at the end of each period.

 

Investment Contracts Policyholders’ Policyholders Account Balances

 

The fair value for liabilities under investment-type insurance contracts (accumulation annuities) is calculated using a discounted cash flow approach.  Cash flows are projected using actuarial assumptions and discounted to the valuation date using risk-free rates adjusted for credit risk and the nonperformance risk of the liabilities.

 

The fair values for insurance contracts other than investment-type contracts are not required to be disclosed.

 

Policy Claims

 

The carrying amounts reported for these liabilities approximate their fair value.

 

 

4.Special Deposits

 

TLIC and FBLIC are required to hold assets on deposit for the benefit of policyholders and other special deposits in accordance with statutory rules and regulations.  As of December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, these required deposits had amortized costs that totaled $4,376,463$4,464,398 and $4,308,853,$4,434,662, respectively.  As of December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, these required deposits had fair values that totaled $4,292,657$4,531,967 and $4,307,439,$4,468,783, respectively.

 


F-36


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

5.Allowance for Loan Losses from Mortgage Loans on Real Estate

 

As of December 31, 2018, $823,6452020, $766,667 of independent residential mortgage loans on real estate are held in escrow by a third party for the benefit of the Company.   As of December 31, 2018, $598,8032020, $431,523 of that escrow amount is available to the Company as additional collateral on $4,942,870$4,996,358 of advances to the loan originator.  The remaining December 31, 20182020 escrow amount of $224,842$335,144 is available to the Company as additional collateral on its investment of $44,968,471$67,028,720 in residential mortgage loans on real estate.  In addition, the Company has an additional $424,166$541,894 allowance for possible loan losses in the remaining $85,081,139$107,880,342 of investments in mortgage loans on real estate as of December 31, 2018.2020.

 

As of December 31, 2017, $564,4792019, $798,753 of independent residential mortgage loans on real estate are held in escrow by a third party for the benefit of the Company.   ��As of December 31, 2017, $394,9782019, $489,965 of that escrow amount is available to the Company as additional collateral on $4,925,259$4,436,787 of advances to the loan originator.  The remaining December 31, 20172019 escrow amount of $169,501$308,788 is available to the Company as additional collateral on its investment of $33,900,260$61,757,602 in residential mortgage loans on real estate.  In addition, the Company has an additional $342,815$505,378 allowance for possible loan losses in the remaining $68,596,191$100,647,038 of investments in mortgage loans on real estate as of December 31, 2017.2019.

 

The balances of and changes in the Company’s credit losses related to residential and commercial (includes apartment, industrial, lodging, office building and retail) mortgage loans on real estate as of and for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows (excluding $44,968,471$67,028,720 and $33,900,260$61,757,602 of mortgage loans on real estate as of December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, respectively, with one loan originator where independent mortgage loan balances are held in escrow by a third party for the benefit of the Company):

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

  

Years Ended December 31,

 
 

Residential Mortgage Loans

  

Commercial Mortgage Loans

  

Total

  

Residential Mortgage Loans

  

Commercial Mortgage Loans

  

Total

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Allowance, beginning

 $333,789  $238,121  $9,026  $6,306  $342,815  $244,427  $443,057  $374,209  $62,321  $49,957  $505,378  $424,166 

Charge offs

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 

Recoveries

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 

Provision

  40,420   95,668   40,931   2,720   81,351   98,388   43,547   68,848   (7,031)  12,364   36,516   81,212 

Allowance, ending

 $374,209  $333,789  $49,957  $9,026  $424,166  $342,815  $486,604  $443,057  $55,290  $62,321  $541,894  $505,378 
                                                

Allowance, ending:

                                                

Individually evaluated for impairment

 $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $- 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 $374,209  $333,789  $49,957  $9,026  $424,166  $342,815  $486,604  $443,057  $55,290  $62,321  $541,894  $505,378 
                                                

Carrying Values:

                                                

Individually evaluated for impairment

 $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $- 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 $75,139,826  $66,799,981  $9,941,313  $1,796,210  $85,081,139  $68,596,191  $96,877,653  $88,245,263  $11,002,689  $12,401,775  $107,880,342  $100,647,038 

 


F-37


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

6.Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

 

The balances of and changes in deferred acquisition costs as of and for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

 

2018

  

2017

  

2020

  

2019

 

Balance, beginning of year

 $24,555,902  $18,191,990  $38,005,639  $29,681,737 

Capitalization of commissions, sales and issue expenses

  8,527,380   9,321,726   11,856,420   12,369,350 

Amortization

  (3,515,624)  (2,870,412)  (5,327,177)  (4,015,480)

Deferred acquisition costs allocated to investments

  114,079   (87,402)  (21,213)  (29,968)
        

Balance, end of year

 $29,681,737  $24,555,902  $44,513,669  $38,005,639 

 

 

7.Federal Income Taxes

 

FTFC filed a 20172019 and 2018 consolidated federal income tax returnreturns that included TLIC, FBLIC, FTFC and FTCCTMC since all companies had been members of a consolidated group for five years. Prior to 2017, FTFC filed consolidated federal income tax returns with FTCC. From 2012 to 2016, TLIC and FBLIC filed separate federal income tax returns as consolidated life insurance companies.

 

Certain items included in income reported for financial statement purposes are not included in taxable income for the current period, resulting in deferred income taxes.

 

A reconciliation of federal income tax expense computed by applying the federal income tax rate of 21% and 34% to income before federal income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, respectively, is summarized as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

  

Years Ended December 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2020

  

2019

 

Expected tax expense

 $1,386,896  $796,580  $856,967  $1,726,119 

Reinsurance recoverable

  197,009   (1,966)

Difference in book versus tax basis of available-for-sale fixed maturity securities

  60,083   (7,273)

Future policy benefits

  27,253   151,017 

Alternative minimum taxes

  15,401   (2,840)

Accrual of discount

  (18,097)  (68,679)
      

Capital gain taxes

  (25,495)  185,461   152,306   14,536 

Net operating losses

  (66,779)  649,460   44,547   207,580 

Future policy benefits

  9,011   208,197 

Reinsurance recoverable

  6,813   (205,559)

Alternative minimum taxes

  -   164,432 

Adjustment of prior years' taxes

  (128,764)  (23,068)  (46,466)  (54,793)

Loss contingency accrued for lawsuit settlement

  -   385,331 

Value of life insurance business acquired

  -   108,773 

Small life insurance company deduction

  -   (153,956)

Deferred policy acquisition costs

  -   (611,407)

Difference in book versus tax basis of available-for-sale securities

  (179,854)  9,721 

Other

  14,614   (33,914)  58,780   49,663 
        

Total income tax expense

 $1,462,121  $1,373,519  $902,104  $2,119,896 

 


F-38


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

77.. Federal Income Taxes (continued)

 

Deferred taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.  Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax liabilities and assets as of December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

 

December 31,

  

December 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2020

  

2019

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

                

Net unrealized investment gains

 $-  $1,265,569  $4,656,911  $2,556,327 

Deferred policy acquisition costs

  5,161,165   4,317,272   7,775,267   6,463,579 

Value of insurance business acquired

  1,089,032   1,160,595   964,525   1,027,204 

Reinsurance recoverable

  446,921   249,822   248,175   241,362 

Due premiums

  87,937   30,800 

Investment real estate

  23,425   40,627 

Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities

  80,409   89,439   -   78,207 

Investment real estate

  39,663   38,700 

Due premiums

  22,975   26,036 

Other long-term investments

  1,264   2,363 

Other

  18,635   13,544 

Total deferred tax liabilities

  6,841,429   7,149,796   13,774,875   10,451,650 

Deferred tax assets:

                

Net unrealized investment losses

  684,928   - 

Policyholders' account balances and future policy benefits

  2,342,777   2,308,001   3,591,696   3,181,433 

Net operating loss carryforward

  1,106,769   1,057,511   679,303   774,003 

Alternative minimum tax carryforward

  190,153   305,538 

Mortgage loans

  67,536   42,175   104,645   89,992 

Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities

  100,582   - 

Policy claims

  32,494   16,366 

Available-for-sale equity securities

  36,565   51,554   20,864   21,056 

Unearned investment income

  14,811   12,941   14,978   13,105 

Policy claims

  13,258   13,993 

Dividend liability

  10,325   10,823   9,408   9,777 

Net capital loss carryforward

  829   - 

Loss contingency accrued for lawsuit settlement

  -   385,331 

Total deferred tax assets

  4,467,951   4,187,867   4,553,970   4,105,732 

Net deferred tax liabilities

 $2,373,478  $2,961,929  $9,220,905  $6,345,918 

 

FTFC has net operating loss carryforwards of $4,560,585$2,700,063 expiring in 20262027 through 2033.  FBLIC has net operating loss carryforwards of $709,744 with $249,895 expiring in 2037 and the remaining $459,849 is indefinite. TLIC has capital loss carryforwards of $3,948 expiring in 2023. During 2018,2020, FTFC utilized $475,182$985,666 of the net operating loss carryforward existing as of January 1, 20182020 to offset 20182020 federal taxable income.  During 2017,2019, FTFC utilized $284,560$596,123 of the net operating loss carryforward existing as of January 1, 20172019 to offset 20172019 federal taxable income.  TLIC generated $534,713 of net operating losses during 2020 and due to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES” Act) this 2020 operating loss is available to be carried back five years to offset prior taxes incurred utilizing the statutory tax rate in effect for the year of the carryback.  This $534,713 net operating loss is also fully available to offset future TLIC taxable income and does not expire.

 

The Company has no known uncertain tax benefits within its provision for income taxes.  In addition, the Company does not believe it would be subject to any penalties or interest relative to any open tax years and, therefore, have not accrued any such amounts.  The Company files U.S. federal income tax returns and income tax returns in various state jurisdictions.  The 20152017 through 20182020 U.S. federal tax years are subject to income tax examination by tax authorities.  The Company classifies any interest and penalties (if applicable) as income tax expense in the financial statements.

 


F-39


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

88.. Reinsurance

 

TLIC participates in ceded and assumed reinsurance in order to provide risk diversification, additional capacity for future growth and limit the maximum net loss potential arising from large risks.  TLIC reinsures all amounts of risk on any one life in excess of $100,000 for individual life insurance with Investors Heritage Life Insurance Company, Optimum Re Insurance Company (“Optimum Re”), RGA Reinsurance Company and Wilton Reassurance Company (“Wilton Re”).

 

TLIC is a party to an Automatic Retrocession Pool Agreement (the “Reinsurance Pool”) with Optimum Re, Catholic Order of Foresters, American Home Life Insurance Company and Woodmen of the World. The agreement provides for automatic retrocession of coverage in excess of Optimum Re’s retention on business ceded to Optimum Re by the other parties to the Reinsurance Pool. TLIC’s maximum exposure on any one insured under the Reinsurance Pool is $100,000.   As of January 1, 2008, the Reinsurance Pool stopped accepting new cessions.

 

Effective September 29, 2005, FLAC and Wilton Re executed a binding letter of intent whereby both parties agreed that FLAC would cede the simplified issue version of its Golden Eagle Whole Life (Final Expense) product to Wilton Re on a 50/50 quota share original term coinsurance basis.  The letter of intent was executed on a retroactive basis to cover all applicable business issued by FLAC subsequent to January 1, 2005.  Wilton Re agreed to provide various commission and expense allowances to FLAC in exchange for FLAC ceding 50% of the applicable premiums to Wilton Re as they were collected.  As of June 24, 2006, Wilton Re terminated the reinsurance agreement for new business issued after the termination date.

 

FBLIC also participates in reinsurance in order to provide risk diversification, additional capacity for future growth and limit the maximum net loss potential arising from large risks.  FBLIC reinsures initial amounts of risk on any one life in excess of $100,000 for individual life insurance with Optimum Re.�� TLIC and FBLIC also reinsure the accidental death benefit portion of their life policies under a bulk agreement with Optimum Re.

 

To the extent that the reinsurance companies are unable to meet their obligations under the reinsurance agreements, TLIC and FBLIC remain primarily liable for the entire amount at risk.

 

Statutory reinsurance assumed and ceded amounts for TLIC and FBLIC for 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

 

2020

  

2019

 
 

2018

  

2017

         

Premiums assumed

 $457,512  $48,347  $3,023,178  $1,777,449 

Commissions and expense allowances assumed

  194,908   105   1,494,464   1,413,057 

Benefits assumed

  33,694   20,027   88,171   8,001 

Reserve credits assumed

  343,140   59,464   2,944,668   1,279,582 

In force amount assumed

  17,863,123   16,478,162   56,417,493   41,056,032 
                

Premiums ceded

  30,445,152   350,591   2,130,523   71,936,037 

Commissions and expense allowances ceded

  1,051,766   3,133   80,383   2,670,202 

Benefits ceded

  356,806   447,988   2,234,094   1,208,109 

Reserve credits ceded

  30,686,404   1,057,596   104,593,282   103,142,179 

In force amount ceded

  77,653,688   48,734,604   57,739,638   43,641,121 

 

Effective January 1, 2018, TLIC entered into an annuity coinsurance agreement with an offshore annuity and life insurance company whereby 90% of TLIC’s annuity considerations originated after December 31, 2017 were ceded to the assuming company.  The assuming company contractually reimburses TLIC for the related commissions, withdrawals, settlements, interest credited, submission costs, maintenance costs, marketing costs, excise taxes and other costs plus a placement fee.  Effective April 1, 2020, the Company and an offshore annuity and life insurance company mutually agreed that the Quota Share under its existing reinsurance agreement shall be 0% for future business instead of the original contractual amount of 90%.

 


F-40


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

8.Reinsurance (continued)

 

In accordance with this annuity coinsurance agreement, TLIC holds assets and recognizes a funds withheld liability for the benefit of the assuming company in an amount at least equal to the annuity reserves in accordance with U.S. statutory accounting principles generated by this ceded business with a corresponding funds withheld liability recorded.business.  In addition, the assuming company maintains a trust related to this ceded business amounting to at least an additional 4% of assets above the required annuity reserve required under U.S. statutory accounting principles.  This coinsurance agreement may be terminated for new business by either party at any time upon 30 days prior written notice to the other party.

 

In 2019, TLIC entered into a life insurance coinsurance agreement with TAI, effective October 1, 2018, whereby 100% of TAI’s life insurance policies and annuity contracts issued after September 30, 2018 were ceded to TLIC.  TLIC contractually reimburses TAI for the related commissions, submission costs, maintenance costs, marketing costs and other costs related to the production of life insurance policies and annuity contracts.

 

99.. Leases

 

The Company leases 6,7697,302 square feet of office space pursuant to an original five-yearin Tulsa, Oklahoma.  The current lease that began October 1, 2010 and was amended on October 1, 2015 and ended on September 30, 2020.  The Company signed an amended lease agreement effective August 1, 2020 and ending on September 30, 2027.  The amended lease agreement provides for another five-year term. Under the termsexpansion of the original home office lease, the monthly rent was $7,897existing premises from October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2015. Under the terms of the amended home office lease, the monthly rent is $8,461 from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016, $8,630 from October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017, $8,805 from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018 and $8,920 from October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019 with an increase of two percent for the period from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020.6,769 square feet to 7,302 square feet.  The Company incurred rent expense (including charges for the lessor’s building operating expenses above those specified in the lease agreement less monthly amortization of the leasehold improvement allowance received from the lessor) of $97,063$85,198 and $92,041$97,489 for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 2017, respectively, under this lease.2019, respectively. 

 

On January 1, 2011, the Company received a $120,000 leasehold improvement allowance from the lessor related to the original lease that was fully amortized by September 30, 2015. In accordance with the amendedcurrent lease, on October 1, 2015, the Company was provided an allowance of $54,152 for leasehold improvements.  For the amended lease, the Company was provided but has not received a cash allowance of $77,000 for leasehold improvements.  The leasehold improvement allowance is amortized over the remaining amended non-cancellable lease term and reduced rent expense by $10,830$8,123 and $14,491$10,830 for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, respectively.  The future minimum lease payments to be paid under the amended non-cancellable lease agreement are $108,304$113,747, $116,029, $118,365, $120,720 and $82,446$123,130 for the years 20192021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2020,2025, respectively.

 

On November 16, 2020, TLIC ownssold a 20,000 square feet office building and approximately six and one-halfthree acres of land located in Topeka, Kansas. A 20,000 square footKansas with an aggregate carrying value of $1,078,037.  The Company recorded a gross realized investment gain on sale of $240,374 based on an aggregate sales price of $1,318,411.  The lease agreements discussed below were conveyed to the purchaser of the office building has been constructedand land on approximately one-fourth of this land.November 16, 2020.        

Prior to November 16, 2020, TLIC executed a two year lease agreement effective January 1, 2015, for 7,500 square feet of its building in Topeka, Kansas. Effective January 1, 2017, this lease was renewed for two years. The terms of the lease leave TLIC responsible for paying real estate taxes, building insurance and building and ground maintenance. The monthly lease payments were $8,696 for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

TLIC renewed a five year lease agreement effective June 1, 2011, for 10,000 square feet in the Topeka, Kansas office building. Beginning June 1, 2014, the lessee can terminate the lease with a 180 day written notice. The terms of the lease leave TLIC responsible for paying real estate taxes, building insurance and building and ground maintenance with partial reimbursement from the lessee. The lease agreement calls for minimum monthly base lease payments of $17,750.

This 10,000 square feet lease was renewedagreement for five years to be effective from June 1, 2016 through May 31, 2021, with an option for an additional five years from June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2026.  Beginning June 1, 2021, the lessee can terminate the lease with a 120 day written notice.  The terms of the lease leave TLIC responsible for paying real estate taxes, building insurance and building and ground maintenance with partial reimbursement from the lessee.  The lease agreement calls for a monthly lease payment of $16,598 from June 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016. Starting July 1, 2016, the lease agreement includes an $88,833 tenant improvement allowance that is amortized over 59 months with interest at 5.00%.  The monthly lease payments were $18,299 from July 1, 2016 through May 31, 2017, $18,376 from June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2018 and are $18,508 from June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2021.


First Trinity Financial Corporation2019, $18,584 from June 1, 2019 through May 31, 2020 and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2018 and 2017$18,578 from June 1, 2020 through November 16, 2020.  

 

9. Leases(continued)

A five yearPrior to November 16, 2020, TLIC renewed a lease agreement effective September 1, 2010 automatically renewed on 2,500 square feet of the Topeka, Kansas office building with a 90 day notice by the lessee to terminate the lease. This lease was renewed on September 1, 2015 to run through August 31, 2017 with an option for an additional three years through August 31, 2020.  TLIC renewed the lease agreement effective September 1, 2020.  This lease will run from September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2028 with an option for an additional 2 years through August 31, 2030.  Beginning September 1, 2017,2028, the lessee can terminate the lease with a 120 day90-day written notice.  The terms of the lease leave TLIC responsible for paying real estate taxes, building insurance and building and ground maintenance with partial reimbursement from the lessee.  The renewal lease agreement includes a $34,507 tenant improvement allowance that beginning September 1, 2020 is amortized over 96 months with interest at 5.00%.  The lease payments are $4,236 per month from September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016, $4,242 from September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2017, $4,263 from September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018 and $4,293 from September 1, 2018 through August 31, 2019, $4,310 from September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2020 and $4,433 from September 1, 2020 through November 16, 2020.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2018.

The future minimum lease payments to be received under the non-cancellable lease agreements are $222,100, $222,1002020 and $92,542 for the years 2019 through 2021, respectively.

 

110.0Shareholders. Shareholders’ Equity and Statutory Accounting Practices

 

TLIC is domiciled in Oklahoma and prepares its statutory financial statements in accordance with statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the OID.  FBLIC is domiciled in Missouri and prepares its statutory financial statements in accordance with statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Missouri Department of Insurance.MDCI.  Prescribed statutory accounting practices include publications of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, state laws, regulations, and general administrative rules. Permitted statutory accounting practices encompass all accounting practices not so prescribed.  Statutory accounting practices primarily differ from U.S. GAAP by charging policy acquisition costs to expense as incurred, establishing future policy benefit liabilities using different actuarial assumptions and valuing investments, deferred taxes, and certain assets on a different basis.

 

The statutory net income (loss) for TLIC amounted to $2,098,488($1,526,638) and $243,754$652,807 for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, respectively.  The statutory capital and surplus of TLIC was $12,686,538$13,638,231 and $11,248,234$12,451,837 as of December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, respectively.  The statutory net income (loss) for FBLIC amounted to $1,001,594$799,751 and ($1,528,459)2,150,286) for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, respectively.  The statutory capital and surplus of FBLIC was $7,400,476$10,259,330 and $7,603,475$9,185,113 as of December 31, 20182020 and 2017,2019, respectively.

 

TLIC is subject to Oklahoma laws and FBLIC is subject to Missouri laws that limit the amount of dividends insurance companies can pay to stockholders without approval of the respective Departments of Insurance.  The maximum dividend, which may be paid in any twelve-month period without notification or approval, is limited to the greater of 10% of statutory surplus as of December 31 of the preceding year or the net gain from operations of the preceding calendar year.  Cash dividends may only be paid out of surplus derived from realized net profits.  Based on these limitations, there is capacity for TLIC to pay a dividend up to $2,073,443$1,363,823 in 20192021 without prior approval.  In addition, based on those limitations, there is the capacity for FBLIC to pay a dividend up to $988,218$1,025,933 in 20192021 without prior approval.  FBLIC paid no dividends of $760,347 to TLIC in 2018.2020 and 2019.  These dividends arewould be eliminated in consolidation.  TLIC has paid no dividends to FTFC.

 


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

111.1. Segment Data

 

The Company has a life insurance segment, consisting of the life insurance operations of TLIC, FBLIC and FBLIC,TAI, an annuity segment, consisting of the annuity operations of TLIC, FBLIC and FBLICTAI and a corporate segment.  Results for the parent company and the operations of FTCC,TMC, after elimination of intercompany amounts, are allocated to the corporate segment.

 

These segments as of and for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

  

Year Ended December 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2020

  

2019

 

Revenues:

                

Life insurance operations

 $21,985,441  $18,308,660  $32,236,531  $27,170,994 

Annuity operations

  16,739,274   14,061,953   19,724,655   21,931,249 

Corporate operations

  516,380   359,224   829,819   674,452 
        

Total

 $39,241,095  $32,729,837  $52,791,005  $49,776,695 

Income (loss) before income taxes:

        
        

Income before income taxes:

        

Life insurance operations

 $780,362  $(207,655) $337,686  $2,333,441 

Annuity operations

  5,369,900   2,280,615   2,986,150   5,397,194 

Corporate operations

  454,005   269,923   756,958   488,981 
        

Total

 $6,604,267  $2,342,883  $4,080,794  $8,219,616 
        

Depreciation and amortization expense:

                

Life insurance operations

 $3,738,531  $2,528,920  $4,733,751  $3,663,864 

Annuity operations

  302,772   934,041   1,046,400   817,243 
        

Total

 $4,041,303  $3,462,961  $5,780,151  $4,481,107 

 

 

December 31,

  

December 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2020

  

2019

 

Assets:

                

Life insurance operations

 $69,756,013  $56,780,793  $120,484,734  $99,612,420 

Annuity operations

  357,797,728   328,727,443   518,257,307   500,738,949 

Corporate operations

  5,953,109   5,619,438   4,853,228   4,585,005 

Total

 $433,506,850  $391,127,674  $643,595,269  $604,936,374 

 

 

112.2.          Concentrations of Credit Risk

Credit risk is limited by diversifying the Company’s investments.  The Company maintains cash and cash equivalents at multiple institutions.  The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures accounts up to $250,000.  Uninsured balances aggregate $14,663,402$32,645,110 as of December 31, 2018.2020. Other funds are invested in mutual funds that invest in U.S. government securities.  The Company monitors the solvency of all financial institutions in which it has funds to minimize the exposure for loss.  The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.

 

The Company’s lottery prize receivables due from various states and the geographical distribution of the Company’s mortgage loans by state are summarized in Note 2.

 


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

113. 3.      Contingent Liabilities

 

A lawsuit filed by the Company and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Gregg E. Zahn, in 2013 against former Company Board of Directors member Wayne Pettigrew and Mr. Pettigrew's company, Group & Pension Planners, Inc. (the "Defendants"), originally concluded on February 17, 2017. The lawsuit was filed in the District Court of Tulsa County, Oklahoma (Case No. CJ-2013-03385).Oklahoma.  In the lawsuit, the Company alleged that Mr. Pettigrew had defamed the Company by making untrue statements to certain shareholders of the Company, to the press and to regulators of the state of Oklahoma and had breached his fiduciary duties.  Mr. Pettigrew denied the allegations.

 

The jury originally concluded that Mr. Pettigrew, while still a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, did, in fact, make untrue statements regarding the Company and Mr. Zahn and committed breaches of his fiduciary duties to the Company and the jury awarded the Company $800,000 of damages against Mr. Pettigrew.  In addition, the jury found that Mr. Pettigrew had defamed Mr. Zahn and intentionally inflicted emotional distress on Mr. Zahn and awarded Mr. Zahn $3,500,000 of damages against Mr. Pettigrew.  In addition to the original damages awarded by the jury, the Company and Mr. Zahn have initiated stepsbegan to aggressively communicate the correction of the untrue statements to outside parties.

 

Mr. Pettigrew has appealed this decision.  In February 2020, the Court of Civil Appeals of the state of Oklahoma reversed the judgments entered by the trial court and remanded the case for a new trial. The Court of Appeals reversal, however, was not final.  The Company filed a Petition for Certiorari with the Oklahoma Supreme Court to request that it reverse and vacate the decision but has failedof the Court of Appeals.  In December 2020, the Oklahoma Supreme Court declined to post an appeal bond. As a consequence,grant certiorari and remanded that the Company and Mr. Zahn arecase be retried in the processDistrict Court of executing on the judgments against Mr. Pettigrew’s assets. The Company and Mr. Zahn have so far collected some property and money in the execution process and will continue to execute on the judgments. Any money or property collected to date during the execution of the judgments are held in an escrow by a third party, have not been reflected in the December 31, 2018 consolidated financial statements and would have to be returned to Mr. Pettigrew in the event the judgments are reversed by the appellate courts.Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

 

PriorIt remains the Company’s intention to being acquired by TLIC, FBLIC developed, marketed,again vigorously prosecute this action against the Defendants for damages and sold life insurance products known as “Decreasing Termfor correction of the defamatory statements. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the ultimate resolution of any contingencies that may arise from this litigation is not considered material in relation to 95” policies. On January 17, 2013, FBLIC’s Boardthe financial position or results of Directors voted that, effective March 1, 2013, it was not approving, and therefore was not providing, a non-guaranteed dividend foroperations of the Decreasing Term to 95 policies since that group of policies was not producing a positive divisible surplus to allow the payment of a non-guaranteed dividend.

On November 22, 2013, a lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court of Greene County, Missouri asserting claims by two individuals and a class of Missouri residents against FBLIC relating to this decision to not pay a non-guaranteed dividend. A trial was held November 27, 2017 through December 1, 2017 regarding those class and individual claims. During 2018, a settlement was reached by the parties and the Court approved the settlement agreement on June 11, 2018. FBLIC paid $1.85 million to resolve all class and individual claims and all active Decreasing Term to 95 policies for individuals in the class were cancelled.Company.

 

Guaranty fund assessments, brought about by the insolvency of life and health insurers, are levied at the discretion of the various state guaranty fund associations to cover association obligations.  In most states, guaranty fund assessments may be taken as a credit against premium taxes, typically over a five-year period.

 

 

14. 14. Related Party Transactions

 

On April 15, 2018,2020, the Company renewed its previous one-year loan of $400,000 to its former Chairman.  The renewed loan has a term of one year and a contractual interest rate of 5.00%.  The loan is collateralized by 100,000 shares of the Company’s Class A Common stock owned by the former Chairman.  This loan is included in other assets in the consolidated statements of financial position.

 


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

115.5. Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

The changes in the components of the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

  

Unrealized

         
  

Appreciation

      

Accumulated

 
  

(Depreciation) on

  

Adjustment to

  

Other

 
  

Available-For-Sale

  

Deferred Acquisition

  

Comprehensive

 
  

Securities

  

Costs

  

Income (Loss)

 
  

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 
             

Balance as of January 1, 2018

 $4,843,061  $(82,110) $4,760,951 

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications, net of tax

  (7,233,303)  90,122   (7,143,181)

Less amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss having no credit losses, net of tax

  194,401   -   194,401 

Other comprehensive loss

  (7,427,704)  90,122   (7,337,582)

Balance as of December 31, 2018

 $(2,584,643) $8,012  $(2,576,631)
  

Unrealized

         
  

Appreciation

      

Accumulated

 
  

(Depreciation) on

  

Adjustment to

  

Other

 
  

Available-For-Sale

  

Deferred Acquisition

  

Comprehensive

 
  

Securities

  

Costs

  

Income (Loss)

 
  

Year Ended December 31, 2020

 
             

Balance as of January 1, 2020

 $9,632,323  $(15,663) $9,616,660 

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications, net of tax

  7,722,905   (16,758)  7,706,147 
             

Less amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax

  (196,051)  -   (196,051)

Other comprehensive income

  7,918,956   (16,758)  7,902,198 

Balance as of December 31, 2020

 $17,551,279  $(32,421) $17,518,858 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2017

  

Year Ended December 31, 2019

 

Balance as of January 1, 2017

 $831,917  $(13,241) $818,676 
            

Balance as of January 1, 2019

 $(2,584,643) $8,012  $(2,576,631)

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications, net of tax

  3,995,829   (68,869)  3,926,960   12,998,677   (23,675)  12,975,002 

Less amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income having no credit losses, net of tax

  (15,315)  -   (15,315)  781,711   -   781,711 

Other comprehensive income

  4,011,144   (68,869)  3,942,275   12,216,966   (23,675)  12,193,291 

Balance as of December 31, 2017

 $4,843,061  $(82,110) $4,760,951 

Balance as of December 31, 2019

 $9,632,323  $(15,663) $9,616,660 

 

The pretax components of the Company’s other comprehensive income (loss) and the related income tax expense (benefit) for each component for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

      

Income Tax

     
      

Expense

     
  

Pretax

  

(Benefit)

  

Net of Tax

 
  

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

Other comprehensive loss:

            

Change in net unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities:

            

Unrealized holding losses arising during the period

 $(9,156,080) $(1,922,777) $(7,233,303)

Reclassification adjustment for net gains included in operation having no credit losses

  246,078   51,677   194,401 

Net unrealized losses on investments

  (9,402,158)  (1,974,454)  (7,427,704)

Adjustment to deferred acquisition costs

  114,079   23,957   90,122 

Total other comprehensive loss

 $(9,288,079) $(1,950,497) $(7,337,582)
      

Income Tax

     
      

Expense

     
  

Pretax

  

(Benefit)

  

Net of Tax

 
  

Year Ended December 31, 2020

 

Other comprehensive income:

            

Change in net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:

            

Unrealized holding gains arising during the period

 $9,775,829  $2,052,924  $7,722,905 
             

Reclassification adjustment for net losses included in operation

  (248,166)  (52,115)  (196,051)

Net unrealized gains on investments

  10,023,995   2,105,039   7,918,956 

Adjustment to deferred acquisition costs

  (21,213)  (4,455)  (16,758)

Total other comprehensive income

 $10,002,782  $2,100,584  $7,902,198 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2019

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

Year Ended December 31, 2017

             

Change in net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:

                        

Unrealized holding gains arising during the period

 $5,071,141  $1,075,312  $3,995,829  $16,454,021  $3,455,344  $12,998,677 

Reclassification adjustment for net losses included in operation having no credit losses

  (19,437)  (4,122)  (15,315)

Reclassification adjustment for net gains included in operation having no credit losses

  989,507   207,796   781,711 

Net unrealized gains on investments

  5,090,578   1,079,434   4,011,144   15,464,514   3,247,548   12,216,966 

Adjustment to deferred acquisition costs

  (87,402)  (18,533)  (68,869)  (29,968)  (6,293)  (23,675)

Total other comprehensive income

 $5,003,176  $1,060,901  $3,942,275  $15,434,546  $3,241,255  $12,193,291 

 


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 20182020 and 2017

2019

 

15.Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (continued)

 

Realized gains and losses on the sales of investments are determined based upon the specific identification method and include provisions for other-than-temporary impairments where appropriate.

 

The pretax and the related income tax components of the amounts reclassified from the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and 20172019 are summarized as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

  

Years Ended December 31,

 

Reclassification Adjustments

 

2018

  

2017

  

2020

  

2019

 

Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities:

        

having no credit losses:

        

Realized gains (losses) on sales of securities (a)

 $246,078  $(19,437) $(248,166) $989,507 

Income tax expense (benefit) (b)

  51,677   (4,122)  (52,115)  207,796 

Total reclassification adjustments

 $194,401  $(15,315) $(196,051) $781,711 

 

(a)

These items appear within net realized investment gains and loss on other-than-temporary impairments in the consolidated statements of operations.

(b)

(b) These items appear within federal income taxes in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

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16. 16. Line of Credit

 

On November 8, 2018,September 25, 2020, the company executed aCompany renewed its $1.5 million line of credit with a bank to provide working capital and funds for expansion.  The terms of the line of credit allowedallows for advances, repayments and re-borrowings through a maturity date of November 8, 2019.September 15, 2021.  Any outstanding advances will incur interest at a variable interest rate of the prime rate set forth in the Wall Street Journal plus 1% per annum adjusting monthly based on a 360 day year with a minimum interest rate floor of 5%4.5%The non-utilized portion of the $1.5 million line of credit will be assessed a 1% non usage fee calculated in arrears and paid at the maturity date.  No amounts were outstanding on this line of credit as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. 

 


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FIRST TRINITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

AS OF AND FOR THE NINESIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBERJUNE 30, 20192021 AND 2018

2020

 

Page

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 (Unaudited) and December 31, 20182020

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Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 (Unaudited)

F-48F-50

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three and NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 (Unaudited)

F-49F-51

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Three and NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 (Unaudited)

F-50F-52

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 (Unaudited)

F-51F-53

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

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

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Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

 

 

(Unaudited)

      

(Unaudited)

     
 

September 30, 2019

  

December 31, 2018

  

June 30, 2021

  

December 31, 2020

 

Assets

                

Investments

                

Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities at fair value (amortized cost: $178,477,818 and $134,414,517 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)

 $192,946,789  $131,152,199 

Available-for-sale preferred stock at fair value (cost: $49,945 and $99,945 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)

  51,320   90,580 

Equity securities at fair value (cost: $182,186 and $187,122 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)

  199,710   198,668 

Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities at fair value (amortized cost: $152,958,511 and $148,431,010 as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)

 $173,100,934  $170,647,836 

Available-for-sale preferred stock securities at fair value (amortized cost: $1,250,000 as of June 30, 2021)

  1,251,800   - 

Equity securities at fair value (cost: $278,333 and $183,219 as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)

  319,707   203,003 

Mortgage loans on real estate

  156,504,177   130,049,610   169,710,121   174,909,062 

Investment real estate

  1,988,131   2,392,031   1,146,932   757,936 

Policy loans

  1,950,680   1,809,339   2,134,919   2,108,678 

Short-term investments

  209,045   896,371   2,851,073   3,309,020 

Other long-term investments

  72,711,634   59,255,477   68,187,353   71,025,133 

Total investments

  426,561,486   325,844,275   418,702,839   422,960,668 

Cash and cash equivalents

  14,083,748   29,665,605   55,199,237   40,230,095 

Accrued investment income

  5,170,977   2,672,978   5,105,328   5,370,508 

Recoverable from reinsurers

  1,161,862   2,323,157   1,088,924   1,234,221 

Assets held in trust under coinsurance agreement

  104,509,053   25,494,700   109,418,301   112,160,307 

Agents' balances and due premiums

  1,751,485   1,418,916   1,950,135   2,154,322 

Deferred policy acquisition costs

  36,492,172   29,681,737   47,197,236   44,513,669 

Value of insurance business acquired

  4,961,162   5,185,870   4,449,657   4,592,977 

Other assets

  9,298,364   11,219,612   10,049,650   10,378,502 

Total assets

 $603,990,309  $433,506,850  $653,161,307  $643,595,269 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

                

Policy liabilities

                

Policyholders' account balances

 $366,988,490  $297,168,411  $374,177,380  $362,519,753 

Future policy benefits

  62,651,571   56,261,507   81,806,540   76,673,797 

Policy claims

  1,453,417   1,102,257   1,760,189   2,099,548 

Other policy liabilities

  71,365   72,559   88,253   119,699 

Total policy liabilities

  431,164,843   354,604,734   457,832,362   441,412,797 

Funds withheld under coinsurance agreement

  105,200,731   29,285,119   109,070,339   112,681,925 

Deferred federal income taxes

  6,446,615   2,373,478   9,096,302   9,220,905 

Other liabilities

  3,735,466   8,118,268   8,168,843   10,427,430 

Total liabilities

  546,547,655   394,381,599   584,167,846   573,743,057 

Shareholders' equity

                

Common stock, par value $.01 per share (20,000,000 shares authorized 8,050,173 issued as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and 7,802,593 outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018)

  80,502   80,502 

Class A common stock, par value $.01 per share (40,000,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 8,909,276 issued as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 8,661,696 outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020)

  89,093   89,093 

Class B common stock, par value $.01 per share (10,000,000 shares authorized, 101,102 issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020)

  1,011   1,011 

Additional paid-in capital

  28,684,598   28,684,598   39,078,485   39,078,485 

Treasury stock, at cost (247,580 shares as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018)

  (893,947)  (893,947)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

  11,414,146   (2,576,631)

Treasury stock, at cost (247,580 shares as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 )

  (893,947)  (893,947)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

  15,899,716   17,518,858 

Accumulated earnings

  18,157,355   13,830,729   14,819,103   14,058,712 

Total shareholders' equity

  57,442,654   39,125,251   68,993,461   69,852,212 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 $603,990,309  $433,506,850  $653,161,307  $643,595,269 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

 


F-49

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Revenues

                                

Premiums

 $5,754,771  $4,701,250  $16,831,658  $13,760,857  $7,879,433  $6,439,224  $14,859,309  $12,805,100 

Net investment income

  6,316,342   4,979,031   18,172,841   14,701,414   6,072,502   5,876,073   12,221,344   12,145,916 

Net realized investment gains

  339,108   245,059   325,196   269,531   118,268   410,380   170,363   433,882 

Service fees

  58,902   66,474   1,079,780   300,035   81,601   7,025   179,588   17,896 

Other income

  91,354   11,977   154,093   58,149   45,567   105,377   59,341   118,791 

Total revenues

  12,560,477   10,003,791   36,563,568   29,089,986   14,197,371   12,838,079   27,489,945   25,521,585 

Benefits, Claims and Expenses

                                

Benefits and claims

                                

Increase in future policy benefits

  2,231,442   1,719,073   6,412,219   4,684,724   3,045,748   2,467,039   5,201,933   5,108,158 

Death benefits

  1,762,961   876,629   4,869,866   3,963,815   2,269,494   2,482,528   5,793,212   4,094,308 

Surrenders

  204,932   203,287   801,413   666,128   372,659   228,541   721,565   638,905 

Interest credited to policyholders

  3,123,621   2,329,858   8,686,026   6,941,291   3,088,957   3,056,982   6,207,492   6,120,227 

Dividend, endowment and supplementary life contract benefits

  63,101   64,339   206,891   197,034   71,156   70,519   143,066   153,218 

Total benefits and claims

  7,386,057   5,193,186   20,976,415   16,452,992   8,848,014   8,305,609   18,067,268   16,114,816 

Policy acquisition costs deferred

  (2,409,231)  (1,673,638)  (9,681,748)  (6,162,096)  (3,353,999)  (2,693,003)  (6,183,472)  (5,077,971)

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

  997,249   682,295   2,839,129   2,677,918   1,733,139   1,307,138   3,522,962   2,520,412 

Amortization of value of insurance business acquired

  69,717   83,935   224,708   255,424   68,151   73,576   143,320   153,550 

Commissions

  2,348,478   1,934,194   9,644,315   5,963,852   3,138,640   2,497,928   6,011,223   4,806,091 

Other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses

  1,931,334   1,849,373   7,054,193   4,981,401   2,176,280   2,735,448   4,860,942   5,376,920 

Total expenses

  2,937,547   2,876,159   10,080,597   7,716,499   3,762,211   3,921,087   8,354,975   7,779,002 

Total benefits, claims and expenses

  10,323,604   8,069,345   31,057,012   24,169,491   12,610,225   12,226,696   26,422,243   23,893,818 

Income before total federal income tax expense

  2,236,873   1,934,446   5,506,556   4,920,495   1,587,146   611,383   1,067,702   1,627,767 

Current federal income tax expense

  124,807   -   825,861   - 

Current federal income tax expense (benefit)

  1,510   (46,575)  1,510   - 

Deferred federal income tax expense

  341,202   409,687   354,069   1,055,978   364,593   184,362   305,801   364,915 

Total federal income tax expense

  466,009   409,687   1,179,930   1,055,978   366,103   137,787   307,311   364,915 

Net income

 $1,770,864  $1,524,759  $4,326,626  $3,864,517  $1,221,043  $473,596  $760,391  $1,262,852 

Net income per common share basic and diluted

 $0.23  $0.20  $0.55  $0.50                 

Class A common stock

 $0.1396  $0.0541  $0.0869  $0.1444 

Class B common stock

 $0.1186  $0.0460  $0.0739  $0.1227 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

 


F-50

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Net income

 $1,770,864  $1,524,759  $4,326,626  $3,864,517  $1,221,043  $473,596  $760,391  $1,262,852 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

                                

Total net unrealized investment gains (losses) arising during the period

  6,470,486   (717,379)  18,092,060   (7,531,191)  4,754,493   15,880,590   (1,968,938)  2,709,318 

Cumulative effect, adoption of accounting guidance for equity securities

  -   -   -   (68,508)

Less net realized investment gains having no credit losses

  340,869   205,453   350,031   244,930   66,014   256,220   103,665   318,139 

Net unrealized investment gains (losses)

  6,129,617   (922,832)  17,742,029   (7,844,629)  4,688,479   15,624,370   (2,072,603)  2,391,179 

Less adjustment to deferred acquisition costs

  9,088   (14,204)  32,184   (132,210)  (7,328)  31,673   (23,057)  9,818 

Other comprehensive income (loss) before federal income tax expense (benefit)

  6,120,529   (908,628)  17,709,845   (7,712,419)  4,695,807   15,592,697   (2,049,546)  2,381,361 

Federal income tax expense (benefit)

  1,285,311   (190,813)  3,719,068   (1,619,608)  986,119   3,274,466   (430,404)  500,086 

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

  4,835,218   (717,815)  13,990,777   (6,092,811)  3,709,688   12,318,231   (1,619,142)  1,881,275 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

 $6,606,082  $806,944  $18,317,403  $(2,228,294) $4,930,731  $12,791,827  $(858,751) $3,144,127 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

 


F-51

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity

Three and NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020

(Unaudited)

 

              

Accumulated

         
  

Common

  

Additional

      

Other

      

Total

 
  

Stock

  

Paid-in

  

Treasury

  

Comprehensive

  

Accumulated

  

Shareholders'

 
  

$.01 Par Value

  

Capital

  

Stock

  

Income (Loss)

  

Earnings

  

Equity

 

Three months ended September 30, 2018

                        

Balance as of July 1, 2018

 $80,502  $28,684,598  $(893,947) $(614,045) $11,028,341  $38,285,449 

Comprehensive income:

                        

Net income

  -   -   -   -   1,524,759   1,524,759 

Other comprehensive loss

  -   -   -   (717,815)  -   (717,815)

Balance as of September 30, 2018

 $80,502  $28,684,598  $(893,947) $(1,331,860) $12,553,100  $39,092,393 
                         

Nine months ended September 30, 2018

                        

Balance as of January 1, 2018

 $80,502  $28,684,598  $(893,947) $4,760,951  $8,620,075  $41,252,179 

Comprehensive loss:

                        

Net income

  -   -   -   -   3,864,517   3,864,517 

Cumulative effect, adoption of accounting guidance for equity securities

  -   -   -   -   68,508   68,508 

Other comprehensive loss

  -   -   -   (6,092,811)  -   (6,092,811)

Balance as of September 30, 2018

 $80,502  $28,684,598  $(893,947) $(1,331,860) $12,553,100  $39,092,393 
                         

Three months ended September 30, 2019

                        

Balance as of July 1, 2019

 $80,502  $28,684,598  $(893,947) $6,578,928  $16,386,491  $50,836,572 

Comprehensive income:

                        

Net income

  -   -   -   -   1,770,864   1,770,864 

Other comprehensive income

  -   -   -   4,835,218   -   4,835,218 

Balance as of September 30, 2019

 $80,502  $28,684,598  $(893,947) $11,414,146  $18,157,355  $57,442,654 
                         

Nine months ended September 30, 2019

                        

Balance as of January 1, 2019

 $80,502  $28,684,598  $(893,947) $(2,576,631) $13,830,729  $39,125,251 

Comprehensive income:

                        

Net income

  -   -   -   -   4,326,626   4,326,626 

Other comprehensive income

  -   -   -   13,990,777   -   13,990,777 

Balance as of September 30, 2019

 $80,502  $28,684,598  $(893,947) $11,414,146  $18,157,355  $57,442,654 
  

Class A

  

Class B

          

Accumulated

         
  

Common

  

Common

  

Additional

      

Other

      

Total

 
  

Stock

  

Stock

  

Paid-in

  

Treasury

  

Comprehensive

  

Accumulated

  

Shareholders'

 
  

$.01 Par Value

  

$.01 Par Value

  

Capital

  

Stock

  

Income (Loss)

  

Earnings

  

Equity

 

Three months ended June 30, 2020

                            

Balance as of April 1, 2020

 $81,179  $1,011  $30,429,150  $(893,947) $(820,296) $20,719,705  $49,516,802 

Comprehensive income:

                            

Net income

  -   -   -   -   -   473,596   473,596 

Other comprehensive income

  -   -   -   -   12,318,231   -   12,318,231 

Shareholders' cash dividend

  -   -   -   -   -   (384,734)  (384,734)

Balance as of June 30, 2020

 $81,179  $1,011  $30,429,150  $(893,947) $11,497,935  $20,808,567  $61,923,895 
                             

Six months ended June 30, 2020

                            

Balance as of January 1, 2020

 $80,502  $-  $28,684,598  $(893,947) $9,616,660  $19,930,449  $57,418,262 

Comprehensive income:

                            

Net income

  -   -   -   -   -   1,262,852   1,262,852 

Other comprehensive income

  -   -   -   -   1,881,275   -   1,881,275 

Shareholders' cash dividend

  -   -   -   -   -   (384,734)  (384,734)

Acquisition of K-TENN Insurance Company

  1,688   -   1,744,552   -   -   -   1,746,240 

Recapitalization

  (1,011)  1,011   -   -   -   -   - 

Balance as of June 30, 2020

 $81,179  $1,011  $30,429,150  $(893,947) $11,497,935  $20,808,567  $61,923,895 
                             

Three months ended June 30, 2021

                            

Balance as of April 1, 2021

 $89,093  $1,011  $39,078,485  $(893,947) $12,190,028  $13,598,060  $64,062,730 

Comprehensive income:

                            

Net income

  -   -   -   -   -   1,221,043   1,221,043 

Other comprehensive income

  -   -   -   -   3,709,688   -   3,709,688 

Balance as of June 30, 2021

 $89,093  $1,011  $39,078,485  $(893,947) $15,899,716  $14,819,103  $68,993,461 
                             

Six months ended June 30, 2021

                            

Balance as of January 1, 2021

 $89,093  $1,011  $39,078,485  $(893,947) $17,518,858  $14,058,712  $69,852,212 

Comprehensive loss:

                            

Net income

  -   -   -   -   -   760,391   760,391 

Other comprehensive loss

  -   -   -   -   (1,619,142)  -   (1,619,142)

Balance as of June 30, 2021

 $89,093  $1,011  $39,078,485  $(893,947) $15,899,716  $14,819,103  $68,993,461 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

 


F-52

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2019

  

2018

  

2021

  

2020

 

Operating activities

                

Net income

 $4,326,626  $3,864,517  $760,391  $1,262,852 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:

        

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

        

Provision for depreciation

  109,116   109,116   -   72,744 

Accretion of discount on investments

  (3,440,762)  (2,951,473)  (2,448,867)  (2,538,970)

Net realized investment gains

  (325,196)  (269,531)  (170,363)  (433,882)

Amortization of policy acquisition cost

  2,839,129   2,677,918   3,522,962   2,520,412 

Policy acquisition cost deferred

  (9,681,748)  (6,162,096)  (6,183,472)  (5,077,971)

Amortization of loan origination fees

  20,185   32,376   43,585   26,508 

Amortization of value of insurance business acquired

  224,708   255,424   143,320   153,550 

Allowance for mortgage loan losses

  73,783   61,083   (97,966)  4,069 

Provision for deferred federal income tax expense

  354,069   1,055,978   305,801   364,915 

Interest credited to policyholders

  8,686,026   6,941,291   6,207,492   6,120,227 

Change in assets and liabilities:

                

Policy loans

  (141,341)  (95,095)  (26,241)  (17,608)

Short-term investments

  687,326   412,006   457,947   (1,118,142)

Accrued investment income

  (2,497,999)  (182,814)  265,180   (267,145)

Recoverable from reinsurers

  1,161,295   (434,381)  145,297   22,877 

Assets held in trust under coinsurance agreement

  (79,014,353)  (15,831,355)  2,043,041   (2,459,182)

Agents' balances and due premiums

  (332,569)  (32,242)  204,187   (412,171)

Other assets (excludes change in receivable for securities sold of ($201,401) and ($185,389) in 2019 and 2018, respectively)

  2,122,649   (850,863)

Other assets

  328,852   (8,698,283)

Future policy benefits

  6,390,064   4,653,803   5,132,743   5,077,052 

Policy claims

  351,160   (118,473)  (339,359)  (132,268)

Other policy liabilities

  (1,194)  (159)  (31,446)  (5,199)

Other liabilities (excludes change in payable for securities purchased of ($393,762) and $142,361 in 2019 and 2018, respectively)

  (3,989,040)  768,279 

Net cash used in operating activities

  (72,078,066)  (6,096,691)

Other liabilities (excludes change in payable for securities purchased of $1,171,985 and $333,156 in 2021 and 2020, respectively)

  (3,430,572)  (1,045,175)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  6,832,512   (6,580,790)
                

Investing activities

                

Purchases of fixed maturity securities

  (65,392,840)  (11,958,357)  (8,658,222)  (1,005,000)

Maturities of fixed maturity securities

  3,650,000   4,876,000   700,000   548,500 

Sales of fixed maturity securities

  17,585,794   15,933,074   3,268,218   11,165,264 

Sales of preferred stock securities

  50,000   - 

Purchases of preferred stock securities

  (1,250,000)  - 

Purchases of equity securities

  (92,956)  (53,828)  (145,168)  (47,963)

Sales of equity securities

  19,371   361,947   89   - 

Joint venture distribution

  90,893   34,877 

Acquisition of K-TENN Insurance Company

  -   1,110,299 

Joint venture distributions

  50,054   49,933 

Purchases of mortgage loans

  (57,015,493)  (47,077,889)  (48,117,912)  (37,894,403)

Payments on mortgage loans

  30,648,943   28,034,586   53,161,263   32,894,590 

Purchases of other long-term investments

  (17,590,689)  (6,068,995)  (882,027)  (3,942,291)

Payments on other long-term investments

  7,737,867   6,606,259   6,224,896   5,541,855 

Sale of real estate

  350,817   261,470   75,940   682,945 

Net change in receivable and payable for securities sold and purchased

  (595,163)  (43,028)  1,171,985   333,156 

Net cash used in investing activities

  (80,553,456)  (9,093,884)

Net cash provided by investing activities

  5,599,116   9,436,885 
                

Financing activities

                

Policyholders' account deposits

  162,175,450   35,533,959   19,382,246   6,012,739 

Policyholders' account withdrawals

  (30,178,584)  (21,925,881)  (16,844,732)  (14,644,858)

Funds withheld amounts due to reinsurer

  5,052,799   - 

Net cash provided by financing activities

  137,049,665   13,608,078 

Shareholders' cash dividend

  -   (384,734)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

  2,537,514   (9,016,853)
                

Decrease in cash

  (15,581,857)  (1,582,497)

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

  14,969,142   (6,160,758)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

  29,665,605   31,496,159   40,230,095   23,212,170 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 $14,083,748  $29,913,662  $55,199,237  $17,051,412 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

 

F-51
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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)

Supplemental Disclosure – Cash and Non-Cash Impact on Investing Activities

(Unaudited)

 

During 2019the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2018,2020, the Company foreclosed on residential mortgage loans of real estate totaling $99,218$458,587 and $378,411$744,091, respectively and transferred those propertiesthat property to investment real estate that areis now held for sale.

 

In connectionconjunction with these foreclosures,this foreclosure, the non-cash impact on investing activities is summarized as follows:

 

 

Nine Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

  

Unaudited

 
 

September 30, 2019

  

September 30, 2018

  

Six Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 

Reduction in mortgage loans due to foreclosure

 $99,218  $378,411 
 

June 30, 2021

  

June 30, 2020

 

Reductions in mortgage loans due to foreclosure

 $458,587  $744,091 

Investment real estate held-for-sale acquired through foreclosure

  (99,218)  (378,411)  (458,587)  (744,091)

Net cash used in investing activities

 $-  $-  $-  $- 

On January 1, 2020, the Company acquired K-TENN Insurance Company. The Company acquired assets of $1,916,281 (including cash) and assumed liabilities of $170,041.

In conjunction with this 2020 acquisition, the cash and non-cash impact on operating, investing and financing activities is summarized as follows.

  

December 31, 2020

 

Cash used in acquisition of K-TENN Insurance Company

 $- 

Cash provided in acquisition of K-TENN Insurance Company

  1,110,299 
     

Increase in cash from acquisition of K-TENN Insurance Company

  1,110,299 
     

Fair value of assets acquired in acquisition of K-TENN Insurance Company (excluding cash)

    

Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities

  800,000 

Policy loans

  1,045 

Accrued investment income

  490 

Due premiums

  3,986 

Other assets

  461 
     

Total fair value of assets acquired (excluding cash)

  805,982 
     

Fair value of liabilities assumed in acquisition of K-TENN Insurance Company

    

Future policy benefits

  150,583 

Other policy liabilities

  9,212 

Other liabilities

  10,246 
     

Total fair value of liabilities assumed

  170,041 
     

Fair value of net assets acquired in acquisition of K-TENN Insurance Company (excluding cash)

  635,941 
     

Fair value of net assets acquired in acquisition of K-TENN Insurance Company (including cash)

 $1,746,240 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

 


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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

SeptemberJune 30, 20192021

(Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 

Nature of Operations

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation (the “Company” or “FTFC”) is the parent holding company of Trinity Life Insurance Company (“TLIC”), Family Benefit Life Insurance Company (“FBLIC”) and, Trinity Mortgage Corporation (“TMC”), formerly known as First Trinity Capital Corporation (“FTCC”) and Trinity American, Inc. (“TAI”). The Company was incorporated in Oklahoma on April 19, 2004, for the primary purpose of organizing a life insurance subsidiary.

 

The Company owns 100% of TLIC. TLIC owns 100% of FBLIC. TLIC and FBLIC are primarily engaged in the business of marketing, underwriting and distributing a broad range of individual life insurance and annuity products to individuals. TLIC’s and FBLIC’s current product portfolio consists of a modified premium whole life insurance policy with a flexible premium deferred annuity rider, whole life, term, final expense, accidental death and dismemberment and annuity products. The term products are both renewable and convertible and issued for 10, 15, 20 and 30 years. They can be issued with premiums fully guaranteed for the entire term period or with a limited premium guarantee. The final expense product is issued as either a simplified issue or as a graded benefit, determined by underwriting. The TLIC and FBLIC products are sold through independent agents. TLIC is licensed in the states of Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Texas.West Virginia. FBLIC is licensed in the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

 

The Company owns 100% of FTCCTMC that was incorporated in 2006, and began operations in January 2007. FTCC provided financing for casualty insurance premiums for individuals and companies and was licensed to conduct premium financing business in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma. FTCC has made noTMC’s primary focus changed during 2020 from premium financing loans since June 30, 2012.to originating, brokering and administrating residential and commercial mortgage loans for third parties.

 

The Company owns 100% of TAI (formerly known as Citizens American Life, Inc.). TAI was incorporated in Barbados, West Indies on March 24, 2016 for the primary purpose of forming a life insurance company producing United States of America (U.S.) dollar denominated life insurance policies and annuity contracts outside of the United States and Barbados. TAI is licensed as an Exempt Insurance Company under the Exempt Insurance Act of Barbados. TAI was initially involved in developing life insurance and annuity contracts through an association with distribution channels but is now issuing life insurance policies and annuity contracts. The Company’s acquisition of TAI was formally approved by Barbados regulators and the certifications were received in 2019.

Company Capitalization

 

The Company raised $1,450,000 from two private placement stock offerings during 2004 and $25,669,480 from two public stock offerings and one private placement stock offering from June 22, 2005 through February 23, 2007; June 29, 2010 through April 30, 2012 and August 15, 2012 through March 8, 2013. The Company issued 7,347,488 shares of its common stock and incurred $3,624,518 of offering costs during these private placements and public stock offerings. On January 1, 2020, the Company issued 168,866 shares in connection with its acquisition of K-TENN Insurance Company (“K-TENN”) valued at $1,746,240.

The Company also issued 702,685 shares of its common stock in connection with two stock dividends paid to shareholders in 2011 and 2012 that resulted in accumulated earnings being charged $5,270,138 with an offsetting credit of $5,270,138 to common stock and additional paid-in capital.

In 2020, the Company paid a $0.05 per share cash dividend for a total of $393,178 and issued 791,339 shares of Class A common stock in connection with a 10% stock dividend to its Class A shareholders. The 10% stock dividend resulted in accumulated earnings being charged $8,657,249 with an offsetting credit of $8,657,249 to common stock and additional paid-in capital.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

The Company has also purchased 247,580 shares of treasury stock at a cost of $893,947 from former members of the Board of Directors including the former Chairman of the Board of Directors, a former agent, the former spouse of the Company’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President and a charitable organization where a former member of the Board of Directors had donated shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

Company Recapitalization

On October 2, 2019, at the Company Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, FTFC’s shareholders approved the following proposals:

An amendment and restatement of FTFC’s Certificate of Incorporation to authorize 40,000,000 shares of Class A common stock and 10,000,000 shares of Class B common stock and to establish the relative rights, preferences and privileges of, and the restrictions and limitations on, the Class A common stock and the Class B common stock.

An amendment and restatement of FTFC’s Certificate of Incorporation to automatically reclassify each issued and outstanding share of our existing common stock as one (1) share of Class A common stock or, at the shareholder’s election, into one (1) share of new Class B common stock.

These proposals received Form A regulatory approval from the Oklahoma Insurance Department (“OID”) on February 27, 2020 and the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (“MDCI”) on December 31, 2019, followed by formal adoption by FTFC’s Board of Directors on March 12, 2020. Effective March 12, 2020, FTFC’s Class B shareholders were entitled to elect a majority of FTFC’s Board of Directors (one-half plus one) but will only receive, compared to FTFC’s Class A shareholders, 85% of cash dividends, stock dividends or amounts due upon any FTFC merger, sale or liquidation event. FTFC’s Class B shareholders may also convert one share of FTFC’s Class B common stock for a .85 share of FTFC’s Class A common stock. FTFC’s Class A shareholders will elect the remaining Board of Directors members and will receive 100% of cash dividends, stock dividends or amounts due upon any Company merger, sale or liquidation event.

Acquisition of Other Companiess

 

On December 23, 2008, FTFC acquired 100% of the outstanding common stock of First Life America Corporation (“FLAC”) from an unaffiliated company. The acquisition of FLAC was accounted for as a purchase. The aggregate purchase price for FLAC was $2,695,234 including direct costcosts associated with the acquisition of $195,234. The acquisition of FLAC was financed with the working capital of FTFC.

 

On December 31, 2008, FTFC made FLAC a 15 year loan in the form of a surplus note in the amount of $250,000 with an interest rate of 6% payable monthly, that was approved by the Oklahoma Insurance Department (“OID”). This surplus note is eliminated in consolidation.

 

On August 31, 2009, two of the Company’s subsidiaries, Trinity Life Insurance Company (“Old TLIC”) and FLAC, were merged, with FLAC being the surviving company. Immediately following the merger, FLAC changed its name to TLIC.

 


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies(continued)

On December 28, 2011, TLIC acquired 100% of the outstanding common stock of FBLIC from FBLIC’s shareholders. The acquisition of FBLIC was accounted for as a purchase. The aggregate purchase price for the acquisition of FBLIC was $13,855,129. The acquisition of FBLIC was financed with the working capital of TLIC.

 

On April 28, 2015, the Company acquired a block of life insurance policies and annuity contracts according to the terms of an assumption reinsurance agreement andagreement. The Company acquired assets of $3,644,839, assumed liabilities of $3,055,916.$3,055,916 and recorded a gain on reinsurance assumption of $588,923.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

On April 3, 2018, FTFC acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of TAI domiciled in Barbados, West Indies. The Barbados regulators approved the acquisition and supplied certifications during 2019. The aggregate purchase price for the acquisition of TAI was $250,000. The acquisition of TAI was financed with the working capital of FTFC.

Effective January 1, 2020, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding common stock of K-TENN Insurance Company (“K-TENN”) from its sole shareholder in exchange for 168,866 shares of FTFC’s common stock. The acquisition of K-TENN was accounted for as a purchase. The aggregate purchase price of K-TENN was $1,746,240. Immediately subsequent to this acquisition, the $1,746,240 of net assets and liabilities of K-TENN along with the related life insurance business operations were contributed to TLIC.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting primarily of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods have been included.

 

The results of operations for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ended December 31, 20192021 or for any other interim period or for any other future year. Certain financial information which is normally included in notes to consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, but which is not required for interim reporting purposes, has been condensed or omitted. The accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.2020.

 

Management continues to actively monitor the COVID-2019 pandemic, the new variants of the virus and the impact of the viruses on the Company’s operations. Although there appears to be recoveries in economic activity and output especially in the United States with the introduction of and inoculations of vaccines, should liquidity conditions worsen in the short-term, management will work with its financial institutions to assist with liquidity needs. The Company continues to adapt its operations and provide and perform all business activities despite the viruses and operates under the guidelines of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain reclassifications have been made in the prior year and prior quarter financial statements to conform to current year and current quarter classifications. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported net income or shareholders' equity.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Although these estimates are based on management’s knowledge of current events and actions it may undertake in the future, they may ultimately differ from actual results.

 

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Common Stock

First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Common Stock

Class A and Class B common stock isare fully paid, non-assessable and has a par value of $.01 per share.

 

Treasury Stock

 

Treasury stock, representing shares of the Company’s common stock that have been reacquired after having been issued and fully paid, is recorded at the reacquisition cost and the shares are no longer outstanding.

 


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies(continued)

Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated all events subsequent to SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 through the date that these financial statements have been issued and reports the following subsequent events.

On October 2, 2019 at its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved the following:

an amendment and restatement of the Certificate of Incorporation to authorize 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock $0.01 par value divided into 40,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock and to establish the relative rights, preferences and privileges of, and the restrictions and limitations on, the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock;

an amendment and restatement of the Certificate of Incorporation to automatically reclassify each issued and outstanding share of the Company’s existing Common Stock as one (1) share of new Class A Common Stock or, at the shareholder’s election, into one (1) share of new Class B Common Stock and

First Trinity Financial Corporation’s 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

These amendments, restatements and plans will be implemented during late 2019 or early 2020.

