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

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006

or

 

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

For the transition period from ____________________to ____________________

Commission File Number: 1-5273-1

 

Sterling Bancorp


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


 

 

 

               New York

 

13-2565216




(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification)

 

 

 

650 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.

 

10019-6108




(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)


 

212-757-3300


(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. x Yes   o No

          Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

 

 

Large Accelerated Filer o

Accelerated Filer x

Non-Accelerated Filer o

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

As of July 31, 2006 there were 18,712,072 shares of common stock,
$1.00 par value, outstanding.




STERLING BANCORP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 


PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

3

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overview

 

14

 

 

 

 

Income Statement Analysis

 

15

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Analysis

 

20

 

 

 

 

Capital

 

24

 

 

 

 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

24

 

 

 

 

Average Balance Sheets

 

26

 

 

 

 

Rate/Volume Analysis

 

28

 

 

 

 

Regulatory Capital and Ratios

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset/Liability Management

 

31

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate Sensitivity

 

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

Submission of matters to a vote of security holders

 

39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 

40

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

41

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 11

 

Statement Re: Computation of Per Share Earnings

 

43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.1

 

Certification of the CEO pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)

 

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

 

Certification of the CFO pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.1

 

Certification of the CEO required by Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code

 

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.2

 

Certification of the CFO required by Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code

 

47

 

             

2



STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,
2006

 

December 31,
2005

 

 

 


 


 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

83,340,064

 

$

69,148,683

 

Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

 

 

1,155,614

 

 

1,212,227

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities available for sale (at estimated fair value; pledged: $116,248,999 in 2006 and $111,233,053 in 2005)

 

 

161,001,519

 

 

201,259,112

 

Securities held to maturity (pledged: $319,056,478 in 2006 and $301,246,338 in 2005) (estimated fair value: $454,700,045 in 2006 and $504,514,084 in 2005)

 

 

473,568,235

 

 

514,039,476

 

 

 



 



 

Total investment securities

 

 

634,569,754

 

 

715,298,588

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

29,632,251

 

 

40,977,538

 

 

 



 



 

Loans held in portfolio, net of unearned discounts

 

 

1,142,967,782

 

 

1,128,799,286

 

Less allowance for loan losses

 

 

17,901,479

 

 

16,517,330

 

 

 



 



 

Loans, net

 

 

1,125,066,303

 

 

1,112,281,956

 

 

 



 



 

Customers’ liability under acceptances

 

 

136,234

 

 

589,667

 

Goodwill

 

 

22,962,416

 

 

21,158,440

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

 

11,081,561

 

 

10,903,870

 

Other real estate

 

 

1,464,821

 

 

859,541

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

5,068,916

 

 

6,116,107

 

Bank owned life insurance

 

 

27,452,940

 

 

26,964,575

 

Other assets

 

 

53,002,808

 

 

50,531,294

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

$

1,994,933,682

 

$

2,056,042,486

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

 

$

495,256,813

 

$

510,883,966

 

Savings, NOW and money market deposits

 

 

436,929,418

 

 

436,173,517

 

Time deposits

 

 

483,256,309

 

 

501,268,657

 

 

 



 



 

Total deposits

 

 

1,415,442,540

 

 

1,448,326,140

 

 

 



 



 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase - customers

 

 

57,932,072

 

 

61,067,073

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase - dealers

 

 

110,346,000

 

 

88,729,000

 

Federal funds purchased

 

 

20,000,000

 

 

55,000,000

 

Commercial paper

 

 

43,717,120

 

 

38,191,016

 

Short-term borrowings - FHLB

 

 

56,000,000

 

 

35,000,000

 

Short-term borrowings - other

 

 

1,448,813

 

 

3,851,246

 

Long-term borrowings - FHLB

 

 

30,000,000

 

 

60,000,000

 

Long-term borrowings - subordinated debentures

 

 

25,774,000

 

 

25,774,000

 

 

 



 



 

Total borrowings

 

 

345,218,005

 

 

367,612,335

 

 

 



 



 

Acceptances outstanding

 

 

136,234

 

 

589,667

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

87,021,847

 

 

91,926,784

 

 

 



 



 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,847,818,626

 

 

1,908,454,926

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $1 par value. Authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued 21,177,084 and 21,066,916 shares, respectively

 

 

21,177,084

 

 

21,066,916

 

Capital surplus

 

 

167,926,809

 

 

166,313,566

 

Retained earnings

 

 

24,920,907

 

 

20,739,352

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

 

 

(7,205,449

)

 

(5,229,620

)

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

206,819,351

 

 

202,890,214

 

Less

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares in treasury at cost, 2,465,012 and 2,231,442 shares, respectively

 

 

59,704,295

 

 

55,280,647

 

Unearned compensation

 

 

 

 

22,007

 

 

 



 



 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

147,115,056

 

 

147,587,560

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

$

1,994,933,682

 

$

2,056,042,486

 

 

 



 



 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

3



STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

INTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

$

24,408,636

 

$

19,477,434

 

$

46,433,878

 

$

37,853,849

 

Investment securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available for sale

 

 

1,978,003

 

 

2,467,142

 

 

4,179,789

 

 

4,968,786

 

Held to maturity

 

 

5,551,640

 

 

5,732,568

 

 

11,295,114

 

 

10,942,791

 

Federal funds sold

 

 

34,886

 

 

112,635

 

 

74,871

 

 

222,496

 

Deposits with other banks

 

 

20,563

 

 

15,918

 

 

50,644

 

 

22,101

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total interest income

 

 

31,993,728

 

 

27,805,697

 

 

62,034,296

 

 

54,010,023

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings, NOW and money market

 

 

1,672,459

 

 

766,102

 

 

3,455,379

 

 

1,395,359

 

Time

 

 

4,714,822

 

 

3,319,975

 

 

9,175,673

 

 

6,142,313

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- customers

 

 

767,373

 

 

416,717

 

 

1,462,221

 

 

753,752

 

- dealers

 

 

1,344,153

 

 

420,308

 

 

2,328,141

 

 

668,920

 

Federal funds purchased

 

 

251,081

 

 

157,251

 

 

386,221

 

 

178,033

 

Commercial paper

 

 

537,923

 

 

222,421

 

 

942,524

 

 

382,487

 

Short-term borrowings - FHLB

 

 

642,197

 

 

55,836

 

 

835,365

 

 

55,836

 

Short-term borrowings - other

 

 

7,369

 

 

5,457

 

 

17,781

 

 

10,460

 

Long-term borrowings - FHLB

 

 

460,501

 

 

852,874

 

 

1,046,852

 

 

1,808,390

 

Long-term borrowings - subordinated debt

 

 

523,437

 

 

523,438

 

 

1,046,875

 

 

1,046,875

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total interest expense

 

 

10,921,315

 

 

6,740,379

 

 

20,697,032

 

 

12,442,425

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

Net interest income

 

 

21,072,413

 

 

21,065,318

 

 

41,337,264

 

 

41,567,598

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

2,477,229

 

 

2,005,500

 

 

5,042,229

 

 

4,654,000

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

 

18,595,184

 

 

19,059,818

 

 

36,295,035

 

 

36,913,598

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

NONINTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer related service charges and fees

 

 

6,054,378

 

 

3,894,505

 

 

9,694,467

 

 

7,295,689

 

Mortgage banking income

 

 

2,567,420

 

 

4,558,000

 

 

4,783,972

 

 

8,433,847

 

Trust fees

 

 

137,798

 

 

151,245

 

 

289,520

 

 

323,523

 

Bank owned life insurance income

 

 

268,305

 

 

437,350

 

 

488,365

 

 

687,364

 

Securities gains/(losses)

 

 

14,866

 

 

 

 

(444,631

)

 

196,680

 

Other income

 

 

57,314

 

 

272,454

 

 

170,899

 

 

372,651

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total noninterest income

 

 

9,100,081

 

 

9,313,554

 

 

14,982,592

 

 

17,309,754

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

NONINTEREST EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries

 

 

9,677,399

 

 

8,198,595

 

 

17,983,208

 

 

16,355,198

 

Employee benefits

 

 

2,829,116

 

 

2,344,658

 

 

5,785,723

 

 

4,094,863

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total personnel expense

 

 

12,506,515

 

 

10,543,253

 

 

23,768,931

 

 

20,450,061

 

Occupancy and equipment expenses, net

 

 

2,503,283

 

 

2,179,211

 

 

4,819,451

 

 

4,258,051

 

Advertising and marketing

 

 

822,700

 

 

1,014,070

 

 

1,856,898

 

 

2,130,393

 

Professional fees

 

 

825,990

 

 

1,434,229

 

 

2,749,730

 

 

2,965,408

 

Communications

 

 

481,245

 

 

484,533

 

 

912,959

 

 

867,814

 

Other expenses

 

 

2,542,553

 

 

2,535,370

 

 

4,942,139

 

 

4,495,367

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total noninterest expenses

 

 

19,682,286

 

 

18,190,666

 

 

39,050,108

 

 

35,167,094

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Income before income taxes

 

 

8,012,979

 

 

10,182,706

 

 

12,227,519

 

 

19,056,258

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

3,147,494

 

 

4,126,553

 

 

921,901

 

 

7,233,382

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net income

 

$

4,865,485

 

$

6,056,153

 

$

11,305,618

 

$

11,822,876

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Average number of common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

18,754,271

 

 

19,249,263

 

 

18,769,265

 

 

19,207,818

 

Diluted

 

 

19,286,286

 

 

19,923,379

 

 

19,310,135

 

 

19,826,021

 

Earnings per average common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.26

 

$

0.32

 

$

0.60

 

$

0.62

 

Diluted

 

 

0.26

 

 

0.31

 

 

0.59

 

 

0.60

 

Dividends per common share

 

 

0.19

 

 

0.18

 

 

0.38

 

 

0.36

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

4



STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

 

Net Income

 

$

4,865,485

 

$

6,056,153

 

$

11,305,618

 

$

11,822,876

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive (loss)/income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding (losses)/gains arising during the period

 

 

(985,184

)

 

1,328,455

 

 

(2,219,531

)

 

(907,691

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclassification adjustment for (gains)/losses included in net income

 

 

(8,148

)

 

 

 

243,702

 

 

(106,404

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Comprehensive income

 

$

3,872,153

 

$

7,384,608

 

$

9,329,789

 

$

10,808,781

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

5



STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 


 


 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1

 

$

21,066,916

 

$

19,880,521

 

Common shares issued under stock incentive plan

 

 

110,168

 

 

175,328

 

 

 



 



 

Balance at June 30

 

$

21,177,084

 

$

20,055,849

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Surplus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1

 

$

166,313,566

 

$

145,310,745

 

Common shares issued under stock incentive plan and related tax benefits

 

 

1,613,243

 

 

2,936,384

 

 

 



 



 

Balance at June 30

 

$

167,926,809

 

$

148,247,129

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retained Earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1

 

