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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995. Commission file No. 1-10294
HIBERNIA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
LOUISIANA 72-0724532
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
313 CARONDELET STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70130
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (504) 533-5332
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
CLASS A COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE
(Title of class)
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
(Name of each exchange on which registered)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES X NO
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to
this Form 10-K. [ X ]
State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by
non-affiliates of the Registrant as of February 29, 1996.
Class A Common Stock, no par value - $1,256,787,112
State the aggregate number of shares outstanding of each of
the Registrant's classes of common stock as of February 29, 1996.
Class A Common Stock, no par value - 122,078,331
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Registrant's annual report to shareholders for the year ended
December 31, 1995 are incorporated by reference into Parts I and II of this
Report.
Portions of the Registrant's definitive proxy statement, which was filed on
March 18, 1996, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Report.
INDEX TO FORM 10-K
Certain information required by Form 10-K is incorporated by reference
from the Annual Report as indicated below. Only that information expressly
incorporated by reference is deemed filed with the Commission.
PART I
Item 1 Business *
Item 2 Properties *
Item 3 Legal Proceedings *
Item 4 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders None
Item X Identification of Executive Officers *
PART II
Item 5 Market of the Registrant's Common Equity and Related
Stockholder Matters ***
Item 6 Selected Financial Data ***
Item 7 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations ***
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data ***
Item 9 Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on
Accounting and Financial Disclosure None
PART III(1)
Item 10 Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
Item 11 Executive Compensation
Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
Item 13 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
PART IV
Item 14 Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Financial Statements
Report of Independent Auditors' ***
Hibernia Corporation and Subsidiary:
Consolidated Balance Sheets - December 31,
1995 and 1994 ***
Consolidated Income Statements - Years
Ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993 ***
Consolidated Statements of Changes in
Shareholders' Equity - Years Ended
December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993 ***
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
Years Ended December 31, 1995, 1994
and 1993 ***
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements ***
(b) Reports on Form 8-K **
Item 2 Other Event October 12, 1995
(c) Exhibits **
* This information is included in the Form 10-K and is not incorporated by
reference to the Annual Report.
** Reports on Form 8-K and Exhibits have been separately filed with the
Commission.
*** This information is included in Ex-13.
(1) The material required by Items 10 through 13 is incorporated by reference to
the Company's definitive Proxy Statement pursuant to Instruction G of Form
10-K. The Company filed a definitive Proxy Statement with the Commission on
March 18, 1996, however, the "Report of Executive Compensation Committee" and
the "Performance Graph" contained therein are not incorporated herein by
reference.
PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Hibernia Corporation ("Company") is a bank holding company organized in
1972 and, as of December 31, 1995, was the second-largest bank holding company
in Louisiana with assets of $7.2 billion and deposits of $6.1 billion. Hibernia
National Bank, the Company's sole bank subsidiary ("Bank") was chartered in 1933
and at December 31, 1995 had 160 banking locations throughout Louisiana. In
addition to Hibernia National Bank, the Company also owns Zachary Taylor Life
Insurance Company. This wholly owned subsidiary is currently inactive, and the
Company has an agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank whereby the Company will
not actively operate this subsidiary as an insurance company without Federal
Reserve Board approval.
During 1995, the Company completed mergers with four institutions with
combined assets of $447 million and 19 offices. Since the beginning of 1994,
mergers have been completed with 10 institutions with combined assets of $1.8
billion and 64 offices. Two additional mergers with combined assets of $160
million and 5 offices were completed in January 1996. All mergers completed to
date have been accounted for as poolings of interests.
The Bank offers a broad array of financial products and services,
including retail, commercial, international, mortgage and private banking;
leasing; corporate finance; treasury management and trust. Through its
wholly owned subsidiaries, the Bank also provides retail and discount brokerage
services and alternative investments, including mutual funds and annuities.
The Bank's corporate finance area provides financial risk management
products and advisory services to its customers. These products are designed
to assist customers in managing their exposure in the areas of interest rate,
currency and commodity risks. The Bank also offers repurchase agreements,
bankers acceptances, Eurodollar deposits, safekeeping of securities, U.S.
