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U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[ X ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
         OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended           September 30, 2003           

OR

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

For the transition period from ______________________ to _____________________.

Commission File Number 0-10974

FIRST PULASKI NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Tennessee                                                                                                              62-1110294                
(
State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)                                      (IRS Employer Identification No.)

206 South First Street, Pulaski, Tennessee 38478
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant's telephone number:                                                                931-363-2585


     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 past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [ X ] No [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)
   Yes [    ] No [ X ]

     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
Common Stock, $1.00 par value -- 1,643,341 Shares outstanding as of October 31, 2003.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1. Financial Statements.

FIRST PULASKI NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

ASSETS

September 30,

December 31,

        2003        

        2002        

Cash and due from banks

$ 10,313,647

$ 13,933,354

Federal funds sold

       10,733,000

        5,220,000

   Cash and cash equivalents

21,046,647

19,153,354

Interest bearing balances with banks

200,000

0

Securities available for sale

145,506,774

114,161,308

Loans net of unearned income

228,336,500

233,255,433

Allowance for credit losses

      (3,456,896)

      (3,809,625)

   Total net loans

224,879,604

229,445,808

Bank premises & equipment

10,313,226

10,292,144

Accrued interest receivable

3,453,147

3,755,962

Prepayments & other assets

4,257,972

3,731,963

Other real estate

         3,911,073

         1,129,191

      TOTAL ASSETS

$ 413,568,443

$ 381,669,730

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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

LIABILITIES

Deposits

   Non-interest bearing balances

$ 45,422,098

$ 45,007,259

   Interest bearing balances

     316,050,250

    286,240,489

      Total deposits

361,472,348

331,247,748

Other borrowed funds

3,473,969

3,562,216

Accrued taxes

160,948

369,818

Accrued interest on deposits

1,053,791

891,494

Other liabilities

         1,965,488

         1,596,205

      TOTAL LIABILITIES

    368,126,544

     337,667,481

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Common Stock, $1 par value; authorized - 10,000,000 shares;

   1,643,191 and 1,642,036 shares issued and outstanding

1,643,341

1,642,036

Capital surplus

4,655,973

4,656,050

Retained earnings

37,157,213

35,471,905

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net

         1,985,372

         2,232,258

      TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

       45,441,899

       44,002,249

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

$ 413,568,443

$ 381,669,730

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* See accompanying note to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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Item 1. Financial Statements. (Continued)

FIRST PULASKI NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

For Three Months Ended

For Nine Months Ended

September 30,

September 30,

       2003       

       2002       

       2003       

       2002       

INTEREST INCOME:

   Loans, including fees

$4,413,069

$4,628,281

$13,464,352

$13,947,944

   Investment securities

1,334,443

1,442,203

3,962,352

4,518,924

   Deposits

1,660

24

2,080

43

   Federal funds sold

           24,605

          31,604

          71,188

        117,979

         Total interest income

      5,773,777

     6,102,112

   17,499,972

   18,584,890

INTEREST EXPENSE:

   Interest on deposits:

      NOW Accounts

65,144

85,223

198,266

295,845

      Savings & MMDAs

320,322

550,989

1,198,663

1,355,128

      Time

1,282,678

1,460,609

3,636,389

5,303,806

   Borrowed funds

           47,380

          36,047

        143,432

          99,169

         Total interest expense

      1,715,524

     2,132,868

     5,176,750

     7,053,948

         NET INTEREST INCOME

4,058,253

3,969,244

12,323,222

11,530,942

         Provision for loan losses

        470,488

        304,747

     1,285,839

        729,562

         NET INTEREST INCOME

         AFTER PROVISION FOR

         LOAN LOSSES

     3,587,765

     3,664,497

   11,037,383

   10,801,380

OTHER INCOME:

   Service charges on deposit accounts

574,760

602,529

1,750,513

1,627,133

   Other service charges and fees

96,458

84,574

292,959

282,201

   Security gains

39,813

243,870

113,621

258,619

   Dividends

14,336

16,649

54,562

81,077

   Mortgage banking fees

266,624

116,777

649,018

357,553

   Other

        296,576

        102,956

        492,463

        304,705

      Total other income

1,288,567

1,167,355

3,353,136

2,911,288

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Item 1. Financial Statements. (Continued)