$

20,739,352

 

$

28,664,568

 

Net Income

 

 

11,305,618

 

 

11,822,876

 

Cash dividends paid - common shares

 

 

(7,124,063

)

 

(6,963,472

)

 

 



 



 

Balance at June 30

 

$

24,920,907

 

$

33,523,972

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1

 

$

(5,229,620

)

$

(1,921,060

)

 

 



 



 

Unrealized holding losses arising during the period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before tax

 

 

(3,837,020

)

 

(1,684,476

)

Tax effect

 

 

1,617,489

 

 

776,785

 

 

 



 



 

Net of tax

 

 

(2,219,531

)

 

(907,691

)

 

 



 



 

Reclassification adjustment for losses/(gains) included in net income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before tax

 

 

444,631

 

 

(196,680

)

Tax effect

 

 

(200,929

)

 

90,276

 

 

 



 



 

Net of tax

 

 

243,702

 

 

(106,404

)

 

 



 



 

Balance at June 30

 

$

(7,205,449

)

$

(2,935,155

)

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1

 

$

(55,280,647

)

$

(42,939,969

)

Purchase of common shares

 

 

(3,809,856

)

 

(547,460

)

Surrender of shares issued under stock incentive plan

 

 

(613,792

)

 

(444,787

)

 

 



 



 

Balance at June 30

 

$

(59,704,295

)

$

(43,932,216

)

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unearned Compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1

 

$

(22,007

)

$

(291,212

)

Amortization of unearned compensation

 

 

22,007

 

 

137,181

 

 

 



 



 

Balance at June 30

 

$

 

$

(154,031

)

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1

 

$

147,587,560

 

$

148,703,593

 

Net changes during the period

 

 

(472,504

)

 

6,101,955

 

 

 



 



 

Balance at June 30

 

$

147,115,056

 

$

154,805,548

 

 

 



 



 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

6



STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 


 


 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

11,305,618

 

$

11,822,876

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

5,042,229

 

 

4,654,000

 

Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment

 

 

1,131,812

 

 

1,006,556

 

Securities losses (gains)

 

 

444,631

 

 

(196,680

)

Income from bank owned life insurance

 

 

(488,365

)

 

(687,364

)

Deferred income tax provision (benefit)

 

 

1,282,520

 

 

(1,463,038

)

Proceeds from sale of loans

 

 

312,440,005

 

 

317,419,323

 

Gains on sales of loans, net

 

 

(4,783,972

)

 

(8,433,847

)

Originations of loans held for sale

 

 

(296,310,746

)

 

(308,694,015

)

Amortization of unearned compensation

 

 

22,007

 

 

137,181

 

Amortization of premiums on securities

 

 

318,295

 

 

480,003

 

Accretion of discounts on securities

 

 

(262,433

)

 

(296,378

)

Decrease (Increase) in accrued interest receivable

 

 

1,047,191

 

 

(45,152

)

Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

(15,824,054

)

 

(14,413,984

)

Increase in other assets

 

 

(768,454

)

 

(2,750,536

)

Other, net

 

 

(762,004

)

 

465,604

 

 

 



 



 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

 

13,834,280

 

 

(995,451

)

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of premises and equipment

 

 

(776,411

)

 

(1,246,316

)

Net decrease in interest-bearing deposits with other banks

 

 

56,613

 

 

289,609

 

Net decrease in loans held in portfolio

 

 

44,159,720

 

 

9,265,460

 

(Increase) Decrease in other real estate

 

 

(605,280

)

 

471,568

 

Proceeds from prepayments, redemptions or maturities of securities - held to maturity

 

 

40,563,283

 

 

47,443,324

 

Purchases of securities - held to maturity

 

 

(115,870

)

 

(112,476,006

)

Proceeds from sales of securities - available for sale

 

 

25,369,800

 

 

2,932,250

 

Proceeds from prepayments, redemptions or maturities of securities - available for sale

 

 

21,208,122

 

 

41,938,821

 

Purchases of securities - available for sale

 

 

(10,045,571

)

 

(25,706,370

)

Cash paid in acquisition

 

 

(44,901,402

)

 

 

 

 



 



 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

74,913,004

 

 

(37,087,660

)

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in deposits

 

 

(42,951,065

)

 

30,786,959

 

Net (decrease) increase in borrowings

 

 

(22,394,330

)

 

15,387,165

 

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

(3,809,856

)

 

(547,460

)

Net proceeds from issuance of common stock including
the exercise of stock options

 

 

1,723,411

 

 

2,121,001

 

Cash dividends paid on common stock

 

 

(7,124,063

)

 

(6,963,472

)

 

 



 



 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

 

(74,555,903

)

 

40,784,193

 

 

 



 



 

Net increase in cash and due from banks

 

 

14,191,381

 

 

2,701,082

 

Cash and due from banks - beginning of period

 

 

69,148,683

 

 

48,842,418

 

 

 



 



 

Cash and due from banks - end of period

 

$

83,340,064

 

$

51,543,500

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

20,833,908

 

$

11,720,360

 

Income taxes paid

 

 

4,216,362

 

 

10,501,100

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

7



STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

 

 

1.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Sterling Bancorp (the “parent company”) and its subsidiaries, principally Sterling National Bank and its subsidiaries (the “bank”), after elimination of material intercompany transactions. The term the “Company” refers to Sterling Bancorp and its subsidiaries. The consolidated financial statements as of and for the interim periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 are unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of such periods have been made. Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2005 consolidated financial statements to conform to the current presentation. The interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. The Company effected a 5% stock dividend on December 12, 2005. Fractional shares were cashed-out and payments were made to shareholders in lieu of fractional shares. All capital and share amounts as well as basic and diluted average number of shares outstanding and earnings per average common share information for all prior reporting periods have been restated to reflect the effect of the stock dividend.

 

 

2.

As of April 3, 2006, Sterling Resource Funding Corp., a subsidiary of the bank, completed the acquisition of the business and certain assets ($64.1 million) and liabilities ($21.0 million) of PL Services, L.P., a provider of credit and accounts receivable management services to the staffing industry, in an all cash transaction. A general allowance for loan losses in the amount of $1.8 million was carried over. Preliminary goodwill recognized in this transaction amounted to $1.8 million and was assigned to the Corporate Lending segment. This acquisition when considered under relevant disclosure guidance does not require the presentation of separate pro forma financial information.

 

 

3.

At June 30, 2006, the Company has a stock-based employee compensation plan, which is described more fully in Note 1 and Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for this plan under the recognition and measurement principles of Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related Interpretations. No stock-based employee compensation cost was reflected in net income, as all options granted under those plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 148, the following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per average common share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, to the stock-based employee compensation plans.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2005

 

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2005

 

 

 

 


 


 

 

Net income available for common shareholders

 

$

6,056,153

 

$

11,822,876

 

 

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

 

 

(61,395

)

 

(122,790

)

 

 

 



 



 

 

Pro forma, net income

 

$

5,994,758

 

$

11,700,086

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

Earnings per average common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic- as reported

 

$

0.32

 

$

0.62

 

 

Basic- pro forma

 

 

0.31

 

 

0.61

 

 

Diluted- as reported

 

 

0.31

 

 

0.60

 

 

Diluted- pro forma

 

 

0.30

 

 

0.59

 

8



STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

As of January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123R, Share-Based Payment, which among other provisions, eliminated the ability to account for stock-based compensation using APB 25 and requires that such transactions be recognized as compensation cost in the income statement for awards expected to be vested based on their fair values on the measurement date, which is generally the date of the grant. On June 30, 2006, 2,000 nonqualified stock options were granted to each nonmanagement member of the Company’s Board of Directors; the exercise price was equal to the closing price of the Company’s common shares on that date. These options expire five years from the date of grant and become excercisable in four annual installments starting one year from the date of grant, or upon the earlier death or disability of the grantee.

 

 

4.

The major components of domestic loans held for sale and loans held in portfolio are as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 


 


 

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate-residential mortgage

 

$

29,632,251

 

$

36,767,212

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

Loans held in portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

$

660,101,277

 

$

547,377,444

 

 

Lease financing

 

 

245,719,670

 

 

190,449,866

 

 

Real estate-residential mortgage

 

 

137,112,336

 

 

140,079,784

 

 

Real estate-commercial mortgage

 

 

118,890,969

 

 

113,965,155

 

 

Real estate-construction

 

 

 

 

2,310,464

 

 

Installment

 

 

14,213,090

 

 

11,463,248

 

 

Loans to depository institutions

 

 

 

 

27,000,000

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held in portfolio, gross

 

 

1,176,037,342

 

 

1,032,645,961

 

 

Less unearned discounts

 

 

33,069,560

 

 

24,451,546

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

Loans held in portfolio, net of unearned discounts

 

$

1,142,967,782

 

$

1,008,194,415

 

 

 

 



 



 


 

 

5.

SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, established standards for the way that public business enterprises report and disclose selected information about operating segments in interim financial statements provided to stockholders.

 

 

 

The Company provides a broad range of financial products and services, including commercial loans, asset-based financing, factoring and accounts receivable management services, trade financing, equipment leasing, corporate and consumer deposit services, commercial and residential mortgage lending and brokerage, trust and estate administration and investment management services. The Company’s primary source of earnings is net interest income, which represents the difference between interest earned on interest-earning assets and the interest incurred on interest-bearing liabilities. The Company’s 2006 year-to-date average interest-earning assets were 61.8% loans (corporate lending was 68.7% and real estate lending was 27.4% of total loans, respectively) and 38.2% investment securities and money market investments. There are no industry concentrations exceeding 10% of loans, gross, in the corporate lending segment. Approximately 67% of loans are to borrowers located in the metropolitan New York area. In order to comply with the provisions of SFAS No. 131, the Company has determined that it has three reportable operating segments: corporate lending, real estate lending and company-wide treasury.