Government and Government agency obligations, tax-free municipal obligations,
reverse repurchase agreements, letters of credit, and collection and foreign
exchange transactions. At December 31, 1995, the Bank performed mortgage
servicing, which includes acceptance and application of mortgage loan and
escrow payments, for over 34,000 residential loans.
The trust division of the Bank offers a variety of agency, fiduciary,
investment advisory, employee benefit and custodial services. Through Tower
Investors, Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, the Bank sells fixed and variable
annuities in retail markets. The Bank also provides retail and discount
brokerage services through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hibernia Investment
Securities, Inc. ("HISI"). HISI is a registered broker-dealer and member of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
COMPETITION
The financial services industry in which the Company operates is highly
competitive. The Bank competes with national and state banks for deposits,
loans, and trust accounts and with savings and loan associations and credit
unions for loans and deposits. In addition, the Bank competes with other
providers of financial services, from both inside and outside Louisiana,
including finance companies, institutional buyers of commercial paper, money
market funds, brokerage firms, investment companies, insurance companies and
governmental agencies. These competitors are actively engaged in marketing
various types of loans, commercial paper, short-term obligations, investments
and other services.
SUPERVISION AND REGULATION
The banking industry is extensively regulated under both federal and state
law. The Company is subject to regulation under the Bank Holding Company Act of
1956 ("BHCA") and to supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve system ("FRB"). The BHCA requires the Company to obtain the prior
approval of the FRB for bank acquisitions, limits the acquisition of shares
of out-of-state banking organizations unless permitted by state law and
prescribes limitations on the nonbanking activities of the Company. The Bank
is subject to regulation and examination by the Office of the Comptroller of
the Currency ("OCC").
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991
("FDICIA") further expanded the regulatory and enforcement powers of bank
regulatory agencies. Among the significant provisions of FDICIA is the
requirement that bank regulatory agencies prescribe standards relating to
internal controls, information systems, loan documentation, credit underwriting,
interest rate exposure, asset growth, compensation, fees and benefits. FDICIA
mandates annual examinations of banks by their primary regulators.
The banking industry is affected by the policies of
the FRB. An important function of the FRB is to regulate the national supply of
bank credit to moderate recessions and to curb inflation. Among the instruments
of monetary policy used by the FRB to implement its objectives are: open-market
operations in U.S. Government securities, changes in the discount rate on bank
borrowings and changes in reserve requirements on bank deposits.
HISI is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., and the Louisiana Office of Financial
Institutions through the Deputy Commissioner of Securities.
Zachary Taylor Life Insurance Company is regulated by the Louisiana
Commissioner of Insurance.
LOAN PORTFOLIO
The amounts and percentages of loans outstanding by type are as follows:
December 31
($ in thousands) 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
--------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------
% of % of % of % of % of
Amount Total Amount Total Amount Total Amount Total Amount Total
--------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------
Commercial, financial
and agricultural $1,217,365 27 % $902,926 25 % $752,324 23 % $844,302 26 % $1,227,423 27 %
Real estate - construction 20,437 1 45,082 1 39,510 1 24,444 1 77,964 2
Real estate - mortgage 2,048,056 46 1,757,933 48 1,718,335 54 1,768,882 55 2,341,718 51
Consumer 1,077,139 24 821,602 23 596,956 19 493,819 16 844,561 19
All other 106,436 2 100,120 3 94,295 3 52,748 2 70,364 1
$4,469,433 100 % $3,627,663 100 % $3,201,420 100 % $3,184,195 100 % $4,562,030 100 %
SELECTED LOAN MATURITIES
The following table shows selected categories of loans outstanding as of
December 31, 1995, which, based on remaining scheduled repayments of principal,
are due in the periods indicated. In addition, the amounts contractually due
after one year are summarized according to thier interest sensitivity.
