mbcn20170331_10q.htm

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One) 

 

X

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

    For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017

or 

 

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

    For the transition period from                              to                            

 

Commission file number      001-36613

 

Middlefield Banc. Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Ohio

 

34-1585111

State or Other Jurisdiction of

 

I.R.S. Employer Identification No.

Incorporation or Organization

   

 

15985 East High Street, Middlefield, Ohio

 

44062-0035

Address of Principal Executive Offices

 

Zip Code

 

 

440-632-1666

 

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code  

 

     
 

Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report

 

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes X    No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. 

 

Large accelerated filer ☐

Accelerated filer ☐

Non-accelerated filer ☐ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company X

Emerging growth company ☐

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

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

 

APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.   Yes ☐    No X 

 

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

 

Class: Common Stock, without par value

Outstanding at May 15, 2017: 3,204,858

 

 
 

 

 

MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP.

 

INDEX

 

 

Part I – Financial Information

 
   

Item 1.    Financial Statements (unaudited)

 
   

Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016

3

   

Consolidated Statement of Income for the Three Months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

4

   

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

5

   

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the Three Months ended March 31, 2017

6

   

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

7

   

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

9

   

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

36

   

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

44

   

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

45

   

Part II – Other Information

 
   

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

45

   

Item 1A. Risk Factors

45

   

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

45

   

Item 3. Defaults by the Company on its Senior Securities

45

   

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

45

   

Item 5. Other Information

45

   

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8 – K

46

   

Signatures

49

   

Exhibit 31.1

 
   

Exhibit 31.2

 
   

Exhibit 32

 

 

 
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MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

   

March 31,

2017

   

December 31,

2016

 
                 

ASSETS

               

Cash and due from banks

  $ 61,364     $ 31,395  

Federal funds sold

    1,000       1,100  

Cash and cash equivalents

    62,364       32,495  

Investment securities available for sale, at fair value

    110,452       114,376  

Loans held for sale

    9,462       634  

Loans

    837,158       609,140  

Less allowance for loan and lease losses

    6,720       6,598  

Net loans

    830,438       602,542  

Premises and equipment, net

    11,481       11,203  

Goodwill

    15,646       4,559  

Core deposit intangibles

    3,051       36  

Bank-owned life insurance

    15,334       13,540  

Other real estate owned

    1,634       934  

Accrued interest and other assets

    9,605       7,502  
                 

TOTAL ASSETS

  $ 1,069,467       787,821  
                 

LIABILITIES

               

Deposits:

               

Noninterest-bearing demand

  $ 162,614     $ 133,630  

Interest-bearing demand

    94,605       59,560  

Money market

    162,843       74,940  

Savings

    183,845       172,370  

Time

    243,944       189,434  

Total deposits

    847,851       629,934  

Short-term borrowings

    76,213       68,359  

Other borrowings

    39,388       9,437  

Accrued interest and other liabilities

    6,700       3,131  

TOTAL LIABILITIES

    970,152       710,861  
                 

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

               

Common stock, no par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, 3,189,722 and 2,640,418 shares issued; 2,803,557 2,254,253 shares outstanding

    69,123       47,943  

Retained earnings

    42,678       41,334  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    1,032       1,201  

Treasury stock, at cost; 386,165 shares

    (13,518 )     (13,518 )

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

    99,315       76,960  
                 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

  $ 1,069,467     $ 787,821  

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 

INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME

               

Interest and fees on loans

  $ 9,180     $ 6,173  

Interest-bearing deposits in other institutions

    49       12  

Federal funds sold

    3       4  

Investment securities:

               

Taxable interest

    218       340  

Tax-exempt interest

    637       790  

Dividends on stock

    112       29  

Total interest and dividend income

    10,199       7,348  
                 

INTEREST EXPENSE

               

Deposits

    1,125       855  

Short-term borrowings

    177       120  

Other borrowings

    83       17  

Trust preferred securities

    57       33  

Total interest expense

    1,442       1,025  
                 

NET INTEREST INCOME

    8,757       6,323  
                 

Provision for loan losses

    165       105  
                 

NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES

    8,592       6,218  
                 

NONINTEREST INCOME

               

Service charges on deposit accounts

    469       447  

Investment securities gains, net

    488       51  

Earnings on bank-owned life insurance

    109       99  

Gain on sale of loans

    234       87  

Other income

    211       225  

Total noninterest income

    1,511       909  
                 

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

               

Salaries and employee benefits

    3,696       2,780  

Occupancy expense

    488       335  

Equipment expense

    281       269  

Data processing costs

    484       272  

Ohio state franchise tax

    186       100  

Federal deposit insurance expense

    68       132  

Professional fees

    596       292  

(Gain) loss on other real estate owned

    (78 )     12  

Advertising expense

    248       195  

Other real estate expense

    133       46  

Directors fees

    112       107  

Core deposit intangible amortization

    72       10  

Appraiser fees

    102       101  

ATM fees

    76       96  

Other expense

    803       591  

Total noninterest expense

    7,267       5,338  
                 

Income before income taxes

    2,836       1,789  

Income taxes

    736       302  
                 

NET INCOME

  $ 2,100     $ 1,487  
                 

EARNINGS PER SHARE

               

Basic

  $ 0.78     $ 0.79  

Diluted

    0.78       0.79  
                 

DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER SHARE

  $ 0.27     $ 0.27  

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 
                 

Net income

  $ 2,100     $ 1,487  
                 

Other comprehensive income:

               

Net unrealized holding gain on available-for-sale securities

    231       547  

Tax effect

    (78 )     (187 )
                 

Reclassification adjustment for investment securities gains included in net income

    (488 )     (51 )

Tax effect

    166       17  
                 

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

    (169 )     326  
                 

Comprehensive income

  $ 1,931     $ 1,813  

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY

(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

                   

Accumulated

                 
                   

Other

           

Total

 
   

Common

   

Retained

   

Comprehensive

   

Treasury

   

Stockholders'

 
   

Stock

   

Earnings

   

Income

   

Stock

   

Equity

 
                                         

Balance, December 31, 2016

  $ 47,943     $ 41,334     $ 1,201     $ (13,518 )   $ 76,960  
                                         

Net income

            2,100                       2,100  

Other comprehensive income

                    (169 )             (169 )

Common stock issuance (546,107 shares)

    21,048                               21,048  

Dividend reinvestment and purchase plan (3,197 shares)

    132                               132  

Cash dividends ($0.27 per share)

            (756 )                     (756 )
                                         

Balance, March 31, 2017

  $ 69,123     $ 42,678     $ 1,032     $ (13,518 )   $ 99,315  

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

               

Net income

  $ 2,100     $ 1,487  

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

               

Provision for loan losses

    165       105  

Investment securities gain, net

    (488 )     (51 )

Depreciation and amortization

    308       231  

Amortization of premium and discount on investment securities

    124       107  

Accretion of deferred loan fees, net

    (185 )     (71 )

Origination of loans held for sale

    (4,562 )     (3,356 )

Proceeds from sale of loans

    1,921       4,374  

Gain on sale of loans

    (234 )     (87 )

Earnings on bank-owned life insurance

    (109 )     (99 )

Deferred income tax

    (1,116 )     (218 )

(Gain) loss on other real estate owned

    (78 )     12  

Other real estate owned writedowns

    22       24  

Increase in accrued interest receivable

    (199 )     (263 )

Decrease in accrued interest payable

    (14 )     (6 )

Amorization of core deposit intangibles

    72       40  

Other, net

    547       (203 )

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

    (1,726 )     2,026  
                 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

               

Investment securities available for sale:

               

Proceeds from repayments and maturities

    3,544       4,822  

Proceeds from sale of securities

    -       1,322  

Purchases

    -       (1,744 )

(Increase) decrease in loans, net

    (34,533 )     3,215  

Proceeds from the sale of other real estate owned

    333       6  

Purchase of bank-owned life insurance

    (4 )     -  

Purchase of premises and equipment

    (179 )     (18 )

Purchase of restricted stock

    (899 )     -  

Redemption of restricted stock

    795       -  

Acquisition, net of cash paid

    5,431       -  

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

    (25,512 )     7,603  
                 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

               

Net increase in deposits

    19,873       6,959  

Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings, net

    7,854       (9,701 )

Repayment of other borrowings

    (49 )     (64 )

Proceeds from other borrowings

    30,000       -  

Common stock issued

    53       29  

Proceeds from dividend reinvestment and purchase plan

    132       125  

Cash dividends

    (756 )     (507 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    57,107       (3,159 )
                 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

    29,869       6,470  
                 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

    32,495       23,750  
                 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

  $ 62,364     $ 30,220  
                 

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

               

Cash paid during the year for:

               

Interest on deposits and borrowings

  $ 1,456     $ 1,031  

Income taxes

    -       375  
                 

Noncash investing transactions:

               

Transfers from loans to other real estate owned

  $ 977     $ 77  

Common stock issued in business acquisition

    20,995       -  

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (continued)

       

Acquisition of Liberty Bank

       

Non-cash assets acquired

       

Loans

  $ 194,320  

Loans held for sale

    5,953  

Premises and equipment, net

    325  

Accrued interest receivable

    440  

Bank-owned life insurance

    1,681  

Core deposit intangible

    3,087  

Deferred tax asset

    (1,104 )

Other assets

    997  

Goodwill

    11,087  
      216,786  

Liabilities assumed

       

Time deposits

    (30,744 )

Deposits other than time deposits

    (167,300 )

Accrued interest payable

    (47 )

Other liabilities

    (3,131 )
      (201,222 )
         

Net non-cash assets acquired

  $ 15,564  
         

Cash and cash equivalents acquired

  $ 5,431  

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The consolidated financial statements of Middlefield Banc Corp. ("Company") include its bank subsidiary, The Middlefield Banking Company (“MBC”), and a nonbank asset resolution subsidiary, EMORECO, Inc. All significant inter-company items have been eliminated.

 

On January 12, 2017, the Company completed its acquisition of Liberty Bank, N.A. ("Liberty"), pursuant to a previously announced definitive merger agreement. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Liberty shareholders received $37.96 in cash or 1.1934 shares of Middlefield’s common stock in exchange for each share of Liberty common stock they owned immediately prior to the merger. Middlefield issued 544,610 shares of its common stock in the merger and the aggregate merger consideration was approximately $42.2 million. Upon closing, Liberty was merged into MBC, and its three full-service bank offices, in Twinsburg, in northern Summit County, and in Beachwood and Solon in eastern Cuyahoga County, became offices of MBC. The systems integration of Liberty into MBC was completed in February.

 

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In management’s opinion, the financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, that the Company considers necessary to fairly state the Company’s financial position and the results of operations and cash flows. The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2016, has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the necessary informational disclosures and footnotes as required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included with the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. The results of the Company’s operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of the Company’s operations for any other interim period or for a full fiscal year.

 

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements –

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (a new revenue recognition standard). The Update’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, this Update specifies the accounting for certain costs to obtain or fulfill a contract with a customer and expands disclosure requirements for revenue recognition. This Update is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Because the guidance does not apply to revenue associated with financial instruments, including loans and securities, we do not expect the new standard, or any of the amendments, to result in a material change from our current accounting for revenue because the majority of the Company's financial instruments are not within the scope of Topic 606.  However, we do expect that the standard will result in new disclosure requirements, which are currently being evaluated.

 

In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The amendments in this Update defer the effective date of ASU 2014-09 for all entities by one year. Public business entities, certain not-for-profit entities, and certain employee benefit plans should apply the guidance in ASU 2014-09 to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. All other entities should apply the guidance in ASU 2014-09 to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is evaluating the effect of adopting this new accounting Update.

 

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. This Update applies to all entities that hold financial assets or owe financial liabilities and is intended to provide more useful information on the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. Among other things, this Update (a) requires equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income; (b) simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment; (c) eliminates the requirement to disclose the fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost for entities that are not public business entities; (d) eliminates the requirement for public business entities to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet; (e) requires public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes; (f) requires separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset (that is, securities or loans and receivables) on the balance sheet or the accompanying notes to the financial statements; and (g) clarifies that an entity should evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to available-for-sale securities in combination with the entity’s other deferred tax assets. For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, including not-for-profit entities and employee benefit plans within the scope of Topics 960 through 965 on plan accounting, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. All entities that are not public business entities may adopt the amendments in this Update earlier as of the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the standard will have on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

 
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In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The standard requires lessees to recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from leases on the balance sheet.  A lessee should recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term.  A short-term lease is defined as one in which (a) the lease term is 12 months or less and (b) there is not an option to purchase the underlying asset that the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise. For short-term leases, lessees may elect to recognize lease payments over the lease term on a straight-line basis. For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those years. For all other entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. The amendments should be applied at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach with earlier application permitted as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. The Company is currently assessing the practical expedients it may elect at adoption, but does not anticipate the amendments will have a significant impact on the financial statements. Based on the Company’s preliminary analysis of its current portfolio, the impact to the Company’s balance sheet is estimated to result in less than a 1 percent increase in assets and liabilities. The Company also anticipates additional disclosure to be provided at adoption.

