1 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q/A (X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 ------------------ OR { } TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to ---------------------- ------------------------ Commission file number 0-8679 --------------------------------------------------------- Baylake Corp - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Wisconsin 39-1268055 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (Identification No.) incorporation or organization) 217 North Fourth Avenue Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (920)-743-5551 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) None - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No -------- -------- Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each issuer's classes of common stock as of December 21, 2000. $5.00 Par Value Common 7,445,574 shares 1 2 PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS General The following sets forth management's discussion and analysis of the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of Baylake Corp. ("Baylake" or the "Company") for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 which may not be otherwise apparent from the consolidated financial statements included in this report. Unless otherwise stated, the "Company" or "Baylake" refers to this consolidated entity and to its subsidiaries when the context indicates. For a more complete understanding, this discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the financial statements, related notes, the selected financial data and the statistical information presented elsewhere in this report. All per share information has been restated to reflect the 2-for-1 stock dividend paid on November 15, 1999. On October 1, 1998, the Company acquired Evergreen Bank, N.A. ("Evergreen") and changed its name to Baylake Bank, N.A. ("BLBNA"). Prior to the acquisition, Evergreen was under the active supervision of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") due to its designation of Evergreen as a "troubled institution" and "critically under capitalized". As part of the acquisition, the Company was required to contribute $7 million of capital to Evergreen. As of the date of this report, no payments to the seller of Evergreen have been made by the Company and no payments are presently due. However, the Company may become obligated for certain contingent payments that may become payable in the future, based on a formula set forth in the stock purchase agreement, not to exceed $2 million. Such contingent payments are not accrued at September 30, 2000, since that amount, if any, is not estimable. The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, therefore it could affect future operations. At the time of acquisition, BLBNA had total assets of $101.8 million, deposits of $93.2 million and loans of $83.7 million. On March 15, 1999, BLBNA merged with and into Baylake Bank ("Bank"). Forward-Looking Information This discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, and other sections of this report, may contain forward-looking statements that are based on the current expectations of management. Such expressions of expectations are not historical in 2 3 nature and are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "forecasts," "intends," "is likely," "plans," "projects," and other such words are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. The statements contained herein and such forward-looking statements involve or may involve certain assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, that may cause actual future results to differ materially from what may be expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Readers should not place undue expectations on any "forward looking statements." In addition to the assumptions and other factors referenced specifically in connection with such statements, the following factors could impact the business and financial prospects of the relationships; demand for financial products and financial services; the degree of competition by traditional and non-traditional financial services competitors; changes in banking legislation or regulations; changes in tax laws; changes in interest rates; changes in prices; the impact of technological advances; governmental and regulatory policy changes; trends in customer behavior as well as their ability to repay loans; and changes in the general economic conditions, nationally or in the State of Wisconsin. Results of Operations For the three months ended September 30, 2000, earnings were relatively unchanged for the quarter when compared to the same quarter last year. Net income of $1.76 million or $.24 basic operating earnings per share was reported for the quarter ended September 30, 2000 and the quarter ended September 30, 1999. On a diluted operating earnings per share, there was no change as the Company recorded $.23 per share in 2000 and 1999. The annualized return on average assets and return on average equity for the three months ended September 30, 2000 were .96% and 14.26%, respectively, compared to 1.12% and 15.13%, respectively, for the same period a year ago. The slight decrease in net income for the period is primarily due to improved net interest income after provision for loan losses and an increase in other income offset to a slightly greater extent by increased other and income tax expenses. For the nine months ended September 30, 2000, net income increased $124,000, or 2.5%, to $5.06 million from $4.93 million for the first nine months of 1999. The change in net income for the period is primarily due to improved net interest income after provision for loan losses and an increase in other income offset to a slightly lesser extent by increased other and income tax expenses. For the nine-month period, basic operating earnings per share increased to $.68 per share in 2000 compared with $.67 in 1999, an increase of 1.5%. On a diluted operating earnings per share basis, the Company recorded $.66 per share 3 4 in the first nine months of 2000, compared to $.64 per share for the same period in 1999. The annualized return on average assets and return on average equity for the first nine months ended September 30, 2000 were .97% and 14.10%, respectively, compared to 1.08% and 14.24%, respectively, for the same period a year ago. Cash dividends declared in the first nine months of 2000 increased 11.1% to $.30 per share compared with $.27 for the same period in 1999. Net Interest Income Net interest income is the largest component of the Company's operating income (net interest income plus other non-interest income) accounting for 85.1% of total operating income for the first nine months of 2000, as compared to 84.9% for the first nine months of 1999. Net interest income represents the difference between interest earned on loans, investments and other earning assets offset by the interest expense attributable to the deposits and the borrowings that fund such assets. Interest fluctuations together with changes in the volume and types of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities combine to affect total net interest income. This analysis discusses net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis in order to provide comparability among the various types of earned interest income. Tax-exempt interest income is adjusted to a level that reflects such income as if it were fully taxable. Net interest income on a tax equivalent basis for the three months ended September 30, 2000 decreased $75,000, or 1.1%, to $6.4 million from $6.5 million for the same period a year ago. Total interest income for the third quarter of 2000 increased $2.8 million, or 22.6%, to $15.0 million from $12.2 million for the third quarter of 1999, while interest expense in the third quarter of 2000 increased $2.8 million, or 49.6%, to $8.6 million when compared to $5.8 million in the third quarter of 1999. The slight decline in net interest income between these two quarterly periods occurred primarily as a result of growth in the average volume of earning assets and non-interest bearing deposits and an increase in the yield on earning assets offset to a greater extent by an increase in interest paying liabilities and an increase in the cost of average interest paying liabilities. For the three months ended September 30, 2000, average earning assets increased $104.5 million, or 18.4%, when compared to the same period last year. The Company recorded an increase in average loans of $102.4 million, or 24.1%, for the third quarter of 2000 compared to the same period a year ago. Loans have typically resulted in higher rates of interest income to the Company than have investment securities. Interest rate spread is the difference between the tax-equivalent rate earned on average earning assets and the rate paid on average interest-bearing liabilities. The interest rate spread remained compressed for the quarter ended September 30, 2000 when compared to the same period a 4 5 year ago. The interest rate spread decreased 79 basis points to 3.27% at September 30, 2000 from 4.06% in the same quarter in 1999. While the average yield on earning assets increased 31 basis points during the period, the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities increased 110 basis points over the same period as a result of a higher cost of funding from deposits and other wholesale funding such as federal funds purchased and loans from the Federal Home Loan Bank. Net interest margin is tax-equivalent net interest income expressed as a percentage of average earning assets. The net interest margin exceeds the interest rate spread because of the use of non-interest bearing sources of funds to fund a portion of earning assets. As a result, the level of funds available without interest cost (demand deposits and equity capital) is an important factor affecting an increasing net interest margin. Net interest margin (on a federal tax-equivalent basis) for the three months ended September 30, 2000 decreased from 4.56% to 3.80% compared to the same period a year ago. The average yield on interest earning assets amounted to 8.87% for the third quarter of 2000, representing an increase of 31 basis points from the same period last year. Total loan yields increased 28 basis points to 9.30%, while total investment yields increased 11 basis points to 6.88%, as compared to the same period a year ago. The Company's average cost on interest-bearing deposit liabilities increased 80 basis points to 5.21% for the third quarter of 2000 when compared to the third quarter of 1999, while short-term borrowing costs increased 175 basis points to 6.85% comparing the two periods. Long-term borrowing costs increased 15 basis points to 8.65% during the same time period, the result of funds borrowed during the period by the Company at variable rates of interest tied to prime. These factors contributed to a decrease in the Company's overall interest margin for the three months ended September 30, 2000 compared to the same period a year ago. The ratio of average earning assets to average total assets measures management's ability to employ overall assets for the production of interest income. This ratio was 92.0% for the third quarter of 2000 compared with 91.7% for the same period in 1999. The ratio increased slightly in 2000, primarily as a result of a reduction in non-accrual loans. Net interest income (on a tax-equivalent basis) for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 increased $616,000, or 3.4%, to $18.9 million from $18.3 million for the same period a year ago. Total interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 increased $6.6 million, or 18.7%, to $42.0 million from $35.4 million for the same period in 1999, while interest expense during the period increased $6.0 million, or 35.1%, to $23.1 million when compared to $17.1 million for the nine months ended 1999. The improvement in net interest income when compared to the prior period occurred primarily as a result of growth in the average volume of earning assets and non-interest bearing deposits and an increase in the yield on earning assets offset to a 5 6 lesser extent by an increase in interest paying liabilities and an increase in the cost of average interest paying liabilities. For the nine months ended September 30, 2000, average earning assets increased $78.5 million, or 14.0%, when compared to the same period last year. The Company recorded an increase in average loans of $78.0 million, or 18.7%, for the first nine months of 2000 compared to the same period a year ago. For the nine months ended September 30, 2000, interest rate spread decreased 44 basis points to 3.47% when compared to 3.91% for the nine months ended September 30, 1999. The average yield on earning assets increased 34 basis points and the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities increased 78 basis points over the same period, a result of higher cost of funding from deposit and wholesale funding sources. Net interest margin (on a federal tax-equivalent basis) for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 decreased from 4.37% to 3.96% compared to the same period a year ago. The average yield on interest earning assets amounted to 8.80% for the first nine months of 2000, representing an increase of 34 basis points from the same period last year. Total loan yields increased 29 basis points to 9.21%, while total investment yields increased 25 basis points to 6.73%, as compared to the same period a year ago. The Company's average cost on interest-bearing deposit liabilities increased 52 basis points to 5.00% for the first nine months of 2000, while short-term borrowing costs increased 148 basis points to 6.53% comparing the two periods, a result of increased funding costs from federal funds purchased and Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings. Long-term borrowing costs increased 12 basis points to 8.62% over the same period, primarily a result of higher interest costs from variable rate loans borrowed by the Company in the first nine months of 2000. The above factors contributed to a decrease in the Company's overall interest margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 as compared to the same period in 1999. Other factors contributing to the decrease was the Company's efforts intended to increase interest-earning assets and thus reduce the percentage of equity to total assets (known as leveraging) by acquiring additional funding, primarily from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, resulting in higher costs from wholesale funding offset by decreased volume of non-accrual loans. The ratio of average earning assets to average total assets was 92.0% for the first nine months of 2000 compared with 91.6% for the same period in 1999. The ratio increased slightly in 2000, primarily as a result of a reduction in non-accrual loans. Provision for Loan Losses The provision for loan losses is the periodic cost (not less than quarterly) of providing an allowance for anticipated loan losses. In any accounting period, the amount of provision is based on