Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


Form 10-Q

 


Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15 (d)

of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.

For Quarter ended September 30, 2007

Commission File Number 0-15261

 


Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Pennsylvania   23-2434506

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

identification No.)

 

801 Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania   19010
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (610) 525-1700

Not Applicable

Former name, former address and fiscal year, if changed since last report.

 


Indicate by check whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports 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 whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer  ¨    Accelerated filer  x    Non-accelerated filer  ¨

Indicate by check whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes  ¨    No  x

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

 

Class

  

Outstanding at November 1, 2007

Common Stock, par value $1    8,518,634

 



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BRYN MAWR BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

QUARTER ENDED September 30, 2007

Index

 

PART I -   FINANCIAL INFORMATION   
ITEM 1.   Financial Statements (unaudited)   
  Consolidated Financial Statements    Page 3
  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements    Page 7
ITEM 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    Page 17
ITEM 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks    Page 36
ITEM 4.   Controls and Procedures    Page 36
PART II -   OTHER INFORMATION    Page 37
ITEM 1.   Legal Proceedings    Page 37
ITEM 1A.   Risk Factors    Page 37
ITEM 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    Page 37
ITEM 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities    Page 37
ITEM 4.   Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders    Page 37
ITEM 5.   Other Information    Page 37
ITEM 6.   Exhibits    Page 37

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

BRYN MAWR BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Income

Unaudited

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30
   Nine Months Ended
September 30

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

   2007    2006    2007    2006

Net interest income:

           

Interest income and fees:

           

Loans and leases

   $ 13,499    $ 11,418    $ 38,083    $ 31,961

Federal funds sold

     65      44      112      128

Interest bearing deposits with banks

     42      11      56      24

Investment securities

     541      544      1,667      1,347
                           

Total interest income

     14,147      12,017      39,918      33,460

Interest expense:

           

Savings, NOW, and market rate accounts

     1,041      1,029      3,015      2,784

Time deposits

     2,282      2,025      6,449      4,952

Wholesale deposits

     1,630      278      3,183      298

Borrowed funds

     495      295      1,682      552
                           

Total interest expense

     5,448      3,627      14,329      8,586
                           

Net interest income

     8,699      8,390      25,589      24,874

Loan and lease loss provision

     —        258      490      621
                           

Net interest income after loan and lease loss provision

     8,699      8,132      25,099      24,253
                           

Non-interest income:

           

Fees for wealth management services

     3,310      3,013      10,020      9,181

Service charges on deposit accounts

     363      388      1,079      1,164

Loan servicing and other fees

     276      271      833      843

Net gain on sale of loans

     358      268      897      772

Net gain on sale of OREO

     —        —        110      —  

Net gain on sale of real estate

     —        —        1,333      —  

BOLI income

     175      —        259      —  

Other operating income

     689      623      1,850      1,777
                           

Total non-interest income

     5,171      4,563      16,381      13,737
                           

Non-interest expenses:

           

Salaries and wages

     4,536      4,166      12,565      11,829

Employee benefits

     1,056      830      3,334      3,279

Occupancy and bank premises

     739      636      2,137      1,902

Furniture, fixtures, and equipment

     522      486      1,542      1,444

Advertising

     237      187      908      660

Amortization of mortgage servicing rights

     88      88      257      258

Professional fees

     342      285      1,213      791

Other operating expenses

     1,260      1,152      4,012      3,414
                           

Total non-interest expenses

     8,780      7,830      25,968      23,577
                           

Income before income taxes

     5,090      4,865      15,512      14,413

Income taxes

     1,635      1,630      4,990      4,905
                           

Net income

   $ 3,455    $ 3,235    $ 10,522    $ 9,508
                           

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.41    $ 0.38    $ 1.23    $ 1.11

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.40    $ 0.37    $ 1.22    $ 1.09

Dividends declared per share

   $ 0.13    $ 0.12    $ 0.37    $ 0.34

Weighted-average basic shares outstanding

     8,520,843      8,575,170      8,545,828      8,574,420

Dilutive potential common shares

     76,385      109,995      103,315      110,044
                           

Weighted-average dilutive shares outstanding

     8,597,228      8,685,165      8,649,143      8,684,464
                           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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BRYN MAWR BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Unaudited

 

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

  

September 30,

2007

   

December 31,

2006

 
Assets     

Cash and due from banks

   $ 21,330     $ 61,473  

Interest bearing deposits with banks

     1,002       532  
                

Total cash and cash equivalents

     22,332       62,005  

Investment securities available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $43,842 and $48,632 as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively)

     43,720       48,232  

Loans held for sale

     5,757       3,726  

Portfolio loans and leases

     775,223       681,291  

Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses

     (8,292 )     (8,122 )
                

Net portfolio loans and leases

     766,931       673,169  

Premises and equipment, net

     16,604       16,571  

Accrued interest receivable

     4,331       4,232  

Deferred income taxes

     3,071       2,946  

Mortgage servicing rights

     2,812       2,883  

Bank Owned Life Insurance (“BOLI”)

     15,259       —    

Other assets

     13,891       12,896  
                

Total assets

   $ 894,708     $ 826,660  
                
Liabilities     

Deposits:

    

Noninterest-bearing demand

   $ 138,254     $ 198,546  

Savings, NOW and market rate accounts

     274,606       295,521  

Time deposits

     194,199       170,446  

Wholesale deposits

     114,565       49,976  
                

Total deposits

     721,624       714,489  
                

Borrowed funds

     68,500       15,000  

Accrued interest payable

     4,572       4,346  

Other liabilities

     11,156       10,442  
                

Total liabilities

     805,852       744,277  
                
Shareholders’ equity     

Common stock, par value $1; authorized 25,000,000 shares; issued 11,426,882 and 11,373,182 shares as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 respectively and outstanding of 8,518,634 and 8,562,209 shares as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively

     11,427       11,373  

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

     11,564       10,598  

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes

     (3,978 )     (4,450 )

Retained earnings

     99,466       92,106  
                
     118,479       109,627  

Less: Common stock in treasury at cost — 2,908,248 and 2,810,973 shares as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 respectively

     (29,623 )     (27,244 )
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     88,856       82,383  
                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 894,708     $ 826,660  
                

Book value per share

   $ 10.43     $ 9.62  
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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BRYN MAWR BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Unaudited

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30
 

(dollars in thousands)

   2007     2006  

Operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 10,522     $ 9,508  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:

    

Provision for loan and lease losses

     490       621  

Provision for depreciation and amortization

     1,188       1,096  

Loans originated for resale

     (69,363 )     (52,563 )

Proceeds from loans sold

     68,228       48,479  

Gain on sale of loans

     (897 )     (772 )

Gain on sale of real estate

     (1,333 )     —    

Provision for deferred income taxes (benefit)

     (373 )     (1,065 )

Change in income tax payable/receivable

     1,014       245  

Change in accrued interest receivable

     (99 )     (592 )

Change in accrued interest payable

     226       1,443  

Change in mortgage servicing rights, net

     71       58  

Other, net

     (1,130 )     (935 )
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     8,544       5,523  
                
Investing activities:     

Purchases of investment securities

     (2,511 )     (24,858 )

Proceeds from maturity of investment securities and mortgage-backed securities pay downs

     7,233       5,627  

Proceeds from calls of investment securities

     —         —    

Proceeds from sale of real estate

     1,850       —    

Purchase of Bank Owned Life Insurance (“BOLI”)

     (15,000 )     —    

Net portfolio loan and lease (originations) repayments

     (94,253 )     (71,938 )

Net change in premises and equipment

     (1,660 )     (1,878 )

Sale of other real estate owned (“OREO”)

     110       25  
                

Net cash used by investing activities

     (104,231 )     (93,022 )
                

Financing activities:

    

Change in demand, NOW, savings and market rate deposit accounts

     (81,207 )     (52,358 )

Change in time deposits

     23,753       24,390  

Change in wholesale deposits

     64,589       29,963  

Dividends paid

     (3,162 )     (2,916 )

Change in borrowed funds

     53,500       46,300  

Purchase of treasury stock

     (2,419 )     (1,559 )

Tax benefit from exercise of stock options

     168       197  

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     792       1,305  
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     56,014       45,322  
                

Change in cash and cash equivalents

     (39,673 )     (42,177 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     62,005       66,642  
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 22,332     $ 24,465  
                

Supplemental cash flow information:

    

Cash paid during the year for:

    

Income taxes paid

   $ 4,188     $ 5,412  

Interest paid

   $ 14,103     $ 7,143  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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BRYN MAWR BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Unaudited

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30

(dollars in thousands)

   2007    2006

Net income

   $ 3,455    $ 3,235

Other comprehensive income:

     

Unrealized investment gains (losses) net of tax expense (benefit) $163 and $245, respectively

     304      454

Change in unfunded pension liability, net of tax (benefit) expense of $150 and $0, respectively

     281      —  
             

Total comprehensive income

   $ 4,040    $ 3,689
             
     Nine Months Ended
September 30

(dollars in thousands)

   2007    2006

Net income

   $ 10,522    $ 9,508

Other comprehensive income:

     

Unrealized investment gains (losses) net of tax expense (benefit) $98 and $79, respectively

     181      148

Change in unfunded pension liability, net of tax (benefit) expense of $157 and $0, respectively

     291      —  
             

Total comprehensive income

   $ 10,994    $ 9,656
             

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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BRYN MAWR BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2007 and 2006

(Unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation:

The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information. In the opinion of Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation’s (the “Corporation”) Management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial position and the results of operations for the interim period presented have been included. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in the Corporation’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Corporation’s consolidated financial condition and results of operations consist almost entirely of The Bryn Mawr Trust Company’s (the “Bank”) financial condition and results of operations.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

The results of operations for the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

Statements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board are noted in these statements by the abbreviation “FAS”.

2. Earnings Per Common Share:

The Corporation follows the provisions of FAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share” (“FAS 128”). Basic earnings per common share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share takes into account the potential dilution, computed pursuant to the treasury stock method, that could occur if stock options were exercised and converted into common stock. The effects of stock options are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share in periods in which the effect would be antidilutive. All weighted average shares, actual shares and per share information in the financial statements have been adjusted retroactively for the effect of stock dividends and splits.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30
  

Nine Months Ended

September 30

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

   2007    2006    2007    2006

Numerator:

           

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 3,455    $ 3,235    $ 10,522    $ 9,508
                           

Denominator for basic earnings per share – weighted average shares outstanding

     8,520,843      8,575,170      8,545,828      8,574,420

Effect of dilutive potential common shares

     76,385      109,995      103,315      110,044
                           

Denominator for diluted earnings per share—adjusted weighted average shares outstanding

     8,597,228      8,685,165      8,649,143      8,684,464
                           

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.41    $ 0.38    $ 1.23    $ 1.11

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.40    $ 0.37    $ 1.22    $ 1.09

Antidilutive shares excluded from computation of average dilutive earnings per share

     61,467      2,250      30,395      3,250

3. Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

The allowance for loan and lease losses is established through a provision for loan and lease losses charged as an expense. Loans are charged against the allowance for loan and lease losses when Management believes that such amounts are uncollectible. The allowance for loan and lease losses is maintained at a level that Management believes is sufficient to absorb estimated probable credit losses. Note 1, – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, included in the Corporation’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10K contains additional information relative to Management’s determination of the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses.

 

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4. Stock Based Compensation

The Corporation adopted FAS No. 123R “Share-Based Payments” (“FAS 123R”) effective January 1, 2006. FAS 123R establishes accounting for stock-based awards exchanged for employee services. Accordingly, stock based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as an expense over the vesting period.

The Corporation previously applied Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations and provided the required pro forma disclosures of FAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“FAS 123”).

