- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ------------------------ FORM 10-Q [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2003 [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ------------------------ COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 000-22007 ------------------------ SOUTHWEST BANCORPORATION OF TEXAS, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) <Table> TEXAS 76-0519693 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) </Table> 4400 POST OAK PARKWAY HOUSTON, TEXAS 77027 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code) (713) 235-8800 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ------------------------ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or 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 by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act.) Yes [X] No [ ] There were 33,966,176 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock outstanding as of the close of business on May 1, 2003. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTHWEST BANCORPORATION OF TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES INDEX TO FORM 10-Q <Table> <Caption> PAGE ---- PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1. Financial Statements Report of Independent Accountants......................... 2 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002 (unaudited)...................... 3 Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited)....... 4 Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 (unaudited)................................... 5 Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited)............................................ 6 Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)............................................ 7 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations................ 12 Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk........................................ 29 Item 4. Controls and Procedures............................ 29 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION Item 1. Legal Proceedings.................................. 31 Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds.......... 31 Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities.................... 31 Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders............................................ 31 Item 5. Other Information.................................. 31 Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K................... 31 Signatures.................................................. 32 </Table> 1 PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS To the Board of Directors and Shareholders Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc.: We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the "Company") as of March 31, 2003, the related condensed consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 and the condensed consolidated statement of changes in shareholders' equity for the three-month period ended March 31, 2003. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures to financial data and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. We previously audited, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2002, and the related consolidated statements of income, of changes in shareholders' equity, and of cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report dated February 28, 2003, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2002 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Houston, Texas April 30, 2003 2 SOUTHWEST BANCORPORATION OF TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED) <Table> <Caption> MARCH 31, DECEMBER 31, 2003 2002 ------------ -------------- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) ASSETS Cash and due from banks..................................... $ 289,363 $ 472,257 Federal funds sold and other cash equivalents............... 122,364 63,107 ---------- ---------- Total cash and cash equivalents........................ 411,727 535,364 Securities available for sale............................... 1,193,917 1,201,200 Loans held for sale......................................... 87,398 101,389 Loans held for investment................................... 3,181,059 3,117,951 Allowance for loan losses................................... (38,508) (36,696) Premises and equipment, net................................. 94,377 92,227 Accrued interest receivable................................. 19,006 20,160 Other assets................................................ 160,893 140,362 ---------- ---------- Total assets........................................... $5,109,869 $5,171,957 ========== ========== LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Deposits: Demand -- noninterest-bearing............................. $1,270,991 $1,290,323 Demand -- interest-bearing................................ 39,551 36,222 Money market accounts..................................... 1,618,958 1,618,417 Savings................................................... 104,411 97,119 Time, $100 and over....................................... 635,887 518,108 Other time................................................ 342,463 351,860 ---------- ---------- Total deposits......................................... 4,012,261 3,912,049 Securities sold under repurchase agreements................. 239,507 275,443 Other borrowings............................................ 362,958 515,430 Accrued interest payable.................................... 1,545 1,654 Other liabilities........................................... 32,607 21,858 ---------- ---------- Total liabilities...................................... 4,648,878 4,726,434 ---------- ---------- Commitments and contingencies Shareholders' equity: Common stock -- $1 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized; 33,892,917 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2003 and 33,856,065 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2002...................................... 33,893 33,856 Additional paid-in capital................................ 88,602 87,651 Retained earnings......................................... 325,833 310,758 Accumulated other comprehensive income.................... 12,663 13,258 ---------- ---------- Total shareholders' equity............................. 460,991 445,523 ---------- ---------- Total liabilities and shareholders' equity............. $5,109,869 $5,171,957 ========== ========== </Table> The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements. 3 SOUTHWEST BANCORPORATION OF TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) <Table> <Caption> THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, ----------------------- 2003 2002 ---------- ---------- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) Interest income: Loans..................................................... $45,156 $43,382 Securities................................................ 11,951 14,379 Federal funds sold and other.............................. 206 191 ------- ------- Total interest income.................................. 57,313 57,952 ------- ------- Interest expense: Deposits.................................................. 10,106 12,693 Borrowings................................................ 2,126 2,797 ------- ------- Total interest expense................................. 12,232 15,490 ------- ------- Net interest income.................................... 45,081 42,462 Provision for loan losses................................... 3,000 2,500 ------- ------- Net interest income after provision for loan losses.... 42,081 39,962 ------- ------- Noninterest income: Service charges on deposit accounts....................... 10,527 8,693 Investment services....................................... 2,295 2,417 Other fee income.......................................... 2,738 2,881 Other operating income.................................... 2,559 1,625 Gain on sale of loans, net................................ 1,099 578 Gain on sale of securities, net........................... 35 1 ------- ------- Total noninterest income............................... 19,253 16,195 ------- ------- Noninterest expenses: Salaries and employee benefits............................ 23,826 20,973 Occupancy expense......................................... 6,500 5,485 Professional expense...................................... 2,067 1,818 Other operating expenses.................................. 7,118 7,923 Minority interest......................................... -- 25 ------- ------- Total noninterest expenses............................. 39,511 36,224 ------- ------- Income before income taxes............................. 21,823 19,933 Provision for income taxes.................................. 6,748 6,388 ------- ------- Net income............................................. $15,075 $13,545 ======= ======= Earnings per common share: Basic.................................................. $ 0.45 $ 0.41 ======= ======= Diluted................................................ $ 0.44 $ 0.40 ======= ======= </Table> The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements. 4 SOUTHWEST BANCORPORATION OF TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED) <Table> <Caption> ACCUMULATED COMMON STOCK ADDITIONAL OTHER TOTAL -------------------- PAID-IN RETAINED COMPREHENSIVE SHAREHOLDERS' SHARES DOLLARS CAPITAL EARNINGS INCOME EQUITY ---------- ------- ---------- -------- ------------- ------------- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2002..................... 33,856,065 $33,856 $87,651 $310,758 $13,258 $445,523 Exercise of stock options.................... 36,852 37 650 687 Deferred compensation amortization........... 301 301 Comprehensive income: Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2003................................. 15,075 15,075 Net change in unrealized appreciation on securities available for sale, net of deferred taxes of $297................... (554) (554) Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income, net of deferred taxes of $22............................. (41) (41) -------- Total comprehensive income................. 14,480 ---------- ------- ------- -------- ------- -------- BALANCE, MARCH 31, 2003........................ 33,892,917 $33,893 $88,602 $325,833 $12,663 $460,991 ========== ======= ======= ======== ======= ======== </Table> The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements. 5 SOUTHWEST BANCORPORATION OF TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) <Table> <Caption> THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, ----------------------- 2003 2002 ---------- ---------- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Cash flows from operating activities: Net income................................................ $ 15,075 $ 13,545 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Provision for loan losses.............................. 3,000 2,500 Depreciation........................................... 2,604 2,044 Realized gain on securities available for sale, net.... (35) (1) Amortization and accretion of securities' premiums and discounts, net........................................ 2,459 1,049 Amortization of mortgage servicing rights.............. 1,129 870 Amortization of computer software...................... 1,098 843 Other amortization..................................... 301 82 Minority interest in net income of consolidated subsidiary............................................ -- 25 Gain on sale of loans, net............................. (1,099) (578) Origination of loans held for sale and mortgage servicing rights...................................... (38,096) (43,949) Proceeds from sales of loans........................... 52,676 56,561 Income tax benefit from exercise of stock options...... 