management's evaluation of the loan portfolio, especially nonperforming 6 7 and other potential problem loans, taking into consideration many factors, including loan growth, net charge-offs, changes in the composition of the loan portfolio, delinquencies, management's assessment of loan quality, general economic factors and collateral values. The provision for loan losses for the three months ended September 30, 2000 decreased $73,000, or 37.8%, to $120,000 compared with $193,000 for the third quarter of 1999. For the nine months ended September 30, 2000, the provision for loan losses decreased $208,000, or 38.7%, to $330,000 from $538,000 for the same period last year. Management believes that the current allowance conforms with the Company's loan loss reserve policy and is adequate in view of the present condition of the Company's loan portfolio. See "Risk Management and the Allowance for Loan Losses" below. Non-Interest Income Total non-interest income increased $148,000, or 14.4%, to $1.2 million for the third quarter of 2000 when compared to the third quarter of 1999. This increase occurred as a result of increased fees on other customer services, increased gains from sales of loans, increased fees from loan servicing, and increased other income offset to a lesser degree by decreased trust income. Trust fees decreased $25,000 or 17.0% in the third quarter of 2000 compared to the same quarter in 1999, primarily as a result of a decrease in trust estate business. Loan servicing fees increased $32,000 or 18.6% to $204,000 in the third quarter of 2000, when compared to the same quarter in 1999. The increase in 2000 resulted from an increase in mortgage servicing rights income and commercial loan servicing income. Gains on sales on loans in the secondary market increased $8,000 to $60,000 in the third quarter of 2000, when compared to the same quarter in 1999, primarily as a result of increased gains from sales of mortgage and commercial loans. Service charges on deposit accounts for the third quarter of 2000 showed an increase of $22,000 or 6.1% over 1999 results. Financial service income increased $70,000, or 95.0%, accounting for the remainder of the improvement in fee income generated for other services to customers. For the first nine months of 2000, non-interest income increased $60,000, or 1.8%, to $3.3 million from $3.2 million for the same period a year ago. 7 8 Trust fee income decreased $41,000, or 9.5%, to $389,000 for the first nine months of 2000 compared to the same period in 1999 as a result of decreased trust estate business. Loan servicing fees decreased $36,000 or 5.8% for the first nine months in 2000, when compared to the same period in 1999. The decrease in 2000 resulted from a decline in mortgage servicing rights income and mortgage servicing income. Gains on sales on loans in the secondary market decreased $117,000 or 45.7% for the first nine months of 2000, when compared to the same period in 1999, primarily as a result of decreased gains from sales of mortgage and commercial loans taken in the secondary market. Sales of total loans for the first nine months of 2000 decreased to $15.8 million, compared to $23.5 million a year ago. Service charges on deposit accounts increased $99,000 or 9.8% and financial service income increased $107,000, or 43.4% accounting for the improvement in fee income generated for other services to customers for the first nine months of 2000, when compared to the same period in 1999. Non-Interest Expense Non-interest expense increased $127,000, or 2.8%, for the three months ended September 30, 2000 compared to the same period in 1999. Salaries and employee benefits showed an increase of $201,000, or 8.2%, for the period as a result of additional staffing to operate new facilities and salary and related benefit increases. Full time equivalent staff increased to 272 persons from 254 a year earlier. Increases in occupancy (amounting to $82,000 or 26.7%) and equipment expenses (amounting to $52,000 or 16.9%) occurred as a result of expansion in the Green Bay and Waupaca markets and costs related to modernization of various facilities. Other operating expenses decreased $149,000 or 12.6%. Included in 2000 expenses were amortization of goodwill related to the Four Seasons (a purchase of a one bank holding company in July 1996) acquisition of $82,000 (the same as in 1999) and amortization of $39,000 (compared to $12,000 in 1999) related to the BLBNA acquisition. Legal expense and loan collection expense decreased $209,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2000 primarily as a result of reduced legal issues relating to loan collection efforts of the BLBNA loan portfolio. Other items comprising other operating expense show an increase of $33,000 or 4.2% in the third quarter of 2000 when compared to the same quarter in 1999. The overhead ratio, which is computed by subtracting non-interest income from non-interest expense and dividing by average total assets, was 1.90% for the three months ended September 30, 2000 compared to 2.24% for the same period in 1999. 8 9 Non-interest expense increased $672,000, or 5.2%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 compared to the same period in 1999. Salaries and employee benefits increased $641,000, or 8.9%, primarily for the same reasons as listed above. Occupancy and equipment expenses increased $326,000, or 17.4%, a result of additional depreciation expense from branch expansion in the Green Bay and Waupaca market areas. Data processing expense increased $46,000, or 7.2%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 as compared to the same period a year ago. The increase occurred as a result of additional transaction volume and growth in number of accounts. Other real estate operations show income of $70,000, the result of net gains of $231,000 taken on sales of other real estate owned offset by $161,000 of costs expensed in the operation and maintenance of other real estate owned properties. $64,000 of the gains resulted from sales of lots in Idlewild Valley, Inc. a former subsidiary of the Bank. Additional gains totaling $167,000 resulted from property sales of seven commercial and five residential mortgage properties formerly held as loans in the BLBNA loan portfolio. Other operating expenses decreased $262,000, or 8.1%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 compared to the same period in 1999. Included in 2000 expenses was amortization of goodwill related to the Four Seasons acquisition of $246,000 (same as previous year) and $118,000 (compared to $155,000 in the previous year) related to the BLBNA acquisition. Legal expense and loan collection expense decreased $221,000, or 53.8%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 for primarily the same reasons as listed earlier. Other operating expense decreased $74,000, or .2%, in spite of additional expense for supplies, postage, marketing, and travel expense related to growth in branch expansion efforts. The overhead ratio was 1.99% for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 compared to 2.13% for the same period in 1999. Income Taxes Income tax expense for the Company for the three months ended September 30, 2000 was $776,000, an increase of $60,000 or 8.4% compared to the same period in 1999. The increase in income tax provision for the period was due to increased taxable income. Income tax expense for the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 was $2.2 million, an increase of $102,000, or 4.9% compared to the same period in 1999. The increase in income tax provision for the period was due to increased taxable income. The Company's effective tax rate (income tax expense divided by income before taxes) was 30.