1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For Quarter Ended September 30, 1998 Commission File Number 0-22224 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HALLMARK CAPITAL CORP. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Wisconsin 39-1762467 (State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 7401 West Greenfield Avenue West Allis, Wisconsin 53214 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number: (414) 317-7100 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 filings requirements for the past 90 days. (1) Yes [X] No [ ] (2) Yes [X] No [ ] The number of shares outstanding of the issuer's common stock, par value $1.00 per share, was 2,938,608 at November 9, 1998, the latest practicable date. 2 HALLMARK CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY FORM 10-Q Part I. Financial Information Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited): Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of September 30, 1998 (unaudited) and June 30, 1998............................... 1 Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three Months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997 (unaudited)........................................ 2 Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the Three Months Ended September 30, 1998 and 1997 (unaudited)................... 3 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997 (unaudited)........................................ 4 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).................................. 6 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations............................................................ 11 Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk............................... 24 Part II. Other Information Item 1. Legal Proceedings....................................................................... 25 Item 2. Changes in Securities................................................................... 25 Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities......................................................... 25 Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders..................................... 25 Item 5. Other Information....................................................................... 25 Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K........................................................ 25 Signature Page.......................................................................... 26 3 HALLMARK CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (In thousands) SEPTEMBER 30, JUNE 30, 1998 1998 -------------------- -------------------- ASSETS (Unaudited) Cash and non-interest bearing deposits..................................... $ 3,775 $ 1,998 Interest-bearing deposits.................................................. 23,793 6,186 -------- -------- Cash and cash equivalents.................................................. 27,568 8,184 Securities available-for-sale (at fair value): Investment securities.................................................... 8,909 8,896 Mortgage-backed and related securities................................... 63,196 57,549 Securities held-to-maturity: Investment securities (fair value - $388 at September 30, 1998 and June 30, 1998).................................. 388 388 Mortgage-backed and related securities (fair value - $61,372 at September 30, 1998; $66,185 at June 30, 1998)............... 60,499 65,282 Loans receivable, net...................................................... 281,330 280,889 Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or market............................ 3,363 2,056 Investment in Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost........................ 6,432 5,932 Foreclosed properties, net................................................. 11 11 Office properties and equipment............................................ 5,676 5,653 Prepaid expenses and other assets.......................................... 4,343 3,534 -------- -------- Total assets..................................................... $461,715 $438,374 ======== ======== LIABILITIES AND SHaREHOLDERS' EQUITY Liabilities: Deposits................................................................. $292,122 $271,619 Notes payable to Federal Home Loan Bank.................................. 127,059 117,059 Payable for investments purchased........................................ - 9,858 Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance.................... 4,643 3,163 Accrued interest on deposit accounts and other borrowings................ 1,572 1,455 Accrued expenses and other liabilities................................... 1,926 1,767 -------- -------- Total liabilities................................................ $427,322 $404,921 Shareholders' Equity: Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; authorized 2,000,000 shares; none outstanding....................................................... - - Common stock, $1.00 par value; authorized 6,000,000 shares; issued 3,162,500 shares; outstanding 2,938,608 shares at September 30,1998 and 2,933,608 shares at June 30, 1998.............. 3,162 3,162 Additional paid-in capital............................................... 9,600 9,512 Unearned ESOP compensation............................................... (505) (532) Unearned restricted stock award.......................................... (103) (124) Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities available-for-sale.................................................... 39 (27) Treasury stock, at cost: 223,892 shares at September 30, 1998 .. and 228,892 shares at June 30, 1998................................... (1,354) (1,385) Retained earnings, substantially restricted.............................. 23,554 22,847 -------- --------- Total shareholders' equity....................................... $ 34,393 $ 33,453 -------- --------- Total liabilities and shareholders' equity....................... $461,715 $ 438,374 ======== ========= See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 1 4 HALLMARK CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (In thousands, except for per share data) (Unaudited) THREE MONTHS ENDED ---------------------------------- SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 1997 -------------- ------------ (IN THOUSANDS) INTEREST INCOME: Loans receivable......................................................... $5,901 $5,859 Mortgage-backed and related securities................................... 2,067 1,633 Securities and interest-bearing deposits................................. 392 512 ------ ------ Total interest income............................................ 8,360 8,004 INTEREST EXPENSE: Deposits................................................................. 3,698 3,905 Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance.................... 26 29 Notes payable and other borrowings....................................... 1,839 1,500 ------ ------ Total interest expense........................................... 5,563 5,434 ------ ------ Net interest income........................................................ 2,797 2,570 Provision for losses on loans.............................................. 130 200 ------ ------ Net interest income after provision for losses on loans.................... 2,667 2,370 Non-interest income: Service charges on loans................................................. 78 45 Service charges on deposit accounts...................................... 113 114 Loan servicing fees, net................................................. 14 21 Insurance commissions.................................................... 19 4 Gain (loss) on sale of securities and mortgage-backed and related securities, net........................... - (17) Gain on sale of loans.................................................... 214 21 Other income............................................................. 42 12 ------ ------ Total non-interest income........................................ 480 200 NON-INTEREST EXPENSE: Compensation and benefits................................................ 1,239 957 Marketing................................................................ 66 51 Occupancy and equipment.................................................. 409 243 Deposit insurance premiums............................................... 42 43 Other non-interest expense............................................... 318 286 ------ ------ Total non-interest expense....................................... 2,074 1,580 Income before income taxes................................................. 1,073 990 Income taxes............................................................... 355 345 ------ ------ Net income...................................................... $ 718 $ 645 ====== ====== Earnings per share (basic)....................................... $ 0.26 $ 0.24 ====== ====== Earnings per share (diluted)..................................... $ 0.25 $ 0.23 ====== ====== See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) 2 5 HALLMARK CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (IN THOUSANDS) (UNAUDITED) Additional Unearned Unearned Unrealized Common Paid-In ESOP Restricted Gains Stock Capital Compensation Stock (Losses) ------ ---------- ------------ ---------- ---------- THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 Balance at June 30, 1998........................... $3,162 $9,512 ($ 532) ($ 124) ($ 27) Net income......................................... - - - - - Amortization of unearned ESOP and restricted stock award compensation.............. - 69 27 21 - Exercise of stock options (5,000 shares)........... - 19 - - - Unrealized appreciation on securities available for sale, net of tax benefit........... - - - - 66 ------ ------ -------- -------- ------- Balance at September 30, 1998...................... $3,162 $9,600 ($ 505) ($ 103) $ 39 ====== ====== ======== ======== ======= THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 Balance at June 30, 1997........................... $3,162 $9,022 ($ 632) ($ 208) ($ 225) Net income......................................... - - - - - Amortization of unearned ESOP and restricted stock award compensation.............. - 51 27 21 - Realized loss on sale of securities available-for-sale............................... - - - - 17 Related tax benefit on sale of securities available-for-sale............................... - - - - (6) Unrealized appreciation on securities available for sale, net of tax benefit........... - - - - 128 ------ ------ -------- -------- ------- Balance at September 30, 1997...................... $3,162 $9,073 ($ 605) ($ 187) ($ 86) ====== ====== ======== ======== ======= Total Other Treasury Retained Shareholders' Comprehensive Stock Earnings Equity Income -------- -------- ------------ ----------- THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 Balance at June 30, 1998........................... ($1,385) $22,847 $33,453 $ - Net income......................................... - 718 718 718 Amortization of unearned ESOP and restricted stock award compensation.............. - - 117 - Exercise of stock options (5,000 shares)........... 