Maturing
After One
Within But Within After
($ in thousands) One Year Five Years Five Years Total
Commercial, financial and
agricultural $461,133 $509,086 $247,146 $1,217,365
Real estate - construction 19,649 611 177 20,437
$480,782 $509,697 $247,323 $1,237,802
Interest Sensitivity
Fixed Variable
Rate Rate
Due after one but within five years $97,982 $411,715
Due after five years 42,809 204,514
$140,791 $616,229
SUMMARY OF LOAN LOSS EXPERIENCE
The following is a summary of activity in the reserve for possible loan
losses:
Year Ended December 31
($ in thousands) 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Balance of reserve for
possible loan losses
at beginning of period $152,838 $183,127 $208,575 $232,054 $178,577
Addition due to bank
acquisition - - 359 - -
Loans charged off:
Commercial, financial,
and agricultural (5,606) (7,142) (12,310) (38,573) (43,901)
Real estate-construction (7) (54) (265) (1,555) (6,513)
Real estate-mortgage (4,722) (11,283) (11,698) (36,368) (71,725)
Consumer (13,655) (11,719) (17,810) (20,650) (20,249)
All other (5) (1) - (311) (639)
Total loans charged
off (23,995) (30,199) (42,083) (97,457) (143,027)
Recoveries of loans
previously charged off:
Commercial, financial,
and agricultural 7,831 7,050 6,966 6,770 3,397
Real estate-construction 235 97 176 246 55
Real estate-mortgage 4,992 6,871 7,646 5,771 3,705
Consumer 4,685 3,891 4,670 4,720 4,462
All other 99 70 64 420 15
Total recoveries 17,842 17,979 19,522 17,927 11,634
Net loans charged off (6,153) (12,220) (22,561) (79,530) (131,393)
Additions to reserve
charged to operating
expense - (18,069) (3,246) 71,557 184,870
Reduction due to sale
of subsidiary bank - - - (15,506) -
Balance at end of period $146,685 $152,838 $183,127 $208,575 $232,054
Ratio of net charge-offs
to average loans outstanding 0.15% 0.36% 0.73% 2.11% 2.40%
ALLOCATION OF RESERVE FOR LOAN LOSSES
The reserve for possible loan losses has been allocated according to the
amount deemed to be reasonably necessary to provide for the possibility of
losses being incurred within the categories of loans set forth in the table
below. See "Reserve and Provision for Possible Loan Losses" in Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in
the Registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for a discussion of the factors
which influence management's judgement in determining the adequacy of the
reserve for possible loan losses.
($ in thousands) 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Reserve at end of period:
Commercial, financial and
agricultural $30,595 $41,212 $56,082 $53,898 $79,952
Real estate-construction 268 977 1,099 946 5,272
Real estate-mortgage 36,722 53,627 73,843 65,874 82,770
Consumer 33,400 20,322 18,303 21,757 20,729
Not allocated 45,700 36,700 33,800 66,100 43,331
$146,685 $152,838 $183,127 $208,575 $232,054
MATURITIES OF LARGE-DENOMINATION CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT
The following table shows large denomination certificates of deposit as of
December 31, 1995 by remaining maturity.
($ in thousands) Domestic Foreign
3 months or less $578,801 $45,466
Over 3 months through 6 months 160,250 -
Over 6 months through 12 months 87,245 -
Over 12 months through 5 years 42,574 -
Over 5 years 10,941 -
Total $879,811 $45,466
SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
The following table summarizes pertinent data related to federal funds
purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase for 1995, 1994
and 1993. Funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase
generally mature within one to 14 days from the transaction date.
