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 quarterly period ended March 31, 2008

 

OR

 

o

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from              to             

 

Commission File Number: 000-51556

 


 

CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE

 

41-2150446

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

 

 

1331 Seventeenth St., Suite 300
Denver, CO

 

80202

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

303-293-5563

(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, as amended 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 o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company..  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12B-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large Accelerated Filer   o

 

Accelerated Filer x

Non-accelerated Filer   o (Do not check if smaller reporting company)

 

Smaller reporting Company o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.): Yes o No x

 

As of May 1, 2008, there were 52,656,497 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding, including 1,724,941 shares of unvested stock grants and excluding 63,123 shares to be issued under its deferred compensation plan.

 

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements and Factors that Could Affect Future Results

3

 

 

 

 

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

4

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

8

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

20

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

34

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 4.

Controls and Procedures

36

 

 

 

 

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

37

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

Legal Proceedings

37

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1A.

Risk Factors

38

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

38

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

38

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

38

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 5.

Other Information

38

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 6.

Exhibits

39

 

2



 

Forward-Looking Statements and Factors that Could Affect Future Results

 

Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not statements of historical fact constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”), notwithstanding that such statements are not specifically identified. In addition, certain statements may be contained in our future filings with the SEC, in press releases, and in oral and written statements made by or with our approval that are not statements of historical fact and constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act.  Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) projections of revenues, expenses, income or loss, earnings or loss per share, the payment or nonpayment of dividends, capital structure and other financial items; (ii) statements of plans, objectives and expectations of the Company or its management or board of directors, including those relating to products or services; (iii) statements of future economic performance; and (iv) statements of assumptions underlying such statements. Words such as “believes”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “intends”, “targeted”, “continue”, “remain”, “will”, “should”, “may” and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.

 

Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

 

·       Local, regional, national and international economic conditions and the impact they may have on us and our customers, and our assessment of that impact.

 

·       Changes in the level of nonperforming assets and charge-offs.

 

·       The effects of and changes in trade and monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including the interest rate policies of the Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve Board.

 

·       Inflation and interest rate, securities market and monetary fluctuations.

 

·       Political instability, acts of war or terrorism and natural disasters.

 

·       The timely development and acceptance of new products and services and perceived overall value of these products and services by customers.

 

·       Revenues are lower than expected.

 

·       Changes in consumer spending, borrowings and savings habits.

 

·       Changes in the financial performance and/or condition of our borrowers.

 

·       Credit quality deterioration, which could cause an increase in the provision for loan losses.

 

·       Technological changes.

 

·       Acquisitions of acquired businesses and greater than expected costs or difficulties related to the integration of acquired businesses.

 

·       The ability to increase market share and control expenses.

 

·       Changes in the competitive environment among financial or bank holding companies and other financial service providers.

 

·       The effect of changes in laws and regulations with which we and our subsidiaries must comply.

 

·       Changes in the securities markets.

 

·       The effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies, as well as the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and other accounting standard setters.

 

·       Changes in our organization, compensation and benefit plans.

 

·       The costs and effects of legal and regulatory developments including the resolution of legal proceedings or regulatory or other governmental inquiries and the results of regulatory examinations or reviews.

 

·       Our success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing items.

 

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made.  We do not intend to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

March 31, 2008

 

December 31, 2007

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

 51,770

 

$

51,611

 

Federal funds sold

 

9,788

 

745

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

61,558

 

52,356

 

Securities available for sale, at fair value

 

116,742

 

118,964

 

Securities held to maturity (fair value of $14,361 and $14,916 at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively)

 

14,106

 

14,889

 

Bank stocks, at cost

 

32,588

 

32,464

 

Total investments

 

163,436

 

166,317

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, net of unearned discount

 

1,759,297

 

1,781,647

 

Less allowance for loan losses

 

(26,048

)

(25,711

)

Net loans

 

1,733,249

 

1,755,936

 

Loans, held for sale

 

 

492

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

69,519

 

69,981

 

Other real estate owned and foreclosed assets

 

1,715

 

3,517

 

Goodwill

 

250,748

 

250,748

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

31,056

 

32,933

 

Other assets

 

33,798

 

39,384

 

Total assets

 

$

 2,345,079

 

$

2,371,664

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing demand

 

$

 473,247

 

$

515,299

 

Interest-bearing demand

 

738,429

 

732,156

 

Savings

 

71,617

 

71,944

 

Time

 

426,789

 

480,108

 

Total deposits

 

1,710,082

 

1,799,507

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and federal funds purchased

 

36,400

 

23,617

 

Borrowings

 

117,227

 

63,715

 

Subordinated debentures

 

41,239

 

41,239

 

Interest payable and other liabilities

 

18,670

 

24,932

 

Total liabilities

 

1,923,618

 

1,953,010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock—$.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 64,514,450 shares issued, 52,726,120 shares outstanding at March 31, 2008 (includes 1,732,011 shares of unvested restricted stock and 63,123 shares to be issued); 64,378,450 shares issued, 52,616,991 shares outstanding at December 31, 2007 (includes 1,651,345 shares of unvested restricted stock and 60,507 of shares to be issued).

 

65

 

64

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

618,382

 

617,611

 

Shares to be issued for deferred compensation obligations

 

585

 

573

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(92,022

)

(95,196

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(2,572

)

(1,472

)

Treasury Stock, at cost, 10,985,892 and 10,983,653, respectively

 

(102,977

)

(102,926

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

421,461

 

418,654

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

2,345,079

 

$

2,371,664

 

 

See “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.”

 

4



 

CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per
share data)

 

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, including fees

 

$

31,040

 

$

39,738

 

Investment securities:

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

615

 

621

 

Tax-exempt

 

893

 

1,412

 

Dividends

 

470

 

475

 

Federal funds sold and other

 

385

 

114

 

Total interest income

 

33,403

 

42,360

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

9,795

 

13,346

 

Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements

 

137

 

301

 

Borrowings

 

1,029

 

932

 

Subordinated debentures

 

792

 

938

 

Total interest expense

 

11,753

 

15,517

 

Net interest income

 

21,650

 

26,843

 

Provision for loan losses

 

875

 

849

 

Net interest income, after provision for loan losses

 

20,775

 

25,994

 

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

Customer service and other fees

 

2,276

 

2,443

 

Gain on sale of securities

 

138

 

 

Other

 

101

 

124

 

Total noninterest income

 

2,515

 

2,567

 

Noninterest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

9,720

 

10,974

 

Occupancy expense

 

2,001

 

2,121

 

Furniture and equipment

 

1,314

 

1,240

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

1,877

 

2,195

 

Other general and administrative

 

3,798

 

4,152

 

Total noninterest expense

 

18,710

 

20,682

 

Income before income taxes

 

4,580

 

7,879

 

Income tax expense

 

1,335

 

2,470

 

Net income

 

$

3,245

 

$

5,409

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share–basic:

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.10

 

Earnings per share–diluted:

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding-basic

 

50,988,229

 

54,792,527

 

Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted

 

51,049,525

 

54,902,229

 

 

See “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.”

 

5



 

CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

Common
Stock
Shares
Outstanding 
and to be
Issued

 

Common
Stock and
Additional
Paid-in
Capital

 

Shares to
be Issued

 

Treasury
Stock

 

Retained
Earnings
(Accumulated
Deficit)

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

 

Totals

 

 

 

(In thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2006

 

57,236,795

 

$

614,553

 

$

775

 

$

(69,574

)

$

42,896

 

$

809

 

$

589,459

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

5,409

 

 

5,409

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

(129

)

(129

)

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,280

 

Stock compensation awards, net of forfeitures

 

34,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earned stock award compensation

 

 

867

 

 

 

 

 

867

 

Repurchase of common stock

 

(1,718,800

)

 

 

(14,537

)

 

 

(14,537

)

Deferred compensation

 

3,305

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

28

 

Common shares issued

 

 

 

(5

)

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, March  31, 2007

 

55,555,400

 

$

615,420

 

$

798

 

$

(84,106

)

$

48,305

 

$

680

 

$

581,097

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2007

 

52,616,991

 

$

617,675

 

$

573

 

$

(102,926

)

$

(95,196

)

$

(1,472

)

$

418,654

 

Adjustment to apply EITF 06-04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(71

)

 

 

(71

)

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

3,245

 

 

3,245

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,100

)

(1,100

)

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,145

 

Stock compensation awards, net of forfeitures

 

115,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earned stock award compensation

 

 

 

772

 

 

 

 

 

772

 

Repurchase of common stock

 

(9,087

)

 

 

(51

)

 

 

(51

)

Deferred compensation

 

2,616

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2008

 

52,726,120

 

$

618,447

 

$

585

 

$

(102,977

)

$

(92,022

)

$

(2,572

)

$

421,461

 

 

See “Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.”

 

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CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

3,245

 

$

5,409

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,904

 

3,423

 

Provision for loan losses

 

875

 

849

 

Stock compensation

 

772

 

867

 

Gain on sale of securities

 

(138

)

 

Loss on sale of real estate owned and assets

 

5

 

96

 

Real estate valuation adjustments

 

633

 

158

 

Other

 

(173

)

(118

)

Net change in:

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued interest receivable and other assets

 

5,515

 

1,530

 

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities

 

(4,973

)

(2,519

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

8,665

 

9,695

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Activity in available-for-sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

Maturities, prepayments, and calls

 

25,826

 

8,970

 

Purchases

 

(25,204

)

(1,527

)

Activity in held-to-maturity securities and bank stocks:

 

 

 

 

 

Maturities, prepayments, and calls

 

784

 

39

 

Loan originations and principal collections, net

 

21,808

 

58,788

 

Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale

 

492

 

 

Proceeds from sales of foreclosed assets

 

582

 

349

 

Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment

 

 

2

 

Additions to premises and equipment

 

(568

)

(522

)

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

23,720

 

66,099

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in deposits

 

(89,425

)

11,764

 

Net change in short-term borrowings

 

(16,359

)

(36,391

)

Proceeds from issuance of debt

 

69,875

 

 

Repayment of long-term debt

 

(6

)

(1,405

)

Net change in federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements

 

12,783

 

9,225

 

Repurchase of common stock

 

(51

)

(14,537

)

Net cash used by financing activities

 

(23,183

)

(31,344

)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

9,202

 

44,450

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

52,356

 

49,620

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

61,558

 

$

94,070

 

 

See “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.”

