Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(Mark One)

x Quarterly report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005

 

¨ Transition report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act

 

For the transition period from             to             

 

Commission file number 33-27139

 


 

FEDERAL TRUST CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 


 

Florida   59-2935028
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)   Identification No.)

 

312 West 1st Street

Sanford, Florida 32771

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(407) 323-1833

(Issuer’s Telephone Number)

 

N/A

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

 


 

Check whether the Registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past twelve months (or for such shorter period that the Small business issuer was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days:    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date:

 

Common stock, par value $.01 per share   8,299,343 shares
(class)   Outstanding at August 1, 2005

 



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INDEX

 

     Page

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION     

Item 1. Financial Statements

    

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets -
At June 30, 2005 (Unaudited) and At December 31, 2004

   2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited)
Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004

   3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004

   4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004

   5-6

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

   7-13

Review by Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   14

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   15

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

   16-21

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   22

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

   22

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

    

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

   22

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

   22-23

Item 6. Exhibits

   23-24

SIGNATURES

   25

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     At

 
     June 30,
2005


   

December 31,

2004


 
     (Unaudited)        

Assets

                

Cash and due from banks

   $ 5,542     $ 3,645  

Interest-earning deposits

     5,485       3,836  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents

     11,027       7,481  

Securities available for sale

     45,631       41,172  

Loans, less allowance for loan losses of $4,126 in 2005 and $3,835 in 2004

     568,635       521,331  

Accrued interest receivable

     3,579       3,254  

Premises and equipment, net

     13,234       12,499  

Foreclosed assets

     187       326  

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

     9,058       7,385  

Mortgage servicing rights, net

     886       868  

Bank-owned life insurance

     6,832       6,717  

Deferred tax asset

     1,035       1,119  

Other assets

     1,247       979  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 661,351     $ 603,131  
    


 


Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

                

Liabilities:

                

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

   $ 12,908     $ 21,305  

Interest-bearing demand deposits

     48,259       48,792  

Money-market deposits

     78,581       76,236  

Savings deposits

     5,170       6,237  

Time deposits

     283,365       251,546  
    


 


Total deposits

     428,283       404,116  

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     174,712       143,700  

Other borrowings

     885       885  

Junior subordinated debentures

     5,155       5,155  

Capital lease obligation

     2,906       3,049  

Accrued interest payable

     984       811  

Official checks

     2,239       1,045  

Other liabilities

     4,157       4,983  
    


 


Total liabilities

     619,321       563,744  
    


 


Stockholders’ equity:

                

Common stock, $.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized; 8,299,343 and 8,061,813 shares issued in 2005 and 2004, respectively

     83       81  

Additional paid-in capital

     33,224       32,059  

Retained earnings

     9,990       8,089  

Unallocated ESOP shares (117,114 shares in 2005 and 119,375 shares in 2004)

     (846 )     (862 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     (421 )     20  
    


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     42,030       39,387  
    


 


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 661,351     $ 603,131  
    


 


 

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited)

($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30,


   Six Months Ended
June 30,


     2005

    2004

   2005

   2004

Interest income:

                            

Loans

   $ 7,398     $ 5,226    $ 14,294    $ 10,679

Securities

     493       288      940      580

Other

     128       72      237      125
    


 

  

  

Total interest income

     8,019       5,586      15,471      11,384
    


 

  

  

Interest expense:

                            

Deposits

     2,842       1,757      5,275      3,415

Other

     1,638       760      2,867      1,495
    


 

  

  

Total interest expense

     4,480       2,517      8,142      4,910
    


 

  

  

Net interest income

     3,539       3,069      7,329      6,474

Provision for loan losses

     120       150      300      700
    


 

  

  

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     3,419       2,919      7,029      5,774
    


 

  

  

Other income:

                            

Service charges and fees

     146       62      225      286

Gain on sale of loans held for sale

     193       20      270      179

Net (loss) gain on sale of securities available for sale

     (7 )     45      128      44

Rental income

     92       63      164      131

Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance policies

     59       65      115      135

Other

     320       352      530      510
    


 

  

  

Total other income

     803       607      1,432      1,285
    


 

  

  

Other expenses:

                            

Salary and employee benefits

     1,303       1,205      2,470      2,371

Occupancy expense

     399       379      808      761

Professional services

     165       118      368      327

Data processing

     151       144      311      299

Marketing and Advertising

     54       85      115      157

Other

     338       338      692      700
    


 

  

  

Total other expenses

     2,410       2,269      4,764      4,615
    


 

  

  

Earnings before income taxes

     1,812       1,257      3,697      2,444

Income taxes

     641       419      1,311      796
    


 

  

  

Net earnings

   $ 1,171     $ 838    $ 2,386    $ 1,648
    


 

  

  

Earnings per share:

                            

Basic

   $ .15     $ .13    $ .30    $ .25
    


 

  

  

Diluted

   $ .14     $ .13    $ .29    $ .25
    


 

  

  

Weighted-average shares outstanding for (in thousands):

                            

Basic

     7,999       6,531      7,975      6,530
    


 

  

  

Diluted

     8,221       6,698      8,208      6,691
    


 

  

  

Cash dividends per share

   $ .03     $ .02    $ .06    $ .04
    


 

  

  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004

($ in thousands)

 

     Common Stock

  

Additional

Paid-In

Capital


  

