We have audited management's assessment, included in the accompanying Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, that First National Lincoln Corporation ("Company") maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on criteria established in Internal Control -- Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). First National Lincoln Corporation's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management's assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, management's assessment that First National Lincoln Corporation maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on criteria established in Internal Control -- Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Also in our opinion, First National Lincoln Corporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on criteria established in Internal Control -- Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of First National Lincoln Corporation as of December 31, 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for the year then ended, and our report dated March 15, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion.
ITEM 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
The Articles of Incorporation of the Company provide that the Board of Directors shall consist of not fewer than five nor more than twenty-five persons as determined by the Board prior to each Annual Meeting, with Directors serving for "staggered terms" of three years. A resolution of the Board of Directors adopted pursuant to the Company's Articles of Incorporation has established the number of Directors at ten. In order to be a candidate for a Director of the Company, each individual must meet the following criteria:
• | Be a citizen of the United States. |
• | Have the financial capacity to own and/or purchase the minimum equity interest in First National Lincoln Corporation as specified in the Company's bylaws. |
• | Be available to attend the monthly meetings of the Board of Directors and Board Committee meetings, as scheduled from time to time. |
• | Be of good character and an experienced business professional. |
• | Contribute to the range of talent, skill and expertise appropriate for the Board. |
• | Have the ability and willingness to represent the interests of the Shareholders of the Company. |
• | Meet any additional criteria that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency may establish for Directors of a National Bank. |
Each person listed below has consented to be named as a nominee, and the Board of Directors knows of no reason why any of the nominees listed below may not be able to serve as a Director if elected.
The following are nominees for three-year terms as Director Expiring in 2009 as proposed by the Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors:
Daniel R. Daigneault has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and the Bank since 1994. Prior to being employed by the Bank, Mr. Daigneault was Vice President, Senior Commercial Loan Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Camden National Bank, Camden, Maine. He is a member of the American Bankers Association's Government Relations Council and a member of the University of Maine Business School Advisory Board. Mr. Daigneault is past Chairman of the Maine Bankers Association and past President of the Boothbay Region YMCA Board of Trustees.
Robert B. Gregory has served as a Director of the Company and the Bank since 1987 and has served as Chairman of both the Company and the Bank since September 1998. Mr. Gregory has been a practicing attorney since 1980, first in Lewiston, Maine and since 1983 in Damariscotta, Maine.
Tony C. McKim joined the Company as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and the Bank upon completion of the mergers of FNB Bankshares and The First National Bank of Bar Harbor into the Company and the Bank, respectively, on January 14, 2005. Prior to the merger, Mr. McKim was President and Chief Executive Officer of FNB and its subsidiary. Mr. McKim is involved in several local associations including Camp Beech Cliff, Maine Seacoast Mission, Jackson Laboratory, the Acadian Football League and Maine Bankers Association.
Directors Continuing in Office:
The following Directors' terms will expire in 2007:
Randy A. Nelson has served as a Director of the Company and the Bank since 2004. He currently is the Douglas Professor of Economics and Finance at Colby College, where he teaches corporate finance and economics. Prior to joining the faculty of Colby in 1987, he taught for eight years in the business school at the University of Delaware.
Mark N. Rosborough has served as a Director of the Company and the Bank since completion of the mergers of FNB and its subsidiary into the Company and the Bank, respectively, on January 14, 2005. Prior to the merger, Mr. Rosborough served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of FNB and its subsidiary. Mr. Rosborough is President of J. T. Rosborough Insurance Agency and Hancock Travel. He is also a partner in Rosborough Leasing, Rosborough Rentals, Penrose, 3 Dummies and TISA. He is past member of the Ellsworth City Counsel, serves on the advisory counsel for two major insurance carriers as well as the Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce and the American Red Cross for Hancock and Waldo Counties.
Stuart G. Smith has served as a Director of the Company and the Bank since 1997. A resident of Camden, he and his wife, Marianne, own and operate Maine Sport Outfitters in Rockport, and the Lord Camden Inn and Bayview Landing in Camden, Maine. Mr. Smith is also on the board and part owner of the Mid Coast Recreation Center in Rockport, an indoor tennis and ice skating facility, and is a member and part owner in Breakwater Marketplace in Rockland.
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The following Directors' terms will expire in 2008:
Katherine M. Boyd has served as a Director of the Company and the Bank since 1993. A resident of Boothbay Harbor, she owns the Boothbay Region Greenhouses with her husband. Ms. Boyd serves as President of the Boothbay Region YMCA.
Carl S. Poole, Jr. has served as a Director of the Company since its organization in 1985 and has served as a Director of the Bank since 1984. Mr. Poole was President, Secretary and Treasurer of Poole Brothers Lumber, a lumber and building supply company with locations in Damariscotta, Pemaquid and Boothbay Harbor, Maine until the sale of the company in October 2005.
David B. Soule, Jr. has served as a Director of the Company and the Bank since 1989. Mr. Soule has been practicing law in Wiscasset since 1971. He served two terms in the Maine House of Representatives, is a past President of the Lincoln County Bar Association and is a former Public Administrator, Lincoln County. He also serves as Trustee of the Wiscasset Public Library and has served as Selectman, Planning Board Chair and other volunteer positions with the Town of Westport.
Bruce B. Tindal has served as a Director of the Company and the Bank since 1999. Mr. Tindal has been a licensed real estate broker since 1974. Mr. Tindal formed and is owner of Tindal & Callahan Real Estate in Boothbay Harbor, which has been in operation since 1985. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the St. Andrews Village Association, a subsidiary of St. Andrews Hospital. Mr. Tindal is also a member of the National Association of Realtors, Council of Residential Specialists, Real Estate Buyers Agent Council and the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club.
There are no family relationships among any of the Directors of the Company, and there are no arrangements or understandings between any Director and any other person pursuant to which that Director has been or is to be elected. No Director of the Bank or the Company serves as a Director on the board of any other corporation with a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or that is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or of any company registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
About the Board of Directors and Its Committees
First National Lincoln Corporation has a Board comprised of ten directors. During 2005 there were 12 regular Board meetings and one Annual Meeting. All directors attended at least 75% of Board meetings and meetings held by Committees of which they were members in 2005, and the aggregate attendance at Board and Committee meetings by all members of the Board of Directors in 2005 was in excess of 90%. All Directors are expected to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and all Directors were in attendance at the 2005 Annual Meeting.
