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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004

Or

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

For the transition period from                     to                    

Commission File Number: 0-15734

REPUBLIC BANCORP INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Michigan   38-2604669

 
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
1070 East Main Street, Owosso, Michigan   48867

 
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(989) 725-7337


(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


(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.

     þ Yes o No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

     þ Yes o No

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Common Stock Outstanding as of April 30, 2004:
Common Stock, $5 Par Value Per Share                                                                           64,008,012 Shares

 


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INDEX

             
  FINANCIAL INFORMATION        
  Financial Statements (Unaudited)        
 
  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003     3  
 
  Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2004 and 2003     4  
 
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2004 and 2003     5  
 
  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements     6-8  
  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition     9-18  
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk     19-20  
  Controls and Procedures     20  
  OTHER INFORMATION        
  Legal Proceedings     21  
  Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds     21  
  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders     21  
  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K     22  
        23  
 2nd Amended & Restated Directors Compensation Plan
 Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges
 302 Certification of Principal Executive Officer
 302 Certification of Principal Financial Officer
 Sec. 906 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
 Sec. 906 Certification of Chief Financial Officer

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1 — Financial Statements

REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                 
    March 31,   December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
  2004
  2003
    (Unaudited)    
ASSETS
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 56,748     $ 63,858  
Mortgage loans held for sale
    140,848       135,360  
Securities available for sale (amortized cost of $707,236 and $608,677, respectively)
    713,265       607,450  
Securities held to maturity (fair value of $238,604 and $157,067, respectively)
    235,552       156,555  
Loans, net of unearned income
    4,166,900       4,157,514  
Less allowance for loan losses
    (41,556 )     (40,271 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net loans
    4,125,344       4,117,243  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock (at cost)
    80,503       80,500  
Premises and equipment
    28,570       26,928  
Bank owned life insurance
    109,633       108,330  
Other assets
    59,996       57,464  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total assets
  $ 5,550,459     $ 5,353,688  
 
   
 
     
 
 
LIABILITIES
               
Noninterest-bearing deposits
  $ 273,056     $ 256,265  
Interest-bearing deposits:
               
NOW accounts
    182,229       184,217  
Savings and money market accounts
    1,064,319       1,054,857  
Certificates of deposit
    1,370,765       1,319,930  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total interest-bearing deposits
    2,617,313       2,559,004  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total deposits
    2,890,369       2,815,269  
Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings
    560,044       491,245  
Short-term FHLB advances
    175,000       280,000  
Long-term FHLB advances
    1,429,244       1,286,726  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    58,902       61,028  
Long-term debt
    50,000       50,000  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total liabilities
    5,163,559       4,984,268  
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Preferred stock, $25 stated value: $2.25 cumulative and convertible; 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding
           
Common stock, $5 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized; 64,006,000 and 63,527,000, issued and outstanding, respectively
    320,028       317,633  
Capital surplus
    53,559       50,358  
Unearned compensation — restricted stock
    (4,731 )     (1,666 )
Retained earnings
    14,125       3,893  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    3,919       (798 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    386,900       369,420  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 5,550,459     $ 5,353,688  
 
   
 
     
 
 

     See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)

                 
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)
  2004
  2003
Interest Income:
               
Interest and fees on loans
  $ 57,996     $ 62,936  
Interest on investment securities and FHLB stock dividends
    9,823       2,814  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total interest income
    67,819       65,750  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Interest Expense:
               
Interest on deposits
    13,037       15,494  
Short-term borrowings
    2,018       1,511  
Long-term FHLB advances and reverse repurchase agreements
    15,810       13,106  
Long-term debt
    1,075       1,114  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total interest expense
    31,940       31,225  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net interest income
    35,879       34,525  
Provision for loan losses
    2,500       3,000  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    33,379       31,525  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Noninterest Income:
               
Mortgage banking income
    5,174       9,736  
Service charges
    2,697       2,652  
Gain on sale of securities
    688       448  
Income from bank owned life insurance
    1,303       1,295  
Other noninterest income
    952       730  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total noninterest income
    10,814       14,861  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Noninterest Expense:
               
Salaries and employee benefits
    12,089       14,415  
Occupancy expense of premises
    2,619       2,643  
Equipment expense
    1,674       1,705  
Other noninterest expense
    4,640       5,619  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total noninterest expense
    21,022       24,382  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Income before income taxes
    23,171       22,004  
Provision for income taxes
    6,872       6,851  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net Income
  $ 16,299     $ 15,153  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Basic earnings per share
  $ .26     $ .24  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Diluted earnings per share
  $ .25     $ .24  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Average common shares outstanding — diluted
    64,622       64,132  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Cash dividends declared per common share
  $ .095     $ .077  
 
   
 
     
 
 

     See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

                 
Three Months Ended March 31 (In thousands)
  2004
  2003
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
               
Net income
  $ 16,299     $ 15,153  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    2,931       3,306  
Net gains on sale of securities available for sale
    (688 )     (448 )
Net gains on sale of commercial and residential real estate loans
    (1,378 )     (595 )
Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans held for sale
    256,072       860,165  
Origination of mortgage loans held for sale
    (261,560 )     (523,610 )
Net increase in other assets
    (9,516 )     (6,100 )
Net (decrease) increase in other liabilities
    (2,126 )     5,016  
Other, net
    1,287       1,109  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total adjustments
    (14,978 )     338,843  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    1,321       353,996  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
               
Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale
    41,499       13,564  
Proceeds from maturities/payments of securities available for sale
    61,164       22,461  
Proceeds from maturities/principal payments of securities held to maturity
    6,455        
Purchases of securities available for sale
    (200,704 )     (106,352 )
Purchases of securities held to maturity
    (85,443 )      
Proceeds from sale of commercial and residential real estate loans
    56,720       20,079  
Net increase in loans made to customers
    (65,258 )     (217,327 )
Premises and equipment expenditures
    (3,184 )     (1,229 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (188,751 )     (268,804 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
               
Net increase in total deposits
    75,100       74,657  
Net increase in short-term borrowings
    68,799       16,840  
Net decrease in short-term FHLB advances
    (105,000 )     (180,000 )
Proceeds from long-term FHLB advances and reverse repurchase agreements
    146,000       75,000  
Payments on long-term FHLB advances
    (3,482 )     (52,275 )
Payments on long-term debt
          (13,500 )
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares
    5,832       4,720  
Repurchase of common shares
    (889 )     (4,088 )
Dividends paid on common shares
    (6,040 )     (4,890 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    180,320       (83,536 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (7,110 )     1,656  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    63,858       75,625  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 56,748     $ 77,281  
 
   
 
     
 
 

     See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Note 1 — Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Republic Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes necessary for a comprehensive presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flow activity required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of results have been included. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

Note 2 — Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the parent company, Republic Bancorp Inc. and its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Republic Bank (including its wholly-owned subsidiaries Quincy Investment Services, Inc., Republic Bank Real Estate Finance, LLC and Republic Management Company, Inc.). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Effective December 31, 2003, the Company adopted FASB Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (FIN 46). FIN 46 required the Company to reclassify its trust preferred securities balance of $50 million as subordinated debt and the dividends paid on its trust preferred securities as interest expense, where in prior periods dividends on trust preferred securities were classified as a component of noninterest expense. All prior periods have been restated to reflect the adoption of FIN 46.

