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FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2002

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


Form 10-Q

(Mark One)


ý

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002

Commission File No.: 0-11113

OR

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

For the transition period from                             to                             


PACIFIC CAPITAL BANCORP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

California
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  95-3673456
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1021 Anacapa St., 3rd Floor
Santa Barbara, California

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

93101
(Zip Code)

(805) 564-6298
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report.

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý    No o

        Common Stock—As of July 31, 2002 there were 34,779,484 shares of the issuer's common stock outstanding.





TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION    

 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements:

 

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Consolidated Balance Sheets
June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001

 

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Consolidated Statements of Income
Three and Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001

 

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Three and Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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        The financial statements included in this Form 10-Q should be read with reference to the Pacific Capital Bancorp's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001.

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

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

 

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Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

 

 

 

 

        Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk are located in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the section on interest rate sensitivity.

 

 

PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1

 

Legal proceedings

 

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Item 4

 

Submission of Matters to a vote of security holders

 

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Item 5

 

Other information

 

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Item 6

 

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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PART 1

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

PACIFIC CAPITAL BANCORP & SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except share amounts)

 
  June 30,
2002

  Dec 31,
2001

Assets:            
  Cash and due from banks   $ 147,130   $ 136,457
  Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell         94,500
   
 
      Cash and cash equivalents     147,130     230,957
   
 
  Securities (Note 4):            
    Held-to-maturity     65,239     71,967
    Available-for-sale     795,573     699,076
  Loans, net of allowance of $59,122 at June 30, 2002 and $48,872 at December 31, 2001 (Note 5)     2,818,417     2,750,220
  Premises and equipment, net     65,863     63,103
  Accrued interest receivable     21,174     20,425
  Goodwill (Note 7)     30,048     30,048
  Other intangibles (Note 7)     4,800     520
  Other assets (Note 6)     109,839     94,613
   
 
        Total assets   $ 4,058,083   $ 3,960,929
   
 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Deposits:            
    Noninterest bearing demand deposits   $ 710,803   $ 718,441
    Interest bearing deposits     2,522,313     2,647,134
   
 
      Total Deposits     3,233,116     3,365,575
  Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and Federal funds purchased     120,073     45,073
  Long-term debt and other borrowings (Note 8)     291,328     188,331
  Accrued interest payable and other liabilities     59,161     36,074
   
 
      Total liabilities     3,703,678     3,635,053
   
 

Shareholders' equity

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Common stock (no par value; $0.25 per share stated value; 80,000 authorized; 34,731 outstanding at June 30, 2002 and 34,941 at December 31, 2001)     8,686     8,737
  Surplus     100,374     106,929
  Accumulated other comprehensive income (Note 9)     9,454     4,795
  Retained earnings     235,891     205,415
   
 
      Total shareholders' equity     354,405     325,876
   
 
        Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $ 4,058,083   $ 3,960,929
   
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

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PACIFIC CAPITAL BANCORP & SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share amounts)

 
  For the Three-Month
Periods Ended
June 30,

  For the Six-Month
Periods Ended
June 30,

 
  2002
  2001
  2002
  2001
Interest income:                        
  Interest and fees on loans   $ 53,101   $ 56,234   $ 120,297   $ 135,422
  Interest on securities     10,923     10,288     21,457     21,586
  Interest on Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell     129     1,430     850     4,888
  Interest on commercial paper         570     50     842
   
 
 
 
    Total interest income     64,153     68,522     142,654     162,738
   
 
 
 
Interest expense:                        
  Interest on deposits     11,422     22,723     25,350     48,123
  Interest on securities sold under agreements to repurchase and Federal funds purchased     337     712     830     2,419
  Interest on other borrowed funds     3,897     2,077     7,021     4,917
   
 
 
 
    Total interest expense     15,656     25,512     33,201     55,459
   
 
 
 
Net interest income     48,497     43,010     109,453     107,279
Provision for credit losses (Note 5)     4,696     3,358     18,785     15,226
   
 
 
 
  Net interest income after provision for credit losses     43,801     39,652     90,668     92,053
   
 
 
 
Non interest revenue:                        
  Service charges on deposits     3,470     3,298     6,924     6,294
  Trust fees     3,374     3,188     7,033     6,586
  Other service charges, commissions and fees, net     5,192     6,354     23,033     22,259
  Net gain on sale of tax refund loans             10,170    
  Net gain on securities transactions         1     69     3
  Other income     695     1,372     2,021     3,447
   
 
 
 
    Total noninterest revenue     12,731     14,213     49,250     38,589
   
 
 
 
Operating expense:                        
  Salaries and benefits     18,122     17,877     38,089     36,718
  Net occupancy expense     3,201     2,944     6,658     5,601
  Equipment expense     1,937     2,016     3,831     4,070
  Other expense     9,504     12,711     23,299     27,255
   
 
 
 
    Total operating expense     32,764     35,548     71,877     73,644
   
 
 
 
Income before income taxes     23,768     18,317     68,041     56,998
Applicable income taxes     8,546     6,819     25,295     22,448
   
 
 
 
    Net income   $ 15,222   $ 11,498   $ 42,746   $ 34,550
   
 
 
 
Earnings per share—basic (Note 3)   $ 0.44   $ 0.32   $ 1.23   $ 0.97
Earnings per share—diluted (Note 3)   $ 0.43   $ 0.32   $ 1.22   $ 0.97
Number of shares—basic     34,815     35,487     34,859     35,436
Number of shares—diluted     35,005     35,665     35,013     35,639
Dividends declared per share   $ 0.17   $ 0.17   $ 0.33   $ 0.17
Dividends paid per share   $ 0.17   $ 0.17   $ 0.33   $ 0.33

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

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PACIFIC CAPITAL BANCORP & SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

 
  For the Six-Month
Periods Ended June 30,

 
 
  2002
  2001
 
Cash flows from operating activities:              
  Net Income   $ 42,746   $ 34,550  
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operations:              
    Depreciation and amortization     4,266     5,356  
    Provision for credit losses     18,785     15,226  
    Net amortization of discounts and premiums for securities and commercial paper     (1,299 )   (3,599 )
    Net change in deferred loan origination fees and costs     183     (1,186 )
    Net gain on sales and calls of securities     (69 )   (3 )
    Change in accrued interest receivable and other assets     (23,635 )   15,116  
    Change in accrued interest payable and other liabilities     23,087     (15,844 )
   
 
 
      Net cash provided by operating activities     64,064     49,616  
   
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:              
    Proceeds from sales of AFS securities     3,238      
    Proceeds from calls and maturities of AFS securities     102,298     153,979  
    Proceeds from calls and maturities of HTM securities     8,502     27,805  
    Purchase of AFS securities     (194,400 )   (33,871 )
    Proceeds from sale or maturity of commercial paper     50,000     199,343  
    Purchase of commercial paper     (50,000 )   (199,343 )
    Net increase in loans made to customers     (87,165 )   (132,503 )
    Purchase or investment in premises and equipment     (7,026 )   (4,675 )
   
 
 
      Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities     (174,553 )   10,735  
   
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:              
    Net (decrease) increase in deposits     (132,459 )   22,858  
    Net increase (decrease) in borrowings with maturities of 90 days or less     125,000     (40,450 )
    Proceeds from long-term debt and other borrowing     59,500     3,686  
    Payments on long-term debt and other borrowing     (6,503 )   (20,282 )
    Cash paid for retirement of stock     (8,920 )    
    Proceeds from issuance of common stock     2,314     4,568  
    Dividends paid     (12,270 )   (7,594 )
   
 
 
      Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     26,662     (37,214 )
   
 
 
  Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents     (83,827 )   23,137  
  Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     230,957     195,864  
   
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 147,130   $ 219,001  
   
 
 

Supplemental disclosure:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
    Interest paid during period   $ 33,796   $ 54,339  
    Income taxes paid during period   $ 24,150   $ 13,126  

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

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PACIFIC CAPITAL BANCORP & SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

 
  For the Three-Month
Period Ended
June 30,

  For the Six-Month
Period Ended
June 30,

 
 
  2002
  2001
  2002
  2001
 
Net income   $ 15,222   $ 11,498   $ 42,746   $ 34,550  
Other comprehensive income (Note 9):                          
  Unrealized gain (loss) on securities:                          
    Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during period     13,510     (243 )   7,970     5,239  
    Less: reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income         1     69     3  
  Unrealized loss on interest rate swaps:                          
    Cumulative effect of accounting change                 (1,016 )
    Arising during period         85         (676 )
  Income tax expense related to items of other comprehensive income     (5,681 )   66     (3,380 )   (1,492 )
   
 
 
 
 
      Other comprehensive income (loss)     7,829     (91 )   4,659     2,057  
   
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income   $ 23,051   $ 11,407   $ 47,405   $ 36,607  
   
 
 
 
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

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PACIFIC CAPITAL BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements

June 30, 2002

(Unaudited)

1.    PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

        The consolidated financial statements include the parent holding company, Pacific Capital Bancorp (Bancorp), and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Pacific Capital Bank, N.A. (the Bank or PCBNA) and two service corporations. The activities of one of the service corporations is minimal; the other is inactive. At the close of business March 29, 2002, the Company merged its two subsidiary banks, Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, and First National Bank of Central California (with its affiliates South Valley National Bank and San Benito Bank) into a new nationally chartered bank, PCBNA. PCBNA will continue to use the brand names of "Santa Barbara Bank & Trust," "First National Bank of Central California," "South Valley National Bank," and "San Benito Bank." All references to "the Company" apply to Pacific Capital Bancorp and its subsidiaries. "Bancorp" will be used to refer to the parent company only. "The Bank" is intended to mean SBB&T and/or FNB, as appropriate, when referring to events or situations prior to March 29, 2002. Material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

2.    BASIS OF PRESENTATION

        The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in a condensed format, and therefore do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of Management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair statement have been reflected in the financial statements. However, the results of operations for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2002, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Certain amounts reported for 2001 have been reclassified to be consistent with the reporting for 2002.

        For the purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash and due from banks, money market funds, Federal funds sold, and securities purchased under agreements to resell.

3.    EARNINGS PER SHARE

        Earnings per share for all periods presented in the Consolidated Statements of Income are computed based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each year. Diluted earnings per share include the effect of the potential issuance of common shares. For the Company, these include only shares issuable on the exercise of outstanding stock options. Stock options with an exercise price greater than the average market price during the period have been excluded from the computations below because they are anti-dilutive.

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        The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, was as follows (shares and net income amounts in thousands):

 
  Three-month Periods
  Six-month Periods
 
  Basic
Earnings
Per Share

  Diluted
Earnings
Per Share

  Basic
Earnings
Per Share

  Diluted
Earnings
Per Share

Period ended June 30, 2002                        
Numerator—Net Income   $ 15,222   $ 15,222   $ 42,746   $ 42,746
   
 
 
 
Denominator—weighted average shares outstanding     34,815     34,815     34,859     34,859
   
       
     
Plus: net shares issued in assumed stock option exercises           189           154
         
       
Diluted denominator           35,004           35,013
         
       
Earnings per share   $ 0.44   $ 0.43   $ 1.23   $ 1.22
                         
Anti-dilutive options excluded           76           102

Period ended June 30, 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Numerator—Net Income   $ 11,498   $ 11,498   $ 34,550   $ 34,550
   
 
 
 
Denominator—weighted average shares outstanding     35,487     35,487     35,436     35,436
   
       
     
Plus: net shares issued in assumed stock option exercises           134           152
         
       
Diluted denominator           35,621           35,588
         
       
Earnings per share   $ 0.32   $ 0.32   $ 0.97   $ 0.97
                         
Anti-dilutive options excluded           585           506

4.    SECURITIES

        The Company's securities are classified as either "held-to-maturity" or "available-for-sale." Securities for which the Company has positive intent and ability to hold until maturity are classified as held-to-maturity. Securities that might be sold prior to maturity because of interest rate changes, to meet liquidity needs, or to better match the repricing characteristics of funding sources are classified as available-for-sale. If the Company were to purchase securities principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term for a gain, they would be classified as trading securities. The Company holds no securities that should be classified as trading securities.

        The amortized historical cost and estimated market value of debt securities by contractual maturity are shown below. The issuers of certain of the securities have the right to call or prepay obligations

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before the contractual maturity date. Depending on the contractual terms of the security, the Company may receive a call or prepayment penalty in such instances.

(in thousands)

  Held-to-
Maturity

  Available-
for-Sale

  Total
June 30, 2002                  
Amortized cost:                  
  In one year or less   $ 3,710   $ 155,088   $ 158,798
  After one year through five years     12,889     522,687     535,576
  After five years through ten years     13,645     13,240     26,885
  After ten years     34,995     88,242     123,237
   
 
 
    Total Securities   $ 65,239   $ 779,257   $ 844,496
   
 
 

Estimated market value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  In one year or less   $ 3,817   $ 158,118   $ 161,935
  After one year through five years     14,248     532,087     546,335
  After five years through ten years     15,998     13,603     29,601
  After ten years     40,880     91,765     132,645
   
 
 
    Total Securities   $ 74,943   $ 795,573   $ 870,516
   
 
 

December 31, 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Amortized cost:                  
  In one year or less   $ 9,594   $ 167,363   $ 176,957
  After one year through five years     14,717     423,763     438,480
  After five years through ten years     12,235     14,839     27,074
  After ten years     35,421     84,834     120,255
   
 
 
    Total Securities   $ 71,967   $ 690,799   $ 762,766
   
 
 

Estimated market value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  In one year or less   $ 9,686   $ 170,849   $ 180,535
  After one year through five years     16,236     427,499     443,735
  After five years through ten years     13,701     14,988     28,689
  After ten years     39,766     85,740     125,506
   
 
 
    Total Securities   $ 79,389   $ 699,076   $ 778,465
   
 
 

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        The amortized historical cost, market values and gross unrealized gains and losses of securities are as follows:

(in thousands)

  Amortized
Cost

  Gross
Unrealized
Gains

  Gross
Unrealized
Losses

  Estimated
Fair
Value

June 30, 2002                        
Held-to-maturity:                        
  State and municipal securities   $ 65,239   $ 9,704   $   $ 74,943
   
 
 
 
      65,239     9,704         74,943
   
 
 
 

Available-for-sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  U.S. Treasury obligations     147,970     2,430         150,400
  U.S. agency obligations     341,761     6,333     (32 )   348,062
  Collateralized mortgage obligations     165,758     3,479     (261 )   168,976
  Asset-backed securities     18,262     267         18,529
  State and municipal securities     105,506     5,067     (967 )   109,606
   
 
 
 
      779,257     17,576     (1,260 )   795,573
   
 
 
 
    $ 844,496   $ 27,280   $ (1,260 ) $ 870,516
   
 
 
 

       

 
  Amortized
Cost

  Gross
Unrealized
Gains

  Gross
Unrealized
Losses

  Estimated
Fair
Value

December 31, 2001                        
Held-to-maturity:                        
  Mortgage-backed securities   $ 5   $   $   $ 5
  State and municipal securities     71,962     7,422         79,384
   
 
 
 
      71,967     7,422         79,389
   
 
 
 

Available-for-sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  U.S. Treasury obligations     152,911     2,755     (191 )   155,475
  U.S. agency obligations     320,985     4,844     (1,919 )   323,910
  Collateralized mortgage obligations     104,251     1,559     (130 )   105,680
  Asset-backed securities     11,662     4     (6 )   11,660
  State and municipal securities     100,990     3,228     (1,867 )   102,351
   
 
 
 
      690,799     12,390     (4,113 )   699,076
   
 
 
 
    $ 762,766   $ 19,812   $ (4,113 ) $ 778,465
   
 
 
 

        The Company does not expect to realize any of the unrealized gains or losses related to the securities in the held-to-maturity portfolio. It is the Company's intent to hold these securities to maturity at which time the par value will be received. An exception to this expectation occurs when securities are called by the issuer prior to their maturity. In these situations, gains or losses may be realized.

        Gains or losses may be realized on securities in the available-for-sale portfolio as the result of sales of these securities carried out in response to changes in interest rates or for other reasons related to the management of the components of the balance sheet.

        The Company has not purchased any securities arising out of highly leveraged transactions, and its investment policy prohibits the purchase of any securities of less than investment grade.

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5.    LOANS AND THE ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES

        The balances in the various loan categories are as follows:

(in thousands)

  June 30,
2002

  December 31,
2001

  June 30,
2001

Real estate:                  
  Residential   $ 758,139   $ 728,026   $ 675,215
  Non-residential     555,789     593,675     598,273
  Construction     238,358     185,264     178,542
Commercial loans     857,117     874,294     791,929
Home equity loans     100,661     85,025     81,083
Consumer loans     217,649     187,949     170,560
Leases     134,539     126,744     129,016
Municipal tax-exempt obligations     7,865     8,043     11,001
Other loans     7,422     10,072     6,065
   
 
 
  Total loans   $ 2,877,539   $ 2,799,092   $ 2,641,684
Allowance for credit losses     59,122     48,872     41,242
   
 
 
Net loans   $ 2,818,417   $ 2,750,220   $ 2,600,442
   
 
 

        The loan balances at June 30, 2002, December 31, 2001 and June 30, 2001 are net of approximately $5,090,000, $4,908,000, and $4,910,000 respectively, in deferred net loan fees and origination costs. The leases reported in the table above are fully financed capital leases of commercial equipment. The Company is not in the business of automobile leasing.