Audit Committee. The members of the Company's Audit Committee are David B. Soule, Jr., Chairman, Randy A. Nelson and Mark N. Rosborough. This committee met five times during 2005. The Company's Audit Committee receives and reviews reports on examinations and accounting audits of the Company, and works to ensure the adequacy of operating practices, procedures and controls. The Company's Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the Company's Audit Committee, which was published in the Company's 2004 Annual Proxy Statement.
Options Committee. The members of the Company's Options Committee are Stuart G. Smith-Chair, Carl S. Poole, Jr., Mark N. Rosborough and Bruce B. Tindal. This committee met once during 2005. The Company's Options Committee is responsible for administering the 1995 Stock Option Plan which provides for grants of incentive stock options to purchase Company common stock.
Nominating Committee. The members of the Company's Nominating Committee are Stuart G. Smith-Chair, Carl S. Poole, Jr. and Mark N. Rosborough. This committee met once during 2005. The Company's Nominating Committee is responsible for the nomination of Board of Director members, establishing the tenure and the retirement policies for members of the Board of Directors and reviewing the Board of Directors' overall effectiveness. Each of the members of the Nominating Committee is independent as defined under the listing standards of the NASDAQ stock market.
Compensation Committee. The Company's Compensation Committee is a standing committee of the Bank's Board of Directors since all executive compensation is paid by the Bank. The Committee consists of Stuart G. Smith-Chair, Carl S. Poole, Jr., Mark N. Rosborough and Bruce B. Tindal. This committee met twice during 2005. None of the members of this committee served on a similar committee for any other company. The function of this committee is to establish the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and to review the compensation of other senior executive officers.
In addition to the Compensation Committee, there are five other standing committees of the Bank's Board of Directors: Executive, Audit, Asset/Liability, Trust and Directors' Loan. Certain members of management also serve on some committees of the Bank.
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Director Independence
The Board reviewed the independence of the Company's directors in January 2006 on the basis of the standards adopted by the NASDAQ. In this review, the Board considered transactions and relationships between each director, and any member of his or her immediate family and of the Company or the Bank and between certain entities in which any director or any immediate family member has certain interests, on the one hand, and the Company or the Bank, on the other hand. The purpose of this review was to determine which of such transactions or relationships were inconsistent with a determination that the director is independent under the NASDAQ rules. As a result of the review, the Board affirmatively determined that as of January 2006 all of the directors are independent of the Company, the Bank and under the NASDAQ rules with the exception of President Daigneault, EVP McKim and Chairman Gregory.
Executive Officers
Each Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank is identified in the following table, which also sets forth their respective ages, offices and periods served as an Executive Officer of the Company or the Bank. The table includes Messrs. McKim, Dalrymple, Lay and Wrobel who became Executive Officers of the Company on January 14, 2005, in conjunction with the merger of FNB Bankshares of Bar Harbor, Maine, into the Company.
Name & Age1 | Office & Position | Period Served |
Daniel R. Daigneault 53 | President & Chief Executive Officer of the Company and of the Bank | 1994 to date |
Tony C. McKim 38 | Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of the Company and the Bank | 2005 to date |
F. Stephen Ward 52 | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank | 1993 to date |
Charles A. Wootton 49 | Executive Vice President and Clerk of the Company, Executive Vice President, Senior Loan Officer of the Bank | 2000 to date |
Jeffrey C. Dalrymple 50 | Senior Vice President, Senior Business Relationship Officer of the Bank | 2005 to date |
Richard M. Elder 40 | Senior Vice President, Retail Services of the Bank | 2002 to date |
Michael T. Martin 50 | Senior Vice President and Credit Administration Officer of the Bank | 1993 to date |
Susan A. Norton 45 | Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Compliance Officer of the Bank | 2002 to date |
Ronald J. Wrobel 48 | Senior Vice President of Operations of the Bank | 2005 to date | |
Daniel M. Lay 44 | Senior Managing Principal and Senior Trust Officer of First Advisors | 2005 to date | |
(1) As of December 31, 2005
Daniel R. Daigneault has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors of both the Company and the Bank since 1994. Prior to being employed by the Company and the Bank, Mr. Daigneault was Vice President, Senior Commercial Loan Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Camden National Bank, Camden, Maine.
Tony C. McKim joined the Company as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and the Bank with the merger of FNB Bankshares on January 14, 2005. Prior to the merger, Mr. McKim was President and Chief Executive Officer of FNB Bankshares and The First National Bank of Bar Harbor beginning in 2000.
F. Stephen Ward has served as Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer of the Company since 1994 and as Chief Financial Officer of the Bank since 1993. In 2005, Mr. Ward was promoted to Executive Vice President. Mr. Ward has been employed by the Bank since 1990 and served as Assistant Vice President and Marketing Officer from 1990 to 1993. From 1978 to 1990 Mr. Ward was employed by Down East Enterprises, Inc.
Charles A. Wootton has been employed by the Bank since January 2000. In 2005, Mr. Wootton was promoted to Executive Vice President for Banking Services and Senior Loan Officer. From 1981 to 2000 Mr. Wootton was
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employed by Camden National Bank, serving as branch manager, commercial loan and business development officer, becoming Vice President responsible for branch administration in 1996.
Jeffrey C. Dalrymple has been employed by the Bank since January 2005 when the Bank merged with First National Bank of Bar Harbor. Mr. Dalrymple is currently Senior Vice President, Senior Business Relationship Officer in Bar Harbor. Prior to joining The First National Bank of Bar Harbor in 1998, Mr. Dalrymple was employed by Key Bank.
Richard M. Elder has been employed by the Bank since 1993. In 2005, Mr. Elder was promoted to Senior Vice President, Retail Services. Mr. Elder previously served as Manager of the Bank's Boothbay Harbor branch and Senior Commercial Loan Officer.
Michael T. Martin has been employed by the Bank since 1993 and was promoted to Senior Vice President for Credit Administration in 2001. He was employed by Fleet Bank from 1980 to 1992 and by Canal National Bank from 1977 to 1980. His primary responsibilities were in Loan Review and Credit Administration.
Susan A. Norton has been employed by the Bank since 1992 and was promoted to Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Compliance in 2005. In 1995, Ms. Norton was the Assistant Compliance Officer and Education Officer. She also holds the position of CRA Officer as well as being the Compliance Officer for the Company.
Ronald J. Wrobel has been employed by the Bank since January 2005 when the Bank merged with First National Bank of Bar Harbor. Mr. Wrobel is currently Senior Vice President of Operations. Prior to joining The First National Bank of Bar Harbor in 1992, Mr. Wrobel was employed by KPMG Peat Marwick in Portland, Maine.