FIRST PULASKI NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

For Three Months Ended

For Nine Months Ended

September 30,

September 30,

       2003       

       2002       

       2003       

       2002       

OTHER EXPENSES:

   Salaries and employee benefits

1,715,598

1,612,814

5,045,421

4,721,294

   Occupancy expense, net

277,417

285,723

844,945

902,157

   Furniture and equipment expense

229,025

275,404

624,201

784,081

   Advertising and public relations

108,276

112,043

398,977

400,433

   Other operating expenses

        659,380

        615,101

     2,017,726

    2,064,875

      Total other expenses

2,989,696

2,901,085

8,931,270

8,872,840

      Income before taxes

1,886,636

1,930,767

5,459,249

4,839,828

      Applicable income taxes

       608,593

        646,503

     1,750,743

    1,575,165

      NET INCOME

$1,278,043

$1,284,264

$3,708,506

$3,264,663

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      Earnings per common share:

      Basic

$ 0.78

$ 0.78

$ 2.26

$ 2.00

      Diluted

$ 0.77

$ 0.78

$ 2.24

$ 1.99

      Dividends per common share

$ 0.41

$ 0.41

$ 1.23

$ 1.23

      Weighted average shares for

      period - basic

1,643,184

1,642,016

1,643,165

1,633,734

                 - diluted

1,656,389

1,642,016

1,655,750

1,644,628

* See accompanying note to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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Item 1. Financial Statements. (Continued)

FIRST PULASKI NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2003

Accumulated

Other

Common

Capital

Retained

Comprehensive

Total

Stock

Surplus

Earnings

Income


Balance, Dec. 31, 2002

$ 1,642,036

$ 4,656,050

$ 35,471,905

$ 2,232,258

$ 44,002,249

Comprehensive income:

   Net Income

3,708,506

   Change in unrealized

   gains (losses) on AFS

   securities, net of tax

(321,876)

   Less reclassification

   adjustment, net of

   deferred income tax

   benefit of $38,631

74,990

Comprehensive income

3,461,620

Cash Dividends

($1.23 per share)

(2,023,198)

(2,023,198)

Common stock issued

2,233

44,467

46,700

Common stock repurchased

(928)

(44,544)

(45,472)


Balance, September 30, 2003

$ 1,643,341

$ 4,655,973

$ 37,157,213

$ 1,985,372

$ 45,441,899

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* See accompanying note to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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Item 1. Financial Statements. (Continued)

FIRST PULASKI NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

For nine months ended September 30,

        2003        

       2002       

Cash flows from operating activities

  Net income

$ 3,708,506

$ 3,264,663

  Adjustments to reconcile net income

  to net cash provided by operating activities

    Provision for loan losses

1,285,839

729,562

    Depreciation of premises and equipment

667,656

808,280

    Amortization and accretion of investment securities, net

486,001

239,709

    Deferred income tax expense

209,562

83,468

    Losses on sale of other assets

0

37,199

    Security gains, net

(113,621)

(258,619)

    Loans originated for sale

(22,817,209)

(12,449,184)

    Proceeds from sale of loans

22,758,259

13,148,684

    Decrease in interest receivable

302,815

199,410

    Increase in prepayments/other assets

(526,010)

(642,278)

    Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable

162,297

(601,863)

    Increase (decrease) in accrued taxes

(208,870)

265,370

    Increase (decrease) in other liabilities

           283,104

       (854,714)

        Net cash from operating activities

6,198,329

3,969,687

Cash flows from investing activities:

    Proceeds from maturity of investment securities available for sale

54,282,741

34,140,763

    Proceeds from sale of investment securities available for sale

4,564,448

5,724,410

    Purchase of investment securities available for sale

(90,935,304)

(33,154,602)

    Increase in interest bearing balances with banks

(200,000)

0

    Net (increase) decrease in loans

557,433

(22,633,381)

    Capital expenditures

(688,738)

(310,673)

    Proceeds from sale of other assets

                      0

         306,680

        Net cash used by investing activities

(32,419,420)

(15,926,803)

Cash flows from financing activities:

    Proceeds from borrowings

150,000

1,046,000

    Net increase in deposits

30,224,601

8,354,087

    Cash dividends paid

(2,023,198)

(2,009,642)

    Proceeds from issuance of common stock

46,700

574,578

    Payments to repurchase shares of common stock

(45,472)

(447,060)

    Borrowings repaid

         (238,247)

       (175,361)

        Net cash from financing activities

      28,114,384

      7,342,602

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

1,893,293

(4,614,514)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

      19,153,354

     23,429,058

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

21,046,647

18,814,544

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* See accompanying note to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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Item 1. Financial Statements. (Continued)

     Note to Consolidated Financial Statements

       The interim financial statements furnished under this item reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted, as allowed under rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for interim period presentation. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the complete fiscal year. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period classifications.

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Result of Operations.

       The following analysis should be read in conjunction with the financial statements set forth in Part I, Item 1, immediately preceding this section.
       Reference is made to the report of the registrant on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, which report was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about March 31, 2003. This Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements regarding, among other things, the anticipated financial and operating results of the registrant. The words "anticipate," "could," "may", "intend", "believe," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, but other statements not based on historical information may also be considered forward-looking. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The registrant undertakes no obligation to publicly release any modifications, updates or revisions of these statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the day hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
       In connection with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the registrant cautions investors that future financial and operating results may differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, the registrant. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, increased competition with other financial institutions, lack of sustained growth in the registrant's market area, adverse changes in interest rates, significant downturns in the businesses of one or more large customers, changes in the legislative or regulatory environment and loss of key personnel. These risks and uncertainties may cause the actual results or performance of the registrant to be materially different from any future results or performance expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.


Critical Accounting Policies

       The accounting principles we follow and our methods of applying these principles conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and with general practices within the banking industry. In connection with the application of those principles to the determination of our allowance for loan losses, we have made judgments and estimates that have significantly impacted our financial position and results of operations.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. (Continued)


       The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level that is considered to be adequate to reflect estimated credit losses for specifically identified loans as well as estimated probable credit losses inherent in the remainder of the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date. The allowance is increased by the provision for loan losses, which is charged against current period operating results and decreased by the amount of charge-offs, net of recoveries. A formal review of the allowance for loan losses is prepared quarterly to assess the risk in the portfolio and to determine the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. Our methodology of assessing the appropriateness of the allowance consists of several elements, which include the formula allowance, as well as specific allowances.
       The formula allowance is calculated by applying loss factors to outstanding loans and certain unused commitments. For purposes of the quarterly review, the loan portfolio is separated by loan type, and each type is treated as a homogeneous pool. Each loan is assigned a risk rating by loan officers using established credit policy guidelines. These risk ratings are periodically reviewed and all risk ratings are subject to review by an independent Credit Review Department. Each risk rating is assigned an allocation percentage which, when multiplied times the dollar value of loans in that risk category, results in the amount of the allowance for loan losses allocated to these loans. Allocation percentages are based on our historical loss experience and may be adjusted for significant factors that, in management's judgement, affect the collectibility of the portfolio as of the evaluation date.
       Specific allowances are established in cases where management has identified significant conditions or circumstances related to a credit that management believes indicates the probability that a loss has been incurred in excess of the amount determined by the application of the above formula. Every substandard or worse loan in excess of $25,000 and all loans classified as "Other Assets Especially Mentioned" over $100,000 are reviewed quarterly by the Board's Executive and Loan Committee to review the level of loan losses required to be specifically allocated.


