FORM 10-Q
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 or 15 (d) of THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For Quarter Ended September 30, 1994
Commission File Number 0-17071
First Merchants Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its character)
Indiana 35-1544218
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation of organization) Identification No.)
200 East Jackson Street - Muncie, IN 47305-2814
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(Address of principal executive office) (Zip code)
(317) 747-1500
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
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(Former name former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report.)
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
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As of November 7, 1994, there were outstanding 3,372,824 common shares,
without par value, of the registrant.
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FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
INDEX
PAGE NO.
PART I. Financial information:
Item 1. Financial Statements:
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet. . . . . . . . . . 3
Consolidated Condensed Statement of Income. . . . . . . 4
Consolidated Condensed Statement of Changes in
Stockholders' Equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Consolidated Condensed Statement of Cash Flows. . . . . 6
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements. . 7
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations . . . . . . . . . . 10
PART II. Other Information:
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports of Form 8-K. . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
September 30 December 31
1994 1993
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ASSETS:
Cash and due from banks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 21,889 $ 24,942
Federal funds sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,225 1,625
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Cash and cash equivalents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,114 26,567
Interest-bearing time deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Securities available for sale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,447
Investment securities (market value $89,543 and $209,301). . . . . 89,957 206,243
Loans:
Loans, net of unearned interest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393,394 376,872
Less: Allowance for loan losses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,120 4,800
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Net loans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388,274 372,072
Premises and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,139 9,441
Interest receivable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,839 5,665
Core deposit intangibles and goodwill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,009 2,108
Others assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,361 3,763
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Total assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 624,140 $ 626,113
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LIABILITIES:
Deposits:
Noninterest bearing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 71,221 $ 74,546
Interest bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434,474 431,756
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Total deposits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505,695 506,302
Short-term borrowings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,533 46,890
Interest payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,227 1,226
Other liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,411 2,891
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Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552,866 557,309
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock, no-par value:
Authorized and unissued -- 500,000 shares
Common stock, $.125 stated value:
Authorized --- 20,000,000 shares
Issued and outstanding -- 3,391,229 and 3,389,591 shares. . . . 424 424
Additional paid-in capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,035 17,068
Retained earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,505 51,312
Net unrealized losses on securities available for sale . . . . . . (1,690)
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Total stockholders' equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,274 68,804
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Total liability and stockholders' equity. . . . . . . . . . . $ 624,140 $ 626,113
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See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INCOME
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30 September 30
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1994 1993 1994 1993
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Interest Income:
Loans, including fees:
Taxable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,301 $ 7,059 $ 23,280 $ 21,472
Tax exempt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 26 64 94
Securities:
Taxable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,063 2,484 6,657 7,869
Tax exempt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618 620 1,819 1,765
Federal funds sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 134 84 395
Interest-bearing time deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 32
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Total interest income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,016 10,327 31,906 31,627
Interest Expense:
Deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,600 3,740 10,440 11,784
Short-term borrowings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591 311 1,448 838
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Total interest expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,191 4,051 11,888 12,622
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Net Interest Income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,825 6,276 20,018 19,005
Provision for loan losses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 243 593 782
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Net Interest Income After Provision for loan losses. . . 6,624 6,033 19,425 18,223
Other Income:
Securities, Gains, Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 394
Other Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,557 1,481 4,686 4,607
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Total other income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,557 1,481 4,697 5,001
Total other expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,758 4,467 13,668 13,490
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Income before income tax and cumulative effect of
change in accounting method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,423 3,047 10,454 9,734
Income tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,196 1,033 3,621 3,346
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Income before cumulative effect of change in
accounting method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,227 2,014 6,833 6,388
