FORM 10-Q
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United States
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For quarterly period ended March 31, 2009
     
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 0-18539
EVANS BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
New York   16-1332767
     
(State of other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
     
14 -16 North Main Street, Angola, New York   14006
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
(716) 926-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
since last report)
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o
      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
             
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o   Smaller reporting company þ
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes o No þ
     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
Common Stock, $.50 par value 2,785,699 shares as of May 1, 2009
 
 


 

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EVANS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
MARCH 31, 2009 AND DECEMBER 31, 2008
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2009     2008  
ASSETS
               
Cash and due from banks
  $ 9,733     $ 9,036  
Interest-bearing deposits at banks
    586       115  
Securities:
               
Available for sale, at fair value
    91,293       73,804  
Held to maturity, at amortized cost
    1,886       1,951  
Loans and leases, net of allowance for loan and lease losses of $7,779 in 2009 and $6,087 in 2008
    411,021       401,626  
Properties and equipment, net
    9,676       9,885  
Goodwill
    8,101       10,046  
Intangible assets
    2,700       2,900  
Bank-owned life insurance
    11,564       11,685  
Other assets
    9,899       7,926  
 
           
 
               
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 556,459     $ 528,974  
 
           
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
 
LIABILITIES
               
Deposits:
               
Demand
  $ 80,315     $ 75,959  
NOW
    9,471       10,775  
Regular savings
    183,378       154,283  
Muni-vest
    45,797       26,477  
Time
    141,065       136,459  
 
           
Total deposits
    460,026       403,953  
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase
    5,572       6,307  
Other short-term borrowings
    4,500       30,695  
Other liabilities
    13,097       12,590  
Junior subordinated debentures
    11,330       11,330  
Long-term borrowings
    18,180       18,180  
 
           
 
               
Total liabilities
    512,705       483,055  
 
           
 
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND COMMITMENTS
               
 
               
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
               
Common stock, $.50 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 2,771,788 and 2,771,788 shares issued, respectively, and 2,769,788 and 2,771,788 shares outstanding, respectively
    1,386       1,386  
Capital surplus
    26,724       26,696  
Retained earnings
    15,992       18,374  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
    (321 )     (537 )
Less: Treasury stock, at cost (2,000 and 0 shares, respectively)
    (27 )      
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    43,754       45,919  
 
           
 
               
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  $ 556,459     $ 528,974  
 
           
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EVANS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2009 AND 2008
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2009     2008  
 
           
INTEREST INCOME
               
Loans and leases
  $ 6,663     $ 6,174  
Interest bearing deposits at banks
          4  
Securities:
               
Taxable
    334       320  
Non-taxable
    429       399  
 
           
Total interest income
    7,426       6,897  
INTEREST EXPENSE
               
Deposits
    1,896       1,957  
Other borrowings
    193       389  
Junior subordinated debentures
    123       193  
 
           
Total interest expense
    2,212       2,539  
NET INTEREST INCOME
    5,214       4,358  
PROVISION FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES
    3,314       557  
 
           
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES
    1,900       3,801  
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
               
Bank charges
    560       532  
Insurance service and fees
    2,325       2,134  
Premium on loans sold
    29       1  
Bank-owned life insurance
    220       57  
Pension curtailment
          328  
Other
    760       479  
 
           
Total non-interest income
    3,894       3,531  
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
               
Salaries and employee benefits
    3,302       2,872  
Occupancy
    719       626  
Supplies
    83       67  
Repairs and maintenance
    191       146  
Advertising and public relations
    81       108  
Professional services
    325       267  
Technology and communications
    174       275  
Goodwill impairment
    1,984        
Amortization of intangibles
    224       162  
Other
    599       565  
 
           
 
               
Total non-interest expense
    7,682       5,088  
 
           
 
               
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    (1,888 )     2,244  
INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) PROVISION
    (641 )     651  
 
           
NET (LOSS) INCOME
    ($1,247 )   $ 1,593  
 
           
 
               
Net (loss) income per common share-basic
    ($0.45 )   $ 0.58  
 
           
Net (loss) income per common share-diluted
    ($0.45 )   $ 0.58  
 
           
Cash dividends per common share
  $ 0.41     $ 0.37  
 
           
Weighted average number of common shares
    2,770,655       2,748,515  
 
           
Weighted average number of diluted shares
    2,770,683       2,748,876  
 
           


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EVANS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2009 AND 2008
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
                                                 
                            Accumulated              
                            Other              
    Common     Capital     Retained     Comprehensive     Treasury        
    Stock     Surplus     Earnings     Income (Loss)     Stock     Total  
Balance, January 1, 2008
  $ 1,378     $ 26,380     $ 15,612     $ 16     $ (83 )   $ 43,303  
 
                                               
Comprehensive income:
                                               
Net Income
                    1,593                       1,593  
 
                                               
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax effect of ($190)
                            298               298  
Pension curtailment adjustment net of tax effect of $7
                            9               9  
 
                                             
 
                                               
Total comprehensive income
                                            1,900  
 
                                               
Cash dividends ($0.37 per common share)
                    (1,017 )                     (1,017 )
Stock options expense
            37                               37  
Purchased 13,701 shares for treasury
                                    (234 )     (234 )
 
                                   
 
                                               
Balance, March 31, 2008
  $ 1,378     $ 26,417     $ 16,188     $ 323     $ (317 )   $ 43,989  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Balance, January 1, 2009
  $ 1,386     $ 26,696     $ 18,374     $ (537 )   $     $ 45,919  
 
                                               
Comprehensive income:
                                               
Net Loss
                    (1,247 )                     (1,247 )
 
                                               
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax effect of ($125)
                            197               197  
 
                                               
Amortization of prior service cost and net loss net of tax effect of ($12)
                            19               19  
 
                                             
 
                                               
Total comprehensive loss
                                            (1,031 )
 
                                             
 
                                               
Cash dividends ($0.41 per common share)
                    (1,135 )                     (1,135 )
 
                                               
Stock options expense
            28                               28  
 
                                               
Purchased 2,000 shares for treasury
                                    (27 )     (27 )
 
                                   
 
                                               
Balance, March 31, 2009
  $ 1,386     $ 26,724     $ 15,992     $ (321 )   $ (27 )   $ 43,754  
 
                                   
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EVANS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2009 AND 2008
(in thousands)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2009     2008  
 
           
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
               
Interest received
  $ 7,142     $ 6,837  
Fees received
    3,647       3,073  
Interest paid
    (2,422 )     (2,674 )
Cash paid to employees and suppliers
    (4,987 )     (4,171 )
Income taxes paid
    (75 )     (372 )
Proceeds from sale of loans held for resale
    4,138       496  
Originations of loans held for resale
    (4,066 )     (733 )
 
           
 
               
Net cash provided by operating activities
    3,377       2,456  
 
               
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Available for sales securities:
               
Purchases
    (46,603 )     (27,989 )
Proceeds from maturities
    29,489       27,293  
Held to maturity securities:
               
Purchases
          (15 )
Proceeds from maturities
    65       105  
Additions to properties and equipment
    (87 )     (87 )
Increase in loans, net of repayments
    (13,015 )     (15,836 )
Cash paid on earn-out agreements
    (40 )     (40 )
 
           
 
               
Net cash used in investing activities
    (30,191 )     (16,569 )
 