Note 3 — Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information for the three months ended March 31, include:

                 
(In thousands)
  2004
  2003
Cash paid during the period for:
               
Interest
  $ 31,846     $ 30,115  
Income taxes
  $     $ 1,200  
Non-cash investing activities:
               
Loan charge-offs
  $ 1,835     $ 2,278  

Note 4 — Comprehensive Income

The following table sets forth the computation of comprehensive income:

                 
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
(In thousands)
  2004
  2003
Net income
  $ 16,299     $ 15,153  
Unrealized holding gains on securities, net of tax
  $ 5,164     $ 47  
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income, net of tax of $241, and $157, respectively
    (447 )     (291 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities, net of tax
    4,717       (244 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Comprehensive income
  $ 21,016     $ 14,909  
 
   
 
     
 
 

Note 5 — Intangible Assets

The following table summarizes the Company’s core deposit intangible asset which is subject to amortization:

                 
(Dollars in thousands)
  March 31, 2004
  December 31, 2003
Core Deposit Intangible Asset:
               
Gross carrying amount
  $ 10,475     $ 10,475  
Accumulated amortization
    6,144       5,897  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net book value
  $ 4,331     $ 4,578  
 
   
 
     
 
 

Amortization expense on the core deposit intangible asset totaled $247,500 for each of the quarters ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, and $990,000 for the year ended December 31, 2003. The Company expects core deposit intangible amortization expense to be $990,000, $936,000, $823,000, $823,000 and $663,000 for each of the years ending December 31, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively.

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Note 6 — Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

                 
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
  2004
  2003
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share:
               
Net income
  $ 16,299     $ 15,153  
Denominator for basic earnings per share- weighted-average shares
    63,798,581       63,294,985  
Effect of dilutive securities:
               
Stock options
    756,870       766,145  
Warrants
    66,096       70,843  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Dilutive potential common shares
    822,966       836,988  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Denominator for diluted earnings per share-adjusted weighted-average shares for assumed conversions
    64,621,547       64,131,973  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Basic earnings per share
  $ .26     $ .24  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Diluted earnings per share
  $ .25     $ .24  
 
   
 
     
 
 

Note 7 — Segment Information

The Company’s operations are managed as three major business segments: (1) commercial banking, (2) retail banking, and (3) mortgage banking. The commercial banking segment consists of commercial lending to small- and medium-sized companies, primarily in the form of commercial real estate and Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. The retail banking segment consists of home equity lending, other consumer lending and the deposit-gathering function. Deposits and loan products are offered through 83 retail branch offices of Republic Bank, which are staffed by personal bankers and loan originators. The mortgage banking segment is comprised of mortgage loan production. Mortgage loan production is conducted in all offices of Republic Bank. Treasury and Other is comprised of balance sheet management activities that include the securities portfolio, residential real estate mortgage portfolio loans and non-deposit funding. Treasury and Other also includes unallocated corporate expenses such as corporate overhead, including accounting, data processing, human resources and operation costs.

The following table presents the financial results of each business segment for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003.

                                         
                            Treasury    
(In thousands)
  Commercial
  Retail
  Mortgage
  and Other
  Consolidated
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2004
                                       
Net interest income from external customers
  $ 20,964     $ (6,773 )   $ 3,924     $ 17,764     $ 35,879  
Internal funding
    (8,549 )     30,864       (1,697 )     (20,618 )      
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net interest income
    12,415       24,091       2,227       (2,854 )     35,879  
Provision for loan losses
    1,118       395       68       919       2,500  
Noninterest income
    757       2,805       5,148       2,104       10,814  
Noninterest expense
    2,001       7,604       5,332       6,085       21,022  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income before taxes
    10,053       18,897       1,975       (7,754 )     23,171  
Income taxes
    3,587       6,742       691       (4,148 )     6,872  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net income
  $ 6,466     $ 12,155     $ 1,284     $ (3,606 )   $ 16,299  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 30     $ 734     $ 450     $ 1,717     $ 2,931  
Capital expenditures
  $ 20     $ 2,363     $ 208     $ 593     $ 3,184  
Net identifiable assets (in millions)
  $ 1,523     $ 2,850     $ 287     $ 890     $ 5,550  
Return on equity(1)
    17.15 %     36.69 %     34.87 %     n/m       17.15 %
Return on assets
    1.72 %     1.75 %     1.74 %     n/m       1.20 %
Efficiency ratio
    15.19 %     28.27 %     72.30 %     n/m       45.70 %

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Note 7 — Segment Information (Continued)

                                         
                            Treasury    
(In thousands)
  Commercial
  Retail
  Mortgage
  and Other
  Consolidated
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2003
                                       
Net interest income from external customers
  $ 22,941     $ (8,735 )   $ 8,404     $ 11,915     $ 34,525  
Internal funding
    (9,334 )     34,909       (3,909 )     (21,666 )      
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net interest income
    13,607       26,174       4,495       (9,751 )     34,525  
Provision for loan losses
    2,054       231       68       647       3,000  
Noninterest income
    332       2,674       14,425       (2,570 )     14,861  
Noninterest expense
    2,307       7,747       7,321       7,007       24,382  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income before taxes
    9,578       20,870       11,531       (19,975 )     22,004  
Income taxes
    3,417       7,446       4,036       (8,048 )     6,851  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net income
  $ 6,161     $ 13,424     $ 7,495     $ (11,927 )   $ 15,153  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 32     $ 767     $ 645     $ 1,862     $ 3,306  
Capital expenditures
  $ 3     $ 589     $ 100     $ 537     $ 1,229  
Net identifiable assets (in millions)
  $ 1,449     $ 2,820     $ 481     $ (38 )   $ 4,712  
Return on equity(1)
    16.93 %     40.67 %     103.47 %     n/m       17.88 %
Return on assets
    1.69 %     1.92 %     5.17 %     n/m       1.30 %
Efficiency ratio
    16.55 %     26.85 %     38.69 %     n/m       49.82 %


(1) Capital is allocated as a percentage of assets of 10% and 5% for the commercial and mortgage banking segments, respectively and is allocated as a percentage of deposits of 5% for the retail segment.

n/m — not meaningful

Note 8 — Stock Based Compensation

Effective January 1, 2003, the Company adopted the fair value method of recording stock options under SFAS 123. In accordance with the transitional guidance of SFAS 148, the fair value method of accounting for stock options will be applied prospectively to awards granted subsequent to January 1, 2003. During 2003 and in the first quarter of 2004, the Company generally issued restricted stock in lieu of stock option grants. As a result, the GAAP income statement impact associated with expensing stock options in the first quarter of 2004 was immaterial. The income statement impact from expensing stock options is expected to be immaterial for the remainder of 2004.

The following table presents net income and earnings per share had compensation cost for the Company’s stock-based compensation plans been determined in accordance with SFAS No. 123 for all outstanding and unvested awards for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003.

