UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006
Commission file number 0-24159
MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 54-1696103 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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111 West Washington Street Middleburg, Virginia (Address of principal executive offices) |
20117 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (703) 777-6327
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $2.50 per share | The Nasdaq Stock Market |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of class)
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No x
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
| Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer x | Non-accelerated filer o |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No No x
State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter. $117,433,104
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. 4,505,605 shares of Common Stock as of March 8, 2007
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders – Part III
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
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ITEM 1. | BUSINESS | 3 |
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ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS | 18 | ||||
ITEM 1B. | UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS | 21 | ||||
ITEM 2. | PROPERTIES | 21 | ||||
ITEM 3. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | 23 | ||||
ITEM 4. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE |
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| OF SECURITY HOLDERS | 23 | ||||
PART II
ITEM 5. | MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED |
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF
| EQUITY SECURITIES | 24 | ||||
ITEM 6. | SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA | 27 | ||||
ITEM 7. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL |
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| CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION | 28 | ||||
ITEM 7A. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT |
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| MARKET RISK | 57 | ||||
ITEM 8. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA | 59 | ||||
ITEM 9. | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS |
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| ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE | 59 | ||||
ITEM 9A. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 59 | ||||
ITEM 9B. | OTHER INFORMATION | 61 | ||||
PART III
ITEM 10. | DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE |
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| GOVERNANCE | 61 | |||||
ITEM 11. | EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 61 | |||||
ITEM 12. | SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL |
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| OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED |
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| STOCKHOLDER MATTERS | 61 | |||||
ITEM 13. | CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, |
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| AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE | 62 | |||||
ITEM 14. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES | 62 | |||||
PART IV
ITEM 15. | EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES | 62 |
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PART I
ITEM 1. | BUSINESS |
General
Middleburg Financial Corporation (the “Company”) is a bank holding company that was incorporated under Virginia law in 1993. The Company conducts its primary operations through two wholly owned subsidiaries, Middleburg Bank (the “Bank”) and Middleburg Investment Group, Inc., both of which are chartered under Virginia law. The Company has one other wholly owned subsidiary, MFC Capital Trust II, which is a Delaware Business Trust that the Company formed in connection with the issuance of trust preferred debt in December 2003.
Middleburg Bank
The Bank opened for business on July 1, 1924 and has continuously offered banking products and services to surrounding communities since that date. The Bank has seven full service facilities and two limited service facilities. The main office is located at 111 West Washington Street, Middleburg, Virginia 20117. The Bank has two full service facilities and one limited service facility in Leesburg, Virginia. Other full service facilities are located in Ashburn, Purcellville, Reston and Warrenton, Virginia. In February 2007, the Bank opened a limited service facility in Marshall, Virginia.
The Bank serves the Virginia counties of Loudoun, Fairfax and Fauquier. Loudoun County is in northwestern Virginia and included in the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan statistical area. According to the Loudoun County Department of Economic Development, the county’s population was approximately 272,000 as of January 1, 2007, with nearly one-half of the population located in the Company’s markets. The local economy is driven by service industries, including but not limited to professional and technical services requiring a high skill level, federal, state and local government, construction and retail trade. Fairfax County is in northern Virginia and is included in the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan statistical area. According to the latest data on Fairfax County’s Web Site, the county’s population was approximately 1,041,200 as of January 1, 2007. The local economy is driven by service industries and federal, state and local governments. Fauquier County is in northern Virginia and is included in the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan statistical area. Fauquier County’s population was approximately 62,900, according to the latest data published as of May 1, 2006. The local economy is driven by service industries and agriculture.
The Bank has one wholly owned subsidiary, Middleburg Bank Service Corporation. Middleburg Bank Service Corporation is a partner in a limited liability company, Bankers Title Shenandoah, LLC, which sells title insurance to its members. Middleburg Bank Service Corporation has also invested in two other limited liability companies, Virginia Bankers Insurance Center, LLC and Bankers Investment Group, LLC. Virginia Bankers Insurance Center, LLC acts as a broker for insurance sales for its member banks and Bankers Investment Group act as a broker dealer for sales of investment products to clients of its member banks.
On April 15, 2003, the Bank acquired 40% of the issued and outstanding membership interest units of Southern Trust Mortgage, LLC. The Bank acquired the membership interest units in equal proportion from the seven members of Southern Trust Mortgage, all of whom owned, in the aggregate, the remaining issued and outstanding units of Southern Trust Mortgage at that time. The Bank’s ownership interest in Southern Trust Mortgage changed to 41.8% on January 1, 2006 with the withdrawal of one of the members in Southern Trust Mortgage. Southern Trust Mortgage is a regional mortgage
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lender headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia and has offices in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Middleburg Investment Group
Middleburg Investment Group is a non-bank holding company that was formed in the fourth quarter of 2005. In December 2005, the Company transferred its investments in Tredegar Trust Company and Gilkison Patterson Investment Advisors, Inc. to Middleburg Investment Group. As part of the transfer, the names of both subsidiary companies were changed. Tredegar Trust Company became Middleburg Trust Company, and Gilkison Patterson Investment Advisors, Inc. became Middleburg Investment Advisors, Inc. Both subsidiaries are wholly owned by Middleburg Investment Group.
Middleburg Trust Company is chartered under Virginia law and opened for business in January 1994. Its main office is located at 821 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Middleburg Trust Company serves primarily the greater Richmond area including the counties of Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover, Goochland and Powhatan. Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the greater Richmond area had an estimated population in excess of 1.0 million in 2006 based on the 2000 U. S. Census. Middleburg Trust Company also serves the counties of Fairfax, Fauquier and Loudoun with staff located within several of the Bank’s facilities.
Middleburg Investment Advisors, Inc. is an investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Its main office is located at 1901 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 22311. Middleburg Investment Advisors primarily serves the District of Columbia metropolitan area including contingent markets in Virginia and Maryland but also has clients in 22 other states.
Products and Services
The Company, through its subsidiaries, offers a wide range of banking, fiduciary and investment management services to both individuals and small businesses. The banking services include various types of checking and savings deposit accounts, and the making of business, real estate, development, mortgage, home equity, automobile and other installment, demand and term loans. Also, the Bank offers ATMs at eight facilities, internet banking, travelers’ checks, money orders, safe deposit rentals, collections, notary public, wire services and other traditional bank services to its clients. Middleburg Trust Company provides a variety of investment management and fiduciary services including trust and estate settlement. Middleburg Trust Company can also serve as escrow agent, attorney-in-fact, guardian of property or trustee of an IRA. Middleburg Investment Advisors provides fee based investment management services for its clients.
The Company is currently in the middle of implementing a new business strategy. Under this strategy, all of its financial services are available at a single branch, known as a financial service center. The financial service centers are larger than most traditional retail banking branches in order to allow commercial, mortgage, retail and wealth management personnel and services to be readily available to serve clients. By working together in the financial service center and the market, the team at each financial service center becomes more effective in expanding the relationships with current clients and new clients. The Company’s goal is to create, preserve and ultimately transfer the wealth of its clients.
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Employees
As of December 31, 2006, the Company had a total of 168 full time equivalent employees. The Company considers relations with its employees to be excellent. The Company’s employees are not represented by a collective bargaining unit.
SEC Filings
The Company maintains an internet website at www.middleburgfinancial.com. Shareholders of the Company and the public may access the Company’s periodic and current reports (including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports) filed with or furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, through the “Investor Relations” section of the Company’s website. The reports are made available on this website as soon as practicable following the filing of the reports with the SEC. The information is free of charge and may be reviewed, downloaded and printed from the website at any time.
Segment Reporting
The Company has decentralized the management for its two principal business activities into two segments: banking services and trust and investment advisory services. Revenue from banking activities consists primarily of interest earned on loans and investment securities and service charges on deposit accounts. Through the Bank’s 41.8% investment in Southern Trust Mortgage, the Company also recognizes its share of the net income from the Southern Trust Mortgage investment in the other income section of the Bank’s income statement.
Revenues from trust and investment advisory activities are comprised mostly of fees based upon the market value of the accounts under administration. The trust and investment advisory services are conducted by the two subsidiaries of Middleburg Investment Group – Middleburg Trust Company and Middleburg Investment Advisors.
The banking segment has assets in custody with Middleburg Trust Company and accordingly pays Middleburg Trust Company a monthly fee. The banking segment also pays interest to both Middleburg Trust Company and Middleburg Investment Advisors on deposit accounts each company has at the Bank. Middleburg Investment Advisors pays the Company a management fee each month for accounting and other services provided. Transactions related to these relationships are eliminated to reach consolidated totals.
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The following tables present segment information for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.
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Revenues: |
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Interest income | $ 45,368 |
| $ 62 |
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| $ 45,398 |
| $ 36,193 |
| $ 47 |
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| $ 36,212 |
Trust and investment advisory |
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fee income | -- |
| 4,209 |
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| 4,114 |
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| 4,045 |
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| 3,940 |
Other income | 4,041 |
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| 4,001 |
| 5,127 |
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| 5,081 |
Total operating income | 49,409 |
| 4,272 |
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| 53,513 |
| 41,320 |
| 4,087 |
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| 45,233 |
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Interest expense | 18,519 |
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| 18,487 |
| 11,624 |
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| 11,596 |
Salaries and employee benefits | 11,407 |
| 2,283 |
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| 13,690 |
| 11,199 |
| 2,041 |
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| 13,240 |
Provision for loan losses | 499 |
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| 499 |
| 1,744 |
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| 1,744 |
Other | 8,202 |
| 1,454 |
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| 9,520 |
| 7,564 |
| 1,262 |
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| 8,680 |
Total operating expenses | 38,627 |
| 3,737 |
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| 42,196 |
| 32,131 |
| 3,303 |
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Income before income taxes | 10,782 |
| 535 |
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| 11,317 |
| 9,189 |
| 784 |
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| 9,973 |
Provision for income taxes | 3,045 |
| 254 |
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| 2,458 |
| 341 |
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| 2,799 |
Net income | $ 7,737 |
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Total assets | $ 767,185 |
| $ 7,147 |
| $ (2,027) |
| $ 772,305 |
| $ 733,734 |
| $ 7,557 |
| $ (1,380) |
| $ 739,911 |
Capital expenditures | $ 909 |
| $ 49 |
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| $ 3,685 |
Competition
The Company faces significant competition for both loans and deposits. Competition for loans comes from commercial banks, savings and loan associations and savings banks, mortgage banking subsidiaries of regional commercial banks, subsidiaries of national mortgage bankers, insurance companies, and other institutional lenders. Its most direct competition for deposits has historically come from savings and loan associations and savings banks, commercial banks, credit unions and other financial institutions. Based upon total deposits at June 30, 2006 as reported to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”), the Company had the second largest share of deposits with 17.9% market share among the banking organizations operating in Loudoun County, Virginia. The Company’s Reston location, as of the latest FDIC report, had 0.02% of the $39.5 billion in deposits in the Fairfax County market. The Company’s Warrenton location, as of the latest FDIC report, had 1.99% of the $1.1 billion in deposits in the Fauquier County market. The Company also faces competition for deposits from short-term money market mutual funds and other corporate and government securities funds.
Middleburg Trust Company competes for clients and accounts with banks, other financial institutions and money managers. Even though many of these institutions have been engaged in the trust or investment management business for a considerably longer period of time than Middleburg Trust Company and have significantly greater resources, Middleburg Trust Company has grown through its commitment to quality trust and investment management services and a local community approach to business.
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Middleburg Investment Advisors competes for its clients and accounts with other money managers and investment brokerage firms. Like the rest of the Company, Middleburg Investment Advisors is dedicated to quality service and high investment performance for its clients. Middleburg Investment Advisors has successfully operated in its markets for 25 years.
Lending Activities
Credit Policies
The principal risk associated with each of the categories of loans in the Bank’s portfolio is the creditworthiness of its borrowers. Within each category, such risk is increased or decreased, depending on prevailing economic conditions. In an effort to manage the risk, the Bank’s loan policy gives loan amount approval limits to individual loan officers based on their position and level of experience. The risk associated with real estate mortgage loans, commercial and consumer loans varies, based on market employment levels, consumer confidence, fluctuations in the value of real estate and other conditions that affect the ability of borrowers to repay indebtedness. The risk associated with real estate construction loans varies, based on the supply and demand for the type of real estate under construction.
The Bank has written policies and procedures to help manage credit risk. The Bank utilizes an outside third party loan review process that includes regular portfolio reviews to establish loss exposure and to ascertain compliance with the Bank’s loan policy.
The Bank has three levels of lending authority. Individual loan officers are the first level and are limited to their lending authority. The second level is the Officers Loan Committee, which is composed of four officers of the Bank, including the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and the Senior Lending Officer. The Officers Loan Committee approves loans that exceed the individual loan officers’ lending authority and reviews loans to be presented to the Directors Loan Committee. The Directors Loan Committee is composed of six Directors, of which five are independent Directors. The Directors Loan Committee approves new, modified and renewed credits that exceed Officer Loan Committee authorities. The Chairman of the Directors Loan Committee is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank. A quorum is reached when four committee members are present, of which at least three must be independent Directors. An application requires four votes to receive approval by this committee. In addition, the Directors Loan Committee reports all new loans reviewed and approved to the Bank’s Board of Directors monthly. Monthly reports shared with the Directors Loan Committee include names and monetary amounts of all new credits in excess of $12,500 or which had been extended; a watch list including names, monetary amounts, risk rating and payment status; non accruals and charge offs as recommended and a list of overdrafts in excess of $1,500 and which have been overdrawn more than four days. The Directors Loan Committee also reviews lending policies proposed by management.
In the normal course of business, the Bank makes various commitments and incurs certain contingent liabilities that are disclosed but not reflected in its annual financial statements including commitments to extend credit. At December 31, 2006, commitments to extend credit totaled $103.3 million.
Construction Lending
The Bank makes local construction loans, primarily residential, and land acquisition and development loans. The construction loans are primarily secured by residential houses under construction and the underlying land for which the loan was obtained. At December 31, 2006, construction, land and land development loans outstanding were $69.0 million, or 12.1%, of total loans. Approximately 90% of
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these loans are concentrated in the Loudoun and Fauquier County, Virginia markets. The average life of a construction loan is approximately 12 months and it reprices monthly to meet the market, typically the prime interest rate plus one percent. Because the interest rate charged on these loans floats with the market, the construction loans help the Company in managing its interest rate risk. Construction lending entails significant additional risks, compared with residential mortgage lending. Construction loans often involve larger loan balances concentrated with single borrowers or groups of related borrowers. Another risk involved in construction lending is attributable to the fact that loan funds are advanced upon the security of the land or home under construction, which value is estimated prior to the completion of construction. Thus, it is more difficult to evaluate accurately the total loan funds required to complete a project and related loan-to-value ratios. To mitigate the risks associated with construction lending, the Bank generally limits loan amounts to 75% to 85% of appraised value, in addition to analyzing the creditworthiness of its borrowers. The Bank also obtains a first lien on the property as security for its construction loans and typically requires personal guarantees from the borrowing entity’s principal owners.
Commercial Business Loans
Commercial business loans generally have a higher degree of risk than residential mortgage loans, but have higher yields. To manage these risks, the Bank generally obtains appropriate collateral and personal guarantees from the borrowing entity’s principal owners and monitors the financial condition of its business borrowers. Residential mortgage loans generally are made on the basis of the borrower’s ability to make repayment from his employment and other income and are secured by real estate whose value tends to be readily ascertainable. In contrast, commercial business loans typically are made on the basis of the borrower’s ability to make repayment from cash flow from its business and are secured by business assets, such as commercial real estate, accounts receivable, equipment and inventory. As a result, the availability of funds for the repayment of commercial business loans is substantially dependent on the success of the business itself. Furthermore, the collateral for commercial business loans may depreciate over time and generally cannot be appraised with as much precision as residential real estate. The Bank has an outside third party loan review and monitoring process to regularly assess the repayment ability of commercial borrowers. At December 31, 2006, commercial loans totaled $37.5 million, or 6.6% of total loans.
Commercial Real Estate Lending
Commercial real estate loans are secured by various types of commercial real estate in the Bank’s market area, including multi-family residential buildings, commercial buildings and offices, small shopping centers and churches. At December 31, 2006, commercial real estate loans aggregated $216.2 million, or 38.0%, of the Bank’s total loans.
In its underwriting of commercial real estate, the Bank may lend, under internal policy, up to 80% of the secured property’s appraised value. Commercial real estate lending entails significant additional risk, compared with residential mortgage lending. Commercial real estate loans typically involve larger loan balances concentrated with single borrowers or groups of related borrowers. Additionally, the payment experience on loans secured by income producing properties is typically dependent on the successful operation of a business or a real estate project and thus may be subject, to a greater extent, to adverse conditions in the real estate market or in the economy generally. The Bank’s commercial real estate loan underwriting criteria require an examination of debt service coverage ratios and the borrower’s creditworthiness, prior credit history and reputation. The Bank also evaluates the location of the security property and typically requires personal guarantees or endorsements of the borrowing entity’s principal owners.
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One-to-Four-Family Residential Real Estate Lending
Residential lending activity may be generated by the Bank’s loan originator solicitation, referrals by real estate professionals, existing or new bank clients and purchases of whole loans from Southern Trust Mortgage. Loan applications are taken by a Bank loan officer. As part of the application process, information is gathered concerning income, employment and credit history of the applicant. Loans are underwritten using the Bank’s underwriting guidelines. Security for the majority of the Bank’s residential lending is in the form of owner occupied one-to-four-family dwellings. The valuation of residential collateral is provided by independent fee appraisers who have been approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors.
The Bank also originates a non-conforming adjustable rate mortgage (“ARM”) product with a higher entry level rate and margin than that of the conforming adjustable rate products. This non-conforming loan provides yet another outlet for loans not meeting secondary market guidelines. The Bank keeps these loans in its loan portfolio. Interest rates on ARM products offered by the Bank are tied to fixed rates issued by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta plus a spread. The Bank’s ARM products contain interest rate caps at adjustment periods and rate ceilings based on a cap over and above the original interest rate.
At December 31, 2006, $229.0 million, or 40.2%, of the Bank’s loan portfolio consisted of one-to-four-family residential real estate loans and home equity lines. Of the $229.0 million, $141.7 million were fixed rate mortgages while the remaining $87.3 million were adjustable rate mortgages. The fixed rate loans are typically 3, 5, 7 or 10 year balloon loans amortized over a 30 year period. The Bank has about $71.2 million in fixed rate loans that have maturities of 15 years or greater. Approximately $41.7 million of fixed rate loans have maturities of 5 years or less.
In connection with residential real estate loans, the Bank requires title insurance, hazard insurance and, if required, flood insurance. Flood determination letters with life of loan tracking are obtained on all federally related transactions with improvements serving as security for the transaction.
Consumer Lending
The Bank offers various secured and unsecured consumer loans, including unsecured personal loans and lines of credit, automobile loans, deposit account loans, installment and demand loans and home equity lines of credit and loans. At December 31, 2006, the Bank had consumer loans of $15.3 million or 2.7% of total loans. Such loans are generally made to clients with which the Bank has a pre-existing relationship. The Bank currently originates all of its consumer loans in its geographic market area. Most of the consumer loans are tied to the prime lending rate and reprice monthly.
Consumer loans may entail greater risk than residential mortgage loans, particularly in the case of consumer loans that are unsecured, such as lines of credit, or secured by rapidly depreciable assets such as automobiles. In such cases, any repossessed collateral for a defaulted consumer loan may not provide an adequate source of repayment of the outstanding loan balance as a result of the greater likelihood of damage, loss or depreciation. The remaining deficiency often does not warrant further substantial collection efforts against the borrower. In addition, consumer loan collections are dependent on the borrower’s continuing financial stability, and thus are more likely to be adversely affected by job loss, divorce, illness or personal bankruptcy. Furthermore, the application of various federal and state laws, including federal and state bankruptcy and insolvency laws, may limit the amount which can be recovered on such loans. Such loans may also give rise to claims and defenses by a consumer borrower against an assignee of collateral securing the loan such as the Bank, and a borrower may be able to assert against
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such assignee claims and defenses which it has against the seller of the underlying collateral. Consumer loan delinquencies often increase over time as the loans age.
The underwriting standards employed by the Bank for consumer loans include a determination of the applicant’s payment history on other debts and an assessment of ability to meet existing obligations and payments on the proposed loan. The stability of the applicant’s monthly income may be determined by verification of gross monthly income from primary employment, and additionally from any verifiable secondary income. Although creditworthiness of the applicant is of primary consideration, the underwriting process also includes an analysis of the value of the security in relation to the proposed loan amount.
Supervision and Regulation
General
As a bank holding company, the Company is subject to regulation under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the examination and reporting requirements of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. As a state-chartered commercial bank, the Bank is subject to regulation, supervision and examination by the Virginia State Corporation Commission’s Bureau of Financial Institutions. It is also subject to regulation, supervision and examination by the Federal Reserve Board. Other federal and state laws, including various consumer and compliance laws, govern the activities of the Bank, the investments that it makes and the aggregate amount of loans that it may grant to one borrower.
The following description summarizes the significant federal and state laws applicable to the Company and its subsidiaries. To the extent that statutory or regulatory provisions are described, the description is qualified in its entirety by reference to that particular statutory or regulatory provision.
The Bank Holding Company Act
Under the Bank Holding Company Act, the Company is subject to periodic examination by the Federal Reserve and required to file periodic reports regarding its operations and any additional information that the Federal Reserve may require. Activities at the bank holding company level are limited to:
| • | banking, managing or controlling banks; |
| • | furnishing services to or performing services for its subsidiaries; and |
| • | engaging in other activities that the Federal Reserve has determined by regulation or order to be so closely related to banking as to be a properly incidental to these activities. |
Some of the activities that the Federal Reserve Board has determined by regulation to be proper incidents to the business of a bank holding company include making or servicing loans and specific types of leases, performing specific data processing services and acting in some circumstances as a fiduciary or investment or financial adviser.
With some limited exceptions, the Bank Holding Company Act requires every bank holding company to obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve before:
| • | acquiring substantially all the assets of any bank; |
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| • | acquiring direct or indirect ownership or control of any voting shares of any bank if after such acquisition it would own or control more than 5% of the voting shares of such bank (unless it already owns or controls the majority of such shares); or |
| • | merging or consolidating with another bank holding company. |
In addition, and subject to some exceptions, the Bank Holding Company Act and the Change in Bank Control Act, together with their regulations, require Federal Reserve approval prior to any person or company acquiring “control” of a bank holding company. Control is conclusively presumed to exist if an individual or company acquires 25% or more of any class of voting securities of the bank holding company. Control is rebuttably presumed to exist if a person acquires 10% or more, but less than 25%, of any class of voting securities and either has registered securities under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or no other person owns a greater percentage of that class of voting securities immediately after the transaction. The regulations provide a procedure for challenging this rebuttable control presumption.
In November 1999, Congress enacted the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (the “GLBA”), which made substantial revisions to the statutory restrictions separating banking activities from other financial activities. Under the GLBA, bank holding companies that are well-capitalized and well-managed and meet other conditions can elect to become “financial holding companies.” As financial holding companies, they and their subsidiaries are permitted to acquire or engage in previously impermissible activities such as insurance underwriting, securities underwriting and distribution, travel agency activities, insurance agency activities, merchant banking and other activities that the Federal Reserve determines to be financial in nature or complementary to these activities. Financial holding companies continue to be subject to the overall oversight and supervision of the Federal Reserve, but the GLBA applies the concept of functional regulation to the activities conducted by subsidiaries. For example, insurance activities would be subject to supervision and regulation by state insurance authorities. Although the Company has not elected to become a financial holding company in order to exercise the broader activity powers provided by the GLBA, the Company will likely elect do so in the future.
Payment of Dividends
The Company is a legal entity separate and distinct from its banking and non-banking subsidiaries. The majority of the Company’s revenues are from dividends paid to the Company by its subsidiaries. The Bank is subject to laws and regulations that limit the amount of dividends it can pay. In addition, both the Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory restrictions relating to the payment of dividends, including requirements to maintain capital at or above regulatory minimums. Banking regulators have indicated that banking organizations should generally pay dividends only if the organization’s net income available to common shareholders over the past year has been sufficient to fully fund the dividends and the prospective rate of earnings retention appears consistent with the organization’s capital needs, asset quality and overall financial condition. The Company does not expect that any of these laws, regulations or policies will materially affect the ability of the Bank to pay dividends. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Bank paid $13.5 million in dividends to the Company, and the non-banking subsidiaries paid $740,000 to the Company.
The FDIC has the general authority to limit the dividends paid by insured banks if the payment is deemed an unsafe and unsound practice. The FDIC has indicated that paying dividends that deplete a bank’s capital base to an inadequate level would be an unsound and unsafe banking practice.
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Insurance of Accounts, Assessments and Regulation by the FDIC
The deposits of the Bank are insured by the FDIC up to the limits set forth under applicable law. The deposits of the Bank subsidiary are subject to the deposit insurance assessments of the Deposit Insurance Fund (“DIF”) of the FDIC.
The FDIC has implemented a risk-based deposit insurance assessment system under which the assessment rate for an insured institution may vary according to regulatory capital levels of the institution and other factors, including supervisory evaluations. For example, depository institutions insured by the DIF that are “well capitalized” and that present few or no supervisory concerns are required to pay a minimum assessment of between 0.05% and 0.07% of assessable deposits annually for deposit insurance, while all other banks are required to pay premiums ranging from 0.10% to 0.43% of assessable deposits. These rate schedules are subject to future adjustments by the FDIC. In addition, the FDIC has authority to impose special assessments from time to time.
The FDIC is authorized to prohibit any DIF-insured institution from engaging in any activity that the FDIC determines by regulation or order to pose a serious threat to the respective insurance fund. Also, the FDIC may initiate enforcement actions against banks, after first giving the institution’s primary regulatory authority an opportunity to take such action. The FDIC may terminate the deposit insurance of any depository institution if it determines, after a hearing, that the institution has engaged or is engaging in unsafe or unsound practices, is in an unsafe or unsound condition to continue operations, or has violated any applicable law, regulation, order or any condition imposed in writing by the FDIC. It also may suspend deposit insurance temporarily during the hearing process for the permanent termination of insurance, if the institution has no tangible capital. If deposit insurance is terminated, the deposits at the institution at the time of termination, less subsequent withdrawals, shall continue to be insured for a period from six months to two years, as determined by the FDIC. The Company is not aware of any existing circumstances that could result in termination of any of the Bank’s deposit insurance.