Retained

Earnings


   

Unallocated
ESOP

Shares


   

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income

(Loss)


   

Total
Stockholders’

Equity


 
     Shares

   Amount

           

Balance at December 31, 2003

   6,661,807    $ 67    $ 22,069    $ 5,629     $ (979 )   $ (329 )   $ 26,457  
                                               


Comprehensive income:

                                                   

Net earnings (unaudited)

   —        —        —        1,648       —         —         1,648  

Change in unrealized loss on securities available for sale, net of income taxes of $329 (unaudited)

   —        —        —        —         —         (518 )     (518 )
                                               


Comprehensive income (unaudited)

                                                1,130  
                                               


Issuance of common stock, stock options exercised (unaudited)

   6      —        —        —         —         —         —    

ESOP shares allocated (4,453 shares) (unaudited)

   —        —        —        —         32       —         32  

Dividends paid (unaudited)

   —        —        —        (266 )     —         —         (266 )
    
  

  

  


 


 


 


Balance at June 30, 2004 (unaudited)

   6,661,813    $ 67    $ 22,069    $ 7,011     $ (947 )   $ (847 )   $ 27,353  
    
  

  

  


 


 


 


Balance at December 31, 2004

   8,061,813    $ 81    $ 32,059    $ 8,089     $ (862 )   $ 20     $ 39,387  
    
  

  

  


 


 


 


Comprehensive income:

                                                   

Net earnings (unaudited)

   —        —        —        2,386       —         —         2,386  

Change in unrealized gain on securities available for sale, net of income taxes of $266 (unaudited)

   —        —        —        —         —         (441 )     (441 )
    
  

  

  


 


 


 


Comprehensive income (unaudited)

                                                1,945  

Tax benefit related to exercise of stock options (unaudited)

   —        —        169      —         —         —         169  

Issuance of common stock, stock options exercised (unaudited)

   237,530      2      989      —         —         —         991  

ESOP shares allocated (2,261shares) (unaudited)

   —        —        7      —         16       —         23  

Dividends paid (unaudited)

   —        —        —        (485 )     —         —         (485 )
    
  

  

  


 


 


 


Balance at June 30, 2005 (unaudited)

   8,299,343    $ 83    $ 33,224    $ 9,990     $ (846 )   $ (421 )   $ 42,030  
    
  

  

  


 


 


 


 

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited in thousands)

 

    

Six Months Ended

June 30


 
     2005

    2004

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                

Net earnings

   $ 2,386     $ 1,648  

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

                

Depreciation and amortization

     351       350  

Provision for loan losses

     300       700  

Provision for deferred taxes

     350       —    

Net amortization of premiums and discounts on securities

     56       188  

Net amortization of loan origination fees, costs, premiums and discounts

     473       743  

Amortization of mortgage servicing rights

     162       181  

Valuation allowance on mortgage servicing rights

     —         30  

Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance policies

     (115 )     (135 )

Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale

     17,031       10,636  

Loans originated for resale

     (8,456 )     (3,781 )

Gain on sale of loans held for sale

     (270 )     (179 )

Net gain on sales of securities available for sale

     (128 )     (44 )

Tax benefit from exercise of options

     169       —    

Cash provided by (used in) resulting from changes in:

                

Accrued interest receivable

     (325 )     (133 )

Other assets

     (268 )     (237 )

Accrued interest payable

     173       172  

Official checks

     1,194       (139 )

Other liabilities

     (1,287 )     772  
    


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

     11,796       10,772  
    


 


Cash flows from investing activities:

                

Purchase of securities available for sale

     (11,599 )     (13,645 )

Proceeds from principal repayments and sales of securities available for sale

     9,043       7,494  

Loan principal repayments, net of originations

     10,611       13,651  

Purchase of loans

     (69,835 )     (63,132 )

Purchase of premises and equipment

     (1,086 )     (928 )

Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock

     (1,673 )     (475 )

Net proceeds from sale of foreclosed assets

     263       1,231  
    


 


Net cash used in investing activities

     (64,276 )     (55,804 )
    


 


Cash flows from financing activities:

                

Net increase in deposits

     24,167       31,207  

Net increase in Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     31,012       15,000  

Net decrease in other borrowings

     —         (1,300 )

Principal repayments under capital lease obligation

     (143 )     (143 )

Net increase in advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance

     484       741  

Dividends paid

     (485 )     (266 )

Proceeds from issuances of common stock

     991       —    
    


 


Net cash provided by financing activities

     56,026       45,239  
    


 


Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     3,546       207  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     7,481       5,733  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 11,027     $ 5,940  
    


 


 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

(Unaudited in thousands)

 

    

Six Months Ended

June 30


 
     2005

    2004

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information-

                

Cash paid during the period for:

                

Interest

   $ 7,969     $ 4,738  
    


 


Income taxes

   $ 1,518     $ 595  
    


 


Noncash transactions:

                

Foreclosed assets acquired in settlement of loans

   $ 124     $ 655  
    


 


Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net change in unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale, net of tax

   $ (441 )   $ (518 )
    


 


Transfer of loans in portfolio to loans held for sale

   $ 9,700     $ 6,609  
    


 


Mortgage servicing rights recognized upon sale of loans held for sale

   $ 180     $ 8  
    


 


ESOP shares allocated

   $ 23     $ 32  
    


 


Securitization of loans held for sale

   $ 2,538     $ —    
    


 


 

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

(1) Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

 

Organization. Federal Trust Corporation (“Federal Trust”) is the sole shareholder of Federal Trust Bank (the “Bank”). Federal Trust operates as a unitary savings and loan holding company. Federal Trust’s primary business activity is the operation of the Bank. The Bank is federally-chartered as a stock savings bank. The Bank’s deposits are insured up to the applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Bank provides a wide range of banking services to individual and corporate customers through its six offices located in Orange, Seminole and Volusia counties, Florida. Federal Trust Mortgage Company (the “Mortgage Company”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Federal Trust was established in May 2005 to provide residential loan products for customers of the Bank, to close mortgage loans on behalf of certain third party purchasers and to sell mortgage loans in the secondary market.