Cumulative effect of change in method
of accounting for income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
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Net Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,227 $ 2,014 $ 6,833 $ 6,615
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Per Share:
Income before cumulative effect of change in
accounting method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ .66 $ .59 $ 2.02 $ 1.87
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 .59 2.02 1.94
Dividends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 .25 .78 .69
Weighted average shares outstanding. . . . . . . . . . . 3,390,705 3,426,651 3,386,946 3,415,206
See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
1994 1993
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Balance, January 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 68,804 $ 63,935
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,833 6,615
Cash dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,640) (2,357)
Stock issued under employee benefit plans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 247
Stock issued under dividend reinvestment and stock
purchase plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 214
Stock options exercised. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 148
Stock redeemed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (638)
Cash paid in lieu of issuing fractional shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4)
Change in net unrealized losses on securities available for sale . . . . (1,690)
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Balances, September 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 71,274 $ 68,798
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See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
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FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION
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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
September 30
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1994 1993
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Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,833 $ 6,615
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for loan losses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 593 782
Depreciation and amortization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 842 644
Securities amortization, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 825 703
Change in interest receivable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (214) (136)
Change in interest payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (158)
Other adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 (964)
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Net cash provided by operating activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,888 7,486
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Net change in interest-bearing time deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 1,250
Purchases of:
Securities available for sale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (18,204)
Investment securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (28,382) (91,541)
Proceeds from maturities and sales of:
Securities available for sale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,870
Investment securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,875 73,400
Net change in loans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (17,044) (13,574)
Purchases of premises and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (540) (2,054)
Other investing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467 350
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Net cash used in investing activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4,704) (32,169)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Net change in noninterest-bearing, NOW, money market and savings deposits. . . . (4,076) 3,167
Net change in certificates of deposit and other time deposits. . . . . . . . . . 3,469 (11,898)
Net change in short-term borrowings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4,357) 7,521
Cash dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,640) (2,357)
Stock issued under employee benefit pans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 247
Stock issued under dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan . . . . . . . . 261 214
Stock options exercised. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 148
Stock redeemed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (638)
Cash paid in lieu of issuing fractional shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4)
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Net cash used in financing activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (7,637) (2,962)
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Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3,453) (27,645)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, January 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,567 53,696
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Cash and Cash Equivalents, September 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 23,114 $ 26,051
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See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
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FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Table dollar amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1. General
The significant accounting policies followed by First Merchants Corporation
("Corporation") and its subsidiaries for interim financial reporting are
consistent with the accounting policies followed for annual financial reporting,
except for the change in method of accounting for investment securities
discussed more fully in Note 2. All adjustments which are in the opinion of
management necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods
reported have been included in the accompanying consolidated financial
statements.
NOTE 2. Change In Method of Accounting for Investment Securities
In May, 1993, the Financial Accounting Standard Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 115 (SFAS No. 115), ACCOUNTING FOR CERTAIN
INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES. The statement requires that
securities be classified in three categories and provides specific accounting
treatment for each. Trading securities are bought and held primarily for sale in
the near term and are carried at fair value, with unrealized holding gains and
losses included in earnings; held-to-maturity securities, for which the intent
is to hold to maturity, are carried at amortized cost; and available-for-sale
securities are all others and are carried at fair value with unrealized holding
gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of
stockholders' equity.
The Corporation adopted SFAS No. 115 on January 1, 1994. At that date,
securities with an approximate carrying value of $107,569,000 were reclassified
as available for sale. This reclassification resulted in an increase in total
stockholders' equity, net of tax, of $644,000.
