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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

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

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003

 

OR

 

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

 

For the transition period from                                  to                                  

 

Commission File Number: 000-25051

 


 

PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC.SM

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

TEXAS

 

74-2331986

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

4295 San Felipe

Houston, Texas 77027

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(713) 693-9300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


 

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 Act).  Yes  x    No  ¨

 

As of May 8, 2003, there were 18,944,027 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, outstanding.

 



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PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC.SM AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

 

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Page


Item 1.

  

Interim Financial Statements

  

3

    

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2003 (unaudited ) and December 31, 2002

  

3

    

Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited)

  

4

    

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Year Ended December 31, 2002 and for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 (unaudited)

  

5

    

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited)

  

6

    

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

  

7

Item 2.

  

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

  

9

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

  

18

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

  

18

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

    

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

  

19

Item 2.

  

Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

  

19

Item 3.

  

Defaults upon Senior Securities

  

19

Item 4.

  

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

  

19

Item 5.

  

Other Information

  

19

Item 6.

  

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

  

19

Signatures

  

20

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC.SM AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

    

March 31, 2003


      

December 31, 2002


 
    

(unaudited)

      

(unaudited)

 
    

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

 

ASSETS

                   

Cash and due from banks

  

$

52,460

 

    

$

66,806

 

Federal funds sold

  

 

3,138

 

    

 

13,993

 

    


    


Total cash and cash equivalents

  

 

55,598

 

    

 

80,799

 

Interest-bearing deposits in financial institutions

  

 

399

 

    

 

498

 

Available for sale securities, at fair value (amortized cost of $270,237 (unaudited) and $305,158, respectively)

  

 

274,488

 

    

 

309,219

 

Held to maturity securities, at cost (fair value of $800,296 (unaudited) and $660,261, respectively)

  

 

781,861

 

    

 

641,098

 

Loans

  

 

656,568

 

    

 

679,559

 

Less allowance for credit losses

  

 

(9,318

)

    

 

(9,580

)

    


    


Loans, net

  

 

647,250

 

    

 

669,979

 

Accrued interest receivable

  

 

9,235

 

    

 

10,348

 

Goodwill

  

 

67,989

 

    

 

68,290

 

Core Deposit intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $386,000 and $192,000 respectively

  

 

4,236

 

    

 

4,120

 

Bank premises and equipment, net

  

 

27,469

 

    

 

27,010

 

Other real estate owned

  

 

527

 

    

 

219

 

Other assets

  

 

10,334

 

    

 

10,676

 

    


    


TOTAL

  

$

1,879,386

 

    

$

1,822,256

 

    


    


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                   

LIABILITIES:

                   

Deposits:

                   

Noninterest-bearing

  

$

312,104

 

    

$

327,699

 

Interest-bearing

  

 

1,322,161

 

    

 

1,258,912

 

    


    


Total deposits

  

 

1,634,265

 

    

 

1,586,611

 

Other borrowings

  

 

39,966

 

    

 

37,939

 

Accrued interest payable

  

 

2,254

 

    

 

2,550

 

Other liabilities

  

 

9,637

 

    

 

7,417

 

    


    


Total liabilities

  

 

1,686,122

 

    

 

1,634,517

 

COMPANY-OBLIGATED MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE TRUST PREFERREED SECURITIES OF SUBSIDIARY TRUSTS

  

 

33,000

 

    

 

33,000

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

                   

Common stock, $1 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 18,950,635 (unaudited) and 18,903,028 shares issued at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively; 18,943,483 (unaudited) and 18,895,876 shares outstanding at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively

  

 

18,951

 

    

 

18,903

 

Capital surplus

  

 

60,464

 

    

 

60,312

 

Retained earnings

  

 

78,123

 

    

 

72,917

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income — net unrealized gains on available for sale securities, net of tax of $1,488 (unaudited) and $1,424, respectively

  

 

2,763

 

    

 

2,644

 

Less treasury stock, at cost, 7,152 shares at March 31, 2003 (unaudited) and December 31, 2002, respectively

  

 

(37

)

    

 

(37

)

    


    


Total shareholders’ equity

  

 

160,264

 

    

 

154,739

 

    


    


TOTAL

  

$

1,879,386

 

    

$

1,822,256

 

    


    


 

See notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

 

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PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC.SM AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

 

      

Three Months Ended

March 31,


      

2003


    

2002


      

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

INTEREST INCOME:

                 

Loans, including fees

    

$

11,430

    

$

7,756

Securities:

                 

Taxable

    

 

9,864

    

 

9,816

Nontaxable

    

 

426

    

 

390

70% nontaxable preferred dividends

    

 

452

    

 

352

Federal funds sold

    

 

34

    

 

64

Deposits in financial institutions

    

 

6

    

 

2

      

    

Total interest income

    

 

22,212

    

 

18,380

      

    

INTEREST EXPENSE:

                 

Deposits

    

 

5,826

    

 

6,149

Note payable and other borrowings

    

 

255

    

 

207

      

    

Total interest expense

    

 

6,081

    

 

6,356

      

    

NET INTEREST INCOME

    

 

16,131

    

 

12,024

PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES

    

 

120

    

 

120

      

    

NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES

    

 

16,011

    

 

11,904

      

    

NONINTEREST INCOME:

                 

Customer service fees

    

 

3,255

    

 

1,858

Other

    

 

566

    

 

303

      

    

Total noninterest income

    

 

