The following table shows the principal components of noninterest expense for the periods indicated.
Noninterest expense consists mainly of salaries and employee benefits. For the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to three months ended June 30, 2007, it represented 57.4% and 53.5% of total noninterest expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 it was 57.2% and 54.7% respectively of total noninterest expense. The expenses excluding Salaries and Benefits decreased $27,000. For the six months ended June, year over year, expenses excluding Salaries and Benefits increased $100,000. Increases in salaries and employee benefits were primarily the result of additional personnel in the areas of deposit gathering and information security, as well as normal salary progression.
The effective tax rate for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 was 20.3% compared to 27.4% for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2007, respectively was 21.2% and 25.8%. The tax rate is affected by amounts invested in tax-free securities, investments in Low Income Housing Tax Credit limited partnerships, by amounts of interest income on qualifying loans in Enterprise Zones, and by the effective state tax rate. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the first three and six months of 2008 compared to the same periods in 2007 is primarily related to changes in the relative proportion of tax advantaged income in comparison to fully taxable income period over period.
Asset and Liability Management
Ongoing management of the Company’s interest rate sensitivity limits interest rate risk through monitoring the mix and maturity of loans, investments and deposits. Management regularly reviews the Company’s position and evaluates alternative sources and uses of funds as well as changes in external factors. Various methods are used to achieve and maintain the desired rate sensitivity position including the sale or purchase of assets and product pricing.
In order to ensure that sufficient funds are available for loan growth and deposit withdrawals, as well as to provide for general needs, the Company must maintain an adequate level of liquidity. Asset liquidity comes from the Company’s ability to convert short-term investments into cash and from the maturity and repayment of loans and investment securities. Liability liquidity comes from Company’s customer base, which provides core deposit growth. The overall liquidity position of the Company is closely monitored and evaluated regularly. Management believes the Company’s liquidity sources at June 30, 2008 are adequate to meet its operating needs in 2008 and going forward into the foreseeable future.
Financial Condition
Assets. Total assets increased to $659,150,000 at June 30, 2008 from $644,465,000 at December 31, 2007, an increase of $14,685,000. Most of this increase was in securities available for sale, which increased by $8,635,000, and other real estate owned, which increased by $3,515,000. This was funded mainly by an $8,220,000 increase in deposits and an $5,735,000 increase in Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings and federal funds purchased.
Loans. Gross loans at June 30, 2008 were $494,345,000, a decrease of $931,000 or 0.19% from December 31, 2007. Gross real estate loans decreased $8,847,000, construction loans increased $3,511,000, commercial loans increased $4,999,000 and consumer loans decreased by $594,000. The portfolio breakdown was as follows.
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TABLE 7 | | LOAN PORTFOLIO | |
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Real Estate | | $ | 343,203 | | | 69.5 | % | $ | 352,050 | | | 71.1 | % |
Construction | | | 60,873 | | | 12.3 | % | | 57,362 | | | 11.6 | % |
Commercial | | | 87,227 | | | 17.6 | % | | 82,228 | | | 16.6 | % |
Consumer | | | 3,042 | | | 0.6 | % | | 3,636 | | | 0.7 | % |
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Gross loans | | $ | 494,345 | | | 100.0 | % | $ | 495,276 | | | 100.0 | % |
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Net deferred loan (fees) cost | | | 164 | | | | | | (64 | ) | | | |
Allowance for loan losses | | | (5,800 | ) | | | | | (5,638 | ) | | | |
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Net loans | | $ | 488,709 | | | | | $ | 489,574 | | | | |
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Allowance for loan losses. Management of the Company is responsible for assessing the overall risks within the Bank’s loan portfolio, assessing the specific loss expectancy, and determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. The level of the allowance is determined by internally generating credit quality ratings, reviewing economic conditions in the Company’s market area, and considering the Company��s historical loan loss experience. The Company considers changes in national and local economic conditions, as well as the condition of various market segments. It also reviews any changes in the nature and volume of the portfolio. It watches for the existence and effect of any concentrations of credit, and changes in the level of such concentrations. The Company also reviews the effect of external factors, such as competition and legal and regulatory requirements. Finally, the Company is committed to maintaining an adequate allowance, identifying credit weaknesses by consistent review of loans, and maintaining the ratings and changing those ratings in a timely manner as circumstances change.
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A summary of activity in the allowance for loan losses for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and the six months ended June 30, 2007 was as follows.
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TABLE 8 | | ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES | |
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(Dollar amounts in thousands) | | Six months ended June 30, 2008 | | Six months ended June 30, 2007 | |
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Balance, beginning of period | | $ | 5,638 | | $ | 5,002 | |
Provision for loan losses | | | 1,290 | | | 330 | |
Recoveries | | | 24 | | | 5 | |
Amounts charged off | | | (1,152 | ) | | (27 | ) |
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Balance, end of period | | $ | 5,800 | | $ | 5,310 | |
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In management’s judgment, the allowance was adequate to absorb losses currently inherent in the loan portfolio at June 30, 2008. However, changes in prevailing economic conditions in the Company’s markets or in the financial condition of its customers could result in changes in the level of nonperforming assets and charge-offs in the future and, accordingly, changes in the allowance.