NOTE 3. Securities Available for Sale
Gross Gross Approximate
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Market
Cost Gains Losses Value
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Securities available for sale at September 30, 1994:
U.S. Treasury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,865 $ 380 $ 10,485
Federal agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,829 $ 3 671 31,161
State and municipal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,035 53 262 8,826
Mortgage and other asset-backed
securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,027 54 665 22,416
Federal Reserve stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 307
Federal Home Loan Bank stock . . . . . . . . . 1,572 1,572
Corporate obligations. . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,610 17 947 25,680
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Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 103,245 $ 127 $ 2,925 $ 100,447
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Table dollar amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
NOTE 4. Investment Securities
Gross Gross Approximate
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Market
Cost Gains Losses Value
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Investment Securities at September 30, 1994:
U.S. Treasury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 14,194 $ 71 $ 155 $ 14,110
Federal agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,916 97 302 24,711
State and municipal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,870 349 437 47,782
Mortgage and other asset-backed
securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433 2 435
Corporate obligations. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,544 1 40 2,505
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Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 89,957 $ 520 $ 934 $ 89,543
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Gross Gross Approximate
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Market
Cost Gains Losses Value
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Investment Securities at December 31, 1993:
U.S. Treasury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 45,397 $ 654 $ 1 $ 46,050
Federal agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,452 691 62 54,081
State and municipal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,866 1,211 55 46,022
Mortgage and other asset-backed
securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,690 219 93 23,816
Federal Reserve stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 307
Federal Home Loan Bank stock . . . . . . . . . 1,572 1,572
Corporate obligations. . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,959 581 87 37,453
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Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 206,243 $ 3,356 $ 298 $ 209,301
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Table dollar amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
NOTE 5. Loans and Allowance
September 30 December 31
1994 1993
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Loans:
Commercial and industrial loans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 72,319 $ 76,760
Bankers' acceptances and loans to financial institutions . . . . . 3,000 3,000
Agricultural production financing and other loans to farmers . . . 7,902 5,591
Real estate loans:
Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,021 8,127
Commercial and farmland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,794 58,235
Residential. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162,091 150,572
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures . 74,870 70,347
Tax exempt loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,081 1,474
Other loans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,316 2,766
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Total loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 393,394 $ 376,872
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Nonperforming loans:
Nonaccruing loans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 237 $ 527
Loans contractually past due 90 days
or more other than nonaccruing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 776 616
Restructured loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836 879
Nine Months Ended
September 30
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1994 1993
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Allowance for loan losses:
Balances, January 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,800 $ 4,351
Provision for losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 593 782
Recoveries on loans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 196
Loans charged off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (522) (712)
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Balances, September 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,120 $ 4,617
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NOTE 6. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
On May 11, 1993, the Corporation and First Merchants Bank, N.A., ("First
Merchants") approved a change in the data processing function. In the fourth
quarter of 1993, First Merchants assumed responsibility for the data processing
function for the Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries. The data
processing agreement with an outside party to provide data processing services
was terminated three months early. The cost of the conversion, equipment and
software was approximately $1,700,000. The equipment and software cost will be
depreciated on a straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the
assets.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The Corporation has recorded 18 consecutive years of growth in operating
earnings per share, reaching $2.48 in 1993 up 7.8 per cent from the prior year.
Including the accounting adjustment described below, earnings per share totalled
$2.55.
Return on average assets which exceeded 1 per cent for the first time in
1988, reached 1.21 per cent in 1991, 1.29 per cent in 1992, and 1.39 per cent in
1993.
Return on equity exceeded 12 per cent for the first time in 1989 (12.19 per
cent), was 12.41 per cent in 1991, 12.71 per cent in 1992, and 13.01 per cent in
1993.
Improvement was achieved in two of these ratios during the first nine
months of 1994, as compared to the same period in 1993. Return on equity
declined slightly. The 1993 ratios exclude the accounting adjustment described
below.
- Earning per share were $2.02 up 8.0 per cent from $1.87
- Return on assets was 1.44 per cent increasing from 1.37 per cent
- Return on equity totalled 13.04 per cent compared to 12.83 per cent for
the first nine months of 1993
In February 1992, The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standard No. 109 (SFAS 109) on accounting for income
taxes. The Corporation adopted SFAS 109 on January 1, 1993, the effect of which
was to increase 1993 earnings by $227,000 or $ .07 per share in the first
quarter of 1993.
CAPITAL
First Merchants Corporation's capital strength continues to exceed
regulatory minimums and peer group averages. Management believes that strong
capital is a distinct advantage in the competitive environment in which the
Corporation operates, and will provide a solid foundation for continued growth,
and instilling customer confidence. First Merchants Corporation and its
subsidiaries have received honors from various financial rating services
recognizing the Banks for safety and soundness. Earnings asset quality and
capital strength were considered in the ratings.
The Corporation's capital to assets ratio was 10.36 per cent at year end
1992, 10.99 per cent at December 31, 1993, and 11.42 per cent at September 30,
1994. Regulatory capital guidelines require a Tier I risk-based capital ratio of
4.0 per cent and a total risk-based capital ratio of 8.0 per cent.
The following table presents risk-based capital ratios for September 30, 1994
and December 31, 1993.
September 30 December 31
1994 1993
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Tier I risk-based capital ratio 16.68% 16.36%
Total risk-based capital ratio 17.87 17.53
Leverage ratio 11.32 10.41
The Corporation has an employee stock purchase plan and an employee stock
option plan. Activity under this program is detailed in the Consolidated
Condensed Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity. The transactions under
these plans have not had a material effect in the Corporation's capital
position.
