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UNITED STATES
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: 2-94863



CANANDAIGUA NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New York
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

16-1234823
(IRS Employer Identification Number)

 

   

72 South Main Street
Canandaigua, New York
(Address of principal executive offices)

 


14424
(Zip code)


(585) 394-4260
(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, 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 12-b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes   X

 

No

    The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock was 477,209 shares of common stock, par value $20.00, outstanding at October 22, 2003.

 

 

 

 

 

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This report contains certain "forward-looking statements" intended to qualify for the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used or incorporated by reference in the Company's disclosure documents, the words "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "continue," "project," "target," "goal," "budget" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, but not limited to (1) economic conditions, (2) real estate market, and (3) interest rates. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, expected, projected or budgeted. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the document. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to publicly release any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectation with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

 

 

 

 

 

CANANDAIGUA NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

September 30, 2003

PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

PAGE

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

   

  Condensed consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002

 

4

  Condensed consolidated statements of income for the three- and nine-month periods ended    

 

5

    September 30, 2003 and 2002.

  Consolidated statements of stockholders' equity for the nine-month periods ended

   

    September 30, 2003 and 2002

 

6

  Consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003 and 2002.

 

7

  Notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

8

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial

   

                Condition and Results of Operations

 

11

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

17

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

17

PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION

   

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

 

18

Item 2.  Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

18

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

18

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

 

18

Item 5.  Other Information

 

18

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

18

SIGNATURES

 

19

EXHIBITS

 

19

     

CERTIFICATIONS

 

20

 

 

 

 

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

CANANDAIGUA NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2002
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

September 30,

December 31,

2003

2002

Assets

Cash and due from banks

$

47,753

34,667

Interest-bearing deposits with other financial institutions

62

3,990

Federal funds sold

46,200

11,200

Securities:

  - Available for sale, at fair value

56,541

46,215

  - Held-to-maturity (fair value of $127,106 in 2003 and $121,533 in 2002)

121,716

117,028

Loans:

  Commercial, financial and agricultural

116,305

109,317

  Commercial mortgage

272,193

264,132

  Residential mortgage

87,519

90,332

  Consumer-auto indirect

88,828

89,747

  Consumer-other

21,876

22,371

  Other

817

1,606

  Loans held for sale

5,429

9,320

    Total loans

592,967

586,825

  Less:  Allowance for loan losses

(6,223

)

(6,162

)

    Loans - net

586,744

580,663

Premises and equipment - net

16,242

16,727

Accrued interest receivable

4,318

3,915

Federal Home Loan Bank stock and Federal Reserve Bank stock

2,194

2,200

Other assets

10,108

9,098

        Total Assets

$

891,878

825,703

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Deposits:

  Demand:

    Non-interest-bearing

$

119,762

103,020

    Interest-bearing

93,259

81,971

  Savings and money market

394,661

334,274

  Time deposits

197,916

225,134

        Total deposits

805,598

744,399

Borrowings

1,009

1,048

Guaranteed Preferred Beneficial Interest in Company's Subordinated Debt

19,465

19,409

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities

6,313

7,430

        Total Liabilities

832,385

772,286

Stockholders' Equity:

  Common stock, $20 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized;

    486,624 shares issued in 2003 and 2002

9,732

9,732

  Additional paid-in capital

6,958

6,958

  Retained earnings

43,538

37,655

  Treasury stock at cost (9,415 shares in 2003 and 9,421 in 2002)

(1,158

)

(1,159

)

  Accumulated other comprehensive income

423

231

        Total Stockholders' Equity

59,493

53,417

        Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

$

891,878

825,703

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

CANANDAIGUA NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
For the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Three months
ended September 30,

Nine months
ended September 30,

2003

2002

2003

2002

Interest income:

  Loans, including fees

$

9,405

9,619

28,541

28,572

  Securities

1,542

1,390

4,648

3,641

  Other

113

188

267

463

        Total interest income

11,060

11,197

33,456

32,676

Interest expense:

  Deposits

2,259

3,479

7,369

10,719

  Borrowings

9

9

26

27

  Guaranteed Preferred Beneficial Interest in Company's Subordinated Debt

245

288

767

288

      Total interest expense

2,513

3,776

8,162

11,034

      Net interest income

8,547

7,421

25,294

21,642

Provision for loan losses

325

1,115

970

1,776

      Net interest income after provision for loan losses

8,222

6,306

24,324

19,866

Other income:

  Service charges on deposit accounts

1,326

1,237

3,836

3,508

  Trust income

809

901

2,357

2,570

  Net gain on sale of mortgage loans

687

241

2,586

907

  Other operating income

394

315

1,185

1,088

      Total other income

3,216

2,694

9,964

8,073

Operating expenses:

  Salaries and employee benefits

4,023

4,011

12,622

12,032

  Occupancy

1,367

1,381

4,235

3,935

  Marketing and public relations

353

418

1,120

1,076

  Office supplies, printing and postage

257

297

844

782

  FDIC insurance

30

78

90

228

  Other operating expenses

1,408

1,430

3,981

3,838

      Total operating expenses

7,438

7,615

22,892

21,891

      Income before income taxes

4,000

1,385

11,396

6,048

Income taxes

990

270

3,246

1,654

      Net income

$

3,010

1,115

8,150

4,394

Basic earnings per share

$

6.31

2.34

17.08

9.22

Diluted earnings per share

$

6.12

2.31

16.69

9.13

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

 