                 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
  2004
  2003
Net income (as reported)
  $ 16,299     $ 15,153  
Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax effects
    709       591  
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects
    (849 )     (816 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net income (pro forma)
  $ 16,159     $ 14,928  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Basic earnings per share (as reported)
  $ .26     $ .24  
Basic earnings per share (pro forma)
    .25       .24  
Diluted earnings per share (as reported)
  $ .25     $ .24  
Diluted earnings per share (pro forma)
    .25       .23  

Note 9 — Legal Proceedings

The Company and its Subsidiaries are subject to certain legal actions and proceedings in the ordinary course of business. Management believes that the aggregate liability, if any, resulting from such legal actions would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition.

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ITEM 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

EARNINGS PERFORMANCE

The Company reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 of $16.3 million. This compares to net income of $15.2 million for the first quarter of 2003. Diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2004 were $.25, up 7% from $.24 earned in 2003. Annualized returns on average assets and average shareholders’ equity for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 were 1.20% and 17.15%, respectively.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net Interest Income

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with Table I on the following page, which identify and quantify the components impacting net interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003.

Net interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent (FTE) basis, was $36.9 million for the first quarter of 2004 compared to $35.0 million for the first quarter of 2003. The increase was primarily the result of an increase in the Company’s average interest earning assets of $757 million, or 17%, as the average balance of total securities increased $668 million, or 347%, and the average portfolio loan balance increased $432 million, or 12%, during the first quarter of 2004 compared to 2003. A significant portion of the increase in the securities balance was utilized to offset the lower levels of mortgage loans held for sale. The average balance of loans held for sale decreased $345 million to $93 million in the first quarter of 2004 compared to the first quarter of 2003. The increase in the average portfolio loan balance reflects a $52 million, or 4%, increase in average commercial loans, a $339 million, or 20%, increase in average residential real estate mortgage loans and a $41 million, or 7%, increase in average installment loans. Average total interest bearing liabilities increased $723 million for the first quarter of 2004 compared to 2003 primarily due to a $15 million increase in total average interest-bearing deposits, a $306 million increase in average short-term borrowings and a $404 million increase in average long-term FHLB advances and long-term reverse repurchase agreements.

The net interest margin (FTE) was 2.82% for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, a decrease of 31 basis points from 3.13% in 2003. The decrease in the margin was primarily attributable to the Company’s yield on earning assets decreasing more than the decline in the cost of funds on interest-bearing liabilities as a result of the Company’s asset sensitive position in the declining interest rate environment over the past twelve months.

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Table I — Quarterly Net Interest Income and Rate/Volume Analysis (FTE)

                                                 
    Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended
    March 31, 2004
  March 31, 2003
    Average           Average   Average           Average
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
  Balance
  Interest
  Rate
  Balance
  Interest
  Rate
Average Assets:
                                               
Short-term investments
  $ 439     $ 1       0.75 %   $ 225     $ 1       1.82 %
Mortgage loans held for sale
    92,827       1,374       5.92       437,729       6,270       5.73  
Securities available for sale (2)
    671,583       7,583       4.53       192,554       2,152       4.53  
Securities held to maturity
    188,664       2,170       4.60                    
Portfolio loans(1):
                                               
Commercial loans
    1,526,471       21,116       5.47       1,474,131       23,159       6.28  
Residential real estate mortgage loans
    2,027,648       27,086       5.34       1,688,890       24,413       5.78  
Installment loans
    628,980       8,420       5.37       587,865       9,094       6.27  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total loans, net of unearned income
    4,183,099       56,622       5.39       3,750,886       56,666       6.06  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
    80,734       1,057       5.25       78,468       1,111       5.67  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total interest-earning assets
    5,217,346       68,807       5.26       4,459,862       66,200       5.95  
Allowance for loan losses
    (40,923 )                     (36,508 )                
Other assets
    241,308                       228,699                  
 
   
 
                     
 
                 
Total assets
  $ 5,417,731                     $ 4,652,053                  
 
   
 
                     
 
                 
Average Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:
                                               
Interest-bearing demand deposits
  $ 183,744     $ 124       0.27 %   $ 176,421     $ 187       0.43 %
Savings and money market accounts
    1,041,338       3,467       1.34       929,538       3,747       1.64  
Time deposits
    1,347,838       9,446       2.81       1,451,829       11,560       3.23  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total interest-bearing deposits
    2,572,920       13,037       2.03       2,557,788       15,494       2.46  
Short-term borrowings
    727,657       2,018       1.10       421,399       1,511       1.43  
Long-term FHLB advances and reverse repurchase agreements
    1,396,219       15,810       4.48       992,163       13,106       5.28  
Long-term debt
    50,000       1,075       8.60       52,250       1,114       8.53  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    4,746,796       31,940       2.68       4,023,600       31,225       3.13  
 
           
 
     
 
             
 
     
 
 
Noninterest-bearing deposits
    254,371                       250,820                  
Other liabilities
    36,479                       38,677                  
 
   
 
                     
 
                 
Total liabilities
    5,037,646                       4,313,097                  
Shareholders’ equity
    380,085                       338,956                  
 
   
 
                     
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 5,417,731                     $ 4,652,053                  
 
   
 
                     
 
                 
Net interest income/rate spread (FTE)
          $ 36,867       2.58 %           $ 34,975       2.82 %
 
           
 
     
 
             
 
     
 
 
Net interest margin (FTE)
                    2.82 %                     3.13 %
 
                   
 
                     
 
 
                         
Increase (decrease) due to change in:
  Volume(3)
  Rate(3)
  Net Change
Short-term investments
  $ 1     $ (1 )   $  
Mortgage loans held for sale
    (5,097 )     201       (4,896 )
Securities available for sale
    5,431             5,431  
Securities held to maturity
    2,170             2,170  
Portfolio loans(1):
                       
Commercial loans
    848       (2,891 )     (2,043 )
Residential real estate mortgage loans
    4,631       (1,958 )     2,673  
Installment loans
    646       (1,320 )     (674 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total loans, net of unearned income
    6,125       (6,169 )     (44 )
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
    31       (85 )     (54 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total interest income
    8,661       (6,054 )     2,607  
Interest-bearing demand deposits
    8       (71 )     (63 )
Savings deposits
    442       (722 )     (280 )
Time deposits
    (751 )     (1,363 )     (2,114 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total interest-bearing deposits
    (301 )     (2,156 )     (2,457 )
Short-term borrowings
    913       (406 )     507  
Long-term FHLB advances and reverse repurchase agreements
    4,863       (2,159 )     2,704  
Long-term debt
    (48 )     9       (39 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total interest expense
    5,427       (4,712 )     715  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net interest income
  $ 3,234     $ (1,342 )   $ 1,892  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

    (1) Non-accrual loans and overdrafts are included in average balances.
 
    (2) The FTE adjustment for tax-exempt securities interest income totaled $988,000 and $450,000 for the quarters ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
 
    (3) Rate/volume variances are proportionately allocated to rate and volume based on the absolute value of the change in each.

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Noninterest Income

Total noninterest income decreased $4.0 million, or 27%, for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, compared to the same period in 2003. The decrease was primarily due to lower levels of mortgage banking income. Details of mortgage banking income are presented below. Exclusive of mortgage banking income, noninterest income was $5.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $515,000, or 10%, over the first quarter of 2003. During the quarter ended March 31, 2004, gain on sale of securities was $688,000, an increase of $240,000 from the first quarter of 2003. In addition, the Company sold $3.8 million of the guaranteed portion of SBA loans during the quarter ended March 31, 2004, resulting in gains of $521,000, or a $326,000 increase over the gains on sale of SBA loans during the first quarter of 2003. During the quarter ended March 31, 2003, the Company sold $1.7 million of SBA loans for gains of $195,000. The guaranteed portion of SBA loans are regularly sold to investors and the gains from the sales are included in other noninterest income.

