UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: July 30, 2015


Exact Name of Registrant
Commission
I.R.S. Employer
as Specified in Its Charter
File Number
Identification No.
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.
1-8503
99-0208097


State of Hawaii
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
1001 Bishop Street, Suite 2900, Honolulu, Hawaii  96813
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 (808) 543-5662
 
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 30, 2015, HEI issued a news release, “American Savings Bank Reports Second Quarter 2015 Earnings.” This news release is furnished as HEI Exhibit 99.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits    

HEI Exhibit 99
News release, dated July 30, 2015, “American Savings Bank Reports Second Quarter 2015 Earnings”



















SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
/s/ James A. Ajello
 
 
James A. Ajello
 
 
Executive Vice President and
 
 
   Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
Date: July 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 





EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.        Description

HEI Exhibit 99
News release, dated July 30, 2015, “American Savings Bank Reports Second
Quarter 2015 Earnings”







HEI Exhibit 99

July 30, 2015
Contact:
Clifford H. Chen
 
 
Manager, Investor Relations &
Telephone: (808) 543-7300
 
Strategic Planning
E-mail: ir@hei.com
AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2015 EARNINGS
Net Income of $12.9 Million
American Continues to Deliver Solid Results as It Prepares for Spin-off
    
HONOLULU - American Savings Bank, F.S.B. (American), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI) (NYSE - HE), today reported net income for the second quarter of 2015 of $12.9 million, compared to $13.5 million in the first (or linked) quarter of 2015 and $11.5 million in the second quarter of 2014.
“We delivered solid results with good core deposit growth, sound credit quality and a continuing strong mortgage banking environment this quarter,” said Rich Wacker, president and chief executive officer of American. “With the HEI shareholders approving the merger with NextEra Energy on June 10th, we are a step closer to the spin-off of ASB Hawaii at the time of that merger.”
Second quarter 2015 net income was $0.6 million lower than the linked quarter primarily driven by (on an after-tax basis):
$1 million higher net interest income primarily driven by higher interest-earning assets and fees related to the early payoff of commercial loans, offset by
$1 million higher provision for loan losses; and
$1 million higher noninterest expense.
Compared to the second quarter of 2014, net income was higher by $1.3 million primarily driven by (on an after-tax basis):
$1 million higher net interest income in the second quarter of 2015 primarily due to higher average loan balances; and
$2 million higher noninterest income primarily from mortgage banking and fees on deposit products in the second quarter of 2015, partially offset by


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Note: Amounts indicated as “after-tax” in this earnings release are based upon adjusting items for the composite statutory tax rate of 40% for American.


