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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act Of 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004

 

¨ 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: 001-15373

 


 

ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 


 

Delaware   43-1706259

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

150 North Meramec, Clayton, MO   63105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 314-725-5500

 


 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934).    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant’s classes of common stock as of October 29, 2004:

 

Common Stock, $.01 par value     9,736,790 shares outstanding

 



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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    

Item 1.

   Financial Statements (unaudited):     

Consolidated Balance Sheets

At September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003

   1

Consolidated Statements of Operations

Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 and 2003

   2

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 and 2003

   3

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 and 2003

   4

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   5

Item 2.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    11

Item 3.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    23

Item 4.

   Disclosure Control and Procedures    24

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

    
Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K    25

Signatures

   26

Certifications

   40


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ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

    

(Unaudited)

At September 30,
2004


   

(Audited)

At December 31,
2003


Assets               

Cash and due from banks

   $ 29,316,350     $ 26,271,251

Federal funds sold

     38,711,676       —  

Interest-bearing deposits

     142,422       216,926

Investments in debt and equity securities:

              

Available for sale, at estimated fair value

     92,998,211       83,938,696

Held to maturity, at amortized cost (estimated fair value of $8,464 at September 30, 2004 and $9,923 at December 31, 2003)

     8,325       9,848
    


 

Total investments in debt and equity securities

     93,006,536       83,948,544
    


 

Loans held for sale

     1,598,961       2,848,214

Loans, less unearned loan fees

     874,092,067       783,877,820

Less allowance for loan losses

     11,440,682       10,590,001
    


 

Loans, net

     862,651,385       773,287,819
    


 

Other real estate owned

     273,236       —  

Fixed assets, net

     7,070,603       7,317,664

Accrued interest receivable

     3,914,690       3,278,904

Goodwill

     1,937,537       1,937,537

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     7,766,223       8,619,345
    


 

Total assets

   $ 1,046,389,619     $ 907,726,204
    


 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity               

Deposits:

              

Demand

   $ 184,425,908     $ 164,952,091

Interest-bearing transaction accounts

     77,951,619       58,925,540

Money market accounts

     434,677,742       371,582,696

Savings

     3,992,393       4,123,387

Certificates of deposit:

              

$100,000 and over

     190,553,676       154,142,327

Other

     45,333,620       42,674,146
    


 

Total deposits

     936,934,958       796,400,187

Subordinated debentures

     20,619,208       15,464,208

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     11,413,070       14,500,056

Notes payable and other borrowings

     429,983       9,647,094

Accrued interest payable

     1,331,357       1,150,539

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     4,615,206       5,176,416
    


 

Total liabilities

     975,343,782       842,338,500
    


 

Shareholders’ equity:

              

Common stock, $.01 par value; authorized 20,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 9,731,990 shares at September 30, 2004 and 9,618,482 shares at December 31, 2003

     97,320       96,185

Additional paid-in capital

     40,652,323       39,841,177

Retained earnings

     30,472,050       24,832,021

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

     (175,856 )     618,321
    


 

Total shareholders’ equity

     71,045,837       65,387,704
    


 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,046,389,619     $ 907,726,204
    


 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)

 

    

Three months ended

September 30,


  

Nine months ended

September 30,


     2004

   2003

   2004

   2003

Interest income:

                           

Interest and fees on loans

   $ 11,788,231    $ 10,297,657    $ 33,303,547    $ 30,971,344

Interest on debt and equity securities:

                           

Taxable

     583,582      363,530      1,561,424      1,252,306

Nontaxable

     10,228      8,625      30,679      13,178

Interest on federal funds sold

     138,173      25,555      223,940      111,639

Interest on interest-bearing deposits

     673      1,788      2,023      1,896

Dividends on equity securities

     28,822      19,889      73,541      53,450
    

  

  

  

Total interest income

     12,549,709      10,717,044      35,195,154      32,403,813
    

  

  

  

Interest expense:

                           

Interest-bearing transaction accounts

     96,789      34,424      193,532      135,708

Money market accounts

     1,191,827      776,062      2,955,008      2,588,259

Savings

     3,184      3,279      9,004      21,052

Certificates of deposit:

                           

$100,000 and over

     1,057,904      762,446      2,894,079      2,171,330

Other

     258,639      326,382      777,681      1,267,077

Subordinated debentures

     374,253      306,901      1,035,893      924,324

Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings

     173,080      246,600      593,147      849,105

Other borrowings

     747      6,232      30,369      35,070
    

  

  

  

Total interest expense

     3,156,423      2,462,326      8,488,713      7,991,925
    

  

  

  

Net interest income

     9,393,286      8,254,718      26,706,441      24,411,888

Provision for loan losses

     100,000      635,113      1,437,000      2,728,439
    

  

  

  

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     9,293,286      7,619,605      25,269,441      21,683,449
    

  

  

  

Noninterest income:

                           

Service charges on deposit accounts

     531,927      454,624      1,528,757      1,347,445

Wealth Management income

     1,119,192      1,214,174      3,023,203      2,474,001

Other service charges and fee income

     92,141      92,453      277,360      279,619

Gain on sale of branches

     —        —        —        2,937,976

Gain on sale of mortgage loans

     9,093      301,651      219,068      830,781

Gain on sale of securities

     125,337      —        126,480      77,884
    

  

  

  

Total noninterest income

     1,877,690      2,062,902      5,174,868      7,947,706
    

  

  

  

Noninterest expense:

                           

Compensation

     3,962,363      3,912,989      11,747,669      11,218,261

Payroll taxes and employee benefits

     611,622      596,440      2,100,430      1,857,535

Occupancy

     522,729      496,303      1,540,311      1,471,219

Furniture and equipment

     175,819      189,409      533,941      643,855

Data processing

     208,323      218,094      585,870      730,327

Other

     1,575,768      1,507,611      4,547,238      5,024,532
    

  

  

  

Total noninterest expense

     7,056,624      6,920,846      21,055,459      20,945,729
    

  

  

  

Income before income tax expense

     4,114,352      2,761,661      9,388,850      8,685,426

Income tax expense

     1,260,623      1,004,788      3,021,654      3,195,083
    

  

  

  

Net income

   $ 2,853,729    $ 1,756,873    $ 6,367,196    $ 5,490,343
    

  

  

  

Per share amounts:

                           

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.29    $ 0.18    $ 0.66    $ 0.57

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

     9,723,695      9,580,091      9,681,437      9,554,540

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.28    $ 0.18    $ 0.63    $ 0.56

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

     10,074,329      9,880,404      10,005,663      9,861,025

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)

 

    

Three months ended

September 30,


   

Nine months ended

September 30,


 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 

Net income

   $ 2,853,729     $ 1,756,873     $ 6,367,196     $ 5,490,343  

Other comprehensive income (loss):

                                

Unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities arising during the period, net of tax

     681,544       (226,702 )     (134,520 )     (152,878 )

Less reclassification adjustment for realized gain on sale of securities included in net income, net of tax

     (82,722 )     —         (83,477 )     (51,903 )

Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow type derivative instruments arising during the period, net of tax

     116,820       (356,400 )     (576,180 )     (226,380 )
    


 


 


 


Total other comprehensive income (loss)

     715,642       (583,102 )     (794,177 )     (431,161 )
    


 


 


 


Total comprehensive income

   $ 3,569,371     $ 1,173,771     $ 5,573,019     $ 5,059,182  
    


 


 


 


 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

 

    

Nine months ended

September 30,


 
     2004

    2003

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                

Net income

   $ 6,367,196     $ 5,490,343  

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

                

Depreciation and amortization

     746,924       976,210  

Provision for loan losses

     1,437,000       2,728,439  

Net amortization of debt and equity securities

     386,110       753,870  

Gain on sale of securities

     (126,480 )     (77,884 )

Mortgage loans originated

     (47,915,019 )     (101,770,234 )

Proceeds from mortgage loans sold

     49,383,340       107,154,352  

Gain on sale of mortgage loans

     (219,068 )     (830,781 )

Noncash compensation expense attributed to stock option grants

     77,164       187,648  

(Increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable

     (635,786 )     222,802  

Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable

     180,818       (72,478 )

(Decrease) increase in accrued salaries payable

     (577,281 )     1,674,044  

Gain on sale of branches

     —         (2,937,976 )

Other, net

     419,322       (952,445 )
    


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

     9,524,240       12,545,909  
    


 


Cash flows from investing activities:

                

Cash paid in sale of branches

     —         (16,740,983 )

Purchases of available for sale debt and equity securities

     (127,381,055 )     (49,811,986 )

Proceeds from sale of available for sale debt securities

     62,639,932       11,115,471  

Redemption (purchase) of equity securities

     2,484,200       (98,400 )

Proceeds from maturities and principal paydowns on available for sale debt and equity securities

     52,595,821       42,892,924  

Proceeds from maturities and principal paydowns on held to maturity debt securities

     1,523       2,099  

Net increase in loans

     (91,221,995 )     (59,257,555 )

Recoveries of loans previously charged off

     148,193       253,477  

Purchases of fixed assets

     (502,212 )     (636,583 )
    


 


Net cash used in investing activities

     (101,235,593 )     (72,281,536 )
    


 


Cash flows from financing activities:

                

Net increase (decrease) in non-interest bearing deposit accounts

     19,473,817       (714,001 )

Net increase in interest bearing deposit accounts

     121,060,954       40,458,382  

Proceeds from issuance of subordinated debentures

     5,155,000       —    

Maturities and paydowns of Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     (58,086,986 )     (141,787,424 )

Proceeds from borrowings of Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     55,000,000       130,000,000  

Decrease in short-term borrowings

     (8,146,849 )     —    

Proceeds from notes payable

     100,000       100,000  

Paydowns of notes payable

     (100,000 )     (100,000 )

Decrease in other borrowings

     (1,070,262 )     (471,622 )

Cash dividends paid

     (727,167 )     (574,529 )

Proceeds from the exercise of common stock options

     735,117       945,989  
    


 


Net cash provided by financing activities

     133,393,624       27,856,795  
    


 


Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     41,682,271       (31,878,832 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     26,488,177       72,485,483  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 68,170,448     $ 40,606,651  
    


 


Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

                

Cash paid during the period for:

                

Interest

   $ 8,307,895     $ 8,064,403  

Income taxes

     1,844,500       3,477,062  
    


 


Noncash transactions:

                

Transfer to to other real estate owned in settlement of loans

     273,236       344,985  

Write off of goodwill associated with sale of branches

     —         150,000  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

(1) Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. They do not include all information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete consolidated financial statements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements of Enterprise Financial Services Corp and subsidiaries (the “Company”) are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. Enterprise Financial Services Corp (the “Company”) is a financial holding company that provides a full range of banking services to individual and corporate customers located in the St. Louis and Kansas City Metropolitan markets through its subsidiary, Enterprise Bank & Trust (the “Bank”). In the opinion of management, all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods presented herein have been included. Operating results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the year ending December 31, 2004. The consolidated financial statements include all accounts of the Company. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

 

Certain amounts in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2003 have been reclassified to conform to the 2004 presentation. Such reclassifications had no effect on previously reported consolidated net income or shareholders’ equity.

