UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2001
Commission File Number 0-21923
WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Illinois 36-3873352
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(State of incorporation of organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
727 North Bank Lane
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(847) 615-4096
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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 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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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of issuer's class of common
stock, as of the last practicable date.
Common Stock - no par value, 9,658,899 shares, as of August 10, 2001.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Page
ITEM 1. Financial Statements.__________________________________________ 1-8
ITEM 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations. ____________________________________ 9-29
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks. __ 30-32
PART II. -- OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings. ___________________________________________ 33
ITEM 2. Changes in Securities. _______________________________________ 33
ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities. _____________________________ 33
ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.__________ 33
ITEM 5. Other Information. ___________________________________________ 33
ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K. ____________________________ 34
Signatures ___________________________________________________ 35
PART I
ITEM 1 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)
JUNE 30, December 31, June 30,
2001 2000 2000
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ASSETS
Cash and due from banks $ 46,282 $ 65,413 $ 56,552
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements 162,845 164,641 67,658
Interest-bearing deposits with banks 60 182 189
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value 179,858 193,105 219,361
Loans, net of unearned income 1,806,306 1,558,020 1,400,824
Less: Allowance for possible loan losses 12,111 10,433 9,792
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Net loans 1,794,195 1,547,587 1,391,032
Premises and equipment, net 91,202 86,386 80,771
Accrued interest receivable and other assets 37,218 34,722 36,780
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net 10,423 10,770 11,126
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Total assets $ 2,322,083 $ 2,102,806 $ 1,863,469
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing $ 205,414 $ 198,319 $ 173,967
Interest bearing 1,849,931 1,628,257 1,455,225
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Total deposits 2,055,345 1,826,576 1,629,192
Short-term borrowings 15,217 43,639 46,783
Notes payable 25,000 27,575 4,850
Long-term debt - trust preferred securities 51,050 51,050 51,050
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities 42,502 51,690 33,236
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Total liabilities 2,189,114 2,000,530 1,765,111
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Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock - - -
Common stock 9,637 8,857 8,850
Surplus 101,805 83,710 83,603
Common stock warrants 99 100 100
Treasury stock, at cost - (3,863) (1,314)
Retained earnings 21,500 13,835 9,554
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (72) (363) (2,435)
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Total shareholders' equity 132,969 102,276 98,358
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 2,322,083 $ 2,102,806 $ 1,863,469
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See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
2001 2000 2001 2000
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INTEREST INCOME
Interest and fees on loans $ 37,542 $ 31,064 $ 74,405 $ 59,802
Interest bearing deposits with banks 1 4 3 20
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements 1,196 489 2,318 736
Securities 2,651 3,517 6,446 6,825
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Total interest income 41,390 35,074 83,172 67,383
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INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest on deposits 21,423 18,299 43,595 34,898
Interest on short-term borrowings and notes payable 664 1,093 1,710 2,200
Interest on long-term debt - trust preferred securities 1,288 833 2,576 1,568
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Total interest expense 23,375 20,225 47,881 38,666
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NET INTEREST INCOME 18,015 14,849 35,291 28,717
Provision for possible loan losses 2,264 1,223 3,902 2,364
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Net interest income after provision for possible loan losses 15,751 13,626 31,389 26,353
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NON-INTEREST INCOME
Fees on mortgage loans sold 1,948 742 3,472 1,225
Service charges on deposit accounts 606 479 1,153 948
Trust fees 523 494 973 966
Gain on sale of premium finance receivables 1,449 996 2,391 2,237
Administrative services revenue 1,121 1,141 2,142 2,154
Net securities gains (losses) 86 (28) 372 (25)
Other 1,658 680 3,738 1,277
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Total non-interest income 7,391 4,504 14,241 8,782
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NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and employee benefits 8,735 6,793 17,213 13,128
Occupancy, net 1,178 1,140 2,422 2,150
Equipment expense 1,582 1,137 3,066 2,286
Data processing 822 699 1,652 1,379
Advertising and marketing 426 322 733 571
Professional fees 534 357 1,065 652
Amortization of intangibles 169 179 347 357
Other 2,836 2,262 5,755 4,475
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Total non-interest expense 16,282 12,889 32,253 24,998
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Income before taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change 6,860 5,241 13,377 10,137
Income tax expense 2,497 1,922 4,856 3,696
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Income before cumulative effect of accounting change 4,363 3,319 8,521 6,441
Cumulative effect of change in accounting for derivatives, net of tax - - 254 -
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NET INCOME $ 4,363 $ 3,319 $ 8,267 $ 6,441
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BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Income before cumulative effect of accounting change $ 0.50 $ 0.38 $ 0.99 $ 0.73
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax - - 0.03 -
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NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC $ 0.50 $ 0.38 $ 0.96 $ 0.73
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DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Income before cumulative effect of accounting change $ 0.48 $ 0.37 $ 0.95 $ 0.72
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax - - 0.03 -
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NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - DILUTED $ 0.48 $ 0.37 $ 0.92 $ 0.72
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CASH DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.07 $ 0.05
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See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
ACCUMULATED
OTHER
COMPRE- COMMON RETAINED COMPRE- TOTAL
HENSIVE COMMON STOCK TREASURY EARNINGS HENSIVE SHAREHOLDERS'
INCOME STOCK SURPLUS WARRANTS STOCK (DEFICIT) INCOME(LOSS) EQUITY
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Balance at December 31, 1999 $ 8,771 $ 82,792 $ 100 $ - $ 3,555 $ (2,271) $ 92,947
Comprehensive Income:
Net income $ 6,441 - - - - 6,441 - 6,441
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax:
Unrealized losses on securities, net of
reclassification adjustment (164) - - - - - (164) (164)
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Comprehensive Income $ 6,277
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Cash dividends declared on common stock - - - - (442) - (442)
Purchase of treasury stock, 85,700 shares at cost - - - (1,314) - - (1,314)
Common stock issued upon exercise
of stock options 75 759 - - - - 834
Common stock issued through
employee stock purchase plan 4 52 - - - - 56
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BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2000 $8,850 $ 83,603 $ 100 $ (1,314) $9,554 $ (2,435) $ 98,358
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Balance at December 31, 2000 $ 8,857 $ 83,710 $ 100 $(3,863) $13,835 $ (363) $ 102,276
Comprehensive Income:
Net income $ 8,267 - - - - 8,267 - 8,267
Other comprehensive income , net of tax:
Unrealized gains on securities, net of
reclassification adjustment 275 - - - - - 275 275
Unrealized gains on derivatives 16 - - - - - 16 16
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Comprehensive Income $ 8,558
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Common stock issuance, net of costs 750 17,603 - 3,863 - - 22,216
Cash dividends declared on common stock - - - - (602) - (602)
Common stock issued upon exercise
of stock options 25 411 - - - - 436
Common stock issued through
employee stock purchase plan 4 74 - - - - 78
Conversion of common stock warrants 1 7 (1) - - - 7
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BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2001 $9,637 $ 101,805 $ 99 $ - $21,500 $ (72) $ 132,969
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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DISCLOSURE OF RECLASSIFICATION AMOUNT AND INCOME TAX IMPACT: 2001 2000
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Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities arising
during the period, net $817 $ (272)
Unrealized holding gains on derivative instruments arising during the period 26 -
Less: Reclassification adjustment for security gains (losses) included in
net income, net 372 (25)
Less: Income tax expense (benefit) 180 (83)
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Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities and derivative instruments $ 291 $ (164)
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See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(IN THOUSANDS)
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30,
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2001 2000
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income $ 8,267 $ 6,441
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by (used for) operating activities:
Cumulative effect of accounting change 254 -
Provision for possible loan losses 3,902 2,364
Depreciation and amortization 3,913 3,734
Deferred income tax benefit (198) (786)
Net (accretion) amortization of securities (683) 805
Originations of mortgage loans held for sale (240,795) (75,135)
Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans held for sale 232,171 83,258
Purchase of trading securities (10,000) (2,940)
Proceeds from sale of trading securities 10,013 2,945
Gain on sale of trading securities (13) (5)
Gain on sale of premium finance receivables (2,391) (2,237)
(Gain) loss on sale of available-for-sale securities, net (372) 25
Loss on sale of premises and equipment 2 -
Decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable and other assets, net (2,745) 82
Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable and other liabilities, net (9,027) 9,667
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES (7,702) 28,218
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale securities 105,825 66,032
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities 635,322 9,808
Purchases of available-for-sale securities (726,464) (90,533)
Proceeds from sale of premium finance receivables 122,859 135,663
Net decrease in interest-bearing deposits with banks 122 2,358
Net increase in loans (362,353) (265,479)
Purchases of premises and equipment, net (8,443) (11,298)
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NET CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES (233,132) (153,449)
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Increase in deposit accounts 228,769 165,570
Decrease in short-term borrowings, net (28,422) (13,060)
Decrease in notes payable, net (2,575) (3,500)
Proceeds from trust preferred securities offering - 20,000
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs 22,216 -
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options 436 834
Common stock issued through employee stock purchase plan 78 56
Proceeds from conversion of common stock warrants 7 -
Purchase of common stock - (1,314)
Dividends paid (602) (442)
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES 219,907 168,144
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (20,927) 42,913
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD 230,054 81,297
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD $209,127 $ 124,210
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See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) BASIS OF PRESENTATION
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The consolidated financial statements of Wintrust Financial Corporation and
Subsidiaries ("Wintrust" or "Company") presented herein are unaudited, but in
the opinion of management reflect all necessary adjustments of a normal or
recurring nature for a fair presentation of results as of the dates and for the
periods covered by the consolidated financial statements.
Wintrust is a bank holding company currently engaged in the business of
providing traditional community banking services and trust and investment
services to customers in the Chicago metropolitan area. In addition, on a
national basis, Wintrust provides financing of commercial insurance premiums and
financing and administrative services to the temporary services industry.
As of June 30, 2001, Wintrust had seven wholly-owned bank subsidiaries
(collectively, "Banks"), all of which started as de novo institutions, including
Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company ("Lake Forest Bank"), Hinsdale Bank & Trust
Company ("Hinsdale Bank"), North Shore Community Bank & Trust Company ("North
Shore Bank"), Libertyville Bank & Trust Company ("Libertyville Bank"),
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. ("Barrington Bank"), Crystal Lake Bank &
Trust Company, N.A. ("Crystal Lake Bank") and Northbrook Bank & Trust Company
("Northbrook Bank").
The Company provides trust and investment services at each of its Banks through
its wholly-owned subsidiary, Wintrust Asset Management Company, N.A. ("WAMC").