CANANDAIGUA NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Accumulated

Additional

Other

Common

Paid in

Retained

Treasury

Comprehensive

Stock

Capital

Earnings

Stock

Income

Total

 Balance at December 31, 2002

$

9,732

6,958

37,655

(1,159

)

231

53,417

  Comprehensive income:

    Change in unrealized gain on

      securities available for sale,

      net of taxes of $119

-

-

-

-

192

192

    Net income

-

-

8,150

-

-

8,150

  Total comprehensive income

8,342

Sale of 6 shares of treasury stock

-

-

-

1

-

1

  Cash dividend - $4.75 per share

-

-

(2,267

)

-

-

(2,267

)

Balance at September 30, 2003

$

9,732

6,958

43,538

(1,158

)

423

59,493

Balance at December 31, 2001

$

8,110

8,553

32,428

(1,218

)

259

48,132

  Change in par value of stock

1,622

(1,622

)

-

-

-

-

  Comprehensive income:

    Change in unrealized gain on

      securities available for sale,

      net of taxes of $142

-

-

-

-

222

222

    Net income

-

-

4,394

-

-

4,394

  Total comprehensive income

4,616

Sale of 12 shares of treasury stock

-

-

-

2

-

2

  Cash dividend - $4.10 per share

-

-

(1,955

)

-

-

(1,955

)

Balance at September 30, 2002

$

9,732

6,931

34,867

(1,216

)

481

50,795

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

 

CANANDAIGUA NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)

   

2003

     

2002

 

               

Cash flow from operating activities:

             

  Net income

$

8,150

     

4,394

 

  Adjustments to reconcile net income to

             

    net cash provided by operating activities:

             

    Depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

2,429

     

1,879

 

    Provision for loan losses

 

970

     

1,776

 

    Deferred income tax expense (benefit)

 

112

     

(180

)

    Undistributed loss (income) from minority owned entities

 

6

     

(23

)

    Net gain on sale of mortgage loans

 

(2,586

)

   

(907

)

    Originations of loans held for sale

 

(209,412

)

   

(106,495

)

    Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale

 

215,889

     

115,622

 

    Increase in accrued interest receivable and other assets

 

(1,647

)

   

(1,299

)

    (Decrease) increase in accrued interest payable and other liabilities

 

(1,117

)

   

217

 

      Net cash provided by operating activities

 

12,794

     

14,984

 

               

Cash flow from investing activities:

             

  Proceeds from call of FHLB stock

 

6

     

315

 

  Purchase of FHLB stock

 

-

     

(502

)

  Securities available-for-sale:

             

    Proceeds from maturities and calls

 

13,380

     

-

 

    Purchases

 

(23,398

)

   

(34,102

)

  Securities held to maturity:

             

    Proceeds from maturities and calls

 

20,194

     

145,456

 

    Purchases

 

(25,166

)

   

(144,112

)

  Increase in loans, net

 

(11,104

)

   

(30,991

)

  Fixed asset purchases - net

 

(1,360

)

   

(1,142

)

  Investment in minority owned entity

 

(250

)

   

-

 

  Cash received from sale of other real estate

 

168

     

992

 

      Net cash used in investing activities

 

(27,530

)

   

(64,086

)

               

Cash flow from financing activities:

             

  Net increase in demand, savings and money market deposits

 

88,417

     

54,436

 

  Net (decrease) increase in time deposits

 

(27,218

)

   

9,281

 

  Principal repayments on long-term borrowings

 

(39

)

   

(32

)

  Proceeds from issuance of trust preferred securities

 

-

     

19,399

 

Proceeds from sale of treasury stock

 

1

     

2

 

  Dividends paid

 

(2,267

)

   

(1,955

)

      Net cash provided by financing activities

 

58,894

     

81,131

 

               

      Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

44,158

     

32,029

 

  Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period

 

49,857

     

46,641

 

  Cash and cash equivalents - end of period

$

94,015

     

78,670

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

             

  Cash paid during the period for:

             

    Interest

$

8,627

     

11,416

 

    Income taxes

$

4,184

     

2,198

 

  Additions to other real estate acquired through foreclosure

$

162

     

-

 

               

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

CANANDAIGUA NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(1)   Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information. Such principles are applied on a basis consistent with those reflected in the December 31, 2002 Form 10-K Report of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. Management has prepared the financial information included herein without audit by independent certified public accountants. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2003, are not necess arily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2003. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

 

Amounts in prior periods' condensed consolidated financial statements are reclassified whenever necessary to conform to the current year's presentation.

(2)   Stock Option Plan

The Company's incentive stock option program for employees authorizes grants of options to purchase up to 48,000 shares of common stock. In 2003, the Board of Directors granted 8,142 non-qualified options to management under the Company's incentive compensation plan for 2002's performance (7,941 in 2002 for 2001's performance). The options were granted with an exercise price equal to the estimated fair value of the common stock on the grant date. The options are exercisable at times varying from three years to twenty-seven years. The options are fully vested and have a maximum term of one year following the holder's normal retirement age (65).