3,821

    

 

2,161

      

    

NONINTEREST EXPENSE:

                 

Salaries and employee benefits

    

 

5,407

    

 

3,909

Net occupancy expense

    

 

954

    

 

612

Depreciation expense

    

 

605

    

 

373

Data processing

    

 

615

    

 

457

Communications expense

    

 

618

    

 

400

Core deposit intangibles amortization

    

 

193

    

 

—  

Minority interest trust preferred securities

    

 

569

    

 

498

Other

    

 

1,539

    

 

1,413

      

    

Total noninterest expense

    

 

10,500

    

 

7,662

      

    

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

    

 

9,332

    

 

6,403

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

    

 

2,943

    

 

1,912

      

    

NET INCOME

    

$

6,389

    

$

4,491

      

    

EARNINGS PER SHARE

                 

Basic

    

$

0.34

    

$

0.28

      

    

Diluted

    

$

0.33

    

$

0.27

      

    

 

See notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

 

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PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC.SM AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

   

Common Stock


 

Capital Surplus


   

Retained Earnings


    

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income


  

Treasury Stock


    

Total Shareholders’ Equity


 
 

Shares


 

Amount


            
   

(Amounts in thousands, except share data)

 

BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2002

 

 

16,218,022

 

$

16,218

 

$

16,865

 

 

$

55,462

 

  

$

217

  

$

(37

)

  

$

88,725

 

Net income

                     

 

21,321

 

                  

 

21,321

 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities

                              

 

2,427

           

 

2,427

 

                                                


Total comprehensive income

                                              

 

23,748

 

                                                


Sale of common stock

 

 

104,504

 

 

105

 

 

155

 

                          

 

260

 

Common stock issued in connection with Paradigm Acquisition

 

 

2,580,502

 

 

2,580

 

 

43,295

 

                          

 

45,875

 

Cash paid in lieu of fractional shares in connection with the Paradigm Acquisition

             

 

(3

)

                          

 

(3

)

Cash dividends declared, $0.22 per share

                     

 

(3,866

)

                  

 

(3,866

)

   

 

 


 


  

  


  


BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2002

 

$

18,903,028

 

$

18,903

 

$

60,312

 

 

$

72,917

 

  

$

2,644

  

$

(37

)

  

$

154,739

 

Net income (unaudited)

                     

 

6,389

 

                  

 

6,389

 

Net change in unrealized gain on available for sale securities (unaudited)

                              

 

119

           

 

119

 

                                                


Total comprehensive income (unaudited)

                                              

 

6,508

 

                                                


Sale of common stock (unaudited)

 

 

47,607

 

 

48

 

 

152

 

                          

 

200

 

Cash dividends declared (unaudited)

                     

 

(1,183

)

                  

 

(1,183

)

   

 

 


 


  

  


  


BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2003 (unaudited)

 

 

18,950,635

 

$

18,951

 

$

60,464

 

 

$

78,123

 

  

$

2,763

  

$

(37

)

  

$

160,264

 

   

 

 


 


  

  


  


 

See notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

 

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PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC.SM AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


 
    

(Dollars in thousands)

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

                 

Net income

  

$

6,389

 

  

$

4,491

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

                 

Depreciation and amortization

  

 

799

 

  

 

373

 

Provision for credit losses

  

 

120

 

  

 

120

 

Net amortization of discount/premium on investments

  

 

2,246

 

  

 

785

 

Loss on sale of other real estate

  

 

1

 

  

 

—  

 

Gain on sale of premises and equipment

  

 

(6

)

  

 

(31

)

Decrease (increase) in other assets and accrued interest receivable

  

 

1,455

 

  

 

(298

)

Increase in accrued interest payable and other liabilities

  

 

1,849

 

  

 

3,019

 

    


  


Total adjustments

  

 

6,464

 

  

 

3,968

 

    


  


Net cash provided by operating activities

  

 

12,853

 

  

 

8,459

 

    


  


CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

                 

Proceeds from maturities and principal paydowns of held to maturity securities

  

 

86,445

 

  

 

26,035

 

Purchase of held to maturity securities

  

 

(232,875

)

  

 

(92,401

)

Proceeds from maturities and principal paydowns of available for sale securities

  

 

38,367

 

  

 

36,839

 

Purchase of available for sale securities

  

 

—  

 

  

 

(15,849

)

Net decrease (increase) in loans

  

 

22,072

 

  

 

3,484

 

Purchase of bank premises and equipment

  

 

(1,065

)

  

 

(863

)

Net decrease in interest-bearing deposits in financial institutions

  

 

99

 

  

 

—  

 

Net proceeds acquired from sale of bank premises, equipment, and other real estate

  

 

205

 

  

 

202

 

    


  


Net cash used in investing activities

  

 

(86,752

)

  

 

(42,553

)

    


  


CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

                 

Net decrease in noninterest-bearing deposits

  

 

(15,595

)

  

 

(9,822

)

Net increase in interest-bearing deposits

  

 

63,249

 

  

 

28,786

 

Net proceeds from lines of credit

  

 

2,027

 

  

 

1,062

 

Proceeds from sale of common stock

  

 

200

 

  

 

65

 

Payments of cash dividends

  

 

(1,183

)

  

 

(893

)

    


  


Net cash provided by financing activities

  

 

48,698

 

  

 

19,198

 

    


  


NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

  

$

(25,201

)

  

$

(14,896

)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

  

 

80,799

 

  

 

41,720

 

    


  


CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

  

$

55,598

 

  

$

26,824

 

    


  


 

See notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

 

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PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC.SM AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2003

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

(UNAUDITED)

 

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.SM (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Prosperity Bank SM (the “Bank”) and Prosperity Holdings, Inc. On May 31, 2002, Prosperity completed a two-for-one stock split effected in the form of a 100 percent stock dividend. All prior period per share and share data have been restated to reflect this split. All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated.

