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, 2017

 

or

 

¨ 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: 000-23565

 

EASTERN VIRGINIA BANKSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

VIRGINIA 54-1866052
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
10900 Nuckols Road, Suite 325, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
   

 

(804) 443-8400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x    No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x    No ¨

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer ¨   Accelerated filer x
Non-accelerated filer ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company ¨
    Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

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

 

The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding as of May 5, 2017 was 13,112,393.

 

 

 

 

 

EASTERN VIRGINIA BANKSHARES, INC.

 

INDEX

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Financial Statements  
     
  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2017 (unaudited) and December 31, 2016 2
     
  Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 3
     
  Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 4
     
  Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 5
     
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 6
     
  Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) 7
     
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 39
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 59
     
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 59
     
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 60
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors 60
     
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 60
     
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 60
     
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 60
     
Item 5. Other Information 60
     
Item 6. Exhibits 61
     
  SIGNATURES 62

 

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

    March 31, 2017     December 31, 2016*  
Assets:   (unaudited)          
Cash and due from banks   $ 4,797     $ 4,997  
Interest bearing deposits with banks     16,648       11,919  
Federal funds sold     924       699  
Securities available for sale, at fair value     230,593       219,632  
Securities held to maturity, at carrying value (fair value of $27,090 and $28,735, respectively)     26,230       27,956  
Restricted securities, at cost     9,557       11,557  
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $10,952 and $11,270, respectively     1,060,504       1,021,961  
Deferred income taxes, net     11,275       12,419  
Bank premises and equipment, net     23,965       27,694  
Assets held for sale     2,970       -  
Accrued interest receivable     4,921       4,705  
Other real estate owned, net of valuation allowance of $49 and $36, respectively     1,631       2,656  
Goodwill     17,081       17,081  
Bank owned life insurance     25,885       25,734  
Other assets     9,620       9,583  
Total assets   $ 1,446,601     $ 1,398,593  
                 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:                
Liabilities                
Noninterest-bearing demand accounts   $ 225,976     $ 209,138  
Interest-bearing deposits     920,679       842,223  
Total deposits     1,146,655       1,051,361  
Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements     5,460       5,140  
Short-term borrowings     123,890       173,650  
Junior subordinated debt     10,310       10,310  
Senior subordinated debt     19,151       19,125  
Accrued interest payable     1,128       752  
Other liabilities     7,064       7,055  
Total liabilities     1,313,658       1,267,393  
                 
Shareholders' Equity                
Preferred stock, $2 par value per share, authorized 10,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding:                
Series B; 5,240,192 shares non-voting mandatorily convertible non-cumulative preferred     10,480       10,480  
Common stock, $2 par value per share, authorized 50,000,000 shares,                
issued and outstanding 13,112,393 and 13,116,600 including                
152,750 and 168,000 nonvested shares in 2017 and 2016, respectively     25,919       25,897  
Surplus     49,336       49,321  
Retained earnings     52,281       51,051  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net     (5,073 )     (5,549 )
Total shareholders' equity     132,943       131,200  
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $ 1,446,601     $ 1,398,593  

 

*Derived from audited consolidated financial statements.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

   

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2017     2016  
Interest and Dividend Income                
Interest and fees on loans   $ 12,417     $ 10,953  
Interest on investments:                
Taxable interest income     1,377       1,506  
Tax exempt interest income     52       70  
Dividends     138       115  
Interest on deposits with banks     27       10  
Interest on federal funds sold     2       -  
Total interest and dividend income     14,013       12,654  
                 
Interest Expense                
Deposits     1,354       1,071  
Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements     6       7  
Short-term borrowings     257       122  
Junior subordinated debt     99       88  
Senior subordinated debt     351       351  
Total interest expense     2,067       1,639  
Net interest income     11,946       11,015  
Provision for Loan Losses     -       17  
Net interest income after provision for loan losses     11,946       10,998  
Noninterest Income                
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts     743       739  
Debit card/ATM fees     417       397  
Gain on sale of available for sale securities, net     2       65  
Gain (loss) on sale of bank premises and equipment     8       (4 )
Earnings on bank owned life insurance policies     150       159  
Other operating income     242       195  
Total noninterest income     1,562       1,551  
Noninterest Expenses                
Salaries and employee benefits     5,790       5,248  
Occupancy and equipment expenses     1,476       1,430  
Telephone     263       208  
FDIC expense     198       203  
Consultant fees     155       222  
Collection, repossession and other real estate owned     211       165  
Marketing and advertising     233       461  
Loss on sale of other real estate owned     233       1  
Impairment losses on other real estate owned     31       -  
Merger and merger related expenses     478       -  
Other operating expenses     1,761       1,481  
Total noninterest expenses     10,829       9,419  
Income before income taxes     2,679       3,130  
Income Tax Expense     899       903  
Net Income   $ 1,780     $ 2,227  
                 
Net income per common share: basic and diluted   $ 0.10     $ 0.12  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2017     2016  
Net income   $ 1,780     $ 2,227  
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:                
Unrealized securities gains arising during                
period (net of tax, $237 and $1,210, respectively)     458       2,350  
Amortization of unrealized losses on securities transferred from                
available for sale to held to maturity (net of tax, $10 and $10, respectively)     19       18  
Less: reclassification adjustment for securities gains                
included in net income (net of tax, ($1) and ($22), respectively)     (1 )     (43 )
Other comprehensive income     476       2,325  
Comprehensive income   $ 2,256     $ 4,552  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(dollars in thousands)

 

                            Accumulated        
          Preferred                 Other        
    Common     Stock           Retained     Comprehensive        
    Stock     Series B     Surplus     Earnings     (Loss) Income     Total  
Balance, December 31, 2015   $ 25,817     $ 10,480     $ 48,923     $ 44,941     $ (3,886 )   $ 126,275  
Net income     -       -       -       2,227       -       2,227  
Other comprehensive income     -       -       -       -       2,325       2,325  
Cash dividends - preferred stock, Series B     -       -       -       (105 )     -       (105 )
Cash dividends - common stock ($0.02 per share)     -       -       -       (260 )     -       (260 )
Repurchase of common stock     (3 )     -       (6 )     -       -       (9 )
Stock based compensation     -       -       61       -       -       61  
Restricted common stock vested     18       -       (18 )     -       -       -  
Balance, March 31, 2016   $ 25,832     $ 10,480     $ 48,960     $ 46,803     $ (1,561 )   $ 130,514  
                                                 
Balance, December 31, 2016   $ 25,897     $ 10,480     $ 49,321     $ 51,051     $ (5,549 )   $ 131,200  
Net income     -       -       -       1,780       -       1,780  
Other comprehensive income     -       -       -       -       476       476  
Cash dividends - preferred stock, Series B     -       -       -       (157 )     -       (157 )
Cash dividends - common stock ($0.03 per share)     -       -       -       (393 )     -       (393 )
Repurchase of common stock     (9 )     -       (36 )     -       -       (45 )
Stock based compensation     -       -       82       -       -       82  
Restricted common stock vested     31       -       (31 )     -       -       -  
Balance, March 31, 2017   $ 25,919     $ 10,480     $ 49,336     $ 52,281     $ (5,073 )   $ 132,943  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

  

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2017     2016  
Operating Activities:                
Net income   $ 1,780     $ 2,227  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:                
Provision for loan losses     -       17  
Depreciation and amortization     613       633  
Stock based compensation     82       61  
Amortization of debt issuance costs     26       26  
Net accretion of certain acquisition related fair value adjustments     (51 )     (56 )
Net amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts                
on investment securities, net     618       636  
(Gain) on sale of available for sale securities, net     (2 )     (65 )
(Gain) loss on sale of bank premises and equipment     (8 )     4  
Loss on sale of other real estate owned     233       1  
Impairment losses on other real estate owned     31       -  
Loss on LLC investments     12       24  
Earnings on bank owned life insurance policies     (150 )     (159 )
Net change in:                
Deferred taxes     899       913  
Accrued interest receivable     (216 )     (431 )
Other assets     (98 )     343  
Accrued interest payable     376       326  
Other liabilities     9       (90 )
Net cash provided by operating activities     4,154       4,410  
Investing Activities:                
Purchase of securities available for sale     (21,507 )     (22,238 )
Purchase of restricted securities     (1,725 )     (3,128 )
Purchases of bank premises and equipment     (362 )     (574 )
Purchases of loans     (6,872 )     (5,372 )
Improvements to other real estate owned     (13 )     -  
Net change in loans     (32,095 )     (23,551 )
Proceeds from:                
Maturities, calls, and paydowns of securities available for sale     8,024       6,776  
Maturities, calls, and paydowns of securities held to maturity     1,644       146  
Sale of securities available for sale     2,709       12,931  
Sale of restricted securities     3,725       3,042  
Sale of bank premises and equipment     516       -  
Sale of other real estate owned     1,299       87  
Net cash (used in) investing activities     (44,657 )     (31,881 )
Financing Activities:                
Net change in:                
Demand, interest-bearing demand and savings deposits     59,945       6,773  
Time deposits     35,347       3,378  
Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements     320       994  
Short-term borrowings     (49,760 )     147  
Debt issuance costs     -       (2 )
Repurchase of common stock     (45 )     (9 )
Dividends paid - preferred stock, Series B     (157 )     (105 )
Dividends paid - common stock     (393 )     (260 )
Net cash provided by financing activities     45,257       10,916  
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     4,754       (16,555 )
Cash and cash equivalents, December 31     17,615       31,955  
Cash and cash equivalents, March 31   $ 22,369     $ 15,400  
Supplemental disclosure:                
Interest paid   $ 1,691     $ 1,313  
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:                
Unrealized gains on securities available for sale   $ 693     $ 3,495  
Loans transferred to other real estate owned   $ (525 )   $ (466 )
Reclassification of bank premises and equipment to assets held for sale   $ (2,970 )   $ -  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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EASTERN VIRGINIA BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries, EVB Statutory Trust I (the “Trust”), which is unconsolidated, and EVB (the “Bank”) and its subsidiaries, are in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2017. These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (the “2016 Form 10-K”).

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, the Bank and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In addition, the Company owns the Trust which is an unconsolidated subsidiary. The subordinated debt owed to the Trust is reported as a liability of the Company.

 

Nature of Operations

 

Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. is a bank holding company that was organized and chartered under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on September 5, 1997 and commenced operations on December 29, 1997. The Company was headquartered in Tappahannock, Virginia until October 2016 at which time it was relocated to Glen Allen, Virginia. The Company conducts its primary operations through its wholly-owned bank subsidiary, EVB, which is headquartered in Tappahannock, Virginia. Two of EVB’s three predecessor banks, Bank of Northumberland, Inc. and Southside Bank, were established in 1910. The third bank, Hanover Bank, was established as a de novo bank in 2000. In April 2006, these three banks were merged and the surviving bank was re-branded as EVB. Additionally, the Company acquired Virginia Company Bank (“VCB”) on November 14, 2014 and merged VCB with and into the Bank, with the Bank surviving, thus adding three additional branches to the Bank located in Hampton, Newport News and Williamsburg, respectively. On December 13, 2016, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger to merge with and into Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. (“Southern National”), with Southern National surviving (such transaction, the “Pending Merger”). The Pending Merger, which is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2017, is subject to the approval of the shareholders of both companies, as well as customary closing conditions.

 

The Bank provides a full range of banking and related financial services to individuals and businesses through its network of retail branches. With twenty-four retail branches, the Bank serves diverse markets that primarily are in the counties of Essex, Gloucester, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Southampton, Surry, Sussex and the cities of Colonial Heights, Hampton, Newport News, Richmond and Williamsburg. The Bank also operates a loan production office in Chesterfield County, Virginia, that the Bank opened during the second quarter of 2014. The Bank operates under a state bank charter and as such is subject to regulation by the Virginia State Corporation Commission Bureau of Financial Institutions (the “Bureau”) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”).

 

The Bank owns EVB Financial Services, Inc., which in turn has a 100% ownership interest in EVB Investments, Inc. EVB Investments, Inc. offers a comprehensive range of investment services through Infinex Investments, Inc. On May 15, 2014, the Bank acquired a 4.9% ownership interest in Southern Trust Mortgage, LLC. Pursuant to an independent contractor agreement with Southern Trust Mortgage, LLC, the Company advises and consults with Southern Trust Mortgage, LLC and facilitates the marketing and brand recognition of their mortgage business. In addition, the Company provides Southern Trust Mortgage, LLC with offices at two retail branches in the Company’s market area and access to office equipment at these locations during normal business hours. For its services, the Company receives fixed monthly compensation from Southern Trust Mortgage, LLC in the amount of $2 thousand, which is adjustable on a quarterly basis.

 

On October 1, 2014, the Bank acquired a 6.0% ownership interest in Bankers Title, LLC. Bankers Title, LLC is a multi-bank owned title agency providing a full range of title insurance settlement and related financial services. The Bank has a 2.94% ownership interest in Bankers Insurance, LLC, which primarily sells insurance products to customers of the Bank, and other financial institutions that have an equity interest in the agency. The Bank also has a 100% ownership interest in Dunston Hall LLC and POS LLC which were formed to hold the title to real estate acquired by the Bank upon foreclosure on property of real estate secured loans. The financial position and operating results of all of these subsidiaries are not significant to the Company as a whole and are not considered principal activities of the Company at this time. The Company’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “EVBS.”

 

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Basis of Presentation

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, loans acquired in a business combination, impairment of loans, impairment of securities, the valuation of other real estate owned (or “OREO”), the valuation of assets held for sale, the projected benefit obligation under the defined benefit pension plan, the valuation of deferred income taxes and goodwill impairment. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations in these interim financial statements, have been made. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2017 presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on previously reported net income.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In January 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-01, “Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.” The amendments in ASU 2016-01, among other things: 1) require equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting, or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income; 2) require public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes; 3) require separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset (i.e., securities or loans and receivables); and 4) eliminate the requirement for public business entities to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost. The amendments in this ASU are effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently assessing the impact that ASU 2016-01 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).” Among other things, in the amendments in ASU 2016-02, lessees will be required to recognize the following for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date: 1) a lease liability, which is a lessee‘s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and 2) a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. Under the new guidance, lessor accounting is largely unchanged. Certain targeted improvements were made to align, where necessary, lessor accounting with the lessee accounting model and Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. Lessees (for capital and operating leases) and lessors (for sales-type, direct financing, and operating leases) must apply a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. The modified retrospective approach would not require any transition accounting for leases that expired before the earliest comparative period presented. Lessees and lessors may not apply a full retrospective transition approach. The Company is currently assessing the impact that ASU 2016-02 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” The amendments in this ASU, among other things, require the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Financial institutions and other organizations will be required to use additional forward-looking information when determining their credit loss estimates. Many of the loss estimation techniques applied today will still be permitted, although the inputs to those techniques will change to reflect the full amount of expected credit losses. In addition, the ASU amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. The amendments in this ASU are effective for public companies that file reports with the SEC for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is currently assessing the impact that ASU 2016-13 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments,” to address diversity in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. The amendments are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments should be applied using a retrospective transition method to each period presented. If retrospective application is impractical for some of the issues addressed by the update, the amendments for those issues would be applied prospectively as of the earliest date practicable. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2016-15 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business.” The amendments in this ASU clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. Under the current implementation guidance in Topic 805, there are three elements of a business—inputs, processes, and outputs. While an integrated set of assets and activities (collectively referred to as a “set”) that is a business usually has outputs, outputs are not required to be present. In addition, all the inputs and processes that a seller uses in operating a set are not required if market participants can acquire the set and continue to produce outputs. The amendments in this ASU provide a screen to determine when a set is not a business. If the screen is not met, the amendments (1) require that to be considered a business, a set must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create output and (2) remove the evaluation of whether a market participant could replace missing elements. The ASU provides a framework to assist entities in evaluating whether both an input and a substantive process are present. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those annual periods. The amendments in this ASU should be applied prospectively on or after the effective date. No disclosures are required at transition. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2017-01 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.” The amendments in this ASU simplify how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Step 2 measures a goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. Instead, under the amendments in this ASU, an entity should perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity still has the option to perform the qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the quantitative impairment test is necessary. Public business entities that are SEC filers should adopt the amendments in this ASU for annual or interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2017-04 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, “Compensation — Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost.” The amendments in this ASU require an employer that offers defined benefit pension plans, other postretirement benefit plans, or other types of benefits accounted for under Topic 715 to report the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost in the same line item(s) as other compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. The other components of net periodic benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component. If the other components of net periodic benefit cost are not presented on a separate line or lines, the line item(s) used in the income statement must be disclosed. In addition, only the service cost component will be eligible for capitalization as part of an asset, when applicable. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2017-07 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017 - 08, “Receivables—Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310 - 20), Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities.” The amendments in this ASU shorten the amortization period for certain callable debt securities purchased at a premium. Upon adoption of the standard, premiums on these qualifying callable debt securities will be amortized to the earliest call date. Discounts on purchased debt securities will continue to be accreted to maturity. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. Upon transition, entities should apply the guidance on a modified retrospective basis, with a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption and provide the disclosures required for a change in accounting principle. The Company is currently assessing the impact that ASU 2017 - 08 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Note 2. Investment Securities

 

The amortized cost and fair value, with gross unrealized gains and losses, of investment securities at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

(dollars in thousands)   March 31, 2017  
          Gross     Gross        
    Amortized     Unrealized     Unrealized     Fair  
Available for Sale:   Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
SBA Pool securities   $ 60,144     $ 6     $ 1,083     $ 59,067  
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities*     28,988       -       950       28,038  
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities     28,480       1       484       27,997  
Agency CMO securities     59,162       39       1,054       58,147  
Non agency CMO securities*     37       -       -       37  
State and political subdivisions     56,208       153       1,067       55,294  
Corporate securities     2,000       13       -       2,013  
Total   $ 235,019     $ 212     $ 4,638     $ 230,593  

 

*The combined unrealized gains on these securities were less than $1.

 

(dollars in thousands)   December 31, 2016  
          Gross     Gross        
    Amortized     Unrealized     Unrealized     Fair  
Available for Sale:   Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
SBA Pool securities   $ 58,787     $ 13     $ 1,081     $ 57,719  
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities     26,710       9       890       25,829  
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities     28,522       -       670       27,852  
Agency CMO securities     52,991       42       1,350       51,683  
Non agency CMO securities*     43       -       -       43  
State and political subdivisions     55,698       182       1,379       54,501  
Corporate securities     2,000       5       -       2,005  
Total   $ 224,751     $ 251     $ 5,370     $ 219,632  

 

*The combined unrealized gains on these securities were less than $1.

 

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(dollars in thousands)   March 31, 2017  
          Net Unrealized                          
          Losses           Gross     Gross        
    Amortized     Recorded     Carrying     Unrealized     Unrealized     Fair  
    Cost     in AOCI*     Value     Gains     Losses     Value  
Held to Maturity:                                                
Agency CMO securities   $ 9,139     $ 31     $ 9,108     $ 170     $ 7     $ 9,271  
State and political subdivisions     17,486       364       17,122       703       6       17,819  
Total   $ 26,625     $ 395     $ 26,230     $ 873     $ 13     $ 27,090  

 

*Represents the unamortized net unrealized holding loss for securities transferred from available for sale to held to maturity, net of amortization or accretion.

 

 

(dollars in thousands)   December 31, 2016  
          Net Unrealized                          
          Losses           Gross     Gross        
    Amortized     Recorded     Carrying     Unrealized     Unrealized     Fair  
    Cost     in AOCI*     Value     Gains     Losses     Value  
Held to Maturity:                                                
Agency CMO securities   $ 9,830     $ 37     $ 9,793     $ 153     $ 8     $ 9,938  
State and political subdivisions     18,550       387       18,163       643       9       18,797  
Total   $ 28,380     $ 424     $ 27,956     $ 796     $ 17     $ 28,735  

 

*Represents the unamortized net unrealized holding loss for securities transferred from available for sale to held to maturity, net of amortization or accretion.

 

There were no investment securities classified as “Trading” at March 31, 2017 or December 31, 2016. During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company transferred investment securities with an amortized cost of $35.5 million, previously designated as “Available for Sale,” to “Held to Maturity” classification. The fair value of those investment securities as of the date of the transfer was $34.5 million, reflecting a gross unrealized loss of $994 thousand. The gross unrealized loss net of tax at the time of transfer remained in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and is being amortized over the remaining life of the investment securities as an adjustment to interest income.

 

At March 31, 2017, the Company’s mortgage-backed investment securities consisted of commercial and residential mortgage-backed investment securities. The Company’s mortgage-backed investment securities are all backed by an Agency of the U.S. government and rated Aaa and AA+ by Moody and S&P, respectively, with no subprime issues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The amortized cost, carrying value and fair value of investment securities at March 31, 2017, by the earlier of contractual maturity or expected maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations without penalties.

