1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q/A [X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED December 31, 2003 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: 0-26467 GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP. --------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) DELAWARE 54-1873112 -------- ---------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 10700 PARKRIDGE BOULEVARD, SUITE P50 703-391-1300 RESTON, VIRGINIA 20191 (Registrant's Telephone Number, ---------------------- ------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) Including Area Code - ----------------------------------------- ------------------- (Zip Code) APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS: Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date: At February 11, 2004, there were 3,012,434 shares of the registrant's Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share outstanding 2 GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP. QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q/A FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003 TABLE OF CONTENTS Explanatory Note PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION PAGE NO. - ------------------------------ -------- Item 1. Financial Statements Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition December 31, 2003 (unaudited) and September 30, 2003 (audited)...............................................................4 Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) Three months ended December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002..............5 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) Three months ended December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002..............6 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) Three months ended December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002...........................7 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements..............................9 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations............................................16 Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk...........24 Item 4. Controls and Procedures..............................................25 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION - --------------------------- Item 1. Legal Proceedings....................................................25 Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds............................25 Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities......................................25 Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders..................25 Item 5. Other Information....................................................25 Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.....................................25 SIGNATURES....................................................................26 2 3 Explanatory Note This report has been amended for the purpose of, (1) as described in Note 24 of our consolidated financial statements included in our 2003 Annual Report to Stockholders and footnote 10 of this filing, reflecting adjustments to our historical financial statements arising from the revision of our accounting treatment for certain derivative instruments entered into by the Bank and (2) supplementing the discussion under Item 9A. Controls and Procedures to address the conclusions stated therein in light of such restatement. 3 4 GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION December 31, September 30, 2003 2003 ---------------- ---------------- (Unaudited) (dollars in thousands) Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,199 $ 2,029 Interest bearing deposits 7,896 4,114 Investment securities Available-for-sale 221,389 211,408 Held-to-maturity 12,570 13,376 Loans held for sale 8,486 6,554 Loans receivable, net 254,555 242,253 Accrued interest and dividends receivable 2,287 2,299 Deferred income taxes 1,520 1,520 Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost 6,673 4,340 Premises and equipment, net 8,214 7,948 Goodwill 1,284 1,284 Prepaid expenses and other assets 2,061 2,229 ---------------- ---------------- Total assets $ 529,134 $ 499,354 ================ ================ Liabilities and stockholders' equity Liabilities Deposits $ 284,043 $ 297,876 Advance payments from borrowers for taxes and insurance 118 225 Accrued expenses and other liabilities 3,038 5,919 Advances from the FHLB and other borrowings 212,358 164,635 Guaranteed convertible preferred securities of subsidiary trust 9,361 9,359 ---------------- ---------------- Total liabilities 508,918 478,014 ---------------- ---------------- Commitments and contingencies Stockholders' Equity Preferred stock $.01 par value - 2,500,000 shares authorized, none outstanding - - Common stock, $.01 par value - 10,000,000 shares authorized; 3,012,434 shares outstanding 30 30 Additional paid-in capital 25,152 25,152 Accumulated deficit (4,063) (3,771) Accumulated other comprehensive loss (903) (71) ---------------- ---------------- Total stockholders' equity 20,216 21,340 ---------------- ---------------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 529,134 $ 499,354 ================ ================ 4 5 GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) Three Months Ended December 31, ----------------------------------- 2003 2002 ----------------- ---------------- Interest income Loans $ 3,142 $ 3,889 Investments 1,395 1,904 ----------------- ---------------- Total interest income 4,537 5,793 ----------------- ---------------- Interest expense Deposits 1,467 1,900 Borrowed money 1,660 1,625 ----------------- ---------------- Total interest expense 3,127 3,525 ----------------- ---------------- Net interest income 1,410 2,268 Provision for loan losses 79 647 ----------------- ---------------- Net interest income after provision for loan losses 1,331 1,621 ----------------- ---------------- Noninterest income Fees and service charges 234 431 Gain on sale of loans 1,956 4,110 Gain on sale of investment securities 312 - Gain (loss) on derivatives 388 (144) Other operating income 5 4 ----------------- ---------------- Total noninterest income 2,895 4,401 ----------------- ---------------- Noninterest expense Compensation and employee benefits 1,994 3,225 Occupancy 501 475 Professional services 288 226 Advertising 421 183 Deposit insurance premium 11 11 Furniture, fixtures and equipment 258 268 Data processing 350 315 Other operating expenses 695 759 ----------------- ---------------- Total noninterest expense 4,518 5,462 ----------------- ---------------- (Loss) income before income tax provision (292) 560 ----------------- ---------------- Income tax provision - - ----------------- ---------------- Net (loss) income $ (292) $ 560 ================= ================ (Loss) earnings per common share Basic $ (0.10) $ 0.19 Diluted $ (0.10) $ 0.15 Weighted average common shares outstanding Basic 3,012,434 3,012,434 Diluted 3,012,434 4,408,117 5 6 GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Three months ended December 31, 2003 2002 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (in thousands) Net (loss) earnings $ (292) $ 560 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other comprehensive loss income, net of tax Unrealized loss on securities (832) (163) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other comprehensive loss (832) (163) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comprehensive (loss) income $ (1,124) $ 397 ============================================================================================= GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Accumulated Additional Accumulated Other Total Preferred Common Paid-in Earnings Comprehensive Stockholders' Stock Stock Capital (Deficit) Income (Loss) Equity - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (in thousands) Balance at September 30, 2002 $- $ 30 $ 25,152 $ (6,032) $ (87) $ 19,063 Other comprehensive loss - - - - (163) (163) Net earnings for the period - - - 560 - 560 