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Federal Trust, the Bank and the Mortgage Company (collectively referred to herein as, the “Company”). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (principally consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial position as of June 30, 2005, the results of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, and cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004. The results of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2005, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year ended December 31, 2005. These statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements included in Federal Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2004.

 

(2) Loans

 

The components of loans are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

     At June 30,
2005


    At December 31,
2004


 

Residential Lending:

                

Mortgages (1)

   $ 398,022     $ 374,581  

Lot loans

     34,331       41,369  

Construction

     59,091       5,405  
    


 


Total Residential lending

     491,444       421,355  
    


 


Commercial Lending:

                

Real Estate Secured

     61,295       56,267  

Land, Development and Construction

     51,429       38,091  

Commercial loans

     19,143       13,257  
    


 


Total Commercial lending

     131,867       107,615  
    


 


Consumer loans

     524       657  
    


 


Total loans

     623,835       529,627  
    


 


Add (deduct):

                

Allowance for loan losses

     (4,126 )     (3,835 )

Net premiums, discounts, deferred fees and costs

     4,091       3,524  

Undisbursed portion of loans in process

     (55,165 )     (7,985 )
    


 


Loans, net

   $ 568,635     $ 521,331  
    


 



(1) Includes $305,000 and $1,628,000 of loans held for sale at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued

 

(2) Loans, Continued

 

The following is a summary of information regarding nonaccrual and impaired loans (in thousands):

 

     At

     June 30,
2005


   December 31,
2004


Nonaccrual loans

   $ 2,106    $ 2,600
    

  

Accruing loans past due ninety days or more

   $ —      $ —  
    

  

Recorded investment in impaired loans for which there is a related allowance for loan losses

   $ 2,106    $ 2,648
    

  

Recorded investment in impaired loans for which there is no related allowance for loan losses

   $ —      $ —  
    

  

Allowance for loan losses related to impaired loans

   $ 309    $ 290
    

  

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,


    Six Months Ended
June 30,


 
     2005

   2004

    2005

    2004

 

Interest income recognized and received on impaired loans

   $ 64    $ 33     $ 93     $ 76  
    

  


 


 


Average net recorded investment in impaired loans

   $ 2,185    $ 4,328     $ 2,300     $ 5,006  
    

  


 


 


The activity in the allowance for loan losses is as follows (in thousands):

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30,


    Six Months Ended
June 30,


 
     2005

   2004

    2005

    2004

 

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 4,006    $ 3,283     $ 3,835     $ 2,779  

Provision for loan losses

     120      150       300       700  

Charge-offs

     —        (36 )     (10 )     (84 )

Recoveries

     —        2       1       4  
    

  


 


 


Balance at end of period

   $ 4,126    $ 3,399     $ 4,126     $ 3,399  
    

  


 


 


 

A provision for loan losses is charged to earnings based upon management’s evaluation of the potential losses in its loan portfolio. During the three- and six-months ended June 30, 2005, management made provisions of $120,000 and $300,000, respectively, based on its evaluation of the loan portfolio, as compared to the provisions of $150,000 and $700,000, respectively, made in the comparable periods in 2004. The decrease in the provision in 2005 is primarily a result of the reduction in non-accrual loans in 2005. At June 30, 2005, management believes that the allowance is adequate, primarily as a result of the overall quality and the high percentage of residential single family home loans in the portfolio.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued

 

(3) Regulatory Capital

 

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

 

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and percentages (set forth in the table below) of total and Tier I capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets and Tier I capital to average adjusted assets (as defined in the regulations). Management believes, as of June 30, 2005, that the Bank exceeds the minimum capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject.

 

In addition, as of June 30, 2005, the Bank met the requirements to be categorized as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized, the Bank must maintain total risk-based capital, Tier I risk-based and Tier I leverage capital percentages as set forth in the table. There are no conditions or events since June 30, 2005, that management believes would change the institution’s categorization as well capitalized. The following table summarizes the capital thresholds for each prompt corrective action capital category. A financial institution’s capital category is based on whether it meets the threshold for all three capital ratios within the category. The Bank’s actual capital amounts and percentages are also presented in the table ($ in thousands).