 

(2) Earnings Per Share

 

Basic earnings per share data is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share gives effect to the increase in the average shares outstanding which would have resulted from the exercise of dilutive stock options and warrants. The components of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 are as follows:

 

     Three months ended
September 30,


  

Nine months ended

September 30,


     2004

   2003

   2004

   2003

Basic

                           

Net income attributable to common shareholders’ equity

   $ 2,853,729    $ 1,756,873    $ 6,367,196    $ 5,490,343
    

  

  

  

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     9,723,695      9,580,091      9,681,437      9,554,540
    

  

  

  

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.29    $ 0.18    $ 0.66    $ 0.57
    

  

  

  

Diluted

                           

Net income attributable to common shareholders’ equity

   $ 2,853,729    $ 1,756,873    $ 6,367,196    $ 5,490,343
    

  

  

  

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     9,723,695      9,580,091      9,681,437      9,554,540

Effect of dilutive stock options

     350,634      300,313      324,226      306,485
    

  

  

  

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

     10,074,329      9,880,404      10,005,663      9,861,025
    

  

  

  

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.28    $ 0.18    $ 0.63    $ 0.56
    

  

  

  

 

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(3) Subordinated Debentures

 

On May 11, 2004, EFSC Capital Trust II (“EFSC Trust”), a newly-formed Delaware business trust and subsidiary of the Company, issued 5,000 floating rate Trust Preferred Securities (“Preferred Securities”) at $1,000 per share to a Trust Preferred Securities Pool. The floating rate is equal to the three month LIBOR rate plus 2.65%, and reprices quarterly. The Preferred Securities are fully irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed on a subordinated basis by the Company. The proceeds of the Preferred Securities were invested in junior subordinated debentures of the Company. The net proceeds to the Company from the sale of the junior subordinated debentures, after deducting underwriting commissions and estimated offering expenses, were approximately $4.97 million. Distributions on the Preferred Securities will be payable quarterly on March 17, June 17, September 17 and December 17 of each year that the Preferred Securities are outstanding, commencing September 17, 2004. The Preferred Securities are classified as subordinated debentures and the distributions are recorded as interest expense in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

A portion of the proceeds from the offering were used to invest $3 million in the form of additional capital in the Bank with the remaining funds available for operating expenses at the holding company level.

 

(4) Segment Disclosure

 

Management segregates the Company into three distinct businesses for evaluation purposes. The three segments are Banking, Wealth Management, and Corporate and Intercompany. The segments are evaluated separately on their individual performance, as well as, their contribution to the Company as a whole.

 

The majority of the Company’s assets and income result from the Banking segment. The Bank consists of three banking branches and an operations center in the St. Louis region and two banking branches in the Kansas City region. The products and services offered by the banking branches include a broad range of commercial and personal banking services, including certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, checking and other demand deposit accounts, interest checking accounts, savings accounts and money market accounts. Loans include commercial, financial, real estate construction and development, commercial and residential real estate, consumer and installment loans. Other financial services include mortgage banking, debit and credit cards, automatic teller machines, internet account access, safe deposit boxes, and treasury management services.

 

Wealth Management provides fee-based personal and corporate financial consulting and trust services. Personal financial consulting includes estate planning, investment management, and retirement planning. Corporate consulting services are focused in the areas of retirement plans, management compensation, strategic planning and management succession issues. The Wealth Management segment also provides life, annuity, disability income, and long-term care products and mutual funds.

 

The Corporate and Intercompany segment includes the holding company and subordinated debentures. The Company incurs general corporate expenses and owns Enterprise Bank & Trust.

 

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The following are the financial results and balance sheet information for the Company’s operating segments as of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 (unaudited):

 

Balance Sheet Information:


   Banking

   Wealth
Management


  

Corporate
and

Intercompany


    Total

September 30, 2004

                            

Loans, less unearned loan fees

   $ 874,092,067    $ —      $ —       $ 874,092,067

Goodwill

     1,937,537      —        —         1,937,537

Deposits

     903,290,615      33,804,043      (159,700 )     936,934,958

Borrowings

     11,843,053      —        20,619,208       32,462,261

Total assets

   $ 1,043,707,906    $ —      $ 2,681,713     $ 1,046,389,619
    

  

  


 

December 31, 2003                        

                            

Loans, less unearned loan fees

   $ 783,877,820    $ —      $ —       $ 783,877,820

Goodwill

     1,937,537      —        —         1,937,537

Deposits

     761,306,595      36,415,171      (1,321,579 )     796,400,187

Borrowings

     24,147,150      —        15,464,208       39,611,358

Total assets

   $ 905,434,357    $ —      $ 2,291,847     $ 907,726,204
    

  

  


 

 

Income statement information:


   Banking

   Wealth
Management


    Corporate
and
Intercompany


    Total

Three months ended September 30, 2004

                             

Net interest income

   $ 9,743,058    $ 15,791     $ (365,563 )   $ 9,393,286

Provision for loan losses

     100,000      —         —         100,000

Noninterest income

     758,498      1,119,192       —         1,877,690

Noninterest expense

     5,473,182      891,346       692,096       7,056,624
    

  


 


 

Income (loss) before income tax expense

     4,928,374      243,637       (1,057,659 )     4,114,352

Income tax expense (benefit)

     1,793,381      90,146       (622,904 )     1,260,623
    

  


 


 

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,134,993    $ 153,491     $ (434,755 )   $ 2,853,729
    

  


 


 

Three months ended September 30, 2003    

                             

Net interest income

   $ 8,536,925    $ 24,694     $ (306,901 )   $ 8,254,718

Provision for loan losses

     635,113      —         —         635,113

Noninterest income

     827,360      1,228,582       6,960       2,062,902

Noninterest expense

     5,127,891      1,183,846       609,109       6,920,846
    

  


 


 

Income (loss) before income tax expense

     3,601,281      69,430       (909,050 )     2,761,661

Income tax expense (benefit)

     1,310,525      25,689       (331,426 )     1,004,788
    

  


 


 

Net income (loss)

   $ 2,290,756    $ 43,741     $ (577,624 )   $ 1,756,873
    

  


 


 

Nine months ended September 30, 2004    

                             

Net interest income

   $ 27,655,380    $ 58,481     $ (1,007,420 )   $ 26,706,441

Provision for loan losses

     1,437,000      —         —         1,437,000

Noninterest income

     2,147,876      3,023,203       3,789       5,174,868

Noninterest expense

     16,245,939      2,728,944       2,080,576       21,055,459
    

  


 


 

Income (loss) before income tax expense

     12,120,317      352,740       (3,084,207 )     9,388,850

Income tax expense (benefit)

     4,248,016      130,514       (1,356,876 )     3,021,654
    

  


 


 

Net income (loss)

   $ 7,872,301    $ 222,226     $ (1,727,331 )   $ 6,367,196
    

  


 


 

Nine months ended September 30, 2003    

                             

Net interest income

   $ 25,264,018    $ 72,007     $ (924,137 )   $ 24,411,888

Provision for loan losses

     2,728,439      —         —         2,728,439

Noninterest income

     5,434,682      2,527,628       (14,604 )     7,947,706

Noninterest expense

     16,272,066      2,751,637       1,922,026       20,945,729
    

  


 


 

Income (loss) before income tax expense

     11,698,195      (152,002 )     (2,860,767 )     8,685,426

Income tax expense (benefit)

     4,302,194      (56,241 )     (1,050,870 )     3,195,083
    

  


 


 

Net income (loss)

   $ 7,396,001    $ (95,761 )   $ (1,809,897 )   $ 5,490,343
    

  


 


 

 

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(5) Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

The Company utilizes interest rate swap derivatives as one method to manage some of its interest rate risk from recorded financial assets and liabilities. These derivatives are utilized when they can be demonstrated to effectively hedge a designated asset or liability and such asset or liability exposes the Bank to interest rate risk.

 

The Bank accounts for its derivatives under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 149, Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities and SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. These Standards require recognition of all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the balance sheet and require measurement of those instruments at fair value through adjustments to either other comprehensive income, current earnings, or both, as appropriate.

 

The decision to enter into an interest rate swap is made after considering the asset/liability position of the Bank, the desired asset/liability sensitivity and interest rate levels. Prior to entering into a hedge transaction, the Bank formally documents the relationship between hedging instruments and this hedged items, as well as the risk management objective for undertaking the various hedge transactions.

 

The following is a summary of the Company’s accounting policies for derivative instruments and its activities under SFAS No. 149 and SFAS No. 133.

 

Cash Flow Hedges – The Bank enters into interest rate swap agreements to convert floating-rate loan assets to fixed rates. The swap agreements provide for the Bank to pay a variable rate of interest equivalent to the prime rate and to receive a fixed rate of interest. Under the swap agreements the Bank is to pay or receive interest quarterly. Amounts to be paid or received under these swap agreements are accounted for on an accrual basis and recognized as interest income of the related loan asset. The net cash flows related to cash flow hedges increased interest income on loans by $307,000 and $979,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, respectively. The net cash flows related to cash flow hedges increased interest income on loans by $487,000 and $1,309,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003, respectively.

 

Cash flow hedges are accounted for at fair value. The effective portion of the change in the cash flow hedge’s gain or loss is reported as a component of other comprehensive income net of taxes. The ineffective portion of the change in the cash flow hedge’s gain or loss is recorded in earnings on each quarterly measurement date. At September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, ($32,000) and $544,000, respectively, in deferred (losses)/gains, net of tax, related to cash flow hedges were recorded in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income. Because all cash flow hedges were effective, there was no ineffectiveness recorded in earnings during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003.

 

The maximum term over which the Bank is hedging its exposure to the variability of future cash flows is less than 2 years.

 

Fair Value Hedges - The Bank enters into interest rate swap agreements with the objective of converting the fixed interest rate on brokered CDs to a variable interest rate. The swap agreements require the Bank to pay a variable rate of interest based on a spread to the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and to receive a fixed rate of interest equal to that of the brokered CD (hedged instrument.) Under the swap agreements the Bank is to pay or receive interest semiannually. Amounts to be paid or received under these swap agreements are accounted for on an accrual basis and recognized as interest expense of the related liability. The net cash flows related to fair value hedges decreased interest expense on certificates of deposit by $44,000 and $361,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, respectively. The net cash flows related to fair value hedges decreased interest expense on certificates of deposit by $145,000 and $376,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003, respectively.

 

Fair value hedges are accounted for at fair value. The swaps qualify for the “shortcut method” under SFAS No. 133. Based on this shortcut method, no ineffectiveness is assumed. As a result, changes in the fair value of the swaps directly offset changes in the fair value of the underlying hedged item (i.e., brokered CDs). All changes in fair value are measured on a quarterly basis.

 

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The maturity dates, notional amounts, interest rates paid and received and fair value of our interest rate swap agreements as of September 30, 2004 were as follows:

 

Hedge


   Maturity
Date


   Notional
Amount


   Interest Rate
Paid


    Interest Rate
Received


    Fair Value

 

Cash Flow

   1/29/2005    $ 20,000,000    4.75  %   6.97  %   $ 129,560  

Cash Flow

   3/21/2006      30,000,000    4.75     5.34       (82,838 )

Cash Flow

   4/29/2006      40,000,000    4.75     5.42       (101,633 )

Fair Value

   4/17/2006      10,000,000    2.13     2.45       (54,176 )

Fair Value

   2/25/2005      10,000,000    2.08     1.70       (30,600 )

Fair Value

   2/17/2006      10,000,000    2.00     2.30       (84,560 )

Fair Value

   2/26/2007      10,000,000    2.02     2.90       (95,410 )

 

(6) New Accounting Standards

 

In December 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 46R, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an interpretation of ARB No. 51, a revision to FASB Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities issued in January 2003. This Interpretation is intended to achieve more consistent application of consolidation policies to variable interest entities and, thus to improve comparability between enterprises engaged in similar activities even if some of those activities are conducted through variable interest entities. The provisions of this Interpretation are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2003. The Company has three statutory and business trusts that were formed for the sole purpose of issuing trust preferred securities. The Company implemented FASB Interpretation No. 46R, as amended, which resulted in the deconsolidation of our two statutory and business trusts owned at that time The implementation of this Interpretation had no material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

FASB Statement No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Character of both Liabilities and Equity, was issued in May 2003. This Statement establishes standards for the classification and measurement of certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. The Statement also includes required disclosures for financial instruments within its scope. For the Company, the Statement was effective for instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003 and otherwise will be effective as of January 1, 2004, except for mandatorily redeemable financial instruments. For certain mandatorily redeemable financial instruments, the Statement will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2005. The effective date has been deferred indefinitely for certain other types of mandatorily redeemable financial instruments. The Company currently does not have any financial instruments that are within the scope of this Statement.