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Balance at December 31, 2002 $- $ 30 $ 25,152 $ (5,472) $ (250) $ 19,460 ============================================================================================================================== Balance at September 30, 2003 $- $ 30 $ 25,152 $ (3,771) $ (71) $ 21,340 Other comprehensive loss - - - - (832) (832) Net loss for the period - - - (292) (292) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Balance at December 31, 2003 $- $ 30 $ 25,152 $ (4,063) $ (903) $ 20,216 ============================================================================================================================== 6 7 GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Three months ended December 31, 2003 2002 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (in thousands) Cash flow from operating activities Net income (loss) $ (292) $ 560 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities Provision for loan loss 79 647 Amortization of deposit acquisition adjustment - 23 Amortization of loan acquisition adjustment (7) (7) Depreciation and amortization 223 217 Proceeds from sale of trading securities (8) - Net loss on trading securities 8 - Realized gain on sale of investments (320) - (Gain) loss on derivatives (388) 144 Amortization of investment security premiums 426 535 Amortization of mortgage-backed securities premiums 418 144 Amortization of deferred fees (98) (78) Discount accretion net of premium amortization (173) 163 Amortization of convertible preferred stock costs 2 - Gain on sale of loans held for sale (1,956) (4,110) (Increase) decrease in assets Disbursements for origination of loans (108,171) (185,142) Proceeds from sales of loans 108,196 177,143 Accrued interest and dividend receivable 12 76 Prepaid expenses and other assets 151 (42) Deferred loan fees collected, net of deferred costs incurred 106 30 Increase (decrease) in liabilities Accrued expenses and other liabilities (2,478) 413 Income taxes payable - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net cash provided by operating activities (4,270) (9,284) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 8 GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - (CONTINUED) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Three months ended December 31, 2003 2002 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (in thousands) Cash flow from investing activities Net increase in loans $ (12,209) $ (13,862) Purchases of premises and equipment (488) (167) Purchases of investment securities (5,000) (4,711) Proceeds from sale of investment securities 14,176 - Proceeds from repayments of investment securities 10,361 10,745 Purchases of mortgage-backed securities (45,621) - Proceeds from repayments of mortgage-backed securities 15,553 5,577 Purchases of FHLB stock (5,450) (1,305) Proceeds from sale of FHLB stock 3,118 1,880 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (25,560) (1,843) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash flow from financing activities Net (decrease) increase in deposits (13,833) 19,661 Net advances from FHLB 43,150 (700) Net borrowings on reverse repurchase agreements 4,572 (11,671) Decrease in advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance (107) (100) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities 33,782 7,190 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 3,952 (3,937) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period 6,143 9,358 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period $ 10,095 $ 5,421 ============================================================================================================= 8 9 GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INFORMATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2003 AND FOR THE THREE MONTHS THEN ENDED IS UNAUDITED (1) BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements, which include the accounts of Greater Atlantic Financial Corp. ("the company") and its wholly owned subsidiary, Greater Atlantic Bank ("the bank") and its wholly owned subsidiary, Greater Atlantic Mortgage Corp. ("GAMC"), have been prepared in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q and do not include all of the disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles. All adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) have been made. The results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the year ending September 30, 2004 or any future periods. (2) LOAN IMPAIRMENT AND LOAN LOSSES In accordance with guidance in the Statements of Financial Accounting Standards Nos. 114 and 118, the company prepares a quarterly review to determine the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses and to identify and value impaired loans. The company at or during the three months ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 identified impaired loans. An analysis of the change in the allowance for loan losses follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ At or for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2003 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (dollars in thousands) Balance at beginning of period $1,550 $1,699 Provisions 79 647 Total charge-offs (136) (625) Total recoveries 7 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net charge-offs (129) (614) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Balance at end of period $1,500 $1,732 ========================================================================================== Ratio of net charge-offs during the period to average loans outstanding during the period 0.05% 0.21% ========================================================================================== Allowance for loan losses to total non-performing loans at end of period 136.49% 81.74% ========================================================================================== Allowance for loan losses to total loans 0.57% 0.63% ========================================================================================== (3) REGULATORY MATTERS The bank qualifies as a Tier 1 institution and may make capital distributions during a calendar year up to 100% of its net income to date plus the amount that would reduce by one-half its surplus capital ratio at the beginning of the calendar year. Any distributions in excess of that amount require prior notice to the OTS with the opportunity for the OTS to object to the distribution. A Tier 1 institution is defined as an institution that has, on a pro forma basis after the proposed distribution, capital equal to or greater than the OTS fully phased-in capital requirement and has not been deemed by the OTS to be "in need of more than normal supervision." The bank is currently classified as a Tier 1 institution for these purposes. The capital distribution regulation requires that the institution provide the applicable OTS District Director with a 30-day advance written notice of all proposed capital distributions whether or not advance approval is required. The bank did not pay any dividends during the year ended September 30, 2003 or the period ended December 31, 2003. 