 

     Actual

    For Capital Adequacy
Purposes


   

To Be Well Capitalized

Under Prompt
Corrective Action
Provisions


 
     Amount

   %

    Amount

   %

    Amount

   %

 

At June 30, 2005:

                                       

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

   $ 49,034    11.0 %   $ 35,619    8.0 %   $ 44,523    10.0 %

Tier I capital (to risk weighted assets)

     44,914    10.1 %     17,809    4.0 %     26,714    6.0 %

Tier I capital (to average adjusted assets)

     44,914    6.8 %     26,286    4.0 %     32,857    5.0 %

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued

 

(4) Earnings Per Share of Common Stock

 

The Company follows the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, “Earnings Per Share” (“SFAS No. 128”). SFAS No. 128 provides accounting and reporting standards for calculating earnings per share. Basic earnings per share of common stock, has been computed by dividing the net earnings for the period by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding. Shares of common stock purchased by the Company’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) are considered outstanding when the shares are allocated to participants. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding including the dilutive effect of stock options computed using the treasury stock method. The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,


    Six Months Ended
June 30,


 
     2005

    2004

    2005

    2004

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding before adjustment for unallocated ESOP shares

     8,116       6,662       8,092       6,662  

Adjustment to reflect the effect of unallocated ESOP shares

     (117 )     (131 )     (117 )     (132 )
    


 


 


 


Weighted-average shares outstanding for basic earnings per share

     7,999       6,531       7,975       6,530  
    


 


 


 


Basic earnings per share

   $ .15     $ .13     $ 30     $ .25  
    


 


 


 


Total weighted-average shares outstanding for basic earnings per share computation

     7,999       6,531       7,975       6,530  

Additional dilutive shares using the average market value for the period utilizing the treasury stock method regarding stock options

     222       167       233       161  
    


 


 


 


Weighted-average shares and equivalents outstanding for diluted earnings per share

     8,221       6,698       8,208       6,691  
    


 


 


 


Diluted earnings per share

   $ .14     $ .13     $ .29     $ .25  
    


 


 


 


 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued

 

(5) Stock Compensation Plans

 

The Company has three stock options plans. The Key Employee Stock Compensation Program (the “Employee Plan”) is authorized to issue up to 10% of the issued shares up to a maximum of 1,000,000 shares (after being amended at the 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders) through the exercise of incentive stock options, compensatory stock options, stock appreciation rights or performance shares. To date, all awards granted under the Employee Plan have been incentive stock options. These options have ten year terms and vest ratably over various terms up to five years. At June 30, 2005, the Company had 305,056 options available for future grants under the Employee Plan.

 

The 1998 Directors’ Stock Option Plan (the “1998 Director Plan”) approved by the shareholders on May 22, 1998, is authorized to issue up to 140,000 shares. All options granted under the 1998 Director Plan have ten year terms, vest immediately and are not exercisable for a period of six months after the grant date. As of December 31, 2003, all of the allocated options in the 1998 Director Plan had been granted.

 

At the 2005 Annual Meeting held on May 27, 2005, the shareholders approved the 2005 Directors Stock Plan (“2005 Directors Plan”), which is authorized to issue up to 90,000 shares. Awards made under the 2005 Directors Plan may be in the form of restricted shares, stock units, or stock options. A stock unit is the right to receive a share of common stock on a date elected by the director. While any stock unit is outstanding the director holding the stock unit will be entitled to receive a dividend in the form of additional stock units, if cash dividends are declared on outstanding shares of common stock. Each stock unit, including fractional stock units, will be converted to one share of common stock on the date which has been selected by the director. Awards of shares or stock units may be awarded to a director as an annual stock retainer, which is dependent upon the amount of the director’s annual cash retainer. The 2005 Directors Plan also provides for discretionary awards of restricted shares, stock units or stock options, which may be granted by the Board to recognize additional services provided to the Company. Any stock options granted may not be exercisable for less than fair market value per share on the date of grant, and must be exercised at least 6 months from the date of grant and before the earlier of 10 years after the date of the award, or one year from the date the director’s service is terminated by reason of retirement or death. No awards have been made under the 2005 Directors Plan.

 

A summary of stock option transactions follows ($ in thousands, except per share data):

 

    

Number
of

Options


    Range of
Per Share
Option Price


   Aggregate
Option
Price


 

Options Granted Under the Employee Plan:

                     

Outstanding at December 31, 2003

   377,418       4.00-7.62      1,933  

Options granted

   3,000       7.62      23  

Options exercised

   (6 )     4.00      —    

Options forfeited

   (36 )     4.00      —    
    

        


Outstanding at December 31, 2004

   380,376       4.00-7.62      1,956  

Options granted

   74,072       10.12-10.25      752  

Options exercised

   (164,393 )     4.00-7.62      (664 )

Options forfeited

   (45 )     4.00      —    
    

        


Outstanding at June 30, 2005

   290,010     $ 4.00-10.25    $ 2,044  
    

        


Options Granted Under the Director Plan:

                     

Outstanding at December 31, 2003 and 2004

   140,000     $ 4.00-7.62    $ 694  

Options exercised

   (73,137 )   $ 4.00-7.62      (327 )
    

        


Outstanding at June 30, 2005

   66,863     $ 4.00-7.62    $ 367  
    

        


 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued

 

(5) Stock Compensation Plans, Continued

 

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting for Stock Based Compensation, as amended by SFAS No. 148 Accounting for Stock Based Compensation Transition and Disclosure, (“SFAS No. 123”) requires pro forma fair value disclosures if the intrinsic value method is being utilized to calculate the fair value of options. For purposes of pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value is included in expense in the period vesting occurs. The proforma information has been determined using the Black-Scholes Model as if the Company had accounted for its stock options under the fair value method of SFAS No. 123. The Company accounts for its stock option plans under the recognition and measurement principles of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25. No stock-based employee compensation cost is reflected in net earnings, as all stock options granted under the plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. The following table illustrates assumptions used in calculating the grant-date fair value and the effect on net earnings and basic and diluted earnings per share as if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 to stock-based employee compensation ($ in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,