        Municipal tax-exempt obligations are loans to cities and special districts. These obligations are not bonded as are the municipal obligations in the securities portfolio.

        When a borrower is not making payments as contractually required by the note, the Company must decide whether it is appropriate to continue to accrue interest income. Generally speaking, the Company stops accruing interest when the loan has become delinquent by more than 90 days.

        Specific kinds of loans are identified as impaired when it is probable that interest and principal will not be collected according to the contractual terms of the loan agreements. Because this definition is very similar to that used by Management to determine on which loans interest should not be accrued, the Company expects that most impaired loans will be on nonaccrual status. Therefore, in general, the accrual of interest on impaired loans is discontinued, and any uncollected interest is written off against interest income in the current period. No further income is recognized until all recorded amounts of principal are recovered in full or until circumstances have changed such that the loan is no longer regarded as impaired.

        Impaired loans are reviewed each quarter to determine whether a valuation allowance for loan loss is required. The amount of the valuation allowance for impaired loans is determined by comparing the recorded investment in each loan with its value measured by one of three methods. The first method is to estimate the expected future cash flows and then discount them at the loan's effective interest rate. The second method is to use the loan's observable market price if the loan is of a kind for which there is a secondary market. The third method is to use the value of the underlying collateral. A valuation allowance is established for any amount by which the recorded investment exceeds the value of the impaired loan. If the value of the loan as determined by the selected method exceeds the recorded investment in the loan, no valuation allowance for that loan is established. The following table discloses

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balance information about the impaired loans and the related allowance (dollars in thousands) as of June 30, 2002, December 31, 2001 and June 30, 2001:

(in thousands)

  June 30,
2002

  December 31,
2001

  June 30,
2001

Loans identified as impaired   $ 48,264   $ 8,787   $ 12,663
Impaired loans for which a valuation allowance has been established   $ 48,264   $ 8,787   $ 12,636
Amount of valuation allowance   $ 7,281   $ 2,348   $ 4,987
Impaired loans for which no valuation allowance has been established   $   $   $ 27

        Because the loans currently identified as impaired have unique risk characteristics, the valuation allowance is determined on a loan-by-loan basis. The following table discloses additional information about impaired loans for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001:

 
  Three-month Periods
Ended June 30,

  Six-month Periods
Ended June 30,

(in thousands)

  2002
  2001
  2002
  2001
Average amount of recorded investment in impaired loans   $ 29,777   $ 11,266   $ 20,296   $ 9,771
Collections of interest from impaired loans and recognized as interest income   $ 272   $ 65   $ 310   $ 81

        The Company also provides an allowance for credit losses for other loans. These include: (1) groups of loans for which the allowance is determined by historical loss experience ratios for similar loans; (2) specific loans that are not included in one of the types of loans covered by the concept of "impairment" but for which repayment is nonetheless uncertain; and (3) losses inherent in the various loan portfolios, but which have not been specifically identified as of the period end. The amount of the various components of the allowance for credit losses are based on review of individual loans, historical trends, current economic conditions, and other factors. This process is explained in detail in the notes to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.

        Loans that are deemed to be uncollectible are charged-off against the allowance for credit losses. Uncollectibility is determined based on the individual circumstances of the loan and historical trends.

        The valuation allowance for impaired loans of $7.3 million as of June 30, 2002 is included within the allowance for credit losses of $59.1 million in the "All Other Loans" column in the statement of

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changes in the allowance account for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 shown below. The amounts related to tax refund anticipation loans and to all other loans are shown separately.

(in thousands)

  All Other
Loans

  Tax Refund
Loans

  Total
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2002 Balance, December 31, 2001   $ 48,872   $   $ 48,872  
Provision for credit losses     15,396     3,389     18,785  
Credit losses charged against allowance     (7,131 )   (6,615 )   (13,746 )
Recoveries added to allowance     1,985     3,226     5,211  
   
 
 
 
Balance, June 30, 2002   $ 59,122   $   $ 59,122  
   
 
 
 
For the three months ended June 30, 2002: Balance March 31, 2002   $ 54,807   $ 918   $ 55,725  
Provision for credit losses     5,934     (1,238 )   4,696  
Credit losses charged against allowance     (2,732 )   (808 )   (3,540 )
Recoveries added to allowance     1,113     1,128     2,241  
   
 
 
 
Balance, June 30, 2002   $ 59,122   $   $ 59,122  
   
 
 
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2001 Balance, December 31, 2000   $ 35,078   $ 47   $ 35,125  
Provision for credit losses     7,441     7,785     15,226  
Credit losses charged against allowance     (3,707 )   (8,963 )   (12,670 )
Recoveries added to allowance     1,166     2,395     3,561  
   
 
 
 
Balance, June 30, 2001   $ 39,978   $ 1,264   $ 41,242  
   
 
 
 
For the three months ended June 30, 2001: Balance March 31, 2001   $ 38,191   $ 3,562   $ 41,753  
Provision for credit losses     3,358         3,358  
Credit losses charged against allowance     (2,130 )   (2,711 )   (4,841 )
Recoveries added to allowance     559     413     972  
   
 
 
 
Balance, June 30, 2001   $ 39,978   $ 1,264   $ 41,242  
   
 
 
 

6.    OTHER ASSETS

        Property acquired as a result of defaulted loans is included within other assets on the balance sheets. Property from defaulted loans is carried at the lower of the outstanding balance of the related loan at the time of foreclosure or the estimate of the market value of the assets less disposal costs. As of June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, the Company held some properties which it had obtained from foreclosure. However, because of the uncertainty relating to realizing any proceeds from their disposal in excess of the cost of disposal, the Company has written their carrying value down to zero.

        Included in other assets on the balance sheets at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, are deferred tax assets of $21.1 million and $19.7 million, respectively. Deferred tax assets represent the tax impact of expenses recognized as tax deductible for the financial statements that have not been deducted in the Company's tax returns or taxable income reported on a return that has not been recognized in the financial statements as income. The increase is primarily related to provision expense. The Company cannot deduct its provision expense in its tax return in the same year in which it is recognized for financial statements. Bad debt expense is only deductible for taxes when loans are actually charged-off.

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7.    GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

        Goodwill is recorded on the balance sheets in connection with acquisitions of other financial institutions. The Company recognized the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the assets received and liabilities assumed as goodwill. The balance at both June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 is $30.0 million. The goodwill is in the Community Banking segment. Prior to the effective date of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," (SFAS 142) the purchased goodwill was being amortized over 10 and 15 year periods. Amortization expense for goodwill for the second quarter of 2001 was $653,000 or $0.02 per share. For the first six months of 2001, amortization expense for goodwill was $1.3 million or $0.04 per share. Upon adoption of SFAS 142 on January 1, 2002, the Company discontinued this amortization.

        Also recorded on the balance sheet at June 30, 2002 is an intangible asset of $4.0 million related to the purchase of certain of the assets and liabilities of two branches from another financial institution. These assets and liabilities were moved to nearby branches of the Bank and the other financial institution closed their offices. The purchase was completed on March 29, 2002. The gross amount of the this intangible asset is $4.2 million with accumulated amortization of $0.2 million. Company has determined the $4.0 million must be specifically allocated to the value of the core deposits acquired, and it is in the Community Banking segment.

        Amortization expense over the next five years on current other intangibles is expected to be:

Year

  (Dollars in thousands)

2002   $ 629
2003   $ 839
2004   $ 839
2005   $ 839
2006   $ 839
2007   $ 209

        Intangible assets, including goodwill, have been and will be reviewed each year to determine if circumstances related to their valuation have been materially affected. In the event that the current market values are determined to be less than the current book values (impairment), a charge against current earnings will be recorded. No such impairment existed at June 30, 2002 or December 31, 2001.

8.    LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER BORROWINGS

        Long-term debt and other borrowings included $202.5 million and $99.0 million of advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively and $76.0 million and $89.3 million of other long-term debt at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively. The $76.0 million in other long term debt consists of $36.0 million in subordinated debt issued by the Bank and $40.0 million in senior notes issued by Bancorp.

9.    COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

        Components of comprehensive income are changes in the equity accounts other than those changes resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Net income is the primary component of comprehensive income. For the Company, the only components of comprehensive income other than net income are the unrealized gain or loss on securities classified as available-for-sale and the unrealized gain or loss on derivatives qualifying for hedge accounting, net of tax (Note 14). The aggregate amount of such changes to equity that have not yet been recognized in net income are reported in the equity portion of the Consolidated Balance Sheets as accumulated other comprehensive income.

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        When a security that had been classified as available-for-sale is sold, a realized gain or loss will be included in net income and, therefore, in comprehensive income. Consequently, the recognition of any unrealized gain or loss for that security that had been included in comprehensive income in an earlier period must be reversed in the current period to avoid including it twice. These adjustments are reported in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income as a reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income.

        The following tables show the individual components of other comprehensive income and the tax impact of each.

 
  For the Three-Month
Period Ended
June 30, 2002

  For the Three-Month
Period Ended
June 30, 2001

 
(dollars in thousands)

  Before-Tax
Amount

  Tax
(Expense)
or Benefit

  Net-of-Tax
Amount

  Before-Tax
Amount

  Tax
(Expense)
or Benefit

  Net-of-Tax
Amount

 
Other comprehensive income:                                      
  Net unrealized gain (loss) on securities:                                      
    Net unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during period   $ 13,510   $ 5,681   $ 7,829   $ (243 ) $ (102 ) $ (141 )
    Less: reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income                 1         1  
  Unrealized loss on interest rate swaps:                                      
    Arising during period                 85     36     49  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Other comprehensive income (loss)   $ 13,510   $ 5,681   $ 7,829   $ (157 ) $ (66 ) $ (91 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

       

 
  For the Six-Month
Period Ended
June 30, 2002

  For the Six-Month
Period Ended
June 30, 2001

 
(dollars in thousands)

  Before-Tax
Amount

  Tax
(Expense)
or Benefit

  Net-of-Tax
Amount

  Before-Tax
Amount

  Tax
(Expense)
or Benefit

  Net-of-Tax
Amount

 
Other comprehensive income:                                      
  Net unrealized gain on securities:                                      
    Net unrealized holding gains arising during period   $ 7,970   $ 3,351   $ 4,619   $ 5,239   $ 2,203   $ 3,036  
    Less: reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income     69     29     40     3     1     2  
  Unrealized loss on interest rate swaps:                                      
    Cumulative effect of accounting change                 (1,016 )   (427 )   (589 )
    Arising during period                 (676 )   (284 )   (392 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Other comprehensive income   $ 8,039   $ 3,380   $ 4,659   $ 3,549   $ 1,492   $ 2,057  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

10.  SEGMENT DISCLOSURE

        While the Company's products and services are all of the nature of commercial banking, the Company has five reportable segments. There are four specific segments: Community Banking, Commercial Banking, Fiduciary, and Refund Programs. The remaining activities of the Company are reported in a segment titled "All Other". Detailed information regarding how the Company determines its segments is provided in Note 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the

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Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K. This information includes descriptions of the factors used in identifying these segments, the types and services from which revenues for each segment are derived, charges and credits for funds, and how the specific measure of profit or loss was selected. Readers of these interim statements are referred to that information to better understand the following disclosures for each of the segments.

        There have been no changes in the basis of segmentation or in the measurement of segment profit or loss from the description given in the annual report. However, with the merger of the two subsidiary banks into the Bank, the Company is now organized by business line rather than by geographical region. The Company had used six specific segments—Retail Lending, Branch Activities, Wholesale Lending, Fiduciary, Refund Programs, Northern Region—when it originally reported its operations for the three and six-months ended June 30, 2001. Branch Activities included both service operations (tellers and branch management) and relationship management. Wholesale Lending included both commercial lending and private client services. The Northern Region included branch activities, wholesale lending, trust, retail lending, and administration, comparable to the separate segments used for the Southern Region. The activities of these segments have been restated for comparability as follows to conform to the segments in use at the end of the first quarter of 2002. Retail Lending, the relationship management portion of Branch Activities, and the consumer activities of the Northern Region have been combined into Community Banking. The commercial activities of Wholesale lending and the Northern Region have been combined into Commercial Banking. The trust activities of the Northern Region have been combined with the Fiduciary segment. Refund Programs segment remains unchanged. The investment, branch service operations, and the administrative activities of the Northern Region, and the private client service activities of the wholesale lending segment have been combined with the All Other segment.

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        The following table presents information for each segment regarding assets, profit or loss, and specific items of revenue and expense that are included in that measure of segment profit or loss as reviewed by the chief operating decision maker.

(in thousands)

  Community
Banking

  Commercial
Banking

  Refund
Programs

  Fiduciary
  All
Other

  Total
Three months ended June 30, 2002                                    
Revenues from external customers   $ 29,368   $ 25,672   $ 4,577   $ 3,467   $ 15,837   $ 78,921
Intersegment revenues     8,057         50     179     10,423     18,709
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenues   $ 37,425   $ 25,672   $ 4,627   $ 3,646   $ 26,260   $ 97,630
   
 
 
 
 
 

Profit (Loss)

 

$

9,529

 

$

16,991

 

$

4,687

 

$

2,270

 

$

(7,672

)

$

25,805
Interest income     23,575     25,015     2,455         15,145     66,190
Interest expense     10,917         22     212     4,505     15,656
Internal charge for funds     6,226     7,040         6     5,437     18,709
Depreciation     700     58     122     20     1,161     2,061
Total assets     1,310,337     1,426,190     (17 )   3,247     1,323,302     4,063,059
Capital expenditures                     7,026     7,026

Three months ended June 30, 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Revenues from external customers   $ 31,256   $ 35,676   $ 3,429   $ 3,073   $ 10,690   $ 84,124
Intersegment revenues     21,390         356     1,495     7,627     30,868
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenues   $ 52,646   $ 35,676   $ 3,785   $ 4,568   $ 18,317   $ 114,992
   
 
 
 
 
 

Profit (Loss)

 

$

8,925

 

$

11,650

 

$

2,139

 

$

1,834

 

$

(4,842

)

$

19,706
Interest income     26,917     33,132     1,410         8,452     69,911
Interest expense     19,996     1         904     4,611     25,512
Internal charge for funds     12,391     9,438     632         8,407     30,868
Depreciation     863     93     65     32     999     2,052
Total assets     1,289,671     1,407,172     (1,013 )   1,437     963,907     3,661,174
Capital expenditures     98     22             892     1,012

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(in thousands)

  Community
Banking

  Commercial
Banking

  Refund
Programs

  Fiduciary
  All
Other

  Total
Six months ended June 30, 2002                                    
Revenues from external customers   $ 57,456   $ 51,729   $ 47,052   $ 7,203   $ 31,583   $ 195,023
Intersegment revenues     17,585         819     372     20,124     38,900
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenues   $ 75,041   $ 51,729   $ 47,871   $ 7,575   $ 51,707   $ 233,923
   
 
 
 
 
 

Profit (Loss)

 

$

18,482

 

$

33,132

 

$

33,663

 

$

4,466

 

$

(18,583

)

$

71,160
Interest income     46,340     50,749     19,102         29,582     145,773
Interest expense     22,821         1,735     489     8,156     33,201
Internal charge for funds     12,709     14,791     561     11     10,828     38,900
Depreciation     1,377     114     469     215     2,091     4,266
Total assets     1,310,337     1,426,190     (17 )   3,247     1,323,302     4,063,059
Capital expenditures                     11,374     11,374

Six months ended June 30, 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Revenues from external customers   $ 57,105   $ 72,988   $ 40,160   $ 6,622   $ 27,374   $ 204,249
Intersegment revenues     45,906         3,523     3,203     15,751     68,383
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenues   $ 103,011   $ 72,988   $ 43,683   $ 9,825   $ 43,125   $ 272,632
   
 
 
 
 
 

Profit (Loss)

 

$

18,915

 

$

20,681

 

$

25,211

 

$

3,721

 

$

(8,608

)

$

59,920
Interest income     46,102     69,881     26,051         23,626     165,660
Interest expense     43,116     2     852     2,102     9,387     55,459
Internal charge for funds     24,908     33,350     3,752         6,373     68,383
Depreciation     1,785     125     129     63     2,602     4,704
Total assets     1,289,671     1,407,172     (1,013 )   1,437     963,907     3,661,174
Capital expenditures     446     22             4,207     4,675

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        The following table reconciles total revenues and profit for the segments to total revenues and pre-tax income, respectively, in the consolidated statements of income for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001.

