SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 10-Q
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Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004 |
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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: 000-30805
WGNB CORP.
Georgia | 58-1640130 | |
(State of Incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
201 Maple Street
P.O. Box 280
Carrollton, Georgia 30112
(770) 832-3557
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [X]
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
Class |
Outstanding at August 4, 2004 |
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Common Stock, $1.25 par value |
3,296,118 |
WGNB CORP.
INDEX TO FORM 10-Q
Part I Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
The unaudited financial statements of WGNB Corp. (the Company) are set forth on the following pages. All adjustments have been made which, in the opinion of management, are necessary in order to make the financial statements not misleading.
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WGNB CORP.
June 30, 2004
For the Period Ended |
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June 30, 2004 |
December 31, 2003 |
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(unaudited) | (audited) | |||||||
Assets |
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Cash and due from banks, including reserve requirements
of $100,000 |
$ | 17,762,450 | 15,564,312 | |||||
Federal funds sold |
1,300,167 | 11,671,486 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
19,062,617 | 27,235,798 | ||||||
Securities available for sale |
55,080,596 | 55,276,742 | ||||||
Securities held to maturity |
5,253,196 | 4,250,000 | ||||||
Loans, net |
329,975,494 | 292,564,759 | ||||||
Premises and equipment, net |
6,746,831 | 6,762,895 | ||||||
Accrued interest receivable |
2,015,232 | 1,939,028 | ||||||
Other assets |
6,479,633 | 5,186,689 | ||||||
$ | 424,613,599 | 393,215,911 | ||||||
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity |
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Deposits: |
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Demand |
$ | 44,718,866 | 40,181,696 | |||||
Interest bearing demand |
128,219,914 | 138,337,540 | ||||||
Savings |
11,636,020 | 11,215,937 | ||||||
Time |
87,930,119 | 82,537,712 | ||||||
Time, over $100,000 |
44,528,419 | 31,043,295 | ||||||
Total deposits |
317,033,338 | 303,316,180 | ||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances |
55,000,000 | 45,000,000 | ||||||
Federal funds purchased |
6,835,000 | | ||||||
Accrued interest payable |
1,108,899 | 1,028,269 | ||||||
Other liabilities |
1,896,963 | 1,782,200 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
381,874,200 | 351,126,649 | ||||||
Stockholders equity: |
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Common stock, $1.25 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized;
3,306,118 and 3,306,452 shares issued and outstanding |
4,132,648 | 4,133,065 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
5,221,939 | 5,287,947 | ||||||
Retained earnings |
32,829,828 | 31,279,245 | ||||||
Accumulated comprehensive income |
554,984 | 1,389,005 | ||||||
Total stockholders equity |
42,739,399 | 42,089,262 | ||||||
$ | 424,613,599 | 393,215,911 | ||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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WGNB CORP.
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 2003
(unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended |
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June 30, 2004 |
June 30, 2003 |
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Interest income: |
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Interest and fees on loans |
$ | 5,350,723 | 5,147,023 | |||||
Interest on federal funds sold |
26,559 | 44,329 | ||||||
Interest on investment securities: |
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U.S. Government agencies |
221,004 | 261,175 | ||||||
State, county and municipal |
368,073 | 335,535 | ||||||
Other |
180,164 | 115,688 | ||||||
Total interest income |
6,146,523 | 5,903,750 | ||||||
Interest expense: |
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Interest on deposits: |
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Demand |
259,494 | 238,306 | ||||||
Savings |
10,927 | 14,876 | ||||||
Time |
914,492 | 1,059,605 | ||||||
Interest on FHLB and other borrowings |
633,193 | 608,875 | ||||||
Total interest expense |
1,818,106 | 1,921,662 | ||||||
Net interest income |
4,328,417 | 3,982,088 | ||||||
Provision for loan losses |
200,000 | 75,000 | ||||||
Net interest income after provision for loan losses |
4,128,417 | 3,907,088 | ||||||
Other income: |
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Service charges on deposit accounts |
998,321 | 894,185 | ||||||
Mortgage origination fee |
137,476 | 267,539 | ||||||
Miscellaneous |
255,998 | 348,896 | ||||||
Total other income |
1,391,795 | 1,510,620 | ||||||
Other expenses: |
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Salaries and employee benefits |
2,094,635 | 1,941,195 | ||||||
Occupancy |
489,308 | 439,047 | ||||||
Other operating |
926,719 | 833,931 | ||||||
Total other expenses |
3,510,662 | 3,214,173 | ||||||
Earnings before income taxes |
2,009,550 | 2,203,535 | ||||||
Income taxes |
538,106 | 689,553 | ||||||
Net earnings |
$ | 1,471,444 | 1,513,982 | |||||
Basic earnings per share |
$ | 0.45 | 0.46 | |||||
Diluted net earnings per share |
$ | 0.44 | 0.45 | |||||
Dividends declared per share |
$ | 0.1900 | 0.1650 | |||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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WGNB CORP.