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-04, Liabilities – Extinguishments of Liabilities (Subtopic 405-20). The standard provides that liabilities related to the sale of prepaid stored-value products within the scope of this Update are financial liabilities. The amendments in the Update provide a narrow-scope exception to the guidance in Subtopic 405-20 to require that breakage for those liabilities be accounted for consistent with the breakage guidance in Topic 606. The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities, certain not-for-profit entities, and certain employee benefit plans for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Earlier application is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. This Update is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-05, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815). The amendments in this Update apply to all reporting entities for which there is a change in the counterparty to a derivative instrument that has been designated as a heading instrument under Topic 815. The standards in this Update clarify that a change in the counterparty to a derivative instrument that has been designated as the hedging instrument under Topic 815 does not, in and of itself, require designation of that hedging relationship provided that all other hedge accounting criteria continue to be met. For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. An entity has an option to apply the amendments in this Update on either a prospective basis or a modified retrospective basis. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the standard will have on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-06, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815). The amendments apply to all entities that are issuers of or investors in debt instruments (or hybrid financial instruments that are determined to have a debt host) with embedded call (put) options. The amendments in this Update clarify the requirements for assessing whether contingent call (put) options that can accelerate the payment of principal on debt instruments are clearly and closely related to their debt host. An entity performing the assessment under the amendments in this Update is required to assess the embedded call (put) options solely in accordance with the four-step decision sequence. For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For entities other than public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the standard will have on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-07, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323). The Update affects all entities that have an investment that becomes qualified for the equity method of accounting as a result of an increase in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence. The amendments in this Update eliminate the requirement that when an investment qualifies for use of the equity method as a result of an increase in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence, an investor must adjust the investment, results of operations, and retained earnings retroactively on a step-by-step basis as if the equity method had been in effect during all previous periods that the investment had been held. The amendments require that the equity method investor add the cost of acquiring the additional interest in the investee to the current basis of the investor's previously held interest and adopt the equity method of accounting as of the date the investment becomes qualified for equity method accounting. Therefore, upon qualifying for the equity method of accounting, no retroactive adjustment of the investment is required. The amendments in this Update require that an entity that has an available-for-sale equity security that becomes qualified for the equity method of accounting recognize through earnings the unrealized holding gain or loss in accumulated other comprehensive income at the date the investment becomes qualified for use of the equity method. The amendments in this Update are effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. The amendments should be applied prospectively upon their effective date to increases in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence that result in the adoption of the equity method. Earlier application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the standard will have on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

 
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In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The amendments in this Update affect entities with transactions included within the scope of Topic 606, which includes entities that enter into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services (that are an output of the entity’s ordinary activities) in exchange for consideration. The amendments in this Update do not change the core principle of the guidance in Topic 606; they simply clarify the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. The amendments in this Update are intended to improve the operability and understandability of the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. The amendments in this Update affect the guidance in ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which is not yet effective. The effective date and transition requirements for the amendments in this Update are the same as the effective date and transition requirements of Update 2014-09. ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date, defers the effective date of Update 2014-09 by one year. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the standard will have on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718). The amendments in this Update affect all entities that issue share-based payment awards to their employees. The standards in this Update provide simplification for several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as with equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. Some of the areas for simplification apply only to nonpublic entities. In addition to those simplifications, the amendments eliminate the guidance in Topic 718 that was indefinitely deferred shortly after the issuance of FASB Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment. This should not result in a change in practice because the guidance that is being superseded was never effective. For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted for any entity in any interim or annual period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the standard will have on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The amendments in this Update affect entities with transactions included within the scope of Topic 606, which includes entities that enter into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services in exchange for consideration. The amendments in this Update do not change the core principle for revenue recognition in Topic 606. Instead, the amendments provide (1) more detailed guidance in a few areas and (2) additional implementation guidance and examples based on feedback the FASB received from its stakeholders. The amendments are expected to reduce the degree of judgment necessary to comply with Topic 606, which the FASB expects will reduce the potential for diversity arising in practice and reduce the cost and complexity of applying the guidance. The amendments in this Update affect the guidance in ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which is not yet effective. The effective date and transition requirements for the amendments in this Update are the same as the effective date and transition requirements in Topic 606 (and any other Topic amended by Update 2014-09). ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date, defers the effective date of Update 2014-09 by one year. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the standard will have on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which among other things clarifies the objective of the collectability criterion in Topic 606, as well as certain narrow aspects of Topic 606. The amendments in this Update affect the guidance in ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which is not yet effective. The effective date and transition requirements for the amendments in this Update are the same as the effective date and transition requirements for Topic 606 (and any other Topic amended by Update 2014-09). ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date, defers the effective date of Update 2014-09 by one year. This Update is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which changes the impairment model for most financial assets. This Update is intended to improve financial reporting by requiring timelier recording of credit losses on loans and other financial instruments held by financial institutions and other organizations. The underlying premise of the Update is that financial assets measured at amortized cost should be presented at the net amount expected to be collected, through an allowance for credit losses that are deducted from the amortized cost basis. The allowance for credit losses should reflect management’s current estimate of credit losses that are expected to occur over the remaining life of a financial asset. The income statement will be effected for the measurement of credit losses for newly recognized financial assets, as well as the expected increases or decreases of expected credit losses that have taken place during the period. ASU 2016-13 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and early adoption is permitted for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. With certain exceptions, transition to the new requirements will be through a cumulative effect adjustment to opening retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is adopted. We expect to recognize a one-time cumulative effect adjustment to the allowance for loan losses as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the new standard is effective, but cannot yet determine the magnitude of any such one-time adjustment or the overall impact of the new guidance on the consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, which addresses eight specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing diversity in practice. Among these include recognizing cash payments for debt prepayment or debt extinguishment as cash outflows for financing activities; cash proceeds received from the settlement of insurance claims should be classified on the basis of the related insurance coverage; and cash proceeds received from the settlement of bank-owned life insurance policies should be classified as cash inflows from investing activities while the cash payments for premiums on bank-owned policies may be classified as cash outflows for investing activities, operating activities, or a combination of investing and operating activities. The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. An entity that elects early adoption must adopt all of the amendments in the same period. The amendments in this Update should be applied using a retrospective transition method to each period presented. If it is impracticable to apply the amendments retrospectively for some of the issues, the amendments for those issues would be applied prospectively as of the earliest date practicable. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the standard will have on the Company’s statement of cash flows.

 

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-17, Consolidation (Topic 810), which amends the consolidation guidance on how a reporting entity that is the single decision maker of a VIE should treat indirect interests in the entity held through related parties that are under common control with the reporting entity when determining whether it is the primary beneficiary of that VIE. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is the reporting entity that has a controlling financial interest in a VIE and, therefore, consolidates the VIE. A reporting entity has an indirect interest in a VIE if it has a direct interest in a related party that, in turn, has a direct interest in the VIE. Under the amendments, a single decision maker is not required to consider indirect interests held through related parties that are under common control with the single decision maker to be the equivalent of direct interests in their entirety. Instead, a single decision maker is required to include those interests on a proportionate basis consistent with indirect interests held through other related parties. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the standard will have on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), which requires that a statement of cash flows explains the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. The amendments in this Update should be applied using a retrospective transition method to each period presented. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the standard will have on the Company’s statement of cash flows.

 

In December 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-19, Technical Corrections and Improvements, which represents changes to clarify, correct errors, or make minor improvements to the Accounting Standards Codification. The amendments make the Accounting Standards Codification easier to understand and easier to apply by eliminating inconsistencies and providing clarifications. Most of the amendments in this Update do not require transition guidance and are effective upon issuance of this Update. This Update is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In December 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-20, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This Update, among others things, clarifies that guarantee fees within the scope of Topic 460, Guarantees, (other than product or service warranties) are not within the scope of Topic 606. The effective date and transition requirements for ASU 2016-20 are the same as the effective date and transition requirements for the new revenue recognition guidance. For public entities with a calendar year-end, the new guidance is effective in the quarter and year beginning January 1, 2018. For all other entities with a calendar year-end, the new guidance is effective in the year ending December 31, 2019, and interim periods in 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the standard will have on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

 
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In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805), Clarifying the Definition of a Business, which provides a more robust framework to use in determining when a set of assets and activities (collectively referred to as a “set”) is a business. The screen requires that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. This screen reduces the number of transactions that need to be further evaluated. Public business entities should apply the amendments in this Update to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those periods. All other entities should apply the amendments to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The amendments in this Update should be applied prospectively on or after the effective date. This Update is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-03, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections (Topic 250) and Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to Staff Announcements at the September 22, 2016 and November 17, 2016 EITF Meetings. This Update adds an SEC paragraph to the Codification following an SEC Staff Announcement about applying Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) Topic 11.M. Specifically, this announcement applies to ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606); ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842); and ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. A registrant should evaluate Updates that have not yet been adopted to determine the appropriate financial statement disclosures about the potential material effects of those Updates on the financial statements when adopted. If a registrant does not know or cannot reasonably estimate the impact that adoption of the Updates referenced in this announcement are expected to have on the financial statements, then in addition to making a statement to that effect, that registrant should consider additional qualitative financial statement disclosures to assist the reader in assessing the significance of the impact that the standard will have on the financial statements of the registrant when adopted. In this regard, the SEC staff expects the additional qualitative disclosures to include a description of the effect of the accounting policies that the registrant expects to apply, if determined, and a comparison to the registrant’s current accounting policies. Also, a registrant should describe the status of its process to implement the new standards and the significant implementation matters yet to be addressed. The amendments in this Update are effective immediately.

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. To simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill, the FASB eliminated Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. In computing the implied fair value of goodwill under Step 2, an entity had to perform procedures to determine the fair value at the impairment testing date of its assets and liabilities (including unrecognized assets and liabilities) following the procedure that would be required in determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Instead, under the amendments in this Update, an entity should perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting units fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. A public business entity that is a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filer should adopt the amendments in this Update for its annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. A public business entity that is not an SEC filer should adopt the amendments in this Update for its annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. All other entities, including not-for-profit entities, that are adopting the amendments in this Update should do so for their annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. This Update is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-06, Plan Accounting: Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Topic 960), Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Topic 962), and Health and Welfare Benefit Plans (Topic 965). This Update relates primarily to the reporting by an employee benefit plan for its interest in a master trust, which is a trust for which a regulated financial institution serves as a trustee or custodian and in which assets of more than one plan sponsored by a single employer or by a group of employers under common control are held. For each master trust in which a plan holds an interest, the amendments in this Update require a plan's interest in that master trust and any change in that interest to be presented in separate line items in the statement of net assets available for benefits and in the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits, respectively. The amendments in this Update remove the requirement to disclose the percentage interest in the master trust for plans with divided interests and require that all plans disclose the dollar amount of their interest in each of those general types of investments, which supplements the existing requirement to disclose the master trusts balances in each general type of investments. There are also increased disclosure requirements for investments in master trust. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the standard will have on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-08, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20). The amendments in this Update shorten the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium. Specifically, the amendments require the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The amendments do not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. An entity should apply the amendments in this Update on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. Additionally, in the period of adoption, an entity should provide disclosures about a change in accounting principle. This Update is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

 
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NOTE 2 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

The Company had no unvested stock options outstanding or unrecognized stock-based compensation costs outstanding as of March 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

Stock option activity during the three months ended March 31 is as follows:

 

           

Weighted-

           

Weighted-

 
           

average

           

average

 
           

Exercise

           

Exercise

 
   

2017

   

Price

   

2016

   

Price

 
                                 

Outstanding, January 1

    29,324     $ 19.50       31,949     $ 25.03  

Exercised

    (1,562 )     34.34       -       -  
                                 

Outstanding, March 31

    27,762     $ 23.07       31,949     $ 25.03  
                                 

Exercisable, March 31

    27,762     $ 23.07       31,949     $ 25.03  

 

 
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NOTE 3 - EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

The Company provides dual presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by the average shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share adds the dilutive effects of stock options to average shares outstanding.

 

The following table sets forth the composition of the weighted-average common shares (denominator) used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computation.

 

   

For the Three

 
   

Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

    3,065,981       2,264,342  
                 

Average treasury stock shares

    (386,165 )     (386,165 )
                 

Weighted-average common shares and common stock equivalents used to calculate basic earnings per share

    2,679,816       1,878,177  
                 

Additional common stock equivalents (stock options) used to calculate diluted earnings per share

    12,199       8,766  
                 

Weighted-average common shares and common stock equivalents used to calculate diluted earnings per share

    2,692,015       1,886,943  

 

Options to purchase 27,762 shares of common stock, at prices ranging from $17.55 to $37.48, were outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2017. Of those options, 27,762 were considered dilutive for the three-month period based on the market price exceeding the strike price and no options were anti-dilutive.

 

Options to purchase 31,949 shares of common stock, at prices ranging from $17.55 to $40.24, were outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2016. Of those options, 7,249 were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive.

 

 

NOTE 4 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for an asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP established a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the use of inputs used in valuation methodologies into the following levels:

 

 

Level I:

Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reported date.

 

Level II:

Pricing inputs are other than the quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date. The nature of these assets and liabilities includes items for which quoted prices are available but traded less frequently and items that are fair valued using other financial instruments, the parameters of which can be directly observed.

 

Level III:

Assets and liabilities that have little to no pricing observability as of the reported date. These items do not have two-way markets and are measured using management’s best estimate of fair value, where the inputs into the determination of fair value require significant management judgment or estimation.