 

In July 2004, the Derivatives Implementation Group of the FASB issued guidance on FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, Implementation Issue No. G25 (DIG Issue G25). DIG Issue G25 clarifies the FASB’s position on the ability of entities to hedge the variability in interest receipts or overall changes in cash flows on a group of prime-rate based loans. Under the new guidance these hedge relationships are allowed the use of the first payments received technique if all other conditions of FASB Statement No. 133 are met. The effective date of DIG Issue G25 is October 1, 2004 and should be applied to all hedging relationships as of the effective date. If a pre-existing cash flow hedging relationship has identified the hedged transactions in a manner inconsistent with the guidance in DIG Issue G25, the hedging relationship must be de-designated at the effective date. Any derivative gains or losses in other comprehensive income related to the de-designated hedging relationships should be accounted for under paragraphs 31 and 32 of Statement 133. The Company had pre-existing cash flow hedging relationships in a manner inconsistent with the guidance in DIG Issue G25 which had a $32,000 loss, net of tax, in other comprehensive income as of September 30, 2004. The Company implemented DIG Issue G25 on October 1, 2004 and de-designated its cash flow hedges which were inconsistent with the guidance. The $32,000 loss in other comprehensive income will be accreted to interest income over the remaining lives of the hedging relationships which range from 4 months to 18 months. These cash flow hedges were re-designated as new cash flow hedging relationships under the new guidance of DIG Issue G25. The implementation of DIG Issue G25 is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

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In March 2004, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 105, Application of Accounting Principles to Loan Commitments, or SAB 105, which addresses the application of generally accepted accounting principles to loan commitments accounted for as derivative instruments. SAB 105 is effective for all mortgage loan commitments that are accounted for as derivative instruments that are entered into after March 31, 2004. The implementation of SAB 105 had no material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

(7) Stock Option Plans

 

The Company applies the intrinsic-value-based method of accounting proscribed by Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations including FASB Interpretation No. 44, Accounting for Certain Transactions involving Stock Compensation, an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 25, issued in March 2000, to account for its fixed-plan stock options. Under this method, compensation expense is recorded on the date of grant only if the current market price of the underlying stock exceeded the exercise price. SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, established accounting and disclosure requirements using a fair-value-based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation plans. As allowed by SFAS No. 123, the Company has elected to continue to apply the intrinsic-value-based method of accounting described above, and has adopted only the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure, an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 123. The following table illustrates the effect on net income if the fair-value-based method had been applied to all outstanding and unvested awards in each period.

 

    

Three months ended

September 30,


   

Nine months ended

September 30,


 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 

Net income, as reported

   $ 2,853,729     $ 1,756,873     $ 6,367,196     $ 5,490,343  

Deduct total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair-value-based method for all awards, net of tax

     (297,876 )     (156,144 )     (984,116 )     (675,794 )
    


 


 


 


Pro forma net income

   $ 2,555,853     $ 1,600,729     $ 5,383,080     $ 4,814,549  
    


 


 


 


Earnings per share:

                                

Basic:

                                

As reported

   $ 0.29     $ 0.18     $ 0.66     $ 0.57  

Pro forma

     0.26       0.17       0.56       0.50  

Diluted:

                                

As reported

   $ 0.28     $ 0.18     $ 0.63     $ 0.56  

Pro forma

     0.25       0.16       0.54       0.49  

 

(8) Disclosures about Financial Instruments

 

The Bank issues financial instruments with off balance sheet risk in the normal course of the business of meeting the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. These instruments may involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest-rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

The Bank’s extent of involvement and maximum potential exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of these instruments. The Bank uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for financial instruments included on its consolidated balance sheets. At September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, no amounts have been accrued for any estimated losses for these financial instruments.

 

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The contractual amount of off-balance-sheet financial instruments as of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 is as follows:

 

     September 30,
2004


   December 31,
2003


Commitments to extend credit

   $ 284,744,636    $ 265,962,785

Standby letters of credit

     23,217,219      10,933,894
    

  

 

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require the payment of a fee. Since certain of these commitments may expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Bank evaluates each customer’s credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Bank upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the borrower. Collateral held varies, but may include accounts receivable, inventory, premises and equipment, and real estate.

 

Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Bank to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. These standby letters of credit are primarily issued to support contractual obligations of the Bank’s customers. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as the risk involved in extending loans to customers. The approximate remaining terms of standby letters of credit range from 1 month to 4 years at September 30, 2004.

 

Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of

Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

 

Readers should note that in addition to the historical information contained herein, some of the information in this report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements typically are identified with use of terms such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate” and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. You should be aware that the Company’s actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including burdens imposed by federal and state regulation of banks, credit risk, exposure to local economic conditions, risks associated with rapid increase or decrease in prevailing interest rates and competition from banks and other financial institutions, all of which could cause the Company’s actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.

 

Introduction

 

This discussion summarizes the significant factors affecting the consolidated financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows of the Company for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2004 compared to the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2003 and the year ended December 31, 2003. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

 

Financial Condition

 

Total assets at September 30, 2004 were $1.05 billion, an increase of $138 million, or 15%, over total assets of $908 million at December 31, 2003. Loans less unearned loan fees, were $874 million, an increase of $90 million, or 11%, over total loans of $784 million at December 31, 2003. The increase in loans is attributed to the success of the efforts of

 

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the Company’s relationship officers. Federal funds sold, interest-bearing deposits and investment securities were $132 million at September 30, 2004 and $84 million at December 31, 2003. This increase was the result of the strong deposit growth discussed below.

 

Total deposits at September 30, 2004 were $937 million, an increase of $141 million, or 18%, over total deposits of $796 million at December 31, 2003. This deposit growth occurred in demand deposits, interest-bearing transaction deposits, money market deposits and certificates of deposit $100,000 and over as a result of new client relationships, increased sales penetration of existing clients, and additional brokered certificates of deposit. Money market deposits were $435 million, an increase of $63 million, or 17%, over money market deposits at December 31, 2003. Certificates of deposits were $236 million, an increase of $39 million, or 20%, over certificates of deposits at December 31, 2003. Consistent with the Bank’s overall funding strategy for 2004, the Bank executed $34 million of brokered certificates of deposit and had $20 million mature for a net of $14 million issued in the first nine months of 2004. These wholesale or non-client deposits supplement the Bank’s deposit gathering activities with its client base.

 

Total shareholders’ equity at September 30, 2004 was $71 million, an increase of $6 million, or 9%, over total shareholders’ equity of $65 million at December 31, 2003. The increase in equity is due to net income of $6.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and the exercise of incentive stock options by employees, less dividends paid to shareholders, and a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income.

 

Results of Operations

 

Net income was $2.9 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2004, an increase of 62% compared to net income of $1.8 million for the same period in 2003. Net income was $6.4 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2004, an increase of 16% compared to net income of $5.5 million for the same period in 2003. The increase in net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 is attributable to an increase in net interest income and a decrease in provision for loan losses being somewhat offset by a reduction in noninterest income and a slight increase in noninterest expense. Included in noninterest income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2003 was a $2.9 million gain on the sale of branches. Basic earnings per share for the three month period ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 were $0.29 and $0.18, respectively. Fully diluted earnings per share for the three month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 were $0.28 and $0.18, respectively. Basic earnings per share for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 were $0.66 and $0.57, respectively. Fully diluted earnings per share for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 were $0.63 and $0.56, respectively.

 

Net Interest Income

 

Net interest income (on a tax equivalent basis) was $9.5 million, or 3.85%, of average interest-earning assets, for the three months ended September 30, 2004, compared to $8.4 million, or 4.05%, of average interest-earning assets, for the same period in 2003. The $1.1 million increase in net interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2004 as compared to the same period in 2003 was the result of an increase in average interest-earning assets partially offset by an increase in the interest rates on average interest-bearing liabilities and a decrease in interest rates of average interest-earning assets and an increase in average interest-bearing liabilities.

 

Average interest-earning assets for the three months ended September 30, 2004 were $983 million, a $163 million, or 20% increase over $820 million, during the same period in 2003. The increase in average interest-earning assets is attributable to successful business development efforts of the Company’s relationship officers and additional investments in debt securities.

 

The yield on average interest-earning assets decreased to 5.12% for the three month period ended September 30, 2004 compared to 5.24% for the three month period ended September 30, 2003. The decrease in asset yield was primarily due to a change in asset mix. Loans were 84% of interest-earning assets for the three month period ended September 30, 2004 compared to 87% for the same period in 2003. Total securities and short-term investments were 12% and 9% for the same periods.

 

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Average interest-bearing liabilities increased to $762 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004 from $634 million for the same period in 2003. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased to 1.65% for the three months ended September 30, 2004 compared to 1.54% for the same period in 2003. This decrease is attributed mainly to an increase in market rates in 2004, primarily interest-bearing transaction accounts and money market accounts. Average demand deposits increased $33 million, or 22%, to $185 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004 from $152 million for the same period in 2003. The increase in demand deposit accounts, money market accounts and savings accounts is attributed to the Company’s relationship officers and new product marketing programs implemented at the beginning of the year.

 

Average certificates of deposits increased to $234 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 from $186 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2003. This increase is due to a special CD retention marketing program and the issuance of brokered certificates of deposit. Growth in our customer certificates of deposit has been difficult given the product’s relative unattractiveness compared to money market and other more liquid products in the current interest rate environment.

 

The Company issued $5 million in floating rate Trust Preferred Securities in May 2004 as a result of asset growth and the desire for additional regulatory capital.

 

The Company issued $11 million of Trust Preferred Securities in December 1999 that are callable on December 15, 2004 and carry a fixed rate of 9.40%. It is the Company’s intention to redeem those securities on the call date and issue $11 million in floating rate Trust Preferred Securities that mature in thirty years, are callable in five years and carry a floating rate of three month LIBOR plus 197 basis points. The securities to be called have remaining deferred issuance costs of $563,000 which will be charged to non-interest expense in the fourth quarter of 2004.

 

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The following table sets forth, on a tax-equivalent basis, certain information relating to the Company’s average balance sheet and reflects the average yield earned on interest-earning assets, the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities and the resulting net interest spread and net interest rate margin for the three month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003.

 

     Three months ended September 30,

 
     2004

    2003

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

   Average
Balance


    Percent
of Total
Assets


    Interest
Income/
Expense


   Average
Yield/
Rate


    Average
Balance


    Percent
of Total
Assets


    Interest
Income/
Expense


   Average
Yield/
Rate


 

Assets

                                                      

Interest-earning assets:

                                                      

Taxable loans (1)

   $ 841,383     82.25 %   $ 11,580    5.48 %   $ 729,906     84.95 %   $ 10,098    5.49 %

Tax-exempt loans(2)

     16,407     1.60       316    7.66       15,722     1.83       303    7.65  
    


 

 

        


 

 

      

Total loans

     857,790     83.85       11,896    5.52       745,628     86.78       10,401    5.53  

Taxable investments in debt and equity securities

     81,972     8.01       612    2.97       59,475     6.92       383    2.55  

Non-taxable investments in debt and equity securities(2)

     1,634     0.16       15    3.81       1,533     0.18       13    3.36  

Short-term investments

     41,936     4.10       139    1.32       13,615     1.58       28    0.82  
    


 

 

        


 

 

      

Total securities and short-term investments

     125,542     12.27       766    2.43       74,623     8.68       424    2.25  
    


 

 

        


 

 

      

Total interest-earning assets

     983,332     96.12       12,662    5.12       820,251     95.46       10,825    5.24  

Non-interest-earning assets:

                                                      

Cash and due from banks

     30,682     3.00                    26,102     3.04               

Other assets

     20,547     2.01                    22,732     2.65               

Allowance for loan losses

     (11,563 )   (1.13 )                  (9,903 )   (1.15 )             
    


 

              


 

            

Total assets

   $ 1,022,998     100.00 %                $ 859,182     100.00 %             
    


 

              


 

            

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

                                                      

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                                                      

Interest-bearing transaction accounts

   $ 78,842     7.71 %   $ 97    0.49 %   $ 50,125     5.84 %   $ 34    0.27 %

Money market accounts

     401,765     39.27       1,192    1.18       354,197     41.22       776    0.87  

Savings

     4,278     0.42       3    0.28       4,510     0.52       3    0.26  

Certificates of deposit

     234,251     22.90       1,317    2.24       186,456     21.71       1,089    2.32  
    


 

 

        


 

 

      

Total interest-bearing deposits

     719,136     70.30       2,609    1.44       595,288     69.29       1,902    1.27  

Subordinated debentures

     20,619     2.02       374    7.22       15,464     1.80       307    7.88  

Borrowed funds

     22,155     2.16       173    2.46       23,545     2.74       253    4.26  
    


 

 

        


 

 

      

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     761,910     74.48       3,156    1.65       634,297     73.83       2,462    1.54  

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

                                                      

Demand deposits

     185,447     18.13                    152,534     17.75               

Other liabilities

     6,872     0.67                    8,097     0.94               
    


 

              


 

            

Total liabilities

     954,229     93.28                    794,928     92.52               

Shareholders’ equity

     68,769     6.72                    64,254     7.48               
    


 

              


 

            

Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,022,998     100.00 %                $ 859,182     100.00 %             
    


 

              


 

            

Net interest income

                 $ 9,506                        $ 8,363       
                  

                      

      

Net interest spread

                        3.47 %                        3.70 %

Net interest rate margin(3)

                        3.85 %                        4.05 %
                         

                      


(1) Average balances include non-accrual loans. The income on such loans is included in interest but is recognized only upon receipt. Loan fees included in interest income are approximately $409,000 and $440,000 for the quarters ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
(2) Non-taxable income is presented on a fully tax-equivalent basis assuming a tax rate of 34%. The approximate tax-equivalent adjustments were $113,000 and $107,000 for the quarters ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
(3) Net interest income divided by average total interest earning assets.