 

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CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

(1)       Organization, Operations and Basis of Presentation

 

Centennial Bank Holdings, Inc. is a financial holding company and a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. Our principal business is to serve as a holding company for our subsidiaries. As of March 31, 2008, Centennial has a single bank subsidiary, Guaranty Bank and Trust Company, referred to as Guaranty Bank or the Bank. At December 31 2007, Centennial’s subsidiaries were Guaranty Bank and Centennial Bank of the West, referred to as CBW.  CBW was merged into Guaranty Bank on January 1, 2008.

 

Reference to “Banks” means Guaranty Bank and CBW, and “we” or “Company” means Centennial Bank Holdings, Inc. on a consolidated basis with the Banks, if applicable.  References to “Centennial” or to the holding company refer to the parent company on a stand-alone basis.

 

The Bank is a full-service community bank offering an array of banking products and services to the communities it serves along the Front Range of Colorado, including accepting time and demand deposits and originating commercial loans (including energy loans), real estate loans, Small Business Administration guaranteed loans and consumer loans.  The Bank also provides trust services, including personal trust administration, estate settlement, investment management accounts and self-directed IRAs.  Substantially all loans are secured by specific items of collateral including business assets, consumer assets and commercial and residential real estate.  Commercial loans are expected to be repaid from cash flow from operations of business.  There are no significant concentrations of loans to any one industry or customer.  However, the customers’ ability to repay their loans is dependent on the real estate and general economic conditions of the area, among other factors.

 

On May 6, 2008, the stockholders of Centennial Bank Holdings, Inc. approved the proxy proposal to change the name of the holding company to Guaranty Bancorp.   This name change will be effective on May 12, 2008.

 

(a)       Basis of Presentation

 

The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Our financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations for the periods presented. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The interim operating results are not necessarily indicative of operating results for the full year.

 

(b)       Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the dates of the consolidated balance sheets and income and expense for the periods presented. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant changes include the assessment for impairment of certain investment securities, the allowance for loan losses, valuation of other real estate owned, deferred tax assets and liabilities, goodwill and other intangible assets and stock compensation expense.  Assumptions and factors are evaluated on an annual basis or whenever events or changes in circumstance indicate that the previous assumptions and factors have changed.  The result of the analysis could result in adjustments to the estimates.

 

(c)       Allowance for Loan Losses

 

The allowance for loan losses is reported as a reduction of outstanding loan balances.  The allowance for loan losses is a valuation allowance for probable incurred loan losses.

 

The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a regular basis by management and based upon management’s periodic review of the collectibility of the loans in light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect borrowers’ ability to repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral and prevailing economic conditions.  This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.

 

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CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

In addition to the allowance for loan losses, the Company records a reserve for unfunded commitments.  Similar to the allowance for loan losses, the reserve for unfunded commitments is evaluated on a regular basis by management.  This reserve is recorded in other liabilities.

 

(d)         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

 

Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of the net assets of businesses acquired.  Goodwill and intangible assets acquired in a purchase business combination and determined to have an indefinite useful life are tested for impairment and not amortized. Intangible assets with definite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values.

 

Goodwill is our only intangible asset with an indefinite life.  The annual impairment analysis of goodwill includes identification of reporting units, the determination of the carrying value of each reporting unit, including the existing goodwill and intangible assets, and estimating the fair value of each reporting unit.  We have identified one significant reporting unit — banking operations. The Company tests for impairment of goodwill annually as of October 31, or if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit.  We determine the fair value of our reporting unit and compare it to its carrying amount.  If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, we are required to perform a second step to the impairment test to measure the extent of the impairment.

 

During the first quarter 2008, no events occurred nor circumstances changed that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit.  Therefore, no goodwill impairment testing was deemed necessary prior to the annual goodwill impairment testing date of October 31.

 

Core deposit intangible assets, referred to as CDI, are recognized apart from goodwill at the time of acquisition based on valuations prepared by independent third parties or other estimates of fair value. In preparing such valuations, variables such as deposit servicing costs, attrition rates, and market discount rates are considered. CDI assets are amortized to expense over their useful lives, which we have estimated to range from 7 years to 15 years.

 

(e)        Stock Incentive Plan

 

The Company’s Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (“Plan”) provides for up to 2,500,000 grants of stock options, stock awards, stock units awards, performance stock awards, stock appreciation rights, and other equity-based awards to key employees, nonemployee directors, consultants and prospective employees. Through March 31, 2008, the Company has only granted stock awards. The Company accounts for the equity-based compensation using the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123R, Share-Based Payment . The Company recognizes expense for services received in a share-based payment transaction as services are received. That cost is recognized on a straight-line basis over the period during which an employee or director provides service in exchange for the award. The Company has issued stock awards that vest based on service periods from one to four years, performance conditions, and awards with both service periods and performance conditions. The performance-based share awards expire December 31, 2012. The compensation cost of employee and director services received in exchange for stock awards is based on the grant-date fair value of the award (as determined by quoted market prices). The stock compensation expense recognized reflects estimated forfeitures, adjusted as necessary based on actual forfeitures.

 

(f)        Deferred Compensation Plans

 

The Company has Deferred Compensation Plans (the “Plans”) that allow directors and certain key employees to voluntarily defer compensation. Compensation expense is recorded for the deferred compensation and a related liability is recognized. Participants may elect designated investment options for the notional investment of their deferred compensation. The recorded obligations are adjusted for deemed income or loss related to the investments selected. Participants in certain Plans are given the opportunity to elect to have all or a portion of their deferred compensation earn a rate of return equal to the total return on the Company’s common stock. The Plans do not provide for diversification of a participant’s assets allocated to Company common stock and assets allocated to Company common stock can only be settled with a fixed number of shares of stock. In accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 97-14, Accounting for

 

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Deferred Compensation Arrangements Where Amounts Earned Are Held in a Rabbi Trust and Invested , the deferred compensation obligation associated with Company common stock is classified as a component of stockholders’ equity and the related shares are treated as shares to be issued and are included in total shares outstanding for earnings per share and balance sheet purposes only.  At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the total shares outstanding included 63,123 and 60,507 shares, respectively, to be issued.  Subsequent changes in the fair value of the common stock are not reflected in earnings or stockholders’ equity of the Company.  Actual Company stock held by the Company for the satisfaction of obligations of the Plans is classified as treasury stock.

 

(g)       Income taxes

 

Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted FASB Interpretation 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”).   A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely to be realized on examination.  For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded.  The adoption of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007, had no effect on the Company’s financial statements.

 

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal income tax and State of Colorado tax. The Company is no longer subject to examination by Federal or state taxing authorities for years before 2004. At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits. The Company does not expect the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly increase in the next twelve months. The Company recognizes interest related to income tax matters in other interest expense and penalties related to income tax matters in other noninterest expense.  At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company does not have any amounts accrued for interest and penalties.

 

(h)       Earnings per Common Share

 

Basic earnings per share represents income available to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per share reflect additional common shares that would have been outstanding if potential dilutive common shares had been issued.  In accordance with SFAS No. 128 (As Amended), Earnings per Share , the Company’s obligation to issue shares of stock to participants in its deferred compensation plan has been treated as outstanding shares of stock in the basic earnings per share calculation.  Dilutive common shares that may be issued by the Company relate to unvested common share grants subject to a service condition for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.   Outstanding restricted shares with an anti-dilutive impact, which are excluded from the earnings per common share computation, include performance-based shares and service-based shares that are not considered dilutive.  For the three-months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, the anti-dilutive restricted shares excluded from the earnings per common share computation are 1,670,715 and 1,650,223, respectively.

 

Earnings per common share have been computed based on the following:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average common shares outstanding

 

50,988,229

 

54,792,527

 

Effect of dilutive unvested stock grants

 

61,296

 

109,702

 

Average shares outstanding for calculating diluted earnings per common share

 

51,049,525

 

54,902,229

 

 

(i)        Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

Adoption of New Accounting Standards: In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements .  This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  This Statement establishes a fair value hierarchy about the

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

assumptions used to measure fair value and clarifies assumptions about risk and the effect of a restriction on the sale or use of an asset.  The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. In February 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position (FSP) 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157 .  This FSP delays the effective date of FAS 157 for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis (at least annually) to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of FAS 157 on January 1, 2008 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.   See Note 8 for further disclosure regarding the implementation of this accounting pronouncement.

 

In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities .  The standard provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value and establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities.  The new standard became effective for the Company on January 1, 2008.  Upon adoption of this accounting pronouncement on January 1, 2008, the Company did not elect the fair value option for any financial assets or financial liabilities.

 

In September 2006, the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force finalized Issue No. 06-4, Accounting for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements .  This issue requires that a liability be recorded during the service period when a split-dollar life insurance agreement continues after participants’ employment or retirement.  The required accrued liability will be based on either the post-employment benefit cost for the continuing life insurance or based on the future death benefit, depending on the contractual terms of the underlying agreement.  This issue is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007.  Upon adoption of this issue on January 1, 2008, the Company recorded a cumulative effect adjustment to reduce beginning retained earnings as of January 1, 2008 by $71,000.

 

On November 5, 2007, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 109, Written Loan Commitments Recorded at Fair Value through Earnings (“SAB 109”). Previously, SAB 105, Application of Accounting Principles to Loan Commitments , stated that in measuring the fair value of a derivative loan commitment, a company should not incorporate the expected net future cash flows related to the associated servicing of the loan. SAB 109 supersedes SAB 105 and indicates that the expected net future cash flows related to the associated servicing of the loan should be included in measuring fair value for all written loan commitments that are accounted for at fair value through earnings.  SAB 105 also indicated that internally-developed intangible assets should not be recorded as part of the fair value of a derivative loan commitment, and SAB 109 retains that view.  SAB 109 is effective for derivative loan commitments issued or modified in fiscal quarters beginning after December 15, 2007.  The adoption of this SAB on January 1, 2008 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Newly Issued But Not Yet Effective Accounting Standards:   In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 141R, Business Combinations (Revised) (“SFAS 141R”). SFAS 141R replaces the current standard on business combinations and will significantly change the accounting for and reporting of business combinations in consolidated financial statements. This statement requires an entity to measure the business acquired at fair value and to recognize goodwill attributable to any noncontrolling interests (previously referred to as minority interests) rather than just the portion attributable to the acquirer.  The statement will also result in fewer exceptions to the principle of measuring assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination at fair value.  In addition, the statement will result in payments to third parties for consulting, legal, audit, and similar services associated with an acquisition to be recognized as expenses when incurred rather than capitalized as part of the business combination.  SFAS 141R is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008.