9



STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

The following tables provide certain information regarding the Company’s operating segments for the three-and six-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate
Lending

 

Real Estate
Lending

 

Company-wide
Treasury

 

Totals

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

11,404,154

 

$

5,414,600

 

$

3,994,866

 

$

20,813,620

 

Noninterest income

 

 

5,561,581

 

 

2,621,722

 

 

348,091

 

 

8,531,394

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

178,689

 

 

101,271

 

 

615

 

 

280,575

 

Segment income before taxes

 

 

7,178,584

 

 

3,268,018

 

 

3,387,009

 

 

13,833,611

 

Segment assets

 

 

877,741,192

 

 

337,932,342

 

 

750,566,462

 

 

1,966,239,996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

9,752,277

 

$

5,358,477

 

$

5,727,296

 

$

20,838,050

 

Noninterest income

 

 

3,159,755

 

 

4,675,451

 

 

680,231

 

 

8,515,437

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

97,688

 

 

90,610

 

 

612

 

 

188,910

 

Segment income before taxes

 

 

4,705,504

 

 

5,282,423

 

 

6,388,429

 

 

16,376,356

 

Segment assets

 

 

694,763,164

 

 

341,785,149

 

 

849,383,287

 

 

1,885,931,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

21,386,109

 

$

10,839,233

 

$

8,581,267

 

$

40,806,609

 

Noninterest income

 

 

8,810,707

 

 

4,937,193

 

 

186,442

 

 

13,934,342

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

285,879

 

 

202,002

 

 

1,229

 

 

489,110

 

Segment income before taxes

 

 

11,929,904

 

 

6,191,656

 

 

7,681,298

 

 

25,802,858

 

Segment assets

 

 

877,741,192

 

 

337,932,342

 

 

750,566,462

 

 

1,966,239,996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

19,467,643

 

$

10,212,489

 

$

11,446,867

 

$

41,126,999

 

Noninterest income

 

 

6,123,240

 

 

8,613,096

 

 

1,204,524

 

 

15,940,860

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

190,497

 

 

179,570

 

 

1,218

 

 

371,285

 

Segment income before taxes

 

 

9,597,139

 

 

10,381,926

 

 

12,461,846

 

 

32,440,911

 

Segment assets

 

 

694,763,164

 

 

341,785,149

 

 

849,383,287

 

 

1,885,931,600

 

10



STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

The following table sets forth reconciliations of net interest income, noninterest income, profits and assets of reportable operating segments to the Company’s consolidated totals:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

Net interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total for reportable operating segments

 

$

20,813,620

 

$

20,838,050

 

$

40,806,609

 

$

41,126,999

 

Other [1]

 

 

258,793

 

 

227,268

 

 

530,655

 

 

440,599

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated net interest income

 

$

21,072,413

 

$

21,065,318

 

$

41,337,264

 

$

41,567,598

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total for reportable operating segments

 

$

8,531,394

 

$

8,515,437

 

$

13,934,342

 

$

15,940,860

 

Other [1]

 

 

568,687

 

 

798,117

 

 

1,048,250

 

 

1,368,894

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated noninterest income

 

$

9,100,081

 

$

9,313,554

 

$

14,982,592

 

$

17,309,754

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total for reportable operating segments

 

$

13,833,611

 

$

16,376,356

 

$

25,802,858

 

$

32,440,911

 

Other [1]

 

 

(5,820,632

)

 

(6,193,650

)

 

(13,575,339

)

 

(13,384,653

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated income before income taxes

 

$

8,012,979

 

$

10,182,706

 

$

12,227,519

 

$

19,056,258

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total for reportable operating segments

 

$

1,966,239,996

 

$

1,885,931,600

 

$

1,966,239,996

 

$

1,885,931,600

 

Other [1]

 

 

28,693,686

 

 

22,879,868

 

 

28,693,686

 

 

22,879,868

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated assets

 

$

1,994,933,682

 

$

1,908,811,468

 

$

1,994,933,682

 

$

1,908,811,468

 

 

 



 



 



 



 


 

 

[1]

Represents operations not considered to be a reportable segment and/or general operating expenses of the Company.

11



STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

 

 

6.

The following information is provided in connection with the sales and/or calls of available for sale securities:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

2006

 

2005

 

 


 


 


 

 

Proceeds

 

$

831,300

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Gains

 

 

14,866

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2006

 

2005

 

 


 


 


 

 

Proceeds

 

$

25,369,800

 

$

2,932,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Gains

 

 

14,866

 

 

196,680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Losses

 

 

459,497

 

 

 


 

 

  During the first quarter of 2006, the Company sold lower yielding available for sale securities at a loss to partially fund the acquisition of PL Services, L.P.
   

7.

The following table sets forth components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s noncontributory defined benefit pension plan and unfunded supplemental retirement plan.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPONENTS OF NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

446,747

 

$

403,843

 

$

914,246

 

$

807,686

 

 

Interest cost

 

 

583,642

 

 

509,493

 

 

1,200,542

 

 

1,018,986

 

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(565,806

)

 

(442,549

)

 

(1,108,782

)

 

(885,098

)

 

Amortization of prior service cost

 

 

18,115

 

 

19,116

 

 

37,806

 

 

38,232

 

 

Recognized actuarial loss

 

 

319,270

 

 

207,354

 

 

656,188

 

 

414,708

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

801,968

 

$

697,257

 

$

1,700,000

 

$

1,394,514

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 


 

 

 

The Company previously disclosed in its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2005, that it expected to contribute approximately $1,000,000 to the defined benefit pension plan in 2006. No contribution has been made as of June 30, 2006.

 

 

8.

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Financial Accounting Standards Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48 ”), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attributable for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is currently analyzing the effects of FIN 48.

12



STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets (“SFAS No. 156”). This statement amends SFAS No. 140 with respect to the accounting for separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities. SFAS No. 156 requires companies to recognize a servicing asset or servicing liability each time it undertakes an obligation to service a financial asset by entering into a servicing contract. The statement permits a company to choose either the amortized cost method or fair value measurement method for each class of separately recognized servicing assets or servicing liabilities. This statement is effective as of the beginning of the Company’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The Company is still in the process of analyzing the impact of SFAS No. 156 on its financial statements.

In February 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments, (“SFAS No. 155”). SFAS No. 155 amends SFAS No.133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, (“SFAS No. 133”) and SFAS No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities (“SFAS No. 140”). SFAS No. 155 (1) permits fair value remeasurement for any hybrid financial instrument that contains an embedded derivative that otherwise would require bifurcation, (2) clarifies which interest-only strips and principal-only strips are not subject to the requirements of SFAS No. 133, (3) establishes a requirement to evaluate interests in securitized financial assets to identify interests that are freestanding derivatives or that are hybird financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation, (4) clarifies that concentrations of credit risk in the form of subordination are not embedded derivatives, and (5) amends SFAS No. 140 to eliminate the prohibition on a qualifying special purpose entity from holding a derivative financial instrument that pertains to a beneficial interest other than another derivative financial instrument. This statement is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of the Company’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The Company is still in the process of analyzing the impact of SFAS No. 155 on its financial statements.

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ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following commentary presents management’s discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of Sterling Bancorp (the “parent company”), a financial holding company under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, and its subsidiaries, principally Sterling National Bank (the “bank”). Throughout this discussion and analysis, the term the “Company” refers to Sterling Bancorp and its subsidiaries. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and supplemental data contained elsewhere in this quarterly report and the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior years’ financial data to conform to current financial statement presentations as well as to reflect the effect of the 5% stock dividend effected on December 12, 2005.

OVERVIEW

The Company provides a broad range of financial products and services, including business and consumer loans, commercial and residential mortgage lending and brokerage, asset-based financing, factoring/accounts receivable management services, deposit services, trade financing, equipment leasing, trust and estate administration, and investment management services. The Company has operations in the metropolitan New York area, New Jersey, Virginia and North Carolina and conducts business throughout the United States. The general state of the U.S. economy and, in particular, economic and market conditions in the metropolitan New York area have a significant impact on loan demand, the ability of borrowers to repay these loans and the value of any collateral securing these loans and may also affect deposit levels. Accordingly, future general economic conditions are a key uncertainty that management expects will materially affect the Company’s results of operations.

For the three months ended June 30, 2006, the bank’s average earning assets represented approximately 96.4% of the Company’s average earning assets. Loans represented 61.8% and investment securities represented 38.0% of the bank’s average earning assets for the second quarter of 2006.

For the six months ended June 30, 2006, the bank’s average earning assets represented approximately 96.4% of the Company’s average earning assets. Loans represented 60.3% and investment securities represented 39.3% of the bank’s average earning assets for the six months ended June 30, 2006.

The Company’s primary source of earnings is net interest income, and its principal market risk exposure is interest rate risk. The Company is not able to predict market interest rate fluctuations, and its asset-liability management strategy may not prevent interest rate changes from having a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.

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Although management endeavors to minimize the credit risk inherent in the Company’s loan portfolio, it must necessarily make various assumptions and judgments about the collectibility of the loan portfolio based on its experience and evaluation of economic conditions. If such assumptions or judgments prove to be incorrect, the current allowance for loan losses may not be sufficient to cover loan losses and additions to the allowance may be necessary, which would have a negative impact on net income.

There is intense competition in all areas in which the Company conducts its business. The Company competes with banks and other financial institutions, including savings and loan associations, savings banks, finance companies and credit unions. Many of these competitors have substantially greater resources and lending limits and provide a wider array of banking services. To a limited extent, the Company also competes with other providers of financial services, such as money market mutual funds, brokerage firms, consumer finance companies and insurance companies. Competition is based on a number of factors, including prices, interest rates, service, availability of products, and geographic location.

The Company regularly evaluates acquisition opportunities and conducts due diligence activities in connection with possible acquisitions. As a result, acquisition discussions, and in some cases negotiations, regularly take place and future acquisitions could occur.

INCOME STATEMENT ANALYSIS

Net interest income, which represents the difference between interest earned on interest-earning assets and interest incurred on interest-bearing liabilities, is the Company’s primary source of earnings. Net interest income can be affected by changes in market interest rates as well as the level and composition of assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity. Net interest spread is the difference between the average rate earned, on a tax-equivalent basis, on interest-earning assets and the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities. The net yield on interest-earning assets (“net interest margin”) is calculated by dividing tax-equivalent net interest income by average interest-earnings assets. Generally, the net interest margin will exceed the net interest spread because a portion of interest-earning assets are funded by various noninterest-bearing sources, principally noninterest-bearing deposits and shareholders’ equity. The increases (decreases) in the components of interest income and interest expense, expressed in terms of fluctuation in average volume and rate, are provided in the Rate/Volume Analysis shown on pages 28 and 29. Information as to the components of interest income and interest expense and average rates is provided in the Average Balance Sheets shown on pages 26 and 27.

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Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

The Company reported net income for the three months ended June 30, 2006 of $4.9 million, representing $0.26 per share, calculated on a diluted basis, compared to $6.1 million, or $0.31 per share calculated on a diluted basis, for the second quarter of 2005. This decrease reflects higher interest and noninterest expenses coupled with a higher provision for loan losses and lower noninterest income which were partially offset by an increase in interest income coupled with a decrease in provision for income taxes.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis, was $21.3 million for the second quarter of 2006 compared to $21.2 million for the 2005 period, as the higher rates paid on interest-bearing deposits and borrowings and higher balances for borrowings in the second quarter of 2006 substantially offset the effects of higher earning assets outstanding and higher average yield on loans for that quarter. The net interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis, was 4.71% for the second quarter of 2006 compared to 4.84% for the 2005 period. The net interest margin was impacted by the flattening of the yield curve, the higher interest rate environment in 2006, the level of noninterest-bearing demand deposits and the effect of higher average loans outstanding. The flattening yield curve and more competitive pricing practices in the Company’s markets have caused the costs of deposits and borrowings to increase faster than the yield on earning assets.

