SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q X Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1996, or Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from _______ to ___________ Commission File Number 0-12216 OLD KENT FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Michigan 38-1986608 (State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) One Vandenberg Center Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 (Address of principal executive (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including a(616) 771-5000 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 The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's Common stock, par value $1, as of April 30, 1996 was 44,983,464 shares. INDEX OLD KENT FINANCIAL CORPORATION PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995 Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations PART II. OTHER INFORMATION Item 4. Submission of matters to a vote of securities holders Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K SIGNATURES OLD KENT FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)___________________________________________________________________________________________________ March 31, December 31, (dollars in thousands) 1996 1995 ASSETS: Cash and due from banks................................................................ $476,162 $527,611 Federal funds sold and resale agreements............................................... 16,458 49,445 Total cash and cash equivalents........................................................ 492,620 577,056 Interest-earning deposits.............................................................. 2,207 175,413 Trading account securities............................................................. 8,259 11,699 Mortgages held-for-sale................................................................ 379,227 270,126 Securities available-for-sale: Collateralized mortgage obligations and other mortgage-backed securities...................................................................... 809,542 874,291 Other securities.................................................................... 1,454,497 1,371,408 Total securities available-for-sale (amortized cost of $2,279,281, and $2,240,517, respectively)......................................... 2,264,039 2,245,699 Securities held-to-maturity: Collateralized mortgage obligations and other mortgage-backed securities...................................................................... 816,915 680,330 Other securities.................................................................... 168,612 190,612 Total securities held-to-maturity (market values of $983,129 and $876,291, respectively).............................................. 985,527 870,942 Loans.................................................................................. 7,623,074 7,430,552 Allowance for credit losses............................................................ (173,462) (174,248) Net loans.............................................................................. 7,449,612 7,256,304 Premises and equipment................................................................. 170,714 173,903 Other assets........................................................................... 410,897 421,942 Total Assets...........................................................................$12,163,102 $12,003,084 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: Liabilities: Deposits: Non-interest bearing................................................................ $1,430,239 $1,506,149 Interest-bearing.................................................................... 8,186,465 7,769,672 Foreign deposits -- interest-bearing................................................ 77,347 81,545 Total deposits.................................................................... 9,694,051 9,357,366 Other borrowed funds................................................................... 1,119,024 1,307,617 Subordinated debt...................................................................... 100,000 100,000 Other liabilities...................................................................... 230,472 222,165 Total Liabilities...................................................................... 11,143,547 10,987,148 Shareholders' Equity: Preferred stock: 25,000,000 shares authorized and unissued............................. -- -- Common stock, $1 par value: 150,000,000 shares authorized; 45,132,982 and 45,383,122 shares issued and outstanding ............................. 45,133 45,383 Capital surplus........................................................................ 192,574 200,101 Retained earnings...................................................................... 791,756 767,085 Valuation adjustment of securities available-for-sale.................................. (9,908) 3,367 Total Shareholders' Equity............................................................. 1,019,555 1,015,936 Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity............................................