9 10 GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED) INFORMATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2003 AND FOR THE THREE MONTHS THEN ENDED IS UNAUDITED The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (FDICIA) created five categories of financial institutions based on the adequacy of their regulatory capital levels: well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized and critically undercapitalized. Under FDICIA, a well-capitalized financial institution is one with Tier 1 leverage capital of 5%, Tier 1 risk-based capital of 6% and total risk-based capital of 10%. At December 31, 2003, the bank was classified as a well-capitalized financial institution. The following presents the bank's capital position: - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Required Required Actual Actual At December 31, 2003 Balance Percent Balance Percent Surplus - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (dollars in thousands) Leverage $26,445 5.00% $29,094 5.50% $ 2,649 Tier 1 Risk-based $15,067 6.00% $29,094 11.59% $14,027 Total Risk-based $25,111 10.00% $30,516 12.15% $ 5,405 ================================================================================================================= (4) STOCK OPTIONS Effective November 14, 1998, the Company established the 1997 Stock Option and Warrant Plan (the "Plan"). The Plan reserves options for 76,667 shares to employees and warrants for 94,685 shares to stockholders. The Plan was amended effective March 14, 2000, to increase the number of options available for grant from 76,667 to 225,000 shares to employees and amended again effective March 15, 2002, to increase the number of options available for grant from 225,000 to 350,000 shares to employees and to limit its application to officers and employees. The stock options and warrants vest immediately upon issuance and carry a maximum term of 10 years. The exercise price for the stock options and warrants is the fair market value at grant date. As of December 31, 2003, 94,685 warrants were issued. The following summary represents the activity under the Plan: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number Exercise Expiration of Shares Price Date -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance outstanding at September 30, 2001 139,000 Options granted 10,000 $ 5.31 12-14-2010 Options granted 26,000 $ 7.00 1-1-2012 Options granted 20,000 $ 9.00 1-1-2012 Options exercised (5,000) $ 4.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2002 190,000 Options granted - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2003 190,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Options granted 36,000 $ 8.50 10-20-2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2003 226,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ==================================================================================================================== The Company has adopted the disclosure only provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123"), but it continues to measure compensation cost for the stock options using the intrinsic value method prescribed by APB Opinion No. 25. As allowable under SFAS 123, the Company used the Black-Scholes method to measure the compensation cost of stock options granted in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 with the following assumptions: risk free interest rate of 2.37%, a dividend payout rate of zero, and an expected option life of seven years. The volatility is 45%. Using those assumptions, the average weighted fair value of the stock options granted during fiscal 2004 was $3.59. 10 11 GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED) INFORMATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2003 AND FOR THE THREE MONTHS THEN ENDED IS UNAUDITED Because the Company's employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management's opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its employee stock options. If the Company had elected to recognize compensation cost based on the value at the grant dates with the method prescribed by SFAS 123, net income would have been changed to the pro forma amounts indicated below: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Three months ended December 31, 2003 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (in thousands except per share data) Net earnings (loss) $ (292) $ 560 Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense (129) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pro forma net earnings (loss) attributable to common stockholders (421) 560 ====================================================================================================== Earnings (loss) per common share Basic $ (0.10) $ 0.19 Diluted $ (0.10) $ 0.15 Earnings (loss) per common share, pro forma Basic $ (0.14) $ 0.19 Diluted $ (0.14) $ 0.15 (5) EARNINGS PER SHARE Earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock and dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding. Basic earnings per share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of an entity. The following table presents a reconciliation between the weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended December 31, 2002. The effect of the conversion of preferred securities and the impact of stock options were antidilutive for the period ended December 31, 2003. For the Three Months Ended December 31, ----------------- (dollars in thousands except per share amounts) 2002 ----------------------------------------------- ----------------- Net earnings $560 Effect of conversion of preferred securities 100 Diluted earnings per share 660 Weighted average common shares outstanding 3,012,434 Effect of conversion of preferred securities 1,371,429 Common stock equivalents due to dilutive effect of stock options 24,254 Total weighted average common shares and common share equivalents outstanding 4,408,117 Basic earnings per common share $0.19 Diluted earnings per common share $0.15 11 12 GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED) INFORMATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2003 AND FOR THE THREE MONTHS THEN ENDED IS UNAUDITED (6) SEGMENT REPORTING The company has two reportable segments, banking and mortgage banking. The bank operates retail deposit branches in the greater Washington, D.C./Baltimore metropolitan area. The banking segment provides retail consumer and small businesses with deposit products such as demand, transaction, savings accounts and certificates of deposit and lending products, such as residential and commercial real estate, construction and development, consumer and commercial business loans. Further, the banking segment invests in residential real estate loans purchased from GAMC and others, and also invests in mortgage-backed and other securities. The mortgage banking segment activities, which are conducted principally through GAMC, include the origination of residential real estate loans either for the bank's portfolio or for sale into the secondary market with servicing released. The company evaluates performance based on net interest income, noninterest income, and noninterest expense. The total of these three items is the reportable segment's net contribution. The company's reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different services in different geographic areas. They are managed separately because each segment appeals to different markets and, accordingly, requires different technology and marketing strategies. Since the company derives a significant portion of its banking revenue from interest income as offset by interest expense, the segments are reported below using net interest income. Because the company also evaluates performance based on noninterest income and noninterest expense, these measures of segment profit and loss are also presented. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Total For the Three Months Ended Mortgage Reportable Intersegment Operating December 31, 2003 Banking Banking Segments Eliminations Earnings - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net interest income: (1) 2003 $ 1,200 $ 131 $ 1,331 $ - $ 1,331 2002 1,401 220 1,621 - 1,621 Noninterest income: 2003 $ 879 $ 2,020 $ 2,899 $ (4) $ 2,895 2002 125 4,290 4,415 (14) 4,401 Noninterest expense: 2003 $ 2,493 $ 2,029 $ 4,522 $ 4 $ 4,518 2002 2,343 3,133 5,476 14 5,462 Net income (loss): 2003 $ (414) $ 122 $ (292) $ - $ (292) 2002 (817) 1,377 560 - 560 Segment assets: 2003 $511,051 $ 24,033 $535,084 $ (5,950) $529,134 2002 507,869 28,488 536,357 (25,599) 510,758 (1) Segment net interest income reflects income after provisions for loan losses. 