Capital Requirements
The Federal Reserve Board has issued risk-based and leverage capital guidelines applicable to banking organizations that it supervises. Under the risk-based capital requirements, the Company and the Bank are each generally required to maintain a minimum ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets (including certain off-balance sheet activities, such as standby letters of credit) of 8%. At least half of the total capital must be composed of “Tier 1 Capital,” which is defined as common equity, retained earnings and qualifying perpetual preferred stock, less certain intangibles. The remainder may consist of “Tier 2 Capital,” which is defined as specific subordinated debt, some hybrid capital instruments and other qualifying preferred stock and a limited amount of the loan loss allowance. In addition, each of the federal banking regulatory agencies has established minimum leverage capital requirements for banking organizations. Under these requirements, banking organizations must maintain a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to adjusted average quarterly assets equal to 4%, subject to federal bank regulatory evaluation of an organization’s overall safety and soundness. In sum, the capital measures used by the federal banking regulators are:
| • | the Total Capital ratio, which is the total of Tier 1 Capital and Tier 2 Capital; |
| • | the Tier 1 Capital ratio; and |
| • | the leverage ratio. |
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Under these regulations, a bank will be:
| • | “well capitalized” if it has a Total Capital ratio of 10% or greater, a Tier 1 Capital ratio of 6% or greater, and is not subject to any written agreement, order, capital directive, or prompt corrective action directive by a federal bank regulatory agency to meet and maintain a specific capital level for any capital measure; |
| • | “adequately capitalized” if it has a Total Capital ratio of 8% or greater, a Tier 1 Capital ratio of 4% or greater, and a leverage ratio of 4% or greater – or 3% in certain circumstances – and is not well capitalized; |
| • | “undercapitalized” if it has a Total Capital ratio of less than 8%, a Tier 1 Capital ratio of less than 4% - or 3% in certain circumstances; |
| • | “significantly undercapitalized” if it has a Total Capital ratio of less than 6%, a Tier 1 Capital ratio of less than 3%, or a leverage ratio of less than 3%; or |
| • | “critically undercapitalized” if its tangible equity is equal to or less than 2% of average quarterly tangible assets. |
The risk-based capital standards of the Federal Reserve Board explicitly identify concentrations of credit risk and the risk arising from non-traditional activities, as well as an institution’s ability to manage these risks, as important factors to be taken into account by the agency in assessing an institution’s overall capital adequacy. The capital guidelines also provide that an institution’s exposure to a decline in the economic value of its capital due to changes in interest rates be considered by the agency as a factor in evaluating a banking organization’s capital adequacy.
The FDIC may take various corrective actions against any undercapitalized bank and any bank that fails to submit an acceptable capital restoration plan or fails to implement a plan accepted by the FDIC. These powers include, but are not limited to, requiring the institution to be recapitalized, prohibiting asset growth, restricting interest rates paid, requiring prior approval of capital distributions by any bank holding company that controls the institution, requiring divestiture by the institution of its subsidiaries or by the holding company of the institution itself, requiring new election of directors, and requiring the dismissal of directors and officers. The Company and the Bank presently maintain sufficient capital to remain in compliance with these capital requirements.
Other Safety and Soundness Regulations
There are a number of obligations and restrictions imposed on bank holding companies and their depository institution subsidiaries by federal law and regulatory policy that are designed to reduce potential loss exposure to the depositors of such depository institutions and to the FDIC insurance funds in the event that the depository institution is insolvent or is in danger of becoming insolvent. For example, under the requirements of the Federal Reserve Board with respect to bank holding company operations, a bank holding company is required to serve as a source of financial strength to its subsidiary depository institutions and to commit resources to support such institutions in circumstances where it might not do so otherwise. In addition, the “cross-guarantee” provisions of federal law require insured depository institutions under common control to reimburse the FDIC for any loss suffered or reasonably anticipated by the FDIC as a result of the insolvency of commonly controlled insured depository institutions or for any assistance provided by the FDIC to commonly controlled insured depository institutions in danger of failure. The FDIC may decline to enforce the cross-guarantee provision if it
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determines that a waiver is in the best interests of the deposit insurance funds. The FDIC’s claim for reimbursement under the cross guarantee provisions is superior to claims of shareholders of the insured depository institution or its holding company but is subordinate to claims of depositors, secured creditors and nonaffiliated holders of subordinated debt of the commonly controlled insured depository institutions.
Monetary Policy
The commercial banking business is affected not only by general economic conditions but also by the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve Board. The instruments of monetary policy employed by the Federal Reserve Board include open market operations in United States government securities, changes in the discount rate on member bank borrowing and changes in reserve requirements against deposits held by all federally insured banks. The Federal Reserve Board’s monetary policies have had a significant effect on the operating results of commercial banks in the past and are expected to continue to do so in the future. In view of changing conditions in the national and international economy and in the money markets, as well as the effect of actions by monetary fiscal authorities, including the Federal Reserve Board, no prediction can be made as to possible future changes in interest rates, deposit levels, loan demand or the business and earnings of the Bank.
Federal Reserve System
In 1980, Congress enacted legislation that imposed reserve requirements on all depository institutions that maintain transaction accounts or non-personal time deposits. NOW accounts, money market deposit accounts and other types of accounts that permit payments or transfers to third parties fall within the definition of transaction accounts and are subject to these reserve requirements, as are any non-personal time deposits at an institution. For net transaction accounts in 2007, the first $8.5 million will be exempt from reserve requirements, compared to $7.8 million in 2006. A three percent reserve ratio will be assessed on net transaction accounts over $8.5 million up to and including $37.3 million, compared to $7.8 million up to and including $40.5 million in 2006. A ten percent reserve ratio will be applied above $37.3 million in 2007, compared to $40.5 million in 2006. These percentages are subject to adjustment by the Federal Reserve Board. Because required reserves must be maintained in the form of vault cash or in a non-interest-bearing account at, or on behalf of, a Federal Reserve Bank, the effect of the reserve requirement is to reduce the amount of the institution’s interest-earning assets.
Transactions with Affiliates
Transactions between banks and their affiliates are governed by Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act. An affiliate of a bank is any bank or entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such bank. Generally, Sections 23A and 23B:
| • | limit the extent to which a bank or its subsidiaries may engage in “covered transactions” with any one affiliate to an amount equal to 10% of such institution’s capital stock and surplus, and maintain an aggregate limit on all such transactions with affiliates to an amount equal to 20% of such capital stock and surplus, and |
| • | require that all such transactions be on terms substantially the same, or at least as favorable, to the association or subsidiary as those provided to a nonaffiliate. |
The term “covered transaction” includes the making of loans, purchase of assets, issuance of a guarantee and similar other types of transactions.
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Loans to Insiders
The Federal Reserve Act and related regulations impose specific restrictions on loans to directors, executive officers and principal shareholders of banks. Under Section 22(h) of the Federal Reserve Act, loans to a director, an executive officer and to a principal shareholder of a bank, and some affiliated entities of any of the foregoing, may not exceed, together with all other outstanding loans to such person and affiliated entities, the bank’s loan-to-one borrower limit. Loans in the aggregate to insiders and their related interests as a class may not exceed two times the bank’s unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus until the bank’s total assets equal or exceed $100,000,000, at which time the aggregate is limited to the bank’s unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus. Section 22(h) also prohibits loans, above amounts prescribed by the appropriate federal banking agency, to directors, executive officers and principal shareholders of a bank or bank holding company, and their respective affiliates, unless such loan is approved in advance by a majority of the board of directors of the bank with any “interested” director not participating in the voting. The FDIC has prescribed the loan amount, which includes all other outstanding loans to such person, as to which such prior board of director approval is required, as being the greater of $25,000 or 5% of capital and surplus (up to $500,000). Section 22(h) requires that loans to directors, executive officers and principal shareholders be made on terms and underwriting standards substantially the same as offered in comparable transactions to other persons.
Community Reinvestment Act
Under the Community Reinvestment Act and related regulations, depository institutions have an affirmative obligation to assist in meeting the credit needs of their market areas, including low and moderate-income areas, consistent with safe and sound banking practice. The Community Reinvestment Act requires the adoption by each institution of a Community Reinvestment Act statement for each of its market areas describing the depository institution’s efforts to assist in its community’s credit needs. Depository institutions are periodically examined for compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act and are periodically assigned ratings in this regard. Banking regulators consider a depository institution’s Community Reinvestment Act rating when reviewing applications to establish new branches, undertake new lines of business, and/or acquire part or all of another depository institution. An unsatisfactory rating can significantly delay or even prohibit regulatory approval of a proposed transaction by a bank holding company or its depository institution subsidiaries.
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and federal bank regulators have made various changes to the Community Reinvestment Act. Among other changes, Community Reinvestment Act agreements with private parties must be disclosed and annual reports must be made to a bank’s primary federal regulator. A bank holding company will not be permitted to become a financial holding company and no new activities authorized under the GLBA may be commenced by a holding company or by a bank financial subsidiary if any of its bank subsidiaries received less than a “satisfactory” rating in its latest Community Reinvestment Act examination.
Fair Lending; Consumer Laws
In addition to the Community Reinvestment Act, other federal and state laws regulate various lending and consumer aspects of the banking business. Governmental agencies, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, have become concerned that prospective borrowers experience discrimination in their efforts to obtain loans from depository and other lending institutions. These agencies have brought litigation against depository institutions alleging discrimination against borrowers. Many of these suits have been settled, in some cases for material sums, short of a full trial.
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These governmental agencies have clarified what they consider to be lending discrimination and have specified various factors that they will use to determine the existence of lending discrimination under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act, including evidence that a lender discriminated on a prohibited basis, evidence that a lender treated applicants differently based on prohibited factors in the absence of evidence that the treatment was the result of prejudice or a conscious intention to discriminate, and evidence that a lender applied an otherwise neutral non-discriminatory policy uniformly to all applicants, but the practice had a discriminatory effect, unless the practice could be justified as a business necessity.
Banks and other depository institutions also are subject to numerous consumer-oriented laws and regulations. These laws, which include the Truth in Lending Act, the Truth in Savings Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Fair Housing Act, require compliance by depository institutions with various disclosure requirements and requirements regulating the availability of funds after deposit or the making of some loans to clients.
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999
The GLBA covers a broad range of issues, including a repeal of most of the restrictions on affiliations among depository institutions, securities firms and insurance companies. The following description summarizes some of its significant provisions.
The GLBA permits unrestricted affiliations between banks and securities firms. It also permits bank holding companies to elect to become financial holding companies. A financial holding company may engage in or acquire companies that engage in a broad range of financial services, including securities activities such as underwriting, dealing, investment, merchant banking, insurance underwriting, sales and brokerage activities. In order to become a financial holding company, the bank holding company and all of its affiliated depository institutions must be well-capitalized, well-managed and have at least a satisfactory Community Reinvestment Act rating.
The GLBA provides that the states continue to have the authority to regulate insurance activities, but prohibits the states in most instances from preventing or significantly interfering with the ability of a bank, directly or through an affiliate, to engage in insurance sales, solicitations or cross-marketing activities. Although the states generally must regulate bank insurance activities in a nondiscriminatory manner, the states may continue to adopt and enforce rules that specifically regulate bank insurance activities in specific areas identified under the law. Under the new law, the federal bank regulatory agencies adopted insurance consumer protection regulations that apply to sales practices, solicitations, advertising and disclosures.
The GLBA adopts a system of functional regulation under which the Federal Reserve Board is designated as the umbrella regulator for financial holding companies, but financial holding company affiliates are principally regulated by functional regulators such as the FDIC for state nonmember bank affiliates, the SEC for securities affiliates, and state insurance regulators for insurance affiliates. It repeals the broad exemption of banks from the definitions of “broker” and “dealer” for purposes of the Exchange Act, as amended. It also identifies a set of specific activities, including traditional bank trust and fiduciary activities, in which a bank may engage without being deemed a “broker,” and a set of activities in which a bank may engage without being deemed a “dealer.” Additionally, the new law makes conforming changes in the definitions of “broker” and “dealer” for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
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The GLBA contains extensive customer privacy protection provisions. Under these provisions, a financial institution must provide to its customers, both at the inception of the customer relationship and on an annual basis, the institution’s policies and procedures regarding the handling of customers’ nonpublic personal financial information. The law provides that, except for specific limited exceptions, an institution may not provide such personal information to unaffiliated third parties unless the institution discloses to the customer that such information may be so provided and the customer is given the opportunity to opt out of such disclosure. An institution may not disclose to a non-affiliated third party, other than to a consumer reporting agency, customer account numbers or other similar account identifiers for marketing purposes. The GLBA also provides that the states may adopt customer privacy protections that are more strict than those contained in the act.
Bank Secrecy Act
Under the Bank Secrecy Act, a financial institution is required to have systems in place to detect certain transactions, based on the size and nature of the transaction. Financial institutions are generally required to report cash transactions involving more than $10,000 to the United States Treasury. In addition, financial institutions are required to file suspicious activity reports for transactions that involve more than $5,000 and that the financial institution knows, suspects or has reason to suspect, involves illegal funds, is designed to evade the requirements of the BSA or has no lawful purpose. The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, enacted in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, requires bank regulators to consider a financial institution’s compliance with the BSA when reviewing applications from a financial institution. As part of its BSA program, the USA PATRIOT Act also requires a financial institution to follow implemented customer identification procedures when opening accounts for new customers and to review lists of individuals and entities that are prohibited from opening accounts at financial institutions.
Future Regulatory Uncertainty
Because federal regulation of financial institutions changes regularly and is the subject of constant legislative debate, the Company cannot forecast how federal regulation of financial institutions may change in the future and impact its operations. Although Congress in recent years has sought to reduce the regulatory burden on financial institutions with respect to the approval of specific transactions, the Company fully expects that the financial institution industry will remain heavily regulated in the near future and that additional laws or regulations may be adopted further regulating specific banking practices.
Middleburg Trust Company
Middleburg Trust Company operates as a trust subsidiary of Middleburg Investment Group. It is subject to supervision and regulation by the Virginia State Corporation Commission’s Bureau of Financial Institutions and the Federal Reserve Board.
State and federal regulators have substantial discretion and latitude in the exercise of their supervisory and regulatory authority over Middleburg Trust Company, including the statutory authority to promulgate regulations affecting the conduct of business and the operations of Middleburg Trust Company. They also have the ability to exercise substantial remedial powers with respect to Middleburg Trust Company in the event that it determines that Middleburg Trust Company is not in compliance with applicable laws, orders or regulations governing its operations, is operating in an unsafe or unsound manner, or is engaging in any irregular practices.
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Middleburg Investment Advisors
Middleburg Investment Advisors operates as a non-banking subsidiary of Middleburg Investment Group, which is a subsidiary of the Company. It is subject to supervision and regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. The Investment Advisors Act of 1940 requires registered investment advisers to comply with numerous and pervasive obligations, including, among other things, record-keeping requirements, operational procedures, registration and reporting and disclosure obligations. State regulatory authorities also provide similar oversight and regulation.
ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS |
The Company’s operations are subject to many risks that could adversely affect our future financial condition and performance and, therefore, the market value of our securities. The risk factors applicable to us are the following:
We may not be able to successfully manage our growth or implement our growth strategies, which may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
A key aspect of our business strategy is our continued growth and expansion. Our ability to continue to grow depends, in part, upon our ability to:
| • | open new financial service centers; |
| • | attract deposits to those locations; and |
| • | identify attractive loan and investment opportunities. |
We may not be able to successfully implement our growth strategy if we are unable to identify attractive markets, locations or opportunities to expand in the future. Our ability to manage our growth successfully also will depend on whether we can maintain capital levels adequate to support our growth, maintain cost controls and asset quality and successfully integrate any new financial service centers into our organization.
As we continue to implement our growth strategy by opening new financial service centers, we expect to incur construction costs and increased personnel, occupancy and other operating expenses. We generally must absorb those higher expenses while we continue to generate new deposits, and there is a further time lag involved in redeploying new deposits into attractively priced loans and other higher yielding earning assets. Thus, our plans to grow could depress our earnings in the short run, even if we efficiently execute this growth.
Our future success is dependent on our ability to compete effectively in the highly competitive banking industry.
Our banking subsidiary faces vigorous competition from banks and other financial institutions, including savings and loan associations, savings banks, finance companies and credit unions for deposits, loans and other financial services in our market area. A number of these banks and other financial institutions are significantly larger than we are and have substantially greater access to capital and other resources, as well as larger lending limits and branch systems, and offer a wider array of banking services. Our non-banking subsidiary faces competition from money managers and investment brokerage firms.
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To a limited extent, our banking subsidiary also competes with other providers of financial services, such as money market mutual funds, brokerage firms, consumer finance companies, insurance companies and governmental organizations, which may offer more favorable financing than we can. Many of our non-bank competitors are not subject to the same extensive regulations that govern us. As a result, these non-bank competitors have advantages over us in providing certain services. This competition may reduce or limit our margins and our market share and may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
We may incur losses if we are unable to successfully manage interest rate risk.
Our profitability will depend in substantial part upon the spread between the interest rates earned on investments and loans and interest rates paid on deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities. Changes in interest rates will affect our operating performance and financial condition in diverse ways including the pricing of securities, loans and deposits, the volume of loan originations in our mortgage banking business and the value we can recognize on the sale of mortgage and home equity loans in the secondary market. We attempt to minimize our exposure to interest rate risk, but we will be unable to eliminate it. Based on our asset/liability position at December 31, 2006, a rise in interest rates would reduce our net interest income in the short term. Our net interest spread will depend on many factors that are partly or entirely outside our control, including competition, federal economic, monetary and fiscal policies, and economic conditions generally.
Our concentration in loans secured by real estate may increase our credit losses, which would negatively affect our financial results.
We offer a variety of secured loans, including commercial lines of credit, commercial term loans, real estate, construction, home equity, consumer and other loans. Many of our loans are secured by real estate (both residential and commercial) in our market area. At December 31, 2006, approximately 38.0% and 40.2% of our $569.5 million total loan portfolio were secured by commercial and residential real estate, respectively. A major change in the real estate market, such as a deterioration in the value of this collateral, or in the local or national economy, could adversely affect our clients’ ability to pay these loans, which in turn could negatively impact us. While we are in one of the fastest growing real estate markets in the United States, risk of loan defaults and foreclosures are unavoidable in the banking industry, and we try to limit our exposure to this risk by monitoring our extensions of credit carefully. We cannot fully eliminate credit risk, and as a result credit losses may occur in the future.
We may be adversely affected by economic conditions in our market area.
Our banking operations are located primarily in the Virginia counties of Loudoun, Fairfax and Fauquier. Because our lending is concentrated in this market, we will be affected by the general economic conditions in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Changes in the economy may influence the growth rate of our loans and deposits, the quality of the loan portfolio and loan and deposit pricing. A significant decline in general economic conditions caused by inflation, recession, unemployment or other factors beyond our control would impact the demand for banking products and services generally, which could negatively affect our financial condition and performance.
A loss of our senior officers could impair our relationship with our clients and adversely affect our business.
Many community banks attract customers based on the personal relationships that the banks’ officers and customers establish with each other and the confidence that the customers have in the officers. We depend on the performance of our senior officers. These officers have many years of
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experience in the banking industry and have numerous contacts in our market area. The loss of the services of any of our senior officers, or the failure of any of them to perform management functions in the manner anticipated by our board of directors, could have a material adverse effect on our business. Our success will be dependent upon the board’s ability to attract and retain quality personnel, including these individuals. We do not carry key man life insurance on our senior officers.
Many of the loans in our loan portfolio are too new to show any sign of problems.
Due to the economic growth in our market area and the opening of new financial service centers, a significant portion of our loans have been originated in the past several years, and 34.0% were originated in the last 18 months. In general, loans do not begin to show signs of credit deterioration or default until they have been outstanding for some period of time, a process known as ‘seasoning.” As a result, a portfolio of older loans will usually behave more predictably than a newer portfolio. Although we believe we have conservative underwriting standards, it is more difficult to assess the future performance of the loan portfolio due to the recent origination of many of the loans. Thus, there can be no assurance that charge-offs in the future periods will not exceed the allowance for loan losses or that additional increases in the allowance for loan losses will not be required.
If we need additional capital in the future to continue our growth, we may not be able to obtain it on terms that are favorable. This could negatively affect our performance and the value of our common stock.
Our business strategy calls for continued growth. We anticipate that we will be able to support this growth through the generation of additional deposits at new branch locations as well as investment opportunities. However, we may need to raise additional capital in the future to support our continued growth and to maintain our capital levels. Our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional securities will depend primarily upon our financial condition and the condition of financial markets at that time. We may not be able to obtain additional capital in the amounts or on terms satisfactory to us. Our growth may be constrained if we are unable to raise additional capital as needed.
Our profitability and the value of your investment may suffer because of rapid and unpredictable changes in the highly regulated environment in which we operate.
We are subject to extensive supervision by several governmental regulatory agencies at the federal and state levels. Recently enacted, proposed and future banking legislation and regulations have had, and will continue to have, or may have a significant impact on the financial services industry. These regulations, which are intended to protect depositors and not our shareholders, and the interpretation and application of them by federal and state regulators, are beyond our control, may change rapidly and unpredictably and can be expected to influence our earnings and growth. Our success depends on our continued ability to maintain compliance with these regulations. Some of these regulations may increase our costs and thus place other financial institutions that are not subject to similar regulation in stronger, more favorable competitive positions.
Revenue from our mortgage lending investment is sensitive to changes in economic conditions, decreased economic activity, a slowdown in the housing market or higher interest rates, all of which may adversely impact our profits.
Maintaining our revenue stream from our investment in Southern Trust Mortgage is dependent upon its ability to originate loans and sell them to investors. Loan production levels are sensitive to changes in economic conditions and can suffer from decreased economic activity, a slowdown in the housing market or higher interest rates. Generally, any sustained period of decreased economic activity or
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higher interest rates could adversely affect Southern Trust Mortgage’s mortgage originations and, consequently, reduce its income from mortgage lending activities. As a result, these conditions may ultimately adversely affect our net income.
Because we have less than a majority of the ownership interest in Southern Trust Mortgage, its management may make decisions that are not in our best interest.
We, through our bank subsidiary hold, 41.8% of the ownership interest in Southern Trust Mortgage. Because we do not own a majority of the voting rights in Southern Trust Mortgage, we are unable to control the board of directors or management. The management of Southern Trust Mortgage may make decisions that are not in our best interest and reduce the value of either our investment or the revenue stream that it provides through mortgage operations. If this occurs, it may adversely affect our net income and our balance sheet.
Banking regulators have broad enforcement power, but regulations are meant to protect depositors, and not investors.
We are subject to supervision by several governmental regulatory agencies. Bank regulations, and the interpretation and application of them by regulators, are beyond our control, may change rapidly and unpredictably and can be expected to influence earnings and growth. In addition, these regulations may limit our growth and the return to investors by restricting activities such as the payment of dividends, mergers with, or acquisitions by, other institutions, investments, loans and interest rates, interest rates paid on deposits and the creation of financial service centers. Information on the regulations that impact us is included in “Supervision and Regulation” beginning on page 10 above. Although these regulations impose costs on us, they are intended to protect depositors, and should not be assumed to protect the interest of shareholders. The regulations to which we are subject may not always be in the best interest of investors.
ITEM 1B. | UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS |
| None. |
ITEM 2. | PROPERTIES |
The Company has adopted a business model whereby all of its financial services will be available at each branch, known as a financial service center location. The financial service centers are larger than most traditional retail branches in order to allow commercial, mortgage, retail and wealth management personnel and services to be readily available to serve clients.
The headquarters building of the Company and the Bank, which also serves as a financial service center, was completed in 1981 and is a two-story building of brick construction, with approximately 18,000 square feet of floor space, located at 111 West Washington Street, Middleburg, Virginia 20117. The office operates nine teller windows, including three drive-up facilities and one stand-alone automatic teller machine. The Bank owns the headquarters building.
The Purcellville facility was purchased in 1994. Renovations to double the size of the facility for the conversion into a financial service center were completed during 2005. The new facility is a one-story building with a basement of brick construction, with approximately 6,400 square feet of floor space, located at 431 East Main Street, Purcellville, Virginia 20132. The office operates five teller windows, a
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client service desk, two drive-up facilities and one drive-up automatic teller machine. The Bank owns this building.
The Catoctin Circle, Leesburg facility was completed in 1997 and is a two-story building of brick construction, with approximately 6,000 square feet of floor space, located at 102 Catoctin Circle, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia 20175. The office operates five teller windows, including three drive-up facilities and one drive-up automatic teller machine. The Bank also owns this building.
The Fort Evans Road, Leesburg facility was completed in July 2002 and is a one-story building of brick construction with approximately 3,500 square feet of floor space, located at 211 Fort Evans Road, NE, Leesburg, Virginia 20176. The office operates five teller windows, including three drive-up facilities and one drive-up automatic teller machine. The Bank owns this building.
The Leesburg limited service facility, located at 200 North King Street, was leased beginning April 1999. The leased space consists of 200 square feet with one teller window and a stand-alone automated teller machine. Transactions in this location are limited to paying and receiving teller functions. The initial term of this lease was five years, with two additional renewal periods of five years each. The lease is in the first renewal period and will expire March 31, 2008. The annual lease expense associated with this location is $6,400.
The Ashburn facility, which is leased, opened in June 1999 and consists of 3,400 square feet of office space at 20955 Professional Plaza, Suite 100, Ashburn, Virginia 20147. The office is a full service facility with five teller windows, three drive-up facilities and a drive-up automated teller machine. The initial term of the lease is 15 years, expiring May 31, 2014, with two five-year renewal options. The annual lease expense associated with this location is $101,000.
The Reston facility opened in November 2004 and consists of a one-story building of brick construction with approximately 3,500 square feet of floor space, located at 1779 Fountain Drive, Reston, Virginia, 20190. The office is a financial service center with three double-stack drive-up facilities and a drive-up automated teller machine. The Bank owns this building but leases the land upon which it resides. The initial term of the lease is 15 years, expiring October 31, 2019, with two five-year renewal options. The annual lease expense associated with this location is $226,000.
The Warrenton facility opened in October 2005 and consists of one-story building of brick construction with approximately 3,500 square feet of floor space, located at 530 Blackwell Road, Warrenton, Virginia, 20186. The office is a financial service center with a non-visible teller line with four tellers, a client service desk, a remote teller station, two drive-up lanes and a drive-up automated teller machine. The Bank leases this office. The initial term of the lease is 20 years, expiring February 28, 2025, with four five-year renewal options. The annual lease expense associated with this location is $151,000.
The Leesburg operations building was completed June 2002. The building is Class A office space and is home to the deposit operations, loan operations, credit administration, mortgage banking and data processing departments of the Bank and the information technology, human resources, training, and marketing departments of the Company. This building is a two story building with 18,000 square feet of floor space, located at 106 Catoctin Circle, SE, Leesburg, Virginia 20175. The Bank owns this building.
Middleburg Trust Company leases its main office at 821 East Main Street in Richmond, Virginia. The lease is for a term of 15 years and will expire November 30, 2015, with no renewal options. The annual lease expense associated with this location is $183,000.
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Middleburg Investment Advisors leases its main office at 1901 North Beauregard Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia, 22311. The lease, which was entered into in May 2003, is for a term of 5 years, with no renewal options. The space includes approximately 3,500 square feet of office space and 900 square feet of storage. The annual lease expense associated with this location is $109,000.
The Marshall limited service facility, located at 8383 West Main Street, was leased beginning December 1, 2006. The leased space consists of 328 square feet. Transactions in this location are limited to paying and receiving teller functions. The initial term of this lease is three years, with two additional renewal periods of one year each. The lease is in its initial term and will expire November 30, 2009. The annual lease expense associated with this location is $10,800.