$12,163,102 $12,003,084 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. OLD KENT FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)_________________________________ For the Three Months Ended March 31, (in thousands, except per share data) 1996 1995 Interest Income: Interest and fees on loans........................... $169,791 $156,341 Interest on mortgages held-for-sale.................. 5,998 2,687 Interest on securities available-for-sale............ 35,842 22,833 Interest on securities held-to-maturity: Taxable............................................ 13,976 30,550 Tax-exempt......................................... 2,560 3,272 Interest on deposits................................. 256 206 Interest on federal funds sold and resale agreements. 640 2,698 Interest on trading account securities............... 88 328 Total interest income................................ 229,151 218,915 Interest Expense: Interest on domestic deposits........................ 91,324 79,696 Interest on foreign deposits......................... 1,240 5,145 Interest on short-term borrowed funds................ 16,709 16,232 Interest on long-term debt........................... 1,712 28 Total interest expense............................... 110,985 101,101 Net Interest Income.................................... 118,166 117,814 Provision for credit losses............................ 6,252 4,567 Net interest income after provision for credit losses.................................. 111,914 113,247 Other Income: Trust income......................................... 11,068 10,326 Service charges on deposit accounts.................. 10,724 9,148 Credit card transaction revenue (net)................ 1,767 2,483 Securities gains/(losses)............................ 854 (137) Mortgage banking gains............................... 5,862 2,433 Mortgage servicing revenue........................... 6,203 3,856 Mortgage origination revenue (net)................... 3,011 991 Nonrecurring and other real estate owned income...... 2,497 49 Other................................................ 11,315 7,760 Total other income................................... 53,301 36,909 Other Expenses: Salaries and employee benefits....................... 51,194 47,019 Occupancy expense.................................... 7,460 7,226 Equipment expense.................................... 5,747 5,996 FDIC Insurance....................................... 181 5,149 Nonrecurring and other real estate owned expense..... 291 -- Other expenses....................................... 40,729 33,053 Total other expenses................................. 105,602 98,443 Income Before Income Taxes............................. 59,613 51,713 Income taxes......................................... 20,379 17,010 Net Income............................................. $39,234 $34,703 Per Common Share: Net income........................................... $0.86 $0.76 Dividends............................................ $0.320 $0.295 Number of Common Shares Used to Calculate Net Income Per Share (in thousands).................. 45,631 45,598 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. OLD KENT FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) Three months ended March 31 (in thousands) 1996 1995 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income..............................................................$ 39,234 $ 34,703 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Provision for credit losses..................................... 6,252 4,567 Depreciation, amortization and accretion........................ 14,175 9,367 Net (gains) losses on sales of assets........................... (9,170) (728) Net decrease (increase) in trading account securities........... 4,025 (44,982) Originations and acquisitions of mortgages held-for-sale........ (768,376) (318,728) Proceeds from sales and prepayments of mortgages held-for-sale.. 665,137 368,892 Net change in other assets...................................... 8,916 (8,574) Net change in other liabilities................................. 19,400 32,192 Net cash (used for) provided by operating activities.................... (20,407) 76,709 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Maturities and prepayments of securities available-for-sale............. 123,770 17,345 Proceeds from sales of securities available-for-sale.................... 961,062 738,624 Purchases of securities available-for-sale.............................. (1,172,878) (267,845) Proceeds from maturities and prepayments of securities held-to-maturity. 9,699 54,551 Proceeds from sales of securities held-to-maturity...................... 860 - Purchases of securities held-to-maturity................................ (128,398) (22,910) Net change in interest-earning deposits................................. 173,207 (10,534) Net increase in loans................................................... (233,724) (350,046) Purchases of leasehold improvements, premises and equipment, net........ (3,706) (6,871) Sale of subsidiary (net of cash sold)................................... 7,123 - Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities.................... (262,985) 152,314 CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Increase in time deposits............................................... 