During the first quarter of 2008, the bank experienced a significant increase in loan charge-offs when compared to the same period in 2007. During the second quarter of 2008, an additional provision to the allowance of $300,000 was determined by management to be necessary in order to achieve an adequate allowance for inherent loan losses at June 30, 2008. The allowance is affected by a number of factors, and does not necessarily move in tandem with the level of gross loans outstanding. Management continues to monitor the factors that affect the allowance, and is prepared to make adjustments as they become necessary.
Nonperforming assets. Nonperforming assets consist of nonaccrual loans, foreclosed assets, and loans that are 90 days or more past due but are still accruing interest and other real estate owned. At June 30, 2008, there was $16,429,000 in nonperforming assets, compared to $11,905,000 at December 31, 2007. Nonaccrual loans were $12,475,000 at June 30, 2008, compared to $11,465,000 at December 31, 2007. There was $3,955,000 in Other Real Estate Owned at June 30, 2008, that consisted of two single family residences and one lot development, and $440,000 at December 31, 2007, that consisted of one single family residence. There were no loans past due 90 days and still accruing at either date. During the first quarter of 2008, the Bank obtained a land development property consisting of 20 residential lots, located in Martinez, California, that was recorded at the net realizable value of $3,200,000. The Bank also obtained through foreclosure a single family residence in Fairfield valued at $398,000 and a single family residence in San Jose valued at $357,000. Management intends to aggressively market these properties. While management believes these properties will sell at a price that approximates their carrying value, there can be no assurance that these properties will sell in a timely manner given the current real estate market.
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Deposits. Total deposits at June 30, 2008 were $507,476,000 compared to $499,255,000 on December 31, 2007. Of these totals, noninterest-bearing demand deposits were $116,162,000 or 22.7% of the total on June 30, 2008 and $120,423,000 or 24.1% on December 31, 2007. Time deposits were $133,832,000 on June 30, 2008 and $136,341,000 on December 31, 2007. During the first six months of 2008, compared to the same period in 2007, the deposit mix has changed to include a higher proportion of deposits in interest bearing demand, and in savings and money market accounts. This change may have been partly driven by the rapidly decreasing interest rate environment.
The following table sets forth the maturity schedule of the time certificates of deposit on June 30, 2008:
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(Dollar amounts in thousands) Maturities | | Under $100,000 | | $100,000 or more | | Total | |
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Three months or less | | $ | 19,217 | | $ | 29,093 | | $ | 48,310 | |
Over three through six months | | | 12,051 | | | 25,453 | | | 37,504 | |
Over six through twelve months | | | 10,931 | | | 22,101 | | | 33,032 | |
Over twelve months | | | 11,176 | | | 3,810 | | | 14,986 | |
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The following table shows the risk-based capital ratios and leverage ratios at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 for the Bank:
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Tier 1 Capital | | | 10.61% | | | 10.47% | | > | 6.00% | |
Total Capital | | | 11.59% | | | 11.42% | | > | 10.00% | |
Leverage Ratios | | | 9.90% | | | 9.84% | | > | 5.00% | |
Liquidity. Liquidity is a measure of the Company’s ability to convert assets into cash with minimal loss. As of June 30, 2008, Liquid Assets were $121,833,000, or 18.5% of total assets. As of December 31, 2007, Liquid Assets were $110,182,000, or 17.1% of total assets. Liquidity consists of cash and due from other banks accounts, federal funds sold, and securities available-for-sale. The Company’s primary uses of funds are loans, and the primary sources of funds are deposits. The relationship between total net loans and total deposits is a useful additional measure of liquidity. The Company also has outstanding Federal Home Loan Bank advances of $70,000,000, a Federal Home Loan Bank line up to 25% of total assets, and a Federal Reserve Bank borrowing facility.
A higher loan to deposit ratio may lead to a loss of liquid assets in the future. This must be balanced against the fact that loans represent the highest interest earning assets. A lower loan to deposit ratio means lower potential income. On June 30, 2008 net loans were at 96.3% of deposits. On December 31, 2007 net loans were at 98.1% of deposits.
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Off-Balance Sheet Items
The Company has certain ongoing commitments under operating leases. These commitments do not significantly impact operating results. As of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, commitments to extend credit and letters of credit were the only financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk. The Company has not entered into any contracts for financial derivative instruments such as futures, swaps, options or similar instruments. Loan commitments and letters of credit were $130,382,000 and $149,161,000 at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. As a percentage of net loans, these off-balance sheet items represent 26.7% and 30.5% respectively.