Total interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis, aggregated $32.2 million for the second quarter of 2006, up from $28.0 million for the 2005 period. The tax-equivalent yield on interest-earning assets was 7.23% for the second quarter of 2006 compared to 6.42% for the 2005 period.

Interest earned on the loan portfolio amounted to $24.4 million for the second quarter of 2006, up $4.9 million from a year ago. Average loan balances amounted to $1,141.4 million, an increase of $122.2 million from an average of $1,019.2 million in the prior year period. The increase in average loans (across virtually all segments of the Company’s loan portfolio), primarily due to the acquisition of PL Services, L.P. coupled with the Company’s other business development activities and the ongoing consolidation of banks in the Company’s marketing area, accounted for $2.5 million of the $4.9 million increase in interest earned on loans. The increase in the yield on the loan portfolio to 8.83% for the second quarter of 2006 from 7.92% for the 2005 period was primarily attributable to the mix (including the acquisition of PL Services, L.P) of average outstanding balances among the components of the loan portfolio and the higher interest rate environment in 2006.

Interest earned on the securities portfolio, on a tax-equivalent basis, decreased to $7.7 million for the second quarter of 2006 from $8.4 million in the prior year period. Average outstandings decreased to $661.6 million (36.6% of average earning assets) for the second quarter of 2006 from $733.8 million (41.4% of average earning assets) in the prior year period. The average life of the securities portfolio was approximately 4.5 years at June 30, 2006 compared to 4.2 years at June 30, 2005.

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Total interest expense increased by $4.2 million for the second quarter of 2006 from $6.7 million for the 2005 period, primarily due to higher rates paid for interest-bearing deposits and for borrowed funds and higher average balances for borrowed funds.

Interest expense on deposits increased to $6.4 million for the second quarter of 2006 from $4.1 million for the 2005 period primarily due to an increase in the cost of those funds. Average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits was 2.81% which was 104 basis points higher than the prior year period. The increase in average cost of deposits reflects the higher interest rate environment during 2006.

Interest expense on borrowings increased to $4.5 million for the second quarter of 2006 from $2.7 million for the 2005 period due to an increase in the cost of those funds coupled with higher average balances. The average rate paid in borrowings was 4.87% which was 149 basis points higher than the prior year period. The increase in average cost of borrowings reflects the higher interest rate environment during 2006. Average borrowing balances increased to $373.7 million for the second quarter of 2006 from $314.4 million on the 2005 period.

Provision for Loan Losses

Based on management’s continuing evaluation of the loan portfolio (discussed under “Asset Quality” below), the provision for loan losses for the second quarter of 2006 increased to $2.5 million from $2.0 million for the prior year period. Factors affecting the level of provision included the growth in the loan portfolios, changes in general economic conditions and the amount of nonaccrual loans.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income decreased to $9.1 million for the second quarter of 2006 from $9.3 million in the 2005 period, primarily due to lower mortgage banking income, income from bank owned life insurance, and other income. The decrease in mortgage banking income was principally due to the continued yield compression in the secondary market for loans which is impacting the entire industry. Partially offsetting these decreases were higher customer related service charges and fees primarily due to revenues attributable to the acquisition of PL Services, L.P.

Noninterest Expenses

Noninterest expenses increased $1.5 million for the second quarter of 2006 when compared to the 2005 period. The increase was primarily due to higher salaries, employee benefits and occupancy and equipment expenses, primarily due to investments in the Sterling franchise, including the acquisition of Sterling Resource Funding Corp. Also contributing to higher employee benefits expense were increases in pension costs coupled with higher payroll taxes and life insurance costs, primarily due to timing of recognition. Partially offsetting those increases were lower expenses for advertising and marketing and professional fees.

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes decreased by $1.0 million to $3.1 million for the second quarter of 2006 from an expense of $4.1 million for the 2005 period. The decrease was primarily due to the lower level of pre-tax income in the 2006 period.

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Comparisons of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

The Company reported net income for the six months ended June 30, 2006 of $11.3 million, representing $0.59 per share, calculated on a diluted basis, compared to $11.8 million, or $0.60 per share calculated on a diluted basis, for the first half of 2005. This decrease reflected higher interest and noninterest expenses coupled with a higher provision for loan losses and lower noninterest income which were partially offset by an increase in interest income coupled with a decrease in the provision for income taxes.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis, decreased to $41.7 million for the first six months of 2006 from $41.9 million for the 2005 period, due to higher rates paid on interest-bearing deposits and borrowed funds coupled with higher balances for interest-bearing deposits and borrowed funds partially offset by higher average earning assets outstanding coupled with a higher average yield on loans. The net interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis, was 4.70% for the first six months of 2006 compared to 4.94% for the 2005 period. The net interest margin was impacted by the flattening of the yield curve, the higher interest rate environment in 2006, the level of noninterest-bearing demand deposits and the effect of higher average loans outstanding. The flattening yield curve and more competitive pricing practices in the Company’s markets have caused the costs of deposits and borrowings to increase faster than the yield on earning assets.

Total interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis, aggregated $62.4 million for the first six months of 2006, up from $54.4 million for the 2005 period. The tax-equivalent yield on interest-earning assets was 7.10% for the first six months of 2006 compared to 6.43% for the 2005 period.

Interest earned on the loan portfolio amounted to $46.4 million for the first six months of 2006, up $8.6 million from a year ago. Average loan balances amounted to $1,115.6 million an increase of $109.5 million from an average of $1,006.1 million in the prior year period. The increase in average loans (across virtually all segments of the Company’s loan portfolio), primarily due to the acquisition of PL Services, L.P. coupled with the Company’s other business development activities and the ongoing consolidation of banks in the Company’s marketing area, accounted for $4.5 million of the $8.6 million increase in interest earned on loans. The increase in the yield on the loan portfolio to 8.71% for the first six months of 2006 from 7.94% for the 2005 period was primarily attributable to the mix (including the acquisition of PL Services, L.P.) of outstanding balances on average among the components of the loan portfolio and the higher interest rate environment in 2006.

Interest earned on the securities portfolio, on a tax-equivalent basis, decreased to $15.9 million for the first six months of 2006 from $16.3 million in the prior year period. Average outstandings increased to $685.0 million (37.9% of average earning assets for the first six months of 2006) from $713.3 million (41.0% of average earning assets) in the prior year period. The average life of the securities portfolio was approximately 4.5 years at June 30, 2006 compared to 4.2 years at June 30, 2005.

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Total interest expense increased to $20.7 million for the first six months of 2006 from $12.4 million for the 2005 period, primarily due to higher rates paid for interest-bearing deposits and for borrowed funds and higher average balances.

Interest expense on deposits increased to $12.6 million for the first six months of 2006 from $7.5 million for the 2005 period primarily due to an increase in the cost of those funds. Average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits was 2.70% which was 103 basis points higher than the prior year period. The increase in average cost of deposits reflects the higher interest rate environment during 2006. Average interest-bearing deposit balances increased to $944.0 million for the first six months of 2006 from $909.8 million in the 2005 period primarily the result of the Company’s branching initiatives and other business development activities.

Interest expense on borrowings increased to $8.1 million for the first six months of 2006 from $4.9 million for the 2005 period primarily due to the higher interest rate environment during 2006. The average rate paid on borrowed funds was 4.71% which was 144 basis points higher than the prior year period. The increase in average cost of borrowings reflects the high interest rate environment during 2006. Average borrowing balances increased to $345.4 million for the first six months of 2006 from $300.5 million in the 2005 period.

Provision for Loan Losses

Based on management’s continuing evaluation of the loan portfolio (discussed under “Asset Quality” below), the provision for loan losses for the first half of 2006 increased to $5.0 million from $4.7 million for the prior year period. Factors affecting the level of provision included the growth in the loan portfolios, changes in general economic conditions and the amount of nonaccrual loans.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income decreased to $15.0 million for the first six months of 2006 from $17.3 million in the 2005 period, primarily due to lower revenues from mortgage banking activities, bank owned life insurance and other income coupled with higher losses from sales of available for sale securities. The decrease in mortgage banking income was principally due to the continued yield compression in the secondary market for loans which is impacting the entire industry. Partially offsetting these decreases was increased revenues from customer related service charges and fees primarily due to revenues attributable to the acquisition of PL Services, L.P.

Noninterest Expenses

Noninterest expenses increased to $39.1 million for the first six months of 2006 from $35.2 million in the 2005 period. Increases in salaries, employee benefits and occupancy and equipment expenses reflected the continued investments in the Sterling franchise, including the acquisition of PL Services, L.P. and the impact of new branches. Also contributing to higher employee benefits expense were increases in pension costs coupled with higher payroll taxes and life insurance costs, primarily due to timing of recognition.

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes for the first six months of 2006 decreased by $6.3 million from the 2005 period. The decrease was primarily due to a $3.7 million reversal (during the first quarter of 2006) of reserve for state and local taxes,

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net of federal tax effect, as a result of the resolution of certain state tax issues, and to the lower level of pre-tax income.

BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS

Securities

The Company’s securities portfolios are comprised principally of mortgage-backed securities of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises, and obligations of state and political institutions, along with other debt and equity securities. At June 30, 2006, the Company’s portfolio of securities totaled $634.6 million, of which mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises having an average life of approximately 4.8 years amounted to $554.8 million. The Company has the intent and ability to hold to maturity securities classified as “held to maturity.” These securities are carried at cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. The gross unrealized gains and losses on “held to maturity” securities were $0.3 million and $19.3 million, respectively. Securities classified as “available for sale” may be sold in the future, prior to maturity. These securities are carried at market value. Net aggregate unrealized gains or losses on these securities are included in a valuation allowance account and are shown net of taxes, as a component of shareholders’ equity. Given the generally high credit quality of the portfolio, management expects to realize all of its investment upon market recovery or the maturity of such instruments and thus believes that any market value impairment is interest rate related and therefore temporary. “Available for sale” securities included gross unrealized gains of $0.2 million and gross unrealized losses of $7.7 million.