Generally, the approach in FAS 123R to stock-based payment accounting is similar to FAS 123. However, FAS 123R requires all share-based payments, including grants of stock options, be recognized as compensation cost in the statement of income at their fair value. Pro forma disclosure for periods beginning after January 1, 2006 is not an alternative under FAS 123R.

The Corporation elected to adopt FAS 123R using the modified prospective application method in which compensation cost is recognized beginning with the effective date (a) based upon the requirements of FAS 123R for all share-based payments granted after the effective date, and (b) based on the requirements of FAS 123 for all awards granted prior to the effective date of FAS 123R that remain unvested on the effective date.

The Corporation’s stock-based compensation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 was $35 thousand and $57 thousand, respectively. This expense had no material impact on earnings or diluted earnings per share in either period.

On April 25, 2007 the Shareholders approved the Corporation’s “2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan” (“LTIP”). The purpose of the LTIP is to promote the success and enhance the value of the Corporation by providing long term incentives to directors and employees of the Corporation. The Corporation’s LTIP permits the issuance of stock options, dividend equivalents, performance awards, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and/or restricted stock units to employees and directors of the Corporation. The terms and conditions of awards under the LTIP are determined by the Corporation’s Compensation Committee. For stock options, the option price is the closing price for the stock on the day preceding the date of the grant. Stock options are exercised over a period determined by the Compensation Committee; however, the option period will not be longer than ten years from the date of the grant. A total of 428,996 shares of the Corporation’s common stock were made available by the Board of Directors in April, 2007 for grants of awards under the LTIP. As of September 30, 2007 there were 300,496 available for future grant. On August 29, 2007, 128,500 option grants were issued to employees and directors at a price of $22, the closing price on August 28, 2007. These grants were issued with a ten year maturity and vest over a five year period at 20% per year on the anniversary of the grant date. The Corporation’s practice is to issue option related shares from authorized but unissued shares.

Stock Option Plans authorized prior to April 25, 2007 have 10,189 share available for future grant as of September 30, 2007. The option price is set at the closing price for the stock on the day preceeding the date of the grants. Options granted may either be “incentive stock options” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code, or non-qualified options. The stock options are exercisable over a period determined by the Compensation Committee; however, the option period will not be longer than ten years from the date of the grant. The vesting period of option grants issued is also determined by the Corporation’s Compensation Committee. During the first quarter of 2007, 4,000 option grants were issued with a three-year vesting period.

The following table provides information about options outstanding for the three-months ended September 30, 2007:

 

     Shares   

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

  

Weighted

Average Grant

Date Fair Value

Options outstanding June 30, 2007

   740,200    $ 17.90    $ 3.89

Granted

   128,500      22.00      4.90

Forfeited

   —        

Expired

   —        

Exercised

   —        
          

Options outstanding September 30, 2007

   868,700    $ 18.51    $ 4.04
          

 

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The following table provides information about unvested options for the three-months ended September 30, 2007:

 

     Shares   

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

  

Weighted

Average Grant

Date Fair Value

Unvested options June 30, 2007

   14,167    $ 23.23    $ 6.60

Granted

   128,500      22.00      4.90

Vested

   —        

Forfeited

   —        
          

Unvested options September 30, 2007

   142,667    $ 22.12    $ 5.07
          

The following table provides information about options outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2007:

 

     Shares    

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

  

Weighted

Average Grant

Date Fair Value

Options outstanding December 31, 2006

   789,900     $ 17.66    $ 3.81

Granted

   132,500       22.05      4.96

Forfeited

   —         

Expired

   —         

Exercised

   (53,700 )     14.75      3.04
           

Options outstanding September 30, 2007

   868,700     $ 18.51    $ 4.04
           

The following table provides information about unvested options for the nine-months ended September 30, 2007:

 

     Shares    

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

  

Weighted

Average Grant

Date Fair Value

Unvested options December 31, 2006

   11,375     $ 22.89    $ 6.44

Granted

   132,500       22.05      4.96

Vested

   (1,208 )     21.83      5.90

Forfeited

   —         —        —  
           

Unvested options September 30, 2007

   142,667     $ 22.12    $ 5.07
           

The total not-yet-recognized compensation expense of unvested stock options is $690,000. This expense will be recognized over a weighted average period of 56 months.

Proceeds, related tax benefits realized from options exercised and intrinsic value of options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:

 

     2007    2006

Proceeds from strike price of options exercised

   $ 792,000    $ 1,305,000

Related tax benefit recognized

     168,000      197,000
             

Proceeds of options exercised

   $ 960,000    $ 1,502,000
             

Intrinsic value of options exercised

   $ 481,000    $ 564,000
             

The following table provides information about options outstanding and exercisable options at September 30, 2007:

 

     Outstanding    Exercisable

Number

     868,700      726,033

Weighted average exercise price

   $ 18.51    $ 17.80

Aggregate intrinsic value

   $ 3,043,421    $ 3,042,983

Weighted average contractual term (in years)

     6.46      5.79

 

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For the three months ended September 30, 2007 the fair value of option grants was determined at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model and the following assumptions:

 

Expected average risk-free interest rate

   4.40 %

Expected average life (in years)

   6.89 years  

Expected volatility

   20.03 %

Expected dividend yield

   2.36 %

5. Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans

The Corporation sponsors two pension plans; the qualified defined benefit pension plan (“QDBP”) and the non-qualified defined benefit pension plan (“SERP”). In addition, the Corporation also sponsors a post-retirement benefit plan (“PRBP”).

The following table provides a reconciliation of the components of the net periodic benefits cost for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006:

 

    

For Three months

Ended September 30

 
    

Non-Qualified

Defined Benefit

Pension Plan

   Qualified
Defined Benefit
Pension Plan
    Post-
Retirement
Benefit Plan
 
     2007    2006    2007     2006     2007     2006  

Service cost

   $ 15    $ 10    $ 313     $ 238     $ 1     $ 3  

Interest cost

     28      24      438       375       19       10  

Expected return on plan assets

     —        —        (637 )     (553 )     —         —    

Amortization of transition obligation

     —        —        —         —         6       7  

Amortization of prior service costs

     11      12      20       21       (34 )     (35 )

Amortization of net (gain) loss

     6      —        114       84       14       (7 )
                                              

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 60    $ 46    $ 248     $ 165     $ 6     $ (22 )
                                              

The following table provides a reconciliation of the components of the net periodic benefits cost for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006:

 

     For Nine months
Ended September 30
 
     Non-Qualified
Defined Benefit
Pension Plan
   Qualified
Defined Benefit
Pension Plan
    Post-
Retirement
Benefit Plan
 
     2007    2006    2007     2006     2007     2006  

Service cost

   $ 46    $ 28    $ 938     $ 866     $ 3     $ 9  

Interest cost

     85      74      1,314       1,193       57       81  

Expected return on plan assets

     —        —        (1,910 )     (1,667 )     —         —    

Amortization of transition obligation

     —        —        —         —         19       19  

Amortization of prior service costs

     33      36      61       61       (103 )     (103 )

Amortization of net (gain) loss

     19      —        343       366       43       95  
                                              

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 183    $ 138    $ 746     $ 819     $ 19     $ 101  
                                              

As stated in the Corporation’s 2006 Annual Report, the Corporation does not have any minimum funding requirement for its QDBP for 2007. The Corporation contributed $97 thousand during the first nine months of 2007 and is expected to contribute approximately $130 thousand to the SERP plan for 2007. Additionally, the Corporation contributed $136 thousand to the PRBP during the first nine months of 2007 and expects to contribute an additional $62 thousand in 2007. As of September 30, 2007 no contributions have been made to QDBP for 2007.

Effective May 31, 2007, certain post-retirement benefits were curtailed and will be paid out in a lump-sum distribution to the individual plan participants by the end of the first quarter of 2008.

 

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6. Segment Information

FAS No. 131, “Segment Reporting” (“FAS 131”), identifies operating segments as components of an enterprise which are evaluated regularly by the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Corporation has applied the aggregation criterion set forth in FAS 131 to the results of its operations.

Segment information for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 is as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   2007  
     Banking    

Wealth

Management

   

Mortgage

Banking

   

All

Other

    Consolidated  

Net interest income

   $ 8,679       —       $ 17     $ 3     $ 8,699  

Less: Loan loss provision

     —         —         —         —         —    
                                        

Net interest income after loan and lease loss provision

     8,679       —         17       3       8,699  

Other income:

          

Fees for wealth management services

     —         3,310       —         —         3,310  

Service charges on deposit accounts

     363       —         —         —         363  

Loan servicing and other fees

     55       —         221       —         276  

Net gain on sale of loans

     —         —         358       —         358  

Net gain on sale of real estate

     —         —         —         —         —    

BOLI income

     175       —         —         —         175  

Other income

     573       —         54       62       689  
                                        

Total other income

     1,166       3,310       633       62       5,171  

Other expenses:

          

Salaries and wages

     3,006       1,152       302       76       4,536  

Employee benefits

     791       211       44       10       1,056  

Occupancy and bank premises

     1,121       136       44       (40 )     1,261  

Other operating expense

     1,545       242       213       (73 )     1,927  
                                        

Total other expense

     6,463       1,741       603       (27 )     8,780  
                                        

Segment profit before income taxes

     3,382       1,569       47       92       5,090  

Intersegment pretax revenues (expenses)*

     153       45       10       (208 )     —    
                                        

Segment pretax profit (loss)

   $ 3,535     $ 1,614     $ 57     $ (116 )   $ 5,090  
                                        

% of segment pretax profit (loss)

     69.5 %     31.7 %     1.1 %     (2.3 %)     100 %
                                        

* Intersegment revenues and expenses consist of rental payments, insurance commissions and a management fee.

 

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Segment information for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 is as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   2006  
     Banking    

Wealth

Management

   

Mortgage

Banking

   

All

Other

    Consolidated  

Net interest income

   $ 8,384       —       $ 5     $ 1     $ 8,390  

Less: Loan loss provision

     258       —         —         —         258  
                                        

Net interest income after loan loss provision

     8,126       —         5       1       8,132  

Other income:

          

Fees for wealth management services

     —         3,013       —         —         3,013  

Service charges on deposit accounts

     388       —         —         —         388  

Loan servicing and other fees

     9       —         262       —         271  

Net gain on sale of loans

     —         —         268       —         268  

Other operating income

     442       —         78       103       623  
                                        

Total other income

     839       3,013       608       103       4,563  

Other expenses:

          

Salaries and wages

     2,886       1,054       177       49       4,166  

Employee benefits

     580       210       30       10       830  

Occupancy and bank premises

     969       145       39       (31 )     1,122  

Other operating expense

     1,366       254       154       (62 )     1,712  
                                        

Total other expense

     5,801       1,663       400       (34 )     7,830  
                                        

Segment profit before income taxes

     3,164       1,350       213       138       4,865  

Intersegment pretax revenues (expenses)*

     122       45       —         (167 )     —    
                                        

Segment pretax profit (loss)

   $ 3,286     $ 1,395     $ 213     $ (29 )   $ 4,865  
                                        

% of segment pretax profit (loss)

     67.5 %     28.7 %     4.4 %     (0.6 %)     100 %
                                        

* Intersegment revenues and expenses consist of rental payments, insurance commissions and a management fee.