 

(dollars in thousands)   March 31, 2017  
Available for Sale:   Amortized
Cost
    Fair
Value
 
             
Due in one year or less   $ 2,051     $ 2,037  
Due after one year through five years     96,336       94,885  
Due after five years through ten years     121,617       118,889  
Due after ten years     15,015       14,782  
Total   $ 235,019     $ 230,593  

 

(dollars in thousands)   March 31, 2017  
Held to Maturity:   Carrying
Value
    Fair
Value
 
             
Due after one year through five years   $ 23,789     $ 24,568  
Due after five years through ten years     1,693       1,781  
Due after ten years     748       741  
Total   $ 26,230     $ 27,090  

 

The following table presents the gross realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities available for sale and proceeds from the sale of investment securities available for sale during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 :

 

    Three Months
Ended
    Three Months
Ended
 
(dollars in thousands)   March 31, 2017     March 31, 2016  
Realized gains (losses):                
Gross realized gains   $ 2     $ 84  
Gross realized (losses)     -       (19 )
Net realized gains   $ 2     $ 65  
Proceeds from sales of investment securities                
available for sale   $ 2,709     $ 12,931  

 

Proceeds from maturities, calls and paydowns of investment securities available for sale for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 were $8.0 million and $6.8 million, respectively. Proceeds from maturities, calls and paydowns of investment securities held to maturity for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 were $1.6 million and $146 thousand, respectively.

 

The Company pledges investment securities to secure public deposits, balances with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (the “Reserve Bank”) and repurchase agreements. Investment securities with an aggregate book value of $39.3 million and an aggregate fair value of $39.8 million were pledged at March 31, 2017. Investment securities with an aggregate book of $57.9 million and an aggregate fair value of $58.1 million were pledged at December 31, 2016.

 

Investment securities in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2017, by duration of the period of the unrealized loss, are shown below:

 

    March 31, 2017  
(dollars in thousands)   Less than 12 months     12 months or more     Total  
    Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized  
Description of Investment Securities   Value     Loss     Value     Loss     Value     Loss  
SBA Pool securities   $ 32,249     $ 556     $ 18,469     $ 527     $ 50,718     $ 1,083  
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities     21,989       875       3,949       75       25,938       950  
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities     25,966       484       -       -       25,966       484  
Agency CMO securities     41,876       800       8,349       261       50,225       1,061  
State and political subdivisions     35,914       1,009       2,170       64       38,084       1,073  
Total   $ 157,994     $ 3,724     $ 32,937     $ 927     $ 190,931     $ 4,651  

 

 

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The Company reviews the investment securities portfolio on a quarterly basis to monitor its exposure to other-than-temporary impairment that may result due to adverse economic conditions and associated credit deterioration. A determination as to whether an investment security’s decline in market value is other-than-temporary takes into consideration numerous factors and the relative significance of any single factor can vary by security. Some factors the Company may consider in the other-than-temporary impairment analysis include the length of time the security has been in an unrealized loss position, changes in security ratings, financial condition of the issuer, as well as security and industry specific economic conditions. In addition, the Company may also evaluate payment structure, whether there are defaulted payments or expected defaults, prepayment speeds, and the value of any underlying collateral. For certain investment securities in unrealized loss positions, the Company will enlist independent third-party firms to prepare cash flow analyses to compare the present value of cash flows expected to be collected from the investment security with the amortized cost basis of the investment security.

 

Based on the Company’s evaluation, management does not believe any unrealized losses at March 31, 2017 represent an other-than-temporary impairment as these unrealized losses are primarily attributable to current financial market conditions for these types of investments, particularly changes in interest rates, which rose during 2016 causing bond prices to decline and are not attributable to credit deterioration. During the first three months of 2017, unrealized losses declined due to decreases in interest rates, which caused bond prices to increase. At March 31, 2017, there were 153 debt investment securities with fair values totaling $190.9 million considered temporarily impaired. Of these debt investment securities, 124 with fair values totaling $158.0 million were in an unrealized loss position of less than 12 months and 29 with fair values totaling $32.9 million were in an unrealized loss position of 12 months or more. Because the Company intends to hold these investments in debt securities until recovery of the amortized cost basis and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell these investment securities before a recovery of unrealized losses, the Company does not consider these investment securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2017 and no impairment has been recognized. At March 31, 2017, there were no equity investment securities in an unrealized loss position.

 

Investment securities in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2016, by duration of the period of the unrealized loss, are shown below:

 

    December 31, 2016  
(dollars in thousands)   Less than 12 months     12 months or more     Total  
    Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized  
Description of Investment Securities   Value     Loss     Value     Loss     Value     Loss  
SBA Pool securities   $ 33,591     $ 547     $ 19,223     $ 534     $ 52,814     $ 1,081  
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities     18,617       802       4,063       88       22,680       890  
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities     27,853       670       -       -       27,853       670  
Agency CMO securities     47,468       1,226       3,605       132       51,073       1,358  
State and political subdivisions     39,000       1,309       2,165       79       41,165       1,388  
Total   $ 166,529     $ 4,554     $ 29,056     $ 833     $ 195,585     $ 5,387  

 

The Company’s investment in Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (“FHLB”) stock totaled $6.5 million and $8.5 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. FHLB stock is generally viewed as a long-term investment and as a restricted investment security, which is carried at cost, because there is no market for the stock other than the FHLBs or member institutions. Therefore, when evaluating FHLB stock for impairment, its value is based on the ultimate recoverability of the par value rather than by recognizing temporary declines in value. Because the FHLB generated positive net income for each quarterly period beginning April 1, 2016, and ending March 31, 2017, the Company does not consider this investment to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2017 and no impairment has been recognized. FHLB stock is included in a separate line item on the consolidated balance sheets (Restricted securities, at cost) and is not part of the Company’s investment securities portfolio. The Company’s restricted securities also include investments in the Reserve Bank and Community Bankers Bank totaling $3.0 million at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, which are carried at cost.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Note 3. Loan Portfolio

 

The following table sets forth the composition of the Company’s loan portfolio in dollar amounts and as a percentage of the Company’s total gross loans at the dates indicated:

 

    March 31, 2017     December 31, 2016  
(dollars in thousands)   Amount     Percent     Amount     Percent  
Commercial, industrial and agricultural   $ 150,469       14.04%     $ 148,963       14.42%  
Real estate - one to four family residential:                                
Closed end first and seconds     212,758       19.85%       215,462       20.85%  
Home equity lines     124,192       11.59%       122,506       11.85%  
Total real estate - one to four family residential     336,950       31.44%       337,968       32.70%  
Real estate - multifamily residential     31,569       2.95%       32,400       3.14%  
Real estate - construction:                                
One to four family residential     18,822       1.76%       16,204       1.57%  
Other construction, land development and other land     104,277       9.73%       92,466       8.95%  
  Total real estate - construction     123,099       11.49%       108,670       10.52%  
Real estate - farmland     11,229       1.05%       11,289       1.09%  
Real estate - non-farm, non-residential:                                
Owner occupied     216,597       20.22%       201,284       19.48%  
Non-owner occupied     146,464       13.67%       139,649       13.52%  
Total real estate - non-farm, non-residential     363,061       33.89%       340,933       33.00%  
Consumer     44,303       4.13%       42,403       4.10%  
Other     10,776       1.01%       10,605       1.03%  
     Total loans     1,071,456       100.00%       1,033,231       100.00%  
Less allowance for loan losses     (10,952 )             (11,270 )        
     Loans, net   $ 1,060,504             $ 1,021,961          

 

Deferred costs, net of deferred fees, are included in the table above and totaled $1.8 million for both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

 

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The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans as of March 31, 2017 by class of loans:

 

(dollars in thousands)   30-59 Days
Past Due
    60-89 Days
Past Due
    Over 90 Days Past Due     Total Past Due     Total Current*     Total Loans  
Commercial, industrial and agricultural   $ 45     $ -     $ 58     $ 103     $ 150,366     $ 150,469  
Real estate - one to four family residential:                                                
Closed end first and seconds     1,237       444       3,773       5,454       207,304       212,758  
Home equity lines     301       -       150       451       123,741       124,192  
Total real estate - one to four family residential     1,538       444       3,923       5,905       331,045       336,950  
Real estate - multifamily residential     -       -       -       -       31,569       31,569  
Real estate - construction:                                                
One to four family residential     -       -       191       191       18,631       18,822  
Other construction, land development and other land     -       -       -       -       104,277       104,277  
  Total real estate - construction     -       -       191       191       122,908       123,099  
Real estate - farmland     -       -       -       -       11,229       11,229  
Real estate - non-farm, non-residential:                                                
Owner occupied     28       70       634       732       215,865       216,597  
Non-owner occupied     92       -       -       92       146,372       146,464  
Total real estate - non-farm, non-residential     120       70       634       824       362,237       363,061  
Consumer     17       12       17       46       44,257       44,303  
Other     -       -       -       -       10,776       10,776  
     Total loans   $ 1,720     $ 526     $ 4,823     $ 7,069     $ 1,064,387     $ 1,071,456  

 

*For purposes of this table only, the "Total Current" column includes loans that are 1-29 days past due.

 

The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans as of December 31, 2016 by class of loans:

 

(dollars in thousands)   30-59 Days
Past Due
    60-89 Days
Past Due
    Over 90 Days Past Due     Total Past Due     Total Current*     Total Loans  
Commercial, industrial and agricultural   $ 118     $ 89     $ 166     $ 373     $ 148,590     $ 148,963  
Real estate - one to four family residential:                                                
Closed end first and seconds     3,408       1,472       3,505       8,385       207,077       215,462  
Home equity lines     92       219       369       680       121,826       122,506  
Total real estate - one to four family residential     3,500       1,691       3,874       9,065       328,903       337,968  
Real estate - multifamily residential     -       -       -       -       32,400       32,400  
Real estate - construction:                                                
One to four family residential     240       -       15       255       15,949       16,204  
Other construction, land development and other land     -       -       -       -       92,466       92,466  
  Total real estate - construction     240       -       15       255       108,415       108,670  
Real estate - farmland     -       -       -       -       11,289       11,289  
Real estate - non-farm, non-residential:                                                
Owner occupied     61       -       225       286       200,998       201,284  
Non-owner occupied     -       -       -       -       139,649       139,649  
Total real estate - non-farm, non-residential     61       -       225       286       340,647       340,933  
Consumer     77       7       17       101       42,302       42,403  
Other     -       -       -       -       10,605       10,605  
     Total loans   $ 3,996     $ 1,787     $ 4,297     $ 10,080     $ 1,023,151     $ 1,033,231  

 

*For purposes of this table only, the "Total Current" column includes loans that are 1-29 days past due.

 

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The following table presents nonaccrual loans, loans past due 90 days and accruing interest and troubled debt restructurings (accruing) at the dates indicated:

 

(dollars in thousands)   March 31, 2017     December 31, 2016  
Nonaccrual loans   $ 5,606     $ 5,181  
Loans past due 90 days and accruing interest     1,272       1,341  
Troubled debt restructurings (accruing)     10,669       10,441  

 

At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, there were approximately $1.8 million and $2.2 million, respectively, in troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) included in nonaccrual loans.

 

The past due status of a loan is based on the contractual due date of the most delinquent payment due. Loans, including impaired loans, are generally classified as nonaccrual if they are past due as to maturity or payment of principal or interest for a period of more than 90 days, unless such loans are well-secured and in the process of collection. Loans greater than 90 days past due may remain on an accrual status if management determines it has adequate collateral to cover the principal and interest. If a loan or a portion of a loan is adversely classified, or is partially charged off, the loan is generally classified as nonaccrual. Additionally, whenever management becomes aware of facts or circumstances that may adversely impact the collectability of principal or interest on loans, it is management’s practice to place such loans on a nonaccrual status immediately, rather than delaying such action until the loans become 90 days past due.

 

When a loan is placed on nonaccrual status, previously accrued and uncollected interest is reversed, and the amortization of related deferred loan fees or costs is suspended. While a loan is classified as nonaccrual and the future collectability of the recorded loan balance is doubtful, collections of interest and principal are generally applied as a reduction to principal outstanding. When the future collectability of the recorded loan balance is expected, interest income may be recognized on a cash basis. In the case where a nonaccrual loan has been partially charged off, recognition of interest on a cash basis is limited to that which would have been recognized on the recorded loan balance at the contractual interest rate. Cash interest receipts in excess of that amount are recorded as recoveries to the allowance for loan losses until prior charge-offs have been fully recovered. These policies are applied consistently across our loan portfolio.

 

A loan (including a TDR) may be returned to accrual status if the borrower has demonstrated a sustained period of repayment performance (typically six months) in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan and there is reasonable assurance the borrower will continue to make payments as agreed.

 

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Outstanding principal balance and the carrying amount of loans acquired pursuant to the Company’s acquisition of VCB (or “Acquired Loans”) that were recorded at fair value at the acquisition date and are included in the consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

    March 31, 2017     December 31, 2016  
    Acquired                 Acquired              
    Loans -     Acquired           Loans -     Acquired        
    Purchased     Loans -     Acquired     Purchased     Loans -     Acquired  
    Credit     Purchased     Loans -     Credit     Purchased     Loans -  
(dollars in thousands)   Impaired     Performing     Total     Impaired     Performing     Total  
Commercial, industrial and agricultural   $ 393     $ 2,341     $ 2,734     $ 420     $ 2,452     $ 2,872  
Real estate - one to four family residential:                                                
Closed end first and seconds     1,136       4,730       5,866       1,135       4,914       6,049  
Home equity lines     32       7,991       8,023       32       8,417       8,449  
Total real estate - one to four family residential     1,168       12,721       13,889       1,167       13,331       14,498  
Real estate - multifamily residential     -       1,566       1,566       -       1,652       1,652  
Real estate - construction:                                                
One to four family residential     -       353       353       -       360       360  
Other construction, land development and other land     236       115       351       252       2,182       2,434  
  Total real estate - construction     236       468       704       252       2,542       2,794  
Real estate - farmland     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Real estate - non-farm, non-residential:                                                
Owner occupied     2,527       10,846       13,373       2,988       12,298       15,286  
Non-owner occupied     943       6,084       7,027       1,475       6,639       8,114  
Total real estate - non-farm, non-residential     3,470       16,930       20,400       4,463       18,937       23,400  
Consumer     -       138       138       -       148       148  
Other     -       476       476       -       642       642  
     Total loans   $ 5,267     $ 34,640     $ 39,907     $ 6,302     $ 39,704     $ 46,006  

 

The following table presents the recorded investment in nonaccrual loans and loans past due 90 days and accruing interest by class at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

 

                Over 90 Days Past  
    Nonaccrual     Due and Accruing  
    March 31,     December 31,     March 31,     December 31,  
(dollars in thousands)   2017     2016     2017     2016  
Commercial, industrial and agricultural   $ 758     $ 784     $ -     $ -  
Real estate - one to four family residential:                                
Closed end first and seconds     3,290       3,240       1,136       1,135  
Home equity lines     324       543       -       -  
Total real estate - one to four family residential     3,614       3,783       1,136       1,135  
Real estate - construction:                                
One to four family residential     191       15       -       -  
  Total real estate - construction     191       15       -       -  
Real estate - non-farm, non-residential:                                
Owner occupied     1,026       578       136       206  
Total real estate - non-farm, non-residential     1,026       578       136       206  
Consumer     17       21       -       -  
     Total loans   $ 5,606     $ 5,181     $ 1,272     $ 1,341  

 

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The Company uses a risk grading system for real estate (including multifamily residential, construction, farmland and non-farm, non-residential) and commercial loans. Loans are graded on a scale from 1 to 9. Non-impaired real estate and commercial loans are assigned an allowance factor which increases with the severity of risk grading. A general description of the characteristics of the risk grades is as follows:

 

Pass Grades

· Risk Grade 1 loans have little or no risk and are generally secured by cash or cash equivalents;
· Risk Grade 2 loans have minimal risk to well qualified borrowers and no significant questions as to safety;
· Risk Grade 3 loans are satisfactory loans with strong borrowers and secondary sources of repayment;
· Risk Grade 4 loans are satisfactory loans with borrowers not as strong as risk grade 3 loans but may exhibit a higher degree of financial risk based on the type of business supporting the loan; and
· Risk Grade 5 loans are loans that warrant more than the normal level of supervision and have the possibility of an event occurring that may weaken the borrower’s ability to repay.

 

Special Mention

· Risk Grade 6 loans have increasing potential weaknesses beyond those at which the loan originally was granted and if not addressed could lead to inadequately protecting the Company’s credit position.

 

Classified Grades

· Risk Grade 7 loans are substandard loans and are inadequately protected by the current sound worth or paying capacity of the obligor or the collateral pledged. These have well defined weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt with the distinct possibility the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected;
· Risk Grade 8 loans are doubtful of collection and the possibility of loss is high but pending specific borrower plans for recovery, its classification as a loss is deferred until its more exact status is determined; and
· Risk Grade 9 loans are loss loans which are considered uncollectable and of such little value that their continuance as a bank asset is not warranted.

 

The Company uses a past due grading system for consumer loans, including one to four family residential first and seconds and home equity lines. The past due status of a loan is based on the contractual due date of the most delinquent payment due. The past due grading of consumer loans is based on the following categories: current, 1-29 days past due, 30-59 days past due, 60-89 days past due and over 90 days past due. The consumer loans are segregated between performing and nonperforming loans. Performing loans are those that have made timely payments in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement and are not past due 90 days or more. Nonperforming loans are those that do not accrue interest, are greater than 90 days past due and accruing interest or considered impaired. Non-impaired consumer loans are assigned an allowance factor which increases with the severity of past due status. This component of the allowance reflects the margin of imprecision inherent in the underlying assumptions used in the methodologies for estimating specific and general losses in the loan portfolio.

 

The allocation methodology applied by the Company includes management’s ongoing review and grading of the loan portfolio into criticized loan categories (defined as specific loans warranting either specific allocation, or a classified status of substandard, doubtful or loss). The allocation methodology focuses on evaluation of several factors, including but not limited to: evaluation of facts and issues related to specific loans, management’s ongoing review and grading of the loan portfolio, consideration of migration analysis and delinquency experience on each portfolio category, trends in past due and nonaccrual loans, the level of classified loans, the risk characteristics of the various classifications of loans, changes in the size and character of the loan portfolio, concentrations of loans to specific borrowers or industries, existing economic conditions, the fair value of underlying collateral, and other qualitative and quantitative factors which could affect potential credit losses. Because each of the criteria used is subject to change, the allocation of the allowance for loan losses is made for analytical purposes and is not necessarily indicative of the trend of future loan losses in any particular loan category. The total allowance is available to absorb losses from any segment of the portfolio. In determining the allowance for loan losses, the Company considers its portfolio segments and loan classes to be the same.

 

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The following table presents commercial loans by credit quality indicator at March 31, 2017:

 

                                  Acquired        
                                  Loans -        
                                  Purchased        
          Special                       Credit        
(dollars in thousands)   Pass     Mention     Substandard     Doubtful     Impaired     Impaired     Total  
Commercial, industrial and agricultural   $ 145,087     $ 3,066     $ 707     $ 28     $ 1,188     $ 393     $ 150,469  
Real estate - multifamily residential     31,569       -       -       -       -       -       31,569  
Real estate - construction:                                                        
One to four family residential     18,260       131       265       -       166       -       18,822  
Other construction, land development and other land     96,695       -       210       -       7,136       236       104,277  
  Total real estate - construction     114,955       131       475       -       7,302       236       123,099  
Real estate - farmland     7,239       3,481       -       -       509       -       11,229  
Real estate - non-farm, non-residential:                                                        
Owner occupied     199,338       4,826       1,969       -       7,937       2,527       216,597  
Non-owner occupied     136,290       1,193       680       -       7,358       943       146,464  
Total real estate - non-farm, non-residential     335,628       6,019       2,649       -       15,295       3,470       363,061  
Total commercial loans   $ 634,478     $ 12,697     $ 3,831     $ 28     $ 24,294     $ 4,099     $ 679,427  

 

The following table presents commercial loans by credit quality indicator at December 31, 2016:

 

                            Acquired        
                            Loans -        
                            Purchased        
          Special                 Credit        
(dollars in thousands)   Pass     Mention     Substandard     Impaired     Impaired     Total  
Commercial, industrial and agricultural   $ 136,533     $ 9,839     $ 531     $ 1,640     $ 420     $ 148,963  
Real estate - multifamily residential     32,400       -       -       -       -       32,400  
Real estate - construction:                                                
One to four family residential     15,624       319       91       170       -       16,204  
Other construction, land development                                                
and other land     84,832       -       212       7,170       252       92,466  
  Total real estate - construction     100,456       319       303       7,340       252       108,670  
Real estate - farmland     7,270       3,504       -       515       -       11,289  
Real estate - non-farm, non-residential:                                                
Owner occupied     179,400       9,359       1,892       7,645       2,988       201,284  
Non-owner occupied     127,817       2,222       689       7,446       1,475       139,649  
Total real estate - non-farm, non-residential     307,217       11,581       2,581       15,091       4,463       340,933  
Total commercial loans   $ 583,876     $ 25,243     $ 3,415     $ 24,586     $ 5,135     $ 642,255  

 

At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company did not have any loans classified as Loss.