 

 
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The following tables present the assets measured on a recurring basis on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at their fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy. Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

  

           

March 31, 2017

         

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Level I

   

Level II

   

Level III

   

Total

 

Assets measured on a recurring basis:

                               

U.S. government agency securities

  $ -     $ 9,827     $ -     $ 9,827  

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

    -       79,697       -       79,697  

Mortgage-backed securities in government-sponsored entities

    -       19,036       -       19,036  

Private-label mortgage-backed securities

    -       1,602       -       1,602  

Total debt securities

    -       110,162       -       110,162  

Equity securities in financial institutions

    -       290       -       290  

Total

  $ -     $ 110,452     $ -     $ 110,452  

 

           

December 31, 2016

         

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Level I

   

Level II

   

Level III

   

Total

 

Assets measured on a recurring basis:

                               

U.S. government agency securities

  $ -     $ 10,236     $ -     $ 10,236  

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

    -       81,223       -       81,223  

Mortgage-backed securities in government-sponsored entities

    -       20,069       -       20,069  

Private-label mortgage-backed securities

    -       1,709       -       1,709  

Total debt securities

    -       113,237       -       113,237  

Equity securities in financial institutions

    -       1,139       -       1,139  

Total

  $ -     $ 114,376     $ -     $ 114,376  

 

The Company obtains fair values from an independent pricing service which represent either quoted market prices for the identical securities (Level I inputs) or fair values determined by pricing models using a market approach that considers observable market data, such as interest rate volatilities, LIBOR yield curve, credit spreads and prices from market makers and live trading systems (Level II).

 

The Company uses prices compiled by third party vendors.

 

The following tables present the assets measured on a nonrecurring basis on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at their fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy.

 

Impaired Loans - The Company has measured impairment on impaired loans generally based on the fair value of the loan’s collateral. Fair value is generally determined based upon independent third-party appraisals of the properties. In some cases, management may adjust the appraised value due to the age of the appraisal, changes in market conditions, or observable deterioration of the property since the appraisal was completed. Additionally, management makes estimates about expected costs to sell the property which are also included in the net realizable value. If the fair value of the collateral dependent loan is less than the carrying amount of the loan, a specific reserve for the loan is made in the allowance for loan losses or a charge-off is taken to reduce the loan to the fair value of the collateral (less estimated selling costs) and the loan is included in the table below as a Level III measurement. If the fair value of the collateral exceeds the carrying amount of the loan, then the loan is not included in the table below as it is not currently being carried at its fair value. The fair values below excluded estimated selling costs of $280,600 at March 31, 2017.

 

Other Real Estate Owned (OREO) – OREO is carried at the lower of cost or fair value, which is measured at the date of foreclosure. If the fair value of the collateral exceeds the carrying amount of the loan, no charge-off or adjustment is necessary, the loan is not considered to be carried at fair value, and is therefore not included in the table below. If the fair value of the collateral is less than the carrying amount of the loan, management will charge the loan down to its estimated realizable value. The fair value of OREO is based on the appraised value of the property, which is generally unadjusted by management and is based on comparable sales for similar properties in the same geographic region as the subject property, and is included in the table below as a Level II measurement. In some cases, management may adjust the appraised value due to the age of the appraisal, changes in market conditions, or observable deterioration of the property since the appraisal was completed. In these cases, the loans are categorized in the table below as Level III measurement since these adjustments are considered to be unobservable inputs. Income and expenses from operations and further declines in the fair value of the collateral subsequent to foreclosure are included in net expenses from OREO.

 

 
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March 31, 2017

         

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Level I

   

Level II

   

Level III

   

Total

 

Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis:

                               

Impaired loans

  $ -     $ -     $ 585     $ 585  

Other real estate owned

    -       -       27       27  
                                 

 

           

December 31, 2016

         

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Level I

   

Level II

   

Level III

   

Total

 

Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis:

                               

Impaired loans

  $ -     $ -     $ 6,498     $ 6,498  

Other real estate owned

    -       -       511       511  

 

 

 

The following tables present additional quantitative information about assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and for which the Company uses Level III inputs to determine fair value:

 

 

   

Quantitative Information about Level III Fair Value Measurements

 
(Dollar amounts in thousands)  

Fair Value Estimate

  Valuation Techniques   Unobservable Input  

Range (Weighted

 Average)

 

March 31, 2017

                       

Impaired loans

  $ 585  

Appraisal of collateral (1)

 

Appraisal adjustments (2)

  3.5% to 8.3% (5.6%)  

Other real estate owned

  $ 27  

Appraisal of collateral (1)

 

Appraisal adjustments (2)

  0.0% to 10.0%  

 

 

   

Quantitative Information about Level III Fair Value Measurements

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

  Fair Value Estimate  

Valuation Techniques

 

Unobservable Input

 

Range (Weighted

Average)

 

December 31, 2016

                       

Impaired loans

  $ 4,928  

Discounted cash flow

 

Discount rate

  3.1% to 7.0% (5.1%)  
      1,570  

Appraisal of collateral (1)

 

Appraisal adjustments (2)

  0.0% to 59.7% (28.2%)  

Other real estate owned

  $ 511  

Appraisal of collateral (1)

 

Appraisal adjustments (2)

  0% to 10.0  

 

 

(1)

Fair value is generally determined through independent appraisals of the underlying collateral, which generally include various level 3 inputs which are not identifiable, less any associated allowance.

 

(2)

Appraisals may be adjusted by management for qualitative factors such as economic conditions and estimated liquidation expenses. The range and weighted average of liquidation expenses and other appraisal adjustments are presented as a percent of the appraisal.

 

 
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The estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments is as follows:

 

   

March 31, 2017

 
   

Carrying

                           

Total

 
   

Value

   

Level I

   

Level II

   

Level III

   

Fair Value

 
   

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Financial assets:

                                       

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 62,364     $ 62,364     $ -     $ -     $ 62,364  

Investment securities Available for sale

    110,452       -       110,452       -       110,452  

Loans held for sale

    9,462       8,328       1,134       -       9,462  

Net loans

    830,438       -       -       834,096       834,096  

Bank-owned life insurance

    15,334       15,334       -       -       15,334  

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

    3,589       3,589       -       -       3,589  

Accrued interest receivable

    3,068       3,068       -       -       3,068  
                                         

Financial liabilities:

                                       

Deposits

  $ 847,851     $ 603,907     $ -     $ 205,035     $ 808,942  

Short-term borrowings

    76,213       76,213       -       -       76,213  

Other borrowings

    39,388       -       -       16,565       16,565  

Accrued interest payable

    427       427       -       -       427  

 

 

   

December 31, 2016

 
   

Carrying

                           

Total

 
   

Value

   

Level I

   

Level II

   

Level III

   

Fair Value

 
   

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Financial assets:

                                       

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 32,495     $ 32,495     $ -     $ -     $ 32,495  

Investment securities Available for sale

    114,376       -       114,376       -       114,376  

Loans held for sale

    634       -       634       -       634  

Net loans

    602,542       -       -       604,447       604,447  

Bank-owned life insurance

    13,540       13,540       -       -       13,540  

Restricted stock

    2,204       2,204       -       -       2,204  

Accrued interest receivable

    2,426       2,426       -       -       2,426  
                                         

Financial liabilities:

                                       

Deposits

  $ 629,934     $ 440,500     $ -     $ 189,871     $ 630,371  

Short-term borrowings

    68,359       68,359       -       -       68,359  

Other borrowings

    9,437       -               9,512       9,512  

Accrued interest payable

    395       395       -       -       395  

 

Financial instruments are defined as cash, evidence of ownership interest in an entity, or a contract which creates an obligation or right to receive or deliver cash or another financial instrument from/to a second entity on potentially favorable or unfavorable terms.

 

Fair value is defined as the amount at which a financial instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties other than in a forced liquidation sale. If a quoted market price is available for a financial instrument, the estimated fair value would be calculated based upon the market price per trading unit of the instrument.

 

If no readily available market exists, the fair value estimates for financial instruments should be based upon management’s judgment regarding current economic conditions, interest rate risk, expected cash flows, future estimated losses, and other factors as determined through various option pricing formulas or simulation modeling. Since many of these assumptions result from judgments made by management based upon estimates which are inherently uncertain, the resulting estimated fair values may not be indicative of the amount realizable in the sale of a particular financial instrument. In addition, changes in assumptions on which the estimated fair values are based may have a significant impact on the resulting estimated fair values.

 

As certain assets such as deferred tax assets and premises and equipment are not considered financial instruments, the estimated fair value of financial instruments would not represent the full value of the Company.

 

 
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The Company employed simulation modeling in determining the estimated fair value of financial instruments for which quoted market prices were not available based upon the following assumptions:

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Federal Home Loan Bank Stock, Accrued Interest Receivable, Accrued Interest Payable, and Short-Term Borrowings

The fair value is equal to the current carrying value.

 

Bank-Owned Life Insurance

The fair value is equal to the cash surrender value of the life insurance policies.

 

Investment Securities Available for Sale

The fair value of investment securities is equal to the available quoted market price. If no quoted market price is available, fair value is estimated using the quoted market price for similar securities.

 

Loans Held for Sale

Loans held for sale are carried at lower of cost or fair value. The fair value of loans held for sale is based on secondary market pricing on portfolios with similar characteristics. The changes in fair value of the assets are largely driven by changes in interest rates subsequent to loan funding and changes in the fair value of servicing associated with the mortgage loan held for sale.

 

Net Loans

The fair value is estimated by discounting future cash flows using current market inputs at which loans with similar terms and qualities would be made to borrowers of similar credit quality. Where quoted market prices were available, primarily for certain residential mortgage loans, such market rates were used as estimates for fair value.

 

Deposits and Other Borrowings

The fair values of certificates of deposit and other borrowings are based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rates are estimated using rates currently offered for similar instruments with similar remaining maturities. Demand, savings, and money market deposits are valued at the amount payable on demand as of period end.

 

Commitments to Extend Credit

These financial instruments are generally not subject to sale, and estimated fair values are not readily available. The carrying value, represented by the net deferred fee arising from the unrecognized commitment or letter of credit, and the fair value, determined by discounting the remaining contractual fee over the term of the commitment using fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements with similar credit risk, are not considered material for disclosure.

 

 

NOTE 5 – ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

The following tables present the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income by component net of tax for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively:

 

 

   

Unrealized gains on

 
   

available-for-sale

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

securities (a)

 

Balance as of December 31, 2016

  $ 1,201  

Other comprehensive income before reclassification

    153  

Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income

    (322 )

Period change

    (169 )

Balance at March 31, 2017

  $ 1,032  

 

   

Unrealized gains on

 
   

available-for-sale

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

securities

 

Balance as of December 31, 2015

  $ 2,395  

Other comprehensive income before reclassification

    360  

Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income

    (34 )

Period change

    326  

Balance at March 31, 2016

  $ 2,721  

 

(a) All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to net income

 

 
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The following tables present significant amounts reclassified out of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively:

 

 

     

Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive

Income (a)

   

Affected Line Item in

the Statement Where

(Dollars in thousands)

    For the Three Months Ended    

Net Income is

Details about other comprehensive income

  March 31, 2017    

March 31, 2016

   

Presented

Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities

                   
    $ 488     $ 51    

Investment securities gains, net

      (166 )     (17 )  

Income taxes

    $ 322     $ 34    

Net of tax

 

(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to net income

 

 
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NOTE 6 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE

 

The amortized cost and fair values of securities available for sale are as follows:

 

   

March 31, 2017

 
           

Gross

   

Gross

         
   

Amortized

   

Unrealized

   

Unrealized

   

Fair

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Cost

   

Gains

   

Losses

   

Value

 
                                 

U.S. government agency securities

  $ 9,732     $ 167     $ (72 )   $ 9,827  

Obligations of states and political subdivisions:

                               

Taxable

    1,614       129       (3 )     1,740  

Tax-exempt

    76,804       1,658       (505 )     77,957  

Mortgage-backed securities in government-sponsored entities

    19,091       172       (227 )     19,036  

Private-label mortgage-backed securities

    1,479       123       -       1,602  

Total debt securities

    108,720       2,249       (807 )     110,162  

Equity securities in financial institutions

    170       120       -       290  

Total

  $ 108,890     $ 2,369     $ (807 )   $ 110,452  

 

   

December 31, 2016

 
           

Gross

   

Gross

         
   

Amortized

   

Unrealized

   

Unrealized

   

Fair

 
   

Cost

   

Gains

   

Losses

   

Value

 
                                 

U.S. government agency securities

  $ 10,158     $ 174     $ (96 )   $ 10,236  

Obligations of states and political subdivisions:

                               

Taxable

    1,615       129       (4 )     1,740  

Tax-exempt

    78,327       1,678       (522 )     79,483  

Mortgage-backed securities in

                            -  

government-sponsored entities

    20,128       202       (261 )     20,069  

Private-label mortgage-backed securities

    1,579       130       -       1,709  

Total debt securities

    111,807       2,313       (883 )     113,237  

Equity securities in financial institutions

    750       389       -       1,139  

Total

  $ 112,557     $ 2,702     $ (883 )   $ 114,376  

 

 

 

The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities at March 31, 2017, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Amortized

Cost

   

Fair

Value

 
                 

Due in one year or less

  $ 3,922     $ 3,975  

Due after one year through five years

    9,224       9,527  

Due after five years through ten years

    11,400       11,793  

Due after ten years

    84,174       84,867  
                 

Total

  $ 108,720     $ 110,162  

 

 
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Proceeds from the sales of securities available for sale and the gross realized gains and losses for the three months ended March 31 are as follows:

 

   

For the Three Months

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

  Ended March 31,  
   

2017

   

2016

 

Proceeds from sales

  $ -     $ 1,322  

Gross realized gains

    488       51  

Gross realized losses

    -       -  

 

Investment securities with an approximate carrying value of $58.4 million and $60.3 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, were pledged to secure deposits and other purposes as required by law. Pledged cash with a carrying value of $4.5 million at March 31, 2017 was also pledged to secure deposits and other purposes as required by law.