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 compared with 29.9% for the same period in 1999. The effective tax rate of 30.4% consisted of a federal effective tax rate of 26.4% and Wisconsin State effective tax rate of 4.0%. 9 10 Balance Sheet Analysis Loans At September 30, 2000, total loans increased $84.8 million, or 19.0% to $531.9 million from $447.0 million at December 31, 1999. Growth in the Company's loan portfolio resulted primarily from an increase in commercial loans to $327.1 million at September 30, 2000 compared to $267.5 million at December 31, 1999. In addition, real estate construction loans increased to $34.3 million at September 30, 2000 compared to $26.5 million at December 31, 1999. Real estate mortgage loans increased to $153.2 million at September 30, 2000 compared with $138.0 million at December 31, 1999. Consumer loans increased to $17.7 million at September 30, 2000 compared with $15.4 million at December 31, 1999. Growth in commercial real estate mortgages and commercial loans occurred as a result of the Company's expansion efforts (primarily in the Green Bay market) and the strong economic growth existing in that market. The following table reflects the composition (mix) of the loan portfolio (dollars in thousands): September December 30, 2000 31, 1999 --------- -------- Amount of loans by type (dollars in thousands) Real estate-mortgage Commercial $242,963 $201,301 1-4 family residential First liens 103,538 95,255 Junior liens 25,955 23,811 Home equity 23,676 18,963 Commercial, financial and agricultural 84,156 66,159 Real estate-construction 34,303 26,535 Installment Credit cards and related plans 2,030 1,810 Other 15,657 13,636 Less: deferred origination fees, net of costs 416 451 -------- -------- Total 531,862 447,019 ======== ======== Risk Management and the Allowance for Loan Losses The loan portfolio is the Company's primary asset subject to credit risk. To reflect the currently perceived credit risk in the loan portfolio, the Company sets aside an allowance or reserve for credit losses through periodic charges to earnings. These charges are shown in the Company's consolidated income statement as provision for loan losses. See "Provision for Loan Losses" above. Credit risk is controlled and monitored through the use of lending standards, a thorough review of potential borrowers, and an on-going review of payment performance. Asset quality administration, 10 11 including early identification of problem loans and timely resolution of problems, further enhances management of credit risk and minimization of loan losses. All specifically identifiable and quantifiable losses are immediately charged off against the allowance. Charged-off loans are subject to periodic review, and specific efforts are taken to achieve maximum recovery of principal and accrued interest. Management reviews the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses ("allowance" or "ALL") on a quarterly basis to determine whether the allowance is adequate to provide for probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date. Management's evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance is based primarily on management's periodic assessment and grading of the loan portfolio as described below. Additional factors considered by management include past loan loss experience, trends in past due and nonperforming loans, risk characteristics of the various classifications of loans, current economic conditions, the fair value of underlying collateral, and other regulatory or legal issues that could affect credit losses. Loans are initially graded when originated. They are re-graded as they are renewed, when there is a loan to the same borrower, when identified facts demonstrate heightened risk of nonpayment, or if they become delinquent. The loan review, or grading, process attempts to identify and measure problem and watch list loans. Problem loans are those loans with higher than average risk with workout and/or legal action probable within one year. These loans are reported at least quarterly to the directors' loan committee and reviewed at the officers' loan committee for action to be taken. Watch list loans are those loans considered to have weakness in either character, capacity to repay or balance sheet concerns and prompt management to take corrective action at the earliest opportunity. Problem and watch list loans generally exhibit one or more of the following characteristics: 1. Adverse financial trends and condition 2. Decline in the entire industry 3. Managerial problems 4. Customer's failure to provide financial information or other collateral documentation 5. Repeated delinquency, overdrafts or renewals. Every significant problem credit is reviewed by the loan review process and assessments are performed quarterly to confirm the risk rating, proper accounting and the adequacy of loan loss reserve assigned. After reviewing the gradings in the loan portfolio, management will allocate or assign a portion of the allowance to groups of loans and individual loans to cover management's estimate of probable loss. Allocation is related to the grade of the loan and includes a component resulting from the application of the measurement criteria of Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 114, "Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan" ("SFAS 114") and No. 118, "Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan-Income Recognition and Disclosures" ("SFAS 118"). Allocations also are made for unrated 11 12 loans, such as credit card loans, based on historical loss experience adjusted for portfolio activity. These allocated reserves are further supplemented by unallocated reserves based on management's judgment regarding risk of error, local economic conditions and any other relevant factors. Management then compares the amounts allocated for probable losses to the current allowance. To the extent that the current allowance is insufficient to cover management's best estimate of probable losses, management records additional provision for credit loss. If the allowance is greater than required at that point in time, provision expense is adjusted accordingly. As the following table indicates, the ALL at September 30, 2000 was $8.1 million compared with $7.6 million at December 31, 1999. Loans increased 19.0% from December 31, 1999 to September 30, 2000, while the allowance as a percent of total loans declined due to reduced loan loss provision for the first three quarters of 2000. The September 30, 2000 ratio of ALL to outstanding loans was 1.53% compared with 1.70% at December 31, 1999, and the ALL as a percentage of nonperforming loans was 65.5% at September 30, 2000 compared to 60.7% at end of year 1999. Based on management's analysis of the loan portfolio risk at September 30, 2000, a provision expense of $120,000 was recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2000, a decrease of $73,000 or 37.8% compared to the same period in 1999. The provision for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 was $330,000 compared to $538,000 a year earlier. Net loan recoveries of $48,000 occurred in the third quarter of 2000, and the ratio of net charge-offs to average loans for the period ended September 30, 2000 was (0.05%) compared to 0.79% at September 30, 1999. Net loan recoveries of $185,000 occurred in the first nine months of 2000 as compared to net charge-offs of $2.5 million for the