The following table presents information regarding securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2006

 

Gross
Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Market
Value

 


 


 


 


 


 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMOs (Federal National Mortgage Association)

 

$

9,006,970

 

$

 

$

711,739

 

$

8,295,231

 

CMOs (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company)

 

 

23,085,253

 

 

 

 

1,725,685

 

 

21,359,568

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

50,700,504

 

 

13,273

 

 

2,492,227

 

 

48,221,550

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company

 

 

46,885,681

 

 

3,997

 

 

2,360,880

 

 

44,528,798

 

Government National Mortgage Association

 

 

4,766,264

 

 

77,637

 

 

6,229

 

 

4,837,672

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total mortgage-backed securities

 

 

134,444,672

 

 

94,907

 

 

7,296,760

 

 

127,242,819

 

Obligations of state and political institutions

 

 

25,662,217

 

 

101,052

 

 

357,527

 

 

25,405,742

 

Federal Reserve Bank stock

 

 

1,130,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,130,700

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

 

5,689,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,689,100

 

Other securities

 

 

1,482,467

 

 

52,276

 

 

1,585

 

 

1,533,158

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

168,409,156

 

$

248,235

 

$

7,655,872

 

$

161,001,519

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

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The following table presents information regarding securities held to maturity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2006

 

Carrying
Value

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Estimated
Market
Value

 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMOs (Federal National Mortgage Association)

 

$

13,287,392

 

$

 

$

845,291

 

$

12,442,101

 

CMOs (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company)

 

 

23,983,114

 

 

 

 

1,611,755

 

 

22,371,359

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

224,896,399

 

 

167,004

 

 

8,790,506

 

 

216,272,897

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company

 

 

153,394,596

 

 

58,131

 

 

7,257,553

 

 

146,195,174

 

Government National Mortgage Association

 

 

12,020,428

 

 

157,245

 

 

53,632

 

 

12,124,041

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total mortgage-backed securities

 

 

427,581,929

 

 

382,380

 

 

18,558,737

 

 

409,405,572

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

24,986,306

 

 

 

 

261,306

 

 

24,725,000

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank

 

 

20,000,000

 

 

 

 

425,000

 

 

19,575,000

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies

 

 

472,568,235

 

 

382,380

 

 

19,245,043

 

 

453,705,572

 

Debt securities issued by foreign governments

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

 

 

5,527

 

 

994,473

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

473,568,235

 

$

382,380

 

$

19,250,570

 

$

454,700,045

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Loan Portfolio

A management objective is to maintain the quality of the loan portfolio. The Company seeks to achieve this objective by maintaining rigorous underwriting standards coupled with regular evaluation of the creditworthiness of and the designation of lending limits for each borrower. The portfolio strategies include seeking industry and loan size diversification in order to minimize credit exposure and originating loans in markets with which the Company is familiar.

The Company’s commercial and industrial loan portfolio represents approximately 56% of all loans. Loans in this category are typically made to small and medium-sized businesses and range between $25,000 and $10 million. The Company’s real estate mortgage portfolio, which represents approximately 24% of all loans, is secured by mortgages on real property located principally in the states of New York, New Jersey, Virginia and North Carolina. The Company’s leasing portfolio, which consists of finance leases for various types of business equipment, represents approximately 18% of all loans. Sources of repayment are from the borrower’s operating profits, cash flows and liquidation of pledged collateral. Based on underwriting standards, loans may be secured in whole or in part by collateral such as liquid assets, accounts receivable, equipment, inventory, and real property. The collateral securing any loan or lease may depend on the type of loan or lease and may vary in value based on market conditions.

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The following table sets forth the composition of the Company’s loans held for sale and loans held in portfolio:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 


 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

Balances

 

% of
Total

 

Balances

 

% of
Total

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

Domestic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

$

659,859

 

 

56.3

%

$

547,142

 

 

52.4

%

Equipment lease financing

 

 

212,892

 

 

18.2

 

 

166,236

 

 

15.9

 

Real estate - residential mortgage

 

 

166,745

 

 

14.2

 

 

176,847

 

 

16.9

 

Real estate- commercial mortgage

 

 

118,891

 

 

10.1

 

 

113,965

 

 

10.9

 

Real estate - construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,310

 

 

0.2

 

Installment - individuals

 

 

14,213

 

 

1.2

 

 

11,462

 

 

1.1

 

Loans to depository institutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,000

 

 

2.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Loans, net of unearned discounts

 

$

1,172,600

 

 

100.0

%

$

1,044,962

 

 

100.0

%

 

 



 



 



 



 

Asset Quality

Intrinsic to the lending process is the possibility of loss. In times of economic slowdown, the risk of loss inherent in the Company’s portfolio of loans may increase. While management endeavors to minimize this risk, it recognizes that loan losses will occur and that the amount of these losses will fluctuate depending on the risk characteristics of the loan portfolio which in turn depend on current and expected economic conditions, the financial condition of borrowers, the realization of collateral, and the credit management process.

Management views the allowance for loan losses as a critical accounting policy due to its subjectivity. The allowance for loan losses is maintained through the provision for loan losses, which is a charge to operating earnings. The adequacy of the provision and the resulting allowance for loan losses is determined by a management evaluation process of the loan portfolio, including identification and review of individual problem situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, review of overall portfolio quality through an analysis of current charge-offs, delinquency and nonperforming loan data, estimates of the value of any underlying collateral, an assessment of current and expected economic conditions and changes in the size and character of the loan portfolio. Other data utilized by management in determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses include, but are not limited to, the results of regulatory reviews, the amount of, trend of and/or borrower characteristics on loans that are identified as requiring special attention as part of the credit review process, and peer group comparisons. The impact of this other data might result in an allowance which will be greater than that indicated by the evaluation process previously described. The allowance reflects management’s evaluation both of loans presenting identified loss potential and of the risk inherent in various components of the loan portfolio, including loans identified as impaired as required by SFAS No. 114. Thus, an increase in the size of the portfolio or in any of its components could necessitate an increase in the allowance even though there may not be a decline in credit quality or an increase in potential problem loans. A significant change in any of the evaluation factors described above could result in future additions to the allowance. At June

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30, 2006, the ratio of the allowance to loans held in portfolio, net of unearned discounts, was 1.57% and the allowance was $17.9 million, including a general allowance of $1.8 million carried over as a result of the acquisition of Sterling Resource Funding Corp. At such date, the Company’s nonaccrual loans amounted to $4.0 million; $0.7 million of such loans was judged to be impaired within the scope of SFAS No. 114. Loans 90 days past due and still accruing amounted to $2.0 million. Based on the foregoing, as well as management’s judgment as to the current risks inherent in loans held in portfolio, the Company’s allowance for loan losses was deemed adequate to absorb all reasonably anticipated losses on specifically known and other possible credit risks associated with the portfolio as of June 30, 2006. Net losses within loans held in portfolio are not statistically predictable and changes in conditions in the next twelve months could result in future provisions for loan losses varying from the level taken in the first six months of 2006. Potential problem loans, which are loans that are currently performing under present loan repayment terms but where known information about possible credit problems of borrowers causes management to have serious doubts as to the ability of the borrowers to continue to comply with the present repayment terms, aggregated $2.5 million at June 30, 2006.

Deposits

A significant source of funds for the Company continues to be deposits, consisting of demand (noninterest-bearing), NOW, savings, money market and time deposits (principally certificates of deposit).

          The following table provides certain information with respect to the Company’s deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 


 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

Balances

 

% of
Total

 

Balances

 

% of
Total

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

Domestic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand

 

$

495,257

 

 

35.0

%

$

457,565

 

 

33.3

%

NOW

 

 

213,823

 

 

15.1

 

 

144,646

 

 

10.5

 

Savings

 

 

22,579

 

 

1.6

 

 

27,698

 

 

2.0

 

Money market

 

 

200,528

 

 

14.2

 

 

233,474

 

 

17.0

 

Time deposits

 

 

480,228

 

 

33.9

 

 

508,240

 

 

37.0

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total domestic deposits

 

 

1,412,415

 

 

99.8

 

 

1,371,623

 

 

99.8

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time deposits

 

 

3,028

 

 

0.2

 

 

3,015

 

 

0.2

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total deposits

 

$

1,415,443

 

 

100.0

%

$

1,374,638

 

 

100.0

%

 

 



 



 



 



 

Fluctuations of balances in total or among categories at any date may occur based on the Company’s mix of assets and liabilities as well as on customers’ balance sheet strategies. Historically, however, average balances for deposits have been relatively stable. Information regarding these average balances is presented on pages 26 and 27.

23



CAPITAL

The Company and the bank are subject to risk-based capital regulations which quantitatively measure capital against risk-weighted assets, including certain off-balance sheet items. These regulations define the elements of the Tier 1 and Tier 2 components of Total Capital and establish minimum ratios of 4% for Tier 1 capital and 8% for Total Capital for capital adequacy purposes. Supplementing these regulations is a leverage requirement. This requirement establishes a minimum leverage ratio (at least 3% or 4%, depending upon an institution’s regulatory status) which is calculated by dividing Tier 1 capital by adjusted quarterly average assets (after deducting goodwill). Information regarding the Company’s and the bank’s risk-based capital is presented on page 30. In addition, the bank is subject to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (“FDICIA”) which imposes a number of mandatory supervisory measures. Among other matters, FDICIA established five capital categories, ranging from “well capitalized” to “critically under capitalized”, which are used by regulatory agencies to determine a bank’s deposit insurance premium, approval of applications authorizing institutions to increase their asset size or otherwise expand business activities or acquire other institutions. Under FDICIA, a “well capitalized” bank must maintain minimum leverage, Tier 1 and Total Capital ratios of 5%, 6% and 10%, respectively. The Federal Reserve Board applies comparable tests for holding companies such as the Company. At June 30, 2006, the Company and the bank exceeded the requirements for “well capitalized” institutions.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained or incorporated by reference in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including but not limited to, statements concerning future results of operations or financial position, borrowing capacity and future liquidity, future investment results, future credit exposure, future loan losses and plans and objectives for future operations, and other statements contained herein regarding matters that are not historical facts, are “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are not historical facts but instead are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and represent only our belief regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside our control. Any forward-looking statements we may make speak only as of the date on which such statements are made. Our actual results and financial position may differ materially from the anticipated results and financial condition indicated in or implied by these forward-looking statements.

Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: inflation, interest rates, market and monetary fluctuations; geopolitical developments including acts of war and terrorism and their impact on economic conditions; the effects of, and changes in, trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve Board; changes, particularly declines, in general economic conditions and in the local economies in which the Company operates; the financial condition of the Company’s borrowers; competitive pressures on loan and deposit pricing and demand; changes in technology and their impact on the marketing of new products and services and the acceptance of these products and services by new and existing customers; the willingness of customers to substitute competitors’ products and services for the Company’s products and services; the impact of changes in financial services laws and

24



regulations (including laws concerning taxes, banking, securities and insurance); changes in accounting principles, policies and guidelines; the success of the Company at managing the risks involved in the foregoing as well as other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in press releases and other public filings. The foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive, and we will not update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time.