Mortgage Banking Income

The Company closed $425 million in single-family residential mortgage loans in the first quarter of 2004, a decrease of 57% compared to $988 million closed in the same period last year. Refinancings for the first quarter of 2004 represented 47% of total closings compared to 75% in the first quarter of 2003.

For the three months ended March 31, 2004, mortgage banking income decreased $4.6 million, or 47%, to $5.2 million from $9.7 million a year earlier. The decrease is primarily due to lower funding levels of loans sold into the secondary market. Mortgage loans held for sale fundings were $256 million during the first quarter of 2004 compared to $860 million in the prior year. The ratio of mortgage loan production income to mortgage loans held for sale fundings was 2.44% for the first quarter of 2004, compared to 1.95% for the first of quarter 2003.

Mortgage banking income includes fee revenue derived from the loan origination process (e.g., points collected), gains on the sale of mortgage loans and the related mortgage servicing rights released concurrently with the underlying loans sold (mortgage loan production income), net of commissions, incentives and deferred mortgage loan origination costs and fees for mortgage loans held for sale and residential real estate portfolio loans as accounted for under FASB Statement No. 91, Accounting for Nonrefundable Fees and Costs Associated with Originating or Acquiring Loans and Initial Direct Costs of Leases (SFAS 91). Mortgage loan production income totaled $6.2 million and $16.8 million for the first quarter of 2004 and 2003, respectively. Commissions and incentives paid were $3.4 million and $8.2 million for the first quarter of 2004 and 2003, respectively. The SFAS 91 credit to mortgage banking income totaled $1.5 million and $753,000 for the first quarter of 2004 and 2003, respectively.

Mortgage banking income also includes gains on sales of mortgage portfolio loans totaling $857,000 and $400,000 for the first quarters of 2004 and 2003, respectively. Mortgage loan portfolio sales totaled $51.5 million and $17.8 million for the first quarters of 2004 and 2003, respectively.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2004, the Company had mortgage loan applications of $947 million and at March 31, 2004, the Company’s mortgage loan pipeline of applications in process was $580 million, an increase of 86% over December 31, 2003. The Company estimates that mortgage applications and closings for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 will range from $650 to $750 million.

Noninterest Expense

Total noninterest expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 decreased $3.4 million, to $21.0 million compared to $24.4 million for the first quarter of 2003. The decrease was primarily due to decreases in salaries and employee benefits of $2.3 million related to lower levels of incentive accruals and related payroll taxes and other noninterest expenses of $1 million. The decrease in other non-interest expenses reflects a reduction in state income taxes and lower levels of other expenses, including advertising and data processing.

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BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS

ASSETS

At March 31, 2004, the Company had $5.55 billion in total assets, an increase of $197 million, or 4%, from $5.35 billion at December 31, 2003. The increase is primarily the result of an increase in the Company’s securities available for sale and securities held to maturity.

Investment Securities

The Company’s investment securities portfolio serves as a secondary source of earnings and contributes to the management of interest rate risk and liquidity risk. The Company’s securities portfolio is comprised principally of U.S. Government agency securities, municipal securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and mortgage-backed securities. At March 31, 2004, fixed rate investment securities within the portfolio, excluding municipal securities, totaled $570.3 million compared to $404.0 million at December 31, 2003. At March 31, 2004, $471.9 million of these fixed rate investment securities were collateralized with 5/1, 7/1 and 10/1 hybrid adjustable rate mortgage loans which provide for an interest rate reset cap of 2% to 5% at the first reset date. This compares to $306.7 million at December 31, 2003.

Investment securities available for sale totaled $713.3 million at March 31, 2004, a $105.8 million increase from $607.5 million at December 31, 2003, representing 13% of total assets at March 31, 2004. The increase in the Company’s securities available for sale portfolio was primarily due to the purchase of collateralized mortgage obligations, collateralized with 5/1 and 7/1 hybrid adjustable rate mortgage loans.

Investment securities held to maturity totaled $235.6 million at March 31, 2004, a $79.0 million increase from $156.6 million at December 31, 2003. The increase in investment securities held to maturity was primarily due to the purchase of collateralized mortgage obligations, collateralized with 7/1 and 10/1 hybrid adjustable rate mortgage loans. The investment securities held to maturity portfolio constituted 4% of the Company’s total assets at March 31, 2004.

During the first quarter of 2004, $146 million of long-term reverse repurchase agreements with a weighted average cost of funds of 2.65% and an average term of 3.4 years were utilized to fund approximately 83% of the first quarter purchases of fixed rate investment securities. The reverse repurchase agreements minimize the interest rate risk associated with the fixed rate investment securities purchased.

The following table details the composition, amortized cost and fair value of the Company’s investment securities portfolio at March 31, 2004:

                                 
    Investment Securities
            Gross   Gross   Estimated
    Amortized   Unrealized   Unrealized   Fair
(In thousands)
  Cost
  Gains
  Losses
  Value
Securities Available For Sale (Estimated Fair Value):
                               
U.S. Government agency securities
  $ 232,161     $ 304     $ 94     $ 232,371  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    164,552       1,926       99       166,379  
Mortgage-backed securities
    84,742       904       320       85,326  
Municipal and other securities
    225,781       4,016       608       229,189  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total securities available for sale
  $ 707,236     $ 7,150     $ 1,121     $ 713,265  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Securities Held To Maturity (At Cost):
                               
Collateralized mortgage obligations
  $ 213,117     $ 2,911     $ 159     $ 215,869  
Mortgage-backed securities
    22,435       311       11       22,735  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total securities held to maturity
  $ 235,552     $ 3,222     $ 170     $ 238,604  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

     At March 31, 2004, all of the unrealized losses in the securities portfolio were comprised of securities guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies, investment grade municipalities and private label securities rated “AAA” by the major rating agencies. The Company believes that the price movements in these securities are dependent upon the movement in market interest rates, particularly given the negligible inherent credit risk for these securities. Securities with unrealized losses totaling less than $100,000 have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than 12 months. The Company has the ability and intent to hold all securities that are in an unrealized loss position until maturity or market price recovery. The Company believes that the unrealized losses in the table above are temporary.

     Certain securities having a carrying value of $634.7 million and $418.4 million at March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively, were pledged to secure FHLB advances, reverse repurchase agreements and public deposits as required by law.

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Federal Home Loan Bank Stock

As a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) of Indianapolis, the Company is required to own capital stock in the FHLB. The carrying value of the stock is at cost, or par. All transactions in the capital stock of the FHLB are executed at par. The balance of FHLB stock was $80.5 million at March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003. The Company earned an average dividend of 5.25% on the FHLB stock during the first quarter of 2004.

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

Mortgage loans held for sale were $140.8 million at March 31, 2004, an increase of $5.5 million from $135.3 million at December 31, 2003. Loans closed generally remain in loans held for sale for 30 to 60 days after closing.