   

Six Months Ended

June 30,


 
     2005

    2004

    2005

    2004

 

Assumptions for grants made during the period:

                                

Weighted-average risk-free rate of return

     4.25       N/A       4.28 %     4.68 %

Annualized dividend yield

     1.17 %     N/A       1.17 %     1.05 %

Expected life of options granted

     7 years       N/A       7 years       10 years  

Expected stock volatility

     20 %     N/A       20 %     20 %

Number of options granted during the period

     50,000       —         74,072       3,000  
    


 


 


 


Grant-date fair value of options issued during the period

   $ 139     $ —       $ 207     $ 8  
    


 


 


 


Grant-date fair value per option of options issued during the period

   $ 2.78     $ —       $ 2.80     $ 2.68  
    


 


 


 


Net earnings, as reported

   $ 1,171     $ 838     $ 2,386     $ 1,648  

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation determined under the fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax benefit

     (169 )     (45 )     (229 )     (90 )
    


 


 


 


Proforma net earnings

   $ 1,002     $ 793     $ 2,157     $ 1,558  
    


 


 


 


Basic earnings per share:

                                

As reported

   $ .15     $ .13     $ .30     $ .25  
    


 


 


 


Proforma

   $ .13     $ .12     $ .27     $ .24  
    


 


 


 


Diluted earnings per share:

                                

As reported

   $ .14     $ .13     $ .29     $ .25  
    


 


 


 


Proforma

   $ .12     $ .12     $ .26     $ .23  
    


 


 


 


 

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued

 

(6) Reclassifications

 

Certain amounts in 2004 condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the presentation for 2005.

 

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Review by Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Hacker, Johnson & Smith PA, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, have made a limited review of the financial data as of June 30, 2005, and for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 presented in this document, in accordance with standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).

 

Their report furnished pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation S-X is included herein.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Federal Trust Corporation

Sanford, Florida:

 

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Federal Trust Corporation and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of June 30, 2005, the related condensed consolidated statements of earnings for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 and the related condensed consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

 

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

 

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, (United States) the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2004, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated March 15, 2005 we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2004, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

 

/s/ Hacker, Johnson & Smith PA

 

HACKER, JOHNSON & SMITH PA

Orlando, Florida

August 1, 2005

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of

Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Comparison of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004

 

General

 

Federal Trust Corporation (“Federal Trust”) is the sole shareholder of Federal Trust Bank (the “Bank”). Federal Trust operates as a unitary savings and loan holding company. Federal Trust’s business activities primarily include the operation of the Bank. The Bank is federally-chartered as a stock savings bank and the Bank’s deposits are insured up to the applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Bank provides a wide range of banking services to individual and corporate customers through its six offices located in Orange, Seminole and Volusia counties, Florida. Federal Trust Mortgage Company (the “Mortgage Company”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Federal Trust, was established in May 2005 to generate residential loans for the Bank, to close mortgage loans on behalf of certain third party purchasers and to sell mortgage loans in the secondary market. Federal Trust, the Bank and the Mortgage Company are collectively referred to herein as the “Company.”

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

Readers should note, in particular, that this document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. When used in this document, or in the documents incorporated by reference herein, the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “may”, “intend” and “expect” and similar expressions identify certain of such forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. Actual results may differ materially, depending upon a variety of important factors, including competition, inflation, general economic conditions, changes in interest rates and changes in the value of collateral securing loans we have made, among other things.

 

Capital Resources

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2005, the Company’s primary source of funds consisted of net increases in deposits of $24.2 million and Federal Home Loan Bank advances of $31.0 million and net principal repayments and sales of loans of $27.6 million and securities available for sale of $9.0 million. The Company used its capital resources principally to purchase loans of $69.8 million and securities available for sale of $11.6 million.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, unused lines of credit, standby letters of credit and loans in process. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest-rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The contract amounts of those instruments reflect the extent of the Company’s involvement in particular classes of financial instruments.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis

of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Continued

 

The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit, unused lines of credit and loans in process is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.

 

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

 

Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers.

 

The following is a summary of the amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, with off-balance sheet risk at June 30, 2005 (in thousands):

 

     Contract
Amount


Commitments to extend credit

   $ 10,785
    

Unused lines of credit

   $ 7,576
    

Standby letters of credit

   $ 2,753
    

Loans in process

   $ 55,154
    

 

Management believes the Company has adequate resources to fund all its commitments. At June 30, 2005, the Company had approximately $231 million in time deposits maturing in one year or less. Management also believes that, if so desired, it can adjust the rates on time deposits to retain or obtain new deposits in a changing interest rate environment.

 

Management believes the Bank was in compliance with all minimum capital requirements, which it was subject to at June 30, 2005. See note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Management is not aware of any trends, demands, commitments or uncertainties which are expected to have a material impact on future operating results, liquidity or capital resources.