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 2003
(unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended |
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June 30, 2004 |
June 30, 2003 |
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Net earnings |
$ | 1,471,444 | 1,513,982 | |||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: |
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Unrealized gains (losses) on investment
securities available for sale: |
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Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period |
(1,819,829 | ) | 833,192 | |||||
Associated benefit (taxes) |
554,984 | (283,285 | ) | |||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
(1,264,845 | ) | 549,907 | |||||
Comprehensive income |
$ | 206,599 | 2,063,889 | |||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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WGNB CORP.
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 2003
(unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended |
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June 30, 2004 |
June 30, 2003 |
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Interest income: |
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Interest and fees on loans |
$ | 10,469,619 | 10,194,981 | |||||
Interest on federal funds sold |
51,466 | 123,543 | ||||||
Interest on investment securities: |
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U.S. Government agencies |
484,693 | 568,374 | ||||||
State, county and municipal |
716,455 | 661,245 | ||||||
Other |
324,460 | 263,571 | ||||||
Total interest income |
12,046,693 | 11,811,714 | ||||||
Interest expense: |
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Interest on deposits: |
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Demand |
518,740 | 506,640 | ||||||
Savings |
21,217 | 33,188 | ||||||
Time |
1,743,836 | 2,169,967 | ||||||
Interest on FHLB and other borrowings |
1,287,927 | 1,217,750 | ||||||
Total interest expense |
3,571,720 | 3,927,545 | ||||||
Net interest income |
8,474,973 | 7,884,169 | ||||||
Provision for loan losses |
350,000 | 150,000 | ||||||
Net interest income after provision for loan losses |
8,124,973 | 7,734,169 | ||||||
Other income: |
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Service charges on deposit accounts |
1,952,034 | 1,732,632 | ||||||
Mortgage origination fees |
264,716 | 509,452 | ||||||
Miscellaneous |
537,955 | 593,147 | ||||||
Total other income |
2,754,705 | 2,835,231 | ||||||
Other expenses: |
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Salaries and employee benefits |
4,044,708 | 3,784,200 | ||||||
Occupancy |
995,713 | 848,636 | ||||||
Other operating |
1,918,223 | 1,774,134 | ||||||
Total other expenses |
6,958,644 | 6,406,970 | ||||||
Earnings before income taxes |
3,921,034 | 4,162,430 | ||||||
Income taxes |
1,138,739 | 1,293,414 | ||||||
Net earnings |
$ | 2,782,295 | 2,869,016 | |||||
Net earnings per share |
$ | 0.84 | 0.87 | |||||
Diluted net earnings per share |
$ | 0.83 | 0.86 | |||||
Dividends declared per share |
$ | 0.3725 | 0.3250 | |||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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WGNB CORP.
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 2003
(unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended |
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June 30, 2004 |
June 30, 2003 |
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Net earnings |
$ | 2,782,295 | 2,869,016 | |||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: |
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Unrealized gains (losses) on investment
securities available for sale: |
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Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period |
(1,263,668 | ) | 1,044,776 | |||||
Associated benefit (taxes) |
429,647 | (355,224 | ) | |||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
(834,021 | ) | 689,552 | |||||
Comprehensive income |
$ | 1,948,274 | 3,558,568 | |||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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WGNB CORP.