     (a) Results of Operations

       Net income of the registrant was $3,708,506 for the first nine months of 2003. This amounted to an increase of $443,843, or 13.6 percent, compared to the first nine months of 2002.  For the three-month period ended September 30, 2003, net income decreased $6,221, or 0.5 percent, as compared to the three-months ended September 30, 2002.  
       Net interest income, the largest component of net income for the registrant, is the difference between income earned on loans and investments and interest paid on deposits and other sources of funds. Net interest income increased $89,009, or 2.2 percent to $4,058,253 during the third quarter of 2003 as compared to $3,969,244 for the third quarter of 2002.  Total interest income decreased $328,335, or 5.4 percent to $5,773,777 for the third quarter of 2003 as compared to $6,102,112 for the same period in 2002. The decrease in total interest income was due primarily to the lower interest rate environment that has been prevalent in 2003. However, the decrease in total interest income was offset by a decrease in total interest expense of $417,344, or 19.6 percent to $1,715,524 for the third quarter of 2003 as compared to $2,132,868 for the same period in 2002. The decrease in total interest expense was again primarily due to the lower interest rate environment p revalent throughout 2003. The percentage change was greater for the total interest expense than the total interest income primarily due to the general decline in the level of interest rates that began in 2001 and continued through 2003. The registrant was able to reprice its interest-bearing liabilities faster at the lower interest rates than repriced its interest-earning assets.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. (Continued)


       Net interest income of the registrant for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2003 increased by $792,280, or 6.9 percent, to $12,323,222 as compared to $11,530,942 for the nine months ended September 30, 2002. Total interest income decreased $1,084,918, or 5.8 percent for the first nine months of 2003 as compared to the same period in 2002. This decrease was primarily the result of the declining interest rate environment which caused the interest income on loans to decrease $483,592 and interest income on investments to decrease $556,572 for the first nine months of 2003 as compared to the same period of 2002. However, the decrease in total interest income was offset by a decrease in total interest expense of $1,877,198, or 26.6 percent to $5,176,750 for the first nine months of 2003 as compared to $7,053,948 for the same period in 2002. The decrease in total interest expense was primarily caused by a $1,667,417 decrease in interest expense on time deposits for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 as compared to the same period in 2002.   
       Total other income increased $121,212, or 10.4 percent to $1,288,567 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2003 as compared to $1,167,355 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2002. This increase in other income for the three-month period ended September 30, 2003 was primarily due to a $149,847 increase in mortgage banking fees, and a $189,872 increase in gains on the sale of loans. These gains were offset however, by a $204,057 decrease in gains on the sale of investment securities and a $27,769 decrease in service charges on deposit accounts, as compared to the three-month period ended September 30, 2002.
       Total other income increased $441,848, or 15.2 percent for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2003 as compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2002. The increase was primarily due to a $291,465 increase in mortgage banking fees, a $189,872 increase in the gain on the sale of loans and a $123,380 increase in service charges on deposit accounts. These gains were offset however by a $144,998 decrease in gains on the sale of investment securities and a $26,515 decrease in dividends, as compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2002.
       The registrant's non-interest income is composed of several components, some of which vary significantly between quarterly periods. Service charges on deposit accounts and other non-interest income generally reflect the registrant's growth, while fees for origination of mortgage loans will often reflect stock and home mortgage market conditions and fluctuate more widely from period to period.
       For the three-month period ended September 30, 2003, total other expenses increased $88,611, or 3.1 percent to $2,989,696 as compared to $2,901,085 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2002. Salaries and employee benefits increased $102,784, or 6.4 percent and other operating expenses increased $44,279, or 7.2 percent for the three-months ended September 30, 2003 as compared to the three-months ended September 30, 2002. The increase in salaries and employee benefits is primarily due to increased average salary and benefits expense per employee. These increases were offset, however, by a decrease of $46,379, or 16.8 percent in furniture and equipment expense during the third quarter of 2003 as compared to the same period last year. This large decrease in furniture and equipment expense was primarily due to a significant upgrade in computer equipment by the registrant's subsidiary bank during 2001. The resulting depreciation on this computer equipment decreas ed in 2003 as compared to 2002. Both net occupancy expenses and advertising and public relations expenses experienced immaterial declines in the first nine months of 2003 as compared to the first nine months of 2002 as well.
       Total other expenses increased $58,430, or 0.7 percent, to $8,931,270 for the nine-months ended September 30, 2003 as compared to $8,872,840 for the same period last year. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2003 salaries and employee benefits increased $324,127, or 6.9 percent as compared to the same period of 2002. This increase was offset, however, by a decrease in furniture and equipment

