SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 27, 2001 FIRST FARMERS AND MERCHANTS CORPORATION TENNESSEE 0-10972 62-1148660 (State or Other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification Incorporation) Number) 816 South Garden Street, Columbia, Tennessee 38402-1148 (Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(931)-388-3145 Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. On April 27, 2001, First Farmers and Merchants National Bank, a national banking association and a wholly owned subsidiary of First Farmers and Merchants Corporation, acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Peoples and Union Bank, a Tennessee banking corporation and a subsidiary of First Tennessee National Corporation, pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger dated as of December 18, 2000 (the "agreement"). First Farmers and Merchants National Bank acquired all of the common stock from First Tennessee Corporation, amounting to 48,000 shares of $10.00 par value common stock, for a negotiated cash purchased price of $24,956,678. All 48,000 shares of Peoples and Union Bank shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits (a) Financial statements of business acquired. 1. Financial statements of Peoples and Union Bank as of December 31, 2000 (audited). 2. Financial statements of Peoples and Union Bank as of March 31, 2001 (unaudited). (b) Pro forma financial information. 1. First Farmers and Merchants Corporation and Subsidiary pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2000 (unaudited). 2. First Farmers and Merchants Corporation and Subsidiary pro forma condensed consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2000 (unaudited). 3. First Farmers and Merchants Corporation and Subsidiary pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2001 (unaudited). 4. First Farmers and Merchants Corporation and Subsidiary pro forma condensed consolidated statement of income for the three months period ended March 31, 2001 (unaudited). (c) Exhibit: 1. Agreement and plan of merger dated December 18, 2000, between First Farmers and Merchants National Bank and First Tennessee National Corporation. SIGNATURES __________ Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. First Farmers and Merchants Corporation (Registrant) Date:__________________ /s/Waymon L. Hickman _____________________ Chairman of the Board (Chief Executive Officer) PEOPLES AND UNION BANK PRO FORMA CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED) (Dollars in Thousands) MARCH 31, 2001 ASSETS Cash and due from banks $ 3,856 Federal funds sold 5,725 Securities available-for-sale, at fair value 18,639 Securities held-to-maturity, at cost 20,474 Loans, net of allowance for loan losses 110,708 Premises and equipment, net of depreciation 1,224 Other assets 1,635 -------- TOTAL ASSETS $ 162,261 ========= LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY Deposits Noninterest-bearing $ 39,445 Interest-bearing 109,676 -------- Total deposits 149,121 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 1,683 -------- TOTAL LIABILITIES 150,804 -------- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY Common stock 480 Additional paid-in capital 480 Retained earnings 10,219 Accumulated other comprehensive loss 278 -------- TOTAL STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY 11,457 -------- TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY $ 162,261 ======== PEOPLES AND UNION BANK CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) (Dollars in Thousands, except per share data) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2001 INTEREST INCOME Interest and fees on loans: $ 2,311 Interest and dividend income on investment securities: Taxable 760 Tax-exempt 17 ------ 777 ------ TOTAL INTEREST INCOME 3,088 INTEREST EXPENSE Interest on deposits 1,799 ------ NET INTEREST INCOME 1,289 ------ Provision For Loan Losses 20 ------ Net Interest Income After Provision For Loan Losses 1,269 ------ NONINTEREST INCOME Service fees on deposit accounts 90 Other service fees and commissions 5 Other operating income 121 ------ TOTAL NONINTEREST INCOME 216 ------ NONINTEREST EXPENSES Salaries and employee benefits 363 Net occupancy expense 32 Furniture and equipment expense 24 Other operating expense 154 ------ TOTAL NONINTEREST EXPENSES 573 ------ INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 912 PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 310 ------ NET INCOME $ 602 ====== NET INCOME PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK $ 12.54 ====== FIRST FARMERS AND MERCHANTS CORPORATION PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS On April 27, 2001, First Farmers and Merchants National Bank, a national banking association and a wholly owned subsidiary of First Farmers and Merchants Corporation, acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Peoples and Union Bank, a Tennessee banking corporation and a subsidiary of First Tennessee National Corporation, for a cash purchased price of $24,956,678. In connection with the acquisition, First Farmers and Merchants National Bank entered into employment contracts with three key offices of Peoples and Union Bank. The acquisition will be accounted for as a purchase, with the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at fair value, and the results of Peoples and Union Bank's operations are included in First Farmers and Merchants Corporation and Subsidiary's consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements illustrate the effect of the acquisition ("Pro Forma") on First Farmers and Merchants Corporation and Subsidiary's financial position and results of operations. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2000, is based on the historical balance sheets of First Farmers and Merchants Corporation and Subsidiary and Peoples and Union Bank as of that date and assumes the acquisition took place on that date. The condensed consolidated statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2000, and three months ended March 31, 2001, are based on the historical statements of income of First Farmers and Merchants Corporation and Subsidiary and Peoples and Union Bank for those periods. The pro forma condensed consolidated statements of income assume the acquisition took place on January 1, 2000. The pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements may not be indicative of the actual results of the acquisition. In particular, the pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements are based on management's current estimate of the allocation of the purchase price, the actual allocation of which may differ. The accompanying condensed consolidated pro forma financial statements should be read in connection with the historical financial statements of First Farmers and Merchants Corporation and Subsidiary. FIRST FARMERS AND MERCHANTS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED) (Dollars in Thousands) DECEMBER 31, 2000 FIRST PEOPLES FARMERS AND AND UNION CONSOLIDATING 				 MERCHANTS BANK ENTRY CONSOLIDATED ASSETS Cash and due from banks $ 28,037 $ 3,660 $ (4,799) $ 26,898 Federal funds sold - 9,700 - 9,700 Securities available-for-sale, at fair value 96,664 18,987 - 115,651 value Securities held-to-maturity, at cost 129,403 20,925 (20,000) 130,328 Loans, net of allowance for loan losses 371,770 109,177 - 480,947 Premises and equipment, net of depreciation 8,077 1,229 449 9,755 Other assets 18,115 1,733 13,051 32,899 -------- --------- -------- -------- TOTAL ASSETS $ 652,066 $ 165,411 $(11,299) $ 806,178 ======== ======== ======== ======== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY Deposits Noninterest-bearing $ 81,435 $ 17,746 $ - $ 99,181 Interest-bearing 475,376 135,164 - 610,540 -------- -------- ------- -------- Total deposits 556,811 152,910 - 709,721 -------- -------- ------- -------- Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase 7,551 - - 7,551 Dividends payable 1,139 - - 1,139 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 6,756 1,202 - 7,958 TOTAL LIABILITIES -------- -------- ------- -------- 572,257 154,112 - 726,369 -------- -------- ------- -------- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY Common stock 29,200 480 (480) 29,200 Additional paid-in capital 4,320 480 (480) 4,320 Retained earnings 46,156 10,374 (10,374) 46,156 Accumulated other comprehensive loss 133 (35) 35 133 -------- -------- -------- -------- TOTAL STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY 79,809 11,299 (11,299) 79,809 -------- -------- ------- -------- TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY $ 652,066 $ 165,411 $(11,299) $ 806,178 ======== ======== ======== ======== See Note to Proforma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) FIRST FARMERS AND MERCHANTS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) (Dollars in Thousands, except per share data) FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000 FIRST PEOPLES FARMERS AND AND UNION 				 MERCHANTS BANK CONSOLIDATED INTEREST INCOME Interest and fees on loans: $ 31,358 $ 9,326 $ 40,684 Interest and dividend income on investment securities: Taxable 10,097 2,908 13,005 Tax-exempt 3,108 57 3,165 Dividends 278 - 278 Other interest income 598 - 598 ------- ------- ------- 14,081 2,965 17,046 ------- ------- ------- TOTAL INTEREST INCOME 45,439 12,291 57,730 INTEREST EXPENSE Interest on deposits 21,486 6,826 28,312 Interest on other short term borrowings 117 - 117 ------- ------- ------- TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE 21,603 6,826 28,429 ------- ------- ------- NET INTEREST INCOME 23,836 5,465 29,301 ------- ------- ------- Provision For Loan Losses 900 80 980 ------- ------- ------- Net Interest Income After Provision For Loan Losses 22,936 5,385 28,321 ------- ------- ------- NONINTEREST INCOME Trust department income 1,813 - 1,813 Service fees on deposit accounts 5,136 497 5,633 Other service fees and commissions 422 41 463 Other operating income 566 182 748 ------- ------- ------- TOTAL NONINTEREST INCOME 7,937 720 8,657 ------- ------- ------- NONINTEREST EXPENSES Salaries and employee benefits 9,711 1,718 11,429 Net occupancy expense 1,485 157 1,642 Furniture and equipment expense 1,192 104 1,296 Other operating expense 6,780 416 7,196 ------- ------- ------- TOTAL NONINTEREST EXPENSES 19,168 2,395 21,563 ------- ------- ------- INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 11,705 3,710 15,415 PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 3,379 1,354 4,733 ------- ------- ------- NET INCOME $ 8,326 $ 2,356 $ 10,682 ======== ======== ======== NET INCOME PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK (Weighted average shows outstanding: $ 3.66 2,210,000) ======= See Note to Proforma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) FIRST FARMERS AND MERCHANTS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED) (Dollars in Thousands) MARCH 31, 2001 FIRST PEOPLES FARMERS AND AND UNION CONSOLIDATING 				 MERCHANTS BANK ENTRY CONSOLIDATED ASSETS Cash and due from banks $ 21,309 $ 3,856 $ - $ 25,165 Federal funds sold 8,910 5,725 (5,408) 9,227 Securities available-for-sale, at fair value 103,593 18,639 - 122,232 Securities held-to-maturity, at cost 130,549 20,474 (19,549) 131,474 Loans, net of allowance for loan losses 380,431 110,708 - 491,139 Premises and equipment, net of depreciation 8,189 1,224 449 9,862 Other assets 18,705 1,635 13,051 33,391 -------- -------- --------- -------- TOTAL ASSETS $ 671,686 $ 162,261 $ (11,457) $ 822,490 ======== ======== ========= ======== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY Deposits Noninterest-bearing $ 84,361 $ 39,445 $ - $ 123,806 Interest-bearing 493,559 109,676 - 603,235 -------- -------- --------- -------- Total deposits 577,920 149,121 - 727,041 -------- -------- --------- -------- Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 1,965 - - 1,965 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 8,374 1,683 - 10,057 -------- -------- --------- -------- TOTAL LIABILITIES 588,259 150,804 - 739,063 -------- -------- --------- -------- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY Common stock 29,200 480 (480) 29,200 Additional paid-in capital 4,320 480 (480) 4,320 Retained earnings 48,588 10,219 (10,219) 48,588 Accumulated other comprehensive loss 1,319 278 (278) 1,319 -------- -------- --------- -------- TOTAL STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY 83,427 11,457 (11,457) 83,427 -------- -------- --------- -------- TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY $ 671,686 $ 162,261 $ (11,457) $ 822,490 ======== ======== ========= ======== See Note to Proforma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) FIRST FARMERS AND MERCHANTS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) (Dollars in Thousands, except per share data) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2001 FIRST PEOPLES FARMERS AND AND UNION 				 MERCHANTS BANK CONSOLIDATED INTEREST INCOME Interest and fees on loans: $ 8,451 $ 2,311 $ 10,762 Interest and dividend income on investment securities: Taxable 2,369 760 3,129 Tax-exempt 823 17 840 Dividends 55 - 55 Other interest income 198 - 198 ------- ------- ------- 3,445 777 4,222 ------- ------- ------- TOTAL INTEREST INCOME 11,896 3,088 14,984 INTEREST EXPENSE Interest on deposits 5,663 1,799 7,462 Interest on other short term borrowings 30 - 30 ------- ------- ------- TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE 5,693 1,799 7,492 ------- ------- ------- NET INTEREST INCOME 6,203 1,289 7,492 ------- ------- ------- Provision For Loan Losses 255 20 275 ------- ------- ------- Net Interest Income After Provision For Loan Losses 5,948 1,269 7,217 ------- ------- ------- NONINTEREST INCOME Trust department income 438 - 438 Service fees on deposit accounts 1,669 90 1,759 Other service fees and commissions 107 5 112 Other operating income 206 121 327 ------- ------- ------- TOTAL NONINTEREST INCOME 2,420 216 2,636 ------- ------- ------- NONINTEREST EXPENSES Salaries and employee benefits 2,545 363 2,908 Net occupancy expense 356 32 388 Furniture and equipment expense 183 24 207 Other operating expense 1,871 154 2,025 ------- ------- ------- TOTAL NONINTEREST EXPENSES 4,955 573 5,528 ------- ------- ------- INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 3,413 912 4,325 PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 980 310 1,290 ------- ------- ------- NET INCOME $ 2,433 $ 602 $ 3,035 ======= ======= ======= NET INCOME PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK (Weighted average shows outstanding: 2,920,000) $ 1.04 ======= See Note to Proforma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) FIRST FARMERS AND MERCHANTS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY NOTE TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) NOTE A - The pro forma adjustments to the condensed consolidated balance sheet are as follows: 1. To reflect the acquisition of Peoples and Union Bank and the allocation of the purchase price on the basis of the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The components of the purchase price and its allocation of the assets and liabilities of Peoples and Union Bank are as follows: Total purchase price $ 24,956,678 Allocation of the purchase price: Increase in cash and due from banks 3,856,382 Increase in Federal funds sold 25,273,790 Increase in Securities available-for-sale 19,563,840 Increase in net loans 110,707,842 Increase in premises and equipment 1,673,432 Increase in other assets 1,634,818 Increase in noninterest bearing deposits (39,445,024) Increase in interest bearing deposits (109,676,202) Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities (1,682,538) ------------ 11,906,340 Cost in excess of net assets acquired $ 13,050,338