 

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Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, information regarding: (i) the total dollar amount of interest income of the Company from interest-earning assets and the resultant average yields; (ii) the total dollar amount of interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities and the resultant average costs; (iii) net interest/dividend income; (iv) interest-rate spread; and (v) net interest margin.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,

 
     2005

    2004

 
     Average
Balance


   Interest

   Average
Yield/
Cost


   

Average

Balance


   Interest

   Average
Yield/
Cost


 
     ($ in thousands)  

Interest-earning assets:

                                        

Loans (1)

   $ 563,347    $ 7,398    5.25 %   $ 419,265    $ 5,226    4.99 %

Securities

     45,633      493    4.32       35,072      288    3.28  

Other interest-earning assets (2)

     10,909      128    4.69       6,976      72    4.13  
    

  

        

  

      

Total interest-earning assets

     619,889      8,019    5.17       461,313      5,586    4.84  
           

        

  

      

Noninterest-earning assets

     32,749                   36,152              
    

               

             

Total assets

   $ 652,638                 $ 497,465              
    

                                 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                                        

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

   $ 13,746      —      —       $ 9,648      —      —    

Interest-bearing demand and money- market deposits

     127,829      848    2.65       105,224      463    1.76  

Savings deposits

     5,554      19    1.37       7,953      30    1.51  

Time deposits

     267,362      1,975    2.95       221,330      1,264    2.28  
    

  

        

  

      

Total deposits

     414,491      2,842    2.74       344,155      1,757    2.04  

Other borrowings (3)

     190,370      1,638    3.44       121,326      760    2.51  
    

  

        

  

      

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     604,861      4,480    2.96       465,481      2,517    2.16  
           

               

      

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

     6,717                   4,569              
                        

             

Stockholders’ equity

     41,060                   27,416              
    

               

             

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 652,638                 $ 497,465              
    

               

             

Net interest income

          $ 3,539                 $ 3,069       
           

               

      

Interest-rate spread (4)

                 2.21 %                 2.68 %
                  

               

Net interest margin (5)

                 2.28 %                 2.66 %
                  

               

Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

     1.02                   0.99              
    

               

             

(1) Includes nonaccrual loans.
(2) Includes Federal Home Loan Bank stock and interest-earning deposits.
(3) Includes Federal Home Loan Bank advances, other borrowings, junior subordinated debentures and capital lease obligation.
(4) Interest-rate spread represents the difference between the average yield on interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
(5) Net interest margin is annualized net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

 

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The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, information regarding (i) the total dollar amount of interest and dividend income of the Company from interest-earning assets and the resultant average yields; (ii) the total dollar amount of interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities and the resultant average costs; (iii) net interest/dividend income; (iv) interest-rate spread; and (v) net interest margin.

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,

 
     2005

    2004

 
     Average
Balance


   Interest

   Average
Yield/
Cost


    Average
Balance


   Interest

   Average
Yield/
Cost


 
     ($ in thousands)  

Interest-earning assets:

                                        

Loans (1)

   $ 546,664    $ 14,294    5.23 %   $ 415,692    $ 10,679    5.14 %

Securities

     44,610      940    4.21       34,240      580    3.39  

Other interest-earning assets (2)

     10,510      237    4.51       6,846      125    3.65  
    

  

        

  

      

Total interest-earning assets

     601,784      15,471    5.14       456,778      11,384    4.98  
           

               

      

Noninterest-earning assets

     32,218                   31,996              
    

               

             

Total assets

   $ 634,002                 $ 488,774              
    

               

             

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                                        

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

   $ 14,233      —      —       $ 8,635      —      —    

Interest-bearing demand and money- market deposits

     127,065      1,571    2.47       99,609      871    1.75  

Savings deposits

     5,672      39    1.38       8,245      61    1.48  

Time deposits

     261,942      3,665    2.80       217,780      2,483    2.28  
    

  

        

  

      

Total deposits

     408,912      5,275    2.58       334,269      3,415    2.04  

Other borrowings (3)

     178,323      2,867    3.22       122,302      1,495    2.44  
    

  

        

  

      

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     587,235      8,142    2.77       456,571      4,910    2.15  
           

               

      

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

     6,058                   5,298              

Stockholders’ equity

     40,709                   26,905              
    

               

             

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 634,002                 $ 488,774              
    

               

             

Net interest income

          $ 7,329                 $ 6,474       
           

               

      

Interest-rate spread (4)

                 2.37 %                 2.83 %
                  

               

Net interest margin (5)

                 2.44 %                 2.83 %
                  

               

Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

     1.02                   1.00              
    

               

             

(1) Includes nonaccrual loans.
(2) Includes Federal Home Loan Bank stock and interest-earning deposits.
(3) Includes Federal Home Loan Bank advances, other borrowings, junior subordinated debentures and capital lease obligation.
(4) Interest-rate spread represents the difference between the average yield on interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
(5) Net interest margin is annualized net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

 

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Comparison of the Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004

 

General. The Company had net earnings for the three-month period ended June 30, 2005, of $1,171,000 or $.15 per basic share and $.14 per diluted share, compared to $838,000 or $.13 per basic and diluted share for the same period in 2004. The increase in net earnings was primarily due to increases in net interest income and other income, partially offset by an increase in other expenses.