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. (Continued)

expenses of $159,880, or 20.4 percent for the first nine months of 2003 as compared to the same period of 2002, again reflecting the decreased depreciation expense mentioned earlier. Also, net occupancy expenses decreased $57,212, or 6.3 percent and other operating expenses decreased $47,149, or 2.3 percent, for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 as compared to the same period of 2002. 
       The provision for credit losses for the three-months ended September 30, 2003, increased $165,741 to $470,488 from $304,747 over the same period in 2002. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2003, the increase in provision for credit losses was $556,277 to $1,285,839 from $729,562 over the same period of 2002.  The increase in the provision for loan losses for both periods of 2003 was primarily the result of a deterioration in local economic conditions and one large line that was charged off during the first quarter of 2003. As a result of increases in net loan losses and problem loans compared to prior periods, the registrant anticipates that the provision for loan losses and allowance for loan losses will continue at increased levels throughout the year 2003. Increases in the provision for loan losses may have an adverse effect on the Company's results of operations for the year 2003.
       The provision for possible credit losses is based on past loan experience and other factors that, in management's judgement, deserve current recognition in estimating possible credit losses. Such factors include past loan loss experience, growth and composition of the loan portfolio, review of specific problem loans, the relationship of the allowance for credit losses to outstanding loans and current economic conditions that may affect the borrower's ability to repay. A more detailed description of the allowance for loan losses can be found under the section titled "Critical Accounting Policies."
       For the three-month period ended September 30, 2003, income before taxes decreased $44,131, or 2.3 percent, to $1,886,636 as compared to $1,930,767 for the three months ended September 30, 2002.  Applicable income taxes decreased $37,910, or 5.9 percent for the three-month period ended September 30, 2003 as compared to the same period in 2002.
       For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2003, income before taxes increased $619,421, or 12.8 percent, to $5,459,249 as compared to $4,839,828 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2002. Applicable income taxes increased $175,578, or 11.5 percent for the nine-months ended September 30, 2003 as compared to the nine-months ended September 30, 2002. Income taxes increased less than the income before taxes in the first nine months of 2003 as compared to the same period of 2002 due to the registrant increasing its investment in tax-exempt securities in 2003.       
       The effect on net income and earnings per share if stock based compensation was measured using the fair value recognition provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," would not be material for any periods presented.
       On a basic, weighted average per share basis, net income was $2.26 per share based on 1,643,165 weighted shares outstanding for the first nine months of 2003 as compared to $2.00 per share on 1,633,734 weighted shares outstanding for the first nine months of 2002. On a fully diluted basis, net income per share was $2.24 for the first nine months of 2003 on 1,655,750 weighted shares outstanding as compared to $1.99 on 1,644,628 weighted shares outstanding for the first nine months of 2002. On a basic, weighted average per share basis, net income was $0.78 per share based on 1,643,184 weighted shares outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 2003 as compared to $0.78 per share based on 1,642,016 weighted shares outstanding for the same period of 2002. On a fully diluted basis, net income per share was $0.77 for the three months ended Septemb er 30, 2003 on 1,656,389 weighted shares outstanding as compared to $0.78 on 1,642,016 weighted shares outstanding for the same period of 2002.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. (Continued)

       The following table shows the return on assets (net income divided by average total assets) and return on equity (net income divided by average stockholders' equity (net of unrealized gain or loss on securities) for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 (annualized) and for the year ended December 31, 2002.