All of the Company’s properties are in good operating condition and are adequate for the Company’s present and anticipated future needs.
ITEM 3. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
There are no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company is a party or of which the property of the Company is subject.
ITEM 4. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
No matters were submitted during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report to a vote of security holders of the Company.
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PART II
ITEM 5. | MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES |
Market Price and Dividends
Shares of the Company’s Common Stock trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market (formerly known as the Nasdaq SmallCap Market) under the symbol “MBRG.” The high and low sale prices per share for the Company’s Common Stock for each quarter of 2005 and 2006, and the amount of cash dividends per share in each quarter, are set forth in the table below.
Market Price and Dividends
| Sales Price ($) | Dividends ($) | |
| High | Low |
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2005: 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter |
38.85 33.00 36.25 36.53 |
31.71 29.00 29.05 29.31 |
0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 |
2006: 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter |
36.25 35.73 34.75 36.99 |
30.63 29.55 30.65 33.50 |
0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 |
As of March 12, 2007, the Company had approximately 502 shareholders of record and at least 2,180 additional beneficial owners of shares of Common Stock.
Dividend Policy
The Company historically has paid cash dividends on a quarterly basis. The final determination of the timing, amount and payment of dividends on the Common Stock is at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors and will depend upon the earnings of the Company and its subsidiaries, principally the Bank, the financial condition of the Company and other factors, including general economic conditions and applicable governmental regulations and policies as discussed in Item 1., “Business – Supervision and Regulation – Payment of Dividends,” above. The Company or the Bank has paid regular cash dividends for over 212 consecutive quarters.
The Company is organized under the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, which prohibits the payment of a dividend if, after giving it effect, the corporation would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of business or if the corporation’s total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities plus the amount that would be needed, if the corporation were to be dissolved, to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of any preferred shareholders.
The Company is a legal entity separate and distinct from its subsidiaries. Its ability to distribute cash dividends will depend primarily on the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to it, and the Bank is subject to laws and regulations that limit the amount of dividends that it can pay. As a state member bank,
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the Bank is subject to certain restrictions imposed by the reserve and capital requirements of federal and Virginia banking statutes and regulations. Under Virginia law, a bank may not declare a dividend in excess of its undivided profits. Additionally, the Bank may not declare a dividend if the total amount of all dividends, including the proposed dividend, declared by it in any calendar year exceeds the total of its retained net income of that year to date, combined with its retained net income of the two preceding years, unless the dividend is approved by the Federal Reserve.
The Federal Reserve and the state of Virginia have the general authority to limit the dividends paid by insured banks if the payment is deemed an unsafe and unsound practice. Both the state of Virginia and the Federal Reserve have indicated that paying dividends that deplete a bank’s capital base to an inadequate level would be an unsound and unsafe banking practice. Under the Federal Reserve’s regulations, the Bank may not declare or pay any dividend in excess of its net income for the current year plus any retained net income from the prior two calendar years. The Bank may also not declare or pay a dividend without the approval of its board and two-thirds of its shareholders if the dividend would exceed its undivided profits, as reported to the Federal Reserve.
In addition, the Company is subject to certain regulatory requirements to maintain capital at or above regulatory minimums. These regulatory requirements regarding capital affect its dividend policies. The Federal Reserve has indicated that a bank holding company should generally pay dividends only if its net income available to common shareholders over the past year has been sufficient to fully fund the dividends, and the prospective rate of earnings retention appears consistent with the organization’s capital needs, asset quality and overall financial condition.
Stock Repurchases
The Company did not repurchase any shares of Common Stock during the fourth quarter of 2006. On June 16, 1999, the Company adopted a repurchase plan, which authorized management to purchase up to $5 million of the Company’s common stock from time to time. Subsequently, the plan was amended to authorize management to purchase up to 100,000 shares and to eliminate the $5 million limit.
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Stock Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative total return to the shareholders of the Company for the last five fiscal years with the total return on the NASDAQ Composite Index and the SNL $500M-$1B Bank Index as reported by SNL Financial LC, assuming an investment of $100 in shares of Common Stock on December 31, 2001, and the reinvestment of dividends.
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Index | 12/31/01 | 12/31/02 | 12/31/03 | 12/31/04 | 12/30/05 | 12/31/06 |
Middleburg Financial Corporation | $100.00 | $133.08 | $233.56 | $223.55 | $188.69 | $232.09 |
NASDAQ Composite | 100.00 | 68.76 | 103.67 | 113.16 | 115.57 | 127.58 |
SNL $500M-$1B Bank Index | 100.00 | 127.67 | 184.09 | 208.62 | 217.57 | 247.44 |
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following consolidated summary sets forth the Company’s selected financial data for the periods and at the dates indicated. The selected financial data have been derived from the Company’s audited financial statements for each of the five years that ended December 31, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002.
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| 2006 |
| 2005 |
| 2004 |
| 2003 |
| 2002 |
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| (In thousands, except ratios and per share data) | ||||||||
Balance Sheet Data: |
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Assets (1) |
| $772,305 |
| $739,911 |
| $606,121 |
| $509,404 |
| $425,284 |
Loans, net |
| 564,750 |
| 520,511 |
| 345,703 |
| 258,112 |
| 209,800 |
Securities |
| 135,435 |
| 149,591 |
| 174,388 |
| 194,581 |
| 163,673 |
Deposits |
| 570,599 |
| 551,432 |
| 424,879 |
| 369,986 |
| 328,903 |
Shareholders’ equity |
| 77,898 |
| 53,476 |
| 51,562 |
| 47,327 |
| 41,410 |
Average shares outstanding, basic (2) |
| 4,132 |
| 3,803 |
| 3,804 |
| 3,770 |
| 3,642 |
Average shares outstanding, diluted (2) |
| 4,223 |
| 3,906 |
| 3,920 |
| 3,867 |
| 3,726 |
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Income Statement Data: |
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Interest income |
| $45,398 |
| $36,212 |
| $26,667 |
| $24,780 |
| $23,758 |
Interest expense |
| 18,487 |
| 11,596 |
| 6,033 |
| 5,576 |
| 6,524 |
Net interest income |
| 26,911 |
| 24,616 |
| 20,634 |
| 19,204 |
| 17,234 |
Provision for loan losses |
| 499 |
| 1,744 |
| 796 |
| 575 |
| 300 |
Net interest income after |
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|
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|
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provision for loan losses |
| 26,412 |
| 22,872 |
| 19,838 |
| 18,629 |
| 16,934 |
Non-interest income |
| 8,420 |
| 8,945 |
| 8,476 |
| 9,499 |
| 7,312 |
Securities gains (losses) |
| (305) |
| 76 |
| 118 |
| 422 |
| (73) |
Non-interest expense |
| 23,210 |
| 21,920 |
| 18,559 |
| 16,887 |
| 15,526 |
Income before income taxes |
| 11,317 |
| 9,973 |
| 9,873 |
| 11,663 |
| 8,647 |
Income taxes |
| 3,299 |
| 2,799 |
| 2,781 |
| 3,444 |
| 2,335 |
Net income |
| 8,018 |
| 7,174 |
| 7,092 |
| 8,219 |
| 6,312 |
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Per Share Data: (2) |
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Net income, basic |
| $1.94 |
| $1.89 |
| $1.86 |
| $2.18 |
| $1.73 |
Net income, diluted |
| 1.90 |
| 1.84 |
| 1.81 |
| 2.13 |
| 1.69 |
Cash dividends |
| 0.76 |
| 0.76 |
| 0.76 |
| 0.69 |
| 0.60 |
Book value at period end |
| 17.29 |
| 14.05 |
| 13.54 |
| 12.44 |
| 11.18 |
Tangible book value at period end |
| 16.06 |
| 12.50 |
| 11.90 |
| 10.72 |
| 9.31 |
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Asset Quality Ratios: |
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Non-performing loans to period end loans |
| 0.00% |
| 0.02% |
| 0.00% |
| 0.14% |
| 0.50% |
Non-performing loans to total assets |
| 0.00 |
| 0.00 |
| 0.00 |
| 0.07 |
| 0.25 |
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans |
| 0.01 |
| 0.00 |
| (0.01) |
| 0.11 |
| 0.03 |
Allowance for loan losses to loans |
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outstanding at end of period |
| 0.98 |
| 0.98 |
| 0.98 |
| 1.00 |
| 1.09 |
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Selected Ratios: |
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Return on average assets |
| 1.05% |
| 1.05% |
| 1.29% |
| 1.78% |
| 1.62% |
Return on average equity |
| 12.25 |
| 13.65 |
| 14.31 |
| 18.27 |
| 17.24 |
Dividend payout |
| 39.41 |
| 40.21 |
| 40.76 |
| 31.69 |
| 34.58 |
Efficiency ratio (3) |
| 63.85 |
| 63.32 |
| 61.92 |
| 57.00 |
| 60.93 |
Net interest margin (4) |
| 3.97 |
| 4.11 |
| 4.29 |
| 4.75 |
| 5.04 |
Equity to assets |
| 10.09 |
| 7.23 |
| 8.51 |
| 9.30 |
| 9.74 |
Tier 1 risk-based capital |
| 12.79 |
| 11.10 |
| 14.20 |
| 14.40 |
| 14.80 |
Total risk-based capital |
| 13.70 |
| 12.00 |
| 15.10 |
| 15.60 |
| 15.63 |
Leverage |
| 10.26 |
| 8.70 |
| 10.20 |
| 11.30 |
| 10.56 |
| (1) | Amounts have been adjusted to reflect the application of FASB Interpretation No. 46R. The common equity portion of the Trust Preferred entities has been deconsolidated and is included in Assets for all years reported. |
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| (2) | Amounts have been adjusted to reflect a two-for-one stock split of the Common Stock in October 2003. |
| (3) | The efficiency ratio is a key performance indicator in the Company’s industry. The Company monitors this ratio in tandem with other key indicators for signals of potential trends that should be considered when making decisions regarding strategies related to such areas as asset liability management, business line development, and growth and expansion planning. The ratio is computed by dividing non-interest expense by the sum of net interest income on a tax equivalent basis and non-interest income, net of any securities gains or losses. It is a measure of the relationship between operating expenses to earnings. Net interest income on a tax equivalent basis for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002 were $27,705,000, $25,435,000, $21,507,000, $20,135,000 and $18,188,000. See Item 7., “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation – Critical Accounting Policies,” below for additional information. |
| (4) | Net interest margin is calculated by dividing tax equivalent net interest income by total average earning assets. |
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION
The following discussion provides information about the major components of the results of operations and financial condition, liquidity, and capital resources of the Company. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. It should also be read in conjunction with the “Caution About Forward Looking Statements” section at the end of this discussion.
Overview
The Company is headquartered in Middleburg, Virginia and conducts its primary operations through two wholly owned subsidiaries, the Bank and Middleburg Investment Group. The Bank is a community bank serving Loudoun, Fairfax and Fauquier County, Virginia with seven full service facilities and two limited service facility. Middleburg Investment Group is a non-bank holding company with two wholly owned subsidiaries, Middleburg Trust Company and Middleburg Investment Advisors. Middleburg Trust Company is a trust company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Middleburg Investment Advisors is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia serving clients in 24 states.
The Company generates a significant amount of its income from the net interest income earned by the Bank. Net interest income is the difference between interest income and interest expense. Interest income depends on the amount of interest-earning assets outstanding during the period and the interest rates earned thereon. The Bank’s cost of money is a function of the average amount of deposits and borrowed money outstanding during the period and the interest rates paid thereon. The quality of the assets further influences the amount of interest income lost on non-accrual loans and the amount of additions to the allowance for loan losses. Middleburg Investment Group’s subsidiaries, Middleburg Trust Company and Middleburg Investment Advisors, generate fee income by providing investment management and trust services to its clients. Investment management and trust fees are generally based upon the value of assets under management, and, therefore can be significantly affected by fluctuation in the values of securities caused by changes in the capital markets.
In 2006, the Company continued to realize the benefit of high growth rates in both assets and net interest income. By December 31, 2006, total assets reached $772.3 million, an increase of 4.4%. Total assets at December 31, 2005 were $739.9 million. Total loans grew 8.5% from $524.8 million at December 31, 2005 to $569.5 million at December 31, 2006, without sacrificing credit quality. Considering the current interest rate environment, the Company has been cautious about the amount and type of loan growth it has added to the loan portfolio. Due to this focus, there were no non-accrual loans at December 31, 2006. At December 31, 2006, Purcellville, Reston and Warrenton, the financial service centers that were fully operative under the business model, had outstanding loans of $26.1 million, $34.1 million and $75.3 million, respectively.
Total deposits increased $19.2 million from $551.4 million at December 31, 2005 to $570.6 million at December 31, 2006. Low cost deposits, including demand checking, interest checking and savings decreased $5.5 million or 1.7% from the year ended December 31, 2005 to $320.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. Higher cost time deposits, excluding brokered certificates of deposit, increased 24.5% or $31.4 million from the year ended December 31, 2005 to $159.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The increases in both lower cost and higher cost deposits contributed to the 59.4% increase in interest expense.
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The net interest margin declined from 4.11% for the year ended December 31, 2005 to 3.97% for the year ended December 31, 2006. The decline is attributed to both the lower yields earned on loan growth due to the flattening of the yield curve and the steady rise in shorter term interest rates on deposits and borrowed money to fund the earning asset growth. Non-interest expenses grew 5.9% for the 2006 year compared to 2005. Because of the Company’s plans for growth and expansion, it is expected that non-interest expense growth rates may exceed this level in the future. The Company is focused on keeping increases in non-interest expense low in the future. The Company remains well capitalized with risk-adjusted core capital and total capital ratios well above the regulatory minimums. Asset quality measures also remained consistently strong throughout the year. The loan loss provision increased, when compared to 2005, primarily due to loan growth.
With the creation of Middleburg Investment Group, the Company has expanded the integration of Middleburg Trust Company, Middleburg Investment Advisors and the Bank’s investment services department into a more focused wealth management program for all of the Company’s clients. The Company intends to make each of its wealth management services available within all of its financial service centers. Also, through the affiliation with Southern Trust Mortgage, the Bank plans to continue to increase its loan portfolio by purchasing high credit quality, low loan to value first deeds of trusts on residential property. The Bank plans to continue its focus on low cost deposit growth with advertising campaigns and product development. Management has developed a growth strategy that includes expansion into Sterling, Virginia (Loudoun County) in 2007. Other markets under consideration include Herndon and Chantilly (Fairfax County). Management will look for key lenders in those markets to join the Company’s team to generate earning assets and awareness prior to the facility opening.
The Company is not aware of any current recommendations by any regulatory authorities that, if they were implemented, would have a material effect on the registrant’s liquidity, capital resources or results of operations.
Recent Financial Developments
In February 2007, the Company opened a limited service facility in Marshall, Virginia. The Company is currently leasing a 900 square foot office. The Company plans to expand its presence in this community in the future.
In December 2006, the Company exercised the call option on its trust preferred securities issued by ICBI Capital Trust I. The total amount of the redemption was $10.3 million. The Company funded the redemption with dividends received from the Bank in December 2006. The weighted average rate of the trust preferred securities was 8.82% in 2006 and 6.36% over the life of the issuance.
In July 2006, the Company issued 676,552 shares of its common stock in a public offering. The public price of $31.00 per share, less the underwriters’ commissions and expenses of the offering, resulted in net proceeds of $19.5 million to the Company. Subsequently, the Company invested $19.0 million of the net proceeds in the Bank. The increase in capital allows the Company to continue to implement its business strategy, particularly in regards to expanding its market presence through additional financial service centers and integrating its financial services. As the Company and the Bank continue to grow, both will remain well capitalized under capital adequacy guidelines as a result of the increase in capital.
In May 2006, one of the owners of an interest in Southern Trust Mortgage withdrew from the partnership. The departure of the owner changed the Bank’s ownership percentage to 41.8%. Prior to the departure, the Bank’s ownership interest was 40.0%.
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The Company had $13.9 million in brokered deposits at December 31, 2005. During the second quarter of 2006 the Company issued $11.4 million in brokered certificates of deposit. At December 31, 2006, $25.1 million of the brokered certificates remained outstanding. These new brokered certificates of deposits contributed a 2.1% increase in total deposits at December 31, 2006.
Critical Accounting Policies
General
The financial condition and results of operations presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements, the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements and this section are, to a large degree, dependent upon the accounting policies of the Company. The selection and application of these accounting policies involve judgments, estimates, and uncertainties that are susceptible to change.
Presented below is discussion of those accounting policies that management believes are the most important (“Critical Accounting Policies”) to the portrayal and understanding of the Bank’s financial condition and results of operations. The Critical Accounting Policies require management’s most difficult, subjective and complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain. In the event that different assumptions or conditions were to prevail, and depending upon the severity of such changes, the possibility of materially different financial condition or results of operations is a reasonable likelihood.
Allowance for Loan Losses
The Bank monitors and maintains an allowance for loan losses to absorb an estimate of probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The Bank maintains policies and procedures that address the systems of controls over the following areas of maintenance of the allowance: the systematic methodology used to determine the appropriate level of the allowance to provide assurance they are maintained in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; the accounting policies for loan charge-offs and recoveries; the assessment and measurement of impairment in the loan portfolio; and the loan grading system.
The Bank evaluates various loans individually for impairment as required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 114, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan, and SFAS No. 118, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan – Income Recognition and Disclosures. Loans evaluated individually for impairment include non-performing loans, such as loans on non-accrual, loans past due by 90 days or more, restructured loans and other loans selected by management. The evaluations are based upon discounted expected cash flows or collateral valuations. If the evaluation shows that a loan is individually impaired, then a specific reserve is established for the amount of impairment. If a loan evaluated individually is not impaired, then the loan is assessed for impairment under SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies, with a group of loans that have similar characteristics.
For loans without individual measures of impairment, the Bank makes estimates of losses for groups of loans as required by SFAS No. 5. Loans are grouped by similar characteristics, including the type of loan, the assigned loan grade and the general collateral type. A loss rate reflecting the expected loss inherent in a group of loans is derived based upon estimates of default rates for a given loan grade, the predominant collateral type for the group and the terms of the loan. The resulting estimate of losses for groups of loans are adjusted for relevant environmental factors and other conditions of the portfolio of loans, including: borrower and industry concentrations; levels and trends in delinquencies, charge-offs and recoveries; changes in underwriting standards and risk selection; level of experience, ability and depth of lending management; and national and local economic conditions.
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The amount of estimated impairment for individually evaluated loans and groups of loans is added together for a total estimate of loans losses. This estimate of losses is compared to the allowance for loan losses of the Bank as of the evaluation date and, if the estimate of losses is greater than the allowance, an additional provision to the allowance would be made. If the estimate of losses is less than the allowance, the degree to which the allowance exceeds the estimate is evaluated to determine whether the allowance falls outside a range of estimates. If the estimate of losses is below the range of reasonable estimates, the allowance would be reduced by way of a credit to the provision for loan losses. The Bank recognizes the inherent imprecision in estimates of losses due to various uncertainties and variability related to the factors used, and therefore a reasonable range around the estimate of losses is derived and used to ascertain whether the allowance is too high. If different assumptions or conditions were to prevail and it is determined that the allowance is not adequate to absorb the new estimate of probable losses, an additional provision for loan losses would be made, which amount may be material to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Intangibles and Goodwill
The Company has approximately $5.6 million in intangible assets and goodwill at December 31, 2006, a decrease of $338,000 since December 31, 2005. On April 1, 2002, the Company acquired Middleburg Investment Advisors, a registered investment advisor, for $6.0 million. Approximately $5.9 million of the purchase price was allocated to intangible assets and goodwill. In connection with this investment, a purchase price valuation (using SFAS Nos. 141 and 142 as a guideline) was completed to determine the appropriate allocation to identified intangibles. The valuation concluded that approximately 42% of the purchase price was related to the acquisition of client relationships with an amortizable life of 15 years. Another 19% of the purchase price was allocated to a non-compete agreement with an amortizable life of 7 years. The remainder of the purchase price has been allocated to goodwill. Approximately $1.0 million of the $5.6 million in intangible assets and goodwill at December 31, 2006 is attributable to the Company’s investment in Middleburg Trust Company.
The purchase price allocation process requires management estimates and judgment as to expectations for the life span of various client relationships as well as the value that key members of management add to the success of the Company. For example, client attrition rates were determined based upon assumptions that the past five years may predict the future. If the actual attrition rates, among other assumptions, differed from the estimates and judgments used in the purchase price allocation, the amounts recorded in the Consolidated Financial Statements could result in a possible impairment of the intangible assets and goodwill or require an acceleration in the amortization expense.
In addition, SFAS No. 142 requires that goodwill be tested annually using a two-step process. The first step is to identify a potential impairment. The second step measures the amount of the impairment loss, if any. Processes and procedures have been identified for the two-step process.
When the Company completes its ongoing review of the recoverability of intangible assets and goodwill, factors that are considered important to determining whether an impairment might exist include loss of clients acquired or significant withdrawals of the assets currently under management and/or early retirement or termination of key members of management. Any changes in the key management estimates or judgments could result in an impairment charge, and such a charge could have an adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.
Tax-Equivalent Interest Income
Tax-equivalent interest income is gross interest income adjusted for the non-taxable interest income earned on loans, municipal securities and corporate securities, which are dividend-received deduction eligible. The effective tax rate of 34% is used in calculating tax equivalent income related to loans, municipal securities and corporate securities. A dividend-received deduction of 70% is used in determining tax-equivalent income related to corporate securities, as well.
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Results of Operations
Net Income
Net income for 2006 was $8.0 million, an increase of 11.8% from net income for 2005 of $7.2 million. Net income for 2005 increased 1.2% from 2004’s net income of $7.1 million. For 2006, earnings per diluted share were $1.90 compared to $1.84 and $1.81 for 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Return on average assets (“ROA”) measures how effectively the Company employs its assets to produce net income. The ROA for the Company remained unchanged at 1.05% for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The ROA for 2004 was 1.29%. Return on average equity (“ROE”), another measure of earnings performance, indicates the amount of net income earned in relation to the total equity capital invested. ROE decreased to 12.3% for the year ended December 31, 2006. ROE was 13.7% and 14.3% for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
The following table reflects an analysis of the Company’s net interest income using the daily average balances of the Company’s assets and liabilities during the years indicated. Non-accrual loans are included in the loan balances.
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Average Balances, Income and Expenses, Yields and Rates
(Years Ended December 31)
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| 2005 |
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| 2004 |
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Securities: |
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Taxable | $ 113,978 |
| $ 5,641 |
| 4.95% |
| $ 131,007 |
| $ 5,649 |
| 4.31% |
| $ 147,868 |
| $ 6,333 |
| 4.28% |
Tax-exempt (1) (2) | 31,992 |
| 2,330 |
| 7.28% |
| 32,773 |
| 2,404 |
| 7.34% |
| 35,770 |
| 2,552 |
| 7.13% |
Total securities | $ 145,970 |
| $ 7,971 |
| 5.46% |
| $ 163,780 |
| $ 8,053 |
| 4.92% |
| $ 183,638 |
| $ 8,885 |
| 4.84% |
Loans |
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Taxable | $ 550,805 |
| $ 38,156 |
| 6.93% |
| $ 453,566 |
| $ 28,940 |
| 6.38% |
| $ 313,947 |
| $ 18,597 |
| 5.92% |
Tax-exempt (1) | 77 |
| 7 |
| 9.09% |
| 163 |
| 13 |
| 7.98% |
| 290 |
| 24 |
| 8.28% |
Total loans | $ 550,882 |
| $ 38,163 |
| 6.93% |
| $ 453,729 |
| $ 28,953 |
| 6.38% |
| $ 314,237 |
| $ 18,621 |
| 5.93% |
Federal funds sold | 953 |
| 48 |
| 5.04% |
| 546 |
| 18 |
| 3.30% |
| 2,250 |
| 24 |
| 1.07% |
Interest on money market investments | - |
| - |
| 0.00% |
| - |
| - |
| 0.00% |
| 209 |
| 2 |
| 0.96% |
Interest bearing deposits in |
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other financial institutions | 235 |
| 11 |
| 4.68% |
| 250 |
| 7 |
| 2.80% |
| 732 |
| 8 |
| 1.09% |
Total earning assets | $ 698,040 |
| $ 46,193 |
| 6.62% |
| $ 618,305 |
| $ 37,031 |
| 5.99% |
| $ 501,066 |
| $ 27,540 |
| 5.50% |
Less: allowances for credit losses | (5,377) |
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| (2,933) |
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Total nonearning assets | 68,387 |
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| 64,736 |
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| 48,429 |
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Total assets | $ 761,050 |
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| $ 678,710 |
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| $ 546,562 |
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Interest-bearing deposits: |
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Checking | $ 141,160 |
| $ 3,289 |
| 2.33% |
| $ 95,837 |
| $ 1,111 |
| 1.16% |
| $ 67,314 |
| $ 114 |
| 0.17% |
Regular savings | 54,242 |
| 934 |
| 1.72% |
| 44,784 |
| 555 |
| 1.24% |
| 32,300 |
| 98 |
| 0.30% |
Money market savings | 67,305 |
| 665 |
| 0.99% |
| 88,939 |
| 597 |
| 0.67% |
| 90,872 |
| 453 |
| 0.50% |
Time deposits: |
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$100,000 and over | 97,140 |
| 4,442 |
| 4.57% |
| 77,995 |
| 2,584 |
| 3.31% |
| 56,826 |
| 1,244 |
| 2.19% |
Under $100,000 | 62,609 |
| 2,365 |
| 3.78% |
| 60,764 |
| 1,677 |
| 2.76% |
| 41,433 |
| 961 |
| 2.32% |
Total interest-bearing deposits | $ 422,456 |
| $ 11,695 |
| 2.77% |
| $ 368,319 |
| $ 6,524 |
| 1.77% |
| $ 288,745 |
| $ 2,870 |
| 0.99% |
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Federal Home Loan Bank Advances | 34,795 |
| 1,830 |
| 5.26% |
| 30,563 |
| 1,083 |
| 3.54% |
| 9,841 |
| 160 |
| 1.63% |
Securities sold under agreements |
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to repurchase | 36,838 |
| 1,529 |
| 4.15% |
| 34,696 |
| 934 |
| 2.69% |
| 30,364 |
| 507 |
| 1.67% |
Long-term debt | 68,814 |
| 3,390 |
| 4.93% |
| 65,759 |
| 3,021 |
| 4.59% |
| 57,363 |
| 2,483 |
| 4.33% |
Federal funds purchased | 860 |
| 44 |
| 5.12% |
| 987 |
| 34 |
| 3.44% |
| 814 |
| 13 |
| 1.60% |
Total interest-bearing liabilities | $ 563,763 |
| $ 18,488 |
| 3.28% |
| $ 500,324 |
| $ 11,596 |
| 2.32% |
| $ 387,127 |
| $ 6,033 |
| 1.56% |
Non-interest bearing liabilities |
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Demand deposits | 127,943 |
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| 122,978 |
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| 107,255 |
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Other liabilities | 3,918 |
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| 2,667 |
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| 2,789 |
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Total liabilities | $ 695,624 |
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| $ 625,969 |
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| $ 497,171 |
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Shareholders’ equity | 65,426 |
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| 52,741 |
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| 49,391 |
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Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ 761,050 |
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| $ 678,710 |
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| $ 546,562 |
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Net interest income |
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| $ 25,435 |
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| $ 21,507 |
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Interest rate spread |
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| 3.34% |
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| 3.67% |
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| 3.94% |
Interest expense as a percent of |
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average earning assets |
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| 2.65% |
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| 1.88% |
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| 1.20% |
Net interest margin |
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| 3.97% |
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| 4.11% |
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| 4.29% |
(1) | Income and yields are reported on tax equivalent basis assuming a federal tax rate of 34%. |
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Net Interest Income
Net interest income represents the principal source of earnings of the Company. Net interest income is the amount by which interest generated from earning assets exceeds the expense of funding those assets. Changes in volume and mix of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, as well as their respective yields and rates, have a significant impact on the level of net interest income.