It provides financing of commercial insurance premiums ("premium finance
receivables") on a national basis, through First Insurance Funding Corporation
("FIFC"). FIFC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crabtree Capital Corporation
which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lake Forest Bank. Through Tricom, Inc. of
Milwaukee ("Tricom"), Wintrust also provides short-term accounts receivable
financing ("Tricom finance receivables") and value-added out-sourced
administrative services, such as data processing of payrolls, billing and cash
management services, to temporary staffing clients located throughout the United
States. Tricom is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hinsdale Bank.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are unaudited and do not
include information or footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of
financial condition, results of operations or cash flows in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. The consolidated financial statements
should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and
notes included in the Company's Annual Report and Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2000. Operating results for the three-month and six-month periods
presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for
the entire year. Reclassifications of certain prior period amounts have been
made to conform with the current period presentation.
(2) CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
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For the purposes of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, the Company
considers cash and cash equivalents to include cash and due from banks, federal
funds sold which have an original maturity of 90 days or less and securities
purchased under resale agreements.
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(3) EARNINGS PER SHARE
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The following table shows the computation of basic and diluted earnings per
share (in thousands, except per share data):
FOR THE THREE MONTHS FOR THE SIX MONTHS
ENDED JUNE 30, ENDED JUNE 30,
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2001 2000 2001 2000
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Net income (A) $ 4,363 $ 3,319 $ 8,267 $ 6,441
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Average common shares outstanding (B) 8,661 8,760 8,638 8,779
Effect of dilutive common shares 462 211 391 212
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Weighted average common shares and
effect of dilutive common shares (C) 9,123 8,971 9,029 8,991
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Net income per average common share:
Basic (A/B) $ 0.50 $ 0.38 $ 0.96 $ 0.73
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Diluted (A/C) $ 0.48 $ 0.37 $ 0.92 $ 0.72
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The effect of dilutive common shares outstanding results from stock options,
stock warrants and shares to be issued under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
all being treated as if they had been either exercised or issued, and are
computed by application of the treasury stock method.
(4) LONG-TERM DEBT - TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES
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The Company issued $31.05 million of 9.00% Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities
in October 1998 and $20 million of 10.50% Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities
in June 2000. For purposes of generally accepted accounting principles, these
securities are considered to be debt securities and not a component of
shareholders' equity. However, the Trust Preferred Securities qualify as capital
for regulatory purposes and have increased Wintrust's regulatory capital under
Federal Reserve guidelines. Interest expense on the Trust Preferred Securities
is also deductible for income tax purposes. For further information on the Trust
Preferred Securities please refer to Note 10 of the Company's Consolidated
Financial Statements included in the Annual Report and Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2000.
(5) SEGMENT INFORMATION
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The segment financial information provided in the following tables has been
derived from the internal profitability reporting system used by management and
the chief decision makers to monitor and manage the financial performance of the
Company. The Company evaluates segment performance based on after-tax profit or
loss and other appropriate profitability measures common to each segment.
Certain indirect expenses have been allocated based on actual volume
measurements and other criteria, as appropriate. Inter-segment revenue and
transfers are generally accounted for at current market prices. The other
category, as shown in the following table, reflects parent company information.
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The net interest income and segment profit of the banking segment includes
income and related interest costs from portfolio loans that were purchased from
the premium finance and indirect auto segments. For purposes of internal segment
profitability analysis, management reviews the results of its premium finance
and indirect auto segments as if all loans originated and sold to the banking
segment were retained within that segment's operations; thereby causing the
inter-segment elimination amounts shown in the following table.
The following table is a summary of certain operating information for reportable
segments for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2001 and 2000
(in thousands):
FOR THE THREE MONTHS FOR THE SIX MONTHS
ENDED JUNE 30, ENDED JUNE 30,
2001 2000 2001 2000
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NET INTEREST INCOME:
Banking $ 17,127 $ 13,814 $ 33,555 $ 26,408
Premium Finance 6,510 3,256 12,483 6,392
Indirect Auto 1,604 1,778 2,991 3,653
Tricom 965 836 1,849 1,633
Trust 186 119 352 241
Inter-segment eliminations (6,603) (3,883) (12,369) (7,643)
Other (1,774) (1,071) (3,570) (1,967)
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Total $ 18,015 $ 14,849 $ 35,291 $ 28,717
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NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Banking $ 4,457 $ 2,026 $ 8,857 $ 3,740
Premium Finance 1,449 996 2,348 2,237
Indirect Auto 2 -- 2 --
Tricom 1,100 1,150 2,142 2,167
Trust 523 494 973 966
Inter-segment eliminations (140) (162) (222) (328)
Other -- -- 141 --
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Total $ 7,391 $ 4,504 $ 14,241 $ 8,782
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SEGMENT PROFIT (LOSS):
Banking $ 4,871 $ 3,407 $ 9,748 $ 6,254
Premium Finance 2,703 1,069 4,772 2,400
Indirect Auto 558 487 932 1,037
Tricom 323 387 602 670
Trust (108) (94) (304) (215)
Inter-segment eliminations (2,462) (916) (4,586) (1,993)
Other (1,522) (1,021) (2,897) (1,712)
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Total $ 4,363 $ 3,319 $ 8,267 $ 6,441
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AT JUNE 30,
2001 2000
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SEGMENT ASSETS:
Banking $2,290,168 $1,877,503
Premium Finance 379,969 322,695
Indirect Auto 197,396 239,698
Tricom 27,683 32,060
Trust 5,408 2,559
Inter-segment eliminations (592,704) (617,534)
Other 14,163 6,488
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Total $2,322,083 $1,863,469
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(6) ACCOUNTING POLICY FOR DERIVATIVES
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Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 133, "Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" (SFAS No. 133) was adopted by the
Company on January 1, 2001. It requires that all derivative instruments be
recorded in the statement of condition at fair value. The accounting for changes
in the fair value of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been
designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and further, on the
type of hedging relationship.
The Company purchases interest rate caps to reduce the impact of rising interest
rates on future interest expense associated with Treasury-indexed deposit
accounts. The interest rate cap contracts provide for the receipt of payments
when the monthly average of the 91-day Treasury bill rate exceeds predetermined
strike rates. The adoption of SFAS No. 133 on January 1, 2001, resulted in a
charge of $254,000 (after tax) in the first quarter of 2001 to reflect the
cumulative effect of an accounting change in the Consolidated Statements of
Income.
The Company has entered into an interest rate swap agreement that effectively
converts a portion of its floating-rate debt to a fixed-rate basis for three
years, thus reducing the impact of interest rate changes on future interest
expense. The Company designated $25 million of its outstanding note payable as
the hedged item to the interest rate swap agreement upon entering into the swap
agreement. The interest rate swap, which was effective March 23, 2001, was
designed to be perfectly effective as defined in SFAS No. 133. Therefore,
changes in the fair market value of the swap will be reported in other
comprehensive income.
The Company routinely sells call options on certain securities in the Company's
available-for-sale portfolio. These covered-call transactions are designed to
increase the total return associated with these securities. These derivative
instruments do not qualify as hedges pursuant to SFAS No. 133. The premium
income related to these covered-call transactions is included in other income in
the Consolidated Statements of Income. There were no covered-call options
outstanding at June 30, 2001.
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ITEM 2
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of financial condition as of June 30,
2001, compared with December 31, 2000, and June 30, 2000, and the results of
operations for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2001 and
2000 should be read in conjunction with the Company's unaudited consolidated
financial statements and notes contained in this report. This discussion
contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties and, as
such, future results could differ significantly from management's current
expectations. See the last section of this discussion for further information on
forward-looking statements.
OVERVIEW AND STRATEGY
The Company's operating subsidiaries were organized within the last ten years,
with an average life of its seven subsidiary banks of approximately five years.
Wintrust has grown rapidly during the past few years and its Banks have been
among the fastest growing community-oriented de novo banking operations in
Illinois and the country. Because of the rapid growth, the historical
performance of the Banks, FIFC and WAMC has been affected by costs associated
with growing market share, establishing new de novo banks, opening new branch
facilities, and building an experienced management team. The Company's financial
performance over the past several years generally reflects improving
profitability of the operating subsidiaries as they mature, offset by the costs
of opening new banks and branch facilities. The Company's experience has been
that it generally takes 13-24 months for new banking offices to first achieve
operational profitability.
Lake Forest Bank, Hinsdale Bank, North Shore Bank, Libertyville Bank, Barrington
Bank, Crystal Lake Bank and Northbrook Bank began operations in December 1991,
October 1993, September 1994, October 1995, December 1996, December 1997, and
November 2000, respectively. Subsequent to those initial dates of operations,
each of the Banks, except Barrington Bank and Northbrook Bank, has established
additional full-service banking facilities. As of June 30, 2001, the Banks had
29 banking offices.
Since the second quarter of 2000, Libertyville Bank opened a drive-thru facility
in Wauconda to augment the services of its Wauconda Community Bank branch that
it opened in May 2000 and Crystal Lake Bank opened a new branch in McHenry,
Illinois. In addition, the Company opened its seventh de novo bank, Northbrook
Bank, in Northbrook, Illinois, in November 2000. Construction is underway for a
branch of Barrington Bank and new permanent facilities for Northbrook Bank and
the Wauconda and McHenry branches. In April 2000, each of the Banks launched new
web sites and a number of on-line financial services, including online banking,
bill pay and access and review of investment portfolios at WAMC. Expenses
related to these new banking operations predominantly impact only the 2001
operating results presented in this discussion and analysis.
While committed to a continuing growth strategy, management's current focus is
to balance further asset growth with earnings growth by seeking to more fully
leverage the existing capacity within each of the Banks, FIFC, WAMC and Tricom.
One aspect of this strategy is to continue to pursue specialized earning asset
niches, and to maintain the mix of earning assets such that loans, which are
higher-yielding, are kept at a level of between 85% and 90% of our deposit
funds. Another aspect of this strategy is a continued focus on less aggressive
deposit pricing at those Banks with significant market share and more
established customer bases.
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FIFC is the Company's most significant specialized earning asset niche. It began
operations in 1990 and is engaged in the business of financing insurance
premiums written through independent insurance agents or brokers on a national
basis for commercial customers. It is expected to generate in excess of $1
billion in premium finance receivable volume during 2001. The majority of these
receivables will be retained within the Banks' loan portfolios as part of the
strategy noted above. However, since the second quarter of 1999, as a result of
the continued solid growth in loan originations, FIFC has, from time to time,
sold a portion of new receivables to an unrelated third party. In addition to
recognizing gains on the sale of these receivables, the proceeds provide the
Company with additional liquidity. It is probable that similar sales of these
receivables will occur in the future, depending on the level of new volume
growth in relation to the capacity to retain such loans within the Banks' loan
portfolios.