For nine months ended

For year ended

       September 30, 2003       

       December 31, 2002       

    Return on assets

1.25%

1.09%

    Return on equity

11.57%

9.90%


(b) Financial Condition

       The registrant's total assets increased 8.4 percent to $413,568,443 during the nine months ended September 30, 2003, from $381,669,730 at December 31, 2002. Loans and leases, net of allowance for credit losses, totaled $224,879,604 at September 30, 2003, a 2.0 percent decrease compared to $229,445,808 at December 31, 2002. Investment securities increased $31,345,466, or 27.5 percent, to $145,506,774 at September 30, 2003, from $114,161,308 at December 31, 2002. Federal funds sold increased $5,513,000, to $10,733,000 at September 30, 2003, from $5,220,000 at December 31, 2002. The increase in both investment securities and federal funds sold was the result of deposits growing more rapidly than loans.
       Total liabilities increased by 9.0% to $368,126,544 for the nine months ended September 30, 2003, compared to $337,667,481 at December 31, 2002. This increase was primarily due to a $29,809,761 or 10.4 percent increase in interest bearing deposits for the nine months ended September 30, 2003. Much of the increase in deposits during the first three quarters of 2003 occurred in time deposits. 
       The registrant classifies its entire investment securities portfolio as available-for-sale and marks each security to its market value. The unrealized gain on securities, net of tax, was $1,985,372 at September 30, 2003 as compared to $2,232,258 at December 31, 2002. The unrealized gain or loss on securities primarily reflects the direction of the interest rate market. When interest rates are going down, the investment securities will generally increase in market value, however, when interest rates are moving upward, the investment securities will generally decrease in market value. This dependence on the current interest rate environment can lead to large fluctuations from period to period in the unrealized gain or loss on investment securities, net of tax.
       Non-performing assets decreased to approximately $6,241,700 at September 30, 2003 compared to approximately $8,760,700 at December 31, 2002.  Non-performing assets at September 30, 2003 included $3,911,073 in other real estate owned, $2,187,279 in non-accrual loans, and $143,354 in loans past due ninety days or more as to interest or principal payment. Additionally, there were approximately $62,000 in restructured loans that were in compliance with their modified terms at September 30, 2003.  At December 31, 2002, the corresponding figures were $1,129,191 in other real estate owned, $7,236,654 in non-accrual loans, $394,898 in loans past due ninety days or more, and $464,000 loans restructured. The allowance for loan losses was 1.58 times the balance of nonaccrual loans at Septemb er 30, 2003 as compared to 0.53 at December 31, 2002. The large volume in the registrant's non-accrual loans at December 31, 2002 was principally related to two credit lines of the registrant's subsidiary bank. The largest line placed on

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nonaccrual status was a large United States Department of Agriculture guaranteed loan that was placed on nonaccrual status during the second quarter of 2002. Eighty percent of the principal and accrued interest of the loan is guaranteed by the United States Department of Agriculture. The remaining twenty percent credit exposure on the loan is secured by the underlying collateral on the loan. During the second quarter of 2003, the bank foreclosed on the underlying collateral and received a payment from the United States Department of Agriculture for eighty percent of the estimated shortfall between the remaining principal balance and the estimated net realizable value of the underlying collateral. This foreclosure led to the large increase in other real estate owned at September 30, 2003 as compared to December 31, 2002. Management does not believe that the underlying collateral is sufficient to secure the entire unguaranteed portion of the loan. Management has estimated the credit exposure on the loan and included the exposure in its allowance for loan l osses calculation for September 30, 2003. The second large line was placed on nonaccrual status during the fourth quarter of 2002. This line consists primarily of commercial real estate and land development loans and resulted in most of the net charged-off loans during the first nine months of 2003. The loans that were related to this line that were not charged-off during the first three quarters of 2003 remained on nonaccrual status as of September 30, 2003.
       Nonaccrual loans are those for which management has discontinued accrual of interest because there exists significant uncertainty as to the full and timely collection of either principal or interest or such loans have become contractually past due 90 days with respect to principal or interest unless such loans are well secured and in the process of collection. The additional amount of interest that would have been recorded during the first nine months of 2003 if the above nonaccrual loans had been current in accordance with their original terms was approximately $110,000.
       Loans that are classified as "substandard" or worse by the registrant represent loans to which management questions the borrowers' ability to comply with the present loan repayment terms. As of September 30, 2003, there were approximately $8,128,000 in loans that were classified as "substandard" or worse and accruing interest. This compares to approximately $13,615,000 in loans that were classified as "substandard" or worse and accruing interest as of December 31, 2002.
       Credit risk represents the maximum accounting loss that would be recognized at the reporting date if counterparties failed completely to perform as contracted and any collateral or security proved to be of no value. Concentrations of credit risk or types of collateral arising from financial instruments exist in relation to certain groups of customers. A group concentration arises when a number of counterparties have similar economic characteristics that would cause their ability to meet contractual obligations to be similarly affected by changes in economic or other conditions. The registrant does not have a significant concentration to any individual customer or counterparty. The major concentrations of credit risk for the registrant arise by collateral type in relation to loans and credit commitments. The only significant concentration that exists is in loans secured by real estate and agricultural re lated loans. Among the loans secured by real estate, the registrant has a concentration of loans secured by hotel and motel properties. Although the registrant has a loan portfolio diversified by type of risk, the ability of its customers to honor their contracts is to some extent dependent upon their regional economic condition. A geographic concentration arises because the registrant grants commercial, real estate and consumer loans primarily to customers in Giles, Marshall and Lincoln Counties, Tennessee. In order to mitigate the impact of credit risk, management strives to identify loans experiencing difficulty early enough to correct the problems and to maintain an allowance for loan losses at a level management believes is sufficient to cover inherent losses in the loan portfolio.
       Net charge-offs for the nine-months ended September 30, 2003 were approximately $1,638,600 for a net charge-off ratio (charge-offs to total net loans) of 0.72 percent. This compares to net charge-offs of