The Company applies APB Opinion No. 25 in accounting for its stock option plan, and accordingly, no compensation cost has been recognized for its fixed-award stock options in the condensed consolidated statement of income. Had compensation cost been determined based on the fair value at the grant date of the stock options using valuation models consistent with the approach of SFAS No. 123, the Company's net income and earnings per share for the year-to-date periods in 2003 and 2002 would have been reduced to the pro forma amounts indicated below (net income in thousands):

For the nine months ended September 30,

 

2003

 

2002

 Net income as reported

$

8,150

4,394

 Compensation expense, net of taxes

182

210

   Pro forma net income

7,968

4,184

Earnings per share:

   As reported:

      Basic

$

17.08

9.22

      Diluted

16.69

9.13

   Pro forma:

      Basic

$

16.70

8.78

      Diluted

16.32

8.70

The weighted average fair value of options granted during 2003 and 2002 was $31.74 and $37.46, respectively. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

Grant year

 

2003

 

2002

Dividend yield

 

2.49%

 

2.60%

Risk-free interest rate

 

3.83%

 

5.07%

Life

 

12.2 years

 

13.2 years

Volatility

 

12.99%

 

13.30%

 

(3)   Dividends Per Share

The Company declared a semi-annual $2.60 per share dividend on common stock on July 9, 2003, to shareholders of record July 9, 2003, which was paid on August 1, 2003. The Company also a semi-annual $2.15 per share dividend on common stock on January 8, 2003, which was paid on February 3, 2003, to shareholders of record January 8, 2003.

(4)   Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per common share is calculated by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share includes the maximum dilutive effect of stock issueable upon conversion of stock options. Calculations for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003, and 2002 follow (dollars in thousands, except share data):

For the three months ended September 30,

 

2003

 

2002

Basic Earnings Per Share:

  Net income applicable to common shareholders

$

3,010

 

1,115

  Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

477,208

 

476,672

      Basic earnings per share

$

6.31

 

2.34

         

Diluted Earnings Per Share:

       

  Net income applicable to common shareholders

$

3,010

 

1,115

  Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

477,208

 

476,672

  Effect of assumed exercise of stock options

 

14,957

 

5,598

    Total

 

492,165

 

482,270

      Diluted earnings per share

$

6.12

 

2.31

For the nine months ended September 30,

 

2003

 

2002

Basic Earnings Per Share:

       

  Net income applicable to common shareholders

$

8,150

 

4,394

  Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

477,205

 

476,665

      Basic earnings per share

$

17.08

 

9.22

         

Diluted Earnings Per Share:

       

  Net income applicable to common shareholders

$

8,150

 

4,394

  Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

477,205

 

476,665

  Effect of assumed exercise of stock options

 

11,064

 

4,493

    Total

 

488,269

 

481,158

      Diluted earnings per share

$

16.69

 

9.13

         

 

 

 

 

 

(5)   Segment Information

Reportable segments are comprised of the Company and its banking subsidiary operations (Bank) and CNB Mortgage (CNBM), as their performance is evaluated on an individual operating basis. The interim period reportable segment information for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 follows. (dollars in thousands):

Three months ended September 30,

2003

2002

Bank

CNBM

Bank

CNBM

Revenues (net interest income and non-interest income):

  From external customers

$

11,711

 

52

 

9,935

 

180

  Intersegment

 

(1,066

)

1,066

 

(529

)

529

      Total segment revenues

$

10,645

 

1,118

 

9,406

 

709

                 

Net income:

               

  Bank

$

3,010

     

1,115

   

  CNBM

 

506

     

183

   

      Total segment net income

 

3,516

     

1,298

   

   Eliminations

 

(506

)

   

(183

)

 

      Total net income

$

3,010

     

1,115

   

                 

Nine months ended September 30,

2003

2002

Bank

CNBM

Bank

CNBM

Revenues (net interest income and non-interest income):

  From external customers

$

34,773

 

485

 

29,231

 

484

  Intersegment

 

(2,976

)

2,976

 

(1,362

)

1,362

      Total segment revenues

$

31,797

 

3,461

 

27,869

 

1,846

                 

Net income:

               

  Bank

$

8,150

     

4,394

   

  CNBM

 

1,579

     

534

   

      Total segment net income

 

9,729

     

4,928

   

   Eliminations

 

(1,579

)

   

(534

)

 

      Total net income

$

8,150

     

4,394

   

                 

 

(6)   Impact of Accounting Standard Adoption

On January 1, 2003, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations," which requires entities to record the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation in the period in which it is incurred and accrete the liability over time. Upon settlement of the liability, an entity either settles the obligation for its recorded amount or incurs a gain or loss upon settlement. Since the Company had no transactions covered by this statement, its adoption had no impact on the Company's financial condition or results of operations.

 

Also on January 1, 2003, the Company adopted FASB Statement No. 146, "Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities," which requires companies to recognize costs associated with exit or disposal activities when they are incurred rather than at the date of a commitment to an exit or disposal plan. Examples of costs covered by the standard include lease termination costs and certain employee severance costs that are associated with a restructuring, discontinued operation, plant closing, or other exit or disposal activity. Previous accounting guidance was provided by EITF Issue No. 94-3, "Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring)." Statement 146 replaces Issue 94-3. Since the impact of adoption is dependent upon any future exit or disposal activity decisions, of which there were none, adoption of the statement had no impact on the Company's financial condition or results of operations.