The acquisition of Tricom (in October 1999) was another step in the Company's
strategy to pursue specialized earning asset niches. Tricom is a Milwaukee-based
company that has been in business for approximately eleven years and specializes
in providing, on a national basis, short-term accounts receivable financing and
value-added out-sourced administrative services, such as data processing of
payrolls, billing and cash management services, to clients in the temporary
staffing industry. By virtue of the Company's funding resources, Tricom has
access to additional capital necessary to expand its financing services in a
national market. Tricom's revenue principally consists of interest income from
financing activities and fee-based revenues from administrative services. In
addition to expanding the Company's earning asset niches, this acquisition
augments the Company's fee-based revenues.
In addition to the separately chartered earning asset niches operated by FIFC
and Tricom, various other earning asset niches have been developed and operate
within the Banks, including an indirect auto loan division operated by Hinsdale
Bank, which provides indirect auto loans to all of the Banks. Other specialized
earning asset niches operated by the Banks include Lake Forest Bank's leasing
division, MMF Leasing Services, which was a previously established small
business that was acquired by Lake Forest Bank in July 1998, Barrington Bank's
program that provides lending and deposit services to condominium, homeowner and
community associations, Hinsdale Bank's mortgage warehouse lending program that
provides loan and deposit services to mortgage brokerage companies located
predominantly in the Chicago metropolitan area and Crystal Lake Bank's small
aircraft loan portfolio. The Company continues to pursue the development or
acquisition of other specialty finance businesses that generate assets suitable
for bank investment and/or secondary market sales.
In September 1998, the Company formed WAMC, a separately chartered trust
subsidiary. Prior to the formation of WAMC, trust and investment management
services were provided through the trust department of the Lake Forest Bank.
With a separately chartered trust subsidiary, the Company is now better able to
offer trust and investment management services to all communities served by the
Banks, which management believes are some of the best trust markets in Illinois.
In addition to offering these services to existing bank customers at each of the
Banks, the Company believes WAMC can successfully compete for trust business by
targeting small to mid-size businesses and newly affluent individuals whose
needs command the personalized attention that is offered by WAMC's experienced
trust professionals. Services offered by WAMC typically will include traditional
trust products and services, as well as investment management, financial
planning and 401(k) management services.
Similar to starting a de novo bank, the introduction of expanded trust services
has caused relatively high overhead levels when compared to initial fee income
generated to date. The overhead consists primarily of the salaries and benefits
of experienced trust professionals. Management currently anticipates that WAMC's
efforts
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to attract trust business will begin to generate sufficient trust fees to absorb
the overhead of WAMC and make that entity a contributor to the Company's profits
within the next few years.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
EARNINGS SUMMARY
Net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 totaled $4.4 million, an increase
of $1.0 million, or 31%, over the second quarter of 2000. On a per share basis,
net income for the second quarter of 2001 totaled $0.48 per diluted common
share, an increase of $0.11 per share, or 30%, over the second quarter of 2000.
The return on average equity for the second quarter of 2001 increased to 16.21%
from 13.86% for the prior year quarter.
For the six months ended June 30, 2001, net income totaled $8.3 million, an
increase of $1.8 million, or 28%, when compared to the same period in 2000. On a
per share basis, net income for the first six months of 2001 totaled $0.92 per
diluted common share, an increase of $0.20 per share, or 28%, compared to the
first six months of 2000.
NET INTEREST INCOME
The following tables present a summary of the Company's net interest income and
related net interest margins, calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis,
for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2001 and 2000:
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED For the Quarter Ended
JUNE 30, 2001 June 30, 2000
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(dollars in thousands) AVERAGE INTEREST RATE Average Interest Rate
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Liquidity management assets (1) (2) $302,848 $ 3,863 5.12% $ 249,621 $ 4,038 6.51%
Loans, net of unearned income (2) 1,735,696 37,741 8.72 1,367,470 31,181 9.17
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Total earning assets 2,038,544 41,604 8.19% 1,617,091 35,219 8.76%
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Interest-bearing deposits 1,769,910 21,423 4.85% 1,399,332 18,299 5.26%
Short-term borrowings and notes payable 46,915 664 5.68 70,450 1,093 6.24
Long-term debt - trust preferred securities 51,050 1,288 10.09 34,610 833 9.63
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Total interest-bearing liabilities 1,867,875 23,375 5.02% 1,504,392 20,225 5.41%
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Tax equivalent net interest income $ 18,229 $ 14,994
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Net interest margin 3.59% 3.73%
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Core net interest margin(3) 3.84% 3.94%
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<FN>
(1) Liquidity management assets include securities, interest earning deposits
with banks, federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale
agreements.
(2) Interest income on tax advantaged loans and securities reflects a
tax-equivalent adjustment based on a marginal federal corporate tax rate of
35%. This total adjustment is $214,000 and $145,000 for the quarters ended
June 30, 2001 and 2000, respectively.
(3) The core net interest margin excludes the interest expense associated with
the Company's Trust Preferred Securities.
</FN>
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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED For the Six Months Ended
JUNE 30, 2001 June 30, 2000
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(dollars in thousands) AVERAGE INTEREST RATE Average Interest Rate
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Liquidity management assets (1) (2) $310,887 $ 8,796 5.71% $ 239,279 $ 7,619 6.40%
Loans, net of unearned income (2) 1,674,309 74,795 9.01 1,340,473 60,025 9.01
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Total earning assets 1,985,196 83,591 8.49% 1,579,752 67,644 8.61%
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Interest-bearing deposits 1,720,246 43,595 5.11% 1,366,164 34,898 5.14%
Short-term borrowings and notes payable 57,348 1,710 6.01 72,472 2,200 6.10
Long-term debt - trust preferred securities 51,050 2,576 10.09 32,830 1,568 9.55
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Total interest-bearing liabilities 1,828,644 47,881 5.28% 1,471,466 38,666 5.28%
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Tax equivalent net interest income $ 35,710 $ 28,978
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Net interest margin 3.63% 3.69%
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Core net interest margin(3) 3.89% 3.89%
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<FN>
(1) Liquidity management assets include securities, interest earning deposits
with banks, federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale
agreements.
(2) Interest income on tax advantaged loans and securities reflects a
tax-equivalent adjustment based on a marginal federal corporate tax rate of
35%. This total adjustment is $419,000 and $261,000 for the six-month
periods ended June 30, 2001 and 2000, respectively.
(3) The core net interest margin excludes the interest expense associated with
the Company's Trust Preferred Securities.
</FN>
Net interest income is defined as the difference between interest income and
fees on earning assets and interest expense on deposits, borrowings and
long-term debt. The related net interest margin represents the net interest
income on a tax-equivalent basis as a percentage of average earning assets
during the period.
Net interest income is the major source of earnings for the Company.
Tax-equivalent net interest income for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 totaled
$18.2 million, an increase of $3.2 million, or 22%, as compared to the $15.0
million recorded in the same quarter of 2000. This increase mainly resulted from
loan growth. Tax-equivalent interest and fees on loans for the quarter ended
June 30, 2001 totaled $37.7 million, an increase of $6.6 million, or 21%, over
the prior year quarterly total of $31.2 million. This growth was predominantly
due to a $368 million, or 27%, increase in average total loans.
For the second quarter of 2001, the net interest margin was 3.59%, a decrease of
14 basis points when compared to the margin of 3.73% in the prior year quarter.
This decrease resulted primarily from the effects of continued decreases in
short term rates causing some compression in the spread between the rates paid
on interest bearing liabilities and yields earned on interest earning assets.
Compression results when deposit rates cannot be reduced commensurate with
changes in market rates due to the rates paid on certain deposit accounts being
lower than the change in the market rates. The core net interest margin, which
excludes the interest expense on the Company's trust preferred securities, was
3.84% for the second quarter of 2001, and decreased ten basis points when
compared to the prior year quarterly core margin of 3.94%.
The rate paid on interest-bearing deposits averaged 4.85% for the second quarter
of 2001 versus 5.26% for the same quarter of 2000, a decrease of 41 basis
points. This decrease was caused by continued decreases in market rates. The
rate paid on short-term borrowings and notes payable decreased 56 basis points
to 5.68% in the second quarter of 2001 as compared to 6.24% in the same quarter
of 2000. The rate on the trust preferred securities in the second quarter of
2001 was 10.09%, compared to 9.63% in the same period of 2000. The increase was
due to the issuance of $20.0 million of 10.5% trust preferred securities in June
2000.
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The yield on total earning assets for the second quarter of 2001 was 8.19% as
compared to 8.76% in 2000, a decrease of 57 basis points resulting primarily
from decreases in the prime lending rate and general market rate decreases on
liquidity management assets. The second quarter 2001 loan yield of 8.72%
decreased 45 basis points when compared to the prior year quarterly yield of
9.17% and was due primarily to lower market rates. The average prime lending
rate during the second quarter of 2001 was 7.34% versus an average prime lending
rate of 9.24% for the second quarter of 2000. The Company's loan portfolio does
not re-price in a parallel fashion to changes in the prime rate due to a portion
of the portfolio being longer-term fixed rate loans.
For the first six months of 2001, tax-equivalent net interest income totaled
$35.7 million and increased $6.7 million, or 23%, over the $29.0 million
recorded in the same period of 2000. This increase was mainly due to the growth
in the Company's earning asset base. Interest and fees on loans, on a tax
equivalent basis, totaled $74.8 million for the first six months of 2001, and
increased $14.8 million, or 25%, over the same period of 2000. Average loans for
the first six months of 2001 grew $334 million, or 25%, over the average for the
first six months of 2000. The net interest margin for the first six months of
2001 was 3.63%, a decrease of six basis points when compared to the same period
in 2000. The core net interest margin for the first six months of 2001 was
3.89%, unchanged from the same period of 2000. Consistent with the second
quarter margin, the year-to-date margin decrease was mainly the result of
sustained decreases in short-term interest rates.
The following table presents a reconciliation of the Company's net interest
income, calculated on a tax equivalent basis, between the three and six-month
periods ended June 30, 2000 and June 30, 2001. The reconciliation sets forth the
change in the tax-equivalent net interest income as a result of changes in
volumes, changes in rates and the change due to the combination of volume and
rate changes (in thousands):
Three Month Six Month
Period Period
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Tax equivalent net interest income for the period ended June 30, 2000.................. $ 14,994 $ 28,978
Change due to average earning assets fluctuations (volume)......................... 4,077 6,370
Change due to interest rate fluctuations (rate)...................... ............. (377) 87
Change due to rate/volume fluctuations (mix)....................................... (465) 275
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Tax equivalent net interest income for the period ended June 30, 2001 ..... $ 18,229 $ 35,710
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NON-INTEREST INCOME
For the second quarter of 2001, non-interest income totaled $7.4 million and
increased $2.9 million, or 64%, over the prior year quarter. Significant
increases were realized in fees from the origination and sale of mortgage loans
into the secondary market, gains from the sale of premium finance receivables
and income from certain covered call option transactions.