 

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The following table presents consumer loans, including one to four family residential first and seconds and home equity lines, by payment activity at March 31, 2017:

 

(dollars in thousands)   Performing     Nonperforming     Total  
Real estate - one to four family residential:                        
Closed end first and seconds   $ 201,933     $ 10,825     $ 212,758  
Home equity lines     123,817       375       124,192  
Total real estate - one to four family residential     325,750       11,200       336,950  
Consumer     43,985       318       44,303  
Other     10,776       -       10,776  
Total consumer loans   $ 380,511     $ 11,518     $ 392,029  

 

The following table presents consumer loans, including one to four family residential first and seconds and home equity lines, by payment activity at December 31, 2016:

 

(dollars in thousands)   Performing     Nonperforming     Total  
Real estate - one to four family residential:                        
Closed end first and seconds   $ 204,847     $ 10,615     $ 215,462  
Home equity lines     121,912       594       122,506  
Total real estate - one to four family residential     326,759       11,209       337,968  
Consumer     42,077       326       42,403  
Other     10,605       -       10,605  
Total consumer loans   $ 379,441     $ 11,535     $ 390,976  

 

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due, according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. The Company measures impaired loans based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate of the loan or, as a practical expedient, at the loan’s observable market price or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. The Company maintains a valuation allowance to the extent that the measure of the impaired loan is less than the recorded investment. TDRs are considered impaired loans. TDRs occur when we agree to modify the original terms of a loan by granting a concession due to the deterioration in the financial condition of the borrower. These concessions can be temporary and are made in an attempt to avoid foreclosure and with the intent to restore the loan to a performing status once sufficient payment history can be demonstrated. These concessions could include, without limitation, rate reductions to below market rates, payment deferrals, forbearance, and, in some cases, forgiveness of principal or interest.

 

At the time of a TDR, the loan is placed on nonaccrual status. A loan (including a TDR) may be returned to accrual status if the borrower has demonstrated a sustained period of repayment performance (typically six months) in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan and there is reasonable assurance the borrower will continue to make payments as agreed.

 

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The following table presents a rollforward of the Company’s allowance for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2017:

 

    Beginning                       Ending  
    Balance                       Balance  
(dollars in thousands)   January 1, 2017     Charge-offs     Recoveries     Provision     March 31, 2017  
 Commercial, industrial and agricultural   $ 3,035     $ (207 )   $ 98     $ (265 )   $ 2,661  
 Real estate - one to four family residential:                                        
 Closed end first and seconds     1,487       (193 )     70       113       1,477  
 Home equity lines     653       (76 )     3       (76 )     504  
Total real estate - one to four family residential     2,140       (269 )     73       37       1,981  
 Real estate - multifamily residential     71       -       -       (22 )     49  
 Real estate - construction:                                        
 One to four family residential     197       -       1       45       243  
 Other construction, land development and other land     2,632       -       -       427       3,059  
Total real estate - construction     2,829       -       1       472       3,302  
 Real estate - farmland     157       -       -       (2 )     155  
 Real estate - non-farm, non-residential:                                        
 Owner occupied     1,267       -       -       4       1,271  
 Non-owner occupied     584       -       -       (156 )     428  
Total real estate - non-farm, non-residential     1,851       -       -       (152 )     1,699  
 Consumer     459       (9 )     11       48       509  
 Other     728       (24 )     8       (116 )     596  
 Total   $ 11,270     $ (509 )   $ 191     $ -     $ 10,952  

 

The following table presents a rollforward of the Company’s allowance for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2016:

 

    Beginning                       Ending  
    Balance                       Balance  
(dollars in thousands)   January 1, 2016     Charge-offs     Recoveries     Provision     March 31, 2016  
Commercial, industrial and agricultural   $ 1,894     $ (46 )   $ 26     $ 348     $ 2,222  
Real estate - one to four family residential:                                        
 Closed end first and seconds     1,609       (373 )     81       320       1,637  
 Home equity lines     795       -       12       312       1,119  
Total real estate - one to four family residential     2,404       (373 )     93       632       2,756  
Real estate - multifamily residential     78       -       -       11       89  
Real estate - construction:                                        
 One to four family residential     295       -       1       (9 )     287  
 Other construction, land development and other land     2,423       -       -       (116 )     2,307  
Total real estate - construction     2,718       -       1       (125 )     2,594  
Real estate - farmland     272       -       -       4       276  
Real estate - non-farm, non-residential:                                        
 Owner occupied     1,964       (208 )     63       (470 )     1,349  
 Non-owner occupied     1,241       -       61       (428 )     874  
Total real estate - non-farm, non-residential     3,205       (208 )     124       (898 )     2,223  
Consumer     287       (33 )     15       37       306  
Other     469       (15 )     8       8       470  
 Total   $ 11,327     $ (675 )   $ 267     $ 17     $ 10,936  

 

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The following table presents the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans by portfolio class based on impairment method as of March 31, 2017:

 

    Allowance allocated to loans:     Total Loans:  
                Acquired                       Acquired        
    Individually     Collectively     loans -           Individually     Collectively     loans -        
    evaluated     evaluated     purchased           evaluated     evaluated     purchased        
    for     for     credit           for     for     credit        
(dollars in thousands)   impairment     impairment     impaired     Total     impairment     impairment     impaired     Total  
Commercial, industrial and agricultural   $ 638     $ 2,023     $ -     $ 2,661     $ 1,188     $ 148,888     $ 393     $ 150,469  
Real estate - one to four family residential:                                                                
Closed end first and seconds     557       903       17       1,477       7,052       204,570       1,136       212,758  
Home equity lines     50       454       -       504       225       123,935       32       124,192  
Total real estate - one to four family residential     607       1,357       17       1,981       7,277       328,505       1,168       336,950  
Real estate - multifamily residential     -       49       -       49       -       31,569       -       31,569  
Real estate - construction:                                                                
One to four family residential     54       189       -       243       166       18,656       -       18,822  
Other construction, land development and other land     1,572       1,487       -       3,059       7,136       96,905       236       104,277  
Total real estate - construction     1,626       1,676       -       3,302       7,302       115,561       236       123,099  
Real estate - farmland     37       118       -       155       509       10,720       -       11,229  
Real estate - non-farm, non-residential:                                                                
Owner occupied     449       822       -       1,271       7,937       206,133       2,527       216,597  
Non-owner occupied     157       271       -       428       7,358       138,163       943       146,464  
Total real estate - non-farm, non-residential     606       1,093       -       1,699       15,295       344,296       3,470       363,061  
Consumer     59       450       -       509       301       44,002       -       44,303  
Other     -       596       -       596       -       10,776       -       10,776  
Total   $ 3,573     $ 7,362     $ 17     $ 10,952     $ 31,872     $ 1,034,317     $ 5,267     $ 1,071,456  

 

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The following table presents the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans by portfolio class based on impairment method as of December 31, 2016:

 

    Allowance allocated to loans:     Total Loans:  
                Acquired                       Acquired        
    Individually     Collectively     loans -           Individually     Collectively     loans -        
    evaluated     evaluated     purchased           evaluated     evaluated     purchased        
    for     for     credit           for     for     credit        
(dollars in thousands)   impairment     impairment     impaired     Total     impairment     impairment     impaired     Total  
Commercial, industrial and agricultural   $ 865     $ 2,170     $ -     $ 3,035     $ 1,640     $ 146,903     $ 420     $ 148,963  
Real estate - one to four family residential:                                                                
Closed end first and seconds     416       1,054       17       1,487       7,110       207,217       1,135       215,462  
Home equity lines     50       603       -       653       225       122,249       32       122,506  
Total real estate - one to four family residential     466       1,657       17       2,140       7,335       329,466       1,167       337,968  
Real estate - multifamily residential     -       71       -       71       -       32,400       -       32,400  
Real estate - construction:                                                                
One to four family residential     55       142       -       197       170       16,034       -       16,204  
Other construction, land development and other land     1,368       1,264       -       2,632       7,170       85,044       252       92,466  
Total real estate - construction     1,423       1,406       -       2,829       7,340       101,078       252       108,670  
Real estate - farmland     40       117       -       157       515       10,774       -       11,289  
Real estate - non-farm, non-residential:                                                                
Owner occupied     321       946       -       1,267       7,645       190,651       2,988       201,284  
Non-owner occupied     177       407       -       584       7,446       130,728       1,475       139,649  
Total real estate - non-farm, non-residential     498       1,353       -       1,851       15,091       321,379       4,463       340,933  
Consumer     63       396       -       459       309       42,094       -       42,403  
Other     -       728       -       728       -       10,605       -       10,605  
Total   $ 3,355     $ 7,898     $ 17     $ 11,270     $ 32,230     $ 994,699     $ 6,302     $ 1,033,231  

 

The following table presents loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans as of March 31, 2017:

 

                Recorded     Recorded                    
          Unpaid     Investment     Investment           Average     Interest  
    Recorded     Principal     With No     With     Related     Recorded     Income  
(dollars in thousands)   Investment     Balance     Allowance     Allowance     Allowance     Investment     Recognized  
Commercial, industrial and agricultural   $ 1,188     $ 1,199     $ 550     $ 638     $ 638     $ 1,346     $ 20  
Real estate - one to four family residential:                                                        
Closed end first and seconds     7,052       7,665       3,423       3,629       557       7,080       89  
Home equity lines     225       225       175       50       50       225       1  
Total real estate - one to four family residential     7,277       7,890       3,598       3,679       607       7,305       90  
Real estate - construction:                                                        
One to four family residential     166       166       16       150       54       168       2  
Other construction, land development and other land     7,136       7,136       1,745       5,391       1,572       7,144       95  
Total real estate - construction     7,302       7,302       1,761       5,541       1,626       7,312       97  
Real estate - farmland     509       512       257       252       37       512       8  
Real estate - non-farm, non-residential:                                                        
Owner occupied     7,937       7,940       6,133       1,804       449       7,678       100  
Non-owner occupied     7,358       7,358       6,097       1,261       157       7,608       77  
Total real estate - non-farm, non-residential     15,295       15,298       12,230       3,065       606       15,286       177  
Consumer     301       313       -       301       59       305       4  
Total loans*   $ 31,872     $ 32,514     $ 18,396     $ 13,476     $ 3,573     $ 32,066     $ 396  

 

*PCI loans are excluded from this table.

 

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The following table presents loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans as of December 31, 2016:

 

                Recorded     Recorded                    
          Unpaid     Investment     Investment           Average     Interest  
    Recorded     Principal     With No     With     Related     Recorded     Income  
(dollars in thousands)   Investment     Balance     Allowance     Allowance     Allowance     Investment     Recognized  
Commercial, industrial and agricultural   $ 1,640     $ 1,640     $ 668     $ 972     $ 865     $ 1,094     $ 70  
Real estate - one to four family residential:                                                        
Closed end first and seconds     7,110       7,712       3,760       3,350       416       6,893       393  
Home equity lines     225       225       175       50       50       453       2  
Total real estate - one to four family residential     7,335       7,937       3,935       3,400       466       7,346       395  
Real estate - construction:                                                        
One to four family residential     170       170       17       153       55       178       8  
Other construction, land development and other land     7,170       7,170       1,745       5,425       1,368       5,885       317  
Total real estate - construction     7,340       7,340       1,762       5,578       1,423       6,063       325  
Real estate - farmland     515       517       261       254       40       525       34  
Real estate - non-farm, non-residential:                                                        
Owner occupied     7,645       7,647       6,195       1,450       321       6,176       407  
Non-owner occupied     7,446       7,446       6,166       1,280       177       11,509       380  
Total real estate - non-farm, non-residential     15,091       15,093       12,361       2,730       498       17,685       787  
Consumer     309       322       3       306       63       323       17  
Total loans*   $ 32,230     $ 32,849     $ 18,990     $ 13,240     $ 3,355     $ 33,036     $ 1,628  

 

*PCI loans are excluded from this table.

 

Determining the fair value of purchased credit-impaired (“PCI”) loans at November 14, 2014 required the Company to estimate cash flows expected to result from those loans and to discount those cash flows at appropriate rates of interest. For such loans, the excess of the cash flows expected at acquisition over the estimated fair value is recognized as interest income over the remaining lives of the loans and is called the accretable yield. The difference between contractually required payments at acquisition and the cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition is the nonaccretable difference and is not recorded. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company did not “carry over” any allowances for loan losses that were reserved for the VCB loan portfolio prior to the Company’s acquisition of VCB. PCI loans had unpaid principal balances of $6.0 million and $7.1 million and recorded carrying values of $5.3 million and $6.3 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

 

The following table presents a summary of the changes in the accretable yield of the PCI loan portfolio for the periods indicated:

 

    Three months ended     Three months ended  
    March 31, 2017     March 31, 2016  
(dollars in thousands)   Accretable Yield     Accretable Yield  
Balance at beginning of period   $ 903     $ 1,280  
Accretion     (110 )     (129 )
Reclassification of nonaccretable difference due to                
improvement in expected cash flows     248       24  
Other changes, net     583       46  
Balance at end of period   $ 1,624     $ 1,221  

 

 

 

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The following table presents, by loan class, information related to loans modified as TDRs during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

    Three Months Ended March 31, 2017     Three Months Ended March 31, 2016  
          Pre-     Post-           Pre-     Post-  
          Modification     Modification           Modification     Modification  
    Number of     Recorded     Recorded     Number of     Recorded     Recorded  
(dollars in thousands)   Loans     Balance     Balance*     Loans     Balance     Balance*  
Commercial, industrial and agricultural     -     $ -     $ -       1     $ 68     $ 68  
Real estate - one to four family residential:                                                
Closed end first and seconds     1       112       111       1       41       41  
Total     1     $ 112     $ 111       2     $ 109     $ 109  

 

*The period end balances are inclusive of all partial paydowns and charge-offs since the modification date. Loans modified as TDRs that were fully paid down, charged-off, or foreclosed upon by period end are not reported.

 

The following table presents, by loan class, information related to the loans modified as TDRs that subsequently defaulted (i.e., 90 days or more past due following a modification) during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 and were modified as TDRs within the 12 months prior to default:

 

    Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended  
    March 31, 2017     March 31, 2016  
    Number of     Recorded     Number of     Recorded  
(dollars in thousands)   Loans     Balance     Loans     Balance  
Real estate - one to four family residential:                                
Closed end first and seconds     2     $ 501       -     $ -  
Total     2     $ 501       -     $ -  

 

At March 31, 2017, $1.6 million in foreclosed residential real estate properties were included in OREO, and $127 thousand in residential real estate loans were in the process of foreclosure.

 

Note 4. Deferred Income Taxes

 

As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had recorded net deferred income tax assets of approximately $11.3 million and $12.4 million, respectively. The realization of deferred income tax assets is assessed quarterly and a valuation allowance is recorded if it is “more likely than not” that all or a portion of the deferred income tax asset will not be realized. “More likely than not” is defined as greater than a 50% chance. Management considers all available evidence, both positive and negative, to determine whether, based on the weight of that evidence, a valuation allowance is needed.  Management’s assessment is primarily dependent on historical taxable income and projections of future taxable income, which are directly related to the Company’s core earnings capacity and its prospects to generate core earnings in the future.  Projections of core earnings and taxable income are inherently subject to uncertainty and estimates that may change given the uncertain economic outlook, banking industry conditions and other factors. Further, management has considered future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences and limited, prudent and feasible tax-planning strategies, such as changes in investment security income (tax-exempt to taxable), additional sales of loans and sales of branches/buildings with an appreciated asset value over the tax basis. Based upon an analysis of available evidence, management has determined that it is “more likely than not” that the Company’s deferred income tax assets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 will be fully realized and therefore no valuation allowance to the Company’s deferred income tax assets was recorded. However, the Company can give no assurance that in the future its deferred income tax assets will not be impaired because such determination is based on projections of future earnings and the possible effect of certain transactions which are subject to uncertainty and based on estimates that may change due to changing economic conditions and other factors.  Due to the uncertainty of estimates and projections, it is possible that the Company will be required to record adjustments to the valuation allowance in future reporting periods.

 

The Company’s ability to realize its deferred income tax assets may be limited if the Company experiences an ownership change as defined by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). For additional information see Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” included in the Company’s 2016 Form 10-K.

 

 

 

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Note 5. Bank Premises and Equipment

 

Bank premises and equipment are summarized as follows:

 

(dollars in thousands)   March 31, 2017     December 31, 2016  
Land and improvements   $ 5,208     $ 7,788  
Buildings and leasehold improvements     25,460       29,091  
Furniture, fixtures and equipment     15,455       21,152  
Construction in progress     1,034       798  
      47,157       58,829  
Less accumulated depreciation     (23,192 )     (31,135 )
Net balance   $ 23,965     $ 27,694  

 

Depreciation and amortization of bank premises and equipment for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 amounted to $613 thousand and $633 thousand, respectively.

 

Note 6. Borrowings

 

Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements. The Company has unsecured lines of credit with SunTrust Bank, Community Bankers Bank and Pacific Coast Bankers Bank for the purchase of federal funds in the amount of $20.0 million, $15.0 million and $5.0 million, respectively. These lines of credit have a variable rate based on the lending bank’s daily federal funds sold rate and are due on demand. Repurchase agreements are secured transactions and generally mature the day following the day sold. Customer repurchases are standard transactions that involve a Bank customer instead of a wholesale bank or broker. The Company offers this product as an accommodation to larger retail and commercial customers that request safety for their funds beyond the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) deposit insurance limits. The Company does not use or have any open repurchase agreements with broker-dealers.

 

The tables below present selected information on federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016:

 

Federal funds purchased            
(dollars in thousands)   March 31, 2017     December 31, 2016  
Balance outstanding at period end   $ 1,500     $ -  
Maximum balance at any month end during the period   $ 1,500     $ 2,000  
Average balance for the period   $ 26     $ 42  
Weighted average rate for the period     0.60%       0.93%  
Weighted average rate at period end     0.40%       0.00%  

 

Repurchase agreements            
(dollars in thousands)   March 31, 2017     December 31, 2016  
Balance outstanding at period end   $ 3,960     $ 5,140  
Maximum balance at any month end during the period   $ 5,079     $ 11,942  
Average balance for the period   $ 4,711     $ 5,777  
Weighted average rate for the period     0.47%       0.47%  
Weighted average rate at period end     0.47%       0.47%  

 

Short-term borrowings. Short-term borrowings consist of advances from the FHLB, which are secured by a blanket floating lien on all qualifying closed-end and revolving open-end loans that are secured by one to four family residential properties. Short-term advances from the FHLB at March 31, 2017 consisted of $123.9 million in fixed rate one month advances. Short-term advances from the FHLB at December 31, 2016 consisted of $6.8 million using a daily rate credit, which is due on demand, and $166.9 million in fixed rate one month advances. Outstanding accrued interest at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 totaled $54 thousand and $53 thousand, respectively.

 

 

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The table below presents selected information on short-term borrowings during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016:

 

Short-term borrowings            
(dollars in thousands)   March 31, 2017     December 31, 2016  
Balance outstanding at period end   $ 123,890     $ 173,650  
Maximum balance at any month end during the period   $ 171,625     $ 173,650  
Average balance for the period   $ 150,675     $ 119,366  
Weighted average rate for the period     0.69%       0.43%  
Weighted average rate at period end     0.79%       0.53%  

 

Long-term borrowings. From time to time, the Company may obtain long-term borrowings from the FHLB, which consist of advances from the FHLB that are secured by a blanket floating lien on all qualifying closed-end and revolving open-end loans that are secured by one to four family residential properties. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had no long-term FHLB advances outstanding.

 

The Company’s line of credit with the FHLB can equal up to 30% of the Company’s gross assets or approximately $419.4 million at March 31, 2017. This line of credit totaled $224.6 million with approximately $100.8 million available at March 31, 2017. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, loans with a carrying value of $297.6 million and $301.0 million, respectively, are pledged to the FHLB as collateral for borrowings. Additional loans are available that can be pledged as collateral for future borrowings from the FHLB above the current lendable collateral value.