 

In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 (“SFAS 161”).  SFAS 161 amends Statement 133 by requiring expanded disclosures about an entity’s derivative instruments and hedging activities, but does not change Statement 133’s scope or accounting.  This statement requires increased qualitative, quantitative, and credit-risk disclosures.  SFAS 161 also amends Statement No. 107 to clarify that derivative instruments are subject to Statement 107’s concentration-of-credit-risk disclosures.  SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after November 15, 2008.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

(j )        Reclassifications

 

Certain amounts in prior year financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.  These reclassifications had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or net change in cash and cash equivalents.

 

(2)       Securities

 

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt securities are as follows:

 

 

 

Amortized
cost

 

Gross 
unrealized 
gains

 

Gross 
unrealized 
losses

 

Fair value

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

March 31, 2008

 

Securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government agencies and government-sponsored entities

 

$

2,493

 

$

16

 

$

 

$

2,509

 

State and municipal

 

78,004

 

1,070

 

(5,564

)

73,510

 

Mortgage-backed

 

38,752

 

341

 

(16

)

39,077

 

Marketable equity

 

1,099

 

 

 

1,099

 

Other securities

 

547

 

 

 

547

 

Securities available-for-sale

 

$

120,895

 

$

1,427

 

$

(5,580

)

$

116,742

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities held to maturity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed

 

$

14,106

 

$

259

 

$

(4

)

$

14,361

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2007

 

Securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government agencies and government-sponsored entities

 

$

10,453

 

$

13

 

$

(10

)

$

10,456

 

State and municipal

 

79,164

 

607

 

(2,895

)

76,876

 

Mortgage-backed

 

30,132

 

108

 

(202

)

30,038

 

Marketable equity

 

1,047

 

 

 

1,047

 

Other securities

 

547

 

 

 

547

 

Securities available-for-sale

 

$

121,343

 

$

728

 

$

(3,107

)

$

118,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities held to maturity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed

 

$

14,889

 

$

93

 

$

(66

)

$

14,916

 

 

All individual securities that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer at March 31, 2008, have fluctuated in value since their purchase dates as a result of changes in market interest rates.  These securities include securities issued by U.S. government agencies and government-sponsored entities that have an AAA credit rating as determined by various rating agencies or state and municipal bonds that have either been rated as investment grade or higher by various rating agencies or have been subject to an annual internal review process by management.  This annual review process was updated in the first quarter 2008 for the largest non-rated municipal security in our portfolio.  This particular bond had an increase in the unrealized loss at March 31, 2008, as the rates on unsecured non-bank qualified securities increased during the period.  The unrealized loss on this security comprises nearly 100% of the overall unrealized loss on state and municipal bonds.  We updated our annual credit analysis of this particular bond in the first quarter 2008 and concluded that the continuous unrealized loss position on this security was a result of the level of market interest rates and not a result of the underlying issuer’s ability to repay.   Similarly, management concluded that the continuous unrealized loss position on all other securities was also a result of the level of market interest rates and not a result of the underlying issuers’ ability to repay.  In addition, we have the ability and intent to hold these securities until their fair value recovers to their cost, which may be maturity.  Accordingly, we have not recognized any other-than-temporary impairment in our consolidated statements of income.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

(3)       Loans

 

A summary of net loans held for investment by loan type at the dates indicated is as follows:

 

 

 

March 31,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Loans on real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

Residential and commercial mortgage

 

$

723,246

 

$

713,478

 

Construction

 

238,926

 

235,236

 

Equity lines of credit

 

47,659

 

48,624

 

Commercial loans

 

657,423

 

679,717

 

Agricultural loans

 

35,003

 

39,506

 

Lease financing

 

472

 

4,732

 

Installment loans to individuals

 

38,151

 

40,835

 

Overdrafts

 

2,520

 

1,329

 

SBA and other

 

19,213

 

21,592

 

 

 

1,762,613

 

1,785,049

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

(26,048

)

(25,711

)

Unearned discount

 

(3,316

)

(3,402

)

Net Loans

 

$

1,733,249

 

$

1,755,936

 

 

A summary of transactions in the allowance for loan losses for the period indicated is as follows:

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

 

March 31,
2008

 

March 31,
2007

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

25,711

 

$

27,899

 

Provision for loan losses

 

875

 

849

 

Loans charged off

 

(743

)

(1,692

)

Recoveries on loans previously charged-off

 

205

 

436

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

26,048

 

$

27,492

 

 

A summary of transactions in the reserve for unfunded commitments for the periods indicated is as follows:

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

 

March 31,
2008

 

March 31,
2007

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

522

 

$

411

 

Provision (credit) for losses on unfunded commitments

 

(122

)

161

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

400

 

$

572

 

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

The following table details key information regarding the Company’s impaired loans at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

March 31,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Impaired loans with a valuation allowance

 

$

14,757

 

$

16,663

 

Impaired loans without a valuation allowance

 

6,042

 

6,665

 

Total impaired loans

 

$

20,799

 

$

23,328

 

Valuation allowance related to impaired loans

 

$

5,368

 

$

4,283

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,
2008

 

March 31,
2007

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Average of individually impaired loans during quarter

 

$

22,114

 

$

39,588

 

Interest income recognized during impairment

 

$

17

 

$

366

 

Cash-basis interest income recognized

 

$

17

 

$

297

 

 

The gross interest income that would have been recorded in the year-to-date period ended March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2007, if the loans had been current in accordance with their original terms and had been outstanding throughout the period or since origination, if held for part of the period, was $633,000 and $870,000, respectively.  At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, nonaccrual loans were $20,798,000 and $19,309,000, respectively.

 

(4)            Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets arise from business combinations.  Goodwill and other intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives generated from purchase combinations are tested for impairment no less than annually.

 

Other intangible assets with definite lives are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values.  The amortization expense represents the estimated decline in the value of the underlying deposits or loan customers acquired.

 

The carrying amount of goodwill was $250,748,000 for the periods ended March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.

 

The following table presents the gross amounts of core deposit and customer relationship intangibles and the related accumulated amortization at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

Useful life

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Core deposit intangible assets

 

7 - 15 years

 

$

62,975

 

$

62,975

 

Accumulated amortization

 

 

 

(31,919

)

(30,042

)

Net other intangible assets

 

 

 

$

31,056

 

$

32,933

 

 

Following is the aggregate amortization expense recognized in each period:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Amortization expense

 

$

1,877

 

$

2,195

 

 

(5)       Borrowings

 

At March 31, 2008, our outstanding borrowings were $117,227,000 as compared to $63,715,000 at December 31, 2007. These borrowings at March 31, 2008, consisted of term notes at the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”).  There was also a line of credit at the FHLB at March 31, 2008, but there was no balance outstanding on this line of

 

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credit on such date. At December 31, 2007, borrowings consisted of a line of credit and term notes at the Federal Home Loan Bank of $15,160,000 and $47,356,000 respectively, and a $1,199,00 Treasury Tax and Loan note balance.

 

The total commitment, including balances outstanding, for borrowings at the Federal Home Loan Bank for the term notes and line of credit at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 was $398.9 and $316.2 million, respectively. The interest rate on the line of credit varies with the federal funds rate, and was 3.17% and 5.51% at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.  The term notes have fixed interest rates that range from 2.52% to 6.22%. A blanket pledge and security agreement with the Federal Home Loan Bank, which encompasses certain loans and securities, serves as collateral for these borrowings.

 

We have a $70 million revolving credit agreement with U.S. Bank National Association which contains financial covenants, including maintaining a minimum return on average assets, a maximum nonperforming assets to total loans ratio and regulatory capital ratios that qualify the Company as well-capitalized.   As of March 31, 2008, the Company did not have any amount drawn on this line.  The Company is in compliance with all outstanding debt covenants, as amended. The interest rate varies based on a spread over the federal funds rate, with a rate of 3.59% at March 31, 2008. The credit agreement is secured by Guaranty Bank stock.

 

(6)       Subordinated Debentures and Trust Preferred Securities

 

The Company had $41,239,000 in aggregate principal balances of subordinated debentures outstanding with a weighted average cost of 8.35% and 8.97% at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. The subordinated debentures were issued in four separate series. Each issuance has a maturity of thirty years from its date of issue. The subordinated debentures were issued to trusts established by the Company, which in turn issued $40 million of trust preferred securities. Generally and with certain limitations, the Company is permitted to call the debentures subsequent to the first five or ten years, as applicable, after issue if certain conditions are met, or at any time upon the occurrence and continuation of certain changes in either the tax treatment or the capital treatment of the trusts, the debentures or the preferred securities.   As of March 31, 2008, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of these subordinated debentures.

 

These securities are currently included in Tier I capital for purposes of determining the Company’s Tier I and total risk-based capital ratios. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, which is the holding company’s banking regulator, has promulgated a modification of the capital regulations affecting trust preferred securities. Under this modification, beginning March 31, 2009, the Company will be required to use a more restrictive formula to determine the amount of trust preferred securities that can be included in regulatory Tier I capital. At that time, the Company will be allowed to include in Tier I capital an amount of trust preferred securities equal to no more than 25% of the sum of all core capital elements, which is generally defined as stockholders’ equity less certain intangibles, including goodwill, core deposit intangibles and customer relationship intangibles, net of any related deferred income tax liability. The regulations currently in effect limit the amount of trust preferred securities that can be included in Tier I capital to 25% of the sum of core capital elements without a deduction for permitted intangibles.

 

The following table summarizes the terms of each subordinated debenture issuance at March 31, 2008 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Date
Issued

 

Amount

 

Maturity
Date

 

Call
Date*

 

Fixed or
Variable

 

Rate Adjuster

 

Current
Rate

 

Next Rate
Reset Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CenBank Trust I

 

9/7/2000

 

$

10,310

 

9/7/2030

 

9/7/2010

 

Fixed

 

N/A

 

10.60

%

N/A

 

CenBank Trust II

 

2/22/2001

 

5,155

 

2/22/2031

 

2/22/2011

 

Fixed

 

N/A

 

10.20

%

N/A

 

CenBank Trust III

 

4/8/2004

 

15,464

 

4/15/2034

 

4/15/2009

 

Variable

 

LIBOR + 2.65%

 

6.91

%

4/15/2008

 

Guaranty Capital Trust III

 

6/30/2003

 

10,310

 

7/7/2033

 

7/7/2008

 

Variable

 

LIBOR + 3.10%

 

7.36

%

4/07/2008

 

 


*    Call date represents the earliest date the Company can call the debentures.