               
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Proceeds from borrowings
          13,272  
Repayments of borrowings
    (26,929 )     (14,299 )
Increase in deposits
    56,073       17,740  
Dividends paid
    (1,135 )     (1,017 )
Purchase of treasury stock
    (27 )     (234 )
 
           
 
               
Net cash provided by financing activities
    27,982       15,462  
 
               
Net increase in cash and equivalents
    1,168       1,349  
 
               
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
               
Beginning of period
    9,151       12,604  
 
           
 
               
End of period
  $ 10,319     $ 13,953  
 
           
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EVANS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2009 AND 2008
(in thousands)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2009     2008  
 
           
RECONCILIATION OF NET (LOSS) INCOME TO NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
               
 
               
Net (loss) income
  $ (1,247 )   $ 1,593  
 
               
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    545       402  
Goodwill impairment
    1,984        
Deferred tax benefit
    (1,070 )     (4 )
Provision for loan and lease losses
    3,314       557  
Premium on loans sold
    (29 )     (1 )
Stock options expense
    28       37  
Proceeds from sale of loans held for resale
    4,138       496  
Originations of loans held for resale
    (4,066 )     (733 )
Changes in assets and liabilities affecting cash flow:
               
Other assets
    380       327  
Other liabilities
    (600 )     (218 )
 
           
 
               
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  $ 3,377     $ 2,456  
 
           
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EVANS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2009 AND 2008
1.   ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
    The accounting and reporting policies followed by Evans Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), a financial holding company, and its two direct, wholly-owned subsidiaries: (i) Evans Bank, National Association (the “Bank”), and the Bank’s subsidiaries, Evans National Leasing, Inc. (“ENL”) , Evans National Holding Corp. (“ENHC”) and Suchak Data Systems, Inc. (“SDS”); and (ii) Evans National Financial Services, Inc. (“ENFS”), and ENFS’s subsidiary The Evans Agency, Inc. (“TEA”) and TEA’s subsidiaries, Frontier Claims Services, Inc. (“FCS”) and ENB Associates Inc. (“ENBA”), in the preparation of the accompanying interim unaudited consolidated financial statements conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and with general practice within the banking industry. Except as the context otherwise requires, the Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries are collectively referred to in this report as the “Company.”
 
    The accompanying consolidated financial statements are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and results of operations for the interim periods have been made. Such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.
 
    The results of operations for the three month period ended March 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
 
2.   SECURITIES
 
    Securities which the Company has the positive ability and intent to hold to maturity are stated at amortized cost. Securities which the Company has identified as available-for-sale are stated at fair value with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported net of deferred income taxes, in accumulated other comprehensive income, a component of stockholders’ equity. Available-for-sale securities are shown at fair value, which includes an unrealized gain of $1.5 million and $1.2 million as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively. As of March 31, 2009, the securities portfolio does not contain any other than temporary declines in fair value.
 
3.   FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
 
    Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, defines fair value, provides a framework for determining fair value and requires enhanced disclosure for those assets and liabilities that are carried on the balance sheet at fair value. Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted the nonfinancial assets and liabilities provision of SFAS No. 157, which requires measurement at fair value of certain non-financial assets and liabilities which are re-measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.
 
    SFAS No. 157 requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value be classified and disclosed according to the process for determining fair value. There are three levels of determining fair value.
 
    Level 1 Inputs — uses unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.
 
    Level 2 Inputs — uses observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.


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    Level 3 Inputs — uses unobservable inputs that are based on the entity’s estimates about the assumptions that market participants would be expected to use and which cannot be corroborated by market data.
 
    The Company’s available for sale securities portfolio was estimated using Level 2 inputs. When available, unadjusted quoted market prices are used to determine fair value. The Company determines fair value based on various sources and may apply matrix pricing with observable prices for similar bonds where a price for the identical bond is not observable.
 
    Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, they are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). The Company evaluates and values impaired loans, at the time the loan is identified as impaired, and the fair values of such loans are estimated using Level 2 inputs in the fair value hierarchy. Fair value is estimated based on the value of the collateral securing these loans. Collateral may be real estate and/or business assets including equipment, inventory and/or accounts receivable and the value of these assets is determined based on appraisals by qualified licensed appraisers hired by the Company. Appraised and reported values may be discounted based on management’s historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the time of valuation, estimated costs to sell, and/or management’s expertise and knowledge of the client and the client’s business. Impaired loans had a carrying value of $2.6 million, with a valuation allowance of $1.5 million at March 31, 2009, compared to a carrying value of $2.7 million, with a valuation allowance of $0.7 million at December 31, 2008.
 
    The following table presents the balances of assets and liabilities, measured at fair value, on both a recurring and non-recurring basis by level as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008:
                                 
    Fair Value Measurement
            Quoted Prices in        
            Active Markets   Significant Other   Significant Other
            for Identical   Observable   Unobservable
    Fair Value   Assets (Level 1)   Inputs (Level 2)   Inputs (Level 3)
March 31, 2009
                               
Securities available-for-sale
  $ 91,293     $ 0     $ 91,293     $ 0  
Impaired loans
  $ 2,550     $ 0     $ 0     $ 2,550  
 
                               
December 31, 2008
                               
Securities available-for-sale
  $ 73,804     $ 0     $ 73,804     $ 0  
Impaired loans
  $ 2,700     $ 0     $ 0     $ 2,700  
    The Company measures the fair value of its reporting units annually, as of December 31st, using Level 3 inputs, utilizing the market value and income methods. When using the cash flow models, management considered historical information, the operating budget for 2009, and strategic goals in projecting net income and cash flows for the next five years. As a result of continued credit deterioration in the leasing portfolio and the Company’s strategic decision to exit the national leasing business, a triggering event under SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, occurred as of March 31, 2009. The Company performed the goodwill analysis of the leasing reporting unit, which indicated the reporting unit was impaired as of March 31, 2009. As a result, the Company recognized an impairment charge of $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 related to a write-off of all of the Company’s goodwill allocated to the leasing reporting unit.


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4.   ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES
 
    The provision for loan and lease losses represents the amount charged against the Bank’s earnings to maintain an allowance for probable loan and lease losses based on management’s evaluation of the loan and lease portfolio at the balance sheet date. Factors considered by the Bank’s management in establishing the allowance include: the collectability of individual loans and leases, current loan and lease concentrations, charge-off history, delinquent loan and lease percentages, input from regulatory agencies, and general economic conditions.
 
    On a quarterly basis, management of the Bank meets to review and determine the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses. In making this determination, the Bank’s management analyzes the ultimate collectability of the loans and leases in its portfolio by incorporating feedback provided by the Bank’s internal loan and lease staff, an independent internal loan and lease review function and information provided by examinations performed by regulatory agencies.
 
    The analysis of the allowance for loan and lease losses is composed of three components: specific credit allocation, general portfolio allocation and a subjective allocation. The specific credit allocation includes a detailed review of the credit in accordance with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 114, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan” and SFAS No. 118, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan — Income Recognition and Disclosures,” and allocation is made based on this analysis. The general portfolio allocation consists of an assigned reserve percentage based on the historical loss experience and other qualitative factors of the loan or lease category.
 
    The subjective portion of the allowance reflects management’s evaluation of various conditions, and involves a higher degree of uncertainty because this component of the allowance is not identified with specific problem credits or portfolio segments. The conditions evaluated in connection with this component include the following: industry and regional conditions; seasoning of the loan and lease portfolio and changes in the composition of and growth in the loan and lease portfolio; the strength and duration of the business cycle; existing general economic and business conditions in the lending areas; credit quality trends in nonaccruing loans and leases; historical loan and lease charge-off experience; and the results of bank regulatory examinations.
 