 

In June 2003, the Company adopted the provisions of FASB Statement No. 150, "Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity", which requires that certain financial instruments that, under previous guidance, issuers could account for as equity, be classified as liabilities in statements of financial position.

Statement 150 affects an issuer's accounting for three types of freestanding financial instruments. One type is mandatorily redeemable shares, which the issuing company is obligated to buy back in exchange for cash or other assets. A second type, which includes put options and forward purchase contracts, involves instruments that do or may require the issuer to buy back some of its shares in exchange for cash or other assets. The third type of instruments that are liabilities under this Statement is obligations that can be settled with shares, the monetary value of which is fixed, tied solely or predominantly to a variable such as a market index, or varies inversely with the value of the issuers' shares. Statement 150 does not apply to features embedded in a financial instrument that is not a derivative in its entirety. In addition to its requirements for the classification and measurement of financial instruments in its scope, Statement 150 also requires disclosures about alternative ways of settling the instruments and the capital structure of entities, all of whose shares are mandatorily redeemable.

The provisions of Statement 150 apply to the Company's Guaranteed Preferred Beneficial Interest in Company's Subordinated Debt (Trust Preferred). However, since the Company had always reported the Trust Preferred as a liability, Statement 150 had no affect on the Company's financial position.

In April 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement No. 149 "Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities", which amends and clarifies accounting for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging activities under Statement 133. The new guidance amends Statement 133 for decisions made as part of the Derivatives Implementation Group process that effectively required amendments to Statement 133, in connection with other Board projects dealing with financial instruments, and regarding implementation issues raised in relation to the application of the definition of a derivative, particularly regarding the meaning of an "underlying" and the characteristics of a derivative that contains financing components. The amendments improve financial reporting by requiring that contracts with comparable characteristics be accounted for similarly. The S tatement is applicable to the Company's mortgage banking operations, but is not expected to materially impact the Company's financial condition or results of operations. The Company implemented the provisions of this statement on July 1, 2003, with no impact to its financial condition or results of operations.

 

The FASB Issued Financial Interpretation No. 46 "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities" in January 2003, which as proposed, would have had no impact on the Company's operations or financial condition. On October 31, 2003, the FASB issued "A Modification to FASB Interpretation No.46." The modification may result in the de-consolidation of the Guaranteed Preferred Beneficial Interest in Company's Subordinated Debt. If this were to occur, there would be an immaterial increase in the Company's assets and liabilities equivalent to it equity investment in its wholly owned statutory business trust, which would be recorded as of the end of fiscal 2003.

 

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

 

The following is management's discussion and analysis of certain significant factors which have affected the Company's financial position and operating results during the periods included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. Management's discussion and analysis supplements management's discussion and analysis contained in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

 

Overview

Net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, was $3.0 million or $6.12 per diluted share, both showing substantial improvement over 2002's quarter. Improved results were driven by a combination of factors including: a higher volume of earning assets; continued strong mortgage originations; lower credit losses; and reduced operating expenses. Total assets increased to $891.9 million at September 30, 2003 from $811.7 at September 30, 2002.

For the first nine months of 2003, net income was $8.2 million or $16.69 per diluted share, well above management's original projections, which expected full year net income and diluted earnings per share at these amounts. The primary drivers of this improved net income were strong gains from mortgage banking and lower provision for loan loss. While this trend is likely to occur for the remainder of the year, placing full-year earnings near $10 million and earnings per share near $21.00 per share, it is unlikely to recur in 2004. Mortgage originations slowed late in the third quarter, and with current stable rates, are likely to slow to levels no greater than 2002's. On balance sheet loan growth has been relatively low in 2003 as management focused on improving net interest margin and asset quality. Management's view to 2004 confirms a continuation of this strategy, but also calls for higher asset growth, which may result in a higher loan loss provisions.

 

Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Three months ended September 30, 2003

At September 30, 2003, total assets of the Company were $891.9 million, up $28.2 million or 3.3% from $863.7 million at June 30, 2003. Cash and cash equivalents (cash, balances with other financial institutions, and federal funds sold) increased $11.9 million to $94.0 million, as a result of deposit growth. Management retained about half this deposit growth in cash equivalents in anticipation of deposit outflows related to municipal deposits and consumers' real estate tax payments. The remainder of the net deposit growth was used to purchase available-for-sale securities and to make loans to consumers and businesses. The securities portfolios increased $11.1 million in total. Net loans increased $4.9 million to $586.7 million. Management continues to focus on maintaining net interest margin in this historically low interest rate environment, rather than growing the balance sheet. Management anticipates continuing this strategy for much of the fourth quarter of 2003, with an increase in loan volume toward the end of the quarter and into 2004. The focus will continue to be on both business and consumer loans, although the mix may change. There was no material change in other assets.