 

Note 7. Net Income Per Common Share

 

The Company applies the two-class method of computing basic and diluted net income per common share.  Under the two-class method, net income per common share is determined for each class of common stock and participating security according to dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings.  Based on FASB guidance, the Company considers its Series B Preferred Stock (defined below) to be a participating security. FASB guidance requires that all outstanding unvested share-based payment awards that contain voting rights and rights to nonforfeitable dividends participate in undistributed earnings with common shareholders.  Accordingly, the weighted average number of shares of the Company’s common stock used in the calculation of basic and diluted net income per common share includes unvested shares of the Company’s outstanding restricted common stock.

 

The following table shows the computation of basic and diluted net income per common share for the periods presented: 

 

    Three Months Ended  
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)   March 31, 2017     March 31, 2016  
Basic Net Income Per Common Share                
Net income   $ 1,780     $ 2,227  
Less: Net income allocated to participating securities, Series B                
Preferred Stock     508       639  
Net income allocated to common shareholders   $ 1,272     $ 1,588  
Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic net                
income per common share     13,116,554       13,035,249  
Basic net income per common share   $ 0.10     $ 0.12  
                 
Diluted Net Income Per Common Share                
Net income   $ 1,780     $ 2,227  
Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic net                
income per common share     13,116,554       13,035,249  
Effect of dilutive securities, stock options     -       -  
Effect of dilutive securities, Series B Preferred Stock     5,240,192       5,240,192  
Weighted average common shares outstanding for diluted net                
income per common share     18,356,746       18,275,441  
Diluted net income per common share   $ 0.10     $ 0.12  

 

At March 31, 2017 and 2016, options to acquire 35,750 and 67,525 shares of common stock, respectively, were not included in computing diluted net income per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 because their effects were anti-dilutive.

 

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On June 12, 2013, the Company issued 5,240,192 shares of non-voting mandatorily convertible non-cumulative preferred stock, Series B (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) through private placements to certain investors. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock can, under certain limited circumstances as set forth in the Company’s articles of incorporation, be converted into one share of the Company’s common stock, and is therefore reflected in the dilutive weighted average common shares outstanding. For more information related to the conversion rights of these preferred shares, see Note 11 – Preferred Stock.

 

Note 8. Stock Based Compensation Plans

 

On September 21, 2000, the Company adopted the Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan (the “2000 Plan”) to provide a means for selected key employees and directors to increase their personal financial interest in the Company, thereby stimulating their efforts and strengthening their desire to remain with the Company. Under the 2000 Plan, up to 400,000 shares of Company common stock could be granted in the form of stock options. On April 17, 2003, the shareholders approved the Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, amending and restating the 2000 Plan (the “2003 Plan”) and still authorizing the issuance of up to 400,000 shares of common stock under the plan, but expanding the award types available under the plan to include stock options, stock appreciation rights, common stock, restricted stock and phantom stock. No additional awards may be granted under the 2003 Plan. Any awards previously granted under the 2003 Plan that were outstanding as of April 17, 2013 remain outstanding and will vest in accordance with their regular terms.

 

On April 19, 2007, the Company’s shareholders approved the Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. 2007 Equity Compensation Plan (the “2007 Plan”) to enhance the Company’s ability to recruit and retain officers, directors, employees, consultants and advisors with ability and initiative and to encourage such persons to have a greater financial interest in the Company. Under the 2007 Plan, the Company could issue up to 400,000 additional shares of common stock pursuant to grants of stock options, stock appreciation rights, common stock, restricted stock, performance shares, incentive awards and stock units. No additional awards may be granted under the 2007 Plan. Any awards previously granted under the 2007 Plan that were outstanding as of May 19, 2016 remain outstanding and will vest in accordance with their regular terms.

 

On May 19, 2016, the Company’s shareholders approved the Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. 2016 Equity Compensation Plan (the “2016 Plan”) to promote the success of the Company by providing incentives to key employees, non-employee directors, consultants and advisors to associate their personal interests with the long-term financial success of the Company and with growth in shareholder value consistent with the Company’s risk management practices. The 2016 Plan authorizes the Company to issue up to 500,000 additional shares of common stock pursuant to stock options, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, performance units and performance cash awards. There were 484,232 shares still available to be granted as awards under the 2016 Plan as of March 31, 2017.

 

Accounting standards require companies to recognize the cost of employee services received in exchange for awards of equity instruments, such as stock options, based on the fair value of those awards at the date of grant.

 

Accounting standards also require that new awards to employees eligible for accelerated vesting at retirement prior to the awards becoming fully vested be recognized as compensation cost over the period through the date that the employee first becomes eligible to retire and is no longer required to provide service to earn the award.

 

Stock option compensation expense is the estimated fair value of options granted, amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for each stock option award. There were no stock options granted or exercised in the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. There was no remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options at March 31, 2017, and there was no stock option compensation expense for three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information is as follows:

  

                Remaining     Aggregate  
    Options     Weighted Average     Contractual Life     Intrinsic Value*  
    Outstanding     Exercise Price     (in years)     (in thousands)  
Stock options outstanding at December 31, 2016     36,500     $ 15.81                  
  Forfeited     (750 )     12.36                  
Stock options outstanding at March 31, 2017     35,750     $ 15.88       1.00     $ -  
                                 
Stock options exercisable at March 31, 2017     35,750     $ 15.88       1.00     $ -  

 

*Intrinsic value is the amount by which the fair value of the underlying common stock exceeds the exercise price of a stock option on exercise date.

 

 

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The table below summarizes information concerning stock options outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2017:

  

Stock Options Outstanding and Exercisable
Exercise     Number     Weighted Average
Price     Outstanding     Remaining Term
$ 19.25       18,250     0.50 years
$ 12.36       17,500     1.50 years
$ 15.88       35,750     1.00 year

 

On April 29, 2016, the Company granted 6,500 shares of restricted stock under the 2007 Plan to various senior officers of the Bank. All of the shares are subject to time vesting over a one-year period and will vest on April 29, 2017. On March 24, 2016, the Company granted 65,000 shares of restricted stock under the 2007 Plan to its executive officers. Fifty percent (50%) of the shares are subject to time vesting in five equal annual installments beginning on March 31, 2017.  The remaining fifty percent (50%) of the shares are subject to performance vesting and will vest on March 31, 2019 to the extent certain financial performance requirements for fiscal year 2018 are met. On March 19, 2015, the Company granted 45,000 shares of restricted stock under the 2007 Plan to its executive officers. Fifty percent (50%) of the shares are subject to time vesting in five equal annual installments beginning on March 31, 2016.  The remaining fifty percent (50%) of the shares are subject to performance vesting and will vest on March 31, 2018 to the extent certain financial performance requirements for fiscal year 2017 are met. On October 15, 2014, the Company granted 42,500 shares of restricted stock under the 2007 Plan to its executive officers.  Fifty percent (50%) of the shares are subject to time vesting in five equal annual installments beginning on March 31, 2015.  The remaining fifty percent (50%) of these shares were originally subject to performance vesting based on financial performance requirements for fiscal year 2016. However, in light of the Pending Merger and the fact that a comparison to the peer group was challenging as a result of the recent merger activity within the peer group, in March 2017 the Company’s compensation committee converted these shares into time-based restricted stock. In connection with the Pending Merger, all outstanding time and performance based shares of restricted stock will vest on an accelerated basis upon completing the Pending Merger.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, restricted stock compensation expense was $82 thousand, compared to restricted stock compensation expense of $61 thousand for the same period in 2016, and in each case was included in salaries and employee benefits expense in the consolidated statements of income. Restricted stock compensation expense is accounted for using the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date the restricted shares were awarded, which was $7.00 per share for the April 29, 2016 awards, $6.80 per share for the March 24, 2016 awards, $6.28 per share for the March 19, 2015 awards and $6.10 per share for the October 15, 2014 awards.

 

A summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested shares in relation to the Company’s restricted stock awards as of March 31, 2017, and changes during the three months ended March 31, 2017, is presented below; the weighted average price is the weighted average fair value at the date of grant:

 

          Weighted-Average  
    Shares     Price  
Nonvested as of December 31, 2016     168,000     $ 6.41  
Vested     (15,250 )     6.45  
Nonvested as of March 31, 2017     152,750     $ 6.40  

 

At March 31, 2017, there was $557 thousand of total unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted stock awards. This unearned compensation is being amortized over the remaining vesting period for the time and performance based shares.

 

Note 9. Employee Benefit Plan – Pension

 

The Company historically maintained a defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all of the Company’s employees. The plan was amended January 28, 2008 to freeze the plan with no additional contributions for a majority of participants. Employees age 55 or greater or with 10 years of credited service were grandfathered in the plan. No additional participants have been added to the plan. The plan was again amended February 28, 2011 to freeze the plan with no additional contributions for grandfathered participants. Benefits for all participants have remained frozen in the plan since such action was taken. Effective January 1, 2012, the plan was amended and restated as a cash balance plan. Under a cash balance plan, participant benefits are stated as an account balance. An opening account balance was established for each participant based on the lump sum value of his or her accrued benefit as of December 31, 2011 in the original defined benefit pension plan. Each participants’ account will be credited with an “interest” credit each year. The interest rate for each year is determined as the average annual interest rate on the 2 year U.S. Treasury securities for the month of December preceding the plan year.

 

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The Company made no contributions to the pension plan during 2016. In connection with the Pending Merger, the Company expects to fully fund the pension plan and terminate it effective May 1, 2017.

 

Components of net periodic pension expense (benefit) related to the Company’s pension plan were as follows for the periods indicated:

  

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
(dollars in thousands)   2017     2016  
Components of net periodic pension expense (benefit)            
Interest cost   $ 86     $ 98  
Expected return on plan assets     (36 )     (158 )
Amortization of prior service cost     2       2  
Recognized net actuarial loss     30       27  
Net periodic pension expense (benefit)   $ 82     $ (31 )

 

Note 10. Fair Value Measurements

 

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. U.S. GAAP requires that valuation techniques maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. U.S. GAAP also establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the valuation inputs into three broad levels. Based on the underlying inputs, each fair value measurement in its entirety is reported in one of the three levels. These levels are:

 

* Level 1 – Valuation is based upon quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments traded in active markets.

 

* Level 2 – Valuation is based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

 

* Level 3 – Valuation is determined using model-based techniques with significant assumptions not observable in the market.

 

U.S. GAAP allows an entity the irrevocable option to elect fair value (the fair value option) for the initial and subsequent measurement for certain financial assets and liabilities on a contract-by-contract basis. The Company has not made any fair value option elections as of March 31, 2017.

 

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

 

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

 

Securities Available For Sale . Securities available for sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value measurement is based upon quoted market prices, when available (Level 1). If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are measured utilizing independent valuation techniques of identical or similar securities for which significant assumptions are derived primarily from or corroborated by observable market data. Third party vendors compile prices from various sources and may determine the fair value of identical or similar securities by using pricing models that consider observable market data (Level 2). In certain cases where there is limited activity or less transparency around inputs to the valuation, securities are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. Currently, all of the Company’s available for sale securities are considered to be Level 2 securities.

 

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The following table summarizes financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value:

 

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis at March 31, 2017 Using
                         
    Quoted Prices in     Significant Other     Significant        
    Active Markets for     Observable     Unobservable     Balance at  
    Identical Assets     Inputs     Inputs     March 31,  
(dollars in thousands)   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     2017  
Assets                                
Securities available for sale                                
SBA Pool securities   $ -     $ 59,067     $ -     $ 59,067  
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities     -       28,038       -       28,038  
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities     -       27,997       -       27,997  
Agency CMO securities     -       58,147       -       58,147  
Non agency CMO securities     -       37       -       37  
State and political subdivisions     -       55,294       -       55,294  
Corporate securities     -       2,013       -       2,013  
Total securities available for sale   $ -     $ 230,593     $ -     $ 230,593  

 

  

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis at December 31, 2016 Using
                         
    Quoted Prices in     Significant Other     Significant        
    Active Markets for     Observable     Unobservable     Balance at  
    Identical Assets     Inputs     Inputs     December 31,  
(dollars in thousands)   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     2016  
Assets                                
Securities available for sale                                
SBA Pool securities   $ -     $ 57,719     $ -     $ 57,719  
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities     -       25,829       -       25,829  
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities     -       27,852       -       27,852  
Agency CMO securities     -       51,683       -       51,683  
Non agency CMO securities     -       43       -       43  
State and political subdivisions     -       54,501       -       54,501  
Corporate securities     -       2,005       -       2,005  
Total securities available for sale   $ -     $ 219,632     $ -     $ 219,632  

 

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis

 

Certain assets are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These adjustments to fair value usually result from the application of fair value accounting or impairment write-downs of individual assets.

 

Impaired Loans. Loans are designated as impaired when, in the judgment of management based on current information and events, it is probable that all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement will not be collected when due. The measurement of loss associated with impaired loans can be based on either the observable market price of the loan or the fair value of the collateral. Collateral may be in the form of real estate or business assets including equipment, inventory, and accounts receivable. The vast majority of the collateral is real estate. The value of real estate collateral is determined utilizing an income or market valuation approach based on an appraisal conducted by an independent, licensed appraiser outside of the Company using observable market data (Level 2). However, if the collateral value is significantly adjusted due to differences in the comparable properties, or is discounted by the Company because of marketability, then the fair value is considered Level 3.

 

The value of business equipment is based upon an outside appraisal if deemed significant, or the net book value on the applicable business’ financial statements if not considered significant. Likewise, values for inventory and accounts receivables collateral are based on financial statement balances or aging reports (Level 3). Impaired loans allocated to the allowance for loan losses are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis. Any fair value adjustments are recorded in the period incurred as provision for loan losses on the consolidated statements of income.

 

Other Real Estate Owned. OREO is measured at fair value less cost to sell, based on an appraisal conducted by an independent, licensed appraiser outside of the Company using observable market data. If the collateral value is significantly adjusted due to differences in the comparable properties, or is discounted by the Company because of marketability, then the fair value is considered Level 3. OREO is measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis. Any initial fair value adjustment is charged against the allowance for loan losses. Subsequent fair value adjustments are recorded in the period incurred and included in other noninterest expense on the consolidated statements of income.

 

Assets Held For Sale. Assets held for sale are measured at fair value less cost to sell, based on real estate tax assessments or appraisals conducted by an independent, licensed appraiser outside of the Company using observable market data. If the fair value is significantly adjusted due to differences in the comparable properties, or is discounted by the Company because of marketability, then the fair value is considered Level 3. Assets held for sale are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis. Subsequent fair value adjustments are recorded in the period incurred and included in other noninterest expense on the consolidated statements of income.

 

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The following table summarizes assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value:

  

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis at March 31, 2017 Using
                         
    Quoted Prices in     Significant Other     Significant        
    Active Markets for     Observable     Unobservable     Balance at  
    Identical Assets     Inputs     Inputs     March 31,  
(dollars in thousands)   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     2017  
Assets                                
Impaired loans   $ -     $ -     $ 9,903     $ 9,903  
Other real estate owned   $ -     $ -     $ 1,631     $ 1,631  
Assets held for sale   $ -     $ -     $ 2,970     $ 2,970  

 

 

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis at December 31, 2016 Using
                         
    Quoted Prices in     Significant Other     Significant        
    Active Markets for     Observable     Unobservable     Balance at  
    Identical Assets     Inputs     Inputs     December 31,  
(dollars in thousands)   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     2016  
Assets                                
Impaired loans   $ -     $ -     $ 9,885     $ 9,885  
Other real estate owned   $ -     $ -     $ 2,656     $ 2,656  

 

The following table displays quantitative information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

   

Quantitative information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2017
                   
(dollars in thousands)   Fair Value   Valuation Technique(s)   Unobservable Input   Range (Weighted Average)
Assets                  
Impaired loans   $  9,903    Discounted appraised value   Selling cost   6% - 24% (12%)
              Discount for lack of    
              marketability and age    
              of appraisal   0% - 20% (12%)
                   
Other real estate owned   $  1,631    Discounted appraised value   Selling cost   10% (10%)
              Discount for lack of    
              marketability and age    
              of appraisal   0% - 42% (6%)
Assets held for sale   $  2,970    Discounted appraised value   Selling cost   6% (6%)

 

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Quantitative information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2016
                   
(dollars in thousands)   Fair Value   Valuation Technique(s)   Unobservable Input   Range (Weighted Average)
Assets                  
Impaired loans   $  9,885    Discounted appraised value   Selling cost   0% - 93%  (13%)
              Discount for lack of    
              marketability and age    
              of appraisal   0% - 25% (7%)
                   
Other real estate owned   $  2,656    Discounted appraised value   Selling cost   10% (10%)
              Discount for lack of    
              marketability and age    
              of appraisal   0% - 40% (5%)

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

U.S. GAAP requires disclosure of the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities, including those financial assets and financial liabilities that are not measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis or non-recurring basis. The methodologies and assumptions for estimating the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring or non-recurring basis are discussed above. The methodologies and assumptions for other financial assets and financial liabilities are discussed below:

 

Cash and Short-Term Investments. For those short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

 

Investment Securities. For securities and marketable equity securities held for investment purposes, fair values are based on quoted market prices or dealer quotes. For other securities held as investments, fair value equals quoted market price, if available. If a quoted market price is not available, fair value is estimated using quoted prices for similar securities. All securities prices are provided by independent third party vendors.

 

Restricted Securities. The carrying amount approximates fair value based on the redemption provisions of the correspondent banks.

 

Loans. The fair value of performing loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar remaining maturities. This calculation ignores loan fees and certain factors affecting the interest rates charged on various loans such as the borrower’s creditworthiness and compensating balances and dissimilar types of real estate held as collateral. The fair value of impaired loans is measured as described within the Impaired Loans section of this note.

 

Bank Owned Life Insurance. Bank owned life insurance represents insurance policies on officers of the Company. The cash values of the policies are estimated using information provided by insurance carriers. The policies are carried at their cash surrender value, which approximates fair value.

 

Deposits. The fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts, and certain money market deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of fixed maturity certificates of deposit is estimated using market rates for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

 

Short-Term Borrowings. The carrying amounts of federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings maturing within 90 days approximate their fair values. Fair values of other short-term borrowings are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses based on the current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

 

Long-Term Borrowings. The fair values of the Company’s long-term borrowings are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses based on the Company’s current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

 

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Accrued Interest Receivable and Accrued Interest Payable. The carrying amounts of accrued interest approximate fair value.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments. The fair value of commitments to extend credit is estimated using the fees currently charged to enter similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present credit worthiness of the counterparties. For fixed-rate loan commitments, fair value also considers the difference between current levels of interest rates and the committed rates.

 

The fair value of standby letters of credit is based on fees currently charged for similar agreements or on the estimated cost to terminate them or otherwise settle the obligations with the counterparties at the reporting date. The fair value of guarantees of credit card accounts previously sold is based on the estimated cost to settle the obligations with the counterparty at the reporting date. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the fair value of loan commitments, standby letters of credit and credit card guarantees are not significant and are not included in the table below.

 

The fair value and the carrying value of the Company’s recorded financial instruments are as follows:

  

          Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2017 Using  
          Quoted Prices in     Significant Other     Significant        
          Active Markets for     Observable     Unobservable     Balance at  
    Carrying     Identical Assets     Inputs     Inputs     March 31,  
(dollars in thousands)   Amount     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     2017  
Assets:                                        
Cash and short-term investments*   $ 5,721     $ 5,721     $ -     $ -     $ 5,721  
Interest bearing deposits with banks     16,648       16,648       -       -       16,648  
Securities available for sale     230,593       -       230,593       -       230,593  
Securities held to maturity     26,230       -       27,090       -       27,090  
Restricted securities     9,557       -       9,557       -       9,557  
Loans, net     1,060,504       -       -       1,046,828       1,046,828  
Bank owned life insurance     25,885       -       25,885       -       25,885  
Accrued interest receivable     4,921       -       4,921       -       4,921  
Total   $ 1,380,059     $ 22,369     $ 298,046     $ 1,046,828     $ 1,367,243  
                                         
Liabilities:                                        
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits   $ 225,976     $ 225,976     $ -     $ -     $ 225,976  
Interest-bearing deposits     920,679       -       844,366       -       844,366  
Short-term borrowings**     129,350       129,350       -       -       129,350  
Junior subordinated debt     10,310       -       10,983       -       10,983  
Senior subordinated debt***     19,151       -       19,580       -       19,580  
Accrued interest payable     1,128       -       1,128       -       1,128  
Total   $ 1,306,594     $ 355,326     $ 876,057     $ -     $ 1,231,383  

 

* Includes federal funds sold.
** Includes federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements.
*** Net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $849.