same period in 1999. Commercial, agricultural and other loan net charge-offs represented 156.8% of the total net recoveries for the first nine months of 2000. In the commercial loan sector, recoveries totaling $350,000 on one loan accounted for the net recoveries. Allowance for Loan Losses and Nonperforming Assets (dollars in thousands) For the period ended For the period ended For the period ended September 30 ,2000 September 30, 1999 December 31, 1999 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Allowance for Loan Losses ("ALL") Balance at beginning of $7,611 $11,035 $11,035 period Balance related to (900) (900) acquisitions Provision for loan losses 330 538 850 12 13 For the period ended For the period ended For the period ended September 30 ,2000 September 30, 1999 December 31, 1999 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Charge-offs 423 4,270 5,362 Recoveries 608 1,813 1,988 --- ----- ----- Balance at end of period 8,126 8,216 7,611 Net charge-offs ("NCOs") (185) 2,457 3,374 Nonperforming Assets: Nonaccrual loans $8,336 9,234 8,086 Accruing loans past due 90 0 0 0 days or more Restructured loans 4,074 4,041 4,458 ----- ----- ----- Total nonperforming loans 12,410 13,275 12,544 ("NPLs") Other real estate owned 563 142 71 --- --- -- Total nonperforming assets $12,973 13,417 12,615 ("NPAs") Ratios: ALL to NCO's (annualized) (43.92) 3.34 2.26 NCO's to average loans (0.05%) 0.79% 0.80% (annualized) ALL to total loans 1.53% 1.89% 1.70% NPL's to total loans 2.33% 3.06% 2.81% NPA's to total assets 1.74% 2.12% 2.82% ALL to NPL's 65.48% 61.89% 60.67% While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, future adjustments to the ALL may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions and the impact of such change on the Company's borrowers. Consistent with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and with the methodologies used in estimating the unidentified losses in the loss portfolio, the ALL consists of several components. First, the allowance includes a component resulting from the application of the measurement criteria of SFAS 114 and SFAS 118. The amount of this component is included in the various categories presented in the following table. The second component is statistically based and is intended to provide for losses that have occurred in large groups of smaller balance loans, the credit quality of which are impracticable to re-grade at end of 13 14 period. These loans would include residential real estate, consumer loans and loans to small businesses generally in principal amounts of $100,000 and less. The loss factors are based primarily on the Company's historical loss experience tracked over a three-year period and accordingly will change over time. Due to the fact that historical loss experience varies for the different categories of loans, the loss factors applied to each category also differ. The final or "unallocated" component of the allowance is intended to absorb losses that may not be provided for by the other components. There are several primary reasons that the other components discussed above might not be sufficient to absorb the losses present in portfolios, and the unallocated portion of the ALL is used to provide for the losses that have occurred because of these reasons. The first reason is that there are limitations to any credit risk grading process. Even for experienced loan reviewers, grading loans and estimating probable losses involves a significant degree of judgment regarding the present situation with respect to individual loans and the portfolio as a whole. The overall number of loans in the portfolio also makes it impracticable to re-grade every loan each quarter. Therefore, it is possible that some currently performing loans not recently graded will not be as strong as their last grading and an insufficient portion of the allowance will have been allocated to them. In addition, it is possible that grading and loan review may be done without knowing whether all relevant facts are at hand. Troubled borrowers may inadvertently or deliberately omit important information from correspondence with lending officers regarding their financial condition and the diminished strength of repayment sources. The second reason is that loss estimation factors are based on historical loss totals. As such, the factors may not give sufficient weight to such considerations as the current general economic and business conditions that affect the Company's borrowers and specific industry conditions that affect borrowers in that industry. For example, with respect to loans to borrowers who are influenced by trends in the local tourist industry, management considers the effects of weather conditions, market saturation, and the competition for borrowers from other tourist destinations and attractions. Third, the loss estimation factors do not give consideration to the seasoning, or maturity, of the loan portfolio. Seasoning is relevant because losses are less likely to occur in loans that have been performing satisfactorily for several years than in loans that are more recent. Finally, the loss estimation factors do not give consideration to changes in the interest rate environment. For example, borrowers with variable rate loans may be less able to manage their debt service if interest rates rise. 14 15 For these reasons, management regards it as both a more practical and a more prudent practice to maintain the total allowance at an amount larger than the sum of the amounts allocated as described above. The following table shows the amount of the ALL allocated for the time periods indicated to each loan type as described. It also shows the percentage of balances for each loan type to total loans. In general, it would be expected that those types of loans which have historically more loss associated with them will have a proportionally larger amount of the allowance allocated to them than do loans which have less risk. Consideration for making such allocations is consistent with the factors discussed above, and all of the factors are subject to change; thus, the allocation is not necessarily indicative of the loan categories in which future loan losses will occur. It would also be expected that the amount allocated for any particular type of loan will increase or decrease proportionately to both the changes in the loan balances and to increases or decreases in the estimated loss in loans of that type. In other words, changes in the risk profile of the various parts of the loan portfolio should be reflected in the allowance allocated. Allocation of the Allowance for Loan Losses (dollars in thousands) Percent of Percent of Percent of Sept 30, loans to Sept 30, loans to Dec 31, loans to 2000 total 1999 total 1999 total Amount loans Amount loans Amount loans ------ ---------- ------- ---------- -------- --------- Commercial, financial $515 15.83% 616 15.26% 814 14.80% & agricultural Commercial real estate 3,324 45.60% 2,717 44.04% 2,605 44.93% Real Estate: Construction 40 6.45% 21 5.05% 29 5.94% Residential 1,823 24.35% 1,358 27.92% 2,484 26.64% Home equity lines 103 4.45% 106 4.22% 84 4.24% Consumer 105 2.94% 108 3.11% 145 3.05% Credit card 54 0.38% 41 0.40% 42 0.40% Loan commitments 132 120 130 Not specifically 2,029 3,129 1,278 ----- ----- ------ allocated Total allowance $8,126 100.00% $8,216 100.00% $7,611 100.00% 15 16 Percent of Percent of Percent of Sept 30, loans to Sept 30, loans to Dec 31, loans to 2000 total 1999 total 1999 total Amount loans Amount loans Amount loans ------ ---------- ------- ---------- -------- --------- Allowance