467,050 420,570 Change in demand and savings deposits................................... (47,663) (287,215) (Decrease) increase in other borrowed funds and notes payable of one year or more.................................................. (185,046) 151,632 Repurchases of common stock............................................. (23,164) (7,648) Proceeds from common stock issuances.................................... 2,342 545 Dividends paid to shareholders.......................................... (14,563) (13,406) Net cash provided by financing activities............................... 198,956 264,478 Net change in cash and cash equivalents................................. (84,436) 493,501 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year.......................... 577,056 515,008 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year................................$ 492,620 $ 1,008,509 Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: Interest paid on deposits, other borrowed funds and subordinate.........................................................$ 110,756 $ 91,883 Federal income taxes paid............................................. 475 3,737 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. OLD KENT FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) March 31, 1996 NOTE A: BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 1996 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 1996. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Corporation's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995. Prior period's amounts included in these financial statements have been reclassified to place them on a basis comparable with the current periods' financial statements. NOTE B: LOANS AND NONPERFORMING ASSETS The following summarizes loans and nonperforming assets at the dates indicated (dollars in thousands): March 31, December 31, Loans: 1996 1995 Commercial..............................$2,150,410 $2,008,582 Real estate - Commercial............... 1,603,480 1,627,154 Real estate - Construction............. 313,816 267,363 Real estate - Residential mortgages.... 826,251 832,214 Real estate - Consumer home equity .... 638,852 623,659 Consumer................................ 1,549,567 1,551,828 Credit card loans....................... 336,242 323,592 Lease financing......................... 204,456 196,160 Total Loans.............................$7,623,074 $7,430,552 March 31, December 31, Nonperforming assets (dollars in thousands): 1996 1995 Nonaccrual loans ....................... $44,376 $40,173 Restructured loans...................... 2,797 3,075 Impaired loans........................ 47,173 43,248 Other real estate owned................. 8,884 11,287 Total nonperforming assets.............. $56,057 $54,535 NOTE C: ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES The following summarizes the changes in the allowance for credit losses (in thousands of dollars): For the Three Months ended March 31, Allowance for Credit Losses 1996 1995 Balance at January 1,.................. $174,248 $167,253 Changes in allowance due to (sold) purchased loans....................... (1,179) 198 Provision for credit losses............. 6,252 4,567 Gross loans charged-off................. (8,095) (4,433) Gross recoveries of loans previously charged-off........................... 2,236 3,609 Balance at end of period,............... $173,462 $171,194 OLD KENT FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- Continued (Unaudited) March 31, 1996 NOTE D: SECURITIES AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE The following summarizes amortized costs and estimated market values of securities available-for-sale at the dates indicated (in thousands of dollars): Carrying Gross Gross Value Amortized Unrealized Unrealized at Market March 31, 1996: Cost Gains Losses Value U.S. Treasury and federal agencies..........$1,406,795 $7,043 $17,865 $1,395,973 Collateralized mortgage obligations and other mortgage-backed securities.......... 813,428 1,670 5,556 809,542 Other securities............................ 59,058 21 555 58,524 Total securities available-for-sale.........$2,279,281 $8,734 $23,976 $2,264,039 December 31, 1995: U.S. Treasury and federal agencies..........$1,304,855 $10,503 $2,930 $1,312,428 Collateralized mortgage obligations and other mortgage-backed securities.......... 877,288 6,990 9,987 874,291 Other securities............................ 58,374 606 0 58,980 Total securities available-for-sale.........$2,240,517 $18,099 $12,917 $2,245,699 NOTE E: SECURITIES HELD-TO-MATURITY The following summarizes amortized costs and estimated market values of securities held-to-maturity at the dates indicated (in thousands of dollars): <CAPITON> Gross Gross Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Market March 31, 1996: Cost Gains Losses Value U.S. Treasury and federal agencies......... $4,004 $1 $0 $4,005 Collateralized mortgage obligations and other mortgage-backed securities......... 816,915 2,927 9,615 810,227 State and political subdivision securities. 164,608 5,222 933 168,897 Total securities held-to-maturity..........$985,527 $8,150 $10,548 $983,129 As reflected in the consolidated statements of cash flows, during the first quarter of 1996, the Registrant sold $860 thousand of securities held-to-maturity. The decision to sell these securities was based on deterioration in the quality of the asset. <CAPITON> December 31, 1995: Collateralized mortgage obligations and other mortgage-backed securities.........