 

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the statements reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company on a consolidated basis, and all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. These financial statements and the notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. Operating results for the three month period ended March 31, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2003.

 

2. INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

 

The following table illustrates the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share.

 

    

Three Months Ended March 31,


    

2003


  

2002


Net income available to common shareholders

  

$

6,389

  

$

4,491

Weighted average common shares outstanding

  

 

18,916

  

 

16,222

Potential dilutive common shares

  

 

293

  

 

330

    

  

Weighted average common shares and equivalents outstanding

  

 

19,209

  

 

16,552

    

  

Basic earnings per common share

  

$

0.34

  

$

0.28

    

  

Diluted earnings per common share

  

$

0.33

  

$

0.27

    

  

 

3. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

 

On May 6, 2003, the Company completed the acquisition of Abrams Centre Bancshares, Dallas, Texas (“Abrams”). Abrams wholly owned subsidiary, Abrams Centre National Bank, became a subsidiary of the Company. Under the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, the Company paid approximately $16.3 million in cash. Abrams operated two (2) banking offices in Dallas, Texas. As of March 31, 2003, Abrams Centre National Bank had total assets of $96.5 million, loans of $31.7 million, deposits of $70.8 million and shareholders’ equity of $14.0 million.

 

On March 4, 2003, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Dallas Bancshares Corporation, Dallas, Texas. Pursuant to the agreement, Dallas Bancshares will merge into the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, BankDallas will merge into the Bank. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will pay approximately $7.0 million in cash. Dallas Bancshares is privately held and operates one (1) banking office in Dallas, Texas. As of March 31, 2003, BankDallas had total assets of $42.0 million, loans of $28.3 million, deposits of $37.6 million and shareholders’ equity of $4.3 million. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2003. The Company will not complete the acquisition

 

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PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC. SM AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(CONTINUED)

MARCH 31, 2003

(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)

(UNAUDITED)

 

unless customary closing conditions are satisfied or waived, including receipt of the necessary shareholder and regulatory approvals and consents from applicable regulatory agencies including the Federal Reserve Board, the Texas Banking Department and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

 

4. STOCK INCENTIVE PROGRAM

 

The Company has two stock-based employee compensation plans. Prior to 2003, the Company accounted for those plans under the recognition and measurement provisions of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related Interpretations. No stock-based employee compensation cost was reflected in previously reported results, as all options granted under those plans had an exercise prices equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. In December 2002, the FASB issued Statement No. 148 (SFAS 148). Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure, an amendment to FASB Statement 123. SFAS 148 provides alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. SFAS 148 is effective for financial statements for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002. Effective January 1, 2003, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, as provided by SFAS No. 148 for stock-based employee compensation.

 

If compensation expense had been recorded based on the fair value at the grant date for awards consistent with SFAS No. 123 for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, the Company’s net income and earnings per share would have been as follows:

 

      

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2002


 
      

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Net Income as reported

    

$

4,491

 

Deduct: Total stock based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

    

 

(—  

)

      


Proforma net income

    

$

4,491

 

      


Earnings per share:

          

Basic-as reported

    

$

0.28

 

      


Basic-proforma

    

$

0.28

 

      


Diluted-as reported

    

$

0.27

 

      


Diluted-proforma

    

$

0.27

 

      


 

5. GOODWILL AMORTIZATION

 

In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (SFAS No. 142). SFAS No. 142 requires that goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives no longer be amortized, but instead be tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142. SFAS No. 142 also requires that intangible assets with estimable useful lives be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and reviewed for impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 121 and subsequently, SFAS No. 144 after its adoption.

 

The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 142 as of January 1, 2002. Goodwill and intangible assets determined to have an indefinite useful life acquired in a purchase business combination completed after June 30, 2001 are no longer amortized.

 

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PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC. SM AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(CONTINUED)

MARCH 31, 2003

(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)

(UNAUDITED)

 

Changes in the carrying amount of the Company’s goodwill for three months ended March 31, 2003 were as follows:

 

 

    

Goodwill


      

Core Deposit Intangibles


 

Balance as of December 31, 2002

  

$

68,290

 

    

$

4,120

 

Less:

                   

Amortization

  

 

—  

 

    

 

(193

)

Add:

                   

Acquisition of Paradigm Bancorporation

  

 

(19

)

    

 

—  

 

Additional core deposit intangibles identified related to the acquisition of First National Bank of Bay City

  

 

(309

)

    

 

309

 

Acquisition of Southwest Bank Holding Company

  

 

27

 

    

 

—  

 

    


    


Balance as of March 31, 2003

  

$

67,989

 

    

$

4,236

 

    


    


 

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Special Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

Statements and financial discussion and analysis contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. Many possible events or factors could affect the future financial results and performance of the Company and could cause such results or performance to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. These possible events or factors include, without limitation:

 

  changes in interest rates and market prices, which could reduce the Company’s net interest margins, asset valuations and expense expectations;