31 (11) 39 - Unrealized appreciation on securities available for sale, net of tax benefit........... - - 66 66 ------ ------- ------- ------ Balance at September 30, 1998...................... ($1,354) $23,554 $34,393 $ 784 ====== ======= ======= ====== THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 Balance at June 30, 1997........................... ($1,592) $20,145 $29,672 $ - Net income......................................... - 645 645 645 Amortization of unearned ESOP and restricted stock award compensation.............. - - 99 - Realized loss on sale of securities available-for-sale............................... - - 17 17 Related tax benefit on sale of securities available-for-sale............................... - - (6) (6) Unrealized appreciation on securities available for sale, net of tax benefit........... - - 128 128 ------ ------- ------- ------ Balance at September 30, 1997...................... ($1,592) $20,790 $30,555 $ 784 ====== ======= ======= ====== See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) 3 6 HALLMARK CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 1997 ----------- ---------- (IN THOUSANDS) OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net Income................................................................. $ 718 $ 645 Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used in) operating activities: Provision for losses on loans and real estate............................ 130 200 Provision for depreciation and amortization.............................. 105 73 Net loss on sales of investments and mortgage-backed and related securities................................. - 17 Net gain on sale of loans................................................ (214) (21) Amortization of unearned ESOP and restricted stock awards................ 136 99 Loans originated for sale................................................ (13,975) (3,048) Sales of loans originated for sale....................................... 12,668 3,048 Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets................. (809) 288 Decrease in payables for investments purchased........................... (9,858) - Other adjustments........................................................ 211 (33) --------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities........................ (10,888) 1,268 --------- -------- INVESTING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from the sale of securities available-for-sale.................... - 7,032 Purchases of securities available-for-sale................................. (21,238) (5,799) Purchases of mortgage-backed and related securities........................ - (352) Principal collected on mortgage-backed and related securities.............. 20,473 4,553 Net increase in loans receivable........................................... (357) (8,844) Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock................................... (500) - Purchases of office properties and equipment, net.......................... (128) (103) --------- -------- Net cash used in investing activities...................................... (1,750) (3,513) --------- -------- FINANCING ACTIVITIES Net increase (decrease) in deposits........................................ 20,503 (307) Proceeds from long-term notes payable to Federal Home Loan Bank............ 15,000 6,500 Net decrease in short-term notes payable to Federal Home Loan Bank......... (5,000) - Stock option transactions.................................................. 39 - Net increase in advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance...................................................... 1,480 1,522 --------- -------- Net cash provided by financing activities.................................. 32,022 7,715 --------- -------- Increase in cash and cash equivalents...................................... 19,384 5,470 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period........................... 8,184 8,755 --------- -------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of period................................. $ 27,568 $ 14,225 ========= ======== See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) 4 7 \ HALLMARK CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, -------------------------------- 1998 1997 -------------- ------------ (IN THOUSANDS) Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: Interest paid (including amounts credited to deposit accounts) .............. $5,422 $5,426 Income taxes paid ........................................................... $ 335 $ 412 Non-cash transactions: Loans transferred to foreclosed properties .................................. - $ 255 See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) 5 8 HALLMARK CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (1) BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods have been included. The results of operations and other data for the three months ended September 30, 1998 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year ending June 30, 1999. The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Hallmark Capital Corp. (the "Company") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, West Allis Savings Bank and subsidiaries (the "Bank") as of and for the three months ended September 30, 1998. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income, was adopted July 1, 1998. Previous periods have been reclassified for comparative purposes. Adoption has no effect on financial condition or results of operations. (2) EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS At September 30, 1998, the Company has reserved 431,936 shares of common stock for non-qualified stock option plans for employees and directors. With respect to options which have not been granted, the option exercise price cannot be less than the fair market value of the underlying common stock as of the date of option grant, and the maximum term cannot exceed ten years. The following is a summary of stock option activity for the three months ended September 30, 1998: SHARES UNDER OPTION PRICE OPTION PER SHARE ------------ -------------- Outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 1998............................. 321,274 $4.00 - $7.625 Exercised............................................................ (5,000) $4.00 --------- -------------- Outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 1998........................ 316,274 $4.00 - $7.625 (3) EARNINGS PER SHARE Basic earnings per share of common stock for the three months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997 have been computed by dividing net income for the period by the weighted average number of shares of common stock reduced by ungranted restricted stock and uncommitted ESOP shares. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by the sum of the weighted average shares used in the basic earnings per share calculation plus the effect of dilutive stock options. The effect of dilutive stock options is calculated using the treasury stock method. The computation of earnings per share is as follows: 6 9 (3) EARNINGS PER SHARE (CONTINUED) For the Three Months Ended September 30, 1998 Basic Diluted - --------------------------------------------- ----- ------- Weighted average common shares outstanding........... 2,935,891 2,935,891 Ungranted restricted stock........................... (18,462) (18,462) Uncommitted ESOP shares.............................. (132,825) (132,825) Common stock equivalents due to dilutive effect of stock options.................. - 115,967 ------------ ---------- Total weighted average common shares and equivalents outstanding....................... 2,784,604 2,900,571 ============ ============= Net income for period............................. $718,000 $ 718,000 Earnings per share................................ $ 0.26 $ 0.25 ============ ============= For the Three Months Ended September 30, 1997 Basic Diluted - --------------------------------------------- ----- ------- Weighted average common shares outstanding........... 2,885,900 2,885,900 Ungranted restricted stock........................... (18,462) (18,462) Uncommitted ESOP shares.............................. (152,042) (152,042) Common stock equivalents due to dilutive effect of stock options.................. - 130,188 ------------ ------------- Total weighted average common shares and equivalents outstanding....................... 2,715,396 2,845,584 ============ ============= Net income for period............................. $ 645,000 $ 645,000 Earnings per share................................ $ 0.24 $ 0.23 ============ ============= (4) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Commitments to originate mortgage loans of $4.4 million at September 30, 1998 represent amounts which the Bank expects to fund during the quarter ending December 31, 1998. There were commitments of $3.4 million to sell fixed-rate mortgage loans at September 30, 1998. The Bank had unissued credit under existing home equity line-of-credit loans and credit card lines of $13.2 million and $8.6 million, respectively, as of September 30, 1998. Also, the Bank had unused credit under existing commercial line-of-credit loans of $4.8 million at September 30, 1998. The Bank had no commitments to purchase adjustable-rate or fixed-rate mortgage-backed and related securities as of September 30, 1998. (5) REGULATORY CAPITAL ANALYSIS The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory - and possibly additional discretionary - actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Bank's financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt and corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Bank's assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Bank's capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors. Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of total and Tier I capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier I capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined). Management believes, as of September 30, 1998, that the Bank meets all capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject. As of September 30, 1998, the Bank is well capitalized as defined by regulatory standards. To be categorized as well capitalized, the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier I risk-based and Tier I leverage ratios as set forth in the table below. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the Bank's category. 7 10 The Bank's actual capital amounts and ratios are presented in the tables below. TO BE WELL CAPITALIZED FOR CAPITAL UNDER PROMPT CORRECTIVE ACTUAL ADEQUACY PURPOSES ACTION PROVISIONS ------ ----------------- ----------------------- AMOUNT RATIO AMOUNT RATIO AMOUNT RATIO ------ ----- ------ ----- ------ ----- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) As of September 30, 1998: Tier I Capital Leverage (to Average Assets): Consolidated........................ $34,336 7.82% $13,171 3.00% $21,951 5.00% West Allis Savings Bank............. 30,909 7.07 13,110 3.00 21,849 5.00 Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets): Consolidated........................ 