 

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Net interest income (on a tax equivalent basis) was $27.0 million, or 3.84%, of average interest-earning assets, for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, compared to $24.7 million, or 4.06%, of average interest-earning assets, for the same period in 2003. The $2.3 million increase in net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 as compared to the same period in 2003 was the result of an increase in average interest-earning assets and a decrease in the interest rates on average interest-bearing liabilities partially offset by a decrease in interest rates of average interest-earning assets and an increase in average interest-bearing liabilities.

 

Average interest-earning assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 were $941 million, a $127 million, or 16% increase over $814 million, during the same period in 2003. The increase in average interest-earning assets is attributable to continued calling efforts of the Company’s relationship officers and additional investments in debt securities.

 

The yield on average interest-earning assets decreased to 5.04% for the nine month period ended September 30, 2004 compared to 5.37% for the nine month period ended September 30, 2003. The decrease in asset yield was primarily due to a general decrease in the average yield on new fixed rate loans.

 

Average interest-bearing liabilities increased to $729 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 from $641 million for the same period in 2003. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased to 1.56% for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 compared to 1.67% for the same period in 2003. This decrease is attributed mainly to declines in market interest rates for all sources of funding other than interest-bearing transaction accounts and money market accounts. Average demand deposits increased $30 million, or 20%, to $177 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 from $147 million for the same period in 2003. The increase in demand deposit accounts and money market accounts is attributed to the continued calling efforts of the Company’s relationship officers.

 

Average certificates of deposits increased to $226 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 from $182 million for the same period ended June 30, 2003. This increase in certificate of deposit accounts is a result of a special CD retention marketing program and the issuance of brokered certificates of deposit.

 

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The following table sets forth, on a tax-equivalent basis, certain information relating to the Company’s average balance sheet and reflects the average yield earned on interest-earning assets, the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities and the resulting net interest spread and net interest rate margin for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003.

 

     Nine months ended September 30,

 
     2004

    2003

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

   Average
Balance


    Percent
of Total
Assets


    Interest
Income/
Expense


   Average
Yield/
Rate


    Average
Balance


    Percent
of Total
Assets


    Interest
Income/
Expense


   Average
Yield/
Rate


 

Assets

                                                      

Interest-earning assets:

                                                      

Taxable loans (1)

   $ 821,399     83.85 %   $ 32,669    5.31 %   $ 719,353     83.94 %   $ 30,406    5.65 %

Tax-exempt loans(2)

     16,734     1.71       962    7.68       14,192     1.66       857    8.07  
    


 

 

        


 

 

      

Total loans

     838,133     85.56       33,631    5.36       733,545     85.60       31,263    5.70  

Taxable investments in debt and equity securities

     72,835     7.44       1,634    3.00       64,265     7.50       1,306    2.72  

Non-taxable investments in debt and equity securities(2)

     1,644     0.17       46    3.74       695     0.08       20    3.85  

Short-term investments

     28,336     2.89       226    1.07       15,779     1.84       114    0.97  
    


 

 

        


 

 

      

Total securities and short-term investments

     102,815     10.50       1,906    2.48       80,739     9.42       1,440    2.38  
    


 

 

        


 

 

      

Total interest-earning assets

     940,948     96.06       35,537    5.04       814,284     95.02       32,703    5.37  

Non-interest-earning assets:

                                                      

Cash and due from banks

     28,597     2.92                    29,343     3.41               

Other assets

     21,176     2.16                    22,930     2.68               

Allowance for loan losses

     (11,123 )   (1.14 )                  (9,529 )   (1.11 )             
    


 

              


 

            

Total assets

   $ 979,598     100.00 %                $ 857,028     100.00 %             
    


 

              


 

            

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

                                                      

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                                                      

Interest-bearing transaction accounts

   $ 67,148     6.85 %   $ 194    0.39 %   $ 55,977     6.53 %   $ 136    0.32 %

Money market accounts

     385,297     39.33       2,955    1.02       348,619     40.68       2,588    0.99  

Savings

     4,235     0.43       9    0.27       5,794     0.68       21    0.48  

Certificates of deposit

     225,626     23.04       3,672    2.17       182,043     21.24       3,438    2.53  
    


 

 

        


 

 

      

Total interest-bearing deposits

     682,306     69.65       6,830    1.34       592,433     69.13       6,183    1.40  

Subordinated debentures

     18,155     1.85       1,036    7.62       15,464     1.80       924    7.99  

Borrowed funds

     28,448     2.90       624    2.93       32,856     3.83       884    3.60  
    


 

 

        


 

 

      

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     728,909     74.40       8,490    1.56       640,753     74.76       7,991    1.67  

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

                                                      

Demand deposits

     176,799     18.05                    147,166     17.17               

Other liabilities

     6,208     0.64                    6,640     0.78               
    


 

              


 

            

Total liabilities

     911,916     93.09                    794,559     92.71               

Shareholders’ equity

     67,682     6.91                    62,469     7.29               
    


 

              


 

            

Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity

   $ 979,598     100.00 %                $ 857,028     100.00 %             
    


 

              


 

            

Net interest income

                 $ 27,047                        $ 24,712       
                  

                      

      

Net interest spread

                        3.49 %                        3.70 %

Net interest rate margin(3)

                        3.84 %                        4.06 %
                         

                      


(1) Average balances include non-accrual loans. The income on such loans is included in interest but is recognized only upon receipt. Loan fees included in interest income are approximately $1,144,000 and $1,120,000 for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
(2) Non-taxable income is presented on a fully tax-equivalent basis assuming a tax rate of 34%. The approximate tax-equivalent adjustments were $343,000 and $292,000 for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
(3) Net interest income divided by average total interest earning assets.

 

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During the three months ended September 30, 2004, an increase in the average volume of interest-earning assets resulted in an increase in interest income of $1.8 million. Interest income increased $71,000 due to an increase in rates on average interest-earning assets. Increases in the average volume of interest-bearing liabilities contributed to an increase in interest expense of $491,000. Changes in interest rates on the average volume of interest-bearing liabilities resulted in an increase in interest expense of $203,000. The net effect of the volume and rate changes associated with all categories of interest-earning assets during the three months ended September 30, 2004 as compared to the same period in 2003 was an increase in interest income of $1.8 million, while the net effect of the volume and rate changes associated with all categories of interest-bearing liabilities was a increase in interest expense of $694,000.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase in the average volume of interest-earning assets resulted in an increase in interest income of $4.6 million. Interest income decreased $1.8 million due to a decrease in rates on average interest-earning assets. Increases in the average volume of interest-bearing liabilities offset by declines in borrowed funds resulted in an increase in interest expense of $1.1 million. Changes in interest rates on the average volume of interest-bearing liabilities resulted in a decrease in interest expense of $606,000. The net effect of the volume and rate changes associated with all categories of interest-earning assets during the nine months ended September 30, 2004 as compared to the same period in 2003 was an increase in interest income of $2.8 million, while the net effect of the volume and rate changes associated with all categories of interest-bearing liabilities was an increase in interest expense of $499,000.

 

The following table sets forth on a tax equivalent basis, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 compared to the same period ended September 30, 2003, a summary of the changes in interest income and interest expense resulting from changes in yield/rates and volume:

 

     2004 Compared to 2003

 
    

3 month

Increase (decrease) Due to


   

9 month

Increase (decrease) Due to


 
     Volume(1)

    Rate(2)

    Net

    Volume(1)

    Rate(2)

    Net

 
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Interest earned on:

                                                

Loans

   $ 1,507     $ (25 )   $ 1,482     $ 4,154     $ (1,891 )   $ 2,263  

Nontaxable loans (3)

     12       1       13       149       (44 )     105  

Taxable investments in debt and equity securities

     160       69       229       185       143       328  

Nontaxable investments in debt and equity securities (3)

     1       1       2       27       (1 )     26  

Short-term investments

     86       25       111       99       13       112  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total interest-earning assets

   $ 1,766     $ 71     $ 1,837     $ 4,614     $ (1,780 )   $ 2,834  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Interest paid on:

                                                

Interest-bearing transaction accounts

   $ 25     $ 38     $ 63     $ 30     $ 28     $ 58  

Money market accounts

     114       302       416       281       86       367  

Savings

     —         —         —         (5 )     (7 )     (12 )

Certificates of deposit

     267       (39 )     228       753       (519 )     234  

Subordinated debentures

     95       (28 )     67       155       (43 )     112  

Borrowed funds

     (10 )     (70 )     (80 )     (109 )     (151 )     (260 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total interest-bearing liabilities

     491       203       694       1,105       (606 )     499  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net interest income (loss)

   $ 1,275     $ (132 )   $ 1,143     $ 3,509     $ (1,174 )   $ 2,335  
    


 


 


 


 


 



(1) Change in volume multiplied by yield/rate of prior period.
(2) Change in yield/rate multiplied by volume of prior period.
(3) Non taxable income is presented on a fully tax-equivalent basis assuming a tax rate of 34%.

 

NOTE: The change in interest due to both rate and volume has been allocated to rate and volume changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each.

 

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Provision for Loan Losses

 

The provision for loan losses was $100,000 and $1.4 million for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2004, respectively, compared to $635,000 and $2.7 million for the same periods in 2003. The decrease in the provision for loan losses during the first nine months of 2004 as compared to the same period in 2003 is due to favorable delinquency trends, low non-performing loans as a percentage of total loans and strengthening local economies. The Company experienced $586,000 in net charge-offs for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 compared to net charge-offs of $1.3 million during the same period ended September 30, 2003.