222 477 (Increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets..................... (19,263) 24,712 Increase in accrued interest payable and other liabilities........................................... 10,640 2,586 Other, net............................................. (2) (71) --------- --------- Net cash provided by operating activities......... 30,709 60,695 --------- --------- Cash flows from investing activities: Proceeds from maturity and call of securities available for sale............................................... 43,474 17,330 Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale....... 49,151 -- Principal paydowns of mortgage-backed securities available for sale............................................... 137,699 83,754 Purchase of securities available for sale................. (226,212) (90,000) Purchase of Federal Reserve Bank stock.................... -- (104) Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock.................. (167) (12,630) Net increase in loans held for investment................. (64,623) (79,896) Purchase of premises and equipment........................ (5,860) (4,865) Other, net................................................ (77) (89) --------- --------- Net cash used in investing activities............. (66,615) (86,500) --------- --------- Cash flows from financing activities: Net decrease in noninterest-bearing demand deposits....... (19,332) (83,678) Net increase in time deposits............................. 108,382 26,590 Net increase (decrease) in other interest-bearing deposits............................................... 11,162 (55,985) Net decrease in securities sold under repurchase agreements............................................. (35,936) (34,586) Net increase (decrease) in other short-term borrowings.... (152,377) 39,432 Payments on long-term borrowings.......................... (95) (88) Net proceeds from exercise of stock options............... 465 790 --------- --------- Net cash used in financing activities............. (87,731) (107,525) --------- --------- Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents................... (123,637) (133,330) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period............ 535,364 345,456 --------- --------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of period.................. $ 411,727 $ 212,126 ========= ========= </Table> The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements. 6 SOUTHWEST BANCORPORATION OF TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) (UNAUDITED) 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc. (the "Company") and its direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries. The 2002 consolidated financial statements also include the accounts of First National Bank of Bay City, a 58% owned subsidiary of the Company, through November 1, 2002. On this date, the Company sold its interest in this subsidiary. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the Company's consolidated financial position at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, consolidated net income for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, consolidated cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, and consolidated changes in shareholders' equity for the three months ended March 31, 2003. Interim period results are not necessarily indicative of results of operations or cash flows for a full-year period. These financial statements and the notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. New Accounting Pronouncements On October 24, 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") approved Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 147, Acquisitions of Certain Financial Institutions. SFAS No. 147 amends previously issued guidance regarding the accounting and reporting for the acquisition of all or part of a financial institution, effective for acquisitions after October 1, 2002. The statement also provides guidance on all accounting for the impairment or disposal of core deposits. This standard will impact any acquisitions the Company makes beginning October 1, 2002. On November 25, 2002, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 45 ("FIN No. 45"), Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others. FIN No. 45 elaborates on the disclosures to be made by a guarantor in its interim and annual financial statements about its obligations under certain guarantees that it has issued. It also clarifies that a guarantor is required to recognize, at the inception of a guarantee, a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken in issuing the guarantee. The initial recognition and measurement provisions of FIN No. 45 are applicable on a prospective basis to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. The disclosure requirements of FIN No. 45 are effective for financial statements of interim or annual periods ending after December 15, 2002, and were included in the Company's financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2002. The accounting provisions of FIN No. 45 did not have a significant impact on the Company's financial statements. On January 17, 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 46 ("FIN No. 46") Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, which addresses consolidation by business enterprises of variable interest entities. FIN No. 46 clarifies the application of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51 ("ARB No. 51"), Consolidated Financial Statements, to certain entities in which equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. FIN No. 46 applies immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003, and to variable interest entities in which an enterprise obtains an interest after that date. It applies in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after June 15, 2003, to variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds a variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003. The Company does not expect the requirements of FIN No. 46 to have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations. 7 SOUTHWEST BANCORPORATION OF TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED) Reclassifications Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2003 financial statement presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on net income or stockholders' equity. Stock-Based Compensation The Company applies the intrinsic value method of accounting for its stock-based compensation plans in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, ("APB 25"). In 1995, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, ("SFAS No. 123") as amended by SFAS No. 148, which requires pro forma disclosures of net income, stock-based employee compensation cost, and earnings per share for companies not adopting its fair value accounting method for stock-based employee compensation. The pro forma disclosures below use the fair value method of SFAS No. 123 to measure compensation expense for stock-based compensation plans. <Table> <Caption> THREE MONTHS ENDED --------------------- MARCH 31, MARCH 31, 2003 2002 --------- --------- Net income As reported............................................... $15,075 $13,545 Pro forma................................................. $14,295 $12,774 Stock-based compensation cost, net of income taxes As reported............................................... $ 301 $ 82 Pro forma................................................. $ 988 $ 827 Basic earnings per common share As reported............................................... $ 0.45 $ 0.41 Pro forma................................................. $ 0.42 $ 0.39 Diluted earnings per common share As reported............................................... $ 0.44 $ 0.40 Pro forma................................................. $ 0.41 $ 0.37 </Table> The effect of applying SFAS No. 123 in the above pro forma disclosure are not indicative of future amounts. The Company anticipates making awards in the future under its stock-based compensation plans. 2. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Comprehensive income consists of the following: <Table> <Caption> THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, ------------------- 2003 2002 -------- -------- Net income.................................................. $15,075 $13,545 Net change in unrealized appreciation on securities available for sale, net of tax............................ (554) (2,811) Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income, net of tax........................................ (41) (3) ------- ------- Total comprehensive income.................................. $14,480 $10,731 ======= ======= </Table> 8 SOUTHWEST BANCORPORATION OF TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED) 3. MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS The Company originates and purchases residential and commercial mortgage loans both for its own portfolio and to sell to investors with servicing rights retained through its ownership of Mitchell Mortgage Company, LLC. ("Mitchell"). Mitchell is an approved seller/servicer for Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA") and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC") and an approved issuer of Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA") mortgage-backed securities. The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of its mortgage servicing rights in relation to the present value of the estimated future net servicing revenue based on management's best estimate of remaining loan lives. Any excess carrying value would be recorded as a valuation allowance with the provision recorded as a component of other fee income in the accompanying statement of income. The following table summarizes the changes in capitalized mortgage servicing rights for the periods indicated: <Table> <Caption> THREE MONTHS ENDED YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, DECEMBER 31, 2003 2002 ------------ ------------ Balance, beginning of period................................ $10,628 $12,008 Originations.............................................. 510 1,996 Purchases................................................. 86 804 Scheduled amortization.................................... (207) (1,176) Payoff amortization....................................... (922) (3,004) ------- ------- Balance before valuation allowance.......................... 10,095 10,628 Less: Valuation allowance................................. (2,371) (2,371) ------- ------- Balance, end of period...................................... $ 7,724 $ 8,257 ======= ======= </Table> The managed servicing portfolio totaled $1,050,000 at March 31, 2003 and $1,068,000 at December 31, 2002. Capitalized mortgage servicing rights represent 74 basis points and 77 basis points of the portfolio serviced at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively. 4. EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE Earnings per common share is computed as follows: <Table> <Caption> THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, ------------------- 2003 2002 -------- -------- Net income.................................................. $15,075 $13,545 ======= ======= Divided by average common shares and common share equivalents: Average common shares..................................... 33,877 32,956 Average common share issuable under the stock option plan................................................... 763 1,125 ------- ------- Total average common shares and common share equivalents............................................ 34,640 34,081 ======= ======= Basic earnings per common share............................. $ 0.45 $ 0.41 ======= ======= Diluted earnings per common share........................... $ 0.44 $ 0.40 ======= ======= </Table> Stock options outstanding of 527 and 121 at March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively, have not been included in diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been antidilutive for the periods presented. 