 

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Segment information for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 is as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   2007  
     Banking    

Wealth

Management

   

Mortgage

Banking

   

All

Other

    Consolidated  

Net interest income

   $ 25,513     $ —       $ 69     $ 7     $ 25,589  

Less: Loan loss provision

     490       —         —         —         490  
                                        

Net interest income after loan and lease loss provision

     25,023       —         69       7       25,099  

Other income:

          

Fees for wealth management services

     —         10,020       —         —         10,020  

Service charges on deposit accounts

     1,079       —         —         —         1,079  

Loan servicing and other fees

     94       —         739       —         833  

Net gain on sale of loans

     —         —         897       —         897  

Net gain on sale of real estate

     1,333       —         —         —         1,333  

BOLI income

     259             259  

Other income

     1,586       —         222       152       1,960  
                                        

Total other income

     4,351       10,020       1,858       152       16,381  

Other expenses:

          

Salaries and wages

     8,333       3,359       673       200       12,565  

Employee benefits

     2,566       631       105       32       3,334  

Occupancy and bank premises

     3,264       413       121       (119 )     3,679  

Other operating expense

     5,234       762       525       (131 )     6,390  
                                        

Total other expense

     19,397       5,165       1,424       (18 )     25,968  
                                        

Segment profit before income taxes

     9,977       4,855       503       177       15,512  

Intersegment pretax revenues (expenses) *

     472       135       30       (637 )     —    
                                        

Segment pretax profit (loss)

   $ 10,449     $ 4,990     $ 533     $ (460 )   $ 15,512  
                                        

% of segment pretax profit (loss)

     67.4 %     32.2 %     3.4 %     (3.0 %)     100 %
                                        

* Intersegment revenues and expenses consist of rental payments, insurance commissions and a management fee.

 

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Segment information for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 is as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   2006  
     Banking    

Wealth

Management

   

Mortgage

Banking

   

All

Other

    Consolidated  

Net interest income

   $ 24,803     $ —       $ 58     $ 13     $ 24,874  

Less: Loan loss provision

     621       —         —         —         621  
                                        

Net interest income after loan loss provision

     24,182       —         58       13       24,253  

Other income:

          

Fees for wealth management services

     —         9,181       —         —         9,181  

Service charges on deposit accounts

     1,164       —         —         —         1,164  

Loan servicing and other fees

     29       —         814       —         843  

Net gain on sale of loans

     —         —         772       —         772  

Net gain on sale of real estate

     —         —         —         —      

Other operating income

     1,348       —         187       242       1,777  
                                        

Total other income

     2,541       9,181       1,773       242       13,737  

Other expenses:

          

Salaries and wages

     7,995       3,145       486       203       11,829  

Employee benefits

     2,518       637       89       35       3,279  

Occupancy and bank premises

     2,856       453       129       (92 )     3,346  

Other operating expense

     4,118       767       465       (227 )     5,123  
                                        

Total other expense

     17,487       5,002       1,169       (81 )     23,577  
                                        

Segment profit (loss) before income taxes

     9,236       4,179       662       336       14,413  

Intersegment pretax revenues (expenses) *

     484       135       —         (619 )     —    
                                        

Segment pretax profit (loss)

   $ 9,720     $ 4,314     $ 662     $ (283 )   $ 14,413  
                                        

% of segment pretax profit (loss)

     67.4 %     29.9 %     4.6 %     (1.9 %)     100.0 %
                                        

* Intersegment revenues and expenses consist of rental payments, insurance commissions and a management fee.

Other segment information at September 30, 2007 and 2006 is as follows:

 

(dollars in millions)

   2007    2006

Wealth Management Segment:

     

Wealth Assets Under Management and Administration

   $ 2,675.3    $ 2,243.6

Mortgage Banking Segment:

     

Mortgage Loans Serviced for Others

   $ 364.7    $ 385.9

Mortgage Servicing Rights

   $ 2.8    $ 2.9

Banking Segment: Substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its’ subsidiaries are related to the Banking Segment and are reflected on the consolidated balance sheets in these financial statements.

 

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7. Mortgage Servicing Rights

The following summarizes the Corporation’s activity related to mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006:

 

(dollars in thousands)

   2007     2006  

Balance, January 1

   $ 2,883     $ 2,982  

Additions

     186       200  

Amortization

     (244 )     (248 )

Impairment

     (13 )     (10 )
                

Balance, September 30

   $ 2,812     $ 2,924  
                

Fair Value

   $ 4,049     $ 4,424  
                

There was $13 thousand of temporary impairment on MSRs for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and $10 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

At September 30, 2007, key economic assumptions and the sensitivity of the current fair value of MSRs to immediate 10 and 20 percent adverse changes in those assumptions are as follows:

 

(dollars in thousands)

  

September 30,

2007

 

Fair value amount of MSRs

   $ 4,049  

Weighted average life (in years)

     6.7  

Prepayment speeds (constant prepayment rate)*:

     11.5  

Impact on fair value:

  

10% adverse change

   $ (161 )

20% adverse change

   $ (318 )

Discount rate:

     10.0 %

Impact on fair value:

  

10% adverse change

   $ (109 )

20% adverse change

   $ (219 )

* Represents the weighted average prepayment rate for the life of the MSR asset.

These assumptions and sensitivities are hypothetical and should be used with caution. As the table also indicates, changes in fair value based on a 10% variation in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumptions to the change in fair value may not be linear. Also, the effect of a variation in a particular assumption on the fair value of the MSRs is calculated without changing any other assumption. In reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another, which could magnify or counteract the sensitivities.

8. Impaired Loans and Leases

The following summarizes the Corporation’s impaired loans and leases for the periods ended:

 

     As of and for the
Nine Months Ended
   As of and for the
Twelve Months
Ended

(dollars in thousands)

  

September 30,

2007

   September 30,
2006
   December 31,
2006

Period end balance

   $ 852    $ 794    $ 704

Average period to date balance

     479      810      801

Loans and leases with specific loss allowances

     —        —        —  

Charge offs and recoveries

     —        —        115

Loss allowances reserved

     —        —        —  

Period to date income recognized

   $ 46    $ 6    $ 39

 

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9. Capital

The Corporation declared and paid a regular dividend of $0.13 per share, during the third quarter of 2007. This payment totaled $1.107 million.

During the first nine months of 2007, the Corporation repurchased 101,403 shares of its common stock for $2.419 million at an average purchase price of $23.86 per share.

 

10. New Accounting Pronouncements

FIN 48

The Corporation adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48) on January 1, 2007. As required by FIN 48, which clarifies FAS 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” the Corporation recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the Corporation would more likely than not sustain the position following an examination. For tax positions meeting the more-likely-than-not threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon settlement with the relevant tax authority. At the adoption date, the Corporation applied these criteria to all tax positions for which the statute of limitations remained open. There were no adjustments to retained earnings for unrecognized tax benefits as a result of the implementation of FIN 48.

The Corporation is subject to income taxes in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and in multiple state jurisdictions. The Corporation is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examination by tax authorities for the years before 2004. The Corporation’s 2005 tax year is currently under audit by the Internal Revenue Service.

The Corporation’s policy is to record interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions as income tax expense. At September 30, 2007, the Corporation has no amounts recorded for uncertain tax positions, interest or penalties in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

FAS 155

In February 2006, the FASB issued FAS No. 155 – “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments” (“FAS 155”). Among other things, this Statement permits fair value re-measurement for certain hybrid financial instruments and requires that entities evaluate whether beneficial interests contain embedded derivatives or are derivatives in their entirety.

This Statement is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The Corporation adopted FAS 155 effective January 1, 2007. The Corporation has determined that the adoption of FAS 155 did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements during the first nine months of 2007.

FAS 156

In March 2006, the FASB issued FAS No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets” (“FAS 156”). FAS 156 requires an entity to recognize a servicing asset or servicing liability each time it undertakes an obligation to service a financial asset. FAS 156 also requires fair value measurement of a servicing asset or liability upon initial recognition and permits different methods to subsequently measure each class of separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities. This Statement additionally permits under certain circumstances a one-time reclassification of available-for-sale securities to trading securities by entities with recognized servicing rights, without calling into question the treatment of other available-for-sale securities under Statement 115.

This Statement becomes effective at the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The Corporation adopted FAS 156 effective January 1, 2007. The Corporation has determined that the adoption of FAS 156 did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements during the first nine months of 2007.

FAS 157

In September 2006, the FASB issued FAS No. 157 – “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair-value measurements. The Statement applies only to fair-value measurements that are already required or permitted by other accounting standards.

 

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FAS 157 is effective for fair-value measures already required or permitted by other standards for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Corporation did not early adopt FAS 157 and has not yet determined whether this Statement will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

FAS 159

In February, 2007 the FASB issued FAS No. 159– “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities – Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“FAS 159”). FAS 159 permits entities to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions.

FAS 159 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. Early adoption was available subject to certain conditions. The Corporation did not early adopt FAS 159, and has not yet determined whether this statement will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

 

11. Significant Customer Disclosure

On May 1, 2007 a significant Wealth Division customer announced its intention to be acquired by another financial institution in a business combination. The acquiring financial institution provides wealth management services similar to that of the Corporation’s Wealth Management Division. According to documents filed with The Securities and Exchange Commission, this transaction is expected to close on November 16, 2007. The Wealth Management revenue related to this institutional client for the three month period ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 were $141 thousand and $103 thousand, respectively. On a year to date basis, fees related to this institutional client were approximately $500 thousand and $306 thousand for 2007 and 2006, respectively. Wealth assets under management and administration at September 30, 2007, December 31, 2006 and September 30, 2006 relating to this client were approximately $423.3 million, $412.4 million and $266.5 million, respectively.

ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operation and Financial Condition

Special Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward Looking Statements Certain of the statements contained in this Report and the documents incorporated by reference herein, may constitute forward-looking statements for the purposes of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Corporation to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements with respect to the Corporation’s financial goals, business plans, business prospects, credit quality, credit risk, reserve adequacy, liquidity, origination and sale of residential mortgage loans, impairment of goodwill, the effect of changes in accounting standards, and market and pricing trends. The words “expect,” “anticipate,” “intended,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “estimate,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. The Corporation’s actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated by the forward-looking statement due to a variety of factors, including without limitation:

 

   

the effect of future economic conditions on the Corporation and its customers, including economic factors which affect consumer confidence in the securities markets, wealth creation, investment and savings patterns, and the Corporation’s interest rate risk exposure and credit risk;

 

   

changes in the securities markets with respect to the market values of financial assets and the stability of particular securities markets;

 

   

governmental monetary and fiscal policies, as well as legislation and regulatory changes;

 

   

changes in accounting requirements or interpretations;

 

   

changes in laws, regulatory guidance or legislation in income and non-income taxes;

 

   

the risks of changes in interest rates on the level and composition of deposits, loan demand, and the value of loan collateral and securities, as well as interest rate risk;

 

   

the effects of competition from other commercial banks, thrifts, mortgage companies, finance companies, credit unions, securities brokerage firms, insurance companies, money-market and mutual funds and other institutions operating in the Corporation’s trade market area and elsewhere including institutions operating locally, regionally, nationally and internationally together with such competitors offering banking products and services by mail, telephone, computer and the internet;

 

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the Corporation’s success in continuing to generate new business in its existing markets, as well as its success in identifying and penetrating targeted markets and generating a profit in those markets in a reasonable time;

 

   

the ability to fund earning asset growth;

 

   

the Corporation’s ability to continue to generate investment results for customers and the ability to continue to develop investment products in a manner that meets customers needs;

 

   

the Corporation’s timely development of competitive new products and services in a changing environment and the acceptance of such products and services by customers;

 

   

the Corporation’s ability to originate and sell residential mortgage loans;

 

   

the accuracy of assumptions underlying the establishment of reserves for loan and lease losses and estimates in the value of collateral, and various financial assets and liabilities;

 

   

technological changes being more difficult or expensive than anticipated;

 

   

the Corporation’s success in managing the risks involved in the foregoing; and

 

   

any extraordinary event.