On November 8, 2019, the Company renewed its $1.5 million line of credit with a bank to continue providing working capital and funds for expansion.  The terms of the line of credit will allow for advances, repayments and re-borrowings through a maturity date of September 15, 2020.  Any outstanding advances will incur interest at a variable interest rate of the prime rate set forth in the Wall Street Journal plus 1% per annum adjusting monthly based on a 360 day year with a minimum interest rate floor of 5%.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Leases

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued updated guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2018-11) to require lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for leases with terms of more than 12 months. The updated guidance retains the two classifications of a lease as either an operating or finance lease (previously referred to as a capital lease). Both lease classifications require the lessee to record the right-of-use asset and the lease liability based upon the present value of cash flows. Finance leases will reflect the financial arrangement by recognizing interest expense on the lease liability separately from the amortization expense of the right-of-use asset. Operating leases will recognize lease expense (with no separate recognition of interest expense) on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. The accounting by lessors is not significantly changed by the updated guidance. The updated guidance requires expanded qualitative and quantitative disclosures, including additional information about the amounts recorded in the financial statements.

In July 2018, the FASB amended the updated guidance on leases that was issued in February 2016 (Accounting Standards Update 2018-11) and provided an additional transition method with which to adopt the updated guidance. Under the additional transition method, entities may elect to recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the year of adoption. Consequently, if this transition method is elected, an entity’s reporting for the comparative periods prior to adoption presented in the financial statements would continue to be in accordance with current lease guidance. The amendments also provide lessors with a practical expedient to combine non-lease components (e.g., a fee for common area maintenance when leasing office space) with the associated lease component rather than accounting for those components separately if certain criteria are met. The updated guidance requires entities to recognize a right-of-use asset and lease liability equal to the present value of lease payments for all leases other than those that are less than one year. The updated guidance, as amended, is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018.


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2019

(Unaudited)issued.

 

1. Organization and SignificantRecent Accounting PoliciesPronouncements(continued)

 

In December 2018, the FASB issued additional guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2018-20) that permits an accounting policy election for lessors to not evaluate whether certain sales taxes and other similar taxes are lessor costs or lessee costs. A lessor making this election will exclude from the consideration in the contract and from variable payments not included in the consideration of the contract all collections from lessees of certain sales taxes and other similar taxes and to provide certain disclosures.

The Company adopted this guidance in first quarter 2019. The adoption of this guidance in 2019 did not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

Financial Instruments - Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments

In June 2016, the FASB issued updated guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2016-13) for the accounting for credit losses for financial instruments. The updated guidance applies a new credit loss model (current expected credit losses or CECL) for determining credit-related impairments for financial instruments measured at amortized cost (e.g. reinsurance recoverables, including structured settlements that are recorded as part of reinsurance recoverables) and requires an entity to estimate the credit losses expected over the life of an exposure or pool of exposures. The estimate of expected credit losses should consider historical information, current information, as well as reasonable and supportable forecasts, including estimates of prepayments.

The expected credit losses, and subsequent adjustments to such losses, will be recorded through an allowance account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial asset, with the net carrying value of the financial asset presented on the consolidated balance sheet at the amount expected to be collected.

 

The updated guidance also amends the current other-than-temporary impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities by requiring the recognition of impairments relating to credit losses through an allowance account and limits the amount of credit loss to the difference between a security’s amortized cost basis and its fair value. In addition, the length of time a security has been in an unrealized loss position will no longer impact the determination of whether a credit loss exists.

 

The updated guidance was effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. As a Smaller Reporting Company, the effective date was recently changed and the delayed effective date is now for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2022. Early adoption is permitted for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Based on the financial instruments currently held by the Company, there would not be a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity if the new guidance had been adopted in the current accounting period. The impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity at the date of adoption of the updated guidance will be determined by the financial instruments held by the Company and the economic conditions at that time.

Intangibles - Goodwill and Other

In January 2017, the FASB issued updated guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2017-04) that eliminates the requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill (i.e., Step 2 of the current goodwill impairment test) to measure a goodwill impairment charge. Instead, entities will record an impairment charge by comparing a reporting unit’s fair value with its carrying amount and recognizing an impairment charge for the excess of the carrying amount over estimated fair value (i.e., Step 1 of current guidance).

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

The implied fair value of goodwill is currently determined in Step 2 by deducting the fair value of all assets and liabilities of the reporting unit (determined in the same manner as a business combination) from the reporting unit’s fair value as determined in Step 1 (including any corporate-level assets or liabilities that were included in the determination of the carrying amount and fair value of the reporting unit in Step 1). The updated guidance requires an entity to perform its annual, or interim, impairment test by either: (1) an initial qualitative assessment of factors (such as changes in management, key personnel, strategy, key technology or customers) that may impact a reporting unit’s fair value and lead to the determination that it is more likely than not that the reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying value, including goodwill (consistent with current guidance), or (2) applying Step 1.

 


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies(continued)

The updatedCompany adopted this guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and is to be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017.in first quarter 2020. The adoption of this guidance isdid not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

 

Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued updated guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2018-12) to the existing recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure requirements for long-duration contracts issued by an insurance entity. This update improves the timeliness of recognizing changes in the liability for future policy benefits, modifies the rate used to discount future cash flows, simplifies and improves accounting for certain market-based options or guarantees associated with deposit (i.e., account balance) contracts, simplifies the amortization of deferred acquisitions costs and expands required disclosures. The expanded disclosure requires an insurance entity to provide disaggregated roll forwards of beginning to ending balances of the following: liability for future policy benefits, policyholder account balances, market risk benefits, separate account liabilities and deferred acquisition costs including disclosure about, changes to and effect of changes for significant inputs, judgments, assumptions and methods used in measurements.

 

The updated guidance was effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020. As a Smaller Reporting Company, the effective date was recentlyhas been changed twice and the delayed effective date is now for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2023.2024. Early adoption is permitted.permitted but not elected by the Company. With respect to the liability for future policyholder benefits for traditional and limited-payment contracts and deferred acquisition costs, an insurance entity may elect to apply the amendments retrospectively as of the beginning of the earliest period presented.

 

With respect to the market risk benefits, an insurance entity should apply the amendments retrospectively as of the beginning of the earliest period presented. The Company expects that the impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position and liquidity at the date of adoption of the updated guidance in 2024 will be determined by the long-duration contracts then held by the Company and the economic conditions at that time.

Disclosure Framework Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued amendments (Accounting Standards Update 2018-13) to modify the disclosure requirements related to fair value measurements including the consideration of costs and benefits of producing the modified disclosures.

The updatedCompany adopted this guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted and an entity is permitted to early adopt any removed or modified disclosures upon issuance and delay adoption of the additional disclosures until their effective date.in first quarter 2020. The adoption of this guidance in 2020 isdid not expected to have a material effect on the Company'sCompany’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

 

Income Taxes - Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes

In December 2019, the FASB issued updated guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2019-12) for the accounting for income taxes. The updated guidance is intended to simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing several exceptions contained in existing guidance and amending other existing guidance to simplify several other income tax accounting matters. The Company adopted this guidance in first quarter 2021. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

SeptemberJune 30, 20192021

(Unaudited)

 

2. Investments

Investments in fixed maturity and preferred stock available-for-sale and equity securities as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

     

Gross

  

Gross

          

Gross

  

Gross

     
 

Amortized Cost

  

Unrealized

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Amortized Cost

  

Unrealized

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

 
 

or Cost

  

Gains

  

Losses

  

Value

  

or Cost

  

Gains

  

Losses

  

Value

 
 

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

  

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Fixed maturity securities

                                

U.S. government and U.S. government agencies

 $1,804,605  $1,072  $6,731  $1,798,946  $429,608  $2,310  $57  $431,861 

States and political subdivisions

  9,905,883   618,447   2,739   10,521,591   8,349,010   789,796   22,399   9,116,407 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

  20,331   26,343   -   46,674   12,048   14,482   -   26,530 

Corporate bonds

  130,012,492   11,427,243   230,709   141,209,026   112,390,476   15,186,992   35,230   127,542,238 

Asset-backed

  2,201,471   117,231   -   2,318,702 

Asset-backed securities

  1,763,144   63,605   4,447   1,822,302 

Exchange traded securities

  500,000   31,600   -   531,600   500,644   25,956   -   526,600 

Foreign bonds

  34,033,036   2,861,361   374,147   36,520,250   29,113,581   4,116,360   11,747   33,218,194 

Certificate of deposits

  400,000   16,802   -   416,802 

Total fixed maturity securities

  178,477,818   15,083,297   614,326   192,946,789   152,958,511   20,216,303   73,880   173,100,934 
                                

Preferred stock

  49,945   1,375   -   51,320 

Preferred stock securities

  1,250,000   1,800   -   1,251,800 
                                

Equity securities

                                

Mutual funds

  91,981   -   6,941   85,040   91,981   -   10,215   81,766 

Corporate common stock

  90,205   24,465   -   114,670   186,352   51,589   -   237,941 

Total equity securities

  182,186   24,465   6,941   199,710   278,333   51,589   10,215   319,707 

Total fixed maturity, preferred stock and equity securities

 $178,709,949  $15,109,137  $621,267  $193,197,819  $154,486,844  $20,269,692  $84,095  $174,672,441 

 

 

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2020

 

Fixed maturity securities

                                

U.S. government and U.S. government agencies

 $2,793,681  $2,769  $91,739  $2,704,711  $430,735  $3,568  $-  $434,303 

States and political subdivisions

  9,295,973   215,000   32,941   9,478,032   8,830,403   891,285   31,932   9,689,756 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

  23,694   27,461   -   51,155   14,022   14,420   -   28,442 

Corporate bonds

  100,360,468   823,991   3,220,268   97,964,191   106,387,417   16,859,782   111,840   123,135,359 

Asset-backed

  253,598   7,820   -   261,418 

Asset-backed securities

  2,052,174   32,908   47,813   2,037,269 

Exchange traded securities

  500,000   -   200   499,800 

Foreign bonds

  21,687,103   75,525   1,069,936   20,692,692   29,616,259   4,641,338   59,230   34,198,367 

Certificate of deposits

  600,000   24,540   -   624,540 

Total fixed maturity securities

  134,414,517   1,152,566   4,414,884   131,152,199   148,431,010   22,467,841   251,015   170,647,836 
                

Preferred stock

  99,945   -   9,365   90,580 
                                

Equity securities

                                

Mutual funds

  91,981   -   17,082   74,899   91,981   -   7,739   84,242 

Corporate common stock

  95,141   28,628   -   123,769   91,238   27,523   -   118,761 

Total equity securities

  187,122   28,628   17,082   198,668   183,219   27,523   7,739   203,003 

Total fixed maturity, preferred stock and equity securities

 $134,701,584  $1,181,194  $4,441,331  $131,441,447 

Total fixed maturity and equity securities

 $148,614,229  $22,495,364  $258,754  $170,850,839 

 


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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

SeptemberJune 30, 20192021

(Unaudited)

 

2. Investments (continued)

 

All securities in an unrealized loss position as of the financial statement dates, the estimated fair value, pre-tax gross unrealized loss and number of securities by length of time that those securities have been continuously in an unrealized loss position as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

     

Unrealized

  

Number of

      

Unrealized

  

Number of

 
 

Fair Value

  

Loss

  

Securities

  

Fair Value

  

Loss

  

Securities

 
 

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

  

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Fixed maturity securities

                        

Less than 12 months in an unrealized loss position

                        

U.S. government and U.S. government agencies

 $650,236  $4,217   2  $100,265  $57   1 

States and political subdivisions

  102,655   2,739   1 

Corporate bonds

  1,532,983   87,107   5   2,595,569   6,632   8 

Foreign bonds

  349,990   11   1   550,630   11,747   1 

Total less than 12 months in an unrealized loss position

  2,635,864   94,074   9   3,246,464   18,436   10 

More than 12 months in an unrealized loss position

                        

U.S. government and U.S. government agencies

  447,760   2,514   2 

States and political subdivisions

 $630,978  $22,399   1 

Corporate bonds

  1,643,185   143,602   8   774,644   28,598   2 

Foreign bonds

  1,470,020   374,136   6 

Asset-backed securities

  363,859   4,447   1 

Total more than 12 months in an unrealized loss position

  3,560,965   520,252   16   1,769,481   55,444   4 

Total fixed maturity securities in an unrealized loss position

  6,196,829   614,326   25   5,015,945   73,880   14 

Equity securities (mutual funds), less than 12 months in an unrealized loss position

  85,040   6,941   1   81,766   10,215   1 

Total fixed maturity, preferred stock and equity securities in an unrealized loss position

 $6,281,869  $621,267  $26 

Total fixed maturity and equity securities in an unrealized loss position

 $5,097,711  $84,095  $15 

 

 

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2020

 

Fixed maturity securities

                        

Less than 12 months in an unrealized loss position

                        

U.S. government and U.S. government agencies

 $991,660  $2,419   1 

States and political subdivisions

  1,066,743   7,948   6  $625,098  $31,932   1 

Corporate bonds

  58,506,980   2,154,898   215   878,716   41,508   3 

Asset-backed securities

  1,047,443   47,813   3 

Exchange traded securities

  499,800   200   2 

Foreign bonds

  14,554,291   852,120   50   285,569   28,282   4 

Total less than 12 months in an unrealized loss position

  75,119,674   3,017,385   272   3,336,626   149,735   13 

More than 12 months in an unrealized loss position

                        

U.S. government and U.S. government agencies

  1,590,655   89,320   6 

States and political subdivisions

  518,969   24,993   4 

Corporate bonds

  7,107,831   1,065,370   30   1,084,205   70,332   3 

Foreign bonds

  1,376,680   217,816   5   532,875   30,948   1 

Total more than 12 months in an unrealized loss position

  10,594,135   1,397,499   45   1,617,080   101,280   4 

Total fixed maturity securities in an unrealized loss position

  85,713,809   4,414,884   317   4,953,706   251,015   17 

Preferred stock, less than 12 months in an unrealized loss position

  90,580   9,365   2 

Equity securities (mutual funds), less than 12 months in an unrealized loss position

  74,899   17,082   1   84,242   7,739   1 

Total fixed maturity, preferred stock and equity securities in an unrealized loss position

 $85,879,288  $4,441,331  $320 

Total fixed maturity and equity securities in an unrealized loss position

 $5,037,948  $258,754  $18 


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

2. Investments(continued)

 

As of SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2021, the Company held 2514 available-for-sale fixed maturity securities with an unrealized loss of $614,326,$73,880, fair value of $6,196,829$5,015,945 and amortized cost of $6,811,155.$5,089,825. These unrealized losses were primarily due to the market interest rate movements in the bond market as of SeptemberJune 30, 2019.2021. The ratio of the fair value to the amortized cost of these 2514 securities is 91%99%.

 

As of December 31, 2018,2020, the Company held 31717 available-for-sale fixed maturity securities with an unrealized loss of $4,414,884,$251,015, fair value of $85,713,809$4,953,706 and amortized cost of $90,128,693.$5,204,721. These unrealized losses were primarily due to market interest rate movements in the bond market as of December 31, 2018.2020. The ratio of the fair value to the amortized cost of these 31717 securities is 95%.

 

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As of December 31, 2018, the Company held two preferred stocks with an unrealized loss of $9,365, fair value of $90,580

First Trinity Financial Corporation and cost of $99,945. The ratio of fair valueSubsidiaries

Notes to cost of these two preferred stocks is 91%.Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

2. Investments (continued)

 

As of SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2021, the Company held one equity security with an unrealized loss of $6,941,$10,215, fair value of $85,040$81,766 and cost of $91,981. The ratio of fair value to cost of this security is 89%.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company held one equity security with an unrealized loss of $7,739, fair value of $84,242 and cost of $91,981. The ratio of fair value to cost of this security is 92%.

 

As of December 31, 2018, the Company held one equity security with an unrealized loss of $17,082, fair value of $74,899 and cost of $91,981. The ratio of fair value to cost of this security is 81%.

Fixed maturity securities were 97%93% and 96%97% investment grade as rated by Standard & Poor’s as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 2018,2020, respectively.

 

The Company’s decision to record an impairment loss is primarily based on whether the security’s fair value is likely to remain significantly below its book value based on all of the factors considered. Factors that are considered include the length of time the security’s fair value has been below its carrying amount, the severity of the decline in value, the credit worthiness of the issuer, and the coupon and/or dividend payment history of the issuer. The Company also assesses whether it intends to sell or whether it is more likely than not that it may be required to sell the security prior to its recovery in value.

 

For any fixed maturity securities that are other-than-temporarily impaired, the Company determines the portion of the other-than-temporary impairment that is credit-related and the portion that is related to other factors. The credit-related portion is the difference between the expected future cash flows and the amortized cost basis of the fixed maturity security, and that difference is charged to earnings. The non-credit-related portion representing the remaining difference to fair value is recognized in other comprehensive income (loss). Only in the case of a credit-related impairment where management has the intent to sell the security, or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery of its cost basis, is a fixed maturity security adjusted to fair value and the resulting losses recognized in realized gains (losses) in the consolidated statements of operations. Any other-than-temporary impairments on equity securities are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations in the periods incurred as the difference between fair value and cost.

 

ThereThe Company recorded one other-than-temporary impairment during 2020.  During 2020, the Company impaired its bonds in an offshore drilling company with a total par value of $850,000 as a result of continuing unrealized losses. This impairment was considered fully credit-related, resulting in a charge to the statement of operations before tax of $801,340 for the year ended December 31, 2020. This charge represents the credit-related portion of the difference between the amortized cost basis of the security and its fair value. The Company has experienced no additional other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity available-for-sale securities during 2020 and there were no other-than-temporary impairments during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 and 2018.2021.

 

Management believes that the Company will fully recover its cost basis in the securities held as of SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2021, and management does not have the intent to sell nor is it more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell such securities until they recover or mature.  The remaining temporary impairments shown herein are primarily the result of the current interest rate environment rather than credit factors that would imply other-than-temporary impairment. 

 


F-62

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

SeptemberJune 30, 20192021

(Unaudited)

 

2. Investments (continued)

 

Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income (loss) for investments classified as available-for-sale, net of the effect of deferred income taxes and deferred acquisition costs assuming that the appreciation (depreciation) had been realized as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 2018,2020, are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

      

(Unaudited)

     
 

September 30, 2019

  

December 31, 2018

  

June 30, 2021

  

December 31, 2020

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on available-for-sale securities

 $14,470,346  $(3,271,683)

Unrealized appreciation on available-for-sale securities

 $20,144,223  $22,216,826 

Adjustment to deferred acquisition costs

  (22,060)  10,124   (18,000)  (41,057)

Deferred income taxes

  (3,034,140)  684,928   (4,226,507)  (4,656,911)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on available-for-sale securities

 $11,414,146  $(2,576,631)

Net unrealized appreciation on available-for-sale securities

 $15,899,716  $17,518,858 

 

The Company’s investment in lottery prize cash flows categorized as other long-term investments in the statement of financial position was $72,711,634$68,187,353 and $59,255,477$71,025,133 as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 2018,2020, respectively. The lottery prize cash flows are assignments of the future rights from lottery winners purchased at a discounted price. Payments on these investments are made by state run lotteries.

 

The amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturity available-for-sale securities and other long-term investments as of SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2021, by contractual maturity, are summarized as follows:

 

 

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

  

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 
 

Fixed Maturity Available-For-Sale Securities

  

Other Long-Term Investments

  

Fixed Maturity Available-For-Sale Securities

  

Other Long-Term Investments

 
 

Amortized Cost

  

Fair Value

  

Amortized Cost

  

Fair Value

  

Amortized Cost

  

Fair Value

  

Amortized Cost

  

Fair Value

 

Due in one year or less

 $2,603,868  $2,631,429  $10,658,928  $10,856,012  $3,503,378  $3,538,257  $11,949,329  $12,194,405 

Due after one year through five years

  27,096,934   27,907,661   33,468,523   37,526,966   34,165,680   36,397,719   34,763,987   39,296,880 

Due after five years through ten years

  63,097,980   67,347,617   20,570,733   27,076,173   40,665,433   45,431,053   15,349,969   20,526,749 

Due after ten years

  85,658,705   95,013,408   8,013,450   14,507,449   74,611,972   87,707,376   6,124,068   11,720,675 

Due at multiple maturity dates

  20,331   46,674   -   -   12,048   26,529   -   - 
 $178,477,818  $192,946,789  $72,711,634  $89,966,600  $152,958,511  $173,100,934  $68,187,353  $83,738,709 

 

Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 


F-63

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

SeptemberJune 30, 20192021

(Unaudited)

 

2. Investments (continued)

 

Proceeds and gross realized gains (losses) from the sales, calls and maturities of fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, equity securities, investment real estate and preferred stock securities available-for-salemortgage loans on real estate for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, (Unaudited)

  

Three Months Ended June 30, (Unaudited)

 
 

Fixed Maturity Securities

  

Equity Securities

  

Investment Real Estate

  

Fixed Maturity Securities

  

Equity Securities

  

Investment Real Estate

  

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate

 
 

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Proceeds

 $3,107,881  $12,320,142  $-  $346,535  $97,253  $206,617  $1,549,139  $6,162,777  $1  $-  $75,940  $682,945  $53,161,263  $18,649,805 

Gross realized gains

  349,297   305,883   -   25,683   -   52,971   66,349   281,178   -   -   6,349   33,696   38,670   108,099 

Gross realized losses

  (8,428)  (100,430)  -   (58)  (1,965)  -   (335)  (24,958)  -   -   -   -   -   - 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, (Unaudited)

  

Six Months Ended June 30, (Unaudited)

 
 

Preferred Stock Securities

  

Fixed Maturity Securities

  

Equity Securities

  

Investment Real Estate

  

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate

 
 

2019

  

2018

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Proceeds

 $50,000  $-  $3,968,218  $11,713,764  $89  $-  $75,940  $682,945  $53,161,263  $32,894,590 

Gross realized gains

  -   -   130,499   346,487   89   -   6,349   33,696   38,670   108,099 

Gross realized losses

  -   -   (26,834)  (28,348)  -   -   -   -   -   - 

  

Nine Months Ended September 30, (Unaudited)

 
  

Fixed Maturity Securities

  

Equity Securities

  

Investment Real Estate

 
  

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

 

Proceeds

 $21,235,794  $20,809,074  $19,371  $361,947  $350,817  $261,470 

Gross realized gains

  620,876   386,403   12,372   25,790   5,158   52,971 

Gross realized losses

  (270,845)  (141,473)  -   (58)  (48,343)  (1,322)

  

Nine Months Ended September 30, (Unaudited)

 
  

Preferred Stock Securities

 
  

2019

  

2018

 

Proceeds

 $50,000  $- 

Gross realized gains

  -   - 

Gross realized losses

  -   - 


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

2. Investments(continued)

 

The accumulated change in unrealized investment gains (losses) for fixed maturity and preferred stock available-for-sale for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 and the amount of net realized investment gains (losses) on fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, equity securities, investment real estate and investmentmortgage loans on real estate for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, (Unaudited)

  

Nine Months Ended September 30, (Unaudited)

  

Three Months Ended June 30, (Unaudited)

  

Six Months Ended June 30, (Unaudited)

 
 

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Change in unrealized investment gains (losses):

                                

Available-for-sale securities:

                                

Fixed maturity securities

 $6,128,777  $(921,992) $17,731,289  $(7,773,581) $4,686,679  $15,623,530  $(2,074,403) $2,392,639 

Preferred stock

  840   (840)  10,740   (2,540)  1,800   840   1,800   (1,460)

Net realized investment gains (losses):

                                

Available-for-sale securities:

                                

Fixed maturity securities

  340,869   205,453   350,031   244,930   66,014   256,220   103,665   318,139 

Equity securities, sale of securities

  -   25,625   12,372   25,732   -   -   89   - 

Equity securities, changes in fair value

  204   (38,990)  5,978   (52,780)  7,235   12,365   21,590   (26,052)

Investment real estate

  (1,965)  52,971   (43,185)  51,649   6,349   33,696   6,349   33,696 

Mortgage loans on real estate

  38,670   108,099   38,670   108,099 

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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

2. Investments (continued)

 

Major categories of net investment income for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, (Unaudited)

  

Nine Months Ended September 30, (Unaudited)

  

Three Months Ended June 30, (Unaudited)

  

Six Months Ended June 30, (Unaudited)

 
 

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Fixed maturity securities

 $1,985,449  $1,492,224  $5,592,131  $4,792,648  $1,727,496  $1,674,340  $3,423,390  $3,512,722 

Preferred stock and equity securities

  38,646   24,280   106,392   57,397   26,405   23,746   43,404   56,069 

Other long-term investments

  1,284,234   995,100   3,601,231   2,974,163   1,222,180   1,304,285   2,505,074   2,651,423 

Mortgage loans

  3,406,458   2,877,910   9,999,923   8,253,828   3,478,075   3,796,491   7,226,307   7,366,896 

Policy loans

  35,270   31,055   101,038   90,480   38,957   38,122   77,575   75,829 

Real estate

  68,631   94,102   200,441   282,108   -   68,681   -   137,363 

Short-term and other investments

  110,503   92,711   605,798   160,392   35,078   29,280   44,373   53,817 

Gross investment income

  6,929,191   5,607,382   20,206,954   16,611,016   6,528,191   6,934,945   13,320,123   13,854,119 

Investment expenses

  (612,849)  (628,351)  (2,034,113)  (1,909,602)  (455,689)  (1,058,872)  (1,098,779)  (1,708,203)

Net investment income

 $6,316,342  $4,979,031  $18,172,841  $14,701,414  $6,072,502  $5,876,073  $12,221,344  $12,145,916 

 

TLIC and FBLIC are required to hold assets on deposit with various state insurance departments for the benefit of policyholders and other special deposits in accordance with statutory rules and regulations. As of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 2018,2020, these required deposits, included in investment assets, had amortized costs that totaled $4,411,930$4,460,866 and $4,376,463,$4,464,398, respectively. As of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 2018,2020, these required deposits had fair values that totaled $4,443,617$4,519,496 and $4,292,657,$4,531,967, respectively.


First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

2. Investments(continued)

 

The Company’s mortgage loans by property type as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

      

(Unaudited)

     
 

September 30, 2019

  

December 31, 2018

  

June 30, 2021

  

December 31, 2020

 

Residential mortgage loans

 $144,710,078  $120,108,297  $159,917,212  $163,906,373 

Commercial mortgage loans by property type

                

Apartment

  1,606,409   1,816,870   1,588,189   - 

Industrial

  1,630,369   1,156,157   653,367   670,708 

Lodging

  111,098   112,494   284,281   290,889 

Office building

  3,589,625   2,348,639   3,902,583   4,596,331 

Retail

  4,856,598   4,507,153   3,364,489   5,444,761 

Total commercial mortgage loans by property type

  11,794,099   9,941,313   9,792,909   11,002,689 

Total mortgage loans

 $156,504,177  $130,049,610  $169,710,121  $174,909,062 

 

There were 1611 loans with a remaining principal balance of $3,920,813$3,300,516 that were more than 90 days past due as of SeptemberJune 30, 2019.2021. There were 1124 loans with a remaining principal balance of $2,233,575$3,979,997 that were more than 90 days past due as of December 31, 2018.2020.

 

There were no mortgage loans in default and in the foreclosure process as of SeptemberJune 30, 2019 and2021. There were no mortgage loans in default or foreclosure as of December 31, 2018.

The Company’s investment real estate as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is summarized as follows:

  

(Unaudited)

     
  

September 30, 2019

  

December 31, 2018

 

Land - held for the production of income

 $213,160  $213,160 

Land - held for investment

  745,155   745,155 

Total land

  958,315   958,315 

Building - held for the production of income

  2,267,557   2,267,557 

Less - accumulated depreciation

  (1,449,787)  (1,340,671)

Buildings net of accumulated depreciation

  817,770   926,886 

Residential real estate - held for sale

  212,046   506,830 

Total residential real estate

  212,046   506,830 

Investment real estate, net of accumulated depreciation

 $1,988,131  $2,392,031 

TLIC owns approximately six and one-half acres of land located in Topeka, Kansas that includes a 20,000 square foot office building on approximately one-fourth of this land. This building and land on one of the four lots is held for the production of income. The other three lots of land owned in Topeka, Kansas are held for investment. In addition, FBLIC owns one-half acre of undeveloped land located in Jefferson City, Missouri.2020.

 


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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

SeptemberJune 30, 20192021

(Unaudited)

 

2. Investments (continued)

 

The Company’s investment real estate as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 is summarized as follows:

  

(Unaudited)

     
  

June 30, 2021

  

December 31, 2020

 

Land - held for investment

 $540,436  $540,436 

Total land

  540,436   540,436 

Residential real estate - held for sale

  606,496   217,500 

Total residential real estate

  606,496   217,500 

Investment real estate, net of accumulated depreciation

 $1,146,932  $757,936 

On November 16, 2020, TLIC sold a 20,000 square feet office building and approximately three acres of land located in Topeka, Kansas with an aggregate carrying value of $1,078,037. The Company recorded a gross realized investment gain on sale of $240,374 based on an aggregate sales price of $1,318,411.

TLIC owns approximately three acres of undeveloped land located in Topeka, Kansas with a carrying value of $409,436.

FBLIC owns approximately one-half acre of undeveloped land located in Jefferson City, Missouri with a carrying value of $131,000.

During 2019,2021, the Company foreclosed on one residential mortgage loansloan of real estate totaling $99,218$458,587 and transferred thatthe property to investment real estate that is now held for sale. During 2019,2021, the Company sold investment real estate property with an aggregate carrying value of $394,002.$69,591. The Company recorded a gross realized investment lossgain on sale of $43,185$6,349 based on an aggregate sales price of $350,817.$75,940.

 

During 2018,2020, the Company foreclosed on residential mortgage loans of real estate totaling $378,411$797,158 and transferred those properties to investment real estate held for sale. During 2018,2020, the Company sold investment real estate property with an aggregate carrying value of $209,821.$791,704. The Company recorded a gross realized investment gain on sale of $51,649$106,665 based on an aggregate sales price of $261,470.$898,369.

 

 

3. Fair Value Measurements

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) on the measurement date.  The Company also considers the impact on fair value of a significant decrease in volume and level of activity for an asset or liability when compared with normal activity.

 

The Company holds fixed maturity, preferred stock and equity securities that are measured and reported at fair market value on the statement of financial position. The Company determines the fair market values of its financial instruments based on the fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value, as follows:

 

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. The Company’s Level 1 assets include preferred stock and equity securities that are traded in an active exchange market.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

3. Fair Value Measurements (continued)

Level 2 - Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. The Company’s Level 2 assets and liabilities include fixed maturity securities with quoted prices that are traded less frequently than exchange-traded instruments or assets and liabilities whose value is determined using a pricing model with inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. This category generally includes U.S. Government and agency mortgage-backed debt securities,government, U.S. government agencies, state and political subdivisionsubdivisions, mortgage-backed securities, corporate debtbonds, asset-backed securities, asset-backedexchange traded securities, foreign bonds and foreign debt securities.certificate of deposits.

 

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. The Company’s Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation. This category generally includes certain private equity investments where independent pricing information was not able to be obtained for a significant portion of the underlying assets.

 

The Company has categorized its financial instruments, based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique, into the three-level fair value hierarchy. If the inputs used to measure the financial instruments fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument.

 

A review of fair value hierarchy classifications is conducted on a quarterly basis. Changes in the valuation inputs, or their ability to be observed, may result in a reclassification for certain financial assets or liabilities. Reclassifications impacting Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are reported as transfers in and out of the Level 3 category as of the beginning of the period in which the reclassifications occur.

 


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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

SeptemberJune 30, 20192021

(Unaudited)

 

3. Fair Value Measurements (continued)

 

The Company’s fair value hierarchy for those financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 20182020 is summarized as follows:

 

 

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

 
 

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

  

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale

                                

U.S. government and U.S. government agencies

 $-  $1,798,946  $-  $1,798,946  $-  $431,861  $-  $431,861 

States and political subdivisions

  -   10,521,591   -   10,521,591   -   9,116,407   -   9,116,407 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

  -   46,674   -   46,674   -   26,530   -   26,530 

Corporate bonds

  -   141,209,026   -   141,209,026   -   127,542,238   -   127,542,238 

Asset-backed

  -   2,318,702   -   2,318,702 

Asset-backed securities

  -   1,822,302   -   1,822,302 

Exchange traded securities

  -   531,600   -   531,600   -   526,600   -   526,600 

Foreign bonds

  -   36,520,250   -   36,520,250   -   33,218,194   -   33,218,194 

Certificate of deposits

  -   416,802   -   416,802 

Total fixed maturity securities

 $-  $192,946,789  $-  $192,946,789  $-  $173,100,934  $-  $173,100,934 

Preferred stock, available-for-sale

 $51,320  $-  $-  $51,320 
                

Preferred stock securities, available-for-sale

 $1,251,800  $-  $-  $1,251,800 
                

Equity securities

                                

Mutual funds

 $-  $85,040  $-  $85,040  $-  $81,766  $-  $81,766 

Corporate common stock

  48,571   -   66,099   114,670   181,744   -   56,197   237,941 

Total equity securities

 $48,571  $85,040  $66,099  $199,710  $181,744  $81,766  $56,197  $319,707 

 

 

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2020

 

Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale

                                

U.S. government and U.S. government agencies

 $-  $2,704,711  $-  $2,704,711  $-  $434,303  $-  $434,303 

States and political subdivisions

  -   9,478,032   -   9,478,032   -   9,689,756   -   9,689,756 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

  -   51,155   -   51,155   -   28,442   -   28,442 

Corporate bonds

  -   97,964,191   -   97,964,191   -   123,135,359   -   123,135,359 

Asset-backed

  -   261,418   -   261,418 

Asset-backed securities

  -   2,037,269   -   2,037,269 

Exchange traded securities

  -   499,800   -   499,800 

Foreign bonds

  -   20,692,692   -   20,692,692       34,198,367       34,198,367 

Certificate of deposits

  -   624,540   -   624,540 

Total fixed maturity securities

 $-  $131,152,199  $-  $131,152,199  $-  $170,647,836  $-  $170,647,836 
                

Preferred stock, available-for-sale

 $90,580  $-  $-  $90,580 

Equity securities

                                

Mutual funds

 $-  $74,899  $-  $74,899  $-  $84,242  $-  $84,242 

Corporate common stock

  59,733   -   64,036   123,769   51,629   -   67,132   118,761 

Total equity securities

 $59,733  $74,899  $64,036  $198,668  $51,629  $84,242  $67,132  $203,003 

 

As of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 2018,2020, Level 3 financial instruments consisted of two private placement common stocks that have no active trading and a joint venture investment with a mortgage loan originator.

 

These private placement common stocks represent investments in small insurance holding companies. The fair value for these securities was determined through the use of unobservable assumptions about market participants. The Company has assumed a willing market participant would purchase the securities for the same price as the Company paid until such time as these small insurance holding companies commence significant operations. The joint venture investment with a mortgage loan originator is accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

 


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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

SeptemberJune 30, 20192021

(Unaudited)

 

3.Fair Value Measurements (continued)

 

Fair values for Level 1 and Level 2 assets for the Company’s fixed maturity and preferred stock available-for-sale and equity securities are primarily based on prices supplied by a third party investment service. The third party investment service provides quoted prices in the market which use observable inputs in developing such rates.

 

The Company analyzes market valuations received to verify reasonableness and to understand the key assumptions used and the sources. Since the fixed maturity securities owned by the Company do not trade on a daily basis, the third party investment service prepares estimates of fair value measurements using relevant market data, benchmark curves, sector groupings and matrix pricing. As the fair value estimates of the Company’s fixed maturity securities are based on observable market information rather than market quotes, the estimates of fair value on these fixed maturity securities are included in Level 2 of the hierarchy. The Company’s Level 2 investments include obligations of U.S. government, U.S. government agencies, state and political subdivisions, mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, exchange traded securities, foreign bonds and foreign bonds.certificate of deposits.

 

The Company’s preferred stock is included in Levellevel 1 and equity securities are included in Level 1 and Level 2 and the private placement common stocks and joint venture investment are included in Level 3. Level 1 for the preferred stock and those equity securities classified as such is appropriate since they trade on a daily basis, are based on quoted market prices in active markets and are based upon unadjusted prices. Level 2 for those equity securities classified as such is appropriate since they are not actively traded.

 

The Company’s fixed maturity and preferred stock available-for-sale securities and equity securities portfolio isare highly liquid and allows for a high percentage of the portfolio to be priced through pricing services.

 

The change in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 equity securities available-for-sale for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 is summarized as follows:

 

 

Unaudited

  

Unaudited

 
 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2019

  

2018

  

2021

  

2020

 
                

Beginning balance

 $64,036  $61,500  $67,133  $64,107 

Joint venture investment

  -   10,200 

Joint venture net income

  92,956   40,746   39,118   47,963 

Equity security sales

  -   (15,000)

Joint venture distribution

  (90,893)  (34,877)  (50,054)  (49,933)

Ending balance

 $66,099  $62,569  $56,197  $62,137 

 


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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

SeptemberJune 30, 20192021

(Unaudited)

 

3.Fair Value Measurements (continued)

 

The carrying amount and fair value of the Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities disclosed, but not carried, at fair value as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 2018,2020, and the level within the fair value hierarchy at which such assets and liabilities are measured on a recurring basis are summarized as follows:

 

Financial instruments disclosed, but not carried, at fair value:

 

 

Carrying

  

Fair

              

Carrying

  

Fair

             
 

Amount

  

Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Amount

  

Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 
 

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

  

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Financial assets

                                        

Mortgage loans on real estate

                                        

Commercial

 $11,794,099  $11,968,844  $-  $-  $11,968,844 

Commercial and Industrial

 $9,792,909  $9,905,493  $-  $-  $9,905,493 

Residential

  144,710,078   146,437,856   -   -   146,437,856   159,917,212   179,276,307   -   -   179,276,307 

Policy loans

  1,950,680   1,950,680   -   -   1,950,680   2,134,919   2,134,919   -   -   2,134,919 

Short-term investments

  209,045   209,045   209,045   -   -   2,851,073   2,851,073   2,851,073   -   - 

Other long-term investments

  72,711,634   89,966,600   -   -   89,966,600   68,187,353   83,738,709   -   -   83,738,709 

Cash and cash equivalents

  14,083,748   14,083,748   14,083,748   -   -   55,199,237   55,199,237   55,199,237   -   - 

Accrued investment income

  5,170,977   5,170,977   -   -   5,170,977   5,105,328   5,105,328   -   -   5,105,328 

Total financial assets

 $250,630,261  $269,787,750  $14,292,793  $-  $255,494,957  $303,188,031  $338,211,066  $58,050,310  $-  $280,160,756 

Financial liabilities

                                        

Policyholders' account balances

 $366,988,490  $362,154,709  $-  $-  $362,154,709  $374,177,380  $380,368,117  $-  $-  $380,368,117 

Policy claims

  1,453,417   1,453,417   -   -   1,453,417   1,760,189   1,760,189   -   -   1,760,189 

Total financial liabilities

 $368,441,907  $363,608,126  $-  $-  $363,608,126  $375,937,569  $382,128,306  $-  $-  $382,128,306 

 

 

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2020

 

Financial assets

                                        

Mortgage loans on real estate

                                        

Commercial

 $9,941,313  $9,698,226  $-  $-  $9,698,226  $11,002,689  $11,085,406  $-  $-  $11,085,406 

Residential

  120,108,297   115,788,967   -   -   115,788,967   163,906,373   184,802,993   -   -   184,802,993 

Policy loans

  1,809,339   1,809,339   -   -   1,809,339   2,108,678   2,108,678   -   -   2,108,678 

Short-term investments

  896,371   896,371   896,371   -   -   3,309,020   3,309,020   3,309,020   -   - 

Other long-term investments

  59,255,477   69,641,358   -   -   69,641,358   71,025,133   89,264,246   -   -   89,264,246 

Cash and cash equivalents

  29,665,605   29,665,605   29,665,605   -   -   40,230,095   40,230,095   40,230,095   -   - 

Accrued investment income

  2,672,978   2,672,978   -   -   2,672,978   5,370,508   5,370,508   -   -   5,370,508 

Total financial assets

 $224,349,380  $230,172,844  $30,561,976  $-  $199,610,868  $296,952,496  $336,170,946  $43,539,115  $-  $292,631,831 

Financial liabilities

                                        

Policyholders' account balances

 $297,168,411  $259,247,412  $-  $-  $259,247,412  $362,519,753  $380,666,901  $-  $-  $380,666,901 

Policy claims

  1,102,257   1,102,257   -   -   1,102,257   2,099,548   2,099,548   -   -   2,099,548 

Total financial liabilities

 $298,270,668  $260,349,669  $-  $-  $260,349,669  $364,619,301  $382,766,449  $-  $-  $382,766,449 

 


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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

SeptemberJune 30, 20192021

(Unaudited)

 

3.Fair Value Measurements (continued)

 

The estimated fair value amounts have been determined using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment was required to interpret market data to develop these estimates. Accordingly, the estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts which could be realized in a current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the fair value amounts.

 

The following methods and assumptions were used in estimating the fair value disclosures for financial instruments in the accompanying financial statements and notes thereto:

Fixed Maturity, Securities, Preferred Stock and Equity Securities

 

The fair value of fixed maturity securities, preferred stock and equity securities are based on the principles previously discussed as Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3.

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate

 

The fair values for mortgage loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses. For both residential and commercial mortgage loans, the discount rate used was indexed to the LIBOR yield curve adjusted for an appropriate credit spread. For commercial (includes apartment, industrial, lodging, office building and retail) mortgage loans, the discount rate used was assumed to be the interest rate on the last commercial mortgage acquired by the Company.

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Short-Term Investments, Accrued Investment Income andPolicy Loans

The carrying value of these financial instruments approximates their fair values. Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments are included in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy due to their highly liquid nature.

 

Other Long-Term Investments

 

Other long-term investments are comprised of lottery prize receivables and fair value is derived by using a discounted cash flow approach. Projected cash flows are discounted using the average FTSE Pension Liability Index in effect at the end of each period.

 

Investment Contracts Policyholders’ Policyholders Account Balances

 

The fair value for liabilities under investment-type insurance contracts (accumulation annuities) is calculated using a discounted cash flow approach.  Cash flows are projected using actuarial assumptions and discounted to the valuation date using risk-free rates adjusted for credit risk and the nonperformance risk of the liabilities.

 

The fair values for insurance contracts other than investment-type contracts are not required to be disclosed.

 

Policy Claims

 

The carrying amounts reported for these liabilities approximate their fair value.

 


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

SeptemberJune 30, 20192021

(Unaudited)

 

4. Segment Data

 

The Company has a life insurance segment, consisting of the life insurance operations of TLIC, FBLIC and FBLIC,TAI, an annuity segment, consisting of the annuity operations of TLIC, FBLIC and FBLICTAI and a corporate segment. Results for the parent company and the operations of FTCC,TMC, after elimination of intercompany amounts, are allocated to the corporate segment. These segments as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 20182020 and for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, (Unaudited)

  

Nine Months Ended September 30, (Unaudited)

  

Three Months Ended June 30, (Unaudited)

  

Six Months Ended June 30, (Unaudited)

 
 

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Revenues:

                                

Life insurance operations

 $6,756,186  $5,556,358  $19,720,057  $16,095,222  $9,026,587  $7,517,213  $17,063,471  $14,842,681 

Annuity operations

  5,658,205   4,346,120   16,339,063   12,647,899   4,982,940   5,129,076   10,024,471   10,349,328 

Corporate operations

  146,086   101,313   504,448   346,865   187,844   191,790   402,003   329,576 

Total

 $12,560,477  $10,003,791  $36,563,568  $29,089,986  $14,197,371  $12,838,079  $27,489,945  $25,521,585 

Income before income taxes:

                

Income (loss) before income taxes:

                

Life insurance operations

 $(28,606) $305,976  $235,858  $605,498  $827,254  $(400,643) $(114,755) $(336,239)

Annuity operations

  2,144,230   1,522,702   4,892,901   4,013,123   735,409   799,259   1,259,939   1,711,177 

Corporate operations

  121,249   105,768   377,797   301,874   24,483   212,767   (77,482)  252,829 

Total

 $2,236,873  $1,934,446  $5,506,556  $4,920,495  $1,587,146  $611,383  $1,067,702  $1,627,767 

Depreciation and amortization expense:

                                

Life insurance operations

 $968,174  $829,610  $2,500,608  $3,044,057  $1,541,698  $1,151,910  $3,082,892  $2,184,297 

Annuity operations

  140,374   (15,587)  692,530   30,777   298,615   286,567   626,975   588,917 

Total

 $1,108,548  $814,023  $3,193,138  $3,074,834  $1,840,313  $1,438,477  $3,709,867  $2,773,214 

 

 

(Unaudited)

     
 

(Unaudited)

      

June 30, 2021

  

December 31, 2020

 

Assets:

 

September 30, 2019

  

December 31, 2018

      

Life insurance operations

 $94,967,352  $69,756,013  $123,593,451  $120,484,734 

Annuity operations

  398,085,552   332,303,028   524,931,681   518,257,307 

Assets held in trust under coinsurance agreement

  104,509,053   25,494,700 

Corporate operations

  6,428,352   5,953,109   4,636,175   4,853,228 

Total

 $603,990,309  $433,506,850  $653,161,307  $643,595,269 

 

 

5. Federal Income Taxes

 

The provision for federal income taxes is based on the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Deferred income taxes are provided for the cumulative temporary differences between balances of assets and liabilities determined under GAAP and the balances using tax bases.

 

The Company has no known uncertain tax benefits within its provision for income taxes. In addition, the Company does not believe it would be subject to any penalties or interest relative to any open tax years and, therefore, has not accrued any such amounts. The Company files U.S. federal income tax returns and income tax returns in various state jurisdictions.  The 20162017 through 20182019 U.S. federal tax years are subject to income tax examination by tax authorities. The Company classifies any interest and penalties (if applicable) as income tax expense in the financial statements.

 


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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

SeptemberJune 30, 20192021

(Unaudited)

 

6.6. Legal Matters and Contingent Liabilities

 

A lawsuit filed by the Company and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Gregg E. Zahn, in 2013 against former Company Board of Directors member Wayne Pettigrew and Mr. Pettigrew's company, Group & Pension Planners, Inc. (the "Defendants"), originally concluded on February 17, 2017. The lawsuit was filed in the District Court of Tulsa County, Oklahoma (Case No. CJ-2013-03385).Oklahoma.  In the lawsuit, the Company alleged that Mr. Pettigrew had defamed the Company by making untrue statements to certain shareholders of the Company, to the press and to regulators of the state of Oklahoma and had breached his fiduciary duties.  Mr. Pettigrew denied the allegations.

 

The jury originally concluded that Mr. Pettigrew, while still a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, did, in fact, make untrue statements regarding the Company and Mr. Zahn and committed breaches of his fiduciary duties to the Company and the jury awarded the Company $800,000 of damages against Mr. Pettigrew.  In addition, the jury found that Mr. Pettigrew had defamed Mr. Zahn and intentionally inflicted emotional distress on Mr. Zahn and awarded Mr. Zahn $3,500,000 of damages against Mr. Pettigrew.  In addition to the original damages awarded by the jury, the Company and Mr. Zahn have initiated stepsbegan to aggressively communicate the correction of the untrue statements to outside parties.

 

Mr. Pettigrew has appealed this decision.  In February 2020, the Court of Civil Appeals of the state of Oklahoma reversed the judgments entered by the trial court and remanded the case for a new trial. The Court of Appeals reversal, however, was not final.  The Company filed a Petition for Certiorari with the Oklahoma Supreme Court to request that it reverse and vacate the decision but has failedof the Court of Appeals. In December 2020, the Oklahoma Supreme Court declined to post an appeal bond. As a consequence,grant certiorari and remanded that the Company and Mr. Zahn arecase be retried in the processDistrict Court of executing on the judgments against Mr. Pettigrew’s assets. The Company and Mr. Zahn have so far collected some property and money in the execution process and will continue to execute on the judgments. Any money or property collected to date during the execution of the judgments are held in an escrow by a third party, have not been reflected in the September 30, 2019 consolidated financial statements and would have to be returned to Mr. Pettigrew in the event the judgments are reversed by the appellate courts.Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

 

PriorIt remains the Company’s intention to being acquired by TLIC, FBLIC developed, marketed,again vigorously prosecute this action against the Defendants for damages and sold life insurance products known as “Decreasing Termfor correction of the defamatory statements. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the ultimate resolution of any contingencies that may arise from this litigation is not considered material in relation to 95” policies. On January 17, 2013, FBLIC’s Boardthe financial position or results of Directors voted that, effective March 1, 2013, it was not approving, and therefore was not providing, a non-guaranteed dividend foroperations of the Decreasing Term to 95 policies since that group of policies was not producing a positive divisible surplus to allow the payment of a non-guaranteed dividend.

On November 22, 2013, a lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court of Greene County, Missouri asserting claims by two individuals and a class of Missouri residents against FBLIC relating to this decision to not pay a non-guaranteed dividend. A trial was held November 27, 2017 through December 1, 2017 regarding those class and individual claims. During 2018, a settlement was reached by the parties and the Court approved the settlement agreement on June 11, 2018. FBLIC paid $1.85 million to resolve all class and individual claims and all active Decreasing Term to 95 policies for individuals in the class were cancelled.Company.

 

Guaranty fund assessments, brought about by the insolvency of life and health insurers, are levied at the discretion of the various state guaranty fund associations to cover association obligations. In most states, guaranty fund assessments may be taken as a credit against premium taxes, typically over a five-year period.

 

 

7. Line of Credit

 

On November 8, 2018,September 25, 2020, the company executed aCompany renewed its $1.5 million line of credit with a bank to provide working capital and funds for expansion.  The terms of the line of credit allowedallows for advances, repayments and re-borrowings through a maturity date of November 8, 2019.September 15, 2021.  Any outstanding advances will incur interest at a variable interest rate of the prime rate set forth in the Wall Street Journal plus 1% per annum adjusting monthly based on a 360 day year with a minimum interest rate floor of 5%4.5%. The non-utilized portion of the $1.5 million line of credit will be assessed a 1% non usage fee calculated in arrears and paid at the maturity date. No amounts were outstanding on this line of credit as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 2018.2020. 

 


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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

SeptemberJune 30, 20192021

(Unaudited)

 

8. Other 8. Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)and Accumulated OtherOther Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Loss)

 

The changes in the components of the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

  

Unrealized

         
  

Appreciation

      

Accumulated

 
  

(Depreciation) on

  

Adjustment to

  

Other

 
  

Available-For-Sale

  

Deferred Acquisition

  

Comprehensive

 
  

Securities

  

Costs

  

Income (Loss)

 
  

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Balance as of July 1, 2019

 $6,589,162  $(10,234) $6,578,928 

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications, net of tax

  5,111,684   (7,180)  5,104,504 

Less amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income having no credit losses, net of tax

  269,286   -   269,286 

Other comprehensive income

  4,842,398   (7,180)  4,835,218 

Balance as of September 30, 2019

 $11,431,560  $(17,414) $11,414,146 
             

Balance as of July 1, 2018

 $(625,159) $11,114  $(614,045)

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications, net of tax

  (566,729)  11,221   (555,508)

Less amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss having no credit losses, net of tax

  162,307   -   162,307 

Other comprehensive loss

  (729,036)  11,221   (717,815)

Balance as of September 30, 2018

 $(1,354,195) $22,335  $(1,331,860)
  

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited)

 
  

Unrealized

         
  

Appreciation

      

Accumulated

 
  

(Depreciation) on

  

Adjustment to

  

Other

 
  

Available-For-Sale

  

Deferred Acquisition

  

Comprehensive

 
  

Securities

  

Costs

  

Income (Loss)

 

Balance as of April 1, 2021

 $12,210,023  $(19,995) $12,190,028 

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications, net of tax

  3,756,050   5,789   3,761,839 

Less amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income having no credit losses, net of tax

  52,151   -   52,151 

Other comprehensive income

  3,703,899   5,789   3,709,688 

Balance as of June 30, 2021

 $15,913,922  $(14,206) $15,899,716 
             

Balance as of April 1, 2020

 $(821,898) $1,602  $(820,296)

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications, net of tax

  12,545,666   (25,021)  12,520,645 

Less amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income having no credit losses, net of tax

  202,414   -   202,414 

Other comprehensive income

  12,343,252   (25,021)  12,318,231 

Balance as of June 30, 2020

 $11,521,354  $(23,419) $11,497,935 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

  

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited)

 
             

Unrealized

         

Balance as of January 1, 2019

 $(2,584,643) $8,012  $(2,576,631)
 

Appreciation

      

Accumulated

 
 

(Depreciation) on

  

Adjustment to

  

Other

 
 

Available-For-Sale

  

Deferred Acquisition

  

Comprehensive

 
 

Securities

  

Costs

  

Income (Loss)

 

Balance as of January 1, 2021

 $17,551,279  $(32,421) $17,518,858 

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications, net of tax

  (1,555,462)  18,215   (1,537,247)

Less amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) having no credit losses, net of tax

  81,895   -   81,895 

Other comprehensive loss

  (1,637,357)  18,215   (1,619,142)

Balance as of June 30, 2021

 $15,913,922  $(14,206) $15,899,716 
            

Balance as of January 1, 2020

 $9,632,323  $(15,663) $9,616,660 

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications, net of tax

  14,292,727   (25,426)  14,267,301   2,140,361   (7,756)  2,132,605 

Less amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income having no credit losses, net of tax

  276,524   -   276,524   251,330   -   251,330 

Other comprehensive income

  14,016,203   (25,426)  13,990,777   1,889,031   (7,756)  1,881,275 

Balance as of September 30, 2019

 $11,431,560  $(17,414) $11,414,146 
            

Balance as of January 1, 2018

 $4,843,061  $(82,110) $4,760,951 

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications, net of tax

  (6,003,761)  104,445   (5,899,316)

Less amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss having no credit losses, net of tax

  193,495   -   193,495 

Other comprehensive loss

  (6,197,256)  104,445   (6,092,811)

Balance as of September 30, 2018

 $(1,354,195) $22,335  $(1,331,860)

Balance as of June 30, 2020

 $11,521,354  $(23,419) $11,497,935 

 


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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

SeptemberJune 30, 20192021

(Unaudited)

 

8. 8. Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)(Loss) (continued)

 

The pretax components of the Company’s other comprehensive income (loss) and the related income tax expense (benefit) for each component for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

  

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 
     

Income Tax

          

Income Tax

     
 

Pretax

  

Expense (Benefit)

  

Net of Tax

  

Pretax

  

Expense (Benefit)

  

Net of Tax

 
Other comprehensive income:                        

Change in net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:

                        

Unrealized holding gains arising during the period

 $6,470,486  $1,358,802  $5,111,684  $4,754,493  $998,443  $3,756,050 

Reclassification adjustment for net gains included in operations having no credit losses

  340,869   71,583   269,286   66,014   13,863   52,151 

Net unrealized gains on investments

  6,129,617   1,287,219   4,842,398   4,688,479   984,580   3,703,899 

Adjustment to deferred acquisition costs

  (9,088)  (1,908)  (7,180)  7,328   1,539   5,789 

Total other comprehensive income

 $6,120,529  $1,285,311  $4,835,218  $4,695,807  $986,119  $3,709,688 

 

  

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 
      

Income Tax

     
  

Pretax

  

Expense (Benefit)

  

Net of Tax

 
Other comprehensive income:            

Change in net unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities:

            

Unrealized holding losses arising during the period

 $(717,379) $(150,650) $(566,729)

Reclassification adjustment for net gains included in operations having no credit losses

  205,453   43,146   162,307 

Net unrealized losses on investments

  (922,832)  (193,796)  (729,036)

Adjustment to deferred acquisition costs

  14,204   2,983   11,221 

Total other comprehensive loss

 $(908,628) $(190,813) $(717,815)
  

Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 
      

Income Tax

     
  

Pretax

  

Expense (Benefit)

  

Net of Tax

 

Other comprehensive income:

            

Change in net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:

            

Unrealized holding gains arising during the period

 $15,880,590  $3,334,924  $12,545,666 

Reclassification adjustment for net gains included in operations having no credit losses

  256,220   53,806   202,414 

Net unrealized gains on investments

  15,624,370   3,281,118   12,343,252 

Adjustment to deferred acquisition costs

  (31,673)  (6,652)  (25,021)

Total other comprehensive income

 $15,592,697  $3,274,466  $12,318,231 

 

  

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 
      

Income Tax

     
  

Pretax

  

Expense (Benefit)

  

Net of Tax

 

Other comprehensive income:

            

Change in net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:

            

Unrealized holding gains arising during the period

 $18,092,060  $3,799,333  $14,292,727 

Reclassification adjustment for net gains included in operations having no credit losses

  350,031   73,507   276,524 

Net unrealized gains on investments

  17,742,029   3,725,826   14,016,203 

Adjustment to deferred acquisition costs

  (32,184)  (6,758)  (25,426)

Total other comprehensive income

 $17,709,845  $3,719,068  $13,990,777 
  

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 
      

Income Tax

     
  

Pretax

  

Expense (Benefit)

  

Net of Tax

 

Other comprehensive loss:

            

Change in net unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities:

            

Unrealized holding losses arising during the period

 $(1,968,938) $(413,476) $(1,555,462)

Reclassification adjustment for net gains included in operations having no credit losses

  103,665   21,770   81,895 

Net unrealized losses on investments

  (2,072,603)  (435,246)  (1,637,357)

Adjustment to deferred acquisition costs

  23,057   4,842   18,215 

Total other comprehensive loss

 $(2,049,546) $(430,404) $(1,619,142)

 

  

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 
      

Income Tax

     
  

Pretax

  

Expense (Benefit)

  

Net of Tax

 

Other comprehensive loss:

            

Change in net unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities:

            

Unrealized holding losses arising during the period

 $(7,599,699) $(1,595,938) $(6,003,761)

Reclassification adjustment for net gains included in operations having no credit losses

  244,930   51,435   193,495 

Net unrealized losses on investments

  (7,844,629)  (1,647,373)  (6,197,256)

Adjustment to deferred acquisition costs

  132,210   27,765   104,445 

Total other comprehensive loss

 $(7,712,419) $(1,619,608) $(6,092,811)
  

Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 
      

Income Tax

     
  

Pretax

  

Expense (Benefit)

  

Net of Tax

 

Other comprehensive income:

            

Change in net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:

            

Unrealized holding gains arising during the period

 $2,709,318  $568,957  $2,140,361 

Reclassification adjustment for net gains included in operations having no credit losses

  318,139   66,809   251,330 

Net unrealized gains on investments

  2,391,179   502,148   1,889,031 

Adjustment to deferred acquisition costs

  (9,818)  (2,062)  (7,756)

Total other comprehensive income

 $2,381,361  $500,086  $1,881,275 

 


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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

SeptemberJune 30, 20192021

(Unaudited)

 

8. 8. Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)(Loss) (continued)

 

Realized gains and losses on the sales of investments are determined based upon the specific identification method and include provisions for other-than-temporary impairments where appropriate.

 

The pretax and the related income tax components of the amounts reclassified from the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, (Unaudited)

  

Nine Months Ended September 30, (Unaudited)

  

Three Months Ended June 30, (Unaudited)

  

Six Months Ended June 30, (Unaudited)

 

Reclassification Adjustments

 

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
                

Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities having no credit losses:

                

Realized gains on sales of securities (a)

 $340,869  $205,453  $350,031  $244,930  $66,014  $256,220  $103,665  $318,139 

Income tax expense (b)

  71,583   43,146   73,507   51,435   13,863   53,806   21,770   66,809 

Total reclassification adjustments

 $269,286  $162,307  $276,524  $193,495  $52,151  $202,414  $81,895  $251,330 

 

(a) These items appear within net realized investment gains (losses) in the consolidated statements of operations.

(b) These items appear within federal income taxes in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

 

9.9. Allowance for Loan Losses from Mortgage Loans on Real Estate

 

The allowance for possible loan losses from investments in mortgage loans on real estate is a reserve established through a provision for possible loan losses charged to expense which represents, in the Company’s judgment, the known and inherent credit losses existing in the mortgage loan portfolio. The allowance, in the judgment of the Company, is necessary to reserve for estimated loan losses inherent in the mortgage loan portfolio and reduces the carrying value of investments in mortgage loans on real estate to the estimated net realizable value on the consolidated statement of financial position.

 

While the Company utilizes its best judgment and information available, the ultimate adequacy of the allowance is dependent upon a variety of factors beyond the Company’s control, including the performance of the mortgage loan portfolio, the economy and changes in interest rates. The Company’s allowance for possible mortgage loan losses consists of specific valuation allowances established for probable losses on specific loans and a portfolio reserve for probable incurred but not specifically identified loans.

 

Mortgage loans are considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the mortgage loan agreement. Factors considered by the Company in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value of the real estate subject to the mortgage loan, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due. Mortgage loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired.

 

The Company determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the mortgage loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed. Impairment is measured on a loan-by-loan basis.

 


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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

SeptemberJune 30, 20192021

(Unaudited)

 

9.9. Allowance for Loan Losses from Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (continued)

 

As of SeptemberJune 30, 2019, $1,136,1282021, $848,457 of independent residential mortgage loans on real estate areis held in escrow by a third party for the benefit of the Company.   As of SeptemberJune 30, 2019, $851,2082021, $441,615 of that escrow amount is available to the Company as additional collateral on $4,636,498$3,570,356 of advances to the loan originator. The remaining SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 escrow amount of $284,920$406,842 is available to the Company as additional collateral on its investment of $56,983,924$81,368,440 in residential mortgage loans on real estate. In addition, the Company has an additional $497,949$443,928 allowance for possible loan losses in the remaining $99,520,253$88,341,681 of investments in mortgage loans on real estate as of SeptemberJune 30, 2019.2021.

 

As of December 31, 2018, $823,6452020, $766,667 of independent residential mortgage loans on real estate are held in escrow by a third party for the benefit of the Company.   As of December 31, 2018, $598,8032020, $431,523 of that escrow amount is available to the Company as additional collateral on $4,942,870$4,996,358 of advances to the loan originator. The remaining December 31, 20182020 escrow amount of $224,842$335,144 is available to the Company as additional collateral on its investment of $44,968,471$67,028,720 in residential mortgage loans on real estate. In addition, the Company has an additional $424,166$541,894 allowance for possible loan losses in the remaining $85,081,139$107,880,342 of investments in mortgage loans on real estate as of December 31, 2018.2020.