Portfolio Loans

Total portfolio loans were $4.17 billion at March 31, 2004, an increase of $9.4 million from $4.16 billion at December 31, 2003. The increase was primarily due to increases in the commercial and installment portfolio loan balances. The commercial portfolio loan balance was $1.54 billion at March 31, 2004, an increase of $21.6 million from $1.52 billion at December 31, 2003. The increase was concentrated in commercial real estate loans. In addition, the Company closed $12.3 million in Small Business Administration (SBA) loans during the three months ended March 31, 2004, an increase of 52% over the first quarter of 2003.

The consumer direct installment loan portfolio increased $23.6 million during the first three months of 2004, primarily due to an increase in home equity loan closings. The consumer indirect installment loan portfolio decreased $3.0 million during the first quarter of 2004 due to the anticipated pay-off of these loans.

The residential portfolio loan balance decreased $32.8 million during the first quarter of 2004 primarily due to the sale of $52 million of fixed-rate loans and a seasonal decline in the construction loan portfolio of $24 million. During the first three months of 2004, the Company retained $173 million in mortgage portfolio loans, 77% of which were adjustable-rate mortgages. Loan pay-offs for the first quarter of 2004 were $117 million.

The following table provides further information regarding the Company’s loan portfolio:

                                 
    March 31, 2004
  December 31, 2003
(Dollars in thousands)
  Amount
  Percent
  Amount
  Percent
Commercial loans:
                               
Commercial and industrial
  $ 38,659       1.0 %   $ 38,319       1.0 %
Commercial real estate mortgage
    1,504,112       36.0       1,482,814       35.6  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total commercial loans
    1,542,771       37.0       1,521,133       36.6  
Residential real estate mortgages
    1,982,025       47.6       2,014,809       48.5  
Installment loans
    642,104       15.4       621,572       14.9  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total portfolio loans
  $ 4,166,900       100.0 %   $ 4,157,514       100.0 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

Credit Quality

The Company attempts to minimize credit risk in its loan portfolio by focusing primarily on real estate-secured lending (i.e., commercial real estate mortgage and construction loans, residential real estate mortgage and construction loans and home equity loans). As of March 31, 2004, such loans comprised approximately 98% of total portfolio loans. The Company’s general policy is to originate conventional residential real estate mortgages with loan-to-value ratios of 80% or less; SBA-secured loans or real estate-secured commercial loans with loan-to-value ratios of 75% or less that are secured by personal guarantees; and home equity loans with combined first and second mortgages with loan-to-value ratios of 85% or less.

The majority of the Company’s commercial loans are secured by real estate and are generally made to small and medium-size businesses. These loans are made at rates based on the prevailing prime interest rate of Republic Bank, as well as fixed rates for terms generally ranging from three to five years. Management believes that the Company’s historically low net charge-offs are reflective of the emphasis on real estate-secured lending and adherence to conservative underwriting standards.

The Company originates primarily conventional mortgage loans secured by residential properties which conform to the underwriting guidelines for sale to the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), or for conversion to mortgage-backed securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA).

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Non-Performing Assets

Non-performing assets consist of non-accrual loans, restructured loans and other real estate owned (OREO). OREO represents real estate properties acquired by the Company through foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure. Commercial loans are generally placed on non-accrual status when principal or interest is 90 days or more past due, unless the loans are well-secured and in the process of collection. Residential real estate mortgage loans and installment loans are placed in non-accrual status at the time the loan is four scheduled payments past due or 90 days or more past the maturity date of the loan. In all cases, loans may be placed on non-accrual status earlier when, in the opinion of management, reasonable doubt exists as to the full, timely collection of interest or principal. When a loan is placed on non-accrual status, interest accruals cease and any uncollected interest is charged against current income. Interest subsequently received on non-accrual loans is applied against the principal balance.

The following table summarizes the Company’s non-performing assets and 90-day past due loans:

                 
    March 31,   December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
  2004
  2003
Non-Performing Assets:
               
Non-accrual loans:
               
Commercial
  $ 24,124     $ 27,666  
Residential real estate mortgages
    11,656       11,181  
Installment
    639       873  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total non-accrual loans
    36,419       39,720  
Other real estate owned
    3,729       2,718  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total non-performing assets
  $ 40,148     $ 42,438  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Non-performing assets as a percentage of:
               
Portfolio loans and OREO
    .96 %     1.02 %
Portfolio loans, mortgage loans held for sale and OREO
    .93 %     .99 %
Total assets
    .72 %     .79 %
Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest:
               
Commercial
  $     $  
Residential real estate
           
Installment
           
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total loans past due 90 days or more
  $     $  
 
   
 
     
 
 

At March 31, 2004, approximately $16.0 million, or .37% of total loans were 30-89 days delinquent, compared to $28.2 million, or .66%, at December 31, 2003. The Company also maintains a list of potential problem loans (classified as watch and substandard, but excluding non-accrual and restructured loans) identified as requiring a higher level of monitoring where known information about possible borrower credit problems raises serious doubts as to the ability of such borrowers to comply with the repayment terms. As of March 31, 2004, total potential problem loans, excluding those categorized as non-accrual loans, were $30.0 million, or 0.70% of total loans, compared to $30.8 million, or 0.72% of total loans at December 31, 2003.

Provision and Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses represents the Company’s estimate of probable credit losses related to specifically identified loans as well as probable credit losses inherent in the remainder of the loan portfolio that have been incurred as of the balance sheet date. The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level the Company believes is adequate through additions to the provision for loan losses. An appropriate level of the risk allocated allowance is determined based on the application of risk percentages to graded loans by categories. Specific reserves are established for individual loans when deemed necessary by management. In addition, management considers other factors when determining the unallocated allowance, including loan quality, changes in the size and character of the loan portfolio, consultation with regulatory authorities, amount of nonperforming loans, delinquency trends and economic conditions and industry trends.

Due to the inherent risks and uncertainties related to the operation of a financial institution, management must depend on estimates, appraisals and valuations of loans to prepare the Company’s financial statements. Changes in economic conditions and the financial prospects of borrowers may result in abrupt changes to the estimates, appraisals or evaluations used. In addition, if actual circumstances and losses differ substantially from management’s assumptions and estimates, the allowance for loan losses may not be sufficient to absorb all future losses, and net income could be adversely impacted.

During the three months ended March 31, 2004, the Company recorded provision for loan losses of $2.5 million, a decrease of $500,000 from the comparable period in 2003. The decrease in the provision was primarily due to a decrease in net charge-offs during the first quarter of 2004 of $677,000 compared to the first quarter of 2003. In addition, non-performing assets decreased $2.3 million, or 5%, since December 31, 2003.