 

  changes in the levels of loan prepayments and the resulting effects on the value of the Company’s loan portfolio;

 

  changes in local economic and business conditions which adversely affect the Company’s customers and their ability to transact profitable business with the company, including the ability of the Company’s borrowers to repay their loans according to their terms or a change in the value of the related collateral;

 

  increased competition for deposits and loans adversely affecting rates and terms;

 

  the timing, impact and other uncertainties of future acquisitions, including the Company’s ability to identify suitable future acquisition candidates, the success or failure in the integration of their operations, and the ability to enter new markets successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities;

 

  increased credit risk in the Company’s assets and increased operating risk caused by a material change in commercial, consumer and/or real estate loans as a percentage of the total loan portfolio;

 

  the failure of assumptions underlying the establishment of and provisions made to the allowance for credit losses;

 

  changes in the availability of funds resulting in increased costs or reduced liquidity;

 

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  increased asset levels and changes in the composition of assets and the resulting impact on the Company’s capital levels and regulatory capital ratios;

 

  the Company’s ability to acquire, operate and maintain cost effective and efficient systems without incurring unexpectedly difficult or expensive but necessary technological changes;

 

  the loss of senior management or operating personnel and the potential inability to hire qualified personnel at reasonable compensation levels;

 

  changes in statutes and government regulations or their interpretations applicable to financial holding companies and the Company’s present and future banking and other subsidiaries, including changes in tax requirements and tax rates;

 

  acts of terrorism, an outbreak of hostilities or other international or domestic calamities, weather or other acts of God and other matters beyond the Company’s control; and

 

  other risks and uncertainties listed from time to time in the Company’s reports and documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

A forward-looking statement may include a statement of the assumptions or bases underlying the forward-looking statement. The Company believes it has chosen these assumptions or bases in good faith and that they are reasonable. However, the Company cautions you that assumptions or bases almost always vary from actual results, and the differences between assumptions or bases and actual results can be material.

 

The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless the securities laws require the Company to do so.

 

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

 

On May 6, 2003, the Company completed the acquisition of Abrams Centre Bancshares, Dallas, Texas (“Abrams”). Abrams wholly owned subsidiary, Abrams Centre National Bank, became a subsidiary of the Company. Under the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, the Company paid approximately $16.3 million in cash. Abrams operated two (2) banking offices in Dallas, Texas. As of March 31, 2003, Abrams Centre National Bank had total assets of $96.5 million, loans of $31.7 million, deposits of $70.8 million and shareholders’ equity of $14.0 million.

 

On March 4, 2003, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Dallas Bancshares Corporation, Dallas, Texas. Pursuant to the agreement, Dallas Bancshares will merge into the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, BankDallas will merge into the Bank. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will pay approximately $7.0 million in cash. Dallas Bancshares is privately held and operates one (1) banking office in Dallas, Texas. As of March 31, 2003, BankDallas had total assets of $42.0 million, loans of $28.3 million, deposits of $37.6 million and shareholders’ equity of $4.3 million. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2003. The Company will not complete the acquisition unless customary closing conditions are satisfied or waived, including receipt of the necessary shareholder and regulatory approvals and consents from applicable regulatory agencies including the Federal Reserve Board, the Texas Banking Department and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

 

OVERVIEW

 

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.SM (the “Company”) was formed in 1983 as a vehicle to acquire the former Allied Bank in Edna, Texas which was chartered in 1949. The Company is a registered financial holding company that derives substantially all of its revenues and income from the operation of its bank subsidiary, Prosperity BankSM (“Prosperity Bank” or the “Bank”). The Bank provides a broad line of financial products and services to small and medium-sized businesses and consumers. The Bank operates forty (40) full-service banking locations in the Greater Houston CMSA and fifteen contiguous counties situated south and southwest of Houston and extending into South Texas and two (2) full service banking locations in Dallas, Texas. The Greater Houston CMSA includes Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, and Montgomery counties.

 

Total assets were $1.88 billion at March 31, 2003 compared with $1.82 billion at December 31, 2002. Total loans decreased to $656.6 million at March 31, 2003 from $679.6 million at December 31, 2002, a decrease of $23.0 million, or

 

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3.4%. Total deposits were $1.63 billion at March 31, 2003 compared with $1.59 billion at December 31, 2002, an increase of $47.7 million, or 3.0%. Shareholders’ equity increased $5.5 million or 3.6%, to $160.3 million at March 31, 2003 compared with $154.7 million at December 31, 2002.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AS REPORTED

 

Net income available to common shareholders was $6.4 million ($0.33 per common share on a diluted basis) for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 compared with $4.5 million ($0.27 per common share on a diluted basis) for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, an increase of $1.9 million, or 42.3%. The Company posted returns on average common equity of 16.19% and 19.36%, returns on average assets of 1.40% and 1.40% and efficiency ratios of 51.24% and 52.34% for the quarters ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

 

Net Interest Income

 

Net interest income was $16.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 compared with $12.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, an increase of $4.1 million, or 34.2%. Net interest income increased as a result of an increase in average interest-earning assets to $1.67 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 from $1.20 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, an increase of $460.6 million, or 38.1%. The net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis decreased to 4.00% from 4.15% for the same periods, principally due to a 77 basis point decrease in the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities from 2.61% for the quarter ended March 31, 2002 to 1.84% for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 and a $349.0 million increase in total interest-bearing liabilities for the same periods, partially offset by a 77 basis point decrease in the yield on earning assets from 6.09% for the quarter ended March 31, 2002 to 5.32% for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 and a $460.6 million increase in total interest-earning assets for the same periods.