Net interest income on a fully tax-equivalent basis was $27.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. This is an increase of 9.1% over the $25.4 million reported for the same period in 2005. Net interest income for 2005 increased 18.1% over the $21.5 million reported for 2004. The increase in net interest income in 2005 resulted primarily from the 8.5% growth in loans, net of deferred costs and allowance for loan losses. The net interest margin decreased 14 basis points to 3.97% in 2006. The net interest margin is calculated by dividing tax equivalent net interest income by total average earning assets. Because a portion of interest income earned by the Company is nontaxable, the tax equivalent net interest income is considered in the calculation of this ratio. Tax equivalent net interest income is calculated by adding the tax benefit realized from interest income that is nontaxable to total interest income then subtracting total interest expense. The tax rate utilized in calculating the tax benefit for each of 2006 and 2005 is 34%. The reconciliation of tax equivalent net interest income, which is not a measurement under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, to net interest income is reflected in the table below.
Reconciliation of Net Interest Income to
Tax Equivalent Net Interest Income
| For the Year Ended December 31, | ||||
(in thousands) | 2006 |
| 2005 |
| 2004 |
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Interest Income – Loans | $ 38,161 |
| $ 28,949 |
| $ 18,613 |
Interest Income – Investments & Other | 7,237 |
| 7,263 |
| 8,054 |
Interest Expense – Deposits | 11,694 |
| 6,524 |
| 2,870 |
Interest Expense – Other Borrowings | 6,793 |
| 5,072 |
| 3,163 |
Total Net Interest Income | $ 26,911 |
| $ 24,616 |
| $ 20,634 |
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Tax Benefit Realized on Non-Taxable Interest Income – Loans | $ 2 |
| $ 4 |
| $ 8 |
Tax Benefit Realized on Non-Taxable Interest Income – Municipal | 792 |
| 807 |
| 854 |
Tax Benefit Realized on Non-Taxable Interest Income – Corporate | -- |
| 8 |
| 11 |
Total Tax Benefit Realized on Non-Taxable Interest Income | $ 794 |
| $ 819 |
| $ 873 |
Total Tax Equivalent Net Interest Income | $ 27,705 |
| $ 25,435 |
| $ 21,507 |
The increase in net interest income in 2006 resulted from the 12.9% growth in average earning assets. The 63 basis point increase in earning assets yield was offset somewhat by a 96 basis point increase in the cost of funding. The net interest margin decreased during 2006 by 14 basis points to 3.97%. The average balance in the securities portfolio decreased by $17.8 million, while the tax-equivalent yield increased 54 basis points to 5.46%. The average loan portfolio volume increased 21.4%
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during 2006. The average yield on the loan portfolio increased 55 basis points. Loan demand was steady throughout 2006.
The average balance of interest bearing accounts (interest bearing checking, savings and money market accounts) grew 14.4% to $262.7 million at December 31, 2006. The cost of such funding increased 87 basis points over the year ended December 31, 2005. Interest bearing checking increased 47.3% with a corresponding cost increase of 117 basis points. The average balances in certificates of deposit increased 15.1%, while the interest expense associated with these deposits increased 59.8% or $2.5 million The increase of time deposits greater than $100,000 was $19.1 million. These deposits typically have higher cost when compared to all other interest bearing deposits. This category does not include brokered certificates of deposit.
During 2006, the Company’s reliance on other funding sources increased on average by $9.3 million with a related increase in interest expense of $1.7 million. The Company increased its average Federal Home Loan Bank advances by $4.2 million. Much of the increase in borrowings was related to the funding the growth in the Bank’s loan portfolio. Total interest expense for 2006 was $18.5 million, a increase of $6.9 million compared to the total interest expense for 2005.
Management believes that the net interest margin may continue to compress during 2007. Based on conservative internal interest rate risk models and the assumption of a sustained rising rate environment, the Company expects net interest income to trend downward slightly throughout the next 12 months as mortgage related assets extend and funding costs continue to rise. The expected decrease to net interest income could be 2.57% or $699,000 in a 12 month period of rising rates of 200 basis points. It is anticipated that increased growth in earning assets will help mitigate the above mentioned impact to the Company’s net interest margin. The Asset/Liability Management Committee continues to focus on various strategies to maintain the net interest margin.
The average yield on the loan portfolio increased 45 basis points in 2005. Growth in the loan portfolio combined with the increase in loan yields to produce a 55.5% increase in loan interest income. Loan demand continues to remain strong and the Bank has added commercial lenders in markets in which the Bank opened new facilities.
The average balance in the securities portfolio decreased by $19.9 million, while the tax-equivalent yield increased eight basis points to 4.92%. The decrease in balance resulted in a decrease in income of $832,000 or 9.4% for the year ended December 31, 2005, compared with the same period in 2004. The increase in yield helped offset the impact of the decrease in the portfolio balance.
The average balance of low cost interest bearing accounts (interest bearing checking, savings and money market accounts) grew 20.5% to $229.6 million at December 31, 2005. The cost of such funding increased 64 basis points during the year ended December 31, 2005. The average balances in certificates of deposit increased 41.2%, while the cost of such funding increased 83 basis points or $2.1 million as a result of the steady rise in short term interest rates.
During 2005, the Company’s reliance on other funding sources increased on average by $33.6 million with a related increase in interest expense of only $1.9 million. The Company increased its average long term borrowings (from the Federal Home Loan Bank) by $8.4 million. Much of the increase in borrowings was related to the funding the growth in the Bank’s loan portfolio. Total interest expense for 2005 was $11.6 million, an increase of $5.6 million compared to the total interest expense for 2004.
The following table analyzes changes in net interest income attributable to changes in the volume of interest-bearing assets and liabilities compared to changes in interest rates. The change in interest due
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to both volume and rate has been allocated to volume and rate changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each. Non-accruing loans are included in the average outstanding loans.
Volume and Rate Analysis
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Taxable | $ (66) |
| $ 58 |
| $ (8) |
| $ (727) |
| $ 43 |
| $ (684) |
Tax-exempt | (57) |
| (17) |
| (74) |
| (223) |
| 75 |
| (148) |
Loans: |
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Taxable | 6,584 |
| 2,632 |
| 9,216 |
| 8,815 |
| 1,528 |
| 10,343 |
Tax-exempt | (8) |
| 2 |
| (6) |
| (10) |
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| (11) |
Federal funds sold | 18 |
| 12 |
| 30 |
| 3 |
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| (6) |
Interest on money market investments | -- |
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Total earning assets | $ 6,471 |
| $ 2,691 |
| $ 9,162 |
| $ 7,857 |
| $ 1,634 |
| $ 9,491 |
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Interest-Bearing Liabilities: |
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Interest checking | $ 695 |
| $ 1,483 |
| $ 2,178 |
| $ 67 |
| $ 930 |
| $ 997 |
Regular savings deposits | 133 |
| 246 |
| 379 |
| 51 |
| 406 |
| 457 |
Money market deposits | (72) |
| 140 |
| 68 |
| (9) |
| 153 |
| 144 |
Time deposits |
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$100,000 and over | 729 |
| 1,129 |
| 1858 |
| 563 |
| 777 |
| 1,340 |
Under $100,000 | 52 |
| 636 |
| 688 |
| 509 |
| 207 |
| 716 |
Total interest bearing deposits | $ 1,537 |
| $ 3,634 |
| $ 5,171 |
| $ 1,181 |
| $ 2,473 |
| $ 3,654 |
Federal Home Loan Bank |
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advances | $ 166 |
| $ 581 |
| $ 747 |
| $ 592 |
| $ 331 |
| $ 923 |
Securities sold under agreement |
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to repurchase | 61 |
| 534 |
| 595 |
| 81 |
| 346 |
| 427 |
Long-term debt | 144 |
| 225 |
| 369 |
| 379 |
| 159 |
| 538 |
Federal funds purchased | (4) |
| 14 |
| 10 |
| 3 |
| 18 |
| 21 |
Total interest bearing |
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liabilities | $ 1,904 |
| $ 4,988 |
| $ 6,892 |
| $ 2,236 |
| $ 3,327 |
| $ 5,563 |
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Change in net interest income | $ 4,567 |
| $ (2,297) |
| $ 2,270 |
| $ 5,621 |
| $ (1,693) |
| $ 3,928 |
Provision for Loan Losses
The Company’s loan loss provision during 2006 and 2005 was $499,000 and $1.7 million, respectively. The Company is committed to making loan loss provisions that maintain an allowance that
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adequately reflects the risk inherent in the loan portfolio. This commitment is more fully discussed in the “Asset Quality” section below.
Non-interest Income
Non-interest income has been and will continue to be an important factor for increasing profitability. Management recognizes this and continues to review and consider areas where non-interest income can be increased. Non-interest income includes fees generated by the retail banking and investment services departments of the Bank as well as by Middleburg Trust Company and Middleburg Investment Advisors. Non-interest income (excluding securities gains and losses) decreased 5.9% to $8.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, compared to $8.9 million for 2005.
Service charges, which include both deposit fees and certain loan fees, increased 6.8% to $2.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, compared to $2.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. Loan processing fees and ATM fees increased 20.7% and 12.5%, respectively for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to December 31, 2005. Investment advisory fees of $2.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 are from Middleburg Investment Advisors. Investment advisory fees increased 2.5% for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to the 2005 investment advisory fee amount of $2.1 million. Middleburg Investment Advisors is predominantly a fixed income money manager that bases its fee upon the market value of the accounts under management. Assets under administration at Middleburg Investment Advisors decreased 4.1% or $24.7 million to $582.5 million at December 31, 2006. Middleburg Trust Company produced fiduciary fees that increased 6.6% to $1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, compared to $1.8 million for the same period in 2005. Assets under administration at Middleburg Trust Company grew 4.7% or $28.9 million to $648.1 million at December 31, 2006. Assets under management include intercompany assets of $100.8 million. Fiduciary fees are also based primarily upon the market value of the accounts under administration.
Investment services fees decreased to $554,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006, compared to $676,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005. The Company currently has three financial consultants who are available to each of the Company’s clients, compared to four financial consultants in 2005. As of March 1, 2007, the Company has an additional financial consultant and is currently recruiting to fill open positions within this department.
The equity earnings in Southern Trust Mortgage decreased 55.5% or $849,000 from $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $680,000 for the 2006 year. An accounting adjustment related to the recognition of service release premium income was made in the fourth quarter of 2006. The adjustment negatively impacted equity earnings from affiliate by $177,000. Southern Trust Mortgage closed $938.8 million in loans for the year ended 2006, compared to $1.1 billion in loans for the year ended 2005, with 58.8% of its production attributable to purchase money financings in 2006 compared with 62.2% in 2005.
Income earned from the Bank’s $10.8 million investment in Bank Owned Life Insurance (BOLI) contributed $436,000 to total other income for the year ended December 31, 2006. The Company purchased $6.0 million of BOLI in the third quarter of 2004 and another $4.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2004 to help subsidize increasing employee benefit costs and expenses related to the restructuring of its supplemental retirement plans.
Non-interest income increased 5.5% to $8.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2005, compared to $8.5 million for 2004.
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Service charges, which include deposit fees and certain loan fees, increased 19.8% to $2.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2005, compared to $1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. Investment advisory fees of $2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 are from Middleburg Investment Advisors. Investment advisory fees were unchanged in 2005 compared to the 2004 investment advisory fee amount. Middleburg Trust Company produced fiduciary fees that increased 16.4% to $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2005, compared to $1.6 million for the same period in 2004.
Investment sales fees were relatively unchanged at $676,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005, compared to $671,000 for the year ended December 31, 2004. At December 31, 2005, the Company had four financial consultants available to the Company’s clients.
Non-interest income for 2004 decreased 10.8% to $8.5 million from $9.2 million in 2003.
The following table presents the Company’s non-interest income for the years indicated.
Non-interest Income
(Years Ended December 31)
| 2006 |
| 2005 |
| 2004 |
| (In thousands) | ||||
Service charges, commissions and fees | $ 2,477 |
| $ 2,319 |
| $ 1,936 |
Trust fee income | 1,945 |
| 1,824 |
| 1,567 |
Investment advisory fee income | 2,169 |
| 2,116 |
| 2,121 |
Commission on investment sales | 554 |
| 676 |
| 671 |
Equity earnings in affiliate | 680 |
| 1,529 |
| 1,657 |
Bank-owned life insurance | 436 |
| 458 |
| 90 |
Other operating income | 159 |
| 23 |
| 434 |
Non-interest income | $ 8,420 |
| $ 8,945 |
| $ 8,476 |
Gains (losses) on securities available for sale, net | (305) |
| 76 |
| 118 |
Total non-interest income | $ 8,115 |
| $ 9,021 |
| $ 8,594 |
Non-interest Expense
Non-interest expense includes employee-related costs, occupancy and equipment expense and other overhead costs. Non-interest expense increased 5.9% to $23.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, compared to $21.9 million for 2005. When taken as a percentage of total average assets for the year ended December 31, 2006, the expense was 3.0% of total average assets, a decrease from 3.2% for the same period in 2005.
Salaries and employee benefits increased $450,000 to $13.7 million when comparing the year ended December 31, 2006 to the same period in 2005. Additions to staff to support business development, retail branching and the formation of a wealth management team have contributed to the increase in salaries and employee benefits. Several experienced commercial lenders were hired to support business development efforts in both the Reston and Warrenton areas.
Net occupancy and equipment expenses increased 8.1% to $3.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, compared to $2.8 million for the same period in 2005. As growth efforts continue to progress, the Company anticipates higher levels of occupancy expense to be incurred.
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Advertising expense increased 49.0% in 2006 to $572,000, compared to $384,000 in 2005. Advertising related to Middleburg Investment Group and its subsidiaries contributed $64,000 of the increase.
Computer operations expense increased from $868,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $982,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006. The increase was related to additional software licensing for the set-up of the non-bank holding company, Middleburg Investment Group. Computer operations expense has also been impacted by the increased cost of computer related maintenance contracts as a result of the Company’s continued growth, including the addition of client relationship management software.
Other tax expense increased 7.5% or $35,000 to $500,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006 from $465,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005. The increase was mainly the result of the Bank’s franchise tax, which is paid to the state in lieu of an income tax and is based on the Bank’s equity capital. Due to the increase in capital as a result of the stock offering, the Company expects other tax expense to increase by approximately 25.0% over the 2006 amount.
Other operating expense increased 6.7% or $277,000 to $4.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 from $4.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. The increase resulted from small increases in various expense categories, including courier services and legal, due to the Company’s growth.
Non-interest expense increased 18.1% to $21.9 million in 2005 and includes one time charges related to severance payments, reductions in cash surrender values related to split dollar insurance policies and some equity adjustments for ownership in BI Investments, the Company’s broker-dealer. The growth in salary expense was 21.6% during 2005. Additions to staff to support branching and commercial lending contributed to the increase in salaries and employee benefits during 2005. Additions to building and premises contributed to the 25.2% increase in net occupancy and equipment expenses for the year ended December 31, 2005, compared to the same period in 2004. Advertising expense increased 2.7% in 2005 to $384,000. During 2005, the Company conducted a campaign that was targeted specifically to grow newly developed deposit products. Computer operations expense increased from $770,000 for the year ended December 31, 2004 to $868,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005. The increase is related to both the increased cost of computer related maintenance contracts and the increased number of the Company’s clients utilizing its online banking services and the increase in volume of online banking transactions. Other tax expense increased 18.9% to $465,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005 from $391,000 for the year ended December 31, 2004. The increase was mainly the result of the Bank’s franchise tax, which is paid to the state in lieu of an income tax and is based on the Bank’s equity capital.
Other operating expense increased 6.7% or $263,000 to $4.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 from $3.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. The increase was attributed to increases in accounting/audit fees, courier expenses, and educational expenses, all resulting from the Company’s growth.
Total non-interest expenses were $18.6 million in 2004. Included in 2004 other operating expenses were some one-time costs associated with Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance, supplemental executive retirement benefits, equity adjustments for ownership in BI Investments, the Company’s broker-dealer, severance payment to a former executive and additional occupancy and salary expense related to the Company’s growth.
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The following table presents the Company’s non-interest expenses for the years indicated.
Non-interest Expenses
(Years Ended December 31)
| 2006 |
| 2005 |
| 2004 |
| (In thousands) | ||||
Salaries and employee benefits | $ 13,690 |
| $ 13,240 |
| $ 10,887 |
Net occupancy and equipment expense | 3,024 |
| 2,798 |
| 2,235 |
Advertising | 572 |
| 384 |
| 374 |
Computer operations | 982 |
| 868 |
| 770 |
Other taxes | 500 |
| 465 |
| 391 |
Other operating expenses | 4,442 |
| 4,165 |
| 3,902 |
Total | $ 23,210 |
| $ 21,920 |
| $ 18,559 |
Income Taxes
Reported income tax expense was $3.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, compared to $2.8 million for the same period in 2005. The effective tax rate for 2006 was 29.2% compared to 28.1% in 2005 and 28.2% in 2004. Note 10 of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements provides a reconciliation between the amount of income tax expense computed using the federal statutory rate and the Company’s actual income tax expense. Also included in Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements is information regarding the principal items giving rise to deferred taxes for the two years ended December 31, 2006.
Summary of Financial Results by Quarter
The following table summarizes the major components of the Company’s results of operations for each quarter of the last three fiscal years.
| 2006 Quarter Ended | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands except per share) | March 31 |
| June 30 |
| September 30 |
| December 31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income | $ 6,611 |
| $ 6,717 |
| $ 6,786 |
| $ 6,797 |
Net interest income after provision |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
for loan losses | 6,361 |
| 6,604 |
| 6,731 |
| 6,716 |
Non-interest income | 2,091 |
| 2,251 |
| 2,213 |
| 1,865 |
Net securities gains (losses) | -- |
| 1 |
| -- |
| (306) |
Non-interest expense | 5,546 |
| 5,869 |
| 5,589 |
| 6,206 |
Income before income taxes | 2,906 |
| 2,987 |
| 3,355 |
| 2,069 |
Net income | 2,048 |
| 2,102 |
| 2,336 |
| 1,532 |
Diluted earnings per common share | $ 0.52 |
| $ 0.54 |
| $ 0.52 |
| $ 0.32 |
Dividends per common share | 0.19 |
| 0.19 |
| 0.19 |
| 0.19 |
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| 2005 Quarter Ended | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands except per share) | March 31 |
| June 30 |
| September 30 |
| December 31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income | $ 5,623 |
| $ 6,107 |
| $ 6,352 |
| $ 6,534 |
Net interest income after provision |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
for loan losses | 5,151 |
| 5,438 |
| 6,035 |
| 6,248 |
Non-interest income | 1,976 |
| 2,285 |
| 2,628 |
| 2,056 |
Net securities gains (losses) | - |
| (21) |
| 273 |
| (176) |
Non-interest expense | 5,120 |
| 5,315 |
| 5,559 |
| 5,926 |
Income before income taxes | 2,007 |
| 2,387 |
| 3,377 |
| 2,202 |
Net income | 1,409 |
| 1,737 |
| 2,409 |
| 1,619 |
Diluted earnings per common share | $ 0.36 |
| $ 0.45 |
| $ 0.62 |
| $ 0.41 |
Dividends per common share | 0.19 |
| 0.19 |
| 0.19 |
| 0.19 |
| 2004 Quarter Ended | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands except per share) | March 31 |
| June 30 |
| September 30 |
| December 31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income | $ 4,876 |
| $ 5,030 |
| $ 5,206 |
| $ 5,522 |
Net interest income after provision |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
for loan losses | 4,767 |
| 4,920 |
| 4,917 |
| 5,234 |
Non-interest income | 2,043 |
| 2,076 |
| 2,235 |
| 2,122 |
Net securities gains (losses) | 181 |
| (102) |
| 9 |
| 30 |
Non-interest expense | 4,261 |
| 4,392 |
| 4,483 |
| 5,423 |
Income before income taxes | 2,730 |
| 2,502 |
| 2,678 |
| 1,963 |
Net income | 1,948 |
| 1,728 |
| 1,892 |
| 1,524 |
Diluted earnings per common share | $ 0.50 |
| $ 0.44 |
| $ 0.48 |
| $ 0.39 |
Dividends per common share | 0.19 |
| 0.19 |
| 0.19 |
| 0.19 |
Financial Condition
Assets, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity
The Company’s total assets were $772.3 million at December 31, 2006, up $32.4 million or 4.4% from $739.9 million at December 31, 2005. Securities decreased $14.2 million or 9.5% from 2005 to 2006. Loans, net of allowance for loan losses and deferred loan costs, increased by $44.2 million or 8.5% from December 31, 2005 to December 31, 2006. Total liabilities were $694.4 million at December 31, 2006, compared to $686.4 million at December 31, 2005. The decrease in borrowings and other liabilities of $11.2 million was offset by the increase in deposits of $19.2 million. Total shareholders’ equity at year end 2006 and 2005 was $77.9 million and $53.5 million, respectively. The increase in shareholders’ equity was the result of the stock offering in July 2006, which resulted in net proceeds of $19.8 million.
Loans
The Company’s loan portfolio is its largest and most profitable component of earning assets, totaling 78.9% of average earning assets. In 2006, the Company placed greater focus to maintaining high credit quality loans and increasing loan yields. The tax equivalent yield on loans increased 55 basis
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points to 6.93%, while non-accrual loans and loans past due more than 90 days was less than 0.1% of average loans. The Company continues to focus on loan portfolio growth and diversification as a means of increasing earnings. Total loans were $569.5 million at December 31, 2006, an increase of 8.5% from the December 31, 2005 total of $524.8 million.
Total loans increased 50.5% from $348.8 million at December 31, 2004 to $524.8 million at December 31, 2005. The total loan to deposit ratio increased to 99.8% at December 31, 2006, compared to 95.2% at December 31, 2005 and 82.1% at December 31, 2004.
Loan Portfolio
(At December 31)
|
| 2006 |
| 2005 |
| 2004 |
| 2003 |
| 2002 |
|
|
| (In thousands) | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial, financial and agricultural |
| $ 37,501 |
| $ 28,388 |
| $ 27,162 |
| $ 20,360 |
| $ 20,323 |
|
Real estate construction |
| 69,033 |
| 88,312 |
| 45,503 |
| 30,239 |
| 22,008 |
|
Real estate mortgage: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential (1-4 family) |
| 189,341 |
| 174,998 |
| 114,418 |
| 83,919 |
| 74,298 |
|
Home equity lines |
| 39,670 |
| 35,880 |
| 21,247 |
| 11,275 |
| 10,091 |
|
Non-farm, non-residential (1) |
| 216,232 |
| 177,198 |
| 125,284 |
| 100,655 |
| 73,164 |
|
Agricultural |
| 2,473 |
| 2,894 |
| 3,135 |
| 2,441 |
| 482 |
|
Consumer installment |
| 15,253 |
| 17,128 |
| 12,075 |
| 11,828 |
| 11,741 |
|
Total Loans |
| $ 569,503 |
| $ 524,798 |
| $ 348,824 |
| $ 260,717 |
| $ 212,107 |
|
Add: Deferred loan costs (2) |
| 829 |
| 856 |
| 297 |
| - |
| - |
|
Less: Allowance for loan losses |
| 5,582 |
| 5,143 |
| 3,418 |
| 2,605 |
| 2,307 |
|
Net loans |
| $ 564,750 |
| $ 520,511 |
| $ 345,703 |
| $ 258,112 |
| $ 209,800 |
|
| (1) | This category generally consists of commercial and industrial loans where real estate constitutes a source of collateral. |
| (2) | The Company implemented SFAS No. 91 in 2004. |
At December 31, 2006, residential real estate (1-4 family) portfolio loans constituted 33.2% of total loans and increased $14.3 million during the year. Real estate construction loans consist primarily of pre-sold 1-4 family residential loans along with a marginal amount of commercial construction loans. Real estate construction loans decreased to $69.0 million at December 31, 2006 and represent 12.1% of the total loan portfolio. The Company’s one time closing construction/permanent loan product competes successfully in a high growth market like Loudoun County because the Company is local and can respond quickly to inspections and construction draw requests. Non-farm, non-residential real estate loans are typically owner-occupied commercial buildings. Non-farm, non-residential loans were 38.0% of the total loan portfolio at December 31, 2006. The increase in the non-farm, non-residential real estate loans is the result of the Company’s diversification strategy. The branch network has helped to support the loan portfolio diversification, such as increased commercial real estate loans. Home equity lines and agricultural real estate loans were 7.0% and 0.4% of total loans, respectively, at December 31, 2006.
The Company’s commercial, financial and agricultural loan portfolio consists of secured and unsecured loans to small businesses. At December 31, 2006, these loans comprised 6.6% of the total loan portfolio. This portfolio increased 32.1% in 2006 to $37.5 million. The Company’s market area, Loudoun County, had been identified as one of the fastest growing counties with the fastest rate of job creation in the country. The market’s growth has contributed to the improved local economy, commercial
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spending and therefore the Company’s increased commercial loan demand. Consumer installment loans primarily consist of unsecured installment credit and account for 2.7% of the loan portfolio.
Consistent with its focus on providing community-based financial services, the Company generally does not extend loans outside its principal market area. The Company’s market area for its lending services encompasses Fairfax, Fauquier and Loudoun Counties, where it operates full service financial centers.
The Company’s unfunded loan commitments totaled $103.3 million at December 31, 2006 and $93.6 million at December 31, 2005. The increase in the amount of unfunded commitments is attributed to client demand for credit line products, primarily home equity lines.
At December 31, 2006, the Company had no concentration of loans in any one industry in excess of 10% of its total loan portfolio. However, because of the nature of the Company’s market, loan collateral is predominantly real estate.