    The following table sets forth information regarding the allowance for loan and lease losses for the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.


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Allowance for loan and lease losses
                 
    Three months ended March 31,  
    2009     2008  
    (in thousands)  
Beginning balance, January 1
  $ 6,087     $ 4,555  
Charge-offs:
               
Commercial
           
Real estate
    (16 )     (1 )
Installment loans
    (1 )     (1 )
Overdrafts
    (11 )     (12 )
Direct financing leases
    (1,772 )     (401 )
 
           
Total charge-offs
    (1,800 )     (415 )
 
               
Recoveries:
               
Commercial
    9       9  
Real estate
           
Installment loans
    1       1  
Overdrafts
    9       5  
Direct financing leases
    159       40  
 
           
Total recoveries
    178       55  
 
           
 
               
Net charge-offs
    (1,622 )     (360 )
 
               
Provision for loan and lease losses
    3,314       557  
 
           
 
               
Ending balance, March 31
  $ 7,779     $ 4,752  
 
           
 
               
Ratio of net charge-offs to average total loans and leases outstanding (annualized)
    1.59 %     0.44 %
 
           
 
               
Ratio of allowance for loan and lease loss to total loans and leases
    1.86 %     1.40 %
 
           
5.   PER SHARE DATA
The common stock per share information is based upon the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each period. The Company’s potential dilutive securities included 28 and 361 dilutive shares for the three month period ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. On February 17, 2009, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.41 per common share.
Potential common shares that would have the effect of increasing diluted earnings per share are considered to be anti-dilutive and not included in calculating diluted earnings per share. As of March 31, 2009 and 2008, there were approximately 133 and 96 thousand shares, respectively.
6.   SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company is comprised of two primary business segments, banking and insurance agency activities. The following tables set forth information regarding these segments for the three month period ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.


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Three Months Ended
March 31, 2009
(in thousands)
                         
            Insurance Agency        
    Banking Activities     Activities     Total  
Net interest income (expense)
  $ 5,263     $ (49 )   $ 5,214  
Provision for loan and lease losses
    3,314             3,314  
 
                 
Net interest income (expense) after provision for loan and lease losses
    1,949       (49 )     1,900  
Non-interest income
    1,569             1,569  
Insurance service and fees
          2,325       2,325  
Non-interest expense
    6,325       1,357       7,682  
 
                 
(Loss) Income before income taxes
    (2,807 )     919       (1,888 )
Income tax (benefit) provision
    (996 )     355       (641 )
 
                 
Net (loss) income
  $ (1,811 )   $ 564     $ (1,247 )
 
                 
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2008
(in thousands)
                         
            Insurance Agency        
    Banking Activities     Activities     Total  
Net interest income (expense)
  $ 4,449     $ (91 )   $ 4,358  
Provision for loan and lease losses
    557             557  
 
                 
Net interest income (expense) after provision for loan and lease losses
    3,892       (91 )     3,801  
Non-interest income
    1,397             1,397  
Insurance service and fees
          2,134       2,134  
Non-interest expense
    3,795       1,293       5,088  
 
                 
Income before income taxes
    1,494       750       2,244  
Income tax provision
    360       291       651  
 
                 
Net income
  $ 1,134     $ 459     $ 1,593  
 
                 
7.   CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND COMMITMENTS
 
    The unaudited consolidated financial statements do not reflect various commitments and contingent liabilities, which arise in the normal course of business, and which involve elements of credit risk, interest rate risk and liquidity risk. These commitments and contingent liabilities consist of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. A summary of the Bank’s commitments and contingent liabilities is as follows:


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    March 31,     December 31,  
    2009     2008  
    (in thousands)  
Commitments to extend credit
  $ 100,845     $ 87,320  
Standby letters of credit
    4,149       2,807  
 
           
Total
  $ 104,994     $ 90,127  
 
           
    Commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit include some exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance of the customer. The Bank’s credit policies and procedures for credit commitments and financial guarantees are the same as those for extensions of credit that are recorded on the Company’s unaudited consolidated balance sheets. Because these instruments have fixed maturity dates, and because they may expire without being drawn upon, they do not necessarily represent cash requirements of the Bank. The Bank has not incurred any losses on its commitments during the past two years.
 
    Certain lending commitments for construction residential mortgage loans are considered derivative instruments under the guidelines of SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” The changes in the fair value of these commitments due to interest rate risk is not recorded on the consolidated balance sheets as the fair value of these derivatives is not considered material.
 
    The Company is subject to possible litigation proceedings in the normal course of business. As of
March 31, 2009, there were no claims pending against the Company that management considered to be material.
 
8.   NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COSTS
 
    On January 31, 2008, the Bank froze its defined benefit pension plan. The plan covered substantially all Company employees. The plan provides benefits that are based on the employees’ compensation and years of service. Under the freeze, eligible employees will receive the benefits already earned through January 31, 2008 at retirement, but will not be able to accrue any additional benefits. As a result, service cost will no longer be incurred.
 
    The Bank used an actuarial method of amortizing prior service cost and unrecognized net gains or losses which result from actual experience and assumptions being different than those that are projected. The amortization method the Bank used recognized the prior service cost and net gains or losses over the average remaining service period of active employees. The freezing of the defined benefit pension plan was considered a curtailment. This resulted in the elimination of the unrecognized prior service cost and the unrecognized net loss. The elimination of those two components resulted in a $328 thousand gain in the first quarter of 2008.
 
    The Bank also maintains a nonqualified supplemental executive retirement plan covering certain members of the Company’s senior management. The Bank uses an actuarial method of amortizing unrecognized net gains or losses which result from actual expense and assumptions being different than those that are projected. The amortization method the Bank uses recognizes the net gains or losses over the average remaining service period of active employees.
 
    The following table presents the net periodic cost for the Bank’s defined benefit pension plan and supplemental executive retirement plan for the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.


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    Three months ended March 31,  
    (in thousands)  
                    Supplemental Executive  
    Pension Benefits     Retirement Plan  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
             
Service cost
  $     $     $ 15     $ 15  
Interest cost
    54       59       45       44  
Expected return on plan assets
    (42 )     (73 )            
Amortization of prior service cost
                14       14  
Amortization of the net loss
    14             3       4  
 