34,336 12.72 10,801 4.00 16,202 6.00 West Allis Savings Bank............. 30,909 11.48 10,766 4.00 16,149 6.00 Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets): Consolidated........................ 36,783 13.62 21,603 8.00 27,003 10.00 West Allis Savings Bank............. 33,356 12.39 21,532 8.00 26,915 10.00 As a state-charted savings bank, the Bank is also subject to a minimum regulatory capital requirement of the State of Wisconsin. At September 30, 1998, on a fully-phased-in basis of 6.0%, the Bank had actual capital of $33,414,000 with a required amount of $27,847,000, for excess capital of $5,567,000. 8 11 (6) LOANS RECEIVABLE Loans receivable are summarized as follows: SEPTEMBER 30, JUNE 30, 1998 1998 -------------------- -------------------- (IN THOUSANDS) Increase Amount Percent Amount Percent (Decrease) ------ ------- ------ ------- ---------- Real estate mortgage loans: Residential one-to-four family................... $154,859 53.3% $155,082 53.7% $(223) Home equity...................................... 24,555 8.4% 25,079 8.7% (524) Residential multi-family......................... 37,897 13.0% 33,513 11.6% 4,384 Commercial real estate........................... 35,395 12.2% 34,610 12.0% 785 Residential construction......................... 4,976 1.7% 6,838 2.4% (1,862) Other construction and land...................... 15,941 5.5% 13,874 4.8% 2,067 ---------- ------- ---------- ------- -------- Total real estate mortgage loans............ 273,623 94.1% 268,996 93.2% 4,627 Consumer-related loans: Automobile...................................... 650 0.2% 755 0.3% (105) Credit card...................................... 2,713 1.0% 2,777 1.0% (64) Other consumer loans............................. 1,213 0.4% 1,476 0.4% (263) ---------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------- Total consumer-related loans................ 4,576 1.6% 5,008 1.7% (432) ---------- ------- ---------- ------- ----------- Commercial loans..................................... 12,596 4.3% 14,646 5.1% (2,050) ----------- ------- ---------- -------- ---------- Gross loans................................. 290,795 100.0% 288,650 100.0% $2,145 Accrued interest receivable.......................... 1,806 1,764 Less: Undisbursed portion of loan proceeds............. (8,335) (6,848) Deferred loan fees............................... (444) (319) Unearned interest................................ (44) (29) Allowances for loan losses....................... (2,448) (2,329) ----------- ----------- $281,330 $280,889 =========== =========== Loans serviced for investors totaled $27.1 million and $25.7 million at September 30, 1998 and June 30, 1998, respectively. 9 12 (7) NOTES PAYABLE AND OTHER BORROWINGS Notes payable and other borrowings are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands): SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 JUNE 30, 1998 --------------------------- ------------------------------- WEIGHTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE AVERAGE MATURITY AMOUNT RATE AMOUNT RATE -------- ------ ---- ------ ----- Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank 1998 $3,000 5.60% $8,000 5.51% 1999 21,000 6.62% 21,000 6.62 2000 22,007 6.24 22,007 6.24 2001 3,000 5.91 3,000 5.91 2002 28,500 5.61 28,500 5.61 2003 8,052 5.13 3,052 5.60 2004 5,000 6.32 5,000 6.32 2005 5,000 5.33 - - 2007 6,500 6.52 6,500 6.52 2008 25,000 4.99 20,000 4.95 ---------- -------- $127,059 5.80% $117,059 5.87% ======== ===== ======== ===== FHLB advances totaled $127.1 million or 100.0% and $117.1 million or 100.0% of total borrowings at September 30, 1998 and June 30, 1998, respectively. The Company is required to maintain as collateral unencumbered one-to-four family mortgage loans in its portfolio such that the outstanding balance of FHLB advances does not exceed 60% of the book value of this collateral. The Company had delivered mortgage-backed securities with a carrying value of $45.1 million and $30.7 million at September 30, 1998 and June 30, 1998, respectively. In addition, all FHLB advances are collateralized by all Federal Home Loan Bank stock and are subject to prepayment penalties. The Company's unused advance line with the Federal Home Loan Bank was $4.1 million at September 30, 1998. Variable rate term borrowings consist of $8.0 million tied to the one-month LIBOR index. The Company enters into sales of mortgage-backed securities with agreements to repurchase identical securities (reverse repurchase agreements) and substantially identical securities (dollar reverse repurchase agreements). These transactions are treated as financings with the obligations to repurchase securities reflected as a liability. The dollar amount of securities underlying the agreements remains in the asset accounts. The securities underlying the agreements are delivered to the counterparty's account. There were no liabilities recorded under agreements to repurchase identical and substantially identical securities at September 30, 1998 and June 30, 1998. 10 13 HALLMARK CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in annual reports or press releases or other public or shareholder communications, or in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, various words or phrases are intended to identify "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include words and phrases such as: "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project," "intends" or similar expressions and various other statements indicated herein with an asterisk after such statements. The Company wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and to advise readers that various factors could affect the Company's financial performance and could cause actual results for future periods to differ materially from those anticipated or projected. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (i) general market interest rates, (ii) general economic conditions, (iii) legislative/regulatory changes, (iv) monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve, (v) changes in the quality or composition of the Company's loan and investment portfolios, (vi) demand for loan products, (vii) deposit flows, (viii) competition, (ix) demand for financial services in the Company's markets, and (x) changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines. The Company does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements. GENERAL In order to maximize shareholder value, the Company continues to pursue a strategy of effectively utilizing the capital acquired in the Bank's Conversion and the Company's initial public offering consummated in December 1993. The Company believes that its effective utilization of capital is best achieved through the growth of the Company's business. Pursuant to the Company's post-Conversion strategic plan, this growth is to be achieved through the expansion of the Company's asset base and diversification of the Company's portfolio into higher yielding assets, and is to be implemented in two stages. In stage one, implemented in fiscal 1994 through the first half of fiscal 1997, management focused on achieving a target asset size for the Company established by the Board of Directors. In stage two, which commenced in the second half of fiscal 1996 and will continue in fiscal 1999, management focused, and intends to continue to focus, on portfolio diversification coupled with a moderate increase in the rate of growth of the Company's asset base. Commencing in fiscal 1994 and continuing through the first half of fiscal 1997, the Company implemented the first stage of the strategy by leveraging its capital base to achieve asset growth. The objective of the first stage of the strategy was to reach a targeted asset size for the Company established by the Board of Directors within a three-to-five year period following the Conversion. The Company increased its asset size from $179.6 million at June 30, 1994 to $409.8 million at June 30, 1997. The Bank's principal investment focus during the four-year post-Conversion period was to originate and purchase mortgage loans (principally loans secured by one-to-four family owner-occupied homes) and purchase mortgage-backed securities. The asset growth was funded through significant increases in Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") advances and other borrowings and increases in deposits, primarily brokered and non-brokered wholesale deposits. Pursuit of the foregoing strategy resulted in increases in the Company's net income, earnings per share, return on average equity ("ROAE") and return on average assets ("ROAA") in fiscal 1994, 1995 and 1996. Excluding the impact of the one-time industry-wide SAIF assessment in fiscal 1997, pursuit of the strategy also resulted in increases in the Company's net income, earnings per share, ROAE and ROAA for fiscal 1997. 11 14 Starting in the latter half of fiscal 1996 and continuing in fiscal 1998, the Company implemented the second stage of its post-Conversion plan in order to continue to increase net income, earnings per share, ROAE and ROAA. This strategy involved shifting the focus from asset growth to asset portfolio diversification, while maintaining prudent capital and liquidity levels. This was, and continues to be achieved by altering the composition of loans and securities originated, purchased, sold and held in the total asset portfolio. In particular, the Company focused and will focus on originating and purchasing higher-yielding multi-family, commercial real estate and commercial business loans secured by properties or assets located within the Company's primary lending area (as defined herein), which will either replace or supplement the lower-yielding one-to-four family mortgage loans and principal run-off from the mortgage securities portfolio.* The Company also evaluated opportunities to purchase multi-family and commercial real estate loans or participation interests in such loans secured by properties located outside the Company's primary lending area. In fiscal 1998, the Company purchased an aggregate of $25.5 million, or 8.9% of gross loans at June 30, 1998, of loans and participation interests in loans originated by other lenders and secured by properties located outside of the Company's primary lending area (as defined herein). These loans and participation interests consisted primarily of commercial real estate and commercial real estate construction loans. The Company also expanded its opportunities to originate higher-yielding loans by establishing a new commercial lending division which offers commercial/industrial real estate term loans, equipment leasing, inventory/equipment/receivables financing, lines of credit, letters of credit and SBA loan programs. The Company originated and purchased $35.6 million in various commercial business loans, either unsecured or secured by commercial business assets as of June 30, 1998, of which $6.28 million were secured by business assets located outside of the Company's primary lending area. Asset portfolio diversification in fiscal 1998 was funded through principal repayment cash flows from existing assets, wholesale brokered and non-brokered deposits, the sale of mortgage-backed and related securities, retail deposits and FHLB advances. In fiscal 1999, the Company intends to continue the implementation of the second phase of its strategic plan by slowing the rate of growth of its asset base and continuing to focus on asset portfolio diversification.