All written or oral forward-looking statements attributed to the Corporation are expressly qualified in their entirety by use of the foregoing cautionary statements. All forward-looking statements included in this Report are based upon information presently available, and the Corporation assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

Brief History of the Corporation

The Bryn Mawr Trust Company (the “Bank”) received its Pennsylvania banking charter in 1889 and is a member of the Federal Reserve System. In 1986, Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation (the “Corporation”) was formed and on January 2, 1987, the Bank became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation. The Bank and Corporation are headquartered in Bryn Mawr, PA, a western suburb of Philadelphia, PA. The Corporation and its subsidiaries provide wealth management, community banking, residential mortgage lending, insurance, leasing and business banking services to its customers through eight full service branches and seven retirement community offices throughout Montgomery, Delaware and Chester counties. The Corporation trades on the NASDAQ Global Market (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol BMTC.

The goal of the Corporation is to become the preeminent community bank and wealth management organization in the Philadelphia area.

The Corporation competes in a highly competitive market area and includes local, national and regional banks as competitors along with savings banks, credit unions, insurance companies, trust companies, registered investment advisors and mutual fund families. The Corporation and its subsidiaries are regulated by many regulatory agencies including the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), NASDAQ, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Department of Banking.

Results of Operations

The following is Management’s discussion and analysis of the significant changes in the results of operations, capital resources and liquidity presented in its accompanying consolidated financial statements for the Corporation. The Corporation’s consolidated financial condition and results of operations consist almost entirely of the Bank’s financial condition and results of operations. Current performance does not guarantee, and may not be indicative of, similar performance in the future. These interim financial statements are unaudited.

Critical Accounting Policies, Judgments and Estimates

The accounting and reporting policies of the Corporation and its subsidiaries conform with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (US GAAP) applicable to the financial services industry. All significant inter-company transactions are eliminated in consolidation and certain reclassifications are made when necessary to conform the previous year’s financial statements to the current year’s presentation. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, Management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities as of the dates of the balance sheets and revenues and expenditures for the periods presented. Therefore, actual results could differ from these estimates.

The allowance for loan and lease losses involves a higher degree of judgment and complexity than other significant accounting policies. The allowance for loan and lease losses is calculated with the objective of maintaining a reserve level

 

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believed by Management to be sufficient to absorb estimated probable credit losses. Management’s determination of the adequacy of the allowance is based on periodic evaluations of the loan and lease portfolio and other relevant factors. However, this evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires material estimates, including, among others, expected default probabilities, expected commitment usage, the amounts and timing of expected future cash flows on impaired loans and leases, value of collateral, estimated losses on consumer loans and residential mortgages and general amounts for historical loss experience. The process also considers economic conditions, international events, and inherent risks in the loan and lease portfolio. All of these factors may be susceptible to significant change. To the extent actual outcomes differ from Management estimates, additional provisions for loan and lease losses may be required that would adversely impact earnings in future periods. See the section of this document titled Asset Quality and Analysis of Credit Risk for additional information.

Other significant accounting policies are presented in Note 1 to the Corporation’s audited consolidated financial statements filed as part of the 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no material changes in assumptions or estimation techniques utilized as compared to prior periods.

Executive Overview

The Corporation reported third quarter 2007 diluted earnings per share of $0.40, an increase of $0.03 or 8.1% compared with the same period in 2006. Net income for the third quarter of 2007 was $3.455 million, an increase of 6.8% or $220 thousand compared to $3.235 million in last year’s third quarter. Return on average equity (ROE) and return on average assets (ROA) for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, were 15.85% and 1.56%, respectively. ROE was 15.58% and ROA was 1.69% for the same period last year. Solid loan and lease growth, increases in non-interest income and a lower provision for loan and lease losses, partially offset by increased funding costs and incremental costs associated with new business initiatives, contributed to the increase in earnings.

The Corporation continues to deliver solid results in a challenging banking market. Earnings growth this quarter was the direct result of a differentiated business model and efforts to expand the business portfolio and invest in entrepreneurial ventures such as BMT Leasing, our equipment leasing company. The third quarter results reflect a solid performance.

Due to the stability of the Corporation’s business model, the well-publicized national credit crunch has led to opportunities for the Corporation’s residential and other lending units to grow with desirable borrowers as certain competitors have withdrawn from the market. In this environment, the Corporation was able to increase portfolio loans and leases by 16.2% or over $108.1 million since September 30, 2006. The Corporation’s tax equivalent net interest income was up 3.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period last year.

Anticipating a one-time gain on the sale of real estate during the first quarter of 2007, an investment was made in several new business initiatives in the latter part of 2006 continuing through 2007. These initiatives include the September 2006 formation of the equipment leasing company and the fall 2006 start-up of a loan production office in West Chester. The 2007 initiatives include the grand opening of the Corporation’s new Ardmore branch, the roll-out of the Private Banking Group, and the formation of BMT Mortgage Group to augment the Corporation’s existing mortgage operations.

Other 2007 growth initiatives include investments in additional personnel, product offerings and service enhancements in the Wealth Division with the goal of increasing assets under management and administration. During the third quarter of 2007, an experienced financial planner was hired to enhance the Wealth Division’s overall financial planning services and a new separately-managed investment product was launched. The Corporation is also developing plans to establish a Limited Purpose Trust Company (“LPTC”) in the State of Delaware in 2008 which will empower the organization to serve as a corporate fiduciary under Delaware statutes, which are more favorable for individuals and families.

With regard to Wealth Management initiatives, the Corporation is making investments to further enhance and differentiate the wealth business. The rollout of a separately-managed investment product platform enables clients to tap into ‘best of breed’ money managers across a wide range of investment disciplines. At the same time, enhancements are being made to the wealth management operation to make it a more potent platform for earnings growth. Planned expansion into Delaware will open up a national market for these product offerings.

Third quarter 2007 results reflect the financial impact of the current interest rate environment as tax equivalent net interest income grew 3.4% to $8.774 million from $8.484 million in the third quarter of 2006 and 2.0% from $8.605 million in the second quarter of 2007. The increase in tax equivalent net interest income in the third quarter of 2007 compared to the same period last year was the result of a $107.4 million increase or 15.2% increase in quarterly average interest earning assets, partially offset by a 49 basis point decrease in the Corporation’s tax equivalent net interest margin to 4.29% from 4.78%. The increase in tax equivalent net interest income in the third quarter of 2007 compared to the second quarter of 2007 was the

 

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result of a very strong $43.6 million increase or 5.7% increase in quarterly average interest earning assets, partially offset by a 20 basis point decrease in the Corporation’s tax equivalent net interest margin to 4.29% from 4.49%.

The Corporation’s 15.2% increase in average earning assets in the third quarter of 2007 compared with the third quarter of 2006 is attributed primarily to the $109.0 million or 16.9% increase in quarterly average loans and leases. At the same time, savings, market rate, time and demand deposit growth over the past nine months has been slightly negative with incremental funding coming from higher-cost wholesale deposits and borrowings. The Corporation expects continued downward pressure on the tax equivalent net interest margin as earning asset growth is expected to continue at a faster rate than growth in the transaction and time deposit accounts mentioned above.

The Corporation reported nine month 2007 diluted earnings per share of $1.22, an increase of $0.13 per share or 11.9% compared to $1.09 per share in the same period of 2006. Net income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 was $10.522 million, an increase of 10.7% or $1.014 million, compared to $9.508 million in last year’s first nine months. The primary factor contributing to the increase in earnings for the nine month period was a $0.10 per share or $866 thousand after-tax gain on the sale of real estate that previously served as the Bank’s Wynnewood branch location. Excluding the real estate gain, year to date 2007 diluted earnings per share of $1.12 were up $0.03 or 2.8% from the same period last year and net income of $9.656 million was $148 thousand or 1.6% more than the prior year amount of $9.508 million.

Return on average equity (ROE) and return on average assets (ROA) for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were 16.58% (15.21% excluding the real estate gain) and 1.69% (1.55% excluding the real estate gain), respectively. ROE was 15.84% and ROA was 1.75% for the same period last year. The tax equivalent net interest margin for the first nine months of 2007 was 4.47% compared with 4.99% in the same period last year.

Total portfolio loans and leases at September 30, 2007 were $775.2 million, an increase of $108.1 million or 16.2% from $667.1 million at September 30, 2006 and an increase of $93.9 million or 13.8% from 2006 year end balances of $681.3 million. Leases at September 30, 2007 of $37.5 million were 4.8% of total portfolio loans and leases and are expected to continue to grow by approximately $2.5 million to $3.5 million per month.

Credit quality on the overall loan and lease portfolio remains strong as total non-performing loans and leases of $856 thousand represent less than 11 basis points of portfolio loans and leases at September 30, 2007. This compares with 24 basis points or $1.6 million at September 30, 2006. The provision for loan and lease losses for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007 were $0 and $490 thousand respectively, compared with $258 thousand and $621 thousand for the same periods last year, respectively. At September 30, 2007, the allowance for loan and lease losses of $8.292 million represents 1.07% of portfolio loans and leases compared with 1.19% at December 31, 2006. See the section of this document titled Asset Quality and Analysis of Credit Risk for additional information.

Funding from wholesale sources at September 30, 2007 included $114.6 million in wholesale certificates of deposit and $68.5 million in Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) borrowings. This compares with $50.0 million and $15.0 million in wholesale certificates and FHLB borrowings, respectively, at December 31, 2006. The Corporation expects its reliance on wholesale funding to continue to increase.

Non-interest income for the third quarter of 2007 was up 13.3% over the third quarter of 2006. This increase was partially driven by a 9.9% increase in Wealth Management revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 compared with the same period last year. Also contributing to the increase over last year was income relating to a May 2007 bank-owned-life-insurance (“BOLI”) transaction and a 33.6% increase in mortgage loan sale revenue.

For the nine month period ended September 30, 2007, non-interest income excluding the real estate gain on the Wynnewood property, was up 9.5% over the same period last year. The primary factor for this increase was an increase in year-to-date Wealth Division revenue which was 9.1% higher than the same period last year. The balance of the increase in non-interest income was due to BOLI income, stronger mortgage loan sale revenue and a gain on the sale of other real estate owned.

Wealth Management revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 include $141 thousand and $103 thousand, respectively, of fees relating to the investment management services provided to one institutional client. This client is being acquired by another financial institution that provides investment management services in a business combination. The Corporation has been notified that this business combination is expected to close November 16, 2007, and will result in the termination of this relationship’s revenue and assets. On a year to date basis, fees related to this institutional client were approximately $500 thousand and $306 thousand for 2007 and 2006, respectively. Wealth assets under Management and Administration at September 30, 2007, December 31, 2006 and September 30, 2006 relating to this client were approximately $423.3 million, $412.4 million and $266.5 million, respectively.

 

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Non-interest expense for the third quarter of 2007 was 12.1% higher than the third quarter of 2006. The increase in non-interest expenses is primarily due to personnel costs associated with the new initiatives discussed above along with overall employee benefit expense cost increases and occupancy costs associated with the new Ardmore branch. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2007, non-interest expense was 10.1% over the same period last year. Personnel costs associated with the new business initiatives, Ardmore branch operating costs, advertising costs, and additional professional fees were the primary contributors to this increase in non-interest expenses.

The Corporation’s effective tax rate for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 were 32.1% and 32.2%, respectively, compared to 33.5% and 34.0% for the same periods, respectively, in 2006. The decrease in the tax rate in 2007 is partially attributable to tax free income recognized from the May 2007 BOLI transaction.

In other business, the Corporation’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share, payable December 1, 2007, to shareholders of record as of November 5, 2007.

Key Performance Ratios

Key financial performance ratios for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 are shown in the table below:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30
    Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
     2007     2006     2007*     2007     2006  

Return on Average Equity (ROE)

     15.85 %     15.58 %     15.21 %     16.58 %     15.84 %

Return on Average Assets (ROA)

     1.56 %     1.69 %     1.55 %     1.69 %     1.75 %

Efficiency Ratio

     63.31 %     60.45 %     63.90 %     61.87 %     61.06 %

Net Interest Margin (TE)

     4.29 %     4.78 %     4.47 %     4.47 %     4.99 %

Diluted Earnings Per share

   $ 0.40     $ 0.37     $ 1.12     $ 1.22     $ 1.09  

Dividend Per Share

   $ 0.13     $ 0.12     $ 0.37     $ .37     $ 0.34  

* The ratios are also presented for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 excluding the gain on sale of real estate.

