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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-KSB

 

Annual report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended DECEMBER 31, 2002

Commission File No.: 0-22961

 

ANNAPOLIS BANCORP, INC.

(Name of small business issuer in its charter)

 

MARYLAND

 

52-1595772

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer I.D. No.)

     

1000 Bestgate Road, Suite 400

 

21401

ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND

 

(Zip Code)

(Address of principal executive offices)

   

 

Issuer’s telephone number:    (410) 224-4455

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:    NONE

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

COMMON STOCK PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE

(Title of class)

 

THE NASDAQ SMALLCAP MARKET

(Name of exchange on which registered)

 


 

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

 

Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-B contained in this form and no disclosure will be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB Yes: x     No: ¨

 

Issuer’s revenues for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 were $12,498,675.

 

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, i.e., persons other than directors and executive officers of the registrant is $9,127,068 and is based upon the last sales price as quoted on The NASDAQ Stock Market for March 21, 2003.

 

The Registrant had 3,013,893 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of March 21, 2003.

 

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format. YES: ¨    No: x

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

PORTIONS OF THE ANNUAL REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002, ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO PART I AND PART II OF THIS FORM 10-KSB.

 

PORTIONS OF THE PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE 2002 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO PART III OF THIS FORM 10-KSB.

 


 

INDEX

 

           

PAGE


PART I

           

Item 1.

    

Description of Business

  

3

Item 2.

    

Properties

  

3

Item 3.

    

Legal Proceedings

  

3

Item 4.

    

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

  

3

Additional Items.

    

Executive Officers of the Registrant

  

3

PART II

           

Item 5.

    

Market for Common Equity and
Related Stockholder Matters

  

4

Item 6.

    

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

  

4

Item 7.

    

Financial Statements

  

4

Item 8.

    

Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on
Accounting and Financial Disclosure

  

4

PART III

           

Item 9.

    

Directors, Officers, Promoters and Control Persons;
Compliance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act

  

4

Item 10.

    

Executive Compensation

  

4

Item 11.

    

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
and Management

  

4

Item 12.

    

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

  

4

Item 13.

    

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

  

5

Item 14.

    

Controls and Procedures

  

5

SIGNATURES

         

5

 

This Report contains statements which constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements appear in a number of places in this Report and include all statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company, its directors or its officers with respect to, among other things: (i) the Company’s financing plans; (ii) trends affecting the Company’s financial condition or results of operations; (iii) the Company’s growth strategy; and (iv) the declaration and payment of dividends. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors discussed herein and those factors discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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PART I

 

ITEM 1.     DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

The information relating to the description of business of the Registrant is incorporated herein by reference on page 30 as part of the Registrant’s Annual Report to Shareholders.

 

ITEM 2.     PROPERTIES

 

The executive offices of the Company and the Bank are located at 1000 Bestgate Drive, Suite 400, Annapolis, Maryland 21401.

 

The following table sets forth the location of and certain additional information regarding the offices of the Company and the Bank at December 31, 2002.

 

    

LEASED/

OWNED


    

ORIGINAL YEAR LEASED OR LOCATION ACQUIRED


    

YEAR OF LEASE EXPIRATION


      

NET BOOK VALUE OF PROPERTY OR LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS AT DECEMBER 31, 2002

($000)


Administration

  

Owned

    

2001

    

N/A

 

    

$

4,400

Bestgate

  

Owned

    

2001

    

N/A

 

    

 

1,484

Edgewater

  

Land Leased

    

1996

    

2006

(1)

    

 

358

Cape St. Claire

  

Leased

    

1995

    

2003

(1)

    

 

49

Kent Island

  

Leased

    

1990

    

2003

(1)

    

 

3

Severna Park

  

Leased

    

1996

    

2006

(1)

    

 

22


(1)   These leases may be extended at the option of the Company for periods ranging from one to twenty years.

 

Commencing July 1, 2001, the Bank entered into a three year lease for the second floor space of the Bank’s headquarters building with Heim and Associates, P.A. now HeimLantz Business and Tax Services, Inc., an accounting firm whose President is a Company and Bank Director. The lease rate of $169 thousand per annum is based on current market rates as determined by an independent commercial real estate services firm not affiliated with the Company or Bank. The lease has an initial term of 3 years expiring June 30, 2004 with 2 renewal options of 2 years each and one final option of 1 year.

 

ITEM 3.     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

The Company is not involved in any pending legal proceedings other than routine legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business. Such routine legal proceedings, in the aggregate, are believed by management to be immaterial to the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

 

ITEM 4.     SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

None.

 

ADDITIONAL ITEMS.

 

Executive Officers of the Registrant

 

The information relating to directors and named executive officers of the Registrant is incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 15, 2003 at pages 4 through 7. In addition, information concerning Executive Officers who are not directors is set forth below:

 

 

NAME


  

AGE AT 12/31/02


  

POSITION WITH THE COMPANY AND BANK
AND PAST FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE


Rita D. Demma

  

55

  

Secretary of the Company and the Bank. Ms. Demma has been an officer of the Bank since 2000. Ms. Demma held a similar position from 1996 through 2000 with the University of Maryland Medical Center prior to joining the Company.

Margaret Theiss Faison

  

44

  

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company and Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Bank. Prior to joining the Company in 1999, Ms. Faison was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sterling Bank & Trust Co. of Baltimore from 1997 until 1999. Ms. Faison was previously Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with Mellon Bank (MD).

 

3


NAME


  

AGE AT 12/31/02


  

POSITION WITH THE COMPANY AND BANK
AND PAST FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE


Robert E. Kendrick, III

  

57

  

Senior Vice President and Chief Credit and Business Development Officer of the Bank. Prior to joining the Bank in 1999, Mr. Kendrick held similar positions from 1967 through 1999 with Citizens National Bank of Laurel, Bank of Maryland, Sterling Bank & Trust Co. of Baltimore and NationsBank.