9 SOUTHWEST BANCORPORATION OF TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED) Stock options are antidilutive when the exercise price is higher than the current market price of the Company's common stock. 5. SEGMENT INFORMATION The Company has two operating segments: the bank and the mortgage company. Each segment is managed separately because each business requires different marketing strategies and each offers different products and services. The Company evaluates each segment's performance based on the revenue and expenses from its operations. Intersegment financing arrangements are accounted for at current market rates as if they were with third parties. Summarized financial information by operating segment for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 follows: <Table> <Caption> THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003 2002 --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- BANK MORTGAGE ELIMINATIONS CONSOLIDATED BANK MORTGAGE ELIMINATIONS CONSOLIDATED ---------- -------- ------------ ------------ ---------- -------- ------------ ------------ Interest income...... $ 54,839 $ 3,898 $ (1,424) $ 57,313 $ 55,404 $ 4,120 $ (1,572) $ 57,952 Interest expense..... 12,232 1,424 (1,424) 12,232 15,490 1,572 (1,572) 15,490 ---------- -------- --------- ---------- ---------- -------- --------- ---------- Net interest income............. 42,607 2,474 -- 45,081 39,914 2,548 -- 42,462 Provision for loan losses............. 2,918 82 -- 3,000 2,418 82 -- 2,500 Noninterest income... 17,504 1,749 -- 19,253 14,857 1,338 -- 16,195 Noninterest expense............ 36,922 2,589 -- 39,511 33,940 2,284 -- 36,224 ---------- -------- --------- ---------- ---------- -------- --------- ---------- Income before income taxes.............. $ 20,271 $ 1,552 $ -- $ 21,823 $ 18,413 $ 1,520 $ -- $ 19,933 ========== ======== ========= ========== ========== ======== ========= ========== Total assets......... $5,083,405 $279,918 $(253,454) $5,109,869 $4,286,220 $253,844 $(232,579) $4,307,485 ========== ======== ========= ========== ========== ======== ========= ========== </Table> Intersegment interest was paid to the bank by the mortgage company in the amount of $1,424 and $1,572 for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Advances from the bank to the mortgage company of $253,454 and $232,579 were eliminated in consolidation at March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. 6. OFF-BALANCE SHEET CREDIT COMMITMENTS In the normal course of business, the Company enters into various transactions, which, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, are not included in its consolidated balance sheet. These transactions are referred to as "off balance-sheet commitments." The Company enters into these transactions to meet the financing needs of its customers. These transactions include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit, which involve elements of credit risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet. The Company minimizes its exposure to loss under these commitments by subjecting them to credit approval and monitoring procedures. The Company enters into contractual commitments to extend credit, normally with fixed expiration dates or termination clauses, at specified rates and for specific purposes. Customers use credit commitments to ensure that funds will be available for working capital purposes, for capital expenditures and to ensure access to funds at specified terms and conditions. Substantially all of the Company's commitments to extend credit are contingent upon customers maintaining specific credit standards at the time of loan funding. Management assesses the credit risk associated with certain commitments to extend credit in determining the level of the allowance for loan losses. Commitments to extend credit totaled $1,794,312 at March 31, 2003 and $1,644,722 at December 31, 2002. 10 SOUTHWEST BANCORPORATION OF TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED) Standby letters of credit are written conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The Company's policies generally require that standby letters of credit arrangements contain collateral and debt covenants similar to those contained in loan agreements. In the event the customer does not perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement with the third party, the Company would be required to fund the commitment. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make is represented by the contractual amount of the commitment. If the commitment is funded, the Company would be entitled to seek recovery from the customer. Standby letters of credit totaled $181,333 at March 31, 2003 and $166,822 at December 31, 2002. As of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, $123 and $139, respectively, has been recorded as a liability for the fair value of the Company's potential obligations under these guarantees which represents the unamortized portion of the fee collected. Management believes this amount to be the fair value of the guarantees. 7. MERGER RELATED ACTIVITY On March 10, 2003, the Company and Southwest Bank of Texas National Association entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with Maxim Financial Holdings, Inc. ("Maxim"), whereby Maxim will merge into the Company. Maxim is the parent company of MaximBank located in Galveston County, Texas. The Merger Agreement, which is subject to approval of the shareholders of Maxim and various regulatory authorities, provides for an all-cash transaction valued at $63,000. At March 31, 2003, MaximBank had total assets of approximately $318,700 and total deposits of approximately $243,900. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2003. 11 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS SPECIAL CAUTIONARY NOTICE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain of the matters discussed in this document and in documents incorporated by reference herein, including matters discussed under the caption "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," may constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as such may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The words "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "seek," "estimate," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. The Company's actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation: (a) the effects of future economic conditions on the Company and its customers; (b) governmental monetary and fiscal policies, as well as legislative and regulatory changes; (c) the risks of changes in interest rates on the level and composition of deposits, loan demand, and the values of loan collateral, securities and interest rate protection agreements, as well as interest rate risks; (d) the effects of competition from other commercial banks, thrifts, mortgage banking firms, consumer finance companies, credit unions, securities brokerage firms, insurance companies, money market and other mutual funds and other financial institutions operating in the Company's market area and elsewhere, including institutions operating locally, regionally, nationally and internationally, together with such competitors offering banking products and services by mail, telephone, computer and the internet; and (e) the failure of assumptions underlying the establishment of reserves for loan losses and estimations of values of collateral and various financial assets and liabilities. All written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. OVERVIEW Total assets at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002 were $5.11 billion and $5.17 billion, respectively. Gross loans were $3.27 billion at March 31, 2003, an increase of $49.1 million, or 2%, from $3.22 billion at December 31, 2002. Shareholders' equity was $461.0 million and $445.5 million at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2003, net income was $15.1 million ($0.44 per diluted share), compared to $13.5 million ($0.40 per diluted share) for the same period in 2002, an increase of 11%. Return on average assets and return on average common shareholders' equity for the three months ended March 31, 2003 was 1.22% and 13.48%, respectively, as compared to 1.26% and 14.78% for the three months ended March 31, 2002. Return on average assets is calculated by dividing annualized net income by the daily average of total assets. Return on average common shareholders' equity is calculated by dividing annualized net income by the daily average of common shareholders' equity. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Interest Income Interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2003 was $57.3 million, a decrease of $639,000, or 1%, from the three months ended March 31, 2002. This decrease in interest income is due to a decrease in the average yield on interest-earning assets to 5.22% for the three months ended March 31, 2003, a decrease of 82 basis points when compared to the same period in 2002. This decrease is partially offset by a $558.1 million increase in average interest-earnings assets to $4.45 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2003, a 14% increase from the same period last year. Interest income on securities decreased $2.4 million to $12.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003. This decrease was due to a 124 basis point decrease in the average yield on securities to 4.19% for the three months ended March 31, 2003, compared to 5.43% for the same period last year. This 12 decrease is partially offset by a $83.6 million increase in average securities outstanding to $1.16 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2003, an 8% increase from the same period a year ago. Interest income on loans increased $1.8 million to $45.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003. This increase was due to a $448.8 million increase in average loans outstanding to $3.22 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2003, a 16% increase from the same period a year ago. This increase is partially offset by a 66 basis point decrease in the average yield on loans to 5.68% for the three months ended March 31, 2003, compared to 6.34% for the same period last year. Interest Expense Interest expense on deposits and borrowings for the three months ended March 31, 2003 was $12.2 million, a decrease of $3.3 million, or 21%, from the three months ended March 31, 2002. This decrease in interest expense was attributable to a decrease in the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities to 1.49% for the period, a decrease of 57 basis points when compared to the same period in 2002. This decrease is partially offset by a $292.5 million increase in average interest-bearing liabilities to $3.34 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2003, an increase of 10% from the same period last year. Net Interest Income Net interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2003 was $45.1 million compared to $42.5 million in 2002, an increase of $2.6 million, or 6%. Growth in average interest-earning assets, primarily loans and securities, was $558.1 million, or 14%, while yields decreased 82 basis points to 5.22%. The impact of the growth in average interest-earning assets was partially offset by a $292.5 million, or 10%, increase in average interest-bearing liabilities, offset by a decrease in the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities of 57 basis points to 1.49% in 2003. For the three months ended March 31, 2003, the net interest margin declined to 4.11% compared to 4.42% for the three months ended March 31, 2002. This decrease resulted from a decrease in the yield on interest-earning assets of 82 basis points, from 6.04% for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to 5.22% for the three months ended March 31, 2003. This decrease in the yield was partially offset by a decrease in the cost of funds of 57 basis points from 2.06% for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to 1.49% for the three months ended March 31, 2003. 