 

The balances of and changes in the Company’s credit losses related to residential and commercial (includes apartment, industrial, lodging, office building and retail) mortgage loans on real estate as of and for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows (excluding $56,983,924$81,368,440 and $40,786,373$65,497,241 of mortgage loans on real estate as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 2018,2020, respectively, with one loan originator where independent mortgage loan balances are held in escrow by a third party for the benefit of the Company):

 

 

(Unaudited)

  

Unaudited

 
 

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

 
 

Residential Mortgage Loans

  

Commercial Mortgage Loans

  

Total

  

Residential Mortgage Loans

  

Commercial Mortgage Loans

  

Total

 
 

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Allowance, beginning

 $457,660  $372,352  $52,441  $37,944  $510,101  $410,296  $462,774  $435,413  $48,406  $68,105  $511,180  $503,518 

Charge offs

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 

Recoveries

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 

Provision

  (18,978)  (9,539)  6,826   3,141   (12,152)  (6,398)  (68,056)  8,077   804   (2,148)  (67,252)  5,929 

Allowance, ending

 $438,682  $362,813  $59,267  $41,085  $497,949  $403,898  $394,718  $443,490  $49,210  $65,957  $443,928  $509,447 
                                                

Allowance, ending:

                                                

Individually evaluated for impairment

 $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $- 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 $438,682  $362,813  $59,267  $41,085  $497,949  $403,898  $394,718  $443,490  $49,210  $65,957  $443,928  $509,447 
                                                

Carrying Values:

                                                

Individually evaluated for impairment

 $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $- 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 $87,726,154  $72,543,552  $11,794,099  $8,175,791  $99,520,253  $80,719,343  $78,548,772  $88,304,680  $9,792,909  $13,125,448  $88,341,681  $101,430,128 

 


F-77

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

SeptemberJune 30, 20192021

(Unaudited)

 

9.9. Allowance for Loan Losses from Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (continued)

 

 

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)

 
 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

Residential Mortgage Loans

  

Commercial Mortgage Loans

  

Total

  

Residential Mortgage Loans

  

Commercial Mortgage Loans

  

Total

 
 

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Allowance, beginning

 $374,209  $333,789  $49,957  $9,026  $424,166  $342,815  $486,604  $443,057  $55,290  $62,321  $541,894  $505,378 

Charge offs

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 

Recoveries

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 

Provision

  64,473   29,024   9,310   32,059   73,783   61,083   (91,886)  433   (6,080)  3,636   (97,966)  4,069 

Allowance, ending

 $438,682  $362,813  $59,267  $41,085  $497,949  $403,898  $394,718  $443,490  $49,210  $65,957  $443,928  $509,447 
                                                

Allowance, ending:

                                                

Individually evaluated for impairment

 $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $- 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 $438,682  $362,813  $59,267  $41,085  $497,949  $403,898  $394,718  $443,490  $49,210  $65,957  $443,928  $509,447 
                                                

Carrying Values:

                                                

Individually evaluated for impairment

 $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $- 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 $87,726,154  $72,543,552  $11,794,099  $8,175,791  $99,520,253  $80,719,343  $78,548,772  $88,304,680  $9,792,909  $13,125,448  $88,341,681  $101,430,128 

 

The Company utilizes the ratio of the carrying value of individual mortgage loans compared to the individual appraisal value to evaluate the credit quality of its mortgage loans on real estate (commonly referred to as the loan-to-value ratio). The Company’s residential and commercial (includes apartment,and industrial lodging, office building and retail) mortgage loans on real estate by credit quality using this ratio as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

Residential Mortgage Loans

  

Commercial Mortgage Loans

  

Total Mortgage Loans

  

Residential Mortgage Loans

  

Commercial Mortgage Loans

  

Total Mortgage Loans

 
 

(Unaudited)

      

(Unaudited)

      

(Unaudited)

      

(Unaudited)

      

(Unaudited)

      

(Unaudited)

     

Loan-To-Value Ratio

 

September 30,

2019

  

December 31,

2018

  

September 30,

2019

  

December 31,

2018

  

September 30,

2019

  

December 31,

2018

  

June 30, 2021

  

December 31, 2020

  

June 30, 2021

  

December 31, 2020

  

June 30, 2021

  

December 31, 2020

 

Over 70% to 80%

 $39,037,227  $23,205,637  $276,308  $280,020  $39,313,535  $23,485,657  $56,416,732  $53,905,657  $-  $-  $56,416,732  $53,905,657 

Over 60% to 70%

  49,395,386   43,631,465   2,537,102   2,216,436   51,932,488   45,847,901   41,921,893   50,752,236   2,489,817   1,608,934   44,411,710   52,361,170 

Over 50% to 60%

  29,317,566   24,890,831   1,504,918   752,181   30,822,484   25,643,012   26,765,793   27,493,242   2,190,739   2,391,856   28,956,532   29,885,098 

Over 40% to 50%

  12,598,526   16,055,231   1,435,918   1,670,263   14,034,444   17,725,494   15,750,629   13,875,675   950,144   786,143   16,700,773   14,661,818 

Over 30% to 40%

  7,367,692   5,984,097   2,199,893   3,341,616   9,567,585   9,325,713   7,954,704   7,846,306   1,637,521   1,176,419   9,592,225   9,022,725 

Over 20% to 30%

  3,351,000   3,249,410   1,135,979   1,429,085   4,486,979   4,678,495   8,123,070   5,538,886   2,206,172   2,774,020   10,329,242   8,312,906 

Over 10% to 20%

  2,656,648   2,233,102   2,703,981   251,712   5,360,629   2,484,814   2,559,437   3,699,228   318,516   2,072,994   2,877,953   5,772,222 

10% or less

  986,033   858,524   -   -   986,033   858,524   424,954   795,143   -   192,323   424,954   987,466 

Total

 $144,710,078  $120,108,297  $11,794,099  $9,941,313  $156,504,177  $130,049,610  $159,917,212  $163,906,373  $9,792,909  $11,002,689  $169,710,121  $174,909,062 

 


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First Trinity Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

SeptemberJune 30, 20192021

(Unaudited)

 

10. Coinsurance

 

Effective January 1, 2018, TLIC entered into an annuity coinsurance agreement with an offshore annuity and life insurance company whereby 90% of TLIC’s annuity considerations originated after December 31, 2017 were ceded to the assuming company. The assuming company contractually reimburses TLIC for the related commissions, withdrawals, settlements, interest credited, submission costs, maintenance costs, marketing costs, excise taxes and other costs plus a placement fee. Effective April 1, 2020, the Company and an offshore annuity and life insurance company mutually agreed that the Quota Share under its existing reinsurance agreement shall be 0% for future business instead of the original contractual amount of 90%.

 

In accordance with this annuity coinsurance agreement, TLIC holds assets and recognizes a funds withheld liability for the benefit of the assuming company in an amount at least equal to the annuity reserves in accordance with U.S. statutory accounting principles generated by this ceded business. In addition, the assuming company maintains a trust related to this ceded business amounting to at least an additional 4% of assets above the annuity reserve required under U.S. statutory accounting principles. This coinsurance agreement may be terminated for new business by either party at any time upon 30 days prior written notice to the other party.

 


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Item 2: Management’sManagements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Overview

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation (“we” “us”, “our”, “FTFC” or the “Company”) conducts operations as an insurance holding company emphasizing ordinary life insurance products and annuity contracts in niche markets.

 

As an insurance provider, we collect premiums in the current period to pay future benefits to our policy and contract holders. Our core TLIC and FBLIC operations include issuing modified premium whole life insurance with a flexible premium deferred annuity, ordinary whole life, final expense, term and annuity products to predominately middle income households in the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia through independent agents.

 

We also realize revenues from our investment portfolio, which is a key component of our operations. The revenues we collect as premiums from policyholders are invested to ensure future benefit payments under the policy contracts. Life insurance companies earn profits on the investment spread, which reflects the investment income earned on the premiums paid to the insurer between the time of receipt and the time benefits are paid out under policies. Changes in interest rates, changes in economic conditions and volatility in the capital markets can all impact the amount of earnings that we realize from our investment portfolio.

 

Acquisitions

 

The Company expects to facilitate growth through acquisitions of other life insurance companies and/or blocks of life insurance and annuity business. In late December 2008, the Company completed its acquisition of 100% of the outstanding stock of FLAC for $2,500,000 and had additional acquisition related expenses of $195,234.

 

In late December 2011, the Company completed its acquisition of 100% of the outstanding stock of FBLIC for $13,855,129.

 

On April 28, 2015, the Company acquired a block of life insurance policies and annuity contracts according to the terms of an assumption reinsurance agreement and assumed liabilities of $3,055,916.

 

Our profitability inIn 2019, FTFC’s acquisition of TAI for $250,000 was approved by the life insurance and annuity segments is a function of our ability to accurately price the policies that we write, adequately value life insurance business acquired, administer life insurance company acquisitions at an expense level that validates the acquisition cost and invest the premiums and annuity considerations in assets that earn investment income with a positive spread.

CoinsuranceBarbados, West Indies regulators.

 

Effective January 1, 2018, TLIC entered into an annuity coinsurance agreement with an offshore annuity2020, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding common stock of K-TENN Insurance Company (“K-TENN”) from its sole shareholder in exchange for 168,866 shares of FTFC’s common stock. The aggregate purchase price of K-TENN was $1,746,240.

Company Recapitalization

On October 2, 2019, at the Company Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, FTFC’s shareholders approved the following proposals:

1.

An amendment and restatement of FTFC’s Certificate of Incorporation to authorize 40,000,000 shares of Class A common stock and 10,000,000 shares of Class B common stock and to establish the relative rights, preferences and privileges of, and the restrictions and limitations on, the Class A common Stock and the Class B common stock.

2.

An amendment and restatement of FTFC’s Certificate of Incorporation to automatically reclassify each issued and outstanding share of our existing common stock as one (1) share of Class A common stock or, at the shareholder’s election, into one (1) share of new Class B common stock.

These proposals received Form A regulatory approval from the OID on February 27, 2020 and life insurance company whereby 90% of TLIC’s annuity considerations originated afterthe MDCI on December 31, 2017 were ceded to the assuming company. The assuming company contractually reimburses TLIC for the related commissions, withdrawals, settlements, interest credited, submission costs, maintenance costs, marketing costs and other costs plus a placement fee.

In accordance with this annuity coinsurance agreement, TLIC holds assets for the benefit2019, followed by formal adoption by FTFC’s Board of the assuming company in an amount at least equal to the annuity reserves in accordance with U.S. statutory accounting principles generated by this ceded business with a corresponding funds withheld liability recorded. In addition, the assuming company maintains a trust related to this ceded business amounting to at least an additional 4% of assets above the required annuity reserve required under U.S. statutory accounting principles. This coinsurance agreement may be terminated for new business by either party at any time upon 30 days prior written notice to the other party.Directors on March 12, 2020.

 


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Effective March 12, 2020, FTFC’s Class B shareholders were entitled to elect a majority of FTFC’s Board of Directors (one-half plus one) but will only receive, compared to FTFC’s Class A shareholders, 85% of cash dividends, stock dividends or amounts due upon any FTFC merger, sale or liquidation event. FTFC’s Class B shareholders may also convert one share of FTFC’s Class B common stock for a .85 share of FTFC’s Class A common stock. FTFC’s Class A shareholders will elect the remaining Board of Directors members and will receive 100% of cash dividends, stock dividends or amounts due upon any Company merger, sale or liquidation event.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity and capital resources is based on our consolidated financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions continually, including those related to investments, deferred acquisition costs, allowance for loan losses from mortgages, value of insurance business acquired, policy liabilities, regulatory requirements, contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other factors and assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

For a description of the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates, please refer to “Item 7 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.2020.  The Company considers its most critical accounting estimates to be those applied to investments in fixed maturities securities, mortgage loans on real estate, deferred policy acquisition costs, value of insurance business acquired and future policy benefits. There have been no material changes to the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates since December 31, 2018.2020.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Leases

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued updated guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2018-11) to require lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for leases with terms of more than 12 months. The updated guidance retains the two classifications of a lease as either an operating or finance lease (previously referred to as a capital lease). Both lease classifications require the lessee to record the right-of-use asset and the lease liability based upon the present value of cash flows. Finance leases will reflect the financial arrangement by recognizing interest expense on the lease liability separately from the amortization expense of the right-of-use asset. Operating leases will recognize lease expense (with no separate recognition of interest expense) on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. The accounting by lessors is not significantly changed by the updated guidance. The updated guidance requires expanded qualitative and quantitative disclosures, including additional information about the amounts recorded in the financial statements.

In July 2018, the FASB amended the updated guidance on leases that was issued in February 2016 (Accounting Standards Update 2018-11) and provided an additional transition method with which to adopt the updated guidance. Under the additional transition method, entities may elect to recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the year of adoption. Consequently, if this transition method is elected, an entity’s reporting for the comparative periods prior to adoption presented in the financial statements would continue to be in accordance with current lease guidance. The amendments also provide lessors with a practical expedient to combine non-lease components (e.g., a fee for common area maintenance when leasing office space) with the associated lease component rather than accounting for those components separately if certain criteria are met. The updated guidance requires entities to recognize a right-of-use asset and lease liability equal to the present value of lease payments for all leases other than those that are less than one year. The updated guidance, as amended, is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018.

In December 2018, the FASB issued additional guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2018-20) that permits an accounting policy election for lessors to not evaluate whether certain sales taxes and other similar taxes are lessor costs or lessee costs. A lessor making this election will exclude from the consideration in the contract and from variable payments not included in the consideration of the contract all collections from lessees of certain sales taxes and other similar taxes and to provide certain disclosures.

The Company adopted this guidance in first quarter 2019. The adoption of this guidance in 2019 did not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.


 

Financial Instruments - Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments

In June 2016, the FASB issued updated guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2016-13) for the accounting for credit losses for financial instruments. The updated guidance applies a new credit loss model (current expected credit losses or CECL) for determining credit-related impairments for financial instruments measured at amortized cost (e.g. reinsurance recoverables, including structured settlements that are recorded as part of reinsurance recoverables) and requires an entity to estimate the credit losses expected over the life of an exposure or pool of exposures. The estimate of expected credit losses should consider historical information, current information, as well as reasonable and supportable forecasts, including estimates of prepayments.

The expected credit losses, and subsequent adjustments to such losses, will be recorded through an allowance account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial asset, with the net carrying value of the financial asset presented on the consolidated balance sheet at the amount expected to be collected.

 

The updated guidance also amends the current other-than-temporary impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities by requiring the recognition of impairments relating to credit losses through an allowance account and limits the amount of credit loss to the difference between a security’s amortized cost basis and its fair value. In addition, the length of time a security has been in an unrealized loss position will no longer impact the determination of whether a credit loss exists.

 

The updated guidance was effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. As a Smaller Reporting Company, the effective date was recently changed and the delayed effective date is now for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2022. Early adoption is permitted for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Based on the financial instruments currently held by the Company, there would not be a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity if the new guidance had been adopted in the current accounting period. The impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity at the date of adoption of the updated guidance will be determined by the financial instruments held by the Company and the economic conditions at that time.

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Intangibles - Goodwill and Other

In January 2017, the FASB issued updated guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2017-04) that eliminates the requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill (i.e., Step 2 of the current goodwill impairment test) to measure a goodwill impairment charge. Instead, entities will record an impairment charge by comparing a reporting unit’s fair value with its carrying amount and recognizing an impairment charge for the excess of the carrying amount over estimated fair value (i.e., Step 1 of current guidance).

The implied fair value of goodwill is currently determined in Step 2 by deducting the fair value of all assets and liabilities of the reporting unit (determined in the same manner as a business combination) from the reporting unit’s fair value as determined in Step 1 (including any corporate-level assets or liabilities that were included in the determination of the carrying amount and fair value of the reporting unit in Step 1). The updated guidance requires an entity to perform its annual, or interim, impairment test by either: (1) an initial qualitative assessment of factors (such as changes in management, key personnel, strategy, key technology or customers) that may impact a reporting unit’s fair value and lead to the determination that it is more likely than not that the reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying value, including goodwill (consistent with current guidance), or (2) applying Step 1.

 

The updatedCompany adopted this guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and is to be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017.in first quarter 2020. The adoption of this guidance isdid not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

 

Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued updated guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2018-12) to the existing recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure requirements for long-duration contracts issued by an insurance entity. This update improves the timeliness of recognizing changes in the liability for future policy benefits, modifies the rate used to discount future cash flows, simplifies and improves accounting for certain market-based options or guarantees associated with deposit (i.e., account balance) contracts, simplifies the amortization of deferred acquisitions costs and expands required disclosures.


The expanded disclosure requires an insurance entity to provide disaggregated roll forwards of beginning to ending balances of the following: liability for future policy benefits, policyholder account balances, market risk benefits, separate account liabilities and deferred acquisition costs including disclosure about, changes to and effect of changes for significant inputs, judgments, assumptions and methods used in measurements.

 

The updated guidance was effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020. As a Smaller Reporting Company, the effective date was recentlyhas been changed twice and the delayed effective date is now for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2023.2024. Early adoption is permitted.permitted but not elected by the Company. With respect to the liability for future policyholder benefits for traditional and limited-payment contracts and deferred acquisition costs, an insurance entity may elect to apply the amendments retrospectively as of the beginning of the earliest period presented.

With respect to the market risk benefits, an insurance entity should apply the amendments retrospectively as of the beginning of the earliest period presented. The Company expects that the impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position and liquidity at the date of adoption of the updated guidance in 2024 will be determined by the long-duration contracts then held by the Company and the economic conditions at that time.

Disclosure Framework Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued amendments (Accounting Standards Update 2018-13) to modify the disclosure requirements related to fair value measurements including the consideration of costs and benefits of producing the modified disclosures.

The updatedCompany adopted this guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted and an entity is permitted to early adopt any removed or modified disclosures upon issuance and delay adoption of the additional disclosures until their effective date.in first quarter 2020. The adoption of this guidance in 2020 isdid not expected to have a material effect on the Company'sCompany’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

 

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Income Taxes - Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes

In December 2019, the FASB issued updated guidance (Accounting Standards Update 2019-12) for the accounting for income taxes. The updated guidance is intended to simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing several exceptions contained in existing guidance and amending other existing guidance to simplify several other income tax accounting matters. The Company adopted this guidance in first quarter 2021. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

 

Business Segments

 

FASB guidance requires a "management approach" in the presentation of business segments based on how management internally evaluates the operating performance of business units. The discussion of segment operating results that follows is being provided based on segment data prepared in accordance with this methodology.

 

Our business segments are as follows:

 

Life insurance operations, consisting of the life insurance operations of TLIC, FBLIC and FBLIC;TAI;

 

Annuity operations, consisting of the annuity operations of TLIC, FBLIC and FBLICTAI and

 

Corporate operations, which includes the results of the parent company and FTCCTMC after the elimination of intercompany amounts.

 

Please see below and Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 and as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 20182020 for additional information regarding segment information.


 

The following is a discussion and analysis of our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity and capital resources.

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Consolidated Condensed Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

     

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Amount Change

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

 

2021

  

2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

Premiums

 

$

5,754,771

 

 

$

4,701,250

 

 

$

1,053,521

 

 $7,879,433  $6,439,224  $1,440,209 

Net investment income

 

 

6,316,342

 

 

 

4,979,031

 

 

 

1,337,311

 

  6,072,502   5,876,073   196,429 

Net realized investment gains

 

 

339,108

 

 

 

245,059

 

 

 

94,049

 

  118,268   410,380   (292,112)

Service fees

 

 

58,902

 

 

 

66,474

 

 

 

(7,572

)

  81,601   7,025   74,576 

Other income

 

 

91,354

 

 

 

11,977

 

 

 

79,377

 

  45,567   105,377   (59,810)

Total revenues

 

 

12,560,477

 

 

 

10,003,791

 

 

 

2,556,686

 

  14,197,371   12,838,079   1,359,292 

Benefits and claims

 

 

7,386,057

 

 

 

5,193,186

 

 

 

2,192,871

 

  8,848,014   8,305,609   542,405 

Expenses

 

 

2,937,547

 

 

 

2,876,159

 

 

 

61,388

 

  3,762,211   3,921,087   (158,876)

Total benefits, claims and expenses

 

 

10,323,604

 

 

 

8,069,345

 

 

 

2,254,259

 

  12,610,225   12,226,696   383,529 

Income before federal income tax expense

 

 

2,236,873

 

 

 

1,934,446

 

 

 

302,427

 

  1,587,146   611,383   975,763 

Federal income tax expense

 

 

466,009

 

 

 

409,687

 

 

 

56,322

 

  366,103   137,787   228,316 

Net income

 

$

1,770,864

 

 

$

1,524,759

 

 

$

246,105

 

 $1,221,043  $473,596  $747,447 

Net income per common share basic and diluted

 

$

0.23

 

 

$

0.20

 

 

$

0.03

 

Net income per common share basic and duluted

            

Class A common stock

 $0.1396  $0.0541  $0.0855 

Class B common stock

 $0.1186  $0.0460  $0.0726 

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Consolidated Condensed Results of Operations for the NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

Premiums

 

$

16,831,658

 

 

$

13,760,857

 

 

$

3,070,801

 

Net investment income

 

 

18,172,841

 

 

 

14,701,414

 

 

 

3,471,427

 

Net realized investment gains

 

 

325,196

 

 

 

269,531

 

 

 

55,665

 

Service fees

 

 

1,079,780

 

 

 

300,035

 

 

 

779,745

 

Other income

 

 

154,093

 

 

 

58,149

 

 

 

95,944

 

Total revenues

 

 

36,563,568

 

 

 

29,089,986

 

 

 

7,473,582

 

Benefits and claims

 

 

20,976,415

 

 

 

16,452,992

 

 

 

4,523,423

 

Expenses

 

 

10,080,597

 

 

 

7,716,499

 

 

 

2,364,098

 

Total benefits, claims and expenses

 

 

31,057,012

 

 

 

24,169,491

 

 

 

6,887,521

 

Income before federal income tax expense

 

 

5,506,556

 

 

 

4,920,495

 

 

 

586,061

 

Federal income tax expense

 

 

1,179,930

 

 

 

1,055,978

 

 

 

123,952

 

Net income

 

$

4,326,626

 

 

$

3,864,517

 

 

$

462,109

 

Net income per common share basic and diluted

 

$

0.55

 

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.05

 


  

(Unaudited)

     
  

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2021

  

2020

 ��

2021 less 2020

 

Premiums

 $14,859,309  $12,805,100  $2,054,209 

Net investment income

  12,221,344   12,145,916   75,428 

Net realized investment gains

  170,363   433,882   (263,519)

Service fees

  179,588   17,896   161,692 

Other income

  59,341   118,791   (59,450)

Total revenues

  27,489,945   25,521,585   1,968,360 

Benefits and claims

  18,067,268   16,114,816   1,952,452 

Expenses

  8,354,975   7,779,002   575,973 

Total benefits, claims and expenses

  26,422,243   23,893,818   2,528,425 

Income before federal income tax expense

  1,067,702   1,627,767   (560,065)

Federal income tax expense

  307,311   364,915   (57,604)

Net income

 $760,391  $1,262,852  $(502,461)

Net income per common share basic and duluted

            

Class A common stock

 $0.0869  $0.1444  $(0.0575)

Class B common stock

 $0.0739  $0.1227  $(0.0488)

 

Consolidated Condensed Financial Position as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 20182020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

(Unaudited)

      

Amount Change

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

2019 to 2018

 

 

June 30, 2021

  

December 31, 2020

  2021 to 2020 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Investment assets

 

$

426,561,486

 

 

$

325,844,275

 

 

$

100,717,211

 

 $418,702,839  $422,960,668  $(4,257,829)

Assets held in trust under coinsurance agreement

 

 

104,509,053

 

 

 

25,494,700

 

 

 

79,014,353

 

  109,418,301   112,160,307   (2,742,006)

Other assets

 

 

72,919,770

 

 

 

82,167,875

 

 

 

(9,248,105

)

  125,040,167   108,474,294   16,565,873 

Total assets

 

$

603,990,309

 

 

$

433,506,850

 

 

$

170,483,459

 

 $653,161,307  $643,595,269  $9,566,038 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Policy liabilities

 

$

431,164,843

 

 

$

354,604,734

 

 

$

76,560,109

 

 $457,832,362  $441,412,797  $16,419,565 

Funds withheld under coinsurance agreement

 

 

105,200,731

 

 

 

29,285,119

 

 

 

75,915,612

 

  109,070,339   112,681,925   (3,611,586)

Deferred federal income taxes

 

 

6,446,615

 

 

 

2,373,478

 

 

 

4,073,137

 

  9,096,302   9,220,905   (124,603)

Other liabilities

 

 

3,735,466

 

 

 

8,118,268

 

 

 

(4,382,802

)

  8,168,843   10,427,430   (2,258,587)

Total liabilities

 

 

546,547,655

 

 

 

394,381,599

 

 

 

152,166,056

 

  584,167,846   573,743,057   10,424,789 

Shareholders' equity

 

 

57,442,654

 

 

 

39,125,251

 

 

 

18,317,403

 

  68,993,461   69,852,212   (858,751)

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

$

603,990,309

 

 

$

433,506,850

 

 

$

170,483,459

 

 $653,161,307  $643,595,269  $9,566,038 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Shareholders' equity per common share

 

$

7.36

 

 

$

5.01

 

 

$

2.35

 

            

Class A common stock

 $7.8871  $7.9853  $(0.0982)

Class B common stock

 $6.7040  $6.7875  $(0.0835)

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Results of Operations Three Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020

 

Revenues

 

Our primary sources of revenue are life insurance premium income and investment income. Premium payments are classified as first-year, renewal and single. In addition, realized gains and losses on investment holdings can significantly impact revenues from period to period.

 

Our revenues for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

     

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Amount Change

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

 

2021

  

2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

Premiums

 

$

5,754,771

 

 

$

4,701,250

 

 

$

1,053,521

 

 $7,879,433  $6,439,224  $1,440,209 

Net investment income

 

 

6,316,342

 

 

 

4,979,031

 

 

 

1,337,311

 

  6,072,502   5,876,073   196,429 

Net realized investment gains

 

 

339,108

 

 

 

245,059

 

 

 

94,049

 

  118,268   410,380   (292,112)

Service fees

 

 

58,902

 

 

 

66,474

 

 

 

(7,572

)

  81,601   7,025   74,576 

Other income

 

 

91,354

 

 

 

11,977

 

 

 

79,377

 

  45,567   105,377   (59,810)

Total revenues

 

$

12,560,477

 

 

$

10,003,791

 

 

$

2,556,686

 

 $14,197,371  $12,838,079  $1,359,292 

 

The $2,556,686$1,359,292 increase in total revenues for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is discussed below.


 

Premiums

 

Our premiums for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

     

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Amount Change

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

 

2021

  

2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

Ordinary life first year

 

$

320,262

 

 

$

66,365

 

 

$

253,897

 

 $473,073  $258,661  $214,412 

Ordinary life renewal

 

 

511,746

 

 

 

479,931

 

 

 

31,815

 

  838,080   585,148   252,932 

Final expense first year

 

 

1,223,136

 

 

 

1,081,968

 

 

 

141,168

 

  1,571,695   1,351,060   220,635 

Final expense renewal

 

 

3,699,627

 

 

 

3,013,248

 

 

 

686,379

 

  4,996,585   4,244,355   752,230 

Supplementary contracts with life contingencies

 

 

-

 

 

 

59,738

 

 

 

(59,738

)

Total premiums

 

$

5,754,771

 

 

$

4,701,250

 

 

$

1,053,521

 

 $7,879,433  $6,439,224  $1,440,209 

 

The $1,053,521$1,440,209 increase in premiums for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is primarily due to a $686,379$752,230 increase in final expense renewal premiums, $253,897$252,932 increase in ordinary life renewal premiums, $220,635 increase in final expense first year premiums and $141,168$214,412 increase in final expenseordinary life first year premium.

 

The increase in final expense renewal premiums reflects the persistency of prior years’ final expense production. The increase in ordinary life first year premiums primarily reflects ordinary life insurance policies sold in the international market that the Company started assuming in fourth quarter 2018. The increase in final expense first year premiums represents management’s focus on expanding final expense production by contracting new, independent agents in expanded locations. The increase in ordinary life renewal premiums and ordinary life first year primarily reflects ordinary dollar denominated life insurance policies sold in the international market by TAI.

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Net Investment Income

 

The major components of our net investment income for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

     

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Amount Change

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

 

2021

  

2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

Fixed maturity securities

 

$

1,985,449

 

 

$

1,492,224

 

 

$

493,225

 

 $1,727,496  $1,674,340  $53,156 

Preferred stock and equity securities

 

 

38,646

 

 

 

24,280

 

 

 

14,366

 

  26,405   23,746   2,659 

Other long-term investments

 

 

1,284,234

 

 

 

995,100

 

 

 

289,134

 

  1,222,180   1,304,285   (82,105)

Mortgage loans

 

 

3,406,458

 

 

 

2,877,910

 

 

 

528,548

 

  3,478,075   3,796,491   (318,416)

Policy loans

 

 

35,270

 

 

 

31,055

 

 

 

4,215

 

  38,957   38,122   835 

Real estate

 

 

68,631

 

 

 

94,102

 

 

 

(25,471

)

  -   68,681   (68,681)

Short-term and other investments

 

 

110,503

 

 

 

92,711

 

 

 

17,792

 

  35,078   29,280   5,798 

Gross investment income

 

 

6,929,191

 

 

 

5,607,382

 

 

 

1,321,809

 

  6,528,191   6,934,945   (406,754)

Investment expenses

 

 

(612,849

)

 

 

(628,351

)

 

 

(15,502

)

  (455,689)  (1,058,872)  (603,183)

Net investment income

 

$

6,316,342

 

 

$

4,979,031

 

 

$

1,337,311

 

 $6,072,502  $5,876,073  $196,429 

 

The $1,321,809 increase$406,754 decrease in gross investment income for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is primarily due to increased investments$318,416 decrease in mortgage loans, fixed maturity securities and$82,105 decrease in other long-term investments. In the twelve months since September 30, 2018, our investments and $68,681 decrease in real estate. The $318,416 decline in mortgage loans increased by approximately $35.0 million, fixed maturity securities increased by approximately $60.1 millioninvestment income is due to decreased holdings of mortgage loans during the second quarter of 2021 and lower gross effective yields on mortgage loan purchased. The $82,105 decline in investment income from other long-term investments increased by approximately $14.5 million.is due to decreased holdings in this investment category during second quarter 2021. The $68,681 decline in investment income from real estate is due the November 16, 2020 sale of an office building and land located in Topeka, Kansas.

The $603,183 decrease in investment expense for the three months ended June 30, 2021 primarily due to decreased mortgage loan acquisition expenses and the sale of the Topeka, Kansas office building and land on November 16, 2020.

 


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Net Realized Investment Gains

 

Our net realized investment gains (losses) result from sales of fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, equity securities, sold, investment real estate preferred stock securities available-for-sale and mortgage loans on real estate plus changes in fair value of equity securities.

 

Our net realized investment gains (losses) for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

     

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Amount Change

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

 

2021

  

2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Sale proceeds

 

$

3,107,881

 

 

$

12,320,142

 

 

$

(9,212,261

)

 $1,549,139  $6,162,777  $(4,613,638)

Amortized cost at sale date

 

 

2,767,012

 

 

 

12,114,689

 

 

 

(9,347,677

)

  1,483,125   5,906,557   (4,423,432)

Net realized gains

 

$

340,869

 

 

$

205,453

 

 

$

135,416

 

 $66,014  $256,220  $(190,206)

Equity securities sold:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Sale proceeds

 

$

-

 

 

$

346,535

 

 

$

(346,535

)

 $1  $-  $1 

Cost at sale date

 

 

-

 

 

 

320,910

 

 

 

(320,910

)

  1   -   1 

Net realized gains

 

$

-

 

 

$

25,625

 

 

$

(25,625

)

 $-  $-  $- 

Investment real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Sale proceeds

 

$

97,253

 

 

$

206,617

 

 

$

(109,364

)

 $75,940  $682,945  $(607,005)

Carrying value at sale date

 

 

99,218

 

 

 

153,646

 

 

 

(54,428

)

  69,591   649,249   (579,658)

Net realized gains (losses)

 

$

(1,965

)

 

$

52,971

 

 

$

(54,936

)

Preferred stock securities available-for-sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gains

 $6,349  $33,696  $(27,347)
            

Mortgage loans on real estate:

            

Sale proceeds

 

$

50,000

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

50,000

 

 $53,161,263  $18,649,805  $34,511,458 

Amortized cost at sale date

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

50,000

 

Net realized gains (losses)

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Carrying value at sale date

  53,122,593   18,541,706   34,580,887 

Net realized gains

 $38,670  $108,099  $(69,429)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Equity securities, changes in fair value

 

$

204

 

 

$

(38,990

)

 

$

39,194

 

 $7,235  $12,365  $(5,130)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Net realized investment gains

 

$

339,108

 

 

$

245,059

 

 

$

94,049

 

 $118,268  $410,380  $(292,112)

 

Other IncomeService Fees

 

The $79,377$74,576 increase in other incomeservice fees for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is primarily due to interest income on federal income tax refunds.an increase in fees from Trinity Mortgage Corporation brokering mortgage loans for a fee to third parties.


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Total Benefits, Claims and Expenses

 

Our benefits, claims and expenses are primarily generated from benefit payments, surrenders, interest credited to policyholders, change in reserves, commissions and other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses. Benefit payments can significantly impact expenses from period to period.

 

Our benefits, claims and expenses for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

     

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Amount Change

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

 

2021

  

2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

Benefits and claims

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Increase in future policy benefits

 

$

2,231,442

 

 

$

1,719,073

 

 

$

512,369

 

 $3,045,748  $2,467,039  $578,709 

Death benefits

 

 

1,762,961

 

 

 

876,629

 

 

 

886,332

 

  2,269,494   2,482,528   (213,034)

Surrenders

 

 

204,932

 

 

 

203,287

 

 

 

1,645

 

  372,659   228,541   144,118 

Interest credited to policyholders

 

 

3,123,621

 

 

 

2,329,858

 

 

 

793,763

 

  3,088,957   3,056,982   31,975 

Dividend, endowment and supplementary life contract benefits

 

 

63,101

 

 

 

64,339

 

 

 

(1,238

)

  71,156   70,519   637 

Total benefits and claims

 

 

7,386,057

 

 

 

5,193,186

 

 

 

2,192,871

 

  8,848,014   8,305,609   542,405 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Policy acquisition costs deferred

 

 

(2,409,231

)

 

 

(1,673,638

)

 

 

(735,593

)

  (3,353,999)  (2,693,003)  (660,996)

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

 

997,249

 

 

 

682,295

 

 

 

314,954

 

  1,733,139   1,307,138   426,001 

Amortization of value of insurance business acquired

 

 

69,717

 

 

 

83,935

 

 

 

(14,218

)

  68,151   73,576   (5,425)

Commissions

 

 

2,348,478

 

 

 

1,934,194

 

 

 

414,284

 

  3,138,640   2,497,928   640,712 

Other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses

 

 

1,931,334

 

 

 

1,849,373

 

 

 

81,961

 

  2,176,280   2,735,448   (559,168)

Total expenses

 

 

2,937,547

 

 

 

2,876,159

 

 

 

61,388

 

  3,762,211   3,921,087   (158,876)

Total benefits, claims and expenses

 

$

10,323,604

 

 

$

8,069,345

 

 

$

2,254,259

 

 $12,610,225  $12,226,696  $383,529 

 

The $2,254,259$383,529 increase in total benefits, claims and expenses for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is discussed below.

Benefits and Claims

 

The $2,192,871$542,405 increase in benefits and claims for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is primarily due to the following:

 

 

$886,332 increase in death benefits is primarily due to approximately $824,000 of increased final expense settlements, $64,000 of increased ordinary life settlements and $26,000 of decreased ceded claims that exceeded $27,500 of increased ceded claims in the course of settlement.

$793,763 increase in interest credited to policyholders is primarily due to an increase in the crediting rate on new annuity production and an increase of approximately $72.2 million in the amount of policyholders’ account balances in the consolidated statement of financial position (increased deposits and interest credited in excess of withdrawals) since September 30, 2018.

$512,369578,709 increase in future policy benefits is primarily due to the increased number of life policies in force and the aging of existing life policies.

 

$144,118 increase in surrenders is based upon policyholder election and corresponds to the growth in the number of policies in force.

$213,034 decrease in death benefits is primarily due to approximately $169,000 of decreased ordinary life benefits, $84,000 of increased ceded benefits that exceeded $40,000 of increased final expense benefits.


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Deferral and Amortization of Deferred Acquisition Costs

Certain costs related to the successful acquisition of traditional life insurance policies are capitalized and amortized over the premium-paying period of the policies. Certain costs related to the successful acquisition of insurance and annuity policies that subject us to mortality or morbidity risk over a period that extends beyond the period or periods in which premiums are collected and that have terms that are fixed and guaranteed (i.e., limited-payment long-duration annuity contracts) are capitalized and amortized in relation to the present value of actual and expected gross profits on the policies.

 

These acquisition costs, which are referred to as deferred policy acquisition costs, include commissions and other successful costs of acquiring policies and contracts, which vary with, and are primarily related to, the successful production of new and renewal life insurance policies and annuity contracts.

 

For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 2018,2020, capitalized costs were $2,409,231$3,353,999 and $1,673,638,$2,693,003, respectively. Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 were $997,249$1,733,139 and $682,295,$1,307,138, respectively.

 

The $735,593$660,996 increase in the 20192021 acquisition costs deferred primarily relates to increased first year production of final expense and ordinary life productiondollar denominated international policies and deferral of increased eligible first year final expense and ordinary life commissions. The $314,954There was a $426,001 increase in 2019the 2021 amortization of deferred acquisition costs is primarily due to increased death benefits.2021 surrenders and withdrawal activity and the impact of mortality.

 

Amortization of Value of Insurance Business Acquired

 

The cost of acquiring insurance business is amortized over the emerging profit of the related policies using the same assumptions that were used in computing liabilities for future policy benefits. Amortization of the value of insurance business acquired was $69,717$68,151 and $83,935$73,576 for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 2018, respectively.2020, respectively, representing a $5,425 decrease.

Commissions

 

Our commissions for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

     

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Amount Change

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

 

2021

  

2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

Annuity

 

$

163,533

 

 

$

266,812

 

 

$

(103,279

)

 $202,132  $109,897  $92,235 

Ordinary life first year

 

 

348,134

 

 

 

60,317

 

 

 

287,817

 

  521,275   331,610   189,665 

Ordinary life renewal

 

 

13,332

 

 

 

13,513

 

 

 

(181

)

  58,786   40,211   18,575 

Final expense first year

 

 

1,459,235

 

 

 

1,297,176

 

 

 

162,059

 

  1,874,235   1,605,951   268,284 

Final expense renewal

 

 

364,244

 

 

 

296,376

 

 

 

67,868

 

  482,212   410,259   71,953 

Total commissions

 

$

2,348,478

 

 

$

1,934,194

 

 

$

414,284

 

 $3,138,640  $2,497,928  $640,712 

 

The $414,284$640,712 increase in commissions for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is primarily due to a $287,817$268,284 increase in final expense first year commissions and an $189,665 increase in ordinary life first year commissions (correspondingthat corresponded to a $253,897$220,635 increase in final expense first year premiums and a $214,412 increase in ordinary life first year premiums)premiums.

Other Underwriting, Insurance and a $162,059 increaseAcquisition Expenses

The $559,168 decrease in final expense first year commissions (correspondingother underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was primarily related to a $141,168 increase in final expense first year premiums) that exceeded a $103,279 decrease in annuity commissions (corresponding to a $1,626,333 decrease in annuity considerations net of coinsurance).the Company’s Chief Executive Officer bonus.


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Federal Income Taxes

FTFC filed its 2017 and 20182019 consolidated federal income tax return with TLIC, FBLIC and FTCC since by 2017 all companies had been members of a consolidated group for five years. Prior to 2017, FTFC filed consolidated federal income tax returns with FTCC and from 2012 to 2016 TLIC and FBLIC filed separate consolidated federal income tax returns as a life insurance company.

FTCC. Certain items included in income reported for financial statement purposes are not included in taxable income for the current period, resulting in deferred income taxes.

 

For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2021 and 2020, current income tax expense (benefit) was $124,807.$1,510 and ($46,575), respectively. For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 2018,2020, deferred federal income tax expense was $341,202$364,593 and $409,687,$184,362, respectively.

 

Net Income Per Common Share Basic and Diluted

 

Net income was $1,770,864 ($0.23 per common share basic and diluted) and $1,524,759 ($0.20 per common share basic and diluted) forFor the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 2018, respectively. Net2020, the net income per common share basicallocated to the Class B shareholders is the total net income less shareholders’ cash dividends multiplied by the right to receive dividends at 85% for Class B shares (85,937) as of the reporting date divided by the allocated total shares (8,747,633) of Class A shares (8,661,696) and dilutedClass B shares (85,937) as of the reporting date.

For the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the net income allocated to the Class A shareholders ($1,209,047) is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding duringtotal net income ($1,221,043) less the period. net income allocated to the Class B shareholders ($11,996).

The weighted average outstanding common shares basic and diluted for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 were 7,802,593.8,661,696 for Class A shares and 101,102 for Class B shares. The weighted average Class A shares reflect the retrospective adjustment for the impacts of the 10% stock dividend declared by the Company on November 12, 2020 and issued to holders of Class A common stock shares of the Company as of November 12, 2020.

 

Business Segments

 

The Company has a life insurance segment, consisting of the life insurance operations of TLIC, FBLIC and FBLIC,TAI, an annuity segment, consisting of the annuity operations of TLIC, FBLIC and FBLICTAI and a corporate segment. Results for the parent company and the operations of FTCC,TMC, after elimination of intercompany amounts, are allocated to the corporate segment.

 

The revenues and income before federal income taxes from our business segments for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

     

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Amount Change

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

 

2021

  

2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Life insurance operations

 

$

6,756,186

 

 

$

5,556,358

 

 

$

1,199,828

 

 $9,026,587  $7,517,213  $1,509,374 

Annuity operations

 

 

5,658,205

 

 

 

4,346,120

 

 

 

1,312,085

 

  4,982,940   5,129,076   (146,136)

Corporate operations

 

 

146,086

 

 

 

101,313

 

 

 

44,773

 

  187,844   191,790   (3,946)

Total

 

$

12,560,477

 

 

$

10,003,791

 

 

$

2,556,686

 

 $14,197,371  $12,838,079  $1,359,292 

Income before federal income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before federal income taxes:

            

Life insurance operations

 

$

(28,606

)

 

$

305,976

 

 

$

(334,582

)

 $827,254  $(400,643) $1,227,897 

Annuity operations

 

 

2,144,230

 

 

 

1,522,702

 

 

 

621,528

 

  735,409   799,259   (63,850)

Corporate operations

 

 

121,249

 

 

 

105,768

 

 

 

15,481

 

  24,483   212,767   (188,284)

Total

 

$

2,236,873

 

 

$

1,934,446

 

 

$

302,427

 

 $1,587,146  $611,383  $975,763 

 


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Life Insurance Operations

 

The $1,199,828$1,509,374 increase in revenues from Life Insurance Operations for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is primarily due to the following:

 

●     $1,053,521

$1,440,209 increase in premiums

 

●     $76,974

$93,770 increase in net investment income

 

●     $72,344

$31,847 increase in service fees and other income

 

●     $3,011

$56,452 decrease in net realized investment gains

 

The $334,582 decreased$1,227,897 increase profitability from Life Insurance Operations for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is primarily due to the following:

 

     $886,332 increase in death benefits

$1,440,209 increase in premiums

 

     $517,563 increase in commissions

$433,897 decrease in other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses

 

     $512,369 increase in future policy benefits

$340,820 increase in policy acquisition costs deferred net of amortization

 

     $195,350 increase in other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses

$213,034 decrease in death benefits

 

     $3,011 decrease in net realized investment gains

$93,770 increase in net investment income

 

     $1,645 increase in surrenders

$31,847 increase in service fees and other income

 

     $1,238 decrease in dividend, endowment and supplementary life contract benefits

$2,713 decrease in amortization of value of insurance business acquired

 

     $7,110 decrease in amortization of value of insurance business acquired

$637 increase in dividend, endowment and supplementary life contract benefits

 

     $72,344 increase in service fees and other income

$56,452 decrease in net realized investment gains

 

     $76,974 increase in net investment income

$144,118 increase in surrenders

 

     $570,501 increase in policy acquisition costs deferred net of amortization

$548,477 increase in commissions

 

     $1,053,521 increase in premiums

$578,709 increase in future policy benefits

 

Annuity Operations

 

The $1,312,085 increase$146,136 decrease in revenues from Annuity Operations for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is due to the following:

 

     $1,219,350 increase in net investment income

$235,660 decrease in net realized investment gains

 

●     $97,060

$1,229 increase in net realized investment gains

●     $4,325 decrease in service fees and other income

$88,295 increase in net investment income

 

The $621,528 increased$63,850 decreased profitability from Annuity Operations for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is due to the following:

 

     $1,219,350 increase in net investment income

●     $142,681 decrease in other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses

●     $103,279 decrease in commissions

●     $97,060 increase in net realized investment gains

●     $7,108 decrease in amortization of value of insurance business acquired

●     $4,325 decrease in service fees and other income

$235,660 decrease in net realized investment gains

 


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●     $149,862

$105,825 decrease in policy acquisition costs deferred net of amortization

 

     $793,763 increase in interest credited to policyholders

$92,235 increase in commissions

 

$31,975 increase in interest credited to policyholders

$1,229 increase in service fees and other income

$2,712 decrease in amortization of value of insurance business acquired

$88,295 increase in net investment income

$309,609 decrease in other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses

 

Corporate Operations

The $44,773 increase$3,946 decrease in revenues from Corporate Operations for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is due to $40,987$18,310 of decreased service fees and other income that exceeded $14,364 of increased net investment income and $3,786 of increased service fees and other income.

 

The $15,481 increase$188,284 decrease in Corporate Operations profitability for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is primarily due to $40,987$184,338 of increased net investment incomeoperating expenses and $3,786$18,310 of increaseddecreased service fees and other income that exceeded $29,292$14,364 of increased operating expenses.net investment income.

 

Results of Operations Nine Six Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020

 

Revenues

 

Our primary sources of revenue are life insurance premium income and investment income. Premium payments are classified as first-year, renewal and single. In addition, realized gains and losses on investment holdings can significantly impact revenues from period to period.

 

Our revenues for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

     

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

Amount Change

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

 

2021

  

2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

Premiums

 

$

16,831,658

 

 

$

13,760,857

 

 

$

3,070,801

 

 $14,859,309  $12,805,100  $2,054,209 

Net investment income

 

 

18,172,841

 

 

 

14,701,414

 

 

 

3,471,427

 

  12,221,344   12,145,916   75,428 

Net realized investment gains

 

 

325,196

 

 

 

269,531

 

 

 

55,665

 

  170,363   433,882   (263,519)

Service fees

 

 

1,079,780

 

 

 

300,035

 

 

 

779,745

 

  179,588   17,896   161,692 

Other income

 

 

154,093

 

 

 

58,149

 

 

 

95,944

 

  59,341   118,791   (59,450)

Total revenues

 

$

36,563,568

 

 

$

29,089,986

 

 

$

7,473,582

 

 $27,489,945  $25,521,585  $1,968,360 

 

The $7,473,582$1,968,360 increase in total revenues for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is discussed below.

 


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Premiums

Our premiums for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

     

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

Amount Change

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

 

2021

  

2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

Ordinary life first year

 

$

1,023,783

 

 

$

175,105

 

 

$

848,678

 

 $778,662  $695,907  $82,755 

Ordinary life renewal

 

 

1,575,689

 

 

 

1,574,714

 

 

 

975

 

  1,636,316   1,324,708   311,608 

Final expense first year

 

 

3,564,782

 

 

 

3,349,181

 

 

 

215,601

 

  2,997,009   2,550,112   446,897 

Final expense renewal

 

 

10,539,913

 

 

 

8,515,909

 

 

 

2,024,004

 

  9,447,322   8,234,373   1,212,949 

Supplementary contracts with life contingencies

 

 

127,491

 

 

 

145,948

 

 

 

(18,457

)

Total premiums

 

$

16,831,658

 

 

$

13,760,857

 

 

$

3,070,801

 

 $14,859,309  $12,805,100  $2,054,209 

 

The $3,070,801$2,054,209 increase in premiums for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is primarily due to the $2,024,004$1,212,949 increase in final expense renewal premiums, $848,678 increase in ordinary life first year premiums and $215,601$446,897 increase in final expense first year premiums and $311,608 increase in ordinary life renewal premiums.

 

The increase in final expense renewal premiums reflects the persistency of prior years’ final expense production. The increase in ordinary life first year premiums primarily reflects ordinary life insurance policies sold in the international market that the Company started assuming in fourth quarter 2018. The increase in final expense first year premiums represents management’s focus on expanding final expense production by contracting new, independent agents in expanded locations. The increase in ordinary life renewal premiums reflects ordinary dollar denominated life insurance policies sold in the international market by TAI.

 

Net Investment Income

 

The major components of our net investment income for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

Fixed maturity securities

 

$

5,592,131

 

 

$

4,792,648

 

 

$

799,483

 

Preferred stock and equity securities

 

 

106,392

 

 

 

57,397

 

 

 

48,995

 

Other long-term investments

 

 

3,601,231

 

 

 

2,974,163

 

 

 

627,068

 

Mortgage loans

 

 

9,999,923

 

 

 

8,253,828

 

 

 

1,746,095

 

Policy loans

 

 

101,038

 

 

 

90,480

 

 

 

10,558

 

Real estate

 

 

200,441

 

 

 

282,108

 

 

 

(81,667

)

Short-term and other investments

 

 

605,798

 

 

 

160,392

 

 

 

445,406

 

Gross investment income

 

 

20,206,954

 

 

 

16,611,016

 

 

 

3,595,938

 

Investment expenses

 

 

(2,034,113

)

 

 

(1,909,602

)

 

 

124,511

 

Net investment income

 

$

18,172,841

 

 

$

14,701,414

 

 

$

3,471,427

 


  

(Unaudited)

     
  

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2021

  

2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

Fixed maturity securities

 $3,423,390  $3,512,722  $(89,332)

Preferred stock and equity securities

  43,404   56,069   (12,665)

Other long-term investments

  2,505,074   2,651,423   (146,349)

Mortgage loans

  7,226,307   7,366,896   (140,589)

Policy loans

  77,575   75,829   1,746 

Real estate

  -   137,363   (137,363)

Short-term and other investments

  44,373   53,817   (9,444)

Gross investment income

  13,320,123   13,854,119   (533,996)

Investment expenses

  (1,098,779)  (1,708,203)  (609,424)

Net investment income

 $12,221,344  $12,145,916  $75,428 

 

The $3,595,938 increase$533,996 decrease in gross investment income for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is primarily due to increases$146,349 decrease in other long-term investments, $140,589 decrease in mortgage loans fixed maturity securities,and $137,363 decrease in real estate. The $146,349 decline in investment income from other long-term investments and short-term and other investments. In the twelve months since September 30, 2018, our investments in mortgage loans have increased approximately $35.0 million, fixed maturity securities have increased approximately $60.1 million and other long term investments have increased approximately $14.5 million. The increase in short-term and other investments is due to decreased holdings on this investment category. The $140,589 decline in mortgage loans investment income is due to decreased holdings of mortgage loans and lower gross effective yields on mortgage loan purchased. The $137,363 decline in investment income from real estate is due the increaseNovember 16, 2020 sale of an office building and land located in cash and cash equivalents and higher interest rates offered by the banking institutions.Topeka, Kansas.

 

The $124,511 increase$609,424 decrease in investment expensesexpense for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 is2021 primarily relateddue to increased productiondecreased mortgage loan acquisition expenses and the sale of investments in mortgage loansthe Topeka, Kansas office building and land on real estate.November 16, 2020.

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Net Realized Investment Gains

 

Our net realized investment gains (losses) result from sales of fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, equity securities, sold, investment real estate preferred stock securities available-for-sale and mortgage loans on real estate plus changes in fair value of equity securities.

 

Our net realized investment gains (losses) for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

     

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

Amount Change

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

 

2021

  

2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Sale proceeds

 

$

21,235,794

 

 

$

20,809,074

 

 

$

426,720

 

 $3,968,218  $11,713,764  $(7,745,546)

Amortized cost at sale date

 

 

20,885,763

 

 

 

20,564,144

 

 

 

321,619

 

  3,864,553   11,395,625   (7,531,072)

Net realized gains

 

$

350,031

 

 

$

244,930

 

 

$

105,101

 

 $103,665  $318,139  $(214,474)

Equity securities sold:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Sale proceeds

 

$

19,371

 

 

$

361,947

 

 

$

(342,576

)

 $89  $-  $89 

Cost at sale date

 

 

6,999

 

 

 

336,215

 

 

 

(329,216

)

  -   -   - 

Net realized gains

 

$

12,372

 

 

$

25,732

 

 

$

(13,360

)

 $89  $-  $89 

Investment real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Sale proceeds

 

$

350,817

 

 

$

261,470

 

 

$

89,347

 

 $75,940  $682,945  $(607,005)

Carrying value at sale date

 

 

394,002

 

 

 

209,821

 

 

 

184,181

 

  69,591   649,249   (579,658)

Net realized gains (losses)

 

$

(43,185

)

 

$

51,649

 

 

$

(94,834

)

Preferred stock securities available-for-sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gains

 $6,349  $33,696  $(27,347)

Mortgage loans on real estate:

            

Sale proceeds

 

$

50,000

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

50,000

 

 $53,161,263  $32,894,590  $20,266,673 

Carrying value at sale date

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

50,000

 

  53,122,593   32,786,491   20,336,102 

Net realized gains (losses)

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gains

 $38,670  $108,099  $(69,429)

Equity securities, changes in fair value

 

$

5,978

 

 

$

(52,780

)

 

$

58,758

 

 $21,590  $(26,052) $47,642 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Net realized investment gains

 

$

325,196

 

 

$

269,531

 

 

$

55,665

 

 $170,363  $433,882  $(263,519)

 

Service Fees

 

The $779,745$161,692 increase in service fees for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is primarily due to cedingan increase in fees relatedfrom Trinity Mortgage Corporation brokering mortgage loans for a fee to TLIC’s annuity coinsurance agreement with an offshore annuity and life insurance company.third parties.


 

Total Benefits, Claims and Expenses

 

Our benefits, claims and expenses are primarily generated from benefit payments, surrenders, interest credited to policyholders, change in reserves, commissions and other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses. Benefit payments can significantly impact expenses from period to period.

 

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Our benefits, claims and expenses for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

     

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

Amount Change

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

 

2021

  

2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

Benefits and claims

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Increase in future policy benefits

 

$

6,412,219

 

 

$

4,684,724

 

 

$

1,727,495

 

 $5,201,933  $5,108,158  $93,775 

Death benefits

 

 

4,869,866

 

 

 

3,963,815

 

 

 

906,051

 

  5,793,212   4,094,308   1,698,904 

Surrenders

 

 

801,413

 

 

 

666,128

 

 

 

135,285

 

  721,565   638,905   82,660 

Interest credited to policyholders

 

 

8,686,026

 

 

 

6,941,291

 

 

 

1,744,735

 

  6,207,492   6,120,227   87,265 

Dividend, endowment and supplementary life contract benefits

 

 

206,891

 

 

 

197,034

 

 

 

9,857

 

  143,066   153,218   (10,152)

Total benefits and claims

 

 

20,976,415

 

 

 

16,452,992

 

 

 

4,523,423

 

  18,067,268   16,114,816   1,952,452 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Policy acquisition costs deferred

 

 

(9,681,748

)

 

 

(6,162,096

)

 

 

(3,519,652

)

  (6,183,472)  (5,077,971)  (1,105,501)

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

 

2,839,129

 

 

 

2,677,918

 

 

 

161,211

 

  3,522,962   2,520,412   1,002,550 

Amortization of value of insurance business acquired

 

 

224,708

 

 

 

255,424

 

 

 

(30,716

)

  143,320   153,550   (10,230)

Commissions

 

 

9,644,315

 

 

 

5,963,852

 

 

 

3,680,463

 

  6,011,223   4,806,091   1,205,132 

Other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses

 

 

7,054,193

 

 

 

4,981,401

 

 

 

2,072,792

 

  4,860,942   5,376,920   (515,978)

Total expenses

 

 

10,080,597

 

 

 

7,716,499

 

 

 

2,364,098

 

  8,354,975   7,779,002   575,973 

Total benefits, claims and expenses

 

$

31,057,012

 

 

$

24,169,491

 

 

$

6,887,521

 

 $26,422,243  $23,893,818  $2,528,425 

 

The $6,887,521$2,528,425 increase in total benefits, claims and expenses for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is discussed below.

Benefits and Claims

 

The $4,523,423$1,952,452 increase in benefits and claims for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is primarily due to the following:

 

     $1,744,735 increase in interest credited to policyholders is primarily due to an increase in the crediting rate on new annuity production and an increase of approximately $72.2 million in the amount of policyholders’ account balances in the consolidated statement of financial position (increased deposits and interest credited in excess of withdrawals) since September 30, 2018.

$1,698,904 increase in death benefits is primarily due to approximately $1,864,000 of increased final expense benefits that exceeded $162,000 of increased ceded benefits.

 

●     $1,727,495 increase in future policy benefits is primarily due to the increased number of life policies in force and the aging of existing life policies.

●     $906,051 increase in death benefits is primarily due to approximately $971,000 of increased final expense settlements that exceeded $15,000 of increased ceded claims, $24,000 of decreased ordinary life settlements and $29,500 of increased ceded claims in the course of settlement.

●     $135,285 increase in surrenders corresponded to lapsation decisions of ordinary life policyholders.


$93,775 increase in future policy benefits is primarily due to the increased number of life policies in force and the aging of existing life policies.

 

Deferral and Amortization of Deferred Acquisition Costs

Certain costs related to the successful acquisition of traditional life insurance policies are capitalized and amortized over the premium-paying period of the policies. Certain costs related to the successful acquisition of insurance and annuity policies that subject us to mortality or morbidity risk over a period that extends beyond the period or periods in which premiums are collected and that have terms that are fixed and guaranteed (i.e., limited-payment long-duration annuity contracts) are capitalized and amortized in relation to the present value of actual and expected gross profits on the policies.

 

These acquisition costs, which are referred to as deferred policy acquisition costs, include commissions and other successful costs of acquiring policies and contracts, which vary with, and are primarily related to, the successful production of new and renewal insurance and annuity contracts.

 

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For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 2018,2020, capitalized costs were $9,681,748$6,183,472 and $6,162,096,$5,077,971, respectively. Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 were $2,839,129$3,522,962 and $2,677,918,$2,520,412, respectively.

 

The $3,519,652$1,105,501 increase in the 20192021 acquisition costs deferred primarily relates to increased annuity, first year final expense premiums and first year ordinary lifeannuity production resulting inand deferral of increased annuity, first year final expense and first year ordinary life commissions available for deferral. The $161,211eligible commissions. There was a $1,002,550 increase in the 20192021 amortization of deferred acquisition costs is primarily due to increased death benefits.2021 surrenders and withdrawal activity and the impact of mortality.

 

Amortization of Value of Insurance Business Acquired

 

The cost of acquiring insurance business is amortized over the emerging profit of the related policies using the same assumptions that were used in computing liabilities for future policy benefits. Amortization of the value of insurance business acquired was $224,708$143,320 and $255,424$153,550 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 2018, respectively.2020, respectively, representing a $10,230 decrease.

Commissions

 

Our commissions for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

     

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

Amount Change

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

 

2021

  

2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

Annuity

 

$

3,202,506

 

 

$

909,591

 

 

$

2,292,915

 

 $546,837  $133,049  $413,788 

Ordinary life first year

 

 

1,113,248

 

 

 

160,536

 

 

 

952,712

 

  851,996   778,513   73,483 

Ordinary life renewal

 

 

39,621

 

 

 

46,150

 

 

 

(6,529

)

  128,602   60,896   67,706 

Final expense first year

 

 

4,250,781

 

 

 

4,011,656

 

 

 

239,125

 

  3,575,675   3,034,289   541,386 

Final expense renewal

 

 

1,038,159

 

 

 

835,919

 

 

 

202,240

 

  908,113   799,344   108,769 

Total commissions

 

$

9,644,315

 

 

$

5,963,852

 

 

$

3,680,463

 

 $6,011,223  $4,806,091  $1,205,132 

 

The $3,680,463$1,205,132 increase in commissions for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is primarily due to a $2,292,915 increase in annuity commissions (corresponding to a $74,598,082 increase in retained annuity deposits), a $952,712 increase in ordinary life first year commissions (corresponding to an $848,678 increase in ordinary life first year premiums), a $239,125$541,386 increase in final expense first year commissions (correspondingand a $413,788 increase in annuity commissions that corresponded to a $215,601$446,897 increase in final expense first year premiums)premiums and a $202,240$13,416,497 increase in final expense renewal commissions (corresponding to a $2,024,004 increase in final expense renewal premiums).retained annuity deposits.


 

Other Underwriting, Insurance and Acquisition Expenses

The $2,072,792 increase$515,978 decrease in other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 was primarily related to increased bonuses toa decrease in the Company’s Chief Executive Officer increased consulting and legal fees related to the Company’s recapitalization initiative and increased third party administration fees primarily related to the increased number of policies in force and increased service requests.   bonus.

 

Federal Income Taxes

FTFC filed its 2017 and 20182019 consolidated federal income tax return with TLIC, FBLIC and FTCC since by 2017 all companies had been members of a consolidated group for five years. Prior to 2017, FTFC filed consolidated federal income tax returns with FTCC and from 2012 to 2016 TLIC and FBLIC filed separate consolidated federal income tax returns as a life insurance company.

FTCC. Certain items included in income reported for financial statement purposes are not included in taxable income for the current period, resulting in deferred income taxes.

 

For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2021, current income tax expense was $825,861.$1,510. Deferred federal income tax expense was $354,069$305,801 and $1,055,978$364,915 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 2018,2020, respectively.

F-96

 

Net Income Per Common Share Basic and Diluted

 

Net income was $4,326,626 ($0.55 per common share basic and diluted) and $3,864,517 ($0.50 per common share basic and diluted) forFor the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 2018, respectively.2020, the net income allocated to the Class B shareholders is the total net income less shareholders’ cash dividends multiplied by the right to receive dividends at 85% for Class B shares (85,937) as of the reporting date divided by the allocated total shares (8,747,633) of Class A shares (8,661,696) and Class B shares (85,937) as of the reporting date.

 

NetFor the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the net income per common share basic and dilutedallocated to the Class A shareholders ($752,921) is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and subscribed duringtotal net income ($760,391) less the period. net income allocated to the Class B shareholders ($7,470).

The weighted average outstanding common shares basic and diluted for both the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 were 7,802,593.8,661,696 for Class A shares and 101,102 for Class B shares. The weighted average Class A shares reflect the retrospective adjustment for the impacts of the 10% stock dividend declared by the Company on November 12, 2020 and issued to holders of Class A common stock shares of the Company as of November 12, 2020.

 

Business Segments

 

The Company has a life insurance segment, consisting of the life insurance operations of TLIC, FBLIC and FBLIC,TAI, an annuity segment, consisting of the annuity operations of TLIC, FBLIC and FBLICTAI and a corporate segment. Results for the parent company and the operations of FTCC,TMC, after elimination of intercompany amounts, are allocated to the corporate segment.