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Provision and Allowance for Loan Losses (Continued)

The following table provides an analysis of the allowance for loan losses:

                 
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
  2004
  2003
Allowance for loan losses:
               
Balance at January 1
  $ 40,271     $ 36,077  
Loans charged off
    (1,835 )     (2,278 )
Recoveries of loans previously charged off
    620       386  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net charge-offs
    (1,215 )     (1,892 )
Provision charged to expense
    2,500       3,000  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Balance at March 31
  $ 41,556     $ 37,185  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans (including loans held for sale)
    .11 %     .18 %
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total portfolio loans outstanding at period-end
    1.00 %     .96 %
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of non-performing loans
    114.11 %     104.79 %

SFAS No. 114, Accounting By Creditors for Impairment of a Loan, as amended by SFAS No. 118, considers a loan impaired when it is probable that payment of principal and interest will not be collected in accordance with the contractual terms of the original loan agreement. Consistent with this definition, all non-accrual (with the exception of residential mortgage and consumer installment loans) and restructured loans are considered impaired. An impaired loan for which it is deemed necessary to record a specific allocated allowance may be written down to the fair value of the underlying collateral via a direct charge-off against the allowance for loan losses at the time it is determined the loan balance exceeds the fair value of the collateral. Consequently, those impaired loans not requiring a specific allocated allowance represent loans for which the fair value of the underlying collateral equaled or exceeded the recorded investment in the loan. All impaired loans were evaluated using the fair value of the underlying collateral as the measurement method.

Bank Owned Life Insurance

Republic Bank has purchased separate account bank owned life insurance to fund future employee benefit costs. Increases in the cash surrender value resulting from investment returns are recorded in noninterest income.

Off-Balance Sheet Instruments

In the normal course of business, the Company becomes a party to transactions involving financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk to meet the financing needs of its customers and to manage its own exposure to interest rate risk. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit that are not reflected in the consolidated financial statements. The contractual amounts of these instruments express the extent of the Company’s involvement in these transactions as of the balance sheet date. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk, market risk and liquidity risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets. However, management believes that they do not represent unusual risks for the Company and management does not anticipate any significant losses to arise from these transactions.

Commitments to extend credit are legally binding agreements to lend cash to a customer as long as there is no breach of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require the payment of a fee. Standby letters of credit guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The Company issues these guarantees primarily to support public and private borrowing arrangements, real estate construction projects, bond financing and similar transactions.

The credit risk associated with commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved with direct lending. Therefore, these instruments are subject to the Company’s loan review and approval procedures and credit policies. Based upon management’s credit evaluation of the counterparty, the Company may require the counterparty to provide collateral as security for the agreement, including real estate, accounts receivable, inventories, and investment securities. The maximum credit risk associated with these instruments equals their contractual amounts and assumes that the counterparty defaults and the collateral proves to be worthless. The total contractual amounts of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit do not necessarily represent future cash requirements, since many of these agreements may expire without being drawn upon. The Company has determined the fair value of commitments to extend credit to be zero. As a result, no liability is recorded for the commitments to extend credit at March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003. Deferred revenue recorded for standby letters of credit was $132,000 and $189,000 at March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively.

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Off-Balance Sheet Instruments (Continued)

The following table presents the contractual amounts of the Company’s off-balance sheet financial instruments outstanding at March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003.

                 
    March 31,   December 31,
(In thousands)
  2004
  2003
Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk:
               
Commitments to fund residential real estate loans
  $ 363,756     $ 296,978  
Commitments to fund commercial real estate loans
    302,057       306,062  
Other unused commitments to extend credit, primarily revolving consumer loans
    435,918       421,619  
Standby letters of credit
    71,560       71,834  

Hedging Activities

At March 31, 2004, the Company had outstanding $143 million of commitments to fund residential real estate loan applications with agreed-upon rates (“Interest Rate Lock Commitments” or “IRLCs”). Interest Rate Lock Commitments and holding residential mortgage loans for sale to the secondary market exposes the Company to interest rate risk during the period from application to when the loan is sold to the investors. To minimize this exposure to interest rate risk, the Company enters into firm commitments to sell such mortgage loans and IRLCs at specified future dates to various third parties.

At March 31, 2004, the Company had outstanding mandatory forward commitments to sell $255 million of residential mortgage loans, which includes put options on 10-year treasury futures with a notional amount of $2 million. These mandatory forward commitments covered $129 million of mortgage loans held for sale and $126 million of IRLCs. At March 31, 2004, the mortgage loans held for sale balance included $15 million of loan products for which the Company did not enter into mandatory forward commitments. The Company’s exposure to market risk was not significantly increased, however, since these loans were committed to sale to third parties prior to quarter-end.

The Company implemented SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended effective January 1, 2001. For the quarter ended March 31, 2004, the Company’s hedging policies using mandatory forward commitments and put options on 10-year treasury futures, as they relate to IRLCs and mortgage loans held for sale, were highly effective. Therefore, the impact of SFAS 133 on net income was immaterial. The fair value of IRLCs, mandatory forward commitments and put options was also immaterial at March 31, 2004.

LIABILITIES

Total liabilities were $5.16 billion at March 31, 2004, a $179 million, or 4% increase from $4.98 billion at December 31, 2003. This increase was primarily due to increases in total deposits, short-term borrowings and long-term reverse repurchase agreements.

Deposits

Total deposits increased $75 million, or 3%, to $2.89 billion at March 31, 2004 from $2.82 billion at December 31, 2003. Noninterest bearing deposits increased $17 million, or 7%; savings and money market accounts increased $9 million, or 1%; and certificates of deposit increased $51 million, or 4%, for the period.

Short-Term Borrowings

Short-term borrowings with maturities of less than one year, along with the related average balances and interest rates for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and the year ended December 31, 2003, were as follows:

                                                 
    March 31, 2004
  December 31, 2003
                    Average                   Average
    Ending   Average   Rate During   Ending   Average   Rate During
(Dollars in thousands)
  Balance
  Balance
  Period
  Balance
  Balance
  Period
Federal funds purchased
  $ 317,500     $ 308,857       1.08 %   $ 313,000     $ 280,745       1.21 %
Reverse repurchase agreements
    242,044       186,904       0.94       177,745       56,637       0.91  
Other short-term borrowings
    500       434       0.78       500       339       0.90  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total short-term borrowings
  $ 560,044     $ 496,195       1.03 %   $ 491,245     $ 337,721       1.16 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

At March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, other short-term borrowings consisted of treasury, tax and loan (TT&L) demand notes.

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Short-Term FHLB Advances

Short-term FHLB advances outstanding at March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, were as follows:

                                                 
    March 31, 2004
  December 31, 2003
                    Average                   Average
    Ending   Average   Rate During   Ending   Average   Rate During
(Dollars in thousands)
  Balance
  Balance
  Period
  Balance
  Balance
  Period
Short-term FHLB advances
  $ 175,000     $ 231,462       1.25 %   $ 280,000     $ 266,126       1.38 %

Republic Bank routinely borrows short-term advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) to fund mortgage loans held for sale and a portion of the investment securities portfolio. These advances are generally secured under a blanket security agreement by first mortgage loans and investment securities with an aggregate book value equal to at least 145% of the advances.

Long-term FHLB Advances And Reverse Repurchase Agreements

Long-term FHLB advances and reverse repurchase agreements outstanding at March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, were as follows:

                                 
    March 31, 2004
  December 31, 2003
            Average           Average
    Ending   Rate At   Ending   Rate At
(Dollars in thousands)
  Balance
  Period-End
  Balance
  Period-End
Long-term FHLB advances
  $ 1,086,794       5.02 %   $ 1,090,276       5.02 %
Long-term reverse repurchase agreements
    342,450       2.66       196,450       2.67  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
  $ 1,429,244       4.45 %   $ 1,286,726       4.66 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

Republic Bank routinely utilizes long-term FHLB advances and reverse repurchase agreements to provide funding to minimize the interest rate risk associated with certain fixed rate commercial and residential mortgage portfolio loans and investment securities. The long-term FHLB advances are generally secured under a blanket security agreement by first mortgage loans and investment securities with an aggregate book value equal to at least 145% of the advances.