For the first six months of 2001, non-interest income totaled $14.2 million and
increased $5.5 million, or 62%, when compared to the same period in 2000.
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The following table presents non-interest income by category (in thousands):
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
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JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
2001 2000 2001 2000
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Fees on mortgage loans sold $ 1,948 $ 742 $ 3,472 $ 1,225
Service charges on deposit accounts 606 479 1,153 948
Trust fees 523 494 973 966
Administrative services revenue 1,121 1,141 2,142 2,154
Gain on sale of premium finance receivables 1,449 996 2,391 2,237
Net securities gains (losses) 86 (28) 372 (25)
Other income 1,658 680 3,738 1,277
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Total non-interest income $ 7,391 $ 4,504 $ 14,241 $ 8,782
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Fees on mortgage loans sold include income from originating and selling
residential real estate loans into the secondary market. For the quarter ended
June 30, 2001, these fees totaled $1.9 million, an increase of $1.2 million, or
163%, from the prior year quarter. For the first six months of 2001, fees on
mortgage loans sold totaled $3.5 million and increased $2.2 million, or 183%,
when compared to the same period of 2000. These increases were due to
significantly higher levels of mortgage origination volumes during 2001,
particularly refinancing activity, caused by the recent decreases in mortgage
interest rates. Management anticipates that the high levels of refinance
activity have peaked and may taper off to more normalized levels during the
second half of 2001 barring any further reductions in mortgage interest rates.
Service charges on deposit accounts totaled $606,000 for the second quarter of
2001, an increase of $127,000, or 27%, when compared to the same quarter of
2000. For the first six months of 2001, deposit service charges totaled $1.2
million, and increased $205,000, or 22%, when compared to the same period of
2000. These increases were due to a higher deposit base and a larger number of
accounts at the banking subsidiaries. The majority of deposit service charges
relates to customary fees on overdrawn accounts and returned items. The level of
service charges received is substantially below peer group levels as management
believes in the philosophy of providing high quality service without encumbering
that service with numerous activity charges.
Trust fees totaled $523,000 for the second quarter of 2001, a $29,000, or 6%,
increase over the same quarter of 2000. For the six months ended June 30, 2001,
trust fees totaled $973,000, compared to $966,000 for the first six months of
2000. The down-turn in the stock market over the past year has had a slight
negative impact on the valuation of the equity securities under management and
the fees earned thereon. Wintrust is committed to growing the trust and
investment business in order to better service its customers and create a more
diversified revenue stream. However, as the introduction of expanded trust and
investment services continues to unfold, it is expected that overhead levels
will be high when compared to the fee income that is generated. It is
anticipated that trust fees will eventually increase to a level sufficient to
absorb this overhead within the next few years.
Tricom's administrative services revenue contributed $1.1 million to
non-interest income in the second quarter of 2001 and $2.1 million for the first
six months of 2001. These amounts were relatively consistent with the level of
revenue in the prior year quarter and year-to-date periods. This revenue
comprises income from administrative services, such as data processing of
payrolls, billing and cash management services, to temporary staffing service
clients located throughout the United States. The revenue growth at Tricom has
stagnated in
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recent quarters due to the general slowdown in the economy and the reduction in
the placement of temporary staffing individuals by Tricom's customers. Tricom
also earns interest and fee income from providing short-term accounts receivable
financing to this same client base, which is included in the net interest income
category.
During the second quarter of 2001, the Company sold approximately $72 million of
premium finance receivables to an unrelated third party and recognized gains of
$1.4 million related to this activity, compared to the sale of $62 million of
premium finance receivables in the second quarter of 2000 that resulted in gains
of $996,000. Through the first six months of 2001, approximately $123 million of
premium finance receivables were sold resulting in year-to-date gains of $2.4
million, compared to the sale of $133 million of premium finance receivables in
the first six months of 2000, which resulted in gains of $2.2 million. The sales
are the result of continued strong loan originations by the Company's premium
finance receivable subsidiary. The Company currently has a philosophy of
maintaining its average loan-to-deposit ratio in the range of 85-90%. During the
second quarter of 2001, the ratio was approximately 88%. Accordingly, the
Company sold excess premium finance receivables volume to an unrelated third
party financial institution. Consistent with Wintrust's strategy to be
asset-driven and the desire to maintain our loan-to-deposit ratio in the
aforementioned range, it is probable that similar sales of premium finance
receivables will occur in the future.
Other non-interest income for the second quarter of 2001 totaled $1.7 million
and increased $978,000, or 144%, over the prior year quarterly total of
$680,000. This increase was due primarily to a $794,000 increase in premium
income from certain covered call option transactions. The Company routinely
enters into these transactions with the goal of enhancing its overall return on
its investment portfolio. The Company generally writes the call options against
certain U.S. Treasury and agency issues held in its portfolio for liquidity and
other purposes. Also contributing to the increase in other non-interest income
was a $140,000 increase in rental income from equipment leases. For the first
six months of 2001, other non-interest income totaled $3.7 million and increased
$2.5 million over the same period of 2000. Included in this increase are
increases in premium income from covered call option transactions of $2.0
million and increases in rental income from equipment leases of $290,000.
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
Non-interest expense for the second quarter of 2001 totaled $16.3 million and
increased $3.4 million, or 26%, from the second quarter 2000 total of $12.9
million. For the first six months of 2001, non-interest expense totaled $32.3
million and increased $7.3 million, or 29%, when compared to the prior year
period. The continued growth and expansion of the de novo banks with additional
branches, the opening of the Company's seventh de novo bank (Northbrook Bank) in
November 2000 and the growth in the premium finance business were the primary
causes for this increase. Since June 30, 2000, total deposits have grown 26% and
total loan balances have risen 29%, requiring higher levels of staffing and
other costs to both attract and service the larger customer base.
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The following table presents non-interest expense by category (in thousands):
THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS
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ENDED JUNE 30, ENDED JUNE 30,
2001 2000 2001 2000
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Salaries and employee benefits $ 8,735 $ 6,793 $ 17,213 $ 13,128
Occupancy, net 1,178 1,140 2,422 2,150
Equipment expense 1,582 1,137 3,066 2,286
Data processing 822 699 1,652 1,379
Advertising and marketing 426 322 733 571
Professional fees 534 357 1,065 652
Other 3,005 2,441 6,102 4,832
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Total non-interest expense $ 16,282 $ 12,889 $ 32,253 $ 24,998
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Salaries and employee benefits expense totaled $8.7 million for the second
quarter of 2001, an increase of $1.9 million, or 29%, as compared to the prior
year quarter total of $6.8 million. For the first six months of 2001, salaries
and employee benefits expense totaled $17.2 million and increased $4.1 million,
or 31%, when compared to the first six months of 2000. These increases were
primarily due to increases in commissions paid to mortgage loan originators
related to fees on mortgage loans sold, the opening of Northbrook Bank and three
additional banking offices and increased staffing at the Company's premium
finance subsidiary. As a percent of average total assets, on an annualized
basis, salaries and employee benefits were 1.61% and 1.51% for the first six
months of 2001 and 2000, respectively. The increase in this ratio is a result of
increases in salaries and benefits related to fee-based sources of revenue, such
as the origination and sale of mortgage loans and trust and investment services.
For the second quarter of 2001, occupancy costs, equipment expense and data
processing increased $38,000 (3%), $445,000 (39%) and $123,000 (18%),
respectively, over the prior year second quarter. For the first six months of
2001, the respective increases were $272,000 (13%), $780,000 (34%) and $273,000
(20%). These increases were due to the general growth of the Company, including
the opening of several new banking facilities, technological initiatives in
on-line banking and the continued development of the trust and investment
business.
Professional fees totaled $534,000 for the second quarter of 2001, an increase
of $177,000 compared to the same period of 2000. For the first six months of
2001, professional fees totaled $1.1 million, an increase of $413,000, or 63%,
compared to the same period of 2000. Professional fees include legal fees, audit
and tax fees, external loan review costs and normal regulatory exam assessments.
The increase in professional fees is attributable to the general growth in the
Company's total assets and fee-based businesses and increased collection efforts
at the premium finance subsidiary
Other non-interest expense, for the second quarter of 2001 totaled $3.0 million,
compared to $2.4 million for the same period of 2000. For the six months ended
June 30, 2001, other non-interest expense totaled $6.1 million, and increased
$1.3 million, or 26%, compared to the first six months of 2000. These increases
were due mainly to the factors mentioned earlier. This category of expense
includes loan expenses, correspondent bank service charges, postage, insurance,
stationery and supplies, goodwill amortization and other sundry expenses.
Goodwill and other intangibles amortization expense totaled $169,000 and
$347,000 for the three and six month periods of 2001, respectively, compared to
$179,000 and $357,000 for the same periods of 2000, respectively.
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Despite the increases in many of the non-interest expense categories, Wintrust's
ratio of non-interest expense to total average assets for the first six months
of 2001 was 3.01% and is comparable to the Company's most recent peer group
ratio. In addition, the net overhead ratio for the first six months of 2001
improved to 1.68% as compared to the first six months of 2000 ratio of 1.87%.
The overhead ratio is within management's stated performance goal range of 1.50%
- - 2.00%.
INCOME TAXES
The Company recorded income tax expense of $2.5 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2001 compared to $1.9 million for the same period of 2000. For
the first six months of 2001, approximately $4.9 million of income tax expense
was recorded compared to $3.7 million in the prior year period. The increase was
due primarily to the increase in operating income. The effective tax rate for
the first six months of 2001 and 2000 was approximately 36%.
The Company also recorded a tax benefit in the first quarter of 2001 of
approximately $161,000 related to the cumulative effect of adopting SFAS No.
133, Accounting for Derivatives. This tax benefit is included in the amount
reported as the cumulative effect of an accounting change.
OPERATING SEGMENT RESULTS
As shown in Note 5 to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, the
Company's operations consist of five primary segments: banking, premium finance,
indirect auto, Tricom and trust. The Company's profitability is primarily
dependent on the net interest income, provision for possible loan losses,
non-interest income and operating expenses of its banking segment.