 

(7)            Commitments

 

The Company is a party to credit-related financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, stand-by letters of credit and commercial letters of credit. Such commitments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

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The Company’s exposure to credit loss is represented by the contractual amount of these commitments. The Company follows the same credit policies in making commitments as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.

 

At the dates indicated, the following commitments were outstanding:

 

 

 

March 31,
2008

 

December 31,
 2007

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments to extend credit

 

$

597,765

 

$

582,988

 

Standby letters of credit

 

28,917

 

33,573

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

 

$

626,682

 

$

616,561

 

 

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Several of the commitments may expire without being drawn upon. Therefore, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The amount of collateral obtained, if it is deemed necessary by the Company, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer.

 

Commitments to extend credit under overdraft protection agreements are commitments for possible future extensions of credit to existing deposit customers. These lines of credit are uncollateralized and usually do not contain a specified maturity date and might not be drawn upon to the total extent to which the Company is committed.

 

Stand-by letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Those letters of credit are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements. Substantially all letters of credit issued have expiration dates within one year. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. The Company generally holds collateral supporting those commitments if deemed necessary.

 

The Company enters into commercial letters of credit on behalf of its customers, which authorize a third party to draw drafts on the Company up to a stipulated amount and with specific terms and conditions. A commercial letter of credit is a conditional commitment on the part of the Company to provide payment on drafts drawn in accordance with the terms of the commercial letter of credit.

 

(8)          Fair Value Measurements and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS No. 157”).  SFAS No. 157 clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. Under SFAS No. 157, fair value measurements are not adjusted for transaction costs. SFAS No. 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under SFAS No. 157 are described below:

 

Basis of Fair Value Measurement:

 

Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets.

 

Level 2 -  Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices in markets that are not active, quoted prices for similar assets, or other inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset.

 

Level 3 - Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and are unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).

 

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CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The fair values of securities available for sale are generally determined by matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique widely used in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities (Level 2 inputs).

 

Level 3 is for positions that are not traded in active markets or are subject to transfer restrictions, and/or where valuations are adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability.  Such adjustments are generally based on available market evidence. In the absence of such evidence, management’s best estimate is used. Management’s best estimate consists of both internal and external support on certain Level 3 investments. Internal cash flow models using a present value formula along with indicative exit pricing obtained from broker/dealers were used to fair value support certain Level 3 investments.  Subsequent to inception, management only changes level 3 inputs and assumptions when corroborated by evidence such as transactions in similar instruments, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable entities, subsequent rounds of financing, recapitalizations and other transactions across the capital structure, offerings in the equity or debt markets, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows.

 

Impaired loans are evaluated and valued at the time the loan is identified as impaired, at the lower of cost or fair value.  Fair value is measured based on the value of the collateral securing these loans and is classified at a level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.  Collateral may be real estate and/or business assets including equipment, inventory and/or accounts receivable and is determined based on appraisals by qualified licensed appraisers hired by the Company.   Appraised and reported values may be discounted based on management’s historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the time of valuation, and/or management’s expertise and knowledge of the client and client’s business.  Impaired loans are reviewed and evaluated on at least a quarterly basis for additional impairment and adjusted accordingly, based on the same factors identified above.

 

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets that were accounted for at fair value and are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

 

 

Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Balance as of
March 31, 2008

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Assets at March 31, 2008 Investment securities,available for sale

 

$

 

$

116,742

 

$

 

$

116,742

 

 

 

The following represent assets and liabilities were measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis:

 

 

 

Significant Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Assets at March 31, 2008 Impaired loans

 

$

14,757

 

 

Impaired loans with a valuation allowance based upon fair value of the underlying collateral had a carrying amount of $14,757,000 at March 31, 2008 as compared to $16,663,000 at December 31, 2007. The valuation allowance on impaired loans was $5,368,000 at March 31, 2008 as compared to $4,283,000 at December 31, 2007. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2008, an additional provision for loan losses of approximately $1.1 million was made for impaired loans.

 

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CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

(9)           Stock-Based Compensation

 

Under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”), the Company may grant stock-based compensation awards to nonemployee directors, key employees, consultants and prospective employees under the terms described in the Incentive Plan. The allowable stock-based compensation awards include the grant of Options, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Unit Awards, Performance Stock Awards, Stock Appreciation Rights and other Equity-Based Awards. The Incentive Plan provides that eligible participants may be granted shares of Company common stock that are subject to forfeiture until the grantee vests in the stock award based on the established conditions, which include service conditions and established performance measures.

 

Prior to vesting of the stock awards with a service vesting condition, each grantee shall have the rights of a stockholder with respect to voting of the granted stock. The recipient is not entitled to dividend rights with respect to the shares of granted stock until vesting occurs. Prior to vesting of the stock awards with performance vesting conditions, each grantee shall have the rights of a stockholder with respect to voting of the granted stock. The recipient is not entitled to dividend rights with respect to the shares of granted stock until initial vesting occurs, at which time the dividend rights will exist on vested and unvested shares of granted stock, subject to termination of such rights under the terms of the Incentive Plan.

 

Other than the stock awards with service and performance-based vesting conditions, no grants have been made under the Incentive Plan. The Incentive Plan authorizes grants of stock-based compensation awards of up to 2,500,000 shares of Company common stock, subject to adjustments provided by the Incentive Plan. As of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, there were 1,732,011 and 1,651,345 shares of unvested stock granted (net of forfeitures and vestings), with 639,044 and 754,644 shares available for grant under the Incentive Plan, respectively.

 

A summary of the status of our outstanding stock awards and the change during the period is presented in the table below:

 

 

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average Fair
Value on
Award Date

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2007

 

1,651,345

 

$

10.21

 

Awarded

 

136,000

 

6.19

 

Forfeited

 

(20,400

)

9.67

 

Vested

 

(34,934

)

12.01

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2008

 

1,732,011

 

$

9.86

 

 

The Company recognized $772,000 and $867,000 in stock-based compensation expense for services rendered for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The total income tax benefit recognized in the consolidated income statement for share-based compensation arrangements was $208,000 and $329,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. At March 31, 2008, compensation cost of $6,799,000 related to nonvested awards not yet recognized is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years.   During the first three months of 2008, the value of the vested awards was approximately $197,000.  Of the 1,732,011 shares outstanding at March 31, 2008, approximately 1,267,000 shares are expected to vest.

 

(10)            Capital Ratios

 

At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company had leverage ratios of 9.21% and 8.55%, Tier 1 risk-weighted capital ratios of 9.93% and 9.62%, and total risk-weighted capital ratios of 11.18% and 10.87%, respectively. The Company actively monitors its regulatory capital ratios to ensure that the Company and its bank subsidiaries are well capitalized under the applicable regulatory framework.

 

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CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

(11)            Total Comprehensive Income

 

The following table presents the components of other comprehensive loss and total comprehensive income (loss) for the periods presented:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Net income

 

$

3,245

 

$

5,409

 

Other comprehensive loss:

 

 

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized gains (losses), net

 

(1,912

)

(207

)

Less: Reclassification adjustments for gains included in income

 

(138

)

 

Net unrealized holding losses

 

(1,774

)

(207

)

Income tax benefit

 

(674

)

(78

)

Other comprehensive loss

 

(1,100

)

(129

)

Total comprehensive income

 

$

2,145

 

$

5,280

 

 

(12)            Contingencies

 

In the ordinary course of our business, we are party to various legal actions, which we believe are incidental to the operation of our business. Although the ultimate outcome and amount of liability, if any, with respect to these other legal actions to which we are currently a party, cannot presently be ascertained with certainty, in the opinion of management, based upon information currently available to us, any resulting liability is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

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ITEM 2.        Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

This MD&A should be read together with our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and unaudited Statistical Information included elsewhere in this Report and Items 1, 1A, 6, 7, 7A and 8 of our 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Also, please see the disclosure in the “Forward-Looking Statements and Factors that Could Affect Future Results” section in this report for certain other factors that could cause actual results or future events to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements included in this report or from historical performance.

 

Overview

 

Centennial Bank Holdings, Inc. is a financial holding company and a bank holding company with the principal business to serve as a holding company to its subsidiaries.  Unless the context requires otherwise, the terms “Company,” “us,” “we,” and “our” refers to Centennial Bank Holdings, Inc. on a consolidated basis.

 

Through our banking subsidiary, we provide banking and other financial services throughout our targeted Colorado markets to consumers and to small and medium-sized businesses, including the owners and employees of those businesses.  These banking products and services include accepting time and demand deposits, originating commercial loans including energy loans, real estate loans, including construction and mortgage loans, Small Business Administration guaranteed loans and consumer loans. We derive our income primarily from interest received on real estate-related loans, commercial loans and leases and consumer loans and, to a lesser extent, from fees on the referral of loans, interest on investment securities and fees received in connection with servicing loan and deposit accounts. Our major operating expenses are the interest we pay on deposits and borrowings and general operating expenses. We rely primarily on locally generated deposits to provide us with funds for making loans.

 

We are subject to competition from other financial institutions and our operating results, like those of other financial institutions operating exclusively or primarily in Colorado, are significantly influenced by economic conditions in Colorado, including the strength of the real estate market. In addition, both the fiscal and regulatory policies of the federal government and regulatory authorities that govern financial institutions and market interest rates also impact our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

 

As of December 31, 2007, we had two banking subsidiaries.  Those subsidiaries were Guaranty Bank and Trust Company and Centennial Bank of the West, which we sometimes refer to as Guaranty Bank and CBW, respectively.  On January 1, 2008, CBW was merged into Guaranty Bank.

 

On May 6, 2008, the stockholders of Centennial Bank Holdings, Inc. approved the proxy proposal to change the name of the holding company to Guaranty Bancorp.   This name change will be effective on May 12, 2008.