 

Prior to the acquisition of Liberty Bank, N.A., the Company had a previously held equity interest in Liberty which was re-measured at fair value on the acquisition date and resulted in a gain of $488,000, which was recorded in Investment Securities Gains on the consolidated Income Statement for the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

The following tables show the Company’s gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.

 

   

March 31, 2017

 
   

Less than Twelve Months

   

Twelve Months or Greater

   

Total

 
           

Gross

           

Gross

           

Gross

 
   

Fair

   

Unrealized

   

Fair

   

Unrealized

   

Fair

   

Unrealized

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Value

   

Losses

   

Value

   

Losses

   

Value

   

Losses

 
                                                 

U.S. government agency securities

  $ 3,723     $ (35 )   $ 1,364     $ (37 )   $ 5,087     $ (72 )

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

                                               

Taxable

    506       (3 )     -       -       506       (3 )

Tax-exempt

    22,979       (505 )     -       -       22,979       (505 )

Mortgage-backed securities in government-sponsored entities

    9,432       (114 )     4,401       (113 )     13,833       (227 )

Total

  $ 36,640     $ (657 )   $ 5,765     $ (150 )   $ 42,405     $ (807 )

 

   

December 31, 2016

 
   

Less than Twelve Months

   

Twelve Months or Greater

   

Total

 
           

Gross

           

Gross

           

Gross

 
   

Fair

   

Unrealized

   

Fair

   

Unrealized

   

Fair

   

Unrealized

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Value

   

Losses

   

Value

   

Losses

   

Value

   

Losses

 
                                                 

U.S. government agency securities

  $ 3,803     $ (47 )   $ 1,316     $ (49 )   $ 5,119     $ (96 )

Obligations of states and politcal subdivisions

                                               

Taxable

    502       (4 )     -       -       502       (4 )

Tax-exempt

    23,554       (522 )     -       -       23,554       (522 )

Mortgage-backed securities in government-sponsored entities

    9,066       (126 )     4,438       (135 )     13,504       (261 )

Total

  $ 36,925     $ (699 )   $ 5,754     $ (184 )   $ 42,679     $ (883 )

 

 

There were 67 securities considered temporarily impaired at March 31, 2017.

 

On a quarterly basis, the Company performs an assessment to determine whether there have been any events or economic circumstances indicating that a security with an unrealized loss has suffered other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”). A debt security is considered impaired if the fair value is less than its amortized cost basis at the reporting date. The Company assesses whether the unrealized loss is other than temporary.

 

 
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OTTI losses are recognized in earnings when the Company has the intent to sell the debt security or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the debt security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. However, even if the Company does not expect to sell a debt security, it must evaluate expected cash flows to be received and determine if a credit loss has occurred.

 

An unrealized loss is generally deemed to be other than temporary and a credit loss is deemed to exist if the present value of the expected future cash flows is less than the amortized cost basis of the debt security. As a result the credit loss component of an OTTI is recorded as a component of investment securities gains (losses) in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Income, while the remaining portion of the impairment loss is recognized in other comprehensive income, provided the Company does not intend to sell the underlying debt security and it is “more likely than not” that the Company will not have to sell the debt security prior to recovery.

 

Debt securities issued by U.S. government agencies, U.S. government-sponsored enterprises, and state and political subdivisions accounted for more than 98.3% of the total available-for-sale portfolio as of March 31, 2017 and no credit losses are expected, given the explicit and implicit guarantees provided by the U.S. federal government and the lack of prolonged unrealized loss positions within the obligations of state and political subdivisions security portfolio. The Company considers the following factors in determining whether a credit loss exists and the period over which the debt security is expected to recover:

 

 

The length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than the amortized cost basis.

 

   

 

Changes in the near term prospects of the underlying collateral of a security such as changes in default rates, loss severity given default and significant changes in prepayment assumptions;

 

   

 

The level of cash flows generated from the underlying collateral supporting the principal and interest payments of the debt securities; and

     

 

Any adverse change to the credit conditions and liquidity of the issuer, taking into consideration the latest information available about the overall financial condition of the issuer, credit ratings, recent legislation and government actions affecting the issuer’s industry and actions taken by the issuer to deal with the present economic climate.

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, there were no available-for-sale debt securities with an unrealized loss that suffered OTTI. Management does not believe any individual unrealized loss as of March 31, 2017 or December 31, 2016 represented an other-than-temporary impairment. The unrealized losses on debt securities are primarily the result of interest rate changes. These conditions will not prohibit the Company from receiving its contractual principal and interest payments on these debt securities. The fair value of these debt securities is expected to recover as payments are received on these securities and they approach maturity. Should the impairment of any of these securities become other than temporary, the cost basis of the investment will be reduced and the resulting loss recognized in net income in the period the other-than-temporary impairment is identified.

 

 
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NOTE 7 - LOANS AND RELATED ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES

 

Major classifications of loans are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 
                 

Commercial and industrial

  $ 91,777     $ 60,630  

Real estate - construction

    29,238       23,709  

Real estate - mortgage:

               

Residential

    300,508       270,830  

Commercial

    395,102       249,490  

Consumer installment

    20,533       4,481  
      837,158       609,140  

Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses

    6,720       6,598  
                 

Net loans

  $ 830,438     $ 602,542  

 

 

The amounts above include deferred loan origination costs of $3.2 million and $1.7 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

 

The Company’s primary business activity is with customers located within its local Northeastern Ohio trade area, eastern Geauga County, and contiguous counties to the north, east, and south. The Company also serves the central Ohio market with offices in Dublin, Sunbury and Westerville, Ohio. The Northeastern Ohio trade area includes the newly acquired Liberty locations in Beachwood, Twinsburg, and Solon, Ohio. Commercial, residential, consumer, and agricultural loans are granted. Although the Company has a diversified loan portfolio, loans outstanding to individuals and businesses are dependent upon the local economic conditions in the Company’s immediate trade area.

 

Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoff generally are reported at their outstanding unpaid principal balances net of the allowance for loan and lease losses. Interest income is recognized as income when earned on the accrual method. The accrual of interest is discontinued on a loan when management believes, after considering economic and business conditions, the borrower’s financial condition is such that collection of interest is doubtful. Interest received on nonaccrual loans is recorded as income or applied against principal according to management’s judgment as to the collectability of such principal.

 

Loan origination fees and certain direct loan origination costs are being deferred and the net amount amortized as an adjustment of the related loan’s yield.  Management is amortizing these amounts over the contractual life of the related loans.

 

 
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The following tables summarize the primary segments of the loan portfolio and allowance for loan and lease losses (in thousands):

 

                   

Real Estate- Mortgage

                 

March 31, 2017

 

Commercial and

industrial

   

Real estate-

construction

   

Residential

   

Commercial

   

Consumer

installment

   

Total

 

Loans:

                                               

Individually evaluated for impairment

  $ 1,553     $ 706     $ 3,049     $ 6,967     $ 4     $ 12,279  

Collectively evaluated for impairment

    90,224       28,532       297,459       388,135       20,529       824,879  

Total loans

  $ 91,777     $ 29,238     $ 300,508     $ 395,102     $ 20,533     $ 837,158  

 

 

                   

Real estate- Mortgage

                 

December 31, 2016

 

Commercial and

industrial

   

Real estate-

construction

   

Residential

   

Commercial

   

Consumer

installment

   

Total

 

Loans:

                                               

Individually evaluated for impairment

  $ 1,190     $ 913     $ 3,135     $ 7,187     $ 5     $ 12,430  

Collectively evaluated for impairment

    59,440       22,796       267,695       242,303       4,476       596,710  

Total loans

  $ 60,630     $ 23,709     $ 270,830     $ 249,490     $ 4,481     $ 609,140  

 

 

                   

Real Estate- Mortgage

                 

March 31, 2017

 

Commercial

and industrial

   

Real estate-

construction

   

Residential

   

Commercial

   

Consumer

installment

   

Total

 

Allowance for loan and lease losses:

                                               

Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:

                                               

Individually evaluated for impairment

  $ 237     $ -     $ 104     $ 188     $ -     $ 529  

Collectively evaluated for impairment

    379       186       2,419       3,190       17       6,191  

Total ending allowance balance

  $ 616     $ 186     $ 2,523     $ 3,378     $ 17     $ 6,720  

 

 

                   

Real Estate- Mortgage

                 

December 31, 2016

 

Commercial

and industrial

   

Real estate-

construction

   

Residential

   

Commercial

   

Consumer

installment

   

Total

 

Allowance for loan and lease losses:

                                               

Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:

                                               

Individually evaluated for impairment

  $ 90     $ -     $ 251     $ 186     $ -     $ 527  

Collectively evaluated for impairment

    358       172       2,567       2,949       25       6,071  

Total ending allowance balance

  $ 448     $ 172     $ 2,818     $ 3,135     $ 25     $ 6,598  

 

 

The Company’s loan portfolio is segmented to a level that allows management to monitor risk and performance. The portfolio is segmented into Commercial and Industrial (“C&I”), Real Estate Construction, Real Estate - Mortgage which is further segmented into Residential and Commercial real estate (“CRE”), and Consumer Installment Loans. The C&I loan segment consists of loans made for the purpose of financing the activities of commercial customers. The residential mortgage loan segment consists of loans made for the purpose of financing the activities of residential homeowners. The commercial mortgage loan segment consists of loans made for the purpose of financing the activities of commercial real estate owners and operators. The consumer loan segment consists primarily of installment loans and overdraft lines of credit connected with customer deposit accounts. The increase in the allowance for loan loss for C&I, Real Estate Construction, and CRE loan portfolios were partially offset by decreases in the allowance for the Residential and Consumer Installment loan portfolios.

 

Management evaluates individual loans in all of the commercial segments for possible impairment based on guidance established by the Board of Directors. Loans are considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.  Factors considered by management in evaluating impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due. Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed. The Company does not separately evaluate individual consumer and residential mortgage loans for impairment, unless such loans are part of a larger relationship that is impaired.

 

 
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Once the determination has been made that a loan is impaired, the determination of whether a specific allocation of the allowance is necessary is measured by comparing the recorded investment in the loan to the fair value of the loan using one of the following methods: (a) the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate; (b) the loan’s observable market price; or (c) the fair value of the collateral less selling costs. The method is selected on a loan-by-loan basis, with management primarily utilizing the fair value of collateral method. The evaluation of the need and amount of a specific allocation of the allowance and whether a loan can be removed from impairment status is made on a quarterly basis. The Company’s policy for recognizing interest income on impaired loans does not differ from its overall policy for interest recognition.

 

The following tables present impaired loans by class, segregated by those for which a specific allowance was required and those for which a specific allowance was not necessary (in thousands):

 

March 31, 2017

 

Impaired Loans

 
           

Unpaid

         
   

Recorded

    Principal    

Related

 
   

Investment

    Balance    

Allowance

 

With no related allowance recorded:

                       

Commercial and industrial

  $ 488       485       -  

Real estate - construction

    706       675       -  

Real estate - mortgage:

                       

Residential

    2,296       2,286       -  

Commercial

    1,616       1,610       -  

Consumer installment

    4       4       -  

Total

  $ 5,110     $ 5,060     $ -  
                         

With an allowance recorded:

                       

Commercial and industrial

  $ 1,065       1,060       237  

Real estate - construction

    -       -       -  

Real estate - mortgage:

                       

Residential

    753       749       104  

Commercial

    5,351       5,319       188  

Total

  $ 7,169     $ 7,128     $ 529  
                         

Total:

                       

Commercial and industrial

  $ 1,553     $ 1,545     $ 237  

Real estate - construction

    706       675       -  

Real estate - mortgage:

                       

Residential

    3,049       3,035       104  

Commercial

    6,967       6,929       188  

Consumer installment

    4       4       -  

Total

  $ 12,279     $ 12,188     $ 529  

 

 
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December 31, 2016

 

Impaired Loans

 
           

Unpaid

         
   

Recorded

    Principal    

Related

 
   

Investment

    Balance    

Allowance

 

With no related allowance recorded:

                       

Commercial and industrial

  $ 319     $ 318     $ -  

Real estate - construction

    913       909       -  

Real estate - mortgage:

                       

Residential

    2,142       2,140       -  

Commercial

    2,031       2,027       -  

Total

  $ 5,405     $ 5,394     $ -  
                         

With an allowance recorded:

                       

Commercial and industrial

  $ 871     $ 868     $ 90  

Real estate - construction

    -       -       -  

Real estate - mortgage:

                       

Residential

    993       991       251  

Commercial

    5,156       5,147       186  

Consumer installment

    5       5       -  

Total

  $ 7,025     $ 7,011     $ 527  
                         

Total:

                       

Commercial and industrial

  $ 1,190     $ 1,186     $ 90  

Real estate - construction

    913       909       -  

Real estate - mortgage:

                       

Residential

    3,135       3,131       251  

Commercial

    7,187       7,174       186  

Consumer installment

    5       5       -  

Total

  $ 12,430     $ 12,405     $ 527  

 

 

The tables above include troubled debt restructuring totaling $1.7 million at March 31, 2017 and $6.7 million as of December 31, 2016.