 

The following table summarizes changes in the allowance for loan losses arising from loans charged off and recoveries on loans previously charged off, by loan category, and additions to the allowance that have been charged to the provision:

 

    

Three months ended

September 30,


   

Nine months ended

September 30,


 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 
     (Dollars in Thousands)     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Allowance at beginning of period

   $ 11,448     $ 9,539     $ 10,590     $ 8,600  

Loans charged off:

                                

Commercial and industrial

     200       153       200       1,452  

Real estate:

                                

Commercial

     —         —         427       —    

Construction

     —         —         —         —    

Residential

     —         28       100       28  

Consumer and other

     —         31       7       32  
    


 


 


 


Total loans charged off

     200       212       734       1,512  
    


 


 


 


Recoveries of loans previously charged off:

                                

Commercial and industrial

     82       101       91       104  

Real estate:

                                

Commercial

     —         —         —         66  

Construction

     —         —         —         —    

Residential

     7       5       39       33  

Consumer and other

     4       2       18       51  
    


 


 


 


Total recoveries of loans previously charged off:

     93       108       148       254  
    


 


 


 


Net loans charged off

     107       104       586       1,258  
    


 


 


 


Provisions for loan losses

     100       635       1,437       2,728  
    


 


 


 


Allowance at end of period

   $ 11,441     $ 10,070     $ 11,441     $ 10,070  
    


 


 


 


Average loans

   $ 857,790     $ 745,628     $ 838,133     $ 733,545  

Total loans

     874,092       745,330       874,092       745,330  

Non-performing loans

     1,722       1,483       1,722       1,483  

Net charge-offs to average loans

     0.05 %     0.06 %     0.09 %     0.23 %

Allowance for loan losses to loans

     1.31       1.35       1.31       1.35  

Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans

     664.40       679.03       664.40       679.03  

 

The Company’s credit management policies and procedures focus on identifying, measuring, and controlling credit exposure. These procedures employ a lender-initiated system of rating credits, which is validated in the loan approval process and subsequently tested in internal loan reviews and regulatory bank examinations. The system requires rating all loans at the time they are made.

 

Adversely rated credits, including loans requiring close monitoring, which would normally not be considered criticized credits by regulators, are included on a monthly loan watch list. Other loans are added whenever any adverse circumstances are detected which might affect the borrower’s ability to meet the terms of the loan. This could be initiated by any of the following:

 

  1) delinquency of a scheduled loan payment,

 

  2) deterioration in the borrower’s financial condition identified in a review of periodic financial statements,

 

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  3) decrease in the value of collateral securing the loan or,

 

  4) change in the economic environment in which the borrower operates.

 

Loans on the watch list require detailed loan status reports, including recommended corrective actions, prepared by the responsible loan officer every three months. These reports are then discussed in formal meetings with the Chief Credit Officer of the Company and the Executive Loan Committee.

 

Downgrades of loan risk ratings may be initiated by the responsible loan officer, internal loan review, or the credit analyst department at any time. Upgrades of risk ratings may only be made with the concurrence of the Chief Credit Officer and Loan Review.

 

In determining the allowance and the related provision for loan losses, four principal elements are considered:

 

  1) specific allocations based upon probable losses identified during a monthly review of the loan portfolio,

 

  2) allocations based principally on loan risk ratings,

 

  3) allocations for specific industries, and

 

  4) additional allowance based on subjective factors.

 

The first element reflects the Company’s estimate of probable losses based upon a systematic review of specific loans. These estimates are based upon discounted collateral exposure, but other objective factors such as payment history and financial condition of the borrower may be used as well.

 

The second element reflects the application of the Company’s loan rating system. This rating system is similar to those employed by state and federal banking regulators. Loans are rated and assigned a loss allocation factor for each category that is consistent with our historical losses, adjusted for environmental factors. The lower the rating assigned to a loan, the greater the allocation percentage that is applied.

 

The third element relates to specific industry risk due to the current economic, environmental, or regulatory conditions of that industry. In addition to risk rating every loan in our portfolio, the Company assigns a Standard Industry Code (SIC) to each loan so that outstanding credit exposure to different industries can be effectively monitored. For those industries that appear to be stressed based on review of credit spreads and available data in publications, the Company assigns some additional loss exposure to the balances that we have in the applicable SIC.

 

The fourth element is based on factors that cannot necessarily be associated with a specific credit or loan category and represents management’s attempt to ensure that the overall allowance for loan losses appropriately reflects a margin for the imprecision necessarily inherent in the estimates of expected credit losses. The Company considers a number of subjective factors when determining the unallocated portion, including local and general economic business factors and trends, portfolio concentrations, and changes in the size, mix and general terms of the loan portfolio. A specific subjective factor that has become more apparent in the past year is competitive pressures in the Company’s local markets. The pressures to maintain and grow the loan portfolio in a slow growth economic environment has to some degree affected the credit structure and pricing on a portion of the Company’s loans.

 

Based on this quantitative and qualitative analysis, the allowance for loan losses is adjusted. Such adjustments are reflected as “Provision for loan losses” in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

 

The Company does not engage in foreign lending. Additionally, the Company does not have any concentrations of loans exceeding 10% of total loans, which are not otherwise disclosed in the loan portfolio composition table provided in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company does not have a material amount of interest-bearing assets, which would have been included in non-accrual, past due or restructured loans if such assets were loans.

 

The Company believes the allowance for loan losses is adequate to absorb probable losses in the loan portfolio. While the Company uses available information to recognize loan losses, future additions to the allowance for loan losses may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Company to increase the allowance for loan losses based on their judgments and interpretations of information available to them at the time of their examinations.

 

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The Bank had no loans 90 days past due still accruing interest at September 30, 2004 or December 31, 2003. The following table sets forth information concerning the Company’s non-performing assets as of the dates indicated:

 

     September 30,
2004


    December 31,
2003


 
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Non-accrual loans

   $ 1,722     $ 1,548  

Restructured loans

     —         —    
    


 


Total non-performing loans

     1,722       1,548  

Foreclosed real estate

     273       —    
    


 


Total non-performing assets

   $ 1,995     $ 1,548  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 1,046,390     $ 907,726  

Total loans

     874,092       783,878  

Total loans plus foreclosed property

     874,365       783,878  

Non-performing loans to loans

     0.20 %     0.20 %

Non-performing assets to loans plus foreclosed property

     0.23       0.20  

Non-performing assets to total assets

     0.19       0.17  

 

Approximately 38% of the non-performing loans at September 30, 2004 relate to a motel property and the remainder consists of six different borrowers.

 

Noninterest Income

 

Noninterest income was $1.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004, compared to $2.1 million for the same period in 2003. Service charges increased $77,000 to $532,000 in the third quarter of 2004, compared to $455,000 for the same period in 2003. Service charges on commercial deposit accounts accounted for $59,000 of this increase due to an increase in the number of accounts and balances outstanding. Wealth management income decreased slightly to $1.1 million in the third quarter of 2004, compared to $1.2 million for the same period in 2003 due to a $547,000 decrease in one-time insurance fees. Excluding these one-time fees wealth management income increased $452,000 or 70%. This increase was the result of increased assets under administration, a more favorable mix of managed versus custodial assets, and the introduction of our new Wealth Products Group in March of 2004 which had $110,000 of revenue in the third quarter of 2004. Gains on the sale of mortgage loans were $9,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2004, compared to $302,000 for the same period in 2003. The decrease in mortgage gains in 2004 was due to strong demand for refinancing activities in 2003. Gains on the sale of securities were $125,000 and $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The securities were sold in order to slightly adjust the interest rate risk profile of the Company’s balance sheet in anticipation of higher rates.

 

Noninterest income was $5.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, compared to $7.9 million for the same period in 2003. Service charges increased $181,000 to $1.5 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2004, compared to $1.3 million for the same period in 2003. This $181,000 increase was primarily the result of a $243,000 increase in service charges on commercial deposit accounts in 2004 which was partially offset by $117,000 of services charges earned in 2003 on the three branches which were sold in April 2003. Wealth management income increased $549,000 to $3.0 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2004, compared to $2.5 million for the same period in 2003 as a result of the reasons stated above. Gains on the sale of mortgage loans were $219,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, compared to $831,000 for the same period in 2003. See reasons above for the decline in gains on the sale of mortgage loans. Gains on the sale of securities were $126,000 and $78,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. During the second quarter of 2003 the Company recorded a $2.9 million gain on the sale of three branches.

 

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Noninterest Expense

 

Total noninterest expense was $7.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004, representing a $136,000, or 2% increase over the same period in 2003. Compensation expense increased $49,000 to $4.0 million in the third quarter of 2004, compared to $3.9 million for the same period in 2003. Increases attributable to annual merit increases and higher compensation associated with new middle and senior management hired in 2003 and 2004 were partially offset by a $286,000 decrease in commissions relating to the one-time insurance fees received in the third quarter of 2003. Employee benefits expense increased $15,000 to $612,000 in the third quarter of 2004, compared to $596,000 for the same period in 2003. Increased medical expenses of $29,000 accounted for most of this change. Occupancy expense increased $26,000 in the third quarter of 2004. Furniture and equipment expense and data processing expense decreased $14,000 and $10,000, respectively, in the third quarter of 2004. The majority of these decreases related to lower depreciation expense as some assets have become fully depreciated. Other expense increased $68,000 to $1.6 million in the third quarter of 2004, compared to $1.5 million for the same period in 2003.

 

Total noninterest expense was $21.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, representing a $109,000, or 1% increase over the same period in 2003. Increases in compensation and benefits expenses and occupancy expenses were partially offset by decreases in furniture and equipment, data processing and other expenses. Other expenses decreased $477,000 to $4.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. Lower non-compete and legal and professional expenses were partially offset by an increase in marketing expense. The Company recognized $220,000 in expense related to a non-compete agreement with a former key employee in 2003. Legal and professional expenses decreased $324,000 in 2004 due to the Company having fewer non-performing loan issues and lower legal expenses in 2004 when compared to the first nine months of 2003. Marketing expense increased $267,000 due to a targeted marketing campaign in the first half of 2004.

 

Income Taxes

 

The provision for income taxes was $1.3 million and $3.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 compared to $1.0 million and $3.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003. The effective tax rates for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2004 were 30.6% and 32.2%, respectively. The effective tax rates for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2003 were 36.4% and 36.8%, respectively. During the third quarter of 2004, the Company had a $241,000 reversal of the remaining deferred tax valuation allowance related to Merchant Banking losses in 2001. The nature and deductibility of these losses were finally determined when the Company filed its 2003 income tax returns during the third quarter. During the second quarter of 2004, the Company recognized state income tax refunds of $163,000 related to amendments of prior state income tax returns.

 

Liquidity

 

The objective of liquidity management is to ensure the Company has the ability to generate sufficient cash or cash equivalents in a timely and cost-effective manner to meet its commitments as they become due. Funds are available from a number of sources, such as from the core deposit base and from loans and securities repayments and maturities. Additionally, liquidity is provided from sales of the securities portfolio, lines of credit with major financial institutions, the Federal Reserve Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank, the ability to acquire large and brokered deposits and the ability to sell loan participations to other banks.

 

The Company’s liquidity management framework includes measurement of several key elements, such as the loan to deposit ratio, wholesale deposits as a percentage of total deposits, and various dependency ratios used by banking regulators. The Company’s liquidity framework also incorporates contingency planning to assess the nature and volatility of funding sources and to determine alternatives to these sources.

 

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funding markets. Deterioration in any of these factors could have an impact on the Company’s ability to access these funding sources and, as a result, these factors are monitored on an ongoing basis as part of the liquidity management process.

 

While core deposits and loan and investment repayment are principal sources of liquidity, funding diversification is another key element of liquidity management. Diversity is achieved by strategically varying depositor types, terms, funding markets, and instruments.

 

Investment securities are an important part of the Company’s liquidity objective. As of September 30, 2004, nearly all of the investment portfolio was available for sale. Of the $93 million available for sale investment portfolio, $32 million was pledged as collateral for public deposits, treasury, tax and loan notes, and other requirements. The remaining securities could be pledged or sold to enhance liquidity if necessary.

 

The Bank has a variety of funding sources (in addition to key liquidity sources, such as core deposits, loan repayments, loan participations sold, and investment portfolio sales) available to increase financial flexibility. At September 30, 2004, the Bank had $139 million of credit available from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines under a blanket loan pledge, absent the Bank being in default of its credit agreement, and $29 million of credit available from the Federal Reserve Bank under a pledged loan agreement. The Bank also has access to over $70 million in overnight federal funds purchased lines from various banking institutions. Finally, since the Bank is a “well-capitalized” institution, it has the ability to sell certificates of deposit through various national or regional brokerage firms, if needed.