$680,330 $6,129 $5,932 $680,527 State and political subdivision securities. 190,612 6,031 879 195,764 Total securities held-to-maturity..........$870,942 $12,160 $6,811 $876,291 NOTE F: BUSINESS COMBINATIONS On January 22, 1996, Old Kent acquired Republic Mortgage Corp. ("Republic"), headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, with 19 other offices. The acquisition was treated as a purchase for accounting purposes and, accordingly, results of operations of Republic are included in Old Kent's consolidated results of operations from the date of acquisition. Republic's shareholders were issued Old Kent common stock in exchange for all the outstanding shares of republic. At December 31, 1995, Republic had assets of $39 million and serviced $127 million of residential mortgages for third parties. On February 2, 1996, Old Kent sold its wholly owned subsidiary First National Bank of Lockport to Heritage Financial Services, Inc. The Cash sale price was $16,750,000. At the time of the sale, the bank had total assets of $102 million, total deposits of $81 million, and operated from one office in Lockport, Illinois. First National Bank of Lockport was among a group of banks acquired by Old Kent in its 1994 acquisition of EdgeMark Financial Corporation. The sale was consistent with Old Kent's strategic focus on business development and retail banking in the metropolitan Chicago area. ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following is management's discussion and analysis of certain significant factors which have affected the Registrant's financial condition and results of operations during the periods included in the consolidated financial statements included in this filing. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The Registrant's net income was $39,234,000 for the first quarter of 1996 compared to $34,703,000 for the same period in 1995. First quarter earnings per share was $.86, a 13.2% increase over last year's $.76. Total assets were $12.2 billion at quarter-end compared to $12.0 billion at December 31, 1995. Return on average equity for the first quarter of 1996 was 15.35% compared to 15.28% for the first quarter of 1995. Return on assets was 1.31% for the first quarter of 1996 compared to 1.21% for the first quarter of 1995. The Registrant's net interest income for the first quarter of 1996 was $118.2 million, a .3% increase over the $117.8 million recorded in the same period of 1995. The increase in net income was due to earning asset growth which offset the impact of a lower net interest margin. For the first quarter of 1996, the net interest margin was 4.34% compared to 4.51% a year ago. The decrease in the net interest margin is primarily due to increased borrowing costs, as the interest costs for paying liabilities rose to a greater extent than the yields of earning assets. The provision for credit losses was $6.3 million in the first quarter of 1996 and $4.6 million in the first quarter of 1995. The increase in the provision reflected a higher level of credit risk in the Registrant's credit card portfolio. The allowance for credit losses as a percent of loans and leases outstanding was 2.28% at March 31, 1996 and 2.35% at December 31, 1995. Nonperforming loans as a percent of total loans was .62% at March 31, 1996 and .58% at December 31, 1995. Net credit losses were $5.9 million or .31% of average loans for the first quarter of 1996 compared to $0.8 million or .05% of average loans for the same period a year ago. Total other operating income, excluding securities transactions and other nonrecurring income, increased 35% or $13.0 million during the first quarter of 1996 over the same period a year ago. This includes $7.8 million related to our mortgage business. Mortgage banking gains increased $3.4 million, or 141%; mortgage servicing revenue increased $2.3 million, or 61%; and net mortgage origination revenue increased $2.0 million, or 204%. The increase in mortgage originations includes the impact of the Registrant's January acquisition of Republic Mortgage Corporation. Service charges on deposits increased 17.2% or $1.6 million, trust income increased $.7 million or 7.2%. All other service charges and fees increased $3.6 million over the same period a year ago. This increase includes insurance commissions of $2.1 million associated with Guyot, Hicks, Anderson and Associates, an insurance agency acquired in December 1995. Nonrecurring and other real-estate owned income of $2.5 million is mainly comprised of gains on sales of other real-estate owned. ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED) The Registrant sold approximately $628.4 million of residential mortgage loans during the quarter. The Registrant's residential third party mortgage servicing portfolio increased nearly 60% to $7.2 billion at March 31, 1996, from $4.5 billion a year-ago. The residential third party mortgage servicing portfolio was $6.9 billion at December 31, 1995. Total net securities gains for the first quarter of 1996 were $854,000 compared to losses of $137,000 for the same period of 1995. Total operating expenses for the first quarter of 1996 increased 7.3% over the same period of 1995. Salaries, wages and employee benefits increased 8.9% for the first quarter of 1996 over the first quarter of 1995. The increase was primarily the result of business acquisitions. The number of full-time equivalent employees increased by 133 (2.5%) over a year-ago to 5,379 at March 31, 1996. During the first quarter of 1996 compared to the same period a year ago, equipment expenses decreased 4.2%, and occupancy expenses increased 3.2%. FDIC expenses decreased 96.5%, due to decreases in the rate assessment by the FDIC. Other operating expenses increased $7.7 million, which includes $2.8 million of increased amortization of our mortgage servicing rights and $2.0 million in additional advertising expense. The increase in other operating expense also includes increases resulting from the recent acquisitions of Republic Mortgage Company in February of 1996 and Guyot, Hicks, Anderson and Associates, an insurance agency, in December of 1995. BALANCE SHEET CHANGES Total loans increased 2.6% or $193 million from year-end 1995. During the first quarter of 1996, commercial loans grew at annualized rate of 17%, a result of continued loan demand in the Registrant's eastern Michigan and Illinois markets. Total securities (excluding securities available-for- sale valuation adjustment) increased $154 million since year-end 1995. Mortgages held-for-sale increased 40% or $109 million and other interest- earning assets decreased 89% or $210 million, since year-end 1995. Total interest-earning assets (excluding securities available-for-sale valuation adjustment) increased 2.2% or $245 million from December 31, 1995. Total deposits increased 3.6% or $337 million from year-end 1995. Non- interest bearing deposits decreased 5% or $76 million and interest-bearing deposits increased 5.3% or $413 million. Short-term borrowed funds decreased 14.4% or $189 million from December 31, 1995. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES The maintenance of an adequate level of liquidity is necessary to ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet customers' loan demand and deposit withdrawals. The banking subsidiaries' liquidity sources consist of securities available-for-sale, maturing loans and securities held-to- maturity, and other short-term investments. Liquidity has also been obtained through liabilities such as customer-related core deposits, funds borrowed, certificates of deposit and public funds deposits. ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED) At March 31, 1996, shareholders' equity was $1,020 million, compared to $937 million at March 31, 1995. Total equity at March 31, 1996 is reduced by an after-tax unrealized loss of $10 million on securities available- for-sale. Shareholders' equity as a percentage of total assets as of March 31, 1995 was 8.38%. The following table represents the Registrant's regulatory capital position as of March 31, 1996. Regulatory capital at March 31, 1996 (in millions) Tier 1 Total Leverage Risk-Based Risk-Based Ratio Capital Capital Actual capital $941.6 $933.6 $1,146.5 Required regulatory minimum capital 362.1 358.8 717.6 Capital in excess of requirements $579.5 $574.8 $ 428.9 Actual ratio 7.79% 10.41% 12.78% Regulatory minimum ratio 3.00% 4.00% 8.00% Ratio considered "well capitalized" by regulatory agencies 5.00% 6.00% 10.00% The changes in book value per common share are shown in the table below. Book value per common share, December 31, 1995 $22.39 Net income per common share for the three months ended March 31, 1996 .86 Dividends per common share (.32) Net change in valuation adjustment of securities available-for-sale (.29) Other changes (.05) Book value per common share, March 31, 1996 $22.59 PART II OTHER INFORMATION Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. The registrant's annual meeting of shareholders was held on April 15, 1996. The election of directors and procedural matters were voted upon. All nominees for director were elected by the following votes. Election of Directors Votes Cast For Withheld Mr. John M. Bissell 38,340,983 172,841 Mr. William U. Parfet 37,256,081 1,257,653 Mr. Percy A. Pierre 38,281,946 231,878 Mr Peter F. Secchia 38,230,525 283,299 The terms of the office of the following directors continued after the meeting: Mr. John D. Boyles Mr. Michael J. Jandernoa Mr. Dick DeVos Mr. John Keller Mr. James Hackett Mr. Robert L. Sadler Ms. Erina Hanka Mr. B.P. Sherwood Mr. Earl D. Holton Mr. David J. Wagner Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K. a.) The following exhibits are filed as part of this report: Exhibit 11 - Statement Re: Computation of Earnings Per Share Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedules b.) The following reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter: Date of event Item Financial Statements reported Reported Filed December 31, 1995 5 Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income February 23, 1996 6 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. OLD KENT FINANCIAL CORPORATION Date: May 10, 1996 David J. Wagner Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer Date: May 10, 1996 B. P. Sherwood, III Vice-Chairman and Treasurer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Page Number 11 Statement of Earnings per 15 27 Financial Data Schedule 16