Loretta J. Mueller

  

39

  

Senior Vice President, Customer Service and Marketing, of the Bank. Ms. Mueller joined the Bank in 1990 and has held various management positions since that time.

 

PART II

 

ITEM 5.     MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

Information relating to the market for Registrant’s common equity and related stockholder matters appears on page 24, part of the Registrant’s 2002 Annual Report to Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 6.     MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

 

The above-captioned information appears under Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition in the Registrant’s 2002 Annual Report to Stockholders on pages 10 through 24 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The Consolidated Financial Statements of Annapolis Bancorp, Inc. and its subsidiary, together with the report thereon by Stegman & Company for the year ended December 31, 2002 appears in the Registrant’s 2002 Annual Report to Stockholders on pages 26 through 43 and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 8.     CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

None.

 

PART III

 

ITEM 9.     DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16 OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

 

The information relating to directors, officers, promoters and control persons is incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 15, 2003.

 

ITEM 10.     EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The information relating to directors’ and executive compensation is incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 15, 2003.

 

ITEM 11.     SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

The information relating to security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management is incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 15, 2003.

 

ITEM 12.     CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

 

The information relating to certain relationships and related transactions is incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 15, 2003.

 

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ITEM 13.     EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

 

(a)    The following documents are filed as a part of this report:

 

(1)    Financial Statements

 

Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company are incorporated by reference to the following indicated pages of the 2002 Annual Report to Stockholders:

 

    

PAGE


Independent Auditors’ Report

  

25

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of

December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000

  

26

Consolidated Statements of Income for the

Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000

  

27

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000

  

28

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the

Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000

  

29

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

  

30-42

 

The remaining information appearing in the Annual Report to Stockholders is not deemed to be filed as part of this report, except as expressly provided herein.

 

(2)    Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report.

 

3.1

  

Articles of Incorporation of Annapolis National Bancorp, Inc.*

3.2

  

Bylaws of Annapolis National Bancorp, Inc.*

3.3

  

Articles of Incorporation of BankAnnapolis***

3.4

  

Bylaws of BankAnnapolis***

4.0

  

Stock Certificate of Annapolis National Bancorp, Inc.*

10.2

  

Annapolis National Bancorp, Inc. Employee Stock Option Plan*

11.0

  

Computation of earnings per share (filed herewith)

13.0

  

Portions of 2002 Annual Report to Stockholders (filed herewith)

21.0

  

Subsidiary information is incorporated herein by reference to Part I – “Subsidiaries”

23.0

  

Consent of Independent Auditors

99.0

  

2002 Proxy Statement**

99.1

  

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

99.2

  

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350


    *   Incorporated herein by reference to the Exhibits to Form SB-2, Registration Statement, filed on June 23, 1997 and any Amendments thereto, Registration No. 333-29841.
  **   Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which will be filed with the Commission Within 120 days of the end of the Company’s fiscal year.
***   Incorporated herein by reference to the Exhibits to Form 10-KSB Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, Commission File Number 0-22961, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2001.

 

(b) Reports on Form 8-K:

 

None

 

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ITEM 14.     CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

As of March 17, 2003, a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, based on an evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) each of the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the Company has concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in its Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the applicable time periods specified by the SEC’s rules and forms.

 

There were no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or in any other factors which could significantly affect those controls subsequent to the date of the most recent evaluation of the Company’s internal controls by the Company, including any corrective actions with regard to any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses.

 

CONFORMED SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

ANNAPOLIS BANCORP, INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Richard M. Lerner


   

Richard M. Lerner
Chairman and CEO

 

Date: March 21, 2003

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Margaret Theiss Faison


   

Margaret Theiss Faison
Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: March 21, 2003

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates stated.

 

NAME


  

Title


 

Dage


/s/ Richard M. Lerner


Richard M. Lerner

  

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
Director (principal executive officer)

 

March 21, 2003

/s/ Margaret Theiss Faison


Margaret Theiss Faison

  

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (principal accounting and financial officer)

 

March 21, 2003

/s/ F. Carter Heim


F. Carter Heim

  

Director

 

March 21, 2003

/s/ Stanley J. Klos, Jr.


Stanley J. Klos, Jr.

  

Director

 

March 21, 2003

/s/ Lawrence E. Lerner


Lawrence E. Lerner

  

Director

 

March 21, 2003

/s/ Lawrence W. Schwartz


Lawrence W. Schwartz

  

Director

 

March 21, 2003

/s/ Maria C. Scott


Maria C. Scott

  

Director

 

March 21, 2003

/s/ Ermis Sfakiyanudis


Ermis Sfakiyanudis

  

Director

 

March 21, 2003

 

 

 

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CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Richard M. Lerner, certify that:

 

1.    I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of Annapolis Bancorp, Inc.;

 

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

 

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

 

4.    The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:

 

a)    designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;

 

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

 

c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

 

5.    The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

 

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls.

 

6.    The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this annual report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Date: March 21, 2003

   

/s/ Richard M. Lerner


   

Richard M. Lerner
Chairman and CEO

 

 

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I, Margaret Theiss Faison, certify that:

 

1.    I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of Annapolis Bancorp, Inc.;

 

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

 

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

 

4.    The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:

 

a)    designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;

 

b)    evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

 

c)    presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

 

5.    The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)    all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

 

b)    any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls.

 

6.    The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this annual report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Date: March 21, 2003

 

   

/s/    Margaret Theiss Faison


   

Margaret Theiss Faison
Chief Financial Officer

 

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