 

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Earnings Summary

 

Table 1 summarizes certain key financial results for the periods indicated:

 

Table 1

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Favorable

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

(Unfavorable)

 

 

 

(In thousands, except share data and ratios)

 

Results of Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

$

33,403

 

$

42,360

 

$

(8,957

)

Interest expense

 

11,753

 

15,517

 

3,764

 

Net interest income

 

21,650

 

26,843

 

(5,193

)

Provision for loan losses

 

875

 

849

 

(26

)

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

20,775

 

25,994

 

(5,219

)

Noninterest income

 

2,515

 

2,567

 

(52

)

Noninterest expense

 

18,710

 

20,682

 

1,972

 

Income before income taxes

 

4,580

 

7,879

 

(3,299

)

Income tax expense

 

1,335

 

2,470

 

1,135

 

Net income

 

$

3,245

 

$

5,409

 

$

(2,164

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.10

 

$

(0.04

)

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.10

 

$

(0.04

)

Average shares outstanding

 

50,988,229

 

54,792,527

 

3,804,298

 

Diluted average shares outstanding

 

51,049,525

 

54,902,229

 

3,852,704

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total risk based capital

 

11.2

%

10.9

%

0.30

%

Nonperforming assets to total assets

 

0.96

%

1.23

%

0.27

%

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans

 

125.24

%

85.21

%

40.03

%

Allowance for loan losses to loans, net of unearned discount

 

1.48

%

1.46

%

0.02

%

 

The $3.2 million first quarter 2008 net income is $2.2 million lower than first quarter 2007 due mostly to a $5.2 million decrease in net interest income, primarily the result of lower interest rates.  This decrease in net interest income was partially offset by lower noninterest expense and tax expense.

 

The decrease in noninterest expense is mostly due to lower salaries and employee benefit expenses primarily attributable to a 9.9% reduction in full-time equivalent employees in the first quarter 2008 as compared to the first quarter 2007.  Total full-time equivalent employees decreased by 51 to 465 at March 31, 2008 as compared to 516 at March 31, 2007.

 

The above table reflects the improvement in the ratio of nonperforming loans to total assets, as well as the coverage of the allowance to nonperforming loans.  These improvements are mostly due to the modification of the Company’s credit management philosophy in the second quarter 2007, which included an adoption of an accelerated disposition strategy regarding problem credits.   Consequently, in October 2007, approximately $48 million of certain nonperforming and classified assets were sold.

 

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

 

Net interest income, which is our primary source of income, represents the difference between interest earned on assets and interest paid on liabilities.  The interest rate spread is the difference between the yield on our interest-bearing assets and liabilities.  Net interest margin is net interest income expressed as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.

 

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The following table summarizes the Company’s net interest income and related spread and margin for the current quarter and prior four quarters:

 

Table 2

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

 

March 31,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

September 30,
2007

 

June 30,
2007

 

March 31,
2007

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

21,650

 

$

24,184

 

$

25,236

 

$

25,987

 

$

26,843

 

Interest rate spread

 

3.58

%

3.77

%

3.84

%

3.98

%

4.16

%

Net interest margin

 

4.42

%

4.75

%

4.82

%

5.00

%

5.16

%

Net interest margin, fully tax equivalent

 

4.53

%

4.88

%

4.97

%

5.15

%

5.32

%

 

First quarter 2008 net interest income of $21.7 million declined by $5.2 million from the first quarter 2007.  This decrease is a result of a $3.9 million unfavorable rate variance and a $1.3 million unfavorable volume variance (see Table 4).

 

The unfavorable rate variance from the prior year first quarter is attributable to lower yields on loans and a higher cost of funds, causing an overall decline in net interest margin of 74 basis points to 4.42% at March 31, 2008 as compared to March 31, 2007.  During that same period, the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve Board decreased the target federal funds rate six times by a total of 300 basis points.  Similarly, the prime rate decreased by 300 basis points during this same period.  Approximately 69% of the Company’s outstanding loan balances are variable rate loans and are tied to indices such as prime, LIBOR or federal funds.  As a result of these rate declines, the average yield on loans for the Company decreased by 138 basis points from 8.44% for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 to 7.06% for the same period in 2008.   Although rates paid on deposits also declined during this same period by 66 basis points, the 138 basis point decline in the yield on loans was more rapid due to competitive pressures on the deposit side and the fact that deposits, and particularly time deposits, reprice more slowly than variable rate loans.

 

The unfavorable volume variance is mostly attributable to loans, but is partially offset by a decrease in time deposits.   The average balance of loans declined from the prior year by $142.1 million.  Most of this decline is attributable to management’s decision to reduce the number of construction loans.  The construction loan balance decreased by $114.4 million to $238.9 million from March 31, 2007 to March 31, 2008.   Additionally, approximately $48 million of certain nonperforming and classified loans were sold in October 2007.  The $102.9 million decline in average time deposits from the quarter ended March 31, 2007 is mostly due to a strategic decision to reduce non-core certificates of deposit accounts.

 

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The following table presents, for the periods indicated, average assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity, as well as the net interest income from average interest-earning assets and the resultant annualized yields expressed in percentages.  Nonaccrual loans are included in the calculation of average loans while accrued interest thereon is excluded from the computation of yields earned.

 

Table 3

 

 

 

Quarter Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest
Income or
Expense

 

Average
Yield or
Cost

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest
Income or
Expense

 

Average
Yield or
Cost

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross loans, net of unearned fees (1)(2)

 

$

1,767,583

 

$

31,040

 

7.06

%

$

1,909,713

 

$

39,738

 

8.44

%

Investment securities(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

50,810

 

615

 

4.87

%

51,173

 

621

 

4.93

%

Tax-exempt

 

76,501

 

893

 

4.69

%

113,152

 

1,412

 

5.06

%

Bank Stocks (3)

 

32,466

 

470

 

5.82

%

31,849

 

475

 

6.04

%

Other earning assets

 

41,796

 

385

 

3.71

%

4,327

 

114

 

10.65

%

Total interest-earning assets

 

1,969,155

 

33,403

 

6.82

%

2,110,214

 

42,360

 

8.14

%

Non-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

40,858

 

 

 

 

 

56,891

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

366,526

 

 

 

 

 

520,445

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

2,376,539

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,687,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing demand

 

$

155,900

 

$

282

 

0.73

%

$

160,075

 

$

250

 

0.63

%

Money Market

 

581,538

 

3,781

 

2.62

%

631,760

 

5,856

 

3.76

%

Savings

 

71,178

 

114

 

0.65

%

84,575

 

164

 

0.79

%

Time certificates of deposit

 

468,990

 

5,618

 

4.82

%

571,931

 

7,076

 

5.02

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

1,277,606

 

9,795

 

3.08

%

1,448,341

 

13,346

 

3.74

%

Borrowings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase agreements

 

16,813

 

120

 

2.87

%

24,887

 

299

 

4.87

%

Federal funds purchased

 

2,098

 

17

 

3.20

%

154

 

2

 

5.83

%

Subordinated debentures

 

41,239

 

792

 

7.72

%

41,239

 

932

 

9.17

%

Borrowings

 

120,483

 

1,029

 

3.43

%

66,508

 

938

 

5.72

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

1,458,239

 

11,753

 

3.24

%

1,581,129

 

15,517

 

3.98

%

Noninterest bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

 

472,802

 

 

 

 

 

483,293

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

22,958

 

 

 

 

 

34,661

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

1,953,999

 

 

 

 

 

2,099,083

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholder’s Equity

 

422,540

 

 

 

 

 

588,467

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

2,376,539

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,687,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

$

21,650

 

 

 

 

 

$

26,843

 

 

 

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

 

4.42

%

 

 

 

 

5.16

%

 


(1) Yields on loans and securities have not been adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis.  Net interest margin on a fully tax-equivalent basis would have been 4.53% and 5.32% for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2007, respectively.

(2) Net loan fees of $0.7 million and $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, are included in the yield computation.

(3) Includes Bankers Bank of the West stock, Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) stock, Federal Reserve Bank stock and Federal Home Loan Bank stock.

 

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The following table presents the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense for the major categories of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Information is provided for each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities with respect to (i) changes attributable to changes in volume (i.e., changes in average balances multiplied by the prior-period average rate) and (ii) changes attributable to rate (i.e., changes in average rate multiplied by prior-period average balances). 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 4

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2008
Compared to Three Months Ended
March 31, 2007

 

 

 

Net Change

 

Rate

 

Volume

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Loans, net of unearned fees

 

$

(8,698

)

$

(5,890

)

$

(2,808

)

Investment Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

(6

)

(2

)

(4

)

Tax-exempt

 

(519

)

(86

)

(433

)

Bank Stocks

 

(15

)

(25

)

10

 

Other earning assets

 

281

 

(22

)

303

 

Total interest income

 

(8,957

)

(6,025

)

(2,932

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing demand

 

32

 

38

 

(6

)

Money market

 

(2,075

)

(1,639

)

(436

)

Savings

 

(50

)

(26

)

(24

)

Time certificates of deposit

 

(1,458

)

(219

)

(1,239

)

Repurchase agreements

 

(179

)

(99

)

(80

)

Federal funds purchased

 

15

 

(1

)

16

 

Subordinated debentures

 

(140

)

(140

)

0

 

Borrowings

 

91

 

(86

)

177

 

Total interest expense

 

(3,764

)

(2,172

)

(1,592

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

(5,193

)

$

(3,853

)

$

(1,340

)

 

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Provision for Loan Losses

 

The provision for loan losses in each year represents a charge against earnings. The provision is the amount required to maintain the allowance for loan losses at a level that, in our judgment, is adequate to absorb probable incurred loan losses in the loan portfolio. The provision for loan losses is based on our reserve methodology and reflects our judgments about the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses.  In determining the amount of the provision, we consider certain quantitative and qualitative factors including our historical loan loss experience, the volume and type of lending we conduct, the results of our credit review process, the amounts and severity of classified, criticized and nonperforming assets, regulatory policies, general economic conditions, underlying collateral values and other factors regarding collectibility and impairment.  The amount of expected loss on our loan portfolio is influenced by the collateral value associated with our loans. Loans with greater collateral value lessen our exposure to loan loss provision.

 

In the first quarter 2008, the Company recorded a provision for loan loss of $0.9 million, which is relatively flat as compared to the same quarter in 2007.  For further discussion of the methodology and factors impacting management’s estimate of the allowance for loan losses, see “Balance Sheet Analysis – Allowance for Loan Losses” below.

 

For a discussion of impaired loans and associated collateral values, see “Balance Sheet Analysis—Nonperforming Assets” below.

 

Noninterest Income

 

The following table presents the major categories of noninterest income for the current quarter and prior four quarters:

 

Table 5

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

 

March 31,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

September 30,
2007

 

June 30,
2007

 

March 31,
2007

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer service and other fees

 

$

2,276

 

$

2,267

 

$

2,390

 

$

2,409

 

$

2,443

 

Gain on sale of securities

 

138

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

101

 

665

 

230

 

168

 

124

 

Total noninterest income

 

$

2,515

 

$

2,932

 

$

2,620

 

$

2,577

 

$

2,567

 

 

Noninterest income in the first quarter 2008 decreased by $0.1 million from the first quarter 2007 and by $0.4 million from the fourth quarter 2007.   During the first quarter 2008, a $0.1 million gain on sale of securities was realized as management sold approximately $15 million of available-for-sale securities and purchased approximately $15 million of new available-for-sale securities in order to improve the overall yield on securities.   The decrease in other noninterest income from the fourth quarter 2007 is mostly due to a recovery recorded in the fourth quarter 2007 associated with a miscellaneous item from 2003.