 

    

September 30

2007

   

December 31

2006

   

September 30

2006

 

Book Value Per Share

   $ 10.43     $ 9.62     $ 9.83  

Allowance for loan and lease losses as a Percentage of Loans

     1.07 %     1.19 %     1.20 %

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Information for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007

This document contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Corporation’s Management uses these non-GAAP measures in its analysis of the Corporation’s performance. These non-GAAP measures consist of adjusting net income, diluted earnings per share, ROE and the ROA determined in accordance with GAAP to exclude the effects of the real estate gain in the first quarter of 2007 (and year to date). Management believes that the presentation excluding the impact of the real estate gain in the first quarter of 2007 (and year to date) provides useful supplementation information essential to the proper understanding of the operating results of the Corporation’s core business. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures, which may be presented by other companies.

 

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See the table below for a reconcilement of GAAP net income, diluted earnings per share, non-interest income, return on equity, return on assets and the efficiency ratio to comparable data that excludes the gain on sale of real estate.

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2007:

   Net Income    Change    

Non-interest

Income

    Change  
     2007     2006    Dollars     Percentage     2007     2006     Dollars     Percentage  

As reported (GAAP)

   $ 3,976     $ 3,136    $ 840     26.8 %   $ 6,146     $ 4,599     $ 1,547     33.6 %

Non-GAAP adjustment1

     (866 )     —        (866 )   (27.6 )%     (1,333 )     —         (1,333 )   (29.0 )%

Adjusted (Non-GAAP)

   $ 3,110     $ 3,136    $ (26 )   (0.8 )%   $ 4,813     $ 4,599     $ 214     4.6 %
     Diluted Earnings
Per Share
   Return on Equity     Return on Assets     Efficiency Ratio  
     2007     2006    2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  

As reported (GAAP)

   $ 0.46     $ 0.36      19.36 %   16.27 %     2.03 %     1.83 %     58.08 %   61.39 %

Non-GAAP adjustment1

     (0.10 )     —        (4.21 )%   —         (0.44 )%     —         5.88 %   —    

Adjusted (Non-GAAP)

   $ 0.36     $ 0.36      15.15 %   16.27 %     1.59 %     1.83 %     63.96 %   61.39 %

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007:

   Net Income    Change    

Non-interest

Income

    Change  
     2007     2006    Dollars     Percentage     2007     2006     Dollars     Percentage  

As reported (GAAP)

   $ 10,522     $ 9,508    $ 1,014     10.7 %   $ 16,381     $ 13,737     $ 2,644     19.2 %

Non-GAAP adjustment1

     (866 )     —        (866 )   (9.1 )%     (1,333 )     —         (1,333 )   (9.7 )%

Adjusted (Non-GAAP)

   $ 9,656     $ 9,508    $ 148     (1.6 )%   $ 15,048     $ 13,737     $ 1,311     9.5 %
      Diluted Earnings
Per Share
   Return on Equity     Return on Assets     Efficiency Ratio  
     2007     2006    2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  

As reported (GAAP)

   $ 1.22     $ 1.09      16.58 %   15.84 %     1.69 %     1.75 %     61.17 %   61.37 %

Non-GAAP adjustment1

     (0.10 )     —        (1.37 )%   —         (0.14 )%     —         3.04 %   —    

Adjusted (Non-GAAP)

   $ 1.12     $ 1.09      15.21 %   15.84 %     1.55 %     1.75 %     64.21 %   61.37 %

1

The non-GAAP adjustment in 2007 represents the reduction of the effect of the after tax gain on sale of real estate in the first quarter of 2007 of $866,000. The gain was calculated as the excess of the net sale proceeds over net book value, less income taxes.

 

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The table below reconciles the segment pretax profit to comparable data that excludes the gain on sale of real estate. Management believes that the presentation provides useful supplemental information essential to the proper understanding of the operation results of the Corporation’s segments. These disclosures should not be viewed as or substituted for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007  
     Banking    

Wealth

Management

   

Mortgage

Banking

   

All

Other

    Consolidated  

Segment pretax profit (loss) (GAAP)

   $ 10,449     $ 4,990     $ 533     $ (460 )   $ 15,512  

Segment pretax gain on sale of real estate

     (1,333 )     —         —         —         (1,333 )
                                        

Segment pretax profit (loss)—excluding gain on sale of real estate (Non-GAAP)

   $ 9,116     $ 4,990     $ 533     $ (460 )   $ 14,179  
                                        

% of segment pretax profit (loss) (GAAP)

     67.4 %     32.2 %     3.4 %     (3.0 %)     100 %
                                        

% of segment pretax gain on sale of real estate

     (3.1 %)     —         —         —         100 %
                                        

% of segment pretax profit (loss) – excluding gain on sale of real estate (Non-GAAP)

     64.3 %     35.2 %     3.8 %     (3.3 %)     100 %
                                        
     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006  
     Banking    

Wealth

Management

   

Mortgage

Banking

   

All

Other

    Consolidated  

Segment pretax profit (loss) (GAAP)

   $ 9,720     $ 4,314     $ 662     $ (283 )   $ 14,413  
                                        

% of segment pretax profit (loss) (GAAP)

     67.4 %     29.9 %     4.6 %     (1.9 %)     100.0 %
                                        

Components of Net Income

Net income is affected by five major elements: Net Interest Income or the difference between interest income earned on loans and investments and interest expense paid on deposit and borrowed funds; the Provision for Loan and Lease Losses or the amount added to the allowance for loan and lease losses to provide reserves for inherent losses on loans and leases; Non-Interest Income which is made up primarily of certain fees, trust income, residential mortgage activities and gains and losses from the sale of securities; Non-Interest Expenses which consist primarily of salaries, employee benefits and other operating expenses; and Income Taxes. Each of these major elements will be reviewed in more detail in the following discussion.

NET INTEREST INCOME ON A TAX EQUIVALENT BASIS

The Rate Volume Analysis and the Analysis of Interest Rates and Interest Differential in the tables below analyze dollar change, volume change, and interest rate changes in the components (interest income and interest expense) of tax equivalent net interest income for the three month period ended September 30, 2007 compared to September 30, 2006, along with a presentation of the major asset categories on an average daily basis for the same periods. The discussion below refers to these tables.

The tax equivalent net interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2007 of $8.774 million was $290 thousand or 3.4% higher than the net interest income for the same period in 2006 of $8.484 million. The analysis below indicates that interest income increased $2.111 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 from the same period in 2006. This increase was primarily due to increased loan and lease volume and an increase in the yield on loans and leases. Average loans and leases grew $108.5 million to $759.7 million in the third quarter of 2007 from $651.2 million in the same period in 2006 and the average tax-equivalent loan and lease yield during the third quarter of 2007 increased to 7.08% or 8 basis points from 7.00% during the same period in 2006.

However, the growth in tax equivalent interest income was almost entirely offset by an increase in interest expense of $1.821million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 from the same period in 2006. The shift in deposits to higher rate certificates of deposit and the need to use more wholesale funding sources due to the challenging environment for new deposits resulted in the increased interest expense. The increase in average wholesale certificates of deposits of $100.3 million from $19.9 million in the third quarter of 2006 to $120.2 million for the same period in 2007 was the largest component of the increased interest expense. Average time deposits increased 3.2% in the third quarter of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006, while average savings, NOW and money market accounts decreased 2.5% or $7.1 million from $285.0 million in the third quarter of 2006 to $277.9 million in the third quarter of 2007. The result of the changes in the

 

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deposit mix and the increase in borrowed funds increased the rate paid on average interest bearing liabilities to 3.44% in the third quarter of 2007 or 64 basis points from 2.80% in the third quarter of 2006.

Rate /Volume Analysis on a tax equivalent basis

 

(in thousands)

Increase/(Decrease)

  

Three months Ended

September 30,

2007 Compared to 2006

 
   Volume     Rate     Total  

Interest Income:

      

Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

   $ 32     $ (1 )   $ 31  

Federal funds sold

     21       (1 )     20  

Investment securities available for sale

     (57 )     53       (4 )

Loans and leases

     1,911       153       2,064  
                        

Total interest income

     1,907       204       2,111  
                        

Interest expense:

      

Savings, NOW and market rate accounts

   $ (27 )   $ 39     $ 12  

Wholesale deposits

     1,397       (45 )     1,352  

Time deposits

     65       191       256  

Borrowed funds

     219       (18 )     201  
                        

Total interest expense

     1,654       167       1,821  
                        

Interest differential

   $ 253     $ 37     $ 290  
                        

 

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Analyses of Interest Rates and Interest Differential

The tables below presents the major asset and liability categories on an average daily basis for the periods presented, along with interest income and expense and key rates and yields.

 

     For the three months ended September 30,  
     2007     2006  

(dollars in thousands)

  

Average

Balance

   

Interest

Income/

Expense

  

Average

Rates

Earned/

Paid

   

Average

Balance

   

Interest

Income/

Expense

  

Average

Rates

Earned/

Paid

 

Assets:

              

Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

   $ 3,172     $ 42    5.25 %   $ 807     $ 11    5.41 %

Federal funds sold

     4,884       65    5.28 %     3,345       45    5.34 %

Investment securities available for sale:

              

Taxable

     39,090       500    5.07 %     44,132       503    4.52 %

Tax-exempt

     4,984       57    4.54 %     4,971       58    4.63 %
                                  

Total investment securities

     44,074       557    5.01 %     49,103       561    4.53 %
                                  

Loans and leases (1) (2)

     759,714       13,558    7.08 %     651,194       11,494    7.00 %
                                  

Total interest earning assets

     811,844       14,222    6.95 %     704,449       12,111    6.82 %

Cash and due from banks

     22,306            25,373       

Allowance for loan and lease losses

     (8,712 )          (7,904 )     

Other assets

     54,074            37,267       
                          

Total assets

   $ 879,512          $ 759,185       
                          

Liabilities:

              

Savings, NOW and market rate accounts

   $ 277,895     $ 1,041    1.49 %   $ 284,954     $ 1,029    1.43 %

Time deposits

     192,999       2,282    4.69 %     187,083       2,026    4.30 %

Wholesale deposits

     120,222       1,630    5.38 %     19,956       278    5.53 %
                                  

Total interest-bearing deposits

     591,116       4,953    3.32 %     491,993       3,333    2.69 %

Borrowed funds

     37,319       495    5.26 %     21,380       294    5.46 %
                                  

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     628,435       5,448    3.44 %     513,373       3,627    2.80 %

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

     148,858            149,465       

Other liabilities

     15,757            13,966       
                          

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

     164,615            163,431       
                          

Total liabilities

     793,050            676,804       

Shareholders’ equity

     86,462            82,381       
                          

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 879,512          $ 759,185       
                          

Net interest spread

        3.51 %        4.02 %

Effect of noninterest-bearing sources

        0.78 %        0.76 %
                              

Net interest income/ margin on earning assets.

     $ 8,774    4.29 %     $ 8,484    4.78 %
                              

Tax equivalent adjustment

     $ 75    0.04 %     $ 94    0.05 %
                              

(1)

Non-accrual loans have been included in average loan balances, but interest on nonaccrual loans has not been included for purposes of determining interest income.

(2)

Loans include portfolio loans and leases and loans held for sale.

 

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The Rate Volume Analysis and the Analysis of Interest Rates and Interest Differential in the tables below analyze dollar change, volume change, and interest rate changes in the components (interest income and interest expense) of tax equivalent net interest income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 compared to September 30, 2006, along with a presentation of the major asset categories on an average daily basis for the same periods. The discussion below refers to these tables.