 

The Company’s net interest income is affected by changes in the amount and mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, referred to as a “volume change.” It is also affected by changes in yields earned on interest-earning assets and rates paid on interest-bearing deposits and other borrowed funds, referred to as a “rate change.”

 

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The following table sets forth, for each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the average amounts outstanding, the interest earned or paid on such amounts, and the average rate earned or paid for the quarters ended March 31, 2003 and 2002. The table also sets forth the average rate paid on total interest-bearing liabilities, and the net interest margin on average total interest-earning assets for the same periods. Except as indicated in the footnotes, no tax-equivalent adjustments were made and all average balances are daily average balances. Any nonaccruing loans have been included in the table as loans carrying a zero yield.

 

    

Three Months Ended March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


 
    

Average

Outstanding

Balance


    

Interest

Earned/

Paid


  

Average

Yield/

Rate (4)


    

Average

Outstanding

Balance


    

Interest

Earned/

Paid


  

Average

Yield/

Rate (4)


 
    

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Assets

                                             

Interest-earning assets:

                                             

Loans

  

$

666,870

 

  

$

11,430

  

6.86

%

  

$

417,098

 

  

$

7,756

  

7.44

%

Securities(1)

  

 

989,803

 

  

 

10,742

  

4.34

 

  

 

774,623

 

  

 

10,558

  

5.45

 

Federal funds sold and other temporary investments

  

 

11,916

 

  

 

40

  

1.34

 

  

 

16,290

 

  

 

66

  

1.62

 

    


  

         


  

      

Total interest-earning assets

  

 

1,668,589

 

  

 

22,212

  

5.32

%

  

 

1,208,011

 

  

 

18,380

  

6.09

%

             

                  

      

Less allowance for credit losses

  

 

(9,567

)

                

 

(6,043

)

             
    


                


             

Total interest-earning assets, net of allowance

  

 

1,659,022

 

                

 

1,201,968

 

             

Noninterest-earning assets

  

 

170,687

 

                

 

78,359

 

             
    


                


             

Total assets

  

$

1,829,709

 

                

$

1,280,327

 

             
    


                


             

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

                                             

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                                             

Interest-bearing demand deposits

  

$

335,352

 

  

$

1,001

  

1.19

%

  

$

239,166

 

  

$

793

  

1.33

%

Savings and money market accounts

  

 

376,989

 

  

 

947

  

1.00

 

  

 

277,795

 

  

 

1,249

  

1.80

 

Certificates of deposit

  

 

578,775

 

  

 

3,878

  

2.68

 

  

 

442,152

 

  

 

4,107

  

3.72

 

Federal funds purchased and other borrowings

  

 

30,913

 

  

 

255

  

3.30

 

  

 

13,933

 

  

 

207

  

5.94

 

    


  

         


  

      

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  

 

1,322,029

 

  

 

6,081

  

1.84

%

  

 

973,046

 

  

 

6,356

  

2.61

%

    


  

         


  

      

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

                                             

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

  

 

305,852

 

                

 

180,491

 

             

Company obligated mandatorily redeemable trust preferred securities of subsidiary trusts

  

 

33,000

 

                

 

27,000

 

             

Other liabilities

  

 

10,970

 

                

 

7,023

 

             
    


                


             

Total liabilities

  

 

1,671,851

 

                

 

1,187,560

 

             
    


                


             

Shareholders’ equity

  

 

157,858

 

                

 

92,767

 

             
    


                


             

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  

$

1,829,709

 

                

$

1,280,327

 

             
    


                


             

Net interest rate spread

                  

3.48

%

                  

3.47

%

Net interest income and margin (2)

           

$

16,131

  

3.87

%

           

$

12,024

  

3.98

%

             

                  

      

Net interest income and margin (tax-equivalent basis) (3)

           

$

16,696

  

4.00

%

           

$

12,531

  

4.15

%

             

                  

      

(1)   Yield is based on amortized cost and does not include any component of unrealized gains or losses.

 

(2)   The net interest margin is equal to net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

 

(3)   In order to make pretax income and resultant yields on tax-exempt investments and loans comparable to those on taxable investments and loans, a tax-equivalent adjustment has been computed using a federal income tax rate of 35%.

 

(4)   Annualized.

 

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The following table presents the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense for the major components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and distinguishes between the increase (decrease) related to outstanding balances and the volatility of interest rates. For purposes of this table, changes attributable to both rate and volume which cannot be segregated have been allocated to rate.

 

    

Three Months Ended March 31,


 
    

2003 vs. 2002


 
    

Increase

(Decrease)

Due to


    

Total


 
    

Volume


    

Rate


    
    

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Interest-earning assets:

                          

Loans

  

$

4,645

 

  

$

(971

)

  

$

3,674

 

Securities

  

 

2,933

 

  

 

(2,749

)

  

 

184

 

Federal funds sold and other temporary investments

  

 

(18

)

  

 

(8

)

  

 

(26

)

    


  


  


Total increase (decrease) in interest income

  

 

7,560

 

  

 

(3,728

)

  

 

3,832

 

    


  


  


Interest-bearing liabilities:

                          

Interest-bearing demand deposits

  

 

319

 

  

 

(111

)

  

 

208

 

Savings and money market accounts

  

 

446

 

  

 

(748

)

  