 

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Noninterest Expense

 

The following table presents, for the quarters indicated, the major categories of noninterest expense:

 

Table 6

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

 

March 31,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

September 30,
2007

 

June 30,
2007

 

March 31,
2007

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Noninterest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

$

9,720

 

$

8,442

 

$

9,039

 

$

10,724

 

$

10,974

 

Occupancy expense

 

2,001

 

1,781

 

1,855

 

2,056

 

2,121

 

Furniture and equipment

 

1,314

 

1,205

 

1,188

 

1,231

 

1,240

 

Impairment of goodwill

 

 

142,210

 

 

 

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

1,877

 

2,132

 

2,143

 

2,195

 

2,195

 

Other general and administrative

 

3,798

 

4,278

 

3,980

 

11,416

 

4,152

 

Total noninterest expense

 

$

18,710

 

$

160,048

 

$

18,205

 

$

27,622

 

$

20,682

 

 

The $2.0 million decrease in noninterest expense for the first quarter 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007 is due to a decline in salary and employee benefit expense, amortization of intangible assets and other general and administrative expense.  These categories decreased for the reasons discussed below.

 

Salary and employee benefits expense decreased by $1.3 million, or 11.4%, in the first quarter 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007.  This decrease is primarily attributable to a 9.9% reduction in full-time equivalent employees at March 31, 2008, as compared to March 31, 2007.  Salaries and employee benefits expense increased by $1.3 million in the first quarter 2008 as compared to the fourth quarter 2007 mostly due to a lower accrual rate for bonuses and incentives in the fourth quarter 2007, as well as a $0.5 million reversal of executive bonus expense in the fourth quarter 2007 and a $0.3 million increase in payroll taxes in the first quarter 2008.

 

Occupancy expense for the first quarter 2008 is approximately $0.1 million lower than the first quarter 2007, but is $0.2 million more than the fourth quarter 2007.  The increase in occupancy expense from the fourth quarter 2007 is mostly due to seasonal increases in utilities and maintenance, as well as small increases in property tax accruals and parking expenses.

 

Amortization of intangible assets expense is $1.9 million in the first quarter 2008, as compared to $2.2 million in the first quarter 2007, a decrease of $0.3 million, or 14%.  This decrease is mostly attributable to the use of accelerated methods to amortize the core deposit intangible asset.

 

Other general and administrative expense decreased by $0.4 million, or 8.5%, in the first quarter 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007.  Overall professional fees decreased by $0.5 million and provision for unfunded commitments declined by $0.3 million in the first quarter 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007.  These expense decreases were partially offset by a $0.5 million increase in expenses associated with other real estate, primarily attributable to a write-down of a single property.  Similarly, other general and administrative expenses decreased by $0.5 million in the first quarter 2008, as compared to the fourth quarter 2007 due mostly to a continued focus on expense management with decreases in most miscellaneous expense categories, including professional fees, office and supplies, advertising and data processing.

 

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

 

The effective tax rate on income from continuing operations was 29.1% and 31.4% for the three-month periods ending March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  The primary difference between the expected tax rate and the effective tax rates was tax-exempt income.  The effective tax rate is lower in 2008 as compared to 2007 primarily due to an increase in the ratio of tax-exempt income to net income before tax.

 

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BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS

 

The following sets forth certain key consolidated balance sheet data:

 

Table 7

 

 

 

March 31,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

September 30,
2007

 

June 30,
2007

 

March 31,
2007

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Total assets

 

2,345,079

 

2,371,664

 

2,617,153

 

2,640,732

 

2,693,384

 

Earning assets

 

1,932,526

 

1,949,211

 

2,077,791

 

2,084,941

 

2,110,214

 

Deposits

 

1,710,082

 

1,799,507

 

1,915,932

 

1,938,412

 

1,971,869

 

 

At March 31, 2008, the Company had total assets of $2.3 billion, or $26.6 million less than total assets at December 31, 2007, and $348.3 million less than total assets at March 31, 2007.  The $26.6 million decline in assets from December 31, 2007 is mostly due to a $22.4 million decrease in loans, net of unearned discount.  The $348.3 million decrease in assets from March 31, 2007, is partly due to a $150.6 million decrease in intangible assets due to a goodwill impairment recorded in the fourth quarter 2007 and the amortization of core deposit intangible assets.  The remainder of the decrease in assets from March 31, 2007, is primarily due to a $127.3 million decline in loans, net of unearned discount.

 

Approximately $48 million of this $127.3 million decline in loans from March 31, 2007 to March 31, 2008 is attributable to the sale of certain impaired and classified loans in October 2007.  A significant portion of the remaining decrease in loans is due to the Company’s strategy of reducing its concentration of construction loans.  Construction loans declined by $114.4 million from March 31, 2007 to March 31, 2008.

 

The following table sets forth the amount of our loans outstanding at the dates indicated:

 

Table 8

 

 

 

March 31,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

September 30,
2007

 

June 30,
2007

 

March 31,
2007

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Real estate - Mortgage

 

$

723,246

 

$

713,478

 

$

724,528

 

$

742,802

 

$

708,416

 

Real estate - Construction

 

238,926

 

235,236

 

290,591

 

321,982

 

353,323

 

Equity lines of credit

 

47,659

 

48,624

 

49,747

 

53,676

 

54,904

 

Commercial

 

657,423

 

679,717

 

643,702

 

652,911

 

651,796

 

Agricultural

 

35,003

 

39,506

 

43,142

 

47,891

 

46,958

 

Consumer

 

38,151

 

40,835

 

40,868

 

45,214

 

43,891

 

Leases receivable and other

 

22,205

 

27,653

 

30,340

 

32,829

 

31,213

 

Total gross loans

 

1,762,613

 

1,785,049

 

1,822,918

 

1,897,305

 

1,890,501

 

Less: allowance for loan losses

 

(26,048

)

(25,711

)

(23,979

)

(35,594

)

(27,492

)

Unearned discount

 

(3,316

)

(3,402

)

(3,730

)

(3,865

)

(3,888

)

Loans, net of unearned discount

 

$

1,733,249

 

$

1,755,936

 

$

1,795,209

 

$

1,857,846

 

$

1,859,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held for sale at lower of cost or market

 

$

 

$

492

 

$

31,459

 

$

 

$

 

 

Nonperforming Assets

 

Credit risk related to nonperforming assets arises as a result of lending activities. To manage this risk, we employ frequent monitoring procedures and take prompt corrective action when necessary. We employ a risk rating system that identifies the potential risk associated with loans in our loan portfolio. This monitoring and rating system is designed to help management determine current and potential problems so that corrective actions can be taken promptly.

 

Generally, loans are placed on nonaccrual status when they become 90 days or more past due or at such earlier time as management determines timely recognition of interest to be in doubt. Accrual of interest is discontinued on a loan when we believe, after considering economic and business conditions and analysis of the borrower’s financial condition, that the collection of interest is doubtful.

 

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The following table summarizes the loans for which the accrual of interest has been discontinued, loans with payments more than 90 days past due and still accruing interest, loans that have been restructured, and other real estate owned. For reporting purposes, other real estate owned consists of all real estate, other than bank premises, actually owned or controlled by us, including real estate acquired through foreclosure.

 

Table 9

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

 

March 31,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

September 30,
2007

 

June 30,
2007

 

March 31,
2007

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonaccrual loans and leases, not restructured

 

$

20,798

 

$

19,309

 

$

16,831

 

$

35,515

 

$

31,940

 

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more

 

1

 

527

 

9

 

122

 

323

 

Other real estate owned

 

1,715

 

3,517

 

3,401

 

1,385

 

861

 

Total nonperforming assets

 

$

22,514

 

$

23,353

 

$

20,241

 

$

37,022

 

$

33,124

 

Nonperforming loans

 

$

20,799

 

$

19,836

 

$

16,840

 

$

35,637

 

$

32,263

 

Other impaired loans

 

 

3,492

 

510

 

20,208

 

8,079

 

Total impaired loans

 

$

20,799

 

$

23,328

 

$

17,350

 

$

55,845

 

$

40,342

 

Allocated allowance for loan losses

 

(5,368

)

(4,283

)

(4,028

)

(14,113

)

(7,673

)

Net investment in impaired loans

 

$

15,431

 

$

19,045

 

$

13,322

 

$

41,732

 

$

32,669

 

Loans charged off

 

$

743

 

$

1,729

 

$

20,079

 

$

5,473

 

$

1,692

 

Recoveries

 

(205

)

(436

)

(438

)

(809

)

(436

)

Net charge-offs

 

$

538

 

$

1,293

 

$

19,641

 

$

4,664

 

$

1,256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for loan losses

 

$

875

 

$

3,025

 

$

8,026

 

$

12,766

 

$

849

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

$

26,048

 

$

25,711

 

$

23,979

 

$

35,594

 

$

27,492

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses to loans, net of unearned discount

 

1.48

%

1.44

%

1.32

%

1.88

%

1.46

%

Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans

 

125.24

%

133.16

%

142.47

%

100.22

%

86.07

%

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming assets

 

115.70

%

110.10

%

118.47

%

96.14

%

83.00

%

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans

 

125.24

%

129.62

%

142.39

%

99.88

%

85.21

%

Nonperforming assets to loans, net of unearned discount, and other real estate owned

 

1.28

%

1.31

%

1.11

%

1.96

%

1.76

%

Annualized net charge-offs to average loans

 

0.12

%

0.28

%

4.16

%

0.99

%

0.27

%

Nonaccrual loans to loans, net of unearned discount

 

1.18

%

1.08

%

0.93

%

1.88

%

1.69

%

 

Nonperforming assets at March 31, 2008, decreased by $10.6 million, or 32.0%, from March 31, 2007, and by $0.8 million, or 3.6%, from December 31, 2007.  The decrease from March 31, 2007 is mostly due to the sale of certain nonperforming and classified loans on October 31, 2007.   Similarly, impaired loans at March 31, 2008, decreased by $19.5 million, or 48.4% from March 31, 2007, and by $2.5 million, or 10.8%, from December 31, 2007.