 

The following tables present the average balance and interest income by class, recognized on impaired loans (in thousands):

 

 

   

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 
   

Average Recorded

   

Interest Income

 
   

Investment

   

Recognized

 

Total:

               

Commercial and industrial

  $ 1,372     $ 84  

Real estate - construction

    810       -  

Real estate - mortgage:

               

Residential

    3,092       22  

Commercial

    7,077       88  

Consumer installment

    5       -  
    $ 12,356     $ 194  

 

 
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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

 
   

Average Recorded

   

Interest Income

 
   

Investment

   

Recognized

 

Total:

               

Commercial and industrial

  $ 1,337     $ 13  

Real estate - construction

    1,620       25  

Real estate - mortgage:

               

Residential

    3,983       36  

Commercial

    7,719       123  

Consumer installment

    6       -  
    $ 14,665     $ 197  

 

Management uses a nine-point internal risk-rating system to monitor the credit quality of the overall loan portfolio. The first five categories are considered not criticized and are aggregated as Pass rated. The criticized rating categories utilized by management generally follow bank regulatory definitions. The Special Mention category includes assets that are currently protected but are potentially weak, resulting in an undue and unwarranted credit risk, but not to the point of justifying a Substandard classification.  Loans in the Substandard category have well-defined weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt and have a distinct possibility that some loss will be sustained if the weaknesses are not corrected.  All loans greater than 90 days past due are considered Substandard.   Any portion of a loan that has been charged off is placed in the Loss category.  

 

To help ensure that risk ratings are accurate and reflect the present and future capacity of borrowers to repay a loan as agreed, the Company has a structured loan-rating process with several layers of internal and external oversight.  Generally, consumer and residential mortgage loans are included in the Pass categories unless a specific action, such as bankruptcy, repossession, or death, occurs to raise awareness of a possible credit event.  The Company’s Commercial Loan Officers are responsible for the timely and accurate risk rating of the loans in their portfolios at origination and on an ongoing basis with the Chief Credit Officer ultimately responsible for accurate and timely risk ratings.  The Credit Department performs an annual review of all commercial relationships with loan balances of $1,000,000 or greater.  Confirmation of the appropriate risk grade is included in the review on an ongoing basis.  The Company engages an external consultant to conduct loan reviews on a semiannual basis. Generally, the external consultant reviews commercial relationships greater than $250,000 and/or criticized relationships greater than $125,000.  Detailed reviews, including plans for resolution, are performed on loans classified as Substandard on a quarterly basis.  Loans in the Special Mention and Substandard categories that are collectively evaluated for impairment are given separate consideration in the determination of the allowance.

 

The primary risk of commercial and industrial loans is the current economic uncertainties. C&I loans are, by nature, secured by less substantial collateral than real estate-secured loans. The primary risk of real estate construction loans is potential delays and /or disputes during the completion process. The primary risk of residential real estate loans is current economic uncertainties along with the slow recovery in the housing market. The primary risk of commercial real estate loans is loss of income of the owner or occupier of the property and the inability of the market to sustain rent levels. Consumer installment loans historically have experienced higher delinquency rates. Consumer installments are typically secured by less substantial collateral than other types of credits.

 

 
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The following tables present the classes of the loan portfolio summarized by the aggregate Pass and the criticized categories of Special Mention, Substandard and Doubtful within the internal risk-rating system (in thousands):

 

           

Special

                   

Total

 
   

Pass

   

Mention

   

Substandard

   

Doubtful

   

Loans

 

March 31, 2017

                                       
                                         

Commercial and industrial

  $ 85,248     $ 2,051     $ 4,478     $ -     $ 91,777  

Real estate - construction

    29,215       -       23       -       29,238  

Real estate - mortgage:

                                       

Residential

    294,284       568       5,656       -       300,508  

Commercial

    386,346       3,844       4,912       -       395,102  

Consumer installment

    20,526       -       7       -       20,533  

Total

  $ 815,619     $ 6,463     $ 15,076     $ -     $ 837,158  

 

 

           

Special

                   

Total

 

 

 

Pass

   

Mention

   

Substandard

   

Doubtful

   

Loans

 
December 31, 2016                              
                                         

Commercial and industrial

  $ 58,539     $ 663     $ 1,428     $ -     $ 60,630  

Real estate - construction

    23,541       144       24       -       23,709  

Real estate - mortgage:

                                       

Residential

    264,481       428       5,921       -       270,830  

Commercial

    240,678       4,422       4,390       -       249,490  

Consumer installment

    4,467       -       14       -       4,481  

Total

  $ 591,706     $ 5,657     $ 11,777     $ -     $ 609,140  

 

 

 

Management further monitors the performance and credit quality of the loan portfolio by analyzing the age of the portfolio as determined by the length of time a recorded payment is past due.

 

Nonperforming assets include nonaccrual loans, troubled debt restructurings (TDRs), loans 90 days or more past due, EMORECO assets, other real estate owned, and repossessed assets. A loan is classified as nonaccrual when, in the opinion of management, there are serious doubts about collectability of interest and principal. Accrual of interest is discontinued on a loan when management believes, after considering economic and business conditions, the borrower’s financial condition is such that collection of principal and interest is doubtful.  Payments received on nonaccrual loans are applied against the principal balance.

 

The following tables present the classes of the loan portfolio summarized by the aging categories of performing loans (in thousands):

  

           

30-59 Days

   

60-89 Days

   

90 Days+

   

Total

   

Total

 
   

Current

   

Past Due

   

Past Due

   

Past Due

   

Past Due

   

Loans

 

March 31, 2017

                                               
                                                 

Commercial and industrial

  $ 90,236     $ 1,325     $ 9     $ 207     $ 1,541     $ 91,777  

Real estate - construction

    29,238       -       -       -       -       29,238  

Real estate - mortgage:

                                               

Residential

    296,786       2,767       454       501       3,722       300,508  

Commercial

    394,255       361       30       456       847       395,102  

Consumer installment

    20,503       17       13       -       30       20,533  

Total

  $ 831,018     $ 4,470     $ 506     $ 1,164     $ 6,140     $ 837,158  

 

 
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30-59 Days

   

60-89 Days

   

90 Days+

   

Total

   

Total

 
   

Current

   

Past Due

   

Past Due

   

Past Due

   

Past Due

   

Loans

 

December 31, 2016

                                               
                                                 

Commercial and industrial

  $ 60,407     $ 17     $ 2     $ 204     $ 223     $ 60,630  

Real estate - construction

    23,709       -       -       -       -       23,709  

Real estate - mortgage:

                                               

Residential

    268,041       1,909       207       673       2,789       270,830  

Commercial

    249,081       92       -       317       409       249,490  

Consumer installment

    4,465       -       10       6       16       4,481  

Total

  $ 605,703     $ 2,018     $ 219     $ 1,200     $ 3,437     $ 609,140  

 

 

The following tables present the classes of the loan portfolio summarized by nonaccrual loans (in thousands):

  

 

March 31, 2017

         

90+ Days Past

 
   

Nonaccrual

    Due and Accruing  
                 
                 

Commercial and industrial

  $ 410     $ -  

Real estate - construction

    -       -  

Real estate - mortgage:

               

Residential

    4,145       35  

Commercial

    1,990       -  

Consumer installment

    -       -  

Total

  $ 6,545     $ 35  
                 

 

December 31, 2016

       

90+ Days Past

 
   

Nonaccrual

    Due and Accruing   
                 
                 

Commercial and industrial

  $ 454     $ -  

Real estate - construction

    -       -  

Real estate - mortgage:

               

Residential

    4,034       -  

Commercial

    1,409       -  

Consumer installment

    6       -  

Total

  $ 5,903     $ -  

 

 

 

 

Interest income that would have been recorded had these loans not been placed on nonaccrual status was $462,000 for the three months ended March 31, 217 and $309,000 for the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

An allowance for loan and lease losses (“ALLL”) is maintained to absorb losses from the loan portfolio.  The ALLL is based on management’s continuing evaluation of the risk characteristics and credit quality of the loan portfolio, assessment of current economic conditions, diversification and size of the portfolio, adequacy of collateral, past and anticipated loss experience, and the amount of nonperforming loans.

 

The Company’s methodology for determining the ALLL is based on the requirements of ASC Section 310-10-35 for loans individually evaluated for impairment (discussed above) and ASC Subtopic 450-20 for loans collectively evaluated for impairment, as well as the Interagency Policy Statements on the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and other bank regulatory guidance.   The total of the two components represents the Company’s ALLL. Management also performs impairment analyses on TDRs, which may result in specific reserves.

 

 
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Loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment are analyzed with general allowances being made as appropriate.  For general allowances, historical loss trends are used in the estimation of losses in the current portfolio.  These historical loss amounts are modified by other qualitative factors.

 

The classes described above, which are based on the purpose code assigned to each loan, provide the starting point for the ALLL analysis.  Management tracks the historical net charge-off activity at the purpose code level. The historical charge-off factor was calculated using the last twelve consecutive historical quarters.

 

Management has identified a number of additional qualitative factors which it uses to supplement the historical charge-off factor because these factors are likely to cause estimated credit losses associated with the existing loan pools to differ from historical loss experience.  The additional factors that are evaluated quarterly and updated using information obtained from internal, regulatory, and governmental sources are: national and local economic trends and conditions; levels of and trends in delinquency rates and nonaccrual loans; trends in volumes and terms of loans; effects of changes in lending policies; experience, ability, and depth of lending staff; value of underlying collateral; and concentrations of credit from a loan type, industry and/or geographic standpoint.

 

Management reviews the loan portfolio on a quarterly basis using a defined, consistently applied process in order to make appropriate and timely adjustments to the ALLL. When information confirms all or part of specific loans to be uncollectible, these amounts are promptly charged off against the ALLL.

 

The following tables summarize the primary segments of the loan portfolio (in thousands):

 

 

   

Commercial

and industrial

   

Real estate-

construction

   

Real estate-

residential

mortgage

   

Real estate-

commercial

mortgage

   

Consumer

installment

   

Total

 

ALLL balance at December 31, 2016

  $ 448     $ 172     $ 2,818     $ 3,135     $ 25     $ 6,598  

Charge-offs

    (20 )     -       (68 )     (19 )     (101 )     (208 )

Recoveries

    78       17       7       -       63       165  

Provision

    110       (3 )     (234 )     262       30       165  

ALLL balance at March 31, 2017

  $ 616     $ 186     $ 2,523     $ 3,378     $ 17     $ 6,720  

 

   

Commercial

and industrial

   

Real estate-

construction

   

Real estate-

residential

mortgage

   

Real estate-

commercial

mortgage

   

Consumer

installment

   

Total

 

ALLL balance at December 31, 2015

  $ 867     $ 276     $ 3,139     $ 2,078     $ 25     $ 6,385  

Charge-offs

    (120 )     -       (42 )     -       (15 )     (177 )

Recoveries

    37       -       4       -       3       44  

Provision

    (201 )     (29 )     (385 )     705       15       105  

ALLL balance at March 31, 2016

  $ 583     $ 247     $ 2,716     $ 2,783     $ 28     $ 6,357  

 

 
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The following tables summarize troubled debt restructurings (in thousands):

 

 

   

For the Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31, 2017

 
   

Number of Contracts

   

Pre-Modification

   

Post-Modification

 

 

 

Term

                    Outstanding Recorded     Outstanding Recorded  
Troubled Debt Restructurings   Modification    

Other

   

Total

    Investment     Investment  

Commercial and industrial

    1       -       1     $ 50     $ 50  

Residential real estate

    2       -       2       36       36  

 

 

   

For the Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31, 2016

 
   

Number of Contracts

   

Pre-Modification

   

Post-Modification

 

 

 

Term

                    Outstanding Recorded     Outstanding Recorded  
Troubled Debt Restructurings   Modification    

Other

   

Total

    Investment     Investment  

Commercial and industrial

    2       -       2     $ 33     $ 33  

Residential real estate

    2       -       2       74       74  

Commercial real estate

    2       -       2       581       581  

  

The following tables summarizes subsequent defaults of troubled debt restructurings (in thousands):

  

 

  For the Three Months Ended  
   

March 31, 2017

 

Troubled Debt Restructurings

 

Number of

   

Recorded

 

subsequently defaulted

  Contracts     Investment  

Residential real estate

    1     $ 33  

 

 

There were no subsequent defaults of troubled debt restructurings for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

 

NOTE 8 – OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED (“OREO”)

 

OREO comprises foreclosed assets acquired in settlement of loans and is carried at fair value less estimated cost to sell and is included in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, there was $1.6 million and $934,000 of OREO, respectively. As of March 31, 2017, there were no formal foreclosure proceedings in process.

 

NOTE 9BUSINESS ACQUISITION

 

In the second quarter of 2016, the Company announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement to acquire 100% of the outstanding equity interest of Liberty Bank for cash and stock. Liberty was an Ohio bank that conducted its business from a main office in Beachwood, Ohio with branches in Twinsburg and Solon, Ohio.

 

The transaction closed on January 12, 2017, with Liberty having been merged into Middlefield Bank, with Middlefield Bank as the surviving entity. The acquisition established the Company’s presence in Cuyahoga and Summit Counties.