                       
Net periodic (benefit) cost
  $ 26     $ (14 )   $ 77     $ 77  
 
                       
9.   RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations.” This statement significantly changes how business acquisitions are accounted for, continuing the transition to fair value measurement, and will impact financial statements both on the acquisition date and in subsequent periods. This statement requires the acquirer to recognize assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquire at their respective fair values as of the acquisition date. SFAS No. 141(R) changes the treatment of acquisition-related costs, restructuring costs related to an acquisition that the acquirer expects but is not obligated to incur, contingent consideration associated with the purchase price. In addition, SFAS No. 141(R) requires enhanced disclosures to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. The adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) did not have an impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted SFAS No. 160, “Non-controlling Interests in Financial Statements.” This statement changes the accounting and reporting for minority interests, which are recharacterized as non-controlling interests and classified as a component of shareholders’ equity. SFAS No. 160 requires retroactive adoption of the presentation and disclosure requirements for existing consolidated minority interests. All other requirements of SFAS No. 160 are required to be applied prospectively. The Company has no existing consolidated minority interests; therefore, the adoption of SFAS No. 160 did not have an impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted FASB Staff Position No. FAS 140-3, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets and Repurchase Financing Transactions.” This position applies to a repurchase financing, which is a repurchase agreement that relates to a previously transferred financial asset between the same counterparties that is entered into contemporaneously with the initial transfer. This position presumes that an initial transfer of a financial asset and a repurchase financing are considered part of the same arrangement, known as a linked transaction. However, if certain criteria are met, the initial transfer and repurchase financing may not be evaluated as a linked transaction and must be evaluated separately under FASB Statement No. 140. The adoption of Staff Position No. FAS 140-3 did not have an impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
In April of 2009, the FASB issued Staff Position No. FAS 107-1, “Interim Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments.” This position extends the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 107, “Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” to interim financial statements of publicly traded companies. Staff Position No. FAS 107-1 is effective for interim periods ending after June 15, 2009 with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. The Company is evaluating the enhanced disclosure requirements around fair value of financial instruments and does not anticipate that the adoption of Staff Position No. FAS 107-1 will have a material


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impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company will adopt Staff Position No. FAS 107-1 for the period ending June 30, 2009.
In April of 2009, the FASB issued Staff Position No. FAS 115-2, “Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments.” This position revised the guidance for determining whether an impairment is other than temporary for debt securities, requires bifurcation of any other than temporary impairment between the amount representing credit loss and the amount related to all other factors and requires additional disclosures on other than temporary impairment of debt and equity securities. Staff Position No. FAS 115-2 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009 with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. The Company is evaluating the revised guidance and enhanced disclosure requirements around other than temporary impairment and does not anticipate that adoption of Staff Position No. FAS 115-2 will have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company will adopt Staff Position No. FAS 115-2 for the period ending June 30, 2009.
In April of 2009, the FASB issued Staff Position No. FAS 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly.” This position provides additional guidance on estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability have significantly decreased in relation to normal market activity for the asset or liability, provides guidance on circumstances that may indicate that a transaction is not orderly and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements in annual and interim reporting periods. Staff Position No. FAS 157-4 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009 with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. The Company is evaluating the revised guidance and enhanced disclosure requirements around fair value of financial instruments and does not anticipate that adoption of Staff Position No. FAS 157-4 will have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company will adopt Staff Position No. FAS 157-4 for the period ending June 30, 2009.
ITEM 2 — MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. When used in this report, or in the documents incorporated by reference herein, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “seek,” and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the Company’s business plans, prospects, growth and operating strategies, statements regarding the asset quality of the Company’s loan and investment portfolios, and estimates of the Company’s risks and future costs and benefits.
These forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations of the Company’s management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to general economic conditions, either nationally or in the Company’s market areas, that are worse than expected; increased competition among depository or other financial institutions; inflation and changes in the interest rate environment that reduce the Company’s margins or reduce the fair value of financial instruments; changes in laws or government regulations affecting financial institutions, including changes in regulatory fees and capital requirements; the Company’s ability to enter new markets successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities; the Company’s ability to successfully integrate acquired entities; changes in accounting pronouncements and practices, as adopted by financial institution regulatory agencies, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and saving habits; changes in the Company’s organization, compensation and benefit plans; and other factors discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Many of these factors are beyond the Company’s control and are difficult to predict.
Because of these and other uncertainties, the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation, to publicly update or revise forward-looking information, whether as a result of new, updated information, future events or otherwise.


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There have been historical disruptions in the financial system in recent months and many lenders and financial institutions have reduced or ceased to provide funding to borrowers, including other lending institutions. The availability of credit, confidence in the entire financial sector, and stability in financial markets has been adversely affected. These disruptions are likely to have some impact on all institutions in the U.S. banking and financial industries.
APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
The Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and follow general practices within the industries in which it operates. Application of these principles requires management to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes. These estimates, assumptions and judgments are based on information available as of the date of the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. Accordingly, as this information changes, the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements could reflect different estimates, assumptions and judgments. Certain policies inherently have a greater reliance on the use of estimates, assumptions and judgments, and as such, have a greater possibility of producing results that could be materially different than originally reported. Estimates, assumptions and judgments are necessary when assets and liabilities are required to be recorded at fair value, when a decline in the value of an asset not carried on the financial statements at fair value warrants an impairment write-down or valuation reserve to be established, or when an asset or liability needs to be recorded contingent upon a future event. Carrying assets and liabilities at fair value inherently results in more financial statement volatility. The fair values and the information used to record valuation adjustments for certain assets and liabilities are based either on quoted market prices or are provided by other third-party sources, when available. When third-party information is not available, valuation adjustments are estimated in good faith by management primarily through the use of internal cash flow modeling techniques. Refer to Note 3 to the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further detail on fair value measurement.
Significant accounting policies followed by the Company are presented in Note 1 to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. These policies, along with the disclosures presented in the other Notes to the Company’s Audited Consolidated Financial Statements contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K and in this financial review, provide information on how significant assets and liabilities are valued in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and how those values are determined.
Based on the valuation techniques used and the sensitivity of financial statement amounts to the methods, assumptions and estimates underlying those amounts, management has identified the determination of the allowance for loan and lease losses and valuation of goodwill to be the accounting areas that require the most subjective or complex judgments, and as such, could be most subject to revision as new information becomes available.
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
The allowance for loan and lease losses represents management’s estimate of probable losses in the Company’s loan and lease portfolio. Determining the amount of the allowance for loan and lease losses is considered a critical accounting estimate because it requires significant judgment on the part of management and the use of estimates related to the amount and timing of expected future cash flows on impaired loans and leases, estimated losses on pools of homogeneous loans and leases based on historical loss experience and consideration of current economic trends and conditions, all of which may be susceptible to significant change. The loan and lease portfolio also represents the largest asset type on the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets. Note 1 to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K describes the methodology used to determine the allowance for loan and lease losses.
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tested by management for impairment on at least an annual basis. The test for impairment of goodwill on the identified reporting unit is considered a critical accounting estimate because it requires judgment on the part of management and the use of estimates related to the growth assumptions and market multiples used in the valuation model. An impairment analysis of the leasing reporting unit was performed at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2009. Refer to Note 3 to Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further details on the Company’s goodwill analysis.
ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
Loan and Lease Activity
Total loans and leases grew to $418.8 at March 31, 2009, reflecting an $11.1 million or 2.7% increase from December 31, 2008. Gross loans and leases are net of $10.0 million and $11.1 million of unearned income on direct financing leases as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively. Commercial loans and leases totaled $320.4 million at March 31, 2009, reflecting an $11.6 million or 3.7% increase from December 31, 2008. Growth in commercial real estate loans of $11.6 million for the first fiscal quarter was largely responsible for the increase in commercial loans and leases from December 31, 2008.
The Company has no direct exposure to sub-prime lending, and as a result, the faltering sub-prime credit market has not affected the Company’s loan portfolio. In contrast, some of the Bank’s larger competitors and the conduit markets are having capital adequacy and liquidity problems due to their exposure to sub-prime loans in their investment portfolio or lending activities in other parts of the United States. These problems have caused some of those competitors to curtail their lending activities somewhat and consequently have created opportunities in the local commercial real estate market for smaller banks not experiencing the same issues, such as the Bank. The increased opportunities have resulted in the Bank’s strong loan growth rates.
Direct finance lease balances decreased $3.2 million or 5.5% from December 31, 2008. Starting in the third quarter of 2008, the leasing portfolio’s asset quality began to deteriorate. This deterioration accelerated in the first quarter of 2009. Non-performing leases increased to $1.6 million at March 31, 2009, from $0.8 million at December 31, 2008 and $0.1 million at March 31, 2008. Net leasing charge-offs in the first quarter of 2009 were $1.6 million, compared with $0.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2008 and $0.4 million in the first quarter of 2008. This rapid deterioration in the portfolio prompted management to take preventive measures such as credit tightening for new applicants and consolidation of ENL’s broker network during the fourth quarter of 2008. However, in the first quarter of 2009 management decided that these measures were not enough and materially slowed new originations. Given the high risk of the portfolio in the current economic recession, in April 2009 management decided that the business model of ENL was no longer a good strategic fit, and decided to exit the national leasing business. As a result, management expects to service the existing leasing portfolio as it rolls off in the next 24-48 months, but discontinue any new originations outside the Company’s local footprint.
Consumer loans totaled $97.5 million at March 31, 2009, reflecting a $0.5 million or 0.5% decrease from December 31, 2008. Consumer real estate loans decreased $1.5 million or 2.6% from December 31, 2008. Recent efforts by the federal government to stimulate housing demand in the face of the economic recession have lowered residential home mortgage rates and resulted in significantly increasing consumer real estate demand. However, given the low fixed rates and long terms of the loans being originated, the Company has sold most of its originated residential mortgage loans. This, along with accelerated prepayments from existing customers re-financing their homes, has resulted in decreased consumer real estate balances at March 31, 2009.
The Bank sells these fixed rate residential mortgages to the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”), while maintaining the servicing rights for those mortgages. During the three month period ended March 31, 2009, the Bank sold mortgages to FNMA totaling $4.1 million, as compared with $0.5 million during the three month period ended March 31, 2008. At March 31, 2009, the Bank had a loan servicing portfolio principal balance of $31.0 million upon which it earns servicing fees, as compared with $26.9 million at December 31, 2008.
Loan and Lease Portfolio Composition
The following table presents selected information on the composition of the Company’s loan and lease portfolio in dollar amounts and in percentages as of the dates indicated.