 

Although the nonperforming loans at March 31, 2008 have declined from March 31, 2007, the deterioration of the local and national real estate economy has resulted in the continued decline in the values of the underlying collateral on the nonperforming loans and thus the overall allowance for loan losses remains at a level similar to March 31, 2007.

 

As of March 31, 2008, the five largest nonperforming loan relationships amounted to $12.5 million, or 60.0%, of the total nonperforming loans.

 

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Allowance for Loan Losses

 

The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level that, in our judgment, is adequate to absorb probable incurred losses in the loan portfolio. The amount of the allowance is based on management’s evaluation of the collectibility of the loan portfolio, historical loss experience, and other significant factors affecting loan portfolio collectibility, including the volume and severity of delinquent and classified loans, trends in volume and terms of loans, levels and trends in credit concentrations, effects of changes in underwriting standards, policies, procedures and practices, national and local economic trends and conditions, changes in capabilities and experience of lending management and staff, and other external factors including industry conditions, competition and regulatory requirements.

 

The ratio of allowance for loan losses to total loans was 1.48% at March 31, 2008, as compared to 1.46% at March 31, 2007 and 1.44% at December 31, 2007.

 

Our methodology for evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses has two basic elements: first, the identification of impaired loans and the measurement of an estimated loss for each individual loan identified; second, estimating an allowance for probable incurred losses on other loans. The specific allowance for impaired loans and the remaining allowance are combined to determine the required allowance for loan losses.

 

In estimating the allowance for probable incurred losses on other loans, we group the balance of the loan portfolio into segments that have common characteristics, such as loan type or risk weighting.  For each nonspecific allowance portfolio segment, we apply loss factors to calculate the required allowance based upon actual historical loss rates adjusted for qualitative factors affecting loan portfolio collectibility as described above.  Loans typically segregated by risk rating are those that have been assigned risk ratings using regulatory definitions of “watch”, “substandard”,  “doubtful” and “loss”.  Loans graded as either doubtful or loss are generally partially or fully charged-off.  Other loans segregated by risk weighting are evaluated for trends in volume and severity.

 

The specific allowance for impaired loans and the allowance calculated for probable incurred losses on other loans are combined to determine the required allowance for loan losses.  The amount calculated is compared to the actual allowance for loan losses balance at each quarter end and any shortfall is charged to income as an additional provision for loan losses.

 

The following table provides a summary of the activity within the allowance for loan losses account for the periods presented:

 

Table 10

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

25,711

 

$

27,899

 

Loan charge-offs:

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate - mortgage

 

370

 

963

 

Real estate - construction

 

87

 

535

 

Commercial

 

179

 

43

 

Agricultural

 

9

 

 

Consumer

 

98

 

130

 

Lease receivable and other

 

 

21

 

Total loan charge-offs

 

743

 

1,692

 

Recoveries:

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate - mortgage

 

135

 

195

 

Real estate - construction

 

3

 

55

 

Commercial

 

34

 

120

 

Agricultural

 

6

 

 

Consumer

 

27

 

46

 

Lease receivable and other

 

 

20

 

Total loan recoveries

 

205

 

436

 

Net loan charge-offs

 

538

 

1,256

 

Provision for loan losses

 

875

 

849

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

26,048

 

$

27,492

 

 

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Management continues to monitor the allowance for loan losses closely and will adjust the allowance when necessary, based on its analysis, which includes an ongoing evaluation of substandard loans and their collateral positions.

 

Securities

 

We manage our investment portfolio principally to provide liquidity, balance our overall interest rate risk and to provide collateral for public deposits and customer repurchase agreements.

 

The carrying value of our portfolio of investment securities at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 was as follows:

 

Table 11

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

Increase

 

%

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

(Decrease)

 

Change

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Securities available-for-sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government agencies and government-sponsored entities

 

$

2,509

 

$

10,456

 

$

(7,947

)

(76.0

)%

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

73,510

 

76,876

 

(3,366

)

(4.4

)%

Mortgage-backed

 

39,077

 

30,038

 

9,039

 

30.1

%

Marketable equity

 

1,099

 

1,047

 

52

 

5.0

%

Other

 

547

 

547

 

0

 

0.0

%

Total securities available-for-sale

 

$

116,742

 

$

118,964

 

$

(2,222

)

(1.9

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities held-to-maturity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed

 

$

14,106

 

$

14,889

 

$

(783

)

(5.3

)%

 

The carrying value of our investment securities at March 31, 2008 was $116.7 million, compared to the December 31, 2007 carrying value of $119.0 million. The decrease in the level of our investments from December 31, 2007, is primarily due to a decrease in the fair value of certain municipal bonds.    The change in U.S. Government agencies and government-sponsored entities and mortgage-backed securities from December 31, 2007 to March 31, 2008 is a result of a decision to sell certain securities at a $0.1 million gain and replace them with higher yielding securities.

 

Deposits

 

The following table sets forth the amounts of our deposits outstanding at the dates indicated:

 

Table 12

 

 

 

At March 31, 2008

 

At December 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

%

 

 

 

Balance

 

Total

 

Balance

 

of Total

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Noninterest bearing deposits

 

$

473,247

 

27.67

%

$

515,299

 

28.64

%

Interest bearing demand

 

156,416

 

9.15

%

160,100

 

8.90

%

Money market

 

582,013

 

34.03

%

572,056

 

31.79

%

Savings

 

71,617

 

4.19

%

71,944

 

4.00

%

Time

 

426,789

 

24.96

%

480,108

 

26.67

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total deposits

 

$

1,710,082

 

100.00

%

$

1,799,507

 

100.00

%

 

At the end of the first quarter 2008, deposits were $1.7 billion as compared to $1.8 billion at December 31, 2007, reflecting a decrease of $89.4 million.  Approximately $53.3 million, or 60% of this decline, from December 31, 2007, is from a decrease in time deposits due to a strategic decision to mitigate the impact of margin compression.  Most of the remainder of the decline is attributable to non-interest bearing deposits.  Even with the decline, noninterest bearing deposits still comprised approximately 27.7% of total deposits at March 31, 2008, as compared to 28.6% at December 31, 2007, which helped to keep our overall cost of funds lower.

 

Borrowings and Subordinated Debentures

 

At March 31, 2008, our outstanding borrowings were $117,227,000 as compared to $63,715,000 at December 31, 2007. These borrowings at March 31, 2008, consisted of term notes at the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”).

 

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There was also a line of credit at the FHLB at March 31, 2008, but there was no balance outstanding on this line of credit on such date. At December 31, 2007, borrowings consisted of a line of credit and term notes at the Federal Home Loan Bank of $15,160,000 and $47,356,000 respectively , and a $1,199,00 Treasury Tax and Loan note balance.

 

The total commitment, including balances outstanding, for borrowings at the Federal Home Loan Bank for the term notes and line of credit at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 was $398.9 million and $316.2 million, respectively. The interest rate on the line of credit varies with the federal funds rate, and was 3.17% and 5.51% at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.  The term notes have fixed interest rates that range from 2.52% to 6.22%. A blanket pledge and security agreement with the Federal Home Loan Bank, which encompasses certain loans and securities, serves as collateral for these borrowings.

 

We have a $70 million revolving credit agreement with U.S. Bank National Association which contains financial covenants, including maintaining a minimum return on average assets, a maximum nonperforming assets to total loans ratio and regulatory capital ratios that qualify the Company as well-capitalized.   As of March 31, 2008, the Company did not have any amount drawn on this line.  The Company is in compliance with all outstanding debt covenants, as amended. The interest rate varies based on a spread over the federal funds rate, with a rate of 3.59% at March 31, 2008. The credit agreement is secured by Guaranty Bank stock.  U.S. Bank performs various commercial banking services for the Company for which they receive usual and customary fees.

 

At March 31, 2008 , we had a $41,239,000 aggregate principal balance of subordinated debentures outstanding with a weighted average cost of 8.35%.  The subordinated debentures were issued in four separate series. Each issuance has a maturity of thirty years from its date of issue. The subordinated debentures were issued to trusts established by us, which in turn issued $40 million of trust preferred securities. Generally and with certain limitations, the Company is permitted to call the debentures subsequent to the first five or ten years, as applicable, after issue if certain conditions are met, or at any time upon the occurrence and continuation of certain changes in either the tax treatment or the capital treatment of the trusts, the debentures or the preferred securities.   The Guaranty Capital Trust III issuance of $10.0 million has a variable rate of LIBOR plus 3.10% and is callable without penalty on July 7, 2008, and every quarter thereafter.   Management does not expect to call these debentures on July 7, 2008, but will continue to evaluate whether to call these debentures each quarter.

 

These securities are currently included in Tier I capital for purposes of determining the Company’s Tier I and total risk-based capital ratios. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, which is the holding company’s banking regulator, has promulgated a modification of the capital regulations affecting trust preferred securities. Under this modification, beginning March 31, 2009, the Company will be required to use a more restrictive formula to determine the amount of trust preferred securities that can be included in regulatory Tier I capital. At that time, the Company will be allowed to include in Tier I capital an amount of trust preferred securities equal to no more than 25% of the sum of all core capital elements, which is generally defined as stockholders’ equity less certain intangibles, including goodwill, core deposit intangibles and customer relationship intangibles, net of any related deferred income tax liability. The regulations currently in effect limit the amount of trust preferred securities that can be included in Tier I capital to 25% of the sum of core capital elements without a deduction for permitted intangibles.  The Company expects that its Tier I capital ratios will be at or above the existing well-capitalized levels on March 31, 2009, the first date on which the modified capital regulations must be applied.

 

Capital Resources

 

Current risk-based regulatory capital standards generally require banks and bank holding companies to maintain a ratio of “core” or “Tier 1” capital (consisting principally of common equity) to risk-weighted assets of at least 4%, a ratio of Tier 1 capital to average total assets (leverage ratio) of at least 4% and a ratio of total capital (which includes Tier 1 capital plus certain forms of subordinated debt, a portion of the allowance for loan losses, and preferred stock) to risk-weighted assets of at least 8%. Risk-weighted assets are calculated by multiplying the balance in each category of assets by a risk factor, which ranges from zero for cash assets and certain government obligations to 100% for high-risk loans, and adding the products together.

 

For regulatory and debt-covenant purposes, the Company maintains capital above the minimum core standards.  The Company maintains capital at a well-capitalized level. Under the regulations adopted by the federal regulatory authorities, a bank is well-capitalized if the institution has a total risk-based capital ratio of 10.0% or greater, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6.0% or greater, and a leverage ratio of 5.0% or greater, and is not subject to any order or written directive by any such regulatory authority to meet and maintain a specific capital level for

 

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any capital measure. Our subsidiary bank is required to maintain similar capital levels under capital adequacy guidelines.  At March 31, 2008, our subsidiary bank was “well-capitalized”.