13 The following table presents for the periods indicated the total dollar amount of interest income from average interest-earning assets and the resultant yields, as well as the interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, expressed both in dollars and rates. No tax equivalent adjustments were made and all average balances are daily average balances. Nonaccruing loans have been included in the table as loans carrying a zero yield. Interest on nonaccruing loans is included to the extent it is received. The yield on the securities portfolio is based on average historical cost balances and does not give effect to changes in fair value that are reflected as a component of consolidated shareholders' equity. <Table> <Caption> THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003 2002 -------------------------------- -------------------------------- AVERAGE INTEREST AVERAGE AVERAGE INTEREST AVERAGE OUTSTANDING EARNED/ YIELD/ OUTSTANDING EARNED/ YIELD/ BALANCE PAID RATE BALANCE PAID RATE ----------- -------- ------- ----------- -------- ------- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) ASSETS Interest-earning assets: Loans............................... $3,222,366 $45,156 5.68% $2,773,570 $43,382 6.34% Securities.......................... 1,157,825 11,951 4.19 1,074,243 14,379 5.43 Federal funds sold and other........ 71,316 206 1.17 45,617 191 1.70 ---------- ------- ---- ---------- ------- ---- Total interest-earning assets.... 4,451,507 57,313 5.22% 3,893,430 57,952 6.04% ---------- ------- ---- ---------- ------- ---- Less allowance for loan losses........ (38,216) (32,503) ---------- ---------- 4,413,291 3,860,927 Noninterest-earning assets............ 591,037 483,662 ---------- ---------- Total assets..................... $5,004,328 $4,344,589 ========== ========== LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Interest-bearing liabilities: Money market and savings deposits... $1,733,563 4,292 1.00% $1,487,429 5,164 1.41% Time deposits....................... 965,267 5,814 2.44 917,885 7,529 3.33 Repurchase agreements and other borrowed funds................... 639,359 2,126 1.35 640,347 2,797 1.77 ---------- ------- ---- ---------- ------- ---- Total interest-bearing liabilities.................... 3,338,189 12,232 1.49% 3,045,661 15,490 2.06% ---------- ------- ---- ---------- ------- ---- Noninterest-bearing liabilities: Noninterest-bearing demand deposits......................... 1,172,389 904,276 Other liabilities................... 40,323 22,949 ---------- ---------- Total liabilities................ 4,550,901 3,972,886 Shareholders' equity.................. 453,427 371,703 ---------- ---------- Total liabilities and shareholders' equity........... $5,004,328 $4,344,589 ========== ========== Net interest income................... $45,081 $42,462 ======= ======= Net interest spread................... 3.73% 3.98% ==== ==== Net interest margin................... 4.11% 4.42% ==== ==== </Table> 14 The following table presents the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense for the major components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and distinguishes between the increase (decrease) related to outstanding balances and the volatility of interest rates. For purposes of this table, changes attributable to both rate and volume which cannot be segregated have been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and the change due to rate. <Table> <Caption> THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, ----------------------------- 2003 VS. 2002 ----------------------------- INCREASE (DECREASE) DUE TO ----------------------------- VOLUME RATE TOTAL ------- -------- -------- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) INTEREST-EARNING ASSETS: Loans.................................................... $7,020 $(5,246) $ 1,774 Securities............................................... 1,119 (3,547) (2,428) Federal funds sold and other............................. 108 (93) 15 ------ ------- ------- Total increase (decrease) in interest income........... 8,247 (8,886) (639) ------ ------- ------- INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES: Money market and savings deposits........................ 855 (1,727) (872) Time deposits............................................ 389 (2,104) (1,715) Repurchase agreements and other borrowed funds........... (4) (667) (671) ------ ------- ------- Total increase (decrease) in interest expense.......... 1,240 (4,498) (3,258) ------ ------- ------- Increase (decrease) in net interest income............... $7,007 $(4,388) $ 2,619 ====== ======= ======= </Table> Provision for Loan Losses The provision for loan losses was $3.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 as compared to $2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2002. Changes in the provision for loan losses were attributable to growth in the loan portfolio and the recognition of changes in current risk factors. Although no assurance can be given, management believes that the present allowance for loan losses is adequate considering loss experience, delinquency trends and current economic conditions. Management regularly reviews the Company's loan loss allowance in accordance with its standard procedures. (See "-- Financial Condition -- Loan Review and Allowance for Loan Losses.") 15 Noninterest Income Noninterest income for the three months ended March 31, 2003 was $19.3 million, an increase of $3.1 million, or 19%, from $16.2 million during the comparable period in 2002. The following table shows the breakout of noninterest income between the bank and the mortgage company for the periods indicated. <Table> <Caption> THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, ------------------------------------------------------------- 2003 2002 ----------------------------- ----------------------------- BANK MORTGAGE COMBINED BANK MORTGAGE COMBINED ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- Service charges on deposit accounts................. $10,527 $ -- $10,527 $ 8,693 $ -- $ 8,693 Investment services........ 2,295 -- 2,295 2,417 -- 2,417 Factoring fee income....... 1,007 -- 1,007 1,220 -- 1,220 Loan fee income............ 412 731 1,143 345 550 895 Bank-owned life insurance income................... 1,190 -- 1,190 1,188 -- 1,188 Letters of credit fee income................... 522 -- 522 340 -- 340 Mortgage servicing fees, net of amortization and impairment............... -- (318) (318) -- 74 74 Gain on sale of loans, net...................... -- 1,099 1,099 -- 578 578 Gain on sale of securities, net...................... 35 -- 35 1 -- 1 Other income............... 1,516 237 1,753 653 136 789 ------- ------ ------- ------- ------ ------- Total noninterest income......... $17,504 $1,749 $19,253 $14,857 $1,338 $16,195 ======= ====== ======= ======= ====== ======= </Table> Banking Segment. The largest component of noninterest income is service charges on deposit accounts, which were $10.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003, an increase of $1.8 million, or 21%, from $8.7 million for the same period last year. Several factors contributed to this growth. First, the Bank's treasury management group continues to grow, with service charges and fee income up $611,000, or 14%, for the three months ended March 31, 2003 when compared to the same period last year. This success at winning new business results from the Company's ability to design custom cost-effective cash management solutions for middle market and large corporate customers. Second, net NSF charges on deposit accounts were $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003, an increase of $905,000, or 29%, from $3.1 million for the same period last year. Additionally, the total number of deposit accounts grew from 154,963 at March 31, 2002 to 162,953 at March 31, 2003. Investment services income was $2.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003, compared to $2.4 million for the same period last year, a decrease of $122,000, or 5%. The relatively low level of investment services activity is reflective of industry experience resulting from consumer uncertainty over the financial markets. Other income was $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003, an increase of $863,000, or 132%, from the same period last year. This increase is attributable to rental income recorded in the current year as a result of the purchase of a 211,000 square foot operations center in downtown Houston in May 2002 and an increase in income recorded from equity investees. Mortgage Segment. Gain on sale of loans, net, was $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003, an increase of $521,000, or 90%, from the same period last year. This increase is attributable to the declining rate environment in the current year. The market value of loans held for sale is impacted by changes in current interest rates. An increase in interest rates results in a decrease in the market value of these loans while a decrease in interest rates results in an increase in the market value of these loans. 16 Mortgage servicing fees, net of amortization and impairment, was ($318,000) for the three months ended March 31, 2003, a decrease of $392,000 when compared to $74,000 for the same period last year. The loss on mortgage servicing activity in the current period was due to the level of refinance activity that prevailed during the period. The mortgage industry is experiencing high levels of prepayment activity as a result of lower interest rates. Capitalized mortgage servicing costs are expensed against the related fee income as the underlying loans are paid off. Noninterest Expenses For the three months ended March 31, 2003, noninterest expenses totaled $39.5 million, an increase of $3.3 million, or 9%, from $36.2 million during 2002. The increase in noninterest expenses was primarily due to salaries and employee benefits and occupancy expenses. Salaries and employee benefits for the three months ended March 31, 2003 were $23.8 million, an increase of $2.9 million, or 14%, from the three months ended March 31, 2002. This increase was due primarily to hiring of additional personnel required to accommodate the Company's growth. Total full-time employees were 1,528 and 1,363 at March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Occupancy expense for the three months ended March 31, 2003 was $6.5 million, an increase of $1.0 million, or 19%, from the three months ended March 31, 2002. Major categories within occupancy expense are building lease expense, depreciation expense and maintenance contract expense. Building lease expense decreased $464,000, or 28%, to $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 compared to $1.7 million for the same period last year. This decrease was primarily due to the discontinuation of rental payments on the downtown operations center purchased by the Bank in May 2002. This cost savings was partially offset by increased building maintenance and utility costs on the same property. Depreciation expense increased $560,000, or 27%, to $2.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003. This increase was due primarily to additional depreciation resulting from the purchase of the downtown operations center and capitalized leasehold improvements associated with renovations at the Company's headquarters. Maintenance contract expense for the three months ended March 31, 2003 was $1.1 million, an increase of $344,000, or 45%, compared to $771,000 for the same period last year. The Company has purchased maintenance contracts for major operating systems throughout the organization. Income Taxes Income tax expense includes the regular federal income tax at the statutory rate, plus the income tax component of the Texas franchise tax. The amount of federal income tax expense is influenced by the amount of taxable income, the amount of tax-exempt income, the amount of nondeductible interest expense, and the amount of other nondeductible expenses. Taxable income for the income tax component of the Texas franchise tax is the federal pre-tax income, plus certain officers' salaries, less interest income from federal securities. For the three months ended March 31, 2003, the provision for income taxes was $6.7 million, an increase of $357,000, or 6%, from the $6.4 million provided for in the same period in 2002. The effective tax rate was 31% and 32% for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. 