Daniel M. Lay has been employed by the Bank since January 2005 when the Bank merged with First National Bank of Bar Harbor. Mr. Lay is currently Senior Managing Principal and Senior Trust Officer for First Advisors. Prior to joining the First National Bank of Bar Harbor in 1993, Mr. Lay was an associate counsel with the firm of Eaton, Peabody, Bradford & Veague, P.A. in Bangor.
There are no family relationships among any of the Executive Officers, nor are there any arrangements or understandings between any Executive Officer and any other person pursuant to which that Executive Officer has been or is to be elected.
The Federal Reserve Act permits the Bank to contract for or purchase property from any of its Directors only when such purchase is made in the regular course of business upon terms not less favorable to the Bank than those offered by others unless the purchase has been authorized by a majority of the Board of Directors not interested in the transaction. Similarly, the Federal Reserve Act prohibits loans to Executive Officers of the Bank unless such loans are on terms not more favorable than those afforded other borrowers and certain other prescribed conditions have been met.
The Bank has had, and expects to have in the future, banking transactions in the ordinary course of its business with Directors, Officers and principal shareholders of the Company and their affiliates. All such transactions have been made upon substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the same time for comparable transactions with others. In the opinion of management, such loans have not involved more than the normal risk of collectibility nor have they presented other unfavorable features. The total amount of loans outstanding at December 31, 2005 to the Company's Directors, Executive Officers and their associates was $17,016,981, which constituted 2.19% of the Bank's total loans outstanding at that date.
Code of Ethics
The Company's Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers, which was adopted by the Board of Directors on June 19, 2003, and the Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which was adopted by the Board of Directors on April 15, 2004, are incorporated in this report as Exhibits 14.1 and 14.2, respectively.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires that the Company's directors, executive officers, and any person holding more than ten percent of the Company's Common Stock file with the SEC reports of ownership changes, and that such individuals furnish the Company with copies of the reports.
Based solely on a review of the reports furnished to the Company, or written representations from reporting persons that all reportable transactions were reported, the Company believes that during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 the Company's officers, directors and greater than ten percent owners timely filed all reports they were required to file under Section 16(a); except that Director Mark N. Rosborough omitted from his timely filed Form 3, 1,720 shares owned directly and 1,099 shares owned indirectly.
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An issuer does not have an obligation to research or make inquiry regarding delinquent Section 16(a) filings beyond reviewing copies of the Forms 3, 4 and 5 received by the issuer. In addition, Item 405 of Regulation S-K provides that an issuer may rely on a written representation from an insider to the effect that no Form 5 was required to be filed.
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Audit Committee Financial Expert
Pursuant to Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Item 306 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, First National Lincoln Corporation ("the Company") is required to disclose whether it has at least one "Financial Expert" serving on its Audit Committee, and if so, the name of the expert and whether the expert is independent of management. A company that does not have an Audit Committee Financial Expert must disclose this fact and explain why it has no such expert.
At the present time, the Company's Audit Committee does not have a member who meets the Securities and Exchange Commission's complete definition of a financial expert. It is the opinion of the Company's Board of Directors, however, that the Company addresses its audit functions with a depth of penetration and rigor that meets the intent of the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the following reasons:
• | The Company is a one-bank holding company owning all of the capital stock in The First, N.A. ("the Bank"). All Directors of the Bank meet the requirements and qualifications imposed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Bank's principal regulator, which conducts regular supervisory examinations of the Bank. In addition to requiring knowledge of the banking industry and financial regulatory system, these qualifications require a "background, knowledge, and experience in business or another discipline to oversee the Bank." |
• | All members of the Audit Committees of the Bank and the Company are independent directors, as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission and NASDAQ. Two of the members operate their own businesses and have knowledge of accounting for both their own businesses as well as for the Bank and the Company. The third member of the Committee has a PhD in Economics and is a Chaired Professor of Economics and Finance. The members of the Audit Committee have considerable experience as directors of the Bank and the Company. |
• | Internal audit work of the Bank and the Company is outsourced to a professional firm which conducts all internal audits except for loan review, for which a second professional firm performs quality control loan review. Both firms provide detailed quarterly reports to the Audit Committee and the Director Loan Committees, respectively. |
• | The Bank is a highly regulated entity which undergoes regular and thorough examination by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, with additional oversight by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Company is a "Financial Holding Company" as defined by the Federal Reserve Board and as such is regulated and regularly examined by the Federal Reserve Board. |
The Company also continuously reviews, at its own initiative, the expertise of the members of its Board of Directors and its Audit Committee.
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ITEM 11. Executive Compensation
Executive Compensation
The following table sets forth the cash and non-cash compensation for each of the last three fiscal years awarded to or earned by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank and the other four highest paid Executive Officers of the Company and the Bank whose salary and bonus earned in 2005 exceeded $100,000.
| | Annual Compensation | Long-Term Compensation |
Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary | Bonus1 | Other2 | # Options |
Daniel R. Daigneault | 2005 | $290,000 | $43,500 | $14,937 | 15,000 |
President & | 2004 | 275,000 | 127,250 | 16,642 | - |
Chief Executive Officer | 2003 | 241,500 | 74,678 | 17,387 | - |
Tony C. McKim3 | 2005 | 157,027 | 23,554 | 7,400 | - |
Executive Vice President & | 2004 | - | - | - | - |
Chief Operating Officer | 2003 | - | - | - | - |
F. Stephen Ward | 2005 | 145,000 | 21,750 | 13,607 | 5,000 |
Executive Vice President & | 2004 | 138,000 | 34,420 | 14,150 | - |
Chief Financial Officer | 2003 | 131,250 | 31,281 | 13,728 | - |
Charles A. Wootton | 2005 | 130,000 | 19,500 | 9,352 | 10,000 |
Executive Vice President & | 2004 | 123,500 | 30,865 | 13,303 | - |
Senior Loan Officer | 2003 | 115,500 | 28,868 | 12,079 | - |
Daniel M. Lay3 | 2005 | 98,193 | 14,729 | 3,937 | - |
Senior Managing Principal | 2004 | - | - | - | - |
First Advisors | 2003 | - | - | - | - |
1 Bonuses are listed in the year earned and normally accrued. Such bonuses may be paid in the following year.
2 (a) Amounts shown include contributions paid by the Company to the respective accounts of the named Executive Officers in the 401(k) Plan. In 2005 the Company and the Bank contributed to the Bank's 401(k) Plan a matching amount for the salary deferred by Messrs. Daigneault, McKim, Ward, Wootton and Lay equal to 3.0% of their respective earnings and a profit-sharing component of 2.0% for 2005. In addition the Company and the Bank contributed to the Bank's 401(k) Plan a matching amount for the salary deferred by Messrs. Daigneault, Ward and Wootton equal to 3.0% of their respective earnings and a profit-sharing component of 2.5% for 2004 and 2003, of their respective earnings, which were subject to IRS regulations limiting the maximum amount of an officer's earnings eligible for matching or profit-sharing 401(k) contributions to $210,000. These percentages were equivalent to the 401(k) Plan match and profit sharing contributions made for all eligible employees.