* This will continue to be accomplished by increasing the origination and purchase of multi-family real estate, commercial real estate and commercial/industrial business loans, combined with the growth of the commercial lending division.* The Company also intends to begin to increase sales of one-to-four family mortgage loans in the secondary market, including selling seasoned and recently originated one-to-four family mortgage loans in order to provide liquidity for the funding of higher-yielding loan originations and purchases, increase non-interest income and maintain adequate levels of capital.* The Company anticipates that increased sales of one-to-four family loans will decrease the proportion of the gross loan portfolio represented by such loans, will increase non-interest income as a result of increased gains on the sales of such loans, and will further lessen the Company's negative gap position as such loans are replaced by higher-yielding, adjustable rate assets, including multi-family, commercial real estate and commercial loans.* Portfolio diversification in fiscal 1998 also will include continued purchases of loans or participation interests in loans originated by other lenders both within and outside of its primary lending area.* Loans purchased, or participation interests purchased, which relate to properties located outside of the Company's primary lending area will consist primarily of multi-family, commercial real estate, multi-family construction and commercial real estate construction loans.* In deciding whether or not to purchase a loan or participation interest in a loan originated outside of the Company's primary lending area, management of the Company has applied, and continues to apply, underwriting guidelines which are at least as strict as those applicable to the origination of similar loans within its primary lending area. The Company intends to fund its asset portfolio diversification in fiscal 1999 by a combination of retail deposits, brokered deposits, borrowings, the sale of one-to-four family mortgage loans in the secondary market, the maturity and sale of mortgage-backed and related securities and FHLB advances.* In addition, in fiscal 1999, the Company intends to continue increasing the activities of its commercial lending division as another element of the overall portfolio diversification strategy.* The focus of the Company's commercial lending operation will be small business loans and leases. Management currently anticipates that the commercial lending division will generate approximately $40 million in new commercial loans/leases during fiscal 1999.* Management believes that the commercial lending component of its 12 15 operations will benefit the Company longer term, and should contribute to a long-term increase in net income and return on equity.* The commercial lending division also has enhanced the Company's core deposit base, through the establishment of new deposit relationships with the commercial lending division's customers. As of June 30, 1998, commercial deposits totaled $5.9 million or 2.16% of the Company's core deposit base. The Company also intends to increase non-interest income and net interest income in fiscal 1999 by exploring ways to expand its lending activities into higher credit risk financial services (also known as subprime lending).* The subprime lending market includes manufactured housing, automobile, credit card, business, and residential first and second mortgage financing. The subprime mortgage market for first and second mortgage loans, on which the Company currently intends to focus, represents loans that do not conform to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC") and Fannie Mae guidelines. The borrowers on such loans typically have credit deficiencies on their credit history, such as late payments on their mortgage loan, low credit scores, foreclosures or bankruptcies. Other non-conforming reasons which classify loans as subprime include higher debt-to-income ratios, no down payment, limited documentation, high cash-out refinances or no verification of the borrower's income. A secondary market of private investors and mortgage bankers provides a mechanism for the underwriting, sale and servicing of subprime loans. Due to the higher degree of credit risk inherent in this type of lending, subprime residential mortgage loan rates generally are higher yielding compared to conventional one-to-four family mortgage rates. In addition, if sold in the secondary market, a higher origination fee and yield spread premium are paid on such loans.* The Company presently is involved in the exploratory phase of assessing the subprime market. If the Company decides to proceed in the development of a subprime program, the Board of Directors and management intend to establish parameters in the areas of total portfolio size, underwriting guidelines, approval process, underlying collateral type and location. In addition, in establishing such parameters, the Board of Directors of the Company intends to evaluate the impact of such a program on the Company's allowance and provision for loan loss as well as the overall financial impact on the Company. In fiscal 1999, the Company also intends to explore alternative methods of reducing net interest expense, such as offering deposit products on the Company's Website, evaluating potential acquisitions of retail branch networks in market areas demonstrating a lower cost of funds demand for deposit products and by actively seeking lower cost funding in the wholesale financial markets.* During fiscal 1999, the Company also intends to increase its non-interest income by expanding the following three fee income producing divisions: Residential Lending, Hallmark Planning Services and Commercial Banking.* The Company also intends to evaluate the feasibility and profitability of opening satellite lending facilities in communities outside of the Company's primary lending area to help increase originations of one-to-four family first mortgage loans, which are sold in the secondary market to generate fee income.* The Company's insurance subsidiary Hallmark Planning Services, Inc. continues to grow as the Company seeks to generate fee income from investment product and annuity sales. The Company also has begun to develop a program for mortgage contract cash processing within the commercial lending division, a service intended to generate fee income.* Pursuant to such program, the Bank would act as a partial sub-servicer performing a cash/processing function for nationally-originated commercial real estate loans. The increase in the level of the allowance for losses on loans during fiscal 1998 was primarily the result of increases in the commercial, home equity and commercial real estate loan portfolios. Loans secured by multi-family and commercial real estate and commercial business assets generally involve a greater degree of credit risk than one-to-four family loans and carry larger balances. The increased credit risk is the result of several factors, including concentration of principal in a limited number of loans and borrowers, the effect of general economic conditions on income-producing properties, and the increased difficulty of evaluating and monitoring these types of loans. Management anticipates that as the Company's volume of multi-family and commercial/nonresidential real estate and commercial business lending activity continues to increase, the Company will need to build a higher level of allowance for loan losses established through a provision for loan losses, which will have a negative effect on the Company's net income in the short-term.* However, the Company believes that building the higher yielding multi-family and commercial/nonresidential real estate components of its gross loan portfolio will benefit the 13 16 Company longer term, and should contribute to a long-term improvement in the Company's net income and return on equity.* LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES The Company's primary sources of funds are retail and wholesale brokered deposits, proceeds from principal and interest payments on loans, principal and interest payments on mortgage-backed and related securities and FHLB-Chicago advances. Alternative funding sources are evaluated and utilized based upon factors such as interest rates, availability, maturity, administrative costs and retention capability. Although maturity and scheduled amortization of loans are predicable sources of funds, deposit flows, mortgage prepayments and prepayments on mortgage-backed and related securities are influenced significantly by general interest rates, economic conditions and competition. Mortgage loans and mortgage securities prepayments increased in fiscal 1996 as interest rates declined for the first half of the fiscal year before increasing in the last half of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 1997 and 1998, prepayments increased as interest rates decreased in the second half of the fiscal year. Also, during the three months ended September 30, 1998 prepayments continued to increase as interest rates continued to decline. The primary investing activity of the Company is the origination and purchase of loans and the purchase of mortgage-backed and related securities. For the three months ended September 30, 1998, the Company originated and purchased loans totaling $54.0 million and $4.0 million, respectively, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 1997 when originated and purchased loans totaled $26.8 million and $2.6 million, respectively. Purchases of mortgage-backed and related securities held-to-maturity for the three months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997 totaled $$3.8 million and $352,000, respectively. There were no purchases of investment securities held-to-maturity for the three months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997. For the three months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, these activities were funded primarily by principal repayments on loans of $41.6 million and $27.8 million, respectively; principal repayments on mortgage-backed and related securities of $20.5 million and $4.6 million, respectively; proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans of $12.7 million and $3.0 million, respectively; net proceeds from notes payable to the FHLB-Chicago of $15.0 million and $6.5 million, respectively; and a net increase in deposits of $20.5 million during the 1998 period. Purchases of securities available-for-sale totaled $21.2 million and sales were $0 for the three months ended September 30, 1998, compared to purchases of $5.8 million and sales of $7.