 

The revenues and income before federal income taxes from our business segments for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life insurance operations

 

$

19,720,057

 

 

$

16,095,222

 

 

$

3,624,835

 

Annuity operations

 

 

16,339,063

 

 

 

12,647,899

 

 

 

3,691,164

 

Corporate operations

 

 

504,448

 

 

 

346,865

 

 

 

157,583

 

Total

 

$

36,563,568

 

 

$

29,089,986

 

 

$

7,473,582

 

Income before income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life insurance operations

 

$

235,858

 

 

$

605,498

 

 

$

(369,640

)

Annuity operations

 

 

4,892,901

 

 

 

4,013,123

 

 

 

879,778

 

Corporate operations

 

 

377,797

 

 

 

301,874

 

 

 

75,923

 

Total

 

$

5,506,556

 

 

$

4,920,495

 

 

$

586,061

 


  

(Unaudited)

     
  

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2021

  

2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

Revenues:

            

Life insurance operations

 $17,063,471  $14,842,681  $2,220,790 

Annuity operations

  10,024,471   10,349,328   (324,857)

Corporate operations

  402,003   329,576   72,427 

Total

 $27,489,945  $25,521,585  $1,968,360 

Income (loss) before income taxes:

            

Life insurance operations

 $(114,755) $(336,239) $221,484 

Annuity operations

  1,259,939   1,711,177   (451,238)

Corporate operations

  (77,482)  252,829   (330,311)

Total

 $1,067,702  $1,627,767  $(560,065)

 

Life Insurance Operations

 

The $3,624,835$2,220,790 increase in revenues from Life Insurance Operations for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is primarily due to the following:

 

●     $3,070,801

$2,054,209 increase in premiums

 

●     $469,589

$181,101 increase in net investment income

 

●     $86,590

$31,706 increase in service fees and other income

 

●     $2,145

$46,226 decrease in net realized investment gains

F-97

 

The $369,640 decreased$221,484 increased profitability from Life Insurance Operations for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is primarily due to the following:

 

     $1,727,495 increase in future policy benefits

$2,054,209 increase in premiums

 

     $1,387,548 increase in commissions

$425,220 decrease in other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses

 

     $1,037,857 increase in other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses

$226,890 increase in policy acquisition costs deferred net of amortization

 

     $906,051 increase in death benefits

$181,101 increase in net investment income

 

     $135,285 increase in surrenders

$31,706 increase in service fees and other income

 

●     $9,857 increase

$10,152 decrease in dividend, endowment and supplementary life contract benefits

 

     $2,145 decrease in net realized investment gains

$5,115 decrease in amortization of value of insurance business acquired

 

     $15,358 decrease in amortization of value of insurance business acquired

$46,226 decrease in net realized investment gains

 

     $86,590 increase in service fees and other income

$82,660 increase in surrenders

 

     $469,589 increase in net investment income

$93,775 increase in future policy benefits

 

     $1,194,260 increase in policy acquisition costs deferred net of amortization

$791,344 increase in commissions

 

●     $3,070,801 increase in premiums


$1,698,904 increase in death benefits

 

Annuity Operations

 

The $3,691,164 increase$324,857 decrease in revenues from Annuity Operations for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is due to the following:

 

●     $2,843,625 increase in net investment income

●     $789,729 increase in service fees and other income

●     $57,810 increase

$217,293 decrease in net realized investment gains

$106,196 decrease in net investment income

$1,368 decrease in service fees and other income

 

The $879,778 increased$451,238 decreased profitability from Annuity Operations for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is due to the following:

 

     $2,843,625 increase in net investment income

$413,788 increase in commissions

 

     $2,164,181 increase in policy acquisition costs deferred net of amortization

$217,293 decrease in net realized investment gains

 

     $789,729 increase in service fees and other income

$123,939 decrease in policy acquisition costs deferred net of amortization

 

     $57,810 increase in net realized investment gains

$106,196 decrease in net investment income

 

     $15,358 decrease in amortization of value of insurance business acquired

$87,265 increase in interest credited to policyholders

 

     $953,275 increase in other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses

$1,368 decrease in service fees and other income

 

     $1,744,735 increase in interest credited to policyholders

$5,115 decrease in amortization of value of insurance business acquired

 

$493,496 decrease in other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses

●     $2,292,915 increase in commission

F-98

 

Corporate Operations

 

The $157,583$72,427 increase in revenues from Corporate Operations for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is primarily due to $158,213$71,904 of increased net investment income that exceeded $630 of decreased service fees and other income.

The $75,923 increased Corporate Operations profitability for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 is primarily due to $158,213 of increased net investment income that exceeded $630 of decreased service fees and other income and $81,660$523 of increased net investment income.

The $330,311 decreased Corporate Operations profitability for the six months ended June 30, 2021 is primarily due to $402,738 of increased operating expenses.expenses that exceeded $71,904 of increased service fees and other income and $523 of increased net investment income.

 


Consolidated Financial Condition

 

Our invested assets as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

(Unaudited)

      

Amount Change

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

 

2019 less 2018

 

 

June 30, 2021

  

December 31, 2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities at fair value (amortized cost: $178,477,818 and $134,414,517 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)

 

$

192,946,789

 

$

131,152,199

 

$

61,794,590

 

Available-for-sale preferred stock at fair value (cost: $49,945 and $99,945 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)

 

51,320

 

90,580

 

(39,260

)

Equity securities at fair value (cost: $182,186 and $187,122 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)

 

199,710

 

198,668

 

1,042

 

Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities at fair value (amortized cost: $152,958,511 and $148,431,010 as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)

 $173,100,934  $170,647,836  $2,453,098 

Available-for-sale preferred stock securities at fair value (amortized cost: $1,250,000 as of June 30, 2021)

  1,251,800   -   1,251,800 

Equity securities at fair value (cost: $278,333 and $183,219 as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)

  319,707   203,003   116,704 

Mortgage loans on real estate

 

156,504,177

 

130,049,610

 

26,454,567

 

  169,710,121   174,909,062   (5,198,941)

Investment real estate

 

1,988,131

 

2,392,031

 

(403,900

)

  1,146,932   757,936   388,996 

Policy loans

 

1,950,680

 

1,809,339

 

141,341

 

  2,134,919   2,108,678   26,241 

Short-term investments

 

209,045

 

896,371

 

(687,326

)

  2,851,073   3,309,020   (457,947)

Other long-term investments

 

 

72,711,634

 

 

59,255,477

 

 

13,456,157

 

  68,187,353   71,025,133   (2,837,780)

Total investments

 

$

426,561,486

 

$

325,844,275

 

$

100,717,211

 

 $418,702,839  $422,960,668  $(4,257,829)

 

The $61,794,590$2,453,098 increase and $16,844,121$7,500,935 decrease in fixed maturity available-for-sale securities for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 2018,2020, respectively, are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2021

  

2020

 

Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale, beginning

 

$

131,152,199

 

 

$

149,683,139

 

 $170,647,836  $178,951,324 

Purchases

 

 

65,392,840

 

 

 

11,958,357

 

  8,658,222   1,005,000 

Acquisition of K-TENN Insurance Company

  -   800,000 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

 

17,731,289

 

 

 

(7,773,581

)

  (2,074,403)  2,392,639 

Net realized investment gains

 

 

350,031

 

 

 

244,930

 

  103,665   318,139 

Sales proceeds

 

 

(17,585,794

)

 

 

(15,933,074

)

  (3,268,218)  (11,165,264)

Maturities

 

 

(3,650,000

)

 

 

(4,876,000

)

  (700,000)  (548,500)

Premium amortization

 

 

(443,776

)

 

 

(464,753

)

  (266,168)  (302,949)

Increase (decrease)

 

 

61,794,590

 

 

 

(16,844,121

)

  2,453,098   (7,500,935)

Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale, ending

 

$

192,946,789

 

 

$

132,839,018

 

 $173,100,934  $171,450,389 

F-99

 

Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale are reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses, net of applicable income taxes, reflected as a separate component in shareholders' equity within “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss).Income.” The available-for-sale fixed maturity securities portfolio is invested primarily in a variety of companies, U. S. government and government agencies, states and political subdivisions asset-backed securities and foreign securities.

 

The $39,260$1,251,800 increase and $2,540 decreases$1,460 decrease in preferred stock available-for-sale for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 2018,2020, respectively, are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2021

  

2020

 

Preferred stock, available-for-sale, beginning

 

$

90,580

 

 

$

100,720

 

 $-  $51,900 

Purchases

  1,250,000   - 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

 

10,740

 

 

 

(2,540

)

  1,800   (1,460)

Sales proceeds

 

 

(50,000

)

 

 

-

 

Decrease

 

 

(39,260

)

 

 

(2,540

)

Increase (decrease)

  1,251,800   (1,460)

Preferred stock, available-for-sale, ending

 

$

51,320

 

 

$

98,180

 

 $1,251,800  $50,440 

 

Preferred stock available-for-sale is also reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses, net of applicable income taxes, reflected as a separate component in shareholders' equity within “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss).Income.


 

The $1,042$116,704 increase and $370,044$28,022 decrease in equity securities for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 2018,2020, respectively, are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2021

  

2020

 

Equity securities, beginning

 

$

198,668

 

 

$

571,427

 

 $203,003  $201,024 

Purchases

 

 

92,956

 

 

 

53,828

 

  145,168   47,963 

Sales proceeds

 

 

(19,371

)

 

 

(361,947

)

  (89)  - 

Joint venture distribution

 

 

(90,893

)

 

 

(34,877

)

Joint venture distributions

  (50,054)  (49,933)

Net realized investment gains, sale of securities

 

 

12,372

 

 

 

25,732

 

  89   - 

Net realized investment gains (losses), changes in fair value

 

 

5,978

 

 

 

(52,780

)

  21,590   (26,052)

Increase (decrease)

 

 

1,042

 

 

 

(370,044

)

  116,704   (28,022)

Equity securities, ending

 

$

199,710

 

 

$

201,383

 

 $319,707  $173,002 

 

Equity securities are reported at fair value with the change in fair value reflected in net realized investment gains within the consolidated statements of operations.

 

F-100

The $26,454,567$5,198,941 decrease and $19,009,265 increases$4,522,729 increase in mortgage loans on real estate for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 2018,2020, respectively, are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2021

  

2020

 

Mortgage loans on real estate, beginning

 

$

130,049,610

 

 

$

102,496,451

 

 $174,909,062  $162,404,640 

Purchases

 

 

57,015,493

 

 

 

47,077,889

 

  48,117,912   37,894,403 

Discount accretion

 

 

281,203

 

 

 

437,832

 

  209,946   189,485 

Net realized investment gains

  38,670   108,099 

Payments

 

 

(30,648,943

)

 

 

(28,034,586

)

  (53,161,263)  (32,894,590)

Foreclosed - transfer to real estate

 

 

(99,218

)

 

 

(378,411

)

  (458,587)  (744,091)

Increase in allowance for bad debts

 

 

(73,783

)

 

 

(61,083

)

(Increase) decrease in allowance for bad debts

  97,966   (4,069)

Amortization of loan origination fees

 

 

(20,185

)

 

 

(32,376

)

  (43,585)  (26,508)

Increase

 

 

26,454,567

 

 

 

19,009,265

 

Increase (decrease)

  (5,198,941)  4,522,729 

Mortgage loans on real estate, ending

 

$

156,504,177

 

 

$

121,505,716

 

 $169,710,121  $166,927,369 

 

The $403,900 decrease$388,996 and $59,474 increase$22,098 increases in investment real estate for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 2018,2020, respectively, are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2021

  

2020

 

Investment real estate, beginning

 

$

2,392,031

 

 

$

2,382,966

 

 $757,936  $1,951,759 

Real estate acquired through mortgage loan foreclosure

 

 

99,218

 

 

 

378,411

 

  458,587   744,091 

Sales proceeds

 

 

(350,817

)

 

 

(261,470

)

  (75,940)  (682,945)

Depreciation of building

 

 

(109,116

)

 

 

(109,116

)

  -   (72,744)

Net realized investment gains (losses)

 

 

(43,185

)

 

 

51,649

 

Increase (decrease)

 

 

(403,900

)

 

 

59,474

 

Net realized investment gains

  6,349   33,696 

Increase

  388,996   22,098 

Investment real estate, ending

 

$

1,988,131

 

 

$

2,442,440

 

 $1,146,932  $1,973,857 

 

The $13,456,157$2,837,780 decrease and $2,441,130 increases$1,052,870 increase in other long-term investments (composed of lottery receivables) for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 2018,2020, respectively, are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2021

  

2020

 

Other long-term investments, beginning

 

$

59,255,477

 

 

$

55,814,583

 

 $71,025,133  $71,824,480 

Purchases

 

 

17,590,689

 

 

 

6,068,995

 

  882,027   3,942,291 

Accretion of discount

 

 

3,603,335

 

 

 

2,978,394

 

  2,505,089   2,652,434 

Payments

 

 

(7,737,867

)

 

 

(6,606,259

)

  (6,224,896)  (5,541,855)

Increase

 

 

13,456,157

 

 

 

2,441,130

 

Increase (decrease)

  (2,837,780)  1,052,870 

Other long-term investments, ending

 

$

72,711,634

 

 

$

58,255,713

 

 $68,187,353  $72,877,350 

 


F-101

 

Our assets other than invested assets as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

(Unaudited)

      

Amount Change

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

 

June 30, 2021

  

December 31, 2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

14,083,748

 

 

$

29,665,605

 

 

$

(15,581,857

)

 $55,199,237  $40,230,095  $14,969,142 

Accrued investment income

 

 

5,170,977

 

 

 

2,672,978

 

 

 

2,497,999

 

  5,105,328   5,370,508   (265,180)

Recoverable from reinsurers

 

 

1,161,862

 

 

 

2,323,157

 

 

 

(1,161,295

)

  1,088,924   1,234,221   (145,297)

Assets held in trust under coinsurance agreement

 

 

104,509,053

 

 

 

25,494,700

 

 

 

79,014,353

 

  109,418,301   112,160,307   (2,742,006)

Agents' balances and due premiums

 

 

1,751,485

 

 

 

1,418,916

 

 

 

332,569

 

  1,950,135   2,154,322   (204,187)

Deferred policy acquisition costs

 

 

36,492,172

 

 

 

29,681,737

 

 

 

6,810,435

 

  47,197,236   44,513,669   2,683,567 

Value of insurance business acquired

 

 

4,961,162

 

 

 

5,185,870

 

 

 

(224,708

)

  4,449,657   4,592,977   (143,320)

Other assets

 

 

9,298,364

 

 

 

11,219,612

 

 

 

(1,921,248

)

  10,049,650   10,378,502   (328,852)

Assets other than investment assets

 

$

177,428,823

 

 

$

107,662,575

 

 

$

69,766,248

 

 $234,458,468  $220,634,601  $13,823,867 

 

The $15,581,857 decrease$14,969,142 increase in cash and cash equivalents is discussed below in the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section where cash flows are addressed.

 

The $79,014,353 increase$2,742,006 decrease in assets held in trust under the coinsurance agreement is due to a reduction in assets acquired under TLIC’s annuity coinsurance agreement with an offshore annuity and life insurance company that is administered on a funds withheld basis.

 

The increasesincrease in deferred policy acquisition costs for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 2018,2020, respectively, are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2021

  

2020

 

Balance, beginning of year

 

$

29,681,737

 

 

$

24,555,902

 

 $44,513,669  $38,005,639 

Capitalization of commissions, sales and issue expenses

 

 

9,681,748

 

 

 

6,162,096

 

  6,183,472   5,077,971 

Amortization

 

 

(2,839,129

)

 

 

(2,677,918

)

  (3,522,962)  (2,520,412)

Deferred acquisition costs allocated to investments

 

 

(32,184

)

 

 

132,210

 

  23,057   (9,818)

Balance, end of year

 

$

36,492,172

 

 

$

28,172,290

 

Balance, end of period

 $47,197,236  $40,553,380 

 

Our other assets as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

(Unaudited)

      

Amount Change

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

 

June 30, 2021

  

December 31, 2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

Federal and state income taxes recoverable

 $5,655,623  $4,050,726  $1,604,897 

Advances to mortgage loan originator

 

$

4,636,498

 

 

$

4,942,870

 

 

$

(306,372

)

  3,570,356   4,996,358   (1,426,002)

Federal and state income taxes recoverable

 

 

3,480,223

 

 

 

4,492,793

 

 

 

(1,012,570

)

Lease asset - right to use

  615,178   664,393   (49,215)

Prepaid assets

  86,423   114,771   (28,348)

Notes receivable

 

 

446,049

 

 

 

446,978

 

 

 

(929

)

  57,864   472,306   (414,442)

Accrual of mortgage loan and long-term investment payments due

 

 

2,079

 

 

 

1,045,634

 

 

 

(1,043,555

)

Receivable for securities sold

 

 

235,000

 

 

 

33,600

 

 

 

201,400

 

Guaranty funds

 

 

78,130

 

 

 

69,740

 

 

 

8,390

 

  53,185   63,869   (10,684)

Lease asset - right to use

 

 

102,281

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

102,281

 

Other receivables, prepaid assets and deposits

 

 

318,104

 

 

 

187,997

 

 

 

130,107

 

Other receivables and deposits

  11,021   16,079   (5,058)

Total other assets

 

$

9,298,364

 

 

$

11,219,612

 

 

$

(1,921,248

)

 $10,049,650  $10,378,502  $(328,852)

 

During second quarter 2019 the Company changed its accounting practice and no longer accrued the principal collections on mortgage loans causing the change in this accrual of $1,043,555.

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There was a $1,012,570 decrease in federal and state income taxes recoverable primarily due to the settlement of the 2017 federal tax refund that exceeded the federal tax and state tax withholdings on lottery receivables.

There was a $306,372$1,426,002 decrease in advances to one mortgage loan originator who acquires residential mortgage loans for our life insurance companies.

 

The Company reported a lease asset of $102,281 as of September 30, 2019,$414,442 decline in accordance with the lease guidance adopted in 2019.

The increase in other receivables, prepaid assets and deposits of $130,107 wasnotes receivable is primarily due to an additional $125,000 deposit to further fund and complete the acquisitionrepayment of a Barbados, West Indies domiciled life insurance company that will soon be approved by local country regulators.


As of September 30, 2019,$400,000 loan from the Company had $235,000 of security sales where the trade date and settlement date were in different financial reporting periods compared to $33,600 of security sales overlapping financial reporting periods as of December 31, 2018.

On April 15, 2019, the Company renewed its previous one-year loan of $400,000 to its former Chairman. The renewed loan has a term of one year and a contractual interest rate of 5.00%. The loan is collateralized by 100,000 sharesestate of the Company’s Class A Common stock owned by the former Chairman.chairman.

There was a $1,604,897 increase in federal and state income taxes recoverable primarily due to federal and state tax withholdings on lottery receivables.

 

Our liabilities as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

(Unaudited)

      

Amount Change

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

 

June 30, 2021

  

December 31, 2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Policy liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Policyholders' account balances

 

$

366,988,490

 

 

$

297,168,411

 

 

$

69,820,079

 

 $374,177,380  $362,519,753  $11,657,627 

Future policy benefits

 

 

62,651,571

 

 

 

56,261,507

 

 

 

6,390,064

 

  81,806,540   76,673,797   5,132,743 

Policy claims

 

 

1,453,417

 

 

 

1,102,257

 

 

 

351,160

 

  1,760,189   2,099,548   (339,359)

Other policy liabilities

 

 

71,365

 

 

 

72,559

 

 

 

(1,194

)

  88,253   119,699   (31,446)

Total policy liabilities

 

 

431,164,843

 

 

 

354,604,734

 

 

 

76,560,109

 

  457,832,362   441,412,797   16,419,565 

Funds withheld under coinsurance agreement

 

 

105,200,731

 

 

 

29,285,119

 

 

 

75,915,612

 

  109,070,339   112,681,925   (3,611,586)

Deferred federal income taxes

 

 

6,446,615

 

 

 

2,373,478

 

 

 

4,073,137

 

  9,096,302   9,220,905   (124,603)

Other liabilities

 

 

3,735,466

 

 

 

8,118,268

 

 

 

(4,382,802

)

  8,168,843   10,427,430   (2,258,587)

Total liabilities

 

$

546,547,655

 

 

$

394,381,599

 

 

$

152,166,056

 

 $584,167,846  $573,743,057  $10,424,789 

 

The $69,820,079$11,657,627 increase and $1,829,112 increases$4,945,978 decrease in policyholders’ account balances for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 2018,2020, respectively, are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2021

  

2020

 

Policyholders' account balances, beginning

 

$

297,168,411

 

 

$

292,909,762

 

 $362,519,753  $363,083,838 

Deposits

 

 

162,175,450

 

 

 

35,533,959

 

  19,382,246   6,012,739 

Withdrawals

 

 

(30,178,584

)

 

 

(21,925,881

)

  (16,844,732)  (14,644,858)

Funds withheld under coinsurance agreement

 

 

(75,915,612

)

 

 

(18,720,257

)

  2,912,621   (2,434,086)

Funds withheld amounts due to reinsurer

 

 

5,052,799

 

 

 

-

 

Interest credited

 

 

8,686,026

 

 

 

6,941,291

 

  6,207,492   6,120,227 

Increase

 

 

69,820,079

 

 

 

1,829,112

 

Increase (decrease)

  11,657,627   (4,945,978)

Policyholders' account balances, ending

 

$

366,988,490

 

 

$

294,738,874

 

 $374,177,380  $358,137,860 

 

The $6,390,064$5,132,743 increase in future policy benefits during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is primarily related to the production of new life insurance policies and the aging of existing policies.

 

The $4,073,137 increase$124,603 decrease in deferred federal income taxes during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 was due to $3,719,068$430,404 of increaseddecreased deferred federal income taxes on the unrealized appreciation of fixed maturity securities and preferred stock securities available-for-sale and $354,069$305,801 of operating deferred federal tax expense.

 

The $75,915,612 increase$3,611,586 decrease in funds withheld under coinsurance agreement is due to the liability related to TLIC’s annuity coinsurance agreement with an offshore annuity and life insurance company.

 


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Our other liabilities as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

(Unaudited)

      

Amount Change

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

 

June 30, 2021

  

December 31, 2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

Mortgage loans suspense

 $3,713,019  $5,967,403  $(2,254,384)

Payable for securities purchased

  1,550,031   378,046   1,171,985 

Suspense accounts payable

 

$

84,541

 

 

$

7,379,975

 

 

$

(7,295,434

)

  1,490,191   2,555,255   (1,065,064)

Accounts payable

 

 

94,481

 

 

 

47,309

 

 

 

47,172

 

Accrued expenses payable

 

 

580,000

 

 

 

668,000

 

 

 

(88,000

)

  730,000   748,000   (18,000)

Payable for securities purchased

 

 

-

 

 

 

393,762

 

 

 

(393,762

)

Guaranty fund assessments

 

 

38,000

 

 

 

35,000

 

 

 

3,000

 

Lease liability

  615,178   664,393   (49,215)

Unclaimed funds

  135,015   79,946   55,069 

Unearned investment income

 

 

67,098

 

 

 

71,234

 

 

 

(4,136

)

  84,234   71,325   12,909 

Deferred revenue

 

 

10,830

 

 

 

18,953

 

 

 

(8,123

)

  68,750   -   68,750 

Unclaimed funds

 

 

39,095

 

 

 

39,325

 

 

 

(230

)

Lease liability

 

 

102,281

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

102,281

 

Mortgage loans suspense

 

 

3,417,175

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,417,175

 

Other payables, withholdings and escrows

 

 

(698,035

)

 

 

(535,290

)

 

 

(162,745

)

Guaranty fund assessments

  25,000   25,000   - 

Accounts payable

  19,564   72,124   (52,560)

Other payables and withholdings

  13,387   20,528   (7,141)

Escrow advances

  (275,526)  (154,590)  (120,936)

Total other liabilities

 

$

3,735,466

 

 

$

8,118,268

 

 

$

(4,382,802

)

 $8,168,843  $10,427,430  $(2,258,587)

 

The $7,295,434reduction in mortgage loan suspense of $2,254,384 is primarily due to timing of principal loan payments on mortgage loans.

The $1,065,064 decrease in suspense accounts payable is due to decreasedincreased deposits on policy applications that had not been issued as of the financial reporting date.

 

As of SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2021, the Company had no$1,550,031 in security purchases where the trade date and settlement date were in different financial reporting periods compared to $393,762$378,046 of security purchases overlapping financial reporting periods as of December 31, 2018.

The $162,745 decline in other payables, withholdings and escrows is primarily due to an increase in escrow amounts on purchased mortgage loans due from previous servicers.

The Company reported a lease liability of $102,281 as of September 30, 2019, in accordance with the lease guidance adopted in 2019.

The Company changed its accounting practice and no longer reclassified its mortgage loan suspense account causing this change of $3,417,175.2020.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our operations have been financed primarily through the private placement of equity securities and intrastate public stock offerings. Through SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2021, we have received $27,119,480 from the sale of our shares.shares and recorded $1,746,240 from the exchange of our shares to acquire K-TENN in 2020.

 

The Company raised $1,450,000 from two private placements during 2004 and $25,669,480 from two public stock offerings and one private placement stock offering from June 22, 2005 through February 23, 2007; June 29, 2010 through April 30, 2012; and August 15, 2012 through March 8, 2013. The Company issued 7,347,488 shares of its common stock and incurred $3,624,518 of offering costs during these private placements and public stock offerings.

 

The Company also issued 702,685 shares of its common stock in connection with two stock dividends paid to shareholders in 2011 and 2012 that resulted in accumulated earnings being charged $5,270,138 with an offsetting credit of $5,270,138 to common stock and additional paid-in capital.

 

In 2020, the Company paid a $0.05 per share cash dividend for a total of $393,178 and issued 791,339 shares of class A common stock in connection with a 10% stock dividend to its Class A shareholders. The 10% stock dividend resulted in accumulated earnings being charged $8,657,249 with an offsetting credit of $8,657,249 to common stock and additional paid-in capital

The Company has also purchased 247,580 shares of treasury stock at a cost of $893,947 from former members of the Board of Directors including the former Chairman of the Board of Directors, a former agent, the former spouse of the Company’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President and a charitable organization where a former member of the Board of Directors had donated shares of the Company’s common stock.

 


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As of SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2021, we had cash and cash equivalents totaling $14,083,748.$55,199,237. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2021, cash and cash equivalents of $3,987,530$18,208,059 and $6,918,302,$33,941,832, respectively, totaling $10,905,832$52,149,891 were held by TLIC and FBLIC and may not be available for use by FTFC due to the required pre-approval by the OID and Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance of any dividend or intercompany transaction to transfer funds to FTFC. The maximum dividend, which may be paid in any twelve-month period without notification or approval, is limited to the greater of 10% of statutory surplus as of December 31 of the preceding year or the net gain from operations of the preceding calendar year.

 

Cash dividends may only be paid out of surplus derived from realized net profits. Based on these limitations, there is capacity for TLIC to pay a dividend up to $2,073,443$1,363,823 in 20192021 without prior approval. In addition, based on those limitations, there is the capacity for FBLIC to pay a dividend up to $988,218$1,025,933 in 20192021 without prior approval. FBLIC has paid no dividends of $760,347 to TLIC in 2018 but none2021 and 2020. Dividends paid by FBLIC would be eliminated in 2019.consolidation. TLIC has paid no dividends to FTFC in 20192021 and 2018.2020.

During 2020, FTFC paid a $0.05 per share cash dividend for a total of $384,734 to its Class A shareholders.

 

The Company maintains cash and cash equivalents at multiple institutions. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures interest and non-interest bearing accounts up to $250,000. Uninsured balances aggregate $7,954,113$47,669,090 and $14,663,402$32,645,110 as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 2018,2020, respectively. Other funds are invested in mutual funds that invest in U.S. government securities. We monitor the solvency of all financial institutions in which we have funds to minimize the exposure for loss. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.

 

On November 8, 2019,September 25, 2020, the Company renewed its $1.5 million line of credit with a bank to continue providingprovide working capital and funds for expansion.  The terms of the line of credit will allowallows for advances, repayments and re-borrowings through a maturity date of September 15, 2020.2021.  Any outstanding advances will incur interest at a variable interest rate of the prime rate set forth in the Wall Street Journal plus 1% per annum adjusting monthly based on a 360 day year with a minimum interest rate floor of 5%4.5%. The non-utilized portion of the $1.5 million line of credit will be assessed a 1% non usage fee calculated in arrears and paid at the maturity date. No amounts were outstanding on this line of credit as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 2018.2020. 

 

Our cash flows for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

$

(72,078,066

)

 

$

(6,096,691

)

 

$

(65,981,375

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(80,553,456

)

 

 

(9,093,884

)

 

 

(71,459,572

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

137,049,665

 

 

 

13,608,078

 

 

 

123,441,587

 

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(15,581,857

)

 

 

(1,582,497

)

 

 

(13,999,360

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

29,665,605

 

 

 

31,496,159

 

 

 

(1,830,554

)

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

14,083,748

 

 

$

29,913,662

 

 

$

(15,829,914

)

  

(Unaudited)

     
  

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2021

  

2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 $6,832,512  $(6,580,790) $13,413,302 

Net cash provided by investing activities

  5,599,116   9,436,885   (3,837,769)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

  2,537,514   (9,016,853)  11,554,367 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

  14,969,142   (6,160,758)  21,129,900 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

  40,230,095   23,212,170   17,017,925 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 $55,199,237  $17,051,412  $38,147,825 

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The $72,078,066$6,832,512 cash provided by operating activities and $6,096,691$6,580,790 cash used in operating activities for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 2018,2020, respectively, are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

Premiums collected

 

$

16,791,618

 

 

$

13,755,081

 

 

$

3,036,537

 

Net investment income collected

 

 

13,273,500

 

 

 

12,116,494

 

 

 

1,157,006

 

Service fees and other income collected

 

 

1,233,874

 

 

 

358,184

 

 

 

875,690

 

Death benefits paid

 

 

(3,357,411

)

 

 

(4,516,669

)

 

 

1,159,258

 

Surrenders paid

 

 

(801,413

)

 

 

(666,128

)

 

 

(135,285

)

Dividends and endowments paid

 

 

(208,491

)

 

 

(199,435

)

 

 

(9,056

)

Commissions paid

 

 

(9,937,486

)

 

 

(5,988,077

)

 

 

(3,949,409

)

Other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses paid

 

 

(3,654,380

)

 

 

(6,888,595

)

 

 

3,234,215

 

Taxes received (paid)

 

 

186,709

 

 

 

(1,538,560

)

 

 

1,725,269

 

Decreased advances to mortgage loan originator

 

 

306,372

 

 

 

262,468

 

 

 

43,904

 

Increased (decreased) deposits of pending policy applications

 

 

(7,295,434

)

 

 

2,878,911

 

 

 

(10,174,345

)

Increased assets held in trust under coinsurance agreement

 

 

(79,014,353

)

 

 

(15,831,355

)

 

 

(63,182,998

)

Decreased short-term investments

 

 

687,326

 

 

 

412,006

 

 

 

275,320

 

Increased policy loans

 

 

(141,341

)

 

 

(95,095

)

 

 

(46,246

)

Increased deposits

 

 

(125,000

)

 

 

(125,000

)

 

 

-

 

Other

 

 

(22,156

)

 

 

(30,921

)

 

 

8,765

 

Cash used in operating activities

 

$

(72,078,066

)

 

$

(6,096,691

)

 

$

(65,981,375

)


  

(Unaudited)

     
  

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2021

  

2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

Premiums collected

 $14,996,541  $12,785,842  $2,210,699 

Net investment income collected

  10,050,566   9,360,252   690,314 

Service fees and other income collected

  238,929   136,687   102,242 

Death benefits paid

  (5,987,274)  (4,203,699)  (1,783,575)

Surrenders paid

  (721,565)  (638,905)  (82,660)

Dividends and endowments paid

  (144,578)  (154,064)  9,486 

Commissions paid

  (5,974,202)  (5,203,356)  (770,846)

Other underwriting, insurance and acquisition expenses paid

  (4,531,610)  (4,750,409)  218,799 

Taxes paid

  (1,606,407)  (1,542,885)  (63,522)

(Increased) decreased advances to mortgage loan originator

  1,426,001   (620,442)  2,046,443 

Increased (decreased) deposits of pending policy applications

  (1,065,064)  2,341,413   (3,406,477)

(Increased) decreased assets held in trust under coinsurance agreement

  2,043,041   (2,459,182)  4,502,223 

(Increased) decreased short-term investments

  457,947   (1,118,142)  1,576,089 

Increased policy loans

  (26,241)  (17,608)  (8,633)

Decreased mortgage loan suspense

  (2,254,384)  (3,906,902)  1,652,518 

Advances to investment vendor

  -   (6,558,284)  6,558,284 

Other

  (69,188)  (31,106)  (38,082)

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 $6,832,512  $(6,580,790) $13,413,302 

 

Please see the statements of cash flows for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 for a summary of the components of net cash used in investing activities and net cash provided by financing activities.

 

Our shareholders’ equity as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 20182020 is summarized as follows:

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount Change

 

 

(Unaudited)

      

Amount Change

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

2019 less 2018

 

 

June 30, 2021

  

December 31, 2020

  

2021 less 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Common stock, par value $.01 per share (20,000,000 shares authorized, 8,050,173 issued as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and 7,802,593 outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018)

 

$

80,502

 

 

$

80,502

 

 

$

-

 

Shareholders' equity

            

Class A common stock, par value $.01 per share (40,000,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 8,909,276 issued as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 8,661,696 outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020)

 $89,093  $89,093  $- 

Class B common stock, par value $.01 per share (10,000,000 shares authorized, 101,102 issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020)

  1,011   1,011   - 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

28,684,598

 

 

 

28,684,598

 

 

 

-

 

  39,078,485   39,078,485   - 

Treasury stock, at cost (247,580 shares as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018)

 

 

(893,947

)

 

 

(893,947

)

 

 

-

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

11,414,146

 

 

 

(2,576,631

)

 

 

13,990,777

 

Treasury stock, at cost (247,580 shares as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020)

  (893,947)  (893,947)  - 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

  15,899,716   17,518,858   (1,619,142)

Accumulated earnings

 

 

18,157,355

 

 

 

13,830,729

 

 

 

4,326,626

 

  14,819,103   14,058,712   760,391 

Total shareholders' equity

 

$

57,442,654

 

 

$

39,125,251

 

 

$

18,317,403

 

 $68,993,461  $69,852,212  $(858,751)

 

The increasedecrease in shareholders’ equity of $18,317,403$858,751 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 is due to $13,990,777$1,619,142 decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income and $4,326,626 inthat exceeded 2021 net income.

Equity per common share outstanding increased 46.9% from $5.01 per share asincome of December 31, 2018 to $7.36 per share as of September 30, 2019, based upon 7,802,593 common shares outstanding as of both September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.$760,391.

 

The liquidity requirements of our life insurance companies are met primarily by funds provided from operations. Premium and annuity consideration deposits, investment income and investment maturities are the primary sources of funds, while investment purchases, policy benefits, and operating expenses are the primary uses of funds. There were no liquidity issues in 20192021 or 2018.2020. Our investments include marketable debt securities that could be readily converted to cash for liquidity needs.

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We are subject to various market risks. The quality of our investment portfolio and the current level of shareholders’ equity continue to provide a sound financial base as we strive to expand our marketing to offer competitive products. Our investment portfolio had unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on available-for-sale securities of $14,470,346$20,144,223 and ($3,271,683)$22,216,826 as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and December 31, 2018,2020, respectively, prior to the impact of income taxes and deferred acquisition cost adjustments. An increase of $18,092,060$1,968,938 in unrealized gainslosses arising for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 and 20192021 has been offset by 2021 net realized investment gains of $350,031$103,665 originating from the sale of preferred stock securities and the sale and call activity for fixed maturity securities available-for-sale resulting in net unrealized gainslosses on investments of $17,742,029.$2,072,603.

 

A primary liquidity concern is the risk of an extraordinary level of early policyholder withdrawals. We include provisions within our insurance policies, such as surrender charges, that help limit and discourage early withdrawals. Individual life insurance policies are less susceptible to withdrawal than annuity reserves and deposit liabilities because policyholders may incur surrender charges and undergo a new underwriting process in order to obtain a new insurance policy. Cash flow projections and cash flow tests under various market interest rate scenarios are also performed annually to assist in evaluating liquidity needs and adequacy. We currently anticipate that available liquidity sources and future cash flows will be adequate to meet our needs for funds.

 

One of our significant risks relates to the fluctuations in interest rates. Regarding interest rates, the value of our available-for-sale fixed maturity securities investment portfolio will increase or decrease in an inverse relationship with fluctuations in interest rates, while net investment income earned on newly acquired available-for-sale fixed maturity securities increases or decreases in direct relationship with interest rate changes.

 

From an income perspective, we are exposed to rising interest rates which could be a significant risk, as TLIC's and FBLIC’s annuity business is impacted by changes in interest rates. Life insurance company policy liabilities bear fixed rates. From a liquidity perspective, our fixed rate policy liabilities are relatively insensitive to interest rate fluctuations.

 

We believe gradual increases in interest rates do not present a significant liquidity exposure for the life insurance policies and annuity contracts. We maintain conservative durations in our fixed maturity portfolio.

 

As of SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2021, cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, the fair value of fixed maturity available-for-sale securities with maturities of less than one year and the fair value of lottery receivables with maturities of less than one year equaled 6.4%16.1% of total policy liabilities. If interest rates rise significantly in a short time frame, there can be no assurance that the life insurance industry, including the Company, would not experience increased levels of surrenders and reduced sales, and thereby be materially adversely affected.

 

In addition to the measures described above, TLIC and FBLIC must comply with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners promulgated Standard Valuation Law ("SVL") which specifies minimum reserve levels and prescribes methods for determining them, with the intent of enhancing solvency. Upon meeting certain tests, which TLIC and FBLIC met during 2018,2020, the SVL also requires the Company to perform annual cash flow testing for TLIC and FBLIC. This testing is designed to ensure that statutory reserve levels will maintain adequate protection in a variety of potential interest rate scenarios. The Actuarial Standards Board of the American Academy of Actuaries also requires cash flow testing as a basis for the actuarial opinion on the adequacy of the reserves which is a required part of the annual statutory reporting process.


 

Our marketing plan could be modified to emphasize certain product types and reduce others. New business levels could be varied in order to find the optimum level. We believe that our current liquidity, current bond portfolio maturity distribution and cash position give us substantial resources to administer our existing business and fund growth generated by direct sales.

 

The operations of TLIC and FBLIC may require additional capital contributions to meet statutory capital and surplus requirements mandated by state insurance departments. Life insurance contract liabilities are generally long term in nature and are generally paid from future cash flows or existing assets and reserves. We will service other expenses and commitments by: (1) using available cash, (2) dividends from TLIC and FBLIC that are limited by law to the greater of prior year net operating income or 10% of prior year-endyear‑end surplus unless specifically approved by the controlling insurance department, (3) public and private offerings of our common stock and (4) corporate borrowings, if necessary.

 

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Effective January 1, 2019, the Company entered into a revised advance agreement with one loan originator. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2021, the Company has outstanding advances to this loan originator totaling $4,636,498.$3,570,356. The advances are secured by $6,454,400$7,346,163 of residential mortgage loans on real estate that are assigned to the Company. The Company has committed to fund up to an additional $1,863,502$2,929,644 to the loan originator that would result in additional security in the form of residential mortgage loans on real estate to be assigned to the Company.

 

Effective January 1, 2019, the Company also entered into a revised escrow agreement with the same loan originator. According to the revised terms of the escrow agreement, as of SeptemberJune 30, 2019, $1,136,1282021, $848,457 of additional and secured residential mortgage loan balances on real estate are held in escrow by the Company.

  As of SeptemberJune 30, 2019, $851,2082021, $441,615 of that escrow amount is available to the Company as additional collateral on $4,636,498$3,570,356 of advances to the loan originator. The remaining SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 escrow amount of $284,920$406,842 is available to the Company as additional collateral on its investment of $56,983,924$81,368,440 in residential mortgage loans on real estate.

Management continues to actively monitor the COVID-2019 pandemic, the new variants of the virus and the impact of the viruses on the Company’s operations. Although there appears to be recoveries in economic activity and output especially in the United States with the introduction of and inoculations of vaccines, should liquidity conditions worsen in the short-term, management will work with its financial institutions to assist with liquidity needs. The Company continues to adapt its operations and provide and perform all business activities despite the viruses and operates under the guidelines of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 

We are not aware of any commitments or unusual events that could materially affect our capital resources. We are not aware of any current recommendations by any regulatory authority which, if implemented, would have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, capital resources or operations. We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 will be sufficient to fund our anticipated operating expenses.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 


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K-TENN INSURANCE COMPANY

Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

 

INDEX TOFinancial Statements and Other Financial Information
(Statutory-Basis)

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS –

STATUTORY BASIS

As of and For the Years Ended

December 31, 20182020 and 20172019

 

 

 

 

Contents

  

PAGEReport of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORTAudited Financial Statements

 

F-107

FINANCIAL STATEMENTSBalance Sheets (Statutory-Basis)

F-109

Statements of Admitted Assets, Liabilities, Capital, and Surplus – Statutory Basis

F-109F-113

Statements of Operations – Statutory Basis(Statutory-Basis)

F-110F-114

Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus – Statutory Basis(Statutory-Basis)

F-111F-115

Statements of Cash Flows – Statutory BasisFlow (Statutory-Basis)

F-112F-116

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis(Statutory-Basis)

F-117

Other Financial Information

 

F-113Supplemental Schedule of Selected Statutory-Basis Financial Data

F-132

Investment Risks Interrogatories – Statutory-Basis

F-135

Summary Investment Schedule – Statutory-Basis

F-139

Note to Other Financial Information

F-141

 

MD&A

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations as of December 31, 2020 and the for Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 (not audited)  F-142


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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Board of Directors and

K-TENNShareholders of Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Nashville, TNCorporation          

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statutory financial statementsbalance sheets (statutory-basis) of K-TENNRoyalty Capital Life Insurance Company which comprise the statutory statements of admitted assets, liabilities, capital and surplus(the Company) as of December 31, 20182020 and December 31, 2017,2019, and the related statutory statements of operations (statutory-basis), changes in capital and surplus (statutory-basis) , and cash flowsflow (statutory-basis) for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, because of the effects of the matter discussed in the following paragraph, the financial statements do not present fairly, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) , the financial position of Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, or the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended.

As described more fully in Note A to the financial statements.

Management’s Responsibility forstatements, the Financial Statements

ManagementCompany prepared these financial statements using accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Missouri Department of Insurance {SAP), which is responsible fora basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the preparation and fair presentationUnited States of theseAmerica. Had the Company prepared the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the amounts reported as assets, liabilities, unassigned surplus and net loss would have been materially affected . The many differences between SAP and GAAP and their effects on the financial reporting provisions prescribed or permitted by the Tennessee Department of Insurance and Commerce. Management is also responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.discussed in detail in Note A.

 

Auditors’ ResponsibilityIn our opinion, the financial statements referred to in the first paragraph present fairly, in all material respects, the admitted assets, liabilities, and capital and surplus of Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company as of December 31 , 2020 and 2019 , and the results of its operations and cash flows for the years then ended, on the basis of accounting described in Note 2.

 

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on thesethe Company's statutory financial statements based on our audit. audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our auditaudits in accordance with auditingthe standards generally accepted inof the United States of America.PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the statutory financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement, of the financial statements, whether due to frauderror or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considersfraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control relevantover financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to the entity’s preparation and fair presentationobtain an understanding of theinternal control over financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances,reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’sCompany's internal control.control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the statutory financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the statutory financial statements. Our audits also includesincluded evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policiesprinciples used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the statutory financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate toour audits provide a reasonable basis for our audit opinion.

 


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Basis for Adverse Opinion on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

As described in Note 1 to the financial statements, the financial statements are prepared by K-TENN Insurance Company using statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, which is a basis of accounting other than U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, the financial statements are not intended to be presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Supplementary Information

The effects on the financial statements of the variances between statutory accounting practices and U.S. generally accepted accounting principles are also described in Note 1.

Adverse Opinion on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

In our opinion, because of the significance of the variances between statutory accounting practices and U.S. generally accepted accounting principles discussed in the Basis for Adverse Opinion on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles paragraph, the financial statements referred to above do not present fairly, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted account principles, the financial position of K-TENN Insurance Company as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, or the results of its operations or its cash flows for the years then ended.

Opinion on Statutory Basis of Accounting

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the admitted assets, liabilities, capital and surplus of K-TENN Insurance Company, as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the years then ended, in accordance with statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance as described in Note 1.

Other Matter

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements as a whole. The supplementary information included in theaccompanying supplemental schedule of selected annual statementstatutory-basis financial data, schedule of supplemental investment riskrisks interrogatories - statutory-basis and summary investment schedule is presented for purposesschedule- statutory-basis ("supplemental information") have been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of additional analysis and is not a required part of theRoyalty Capital Life Insurance Company's statutory financial statements but isstatements. The supplementary information required by the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance. Such information is the responsibility of management and was derived from and related directlythe Company's management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplementary information reconciles to the statutory financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, usedas applicable, and performing procedures to preparetest the financial statements. Thecompleteness and accuracy of the information has been subjected to the auditing procedures appliedpresented in the auditssupplementary information. In forming our opinion on the supplementary information, we evaluated whether the supplementary information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the National Association of the financial statementsInsurance Commissioners' Annual Statement Instructions and certain additional procedures, including comparingAccounting Practices and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the financial statements or to the financial statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America.Procedures Manual. In our opinion, the supplementary information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the statutory financial statements as a whole. We have served as the Company's auditor since 2016.

 

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This report is intended solely for the information and use of the board of directors and management of K-TENN Insurance Company, and the Tennessee Department of Insurance and Commerce and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than those specified parties.

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K-TENN INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF ADMITTED ASSETS, LIABILITIES, CAPITAL AND SURPLUS - STATUTORY BASIS

December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017

Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Balance Sheets (Statutory-Basis)

 

  

December 31,

  

December 31,

 
  

2018

  

2017

 

ADMITTED ASSETS

        

Cash and Invested Assets

        

Cash and cash equivalents

  1,189,939  $727,188 

Certificates of deposit

  1,000,000   1,001,497 

Total Cash and Invested Assets

  2,189,939   1,728,685 

Other Admitted Assets

        

Premiums receivable

  3,700   0 

Investment income receivable

  2,577   1,546 

Deferred taxes

  1,827   1,112 

Deferred premium

  1,344   331 

Total Other Admitted Assets

  9,448   2,989 

Total Admitted Assets

 $2,199,387  $1,731,674 
         
LIABILITIES, CAPITAL AND SURPLUS LIABILITIES        

Unearned policy reserves

 $60,041  $52,425 

Unearned premiums

  17,317   38,967 

Accrued general expenses

  27,059   13,696 

Asset valuation reserve

  1,405   781 

Total Liabilities

 $105,822  $105,869 
         
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS        

Common stock - $1 par value - 1,000,000 voting shares authorized, issued and outstanding

  1,000,000   1,000,000 

Additional paid in surplus

  1,842,579   1,012,579 

Unassigned surplus (deficit)

  (749,014)  (386,774)

Total Capital and Surplus

  2,093,565   1,625,805 

Total Liabilities, Capital and Surplus

 $2,199,387  $1,731,674 
  

December 31, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 

Admitted Assets

        

Cash and invested assets

        

Bonds

 $3,166,387  $3,306,781 

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

  405,346   72,057 

Total cash and investment assets

  3,571,733   3,378,838 

Accrued investment income

  23,707   24,578 

Amounts recoverable from reinsurers

  150   453 

Total admitted assets

 $3,595,590  $3,403,869 

Liabilities and Capital and Surplus

        

Liabilities

        

Policy and contract liabilities

        

Life and annuity reserves

 $153,910  $42,822 

Total policy and contract liabilities

  153,910   42,822 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  12,451   29,890 

Remittances and items not allocated

  7,871   12,093 

Payable for securities

  -   25 

Payable to parent, subsidiaries and affiliates

  17,865   7,619 

Asset svaluation reserve

  739   12,459 

Total liabilities

  192,836   104,908 

Capital and Surplus

        

Common stock, par value $200 per share, 15,000 shares authorized, 5,000 issued and outstanding

  1,000,000   1,000,000 

Paid-in surplus

  2,985,400   2,385,400 

Unassigned surplus (deficit)

  (582,646)  (86,439)

Total surplus

  2,402,754   2,298,961 

Total capital and surplus

  3,402,754   3,298,961 

Total liabilities and capital and surplus

 $3,595,590  $3,403,869 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these

See notes to financial statements (statutory-basis).

 


 

K-TENN INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - STATUTORY BASIS

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017

Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Statements of Operations (Statutory-Basis)

 

  

December 31,

2018

  

December 31,

2017

 

REVENUES:

        

Premiums earned

 $195,055  $106,106 

Investment income, net

  33,762   19,819 
         

Total Revenues

  228,817   125,925 
         

EXPENSES:

        

Reserve change

  7,616   52,425 

Increase in loading on deferred and uncollected premiums

  3,657   2,095 

Insurance taxes and license

  16,792   24,042 

Commissions

  76,883   89,780 

General insurance expenses

  414,902   337,749 
         

Total Expenses

  519,850   506,091 
         

NET LOSS

 $(291,033) $(380,166)
  

Years Ended December 31

 
  

2020

  

2019

 

Premiums and Other Revenues

        

Life premiums

 $206,684  $157,650 

Net investment income

  84,406   107,510 

Amortization of interest maintenance reserve

  (1,578)  (471)

Commissions and expense allowance on reinsurance ceded

  3,711   5,694 

Total premiums and other revenues

  293,223   270,383 

Benefits and Insurance Expenses

        

Benefits Paid or Provided

        

Increase in life, annuity and accident and health reserves

  111,088   42,469 

Total benefits paid or provided

  111,088   42,469 

Insurance Expenses and Other Deductions

        

Commissions

  69,998   102,161 

General expenses

  449,328   337,059 

Insurance taxes, licenses and fees

  156,366   50,059 

Total insurance expenses and other deductions

  675,692   489,279 

Total benefits and insurance expenses

  786,780   531,748 

Loss from operations before federal income taxes and net realized capital losses

  (493,557)  (261,365)

Federal income tax expense

  3,891   851 

Loss from operations before net realized capital losses

  (497,448)  (262,216)

Net realized capital losses, net of tax

  (17,263)  - 

Net loss

 $(514,711) $(262,216)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these

See notes to financial statements (statutory-basis).

 


 

K-TENN INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CAPITAL AND SURPLUS - STATUTORY BASIS

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017

Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus (Statutory-Basis)

Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

  Common Stock             
  

 

Shares

  

 

 

Amount

  

 

Paid-in

Surplus

  

 

Unassigned

Surplus

  

 

 

Total

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

  1,000,000  $1,000,000  $1,012,579  $0  $2,012,579 

Net loss

  0   0   0   (380,166)  (380,166)

Change in deferred income tax

  0   0   0   68,447   68,447 

Change in non-admitted assets

  0   0   0   (74,274)  (74,274)

Change in net unrealized gains

  0   0   0   (781)  (781)

Balance at December 31, 2017

  1,000,000   1,000,000   1,012,579   (386,774)  1,625,805 

Net loss

  0   0   0   (291,033)  (291,033)

Additional paid-in surplus

  0   0   830,000   0   830,000 

Dividends paid

  0   0   0   (766)  (766)

Change in deferred income tax

  0   0   0   61,564   61,564 

Change in non-admitted assets

  0   0   0   (131,381)  (131,381)

Change in net unrealized gains

  0   0   0   (624)  (624)

Balance at December 31, 2018

  1,000,000  $1,000,000   1,842,579  $(749,014) $2,093,565 
              

Total

 
  

Common

  

Paid-In

  

Unassigned

  

Capital and

 
  

Stock

  

Surplus

  

Surplus (Deficit)

  

Surplus

 

Balance as of January 1, 2019

 $1,000,000  $2,385,400  $181,295  $3,566,695 

Net loss

  -   -   (262,216)  (262,216)

Change in nonadmitted assets

  -   -   (1,423)  (1,423)

Change in asset valuation reserve

  -   -   (4,095)  (4,095)

Balance as of December 31, 2019

  1,000,000   2,385,400   (86,439)  3,298,961 

Net loss

  -   -   (514,711)  (514,711)

Change in nonadmitted assets

  -   -   6,784   6,784 

Change in asset valuation reserve

  -   -   11,720   11,720 

Paid-in surplus

  -   600,000   -   600,000 

Balance as of December 31, 2020

 $1,000,000  $2,985,400  $(582,646) $3,402,754 

 

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

See notes to financial statements (statutory-basis).

 


 

Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Statements of Cash Flow (Statutory-Basis)

K-TENN INSURANCE COMPANY

  

Years Ended December 31,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 

Operations

        

Premiums and other considerations received, net of reinsurance paid

 $206,684  $157,650 

Net investment income received

  90,147   119,539 

Miscellaneous income

  3,710   5,694 

Benefit and loss related payments

  303   (453)

Commissions, other expenses and taxes paid

  (693,131)  (464,775)

Net cash used in operations

  (392,287)  (182,345)

Investing Activities

        

Proceeds from sales, maturities or repayments of investments

        

Bonds

  117,000   150,000 

Miscellaneous proceeds

  -   3 

Net proceeds from sales, maturities or repayments of investments

  117,000   150,003 

Cost of investments acquired

        

Bonds

  -   941,970 

Miscellaneous applications

  25   - 

Total cost of investments acquired

  25   941,970 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

  116,975   (791,967)

Financing and Miscellaneous Activities

        

Capital and paid in surplus

  600,000   - 

Other cash provided, net

  8,601   21,001 

Net cash provided by financing and miscellaneous activities

  608,601   21,001 

Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

  333,289   (953,311)

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, beginning of period

  72,057   1,025,368 

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, end of period

 $405,346  $72,057 

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - STATUTORY BASISRoyalty Capital Life Insurance Company

For the years ended Notes to Financial Statements (Statutory-Basis)

December 31, 20182020 and December 31, 20172019

 

  

December 31,

2018

  

December 31,

2017

 
CASH FROM OPERATIONS        

Premiums collected, net of reinsurance

 $185,713  $114,575 

Net investment income

  32,731   18,273 

Expenses paid

  (512,284)  (442,990)
         

Total

  (293,840)  (310,142)
         
CASH FROM INVESTMENTS        

Proceeds from investments sold

  203,008   0 

Cost of investments acquired

  (201,511)  (1,001,497)
         

Total

  1,497   (1,001,497)
         

CASH FROM FINANCING

        

Capital and paid in surplus

  830,000   0 

Other cash provided (applied)

  (74,906)  26,248 
         

Total

  755,094   26,248 
         

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

  462,751   (1,285,391)
         

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year

  727,188   2,012,579 
         

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year

 $1,189,939  $727,188 

A. Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies

 

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


K-TENN INSURANCE COMPANY

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – STATUTORY BASIS

December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Nature of Operations

K-TENNRoyalty Capital Life Insurance Company (the(“RCLIC” or the “Company”) is an insurance company incorporated in 2015 and began selling policies in 2017, under laws of the Tennessee Department of Insurance and Commerce. The Company sells various life insurance policies. The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of K-TENNRoyalty Capital Inc.Corp (“Royalty”). The Company is a life insurance company domiciled in Missouri and is authorized to write business in Missouri, Illinois and Kansas. Inspire Capital Corp (“Inspire”) acquired the Company from American Life and Security Corp. on August 29, 2016. Inspire was bought by Royalty on February 28, 2017.

 

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statements of the Company are presented based on accounting practice prescribed or permitted by the Tennessee Department of Insurance and Commerce. The Company commenced selling polices during 2017.

The Tennessee Department of Insurance and Commerce recognizes only statutoryhave been prepared in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the StateMissouri Department of Tennessee for determiningCommerce and reportingInsurance (“MDOCI”). Such practices differ in certain respects from accounting principles generally accepted in the financial condition and resultsUnited States (“U.S. GAAP”). Currently, prescribed statutory accounting practices include a variety of operationspublications of an insurance company, for determining its solvency under the Tennessee Insurance Law. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’Commissioners (“NAIC”), state laws, regulations and general administrative rules.  Permitted statutory accounting practices encompass all accounting practices that are not prescribed.  The NAIC Accounting Practices and Procedures manualManual, version 2020, effective March 1, 2020 (“NAIC SAP”) has been adopted as a component of prescribed or permitted practices by the State of Tennessee.Missouri.  The statutory basis of accountingCompany does not takeemploy any practices not prescribed by the NAIC or the MDOCI in account the amounts for deferred premiums and deferred tax assets.preparation of its statutory financial statements.  The more significant differences are summarized below.

 

UseInvestments

Investments in bonds are reported at amortized cost or fair value based on their NAIC rating; for U.S. GAAP, such fixed maturity investments are designated at purchase as held-to-maturity, trading, or available-for-sale. Held-to-maturity fixed investments are reported at amortized cost, and the remaining fixed maturity investments are reported at fair value with unrealized holding gains and losses reported in operations for those designated as trading and as a separate component of Estimatesother comprehensive income for those designated as available-for-sale. Fair values of certain investments in bonds and stocks are based on values specified by the NAIC rather than on actual or estimated fair values.

Valuation Reserves

Under a formula prescribed by the NAIC, the Company defers the portion of realized capital gains and losses on sales of fixed income investments, principally bonds, attributable to changes in the general level of interest rates and amortizes those deferrals over the remaining period to maturity of the individual security sold. The net deferral is reported as the interest maintenance reserve (“IMR”) in the accompanying balance sheets. Realized capital gains and losses are reported in operations net of federal income tax and transfers to the IMR. Under U.S. GAAP, realized capital gains and losses would be reported in the statement of operations on a pretax basis in the period that the assets giving rise to the gains or losses are sold.

The preparationasset valuation reserve (“AVR”) provides a valuation allowance for invested assets. The AVR is determined by a NAIC prescribed formula with changes reflected directly in unassigned surplus. AVR is not recognized for U.S. GAAP.

Policy Acquisition Costs

The costs of acquiring and renewing business are expensed when incurred. Under U.S. GAAP, acquisition costs related to the successful production of new and renewal traditional life insurance contracts, to the extent recoverable from future policy revenues, would be deferred and amortized over the premium-paying period of the related policies using assumptions consistent with those used in computing policy benefit reserves. For universal life insurance and investment products, to the extent recoverable from future gross profits, policy acquisition costs related to the successful production of new and renewal contracts are deferred and amortized generally in proportion to the present value of expected gross profits from surrender charges and investment, mortality, and expense margins.


Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements (Statutory-Basis)

December 31, 2020 and 2019

A. Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Nonadmitted Assets

Certain assets designated as “nonadmitted,” principally prepaid expenses, net deferred income tax assets in excess of statutory financial statements requires managementlimitations, receivables over 90 days outstanding and other assets not specifically identified as an admitted asset within the NAIC’s Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual are excluded from the accompanying balance sheets and are charged directly to make estimatesunassigned surplus. Under U.S. GAAP, such assets are included in the balance sheets.

Annuity Policies

Revenues for annuity policies with mortality or morbidity risk, except for guaranteed interest and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dategroup annuity contracts, consist of the statutory financial statementsentire premium received and benefits incurred represent the total of death benefits paid and the change in policy reserves. Premiums received for annuity policies without mortality or morbidity risk and for guaranteed interest and group annuity contracts are recorded amountsusing deposit accounting, and credited directly to an appropriate policy reserve account, without recognizing premium income. Under U.S. GAAP, premiums received in excess of revenuespolicy charges would not be recognized as premium revenue and expenses duringbenefits would represent the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.excess of benefits paid over the policy account value and interest credited to the account values.

Benefit Reserves

Certain policy reserves are calculated based on statutorily required interest and mortality assumptions rather than on estimated expected experience or actual account balances as would be required under U.S. GAAP.

Reinsurance

Policy and contract liabilities ceded to reinsurers have been reported as reductions of the related reserves rather than as assets as would be required under U.S. GAAP. Commissions allowed by reinsurers on business ceded are reported as income when received rather than being deferred and amortized with deferred policy acquisition costs as required under U.S. GAAP.

Deferred Income Taxes

Deferred income tax assets are limited to gross deferred income tax assets expected to be realized within a period up to a maximum of three years of the balance sheet date or a percentage up to a maximum of 15% of capital and surplus excluding any net deferred income tax assets, electronic data processing “EDP” equipment and operating software and any net positive goodwill, plus the amount of remaining gross deferred income tax assets that can be offset against existing gross deferred income tax liabilities. The remaining deferred income tax assets are non-admitted. Under U.S. GAAP, a deferred income tax asset is recorded for the amount of gross deferred income tax assets expected to be realized in future years.

Statements of Cash Flow

 

Cash, Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquidcash equivalents and short-term investments in the statements of cash flow represent cash balances and investments with a maturityremaining maturities of one year or less when purchasedpurchased. Under U.S. GAAP, the corresponding caption of cash and cash equivalents include cash balances and investments with initial maturities of three months or less when purchased.


Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Notes to be cash equivalents. No interest was paid during the years ended Financial Statements (Statutory-Basis)

December 31, 20182020 and December 31, 2017. No income taxes were paid2019

A. Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

A reconciliation of net loss and capital and surplus, as presented in the accompanying statutory financial statements, and GAAP as of and for the years ended December 31, 20182020, and December 31, 2017.2019, are as follows:

  

Net Loss

  

Capital and Surplus

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Amount stated in conformity with NAIC SAP

 $(514,711) $(262,216) $3,402,754  $3,298,961 

Asset valuation reserve

  -   -   739   12,459 

Interest maintenance reserve

  1,578   471   (5,075)  (9,281)

Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities

  -   -   255,749   136,368 

Nonadmitted assets

  -   -   7,106   13,890 

Intangible assets

  -   -   40,000   40,000 

Deferred acquisition costs

  55,498   110,795   129,730   92,026 

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs

  (17,794)  (18,769)  -   - 

Benefit reserves

  (37,862)  (33,080)  (70,942)  (33,080)

Other adjustments

  6,373   (392)  (5,776)  (9,521)

Amount stated in conformity with GAAP

 $(506,918) $(203,191) $3,754,285  $3,541,822 

Other significant accounting policies are summarized below.

 

Investments

Short term

Bonds, cash equivalents and short-term investments are stated at amortized cost.values prescribed by the NAIC, class code 6 as follows:

Bonds are stated at market value. Allnot backed by other bondsloans are stated at amortized cost using the interest method. CertificatesBonds rated at the lowest quality level as determined by the Securities Valuation Office of depositthe NAIC (“SVO”) are statedreported at their principalthe lower of amortized cost or fair value. Unaffiliated common stocks

Investments that are stated at market, while affiliated common stocksin an unrealized loss position that the Company intends to sell, or does not have the ability to hold until recovery, are carried onwritten down to fair value. Bonds that are in an unrealized loss position that the equity basis. NAIC class code 4Company has the intent and ability to 6 preferred stockshold until recovery are stated at market value; all other preferred stockswritten down to fair value if declines are credit-related and not written down for interest-related declines.  When a decline in the value of a specific investment is considered to be "other-than-temporary," a provision for impairment is charged to earnings (included in net realized capital losses) and the cost basis of that investment is reduced.

Cash equivalents are short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased and are principally stated at amortized cost. The Company excludes duecost and accrued investment incomecertain money market mutual funds. Cash equivalents may also include collateral held on securities loaned, as such collateral, if any, is invested in cash equivalents. Short-term investments include investments with scheduled payments thatremaining maturities ranging from three months to one year or less at the time of acquisition and are more than 90 days past due. The Company excluded no investment income for the years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.principally stated at amortized cost.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

TheRealized capital gains and losses are determined using the specific identification basis. Changes in admitted asset carrying amounts reported in the statements of admitted assets, liabilities, capital and surplus – statutory basis for financial instruments approximate their fair value. Generally, this is because of the short-term nature of these items.bonds are credited or charged directly to unassigned surplus.