 

Under the terms of the merger agreement, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Liberty for a total purchase price of $42.2 million.  As a result of the acquisition, the Company issued 544,610 common shares and $21.2 million in cash to the former shareholders of Liberty Bank. The shares were issued with a value of $38.55 per share, which was the closing price of the Company’s stock on January 12, 2017. Prior to the acquisition the Company had a previously held equity interest in Liberty Bank which was re-measured at fair value on the acquisition date and resulted in a gain of $488,000, which was recorded in the Investment Securities Gains – Taxable Interest line on the consolidated Income Statement for the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

The acquired assets and assumed liabilities were measured at estimated fair values. The Company relied on the income approach to estimate the value of the loans. The loans’ underlying characteristics (account types, remaining terms (in months), annual interest rates or coupons, interest types, past delinquencies, timing of principal and interest payments, current market rates, loan-to-value ratios, loss exposures and remaining balance) were considered. Various assumptions were applied regarding credit, interest, and prepayment risks for the loans based on loan types, payment types and fixed or variable classifications.

 

 
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The Company also recorded an identifiable intangible asset representing the core deposit base of Liberty Bank. The discounted cash flow method was used in valuing this intangible. This method is based upon the principle of future benefits; economic value is based on anticipated future benefits as measured by cash flows expected to occur in the future. The estimated future cash flows are converted to a value indicator by determining the present value of the cash flows using a discount rate. The discount rate is based upon the nature of the business, the level of risk, and the expected stability of the estimated future cash flows. The higher the risk, the higher the discount rate, and the lower the value indicator.

 

Time deposit fair values were estimated using an income approach. The methodology entailed discounting the contractual cash flows of the instruments over their remaining contractual lives at prevailing market rates. Interest and principal payments were projected for each category of CDs over the period from the valuation date to the maturity dates. These payments represent future cash flows to be paid to depositors until maturity. Using appropriate market interest rates for each category of CDs the future cash flows were discounted to their present value equivalents. The market interest rates were selected based on peer rates in Ohio from Bankrate as of the valuation date.

 

The following table summarizes the purchase of Liberty Bank as of January 12, 2017: 

 

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

               

Purchase Price Consideration in Common Stock

               

Middlefield Banc Corp shares issued

    544,610          

Value assigned to Middlefield Banc Corp common share

  $ 38.55          

Purchase price assigned to Liberty Bank common shares exchanged for Middlefield Banc Corp shares

            20,995  

Purchase Price Consideration in Cash

               

Purchase price assigned to Liberty Bank common shares exchanged for cash

            21,173  

Total Purchase Price

            42,168  

Previously held equity interest in Liberty Bank

            (1,068 )

Net Assets Acquired:

               

Liberty Bank shareholders equity

  $ 30,097          

Adjustments to reflect assets acquired at fair value:

               

Loans

               

Allowance for loan loss

    3,257          

Core deposit intangible

    3,087          

Loans - interest rate

    578          

Loans - general credit

    (2,161 )        

Deferred tax asset

    (1,104 )        

Other

    254          

Adjustments to reflect liabilities acquired at fair value:

               

Time deposits

    (141 )        

Change in control

    (1,718 )        
              32,149  

Goodwill resulting from merger

          $ 11,087  

 

 
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The following condensed statement reflects the amounts recognized as of the acquisition date for each major class of asset acquired and liability assumed, at fair value:

 

 

(In Thousands)

 

Total purchase price

          $ 42,168  

Assets (liabilities) acquired:

               

Net assets acquired:

               

Cash

    26,604          

Loans

    200,273          

Premises and equipment, net

    325          

Accrued interest receivable

    440          

Bank-owned life insurance

    1,681          

Core deposit intangible

    3,087          

Deferred tax asset

    (1,104 )        

Other assets

    997          

Time deposits

    (30,744 )        

Non-time deposits

    (167,300 )        

Accrued interest payable

    (47 )        

Other liabilities

    (3,131 )        
              31,081  

Goodwill resulting from the Liberty Bank merger

          $ 11,087  

 

 

Middlefield recorded goodwill and intangibles associated with the purchase of Liberty Bank totaling $11,087,000. Goodwill is not amortized, but is periodically evaluated for impairment. The Bank did not recognize any impairment during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

Identifiable intangibles are amortized to their estimated residual values over the expected useful lives. Such lives are also periodically reassessed to determine if any amortization period adjustments are required. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, no such adjustments were recorded. The identifiable intangible assets consist of a core deposit intangible which is being amortized over the estimated useful life. The gross carrying amount of the core deposit intangible at March 31, 2017 was $3,025,000 with $62,000 accumulated amortization as of that date.

 

As of March 31, 2017, the current year and estimated future amortization expense for the core deposits intangible.

  

Remaining

2017

    280  
 

2018

    348  
 

2019

    341  
 

2020

    332  
 

2021

    321  
 

2022

    309  
 

2023

    296  
 

2024

    281  
 

2025

    264  
 

2026

    253  
        3,025  

 

 
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Results of operations for Liberty prior to the acquisition date are not included in the Consolidated Statement of Income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017. The results of activities from the former Liberty Bank operations that are included in the Consolidated Statement of Income from the date of acquisition through March 31, 2017 are broken out in the following table:

 

 

 

    Actual From Acquisition Date  
    Through March 31, 2017  
    (in thousands)  
         

Net interest income

  $ 2,735  

Noninterest income

    291  

Net income

  $ 98  

 

 

The table below presents unaudited pro forma information as if the acquisition of Liberty Bank had occurred on January 1, 2016 and as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2017. This had been prepared for comparative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the actual results that would have been attained had the acquisition occurred as of the beginning of the periods presented, nor is it indicative of future results. Furthermore, the unaudited pro forma information does not reflect management’s estimate of any revenue-enhancing opportunities nor anticipated cost savings as a result of the integration and consolidation of the acquisition. Merger and acquisition integration costs and amortization of fair value adjustments are included in the amounts below.

 

 

   

Pro Formas

 
   

Three-month period ended March 31,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 
   

(in thousands, except per share data)

 
                 

Net interest income

  $ 9,055     $ 8,330  

Noninterest income

    1,572       1,157  

Net income

  $ 1,083     $ 1,822  

Pro forma earnings per share:

               

Basic

  $ 0.40     $ 0.97  

Diluted

  $ 0.40     $ 0.97  

 

 

Included in the above net income amount for March 31, 2017 are $467,000 of non-reoccurring merger expenses.

 

NOTE 10SUBSEQUENT EVENT

 

Pursuant to its private placement, on May 9, 2017, the Company sold 400,000 shares of its common stock, no par value, at a purchase price of $40.00 per share. The offering was to accredited investors only, without the use of a general solicitation or general advertising. The gross proceeds of the offering were $16,000,000 before compensation of $760,000 payable to the investment bank acting as placement agent. The offer and sale of the Company’s common stock in the private placement was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of, and Rule 506 of Regulation D under, the Securities Act.

 

 
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following discussion and analysis provides further detail to the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. The MD&A should be read in conjunction with the notes and financial statements presented in this report.

 

The information contained or incorporated by reference in this current report on Form 10-Q contain forward-looking statements, including certain plans, expectations, goals, and projections, which are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those contained or implied by such statements for a variety of factors, including: changes in economic conditions; movements in interest rates; competitive pressures on product pricing and services; success and timing of business strategies; the nature, extent, and timing of government actions and reforms; and extended disruption of viral infrastructure. All forward-looking statements included in this current report on Form 10-Q are based on information available at the time of the report. Middlefield Banc Corp. assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

 

CHANGES IN FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

General. The Company’s total assets ended the March 31, 2017 quarter at $1.1 billion, an increase of $281.6 million or 35.7% from December 31, 2016. For the same time period, cash and cash equivalents increased $29.9 million, or 91.9% while net loans increased $227.9 million, or 37.8%. Total liabilities increased $259.3 million, or 36.5% while stockholders’ equity increased $22.4 million, or 29.0%.

 

On January 12, 2017, the Company completed its acquisition of Liberty Bank, N.A. (“Liberty”), pursuant to a previously announced definitive merger agreement. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Liberty shareholders received $37.96 in cash or 1.1934 shares of Middlefield’s common stock in exchange for each share of Liberty common stock they owned immediately prior to the merger. Middlefield issued 544,610 shares of its common stock in the merger and the aggregate merger consideration was approximately $42.2 million.

 

Cash and cash equivalents. Cash and due from banks and Federal funds sold represent cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents increased $29.9 million or 91.9% to $62.4 million at March 31, 2017 from $32.5 million at December 31, 2016. Deposits from customers into savings and checking accounts, loan and securities repayments and proceeds from borrowed funds typically increase these accounts. Decreases result from customer withdrawals, new loan originations, purchases of investment securities and repayments of borrowed funds.

 

Investment securities. Investment securities available for sale on March 31, 2017 totaled $110.5 million, a decrease of $3.9 million or 3.4% from $114.4 million at December 31, 2016. During this period the Company recorded repayments, calls, and maturities of $3.5 million. The Company recorded $488,000 in security gains as of March 31, 2017 which is the liquidation of the Company’s investment in Liberty stock due to the acquisition. There were no securities available for sale sold or purchased during the period.

 

Loans receivable. The loans receivable category consists primarily of single-family mortgage loans used to purchase or refinance personal residences located within the Company’s market area and commercial real estate loans used to finance properties that are used in the borrowers’ businesses or to finance investor-owned rental properties, and to a lesser extent, construction and consumer loans. Net loans receivable increased $227.9 million or 37.8% to $830.4 million as of March 31, 2017 from $602.5 million at December 31, 2016 due to the Liberty acquisition as well as strategic growth goals. The Liberty acquisition resulted in a net increase of loans receivable of $192.6 million as of March 31, 2017. Included in the total increase to loans receivable were increases in the residential real estate, commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, and construction portfolios of $29.7 million, or 11.0%, $31.2 million, or 51.4%, $145.6 million, or 58.4% and $5.5 million, or 23.3%, respectively.

 

The Company’s Mortgage Banking operation generates loans for sale to FHLMC. Loans held for sale on March 31, 2017 totaled $9.5 million, an increase of $8.8 million, or 1,392.4%, from December 31, 2016. $8.3 million of this increase is the result of the acquisition of Liberty’s Student Lending loans which are classified as Loans Held for Sale as of March 31, 2017. This increase is also a result of a greater number of funded loans being held in the warehouse at quarter end.

 

Student Lending Through its merger with Liberty Bank, N.A., on January 12, 2017, MBC has acquired Liberty’s private student loan business, which provides qualified borrowers nationwide with the ability to finance the costs associated with obtaining their undergraduate or graduate degrees and to refinance their existing student loans. Pursuant to loan origination agreements with student loan origination and servicing companies, MBC will make student loans to qualified students and sell those loans, without recourse and with servicing released, into the secondary market. This “originate-to-sell” model allows the Bank to enhance its liquidity, making credit more widely available while transferring the risk of non-payment to third parties. During the three-month period ending March 31, 2017, the Company originated $110.8 million in student loans. We anticipate continuing the student loan program but can give no assurance that MBC will originate student loans at equivalent levels.

 

 
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Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and Asset Quality. The allowance for loan and lease losses increased $122,000 or 1.8% to $6.7 million at March 31, 2017 from $6.6 million at December 31, 2016. For the three months ended March 31, 2017, net loan charge-offs totaled $43,000, or 0.01% of average loans, compared to net charge-offs of $133,000, or 0.10%, for the same period in 2016. To maintain the allowance for loan and lease losses, the Company recorded a provision for loan loss of $165,000 in the three month period ending March 31, 2017, and a provision of $105,000 in the three month period ending March 31, 2016. MBC recorded loans acquired through the Liberty acquisition net of any allowance. As such, the acquisition of these loans had a negligible effect on the determination of the allowance for loans and lease losses as of March 31, 2017.       

 

Management analyzes the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses regularly through reviews of the performance of the loan portfolio considering economic conditions, changes in interest rates and the effect of such changes on real estate values and changes in the amount and composition of the loan portfolio. The allowance for loan and lease losses is a significant estimate that is particularly susceptible to changes in the near term. Such evaluation includes a review of all loans designated as impaired, historical loan loss experience, the estimated fair value of the underlying collateral, economic conditions, current interest rates, trends in the borrower’s industry and other factors that management believes warrant recognition in providing for an appropriate allowance for loan and lease losses. Future additions or reductions to the allowance for loan and lease losses will be dependent on these factors. Additionally, the Company uses an outside party to conduct an independent review of commercial and commercial real estate loans that is designed to validate management conclusions of risk ratings and the appropriateness of the allowance allocated to these loans. The Company uses the results of this review to help determine the effectiveness of policies and procedures and to assess the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses allocated to these types of loans. Management believes the allowance for loan and lease losses is appropriately stated at March 31, 2017. Based on the variables involved and management’s judgments about uncertain outcomes, the determination of the allowance for loan and lease losses is considered a critical accounting policy.

 

Nonperforming assets. Nonperforming assets include nonaccrual loans, troubled debt restructurings (TDRs), loans 90 days or more past due, EMORECO assets, other real estate, and repossessed assets. Real estate owned is written down to fair value at its initial recording and continually monitored for changes in fair value. A loan is classified as nonaccrual when, in the opinion of management, there are serious doubts about collectability of interest and principal. Accrual of interest is discontinued on a loan when management believes, after considering economic and business conditions, the borrower’s financial condition is such that collection of principal and interest is doubtful. Payments received on nonaccrual loans are applied against principal until doubt about collectability ceases. TDRs are those loans which the Company, for economic or legal reasons related to a borrower’s financial difficulties, grants a concession to the borrower that the Company would not otherwise consider. The Company has 21 TDRs with a total balance of $1.4 million as of March 31, 2017. A TDR that yields a market interest rate at the time of restructuring and is in compliance with its modified terms is no longer reported as TDR in calendar years after the year in which the restructuring took place. To be in compliance with its modified terms, a loan that is a TDR must not be in nonaccrual status and must be current or less than 30 days past due on its contractual principal and interest payments under the modified repayment terms. Nonperforming loans secured by real estate totaled $8.0 million as of March 31, 2017, an increase of $0.9 million from $7.1 million at December 31, 2016.