17 FINANCIAL CONDITION Loans Held for Investment Loans held for investment were $3.18 billion at March 31, 2003, an increase of $63.1 million, or 2%, from $3.12 billion at December 31, 2002. The following table summarizes the loan portfolio of the Company by type of loan as of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002: <Table> <Caption> MARCH 31, 2003 DECEMBER 31, 2002 -------------------- -------------------- AMOUNT PERCENT AMOUNT PERCENT ---------- ------- ---------- ------- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Commercial and industrial................... $1,295,480 40.73% $1,296,849 41.59% Real estate: Construction and land development......... 743,244 23.37 748,272 24.00 1-4 family residential.................... 464,632 14.61 447,534 14.35 Commercial owner occupied................. 506,192 15.91 458,033 14.69 Farmland.................................. 9,662 0.30 7,679 0.25 Other..................................... 25,257 0.79 21,693 0.70 Consumer.................................... 136,592 4.29 137,891 4.42 ---------- ------ ---------- ------ Total loans held for investment........ $3,181,059 100.00% $3,117,951 100.00% ========== ====== ========== ====== </Table> The primary lending focus of the Company is on small- and medium-sized commercial, construction and land development, residential mortgage and consumer loans. The Company offers a variety of commercial lending products including term loans, lines of credit and equipment financing. A broad range of short- to medium-term commercial loans, both collateralized and uncollateralized, are made available to businesses for working capital (including inventory and receivables), business expansion (including acquisitions of real estate and improvements) and the purchase of equipment and machinery. The purpose of a particular loan generally determines its structure. The Company's commercial loans are generally underwritten on the basis of the borrower's ability to service such debt from cash flow. As a general practice, the Company takes as collateral a lien on any available real estate, equipment or other assets and personal guarantees of company owners or project sponsors. Working capital loans are primarily collateralized by short-term assets whereas term loans are primarily collateralized by long-term assets. A substantial portion of the Company's real estate loans consists of loans collateralized by real estate, other assets and personal guarantees of company owners or project sponsors. Additionally, a portion of the Company's lending activity consists of the origination of single-family residential mortgage loans collateralized by owner-occupied properties located in the Company's primary market area. The Company offers a variety of mortgage loan products which generally are amortized over five to 30 years. Loans collateralized by single-family residential real estate are typically originated in amounts of no more than 90% of appraised value. The Company requires mortgage title insurance and hazard insurance in the amount of the loan. Although the contractual loan payment periods for single-family residential real estate loans are generally for a 10 to 30 year period, such loans often remain outstanding for significantly shorter periods than their contractual terms. The Company originates and purchases residential and commercial mortgage loans to sell to investors with servicing rights retained. The Company also provides residential and commercial construction financing to builders and developers and acts as a broker in the origination of multi-family and commercial real estate loans. Residential construction financing to builders generally has been originated in amounts of no more than 80% of appraised value. The Company requires a mortgage title binder and builder's risk insurance in the 18 amount of the loan. The contractual loan payment periods for residential construction loans are generally for a six to twelve month period. Consumer loans made by the Company include automobile loans, recreational vehicle loans, boat loans, home improvement loans, personal loans (collateralized and uncollateralized) and deposit account collateralized loans. The terms of these loans typically range from 12 to 84 months and vary based upon the nature of collateral and size of loan. The contractual maturity ranges of the commercial and industrial and funded real estate construction and land development loan portfolio and the amount of such loans with fixed interest rates and floating interest rates in each maturity range as of March 31, 2003 are summarized in the following table: <Table> <Caption> MARCH 31, 2003 -------------------------------------------------- AFTER ONE ONE YEAR OR THROUGH AFTER FIVE LESS FIVE YEARS YEARS TOTAL ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Commercial and industrial....................... $ 874,367 $370,283 $ 50,830 $1,295,480 Real estate construction and land development... 320,462 262,632 160,150 743,244 ---------- -------- -------- ---------- Total................................. $1,194,829 $632,915 $210,980 $2,038,724 ========== ======== ======== ========== Loans with a fixed interest rate................ $ 549,491 $144,179 $173,104 $ 866,774 Loans with a floating interest rate............. 645,338 488,736 37,876 1,171,950 ---------- -------- -------- ---------- Total................................. $1,194,829 $632,915 $210,980 $2,038,724 ========== ======== ======== ========== </Table> Loans Held for Sale Loans held for sale of $87.4 million at March 31, 2003 decreased from $101.4 million at December 31, 2002. These loans are carried at the lower of cost or market and are typically sold to investors within one year of origination. The market value of these loans is impacted by changes in current interest rates. An increase in interest rates would result in a decrease in the market value of these loans while a decrease in interest rates would result in an increase in the market value of these loans. The business of originating and selling loans is conducted by the Company's mortgage segment. Off-Balance Sheet Credit Commitments In the normal course of business, the Company enters into various transactions, which, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, are not included in its consolidated balance sheet. These transactions are referred to as "off balance-sheet commitments." The Company enters into these transactions to meet the financing needs of its customers. These transactions include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit, which involve elements of credit risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet. The Company minimizes its exposure to loss under these commitments by subjecting them to credit approval and monitoring procedures. The Company enters into contractual commitments to extend credit, normally with fixed expiration dates or termination clauses, at specified rates and for specific purposes. Customers use credit commitments to ensure that funds will be available for working capital purposes, for capital expenditures and to ensure access to funds at specified terms and conditions. Substantially all of the Company's commitments to extend credit are contingent upon customers maintaining specific credit standards at the time of loan funding. Management assesses the credit risk associated with certain commitments to extend credit in determining the level of the allowance for loan losses. Commitments to extend credit totaled $1.79 billion at March 31, 2003 and $1.64 billion at December 31, 2002. Standby letters of credit are written conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The Company's policies generally require that standby letters of credit arrangements contain collateral and debt covenants similar to those contained in loan agreements. In 19 the event the customer does not perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement with the third party, the Company would be required to fund the commitment. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make is represented by the contractual amount of the commitment. If the commitment is funded, the Company would be entitled to seek recovery from the customer. Standby letters of credit totaled $181.3 million at March 31, 2003 and $166.8 million at December 31, 2002. As of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, $123,000 and $139,000, respectively, has been recorded as a liability for the fair value of the Company's potential obligations under these guarantees which represents the unamortized portion of the fee collected. Management believes this amount to be the fair value of the guarantees. Loan Review and Allowance for Loan Losses The Company's loan review procedures include a credit quality assurance process that begins with approval of lending policies and underwriting guidelines by the Board of Directors, a loan review department staffed, in part, with Office of the Comptroller of the Currency experienced personnel, low individual lending limits for officers, Senior Loan Committee approval for large credit relationships and a quality control process for loan documentation. The Company also maintains a monitoring process for credit extensions in excess of $100,000. The Company performs quarterly concentration analyses based on various factors such as industries, collateral types, business lines, large credit sizes, international credit exposure and officer portfolio loads. The Company has established underwriting guidelines to be followed by its officers. The Company also monitors its delinquency levels for any negative or adverse trends. The Company continues to invest in its loan portfolio monitoring system to enhance its risk management capabilities. The Company's loan portfolio is well diversified by industry type but is generally concentrated in the eight county region defined as its primary market area. Historically, the Houston metropolitan area has been affected both positively and negatively by conditions in the energy industry. It is estimated that approximately 32% of economic activity currently is related to the upstream energy industry, down from 69% in 1981. Since the mid 1980's, the economic impact of changes in the energy industry has been lessened due to the diversification of the Houston economy driven by growth in such economic entities as the Texas Medical Center, the Port of Houston, the Johnson Space Center, among others, and government infrastructure spending to support the population and job growth in the Houston area. As a result, the economy of the Company's primary market area has become increasingly affected by changes in the national and international economies. The Company monitors changes in the level of energy prices, real estate values, borrower collateral, and the level of local, regional, national, and international economic activity. Recently, several major employers in the Houston market have either experienced financial difficulties or reductions in employment due to changes in the energy trading markets, corporate consolidations, or political events affecting the global economy. For the twelve-month period ending February 28, 2003, the local economy recorded a net job loss of approximately 14,700 or 0.6% of the employment base. As of March 31, 2003, these events have had no material effect on the Company's loan portfolio. For