 

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          Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2016 Using  
          Quoted Prices in     Significant Other     Significant        
          Active Markets for     Observable     Unobservable     Balance at  
    Carrying     Identical Assets     Inputs     Inputs     December 31,  
(dollars in thousands)   Amount     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     2016  
Assets:                              
Cash and short-term investments*   $ 5,696     $ 5,696     $ -     $ -     $ 5,696  
Interest bearing deposits with banks     11,919       11,919       -       -       11,919  
Securities available for sale     219,632       -       219,632       -       219,632  
Securities held to maturity     27,956       -       28,735       -       28,735  
Restricted securities     11,557       -       11,557       -       11,557  
Loans, net     1,021,961       -       -       1,012,425       1,012,425  
Bank owned life insurance     25,734       -       25,734       -       25,734  
Accrued interest receivable     4,705       -       4,705       -       4,705  
Total   $ 1,329,160     $ 17,615     $ 290,363     $ 1,012,425     $ 1,320,403  
                                         
Liabilities:                                        
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits   $ 209,138     $ 209,138     $ -     $ -     $ 209,138  
Interest-bearing deposits     842,223       -       764,406       -       764,406  
Short-term borrowings**     178,790       178,790       -       -       178,790  
Junior subordinated debt     10,310       -       10,664       -       10,664  
Senior subordinated debt***     19,125       -       19,216       -       19,216  
Accrued interest payable     752       -       752       -       752  
Total   $ 1,260,338     $ 387,928     $ 795,038     $ -     $ 1,182,966  

 

* Includes federal funds sold.
** Includes federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements.
*** Net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $875.

 

The Company assumes interest rate risk (the risk that general interest rate levels will change) as a result of the Company’s normal operations. As a result, the fair values of the Company’s financial instruments will change when interest rate levels change and that change may be either favorable or unfavorable to the Company. The Company attempts to match maturities of assets and liabilities to the extent believed necessary to minimize interest rate risk. However, borrowers with fixed rate obligations are less likely to prepay in a rising rate environment. Conversely, depositors who are receiving fixed rates are more likely to withdraw funds before maturity in a rising rate environment and less likely to do so in a falling rate environment. The Company monitors rates and maturities of assets and liabilities and attempts to minimize interest rate risk by adjusting terms of new loans and deposits and by investing in securities with terms that mitigate the Company’s overall interest rate risk.

 

Note 11. Preferred Stock

 

In connection with its private placements, on June 12, 2013, the Company issued 5,240,192 shares of its Series B Preferred Stock for a gross purchase price of $23.8 million, or $4.55 per share. The Series B Preferred Stock has no maturity date. The holders of Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive dividends if, as and when declared by the Company’s Board of Directors, in an identical form of consideration and at the same time, as those dividends or distributions that would have been payable on the number of whole shares of the Company’s common stock that such shares of Series B Preferred Stock would be convertible into upon satisfaction of certain conditions. The Company will not pay any dividends with respect to its common stock unless an equivalent dividend also is paid to the holders of Series B Preferred Stock. The Series B Preferred Stock ranks junior with regard to dividends to any class or series of capital stock of the Company the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank senior to the common stock or the Series B Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and/or as to rights on liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

 

Note 12. Junior and Senior Subordinated Debt

 

On September 17, 2003, $10 million of trust preferred securities were placed through the Trust in a pooled underwriting totaling approximately $650 million. The trust issuer has invested the total proceeds from the sale of the trust preferred securities in Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures (“Junior Subordinated Debt”) issued by the Company. The trust preferred securities pay cumulative cash distributions quarterly at a variable rate per annum, reset quarterly, equal to the 3-month LIBOR plus 2.95%. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the interest rate was 4.10% and 3.94%, respectively. The dividends paid to holders of the trust preferred securities, which are recorded as interest expense, are deductible for income tax purposes. The trust preferred securities have a mandatory redemption date of September 17, 2033, and became subject to varying call provisions beginning September 17, 2008. The Company has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the trust preferred securities through the combined operation of the Junior Subordinated Debt and other related documents. The Company’s obligation under the guarantee is unsecured and subordinate to senior and subordinated indebtedness of the Company.

 

The trust preferred securities may be included in Tier 1 capital for regulatory capital adequacy determination purposes up to 25% of Tier 1 capital after its inclusion. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, all of the trust preferred securities qualified as Tier 1 capital.

 

Subject to certain exceptions and limitations, the Company is permitted to elect from time to time to defer regularly scheduled interest payments on its outstanding Junior Subordinated Debt relating to its trust preferred securities. If the Company defers interest payments on the Junior Subordinated Debt for more than 20 consecutive quarters, the Company would be in default under the governing agreements for such notes and the amount due under such agreements would be immediately due and payable.

 

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On April 22, 2015, the Company entered into a Senior Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement with certain institutional accredited investors pursuant to which the Company sold $20.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.50% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2025 (“Senior Subordinated Debt”) to the investors at a price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Subordinated Debt. The Senior Subordinated Debt bears interest at an annual rate of 6.50%, payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year ending on May 1, 2020. From and including May 1, 2020 to, but excluding, the maturity date, the Senior Subordinated Debt will bear interest at an annual rate, reset quarterly, equal to LIBOR determined on the determination date of the applicable interest period plus 502 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears on February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on August 1, 2020. The Company may, at its option, redeem, in whole or in part, the Senior Subordinated Debt as early as May 1, 2020, and any partial redemption would be made pro rata among all of the holders. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, all of the Senior Subordinated Debt qualified as Tier 2 capital. At March 31, 2017, the remaining unamortized debt issuance costs related to the Senior Subordinated Debt totaled $849 thousand.

 

Note 13. Capital Requirements

 

The Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet regulatory capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s and the Bank’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of their assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components (such as interest rate risk), risk weightings and other factors. Prompt corrective action provisions are not applicable to bank holding companies.

 

In July 2013, the federal bank regulatory agencies adopted rules to implement the Basel III capital framework and a revised framework for calculating risk-weighted assets (the “Basel III Capital Rules”). The Basel III Capital Rules were effective for the Company and the Bank on January 1, 2015 (subject to a phase-in period for certain portions of the new rules). For a summary of these final rules, see Part I, Item 1. “Business” under the heading “Regulation and Supervision – Capital Requirements” included in the Company’s 2016 Form 10-K.

 

As of March 31, 2017, the most recent notification from the Reserve Bank categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized, an institution must maintain minimum total risk-based, common equity Tier 1 (“CET1”) risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based, and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the following tables. There are no conditions or events since the notification that management believes have changed the Bank’s category. The capital ratios of the Company and the Bank as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, presented with related minimum regulatory guidelines, is as follows:

 

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                Minimum To Be  
As of March 31, 2017               Well-Capitalized  
          Minimum     Under Prompt  
          Capital     Corrective Action  
    Actual Capital     Requirements*     Provisions  
CET1 to risk weighted assets:                        
    Company     8.3542%       5.7500%       N/A  
    Bank     11.8924%       5.7500%       6.5000%  
                         
Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets:                        
    Company     11.0467%       7.2500%       N/A  
    Bank     11.8924%       7.2500%       8.0000%  
                         
Total capital to risk weighted assets:                        
    Company     13.7908%       9.2500%       N/A  
    Bank     12.8614%       9.2500%       10.0000%  
                         
Tier 1 capital to average assets:                        
    Company     8.9310%       4.0000%       N/A  
    Bank     9.6185%       4.0000%       5.0000%  

 

* Except with regard to the Company’s and the Bank’s Tier 1 capital to average assets ratio, includes the portion of the Basel III Capital Rules capital conservation buffer phased in as of March 31, 2017 (1.2500%) which is added to the minimum capital requirements for capital adequacy purposes. The capital conservation buffer is being phased in through four equal annual installments of 0.6250% from 2016 to 2019, with full implementation in January 2019 (2.500%). The Company’s and the Bank’s capital conservation buffer must consist of additional CET1 above regulatory minimum requirements. Failure to maintain the prescribed levels places limitations on capital distributions and discretionary bonuses to executives. As of March 31, 2017, the capital conservation buffer of the Company and the Bank was 3.8542% and 4.8614%, respectively.

  

                Minimum To Be  
As of December 31, 2016               Well-Capitalized  
          Minimum     Under Prompt  
          Capital     Corrective Action  
    Actual Capital     Requirements*     Provisions  
CET1 to risk weighted assets:                        
    Company     8.8000%       5.1250%       N/A  
    Bank     12.2507%       5.1250%       6.5000%  
                         
Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets:                        
    Company     11.5129%       6.6250%       N/A  
    Bank     12.2507%       6.6250%       8.0000%  
                         
Total capital to risk weighted assets:                        
    Company     14.4449%       8.6250%       N/A  
    Bank     13.3055%       8.6250%       10.0000%  
                         
Tier 1 capital to average assets:                        
    Company     9.2748%       4.0000%       N/A  
    Bank     9.8711%       4.0000%       5.0000%  

 

* Except with regard to the Company’s and the Bank’s Tier 1 capital to average assets ratio, includes the portion of the Basel III Capital Rules capital conservation buffer phased in as of December 31, 2016 (0.6250%) which is added to the minimum capital requirements for capital adequacy purposes. The capital conservation buffer is being phased in through four equal annual installments of 0.6250% from 2016 to 2019, with full implementation in January 2019 (2.500%). The Company’s and the Bank’s capital conservation buffer must consist of additional CET1 above regulatory minimum requirements. Failure to maintain the prescribed levels places limitations on capital distributions and discretionary bonuses to executives. As of December 31, 2016, the capital conservation buffer of the Company and the Bank was 4.3000% and 5.3055%, respectively.

 

 

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Note 14. Low Income Housing Tax Credits

 

The Company had investments in four separate housing equity funds at March 31, 2017. The general purpose of these funds is to encourage and assist participants in investing in low-income residential rental properties located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, develop and implement strategies to maintain projects as low-income housing, deliver Federal Low Income Housing Credits to investors, allocate tax losses and other possible tax benefits to investors and to preserve and protect project assets. The investments in these funds are recorded as other assets on the consolidated balance sheets and were $2.2 million and $2.3 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. These investments and related tax benefits have expected terms through 2032, with the majority maturing by 2027. Tax credits and other tax benefits recognized related to these investments during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 were $125 thousand and $119 thousand, respectively. Total projected tax credits to be received for 2017 are $353 thousand, which is based on the most recent quarterly estimates received from the funds. Additional capital calls expected for the funds totaled $984 thousand at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and are included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Note 15. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss (net of tax) for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 are summarized as follows:

  

(dollars in thousands)   Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available for Sale Securities     Unrealized (Losses) on Available for Sale Securities Transferred to Held to Maturity     Adjustments Related to Pension Plan     Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income  
Balance at December 31, 2016   $ (3,379 )   $ (280 )   $ (1,890 )   $ (5,549 )
  Other comprehensive income before reclassification and amortization     458       -       -       458  
  Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income     (1 )     -       -       (1 )
  Net amortization of unrealized losses on securities transferred                                
     from available for sale to held to maturity     -       19       -       19  
  Net current period other comprehensive income     457       19       -       476  
Balance at March 31, 2017   $ (2,922 )   $ (261 )   $ (1,890 )   $ (5,073 )
                                 
Balance at December 31, 2015   $ (1,726 )   $ (356 )   $ (1,804 )   $ (3,886 )
  Other comprehensive income before reclassification and amortization     2,350       -       -       2,350  
  Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income     (43 )     -       -       (43 )
  Net amortization of unrealized losses on securities transferred                                
     from available for sale to held to maturity     -       18       -       18  
  Net current period other comprehensive income     2,307       18       -       2,325  
Balance at March 31, 2016   $ 581     $ (338 )   $ (1,804 )   $ (1,561 )

 

Reclassifications of gains on securities available for sale are reported in the consolidated statements of income as “Gain on sale of available for sale securities, net” with the corresponding income tax effect being reflected as a component of income tax expense. Amortization of unrealized losses on securities transferred from available for sale to held to maturity is included in interest on investments (taxable or tax exempt, as appropriate) in the Company’s consolidated statements of income.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company reported gains on the sale of available for sale securities and amortization of unrealized losses on securities transferred from available for sale to held to maturity as shown in the following table:

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
(dollars in thousands)   2017     2016  
Gains on sale of available for sale securities   $ 2     $ 65  
Less: tax effect     (1 )     (22 )
Net gains on the sale of available for sale securities   $ 1     $ 43  
                 
Amortization of unrealized losses on securities transferred from                
available for sale to held to maturity   $ (29 )   $ (28 )
Less: tax effect     10       10  
Net amortization of unrealized losses on securities transferred from                
available for sale to held to maturity   $ (19 )   $ (18 )

 

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

 

We present management’s discussion and analysis of financial information to aid the reader in understanding and evaluating our financial condition and results of operations. This discussion provides information about the major components of our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and capital resources. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements presented elsewhere in this report and the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements presented in the Company’s 2016 Form 10-K. Operating results include those of all our operating entities combined for all periods presented.

 

Internet Access to Corporate Documents

 

Information about the Company can be found on the Company’s investor relations website at http://www.evb.org . The Company posts its annual reports, quarterly reports, current reports, definitive proxy materials and any amendments to those documents as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. All such filings are available at no charge. The information on the Company’s website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or incorporated into any other filings the Company makes with the SEC.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not historical facts may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as amended. In addition, certain statements may be contained in the Company’s future filings with the SEC, in press releases, and in oral and written statements made by or with the approval of the Company that are not statements of historical fact and constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Exchange Act. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) projections of revenues, expenses, income or loss, income 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, the performance of portions of the Company’s asset portfolio, employee initiatives and the anticipated financial impact of those initiatives, and the payment of dividends; (iii) statements of future financial performance and economic conditions; (iv) statements regarding the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses; (v) statements regarding the Company’s liquidity; (vi) statements of management’s expectations regarding future trends in interest rates, real estate values, business opportunities and economic conditions generally and in the Company’s markets; (vii) statements regarding future asset quality, including expected levels of charge-offs; (viii) statements regarding potential changes to laws, regulations or administrative guidance; (ix) statements regarding strategic initiatives of the Company or the Bank and the results of these initiatives, including the Pending Merger of the Company and Southern National, and the Company’s initiative to reduce salaries and employee benefits expenses; and (x) 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:

 

q factors that adversely affect our strategic and business initiatives, including, without limitation, changes in the economic or business conditions in the Company’s markets;
q the possibility that any of the anticipated benefits of the Pending Merger will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period; the risk that integration of the operations of Southern National and the Company will be materially delayed or will be more costly or difficult than expected; the inability to complete the Pending Merger due to the failure to obtain the required shareholder approvals; the failure to satisfy other conditions to completion of the Pending Merger; the failure of the Pending Merger to close for any other reason; the effect of the announcement of the Pending Merger on customer relationships and operating results; the possibility that the Pending Merger may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events; changes in interest rates; general economic conditions and those in the market areas of Southern National and the Company;
q our ability and efforts to assess, manage and improve our asset quality;
q the strength of the economy in the Company’s target market area, as well as general economic, market, political, or business factors;
q changes in the quality or composition of our loan or investment portfolios, including adverse developments in borrower industries or in the repayment ability of individual borrowers or issuers;
q concentrations in segments of the loan portfolio or declines in real estate values in the Company’s markets;
q the effects of our adjustments to the composition of our investment portfolio;
q the strength of the Company’s counterparties;
q an insufficient allowance for loan losses;
q our ability to meet the capital requirements of our regulatory agencies;

 

 

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q changes in laws, regulations and the policies of federal or state regulators and agencies, including the Basel III Capital Rules;
q changes in the interest rates affecting our deposits and loans;
q the loss of any of our key employees;
q failure, interruption or breach of any of the Company’s communication or information systems, including those provided by external vendors;
q the effects of cyber-attacks or other security breaches;
q our potential growth, including our entrance or expansion into new markets, the opportunities that may be presented to and pursued by us and the need for sufficient capital to support that growth;
q changes in government monetary policy, interest rates, deposit flow, the cost of funds, and demand for loan products and financial services;
q our ability to maintain internal control over financial reporting;
q our ability to realize our deferred tax assets;
q our ability to raise capital as needed by our business;
q our reliance on secondary sources, such as FHLB advances, sales of securities and loans, and federal funds lines of credit from correspondent banks to meet our liquidity needs; and
q other circumstances, many of which are beyond our control.

 

Although the Company believes that its expectations with respect to the forward-looking statements are based upon reliable assumptions and projections within the bounds of its knowledge of its business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual results, performance, actions or achievements of the Company will not differ materially from any future results, performance, actions or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on such statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. The Company does not undertake any steps to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by it or on its behalf. For additional information on risk factors that could affect the Company’s forward-looking statements, see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and other reports filed with the SEC.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions. Those accounting policies with the greatest uncertainty and that require our most difficult, subjective or complex judgments affecting the application of these policies, and the likelihood that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions, or using different assumptions, are described below.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

 

The Company establishes the allowance for loan losses through charges to earnings in the form of a provision for loan losses. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when we believe that the collection of the principal is unlikely. Subsequent recoveries of losses previously charged against the allowance are credited to the allowance. The allowance represents an amount that, in our judgment, will be adequate to absorb any losses on existing loans that may become uncollectible. Our judgment in determining the level of the allowance is based on evaluations of the collectability of loans while taking into consideration such factors as trends in delinquencies and charge-offs, changes in the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, current economic conditions that may affect a borrower’s ability to repay and the value of collateral, overall portfolio quality and review of specific potential losses. This evaluation is inherently subjective because it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. For more information see the section titled “Asset Quality” within this Item 2.

 

Impairment of Loans

 

The Company considers a loan impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal and interest when due, according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. The Company does not consider a loan impaired during a period of insignificant payment shortfalls if we expect the ultimate collection of all amounts due. Impairment is measured on a loan by loan basis for real estate (including multifamily residential, construction, farmland and non-farm, non-residential) and commercial loans by either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s obtainable market price, or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. Large groups of smaller balance homogeneous loans, representing consumer, one to four family residential first and seconds and home equity lines, are collectively evaluated for impairment. The Company maintains a valuation allowance to the extent that the measure of the impaired loan is less than the recorded investment. TDRs are also considered impaired loans. A TDR occurs when the Company, for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower’s financial condition, grants a concession (including, without limitation, rate reductions to below-market rates, payment deferrals, forbearance and, in some cases, forgiveness of principal or interest) to the borrower that it would not otherwise consider. For more information see the section titled “Asset Quality” within this Item 2.

 

 

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Loans Acquired in a Business Combination

 

The Company accounts for loans acquired in a business combination in accordance with the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805, “Business Combinations.” Accordingly, acquired loans are segregated between PCI loans and purchased performing loans and are recorded at fair value on the date of acquisition without the carryover of the related allowance for loan losses.

 

PCI loans are those for which there is evidence of credit deterioration since origination and for which it is probable at the date of acquisition that the Company will not collect all contractually required principal and interest payments. When determining fair market value, PCI loans are aggregated into pools of loans based on common characteristics as of the date of acquisition such as loan type, date of origination, and evidence of credit quality deterioration such as internal risk grades and past due and nonaccrual status. The Company estimates the amount and timing of expected cash flows for each loan or pool, and the expected cash flows in excess of amount paid is recorded as interest income over the remaining life of the loan or pool (accretable yield). The excess of the loan’s or pool’s contractual principal and interest over expected cash flows is not recorded (nonaccretable difference). Over the life of the loan or pool, expected cash flows continue to be estimated. If the present value of expected cash flows is less than the carrying amount, a loss is recorded as a provision for loan losses. If the present value of expected cash flows is greater than the carrying amount, it is recognized as part of future interest income. Loans not designated PCI loans as of the acquisition date are designated purchased performing loans. The Company accounts for purchased performing loans using the contractual cash flows method of recognizing discount accretion based on the acquired loans’ contractual cash flows. Purchased performing loans are recorded at fair value, including a credit discount. The fair value discount is accreted as an adjustment to yield over the estimated lives of the loans. There is no allowance for loan losses established at the acquisition date for purchased performing or PCI loans. A provision for loan losses is recorded for any deterioration in these loans subsequent to the acquisition.