 

   

Asset Quality History

 
                                         

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

 

3/31/2017

   

12/31/2016

   

9/30/2016

   

6/30/2016

   

3/31/2016

 
                                         

Nonperforming loans

  $ 8,019     $ 6,990     $ 12,675     $ 9,491     $ 10,508  

Real estate owned

    1,634       934       1,205       1,142       1,447  
                                         

Nonperforming assets

  $ 9,653     $ 7,924     $ 13,880     $ 10,633     $ 11,955  
                                         

Allowance for loan and lease losses

    6,720       6,598       6,334       6,366       6,357  
                                         

Ratios

                                       

Nonperforming loans to total loans

    0.96 %     1.16 %     2.16 %     1.64 %     1.98 %

Nonperforming assets to total assets

    0.90 %     1.02 %     1.82 %     1.40 %     1.63 %

Allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans

    0.80 %     1.08 %     1.08 %     1.10 %     1.20 %

Allowance for loan and lease losses to nonperforming loans

    83.80 %     93.30 %     49.97 %     67.07 %     60.50 %

 

 
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A major factor in determining the appropriateness of the allowance for loan and lease losses is the type of collateral which secures the loans. Of the total nonperforming loans at March 31, 2017, 100% were secured by real estate. Although this does not insure against all losses, the real estate typically provides for at least partial recovery, even in a distressed-sale and declining-value environment. The Company’s objective is to minimize the future loss exposure to the Company.

 

The allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans ratio decreased from 1.08% as of December 31, 2016 to 0.80% as of March 31, 2017. This decrease is primarily due to the increase in total loans resulting from the Liberty acquisition. Liberty’s asset quality was such that it did not require any additional reserves to be determined as of March 31, 2017.

 

Deposits. The Company considers various sources when evaluating funding needs, including but not limited to deposits, which are a significant source of funds totaling $847.9 million or 88.0% of the Company’s total funding sources at March 31, 2017. Total deposits increased $217.9 million or 34.6% at March 31, 2017 from $629.9 million at December 31, 2016. The Liberty acquisition resulted in a net increase of deposits of $175.6 million as of March 31, 2017. The total increase in deposits is primarily related to increases in noninterest-bearing demand, interest-bearing demand, money market, savings, and time deposits of $29.0 million or 23.2%, $35.1 million or 58.8%, $87.9 million or 117.3%, $11.5 million or 6.7%, and $54.5 million or 28.8%, respectively, at March 31, 2017.

 

Borrowed funds. The Company uses short and long-term borrowings as another source of funding used for asset growth and liquidity needs. These borrowings primarily include FHLB advances, junior subordinated debt, short-term borrowings from other banks, federal funds purchased, and repurchase agreements. Short-term borrowings increased $7.9 million, or 11.5%, to $76.2 million as of March 31, 2017. Other borrowings increased $30 million, or 317.4%, to $39.4 million as of March 31, 2017 from $ 9.4 million as of December 31, 2016. This increase is due to new FHLB borrowings during the three-month period ending March 31, 2017.

 

Stockholders’ equity. Stockholders’ equity increased $22.4 million, or 29.0%, to $99.3 million at March 31, 2017 from $77.0 million at December 31, 2016. This growth was largely the result of an increase in common stock of $21.2 million, or 44.2%. The increase in common stock is primarily the result of the issuance of stock in relation to the Liberty Bank, N.A. acquisition (Note 9). This growth was also the result of increases in retained earnings of $1.3 million. The change in retained earnings is due to the year to date net income offset by dividends paid. The increase in stockholders’ equity was partially offset by the decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) of $169 thousand. The change to AOCI is due to available-for-sale securities fair value adjustments.      

 

 

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

General. Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2017, was $2.1 million, a $613,000, or 41.2% increase from the amount earned during the same period in 2016. Diluted earnings per share for the quarter decreased to $0.78, compared to $0.79 from the same period in 2016.

 

The Company’s annualized return on average assets (ROA) and return on average equity (ROE) for the quarter were .84% and 8.73%, respectively, compared with .81% and 9.34% for the same period in 2016.

 

Net interest income. Net interest income, the primary source of revenue for the Company, is determined by the Company’s interest rate spread, which is defined as the difference between income on earning assets and the cost of funds supporting those assets, and the relative amounts of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Management periodically adjusts the mix of assets and liabilities, as well as the rates earned or paid on those assets and liabilities in order to manage and improve net interest income. The level of interest rates and changes in the amount and composition of interest-earning assets and liabilities affect the Company’s net interest income. Historically from an interest rate risk perspective, it has been management’s goal to maintain a balance between steady net interest income growth and the risks associated with interest rate fluctuations. Net interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2017 totaled $8.8 million, an increase of 38.49% from that reported in the comparable period of 2016. The net interest margin was 3.84% for the first quarter of 2017, down from the 3.87% reported for the same quarter of 2016.

 

Interest income. Interest income increased $2.9 million, or 38.8%, for the three months ended March 31, 2017, compared to the same period in the prior year. This increase is attributable to an increase in interest and fees on loans (including the interest and fees on the loans acquired through the Liberty acquisition), partially offset by a decrease in interest earned on investment securities.

 

Interest earned on loans receivable increased $3.0 million, or 48.7%, for the three months ended March 31, 2017, compared to the same period in the prior year. This is attributable to an increase in average loan balances of $268.7 million, partially offset by a 2 basis point decrease in the average yield, to 4.65%. The net increase in interest and fees earned on loans receivable attributed to the Liberty acquisition is $2.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

 
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Interest earned on securities decreased by $275,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 when compared to the same period in the prior year. The average balance decreased $34.9 million, or 23.8% while the 4.3% yield on the investment portfolio increased by 1 basis point, from 4.2%, for the same period in the prior year.

 

Interest expense. Interest expense increased $417,000, or 40.7%, for the three months ended March 31, 2017, compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase is largely attributable to a total increase of $68.7 million, or 158.5%, in the average balance of borrowings, partially offset by a decrease in cost of 43 basis points. The Liberty acquisition resulted in a net increase of interest income of $282,600 as of March 31, 2017.

 

Provision for loan losses. The provision for loan losses represents the charge to income necessary to adjust the allowance for loan and lease losses to an amount that represents management’s assessment of the estimated probable incurred credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Each quarter management performs a review of estimated probable incurred credit losses in the loan portfolio. Based on this review, a provision for loan losses of $165,000 was recorded for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, an increase of $60,000, or 57.1%, from the quarter ended March 31, 2016. Nonperforming loans were $8.0 million, or 1% of total loans at March 31, 2017 compared with $10.5 million, or 1.98% at March 31, 2016. For the three months ended March 31, 2017, net loan charge-offs totaled $43,000, or 0.01% of average loans, compared to net charge-offs of $133,000 or 0.10%, for the first quarter of 2016.

 

Noninterest income. Noninterest income increased $602,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 over the comparable 2016 period. This increase was largely the result of a net increase in investment security gains of $437,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017, $488,000 of which is a result of the Company liquidating its investment in Liberty stock due to the acquisition. Also contributing to the increase in noninterest income is an increase in the gain on sale of loans of $147,000.

 

Noninterest expense. Noninterest expense of $7.3 million for the first quarter 2017 was 36.1%, or $1.9 million more than the first quarter of 2016. Salaries and benefits, professional fees, and data processing costs increased $916,000, or 32.9%, $304,000, or 104.1%, and $212,000, or 77.9%, respectively. These were partially offset by a gain on other real estate sales of $35,000. The salary increase is mostly due to annual pay adjustments and the increase of employees due to the acquisition of Liberty Bank, N.A. Professional fees and data processing costs are also higher due to additional services provided related to the acquisition.

 

Provision for income taxes. The Company recognized $736,000 in income tax expense, which reflected an effective tax rate of 26.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to $302,000 with an effective tax rate of 16.9% for the comparable 2016 period. The provision is directly correlated to the increase in net income before taxes. The increase in the effective tax rate is due to a lower level of nontaxable income and certain non-deductive merger expenses.

 

 
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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

 

The Company’s critical accounting estimates involving the more significant judgments and assumptions used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2017, have remained unchanged from December 31, 2016.

 

Average Balance Sheet and Yield/Rate Analysis. The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, information concerning the total dollar amounts of interest income from interest-earning assets and the resultant average yields, the total dollar amounts of interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities and the resultant average costs, net interest income, interest rate spread and the net interest margin earned on average interest-earning assets. For purposes of this table, average balances are calculated using monthly averages and the average loan balances include nonaccrual loans and exclude the allowance for loan and lease losses, and interest income includes accretion of net deferred loan fees. Interest and yields on tax-exempt securities (tax exempt for federal income tax purposes) are shown on a fully tax-equivalent basis utilizing a federal tax rate of 34%. Yields and rates have been calculated on an annualized basis utilizing monthly interest amounts.

  

   

For the Three Months Ended March 31,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 
                                                 
   

Average

           

Average

   

Average

           

Average

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Balance

   

Interest

   

Yield/Cost

   

Balance

   

Interest

   

Yield/Cost

 
                                                 

Interest-earning assets:

                                               

Loans

  $ 799,870     $ 9,180       4.65 %   $ 531,196     $ 6,173       4.67 %

Investment securities (3)

    111,373       855       4.31 %     146,245       1,130       4.23 %

Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

    49,084       164       1.36 %     21,134       45       0.86 %

Total interest-earning assets

    960,327       10,199       4.45 %     698,575       7,348       4.46 %

Noninterest-earning assets

    59,525                       36,695                  

Total assets

  $ 1,019,852                     $ 735,270                  

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                                               

Interest-bearing demand deposits

  $ 82,187     $ 50       0.25 %   $ 59,931     $ 42       0.28 %

Money market deposits

    154,554       171       0.45 %     79,964       83       0.42 %

Savings deposits

    179,342       123       0.28 %     178,827       128       0.29 %

Certificates of deposit

    225,962       781       1.40 %     191,016       602       1.27 %

Borrowings

    112,020       317       1.15 %     43,331       170       1.58 %

Total interest-bearing liabilities

    754,065       1,442       0.78 %     553,069       1,025       0.75 %

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

                                               

Other liabilities

    168,202                       118,313                  

Stockholders' equity

    97,585                       63,888                  

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

  $ 1,019,852                     $ 735,270                  

Net interest income

          $ 8,757                     $ 6,323          

Interest rate spread (1)

                    3.67 %                     3.72 %

Net interest margin (2)

                    3.84 %                     3.87 %

Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

                    127.35 %                     126.31 %

 


(1) Interest rate spread represents the difference between the average yield on interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.

(2) Net interest margin represents net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.

(3) Tax-equivalent adjustments to interest income for tax-exempt securities were $328 and $407 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

 
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Analysis of Changes in Net Interest Income. The following table analyzes the changes in interest income and interest expense, between the three month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, in terms of: (1) changes in volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and (2) changes in yields and rates. The table reflects the extent to which changes in the Company’s interest income and interest expense are attributable to changes in rate (change in rate multiplied by prior period volume), changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior period rate) and changes attributable to the combined impact of volume/rate (change in rate multiplied by change in volume). The changes attributable to the combined impact of volume/rate are allocated on a consistent basis between the volume and rate variances. Changes in interest income on securities reflects the changes in interest income on a fully tax-equivalent basis.

 

 

   

2017 versus 2016

 
                         
   

Increase (decrease) due to

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Volume

   

Rate

   

Total

 
                         

Interest-earning assets:

                       

Loans receivable

  $ 3,094     $ (87 )   $ 3,007  

Investment securities

    (364 )     89       (275 )

Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

    59       60       119  

Total interest-earning assets

    2,789       62       2,851  
                         
                         

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                       

Interest-bearing demand deposits

    15       (7 )     8  

Money market deposits

    77       11       88  

Savings deposits

    -       (5 )     (5 )

Certificates of deposit

    109       70       179  

Borrowings

    268       (121 )     147  

Total interest-bearing liabilities

    469       (52 )     417  
                         
                         

Net interest income

  $ 2,320     $ 114     $ 2,434  

 

 
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LIQUIDITY

 

Management's objective in managing liquidity is maintaining the ability to continue meeting the cash flow needs of banking customers, such as borrowings or deposit withdrawals, as well as the Company’s own financial commitments. The principal sources of liquidity are net income, loan payments, maturing and principal reductions on securities and sales of securities available for sale, federal funds sold and cash and deposits with banks. Along with its liquid assets, the Company has additional sources of liquidity available to ensure that adequate funds are available as needed. These include, but are not limited to, the purchase of federal funds, and the ability to borrow funds under line of credit agreements with correspondent banks and a borrowing agreement with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio and the adjustment of interest rates to obtain depositors. Management believes the Company has the capital adequacy, profitability and reputation to meet the current and projected needs of its customers.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities consisted mainly of depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment, the provision for loan losses, net amortization of securities and net changes in other assets and liabilities. For a more detailed illustration of sources and uses of cash, refer to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

 

INFLATION

 

Substantially all of the Company's assets and liabilities relate to banking activities and are monetary in nature. The consolidated financial statements and related financial data are presented in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). GAAP currently requires the Company to measure the financial position and results of operations in terms of historical dollars, with the exception of securities available for sale, impaired loans and other real estate loans that are measured at fair value. Changes in the value of money due to rising inflation can cause purchasing power loss.