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$1 million higher noninterest expense in the second quarter of 2015 due primarily to higher pension and benefits expense.
Net interest income (pretax) was $46.6 million in the second quarter of 2015 compared to $45.5 million in the linked quarter of 2015 and $44.1 million in the prior year quarter. Net interest margin was 3.52% in both the second and linked quarter of 2015 and 3.55% in the second quarter of 2014. Compared to the prior year quarter, the decline in net interest margin was largely attributable to lower yields on interest earning assets as loans continued to re-price down.
Provision for loan losses (pretax) was $1.8 million in the second quarter of 2015, higher than both the $0.6 million in the linked quarter of 2015 and the $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2014. The higher provision in the second quarter of 2015 was mainly due to the downgrade of one large commercial lending relationship and higher charge-offs. The second quarter 2015 net charge-off ratio was 0.11%, compared to 0.04% in the linked quarter and a net recovery of 0.04% in the prior year quarter. Credit quality continues to be strong, reflecting prudent credit risk management and a strong Hawaii economy. In the second quarter of 2015, credit trends remained favorable, with decreases in overall delinquency and non-performing assets, both on a linked quarter and year over year basis. Related to lending growth, provision for an increase in unfunded commercial real-estate commitments was recorded as noninterest expense.
Noninterest income (pretax) was $16.4 million in the second quarter of 2015, compared to $16.1 million in the linked quarter and $13.8 million in the second quarter of 2014 due to higher mortgage banking income and deposit related fee initiatives.
Noninterest expense (pretax) was $41.5 million in the second quarter of 2015, compared to $40.4 million in the linked quarter and $39.0 million in the second quarter of 2014. Noninterest expense was $1.1 million higher compared to the linked quarter primarily due to higher medical benefits expense, the timing of certain professional services and the provision for higher unfunded commercial real-estate commitments mentioned above.
Total loans were $4.5 billion at June 30, 2015, an increase of $10 million and $22 million in the second quarter and year-to-date 2015, respectively. Although year-to-date annualized loan growth was 1.01%, American expects to meet its target of mid-single digit loan growth for the full year.
Total deposits were $4.8 billion at June 30, 2015, an increase of $52 million and $180 million in the second quarter and year-to-date 2015, respectively, primarily driven by the 8.2% year-to-date annualized increase in low-cost core deposits. Average cost of funds remained low at 0.22% for the second quarter of 2015, consistent with both the linked quarter and the prior year quarter.
American’s return on average equity was 9.4% for the second quarter of 2015, compared to 10.0% in the linked quarter and 8.7% in the second quarter of last year. Return on average assets was 0.89% for




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the second quarter of 2015, compared to 0.96% for the linked quarter and 0.86% in the same quarter last year. American’s solid results enabled it to pay dividends of $7.5 million to HEI in the quarter while maintaining healthy capital levels - leverage ratio of 8.8% and total capital ratio of 13.5% at June 30, 2015.

HEI EARNINGS RELEASE, HEI WEBCAST AND CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS EARNINGS AND 2015 EPS GUIDANCE
Concurrent with American’s regulatory filing 30 days after the end of the quarter, American announced its second quarter 2015 financial results today. Please note that these reported results relate only to American and are not necessarily indicative of HEI’s consolidated financial results for the second quarter of 2015.
HEI plans to announce its second quarter 2015 consolidated financial results on Monday, August 10, 2015 and will conduct a webcast and conference call to discuss its consolidated earnings, including American’s earnings, and 2015 EPS guidance on Monday, August 10, 2015, at 7:00 a.m. Hawaii time (1:00 p.m. Eastern time). Interested parties may listen to the conference call by dialing (888) 311-8190 and entering passcode: 74311446. International parties may listen to the conference call by calling the following toll free number, (330) 863-3378 and entering passcode: 74311446. The event can also be accessed through HEI’s website at www.hei.com under the heading “Investor Relations.” HEI and Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (Hawaiian Electric) intend to continue to use HEI’s website, www.hei.com, as a means of disclosing additional information which will be included in the Investor Relations section. Accordingly, investors should routinely monitor such portions of HEI’s website, in addition to following HEI’s, Hawaiian Electric’s and American’s press releases, HEI’s and Hawaiian Electric’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and HEI’s public conference calls and webcasts. The information on HEI’s website is not incorporated by reference in this document or in HEI’s and Hawaiian Electric’s SEC filings unless, and except to the extent, specifically incorporated by reference. Investors may also wish to refer to the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Hawaii (PUC) website at dms.puc.hawaii.gov/dms in order to review documents filed with and issued by the PUC. No information on the PUC website is incorporated by reference in this document or in HEI’s and Hawaiian Electric’s SEC filings.
An on-line replay of the webcast will be available at the same website beginning about two hours after the event. Audio replays of the teleconference will also be available approximately two hours after the event through August 24, 2015, by dialing (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406 and entering passcode: 74311446.
    