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    March 31, 2009   Percentage   December 31, 2008   Percentage
    (in thousands)           (in thousands)        
Commercial Loans and Leases
                               
Real Estate
  $ 214,661       51.3 %   $ 203,449       49.9 %
Installment
    26,760       6.4 %     24,770       6.1 %
Direct Financing Leases
    55,434       13.2 %     58,639       14.4 %
Lines of Credit
    23,525       5.6 %     21,953       5.4 %
Cash Reserve
    57       0.0 %     52       0.0 %
 
                       
 
                               
Total Commercial Loans and Leases
    320,437       76.5 %     308,863       75.8 %
 
                               
Consumer Loans
                               
Real Estate
    55,228       13.2 %     56,730       13.9 %
Home Equity
    40,346       9.6 %     39,348       9.6 %
Installment
    1,592       0.4 %     1,609       0.4 %
Overdrafts
    108       0.0 %     360       0.1 %
Other
    259       0.1 %     5       0.0 %
 
                       
 
                               
Total Consumer Loans
    97,533       23.3 %     98,052       24.0 %
Net Deferred Costs & Unearned Discounts
    830       0.2 %     798       0.2 %
 
                       
 
                               
Total Loans and Leases
    418,800       100.0 %     407,713       100.0 %
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
    (7,779 )             (6,087 )        
 
                           
Loans and Leases, net
  $ 411,021             $ 401,626          
 
                           
Net loan and lease charge-offs were $1.6 million in the three month period ended March 31, 2009 as compared with $698 thousand in the fourth quarter of 2008 and $360 thousand in the three month period ended March 31, 2008. Nearly all of the net charge-offs for all periods were in the Company’s leasing portfolio. The rapid deterioration of the portfolio and the sensitivity of direct financing leases to the economic environment led management to make the strategic decision in April 2009 to discontinue the origination of new leases outside the Company’s local footprint.
Non-performing loans and leases, defined as accruing loans and leases greater than 90 days past due and non-accrual loans and leases, totaled 0.98% of total loans and leases outstanding at March 31, 2009 as compared with 0.88% at December 31, 2008. The allowance for loan and lease losses totaled $7.8 million or 1.86% of total loans and leases outstanding at March 31, 2009 as compared with $6.1 million or 1.49% of total loans and leases outstanding as of December 31, 2008. Given the accelerated charge-offs in the leasing portfolio and the continued troubles in the economy, management increased the allowance for loan and lease losses through the provision for loan and lease losses to cover the increased level of expected future losses inherent in the portfolio at March 31, 2009.
The adequacy of the Company’s allowance for loan and lease losses is reviewed quarterly by the Company’s management with consideration given to loan and lease concentrations, charge-off history, delinquent loan and lease percentages, regulatory considerations, and general economic conditions. Management believes the allowance for loan and lease losses is adequate for losses from existing loans and leases.


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The following table sets forth information regarding non-performing loans and leases as of the dates specified.
                 
    March 31, 2009     December 31, 2008  
    (in thousands)  
Non-accruing loans and leases:
               
Mortgage loans on real estate
               
Residential 1-4 family
  $     $ 50  
Commercial and multi-family
    1,279       1,787  
Construction
    417       417  
Second mortgages
           
Home equity lines of credit
    34        
 
           
Total mortgage loans on real estate
    1,730       2,254  
 
               
Direct financing leases
    1,592       791  
 
               
Commercial loans
    723       263  
 
               
Consumer installment loans
           
 
               
Other
          123  
 
           
 
               
Total non-accruing loans and leases
  $ 4,045     $ 3,431  
       
 
               
Accruing loans and leases 90+ days past due
    48       148  
 
           
Total non-performing loans and leases
    4,093       3,579  
 
           
Total non-performing loans and leases as a percentage of total assets
    0.74 %     0.68 %
Total non-performing loans and leases as a percentage of total loans and leases
    0.98 %     0.88 %
For the three month period ended March 31, 2009 gross interest income that would have been reported on non-accruing loans and leases had they been current was $101 thousand, as compared to $10 thousand for the same period in 2008. There was $24 thousand and $10 thousand of interest income from non-accruing loans and leases included in net income for the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.
Investing Activities
Total securities increased to $93.2 million at March 31, 2009, reflecting a $17.4 million, or 23.0%, increase from $75.8 million at December 31, 2008. Securities and interest-bearing deposits at banks made up 15.8% of the Bank’s total average interest earning assets in the first quarter of 2009 compared with 14.7% in the trailing fourth quarter of 2008 and 18.0% in the first quarter of 2008.
The Bank continues to have a large concentration in tax-advantaged municipal bonds, which make up 47.1% of the portfolio at March 31, 2009 compared with 49.3% at December 31, 2008; and U.S. government-sponsored agency bonds of various types, which comprise 34.2% of the portfolio at March 31, 2009 versus 23.7% at December 31, 2008. Agency mortgage-backed securities comprise 16.1% at March 31, 2009 compared with 20.9% at December 31, 2008. As a member of both the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, the Bank is required to hold stock in those entities. These investments made up 2.6% of the portfolio at March 31, 2009 versus 4.7% at December 31, 2008. The credit quality of the securities portfolio is believed to be strong as the portfolio is in an overall unrealized net gain position, with no individual securities in a significant unrealized loss position.