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 2003
(unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended |
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June 30, 2004 |
June 30, 2003 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net earnings |
$ | 2,782,295 | 2,869,016 | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation, amortization and accretion |
566,921 | 504,871 | ||||||
Provision for loan losses |
350,000 | 150,000 | ||||||
Provision for deferred income taxes |
512,633 | 366,973 | ||||||
Loss on sale of other real estate |
48,895 | | ||||||
Gain on sale of premises and equipment |
(3,430 | ) | (1,920 | ) | ||||
Change in: |
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Other assets |
(1,065,174 | ) | 356,109 | |||||
Other liabilities |
(355,263 | ) | (251,896 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
2,836,877 | 3,993,153 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale |
6,653,481 | 9,108,972 | ||||||
Purchases of securities available for sale |
(7,819,120 | ) | (10,332,635 | ) | ||||
Purchase of securities held to maturity |
(1,010,000 | ) | (500,000 | ) | ||||
Net change in loans |
(37,910,903 | ) | (13,684,110 | ) | ||||
Purchases of premises and equipment |
(445,936 | ) | (1,253,240 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sales of other real estate |
226,946 | | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets |
3,430 | 1,920 | ||||||
Net cash used by investing activities |
(40,302,102 | ) | (16,659,093 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Net change in deposits |
13,717,158 | (2,079,669 | ) | |||||
FHLB Advances |
10,000,000 | | ||||||
Federal funds purchased |
6,835,000 | |||||||
Dividends paid |
(1,180,849 | ) | (1,042,721 | ) | ||||
Exercise of stock options |
204,414 | 46,045 | ||||||
Retirement of common stock |
(283,679 | ) | (46,045 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities |
29,292,044 | (3,122,390 | ) | |||||
Change in cash and cash equivalents |
(8,173,181 | ) | (15,788,330 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
27,235,798 | 47,667,210 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | 19,062,617 | 31,878,880 | |||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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WGNB CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, continued
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 2003
(unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended |
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June 30, 2004 |
June 30, 2003 |
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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Cash paid during the quarter for: |
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Interest |
$ | 3,491,090 | 3,927,545 | |||||
Income taxes |
1,194,000 | 1,132,000 | ||||||
Non-cash investing and financing activities: |
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Transfer of loans to other real owned |
150,168 | | ||||||
Change in unrealized gains on
securities available for sale, net of tax |
(834,021 | ) | 689,552 | |||||
Change in dividends payable |
50,863 | 33,373 | ||||||
Issuance of common stock to directors in lieu
of directors fees |
12,840 | 28,915 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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WGNB Corp.
June 30, 2004
(unaudited)
(1) | Basis of Presentation | |||
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of WGNB Corp. (the Company) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, West Georgia National Bank (the Bank). All significant inter-company accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. In some cases, certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation. | ||||
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the Companys financial position as of June 30, 2004, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the six-month period then ended. All such adjustments are normal and recurring in nature. The financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with consolidated financial statements and the related notes and the report of independent accountants included in the Companys filing on Form 10-K which included the results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001. | ||||
Critical Accounting Policies | ||||
The Companys accounting policies are fundamental to understanding managements discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition. Some of the Companys accounting policies require significant judgment regarding valuation of assets and liabilities and/or significant interpretation of specific accounting guidance. A description of the Companys significant accounting policies can be found in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Companys Annual Report to Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2003. | ||||
Many of the Companys assets and liabilities are recorded using various valuation techniques that require significant judgment as to recoverability. The collectibility of loans is reflected through the Companys estimate of the allowance for loan losses. The Company performs periodic detailed reviews of its loan portfolio in order to assess adequacy of the allowance for loan losses in light of anticipated risks and loan losses. In addition, investment securities available for sale are reflected at their estimated fair value in the consolidated financial statements. Such amounts are based on either quoted market prices or estimated values derived by using dealer quotes and market comparisons. | ||||
Stock Compensation Plans | ||||
SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, encourages all entities to adopt a fair value based method of accounting for employee stock compensation plans, whereby compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the value of the award and is recognized over the service period, which is usually the vesting period. However, it also allows an entity to continue to measure compensation cost for those plans using the intrinsic value based method of accounting prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, whereby compensation cost is the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of the stock at the grant date (or other measurement date) over the amount an employee must pay to acquire the stock. Stock options issued under the Companys stock option plan have no intrinsic value at the grant date, and under Opinion No. 25 no compensation cost is recognized for them. The Company has elected to continue with the accounting methodology in Opinion No. 25 and, as a result, has provided proforma disclosures of net income and earnings per share and other disclosures, as if the fair value based method of accounting had been applied. Had compensation cost for the plan been determined based upon the fair value of the options at the grant dates, the Companys net earnings per share for the year to date and quarters ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 would have been reduced to the proforma amounts indicated below: |