25



STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Average Balance Sheets [1]
Three Months Ended June 30,
(Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006

 

 

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest

 

Average
Rate

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest

 

Average
Rate

 

 

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

 

$

1,788

 

$

20

 

 

4.61

%  

$

3,155

 

$

16

 

 

2.02

%

Securities available for sale

 

 

143,428

 

 

1,684

 

 

4.70

 

 

197,236

 

 

2,185

 

 

4.43

 

Securities held to maturity

 

 

488,398

 

 

5,551

 

 

4.55

 

 

511,387

 

 

5,733

 

 

4.48

 

Securities tax-exempt [2]

 

 

29,793

 

 

485

 

 

6.53

 

 

25,130

 

 

459

 

 

7.33

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total investment securities

 

 

661,619

 

 

7,720

 

 

4.67

 

 

733,753

 

 

8,377

 

 

4.57

 

Federal funds sold

 

 

2,802

 

 

35

 

 

4.93

 

 

16,066

 

 

112

 

 

2.77

 

Loans, net of unearned
discounts [3]

 

 

1,141,393

 

 

24,409

 

 

8.83

 

 

1,019,245

 

 

19,478

 

 

7.92

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

TOTAL INTEREST-EARNING ASSETS

 

 

1,807,602

 

 

32,184

 

 

7.23

%

 

1,772,219

 

 

27,983

 

 

6.42

%

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

Cash and due from banks

 

 

62,980

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

(17,365

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17,652

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

23,070

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,158

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

90,737

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

79,013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

1,967,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,915,967

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings

 

$

23,646

 

 

24

 

 

0.41

%

$

28,577

 

 

28

 

 

0.40

%

NOW

 

 

176,292

 

 

691

 

 

1.57

 

 

155,218

 

 

269

 

 

0.69

 

Money market

 

 

205,165

 

 

957

 

 

1.87

 

 

214,740

 

 

469

 

 

0.88

 

Time

 

 

504,428

 

 

4,707

 

 

3.74

 

 

523,697

 

 

3,312

 

 

2.54

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time

 

 

3,027

 

 

8

 

 

1.02

 

 

3,012

 

 

8

 

 

1.09

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

912,558

 

 

6,387

 

 

2.81

 

 

925,244

 

 

4,086

 

 

1.77

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase - customers

 

 

81,439

 

 

767

 

 

3.78

 

 

86,793

 

 

417

 

 

1.93

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase - dealers

 

 

106,438

 

 

1,344

 

 

5.07

 

 

54,284

 

 

420

 

 

3.11

 

Federal funds purchased

 

 

19,912

 

 

251

 

 

4.99

 

 

20,223

 

 

157

 

 

3.12

 

Commercial paper

 

 

49,371

 

 

538

 

 

4.37

 

 

37,211

 

 

223

 

 

2.40

 

Short-term borrowings - FHLB

 

 

50,498

 

 

642

 

 

5.10

 

 

7,045

 

 

56

 

 

3.18

 

Short-term borrowings - other

 

 

581

 

 

7

 

 

5.09

 

 

715

 

 

5

 

 

3.06

 

Long-term borrowings - FHLB

 

 

39,670

 

 

461

 

 

4.64

 

 

82,308

 

 

854

 

 

4.14

 

Long-term borrowings - sub debt

 

 

25,774

 

 

524

 

 

8.37

 

 

25,774

 

 

523

 

 

8.38

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total borrowings

 

 

373,683

 

 

4,534

 

 

4.87

 

 

314,353

 

 

2,655

 

 

3.38

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

TOTAL INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES

 

 

1,286,241

 

 

10,921

 

 

3.41

%

 

1,239,597

 

 

6,741

 

 

2.18

%

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

 

441,630

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

445,933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

93,828

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

79,973

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,821,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,765,503

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

145,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

150,464

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

1,967,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,915,967

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income/spread

 

 

 

 

 

21,263

 

 

3.82

%

 

 

 

 

21,242

 

 

4.24

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Net yield on interest-earning assets (margin)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.71

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.84

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Less: Tax equivalent adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

191

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

177

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

 

$

21,072

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

21,065

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 


 

 

[1]

The average balances of assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity are computed on the basis of daily averages. Average rates are presented on a tax-equivalent basis. Certain reclassifications have been made to amounts for prior periods to conform to the current presentation.

 

 

[2]

Interest on tax-exempt securities is presented on a tax-equivalent basis.

 

 

[3]

Includes loans held for sale and loans held in portfolio; all loans are domestic. Nonaccrual loans are included in amounts outstanding and income has been included to the extent earned.

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STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Average Balance Sheets [1]
Six Months Ended June 30,
(Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006

 

 

 

2005

 

 

 

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest

 

Average
Rate

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest

 

Average
Rate

 

 

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

 

$

2,413

 

$

50

 

 

4.23

%  

$

2,770

 

$

22

 

 

1.61

%

Securities available for sale

 

 

156,907

 

 

3,571

 

 

4.55

 

 

200,717

 

 

4,399

 

 

4.38

 

Securities held to maturity

 

 

497,371

 

 

11,295

 

 

4.54

 

 

486,814

 

 

10,943

 

 

4.50

 

Securities tax-exempt [2]

 

 

30,752

 

 

1,004

 

 

6.59

 

 

25,777

 

 

930

 

 

7.28

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total investment securities

 

 

685,030

 

 

15,870

 

 

4.64

 

 

713,308

 

 

16,272

 

 

4.56

 

Federal funds sold

 

 

3,204

 

 

75

 

 

4.65

 

 

17,304

 

 

222

 

 

2.56

 

Loans, net of unearned discounts [3]

 

 

1,115,592

 

 

46,434

 

 

8.71

 

 

1,006,064

 

 

37,854

 

 

7.94

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

TOTAL INTEREST-EARNING ASSETS

 

 

1,806,239

 

 

62,429

 

 

7.10

%

 

1,739,446

 

 

54,370

 

 

6.43

%

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

Cash and due from banks

 

 

64,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

(17,301

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17,450

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

22,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,158

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

89,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

79,559

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

1,964,920

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,885,338

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings

 

$

24,666

 

 

50

 

 

0.41

%

$

28,804

 

 

54

 

 

0.38

%

NOW

 

 

179,385

 

 

1,426

 

 

1.60

 

 

148,748

 

 

463

 

 

0.63

 

Money market

 

 

223,379

 

 

1,979

 

 

1.79

 

 

220,595

 

 

879

 

 

0.80

 

Time

 

 

513,542

 

 

9,160

 

 

3.60

 

 

508,667

 

 

6,126

 

 

2.43

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time

 

 

3,025

 

 

16

 

 

1.06

 

 

3,007

 

 

16

 

 

1.09

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

943,997

 

 

12,631

 

 

2.70

 

 

909,821

 

 

7,538

 

 

1.67

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase - customers

 

 

80,756

 

 

1,462

 

 

3.65

 

 

86,281

 

 

754

 

 

1.76

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase - dealers

 

 

96,683

 

 

2,328

 

 

4.86

 

 

46,416

 

 

669

 

 

2.91

 

Federal funds purchased

 

 

16,117

 

 

386

 

 

4.77

 

 

11,826

 

 

178

 

 

2.99

 

Commercial paper

 

 

45,776

 

 

943

 

 

4.15

 

 

36,412

 

 

383

 

 

2.12

 

Short-term borrowings - FHLB

 

 

33,814

 

 

835

 

 

4.98

 

 

3,542

 

 

56

 

 

3.18

 

Short-term borrowings - other

 

 

746

 

 

18

 

 

4.81

 

 

745

 

 

10

 

 

2.83

 

Long-term borrowings - FHLB

 

 

45,746

 

 

1,047

 

 

4.58

 

 

89,502

 

 

1,808

 

 

4.04

 

Long-term borrowings - sub debt

 

 

25,774

 

 

1,047

 

 

8.38

 

 

25,774

 

 

1,047

 

 

8.38

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total borrowings

 

 

345,412

 

 

8,066

 

 

4.71

 

 

300,498

 

 

4,905

 

 

3.27

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

TOTAL INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES

 

 

1,289,409

 

 

20,697

 

 

3.24

%

 

1,210,319

 

 

12,443

 

 

2.07

%

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

 

441,683

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

441,247

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

89,179

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

84,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,820,271

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,736,326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

144,649

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

149,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

1,964,920

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,885,338

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income/spread

 

 

 

 

 

41,732

 

 

3.86

%

 

 

 

 

41,927

 

 

4.36

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Net yield on interest-earning assets (margin)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.70

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.94

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Less: Tax equivalent adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

395

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

 

$

41,337

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

41,567

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 


 

 

[1]

The average balances of assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity are computed on the basis of daily averages. Average rates are presented on a tax-equivalent basis. Certain reclassifications have been made to amounts for prior periods to conform to the current presentation.

 

 

[2]

Interest on tax-exempt securities is presented on a tax-equivalent basis.

 

 

[3]

Includes loans held for sale and loans held in portfolio; all loans are domestic. Nonaccrual loans are included in amounts outstanding and income has been included to the extent earned.

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STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Rate/Volume Analysis [1]
(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase/ (Decrease )

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2006 to June 30, 2005

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

Rate

 

Net [2]

 

 

 


 


 


 

INTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

 

$

(9

)

$

13

 

$

4

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities available for sale

 

 

(627

)

 

126

 

 

(501

)

Securities held to maturity

 

 

(267

)

 

85

 

 

(182

)

Securities tax-exempt

 

 

79

 

 

(53

)

 

26

 

 

 



 



 



 

Total investment securities

 

 

(815

)

 

158

 

 

(657

)

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal funds sold

 

 

(129

)

 

52

 

 

(77

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, net of unearned discounts [3]

 

 

2,518

 

 

2,413

 

 

4,931

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INTEREST INCOME

 

$

1,565

 

$

2,636

 

$

4,201

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings

 

$

(5

)

$

1

 

$

(4

)

NOW

 

 

40

 

 

382

 

 

422

 

Money market

 

 

(22

)

 

510

 

 

488

 

Time

 

 

(126

)

 

1,521

 

 

1,395

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

(113

)

 

2,414

 

 

2,301

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase - customers

 

 

(27

)

 

377

 

 

350

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase - dealers

 

 

558

 

 

366

 

 

924

 

Federal funds purchased

 

 

(2

)

 

96

 

 

94

 

Commercial paper

 

 

90

 

 

225

 

 

315

 

Short-term borrowings - FHLB

 

 

533

 

 

53

 

 

586

 

Short-term borrowings - other

 

 

(1

)

 

3

 

 

2

 

Long-term borrowings - FHLB

 

 

(485

)

 

92

 

 

(393

)

Long-term borrowings - sub debt

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 



 



 



 

Total borrowings

 

 

666

 

 

1,213

 

 

1,879

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE

 

$

553

 

$

3,627

 

$

4,180

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INTEREST INCOME

 

$

1,012

 

$

(991

)

$

21

 

 

 



 



 



 


 

 

[1]

This table is presented on a tax-equivalent basis.

 

 

[2]

Changes in interest income and interest expense due to a combination of both volume and rate have been allocated to the change due to volume and the change due to rate in proportion to the relationship of the change due solely to each.

 

 

[3]

Includes loans held for sale and loans held in portfolio; all loans are domestic. Nonaccrual loans are included in amounts outstanding and income has been included to the extent earned.