 
  Three months ended June 30,
  Six months ended June 30,
 
(in thousands)

  2002
  2001
  2002
  2001
 
Total revenues for reportable segments   $ 97,630   $ 114,992   $ 233,923   $ 272,632  
Elimination of intersegment revenues     (18,709 )   (30,868 )   (38,900 )   (68,383 )
Elimination of taxable equivalent adjustment     (2,037 )   (1,389 )   (3,119 )   (2,922 )
   
 
 
 
 
Total consolidated revenues   $ 76,884   $ 82,735   $ 191,904   $ 201,327  
   
 
 
 
 

Total profit or loss for reportable segments

 

$

25,805

 

$

19,706

 

$

71,160

 

$

59,920

 
Elimination of taxable equivalent adjustment     (2,037 )   (1,389 )   (3,119 )   (2,922 )
   
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes   $ 23,768   $ 18,317   $ 68,041   $ 56,998  
   
 
 
 
 

11.  NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

        The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has finalized new accounting standards covering business combinations, goodwill and intangible assets. On June 30, 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, "Business Combinations" (SFAS 141). The Company was required to adopt SFAS 141 upon issuance. As such, all future business combinations which involve the Company must be accounted for as purchase transactions.

        As indicated in Note 7, the Company adopted SFAS 142 on January 1, 2002. With the adoption of SFAS 142, goodwill resulting from business acquisitions is no longer subject to amortization over its estimated useful life. Rather, this goodwill is subject to at least an annual assessment for impairment by applying a fair-value-based test. The Company has determined the levels of business at which goodwill impairment will be assessed, specifically, one level below its operating segments (See note 10). Additionally, an acquired intangible asset is separately recognized if the benefit of the intangible asset is obtained through contractual or other legal rights, or if the intangible asset can be sold, transferred, licensed, rented, or exchanged, regardless of the acquirer's intent to do so. Such intangible assets are subject to amortization over their useful lives. The Company has determined that there is no material impact from the adoption of SFAS 142 on existing goodwill and other intangible assets.

        The FASB issued Statement of Financial Accountants Standards No. 146, "Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities" in June 2002. The Company is required to adopt this statement by January 1, 2003. The Company has no plans to exit or dispose of any of its segments or lines of business and therefore does not anticipate that adoption of the statement will result in any material impact on the Company's results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

12.  CONTINGENCIES

        The Company is involved in various litigation of a routine nature which is being handled and defended in the ordinary course of Company's business. In the opinion of Management, based in part on consultation with legal counsel, the resolution of this litigation will not have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

        Securities totaling approximately $792.2 million and $572.3 million at June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively, were pledged to secure public funds, trust deposits, bankruptcy deposits, treasury tax and loan deposits, Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances, customer repurchase agreements, and other borrowings as required or permitted by law.

        Loans secured by first trust deeds on residential and commercial property of $687.1 million and $603.1 million at June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively, were pledged to the FHLB as security for borrowings.

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13.  TRANSFERS AND SERVICING OF FINANCIAL ASSETS

        During the second quarter of 2001, the Bank securitized $58.2 million in automobile loans resulting in a gain on sale of approximately $1.4 million. Retained interest held by the Bank upon completion of this securitization was $3.5 million. The transaction was conducted through the Bank Automobile Loan Securitization Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank. The securities offered consisted of two classes, entitled 6.13% Asset-Backed Notes, Class A, Series 2000-A and 6.90% Asset-Backed Notes, Class B, Series 2000-A.

        As of June 30, 2002, pertinent data related to this securitization is as follows:

 
   
(in thousands)      
Principal amount outstanding   $ 26,318
Retained interest   $ 2,037
Principal amount of delinquencies greater than 30 days   $ 460

        From inception and for the second quarter of 2002:

 
  From Inception
  YTD June 30, 2002
(in thousands)            
Net credit losses   $ 431   $ 198
Cash flows received for servicing fees   $ 327   $ 83
Cash flows received on retained interests   $ 1,233   $ 258

        The figures reported above for delinquencies and net credit losses relate to the total principal amount outstanding.

        Retained interests are calculated based on the present value of excess cash flows due to the Bank over the life of the securitization. The key assumptions used in determining retained interests are outlined below.

 
  At Inception
  At June 30, 2002
Discount rate   11%   11%
Prepayment rate   26.85%   33.11%
Weighted average life of prepayable assets   51 months   34 months
Default rate   1.00%   1.73%

        The impact of changes on these assumptions to the carrying amount of the retained interests have been reflected in the Company's statements of financial position and results of operations.

        The Company's consumer loan services department acts as the servicer for the securitized automobile loans in compliance with the terms established in the securitization agreements. The servicer is responsible for servicing, managing and administering the receivables and enforcing and making collections on the receivables. The servicer is required to carry out its duties using the degree of skill and care that the servicer exercises in performing similar obligations. This includes payment processing, insurance follow up, loan payoffs and release of collateral. Loan servicing generally consists of collecting payments from borrowers, processing those payments, and delinquent payment collections.

        The Company established a special purpose subsidiary corporation in November 2000 named SBB&T RAL Funding Corporation and during the first quarter of 2001 securitized refund anticipation loans (RALs) into a multi-seller conduit, backed by commercial paper in a financing arrangement. The Company acted as the servicer for all such RALs during the securitization period. As of June 30, 2001, all borrowings had been fully repaid and no securitization-related balances were outstanding.

        For the 2002 tax season, the Company used the same special purpose subsidiary to securitize RALs in a sale arrangement. Again the Company acted as the servicer for sold loans during the securitization period which lasted from late January 2002 through February 2002. All loans sold into the securitization were either repaid or charged-off by the end of the first quarter of 2002.

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14.  HEDGING ACTIVITIES

        The Company has established policies and procedures to permit limited types and amounts of off-balance sheet hedges to help manage interest rate risk. At various times beginning in 1999, the Company has entered into several interest rate swaps to mitigate interest rate risk. Under the terms of these swaps, the Company pays a fixed rate of interest to the counterparty and receives a floating rate of interest. Such swaps have the effect of converting fixed rate financial instruments into variable or floating rate instruments. Such swaps may be related to specific instruments or specifically identified pools of instruments—loans, securities, or deposits with similar interest rate characteristics or terms. Other types of hedges are permitted by the Company's policies, but have not been utilized.

        Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" (SFAS 133), was issued during the second quarter of 1998 and was adopted by the Company as of January 1, 2001. The statement requires that all derivatives be recorded at their current fair value on the balance sheet. Certain derivatives may be designated as either fair value or cash flow accounting hedges and qualify for the deferral of all or a part of changes in their fair value in the basis of the item being hedged or in accumulated other comprehensive income. Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are not related to specific instruments and do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting are included in net income.

        The one swap in place at the end of the second quarter of 2002 is related to a specific loan and qualifies as a fair value hedge. The notional amount of this hedge at June 30, 2002 was $28.9 million with a fair value loss of approximately $1.5 million. This loss is exactly offset by an increase in the value of the loan because the swap and loan have identical terms. The Company had other specific and non-specific hedges in place during 2001. A charge of $680,000 was taken in the first quarter of 2001, $320,000 of which was the cumulative effect of marking these hedges to market upon the adoption of SFAS 133 on January 1, 2001 and $360,000 of which was the market adjustment arising during the first quarter of 2001. Additional charges were taken in the second and third quarters of 2001for the market adjustment that arose during those quarters. These charges are recorded as reductions of noninterest income. These swaps were entered into prior to 2001 when the Company was concerned about the negative impact on its fixed rate loans from increases in interest rates. With interest rates declining, the Company elected to dispose of these swaps during the third quarter of 2001. The loss on disposal plus the mark to market adjustment for the third quarter was $718,000. Taking the loss on disposal avoided further losses caused by the additional rate drops in the third and fourth quarters of 2001.

        In addition to the interest rate swaps the Company has entered into to manage its own interest rate risk, the Company has entered into interest rate swaps with some of its customers to assist them in managing their interest rate risks. As of June 30, 2002, there were swaps with a notional amount of $36.8 million. To avoid increasing its own interest rate risk entering into these swap agreements, the Company entered into offsetting swap agreements with other larger financial institutions. The effect of the offsetting swaps to the Company is to neutralize its position. A fee is charged the Company's customer that is in excess of the fee paid by the Company to the other financial institution.

15.  STOCK SPLIT

        On April 23, 2002, the Company's Board of Directors approved a 4 for 3 stock split. The stock split was payable June 11, 2002 to shareholders of record May 21, 2002. All share and per share amounts appearing in the Consolidated Financial Statements which these notes accompany have been restated to reflect this split.

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

SUMMARY

        Pacific Capital Bancorp and its wholly owned subsidiaries (together referred to as "the Company") earned $15.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, compared to $11.5 million in the second quarter last year, an increase of $3.7 million or 32.4%. Diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2002 were $0.43 compared to $0.32 earned in the second quarter of 2001. The Company earned $42.7 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2002, up $8.2 million or 23.7% compared to the same period of 2001. Diluted earnings per share for the six-month period ended June 30, 2002 were $1.22 compared to $0.97 for the comparable period of 2001.

        In various sections of this discussion and analysis, attention is called to the significant impacts on the Company's balance sheet and year to date income statement caused by its tax refund and transfer programs. These programs are events of the first and second quarters of each year. The results of operations and actions taken by the Company to manage these programs are discussed in section below titled "Refund Anticipation Loan and Refund Transfer Programs." That section specifically explains that there is a significant difference in how some of the fees from Refund Anticipation Loans (RALs) were accounted for in 2002 than in 2001. Included in the explanation are the reason for this difference and the amounts involved. In brief, the different accounting method employed for some of the RALs meant that the fees related to them were reported as other income rather than interest from loans.

        Compared to the second quarter of 2001, net interest income (the difference between interest income and interest expense) on a fully tax equivalent basis for the second quarter of 2002 increased by $6.1 million, an increase of 13.8%. In general, balances of both earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities increased while rates earned and paid were down significantly compared to the second quarter of 2001. Tax equivalent interest on loans for the second quarter decreased 5.4%, from $56.3 million for 2001 to $53.2 million for 2002. Average loan balances increased from $2.63 billion during the second quarter of 2001, to $2.87 billion during the same quarter of 2002, an 8.9% increase. Average interest-bearing deposits and liabilities increased $165.6 million or 6.1%. Despite the growth in deposits, interest expense decreased $9.9 million or 38.6% due to the lower rate environment in the second quarter of 2002 compared to 2001.

        Provision expense for the second quarter of 2002 for loans other than tax refund loans was $4.7 million, compared to the $3.4 million provided in the second quarter of 2001. This increase was due to the growth in the loan portfolios and the impact of loan portfolios of the deterioration in the economy that occurred in the second half of 2001 and early 2002.

        Noninterest revenue, exclusive of gains or losses on securities transactions, decreased by $1.5 million or 10.4% over the same quarter of 2001. Operating expense was $32.8 million in the second quarter of 2002 compared to $35.5 million in the same quarter of 2001. Detail on changes in the larger components of noninterest revenue and other expense not presented in the Consolidated Statements of Income are disclosed later in this discussion.

        The above changes resulted in an operating efficiency ratio of 51.79% for the second quarter of 2002 compared to 60.65% for the second quarter of 2001. This ratio measures what proportion of a dollar of operating income it takes to earn that dollar. In 2002, the Company's return on average assets for the quarter was 1.53% compared to 1.22% for the second quarter of 2001, and the return on average equity was 18.17% compared to 14.43%. These annualized ratios are significantly impacted by the highly seasonal tax refund programs. Exclusive of the impact of the RAL/RT programs in both periods, ROE and ROA were 16.15% and 1.26%, respectively, for the second quarter of 2002, compared to 13.80% and 1.11%, respectively, for the same period in 2001. Exclusive of the impact of

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the RAL/RT programs in both periods, the operating efficiency ratio for the second quarter of 2002 was 53.92% and 60.99% in the second quarter of 2001.

BUSINESS

        The Company is a bank holding company. All references to "the Company" apply to Pacific Capital Bancorp and its subsidiaries. "Bancorp" will be used to refer to the parent company only. At the end of business March 29, 2002, the Company merged its major subsidiaries, Santa Barbara Bank & Trust (SBB&T) and First National Bank of Central California (FNB) including its affiliates South Valley National Bank and San Benito Bank (SBB) into a single nationally chartered bank, Pacific Capital Bank, N.A. (the Bank). "The Bank" is intended also to mean SBB&T and/or FNB, as appropriate, when referring to events or situations prior to March 29, 2002. The Bank will continue to use the four brand names listed above in their respective market areas. The Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve System. The Bank offers a full range of retail and commercial banking services. These include commercial, real estate, and consumer loans, a wide variety of deposit products, and full trust services.

        Bancorp has two other subsidiaries. PCB Services Corporation (formerly named Pacific Capital Commercial Mortgage, Inc.) was used through the middle of 2001 to broker commercial mortgages to other financial institutions. Pacific Capital Services Corporation is an inactive corporation.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

        This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operation and business of the Company. These include statements that relate to or are dependent on estimates or assumptions relating to the prospects of continued loan and deposit growth, improved credit quality, the operating characteristics of the Company's income tax refund programs, and certain operating efficiencies resulting from the integration of combined operations. The subjects of these forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's control. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among others, the following possibilities: (1) increased competitive pressure among financial services companies; (2) changes in the interest rate environment reducing interest margins or increasing interest rate risk; (3) deterioration in general economic conditions, internationally, nationally or in the State of California; (4) reduced demand for or earnings derived from the Company's income tax refund loan and refund transfer programs; (5) legislative or regulatory changes adversely affecting the business in which the Company engages; (6) the occurrence of future events such as the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001; and (7) other risks detailed in the Pacific Capital Bancorp 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("2001 10-K"). Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

        A number of critical accounting policies are used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements which this discussion accompanies.

The Use of Estimates

        The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) requires Management to make certain estimates and assumptions which affect the amounts of reported assets and liabilities as well as contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of these financial statements. These estimates and assumptions also affect the reported amounts of

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revenues and expenses during the reporting period(s). Although Management believes these estimates and assumptions to be reasonably accurate, actual results may differ.

The principal areas in which estimates are used are as follows:

        An estimate of the amount of the inherent loss in the Company's loan portfolio is used in determining the amount of the allowance for credit losses and therefore the periodic charge to income for the provision for credit losses expense. A description of the method of developing the estimate is described in the section below titled "Credit Quality and the Allowance for Credit Losses" and in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements presented in the Company's Annual Report for 2001 on Form 10-K (the Company's 2001 10-K). If the estimate of losses developed by Management is materially understated, the Allowance for Credit Losses will be understated and the Company will have to record additional provision expense in future periods.

        The Company's deferred tax assets are explained in the section below titled "Income Tax" and in Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements presented in the Company's 2001 10-K. The Company uses an estimate of future earnings to support its position that the benefit of its deferred tax assets will be realized. If future income should prove non-existent or less than the amount of the deferred tax assets within the tax years to which they may be applied, the assets will not be realized and the Company's net income will be reduced.

        The Company uses certain estimates regarding employees to determine its liability for Post Retirement Health Benefits. These estimates include life expectancy, length of time before retirement, and future rates of growth of medical costs. Should these estimates prove materially wrong, the Company will either incur more expense to provide the benefits or it will need to amend the plan to limit benefits.

        The Company uses certain estimates in determining the residual value of the securitization of indirect auto loans described in Note 13. The assumptions and estimates used for the discount, prepayment, and default rates are shown in that note. If later experience shows that the estimates for the prepayment and default rates are too low by a material amount, the Company would have to write down the residual value.

        Certain assets of the Company are recorded at fair value, or the lower of cost or fair value. In some cases, the fair value used is an estimate. Included among these assets are securities that are available for sale investment securities, goodwill and other intangible assets, and other real estate owned and impaired loans. These estimates may change from period to period as they are impacted by changes in interest rates and other market conditions. Losses not anticipated or greater than anticipated could result if the Company were forced to sell one of these assets and discovered that its estimate of fair value had been too high.

        Available-for-sale securities: the fair values of most securities classified as available-for-sale based on quoted market prices. If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are extrapolated from the quoted prices of similar instruments.

        Goodwill and other intangible assets: As discussed in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements which this discussion accompanies, the Company must assess goodwill and other intangible assets each year for impairment. This assessment involves estimating cash flows for future periods. If the future cash flows are materially less than the estimates, the Company would be required to take a charge against earnings to write down the asset to the lower fair value.

        Other real estate owned and impaired loans: the fair value of other real estate owned or collateral supporting impaired loans is generally determined from appraisals obtained from independent appraisers. The Company also must estimate the costs to dispose of the property. This is generally done based on experience with similar properties.

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Alternative Methods of Accounting

        The accounting and reporting policies of Company are in accordance with GAAP and conform to practices within the banking industry. As such there are few alternatives available to the Company in its accounting for items of income or expense or for assets and liabilities.