(b) This figure also recognizes the value to the officers of a Company-owned vehicle to Messrs. Daigneault, Ward and Wootton which were $3,640, $5,200 and $2,704 respectively for 2005.
(c) Also included in 2005 is the economic value of split dollar life insurance benefits provided to Messrs. Daigneault, McKim, Ward and Lay under the Life Insurance Endorsement Split Dollar Plan agreement for Bank Owned Life Insurance. This value was $797 for Mr. Daigneault, $266 for Mr. McKim, $558 for Mr. Ward and $210 for Mr. Lay.
3 Compensation for Messrs. McKim and Lay is only listed for 2005 as they became executives of the Company upon the merger transaction closed on January 14, 2005.
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Report of Compensation Committee on Executive Compensation
The Compensation Committee consists of four independent members of the Board of Directors. This Committee has the responsibility for conducting the annual performance evaluation of the Chief Executive Officer. The Committee is also responsible for determining the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and approving the compensation of the other senior executive officers of the Company and Bank.
The Company is committed to providing competitive compensation packages to attract and retain quality high performance executives who can and do make major contributions to the Company's overall success. The compensation package generally includes base salary, cash bonuses, stock option grants and other benefits which the Committee may deem appropriate to remain competitive and reward an executive officer for high performance.
Base Salaries
The amount of base compensation potentially payable to the Chief Executive Officer and other senior executive officers is determined by reviewing independent salary surveys of compensation of executives for similar financial institutions located primarily in the New England region. Base salaries are targeted at market levels taking into consideration the executive's level of responsibility, experience, knowledge, leadership and attainment of performance goals and objectives.
Annual Performance Compensation
In 1994, the Company instituted a formal performance-based compensation program called "Performance Compensation for Stakeholders". The objective of the program is to align the performance of all employees with the Company's short-term and long-term objectives. In 2005, total cash payout under this Stakeholder Performance Compensation program was 15.00% of the participating employees' base salaries paid to all eligible employees. This was lower than in previous years as a result of the integration of the two banks during 2005.
The performance compensation program's overall objective is to maximize the long-term viability of the Company and increase shareholder value. It addresses this by tying the performance payout to multiple goals which include profitability, growth, productivity and loan quality. The guiding principle is to reach a balance of profitability, growth, productivity and loan quality which should collectively have a positive impact on maximizing long-term shareholder value. The Committee believes that this performance-based program provides a reward for high levels of current performance without sacrificing the achievement of long-term goals. Each year specific key performance indicators are chosen along with company wide financial performance trigger levels. In 2005 some of the indicators were: loan volume, deposit volume, nonperforming loan levels, past-due loan percentages, non-interest income, investment division revenues, net interest income and the efficiency ratio. Since its introduction in 1994, in the opinion of Management, the Board and this Committee, the program has been successful in meeting its objectives as measured by the Company's exceptional performance over the last eleven years.
In addition to this " Stakeholder" bonus program, the Committee, with the approval of the Board of Directors, may also establish a discretionary bonus fund. The CEO working in conjunction with the Compensation Committee may grant additional cash bonuses to selected executive officers and employees in recognition of their outstanding performance during the year. The Chief Executive Officer is excluded for eligibility under this particular discretionary bonus fund. The Compensation Committee may from time to time grant the Chief Executive Officer a cash bonus in addition to the formal Stakeholder Performance Compensation program based upon the CEO surpassing previously established performance goals or work accomplishments above and beyond the stakeholder program.
Compensation of Chief Executive Officer
As previously noted, the amount of base salary potentially payable to the Chief Executive Officer is determined by reviewing independent salary surveys of CEOs of similar financial institutions located primarily in New England. The Committee takes into consideration the actual salaries paid to CEOs of these banks in relationship to the performance of the Company in comparison to the selected peer group.
The Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors at the beginning of each year agree to a set of performance objectives for the Bank as a whole and the CEO individually. Throughout the year the attainment of the performance objectives is carefully monitored. These performance objectives are a combination of Company financial targets such as attainment of certain profitability levels, return on equity, and increases in earnings per share. In addition, goals are set for asset growth as well as loan quality targets. Goals are also set for non-financial performance items such as implementation of strategic plan initiatives and compliance with regulatory matters.
For the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company posted outstanding performance results with a 14.0% increase in earnings per share on a fully diluted basis and a return on average tangible equity of 17.81%. In addition to these strong earning results the Chief Executive Officer also did an excellent job at meeting all of his other performance objectives. In 2004, the Company posted comparable performance results with a 14.6% increase in net income and a return on average tangible equity of 17.36%.
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In 2004 the independent directors of the Board also hired an outside consultant to review the compensation package of the CEO. The consultant provided the independent directors a comprehensive report addressing all aspects of the compensation package for the CEO. Based on the review of the information provided by the independent consultant as well as the review of base salaries of CEOs of peer group companies and taking into consideration the record performance of the Company, the Chief Executive Officer's base salary for 2005 was set at $290,000
Under the Performance Compensation program for all employees, the Chief Executive Officer earned the same Stakeholder bonus of 15.00% that was paid to all employees. When calculated on his base salary, this amounted to $43,500. Despite the strong performance of the Company in 2005, in a cost containment effort the Committee did not provide any additional bonus to the CEO or other executive officers above the 15.00% Stakeholder bonus.
During 2005 the Company posted another year of record earnings with net income increasing $4.3 million or 50.9% over the prior year. In addition, loan growth was exceptional and loan quality remained very good with loan losses being at record lows as well.