 

Over the normal course of business, the Company enters into certain forms of off-balance sheet transactions, including unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit. These transactions are managed through the Company’s various risk management processes. Management considers both on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet transactions in its evaluation of the Company’s liquidity. The Company has $285 million in unused loan commitments as of September 30, 2004. While this commitment level would be very difficult to fund given the Company’s current liquidity resources, the Company believes that the nature of these commitments are such that the likelihood of such a funding demand is very low.

 

Capital Adequacy

 

The Company and Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the Federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possible additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Bank’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Bank’s capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.

 

Quantitative measures established by regulations to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table) of total and Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets, and of Tier I capital to average assets. The Company believes, as of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, that the Company and Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.

 

As of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, the Bank was categorized as “well capitalized” under the applicable regulatory framework. To be categorized as “well capitalized” the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the following table.

 

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The Company’s and Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios are also presented in the table.

 

     Actual

   

For Capital

Adequacy Purposes


   

To Be Well

Capitalized Under
Applicable

Action Provisions


 
     Amount

   Ratio

    Amount

   Ratio

    Amount

   Ratio

 

As of September 30, 2004:

                                       

Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)

                                       

Enterprise Financial Services Corp

   $ 101,127,932    11.14 %   $ 72,655,867    8.00 %   $ —      —   %

Enterprise Bank & Trust

     96,235,008    10.63       72,438,648    8.00       90,548,310    10.00  

Tier I Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)

                                       

Enterprise Financial Services Corp

     89,776,364    9.89       36,327,933    4.00       —      —    

Enterprise Bank & Trust

     84,914,961    9.38       36,219,324    4.00       54,328,986    6.00  

Tier I Capital (to Average Assets)

                                       

Enterprise Financial Services Corp

     89,776,364    8.78       30,689,941    3.00       —      —    

Enterprise Bank & Trust

     84,914,961    8.33       30,586,479    3.00       50,977,465    5.00  

As of December 31, 2003:

                                       

Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)

                                       

Enterprise Financial Services Corp

     87,969,991    11.02       63,881,112    8.00       —      —    

Enterprise Bank & Trust

     83,669,404    10.52       63,650,480    8.00       79,563,100    10.00  

Tier I Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)

                                       

Enterprise Financial Services Corp

     77,981,054    9.77       31,940,556    4.00       —      —    

Enterprise Bank & Trust

     73,716,054    9.27       31,825,240    4.00       47,737,860    6.00  

Tier I Capital (to Average Assets)

                                       

Enterprise Financial Services Corp

     77,981,054    8.67       26,974,358    3.00       —      —    

Enterprise Bank & Trust

     73,716,054    8.22       26,902,290    3.00       44,837,150    5.00  

 

Effects of Inflation

 

Persistent high rates of inflation can have a significant effect on the reported financial condition and results of operations of all industries. However, the asset and liability structure of commercial banks is substantially different from that of an industrial company in that virtually all assets and liabilities of commercial banks are monetary in nature. Accordingly, changes in interest rates may have a significant impact on a commercial bank’s performance. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or in the same magnitude as the prices of goods and services. Inflation does have an impact on the growth of total assets in the banking industry, often resulting in a need to increase equity capital at higher than normal rates to maintain an appropriate equity-to-assets ratio.

 

Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Market risk arises from exposure to changes in interest rates and other relevant market rate or price risk. The Company faces market risk in the form of interest rate risk through other than trading activities. Market risk from other than trading activities in the form of interest rate risk is measured and managed through a number of methods. The Company uses financial modeling techniques that measure the sensitivity of future earnings due to changing rate environments to measure interest rate risk. Policies established by the Company’s Asset/Liability Committee and approved by the Company’s Board of Directors limit exposure of earnings at risk. General interest rate movements are used to develop sensitivity as the Company feels it has no primary exposure to a specific point on the yield curve. These limits are based on the Company’s exposure to a 100 bp and 200 bp immediate and sustained parallel rate move, either upward or downward.

 

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The following table presents the scheduled repricing of market risk sensitive instruments at September 30, 2004:

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

   Year 1

   Year 2

   Year 3

   Year 4

   Year 5

  

Beyond

5 years

or no stated

maturity


   Total

ASSETS

                                                

Investments in debt and equity securities

   $ 42,862    $ 7,200    $ 35,136    $ 4,225    $ 96    $ 3,488    $ 93,007

Short-term investments

     38,854      —        —        —        —        —        38,854

Loans (1)

     643,411      124,232      44,376      36,910      16,705      8,458      874,092

Loans held for sale

     1,599      —        —        —        —        —        1,599
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total

   $ 726,726    $ 131,432    $ 79,512    $ 41,135    $ 16,801    $ 11,946    $ 1,007,552
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

LIABILITIES

                                                

Savings, Now, and Money market deposits

   $ 516,622    $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 516,622

Certificates of deposit (1)

     145,834      54,299      23,996      10,901      857      —        235,887

Subordinated debentures

     —        —        —        —        —        20,619      20,619

Notes payable and other borrowings

     5,035      1,525      1,250      650      1,050      2,333      11,843
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total

   $ 667,491    $ 55,824    $ 25,246    $ 11,551    $ 1,907    $ 22,952    $ 784,971
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

Item 4: Disclosure Control and Procedures

 

As of September 30, 2004, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), management has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2004, to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s periodic SEC filings is processed, recorded, summarized and reported when required. There were no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or in the other factors that could significantly affect those controls subsequent to the date of the evaluation.

 

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Item 6: Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

(a). Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number


  

Description


*10.10    Key Executive Employment Agreement dated September 8, 2004, between Enterprise Financial Services Corp and Stephen P. Marsh.
*11.1    Statement regarding computation of per share earnings
*31.1    Chief Executive Officer’s Certification required by Rule 13(a)-14(a).
*31.2    Chief Financial Officer’s Certification required by Rule 13(a)-14(a).
*32.1    Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to section § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
*32.2    Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to section § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

*Filed herewith.

 

(b). Reports on Form 8-K.

 

The Company filed a report on Form 8-K on July 23, 2004 containing the text of a press release issued by the Company concerning the announcement of second quarter 2004 results.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Clayton, State of Missouri on the day of November 8, 2004.

 

ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
By:  

/s/ Kevin C. Eichner


    Kevin C. Eichner
    Chief Executive Officer
By:  

/s/ Frank H. Sanfilippo


    Frank H. Sanfilippo
    Chief Financial Officer

 

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EX-10.10 2 dex1010.htm KEY EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT Key Executive Employment

EXHIBIT 10.10

 

ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT, is made by and between Stephen P. Marsh (the “Executive”) and ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), effective as of September 8, 2004 (the “Effective Date”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, Executive desires to be employed or to continue to be employed by the Company, and the Company desires to employ or continue to employ Executive, on the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for the reasons set forth above, and in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements herein set forth, the Company and Executive agree as follows:

 

Employment. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company hereby employs Executive for the Contract Term as hereafter defined. During the Contract Term, Executive shall serve in an executive capacity and shall have such duties and responsibilities as the Board of Directors (the “Board”) may from time to time specify. Executive shall comply with all polices and procedures of the Company generally applicable to executive employees of the Company. Executive hereby accepts such employment and agrees to serve the Company in such capacities for the term of this Agreement.

 

Term of Employment. Except as otherwise provided herein, the term of this Agreement shall be for a term commencing on the Effective Date and ending upon Executive’s death or termination of employment as hereafter provided (the “Employment Term”). The Contract Term may be extended by mutual written agreement of Executive and the Company upon such terms, provisions and conditions which are mutually acceptable to Executive and the Company.

 

Devotion to Duties. Executive agrees that during the Employment Term he will devote all of his skill, knowledge, commercial efforts and working time to the conscientious and faithful performance of his duties and responsibilities to the Company (except for (i) permitted vacation time and absence for sickness or similar disability and (ii) to the extent that it does not interfere with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder: (A) such reasonable time as may be devoted to the fulfillment of Executive’s civic and charitable activities and (B) such reasonable time as may be necessary from time to time for personal financial matters). Executive will use his best good faith efforts to promote the success of the Company’s business and will cooperate fully with the Board in the advancement of the best interests of the Company. If requested by the Board, Executive will agree to serve as a director or officer of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries without additional compensation.

 

Compensation of Executive.

 

Base Salary. During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay to Executive as compensation for the services to be performed by the Executive a base salary of $200,000.00 per year (the “Base Salary”). The Base Salary shall be payable in installments in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practice and shall be subject to such withholding as may be required by law. The Base Salary may be adjusted from time to time in the sole discretion of the Board, but shall not be reduced without the consent of Executive.

 

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Targeted Bonus. In addition to the compensation set forth elsewhere in this Section 4, for each calendar year during the Employment Term and any extensions thereof, the Executive shall qualify for a targeted annualized bonus (“Targeted Bonus”) based upon meeting established targeted goals. No later than the Company’s January Board meeting, the Company and Executive shall agree upon certain targeted financial and operating goals (“Targets”) for that calendar year. The established Targets shall be consistent with the financial plan for the Company as adopted by the Company’s Board. Within 75 days after the end of each calendar year, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in collaboration with the Board (or a committee of the Board to which the Board has delegated such authority) shall make a good faith determination as to the extent to which the Targets have been met for the preceding calendar year. If the Targets have been met, then Executive shall receive a Targeted Bonus for such preceding year. In the event that the established Targets are exceeded, then Executive shall be entitled to receive additional bonus amounts above the Targeted Bonus as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in collaboration with the Board (or such committee) may determine in their discretion. If the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in collaboration with the Board (or such committee of the Board) determines that the Targets have not been fully met, but minimum thresholds as may be established by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in collaboration with the Board (or such committee) have been met, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in collaboration with the Board (or such committee) shall make a good faith determination as to the extent that the Targets have been met and determine the amount of such Targeted Bonus to be awarded to the Executive based proportionately upon the extent to which the Targets are determined to have been met. Executive shall also be eligible to receive such other bonuses or incentive payments as may be approved by the Board of Directors.

 

Benefits. Executive shall be entitled to participate, during the Employment Term, in all regular employee benefit and deferred compensation plans established by the Company including, without limitation, any savings and profit sharing plan, incentive stock plan, dental and medical plans, life insurance and disability insurance, such participation to be as provided in said employee benefit plans in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof as in effect from time to time and subject to any applicable waiting period. Executive shall also be entitled to paid vacation during each year of the Employment Term in accordance with the Company’s vacation policy, provided that any vacation not used in any year shall be forfeited and not carried over to any subsequent year.

 

Reimbursement of Expenses. The Company will provide for the payment or reimbursement of all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with the performance of his duties under this Agreement in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy, as such may change from time to time.

 

Termination of Employment.

 

Termination for Cause. “Termination for Cause”, as hereinafter defined, may be effected by the Company at any time during the term of this Agreement by written notification to Executive, specifying in detail the basis for the Termination for Cause. Upon Termination for Cause, Executive shall immediately be paid all accrued salary, bonus compensation to the extent earned for the calendar year immediately preceding termination, vested deferred compensation, if any, (other than pension plan or profit sharing plan benefits which will be paid in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan), any benefits under any plans of the Company in which the Executive is a participant to the full extent of the Executive’s rights under such plans, accrued vacation pay for the year in which termination occurs, and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Executive reimbursable by the Company in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, but Executive shall not be paid any other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation, severance compensation. “Termination for Cause” shall mean termination by the Company of Executive’s employment by the Company by reason of (a) an order of any federal or state regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Company, (b) the willful failure of Executive substantially to perform his duties hereunder (other than any such failure due to Executive’s physical or mental illness); (c) a willful breach by Executive of any material provision of this Agreement or of any other written

 

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agreement with the Company or any of its Affiliates; (d) Executive’s commission of a crime that constitutes a felony or other crime of moral turpitude or criminal fraud; (e) chemical or alcohol dependency which materially and adversely affects Executive’s performance of his duties under this Agreement; (f) any act of disloyalty or breach of responsibilities to the Company by the Executive which is intended by the Executive to cause material harm to the Company; (g) misappropriation (or attempted misappropriation) of any of the Company’s funds or property; or (h) Executive’s material violation of any Company policy applicable to Executive.