12 13 GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED) INFORMATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2003 AND FOR THE THREE MONTHS THEN ENDED IS UNAUDITED (7) RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS In January 2003, the FASB issued FIN 46 "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities" ("FIN 46"). FIN 46 addresses consolidation of variable interest entities and sets forth guidelines for which such entities qualify for consolidation. Greater Atlantic Capital Trust, as discussed in Note 8, is a variable interest entity as defined in FIN 46. Presently, the Company is reviewing the consolidation requirements of FIN 46 to determine if continued consolidation of Greater Atlantic Capital Trust will be required. The Company is required to adopt the provisions of FIN 46 on October 1, 2004. (8) GUARANTEED CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SECURITIES OF SUBSIDIARY TRUST On March 20, 2002, Greater Atlantic Capital Trust I (the, "Trust"), a Delaware statutory business trust and a wholly owned Trust subsidiary of the company issued $9.6 million aggregate liquidation amount (963,038 shares) of 6.50% cumulative preferred securities maturing on December 31, 2031, with an option to call on or after December 31, 2003. Conversion of the preferred securities into the company's common stock may occur at any time on or after 60 days after the closing of the offering. The company may redeem the preferred securities, in whole or in part, at any time on or after December 31, 2003. Distributions on the preferred securities are payable quarterly on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year beginning on June 30, 2002. The Trust also issued 29,762 common securities to the company for $297,620. The company purchased all the shares of the common stock. The proceeds from the sale of the preferred securities and the proceeds from the sale of the trust's common securities were utilized to purchase from the company junior subordinated debt securities of $9,928,000 bearing interest of 6.50% and maturing December 31, 2031. All intercompany interest and equity were eliminated in consolidation. The Trust was formed for the sole purpose of investing the proceeds from the sale of the convertible preferred securities in the corresponding convertible debentures. The Company has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the preferred securities along with all obligations of the trust related thereto. The sale of the preferred securities yielded $9.2 million after deducting offering expenses. The company currently retains approximately $1.5 million of the proceeds for general corporate purposes, investing the retained funds in short-term investments. The remaining $8.0 million of the proceeds was invested in Greater Atlantic Bank to increase its capital position. Initially, these funds were invested in investment securities. Subsequently, such proceeds were used to fund new loans. 13 14 GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED) INFORMATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2003 AND FOR THE THREE MONTHS THEN ENDED IS UNAUDITED (9) INTEREST RATE EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS In fiscal 2002, the bank began to utilize derivative financial instruments to hedge its interest rate risk. The bank does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. Beginning in 2002, the bank adopted statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" ("SFAS 133") which requires that an entity recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities and measure those instruments at fair value. The bank bases the estimated fair values of these agreements on the cost of interest-rate exchange agreements with similar terms at available market prices, excluding accrued interest receivable and payable. However, active markets do not exist for many types of financial instruments. Consequently, fair values for these instruments must be estimated using techniques such as discounted cash flow analysis and comparisons to similar instruments. Estimates developed using these methods are highly subjective and require judgments regarding significant matters such as the amount and timing of future cash flows and the selection of discount rates that appropriately reflect market and credit risks. Changes in these judgments often have a material effect on the fair value estimates. Since those estimates are made as of a specific time, they are susceptible to material near term changes. The bank entered into various interest-rate swaps that total $77 million in notional principal. The swaps pay a fixed rate with the bank receiving payments based upon one-to three-month floating rate LIBOR. The capped range is between 1.31% - 4.53%, and expires between 2 and 7 years. The bank also entered into various interest rate caps that total $30 million in notional principal with terms between four and ten years that limit the float between a floor of 2.00%, and capped between 5.00% - 8.00%. The bank accounts for these derivatives, under the guidelines of SFAS 133. The Company's derivatives do not meet hedge accounting requirements under SFAS 133, and therefore, the Company carries the derivatives at their fair value on the balance sheet, recognizing changes in their fair value in current-period earnings. The Company recognized a gain of $388,000 and a loss of $144,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. 14 15 GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED) INFORMATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2003 AND FOR THE THREE MONTHS THEN ENDED IS UNAUDITED (10) RESTATEMENT During 2004, the Bank restated its historical financial statements to revise the accounting treatment for certain derivative transactions. During a detail review of the accounting treatment of these transactions, the Bank determined that certain revisions to its accounting for the derivatives was appropriate. The bank had previously accounted for the derivative transactions as hedges under the accounting rules, however, upon their review determined that all the requirements were not met for the transactions to qualify for hedge accounting. The result of the revisions is to reclassify certain amounts previously deferred and recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) to current earnings in the period they arose. The revisions had no impact on the cash flows of the Bank. As originally Adjustments reported (1) As restated ----------------------------------------------------- (dollars in thousands except per share data) Quarter ended December 31, 2003 Interest income $4,537 $ - $4,537 Interest expense 3,127 - 3,127 Net interest income 1,410 - 1,410 Noninterest income 2,507 388 2,895 Noninterest expense 4,518 - 4,518 Net income (loss) (680) 388 (292) Earnings per share - basic (0.23) 0.13 (0.10) Earnings per share - diluted (0.23) 0.13 (0.10) Quarter ended December 31, 2002 Interest income $5,793 $ - $5,793 Interest expense 3,525 - 3,525 Net interest income 2,268 - 2,268 Noninterest income 4,545 (144) 4,401 Noninterest expense 5,462 - 5,462 Net income (loss) 704 (144) 560 Earnings per share - basic 0.23 (0.04) 0.19 Earnings per share - diluted 0.23 (0.05) 0.18 15 16 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes presented elsewhere in this report. This report contains forward-looking statements. When used in this 10-Q report and in future filings by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), in the company's press releases or other public or shareholder communications, and in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, the words or phrases "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project" or similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, changes in economic conditions in the company's market area, changes in policies by regulatory agencies, fluctuations in interest rates, demand for loans in the company's market area and competition that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical earnings and those presently anticipated or projected. The company wishes to advise readers that the factors listed above could affect the company's financial performance and could cause the company's actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods in any current statements. The company does not undertake and specifically declines any obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. GENERAL We are a savings and loan holding company, which was organized in June 1997. We conduct substantially all of