 

AllowancePremiums

Life and accident and health premiums are recognized as revenue when due. Premiums for Doubtful Accounts

The Company uses the allowance method to accountannuity policies with mortality and morbidity risk, except for uncollectible accounts receivable. No allowance has been madeguaranteed interest and group annuity contracts, are also recognized as revenue when due. Premiums received for doubtful accounts receivable as the Company believes all accountsannuity policies without mortality or morbidity risk and for guaranteed interest and group annuity contracts are collectible.recorded using deposit accounting.

 


 

K-TENN INSURANCE COMPANYRoyalty Capital Life Insurance Company

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – STATUTORY BASIS (Continued)Notes to Financial Statements (Statutory-Basis)

December 31, 20182020 and December 31, 20172019

 

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES A. Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies(Continued) (continued)

 

Recognition of Premium Income

Life premiums are recognized as income over the premium-paying period of the related policies. Expenses incurred in connection with acquiring new insurance business, including acquisition costs such as sales commissions, are charged to operations as incurred.Policy Reserves

 

Reinsurance

In the normal courseTraditional life insurance products consist principally of business, the Company seeks to reduce the loss that may arise from catastrophes or other events that cause unfavorable underwriting results by reinsuring certain levels of riskwhole life insurance with a flexible premium deferred annuity rider, whole life, term, accidental death and dismemberment and annuity products. Reserves on traditional life products are calculated using modified reserve methods in various areas of exposureaccordance with other insurance enterprises or reinsurers.

Income Taxes

The Company has elected to be treated as a corporation for United States of America income tax purposes. An asset (liability) for United States of America income taxes currently refundable (payable) is provided as necessary. Currently, the 2018 and 2017 tax returns are open and subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and various state taxing authorities.

NOTE 2 - CAPITAL AND SURPLUSstatutory requirements.

 

The Company had 1,000,000 sharesprimary mortality tables for regular ordinary business are the 1980 CSO table, the 1980 CET table, the 1958 CSO table, the 1958 CET table, the 1941 CSO table, the AE table, the 2001 CSO table, and the 2017 CSO table. The interest rates applied to these tables range from 2.50% to 4.50% and do not exceed the statutory maximum rates. The primary methods used in calculating life policy and contract reserves are the commissioners reserve valuation method and the net level premium method. Tabular interest, tabular less actual reserves released, and tabular cost have been determined by formula as prescribed by the NAIC. For the determination of common stock authorized,tabular interest on funds not involving each valuation rate of which 1,000,000 were issued and outstanding. The par valueinterest, the tabular interest is calculated as one hundredth of the common stock is $1 per share. The maximum payoutproduct of dividends, which may be paid bysuch valuation rate of interest times the Company, ismean of the amount of funds subject to restrictions relating to capitalsuch valuation rate of interest held at the beginning and surplus, with prior approval by the Tennessee Insurance Commissioner. Within the limitations stated above, there are no restrictions placed on the portion of Company profits that may be paid as ordinary dividends to stockholders. Unassigned surplus is held for the safetyend of the Company and for the benefityear of the Company’s policyholders and is not otherwise restricted. There were dividends declared or paid of $766 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

NOTE 3 - POLICY RESERVESvaluation.

 

The Company waives deduction of deferred fractional premiums upon the death of an insuredinsureds and returns a portion of the finalany premium beyond the date of death. Surrender valuesamounts are not promised in excess of the legally computed reserves. The Company charges standard premiums plus extra premiums forSubstandard policies issued on substandard risk. For these policies,are valued by computing the Company holds regular mean reserves plus a substandard reserve. The substandard reserve is 50%for the plan and holding, in addition, one-half of the extra premium in force oncharge for the valuation date.year.

 

As of December 31, 2018, theThe Company hadhas no life insurance in force for which gross premiums are less than the net premiums according to the standard valuation set by the Statestate of Tennessee. Missouri.

Policy and Contract Claims

Policy and contract claims are based on known liabilities plus estimated future liabilities developed from trends of historical data applied to current exposure. Management believes that reserves for policy and contract claims are reasonable based on past experience and estimates of variations in future policy and contract claims. These estimates are continually reviewed and adjusted as necessary as experience develops or new information becomes known. Such adjustments are included in current operations.

Reinsurance

Reinsurance premiums and benefits paid or provided are accounted for on bases consistent with those used in accounting for the original policies issued and the terms of the reinsurance contracts.

Use of Estimates

The unearned policy reservespreparation of $60,041financial statements of insurance companies requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Such estimates and assumptions could change in the future as more information becomes known, which could impact the amounts reported and disclosed herein.

Recent Statutory Accounting Pronouncements

The NAIC adopted revisions to SSAP No. 32R, Preferred Stock on July 30, 2020.  This revision updated and clarified the definitions, measurement and impairment guidance for all preferred stock.  Upon adoption of this pronouncement, all perpetual preferred stock is to be valued at fair value, not to exceed and currently effective call price.  The revision is effective January 1, 2021 and early adoption is permitted.  The adoption of this guidance should not have a material effect on the Company’s statutory summary of operations, admitted assets, liabilities, surplus and other funds or liquidity. 

F-120

Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements (Statutory-Basis)

December 31, 2020 and 2019

A. Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

The NAIC revised Statement of Statutory Accounting Principles (“SSAP”) No. 1, Disclosure of Accounting Policies, Risks & Uncertainties, and other Disclosures and SSAP No. 69 Statement of Cash Flow.  The revision is effective December 31, 2019 with early adoption permitted.  The revision requires management to include restricted cash with cash and cash equivalents. In addition, restricted cash and cash equivalents shall be included in beginning and ending cash flow balances. Management adopted this statutory pronouncement early and has determined that it had no impact on the Company’s statutory summary of operations, admitted assets, liabilities, surplus and other funds or liquidity.

The NAIC issued revisions to SSAP No. 30R, Unaffiliated Common Stock and Issue Paper No. 158, Unaffiliated Common Stock. This revision indicates that the common stock definition will include U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission registered closed-end funds and unit-investment trusts. The revision was effective January 1, 2019. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s statutory summary of operations, admitted assets, liabilities, surplus and other funds or liquidity.

The NAIC issued revisions to SSAP No. 26, Bonds, Excluding Loan-Backed and Structured Securities. This revision provides guidance for determining prepayment penalty for called bonds when consideration received is less than par. The revision indicates that if a process is in place to explicitly identify the penalty (fees), the prepayment penalty or acceleration fees should be reported as investment income. In addition, the difference between the remaining consideration and the book adjusted carrying value of the bond should be reported as realized gains (losses). The revision was effective January 1, 2019. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s statutory summary of operations, admitted assets, liabilities, surplus and other funds or liquidity.

Subsequent Events

The Company recognizes in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the balance sheet date. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, the Company is required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. Management has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these financial statements on April 19, 2021.


Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements (Statutory-Basis)

December 31, 2020 and 2019

B. Investments

The carrying value and the fair value of investments in bonds as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are summarized as follows:

      

Gross

  

Gross

     
  

Carrying

  

Unrealized

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

 

December 31, 2020

 

Value

  

Gains

  

Losses

  

Value

 

Investments in bonds

                

U.S. treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government

 $1,589,366  $11,858  $-  $1,601,224 

States and political subdivisions

  40,000   116   -   40,116 

Corporate

  1,537,021   238,569   570   1,775,020 

Total investments in bonds

 $3,166,387  $250,543  $570  $3,416,360 
                 

December 31, 2019

                

Investments in bonds

                

U.S. treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government

 $1,588,271  $662  $830  $1,588,103 

States and political subdivisions

  50,000   125   -   50,125 

Corporate

  1,668,510   131,356   4,466   1,795,400 

Total investments in bonds

 $3,306,781  $132,143  $5,296  $3,433,628 

Fair values are those provided by the NAIC and generally represent quoted market value prices for securities traded in the public marketplace, or analytically determined values using bid or closing prices for securities not traded in the public marketplace. Included in invested assets are securities and other assets having financial statement values of $1,613,719 and $1,608,707 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which have been placed on deposit with various state insurance departments.

The carrying value and fair value of investments in bonds as of December 31, 2020, by effective maturity, are summarized as follows:

  

December 31, 2020

 
  

Carrying Value

  

Fair Value

 

Due in one year or less

 $1,629,366  $1,641,340 

Due after one year through five years

  371,414   402,464 

Due after five years through ten years

  964,164   1,118,436 

Due after ten years

  201,443   254,120 

Total

 $3,166,387  $3,416,360 

Expected maturities may differ from effective maturities because borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. The Company owns no mortgage-backed securities, which have multiple principal and interest payments.


Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements (Statutory-Basis)

December 31, 2020 and 2019

B. Investments (continued)

Proceeds and gross realized gains (losses) from the maturities and sales of investments in bonds for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are summarized as follows:

  

Years Ended December 31,

 
  

Investments in Bonds

 
  

2020

  

2019

 

Proceeds

 $117,000  $150,000 

Gross realized gains

 $3,327  $- 

Gross realized losses

 $-  $(4,051)

Loss on other-than-temporary impairment

 $(21,852) $- 

The estimated fair value, pre-tax gross unrealized loss and number of securities by length of time that investments in bonds have been continuously in an unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are summarized as follows:

      

Unrealized

  

Number of

 

December 31, 2020

 

Fair Value

  

Loss

  

Securities

 

Investments in bonds

            

More than 12 months

            

Corporate bonds

 $24,950  $570   1 

Total more than 12 months

  24,950   570   1 

Total investments in bonds in an unrealized loss position

 $24,950  $570   1 

December 31, 2019

            

Investments in bonds

            

More than 12 months

            

Corporate bonds

 $46,170  $4,466   2 

Total more than 12 months

  46,170   4,466   2 

Less than 12 months

            

U.S. treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government

  941,441   830   1 

Total less than 12 months

  941,441   830   1 

Total investments in bonds in an unrealized loss position

 $987,611  $5,296   3 

The Company’s decision to record an impairment loss is primarily based on whether the security’s fair value is likely to remain significantly below its book value in light of all the factors considered. Factors that are considered include the length of time the security’s fair value has been below carrying amount, the severity of the decline in value, the credit worthiness of the issuer, and the coupon and/or dividend payment history of the issuer. The Company also assesses its intent and ability, as of the reporting date, to sell the security before recovery in value or maturity. For securities that are other-than-temporarily impaired, the cost of the security is adjusted and the resulting losses are recognized in realized gains (losses) in the statements of operations.


Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements (Statutory-Basis)

December 31, 2020 and 2019

B. Investments (continued)

For any fixed maturity securities that are other-than-temporarily impaired, the Company determines the portion of the other-than-temporary impairment that is credit-related and the portion that is related to other factors. The credit-related portion is the difference between the expected future cash flows and the amortized cost basis of the fixed maturity security, and that difference is charged to earnings. Any other-than-temporary impairments on equity securities are recorded in the statements of operations in the periods incurred as the difference between fair value and cost.

The Company has recorded an other-than-temporary impairment of $21,852 on a bond investment in an energy corporation with a total par value of $25,000 as a result of continuing unrealized losses. These impairments were considered fully credit-related and represent the difference between the amortized cost basis of the security and its fair value. The Company has experienced no additional other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity available-for-sale securities during 2020 and 2019.

The ratio of the fair value to the amortized cost of the one bond in an unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2020 is 98%. The ratio of the fair value to the amortized cost of the three bonds in an unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2019 is 99%.

Major categories of net investment income for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are summarized as follows:

  

Years Ended December 31,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 

Investment income

        

Bonds

 $90,928  $91,073 

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

  590   22,755 

Gross investment income

  91,518   113,828 

Less investment expenses

  7,112   6,318 

Net investment income

 $84,406  $107,510 

Realized capital gains (losses) are reported net of federal income taxes and amounts transferred to the IMR and for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are summarized as follows:

  

Years Ended December 31,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 

Realized capital losses

        

Bonds

 $(18,525) $(4,051)

Capital gains taxes

  3,890   851 

Total realized capital losses

  (14,635)  (3,200)

Capital (gains) losses transferred to the IMR

  (3,327)  4,051 

Federal income taxes (benefit) transferred to the IMR

  699   (851)

Net realized capital losses

 $(17,263) $- 


Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements (Statutory-Basis)

December 31, 2020 and 2019

C. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) on the measurement date.  The Company also considers the impact on fair value of a significant decrease in volume and level of activity for an asset or liability when compared with normal activity.

The Company may hold bonds that are measured and reported at fair market value on the Statutory-Basis Balance Sheet. The Company determines the fair market values of its financial instruments based on the fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value, as follows:

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date. The Company’s Level 1 assets and liabilities include investment in common stocks that are traded in an active exchange market, for which unadjusted quoted prices from independent pricing services are used to derive fair value.

Level 2 - Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. The Company’s Level 2 assets and liabilities include investments with quoted prices that are traded less frequently than exchange-traded instruments or assets and liabilities whose value is determined using a pricing model with inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. This category generally includes investment in bonds categorized as Class 6 in the NAIC Quality Rating and mutual funds included with investments in common stocks.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. The Company’s Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation. This category generally includes certain private equity investments and asset-backed securities where independent pricing information was not able to be obtained for a significant portion of the underlying assets. To the extent that the Company would have Level 3 financial instruments, changes in unrealized gains and losses in those financial instruments would be included in unassigned surplus on the Statutory-Basis Balance Sheet.

The Company has categorized its financial instruments, based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique, into the three-level fair value hierarchy. If the inputs used to measure the financial instruments fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument. A review of fair value hierarchy classifications is conducted on a quarterly basis. Changes in the valuation inputs, or their ability to be observed, may result in a reclassification for certain financial assets or liabilities. Reclassifications impacting Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are reported as transfers in/out of the Level 3 category as of the beginning of the period in which the reclassifications occur.


Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements (Statutory-Basis)

December 31, 2020 and 2019

C. Fair Value of Financial Instruments (continued)

The carrying value and fair value of the Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities disclosed, but not carried, at fair value as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the level within the fair value hierarchy at which such assets and liabilities are measured on a recurring basis are summarized as follows:

  

Carrying

  

Fair

             
  

Amount

  

Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 
                     
  

December 31, 2020

 

Financial assets

                    

Bonds

 $3,166,387  $3,416,360  $-  $3,416,360  $- 

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

  405,346   405,346   405,346   -   - 

Accrued investment income

  23,707   23,707   -   -   23,707 

Total financial assets

 $3,595,440  $3,845,413  $405,346  $3,416,360  $23,707 
                     
  

December 31, 2019

 

Financial assets

                    

Bonds

 $3,306,781  $3,433,628  $-  $3,433,628  $- 

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

  72,057   72,057   72,057   -   - 

Accrued investment income

  24,578   24,578   -   -   24,578 

Total financial assets

 $3,403,416  $3,530,263  $72,057  $3,433,628  $24,578 

The estimated fair value amounts have been determined using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment was required to interpret market data to develop these estimates. Accordingly, the estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts which could be realized in a current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the fair value amounts.

The following methods and assumptions were used in estimating the fair value disclosures for financial instruments in the accompanying financial statements and notes thereto:

Bonds

The fair values for bonds are based on values provided by the SVO, where available. For those investments in bonds where values are not supplied by the SVO, the Company is supplied values from its third party investment servicethat utilizes a pricing service to provide quoted prices in the market which use observable inputs in developing such rates and prepare estimates of fair value measurements using relevant market data, benchmark curves, sector groupings and matrix pricing.

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments and accrued investment income

The carrying value of these financial instruments approximates their fair values. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments are included in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy due to their highly liquid nature.

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Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements (Statutory-Basis)

December 31, 2020 and 2019

D. Federal Income Taxes

The components of the Company’s net deferred income tax asset recognized in the Company’s balance sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are summarized as follows:

December 31, 2020

 

Ordinary

  

Capital

  

Total

 

Total gross deferred tax assets

 $263,272  $5,959  $269,231 

Statutory valuation allowance adjustment

  263,272   5,959   269,231 

Net admitted deferred tax asset

          - 
             

December 31, 2019

 

Ordinary

  

Capital

  

Total

 

Total gross deferred tax assets

 $160,573  $2,068  $162,641 

Statutory valuation allowance adjustment

  160,573   2,068   162,641 

Net admitted deferred tax asset

          - 

At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded a valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets to reduce the total to an amount that management believes will ultimately be realized. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon sufficient future taxable income during the period that deductible temporary differences and carryforwards are expected to be available to reduce taxable income.

The significant components, by character, of deferred tax assets and liabilities and the change in deferred income taxes reported in surplus as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, are reflected in the table below.

  

December 31,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 

Deferred tax assets:

        

Policyholder reserves

 $1,336  $647 

Net operating loss carryforward

  258,098   158,271 

Policy acquisition costs

  4,782   2,755 

Other

  5,015   968 

Total deferred tax assets

  269,231   162,641 

Statutory valuation allowance

  269,231   162,641 

Net admitted deferred tax assets

  -   - 

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Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements (Statutory-Basis)

December 31, 2020 and 2019

D. Federal Income Taxes (continued)

The change in net deferred income taxes is comprised of the following:

  

Year Ended December 31, 2020

 
  

Ending

  

Beginning

  

Change

 

Total deferred tax assets

 $269,231  $162,641  $106,590 

Statutory valuation allowance

  269,231   162,641   106,590 

Change in net deferred income taxes

  -   -   - 

  

Year Ended December 31, 2019

 
  

Ending

  

Beginning

  

Change

 

Total deferred tax assets

 $162,641  $107,409  $55,232 

Statutory valuation allowance

  162,641   107,409   55,232 

Change in net deferred income taxes

  -   -   - 

The Company uses a tax rate for both years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 of 21% to calculate its deferred taxes, as this approximates the expected effective rate the Company anticipates paying in the future. Changes in deferred income taxes are reflected as a change in statutory surplus in the financial statements.

The Company has operating loss carryforwards of approximately $450,000 that will expire from 2020 through 2032. The Company also has approximately $772,000 of loss carryforwards from 2018 doesthrough 2020 that will not include any additional amount for deficiency reserves.expire.

 

As of December 31, 2017,2020 and 2019, there were no federal income taxes incurred that are available for recoupment of future net losses, there were no deferred tax liabilities that were not recognized in determining the net admitted deferred tax asset, the Company had $1,726,000did not employ any tax planning strategies, and the Company does not have any tax loss contingencies for which it is reasonably possible that the total liability will significantly increase within 12 months of the reporting date.

E. Capital and Surplus

Life and health insurance companies are subject to certain Risk-Based Capital (“RBC”) requirements as specified by the NAIC. Under those requirements, the amount of capital and surplus maintained by a life and health insurance company is to be determined based on the various risk factors related to it. As of December 31, 2020, the Company meets and exceeds the RBC requirements.

Prior to the acquisition of Inspire, Royalty entered into a Stipulation Agreement with the MDOCI whereby Royalty agreed to comply with the following financial benchmarks in its operation of the Company after the merger with Inspire:

Financial Benchmarks

Royalty agreed to ensure that the Company would possess at least $2,500,000 in actual statutory capital and surplus, prior to writing any initial insurance business after the merger.

Royalty agreed to ensure that the Company maintain a risk-based capital ("RBC") ratio of at least 350% at all times, measured as total adjusted capital divided by authorized control level RBC.

Royalty agreed to ensure that the Company does not issue any dividends, ordinary or extraordinary, that will directly cause, at the time the dividend is issued, the Company’s RBC ratio to fall below 500% or will directly cause, at the time the dividend is issued, the return of any paid-in capital contributed by Royalty to comply with the financial benchmark listed above as item 1.

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Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements (Statutory-Basis)

December 31, 2020 and 2019

E. Capital and Surplus (continued)

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company is in compliance with the financial benchmarks. In addition to the financial benchmarks, the Stipulation Agreement included a stipulation regarding future agreements as described below.

Filing and Approval of Certain Agreements

Due to the affiliation of Royalty’s Chairman of the Board and Secretary/Treasurer to other insurance holding companies, Royalty agreed that it will not allow the Company to enter into any agreements or transactions with one or more of Texas Republic Capital Corporation ("Texas Republic"), First Trinity Financial Corporation ("First Trinity") any affiliate or subsidiary of Texas Republic or First Trinity or any other entity controlled by an individual or entity holding 10% or more of Royalty’s outstanding shares, without first filing prior notice of the proposed agreement or transaction with the Director of the MDOCI. Royalty further agrees that any proposed agreements between the Company and one or more of Texas Republic, First Trinity, any affiliate or subsidiary of Texas Republic or First Trinity, or any other entity controlled by an individual or entity holding 10% or more of Royalty’s outstanding shares, will be subject to Missouri laws and regulations.

Royalty’s duties and obligations under the financial benchmarks listed on the previous page as items 1, 2 and 3 terminated on January 10, 2020, in accordance with the Stipulation Agreement, dated January 10, 2017. Royalty's duties and obligations under the section summarizing the filing and approval of certain agreements of this Stipulation Agreement shall continue until such time as the Director of the MDOCI determines that the level of association between Royalty, Texas Republic, and First Trinity no longer necessitates the filing requirements under that section.

In addition to the dividend restriction noted in the Stipulation Agreement, the Company is subject to Missouri laws that limit the amount of dividends insurance companies can pay to stockholders without approval of the MDOCI. The maximum dividend, which may be paid in any twelve-month period without notification or approval, is limited to the greater of 10% of earned surplus as of December 31 of the preceding year or the net gain from operations, excluding net realized capital gains, of the preceding calendar year. Based on these limitations, there is capacity for the Company to pay a dividend up to $340,275 in 2021 without prior approval.

F. Related Party Transactions and Administrative Services Agreement

The Company executed an administrative services agreement with Security National Life Insurance Company (“SNLIC”) on October 1, 2018. Under the terms of this agreement, the services provided by SNLIC include underwriting, policy issue, accounting, claims processing and other services incidental to the operations of the Company. The agreement is effective for a period of three (3) years from October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2021 and includes a provision that the agreement may be terminated at any time by either party with a 180 day prior notice. On February 26, 2021, the Company provided a termination notice to SNLIC. The agreement will be terminated on August 31, 2021.

G. Reinsurance

The Company cedes insurance to other insurers and re-insures various contracts which cover individual risks or entire classes of business. These reinsurance arrangements provide risk diversification, additional capacity for future growth and limit the maximum net loss potential arising from large risks.

Although the ceding of insurance does not discharge the original insurer from its primary liability to the policyholder, the insurance company that assumes the coverage assumes the related liability, and it is the practice of insurers for accounting purposes to treat insured risks, to the extent of reinsurance ceded, as though they were risks for which the original insurer is not liable.


Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements (Statutory-Basis)

December 31, 2020 and 2019

G. Reinsurance (continued)

To the extent that the reinsurance companies are unable to meet their obligations under the reinsurance agreements, the Company remains primarily liable for the entire amount at risk.

Reinsurance ceded amounts for the Company for 2020 and 2019 are summarized as follows:

  

2020

  

2019

 

Premiums ceded

 $99,430  $113,630 

Benefits ceded

  1,120,570   1,114,685 

Reserve credits ceded

  11,359,160   12,095,911 

In force amount ceded

  15,340,981   14,720,349 

H. Commitments and Contingencies

Various liabilities arise in the normal course of the Company’s business and have been recorded as required. The Company’s management believes that any ultimate contingent losses will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s future operations and financial position.

I. Uncertainty Due to the Coronavirus Disease

As a result of the Coronavirus Disease 2019, which was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, the United States Federal, State and Local Governments, and other countries around the world have taken measures that continue to limit economic output. Due to the decline in economic activity, the Company is faced with uncertainty as of the date of this report on its operations when considering its revenue sources and potential future liquidity needs. Management is actively monitoring the situation and the impact to the Company’s operations. As the pandemic continues, should liquidity conditions worsen in the short-term, management will work with its financial institutions to assist with liquidity needs. Consequently, the Company has adapted its operations to continue to provide and perform all business activities despite the pandemic and in accordance with the guidelines of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Other Financial Information

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Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Supplemental Schedule of Selected Statutory-Basis Financial Data

December 31, 2020

Investment income earned:

    

Government bonds

 $25,368 

Other bonds (unaffiliated)

  65,560 

Common stocks (unaffiliated)

  - 

Mortgage loans

  - 

Policy loans

  - 

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

  590 

Other invested assets

  - 

Aggregate write-ins for investment income

  - 

Gross investment income

 $91,518 
     

Real estate owned (book value less encumbrances)

 $- 
     

Mortgage loans (book value):

    

Residential mortgages

 $- 

Commercial mortgages

  - 

Total mortgage loans

 $- 
     

Mortgage loans by standing (book value):

    

Good standing

 $- 

More than 90 days past due

 $- 

In process of foreclosure

 $- 
     

Collateral loans

 $- 

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Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Supplemental Schedule of Selected Statutory-Basis Financial Data (continued)

December 31, 2020

Bonds and stocks of parents, subsidiaries and affiliates (book value):

    

Common stocks

 $- 
     

Bonds, cash equivalents and short-term investments by class and maturity:

 

Bonds by maturity (statement value):

    

Due within one year or less

 $1,629,366 

Over 1 year through 5 years

  371,414 

Over 5 years through 10 years

  964,164 

Over 10 years through 20 years

  201,443 

Over 20 years

  - 

Total by maturity

 $3,166,387 
     

Bonds, cash equivalents and short-term investments by class - statement value:

 

Class 1

 $2,009,375 

Class 2

  1,128,367 

Class 3

  - 

Class 4

  25,520 

Class 5

  - 

Class 6

  3,125 

Total by class

 $3,166,387 
     

Total bonds publicly traded

 $3,065,061 

Total bonds privately placed

 $101,326 
     

Preferred stocks (statement value)

 $- 

Common stocks unaffiliated (market value)

 $- 

Common stocks affiliated (market value)

 $- 

Short-term investments (book value)

 $- 

Cash equivalents

 $323,000 

Cash on deposit

 $82,346 
     

Life insurance in-force (000's):

    

Ordinary

 $18,404 

Group

 $642 

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Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Supplemental Schedule of Selected Statutory-Basis Financial Data (continued)

December 31, 2020

Amount of accidental death insurance in-force under ordinary policies (000's)

 $271 
     

Life insurance policies with disability provisions in-force (000's):

    

Ordinary

 $88 
     

Supplementary contracts in-force:

    

Ordinary - involving life contingencies:

    

Amount on deposit

 $- 

Amount of income payable

 $- 

Ordinary - not involving life contingencies:

    

Amount on deposit

 $- 

Amount of income payable

 $- 
     

Annuities:

    

Ordinary:

    

Immediate - amount of income payable

 $- 

Deferred - fully paid - account balance

 $972,305 

Deferred - not fully paid s- account balance

 $2,104,873 
     

Accident and health insurance - premiums in-force:

    

Other

 $- 
     

Deposit funds and dividend accumulations:

    

Deposit funds - account balance

 $34,218 

Dividend accumulations - account balance

 $- 
     

Claims payments 2019:

    

Accident and health:

    

2020

 $- 

Other coverages that use development methods to calculate claims reserve:

    

2020

 $- 

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Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Investment Risks Interrogatories – Statutory-Basis

December 31, 2020

1.

The Company’s total admitted assets as reported on page two of its Annual Statement are $3,595,590.

2.

Following are the Company’s 10 largest exposures to a single issuer/borrower/investment, by investment category, excluding: (i) U.S. government, U.S. government agency securities and those U.S. government money market funds listed in the Appendix to the SVO Purposes and Procedures Manual as exempt, (ii) property occupied by the Company, and (iii) policy loans:

Issuer

 

of Exposure

 

Amount

  

Assets

 

Bank of America Corporation

 

Bonds

 $125,512   3.5%

Old Republic International Corporation

 

Bonds

  124,652   3.5%

Morgan Stanley

 

Bonds

  109,623   3.0%

UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG

 

Bonds

  101,326   2.8%

Verizon Communication Inc.

 

Bonds

  100,830   2.8%

Comcast Corporation

 

Bonds

  100,613   2.8%

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

 

Bonds

  100,044   2.8%

CubeSmart, L.P.

 

Bonds

  99,720   2.8%

TC Pipelines, L.P.

 

Bonds

  99,019   2.8%

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.

 

Bonds

  98,101   2.7%

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Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Investment Risks Interrogatories – Statutory-Basis (continued)

December 31, 2020

3.

The Company’s total admitted assets held in bonds and preferred stocks, by NAIC rating, are:

Bonds

  

Preferred Stocks

 
      

Percentage

        

Percentage

 
      

of Total

        

of Total

 
      

Admitted

        

Admitted

 

NAIC Rating

 

Amount

  

Assets

  

NAIC Rating

 

Amount

  

Assets

 

NAIC-1

 $2,009,375   55.9% 

P/RP-1

 $-   0.0%

NAIC-2

  1,128,367   31.4% 

P/RP-2

  -   0.0%

NAIC-3

  -   0.0% 

P/RP-3

  -   0.0%

NAIC-4

  25,520   0.7% 

P/RP-4

  -   0.0%

NAIC-5

  -   0.0% 

P/RP-5

  -   0.0%

NAIC-6

  3,125   0.1% 

P/RP-6

  -   0.0%
  $3,166,387        $-     

4.

The Company’s total admitted assets held in foreign investments and unhedged foreign currency exposure, including: (i) foreign-currency-denominated investments of $0, supporting insurance liabilities denominated in that same foreign currency of $0 and excluding (ii) Canadian investments and currency exposure are:

      

Percentage

 
      

of Total

 
      

Admitted

 
  

Amount

  

Assets

 

a. Foreign investments

 $101,326   2.8%

b. Unhedged foreign currency exposure

  -   0.0%


Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Investment Risks Interrogatories – Statutory-Basis (continued)

December 31, 2020

5.

Aggregate foreign investment exposure categorized by NAIC sovereign rating:

      

Percentage

 
      

of Total

 
      

Admitted

 
  

Amount

  

Assets

 

i.   Countries rated NAIC-1

 $101,326   2.8%

ii.  Countries rated NAIC-2

  -   0.0%

iii. Countries rated NAIC-3 or below

  -   0.0%

6.

Foreign investment exposures to a single country, categorized by the country’s NAIC sovereign rating:

      

Percentage

 
      

of Total

 
      

Admitted

 
  

Amount

  

Assets

 

i.   Countries rated NAIC-1

        

  Country: Switzerland

 $101,326   2.8%

ii.  Countries rated NAIC-2

        

  Country:

  -   0.0%

iii. Countries rated NAIC-3 or below

        

7.

The Company has no aggregate unhedged foreign currency exposure.

8.

The Company has no aggregate unhedged foreign currency exposure.

9.

The Company has no aggregate unhedged foreign currency exposure.


Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Investment Risks Interrogatories – Statutory-Basis (continued)

December 31, 2020

10.

Non-sovereign (i.e., non-governmental) foreign issues:

        

Percentage

 
        

of Total

 
  

NAIC

     

Admitted

 

Issuer

 

Rating

 

Amount

  

Assets

 

UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG

 

1FE

 $101,326   2.8%

Interrogatories 11 through 23 are omitted due to the absence of conditions requiring their inclusion.

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Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Summary Investment Schedule - Statutory-Basis

December 31, 2020

          

Admitted Invested Assets

 
          

as Reported in the

 
  

Gross Investment Holdings*

  

Annual Statement

 
      

Percentage

      

Percentage

 
      

of Gross

      

of Total

 
      

Investment

      

Invested

 

Investment Categories

 

Amount

  

Holdings

  

Amount

  

Assets

 

Long-Term Bonds:

                

U.S. Governments

 $1,589,366   44.498% $1,589,366   44.498%

All other governments

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

U.S. states, territories, and possessions, etc. guaranteed

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

U.S. political subdivisions of states, territories, and possessions guaranteed

  40,000   1.120%  40,000   1.120%

U.S. special revenue and special assessment obligations, etc. non-guaranteed

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Industrial and miscellaneous

  1,537,021   43.033%  1,537,021   43.033%

Hybrid securities

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Parent, subsidiaries and affiliates

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

SVO identified funds

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Unaffiliated Bank loans

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Total long-term bonds

  3,166,387   88.651%  3,166,387   88.651%
                 

Preferred stocks:

                

Industrial and miscellaneous (Unaffiliated)

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Parent, subsidiaries and affiliates

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Total preferred stocks

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%
                 

Common stocks:

                

Industrial and miscellaneous Publicly traded (Unaffiliated)

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Industrial and miscellaneous Other (Unaffiliated)

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Parent, subsidiaries and affiliates Publicly traded

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Parent, subsidiaries and saffiliates Other

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Mutual funds

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Unit investment trusts

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Closed-end funds

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Total common stocks

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%
                 

Mortgage loans:

                

Farm mortgages

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Residential mortgages

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Commercial mortgages

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Mezzanine real estate loans

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Total mortgage loans

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

(Continued on page 30)

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Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Summary Investment Schedule - Statutory-Basis

(Continued from page 29)

December 31, 2020

          

Admitted Invested Assets

 
          

as Reported in the

 
  

Gross Investment Holdings*

  

Annual Statement

 
      

Percentage

      

Percentage

 
      

of Gross

      

of Total

 
      

Investment

      

Invested

 

Investment Categories

 

Amount

  

Holdings

  

Amount

  

Assets

 

Real estate:

                

Properties occupied by the company

 $-   0.000% $-   0.000%

Properties held for the production of income

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Properties held for sale

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Total real estate

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%
                 

Cash, cash eqivalents and short-term investments

                

Cash

  82,346   2.305%  82,346   2.305%

Cash equivalents

  323,000   9.043%  323,000   9.043%

Short-term investments

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

  405,346   11.349%  405,346   11.349%
                 

Contract lans

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Derivatives

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Other invested assets

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Receivable for securities

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Securities Lending

  -   0.000%  -   0.000%

Total invested assets

 $3,571,733   100.000% $3,571,733   100.000%

* Gross investment holdings as valued in compliance with NAIC Accounting Practicies and Procedures Manual.

Note: The Company does not participate in securities lending transactions. As a result, column associated with securities lending has not been presented.

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Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Note to Other Financial Information

December 31, 2020

Note – Basis of Presentation

The accompanying supplemental schedules present selected statutory-basis financial data as of December 31, 2020 and for the year then ended for purposes of complying with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Annual Statement Instructions and Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual and agrees to or is included in the amounts reported in the Company’s 2020 Statutory Annual Statement as filed with the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance.

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ROYALTY CAPITAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019

Overview

Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company (“the Company”), formerly known as Capital Reserve Life Insurance Company, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royalty Capital Corporation (“Royalty”). The Company was purchased by Inspire Capital Corporation ("Inspire") on August 29, 2016 for a purchase price of $1,432,446. The Company was acquired by Royalty on February 28, 2017 as the result of a merger with Inspire Capital Corporation, parent of the Company, being merged with and into Royalty. Royalty purchased 1436 shares of the Company’s common stock on December 18, 2017 for $2,297,600.

The Company was incorporated on February 24, 1922. The Company was also granted a certificate of authority to write insurance in the State of Missouri on February 24, 1922. The Company is a life insurance company domiciled in Missouri and is authorized to write business in Illinois, Kansas and Missouri.

General Company Product Information

The primary insurance product currently being marketed by the Company is as follows:

Legacy Builder is a modified premium whole life insurance policy with a flexible premium deferred annuity rider. The policy requires premium payments to be made for a certain number of years after which time the policyholder is entitled to policy benefits without making future payments. The product is issued as either a ten year or twenty year payment period based on the issue age of the insured. Premium payments are split between life and annuity based on established percentages.

First year premium payments are allocated 100% to life insurance and renewal payments are split 50% to life and 50% to annuity. The product is being sold in premium units with the ability to purchase either fractional or multiple units. At the end of the required premium paying period, the policyholder may continue to make full premium payments into the annuity rider to provide for greater annuity accumulations.

General Company Administrative Service

The Company executed an administrative services agreement with Security National Life Insurance Company (“SNLIC”) on October 1, 2018. Under the terms of this agreement, the services provided by SNLIC include underwriting, policy issue, accounting, claims processing and other services incidental to the operations of the Company. The agreement is effective for a period of three (3) years from October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2021 and includes a provision that the agreement may be terminated at any time by either party with a 180 day prior notice.

Cost Share Agreement

The Company has a cost share agreement, approved by the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (“MDOCI”) effective July 1, 2018, whereby expenses covered by the agreement are paid by Royalty and reimbursed at cost by the Company.

Managements Discussion and Analysis

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity financial condition and capital resources is based on the Company’s statutory-basis financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance.

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Preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. We evaluate our estimates continually, including those related to investments, policy liabilities, income taxes, regulatory requirements, contingencies and litigation. We base such estimates on historical experience and other assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

We believe the following statutory accounting policies, judgments and estimates are the most critical to the preparation of our financial statements.

Premiums

Life and accident and health premiums are recognized as revenue when due. Premiums for annuity policies with mortality and morbidity risk, except for guaranteed interest and group annuity contracts, are also recognized as revenue when due. Premiums received for annuity policies without mortality or morbidity risk and for guaranteed interest and group annuity contracts are recorded using deposit accounting.

Policy Reserves

Traditional life insurance products consist principally of whole life insurance with a flexible premium deferred annuity rider, whole life, term, accidental death and dismemberment and annuity products. Reserves on traditional life products are calculated using modified reserve methods in accordance with statutory requirements.

The primary mortality tables for regular ordinary business are the 1980 CSO table, the 1980 CET table, the 1958 CSO table, the 1958 CET table, the 1941 CSO table, the 2017 CSO table and the 2001 CSO table. The interest rates applied to these tables range from 2.50% to 4.50% and do not exceed the statutory maximum rates. The primary methods used in calculating life policy and contract reserves are the commissioners reserve valuation method and the net level premium method. Tabular interest, tabular less actual reserves released, and tabular cost have been determined by formula as prescribed by the NAIC. For the determination of tabular interest on funds not involving each valuation rate of interest, the tabular interest is calculated as one hundredth of the product of such valuation rate of interest times the mean of the amount of funds subject to such valuation rate of interest held at the beginning and end of the year of valuation.

The Company waives deduction of deferred premiums upon the death of insureds and returns any premium beyond the date of death. Surrender amounts are not promised in excess of the legally computed reserves. Substandard policies are valued by computing the regular mean reserve for the plan and holding, in addition, one-half of the extra premium charge for the year.

The Company has no insurance in force for which gross premiums are less than the net premiums according to the standard valuation set by the Statestate of Tennessee.Missouri.

Valuation of Investments

Bonds not backed by other loans are carried at amortized cost. The unearned policyamortized cost of bonds is adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount to maturity. Bonds rated at the lowest quality level as determined by the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC (“SVO”) are reported at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. Interest income, as well as the related amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is included in net investment income under the effective yield method.

The assessment of other-than-temporary impairments is performed on a case-by-case basis. Factors considered by management in determining whether an other-than-temporary impairment exists (in other than loan-backed or structured investment securities) include: the financial condition, business prospects and creditworthiness of the issuer, the length of time and extent to which fair value has been less than cost for equity securities or amortized cost for fixed income securities, and our intent and ability to retain such investments until the fair value recovers. If it is determined that the decline in fair market value is other than temporary, the carrying amount of the investment is written down to fair value as its new basis and the amount of the write-down is recorded as a realized loss.

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Cash includes cash on hand, amounts due from banks and money market instruments. Interest earned on cash is included in net investment income.

Cash equivalents and short-term investments are carried at amortized cost with interest earned thereon included in net investment income.

Reinsurance

In the normal course of business, we seek to limit aggregate and single exposure to losses on large risks by purchasing reinsurance. The primary reinsurer is Security National Life. The majority of the policies issued by the Company are reinsured by Security National Life. Reinsurance premiums are generally reflected in income in a manner consistent with the recognition of premiums on the reinsured contracts. Reinsurance does not extinguish our primary liability under the policies written. Therefore, we regularly evaluate the financial condition of our reinsurers including their activities with respect to claim settlement practices and commutations, and establish allowances for uncollectible reinsurance recoverable as appropriate. Prior to the acquisition of the Company, all business was ceded to Security National Life.

Deferred Income Taxes

Deferred income tax assets are limited to gross deferred income tax assets expected to be realized within three years of the balance sheet date or 15% of capital and surplus excluding any net deferred income tax assets, electronic data processing “EDP” equipment and operating software and any net positive goodwill, plus the amount of remaining gross deferred income tax assets that can be offset against existing gross deferred income tax liabilities. The remaining deferred income tax assets are non-admitted.

Financial Condition

Our overall conservative investment philosophy is reflected in the allocation of the investments. The Company emphasizes investment grade debt securities and cash. Bonds as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 were $3,166,387 and $3,306,781, respectively. The $140,394 decrease in bonds is due to $117,000 of consideration on bonds sold, $21,852 loss on other-than-temporary impairments, $4,869 net amortization of premiums that exceeded $3,327 realized gains.

The Company recorded one loss on other-than-temporary impairment during 2020.  During 2020, the Company impaired its bonds in an energy corporation with a total par value of $25,000 as a result of continuing unrealized losses. This impairment was considered fully credit-related, resulting in a charge to the statement of operations before tax of $21,852 for the year ended December 31, 2020. This charge represents the credit-related portion of the difference between the amortized cost basis of the security and its fair value. The Company has experienced no additional other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity available-for-sale securities during 2020.

Based on management’s review, the Company experienced one loss on other-than-temporary impairment during the year ended December 31, 2020. There were no impairments during the year ended December 31, 2019. Except for one loss on other-than-temporary impairment recorded during 2020, management believes that the Company will fully recover its cost basis in the securities held as of December 31, 2020, and management does not have the intent to sell nor is it more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell such securities until they recover or mature.  The remaining temporary impairments shown herein are primarily the result of the current interest rate environment rather than credit factors that would imply other-than-temporary impairment.

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investment balances as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 were $405,346 and $72,057, respectively. Please refer to Page 5 (“Cash Flow”) of the 2019 Annual Statement for further detail of the $333,289 increase in cash, cash equivalent and short-term investments from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2020.

The Company liabilities were $192,836 and $104,908 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The increase in liabilities of $87,928 is primarily due to increased aggregate reserves of $52,425$111,088, payable to parent, subsidiaries and affiliates of $10,246 that exceeded decreased asset valuation reserve of $11,720 and general expense due and accrued of $15,035.

Capital and Surplus at December 31, 2017 includes an additional amount2020 and 2019 was $3,402,754 and $3,298,961, respectively. The increase in Capital and Surplus of $103,793 was primarily due to a capital contribution from Royalty of $600,000 that exceeded a net loss of $514,711 for deficiency reservesthe year ended December 31, 2020. Management is confident that the capital and surplus level is more than adequate to support the operations of $47,470.the Company for the foreseeable future.

 


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K-TENN INSURANCE COMPANY

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – STATUTORY BASIS (Continued)

December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017Results of Operations

 

NOTE 4 - SIGNIFICANT CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK

CashThe Company realized a net loss of $514,711 and cash equivalent balances are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) up to $250,000$262,216 for the years ended December 31, 20182020 and December 31, 2017. Cash2019, respectively. The increased net loss of $252,495 is discussed below.

During 2020, the Company received ordinary life insurance premiums of $206,684 and securities are protected by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) up to $500,000, which includes a

$250,000 limit for cash. At times such investments may be in excesspaid commissions of the FDIC and SIPC insurance limit.$69,998. The Company did not incur any losses relating to amounts in excess of insured limits.aggregate reserve increased by $111,088.

 

NOTE 5 - INCOME TAXESNet investment income totaled $84,406 and $107,510 in 2020 and 2019, respectively. This decrease was primarily due a decrease in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investment income of $22,165.

 

General expenses were $449,328 in 2020 compared to $337,059 in 2019. The components of the net deferred tax asset or deferred tax liability at December 31, 2018increase is primarily due to an increase in salaries and December 31, 2017 are as follows:

  

2018

 
  

Ordinary

  

Capital

  

Total

 

Gross deferred tax asset

 $130,988  $0  $130,988 

Statutory valuation allowance adjustment

  0   0   0 

Adjusted gross deferred tax asset

  130,988   0   130,988 

Deferred tax asset non-admitted

  (128,184)  0   (128,184)

Subtotal net admitted deferred tax asset

  2,804   0   2,804 

Deferred tax liabilities

  (977)  0   (977)

Net admitted deferred tax asset (liability)

 $1,827  $0  $1,827 

  

2017

 
  

Ordinary

  

Capital

  

Total

 

Gross deferred tax asset

 $68,517  $0  $68,517 

Statutory valuation allowance adjustment

  0   0   0 

Adjusted gross deferred tax asset

  68,517   0   68,517 

Deferred tax asset non-admitted

  (67,335)  0   (67,335)

Subtotal net admitted deferred tax asset

  1,182   0   1,182 

Deferred tax liabilities

  (70)  0   (70)

Net admitted deferred tax asset (liability)

 $1,112  $0  $1,112 

  

Change

 
  

Ordinary

  

Capital

  

Total

 

Gross deferred tax asset

 $62,471  $0  $62,471 

Statutory valuation allowance adjustment

  0   0   0 

Adjusted gross deferred tax asset

  62,471   0   62,471 

Deferred tax asset non-admitted

  (60,849)  0   (60,849)

Subtotal net admitted deferred tax asset

  1,622   0   1,622 

Deferred tax liabilities

  (907)  0   (907)

Net admitted deferred tax asset (liability)

 $715  $0  $715 


K-TENN INSURANCE COMPANY

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – STATUTORY BASIS (Continued)

December 31, 2018wages, employee benefits, group service and December 31, 2017administrative fees, insurance, except on real estate and rent that exceeded a decline in agency expense allowance.

 

NOTE 6 - OPERATING LEASES

In April 2018, the Company entered into a 13 month lease agreement for occupancy effective April 20, 2018 through May 19, 2019. Rent expense related to this lease was $16,716 for the year ended December 31, 2018. In AprilInsurance taxes, licenses and fees were $156,366 and $50,059 in 2020 and 2019, the Company renewed this lease through July 13, 2020. Future minimum lease payments are:

Year ending December 31:

    

2019

 $28,426 

2020

  15,529 

Total

 $43,955 

NOTE 7 - RELATED PARTY

The Company reimbursed the parent company (K-TENN Capital, Inc.) $247,108 and $262,106 for expenses paid on behalf of the Company during the years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The Company also has a service agreement with the parent company (K-TENN Capital, Inc.).

As of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had accounts payableincrease is primarily due to the parent company of $19,686an increase in state insurance department licenses and $0, respectively.

NOTE 8 - PARTICIPATING POLICIES

The portion of the Company’s life insurance in force that was classified as participating was 62.1% and 61.3% as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The Company accounts for policyholder dividends on the accrual basis. There were $766 and $0 dividends declared, paid, or credited to the policyholders for the years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The Company did not allocate any additional income to such policyholders.

NOTE 9 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent events were considered through May 28, 2019, the date the financial statements were available to be issued.fees.

 

The Company entered into a lease renewalTPA agreement with SNLIC effective October 1, 2018. Fees paid to Security National Life Insurance Company totaled $120,000 for both 2020 and 2019.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Insurance premiums and investment income are the primary source of funds while operating expenses are the primary use of funds. To ensure we will be able to pay future commitments, funds received are invested primarily in Aprilfixed income securities. Funds are invested with the intent that the income from investments, plus proceeds from maturities, will meet our ongoing cash flow needs. The approach of matching asset and liability durations and yields requires an appropriate mix of investments. Additionally, our investments consist primarily of marketable debt securities that could be readily converted to cash for liquidity needs.

In the year ended December 31, 2020, net cash used in operating activities was $392,287. The primary sources of cash from operating activities were from premiums collected net of reinsurance and net investment income. The primary uses of cash from operating activities were from payments of commissions, general insurance expenses, insurance taxes, licenses and fees. Net cash provided by investing activities was $116,975. The primary drivers were bond sales of $117,000. Net cash provided by financing activities was $608,601. The primary driver was a capital contribution from Royalty of $600,000.

At December 31, 2020, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investment of $405,346 compared to $72,057 at December 31, 2019. See Note 6Management is confident that its insurance premiums, investment incomes and investments are more than adequate to support the operations of the Company for details.the foreseeable future.

Risk Based Capital

Total risk based adjusted capital was $3,403,493 and $3,311,420 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Our authorized control level risk-based capital was $120,202 and $131,131 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. This resulted in RBC ratios of 2,831.5% and 2,525.3%, respectively, as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

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Stipulation Agreement

Royalty entered into a Stipulation Agreement with the Missouri Department of Insurance as a condition for the approval of the acquisition of the Company by Royalty. The agreement establishes financial benchmarks for the Company of: (1) $2,500,000 minimum capital and surplus prior to writing any insurance business post-acquisition (2) maintain a risk-based capital ratio of at least 350% at all times (3) shareholder dividends cannot be issued that will cause the risk-based capital ratio to fall below 500% at the time the dividend is issued or return of paid-in capital contributed by Royalty to comply with the financial benchmark listed in 1 above (4) Royalty cannot enter into any agreements with any of its affiliates or by any entity controlled by an individual or entity holding more than 10% or more of Royalty’s outstanding shares without filing prior notice of the agreement or transaction with the Missouri Department of Insurance. Royalty agrees that any proposed agreements between the Company any affiliate of Royalty or any other entity or individual holding 10% or more of Royalty’s outstanding shares will be subject to the standards of section 382.190 and 382.195, RSMo (Supp. 2015) and 20 CSR 200-11-101.

Material Changes

On May 9, 2014, American Life entered into a Purchase Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) with an unrelated company whereby the unrelated company paid American Life the sum of $25,000 in consideration for the option and first right of refusal to acquire all of our outstanding capital stock. Under terms of the Agreement, the purchase price for our outstanding capital stock was an amount equal to our Capital and Surplus as reflected on the most recent statutory financial statement filed with regulatory authorities prior to the notice of intent to exercise, plus $50,000. This option and right of first refusal expired on May 31, 2015. On February 11, 2015, the option was extended through December 31, 2015. In consideration, the potential purchaser posted an additional $10,000 escrow payment. In December, 2015, a Stock Purchase Agreement was signed to sell Capital Reserve for $50,000 plus statutory capital and surplus. The sale of Capital Reserve to Inspire occurred on August 29, 2016 for a purchase price of $1,432,446.

On October 18, 2016, the Board of Directors of Royalty approved an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Inspire. Inspire’s Board of Directors also approved the Merger Agreement on that date. The Merger Agreement provided for the merger of Inspire with and into Royalty, with Royalty holding the combined business (the “Merger”). The approval of the shareholders of Royalty and the shareholders of Inspire was required to approve the Merger. Royalty obtained shareholder approval at a special shareholders meeting held on December 15, 2016. Inspire obtained shareholder approval on December 15, 2016. In addition to obtaining shareholder approvals, the Missouri Department of Insurance approved a change of control of the Company from Inspire to Royalty, through a Form A hearing process, effective January 10, 2017. The Merger closed on February 28, 2017.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to regulators.

Participation in High Yield Financings, Highly Leveraged Transactions or Non-Investment Grade Loans and Investments

We were not party to any such financings or transactions.

Preliminary Merger/Acquisition Negotiations

 

There wereare no material subsequent events that required recognition or additional disclosure in these financial statements, except as noted above.preliminary merger/acquisition negotiations at this time.

 


 

UNAUDITED Financial Statements (Statutory-Basis)AS OF AND FOR THE INTERIM PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 AND 2020

 

 

K-TENN Insurance Company

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018


K-TENNRoyalty Capital Life Insurance Company

 

Unaudited and Audited Financial Statements (Statutory-Basis)

 

As of SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 (Unaudited) and December 31, 20182020 (Audited)

and for the NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192021 and 20182020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Financial Statements

 

Balance Sheets (Statutory-Basis)

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Statements of Operations (Statutory-Basis)

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Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus (Statutory-Basis)

F-121F-150

Statements of Cash Flow (Statutory-Basis)

F-122F-151

 

MD&A

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations as of June 30, 2021 and for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020F-152


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K-TENN

Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Balance Sheets (Statutory-Basis)

 

 

(Unaudited)

      

(Unaudited)

     
 

September 30, 2019

  

December 31, 2018

  

June 30, 2021

  

December 31, 2020

 

Admitted Assets

                

Cash and investment assets

                

Certificates of deposit

 $800,000  $1,000,000 

Policy loans

  126   - 

Bonds

 $2,212,409  $3,166,387 

Common stocks

  5,525   - 

Cash and cash equivalents

  1,298,184   1,189,939   1,222,084   405,346 

Total cash and investment assets

  2,098,310   2,189,939   3,440,018   3,571,733 

Accrued investment income

  4,875   2,577   20,084   23,707 

Uncollected premiums

  6,865   3,700 

Deferred premiums

  3,359   1,344 

Deferred taxes

  1,827   1,827 

Deposit in transit

  2,486   - 

Amounts recoverable from reinsurer

  106   150 

Total admitted assets

 $2,117,722  $2,199,387  $3,460,208  $3,595,590 

Liabilities and Capital and Surplus

                

Liabilities

                

Policy and contract liabilities

                

Life reserves

 $132,999  $60,041  $213,730  $153,910 

Advance premiums

  10,933   9,924 

Deposit-type contracts

  86,662   - 

Total policy and contract liabilities

  143,932   69,965   300,392   153,910 

Remittances and items not allocated

  -   6,663   -   7,871 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  67,570   27,789   1,520   12,451 

Payable to parent

  36,158   17,865 

Asset valuation reserve

  1,674   1,405   5,588   739 

Total liabilities

  213,176   105,822   343,658   192,836 

Capital and Surplus

                

Common stock, par value $1.00 per share, 1,750,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding

  1,000,000   1,000,000 

Common stock, par value $200.00 per share, 15,000 shares authorized, 5,000 issued and outstanding

  1,000,000   1,000,000 

Paid-in surplus

  2,042,579   1,842,579   2,985,400   2,985,400 

Unassigned surplus (deficit)

  (1,138,033)  (749,014)  (868,850)  (582,646)

Total surplus

  904,546   1,093,565   2,116,550   2,402,754 

Total capital and surplus

  1,904,546   2,093,565   3,116,550   3,402,754 

Total liabilities and capital and surplus

 $2,117,722  $2,199,387  $3,460,208  $3,595,590 

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Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Statements of Operations (Statutory-Basis)

  

(Unaudited)

 
  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2021

  

2020

 

Premiums and Other Revenues

        

Life premiums and annuity considerations

 $91,911  $87,702 

Net investment income

  36,215   41,877 

Amortization of interest maintenance reserve

  (663)  (792)

Commissions and expense allowance on reinsurance ceded

  1,615   2,314 

Total premiums and other revenues

  129,078   131,101 

Benefits and Insurance Expenses

        

Benefits Paid or Provided

        

Interest on depost-type contracts

  982   - 

Aggregate reserves for life

  59,820   39,443 

Total benefits paid or provided

  60,802   39,443 

Insurance Expenses and Other Deductions

        

Commissions

  7,405   42,854 

General expenses

  315,315   264,720 

Insurance taxes, licenses and fees

  27,049   143,372 

Total insurance expenses and other deductions

  349,769   450,946 

Total benefits and insurance expenses

  410,571   490,389 

Loss from operations before federal income taxes

  (281,493)  (359,288)

Federal income tax expense

  -   (699)

Net Loss

 $(281,493) $(358,589)

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Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus (Statutory-Basis)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited)

              

Total

 
  

Common

  

Paid-In

  

Unassigned

  

Capital and

 
  

Stock

  

Surplus

  

Surplus

  

Surplus

 

Balance as of January 1, 2020

 $1,000,000  $2,385,400  $(86,439) $3,298,961 

Net loss

  -   -   (358,589)  (358,589)

Change in nonadmitted assets

  -   -   1,133   1,133 

Change in asset valuation reserve

  -   -   (1,978)  (1,978)

Contributed surplus

  -   600,000   -   600,000 

Balance as of June 30, 2020

 $1,000,000  $2,985,400  $(445,873) $3,539,527 
                 

Balance as of January 1, 2021

 $1,000,000  $2,985,400  $(582,646) $3,402,754 

Net loss

  -   -   (281,493)  (281,493)

Change in net unrealized capital gains

  -   -   1,879   1,879 

Change in net deferred tax

  -   -   499   499 

Change in nonadmitted assets

  -   -   (2,240)  (2,240)

Change in asset valuation reserve

  -   -   (4,849)  (4,849)

Balance as of June 30, 2021

 $1,000,000  $2,985,400  $(868,850) $3,116,550 

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Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company

Statements of Cash Flow (Statutory-Basis)

  

(Unaudited)

 
  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2021

  

2020

 

Operations

        

Premiums received

 $91,911  $87,702 

Net investment income received

  43,691   45,221 

Miscellaneous income

  1,615   2,314 

Benefit and loss related payments

  (939)  311 

Commissions, other expenses and taxes paid

  (360,700)  (475,491)

Net cash used in operations

  (224,422)  (339,943)

Investing Activities

        

Proceeds from sales, maturities or repayments of investments

        

Bonds

  946,978   107,000 

Net proceeds from sales, maturities or repayments of investments

  946,978   107,000 

Cost of investments acquireds

        

Miscellaneous applications

  -   25 

Total cost of investments acquired

  -   25 

Net cash provided by investing activities

  946,978   106,975 

Financing and Miscellaneous Activities

        

Contributed surplus

  -   600,000 

Net deposits on deposit-type contracts

  86,662   - 

Other cash provided applied, net

  7,520   9,857 

Net cash provided by financing and miscellaneous activities

  94,182   609,857 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

  816,738   376,889 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

  405,346   72,057 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 $1,222,084  $448,946 

 


 

K-TENN Insurance Company

Statements of Operations (Statutory-Basis)

  

(Unaudited)

 
  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2019

  

2018

 

Premiums and Other Revenues

        

Life premiums

 $155,160  $153,504 

Net investment income

  32,032   23,653 

Total premiums and other revenues

  187,192   177,157 

Benefits and Insurance Expenses

        

Benefits Paid or Provided

        

Increase in life reserves

  72,958   (9,630)

Surremder benefits

  404   - 

Total benefits paid or provided

  73,362   (9,630)

Insurance Expenses and Other Deductions

        

Commissions

  29,844   70,598 

General expenses

  436,754   335,900 

Insurance taxes, licenses and fees

  22,355   3,049 

Increase in loading on deferred and uncollected premiums

  (1,824)  6,000 

Total insurance expenses and other deductions

  487,129   415,547 

Total benefits and insurance expenses

  560,491   405,917 

Loss from operations before dividends

  (373,299)  (228,760)

Dividends to policyholders

  3,131   178 

Net Loss

 $(376,430) $(228,938)


K-TENN Insurance Company

Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus (Statutory-Basis)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

              

Total

 
  

Common

  

Paid-In

  

Unassigned

  

Capital and

 
  

Stock

  

Surplus

  

Surplus

  

Surplus

 

Balance as of January 1, 2019

 $1,000,000  $1,842,579  $(749,014) $2,093,565 

Net loss

  -   -   (376,430)  (376,430)

Change in nonadmitted assets

  -   -   (12,320)  (12,320)

Change in asset valuation reserve

  -   -   (269)  (269)

Contributed surplus

  -   200,000   -   200,000 

Balance as of September 30, 2019

 $1,000,000  $2,042,579  $(1,138,033) $1,904,546 
                 

Balance as of January 1, 2018

 $1,000,000  $1,012,579  $(386,774) $1,625,805 

Net loss

  -   -   (228,938)  (228,938)

Change in nonadmitted assets

  -   -   (45,006)  (45,006)

Change in asset valuation reserve

  -   -   (483)  (483)

Contributed surplus

  -   780,000   -   780,000 

Balance as of September 30, 2018

 $1,000,000  $1,792,579  $(661,201) $2,131,378 


K-TENN Insurance Company

Statements of Cash Flow (Statutory-Basis)

  

(Unaudited)

 
  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2019

  

2018

 

Operations

        

Premiums received

 $152,813  $141,040 

Net investment income received

  27,734   17,996 

Commissions, other expenses and taxes paid

  (433,971)  (413,127)

Net cash used in operations

  (253,424)  (254,091)

Investing Activities

        

Proceeds from sales, maturities or repayments of investments

        

Certificates of deposit

  200,000   203,008 

Net proceeds from sales, maturities or repayments of investments

  200,000   203,008 

Cost of investments acquired

        

Certificates of deposit

  -   (201,511)

Total cost of investments acquired

  -   (201,511)

Net increase in policy loans

  (829)  - 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

  199,171   1,497 

Financing and Miscellaneous Activities

        

Contributed surplus

  200,000   780,000 

Other cash provided applied, net

  (37,502)  (44,810)

Net cash provided by financing and miscellaneous activities

  162,498   735,190 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

  108,245   482,596 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

  1,189,939   727,188 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 $1,298,184  $1,209,784 


K-TENNROYALTY CAPITAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

MANAGEMENT’SMANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

DECEMBER 31, 2018FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2021 AND FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED

JUNE 30, 2021 AND 2020

 

General Company Background InformationOverview

 

K-TENNRoyalty Capital Life Insurance Company (“K-TENN Life”the Company”), formerly known as Capital Reserve Life Insurance Company, is a Tennessee domiciledwholly-owned subsidiary of Royalty Capital Corporation (“Royalty”). The Company was purchased by Inspire Capital Corporation ("Inspire") on August 29, 2016 for a purchase price of $1,432,446. The Company was acquired by Royalty on February 28, 2017 as the result of a merger with Inspire Capital Corporation, parent of the Company, being merged with and into Royalty. Royalty purchased 1436 shares of the Company’s common stock on December 18, 2017 for $2,297,600.

The Company was incorporated on February 24, 1922. The Company was also granted a certificate of authority to write insurance in the State of Missouri on February 24, 1922. The Company is a life insurance company that was incorporated on October 22, 2015domiciled in Missouri and commenced operations on January 1, 2017. K-TENN Life is licensedauthorized to write business in the state of TennesseeIllinois, Kansas and sells life insurance policies under the laws of the Tennessee Department of Insurance and Commerce (“TDIC”). K-TENN Life sells various life policies. K-TENN Life is a wholly owned subsidiary of K-TENN Capital, Inc, a Tennessee financial holding corporation headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.Missouri.

 

K-TENN Life’s total statutory admitted assets, liabilities and surplus as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 and its statutory net loss forGeneral Company Product Information

The primary insurance product currently being marketed by the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are summarizedCompany is as follows:

 

          

Amount Change

 
  

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

  

2018 less 2017

 

Statutory admitted assets

 $2,199,387  $1,731,675  $467,712 

Statutory liabilities

  105,822   105,870   (48)

Statutory surplus

  2,093,565   1,625,805   467,760 

Total statutory liabilities and surplus

 $2,199,387  $1,731,675  $467,712 

  

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2018

  

2017

  

2018 less 2017

 

Statutory net loss

 $(291,799) $(380,166) $88,367 

Legacy Builder is a modified premium whole life insurance policy with a flexible premium deferred annuity rider. The policy requires premium payments to be made for a certain number of years after which time the policyholder is entitled to policy benefits without making future payments. The product is issued as either a ten year or twenty year payment period based on the issue age of the insured. Premium payments are split between life and annuity based on established percentages.

 

First year premium payments are allocated 100% to life insurance and renewal payments are split 50% to life and 50% to annuity. The product is being sold in premium units with the ability to purchase either fractional or multiple units. At the end of the required premium paying period, the policyholder may continue to make full premium payments into the annuity rider to provide for greater annuity accumulations.