The following table reflects the maturity distribution of selected loan categories:
Remaining Maturities of Selected Loan Categories
(At December 31, 2006)
|
|
| Commercial, |
| Real |
|
|
| Financial and | Estate | |
|
|
| Agricultural |
| Construction |
|
|
| (In thousands) | ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Within 1 year |
|
| $ 4,055 |
| $ 53,616 |
Variable Rate: |
|
|
|
|
|
1 to 5 years |
|
| $ 16,267 |
| $ 7,415 |
After 5 years |
|
| 99 |
| 594 |
Total |
|
| $ 16,366 |
| $ 8,009 |
Fixed Rate: |
|
|
|
|
|
1 to 5 years |
|
| $ 12,702 |
| $ 7,408 |
After 5 years |
|
| 4,378 |
| -- |
Total |
|
| $ 17,080 |
| $ 7,408 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Maturities |
|
| $ 37,501 |
| $ 69,033 |
Asset Quality
The Company has policies and procedures designed to control credit risk and to maintain the quality of its loan portfolio. These include underwriting standards for new originations and ongoing monitoring and reporting of asset quality and adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. There were no non-performing assets, which consist of non-accrual loans, restructured loans and foreclosed property at December 31, 2006. This is a decrease of $88,000 from the December 31, 2005 amount of $88,000. Non-performing assets were $1,000 at December 31, 2004.
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Non-performing Assets
Loans are placed on non-accrual status when collection of principal and interest is doubtful, generally when a loan becomes 90 days past due. There are three negative implications for earnings when a loan is placed on non-accrual status. First, all interest accrued but unpaid at the date that the loan is placed on non-accrual status is either deducted from interest income or written off as a loss. Second, accruals of interest are discontinued until it becomes certain that both principal and interest can be repaid. Finally, there may be actual losses that require additional provisions for loan losses be charged against earnings. For real estate loans, upon foreclosure, the balance of the loan is transferred to “Other Real Estate Owned” (“OREO”) and carried at the lower of the outstanding loan balance or the fair market value of the property based on current appraisals and other current market trends, less selling costs. If a write down of the OREO property is necessary at the time of foreclosure, the amount is charged-off against the allowance for loan losses. A review of the recorded property value is performed in conjunction with normal loan reviews, and if market conditions indicate that the recorded value exceeds the fair market value, additional write downs of the property value are charged directly to operations.
Non-performing Assets
(At December 31)
| 2006 |
| 2005 |
| 2004 |
| 2003 |
| 2002 |
|
| (Dollars in thousands) | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-accrual loans | $ - |
| $ 88 |
| $ 1 |
| $ 365 |
| $ 1,063 |
|
Restructured loans | - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
|
Foreclosed property | - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total non-performing assets | $ - |
| $ 88 |
| $ 1 |
| $ 365 |
| $ 1,063 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accruing loans greater than |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90 days past due | $ 19 |
| $ 31 |
| $ - |
| $ - |
| $ - |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for loan losses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
to non-performing assets | 0% |
| 5844% |
| 341800% |
| 714% |
| 217% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-performing assets to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
period end loans | 0.00% |
| 0.02% |
| 0.00% |
| 0.14% |
| 0.50% |
|
During 2006 and 2005, approximately $0 and $1,000, respectively, in additional interest income would have been recorded if the Company’s non-accrual loans had been current and in accordance with their original terms.
At December 31, 2006, the Bank had no potential problem loans, which the Bank defines as loans in which management has information about possible credit problems of borrowers that causes serious doubts as to the ability of the borrowers to comply with the present loan payment terms and would require disclosure regardless of status.
The allowance for loan losses was 0.0% of non-performing loans at December 31, 2006 as the Bank had no non-performing assets on that date. At December 31, 2005 and 2004, the allowance for loan losses was 5,844% and 341,800% of non-performing loans, respectively. Management evaluates non-
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performing loans relative to their collateral value and makes appropriate reductions in the carrying value of those loans based on that review.
Allowance For Loan Losses
For a discussion of the Company’s accounting policies with respect to the allowance for loan losses, see “Critical Accounting Policies – Allowance for Loan Losses” above.
The following table depicts the transactions, in summary form, that occurred to the allowance for loan losses in each year presented:
Allowance for Loan Losses
(Years Ended December 31)
| 2006 |
| 2005 |
| 2004 |
| 2003 |
| 2002 |
|
| (Dollars in thousands) | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, beginning of period | $ 5,143 |
| $ 3,418 |
| $ 2,605 |
| $ 2,307 |
| $ 2,060 |
|
Loans charged off: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial, financial, and agricultural | - |
| 5 |
| 31 |
| - |
| - |
|
Real estate construction | - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
|
Real estate mortgage | - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
|
Consumer installment | 112 |
| 74 |
| 137 |
| 304 |
| 74 |
|
Total loans charged off | $ 112 |
| $ 79 |
| $ 168 |
| $ 304 |
| $ 74 |
|
Recoveries: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial, financial, and agricultural | $ - |
| $ 5 |
| $ 57 |
| $ 2 |
| $ 2 |
|
Real estate construction | - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
|
Real estate mortgage | - |
| - |
| 67 |
| - |
| - |
|
Consumer installment | 52 |
| 55 |
| 61 |
| 25 |
| 19 |
|
Total recoveries | $ 52 |
| $ 60 |
| $ 185 |
| $ 27 |
| $ 21 |
|
Net charge offs (recoveries) | 60 |
| 19 |
| (17) |
| 277 |
| 53 |
|
Provision for loan losses | 499 |
| 1,744 |
| 796 |
| 575 |
| 300 |
|
Balance, end of period | $ 5,582 |
| $ 5,143 |
| $ 3,418 |
| $ 2,605 |
| $ 2,307 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio of allowance for loan losses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
to loans outstanding at end of period | 0.98% |
| 0.98% |
| 0.98% |
| 1.00% |
| 1.09% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio of net charge offs to average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
loans outstanding during period | 0.01% |
| 0.00% |
| -0.01% |
| 0.11% |
| 0.03% |
|
The allowance for loan losses was $5.5 million at December 31, 2006, an increase of $439,000 from $5.1 million at December 31, 2005. During 2006, the Bank increased its provision to the allowance for loan losses in response to the loan growth experienced during the year. The allowance was $3.4 million at December 31, 2004. In 2006, the Company’s net charge-offs increased $41,000 from the previous year’s net charge-offs of $19,000. Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans were 0.01% and less than 0.01% for 2006 and 2005, respectively. The provision for loan losses was $499,000 for 2006 and $1.7 million for 2005.
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The following table shows the balance and percentage of the Company’s allowance for loan losses allocated to each major category of loan:
Allocation of Allowance for Loan Losses
(At December 31)
| Commercial, Financial, | Real Estate |
| Real Estate |
|
|
| ||||
| Agricultural |
| Construction |
| Mortgage |
| Consumer | ||||
| Allowance | Percent of |
| Allowance | Percent of |
| Allowance | Percent of |
| Allowance | Percent of |
| for | Loan in |
| for | Loan in |
| for | Loan in |
| for | Loan in |
| Loan | Category to |
| Loan | Category to |
| Loan | Category to |
| Loan | Category to |
| Losses | Total Loans |
| Losses | Total Loans |
| Losses | Total Loans |
| Losses | Total Loans |
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||
2006 | $ 771 | 6.58% |
| $ 964 | 12.12% |
| $ 3,642 | 78.62% |
| $ 205 | 2.68% |
2005 | $ 620 | 5.40% |
| $ 869 | 16.80% |
| $ 3,392 | 74.54% |
| $ 262 | 3.26% |
2004 | $ 640 | 7.79% |
| $ 114 | 13.04% |
| $ 2,441 | 75.71% |
| $ 223 | 3.46% |
2003 | $ 498 | 7.81% |
| $ 103 | 11.60% |
| $ 1,857 | 76.05% |
| $ 147 | 4.54% |
2002 | $ 487 | 9.58% |
| $ 624 | 10.38% |
| $ 924 | 74.51% |
| $ 272 | 5.54% |
The Company has allocated the allowance according to the amount deemed reasonably necessary to provide for the possibility of losses being incurred within each of the above categories of loans. The allocation of the allowance as shown in the table above should not be interpreted as an indication that loan losses in future years will occur in the same proportions that they may have in prior years or that the allocation indicates future loan loss trends. Additionally, the proportion allocated to each loan category is not the total amount that may be available for the future losses that could occur within such categories since the total allowance is a general allowance applicable to the total portfolio.
Securities
The Company manages its investment securities portfolio consistent with established policies that include guidelines for earnings, rate sensitivity, liquidity and pledging needs. The Company holds bonds issued from the Commonwealth of Virginia and its political subdivisions with an aggregate market value of $1.8 million at December 31, 2006. The aggregate holdings of these bonds approximate 2.3% of the Company’s shareholders’ equity.
The Company accounts for securities under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities. This standard requires classification of investments into three categories, “held to maturity” (“HTM”), “available for sale” (“AFS”), or “trading,” as further defined in Note 1 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company does not maintain a trading account and has classified no securities in this category. HTM securities are required to be carried on the financial statements at amortized cost. AFS securities are carried on the financial statements at fair value. The unrealized gains or losses, net of deferred income taxes, are reflected in shareholders’ equity. The HTM classification places restrictions on the Company’s ability to sell securities or to transfer securities into the AFS classification. Since the Company desires the flexibility to respond to changing balance sheet needs through investment portfolio management, it has chosen to classify only a small portion of its portfolio in this category. At December 31, 2006, 0.9% of the portfolio was classified as HTM.
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The Company holds in its loan and securities portfolios investments that adjust or float according to changes in “prime” lending rate. These holdings are not considered speculative but instead necessary for good asset/liability management.
The carrying value of the securities portfolio was $135.4 million at December 31, 2006, a decrease of $14.2 million or 9.5% from the carrying value of $149.6 million at December 31, 2005. The market value of the AFS securities at December 31, 2006 was $134.2 million. The unrealized loss on the AFS securities was $2.0 million at December 31, 2006. This loss was offset by the December 31, 2006 unrealized gain of $1.3 million. The net market value loss at December 31, 2006 is reflective of the continued rise in market interest rates. The net unrealized gain on the AFS securities was $1.3 million at December 31, 2005.
Investment Securities Portfolio
(Years Ended December 31)
The carrying value of securities held to maturity at the dates indicated were as follows:
| 2006 |
| 2005 |
| 2004 |
| (In thousands) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
State and political subdivision obligations | $ 1,229 |
| $ 1,699 |
| $ 2,699 |
Mortgage-backed securities | 33 |
| 34 |
| 37 |
| $ 1,262 |
| $ 1,733 |
| $ 2,736 |
The carrying value of securities available for sale at the dates indicated were as follows:
| 2006 |
| 2005 |
| 2004 |
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U.S. Government securities | $ 1,465 |
| $ 9,228 |
| $ 12,631 |
State and political subdivision obligations | 38,827 |
| 30,145 |
| 31,532 |
Mortgage-backed securities | 74,343 |
| 87,577 |
| 104,343 |
Other securities | 19,538 |
| 20,908 |
| 23,146 |
| $ 134,173 |
| $ 147,858 |
| $ 171,652 |
The following table indicates the increased return experienced by the Company during 2006 on a tax equivalent basis. Given the flattened yield curve, the 2006 purchasing strategy, for securities other than mortgage-backed securities, was focused on replacing called and matured securities with longer term municipal securities. Mortgage-backed securities, which make up 54.9% and 58.5% of the securities portfolio on December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, had the largest decrease in overall balance of $13.3 million from $87.6 million at December 31, 2005 to $74.3 million at December 31, 2006. The focus on mortgage-backed securities was the maintenance of the maturity distribution and proportion with regard to the total securities portfolio without sacrificing yields. Securities with maturities greater than five years total $78.9 million, of which $42.8 million or 54.2% are mortgage-backed securities with a weighted average yield of 4.92%. The securities portfolio represents approximately 20.9% of the average earning assets of the Company. For that reason, it is managed primarily to provide superior returns without sacrificing interest rate, market and credit risk. Secondarily, through the asset/liability process,
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the Company considers the securities portfolio as a liquidity source in the event that funding is needed quickly within a 30-day period of time.
Maturity Distribution and Yields of Investment Securities
Taxable-Equivalent Basis
(At December 31, 2006)
| Due in 1 year |
| Due after 1 year |
| Due after 5 years |
| Due after 10 years |
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| through 10 years |
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Securities held for investment: |
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Mortgage backed securities | $ 2 | 6.96% |
| $ 9 | 6.91% |
| $ 10 | 6.80% |
| $ 12 | 6.56% |
| $ 33 | 6.75% |
Tax-exempt securities (1) | 556 | 7.49% |
| 673 | 7.80% |
| - | - |
| - | - |
| 1,229 | 7.66% |
Total | $ 558 | 7.49% |
| $ 682 | 7.79% |
| $ 10 | 6.80% |
| $ 12 | 6.56% |
| $ 1,262 | 7.64% |
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Securities available for sale: |
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U.S. Government securities | $ 1,049 | 3.05% |
| $ 170 | 4.45% |
| $ 246 | 5.51% |
| $ - | - |
| $ 1,465 | 3.63% |
Mortgage backed securities | 9,314 | 4.37% |
| 22,275 | 4.56% |
| 15,306 | 4.85% |
| 27,448 | 4.96% |
| 74,343 | 4.75% |
Other | 50 | 5.01% |
| 864 | 4.03% |
| 305 | 6.05% |
| 11,673 | 7.51% |
| 12,892 | 7.23% |
Corporate preferred | - | - |
| - | - |
| - | - |
| 2,088 | 6.55% |
| 2,088 | 6.55% |
Total taxable | $ 10,413 | 4.24% |
| $ 23,309 | 4.54% |
| $ 15,857 | 4.88% |
| $ 41,209 | 5.77% |
| $ 90,788 | 5.12% |
Tax-exempt securities (1) | 2,529 | 7.99% |
| 13,070 | 7.72% |
| 7,772 | 7.23% |
| 14,086 | 6.62% |
| 37,457 | 7.22% |
Total | $ 12,942 | 4.97% |
| $ 36,379 | 5.68% |
| $ 23,629 | 5.65% |
| $ 55,295 | 5.98% |
| $ 128,245 | 5.74% |
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Total securities (2) | $ 13,500 | 5.08% |
| $ 37,061 | 5.72% |
| $ 23,639 | 5.65% |
| $ 55,307 | 5.98% |
| $ 129,507 | 5.74% |
(1) | Yields on tax-exempt securities have been computed on a tax-equivalent basis. |
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(2) | Amounts exclude Federal Reserve Stock of $1,133,400 and Federal Home Loan Bank Stock of $4,794,500. |
Other Earning Assets
The Company’s average investments in federal funds sold in 2006 were $953,000. The Company experienced increases of $407,000 from the 2005 amount. Average investments in federal funds sold in 2005 were $546,000.
Deposits
Deposits continue to be an important funding source and primary supply of the Company’s growth. The Company’s strategy has been to increase its core deposits at the same time that it is controlling its cost of funds. The maturation of the branch network, as well as increased advertising campaigns and bank mergers, have contributed to the significant growth in deposits over the last several years. By monitoring interest rates within the local market and that of alternative funding sources, the Company is able to price the deposits effectively to develop a core base of deposits in each market.
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The following table is a summary of average deposits and average rates paid on those deposits:
Average Deposits and Rates Paid
(Years Ended December 31)
| 2006 |
| 2005 |
| 2004 | |||
| Amount | Rate |
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Non-interest-bearing deposits | $ 127,943 | - |
| $ 122,978 | - |
| $ 107,255 | - |
Interest-bearing accounts: |
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Interest checking | 141,160 | 2.33% |
| 95,837 | 1.16% |
| 67,314 | 0.17% |
Regular savings | 54,242 | 1.72% |
| 44,784 | 1.24% |
| 32,300 | 0.30% |
Money market accounts | 67,305 | 0.99% |
| 88,939 | 0.67% |
| 90,872 | 0.50% |
Time deposits: |
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$ 100,000 and over | 97,140 | 4.57% |
| 77,995 | 3.31% |
| 56,826 | 2.19% |
Under $ 100,000 | 62,609 | 3.78% |
| 60,764 | 2.76% |
| 41,433 | 2.32% |
Total interest-bearing deposits | $ 422,456 | 2.77% |
| $ 368,319 | 1.77% |
| $ 288,745 | 0.99% |
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Total | $ 550,399 |
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| $ 491,297 |
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| $ 396,000 |
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Average total deposits increased 12.0% during 2006, 24.1% during 2005 and 12.2% during 2004. At December 31, 2006, the average balance of non-interest bearing deposits grew 4.0%.
The average balance in interest checking and regular savings accounts grew 47.3% and 21.1%, respectively, during 2006. In March 2004, the Bank developed an interest bearing product that integrates the use of the cash within client accounts at Middleburg Trust Company for overnight funding at the Bank. The overall balance of this product was $30.4 million at December 31, 2006 and is reflected in both the interest bearing deposit and securities sold under agreement to repurchase amounts on the balance sheet. At December 31, 2006, $28.6 million was classified as an interest bearing deposit balance.
The Company will continue to fund assets primarily with deposits and will focus on core deposit growth as the primary source of liquidity and stability. The Company offers individuals and small to medium-sized businesses a variety of deposit accounts, including demand and interest checking, money market, savings and time deposit accounts. In May 2006, the Company returned to the brokered certificate of deposit market as an alternative to long-term borrowings. The new issuances, totaling $11.4 million, have maturity dates ranging from 12 to 24 months. The Company had $25.1 million in brokered time deposits at December 31, 2006.
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The following table is a summary of the maturity distribution of certificates of deposit equal to or greater than $100,000 at December 31, 2006:
Maturities of Certificates of Deposit of $100,000 and Greater
(At December 31, 2006)
Within |
| Three to |
| Six to |
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| Six |
| Twelve |
| One |
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| Year |
| Total |
| Deposits |
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$ 57,384 |
| $ 31,736 |
| $ 18,088 |
| $ 22,022 |
| $ 129,230 |
| 22.6% |
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk and Credit Risk
| and Contractual Obligations |
The Bank is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its clients and to reduce its own exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and interest rate swaps. Those instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheet. The contract or notional amounts of those instruments reflect the extent of involvement the Bank has in particular classes of financial instruments.
The Bank’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Bank uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments.
A summary of the contract amount of the Bank’s exposure to off-balance-sheet risk at December 31, 2006 and 2005, is as follows:
| 2006 | 2005 |
(In thousands)
Financial instruments whose contract
amounts represent credit risk:
| Commitments to extend credit | $ | 103,314 | $ | 93,572 | |||
| Standby letters of credit | 4,143 | 3,729 |
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Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a client 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 many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Bank evaluates each client’s credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Bank upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the counterparty. Collateral held varies but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property and equipment, and income-producing commercial properties.
Unfunded commitments under lines of credit are commitments for possible future extensions of credit to existing clients. Those lines of credit may not be drawn upon to the total extent to which the Bank is committed.
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Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Bank to guarantee the performance of a client to a third party. Those guarantees are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements, including commercial paper, bond financing, and similar transactions. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to clients. The Bank holds certificates of deposit, deposit accounts, and real estate as collateral supporting those commitments for which collateral is deemed necessary.
| A summary of the Company’s contractual obligations at December 31, 2006 is as follows: |
| Payment Due by Period | ||||
| (In thousands) | ||||
Contractual Obligations | Total |
Less than | 1-3 years | 3-5 Years | More than 5 Years |
Long-Term Debt Obligations | $40,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $10,000 | $ 5,000 |
Operating Leases | 8,743 | 779 | 1,398 | 1,392 | 5,174 |
Trust Preferred Capital Notes | 5,155 | - | - | - | 5,155 |
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Total Obligations | $53,898 | $10,779 | $16,398 | $11,392 | $15,329 |
The Company does not have any capital lease obligations, as classified under applicable FASB statements, or other purchase or long-term obligations.
Capital Resources and Dividends
The Company has an ongoing strategic objective of maintaining a capital base that supports the pursuit of profitable business opportunities, provides resources to absorb risks inherent in its activities and meets or exceeds all regulatory requirements.
The Federal Reserve Board has established minimum regulatory capital standards for bank holding companies and state member banks. The regulatory capital standards categorize assets and off-balance sheet items into four categories that weigh balance sheet assets according to risk, requiring more capital for holding higher risk assets. The minimum ratio of qualifying total capital to risk-weighted assets is 8.0%, of which at least 4.0% must be Tier 1 capital, composed of common equity and retained earnings. The Company had a ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets of 13.7% and 12.0% at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets was 12.8% and 11.1% at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Both ratios exceed the minimum capital requirements adopted by the federal banking regulatory agencies.
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Analysis of Capital
(At December 31)
| 2006 |
| 2005 |
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||
Tier 1 Capital: |
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Common stock | $ 11,264 |
| $ 9,515 |
Capital surplus | 23,503 |
| 5,431 |
Retained earnings | 44,139 |
| 39,281 |
Trust preferred debt | 5,000 |
| 15,000 |
Goodwill | (5,552) |
| (5,890) |
Total Tier 1 capital | $ 78,354 |
| $ 63,337 |
Tier 2 Capital: |
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Disallowed trust preferred | $ - |
| $ - |
Allowance for loan losses | 5,582 |
| 5,143 |
Total tier 2 capital | $ 5,582 |
| $ 5,143 |
Total risk-based capital | $ 83,936 |
| $ 68,480 |
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Risk weighted assets | $ 612,812 |
| $ 572,729 |
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CAPITAL RATIOS: |
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Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio | 12.8% |
| 11.1% |
Total risk-based capital ratio | 13.7% |
| 12.0% |
Tier 1 capital to average total assets | 10.3% |
| 8.7% |
As noted above, regulatory capital levels for the Company meet those established for well-capitalized institutions. While we are currently considered well-capitalized, we may from time-to-time find it necessary to access the capital markets to meet our growth objectives or capitalize on specific business opportunities.
The Company’s core equity to asset ratio increased to 10.1% at December 31, 2006, compared to 7.2% at December 31, 2005. The increase is the result of the net proceeds from the stock offering in July 2006.
The primary source of funds for dividends paid by the Company to its shareholders is the dividends received from its subsidiaries. Federal regulatory agencies impose certain restrictions on the payment of dividends and the transfer of assets from the banking subsidiaries to the holding company. Historically, these restrictions have not had an adverse impact on the Company’s dividend policy, and it is not anticipated that they will in the future.
Short-term Borrowings
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase have been a significant source of funds for the Bank. The Company has various unused lines of credit available from certain of its correspondent banks in the aggregate amount of $154.5 million. These lines of credit, which bear interest at prevailing market rates, permit the Company to borrow funds in the overnight market, and are renewable annually subject to certain conditions. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase include an interest bearing product that the Company has developed which integrates the use of the cash within client accounts at Middleburg Trust Company for overnight funding at the Bank. This account is referred to as Tredegar Institutional Select. The overall balance of this product was $30.4 million at
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December 31, 2006, of which $1.7 million is included in securities sold under agreements to repurchase amounts on the balance sheet.
The following table shows the distribution of the Company’s short-term borrowings and the weighted-average interest rates thereon at the end of each of the last three years. Also provided are the maximum amount of borrowings and the average amount of borrowings as well as weighted-average interest rates for the last three years.
| Federal Funds Purchased | Securities Sold Under Agreements To Repurchase | Federal Home Loan Bank Advances |
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||
At December 31: |
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2006 | $ - - | $ 38,474 | $ 34,000 |
2005 | - - | 38,317 | 24,100 |
2004 | - - | 40,912 | 16,000 |
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Weighted-average interest rate at year end: |
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2006 | 0.00% | 4.34% | 5.42% |
2005 | 0.00% | 3.54% | 4.44% |
2004 | 0.00% | 1.83% | 2.44% |
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Maximum amount outstanding at any month's end: |
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2006 | $ 2,250 | $ 42,569 | $ 53,400 |
2005 | 4,600 | 42,937 | 53,200 |
2004 | 2,600 | 45,390 | 37,250 |
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Average amount outstanding during the year: |
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2006 | $ 860 | $ 36,838 | $ 34,795 |
2005 | 987 | 34,689 | 30,563 |
2004 | 814 | 30,364 | 9,841 |
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Weighted-average interest rate during the year: |
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2006 | 5.12% | 4.15% | 5.26% |
2005 | 3.44% | 2.69% | 3.54% |
2004 | 1.60% | 1.67% | 1.63% |
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Liquidity
Liquidity represents an institution’s ability to meet present and future financial obligations through either the sale or maturity of existing assets or the acquisition of additional funds through liability management. Liquid assets include cash, interest-bearing deposits with banks, federal funds sold, short-term investments, securities classified as available for sale as well as loans and securities maturing within one year. As a result of the Company’s management of liquid assets and the ability to generate liquidity through liability funding, management believes the Company maintains overall liquidity sufficient to satisfy its depositors’ requirements and meet its clients’ credit needs.
The Company also maintains additional sources of liquidity through a variety of borrowing arrangements. The Bank maintains federal funds lines with large regional and money-center banking institutions. These available lines total approximately $8 million, none of which were outstanding at December 31, 2006. Federal funds purchased during 2006 averaged $860,000 compared to an average of $987,000 during 2005. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Bank had $38.5 million and $34.3 million, respectively, of outstanding borrowings pursuant to securities sold under agreement to repurchase transactions (“Repo Accounts”), with maturities of one day. The Repo Accounts are long-term commercial checking accounts with average balances that typically exceed $100,000. These accounts include $1.7 million from the non-FDIC portion of the Tredegar Institutional Select.
The Bank has a credit line in the amount of $229.5 million at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta. This line may be utilized for short and/or long-term borrowing. The Bank has utilized the credit line for overnight funding throughout 2006 with an average balance of $34.8 million.
At December 31, 2006, cash, interest-bearing deposits with financial institutions, federal funds sold, short-terms investments, securities available for sale, loans and securities maturing within one year were 30.4% of total deposits and liabilities.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission released Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB) No.108. SAB No.108 expresses the SEC staff’s views regarding the process of quantifying financial statement misstatements. These interpretations were issued to address diversity in practice and the potential under current practice for the build up of improper amounts on the balance sheet. SAB No.108 expresses the SEC staff’s view that a registrant’s materiality evaluation of an identified unadjusted error should quantify the effects of the error on each financial statement and related financial statement disclosures and that prior year misstatements should be considered in quantifying misstatements in current year financial statements. SAB No.108 also states that correcting prior year financial statements for immaterial errors would not require previously filed reports to be amended. Such correction may be made the next time the registrant files the prior year financial statements. Registrants electing not to restate prior periods should reflect the effects of initially applying the guidance in SAB No.108 in their annual financial statements covering the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. The cumulative effect of the initial application should be reported in the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities as of the beginning of that fiscal year and the offsetting adjustment should be made to the opening balance of retained earnings for that year. Registrants should disclose the nature and amount of each individual error being corrected in the cumulative adjustment. The disclosure should also include when and how each error arose and the fact that the errors had previously been considered immaterial. The SEC staff encourages early application of the guidance in SAB No.108 for interim periods of the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. The Company does not expect the implementation of SAB No.108 to have a material impact on its financial statements.
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In February 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No.155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments – an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140.” SFAS No.155 permits fair value measurement of any hybrid financial instrument that contains an embedded derivative that otherwise would require bifurcation. The Statement also clarifies which interest-only strips and principal-only strips are not subject to the requirements of SFAS No. 133. It establishes a requirement to evaluate interests in securitized financial assets to identify interests that are freestanding derivatives or that are hybrid financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation. SFAS No.155 also clarifies that concentrations of credit risk in the form of subordination are not embedded derivatives. Finally, SFAS No.155 amends SFAF No.140 to eliminate the prohibition on a qualifying special-purpose entity from holding a derivative financial instrument that pertains to a beneficial interest other than another derivative financial instrument. SFAS No.155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The Company does not expect the implementation of SFAS No.155 to have a material impact on its financial statements.