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ASSET QUALITY/PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES
First Merchants Corporation's asset quality and loan loss experience has
consistently been superior to that of its peer group, as summarized below. Asset
quality has been a major factor in the Corporation's ability to generate
consistent profit improvement.
The allowance for loan losses is maintained through the provision for loan
losses, which is a charge against earnings. The amount provided for loan losses,
and the determination of the adequacy of the allowance are based on a continuous
review of the loan portfolio, including an internally administered loan "watch"
list. The evaluation takes into consideration identified credit problems as well
as the possibility of losses inherent in the loan portfolio that cannot be
specifically identified.
The following table summarizes the risk elements for First Merchants
Corporation and its peer group, consisting of bank holding companies with
average assets between $500 million and $1 billion. The statistics were provided
by the Federal Reserve System.
Non-Performing Loans (1)
at December 31 as a
Per Cent of Loans
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First Peer
Merchants Group
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1994 (September 30) .26% N/A
1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 1.55%
1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 1.87
1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 2.59
1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.09 2.62
1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.54 2.12
<FN>
(1) Accruing loans past due 90 days or more, and non-accruing loans, but
excluding restructured loans.
On September 30, 1994, the loan loss reserve stood at $5,120,000. As a per
cent of loans, the reserve stood at 1.30 per cent compared to 1.27 per cent at
year end 1993, and 1.24 per cent at year end 1992. Activity to the reserve is
detailed in the following table. The provision for loan losses for the first
nine months of 1994 declined to $593,000 from $782,000 for the same period of
1993, based on management's analysis of the adequacy of the reserve in light of
improving credit quality in the loan portfolio.
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The following table presents loan loss experience for the years indicated
and compares the Corporation's loss experience to its peer group.
1994 (1) 1993 1992 1991 1990
-------- ---- ---- ---- ----
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Allowance for loan losses
Balance at January 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,800 $ 4,351 $ 3,867 $ 3,254 $ 2,915
Addition resulting from acquisition. . . . . . 252
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Chargeoffs:
Commercial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 391 588 806 614
Real estate mortgage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 129 100 41 46
Installment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 388 552 511 590
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total chargeoffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522 908 1,240 1,358 1,250
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Recoveries:
Commercial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 240 215 227 195
Real estate mortgage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 5 38 7 1
Installment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 98 114 84 98
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total recoveries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 343 367 318 294
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net chargeoffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 565 873 1,040 956
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Provision for loan losses. . . . . . . . . . . . 593 1,014 1,357 1,401 1,295
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Balance at December 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,120 $ 4,800 $ 4,351 $ 3,867 $ 3,254
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Ratio of net chargeoffs during the period to average
loans outstanding during the period. . . . . . .07% .16% .26% .35% .35%
Peer Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A .50% .63% .95% .93%
<FN>
(1) Through September 30, 1994
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LIQUIDITY AND INTEREST SENSITIVITY
Asset/Liability Management has been an important factor in the
Corporation's ability to record consistent earnings growth through periods of
interest rate volatility and product deregulation. Management and the Board of
Directors monitor the Corporation's liquidity and interest sensitivity positions
at regular meetings to ensure that changes in interest rates will not adversely
affect earnings. Decisions regarding investment and the pricing of loan and
deposit products are made after analysis of reports designed to measure
liquidity, rate sensitivity, the Corporation's exposure to changes in net
interest income given various rate scenarios, and the economic and competitive
environments.
First Merchants Corporation's liquidity and interest sensitivity position
at September 30, 1994, remained adequate to meet the Corporation's primary goal
of achieving optimum interest margins while avoiding undue interest rate risk.
The table below represents the Corporation's interest rate sensitivity analysis
as of September 30, 1994.