2005 Compensation Committee Members:
Stuart G. Smith, Chair | Carl S. Poole, Jr. |
Mark N. Rosborough | Bruce B. Tindal | |
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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation in Compensation Decisions
During 2005, Directors, Poole, Smith, Rosborough and Tindal served as members of the Compensation Committee. No member of the Committee was, or ever has been, an officer or employee of the Company or the Bank. All Committee members are customers of and engage in transactions with the Bank in the ordinary course of business. As described in the section entitled "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions", all loans to such individuals were made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons and, in the opinion of Management, did not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility or present other unfavorable features.
Stock Option Plan
In April 1995, the stockholders approved a Stock Option Plan. The purpose of the Plan is to encourage the retention of key employees by facilitating their purchase of a stock interest in the Company and to align their interest with those of the shareholders. The Plan provides for grants of options to purchase Company common stock and is administered by an Options Committee, which consists of four outside directors. During 2005, 42,000 options were granted under the 1995 Stock Option Plan. The following table sets forth the status of the Plan as of December 31, 2005:
Options approved by Shareholders | 600,000 |
Options granted | (624,000) |
Options forfeited | 24,000 |
Ungranted options remaining | - |
In addition to the Stock Option Plan above, as a result of the FNB merger, options to acquire 40,630 FNB shares were converted in accordance with the merger agreement into options to acquire an aggregate of 95,479 common shares of FNLC at a purchase price of $3.80 per share.
The following table sets forth the status of all options as of December 31, 2005:
| Weighted average exercise price | Number of options |
Outstanding unexercised options | | |
Exercisable | $ 4.46 | 147,250 |
Non-exercisable | 15.56 | 58,500 |
| $ 7.61 | 205,750 |
2005 Option Committee Members:
Stuart G. Smith, Chair | Carl S. Poole, Jr. |
Mark N. Rosborough | Bruce B. Tindal | |
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Long-Term Compensation
Long-term compensation may be distinguished from annual compensation by the time frame for which performance results are measured to determine awards. While annual compensation covers a calendar year, long-term compensation is provided through the Company's stock option plan, which covers a period of two to ten years. The following table sets forth information with respect to the named executives and all other employees concerning grants of stock options during 2005:
Option Grants During the Year Ended December 31, 2005
| | Number of | % of | | | Potential realizable |
| | securities | total | | | value at assumed rates |
| | underlying | options | Exercise | | of stock appreciation |
| | options | granted in | price per | Expiration | for option term2 |
| | granted | fiscal year | Share1 | Date | 5% | 10% |
Daniel R. Daigneault | 15,000 | 35.71% | $ 18.00 | 1/18/2015 | $ 169,802 | $ 430,310 |
Tony C. McKim | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F. Stephen Ward | 5,000 | 11.90% | 18.00 | 1/18/2015 | 56,601 | 143,437 |
Charles A. Wootton | 10,000 | 23.81% | 18.00 | 1/18/2015 | 113,201 | 286,874 |
Daniel M. Lay | - | - | - | - | - | - |
All other employees | 12,000 | 28.57% | 18.00 | 1/18/2015 | 135,841 | 344,248 |
All | 42,000 | 100.00% | $ 18.00 | - | $ 475,444 | $1,204,869 |
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1 Under the Stock Option Plan, the exercise price may not be less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date the option is granted; 50% of the options granted are typically exercisable two years from the date of grant and 100% are typically exercisable five years from the date of grant.
2 The dollar gains under these columns result from calculations assuming 5% and 10% growth rates compounded over a ten-year period as set by the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not intended to forecast future price appreciation of the Company's common stock. The gains reflect a future value based upon growth at these prescribed rates. The values have not been discounted to present value. It is important to note that options have value to the listed executive and to all option recipients only if the stock price advances beyond the exercise price shown on the table during the effective option period.
The following table sets forth information with respect to exercisable and unexercisable options held as of December 31, 2005:
Aggregated Option Exercises in 2005 and December 31, 2005 Option Values
| | | Number of securities | Value of unexercised | |
| | | underlying unexercised | in-the-money | |
| Shares | | options at year end | options at year end | |
| acquired | Value | Exer- | Unexer- | Exer- | Unexer- | |
| on exercise | realized | cisable | cisable | cisable | cisable | |
Daniel R. Daigneault | - | $ - | 72,000 | 15,000 | $ 997,000 | $ - |
Tony C. McKim | 34,086 | 468,226 | - | - | - | - |
F. Stephen Ward | 12,000 | 184,920 | 27,000 | 5,000 | 336,000 | - |
Charles A. Wootton | - | - | 15,000 | 17,500 | 179,000 | 61,000 |
Daniel M. Lay | 21,150 | 279,392 | - | - | - | - |
All other employees | 69,993 | 932,087 | 33,250 | 21,000 | 409,000 | 74,000 |
All optionees | 137,229 | $1,864,624 | 147,250 | 58,500 | $1,921,000 | $135,000 |
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Director Compensation
In 2005, each of the outside directors of the Bank, with the exception of the Chairman of the Board, received a director's fee in the amount of $650 for each meeting attended and $300 for each meeting attended of a committee of which the director is a member. The Chairman of the Board received an annual fee of $28,000. In addition to meeting fees paid for meetings attended, the Chairman of the Executive Committee received a stipend of $6,000 and the Chairman of the Audit Committee received a stipend of $8,000. In addition to the above referenced fees, each of the outside directors was reimbursed for 85% of the cost of his or her health insurance premiums. This reimbursement amount is equivalent to the average rate provided to employees of the Company. Certain Board members were also paid fees for consulting services and legal services, and such fees are on terms no more favorable to the recipient than are generally paid by the Bank for such services to other providers in the area. Fees and health insurance premiums paid by the Bank to its Directors as a group totaled $188,971.64 in 2005, but no fees are paid to Directors of the Company. President Daigneault and EVP McKim, who are the only directors who are also employees of the Company, receive no additional compensation for serving on the Board of Directors of the Company or the Bank.
Description of the Company's Benefit Plans
Overview
The Company has reserved 480,000 shares of its common stock to be made available to directors and employees who elect to participate in the stock purchase or savings and investment plans. As of December 31, 2005, 410,719 shares had been issued pursuant to these plans, leaving 69,281 shares available for future use. The issuance price is based on the market price of the stock at issuance date. All shares issued under the 401(k) savings and investment plans are issued pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), contained in Section 3(a)(11) thereof and Rule 147 promulgated thereunder. During the period ending nine months after the date of issuance of these shares, these shares may be transferred only to residents of the State of Maine. Each certificate issued for these plan shares bears a legend referring to this restriction.