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WGNB Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2004
(unaudited)
(1) | Basis of Presention, continued |
For the three months ended June 30, |
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2004 |
2003 |
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Net earnings |
As reported | $ | 1,471,444 | 1,513,982 | ||||||
Proforma | $ | 1,471,444 | 1,513,982 | |||||||
Net earnings per share |
As reported | $ | 0.45 | 0.46 | ||||||
Proforma | $ | 0.45 | 0.46 | |||||||
Diluted earnings per share |
As reported | $ | 0.44 | 0.45 | ||||||
Proforma | $ | 0.44 | 0.45 |
For the six months ended June 30, |
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2003 |
2003 |
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Net earnings |
As reported | $ | 2,782,295 | 2,869,016 | ||||||
Proforma | $ | 2,687,541 | 2,719,302 | |||||||
Net earnings per share |
As reported | $ | 0.84 | 0.87 | ||||||
Proforma | $ | 0.81 | 0.82 | |||||||
Diluted earnings per share |
As reported | $ | 0.83 | 0.86 | ||||||
Proforma | $ | 0.80 | 0.81 |
The fair value of each option is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes Model. The following weighted average assumptions were used for grants in 2004 and 2003, respectively: dividend yield of 2.43 percent and 2.41 percent, risk free interest rates of 4.12 percent and 4.90 percent, respectively, and an expected life of 10 years. For disclosure purposes, the Company immediately recognized the expense associated with the options granted in the period granted assuming that all awards will vest. The compensation expense included in the proforma results was determined based on the fair value of the option at the time of grant multiplied by the number of options granted net of tax effect. No options were granted in the second quarters ended 2004 and 2003. | ||||
(2) | Net Earnings Per Share | |||
Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period while the effects of potential common shares outstanding during the period are included in diluted earnings per share. The average market price during the year is used to compute equivalent shares. | ||||
Reconciliation of the amounts used in the computation of both basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share for the periods ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003 are as follows: |
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WGNB Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2004
(unaudited)
(2) Net Earnings Per Share, continued
For the quarter ended June 30, 2004 |
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Earnings | ||||||||||||
Net Earnings |
Common Shares |
per Share |
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Basic earnings per share |
$ | 1,471,444 | 3,306,524 | $ | 0.45 | |||||||
Effect of dilutive securities Stock Options |
| 50,594 | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||
Diluted earnings per share |
$ | 1,471,444 | 3,357,118 | $ | 0.44 | |||||||
For the quarter ended June 30, 2003 |
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Earnings | ||||||||||||
Net Earnings |
Common Shares |
per Share |
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Basic earnings per share |
$ | 1,513,982 | 3,310,496 | $ | 0.46 | |||||||
Effect of dilutive securities Stock Options |
| 44,237 | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||
Diluted earnings per share |
$ | 1,513,982 | 3,354,733 | $ | 0.45 | |||||||
For the six months ended June 30, 2004 |
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Earnings | ||||||||||||
Net Earnings |
Common Shares |
per Share |
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Basic earnings per share |
$ | 2,782,295 | 3,306,656 | $ | 0.84 | |||||||
Effect of dilutive securities Stock Options |
| 50,594 | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||
Diluted earnings per share |
$ | 2,782,295 | 3,357,250 | $ | 0.83 | |||||||
For the six months ended June 30, 2003 |
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Earnings | ||||||||||||
Net Earnings |
Common Shares |
per Share |
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Basic earnings per share |
$ | 2,869,016 | 3,308,905 | $ | 0.87 | |||||||
Effect of dilutive securities Stock Options |
| 44,237 | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||
Diluted earnings per share |
$ | 2,869,016 | 3,353,142 | $ | 0.86 | |||||||
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition
The following analysis compares WGNB Corps results of operations for the quarter and six month periods ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 and reviews the important factors affecting WGNB Corp.s financial condition at June 30, 2004 compared to December 31, 2003. These comments should be read in conjunction with the Companys consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes appearing elsewhere in this Report.
Forward Looking Statements
This Report may contain certain forward-looking statements including statements concerning plans, objectives, future events or performance and assumptions and other statements that are not statements of historical fact. The Company cautions readers that the following important factors, among others, could cause the Companys actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this Report: (i) the effect of changes in laws and regulations, including federal and state banking laws and regulations, with which the Company and its subsidiaries must comply, and the associated costs of compliance with such laws and regulations either currently or in the future as applicable; (ii) the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies as well as by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or of changes in the Companys organization, compensation and benefit plans; (iii) the effect on the Companys competitive position within its market area of the increasing consolidation within the banking and financial services industries, including the increased competition from larger regional and out-of-state banking organizations as well as non-bank providers of various financial services; (iv) the effect of changes in interest rates; and (v) the effect of changes in the business cycle and downturns in local, regional or national economies. The Company cautions that the foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive.