INTEREST-RATE SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
At September 30, 1994
--------------------------------------------------------------
1-180 181-365 1-5 Beyond
Days Days Years 5 Years Total
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Rate-sensitive assets:
Federal funds sold and interest-bearing
time deposits. . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,225 $ 1,225
Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,623 $ 22,432 $ 120,194 $ 7,155 190,404
Loans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197,855 44,343 107,181 44,015 393,394
-------- -------- --------- -------- --------
Total rate-sensitive assets. . . . . . . . 239,703 66,775 227,375 51,170 585,023
-------- -------- --------- -------- --------
Rate-sensitive liabilities:
Interest-bearing deposits. . . . . . . . 209,999 25,090 199,266 119 434,474
Other borrowed funds . . . . . . . . . . 42,533 42,533
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total rate-sensitive liabilities . . . . . 252,532 25,090 199,266 119 477,007
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Interest rate sensitivity gap by period. . $(12,829) $ 41,685 $ 28,109 $ 51,051
Cumulative gap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (12,829) 28,856 56,965 108,016
Cumulative ratio at September 30, 1994 . . 94.9% 100.4% 111.9% 122.6%
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EARNING ASSETS
Earning assets grew $12.7 million in 1993 and remained level during the
first nine months of 1994. The following table presents the earning asset mix
for the years ended 1992, 1993 and at September 30, 1994.
EARNING ASSETS
(Dollar amounts in Millions)
September 30 December 31 December 31
1994 1993 1992
------------ ------------ ------------
Federal funds sold and interest bearing
time deposits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1.2 $ 1.9 $ 25.7
Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190.4 206.2 196.3
Loans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393.4 376.9 350.3
------- ------- -------
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 585.0 $ 585.0 $ 572.3
------- ------- -------
------- ------- -------
Loans comprise 67.2 per cent of earning assets at September 30, 1994, up from
64.4 per cent at December 31, 1993, and 61.2 per cent at December 31, 1992.
Strong loan demand and lack of deposit growth (see below) account for the
increase.
DEPOSITS AND BORROWINGS
Total deposits declined by $5.7 million in 1993. Average deposits, however,
grew $16.3 million in 1993, up 3.3 per cent from the same figure in 1992.
At September 30, 1994, deposits totalled at $505.7 million, down slightly
from year end 1993. Average deposits during the nine month period equalled
$509.5 million, down $2.3 million from the same period one year earlier.
Short-term borrowings amounted to $42.5 million, down from $46.9 million at
year end 1993.
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NET INTEREST INCOME
Net interest income is the primary source of the Corporation's earnings. It
is a function of net interest margin and the level of average earnings assets.
The table below indicates that the Corporation's asset yields have
historically been more rate sensitive (volatile) than its cost of funds.
Consequently, interest margins have tended to decline during falling interest
rate environments since interest income declines at a faster rate than interest
expense. The reverse has been true in a rising interest rate environment.
In 1993, margins declined slightly as the rate of decline in asset yield
exceeded the decline in costs. The decline in margin was offset by growth in
earning assets resulting in an increases in net interest income during 1993 of
$406,000.
During the first nine months of 1994 average earning assets grew by just
under $8 million while interest margins improved .13 per cent (interest expense
as a per cent of average earning assets fell .14 per cent while asset yields
fell only .01 per cent). Those two factors combine to result in an improvement
of $1,024,000 in net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis.
Net Interest Income Net Interest Margin Average
on a Fully Taxable on a Fully Taxable Earning
Equivalent Basis Equivalent Basis Assets
---------------- ---------------- ------
(Dollars in Thousands)
1994 (1st Nine months) $ 20,987 4.70% $ 594,954
1993 26,806 4.57 587,009
1992 26,400 4.66 566,467
1991 23,277 4.43 525,799
1990 20,055 4.19 478,113
1989 19,018 4.20 453,098
Interest Income Interest Expense Net Interest
(FTE) as a Per Cent as a Per Cent Income (FTE) as a
of Average of Average Per Cent of Average
Earning Assets Earning Assets Earning Assets
-------------- -------------- --------------
1994 (1st Nine months) 7.37% 2.67% 4.70%
1993 7.38 2.81 4.57
1992 8.31 3.65 4.66
1991 9.48 5.05 4.43
1990 10.09 5.90 4.19
1989 10.28 6.08 4.20
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Recent action by the Federal Reserve has pushed interest rates higher. This
would serve to widen interest margins except for the fact depositors may opt for
longer term liabilities which pay higher rates of interest. The Corporation
does, as mentioned earlier, consider the effect of changing rates in its loan
and deposit pricing decisions and expects no significant change in the level of
net interest margin as a result of higher interest rates.