the quarter ended March 31, 2003, net charge-offs to average loans was 0.15%. The average for all FDIC insured banks was 1.11% for the year ended December 31, 2002. There can be no assurance, however, the Company's loan portfolio will not become subject to increasing pressures from deteriorating borrower credit due to changes in general economic conditions. The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses based on management's evaluation of risk inherent in the loan portfolio. The allowance is increased by provisions charged against current earnings and reduced by net charge-offs. Loans are charged off when they are deemed to be uncollectible; recoveries are generally recorded only when cash payments are received. Based on an evaluation of the loan portfolio, management presents a quarterly analysis of the allowance for loan losses to a committee of the Board of Directors, indicating any changes in the allowance since the last review and any recommendations as to adjustments in the allowance. In making its evaluations, management considers both quantitative and qualitative risk factors in establishing an allowance for loan losses that it considers to be appropriate at each reporting period. Quantitative factors include historical charge-off experience, delinquency and past due trends, changes in collateral values, changes in energy prices, changes in the level of borrower covenant violations, the level of nonperforming loans, changes in the risk classification of credits, growth and 20 concentrations of credit in the loan portfolio, the results of regulatory and internal loan review examinations, and changes in the loan portfolio's composition by both industry and by borrower. Qualitative factors include an evaluation of the economic factors affecting the Company's primary market area, changes in the type and complexity of credit extensions, the experience levels of its lending and loan review staff, new lending products, the age of the loan portfolio, and other factors. In order to determine the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, management performs periodic reviews of the loan portfolio, either individually or in pools. Generally, commercial and real estate loans are reviewed individually and consumer and single family residential loans are evaluated in pools. A general allowance for loan losses is established based upon (i) the historical loss experience by loan type; (ii) management's internal grading of the loans resulting in an allowance based upon the historical loss experience by grade applied to the outstanding principal balance of the adversely graded loans; and (iii) certain subjective factors such as economic trends, performance trends, portfolio age and concentrations of credit. In addition, specific allowances may be established for loans which management believes require greater reserves than those allocated based on the above methodology. Future changes in economic conditions, circumstances, or other factors could cause management to increase or decrease the allowance for loan losses as necessary. Management believes that the allowance for loan losses at March 31, 2003 is adequate to cover losses inherent in the portfolio as of such date. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company will not sustain losses in future periods, which could be greater than the size of the allowance at March 31, 2003. 21 The following table presents, for the periods indicated, an analysis of the allowance for loan losses and other related data: <Table> <Caption> THREE MONTHS THREE MONTHS ENDED ENDED MARCH 31, MARCH 31, 2003 2002 ------------ ------------ (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Allowance for loan losses, beginning balance................ $36,696 $31,390 Provision charged against operations........................ 3,000 2,500 Charge-offs: Commercial and industrial................................. (480) (1,088) Real estate: Construction and land development...................... -- (106) 1-4 family residential................................. -- (14) Commercial owner occupied.............................. -- (1) Farmland............................................... -- -- Other.................................................. (594) (52) Consumer............................................... (245) (204) ------- ------- Total charge-offs........................................... (1,319) (1,465) ------- ------- Recoveries: Commercial and industrial................................. 58 16 Real estate: Construction and land development...................... -- -- 1-4 family residential................................. 27 -- Commercial owner occupied.............................. -- -- Farmland............................................... -- -- Other.................................................. -- -- Consumer............................................... 46 67 ------- ------- Total recoveries............................................ 131 83 ------- ------- Net charge-offs............................................. (1,188) (1,382) ------- ------- Allowance for loan losses, ending balance................... $38,508 $32,508 ======= ======= Allowance to period-end loans............................... 1.21% 1.18% Net charge-offs to average loans............................ 0.15% 0.21% Allowance to period-end nonperforming loans................. 171.94% 203.20% </Table> 22 The following table reflects the distribution of the allowance for loan losses among various categories of loans for the dates indicated. The Company has allocated portions of its general allowance for loan losses to cover the estimated losses inherent in particular risk categories of loans. This allocation is made for analytical purposes and is not necessarily indicative of the categories in which loan losses may occur. The total allowance is available to absorb losses from any category of loans. <Table> <Caption> MARCH 31, 2003 DECEMBER 31, 2002 --------------------- --------------------- PERCENT OF PERCENT OF LOANS TO LOANS TO AMOUNT TOTAL LOANS AMOUNT TOTAL LOANS ------- ----------- ------- ----------- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Balance of allowance for loan losses applicable to: Commercial and industrial................ $17,242 40.73% $15,637 41.59% Real estate: Construction and land development..... 6,632 23.37 6,825 24.00 1-4 family residential................ 4,108 14.61 4,014 14.35 Commercial owner occupied............. 6,386 15.91 5,868 14.69 Farmland.............................. 54 0.30 53 0.25 Other................................. 1,018 0.79 1,037 0.70 Consumer................................... 3,068 4.29 3,262 4.42 ------- ------ ------- ------ Total allowance for loan losses............ $38,508 100.00% $36,696 100.00% ======= ====== ======= ====== </Table> Nonperforming Assets and Impaired Loans Nonperforming assets, which include nonaccrual loans, accruing loans 90 or more days past due, restructured loans, and other real estate and foreclosed property, were $23.1 million at March 31, 2003, compared to $15.7 million at December 31, 2002. This resulted in a ratio of nonperforming assets to loans and other real estate of 0.73% at March 31, 2003 and 0.50% at December 31, 2002. Nonaccrual loans, the largest component of nonperforming assets, were $20.5 million at March 31, 2003, an increase of $7.4 million from $13.1 at December 31, 2002. The following table presents information regarding nonperforming assets as of the dates indicated: <Table> <Caption> MARCH 31, DECEMBER 31, 2003 2002 --------- ------------ Nonaccrual loans............................................ $20,503 $13,113 Accruing loans 90 or more days past due..................... 1,893 1,876 Other real estate and foreclosed property................... 684 760 ------- ------- Total nonperforming assets........................ $23,080 $15,749 ======= ======= Nonperforming assets to total loans and other real estate... 0.73% 0.50% </Table> Loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued are designated as nonaccrual loans. Loans are designated as nonaccrual when reasonable doubt exists as to the full collection of interest and principal. When a loan is placed on nonaccrual status, all interest previously accrued but not collected is reversed against current period interest income. Income on such loans is then recognized only to the extent that cash is received and where the future collection of interest and principal is probable. Interest accruals are resumed on such loans only when they are brought fully current with respect to interest and principal and when, in the judgement of management, the loans are estimated to be fully collectible as to both principal and interest. Gross interest income on nonaccrual loans that would have been recorded had these loans been performing as agreed was $295,000 and $196,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. On April 1, 2003, the Company foreclosed on a multi-family loan with a net carrying value of $2.8 million that was classified as nonaccrual at March 31, 2003. 23 The Company regularly updates appraisals on loans collateralized by real estate, particularly those categorized as nonperforming loans and potential problem loans. In instances where updated appraisals reflect reduced collateral values, an evaluation of the borrower's overall financial condition is made to determine the need, if any, for possible writedowns or appropriate additions to the allowance for loan losses. A loan is considered impaired, based on current information and events, if management believes that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. All amounts due according to the contractual terms means that both the contractual interest payments and the contractual principal payments of a loan will be collected as scheduled in the loan agreement. An insignificant delay or insignificant shortfall in the amount of payment does not require an application of impairment. If the measure of the impaired loan is less than the recorded investment in the loan, a specific reserve is established for the shortfall as a component of the Bank's allowance for loan loss methodology. All nonaccrual loans are considered impaired at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002. The following is a summary of loans considered to be impaired: <Table> <Caption> MARCH 31, DECEMBER 31, 2003 2002 --------- ------------ (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Impaired loans with no valuation allowance.................. $ -- $ -- Impaired loans with a valuation allowance................... 24,487 23,046 ------- ------- Total recorded investment in impaired loans............... $24,487 $23,046 ======= ======= Valuation allowance related to impaired loans............... $ 4,082 $ 3,646 ======= ======= </Table> The average recorded investment in impaired loans during the three months ended March 31, 2003 and the year ended December 31, 2002 was $23.8 million and $22.1 million, respectively. Interest income on impaired loans of $79,000 and $67,000 was recognized for cash payments received during the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Securities At the date of purchase, the Company classifies debt and equity securities into one of three categories: held to maturity, trading or available for sale. At each reporting date, the appropriateness of the classification is reassessed. Investments in debt securities classified as held to maturity are stated at cost, increased by accretion of discounts and reduced by amortization of premiums, both computed by the interest method, only if management has the positive intent and ability to hold those securities to maturity. Securities that are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term are classified as trading and measured at fair value in the financial statements with unrealized gains and losses included in earnings. Securities not classified as either held to maturity or trading are classified as available for sale and measured at fair value in the financial statements with unrealized gains and losses reported, net of tax, as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until realized. Gains and losses on sales of securities are determined using the specific-identification method. The Company has classified all securities as available for sale at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002. 