 

Interest Income. Interest income increased by $2.4 million or 44% to $8.0 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2005, from $5.6 million for the same period in 2004. Interest income on loans increased $2.2 million to $7.4 million in 2005, primarily as a result of an increase in the average amount of loans outstanding from $419.3 million in 2004 to $563.3 million in 2005, together with an increase in the average yield earned on loans from 4.99% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2004, to 5.25% for the comparable period in 2005. Interest income on securities increased by $205,000 for the three-months ended June 30, 2005, over the same period in 2004 due to a $10.5 million increase in the average balance and a 1.04% increase in the average yield of the portfolio. Management expects the rates earned on the portfolio to fluctuate with general market conditions.

 

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased by $2.0 million or 78% during the three-month period ended June 30, 2005, compared to the same period in 2004. Interest on deposits increased $1.1 million or 62% to $2.8 million in 2005 from $1.8 million in 2004. The increase in interest on deposits was a result of an increase in the average cost of deposits from 2.04% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2004, to 2.74% for the comparable period in 2005, coupled with an increase in average deposits outstanding from $344.2 million in 2004 to $414.5 million in 2005. Interest on other borrowings increased to $1.6 million in 2005 from $760,000 in 2004, primarily as a result of an increase in the average amount of other borrowings outstanding from $121.3 million to $190.4 million. Management expects to continue to use FHLB advances and other borrowings as a liability management tool.

 

Provision for Loan Losses. A provision for loan losses is charged to earnings based upon management’s evaluation of the losses in its loan portfolio. During the quarter ended June 30, 2005, a $120,000 provision for loan losses was recorded based on management’s evaluation of the loan portfolio, which was a decrease of $30,000 from the same period in 2004. The allowance for loan losses at June 30, 2005, was $4.1 million or .66% of total loans outstanding, versus $3.8 million at December 31, 2004, or .72 % of total loans outstanding. Management believes the allowance for loan losses at June 30, 2005 is adequate.

 

Other Income. Other income increased $196,000 or 32% from $607,000 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2004, to $803,000 for the same period in 2005. The increase was primarily due to an increase of $173,000 in gain on sales of loans held for sale.

 

Other Expense. Other expense increased $141,000 or 6% to $2.4 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2005, from $2.3 million for the same period in 2004. Salaries and employee benefits increased $98,000 and occupancy expense increased $20,000 due to the staffing and opening of the branch in Deltona, Florida in the second half of 2004, and the overall growth of the Company.

 

Income Taxes. Income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2005, was $641,000 (an effective rate of 35.4%), compared to $419,000 (an effective rate of 33.3%) for the same period in 2004.

 

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Comparison of the Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004

 

General. The Company had net earnings for the six-month period ended June 30, 2005, of $2.4 million or $.30 per basic share and $.29 per diluted share, compared to $1.6 million or $.25 per basic and diluted share for the same period in 2004. The increase in net earnings was primarily due to increases in net interest income and other income, partially offset by an increase in other expenses.

 

Interest Income. Interest income increased by $4.1 million or 36% to $15.5 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2005, from $11.4 million for the same period in 2004. Interest income on loans increased $3.6 million or 34% to $14.3 million in 2005 from $10.7 million in 2004, primarily as a result of an increase in the average amount of loans outstanding from $415.7 million in 2004 to $546.7 million in 2005 and an increase in the average yield earned on loans from 5.14% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2004, to 5.23% for the comparable period in 2005. Interest income on securities increased by $360,000 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2005, over the same period in 2004, primarily as a result of an increase in the average balance of securities owned and an increase in the average yield. Management expects the rates earned on the portfolio to fluctuate with general market conditions.

 

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased by $3.2 million or 66% during the six-month period ended June 30, 2005, compared to the same period in 2004. Interest on deposits increased $1.9 million or 54% to $5.3 million in 2005 from $3.4 million in 2004, as a result of an increase in the average cost of deposits from 2.04% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2004, to 2.58% for the comparable period in 2005 and an increase in average deposits outstanding from $334.3 million in 2004 to $408.9 million in 2005. Interest on other borrowings increased to $2.9 million in 2005 from $1.5 million in 2004, primarily as a result of the increase in the average balance of other borrowings from $122.3 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2004 to $178.3 million for the comparable 2005 period and an increase in the average rate paid on other borrowings from 2.44% in 2004 to 3.22% in 2005. Management expects to continue to use FHLB advances and other borrowings as a liability management tool.

 

Provision for Loan Losses. A provision for loan losses is charged to earnings based upon management’s evaluation of the losses in its loan portfolio. During the six months ended June 30, 2005, a $300,000 provision for loan losses was recorded based on management’s evaluation of the loan portfolio, which was a decrease of $400,000 from the same period in 2004, primarily as a result of the decrease in nonaccrual loans. The allowance for loan losses at June 30, 2005, was $4.1 million or .66% of total loans outstanding, versus $3.8 million at December 31, 2004, or .72% of total loans outstanding. Management believes the allowance for loan losses at June 30, 2005, is adequate.

 

Other Income. Other income increased $147,000 or 11% from the six-month period ended June 30, 2004, to the same period in 2005. The increase in other income was primarily due to an increase of $91,000 in gain on sale of loans and an increase of $84,000 in gain on sale of securities available for sale.

 

Other Expense. Other expense increased $149,000 or 3% to $4.8 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2005, from $4.6 million for the same period in 2004. Salary and employee benefits increased $99,000 and occupancy expense increased $47,000 due to the staffing and opening of the branch in Deltona, Florida in the second half of 2004 and the overall growth of the Company.