In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No.156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140.” SFAS No.156 requires an entity to recognize a servicing asset or servicing liability each time it undertakes an obligation to service a financial asset by entering into certain servicing contracts. The Statement also requires all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities to be initially measured at fair value, if practicable. SFAS No.156 permits an entity to choose between the amortization and fair value methods for subsequent measurements. At initial adoption, the Statement permits a one-time reclassification of available for sale securities to trading securities by entities with recognized servicing rights. SFAS No.156 also requires separate presentation of servicing assets and servicing liabilities subsequently measured at fair value in the statement of financial position and additional disclosures for all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The Company does not expect the implementation of SFAS No.156 to have a material impact on its financial statements.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No.157, “Fair Value Measurements.” SFAS No.157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No.157 does not require any new fair value measurements but may change current practice for some entities. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those years. The Company does not expect the implementation of SFAS No.157 to have a material impact on its financial statements.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No.158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans – an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R).” SFAS No.158 requires an employer to recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income. The funded status of a benefit plan will be measured as the difference between plan assets at fair value and the benefit obligation. For a pension plan, the benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation. For any other postretirement plan, the benefit obligation is the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation. SFAS No.158 also requires an employer to measure the funded status of a plan as of the date of its year-end statement of financial position. The Statement also requires additional disclosure in the notes to financial statements about certain effects on net periodic benefit cost for the next fiscal year that arise from delayed recognition of the gains or losses, prior service costs or credits, and transition asset or obligation. The Company is required to initially recognize the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan and to provide the required disclosures as of the end of the fiscal year ending after
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December 15, 2006. The requirement to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of the employers’ fiscal year-end statement of financial position is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. The impact to the consolidated balance sheet of the implementation of SFAS No.158 is more thoroughly described in note 9 of the consolidated financial statements.
In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation (“FIN”) No.48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes: An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” FIN No.48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an entity’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS No.109. The Interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement principles for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. FIN No.48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company does not expect the implementation of FIN No.48 to have a material impact on its financial statements.
In September 2006, the Emerging Issues Task Force issued EITF 06-4, “Accounting for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements.” This consensus concludes that for a split-dollar life insurance arrangement within the scope of this Issue, an employer should recognize a liability for future benefits in accordance with FASB Statement No. 106 (if, in substance, a postretirement benefit plan exits) or APB Opinion No. 12 (if the arrangement is, in substance, an individual deferred compensation contract) based on the substantive agreement with the employee. The consensus is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that EITF No. 06-4 will have on its consolidated financial statements when implemented.
In September 2006, The Emerging Issues Task Force issued EITF 06-5, “Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance- Determining the Amount That Could Be Realized in Accordance with FASB Technical Bulletin No. 85-4 .” This consensus concludes that a policyholder should consider any additional amounts included in the contractual terms of the insurance policy other than the cash surrender value in determining the amount that could be realized under the insurance contract. A consensus also was reached that a policyholder should determine the amount that could be realized under the life insurance contract assuming the surrender of an individual-life by individual-life policy (or certificate by certificate in a group policy). The consensuses are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that EITF No. 06-5 will have on its consolidated financial statements when implemented.
Caution About Forward Looking Statements
Certain information contained in this discussion may include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by phrases such as “the Company expects,” “the Company believes” or words of similar import.
Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks including, but not limited to, the following factors:
| • | the ability to successfully manage the Company’s growth or implement its growth strategies if it is unable to identify attractive markets, locations or opportunities to expand in the future; |
| • | the ability to continue to attract low cost core deposits to fund asset growth; |
| • | competition with other banks and financial institutions, and companies outside of the banking industry, including those companies that have substantially greater access to capital and other resources; |
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| • | changes in interest rates and interest rate policies; |
| • | risks inherent in making loans such as repayment risks and fluctuating collateral values; |
| • | maintaining cost controls and asset qualities as the Company opens or acquires new facilities; |
| • | changes in general economic and business conditions in the Company’s market area; |
| • | reliance on the Company’s management team, including its ability to attract and retain key personnel; |
| • | demand, development and acceptance of new products and services; |
| • | problems with technology utilized by the Company; |
| • | changing trends in client profiles and behavior; |
| • | changes in banking and other laws and regulations applicable to the Company; |
| • | maintaining capital levels adequate to support the Company’s growth; |
| • | other factors described in Item 1A., “Risk Factors,” above. |
Although the Company believes that its expectations with respect to the forward-looking statements are based upon reliable assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge of its business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual results, performance or achievements of the Company will not differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
ITEM 7A. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
Market risk is the risk of loss in a financial instrument arising from adverse changes in market rates or prices such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and equity prices. The Company’s primary market risk exposure is interest rate risk, though it should be noted that the assets under management by Middleburg Trust Company are affected by equity price risk. The ongoing monitoring and management of this risk is an important component of the Company’s asset/liability management process, which is governed by policies established by its Board of Directors that are reviewed and approved annually. The Board of Directors delegates responsibility for carrying out asset/liability management policies to the Asset/Liability Committee (“ALCO”) of the Bank. In this capacity, ALCO develops guidelines and strategies that govern the Company’s asset/liability management related activities, based upon estimated market risk sensitivity, policy limits and overall market interest rate levels and trends.
Interest rate risk represents the sensitivity of earnings to changes in market interest rates. As interest rates change, the interest income and expense streams associated with the Company’s financial instruments also change, affecting net interest income, the primary component of the Company’s earnings. ALCO uses the results of a detailed and dynamic simulation model to quantify the estimated exposure of net interest income to sustained interest rate changes. While ALCO routinely monitors simulated net interest income sensitivity over a rolling two-year horizon, it also employs additional tools to monitor potential longer-term interest rate risk.
The simulation model captures the impact of changing interest rates on the interest income received and interest expense paid on all assets and liabilities reflected on the Company’s balance sheet. The simulation model is prepared and updated four times during each year. This sensitivity analysis is compared to ALCO policy limits, which specify a maximum tolerance level for net interest income exposure over a one-year horizon, assuming no balance sheet growth, given a 200 basis point (bp) upward shift and a 200 basis point downward shift in interest rates. A parallel and pro rata shift in rates over a 12-month period is assumed. The following reflects the range of the Company’s net interest income
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sensitivity analysis during the fiscal years of 2006 and 2005 as compared to the 10% Board-approved policy limit.
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At the end of 2006, the Company’s interest rate risk model indicated that in a rising rate environment of 200 basis points over a 12 month period net interest income could decrease by 2.57%. For the same time period, the interest rate risk model indicated that, in a declining rate environment of 200 basis points over a 12 month period, net interest income could increase by 0.58%. While these numbers are subjective based upon the parameters used within the model, management believes the balance sheet is very balanced with little risk to rising rates in the future.
Since December 31, 2005, the Company’s balance sheet has grown by $32.4 million. Deposit inflows, increased borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank and the reduction in the securities portfolio have provided the funding for the growth in the loan portfolios. Overall, the Bank continues to have minimal interest rate risks to either falling or rising interest rates. Based upon final 2006 simulation, the Bank could expect an average negative impact to net interest income of $699,000 over the next 12 months if rates rise 200 basis points. If rates were to decline 200 basis points, the Bank could expect an average positive impact to net interest income of $159,000 over the next 12 months.
The Company maintains an interest rate risk management strategy that used derivative instruments to minimize significant, unanticipated earnings fluctuations caused by interest rate volatility. The Company’s specific goal is to lower (where possible) the cost of its borrowed funds.
The Company enters into interest rate swaps to lock in the interest cash outflows on its floating-rate debt. On December 8, 2004, the Company borrowed a $15,000,000 variable rate advance from FHLB. On that same date, the Company also entered into an interest rate swap with SunTrust Bank. The total notional amount of the swap is $15,000,000. This cash flow hedge effectively changes the variable-rate interest on the FHLB advance to a fixed-rate of interest. Under the terms of the swap (which expired December 2006), the Company paid SunTrust Bank a fixed interest rate of 3.35%. SunTrust Bank paid the Company a variable rate of interest indexed to the three month LIBOR, plus 0.02%. The interest receivable from SunTrust Bank repriced quarterly. Changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap designated as a hedging instrument of the variability of cash flows associated with the long-term debt was reported in other comprehensive income. This amount was subsequently reclassified into interest expense as a yield adjustment in the same period in which the related interest on floating-rate debt obligation affects earnings. Because there are no differences between the critical terms of the interest rate swap and the hedged debt obligation, the Company has determined no ineffectiveness in the hedging relationship.
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The preceding sensitivity analysis does not represent a Company forecast and should not be relied upon as being indicative of expected operating results. These hypothetical estimates are based upon numerous assumptions, including the nature and timing of interest rate levels including yield curve shape, prepayments on loans and securities, deposit decay rates, pricing decisions on loans and deposits, reinvestment or replacement of asset and liability cashflows. While assumptions are developed based upon current economic and local market conditions, the Company cannot make any assurances about the predictive nature of these assumptions, including how client preferences or competitor influences might change.
Also, as market conditions vary from those assumed in the sensitivity analysis, actual results will also differ due to factors such as prepayment and refinancing levels likely deviating from those assumed, the varying impact of interest rate change, caps or floors on adjustable rate assets, the potential effect of changing debt service levels on clients with adjustable rate loans, depositor early withdrawals and product preference changes, and other internal and external variables. Furthermore, the sensitivity analysis does not reflect actions that ALCO might take in response to or anticipation of changes in interest rates.
ITEM 8. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA |
| The following financial statements are filed as a part of this report following Item 15 below: |
| • | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm; |
| • | Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005; |
| • | Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004; |
| • | Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004; |
| • | Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004; and |
| • | Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. |
ITEM 9. | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE |
There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants on accounting and financial disclosure during the last two fiscal years.
ITEM 9A. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating its disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that disclosure
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controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and procedures, management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The management of the Company is responsible for the preparation, integrity and fair presentation of the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and reflect management’s judgments and estimates concerning the effects of events and transactions that are accounted for or disclosed.
Management is also responsible for establishing and maintaining an effective internal control structure over financial reporting. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that pertain to the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report reliable financial data. The internal control system contains monitoring mechanisms, and appropriate actions are taken to correct identified deficiencies. Management believes that internal controls over financial reporting, which are subject to scrutiny by management and the Company’s internal auditors, support the integrity and reliability of the financial statements. Management recognizes that there are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any internal control system, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of internal controls. Accordingly, even effective internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation. In addition, because of changes in conditions and circumstances, the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting may vary over time.
In order to insure that the Company’s internal control structure over financial reporting is effective, management assessed these controls as they conformed to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and related call report instructions as of December 31, 2006. This assessment was based on criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting as described in “Internal Control - Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on this assessment, management believes that the Company maintained effective internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006. Management’s assessment did not determine any material weakness within the Company’s internal control structure.
The financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006 have been audited by the independent registered public accounting firm of Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C. Personnel from that firm were given unrestricted access to all financial records and related data, including minutes of all meetings of the Board of Directors and Committees thereof.
Management believes that all representations made to the independent registered public accounting firm auditors were valid and appropriate. The resulting report from Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C. accompanies the financial statements.
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Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C. has also issued an attestation report on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting. That report has also been made a part of the consolidated financial statements of the Company. See Item 8., “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” above for more information.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in the internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B. | OTHER INFORMATION |
None.
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PART III
ITEM 10. | DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
Pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K, the information contained under the headings “Election of Directors – Nominees for Election for Terms Expiring in 2007” and “ – Executive Officers Who Are Not Directors,” “Security Ownership – Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” and “Corporate Governance and the Board of Directors – Committees of the Board” and “– Code of Ethics” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 11. | EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION |
Pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K, the information contained under the headings “Corporate Governance and the Board of Directors – Director Compensation” and “Executive Compensation” (except for the “Compensation Committee Report”) in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12. | SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS |
Pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K, the information contained under the headings “Security Ownership – Security Ownership of Management” and “– Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners” and “Executive Compensation – Equity Compensation Plans” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 13. | CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE |
Pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K, the information contained under the heading “Executive Compensation – Transactions with Management and Related Persons” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 14. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES |
Pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K, the information contained under the headings “Audit Information – Fees of Independent Public Accountants” and “– Pre-Approval Policies” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.
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PART IV
ITEM 15. | EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES |
| (a) | (1) and (2). The response to this portion of Item 15 is submitted as a separate section of this report. |
| (3). Exhibits: |
| 3.1 | Articles of Incorporation of the Company (restated in electronic format as of October 2, 2003), attached as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2003, incorporated herein by reference. |
| 3.2 | Bylaws of the Company (restated in electronic format as of November 15, 2006), attached as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on November 21, 2006, incorporated herein by reference. |
| 10.1 | Employment Agreement, dated as of January 1, 1998, between the Company and Joseph L. Boling, attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1998, incorporated herein by reference.* |
| 10.2 | Independent Community Bankshares, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan, as amended, attached as Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-93447, filed with the Commission on December 22, 1999, incorporated herein by reference.* |
| 10.3 | Middleburg Financial Corporation 2006 Management Incentive Plan, attached as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, incorporated herein by reference.* |
| 10.4 | Middleburg Financial Corporation 2006 Equity Compensation Plan, attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on May 2, 2006, incorporated herein by reference.* |
| 10.5 | Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the Middleburg Financial Corporation 2006 Equity Compensation Plan.* |
| 10.6 | Form of Performance Share Award Agreement under the Middleburg Financial Corporation 2006 Equity Compensation Plan.* |
| 21.1 | Subsidiaries of the Company. |
| 23.1 | Consent of Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C. |
| 31.1 | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer |
| 31.2 | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer. |
| 32.1 | Statement of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350. |
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| 32.2 | Statement of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350. |
| * | Management contracts and compensatory plans and arrangements. |
(All exhibits not incorporated herein by reference are attached as exhibits to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.)
| (b) | Exhibits |
The response to this portion of Item 15 as listed in Item 15(a)(3) above is submitted as a separate section of this report.
| (c) | Financial Statement Schedules |
The response to this portion of Item 15 is submitted as a separate section of this report.
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MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Middleburg, Virginia
FINANCIAL REPORT
DECEMBER 31, 2006
C O N T E N T S
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | 2 and 3 |
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Consolidated balance sheets | 4 |
Consolidated statements of income | 5 |
Consolidated statements of changes in shareholders' equity | 6 and 7 |
Consolidated statements of cash flows | 8 |
Notes to consolidated financial statements | 9 - 43 |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
Middleburg Financial Corporation
Middleburg, Virginia
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Middleburg Financial Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006. We also have audited management's assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s Report Regarding the Effectiveness of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting, that Middleburg Financial Corporation and subsidiaries maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control— Integrated Frameworkissued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Middleburg Financial Corporation and subsidiaries' management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for their assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements, an opinion on management's assessment, and an opinion on the effectiveness of the company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting 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 audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
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.
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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, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Middleburg Financial Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, management’s assessment that Middleburg Financial Corporation and subsidiaries maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Frameworkissued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Furthermore, in our opinion, Middleburg Financial Corporation and subsidiaries maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on criteria established inInternal Control—Integrated Frameworkissued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
As noted in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements, Middleburg Financial Corporation and subsidiaries changed their method of accounting for their defined benefit pension plan to adopt Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans – an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R).”
Winchester, Virginia
March 6, 2007
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MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||
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Assets | 2006 |
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Cash and due from banks | $ 18,392 |
| $ 15,465 |
Interest-bearing deposits in banks | 164 |
| 160 |
Securities (fair value: 2006, $135,443; 2005, $149,616) | 135,435 |
| 149,591 |
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $5,582 in 2006 |
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| 520,511 |
Premises and equipment, net | 18,429 |
| 18,656 |
Accrued interest receivable and other assets | 35,135 |
| 35,528 |
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Total assets | $ 772,305 |
| $ 739,911 |
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Non-interest bearing demand deposits | $ 128,300 |
| $ 128,641 |
Savings and interest-bearing demand deposits | 250,748 |
| 273,570 |
Time deposits | 191,551 |
| 149,221 |
Total deposits | $ 570,599 |
| $ 551,432 |
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Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 38,474 |
| 34,317 |
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 34,000 |
| 24,100 |
Long-term debt | 40,000 |
| 57,500 |
Trust preferred capital notes | 5,155 |
| 15,465 |
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities | 6,179 |
| 3,621 |
Commitments and contingent liabilities | - - |
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Total liabilities | $ 694,407 |
| $ 686,435 |
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Shareholders' Equity |
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Common stock, par value, $2.50 per share; authorized, 20,000,000 shares; |
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issued and outstanding, 2006, 4,505,605 shares; 2005, 3,806,053 shares | $ 11,264 |
| $ 9,515 |
Capital surplus | 23,503 |
| 5,431 |
Retained earnings | 44,139 |
| 39,281 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net | (1,008) |
| (751) |
Total shareholders' equity | $ 77,898 |
| $ 53,476 |
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ 772,305 |
| $ 739,911 |
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statemnts
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Interest and fees on loans | $ 38,161 |
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Interest on investment securities: |
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Tax-exempt | 82 |
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Interest and dividends on securities available for sale: |
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Taxable | 5,277 |
| 5,387 |
| 6,162 |
Tax-exempt | 1,456 |
| 1,453 |
| 1,490 |
Dividends | 362 |
| 283 |
| 199 |
Interest on deposits in banks | 11 |
| 7 |
| 8 |
Interest on federal funds sold | 47 |
| 18 |
| 24 |
Interest on other money market investments | - - |
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Total interest and dividend income | $ 45,398 |
| $ 36,212 |
| $ 26,667 |
Interest Expense |
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Interest on deposits | $ 11,694 |
| $ 6,524 |
| $ 2,870 |
Interest on securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 1,529 |
| 934 |
| 507 |
Interest on short-term debt | 1,874 |
| 1,117 |
| 173 |
Interest on long-term debt | 3,390 |
| 3,021 |
| 2,483 |
Total interest expense | $ 18,487 |
| $ 11,596 |
| $ 6,033 |
Net interest income | $ 26,911 |
| $ 24,616 |
| $ 20,634 |
Provision for loan losses | 499 |
| 1,744 |
| 796 |
Net interest income after provision for loan losses | $ 26,412 |
| $ 22,872 |
| $ 19,838 |
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Service charges on deposit accounts | $ 1,869 |
| $ 1,783 |
| $ 1,563 |
Trust and investment advisory fee income | 4,114 |
| 3,940 |
| 3,688 |
Gains (losses) on securities available for sale, net | (305) |
| 76 |
| 118 |
Commissions on investment sales | 554 |
| 676 |
| 671 |
Equity earnings in affiliate | 680 |
| 1,529 |
| 1,657 |
Other service charges, commissions and fees | 608 |
| 536 |
| 373 |
Bank-owned life insurance | 436 |
| 458 |
| 90 |
Other operating income | 159 |
| 23 |
| 434 |
Total noninterest income | $ 8,115 |
| $ 9,021 |
| $ 8,594 |
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Salaries and employees' benefits | $ 13,690 |
| $ 13,240 |
| $ 10,887 |
Net occupancy and equipment expense | 3,024 |
| 2,798 |
| 2,235 |
Advertising | 572 |
| 384 |
| 374 |
Computer operations | 982 |
| 868 |
| 770 |
Other taxes | 500 |
| 465 |
| 391 |
Other operating expenses | 4,442 |
| 4,165 |
| 3,902 |
Total noninterest expenses | $ 23,210 |
| $ 21,920 |
| $ 18,559 |
Income before income taxes | $ 11,317 |
| $ 9,973 |
| $ 9,873 |
Income tax expense | 3,299 |
| 2,799 |
| 2,781 |
Net income | $ 8,018 |
| $ 7,174 |
| $ 7,092 |
Earnings per Share, basic | $ 1.94 |
| $ 1.89 |
| $ 1.86 |
Earnings per Share, diluted | $ 1.90 |
| $ 1.84 |
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Balance, December 31, 2003 | $ 9,508 | $ 5,541 | $ 30,798 | $ 1,480 |
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Net income – 2004 | - - | - - | 7,092 | - - | $ 7,092 | 7,092 |
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period (net of tax, $23) | - - | - - | - - | - - | (44) | - - |
Reclassification adjustment (net of tax, $40) | - - | - - | - - | - - | (78) | - - |
Other comprehensive loss (net of tax, $63) | - - | - - | - - | (122) | $ (122) | (122) |
Total comprehensive income | - - | - - | - - | - - | $ 6,970 | - - |
Cash dividends – 2004 ($0.76 per share) | - - | - - | (2,893) | - - |
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Issuance of common stock (5,951 shares) | 15 | 143 | - - | - - |
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Balance, December 31, 2004 | $ 9,523 | $ 5,684 | $ 34,997 | $ 1,358 |
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Reclassification adjustment (net of tax, $26) | - - | - - | - - | - - | (50) | - - |
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interest rate swap (net of tax $70) | - - | - - | - - | - - | 136 | - - |
Other comprehensive loss (net of tax, $1,086) | - - | - - | - - | (2,109) | $ (2,109) | (2,109) |
Total comprehensive income | - - | - - | - - | - - | $ 5,065 | - - |
Cash dividends – 2005 ($0.76 per share) | - - | - - | (2,890) | - - |
| (2,890) |
Repurchase of common stock (11,000 shares) | (28) | (380) | - | - - |
| (408) |
Issuance of common stock (8,000 shares) | 20 | 127 | - - | - - |
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Balance, December 31, 2005 | $ 9,515 | $ 5,431 | $ 39,281 | $ (751) |
| $ 53,476 |
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MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity | ||||||
(Continued) | ||||||
Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 | ||||||
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data) | ||||||
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Balance, December 31, 2005 | $ 9,515 | $ 5,431 | $ 39,281 | $ (751) |
| $ 53,476 |
Comprehensive income: |
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Net income – 2006 | - - | - - | 8,018 | - - | $ 8,018 | 8,018 |
Other comprehensive income net of tax: |
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Unrealized holding gains arising during the |
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period (net of tax, $122) | - - | - - | - - | - - | 236 | - - |
Reclassification adjustment (net of tax, $104) | - - | - - | - - | - - | 201 | - - |
Change in fair value of derivatives for |
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interest rate swap (net of tax, $70) | - - | - - | - - | - - | (136) | - - |
Other comprehensive income (net of tax, $156) | - - | - - | - - | 301 | $ 301 | 301 |
Total comprehensive income | - - | - - | - - | - - | $ 8,319 | - - |
Adjustment to initially apply SFAS |
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No. 158 (net of tax, $288) | - - | - - | - - | (558) |
| (558) |
Cash dividends – 2006 ($0.76 per share) | - - | - - | (3,160) | - - |
| (3,160) |
Issuance of common stock (699,552 shares) | 1,749 | 18,072 | - - | - - |
| 19,821 |
Balance, December 31, 2006 | $ 11,264 | $ 23,503 | $ 44,139 | $ (1,008) |
| $ 77,898 |
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MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | |||||
Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 | |||||
(In Thousands) | |||||
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| 2005 |
| 2004 |
Cash Flows from Operating Activities |
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Net income | $ 8,018 |
| $ 7,174 |
| $ 7,092 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash |
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provided by (used in) operating activities: |
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Depreciation | 1,138 |
| 1,174 |
| 1,115 |
Amortization | 610 |
| 418 |
| 417 |
Equity in distributions in excess of (undistributed) |
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earnings of affiliate | 351 |
| (646) |
| (652) |
Provision for loan losses | 499 |
| 1,744 |
| 796 |
Net (gain) loss on securities available for sale | 305 |
| (76) |
| (118) |
Net (gain) loss on sale of assets | 47 |
| (12) |
| - - |
Discount accretion and premium amortization |
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on securities, net | 22 |
| 104 |
| 40 |
Deferred income tax benefit | (771) |
| (718) |
| (249) |
Origination of loans held for sale | - - |
| (88,084) |
| (377,309) |
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale | - - |
| 109,391 |
| 367,194 |
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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(Increase) in other assets | (259) |
| (13) |
| (210) |
Increase in other liabilities | 1,656 |
| 407 |
| 772 |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ 11,616 |
| $ 30,863 |
| $ (1,112) |
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities |
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Proceeds from maturity, principal paydowns |
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and calls of investment securities | $ 785 |
| $ 1,007 |
| $ 992 |
Proceeds from maturity, principal paydowns |
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and calls of securities available for sale | 22,994 |
| 29,803 |
| 39,469 |
Proceeds from sale of securities |
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available for sale | 25,092 |
| 32,980 |
| 19,027 |
Purchase of securities available for sale | (34,068) |
| (42,424) |
| (39,402) |
Proceeds from sale of equipment | - - |
| 16 |
| - - |
Purchases of bank premises and equipment | (958) |
| (3,685) |
| (6,195) |
Net (increase) in loans | (44,738) |
| (176,849) |
| (88,090) |
Purchase of bank-owned life insurance | - - |
| - - |
| (10,800) |
Net cash (used in) investing activities | $ (30,893) |
| $(159,152) |
| $ (84,999) |
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MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | |||||
(Continued) | |||||
Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 | |||||
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| 2005 |
| 2004 |
Cash Flows from Financing Activities |
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Net increase (decrease) in noninterest-bearing and interest- |
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bearing demand deposits and savings accounts | $ (23,163) |
| $ 81,821 |
| $ 54,582 |
Net increase in certificates of deposit | 42,330 |
| 44,732 |
| 311 |
Increase (decrease) in securities sold under agreements |
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to repurchase | 4,157 |
| (6,595) |
| 27,377 |
Net decrease in Federal funds purchased | - - |
| - - |
| (1,500) |
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 328,975 |
| 343,980 |
| 217,400 |
Payments on Federal Home Loan Bank advances | (319,075) |
| (335,880) |
| (228,650) |
Proceeds from long-term debt | - - |
| 30,000 |
| 43,500 |
Payments on trust preferred capital notes | (10,310) |
| - - |
| - - |
Payments on long-term debt | (17,500) |
| (26,000) |
| (21,000) |
Payment for the repurchase of common stock | - - |
| (408) |
| - - |
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock | 19,821 |
| 147 |
| 158 |
Cash dividends paid | (3,027) |
| (2,890) |
| (2,891) |
Net cash provided by financing activities | $ 22,208 |
| $ 128,907 |
| $ 89,287 |
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Increase in cash and and cash equivalents | $ 2,931 |
| $ 618 |
| $ 3,176 |
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Cash and Cash Equivalents |
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Beginning | 15,625 |
| 15,007 |
| 11,831 |
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Ending | $ 18,556 |
| $ 15,625 |
| $ 15,007 |
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Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information |
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Cash payments for: |
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Interest paid to depositors | $ 12,354 |
| $ 7,209 |
| $ 3,308 |
Interest paid on short-term obligations | 1,890 |
| 1,044 |
| 176 |
Interest paid on long-term debt | 3,497 |
| 3,132 |
| 2,359 |
| $ 17,741 |
| $ 11,385 |
| $ 5,843 |
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Income taxes | $ 3,857 |
| $ 3,373 |
| $ 1,969 |
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Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities |
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Unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale | $ (664) |
| $ (3,403) |
| $ (185) |
Change in market value of interest rate swap | $ (206) |
| $ 206 |
| $ - - |
Pension liability adjustment | $ (846) |
| $ - - |
| $ - - |
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9
MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1. | Nature of Banking Activities and Significant Accounting Policies |
Middleburg Financial Corporation’s banking subsidiary, Middleburg Bank, grants commercial, financial, agricultural, residential and consumer loans to customers principally in Loudoun County, Fauquier County and Fairfax County, Virginia. The loan portfolio is well diversified and generally is collateralized by assets of the customers. The loans are expected to be repaid from cash flow or proceeds from the sale of selected assets of the borrowers. Middleburg Trust Company and Middleburg Investment Advisors, Inc., non-banking subsidiaries of Middleburg Financial Corporation, offer a comprehensive range of fiduciary and investment management services to individuals and businesses.