        The few areas where choices are available are as follows:

        The Company selects lives of assets over which to depreciate or amortize the cost based on the expected period it will benefit the Company. The Company's methods of depreciation and the lives of fixed assets are described in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements presented in the Company's 2001 10-K. If a method is used or a life is chosen that results in a material amount of the cost not having been amortized when the asset provides no further benefit to the Company, then a loss will be incurred for the unamortized cost of the asset when it is disposed of or replaced. The Company's methods of amortizing assets other than fixed assets are described in various Notes to the Consolidated Statements this discussion accompanies or in specific notes to these statements or notes in the Company's 2001 10-K as appropriate. As with fixed assets, if the method of amortization or the amortization term results in unamortized cost when the asset has no further value, a loss will be recognized.

        When the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" (SFAS 123) in 1996, it elected to continue to use the method of accounting for stock options that did not recognize compensation expense at the time options were granted. As required by SFAS 123, pro forma amounts of compensation expense and the pro forma impact on net income and earnings per share are disclosed each year in the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K as if the Company had elected to instead use the accounting method that recognizes compensation expense. For the year 2001, had the Company elected the second method of accounting for its stock options, the impact would be to lower net income and earnings per share by approximately 1.5%.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

        The Company's financial results have been or will be impacted by several new accounting pronouncements. These pronouncements and the nature of their impact are discussed in Notes 11, 13, and 14 to the consolidated financial statements.

RISKS FROM CURRENT EVENTS

        The risk environment for the Company changed due to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as it has for all other banks. The Federal Reserve Bank immediately injected a large amount of liquidity into the country's banking system to assist the clearing of payments between banks. Concurrent with this action was a tightening of procedures to prevent money laundering, increased scrutiny of foreign transactions, and requests from authorities to review customer lists for contacts with certain individuals suspected of connection with the attacks or other acts detrimental to the interests of the United States. Much of the extra liquidity was removed from the system by the beginning of the first quarter of 2002. The Company has been able to adjust to these new changes without material impact.

        The attacks occurred at a time when the nation's economy was already slowing. Certain segments of the economy, for example air travel and hospitality, were especially impacted as consumers and companies have cut back on travel. The Company has considered these factors in assessing the adequacy of its allowance for credit loss, but further attacks or more significant economic decline in its markets could cause additional credit deterioration.

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        Since September 11, 2001 there have been occasional warnings of possible terrorist activity. While no events have occurred up to the time this document was written, further incidents, especially ones targeting the country's financial systems could have a negative impact on the Company.

GROWTH TRENDS IN ASSETS AND DEPOSITS

        The table below shows the growth in average total assets and deposits since 1997. Annual averages are shown for 1997, 1998, and 1999; quarterly averages are shown for 2000, 2001, and 2002. Because significant but unusual cash flows sometimes occur at the end of a quarter and at year-end, the overall trend in the Company's growth is better shown by the use of average balances for the periods.

Table 1—GROWTH IN AVERAGE ASSETS AND DEPOSITS (dollars in millions)

 
  Average
Assets

  Average
Deposits

  Percent of Assets Funded by Deposits
 
1997   $ 2,241   $ 1,985   88.5 %
1998     2,631     2,322   88.3  
1999     2,780     2,405   86.5  
1st Quarter 2000     3,675     3,147   85.6  
2nd Quarter 2000     3,516     2,968   84.4  
3rd Quarter 2000     3,567     3,032   85.0  
4th Quarter 2000     3,633     3,093   85.1  
1st Quarter 2001     4,027     3,392   84.2  
2nd Quarter 2001     3,808     3,187   83.7  
3rd Quarter 2001     3,786     3,163   83.5  
4th Quarter 2001     3,821     3,203   83.8  
1st Quarter 2002     4,390     3,691   84.1  
2nd Quarter 2002     4,045     3,269   80.8  

        Deposit balances also have been included in the table because an important factor in the profitability of the Company is the portion of assets that are funded by deposits. Beginning in 1999, as reflected in Table 1, the Company relied more on nondeposit funding sources, primarily borrowing funds from other financial institutions. This occurred as loan growth in general exceeded deposit growth and because matching the maturities of assets (see "Interest Rate Sensitivity" below) was more easily accomplished by borrowing from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) than by trying to obtain longer term certificates of deposit. The percent of the Company's assets funded by deposits for the second quarter of 2002 of 80.8% compares to 68.1% for the Company's peers of $1 billion to $10 billion in assets (See Note A: Notes are found at the end of this report). Because interest rates on such borrowings are generally higher than the interest rates paid on deposits, the Company must carefully monitor the interest rate earned on the funds borrowed to ensure that the extra expense is covered by the rates earned on the assets acquired. As discussed below in the section titled "Other Borrowings, Long-term Debt and Related Interest Expense," such borrowings may have certain advantages in a declining interest rate environment.

        The overall growth trend shown above for the Company is due in part to the continuing consolidation in the financial services industry. First, acquisitions in 1997 of First Valley Bank and of Citizen's State Bank, and in 2000 of Los Robles Bank added $377 million to the Company's assets and $333 million to deposits. Second, the Company's experience with acquisitions and mergers has been contrary to the general pattern in which banks lose customers of the acquired institution. Depositors of banks acquired by or merged with the Company have kept their deposits with the Company and new

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customers have been added. The Company attributes this to its efforts to maintain the acquired institution's character and management in place. Because the Company's mergers with FNB and SBB were accounted for by the pooling of interests method, asset and deposit totals for periods prior to the mergers have been restated to include their balances. However, growth at these institutions subsequent to the mergers is reflected in the table above. Third, the Bank has opened three new offices in Ventura County and one new office in northern Santa Barbara County during the period covered by the table. The company acquired some of the assets and deposits of two of the branches of another financial institution on March 29, 2002. While these balances are included in the period-end amounts reported on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2002, the acquisition occurred too late in the quarter to impact the average balances in the table by more than a minimal amount.

        The major reason for the large increases in average assets and deposits during the first quarters of 2000, 2001, and 2002, and the subsequent decrease to the next quarter, was the significant expansion of the Company's tax refund loan program. The growth in assets is from the loans held by the Company. The growth in deposits is due both to the outstanding checks issued for loans and transfers (See Note B) and to the issuance in the first quarters of 2000, 2001, and 2002 of certificates of deposit to fund the refund loans.

INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY

        Most of the Company's earnings arise from its functioning as a financial intermediary. As such, it takes in funds from depositors and then either lends the funds to borrowers or invests the funds in securities and other instruments. The Company earns interest income on loans and securities and pays interest expense on deposits and other borrowings. Net interest income is the difference in dollars between the interest income earned and the interest expense paid.

Comparison of Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin:

        Tables 2A and 2B show the average balances of the major categories of earning assets and liabilities for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 together with the related interest income and expense. Table 3, an analysis of volume and rate variances, explains how much of the difference in interest income or expense compared to the corresponding period of 2001 is due to changes in the balances (volume) and how much is due to changes in rates. For example, Table 2B shows that for the first six months of 2002, savings and interest-bearing transaction accounts averaged $1.4 billion, interest expense for them was $5.8 million, and the average rate paid was 0.87%. In the first six months of 2001, savings and interest-bearing transaction accounts averaged $1.3 billion, interest expense for them was $15.2 million, and the average rate paid was 2.33%. Table 3 shows that the $9.4 million decrease in interest expense for demand deposits from the first six months of 2001 to the first six months of 2002 is the net result of a $7,000 increase in interest expense due to higher balances in 2002, and a decrease of $9.4 million due to lower rates paid during 2002.

        Tables 2A and 2B also disclose the net interest margin for the reported periods. Net interest margin is the ratio of net interest income to average earning assets. This ratio is useful in allowing the Company to monitor the spread between interest income and interest expense from month to month and year to year irrespective of the growth of the Company's assets. If the Company is able to maintain the net interest margin as the Company grows, the amount of net interest income will increase. If the net interest margin decreases, net interest income can still increase, but earning assets must increase at a higher rate. The increased volume of earning assets serves to replace the net interest income that is lost by the decreasing rate.

        As shown in Table 2A, the net interest margin—5.41%—and net interest income—$50.5 million—for the second quarter of 2002 were higher than the comparable figures—5.10% and $44.4 million—for the second quarter of 2001. However, as noted at the start of this discussion, the RAL and RT

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programs introduce significant seasonality to the Company's operating results. Specifically impacting the net interest margin is the RAL interest income and the interest expense for the borrowings used to fund the loans. Therefore, during for the first and second quarters, it is more informative to compare the net interest margin excluding the effect of the RAL balances and interest income and excluding any direct liabilities used to fund the RALs and the related interest expense. Exclusive of the RAL program (the RT program does not directly impact balances or interest income) the net interest margin for the second quarter of 2002 was 5.17% compared to 5.08% for the second quarter of 2001 (See Note C).

        While the net interest margins exclusive of RAL impacts are relatively similar for the second quarters of 2001 and 2002, the interest rate environment during the two quarters was significantly different. The FRB's target Federal funds rate averaged 4.32% in the second quarter of 2001 and averaged 1.75% in the second quarter of 2002. The interest rate yield curve was very flat during the second quarter of 2001 and relatively steep during the second quarter of 2002 (See Note D). During 2001 and 2002 the Company made some changes to the composition of assets and liabilities as it responded to an environment that continued to change during the second half of 2001. Though the FRB has not changed its target rate since December, the Company has continued to take steps to protect and improve its net interest margin and/or net interest income.

        As explained below, over a one-year time horizon, the Company's net interest income is negatively impacted by declining interest rates. As interest rates dropped during 2001, net interest income and the net interest margin declined as the rates on the Company's overnight funds and prime rate loans immediately dropped while deposit rates were slower to decline. Table 2A shows that tax equivalent net interest income of $50.5 million for the second quarter of 2002 exceeded by $6.1 million the same figure for 2001. Table 3 shows that of the $6.1 million, $1.8 million was due to changes in rates and $4.3 million was due to changes in volume. The positive impact of changes in rates would be consistent with the larger relative decline of 1.58% in the cost of funds from the second quarter of 2001 (3.75%) to the second quarter of 2002 (2.17%) than the 0.96% decline in the average rate earned on assets from the second quarter of 2001 (8.04%) to the second quarter of 2002 (7.08%). However, when the RAL impacts are removed from this table, the decline in rates of the liabilities is 1.42% and the decline in rates on the assets is 1.19%. This indicates that much of the benefit from the lower cost of funds from one year to the next related to the funding for RALs.

        While the Company's net interest margin in the second quarter of 2002 compared to the same quarter a year ago benefited from the relatively larger decrease in cost of funds than the rate earned on assets, the primary reasons the Company was able to improve the net interest margin exclusive of the RAL impacts relate to changes in the balances or volume of the assets and liabilities. The Company increased its average earning assets by $316.7 million from the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2002 compared to an increase of $180.9 million in interest bearing liabilities. In addition, the increase in earning assets occurred in the loan and securities portfolios while the short term and overnight funds balances decreased.

        Part of these volume and product mix changes were the result of a decision in the first quarter of 2002 to retain more of the residential real estate loans that the Company was originating and to purchase additional securities. These actions were funded by reducing the amount of overnight funds carried by the Company and borrowing from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB). Approximately $75 million in these assets were retained or purchased in the first and second quarters. The Company may take further such actions in the third and fourth quarters if the interest rate environment makes such steps advantageous.

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TABLE 2A—AVERAGE BALANCES, INCOME AND EXPENSE, YIELDS AND RATES (1)

 
  Three months ended
June 30, 2002

  Three months ended
June 30, 2001

 
(dollars in thousands)

  Balance
  Income
  Rate (4)
  Balance
  Income
  Rate (4)
 
ASSETS:                                  
  Money market instruments:                                  
    Commercial paper   $   $   0.00 % $ 44,895   $ 570   4.09 %
    Federal funds sold     26,290     129   1.97 %   142,402     1,430   4.03 %
   
 
     
 
     
      Total money market instruments     26,290     129   1.97 %   187,297     2,000   4.28 %
   
 
     
 
     
  Securities: (2)                                  
    Taxable     684,655     8,432   4.94 %   507,781     7,870   6.22 %
    Non-taxable     169,197     4,391   10.38 %   160,348     3,739   9.33 %
   
 
     
 
     
      Total securities     853,852     12,823   6.02 %   668,129     11,609   6.97 %
   
 
     
 
     
  Loans: (Note D) (3)                                  
    Commercial     660,035     13,151   7.99 %   694,337     13,721   7.93 %
    Real estate     1,868,008     31,341   6.71 %   1,625,737     34,854   8.58 %
    Consumer     339,693     8,746   10.33 %   313,735     7,727   9.88 %
   
 
     
 
     
      Total loans     2,867,736     53,238   7.45 %   2,633,809     56,302   8.57 %
   
 
     
 
     
  Total earning assets     3,747,878     66,190   7.08 %   3,489,235     69,911   8.04 %
   
 
     
 
     
  Non-earning assets     297,181               318,728            
   
           
           
    TOTAL ASSETS   $ 4,045,059             $ 3,807,963            
   
           
           
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY:                                  
  Interest bearing deposits:                                  
    Savings and interest bearing transaction accounts   $ 1,367,495     2,889   0.85 % $ 1,312,790     6,867   2.10 %
    Time certificates of deposit     1,161,612     8,533   2.95 %   1,197,758     15,856   5.31 %
   
 
     
 
     
      Total interest bearing deposits     2,529,107     11,422   1.81 %   2,510,548     22,723   3.63 %
   
 
     
 
     
  Borrowed funds:                                  
    Repos and fed funds purchased     90,654     337   1.49 %   92,053     712   3.10 %
    Other borrowings     273,383     3,897   5.72 %   124,993     2,077   6.67 %
   
 
     
 
     
      Total borrowed funds     364,037     4,234   4.67 %   217,046     2,789   5.15 %
   
 
     
 
     
        Total interest bearing liabilities     2,893,144     15,656   2.17 %   2,727,594     25,512   3.75 %
   
 
     
 
     
  Noninterest-bearing demand deposits     739,486               676,141            
  Other liabilities     72,587               81,058            
  Shareholders' equity     339,842               323,170            
   
           
           
  TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY   $ 4,045,059             $ 3,807,963            
   
           
           
Interest income/earning assets               7.08 %             8.04 %
Interest expense/earning assets               1.67 %             2.94 %
               
             
 
NET INTEREST INCOME/MARGIN           50,534   5.41 %         44,399   5.10 %
Provision for credit losses charged to operations/earning assets           4,696   0.50 %         3,358   0.38 %
               
             
 
Net interest margin after provision for credit losses on tax equivalent basis           45,838   4.91 %         41,041   4.72 %
               
             
 

(1)
Income amounts are presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis.
(2)
Average securities balances are based on amortized historical cost, excluding SFAS 115 adjustments to fair value which are included in other assets.
(3)
Nonaccrual loans are included in loan balances. Interest income includes related fee income.
(4)
Annualized.

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TABLE 2B—AVERAGE BALANCES, INCOME AND EXPENSE, YIELDS AND RATES (1)

 
  Six months ended
June 30, 2002

  Six months ended
June 30, 2001

 
(dollars in thousands)

  Balance
  Income
  Rate (4)
  Balance
  Income
  Rate (4)
 
ASSETS:                                  
  Money market instruments:                                  
    Commercial paper   $ 4,197   $ 50   2.40 % $ 31,598   $ 841   5.37 %
    Federal funds sold     91,727     850   1.87 %   208,531     4,889   4.73 %
   
 
     
 
     
      Total money market instruments     95,924     900   1.89 %   240,129     5,730   4.81 %
   
 
     
 
     
  Securities: (2)                                  
    Taxable     661,775     16,444   5.01 %   537,388     16,754   6.29 %
    Non-taxable     169,434     7,940   9.37 %   158,781     7,455   9.39 %
   
 
     
 
     
      Total securities     831,209     24,384   5.92 %   696,169     24,209   7.01 %
   
 
     
 
     
  Loans: (Note D) (3)                                  
    Commercial     667,459     26,437   7.99 %   677,461     34,283   10.20 %
    Real estate     1,857,968     62,703   6.75 %   1,584,836     62,534   7.89 %
    Consumer     450,973     31,349   14.02 %   389,739     38,904   20.13 %
   
 
     
 
     
      Total loans     2,976,400     120,489   8.16 %   2,652,036     135,721   10.32 %
   
 
     
 
     
  Total earning assets     3,903,533     145,773   7.53 %   3,588,334     165,660   9.31 %
   
 
     
 
     
  Non-earning assets     297,595               333,337            
   
           
           
    TOTAL ASSETS   $ 4,201,128             $ 3,921,671            
   
           
           
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY:                                  
  Interest bearing deposits:                                  
    Savings and interest bearing transaction accounts   $ 1,352,838     5,813   0.87 % $ 1,318,337     15,224   2.33 %
    Time certificates of deposit     1,269,022     19,537   3.10 %   1,199,035     32,899   5.53 %
   
 
     
 
     
      Total interest bearing deposits     2,621,860     25,350   1.95 %   2,517,372     48,123   3.85 %
   
 
     
 
     
  Borrowed funds:                                  
    Repos and fed funds purchased     106,603     830   1.57 %   114,457     2,419   4.26 %
    Other borrowings     232,661     7,021   6.09 %   131,517     4,917   7.54 %
   
 
     
 
     
      Total borrowed funds     339,264     7,851   4.67 %   245,974     7,336   6.01 %
   
 
     
 
     
        Total interest bearing liabilities     2,961,124     33,201   2.26 %   2,763,346     55,459   4.05 %
   
 
     
 
     
  Noninterest-bearing demand deposits     855,508               771,607            
  Other liabilities     50,425               72,969            
  Shareholders' equity     334,071               313,749            
   
           
           
  TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY   $ 4,201,128             $ 3,921,671            
   
           
           
Interest income/earning assets               7.53 %             9.31 %
Interest expense/earning assets               1.71 %             3.12 %
               
             
 
NET INTEREST INCOME/MARGIN           112,572   5.82 %         110,201   6.19 %
Provision for credit losses charged to operations/earning assets           18,785   0.97 %         15,226   0.85 %
               
             
 
Net interest margin after provision for credit losses on tax equivalent basis           93,787   4.85 %         94,975   5.34 %
               
             
 

(1)
Income amounts are presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis.
(2)
Average securities balances are based on amortized historical cost, excluding SFAS 115 adjustments to fair value which are included in other assets.
(3)
Nonaccrual loans are included in loan balances. Interest income includes related fee income.
(4)
Annualized.