 

Termination Other Than for Cause. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the Company may effect a “Termination Other Than For Cause”, as hereinafter defined, at any time upon giving written notice to Executive of such termination. Upon any Termination Other Than for Cause, subject to Executive’s compliance with the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, Executive shall within 30 days after such termination be paid all accrued salary, bonus compensation to the extent earned for the calendar year immediately preceding termination, vested deferred compensation (other than pension plan or profit sharing plan benefits which will be paid in accordance with the applicable plan), accrued vacation pay for the year in which termination occurs, any benefits under any plans of the Company in which Executive is a participant to the full extent of Executive’s rights under such plans, and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Executive in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination. In addition, subject to the conditions set forth above, upon such termination of employment, (i) all stock options granted to Executive shall become fully vested and exercisable and all restricted common stock granted to Executive shall fully vest and become transferable and (ii) Executive shall be entitled to payment of all Targeted Bonuses for the year in which termination occurs (determined as if all targets were fully and completely achieved) pro rated to the date of termination based on a 360 day year. “Termination Other Than for Cause” shall mean any termination by the Company of Executive’s employment with the Company other than a termination pursuant to subsection 5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 or 5.6.

 

Termination by Reason of Disability. If, during the term of this Agreement, the Executive, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors, (i) has failed to perform his duties under this Agreement on account of illness or physical or mental incapacity, and (ii) such illness or incapacity continues for a period of more than 90 consecutive days, or 90 days during any 180 day period, the Company shall have the right to terminate Executive’s employment hereunder by written notification to Executive and payment to Executive of all accrued salary, bonus compensation to the extent earned for the calendar year immediately preceding termination, vested deferred compensation, if any, (other than pension plan or profit sharing plan benefits which will be paid in accordance with the applicable plans), accrued vacation pay for the year in which termination occurs, any benefits under any plans of the Company in which Executive is a participant to the full extent of Executive’s rights under such plans, and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Executive in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, but Executive shall not be paid any other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation, severance compensation.

 

Death. In the event of Executive’s death during the term of this Agreement, Executive’s employment shall be deemed to have terminated as of the last day of the month during which his death occurs and the Company shall pay to his estate or such beneficiaries as Executive may from time to time designate all accrued salary, bonus compensation to the extent earned for the calendar year immediately preceding termination, vested deferred compensation (other than pension plan or profit sharing plan benefits which will be paid in accordance with the applicable plan), any benefits under any plans of the Company in which Executive is a participant to the full extent of Executive’s rights under such plans, accrued vacation pay for the year in which termination occurs, and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Executive in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, but Executive’s estate shall not be paid any other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation, severance compensation.

 

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Voluntary Termination.

 

In the event of a “Voluntary Termination,” as hereinafter defined, provided that the Executive provides the Company with at least 90 days notice of such termination (which notice and any requirement for service may be waived or shortened by the Company), the Company shall within 30 days after such termination pay all accrued salary, bonus compensation to the extent earned, vested deferred compensation, if any, (other than pension plan or profit sharing plan benefits which will be paid in accordance with the applicable plans), any benefits under any plans of the Company in which Executive is a participant to the full extent of Executive’s rights under such plans, accrued vacation pay for the year in which termination occurs, and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Executive in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, but no other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation, severance compensation.

 

At the time Executive notifies the Company of a Voluntary Termination, Executive shall also notify the Company of the identity of his new employer. After such notice, the Company shall have ten days to elect to pay Executive his then effective base salary for one year after such voluntary termination during which one year period Executive shall be subject to the non-competition provisions of subsection 9.1. If the Company fails to make such election, Executive shall be free to accept the employment specified in his notice to the Company; provided that if Executive accepts employment other than that specified in his notice to the Company, Executive shall be subject to the non-competition provisions of subsection 9.1 for one year after termination and shall not be entitled to any payment from the Company.

 

“Voluntary Termination” shall mean termination by Executive of Executive’s employment other than (i) termination by reason of Executive’s disability as described in subsection 5.3, (ii) termination by reason of Executive’s death as described in subsection 5.4, and (iii) Termination Upon a Change in Control as described in subsection 5.6.

 

Termination Upon a Change in Control. In the event of a “Termination Upon a Change in Control,” as hereinafter defined, Executive shall immediately be paid all accrued salary, bonus compensation to the extent earned, vested deferred compensation, if any, (other than pension plan or profit sharing plan benefits which will be paid in accordance with the applicable plans), any benefits under any plans of the Company in which Executive is a participant to the full extent of Executive’s rights under such plans, vacation pay for the year in which termination occurs, and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Executive in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, and all severance compensation provided in subsection 6.1. “Termination Upon a Change in Control” shall mean a termination by the Company (other than a Termination for Cause) or by Executive, in either case within one year following a “Change in Control” as hereinafter defined. “Change in Control” shall mean the date on which any of the following has occurred:

 

any individual, entity or group (a “Person”), other than one or more of the Company’s directors on the Effective Date of this Agreement or any Person that any such director controls, becomes the beneficial owner of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company (the “Company Outstanding Voting Securities”);

 

any Person becomes the beneficial owner of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of Enterprise Bank entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of Enterprise Bank (“Bank Outstanding Voting Securities”);

 

consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation (a “Business Combination”) of the Company, unless, in each case, following such Business Combination (i) all or substantially all of the Persons who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Company Outstanding Voting Securities

 

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immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than a majority of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the company resulting from such Business Combination, (ii) no Person (excluding any company resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the company resulting from such Business Combination except to the extent such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the company resulting from the Business Combination are Continuing Directors (as hereinafter defined) at the time of the execution of the definitive agreement, or the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination;

 

consummation of the sale, other than in the ordinary course of business, of more than 50% of the combined assets of the Company and its subsidiaries in a transaction or series of related transactions during the course of any twelve-month period; or

 

the date on which Continuing Directors (as hereinafter defined) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

As used in this Section 5.6, the definitions of the terms “beneficial owner” and “group” shall have the meanings ascribed to those terms in Rule 13(d)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As used in this Section 5.6, the term “Continuing Directors” shall mean, as of any date of determination, (i) any member of the Board of Directors on the Effective Date of this Agreement, (ii) any person who has been a member of the Board of Directors for the two years immediately preceding such date of determination, or (iii) any person who was nominated for election or elected to the Board of Directors with the affirmative vote of the greater of (A) a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of the Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election or (B) at least four Continuing Directors but excluding, for purposes of this clause (iii), any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board of Directors of the Company. “Control” means the direct or indirect ownership of voting securities constituting more than fifty percent (50%) of the issued voting securities of a corporation.

 

Resignation Upon Termination. Effective upon any termination under this Section 5 or otherwise, Executive shall automatically and without taking any further actions be deemed to have resigned from all positions then held by him with the Company and all of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates.

 

Severance Compensation

 

Termination Upon Change in Control. Within 30 days after a Change in Control, Executive by notice to the Company may elect a Voluntary Termination, provided that in such event the provisions of subsection 5.5(b) shall not apply. If the Executive makes such election, he shall be released from the non-competition provisions of subsection 9.1 and he shall not be entitled to any severance compensation pursuant to this subsection 6.1. In the event Executive’s employment is terminated in a Termination Upon a Change in Control and Executive has not elected a Voluntary Termination within 30 days after a Change in Control, Executive shall be paid the following as severance compensation:

 

For one (1) year following such termination of employment, an amount (payable on the dates specified in subsection 4.1 except as otherwise provided herein) equal to the Base Salary at the rate payable at the time of such termination plus (i) any accrued and unpaid benefits due Executive under paragraph 4.3 of this Agreement and (ii) an amount equal to the Targeted Bonuses due (based on the Base Salary then in effect) for the year in which such termination of employment occurs (determined as though all requisite targets were fully and completely achieved). Notwithstanding any provision in this paragraph (a) to the contrary, Executive may, in Executive’s sole discretion, by delivery of a notice to the Company within 30 days following a Termination Upon a Change in Control, elect to receive from the Company a lump sum severance payment by bank cashier’s check equal to the present value of the flow of cash payments that

 

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would otherwise be paid to Executive pursuant to this paragraph (a). Such present value shall be determined as of the date of delivery of the notice of election by Executive and shall be based on a discount rate equal to the prime rate, as reported in The Wall Street Journal, or similar publication, on the date of delivery of the election notice. If Executive elects to receive a lump sum severance payment, the Company shall make such payment to Executive within 30 days following the date on which Executive notifies the Company of Executive’s election.

 

In the event that Executive is not otherwise entitled to fully exercise all awards granted to him under any stock option plan maintained by the Company and any such plan does not otherwise provide for acceleration of exercise ability upon the occurrence of the Change in Control described herein, such awards shall become immediately exercisable upon a Change in Control.

 

All restricted stock granted to Executive will vest and become transferable.

 

Executive shall for one year following termination of employment continue to accrue retirement benefits and shall continue to enjoy any benefits under any plans of the Company in which Executive is a participant to the full extent of Executive’s rights under such plans, including any perquisites provided under this Agreement; provided, however, that the benefits under any such plans of the Company in which Executive is a participant, including any such perquisites, shall cease upon Executive’s obtaining other employment. If necessary to provide such benefits to Executive, the Company shall, at its election, either: (i) amend its employee benefit plans to provide the benefits described in this paragraph (c), to the extent that such is permissible under the nondiscrimination requirements and other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) and the provisions of Executive Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or (ii) provide separate benefit arrangements or cash payments so that Executive receives amounts equivalent thereto, net of tax consequences.

 

Termination Upon Any Other Event. In the event of a Voluntary Termination, Termination For Cause, termination by reason of Executive’s disability pursuant to subsection 5.3 or termination by reason of Executive’s death pursuant to subsection 5.4, Executive or his estate shall not be paid any severance compensation.

 

Confidentiality. Executive agrees to hold in strict confidence all non-public information concerning any matters affecting or relating to the business of the Company, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing non-public information concerning their manner of operation, business or other plans, data bases, marketing programs, protocols, processes, computer programs, client lists, marketing information and analyses, operating policies or manuals or other data. Executive agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly, use any such information for the benefit of others than the Company or disclose or communicate any of such information in any manner whatsoever other than to the directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives of the Company who need to know such information, who shall be informed by Executive of the confidential nature of such information and directed by Executive to treat such information confidentially. Upon the Company’s request, Executive shall return all information furnished to him related to the business of the Company without retaining any copies in electronic or other form. The above limitations on use and disclosure shall not apply to information which Executive can demonstrate: (a) was known to Executive before receipt thereof from the Company; (b) is learned by Executive from a third party entitled to disclose it; or (c) becomes known publicly other than through Executive; (c) is disclosed by Executive upon authority of the Board or any committee of the Board; (d) is disclosed pursuant to any legal requirement or (e) is disclosed pursuant to any agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is a party. The parties hereto stipulate that all such information is material and confidential and gravely affects the effective and successful conduct of the business of the Company and the Company’s goodwill, and that any breach of the terms of this Section 7 shall be a material breach of this Agreement. The terms of this Section 7 shall survive and remain in effect following any termination of this Agreement.

 

Use of Proprietary Information. Executive recognizes that the Company possesses a proprietary interest in all of the information described in Section 7 and has the exclusive right and privilege to use, protect by copyright, patent or trademark, manufacture or otherwise exploit the processes, ideas and concepts described therein to the

 

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exclusion of Executive, except as otherwise agreed between the Company and Executive in writing. Executive expressly agrees that any products, inventions, discoveries or improvements made by Executive, his agents or affiliates, during the term of this Agreement, based on or arising out of the information described in Section 7 shall be the property of and inure to the exclusive benefit of the Company. Executive further agrees that any and all products, inventions, discoveries or improvements developed by Executive (whether or not able to be protected by copyright, patent or trademark) in the scope of his employment, or involving the use of the Company’s time, materials or other resources, shall be promptly disclosed to the Company and shall become the exclusive property of the Company.

 

Non-Competition Agreement.