 

Impairment of Securities

 

Impairment of securities occurs when the fair value of a security is less than its amortized cost. For debt securities, impairment is considered other-than-temporary and recognized in its entirety in net income if either (i) the Company intends to sell the security or (ii) it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If, however, the Company does not intend to sell the security and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the security before recovery, the Company must determine what portion of the impairment is attributable to a credit loss, which occurs when the amortized cost basis of the security exceeds the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected from the security. If there is no credit loss, there is no other-than-temporary impairment. If there is a credit loss, other-than-temporary impairment exists, and the credit loss must be recognized in net income and the remaining portion of impairment must be recognized in other comprehensive income (loss). For equity securities, impairment is considered to be other-than-temporary based on the Company’s ability and intent to hold the investment until a recovery of fair value. Other-than-temporary impairment of an equity security results in a write-down that must be included in net income. The Company regularly reviews each investment security for other-than-temporary impairment based on criteria that include the extent to which cost exceeds market price, the duration of that market decline, the financial health of and specific prospects for the issuer, the Company’s best estimate of the present value of cash flows expected to be collected from debt securities, the Company’s intention with regard to holding the security to maturity and the likelihood that the Company would be required to sell the security before recovery.

 

Assets Held for Sale

 

As of March 31, 2017, the Company had four assets classified as held for sale which includes two previously occupied administrative facilities in Tappahannock, Virginia and two land development sites in Hanover County, Virginia previously held for future use that qualified as held for sale. Assets held for sale are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value, less costs to sell, if any. Once an asset is classified as held for sale, depreciation expense is no longer recorded. The fair value is reviewed periodically by management and any write-downs are charged against current earnings.

 

Other Real Estate Owned

 

Real estate acquired through, or in lieu of, foreclosure is held for sale and is stated at fair value of the property, less estimated disposal costs, if any. Any excess of cost over the fair value less costs to sell at the time of acquisition is charged to the allowance for loan losses. The fair value is reviewed periodically by management and any write-downs are charged against current earnings.

 

Goodwill

 

With the adoption of FASB ASU 2011-08, “ Intangible-Goodwill and Other-Testing Goodwill for Impairment ,” the Company is no longer required to perform a test for impairment unless, based on an assessment of qualitative factors related to goodwill, it determines that it is more likely than not that the fair value of goodwill is less than its carrying amount. If the likelihood of impairment is more than 50 percent, the Company must perform a test for impairment and we may be required to record impairment charges. In assessing the recoverability of the Company’s goodwill, the Company must make assumptions in order to determine the fair value of the respective assets. Major assumptions used in the impairment analysis were discounted cash flows, merger and acquisition transaction values (including as compared to tangible book value), and stock market capitalization. The Company chose to bypass the preliminary assessment of qualitative impairment factors and completed its annual goodwill impairment test during the fourth quarter of 2016 through the use of an independent third party specialist and determined there was no impairment to be recognized in 2016. If the underlying estimates and related assumptions change in the future, the Company may be required to record impairment charges.

 

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Retirement Plan

 

The Company historically maintained a defined benefit pension plan. Effective January 28, 2008, the Company took action to freeze the plan with no additional contributions for a majority of participants. Employees age 55 or greater or with 10 years of credited service were grandfathered in the plan. No additional participants have been added to the plan. The plan was again amended on February 28, 2011 to freeze the plan with no additional contributions for grandfathered participants. Benefits for all participants have remained frozen in the plan since such action was taken. Effective January 1, 2012, the plan was amended and restated as a cash balance plan. Under a cash balance plan, participant benefits are stated as an account balance. An opening account balance was established for each participant based on the lump sum value of his or her accrued benefit as of December 31, 2011 in the original defined benefit pension plan. Each participant’s account will be credited with an “interest” credit each year. The interest rate for each year is determined as the average annual interest rate on the 2 year U.S. Treasury securities for the month of December preceding the plan year. Plan assets, which consist primarily of mutual funds invested in marketable equity securities and corporate and government fixed income securities, are valued using market quotations. The Company’s actuary determines plan obligations and annual pension expense using a number of key assumptions. Key assumptions may include the discount rate, the estimated return on plan assets and the anticipated rate of compensation increases. Changes in these assumptions in the future, if any, or in the method under which benefits are calculated may impact pension assets, liabilities or expense. The Company intends to terminate the plan effective May 1, 2017 in connection with the Pending Merger.

 

Accounting for Income Taxes

 

Determining the Company’s effective tax rate requires judgment. In the ordinary course of business, there are transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax outcomes are uncertain. In addition, the Company’s tax returns are subject to audit by various tax authorities. Although we believe that the estimates are reasonable, no assurance can be given that the final tax outcome will not be materially different than that which is reflected in the income tax provision and accrual.

 

The realization of deferred income tax assets is assessed and a valuation allowance is recorded if it is “more likely than not” that all or a portion of the deferred income tax asset will not be realized.  “More likely than not” is defined as greater than a 50% chance.  Management considers all available evidence, both positive and negative, to determine whether, based on the weight of that evidence, a valuation allowance is needed. For more information, see Item 1. “Financial Statements,” under the heading “Note 4. Deferred Income Taxes” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” under the headings “Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and “Note 11. Income Taxes” in the Company’s 2016 Form 10-K.

 

For further information concerning accounting policies, refer to Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” under the heading “Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Company’s 2016 Form 10-K.

 

Business Overview

 

The Company provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking services including commercial, consumer and real estate loans. We complement our lending operations with an array of retail and commercial deposit products and fee-based services. Our services are delivered locally by well-trained and experienced bankers, whom we empower to make decisions at the local level, so they can provide timely lending decisions and respond promptly to customer inquiries. Having been in many of our markets for over 100 years, we have established relationships with and an understanding of our customers. We believe that, by offering our customers personalized service and a breadth of products, we can compete effectively as we expand within our existing markets and into new markets.

 

The Company is committed to delivering strong, long-term earnings using a prudent allocation of capital, in business lines where we have demonstrated the ability to compete successfully. During the first three months of 2017, the national and local economies continued to show slow, but measured signs of recovery with the main challenges continuing to be underemployment above historical levels and uneven economic growth. Macro-economic and geo-political issues continue to temper the global economic outlook and, as such, the Company remains cautiously optimistic regarding the improvements seen in our local markets. Despite this, the Company believes that our local markets are poised for stronger growth in the coming months and years than the economic recovery has provided in our markets in recent periods.

 

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Since 2013, the Company has completed strategic initiatives that have significantly improved the Company’s financial condition. These initiatives represent significant progress toward the Company’s long-term goal of growing a more robust community banking business. These initiatives include:

 

· Raising in 2013 an aggregate of $50.0 million of gross proceeds from sales of the Company’s common stock and Series B Preferred Stock in private placements to certain institutional investors ($45.0 million in gross proceeds) and a rights offering to existing shareholders ($5.0 million in gross proceeds) (collectively, the “2013 Capital Initiative”);
· Using a portion of the proceeds from the 2013 Capital Initiative to prepay long-term, higher-rate FHLB advances and to accelerate the disposition of adversely classified assets;
· Paying all current and previously deferred interest and all current and previously deferred, but accumulated, dividends on the Company’s Junior Subordinated Debt and Series A preferred stock, respectively;
· Redeeming all of the Company’s Series A preferred stock, which eliminated one of the Company’s most expensive sources of capital;
· Acquiring VCB effective November 14, 2014, thus adding three branches to the Bank’s branch network and an aggregate of $128.9 million of assets to the Company’s balance sheet. All former VCB branches have been fully integrated into the Bank’s branch network and operate as branches of the Bank, expanding the Bank’s branch network into the Virginia cities of Hampton, Newport News and Williamsburg;
· Opening a loan production office in Chesterfield County, Virginia to increase the Bank’s presence in the Richmond metropolitan area and contribute to loan portfolio growth and diversification;
· Declaring dividends to holders of both the Company’s common stock and Series B Preferred Stock. Beginning in March 2015, dividends of $0.01 per share were declared and paid quarterly. The Company increased the quarterly dividends to $0.02 per share starting in August 2015 through August 2016, and again in November 2016 to $0.03 per share;
· Raising in the second quarter of 2015 an aggregate of $20.0 million in gross proceeds from sales of Senior Subordinated Debt (as defined in Item 1 “Financial Statements,” under the heading “Note 12. Junior and Senior Subordinated Debt” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q) in private placements to certain institutional investors. A portion of these proceeds were used to redeem the remainder of the Company’s Series A preferred stock and to repurchase the warrant that was issued to the U.S. Treasury through the Capital Purchase Program;
· On October 11, 2016 the Company’s corporate headquarters was relocated to the Innsbrook business park in Glen Allen, Virginia in order to increase collaboration and productivity, while gaining operating efficiencies throughout the Company;
· On December 13, 2016, the Company and Southern National jointly announced the signing of a definitive agreement to merge. The combination brings together two banking companies with complementary business lines creating one of the premier banking institutions headquartered in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The combined company will use the name Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. The Pending Merger, which is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2017, is still subject to the approval of the shareholders of both companies, as well as customary closing conditions; and
· In connection with the Pending Merger, the Company intends to terminate its defined benefit pension plan effective May 1, 2017.

  

The Company expects to recognize the continued benefits of these initiatives during the remainder of 2017, including through lower interest expense related to the extinguished FHLB advances in 2013, elimination of the Series A preferred stock dividend as of June 15, 2015, additional interest income and cost savings related to the acquisition of VCB and positive contributions to the Company’s loan portfolio generated by the three branches acquired from VCB and the Chesterfield County, Virginia loan production office.

 

As previously disclosed, and related to the Company’s continued commitment to drive operating efficiencies and reduce noninterest expenses, during the fourth quarter of 2016 the Company implemented a hiring freeze.  In connection with this hiring freeze, through attrition and other job eliminations, the Company reduced the number of its full-time equivalent employees by 27 between December 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017.  The Company currently expects this initiative to reduce salaries and employee benefits expense by approximately $1.4 million on an annualized basis.

 

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Summary of First Quarter 2017 Operating Results and Financial Condition

 

Table 1: Performance Summary

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,  
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)   2017     2016  
Net income   $ 1,780     $ 2,227  
Basic and diluted net income per common share   $ 0.10     $ 0.12  
Return on average assets (annualized)     0.51 %     0.70 %
Return on average common shareholders' equity (annualized)     6.52 %     8.34 %
Net interest margin (tax equivalent basis) (1)     3.66 %     3.78 %

 

(1) For more information on the calculation of net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis, see the average balance sheet and net interest margin analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 contained in "Results of Operations" in this Item 2.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the following were significant factors in the Company’s reported results:

 

· Increase in net interest income of $931 thousand from the same period in 2016 principally due to an increase in interest and fees on loans driven primarily by loan growth, partially offset by decreases in interest income on taxable investment securities and increases in interest expense associated with our deposits and short-term borrowings;
· Net interest margin (tax equivalent basis) decreased 12 basis points from the same period in 2016 primarily due to a decrease in the yield earned on average loans, higher average balances of and rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities and a decrease in the average balances of and yields earned on investment securities, partially offset by an increase in average loans;
· OREO decreased by $1.0 million during the first quarter of 2017, primarily due to the sale of one property with a cost basis of $1.3 million;
· Performing TDRs decreased from March 31, 2016 to March 31, 2017 by $4.5 million primarily due to the collection of principal on two previously restructured loans;
· Increase in salaries and employee benefits of $542 thousand from the same period in 2016, primarily due to merit increases, severance costs of $165 thousand associated with our hiring freeze and job eliminations, staffing changes and increased incentive compensation expense related to improved financial performance;
· Marketing and advertising expenses decreased $228 thousand from the same period in 2016 due to the timing of advertising campaigns and other initiatives and a reduction in branding activities due to the Pending Merger;
· Loss on sale of OREO increased from the same period in 2016 primarily due to the sale of one property for $1.2 million for which the Company incurred a loss of $194 thousand;
· Merger and merger related expenses of $478 thousand were incurred during the first quarter of 2017 in connection with the Pending Merger; and
· Other operating expenses increased $280 thousand from the same period in 2016, primarily due to increases in data processing expenses and director fees.

 

Results of Operations

 

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

 

Net interest income, the fundamental source of the Company’s earnings, is defined as the difference between income on earning assets and the cost of funds supporting those assets. Significant categories of earning assets are loans and investment securities, while deposits, short-term borrowings, Junior Subordinated Debt and Senior Subordinated Debt represent the major portion of interest-bearing liabilities. The level of net interest income is impacted primarily by variations in the volume and mix of these assets and liabilities, as well as changes in interest rates when compared to previous periods of operations and the yield of our interest earning assets compared to our cost of funding these assets.

 

Net interest margin is calculated by expressing tax-equivalent net interest income as a percentage of average interest earning assets, and represents the Company’s net yield on its earning assets. Net interest margin is an indicator of the Company’s effectiveness in generating income from its earning assets. The net interest margin is affected by the structure of the balance sheet as well as by competitive pressures, Federal Reserve Board policies and the economy. The spread that can be earned between interest earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities is also dependent to a large extent on the slope of the yield curve.

 

Table 2 presents the average balances of assets and liabilities, the average yields earned on such assets (on a tax equivalent basis) and rates paid on such liabilities, and the net interest margin for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

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Table 2: Average Balance Sheet and Net Interest Margin Analysis

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,  
(dollars in thousands)   2017     2016  
    Average     Income/     Yield/     Average     Income/     Yield/  
    Balance     Expense     Rate (1)     Balance     Expense     Rate (1)  
Assets:                                    
Securities                                    
  Taxable   $ 243,169     $ 1,377       2.30%     $ 251,217     $ 1,506       2.41%  
  Restricted securities     10,590       138       5.28%       8,984       115       5.15%  
  Tax exempt (2)     7,479       74       4.03%       10,508       100       3.84%  
   Total securities     261,238       1,589       2.47%       270,709       1,721       2.56%  
Interest bearing deposits in other banks     20,600       27       0.53%       8,321       10       0.48%  
Federal funds sold     1,473       2       0.55%       142       -       0.00%  
Loans, net of unearned income (3)     1,042,747       12,417       4.83%       895,742       10,953       4.92%  
     Total earning assets     1,326,058       14,035       4.29%       1,174,914       12,684       4.34%  
Less allowance for loan losses     (11,357 )                     (11,221 )                
Total non-earning assets     103,871                       111,556                  
Total assets   $ 1,418,572                     $ 1,275,249                  
                                                 
Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity:                                                
Interest-bearing deposits                                                
  Checking   $ 305,288     $ 295       0.39%     $ 303,348     $ 276       0.37%  
  Savings     109,696       51       0.19%       99,422       41       0.17%  
  Money market savings     220,396       409       0.75%       164,539       196       0.48%  
  Large dollar certificates of deposit (4)     131,879       308       0.95%       122,123       321       1.06%  
  Other certificates of deposit     116,398       291       1.01%       119,675       237       0.80%  
     Total interest-bearing deposits     883,657       1,354       0.62%       809,107       1,071       0.53%  
Federal funds purchased and repurchase                                                
     agreements     4,737       6       0.51%       5,530       7       0.51%  
Short-term borrowings     150,675       257       0.69%       114,696       122       0.43%  
Junior subordinated debt     10,310       99       3.89%       10,310       88       3.43%  
Senior subordinated debt     19,136       351       7.44%       19,033       351       7.42%  
     Total interest-bearing liabilities     1,068,515       2,067       0.78%       958,676       1,639       0.69%  
Noninterest-bearing liabilities                                                
  Demand deposits     208,944                       180,038                  
  Other liabilities     8,766                       7,591                  
     Total liabilities     1,286,225                       1,146,305                  
Shareholders' equity     132,347                       128,944                  
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $ 1,418,572                     $ 1,275,249                  
                                                 
Net interest income (2)           $ 11,968                     $ 11,045          
                                                 
Interest rate spread (2)(5)                     3.51%                       3.65%  
Interest expense as a percent of                                                
   average earning assets                     0.63%                       0.56%  
Net interest margin (2)(6)                     3.66%                       3.78%  

 

Notes:

(1) Yields are annualized and based on average daily balances.
(2) Income and yields are reported on a tax equivalent basis assuming a federal tax rate of 34%, with a $22 adjustment for 2017 and a $30 adjustment in 2016.
(3) Nonaccrual loans have been included in the computations of average loan balances.
(4) Large dollar certificates of deposit are certificates issued in amounts of $100 or greater.
(5) Interest rate spread is the average yield on earning assets, calculated on a fully taxable basis, less the average rate incurred on interest-bearing liabilities.
(6) Net interest margin is the net interest income, calculated on a fully taxable basis, expressed as a percentage of average earning assets.

 

 

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Interest Income and Expense

 

Net interest income and net interest margin

 

Net interest income in the first quarter of 2017 increased $931 thousand, or 8.5%, when compared to the first quarter of 2016.  The Company's net interest margin (tax equivalent basis) decreased to 3.66%, representing a decrease of 12 basis points for the three months ended March 31, 2017 as compared to the same period in 2016.  The decrease in the net interest margin (tax equivalent basis) was primarily due to a decrease in the yield earned on average loans, higher average balances of and rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities and a decrease in average balances of and yields earned on investment securities. These margin pressures were offset by increases in average loan balances. Total interest and dividend income increased 10.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2017 while total interest expense increased 26.1%, both as compared to the same period in 2016. The most significant factors impacting net interest income during the three months ended March 31, 2017 were as follows:

 

Positive Impact:

· Increases in average loan balances, primarily due to organic loan growth and loan purchases, partially offset by lower loan yields.

 

Negative Impacts:

· Decreases in average balances of and yields earned on investment securities resulting from changes in the composition of the investment securities portfolio driven by the Company’s liquidity needs;
· Increases in average interest-bearing deposit balances and rates paid, in each case primarily due to the Company offering a promotional rate for its money market savings accounts; and
· Increases in average short-term borrowings balances and rates paid, primarily due to loan growth outpacing deposit growth.

 

Loans

 

Average loan balances increased $147.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016, primarily due to organic loan growth and the purchase of $32.3 million in performing commercial, student and consumer loans between March 2016 and March 2017.  Loan growth during the three months ended March 31, 2017 outpaced our internal targets. However, loan growth in our rural markets, especially with respect to consumer loans, remains weak while competition for commercial loans, especially in the Richmond and Tidewater markets, has been and we expect will continue to be intense given the historically low rate environment.  Total average loans were 78.6% of total average interest-earning assets for the three months ended March 31, 2017, compared to 76.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2016. 

 

Investment securities

 

Average total investment securities balances decreased by $9.5 million, or 3.5%, during the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016.  This decline was the result of management of the investment securities portfolio in light of the Company’s liquidity needs, with proceeds provided by sales and pay downs of investment securities used primarily to fund loan growth, and unrealized losses on the available for sale investment securities portfolio. The Company remains committed to its long-term target of managing the investment securities portfolio to comprise 20% of the Company’s total assets.  The yields on average total investment securities decreased 9 basis points for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016.  The decrease in yields on average total investment securities during the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016, was driven by a lower allocation of the total investment securities portfolio to SBA Pool securities and tax exempt municipal securities, both of which also tend to be higher-yielding segments of the Company’s investment securities portfolio. These decreases were partially offset by generally higher interest rates and a greater allocation of the total investment securities portfolio to higher yielding Agency CMO securities and Agency residential mortgage-backed securities. 

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

Average total interest-bearing deposit balances and rates paid increased for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016, primarily due to the Bank offering a promotional rate on money market saving accounts and an increase in brokered and other time deposits obtained through a non-brokered listing service.

 

Borrowings

 

Average total borrowings increased for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016, primarily due to increased short-term borrowings.  Average short-term borrowings increased for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016, due to additional short-term FHLB advances taken to fund loan growth.

 

 

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Noninterest Income

 

Noninterest income is comprised of all sources of income other than interest and dividend income on our earning assets. Significant revenue items include fees collected on certain deposit account transactions, debit card and ATM fees, fees from other general services, earnings from other investments we own in part or in full and gains or losses on sales of investment securities, loans, and fixed assets.

 

The following table depicts the components of noninterest income for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

Table 3: Noninterest Income

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,              
(dollars in thousands)   2017     2016     Change $     Change %  
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts   $ 743     $ 739     $ 4       0.5%  
Debit card/ATM fees     417       397       20       5.0%  
Gain on sale of available for sale securities, net     2       65       (63 )     -96.9%  
Gain (loss) on sale of bank premises and equipment     8       (4 )     12       300.0%  
Earnings on bank owned life insurance policies     150       159       (9 )     -5.7%  
Other operating income     242       195       47       24.1%  
Total noninterest income   $ 1,562     $ 1,551     $ 11       0.7%  

 

Key changes in the components of noninterest income for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016, are discussed below:

 

· Gain on sale of available for sale securities, net was lower as adjustments made in the prior year to the composition of the investment securities portfolio as part of the Company’s overall asset/liability management strategy generated gains that were not repeated during the three months ended March 31, 2017; and
· Other operating income increased primarily due to higher earnings from the Bank’s subsidiaries and its investment in Bankers Insurance, LLC, partially offset by losses from the Bank’s investment in Southern Trust Mortgage, LLC. Other operating income also includes losses from the Bank’s investment in housing equity funds.