 


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The Company monitors extension and prepayment risk in the securities portfolio to limit potential exposures. Management believes the average expected life of the securities portfolio is 3.0 years as of March 31, 2009 compared with 2.1 years as of December 31, 2008. Available-for-sale securities with a total fair value of $88.0 million at March 31, 2009 were pledged as collateral to secure public deposits and for other purposes required or permitted by law. The Company has no direct exposure to subprime mortgages, nor does the Company hold private mortgage-backed securities, credit default swaps, or Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac preferred stock investments in its investment portfolio.
Funding Activities
Total deposits at March 31, 2009 were $460.0 million, reflecting a $56.1 million or 13.9% increase from December 31, 2008. Demand deposits at March 31, 2009 were $80.3 million, reflecting a $4.4 million or 5.7% increase from December 31, 2008. Demand deposit balances fluctuate day-to-day based on the high volume of transactions normally associated with the demand product. Average demand deposit growth is a better measure of sustained growth. Average demand deposits in the three month period ended March 31, 2009 were 1.1% lower than the fourth quarter of 2008, but 13.2% higher than the prior year’s first quarter. Much of the overall deposit growth in the quarter ended March 31, 2009 when compared with the prior year period is attributable to an increase in regular savings deposits of $29.1 million, or 18.9%, to $183.4 million. The Company introduced a new money market savings product in 2008 and much of the continued growth in regular savings is due to this product. NOW deposits decreased in the quarter ended March 31, 2009 by $1.3 million, or 12.1%, while muni-vest balances increased in the same quarter by $19.3 million, or 73.0%. The growth in muni-vest is due mainly to temporary seasonal municipal deposits. Time deposits were $141.1 million at March 31, 2009, reflecting a $4.6 million or 3.4% increase from December 31, 2008.
Short-term borrowings from other correspondent banks and the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York decreased from $30.7 million at December 31, 2008 to $4.5 million at March 31, 2009. Long-term borrowings remained at $18.2 million at March 31, 2009, unchanged from the balance at December 31, 2008. The Company’s strong savings deposit growth has resulted in a decrease in its need for wholesale short-term borrowings.


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ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Average Balance Sheet
The following tables present the significant categories of the assets and liabilities of the Company, interest income and interest expense, and the corresponding yields earned and rates paid for the periods indicated. The assets and liabilities are presented as daily averages. The average loan and lease balances include both performing and non-performing loans and leases. Investments are included at amortized cost. Yields are presented on a non-tax-equivalent basis.
                                                 
    Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended  
    March 31, 2009     March 31, 2008  
    Average     Interest             Average     Interest        
    Outstanding     Earned/     Yield/     Outstanding     Earned/     Yield/  
    Balance     Paid     Rate     Balance     Paid     Rate  
    (dollars in thousands)             (dollars in thousands)          
ASSETS
                                               
Interest-earning assets:
                                               
Loans and leases, net
  $ 406,945     $ 6,663       6.55 %   $ 322,168     $ 6,174       7.67 %
Taxable securities
    36,111       334       3.70 %     32,944       320       3.89 %
Tax-exempt securities
    39,900       429       4.30 %     36,848       399       4.33 %
Interest bearing deposits at banks
    602             0.00 %     703       4       2.28 %
 
                                   
 
                                               
Total interest-earning assets
    483,558       7,426       6.14 %     392,663       6,897       7.03 %
 
                                       
 
                                               
Non interest-earning assets:
                                               
 
                                               
Cash and due from banks
    11,501                       12,029                  
Premises and equipment, net
    9,804                       8,322                  
Other assets
    32,797                       29,628                  
 
                                           
 
                                               
Total Assets
    537,660                     $ 442,642                  
 
                                           
LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                                               
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
NOW
  $ 12,249     $ 11       0.36 %   $ 10,401     $ 15       0.58 %
Regular savings
    167,769       641       1.53 %     86,758       256       1.18 %
Muni-Vest savings
    30,113       67       0.89 %     24,433       177       2.90 %
Time deposits
    136,954       1,177       3.44 %     136,084       1,509       4.44 %
Other borrowed funds
    35,734       186       2.08 %     43,246       378       3.50 %
Junior subordinated debentures
    11,330       123       4.34 %     11,330       193       6.81 %
Securities sold U/A to repurchase
    5,442       7       0.51 %     5,513       11       0.80 %
 
                                   
 
                                               
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    399,591     $ 2,212       2.21 %     317,765     $ 2,539       3.20 %
 
                                       
 
                                               
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
Demand deposits
    79,220                       69,996                  
Other
    12,693                       10,792                  
 
                                           
Total liabilities
    491,504                     $ 398,553                  
 
                                               
Stockholders’ equity
    46,156                       44,089                  
 
                                           
 
                                               
Total Liabilities and Equity
    537,660                     $ 442,642                  
 
                                           
 
                                               
Net interest earnings
          $ 5,214                     $ 4,358          
 
                                           
 
                                               
Net interest margin
                    4.31 %                     4.44 %
 
                                           
 
                                               
Interest rate spread
                    3.93 %                     3.83 %
 
                                           


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Net Income
The Company recorded a net loss for the first quarter of 2009 of $1.2 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, compared with net income of $1.6 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2008. The net loss was primarily due to a $1.2 million after-tax and non-cash charge for impairment of the entire $2.0 million of goodwill associated with the Company’s leasing business. First quarter results were additionally impacted by the recording of a $3.3 million provision for loan and lease losses, an increase of $2.8 million over the first quarter of 2008, of which $2.5 million was the result of credit deterioration in the leasing portfolio. Return on average equity was (10.81%) for the first quarter of 2009, compared with 14.45% in last year’s first quarter.
“Net operating income” (as defined in the following Supplemental Non-GAAP Disclosure) is net income adjusted for what management considers to be “non-operating” items. Net operating income for the first quarter of 2009 was $0.10 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, a decrease of $1.6 million, or 93.9%, from net operating income of $1.7 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2008.
Supplemental Reporting of Non-GAAP Results of Operations
To provide investors with greater visibility of the Company’s operating results, in addition to the results measured in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), the Company provides supplemental reporting on “net operating income,” which excludes items that management believes to be non-operating in nature. Specifically, net operating income excludes the non-cash impairment and amortization of acquisition-related goodwill and intangible assets. This non-GAAP information is being disclosed because management believes that providing these non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with information useful in understanding the Company’s financial performance, its performance trends, and financial position. While the Company’s management uses these non-GAAP measures in its analysis of the Company’s performance, this information should not be viewed as a substitute for financial results determined in accordance with GAAP or considered to be more important than financial results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor is it necessarily comparable with non-GAAP measures which may be presented by other companies. See the reconciliation of net operating income and diluted net operating earnings per share to GAAP net income and GAAP diluted earnings per share in the following table:
Reconciliation of GAAP Net (Loss) Income to Net Operating Income
                         
    Three months ended March 31  
(in thousands, except per share)   2009     2008     Change  
GAAP Net (loss) income
  $ (1,247 )   $ 1,593       (178.3 )%
Goodwill impairment charge*
    1,214                
Amortization of intangibles*
    137       99          
 
                   
Net operating income
  $ 104     $ 1,692       (93.9 )%
 
                   
 
                       
GAAP diluted (loss) earnings per share
  $ (0.45 )   $ 0.58       (177.6 )%
Goodwill impairment charge*
    0.44                
Amortization of intangibles*
    0.05       0.04          
 
                   
Diluted net operating earnings per share
  $ 0.04     $ 0.62       (93.5 )%
 
                   
 
*   After any tax-related effect
Other Results of Operations
Net interest income increased to $5.21 million during the first quarter of 2009, an increase of $0.27 million, or 5.4%, from $4.95 million in the fourth quarter of 2008, and an increase of 19.6% from $4.36 million in the first quarter 2008. Growth of the core loan portfolio and the reduced cost of interest-bearing liabilities continue to be the main factors driving this increase. The core loan portfolio is defined as total loans and leases less direct financing leases. Core loans were $363.4 million at March 31, 2009, an increase of 4.1% from $349.1 million at December 31, 2008.