 

Management's opinion is that movements in interest rates affect the financial condition and results of operations to a greater degree than changes in the rate of inflation. It should be noted that interest rates and inflation do affect each other, but do not always move in correlation with each other. The Company's ability to match the interest sensitivity of its financial assets to the interest sensitivity of its liabilities in its asset/liability management may tend to minimize the effect of changes in interest rates on the Company's performance.

 

REGULATORY MATTERS 

 

The Company is subject to the regulatory requirements of the Federal Reserve System as a bank holding company. The bank subsidiary is subject to regulations of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the State of Ohio, Division of Financial Institutions.

 

The Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC have extensive authority to prevent and to remedy unsafe and unsound practices and violations of applicable laws and regulations by institutions and holding companies. The agencies may assess civil money penalties, issue cease-and-desist or removal orders, seek injunctions, and publicly disclose those actions. In addition, the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions possesses enforcement powers to address violations of Ohio banking law by Ohio-chartered banks.

 

 

REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS

 

Financial institution regulators have established guidelines for minimum capital ratios for banks, thrifts and bank holding companies. The net unrealized gain or loss on available-for-sale securities is generally not included in computing regulatory capital. In order to avoid limitations on capital distributions, including dividend payments, the Bank must hold a capital conservation buffer above the adequately capitalized risk-based capital ratios. The capital conservation buffer is being phased in from 0.0% for 2017 to 2.50% by 2019. Within the tabular presentation that follows is the adequately capitalized ratio plus capital conservation buffer that includes the fully phased-in 2.50% buffer.

 

 
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The Bank met each of the well-capitalized ratio guidelines at March 31, 2017. The following table indicates the capital ratios for the Bank and Company at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

 

   

As of March 31, 2017

 
           

Tier 1 Risk

   

Common

   

Total Risk

 
   

Leverage

    Based     Equity Tier 1     Based  

The Middlefield Banking Company

    9.38 %     10.47 %     10.47 %     11.22 %

Middlefield Banc Corp.

    8.95 %     10.17 %     10.17 %     10.93 %

Adequately capitalized ratio

    4.00 %     6.00 %     4.50 %     8.00 %
Adequately capitalized ratio plus capital conservation buffer     4.00 %     8.50 %     7.00 %     10.50 %

Well-capitalized ratio (Bank only)

    5.00 %     8.00 %     6.50 %     10.00 %

 

 

   

As of December 31, 2016

 
           

Tier 1 Risk

   

Common

   

Total Risk

 
   

Leverage

    Based     Equity Tier 1     Based  

The Middlefield Banking Company

    9.46 %     13.03 %     13.03 %     14.25 %

Middlefield Banc Corp.

    9.27 %     13.07 %     13.07 %     15.75 %

Adequately capitalized ratio

    4.00 %     6.00 %     4.50 %     8.00 %
Adequately capitalized ratio plus capital conservation buffer     4.00 %     8.50 %     7.00 %     10.50 %

Well-capitalized ratio (Bank only)

    5.00 %     8.00 %     6.50 %     10.00 %

 

 
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

ASSET AND LIABILITY MANAGEMENT

 

The primary objective of the Company’s asset and liability management function is to maximize the Company’s net interest income while simultaneously maintaining an acceptable level of interest rate risk given the Company’s operating environment, capital and liquidity requirements, performance objectives and overall business focus. The principal determinant of the exposure of the Company’s earnings to interest rate risk is the timing difference between the re-pricing or maturity of interest-earning assets and the re-pricing or maturity of its interest-bearing liabilities. The Company’s asset and liability management policies are designed to decrease interest rate sensitivity primarily by shortening the maturities of interest-earning assets while at the same time extending the maturities of interest-bearing liabilities. The Board of Directors of the Company continues to believe in a strong asset/liability management process in order to insulate the Company from material and prolonged increases in interest rates. Mortgage-backed securities generally increase the quality of the Company’s assets by virtue of the insurance or guarantees that back them, are more liquid than individual mortgage loans and may be used to collateralize borrowings or other obligations of the Company.

 

The Company’s Board of Directors has established an Asset and Liability Management Committee consisting of outside directors and senior management. This committee, which meets quarterly, generally monitors various asset and liability management policies and strategies.

 

Interest Rate Sensitivity Simulation Analysis

 

The Company engages an external consultant to facilitate income simulation modeling on a quarterly basis. This modeling measures interest rate risk and sensitivity. The Asset and Liability Management Committee of the Company believes the various rate scenarios of the simulation modeling enables the Company to more accurately evaluate and manage the exposure of interest rate fluctuations on net interest income, the yield curve, various loan and mortgage-backed security prepayments, and deposit decay assumptions.

 

Earnings simulation modeling and assumptions about the timing and volatility of cash flows are critical in net portfolio equity valuation analysis. Particularly important are the assumptions driving mortgage prepayments and expected attrition of the core deposit portfolios. These assumptions are based on the Company’s historical experience and industry standards and are applied consistently across all rate risk measures.

 

The Company has established the following guidelines for assessing interest rate risk:

 

Net interest income simulation- Projected net interest income over the next twelve months will not be reduced by more than 10% given a gradual shift (i.e., over 12-months) in interest rates of up to 200 basis points (+ or -) and assuming no balance sheet growth.

 

Portfolio equity simulation- Portfolio equity is the net present value of the Company’s existing assets and liabilities. Given a 200 basis point immediate and permanent increase in market interest rates, portfolio equity may not correspondingly decrease or increase by more than 20% of stockholders’ equity. Given a 100 basis point immediate and permanent decrease in market interest rates, portfolio equity may not correspondingly decrease or increase by more than 10% of stockholders’ equity.

 

The following table presents the simulated impact of a 200 basis point upward or 100 basis point downward shift of market interest rates on net interest income, and the change in portfolio equity. This analysis was done assuming the interest-earning asset and interest-bearing liability levels at March 31, 2017 remained constant. The impact of the market rate movements was developed by simulating the effects of rates changing gradually over a one-year period from the March 31, 2017 levels for net interest income and portfolio equity. The impact of market rate movements was developed by simulating the effects of an immediate and permanent change in rates at March 31, 2017 for portfolio equity:  

 

   

Increase

   

Decrease

 
   

200 Basis Points

   

100 Basis Points

 
                 

Net interest income - increase (decrease)

    (1.38

)%

    (2.66

)%

                 

Portfolio equity - increase (decrease)

    6.50

%

    (17.20

)%

 

 
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Controls and Procedures Disclosure

 

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Corporation’s reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based on their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are, to the best of their knowledge, effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms. Subsequent to the date of their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that there were no significant changes in internal control or in other factors that could significantly affect the Company’s internal controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

A material weakness is a significant deficiency (as defined in Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditing Standard No. 2), or a combination of significant deficiencies, that results in there being more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by management or employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions.

 

 

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

  None

 

Item 1a. There are no material changes to the risk factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. Please refer to that section for disclosures regarding the risks and uncertainties related to the Company’s business.

 

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

 

  None

 

Item 3. Defaults by the Company on its Senior Securities

 

  None

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

  N/A

 

Item 5. Other information

 

  None

 

Item 6.  Exhibits

 

 
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Exhibit list for Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the Period Ended March 31, 2017

 

3.1

 

Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Middlefield Banc Corp., as amended

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2005, filed on March 29, 2006

         

3.2

 

Regulations of Middlefield Banc Corp.

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s registration statement on Form 10 filed on April 17, 2001

         

4.0

 

Specimen stock certificate

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s registration statement on Form 10 filed on April 17, 2001

         

4.1

 

Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2006, between Middlefield Banc Corp., as Depositor, Wilmington Trust Company, as Property trustee, Wilmington Trust Company, as Delaware Trustee, and Administrative Trustees

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Form 8-K Current Report filed on December 27, 2006

         

4.2

 

Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of December 21, 2006, between Middlefield Banc Corp. and Wilmington Trust Company

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Form 8-K Current Report filed on December 27, 2006

         

4.3

 

Guarantee Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2006, between Middlefield Banc Corp. and Wilmington Trust Company

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Form 8-K Current Report filed on December 27, 2006

         

10.1.0*

 

[reserved]

   
         

10.1.1*

 

2007 Omnibus Equity Plan

 

Incorporated by reference to Middlefield Banc Corp.’s definitive proxy statement for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Appendix A, filed on April 7, 2008

         

10.2*

 

Severance Agreement between Middlefield Banc Corp. and Thomas G. Caldwell, dated January 7, 2008

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Form 8-K Current Report filed on January 9, 2008

         

10.3*

 

Severance Agreement between Middlefield Banc Corp. and James R. Heslop, II, dated January 7, 2008

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Form 8-K Current Report filed on January 9, 2008

         

10.4.1*

 

Severance Agreement between Middlefield Banc Corp. and Teresa M. Hetrick, dated January 7, 2008

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4.1 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Form 8-K Current Report filed on January 9, 2008

         

10.4.2

 

[reserved]

   
         

10.4.3*

 

Severance Agreement between Middlefield Banc Corp. and Donald L. Stacy, dated January 7, 2008

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4.3 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Form 8-K Current Report filed on January 9, 2008

         

10.4.4*

 

Severance Agreement between Middlefield Banc Corp. and Alfred F. Thompson Jr., dated January 7, 2008

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4.4 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Form 8-K Current Report filed on January 9, 2008

         

10.5

 

Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati Agreement for Advances and Security Agreement dated September 14, 2000

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s registration statement on Form 10 filed on April 17, 2001

         

10.6*

 

Amended Director Retirement Agreement with Richard T. Coyne

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Form 8-K Current Report filed on January 9, 2008

 

 

 
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10.7*

 

Amended Director Retirement Agreement with Frances H. Frank

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Form 8-K Current Report filed on January 9, 2008

         

10.8*

 

Amended Director Retirement Agreement with Thomas C. Halstead

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Form 8-K Current Report filed on January 9, 2008

         

10.9*

 

[reserved]

   
         

10.10*

 

Director Retirement Agreement with Donald D. Hunter

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2001, filed on March 28, 2002

         

10.11*

 

Director Retirement Agreement with Martin S. Paul

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2001, filed on March 28, 2002

         

10.12*

 

Amended Director Retirement Agreement with Donald E. Villers

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Form 8-K Current Report filed on January 9, 2008

         

10.13*

 

Executive Survivor Income Agreement (aka DBO agreement [death benefit only]) with Donald L. Stacy

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2003, filed on March 30, 2004

         

10.14*

 

DBO Agreement with Jay P. Giles

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2003, filed on March 30, 2004

         

10.15*

 

DBO Agreement with Alfred F. Thompson Jr.

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2003, filed on March 30, 2004

         

10.16

 

[reserved]

   
         

10.17*

 

DBO Agreement with Teresa M. Hetrick

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2003, filed on March 30, 2004

         

10.18 *

 

Executive Deferred Compensation Agreement with Jay P. Giles

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2011, filed on March 20, 2012

         

10.19*

 

DBO Agreement with James R. Heslop, II

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2003, filed on March 30, 2004

         

10.20*

 

DBO Agreement with Thomas G. Caldwell

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2003, filed on March 30, 2004

         

10.21*

 

Form of Indemnification Agreement with directors of Middlefield Banc Corp. and with executive officers of Middlefield Banc Corp. and The Middlefield Banking Company

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s registration statement on Form 10, Amendment No. 1, filed on June 14, 2001

 

 
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10.22*

 

Annual Incentive Plan

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Form 8-K Current Report filed on June 12, 2012

         

10.22.1*

 

Annual Incentive Plan 2017 Award Summary

 

Incorporated by reference to Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Form 8-K Current Report filed on March 14, 2017

         

10.23*

 

Amended Executive Deferred Compensation Agreement with Thomas G. Caldwell

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Form 8-K Current Report filed on May 9, 2008

         

10.24*

 

Amended Executive Deferred Compensation Agreement with James R. Heslop, II

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Form 8-K Current Report filed on May 9, 2008

         

10.25*

 

Amended Executive Deferred Compensation Agreement with Donald L. Stacy

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Form 8-K Current Report filed on May 9, 2008

         

10.26

 

[reserved]

   
         

10.27

 

[reserved]

   
         

10.28

 

[reserved]

   
         

10.29*

 

Form of conditional stock award

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Form 8-K Current Report filed on March 4, 2016

         

31.1

 

Rule 13a-14(a) certification of Chief Executive Officer

 

filed herewith

         

31.2

 

Rule 13a-14(a) certification of Chief Financial Officer

 

filed herewith

         

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Rule 13a-14(b) certification

 

filed herewith

         

101.INS**

 

XBRL Instance

 

furnished herewith

         

101.SCH**

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

 

furnished herewith

         

101.CAL**

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation

 

furnished herewith

         

101.DEF**

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition

 

furnished herewith

         

101.LAB**

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels

 

furnished herewith

         

101.PRE**

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation

 

furnished herewith

 

 

* management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

 

** XBRL information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

 

 
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SIGNATURES

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

  MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP.
     
     

Date: May 15, 2017

By:

/s/Thomas G. Caldwell

 

 

 

Thomas G. Caldwell

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 15, 2017  

By:

/s/Donald L. Stacy

 

 

 

Donald L. Stacy

 

Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

 

 

 

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