The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform to U. S. generally accepted accounting principles and to accepted practice within the banking industry.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements of Middleburg Financial Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Middleburg Bank, Middleburg Investment Group, Inc., Middleburg Trust Company, Middleburg Investment Advisors, Inc., Middleburg Bank Service Corporation, ICBI Capital Trust I, and MFC Capital Trust II include the accounts of all companies. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. FASB Interpretation No. 46R requires that the Company no longer eliminate through consolidation the equity investments in ICBI Capital Trust I and MFC Capital Trust II, which approximated $155,000 and $465,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The subordinate debt of the trust preferred entities is reflected as a liability of the Company.
Securities
Debt securities that management has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as “held to maturity” and recorded at amortized cost. Securities not classified as held to maturity or trading, including equity securities with readily determinable fair values, are classified as “available for sale” and recorded at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported in other comprehensive income.
Purchase premiums and discounts are recognized in interest income using the interest method over the terms of the securities. Declines in the fair value of held to maturity and available for sale securities below their cost that are deemed to be other than temporary are reflected in earnings as realized losses. In estimating other than temporary impairment losses, management considers (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and (3) the intent and ability of the Company to retain its investment in the issuer for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value. Gains and losses on the sale of securities are recorded on the trade date and are determined using the specific identification method.
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Loans
The Company’s subsidiary bank grants mortgage, commercial and consumer loans to clients. A substantial portion of the loan portfolio is represented by mortgage loans throughout Loudoun County and Fauquier County, Virginia. The ability of the debtors to honor their contracts is dependent upon the real estate and general economic conditions in this area.
Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or pay-off generally are reported at their outstanding unpaid principal balances adjusted for charge-offs, the allowance for loan losses and any deferred fees or costs on originated loans. Interest income is accrued on the unpaid principal balance. Loan origination and commitment fees, net of certain direct loan origination costs are deferred and recognized as an adjustment of the loan yield over the life of the related loan.
The accrual of interest on mortgage and commercial loans is discontinued at the time the loan is 90 days delinquent unless the credit is well-secured and in the process of collection. Personal loans are typically charged off no later than 180 days past due. In all cases, loans are placed on nonaccrual or charged-off at an earlier date if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful.
All interest accrued but not collected for loans that are placed on nonaccrual or charged off is reversed against interest income. The interest on these loans is accounted for on the cash-basis or cost-recovery method, until qualifying for return to accrual. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.
Allowance for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses is established as losses are estimated to have occurred through a provision for loan losses charged to earnings. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan balance is confirmed. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.
The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a regular basis by management and is based upon management’s periodic review of the collectibility of the loans in light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral and prevailing economic conditions. This evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.
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The allowance consists of specific, general and unallocated components. The specific component relates to loans that are classified as either doubtful, substandard or special mention. For such loans that are also classified as impaired, an allowance is established when the discounted cash flows (or collateral value or observable market price) of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value of that loan. The general component covers non-classified loans and is based on historical loss experience adjusted for qualitative factors. An unallocated component is maintained to cover uncertainties that could affect management’s estimate of probable losses. The unallocated component of the allowance reflects the margin of imprecision inherent in the underlying assumptions used in the methodologies for estimating specific and general losses in the portfolio.
A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company’s subsidiary bank will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due. Loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired. Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed. Impairment is measured on a loan by loan basis for commercial and construction loans by either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s obtainable market price, or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.
Large groups of smaller balance homogeneous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment. Accordingly, the Company’s subsidiary bank does not separately identify individual consumer and residential loans for impairment disclosures.
Premises and Equipment
Land is carried at cost. Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation of property and equipment is computed principally on the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:
| Years |
| Buildings and improvements | 10-40 | ||
| Furniture and equipment | 3-15 |
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Maintenance and repairs of property and equipment are charged to operations and major improvements are capitalized. Upon retirement, sale or other disposition of property and equipment, the cost and accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts and gain or loss is included in operations.
Other Real Estate
Real estate acquired by foreclosure is carried at the lower of cost or fair market value less an allowance for estimated selling expenses on the future disposition of the property. Revenue and expenses from operations and changes in the valuation are included in the net expenses from other real estate.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill is subject to an annual assessment for impairment by applying a fair value based test. Testing performed at December 31, 2006 did not indicate impairment. Additionally, acquired intangible assets (such as customer relationships and non-compete agreements) are separately recognized and amortized over their useful life ranging from 7 to 15 years.
Income Taxes
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined using the balance sheet method. Under this method, the net deferred tax asset or liability is determined based on the tax effects of the temporary differences between the book and tax bases of the various balance sheet assets and liabilities and gives current recognition to changes in tax rates and laws.
Trust Company Assets
Securities and other properties held by the Trust Company in a fiduciary or agency capacity are not assets of the Company and are not included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share represents income available to common shareholders divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued, as well as any adjustment to income that would result from the assumed issuance. Potential common shares that may be issued by the Company relate solely to outstanding stock options, and are determined using the treasury stock method.
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Cash and Cash Equivalents
For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, amounts due from banks, other temporary investments and federal funds sold. Generally, federal funds are purchased and sold for one-day periods.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses and goodwill and intangibles assets.
Advertising Costs
The Company follows the policy of charging the costs of advertising to expense as incurred.
Comprehensive Income
Accounting principles generally require that recognized revenue, expenses, gains and losses be included in net income. Although certain changes in assets and liabilities, such as unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities and pension liability adjustments, are reported as a separate component of the equity section of the balance sheet, such items, along with net income are components of comprehensive income.
Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase generally mature within one to four days from the transaction date. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase are reflected at the amount of cash received in connection with the transaction. The Company may be required to provide additional collateral based on the fair value of the underlying securities.
Derivative Financial Instruments
As part of the Company’s asset/liability management, the Company has used interest rate swaps to modify interest rate characteristics of various balance sheet accounts. Derivatives that are used as part of the asset/liability management process are linked to specific assets or liabilities and have high correlation between the contract and the underlying item being hedged, both at inception and throughout the hedge period. Swaps are accounted for on the “accrual” method. Under that method, the interest component associated with the contract is recognized over the life of the contract in net interest income.
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Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period balances to conform to current year provisions.
Stock-Based Employee Compensation Plan
At December 31, 2006, the Company had a stock-based employee compensation plan which is described more fully in Note 8. Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004),Share-Based Payment, which requires that the compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions be recognized in the financial statements. That cost will be measured based on the fair value of the equity instruments issued. No compensation expense was recognized during 2006 as no stock options were granted or vested. Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for the plan under the recognition and measurement principles of APB opinion No. 25,Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related Interpretations. No stock-based employee compensation cost was reflected in net income, as all options granted under those plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions to stock-based employee compensation for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004.
| Year Ended December 31, | ||
| 2005 |
| 2004 |
| (In thousands, except per share data) | ||
Net income, as reported | $ 7,174 |
| $ 7,092 |
Deduct: Total stock-based employee |
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compensation expense determined under |
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fair value based method for all awards, net of tax | (89) |
| (199) |
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Pro forma net income | $ 7,085 |
| $ 6,893 |
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Earnings per share: |
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Basic - as reported | $ 1.89 |
| $ 1.86 |
Basic - pro forma | 1.86 |
| 1.81 |
Diluted - as reported | 1.84 |
| 1.81 |
Diluted - pro forma | 1.81 |
| 1.76 |
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Note 2. Securities
Amortized costs and fair values of securities being held to maturity as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 are summarized as follows:
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| Amortized | Unrealized | Unrealized | Fair |
| Cost | Gains | (Losses) | Value |
| 2006 | |||
| (In Thousands) | |||
Obligations of states and |
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political subdivisions | $ 1,229 | $ 8 | $ - - | $ 1,237 |
Mortgage-backed securities | 33 | - - | - - | 33 |
| $ 1,262 | $ 8 | $ - - | $ 1,270 |
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| (In Thousands) | |||
Obligations of states and |
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political subdivisions | $ 1,699 | $ 25 | $ - - | $ 1,724 |
Mortgage-backed securities | 34 | - - | - - | 34 |
| $ 1,733 | $ 25 | $ - - | $ 1,758 |
The amortized cost and fair value of securities being held to maturity as of December 31, 2006 by contractual maturity are shown below. Maturities may differ from contractual maturities in mortgage-backed securities because the mortgages underlying the securities may be called or repaid without any penalties. Therefore, these securities are not included in the maturity categories in the following maturity summary.
| Amortized | Fair |
| Cost | Value |
| (In Thousands) | |
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Due in one year or less | $ 556 | $ 557 |
Due after one year through five years | 673 | 680 |
Mortgage-backed securities | 33 | 33 |
| $ 1,262 | $ 1,270 |
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Amortized costs and fair values of securities available for sale as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, are summarized as follows:
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| Gross | Gross |
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| Amortized | Unrealized | Unrealized | Fair |
| Cost | Gains | (Losses) | Value |
| 2006 | |||
| (In Thousands) | |||
U.S. Treasury securities and |
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obligations of U.S. Government |
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corporations and agencies | $ 1,474 | $ - - | $ (9) | $ 1,465 |
Obligations of states and |
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political subdivisions | 38,115 | 823 | (111) | 38,827 |
Mortgage-backed securities | 75,974 | 233 | (1,864) | 74,343 |
Corporate preferred stock | 2,078 | 12 | (2) | 2,088 |
Restricted stock | 5,928 | - - | - - | 5,928 |
Other | 11,286 | 237 | (1) | 11,522 |
| $ 134,855 | $ 1,305 | $ (1,987) | $ 134,173 |
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| 2005 | |||
| (In Thousands) | |||
U.S. Treasury securities and |
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obligations of U.S. Government |
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corporations and agencies | $ 9,414 | $ - - | $(186) | $ 9,228 |
Obligations of states and |
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political subdivisions | 29,130 | 1,056 | (41) | 30,145 |
Mortgage-backed securities | 90,096 | 119 | (2,638) | 87,577 |
Corporate preferred stock | 2,090 | - - | (26) | 2,064 |
Restricted stock | 5,428 | - - | - - | 5,428 |
Other | 13,046 | 371 | (1) | 13,416 |
| $ 149,204 | $ 1,546 | $ (2,892) | $ 147,858 |
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The amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale as of December 31, 2006, by contractual maturity are shown below. Maturities may differ from contractual maturities in corporate and mortgage-backed securities because the securities and mortgages underlying the securities may be called or repaid without any penalties. Therefore, these securities are not included in the maturity categories in the following maturity summary.
| Amortized |
| Fair |
| Cost |
| Value |
| (In Thousands) | ||
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Due in one year or less | $ 3,562 |
| $ 3,578 |
Due after one year through five years | 13,726 |
| 14,104 |
Due after five years through 10 years | 8,069 |
| 8,274 |
Due after 10 years | 14,232 |
| 14,336 |
Mortgage-backed securities | 75,974 |
| 74,343 |
Corporate preferred | 2,078 |
| 2,088 |
Restricted stock | 5,928 |
| 5,928 |
Other | 11,286 |
| 11,522 |
| $ 134,855 |
| $ 134,173 |
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale during 2006, 2005 and 2004 were $25,092,000, $32,980,000 and $19,027,000, respectively. Gross gains of $1,000, $337,000 and $259,000 and gross losses of $306,000, $261,000 and $141,000 were realized on those sales, respectively. The tax benefit (provision) applicable to these net realized gains and losses amounted to $104,000, $(26,000) and $(40,000), respectively.
The carrying value of securities pledged to qualify for fiduciary powers, to secure public monies and for other purposes as required by law amounted to $101,900,000 and $93,655,213 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
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At December 31, 2006 and 2005, investments in an unrealized loss position that are temporarily impaired are as follows:
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| 12 Months or More | ||||
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| Unrealized |
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| Unrealized |
2006 |
| Fair Value |
| (Losses) |
| Fair Value |
| (Losses) |
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U.S. Treasury securities |
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and obligations of U.S. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
government corporations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and agencies |
| $ 25 |
| $ - - |
| $ 1,440 |
| $ (9) |
Obligations of states |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and political subdivisions |
| 7,898 |
| (86) |
| 1,116 |
| (25) |
Mortgage-backed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
securities |
| 919 |
| (1) |
| 53,592 |
| (1,863) |
Corporate preferred |
| - - |
| - - |
| 76 |
| (2) |
Other |
| 50 |
| - - |
| 49 |
| (1) |
Total temporarily |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
impaired securities |
| $ 8,892 |
| $ (87) |
| $ 56,273 |
| $ (1,900) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Treasury securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and obligations of U.S. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
government corporations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and agencies |
| $ 1,388 |
| $ (11) |
| $ 7,840 |
| $ (175) |
Obligations of states |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and political subdivisions |
| 1,924 |
| (41) |
| - - |
| - - |
Mortgage-backed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
securities |
| 39,441 |
| (994) |
| 36,529 |
| (1,644) |
Corporate preferred |
| - - |
| - - |
| 2,064 |
| (26) |
Other |
| 49 |
| (1) |
| - - |
| - - |
Total temporarily |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
impaired securities |
| $ 42,802 |
| $ (1,047) |
| $ 46,433 |
| $ (1,845) |
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The unrealized losses in the portfolio as of December 31, 2006 are considered temporary and are a result of the current interest rate environment and not increased credit risk. Of the temporarily impaired securities, 74 are investment grade and one is non-rated. The federal agency mortgage-backed securities have the largest temporary impairment but are issued by government sponsored enterprises (Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation). The non-rated security is a corporate trust preferred security that has a par value at maturity of $76,000. Market prices change daily and are affected by conditions beyond the control of the Company. Although the Company has the ability and intent to hold these securities until the temporary loss is recovered, decisions by management may necessitate the sale before the loss is fully recovered. Investment decisions reflect the strategic asset/liability objectives of the Company. The investment portfolio is analyzed frequently and managed to provide an overall positive impact to the Company’s consolidated income statement and balance sheet.
Note 3. | Loans, Net |
| December 31, | ||
| 2006 |
| 2005 |
| (In Thousands) | ||
Mortgage loans on real estate: |
|
|
|
Construction | $ 69,034 |
| $ 88,312 |
Secured by farmland | 2,473 |
| 2,894 |
Secured by 1-4 family residential | 229,784 |
| 211,734 |
Other real estate loans | 216,232 |
| 177,198 |
Loans to farmers (except secured by real estate) | 1 |
| 10 |
Commercial loans | 37,547 |
| 28,378 |
Consumer loans | 14,938 |
| 16,895 |
All other loans | 323 |
| 233 |
Total loans | $ 570,332 |
| $ 525,654 |
Less: Allowance for loan losses | 5,582 |
| 5,143 |
Net loans | $ 564,750 |
| $ 520,511 |
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Note 4. Allowance for Loan Losses
| 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |
| (In Thousands) | ||
Balance, beginning | $ 5,143 | $ 3,418 | $ 2,605 |
Provision charged to operating expense | 499 | 1,744 | 796 |
Recoveries | 52 | 60 | 185 |
Loan losses charged to the allowance | (112) | (79) | (168) |
| $ 5,582 | $ 5,143 | $ 3,418 |
There were no loans recognized for impairment under SFAS No. 114 as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. No interest income on impaired loans was recognized in 2006, 2005 and 2004.
The Company had no non-accrual loans at December 31, 2006. Non-accrual loans excluded from impaired loan disclosure under SFAS No. 114 amounted to $88,000 at December 31, 2005. If interest on these loans had been accrued, such income would have approximated $1,196 for 2005.
There were $19,000 and $31,000 in loans 90 days past due and still accruing interest on December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Note 5. | Premises and Equipment, Net |
Premises and equipment consists of the following:
| 2006 | 2005 |
| (In Thousands) | |
|
|
|
Land | $ 2,379 | $ 2,379 |
Banking facilities | 12,457 | 12,216 |
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | 7,922 | 7,713 |
Construction in progress and deposits |
|
|
on equipment | 3,768 | 3,409 |
| $ 26,526 | $ 25,717 |
Less accumulated depreciation | 8,097 | 7,061 |
| $ 18,429 | $ 18,656 |
Depreciation expense was $1,138,000, $1,174,000 and $1,115,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
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Pursuant to the terms of non-cancelable lease agreements in effect at December 31, 2006, pertaining to banking premises and equipment, future minimum rent commitments (in thousands) under various operating leases are as follows:
2007 | $ 779 |
2008 | 713 |
2009 | 685 |
2010 | 694 |
2011 | 698 |
Thereafter | 5,174 |
| $ 8,743 |
Note 6. | Deposits |
The Company has developed an interest bearing product that integrates the use of the cash within client accounts at Middleburg Trust Company for overnight funding at the Bank. The overall balance of this product was $30.4 million and $22.8 million at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and is reflected in both the interest-bearing demand deposits and securities sold under agreements to repurchase amounts on the balance sheet.
The aggregate amount of jumbo time deposits, each with a minimum denomination of $100,000, was approximately $129,230,000 and $93,117,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
At December 31, 2006, the scheduled maturities of time deposits (in thousands) are as follows:
2007 | $ 135,768 |
2008 | 26,333 |
2009 | 10,328 |
2010 | 13,612 |
2011 | 3,093 |
Thereafter | 2,417 |
| $ 191,551 |
At December 31, 2006 and 2005, overdraft demand deposits reclassified to loans totaled $323,000 and $233,000, respectively.
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Note 7. Borrowings
The Company has a $229,480,000 line of credit with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta available for short and long-term borrowings. Advances on the line are secured by all of the Company’s first lien residential real estate loans on one-to-four unit single-family dwellings and by eligible commercial real estate loans. As of December 31, 2006, the book value of these loans totaled approximately $317,410,000. The amount of the available credit is limited to seventy five percent of qualifying collateral for the first lien residential real estate loans and fifty percent of the eligible commercial real estate loans. Any borrowings in excess of the qualifying collateral require pledging of additional assets.
At December 31, 2006, the Company had short-term advances outstanding from the Federal Home Loan Bank of $34,000,000. The weighted average interest rate on short-term advances was at December 31, 2006 was 5.42%. At December 31, 2005, the Company had short-term advances outstanding from the Federal Home Loan Bank of $24,100,000. The weighted average interest rate on short-term advances at December 31, 2005 was 4.44%.
The Company’s long-term debt with the Federal Home Loan Bank of $40,000,000 at December 31, 2006 matures through 2014. During 2006, the interest rate ranged from 2.41 percent to 5.41 percent and the weighted average rate was 4.42 percent. The Company’s long-term debt with the Federal Home Loan Bank was $57,500,000 at December 31, 2005. The weighted average interest rate on long-term debt at December 31, 2005 was 4.18%.
The contractual maturities of the Company’s long-term debt are as follows:
| 2006 |
| (In Thousands) |
Due in 2007 | $ 10,000 |
Due in 2008 | 10,000 |
Due in 2009 | 5,000 |
Due in 2010 | 10,000 |
Due in 2014 | 5,000 |
| $ 40,000 |
The Company has an additional $8,000,000 in lines of credit available from other institutions at December 31, 2006.
Note 8. | Stock-Based Compensation Plan |
The Company sponsored one stock-based compensation plan (the 2006 Equity Compensation Plan), which provides for the granting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, performance share awards, incentive awards and stock units. The 2006 Equity Compensation Plan was approved by the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting held on April 26, 2006 and has succeeded the Company’s 1997 Stock Incentive Plan. Under the plan, the Company may grant stock-based compensation to its directors, officers, employees and other persons the Company determines have contributed to the
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profits or growth of the Company. The Company may grant awards with respect to up to 255,000 shares of common stock under the 2006 Equity Compensation Plan. The Company did not grant any stock-based compensation during the year ended December 31, 2006.
Options outstanding at December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 are summarized as follows:
| 2006 | 2005 |
| 2004 | |||||||
|
|
| Weighted |
|
|
| Weighted |
|
|
| Weighted |
|
|
| Average | Aggregate |
|
| Average |
|
|
| Average |
|
|
| Exercise | Intrinsic |
|
| Exercise |
|
|
| Exercise |
| Shares |
| Price | Value | Shares |
| Price |
| Shares |
| Price |
Outstanding at |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
beginning of year | 211,105 |
| $17.74 |
| 220,605 |
| $17.65 |
| 220,730 |
| $17.00 |
Granted | - - |
| - - |
| - - |
| - - |
| 9,000 |
| 39.40 |
Exercised | (23,000) |
| 11.75 |
| (8,000) |
| 11.37 |
| (5,951) |
| 22.19 |
Forfeited | (1,225) |
| 12.38 |
| (1,500) |
| 37.80 |
| (3,174) |
| 25.87 |
Outstanding at end of year | 186,880 |
| $18.52 | $3,452,000 | 211,105 |
| $17.74 |
| 220,605 |
| $17.65 |
Options exercisable at |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
year end | 186,880 |
| $18.52 | $3,452,000 | 208,425 |
| $17.47 |
| 201,917 |
| $16.63 |
Weighted average fair |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
value of options granted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
during the year |
|
| $- - |
|
|
| $- - |
|
|
| $10.58 |
The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $469,000, $176,000 and $264,000, respectively. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions.
|
|
| 2004 |
|
|
|
|
Dividend yield |
|
| 2.20% |
Expected life |
|
| 10 years |
Expected volatility |
|
| 20.07% |
Risk-free interest rate |
|
| 4.40% |
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As of December 31, 2006, options outstanding and exercisable are summarized as follows:
Range of |
| Options |
| Remaining |
Exercise |
| Outstanding |
| Contractual |
Prices |
| and Exercisable |
| Life |
|
|
|
|
|
$10.63 |
| 33,950 |
| 3.9 |
11.75 |
| 8,000 |
| 1.9 |
12.38 |
| 3,930 |
| 2.8 |
12.38 |
| 40,000 |
| 2.9 |
22.00 |
| 34,000 |
| 6.3 |
22.75 |
| 55,000 |
| 5.3 |
37.00 |
| 4,000 |
| 6.7 |
39.40 |
| 8,000 |
| 7.0 |
$10.63 - $39.40 |
| 186,880 |
| 4.6 |
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Note 9. | Employee Benefit Plans |
The Company has a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all full-time employees. The Company funds pension costs in accordance with the funding provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Information about the plan (valued at September 30 of each year) follows:
| 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |
| (In Thousands) | ||
Change in Benefit Obligation |
|
|
|
Benefit obligation, beginning of year | $ 4,014 | $ 3,456 | $ 2,676 |
Service cost | 675 | 593 | 406 |
Interest cost | 241 | 216 | 181 |
Actuarial loss (gain) | 133 | (16) | 385 |
Benefits paid | (11) | (235) | (192) |
Benefit obligation, end of year | $ 5,052 | $ 4,014 | $ 3,456 |
|
|
|
|
Change in Plan Assets |
|
|
|
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year | $ 4,343 | $ 4,093 | $ 3,530 |
Actual return on plan assets | 351 | 485 | 303 |
Employer contributions | - - | - - | 452 |
Benefits paid | (11) | (235) | (192) |
Fair value of plan assets, ending | $ 4,683 | $ 4,343 | $ 4,093 |
|
|
|
|
Funded Status | $ (369) | $ 330 | $ 637 |
Unrecognized net actuarial loss | - - | 922 | 1,155 |
Unrecognized net obligation at transition | - - | (12) | (16) |
Unrecognized prior service cost | - - | (196) | (197) |
(Accrued) prepaid benefit cost included in |
|
|
|
other (liabilities) assets | $ (369) | $ 1,044 | $ 1,579 |
|
|
|
|
Amounts Recognized in the Balance Sheet |
|
|
|
Other assets | $ - - | $ 1,044 | $ 1,579 |
Other liabilities | (369) | - - | - - |
|
|
|
|
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated |
|
|
|
Other Comprehensive Loss |
|
|
|
Net loss | $ 1,049 | $ - - | $ - - |
Prior service costs | (195) | - - | - - |
Net obligation at transition | (8) | - - | - - |
Total amount recognized | $ 846 | $ - - | $ - - |
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The accumulated benefit obligation for the defined benefit pension plan was $3,673,000, $3,137,000 and $2,720,000 at December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
| 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |
| (In Thousands) | ||
Components of Net Periodic |
|
|
|
Benefit Cost |
|
|
|
Service cost | $ 675 | $ 592 | $ 406 |
Interest cost | 241 | 216 | 181 |
Expected return on plan assets | (369) | (309) | (205) |
Amortization of prior service cost | (1) | (1) | (1) |
Amortization of net obligation |
|
|
|
at transition | (4) | (4) | (4) |
Recognized net actuarial loss | 26 | 42 | 31 |
Net periodic benefit cost | $ 568 | $ 536 | $ 408 |
|
|
|
|
Other Change in Plan Assets an Benefit |
|
|
|
Obligations Recognized in Other |
|
|
|
Comprehensive Loss |
|
|
|
Net loss | $ 1,049 | $ - - | $ - - |
Prior service costs | (195) | - - | - - |
Net obligation at transition | (8) | - - | - - |
Deferred income tax benefit | (288) | - - | - - |
Total recognized in other comprehensive loss | $ 558 | $ - - | $ - - |
Total recognized in net periodic benefit costs |
|
|
|
and other comprehensive loss | $ 1,126 | $ 536 | $ 408 |
|
|
|
|
Weighted-Average Assumptions for Benefit | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |
Obligations as of September 30 |
|
|
|
Discount rate | 6.00% | 6.00% | 6.25% |
Expected return on plan assets | 8.50% | 8.50% | 8.50% |
Rate of compensation increase | 4.00% | 4.00% | 4.00% |
|
|
|
|
Weighted-Average Assumptions for Net Periodic | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |
Benefit Costs as of September 30 |
|
|
|
Discount rate | 6.00% | 6.25% | 6.75% |
Expected return on plan assets | 8.50% | 8.50% | 8.50% |
Rate of compensation increase | 4.00% | 4.00% | 4.00% |
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Incremental Effect of Applying SFAS No. 158 on Individual Items in the Consolidated Balance Sheet |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
| Before Application |
| After Application |
| of SFAS No. 158 | Adjustments | of SFAS No. 158 |
| (In Thousands) | ||
Accrued interest receivable and |
|
|
|
other assets | $ 34,847 | $ 288 | $ 35,135 |
Total assets | 772,017 | 288 | 772,305 |
Accrued interest payable and |
|
|
|
other liabilities | 5,333 | 846 | 6,179 |
Total liabilities | 693,561 | 846 | 694,407 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (450) | (558) | (1,008) |
Total shareholders equity | 78,456 | (558) | 77,898 |
Long-Term Rate of Return
The plan sponsor selects the expected long-term rate of return on assets assumption in consultation with their investment advisors and actuary. This rate is intended to reflect the average rate of earnings expected to be earned on the funds invested to provide plan benefits. Historical performance is reviewed with respect to real rates of return (net of inflation) for the major asset classes held or anticipated to be held by the trust, and for the trust itself. Undue weight is not given to recent experience that may not continue over the measurement period, with higher significance placed on current forecasts of future long-term economic conditions.