 

Noninterest Expense

 

Noninterest expense includes all expenses with the exception of those paid for interest on borrowings and deposits. Significant expense items included in this component are salaries and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment expenses and other operating expenses.

 

The following table depicts the components of noninterest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

Table 4: Noninterest Expense

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,              
(dollars in thousands)   2017     2016     Change $     Change %  
Salaries and employee benefits   $ 5,790     $ 5,248     $ 542       10.3%  
Occupancy and equipment expenses     1,476       1,430       46       3.2%  
Telephone     263       208       55       26.4%  
FDIC expense     198       203       (5 )     -2.5%  
Consultant fees     155       222       (67 )     -30.2%  
Collection, repossession and other real estate owned     211       165       46       27.9%  
Marketing and advertising     233       461       (228 )     -49.5%  
Loss on sale of other real estate owned     233       1       232       23200.0%  
Impairment losses on other real estate owned     31       -       31       100.0%  
Merger and merger related expenses     478       -       478       100.0%  
Other operating expenses     1,761       1,481       280       18.9%  
Total noninterest expenses   $ 10,829     $ 9,419     $ 1,410       15.0%  

 

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Key changes in the components of noninterest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016, are discussed below:

 

· Salaries and employee benefits increased due to $165 thousand in severance costs associated with our hiring freeze, job eliminations, and other staffing related changes, merit increases and increased incentive compensation and pension plan costs;
· Telephone expenses were higher due to additional expenses related to our data center relocation;
· Consultant fees decreased as certain engagements were completed in 2016 and were not repeated in 2017;
· Collection, repossession and other real estate owned expenses were higher due to an increase in equipment repossession and foreclosure activity;
· Marketing and advertising expenses were lower due to the timing of advertising campaigns and other marketing expenses and a reduction in branding activities related to the Pending Merger;
· Loss on sale of other real estate owned incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2017 was primarily due to the sale of one property for $1.2 million for which the Company incurred a loss of $194 thousand;
· Impairment losses on other real estate owned incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2017 were the result of lowering the sales price on two properties;
· Merger and merger related expenses incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2017 were for legal fees and other costs associated with the Pending Merger; and
· Other operating expenses increased primarily due to increases in data processing expenses, internet banking expenses, director fees, legal fees, franchise taxes, HELOC closing expenses, other losses and write offs and appraisal expenses.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company recorded income tax expense of $899 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to $903 thousand for the same period of 2016, reflecting a $4 thousand decrease in income tax expense. Although income tax expense was virtually unchanged, the Company’s pre-tax income was lower in the current year primarily due to the recognition of $478 thousand in nondeductible merger and merger related expenses. Additionally, tax exempt interest income was lower in the current year due to a lower percentage of tax-exempt investment securities comprising a portion of the Company’s investment securities portfolio and a reduction in average balances of tax exempt loans.

 

The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was 33.6%, as compared to 28.8% for the same period in 2016. The increase in the effective tax rate from the three months ended March 31, 2016 to the same period in 2017 was primarily due to the recognition of $478 thousand in nondeductible expenses related to the Pending Merger and a decrease in tax-exempt interest income, as discussed above.

 

Asset Quality

 

Provision and Allowance for Loan Losses

 

The allowance for loan losses is a reserve for estimated credit losses on individually evaluated loans determined to be impaired as well as probable credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio, and is based on periodic evaluations of the collectability and historical loss experience of loans. A provision for loan losses, which is a charge against earnings, is recorded to bring the allowance for loan losses to a level that, in management’s judgment, is appropriate to absorb probable losses in the loan portfolio. Actual credit losses are deducted from the allowance for loan losses for the difference between the carrying value of the loan and the estimated net realizable value or fair value of the collateral, if collateral dependent. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance for loan losses.

 

The allowance for loan losses is comprised of a specific allowance for identified problem loans and a general allowance representing estimations performed pursuant to either FASB ASC Topic 450 “ Accounting for Contingencies” , or FASB ASC Topic 310 “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan.” The specific component relates to loans that are classified as impaired, and is established when the discounted cash flows (or collateral value or observable market price) of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value of that loan. For collateral dependent loans, an updated appraisal may be ordered if a current one is not on file. Appraisals are performed by independent third-party appraisers with relevant industry experience. Adjustments to the appraised value may be made based on recent sales of like properties or general market conditions when deemed appropriate. The general component covers non-classified or performing loans and those loans classified as substandard, doubtful or loss that are not impaired. The general component is based on migration analysis adjusted for qualitative factors, such as economic conditions, interest rates and unemployment rates. The Company uses a risk grading system for real estate (including multifamily residential, construction, farmland and non-farm, non-residential) and commercial loans. Loans are graded on a scale from 1 to 9. Non-impaired real estate and commercial loans are assigned an allowance factor which increases with the severity of risk grading. A general description of the characteristics of the risk grades is as follows:

 

 

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Pass Grades

· Risk Grade 1 loans have little or no risk and are generally secured by cash or cash equivalents;
· Risk Grade 2 loans have minimal risk to well qualified borrowers and no significant questions as to safety;
· Risk Grade 3 loans are satisfactory loans with strong borrowers and secondary sources of repayment;
· Risk Grade 4 loans are satisfactory loans with borrowers not as strong as risk grade 3 loans but may exhibit a higher degree of financial risk based on the type of business supporting the loan; and
· Risk Grade 5 loans are loans that warrant more than the normal level of supervision and have the possibility of an event occurring that may weaken the borrower’s ability to repay.

 

Special Mention

· Risk Grade 6 loans have increasing potential weaknesses beyond those at which the loan originally was granted and if not addressed could lead to inadequately protecting the Company’s credit position.

 

Classified Grades

· Risk Grade 7 loans are substandard loans and are inadequately protected by the current sound worth or paying capacity of the obligor or the collateral pledged. These have well defined weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt with the distinct possibility the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected;
· Risk Grade 8 loans are doubtful of collection and the possibility of loss is high but pending specific borrower plans for recovery, its classification as a loss is deferred until its more exact status is determined; and
· Risk Grade 9 loans are loss loans which are considered uncollectable and of such little value that their continuance as a bank asset is not warranted.

 

The Company uses a past due grading system for consumer loans, including one to four family residential first and seconds and home equity lines. The past due status of a loan is based on the contractual due date of the most delinquent payment due. The past due grading of consumer loans is based on the following categories: current, 1-29 days past due, 30-59 days past due, 60-89 days past due and over 90 days past due. The consumer loans are segregated between performing and nonperforming loans. Performing loans are those that have made timely payments in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement and are not past due 90 days or more. Nonperforming loans are those that do not accrue interest, are greater than 90 days past due and accruing interest or considered impaired. Non-impaired consumer loans are assigned an allowance factor which increases with the severity of past due status. This component of the allowance reflects the margin of imprecision inherent in the underlying assumptions used in the methodologies for estimating specific and general losses in the loan portfolio.

 

The Company's ALL Committee is responsible for assessing the overall appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses and monitoring the Company's allowance for loan losses methodology, particularly in the context of current economic conditions and a rapidly changing regulatory environment.  The ALL Committee reviews at least annually the Company's allowance for loan losses methodology.

 

The allocation methodology applied by the Company includes management’s ongoing review and grading of the loan portfolio into criticized loan categories (defined as specific loans warranting either specific allocation, or a classified status of substandard, doubtful or loss). The allocation methodology focuses on evaluation of several factors, including but not limited to: evaluation of facts and issues related to specific loans, management’s ongoing review and grading of the loan portfolio, consideration of migration analysis and delinquency experience on each portfolio category, trends in past due and nonaccrual loans, the level of classified loans, the risk characteristics of the various classifications of loans, changes in the size and character of the loan portfolio, concentrations of loans to specific borrowers or industries, existing economic conditions, the fair value of underlying collateral, and other qualitative and quantitative factors which could affect potential credit losses. Because each of the criteria used is subject to change, the allocation of the allowance for loan losses is made for analytical purposes and is not necessarily indicative of the trend of future loan losses in any particular loan category. The total allowance is available to absorb losses from any segment of the portfolio. In determining the allowance for loan losses, the Company considers its portfolio segments and loan classes to be the same.

 

Management believes that the level of the allowance for loan losses is appropriate in light of the credit quality and anticipated risk of loss in the loan portfolio. While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, future additions to the allowance for loan losses may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Company’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Company to recognize additions to the allowance for loan losses through increased provisions for loan losses or may require that certain loan balances be charged-off or downgraded into classified loan categories when their credit evaluations differ from those of management based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examinations.

 

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The following table presents the Company’s loan loss experience for the periods indicated:

 

Table 5: Allowance for Loan Losses

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,  
(dollars in thousands)   2017     2016  
Average loans outstanding*   $ 1,042,747     $ 895,742  
Allowance for loan losses, January 1   $ 11,270     $ 11,327  
Charge-offs:                
 Commercial, industrial and agricultural     (207 )     (46 )
 Real estate - one to four family residential:                
 Closed end first and seconds     (193 )     (373 )
 Home equity lines     (76 )     -  
 Real estate - non-farm, non-residential:                
 Owner occupied     -       (208 )
 Consumer     (9 )     (33 )
 Other     (24 )     (15 )
 Total loans charged-off     (509 )     (675 )
Recoveries:                
 Commercial, industrial and agricultural     98       26  
 Real estate - one to four family residential:                
 Closed end first and seconds     70       81  
 Home equity lines     3       12  
 Real estate - construction:                
 One to four family residential     1       1  
 Real estate - non-farm, non-residential:                
 Owner occupied     -       63  
 Non-owner occupied     -       61  
 Consumer     11       15  
 Other     8       8  
 Total recoveries     191       267  
Net charge-offs     (318 )     (408 )
Provision for loan losses     -       17  
Allowance for loan losses, March 31   $ 10,952     $ 10,936  
Ratios:                
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to total loans outstanding, end of period     1.02%       1.20%  
Ratio of annualized net charge-offs to average loans outstanding during the period     0.12%       0.18%  

 

*Net of unearned income and includes nonaccrual loans.

 

The Company made no provision for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to a provision for loan losses of $17 thousand for the same period in 2016.  The allowance for loan losses totaled $11.0 million at March 31, 2017, representing a decline of $318 thousand from December 31, 2016 and an increase of $16 thousand from March 31, 2016.  The ratio of allowance for loan losses to total loans outstanding at March 31, 2017 declined 7 basis points from December 31, 2016 and 18 basis points from March 31, 2016.

 

The ratio of allowance for loan losses to total loans outstanding declined from December 31, 2016 to March 31, 2017 due to loan growth, improvements in economic and financial conditions in the Company’s markets and improvements in the Company’s asset quality which was primarily due to a decline in special mention loans. In addition to these factors, a decline in the ratio of allowance for loan losses to total loans outstanding from March 31, 2016 to March 31, 2017 was also driven by the resolution of certain classified or problem assets. Impaired loans decreased approximately $2.2 million from March 31, 2016, primarily due to the payoff of two previously restructured loans, partially offset by the addition of a large commercial real estate construction relationship to impaired loans as a result of a deterioration in the financial condition of the borrower. Nonperforming loans decreased approximately $865 thousand from March 31, 2016 to March 31, 2017 primarily due to the resolution of and foreclosure on closed end one to four family residential real estate properties related to a single borrower. Additionally, due to acquisition accounting related to the Company’s acquisition of VCB, the Company recorded loans acquired from VCB at fair value at the effective time of the acquisition, and any allowance for loan losses previously established by VCB was not recorded on the Company’s financial statements.  Net charge-offs for the three months ended March 31, 2017 were $318 thousand, compared to $408 thousand for the same period of 2016.  This represents, on an annualized basis, 0.12% of average loans outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to 0.18% of average loans outstanding for the same period of 2016. 

 

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The allowance for loan losses represented 1.02% of period end loans at March 31, 2017, compared with 1.09% of year end loans at December 31, 2016.

 

The following table shows the allocation of the allowance for loan losses at the dates indicated. Notwithstanding these allocations, the entire allowance for loan losses is available to absorb charge-offs in any category of loan.

 

Table 6: Allocation of Allowance for Loan Losses

 

    At March 31,     At December 31,  
    2017     2016  
(dollars in thousands)   Allowance     Percent     Allowance     Percent  
Commercial, industrial and agricultural   $ 2,661       14.04%     $ 3,035       14.42%  
Real estate - one to four family residential:                                
Closed end first and seconds     1,477       19.85%       1,487       20.85%  
Home equity lines     504       11.59%       653       11.85%  
Real estate - multifamily residential     49       2.95%       71       3.14%  
Real estate - construction:                                
One to four family residential     243       1.76%       197       1.57%  
Other construction, land development and other land     3,059       9.73%       2,632       8.95%  
Real estate - farmland     155       1.05%       157       1.09%  
Real estate - non-farm, non-residential:                                
Owner occupied     1,271       20.22%       1,267       19.48%  
Non-owner occupied     428       13.67%       584       13.52%  
Consumer     509       4.13%       459       4.10%  
Other     596       1.01%       728       1.03%  
Total allowance for loan losses   $ 10,952       100.00%     $ 11,270       100.00%  

(Percent is portfolio loans in category divided by total loans.)

 

Tabular presentations of commercial loans by credit quality indicator and consumer loans, including one to four family residential first and seconds and home equity lines, by payment activity at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 can be found under Item 1. “Financial Statements,” under the heading “Note 3. Loan Portfolio.”

 

Nonperforming Assets

 

The past due status of a loan is based on the contractual due date of the most delinquent payment due. Loans, including impaired loans, are generally classified as nonaccrual if they are past due as to maturity or payment of principal or interest for a period of more than 90 days, unless such loans are well-secured and in the process of collection. Loans greater than 90 days past due may remain on an accrual status if management determines it has adequate collateral to cover the principal and interest. If a loan or a portion of a loan is adversely classified, or is partially charged off, the loan is generally classified as nonaccrual. Additionally, whenever management becomes aware of facts or circumstances that may adversely impact the collectability of principal or interest on loans, it is management’s practice to place such loans on a nonaccrual status immediately, rather than delaying such action until the loans become 90 days past due. As of March 31, 2017, management is not aware of any potential problem loans to place immediately on nonaccrual status.

 

When a loan is placed on nonaccrual status, previously accrued and uncollected interest is reversed, and the amortization of related deferred loan fees or costs is suspended. While a loan is classified as nonaccrual and the future collectability of the recorded loan balance is doubtful, collections of interest and principal are generally applied as a reduction to principal outstanding. When the future collectability of the recorded loan balance is expected, interest income may be recognized on a cash basis. In the case where a nonaccrual loan has been partially charged off, recognition of interest on a cash basis is limited to that which would have been recognized on the recorded loan balance at the contractual interest rate. Cash interest receipts in excess of that amount are recorded as recoveries to the allowance for loan losses until prior charge-offs have been fully recovered. These policies are applied consistently across our loan portfolio.

 

A loan (including a TDR) may be returned to accrual status if the borrower has demonstrated a sustained period of repayment performance (typically six months) in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan and there is reasonable assurance the borrower will continue to make payments as agreed.

 

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Real estate acquired through, or in lieu of, foreclosure (or OREO) is held for sale and is stated at fair value of the property, less estimated disposal costs, if any. Cost includes loan principal and accrued interest. Any excess of cost over the fair value less costs to sell at the time of acquisition is charged to the allowance for loan losses. The fair value is reviewed periodically by management and any write-downs are charged against current earnings. Development and improvement costs relating to the property are capitalized. Net operating income or expenses of such properties are included in collection, repossession and OREO expenses.

 

The following table presents information concerning nonperforming assets as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016:

 

Table 7: Nonperforming Assets

   

    March 31,     December 31,              
(dollars in thousands)   2017     2016     Change $     Change %  
Nonaccrual loans*   $ 5,606     $ 5,181     $ 425       8.2%  
Loans past due 90 days and accruing interest     1,272       1,341       (69 )     -5.1%  
  Total nonperforming loans   $ 6,878     $ 6,522     $ 356       5.5%  
Other real estate owned     1,631       2,656       (1,025 )     -38.6%  
Total nonperforming assets   $ 8,509     $ 9,178     $ (669 )     -7.3%  
                                 
Nonperforming assets to total loans and other real estate owned     0.79%       0.89%                  
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans     195.37%       217.53%                  
Allowance for loan losses to nonperfoming loans     159.24%       172.80%                  
Annualized net charge-offs to average loans for the period     0.12%       0.01%                  
Allowance for loan losses to period end loans     1.02%       1.09%                  

 

*Includes $1.8 million and $2.2 million in nonaccrual TDRs at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

 

The following table presents the change in the OREO balance for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

Table 8: OREO Changes

 

    March 31,              
(dollars in thousands)   2017     2016     Change $     Change %  
Balance at the beginning of period, gross   $ 2,692     $ 522     $ 2,170       415.7%  
Transfers from loans     525       466       59       12.7%  
Capitalized costs     13       -       13       100.0%  
Sales proceeds     (1,299 )     (87 )     (1,212 )     -1393.1%  
Previously recognized impairment losses on disposition     (18 )     -       (18 )     -100.0%  
Loss on disposition     (233 )     (1 )     (232 )     -23200.0%  
Balance at the end of period, gross     1,680       900       780       86.7%  
Less valuation allowance     (49 )     (2 )     (47 )     -2350.0%  
Balance at the end of period, net   $ 1,631     $ 898     $ 733       81.6%  

 

The following table presents the change in the valuation allowance for OREO for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

Table 9: OREO Valuation Allowance Changes

 

    March 31,  
(dollars in thousands)   2017     2016  
Balance at the beginning of period   $ 36     $ 2  
Valuation allowance     31       -  
Charge-offs     (18 )     -  
Balance at the end of period   $ 49     $ 2  

 

Nonperforming assets were $8.5 million, or 0.79%, of total loans and OREO at March 31, 2017 compared to $9.2 million, or 0.89%, at December 31, 2016. The slow and measured economic recovery has prompted the Company to maintain the heightened level of the allowance for loan losses, which was 195.37% of nonaccrual loans at March 31, 2017, compared to 217.53% at December 31, 2016. Nonperforming loans increased $356 thousand, or 5.5%, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 to $6.9 million, primarily due to an increase in nonaccrual loans.

 

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Nonaccrual loans were $5.6 million at March 31, 2017, an increase of $425 thousand, or 8.2%, from $5.2 million at December 31, 2016. Of the current $5.6 million in nonaccrual loans, $4.8 million, or 86.2%, is secured by real estate in our market area. Of these real estate secured loans, $3.8 million are one to four family residential real estate and $1.0 million are commercial properties.

 

Loans past due 90 days and accruing interest were $1.3 million at March 31, 2017, a decrease of $69 thousand, or 5.1%, from December 31, 2016, and was an increase of $145 thousand, or 12.9%, from March 31, 2016. The balance at March 31, 2017 is comprised of two loans which have remained on accrual status as they are well secured and full recoveries are anticipated.

 

OREO, net of valuation allowance at March 31, 2017 was $1.6 million, a decrease of $1.0 million, or 38.6%, from December 31, 2016, which was primarily due to the sale of one property with a cost basis of $1.3 million. The balance of OREO at March 31, 2017 was comprised of fourteen properties of which $20 thousand were real estate construction properties and $1.6 million were closed end one to four family residential properties. During the three months ended March 31, 2017 new foreclosures included three properties totaling $525 thousand transferred from loans. Sales of six OREO properties for the three months ended March 31, 2017 resulted in a net loss of $233 thousand. The remaining properties are being actively marketed and the Company does not anticipate any material losses associated with these properties. The Company recorded $31 thousand in losses in its consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2017 due to valuation adjustments on OREO properties as compared to no losses for the same period of 2016. Asset quality continues to be a top priority for the Company. The Company continues to allocate significant resources to the expedient disposition and collection of nonperforming and other lower quality assets.

 

As discussed earlier in this Item 2, the Company measures impaired loans based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate of the loan or, as a practical expedient, at the loan’s observable market price or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. The Company maintains a valuation allowance to the extent that the measure of the impaired loan is less than the recorded investment. TDRs are considered impaired loans. TDRs occur when we agree to modify the original terms of a loan by granting a concession due to the deterioration in the financial condition of the borrower. These concessions can be temporary and are made in an attempt to avoid foreclosure and with the intent to restore the loan to a performing status once sufficient payment history can be demonstrated. These concessions could include, without limitation, rate reductions to below market rates, payment deferrals, forbearance, and, in some cases, forgiveness of principal or interest.