The long-term reverse repurchase agreements are secured by certain securities with a carrying value of $376.7 million. The increase in the long-term reverse repurchase agreements of $146 million during the first quarter of 2004 was due to the Company funding approximately 83% of the first quarter purchases of fixed rate investment securities with reverse repurchase agreements to help minimize the interest rate risk associated with the securities purchased.

The long-term FHLB advances and reverse repurchase agreements have original maturities ranging from May 2004 to October 2017.

CAPITAL

Shareholders’ equity was $386.9 million at March 31, 2004, a $17.5 million, or 5%, increase from $369.4 million at December 31, 2003. This increase in shareholders’ equity during the first quarter of 2004 resulted primarily from net income of $16.3 million, an increase in accumulated other comprehensive income of $4.7 million and the issuance of shares through the exercise of stock options, warrants and restricted stock of $2.8 million, offset by $6.1 million in cash dividends to shareholders and $1.0 million in stock repurchases.

The Company is subject to risk-based capital adequacy guidelines that measure capital relative to risk-weighted assets and off-balance sheet financial instruments. Capital adequacy guidelines issued by the Federal Reserve Board require bank holding companies to have a minimum total risk-based capital ratio of 8.00%, with at least half of total capital in the form of Tier 1, or core capital. To be considered well-capitalized under the regulatory framework, minimum capital ratios of 10.00% for total risk-based capital, 6.00% for Tier 1 risk-based capital and 5.00% for Tier 1 leverage must be maintained.

As of March 31, 2004, the Company met all capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject and management does not anticipate any difficulty in meeting these requirements on an ongoing basis. The Company’s capital ratios were as follows:

                 
    March 31,   December 31,
    2004
  2003
Total capital to risk-weighted assets (1)
    12.99 %     12.85 %
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets (1)
    11.84       11.72  
Tier 1 capital to average assets (1)
    7.89       8.04  

(1)   As defined by the regulations.

As of March 31, 2004, the Company’s total risk-based capital was $469 million and Tier 1 risk-based capital was $427 million, an excess of $108 million and $211 million, respectively, over the minimum guidelines prescribed by regulatory agencies for a well-capitalized institution. In addition, Republic Bank had regulatory capital ratios in excess of the minimum levels established for well-capitalized institutions.

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ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING DEVELOPMENTS

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared based on the application of accounting policies, the most significant of which are described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003. These policies require estimates and assumptions which may prove inaccurate or subject to variations. Changes in underlying factors, assumptions or estimates could have a material impact on the Company’s future financial condition and results of operations. The most critical of these significant accounting policies is the policy for the allowance for loan losses. This policy is discussed more fully on pages 42 and 43 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

From time to time, the Company may communicate or publish forward-looking statements relating to such matters as possible or assumed future results of our operations, anticipated financial performance, business prospects, new products, and similar matters. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Also, when we use any of the words “appropriate,” “believes,” “considers,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “seeks,” “intends,” “outlook,” “forecast,” “target,” “project,” “assume,” “achievable,” “potential,” “strategy,” “goal,” “trends,” and variations of such words and similar expressions we are making forward-looking statements.

We claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for all of our forward-looking statements. We believe that our forward-looking statements are reasonable. You should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. You should understand that the following important factors, in addition to those discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or in our filings with the SEC (which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on our website at www.republicbancorp.com), or in our press releases, and in our public documents to which we refer, could affect our future results and performance. This could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include the following:

    significantly increased competition from banking and non-banking institutions;
 
    inflation and changes in the interest rate environment that reduce our margins or reduce the fair value of financial instruments;
 
    general political, industry and economic conditions, either domestically or internationally, that are different than expected;
 
    adverse developments concerning credit quality in our business segments that may result in increases in our provisions for loan losses, nonperforming assets, net charge-offs and reserve for credit losses and could cause our earnings to decline;
 
    adverse changes in the securities markets;
 
    legislative or regulatory changes that adversely affect our business;
 
    the ability to enter new markets successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities;
 
    effects of and changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve board;
 
    timely development of and acceptance of new products and services;
 
    changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits;
 
    effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the bank regulatory agencies, the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other regulatory agencies;
 
    changes in our organization, compensation and benefit plans;
 
    costs and effects of new litigation or changes in existing litigation and unexpected or adverse outcomes in such litigation; and
 
    our success in managing risks involved in the foregoing.

     The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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ITEM 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

MARKET RISK MANAGEMENT

Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in the fair value of financial instruments due to changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and equity prices. The Company’s market risk exposure is composed entirely of interest rate risk. Interest rate risk arises in the normal course of business to the extent that there is a difference between the amount of the Company’s interest-earning assets and the amount of interest-bearing liabilities that are prepaid/withdrawn, reprice or mature in specified periods. Because the Company’s business is subject to many factors beyond its control (See Forward-Looking Statements on previous page) in managing the Company’s assets and liabilities, and overall exposure to risk, management must rely on numerous estimates, evaluations and assumptions. Consequently, actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by management or expressed in the Company’s press releases and public documents.

Asset and Liability Management

The primary objective of asset and liability management is to maintain stability in the level of net interest income by producing the optimal yield and maturity mix of assets and liabilities within the interest rate risk limits set by the Company’s Asset and Liability Management Committee (ALCO) and consistent with projected liquidity needs and capital adequacy requirements.

Interest Rate Risk Management

The Company’s ALCO, which meets weekly, is responsible for reviewing the interest rate sensitivity position of the Company and establishing policies to monitor and limit exposure to interest rate risk. Senior management at Republic Bank is responsible for ensuring that the Bank’s asset and liability management procedures adhere to corporate policies and risk limits established by their respective board of directors.

The Company utilizes two complementary quantitative tools to measure and monitor interest rate risk: static gap analysis and earnings simulation modeling. While each of these interest rate risk measurements has limitations, the Company believes that evaluating these measures together provides a reasonably comprehensive view of the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk.

Static Gap Analysis: Static gap analysis is utilized at the end of each month to measure the amount of interest rate risk embedded in the balance sheet as of a point in time. The Company undertakes this analysis by comparing the differences in the repricing characteristics of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. A gap is defined as the difference between the principal amount of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities that reprice within a specified time period. This gap provides a general indication of the sensitivity of the Company’s net interest income to interest rate changes. If more assets than liabilities reprice or mature in a given period, resulting in an asset sensitive position or positive gap, increases in market interest rates will generally benefit net interest income because earning asset rates will reflect the changes more quickly than rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Alternatively, where interest-bearing liabilities reprice more quickly than interest-earning assets, resulting in a liability sensitive position or negative gap, increases in market interest rates will generally have an adverse impact on net interest income. At March 31, 2004 the Company’s cumulative one-year gap was a positive 9.08% of total earning assets.