($ in thousands) 1995 1994 1993
Outstanding at December 31 $272,947 $160,218 $157,369
Maximum month-end outstandings 353,227 198,007 161,114
Average daily outstandings 251,506 165,713 139,074
Average rate during year 5.3% 3.5% 2.9%
Average rate at year end 4.8% 4.4% 2.9%
CHANGES IN TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT NET INTEREST INCOME
The following analysis details the changes in taxable equivalent
net interest income by volume and rate for 1995 compared to 1994 and 1994
compared to 1993:
CHANGES IN TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT NET INTEREST INCOME (1)
1995 Compared to 1994 1994 Compared to 1993
Increase (Decrease) Due to Change In:
($ in thousands) Volume Rate Total Volume Rate Total
Taxable-equivalent
interest earned on:
Loans $ 59,179 $ 17,188 $ 76,367 $ 24,374 $ 448 $ 24,822
Securities available for sale (11,591) 6,038 (5,553) (1,169) (4,013) (5,182)
Securities held to maturity (9,788) 14,027 4,239 7,003 (3,537) 3,466
Short-term investments (3,203) 2,630 (573) (6,178) 2,718 (3,460)
Total 34,597 39,883 74,480 24,030 (4,384) 19,646
Interest paid on:
NOW accounts (1,476) 2,727 1,251 836 379 1,215
Money market deposit accounts (1,441) 1,423 (18) (10) 312 302
Savings (623) 264 (359) 335 (359) (24)
Other consumer time 10,090 23,824 33,914 1,093 5,504 6,597
Public fund certificates of
deposit of $100,000 or more 3,344 11,561 14,905 221 5,606 5,827
Certificates of deposit
of $100,000 or more (779) 2,268 1,489 (302) 870 568
Foreign deposits 998 226 1,224 524 121 645
Short-term borrowings 3,781 3,716 7,497 851 918 1,769
Debt (1,175) (826) (2,001) (1,309) (503) (1,812)
Total 12,719 45,183 57,902 2,239 12,848 15,087
Taxable-equivalent
net interest income $ 21,878 $ (5,300)$ 16,578 $ 21,791 $ (17,232)$ 4,559
(1) Change due to mix (both rate and volume) has been allocated to volume
and rate changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar
amounts to the changes in each.
Consolidated Average Balances, Interest and Rates
Hibernia Corporation and Subsidiaries
Taxable-equivalent basis (1) 1995 1994 1993
(Average balances $ in millions, Average Average Average
interest $ in thousands) Balance Interest Rate Balance Interest Rate Balance Interest Rate
ASSETS
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (2) $4,024.7 $370,938 9.22 % $3,374.9 $294,571 8.73 % $3,095.7 $269,749 8.71 %
Securities available for sale (3) 569.7 37,559 6.59 755.1 43,112 5.71 774.2 48,294 6.24
Securities held to maturity 1,780.1 113,411 6.37 1,945.8 109,172 5.61 1,822.4 105,706 5.80
Short-term investments 114.7 6,706 5.85 180.9 7,279 4.02 350.3 10,739 3.07
Total interest-earning assets 6,489.2 $528,614 8.15 % 6,256.7 $454,134 7.26 % 6,042.6 $434,488 7.19 %
Reserve for possible loan losses (151.7) (177.6) (205.0)
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks 155.0 180.6 157.3
Items in process of collection 147.9 117.5 114.0
Other assets 309.9 314.7 331.2
Total noninterest-earning assets 612.8 612.8 602.5
Total assets $6,950.3 $6,691.9 $6,440.1
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing deposits:
NOW accounts $ 573.7 $ 12,614 2.20 % $ 651.9 $ 11,363 1.74 % $ 603.5 $ 10,148 1.68 %
Money market deposit accounts 1,073.1 27,980 2.61 1,129.8 27,998 2.48 1,130.2 27,696 2.45
Savings accounts 339.9 7,345 2.16 369.1 7,704 2.09 353.4 7,728 2.19
Other consumer time deposits 1,955.5 109,816 5.62 1,742.3 75,902 4.36 1,715.5 69,305 4.04
Public fund certificates of deposit
of $100,000 or more 692.1 40,892 5.91 619.1 25,987 4.20 612.4 20,160 3.29
Certificates of deposit
of $100,000 or more 175.2 8,847 5.05 194.3 7,358 3.79 203.1 6,790 3.34
Foreign time deposits 35.1 2,018 5.75 17.1 794 4.65 5.0 149 2.98
Total interest-bearing deposits 4,844.6 209,512 4.32 4,723.6 157,106 3.33 4,623.1 141,976 3.07
Short-term borrowings 251.5 13,309 5.29 165.7 5,812 3.51 139.1 4,043 2.91
Debt 9.8 594 6.05 24.7 2,595 10.49 36.7 4,407 12.00
Total interest-bearing liabilities 5,105.9 $223,415 4.38 % 4,914.0 $165,513 3.37 % 4,798.9 $150,426 3.13 %
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits 1,078.2 1,049.6 969.4
Other liabilities 121.7 155.4 163.5
Total noninterest-bearing
liabilities 1,199.9 1,205.0 1,132.9
Total shareholders' equity 644.5 572.9 508.3
Total liabilities and
shareholders' equity $6,950.3 $6,691.9 $6,440.1
SPREAD AND NET YIELD
Interest rate spread 3.77 % 3.89 % 4.06 %
Cost of funds supporting interest-earning assets 3.45 % 2.65 % 2.49 %
Net interest income/margin $305,199 4.70 % $288,621 4.61 % $284,062 4.70 %
(1) Based on the statutory income tax rate of 35%.