For the second quarter of 2001, the banking segment's net interest income
totaled $17.1 million, an increase of $3.3 million, or 24%, as compared to the
$13.8 million recorded in the same quarter of 2000. On a year-to-date basis, the
banking segment net interest income totaled $33.6 million and increased $7.1
million, or 27%, as compared to the 2000 period. These increases were the direct
result of an increase of 26% in average earning assets, particularly in the loan
portfolio, as earlier discussed in the Net Interest Income section. The banking
segment's non-interest income totaled $4.5 million for the second quarter of
2001 and increased $2.4 million, or 120%, when compared to the prior year
quarter. This increase was due primarily to a $1.2 million increase in fees on
mortgage loans sold resulting from higher levels of refinancing activity caused
by the recent decline in mortgage interest rates and a $794,000 increase in fees
from covered call option transactions which are routinely entered into to
enhance the overall return on the investment portfolio. On a year-to-date basis,
non-interest income totaled $8.9 million and increased $5.1 million, or 137%, as
compared to the first six months of 2000. Similar to the quarterly comparisons,
the year-to-date increase was primarily a result of an increase in fees on
mortgage loans sold of $2.2 million and an increase in premium income from
covered call option transactions of $2.0 million. The banking segment's
after-tax profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2001, totaled $4.9 million, an
increase of $1.5 million, or 43%, as compared to the prior year quarterly total
of $3.4 million. For the first six months of 2001, after-tax operating profit
for the banking segment totaled $9.7 million and increased $3.5 million, or 56%,
over the same period of 2000. This improved profitability resulted mainly from
higher levels of net interest income created from the continued growth and
maturation of the Company's de novo banks and branches as well as the factors
mentioned above.
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Net interest income from the premium finance segment totaled $6.5 million for
the quarter ended June 30, 2001, an increase of $3.3 million, or 100% compared
to $3.3 million for the same quarter of 2000. On a year-to-date basis, the
premium finance segment net interest income totaled $12.5 million compared to
$6.4 million recorded for the first six months of 2000. The increases in net
interest income are a result of higher levels of outstanding receivables and
lower funding costs associated with this portfolio in 2001. Non-interest income
for the three months ended June 30, 2001 totaled $1.4 million compared to $1.0
million for the same period of 2000. For the first six months of 2001,
non-interest income for the premium finance segment totaled $2.3 million
compared to the $2.2 million recorded in the same period of 2000. The increases
are primarily a result of gains from the sale of additional premium finance
receivables in 2001, as mentioned earlier in this report. After-tax profit for
the premium finance segment totaled $2.7 million for the three-month period
ended June 30, 2001, and increased $1.6 million, 153%, over the same period of
2000. For the six months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000, the after-tax profit for
this segment was $4.8 million and $2.4 million, respectively. The year-to-date
increase in after-tax profit was due mostly to higher levels of premium finance
receivables created from targeted marketing programs as well as increases in
insurance premiums charged by insurance carriers as well as a lower funding
costs associated to this portfolio in 2001.
The indirect auto segment recorded $1.6 million of net interest income for the
second quarter of 2001, a decline of $174,000, or 10%, as compared to the 2000
quarterly total. On a year-to-date basis, net interest income totaled $3.0
million, a decline of $662,000, or 18%, from the comparable period of 2000.
Average outstanding loans decreased $55 million, or 22%, in the first six months
of 2001 compared to the same period of 2000. After-tax segment profit totaled
$558,000 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2001, compared to $487,000
for the same period of 2000. For the first six months of 2001, after-tax
operating profits were $932,000, compared to $1.0 million in the first six
months of 2000. This segment's profitability was impacted by a lower level of
credit losses offset by lower outstanding loan balances. See further discussion
of credit quality information in the "ASSET QUALITY" section of this report.
The Tricom segment data reflects the net interest income, non-interest income
and segment profit associated with short-term accounts receivable financing and
value-added out-sourced administrative services, such as data processing of
payrolls, billing and cash management services, that Tricom provides to its
clients in the temporary staffing industry. For the quarter and six months ended
June 30, 2001, the Tricom segment added $965,000 and $1.8 million, respectively,
to the Company's net interest income, increases of 15% and 13%, respectively
over the same periods of 2000. Non-interest income for the second quarter and
year-to-date periods were $1.1 million, and $2.1 million, respectively,
relatively unchanged from the comparable periods of 2000. The segment's after
tax profit was $323,000 for the second quarter of 2001 and $602,000 for the
year-to-date period, relatively unchanged from the $387,000 in the second
quarter of 2000 and $670,000 in the year-to-date period of 2000. The revenue
growth at Tricom has stagnated in recent quarters due to the general slowdown in
the economy and the reduction in the placement of temporary staffing individuals
by Tricom's customers.
The trust segment reported net interest income of $186,000 for the second
quarter of 2001 and $119,000 for the same period last year. On a year-to-date
basis, net interest income was $352,000 and $241,000, for 2001 and 2000,
respectively. The net interest income reported by the trust segment is due to
the trust company's earning assets as well as the net interest allocated to the
trust company from trust account balances on deposit at the Banks. The trust
segment recorded non-interest income of $523,000 for the second quarter of 2001
as compared to $494,000 for the same quarter of 2000. On a year-to-date basis,
non-interest income for the trust
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segment was $973,000 and $966,000, respectively, for 2001 and 2000. The trust
segment's non-interest income represents fees earned on assets under management.
The trust segment's after-tax loss totaled $108,000 for the three-month period
ended June 30, 2001, as compared to after-tax loss of $94,000 for the same
period of 2000. For the first six months of 2001 and 2000, after-tax losses for
this segment were $304,000 and $215,000, respectively. The trust segment's fee
based revenues have been negatively affected by the down-turn in the stock
market over the past year, which has had a negative effect on the valuation of
the equity securities under management and the fees earned thereon. As more
fully discussed in the Overview and Strategy section of this analysis,
management expects the start-up phase for the trust segment to continue for a
few years before its operations become profitable.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Total assets were $2.32 billion at June 30, 2001, an increase of $459 million,
or 25%, over the $1.86 billion a year earlier, and $219 million, or 10%, over
the $2.10 billion at December 31, 2000. Growth at the newer banks and branches
coupled with continued market share growth at the more mature banks were the
primary factors for these increases. Total funding liabilities, which include
deposits, short-term borrowings, notes payable and long-term debt, were $2.15
billion at June 30, 2001, and increased $415 million, or 24%, over the prior
year, and $198 million, or 10%, since December 31, 2000. These increases were
primarily utilized to fund growth in the loan portfolio.
INTEREST-EARNING ASSETS
The following table sets forth, by category, the composition of earning asset
balances and the relative percentage of total earning assets as of the date
specified (dollars in thousands):
JUNE 30, 2001 December 31, 2000 June 30, 2000
------------------------------- ------------------------------ -----------------------------
BALANCE PERCENT Balance Percent Balance Percent
------------------ ------------ ------------------ ----------- ----------------- ----------
Loans:
Commercial and commercial
real estate $ 826,364 38% $ 647,947 34% $ 552,694 33%
Premium finance, net 345,789 16 313,065 16 250,796 15
Indirect auto, net 190,140 9 203,572 11 234,774 14
Home equity 209,149 10 179,168 9 157,042 9
Residential real estate 154,479 7 141,919 7 135,746 8
Tricom finance receivables 16,824 1 20,354 1 20,978 1
Installment and other 63,561 3 51,995 3 48,794 3
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Total loans, net of
unearned income 1,806,306 84 1,558,020 81 1,400,824 83
Securities and money
Market investments 342,763 16 357,928 19 287,208 17
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Total earning assets $ 2,149,069 100% $ 1,915,948 100% $ 1,688,032 100%
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Earning assets as of June 30, 2001, increased $461 million, or 27%, over the
balance a year earlier, and $233 million, or 12%, over the balance at the end of
2000. The ratio of earning assets as a percent of total assets remained
consistent at approximately 91 - 93% as of each reporting period date shown in
the above table.
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Total net loans were $1.81 billion at June 30, 2001, an increase of $248
million, or 16%, since December 31, 2000, and an increase of $405 million, or
29%, since June 30, 2000. Solid loan growth occurred in the core commercial
loan, home equity and residential real estate portfolios, as well as in the
premium finance receivables, and offset the decrease in the indirect auto loans.
Total net loans comprised 84% of total earning assets at June 30, 2001 as
compared to 83% a year earlier and 81% at the end of 2000.
Commercial and commercial real estate loans, the largest loan category,
comprised 38% of total earning assets and 46% of total loans as of June 30, 2001
and has increased $274 million, or 50%, since June 30, 2000 and $178 million, or
28%, since the end of 2000. The strong growth experienced over the past year has
resulted mainly from a healthy local economy and the hiring of additional
experienced lending officers.
Net premium finance receivables totaled $346 million at June 30, 2001 and
comprised 16% of total earning assets and 19% of total loans as of June 30,
2001. This portfolio increased $95 million, or 38%, since June 30, 2000 and $33
million, or 10%, since the end of 2000. This growth was primarily the result of
market increases in insurance premiums charged by insurance carriers. The
Company is on track to originate in excess of $1 billion in premium finance
receivables in 2001. The majority of the premium finance receivables originated
by FIFC is sold to the Banks and consequently remain an earning asset of the
Company. However, as a result of the continued solid growth in loan
originations, FIFC has been selling a portion of new receivables to an unrelated
third party. During the second quarter of 2001 FIFC originated approximately
$328 million of premium finance receivables and sold approximately $72 million
of such receivables to an unrelated third party. The Company sold approximately
$123 million of premium finance receivables in the first six months of 2001,
compared to $133 million during the first six months of 2000. The sale of these
receivables to an unrelated third party results in the recognition of gains and
provides the Company with additional liquidity. FIFC continues to service the
receivables sold to third parties. It is probable that sales of these
receivables to third parties will occur in the future, however such sales are
dependent on the overall level of new volume growth in relation to the capacity
to retain the loans within the Banks' loan portfolios.
Net indirect auto loans comprised 9% of total earning assets and 11% of total
loans as of June 30, 2001. This portfolio decreased $45 million, or 19%, from a
year ago, and decreased $13 million, or 7%, since the end of 2000. The decreases
in this portfolio were the result of the Company's desire to reduce its reliance
upon indirect automobile lending as a percent of the overall earning asset
portfolio due to the current economic environment, competitive pricing and
margin concerns. The Company does not currently originate any significant level
of sub-prime loans, which are made to individuals with impaired credit histories
at generally higher interest rates, and accordingly, with higher levels of
credit risk. Management continually monitors the dealer relationships and the
Banks are not dependent on any one dealer as a source of such loans.