The Company’s current policy is to maintain a mix of asset and liabilities with repricing and maturity characteristics that reflect a moderate amount of short-term interest rate risk based on current interest rate projections, customer credit demands and deposit preferences. The Company generally operates in a range of zero to 15% of total earning assets for the cumulative one-year gap. Management believes that this range reduces the vulnerability of net interest income to large shifts in market interest rates while allowing the Company to take advantage of fluctuations in current short-term rates. This range also complements the Company’s strong retail mortgage banking franchise.

Earnings Simulation Modeling: On a monthly basis, management uses an earnings simulation model to quantify the effects of various hypothetical changes in interest rates on the Company’s projected net interest income over the ensuing twelve-month period. The model permits management to evaluate the effects of various parallel shifts of the U.S. Treasury yield curve, upward and downward, on net interest income expected in a stable interest rate environment (i.e., base net interest income).

As of March 31, 2004, the earnings simulation model projects the following change in net interest income from base net interest income, assuming an immediate parallel shift in market interest rates:

                                                 
Change in market interest rates in basis points
    +200       +100       +50       -50       -100       -200  
Change in net interest income over the next twelve months
    7.34 %     4.27 %     2.37 %     -2.05 %     -5.20 %     -15.82 %

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Asset and Liability Management (Continued)

These projected levels are well within the Company’s policy limits. These results portray the Company’s interest rate risk position as asset sensitive for the one-year horizon. The earnings simulation model assumes that current balance sheet totals remain constant and all maturities and prepayments of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities are reinvested at current market rates.

Additional quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk are discussed throughout Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations beginning on page 9 of this report.

ITEM 4: Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Internal Controls

The Company maintains a system of internal controls that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s internal controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”). There have been no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the Evaluation Date.

Disclosure Controls And Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in the reports it files with the SEC is collected and then processed, summarized and disclosed within the time periods specified in the rules of the SEC. Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these procedures are effective.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

     
Item 1.
  Legal Proceedings
 
   
  The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to certain legal actions and proceedings in the ordinary course of business. Management believes that the aggregate liability, if any, resulting from such legal actions would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition.
     
Item 2.
  Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
   
  Republic Bancorp Inc. Shares Repurchased during the first quarter of 2004 were as follows:
                                 
    Total   Average   Shares Purchased   Maximum Shares Available
    Shares   Price Paid   as Part of Publicly   to be Purchased
Period
  Purchased
  Per Share
  Announced Plans(1)
  Under the Plans(1)
1/1/04 – 1/31/04
    8,000     $ 13.84       8,000       2,199,852  
2/1/04 – 2/29/04
    57,000       13.65       57,000       2,142,852  
3/1/04 – 3/31/04
                      2,142,852  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total First Quarter 2004
    65,000     $ 13.67       65,000       2,142,852  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
     
  (1) On February 15, 2001, the Board of Directors approved the 2001 Stock Repurchase Program authorizing the repurchase of up to 1,100,000 shares, which was amended in October 2001 to allow for the repurchase of up to 3,300,00 shares and was further amended in October 2002 to allow for the repurchase of up to 4,300,000 shares. As of March 31, 2004 no shares were available to repurchase under the 2001 Stock Repurchase Program. As of December 31, 2003 there were 7,852 shares available for repurchase under this Program.
 
   
  On July 17, 2003, the Board of Directors approved the 2003 Stock Repurchase Program authorizing the repurchase of up to 2,200,000 shares. The 2003 Stock Repurchase Program commenced at the conclusion of the 2001 Stock Repurchase Program. There were 2,142,852 and 2,200,000 shares available for repurchase at March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively.
 
   
Item 4.
  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
   
  Republic Bancorp Inc. held its 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 28, 2004. The following directors, who constitute the entire board of directors of Republic Bancorp Inc., were elected at the annual meeting to serve until the next annual meeting:
                 
Director
  For
  Abstentions
Jerry D. Campbell
    54,738,860       2,579,895  
Dana M. Cluckey
    54,703,441       2,584,715  
George J. Butvilas
    54,767,270       2,581,146  
Lee E. Benz
    54,901,215       2,579,109  
Mary P. Cauley
    54,878,336       2,583,766  
Richard J. Cramer, Sr.
    54,673,157       2,579,109  
Barry J. Eckhold
    54,707,219       2,584,553  
Gary Hurand
    54,772,022       2,579,130  
Dennis J. Ibold
    54,779,120       2,579,815  
Stanley A. Jacobson
    54,770,441       2,579,109  
John J. Lennon
    54,781,326       2,579,257  
Milton F. Lutz II
    54,900,705       2,579,109  
Sam H. McGoun
    54,786,515       2,580,264  
Kelly E. Miller
    54,836,725       2,579,130  
Randolph P. Piper
    54,752,831       2,579,130  
Dr. Isaac J. Powell
    54,753,786       2,579,575  
William C. Rands III
    54,803,195       2,579,575  
B. Thomas M. Smith, Jr.
    54,896,717       2,580,369  
Dr. Jeoffrey K. Stross
    54,754,915       2,579,130  
Steven E. Zack
    54,902,861       2,580,928  
     
  Shareholders also approved the ratification and amendment of the Directors Compensation Plan. The amendment permits directors who retire from the Board prior to the mandatory retirement age to receive a retirement award not to exceed $25,000, payable in stock or in cash.
 
   
  The number of votes cast for and against as well as the number of abstentions as to the ratification and amendment of the Directors Compensation Plan are as follows:
                         
    For
  Against
  Abstain
Number of votes cast:
    34,425,196       3,828,329       310,480  

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Item 6.
  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

  (a)   Exhibits

  (10)   Second amended and restated directors compensation plan.*
 
  (12)   Computations of ratios of earnings to fixed charges.*
 
  (31)(a)   Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Republic Bancorp Inc. Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d) (Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)*
 
  (31)(b)   Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Republic Bancorp Inc. Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d) (Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)*
 
  (32)(a)   Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).*
 
  (32)(b)   Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)*

  * Filed herewith
 
  (b)   Reports on Form 8-K
 
      On January 13, 2004, the Company filed a report on Form 8-K reporting that the Company released its fourth quarter and year-end results and held a conference call on January 13, 2004 to discuss the earnings release. The press release was included as an exhibit.
 
      On February 24, 2004, the Company filed a report on Form 8-K reporting that on February 20, 2004 the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a $.095 per share cash dividend to shareholders of record as of March 12, 2004 and payable April 5, 2004.
 
      On February 24, 2004, the Company filed a report on Form 8-K reporting that Dana M. Cluckey, Republic Bancorp’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Thomas F. Menacher, Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, made a presentation on February 24, 2004 at the Midwest 2004 Super-Community Bank Conference in Chicago, Illinois. The slide show presentation was included as an exhibit.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

         
    REPUBLIC BANCORP INC.
(Registrant)
 
       
 
       
Date: May 7, 2004
  BY:   /s/ Thomas F. Menacher
     
 
      Thomas F. Menacher
Executive Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)

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Exhibit Index

(10)   Second amended and restated directors compensation plan.*
 
(12)   Computations of ratios of earnings to fixed charges.*
 
(31)(a)   Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Republic Bancorp Inc. Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d) (Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)*
 
(31)(b)   Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Republic Bancorp Inc. Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d) (Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)*
 
(32)(a)   Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).*
 
(32)(b)   Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)*

*Filed herewith