(2) Excludes unearned income. For purposes of yield computations, nonaccrual
loans are included in loans outstanding.
(3) Yield computations are based on carrying values of securities available for
sale.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The Company's executive offices are located in downtown New Orleans,
Louisiana, in the downtown branch office of the Bank. The Company leases its
main office building and operations center under the terms of sale/leaseback
agreements. The Company and the Bank consider all properties owned or leased
to be suitable and adequate for their intended purposes and consider the
terms of existing leases to be fair and reasonable.
On December 31, 1995 the Bank reported miscellaneous property with a net
book value of $8,159,000. The properties include properties acquired from
borrowers either as a result of foreclosures or voluntarily in full or partial
satisfaction of indebtedness previously contracted and duplicate or excess bank
owned premises. See "Asset Quality" in Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the Registrant's Annual Report
for a further discussion of these properties.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company and the Bank are parties to certain pending legal proceedings
arising from matters incidental to their business. Management and counsel are
of the opinion that these actions will not have a material effect on the
financial condition or results of operations of the Company.
ITEM X. IDENTIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Each executive officer of the Company and the Bank holds his position
until the earlier of (a) his removal or resignation from office, (b) his
successor is appointed by the Board of Directors or (c) such time that the
Board no longer deems his position to be that of an executive officer.
J. HERBERT BOYDSTUN, 50, Regional Chairman, Southcentral/Northeast
Louisiana of the Company and the Bank, assumed those positions in 1995. Mr.
Boydstun also serves as a director of the Company and the Bank. Mr. Boydstun
previously served as Chairman, Northeast Region of the Company and the Bank,
from August 1994 until 1995. Mr. Boydstun joined the Company in August 1994
following the merger of First Bancorp of Louisiana, Inc., a bank holding company
headquartered in West Monroe, Louisiana, with and into the Company, where he
served as President of First Bancorp and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of First National Bank of West Monroe, the national banking subsidiary of First
Bancorp from 1982 to 1994.
E. R. "BO" CAMPBELL, JR., 54, Regional Chairman, Northwest Louisiana of
the Company and the Bank, is responsible for the operations of the Bank in
Northwest Louisiana, particularly Shreveport and the surrounding communities.
Mr. Campbell also serves as a director of the Company and the Bank. Mr.
Campbell assumed his position at the Bank in January 1995 following the merger
of Pioneer Bancshares Corporation, a bank holding company headquartered in
Shreveport, Louisiana, with and into the Company. Mr. Campbell served from
1992 to 1994 as Chairman of the Board of Pioneer Bancshares and as President
from 1977 to 1992 and as Chairman from 1992 to 1994 of its Louisiana banking
subsidiary, Pioneer Bank & Trust Company.