our business through our wholly owned subsidiary, Greater Atlantic Bank, a federally chartered savings bank, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Greater Atlantic Mortgage Corp. Greater Atlantic Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank system and it's deposits are insured up to applicable limits by the Savings Association Insurance Fund of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. We offer traditional banking services to customers through nine Greater Atlantic Bank branches located throughout the greater Washington, D.C./Baltimore metropolitan area. We also originate mortgage loans for sale in the secondary market through Greater Atlantic Mortgage Corp. The profitability of the company, and more specifically, the profitability of its primary subsidiary Greater Atlantic Bank, depends primarily on its non-interest income and net interest income. Net interest income is the difference between the interest income it earns on its loans and investment portfolio, and the interest it pays on interest-bearing liabilities, which consists mainly of interest paid on deposits and borrowings. Non-interest income consists primarily of gains on sales of loans and available-for-sale investments, service charge fees and commissions earned by non-bank subsidiaries. The level of its operating expenses also affects the company's profitability. Operating expenses consist primarily of salaries and employee benefits, occupancy-related expenses, equipment and technology-related expenses and other general operating expenses. 16 17 At December 31, 2003 the company's total assets were $529.1 million, compared to the $499.4 million held at September 30, 2003, representing an increase of 5.96%. Both the bank's overall asset size and customer base increased during the period and that growth is reflected in the consolidated statements of financial condition and statements of operations. Net loans receivable at December 31, 2003 were $254.6 million, an increase of $12.3 million or 5.08% from the $242.3 million held at September 30, 2003. The increase in loans consisted primarily of commercial real estate loans and commercial lines of credit secured by mortgages on residential real estate. At December 31, 2003, investment securities were $234.0 million, an increase of $9.2 million or 4.08% from the $224.8 million held at September 30, 2003. Deposits at December 31, 2003 were $284.0 million, a decrease of $13.8 million, which resulted primarily from a decrease in certificates of deposit of $17.6 million, offset by increases in savings and transaction accounts of $3.8 million. With the current interest rate environment and marketing efforts by the bank, we anticipate that trend will continue. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES, ESTIMATES AND JUDGMENTS The company's financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses as well as the disclosure of contingent liabilities. Management continually evaluates its estimates and judgments including those related to the allowance for loan losses and income taxes. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The company believes that, of its significant accounting policies, the most critical accounting policies we apply are those related to the valuation of the loan portfolio. A variety of factors impact the carrying value of the loan portfolio including the calculation of the allowance for loan losses, valuation of underlying collateral, the timing of loan charge-offs and the amount and amortization of loan fees and deferred origination costs. The allowance for loan losses is the most difficult and subjective judgment. The allowance is established and maintained at a level that we believe is adequate to cover losses resulting from the inability of borrowers to make required payments on loans. Estimates for loan losses are arrived at by analyzing risks associated with specific loans and the loan portfolio, current trends in delinquencies and charge-offs, the views of our regulators, changes in the size and composition of the loan portfolio and peer comparisons. The analysis also requires consideration of the economic climate and direction, change in the interest rate environment, which may impact a borrower's ability to pay, legislation impacting the banking industry and economic conditions specific to our service area. Because the calculation of the allowance for loan losses relies on estimates and judgments relating to inherently uncertain events, results may differ from our estimates. 17 18 COMPARISON OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003 AND DECEMBER 31, 2002 NET INCOME. For the three months ended December 31, 2003, the company had a net loss of $292,000 or $0.10 per diluted share compared to earnings of $560,000 or $0.15 per diluted share for the three months ended December 31, 2002. The $852,000 decline in earnings over the comparable period one-year ago resulted from a decrease of $1.5 million in non-interest income and was coupled with a decrease of $858,000 in net interest income. Those declines in income were offset by decreases in non-interest expense and in provision for loan losses totaling $1.5 million. The decreased provision was due primarily to a decrease in the required provision related to an impaired commercial business loan. NET INTEREST INCOME. An important source of our earnings is net interest income, which is the difference between income earned on interest-earning assets, such as loans, investment securities and mortgage-backed securities, and interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities such as deposits and borrowings. The level of net interest income is determined primarily by the relative average balances of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, in combination with the yields earned and rates paid upon them. The correlation between the re-pricing of interest rates on assets and on liabilities also influences net interest income. The following table presents a comparison of the components of interest income and expense and net interest income. Difference - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Three Months Ended December 31, 2003 2002 Amount % - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (dollars in thousands) Interest income: Loans $ 3,142 $ 3,889 $ (747) (19.21)% Investments 1,395 1,904 (509) (26.73) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,537 5,793 (1,256) (21.68) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interest expense: Deposits 1,467 1,900 (433) (22.79) Borrowings 1,660 1,625 35 2.15 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,127 3,525 (398) (11.29) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net interest income $ 1,410 $ 2,268 $ (858) (37.83)% ===================================================================================================================== Our decline in net interest income during the quarter ended December 31, 2003, resulted primarily from a 68 basis point decrease in net interest margin (net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets) from 1.79% for the quarter ended December 31, 2002 to 1.11% for the quarter ended December 31, 2003, offset in part by a modest $1.2 million increase in the bank's interest-earning assets. Contributing to the decline in the net interest margin was a $562,000 charge resulting from payments made on certain interest rate swap and cap agreements compared to a $381,000 charge in the comparable period one year ago. That decrease in net interest margin also resulted from the average yield on interest earning assets declining 54 basis points more than the average cost on interest bearing liabilities and was coupled with the increase in the bank's average interest bearing liabilities exceeding the increase in average interest earning assets by $20.3 million. INTEREST INCOME. Interest income for the three months ended December 31, 2003 decreased $1.3 million compared to the three months ended December 31, 2002, primarily as a result of a decrease of 100 basis points in the average yield earned on interest earning assets. That decrease was partially offset by an increase in the average outstanding balances of loans and investment securities. INTEREST EXPENSE. The $398,000 decrease in interest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2003 compared to the 2002 period was principally the result of a 46 basis point decrease in the cost of funds on average deposits and borrowed funds. The decrease in the cost of those funds was partially offset by a $21.5 million increase in average deposits and borrowed funds. The decrease in interest expense on deposits was primarily due to an 64 basis point decrease in rates paid on certificates of deposit, savings and NOW and money market accounts. That decrease was offset in part by an increase of $2.3 million, in certificates, savings and NOW and money market accounts from $279.