24 The amortized cost and approximate fair value of securities classified as available for sale is as follows: <Table> <Caption> MARCH 31, 2003 DECEMBER 31, 2002 ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- GROSS UNREALIZED GROSS UNREALIZED AMORTIZED ----------------- AMORTIZED ----------------- COST GAIN LOSS FAIR VALUE COST GAIN LOSS FAIR VALUE ---------- ------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------- ---------- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) U.S. Government and agency securities............... $ 181,447 $ 1,651 $ -- $ 183,098 $ 142,032 $ 1,323 $ -- $ 143,355 Mortgage-backed securities............... 799,511 15,191 (1,680) 813,022 869,872 18,077 (1,194) 886,755 Municipal securities....... 103,390 5,660 (51) 108,999 105,143 3,634 (190) 108,587 Federal Reserve Bank stock.................... 4,431 -- -- 4,431 4,431 -- -- 4,431 Federal Home Loan Bank stock.................... 27,355 -- -- 27,355 27,188 -- -- 27,188 Other securities........... 56,940 117 (45) 57,012 30,777 107 -- 30,884 ---------- ------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------- ---------- Total securities available for sale..... $1,173,074 $22,619 $(1,776) $1,193,917 $1,179,443 $23,141 $(1,384) $1,201,200 ========== ======= ======= ========== ========== ======= ======= ========== </Table> Securities totaled $1.19 billion at March 31, 2003, a decrease of $7.3 million from $1.20 billion at December 31, 2002. The yield on the securities portfolio for the three months ended March 31, 2003 was 4.19% compared to 5.43% for the three months ended March 31, 2002. Included in the Company's mortgage-backed securities at March 31, 2003 were agency issued collateral mortgage obligations with a book value of $323.0 million and a fair value of $324.6 million and non-agency issued collateral mortgage obligations with a book value and a fair value of $40.3 million. At March 31, 2003, $653.8 million of the mortgage-backed securities held by the Company had final maturities of more than 10 years. At March 31, 2003, approximately $16.2 million of the Company's mortgage-backed securities earned interest at floating rates and repriced within one year, and accordingly were less susceptible to declines in value should interest rates increase. The following table summarizes the contractual maturity of investments and their weighted average yields at March 31, 2003. The yield on the securities portfolio is based on average historical cost balances and does not give effect to changes in fair value that are reflected as a separate component of other comprehensive income. <Table> <Caption> MARCH 31, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ONE YEAR BUT AFTER FIVE YEARS BUT WITHIN WITHIN WITHIN ONE YEAR FIVE YEARS TEN YEARS AFTER TEN YEARS ----------------- ------------------- --------------------- ----------------- AMORTIZED AMORTIZED AMORTIZED AMORTIZED COST YIELD COST YIELD COST YIELD COST YIELD TOTAL YIELD --------- ----- ---------- ------ ----------- ------- --------- ----- ---------- ----- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) U.S. Government and agency securities......... $ 19,849 5.53% $161,598 2.97% $ -- --% $ -- --% $ 181,447 3.25% Mortgage-backed securities......... 1,981 5.58 6,915 6.35 136,853 4.74 653,762 4.08 799,511 4.22 Municipal securities......... 2,231 4.48 7,264 4.49 11,688 4.57 82,207 4.82 103,390 4.76 Federal Reserve Bank stock.............. 4,431 6.00 -- -- -- -- -- -- 4,431 6.00 Federal Home Loan Bank stock......... 27,355 2.75 -- -- -- -- -- -- 27,355 2.75 Other securities..... 53,409 1.22 726 5.92 1,593 3.16 1,212 4.32 56,940 1.40 Federal funds sold... 82,220 1.19 -- -- -- -- -- -- 82,220 1.19 Securities purchased under resale agreements......... 30,000 1.07 -- -- -- -- -- -- 30,000 1.07 Interest-bearing deposits........... 10,144 1.41 -- -- -- -- -- -- 10,144 1.41 -------- ---- -------- ---- -------- ---- -------- ---- ---------- ---- Total investments.. $231,620 1.91% $176,503 3.18% $150,134 4.71% $737,181 4.16% $1,295,438 3.69% ======== ==== ======== ==== ======== ==== ======== ==== ========== ==== </Table> 25 Other Assets Other assets were $160.9 million at March 31, 2003, an increase of $20.5 million from $140.4 million at December 31, 2002. This increase is primarily attributable to increases in factored receivables. Factored receivables result from providing operating funds to businesses by converting their accounts receivable to cash. Factored receivables were $33.2 million at March 31, 2003, an increase of $10.2 million from $23.0 million at December 31, 2002. This increase is due to the seasonal nature of some of the factoring company's customers. Deposits The Company offers a variety of deposit accounts having a wide range of interest rates and terms. The Company's deposits consist of demand, savings, interest-bearing demand, money market and time accounts. The Company relies primarily on its product and service offerings, high quality customer service, advertising, and competitive pricing policies to attract and retain these deposits. Deposits provide the primary source of funding for the Company's lending and investment activities, and the interest paid for deposits must be managed carefully to control the level of interest expense. The Company had $228.2 million and $149.4 million of its deposits classified as brokered funds at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively. The growth in brokered deposits is attributable to growth in a major new treasury management relationship whereby the Bank provides banking and treasury management services to mortgage companies throughout the United States. Under this relationship, a referring source, whose business is to lend money to mortgage companies, introduces its customers to the Bank. Deposits garnered as a result of those introductions are classified as brokered deposits for financial and regulatory reporting purposes. In spite of this classification, management believes that the deposits are stable and relationship in nature and that they do not have the characteristics or risks normally associated with brokered deposits. The Company's ratio of average noninterest-bearing demand deposits to average total deposits for the periods ended March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002 was 30% and 29%, respectively. The average daily balances and weighted average rates paid on deposits for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and the year ended December 31, 2002 are presented below: <Table> <Caption> MARCH 31, 2003 DECEMBER 31, 2002 ----------------- ----------------- AMOUNT RATE AMOUNT RATE ---------- ---- ---------- ---- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Interest-bearing demand................................. $ 35,047 0.14% $ 34,409 0.23% Regular savings......................................... 100,826 0.43 94,388 0.88 Premium yield........................................... 815,816 1.19 830,690 1.61 Money market savings.................................... 781,874 0.92 593,691 1.04 Time deposits less than $100,000........................ 279,806 2.99 293,752 3.63 Time deposits, $100,000 and over........................ 606,011 2.10 553,666 2.69 IRA's, QRP's and other.................................. 79,450 3.14 78,583 3.73 ---------- ---- ---------- ---- Total interest-bearing deposits......................... 2,698,830 1.52% 2,479,179 1.97% ---------- ==== ---------- ==== Noninterest-bearing deposits............................ 1,172,389 994,113 ---------- ---------- Total deposits........................................ $3,871,219 $3,473,292 ========== ========== </Table> 26 The following table sets forth the maturity of the Company's time deposits that are $100,000 or greater as of the dates indicated: <Table> <Caption> MARCH 31, DECEMBER 31, 2003 2002 --------- ------------ (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 3 months or less............................................ $389,515 $285,071 Between 3 months and 6 months............................... 86,696 56,087 Between 6 months and 1 year................................. 46,653 68,934 Over 1 year................................................. 113,023 108,016 -------- -------- Total time deposits, $100,000 and over................. $635,887 $518,108 ======== ======== </Table> Borrowings Securities sold under repurchase agreements and other borrowings generally represent borrowings with maturities ranging from one to thirty days. The Company's long-term borrowings generally consist of borrowings with the Federal Home Loan Bank maturing within one year. Short-term borrowings consist of federal funds purchased and overnight borrowings with the Federal Home Loan Bank. Information relating to these borrowings is summarized as follows: <Table> <Caption> MARCH 31, DECEMBER 31, 2003 2002 --------- ------------ (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Securities sold under repurchase agreements: Average................................................ $225,354 $271,304 Period-end............................................. 239,507 275,443 Maximum month-end balance during period................ 239,507 323,815 Interest rate: Weighted average for the period........................ 1.03% 1.45% Weighted average at period-end......................... 0.99% 1.15% Long-term borrowings: Average................................................ $107,001 $ 42,162 Period-end............................................. 106,954 107,049 Maximum month-end balance during period................ 107,017 107,172 Interest rate: Weighted average for the period........................ 2.31% 2.83% Weighted average at period-end......................... 2.27% 2.28% Short-term borrowings: Average................................................ $307,004 $326,675 Period-end............................................. 256,004 408,381 Maximum month-end balance during period................ 402,017 501,736 Interest rate: Weighted average for the period........................ 