ROBERT W. CLOSE, 53, Regional Chairman, Southeast Louisiana of the Company
and the Bank and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, is
responsible for the operations of the Bank in the Greater New Orleans area, as
well as for product management and delivery systems statewide. Mr. Close, who
also supervises the investment division of the Bank, has been employed by the
Company and/or its subsidiaries since 1976, serving as an Executive Vice
President of the Bank since 1987. He assumed the position of Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer of the Company in August 1991 and the position of Senior
Executive Vice President and Chairman of the Greater New Orleans Region in
August 1994. Mr. Close's title was changed to Regional Chairman, Southeast
Louisiana in March 1996.
K. KIRK DOMINGOS III, 54, Senior Executive Vice President/Support Services
of the Company and the Bank, is responsible for the overall administrative
functions of the Bank. Mr. Domingos has been employed by the Company and/or
its subsidiaries since August 1975 and assumed the position of Executive Vice
President and Administrative Executive of the Bank in August 1991 and the
position of Senior Executive Vice President in August 1994.
B.D. FLURRY, 54, serves as President, Shreveport/Bossier for the Company
and the Bank, a position he has held since January 1995. Prior to joining
Hibernia, Mr. Flurry served as President (from 1991 through 1994) of Pioneer
Bank & Trust Company, a subsidiary of Pioneer Bancshares Corporation, a bank
holding company headquartered in Shreveport that merged into Hibernia in
January 1995.
STEPHEN A. HANSEL, 48, serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company and the Bank, which positions he assumed in March 1992. Mr. Hansel
also serves as a director of the Company and the Bank. Prior to joining the
Company, Mr. Hansel was Chief Financial Officer of Barnett Banks, Inc., a bank
holding company based in Jacksonville, Florida, which position he held since
1982.
RUSSELL S. HOADLEY, 51, serves as Executive Vice President/Employee and
Public Relations for the Company and the Bank, a position he assumed in 1994.
From the time he joined the Company in July 1993 until this promotion, Mr.
Hoadley served as Senior Vice President/Public Affairs and Marketing for the
Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hoadley served as Vice President
Director of Corporate Communications for Barnett Banks, Inc., a bank holding
company based in Jacksonville, Florida, which position he held from 1988 to June
1993.
SCOTT P. HOWARD, 48, serves as Senior Executive Vice President/Arena
Executive for Commercial Banking for the Company and the Bank and has served in
the position since March 1996. From May 1992 until that time, Mr. Howard served
as Executive Vice President/Corporate and International Banking for the Bank.
Prior to joining Hibernia in 1992, Mr. Howard served as Chief Operating Officer
of Smile, Inc., a New York-based computer-based information service during 1991
and as President of GHM Architectural Aluminum, Inc., a New York-based
manufacturer of high-design aluminum door frames. From 1982 until 1990, Mr.
Howard served as a Vice President of J.P. Morgan in several commercial and
investment banking positions, including Corporate Financial Advisor to U.S.
Eastern Banks from 1989 to 1990.
JAMES E. O'BRIEN, 51, serves as Executive Vice President/Planning and
Performance Analysis for the Company and the Bank, a position which he assumed
in August 1994. From 1992 to 1994, Mr. O'Brien served as Senior Vice President
and General Auditor for the Bank. Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. O'Brien served
as Vice President and Regional Director of Credit Quality for Barnett Banks,
Inc., a bank holding company based in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1991 and 1992.
He served as President of O'Brien Consulting, Inc., a bank consulting firm based
in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1991. In March 1996 Mr. O'Brien resigned his
position with the Company and the Bank.
GERALD F. PAVLAS, 46, serves as Executive Vice President/Commercial Real
Estate, Commercial Finance and Leasing Products for the Company and the Bank, a
position which he assumed in August 1994. Mr. Pavlas served as Chief Credit
Officer of the Bank from 1992 to 1994. Prior to 1992, Mr. Pavlas served as
Senior Vice President of the Bank and Hibernia National Bank in Texas, a former
subsidiary of the Registrant, as manager of Credit Risk Management from August
1990 to May 1992 and as Manager, at the Texas Bank, of Loan control from January
1990 through August 1990. Prior to joining Hibernia, Mr. Pavlas served as
Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of BancTEXAS Group, Inc., a
bank holding company headquartered in Dallas, Texas from 1988 to 1990 and as
Executive Vice President and Manager of the Special Assets Division for that
bank from 1987 to 1988.