 

Total deposits at September 30, 2003, were $805.6 million and were up $26.5 million from June 30, 2003. The newest nine offices contributed $12.1 million of the quarter's deposit growth, with over $2.7 million coming from the new Brighton Office. Municipalities' total deposit balance (collateralized principally by held-to-maturity securities) increased approximately $12.0 million for the quarter. Overall deposit growth during the quarter continued to come in core interest-bearing accounts (checking, savings and money market). Consumers and businesses are seeking a positive return for their money, but are also retaining it in a more liquid form, reducing time deposit balances. Additionally, management's tiered pricing of time deposits is focused on offering higher rates to customers in the "choice" packages, reducing the number of and balances in single-product customer accounts. There was no material change in borrowings or other liabilities.

Net interest income increased $1.1 million or 15.2% for the quarter over the same quarter in 2002, driven by both higher net interest-earning balances and lower overall cost of funds. For the quarter ended September 30, 2003, average interest earning assets increased $70.4 million to $795.7 million from $725.3 million for the 2002 quarter. The tax-equivalent yields on these assets were 5.85% and 6.47%, respectively, the decrease resulting from the decline in market interest rates. For the same periods, average interest-bearing liabilities increased $52.9 million to $687.4 million from $634.5 million. The costs of these liabilities were 1.46% and 2.38%, respectively, reflecting management's efforts to lower deposit costs in tandem with market rate declines. The net effect of these yield and cost decreases was an increased spread of 30 basis points and an increased net interest margin (tax-equivalent net interest inco me to average earning assets) of 20 basis points to 4.59% (net interest margin was 4.54% for the three months ended June 30, 2003). The difference between spread and margin reflects the contribution of non-interest-bearing deposits - 20 basis points in 2003 and 30 basis points in 2002 - which dropped in 2003 due to overall interest rate compression. The growth in interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities had a $1.0 million positive impact on net interest income for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, while the increase in spread had $0.1 million positive impact on net interest income as compared to the same quarter of 2002.

Management is focused on maintaining net interest margin and spread during the coming quarter and 2004. However, the average 20 to 30 basis point improvements seen for most of 2003 are unlikely to continue at this pace. There remains little room to reduce deposit rates further vis-à-vis local competition and the most significant deposit rate reductions have already been priced into the products. Yields on loans and investments, however, continue to fall as cash flows from loan amortization, payoffs and maturities are reinvested at rates lower than the rates on existing loans and investments. Refer to Interest Rate Sensitivity and Asset / Liability Management Review section for a further discussion of interest rate risk management.

Other income for the quarter ended September 30 2003, improved to $3.2 million from $2.7 million in 2002. Service charges on deposit accounts increased $0.1 million to $1.3 million at September 30, 2003, on growth in the number of deposit accounts. However, while the number of accounts increased year on year, newer product offerings - "CNB Options" - and higher balances provided customers more fee waiver opportunities, particularly with ATM surcharges. Trust income was $0.1 million lower quarter on quarter, due mostly to having no income from the Company's mutual fund administration contracts in this quarter (due to its sale in May 2003) versus 2002. The market value of assets under administration at September 30, 2003, exhibited a 12.2% improvement from September 30, 2002; however, the book value of assets under administration, the measure of customer growth, fell 0.5% for the same period. Net gain on the sa le of mortgage loans was $0.7 million in 2003 versus $0.2 million in 2002 with both periods characterized by heavy mortgage origination and sales activity. However, both quarters' activity was lower than the respective immediately preceding quarter due to lower refinancing activities as a result of a spike in long-term interest rates. Other operating income increased $0.1 million to $0.4 million.


Operating expenses declined slightly by $0.2 million or 2.3% for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, to $7.4 million versus $7.6 million for the 2002 third quarter. This decrease came in all expense categories with the exception of salaries and employee benefits, though that increase was substantially lower than the previous quarters of 2003, which were driven by the increase in our full-time equivalent staff, principally because of the opening of our Brighton Office and the filling of vacant positions.

 

The Company's quarterly effective tax rate increased to 24.8% in 2003 from 19.5% in 2002. This increase is attributable to 2003's higher overall income. In addition, the third quarter of 2002 exhibited a higher proportion of non-taxable income to total taxable income, which was negatively affected by a high level of loan chargeoffs.

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2003

At September 30, 2003, total assets were up $66.2 million or 8.0% from $825.7 million at December 31, 2002. Cash and cash equivalents (cash, balances with other financial institutions, and federal funds sold) increased $44.2 million as a result of deposit growth. The securities portfolio, increased $15.0 million. Net loans increased $6.1 million. Both also were funded by deposit growth. All other assets grew $0.9 million.

 

Total deposits at September 30, 2003, were up a net $61.2 million from December 31, 2002. During this period, $12.8 million of nationally marketed time deposits matured. The newest nine offices contributed $40.5 million of the year's deposit growth, with $15.6 million coming from the new Brighton Office. Municipalities' total deposit balance (collateralized principally by held-to-maturity investments) increased approximately $19.7 million. Due to continued local deposit growth, management did not renew the matured nationally marketed time deposits, which were originated in 2000, and management does not anticipate selling nationally marketed time deposits during 2003. There was no material change in borrowings. Other liabilities decreased by $0.9 million.