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HEI supplies power to approximately 450,000 customers or 95% of Hawaii’s population through its electric utilities, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc. and Maui Electric Company, Limited and provides a wide array of banking and other financial services to consumers and businesses through American, one of Hawaii’s largest financial institutions.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This release may contain “forward-looking statements,” which include statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, and usually include words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “predicts,” “estimates” or similar expressions. In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance, ongoing business strategies or prospects or possible future actions are also forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and the accuracy of assumptions concerning HEI and its subsidiaries, the performance of the industries in which they do business and economic and market factors, among other things. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.
Forward-looking statements in this release should be read in conjunction with the “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” discussions (which are incorporated by reference herein) set forth in HEI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, HEI’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 and HEI’s future periodic reports that discuss important factors that could cause HEI’s results to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the report, presentation or filing in which they are made. Except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, HEI, Hawaiian Electric, American and their subsidiaries undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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American Savings Bank, F.S.B.
STATEMENTS OF INCOME DATA
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three months ended 
 
Six months ended June 30
(in thousands)
 
June 30, 2015
 
March 31, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
 
2015
 
2014
Interest and dividend income
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Interest and fees on loans
 
$
46,035

 
$
45,198

 
$
43,851

 
$
91,233

 
$
87,533

Interest and dividends on investment securities
 
3,306

 
3,051

 
2,950

 
6,357

 
5,985

Total interest and dividend income
 
49,341

 
48,249

 
46,801

 
97,590

 
93,518

Interest expense
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest on deposit liabilities
 
1,266

 
1,260

 
1,237

 
2,526

 
2,462

Interest on other borrowings
 
1,487

 
1,466

 
1,420

 
2,953

 
2,825

Total interest expense
 
2,753

 
2,726

 
2,657

 
5,479

 
5,287

Net interest income
 
46,588

 
45,523

 
44,144

 
92,111

 
88,231

Provision for loan losses
 
1,825

 
614

 
1,021

 
2,439

 
2,016

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
 
44,763

 
44,909

 
43,123

 
89,672

 
86,215

Noninterest income
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Fees from other financial services
 
5,550

 
5,355

 
5,217

 
10,905

 
10,345

Fee income on deposit liabilities
 
5,424

 
5,315

 
4,645

 
10,739

 
9,066

Fee income on other financial products
 
2,103

 
1,889

 
2,064

 
3,992

 
4,354

Bank-owned life insurance
 
1,058

 
983

 
982

 
2,041

 
1,945

Mortgage banking income
 
2,068

 
1,822

 
246

 
3,890

 
874

Gains on sale of investment securities
 

 

 

 

 
2,847

Other income, net
 
239

 
735

 
661

 
974

 
1,286

Total noninterest income
 
16,442

 
16,099

 
13,815

 
32,541

 
30,717

Noninterest expense
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Compensation and employee benefits
 
22,319

 
21,766

 
19,872

 
44,085

 
40,158

Occupancy
 
4,009

 
4,113

 
4,489

 
8,122

 
8,442

Data processing
 
2,953

 
3,116

 
2,971

 
6,069

 
6,031

Services
 
2,833

 
2,341

 
2,855

 
5,174

 
5,128

Equipment
 
1,690

 
1,701

 
1,609

 
3,391

 
3,254

Office supplies, printing and postage
 
1,303

 
1,483

 
1,456

 
2,786

 
3,072

Marketing
 
844

 
841

 
1,031

 
1,685

 
1,742

FDIC insurance
 
773

 
811

 
805

 
1,584

 
1,601

Other expense
 
4,755

 
4,205

 
3,894

 
8,960

 
7,016

Total noninterest expense
 
41,479

 
40,377

 
38,982

 
81,856

 
76,444

Income before income taxes
 
19,726

 
20,631

 
17,956

 
40,357

 
40,488

Income taxes
 
6,875

 
7,156

 
6,420

 
14,031

 
14,553

Net income
 
$
12,851

 
$
13,475

 
$
11,536

 
$
26,326

 
$
25,935

Comprehensive income
 
$
9,544

 
$
17,318

 
$
14,294

 
$
26,862

 
$
29,717

OTHER BANK INFORMATION (annualized %, except as of period end)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets
 