Results of Operations
Overview
Net earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2004 were $2.8 million, or $0.83 per diluted share, which represented a decrease of $87 thousand, or 3.0 percent, when compared to the six months ended June 30, 2003. Net earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004 were $1.47 million compared to $1.51 million for the second quarter of 2003, a decrease of $43 thousand, or 2.8 percent. Mortgage origination fee income was down $245 thousand, or 48 percent, comparing the first six months of 2004 with the same period in 2003. The loan loss provision was up $200 thousand, or 133 percent, comparing the first half of 2004 to 2003. Net interest income in the first six months of 2004 increased $591 thousand, or 7.5 percent, from the same period in 2003. Both the increased loan loss provision and net interest income are the result of robust loan growth during the first half of 2004. Total non-interest expense increased $552 thousand, or 8.6 percent, comparing the first six months of 2004 with the same period in 2003. In analyzing the second quarters ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, similar trends have resulted. As an additional note, the second quarter of 2003 included $100,000 of non-recurring income related to the sale of ATM location rights.
Net Interest Income
The Companys year-to-date second quarter 2004 net interest margin exceeded that of the same period in 2003 by $591 thousand. The year-to-date average yield on earning assets declined 28 basis points, from 6.55 percent as of June 30, 2003 to 6.27 percent as of June 30, 2004. However, the year-to-date average cost of funds has decreased 32 basis points during the same time period, from 2.30 percent to 1.98 percent as of June 30, 2004. The comparative net interest margins were 4.40 percent and 4.37 percent, respectively, for the year-to-date periods ending June 30, 2004 and 2003. The impact of persistent low market rates has been managed in a manner in which the Banks net interest margin has stabilized from its declining trend over the previous two years.
The Banks interest rate risk position was such that it would benefit from a rise in interest rates. Because of the Banks positive gap position and the prospect of continued low market interest rates, management entered into an interest rate swap contract with an effective date of May 24, 2004 in the notional amount of $30 million as a fair value hedge for its fixed rate Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings. Under the interest rate swap contract, the Bank receives a fixed rate of 3.40 percent and pays a rate equal to the 3-month LIBOR rate. The initial interest rate of the contract was 1.28 percent which will remain in effect until August 24, 2004 at which time the rate will adjust quarterly for a three year period. The swap contract will mature May 24, 2007. Through June 30, 2004, the Bank has recorded a benefit of approximately $60 thousand which has had the effect of reducing the average interest rate on Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings from 5.01 percent to 3.86 percent.
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The year-to-date average yield on loans has declined 48 basis points from 6.68 percent as of June 30, 2003 to 6.20 percent as of June 30, 2004. The investment portfolio including federal funds sold has maintained an average yield of 4.32 percent as of June 30, 2004, which represents an increase of 26 basis points when compared to the average yield of 4.06 percent as of June 30, 2003. Most of the increase in this yield is due to reduced federal funds balances as a percentage of that portfolio. As rates remain low, the prospect of lower loan yields is probable as some of the Banks higher yielding loans re-price at lower current market rates. However, when the Federal Reserve Bank increased the discount rate to 1.25 percent, longer term rates began to increase, perhaps signaling rising asset yields going forward.
The other primary components of the increase in the net interest margin is the overall increase in earning assets of the Bank and the investment of federal funds sold into higher yielding loans. Comparing the two second quarter end periods, the average balances of earning assets has increased by $36 million, or 10.2 percent, from 2003 to 2004. The average balance of loans was by far the biggest factor in the increase in earning assets through the second quarter of 2004 as loans increased by $32 million, or 11.2 percent, compared to the average balance of loans through the second quarter of 2003. During this same time period the average balance of federal funds sold decreased by approximately $9 million, or 52 percent.
Comparing the second quarter ended June 30, 2004 with that of 2003, net interest income increased $346 thousand, or 10.8 percent. The six month rate trends discussed above are similarly applicable to a comparison of the two quarterly periods.
Non-Interest Income
Total non-interest income for the first six months of 2004 decreased $81 thousand, or 2.8 percent, when compared to the first six months of 2003. Service charges on deposit accounts increased $219 thousand, or 12.7 percent, during the first six months of 2004 compared to the first six months of 2003. This increase was due primarily to increased income from non-sufficient funds charges as the volume of checking accounts increased as well as the collection efforts on overdraft accounts.