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 1997. The Company is required to maintain minimum levels of liquid assets under the regulations of the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Savings and Loan for state-chartered stock savings banks. Savings banks are required to maintain an average daily balance of liquid assets (including cash, certain time deposits, certain bankers acceptances, certain corporate debt securities, securities of certain mutual funds and specified United States government, state or federal agency obligations) of not less than 8.0%. The Company's liquidity ratio was 25.69% at September 30, 1998. The Company adjusts its liquidity levels to meet various funding needs and to meet its asset and liability management objectives. The Company's most liquid assets are cash and cash equivalents, which include investments in highly-liquid, short-term investments. The levels of these assets are dependent on the Company's operating, financing, lending and investing activities during any given period. At September 30, 1998 and June 30, 1998, cash and cash equivalents were $27.6 million and $8.2 million, respectively. The increase in cash and cash equivalents was due to an increase in wholesale brokered deposits and advance borrowings from the FHLB-Chicago. Management believes that the strategy of leveraging the capital acquired in the Conversion to achieve the targeted asset size established by the Board of Directors within a three-to-five year period following the Conversion, could not have been achieved solely through the use of retail deposits from the local market. Management also believes that the costs, overhead and interest expense of achieving comparable retail deposit growth would have exceeded the costs related to the use of FHLB-Chicago advances and wholesale brokered deposits as a funding source. However, management recognizes that the likelihood for retention of brokered certificates of deposit is more a function of the rate paid on such accounts as compared to retail deposits which may be established due to Bank location or other intangible reasons. The Company maintains a $10.0 million backup credit facility for contingency purposes to replace funds from wholesale brokered 14 17 deposits should retention of those deposits diminish due to extraordinary events in the financial markets. The Company's overall cost of funds has increased in recent years due primarily to a much greater percentage of the deposits being in certificates, both wholesale brokered and retail, as opposed to passbooks, money market accounts and checking accounts. Management believes that a significant portion of its retail deposits will remain with the Company and, in the case of wholesale brokered deposits, may be replaced with similar type accounts even should the level of interest rates change. However, in the event of a significant increase in market interest rates, the cost of obtaining replacement brokered deposits would increase as well. At September 30, 1998, retail and wholesale certificates of deposit totaled $87.5 million and $142.5 million, respectively. Management believes that a significant portion of its retail deposits will remain with the Company and, in the case of wholesale brokered deposits, may be replaced with similar type accounts even should the level of interest rates change.* However, in the event of a significant increase in market interest rates, the cost of obtaining replacement wholesale deposits and FHLB advances would increase as well. The Bank's Board of Directors has set a maximum limitation of total borrowings equal to 32% of total assets. This internal limit is 3% below the allowable borrowing limit (for all borrowings including FHLB advances and reverse repurchase agreements) of 35% of total assets established by the FHLB-Chicago. At September 30, 1998, FHLB advances totaled $127.1 million or 27.5% of the Bank's total assets and there were no other borrowings. At September 30, 1998, the Bank had unused borrowing authority under the borrowing limitations established by the Board of Directors of $20.7 million and $34.5 million under the FHLB total asset limitation. The Bank intends to fund asset portfolio diversification in fiscal 1999 through modest increases in FHLB advances, and to maintain the 3% excess borrowing capacity with the FHLB as a contingent source of funds to meet liquidity needs as deemed necessary by the Board of Directors of the Bank. Liquidity management for the Company is both an ongoing and long-term function of the Company's asset/liability management strategy. Excess funds generally are invested in short-term investments such as federal funds or overnight deposits at the FHLB-Chicago. Whenever the Company requires funds beyond its ability to generate them internally, additional sources of funds usually are available and obtainable from the wholesale brokered and non-brokered market as well as the unused credit line from the FHLB-Chicago, and funds also may be available through reverse repurchase agreements wherein the Company pledges investment, mortgage-backed or related securities. The Company maintains a $10.0 million contingent backup credit facility with a major correspondent bank to replace a portion of its interest rate sensitive liabilities, such as borrowings and wholesale brokered and non-brokered deposits should such funding sources become difficult or impracticable to obtain or retain due to a changing interest rate environment. The Company also has a federal funds open line of credit in the amount of $10.0 million with a correspondent bank which does not require the direct pledging of any assets. In addition, the Company maintains a relatively high level of liquid assets such as investment securities and mortgage-backed and related securities available-for-sale in order to ensure sufficient sources of funds are available to meet the Company's liquidity needs. The Company has various unfunded commitments at September 30, 1998 which represent amounts the Company expects to fund during the quarter ended December 31, 1998. For a summary of such commitment see discussion under footnote (4) "Commitments and Contingencies" contained in the section entitled, "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements." The Company anticipates it will have sufficient funds available to meet its current loan commitments, including loan applications received and in process to the issuance of firm commitments. CHANGE IN FINANCIAL CONDITION Total assets increased $23.3 million, or 5.3%, from $438.4 million at June 30, 1998 to $461.7 million at September 30, 1998. This increase is primarily due to an increase in interest-bearing deposits, mortgage-backed and related securities available-for-sale, and loans receivable, funded primarily by an increase in deposits, FHLB-Chicago advances and decreases in mortgage-backed and related securities held- to-maturity. 15 18 Cash and cash equivalents were $27.6 million and $8.2 million at September 30, 1998 and June 30, 1998, respectively. The increase in cash and cash equivalents was due to management's decision to increase such assets to purchase mortgage-backed and related securities available-for-sale and to have funding available for unused loan commitments. Securities available-for-sale increased to $72.1 million at September 30, 1998 compared to $66.4 million at June 30, 1998. Mortgage-backed and related securities held-to-maturity decreased to $60.5 million at September 30, 1998 compared to $65.3 million at June 30, 1998. The increase in mortgage-backed and related securities available-for-sale was the result of management's decision to increase such assets to mitigate the effect of lower than expected loan balances due to the higher than anticipated level of mortgage loans refinanced with outside financial institutions. Loans receivable increased to $281.3 million at September 30, 1998 compared to $280.9 million at June 30, 1998. The increase at September 30, 1998 compared to June 30, 1998 is primarily the result of management's decision to retain its ARM, intermediate-term (15 year) fixed-rate loans originated and purchased for the Company's portfolio, as such loans carried higher yields than comparable mortgage-backed and related securities during the three months ended September 30, 1998. Total mortgage loans originated and purchased amounted to $44.3 million ($4.0 million of which were purchased mortgage loans) and $24.3 million ($2.6 million of which were purchased mortgage loans) for the three months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively, while sales of fixed-rate mortgage loans totaled $13.0 million and $3.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively. Total commercial real estate mortgage loans originated and purchased totaled $8.5 million and $2.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively. Deposits increased $20.5 million to $292.1 million at September 30, 1998 from $271.6 million at June 30, 1998. The increase in deposits was primarily due to the Company's use of wholesale brokered and non-brokered certificates of deposit for the three months ended September 30, 1998. Brokered certificates of deposit totaled $94.4 million at September 30, 1998, representing 32.3% of total deposits as compared to $81.4 million, or 30.0% of total deposits, at June 30, 1998. Non-brokered wholesale deposits totaled $48.0 million at September 30, 1998, representing 16.4% of total deposits as compared to $42.9 million, or 15.8% of total deposits at June 30, 1998. Deposits are the Company's primary source of externally generated funds. The level of deposits is heavily influenced by such factors as the general level of short- and long-term interest rates as well as alternative yields that investors may obtain on competing investment securities such as money market mutual funds. FHLB-Chicago advances increased to $127.1 million at September 30, 1998 compared to $117.1 million at June 30, 1998. At September 30 and June 30, 1998, the Company had no funds borrowed under reverse repurchase agreements. The Company has used FHLB-Chicago advances and securities sold under agreements to repurchase as a funding source due to attractive rates offered on advances in relation to deposit funds obtainable in the Company's local market. ASSET/LIABILTY MANAGEMENT The Company closely monitors interest rate risk in an attempt to manage the extent to which net interest income is significantly affected by changes in market interest rates. In managing the Company's interest rate risk during the three months ended September 30, 1998, the Company primarily utilized wholesale brokered and non-brokered deposits and FHLB-advances to fund increases in the Company's interest-bearing assets due primarily to the attractive rates offered on short-term wholesale brokered and non-brokered deposits and long-term FHLB advances. At September 30, 1998, the Company's estimated cumulative one-year gap between assets and liabilities was a negative 6.6% of total assets as compared to a negative 5.1% at June 30, 1998. For the three months ended September 30, 1998, the Company managed its interest rate risk to maintain the level of its one-year negative gap position primarily by matching the maturity of the Company's liabilities, primarily through the use of FHLB advances. During periods of rising interest rates, a positive interest rate sensitivity gap would tend to positively affect net interest income, while a negative interest rate sensitivity gap would adversely affect net income. Although the opposite effect on net income would occur in periods of falling interest rates, the Company could experience substantial prepayments of its fixed rate 16 19 mortgage loans and mortgage-backed and related securities, which would result in the reinvestment of such proceeds at market rates which are lower than current rates.* ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE The following table sets forth at September 30, 1998 the amounts of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities maturing or repricing within the time periods indicated, based on the information and assumptions set forth in the notes thereto. AMOUNT MATURING OR REPRICING ----------------------------------------------------------- MORE THAN MORE THAN WITHIN FOUR TO ONE YEAR THREE YEARS THREE TWELVE TO THREE TO FIVE OVER FIVE MONTHS MONTHS YEARS YEARS YEARS TOTAL -------- ------- ------- ------- ------ -------- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) INTEREST-EARNING ASSETS(1): Mortgage loans(2): Fixed rate................................... $ 11,285 $28,399 $55,192 $26,424 $11,868 $133,168 Adjustable rate.............................. 32,284 50,245 42,690 3,601 1,248 130,068 Consumer loans (2)................................ 278 3,152 740 237 - 4,407 Commercial loans (2).............................. 3,063 5,390 3,086 500 - 12,039 Mortgage-backed and related securities: Fixed rate and securities available-for-sale. 2,069 5,451 10,332 6,398 6,984 31,234 Adjustable rate.............................. 55,741 36,720 - - - 92,461 Investment securities and securities available-for-sale .................. 30,468 727 5,414 - 2,888 39,497 -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- Total interest-earning assets................ $135,188 130,084 117,454 $37,160 $22,988 $442,874 ======== ======= ======= ======= ======= ======== INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES: Deposits(3): NOW accounts................................. $ 191 $ 573 910 $ 446 $ 428 $ 2,548 Money market deposit accounts................ 4,571 13,712 10,239 1,638 312 30,472 Passbook savings accounts.................... 1,608 4,824 7,654 3,750 3,603 21,439 Certificates of deposit...................... 89,217 100,072 37,679 2,994 - 229,961 Escrow deposits.............................. 4,643 -- - - - 4,643 Borrowings(4) FHLB advances and other borrowings........... 36,500 40,000 26,007 8,052 16,500 127,059 -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- Total interest-bearing liabilities........... $136,730 159,181 82,487 $16,880 $20,844 $416,122 ======== ======= ======= ======= ======= ======== Excess (deficiency) of interest-earning assets over interest-bearing liabilities.................... ($ 1,542) ($29,097) $34,965 $20,280 $ 2,146 $ 26,752 ======== ======== ======= ======= ======= ======== Cumulative excess (deficiency) of interest-earning assets over interest-bearing liabilities........ ($1,542) ($30,639) 4,326 $24,606 $26,752 $ 26,752 ======== ======= ======= ======= ======= ======== Cumulative excess (deficiency) of interest-earning assets over interest-bearing liabilities as a percent of total assets..................... (0.3)% (6.6)% 0.9% 5.3% 5.8% 5.8% ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======== (1) Adjustable- and floating-rate assets are included in the period in which interest rates are next scheduled to adjust rather than in the period in which they are due, and fixed-rate assets are included in the periods in which they are scheduled to be repaid based on scheduled amortization, in each case adjusted to take into account estimated prepayments utilizing the Company's historical prepayment statistics modified for forecasted statistics using annual prepayment rates ranging from 5% to 20%, based on the loan type. (2) Balances have been reduced for undisbursed loan proceeds, unearned credit insurance premiums, deferred loan fees, purchased loan discounts and the allowance for loan losses, which aggregated $11.2 million at September 30, 1998. (3) Although the Company's negotiable order of withdrawal ("NOW") accounts, passbook savings accounts and money market deposit accounts generally are subject to immediate withdrawal, management considers a certain historical amount of such accounts to be core deposits having significantly longer effective maturities and times to repricing based on the Company's historical retention of such deposits in changing interest rate environments. NOW accounts, passbook savings accounts and money market deposit accounts are assumed to be withdrawn at annual rates of 30%, 30% and 60%, respectively, of the declining balance of such accounts during the period shown. The withdrawal rates used are higher than the Company's historical rates but are considered by management to be more indicative of expected withdrawal rates currently. If all of the Company's NOW accounts, passbook savings accounts and money market deposit accounts had been assumed to be subject to repricing within one year, the one-year cumulative deficiency of interest-earning assets over interest-bearing liabilities would have been $59.6 million or 12.9% of total assets. 17 20 ASSET QUALITY The Company and the Bank regularly review assets to determine proper valuation. The review consists of an update of the historical loss experience, valuation of the underlying collateral and the outlook for the economy in general as well as the regulatory environment. The following table sets forth information regarding the Bank's non-accrual loans and foreclosed properties at the dates indicated: THREE MONTHS ENDED --------------------------------------------------------- SEP 30 JUN 30 MAR 31 DEC 31 SEP 30 1998 1998 1998 1997 1997 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Non-accrual mortgage loans............................ $1,674 $1,338 $1,028 $ 337 $ 223 Non-accrual consumer loans............................ 45 52 24 29 33 ------ ------ ------ ----- ----- Total non-accrual loans............................... $1,719 $1,390 $1,052 $ 366 $ 256 ====== ====== ====== ===== ===== Loans 90 days or more delinquent and still accruing....................... 32 20 61 60 30 ------ ------ ------ ----- ----- Total non-performing loans............................ $1,751 $1,424 $1,113 $ 426 $286 ====== ====== ====== ===== ===== Total foreclosed real estate net of related allowance for losses ....................... 11 11 11 11 247 ------ ------ ------ ----- ----- Total non-performing assets........................... $1,762 $1,435 $1,124 $ 437 $ 533 ====== ====== ====== ===== ===== Non-performing loans to gross loans receivable.............................. 0.60% 0.50% 0.38% 0.14% 0.10% ====== ====== ====== ===== ===== Non-performing assets to total assets ....................................... 0.38% 0.33% 0.27% 0.11% 0.13% ====== ====== ====== ===== ===== 18 21 ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES The following table sets forth an analysis of the Bank's allowance for loan losses: THREE MONTHS YEAR THREE MONTHS ENDED ENDED ENDED SEPT. 30, 1998 JUNE 30, 1998 SEPT. 31, 1997 -------------- ------------- -------------- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Balance at beginning of period..................... $ 2,329 $ 1,762 $ 1,762 Additions charged to operations: One- to four-family.............................. - - - Multi-family and commercial real estate.......... 90 512 132 Consumer......................................... 10 163 33 Commercial....................................... 30 125 35 -------- --------- ---------- 130 800 200 Recoveries: One- to four-family............................. - - - Consumer........................................ 6 31 6 -------- --------- ---------- 6 31 6 Charge-offs: One- to four-family............................. (11) (69) (27) Consumer........................................ (6) (195) (44) -------- --------- ---------- (17) (264) (71) -------- --------- ---------- Net charge-offs.................................... (11) (233) (65) -------- --------- ---------- Balance at end of period........................... $ 2,448 $ 2,329 $ 1,897 ======== ========= ========== Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans at end of the period.................................... 139.82% 163.55% 663.29% ======== ========= ========== Allowance for loan losses to total loans at end of the period................. 0.84% 0.81% $ 0.64% ======== ========= ========== The level of allowance for loan losses at September 30, 1998, reflects the continued low level of charged off and non-performing loans. Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate as of September 30, 1998. 19 22 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - COMPARISON OF THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 AND 1997 GENERAL Net income for the three months ended September 30, 1998 increased to $718,000 from $645,000 for the comparable 1997 period. The increase in net income was primarily due to a increase in net interest income and non-interest income. Return on average equity decreased to 8.49% for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from 8.57% for the comparable 1997 period. Return on average assets increased to 0.65% for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from 0.62% for the comparable 1997. NET INTEREST INCOME The following table presents certain information related to average interest-earning assets and liabilities, net interest rate spread and net interest margin: FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 9 9 8 1 9 9 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTEREST AVERAGE INTEREST AVERAGE AVERAGE EARNED/ YIELD/ AVERAGE EARNED/ YIELD/ BALANCE PAID RATE BALANCE PAID RATE ------- ---- ---- ------- ---- ---- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) ASSETS: Interest-earning assets: Mortgage loans.......................... $262,567 $5,463 8.32% $ 267,348 $5,560 8.32% Consumer loans.......................... 4,601 155 13.48 5,591 193 13.81 Commercial loans........................ 12,825 283 8.83 4,440 106 9.55 -------- -------- --------- ------ Total loans.......................... 279,993 5,901 8.43 277,379 5,859 8.45 Securities held-to-maturity: Mortgage-backed securities............ 20,971 374 7.13 44,938 810 7.21 Mortgage related securities........... 42,786 758 7.09 38,868 665 6.84 -------- -------- --------- ------ Total mortgage-backed and related securities............. 63,757 1,132 7.10 83,806 1,475 7.04 Investment and other securities......... 8,221 128 6.23 9,565 153 6.40 Securities available-for-sale........... 64,262 1,094 6.81 27,094 427 6.30 Federal Home Loan Bank stock............ 6,213 105 6.76 5,279 90 6.82 -------- -------- --------- ------ Total interest-earning assets......... 422,446 8,360 7.92 403,123 8,004 7.94 Non-interest earning assets............... 18,318 11,807 -------- --------- Total assets.......................... $440,764 $ 414,930 ======== ========= LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: Deposits: NOW accounts............................ $ 2,658 12 1.81% $ 2,588 11 1.70% Money market deposit accounts........... 28,986 369 5.09 21,775 282 5.18 Passbook accounts....................... 21,324 155 2.91 21,592 162 3.00 Certificates of deposit................. 215,924 3,162 5.86 226,978 3,450 6.08 -------- ------- --------- ------ Total deposits........................ 268,892 3,698 5.50 272,933 3,905 5.73 Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance................ 3,925 26 2.65 4,279 29 2.71 Borrowings................................ 122,559 1,839 6.00 96,948 1,500 6.19 -------- ------- --------- ------ Total interest-bearing liabilities.... 395,376 5,563 5.63 374,160 5,434 5.81 Non-interest bearing deposits and liabilities......................... 11,555 10,659 Shareholders' equity...................... 33,833 30,111 -------- --------- Total liabilities and shareholders' equity................ $440,764 $ 414,930 ======== ========= Net interest income/interest rate spread.. $2,797 2.29% $2,570 2.13% ====== ===== ====== ===== Net earning assets/net interest margin.... $ 27,070 2.65% $ 28,963 2.55% ======== ===== ========= ===== 20 23 Net interest income before provision for losses on loans increased $227,000 or 8.8% to $2.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $2.6 million for the comparable 1997 period. Interest income increased $356,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1998, partially offset by an increase in interest expense of $129,000. The level of net interest income primarily reflects an 4.8% increase in average interest-earning assets to $422.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $403.1 million for the comparable 1997 period, an increase in interest rate spread to 2.29% for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from 2.13% for the comparable 1997 period, partially offset by a decrease in the Company's average interest-earning assets over average interest-bearing liabilities to $27.1million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $29.0 million for the comparable 1997 period. The increase in interest rate spread was primarily due to the larger decrease in the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities compared to interest-earning assets, due to the Company's negative repricing gap in a falling interest rate environment. INTEREST INCOME Interest income increased 4.4% to $8.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $8.0 million for the comparable 1997 period. The increase in interest income was the result of an increase in average interest-earning assets of 4.8% to $422.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $403.1 million for the comparable 1997 period, partially offset by a decrease of 2 basis points in the yield on interest-earning assets to 7.92% for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from 7.94% for the comparable 1997 period. Interest income on loans increased 0.7% to $5.90 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $5.86 million for the comparable 1997 period. The increase was the result of a rise in the Company's average gross loans of 0.9% to $280.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $277.4 million for the comparable 1997 period, partially offset by a decrease in average yield to 8.43% for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from 8.45% for the comparable 1997 period. Gross loans increased primarily as a result of the Company retaining substantially all of its adjustable and short-term fixed rate loan originations and purchasing more loans in the secondary market. The decrease in yield is attributable to the downward adjustment in rate on existing adjustable-rate loans and to the lower yields paid on the multi-family and commercial components of the loan portfolio. At September 30, 1998 the multifamily and commercial components of the Company's loan portfolio totaled $101.8 million, or 35.0% of the total loan portfolio, compared to $70.8 million, or 23.9% of the total loan portfolio at September 30, 1997. Interest income on mortgage-backed securities decreased 53.8% to $374,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $810,000 for the comparable 1997 period. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in average balances to $21.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $44.8 million for the comparable 1997 period and by a decrease in average yield to 7.13% for the 1998 period from 7.21% for the 1997 period. The decrease in average balance was due to the reinvestment of principal repayments into mortgage related securities and securities available-for-sale. The decrease in average yield on mortgage-backed securities was primarily due to the downward adjustment in the adjustable rate securities portion of this portfolio. Interest income on mortgage-related securities increased 14.0% to $758,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $665,000 for the comparable 1997 period. The increase was primarily due to a increase in average balances to $42.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $38.9 million for the comparable 1997 period and by an increase in average yield to 7.09% for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from 6.84% for the comparable 1997 period. The increase in average yield on mortgage-related securities was primarily due to the decreased amount of short-term fixed rate mortgage-related securities at lower interest rates during the three months ended September 30, 1998. The increase in average balances of mortgage-backed and related securities is due to management's decision to purchase more CMO type securities due to the lack of growth in the loans receivable portfolio. Interest income on investment securities and securities available-for-sale increased 110.7% to $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $580,000 for the comparable 1997 period. The increase was primarily due to an increase in average balances to $72.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $36.7 million for the comparable 1997 period, and an increase in average yield to 6.74% for the 1998 period from 6.33% for the comparable 1997 period. The increased average yield was primarily attributable to the increased balances of mortgage-backed and related securities which carry higher interest rates. 21 24 INTEREST EXPENSE Interest expense increased 2.4% to $5.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $5.4 million for the comparable 1997 period. The increase was the result of an 5.7% increase in the average amount of interest-bearing liabilities to $395.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 compared to $374.2 million for the comparable 1997 period partially offset by a decrease in the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities to 5.63% for the 1998 period from 5.81% for the 1997 period. The increased balances of money market deposit accounts, borrowings and NOW accounts at lower average interest rates was the primary reason for the decrease in the average rate paid on the interest-bearing liabilities for the three months ended September 30, 1998 as compared to the comparable 1997 period. Interest expense on deposits decreased 5.3% to $3.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $3.9 million for the comparable 1997 period. The decrease was the result of an decrease in average balances of 1.5% to $268.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $272.9 million for the comparable 1997 period, and a decrease in the average rate paid to 5.50% for the 1998 period from 5.73% for the 1997 period. The decrease in deposits was primarily due to a decrease of 4.9% in certificates of deposit (including brokered deposits) to $215.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $272.9 million for the comparable 1997 period, and the decrease in average rate paid was primarily due to a decrease in the average rate paid on certificates of deposit (including brokered deposits) to 5.86% for the 1998 period from 6.08% for the 1997 period. Money market deposit accounts increased 33.1% to $29.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $21.8 million for the comparable 1997 period, and the average rate paid decreased to 5.09% for the 1998 period from 5.18% for the 1997 period. Money market deposit accounts increased primarily due to aggressive marketing and a competitive rate offered during the three months ended September 30, 1998. NOW accounts increased 2.7% to $2.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $2.6 million for the comparable 1997 period, partially offset by a increase in average rate paid to 1.81% for the 1998 period from 1.70% for the 1997 period. Passbook accounts decreased 1.2% to $21.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $21.6 million for the comparable 1997 period. The Company's decrease in certificates of deposit was the result of the increased use of FHLB advances. Of the $215.9 million in the average balance of certificates of deposit for the three months ended September 30, 1998, $85.8 million or 39.7% represented brokered certificates of deposit compared to $91.1 million or 40.1% for the 1997 period. The average rate paid on brokered certificates of deposit decreased to 5.97% for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from 6.13% for the comparable 1997 period. The decrease was primarily due to lower interest rate environment during the 1998 period as compared to the 1997 period. Interest on borrowings (FHLB advances and reverse repurchase agreements) increased 22.6% to $1.8 million for the months ended September 30, 1998 from $1.5 million for the comparable 1997 period. The increase was primarily due to the increase in average balances of FHLB advances and reverse repurchase agreements of 26.4% to $122.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $96.9 million for the comparable 1997 period, partially offset by an decrease in the average rate paid to 6.00% for the 1998 period from 6.19% for the 1997 period. PROVISION FOR LOSSES ON LOANS The provision for losses on loans decreased 35.0% to $130,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $200,000 for the comparable 1997 period. The level of allowance for losses on loans generally is determined by the Bank's historical loan loss experience, the condition and composition of the Bank's loan portfolio, and existing and anticipated general economic conditions. Management anticipates that as the Company's volume of multi-family and commercial/non-residential real estate lending activity continues to increase, the Company will need to build a higher level of allowance for loan losses established through a provision for loan losses.