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This equates to a 16.4% annualized growth rate. The Company continued to experience strong growth in commercial real estate. Origination of residential mortgages was also very strong in the first quarter of 2009 with $6.1 million in originations, compared with $2.6 million in last year’s first quarter. Residential mortgage balances are lower, however, as the Company does not hold 30-year loans and has sold most of the mortgages to Fannie Mae, resulting in a gain on sale of $29 thousand, compared with a gain of $1 thousand in the previous year’s first quarter. The Company continues to service all mortgage loans it originates.
The Company’s net interest margin continued to perform well at 4.31% in the first quarter of 2009, down slightly from 4.32% in the fourth quarter of 2008 and 4.44% in the first quarter of 2008. The decreased margin was partly due to a higher concentration of investments in the first quarter of 2009, which typically have lower yields than loans, and a higher concentration of interest-bearing savings accounts due to the growth in money market accounts. Limiting the effect of these factors was strong demand deposit growth. Compared with the first quarter of 2008, the Company’s average demand deposits were 13.2% higher in the first quarter of 2009.
Net charge-offs to average total loans and leases increased to 1.59% compared with 0.71% in the fourth quarter of 2008 and 0.44% for the 2008 first quarter. This increase in net charge-offs was primarily related to the direct finance national lease portfolio. Excluding the lease portfolio, there were only $9 thousand in net charge-offs. The ratio of non-performing loans and leases to total loans and leases increased to 0.98% at March 31, 2009, compared with 0.88% at December 31, 2008 and 0.13% at the end of last year’s first quarter. The increase in non-performing loans and leases of $0.5 million from December 31, 2008 was a result of further weakness in the leasing portfolio as non-accruing leases increased from $0.8 million at December 31, 2008 to $1.6 million at March 31, 2009.
The increased net charge-offs and non-performing loans resulted in an increased provision for loan and lease losses of $3.3 million in the first quarter of 2009, compared with $1.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2008 and $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2008. $2.9 million of the $3.3 provision was related to the national lease portfolio. The allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases ratio was 1.86% at March 31, 2009, compared with 1.49% at December 31, 2008, and 1.40% at March 31, 2008.
Non-interest income, which represented 42.8% of total revenue during the first quarter of 2009 compared with 44.8% in last year’s first quarter, increased 10.3%, or $0.36 million, from last year’s first quarter to $3.89 million in the first quarter of 2009.
Insurance service and fee income, the largest component of non-interest income, was $2.33 million for the first quarter of 2009, an increase of 9.0% over the prior year first quarter. Personal lines revenue was the fastest growing product line for TEA, the Company’s insurance agency subsidiary. This was primarily due to the purchase of the Fitzgerald Agency in August of 2008. Bank-owned life insurance (“BOLI”) revenue increased from $0.06 million in last year’s first quarter to $0.22 million in the first quarter of 2009. The increased BOLI revenue was a result of proceeds from a life insurance policy collected in the first quarter of 2009 along with the poor performance during last year’s first quarter of two equity-based BOLI policies which have subsequently been sold. Other income increased $0.28 million from the first quarter of 2008 to the first quarter of 2009 due to revenue generated by SDS, a data processing company which was acquired by the Company on December 31, 2008. Last year’s first quarter was also impacted by a one-time gain of $0.33 million due to the curtailment of the Bank’s pension plan after freezing the plan on January 31, 2008.
Total non-interest expenses were $7.68 million for the first quarter of 2009, an increase of 51.0% from $5.09 million in the first quarter of 2008. Included in the increase was a $2.0 million pre-tax non-cash goodwill impairment charge. The charge was the result of the re-evaluation of the Company’s goodwill in light of its decision to exit the national leasing business. The impairment was a non-cash charge and does not impact the Company’s regulatory capital ratios nor have any impact on the liquidity of the Company.
Excluding the goodwill impairment charge, total non-interest expenses were $5.70 million for the first quarter of 2009, an increase of 12.0% from first quarter 2008. The largest component of the increase in total non-interest expenses was salaries and employee benefits, which increased $0.43 million, or 15.0%, over the prior year first quarter to $3.30 million for the first quarter of 2009. Salaries and benefits were higher because of the addition of 18 new employees working in the Company’s new branch office in the Elmwood Village in Buffalo, and from the acquisitions of SDS and the Fitzgerald Agency.


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As a result of the strong growth in net interest income and non-interest income, the Company’s efficiency ratio for the first quarter of 2009 improved to 60.3% from 62.4% in last year’s first quarter and 66.2% in the fourth quarter of 2008. Goodwill impairment and amortization are excluded from the efficiency ratio calculation.
Income tax benefit totaled ($0.64) million for the three month period ended March 31, 2009 reflecting an effective tax benefit rate of (34.0%). The effective tax rate for the first quarter of last year was 29.0%. Excluding the tax benefit from the impairment charge, the Company records an effective tax rate based on the expected rate for the entire year. The Company recognized a $0.11 million reduction in its deferred tax asset related to its leasing business as management estimates that the Company will be unable to utilize all of its deferred tax assets.
CAPITAL
The Company consistently maintains regulatory capital ratios measurably above the federal “well capitalized” standard of 6.00% with a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 8.47%. Average equity as a percentage of average assets was 8.58% in the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared with 9.06% in the three months ended December 31, 2008, and 9.96% in the three months ended March 31, 2008. The decrease was a result of the strong growth in core earning assets over the last year. The dividend and loss in the first quarter of 2009 resulted in a lower book value per share of $15.80 at March 31, 2009, compared with $16.57 at December 31, 2008, and $16.07 at March 31, 2008.
The Company maintained its dividend of $0.41 per common share, which it paid to shareholders on April 1, 2009.
LIQUIDITY
The Company utilizes cash flows from the investment portfolio and federal funds sold balances to manage the liquidity requirements related to loan demand and deposit fluctuations. The Bank also has many borrowing options. As a member of the FHLB the Bank is able to borrow funds at competitive rates. Advances of up to $35.0 million can be drawn on the FHLB via an Overnight Line of Credit Agreement between the Bank and the FHLB. An amount equal to 25% of the Bank’s total assets could be borrowed through the advance programs under certain qualifying circumstances. The Bank also has the ability to purchase up to $14.0 million in federal funds from its correspondent banks. By placing sufficient collateral in safekeeping at the Federal Reserve Bank, the Bank could borrow at the discount window. The Company’s liquidity needs also can be met by more aggressively pursuing time deposits, or accessing the brokered time deposit market. Additionally, the Company has access to capital markets as a funding source.
The cash flows from the investment portfolio are laddered, so that securities mature at regular intervals, to provide funds from principal and interest payments at various times as liquidity needs may arise. Contractual maturities are also laddered, with consideration as to the volatility of market prices. At March 31, 2009, approximately 20.3% of the Bank’s securities had contractual maturity dates of one year or less and approximately 43.7% had maturity dates of five years or less.
Management, on an ongoing basis, closely monitors the Company’s liquidity position for compliance with internal policies, and believes that available sources of liquidity are adequate to meet funding needs in the normal course of business. As part of that monitoring process, management calculates the 90-day liquidity each month by analyzing the cash needs of the Bank. Included in the calculation are liquid assets and potential liabilities. Management stresses the potential liabilities calculation to ensure a strong liquidity position. Included in the calculation are assumptions of some significant deposit run-off as well as funds needed for loan closing and investment purchases. At March 31, 2009, in the Company’s internal stress test, the Company had net short-term liquidity of $19.7 million as compared with $22.4 million at December 31, 2008. Available assets of $96.6 million, divided by public and purchased funds of $149.4 million, resulted in a long-term liquidity ratio of 65% at March 31, 2009, compared with 51% at December 31, 2008.
Management does not anticipate engaging in any activities, either currently or the long term, for which adequate funding would not be available and which would therefore result in significant pressure on liquidity. However, continued economic recession could negatively impact the Company’s liquidity. The Bank relies heavily on FHLBNY as a source of funds, particularly with its overnight line of credit. Several members of FHLB have warned that they have either breached risk-based capital requirements or that they are close to breaching those requirements. To conserve capital, some FHLB branches are suspending dividends, cutting dividend payments, and