Mortgage loan origination fees for the first six months of 2004 decreased $245 thousand, or 48 percent, from the same period in 2003. Recent increases in long-term mortgage rates has had an adverse effect on mortgage fee income for the last half of 2003 and the first half of 2004. The refinancing activity that took place in 2002 and 2003 is unlikely to be repeated in the near future. Management has concentrated its efforts on purchased home financing which is not expected to result in the volume of mortgage origination fees that the refinance activity has had in the past.
Miscellaneous income decreased by $55 thousand, or 9.3 percent, when comparing the first six months of 2004 with that of 2003. Included in miscellaneous income for the second quarter of 2003 was a gain of $100 thousand on the sale of the Banks exclusive right to an ATM at the commercial development surrounding its Mirror Lake branch.
Non-interest income for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004 decreased $119 thousand, or 7.9 percent, when compared to the second quarter ended June 30, 2003. The reasons for the decrease are discussed above in describing the year- to-date results.
Non-Interest Expense
Non-interest expense increased $552 thousand, or 8.6 percent, in the first two quarters of 2004 compared to the same period in 2003. Salaries and employee benefits increased $261 thousand, a 6.9 percent increase over the first six months of 2003. This increase is primarily due to increased employee count, annual salary increases, increased group insurance costs and increased profit sharing accruals. The Bank increased its full time equivalent employee count from 142 in June of 2003 to 149 in June of 2004. Those positions were added in loan production capacities both in the commercial and mortgage loan departments as we attempt to expand our market area.
Occupancy expenses increased $147 thousand, or 17.3 percent, year-to-date from 2003 to 2004. The primary component of the increase in occupancy expense is attributable to increased depreciation expense associated with main office and branch renovations completed in the second half of 2003. Other operating expenses increased $144 thousand, or 8.1 percent. The increase in other operating expenses is primarily attributable to professional services associated with the management change that occurred in the first quarter of 2004.
Comparing non-interest expense quarter to quarter, similar increases hold true. Total non-interest expense increased $296 thousand, or 9.2 percent, comparing the second quarters ended 2004 and 2003. Salaries and benefits accounted for $153 thousand of the increase, occupancy expense including depreciation expense accounted for $50 thousand of the increase and other operating expenses, including legal and professional expenses, accounted for $93 thousand of the increase.
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Income Taxes
Income tax expense for the first six months of 2004 was $1.139 million compared to $1.293 million for the same period in 2003. The effective tax rate for the period ended June 30, 2004 was 29 percent compared to 31 percent for the same period in 2003. The reduced marginal rate is due to the purchase of federal and state tax credits and other income tax strategies such as increasing the amount of municipal securities in the Banks investment portfolio.
Provision and Allowance for Loan Losses
The adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is determined through managements informed judgment concerning the amount of risk inherent in the Companys loan portfolio. This judgment is based on such factors as the change in levels of non-performing and past due loans, historical loan loss experience, borrowers financial condition, concentration of loans to specific borrowers and industries, estimated values of underlying collateral, and current and prospective economic conditions. The allowance for loan losses at June 30, 2004 was $3.8 million, or 1.13 percent, of total loans compared to $3.5 million, or 1.17 percent, of total loans at December 31, 2003. Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate to absorb possible loss in the loan portfolio. During the first half of 2004, the loan loss provision increased due to loan growth. The loan loss provision has increased 133 percent from $150 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2003 to $350 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2004. Net charge-offs have been $28 thousand for the first six months of 2004 compared to $350 thousand for the same period in 2003
Non-Performing Assets and Past Due Loans
Non-performing assets, comprised of real estate owned, non-accrual loans and loans for which payments are more than 90 days past due, totaled $2.8 million at June 30, 2004, compared to $2.5 million at December 31, 2003. The increase in non-performing assets is primarily attributable to an increase in 90-day past due loans.
The Company has a loan review function that continually monitors selected loans for which general economic conditions or changes within a particular industry could cause the borrowers financial difficulties. The loan review function also identifies loans with high degrees of credit or other risks. The focus of loan review, as well as management, is to maintain a low level of non-performing assets and return current non-performing assets to earning status. Management is unaware of any known trends, events or uncertainties that will have, or that are reasonably likely to have, a material effect on liquidity, capital resources or operations.
Financial Condition
Overview
Total assets were $425 million at June 30, 2004, an increase of $31 million, or 8.0 percent, from December 31, 2003. Most of the growth in assets was attributable to loan growth. Total loans grew by $38 million, or 12.7 percent, from December 31, 2003. On the liability and equity side of the balance sheet, total deposits grew by $14 million, or 4.5 percent, Federal Home loan bank borrowings grew by $10 million, or 22.2 percent, and as of June 30, 2004 the Bank was in a federal funds purchased position of $6.8 million.