0.89

 
0.96

 
0.86

 
0.93

 
0.97

Return on average equity
 
9.38

 
9.96

 
8.69

 
9.67

 
9.81

Return on average tangible common equity
 
11.04

 
11.74

 
10.28

 
11.39

 
11.61

Net interest margin
 
3.52

 
3.52

 
3.55

 
3.52

 
3.59

Net charge-offs to average loans outstanding
 
0.11

 
0.04

 
(0.04
)
 
0.08

 
(0.01
)
As of period end
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming assets to loans outstanding and real estate owned *
 
0.70

 
0.80

 
1.05

 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses to loans outstanding
 
1.04

 
1.03

 
0.99

 
 
 
 
Tangible common equity to tangible assets
 
8.16

 
8.18

 
8.45

 
 
 
 
Tier-1 leverage ratio *
 
8.8

 
8.9

 
9.0

 
 
 
 
Total capital ratio *
 
13.5

 
13.2

 
12.6

 
 
 
 
Dividend paid to HEI (via ASB Hawaii, Inc.) ($ in millions)
 
$
7.5

 
$
7.5

 
$
9.8

 
 
 
 
* Regulatory basis. Capital ratios as of June 30, 2015 and March 31, 2015 calculated under Basel III rules, which became effective January 1, 2015.
Prior period financial statements reflect the retrospective application of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-01, “Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Projects,” which was adopted as of January 1, 2015 and did not have a material impact on ASB’s financial condition or results of operations.
This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in HEI’s Annual Report on SEC Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, ASB Hawaii, Inc.'s Form 10 filed with the SEC on March 30, 2015 and HEI's Quarterly Reports on SEC Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015 (when filed), as updated by SEC Forms 8-K. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for future interim periods or the full year.

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American Savings Bank, F.S.B.
BALANCE SHEETS DATA
(Unaudited)
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
(in thousands)
 
 

 
 

Assets
 
 

 
 

Cash and due from banks
 
$
106,914

 
$
107,233

Interest-bearing deposits
 
162,088

 
54,230

Available-for-sale investment securities, at fair value
 
693,520

 
550,394

Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank, at cost
 
10,678

 
69,302

Loans receivable held for investment
 
4,457,182

 
4,434,651

Allowance for loan losses
 
(46,365
)
 
(45,618
)
Net loans
 
4,410,817

 
4,389,033

Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value
 
5,581

 
8,424

Other
 
305,310

 
305,416

Goodwill
 
82,190

 
82,190

Total assets
 
$
5,777,098

 
$
5,566,222

Liabilities and shareholder’s equity
 
 
 
 
Deposit liabilities–noninterest-bearing
 
$
1,455,721

 
$
1,342,794

Deposit liabilities–interest-bearing
 
3,347,550

 
3,280,621

Other borrowings
 
314,157

 
290,656

Other
 
113,015

 
118,363

Total liabilities
 
5,230,443

 
5,032,434

Common stock
 
1

 
1

Additional paid in capital
 
339,416

 
338,411

Retained earnings
 
223,260

 
211,934

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax benefits
 
 
 
 
     Net unrealized gains on securities
$
219

 

$
462

 
     Retirement benefit plans
(16,241
)
(16,022
)
(17,020
)
(16,558
)
Total shareholder’s equity
 
546,655

 
533,788

Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity
 
$
5,777,098

 
$
5,566,222


Prior period financial statements reflect the retrospective application of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-01, “Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Projects,” which was adopted as of January 1, 2015 and did not have a material impact on ASB’s financial condition or results of operations.
This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in HEI’s Annual Report on SEC Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, ASB Hawaii, Inc.'s Form 10 filed with the SEC on March 30, 2015 and HEI's Quarterly Reports on SEC Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015 (when filed), as updated by SEC Forms 8-K.


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