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approximately $659,300 for the nine-months ended September 30, 2002 for a net charge-off ratio of 0.29 percent. As discussed previously, one large line was primarily responsible for the increase in net loan charge-offs during the first nine months of 2003.
       The total allowance for credit losses decreased to $3,456,896 as of September 30, 2003 from $3,809,625 as of December 31, 2002. The decrease of $352,729 in the allowance for credit losses during the first nine months of 2003 was primarily due to the large commercial real estate and land development credit line mentioned previously. As of December 31, 2002, management had estimated the credit exposure on this line in its calculation for the allowance for credit losses. Subsequently, during the first quarter of 2003, much of the exposure for this line was charged-off, thus decreasing the allowance for
credit losses. Management believes that the allowance for credit losses is sufficient to cover potential losses in the loan portfolio.


(c) Liquidity

       Liquidity is the ability to fund increases in loan demand or to compensate for decreases in deposits and other sources of funds, or both. Maintenance of adequate liquidity is an essential component of the financial planning process. The objective of asset/liability management is to provide an optimum balance of liquidity and earnings. Cash and cash equivalents increased $1,893,293 between December 31, 2002 and September 30, 2003.
       Marketable investment securities, particularly those of short maturities, are the principal source of asset liquidity. Securities maturing in one year or less amounted to $16,289,204 at September 30, 2003, representing 11.4 percent of the registrant's investment portfolio as compared to 11.3 percent one year earlier. These securities may be sold in response to changes in interest rates, changes in prepayment risk, the need to increase regulatory capital, or asset/liability strategy with minimal risk. Management classifies all of the Company's investment portfolio in the available-for-sale category and reports these securities at fair value. Management does not anticipate the sale of a material amount of investment securities in the foreseeable future.  
       Other sources of liquidity include maturing loans and federal funds sold. As mentioned previously, federal funds sold increased by $5,513,000 from December 31, 2002 to September 30, 2003.   
       At September 30, 2003, the registrant had unfunded loan commitments outstanding of approximately $28,245,000 and outstanding standby letters of credit of approximately $992,000. Because these commitments generally have fixed expiration dates and many will expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment level does not necessarily represent future cash requirements. If needed to fund these commitments, the bank has the ability to liquidate federal funds sold or securities available-for-sale, or on a short-term basis to borrow and purchase federal funds from other financial institutions.
       The registrant's bank subsidiary originates residential mortgage loans for sale in the secondary market which it may be required to repurchase if a default occurs with respect to the payment of any of the first four installments of principal and interest after a loan is sold and the default continues for a period of 90 days. These loans are considered in the computation of the allowance for loan losses to cover future defaults. The total mortgage loans sold with repurchase requirements outstanding as of September 30, 2003 was approximately $13,315,000.
       The registrant does not anticipate that there will be any unusual demands, commitments, or events that could adversely impact the liquidity of the registrant.