Assets and Funding
At June 30, 2004 earning assets totaled $392 million, which represents an increase of $24.2 million from December 31, 2003. The mix of interest earning assets has changed from the beginning of 2004. As a percentage of interest earning assets, loans increased to 85 percent and investment securities and federal funds decreased to 15 percent at June 30, 2004, as compared to loans of 80 percent and investments and federal funds of 20 percent at December 31, 2003.
At June 30, 2004, interest-bearing deposits decreased $9.2 million, or 3.5 percent, compared to December 31, 2003. Non-interest-bearing deposits increased $4.5 million, or 11.3 percent, in the first six months of 2004 while certificates of deposit increased by $18.9 million, or 16.6 percent. The Banks loan growth was funded by using the liquidity available on the balance sheet in the form of federal funds sold, borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank and generating certificates of deposits both in and out of its market area.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $3.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004. Net cash used by investing activities totaled $40.9 million and consisted primarily of a $37.9 million increase in loans outstanding. Net cash provided by financing activities was $29.3 million which was a result of an increase in total deposits of $13.8 million, Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings of $10 million and federal funds purchased of $6.8 million.
Total stockholders equity at June 30, 2004 was 10.1 percent of total assets compared to 10.7 percent at December 31, 2003. The decrease in the capital percentage is primarily attributed to the Companys increase in total assets of $31.4 million since December 31, 2003.
At June 30, 2004, WGNB Corp. was in compliance with various regulatory capital requirements administered by federal and state banking agencies. The following is a table representing WGNB Corp.s consolidated Tier-1, tangible capital, and risk-based capital.
June 30, 2004 |
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Actual | Required | Excess | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Amount |
% |
Amount |
% |
Amount |
% |
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Total capital (to risk-
weighted assets) |
$ | 45,184 | 13.32 | % | $ | 27,610 | 8.00 | % | $ | 17,574 | 5.32 | % | ||||||||||||
Tier 1 capital (to risk-
weighted assets) |
42,184 | 12.22 | % | 13,805 | 4.00 | % | 28,379 | 8.22 | % | |||||||||||||||
Tier 1 capital (to average
assets) |
42,184 | 9.85 | % | 17,173 | 4.00 | % | 25,011 | 5.85 | % |
Off Balance Sheet Risks
Through the operations of the Bank, the Company has made contractual commitments to extend credit in the ordinary course of its business activities. These commitments are legally binding agreements to lend money to the Banks customers at predetermined interest rates for a specified period of time. At June 30, 2004, the Bank had issued commitments to extend credit of $57.6 million through various types of commercial lending arrangements and additional commitments through standby letters of credit of $3.5 million. The Company evaluates each customers credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Company upon extension of credit, is based on its credit evaluation of the borrower. Collateral varies, but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment, commercial and residential real estate. The Company manages the credit risk on these commitments by subjecting them to normal underwriting and risk management processes.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates. The Companys market risk arises primarily from interest rate risk inherent in its lending and deposit-taking activities. The Company has little or no risk related to trading accounts, commodities or foreign exchanges.
Interest rate risk, which encompasses price risk, is the exposure of a banking organizations financial condition and earnings ability to adverse movements in interest rates. The measurement of market risk associated with financial instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting on-and off-balance sheet transactions are aggregated, and the resulting net positions are identified. Disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments as of December 31, 2003, which reflected changes in market prices and rates, can be found in the Companys Annual Report to Stockholders on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 under the section entitled Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation Asset/Liability Management.
Management actively monitors and manages the Companys interest rate risk exposure. The primary objective in managing interest rate risk is to limit, within established guidelines, the adverse impact of changes in interest rates on the Companys net interest income and capital, while adjusting the Companys asset-liability structure to obtain the maximum yield versus cost spread on that structure. Management relies primarily on its asset-liability structure to control interest rate risk. However, a sudden and substantial increase in interest rates borne by assets and liabilities do not change at the same speed, to the same extent, or on the same basis. Management believes that there have been no significant changes in the Companys market risk exposure since December 31, 2003.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Companys management, including its chief executive and chief financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including its chief executive and chief financial officers, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Report. Based on the evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures, the chief executive and chief financial officers of the Company concluded that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Report.
There were no changes in the Companys internal control over financial reporting during the Companys fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2004 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially effect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
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Part II Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
There are no material, pending legal proceedings to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any of their property is the subject.