Net interest income increased $3.7 million or 16.9% for the first nine months of 2003 over the same period in 2002, driven by both higher net interest-earning balances and lower overall cost of funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2003, average interest earning assets increased $84.3 million versus the same nine months of 2002. The tax-equivalent yields on these assets were 6.03% and 6.50%, respectively, the decrease resulting from the decline in market interest rates. For the same periods, average interest-bearing liabilities increased $68.2 million. The costs of these liabilities were 1.61% and 2.43%, respectively, reflecting management's efforts to lower deposit costs in tandem with market rate declines, which began late in the first quarter of 2002. The net effect of these yield and cost decr eases was an increased spread of 35 basis points and an increased net interest margin (tax-equivalent net interest income to average earning assets) of 25 basis points. The difference between spread and margin reflects the contribution of non-interest-bearing deposits - 21 basis points in 2003 and 31 basis points in 2002 - which dropped in 2003 due to overall interest rate compression. The growth in interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities had a $3.5 million positive impact on net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2003, while the increase in spread had $0.2 million positive impact on net interest income.

Refer to Interest Rate Sensitivity and Asset / Liability Management Review section for a further discussion of interest rate risk management.

Other income for the period, improved to $10.0 million from $8.1 million in 2002. Service charges on deposit accounts increased $0.3 million to $3.8 million at September 30, 2003, on growth in the number of deposit accounts. Trust income decreased $0.2 million on lower fee income from a lower market value of assets under administration. Net gain on the sale of mortgage loans was $2.6 million in 2003 versus $0.9 million in 2002 with both periods characterized by heavy mortgage origination and sales activity. Other operating income improved $0.1 million.


Operating expenses increased $1.0 million or 4.6% year on year for the nine month period to $22.9 million versus $21.9 million in 2002. This increase came in all expense categories, except FDIC insurance premiums, which declined with the Bank's return to "well-capitalized" categorization. Salary and benefits were up $0.6 million due to both wage increases and benefit expenses. Occupancy costs were up $0.3 million due to general franchise growth. Marketing expenses increased $0.1 million due to one-time expenditures associated with the Company's promotional activities at the PGA Championship tournament in Rochester, New York. Other operating expenses were up $0.1 million.

 

The Company's effective tax rate increased to 28.5% in 2003 from 27.3% in 2002. This increase is attributable to the same factors that affected the quarterly effective tax rate.

 

Liquidity

 

The Board of Directors has set general liquidity guidelines, which can be summarized as: the ability to generate adequate amounts of cash to meet the demand from depositors who wish to withdraw funds, for borrowers who require funds, and to fund capital expansion. Liquidity is produced by cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities of the Company.


Liquidity needs generally arise from asset origination and deposit outflows. Liquidity needs can increase when asset generation (loans and investments) exceed net deposit inflows. Conversely, liquidity needs are reduced when the opposite occurs. In these instances, the needs are funded through short-term Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLB) borrowings, while excess liquidity is sold into the Federal Funds market or used to purchase high quality securities available for sale.


The Company has two primary sources of non-customer (wholesale) liquidity the FHLB and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. At September 30, 2003, residential mortgage loans with a carrying value of approximately $35.8 million were pledged as collateral to secure up to $31.1 million for the Bank's advances and letters of credit from the FHLB, of which $4.8 million was utilized at September 30, 2003. Indirect automobile loans, with a carrying value of approximately $85.8 million, were pledged as collateral for a $68.7 million line of credit from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, none of which was outstanding at September 30, 2003.


Secondarily, the Company uses the liquidity source of time deposit sales in the national brokered market. This source may be used from time to time to manage both liquidity and interest rate risk as conditions may require. There were no so-called "brokered deposits" at September 30, 2003, versus $13.0 million at year-end 2002. Management does not anticipate raising brokered deposits for the remainder of 2003, as local deposit growth is expected to outpace asset growth.


For the nine months ended September 30, 2003, the Company generated $44.2 million in net cash and equivalents versus $32.0 million for the same period in 2002.


Net cash provided by operating activities was $12.8 million in 2003, versus $15.0 million in 2002. Both the largest source and use of operating cash in 2003 and 2002 were loans held for sale. Activity in 2003 was significantly higher than in 2002 due to the effects of the continuing strong mortgage refinancing market. Excluding the effects of loans held for sale, operating activities provided $6.3 million of cash for the nine months of 2003 versus $5.9 million for the same period of 2002.


Cash used by investing activities was $27.5 million in 2003 versus $64.1 million in 2002. Net securities purchases accounted for about half of the investing activities in both years, with 2003's being significantly lower than 2002's owing to slower balance sheet growth. In 2003, net loan originations booked as assets were lower than 2002's, as much of the originations were sold in the secondary market, as noted above. While this strategy slowed on-balance-sheet loan growth, it also contributed to the Company's improved net interest margin. In 2003, the Company also funded the last $0.3 million commitment to the Monroe Fund LLC.