 

(302

)

Certificates of deposit

  

 

1,269

 

  

 

(1,498

)

  

 

(229

)

Federal funds purchased and other borrowings

  

 

252

 

  

 

(204

)

  

 

48

 

    


  


  


Total increase (decrease) in interest expense

  

 

2,286

 

  

 

(2,561

)

  

 

(275

)

    


  


  


Increase in net interest income

  

$

5,274

 

  

$

(1,167

)

  

$

4,107

 

    


  


  


 

Provision for Credit Losses

 

Management actively monitors the Company’s asset quality and provides specific loss provisions when necessary. Provisions for credit losses are charged to income to bring the total allowance for credit losses to a level deemed appropriate by management of the Company based on such factors as historical credit loss experience, industry diversification of the commercial loan portfolio, the amount of nonperforming loans and related collateral, the volume growth and composition of the loan portfolio, current economic conditions that may affect the borrower’s ability to pay and the value of collateral, the evaluation of the loan portfolio through the internal loan review function and other relevant factors.

 

Loans are charged-off against the allowance for credit losses when appropriate. Although management believes it uses the best information available to make determinations with respect to the provision for credit losses, future adjustments may be necessary if economic conditions differ from the assumptions used in making the initial determinations.

 

The Company made a $120,000 provision for credit losses for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 and for the quarter ended March 31, 2002. For the quarter ended March 31, 2003, net charge-offs were $383,000 compared with net recoveries of $21,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2002.

 

Noninterest Income

 

The Company’s primary sources of noninterest income are service charges on deposit accounts and other banking service related fees. Noninterest income totaled $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 compared with $2.2 million for the same period in 2002, an increase of $1.7 million, or 76.8%.

 

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The following table presents, for the periods indicated, the major categories of noninterest income:

 

      

Three Months Ended March 31,


      

2003


    

2002


      

(Dollars in thousands)

Service charges on deposit accounts

    

$

3,255

    

$

1,858

Other noninterest income

    

 

566

    

 

303

      

    

Total noninterest income

    

$

3,821

    

$

2,161

      

    

 

Noninterest Expense

 

Noninterest expense totaled $10.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 compared with $7.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, an increase of $2.8 million, or 37.0%. This increase is principally due to increases in salaries and employee benefits and increases in core deposit intangibles amortization. The following table presents, for the periods indicated, the major categories of noninterest expense:

 

    

Three Months Ended March 31,


    

2003


    

2002


    

(Dollars in thousands)

Salaries and employee benefits

  

$

5,407

    

$

3,909

Non-staff expenses:

               

Net occupancy and equipment expense

  

 

954

    

 

612

Depreciation

  

 

605

    

 

373

Data processing

  

 

615

    

 

457

Communications expense

  

 

618

    

 

400

Professional fees

  

 

182

    

 

120

Regulatory assessments and FDIC insurance

  

 

105

    

 

73

Ad valorem and franchise taxes

  

 

192

    

 

121

Core deposit intangibles amortization

  

 

193

    

 

—  

Minority interest expense-trust preferred securities

  

 

569

    

 

498

Other

  

 

1,060

    

 

1,099

    

    

Total non-staff expenses

  

 

5,093

    

 

3,753

    

    

Total noninterest expense

  

$

10,500

    

$

7,662

    

    

 

Salaries and employee benefit expenses were $5.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 compared with $3.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, an increase of $1.5 million, or 38.3%. The change was principally due to additional staff associated with the Texas Guaranty, First State, Paradigm and Southwest Acquisitions.

 

Non-staff expenses increased $1.3 million, or 35.7%, to $5.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 compared with the same period in 2002. The increase was principally due to additional expenses associated with the Texas Guaranty, First State, Paradigm and Southwest Acquisitions.

 

Income Taxes

 

Income tax expense increased $1.0 million to $2.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 from $1.9 million for the same period in 2002. The increase was primarily attributable to higher pretax net earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 when compared to the same period in 2002.

 

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Loan Portfolio

 

Total loans were $656.6 million at March 31, 2003, a decrease of $23.0 million, or 3.4% from $679.6 million at December 31, 2002. Period end loans comprised 39.4% of average earning assets at March 31, 2003 compared with 49.8% at December 31, 2002.

 

The following table summarizes the loan portfolio of the Company by type of loan as of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002:

 

    

March 31,

2003


    

December 31,

2002


 
    

Amount


  

Percent


    

Amount


  

Percent


 
    

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Commercial and industrial

  

$

90,122

  

13.7

%

  

$

93,797

  

13.8

%

Real estate:

                           

Construction and land development

  

 

42,356

  

6.5

 

  

 

52,377

  

7.7

 

1-4 family residential

  

 

204,845

  

31.2

 

  

 

206,586

  

30.4

 

Home equity

  

 

26,022

  

4.0

 

  

 

23,249

  

3.4

 

Commercial mortgages

  

 

182,049

  

27.7

 

  

 

183,970

  

27.1

 

Farmland

  

 

12,391

  

1.9

 

  

 

11,887

  

1.7

 

Multifamily residential

  

 

14,790

  

2.3

 

  

 

15,502

  

2.3

 

Agriculture

  

 

23,421

  

3.5

 

  

 

24,683

  

3.6

 

Other

  

 

2,817

  

0.4

 

  

 

3,020

  

0.4

 

Consumer

  

 

57,755

  

8.8

 

  

 

64,488

  

9.6

 

    

  

  

  

Total loans

  

$

656,568

  

100.0

%

  

$

679,559

  

100.0

%

    

  

  

  

 

Nonperforming Assets

 

The Company had $3.5 million in nonperforming assets at March 31, 2003 and $2.6 million in nonperforming assets at December 31, 2002.