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(d) Capital Adequacy

       The Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the FDIC have established risk-based capital guidelines for U.S. banking organizations. These guidelines provide a uniform capital framework that is sensitive to differences in risk profiles among banks.
        Under these guidelines, total capital consists of Tier I capital (core capital, primarily stockholders' equity) and Tier II capital (supplementary capital, including certain qualifying debt instruments and credit loss reserve).
       Assets are assigned risk weights ranging from 0 to 100 percent depending on the level of credit risk normally associated with such assets. Off-balance sheet items (such as commitments to make loans) are also included in assets through the use of conversion factors established by regulators and are assigned risk weights in the same manner as on-balance sheet items. Banking institutions are expected to maintain a Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets ratio of at least 4.00 percent, a total capital (Tier I plus Tier II) to total risk-weighted assets ratio of at least 8.00 percent, and a Tier I capital to total assets ratio (leverage ratio) of at least 4.00 percent. The following table sets out the appropriate regulatory standards as well as the registrant's actual ratios at September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002.

     September 30, 2003

     December 31, 2002

(in thousands of dollars)

Tier I Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets:

    Tier I capital

$43,384

$41,704

    Risk-weighted assets

$289,372

$282,069

    Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets

14.99%

14.79%

    Regulatory requirement

4.00%

4.00%

Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets:

    Total capital (Tier I plus Tier II)

$46,841

$45,233

    Risk-weighted assets

$289,372

$282,069

    Total capital to risk-weighted assets

16.19%

16.04%

    Regulatory requirement

8.00%

8.00%

Tier I Capital to Total Average Assets (Leverage Ratio)

    Tier I capital

$43,384

$41,704

    Total quarterly average assets

$406,073

$374,268

    Tier I capital to quarterly average assets

10.68%

11.14%

    Regulatory requirement

4.00%

4.00%

 


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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks.

       The registrant's primary component of market risk is interest rate volatility. Fluctuations in interest rates will ultimately impact both the level of income and expense recorded on a large portion of the registrant's assets and liabilities, and the market value of all interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, other than those which possess a short term to maturity. Based upon the nature of the registrant's operations, the registrant is not subject to foreign currency exchange or commodity price risk.
       Interest rate risk management focuses on the earnings risk associated with changing interest rates, as well as the risk to the present value of the registrant's equity. Management seeks to maintain profitability in both immediate and long-term earnings through funds management and interest rate risk management. The registrant's rate sensitive position has an important impact on earnings and the present value of the registrant's equity. Management meets regularly to analyze the rate sensitivity position, focusing on the spread between the cost of funds and interest yields generated primarily through loans and investments. Management also seeks to maintain stability in the net interest margin under varying interest rate environments. These goals are accomplished through the development and implementation of lending, funding and pricing strategies designed to maximize net interest income under varying interest rate environments subject to specific liquidity and int erest rate risk guidelines.
       Analysis of rate sensitivity and rate gap analysis are the primary tools used to assess the direction and magnitude of changes in net interest income resulting from changes in interest rates. Included in the analysis are cash flows and maturities of financial instruments, changes in market conditions, and pricing and deposit volume and mix. Since these assumptions are inherently uncertain, net interest income can not be precisely estimated nor can the impact changes in interest rates be precisely predicted. Actual results will differ due to timing, magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes and changes in market conditions and management's strategies, among other factors.
       There have been no material changes in reported market risks during the quarter ended September 30, 2003.


Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to its management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

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Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

       The registrant and its subsidiaries are involved, from time to time, in ordinary routine litigation incidental to the banking business. Neither the registrant nor its subsidiaries is involved in any material pending legal proceedings.


Item 2.  Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

     None


Item 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities

     None


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

     None


Item 5.  Other Information

     None


Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

    (a)  Exhibit 31.1 Certification of Mark A. Hayes, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-OxleyAct of 2002.
          Exhibit 31.2 Certification of Tracy Porterfield, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
          Exhibit 32.1 Certification of Mark A. Hayes, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 - the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
          Exhibit 32.2 Certification of Tracy Porterfield, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 - the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

    (b)  No current reports on Form 8-K have been filed during the third quarter of 2003.

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SIGNATURES
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      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.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                FIRST PULASKI NATIONAL CORPORATION

 

Date:  November 14, 2003                                       /s/Mark A. Hayes                                                      
                                                                                Mark A. Hayes, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date:  November 14, 2003                                       /s/Tracy Porterfield                                                                 
                                                                                Tracy Porterfield, Chief Financial Officer
                                                                               

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