Cash provided by financing activities was $58.9 million in 2003 versus $81.1 million in 2002. The main contributor in both years was deposit activity, which was roughly the same in both years. Additionally, 2002 included the $19.4 million proceeds from the Company's issuance of trust preferred securities. In both periods, other borrowing activities were minimal. Historically, the Company has retained large deposits of several local municipalities. The most significant municipal deposits account for approximately 5% of total deposits on average and fluctuate at predictable times during the year, dependent upon tax collections and state transfer payments. The amounts management considers core deposits are secured by securities held to maturity, with the remainder secured by securities available for sale. Outflows, which are generally no more than 30% of average municipal balances, are funded through liquidating federal funds sold, but may also be funded through sales of securities available for sale.


For the remainder of 2003, cash for growth is expected to come primarily from customer sources. Customer deposit growth is mainly expected to come from Monroe County sources.


Less material, but a part of the Company's ongoing operations, and expected to be funded through normal operations, are liquidity uses such as lease obligations, long-term debt repayments, and other funding commitments. There has been no material change from the information presented in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

In the normal course of business, the Company issues an immaterial amount of letters of credit on behalf of its customers. These letters of credit are unconditional guarantees of financial performance, which the Company would be obligated to fund, if the customer failed to fulfill its financial obligation to the letters of credit's beneficiary. The letters of credit are backed by the Company's security interest in assets of the customer. The Company generally issues letters of credit for no more than one year and normally earns a fee for issuing the letter of credit.

Capital Resources

 

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

 

Under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, as of September 30, 2003, the Bank is categorized as "well-capitalized." Management anticipates no change in this classification for the foreseeable future.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses and Non-Performing Assets

  Allowance for Loan Losses

   Changes in the allowance for loan losses for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003, and 2002 follow (dollars in thousands):

   

September 30,

   

2003

   

2002

 

Balance at beginning of period

$

6,162

   

5,480

 

  Provision for loan losses

 

970

   

1,776

 

  Loans charged off

 

(1,329

)

 

(1,777

)

  Recoveries on loans previously charged off

 

420

   

297

 

Balance at end of period

$

6,223

   

5,776

 

             

Allowance as a percentage of total period end loans

 

1.05%

   

1.04%

 

             

Allowance as a percentage of non-performing loans

 

63.5%

   

47.3%

 

The provision for loan losses for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2003, was roughly half as much as 2002's, when a number of commercial relationships financial stability deteriorated, resulting in higher provisions than in 2003. As discussed more fully in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, management determines the amount necessary in the allowance for loan losses based upon a number of factors. Management, based on its assessment of the loan portfolio, believes the amount of the allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2003, is adequate at $6.2 million. In order to be at that amount, provisions are charged to the income statement. These amounts will vary from period to period, including this nine-month period.


The increase in the allowance for loan losses from $5.8 million at September 30, 2002, to $6.2 million at September 30, 2003, is due mainly to overall loan portfolio growth. Improvements in the portfolio's quality, as evidenced by the decrease in non-performing loans, principally commercial related, has led to an improvement in the ratio of allowance to non-performing loans.

Impaired Loans

Information on impaired loans for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003, and 2002 and twelve months ended December 31, 2002, follow (dollars in thousands):

   

Nine Months

 

Twelve Months

 

Nine Months

   

Ended

 

Ended

 

Ended

   

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

   

2003

 

2002

 

2002

             

Recorded investment at period end

$

9,468

 

11,007

 

11,442

Impaired loans as percent of total loans

 

1.60%

 

1.87%

 

2.05%

Impaired loans with related allowance

$

328

 

377

 

677

Related allowance

$

48

 

311

 

361

Average investment during period

$

10,299

 

8,990

 

8,486

Reflecting an improvement in credit risk, impaired loans declined $1.5 million from December 31, 2002, to September 30, 2003. In addition, impaired loans as a percentage of total loans outstanding have also improved, declining to 1.60% at September 30, 2003, versus 1.87% at December 31, 2002. Interest income recognized on impaired loans during the periods was not material.

 

 

Non-Performing Assets

Non-Performing Assets

(Dollars in thousands)

             
   

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

   

2003

 

2002

 

2002

Loans past due 90 days or more and accruing:

           

   Commercial, financial & agricultural

$

130

 

16

 

16

   Real estate-commercial

 

-

 

-

 

-

   Real estate-residential

 

94

 

154

 

154

   Consumer and other

 

131

 

151

 

158

       Total past due 90 days or more and accruing

 

355

 

321

 

328

             

Loans in non-accrual status:

           

   Commercial, financial & agricultural

 

2,134

 

2,938

 

3,766

   Real estate-commercial

 

6,860

 

7,241

 

7,151

   Real estate-residential

 

133

 

501

 

524

   Consumer and other

 

321

 

327

 

-

       Total non-accrual loans

 

9,448

 

11,007

 

11,441

          Total non-performing loans

 

9,803

 

11,328

 

11,769

             

Other real estate owned

           

   Commercial

 

421

 

421

 

421

   Residential

 

74

 

-

 

-

       Total other real estate owned

 

495

 

421

 

421

             

       Total non-performing assets

$

10,298

 

11,749

 

12,190

             

Non-performing loans to total period-end loans

 

1.65%

 

1.93%

 

2.12%

             

Non-performing assets to total period-end

           

   loans and other real estate

 

1.73%

 

2.00%

 

2.19%

The Company has no troubled debt restructurings.