The tax equivalent net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 of $25.853 million was $720 thousand or 2.9% higher than the net interest income for the same period in 2006 of $25.133 million. The analysis below indicates that interest income increased $6.463 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 from the same period in 2006. This increase was primarily due to average loans and leases growing $99.6 million or 16.0% to $723.4 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 from $623.8 million in the same period in 2006. The average tax-equivalent loan and lease yield during the first nine month of 2007 of 7.08% was 19 basis points higher than the 6.89% during the same period in 2006.

The growth in tax equivalent interest income was almost entirely offset by an increase in interest expense of $5.743 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 from the same period in 2006. The shift in deposit to higher rate certificates of deposits and need to use more wholesale funding sources due to the challenging environment for new deposits resulted in the increased interest expense. The increase in average wholesale certificates of deposits of $71.6 million from $7.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 to $78.8 million for the same period in 2007 was the largest component of the increased interest expense. Average time deposits increased 11.6% or $19.4 million to $186.0 million in the first nine months of 2007 from $166.6 million in the same period in 2006, while savings, NOW and money market accounts decreased 5.6% or $16.5 million from $294.8 million in the first nine months of 2006 to $278.3 million in the same period of 2007. The result of the changes in the deposit mix and the use of borrowed funds increased the rate paid on average interest bearing liabilities to 3.27% for the period ended September 30, 2007 or 89 basis points from 2.38% in the same period in 2006.

Rate /Volume Analysis on a tax equivalent basis:

 

(in thousands)

Increase/(Decrease)

  

Nine months Ended

September 30,

2007 Compared to 2006

 
   Volume     Rate     Total  

Interest Income:

      

Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

   $ 29     $ 3     $ 32  

Federal funds sold

     (23 )     7       (16 )

Investment securities available for sale

     23       292       315  

Loans and leases

     5,109       1,023       6,132  
                        

Total interest income

     5,138       1,325       6,463  
                        

Interest expense:

      

Savings, NOW and market rate accounts

   $ (83 )   $ 314     $ 231  

Wholesale deposits

     2,911       (26 )     2,885  

Time deposits

     577       920       1,497  

Borrowed funds

     1,102       28       1,130  
                        

Total interest expense

     4,507       1,236       5,743  
                        

Interest differential

   $ 631     $ 89     $ 720  
                        

 

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     For the nine months ended September 30,  
     2007     2006  

(dollars in thousands)

  

Average

Balance

   

Interest

Income/

Expense

  

Average

Rates

Earned/

Paid

   

Average

Balance

   

Interest

Income/

Expense

  

Average

Rates

Earned/

Paid

 

Assets:

              

Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

   $ 1,419     $ 56    5.28 %   $ 646     $ 24    4.97 %

Federal funds sold

     2,842       112    5.27 %     3,647       128    4.69 %

Investment securities available for sale:

              

Taxable

     40,490       1,543    5.10 %     39,758       1,225    4.12 %

Tax-exempt

     4,997       174    4.66 %     4,981       177    4.75 %
                                  

Total investment securities

     45,487       1,717    5.05 %     44,739       1,402    4.19 %
                                  

Loans and leases (1) (2)

     723,445       38,297    7.08 %     623,796       32,165    6.89 %
                                  

Total interest earning assets

     773,193       40,182    6.95 %     672,828       33,719    6.70 %

Cash and due from banks

     23,116            24,794       

Allowance for loan and lease losses

     (8,503 )          (7,706 )     

Other assets

     46,638            35,511       
                          

Total assets

   $ 834,444          $ 725,427       
                          

Liabilities:

              

Savings, NOW and market rate accounts

   $ 278,336     $ 3,015    1.45 %   $ 294,842     $ 2,784    1.26 %

Time deposits

     186,043       6,449    4.63 %     166,643       4,952    3.97 %

Wholesale deposits

     78,811       3,183    5.40 %     7,200       298    5.53 %
                                  

Total interest-bearing deposits

     543,190       12,647    3.11 %     468,685       8,034    2.29 %

Borrowed funds

     41,790       1,682    5.38 %     13,953       552    5.29 %
                                  

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     584,980       14,329    3.27 %     482,638       8,586    2.38 %

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

     148,792            149,106       

Other liabilities

     15,804            13,608       
                          

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

     164,596            162,714       
                          

Total liabilities

     749,576            645,352       

Shareholders’ equity

     84,868            80,075       
                          

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 834,444          $ 725,427       
                          

Net interest spread

        3.68 %        4.32 %

Effect of noninterest-bearing sources

        0.79 %        0.67 %
                              

Net interest income/ margin on earning assets.

     $ 25,853    4.47 %     $ 25,133    4.99 %
                              

Tax equivalent adjustment

     $ 264    0.05 %     $ 259    0.05 %
                              

(1)

Non-accrual loans have been included in average loan balances, but interest on nonaccrual loans has not been included for purposes of determining interest income.

(2)

Loans include portfolio loans and leases and loans held for sale.

 

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Tax Equivalent Net Interest Margin

The Corporation’s net interest margin decreased 49 basis points to 4.29% in the third quarter of 2007 from 4.78% in the same period last year. The yield on earning assets increased due to an increase in market rates and the impact of higher yielding leases. Conversely, the cost of interest bearing deposits increased more than the yield on earning assets, a result of the competitive deposit gathering environment and the Corporation’s reliance on higher cost wholesale funding to support asset growth. The net interest margin and related components for the past five linked quarters are as follows:

 

Year

   Quarter  

Earning

Asset

Yield

   

Interest

Bearing

Liability

Cost

   

Net

Interest

Spread

   

Effect of

Non-Interest

Bearing

Sources

   

Net

Interest

Margin

 

2007

   3rd   6.95 %   3.44 %   3.51 %   0.78 %   4.29 %

2007

   2nd   6.97 %   3.27 %   3.70 %   0.79 %   4.49 %

2007

   1st   6.93 %   3.08 %   3.85 %   0.80 %   4.65 %

2006

   4th   6.85 %   2.99 %   3.86 %   0.79 %   4.65 %

2006

   3rd   6.82 %   2.80 %   4.02 %   0.76 %   4.78 %

Interest Rate Sensitivity

The Corporation actively manages its interest rate sensitivity position. The objectives of interest rate risk management are to control exposure of net interest income to risks associated with interest rate movements and to achieve sustainable growth in net interest income. Management’s Asset Liability Committee (“ALCO”), using policies and procedures approved by the Corporation’s Board of Directors, is responsible for managing the interest rate sensitivity position. The Corporation manages interest rate sensitivity by changing the mix, pricing and repricing characteristics of its assets and liabilities, through the management of its investment portfolio, its offering of loan and deposit terms and through borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (“FHLB”).

The Corporation uses several tools to manage its interest rate risk including interest rate sensitivity analysis (aka “Gap Analysis”), market value of portfolio equity analysis, interest rate simulations under various rate scenarios and net interest margin reports. The results of these reports are compared to limits established by the Corporation’s Asset Liability Management Policies and appropriate adjustments are made if the results are outside of established limits.

The following table demonstrates the annualized result of an interest rate simulation and the expected effect that a parallel interest rate shift in the yield curve and subjective adjustments in deposit pricing might have on the Corporation’s projected net interest income over the next 12 months. The changes to net interest income shown below are in compliance with the Corporation’s policy guidelines.

Summary of Interest Rate Simulation

 

      September 30, 2007  

(dollars in thousands)

  

Change In Net Interest Income Over

Next 12 Months

 

Change in Interest Rates

    

+200 basis points

   $ (247 )   (0.63 )%

+100 basis points

   $ (49 )   (0.13 )%

-100 basis points

   $ 191     0.49 %

-200 basis points

   $ 484     1.29 %

The interest rate simulation above indicates that the Corporation’s balance sheet as of September 30, 2007 is basically asset neutral meaning that an increase in interest rates should not have a significant impact on net interest income and a decline in interest rates will not cause a significant decline in net interest income over the next 12 months. The Corporation has aggressively worked to reduce the asset sensitivity of the balance sheet with the addition of fixed rate loans and the utilization of fixed rate wholesale funding. Wholesale funds provide an opportunity to better match our funding source to the duration of the assets. Additionally, the Corporation has 18 months remaining on a $25 million interest rate floor purchased to mitigate the impact of declining rates on net interest income.

 

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GAP Report

The table below indicates that the Corporation is asset sensitive in the immediate to 90 day time frame and should experience an increase in net interest income in the near term if interest rates rise. The converse is also true.

The following table presents the Corporation’s interest rate sensitivity position or GAP Analysis as of September 30, 2007:

 

(dollars in thousands)

  

0 to 90

Days

   

90 to 365

Days

   

1-5

Years

   

Over

5 Years

   

Non-Rate

Sensitive

   Total  

Assets:

             

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

   $ 1,002     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —      $ 1,002  

Federal funds sold

     —         —         —         —         —        —    

Investment securities

     12,155       7,764       15,994       7,807       —        43,720  

Loans and leases(1)

     281,697       74,645       323,284       101,354       —        780,980  

Allowance

     (296 )     (888 )     (4,738 )     (2,370 )     —        (8,292 )

Cash and due from banks

     —         —         —         —         21,330      21,330  

Other assets

     —         —         136       471       55,361      55,968  
                                               

Total assets

   $ 294,558     $ 81,521     $ 334,676     $ 107,262     $ 76,691    $ 894,708  
                                               

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity:

             

Non-interest-bearing demand

   $ 26,614     $ 17,627     $ 94,013     $ —       $ —      $ 138,254  

Savings, NOW and market rate

     46,449       39,778       147,227       41,152       —        274,606  

Time deposits

     106,987       191,992       9,668       117       —        308,764  

Borrowed funds

     53,500       15,000       —         —         —        68,500  

Other liabilities

     —         —         —         —         15,728      15,728  

Shareholders’ equity

     3,173       9,521       50,775       25,387          88,856  
                                               

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 236,723     $ 273,918     $ 301,683     $ 66,656     $ 15,728    $ 894,708  
                                               

Interest earning assets

   $ 294,854     $ 82,409     $ 339,278     $ 109,161       —      $ 825,702  

Interest bearing liabilities

     206,936       246,770       156,895       41,269       —        651,870  
                                               

Difference between interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities

   $ 87,918     $ (163,361 )   $ 182,383     $ 67,892     $ —      $ 173,832  
                                               

Cumulative difference between interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities

   $ 87,918     $ (76,443 )   $ 105,940     $ 173,832     $ —      $ 173,832  
                                               

Cumulative earning assets as a % of cumulative interest bearing liabilities

     142 %     83 %     117 %     127 %     

(1)

Loans include portfolio loans and leases and loans held for sale.

 

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PROVISION FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES

General Discussion of the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

The Corporation uses the allowance method of accounting for credit losses. The balance in the allowance for loan and lease losses is determined based on Management’s review and evaluation of the loan portfolio in relation to past loss experience, the size and composition of the portfolio, current economic events and conditions, and other pertinent factors, including Management’s assumptions as to future delinquencies, recoveries and losses.

Increases to the allowance for loan and lease losses are implemented through a corresponding provision (expense) in the Corporation’s statement of income. Credit exposures deemed to be uncollectible are charged against the allowance for loan and lease losses. Recoveries of previously charged-off amounts are credited to the allowance for loan and lease losses.

While Management considers the allowance for loan and lease losses to be adequate based on information currently available, future additions to the allowance may be necessary due to changes in economic conditions or Management’s assumptions as to future delinquencies, recoveries and losses and Management’s intent with regard to the disposition of loans. In addition, the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Corporation’s allowance for loan and lease losses.