for loan 1.53% 1.89% 1.70% loss as a percentage of total loans Period end loans $531,862 $433,821 $447,019 While there exists probable asset quality problems in the loan portfolio, including loans acquired in the BLBNA purchase, management believes sufficient reserves have been provided in the allowance to absorb probable losses in the loan portfolio at September 30, 2000. In the time period since the purchase of BLBNA, management has undergone extensive efforts to identify and evaluate problem loans stemming from the BLBNA acquisition. Although no assurance can be given, management feels that the majority of these problem loans associated with BLBNA have been identified. Ongoing efforts are being made to collect these loans, and the Company involves the legal process where necessary to minimize the risk of further deterioration of these loans for full collectibility. Non-Performing Loans, Potential Problem Loans and Other Real Estate Management encourages early identification of non-accrual and problem loans in order to minimize the risk of loss. This is accomplished by monitoring and reviewing credit policies and procedures on a regular basis. The accrual of interest income is discontinued when a loan becomes 90 days past due as to principal or interest. When interest accruals are discontinued, interest credited to income is reversed. If collectibility is in doubt, cash receipts on non-accrual loans are used to reduce principal rather than recorded as interest income. Non-performing assets at September 30, 2000 were $12.4 million compared to $12.6 million at December 31, 1999. Other real estate owned totaled $563,000 and consisted of three residential and four commercial properties. Non-accrual loans represented $8.3 million of the total of non-performing assets, of which $4.7 million was acquired by the Company with the BLBNA acquisition. Real estate non-accrual loans 16 17 accounted for $7.3 million of the total (of which $2.7 million was residential real estate and $4.6 million was commercial real estate), while commercial and industrial non-accruals accounted for $523,000. Management believes collateral is sufficient to offset losses in the event additional legal action would be warranted to collect these loans. $4.1 million of troubled debt restructured loans existed at September 30, 2000 compared with $4.5 million at December 31, 1999. Approximately $3.1 million of troubled debt restructured loans at September 30 consists of three commercial real estate credits which were granted various payment concessions and had experienced past cashflow problems. These credits were current at September 30, 2000. Management believes that collateral is sufficient in those loans classified as troubled debt in event of default. As a result, the ratio of non performing loans to total loans at September 30, 2000 was 2.3% compared to 2.8% at 1999 year end. The Company's ALL was 65.5% of total non-performing loans at September 30, 2000 compared to 60.7% at end of year 1999. Potential problem loans at September 30, 2000 are restricted to two commercial borrowers with credits aggregating approximately $3.6 million. One commercial credit secured by real estate totaling $1.2 million is currently past due and experiencing significant liquidity problems. The borrower has informed management that a sale of the real estate to a third party is expected in the fourth quarter. Management reasonably believes that consummation of such a transaction would result in repayment of this outstanding loan. The second commercial loan customer, with a credit totaling $2.4 million, is undergoing management changes and, as a result, has experienced liquidity problems. This credit was not current at September 30, 2000, but will be monitored for future performance as management change is now in place. Management's evaluation of the borrower's existing collateral supports an expectation of full recovery even in the event of liquidation, regardless of future performance, consummation of a business combination transaction or potential default. Investment Portfolio At September 30, 2000, the investment portfolio (which includes investment securities available for sale and held to maturity) increased $2.9 million, or 2.0% to $148.0 million from $145.1 million at December 31, 1999. At September 30, 2000, the investment portfolio represented 19.9% of total assets compared with 22.4% at December 31, 1999. Securities held to maturity and securities available for sale consist of the following: (dollars in thousands) 17 18 At September 30, 2000 (dollars in thousands) Gross Gross Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Estimated Cost Gains Losses Market Value --------- ---------- ---------- ------------ Securities held to maturity Obligations of states & $ 16,459 $ 69 $ 63 $ 16,465 political subdivisions Securities available for sale Obligations of U.S. Treasury & 30,284 137 60 30,361 other U.S. Agencies Mortgage-backed securities 68,827 16 2,070 66,773 Obligations of states & 32,411 345 136 32,620 political subdivisions Equity securities 1,741 1,741 -------- ---- ------ -------- Total securities available for $133,263 $498 $2,266 $131,495 ======== ==== ====== ======== sale At December 31, 1999 (dollars in thousands) Gross Gross Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Estimated Cost Gains Losses Market Value ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ Securities held to maturity Obligations of states & $ 19,380 $10 $131 $ 19,259 political subdivisions Securities available for sale Obligations of U.S. Treasury & $ 22,851 $54 $ 86 $ 22,819 other U.S. Agencies Mortgage-backed securities 71,876 23 2,489 69,410 Obligations of states & 32,413 122 738 31,797 political subdivisions Equity securities 1,674 1,674 -------- ---- ------ -------- Total securities available for $128,814 $199 $3,313 $125,700 ======== ==== ====== ======== sale 18 19 At September 30, 2000, the contractual maturities of securities held to maturity and securities available for sale are as follows: (dollars in thousands) Securities Held to Maturity Securities Available for Sale ------------------------------- ------------------------------ Amortized Cost Market Value Amortized Cost Market Value -------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ Within 1 year $ 576 $ 576 $ 15,061 $ 15,033 After 1 but within 5 years 7,968 7,927 67,674 66,095 After 5 but within 10 years 3,182 3,228 26,625 26,629 After 10 years 4,733 4,734 22,162 21,997 Equity securities 0 0 1,741 1,741 -------- ------- -------- -------- Total $ 16,459 $16,465 $133,263 $131,495 Deposits Total deposits at September 30, 2000 increased $43.6 million, or 8.7%, to $547.7 million from $504.1 million at December 31, 1999. Non-interest bearing deposits at September 30, 2000 increased $16.8 million, or 28.4%, to $76.0 million from $59.2 million at December 31, 1999. Interest-bearing deposits at September 30, 2000 increased $26.8 million, or 6.0%, to $471.7 million from $444.9 million at December 31, 1999. Interest-bearing transaction accounts (NOW deposits) decreased $5.5 million, primarily in public fund deposits. Savings deposits increased $28.0 million, or 18.6%, to $178.5 million at September 30, 2000 when compared to $150.5 million at December 31, 1999. Time deposits (including time, $100,000 and over and other time) increased $4.4 million (includes increase of $9.6 million in time deposits over $100,000), or 1.8%, to $249.8 million at September 30, 2000 when compared to $245.4 million at December 31, 1999. Typically, overall deposits for the first six months tend to decline slightly as a result of the seasonality of the customer base as customers draw down deposits during the early first half of the year in anticipation of the summer tourist season. As a result of the Company's geographical expansion in recent years, this effect has been minimized as additional branch facilities in less seasonal locations have continued to provide deposit growth. Emphasis has been, and will continue to be, placed on generating additional core deposits in 2000 through competitive pricing of deposit products and through the branch delivery systems that have already been established. The Company will also attempt to attract and retain core deposit accounts through new product offerings and quality customer service. 