1.24% 1.74% Weighted average at period-end......................... 1.34% 1.26% </Table> Liquidity and Capital Resources Liquidity management involves maintaining sufficient cash levels to fund operations and to meet the requirements of borrowers, depositors, and creditors. Higher levels of liquidity bear higher corresponding costs, measured in terms of lower yields on short-term, more liquid earning assets, and higher interest expense involved in extending liability maturities. Liquid assets include cash and cash equivalents, loans and securities maturing within one year, and money market instruments. In addition, the Company holds securities maturing after one year, which can be sold to meet liquidity needs. The Company relies primarily on customer deposits, securities sold under repurchase agreements and shareholders' equity to fund interest-earning assets. The Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") is also a major 27 source of liquidity for the Bank. The FHLB allows member banks to borrow against their eligible collateral to satisfy liquidity requirements. Maintaining a relatively stable funding base, which is achieved by diversifying funding sources, competitively pricing deposit products, and extending the contractual maturity of liabilities, reduces the Company's exposure to roll over risk on deposits and limits reliance on volatile short-term purchased funds. Short-term funding needs arise from declines in deposits or other funding sources, funding of loan commitments and requests for new loans. The Company's strategy is to fund assets to the maximum extent possible with core deposits that provide a sizable source of relatively stable and low-cost funds. Core deposits include all deposits, except certificates of deposit and other time deposits of $100,000 and over. Average core deposits funded approximately 73% of total interest-earning assets for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 70% for the same period in 2002. The Company's risk-based capital ratios including Leverage Capital, Tier I Risk-Based Capital and the Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio were 8.62%, 10.36% and 11.30%, respectively, at March 31, 2003. Critical Accounting Policies The Company has established various accounting policies which govern the application of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States in the preparation of the Company's financial statements. Certain accounting policies involve significant judgments and assumptions by management which have a material impact on the carrying value of assets and liabilities; management considers such accounting policies to be critical accounting policies. The judgments and assumptions used by management are based on historical experience and other factors, which are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Because of the nature of the judgments and assumptions made by management, actual results could differ from these judgments and estimates which could have a material impact on the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the results of operations of the Company. The Company believes the allowance for loan losses is a critical accounting policy that requires the most significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its condensed consolidated financial statements. In estimating the allowance for loan losses, management utilizes historical experience as well as other factors including the effect of changes in the local real estate market on collateral values, the effect on the loan portfolio of current economic indicators and their probable impact on borrowers and increases or decreases in nonperforming and impaired loans. Changes in these factors may cause management's estimate of the allowance to increase or decrease and result in adjustments to the Company's provision for loan losses. See the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, "-- Financial Condition -- Loan Review and Allowance for Loan Losses" and "Note 1 -- Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" for a detailed description of the Company's estimation process and methodology related to the allowance for loan losses. Mortgage servicing rights assets are established and accounted for based on discounted cash flow modeling techniques which require management to make estimates regarding the amount and timing of expected future cash flows, including assumptions about loan repayment rates, credit loss experience, and costs to service, as well discount rates that consider the risk involved. Because the values of these assets are sensitive to changes in assumptions, the valuation of mortgage servicing rights is considered a critical accounting estimate. See the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, "Note 1 -- Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" and "Note 7 -- Mortgage Servicing Rights" for further discussion on the accounting for these assets. Other Matters On October 24, 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") approved Statement of Financial Standards ("SFAS") No. 147, Acquisitions of Certain Financial Institutions. SFAS No. 147 amends previously issued guidance regarding the accounting and reporting for the acquisition of all or part of a financial institution, effective for acquisitions after October 1, 2002. The statement also provides guidance on all accounting for the impairment or disposal of core deposits. This standard will impact any acquisitions the Company makes beginning October 1, 2002. 28 On November 25, 2002, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 45 ("FIN No. 45"), Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others. FIN No. 45 elaborates on the disclosures to be made by a guarantor in its interim and annual financial statements about its obligations under certain guarantees that it has issued. It also clarifies that a guarantor is required to recognize, at the inception of a guarantee, a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken in issuing the guarantee. The initial recognition and measurement provisions of FIN No. 45 are applicable on a prospective basis to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. The disclosure requirements of FIN No. 45 are effective for financial statements of interim or annual periods ending after December 15, 2002, and were included in the Company's financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2002. The accounting provisions of FIN No. 45 did not have a significant impact on the Company's financial statements. On January 17, 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 46 ("FIN No. 46") Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, which addresses consolidation by business enterprises of variable interest entities. FIN No. 46 clarifies the application of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51 ("ARB No. 51"), Consolidated Financial Statements, to certain entities in which equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. FIN No. 46 applies immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003, and to variable interest entities in which an enterprise obtains an interest after that date. It applies in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after June 15, 2003, to variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds a variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003. The Company does not expect the requirements of FIN No. 46 to have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations. ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK There have been no material changes since December 31, 2002. See the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Financial Condition -- Interest Rate Sensitivity and Liquidity." ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES During 2002, management dedicated extensive time, resources, and capital into the development and implementation of a comprehensive enterprise-wide risk management system ("ERM"). The process placed all activities of the Company into 14 processes with 12 process owners. In the initial assessment, a catalogue of the key risks in the Company were identified for ongoing monitoring. Detailed risk assessments were then conducted to determine the risk profile. Infrastructure supporting the ERM includes a Board Risk Committee, an internal Risk Management Committee, and centralized Risk Management supervision. An automated application, Enterprise Risk Management System ("ERMS"), has also been developed to facilitate execution of this methodology. The basic ERMS system has been implemented and is updated on a regular basis. Management is in the process of developing measurement criteria and risk performance indicators for the various risk processes. The Company's chief executive officer and chief financial officer have evaluated the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-14(c) and Rule 15d-14(c) under the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2003 and concluded that those disclosure controls and procedures are effective. There have been no changes in the Company's internal controls or in other factors known to the Company that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to their evaluation, nor any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. While the Company believes that its existing disclosure controls and procedures have been effective to accomplish these objectives, the Company intends to continue to examine, refine and formalize its disclosure controls and procedures and to monitor ongoing developments in this area. 29 - --------------- With respect to the unaudited financial information of Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc. for the three month periods ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, included in this Form 10-Q, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP reported that they have applied limited procedures in accordance with professional standards for a review of such information. However, their separate report dated April 30, 2003 appearing herein states that they did not audit and they do not express an opinion on that unaudited financial information. Accordingly, the degree of reliance on their report on such information should be restricted in light of the limited nature of the review procedures applied. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is not subject to the liability provisions of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 for their report on the unaudited financial information because that report is not a "report" or a "part" of the registration statement prepared or certified by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Act. 30 PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS None. ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS None. ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES None. ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITIES HOLDERS None. ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION None. ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K a.) Exhibits: <Table> *15.1 Awareness Letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. *99.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *99.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. </Table> b.) Reports on Form 8-K: One report on Form 8-K was filed by the Company during the three months ended March 31, 2003: i.) A Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 10, 2003 was filed on March 12, 2003; Item 7(c) and Item 9. - --------------- * Filed herewith 31 SIGNATURES PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED, THIS REPORT HAS BEEN SIGNED BELOW BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTRANT AND IN THE CAPACITIES AND ON THE DATES INDICATED. <Table> <Caption> SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- /s/ PAUL B. MURPHY, JR. Director, President and Chief May 2, 2003 - ------------------------------------------------ Executive Officer PAUL B. MURPHY, JR. (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ RANDALL E. MEYER Executive Vice President May 2, 2003 - ------------------------------------------------ and Chief Financial Officer RANDALL E. MEYER (Principal Financial Officer) /s/ R. JOHN MCWHORTER Senior Vice President and Controller May 2, 2003 - ------------------------------------------------ (Principal Accounting Officer) R. JOHN MCWHORTER </Table> 32 I, Paul B. Murphy, Jr., certify that: 1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2003 (the "Evaluation Date"); and c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors: a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. /s/ PAUL B. MURPHY, JR. -------------------------------------- Paul B. Murphy, Jr. Director, President and Chief Executive Officer Dated: April 30, 2003 33 I, Randall E. Meyer, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2003 (the "Evaluation Date"); and c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors: a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. /s/ RANDALL E. MEYER -------------------------------------- Randall E. Meyer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Dated: April 30, 2003 34 EXHIBIT INDEX <Table> <Caption> EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- *15.1 Awareness Letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. *99.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *99.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. </Table> - --------------- * Filed herewith