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STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Rate/Volume Analysis   [1]
(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase/ (Decrease )

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2006 to June 30, 2005

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

Rate

 

Net [2]

 

 

 


 


 


 

INTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

 

$

(3

)

$

31

 

$

28

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities available for sale

 

 

(990

)

 

162

 

 

(828

)

Securities held to maturity

 

 

249

 

 

103

 

 

352

 

Securities tax-exempt

 

 

109

 

 

(35

)

 

74

 

 

 



 



 



 

Total investment securities

 

 

(632

)

 

230

 

 

(402

)

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal funds sold

 

 

(253

)

 

106

 

 

(147

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, net of unearned discounts [3]

 

 

4,538

 

 

4,042

 

 

8,580

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INTEREST INCOME

 

$

3,650

 

$

4,409

 

$

8,059

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings

 

$

(8

)

$

4

 

$

(4

)

NOW

 

 

114

 

 

849

 

 

963

 

Money market

 

 

11

 

 

1,089

 

 

1,100

 

Time

 

 

59

 

 

2,975

 

 

3,034

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

176

 

 

4,917

 

 

5,093

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase - customers

 

 

(51

)

 

759

 

 

708

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase - dealers

 

 

1,024

 

 

635

 

 

1,659

 

Federal funds purchased

 

 

79

 

 

129

 

 

208

 

Commercial paper

 

 

118

 

 

442

 

 

560

 

Short-term borrowings - FHLB

 

 

730

 

 

49

 

 

779

 

Short-term borrowings - other

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

8

 

Long-term borrowings - FHLB

 

 

(974

)

 

213

 

 

(761

)

Long-term borrowings - sub debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 

Total borrowings

 

 

926

 

 

2,235

 

 

3,161

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE

 

$

1,102

 

$

7,152

 

$

8,254

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INTEREST INCOME

 

$

2,548

 

$

(2,743

)

$

(195

)

 

 



 



 



 


 

 

[1]

This table is presented on a tax-equivalent basis.

 

 

[2]

Changes in interest income and interest expense due to a combination of both volume and rate have been allocated to the change due to volume and the change due to rate in proportion to the relationship of the change due solely to each.

 

 

[3]

Includes loans held for sale and loans held in portfolio; all loans are domestic. Nonaccrual loans are included in amounts outstanding and income has been included to the extent earned.

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STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Regulatory Capital and Ratios

Ratios and Minimums
(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Capital

 

To Be Well

 

 

 

Actual

 

Adequacy Minimum

 

Capitalized

 

 

 


 


 


 

 

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

 

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

As of June 30, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company

 

$

173,064

 

 

12.96

%  

$

106,821

 

 

8.00

%  

$

133,527

 

 

10.00

%

The bank

 

 

136,483

 

 

10.81

 

 

101,026

 

 

8.00

 

 

126,283

 

 

10.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company

 

 

156,358

 

 

11.71

 

 

53,411

 

 

4.00

 

 

80,116

 

 

6.00

 

The bank

 

 

120,686

 

 

9.56

 

 

50,513

 

 

4.00

 

 

75,770

 

 

6.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 Leverage Capital (to Average Assets):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company

 

 

156,358

 

 

8.04

 

 

77,762

 

 

4.00

 

 

97,203

 

 

5.00

 

The bank

 

 

120,686

 

 

6.46

 

 

74,780

 

 

4.00

 

 

93,475

 

 

5.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company

 

$

172,946

 

 

13.28

%

$

104,219

 

 

8.00

%

$

130,274

 

 

10.00

%

The bank

 

 

135,307

 

 

10.99

 

 

98,520

 

 

8.00

 

 

123,150

 

 

10.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company

 

 

156,659

 

 

12.03

 

 

52,110

 

 

4.00

 

 

78,165

 

 

6.00

 

The bank

 

 

119,910

 

 

9.74

 

 

49,260

 

 

4.00

 

 

73,890

 

 

6.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 Leverage Capital (to Average Assets):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company

 

 

156,659

 

 

7.96

 

 

78,680

 

 

4.00

 

 

98,350

 

 

5.00

 

The bank

 

 

119,910

 

 

6.33

 

 

75,722

 

 

4.00

 

 

94,653

 

 

5.00

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT

The Company’s primary earnings source is its net interest income; therefore, the Company devotes significant time and has invested in resources to assist in the management of interest rate risk and asset quality. The Company’s net interest income is affected by changes in market interest rates, and by the level and composition of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. The Company’s objectives in its asset/liability management are to utilize its capital effectively, to provide adequate liquidity and to enhance net interest income, without taking undue risks or subjecting the Company unduly to interest rate fluctuations.

The Company takes a coordinated approach to the management of its liquidity, capital and interest rate risk. This risk management process is governed by policies and limits established by senior management which are reviewed and approved by the Asset/Liability Committee. This committee, which is comprised of members of senior management, meets to review, among other things, economic conditions, interest rates, yield curve, cash flow projections, expected customer actions, liquidity levels, capital ratios and repricing characteristics of assets, liabilities and financial instruments.

Market Risk

Market risk is the risk of loss in a financial instrument arising from adverse changes in market indices such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates and equity prices. The Company’s principal market risk exposure is interest rate risk, with no material impact on earnings from changes in foreign exchange rates or equity prices.

Interest rate risk is the exposure to changes in market interest rates. Interest rate sensitivity is the relationship between market interest rates and net interest income due to the repricing characteristics of assets and liabilities. The Company monitors the interest rate sensitivity of its balance sheet positions by examining its near-term sensitivity and its longer-term gap position. In its management of interest rate risk, the Company utilizes several financial and statistical tools, including traditional gap analysis and sophisticated income simulation models.

A traditional gap analysis is prepared based on the maturity and repricing characteristics of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities for selected time bands. The mismatch between repricings or maturities within a time band is commonly referred to as the “gap” for that period. A positive gap (asset sensitive) where interest rate sensitive assets exceed interest rate sensitive liabilities generally will result in the net interest margin increasing in a rising rate environment and decreasing in a falling rate environment. A negative gap (liability sensitive) will generally have the opposite result on the net interest margin. However, the traditional gap analysis does not assess the relative sensitivity of assets and liabilities to changes in interest rates and other factors that could have an impact on interest rate sensitivity or net interest income. The Company utilizes the gap analysis to complement its income simulations modeling, primarily focusing on the longer-term structure of the balance sheet.

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The Company’s balance sheet structure is primarily short-term in nature with a substantial portion of assets and liabilities repricing or maturing within one year. The Company’s gap analysis at June 30, 2006, presented on page 36, indicates that net interest income would decrease during periods of rising interest rates and increase during periods of falling interest rates, but, as mentioned above, gap analysis may not be an accurate predictor of net interest income.

As part of its interest rate risk strategy, the Company may use financial instrument derivatives to hedge the interest rate sensitivity of assets. The Company has written policy guidelines, approved by the Board of Directors, governing the use of financial instruments, including approved counterparties, risk limits and appropriate internal control procedures. The credit risk of derivatives arises principally from the potential for a counterparty to fail to meet its obligation to settle a contract on a timely basis.

As of June 30, 2006, the Company was a party to two interest rate floor agreements with notional amounts of $50,000,000 each and maturities of September 14, 2007 and September 14, 2008, respectively. Interest rate floor contracts require the counterparty to pay the Company at specified future dates the amount, if any, by which the specified interest (prime rate) falls below the fixed floor rates, applied to the notional amounts. The Company utilizes the financial instruments to adjust its interest rate risk position without exposing itself to principal risk and funding requirements. These financial instruments are being used as part of the Company’s interest rate risk management and not for trading purposes. At June 30, 2006, all counterparties have investment grade credit ratings from the major rating agencies. Each counterparty is specifically approved for applicable credit exposure.

The interest rate floor contracts require the Company to pay a fee for the right to receive a fixed interest payment. The Company paid up-front premiums of $141,250. At June 30, 2006, there were no amounts receivable under these contracts. At June 30, 2005, the Company was not a party to any derivative contracts.

The interest rate floor agreements were not designated as hedges for accounting purposes and therefore changes in the fair values of the instruments are required to be recognized as income or expenses in the Company’s financial statements. At June 30, 2006 the aggregate fair value of the interest rate floors was $1,782, and $4,362 and $26,248 was charged to “Other Expenses” for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.

The Company utilizes income simulation models to complement its traditional gap analysis. While the Asset/Liability Committee routinely monitors simulated net interest income sensitivity over a rolling two-year horizon, it also utilizes additional tools to monitor potential longer-term interest rate risk. The income simulation models measure the Company’s net interest income volatility or sensitivity to interest rate changes utilizing statistical techniques that allow the Company to consider various factors which impact net interest income. These factors include actual maturities, estimated cash flows, repricing characteristics, deposits growth/retention and, most importantly, the relative sensitivity of the Company’s assets and liabilities to changes in market interest rates. This relative sensitivity is important to consider as the Company’s core deposit base has not been subject to the same degree of interest rate sensitivity as its assets. The core deposit costs are internally managed and tend to exhibit less sensitivity to changes in interest rates than the Company’s adjustable rate assets whose yields are based on external indices and generally change in concert with market interest rates.

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The Company’s interest rate sensitivity is determined by identifying the probable impact of changes in market interest rates on the yields on the Company’s assets and the rates that would be paid on its liabilities. This modeling technique involves a degree of estimation based on certain assumptions that management believes to be reasonable. Utilizing this process, management projects the impact of changes in interest rates on net interest margin. The Company has established certain policy limits for the potential volatility of its net interest margin assuming certain levels of changes in market interest rates with the objective of maintaining a stable net interest margin under various probable rate scenarios. Management generally has maintained a risk position well within the policy limits. As of June 30, 2006, the model indicated the impact of a 200 basis point parallel and pro rata rise in rates over 12 months would approximate a 0.8% ($0.6 million) increase in net interest income, while the impact of a 200 basis point decline in rates over the same period would approximate a 1.6% ($1.4 million) decline from an unchanged rate environment.

The preceding sensitivity analysis does not represent a Company forecast and should not be relied upon as being indicative of expected operating results. These hypothetical estimates are based upon numerous assumptions including: the nature and timing of interest rate levels including yield curve shape, prepayments on loans and securities, deposit decay rates, pricing decisions on loans and deposits, reinvestment/replacement of asset and liability cash flows, and others. While assumptions are developed based upon current economic and local market conditions, the Company cannot provide any assurances as to the predictive nature of these assumptions, including how customer’s preferences or competitor influences might change.

Also, as market conditions vary from those assumed in the sensitivity analysis, actual results will also differ due to: prepayment/refinancing levels likely deviating from those assumed, the varying impact of interest rate change caps or floors on adjustable rate assets, the potential effect of changing debt service levels on customers with adjustable rate loans, depositor early withdrawals and product preference changes, and other variables. Furthermore, the sensitivity analysis does not reflect actions that the Asset/Liability Committee might take in responding to or anticipating changes in interest rates.

The shape of the yield curve can cause downward pressure on net interest income. In general, if and to the extent that the yield curve is flatter (i.e., the differences between interest rates for different maturities are relatively smaller) than previously anticipated, then the yield on the Company’s interest-earning assets and its cash flows will tend to be lower. Management believes that a relatively flat yield curve shape could continue to adversely affect the Company’s results in 2006.