Shares issued under the employee stock purchase plan prior to September 11, 1998, were issued pursuant to exemptions from registration under Section 3(a)(11) and Rule 147 of the Securities Act. Shares issued under the employee stock purchase plan on or after September 11, 1998, have been issued pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act. The members of the Board of Directors and certain officers of the Company, who may be deemed to be "affiliates", may resell shares of the Company's common stock purchased or acquired under this plan only in accordance with certain restrictions imposed by the Securities Act and Rule 144 promulgated thereunder.
401(K) Plan
The Bank's 401(k) Plan (The First Savings and Investment Plan) is the Bank's sole retirement plan, and was modified in 1996 after termination of the Bank's traditional defined benefit pension plan. It is available to any employee who has attained the age of 21 and completed six months of continuous service. Employees may contribute up to 50.0% of their compensation (in 2005, not to exceed $14,000 if under age 50 and $18,000 if over age 50), and the Bank may provide a match of up to 3.0% of compensation. Subject to a vote of the Board of Directors, the Bank may also make a profit-sharing contribution to the Plan, and in 2005 this contribution equaled 2.0% of each eligible employee's compensation.
Employee contributions are 100% vested at all times, while employer contributions are vested over a five-year period. Upon termination of employment for any reason, a plan participant may receive his or her contribution account and earnings allocated to it, as well as the vested portion of his or her employer-matching account and earnings allocated to it. Non-vested amounts are forfeited and are used by the Bank to help defray plan administration expenses incurred by the Bank. The Bank paid $174,000 in matching contributions and $124,000 in profit-sharing contributions to this plan in 2005. Plan participants may direct the trustees of the 401(k) Plan to purchase specific assets for their accounts from a selection which includes seven mutual funds as well as the Company's stock. As of December 31, 2005, 226,469 shares of the Company's stock had been purchased by the 401(k) Plan at the direction of plan participants.
Stock Purchase Plan
The Bank instituted an employee and director stock purchase plan effective February 1, 1987, and the Board of Directors has allocated 240,000 shares of stock to be available for purchase under this plan. Employees who have been employed by the Bank for three consecutive calendar months are eligible to purchase shares through payroll deduction. The price per share for shares sold pursuant to the plan is defined as the closing price on the day the shares are purchased. As of December 31, 2005, 184,250 shares of the Company's stock had been purchased pursuant to the plan.
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Employee Benefits
The Bank provides all full-time employees with group life, health, and long-term-disability insurance through the Independent Bankers' Trust of Maine and Bankers Health Trust. A Flexible Benefits Plan is available to all full-time employees after satisfying eligibility requirements and to part-time employees scheduled to work 20 or more hours a week.
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
The Bank also sponsors an un-funded, non-qualified supplemental retirement plan for certain executive officers. The plan provides supplemental retirement benefits payable in installments over 20 years upon retirement or death. The costs for this plan are recognized over the service lives of the participating executive officers. The projected retirement benefit for Mr. Daigneault, assuming he remains employed by the Bank until normal retirement age of 65, is $169,329 per year, with such payments beginning in the year 2017. The projected retirement benefit for Mr. Ward, assuming he remains employed by the Bank until normal retirement age of 65, is $61,127 per year, with such payments beginning in the year 2018. The benefits are capped at the above amounts and are subject to being substantially less should the named executive officer not remain employed until the normal retirement age of 65. The Plan also contains a restrictive covenant that may result in the executive officer forfeiting all accrued benefits should he accept employment with a competing financial institution within five years after his termination of employment with the Company. The expense for all participants in this supplemental plan was $166,000 in 2005, $147,000 in 2004, and $135,000 in 2003. As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, the accrued liability of this plan was $967,000 and $839,000, respectively.
Stock Option Plan
On December 15, 1994, the Company's board of directors adopted a Stock Option Plan (the "Option Plan") for the benefit of officers and other full-time employees of the Company and the Bank. This plan was approved by the Company's shareholders at the 1995 Annual Meeting. Under the Option Plan, 600,000 shares (subject to adjustment to reflect stock splits and similar events) are reserved from the authorized but unissued common stock of the Company for future issuance by the Company for exercise of stock options granted to certain key employees of the Company and the Bank from time to time. The purpose of the Option Plan is to encourage the retention of such key employees by facilitating their purchase of a stock interest in the Company. The Option Plan is intended to provide for the granting of incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") to employees of the Company or the Bank.
The Option Plan is administered by the Options Committee of the Company's board of directors, which is comprised solely of directors who are ineligible to receive grants of stock options under the Option Plan and who have not received grants of options within the 12 months preceding their appointment to the Options Committee. The Options Committee selects the employees of the Bank and the Company to whom options are to be granted and designates the number of options to be granted. The Option Plan may be amended only by the vote of the holders of a majority of the Company's outstanding common stock if such amendment would increase the number of shares available for issuance under the Option Plan, change the eligibility criteria for grants of options under the Option Plan, change the minimum option exercise price or increase the maximum term of options. Other amendments may be effected by the Options Committee.
Employees selected by the Options Committee receive, at no cost to them, options under the Option Plan. The option exercise prices are equal to or exceed the fair market value of the shares on the date of the grant, and no option is exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date it is granted. The fair market value of the shares is determined by the Options Committee as specified in the Option Plan. The optionee cannot transfer or assign any option other than by will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution, and the option may be exercised only by the employee during the employee's lifetime. After an employee's death, options may be exercised by the employee's estate or heirs up to one year following the date of death. Code Section 422 limits option grants by providing that during the term of the Option Plan, no grant may be made to any employee owning more than 10% of the Company's outstanding shares unless the exercise price is at least 110% of the underlying shares' fair market value and such option is not exercisable more than five years following the option grant. The aggregate fair market value of the stock for which any employee may be granted incentive stock options which are first exercisable in any calendar year may generally not exceed $100,000.
While generally no options may be exercisable before the second anniversary of the grant date, in the event of a change in control involving the Company all options (other than those held by officers or directors of the Company or the Bank for less than six months) shall become immediately exercisable. Also, an employee whose employment is terminated in connection with or within two years after such a change in control event shall be entitled to exercise all options for up to three months following the date of termination; provided that options held by officers or directors shall not be exercisable until six months after the grant date. Employees whose services are terminated, other than following a change in control as described above, shall thereupon forfeit any options held; provided, however, that following
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termination due to disability an employee shall be entitled to exercise options for up to one year (provided, further, that officers may exercise only with respect to options held for at least six months).