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2002 to $281.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2003. 18 19 The increase in interest expense on borrowings for the three months ended December 31, 2003 compared to the 2002 period was principally the result of a $19.2 million increase in average borrowed funds and was partially offset by a 26 basis point decrease in the cost of borrowed funds. Components accountable for the increase of $35,000 in interest expense were a $144,000 increase relating to average volume, offset by a $109,000 decrease relating to average cost. The decrease in rates was primarily due to lower rates paid on interest-bearing demand deposits and savings accounts and lower pricing on new and renewed time deposits. The decrease in rates resulted from the Federal Reserve lowering its benchmark interest rate (overnight bank lending rate) thirteen times since January 3, 2001 by a total of 5.50% to a low of 1.00%. 19 20 COMPARATIVE AVERAGE BALANCES AND INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS. The following table presents the total dollar amount of interest income from average interest-earning assets and the resultant yields, as well as the interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, expressed both in dollars and annualized rates. No tax-equivalent adjustments were made and all average balances are average daily balances. Non-accruing loans have been included in the tables as loans carrying a zero yield. FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTEREST INTEREST AVERAGE AVERAGE INCOME/ AVERAGE YIELD/ AVERAGE INCOME/ YIELD/ BALANCE EXPENSE RATE BALANCE EXPENSE RATE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSETS: (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Interest-earning assets: Real estate loans $ 150,602 $ 2,036 5.41% $ 201,562 $ 2,818 5.59% Consumer loans 65,822 622 3.78 60,888 661 4.34 Commercial business loans 39,907 484 4.85 32,354 410 5.07 ----------- ---------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ---------- Total loans 256,331 3,142 4.90 294,804 3,889 5.28 Investment securities 143,505 899 2.51 162,120 1,351 3.33 Mortgage-backed securities 107,974 496 1.84 49,724 553 4.45 ----------- ---------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ---------- Total interest-earning assets 507,810 4,537 3.57 506,648 5,793 4.57 ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- Non-earning assets 17,201 16,548 ----------- ------------- Total assets $ 525,011 $ 523,196 =========== ============= LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: Interest-bearing liabilities: Savings accounts $ 10,964 25 0.91 $ 8,349 33 1.58 Now and money market accounts 77,076 208 1.08 74,886 323 1.73 Certificates of deposit 193,683 1,234 2.55 196,184 1,544 3.15 ----------- ---------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ---------- Total deposits 281,723 1,467 2.08 279,419 1,900 2.72 FHLB advances 116,250 680 2.34 99,919 695 2.78 Other borrowings 88,452 980 4.43 85,607 930 4.35 ----------- ---------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ---------- Total interest-bearing liabilities 486,425 3,127 2.57 464,945 3,525 3.03 ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- Noninterest-bearing liabilities: Noninterest-bearing demand deposits 12,682 24,416 Other liabilities 4,951 14,632 ----------- ------------- Total liabilities 504,058 503,993 Stockholders' equity 20,953 19,203 ----------- ------------- Total liabilities and stockholders' Equity $ 525,011 $ 523,196 =========== ============= Net interest income $ 1,410 $ 2,268 ========== =========== Interest rate spread 1.00% 1.54% =========== ========== Net interest margin 1.11% 1.79% =========== ========== 20 21 RATE/VOLUME ANALYSIS. The following table presents certain information regarding changes in interest income and interest expense attributable to changes in interest rates and changes in volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities for the periods indicated. The change in interest attributable to both rate and volume has been allocated to the changes in rate and volume on a pro rata basis. THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003 COMPARED TO DECEMBER 31, 2002 ----------------------------------------------- CHANGE ATTRIBUTABLE TO ----------------------------------------------- VOLUME RATE TOTAL ----------------------------------------------- (IN THOUSANDS) Real estate loans $ (712) $ (70) $ (782) Consumer loans 54 (93) (39) Commercial business loans 96 (22) 74 ---------------- -------------- -------------- Total loans (562) (185) (747) Investments (155) (297) (452) Mortgage-backed securities 648 (705) (57) ---------------- -------------- -------------- Total interest-earning assets $ (69) $ (1,187) $ (1,256) ================ ============== ============== Savings accounts $ 10 $ (18) $ (8) Now and money market accounts 9 (124) (115) Certificates of deposit (20) (290) (310) ---------------- -------------- -------------- Total deposits (1) (432) (433) FHLB advances 114 (129) (15) Other borrowings 31 19 50 ---------------- -------------- -------------- Total interest-bearing liabilities 144 (542) (398) ================ ============== ============== Change in net interest income $ (213) $ (645) $ (858) ================ ============== ============== PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES. The allowance for loan losses, which is established through provisions for losses charged to expense, is increased by recoveries on loans previously charged off and is reduced by charge-offs on loans. Determining the proper reserve level or allowance involves management's judgment based upon a review of factors, including the company's internal review process, which segments the loan portfolio into groups based on loan type. Management then looks at its classified assets, which are loans 30 days or more delinquent, and classifies those loans as special mention, substandard or doubtful, based on the performance of the loans. Those classified loans are then individually evaluated for impairment. Since the historical three-year loss experience for the bank is new, those loans that are not classified are not individually evaluated. Those loans are then segmented by type and assigned a reserve percentage that reflects the industry loss experience. The loans individually evaluated for impairment are measured by either the present value of expected future cash flows, the loans observable market price, or the fair value of the collateral. Although management utilizes its best judgment in providing for probable losses, there can be no assurance that the bank will not have to increase its provisions for loan losses in the future. An increase in provision may result from an adverse market for real estate and economic conditions generally in the company's primary market area, future increases in non-performing assets or for other reasons which would adversely affect the company's results of operations. Non-performing assets were $1.1 million or 0.21% of total assets at December 31, 2003, compared to $2.1 million or 0.41% at December 31, 2002, with $844,000 classified as substandard, $255,000 classified as doubtful and none classified as real estate owned. Non-performing assets decreased $1.0 million from the comparable