Tricom finance receivables consist of high-yielding short-term accounts
receivable financing to clients in the temporary staffing industry located
throughout the United States. These receivables represented approximately 1% of
the Company's total earning assets at June 30, 2001, December 31, 2000 and June
30, 2000.
Home equity loans totaled $209 million at June 30, 2001 and increased $52
million, or 33%, since a year earlier and $30 million, or 17%, as compared to
the end of 2000. This category of loans continues to represent approximately
9%-10% of total earning assets and has grown in proportion to the entire growth
of the Company. The growth is due mainly to targeted marketing programs over the
past year and higher usage of existing lines than in the past. The marketing
programs generally use a short-term low initial interest rate as an
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incentive to the borrower. Unused commitments on home equity lines of credit
have increased $58 million, or 28%, over the balance at June 30, 2000 and
totaled $263 million at June 30, 2001.
Residential real estate loans totaled $154 million as of June 30, 2001 and
increased $19 million, or 14%, over a year ago and $13 million, or 9%, since
December 31, 2000. Mortgage loans held for sale are included in this category
and totaled $19.0 million as of June 30, 2001, $10.4 million as of December 31,
2000 and $12.1 million as of June 30, 2000. The Company collects a fee on the
sale of these loans into the secondary market, as discussed earlier in the
Non-interest Income section of this analysis. As these loans are predominantly
long-term fixed rate loans, the Company eliminates the interest rate risk
associated with these loans by selling them into the secondary market. The
remaining residential real estate loans in this category are maintained within
the Banks' portfolios and include mostly adjustable rate mortgage loans and
shorter-term fixed rate mortgage loans. The growth in this loan category has
been due mainly to the relatively low mortgage interest rate environment and a
continued strong local housing market. This category of loans continues to
represent approximately 7%-8% of total earning assets and has grown in
proportion to the entire growth of the Company.
Securities and money market investments (i.e. federal funds sold and
interest-bearing deposits with banks) totaled $343 million at June 30, 2001,
representing a decrease of $15 million, or 4%, since December 31, 2000 and an
increase $56 million, or 19%, since a year earlier. This category as a percent
of total earning assets was 16% at June 30, 2001 versus 19% and 17% at December
31, 2000 and June 30, 2000, respectively. The Company maintained no trading
account securities at June 30, 2001 or as of any of the other previous reporting
dates. The balances of securities and money market investments fluctuate
frequently based upon deposit inflows, loan demand and proceeds from loan sales.
As a result of anticipated growth in the development of the de novo banks, it
has been Wintrust's policy to generally maintain its securities and money market
portfolio in short-term, liquid, and diversified high credit quality securities
in order to facilitate the funding of quality loan demand as it emerges and to
keep the Banks in a liquid condition in the event that deposit levels fluctuate.
DEPOSITS
Total deposits at June 30, 2001 were $2.06 billion, an increase of $426 million,
or 26%, over the June 30, 2000 total and an increase of $229 million, or 13%,
since December 31, 2000. The following table sets forth, by category, the
composition of deposit balances and the relative percentage of total deposits as
of the date specified (dollars in thousands):
JUNE 30, 2001 December 31, 2000 June 30, 2000
---------------------------------- --------------------------------- --------------------------------
PERCENT Percent Percent
BALANCE OF TOTAL Balance of Total Balance of Total
----------------- --------------- ------------------ -------------- ------------------ -------------
Demand $ 205,414 10% $ 198,319 11% $ 173,967 11%
NOW 193,752 10 180,897 10 154,056 9
Money market 296,362 14 295,772 16 284,918 17
Savings 105,097 5 74,460 4 74,434 5
Certificates of deposit 1,254,720 61 1,077,128 59 941,817 58
----------------- --------------- ------------------ -------------- ------------------ -------------
Total $ 2,055,345 100% $ 1,826,576 100% $ 1,629,192 100%
================= =============== ================== ============== ================== =============
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The percentage mix of deposits as of June 30, 2001 was relatively consistent
with the deposit mix as of the prior year dates. Growth in both the number of
accounts and balances has been primarily the result of newer bank and branch
growth, and continued marketing efforts at the more established banks to create
additional deposit market share.
SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS AND NOTES PAYABLE
As of June 30, 2001, the Company's short-term borrowings totaled $15.2 million
and represented customer repurchase agreements. At June 30, 2001, the Company
also had $25.0 million outstanding on its $50 million revolving credit line with
an unaffiliated bank. The outstanding balance on this credit line as of June 30,
2000 was $4.9 million and $27.6 million at December 31, 2000. The Company
continues to maintain the revolving credit line for corporate purposes such as
to provide capital to fund continued growth at the Banks, expansion of WAMC,
purchases of treasury stock, possible future acquisitions and for other general
corporate matters.
LONG-TERM DEBT - TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES
The long-term debt category consists of the Company's trust preferred
securities. At June 30, 2001, December 31, 2000 and June 30, 2000, $51.05
million of trust preferred securities were outstanding. The Company issued
$31.05 million of 9.00% Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities in October 1998
and $20.0 million of 10.50% Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities in June 2000.
Both issues were sold in public offerings. The Trust Preferred Securities
increased the Company's regulatory capital level and provided for the continued
growth of its franchise. The ability to treat these Trust Preferred Securities
as regulatory capital under Federal Reserve guidelines, coupled with the Federal
income tax deductibility of the related interest expense, provides the Company
with a cost-effective form of capital. See Note 4 to the Unaudited Consolidated
Financial Statements for further information on the first Trust Preferred
Securities offering.
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Total shareholders' equity was $133 million at June 30, 2001 and increased $35
million since June 30, 2000 and $31 million since the end of 2000. In June 2001,
the Company issued 992,500 additional shares of common stock through a public
offering, realizing net proceeds of approximately $22.2 million. In addition to
the increase resulting from the common stock offering, increases in total
shareholders equity were the result of the Company's corporate earnings and
changes in net unrealized losses in the available-for-sale security portfolio,
offset in part by dividend payments and stock repurchases. The annualized return
on average equity for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 increased to 16.21% as
compared to 13.86% for the prior year period.
The following table reflects various consolidated measures of capital at June
30, 2001, December 31, 2000 and June 30, 2000:
JUNE 30, December 31, June 30,
2001 2000 2000
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Leverage ratio 7.6% 6.3% 6.9%
Ending tier 1 capital to risk-based asset ratio 8.3% 6.9% 7.3%
Ending total capital to risk-based asset ratio 9.3% 8.4% 8.9%
Dividend payout ratio 7.6% 8.0% 6.9%
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To be "adequately capitalized", an entity must maintain a leverage ratio of at
least 4.0%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 4.0%, and a total
risk-based capital ratio of at least 8.0%. To be considered "well capitalized,"
an entity must maintain a leverage ratio of at least 5.0%, a Tier 1 risk-based
capital ratio of at least 6.0%, and a total risk-based capital ratio of at least
10.0%. At June 30, 2001, the Company was considered "well capitalized" under
both the leverage ratio and the Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio, and was
considered "adequately capitalized" under the total risk-based capital ratio.
The Company's capital ratios increased since the comparable prior year period
and since December 31, 2000, due in large part to the issuance of the additional
common stock in June 2001.
The Company attempts to maintain an efficient capital structure in order to
provide higher returns on equity. Additional capital is required from time to
time, however, to support the growth of the organization. The issuance of
additional common stock or additional trust preferred securities are the primary
forms of capital that the Company considers as it evaluates its capital
position.
In January 2001, Wintrust declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.07 per
common share, a 40% increase over the prior dividend amount. Subsequent to the
end of the second quarter the Company declared another dividend of $0.07 per
common share, payable August 23, 2001 to shareholders of record on August 9,
2001. In January and July 2000, Wintrust declared semi-annual cash dividends of
$0.05 per common share.
In January 2000, the Company initiated a stock buyback program authorizing the
repurchase of up to 300,000 shares of its common stock. Through December 31,
2000, the Company repurchased a total of 242,300 shares at an average price of
$15.94 per share. No additional repurchases were made since December 31, 2000.
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ASSET QUALITY
ALLOWANCE FOR POSSIBLE LOAN LOSSES
A reconciliation of the activity in the allowance for possible loan losses for
the three and six months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000 is shown as follows
(dollars in thousands):
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
2001 2000 2001 2000
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Balance at beginning of period $ 11,067 $ 9,359 $10,433 $8,783
Provision for possible loan losses 2,264 1,223 3,902 2,364
Charge-offs
Core banking loans 301 316 408 446
Indirect automobile loans 203 320 490 631
Tricom receivables -- 73 -- 73
Premium finance receivables 836 158 1,548 359
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Total charge-offs 1,340 867 2,446 1,509
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Recoveries
Core banking loans 2 3 4 11
Indirect automobile loans 35 30 89 73
Tricom receivables -- -- -- --
Premium finance receivables 83 44 129 70
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Total recoveries 120 77 222 154
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Net charge-offs (1,220) (790) (2,224) (1,355)
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Balance at June 30 $ 12,111 $ 9,792 $12,111 $9,792
=================== ================ ================= ==============
Loans at June 30 $1,806,306 $1,400,824
----------------- --------------
Allowance as a percentage of loans 0.67% 0.70%
================= ==============
Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average:
Core banking loans 0.07% 0.11%
Indirect automobile loans 0.42% 0.45%
Tricom receivables -- 0.78%
Premium finance receivables 0.81% 0.23%
----------------- --------------
Total loans 0.27% 0.20%
================= ==============
Annualized provision for
possible loan losses 57.00% 57.32%
================= ==============
Management believes that the loan portfolio is well diversified and well
secured, without undue concentration in any specific risk area. Control of loan
quality is continually monitored by management and is reviewed by the Banks'
Boards of Directors and their Credit Committees on a monthly basis. Independent
external review of the loan portfolio is provided by the examinations conducted
by regulatory authorities and an independent loan review performed by an entity
engaged by the Board of Directors. The amount of additions to the allowance for
possible loan losses, which is charged to earnings through the provision for
possible loan losses, is determined based on a variety of factors, including
actual charge-offs during the year, historical loss experience, delinquent and
other potential problem loans, and an evaluation of economic conditions in the
market area.
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The provision for possible loan losses totaled $2.3 million for the second
quarter of 2001, an increase of $1.0 million, compared to the second quarter of
2000. For the first six months of 2001, the provision totaled $3.9 million and
increased $1.5 million from the prior year total. The higher provisions in 2001
were the result of an increase in loan balances of 29% compared to June 30, 2000
and a higher level of net charge-offs for the first six months of 2001 compared
to 2000 in the premium finance receivables portfolio. For the six months ended
June 30, 2001, net charge-offs totaled $2.2 million and increased $869,000 from
the $1.4 million of net charge-offs recorded in the same period of 2000. On a
ratio basis, net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans was 0.27% for the
first six months of 2001, compared to 0.20% for the first six months of 2000.
