First Beeville Financial Corporation
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
Note 8: Stock Appreciation Rights Plan
The Company maintains a Stock Appreciation Rights Plan (SAR Plan) for select members of the Company’s management team. This Plan grants participants the right to the appreciation in the book value of a stated number of shares of the common stock of the Company. The Company had granted SARs on 3,500 shares at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The Company accrued $846 and $777 related to the agreements at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Total expenses of the Plan amounted to $70 and $226 for the three months and year ended March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The SARs are required to be settled in cash.
The stock appreciation rights agreements contain change of control provisions that provide for immediate vesting of the units outstanding and a defined redemption value for each unit. Should the Company complete its pending sale under the definitive agreement with Spirit of Texas Bancshares, Inc., described in Note 14, it would trigger the change of control provisions in the agreements. Based on the sales price in the definitive agreement, the payments to be made for the outstanding units is estimated to be $2,437.
Note 9: Change in Control Agreement
In 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with the CEO which entitles the CEO to receive payment upon a change of control. The payment amount per the agreement is equal to 2.99 times the CEO’s average annual compensation for the three calendar years preceding the calendar year in which the change in control occurs and is payable in a lump sum within 30 days following the change in control.
Note 10: Commitments and Credit Risk
The Company grants commercial, consumer and residential loans to customers primarily located in the south central Texas region. The Company’s primary market area is comprised of Bee, Dewitt and Guadalupe and surrounding counties, along with Loan Production Offices located in Comal, Karnes and Nueces counties. Although the Company has a diversified loan portfolio, the Company has concentrations of credit risk in the real estate market and is dependent on general economic conditions in the Company’s geographic market area.
Commitments to Originate Loans and Lines of Credit
Commitments to originate loans are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since a portion of the commitments may expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Each customer’s creditworthiness is evaluated on acase-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the counterparty. Collateral held varies, but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment, commercial real estate and residential real estate.