 

The following table provides the current capital ratios as of the dates presented, along with the regulatory capital requirements:

 

Table 13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requirement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum

 

For “Well

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

Capital

 

Capitalized”

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Requirement

 

Institution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leverage ratio

 

9.21

%

8.55

%

4.00

%

5.00

%

Tier 1 risk weighted ratio

 

9.93

%

9.62

%

4.00

%

6.00

%

Total risk weighted capital ratio

 

11.18

%

10.87

%

8.00

%

10.00

%

 

Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company is a party to credit-related financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, stand-by letters of credit, and commercial letters of credit. Such commitments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

The Company’s exposure to credit loss is represented by the contractual amount of these commitments. The Company follows the same credit policies in making commitments as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.

 

At March 31, 2008, the following financial instruments were outstanding whose contract amounts represented credit risk:

 

Table 14

 

 

 

March 31,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Commitments to extend credit

 

$

597,765

 

$

582,988

 

Standby letters of credit

 

28,917

 

33,573

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

 

$

626,682

 

$

616,561

 

 

Liquidity

 

We believe that our level of liquid assets is sufficient to meet our current and presently anticipated funding needs.

 

We rely on dividends from our Bank as a primary source of liquidity for the holding company. We plan to continue to utilize the available dividends from the Bank for holding company operations, subject to regulatory and other restrictions.  The ability of the Bank to pay dividends or make other capital distributions to us is subject to the regulatory authority of the Federal Reserve Board and the Colorado Division of Banking.  Because of the net loss in 2007 as a result of the goodwill impairment charge, the Bank will be required to obtain permission from the Federal Reserve Board and the Colorado Division of Banking prior to making any dividend to the holding company.   As the net loss in 2007 did not have any impact on the Bank’s liquidity, cash flows or regulatory capital, it is expected that permission will be granted if the bank remains more than well-capitalized and if the payment of dividends is not deemed to be an unsafe or unsound practice.  We require liquidity for the payment of interest on the subordinated debentures, for operating expenses, principally salaries and benefits, for repurchases of our common stock, and, if declared by our board of directors, for the payment of dividends to our stockholders.

 

The Bank relies on deposits as their principal source of funds and, therefore, must be in a position to service depositors’ needs as they arise. Fluctuations in the balances of a few large depositors may cause temporary increases and decreases in liquidity from time to time. We deal with such fluctuations by using existing liquidity sources.

 

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We believe that if the level of liquid assets (our primary liquidity) does not meet our liquidity needs, other available sources of liquid assets (our secondary liquidity), including the purchase of federal funds, sales of securities under agreements to repurchase, sales of loans, discount window borrowings from the Federal Reserve Bank, and our lines of credit with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka and U.S. Bank could be employed to meet those current and presently anticipated funding needs.

 

Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Accounting Estimates

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of financial condition and results of operations discusses the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to customers and suppliers, allowance for loan losses, bad debts, investments, financing operations, long-lived assets, contingencies and litigation. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which have formed the basis for making such judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from the recorded estimates under different assumptions or conditions.  A summary of critical accounting policies and estimates are listed in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of the Company’s 2007 Annual Report Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.  There have been no changes to these critical accounting policies in 2008.

 

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ITEM 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

 

Market risk is the risk of loss in a financial instrument arising from adverse changes in market prices and rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and equity prices. Our market risk arises primarily from interest rate risk inherent in our lending and deposit taking activities. To that end, management actively monitors and manages our interest rate risk exposure. We do not have any market risk sensitive instruments entered into for trading purposes. We manage our interest rate sensitivity by matching the re-pricing opportunities on our earning assets to those on our funding liabilities. We use various asset/liability strategies to manage the re-pricing characteristics of our assets and liabilities designed to ensure that exposure to interest rate fluctuations is limited to our guidelines of acceptable levels of risk-taking. Hedging strategies, including the terms and pricing of loans and deposits and managing the deployment of our securities, are used to reduce mismatches in interest rate re-pricing opportunities of portfolio assets and their funding sources.

 

Our Asset Liability Management Committee, or ALCO, addresses interest rate risk. The committee is comprised of members of our senior management. The ALCO monitors interest rate risk by analyzing the potential impact on net interest income and the net portfolio of equity value from potential changes in interest rates, and considers the impact of alternative strategies or changes in balance sheet structure. The ALCO manages our balance sheet in part to maintain the potential impact on net portfolio value and net interest income within acceptable ranges despite changes in interest rates.

 

Our exposure to interest rate risk is reviewed on at least a quarterly basis by the ALCO and our board of directors. Interest rate risk exposure is measured using interest rate sensitivity analysis to determine our change in net portfolio value and net interest income in the event of hypothetical changes in interest rates. If potential changes to net portfolio value and net interest income resulting from hypothetical interest rate changes are not within board-approved limits, the board may direct management to adjust the asset and liability mix to bring interest rate risk within board-approved limits.

 

We monitor and evaluate our interest rate risk position on a quarterly basis using economic value at risk analysis under 100 and 200 basis point change scenarios. Each of these analyses measures different interest rate risk factors inherent in the balance sheet.

 

This disclosure alternative has been changed from prior annual and quarterly reports filed by the Company, which used the Gap analysis disclosure method.   The static gap analysis looked at the dollar amount of mismatches between assets and liabilities, at certain time periods, whose interest rates are subject to pricing at their contractual maturity date or repricing period.   As this Gap analysis looked at contractual dates that assets and liabilities are subject to repricing, it caused the entire balance of interest-bearing NOW accounts, money market accounts and savings accounts to be treated as immediately repriceable.  As our actual experience with repricing of these liabilities differed from the contractual maturities, Management has chosen to disclose the sensitivity analysis alternative which measures the impact on net interest income of hypothetical changes in interest rates.    As discussed above, this tool is used internally by ALCO in monitoring interest rate risk of the Company and thus, the Company has chosen to change this disclosure alternative regarding market risk.  Summarized comparable information, under the new disclosure method, for the preceding year is provided.

 

Net Interest Income Modeling

 

The Company’s primary interest rate risk tool, the Net Interest Income Simulation Analysis, measures interest rate risk and the effect of interest rate changes on net interest income. This analysis incorporates all of the Company’s assets and liabilities together with forecasted changes in the balance sheet and assumptions that reflect the current interest rate environment. Through these simulations, management estimates the impact on net interest income of a 100 and 200 basis point upward or downward change of market interest rates over a one year period.  Assumptions are made to project rates for new loans and deposits based on historical analysis, management outlook and repricing strategies. Asset prepayments and other market risks are developed from industry estimates of prepayment speeds and other market changes. Since the results of these simulations can be significantly influenced by assumptions utilized, management evaluates the sensitivity of the simulation results to changes in assumptions.

 

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The following table shows the net interest income increase or decrease over the next twelve months as of March 31, 2008 and 2007:

 

Table 15

 

   MARKET RISK:

 

 

 

Annualized Net Interest Income

 

 

 

March 31, 2008

 

March 31, 2007

 

 

 

Amount of Change

 

Amount of Change

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Rates in Basis Points

 

 

 

 

 

200

 

$

6,905

 

$

9,599

 

100

 

3,543

 

4,840

 

Static

 

 

 

(100)

 

(3,488

)

(4,878

)

(200)

 

(6,350

)

(9,639

)

 

Overall, the company is positioned to have a short-term favorable interest income impact in a rising rate environment and have an adverse interest income impact in the short-term in a falling rate environment.

 

If rates increase, net interest income is anticipated to increase and similarly, if rates decrease, net interest income is expected to decrease, meaning the bank is asset sensitive.  At March 31, 2008, a 200 basis point increase in rates would be anticipated to increase net interest income by $6.9 million as compared to $9.6 million at March 31, 2007.  The Company is now less asset sensitive to an increase or decrease in rates than a year ago.

 

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ITEM 4.        Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was carried out by the Company’s management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). The Company’s disclosure controls were designed to provide a reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. It should be noted that the design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote. However, the controls have been designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving the controls’ stated goals. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective at March 31, 2008 to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 was (i) accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.        Legal Proceedings

 

In the ordinary course of our business, we are party to various legal actions, which we believe are incidental to the operation of our business. Although the ultimate outcome and amount of liability, if any, with respect to these other legal actions to which we are currently a party cannot presently be ascertained with certainty, in the opinion of management, based upon information currently available to us, any resulting liability is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

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ITEM 1A.    Risk Factors

 

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, which could materially affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.  The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

 

ITEM 2.        Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

(a)                                      None.

 

(b)                                     None.

 

(c)   The following table provides information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of the Company or any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), of our common stock during the first quarter 2008.

 

 

 

Total
Shares
Purchased

 

Average Price
Paid per
Share

 

Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans (1)

 

Maximum Number of
Shares that May Yet be
Purchased Under the Plans
at The End of the Period

 

January 1 to January 31

 

8,701

 

$

5.61

 

 

1,349,858

 

February 1 to February 29

 

386

 

6.04

 

 

1,349,858

 

March 1 to March 31

 

 

 

 

1,349,858

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,087

 

$

5.63

 

(2)

1,349,858

 

 


(1)           In May 2007, we announced the authorization of a stock repurchase program to repurchase up to 2,000,000 shares of our common stock from time to time over a one-year period in the open market or through private transactions in accordance with the applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In October 2007, we announced the authorization of a new stock repurchase program to repurchase up to 1,200,000 shares of our common stock from time to time over a one-year period in the open market or through private transactions in accordance with applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company has 1,349,858 shares remaining under these two repurchase programs.

 

(2)         The difference of 9,087 shares between “Total Shares Purchased” and “Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans” relates to the net settlement of vested, restricted stock awards.

 

ITEM 3.        Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

ITEM 4.        Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

None.

 

ITEM 5.        Other Information

 

None

 

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ITEM 6.        Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.1

 

Amended and Restated Certification of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Form S-1 Registration Statement (No. 333-124855)).

 

 

 

3.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 3, 2008).

 

 

 

31.1

 

Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

 

 

 

32.1

 

Section 906 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

 

 

 

32.2

 

Section 906 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

 

Date: May 7, 2008

CENTENNIAL BANK HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

/s/    P AUL W. TAYLOR

 

 

 

Paul W. Taylor

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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