The Corporation’s allowance for loan and lease losses is the accumulation of four components that are calculated based on various independent methodologies. All components of the allowance for loan and lease losses are estimations. Management discusses these estimates earlier in this document under the heading of “Critical Accounting Policies, Judgments and Estimates”. The four components are as follows:

 

   

Specific Loan Evaluation Component – Includes the specific evaluation of larger classified loans and leases

 

   

Historical Charge-Off Component – Applies a five year historical charge-off rate to pools of non-classified loans and leases

 

   

Additional Factors Component – The loan portfolio is broken down into multiple homogenous subclassifications upon which multiple factors (such as delinquency trends, economic conditions, loan terms, and regulatory environment) are evaluated resulting in an allowance amount for each of the subclassifications. The sum of these amounts equals the Additional Factors Component.

 

   

Unallocated Component – This amount represents a general reserve against all loans and leases.

Asset Quality and Analysis of Credit risk

Credit quality on the overall loan and lease portfolio remains strong as total non-performing loans and leases of $856 thousand represent less than 11 basis points of portfolio loans and leases at September 30, 2007. This compares with 24 basis points or $1.6 million at September 30, 2006. The provision for loan and lease losses for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007 were $0 and $490 thousand respectively, compared with $258 thousand and $621 thousand for the same periods last year, respectively. With a full year’s experience in the leasing portfolio, Management re-evaluated its methodology and assumptions in its estimate of the allowance for loan and lease losses as of September 30, 2007. Based on this analysis, Management concluded that certain credit characteristics in the loan and lease portfolio evidenced a lower level of inherent loss than previously estimated and after recording net charge-offs in the quarter of $313 thousand, that the allowance for loan and lease losses was adequate. Although the provision for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 was zero, Management expects that its methodology will result in the need for provisions for loan and leases losses in future reporting periods. At September 30, 2007, the allowance for loan and lease losses of $8.292 million represents 1.07% of portfolio loans and leases compared with 1.19% at December 31, 2006.

The Corporation’s portfolio of loans and leases as presented in the first table in the section of this document titled Balance Sheet Analysis include first lien mortgage positions on one to four family residential loans that are considered interest only loans. These loans are for a variety of purposes and terms including one-year balloon mortgages for renovations, and construction to permanent mortgages. The balance of these loans were $60.1 million and $51.0 million at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The Corporation had no sub-prime or negative amortization loans in its portfolio as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.

 

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Non Performing Assets and Related Ratios

 

(dollars in thousands)

  

September 30,

2007

   

December 31,

2006

   

September 30,

2006

 

Non-accrual loans

   $ 852     $ 704     $ 794  

Loans and leases 90 days or more past due

     4       119       835  
                        

Total non performing loans and leases

     856       823       1,629  

Other real estate owned (“OREO”)

     —         —         —    
                        

Total non performing assets

   $ 856     $ 823     $ 1,629  
                        

Allowance for loan and lease losses to non performing assets

     968.7 %     986.9 %     492.6 %

Allowance for loan and lease losses to non performing loans and leases

     968.7 %     986.9 %     492.6 %

Non performing loans and leases to total portfolio loans

     0.11 %     0.12 %     0.24 %

Allowance for loan losses to portfolio loans

     1.07 %     1.19 %     1.20 %

Non performing assets to assets

     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.21 %

Period end portfolio loans

   $ 775,223     $ 681,291     $ 667,105  

Average portfolio loans (quarterly average)

   $ 754,249     $ 669,036     $ 645,284  

Allowance for loan and lease losses

   $ 8,292     $ 8,122     $ 8,025  

Summary of Changes in the Allowance For Loan and lease losses

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   

Year Ended

December 31,

2006

 

(dollars in thousands)

   2007     2006     2007     2006    

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 8,605     $ 7,779     $ 8,122     $ 7,402     $ 7,402  

Charge-offs:

          

Consumer

     (18 )     (15 )     (32 )     (29 )     (31 )

Commercial and industrial

     —         —         —         —         —    

Real estate

     —         —         —         —         (120 )

Leases

     (341 )     —         (351 )     —         —    
                                        

Total charge-offs

     (359 )     (15 )     (383 )     (29 )     (151 )

Recoveries:

          

Consumer

     1       1       18       27       34  

Commercial and industrial

     45       2       45       2       3  

Real estate

     —         —         —         2       2  

Leases

     —         —         —         —         —    
                                        

Total recoveries

     46       3       63       31       39  
                                        

Net (charge-offs) / recoveries

     (313 )     (12 )     (320 )     2       (112 )

Provision for loan and lease losses

     —         258       490       621       832  
                                        

Balance, end of period

   $ 8,292     $ 8,025     $ 8,292     $ 8,025     $ 8,122  
                                        

NON-INTEREST INCOME

Three months ended September 30, 2007 Compared to September 30, 2006

Non-interest income for the third quarter of 2007 was $5.171 million, an increase of $608 thousand or 13.3% over the $4.563 million in the third quarter of 2006. This increase was partially driven by a $297 thousand or 9.9% increase in Wealth Management revenues to $3.310 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 compared with $3.013 million in the same period last year. Also contributing to the increase over last year was $175 thousand of income relating to a $15.0 million May 2007 bank-owned-life-insurance (“BOLI”) transaction and a $90 thousand or 33.6% increase in mortgage loan sale revenue.

 

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Wealth Management revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 include $141 thousand and $103 thousand, respectively, of fees relating to one institutional client that is being acquired by another financial institution in a business combination which will result in the loss of this revenue and the corresponding Wealth assets under management. The Corporation has been notified that this business combination is expected to close November 16, 2007.

Nine months ended September 30, 2007 Compared to September 30, 2006

For the nine month period ended September 30, 2007, non-interest income excluding the $1.333 million (pre-tax) real estate gain on the Wynnewood property, was $15.048 million, an increase of $1.311 million or 9.5% over the $13.737 million in the same period last year. The primary factor for this increase was year-to-date Wealth Division revenue of $10.020 million which was $839 thousand or 9.1% higher than the same period last year. The balance of the increase in non-interest income was due to BOLI income, stronger mortgage loan sale revenue and a gain on the sale of other real estate owned.

On a year to date basis, Wealth Management fees related to the previously mentioned institutional client were approximately $500 thousand and $306 thousand for 2007 and 2006, respectively. Wealth assets under Management and Administration at September 30, 2007, December 31, 2006 and September 30, 2006 relating to this client were approximately $423.3 million, $412.4 million and $266.5 million, respectively.

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

Three months ended September 30, 2007 Compared to September 30, 2006

Non-interest expense for the third quarter of 2007 was $8.780 million, an increase of $950 thousand or 12.1% from $7.830 million in the third quarter of 2006. The increase in non-interest expenses is primarily due to personnel costs associated with the new initiatives discussed earlier along with overall employee benefit expense cost increases and occupancy costs associated with the new Ardmore branch.

Nine months ended September 30, 2007 Compared to September 30, 2006

For the nine month period ended September 30, 2007, non-interest expense was $25.968 million, an increase of $2.391 million or 10.1% over the $23.577 million in the same period last year. Personnel costs associated with the new business initiatives, Ardmore branch operating costs, advertising costs, and additional professional fees were the primary contributors to this increase in non-interest expenses. Professional fees include legal, audit and consulting expenses for the Corporation.

INCOME TAXES

Income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2007 were $1.635 million compared to $1.630 million for the same period in 2006. This represents an effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2007 of 32.1% and an effective tax rate of 33.5% for the same period in 2006. Income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were $4.990 million compared to $4.905 million for the same period in 2006. This represents an effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 of 32.2% compared to an effective tax rate of 34.0% for the same period in 2006. The decrease in the effective tax rate is due in part to an increase in tax free income recognized from the May 2007 BOLI transaction.

BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS

Total assets increased $68.0 million or 8.2% from $826.7 million as of December 31, 2006 to $894.7 million as of September 30, 2007. This increase is related to an increase in portfolio loans and leases of $93.9 million from December 31, 2006 to September 30, 2007. Partially offsetting the increase in portfolio loans is a decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $39.7 million or 64.0% from $62.0 million at December 31, 2006 to $22.3 million at September 30, 2007.

The table below compares portfolio loans and leases outstanding at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006. The increases in leases of $30.5 million, commercial and industrial loans of $34.2 million and in commercial mortgage loans of $22.9 million are the primary drivers for the increase in average total loans and leases of $85.2 million. The Corporation continues to focus its business development efforts on building banking relationships with local privately held businesses, non-profits, high quality residential builders and owners of commercial real estate along with its national equipment leasing business.

 

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Total portfolio loans outstanding are detailed by category as follows:

 

    

September 30,

2007

  

December 31,

2006

   Change  

(dollars in millions)

         Dollars     Percentage  

Real estate loans:

          

Commercial mortgage loans

   $ 221.3    $ 198.4    $ 22.9     11.5 %

Home equity lines and loans

     114.3      113.1      1.2     1.1 %

Residential mortgage loans

     113.7      103.6      10.1     9.8 %

Construction loans

     70.5      74.8      (4.3 )   (5.7 %)

Commercial and industrial loans

     209.5      175.3      34.2     19.5 %

Consumer loans

     8.4      9.1      (0.7 )   (7.7 %)

Leases

     37.5      7.0      30.5     435.7 %
                            

Total portfolio loans and leases

   $ 775.2    $ 681.3    $ 93.9     13.8 %
                            

Quarterly average portfolio loans and leases

   $ 754.2    $ 669.0    $ 85.2     12.7 %
                            

Total liabilities increased $61.6 million from $744.3 million at December 31, 2006 to $805.9 million at September 30, 2007. This change is driven by an increase in deposits of $7.1 million or 1.0% and in borrowed funds of $53.5 million over the past nine months. The increase in deposits is mainly due to the use of wholesale deposits as a funding source. Wholesale deposits increased $64.6 million from $50 million at December 31, 2006 to $114.6 million at September 30, 2007. Wholesale deposits have become the primary source of funding for asset growth and are being utilized to offset the decline in savings, NOW and market rate accounts which is a result of the competitive environment for gathering and retaining deposits. Savings, NOW and market rate accounts decreased $20.9 million or 7.1% to $274.6 million from $295.5 million at December 31, 2006. Non-interest bearing demand deposits at December 31, 2006 were approximately $49.6 million over the fourth quarter 2006 average balance, reflecting a short term influx of customer deposits at the end of 2006. The average non-interest bearing demand accounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $148.8 million.

Deposits and borrowings at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 are as follows:

 

(dollars in millions)

   September 30,
2007
  

December 31,

2006

   Change  
         Dollars     Percentage  

Non-interest bearing demand

   $ 138.2    $ 198.5    $ (60.3 )   (30.4 )%

Savings, NOW and market rate accounts

     274.6      295.5      (20.9 )   (7.1 )%

Non-wholesale time deposits

     194.2      170.5      23.7     13.9 %

Time deposits from brokers and CDARS*

     59.6      20.0      39.6     198.0 %

Time deposits from public fund sources

     55.0      30.0      25.0     83.3 %
                            

Total deposits

     721.6      714.5      7.1     1.0 %
                            

Fed funds purchased

     28.5      —        28.5     100.0 %

FHLB advances

     40.0      15.0      25.0     166.7 %
                            

Borrowed funds

     68.5      15.0      53.5     356.7 %
                            

Total deposits and borrowings

   $ 790.1    $ 729.5    $ 60.6     8.3 %
                            

Quarterly average deposits

   $ 740.0    $ 649.8    $ 90.2     13.9 %

Quarterly average borrowings

     37.3      35.7      1.6     4.5 %
                            

Quarterly average deposits and borrowings

   $ 777.3    $ 685.5    $ 91.8     13.4 %
                            

* CDARS -A nationwide network of domestic financial institutions operated by Promontory Interfinancial Network, LLC trading as “CDARS”. The Corporation uses CDARS as a wholesale funding and liquidity management tool that is used to access funds, manage the balance sheet and enhance profitability.