 

Total non-performing loans decreased $1.5 million to $9.8 million at September 30, 2003, from December 31, 2002, and was due to a combination of loans returning to accrual status, paying off, and charged off. Total non-performing loans decreased over the twelve-month period by $2.0 million also for the same reasons.

 

At September 30, 2003, other real estate owned consisted of one commercial and one residential property totaling $0.5 million. The Company was successful in liquidating one commercial property during the quarter and continues to actively pursue liquidation of the remaining properties.

Critical Accounting Estimate

The Company's management is encouraged, pursuant to SEC guidance, to evaluate and disclose those accounting estimates that are judged to be critical - those most important to the portrayal of the Company's financial condition and results, and that require management's most difficult, subjective and complex judgments. Management considers the Allowance for Loan Losses (Allowance) as critical given the inherent uncertainty in evaluating the levels of the allowance required to reflect credit losses in the portfolio. There has been no change in the Company's methodology for estimating the Allowance, which is fully described within the "Lending Activities" section filed in Part I, Item IVA, of the Company's 2002 10-K dated March 21, 2003.

 

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Interest Rate Sensitivity and Asset / Liability Management Review

As more fully discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, management of the Company's interest rate risk requires the selection of appropriate techniques and instruments to be utilized after considering the benefits, costs and risks associated with available alternatives. Since the Company does not utilize derivative financial instruments, management's techniques usually consider one or more of the following: (1) interest rates offered on products, (2) maturity terms offered on products, (3) types of products offered, and (4) products available to the Company in the wholesale market such as advances from the FHLB and brokered time deposits.

 

The Company measures net interest income at risk by estimating the changes in net interest income resulting from instantaneous and sustained parallel shifts in interest rates of plus or minus 200 basis points over a twelve-month period. This provides a basis or benchmark for the Company's Asset/Liability Committee to manage the Company's interest rate risk profile. There have been no significant changes in market risk due to changes in interest rates from those disclosed in the Company's 2002 Form 10-K.


For the remainder of 2003, management projects the general interest rate environment to remain stable as the economy shows some signs of recovery, and the Federal Reserve Board retains its accommodative monetary policy.


An additional method used to identify and manage the Company's interest rate risk profile is the static gap analysis. Interest sensitivity gap ("gap") analysis measures the difference between the assets and liabilities repricing or maturing within specific time periods. An asset-sensitive position indicates that there are more rate-sensitive assets than rate-sensitive liabilities repricing or maturing within specific time horizons, which would generally imply a favorable impact on net interest income in periods of rising interest rates and a negative impact in periods of falling rates. A liability-sensitive position would generally imply a negative impact on net interest income in periods of rising rates and a positive impact in periods of falling rates.


There has been no significant change from the Company's liability-sensitive position at December 31, 2002.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded, based on their evaluation as of September 30, 2003, that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c)) are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. There have been no significant changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during this fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION

CANANDAIGUA NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Item 1. Legal proceedings

None

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

 

Common Stock Trades

 

On August 14, 2003, 1,425 shares of the Company's common stock were traded in an open-market transaction at an average price of $241.06 per share. On June 5, 2003, 1,100 shares of the Company's common stock were traded in an open-market transaction at an average price of $213.07 per share. On February 27, 2003, 1,640 shares of the Company's common stock were traded in an open-market transaction at an average price of $188.43 per share.


The Company's stock is not actively traded nor is it traded in the over-the-counter market. In addition, it is not listed with a national securities exchange. Due to the limited number of transactions, the weighted average sale price may not be indicative of the actual market value of the Company's stock.

 

 

 

Item 6. Exhibits and reports on Form 8-K

(a)Exhibits

(99a.) Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(99b.) Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

(b) Reports on Form 8-K

None

 

SIGNATURES

CANANDAIGUA NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

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.

   

CANANDAIGUA NATIONAL CORPORATION

   

(Registrant)

     
     
     

November 7, 2003

 

/s/ George W. Hamlin, IV

Date

 

George W. Hamlin, IV, President and

   

Principal Executive Officer

     
     

November 7, 2003

 

/s/ Gregory S. MacKay

Date

 

Gregory S. MacKay, Treasurer

     
     

November 7, 2003

 

/s/ Lawrence A. Heilbronner

Date

 

Lawrence A. Heilbronner, Principal Financial and

   

Accounting Officer

EXHIBITS

Exhibit

   

(99) (a) 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18

           

U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of

 

the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

   

(99) (b)

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18

           

U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of

 

the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

 

 

 

CERTIFICATIONS

I, George W. Hamlin, IV, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Canandaigua National Corporation and Subsidiaries;

     
 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.

The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

   

(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosures controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

   

(b)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

   

(c)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.

The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

   

(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

   

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

November 7, 2003

 

/s/ George W. Hamlin, IV

Date

 

George W. Hamlin, IV, President and

   

Principal Executive Officer

 

 

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Lawrence A. Heilbronner, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Canandaigua National Corporation and Subsidiaries;

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.

The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

   

(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosures controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

   

(b)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

   

(c)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.

The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

   

(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

   

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

November 7, 2003

 

/s/ Lawrence A. Heilbronner

Date

 

Lawrence A. Heilbronner, Principal Financial and

   

Accounting Officer