General Company Administrative Service

The Company executed an administrative services agreement with Security National Life Insurance Company (“SNLIC”) on October 1, 2018. Under the terms of this agreement, the services provided by SNLIC include underwriting, policy issue, accounting, claims processing and other services incidental to the operations of the Company. The agreement is effective for a period of three (3) years from October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2021 and includes a provision that the agreement may be terminated at any time by either party with a 180 day prior notice. The administrative services agreement is currently under review by the Company and SNLIC.

Cost Share Agreement

The Company has a cost share agreement, approved by the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (“MDOCI”) effective July 1, 2018, whereby expenses covered by the agreement are paid by Royalty and reimbursed at cost by the Company.

Management’sManagements Discussion and Analysis

 

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity financial condition and capital resources areis based on K-TENN Life’sthe Company’s statutory-basis financial statements as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and for the yearssix months ended December 31, 2018June 30, 2021 and 2017,2020, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the TDIC.Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance.

 

Preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. We evaluate our estimates continually, including those related to investments, policy liabilities, income taxes, regulatory requirements, contingencies and litigation.

We base such estimates on historical experience and other assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 


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We believe the following statutory accounting policies, judgments and estimates are the most critical to the preparation of our financial statements.

 

Life Premiums

 

Life and accident and health premiums are recognized as income over the premium-paying period of the related policies.revenue when due. Premiums for annuity policies with mortality and morbidity risk, except for guaranteed interest and group annuity contracts, are also recognized as revenue when due. Premiums received for annuity policies without mortality or morbidity risk and for guaranteed interest and group annuity contracts are recorded using deposit accounting.

 

Acquisition ExpensesPolicy Reserves

 

Expenses incurred in connectionTraditional life insurance products consist principally of whole life insurance with acquiring newa flexible premium deferred annuity rider, whole life, term, accidental death and renewal insurance business, including acquisition costs such as sales commissions, are charged to operations as incurred.

Interest Income

Interest earned on investments are included in net investment income.

Asset Valuation Reserve

The asset valuation reserve (“AVR”) provides a valuation allowance for invested assets. The AVR is determined by a National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (“NAIC”) prescribed formula with changes reflected directly in unassigned surplus.

Aggregate Reserve for Life Contracts

dismemberment and annuity products. Reserves on traditional life and accident and health insurance products are calculated using modified reserve methods in accordance with statutory requirements.

 

The primary mortality tables for regular ordinary business are the 1980 CSO table, the 1980 CET table, the 1958 CSO table, the 1958 CET table, the 1941 CSO table, the 2017 CSO table and the 2001 CSO tables for males and females.table. The interest rates applied to these tables are at 3.5%range from 2.50% to 4.50% and do not exceed the statutory maximum rates. The primary methods used in calculating life policy and contract reserves are the commissioners’commissioners reserve valuation method and the net level premium method. Tabular interest, tabular less actual reserves released, and tabular cost have been determined by formula as prescribed by the NAIC. For the determination of tabular interest on funds not involving each valuation rate of interest, the tabular interest is calculated as one hundredth of the product of such valuation rate of interest times the mean of the amount of funds subject to such valuation rate of interest held at the beginning and end of the year of valuation.

 

The Company waives deduction of deferred premiums upon the death of insureds and returns any premium beyond the date of death. Surrender amounts are not promised in excess of the legally computed reserves. Substandard policies are valued by computing the regular mean reserve for the plan and holding, in addition, one-half of the extra premium charge for the year.

 

Policy and Contract Claims

Policy and contract claims once established will be based on known liabilities plus estimated future liabilities developed from trends of historical data applied to current exposure. ManagementThe Company has not yet established any reserves for policy and contract claims based on past experience and estimates of variations in future policy and contract claims due to only having 164 policies in force as of December 31, 2018.

Reinsurance

Policy and contract liabilities ceded to reinsurers have been reported as reductions of the related reserves. Of the $18,686,000 of lifeno insurance in force K-TENN Life ceded $14,274,000for which gross premiums are less than the net premiums according to Optimum Re Insurance Companythe standard valuation set by the state of Missouri.

Valuation of Investments

Bonds not backed by other loans are carried at amortized cost. The amortized cost of bonds is adjusted for amortization of premium and retained $$4,412,000accretion of discount to maturity. Bonds rated at the lowest quality level as determined by the Securities Valuation Office of the life insuranceNAIC (“SVO”) are reported at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. Interest income, as well as the related amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is included in force.net investment income under the effective yield method.

Common stocks are carried at fair value as determined by the SVO with changes in market value recorded as unrealized gains or losses. The associated unrealized gains and losses of common stocks, net of applicable income taxes, are charged or credited to unassigned surplus. Preferred stocks are carried at cost. The cost of common and preferred stocks is written down to fair value when a decline in value is considered to be other-than-temporary. Dividends from these investments are recognized in net investment income when declared.

The assessment of other-than-temporary impairments is performed on a case-by-case basis. Factors considered by management in determining whether an other-than-temporary impairment exists (in other than loan-backed or structured investment securities) include: the financial condition, business prospects and creditworthiness of the issuer, the length of time and extent to which fair value has been less than cost for equity securities or amortized cost for fixed income securities, and our intent and ability to retain such investments until the fair value recovers. If it is determined that the decline in fair market value is other than temporary, the carrying amount of the investment is written down to fair value as its new basis and the amount of the write-down is recorded as a realized loss.

 


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Cash includes cash on hand, amounts due from banks and money market instruments. Interest earned on cash is included in net investment income.

Cash equivalents and short-term investments are carried at amortized cost with interest earned thereon included in net investment income.

Reinsurance

In the normal course of business, we seek to limit aggregate and single exposure to losses on large risks by purchasing reinsurance. The primary reinsurer is Security National Life. The majority of the policies issued by the Company are reinsured by Security National Life. Reinsurance premiums are generally reflected in income in a manner consistent with the recognition of premiums on the reinsured contracts. Reinsurance does not extinguish our primary liability under the policies written. Therefore, we regularly evaluate the financial condition of our reinsurers including their activities with respect to claim settlement practices and commutations, and establish allowances for uncollectible reinsurance recoverable as appropriate. Prior to the acquisition of the Company, all business was ceded to Security National Life.

Deferred Income Taxes

 

Deferred income tax assets are limited to gross deferred income tax assets expected to be realized within three years of the balance sheet date or 15% of capital and surplus excluding any net deferred income tax assets, electronic data processing “EDP” equipment and operating software and any net positive goodwill, plus the amount of remaining gross deferred income tax assets that can be offset against existing gross deferred income tax liabilities. The remaining deferred income tax assets are non-admitted.

 

Certificates of Deposit, Cash and Cash Equivalents

Certificates of deposit are carried at amount invested.

Cash includes cash on hand, amounts due from banks and money market instruments. Interest earned on cash is included in net investment income.

Cash equivalents are carried at amortized cost with interest earned thereon included in net investment income.

Nonadmitted Assets

Certain assets designated as “nonadmitted,” principally past-due agents’ balances and deferred tax assets outside the prescribed range identified above are excluded from admitted assets and are charged directly to unassigned surplus.

A.Financial Condition

(i)       Assets

Total admitted assets of the K-TENN Life increased from $1,731,675 as of December 31, 2017 to $2,199,387 as of December 31, 2018, an increase of $467,712.

 

Our admitted assetsoverall conservative investment philosophy is reflected in the allocation of the investments. The Company emphasizes investment grade debt securities and cash. Bonds as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 20182020 were $2,212,409 and 2017 are summarized as follows:

          

Amount Change

 
  

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

  

2018 less 2017

 

Certificates of deposit

 $1,000,000  $1,001,497  $(1,497)

Cash and cash equivalents

  1,189,939   727,189   462,750 

Investment income due and accrued

  2,577   1,546   1,031 

Uncollected premiums

  3,700   -   3,700 

Deferred premiums

  1,344   331   1,013 

Net deferred tax assets

  1,827   1,112   715 

Total

 $2,199,387  $1,731,675  $467,712 

While there were minor changes in most of the admitted assets, the 2018 increase in cash is primarily due to the following:

Surplus contribution received of $830,000;

Premiums collected net of reinsurance of $185,713;

Net investment income received of $32,731;

Less commissions paid to agents of ($512,284)


(ii)     Liabilities

Liabilities decreased from $105,870 as of December 31, 2017 to $105,822 as of December 31, 2018, a decrease of $48.

Our liabilities as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 are summarized as follows:

          

Amount Change

 
  

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

  

2018 less 2017

 

Reserve for life insurance

 $60,041  $52,425  $7,616 

Advance premiums

  9,924   10,895   (971)

General expenses due and accrued

  22,186   7,615   14,571 

Taxes, licenses and fees due and accrued

  4,873   6,081   (1,208)

Amounts withheld as agent or trustee

  730   11   719 

Remittances and items not allocated

  6,663   28,062   (21,399)

Asset valuation reserve

  1,405   781   624 

Total liabilities

 $105,822  $105,870  $(48)

As shown above, the small decease in our total liabilities reflects a$3,166,387, respectively. The $953,978 decrease in remittances and items not allocated that was offset by increased accruals of general expenses due and accrued and increase in reserves for life insurance. The decrease in remittances and items not allocatedbonds is due to fewer pending policies$947,000 of consideration on matured bonds, $3,853 net amortization of premiums and $3,125 of consideration on bonds converted to common stocks.

Common stocks as of December 31, 2018 comparedJune 30, 2021 were $5,525. During 2021, $3,125 of consideration on bonds converted to 2017.common stocks. The increase in general expenses reflect the timing of the receipt and payment of vendor invoices for services performed. The increase in reserves reflects anunrealized valuation on common stocks increased in the number of policies in force from 97 as of December 31, 2017 to 164 as of December 31, 2018.

(iii)     Capital and Surplus$2,400.

 

The amountsCompany recorded one loss on other-than-temporary impairment during 2020.  During 2020, the Company impaired its bonds in an energy corporation with a total par value of Capital and Surplus$25,000 as a result of December 31, 2018 and 2017 are summarized as follows:

          

Amount Change

 
  

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

  

2018 less 2017

 

Common capital stock

 $1,000,000  $1,000,000  $- 

Paid in and contributed surplus

  1,842,579   1,012,579   830,000 

Unassigned deficit

  (749,014)  (386,774)  (362,240)

Total surplus

  1,093,565   625,805   467,760 

Total capital stock and surplus

 $2,093,565  $1,625,805  $467,760 


The amounts of changescontinuing unrealized losses. This impairment was considered fully credit-related, resulting in Capital and Surplus for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are summarized as follows:

  

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2018

  

2017

  

2018 less 2017

 

Net loss

 $(291,799) $(380,166) $88,367 

Change in net deferred income taxes

  61,564   68,447   (6,883)

Change in nonadmitted assets

  (131,381)  (74,274)  (57,107)

Change in asset valuation reserve

  (624)  (781)  157 

Contribution of capital

  -   1,000,000   (1,000,000)

Contribution of surplus

  830,000   1,012,579   (182,579)

Total change in capital and surplus

 $467,760  $1,625,805  $(1,158,045)

The 2018 increase in total capital and surplus of $467,760 is summarized above. The $1,158,045 decrease in the change in capital and surplus from 2017 to 2018 is primarily duea charge to the $1,182,579 decrease in the contributionstatement of capital and surplus.

B.Resultsoperations before tax of Operations

Our losses decreased from a net loss of ($380,166)$21,852 for the year ended December 31, 2017 to a net2020. This charge represents the credit-related portion of the difference between the amortized cost basis of the security and its fair value. The Company has experienced no additional other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity available-for-sale securities during 2020.

Based on management’s review, the Company experienced one loss of ($291,799) foron other-than-temporary impairment during the year ended December 31, 2018, a decrease2020. There were no impairments during the six months ended June 30, 2021. Except for one loss on other-than-temporary impairment recorded during 2020, management believes that the Company will fully recover its cost basis in the securities held as of $88,367.June 30, 2021, and management does not have the intent to sell nor is it more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell such securities until they recover or mature.  The remaining temporary impairments shown herein are primarily the result of the current interest rate environment rather than credit factors that would imply other-than-temporary impairment.

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investment balances as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were $1,222,084 and $405,346, respectively. The $816,738 increase in cash, cash equivalent and short-term investments from December 31, 2020 to June 30, 2021 is discussed below in Liquidity and Capital Resources.

 

The summaryCompany liabilities were $343,658 and $192,836 as of net income from operations for the years endedJune 30, 2021 and December 31, 2018 and 2017 and the amounts of the changes between years is summarized as follows:

  

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2018

  

2017

  

2018 less 2017

 

Premiums

 $195,054  $106,106  $88,948 

Net investment income

  31,762   19,819   11,943 

Total revenue

  226,816   125,925   100,891 

Increase in aggregate life and health

  7,616   52,425   (44,809)

Commissions

  76,882   89,780   (12,898)

General insurance expenses

  412,902   337,749   75,153 

Taxes, licenses and fees

  16,792   24,042   (7,250)

Increase in loading

  3,657   2,095   1,562 

Total benefits, claims and expenses

  517,849   506,091   11,758 

Dividends to policyholders

  766   -   766 

Net income (loss)

 $(291,799) $(380,166) $88,367 


2020, respectively. The components of Premiums for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are summarized as follows:

  

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2018

  

2017

  

2018 less 2017

 

First year life

 $115,494  $100,214  $15,280 

Renewal life

  82,102   5,892   76,210 

Single life

  47   -   47 

Renewal life ceded

  (2,589)  -   (2,589)
             

Total premiums

 $195,054  $106,106  $88,948 

The $88,948 increase in total premiumsliabilities of $150,822 is primarily due to a $76,210 increaseincreased deposit-type contracts of $86,662, aggregate reserves of $59,820, payable to parent, subsidiaries and affiliates of $18,293 that exceeded decreased accounts payable and accrued expenses of $10,931.

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Capital and Surplus at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $3,116,550 and $3,402,754, respectively. The decrease in renewal premiums correspondingCapital and Surplus of $286,204 was primarily due to K-TENN Life being in its second yearnet loss of operations and a $15,280 increase in first year life premiums.$281,493 during the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Results of Operations

 

The componentsCompany realized a net loss of Net Investment Income$281,493 and $358,589 for the yearssix months ended December 31, 2018June 30, 2021 and 2017 are summarized as follows:

  

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2018

  

2017

  

2018 less 2017

 

Certificates of deposit

 $19,961  $11,116  $8,845 

Cash and cash equivalents

  13,801   8,703   5,098 

Gross investment income

  33,762   19,819   13,943 

Investment expenses

  (2,000)  -   (2,000)

Net investment income

 $31,762  $19,819  $11,943 

2020, respectively. The $13,944 increase in 2018 gross investment incomedecreased net loss of $77,096 is primarily due to being fully invested throughout 2018 compared to not being fully invested in 2017 as we were beginning our life insurance operations.discussed below.

Investment expenses are not significant and none were incurred in 2017 during our first year of operations.


The amounts of the Aggregate Reserve for Life Insurance as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 and the changes therein are summarized as follows:

          

Amount Change

 
  

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

  

2018 less 2017

 

Life insurance

 $58,117  $4,056  $54,061 

Life insurance reinsurance ceded

  (1,851)  (585)  (1,266)

Other

  3,775   48,954   (45,179)

Total

 $60,041  $52,425  $7,616 

          

Amount Change

 
  

December 31, 2017

      

2017

 

Life insurance

 $4,056      $4,056 

Life insurance reinsurance ceded

  (585)      (585)

Other

  48,954       48,954 

Total

 $52,425      $52,425 

 

Life reserves are actuarially determined based on such factors as insured age, life expectancy, mortalitypremiums and interest assumptions using statutorily required methods.annuity considerations totaled $91,911 and $87,702 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The 2018 increase in life reserves of $7,616premiums and annuity considerations is primarily due to an increase in the numberrenewal annuity considerations of $21,500 that exceeded first year and volumerenewal life premiums of life policies in force and the aging of the existing block of business.$17,291.

 

The amounts of CommissionsNet investment income totaled $36,215 and Other Underwriting and Insurance Expenses$41,877 for the yearssix months ended December 31, 2018June 30, 2021 and 2017 are summarized as follows:2020, respectively. This decrease in net investment income was primarily due a decrease in bond income of $5,595.

 

  

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2018

  

2017

  

2018 less 2017

 

Commissions

 $76,882  $89,780  $(12,898)

General insurance expenses

  412,902   337,749   75,153 

Taxes, licenses and fees

  16,792   24,042   (7,250)

Increase in loading

  3,657   2,095   1,562 

Total

 $510,233  $453,666  $56,567 

For six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, aggregate reserves for life were $59,820 and $39,443, respectively. The increase in aggregate reserve for life was primarily due to increased annuity reserves of $21,224.

 

The components of Commissions totaled $7,405 and $42,854 for the yearssix months ended December 31, 2018June 30, 2021 and 2017 are summarized as follows:

  

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2018

  

2017

  

2018 less 2017

 

First year life insurance

 $64,534  $88,213  $(23,679)

Renewal life insurance

  12,348   1,567   10,781 

Total

 $76,882  $89,780  $(12,898)

There was a $12,8982020, respectively. This decrease in commissions was primarily due to $23,679a decrease in first year life commissions corresponding to increased first year life premiums of $15,280. This declining first year commission amount even though the related first year premiums increased reflect our reduction in the commission rate paid to agents during 2018. This decline in first year life insurance commissions was softened by a $10,781 increase in renewal life insurance commissions corresponding to increased renewal life premiums$11,885 and agent bonuses of $76,210.$23,750.

 


The components of General Insurance Expenses for the yearsFor six months ended December 31, 2018June 30, 2021 and 2017 are summarized as follows:

  

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2018

  

2017

  

2018 less 2017

 

Rent

 $34,948  $-  $34,948 

Salaries and wages

  182,309   161,449   20,860 

Legal fees and expenses

  30,088   61,910   (31,822)

Medical examination fees

  4,610   2,455   2,155 

Fees of accountants and actuaries

  38,089   9,153   28,936 

Travel expenses

  43,678   35,969   7,709 

Postage, express, telegraph and telephone

  617   942   (325)

Printing and stationery

  30,593   17,786   12,807 

Bureau and association dues

  275   -   275 

Collection and bank service charges

  5   145   (140)

Sundry general expenses

  88   100   (12)

Agency expense allowances

  15,766   23,090   (7,324)

Third party administration fees

  31,836   24,750   7,086 

Total general insuranec expenses

 $412,902  $337,749  $75,153 

2020, general expenses were $315,315 and $264,720, respectively. The increase in general expense of $75,153 isexpenses was primarily relateddue to a $34,948 increase in rental expenses for us obtaining office rental space in 2018, a $20,860 increase in salariesincreased salary and wages, for staffing, $12,807 increase in printing for life insurance product marketing materialsrent and a $7,709 increase in travel expenditures. The decrease in legal fees is generally offset by increased utilization of accountants and actuaries. In addition, increased third party administration fees were generally offset by decreased agency expense allowances.insurance.

 

The amounts of Taxes, Licenses and Fees for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are summarized as follows:

  

Years Ended December 31,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2018

  

2017

  

2018 less 2017

 

State insurance department licenses and fees

 $515  $-  $515 

State taxes on premiums

  3,295   2,005   1,290 

Other state taxes

  36   10,483   (10,447)

U.S. Social Security benefits

  12,946   11,554   1,392 

Total taxes, licenses and fees

 $16,792  $24,042  $(7,250)

The $7,250 decrease in 2018Insurance taxes, licenses and fees istotaled $27,049 and $143,372 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. This decrease was primarily due to 2017 paymentsa decrease in state examination fees of $10,843 for settling other state tax liabilities.$130,343.


 

The $1,562 increase in loading is actuarially determinedCompany entered into a TPA agreement with SNLIC effective October 1, 2018. Fees paid to Security National Life Insurance Company totaled $60,000 for six months ended June 30, 2021 and is related to the distribution of the policies in force combined with the aging of the policies an additional year and the increase in new life premiums.2020.

 

C.Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

K-TENN Life has $2,093,565Insurance premiums and investment income are the primary source of capital and surplus asfunds while operating expenses are the primary use of December 31, 2018 that only exceeds the minimum capital requirements of TDIC by $93,565.funds. To continue operations into 2019 and beyond, K-TENN Life will need to receive additional capital from K-TENN Capital, Inc.

The efforts to implement our business plan and grow our business and policy base through the utilization of life insurance products is a top priority of K-TENN Life. This priority, however,ensure we will be challenged during 2019 since we have historically incurred statutory losses during our first two years of operation and do not seemable to have the economies of scale to become profitable on a statutory basis. There is no assurance that our marketing efforts will be successful.

Cash flow projections and cash flow tests under various market interest rate scenariospay future commitments, funds received are also performed annually to assistinvested primarily in evaluating liquidity needs and adequacy. We currently anticipate that available liquidity sources and future cash flows will not be adequate to meet our needs for funds without additional capital infusions.

In addition to the measures described above, we must comply with the NAIC promulgated Standard Valuation Law ("SVL") which specifies minimum reserve levels and prescribes methods for determining them,fixed income securities. Funds are invested with the intent of enhancing solvency. Upon meeting certain tests, which we met during 2018 and 2017,that the SVL also requires us to perform annualincome from investments, plus proceeds from maturities, will meet our ongoing cash flow testing. This testing is designedneeds. The approach of matching asset and liability durations and yields requires an appropriate mix of investments. Additionally, our investments consist primarily of marketable debt securities that could be readily converted to ensure that statutory reserve levels will maintain adequate protection in a variety of potential interest rate scenarios. The Actuarial Standards Board of the American Academy of Actuaries also requires cash flow testing as a basis for the actuarial opinion on the adequacy of the reserves which is a required part of the annual statutory reporting process.liquidity needs.

 

Our operations will require additional capital contributionsFor the six months ended June 30, 2021, net cash used in 2019 to meet statutory capitaloperating activities was $224,422. The primary sources of cash from operating activities were from premiums collected net of reinsurance and surplus requirements mandatednet investment income. The primary uses of cash from operating activities were from payments of commissions, general insurance expenses, insurance taxes, licenses and fees. Net cash provided by state insurance departments. Life insurance contract liabilities are generally long term in nature and are generally paid from futureinvesting activities was $946,978. The primary drivers were bond proceeds of $946,978. Net cash flows.provided by financing activities was $94,182. The primary driver was net deposits on deposit-type contracts of $86,662.

 

K-TENN Life believes that its existing cash as of December 31, 2018 will not likely be sufficient to fund our anticipated operating expenses and additional capital will need to be infused.Risk Based Capital

 

Risk-Based Capital Analysis

Our totalTotal risk based adjusted capital was $2,094,970 and $1,626,586, respectively, as of$3,403,493 December 31, 2018 and 2017. In addition, our2020. Our authorized control level risk-based capital was $11,778 and $9,490, respectively,$120,202 December 31, 2020. This resulted in RBC ratio of 2,831.5% as of December 31, 20182020.

Stipulation Agreement

Royalty entered into a Stipulation Agreement with the Missouri Department of Insurance as a condition for the approval of the acquisition of the Company by Royalty. The agreement establishes financial benchmarks for the Company of: (1) $2,500,000 minimum capital and 2017.surplus prior to writing any insurance business post-acquisition (2) maintain a risk-based capital ratio of at least 350% at all times (3) shareholder dividends cannot be issued that will cause the risk-based capital ratio to fall below 500% at the time the dividend is issued or return of paid-in capital contributed by Royalty to comply with the financial benchmark listed in 1 above (4) Royalty cannot enter into any agreements with any of its affiliates or by any entity controlled by an individual or entity holding more than 10% or more of Royalty’s outstanding shares without filing prior notice of the agreement or transaction with the Missouri Department of Insurance. Royalty agrees that any proposed agreements between the Company any affiliate of Royalty or any other entity or individual holding 10% or more of Royalty’s outstanding shares will be subject to the standards of section 382.190 and 382.195, RSMo (Supp. 2015) and 20 CSR 200-11-101.

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Material Changes

On May 9, 2014, American Life entered into a Purchase Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) with an unrelated company whereby the unrelated company paid American Life the sum of $25,000 in consideration for the option and first right of refusal to acquire all of our outstanding capital stock. Under terms of the Agreement, the purchase price for our outstanding capital stock was an amount equal to our Capital and Surplus as reflected on the most recent statutory financial statement filed with regulatory authorities prior to the notice of intent to exercise, plus $50,000. This resulted in RBC ratiosoption and right of 17,787.1% and 17,140.0%, respectively, as offirst refusal expired on May 31, 2015. On February 11, 2015, the option was extended through December 31, 20182015. In consideration, the potential purchaser posted an additional $10,000 escrow payment. In December, 2015, a Stock Purchase Agreement was signed to sell Capital Reserve for $50,000 plus statutory capital and surplus. The sale of Capital Reserve to Inspire occurred on August 29, 2016 for a purchase price of $1,432,446.

On October 18, 2016, the Board of Directors of Royalty approved an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Inspire. Inspire’s Board of Directors also approved the Merger Agreement on that date. The Merger Agreement provided for the merger of Inspire with and into Royalty, with Royalty holding the combined business (the “Merger”). The approval of the shareholders of Royalty and the shareholders of Inspire was required to approve the Merger. Royalty obtained shareholder approval at a special shareholders meeting held on December 15, 2016. Inspire obtained shareholder approval on December 15, 2016. In addition to obtaining shareholder approvals, the Missouri Department of Insurance approved a change of control of the Company from Inspire to Royalty, through a Form A hearing process, effective January 10, 2017. The Merger closed on February 28, 2017.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements asthat have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of December 31, 2018.operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to regulators.

 

Forward-Looking InformationPreliminary Merger/Acquisition Negotiations

 

Certain statements contained herein are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are made pursuant toRoyalty has entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement for the “safe harbor” provisionssale of the Private Securities Litigation Reform ActCompany in exchange for shares of 1995, and include estimates and assumptions related to economic, competitive and legislative developments. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “will” or words of similar meaning; and include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the outlook of our business and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to change and uncertainty, which are, in many instances, beyond our control and have been made based upon our expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect upon us. There can be no assurance that future developments will be in accordance with our expectations, or that the effect of future developments on us will be as anticipated. These forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. There are certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from expectations or estimates reflected in such forward-looking statements.First Trinity Financial Corporation Class A common stock.

 


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These factors include among others:

general economic conditions and financial factors, including the performance and fluctuations of fixed income, equity, real estate, credit capital and other financial markets;

differences between actual experience regarding mortality, morbidity, persistency, surrenders, investment returns, and our pricing assumptions establishing liabilities and reserves or for other purposes;

the effect of increased claims activity from natural or man-made catastrophes, pandemic disease, or other events resulting in catastrophic loss of life;

adverse determinations in litigation or regulatory matters and our exposure to contingent liabilities, including and in connection with our divestiture or winding down of businesses;

inherent uncertainties in the determination of investment allowances and impairments and in the determination of the valuation allowance on the deferred income tax asset;

investment losses and defaults;

competition in our product lines;

attraction and retention of qualified employees and agents;

ineffectiveness of risk management policies and procedures in identifying, monitoring and managing risks;

the availability, affordability and adequacy of reinsurance protection;

the effects of emerging claim and coverage issues;

the cyclical nature of the insurance business;

interest rate fluctuations;

changes in our experiences related to deferred policy acquisition costs;

the ability and willingness of counterparties to our reinsurance arrangements and derivative instruments to pay balances due to us;

rating agencies’ actions;

domestic or international military actions;

the effects of extensive government regulation of the insurance industry;

changes in tax and securities law;

changes in statutory or U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), practices or policies;

regulatory or legislative changes or developments;

the effects of unanticipated events on our disaster recovery and business continuity planning;

failures or limitations of our computer, data security and administration systems;

risks of employee error or misconduct;

the introduction of alternative healthcare solutions;

the assimilation of life insurance businesses we acquire and the sound management of these businesses; and

the availability of capital to expand our business.

It is not our corporate policy to make specific projections relating to future earnings, and we do not endorse any projections regarding future performance made by others. In addition, we do not publicly update or revise forward-looking statements based on the outcome of various foreseeable or unforeseeable developments.


 

 

K-TENN INSURANCE COMPANY

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

September 30, 2019

General Company Background Information

K-TENN Insurance Company (“K-TENN Life”) is a Tennessee domiciled stock life insurance company that was incorporated on October 22, 2015 and commenced operations on January 1, 2017. K-TENN Life is licensed in the state of Tennessee and sells life insurance policies under the laws of the Tennessee Department of Insurance and Commerce (“TDIC”). K-TENN Life sells various life policies. K-TENN Life is a wholly owned subsidiary of K-TENN Capital, Inc. (K-TENN Capital), a Tennessee financial holding corporation headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

K-TENN Life’s total statutory admitted assets, liabilities and surplus as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and its statutory net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are summarized as follows:

  

(Unaudited)

      

Amount Change

 
  

September 30, 2019

  

December 31, 2018

  

2019 less 2018

 

Statutory admitted assets

 $2,117,722  $2,199,387  $(81,665)

Statutory liabilities

 $213,176  $105,822  $107,354 

Statutory surplus

  1,904,546   2,093,565   (189,019)

Total statutory liabilities and surplus

 $2,117,722  $2,199,387  $(81,665)

  

(Unaudited)

     
  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2019

  

2018

  

2019 less 2018

 

Statutory net loss

 $(376,430) $(208,346) $(168,084)

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity and capital resources are based on K-TENN Life’s statutory-basis financial statements as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the TDIC.

Preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. We evaluate our estimates continually, including those related to investments, policy liabilities, income taxes, regulatory requirements, contingencies and litigation.

We base such estimates on historical experience and other assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

We believe the following statutory accounting policies, judgments and estimates are the most critical to the preparation of our financial statements.


Life Premiums

Life premiums are recognized as income over the premium-paying period of the related policies.

Acquisition Expenses

Expenses incurred in connection with acquiring new and renewal insurance business, including acquisition costs such as sales commissions, are charged to operations as incurred.

Interest Income

Interest earned on investments is included in net investment income.

Asset Valuation Reserve

The asset valuation reserve (“AVR”) provides a valuation allowance for invested assets. The AVR is determined by a National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (“NAIC”) prescribed formula with changes reflected directly in unassigned surplus.

Aggregate Reserve for Life Contracts

Reserves on traditional life and accident and health insurance products are calculated using modified reserve methods in accordance with statutory requirements.

The primary mortality tables for regular ordinary business are the 2001 CSO tables for males and females. The interest rates applied to these tables are at 3.5% and do not exceed the statutory maximum rates. The primary methods used in calculating life policy and contract reserves are the commissioners’ reserve valuation method and the net level premium method. Tabular interest, tabular less actual reserves released, and tabular cost have been determined by formula as prescribed by the NAIC.

Surrender amounts are not promised in excess of the legally computed reserves. Substandard policies are valued by computing the regular mean reserve for the plan and holding, in addition, one-half of the extra premium charge for the year.

Policy and Contract Claims

Policy and contract claims once established will be based on known liabilities plus estimated future liabilities developed from trends of historical data applied to current exposure. Management has not yet established any reserves for policy and contract claims based on past experience and estimates of variations in future policy and contract claims due to only having less than 180 policies in force as of September 30, 2018.

Reinsurance

Policy and contract liabilities ceded to reinsurers have been reported as reductions of the related reserves. Over 75% of the September 30, 2019 total life insurance in force has been ceded to Optimum Re Insurance Company.

Deferred Income Taxes

Deferred income tax assets are limited to gross deferred income tax assets expected to be realized within three years of the balance sheet date or 15% of capital and surplus excluding any net deferred income tax assets, electronic data processing “EDP” equipment and operating software and any net positive goodwill, plus the amount of remaining gross deferred income tax assets that can be offset against existing gross deferred income tax liabilities. The remaining deferred income tax assets are non-admitted.


Certificates of Deposit, Cash and Cash Equivalents

Certificates of deposit are carried at amount invested.

Cash includes cash on hand, amounts due from banks and money market instruments. Interest earned on cash is included in net investment income.

Cash equivalents are carried at amortized cost with interest earned thereon included in net investment income.

Nonadmitted Assets

Certain assets designated as “nonadmitted,” principally past-due agents’ balances and deferred tax assets outside the prescribed range identified above are excluded from admitted assets and are charged directly to unassigned surplus.

A.Financial ConditionAnnex A

 

 

(i)     Assets

Total admitted assets of the K-TENN Life decreased from $2,199,387 as of December 31, 2018 to $2,117, 722 as of September 30, 2019, a decrease of $81,665.

Our admitted assets as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are summarized as follows:

  

(Unaudited)

      

Amount Change

 
  

September 30, 2019

  

December 31, 2018

  

2019 less 2018

 

Certificates of deposit

 $800,000  $1,000,000  $(200,000)

Cash and cash equivalents

  1,298,184   1,189,939   108,245 

Policy loans

  126   -   126 

Investment income due and accrued

  4,875   2,577   2,298 

Uncollected premiums

  6,865   3,700   3,165 

Deferred premiums

  3,359   1,344   2,015 

Net deferred tax assets

  1,827   1,827   - 

Other assets

  2,486   -   2,486 

Total

 $2,117,722  $2,199,387  $(81,665)

While there were minor changes in most of the admitted assets, the 2019 increase in cash of $108,245 is primarily due to the following:

Surplus contribution received of $175,000;

Premiums collected net of reinsurance of $152,813;

Net investment income received of $27,734;

Less commissions and expenses paid of ($430,436)

Proceeds from maturity of certificate of deposit of $200,000


ii)      Liabilities

Liabilities increased from $105,822 as of December 31, 2018 to $213,176 as of September 30, 2019, an increase of $107,354.

Our liabilities as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are summarized as follows:

  

(Unaudited)

      

Amount Change

 
  

September 30, 2019

  

December 31, 2018

  

2019 less 2018

 

Reserve for life insurance

 $132,999  $60,041  $72,958 

Advance premiums

  10,933   9,924   1,009 

General expenses due and accrued

  59,866   22,186   37,680 

Taxes, licenses and fees due and accrued

  4,024   4,873   (849)

Amounts withheld as agent or trustee

  3,680   730   2,950 

Remittances and items not allocated

  -   6,663   (6,663)

Asset valuation reserve

  1,674   1,405   269 

Total liabilities

 $213,176  $105,822  $107,354 

As shown above, the increase in our total liabilities is primarily due an increase in the reserves for life insurance and general expenses due and accrued. The increase in reserve for life insurance reflects an increase in the number of policies in force as of September 30, 2019. The increase in general expenses due and accrued reflects an increase in expenses incurred but unpaid.PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

 

 

(iii)     Capital and Surplus

The amounts of Capital and Surplus as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are summarized as follows:

  

(Unaudited)

      

Amount Change

 
  

September 30, 2019

  

December 31, 2018

  

2019 less 2018

 

Common capital stock

 $1,000,000  $1,000,000  $- 

Paid in and contributed surplus

  2,042,579   1,842,579   200,000 

Unassigned deficit

  (1,138,033)  (749,014)  (389,019)

Total surplus

  904,546   1,093,565   (189,019)

Total capital stock and surplus

 $1,904,546  $2,093,565  $(189,019)

Our Capital and Surplus as of September 30, 2019 is below the $2.0 million minimum requirement of the TDIC. Given this shortage, K-TENN Capital has entered into a letter of intent to sell K-TENN Life to another holding company that has an Oklahoma domiciled life insurance company that will obtain a certificate of authority from the TDIC. This transaction is subject to approval of the following parties: K-TENN Capital shareholders, the Oklahoma Insurance Department and the TDIC.


The changes in Capital and Surplus for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are summarized as follows:

  

(Unaudited)

     
  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2019

  

2018

  

2019 less 2018

 

Net loss

 $(376,430) $(228,938) $(147,492)

Change in nonadmitted assets

  (12,320)  (45,006)  32,686 

Change in asset valuation reserve

  (269)  (483)  214 

Contribution of capital

  -   -   - 

Contribution of surplus

  200,000   780,000   (580,000)

Total change in capital and surplus

 $(189,019) $505,573  $(694,592)

The $694,592 decrease in the change in capital and surplus for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 versus the nine months ended September 30, 2018 is primarily due to the $580,000 decrease in the 2019 contribution of surplus and the $147,492 increase in the 2019 net loss.

 

 

B.Results of Operations

Our losses increased from a net loss of ($228,938) for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 to a net loss of ($376,430) for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, an increased net loss of $147,492.

The summary of net income from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 and the amounts of the changes between years is summarized as follows:

  

(Unaudited)

     
  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2019

  

2018

  

2019 less 2018

 

Premiums

 $155,160  $153,504  $1,656 

Net investment income

  32,032   23,653   8,379 

Total revenue

  187,192   177,157   10,035 

Surrender benefits

  404   -   404 

Increase (decrease) in aggregate life reserves

  72,958   (9,630)  82,588 

Commissions

  29,844   70,598   (40,754)

General insurance expenses

  436,754   335,900   100,854 

Taxes, licenses and fees

  22,355   3,049   19,306 

Increase (decrease) in loading

  (1,824)  6,000   (7,824)

Total benefits, claims and expenses

  560,491   405,917   154,574 

Dividends to policyholders

  3,131   178   2,953 

Net loss

 $(376,430) $(228,938) $(147,492)

 



 

The components of Premiums for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are summarized as follows:Execution Copy

 

  

(Unaudited)

     
  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2019

  

2018

  

2019 less 2018

 

First year life

 $27,969  $92,805  $(64,836)

Renewal life

  132,446   62,396   70,050 

Single life

  96   -   96 

Renewal life ceded

  (5,351)  (1,697)  (3,654)
             

Total premiums

 $155,160  $153,504  $1,656 

The $1,656 increase in total premiums is primarily due to a $ 70,050 increase in renewal premiums corresponding to K-TENN Life being in its third year of operations and a $ 64,836 decrease in first year life premiums as we reduced first year life insurance production in an unsuccessful attempt to maintain solvency above the minimum levels promulgated by the TDIC.

The components of Net Investment Income for the nine months September 30, 2019 and 2018 are summarized as follows:

  

(Unaudited)

     
  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2019

  

2018

  

2019 less 2018

 

Certificates of deposit

 $25,475  $15,636  $9,839 

Policy loans

  (379)  -   (379)

Cash and cash equivalents

  6,936   8,017   (1,081)

Gross investment income

  32,032   23,653   8,379 

Investment expenses

  -   -   - 

Net investment income

 $32,032  $23,653  $8,379 

The $8,379 increase in 2019 gross investment income is primarily due to being more fully invested throughout 2019 compared to not being fully invested in 2018 as we were attempting to expand our life insurance operations.

Investment expenses are not significant and are not recorded quarterly.


The amounts of the Aggregate Reserve for Life Contracts as of September 30, 2019 and 2018 and the changes therein are summarized as follows:

  

(Unaudited)

      

Amount Change

 
  

September 30, 2019

  

December 31, 2018

  

2019 less 2018

 

Life insurance

 $128,737  $58,117  $70,620 

Life insurance reinsurance ceded

  (4,100)  (1,851)  (2,249)

Other

  8,362   3,775   4,587 

Total

 $132,999  $60,041  $72,958 

  

(Unaudited)

      

Amount Change

 
  

September 30, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

  

2018 less 2017

 

Life insurance

 $41,423  $4,056  $37,367 

Life insurance reinsurance ceded

  (1,319)  (585)  (734)

Other

  2,691   48,954   (46,263)

Total

 $42,795  $52,425  $(9,630)

Life reserves are actuarially determined based on such factors as insured age, life expectancy, mortality and interest assumptions using statutorily required methods. The 2019 increase in life reserves of $72,958 is primarily due to an increase in the number and volume of life policies in force and the aging of the existing block of business. The $9,630 decrease in other life insurance reserves during 2018 was primarily due to a decrease in deficiency reserves that were established as of December 31, 2017.

The amounts of Commissions and Other Underwriting and Insurance Expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are summarized as follows:

  

(Unaudited)

     
  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2019

  

2018

  

2019 less 2018

 

Commissions

 $29,844  $70,598  $(40,754)

General insurance expenses

  436,754   335,900   100,854 

Taxes, licenses and fees

  22,355   3,049   19,306 

Increase (decrease) in loading

  (1,824)  6,000   (7,824)

Total

 $487,129  $415,547  $71,582 

The components of Commissions for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are summarized as follows:

  

(Unaudited)

     
  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2019

  

2018

  

2019 less 2018

 

First year life insurance

 $11,222  $63,080  $(51,858)

Renewal life insurance

  18,622   7,518   11,104 

Total

 $29,844  $70,598  $(40,754)

There was a $40,754 decrease in commissions primarily due to $51,858 decrease in first year life commissions corresponding to decreased first year life premiums of $64,836. This declining first year commission amount was due to our decision to reduce first year life insurance production in an unsuccessful attempt to maintain solvency above the minimum levels promulgated by the TDIC. This decline in first year life insurance commissions was softened by a $11,104 increase in renewal life insurance commissions corresponding to increased renewal life premiums of $70,050.


The components of General Insurance Expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are summarized as follows:

  

(Unaudited)

     
  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2019

  

2018

  

2019 less 2018

 

Rent and office expenses

 $37,076  $45,212  $(8,136)

Salaries, wages and benefits

  204,015   128,332   75,683 

Legal fees and expenses

  48,062   30,088   17,974 

Medical examination fees

  4,797   2,478   2,319 

Fees of accountants and actuaries

  31,055   37,714   (6,659)

Travel expenses

  37,744   39,245   (1,501)

Postage, express, telegraph and telephone

  235   617   (382)

Printing and stationery

  819   1,626   (807)

Bureau and association dues

  265   265   - 

Collection and bank service charges

  2,978   5   2,973 

Sundry general expenses

  10,961   12,969   (2,008)

Agency expense allowances

  4,962   13,763   (8,801)

Third party administration fees

  53,785   23,586   30,199 

Total general expenses

 $436,754  $335,900  $100,854 

The $100,854 increase in general expenses is primarily related to a $75,683 increase in salaries, wages and benefits related to staffing levels, $30,199 increase in Third Party Administration fees due to services provided and a $17,974 increase in legal fees primarily related to the sale of K-TENN Life to an Oklahoma domiciled entity. Those general expense increases were offset by decreases in agency allowances ($8,801), office expenses ($8,136) and fees of accountants and actuaries ($6,659).

The components of Taxes, Licenses and Fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are summarized as follows:

  

(Unaudited)

     
  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Amount Change

 
  

2019

  

2018

  

2019 less 2018

 

State insurance department licenses and fees

 $515  $515  $- 

State taxes on premiums

  2,741   2,498   243 

Other state taxes

  4,440   36   4,404 

U.S. Social Security benefits

  14,659   -   14,659 

Total Taxes, licenses and fees

 $22,355  $3,049  $19,306 

The $19,306 increase in 2019 taxes, licenses and fees is primarily due to payments of other state taxes and U.S. social security benefits during the first nine months of 2019. During 2018, U.S. Social Security benefits were classified as a reduction of salaries.    

The $1,824 decrease in loading is actuarially determined and is related to the distribution of the policies in force combined with the aging of the policies an additional year and the increase in new life premiums.


C.Liquidity and Capital Resources

K-TENN Life has $1,904,546 of capital and surplus as of September 30, 2019 that is $95,454 less than the minimum capital requirements of TDIC of $2,000,000. Due to his shortage and the inability to receive an additional surplus contribution from K-TENN Capital, K-TENN Life is unable to continue operations through the remainder of 2019 and beyond. Given this shortage and inability to raise funds to continue life insurance operations, K-TENN Capital has entered into a letter of intent to sell K-TENN Life to another holding company that has an Oklahoma domiciled life insurance company that will obtain a certificate of authority from the TDIC. This transaction is subject to approval of the following parties: K-TENN Capital shareholders, the Oklahoma Insurance Department and the TDIC.

The effort to implement our business plan and grow our business and policy base through the utilization of life insurance products was a top priority of K-TENN Life. This priority, however, has proven to be unsuccessful in 2019. K-TENN Life has been challenged since beginning its life insurance operations in 2017 and we have historically incurred statutory losses during our first two years and nine months of operations. We do not have the economies of scale to become profitable on a statutory basis. Our life insurance marketing efforts have proven unsuccessful due to a shortage of capital and surplus.

Cash flow projections and cash flow tests under various market interest rate scenarios are performed annually to assist in evaluating liquidity needs and adequacy. We have concluded that available liquidity sources and future cash flows will not be adequate to meet our needs for funds and we have not been able to identify any capital infusion sources.

We must also comply with the NAIC promulgated Standard Valuation Law ("SVL") which specifies minimum reserve levels and prescribes methods for determining them, with the intent of enhancing solvency. Upon meeting certain tests, which we met during 2018 and 2017, the SVL also requires us to perform annual cash flow testing. This testing is designed to ensure that statutory reserve levels will maintain adequate protection in a variety of potential interest rate scenarios. The Actuarial Standards Board of the American Academy of Actuaries also requires cash flow testing as a basis for the actuarial opinion on the adequacy of the reserves which is a required part of the annual statutory reporting process.

Our 2019 operations required additional capital contributions to meet statutory capital and surplus requirements mandated by state insurance departments. We no longer meet the TDIC requirements as of September 30, 2019. Since our Capital and Surplus as of September 30, 2019 is below the $2.0 million minimum requirement of the TDIC, K-TENN Capital has entered into a letter of intent to sell K-TENN Life to an Oklahoma domiciled financial holding company that has an Oklahoma domiciled life insurance company that will obtain a certificate of authority from the TDIC. This transaction is subject to approval of the following parties: K-TENN Capital shareholders, the Oklahoma Insurance Department and the TDIC.

We believe that our existing cash as of September 30, 2019 is not sufficient to fund our anticipated operating expenses and we have not been able to obtain an infusion of additional capital. K-TENN Life is no longer a going concern and is forced to sell its net assets that should close in first quarter 2020.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2019.

Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements contained herein are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and include estimates and assumptions related to economic, competitive and legislative developments. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “will” or words of similar meaning; and include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the outlook of our business and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to change and uncertainty, which are, in many instances, beyond our control and have been made based upon our expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect upon us. There can be no assurance that future developments will be in accordance with our expectations, or that the effect of future developments on us will be as anticipated.


These forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. There are certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from expectations or estimates reflected in such forward-looking statements.

These factors include among others:

general economic conditions and financial factors, including the performance and fluctuations of fixed income, equity, real estate, credit capital and other financial markets;

differences between actual experience regarding mortality, morbidity, persistency, surrenders, investment returns, and our pricing assumptions establishing liabilities and reserves or for other purposes;

the effect of increased claims activity from natural or man-made catastrophes, pandemic disease, or other events resulting in catastrophic loss of life;

adverse determinations in litigation or regulatory matters and our exposure to contingent liabilities, including and in connection with our divestiture or winding down of businesses; 

inherent uncertainties in the determination of investment allowances and impairments and in the determination of the valuation allowance on the deferred income tax asset;

investment losses and defaults;

competition in our product lines;

attraction and retention of qualified employees and agents;

ineffectiveness of risk management policies and procedures in identifying, monitoring and managing risks;

the availability, affordability and adequacy of reinsurance protection;

the effects of emerging claim and coverage issues;

the cyclical nature of the insurance business;

interest rate fluctuations;

changes in our experiences related to deferred policy acquisition costs;

the ability and willingness of counterparties to our reinsurance arrangements and derivative instruments to pay balances due to us;

rating agencies’ actions;

domestic or international military actions;

the effects of extensive government regulation of the insurance industry;

changes in tax and securities law;

changes in statutory or U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), practices or policies;

regulatory or legislative changes or developments;

the effects of unanticipated events on our disaster recovery and business continuity planning;

failures or limitations of our computer, data security and administration systems;

risks of employee error or misconduct;

the introduction of alternative healthcare solutions; 

the assimilation of life insurance businesses we acquire and the sound management of these businesses; and

the availability of capital to expand our business.

It is not our corporate policy to make specific projections relating to future earnings, and we do not endorse any projections regarding future performance made by others. In addition, we do not publicly update or revise forward-looking statements based on the outcome of various foreseeable or unforeseeable developments.


Annex A

 

 

 

 

PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

 

 

AMONG

 

 

FIRST TRINITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION, AN OKLAHOMA CORPORATION,

 

 

K-TENNROYALTY CAPITAL INC., A TENNESSEECORPORATION, AN ILLINOIS CORPORATION,

 

AND

 

K-TENNROYALTY CAPITAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, A TENNESSEEMISSOURI CORPORATION

 

 

DATED AS OF OCTOBER9, 2019SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

 

 

 

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I - DEFINITIONS

1

Section 1.1

Definitions

1

   

ARTICLE II - PURCHASE OF THE SHARES

6

Section 2.1

Purchase and Sale

6

Section 2.2

Closing

67

Section 2.3

Payment of Purchase Price and Delivery of Shares

67

Section 2.4

Seller’s Closing Date Deliveries

7

Section 2.5

Buyer’s Closing Date Deliveries

78

Section 2.6

Tax Treatment

89

   

ARTICLE III - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

89

Section 3.1

Organization, Standing and Corporate Power

89

Section 3.2

Capital Structure; Certain Indebtedness

89

Section 3.3

Subsidiaries

910

Section 3.4

Authority

910

Section 3.5

Noncontravention; Consents

910

Section 3.6

SAP Financial Statements

10

Section 3.7

No Undisclosed Liabilities

1011

Section 3.8

Absence of Certain Changes or Events

1011

Section 3.9

Benefit Plans

11

Section 3.10

Taxes; Unclaimed Property

11

Section 3.11

Permits; Compliance with Applicable Laws

1213

Section 3.12

Litigation

13

Section 3.13

Reserves

1314

Section 3.14

Material Contracts

1314

Section 3.15

Insurance Regulatory Matters

1516

Section 3.16

Technology and Intellectual Property

1516

Section 3.17

Reinsurance and Insurance Contracts

1516

Section 3.18

Real Property

1617

Section 3.19

Brokers

1617

Section 3.20

Affiliate Arrangements and Intercompany Accounts

1617

Section 3.21

Insurance

1617

Section 3.22

Insurance Licenses

17

Section 3.23

Regulatory Filings

1718

Section 3.24

Agreements with Insurance Regulators

1718

Section 3.25

Personal Property

18

Section 3.26

Investments

1819

Section 3.27

Books and Records

1819

Section 3.28

No Other Representations and WarrantiesFull Disclosure

1819

   

ARTICLE IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

1819

Section 4.1

Organization, Standing and Corporate Power

1819

Section 4.2

Authority

19

Section 4.3

Noncontravention; Consents

1920

Section 4.4

Purchase Not for Distribution

1920

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Section 4.5

Solvency

20

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Section 4.6

Litigation

2021

Section 4.7

Approvals and Permits

2021

Section 4.8

Brokers

2021

Section 4.9

Stock Consideration

2021

Section 4.10

SEC Filings

21

Section 4.11

No Material Adverse Changes

2122

Section 4.12

Accuracy of Information

2122

Section 4.13

Representations and Warranties to be True on the Execution Date and the Closing DateFull Disclosure

22

   

ARTICLE V - COVENANTS

22

Section 5.1

Conduct of Business of the Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC

22

Section 5.2

Access to Information; Confidentiality

24

Section 5.3

Commercially Reasonable Efforts

2425

Section 5.4

Consents, Approvals and Filings

2425

Section 5.5

Access to Books and Records

26

Section 5.6

Publicity; Notices

2627

Section 5.7

Affiliate Contracts and Intercompany Accounts

2627

Section 5.8

Use of Names

27

Section 5.9

Further Assurances

27

Section 5.10

Officers and Directors

2728

Section 5.11

Notice of Events

2728

Section 5.12

Non-Solicitation

2829

Section 5.13

[Reserved.]

2829

Section 5.14

Preparation of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Shareholder Meeting

29

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ARTICLE VI - EMPLOYEE MATTERS

3031

Section 6.1

Employees

3031

   

ARTICLE VII - CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

3031

Section 7.1

Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations

3031

Section 7.2

Conditions to Obligations of Buyer

31

Section 7.3

Conditions to Obligations of Seller

32

Section 7.4

Frustration of Closing Conditions

33

   

ARTICLE VIII - SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

3334

Section 8.1

Survival of Representations and Warranties

3334

   

ARTICLE IX - INDEMNIFICATION

3334

Section 9.1

Obligation to Indemnify

3334

Section 9.2

Indemnification Procedures

3536

   

ARTICLE X - TAX MATTERS

37

Section 10.1

Indemnity

37

Section 10.2

Plan of Reorganization

37

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ARTICLE XI - TERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING

37

Section 11.1

Termination of Agreement

37

Section 11.2

Effect of Termination

38

   

ARTICLE XIIXI - GENERAL PROVISIONSTERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING

38

Section 11.1 

Termination of Agreement

38

Section 11.2 

Effect of Termination

39

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ARTICLE XII - GENERAL PROVISIONS

39

Section 12.1

Fees and Expenses

3839

Section 12.2

Notices

3839

Section 12.3

Entire Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries

3940

Section 12.4

Governing Law

3940

Section 12.5

Assignment

40

Section 12.6

Dispute Resolution; Submission to Jurisdiction

4041

Section 12.7

Waiver of Jury Trial

4041

Section 12.8

Severability; Amendment and Waiver

41

Section 12.9

Counterparts

4142

 

EXHIBITS:

Exhibit A: Form of Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution

 

DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE:

1.1(a) – Seller Persons with Knowledge

1.1(b) – Buyer Persons with Knowledge

3.1 – Jurisdictions

3.5 – Conflicts

3.6 – SAP Financial Statements

3.7 – Liabilities

3.8 – Business not in ordinary course

3.9 – Employee Benefit Plans

3.10 – Taxes, Unclaimed Property

3.11 – Permits, Compliance with applicable laws

3.12 – Litigation

3.14 – Material Contracts

3.15 – Violations Materials to Financial condition (Insurance Regulatory Matters)

3.16 – Technology and Intellectual Property

3.17 – Insurance Contracts

3.20 – Affiliate Arrangements

3.21 – Insurance

3.22 – Insurance Licenses

3.23 – Regulatory Filings

3.24 – Agreements with Insurance Regulators

3.25 – Personal Property

3.26 – Investments

4.3 - Consents

5.1 – Conduct of Business

5.8 – Use of Names

6.1 – Employees

7.1 – Consents

 

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PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

 

This Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of October 9, 2019September 29, 2021 (the “Execution Date”) by and among First Trinity Financial Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation (“Buyer”), K-TENNRoyalty Capital Inc., a TennesseeCorporation, an Illinois corporation (“Seller”) ,and K-TENN, and Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company, a TennesseeMissouri corporation (“K-TENN LifeRCLIC”). Each is referred to as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”

 

RECITALS

 

A.    K-TENN LifeRCLIC is a wholly owned and controlled subsidiary of Seller and Seller owns all issued and outstanding Shares (defined herein below) of K-TENN Life.RCLIC.

 

B.    Buyer and Seller desire to cause Buyer to purchase from Seller, and Seller desires to sell to Buyer, the Shares, in exchange for shares of the Class A Common Stock of Buyer and the other considerations set forth below.

 

C.    Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable after Closing undertake to liquidate, dissolve and distribute of the shares of Buyer’s Class A Common Stock acquired pursuant to this Agreement, on a pro-rata basis to its shareholders.

 

D.    The Parties intend that, for federal income tax purposes, the transactions contemplated hereby will qualify as a fully tax-deferred “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, and this Agreement is intended to be and is adopted as a “plan of reorganization” for purposes of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in condition of the covenants, representations, warranties and mutual agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I - DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1     Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below.

 

Action” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12.

 

Affiliate” of any Person means another Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such first Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including its correlative meanings “controlled by” and “under common control with”) shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise).

 

Agency Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.14(e).

 

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

 


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Annual SAP Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.

 

Applicable Lawshasmeans any applicable statute, law (including common law), rule, regulation, requirement, ordinance, order, code, ruling, injunction, decree including specifically the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.Securities Act and the Exchange Act both defined below.

 

Burdensome Condition” means (i) a material impairment of the benefits, taken as a whole, which Buyer reasonably expects to derive from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or (ii) a material negative effect on the business or the assets, liabilities, properties, operations, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of K-TENN Life.RCLIC.

 

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in New York are required or authorized by law or executive order to be closed.

 

Buyer” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

 

Buyer Class A Common Stock” means Buyer’s Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share.

Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

 

Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

 

Code” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Company Agents” means, to the Knowledge of Seller or K-TENN Life,RCLIC, each Person who is performing the duties of insurance agent, broker, seller, marketer, third-party administrator, adjuster, underwriter, manager, wholesaler, producer, reinsurance intermediary or distributor of any Insurance Contract or any insurance or insurance product for Seller or K-TENN Life,RCLIC, whether as an employee, agent, subcontractor or otherwise.

 

De Minimis Items” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b).

Confidentiality Agreement” means the non disclosurenon-disclosure letter agreement dated May 30, 2019,March 3, 2021, between Buyer and Seller.

 

Contracts” means all contracts, leases, deeds, mortgages, licenses, instruments, notes, commitments, undertakings, indentures, joint ventures and all other agreements, commitments and legally binding arrangements.

De Minimis Items” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b).

 

Disclosure Schedule” means the Disclosure Schedule delivered in connection with, and constituting a part of, this Agreement.

 

Employee” means each individual listed on Section 6.1 of the Disclosure Schedule who immediately prior to the Closing Date is actively employed by K-TENN LifeRCLIC principally in connection with the business of K-TENN Life.RCLIC.

 

Employee Benefit Plan” means each “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), retirement, pension, bonus, incentive compensation, deferred compensation, phantom stock, equity-based, severance, change in control, retention, salary continuation, employment, consulting, Section 125 plan, health and welfare, leave of absences, vacation pay, paid time off or other plan or agreement relating to compensation or fringe benefits.

 

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ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any rules and regulations thereunder.

 


ERISA Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Fundamental Representations” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.

 

Governmental Entity” means any federal, state, local or foreign government or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of such government or political subdivision, or any self-regulatedself-regulatory organization or other non-governmental regulatory authority or quasi-governmental authority (to the extent that rules, regulations or orders of such organization or authority have the force of law), or any arbitrator, court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction.

 

Governmental Order” means any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination, directive, cease and desist order, supervisory order, letter, agreement or award entered by or entered into with any Governmental Entity.

 

Indemnification Basket” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b).

 

Indemnification Cap” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(c).

 

Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(a).

 

Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(a).

 

Independent Accounting Firm” means an independent certified public accounting firm of national or regional standing and reputation jointly selected and retained by Buyer’s and Seller’s respective auditors that is not an independent auditor for either Buyer or Seller and is otherwise neutral and impartial.

 

Insurance Approval Filings” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(b).

 

Insurance Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.17(a).

 

Insurance Laws” means all Applicable Laws applicable to the business of insurance or reinsurance or the regulation of insurance or reinsurance, whether federal, national, provincial, state, or local.

 

Insurance Licenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.22.

 

Insurance Policies” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.21.

 

Insurance Regulator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.

 

Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16.

 

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Intercompany Accounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.20.

 

Interim SAP Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.

 

Investment Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.26.

 

Investment Guidelines” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.26.

 


Key Employees” means David A. FoleyJohn C. Todd and R. Dean Branan.William S. Lay.

 

Knowledge” means the actual or constructive knowledge of (a) with respect to Seller, those persons listed in Section 1.1(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, and (b) with respect to Buyer, those persons listed in Section 1.1(b) of the Disclosure Schedule. For purposes of this definition, a person shall be deemed to have knowledge of facts that would be reasonably expected to come to the attention of such person in the course of the management reporting practices of Buyer or Seller, as applicable, or if such individual would have discovered such facts or matters after conducting a reasonable investigation regarding the accuracy of any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement.

 

Liens” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.

 

Losses” means any and all liabilities, claims, obligations, losses, costs, disbursements, penalties, fines, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’, accountants’ and other out-of-pocket professional fees and expenses incurred in the investigation, collection, prosecution or defense of any claims, whether or not involving any third party) and damages, but excluding lost profits or any punitive, exemplary, consequential (but not incidental) or similar damages (other than lost profits or any punitive, exemplary, consequential or similar damages actually paid to a third party in connection with a Third Party Claim).

 

Material Adverse Effect” means any event, effect, circumstance, change or development that, individually or in the aggregate with other events, effects, circumstances, changes or developments, has a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business prospects or results of operations of K-TENN Life,RCLIC, taken as a whole, or the ability of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis. Abasis; provided, however, that, a Material Adverse Effect specifically includes operating lossesshall not be deemed to include any event, effect, circumstance, change or development (alone or in combination) arising out of, K-TENN Liferelating to, or resulting from: (i) changes generally affecting the economy, financial or securities markets, or political conditions; (ii) the execution and delivery, announcement, or pendency of more than $200,000 for either of the fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2019 (historical basis) or December 31, 2019 (estimated based on results through the date of such determination), in each case excluding any costs, expenses, or other amounts incurred by K-TENN Life in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.by this Agreement, including the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Seller and/or RCLIC with employees, suppliers, customers, Governmental Entities, or other third Persons (it being understood and agreed that this clause shall not apply with respect to any representation or warranty that is intended to address the consequences of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the announcement or the pendency of this Agreement); (iii) any changes in Applicable Laws or GAAP or other applicable accounting standards, including interpretations thereof, (iv) acts of war, sabotage, terrorism, or military actions, or the escalation thereof; (v) natural disasters, weather conditions, epidemics, pandemics, or disease outbreaks (including the COVID-19 virus) and other public health emergencies (as declared by the World Health Organization or the Health and Human Services Secretary of the United States), or other force majeure events; (vi) general conditions in the industry in which the Seller and RCLIC operate; (vii) any failure, in and of itself, by RCLIC to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates, or predictions in respect of revenues, earnings, or other financial or operating metrics for any period; or (viii) actions taken as required or specifically permitted by the Agreement or actions or omissions taken with Buyer’s consent; provided further, however, that any event, effect, circumstance, change or development referred to in clauses (i), (iii), (iv), (v), or (vi) immediately above shall be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur if it has a disproportionate effect on the Seller and/or RCLIC, taken as a whole, compared to other participants in the industries in which they conduct their businesses (in which case, only the incremental disproportionate adverse effect may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred).

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Material Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.14.

 

Oklahoma Court” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.6(b).

 

Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11.

 

Permitted Liens” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.25.

 

Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership (limited or general), joint venture, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity.

 

Personal Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.25.

 

Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution” means the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution referred to in Section 5.14(c).

 

Proxy Statement/Statement/Prospectus” shall mean the proxy statement prepared in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act, of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), included as part of the Registration Statement that will solicit approval of the transactions set forth in this Agreement from shareholders of Seller.

 


Purchase Price” shall be 168,866745,730 shares of Buyer’s Class A Common Stock.

 

Registration Statement” shall mean the Registration Statement on Form S-4 to be filed by Buyer with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”) registering the shares of Buyer’s Class A Common Stock to be issued to Seller and to be distributed to the shareholders of Seller.

 

Regulatory Filings” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.23.

 

Representative” means with respect to any Person, any and all directors, officers, employees, consultants, financial advisors, counsel, accountants, actuaries and other agents of such Person.

 

Reserve Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11(b).

 

Reserves” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11(a).

 

SAP” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.

 

SAP Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.

 

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Seller” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

 

Seller Board Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(b).

 

Shareholders Meeting” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(b).

 

Shares” means all 5,000 of the issued and outstanding shares of the capitalcommon stock of K-TENN Life,RCLIC, par value $1.00$200.00 per share.

 

Subsidiary” of any Person means another Person 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of capital stock or other voting interests of which, or 50% or more of the equity securities of which, is owned directly or indirectly by such first Person.