Corporate Reform Legislation
President George W. Bush signed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Act”) on July 30, 2002, in response to corporate accounting scandals. Among other matters, the Act increased the penalties for securities fraud, established new rules for financial analysts to prevent conflicts of interest, created a new independent oversight board for the accounting profession, imposed restrictions on the consulting activities of accounting firms that audit company records and required certification of financial reports by corporate executives. The SEC has adopted a number of rule changes to implement the provisions of the Act. The SEC has also approved new rules proposed and adopted by the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market to strengthen corporate governance standards for listed companies. The Company anticipates that it will continue to incur costs to comply with the Act and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act by the Securities and Exchange Commission of approximately $150,000 annually.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Market risk is the risk of loss to future earnings, to fair values of assets or to future cash flows that may result from changes in the price or value of a financial instrument. The value of a financial instrument may change as a result of changes in interest rates and other market conditions. Market risk is attributed to all market risk sensitive financial instruments, including loans, investment securities, deposits and borrowings. The Company does not engage in trading activities or participate in foreign currency transactions for its own account. Accordingly, exposure to market risk is primarily a function of asset and liability management activities and of changes in market rates of interest. Changes in rates can cause or require increases in the rates paid on deposits that may take effect more rapidly or may be greater than the increases in the interest rates that the Company is able to charge on loans and the yields that it can realize on its investments. The extent of that market risk depends on a number of variables including the sensitivity to changes in market interest rates and the maturities of the Company’s interest earning assets and deposits (see discussion of comparative changes in the prime lending rate and the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco’s Weighted Monthly Cost of Funds, in the second paragraph under Earnings Analysis on page 12 above).
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures:An evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other members of the Company’s senior management as of the end of the Company’s fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as currently in effect are effective in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Act is (i) accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management (including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.
(b) Internal Control Over Financial Reporting:An evaluation of any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)), that occurred during the Company’s fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008, was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other members of the Company’s senior management. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that no change identified in connection with such evaluation has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
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There are no material legal proceedings adverse to the Company or First National bank to which any director, officer, affiliate of the Company, or 5% shareholder of the Company, or any associate of any such director, officer, affiliate or 5% shareholder of the Company are a party, and none of the foregoing persons has a material interest adverse to the Company or First National Bank. |
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From time to time, the Company and/or First National Bank are a party to claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company’s management is not aware of any material pending legal proceedings to which either it or First National Bank may be a party or has recently been a party, which will have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company and First National Bank, taken as a whole. |
Item 1A. Risk Factors
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There have been no material changes from risk factors previously disclosed by the Company in response to Item 1A, Part 1 of Form 10-K as of December 31, 2007. |
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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Period | | (a) Total Number Of Shares (or Units) Purchased | | (b) Average Price Paid Per Share (or Unit) | | (c) Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased As Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | | (d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs |
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Month #1 April 1 through April 30, 2008 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 96,697 | |
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Month #2 May 1 through May 31, 2008 | | 4,940 | | | $21.46 | | | 4,940 | | | 91,757 | |
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Month #3 June 1 through June 30, 2008 | | 1,000 | | | $18.80 | | | 1,000 | | | 90,757 | |
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* On August 24, 2007 the Board of Directors of the Company authorized a stock repurchase programs which calls for the repurchase of up to five percent (5%) of the Company’s then outstanding 2,863,635 shares of common stock, or 143,182 shares.
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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of FNB Bancorp was held on May 21, 2008. Three matters were voted on at the Annual Meeting: the election of Directors; a proposal to ratify and approve the FNB Bancorp 2008 Stock Option Plan; and ratify and approve the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as independent auditors of FNB Bancorp for the 2008 fiscal year. The nine appointees identified in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting were elected as Directors; the FNB Bancorp 2008 Stock Option Plan was ratified and approved; and the appointment of Moss Adams LLP was approved. Set forth below is a summary of the voting:
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| Michael R. Wyman | | 2,071,535 | | | | 57,837 | |
| Thomas C. McGraw | | 2,071,535 | | | | 57,837 | |
| Lisa Angelot | | 2,071,640 | | | | 57,732 | |
| Merrie Turner Lightner | | 2,071,640 | | | | 57,732 | |
| Michael Pacelli | | 2,070,921 | | | | 58,451 | |
| Edward J. Watson | | 2,070,640 | | | | 57,732 | |
| Jim D. Black | | 2,071,535 | | | | 57,837 | |
| Anthony J. Clifford | | 2,066,021 | | | | 63,351 | |
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| FNB Bancorp 2008 Stock Option Plan | | For | | Against | | Abstain | |
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| Appointment of Moss Adams LLP | | For | | Against | | Abstain | |
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Exhibits | | |
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| 31: | | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications |
| 32: | | Section 1350 Certifications |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| FNB BANCORP |
| (Registrant) |
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August 6, 2008. | By: | /s/ Thomas C. McGraw |
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| | Thomas C. McGraw |
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| By: | /s/ David A. Curtis |
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| | David A. Curtis |
| | Senior Vice President |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
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