period one year ago, coupled with a decrease of $568,000 in the provision for loan losses. The decrease in non-performing assets from the year ago period was due to the reduction of the outstanding balance of one of the bank's commercial business loans. The decrease in provision was due primarily to a reduction in the required provision for that loan since the bank is in the process of liquidating that loan from the cash flow of the collateral securing the loan. 21 22 NON-INTEREST INCOME. Non-interest income decreased $1.5 million during the three months ended December 31, 2003, over the comparable period one year ago. That decrease was primarily the result of a decrease in gain on sale of loans coupled with decreases of $178,000 and $19,000 in service fees on loans and on deposits, respectively. Those decreases were offset by an increase in gain on sale of investment securities and gains on derivative transactions of $844,000 from the comparable period one year ago. The level of gain on sale of loans during the three months ended December 31, 2003 resulted from lower than anticipated loan origination and sales volumes at the bank's mortgage banking subsidiary with margins also being less than those in the year-ago period. The following table presents a comparison of the components of non-interest income. Difference - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Three Months Ended December 31, 2003 2002 Amount % - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (dollars in thousands) Non-interest income: Gain on sale of loans $ 1,956 $ 4,110 $ (2,154) (52.41)% Service fees on loans 59 237 (178) (75.11) Service fees on deposits 175 194 (19) (9.79) Gain on sale of investment securities 312 - 312 - Gain (loss) on derivatives 388 (144) 532 369.44 Other operating income 5 4 1 25.00 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total non-interest income $ 2,895 $ 4,401 $ (1,506) (34.22)% ===================================================================================================================== NON-INTEREST EXPENSE. Non-interest expense decreased $944,000 from $5.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2002 to $4.5 million for the comparable period in the current year. The decrease was primarily attributable to a $1.1 million decrease in the mortgage company's non-interest expense from the comparable period one year ago as a result of decreased loan origination and sales. The increase in the bank's non-interest expense was a modest $151,000 distributed over various non-interest expense categories. The decrease at the mortgage company level was primarily in compensation, and other operating expenses, and was offset by increases in professional services, advertising, occupancy and furniture fixtures and equipment. Mortgage related expenses should continue to decline because of the lag in timing of such expenses compared to the decline in origination and sales volumes. The following table presents a comparison of the components of non-interest expense. Difference - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Three Months Ended December 31, 2003 2002 Amount % - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (dollars in thousands) Non-interest expense: Compensation and employee benefits $ 1,994 $ 3,225 $ (1,231) (38.18)% Occupancy 501 475 26 5.47 Professional services 288 226 62 27.43 Advertising 421 183 238 130.05 Deposit insurance premium 11 11 - - Furniture, fixtures and equipment 258 268 (10) (3.73) Data processing 350 315 35 11.11 Other operating expense 695 759 (64) (8.43) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total non-interest expense $ 4,518 $ 5,462 $ (944) (17.28)% ==================================================================================================================== INCOME TAXES. The company files a consolidated federal income tax return with its subsidiaries and computes its income tax provision or benefit on a consolidated basis. Based on recent tax legislation, the company expects to offset all taxable income in fiscal 2004 with existing net operating losses carried forward from prior years. The company believes that it will continue to generate taxable income for the foreseeable future which will assure the use of existing net operating losses. 22 23 Contractual Commitments and Obligations - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Less Than One Two - Three Four - Five After Five Total Year Years Years Years - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (in thousands) FHLB Advances (1) $ 129,950 $ 104,950 $ - $ - $ 25,000 Reverse repurchase agreements 82,408 82,408 - - - Operating leases 9,572 1,525 2,693 2,293 3,061 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total obligations $ 221,930 $ 188,883 $ 2,693 $ 2,293 $ 28,061 ================================================================================================================= (1) The company expects to refinance these short and medium-term obligations under substantially the same terms and conditions. Other Commercial Commitments - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Less Than One Two - Three Four - Five After Five Total Year Years Years Years - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (in thousands) Certificate of deposit maturities (1) $ 180,410 $ 114,931 $ 44,209 $ 21,177 $ 93 Loan originations 60,233 60,233 - - - Unfunded lines of credit 98,467 98,467 - - - Standby letters of credit 349 349 - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total $ 339,459 $ 273,980 $ 44,209 $ 21,177 $ 93 ================================================================================================================= (1) The company expects to retain maturing deposits or replace amounts maturing with comparable certificates of deposits based on current market interest rates. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES. The bank's primary sources of funds are deposits, principal and interest payments on loans, mortgage-backed and investment securities and borrowings. While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans are predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and mortgage prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions and competition. The bank has continued to maintain the levels of liquid assets as previously required by OTS regulations. The bank manages its liquidity position and demands for funding primarily by investing excess funds in short-term investments and utilizing FHLB advances and reverse repurchase agreements in periods when the bank's demands for liquidity exceed funding from deposit inflows. The bank's most liquid assets are cash and cash equivalents and securities available-for-sale. The levels of those assets are dependent on the bank's operating, financing, lending and investing activities during any given period. At December 31, 2003, cash and cash equivalents, interest bearing deposits and securities available-for-sale totaled $231.9 million or 43.75% of total assets. The primary investing activities of the bank are the origination of residential one- to four-family loans, commercial real estate loans, real estate construction and development loans, commercial borrowing and consumer loans and the purchase of United States Treasury and agency securities, mortgage-backed and mortgage-related securities and other investment securities. During the three months ended December 31, 2003, the bank's loan purchases and originations totaled $44.6 million. Purchases of United States Treasury and agency securities, mortgage-backed and mortgage related securities and other investment securities totaled $50.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2003. The bank has other sources of liquidity if a need for additional funds arises. At December 31, 2003, the bank had $130.0 million in advances outstanding from the FHLB and had an additional overall borrowing capacity from the FHLB of $81.8 million. Depending on market conditions, the pricing of deposit products and FHLB advances, the bank may continue to rely on FHLB borrowings to fund asset growth. 