19 20 Short Term Borrowings Short-term borrowings at September 30, 2000 consist of federal funds purchased, securities under agreements to repurchase, borrowings from an unaffiliated bank and borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB"). Total short-term borrowings at September 30, 2000 increased $47.8 million to $137.0 million from $89.2 million at December 31, 1999. FHLB borrowings increased from $80 million at December 31, 1999 to $112 million at September 30, 2000. Borrowings from an unaffiliated bank total $6 million and consist of two borrowings of $3 million, each with a term of one year. The interest rate on these borrowings is calculated at prime less 1%. These borrowings are secured by a pledge of common stock of the Bank. The balance of the increase was in federal funds purchased. Short-term borrowings increased in order to fund growth in the loan portfolio. The Company will borrow monies if borrowing is a less costly form of funding loans compared to the cost of acquiring deposits. Additionally, the availability of deposits also determines the amount of funds the Company needs to borrow in order to fund loan demand. The Company anticipates it will continue to use wholesale funding sources of this nature, if these borrowings add incrementally to overall profitability. Long Term Debt Long-term debt at September 30, 2000 consists of two separate borrowings. Long-term debt of $1.8 million consists of a note by the Company in the face amount of $2 million (current balance $1.8 million) requiring quarterly payments of $100,000 with a term of two years. The interest rate on this borrowing is calculated at prime less 1%. This borrowing is secured by a pledge of the common stock of the Bank. In addition, long-term debt of $211,000 consists of a land contract requiring annual payments of $53,000 plus interest calculated at prime + 1/4%. The land contract is for debt used to purchase one of the properties in the Green Bay region for a branch location. Liquidity Liquidity refers to the ability of the Company, and the Bank, to generate adequate amounts of cash on a timely basis to meet its needs for cash. Management views its liquidity as the ability to raise cash at reasonable costs or with a minimum of loss and as a measure of balance sheet flexibility to react to marketplace, regulatory and competitive changes. The Company and the Bank have different liquidity considerations. The Company's objective is to manage its liquidity position in order to provide the funds necessary to pay dividends to shareholders, service debt, and to invest in the subsidiary Bank. The Company's primary 20 21 funding sources to meets its liquidity requirements are dividends from the Bank, borrowings from nonaffiliated banks, and proceeds from the issuance of equity. Adequate liquidity at the Bank is necessary to handle fluctuations in deposit levels, to provide for the credit needs of customers, and to take advantage of investment opportunities as they are presented in the marketplace. Liquidity at the Bank is derived from deposit growth, maturing loans, the maturity of the investment portfolio, access to other funding sources, marketability of certain of its assets and strong capital positions. The Bank attempts, when possible, to match relative maturities of assets and liabilities, while maintaining the desired net interest margin. Although the percentage of earning assets represented by loans is increasing, management believes that liquidity is adequate to support loan growth and deposit flows. At September 30, 2000, the Bank had $60.4 million of established lines of credit with nonaffiliated banks, of which $15.8 million was outstanding at September 30, 2000. As shown in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Cashflows for the nine months ended September 30, 2000, cash and cash equivalents increased $4.5 million during the period to $24.0 million at September 30, 2000. The increase primarily reflected $6.1 million in net cash provided by operating activities and $90.2 million by financing activities offset by $91.7 million used in financing activities. Net cash provided by operating activities consisted of the Company's net income for the periods increased by adjustments for non-cash expenditures. Net cash used in investing activities consisted of a net increase in investment activities and loans plus necessary capital expenditures. Net cash provided by financing activities resulted primarily from an increase in short term deposits and borrowed funds offset by payment of dividends and a decrease in time deposits. A component of the Company's strategy to enter additional markets will continue to concentrate on core deposit growth and utilize other funding sources such as the FHLB so as to reduce reliance on short-term funding needs. Management believes that, in the current economic environment, the Company's and the Bank's liquidity positions are adequate. To management's knowledge, there are no known trends nor any known demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that will result or are reasonably likely to result in a material increase or decrease in the Bank's or the Company's liquidity. Interest Rate Sensitivity Interest rate risk is the exposure to a bank's earnings and capital arising from changes in future interest rates. All banks assume interest rate risk as an integral part of normal banking operations. Control and monitoring of interest rate risk is a primary objective of asset/liability management. The Bank uses an Asset/Liability Committee ("ALCO") to manage risks associated with changing interest rates, changing asset and liability mixes, and the impact of such changes on 21 22 earnings. The sensitivity of net interest income to market rate changes is evaluated monthly by the ALCO using "static gap analysis" and simulation of earnings modeling. Interest rate sensitivity analysis can be performed in several different ways. The traditional method of measuring interest sensitivity is called "gap" analysis. The mismatch between asset and liability repricing characteristics in specific time intervals is referred to as "interest rate sensitivity gap." If more liabilities than assets reprice in a given time interval a liability sensitive gap position exists. In general, liability sensitive gap positions in a declining interest rate environment increase net interest income. Alternatively asset sensitive positions, where assets reprice more quickly than liabilities, negatively impact the net interest income in a declining rate environment. In the event of an increasing rate environment, opposite results would occur such that a liability sensitivity gap position would decrease net interest income and an asset sensitivity gap position would increase net interest income. The sensitivity of net interest income to changing interest