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TABLE 3—RATE/VOLUME ANALYSIS (1) (2)

 
  Three months ended
June 30, 2002 vs. June 30, 2001

  Six months ended
June 30, 2002 vs. June 30, 2001

 
(in thousands)

  Change in
Average
Balance

  Change in
Income/
Expense

  Rate
  Volume
  Change in
Average
Balance

  Change in
Income/
Expense

  Rate
  Volume
 
Increase (decrease) in:                                                  
Assets:                                                  
  Money market instruments:                                                  
    Commercial paper   $ (44,895 ) $ (570 ) $ (285 ) $ (285 ) $ (27,401 ) $ (791 ) $ (308 ) $ (483 )
    Federal funds sold     (116,112 )   (1,301 )   (501 )   (800 )   (116,804 )   (4,039 )   (2,097 )   (1,942 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Total money market investment     (161,007 )   (1,871 )   (786 )   (1,085 )   (144,205 )   (4,830 )   (2,405 )   (2,425 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Securities:                                                  
    Taxable     176,874     562     (1,828 )   2,390     124,387     (310 )   (1,970 )   1,660  
    Non-taxable     8,849     652     437     215     10,653     485         485  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Total securities     185,723     1,214     (1,391 )   2,605     135,040     175     (1,970 )   2,145  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Loans:                                                  
    Commercial loans     (34,302 )   (570 )   105     (675 )   (10,002 )   (7,846 )   (7,346 )   (500 )
    Real estate loans     242,271     (3,513 )   (8,242 )   4,729     273,132     169     (4,823 )   4,992  
    Consumer loans     25,958     1,019     362     657     61,234     (7,555 )   (9,028 )   1,473  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Total loans     233,927     (3,064 )   (7,775 )   4,711     324,364     (15,232 )   (21,197 )   5,965  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total earning assets     258,643     (3,721 )   (9,952 )   6,231     315,199     (19,887 )   (25,572 )   5,685  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:                                                  
Interest bearing deposits:                                                  
  Savings and interest bearing transaction accounts     54,705     (3,978 )   (4,253 )   275     34,501     (9,411 )   (9,418 )   7  
  Time certificates of deposit     (36,146 )   (7,323 )   (6,857 )   (466 )   69,987     (13,362 )   (13,499 )   137  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Total interest bearing deposits     18,559     (11,301 )   (11,110 )   (191 )   104,488     (22,773 )   (22,917 )   144  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borrowed funds:                                                  
  Repos and fed funds purchased     (1,399 )   (375 )   (364 )   (11 )   (7,854 )   (1,589 )   (1,434 )   (155 )
  Other borrowings     148,390     1,820     (334 )   2,154     101,144     2,104     (339 )   2,443  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Total borrowed funds     146,991     1,445     (698 )   2,143     93,290     515     (1,773 )   2,288  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Total interest bearing liabilities   $ 165,550     (9,856 )   (11,808 )   1,952   $ 197,778     (22,258 )   (24,690 )   2,432  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Interest Income         $ 6,135   $ 1,856   $ 4,279         $ 2,371   $ (882 ) $ 3,253  
         
 
 
       
 
 
 
(1)
Income amounts are presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis.

(2)
The change not solely due to volume or rate has been prorated into rate and volume components.

Measuring Interest Rate Sensitivity:

        Because such large proportions of the Company's balance sheet are made up of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and because such a large proportion of its earnings is dependent on the spread between interest earned and interest paid, it is critical that the Company measure and manage its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Measurement is done by estimating the impact of hypothetical changes in interest rates on net economic value and on net interest income over the next twelve months. Net economic value is the net present value of the cash flows arising from assets and liabilities discounted at their acquired rate plus or minus the specified assumed changes in rates.

        Estimating changes in net interest income or net economic value from increases or decreases in balances is relatively straight forward. Estimating changes that would result from increases or decreases in interest rates is substantially more difficult. Estimation is complicated by a number of factors: (1) some financial instruments have interest rates that are fixed for their term, others that vary as market rates change, and still others that are fixed for a period and then reprice using then current rates; (2) the rates paid on some deposit accounts are set by contract while others are priced at the option of the Company according to then current market conditions; (3) the rates for some loans vary with the market, but only within a limited range; (4) consumers may prepay loans if market rates decline or withdraw deposits if interest rates increase, effectively forcing a repricing sooner than would be called for by the contractual terms of the instrument; and (5) external interest rates which are used

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as indices for various products offered by the Company do not change at the same time or to the same extent as the Federal Reserve Board's target Federal funds rate, the usual reference rate.

        To address the complexity resulting from these and other factors, a standard practice developed in the industry is to compute the impacts of hypothetical interest rate "shocks" on the Company's asset and liability balances. A shock is an immediate change in all interest rates. The resulting impacts indicate how much of the Company's net interest income and net economic value are "at risk" (would deviate from the base level) if rates were to change in this manner.

        Although interest rates normally would not change suddenly in this manner, this exercise is valuable in identifying exposures to risk and in providing comparability both with other institutions and between periods. The results reported below for the Company's December 31, 2001, and June 30, 2002 balances indicate that the Company's net interest income at risk over a one year period and net economic value at risk from 2% shocks are within normal expectations for such hypothetical sudden changes:

 
  Shocked by -2%
  Shocked by +2%
 
As of December 31, 2001          
  Net interest income   (5.87 )% +2.33 %
  Net economic value   +24.33 % (25.94 )%
As ofJune 30, 2002          
  Net interest income   (9.06 )% +5.50 %
  Net economic value   +22.91 % (22.18 )%

        In general, differences in the results from one period to the next are due to changes in (1) the maturities and/or repricing opportunities of the financial instruments held and (2) the assumptions used regarding how responsive the rates for specific instruments are to the hypothetical 2% change in market rates.

        Because the measurement period for changes in net interest income is one year, the impact on net interest income from these hypothetical changes in interest rates will depend on whether more assets or liabilities will reprice within the twelve-month period. An asset or liability reprices because either (a) it matures or is sold and is replaced with a new asset or liability priced at current market rates or (b) its contractual terms call for a periodic resetting of the interest rate. If the Company has more assets repricing within one year than it has liabilities, then net interest income will increase with increases in rates and decrease as rates decline. The opposite effects will be observed if more liabilities than assets reprice in the next twelve months.

        The Company remains "asset sensitive," i.e. it has more assets than liabilities repricing in the next year. Consequently, its net interest income would decrease if rates were to decline and increase if rates were to rise.

        The market value of fixed rate securities or loans increase as rates decline because the fixed rate is then higher than the current market level. Conversely the market value declines when rates rise because the instrument is earning at a lower rate than the current level. In other words, the price of the security or loan changes in response to changes in market rates to bring the effective yield on the instrument equal to the rate on new instruments. The longer the maturity of the asset, the more sensitive is its market value to changes in interest rates, because the mismatch of the instrument's coupon rate will differ from the market rate for a longer time. The market value of fixed rate liabilities changes in exactly the opposite manner. For example, they are less valuable to the Company when rates decline because the Company must continue to pay the higher rate until they mature.

        As indicated above, net economic value in this context is the sum of the net present value of the cash flows associated with the Company's financial assets and liabilities. The net economic value of

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variable rate instruments does not change with increases or decreases in rates because their rates change with the market. Therefore the Company's net economic value increases or decreases as interest rates change depending on the relative proportion and maturities of fixed rate assets and liabilities and the relative terms of these instruments. The Company has more fixed rate assets than liabilities and they generally have longer maturities. Therefore, it is expected that the net economic value of the Company's portfolio will decrease when rates rise and increase when rates decline.

        It is also expected that the change in the net economic value resulting from a given change in interest rates would be greater than the change in the net interest income. This occurs because the expected change in net interest income is measured only over the next twelve months while the change in net economic value is calculated over the entire maturity term of the assets and liabilities.

        Financial instruments do not respond in parallel fashion to rising or falling interest rates. This can cause an asymmetry in the magnitude of changes in net interest income and net economic value resulting from the hypothetical increases and decreases in rates. In other words, the same percentage of increase and decrease in the hypothetical interest rate will not necessarily cause the same percentage change in net interest income or net economic value. An asymmetrical or nonparallel response occurs because various contractual limits and non-contractual factors come into play. An example of a contractual limit is the "interest rate cap" on some residential real estate loans, which may limit the amount that the loan rate may increase but not limit the amount it may decrease. An example of a non-contractual factor is the assumption of the extent to which rates paid on administered accounts would be changed by the Company were market rates to go up or down by 200 basis points.

        In addition, the degree of asymmetry can change as the base rate changes from period to period and as there are changes in the Company's product mix. For example, if savings accounts are paying 4% when one measures the impact of a 2% decrease in market rates, the measured responsiveness of the rate paid on these accounts to that decrease will be greater than the responsiveness if the current rate is 3% when the measurement is done. This is because the Company cannot assume that it will be able to lower the rates paid on these deposits as much from a 3% base as from a 4% base. Another example of non-contractual factors coming into play relates to consumer variable rate loans that have interest rate caps. To the extent those loans are a larger proportion of the portfolio than in a previous period, the caps on loan rates, would have more of an adverse impact on the overall result if rates were to rise.

        For these measurements, the Company makes certain assumptions that significantly impact the results. The most significant assumption is the use of a "static" balance sheet—the Company does not project changes in the size or mix of the various assets and liabilities. However, as noted above, the Company does in fact make changes to the size and mix of the various asset and liability balances in response to interest rate changes. Additional assumptions include the duration of the Company's non-maturity deposits because they have no contractual maturity, and the extent to which the Company would adjust the rates paid on its administered rate deposits as external yields change. In fact with respect to the differences between the December 31, 2001 and the June 30, 2002 results, the change is due primarily to the changes in assumptions regarding the extent to which deposit rates would be raised or lowered in the event of a 200 basis point increase or decrease.

        As interest rates change, the assumptions regarding responsiveness to further change must be reviewed, and any changes will affect the computed results. These assumptions are reviewed each quarter and are changed as deemed appropriate to reflect the best information available to Management.

        The Company's exposure to interest rate risk and how it addresses this risk is discussed in more detail in the 2001 10-K MD&A.

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DEPOSITS AND RELATED INTEREST EXPENSE

        While occasionally there may be slight decreases in average deposits from one quarter to the next, the overall trend is one of growth as shown in Table 1. As noted in the discussion accompanying the table, there was a significant increase in deposits during the first quarter of each year related to the tax refund programs. These deposits included brokered certificates of deposit used to fund the loans. These deposits bear a higher interest rate than other deposits and the rate paid on time deposits as shown in Table 2B reflect this higher rate.

        The table below shows the major categories of deposits as of June 30, 2002 and 2001 and as of December 31, 2001. and the related interest expense.

(in thousands)

  June 30
2002

  December 31
2001

  June 30
2001

Noninterest bearing deposits   $ 710,803   $ 718,441   $ 647,722
Interest bearing deposits:                  
  NOW accounts     412,350     386,870     364,924
  Money market deposit accounts     716,977     730,494     725,518
  Other savings deposits     229,176     213,018     215,852
  Time certificates of $100,000 or more     661,456     827,422     661,394
  Other time deposits     502,354     489,330     510,267
    $ 3,233,116   $ 3,365,575   $ 3,125,677

        As indicated above in the table in "Growth Trends in Assets and Deposits, it is not unusual for deposits in the second quarter to be lower than in the first quarter. The Company typically experiences only a small amount of deposit growth in the first half of the year with most deposit growth in the second half. Approximately $158 million in brokered deposits used for funding the RAL program are included in the balance shown above for December 31, 2001. In prior years, issuance of these deposits was not initiated until the first quarter. Issuance was begun earlier for the 2002 season so that the Company could issue more two month certificates. There is less demand in the market for certificates with this maturity term than for longer terms, but they are more beneficial because their shorter term better matches the Company's need for funding.

        The table below shows the interest expense for the major categories of deposits for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001.

 
  Interest Expense for the

 
  Three Month Periods
Ended June 30,

  Six-Month Periods
Ended June 30,

(in thousands)

  2002
  2001
  2002
  2001
NOW accounts   $ 211   $ 378   $ 389   $ 939
Money market deposit accounts     2,319     5,758     4,726     12,672
Other savings deposits     359     731     698     1,613
Time certificates of $100,000 or more     4,528     8,880     11,213     18,682
Other time deposits     4,005     6,976     8,324     14,217
    $ 11,422   $ 22,723   $ 25,350   $ 48,123

LOANS AND RELATED INTEREST INCOME

        The table in Note 5 shows the balances by loan type for June 30, 2002, December 31, 2001, and June 30, 2001. The end-of-period loan balances as of June 30, 2002 have increased by $68.2 million compared to December 31, 2001 and by $218.0 million compared to June 30, 2001. There are no RALs in these totals for 2002 or 2001. All unpaid RALs are charged-off by June 30 each year and the program has not begun at December 31.

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        Within the average balance of consumer loans in Table 2B are some of the tax refund loans. About 90% or more of tax refund loans are made in the first quarter of each year with the remainder in the second quarter. As mentioned in the section below titled "Refund Anticipation Loan and Refund Transfer Programs," the loans that were sold into the securitization and the fees charged on those loans were excluded from Table 2B.

        Without the effect of tax refund loans, average yields for loans for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 were 7.14% and 7.19%, respectively, and for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2001 were 8.50% and 8.73%, respectively. The decreases in average rates earned in 2002 compared to 2001 is reflective of the Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve Board continuing to decrease its target market rates during the last six months of 2001. Along with most other financial institutions, the Company had to decrease its prime rate to reflect the change in market rates.

        Most of the residential real estate loans held are adjustable rate mortgages (ARMS) that have initial "teaser" rates. The yield increases for these loans as the teaser rates expire. Applicants for these loans are qualified based on the fully-indexed rate.

OTHER LOAN INFORMATION

        In addition to the outstanding loans reported in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has made certain commitments with respect to the extension of credit to customers.

(in thousands)

  June 30,
2002

  December 31,
2001

Commitments to extend credit            
  Commercial   $ 576,357   $ 553,390
  Consumer   $ 118,839   $ 98,228
Standby letters of credit   $ 43,334   $ 40,677

        The majority of the commitments are for one year or less. The majority of the credit lines and commitments may be withdrawn by the Company subject to applicable legal requirements. The following table shows the maturity of the commitments as of June 30, 2002.

 
  Total Available
  Maturity
Less Than 1 Yr

  1-3 Yrs
  4-5 Yrs
  5+ Yrs
Consumer Lines of Credit   118,840     17     118,823
Commercial Lines of Credit   572,558   443,572   58,466   6,008   64,512
Guaranteed Loans   3,799   1,261   25   15   2,498
Standby Letters of Credit   43,334   26,862   13,398   64   3,010
Total   695,197   444,833   58,508   6,023   185,833

        The Company anticipates that a majority of the above commitments will not be fully drawn on by customers. Consumers do not tend to borrow the maximum amounts available under their home equity lines and businesses typically arrange for credit lines in excess of their expected needs to handle contingencies.

        The Company defers and amortizes loan fees collected and origination costs incurred over the lives of the related loans. For each category of loans, the net amount of the unamortized fees and costs are reported as a reduction or addition, respectively, to the balance reported. Because the fees collected are generally less than the origination costs incurred for commercial and consumer loans other than residential real estate loans, the total net deferred or unamortized amounts for these categories are additions to the loan balances.