23 24 At December 31, 2003, the bank had commitments to fund loans and unused outstanding lines of credit, unused standby letters of credit and undisbursed proceeds of construction mortgages totaling $159.0 million. The bank anticipates that it will have sufficient funds available to meet its current loan origination commitments. Certificate accounts, including IRA and Keogh accounts, which are scheduled to mature in less than one year from December 31, 2003, totaled $41.1 million. Based upon experience, management believes the majority of maturing certificates of deposit will remain with the bank. In addition, management of the bank believes that it can adjust the rates offered on certificates of deposit to retain deposits in changing interest rate environments. In the event that a significant portion of these deposits are not retained by the bank, the bank would be able to utilize FHLB advances and reverse repurchase agreements to fund deposit withdrawals, which would result in an increase in interest expense to the extent that the average rate paid on such borrowings exceeds the average rate paid on deposits of similar duration. ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK In general, market risk is the sensitivity of income to variations in interest rates and other relevant market rates or prices. The company's market rate sensitive instruments include interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. The company enters into market rate sensitive instruments in connection with its various business operations, particularly its mortgage banking activities. Loans originated, and the related commitments to originate loans that will be sold, represent market risk that is realized in a short period of time, generally two or three months. The company's primary source of market risk exposure arises from changes in United States interest rates and the effects thereof on mortgage prepayment and closing behavior, as well as depositors' choices ("interest rate risk"). Changes in those interest rates will result in changes in the company's earnings and the market value of its assets and liabilities. We expect to continue to realize income from the differential or "spread" between the interest earned on loans, securities and other interest-earning assets, and the interest paid on deposits, borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities. That spread is affected by the difference between the maturities and re-pricing characteristics of interest-earnings assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Loan volume and yields are affected by market interest rates on loans, and rising interest rates generally are associated with fewer loan originations. Management expects that a substantial portion of our assets will continue to be indexed to changes in market interest rates and we intend to attract a greater proportion of short-term liabilities, which will help us address our interest rate risk. The lag in implementation of re-pricing terms on our adjustable-rate assets may result in a decline in net interest income in a rising interest rate environment. There can be no assurance that our interest rate risk will be minimized or eliminated. Further, an increase in the general level of interest rates may adversely affect the ability of certain borrowers to pay the interest on and principal of their obligations. Accordingly, changes in levels of market interest rates, (primarily increases in market interest rates), could materially adversely affect our interest rate spread, asset quality, loan origination volume and overall financial condition and results of operations. Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and rates. The company's market risk arises primarily from interest rate risk inherent in its lending and deposit taking activities. The company has little or no risk related to trading accounts, commodities or foreign exchange. To mitigate the impact of changes in market interest rates on our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, we actively manage the amounts and maturities of these assets and liabilities. A key component of this strategy is the origination and retention of short-term and adjustable-rate assets and the origination and sale of fixed-rate loans. We retain short-term and adjustable-rate assets because they have re-pricing characteristics that more closely match the re-pricing characteristics of our liabilities. To further mitigate the risk of timing differences in the re-pricing of assets and liabilities, our interest-earning assets are matched with interest-bearing liabilities that have similar re-pricing characteristics. For example, the interest rate risk of holding fixed-rate loans is managed with long-term deposits and borrowings, and the risk of holding ARMs is managed with short-term deposits and borrowings. Periodically, mismatches are identified and managed by adjusting the re-pricing characteristics of our interest-bearing liabilities with derivatives, such as interest rate caps and interest rate swaps. Through the use of these derivative instruments, management attempts to reduce or offset increases in interest expense related to deposits and borrowings. We use interest rate caps and pay-fixed interest rate swaps to protect against rising interest rates. 24 25 The interest rate caps and pay-fixed interest rate swaps are designed to provide an additional layer of protection should interest rates on deposits and borrowings rise, by effectively lengthening the re-pricing period. At December 31, 2003, we held an aggregate notional value of $107 million of caps and pay-fixed interest rate swaps. None of the interest rate caps had strike rates that were in effect at December 31, 2003, as current LIBOR rates were below the strike rates. We are also striving to increase the proportion of transaction deposits to total deposits to diminish our exposure to adverse changes in interest rates. In particular, non-interest-bearing checking accounts and custodial accounts are less sensitive to interest rate fluctuations and provide a growing source of non-interest income through depositor and other retail banking fees. ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES (a). Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. As described in ------------------------------------------------------ Note 24 to our annual consolidated financial statements, we have restated our financial statements to reflect adjustments resulting from the revision of our accounting treatment of certain derivative instruments. In light of this restatement, we conducted a new evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the date of this amended report. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer conclude that our disclosure controls and procedures were adequate. (b). Changes in internal control. The company made no significant --------------------------------- changes in its internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of the evaluation of those controls by the Chief Executive and Chief Financial officers. PART II. OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings Not applicable. ITEM 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds Not applicable. ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities Not applicable. ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders Not applicable ITEM 5. Other Information Not applicable. ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K (a) Exhibits 11.0 Statement Regarding Computation of Per Share Earnings 31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (b) Reports on Form 8-K On November 7, 2003 the Company filed a Form 8-K to disclose that the Company issued a press release to announce the company's annual and fourth quarter earnings. 25 26 GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP. -------------------------------- (Registrant) By: /s/ Carroll E. Amos ----------------------- Carroll E. Amos President and Chief Executive Officer By: /s/ David E. Ritter ----------------------- David E. Ritter Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Date: May 27, 2004 26