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not buying back excess FHLB stock that members hold. FHLBNY has stated that they expect to be able to continue to pay dividends, redeem excess capital stock, and provide competitively priced advances in the future. The most severe problems in FHLB have been at some of the other FHLB branches. Nonetheless, the 12 FHLB branches are jointly liable for the consolidated obligations of the FHLB system. To the extent that one FHLB branch cannot meet its obligations to pay its share of the system’s debt, other FHLB branches can be called upon to make the payment.
Systemic weakness in the FHLB could result in higher costs of FHLB borrowings and increased demand for alternative sources of liquidity that are more expensive, such as brokered time deposits, the discount window at the Federal Reserve, or lines of credit with correspondent banks First Tennessee and M&T Bank
The Company believes that the Bank maintains a sufficient level of U.S. government and government agency securities and New York State municipal bonds that can be pledged as collateral for municipal deposits.
ITEM 3 — QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Additional information responsive to this Item is contained in the Liquidity section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and/or interest rates of the Bank’s financial instruments. The primary market risk the Company is exposed to is interest rate risk. The core banking activities of lending and deposit-taking expose the Bank to interest rate risk, which occurs when assets and liabilities reprice at different times and by different amounts as interest rates change. As a result, net interest income earned by the Bank is subject to the effects of changing interest rates. The Bank measures interest rate risk by calculating the variability of net interest income in future periods under various interest rate scenarios using projected balances for interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Management’s philosophy toward interest rate risk management is to limit the variability of net interest income to changes in net interest rates. The balances of financial instruments used in the projections are based on expected growth from forecasted business opportunities, anticipated prepayments of loans, and expected maturities of investment securities, loans and deposits. Management supplements the modeling technique described above with analysis of market values of the Bank’s financial instruments and changes to such market values given changes in the interest rates.
The Bank’s Asset Liability Committee, which includes members of senior management, monitors the Bank’s interest rate sensitivity with the aid of a computer model that considers the impact of ongoing lending and deposit taking activities, as well as interrelationships in the magnitude and timing of the repricing of financial instruments, including the effect of changing interest rates on expected prepayments and maturities. When deemed prudent, management has taken actions, and intends to do so in the future, to mitigate exposure to interest rate risk through the use of on- or off-balance sheet financial instruments. Possible actions include, but are not limited to, changing the pricing of loan and deposit products, and modifying the composition of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and other financial instruments used for interest rate risk management purposes.


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The following table demonstrates the possible impact of changes in interest rates on the Bank’s net interest income over a 12 month period of time:
SENSITIVITY OF NET INTEREST INCOME
TO CHANGES IN INTEREST
RATES
                 
    in projected annual net interest income
    (in thousands)
    March 31, 2009   December 31, 2008
Changes in interest rates
               
 
               
+200 basis points
    62       (293 )
+100 basis points
    33       (140 )
 
               
-100 basis points
    386       (33 )
-200 basis points
    N/A       20  
Many assumptions were utilized by management to calculate the impact that changes in the interest rates may have on the Bank’s net interest income. The more significant assumptions related to the rate of prepayments of mortgage-related assets, loan and deposit volumes and pricing, and deposit maturities. The Bank assumed immediate changes in rates including 200 basis point rate changes. In the event that the 200 basis point rate changes cannot be achieved, the applicable rate changes are limited to lesser amounts such that interest rates cannot be less than zero. These assumptions are inherently uncertain and, as a result, the Bank cannot precisely predict the impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income. Actual results may differ significantly due to the timing, magnitude, and frequency of interest rate changes in market conditions and interest rate differentials (spreads) between maturity/repricing categories, as well as any actions such as those previously described, which management may take to counter such changes. In light of the uncertainties and assumptions associated with the process, the amounts presented in the table and changes in such amounts are not considered significant to the Bank’s projected net interest income.
ITEM 4 — CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, the Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2009 (the end of the period covered by this Report) have been designed and are functioning effectively to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in its reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
No changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting were identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 2 — UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table includes all Company repurchases of its common stock, made on a monthly basis during the period covered by this Report, including those made pursuant to publicly announced plans or programs.
                                 
                    Total number of        
                    shares purchased as     Maximum number of  
    Total number     Average price     part of publicly     shares that may yet be  
    of shares     paid     announced plans or     purchased under the  
Period   purchased     per share     programs     plans or programs  
January 2009
(January 1, 2009 through
January 31, 2009)
                      75,299  
February 2009
(February 1, 2009
through February 28, 2009)
    2,000     $ 13.65       2,000       73,299  
March 2009
(March 1, 2009
through March 31, 2009)
                      73,299  
 
                         
Total
    2,000     $ 13.65       2,000          
 
                         
All of the foregoing shares were purchased in open market transactions. On August 21, 2007 the Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to 100,000 shares over the next two years, unless the program is terminated earlier. The Company did not make any repurchases during the quarter ended March 31, 2009 other than pursuant to this publicly announced program.


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ITEM 6 — EXHIBITS
             
Exhibit No.   Name   Page No.
 
           
10.1
  Summary of Compensation Arrangements (or Amendments thereto) of Named Executive Officers and Directors     29  
 
           
31.1
  Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.     30  
 
           
31.2
  Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.     31  
 
           
32.1
  Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350 Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.     32  
 
           
32.2
  Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350 Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.     33  


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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
         
  Evans Bancorp, Inc.
 
 
DATE
May 13, 2009 

/s/David J. Nasca  
 
  David J. Nasca   
  President and CEO
(Principal Executive Officer) 
 
 
     
DATE
May 13, 2009  

/s/Gary A. Kajtoch  
 
  Gary A. Kajtoch   
  Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer) 
 
 


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Exhibit Index
             
Exhibit No.   Name   Page No.
 
           
10.1
  Summary of Compensation Arrangements (or Amendments thereto) of Named Executive Officers and Directors     29  
 
           
31.1
  Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.     30  
 
           
31.2
  Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.     31  
 
           
32.1
  Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350 Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.     32  
 
           
32.2
  Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350 Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.     33