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CREDIT QUALITY AND THE ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES

        The allowance for credit losses is provided in recognition that not all loans will be fully paid according to their contractual terms. The Company is required by regulation, generally accepted accounting principles, and safe and sound banking practices to maintain an allowance that is adequate to absorb losses that are inherent in the portfolio of loans and leases, including those not yet identified. The methodology used to determine the adequacy of the allowance for credit loss is discussed in detail in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements presented in the Company's Annual Report for 2001 on Form 10-K. This methodology involves estimating the amount of credit loss inherent in each of the loan and lease portfolios by taking into account such factors as historical charge-off rates, economic conditions, and concentrations by industry, geography, and collateral type. In addition, generally accepted accounting principles require the establishment of a valuation allowance for impaired loans as described in Note 5 to the financial statements.

Potential Problem Loans:

        Management has reason to believe that certain borrowers may not be able to comply with the present repayment terms of their loans, even though, in some cases, the loans are current at the time. Generally, the Company has become aware of a weakness in the financial condition of the borrower or the expected source of repayment which, if not addressed or eliminated, could create further financial deterioration. For a business customer, the weakness may be a slowdown in sales, increased expenses, or loss of a key employee. For a consumer, the weakness may be the loss of job income or health problems. These loans are regarded as potential problem loans, and a portion of the allowance is provided to cover the Company's exposure to loss as certain of these borrowers indeed fail to perform according to the terms of the notes.

        The table below shows the total potential problem loans at the end of the last five quarters. These amounts do not include loans in a nonaccrual status or 90 days or more delinquent but still accruing, which are shown in Table 4. "Potential Problem Loans" does not have an industry-standard definition and no peer statistics are available for comparison.

(dollars in thousands)

  June 30,
2002

  March 31,
2002

  December 31
2001

  September 30,
2001

  June 30,
2001

Potential problem loans   $ 177,969   $ 174,587   $ 138,253   $ 113,700   $ 80,228

        As the total loans in this category increased, the Company increased its allowance for credit losses to recognize the increased losses assumed to be inherent in these loans. The following table sets forth the allocation of the allowance for all potential problem loans by classification as of June 30, 2002 and 2001 (amounts in thousands).

 
  June 30, 2002
  June 30, 2001
Doubtful   $ 4,166   $ 6,047
Substandard     21,581     8,898
Special Mention     6,781     4,210
  Total   $ 32,528   $ 19,155

        Loans may migrate out of this category either by improving to a pass grade or by deteriorating to noncurrent or loss. It appears at this time that total for potential problem loans is stabilizing, i.e., there are approximately the same amount of loans exiting the category as there are being added to the category.

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Noncurrent Loans and Nonperforming Assets

        Table 4 shows the amounts of noncurrent loans and nonperforming assets for the Company at the end of the second quarter of 2002, and at the end of the previous four quarters. Nonperforming assets include noncurrent loans and foreclosed collateral (generally real estate).

        Only two other banks operate national tax refund loan and transfer programs. Therefore, refund loans and the portion of the allowance for credit losses that specifically relates to refund loans are excluded from the Company's ratios in the table for comparability. As explained in "Refund Anticipation Loan and Refund Transfer Programs" below, all delinquent RALs are charged off prior to becoming 90 days delinquent and therefore would never be classified as nonaccrual.

        Noncurrent loans increased by approximately $10.8 million from the end of the first quarter of 2002. This increase is in line with the Company's expectations. As the recovery of the economy is delayed, a portion of the customers will be unable to continue to keep up with their contractual payment schedules and will become delinquent enough to be classified as noncurrent.

        The Company's policies have the effect that most deteriorating consumer and small business loans do not get included in the noncurrent totals because they are generally charged-off when they become 120 days or more delinquent. Therefore, as described above, the Company must provide for losses in these loan types earlier than would be the case for larger business and commercial real estate loans. Approximately 80% of the increase in noncurrent loans was comprised of five credits. All of them were credits that had previously been identified as potential problem loans and were in industries particularly impacted by current economic conditions.

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TABLE 4—Asset Quality

(dollars in thousands)

  June 30,
2002

  March 31,
2002

  December 31,
2001

  September 30
2001

  June 30,
2001

 
COMPANY AMOUNTS:                                
Loans delinquent 90 days or more   $ 4,056   $ 1,609   $ 3,179   $ 5,474   $ 4,335  
Nonaccrual loans     27,439     19,091     16,940     15,141     19,627  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total noncurrent loans     31,495     20,700     20,119     20,615     23,962  
Foreclosed collateral                      
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total nonperforming assets   $ 31,495   $ 20,700   $ 20,119   $ 20,615   $ 23,962  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for credit losses other than RALs   $ 59,122   $ 54,807   $ 48,872   $ 43,886   $ 41,242  
Allowance for RALs         918              
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total allowance   $ 59,122   $ 55,725   $ 48,872   $ 43,886   $ 41,242  
   
 
 
 
 
 
COMPANY RATIOS (Exclusive of RALs):                                
Coverage ratio of allowance for credit losses to total loans     2.05 %   1.93 %   1.75 %   1.61 %   1.56 %
Coverage ratio of allowance for credit losses to noncurrent loans     188 %   265 %   243 %   213 %   172 %
Ratio of noncurrent loans to total loans     1.09 %   0.73 %   0.72 %   0.76 %   0.91 %
Ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets     0.78 %   0.51 %   0.51 %   0.55 %   0.65 %
FDIC PEER GROUP RATIOS:                                
Coverage ratio of allowance for credit losses to total loans     n/a     1.79 %   1.79 %   1.91 %   1.84 %
Coverage ratio of allowance for credit losses to noncurrent loans     n/a     161 %   168 %   171 %   178 %
Ratio of noncurrent loans to total loans     n/a     1.11 %   1.07 %   1.12 %   1.05 %
Ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets     n/a     0.77 %   0.73 %   0.77 %   0.73 %

        Shown for both the Company and its peers are the coverage ratio of the allowance to total loans and the ratio of noncurrent loans to total loans. While the Company does not determine its allowance for credit loss by attempting to achieve particular target ratios, the Company nonetheless computes its ratios and compares them with peer ratios as a check on its methodology. Also shown for comparative purposes are the Company and peer ratios of noncurrent loans to total loans and nonperforming assets to total assets.

        When the economy is changing, comparing the Company's ratios at the end of the current quarter with peers' ratios at the end of the prior quarter must be done cautiously. The Company's allowance as of the end of the current quarter may reflect impacts from the economy on the Company's borrowers which will only become apparent in the peer statistics when they are published near the end of the next quarter. The Company's allowance for credit losses (other than tax refund loans) to total loans at March 31, 2002 (1.93%) was slightly higher (by 8%) than the peer ratio (1.79%) for the same date.

        The ratio of allowance for credit loss to noncurrent loans is a common ratio reported for banks. The Company's ratio of allowance for credit loss compared to non-current loans at March 31, 2001 (265%) was higher than the ratio for its peers (161%) and then decreased to 188% at June 30, 2002. The reason for this seeming volatility is a significant portion (55% at June 30, 2002) of the allowance for credit losses relates, not to noncurrent loans, but to potential problem loans. Therefore, changes in the amount of the allowance should not be expected to vary directly with changes in the amount of noncurrent loans.

        For the six quarter ends from December 2000 through March 31, 2002, the Company's noncurrent loans had remained at approximately the same level, between $18 million and $24 million or 0.72% to

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0.91% of the total portfolio. However, the ratio of allowance to noncurrent loans increased as the Company added to the allowance to provide for the additional loss exposure arising from the increased potential problem loans. The Company again added to the allowance for credit losses in the second quarter of 2002—just over $4.3 million, but the ratio of allowance to noncurrent loans decreased as noncurrent loans increased by $10.8 million.

        The following table shows the types of loans included among noncurrent and potential problem loans.

Table 5—NONCURRENT AND OTHER POTENTIAL PROBLEM LOANS

(dollars in thousands)

  Noncurrent
Loans

  Other Potential
Problem Loans

Loans secured by real estate:            
  Construction and land development   $ 3,768   $ 26,763
  Agricultural         2,541
  Home equity lines     1,262     3,282
  1-4 family mortgage     4,501     11,278
  Multifamily         1,904
  Non-residential, nonfarm     2,988     47,453
Commercial and industrial     14,003     72,760
Leases     2,640     9,565
Other Consumer Loans     2,333     2,423
Other        
   
 
  Total   $ 31,495   $ 177,969
   
 

Charge-offs:

Ratio of Net Charge-Offs to Average Loans:

 
  2002 YTD
Annualized

  2001
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
Pacific Capital Bancorp (excl tax refund loans)   0.36 % 0.33 % 0.33 % 0.23 % 0.03 %
FDIC Peers   0.91 % 1.03 % 0.68 % 0.68 % 1.02 %

        Some recovery seems to be anticipated in the second half of 2002 by most economic analysts although there is not expected to be a dramatic upturn. If the pace of recovery is slow, the Company expects that potential problem loans will decline and noncurrent loans will remain stable or show slight improvement. Nonetheless, charge-offs are expected to be higher in the second half of 2002 than in the first half. Even with some recovery, Management believes that the slow or recessionary economy of the last year has lasted long enough that the ability of some customers to pay their loans has been irreparably damaged. The Company anticipates that the ratio of net charge-offs to average loans will be in the 0.50% to 0.60% range for the year 2002.

Remainder of the Allowance and Conclusion

        The remainder of the allowance is allocated to groups of loans which, while not currently regarded as potential problem loans, nonetheless, based on the Company's experience, have unidentified losses among them. The amounts allocated to noncurrent loans, potential problem loans, impaired loans and to all other loans are determined based on the factors and methodology discussed in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements presented in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on these considerations, Management believes that the allowance for credit losses at June 30, 2002 was adequate to cover the losses inherent in the loan and lease portfolios as of that date.

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FEDERAL FUNDS SOLD AND SECURITIES PURCHASED UNDER AGREEMENTS TO RESELL

        Uninvested cash is a nonearning asset, so the Bank strives to maintain the minimum balances necessary for efficient operations. Cash in excess of the amount needed each day to fund loans, invest in securities, or cover deposit withdrawals is sold to other institutions as Federal funds or invested with other institutions on a collateralized basis as securities purchased under agreements to resell ("reverse repurchase agreements"). Federal funds sold are unsecured borrowings between financial institutions. The reverse repurchase agreements are investments which are collateralized by securities or loans of the borrower and mature on a daily basis. The Company requires the investments to be over-collateralized by 102% for securities and 105% for loans. The sales of Federal funds are done on an overnight basis as well. The amount of Federal funds sold and reverse repurchase agreements purchased during the quarter is an indication of Management's estimation during the quarter of immediate cash needs, the difference between funds supplied by depositors compared to funds lent to borrowers, and relative yields of alternative investment vehicles.

        As shown in Table 2A, the average balance of these short-term investments for the second quarter of 2002 was less than for the second quarter of 2001. The explanation for this is that during the second quarter of 2001, the interest rate curve was slightly negative in the short maturity range and flat in the long maturity range. This meant that the Company would have received the same or possibly a smaller yield by investing extra cash in financial instruments with a longer maturity. Consequently, the Company tended to keep the funds in overnight instruments. By the fourth quarter of 2001, the yield curve had returned to a more normal shape with longer term instruments earning more than shorter term instruments. In the first quarter of 2002, the yield curve became unusually steep as it became more generally expected that the Fed would begin raising interest rates. This allowed the Company to invest excess cash in longer-term instruments at higher rates than it would earn in overnight funds and the Company followed this course of action.

OTHER BORROWINGS, LONG-TERM DEBT AND RELATED INTEREST EXPENSE

Other Borrowings:

        Securities sold under agreements to repurchase ("repurchase agreements"), Federal funds purchased, Treasury Tax and Loan demand notes, and borrowings from the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) are reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as Other Borrowings.

        Federal funds purchased are exactly the converse of Federal funds sold in that they are overnight borrowings from other financial institutions used by the Company's subsidiaries as needed to manage their daily liquidity positions. At various times during each quarter, the Company may experience loans growing or other cash outflows occurring at a higher rate than cash inflows from deposit growth. In these situations, the Company first uses its short-term investments to provide the needed funds and then borrows funds overnight in the form of Federal funds purchased until cash flows are again balanced. Small amounts of Federal funds are purchased from other local financial institutions as an accommodation to them, i.e. the Company provides the smaller institution with an opportunity to place funds at a better rate, for the relatively small amounts they sell, than they could obtain in the general market. The Company either earns a spread on what it can sell the funds for or reduces the expense on what it would otherwise have to borrow for its own liquidity needs.

        As described in the previous section, the Company uses reverse repurchase agreements as a means of investing short-term excess cash. While the Company could borrow money overnight in the same repurchase agreement market that it lends funds, it instead generally uses repurchase agreements as a "retail" product. Funds in amounts that exceed FDIC deposit insurance coverage are borrowed from customers for periods of one week to two months. An exception to this general pattern occurs in the first quarter of each year as the Company uses repurchase agreements to borrow funds from other financial institutions to support the funding needs of the RAL program. Whether the repurchase

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agreements are with retail customers or other financial institutions, the borrowings are collateralized by securities held by the Company in its investment portfolios.

        Treasury Tax and Loan demand notes are amounts received from customers that are due to the Internal Revenue Service for payroll and other taxes. Banks may immediately forward these funds to the IRS, or may retain the funds and pay interest on them. The Company elects to retain these funds.

        SBB&T and FNB were both members of the FHLB and could obtain short term advances for liquidity purposes as well as the longer term borrowings they completed for interest rate risk management. With the consolidation of SBB&T and FNB into the Bank at the end of the first quarter of 2002, the bank charters were surrendered and the memberships were terminated. A new application was made by the Bank for membership in the FHLB, but the application could not be processed until financial statements were prepared for the combined entity for the first quarter of 2002. Rather than lose this source of liquidity during the application process, Management had the two banks borrow $50 million in short term advances from the FHLB just prior to the consolidation. These advances were repaid in June when they matured. The Bank's application for membership in the FHLB was also approved in June.

        Lastly, as a backup source of short-term liquidity, banks may borrow funds from the FRB. The Company borrowed funds from this source once during the quarter.

        Table 6 indicates for other borrowings the average balance (dollars in millions), the rates and the proportion of total assets funded by them over the last seven quarters.

Table 6—OTHER BORROWINGS

Quarter Ended

  Average
Outstanding

  Average
Rate

  Percentage of
Average Total Assets

 
December 2000   138.5   3.85 % 3.8 %
March 2001   156.0   5.60 % 3.9 %
June 2001   99.0   4.03 % 2.6 %
September 2001   78.7   3.83 % 2.1 %
December 2001   78.5   0.91 % 2.1 %
March 2002   161.6   1.34 % 3.7 %
June 2002   95.3   1.69 % 2.4 %

        Because of the relatively large cash flows that occur due to the refund loan and transfer programs, the Company tends to make more use of these short-term borrowings in the first quarter of each year than in other quarters.

Long-Term Debt:

        Long-term debt at June 30, 2002 included $202.5 million in advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, $36.0 million in subordinated debt at the Bank, and $40.0 million in senior debt at Bancorp. The scheduled maturities of the advances are $72.9 million in 1 year or less, $73.1 million in 1 to 3 years, and $56.5 million in more than 3 years. The maturity of both the subordinated debt and senior debt is July 2011.

        Table 7 indicates the average balances that are outstanding (dollars in millions) and the rates and the proportion of total assets funded by long-term debt over the last seven quarters.

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Table 7—LONG-TERM DEBT

Quarter Ended

  Average
Outstanding

  Average
Rate

  Percentage of
Average Total Assets

 
December 2000   100.3   6.38 % 2.8 %
March 2001   117.8   5.19 % 2.9 %
June 2001   118.0   6.09 % 3.1 %
September 2001   172.7   6.90 % 4.6 %
December 2001   175.8   6.51 % 4.6 %
March 2002   181.4   6.89 % 4.1 %
June 2002   268.8   5.80 % 6.6 %

        The Company uses long-term debt both to supplement other sources of funding for loan growth and as a means of mitigating the market risk incurred through the growth in fixed rate loans. One of the methods of managing interest rate risk is to match repricing characteristics of assets and liabilities. When fixed-rate assets are matched by similar term fixed-rate liabilities, the deterioration in the value of the asset when interest rates rise is offset by the benefit to the Company from holding the matching debt at lower than market rates. Most customers do not want CDs with maturities longer than a few years. The Company can borrow funds from the FHLB at longer terms to match the loan maturities.

        The subordinated note and senior note were issued in July 2001 by the Bank and by Bancorp, respectively. The subordinated debt was structured to qualify as Tier II regulatory capital both for the Bank and for the Company. It was issued to permit continued loan growth and expansion of the RAL program at the Bank. The senior debt was issued to provide cash at Bancorp to permit the retirement of $20 million of the Company's outstanding shares and to fund some of the cash dividends during the last few quarters. This avoided the need to fund these dividends through dividends from the bank which would lower its capital.

        The Company had also incurred $20 million in term debt on June 30, 2000 to provide part of the funds necessary to purchase the shares of LRB's parent company, Los Robles Bancorp. The note called for principal reductions of $2.5 million per quarter until June 2001 when the note matured and was paid. The average balance outstanding each quarter for this note is included in the amounts in Table 7 for the quarters ending December 2000 through June 2001.