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Liquidity Risk

Liquidity is the ability to meet cash needs arising from changes in various categories of assets and liabilities. Liquidity is constantly monitored and managed at both the parent company and the bank levels. Liquid assets consist of cash and due from banks, interest-bearing deposits in banks and Federal funds sold and securities available for sale. Primary funding sources include core deposits, capital markets funds and other money market sources. Core deposits include domestic noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing retail deposits, which historically have been relatively stable. The parent company and the bank believe that they have significant unused borrowing capacity. Contingency plans exist which we believe could be implemented on a timely basis to mitigate the impact of any dramatic change in market conditions.

While the parent company generates income from its own operations, it also depends for its cash requirements on funds maintained or generated by its subsidiaries, principally the bank. Such sources have been adequate to meet the parent company’s cash requirements throughout its history.

Various legal restrictions limit the extent to which the bank can supply funds to the parent company and its nonbank subsidiaries. All national banks are limited in the payment of dividends without the approval of the Comptroller of the Currency to an amount not to exceed the net profits as defined, for the year to date combined with its retained net profits for the preceding two calendar years.

At June 30, 2006, the parent company’s short-term debt, consisting principally of commercial paper used to finance ongoing current business activities, was approximately $43.7 million. The parent company had cash, interest-bearing deposits with banks and other current assets aggregating $36.5 million. The parent company also has back-up credit lines with banks of $24.0 million. Since 1979, the parent company has had no need to use the available back-up lines of credit.

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The following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s obligations and commitments to make future payments under contract as of June 30, 2006:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments Due by Period

 

 

 



Contractual
Obligations

 

Total

 

Less than
1 Year

 

1-3
Years

 

4-5
Years

 

After 5
Years

 













 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

Long-Term Debt

 

$

55,774

 

$

 

$

10,000

 

$

20,000

 

$

25,774

 (1)

Operating Leases

 

 

28,257

 

 

4,130

 

 

8,182

 

 

5,722

 

 

10,223

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Contractual Cash Obligations

 

$

84,031

 

$

4,130

 

$

18,182

 

$

25,722

 

$

35,997

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

(1) May be redeemed by the Company on or after March 31, 2007 at a price equal to principal amount plus accrued interest to the date of redemption.

The following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s obligations under other commercial commitments as of June 30, 2006:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount of Commitment Expiration Per Period

 

 

 



Other Commercial
Commitments

 

Total Amount
Committed

 

Less than
1 Year

 

1-3
Years

 

4-5
Years

 

After 5
Years

 













 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

Residential Loans

 

$

24,179

 

$

24,179

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Commercial Loans

 

 

39,017

 

 

23,158

 

 

15,105

 

 

754

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Total Loans

 

 

63,196

 

 

47,337

 

 

15,105

 

 

754

 

 

 

Standby Letters of Credit

 

 

31,580

 

 

29,091

 

 

2,489

 

 

 

 

 

Other Commercial Commitments

 

 

25,221

 

 

25,123

 

 

46

 

 

 

 

52

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Commercial Commitments

 

$

119,997

 

$

101,551

 

$

17,640

 

$

754

 

$

52

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE

Our Internet address is www.sterlingbancorp.com and the investor relations section of our web site is located at www.sterlingbancorp.com/ir/investor.cfm. We make available free of charge, on or through the investor relations section of our web site, annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Also posted on our web site, and available in print upon request of any shareholder to our Investor Relations Department, are the charters for our Board of Directors’ Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, our Corporate Governance Guidelines, our Method for Interested Persons to Communicate with Non-Management Directors and a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics governing our directors, officers and employees. Within the time period required by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, we will post on our web site any amendment to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and any waiver applicable to our senior financial officers, as defined in the Code, or our executive officers or directors. In addition, information concerning purchases and sales of our equity securities by our executive officers and directors is posted on our web site.

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STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Interest Rate Sensitivity

To mitigate the vulnerability of earnings to changes in interest rates, the Company manages the repricing characteristics of assets and liabilities in an attempt to control net interest rate sensitivity. Management attempts to confine significant rate sensitivity gaps predominantly to repricing intervals of a year or less so that adjustments can be made quickly. Assets and liabilities with predetermined repricing dates are classified based on the earliest repricing period. Amounts are presented in thousands. Based on the interest rate sensitivity analysis shown below, the Company’s net interest income would decrease during periods of rising interest rates and increase during periods of falling interest rates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repricing Date

 

 

 


 

 

 

3 Months
or Less

 

More than
3 Months
to 1 Year

 

More than
1 Year to
5 Years

 

Over
5 Years

 

Nonrate
Sensitive

 

Total

 

 

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

 

$

1,156

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,156

 

Investment securities

 

 

2,244

 

 

36,057

 

 

99,128

 

 

489,998

 

 

7,143

 

 

634,570

 

Commercial and industrial loans

 

 

619,178

 

 

16,066

 

 

18,869

 

 

5,989

 

 

(243

)

 

659,859

 

Equipment lease financing

 

 

1,599

 

 

7,548

 

 

219,915

 

 

16,657

 

 

(32,827

)

 

212,892

 

Real estate-residential mortgage

 

 

37,569

 

 

5,390

 

 

97,427

 

 

26,359

 

 

 

 

166,745

 

Real estate-commercial mortgage

 

 

31,016

 

 

49,429

 

 

33,087

 

 

1,613

 

 

 

 

115,145

 

Real estate-construction loans

 

 

3,746

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,746

 

Installment-individuals

 

 

14,213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,213

 

Loans to depository institutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-earning assets & allowance for loan losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

186,608

 

 

186,608

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total Assets

 

 

710,721

 

 

114,490

 

 

468,426

 

 

540,616

 

 

160,681

 

 

1,994,934

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings [1]

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,579

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,579

 

NOW [1]

 

 

 

 

 

 

213,823

 

 

 

 

 

 

213,823

 

Money market [1]

 

 

164,283

 

 

 

 

36,245

 

 

 

 

 

 

200,528

 

Time - domestic

 

 

220,928

 

 

197,691

 

 

61,609

 

 

 

 

 

 

480,228

 

   - foreign

 

 

2,850

 

 

178

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,028

 

Securities sold under agreement to repurchase - customer

 

 

57,932

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57,932

 

Securities sold under agreement to repurchase - dealer

 

 

110,346

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

110,346

 

Federal funds purchased

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,000

 

Commercial paper

 

 

43,717

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43,717

 

Short-term borrowings - FHLB

 

 

56,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56,000

 

Short-term borrowings - other

 

 

1,449

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,449

 

Long-term borrowings - FHLB

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

 

30,000

 

Long-term borrowings - subordinated debentures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,774

 

 

25,774

 

Noninterest-bearing liabilities & shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

729,530

 

 

729,530

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

677,505

 

 

197,869

 

 

354,256

 

 

10,000

 

 

755,304

 

 

1,994,934

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Interest Rate Sensitivity Gap

 

$

33,216

 

$

(83,379

)

$

114,170

 

$

530,616

 

$

(594,623

)

$

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative Gap June 30, 2006

 

$

33,216

 

$

(50,163

)

$

64,007

 

$

594,623

 

$

 

$

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative Gap June 30, 2005

 

$

130,636

 

$

(23,842

)

$

70,744

 

$

586,783

 

$

 

$

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative Gap December 31, 2005

 

$

37,715

 

$

(51,516

)

$

82,734

 

$

628,269

 

$

 

$

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 


 

 

[1]

Historically, balances in non-maturity deposit accounts have remained relatively stable despite changes in levels of interest rates. Balances are shown in repricing periods based on management’s historical repricing practices and run-off experience.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, evaluated the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms.

No change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

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

Under its share repurchase program, the Company buys back common shares from time to time. The following table discloses the Company’s repurchases of the Company’s common shares during the second quarter of 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

 

 

 


Period

 

Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased

 

Average
Price Paid
Per Share

 

Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly Announced Plans
or Programs

 

Maximum
Number
of Shares
that May
Yet Be
Purchased
Under the Plans
or Programs

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 1-30, 2006

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

363,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 1-31, 2006

 

 

48,000

 

 

18.69

 

 

48,000

 

 

315,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 1-30, 2006

 

 

75,000

 

 

18.41

 

 

75,000

 

 

240,319

 

 

 



 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

123,000

 

 

 

 

 

123,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

All shares were repurchased through the Company’s share repurchase program.

The Board of Directors initially authorized the repurchase of common shares in 1997 and since then has approved increases in the number of common shares that the Company is authorized to repurchase. The latest increase was announced on June 16, 2005, when the Board of Directors increased the Company’s authority to repurchase common shares by an additional 800,000 shares.

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

 

 

The following sets forth the voting results as to each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company held on May 2, 2006:


(1)

Election of Directors

 

Nominee

 

Total Votes For

 

Total Votes Withheld

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Abrams

 

16,317,140

 

199,320

Joseph M. Adamko

 

15,856,312

 

660,148

Louis J. Cappelli

 

16,014,095

 

502,365

Walter Feldesman

 

15,947,702

 

568,758

Fernando Ferrer

 

16,314,018

 

202,442

Allan F. Hershfield

 

16,008,349

 

508,111

Henry J. Humphreys

 

15,947,086

 

569,374

Robert Lazar

 

16,314,845

 

201,615

John C. Millman

 

16,014,716

 

501,744

Eugene T. Rossides

 

15,856,438

 

660,022

 

 

 

 

 

There were no abstentions or broker nonvotes.

 

 

(2)

Reapproval of the Sterling Bancorp Key Executive Incentive Bonus Plan, which was originally approved by the Company’s shareholders in 2001.

 

Total Votes For

15,145,248

Total Votes Against

521,194

Total Absentions

850,015

 

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Item 6. Exhibits


 

 

 

 

 

 

   The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

 

 

 

 

 

3.

(i)

Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with the State of New York Department of State, October 28, 2004 (Filed as Exhibit 3(i) to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

By-Laws as in effect on August 5, 2004 (Filed as Exhibit 3(ii)(A) to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.

 

Statement Re: Computation of Per Share Earnings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of the CEO pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of the CFO pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of the CEO required by Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of the CFO required by Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code.

40



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.

 

 

 

STERLING BANCORP

 

 

 


 

(Registrant)


 

 

 

 

     Date August 9, 2006

/s/

Louis J. Cappelli

 

 

 


 

 

Louis J. Cappelli

 

 

Chairman and

 

 

Chief Executive Officer


     Date August 9, 2006


/s/


John W. Tietjen

 

 

 


 

 

John W. Tietjen

 

 

Executive Vice President

 

 

and Chief Financial Officer

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STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

Sequential
Page No.


 


 

 


 

 

 

 

11

 

Statement re: Computation of Per Share Earnings.

43

 

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of the CEO pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).

44

 

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of the CFO pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).

45

 

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of the CEO required by Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code.

46

 

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of the CFO required by Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code.

47

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