KENNETH A. RAINS, 46, serves as Executive Vice President and Trust Group
Executive of the Company and the Bank, positions which he has held since March
1993. Mr. Rains has been employed by the Registrant and/or its subsidiaries in
various capacities in the trust department since 1983, most recently as Senior
Vice President and Manager of the Trust Division from December 1991 to March
1993.
RONALD E. SAMFORD, JR., 43, serves as Executive Vice President and
Controller of the Company and the Bank and Chief Accounting Officer of the
Company, which positions he has held since November 1992. Prior to joining
Hibernia, Mr. Samford served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting
Officer of Team Bank, a bank headquartered in Forth Worth, Texas from August
1990 to November 1992 and as Senior Audit Manager of Price Waterhouse, a public
accounting firm, from 1986 to 1990.
JOHN E. SMITH, 46, serves as Executive Vice President and Retail Banking
Executive of the Company and the Bank, which positions he has held since
September 1991. Mr. Smith has been employed by the Registrant and/or its
subsidiaries in various capacities since 1981, most recently as Senior Vice
President and Manager of the Consumer Banking Division of the Texas Bank from
1989 until 1991, Senior Vice President and Manager of the Dealer Services
Division of Hibernia from 1987 to 1989, and Vice President and Manager of the
Corporate Banking Division of Hibernia from 1986 to 1987.
RICHARD L. "IKE" STAGE, 51, serves as Senior Executive Vice President for
the Company and the Bank, positions which he assumed in March 1996. Prior to
joining the Company, Mr. Stage served as Executive Vice President and
Director of Community Banking (from 1994-95) and as Executive Vice President
and Director of Complimentary Delivery Systems (from 1991-93) for Huntington
National Bank, a national bank headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. During 1994 and
1995, Mr. Stage served as an Executive Vice President and the head of retail
banking for Huntington Bancshares, the parent holding company of Huntington
Bank.
RICHARD G. WRIGHT, 46, serves as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief
Credit officer of the Company and the Bank, a position which he assumed in March
1996. From August 1994 until that time, Mr. Wright served as Executive Vice
President/Credit Policy and Analysis of the Bank, and he served as Senior Vice
President in the Credit and Asset Quality area of the Bank from the time he
joined the Company in May 1992 until August 1994. Prior to joining the Company,
Mr. Wright served as President and Chief Operating Officer for ACTION, Inc., a
manufacturer of western saddles and tack, headquartered in McKinney, Texas.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
HIBERNIA CORPORATION
(Registrant)
/s/ Stephen A. Hansel
Stephen A. Hansel, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed on March 26, 1996, by the following persons on behalf of
the Registrant and in the capacities indicated.
/s/ Robert W. Close /s/ Ronald E. Samford, Jr.
Robert W. Close, Treasurer Ronald E. Samford, Jr., Controller
(principal financial officer) (principal accounting officer)
W. James Amoss, Jr.*, Director Elton R. King*, Director
Robert H. Boh*, Director Sidney W. Lassen*, Director
J. Herbert Boydstun*, Director Donald J. Nalty*, Director
J. Terrell Brown*, Director William C. O'Malley*, Director
E. R. "Bo" Campbell*, Director Robert T. Ratcliff*, Director
Richard W. Freeman, Jr.*, Director Duke Shackelford*, Director
Robert L. Goodwin*, Director James H. Stone*, Director
Stephen A. Hansel*, Director Janee M. Tucker*, Director
Dick H. Hearin*, Director Virginia E. Weinmann*, Director
Robert T. Holleman*, Director E.L. Williamson*, Director
Hugh J. Kelly*, Director Robert E. Zetzmann*, Director
*By: /s/ Patricia C. Meringer
Patricia C. Meringer
Attorney-in-fact