NONINTEREST REVENUE AND OPERATING EXPENSE

        Noninterest revenue consists of income earned other than interest. The largest individual component of noninterest revenue is the fees earned on tax refund transfers, about 90% of which occur in the first quarter. These fees are included within "Other Service Charges, Commissions & Fees." These fees and other operating income and expense of the tax refund programs are explained below in the section titled "Refund Anticipation Loan and Refund Transfer Programs." The $10.2 million gain on sale of RALs that occurred in the first quarter of 2002 is also discussed in detail in "Refund Anticipation Loan and Refund Transfer Programs."

        Trust and investment service fees are the next largest component of noninterest revenue. Management fees on trust accounts are generally based on the market value of assets under administration, most of which are equity securities. Fees increased $186,000 or 5.8% from the same quarter a year ago.

        Other categories of noninterest revenue include various service charges, fees, and miscellaneous income. In addition to the refund transfer fees are service fees arising from credit card processing for merchants, escrow fees, and a number of other fees charged for special services provided to customers. The Company sold its merchant card processing businesses in 2001, but some income and expenses associated with these portfolios have been recognized in 2002 as the business transitioned to the purchaser.

        The following table shows some of the major items of noninterest revenue and operating expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 that are not specifically listed in the consolidated statements of income.

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TABLE 8—NONINTEREST REVENUE AND OPERATING EXPENSE

 
  Three Months Ended
June 30,

  Six Months Ended
June 30,

(dollars in thousands)

  2002
  2001
  2002
  2001
Noninterest revenue                        
  Merchant credit card processing   $ 214   $ 2,098   $ 404   $ 3,965
  Refund transfer fees     2,468     2,040     18,127     14,108

Noninterest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Marketing   $ 870   $ 963   $ 1,453   $ 1,770
  Consultants     716     1,791     1,701     3,715
  Merchant credit card clearing fees     283     1,750     375     3,125
  Amortization of goodwill         653         1,258
  Amortization of core deposit intangibles     210     9     212     17

        Included in other income for the six months ended June 30, 2001 is a gain of $1.4 million from the sale of some of the Company's indirect auto loans through a securitization as described in Note 13 to the financial statements.

        Consultant expense in the second quarter of 2002 is lower than in corresponding period of 2001. The Company had a number of special projects in progress in 2001 for which consultants were used. Also, with the slowdown in the economy, the Company has been better able to hire information technology staff than in 2001 when outsourcing had to be used.

        The largest component of noninterest expense is staff expense. There usually is some increase in this expense each quarter caused by the addition of staff as the Company continues to grow. Other factors cause some variation in staff expense from quarter to quarter. Staff expense will usually increase in the early part of each year because adjustments arising from the annual salary review for all Company exempt employees are effective March 1. In addition, some temporary staff is added in the first quarter for the RAL program.

        Employee bonuses are paid from a bonus pool, the amount of which is set by the Board of Directors based on the Company meeting or exceeding its goals for net income and specific business unit goals. The Company accrues compensation expense for the pool for employee bonuses throughout the year based on projected progress in meeting the goals. The amount accrued each quarter is adjusted as the year progresses and as it becomes clearer whether these goals will be achieved.

        Staff size is closely monitored in relation to the growth in the Company's revenues and assets. The following table compares salary and benefit costs as a percentage of revenues and assets for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001.

 
  Three Months Ended
June 30,

  Six Months Ended
June 30,

 
 
  2002
  2001
  2002
  2001
 
Salary and benefits as a percentage of total revenues   23.55 % 21.61 % 19.84 % 18.24 %
Salary and benefits as a percentage of average assets   0.45 % 0.47 % 0.91 % 0.94 %

        The increase in the ratios of salaries and benefits to total revenues for the three and six month periods ended June 31, 2002 compared to the same periods of 2001 is caused both by the increase in salaries and benefits and the decrease in revenues caused by lower interest rates. The ratio of salaries and benefits to average assets decreased from 2001 to 2002 as assets increased more than salary and benefit costs.

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        Equipment expense fluctuates over time as needs change, maintenance is performed, and equipment is purchased.

        The Company leases rather than owns most of its premises. Many of the leases provide for annual rent adjustments.

        The Company moved its information technology and central operations staff into new facilities in the fourth quarter of 2000. The prior operations center had been occupied in the mid-1980s when the volume of business was substantially less. The Company had been in negotiations with the owner of the new facility for several years regarding the extent of the renovation required and resistance to earthquake damage that needed to be provided. In the first quarter of 2001, the Company received the benefit from a $500,000 one-time payment from the owner of the prior facility to leave before the lease expired. This is reported as an offset to occupancy expense for the first six months of 2001.

INCOME TAX

        Income tax expense is comprised of a current tax provision and a deferred tax provision for both Federal income tax and state franchise tax. The current tax provision recognizes an expense for what must be paid to taxing authorities for taxable income earned this year. The deferred tax provision recognizes an expense or benefit related to items of income or expense that are included in or deducted from taxable income in a period different than when the items are recognized in the financial statements under generally accepted accounting principles. Examples of such timing differences and the impact of the major items are shown in Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.

        With each period end, it is necessary for Management to make certain estimates and assumptions to compute the provision for income tax. Management uses the best information available to develop these estimates and assumptions, but generally some of these estimates and assumptions are revised when the Company files its tax return in the middle of the following year. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, revisions to estimates are recorded as income tax expense or benefit in the period in which they become known.

LIQUIDITY

        Liquidity is the ability to raise funds on a timely basis at acceptable cost in order to meet cash needs, such as might be caused by fluctuations in deposit levels, customers' credit needs, and attractive investment opportunities. The Company's objective is to maintain adequate liquidity at all times. The Company has defined and manages three types of liquidity: (1) "immediate liquidity," which is the ability to raise funds today to meet today's cash obligations, (2) "intermediate liquidity," which is the ability to raise funds during the next few weeks to meet cash obligations over that time period, and (3) "long term liquidity," which is the ability to raise funds over the entire planning horizon to meet anticipated cash needs due to strategic balance sheet changes. Adequate liquidity is achieved by (a) holding liquid assets, (b) maintaining the ability to raise deposits or borrow funds, and (c) keeping access open to capital markets.

        Immediate liquidity is provided by the prior day's balance of Federal funds sold and repurchase agreements, any cash in excess of the Federal Reserve balance requirement, unused Federal funds lines from other banks, and unused repurchase agreement facilities with other banks or brokers. The Company maintains total sources of immediate liquidity of not less than 5% of total assets, increasing to higher targets during RAL/RT season. While the company did not hold any Federal funds sold or repurchase agreements as of June 30, 2002, it had cash in excess of the required Federal Reserve balances and unused Federal funds and repurchase agreement facilities that in total exceeded the 5% target more than four times.

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        Sources of intermediate liquidity include maturities or sales of commercial paper and securities classified as available-for-sale, securities classified as held-to-maturity maturing within three months, term repurchase agreements, advances from the FHLB, and deposit increases from special programs. The Company projects intermediate liquidity needs and sources over the next several weeks based on historical trends, seasonal factors, and special transactions. Appropriate action is then taken to cover any anticipated unmet needs. At June 30, 2002, the Company's intermediate liquidity was adequate to meet all projected needs.

        Long term liquidity is to be provided by special programs to increase core deposits, reducing the size of the investment portfolios, selling or securitizing loans, and accessing capital markets. The Company's policy is to address cash needs over the entire planning horizon from actions and events such as market expansions, acquisitions, increased competition for deposits, anticipated loan demand, economic conditions and the regulatory outlook. At June 30, 2002, the Company's long term liquidity was adequate to meet cash needs anticipated over its planning horizon.

        As indicated above and in Note 13 of the Consolidated Financial Statements which this discussion accompanies, during 2001 the Company sold $58 million in auto loans through a securitization. This provided liquidity during the 2001 RAL season. It was not a necessary part of the liquidity plan for 2001, and no similar securitization transaction occurred in 2002. The Company did sell approximately $23 million of commercial real estate loans in early 2002. This sale was completed to test the liquidity of a portion of its loan portfolio. Just as the Company occasionally borrows funds on its uncommitted lines from other financial institutions simply to test the availability of funds under those lines, the Company has occasionally sold portions of its loan portfolio it would otherwise keep to test its ability to liquify that portion of the portfolio should it be necessary.

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND COMPANY STOCK

        The following table presents a comparison of several important amounts and ratios for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 (dollars in thousands).

Table 9—CAPITAL RATIOS

 
  Three-month
Periods Ended June 30,

  Six-month
Periods Ended June 30,

 
 
  2002
  2001
  Change
  2002
  2001
  Change
 
Amounts:                                      
  Net Income   $ 15,222   $ 11,498   $ 3,724   $ 42,746   $ 34,550   $ 8,196  
  Average Total Assets   $ 4,045,059   $ 3,807,963   $ 237,096   $ 4,201,128   $ 3,921,671   $ 279,457  
  Average Total Equity   $ 339,842   $ 323,170   $ 16,672   $ 334,071   $ 313,749   $ 20,322  
Ratios:                                      
  Equity to Total Assets (period end)     8.72 %   9.01 %   -0.29 %   8.72 %   9.01 %   -0.29 %
  Annualized Return on Average Assets     1.53 %   1.22 %   0.31 %   2.05 %   1.78 %   0.27 %
  Annualized Return on Average Equity     18.17 %   14.43 %   3.74 %   25.80 %   22.21 %   3.59 %

        The operating earnings of the bank are the largest source of capital for the Company. For reasons mentioned in various sections of this discussion, Management expects that there will be variations from quarter to quarter in operating earnings. Areas of uncertainty or seasonal variations include asset quality, loan demand, and the tax refund loan and transfer programs. A substantial increase in charge-offs might require the Company to record a larger provision for loan loss to restore the allowance to an adequate level, and this would negatively impact earnings. Income from the tax refund loan and transfer programs, occurring almost entirely in the first quarter, introduce significant

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seasonality and cause the return on average assets and return on average equity ratios to be substantially higher in the first quarter of each year than they will be in subsequent quarters. This seasonality also impacts the year-to-date ratios in subsequent quarters.

        Capital must be managed at both the Company and at the bank level. The FRB sets minimum capital guidelines for U.S. banks and bank holding companies based on the relative risk of the various types of assets. The guidelines require banks to have risk-based capital equivalent to at least 8% of risk adjusted assets. To be classified as "well capitalized", the Company is required to have risk-based capital equivalent to at least 10% of risk adjusted assets. As of June 30, 2002, the Company's total risk-based capital ratio was 12.24%. The Company must also maintain a Tier I capital (total shareholder equity less goodwill and other intangibles) to risk adjusted assets ratio of 6%, and 5% of average tangible assets. As of June 30, 2002, Tier I capital was 9.84% of risk adjusted assets and 7.75% of average tangible assets.

        The total risk-based capital ratio of 12.24% includes the effect of the $36 million in subordinated debt at the Bank which qualifies as Tier II capital for the Bank and for the Company. As indicated in the discussion of the subordinated note in the section above titled "Other Borrowings, Long-term Debt and Related Interest Expense," this note was issued in the third quarter of 2001 to assist the Company in maintaining the required capital ratios at the Bank as its general loan portfolios and the refund loan program continue to grow.

        While the earnings of its wholly-owned subsidiaries are recognized as earnings of the Company, generally dividends must be declared and paid by the subsidiary banks to provide Bancorp with the funds for it to pay dividends to its shareholders. As a nationally-chartered bank, the Bank's ability to pay dividends is governed by federal law and regulations. Generally banks may dividend their earnings from the last three years to their parent company. In its first year of operations, the Bank is limited to 2002 earnings. Earnings to date in 2002 are adequate to meet the cash required to maintain the current declared quarterly dividend rate of $0.18 per share.

        In July 2001, the Company also issued $40 million in senior debt at the Bancorp level. These funds were used to repay the note issued to partially fund the purchase of LRB, to pay the quarterly cash dividends to shareholders over the next several quarters, to cover various expenses of Bancorp not reimbursable by the subsidiary banks, and provided some of the funds used to repurchase shares of the Company's stock during the second half of 2001 and the first quarter of 2002. In total, the Company repurchased approximately 917,000 shares at an average price of $21.86 per share.

        There are no material commitments for capital expenditures or "off-balance sheet" financing arrangements planned at this time. However, as the Company pursues its stated plan to expand beyond its current market areas, Management will consider opportunities to form strategic partnerships with other financial institutions that have compatible management philosophies and corporate cultures and that share the Company's commitment to superior customer service and community support. Such transactions, will be accounted for as a purchase of the other institution by the Company. To the extent that consideration is paid in cash rather than Company stock, the assets of the Company would increase by more than its equity and therefore the ratio of capital to assets would decrease. In addition, depending on the size of the institution acquired, Bancorp might be required to borrow funds for the cash consideration.

        In the second quarter of 2002, the Board of Directors authorized a second stock buy back plan. The plan provides for up to $20 million to be used to repurchase shares of the Company's stock from time to time as Management deems the price to be favorable.

        Dividends are paid each quarter in February, May, August and November. The current quarterly dividend rate is $0.18 per share. When annualized, this represents a payout ratio of approximately 37% of earnings per share for the trailing 12 months, within the Company's target range of 35%-40%.

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        On April 23, 2002, the Company's Board of Directors approved a 4 for 3 stock split. The stock split was payable June 11, 2002 to shareholders of record May 21, 2002. All share and per share amounts in this discussion have been restated for this split.

REGULATION

        The Company is closely regulated by Federal and State agencies. The Company and its subsidiaries may only engage in lines of business that have been approved by their respective regulators, and cannot open or close branch offices without their approval. Disclosure of the terms and conditions of loans made to customers and deposits accepted from customers are both heavily regulated as to content. The Bank is required by the provisions of the CRA to make significant efforts to ensure that access to banking services is available to all members of the communities.

        As a bank holding company, Bancorp is primarily regulated by the FRB. As a nationally-chartered member bank of the Federal Reserve System, the Bank's primary Federal regulator is the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Both of these regulatory agencies conduct periodic examinations of the Company and/or its subsidiaries to ascertain their compliance with laws, regulations, and safe and sound banking practices. The primary reason for the merger of the banking charters of SBB&T and FNB into one nationally-chartered bank was to simplify the regulatory environment for the Company. Prior to the merger, SBB&T had the FRB as its primary Federal regulator and was also regulated by the California Department of Financial Institutions while FNB was regulated by the OCC.

        The regulatory agencies may take action against bank holding companies and banks should they fail to maintain adequate capital or to comply with specific laws and regulations. Such action could take the form of restrictions on the payment of dividends to shareholders, requirements to obtain more capital from investors, or restrictions on operations. The Company and the Bank have the highest capital classification, "well capitalized," given by the regulatory agencies and therefore are not subject to any of these restrictions. Management expects the Company and the Bank to continue to be classified as well capitalized in the future.

REFUND ANTICIPATION LOAN AND REFUND TRANSFER PROGRAMS

General Description of the Program:

        Since 1992, the Company has extended tax refund anticipation loans to taxpayers who have filed their returns electronically with the IRS and do not want to wait for the IRS to send them their refund check. The Company earns a fixed fee per loan for advancing the funds rather than by applying an interest rate to the balance for the time the loan is outstanding. Nonetheless, the fees are required by SFAS No. 91, "Accounting for Nonrefundable Fees and Costs Associated with Originating or Acquiring Loans and Initial Direct Costs of Leases" to be classified as interest income. The Company also provides refund transfers to customers who do not want or do not qualify for loans. The transfer product facilitates the receipt of the refund by the customer by authorizing the customer's tax preparer to print a check for the customer after the refund has been received by the Company from the IRS. Fees for this service are included in non-interest income among other service charges, commissions, and fees. Because of the mid-April tax filing deadline, almost all of the loans and transfers are made and repaid during the first quarter of the year.

        If a taxpayer meets the Company's credit criteria for the refund loan product, and wishes to receive a loan with the refund as security, the taxpayer applies for and receives an advance less the transaction fees, which are considered finance charges. The Company is repaid directly by the IRS and then remits any refund amount over the amount of the loan to the taxpayer.

        If the taxpayer does not meet the credit criteria or does not want a loan, the Company can still facilitate the receipt of the refund by the taxpayer through the refund transfer program. The fees

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received for acting as a transfer agent are less than the fees received for the loans. These fees are reported among "other service charges, commissions and fees, net" in the consolidated statements of income.

        Congress has given the IRS a mandate to increase the number of returns that are filed electronically in order to reduce IRS processing and storage costs. Greater use of the refund loan and transfer programs helps the IRS to meet this mandate because they are connected to electronic filing.

        While the Company is one of very few financial institutions in the country to operate these electronic loan and transfer programs, the electronic processing of payments involved in these programs is similar to other payment processing regularly done by the Company and other commercial banks for their customers such as direct deposits and electronic bill paying. The refund loan and transfer programs had significant impacts on the Company's activities and results of operations during the first six months of 2001 and 2002. These impacts and other details of the programs are discussed in the following seven sections.