 

Tax Contest” means any audit or administrative or judicial proceeding or any demand or claim on Buyer, the Seller, or K-TENN LifeRCLIC which, if determined adversely to the taxpayer, would be grounds for indemnification under ARTICLE X.

 

Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return, statement or other document relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof, required to be filed with or provided to any Taxing Authority in respect of Taxes or the administration of any laws, regulations or administrative requirements related to any Tax.

 

Taxes” means all federal, state, local and foreign taxes of any kind, including, but not limited to, those on or measured by or referred to as income, gross receipts, sales, use, production, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, withholding, payroll, employment, unemployment, estimated, excise, severance, environmental, stamp, occupation, premium, value added, property (real or personal), real property gains, windfall profits taxes, or similar taxes, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever (whether payable directly or by withholding and whether or not requiring the filing of a Tax Return), together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed thereon by any Taxing Authority, domestic or foreign.

 


Taxing Authority” means any Governmental Entity or other Person responsible for and having jurisdiction over, the administration of Taxes.

 

Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(b).

 

Third Party Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(a).

 

ARTICLE II - PURCHASE OF THE SHARES

 

Section 2.1     Purchase and Sale. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller shall sell all of the Shares to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase all of the Shares from Seller, free and clear of all Liens, for an aggregate amount equal to the Purchase Price.

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Section 2.2    Closing. Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated pursuant to Section 11.1, and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of each of the conditions set forth in ARTICLE VII, the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares (the “Closing”) shall take place at 10:00 a.m. Central Time on the day that is the last Business Day of the month in which the last to be fulfilled or waived of the conditions set forth in ARTICLE VII (other than conditions that, by their nature, are to be fulfilled on the Closing Date) shall be fulfilled or waived in accordance with this Agreement, at the offices of the Buyer in Tulsa, Oklahoma, unless another date, time or place is agreed to in writing by the Parties hereto; provided, however, that if the last day of such month is not a Business Day, then the Closing will take place on the last Business Day of the month but be effective as of the last day of the month. The effective date and time of the Closing are herein referred to as the “Closing Date.” All of the contemplated transactions under this Agreement shall be deemed to be consummated as of 11:59:59 p.m. Central Time on the Closing Date and all actions taken at Closing shall be deemed to have occurred simultaneously and shall be deemed effective as of the dates and times specified in this Agreement.

 

Section 2.3     Payment of Purchase Price and Delivery of Shares. Subject to the fulfillment or waiver (where permissible) of the conditions set forth in ARTICLE VII, at the Closing:

 

(a)    Buyer shall deliver to Seller a stock certificate evidencing 168,866745,730 shares of its legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Buyer’s Class A Common Stock in consideration for the Shares; and

 

(b)    Seller shall deliver to Buyer stock certificates evidencing the Shares, free and clear of all Liens, duly endorsed in blank or with stock powers or other proper instruments of assignment duly endorsed in blank, in proper form for transfer.

 


Section 2.4     Seller’sSellers Closing Date Deliveries. Subject to fulfillment or waiver (where permissible) of the conditions set forth in ARTICLE VII, at the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer all of the following:

 

(a)    Stock Certificates. The stock certificates representing all of the outstanding Shares, of capital stock of K-TENN Life, free and clear of all Liens.

 

(b)    Minute Books. The stock transfer book, minute books and corporate seal of K-TENN Life.RCLIC.

 

(c)    Good Standing Standing Certificates. (i) Certificates of the organization, valid existence and good standing of each of Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC as a domestic corporation in theeach respective jurisdiction of their respective incorporation and (ii) certificates of compliance or good standing or a similar certificate for K-TENN LifeRCLIC from the applicable Insurance Regulators, as of a date no more than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

 

(d)    Consents. Copies (or other evidence) of all valid consents, waivers, clearances, approvals, permits or authorizations of, filings or registrations with, or notifications to, all Governmental Entities required to be obtained, filed or made by Seller in satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 and Section 7.2.

 

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(e)    Closing Closing Certificate. A certificate signed on behalf of Seller by an executive officer to the effect that such executive officer has read Section 7.2 of this Agreement and the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a) and Section 7.2(b) have been satisfied.

 

(f)    SecretarSecretaryy’ss Certificate. A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary (or equivalent officer) of Seller certifying (i) the names and signatures of the officers of Seller authorized to sign this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder and (ii) that attached thereto are true and complete copies of all resolutions adopted by the board of directors of Seller and by Seller’s shareholders, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and that all such resolutions are in full force and effect and are all the resolutions duly adopted in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(g)    Other Documents. Such other documents or instruments required to be delivered by Seller at or prior to the Closing pursuant to ARTICLE VII or as Buyer shall request that are reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section 2.5     Buyer’sBuyers Closing Date Deliveries. Subject to fulfillment or waiver (where permissible) of the conditions set forth in ARTICLE VII, at the Closing, Buyer shall deliver to Seller all of the following:

 

(a)    Good Standing Certificate. A certificate of the organization, valid existence and good standing of Buyer as a domestic corporation in the jurisdiction of its organization as of a date no more than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

 

(b)    Closing Certificate. A certificate signed on behalf of Buyer by an executive officer to the effect that such executive officer has read Section 7.3 of this Agreement and the conditions set forth in Section 7.3(a) and Section 7.3(b) have been satisfied.

 

(c)    Stock Certificate. A stock certificate representing the 168,866745,730 shares of Buyer’s Class A Common Stock payable to Seller as the Purchase Price.


 

(d)    Consents. Copies (or other evidence) of all valid consents, notices of effectiveness, clearances, approvals, permits or authorizations of, filings or registrations with, or notifications to, all Governmental Entities required to be obtained, filed or made by Buyer in satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 and Section 7.3.

 

(e)    SecretarSecretaryy’ss Certificate. A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary (or equivalent officer) of Buyer certifying (i) the names and signatures of the officers of Buyer authorized to sign this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder and (ii) that attached thereto are true and complete copies of all resolutions adopted by the board of directors of Buyer authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and that all such resolutions are in full force and effect and are all the resolutions duly adopted in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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(f)Letter Agreement. Letter Agreement signed by Buyer engaging the transition services of John C. Todd for a period of six (6) months from the Closing Date for an aggregate consideration of $62,500 payable ratably and bi-monthly.

(g)    Letter Agreement. Letter Agreement of the Buyer and certain of its Affiliates regarding Voting of Class A Common Stock.

(h)    Other Documents. Such other documents or instruments required to be delivered by Buyer at or prior to the Closing pursuant to ARTICLE VII as Seller shall request that are reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section 2.6      Tax Treatment.Treatment. The Parties intend that the transactions contemplated herein shall qualify as a fully tax-deferred “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and that this Agreement shall constitute a “plan of reorganization” as that term is used in Sections 354 and 361 of the Code.

 

ARTICLE III - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

 

Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:

 

Section 3.1    Organization, Standing and Corporate Power. Each of Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organizedincorporated and has the requisite corporate power and authority to own its assets and carry on its business as now being conducted. Each of Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification necessary (and each such jurisdiction is listed in Section 3.1 of the Disclosure Schedule), other than in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Seller has made available to Buyer true, correct and complete copies of the articles or certificates of incorporation, charter, bylaws and other similar organizational documents of each of the Seller and K-TENN Life.RCLIC.

 

Section 3.2    Capital Structure; Certain Indebtedness. The authorized capital stock of K-TENN LifeRCLIC is one million (1,000,000)15,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.00$200.00 per share, all of which 5,000 shares are issued and outstanding.outstanding and constitute the Shares. Seller is the record and beneficial owner of the Shares, free and clear of all pledges, restrictions, claims, liens, charges, encumbrances, equitable interests, options, rights of first refusal and security interests of any kind (collectively, “Liens”). Upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Buyer will own all of the Shares, free and clear of all Liens. The Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to, or issued in violation of any, preemptive rights. There are no shares of the K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s capital stock held in its treasury. There are no outstanding options, warrants, conversion, exchange or other rights or agreements of any kind (other than this Agreement) for the purchase or acquisition from, or the sale or issuance by, K-TENN LifeRCLIC or Seller of any shares of capital stock or any other interest in, K-TENN Life,RCLIC, and no authorization therefor has been given. There are no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness having voting rights (or that are convertible or exchangeable into securities having such rights) in or of K-TENN Life. K-TENN LifeRCLIC. RCLIC has no outstanding or authorized any stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or similar rights. There are no voting trusts, shareholder agreements, proxies or other agreements or understandings in effect with respect to the voting or transfer of any of the Shares.

 


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Section 3.3     Subsidiaries. K-TENN LifeRCLIC has no subsidiaries.

 

Section 3.4     Authority. Seller is a Tennesseean Illinois corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Tennessee.Illinois. Seller has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Seller and the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Seller and no other corporate action or proceeding on the part of Seller or any Affiliate of Seller is necessary, except for approvalapprovals set forth in Section 3.4 of Seller’s shareholders for consummation of this Agreement.the Disclosure Schedule. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Buyer, and receipt of the approvals set forth in Section 3.4 of the Disclosure Schedule, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, except that such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors’ rights generally and the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

 

Section 3.5    Noncontravention; Consents. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller do not and, except as disclosed in Section 3.5 of the Disclosure Schedule, the performance by Seller of this Agreement and the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (i) (x) conflict with, be prohibited by, or require any approval that has not already been obtained under, any of the provisions of the articles of incorporation or by-lawsbylaws of Seller, (y) conflict with, result in a breach of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, be prohibited by, require any approval, consent or other action under, give rise to a right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation under, or result in the creation of any Lien on any property or asset of the Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC under any Contract to which the either is a party or otherwise bound, or (z) subject to the matters referred to in the next sentence, contravene, be prohibited by, or require approval or consent under, any Applicable Law or Governmental Order applicable to Seller or K-TENN Life,RCLIC, which, in the case of clauses (y) and (z) above, would have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien, with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, upon the Shares. No consent, approval or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Entity, is required by or with respect to Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Seller or the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for (i) the approvals, filings and notices required under the Insurance Laws of the jurisdictions set forth in Section 3.5 of the Disclosure Schedule, (ii) the notice of effectiveness of the Registration Statement by the SEC and clearance of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus by the SEC, and (iii) such other consents, approvals, authorizations, declarations, filings or notices as are set forth in Section 3.5 of the Disclosure Schedule.

 


Section 3.6    SAP Financial Statements. The (i) audited statutory Annual Statements, including the Statement of Assets, Liabilities, Surplus and Other Funds of K-TENN LifeRCLIC as of December 31, 20172020 and 20182019 and related Statements of IncomeOperations and Cash Flow for the years then ended in accordance with SAP (the “Annual SAP Financial Statements”) and (ii) unaudited statutory Quarterly Statement, including the Statement of Assets, Liabilities, Surplus and Other Funds of K-TENN LifeRCLIC as of June 30, 20192021 and related Statements of IncomeOperations and Cash Flow for the six monthsix-month period then ended in accordance with SAP (the “Interim SAP Statements” and, collectively with the Annual SAP Financial Statements and any additional statutory Quarterly Statements of any of K-TENN LifeRCLIC as of a date occurring, or for a calendar quarter or year ending, on or after June 30, 20192021 but prior to the Closing Date, the “SAP Financial Statements”), in each case as filed with the Governmental Entity charged with supervision of insurance of K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s jurisdiction of domicile, including each jurisdiction in which K-TENN LifeRCLIC is deemed pursuant to Applicable Law to be commercially domiciled (each referred to herein as an “Insurance Regulator”), were prepared in conformity with statutory accounting practices prescribed by Applicable Law or permitted by such Insurance Regulator applied on a consistent basis (“SAP”) and present fairly, to the extent required by and in conformity with SAP, except as set forth in the notes, exhibits or schedules thereto, in all material respects the statutory financial condition of K-TENN Life,RCLIC, as applicable, at their respective dates and the results of operations, cash flows and changes in capital and surplus of K-TENN LifeRCLIC for each of the periods then ended (subject, in the case of the Interim SAP Statements, to normal and recurring year-end adjustments as permitted by SAP), in each case, except as set forth in Section 3.6 of the Disclosure Schedule. Except as set forth in Section 3.6 of the Disclosure Schedule, the SAP Financial Statements complied in all material respects with all applicable statutes, laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and codes (“Applicable Laws”) and Governmental Orders when filed, and, to the Knowledge of Seller, no material deficiency has been asserted by a Governmental Entity that has not been cured or otherwise resolved to the satisfaction of such Governmental Entity without imposition of any material penalty, condition or obligation on K-TENN Life.RCLIC. Seller has made available to Buyer true, correct and complete copies of the SAP Financial Statements, including true and complete copies of each audit opinion related thereto.

 

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Section 3.7    No Undisclosed Liabilities. There are no liabilities, obligations or commitments of K-TENN LifeRCLIC of any kind (whether asserted, matured, accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise), other than (i) those provided for or reflected in the SAP Financial Statements or in the notes thereto, (ii) those disclosed in, or otherwise contemplated by, this Agreement (including Section 3.7 of the Disclosure Schedule), (iii) those for losses, loss adjustment expenses and unearned premiums arising under policies or contracts of insurance or reinsurance written or assumed by K-TENN Life,RCLIC, (iv) those incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since December 31, 20182020 that individually are less than $10,000; and (v) those incurred in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 3.8   Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as disclosed in Section 3.8 of the Disclosure Schedule, since December 31, 2018, K-TENN life2020, RCLIC has conducted its business in the ordinary course and there has not occurred any event or change that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, (i) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) with respect to K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s outstanding capital stock (other than dividends or distributions payable only to the Seller), or (ii) any change in accounting, underwriting, claims handling or investment methods, principles or practices by K-TENN LifeRCLIC materially affecting its business, assets or liabilities.

 


Section 3.9    Benefit Plans. Since January 1, 2017, K-TENN LifeDecember 31, 2020, RCLIC has not had any employees and its business and operations have been conducted by employees of Seller or its Affiliates (other than K-TENN Life)RCLIC). Section 3.9 of the Disclosure Schedule lists all of the Employee Benefit Plans sponsored, maintained, contributed to, or required to be contributed to by Seller or K-TENN Life.RCLIC.

 

Section 3.10   Taxes; Unclaimed Property. Except as disclosed in Section 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule:

 

(a)    All Tax Returns required to be filed by Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC have been duly and timely filed.

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(b)    All Taxes due and owing by Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been timely and fully paid. To the extent payment of any Taxes that have accrued is not yet due, the amount of such accrued Taxes is properly and fully reflected or otherwise taken into account in the SAP Financial Statements or, in the case of periods since the end of the accounting period covered by the most recent SAP Financial Statements, on K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s books and records.

 

(c)    Since December 31, 2018, no Taxes have accrued with respect to K-TENN LifeRCLIC other than Taxes arising in the ordinary course of business.

 

(d)    All such Tax Returns (as described in clause (a) above) are true, correct and complete in all material respects.

 

(e)    Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC have in all material respects, withheld, and paid as required, each Tax required to have been withheld in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, customer, shareholder or other third party.

 

(f)    No deficiencies for any Taxes have been proposed, asserted or assessed in writing against the Seller or K-TENN Life,RCLIC, which have not been paid or otherwise settled.

 

(g)    No federal, state, local or foreign audit, suit, proceeding, investigation, claim, examination or other administrative proceeding or court proceeding exists, has been initiated or has been threatened in writing with regard to any Taxes or Tax Returns of the Seller or K-TENN Life.RCLIC.

 

(h)    No Liens for Taxes exist with respect to any of the assets or properties of the Seller or K-TENN Life,RCLIC, except for Liens for Taxes that are (i) not yet due and payable, or (ii) being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and which are reflected or taken into account in the SAP Financial Statements or, in the case of periods since the end of the accounting period covered by the most recent SAP Financial Statements, on the Seller’s or K-TENN Life’sRCLIC’s books and records.

 

(i)    No claim has been made in writing by any Taxing Authority of a jurisdiction where Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC does not file Tax Returns, or a particular kind of Tax Return, that Seller or K-TENNRCLIC has filed such Tax Return or Returns or is or may be subject to Taxes in that jurisdiction.

 


(j)    Neither Seller or K-TENN Lifenor RCLIC has agreed to make, or is required to make, any adjustment under Section 481(a) of the Code or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Tax law by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise; there is no application pending with any Taxing Authority requesting permission for any change in any accounting method for Tax purposes by any such entity; and no Taxing Authority has proposed any such adjustment or change in accounting method.

 

(k)    Neither Seller or K-TENN Lifenor RCLIC has entered into a closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code or similar agreement with any Taxing Authority relating to Taxes of the Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC that will bind either Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC for any taxable period ending after the Closing Date.

 

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(l)     Neither Seller or K-TENN Lifenor RCLIC has requested a ruling in respect of Taxes during the past five (5) years from any Governmental Entity, and no such ruling has been issued with respect to either Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC that will bind either Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC for any taxable period ending after the Closing.

 

(m)   Neither Seller or K-TENN Lifenor RCLIC has granted any consent to waive or extend any statute of limitations with respect to, or any extension of a period for the assessment of, or any power of attorney with respect to, any Tax.

 

(n)    Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC have complied in all material respects with all Applicable Laws relating to the accounting for and paying over of unclaimed or abandoned funds or other property.

 

Section 3.11   Permits; Compliance with Applicable Laws. Except as disclosed in Section 3.11 of the Disclosure Schedule, each of the Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC has and maintains in full force and effect all federal, state, municipal, local and foreign governmental approvals, authorizations, consents, franchises, licenses, permits and rights (collectively, “Permits”) necessary for it to own, lease or operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted, except where the failure to maintain such Permits in full force and effect would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC are, and since January 1, 2017 have been, in material compliance with all Applicable Laws, Governmental Orders and the terms of the Permits and no revocation, lapse, limitation, suspension or cancellation of any of the Permits is pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, has been threatened in writing. Except as set forth in Section 3.11 of the Disclosure Schedule, since January 1, 2017, none of the Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC has received written notice from any Governmental Entity asserting material noncompliance with any Applicable Law or Governmental Order. Each of Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC have established and are in material compliance with commercially reasonable security programs and policies to protect (i) the security, confidentiality and integrity of transactions executed through their computer systems, including encryption and/or other security protocols and techniques when appropriate; and (ii) the security, confidentiality and integrity of all confidential or proprietary data. Each of the Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC has employed commercially reasonable and appropriate administrative, physical and technical safeguards to protect the confidentiality, availability and integrity of personal and health information to which they have access. Since January 1, 2017, none of the Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC has suffered a material security breach with respect to their data or systems or has notified customers or employees of any information security breach pursuant to Applicable Law.


 

Section 3.12   Litigation. Except as disclosed in Section 3.12 of the Disclosure Schedule, (a) there is no suit, action, cause of action, demand, proceeding, litigation, citation, summons, subpoena, investigation or arbitration of any nature, civil, criminal, administrative, regulatory or otherwise at law or in equity (each, an “Action”) pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened in writing against any of the Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC or any of their respective properties or assets, and (b) there are no Governmental Orders outstanding against any of the Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC or any of their respective properties or assets (i) that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) that prohibit or restrict any of the Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC from operating their respective businesses as currently operated or (iii) that would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

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Section 3.13  Reserves. Seller has made available to Buyer true, correct and complete copies of all actuarial reports and studies prepared by actuaries, independent or otherwise, in the ordinary course of business relating to the business and operations of any of K-TENN Life,RCLIC, including reports and studies addressing loss reserves, reserves for claims, losses (including incurred but not reported losses), loss adjustment expenses (whether allocated or unallocated), and unearned premiums. The information and data furnished by K-TENN LifeRCLIC to its actuaries in connection with the preparation of such actuarial reports were accurate in all material respects for the periods covered by such reports. All reserve liabilities, including reserves for claims, losses (including incurred but not reported losses), loss adjustment expenses (whether allocated or unallocated), unearned premiums, as established or reflected on the SAP Financial Statements, were determined in all material respects in accordance with generally accepted actuarial standards consistently applied, were based on actuarial assumptions that were in accordance with those called for in relevant policy and contract provisions, are fairly stated in accordance with sound actuarial principles, determined in accordance with the provisions of insurance policies and contracts of K-TENN Life,RCLIC, and are in compliance with the requirements of SAP and Applicable Laws.

 

Section 3.14   Material Contracts. Section 3.14 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and correct list of all Material Contracts. The term “Material Contracts” means all of the following types of Contracts to which K-TENN LifeRCLIC is a party (excluding any Insurance Contract written, assumed or ceded) or by which it or any of its assets are bound.

 

(a)    Contracts with any present or former officer, director, trustee, employee or consultant of K-TENN LifeRCLIC (including employment agreements and agreements evidencing loans or advances to any such Person or any Affiliate of such Person), other than Contracts that by their terms may be terminated by K-TENN LifeRCLIC with notice of not more than thirty (30) days without payment of any amount;

 

(b)    Contracts containing any provision or covenant limiting the ability of any of the K-TENN LifeRCLIC to engage in any line of business, the manner in which business is to be conducted, to compete with any Person or to do business with any Person or in any location or geographic area;

 

(c)    Contracts relating to the borrowing of money or extension of credit to or by K-TENN LifeRCLIC or the direct or indirect guarantee by K-TENN LifeRCLIC of any obligation of any Person for borrowed money or other financial obligation of any Person or any other liability of K-TENN LifeRCLIC in respect of indebtedness for borrowed money;


 

(d)    Contracts for real property used in the conduct of the business of K-TENN LifeRCLIC and all other Contracts providing for annual rental payments in any case in excess of $10,000 (whether K-TENN LifeRCLIC is lessor, lessee, licensor or licensee);

 

(e)    agency, broker, selling, marketing, third-party administrator, adjuster, underwriter, management, wholesaler, producer, reinsurance intermediary, distributor or similar Contracts (“Agency Contracts”) involving payments in 2018,2020, or which, to the Knowledge of Seller, are reasonably likely to involve payments in 2019,2021, in excess of $10,000;

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(f)    Contracts with Seller or an Affiliate of Seller or with a third Person under which Seller, such Affiliate or such third Person manages assets of K-TENN LifeRCLIC or provides technology or services to K-TENN Life;RCLIC;

 

(g)   Contracts relating to the acquisition, lease or disposition of material assets or properties of any Person or any capital stock or other equity interest of any Person, in each case that was entered into after January 1, 2017 or under which K-TENN LifeRCLIC has any executory indemnification or other continuing obligations;

 

(h)    Contracts primarily providing for the indemnification of any Person or the assumption of any liability of any Person, including off balance sheet arrangements;

 

(i)    Contracts providing for future payments that are conditioned on, or that cause an event of default as a result of, a change of control of K-TENN LifeRCLIC or any similar event;

 

(j)    Contracts providing for any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement by K-TENN Life;RCLIC;

 

(k)    Contracts relating to the issuance of securities of K-TENN Life;RCLIC;

 

(l)    Contracts with any Governmental Entity;

 

(m)   Contracts obligating K-TENN LifeRCLIC to conduct business on an exclusive or preferential basis with any third Person or upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will obligate Buyer or K-TENN LifeRCLIC to conduct business on an exclusive or preferential basis with any third Person;

 

(n)    Contracts prohibiting the payment of dividends or distributions in respect of the capital stock of K-TENN LifeRCLIC prohibit the pledging of the capital stock of K-TENN LifeRCLIC or prohibit the issuance of any guarantee by K-TENN Life;RCLIC; and

 

(o)    any other Contract involving aggregate payments or incurred costs or liabilities reasonably expected to be in excess of $10,000 after the date of this Agreement.

 


Each Material Contract is valid, legal and binding on K-TENN LifeRCLIC thereto or bound thereby in accordance with its terms and, to the Knowledge of Seller, each other party thereto and is or will be, as applicable, in full force and effect, except for any such failure to be valid, legal and binding or to be in full force and effect that has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Section 3.14 of the Disclosure Schedule, none of Seller, any Affiliate of Seller, or K-TENN LifeRCLIC has provided or received written notice of intent to terminate any Material Contract and there exists no breach or event of default (or allegation of a breach or event of default) on the part of Seller, any Affiliate of Seller, or K-TENN LifeRCLIC with respect to any Material Contract, or to the Knowledge of Seller, by any other party thereto, and no condition exists or event has occurred that with the giving of notice or passage of time or both would constitute a violation or default thereunder by Seller, any Affiliate of Seller, or K-TENN LifeRCLIC or, to the Knowledge of Seller, any other party thereto, result in a termination thereof or permit the acceleration or other change of any material right or obligation or loss of a material right thereunder, or which has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Section 3.14 of the Disclosure Schedule, no consent by, notice to or approval from any third party is required under any of the Material Contracts as a result of or in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.

 

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Section 3.15   Insurance Regulatory Matters. Seller has made available to Buyer true and complete copies of all examination reports (and has notified Buyer of any pending examinations of which Seller has Knowledge) conducted by an Insurance Regulator with respect to K-TENN LifeRCLIC that have been finalized since January 1, 2017, unless the most recent examination report for K-TENN LifeRCLIC was received prior to that date, in which case a true and complete copy of each such earlier examination report. Except as set forth in Section 3.15 of the Disclosure Schedule, since January 1, 2017, no violations material to the financial condition of K-TENN LifeRCLIC have been asserted in writing by any Insurance Regulator, other than any violation which has been cured or otherwise resolved to the satisfaction of such Insurance Regulator without imposition of any material penalty, condition or obligation on Seller or K-TENN Life.RCLIC.

 

Section 3.16   Technology and Intellectual Property. Except as disclosed in Section 3.16 of the Disclosure Schedule and except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, K-TENN LifeRCLIC (i) exclusively owns or possesses all right, title and interest in, or have valid, enforceable rights or licenses to use, the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, brand names, logos, Internet domain names, copyrights (including any registrations or applications to any of the foregoing), computer programs, trade secrets, know-how and patentable inventions that are used to carry on its business as now conducted (the “Intellectual Property”) free and clear of all Liens, and (ii) will continue to exclusively own or possess all right, title and interest in, or have valid enforceable rights or licenses to use the Intellectual Property immediately following the Closing. There are no material Actions pending, or to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened in writing: (i) alleging any infringement, misappropriation or violation of the rights of any third party with respect to any intellectual property of such Person or (ii) challenging the validity, enforceability or ownership of the Intellectual Property owned or exclusively licensed by Seller or K-TENN Life.RCLIC.

 

Section 3.17   Reinsurance and Insurance Contracts.

 

(a)    Seller has made available to Buyer all material insurance, reinsurance, coinsurance or retrocession treaties, agreements, slips, binders, cover notes and similar arrangements in force as of the date of this Agreement to which K-TENN LifeRCLIC is a party or otherwise bound (the “Insurance Contracts”). For the avoidance of doubt, an Insurance Contract is “in force as of the date of this Agreement” if the contract term of such Insurance Contract is in effect on the date of this Agreement. Each Insurance Contract is valid and binding on K-TENN Life,RCLIC, and to the Knowledge of Seller, each other party thereto, and is in full force and effect. Except as set forth in Section 3.17 of the Disclosure Schedule, K-TENN Life,RCLIC, and, to the Knowledge of Seller, any other party thereto, has performed all obligations required to be performed by it under each Insurance Contract. Neither the Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC has received notice of the existence of any event or condition which constitutes, or, after notice or lapse of time or both, will constitute, a default on the part of K-TENN LifeRCLIC under any Insurance Contract. To the Knowledge of Seller, there are no events or conditions which constitute, or, after notice or lapse of time or both, will constitute, a default on the part of any counterparty under such Insurance Contract.

 


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(b)    Except as set forth in Section 3.17 of the Disclosure Schedule, all Insurance Contracts have been issued, to the extent required by Applicable Law, on forms filed with and approved by all applicable Insurance Regulators and other Governmental Entities, or not objected to by any such Insurance Regulators or Governmental Entities within any period provided for objection, and all such forms comply in all material respects with Applicable Laws. All premium rates with respect to the Insurance Contracts, to the extent required by Applicable Law, have been filed with and approved by all applicable Insurance Regulators and other Governmental Entities or were not objected to by any such Insurance Regulator within any period provided for objection. Except as set forth in Section 3.17 of the Disclosure Schedule, since January 1, 2017, all Insurance Contracts issued by K-TENN LifeRCLIC have been marketed, sold and issued in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws, all applicable orders and directives of all Insurance Regulators and other Governmental Entities and all written recommendations resulting from market conduct or other examinations or inquiries of insurance regulatory authorities in the respective jurisdictions in which such products have been marketed, issued or sold.

 

(c)    There are no unpaid claims or assessments made against K-TENN LifeRCLIC by any state insurance guaranty associations, funds or similar organizations.

 

Section 3.18   Real Property. K-TENN LifeRCLIC does not own or hold an option to acquire any real property. Any leases of real property by K-TENN LifeSeller or RCLIC are terminable on December 31, 2020before Closing and lease rentals thereunder do not exceed $16,000 for the year 2020.will be terminated at Closing.

 

Section 3.19   Brokers. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section 3.20   Affiliate Arrangements and Intercompany Accounts. Section 3.20 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of (a) all Contracts between K-TENN Life,RCLIC, on the one hand, and Seller or any of its Affiliates, on the other (the “Affiliate Contracts”), and (b) all intercompany accounts receivable or payable (whether or not currently due or payable) between or among K-TENN LifeRCLIC on the one hand, and Seller or any Affiliate thereof, on the other (the “Intercompany Accounts”).

 

Section 3.21   Insurance. Section 3.21 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of all liability, property, workers compensation, directors and officers liability, and other insurance Contracts that insure the business, operations, assets, employees, officers or directors of the Seller and K-TENN Life,RCLIC, other than the Insurance Contracts (the “Insurance Policies”). The Insurance Policies are in full force and effect and shall remain in full force and effect with respect to the Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC until the Closing Date.


 

Section 3.22   Insurance Licenses. Section 3.22 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true and correct list of all state insurance certificates of authority and all other material approvals, authorizations, consents, franchises, licenses, permits, registrations, certificates, accreditations, qualifications, variances and similar rights to write and/or offer and sell insurance products issued to K-TENN LifeRCLIC by any Insurance Regulator or other Governmental Entity (collectively, “Insurance Licenses”). Each Insurance License is in good standing and in full force and effect. Except as disclosed in Section 3.22 of the Disclosure Schedule, K-TENN LifeRCLIC is, and since January 1, 2017 has been, in material compliance with the terms of the Insurance Licenses and no revocation, lapse, limitation, suspension or cancellation of any of the Insurance Licenses is pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, has been threatened in writing. Seller has delivered or made available to Buyer true and complete copies of each Insurance License issued to K-TENN Life. K-TENN LifeRCLIC. RCLIC is (i) duly licensed and authorized as an insurance or reinsurance company in its jurisdiction of organization (including each jurisdiction in which it is deemed by Applicable Law to be commercially domiciled), (ii) duly licensed, authorized or otherwise eligible to transact the business of insurance or reinsurance, as applicable, in each other jurisdiction where it is required to be so licensed, authorized or otherwise eligible in order to conduct its business as currently conducted, and (iii) duly licensed, authorized or otherwise eligible in its jurisdiction of organization and each other applicable jurisdiction where it writes each line of insurance or reinsurance reported as being written in the SAP Financial Statements. Since January 1, 2017, K-TENN LifeRCLIC has not transacted any material amount of insurance business in any jurisdiction requiring any Insurance License therefor in which it did not possess such Insurance License.

 

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Section 3.23   Regulatory Filings. Except as set forth on Section 3.23 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC have filed all material reports, statements, documents, certifications, registrations (including registrations with applicable state insurance regulatory authorities as a member of an insurance holding company system), filings or submissions and any supplements or amendments thereto (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings”) required by Applicable Law to be filed by it with any Governmental Entity since January 1, 2017. Except as set forth on Section 3.23 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Regulatory Filings were in compliance with Applicable Law in all material respects when filed and, to the Knowledge of Seller, no material deficiencies or violations have been asserted by any Governmental Entity with respect to any Regulatory Filing. Seller has made available to Buyer true and complete copies of all Regulatory Filings submitted since January 1, 2017, in the form (including exhibits, annexes and any amendments thereto) filed with the applicable Governmental Entity.

 

Section 3.24    Agreements with Insurance Regulators. (a) Except as listed on Section 3.24 of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no Contract binding on any of the Seller or K-TENN Life,RCLIC, or Governmental Order by or from, any Insurance Regulator or other Governmental Entity issued to or binding on any of the Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC and (b) none of the Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC has adopted any board resolution at the request of any Insurance Regulator or other Governmental Entity, in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), that (i) limits in any material respect the ability of Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC to issue or enter into Insurance Contracts or Agency Contracts, (ii) requires the divestiture of any material investment of the Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC (iii) limits in any material respect the ability of Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC to pay dividends or distributions of any kind or character, (iv) requires any material investment of K-TENN LifeRCLIC or Seller to be treated as a non-admitted asset (or the local equivalent) or (v) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of Seller, no Insurance Regulator or other Governmental Entity has threatened in writing to take any undertakings related to any of the foregoing matters.

 


Section 3.25    Personal Property. Section 3.25 of the Disclosure Schedule identifies theall material personal property, whether tangible or intangible, owned or leased by or licensed to K-TENN LifeRCLIC (the “Personal Property”). K-TENN LifeRCLIC has, or will have immediately following the Closing, good and valid title to each item of Personal Property owned by it and a valid and enforceable right to use each item of Personal Property leased by or licensed to it, in each case, free and clear of all Liens, other than (i) Liens for Taxes and other governmental charges and assessments which are not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings full and adequate reserves for which are reflected in the SAP Financial Statements, (ii) statutory Liens in favor of lessors arising in connection with any property leased to K-TENN LifeRCLIC arising in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet due and payable, (iii) Liens reflected or reserved against in the SAP Financial Statements and (iv) any other Liens which do not materially and adversely interfere with the current use of properties affected thereby (collectively, “Permitted Liens”).

 

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Section 3.26   Investments. Seller has provided Buyer with a complete list of all bonds, stocks, mortgage loans and other investments that were carried on the books and records of K-TENN LifeRCLIC as of June 30, 20192021 (such bonds, stocks, mortgage loans and other investments, together with all bonds, stocks, mortgage loans and other investments acquired by K-TENN LifeRCLIC between such date and the date of this Agreement, the “Investment Assets”). A copy of the policies of K-TENN LifeRCLIC with respect to the investment of the Investment Assets is set forth in Section 3.26 of the Disclosure Schedule (the “Investment Guidelines”), and the composition of the Investment Assets complies in all material respects with, K-TENN Lifeand RCLIC has complied in all material respects with, the Investment Guidelines and Applicable Laws.

 

Section 3.27   Books and Records. The minute books and record books of K-TENN Life,RCLIC, all of which have been made available to Buyer, are complete and correct in all material respects. At the Closing, all of those books and records will have been delivered to Buyer or be in the possession of K-TENN Life.RCLIC.

 

Section 3.28   No Other Representations and WarrantiesFull Disclosure. Except for the representations and warranties contained in this ARTICLE III (including the related portions of the Disclosure Schedules), none of Seller or any other Person has made or makes any other express or impliedNo representation or warranty either written or oral, on behalf ofby the Seller in this Agreement and no statement contained in the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement or any information regarding K-TENN Lifecertificate or other document furnished or to be furnished to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, available to Buyer and its Representatives.not misleading.

 

ARTICLE IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

 

Buyer represents and warrants to Seller as follows:

 

Section 4.1    Organization, Standing and Corporate Power. Buyer is a corporation duly organized,incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organizedState of Oklahoma and has the requisite corporate power and authority to own its assets and carry on its business as now being conducted. Buyer is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification necessary, other than in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer to consummate any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.


 

Section 4.2     Authority. Buyer has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Buyer and the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Buyer and no other corporate action or proceeding on the part of Buyer is necessary. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Seller constitutes the valid, legal and binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms, except that (i) such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

 

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Section 4.3    Noncontravention; Consents. The execution and delivery by Buyer of this Agreement do not and, except as disclosed by Buyer in Sections 4.3 and 7.1 of the Disclosure Schedule, the performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (i) conflict with, be prohibited by, or require any approval that has not already been obtained under, any of the provisions of the articles of incorporation or by-lawsbylaws of Buyer, (ii) subject to the matters referred to in the next sentence, conflict with, result in a breach of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, be prohibited by, require any approval, consent or other action under, give rise to a right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation under, or result in the creation of any Lien on any property or asset of Buyer under any Contract to which Buyer is a party or otherwise bound, or (iii) subject to the matters referred to in the next sentence, contravene, be prohibited by, or require approval or consent under, any Applicable Law or Governmental Order applicable to Buyer, which, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, would materially impair the ability of Buyer to consummate any of the transactions contemplated hereby. No consent, approval or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Entity is required by or with respect to Buyer in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Buyer or the consummation by Buyer of any of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for (i) the filing requirement(s) applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under the Securities Act, (ii) the approvals, filings and notices required under the Insurance Laws of the jurisdictions set forth in Section 4.3 of the Disclosure Schedule, such other consents, approvals, authorizations, declarations, filings or notices as are set forth in Section 4.3 of the Disclosure Schedule and (iii) such other consents, approvals, authorizations, declarations, and state securities law filings or notices the failure to obtain or make which, in the aggregate, would not materially impair the ability of Buyer to consummate any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 4.4     Purchase Not for Distribution. The Shares to be acquired under the terms of this Agreement will be acquired by Buyer for its own account and not with a view to distribution. Buyer is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act. Buyer acknowledges that it is informed as to the risks of the transactions contemplated hereby and of ownership of the Shares. Buyer acknowledges that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state or foreign securities laws and that the Shares may not be sold, transferred, offered for sale, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of unless such transfer, sale, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition is pursuant to the terms of an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and the Shares are registered under any applicable state or foreign securities laws or sold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and any applicable state or foreign securities laws.

 


Section 4.5    Solvency. Assuming the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 and Section 7.2 have been satisfied or waived as of the Closing Date, and that each of the representations and warranties in this Section 4.5 would be true, correct and complete immediately before giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, then immediately after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (i) Buyer will not have incurred debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature or become due, (ii) the assets of Buyer at a fair valuation, will exceed its debts and (iii) Buyer will not have unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as presently conducted or as proposed to be conducted. No transfer of property is being made and no obligation is being incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement at the direction or otherwise on behalf of Buyer with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any present or future creditors of Buyer.

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Section 4.6     Litigation. There is no Action pending or, to the Knowledge of Buyer, threatened in writing against or affecting Buyer or Subsidiary or any of their properties or assets that (i) seeks to restrain or enjoin the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the ability of Buyer to consummate any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Neither Buyer nor any officer, director or employee of Buyer or any of its Subsidiary has been permanently or temporarily enjoined or barred by any Governmental Order from engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with the business conducted by Buyer or any Subsidiary that would reasonably be expected to effect the ability of Buyer to consummate any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section 4.7     Approvals and Permits. Buyer has no reason to believe that it and its Affiliates will not be able to obtain as promptly as practicable all necessary approvals, authorizations and consents of Governmental Entities required to be obtained to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Buyer and its Subsidiary have and shall maintain all insurance licenses, permits and other legal authority to perform their obligations under this Agreement.

 

Section 4.8      Brokers. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Buyer.

 

Section 4.9     Stock Consideration.Consideration. All of the shares of Buyer’s Class A Common Stock issuable to Seller at the Closing in accordance with this Agreement will be, when so issued, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of preemptive rights. The shares of Class A Common Stock, when issued in accordance with and pursuant to this Agreement, will be registered under the Securities Act and will not be subject to any transfer restrictions under (i) any provision of the articles of incorporation, as amended, or bylaws, as amended, of Buyer, or (ii) any Contract to which Buyer is a party.


 

Section 4.10     SEC Filings.

 

(a)      Buyer has delivered or made available to Seller (through reference to documents filed by EDGAR or otherwise) accurate and complete copies of all reports or registration statements filed by Buyer with the SEC, all in the form so filed (as amended to date, the “Buyer SEC Reports”). As of their respective filing dates (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the filing date of such amending or superseding filing), the Buyer SEC Reports (i) were prepared in accordance and complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder applicable to such Buyer SEC Reports and (ii) did not at the time they were filed contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except to the extent corrected by a Buyer SEC Report filed prior to the date of this Agreement (a “Prior Buyer SEC Report”).

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(b)         Each of the consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, any related notes thereto) contained in the Buyer SEC Reports (the “Buyer Financials”), including each Buyer SEC Report filed after the date hereof until the Closing, as of their respective filing dates, (i) complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, (ii) was prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited interim financial statements, as may be permitted by the SEC on Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act) and (iii) fairly presented the financial position of Buyer as at the respective dates thereof and the results of Buyer’s operations and cash flows for the periods indicated, except that the unaudited interim financial statements may not contain notes and were or are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments

 

Section 4.11         No Material Adverse Changes. From the date of the last report on Form 10-Q filed by Buyer with the SEC, there have been no material adverse changes in Buyer’s financial position or results of operations.

 

Section 4.12        Accuracy of Information. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of Buyer for inclusion in the Registration Statement will, at the time the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of Buyer for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be filed with the SEC, will, at the time the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is mailed to the shareholders of Seller, or at the time of Seller’s shareholders’ meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The Registration Statement will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder, except that no representation or warranty is made by Buyer with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by Seller for K-TENN LifeRCLIC or inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 


Section 4.13         Representations and Warranties to be True onFull Disclosure. No representation or warranty by the Execution Date and the Closing Date. All of the representations and warranties of Buyer set forth in this Agreement willand no statement contained in the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement or any certificate or other document furnished or to be true and correctfurnished to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in all material respects onlight of the Execution Date and the Closing Date.circumstances in which they are made, not misleading.

 

ARTICLE V - COVENANTS

 

Section 5.1          Conduct of Business of the Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC. Except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or as required by Applicable Law, from the date of this Agreement until the Closing, Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC shall cause the Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC to: carry on their respective businesses only in the ordinary course of business as presently conducted and, to the extent consistent therewith, to preserve and maintain the Permits and the Insurance Licenses and to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain their rights, assets and franchises, to maintain and preserve their existing relationships with policyholders and reinsurers, and to preserve intact their current business organizations; except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, required by Applicable Law or set forth on Section 5.1 of the Disclosure Schedule, Seller shall not permit the Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC to, without the prior consent of Buyer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld:

 

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(a)(i) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other distributions (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of, any of the Seller’s or K-TENN’sRCLIC’s capital stock, (ii) adjust, recapitalize, split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for, shares of its outstanding capital stock or (iii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such shares;

 

(b)    authorize, issue, sell, dispose of, grant a Lien in, pledge or otherwise encumber any shares of its capital stock, any other voting securities or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such shares, voting securities or convertible or exchangeable securities or any stock based performance units;

 

(c)    sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of (including by way of reinsurance) any of its material assets (other than Investment Assets in the ordinary course of business consistent with the Investment Guidelines or in accordance with the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution);

 

(d)    amend its articles of incorporation, by-lawsbylaws or other comparable organizational documents;

 

(e)    acquire, or agree to acquire, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions any interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, association or other business organization or division thereof (other than as part of the Investment Assets of K-TENN LifeRCLIC in the ordinary course of business consistent with the Investment Guidelines), or a material amount of property or assets of any Person or enter into a plan of consolidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or complete or partial liquidation; provided Seller may enter into the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution;

 


(f)(i) incur, assume, repurchase or prepay any material indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee or otherwise become responsible for any such indebtedness of another Person (other than pursuant to available lines of credit as in effect as of the date hereof), (ii) issue or sell any debt securities or options, warrants, calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities of K-TENN Life,RCLIC, guarantee any debt securities of another Person, enter into any keep-well or other Contract to maintain the financial condition of any other Person or enter into any other arrangements having the economic effect of the foregoing, (iii) make any material loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person, other than to K-TENN LifeRCLIC and loans and advances to Company Agents in the ordinary course of business and other than as to such matters related to the Investment Assets of K-TENN LifeRCLIC in the ordinary course of business consistent with the Investment Guidelines or (iv) create or assume any other liability or obligation material to Seller or K-TENN Life,RCLIC, or grant or create a Lien on, pledge or otherwise encumber any of their assets;

 

(g)    change, revoke or make any written Tax election, file any material amended Tax Return or claim for refund, adopt or change any method of Tax accounting, enter into any closing agreement related to Taxes, settle or compromise any Tax liability or refund, consent to any material claim or assessment relating to Taxes, or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any Tax claim or assessment (other than pursuant to extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), unless any such action is required by Applicable Law;

 

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(h)    make any material change in accounting methods, principles or practices used by K-TENN LifeRCLIC (including reserve methods, practices or policies as in effect at December 31, 2018)2020), except insofar as may be required by any Insurance Regulator or by a change in applicable SAP;

 

(i)    make any material change in its underwriting, claims handling, loss control or actuarial methods, principles or practices or any material assumption underlying an actuarial practice or policy;

 

(j)    enter into, amend, modify or terminate prior to the end of the term thereunder any Material Contract or Insurance Contract or modify, waive or consent to the termination of any material rights of K-TENN LifeRCLIC thereunder;

 

(k)    make or dispose of any Investment Assets in any manner inconsistent with the Investment Guidelines or otherwise not in the ordinary course of business, or make any material change in the Investment Guidelines (other than in accordance with the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution);

 

(l)    make any capital expenditures except in the ordinary course of business; and

 

(m)(i) pay or commit to pay any retention, transaction bonus, severance or termination pay, (ii) enter into any employment, deferred compensation, consulting, severance or similar agreement (or any amendment to any such existing agreement) with any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant of either Seller or K-TENN Life,RCLIC, (iii) increase or commit to increase any compensation or employee benefits payable to any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant of Seller or K-TENN Life,RCLIC, including wages, salaries, fees, compensation, pension, severance, termination pay, fringe benefits or other benefits or payments.

 


Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above, at or prior to Closing, the Seller shall contribute its assets other than the Shares to RCLIC and RCLIC shall assume any remaining Seller liabilities all as set forth in Schedule 5.1.

 

Nothing contained in this Agreement shall give to Buyer, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operation of the business of the Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC prior to the Closing. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall limit the ability of Seller and K-TENN Life,RCLIC, prior to the Closing, to exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision of the operations of the business of the Seller and K-TENN Life.RCLIC.

 

Section 5.2    Access to Information; Confidentiality. Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC shall cause the Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC to afford to Buyer and to the Representatives of Buyer reasonable access upon reasonable written notice during normal business hours during the period prior to the Closing Date to all of their properties, books, Contracts, commitments and records and, during such period, Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC shall cause each of the Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC to promptly furnish to Buyer such information concerning its business, properties, financial condition, operations and personnel as Buyer may from time to time reasonably request (subject to Applicable Law or any contractual limitations on Buyer or Seller), other than any such properties, books, contracts, commitments, records and information that (a) are subject to an attorney-client or other legal privilege, which Seller’s legal counsel advises would be impaired by such disclosure, or (b) are subject to an obligation of confidentiality existing prior to the date of this Agreement or that is entered into after the date of this Agreement in the ordinary course of business, provided that Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC shall have used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of the applicable third party to such inspection or disclosure.

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Section 5.3     Commercially Reasonable Efforts. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions and other agreements set forth in this Agreement, each of the Parties agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other Parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section 5.4      Consents, Approvals and Filings.

 

(a)    Seller and Buyer shall each use commercially reasonable efforts, and shall cooperate fully with each other to obtain as promptly as practicable all necessary permits, orders or other consents, approvals or authorizations of Governmental Entities and consents or waivers of all third parties necessary in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In connection therewith, Seller and Buyer shall make and cause their respective Affiliates to make all legally required filings as promptly as practicable in order to facilitate prompt consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and shall provide and shall cause their respective Affiliates to provide such information and communications to Governmental Entities as such Governmental Entities may reasonably require. The Parties shall not willfully take any action that will have the effect of delaying, impairing or impeding the receipt of all necessary permits, orders or other consents, approvals or authorizations of Governmental Entities and consents or waivers of all third parties necessary in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 


(b)    Without limiting the generality of subsection (a) of this Section 5.4, (i) Buyer shall, as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than twenty (20) Business Days following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, file with all applicable Insurance Regulators (particularly including(including without limitation the TennesseeMissouri Department of Commerce and Insurance) requests for approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement when such approvals are required to be obtained by Buyer, which requests shall include all required exhibits, and (ii) Seller shall, as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than twenty (20) Business Days following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, file with all applicable Insurance Regulators (particularly including the TennesseeMissouri Department of Commerce and Insurance) requests, if any, for all regulatory approvals contemplated by this Agreement when such approvals are required to be obtained by Seller ((i) and (ii), together, the “Insurance Approval Filings”). Each filing party agrees to provide a draft of all Insurance Approval Filings (and each amendment or supplement thereto) prepared by it (in this subsection, the “filing party”) to the other party (in this subsection, the “non-filing party”) and to allow the non-filing party five (5) Business Days to review such filings and to consult with the filing party relating to any issues arising as a result of the non-filing party’s review, prior to the submission by the filing party of the Insurance Approval Filings to the Insurance Regulator. Each filing party agrees to provide the non-filing party with copies of the Insurance Approval Filings and each amendment or supplement thereto in final form upon the submission thereof to the Insurance Regulator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties agree that no filing party will be required to provide to the non-filing party those portions of the Insurance Approval Filings that contain any confidential or personal information. Each party shall give the non-filing party prompt written notice if it receives any notice or other communication from any Insurance Regulator in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and, in the case of any such notice or communication which is in writing, shall promptly furnish the other party a copy thereof. Each filing party agrees to respond promptly to any request by the Insurance Regulator for any additional information and documentary material in connection therewith. If any Insurance Regulator requires that a hearing be held in connection with any such filing or approval, the filing party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to arrange for such hearing to be held promptly after it receives notice that such hearing is required. The filing party shall give the non-filing party prior written notice of the time and place when any meetings or other conferences may be held by it with any Insurance Regulator in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and shall permit the non-filing party to have a representative or representatives attend or otherwise participate in any such meeting or conference. Seller and Buyer each agree to timely make all appropriate filings with the Insurance Regulators and such other filings as may be required under the Insurance Laws of any other state or jurisdiction in which K-TENN LifeRCLIC does business.

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(c)    Buyer and Seller shall bear their own cost of all filing fees associated with all filings with applicable Governmental Entities and Insurance Regulators, and Buyer and Seller shall have responsibility for their other respective filing fees associated with any other required filings.

 

(d)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary (including Section 5.3 and this Section 5.4), neither Buyer nor any of its Affiliates shall be required to, and none of the Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC may, without the prior written consent of Buyer, agree or commit to take or refrain from taking any action or agree or commit to any condition, limitation, restriction or requirement that would constitute or result in a Burdensome Condition to secure the approval of any Insurance Regulator or any Governmental Entity required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.


 

Section 5.5     Access to Books and Records.

 

(a)    In order to facilitate the resolution of any claims made against or incurred by Seller prior to the Closing or for any other reasonable purposes, for a period of seven (7) years after the Closing, Buyer shall (i) retain the books, records and other data related to the business of K-TENN LifeRCLIC relating to periods prior to the Closing in a manner reasonably consistent with the prior practices of K-TENN Life,RCLIC, and (ii) upon reasonable notice, afford Seller and any Affiliates of Seller, and their respective Representatives, during normal business hours, reasonable access (subject to Applicable Law, any applicable legal privilege and any contractual limitations on Buyer) to such books, records and other data.

 

(b)    In order to facilitate the resolution of any claims made against or incurred by Buyer after the Closing or for any other reasonable purposes, for a period of one (1) yearthree years after the Closing, Seller shall (i) retain the books, records and other data of Seller that relate to K-TENN LifeRCLIC and its operations for periods prior to the Closing in a manner reasonably consistent with the prior practices of Seller other than the books and records described in Section 5.5(a), and (ii) upon reasonable written notice, afford Buyer and any of its Affiliates, and its Representatives, during normal business hours, reasonable access (subject to Applicable Law, any applicable legal privilege and any contractual limitations on Seller) to such books, records and other data and employees of Seller with applicable knowledge of the business of K-TENN LifeRCLIC and its operations for periods prior to the Closing (including making such persons reasonably available to Buyer, at Buyer’s sole cost and expense, for depositions, preparation for such depositions, trial preparation, trial and related fact-gathering, but excluding any proceedings, or threatened proceedings, between Buyer or an Affiliate, on one hand, and Seller or an Affiliate, on the other hand).

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Section 5.6    Publicity; Notices. Until the Closing Date, the Parties shall coordinate with each other as soon as practicable in advance (but no less than three (3) days in advance of the anticipated dissemination date) as to the form and content of any external communication, including any communication intended for dissemination or to reach, or reasonably expected to be disseminated or to reach, members of the public or customers of Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that Buyer shall not communicate with employees or customers of Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without the prior written consent of Seller. Neither Party shall disseminate any such communication without adequate advance notice and the prior review of the other, which review shall not be unreasonably delayed, except that nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent the Parties from making any and all public disclosures legally required to comply with any applicable securities laws or the applicable rules of any stock exchange or regulations or requests of Governmental Entities; provided that, to the extent possible under the circumstances, the Party making such disclosure consults with the other Party, and considers in good faith the views of the other Party, before doing so.

 

Section 5.7     Affiliate Contracts and Intercompany Accounts. Prior to or at the Closing, Seller shall, and shall cause K-TENN LifeRCLIC to, (i) obtain all required regulatory approvals to terminate all Affiliate Contracts and settle all Intercompany Accounts, terminate all Affiliate Contracts without any obligation of or liability to any of K-TENN Life,RCLIC, on terms reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, and (ii) settle in full (without any premium or penalty) all Intercompany Accounts; provided that Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC shall not be required to pay amounts in excess of the amounts reserved on such company’s most recent SAP Financial Statements.


 

Section 5.8     Use of Names.

 

(a)    Prior to or at the Closing, Seller shall transfer any and all right, title or interest, including all associated goodwill, which any of them may have in or to the names, trademarks and service marks set forth on Section 5.8 of the Disclosure Schedule or any name, trademark, service mark, acronym or logo based on or incorporating any of such names, trademarks or service marks or any Internet domain name as Buyer may direct.

 

(b)    Except as provided in Section 5.8(a) or Section 5.8(b), Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC to cease using any Seller Trademark as soon as practicable following the Closing.

 

Section 5.9    Further Assurances. Seller and Buyer agree, and Seller, prior to the Closing, and Buyer, after the Closing, agree to cause K-TENN Life,RCLIC, to execute and deliver such other documents, certificates, agreements and other writings as may be reasonably necessary or desirable in order to consummate or implement expeditiously the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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Section 5.10   Officers and Directors.

(a)    For a period of six (6) years after the Closing Date, K-TENN LifeRCLIC shall not, and Buyer shall cause K-TENN LifeRCLIC not to, amend, repeal or modify any provision in its articles of incorporation or by-lawsbylaws relating to the exculpation or indemnification for any officers and directors (unless such obligations are assumed by any successor or required by Applicable Law), it being the intent of the Parties that the officers and directors of K-TENN LifeRCLIC shall continue to be entitled to such exculpation and indemnification to the full extent of the law. Such officers and directors are intended third party beneficiaries of this Section 5.10 and may specifically enforce its terms. In the event that K-TENN LifeRCLIC or any of its successors or assigns shall consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving entity of such consolidation or merger, or shall transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any other Person, then, and in each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors or assigns of K-TENN LifeRCLIC assume the obligations set forth in this Section 5.10.

(b)    Buyer, at Buyer’s expense, shall purchase D&O tail insurance covering a period of three (3) years from the Closing Date covering the directors and officers of RCC.

 

Section 5.11   Notice of Events.

 

(a)    Buyer shall promptly notify Seller, and Seller shall promptly notify Buyer, in writing, upon (i) becoming aware of any Governmental Order or any complaint praying for an order or decree restraining or enjoining the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) receiving any notice from any Governmental Entity of its intention to (x) institute a suit or proceeding to restrain or enjoin the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (y) nullify or render ineffective this Agreement or such transactions if consummated.

 

(b)    During the period from the date hereof to the Closing Date or the earlier termination of this Agreement, Buyer shall promptly notify Seller in writing if Buyer becomes aware of: (i) the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event or the existence of any fact or condition that would cause or constitute a breach of any of its representations or warranties had any such representation or warranty been made as of the time of Buyer’s discovery of such event, fact or condition; or (ii) any event, fact or condition that has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.3; provided that any such notification shall not cure any inaccuracy in or breach of Buyer’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement for any purpose, including the indemnification and termination rights contained in this Agreement or for determining whether or not the conditions set forth in Section 7.3(a) have been satisfied.

 


(c)    During the period from the date hereof to the Closing Date or the earlier termination of this Agreement, Seller shall promptly notify Buyer in writing if Seller becomes aware of: (i) the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event or the existence of any fact or condition that would cause or constitute a breach of any of its representations or warranties had any such representation or warranty been made as of the time of Seller’s discovery of such event, fact or condition; or (ii) any event, fact or condition that has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.2; provided that any such notification shall not cure any inaccuracy in or breach of Seller’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement for any purpose, including the indemnification and termination rights contained in this Agreement or for determining whether or not the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a) have been satisfied.

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Section 5.12   Non-Solicitation.

 

(a)    During the 24 month period following the Closing Date, Seller shall not, and shall cause its Key Officers not to, directly or indirectly, hire or solicit the services (as employee, consultant or otherwise) of any employee of Buyer without the prior written consent of Buyer; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Seller or any of its Key Officers from offering employment to or employing persons (i) who respond to a general solicitation or advertisement that is not specifically directed to employees of Buyer (and nothing shall prohibit the making of such general solicitation or advertisement), (ii) who have not been employed by Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries for a period of six (6) consecutive months (including for this purpose, time worked for Seller or any of its Affiliates immediately prior to the Closing), or (iii) who have been involuntarily terminated by Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(b)    Seller and K-TENN Life,RCLIC, shall not and shall cause its respective directors, officers, employees, investment bankers, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants, agents and other representatives (collectively, “Representatives”) not to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any discussions or negotiations with any Person conducted heretofore with respect to a proposal that would be contrary or detrimental to the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the return from all such Persons or cause the destruction of all copies of confidential information previously provided to such parties by Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC or its Representatives. Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC shall not, and shall cause their Representatives not to, directly or indirectly (i) solicit, initiate, cause, facility or encourage (including by way of furnishing information) any inquiries or proposals that constitute, or may reasonably be expected to lead to, any proposal that would be contrary or detrimental to the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, (ii) participate in any discussions or negotiations with any third party regarding any such proposal, or (iii) enter into any agreement related to such proposal.

 

Section 5.13   [ReservedReserved].]

 


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Section 5.14        Preparation of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus;Prospectus; Shareholder Meeting.

 

(a)         As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, Buyer and Seller shall prepare the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and Buyer shall prepare and file with the SEC the Registration Statement, in which the Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be included. Each of Buyer and Seller shall, and shall cause their accountants and attorneys to use its reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing and keep the Registration Statement effective for so long as necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including causing their accountants to deliver necessary or required instruments such as opinions, consents, certificates and comfort letters, each in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by such documents. Buyer and Seller shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be mailed to Seller’s shareholders as soon as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act by the SEC. Buyer shall also take any action (other than qualifying to do business in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified or filing a general consent to service of process) required to be taken under any applicable state securities laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Buyer’s Class A Common Stock, and Seller shall furnish all information concerning Seller and the shareholders of Seller as may be reasonably requested by Buyer in connection with any such action. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Registration Statement will be made by Buyer, and no filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be made by Seller or Buyer, in each case without providing the other Party a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon. If at any time prior to the time the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC under the Securities Act any information relating to Seller or Buyer, or any of their respective Affiliates, directors or officers, should be discovered by Seller or Buyer which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to either the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, so that either such document would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by law, disseminated to the shareholders of Seller. The Parties shall notify each other promptly of the receipt of any comments from the SEC or the staff of the SEC and of any request by the SEC or the staff of the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Registration Statement or for additional information and shall supply each other with copies of (i) all correspondence between it or any of its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or the staff of the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) all orders of the SEC relating to the Registration Statement.

 

(b)         Seller shall, as soon as practicable following the effective date of the Registration Statement, establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a special meeting of its shareholders (the “Shareholders Meeting”) solely for the purpose of obtaining appropriate shareholder approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Seller shall, through its Board of Directors, recommend to its shareholders adoption of this Agreement (the “Seller Board Recommendation”). The Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall include a summary of the Seller Board Recommendation. Seller shall use its reasonably best efforts to cause the Seller Shareholders Meeting to occur as soon as practicable in compliance with Applicable Laws and Seller’s corporate governance documents.

 


(c)         Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable after Closing undertake to consummate the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution”), specifically including the dissolution of Seller and the distribution of the shares of Buyer’s Class A Common Stock acquired pursuant to this Agreement, on a pro-rata basis to its shareholders, all in accordance with Section 48-24-10112.15 et seq. of the TennesseeIllinois Business Corporation Act (2018)(1983). Buyer shall use its reasonably commercially best efforts to assist Seller with respect to the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution.

 

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ARTICLE VI - EMPLOYEE MATTERS

 

Section 6.1     Employees.

(a)     Section 6.1 At Closing, RCLIC will have no employees, there will be no amounts due to any former employees as a result of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true and correct list, as of September 30, 2019, of all employees who are employed principally in connection with the business of K-TENN Life.

(b)     At least twenty-five (25) days prior to the Closing Date and effective as of the Closing Date, Buyer shall make offers of post-Closing employment by the Buyer and K-TENN Life to such employees selected by Buyer in its sole discretion.past salaries, bonus, profit sharing, pension, expense reimbursement or any similar or related matters. There is no obligation, express or implied that any employeesperson will be offered employment by the Buyer or K-TENN.RCLIC after Closing.

 

(c)     K-TENN Life will offer only the severance, health insurance continuation and benefits set forth on Section 6.1 of the Disclosure Schedule.

ARTICLE VII - CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

Section 7.1      Conditions to Each Party’sPartys Obligations. The respective obligations of each Party to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or waiver on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

 

(a)    Governmental Consents. All filings required to be made prior to the Closing Date with, and all consents, approvals, permits and authorizations required to be obtained prior thereto from, Governmental Entities in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by Seller and Buyer set forth in Section 3.5 and Section 4.3 of the Disclosure Schedule shall have been made or obtained and be in full force and effect.

 

(b)    No Injunctions or Restraints. No Governmental Order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction and no Applicable Law of any Governmental Entity preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be in effect, and no Governmental Entity shall have instituted any proceeding that is pending seeking any such Governmental Order.

 


(c)    Consents.Consents. All consents, waivers, clearances, approvals and authorizations from third parties under the Contracts and agreements set forth on Section 7.1 of the Disclosure Schedule as being required to be obtained prior to Closing shall have been obtained.

 

(d)    Shareholder Approval. This Agreement shall have been approved and adopted, and the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution shall have been duly approved, by the requisite vote under applicable TennesseeIllinois law and Seller’s governing corporate documents, by shareholders of Seller.

 

(e)    Registration Statement Effective. The Registration Statement shall have become effective under the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose, and no similar proceeding with respect to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, shall have been initiated or threatened in writing by the SEC or its staff.

 

Section 7.2     Conditions to Obligations of Buyer. The obligations of Buyer to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are further subject to the satisfaction by Seller or waiver by Buyer on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

 

(a)    Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Seller set forth in:

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(i)    Section 3.1, Section 3.2, Section 3.3, Section 3.4, Section 3.5, Section 3.6 and Section 3.19 shall be true and correct in all respects, in each case as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except as to any representation or warranty which specifically relates to another date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of that specified date);

 

(ii)    this Agreement, other than those Sections specifically identified in clause (i) above, shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the date of this Agreement (except as to any representation or warranty which specifically relates to another date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of that specified date), except, in the case of this clause (ii) that any representation or warranty qualified as to materiality or a Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects; and

 

(iii)    this Agreement, other than those Sections specifically identified in clause (i) above, shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to materiality or a Material Adverse Effect set forth therein), in each case as of the Closing as though made at and as of the Closing (except as to any representation or warranty which specifically relates to another date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of that specified date), except, in the case of this clause (iii), as would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, either alone or when taken in the aggregate with other breaches of any such representations and warranties.