Because assets are held in a qualified trust, anticipated returns are not reduced for taxes. Further, solely for this purpose, the plan is assumed to continue in force and not terminate during the period which assets are invested. However, consideration is given to the potential impact of current and future investment policy, cash flow into and out of the trust, and expenses (both investment and non-investment) typically paid from plan assets to the extent such expenses are not explicitly estimated within periodic cost.
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Asset Allocation
The pension plan’s weighted-average asset allocations at September 30, 2006 and 2005, by asset category are as follows:
| September 30, | ||
| 2006 |
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
Mutual funds - fixed income | 30% |
| 34% |
Mutual funds - equity | 56% |
| 66% |
Cash and equivalents | 14% |
| 0% |
Total | 100% |
| 100% |
The trust fund is sufficiently diversified to maintain a reasonable level of risk without imprudently sacrificing return, with a targeted asset allocation of 40% fixed income and 60% equities. The investment manager selects investment fund managers with demonstrated experience and expertise and funds with demonstrated historical performance for the implementation of the plan’s investment strategy. The investment manager will consider both actively and passively managed investment strategies and will allocate funds across the classes to develop an efficient investment structure.
It is the responsibility of the trustee to administer the investments of the trust within reasonable costs, being careful to avoid sacrificing quality. These costs include, but are not limited to, management and custodial fees, consulting fees, transaction costs and other administrative costs chargeable to the trust.
The Company expects to contribute $499,000 to its pension plan in 2007.
Estimated future benefit payments (in thousands), which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are as follows:
2007 | $ 52 |
2008 | 56 |
2009 | 103 |
2010 | 186 |
2011 | 201 |
2012-2016 | 1,650 |
401(k) Plan
The Company has a 401(k) plan whereby a majority of employees participate in the plan. Employees may contribute up to 100 percent of their compensation subject to certain limits based on federal tax laws. The Company makes matching contributions equal to 50 percent of the first 6 percent of an employee’s compensation contributed to the plan. Matching contributions vest to the employee equally over a five-year period. For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, expense attributable to the plan amounted to $202,000, $146,000 and $137,000, respectively.
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Deferred Compensation Plans
Two deferred compensation plans were adopted for the President and two Executive Officers of the Company. Benefits are to be paid in monthly installments commencing at retirement and ending upon the death of the officer. The agreement provides that if employment is terminated for reasons other than death or disability prior to age 65, the amount of benefits would be reduced. The deferred compensation expense for 2006, 2005 and 2004, based on the present value of the retirement benefits, was $303,063, $353,819 and $182,583, respectively. The plans are unfunded; however, life insurance has been acquired on the life of the employees in amounts sufficient to help meet the costs of the obligations.
Note 10. | Income Taxes |
Net deferred tax assets consist of the following components as of December 31, 2006 and 2005:
| 2006 | 2005 |
| (In Thousands) | |
Deferred tax assets: |
|
|
Allowance for loan losses | $ 1,852 | $ 1,668 |
Deferred compensation | 369 | 267 |
Accrued pension costs | 125 | - - |
Securities available for sale | 232 | 457 |
Other | 181 | - - |
| $ 2,759 | $ 2,392 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |
|
|
Deferred loan fees, net | $ 282 | $ 291 |
Property and equipment | 369 | 461 |
Prepaid pension costs | - - | 353 |
Investment in affiliate | 275 | - - |
Interest rate swap | - - | 70 |
| $ 926 | $ 1,175 |
|
|
|
Net deferred tax assets | $ 1,833 | $ 1,217 |
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The provision for income taxes charged to operations for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 consists of the following:
| 2006 |
| 2005 |
| 2004 |
| (In Thousands) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current tax expense | $ 4,070 |
| $ 3,517 |
| $ 3,030 |
Deferred tax benefit | (771) |
| (718) |
| (249) |
| $ 3,299 |
| $ 2,799 |
| $ 2,781 |
The income tax provision differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate to pretax income for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, due to the following:
| 2006 |
| 2005 |
| 2004 |
| (In Thousands) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Computed “expected” tax expense | $ 3,848 |
| $ 3,391 |
| $ 3,357 |
(Decrease) in income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
resulting from: |
|
|
|
|
|
Tax-exempt interest income | (498) |
| (506) |
| (553) |
Other, net | (51) |
| (86) |
| (23) |
| $ 3,299 |
| $ 2,799 |
| $ 2,781 |
Note 11. | Related Party Transactions |
The Company’s subsidiary bank has had, and may be expected to have in the future, banking transactions in the ordinary course of business with directors, principal officers, their immediate families and affiliated companies in which they are principal stockholders (commonly referred to as related parties), on the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with others. These persons and firms were indebted to the subsidiary bank for loans totaling $1,524,000 and $1,023,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. During 2006, total principal additions were $5,291,000 and total principal payments were $4,790,000.
Note 12. | Contingent Liabilities and Commitments |
In the normal course of business, there are outstanding various commitments and contingent liabilities, which are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements. The Company does not anticipate any material loss as a result of these transactions.
See Note 15 with respect to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk.
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The Company must maintain a reserve against its deposits in accordance with Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Act. For the final weekly reporting period in the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the aggregate amount of daily average required reserves for each year was approximately $631,000 and $25,000, respectively.
Note 13. | Earnings Per Share |
The following shows the weighted average number of shares used in computing earnings per share and the effect on weighted average number of shares of diluted potential common stock. Potential dilutive common stock had no effect on income available to common stockholders.
| 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | |||
|
| Per |
| Per |
| Per |
|
| Share |
| Share |
| Share |
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share, basic | 4,131,931 | $ 1.94 | 3,803,000 | $ 1.89 | 3,804,000 | $ 1.86 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of dilutive securities: |
|
|
|
|
| |
Stock options | 91,513 |
| 103,000 |
| 116,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share, diluted | 4,223,444 | $ 1.90 | 3,906,000 | $ 1.84 | 3,920,000 | $ 1.81 |
In 2006, 2005 and 2004, stock options representing 12,000 shares, 13,125 shares and 12,625 shares, respectively, were not included in the calculation of earnings per share because they would have been antidilutive.
Note 14. | Retained Earnings |
Transfers of funds from the banking subsidiary to the Parent Company in the form of loans, advances and cash dividends are restricted by federal and state regulatory authorities. As of December 31, 2006, the aggregate amount of unrestricted funds which could be transferred from the Company’s subsidiaries to the Parent Company, without prior regulatory approval, totaled $7,548,000 or 9.7% of the total consolidated net assets.
Note 15. | Financial Instruments With Off-Balance-Sheet Risk and Credit Risk |
The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers and to reduce its own exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and interest rate swaps. Those instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheet. The contract or notional amounts of those instruments reflect the extent of involvement the Company has in particular classes of financial instruments.
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The Company's exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments.
A summary of the contract amount of the Company's exposure to off-balance-sheet risk as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, is as follows:
| 2006 | 2005 |
| (In Thousands) | |
Financial instruments whose contract |
|
|
amounts represent credit risk: |
|
|
Commitments to extend credit | $ 103,314 | $ 93,572 |
Standby letters of credit | 4,143 | 3,729 |
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Company evaluates each customer's credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Company upon extension of credit, is based on management's credit evaluation of the counterparty. Collateral held varies but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property and equipment, and income-producing commercial properties.
Unfunded commitments under lines of credit are commitments for possible future extensions of credit to existing customers. Those lines of credit may not be drawn upon to the total extent to which the Company is committed.
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Those guarantees are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements, including commercial paper, bond financing, and similar transactions. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. The Company holds certificates of deposit, deposit accounts, and real estate as collateral supporting those commitments for which collateral is deemed necessary.
The Company maintains an interest rate risk management strategy that uses derivative instruments to minimize significant, unanticipated earnings fluctuations caused by interest rate volatility. The Company’s specific goal is to lower (where possible) the cost of its borrowed funds.
The Company enters into interest rate swaps to lock in the interest cash outflows on its floating-rate debt. On December 8, 2004, the Company borrowed a $15,000,000 variable rate advance from FHLB. On that same date, the Company entered into an interest rate swap with SunTrust Bank. The total notional amount of the swap was $15,000,000. This cash flow hedge effectively changed the variable-rate interest on the FHLB advance to a fixed-rate of interest. Under the terms of the swap, which expired December 8, 2006, the Company paid SunTrust Bank a fixed interest rate of 3.35%. SunTrust Bank paid the
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Company a variable rate of interest indexed to the three-month LIBOR, plus 0.02%. The interest receivable from SunTrust repriced quarterly.
Changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap designated as a hedging instrument of the variability of cash flows associated with the long-term debt are reported in other comprehensive income. This amount is subsequently reclassified into interest expense as a yield adjustment in the same period in which the related interest on floating-rate debt obligation affected earnings. Because there are no differences between the critical terms of the interest rate swap and the hedged debt obligation, the Company assumes no ineffectiveness in the hedging relationship.
The Company has approximately $10,933,000 in deposits in financial institutions in excess of amounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) at December 31, 2006.
Note 16. | Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Interest Rate Risk |
The fair value of a financial instrument is the current amount that would be exchanged between willing parties, other than in a forced liquidation. Fair value is best determined based upon quoted market prices. However, in many instances, there are no quoted market prices for the Company’s various financial instruments. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. Accordingly, the fair value estimates may not be realized in an immediate settlement of the instrument. SFAS No. 107 excludes certain financial instruments and all non-financial instruments from its disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented may not necessarily represent the underlying fair value of the Company.
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value:
Cash and Short-Term Investments
For those short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
Securities
For securities held for investment purposes, fair values are based on quoted market prices or dealer quotes. The carrying value of restricted stock approximates fair value based on the redemption provisions of the applicable entities.
Loans
For variable-rate loans that reprice frequently and with no significant change in credit risk, fair values are based on carrying values. The fair values for other loans were estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, using interest rates currently being offered.
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Accrued Interest
The carrying amounts of accrued interest approximate fair values.
Deposits and Borrowings
The fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts, and certain money market deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. For all other deposits and borrowings, the fair value is determined using the discounted cash flow method. The discount rate was equal to the rate currently offered on similar products.
Off-Balance-Sheet Financial Instruments
The fair value of commitments to extend credit is estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present credit worthiness of the counterparties. For fixed-rate loan commitments, fair value also considers the difference between current levels of interest rates and the committed rates. The fair value of standby letters of credit is based on fees currently charged for similar agreements or on the estimated cost to terminate them or otherwise settle the obligations with the counterparties at the reporting date. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the fair values of loan commitments and standby letters of credit were deemed immaterial.
Fair values for off-balance-sheet derivative financial instruments, for other-than-trading purposes, are based upon quoted market prices.
The estimated fair values, and related carrying amounts, of the Company's financial instruments are as follows:
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Cash and short-term investments | $ 18,556 | $ 18,556 | $ 15,625 | $ 15,625 |
Securities | 135,435 | 135,443 | 149,591 | 149,616 |
Loans | 564,750 | 558,364 | 520,511 | 506,093 |
Accrued interest receivable | 3,343 | 3,343 | 3,035 | 3,035 |
Interest rate swap | - - | - - | 206 | 206 |
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Deposits | $ 570,599 | $ 569,358 | $ 551,432 | $ 550,200 |
Securities sold under agreements |
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to repurchase | 38,474 | 38,380 | 34,317 | 34,280 |
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 34,000 | 34,000 | 24,100 | 24,100 |
Long-term debt | 40,000 | 39,679 | 57,500 | 57,250 |
Trust preferred capital notes | 5,155 | 5,170 | 15,465 | 15,646 |
Accrued interest payable | 1,757 | 1,757 | 1,010 | 1,010 |
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The Company assumes interest rate risk (the risk that general interest rate levels will change) as a result of its normal operations. As a result, the fair values of the Company's financial instruments will change when interest rate levels change and that change may be either favorable or unfavorable to the Company. Management attempts to match maturities of assets and liabilities to the extent believed necessary to minimize interest rate risk. However, borrowers with fixed rate obligations are less likely to prepay in a rising rate environment and more likely to prepay in a falling rate environment. Conversely, depositors who are receiving fixed rates are more likely to withdraw funds before maturity in a rising rate environment and less likely to do so in a falling rate environment. Management monitors rates and maturities of assets and liabilities and attempts to minimize interest rate risk by adjusting terms of new loans and deposits and by investing in securities with terms that mitigate the Company's overall interest rate risk.
Note 17. | Capital Requirements |
The Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s and Bank’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Company's and the Bank’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors. Prompt corrective action provisions are not applicable to bank holding companies.
Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of total and Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets, and of Tier 1 capital to average assets. Management believes, as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, that the Company and the Bank meet all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.
As of December 31, 2006, the most recent notification from the Federal Reserve Bank categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized, an institution must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based, and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the institution's category.
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The Company’s and the Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios are also presented in the table.
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Consolidated | $83,936 |
| 13.7% |
| $49,025 |
| 8.0% |
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| N/A |
Middleburg Bank | $81,653 |
| 13.4% |
| $48,920 |
| 8.0% |
| $61,151 |
| 10.0% |
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| 12.8% |
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| 4.0% |
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Middleburg Bank | $76,071 |
| 12.4% |
| $24,460 |
| 4.0% |
| $36,690 |
| 6.0% |
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| 10.3% |
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| 4.0% |
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Middleburg Bank | $76,071 |
| 10.0% |
| $30,459 |
| 4.0% |
| $38,074 |
| 5.0% |
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Consolidated | $68,480 |
| 12.0% |
| $45,818 |
| 8.0% |
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| N/A |
Middleburg Bank | $66,685 |
| 11.7% |
| $45,709 |
| 8.0% |
| $57,136 |
| 10.0% |
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| 11.1% |
| $22,909 |
| 4.0% |
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Middleburg Bank | $61,542 |
| 10.8% |
| $22,854 |
| 4.0% |
| $34,281 |
| 6.0% |
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| 8.7% |
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| 4.0% |
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Middleburg Bank | $61,542 |
| 8.5% |
| $28,935 |
| 4.0% |
| $36,169 |
| 5.0% |
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Note 18. | Goodwill and Intangible Assets |
The Company has adopted SFAS No. 142,Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, which prescribes the accounting for goodwill and intangible assets subsequent to initial recognition. The provisions of SFAS No. 142 discontinue the amortization of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives but require at least an annual impairment review, and more frequently if certain impairment indicators are in evidence. Based on the testing for impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, there were no impairment charges for 2006, 2005 or 2004. Identifiable intangible assets are being amortized over the period of expected benefit, which ranges from 7 to 15 years. Goodwill and intangible assets relate to the Company’s acquisition of Middleburg Trust Company and Middleburg Investment Advisors. Information concerning goodwill and intangible assets is presented in the following table:
| December 31, 2006 |
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Identifiable intangibles | $ 3,734,000 |
| $ 1,603,690 |
| $ 3,734,000 |
| $ 1,266,071 |
Unamortizable goodwill | 3,421,868 |
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Amortization expense of intangible assets for each of the three years ended December 31, 2006 totaled $337,619. Estimated amortization expense of core deposit intangibles for the years ended December 31 follows (in thousands):
2007 | $ 337,619 |
2008 | 337,619 |
2009 | 212,905 |
2010 | 171,333 |
2011 | 171,333 |
Thereafter | 899,501 |
| $ 2,130,310 |
Note 19. | Trust Preferred Capital Notes |
On November 14, 2001, ICBI Capital Trust I, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, was formed for the purpose of issuing redeemable Capital Securities. On November 28, 2001, $10 million of trust preferred securities were issued through a pooled underwriting totaling approximately $750 million. The securities had a LIBOR-indexed floating rate of interest. During 2006, the interest rates ranged from 8.42% to 9.17%. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the weighted-average interest rate was 8.82%. On December 8, 2006, the Company exercised the call provision and redeemed the entire issuance.
On December 12, 2003, MFC Capital Trust II, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, was formed for the purpose of issuing redeemable Capital Securities. On December 19, 2003, $5 million of trust preferred securities were issued through a pooled underwriting totaling approximately $344 million. The securities have a LIBOR-indexed floating rate of interest.
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During 2006, the interest rates ranged from 7.09% to 8.34%. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the weighted-average interest rate was 7.95%. The securities have a mandatory redemption date of January 23, 2034, and are subject to varying call provisions beginning January 23, 2009. The principal asset of the Trust is $5.2 million of the Company’s junior subordinated debt securities with like maturities and like interest rates to the Capital Securities.
The Trust Preferred Securities may be included in Tier 1 capital for regulatory capital adequacy determination purposes up to 25% of Tier 1 capital after its inclusion. The portion of the Trust Preferred not considered as Tier 1 capital may be included in Tier 2 capital. On December 31, 2006, all of the Company’s Trust Preferred Securities are included in Tier I capital.
The obligations of the Company with respect to the issuance of the Capital Securities constitute a full and unconditional guarantee by the Company of the Trusts’ obligations with respect to the Capital Securities.
Subject to certain exceptions and limitations, the Company may elect from time to time to defer interest payments on the junior subordinated debt securities, which would result in a deferral of distribution payments on the related Capital Securities.
Note 20. | Mortgage Company Interest |
Middleburg Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, owns 41.8% of the issued and outstanding membership interest units of Southern Trust Mortgage, LLC. The Bank acquired the membership interest units in equal proportion from the seven members of Southern Trust, all of whom own, in the aggregate, the remaining issued and outstanding units of Southern Trust. Southern Trust is a regional mortgage lender headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia and has offices in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. The purchase price that the Company and the Bank paid in connection with the Acquisition consisted of approximately $6.0 million in cash and 44,359 shares of common stock.
The Company is accounting for its investment in Southern Trust by the equity method of accounting under which the Company’s share of the net income of the affiliate is recognized as income in the Company’s income statement and added to the investment account, and dividends received from the affiliate are treated as a reduction of the investment account. The investment in affiliate totaling $9.5 million at December 31, 2006 is included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheet.
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Note 21. | Condensed Financial Information – Parent Corporation Only |
MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||
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December 31, 2006 and 2005 | ||
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Cash on deposit with subsidiary bank | $ 1,268 | $ 518 |
Money market fund | 3 | 40 |
Securities available for sale | 76 | 87 |
Investment in subsidiaries | 77,290 | 62,852 |
Goodwill | 3,422 | 3,422 |
Intangible assets, net | 2,130 | 2,468 |
Other assets | 662 | 407 |
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Trust preferred capital notes | $ 5,155 | $ 15,465 |
Other liabilities | 1,798 | 853 |
Total liabilities | $ 6,953 | $ 16,318 |
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Capital surplus | 23,503 | 5,431 |
Retained earnings | 44,139 | 39,281 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net | (1,008) | (751) |
Total shareholders' equity | $ 77,898 | $ 53,476 |
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MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION | |||
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Dividends from subsidiaries | $ 14,280 | $ 2,097 | $ 2,682 |
Interest and dividends from investments | 8 | 56 | 90 |
Interest on money market fund | 2 | 12 | 1 |
Management fees from subsidiaries | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Other income | 30 | - - | 27 |
Gains on securities available |
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Total income | $ 14,361 | $ 2,354 | $ 2,968 |
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Salaries and employee benefits | $ 157 | $ 151 | $ 316 |
Amortization | 413 | 418 | 418 |
Legal and professional fees | 99 | 27 | 79 |
Printing and supplies | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Directors fees | 58 | 73 | 64 |
Advertising | - - | - - | 3 |
Interest expense | 1,280 | 1,028 | 771 |
Other | 467 | 421 | 371 |
Total expenses | $ 2,477 | $ 2,122 | $ 2,025 |
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income of subsidiaries | $ 11,884 | $ 232 | $ 943 |
Income tax (benefit) | (686) | (506) | (485) |
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Equity in undistributed (distributions in excess of) |
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Net income | $ 8,018 | $ 7,174 | $ 7,092 |
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MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION | |||
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Net income | $ 8,018 | $ 7,174 | $ 7,092 |
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Amortization | 413 | 418 | 417 |
(Undistributed) distributions in excess of earnings of subsidiaries | 4,552 | (6,436) | (5,664) |
Gain on sale of securities available for sale | (1) | (149) | (128) |
(Increase) decrease in other assets | (54) | 159 | (410) |
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities | (22) | (245) | 297 |
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ 12,906 | $ 921 | $ 1,604 |
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Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale | 13 | 1,742 | 575 |
Investment in subsidiary bank | (19,000) | - - | (4,300) |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | $(18,987) | $ 1,742 | $ (4,169) |
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Payments for the repurchase of common stock | - - | (485) | - - |
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock | 19,821 | 224 | 158 |
Cash dividends paid | (3,027) | (2,890) | (2,891) |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | $ 6,794 | $ (3,151) | $ (2,733) |
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Note 22. | Segment Reportings |
The Company has two reportable segments, banking and trust and investment advisory services. Revenue from banking activity consists primarily of interest earned on loans and investment securities, service charges on deposit accounts, and income recognized from the Bank’s investment in Southern Trust Mortgage.
Revenues from trust and investment advisory services are comprised of fees based upon the market value of assets under administration. The trust and investment advisory services are conducted by two subsidiaries of the Company. Middleburg Trust Company and Middleburg Investment Advisors.
Information about reportable segments and reconciliation to the consolidated financial statements follows:
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Interest income | $ 45,368 |
| $ 62 |
| $ (32) |
| $ 45,398 |
Trust and investment advisory |
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| 4,209 |
| (95) |
| 4,114 |
Other income | 4,041 |
| 1 |
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| 4,001 |
Total operating income | $ 49,409 |
| $ 4,272 |
| $ (168) |
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Interest expense | $ 18,519 |
| $ - - |
| $ (32) |
| $ 18,487 |
Salaries and employee benefits | 11,407 |
| 2,283 |
| - - |
| 13,690 |
Provision for loan losses | 499 |
| - - |
| - - |
| 499 |
Other | 8,202 |
| 1,454 |
| (136) |
| 9,520 |
Total operating expenses | $ 38,627 |
| $ 3,737 |
| $ (168) |
| $ 42,196 |
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Income before income taxes | $ 10,782 |
| $ 535 |
| $ - - |
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Provision for income taxes | 3,045 |
| 254 |
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Net income | $ 7,737 |
| $ 281 |
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Total assets | $ 767,185 |
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Capital expenditures | $ 909 |
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| $ 47 |
| $ (28) |
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| 3,940 |
Other income | 5,127 |
| (5) |
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| 5,081 |
Total operating income | $ 41,320 |
| $ 4,087 |
| $ (174) |
| $ 45,233 |
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Interest expense | $ 11,624 |
| $ - - |
| $ (28) |
| $ 11,596 |
Salaries and employee benefits | 11,199 |
| 2,041 |
| - - |
| 13,240 |
Provision for loan losses | 1,744 |
| - - |
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| 1,744 |
Other | 7,564 |
| 1,262 |
| (146) |
| 8,680 |
Total operating expenses | $ 32,131 |
| $ 3,303 |
| $ (174) |
| $ 35,260 |
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Income before income taxes | $ 9,189 |
| $ 784 |
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| $ 9,973 |
Provision for income taxes | 2,458 |
| 341 |
| - - |
| 2,799 |
Net income | $ 6,731 |
| $ 443 |
| $ - - |
| $ 7,174 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets | $ 733,734 |
| $ 7,557 |
| $ (1,380) |
| $ 739,911 |
Capital expenditures | $ 3,682 |
| $ 3 |
| $ - - |
| $ 3,685 |
Note 23. | Stock Offering |
In July 2006, the Company issued 676,552 shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. The public price of $31.00 per share, less the underwriters’ commissions and expenses of the offering, resulted in net proceeds of $19.5 million to the Company. The Company used the proceeds to provide additional equity capital to the Bank to support the growth of operations.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION |
Date: March 15, 2007 | By: /s/ Joseph L. Boling |
Joseph L. Boling
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
| Title | Date |
/s/ Joseph L. Boling
Joseph L. Boling
| Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | March 15, 2007 |
/s/ Kathleen J. Chappell
Kathleen J. Chappell
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | March 15, 2007 |
/s/ Rodney J. White
Rodney J. White
| Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) | March 15, 2007 |
/s/ Howard M. Armfield
Howard M. Armfield | Director | March 15, 2007 |
/s/ Henry F. Atherton, III
Henry F. Atherton, III | Director | March 15, 2007 |
/s/ Childs Frick Burden
Childs Frick Burden | Director | March 15, 2007 |
/s/ J. Lynn Cornwell, Jr.
J. Lynn Cornwell, Jr. | Director | March 15, 2007 |
/s/ John C. Lee, IV
John C. Lee, IV | Director | March 15, 2007 |
/s/ Keith W. Meurlin
Keith W. Meurlin | Director | March 15, 2007 |
/s/ Janet A. Neuharth
Janet A. Neuharth | Director | March 15, 2007 |
/s/ John Sherman
John Sherman | Director | March 15, 2007 |
/s/ Millicent W. West
Millicent W. West | Director | March 15, 2007 |
/s/ Edward T. Wright
Edward T. Wright | Director | March 15, 2007 |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.
Description
| 3.1 | Articles of Incorporation of the Company (restated in electronic format as of October 2, 2003), attached as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2003, incorporated herein by reference. |
| 3.2 | Bylaws of the Company (restated in electronic format as of November 15, 2006), attached as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on November 21, 2006, incorporated herein by reference. |
| 10.1 | Employment Agreement, dated as of January 1, 1998, between the Company and Joseph L. Boling, attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1998, incorporated herein by reference.* |
| 10.2 | Independent Community Bankshares, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan, as amended, attached as Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-93447, filed with the Commission on December 22, 1999, incorporated herein by reference.* |
| 10.3 | Middleburg Financial Corporation 2006 Management Incentive Plan, attached as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, incorporated herein by reference.* |
| 10.4 | Middleburg Financial Corporation 2006 Equity Compensation Plan, attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on May 2, 2006, incorporated herein by reference.* |
| 10.5 | Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the Middleburg Financial Corporation 2006 Equity Compensation Plan.* |
| 10.6 | Form of Performance Share Award Agreement under the Middleburg Financial Corporation 2006 Equity Compensation Plan.* |
| 21.1 | Subsidiaries of the Company. |
| 23.1 | Consent of Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C. |
| 31.1 | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer |
| 31.2 | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer. |
| 32.1 | Statement of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350. |