OTHER INCOME
The Corporation has placed emphasis on the growth of non-interest income in
recent years by offering a wide range of fee-based services. Fee schedules are
regularly reviewed by a pricing committee to ensure that the products and
services offered by the Corporation are priced to be competitive and profitable.
Other income reached $6,588,000 in 1993, an increase of 18.2 per cent over
the prior year. Trust revenues grew $180,000, or 8.1 per cent while service
charges on deposit accounts were up by $250,000, or 11.1 per cent. Securities
gains totalled $395,000, an increase of $328,000, or 493.4 per cent.
Other income was $4,697,000 in the first nine months of 1994, down $304,000
from the same period in 1993. All of the decline is attributable to securities
gains which totaled $394,000 in 1993, but only $11,000 in 1994.
OTHER EXPENSE
Total "other expenses" represent non-interest operating expenses of the
Corporation. Those expenses reached $18,215,000 in 1993, up $611,000, or 3.5 per
cent, from 1992. Salary and benefit expenses increased by $330,000, or 3.8 per
cent, and premises and equipment expense rose $254,000, or 12.8 per cent.
In the first nine months of 1994 other expenses were up $178,000 or 1.3 per
cent from the same period in 1993. Increased salary and benefit expense of
$636,000 (10.4 per cent) was mostly offset by declines in several other
categories, primarily data processing costs.
On May 11, 1993, the Corporation and First Merchants approved a change in
the data processing function. In the fourth quarter of 1993, First Merchants
assumed responsibility for the data processing function for the Corporation and
its wholly owned subsidiaries. The data processing agreement with an outside
party to provide data processing management was terminated three months early.
The cost of the conversion, equipment and software was approximately $1,700,000.
The equipment and software costs will be depreciated on a straight-line method
based on the estimated useful lives of the assets. The Corporation estimates
that data processing costs declined under the new arrangement by more than
$300,000 during the nine months of 1994.
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INCOME TAXES
The increase in 1993 tax expense was attributable to a $1,042,000 increase
in pre-tax net income.
During the first nine months of 1994, income tax expense grew $275,000 from
the same period one year earlier, also due to a $720,000 increase in pre-tax net
income.
The following is a breakdown, by year, of federal and state income taxes.
Twelve Months Ended
December 31
--------------------------
1993 1992
----------- -----------
(Dollars in Thousands)
Federal taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,272 $ 3,033
State taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,124 1,008
----------- -----------
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,396 $ 4,041
----------- -----------
----------- -----------
Nine Months Ended
September 30
--------------------------
1994 1993
----------- -----------
(Dollars in Thousands)
Federal taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,733 $ 2,523
State taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 888 823
----------- -----------
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,621 $ 3,346
----------- -----------
----------- -----------
In February, 1992, The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 109 (SFAS 109) on accounting for
income taxes. The Corporation adopted SFAS on January 1, 1993, the effect of
which was to increase earnings by $227,000.
INFLATION
Changing prices of goods, services and capital affect the financial
position of every business enterprise. The level of market interest rates and
the price of funds loaned or borrowed fluctuate due to changes in the rate of
inflation and various other factors, including government monetary policy.
Fluctuating interest rates affect First Merchants' net interest income,
loan volume, and other operating expenses, such as employees' salaries and
benefits, reflecting the effects of escalating prices, as well as increased
levels of operations and other factors. As the inflation rate increases, the
purchasing power of the dollar decreases. Those holding fixed rate monetary
assets incur a loss while those holding fixed rate monetary liabilities enjoy a
gain. The nature of a bank holding company's operations is such that there will
be an excess of monetary assets over monetary liabilities and, thus, a bank
holding company will tend to suffer from an increase the rate of inflation and
benefit from a decrease.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) No exhibits are required to be filed.
(b) No reports were filed on Form 8-K during the quarter ended
September 30, 1994.
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No other information is required to be filed under Part II of this form.
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FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
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.
First Merchants Corporation
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(Registrant)
Date November 9, 1994 by /s/ Stefan S. Anderson
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Stefan S. Anderson
President and Director
Date November 9, 1994 by /s/ James L. Thrash
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James L. Thrash
Chief Financial & Principal
Accounting Officer
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