Management believes the allowance for possible loan losses is adequate to
provide for losses inherent in the portfolio. There can be no assurance,
however, that future losses will not exceed the amounts provided for, thereby
affecting future results of operations. The amount of future additions to the
allowance for possible loan losses will be dependent upon the economy, changes
in real estate values, interest rates, the view of regulatory agencies toward
adequate reserve levels, the level of past-due and non-performing loans, and
other factors.
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PAST DUE LOANS AND NON-PERFORMING ASSETS
The following table sets forth the Company's non-performing assets at the dates
indicated. The information in the table should be read in conjunction with the
detailed discussion following the table (dollars in thousands).
JUNE 30, March 31, December 31, June 30,
2001 2001 2000 2000
---- ---- ---- ----
Past Due greater than 90 days
and still accruing:
Core banking loans $ 1,255 $ 1,778 $ 651 $ 438
Indirect automobile loans 372 350 397 362
Tricom receivables -- -- -- --
Premium finance receivables 2,982 4,881 4,306 1,817
------------------- ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
Total 4,609 7,009 5,354 2,617
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Non-accrual loans:
Core banking loans 1,389 720 770 626
Indirect automobile loans 274 234 221 391
Tricom receivables 112 112 -- --
Premium finance receivables 6,392 5,872 3,338 2,548
------------------- ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
Total non-accrual loans 8,167 6,938 4,329 3,565
------------------- ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
Total non-performing loans:
Core banking loans 2,644 2,498 1,421 1,064
Indirect automobile loans 646 584 618 753
Tricom receivables 112 112 -- --
Premium finance receivables 9,374 10,753 7,644 4,365
------------------- ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
Total non-performing loans 12,776 13,947 9,683 6,182
------------------- ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
Other real estate owned 100 -- -- --
------------------- ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
Total non-performing assets $ 12,876 $ 13,947 $ 9,683 $ 6,182
=================== =================== =================== ===================
Total non-performing loans by
category as a percent of its own
respective category:
Core banking loans 0.21% 0.22% 0.14% 0.12%
Indirect automobile loans 0.34% 0.31% 0.30% 0.32%
Tricom receivables 0.67% 0.60% -- --
Premium finance receivables 2.71% 3.22% 2.44% 1.74%
------------------- ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
Total non-performing loans 0.71% 0.84% 0.62% 0.44%
------------------- ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
Total non-performing assets as a
percentage of total assets 0.55% 0.64% 0.46% 0.33%
Allowance for possible loan losses as
a percentage of non-performing loans 94.79% 79.35% 107.75% 158.40%
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Non-performing Core Banking Loans
Total non-performing loans for the Company's core banking business were $2.6
million, or 0.21%, of the Company's core banking loans as of June 30, 2001,
compared to 0.14% as of December 31, 2000 and 0.12% as of June 30, 2000.
Non-performing core banking loans consist primarily of a small number of
commercial and real estate loans, of which management believes are well secured
and in the process of collection. The small number of such non-performing loans
allows management the opportunity to monitor closely the status of these credits
and work with the borrowers to resolve these problems effectively.
Non-performing Premium Finance Receivables
The table below presents the level of non-performing premium finance receivables
as of June 30, 2001 and 2000, and the amount of net charge-offs for the six
months then ended.
JUNE 30, June 30,
2001 2000
--------------------- ---------------------
Non-performing premium finance receivables $9,374,000 $4,365,000
- as a percent of premium finance receivables 2.71% 1.74%
Net charge-offs of premium finance receivables $1,419,000 $ 289,000
- annualized as a percent of premium finance receivables 0.81% 0.23%
The level of non-performing premium finance loans, although higher than levels
at December 31, 2000 and June 30, 2000, has declined to 2.71% of premium finance
loans outstanding from 3.22% at the end of the first quarter of 2001. As noted
in the Company's first quarter report, the Company eliminated a significant
number of relationships with insurance agencies that were referring business to
our premium finance subsidiary that had relatively small balances and higher
than normal delinquency rates. The business associated with those accounts is
gradually becoming a less significant percent of the entire portfolio and should
be nearly extinguished by the end of the current fiscal year. Because of the
longer-term nature of converting collateral to cash in this industry (generally
60-150 days), we anticipated that delinquencies would decline in the second and
third quarters of 2001. In fact, during the second quarter of 2001, the
delinquencies did decline in percentage terms as previously noted and the
absolute dollars of non-performing loans declined by approximately $1.4 million.
We expect the non-performing ratios related to this portfolio to decline again
in the third quarter to more normalized levels.
The ratio of non-performing premium finance receivables fluctuates throughout
the year due to the nature and timing of canceled account collections from
insurance carriers. Due to the nature of collateral for premium finance
receivables, it customarily takes 60-150 days to convert the collateral into
cash collections. Accordingly, the level of non-performing premium finance
receivables is not necessarily indicative of the loss inherent in the portfolio.
In the event of default, the Company has the power to cancel the insurance
policy and collect the unearned portion of the premium from the insurance
carrier. In the event of cancellation, the cash returned in payment of the
unearned premium by the insurer should generally be sufficient to cover the
receivable balance, the interest and other charges due. Due to notification
requirements and processing time by most insurance carriers, many receivables
will become delinquent beyond 90 days while the insurer is processing the return
of the unearned premium. Management continues to accrue interest until maturity
as the unearned premium is ordinarily sufficient to pay-off the outstanding
balance and contractual interest due.
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Non-performing Indirect Automobile Loans
Total non-performing indirect automobile loans were $646,000 at June 30, 2001,
compared to $618,000 at December 31, 2000 and $753,000 at June 30, 2000. The
ratio of these non-performing loans has increased slightly to 0.34% of total
indirect automobile loans at June 30, 2001 from 0.30% at December 31, 2000 and
0.32% at June 30, 2000. As noted in the Allowance for Possible Loan Losses
table, net charge-offs as a percent of total indirect automobile loans decreased
to 0.42% in the first half of 2001 compared to 0.45% in the first half of 2000.
These ratios continue to be below standard industry ratios for this type of loan
category. Due to the current economic and competitive environment surrounding
this portfolio, management continues to reduce the level of new loans originated
and is dedicating additional resources to reduce the level of delinquencies.
Potential Problem Loans
In addition to those loans disclosed under "Past Due Loans and Non-performing
Assets," there are certain loans in the portfolio which management has
identified, through its problem loan identification system, which exhibit a
higher than normal credit risk. However, these loans are still considered
performing and, accordingly, are not included in non-performing loans. Examples
of these potential problem loans include certain loans that are in a past-due
status, loans with borrowers that have recent adverse operating cash flow or
balance sheet trends, or loans with general risk characteristics that the loan
officer feels might jeopardize the future timely collection of principal and
interest payments. Management's review of the total loan portfolio to identify
loans where there is concern that the borrower will not be able to continue to
satisfy present loan repayment terms includes factors such as review of
individual loans, recent loss experience and current economic conditions. The
principal amount of potential problem loans as of June 30, 2001 and December 31,
2000 was approximately $12.4 million and $11.9 million, respectively.
LIQUIDITY
Wintrust manages the liquidity position of its banking operations to ensure that
sufficient funds are available to meet customers' needs for loans and deposit
withdrawals. The liquidity to meet the demand is provided by maturing assets,
sales of premium finance receivables, liquid assets that can be converted to
cash, and the ability to attract funds from external sources. Liquid assets
refer to federal funds sold and to marketable, unpledged securities, which can
be quickly sold without material loss of principal.
INFLATION
A banking organization's assets and liabilities are primarily monetary. Changes
in the rate of inflation do not have as great an impact on the financial
condition of a bank as do changes in interest rates. Moreover, interest rates do
not necessarily change at the same percentage, as does inflation. Accordingly,
changes in inflation are not expected to have a material impact on the Company.
An analysis of the Company's asset and liability structure provides the best
indication of how the organization is positioned to respond to changing interest
rates.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the
safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and is including this statement for
purposes of invoking these safe harbor provisions. Such forward-looking
statements may be deemed to include, among other things, statements relating to
anticipated improvements in financial performance and management's long-term
performance goals, as well as statements relating to the anticipated effects on
results of operations and financial condition from expected development or
events, the Company's business and growth strategies, including anticipated
internal growth, plans to form additional de novo banks and to open new branch
offices, and to pursue additional potential development or acquisition of banks,
specialty finance or fee related businesses. Actual results could differ
materially from those addressed in the forward-looking statements as a result of
numerous factors, including the following:
o The level of reported net income, return on average assets and return on
average equity for the Company will in the near term continue to be
impacted by start-up costs associated with de novo bank formations, branch
openings, and expanded trust and investment operations. De novo banks may
typically require 13 to 24 months of operations before becoming profitable,
due to the impact of organizational and overhead expenses, the start-up
phase of generating deposits and the time lag typically involved in
redeploying deposits into attractively priced loans and other higher
yielding earning assets. Similarly, the expansion of trust and investment
services through the Company's trust subsidiary is expected to continue in
a start-up phase during the next few years before becoming profitable.
o The Company's success to date has been and will continue to be strongly
influenced by its ability to attract and retain senior management
experienced in banking and financial services.
o Although management believes the allowance for possible loan losses is
adequate to absorb losses inherent in the existing portfolio of loans and
leases, there can be no assurance that the allowance will prove sufficient
to cover actual future loan or lease losses.
o If market interest rates should move contrary to the Company's gap position
on interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, the "gap" will
work against the Company and its net interest income may be negatively
affected.
o The financial services business is highly competitive which may affect the
pricing of the Company's loan and deposit products as well as its services.
o The Company's ability to adapt successfully to technological changes to
compete effectively in the marketplace.
o Unforeseen future events that may cause slower than anticipated development
and growth of the Tricom business or changes in the temporary staffing
industry.
o The Company may not identify attractive opportunities to expand in the
future through acquisitions of other community banks, specialty finance
companies or fee-based businesses or may have difficulty negotiating
potential acquisitions on terms considered acceptable to the Company.
o Changes in the economic environment, competition, or other factors, may
influence the anticipated growth rate of loans and deposits, the quality of
the loan portfolio and loan and deposit pricing.