 

The Company generally places a loan on nonaccrual status and ceases accruing interest when the payment of principal or interest is delinquent for 90 days, or earlier in some cases, unless the loan is in the process of collection and the underlying collateral fully supports the carrying value of the loan. The Company generally charges off all loans before attaining nonaccrual status.

 

The following table presents information regarding nonperforming assets as of the dates indicated.

 

    

March 31,

2003


    

December 31,

2002


 
    

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Nonaccrual loans

  

$

2,630

 

  

$

1,125

 

Restructured loans

  

 

—  

 

  

 

—  

 

Other non-performing loans

  

 

—  

 

  

 

1,100

 

Accruing loans 90 or more days past due

  

 

247

 

  

 

120

 

    


  


Total nonperforming loans

  

 

2,877

 

  

 

2,345

 

Repossessed assets

  

 

55

 

  

 

46

 

Other real estate

  

 

527

 

  

 

219

 

    


  


Total nonperforming assets

  

$

3,459

 

  

$

2,610

 

    


  


Non-performing assets to total loans and other real estate

  

 

0.53

%

  

 

0.38

%

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

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Management actively monitors the Company’s asset quality and provides specific loss allowances when necessary. Loans are charged-off against the allowance for credit losses when appropriate. Although management believes it uses the best information available to make determinations with respect to the allowance for credit losses, future adjustments may be necessary if economic conditions differ from the assumptions used in making the initial determinations. As of March 31, 2003, the allowance for credit losses amounted to $9.3 million, or 1.42% of total loans compared with $9.6 million, or 1.41% of total loans at December 31, 2002.

 

Set forth below is an analysis of the allowance for credit losses for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and the year ended December 31, 2002:

 

      

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2003


      

Year Ended

December 31, 2002


 
      

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Average loans outstanding

    

$

666,870

 

    

$

524,885

 

      


    


Gross loans outstanding at end of period

    

$

656,568

 

    

$

679,559

 

      


    


Allowance for credit losses at beginning of period

    

$

9,580

 

    

$

5,985

 

Balance acquired with the Texas Guaranty, First State, Paradigm, FNB and Southwest Acquisitions, respectively

    

 

—  

 

    

 

2,981

 

Provision for credit losses

    

 

120

 

    

 

1,010

 

Charge-offs:

                     

Commercial and industrial

    

 

(329

)

    

 

(356

)

Real estate and agriculture

    

 

(84

)

    

 

(231

)

Consumer

    

 

(177

)

    

 

(180

)

Recoveries:

                     

Commercial and industrial

    

 

86

 

    

 

111

 

Real estate and agriculture

    

 

90

 

    

 

175

 

Consumer

    

 

32

 

    

 

85

 

      


    


Net charge-offs

    

 

(382

)

    

 

(396

)

      


    


Allowance for credit losses at end of period

    

$

9,318

 

    

$

9,580

 

      


    


Ratio of allowance to end of period loans

    

 

1.42

%

    

 

1.41

%

Ratio of charge-offs to average loans

    

 

0.06

%

    

 

0.08

%

Ratio of nonperforming loans to end of period loans

    

 

269.4

%

    

 

408.5

%

 

Securities

 

Securities totaled $1.06 billion at March 31, 2003 compared with $950.3 million at December 31 2002, an increase of $106.0 million, or 11.2%. The increase was principally due to increased growth in deposits and a decrease in total loans. At March 31, 2003, securities represented 56.2% of total assets compared with 52.2% of total assets at December 31, 2002.

 

Premises and Equipment

 

Premises and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, totaled $27.5 million and $27.0 million at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.

 

Deposits

 

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Total deposits were $1.63 billion at March 31, 2003 compared with $1.59 billion at December 31, 2002, an increase of $47.7 million or 3.0%. At March 31, 2003, non-interest bearing deposits accounted for approximately 19.1% of total deposits compared with 20.7% of total deposits at December 31, 2002. Interest-bearing demand deposits totaled $1.32 billion, or 80.9%, of total deposits at March 31, 2003 compared with $1.26 billion, or 79.3%, of total deposits at December 31, 2002.

 

Other Borrowings

 

Deposits are the primary source of funds for the Company’s lending and investment activities. Occasionally, the Company obtains additional funds from the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) and correspondent banks. At March 31, 2003, the Company had $40.0 million in FHLB borrowings, of which $12.5 million consisted of FHLB notes payable and $27.5 million consisted of FHLB advances. The FHLB advances are secured by a blanket lien on the Bank’s first mortgage loans against one-to-four family residential properties. The maturity dates on the FHLB notes payable range from the years 2004 to 2018 and have interest rates ranging from 5.95% to 6.48%. At December 31, 2002, the Company had $37.9 million in FHLB borrowings of which $12.6 million consisted of FHLB notes payable and $25.3 million consisted of FHLB advances.

 

At March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under a revolving line of credit extended by a commercial bank.

 

Trust Preferred Securities

 

At March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, the Company’s subsidiary trusts had outstanding $33.0 in million trust preferred securities.