The Company receives no monetary consideration for the granting of incentive stock options. Upon the exercise of options, the Company receives payment in cash from optionees in exchange for shares issued. No federal income tax consequences are incurred by the Company at the time incentive stock options are granted or exercised, unless the optionee incurs liability for ordinary income tax treatment upon exercise of the option, as discussed below, in which event the Company would be entitled to a deduction equal to the optionee's ordinary income attributable to the options. Provided the employee holds the shares received on exercise of a stock option for the longer of two years after the option was granted or one year after it was exercised, the optionee will realize capital gains income (or loss) in the year of sale in an amount equal to the difference between the sale price and the option exercise price paid for shares. If the employee sells the shares prior to the expiration of the period, the employee realizes ordinary income in the year of disposition equal to the difference between the fair market value of the shares on the date of exercise and the exercise price and capital gains income (or loss) equal to the difference (if any) between the sale price of the shares and the fair market value of the shares on the date of exercise.
In addition to the tax consequences discussed above, the excess of the option price over the fair market value of the optioned stock at the time of option exercise is required to be treated by an incentive optionee as an item of tax preference for purposes of the alternative minimum tax.
As a result of the FNB merger, options to acquire 40,630 FNB shares were converted in accordance with the merger agreement into options to acquire an aggregate of 95,479 common shares of FNLC at a purchase price of $3.80 per share, all of which were fully vested at the date of the merger. These options are separate from the Company's Stock Option Plan described above. Upon exercise, the Company receives payment in cash from optionees in exchange for shares issued, and the Company is entitled to a deduction for federal tax purposes equal to the difference between the exercise price of the options and current market price of the Company's stock.
Employment Continuity Agreements
As a result of the FNB merger, the Company assumed certain Employment Continuity Agreements with Messrs. McKim, Lay, Wrobel and Dalrymple, which provide that if the employment of the executive officer is terminated, or he elects to resign, within 24 months following the merger, the executive will receive a lump sum severance payment equal to 299% of his base salary as of December 31, 2004, provided that if such payment, alone or together with other payments the executive is entitled to receive on account of a "change in control" (as defined therein) would constitute a "parachute payment" under federal income tax law, the payment would be reduced to the largest amount that would not be subject to the excise tax applied to parachute payments. Under the terms of the Employment Continuity Agreements as amended, each executive agrees that if he receives payments thereunder he will not accept employment with any financial institution which has an office or branch in any of Knox, Lincoln, Hancock or Washington counties, Maine for a period of one year from the date of his termination or resignation.
On January 25, 2006, an amendment to the agreements of Messrs. McKim and Wrobel removes the executive's right to receive the above-stated lump sum severance payment if he elects to resign, in exchange for an amount equal to 10% of the lump sum severance payment as defined above, payable immediately. In addition, the executive will be entitled to a lump sum severance payment for a period of up to ten years from the January 14, 2005, if the employment of the executive is terminated by the Registrant. The amount of this lump sum severance payment will decrease by 10% each year until the end of the ten-year period.
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Performance Graph
Set forth below is a line graph comparing the five-year cumulative total return of $100.00 invested in the Company's common stock ("FNLC"), assuming reinvestment of all cash dividends and retention of all stock dividends, with a comparable amount invested in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index ("S&P 500") and the NASDAQ Combined Bank Index ("NASD Bank"). The NASD Bank index is a capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the performance of all NASDAQ stocks in the banking sector.
Graphic Omitted
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
FNLC | 100.00 | 149.90 | 221.06 | 360.90 | 388.05 | 402.45 |
S&P 500 | 100.00 | 88.15 | 68.67 | 88.37 | 97.95 | 102.77 |
NASD Bank | 100.00 | 110.08 | 115.05 | 153.06 | 173.98 | 170.57 |
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ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
Security Ownership of Directors, Management and Principal Shareholders 1
The following table sets forth the number of shares of common stock of the Company beneficially owned as of February 15, 2006 by (i) each person known by the Company to own beneficially more than five percent of the Company's common stock, (ii) each current director of the Company and nominee for a position on the Board, (iii) the named executive officers, and (iv) all executive officers and directors of the Company as a group. Except as otherwise indicated below, each of the directors, executive officers and shareholders owning more than five percent of the Company's stock has sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of stock beneficially owned as set forth opposite his or her name. There were no owners of 5.0% or more of the Company's outstanding common stock as of February 15, 2006.
Directors & Executive Officers | Age2 | Position | Term Expires | Shares Owned | Percent Owned |
Katherine M. Boyd | 54 | Director of the Bank and the Company; Chairman, Trust Committee | 2008 | 37,272 | * |
Daniel R. Daigneault | 53 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Bank and the Company | 2006 | 229,5723 | 2.33% |
Robert B. Gregory | 52 | Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank and the Company | 2006 | 47,6574 | * |
Tony C. McKim | 38 | Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of the Bank and the Company | 2006 | 93,443 | * |
Randy A. Nelson | 53 | Director of the Bank and the Company Chairman, Asset/Liability Committee | 2007 | 1,712 | * |
Carl S. Poole, Jr. | 60 | Director of the Bank and the Company | 2008 | 276,883 | 2.80% |
Mark N. Rosborough | 57 | Director of the Bank and the Company | 2007 | 133,5534 | 1.35% |
Stuart G. Smith | 53 | Director of the Bank and the Company; Chairman, Options, Nominating, Compensation & Executive Committees | 2007 | 93,549 | * |
David B. Soule, Jr. | 60 | Director of the Bank and the Company; Chairman, Audit Committees of the Bank and the Company | 2008 | 19,139 | * |
Bruce B. Tindal | 55 | Director of the Bank and the Company Chairman, Directors' Loan Committee | 2008 | 19,092 | * |
Daniel M. Lay | 44 | Senior Managing Principal and Senior Trust Officer of First Advisors | n/a | 74,260 | * |
F. Stephen Ward | 52 | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank | n/a | 70,9953 | * |
Charles A. Wootton | 49 | Executive Vice President and Clerk of the Company; Executive Vice President and Senior Loan Officer of the Bank | n/a | 15,3473 | * |
Total Ownership of all Directors and Executive Officers as a group | 1,182,032 | 11.97% |
* Less than one percent of total outstanding shares
1 For purposes of this table, beneficial ownership has been determined in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In general, a person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of a security if he/she has or shares the power to vote or to direct the voting of the security or the power to dispose or direct the disposition of the security, or if he/she has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of the security within 60 days. The figure set forth includes director's qualifying shares owned by each person.