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ITEM 3
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS
As a continuing part of its financial strategy, the Company attempts to manage
the impact of fluctuations in market interest rates on net interest income. This
effort entails providing a reasonable balance between interest rate risk, credit
risk, liquidity risk and maintenance of yield. Asset-liability management
policies are established and monitored by management in conjunction with the
boards of directors of the Banks, subject to general oversight by the Company's
Board of Directors. The policy establishes guidelines for acceptable limits on
the sensitivity of the market value of assets and liabilities to changes in
interest rates.
Derivative Financial Instruments
One method utilized by financial institutions to limit market risk is to enter
into derivative financial instruments. A derivative financial instrument
includes interest rate swaps, interest rate caps and floors, futures, forwards,
option contracts and other financial instruments with similar characteristics.
As of June 30, 2001, the Company had $325 million notional principal amount of
interest rate cap contracts that mature between July 2001 and January 2003.
These contracts, which have various strike rates measured against the 91-day
treasury bill rate, were purchased to mitigate the effect of rising rates on
certain of its floating rate deposit products and fixed rate loan products.
During 2001, the Company also entered into certain covered call option
transactions related to certain securities in the Company's available-for-sale
portfolio. These transactions were designed to increase the total return
associated with holding these securities. There were no covered-call options
outstanding at June 30, 2001. In March 2001, the Company entered into an
interest rate swap contract with a notional value of $25 million and a term of
three years to effectively covert $25 million of its floating rate note payable
to a fixed rate instrument on a hedged-adjusted basis. The Company may enter
into other derivative financial instruments in the future to more effectively
manage its market risk.
Commitments To Extend Credit And Standby Letters Of Credit
The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk that
are entered into in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of
its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit
and standby letters of credit. These instruments involve, to varying degrees,
elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in
the consolidated statements of condition. Commitments to extend credit are
agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation on any
condition established in the contract. Commitments may require collateral from
the borrower if deemed necessary by the Company and generally have a fixed
expiration date. Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by
the Banks to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party up to a
specified amount and with specific terms and conditions. Commitments to extend
credit and standby letters of credit are not recorded as an asset or liability
by the Company until the instrument is exercised.
Interest Rate Sensitivity Analysis
Interest rate sensitivity is the fluctuation in earnings resulting from changes
in market interest rates. Wintrust continuously monitors not only the
organization's current net interest margin, but also the historical trends of
these margins. In addition, Wintrust also attempts to identify potential adverse
swings in net interest income in future years, as a result of interest rate
movements, by performing computerized simulation analysis of potential interest
rate environments. If a potential adverse swing in net interest margin and/or
net income were identified, management then would take appropriate actions
within its asset/liability structure to counter these potential adverse
situations. Please refer to the "Net Interest Income" section for further
discussion of the net interest margin.
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The Company's exposure to market risk is reviewed on a regular basis by
management and the boards of directors of the Banks and the Company. The
objective is to measure the effect on net interest income and to adjust balance
sheet and off-balance sheet instruments to minimize the inherent risk while at
the same time maximize income. Tools used by management include a standard gap
report and a rate simulation model whereby changes in net interest income are
measured in the event of various changes in interest rate indices. An
institution with more assets than liabilities repricing over a given time frame
is considered asset sensitive and will generally benefit from rising rates and
conversely, a higher level of repricing liabilities versus assets would be
beneficial in a declining rate environment. The following table illustrates the
Company's gap position as of June 30, 2001.
TIME TO MATURITY OR REPRICING
-----------------------------
0-90 91-365 1-5 5+ YEARS
DAYS DAYS YEARS & OTHER TOTAL
---- ---- ----- ------- -----
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
ASSETS:
Loans, net of unearned income........ $ 907,499 $ 386,488 $ 454,142 $ 58,177 $ 1,806,306
Securities........................... 71,955 31,524 40,934 35,445 179,858
Interest-bearing bank deposits....... 60 -- -- -- 60
Federal funds sold................... 162,845 -- -- -- 162,845
Other................................ -- -- -- 173,014 173,014
----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------
Total rate sensitive assets 1,142,359 418,012 495,076 266,636 2,322,083
================= ================= ================= ================ ================
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
NOW.................................. 193,752 -- -- -- 193,752
Savings and money market............. 401,459 -- -- -- 401,459
Time deposits........................ 479,797 584,880 189,289 754 1,254,720
Short term borrowings................ 15,217 -- -- -- 15,217
Notes payable........................ -- -- 25,000 -- 25,000
Demand deposits & other
liabilities....................... -- -- -- 247,916 247,916
Trust preferred securities........... -- -- -- 51,050 51,050
Shareholders' equity................. -- -- -- 132,969 132,969
----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------
Total rate sensitive liabilities
and equity .................... $ 1,090,225 $ 584,880 $ 214,289 $ 432,689 $ 2,322,083
================= ================= ================= ================ ================
Cumulative:
Rate sensitive assets (RSA) $ 1,142,359 $ 1,560,371 $ 2,055,447 $ 2,322,083
Rate sensitive liabilities (RSL) 1,090,225 1,675,105 1,889,394 2,322,083
----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------
Cumulative gap (GAP = RSA - RSL) $ 52,134 $ (114,734) $ $ 166,053 --
================= ================= ================= ================
RSA/RSL................................. 1.05 0.93 1.09
RSA/Total assets........................ 0.49 0.67 0.89
RSL/Total assets ....................... 0.47 0.72 0.81
GAP/Total assets ....................... 2% (5)% 7%
GAP/ RSA ............................... 5% (7)% 8%
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<FN>
The GAP amount and related ratios do not reflect $325 million notional amount of
interest rate caps, as discussed on the following page. The effect of the $25
million interest rate swap is reflected in the amounts and ratios in the above
table.
</FN>
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While the gap position illustrated on the previous page is a useful tool that
management can assess for general positioning of the Company's and its
subsidiaries' balance sheets, it is only as of a point in time and does not
reflect the impact of off-balance sheet interest rate cap contracts. As of June
30, 2001, the Company had $325 million notional principal amount of interest
rate caps that reprice on a monthly basis. These interest rate caps, which
mature in intervals throughout the next 18 months, were purchased to mitigate
the effect of rising rates on certain floating rate deposit products and fixed
rate loan products. When the gap position in the above table is adjusted for the
impact of these interest rate caps, the Company's short-term gap position
becomes positive in that the level of rate sensitive assets that reprice within
one year exceeds the level of rate sensitive liabilities that reprice within one
year.
Management uses an additional measurement tool to evaluate its asset/liability
sensitivity which determines exposure to changes in interest rates by measuring
the percentage change in net interest income due to changes in interest rates
over a two-year time horizon. Management measures its exposure to changes in
interest rates using many different interest rate scenarios. One interest rate
scenario utilized is to measure the percentage change in net interest income
assuming an instantaneous permanent parallel shift in the yield curve of 200
basis points, both upward and downward. This analysis also includes the impact
of both interest rate cap agreements mentioned above. Utilizing this measurement
concept, the interest rate risk of the Company, expressed as a percentage change
in net interest income over a two-year time horizon due to changes in interest
rates, at June 30, 2001 and 2000, is as follows:
AS OF JUNE 30, 2001
-------------------
+200 BASIS -200 BASIS
POINTS POINTS
------ ------
Percentage change in net interest income due to an immediate 200 basis point
change in interest rates over a two-year time horizon.... 4.7% (7.0%)
=============== ===============
AS OF JUNE 30, 2000
-------------------
+200 BASIS -200 BASIS
POINTS POINTS
------ ------
Percentage change in net interest income due to an immediate 200 basis point
change in interest rates over a two-year time horizon.... 1.8% (0.5%)
=============== ===============
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PART II
ITEM 1: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
This item has been omitted from this Form 10-Q since it is inapplicable or would
contain a negative response.
ITEM 2: CHANGES IN SECURITIES.
This item has been omitted from this Form 10-Q since it is inapplicable or would
contain a negative response.
ITEM 3: DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
This item has been omitted from this Form 10-Q since it is inapplicable or would
contain a negative response.
ITEM 4: SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
(a) The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 24, 2001.
(c) At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the following matters were submitted
to a vote of the shareholders:
(1) The election of eight Class II directors to the Board of Directors
to hold office for a three-year term.
Director Votes For Withheld Authority
-------- --------- ------------------
Bruce K. Crowther 7,127,497 304,605
Bert A. Getz, Jr. 7,165,695 266,407
William C. Graft 7,184,367 247,735
Marguerite Savard McKenna 7,229,452 202,650
Albin F. Moschner 7,183,967 248,135
Christopher J. Perry 7,230,567 201,535
Ingrid S. Stafford 7,178,352 253,750
Katharine V. Sylvester 7,177,952 254,150
(2) To consider a proposal to approve the Wintrust Financial Corporation Directors Deferred Fee and Stock Plan.
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions
--------- ------------- -----------
6,823,971 515,556 39,073
ITEM 5: OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
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ITEM 6: EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
(a) Exhibits (Items marked with a "*" denote management contracts or
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compensatory plans or arrangements)
3.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Wintrust
Financial Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.1 of the Company's Form S-1 Registration Statement (No
333-18699) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on December 24, 1996).
3.2 Statement of Resolution Establishing Series of Junior Serial
Preferred Stock A of Wintrust Financial Corporation
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company's
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998).
3.3 Amended By-laws of Wintrust Financial Corporation
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) of the Company's
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998).
4.1 Rights Agreement between Wintrust Financial Corporation and
Illinois Stock Transfer Company, as Rights Agent, dated July
28, 1998 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the
Company's Form 8-A Registration Statement (No. 000-21923)
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August
28, 1998).
4.2 Certain instruments defining the rights of the holders of
long-term debt of the Corporation and certain of its
subsidiaries, none of which authorize a total amount of
indebtedness in excess of 10% of the total assets of the
Corporation and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, have
not been filed as Exhibits. The Corporation hereby agrees to
furnish a copy of any of these agreements to the Commission
upon request.
10.1 Wintrust Financial Corporation Directors Deferred Fee and
Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B of the
Proxy Statement relating to the May 24, 2001 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of the Company.) *
10.2 Sixth Amendment to Loan Agreement between Wintrust Financial
Corporation and LaSalle Bank National Association, dated as of
June 1, 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the
Company's Form S-3 Registrations Statement filed with the SEC
on May 16, 2001.)
(b) Reports on Form 8-K.
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A Form 8-K report as of April 20, 2001, was filed during the quarter and
provided the Company's first quarter earnings released dated April 20, 2001 and
letter to the Company's shareholders mailed in May 2001.
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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.
WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date: August 14, 2001 /s/ Edward J. Wehmer
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President & Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 14, 2001 /s/ David A. Dykstra
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Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Date: August 14, 2001 /s/ Barbara A. Kilian
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Senior Vice President - Finance
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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