 

(b)    Performance of Obligations of Seller. Seller shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement on or prior to the Closing Date; provided, that, with respect to obligations that are qualified by materiality, Seller shall have performed such obligations, as so qualified, in all respects.

 


(c)    No Material Adverse Effect or Burdensome Condition. Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have been any Material Adverse Effect suffered by the Seller or K-TENN Life,RCLIC, nor shall any event or events have occurred that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)    No Actions. No Action shall have been commenced against Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC or any of their respective Affiliates, which would prevent the Closing.

 

(e)     Dissenter’sDissenters Rights. Holders of not more than 10% of the Seller’s shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date of the Shareholder’s Meeting shall have perfected their right to dissent from the transactions contemplated under this Agreement and demanded the fair value of their shares of Seller’s common stock as required under Section 48-23-20111.65 et seq. of the TennesseeIllinois Business Corporation Act (2018)(1983).

 

(f)     Other Closing Closing Deliveries. Buyer shall have received Seller deliveries set forth in Section 2.4.

 

Section 7.3      Conditions to Obligations of Seller. The obligations of Seller to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are further subject to the satisfaction by Buyer or waiver by Seller on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

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(a)    Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Buyer set forth in:

 

(i)    Section 4.1, Section 4.2, Section 4.3, and Section 4.8 shall be true and correct in all respects, in each case as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except as to any representation or warranty which specifically relates to another date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of that specified date);

 

(ii)    this Agreement, other than those Sections specifically identified in clause (i) above, shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the date of this Agreement (except as to any representation or warranty which specifically relates to another date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of that specified date), except, in the case of this clause (ii) that any representation or warranty qualified as to materiality or material adverse effectMaterial Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects; and

 

(iii)    this Agreement, other than those Sections specifically identified in clause (i) above, shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to materiality or material adverse effectMaterial Adverse Effect set forth therein), in each case as of the Closing Date as though made at and as of the Closing (except as to any representation or warranty which specifically relates to another date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of that specified date), except in the case of this clause (iii), as would not have or reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect,Material Adverse Effect, either alone or when taken in the aggregate with other breaches of any such representations and warranties, on Buyer’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis.


 

(b)    Performance of Obligations of Buyer. Buyer shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement on or prior to the Closing Date; provided, that, with respect to obligations that are qualified by materiality, Buyer shall have performed such obligations, as so qualified, in all respects.

 

(c)(c)    Consideration. Seller shall have received the Purchase Price as provided in Section 2.1.

 

(d)    Other Closing Deliveries. Seller shall have received the Buyer deliveries set forth in Section 2.5.

 

Section 7.4     Frustration of Closing Conditions. No Party may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in this ARTICLE VII to be satisfied if such failure was caused by such Party’s failure to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Closing to occur, as required by Section 5.3 hereof.

 

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ARTICLE VIII - SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 8.1     Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing solely for purposes of Section 9.1 and shall terminate and expire on the earlier of (i) the close of business 12 months after the Closing Date, or (ii) in the case of the Seller only, upon Seller’s completion of the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution; provided that the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.1 (Organization, Standing and Corporate Power), Section 3.2 (Capital Structure; Certain Indebtedness), Section 3.3 (Subsidiaries), Section 3.4 (Authority), Section 3.19 (Brokers), Section 4.1 (Organization, Standing and Corporate Power), Section 4.2 (Authority) and Section 4.8 (Brokers) (such representations, collectively, the “Fundamental Representations”) shall survive indefinitely and shall be actionable in tort against any controlling Person of Buyer or Seller who was guilty of fraud, criminal activity or willful misconduct in connection with the falsity of any such representation or warranty. All covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, to the extent that the foregoing are to have effect or be performed after the Closing, shall survive the Closing in accordance with their terms. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the survival period with respect to all Tax matters shall be governed by Section 10.10.

 

ARTICLE IX - INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 9.1      Obligation to Indemnify.

 

(a)    Subject to the expiration of the representations and warranties of Seller as provided in ARTICLE VIII and the limitations set forth in this ARTICLE IX, Seller agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Buyer and its Affiliates and their respective Representatives from and against all Losses to the extent arising from or related to (i) any inaccuracy in or breach of the representations and warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement or in any certificate, instrument or agreement delivered by or on behalf of Seller pursuant to this Agreement, in each case as of the date such representation or warranty was made or as if such representation or warranty was made on and as of the Closing Date (except with respect to any representation or warranty which specifically relates to another date, the inaccuracy in or breach of which will be determined as of such specified date), or (ii) any breach of any of the covenants and agreements of Seller contained in this Agreement.

 


(b)    Seller shall not have any liability under Section 9.1(a)(i) above unless the aggregate of all such Losses for which Seller would, but for this proviso, be liable exceeds on a cumulative basis an amount equal to 5% of the Purchase Price (the “Indemnification Basket”), and then Seller would only be liable pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(i) to the extent any such Losses are in excess of the Indemnification Basket; provided, however, that Seller shall not have any liability under Section 9.1(a)(i) for any individual item where the Loss relating thereto is less than $25,000$10,000 (“De Minimis Items”) and such De Minimis Items will not be taken into account in determining whether the aggregate amount of Losses exceeds the Indemnification Basket. Neither the Indemnification Basket nor the exception for De Minimis Items shall apply with respect to any Losses arising from or related to any inaccuracy in or breach of any Fundamental Representation of Seller.

 

(c)    The maximum amount for which Seller shall be liable under Section 9.1(a)(i) shall not exceed the Purchase Price (the “Indemnification Cap”). The Indemnification Cap shall not apply to any and all Losses arising from or related to (i) any inaccuracy in or breach of any Fundamental Representation of Seller, or (ii) Seller’s fraud, criminal activity or willful misconduct. Except for Losses arising from or related to Seller’s fraud, criminal activity or willful misconduct, the maximum amount for which Seller shall be liable for Losses pursuant to this ARTICLE IX shall not exceed the Purchase Price and the maximum amount for which Seller shall be liable for Losses pursuant to ARTICLE X shall not exceed an amount equal to two times the Purchase Price.

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(d)    Subject to the expiration of the representations and warranties of Buyer as provided in ARTICLE VIII and the limitations set forth in this ARTICLE IX, Buyer agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Seller and its Affiliates and their respective Representatives from and against all Losses to the extent arising from or related to (i) any inaccuracy in or breach of the representations and warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement or in any certificate, instrument or agreement delivered by or on behalf of Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, in each case as of the date such representation or warranty was made or as if such representation or warranty was made on and as of the Closing Date (except with respect to any representation or warranty which specifically relates to another date, the inaccuracy in or breach of which will be determined as of such specified date) or (ii) any breach of any of the covenants and agreements of Buyer contained in this Agreement.

 

(e)    Buyer shall not have any liability under Section 9.1(d)(i) above unless the aggregate of all such Losses for which Buyer would, but for this proviso, be liable exceeds on a cumulative basis the Indemnification Basket, and then Buyer or Buyer Parent would only be liable pursuant to Section 9.1(d)(i) to the extent any such Losses are in excess of the Indemnification Basket; provided, however, that Buyer shall not have any liability under Section 9.1(d)(i) for any De Minimis Items and such De Minimis Items will not be taken into account in determining whether the aggregate amount of Losses exceeds the Indemnification Basket. Neither the Indemnification Basket nor the exception for De Minimis Items shall apply with respect to any Losses arising from or related to any inaccuracy in or breach of any Fundamental Representation of Buyer.

 


(f)    The maximum amount for which Buyer shall be liable under Section 9.1(d)(i) shall not exceed the Indemnification Cap. The Indemnification Cap shall not apply to any and all Losses arising from or related to (i) any inaccuracy in or breach of any Fundamental Representation of Buyer, or (ii) Buyer’s fraud, criminal activity or willful misconduct.

 

(g)    For purposes of calculating Losses pursuant to this Section 9.1 and Section 10.1(a), any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty shall be determined without regard to any materiality, Material Adverse Effect or material adverse effect applicable to such representation or warranty.

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Section 9.2      Indemnification Procedures.

 

(a)    In order for a Party (the “Indemnified Party”) to be entitled to any indemnification provided for under this Agreement in respect of, arising out of or involving a claim or demand made by, or an action, proceeding or investigation instituted by, any Person not a party to this Agreement (a “Third Party Claim”), such Indemnified Party must notify the other party (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and in reasonable detail, of the Third Party Claim promptly, and in any event within thirty (30) days, after such Indemnified Party learns of the Third Party Claim; provided, however, that any delay or failure to give such notification shall not affect the indemnification provided hereunder except and only to the extent that the Indemnifying Party forfeits rights or defenses as a result of such failure. Thereafter, the Indemnified Party shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party, within ten (10) days after the Indemnified Party’s receipt thereof, copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnified Party relating to the Third Party Claim.

 

(b)    If a Third Party Claim is made against an Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party will be entitled to participate in the defense thereof and, if it so chooses, to assume the defense thereof at its own expense with counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party. Should the Indemnifying Party so elect to assume the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party will not as long as it conducts such defense be liable to the Indemnified Party for legal expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof, except as otherwise set forth herein. If the Indemnifying Party assumes such defense, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate in the defense thereof and to employ counsel, at its own expense, separate from the counsel employed by the Indemnifying Party, it being understood that the Indemnifying Party shall control such defense; provided, however, that if in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Indemnified Party, (i) there are legal defenses available to an Indemnified Party that are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party or (ii) there exists a conflict of interest between the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party shall be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of one law firm to represent the Indemnified Party and, if applicable, local counsel in the jurisdiction in which an Action is held. The Indemnifying Party shall be liable for the fees and expenses of counsel employed by the Indemnified Party for any period during which the Indemnifying Party has not assumed the defense thereof. If the Indemnifying Party chooses to defend or prosecute any Third Party Claim, all of the Parties shall cooperate in the defense or prosecution thereof in all reasonable respects. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the Indemnifying Party’s request) the provision to the Indemnifying Party of records and information which are relevant to such Third Party Claim (subject, in each case, to the Indemnifying Party entering into a confidentiality agreement with respect to such records and information in a form reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party), and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder. If the Indemnifying Party shall have assumed the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall not admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, such Third Party Claim without the Indemnifying Party’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Indemnifying Party shall not settle, compromise, consent to the entry of any judgment in or otherwise seek to terminate any action giving rise to a Third Party Claim unless the Indemnifying Party obtains the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an express, unconditional release of such Indemnified Party in form and substance satisfactory to such Indemnified Party from any and all liability relating to such action, does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Party and does not create any financial or other obligation on the part of the Indemnified Party.

 


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(c)    The indemnities provided in this Agreement shall survive the Closing; provided, however, that the indemnities provided under Section 9.1 shall terminate when the survival period of the applicable representation or warranty terminates pursuant to ARTICLE VIII, except as to any item as to which the Person to be indemnified shall have, before the expiration of the applicable period, previously made a claim by delivering a notice (stating in reasonable detail the basis of such claim) to the Indemnifying Party. After the Closing, the indemnities provided in Section 9.1 and Section 10.1(a) shall be the sole and exclusive remedy at law for any breach of representation, warranty, covenant or agreement (other than those covenants and agreements which survive the Closing, including those in ARTICLE IX) or other claim arising out of this Agreement except for claims based on fraud, criminal activity or willful misconduct.

 

(d)    The amount of any Losses for which indemnification is provided under this Agreement shall be net of any amounts actually received by the Indemnified Party from insurers or other third parties with respect to such Losses (less any related costs and expenses, including the aggregate cost of pursuing any insurance claims paid by the Indemnified Party, but not any premiums or charges paid by the Indemnified Party).

 

(e)    Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no Indemnifying Party shall be liable for lost profits or any punitive, exemplary, consequential (but not incidental) or similar damages, except for lost profits or punitive, exemplary, consequential or similar damages.

 

(f)    In accordance with Applicable Law, the Indemnified Party shall take, and shall cause its Affiliates to take, all commercially reasonable steps to mitigate any Losses upon and after becoming aware of any facts, matters, failures or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in any Losses that are indemnifiable hereunder.

 

(g)    In the event of payment by or on behalf of any Indemnifying Party to any Indemnified Party (including pursuant to this ARTICLE IX) in connection with any claim or demand by any Person other than the Parties or their respective Affiliates, such Indemnifying Party shall be subrogated to and shall stand in the place of such Indemnified Party as to any events or circumstances in respect of which such Indemnified Party may have any right, defense or claim relating to such claim or demand against any claimant or plaintiff asserting such claim or demand. Such Indemnified Party shall cooperate with such Indemnifying Party in a reasonable manner, and at the cost of such Indemnifying Party, in presenting any subrogated right, defense or claim.

 


ARTICLE X - TAX MATTERS

 

Section 10.1   Indemnity. Seller agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Buyer, against Taxes including any reasonable external out-of-pocket costs or expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred in contesting such Taxes: (i) for any Taxes imposed on K-TENN LifeRCLIC with respect to taxable periods of such Person ending on or before the Closing Date; and (ii) with respect to taxable periods beginning before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date.

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Section 10.2   Plan of Reorganization. The Parties intend that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall qualify as a fully tax-deferred “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and that this Agreement constitute a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code. Except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, from and after the date of this Agreement, each of Buyer and Seller shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause the transaction to qualify as a fully tax-deferred reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and will not take any action, cause any action to be taken, fail to take any action or cause any action to fail to be taken which action or failure to act is intended or is reasonably likely to prevent the transaction from qualifying as a fully tax-deferred reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

 

ARTICLE XI - TERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING

 

Section 11.1    Termination of Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:

 

(a)     by the written agreement of Buyer and Seller;

 

(b)    by either Seller or Buyer by written notice to the other Parties if the Closing shall not have occurred on or prior to the date that is 180 days from the date of this Agreement (the “Termination Date”), or such later date upon which Seller and Buyer may agree in writing; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 11.1(b) shall not be available to any Party whose breach of this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date;

 

(c)    by either Seller or Buyer in writing, if there shall be any (i) Applicable Law that makes consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise prohibited or (ii) Governmental Order which prohibits or restrains any party from consummating the transactions contemplated hereby, and such Governmental Order shall have become final and nonappealable;


 

(d)    by Buyer, if Seller shall have (i) failed to perform any of its covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, such that any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 or Section 7.2 would not be satisfied and such failure to perform is incapable of being cured or, if capable of being cured, has not been cured within thirty (30) days after the giving of written notice thereof by Buyer to Seller but in no event later than the Termination Date or (ii) breached any of its representations or warranties contained in this Agreement, such that any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 would not be satisfied and such breach is incapable of being cured or, if capable of being cured, has not been cured within thirty (30) days after the giving of written notice thereof by Buyer to Seller but in no event later than the Termination Date; provided, however, that Buyer may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11.1(d) if Buyer is then in breach in any material respect of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement;

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(e)    by Seller, if Buyer shall have (i) failed to perform any of its covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, such that any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 or Section 7.3 would not be satisfied and such failure to perform is incapable of being cured or, if capable of being cured, has not been cured within thirty (30) days after the giving of written notice thereof by Seller to Buyer, but in no event later than the Termination Date or (ii) breached any of its representations or warranties contained in this Agreement, such that any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.3 would not be satisfied and such breach is incapable of being cured or, if capable of being cured, has not been cured within thirty (30) days after the giving of written notice thereof by Seller to Buyer, but in no event later than the Termination Date; provided, however, that Seller may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11.1(e) if Seller is then in breach in any material respect of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement; or

 

(f)     By Buyer if Seller has not obtained any required approval of its shareholders by the Termination Date, unless such date is extended by the Parties.

 

Section 11.2    Effect of Termination. In the event of termination pursuant to Section 11.1, this Agreement shall become null and void and have no effect, with no liability on the part of Seller or Buyer, or their respective directors, officers, agents or shareholders, with respect to this Agreement; provided, however, that the obligations contained in Section 5.2 (Access to Information; Confidentiality); (ii) Section 5.6 (Publicity; Notices), (iii) this Section 11.2; and (iv) ARTICLE XII (General Provisions) shall survive any termination of this Agreement indefinitely or for such shorter period specifically contemplated by those Sections. Notwithstanding the foregoing, termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1(d) or Section 11.1(e) shall not in any way terminate, limit or restrict the rights and remedies of any Party against any other Party for fraud or a willful breach of a material covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE XII - GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Section 12.1   Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, whether or not the purchase and sale of the Shares is consummated, each Party shall pay its own fees and expenses incident to preparing for, entering into and carrying out this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. For the avoidance of doubt, Seller and K-TENN LifeRCLIC shall be solely responsible for the payment of all of the transaction expenses incurred by or on behalf of Seller, the Seller or K-TENN LifeRCLIC incident to the transaction which is the subject of this Agreement, including investment banking fees, accounting fees and legal fees.

 

Section 12.2   Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, by facsimile (which is confirmed as provided below) or sent by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery) to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice):

 


If to Buyer:

 

Gregg E. Zahn,Jeffrey J. Wood, Chief ExecutiveFinancial Officer

First Trinity Financial Corporation

7633 East 63rd Place, Suite 230

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133

 

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With a copy to:

Jones & Keller, P.C.

Attention: Reid A. Godbolt

19991675 Broadway, Suite 315026th Floor

Denver, Colorado 80202

 

if to Seller:Seller and/or RCLIC:

 

David Foley, Chief Executive OfficerJohn C. Todd, President

K-TENNRoyalty Capital Inc.Corporation

424 Church Street,19250 Everett Lane, Suite 2000201

Nashville, Tennessee 37206Mokena, Illinois 60448

 

With a copy to:

 

Butler SnowNixon Peabody LLP

Attention: Drew OldhamDavid R. Brown

150 3rd Avenue South,70 W. Madison St., Suite 16005200

Nashville, Tennessee 37201Chicago, Illinois 60602

 

Notice given by personal delivery or overnight courier shall be effective upon actual receipt. Notice given by facsimile shall be confirmed by appropriate answer back and shall be effective upon actual receipt if received during the recipient’s normal business hours, or at the beginning of the recipient’s next Business Day if not received during the recipient’s normal business hours. All notices by facsimile shall be confirmed promptly after transmission in writing by personal delivery or overnight courier.

 

Section 12.3    Entire Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement (including all exhibits and schedules and the Disclosure Schedule hereto) and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Except as expressly provided herein, this Agreement is not intended to confer upon any Person other than the Parties any rights or remedies.

 

Section 12.4     Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Oklahoma, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of lawslaw thereof.


 

Section 12.5     Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise by any of the Parties without the prior written consent of the other Parties, and any such assignment that is not consented to shall be null and void. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, Buyer may, to the extent not inconsistent with its other obligations hereunder, assign prior to Closing its rights to purchase the Shares or any portion thereof to any Affiliate of Buyer with the prior written consent of Seller, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.

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Section 12.6    Dispute Resolution; Submission to Jurisdiction.

 

(a)    In the event of any dispute arising under this Agreement, prior to the commencement of litigation, a senior officer of Buyer and a senior officer of Seller shall attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute consistent with the terms of this Agreement. If they are unable to resolve the dispute in this manner within a reasonable period of time, the Parties may pursue judicial remedies with respect to such dispute. This section shall not apply to any application to obtain emergency judicial intervention.

 

(b)    Each of Seller and Buyer hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any court of the United States or any state court, which in either case is located in Oklahoma (each, an “Oklahoma Court”) for purposes of enforcing this Agreement. In any such action, suit or other proceeding, each of Seller and Buyer irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to assert by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such Oklahoma Court, that such action, suit or other proceeding is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such Oklahoma Court, that such action, suit or other proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such action, suit or other proceeding is improper; provided, however, that nothing set forth in this sentence shall prohibit either Seller or Buyer from removing any matter from one Oklahoma Court to another Oklahoma Court. Each of Seller and Buyer also agrees that any final and unappealable judgment against a Party in connection with any action, suit or other proceeding shall be conclusive and binding on such Party and that such award or judgment may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction, either within or outside of the United States. A certified or exemplified copy of such award or judgment shall be conclusive evidence of the fact and amount of such award or judgment. Seller and Buyer agree that any process or other paper to be served in connection with any action or proceeding under this Agreement shall, if delivered, sent or mailed in accordance with Section 12.2, constitute good, proper and sufficient service thereof.

 

Section 12.7   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO OR CONNECTED WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR ANY DEALINGS BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.

 


Section 12.8    Severability; Amendment and Waiver.Waiver.

 

(a)    Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under Applicable Law, but if any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any Applicable Law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or portion of any provision in such jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion of any provision had never been contained herein.

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(b)    This Agreement may be amended, and the terms hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by each of the Parties or, in the case of a waiver, by the Party waiving compliance.

 

(c)    No delay on the part of any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any party of any right, power or privilege, nor any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege, preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right, power or privilege.

 

Section 12.9   Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this Agreement delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Agreement.

 

[Signature Page Follows.]

 


 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Party has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation

 

 

By:         /s/ Gregg E. ZahnJeffrey J. Wood                           

Name: Gregg E. ZahnJeffrey J. Wood

Title:  PresidentChief Financial Officer, Secretary and CEO

Treasurer         

 

 

K-TENNRoyalty Capital Inc.Corporation

 

 

By:         /s/ David FoleyJohn C. Todd                               

Name: David FoleyJohn C. Todd

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

K-TENNRoyalty Capital Life Insurance Company

 

 

By:         /s/ John C. Todd                               /s/ David Foley

Name: David FoleyJohn C. Todd

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 


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Annex B

 

PLAN OF LIQUIDATION AND DISSOLUTION

PLAN OF LIQUIDATION AND DISSOLUTION

OF

K-TENNROYALTY CAPITAL INC.CORPORATION

 

 

WHEREAS, K-TENNRoyalty Capital Inc., a TennesseeCorporation, an Illinois corporation (the “Company”), was formed by filing its charter with the TennesseeIllinois Secretary of State on or about March 8, 2010;August 6, 2013; and

 

WHEREAS, it is desired that the Company should be dissolved, its business and affairs wound up, and thereafter its existence terminated, all pursuant to the terms of the Company’s CharterArticles of Incorporation (the “CharterArticles”) and Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) and the TennesseeIllinois Business Corporation Act (the “Act”) in accordance with this Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution (the “Plan”) as follows:

 

1.       Articles of Dissolution. On or after the date that both of the following have occurred: (a) this Plan of Dissolution is approved by the necessary vote of the Company’s shareholders and (b) the sale of stock contemplated by that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between the Company, First Trinity Financial Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation (“Buyer”), and K-TENNRoyalty Capital Life Insurance Company, a TennesseeMissouri corporation, dated October 9, 2019September 29, 2021 (the “Purchase Agreement”) has been consummated, David Foley,John C. Todd, as the President of the Company, or any other officer of the Company (each, an “Authorized Officer” and, collectively, the “Authorized Officers”), shall cause articles of dissolution in accordance with the Act (the “Articles of Dissolution”) to be filed with the TennesseeIllinois Secretary of State and the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, Tennessee.State.

 

2.       Cessation of Business. After the Articles of Dissolution have been filed, the Company shall not carry on any business, except that appropriate to wind up and liquidate its business and affairs, all in accordance with the provisions of the Act, the Charter,Articles, the Bylaws and this Plan.Plan.

 

3.       Winding-Up Procedure. After the Articles of Dissolution are filed, the board of directors shall, or shall cause the officers of the Company to, (a) collect the Company’s assets and liquidate any non-cash assets other than the shares of Buyer’s Class A Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (“Buyer Shares”), (b) discharge or make arrangements for discharging the Company’s liabilities, and (c) then distribute the remaining cash if any, and the Buyer Shares to the Company’s shareholders in accordance with Section 4 below. The Company may cause a notice of dissolution of the Company to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Davidson County, Tennessee.circulation. The Company may also dispose of known claims against the Company in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Act.

 

4.     Distributions to Shareholders. After collecting and liquidating the Company’s assets other than the Buyer Shares and discharging or making arrangements for discharging the Company’s liabilities as contemplated by Section 3 above, the board of directors shall, or shall cause the officers of the Company to, then distribute the remaining cash, if any, and all of the Buyer Shares on a pro-rata basis to its shareholders. Fractional shares will not be distributed and in lieu thereof each fractional share shall be rounded up to the next whole Buyer Share; provided, however, that any additional fraction of a Buyer Share required to ensure that a shareholder receives a whole number of shares of Buyer Shares shall be obtained by decreasing proportionately the number of Buyer Shares otherwise distributable to John C. Todd and Gregg E. Zahn, but not the number of Buyer Shares distributable to any other shareholder. An Authorized Officer shall execute and deliver on behalf of the Company any instruments of transfer necessary to make such distributions.

 

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5.      Filing of Articles of Termination and Other Filings. Upon completion of the winding-up of the Company’s business and affairs as contemplated by Sections 3 and 4 hereof, an Authorized Officer shall cause to be filed with the TennesseeIllinois Secretary of State, the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, Tennessee, and all other appropriate offices such instruments and documents, including, without limitation, articles of termination of corporate existence of the Company (the “Articles of Termination”), as may be necessary or appropriate under the Act so as to further effectuate the terminationdissolution of the Company under the laws of the State of Tennessee. Upon the filing of Articles of Termination with the Tennessee Secretary of State, the existence of the Company shall cease and the shareholders shall no longer have any rights in the Company.Illinois.

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6.       Further Acts. The Authorized Officers or any one of them shall have full authority to carry out the provisions of this Plan as set forth herein and to wind up the affairs of the Company. In furtherance thereof, each Authorized Officer is authorized and directed to pay all such fees, expenses and taxes that are due or cause to be done such other acts or things that he may deem necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the liquidation and dissolution of the Company and to effectuate the provisions of this Plan, including, without limitation, executing and filing on behalf of the Company any necessary or appropriate filings and tax returns and reports with governmental authorities and executing and delivering on behalf of the Company any instruments of transfer as to any assets of the Company, whether before or after the filing of the Articles of Dissolution and/or the Articles of Termination.Dissolution.

 

7.      Revocation of Dissolution. The board of directors of the Company may determine to revoke the dissolution of the Company without shareholder action at any time prior to the filing of the Articles of TerminationDissolution with the TennesseeIllinois Secretary of State. Upon the authorization of such revocation by the board, the Company shall file articles of revocation of dissolution with the TennesseeIllinois Secretary of State in accordance with the Act and such revocation shall be effective as set forth in the Act.

 

8.        Miscellaneous.

 

a.Benefits of Plan. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the terms, provisions, covenants, stipulations and agreements contained in this Plan are and shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company and its shareholders and their respective successors and assigns and, nothing contained in this Plan, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any other person any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Plan as a third-party beneficiary or otherwise.

 

b.Further Assurances. Upon request of the Company, the board of directors or the officers of the Company, the Company, the shareholders, the board of directors, and the officers shall do such further acts and deeds and shall execute, acknowledge, deliver and record such other documents and instruments as may be reasonably necessary from time to time to evidence, confirm or carry out the intent and purposes of this Plan.

 

c.Section Headings. The section and other headings used in this Plan are for convenience of reference only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Plan or any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

d.Governing Law. This Plan shall be governed in all respects, including validity, interpretation and effect, by, and shall be enforceable in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Tennessee,Illinois, without regard to conflictsconflict of laws principles.

 

e.Severability. In the event that any term or provision of this Plan is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason or in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall in no event affect, prejudice, or disturb the validity of the remainder of this Plan, which shall be and remain in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

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Annex C

 

ILLINOIS BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT OF 1983

TENNESSEE CODE

TITLE 48 CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS

CHAPTER 23

DISSENTERS’ RIGHTS

 

§ 48-23-101. Section 11.65.Chapter definitions.RIGHT TO DISSENT

 

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)     “Beneficial shareholder” means the person who is a beneficial owner of shares held by a nominee as the record shareholder;

(2)     “Corporation” means the issuer of the shares held by a dissenter before the corporate action, and, for purposes of§§ 48-23-203-48-23-302, includes the survivorSECTION 11.65.     Right to Dissent. (a) A shareholder of a merger or conversion or the acquiring entity in a share exchange of that issuer;

(3)     “Dissenter” means a shareholder who is entitled to dissent from corporate action under § 48-23-102 and who exercises that right when and in the manner required by part 2 of this chapter;

(4)     “Fair value,” with respect to a dissenter's shares, means the value of the shares immediately before the effectuation of the corporate action to which the dissenter objects, excluding any appreciation or depreciation in anticipation of the corporate action;

(5)     “Interest” means interest from the effective date of the corporate action that gave rise to the shareholder's right to dissent until the date of payment, at the average auction rate paid on United States treasury bills with a maturity of six (6) months (or the closest maturity thereto) as of the auction date for such treasury bills closest to such effective date;

(6)     “Record shareholder” means the person in whose name shares are registered in the records of a corporation or the beneficial owner of shares to the extent of the rights granted by a nominee certificate on file with a corporation; and

(7)     “Shareholder” means the record shareholder or the beneficial shareholder.

§ 48-23-102. Right to dissent.

(a)     A shareholder is entitled to dissent from, and obtain payment of the fair value of the shareholder'sfor his or her shares in the event of any of the following corporate actions:

 

(1) Consummation of a plan of merger to which the corporation is a party:

consummation of a plan of merger or consolidation or a plan of share exchange to which the corporation is a party if: (i) shareholder authorization is required for the merger or consolidation or the share exchange by Section 11.20 or the articles of incorporation or (ii) the corporation is a subsidiary that is merged with its parent or another subsidiary under Section 11.30;

 

(A)     If shareholder approval is required for the merger by§ 48-21-104 or the charter and the shareholder is entitled to vote on the merger if the merger is submitted to a vote at a shareholders' meeting or the shareholder is a nonconsenting shareholder under § 48-17-104(b) who would have been entitled to vote on the merger if the merger had been submitted to a vote at a shareholders' meeting; or

(2) 

consummation of a sale, lease or exchange of all, or substantially all, of the property and assets of the corporation other than in the usual and regular course of business;

 

(B)     If the corporation is a subsidiary that is merged with its parent under § 48-21-105;

(3) 

an amendment of the articles of incorporation that materially and adversely affects rights in respect of a dissenter's shares because it: (i) alters or abolishes a preferential right of such shares; (ii) alters or abolishes a right in respect of redemption, including a provision respecting a sinking fund for the redemption or repurchase, of such shares; (iii) in the case of a corporation incorporated prior to January 1, 1982, limits or eliminates cumulative voting rights with respect to such shares; or

 

(2)     Consummation of a plan of share exchange to which the corporation is a party as the corporation whose shares will be acquired, if the shareholder is entitled to vote on the plan if the plan is submitted to a vote at a shareholders' meeting or the shareholder is a nonconsenting shareholder under § 48-17-104(b) who would have been entitled to vote on the plan if the plan had been submitted to a vote at a shareholders' meeting;

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(3)     Consummation of a sale or exchange of all, or substantially all, of the property of the corporation other than in the usual and regular course of business, if the shareholder is entitled to vote on the sale or exchange if the sale or exchange is submitted to a vote at a shareholders' meeting or the shareholder is a nonconsenting shareholder under§ 48-17-104(b) who would have been entitled to vote on the sale or exchange if the sale or exchange had been submitted to a vote at a shareholders' meeting, including a sale of all, or substantially all, of the property of the corporation in dissolution, but not including a sale pursuant to court order or a sale for cash pursuant to a plan by which all or substantially all of the net proceeds of the sale will be distributed to the shareholders within one (1) year after the date of sale;

(4) An amendment of the charter that materially and adversely affects rights in respect of a dissenter's shares because it:

(A)     Alters or abolishes a preferential right of the shares;

(B)     Creates, alters, or abolishes a right in respect of redemption, including a provision respecting a sinking fund for the redemption or repurchase, of the shares;

(C)     Alters or abolishes a preemptive right of the holder of the shares to acquire shares or other securities;

(D)     Excludes or limits the right of the shares to vote on any matter, or to cumulate votes, other than a limitation by dilution through issuance of shares or other securities with similar voting rights; or

(E)     Reduces the number of shares owned by the shareholder to a fraction of a share, if the fractional share is to be acquired for cash under§ 48-16-104;

(5)     Any corporate action taken pursuant to a shareholder vote to the extent the charter, bylaws, or a resolution of the board of directors provides that voting or nonvoting shareholders are entitled to dissent and obtain payment for their shares;

(6)     Consummation of a conversion of the corporation to another entity pursuant to chapter 21 of this title; or

(7)     In accordance with and to the extent provided in § 48-28-104(b), an amendment to the charter of a corporation as described in§ 48-28-104(b)(l), or consummation of a merger or plan of share exchange as described in§ 48-28-104(b)(2).

any other corporate action taken pursuant to a shareholder vote if the articles of incorporation, by-laws, or a resolution of the board of directors provide that shareholders are entitled to dissent and obtain payment for their shares in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 11.70 or as may be otherwise provided in the articles, by-laws or resolution.

 

(b) A shareholder entitled to dissent and obtain payment for the shareholder'shis or her shares under this chapterSection may not challenge the corporate action creating the shareholder'shis or her entitlement unless the action is unlawful or fraudulent with respect to the shareholder or the corporation.corporation or constitutes a breach of a fiduciary duty owed to the shareholder.

 

(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), no shareholder may dissent as to any shares of a security which, as of the date of the effectuation of the transaction which would otherwise give rise to dissenters' rights, is listed on an exchange registered under§ 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, compiled in 15 U.S.C. § 78f, as amended, or is a “national market system security,” as defined in rules promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, compiled in 15 U.S.C. § 78a, as amended.

§ 48-23-103. Dissent by nominees and beneficial owners.

(a)     A record shareholderowner of shares may assert dissenters' rights as to fewer than all the shares registeredrecorded in the record shareholder'ssuch person's name only if the record shareholdersuch person dissents with respect to all shares beneficially owned by any one (I) person and notifies the corporation in writing of the name and address of each person on whose behalf the record shareholderowner asserts dissenters' rights. The rights of a partial dissenter under this subsection (a) are determined as if the shares as to which the partial dissenter dissentsdissent is made and the partial dissenter's other shares were registeredrecorded in the names of different shareholders.

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(b) A beneficial shareholderowner of shares who is not the record owner may assert dissenters' rights as to shares of any one (1) or more classes held on the beneficial shareholder'ssuch person's behalf only if the beneficial shareholder:

(1)     Submitsowner submits to the corporation the record shareholder'sowner's written consent to the dissent not later thanbefore or at the same time the beneficial shareholderowner asserts dissenters' rights; and

(2)     Does so with respect to all shares of the same class of which the person is the beneficial shareholder or over which the person has power to direct the vote.

§ 48-23-201. Notice of dissenters' rights.

(a)     Where any corporate action specified in§ 48-23-102(a) is to be submitted to a vote at a shareholders' meeting, the meeting notice (including any meeting notice required under chapters 11-27 to be provided to nonvoting shareholders) must state that the corporation has concluded that the shareholders are, are not, or may be entitled to assert dissenters' rights under this chapter. If the corporation concludes that dissenters' rights are or may be available, a copy of this chapter must accompany the meeting notice sent to those record shareholders entitled to exercise dissenters' rights.

 

(b)     In a merger pursuantSection 11.70.PROCEDURE TO DISSENT

SECTION 11.70.     Procedure to § 48-21-105, the parent corporation must notify in writing all record shareholders of the subsidiary who are entitled to assert dissenters rights thatDissent. (a) If the corporate action became effective. Such notice must be sent within ten (IO) days aftergiving rise to the corporate action became effective and include the materials described in § 48-23-203.

(c)     Where any corporate action specified in§ 48-23-102(a)right to dissent is to be approved by written consentat a meeting of shareholders, the notice of meeting shall inform the shareholders pursuant to§ 48-17-104(a) or§ 48-17-104(b):

(1)     Written noticeof their right to dissent and the procedure to dissent. If, prior to the meeting, the corporation furnishes to the shareholders material information with respect to the transaction that will objectively enable a shareholder to vote on the transaction and to determine whether or not to exercise dissenters' rights, are, are not, or may be available must be sent to each record shareholder from whom a consent is solicited at the time consent of such shareholder is first solicited and, if the corporation has concluded that dissenters' rights are or may be available, must be accompanied by a copy of this chapter; and

(2)     Written notice that dissenters' rights are, are not, or may be available must be delivered together with the notice to nonconsenting and nonvoting shareholders required by § 48-17-104(e) and (f), may include the materials described in § 48-23-203 and, if the corporation has concluded that dissenters' rights are or may be available, must be accompanied by a copy of this chapter.

(d)     A corporation's failure to give notice pursuant to this section will not invalidate the corporate action.

§ 48-23-202. Notice of intent to demand payment.

(a)     If a corporate action specified in § 48-23-102(a) is submitted to a vote at a shareholders' meeting, a shareholder who wishes tomay assert dissenters' rights with respect to shares for which dissenters' rights may be asserted under this chapter:

(1)     Must deliveronly if the shareholder delivers to the corporation before the vote is taken a written notice of the shareholder's intent to demand for payment for his or her shares if the proposed action is effectuated;consummated, and

(2)     Must the shareholder does not vote or cause or permit to be voted, any such shares in favor of the proposed action.

 

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(b) If athe corporate action specified in § 48-23-102(a)giving rise to the right to dissent is not to be approved by less than unanimous written consent,at a shareholder who wishesmeeting of shareholders, the notice to assert dissenters' rightsshareholders describing the action taken under Section 11.30 or Section 7.10 shall inform the shareholders of their right to dissent and the procedure to dissent. If, prior to or concurrently with the notice, the corporation furnishes to the shareholders material information with respect to shares for whichthe transaction that will objectively enable a shareholder to determine whether or not to exercise dissenters' rights, a shareholder may be asserted under this chapter must not signassert dissenter's rights only if he or she delivers to the corporation within 30 days from the date of mailing the notice a consent in favor of the proposed action with respect to suchwritten demand for payment for his or her shares.

 

(c) A shareholder who fails to satisfy the requirements of subsection (a) or subsection (b) is not entitled to payment under this chapter.

§ 48-23-203. Dissenters' notice.

(a)     If a corporate action requiring dissenters' rights under § 48-23-102(a) becomes effective, the corporation must send a written dissenters' notice and form required by subdivision (b)(I) to all shareholders who satisfy the requirements of§ 48-23-202(a) or § 48-23-202(b). In the case of a merger under§ 48-21-105, the parent must deliver a dissenters' notice and form to all record shareholders who may be entitled to assert dissenters' rights.

(b)     The dissenters' notice must be delivered no earlier than the date the corporate action specified in § 48-23-102(a) became effective, and no later than (10) days after such date, and must:

(1)     Supply a form that:

(A)     Specifies the first date of any announcement to shareholders made prior to the date the corporate action became effective of the principal terms of the proposed corporate action;

(B)     If such announcement was made, requires the shareholder asserting dissenters' rights to certify whether beneficial ownership of those shares for which dissenters' rights are asserted was acquired before that date; and

(C)     Requires the shareholder asserti.ng dissenters' rights to certify that such shareholder did not vote for or consent to the transaction;

(2)     State:

(A)     Where the form must be sent and where certificates for certificated shares must be deposited and the date by which those certificates must be deposited, which date may not be earlier than the date for receiving the required form under subdivision (b)(2)(B);

(B)     A date by which the corporation must receive the form, which date may not be fewer than forty (40) nor more than sixty (60)Within 10 days after the date on which the subsection (a) dissenters' notice is sent, and state that the shareholder shall have waivedcorporate action giving rise to the right to demand payment with respect to the shares unless the formdissent is received by the corporation by such specified date;

(C)     The corporation's estimate of the fair value of shares;

(D)     That, if requested in writing, the corporation will provide, to the shareholder so requesting, within ten (10)effective or 30 days after the date specified in subdivision (b)(2)(B) the number of shareholders who return the forms by the specified date and the total number of shares owned by them; and

(E)     [Deleted by 2015 amendment.]

(3)     Be accompanied by a copy of this chapter ifshareholder delivers to the corporation has not previously sent a copy of this chapter to the shareholder pursuant to § 48-23-201.

§ 48-23-204. Duty to demand payment.

(a)     A shareholder sent a dissenters' notice described in § 48-23-203 must demand payment, certify whether the shareholder acquired beneficial ownership of the shares before the date required to be set forth in the dissenters' notice pursuant to § 48-23-203(b)(2), and deposit the shareholder's certificates in accordance with the terms of the notice.

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(b)     The shareholder who demands payment and deposits the shareholder's share certificates under subsection (a) retains all other rights of a shareholder until these rights are cancelled or modified by the effectuation of the proposed corporate action.

(c)     A shareholder who does not demand payment or deposit the shareholder's share certificates where required, each by the date set in the dissenters' notice, is not entitled to payment for the shareholder's shares under this chapter.

(d)     Awritten demand for payment, filed by a shareholder may not be withdrawn unless the corporation with which it was filed, or the surviving corporation, consents thereto.

§ 48-23-205. Share restrictions.

(a)     The corporation may restrict the transfer of uncertificated shares from the date the demand for their payment is received until the proposed corporate action is effectuated or the restrictions released under§ 48-23-207.

(b)     The person for whom dissenters' rights are asserted as to uncertificated shares retains all other rights of a shareholder until these rights are cancelled or modified by the effectuation of the proposed corporate action.

§ 48-23-206. Payment.

(a)     Except as provided in§ 48-23-208, as soon as the proposed corporate action is effectuated, or upon receipt of a payment demand, whichever is later, the corporation shall paysend each dissentershareholder who complied with § 48-23-204has delivered a written demand for payment a statement setting forth the amountopinion of the corporation estimatesas to be the estimated fair value of each dissenter'sthe shares, plus accrued interest.

(b)     The payment must be accompanied by:

(1)     Thethe corporation's latest balance sheet as of the end of a fiscal year ending not moreearlier than sixteen (16)16 months before the datedelivery of payment, an incomethe statement, for that year, atogether with the statement of changes in shareholders' equityincome for that year and the latest available interim financial statements, if any;

(2)     A statementand either a commitment to pay for the shares of the dissenting shareholder at the estimated fair value thereof upon transmittal to the corporation of the certificate or certificates, or other evidence of ownership, with respect to the shares, or instructions to the dissenting shareholder to sell his or her shares within 10 days after delivery of the corporation's estimatestatement to the shareholder. The corporation may instruct the shareholder to sell only if there is a public market for the shares at which the shares may be readily sold. If the shareholder does not sell within that 10 day period after being so instructed by the corporation, for purposes of this Section the fair valueshareholder shall be deemed to have sold his or her shares at the average closing price of the shares, which estimate shall equalif listed on a national exchange, or exceed the corporation's estimate given pursuantaverage of the bid and asked price with respect to § 48-23-203(b)(2)(C);the shares quoted by a principal market maker, if not listed on a national exchange, during that 10 day period.

 

(3)     An explanation(d) A shareholder who makes written demand for payment under this Section retains all other rights of howa shareholder until those rights are cancelled or modified by the interest was calculated;

(4)     A statement of the dissenter's right to demand payment under§ 48-23-209; and

(5)     A copy of this chapter if the corporation has not previously sent a copy of this chapter to the shareholder pursuant to § 48-23-201 or§ 48-23-203.

§ 48-23-207. Failure to take action.

(a)     If the corporation does not effectuate the proposed action that gave rise to the dissenters' rights within two (2) months after the date set for demanding payment and depositing share certificates, the corporation shall return the deposited certificates and release the transfer restrictions imposed on uncertificated shares.

(b)     If, after returning deposited certificates and releasing transfer restrictions, the corporation effectuates the proposed action, it must send a new dissenters' notice under § 48-23-203 and repeat the payment demand procedure.

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§ 48-23-208. After-acquired shares.

(a)     A corporation may elect to withhold payment required by§ 48-23-206 from a dissenter unless the dissenter was the beneficial owner of the shares before the date set forth in the dissenters' notice as the date of the first announcement to news media or to shareholders of the principal termsconsummation of the proposed corporate action.

(b)     To the extent Upon consummation of that action, the corporation electsshall pay to withhold payment under subsection (a), after effectuatingeach dissenter who transmits to the proposed corporate action, it shall estimatecorporation the certificate or other evidence of ownership of the shares the amount the corporation estimates to be the fair value of the shares, plus accrued interest, and shall pay this amount to each dissenter who agrees to accept it in full satisfaction of the dissenter's demand. The corporation shall send with its offeraccompanied by a statement of its estimate of the fair value of the shares, anwritten explanation of how the interest was calculated, and acalculated.

(e) If the shareholder does not agree with the opinion of the corporation as to the estimated fair value of the shares or the amount of interest due, the shareholder, within 30 days from the delivery of the corporation's statement of the dissenter's right to demand payment under§ 48-23-209.

§ 48-23-209. Procedure if shareholder dissatisfied with payment or offer.

(a)     A dissenter mayvalue, shall notify the corporation in writing of the dissenter's own estimate of theshareholder's estimated fair value of the dissenter's shares and amount of interest due and demand payment for the difference between the shareholder's estimate of fair value and interest due and the amount of the dissenter'spayment by the corporation or the proceeds of sale by the shareholder, whichever is applicable because of the procedure for which the corporation opted pursuant to subsection (c).

(f) If, within 60 days from delivery to the corporation of the shareholder notification of estimate (less any payment under § 48-23-206), or rejectof fair value of the corporation's offer under§ 48-23-208shares and demand payment ofinterest due, the corporation and the dissenting shareholder have not agreed in writing upon the fair value of the dissenter's shares and interest due, if:

(1)     The dissenter believes that the amount paid under § 48-23-206 or offered under § 48-23-208 is less than the fair value of the dissenter's shares or that the interest due is incorrectly calculated;

(2)     The corporation fails to make payment under § 48-23-206 within two (2) months after the date set for demanding payment; or

(3)     The corporation, having failed to effectuate the proposed action, does not return the deposited certificates or release the transfer restrictions imposed on uncertificated shares within two (2) months after the date set for demanding payment.

(b)     A dissenter waives the dissenter's right to demand payment under this section unless the dissenter notifies the corporation of the dissenter's demand in writing under subsection (a) within one (1) month after the corporation made or offered payment for the dissenter's shares.

§ 48-23-301. Court action.

(a)     If a demand for payment under § 48-23-209 remains unsettled, the corporation shall commenceeither pay the difference in value demanded by the shareholder, with interest, or file a proceeding within two (2) months after receivingpetition in the payment demand and petitioncircuit court of the county in which either the registered office or the principal office of the corporation is located, requesting the court to determine the fair value of the shares and accrued interest. If the corporation does not commence the proceeding within the two-month period, it shall pay each dissenter whose demand remains unsettled the amount demanded.

(b)     The corporation shall commence the proceeding in a court of record having equity jurisdiction in the county where the corporation's principal office (or, if none in this state, its registered office) is located. If the corporation is a foreign corporation without a registered office in this state, it shall commence the proceeding in the county in this state where the registered office of the domestic corporation merged with or whose shares were acquired by the foreign corporation was located.

(c)interest due. The corporation shall make all dissenters, (whetherwhether or not residents of this state)State, whose demands remain unsettled parties to the proceeding as in an action against their shares and all parties mustshall be served with a copy of the petition. Nonresidents may be served by registered or certified mail or by publication as provided by law. Failure of the corporation to commence an action pursuant to this Section shall not limit or affect the right of the dissenting shareholders to otherwise commence an action as permitted by law.

 

(d)(g) The jurisdiction of the court in which the proceeding is commenced under subsection (b)(f) by a corporation is plenary and exclusive. The court may appoint one (1) or more persons as appraisers to receive evidence and recommend decision on the question of fair value. The appraisers have the powerspower described in the order appointing them, or in any amendment to it. The dissenters are entitled to the same discovery rights as parties in other civil proceedings.

 

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(e)(h) Each dissenter made a party to the proceeding is entitled to judgment:

(1)     Forjudgment for the amount, if any, by which the court finds that the fair value of the dissenter'shis or her shares, plus accrued interest, exceeds the amount paid by the corporation;corporation or the proceeds of sale by the shareholder, whichever amount is applicable.

 

(2)     For the fair value, plus accrued interest, of the dissenter's after-acquired shares for which the corporation elected to withhold payment under§ 48-23-208.

§ 48-23-302. Courts costs and counsel fees.

(a)(i) The court, in an appraisala proceeding commenced under§ 48-23-301under subsection (f), shall determine all costs of the proceeding, including the reasonable compensation and expenses of the appraisers, if any, appointed by the court. The court under subsection (g), but shall assessexclude the fees and expenses of counsel and experts for the respective parties. If the fair value of the shares as determined by the court materially exceeds the amount which the corporation estimated to be the fair value of the shares or if no estimate was made in accordance with subsection (c), then all or any part of the costs may be assessed against the corporation, except thatcorporation. If the amount which any dissenter estimated to be the fair value of the shares materially exceeds the fair value of the shares as determined by the court, may assess costs againstthen all or someany part of the dissenters, in amounts the court finds equitable, to the extent the court finds the dissenters acted arbitrarily, vexatiously, or not in good faith in demanding payment under§ 48-23-209.

(b)costs may be assessed against that dissenter. The court may also assess the fees and expenses of counsel and experts for the respective parties, in amounts the court finds equitable, against:as follows:

 

(1) 

Against the corporation and in favor of any or all dissenters if the court finds that the corporation did not substantially comply with the requirements of subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), or (f).

(1)     The corporation and in favor of any or all dissenters if the court finds the corporation did not substantially comply with the requirements of part 2 of this chapter; or

(2) 

Against either the corporation or a dissenter and in favor of any other party if the court finds that the party against whom the fees and expenses are assessed acted arbitrarily, vexatiously, or not in good faith with respect to the rights provided by this Section.

 

(2)     Either the corporation or a dissenter, in favor of any other party, if the court finds that the party against whom the fees and expenses are assessed acted arbitrarily, vexatiously, or not in good faith with respect to the rights provided by this chapter.

(c)     If the court finds that the services of counsel for any dissenter were of substantial benefit to other dissenters similarly situated and that the fees for those services should not be assessed against the corporation, the court may award to thesethat counsel reasonable fees to be paid out of the amounts awarded to the dissenters who wereare benefited. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the practice, procedure, judgment and costs shall be governed by the Code of Civil Procedure.

(j) As used in this Section:

(1) 

"Fair value", with respect to a dissenter's shares, means the value of the shares immediately before the consummation of the corporate action to which the dissenter objects excluding any appreciation or depreciation in anticipation of the corporate action, unless exclusion would be inequitable.

(2) 

"Interest" means interest from the effective date of the corporate action until the date of payment, at the average rate currently paid by the corporation on its principal bank loans or, if none, at a rate that is fair and equitable under all the circumstances.

 

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PROXY

K-TENNROYALTY CAPITAL INC.CORPORATION

424 Church Street,19250 Everett Lane, Suite 2000, Nashville, Tennessee 37206201

Mokena, Illinois 60448

 

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

December 20, 2019[], 2021

         

The undersigned hereby appoints David Foley,John C. Todd, as proxy with full power of substitution, and hereby authorizes him to represent and vote as proxy all of the shares held of record of common stock of K-TENNRoyalty Capital Inc.Corporation (“K-TENN”RCC”) that the undersigned is/are entitled to vote at the special meeting (the “special meeting”) of shareholders of K-TENNRCC to be held on Friday, December 20, 2019[            ], 2021 at 10:00[            ] local time at the Raddison Hotel, 1112 Airport Center Drive, Nashville, Tennessee 37214,via videoconference, or at any adjournments or postponements thereof, and to vote as designated below with all powers the undersigned would possess, if present, upon matters described in the notice of special meeting and proxy statement dated [            ] as follows:

 

Proposal 1: To approve the exchange of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of K-TENNRoyalty Capital Life Insurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of K-TENN,RCC, to First Trinity Financial Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation, pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2019.September 29, 2021.

 

FOR

AGAINST

ABSTAIN

 

 

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Proposal 2: To approve and adopt the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution of K-TENNRCC and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the liquidation and dissolution of K-TENN.RCC.

 

FOR

AGAINST

ABSTAIN

 

 

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Proposal 3: To approve one or more adjournments of the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation of proxies if necessary to establish a quorum or to obtain additional votes in favor of Proposals 1 and 2.

 

FOR

AGAINST

ABSTAIN

 

 

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[___]

 

 

 

By executing this proxy, the undersigned shareholder authorizes the proxy to vote in his discretion on any other matter as may properly come before the special meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.

 

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR ALL” AND “FOR”FOR PROPOSALS 1, 2, and 3.3.

 

To be counted this proxy must be signed, dated and received by the Corporate Secretary of K-TENNRoyalty Capital Inc., 424 Church Street,Corporation, 19250 Everett Lane, Suite 2000, Nashville, Tennessee 37206,201, Mokena, Illinois 60448, on or before December 19, 2020.[            ].

 

This proxy when properly executed will be voted in accordance with instructions specified but in the absence of any instructions will be voted "FOR ALL" or “FOR” the PFORroposals Proposals 1, 2, and 3.3.

 

Please sign exactly as the name appears on this card. If shares of stock are held jointly, all joint owners should sign. If signing as attorney, administrator, executor, guardian, trustee or corporate officer, please add your title as such.

 

 

IMPORTANT - Please complete this proxy card and return by

 

Or By Mail: Corporate Secretary of K-TENNRoyalty Capital Inc., 424 Church Street,Corporation, 19250 Everett Lane, Suite 2000, Nashville, Tennessee 37206201, Mokena, Illinois 60448

 

Or By Email: treasurer@ktennins.comsecretary@royaltycapcorp.com

 

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MARK “X”X HERE IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING:

MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE ☐  New Address (if applicable):

____________________________
____________________________
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IMPORTANT: Please sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as executor, administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full corporate name by duly authorized officer, giving full title as such. If the signer is a partnership, please sign in the partnership name by an authorized person.

 

Dated: _______________________________

 

(Print Name of Stockholder and/or Joint Tenant)

 

(Signature of Stockholder)

 

(Second Signature if held jointly)

 

Number of shares held of record of K-TENNRCC common stock:          __________________________

 

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PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 20.Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

Section 1031 of the Oklahoma General Corporation Act (“OGCA”) permits (and First Trinity Financial Corporation’s Amended and Restated ArticlesCertificate of Incorporation and bylaws, which are incorporated by reference herein,) authorize indemnification of directors, officers, employees, agents and others of FTFC who serve at our request of, against expenses, including attorney’s fees, judgments, fines and amount paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any action, suit or proceeding in which such person is a party by reason of such person being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent of FTFC or at its request, if he conducted himself in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to FTFC’s best interests, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. We may not indemnify an officer or a director with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such officer or director shall have been adjudged to be liable to us, unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the court shall deem proper. To the extent that such person is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding with respect to which such person is entitled to indemnification, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person is entitled to be indemnified against expenses, including attorney’s fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.

 

As permitted by the OGCA and its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, FTFC also has the authority to maintain insurance on behalf of our directors and officers against liability arising out of their status as such.

 

In addition, as authorized by the OGCA, FTFC’s bylaws provide that the directors shall not be personally liable for monetary damages to the corporation relating to their conduct as directors, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the OGCA as the same exists or may hereafter be amended. This provision might, in certain instances, discourage or deter shareholders or management from bringing a lawsuit against directors for an alleged breach of their duties.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to officers, directors and controlling persons of the CompanyFTFC pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the CompanyFTFC has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 

 

Item 21.Exhibits

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

NumberDescription of Exhibit

Number

Description of Exhibit

 

2.1

Purchase and Sale Agreement by and among First Trinity Financial Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation, K-TENNRoyalty Capital Inc., a TennesseeCorporation, an Illinois corporation, and K-TENNRoyalty Capital Life Insurance Company, a TennesseeMissouri corporation, dated October 9, 2019,September 29, 2021 incorporated by reference to Annex A in the proxy statement/prospectus filed with this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4.registration statement. 

 

3.12.2

Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution  of Royalty Capital Corporation, incorporated by reference to Annex B in the proxy statement/prospectus filed with this registration statement. 

3.1*

Amended Certificate of Incorporation dated March 30, 2020.

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3.2

Bylaws, as amended and restated, dated March 20, 2020, incorporated by reference toas Exhibit 3.1 toof the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 17, 2009.October 6, 2021.

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3.2

By-laws, as amended and restated, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 1, 2009.

 

5.15.1*

Opinion of Jones & Keller, P.C. dated October 25, 201922, 2021 regarding the legality of the shares of the Registrant’s common stockClass A Common Stock to be registered under this Registration Statement.*

 

10.1

Administrative Service Agreement between TLIC (formerly FLAC) and Investors Heritage Life Insurance Company, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 17, 2009.

 10.2

Lease Agreement, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10SB12G filed April 30, 2007.

 10.3Reinsurance Agreement with Investors Heritage Life Insurance Company is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10SB12G/A filed July 23, 2007.

 

10.410.2

Reinsurance Agreement with Munich American Reinsurance Company is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s registration statement on Form 10SB12G/A filed July 23, 2007.

 

10.5

First Amendment to Lease Agreement between First Trinity Financial Corporation and Amejak Limited Partnership dated July 1, 2008, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Annual report on Form 10-K filed April 14, 2009.

10.6

Supplemental Lease Agreement dated July 10, 2006 between First Life America Corporation and the United States of America, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed April 14, 2009.

 

10.710.3

Supplemental Lease Agreement dated August 2, 2006 between First Life America Corporation and the United States of America, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed April 14, 2009.

 

10.8

Loan agreement between First Trinity Capital Corporation and First National Bank of Muskogee dated March 12, 2009, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.1 to the company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 15, 2009.

 

10.910.4

Loan guaranty agreement between First Trinity Capital Corporation and First National Bank of Muskogee dated March 12, 2009, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.2 to the company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 15, 2009.

 

10.10

Administrative Services Agreement between First Life America Corporation and Investors Heritage Life Insurance Company dated June 16, 2009, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 17, 2009.

10.11

First Amendment to Administrative Services Agreement between Trinity Life Insurance Company and Investors Heritage Life Insurance Company incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 17, 2009.

10.12

Second Amendment to Lease Agreement between First Trinity Financial Corporation and Amejak Limited Partnership dated June 16, 2010, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 22, 2010.

 

10.1310.5

Employment Agreement of Gregg E. Zahn, President, dated June 7, 2010, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 11, 2010.

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10.1410.6

Amendment to Employment Agreement of Gregg E. Zahn, President, dated December 8, 2011, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.6 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 13, 2011.

 

10.1510.7

Amendment to Employment Agreement of Gregg E. Zahn, President, dated October 8, 2012, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.19 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 10, 2012.

 

10.1610.8

Amendment to Employment Agreement of Gregg E. Zahn, President, dated April 9, 2013, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.20 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 11, 2013.

 

10.1710.9

Amendment to Employment Agreement of Gregg E. Zahn, President, dated September 5, 2017, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.26 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 8, 2017.

 

10.1810.10

Employment Agreement of Jeffrey J. Wood, dated December 23, 2015, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.24 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 28, 2015.

 

10.1910.11

Amendment to Employment Agreement of Jeffrey J. Wood, dated February 26, 2016, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.25 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 29, 2016.

 

10.2010.12

Amendment to Employment Agreement of Jeffrey J. Wood, dated March 18,14, 2019, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.28 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 20, 2019.

 

10.2110.13

Employment Agreement of William S. Lay, dated December 6, 2018, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.27 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 7, 2018.

 

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10.14

FTFC 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 12, 2020.


 

21.1*

Subsidiaries of First Trinity Financial Corporation.

 

23.1*23.1*

Consent of Kerber, Eck and Braeckel, LLP, dated October 25, 2019.22, 2021.*

 

23.2*23.2*

Consent of Rudler, PSCKerber, Eck and Braeckel, LLP, dated October 25, 2019.22, 2021.*

 

23.3*23.3*

Consent of Jones & Keller, P.C. (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).*

24.1*

Powers of Attorney (included in the signature pages hereto, and incorporated herein by reference).

 

24.1*Powers of Attorney.

____________________________________________

* Filed with Registration No. 333-234331 on October 25, 2019.herewith

 

Item 22.Undertakings

 

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act, (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement, and (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement.

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(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(4) That prior to any public reoffering of the securities registered hereunder through use of a prospectus which is part of this Registration Statement, by any person or party who is deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c), the issuer undertakes that such reoffering prospectus will contain the information called for by the applicable registration form with respect to reofferings by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the information called for by the other Items of the applicable form.

 

(5) That every prospectus: (i) that is filed pursuant to paragraph 4 immediately preceding, or (ii) that purports to meet the requirements of Section 10(a)(3) of the Act and is used in connection with an offering of securities subject to Rule 415, will be filed as a part of an amendment to the Registration Statement and will not be used until such amendment is effective, and that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offering therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

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(6) To respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to Item 4 of this Form, within one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class mail or other equally prompt means. This includes information contained in the documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the Registration Statement through the date of responding to the request.

 

(7) To supply by means of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and included in the Registration Statement when it became effective.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant has duly caused this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on November 26, 2019.October 22, 2021.

 

 

FIRST TRINITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION

By

/s/ Gregg E. Zahn

Gregg E. Zahn

President, Chief Executive Officer

By

/s/ Jeffrey J. Wood

Jeffrey J. Wood

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregg E. Zahn and Jeffrey J. Wood, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-4, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.         

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated below on November 26, 2019.October 22, 2021

 

Signature

 

Title

  

 /s/ Gregg E. Zahn

 

/s/ Gregg E. Zahn Chairman of the Board, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

Gregg E. Zahn

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

*

William S. Lay

Director

*

Bill H. Hill

Director

*

Will W. Klein

Director

   

* /s/ William S. Lay

 

William S. LayDirector

/s/ Bill H. Hill

Bill H. HillDirector

/s/ Will W. Klein

Will W. KleinDirector

/s/ Gerald J. Kohout

Gerald J. Kohout

 


SignatureTitle

Director
   

*Charles W. Owens

 

Director

Charles W. Owens

 
Director
   

*

Director

/s/ George E. Peintner

 

 

George E. Peintner Director
   
*Director
/s/ Gary L. Sherrer  

Gary L. Sherrer

 

Director


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 2.1

 

Purchase and Sale Agreement by and among First Trinity Financial Corporation, Royalty Capital Corporation, and Royalty Capital Life Insurance Company, dated September 29, 2021 (See Annex A of this Proxy Statement / Prospectus).

   

* By: /s/ Gregg E. Zahn             Exhibit 2.2

  Gregg E. Zahn, Attorney-in-FactPlan of Liquidation and Dissolution of Royalty Capital Corporation, incorporated by reference to Annex B in the proxy statement/prospectus filed with this registration statement.

  

Exhibit 3.1

Amended Certificate of Incorporation dated March 30, 2020.

Exhibit 5.1

Legal Opinion of Jones & Keller, P.C., dated Octoberr 22, 2021.

Exhibit 21.1

Subsidiaries of First Trinity Financial Corporation

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Kerber, Eck & Braeckel, LLP, dated October 22, 2021.

Exhibit 23.2

Consent of Kerber, Eck and Braeckel, LLP, dated October 22, 2021.

Exhibit 23.3

Consent of Jones & Keller, P.C. (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)

 

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