 

Liquidity

 

Effective management of balance sheet liquidity is necessary to fund growth in earning assets and to pay liability maturities, depository customers’ withdrawal requirements and shareholders’ dividends. The Company has numerous sources of liquidity including a significant portfolio of shorter-term assets, marketable investment securities (excluding those presently classified as “held-to-maturity”), increases in customers’ deposits, and access to borrowing arrangements. Available borrowing arrangements maintained by the Company include federal funds lines with other commercial banks and an advancement arrangement with the FHLB.

 

Asset liquidity is provided by cash and assets which are readily marketable or which will mature in the near future. As of March 31, 2003, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $55.6 million, down from $80.8 million at December 31, 2002.

 

The Company’s future cash payments associated with its contractual obligations pursuant to its long-term debt and operating leases as of March 31, 2003 are summarized below:

 

    

Payments due in:


    

Remaining

Fiscal 2003


  

Fiscal

2004-2005


  

Fiscal

2006-2007


  

Thereafter


  

Total


    

(Dollars in thousands)

Company-obligated manditorily redeemable trust preferred securities of subsidiary trusts

  

$

—  

  

$

—  

  

$

—  

  

$

33,000

  

$

33,000

Long-term debt

  

 

532

  

 

    2,118

  

 

    2,459

  

 

7,357

  

 

12,466

Operating leases

  

 

987

  

 

1,702

  

 

1,017

  

 

933

  

 

4,639

    

  

  

  

  

Total

  

$

1,519

  

$

3,820

  

$

3,476

  

$

41,290

  

$

50,105

    

  

  

  

  

 

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Off Balance Sheet Items

 

 

The Company’s commitments associated with outstanding letters of credit and commitments to extend credit as of March 31, 2003 are summarized below. Since commitments associated with letters of credit and commitments to extend credit may expire unused, the amounts shown do not necessarily reflect the actual future cash funding requirements:

 

    

Remaining Fiscal 2003


  

Fiscal

2004-2005


  

Fiscal

2006-2007


  

Thereafter


  

Total


    

(Dollars in thousands)

Standby letters of credit

  

$

1,572

  

$

596

  

$

20

  

$

6

  

$

2,194

Commitments to extend credit

  

 

53,192

  

 

    18,877

  

 

        923

  

 

9,244

  

 

82,236

    

  

  

  

  

Total

  

$

54,764

  

$

19,473

  

$

943

  

$

9,250

  

$

84,430

    

  

  

  

  

 

Capital Resources

 

Total shareholders’ equity was $160.3 million at March 31, 2003 compared with $154.7 million at December 31, 2002, an increase of $5.5 million, or 3.6%. The increase was due primarily to net earnings of $6.4 million partially offset by dividends paid of $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003.

 

Both the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, with respect to the Company, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), with respect to the Bank, have established certain minimum risk-based capital standards that apply to bank holding companies and federally insured banks. As of March 31, 2003, the Company’s Tier 1 risk-based capital, total risk-based capital and leverage capital ratios were 14.93%, 16.10% and 6.73%, respectively. As of March 31, 2003, the Bank’s risk-based capital ratios were above the levels required for the Bank to be designated as “well capitalized” by the FDIC, with Tier-1 risk-based capital, total risk-based capital and leverage capital ratios of 14.84%, 16.02% and 6.69%, respectively.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

The Company manages market risk, which for the Company is primarily interest rate risk, through its Asset Liability Committee which is composed of senior officers of the Company, in accordance with policies approved by the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

The Company uses simulation analysis to examine the potential effects of market changes on net interest income and market value. It considers macroeconomic variables, Company strategy, liquidity and other factors as it quantifies market risk. See Form 10-K, Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Results of Operations-Interest Rate Sensitivity and Liquidity” which was filed on March 7, 2003 for further discussion.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Within 90 days prior to the date of this report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of it’s management, including it’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of it’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported to the Company’s management within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

 

Changes in internal controls. Subsequent to the date of their evaluation, there were no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, and there were no corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses based on such evaluation.

 

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

Not Applicable

 

ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

  a.   Not applicable
  b.   Not applicable
  c.   Not applicable
  d.   Not applicable

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

Not applicable

 

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

 

Not applicable

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Not applicable

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

 

  a.   Exhibits:

 

Exhibit Number


       

Description


99.1

  

—  

  

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C., Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99.2

  

—  

  

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C., Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

b. Reports on Form 8-K

 

  (i)   The Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 5 of Form 8-K on March 5, 2003 to announce that is had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire Dallas Bancshares Corporation and its subsidiary bank, BankDallas, SSB, located in Dallas, Texas.

 

  (ii)   The Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 5 of Form 8-K on February 3, 2003 to announce it had entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement to acquire Abrams Centre National Bank located in Dallas, Texas.

 

  (iii)   The Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 5 of Form 8-K on January 16, 2003 to announce the release of the Company’s earnings for the fourth quarter 2002.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

       

PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC. SM

(Registrant)

Date:

 

05/14/03        


     

/s/    DAVID ZALMAN        


           

David Zalman

Chief Executive Officer/President

 

Date:

 

05/14/03        


     

/s/    DAVID HOLLAWAY        


           

David Hollaway

Chief Financial Officer

 

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I, David Zalman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the registrant, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Date: May 14, 2003

 

/s/    DAVID ZALMAN         


David Zalman

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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I, David Hollaway, Chief Financial Officer of the registrant, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Date: May 14, 2003

 

/s/    DAVID HOLLAWAY        


David Hollaway

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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