Item 2. Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) During the second quarter of 2004 in connection with his retirement, a former executive officer exercised 7,203 options at a weighted average exercise price of $24.38. The options, and the shares into which they were exercised, were issued without registration under the Securities Act, pursuant to the exemption provided in Section 4(2) thereof, as a transaction not involving a public offering.
(d) The Company has previously reported the completion of a registered public offering pursuant to which it sold 200,000 shares of its Common Stock at a purchase price of $24.00 per share. The net proceeds from the offering (which was completed in April 2002) of $4,766,454 have not yet been used by the Company but continue to remain invested in corporate bonds and federal funds.
(e) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
(c) Total Number of | ||||||||||||||||
Shares Purchased as | (d) Dollar Value of | |||||||||||||||
(a) Total Number | Part of Publicly | Shares that May Yet Be | ||||||||||||||
of Shares | (b) Average Price | Announced Plans or | Purchased Under the | |||||||||||||
Purchased |
Paid per Share |
Programs |
Plans or Programs |
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April 1, 2004
through April 30, 2004 |
2,858 | (1) | 29.75 | 2,858 | $ | 831,309 | ||||||||||
May 1, 2004 through May 31, 2004 |
| | | $ | 831,309 | |||||||||||
June 1, 2004
through June 30, 2004 |
| | | $ | 831,309 | |||||||||||
Total |
2,858 | 29.75 | 2,858 | $ | 831,309 | |||||||||||
(1) In 1996, the Board of Directors approved a Stock Repurchase Plan of up to $2 million of the Companys Common Stock. During 2001, the Board of Directors approved the repurchase of an additional $1 million, for a total of $3 million available for repurchase under this Plan. The shares were authorized to be purchased, from time to time, in open market transactions or privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase program is being effected from time to time, based on our evaluation of market conditions and other factors. The Company has used and plans to continue to use existing cash to fund the repurchases. All of the shares repurchased during the three months ended June 30, 2004 were purchased in open market transactions through this program.
During the second quarter of 2004, the Company declared and paid quarterly cash dividends amounting to $0.19 per share. The declaration of future dividends is within the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend, among other things, upon business conditions, earnings, the financial condition of the Bank and the Company, and regulatory requirements
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company held its 2004 annual meeting of shareholders on April 13, 2004. The shareholders were asked to elect four Class I directors to serve on the Companys Board of Directors until the 2007 Annual meeting of Shareholders.
The shareholders were asked to elect Wanda W. Calhoun, L. Richard Plunkett, Thomas T. Richards and Oscar W. Roberts, III to serve as Class I directors on the Companys Board of Directors, each for a three-year term. The following votes were cast for and against the election of these Class I directors: Ms. Calhoun: 2,815,197 for / 10,820 opposed; Mr. Plunkett: 2,762,433 for / 63,584 opposed; Mr. Richards: 2,825,517 for / 500 opposed; Mr. Roberts: 2,826,017 for / none opposed. There were no Broker non-votes or abstentions. The following persons also continue to serve as directors: L.G. Joyner, R. David Perry, J. Thomas Vance, and Charles M. Willis, Sr. (all Class II directors) and L. Leighton Alston, G. Woodfin Cole, Richard A. Duncan, Thomas E. Reeve, III and Frank T. Thomasson, III (all Class III directors).
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) | The following exhibits are filed as part of this Report: |
3.1
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Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Companys Registration Statement on Form 10-SB filed June 14, 2000 (the Form 10-SB). | |
3.2
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Amended and Restated Bylaws (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Form 10-SB). | |
4.1
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See exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 for provisions of Companys Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws defining the rights of shareholders. | |
4.2
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Specimen certificate representing shares of Common Stock (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Form 10-SB). | |
4.3
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Rights Agreement dated as of February 12, 1997 between the Company and SunTrust Bank, Atlanta (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Form 10-SB). | |
31.1
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
31.2
|
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 | |
32.1
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
32.2
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 |
(b) | Reports on Form 8-K |
On April 2, 2004, the Company furnished a current report on Form 8-K to disclose under Item 12 the issuance of its press release announcing the Companys results of operations for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: August 12, 2004
WGNB CORP. | ||||
By: | /s/ L. Leighton Alston | |||
L. Leighton Alston | ||||
President and CEO | ||||
By: | /s/ Steven J. Haack | |||
Steven J. Haack | ||||
Treasurer | ||||
Principal Financial Officer |
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