rates can be reduced by matching the repricing characteristics of assets and liabilities. The following table entitled "Asset and Liability Maturity Repricing Schedule" indicates that the Company is liability sensitive. The analysis considers money market index accounts and 25% of NOW accounts to be rate sensitive within three months. Regular savings, money market deposit accounts and 75% of NOW accounts are considered to be rate sensitive within one to five years. While these accounts are contractually short-term in nature, it is the Company's experience that repricing occurs over a longer period of time. The Company views its savings and NOW accounts to be core deposits and relatively non-price sensitive, as it believes it could make repricing adjustments for these types of accounts in small increments without a material decrease in balances. All other earning categories, including loans and investments as well as other paying liability categories such as time deposits, are scheduled according to their contractual maturities. The "static gap analysis" provides a representation of the Company's earnings sensitivity to changes in interest rates. It is a static indicator and does not reflect various repricing characteristics. Accordingly, a "static gap analysis" may not necessarily be indicative of the sensitivity of net interest income in a changing rate environment. 22 23 ASSET AND LIABILITY MATURITY REPRICING SCHEDULE AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 Within Four to Seven to One Year Over Three Six Twelve To Five Five Months Months Months Years Years Total ------ ------ -------- -------- ----- ----- (In thousands) Earning assets: Investment securities $ 7 908 $ 4 273 $ 9 703 $ 74 066 $ 57 847 $153 797 Federal funds sold 0 0 0 0 0 0 Loans and leases Variable rate 151 881 18 056 0 27 593 75 197 605 Fixed rate 40 207 26 580 44 258 212 610 2 723 326 378 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Total loans and leases $192 088 $ 44 636 $ 44 258 $240 203 $2 798 $523 983 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Total earning assets $199 996 $ 48 909 $ 53 961 $314 269 $ 60 645 $677 780 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== Interest bearing liabilities: NOW Accounts $ 10 880 $ 0 $ 0 $ 32 641 $ 0 $ 43 521 Savings Deposits 130 033 0 0 48 418 0 178 451 Time Deposits 76 481 39 950 110 749 22 586 0 249 766 Borrowed Funds 106 266 52 7 500 25 159 0 138 977 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Total interest bearing $323 660 $40 002 $118 249 $128 804 $ 0 $610 715 ======== ======= ======== ======== ==== ======== Liabilities Interest sensitivity gap $(123 664) $ 8 907 $(64 288) $185 465 $ 60 645 $67 065 (within periods) Cumulative interest $(123 664) $(114 757) $(179 045) $ 6 420 $67 065 Sensitivity gap Ratio of cumulative interest -18.25% -16.93% -26.42% -0.95% 9.89% Sensitivity gap to rate Sensitive assets Ratio of rate sensitive assets 61.79% 122.27% 45.63% 243.99% -- To rate sensitive Liabilities Cumulative ratio of rate Sensitive assets to rate 61.79% 68.44% 62.85% 101.05% 110.98% Sensitive liabilities In addition to the "static gap analysis", determining the sensitivity of future earnings to a hypothetical plus or minus 200 basis point parallel rate shock can be accomplished through the use of simulation modeling. Simulation of earnings includes the modeling of the balance sheet as an ongoing entity. Balance sheet items are modeled to project income based on a hypothetical change in interest rates. The resulting net income for the next twelve-month period is compared to the net income amount calculated using flat rates. This difference represents the Company's earnings sensitivity to a plus or minus 200 basis point parallel rate shock. The resulting simulations indicated a plus or minus 2.2% adjustment in net income under these scenarios for the period ended September 30, 2000. This result was within the policy limits established by the Company. Management continually reviews its interest risk position through the ALCO process. Management's philosophy is to maintain relatively matched rate sensitive asset and liability positions within the range described above in order to provide earnings stability in the event of significant interest rate changes. Capital Resources Shareholders' equity at September 30, 2000 increased $4.1 million or 8.8% to $50.3 million, compared with $46.2 million at end of year 1999. 23 24 This increase includes a change of $1.2 million to capital in 2000 due to the impact of STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS NO. 115. Disregarding the effect of this change, shareholders' equity would have increased $2.9 million or 6.3% for the period between September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999. At September 30, 2000, the Company's risk-based Tier 1 Capital Ratio was 8.01%, the total risk based capital ratio was 9.26% and the leverage ratio was 6.35%. The Company is "adequately capitalized" under all applicable regulatory capital requirements and Bank is "well capitalized". The Company's and the Bank's capital amounts and ratios are as follows: (dollars in thousands) To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt For Capital Corrective Actual Adequacy Action Purposes Provisions Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio ------- ----- ------ ----- ------ ----- As of September 30, 2000 Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets) Company 53,226 9.26% 45,993 8.00% N/A N/A Bank 60,162 10.41% 46,237 8.00% 57,796 10.00% Tier 1 Capital(to Risk Weighted Assets) Company 46,027 8.01% 22,996 4.00% N/A N/A Bank 52,927 9.16% 23,118 4.00% 34,677 6.00% Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets) Company 46,027 6.35% 29,006 4.00% N/A N/A Bank 52,927 7.30% 29,006 4.00% 36,258 5.00% As of December 31, 1999 Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets) Company 48,903 10.07% 38,867 8.00% N/A N/A Bank 48,181 9.93% 38,807 8.00% 48,509 10.00% Tier 1 Capital(to Risk Weighted Assets) Company 42,811 8.81% 19,433 4.00% N/A N/A Bank 42,098 8.68% 19,403 4.00% 29,105 6.00% Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets) Company 42,811 6.79% 25,220 4.00% N/A N/A Bank 42,098 6.68% 25,220 4.00% 31,524 5.00% 24 25 The adequacy of the Company's capital is regularly reviewed to ensure that sufficient capital is available for current and future needs and is in compliance with regulatory guidelines. The assessment of overall capital adequacy depends upon a variety of factors, including asset quality, liquidity, stability of earnings, changing competitive forces, economic conditions in markets served and strength of management. Management believes that, in light of current capital levels and projected earnings levels, capital levels are adequate to meet the ongoing and future concerns of the Company. Year 2000 The Company did not encounter computer or system problems from the transition into the year 2000 ("Y2K") or subsequent problems after December 31, 1999, nor does management expect any material Y2K problems in the future. However, management has decided to maintain a Y2K specific contingency plan in an effort to mitigate any such risks. 25 26 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. BAYLAKE CORP. ---------------------------------- Date: December 22, 2000 /s/ Thomas L. Herlache ------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Thomas L. Herlache President (CEO) Date: December 22, 2000 /s/ Steven D. Jennerjohn ------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Steven D. Jennerjohn Treasurer (CFO) 26