2 As of December 31, 2005.
3 Includes exercisable stock options.
4 Includes shares held as trustee.
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ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
The Federal Reserve Act permits the Bank to contract for or purchase property from any of its Directors only when such purchase is made in the regular course of business upon terms not less favorable to the Bank than those offered by others unless the purchase has been authorized by a majority of the Board of Directors not interested in the transaction. Similarly, the Federal Reserve Act prohibits loans to Executive Officers of the Bank unless such loans are on terms not more favorable than those afforded other borrowers and certain other prescribed conditions have been met. The Bank has had, and expects to have in the future, banking transactions in the ordinary course of its business with Directors, Officers and principal shareholders of the Company and their affiliates. All such transactions have been made upon substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the same time for comparable transactions with others. In the opinion of management, such loans have not involved more than the normal risk of collectibility nor have they presented other unfavorable features. The total amount of loans outstanding at December 31, 2005 to the Company's Directors, Executive Officers and their associates was $17,016,981, which constituted 2.20% of the Bank's total loans outstanding at that date.
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ITEM 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Audit Fees
The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant, Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker (BDMP), for the audit of the Company's annual financial statements and review of financial statements included in the Company's Form 10-Q for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 were $88,591 and $63,983, respectively.
Audit-Related Fees
The aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services rendered by BDMP related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company's financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 were $20,000 and $32,865, respectively. These services related to audit requirements under the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 in both years and internal control reporting under FDICIA in 2004.
Tax Fees
The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by BDMP for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 were $18,602 and $9,350, respectively. The nature of the services comprising the fees disclosed under this category are preparation of federal and state tax returns, preparation of short-year tax return for FNB, review of estimated tax payments, review of compliance with information reporting requirements and tax planning.
FNB Merger
The aggregate fees billed for services by BDMP in conjunction with the merger with FNB for the year ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 were $7,655 and $26,645, respectively. These services related to the preparation of SEC filings for the merger.
All Other Fees
The aggregate fees billed for services provided by BDMP, other than the services reported in the paragraphs above, for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 were $5,845 and $7,840, respectively. The nature of the services comprising the fees disclosed under this category are employee benefit plan audits.
None of the services described in each of the paragraphs above were provided under the de minimis exception set forth in Rule 2-01 (c)(7)(i)(C).
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ITEM 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
A. Exhibits
Exhibit 2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger With FNB Bankshares Dated August 25, 2004, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Form 8-K dated August 25, 2004, filed under item 1.01 on August 27, 2004.
Exhibit 3.1 Conformed Copy of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed under item 5.03 on October 7, 2004.
Exhibit 3.2 Conformed Copy of the Company's Bylaws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Form 8-K filed under item 5.03 on October 7, 2004.
Exhibit 10.1(a) FNB Bankshares' Stock Option Plan. incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed under item 5.03 on October 7, 2004.
Exhibit 10.1(b) Specimen FNB Bankshares Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement entered into with Messrs. Rosborough, McKim, Wrobel, Dalrymple and Lay, whose FNB Bankshares options have been converted into options to purchase 5,287, 34,086, 15,275, 11,750 and 21,150 shares of the Company's stock, respectively, all at $3.80 per share, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1(b) to the Company's Form 8-K filed under item 1.01 on January 14, 2005.
Exhibit 10.2(a) Specimen Employment Continuity Agreement entered into with Messrs. McKim, Wrobel, Dalrymple and Lay, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2(a) to the Company's Form 8-K filed under item 1.01 on January 14, 2005.
Exhibit 10.2(b) Specimen Amendment to Employment Continuity Agreement entered into with Messrs. McKim, Wrobel, Dalrymple and Lay, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2(b) to the Company's Form 8-K filed under item 1.01 on January 14, 2005.
Exhibit 10.2(c) Specimen Amendment to Employment Continuity Agreement entered into with Messrs. McKim and Wrobel, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed under item 2.02 on January 31, 2006.
Exhibit 10.3(a) Specimen Split Dollar Agreement entered into with Messrs. McKim, Wrobel, Dalrymple and Lay. For Mr. McKim, the amount of the death benefit is $250,000; for Messrs. Lay, Dalrymple and Wrobel, the death benefit is $150,000. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3(a) to the Company's Form 8-K filed under item 1.01 on January 14, 2005.
Exhibit 10.3(b) Specimen Amendment to Split Dollar Agreement entered into with Messrs. McKim, Wrobel, Dalrymple and Lay, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3(b) to the Company's Form 8-K filed under item 1.01 on January 14, 2005.
Exhibit 14.1 Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers, adopted by the Board of Directors on June 19, 2003. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2005. A copy of will be provided to any person without charge upon request to the Secretary of the Company and is also available on the Company's website at www.fnlc.com.
Exhibit 14.2 Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, adopted by the Board of Directors on April 15, 2004. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.2 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2005. A copy of will be provided to any person without charge upon request to the Secretary of the Company and is also available on the Company's website at www.fnlc.com.
Exhibit 31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13A-14(A) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Exhibit 31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13A-14(A) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Exhibit 32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
FIRST NATIONAL LINCOLN COPORATION
By /s/Daniel R. Daigneault |
Daniel R. Daigneault, President |
March 16, 2006 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/Daniel R. Daigneault President and Director |
Daniel R. Daigneault (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 16, 2006 |
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/s/F Stephen Ward �� Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
F. Stephen Ward (Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 16, 2006 |
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/s/Robert B. Gregory Director and Chairman of the Board |
Robert B. Gregory March 16, 2006 |
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/s/Katherine M. Boyd Director |
Katherine M. Boyd March 16, 2006 |
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/s/Tony C. McKim Director |
Tony C. McKim March 16, 2006 |
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/s/Randy A. Nelson Director |
Randy A. Nelson March 16, 2006 |
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/s/Carl S. Poole, Jr. Director |
Carl S. Poole, Jr. March 16, 2006 |
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/s/Mark N. Rosborough Director |
Mark N. Rosborough March 16, 2006 |
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/s/Stuart G. Smith Director |
Stuart G. Smith March 16, 2006 |
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/s/David B. Soule, Jr. Director |
David B. Soule, Jr. March 16, 2006 |
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/s/Bruce A. Tindal Director |
Bruce A. Tindal March 16, 2006 |
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