 

A tabular presentation of loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 can be found under Item 1. “Financial Statements,” under the heading “Note 3. Loan Portfolio” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

At March 31, 2017, the balance of impaired loans was $31.9 million, for which there were specific valuation allowances of $3.6 million. At December 31, 2016, the balance of impaired loans was $32.2 million, for which there were specific valuation allowances of $3.4 million. The average balance of impaired loans was $32.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017, compared to $33.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2016. Impaired loans decreased approximately $358 thousand from December 31, 2016. The Company’s balance of impaired loans remains elevated over pre-2009 levels primarily due to performing TDRs, the majority of which do not have specific valuation allowances.

 

The following table presents the balances of TDRs at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

 

Table 10: Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs)

   

    March 31,     December 31,              
(dollars in thousands)   2017     2016     Change $     Change %  
Performing TDRs   $ 10,669     $ 10,441     $ 228       2.2%  
Nonperforming TDRs*     1,848       2,209       (361 )     -16.3%  
Total TDRs   $ 12,517     $ 12,650     $ (133 )     -1.1%  

 

*Included in nonaccrual loans in Table 7: Nonperforming Assets.

 

At the time of a TDR, the loan is placed on nonaccrual status. A loan (including a TDR) may be returned to accrual status if the borrower has demonstrated a sustained period of repayment performance (typically six months) in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan and there is reasonable assurance the borrower will continue to make payments as agreed.

 

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Financial Condition

 

Summary

 

At March 31, 2017, the Company had total assets of $1.45 billion, an increase of approximately $48.0 million, or 3.4%, from $1.40 billion at December 31, 2016. The increase in total assets was principally the result of increases in loans and securities available for sale, primarily funded by continued deposit growth. Additionally, deposit growth which outpaced loan growth during the first three months of 2017 drove reductions in short-term borrowings. Major categories and changes in our balance sheet are as detailed in the following schedule.

 

Table 11: Balance Sheet Changes

   

    March 31,     December 31,              
(dollars in thousands)   2017     2016     Change $     Change %  
Total assets   $ 1,446,601     $ 1,398,593     $ 48,008       3.4%  
Interest bearing deposits with banks     16,648       11,919       4,729       39.7%  
Securities available for sale, at fair value     230,593       219,632       10,961       5.0%  
Securities held to maturity, at carrying value     26,230       27,956       (1,726 )     -6.2%  
Loans, net of unearned income     1,071,456       1,033,231       38,225       3.7%  
Total deposits     1,146,655       1,051,361       95,294       9.1%  
Total borrowings     158,811       208,225       (49,414 )     -23.7%  
Total shareholders' equity     132,943       131,200       1,743       1.3%  

 

Investment Securities

 

The investment securities portfolio plays a primary role in the management of the Company’s interest rate sensitivity. In addition, the investment securities portfolio serves as a source of liquidity and is used as needed to meet collateral requirements, such as those related to secure public deposits, balances with the Reserve Bank and repurchase agreements. The investment securities portfolio consists of held to maturity and available for sale investment securities. There were no investment securities classified as “trading” at March 31, 2017 or December 31, 2016. We classify investment securities as available for sale or held to maturity based on our investment strategy and management’s assessment of our intent and ability to hold the investment securities until maturity. Management determines the appropriate classification of investment securities at the time of purchase, subject to any subsequent change in our intent and ability to hold the investment securities until maturity. If management has the intent and the Company has the ability at the time of purchase to hold the investment securities to maturity, they are classified as investment securities held to maturity and are stated at amortized cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts using the interest method. Investment securities which the Company may not hold to maturity are classified as investment securities available for sale, as management has the intent and ability to hold such investment securities for an indefinite period of time, but not necessarily to maturity. Investment securities available for sale may be sold in response to changes in market interest rates, changes in prepayment risk, increases in loan demand, general liquidity needs and other similar factors and are carried at fair value.

 

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Table 12: Investment Securities

   

    March 31,     December 31,              
(dollars in thousands)   2017     2016     Change $     Change %  
Available for Sale (at Fair Value):                                
SBA Pool securities   $ 59,067     $ 57,719     $ 1,348       2.3%  
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities     28,038       25,829       2,209       8.6%  
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities     27,997       27,852       145       0.5%  
Agency CMO securities     58,147       51,683       6,464       12.5%  
Non agency CMO securities     37       43       (6 )     -14.0%  
State and political subdivisions     55,294       54,501       793       1.5%  
Corporate securities     2,013       2,005       8       0.4%  
Total   $ 230,593     $ 219,632     $ 10,961       5.0%  

  

    March 31,     December 31,              
(dollars in thousands)   2017     2016     Change $     Change %  
Held to Maturity (at Carrying Value):                                
Agency CMO securities   $ 9,108     $ 9,793     $ (685 )     -7.0%  
State and political subdivisions     17,122       18,163       (1,041 )     -5.7%  
Total   $ 26,230     $ 27,956     $ (1,726 )     -6.2%  

 

Total investment securities were $256.8 million at March 31, 2017, reflecting an increase of $9.2 million, or 3.7%, from $247.6 million at December 31, 2016.

 

During the first three months of 2017, the Company increased its investments in Agency residential mortgage-backed securities and Agency CMO securities in an effort to deploy excess cash, enhance the portfolio’s overall structure and provide more consistent cash flows and reinvestment opportunities. As part of our overall asset/liability management strategy, we are targeting our investment securities portfolio to be approximately 20% of our total assets. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, our investment securities portfolio was 17.8% and 17.7%, respectively, of total assets.

 

The available for sale investment securities portfolio had an unrealized (loss), net of tax benefit, of ($2.9) million at March 31, 2017 compared with an unrealized (loss), net of tax benefit, of ($3.4) million at December 31, 2016. These unrealized (losses) as of March 31, 2017 were principally due to financial market conditions for these types of investments, particularly changes in interest rates, which rose during 2016 causing bond prices to decline and are not attributable to credit deterioration. During the first three months of 2017, unrealized (losses) declined due to decreases in interest rates, which caused bond prices to increase.

 

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Loans

 

The Company offers an array of lending and credit services to customers including mortgage, commercial and consumer loans. A substantial portion of the loan portfolio is represented by commercial and residential mortgage loans in our market area. The ability of our debtors to honor their contracts is dependent upon the real estate and general economic conditions in our market area. The loan portfolio is the largest component of earning assets and accounts for the greatest portion of total interest income. Total loans were $1.07 billion at March 31, 2017, an increase of approximately $38.2 million, or 3.7%, from $1.03 billion at December 31, 2016. The following table presents the composition of the Company’s loan portfolio at the dates indicated.

 

Table 13: Loan Portfolio

   

    March 31,     December 31,              
(dollars in thousands)   2017     2016     Change $     Change %  
Commercial, industrial and agricultural   $ 150,469     $ 148,963     $ 1,506       1.0%  
Real estate - one to four family residential:                                
Closed end first and seconds     212,758       215,462       (2,704 )     -1.3%  
Home equity lines     124,192       122,506       1,686       1.4%  
Total real estate - one to four family residential     336,950       337,968       (1,018 )     -0.3%  
Real estate - multifamily residential     31,569       32,400       (831 )     -2.6%  
Real estate - construction:                                
One to four family residential     18,822       16,204       2,618       16.2%  
Other construction, land development and other land     104,277       92,466       11,811       12.8%  
Total real estate - construction     123,099       108,670       14,429       13.3%  
Real estate - farmland     11,229       11,289       (60 )     -0.5%  
Real estate - non-farm, non-residential:                                
Owner occupied     216,597       201,284       15,313       7.6%  
Non-owner occupied     146,464       139,649       6,815       4.9%  
Total real estate - non-farm, non-residential     363,061       340,933       22,128       6.5%  
Consumer     44,303       42,403       1,900       4.5%  
Other     10,776       10,605       171       1.6%  
Total loans   $ 1,071,456     $ 1,033,231     $ 38,225       3.7%  

 

Loans increased during the first three months of 2017 primarily due to organic loan growth and the purchase of $6.9 million in performing commercial, student and consumer loans. Closed end first and second loans decreased primarily due to weak demand in our rural markets and refinancing activity in a competitive mortgage lending market driven by the low interest rate environment.  Other construction, land development and other land loans increased as the Company has renewed its focus and efforts on this loan segment. Non-farm, non-residential real estate loans increased due to the addition of a new commercial loan officer in the third quarter of 2016, as well as focused efforts of our commercial lending team in our Richmond and Tidewater markets. Loan growth in the Company’s rural markets, especially with respect to consumer loans, remains weak while competition for commercial loans, especially in the Richmond and Tidewater markets, has been and is expected to continue to be intense given the historically low rate environment and increased competition among banks and other financial institutions.

 

Deposits

 

The Company’s predominant source of funds is depository accounts. The Company’s deposit base, which is provided by individuals and businesses located within the communities served, is comprised of demand deposits, savings deposits, money market savings deposits and time deposits. The Company augments its deposit base through conservative use of brokered deposits, including through the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service program (“CDARS”). The Company’s balance sheet growth is largely determined by the availability of deposits in its markets, the cost of attracting the deposits and the prospects of profitably utilizing the available deposits by increasing the loan or investment securities portfolios.

 

 

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Total deposits were $1.15 billion as of March 31, 2017, an increase of approximately $95.3 million, or 9.1%, from $1.05 billion as of December 31, 2016. The following table presents the composition of the Company’s deposits at the dates indicated.

 

Table 14: Deposits

   

    March 31,     December 31,              
(dollars in thousands)   2017     2016     Change $     Change %  
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits   $ 225,976     $ 209,138     $ 16,838       8.1%  
                                 
Interest-bearing deposits:                                
  Demand deposits     308,479       311,279       (2,800 )     -0.9%  
  Savings deposits     110,429       108,269       2,160       2.0%  
  Money market savings deposits     237,453       193,707       43,746       22.6%  
  Time deposits $100 and over     137,724       112,664       25,060       22.2%  
  Other time deposits     126,594       116,304       10,290       8.8%  
Total interest-bearing deposits     920,679       842,223       78,456       9.3%  
Total deposits   $ 1,146,655     $ 1,051,361     $ 95,294       9.1%  

 

During the first three months of 2017, the Company’s deposits increased due to organic growth that was in part driven by the Company’s marketing and advertising initiatives as well as new products and services. The increase in our noninterest-bearing demand deposits was due to organic growth and as a result of customers seeking the liquidity and safety of demand deposit accounts in light of continuing economic uncertainty in general. The increase in money market savings deposits was due to the Bank offering a promotional rate on money market savings accounts. Time deposits increased due to an increase in brokered and other time deposits obtained through a non-brokered listing service. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had $80.1 million and $57.6 million in brokered certificates of deposits, respectively. The interest rates paid on these deposits are approximately consistent with the market rates offered in our local area. Included in these brokered certificates of deposits as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are $33.9 million and $24.7 million, respectively, in deposits under the CDARS program.

 

Borrowings

 

The Company’s ability to borrow funds through non-deposit sources provides additional flexibility in meeting the liquidity needs of customers while enhancing its cost of funds structure. Total borrowings were $158.8 million at March 31, 2017, a decrease of approximately $49.4 million, or 23.7%, from $208.2 million at December 31, 2016. Total borrowings decreased as funds from deposit growth, which outpaced loan growth in the first three months of 2017, were utilized to pay down short-term borrowings from the FHLB.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of March 31, 2017, there have been no material changes to the off-balance sheet arrangements disclosed in the Company’s 2016 Form 10-K.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

As of March 31, 2017, there have been no material changes outside the ordinary course of business to the contractual obligations disclosed in the Company’s 2016 Form 10-K.

 

Liquidity

 

Liquidity represents an institution’s ability to meet present and future financial obligations, including through the sale of existing assets or the acquisition of additional funds through short-term borrowings. Our liquidity is provided from cash and due from banks, interest bearing deposits with other banks, federal funds sold, repayments from loans, sales of loans, increases in deposits, lines of credit from the FHLB and three correspondent banks, sales of investments, interest and dividend payments received from investments and maturing investments. We also use other short and long-term borrowings to provide additional liquidity when available on terms favorable to the Company, including entering into repurchase agreements with customers and issuing subordinated debt and notes. Our ability to maintain sufficient liquidity may be affected by numerous factors, including economic conditions nationally and in our markets and available borrowing capacity under certain of our borrowing sources. Depending on our liquidity levels, our capital position, conditions in the capital markets and other factors, we may from time to time consider the issuance of debt, equity or other securities, or other possible capital market transactions, the proceeds of which could provide additional liquidity for operations.

 

As a result of our management of liquid assets and our ability to generate liquidity through liability funding, we believe that we maintain overall liquidity to satisfy our depositors’ requirements and to meet customers’ credit needs. We also take into account any liquidity needs generated by off-balance sheet transactions such as commitments to extend credit, commitments to purchase securities and standby letters of credit.

 

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We monitor and plan our liquidity position for future periods. Liquidity strategies are implemented and monitored by our Asset/Liability Committee.

 

Cash, cash equivalents and federal funds sold totaled $22.4 million as of March 31, 2017 compared to $17.6 million as of December 31, 2016. At March 31, 2017, cash, cash equivalents, federal funds sold and unpledged investment securities available for sale were $239.2 million, or 16.5%, of total assets, compared to $206.9 million, or 14.8%, of total assets at December 31, 2016.

 

As disclosed in the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows, net cash provided by operating activities was $4.2 million, net cash used in investing activities was $44.7 million and net cash provided by financing activities was $45.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. Combined, this contributed to a $4.8 million increase in cash and cash equivalents for the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

The Company maintains access to short-term funding sources as well, including federal funds lines of credit with three correspondent banks up to $40.0 million and the ability to borrow from the FHLB up to $419.4 million. The Company has no reason to believe these arrangements will not be renewed at maturity. Additional loans and investment securities are available that can be pledged as collateral for future borrowings from the FHLB above the current lendable collateral value.

 

Certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more, maturing in one year or less, totaled $76.6 million at March 31, 2017. Certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more, maturing in more than one year, totaled $61.1 million at March 31, 2017.

 

As of March 31, 2017, and other than referenced in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company was not aware of any other known trends, events or risks that have or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on our liquidity. As of March 31, 2017, the Company has no material commitments or long-term debt for capital expenditures.

 

Capital Resources

 

The assessment of capital adequacy depends on such factors as asset quality, liquidity, earnings performance, and changing competitive conditions and economic forces. The Company regularly reviews the adequacy of the Company’s capital. The Company maintains a capital structure that it believes will assure an adequate level of capital to support anticipated asset growth and to absorb potential losses.

 

The Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet regulatory capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on our financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, banks must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the bank’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components (such as interest rate risk), risk weighting, and other factors.

 

In July 2013, the federal bank regulatory agencies adopted rules to implement the Basel III capital framework and a revised framework for calculating risk-weighted assets. The Basel III Capital Rules were effective for the Company and the Bank on January 1, 2015, and the phase-in period for the capital conservation buffer began for the Company and the Bank on January 1, 2016. For a summary of these final rules, see Part I, Item 1 under the heading “Regulation and Supervision – Capital Requirements” included in the Company’s 2016 Form 10-K.

 

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require that the Bank maintain minimum amounts and ratios of total, common equity Tier 1 (or CET1) and Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier 1 capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined). The capital conservation buffer requires that the Company and the Bank maintain additional CET1 above minimum capital adequacy requirements. Management believes, as of March 31, 2017, the Bank meets all minimum capital requirements to which it is subject.

 

As of March 31, 2017, the Bank was categorized as “well capitalized,” the highest level of capital adequacy. To be categorized as well capitalized, the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, CET1 risked-based, Tier 1 risk-based, and Tier 1 leverage ratios. The Company’s and the Bank’s actual capital ratios as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are presented under Item 1. “Financial Statements,” under the heading “Note 13. Capital Requirements” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

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Cash Dividends

 

The Bank, as a Virginia banking corporation, may pay dividends only out of retained earnings. In addition, regulatory authorities may limit payment of dividends by any bank, when it is determined that such limitation is in the public interest and necessary to ensure financial soundness of the bank. Regulatory agencies place certain restrictions on dividends paid and loans or advances made by the Bank to the Company. The amount of dividends the Bank may pay to the Company, without prior approval, is limited to current year earnings plus retained net profits for the two preceding years, and may be further limited if the Bank does not meet the applicable capital conservation buffer. For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, no cash dividends have been paid from the Bank to the Company.

 

The Company’s Board of Directors determines whether to declare dividends and the amount of any dividends declared. Such determinations by the Board take into account the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and other relevant factors, including any relevant regulatory restrictions including limits that would be imposed if the Company fails to meet the capital conservation buffer.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company paid $0.03 of cash dividends on each share of the Company’s common stock and Series B Preferred Stock, as compared to paying $0.02 of cash dividends in the same period of 2016.

 

In July 2016 the Company reinitiated the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (“DRSPP”). The Company’s DRSPP allows registered common shareholders to automatically reinvest some or all of their common stock cash dividends in shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to the terms and conditions of the DRSPP, and provides an opportunity for investors to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. Of the 353,473 shares reserved for issuance under the Company’s DRSPP, there were 125,595 shares available for issuance under the plan as of March 31, 2017.

 

Effects of Inflation

 

The effect of changing prices on financial institutions is typically different from other industries as the Company’s assets and liabilities are monetary in nature. The primary effect of inflation on the Company’s operations is reflected in increased operating costs. In management’s opinion, changes in interest rates affect the financial condition of a financial institution to a far greater degree than changes in the inflation rate. While interest rates are significantly impacted by changes in the inflation rate, they do not necessarily change at the same time or in the same magnitude as the inflation rate. For additional information, see the Company’s 2016 Form 10-K in Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the heading “Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices.”

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

There have been no significant changes from the quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk made in the Company’s 2016 Form 10-K.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2017 to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in rules and forms of the SEC and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures will detect or uncover every situation involving the failure of persons within the Company or its subsidiary to disclose material information required to be set forth in the Company’s periodic reports.

 

Management of the Company is also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act). There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s quarter ended March 31, 2017 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 operations, the Company and its subsidiaries may become a party to legal proceedings, or property of the Company or its subsidiaries may become subject to legal proceedings. As of March 31, 2017 and based on information currently available, there are no pending legal proceedings to which the Company, or any of its subsidiaries, is a party or to which the property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject that, in the opinion of management, may materially impact the financial condition of the Company.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

There have been no material changes in the risk factors faced by the Company from those disclosed under Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Company’s 2016 Form 10-K. These risk factors could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results.  Additional risks not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, may also adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

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

 

In January 2001, the Company announced a stock repurchase program by which management was authorized to repurchase up to 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. This plan was amended in 2003 and the number of shares by which management is authorized to repurchase is up to 5% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock on January 1 of each year. There is no stated expiration date for the program. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock under the program.

 

The following table summarizes repurchases of the Company’s common stock that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

  

                Total Number     Maximum Number
                of Shares     (or Approximate Dollar
    Total Number           Purchased as Part of     Value) of Shares that May
    of Shares     Average Price Paid     Publicly Announced     Yet Be Purchased Under
    Purchased     per Share     Plans or Programs     the Plans or Programs
January 1, 2017 - January 31, 2017     -     $ -       -     -
February 1, 2017 - February 28, 2017     -       -       -     -
March 1, 2017 - March 31, 2017     4,207       10.48       -     -
Total (1)     4,207     $ 10.48       -     655,830 shares

 

(1) These shares were withheld from employees to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising upon the vesting of restricted shares of the Company’s common stock. Accordingly, these shares are not included in the calculation of shares that may yet be purchased under the publicly announced repurchase program.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

None.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

None.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

2.1 Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of May 29, 2014, among Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc., EVB and Virginia Company Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 30, 2014).
2.2 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 13, 2016, between Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. and Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 14, 2016).
2.2.1 Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 8, 2017, by and between Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. and Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 9, 2017).
2.2.2 Amendment No. 2 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 5, 2017, by and between Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. and Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 5, 2017).
3.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc., effective December 29, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 10, 2009).
3.1.1 Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc., effective January 6, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 13, 2009).
3.1.2 Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc., effective June 10, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 14, 2013).
3.2 Bylaws of Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc., as amended June 4, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 14, 2013).
10.18 Base salaries for executive officers of Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc.*
31.1 Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
31.2 Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
101 The following materials from Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language), filed herewith: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited), (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited), (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited), (iv) Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (unaudited), (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited), and (vi) Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).
   
* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

 

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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.

 

Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc.

(Registrant)

 

Date: May 8, 2017 /s/ Joe A. Shearin
  Joe A. Shearin
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
   
Date: May 8, 2017 /s/ J. Adam Sothen
  J. Adam Sothen
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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