Seasonality Impact on Earnings:

        Because the programs relate to the filing of income tax returns, activity is concentrated in the first quarter of each year. This causes first quarter net income to average about 35% to 40% of each year's net income. For 2001, the first quarter's net income was 40.8% of the net income for the year. This seasonality significantly impacts a number of performance ratios, including return on assets (ROA), return on equity (ROE) and the operating efficiency ratio. These impacts are apparent in both the first quarter of each year and the year-to-date ratios in subsequent quarters. The Company provides computations of these ratios without the impact of RAL and RT income and the related direct expenses for better comparability with peer ratios.

Funding Impact on Various Balance Sheet and Income and Expense Accounts:

        As the RAL program has increased in loan volume, the Company has had to use more complicated funding arrangements.

        Prior to 2000, the Company funded the loans by first drawing down its overnight liquid assets and then by borrowing overnight. The borrowing was done through use of its unsecured Federal funds credit lines with other financial institutions and by entering into repurchase agreements with other financial institutions that used the Company's securities as collateral for the overnight borrowings.

        In 2000, the Company again used liquid assets and borrowed overnight to fund the loans. These sources are the least expensive and the most efficient in that the borrowing is done only on the days that it is needed. However, unless the overnight lines are committed lines for which fees are paid, they are subject to availability. Should funds not be available in sufficient quantities, the Company would not be able to meet its commitments. Therefore, Management added three other sources to the funding mix to ensure sufficient funds. First, the Company increased its borrowings from the FHLB during this period. Second, brokerage firms were engaged to sell certificates of deposit. Third, a backup committed credit line was obtained from another financial institution to provide funds if volumes exceeded expectations.

        The certificates of deposit were issued with terms of two, three, and six months. Funding exclusively with two month terms would have been preferable because the funding need is concentrated in the only first three weeks of February, but they were not available in sufficient quantity.

        The impact of using this method of funding was that the Company had an excess of funds after the loans began to be repaid by the IRS in substantial quantities, which had a negative impact on profitability.

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        Therefore, for the 2001 season, the Company made arrangements to finance some of the RALs through a securitization. In addition, the Company used its liquid assets, borrowed overnight funds, and issued brokered CDs to fund the remainder of the loans. The securitization had a higher rate of interest applicable, but it was more efficient by providing funds only during the height of the refund season.

        The same mix of funding was used in the first quarter of 2002. However, the securitization this year was structured as a sale of the loans. This required a different accounting for fees and expenses related to the loans which were securitized. These loans represented about one half of the total loans. This different accounting is described below. The securitization was completely paid off in the first quarter of 2002.

        In general, as the volume of the program has increased, the cost of the funding has increased relative to overnight funds, but it has also become more efficient in better matching the funding to the specific days needed.

Fees for Services:

        The Company does not market these products directly to consumers. Instead, the Company markets to electronic filers, companies which have developed software for use by tax preparers or individuals for the preparation of tax returns. The fees for RALs and RTs vary depending on the contracts with the electronic filers. Taxpayers are provided with a statement of the fees for the two products and, in the case of the RALs, with an Annual Percentage Yield computation for the loan based on an estimate of the time that the loan will be outstanding. If payment by the IRS is delayed past the estimated term, the customer's fee does not change.

        The fees for the RAL product are higher than the fees for the RT product because of the credit risk and funding costs involved.

        There is a higher credit risk associated with refund loans than with other types of loans because (1) the Company does not have personal contact with the customers of this product; (2) the customers conduct no business with the Company other than this once a year transaction; and (3) contact subsequent to the payment of the advance, if there is a problem with the tax return, may be difficult because many of these taxpayers have no permanent address.

        Credit risk has been lowered in the last three years because of the debt indicator provided by the IRS. This electronic signal indicates whether the IRS or other Federal agencies have placed liens against the taxpayer's refund because of amounts owed for past taxes, delinquent student loans, etc. The lower credit risk allowed the banks involved with the RAL product to lower their fees. However, the charge-off rate for RALs still remains approximately three times higher than for the rest of the Company's loan portfolios.

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        As indicated above, the Company borrows substantial funds during the first quarter to lend to RAL customers. With the exception of the use of uncommitted overnight funds, the shorter funding sources are more expensive because the lender needs to recover its costs over the shorter period of time. Consequently fees must usually be paid in addition to daily interest, and the cost to the Company is greater than the typical deposit sources used to fund other loans.

Risks Associated with the Program:

        The three main risks in the program are credit risk, the availability of sufficient funding at a reasonable rate, and risks associated with the IRS.

        Credit risk is managed by the use of the debt indicator supplied by the IRS supplemented by the use of credit reports. A high proportion of loans charged-off each year are collected in subsequent years. When the customer applies for loan or transfer the following year, any charged-off amount from the prior year(s) is deducted from the amount of the current loan proceeds or transfer amount as permitted by the terms of the original loan agreement.

        The Company's liquidity risk is increased during the first quarter due to the RAL program. The Company has committed to the electronic filers and tax preparers that it will make RALs available to their customers under the terms of its contracts with them. This requires the Company to develop sufficient sources of liquidity to fund these loans. The sources of this funding are described above in "Funding Impact on Various Balance Sheet and Income and Expense Accounts." Some of the sources are committed lines and some are uncommitted. In the case of uncommitted sources, the Company arranges for approximately twice the amount expected to be needed to provide an adequate margin.

        For many of the taxpayers wishing to use this product, a major portion of the refund is due to eligibility for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC). Such returns are subject to more scrutiny by the IRS than refunds that are primarily based on excess withholding. Each year the IRS reviews many of these EIC returns as part of its "revenue protection" program. Such review can cause a delay in payment of a loan made on the return. Such delays reduce the profitability of the program because there is no interest charged for the time the loan is outstanding.

        The usefulness of the debt indicator is dependent on the IRS having received data from other Federal agencies on liens to which the refunds are subject.

Accounting for the 2002 Securitization:

        As indicated above, the securitization arrangement used in 2002 involved a "true" sale of the loans into the securitization vehicle. Under the terms of the securitization, the Company was paid 92% of the face amount of the loans. Any of the sold loans not paid by the IRS were to be charged against the Company's retained 8% interest until that amount was exhausted. Losses on defaulted loans in excess of the 8% interest would be recognized by the securitization purchasers. The loans sold into the securitization are not included in Table 2B and the fees received on them are not included in either Table 2B or Table 3.

        The securitization changed how some of the income and expenses with the program were accounted for. All of the cash flows associated with the RALs sold to the Company's securitization partners were reported net as a gain on sale of loans. This gain account is reported as a separate line on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the six-month period ended June 30, 2002. Specifically, these cash flows included $14.0 million in fees, $1.9 million in interest and fees charged by the securitization partners, and $1.9 million in loans charged-off for a net gain of $10.2 million. As noted in various sections of this discussion, this accounting had the effect of causing substantial differences between some items of income and expense for 2002 and 2001. To assist the reader in comparing the Company's year-to-date results of operations for the two quarters, the following pro forma table

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compares selected items of income and expense for the Company as if the securitization had not taken place. It should be noted that there is no difference in the 2002 figure below for income before taxes. Because all cash flows related to the securitization were completed prior to the end of the first quarter, the difference in the accounting had the effect simply of moving items from one category of the income statement to another. This pro forma table is not intended to be a presentation in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

 
  For the Six-Month
Periods Ended June 30,

 
  2002
  2001
Interest income from loans   $ 134,320   $ 135,422
Total interest income   $ 156,729   $ 162,738
Interest expense on            
other borrowed funds   $ 7,921   $ 4,917
Total interest expense   $ 34,153   $ 55,459
Net interest income   $ 122,576   $ 107,279
Provision for credit losses — RALs   $ 5,324   $ 7,786
Net interest income after provision for credit losses   $ 101,856   $ 92,053
Noninterest revenue:            
  Other service charges, commissions and fees, net   $ 23,033   $ 22,259
    Total noninterest revenues   $ 39,080   $ 38,589
Income before income taxes   $ 68,041   $ 56,998

Summary of Operating Results

        The following table summarizes operating results for the RAL and RT programs for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and June 30, 2001.

 
  For the Three-Month
Periods Ended June 30,

  For the Six-Month
Periods Ended June 30,

 
(dollars in thousands)

  2002
  2001
  2002
  2001
 
Interest income from RALs   $ 2,455   $ 1,410   $ 19,102   $ 26,051  
Interest expense on funding     (22 )       (1,735 )   (852 )
Intersegment revenues     50     356     819     3,523  
Internal charge for funds         (632 )   (561 )   (3,752 )
   
 
 
 
 
Net interest income     2,483     1,134     17,625     24,970  
Provision for credit losses—RALs     1,238         (3,389 )   (7,785 )
Refund transfer fees     2,468     2,019     17,779     14,109  
Gain on sale of loans             10,171      
Operating expense     (1,502 )   (1,014 )   (8,523 )   (6,083 )
   
 
 
 
 
Income before taxes   $ 4,687   $ 2,139   $ 33,663   $ 25,211  
   
 
 
 
 
Charge-offs   $ 808   $ 2,711   $ 6,615   $ 8,963  
Recoveries     (1,128 )   (413 )   (3,226 )   (2,395 )
   
 
 
 
 
Net charge-offs   $ (320 ) $ 2,298   $ 3,389   $ 6,568  
   
 
 
 
 

        The allowance table in Note 5 to the financial statements shows the activity in the allowance for RAL losses separate from the activity for other loans. Based on experience from prior years, many of the loans may yet be paid during the remainder of this year or during the 2003 filing season. While the charge-offs above do not include the $1.9 million charged-off for RALs sold into the securitization, any recoveries received on those loans accrue to the Company.

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        Following past practice, the Company has charged-off remaining uncollected refund loans as of June 30. There is no credit risk associated with the refund transfers because checks are issued only after receipt of the refund payment from the IRS.

Expectations for the Remainder of 2002

        During the rest of 2002, the tax refund programs will continue to incur expenses for salaries, occupancy, legal, data processing, etc. Collections are also likely to be received on loans charged-off both in 2002 and in prior years.

        Also during the remainder of 2002, the Company is negotiating funding arrangements for the 2003 tax season. The Company expects to use another securitization arrangement in the 2003 tax season similar to the one used in 2002. Several parties in addition to the purchasers for 2002 have expressed an interest in participating as purchasers in 2003. Based on negotiations to date, the Company also expects to obtain funds from a committed Federal funds line from a group of other financial institutions.

NOTES TO MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

        Note A—To obtain information on the performance ratios for peer banks, the Company primarily uses The FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile, published by the FDIC Division of Research and Statistics. This publication provides information about all FDIC insured banks and certain subsets based on size and geographical location. Geographically, the Company is included in a subset that includes 12 Western States plus the Pacific Islands. By asset size, the Company is included in the group of financial institutions with total assets from $1-10 billion. The information in this publication is based on year-to-date information provided by banks each quarter. It takes about 2-3 months to process the information.

        Therefore, the published data is always one quarter behind the Company's information. For this quarter, the peer information is for the first quarter of 2002. All peer information in this discussion and analysis is reported in or has been derived from information reported in this publication.

        Note B—Most of the loans or transfers are paid to the taxpayer by means of a cashier's check issued by the tax preparer. The Company records the check as a deposit liability when it is issued and then removes check from the deposit totals when it is paid by the Company.

        Note C—The table below shows the balances and amounts of interest income and expense that are excluded in computing these non-RAL net interest margins:

 
  Three Months Ended
  Six Months Ended
(in thousands)

  6/30/02
  6/30/01
  6/30/02
  6/30/01
Refund loan balances:   $ 14,156   $ 72,201   $ 131,031   $ 241,408
Interest income:   $ 2,455   $ 1,410   $ 19,102   $ 28,926

Certificates of deposit

 

$

2,000

 

$

17,308

 

$

106,679

 

$

39,990
Interest expense   $ 22   $ 246   $ 1,735   $ 2,019

        Generally, interest income earned on loans is a function of the outstanding balance multiplied by the rate specified in the loan agreement. For RALs, however, the interest income is unrelated to the length of time the loan is outstanding and there is no explicit interest rate. The flat fee charged is instead simply recognized as income when the loan is collected from the IRS. Because relatively few loans are made during the second quarter each year, the average balance of RALs in these quarters is primarily related to the speed of payment by the IRS of loans made in the first quarter and also related to when during the quarter delinquent loans are charged-off.

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        Note D—Market interest rates available for financial instruments may be plotted on a graph by their maturities, with the rates on the Y axis and maturities on the X axis. The line that connects the points will normally be a curve slopping up to the right because generally short term instruments have lower rates and long term instruments have higher rates. Based on expectations in the markets with respect to interest rate changes, the shape and slope of the curve will change. When there is a wider divergence between short term and long term rates, the slope will become steeper. When there is a narrower difference between short term and long term rates, the slope will become flatter. Occasionally, the slope (or a portion of the slope) inverts and short term rates are actually higher than long term rates.

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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1. Legal Proceedings

        The Company is involved in various litigation of a routine nature which is being handled and defended in the ordinary course of the Company's business. In the opinion of Management, based in part on consultation with legal counsel, the resolution of these litigation matters will not have a material impact on the Company's financial position.


Item 4. Submission of Matters to a vote of security holders:

        The Company's Annual Meeting of stockholders was held on April 23, 2002. A total of 34,960,371 shares of common tock were outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date for the meeting. The following matters were submitted to a vote of the security holders: (all share amounts are restated for the effect of the 4 for 3 stock split distributed in May 2002)

Election of Directors:

        The following 12 directors were elected:

 
  Votes For
   
  Votes Withheld
Edward E. Birch   29,627,620   84.75 % 197,216
Richard M. Davis   29,605,041   84.68 % 219,795
Richard S. Hambleton, Jr.   29,716,713   85.00 % 108,123
Dale E. Hanst   29,630,299   84.75 % 194,537
D. Vernon Horton   29,673,408   84.88 % 151,428
Roger C. Knopf   29,513,665   84.42 % 311,171
Clayton C. Larson   29,596,576   84.66 % 228,260
Gerald T. McCullough   29,536,741   84.49 % 288,095
Richard A. Nightingale   29,719,701   85.01 % 105,135
Kathy J. Odell   29,658,456   84.83 % 166,380
David W. Spainhour   29,637,399   84.77 % 187,437
William S. Thomas, Jr.   29,694,857   84.94 % 129,979

Approval of the 2002 Stock Plan:

        The 2002 Stock plan replaces the 1992 Restricted Stock Plan. The 2002 plan provides for a reserve of 2,000,000 shares from which to grant stock options and shares of common stock to officers and employees of the Company. The 2002 plan allows a Committee of the Board to administer the plan and to have authority for decisions relating to options and other awards granted under the plan.

        The shareholder vote was:

For   17,933,256   51.30 %
Against   3,262,255   9.33 %
Abstain   420,851   1.20 %

Appointment of the Company's Independent Accountants:

        The proxy material distributed to shareholders for the annual meeting included a third proposal, namely the ratification of the Board of Directors' appointment of Arthur Andersen, LLP as the

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Company's independent accountants for the year 2002. This proposal was withdrawn prior to the meeting date as explained in the Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 1, 2002.


Item 5. Other information

        None


Item 6. Exhibits and reports on Form 8-K


Exhibit Number

  Item Description

None    
Subject

   
  Filing Date
Item 4.   Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant   April 1, 2002
Item 5.   Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure—Merger of Subsidiary Banks into Single Charter   April 4, 2002
Item 5.   Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure—Stock Split   April 29, 2002
Item 4   Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant   May 14, 2002

Shareholders may obtain a copy of any exhibit by writing to:

Carol Kelleher
Assistant Corporate Secretary
Pacific Capital Bancorp
P.O. Box 60839
Santa Barbara, CA 93160-0839

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized:

PACIFIC CAPITAL BANCORP    

 

 

/s/  
WILLIAM S. THOMAS, JR.      
William S. Thomas, Jr.
President
Chief Executive Officer

 

August 14, 2002

 

 

/s/  
DONALD LAFLER      
Donald Lafler
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer

 

August 14, 2002

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1 FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PACIFIC CAPITAL BANCORP & SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (dollars in thousands except share amounts)
PACIFIC CAPITAL BANCORP & SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (dollars in thousands except per share amounts)
PACIFIC CAPITAL BANCORP & SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (dollars in thousands)
PACIFIC CAPITAL BANCORP & SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) (dollars in thousands)
PACIFIC CAPITAL BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements June 30, 2002 (Unaudited)
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
TABLE 2A—AVERAGE BALANCES, INCOME AND EXPENSE, YIELDS AND RATES (1)
TABLE 2B—AVERAGE BALANCES, INCOME AND EXPENSE, YIELDS AND RATES (1)
TABLE 3—RATE/VOLUME ANALYSIS (1) (2)
General Description of the Program
PART II
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a vote of security holders
Item 5. Other information
Item 6. Exhibits and reports on Form 8-K
SIGNATURES