 

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Residential Mortgage Segment Activity

 

(dollars in thousands)

  

3rd Qtr

2007

   

2nd Qtr

2007

   

1st Qtr

2007

   

4th Qtr

2006

   

3rd Qtr

2006

 

Residential loans held in portfolio **

   $ 113,705     $ 105,441     $ 105,065     $ 103,572     $ 107,021  

Mortgage originations

     37,285       27,490       28,271       23,030       37,860  

Mortgage loans sold:

          

Servicing retained

     7,588       3,298       4,831       4,242       6,043  

Servicing released

     17,249       19,521       14,844       15,320       10,867  
                                        

Total mortgage loans sold

   $ 24,837     $ 22,819     $ 19,675     $ 19,562     $ 16,910  
                                        

Servicing retained %

     30.6 %     14.5 %     24.6 %     21.7 %     35.7 %

Servicing released %

     69.4 %     85.5 %     75.4 %     78.3 %     64.3 %

Loans serviced for others **

   $ 364,684     $ 367,087     $ 377,512     $ 382,141     $ 385,861  

Mortgage servicing rights **

     2,812       2,812       2,847       2,883       2,934  

Gain on sale of loans

     358       259       280       182       268  

Loan servicing and late fees

     276       277       280       283       271  

Amortization of MSRs

     88       77       92       90       88  

Basis point yield on loans sold

     144 bp     114 bp     142 bp     93 bp     158 bp

** period end balance

Capital

Consolidated shareholder’s equity of the Corporation was $88.9 million or 9.93% of total assets, as of September 30, 2007, compared to $82.4 million or 10.0% of total assets, as of December 31, 2006. The following table presents the Corporation’s and Bank’s capital ratios and the minimum capital requirements to be considered “Well Capitalized” by regulators as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006:

 

     Ratio    

Minimum Ratio

to be Well Capitalized

 

September 30, 2007:

    

Total (Tier II) Capital to Risk Weighted Assets

    

Consolidated

   11.51 %   10 %

Bank

   10.85 %   10 %

Tier I Capital to Risk Weighted Assets

    

Consolidated

   10.55 %   6 %

Bank

   9.97 %   6 %

Tier I Leverage Ratio (Tier I Capital to Total Quarterly Average Assets)

    

Consolidated

   10.55 %   5 %

Bank

   9.96 %   5 %

December 31, 2006:

    

Total (Tier II) Capital to Risk Weighted Assets

    

Consolidated

   12.46 %   10 %

Bank

   11.60 %   10 %

Tier I Capital to Risk Weighted Assets

    

Consolidated

   11.38 %   6 %

Bank

   10.53 %   6 %

Tier I Leverage Ratio (Tier I Capital to Total Quarterly Average Assets)

    

Consolidated

   11.04 %   5 %

Bank

   10.20 %   5 %

Both the Corporation and the Bank exceed the required capital levels to be considered “Well Capitalized” by their respective regulators at the end of each period presented.

Neither the Corporation nor the Bank are under any agreement with regulatory authorities, nor is Management aware of any current recommendations by the regulatory authorities, which, if such recommendations were implemented, would have a material effect on liquidity, capital resources or operations of the Corporation.

 

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Liquidity

The Corporation manages its liquidity position on a daily basis as part of the daily settlement function and continuously as part of the formal asset liability management process. The Bank’s liquidity is maintained by managing its demand deposits, savings, NOW and market rate accounts as the primary source, and purchasing federal funds, selling loans in the secondary market, borrowing from the FHLB, purchasing wholesale certificates of deposit and selling securities as its secondary sources. Availability with the FHLB was approximately $206.0 million as of September 30, 2007. Overnight Fed Funds lines consist of lines from nine banks totaling $70.0 million. Quarterly, ALCO reviews the Corporation’s liquidity needs and reports its findings to the Risk Management Committee of the Bank’s Board of Directors. As of September 30, 2007, the Bank had $28.5 million in overnight fed funds borrowings and $40.0 million in FHLB advances. The Corporation is using alternative funding sources such as CDARS, brokered CD’s, and FHLB Public Funds to offset the results of the competitive environment that exists for demand deposits, savings, NOW and market rate account gathering.

Off Balance Sheet Risk

The Corporation is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit.

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the loan agreement. Total commitments to extend credit at September 30, 2007 were $327.3 million. Commitments to extend credit as of December 31, 2006 were $315.9 million.

Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Bank to a customer for a third party. Such standby letters of credit are issued to support private borrowing arrangements. The credit risk involved in issuing standby letters of credit is similar to that involved in granting loan facilities to customers. The Corporation’s obligation under standby letters of credit at September 30, 2007 amounted to $11.1million.

Estimated fair values of the Corporation’s off-balance sheet instruments are based on fees and rates currently charged to enter into similar loan agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the counterparties’ credit standing. Since fees and rates charged for off-balance sheet items are at market levels when set, there is no material difference between the stated amount and the estimated fair value of off-balance sheet instruments.

Contractual Cash Obligations of the Corporation as of September 30, 2007:

 

(In thousands)

   Total   

Within 1

Year

  

2-3

Years

  

4-5

Years

  

After 5

Years

Deposits without a stated maturity

   $ 412,860    $ 412,860         

Wholesale and time deposits

     308,764      298,979      9,010      658      117

Operating leases

     21,323      954      1,833      1,787      16,749

Purchase obligations

     3,129      1,789      1,009      328      3

Non-discretionary pension contributions

     —        —        —        —        —  
                                  

Total

   $ 746,076    $ 714,582    $ 11,852    $ 2,773    $ 16,869
                                  

Section 404 of Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002

The Corporation and its Management completed compliance procedures relating to Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX 404”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 as documented in the Corporation’s Form 10-K. Management continues to devote considerable effort in 2007 to assure continued compliance with all aspects of SOX 404.

The PCAOB and SEC have issued management standards pertaining to management’s evaluation of controls over financial reporting, along with a new auditing standard. The Corporation is still evaluating the new standards to determine the impact. It is anticipated that the changes will provide some opportunities to improve efficiencies and reduce compliance costs.

Other Information

 

 

Branch Office Expansion

In January of 2007, the Corporation’s Wynnewood branch was closed and customer accounts were transferred to the new Ardmore branch office. As discussed earlier, the Wynnewood branch real estate was sold during the first quarter of 2007. The opening of the Corporation’s West Chester, PA branch site location has been delayed due to the developer of the site experiencing development issues and is now expected to open in the second half of 2008.

 

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Regulatory Matters and Pending Legislation

Management is not aware of any other current specific recommendations by regulatory authorities or proposed legislation which, if they were implemented, would have a material adverse effect upon the liquidity, capital resources, or results of operations, although the general cost of compliance with numerous and multiple federal and state laws and regulations does have, and in the future may have, an impact on the Corporation’s results of operations.

In February, 2006, Congress passed the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005 (FDIRA-2005”). This legislation will merge the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund into one fund, increase insurance coverage for retirement accounts to $250,000, adjust the maximum deposit insurance for inflation after March 31, 2010 and give the FDIC greater flexibility in setting insurance assessments. As part of the FDIRA-2005, the Corporation’s primary operating subsidiary, the Bank, has been granted a one-time credit of $409 thousand for utilization against future FDIC assessments. The FDIC announced that 2007 assessments will range from 5 to 7 basis points for well capitalized institutions with composite regulatory examination ratings of one or two. The Corporation anticipates that the $409 thousand credit will offset all of the 2007 premium assessment and a portion of the 2008 assessment. The actual assessment for the third quarter of 2007 was $91 thousand or the equivalent of 5 basis points annually. This assessment was applied against the existing credit. As of September 30, 2007 the remaining credit is $233 thousand.

 

 

Effects of Inflation

Inflation has some impact on the Corporation’s operating costs. Unlike many industrial companies, however, substantially all of the Corporation’s assets and liabilities are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates have a more significant impact on the Corporation’s performance than the general level of inflation. Over short periods of time, interest rates may not necessarily move in the same direction or in the same magnitude as prices of goods and services.

 

 

Effect of Government Monetary Policies

The earnings of the Corporation are and will be affected by domestic economic conditions and the monetary and fiscal policies of the United States government and its agencies. An important function of the Federal Reserve Board is to regulate the money supply and interest rates. Among the instruments used to implement those objectives are open market operations in United States government securities and changes in reserve requirements against member bank deposits. These instruments are used in varying combinations to influence overall growth and distribution of bank loans, investments, and deposits, and their use may also affect rates charged on loans or paid for deposits.

The Corporation is a member of the Federal Reserve System and, therefore, the policies and regulations of the Federal Reserve Board have a significant effect on its deposits, loans and investment growth, as well as the rate of interest earned and paid, and are expected to affect the Corporation’s operations in the future. The effect of such policies and regulations upon the future business and earnings of the Corporation cannot be predicted.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS

There has been no material change in the Corporation’s assessment of its sensitivity to market risks since its presentation in the 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As of the end of this period covered by the report, the Corporation carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Corporation’s management, including the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer, Frederick C. Peters II, and Chief Financial Officer, J. Duncan Smith, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e). Based upon the evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Corporation (including its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in the Corporation’s periodic SEC filings.

There have not been any changes in the Corporation’s internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2007 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II OTHER INFORMATION.

ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings.

None.

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the Corporation’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

The following tables present the shares repurchased by the Corporation during the third quarter of 2007 (1) (2) :

 

Period

  

Total Number of

Shares Purchased

  

Average Price Paid

Per Share

  

Total Number of

Shares Purchased as

Part of Publicly

Announced Plans or

Programs

  

Maximum
Number of

Shares that

May Yet Be

Purchased
Under the Plan

or Programs

July 1, 2007 – July 31, 2007

   14,033    $ 23.77    13,946    208,587

August 1, 2007 – August 31, 2007

   —        —      —      208,597

September 1, 2007 – September 30, 2007

   926      21.85    —      208,597
                     

Total

   14,959    $ 23.65    13,946    208,597
                     

Notes to this table:

 

(1) On February 24, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Corporation adopted a new stock repurchase program (the “2006 Program”) under which the Corporation may repurchase up to 450,000 shares of the Corporation’s common stock, not to exceed $10 million and terminated the 2003 Program. The 2006 Program was publicly announced in a Press Release dated February 24, 2006. There is no expiration date on the 2006 Program and the Corporation has no plans for an early termination of the 2006 Program. All shares purchased through the 2006 Program were accomplished in open market transactions.
(2) In July and September of 2007, 87 and 926 shares, respectfully, were purchased by the Corporation’s Thrift Plan and Deferred Compensation plans through open market transactions by the Corporation’s Wealth Management Division investment personnel.

ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders [JDS to discuss with Geoff & Bob]

None

ITEM 5. Other Information

None

ITEM 6. Exhibits

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.

 

    Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation
Date: November 9, 2007     By:   /s/ FREDERICK C. PETERS II
        Frederick C. Peters II
        President & Chief Executive Officer
   
Date: November 9, 2007     By:   /S/ J. DUNCAN SMITH
        J. Duncan Smith
        Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer

 

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Form 10-Q

Index to Exhibits

a) Exhibits

 

Exhibit 10.1    -The Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan is incorporated by reference to the Corporation’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 31, 2007.
Exhibit 10.2    -Form of the Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement subject to the 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan for Employees is incorporated by reference the the Corporation’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 5, 2007.
Exhibit 10.3    -Form of the Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement subject to the 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors is incorporated by reference to the Corporation’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 5, 2007.
Exhibit 31.1    -Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).
Exhibit 31.2    -Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).
Exhibit 32.1    -Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit 32.2    -Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Form 10-Q

 

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