* Based on management's evaluation of the loan portfolio and the increase in gross loans during the three months ended September 30, 1998, the allowance for losses on loans increased 29.0% to $2.4 million at September 30, 1998 compared to $1.9 million at September 30, 1997. This increase was primarily the result of the increase in multi-family, multi-family construction, commercial real estate and commercial loan components of the gross loan portfolio which carry a greater degree of credit risk as compared to one-to-four family mortgage lending. The ratio of allowance for loan losses to gross loans increased to 0.84% at September 30, 1998 from 0.81% at June 30, 1998, reflecting the continued low level of loans charged off and non-performing loans. The amount of non-performing loans at September 30, 1998 was $1.8 million or .60% of gross loans compared to $1.4 million or 0.50% of gross loans at June 30, 1998 22 25 and $286,000 or 0.10% of gross loans at September 30, 1997. The increase in non-performing loans at September 30, 1998 compared to June 30, 1998 is primarily due to an increase in delinquent one-to-four family mortgage and home equity loans. NON-INTEREST INCOME Non-interest income increased 140.0% to $480,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $200,000 for the comparable 1997 period. The largest components of the increase were an increase in gains on the sale of loans to $214,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1998 compared to $21,000 for the comparable 1997 period, an increase in service charges on loans to $78,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1998 compared to $45,000 for the comparable 1997 period, an increase in insurance commissions to $19,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1998 compared to $4,000 for the comparable 1997 period, a decrease in losses on the sale of securities and mortgage-backed and related securities to $0 for the three months ended September 30, 1998 compared to a loss of $17,000 for the comparable 1997 period and an increase in other non-interest income to $42,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1998 compared to $12,000 for the comparable 1997 period. The increase in gains on the sale of loans was primarily due to the increase in mortgage loans that were refinanced as a result of the lower interest rate environment during the 1998 period. The decrease in losses on the sales of securities and mortgage-backed and related securities reflects management's decision to sell lower-yielding available-for-sale securities in the 1997 period. Partially offsetting the increases in non-interest income was a decrease in service charges on deposit accounts to $113,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1998 compared to $114,000 for the comparable 1997 period and a decrease in loan servicing fees to $14,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1998 compared to $21,000 for the comparable 1997 period. NON-INTEREST EXPENSE Non-interest expense increased 31.3% to $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $1.6 million for the comparable 1997 period. The increase was primarily due to an increase in compensation and benefits expense of $282,000 to $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $1.0 million for the comparable 1997 period, an increase in occupancy and equipment expense of $166,000 to $409,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $243,000 for the comparable 1997 period, an increase in other non-interest expense of $32,000 to $318,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $286,000 for the comparable 1997 period and an increase in marketing expense of $15,000 to $66,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $51,000 for the comparable 1997 period. The increase in compensation and benefits expense primarily relates to higher salary levels and an increase in the number of full time equivalent employees. The increase in occupancy and equipment expense primarily relates to the purchase of an office building, which houses the corporate offices and certain non-branch activities, and increased purchases of bank equipment. The increase in other non-interest expense was primarily due to increases in printing, office supplies, organization dues, legal and other miscellaneous expenses. IMPACT OF YEAR 2000 The Company is currently in the process of addressing a potential problem that faces all users of automated systems including information systems. Many computer systems process transactions based on two digits representing the year of transaction, rather than four digits. These computer systems may not operate properly when the last two digits become "00", as will occur on January 1, 2000. The problem could affect a wide variety of automated information systems, such as mainframe applications, personal computers, communication systems, environmental systems and other information systems. The Company has identified areas of operations critical for the delivery of its loan and deposit products. The majority of the Company's applications used in operations are purchased from outside vendors. The vendors providing the software are responsible for maintenance of the systems and modifications to enable uninterrupted usage after December 31, 1999. The Company's plan includes obtaining certification of compliance from third parties and testing all of the impacted applications (both internally developed and third party provided). The Company's goal is to have conversion activities and testing fully compliant by June 30, 1999. Testing of the system will occur prior to December 31, 1998. Contingency plans are in the 23 26 process of development to address potential problems discovered during testing. The Company's plan also includes reviewing any potential risks associated with loan and deposit data base information due to the Year 2000 issue. Potential risks could include, but are not limited to, system failure or miscalculations causing disruptions of operations which may include the temporary inability to process transactions, and to provide accurate customer loan payment or deposit receipt information. Based on currently available information, management does not anticipate that the cost to address the Year 2000 issues will have a material adverse impact on the Company's financial position.* Direct expenditures in fiscal year 1998, and for the three months ended September 30, 1998 for the Year 2000 project totaled $5,000 and $6,000, respectively. It is estimated that completion of the project will result in additional expenditures of approximately $100,000.* Direct expenditures include capital expenditures for compliant equipment and software, write-offs of non-compliant equipment and software upgrades. The expenditures will be funded by increases in the Company's non-interest expense budget. Currently, the Company is utilizing internal staff to coordinate the Year 2000 project which may delay new product implementation through fiscal 1999. The Company does not plan to engage consultants to complete the Year 2000 project unless the aforementioned conversion and testing cannot be completed prior to the end of fiscal 1999. There can be no guarantee that the systems of other parties on which the Company's systems rely will be timely converted and not have an adverse impact on the Company's systems. The Company also is in the process of making inquiries and reviewing plans of certain third parties, such as commercial loan customers, where Year 2000 failures could result in significant adverse impact on the Company. It is expected that such inquiries and review will be completed and documented and contingency plans, if any are necessary, will be formulated by March 31, 1999. The Board of Directors of the Company receives written status reports on the Year 2000 project and meets with project leaders quarterly. ITEM 3 - QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK A derivative financial instrument includes futures, forwards, interest rate swaps, option contracts, and other financial instruments with similar characteristics. The Company currently does not enter into futures, forwards, swaps or options. However, the Company is party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments consist primarily of commitments to extend credit. These instruments involve to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets. Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates and may require collateral from the borrower if deemed necessary by the Company. The information required herein pursuant to Item 305 of Regulation S-K is incorporated by reference in sections entitled "Liquidity and Capital Resources" from pages 14 to 15 and "Asset/Liability Management" from pages 16 to 18 hereof. 24 27 PART II - OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS From time to time the Company and the Bank are parties to legal proceedings arising out of its lending activities and other operations. However, there are no pending legal proceedings of which the Company or the Bank is a party which, if determined adversely to the Company or the Bank, would have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position of the Company. ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES Not applicable. ITEM 3. DEFAULT UPON SENIOR SECURITIES Not applicable. ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was held on October 29, 1998. There were 2,938,608 shares of Common Stock of the Company entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, and 2,473,079 shares present at the meeting by holders thereof in person or by proxy, which constituted a quorum. The following is a summary of the results of the votes: NUMBER OF VOTES Against or Broker For Withheld Abstain Non-Votes --- -------- ------- --------- Nominees for Director for Three-Year Term Expiring in 2001 Peter A. Gilbert.......................... 2,449,149 23,930 - - Reginald M. Hislop, III................... 2,449,149 23,930 - - Charles E. Rickheim....................... 2,449,149 23,930 - - Ratification of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP as independent auditors for fiscal year ending June 30, 1999................ 2,438,063 19,926 15,090 - The continuing directors of the Company include: James D. Smessaert and Donald A. Zellmer. Martin Hedrich, Jr. was appointed by the Board of Directors to serve as a director of the Company to fill the vacancy on the Company board created by the retirement of Floyd D. Brink. Mr. Hedrich's term will expire when Mr. Brink's term would have expired in 1999. ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION None. ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter for which this report was filed. There are no exhibits to this report other than the Financial Data Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit 27. See Note 2 to the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the information required for Exhibit 11 Computation of Earnings Per Share. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 25 28 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirement 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. Hallmark Capital Corp. --------------------- (Registrant) Date: November 11, 1998 /s/ James D. Smessaert ---------------------------------------- James D. Smessaert Chairman of the Board Chief Executive Officer Date: November 11, 1998 /s/ Arthur E. Thompson ---------------------------------------- Arthur E. Thompson Chief Financial Officer 26 29 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ---------- ----------- 27 Financial Data Schedule, which is submitted electronically to the Securities and Exchange Commission for information only and not filed. 27