 

Income Taxes. Income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2005, was $1,311,000 (an effective rate of 35.5%), compared to $796,000 (an effective rate of 32.6%) for the same period in 2004.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and rates. The Company’s market risk arises primarily from interest-rate risk inherent in its lending, investment and deposit taking activities. The Company has little or no risk related to trading accounts, commodities or foreign exchange.

 

Management actively monitors and manages its interest-rate risk exposure. The primary objective in managing interest rate risk is to limit, within established guidelines, the adverse impact of changes in interest rates on the Company’s net interest income and capital, while adjusting the Company’s asset-liability structure to obtain the maximum yield-cost spread on that structure. Management relies primarily on its asset-liability structure to control interest rate risk. However, a sudden and substantial increase in interest rates could adversely impact the Company’s earnings, to the extent that the interest rates borne by assets and liabilities do not change at the same speed, to the same extent, or on the same basis. There has been no significant change in the Company’s market risk exposure since December 31, 2004.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

  a. Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company maintains controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Based upon their evaluation of those controls and procedures performed within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the Chief Executive and Chief Financial officers of the Company concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were adequate.

 

  b. Changes in Internal Controls. The Company made no significant changes in its internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of the evaluation of those controls by the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officers.

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

There are no material pending legal proceedings to which Federal Trust Corporation or its subsidiaries are a party, or to which any of their property is subject.

 

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

 

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Federal Trust Corporation was held on May 27, 2005, to consider the election of two directors, the approval of the 2005 Federal Trust Corporation Director Stock Plan and the ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2005. At the Annual Meeting, incumbent Directors Dr. Samuel C. Certo and James V. Suskiewich were re-elected. The terms of Directors A. George Igler, George W. Foster and Kenneth W. Hill continued after the Annual Meeting.

 

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At the Annual Meeting, 7,186,512 shares were present in person or by proxy. The following is a summary and tabulation of the matters that were voted upon at the Annual Meeting:

 

Proposal I.

 

The election of two directors:

 

     For

   Withheld

Class III Directors, for a term of three years:

         

Dr. Samuel C. Certo

   6,687,578    498,934
    
  

James V. Suskiewich

   5,604,145    1,582,367
    
  

 

Proposal II:

 

The approval of the 2005 Federal Trust Corporation Directors Stock Plan:

 

For

   Against

   Withheld

2,964,721    2,257,429    1,964,362

  
  

 

Proposal III:

 

To ratify the appointment of Hacker, Johnson & Smith PA, as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2005:

 

For

   Against

   Withheld

6,248,705    441,640    496,167

  
  

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

  (a) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with or incorporated by reference into this report. The exhibits which are marked by a (1) were previously filed as a part of, and are hereby incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Registration Statement on form SB-1, as effective with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 7, 1997, Registration No. 333-30883. The exhibits which are marked by a (2) were previously filed with the SEC, and are hereby incorporated by reference from Registrant’s 1998 Definitive Proxy Statement. The exhibits which are marked with a (3) were previously filed with the SEC, and are hereby incorporated by reference from Registrant’s 1999 Definitive Proxy Statement. The exhibits which are marked with a (4) were previously filed with the SEC, and are hereby incorporated by reference from Registrant’s 2001 Definitive Proxy Statement. The exhibits which are marked with a (5) were previously filed with the SEC, and are hereby incorporated by reference from Registrant’s 1999 Form 10-KSB. The exhibits which are marked with a (6) were previously filed with the SEC and are hereby incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s 2004 Form 10-KSB. The exhibit numbers correspond to the exhibit numbers in the referenced documents. The exhibits which are marked with a (7) were previously filed with the SEC, and are hereby incorporated by reference from Registrant’s 2005 Definitive Proxy Statement.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibit


(1)  3.1   1996 Amended Articles of Incorporation and the 1995 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Federal Trust
(1)  3.2   1995 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Federal Trust
(2)  3.3   1998 Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Federal Trust
(3)  3.4   1999 Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Federal Trust
(1)  4.0   Specimen of Common Stock Certificate
(4)  10.1   Amended Employment Agreement By and Among Federal Trust, the Bank and James V. Suskiewich

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION, CONTINUED

 

Item 6. Exhibits, Continued

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibit


(4)  10.2   First Amendment to the Amended Employment Agreement By and Among Federal Trust, the Bank and James V. Suskiewich
(6)  10.3   Employee Severance Agreement with Stephen C. Green
(5)  10.4   Amendment to Federal Trust 1998 Key Employee Stock Compensation Program
(5)  10.5   Amendment to Federal Trust 1998 Directors’ Stock Option Plan
(6)  10.6   Employee Severance Agreement with Gregory E. Smith
(6)  10.7   Employee Severance Agreement with Daniel C. Roberts
(6)  10.8   Employee Severance Agreement with Jennifer B. Brodnax
(7)  10.9   2005 Directors’ Stock Plan
(6)  14.1   Code of Ethical Conduct
       31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a)
       31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a)
       32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
       32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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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.

 

    FEDERAL TRUST CORPORATION
        (Registrant)
Date: August 4, 2005   By:  

/s/ James V. Suskiewich


        James V. Suskiewich
        President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 4, 2005   By:  

/s/ Gregory E. Smith


        Gregory E. Smith
        Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description


31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a)
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a)
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.