 

Non-Competition. Subject to the provisions of subsection 5.1(b) and 6.1, Executive agrees that, during the Employment Term and for a period of one year following any termination of such employment, Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, be connected with as an officer, employee, partner, consultant or otherwise, or otherwise engage or participate in (except as an employee of the Company, or Affiliate of it) any corporation or other business entity engaged in the operation, ownership or management of a bank, trust company or financial services business within the Metropolitan Statistical Areas of St. Louis, Kansas City or any other city in which the Company or any of its Affiliates has an office at the time of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the ownership by Executive of less than 1% of any class of the outstanding capital stock of any corporation conducting such a competitive business which is regularly traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market shall not be a violation of the foregoing covenant.

 

Non-Solicitation. During the Employment Term and for a period of one year following any termination of such employment, Executive shall not, except on behalf of or with the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, entice or induce, or attempt to entice or induce, any employee of the Company to leave such employ, or employ any such person in any business similar to or in competition with that of the Company. Executive hereby acknowledges and agrees that the provisions set forth in this subsection 9.2 constitute a reasonable restriction on his ability to compete with the Company.

 

Saving Provision. The parties hereto agree that, in the event a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that the geographical or durational elements of this covenant are unenforceable, such determination shall not render the entire covenant unenforceable. Rather, the excessive aspects of the covenant shall be reduced to the threshold which is enforceable, and the remaining aspects shall not be affected thereby.

 

Equitable Relief. Executive acknowledges that the extent of damages to the Company from a breach of Sections 7, 8 and 9 of this Agreement would not be readily quantifiable or ascertainable, that monetary damages would be inadequate to make the Company whole in case of such a breach, and that there is not and would not be an adequate remedy at law for such a breach. Therefore, Executive specifically agrees that the Company is entitled to injunctive or other equitable relief (without any requirement to post any bond or other security) from a breach of Sections 7, 8 and 9 of this Agreement, and hereby waives and covenants not to assert against a prayer for such relief that there exists an adequate remedy at law, in monetary damages or otherwise.

 

Change of Control. If after any Change of Control Executive’s employment is terminated under circumstances such that Executive does not receive severance compensation pursuant to Section 6.1, Executive shall not be subject to the restrictions of this Section 9 unless the Company continues to pay without interruption Executive’s Base Salary at the rate in effect immediately prior to such termination and then only so long as such payments are continued without interruption for a period of up to one year after termination.

 

Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assignable by Executive and shall not be assignable by the Company except by operation of law or to a successor entity acquiring all or substantially all the Company’s business or assets. No such assignment shall affect any determination of whether such assignment involves a Change of Control for purposes of this Agreement. In the event of any assignment permitted hereby, the duties and

 

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responsibilities of Executive performed for the assignee shall not, without the written consent of Executive, be materially increased, altered or diminished in a manner inconsistent with Executive’s duties and responsibilities hereunder for the Company.

 

Entire Agreement. This Agreement and any agreements entered into after the date hereof under any of the Company’s benefit plans or compensation programs as described in Section 4 contain the complete agreement concerning the employment arrangement between the parties, including without limitation severance or termination pay, and shall, as of the Effective Date, supersede all other agreements or arrangements between the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof.

 

Binding Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns. The obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall not be terminated by reason of any liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy, cessation of business or similar event relating to the Company. This Agreement shall not be terminated by reason of any merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company, but shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the surviving or resulting entity.

 

Modification. No waiver or modification of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, or limitation herein contained shall be valid unless authorized by the Board and reduced to in writing and duly executed by the party to be charged therewith and no evidence of any waiver or modification shall be offered or received in evidence of any proceeding, arbitration, or litigation between the parties hereto arising out of or affecting this Agreement, or the rights or obligations of the parties thereunder, unless such waiver or modification is in writing, duly executed as aforesaid.

 

Severability. All agreements and covenants contained herein are severable, and in the event any of them shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, this Agreement shall be interpreted as if such invalid agreements or covenants were not contained herein.

 

Manner of Giving Notice. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto shall be sent by hand, certified mail, overnight air courier service, in each case with all applicable charges paid or otherwise provided for, addressed as follows, or to such other address as may hereafter be designated in writing by the respective parties hereto:

 

To Company:      To Executive: at his current
Enterprise Financial Services Corp      residential address on file with
150 North Meramec      the Company.
Clayton, Missouri 63105       
Attention:   President       
    and Corporate Secretary       

 

Such notices, requests and demands shall be deemed to have been given or made on the date of delivery if delivered by hand or by telecopy and on the next following date if sent by mail or by air courier service.

 

Remedies. In the event of a breach of this Agreement, the non-breaching party shall be entitled to such legal and equitable relief as may be provided by law, and shall further be entitled to recover all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred in enforcing the non-breaching party’s rights hereunder.

 

Headings. The headings have been inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to limit or otherwise affect any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

Choice of Law. It is the intention of the parties hereto that this Agreement and the performance hereunder be construed in accordance with, under and pursuant to the laws of the State of Missouri without regard to the jurisdiction in which any action or special proceeding may be instituted.

 

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Taxes. The company may withhold from any payments made under this Agreement all applicable taxes, including but not limited to income, employment and social insurance taxes, as shall be required by law.

 

Voluntary Agreement; No Conflicts. Executive hereby represents and warrants to the Company that he is legally free to accept and perform his employment with the Company, that he has no obligation to any other person or entity that would affect or conflict with any of Executive’s obligations pursuant to such employment, and that the complete performance of the obligations pursuant to Executive’s employment will not violate any order or decree of any governmental or judicial body or contract by which Executive is bound. The Company will not request or require, and Executive agrees not to use, in the course of Executive’s employment with the Company, any information obtained in Executive’s employment with any previous employer to the extent that such use would violate any contract by which Executive is bound or any decision, law, regulation, order or decree of any governmental or judicial body.

 

Certain Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

 

Affiliate” with respect to any person, means any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with the first Person, including but not limited to a Subsidiary of the first Person, a Person of which the first Person is a Subsidiary, or another Subsidiary of a Person of which the first Person is also a Subsidiary.

 

Control” With respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, severally or jointly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or credit arrangement, as trustee or executor, or otherwise.

 

Person” Any natural person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation, company, trust, business trust, governmental authority or other entity.

 

Subsidiary” With respect to any Person, each corporation or other Person in which the first Person owns or Controls, directly or indirectly, capital stock or other ownership interests representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting stock or other ownership interests of such corporation or other Person.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date first stated above.

 

ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
By:  

 


Title:  

 


EXECUTIVE:

 


Stephen P. Marsh

 

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EX-11.1 3 dex111.htm STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION Statement Regarding Computation

EXHIBIT 11.1

 

Statement Regarding Calculation of Earnings Per Share

 

   

Basic

EPS number
of shares


 

Diluted

EPS number
of shares


 

Net

Income


   Basic
EPS


  

Diluted

EPS


3 months ended September 30, 2003

  9,580,091     9,880,404   $ 1,756,873    $ 0.18    $ 0.18

3 months ended September 30, 2004

  9,723,695     10,074,329   $ 2,853,729    $ 0.29    $ 0.28
    Basic

      Diluted

         

3 months ended September 30, 2003

                             

Average Shares Outstanding

  9,580,091           9,580,091              

Options - Plan 1

        0                    

Average Option Price

      $ 0.00                    

Total Exercise Cost

      $ 0.00                    

Shares Repurchased

        0                    

Net Shares from Option - Plan 1

              0              

Options - Plan 2

        13,200                    

Average Option Price

      $ 5.88                    

Total Exercise Cost

      $ 77,616                    

Shares Repurchased

        5,893                    

Net Shares from Option - Plan 2

              7,307              

Options - Plan 3

        398,800                    

Average Option Price

      $ 6.90                    

Total Exercise Cost

      $ 2,751,720                    

Shares Repurchased

        208,938                    

Net Shares from Option - Plan 3

              189,862              

Options - Plan 4

        531,328                    

Average Option Price

      $ 12.12                    

Total Exercise Cost

      $ 6,439,695                    

Shares Repurchased

        488,967                    

Net Shares from Option - Plan 4

              42,361              

Options - Plan 5 - Omnibus

        435,601                    

Average Option Price

      $ 12.22                    

Total Exercise Cost

      $ 5,323,044                    

Shares Repurchased

        404,180                    

Net Shares from Option - Plan 5

              31,421              

Options - EFA Non-qualified

        89,250                    

Average Option Price

      $ 10.13                    

Total Exercise Cost

      $ 904,103                    

Shares Repurchased

        68,649                    

Net Shares from Option - EFA Non-qualified

              20,601              

Options - CGB Qualified

        12,482                    

Average Option Price

      $ 10.62                    

Total Exercise Cost

      $ 132,559                    

Shares Repurchased

        10,065                    

Net Shares from Option - CGB Qualified

              2,417              

Options - CGB Non-Qualified

        8,036                    

Average Option Price

      $ 11.67                    

Total Exercise Cost

      $ 93,780                    

Shares Repurchased

        7,121                    

Net Shares from Option - CGB Non-Qualified

              915              

Options - Moneta

        186,496                    

Average Option Price

      $ 12.43                    

Total Exercise Cost

      $ 2,318,145                    

Shares Repurchased

        176,017                    

Net Shares from Option - Moneta

              0              

Stock Appreciation Rights

        64,413                    

Average SAR Price

      $ 12.06                    

Total Exercise Cost

      $ 776,821                    

Shares Repurchased

        58,984                    

Net Shares from SARS

              5,429              
   
       

             

Gross Shares

  9,580,091           9,880,404              

Price

      $ 13.17                    

 

Moneta options are anti-dilutive due to the impact of adjusting net income for the expense associated with the plan during the quarter.

 

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     Basic

        Diluted

3 months ended September 30, 2004

                

Average Shares Outstanding

   9,723,695           9,723,695

Options - Plan 1

          0     

Average Option Price

        $ 0.00     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 0.00     

Shares Repurchased

          0     

Net Shares from Option - Plan 1

               0

Options - Plan 2

          13,200     

Average Option Price

        $ 5.88     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 77,616     

Shares Repurchased

          5,364     

Net Shares from Option - Plan 2

               7,836

Options - Plan 3

          289,400     

Average Option Price

        $ 7.59     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 2,196,546     

Shares Repurchased

          151,800     

Net Shares from Option - Plan 3

               137,600

Options - Plan 4

          546,863     

Average Option Price

        $ 12.30     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 6,726,415     

Shares Repurchased

          464,852     

Net Shares from Option - Plan 4

               82,011

Options - Plan 5 - Omnibus

          450,159     

Average Option Price

        $ 12.25     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 5,514,448     

Shares Repurchased

          381,095     

Net Shares from Option - Plan 5

               69,064

Options - EFA Non-qualified

          87,057     

Average Option Price

        $ 10.11     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 880,146     

Shares Repurchased

          60,826     

Net Shares from Option - EFA Non-qualified

               26,231

Options - CGB Qualified

          0     

Average Option Price

        $ 0.00     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 0.00     

Shares Repurchased

          0     

Net Shares from Option - CGB Qualified

               0

Options - CGB Non-qualified

          0     

Average Option Price

        $ 0.00     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 0.00     

Shares Repurchased

          0     

Net Shares from Option - CGB Non-qualified

               0

Options - Moneta

          186,496     

Average Option Price

        $ 12.43     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 2,318,145     

Shares Repurchased

          160,204     

Net Shares from Option - Moneta

               26,292

Stock Appreciation Rights

          8,933     

Average Stock Appreciation Rights Price

        $ 11.88     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 106,124     

Shares Repurchased

          7,334     

Net Shares from Stock Appreciation Rights

               1,599
    
         

Gross Shares

   9,723,695           10,074,329

Average Market Price

        $ 14.47     

 

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     Basic
EPS number
of shares


   Diluted
EPS number
of shares


  

Net

Income


   Basic
EPS


   Diluted
EPS


9 months ended September 30, 2003

   9,554,540      9,861,025    $ 5,490,343    $ 0.57    $ 0.56

9 months ended September 30, 2004

   9,681,437      10,005,663    $ 6,367,196    $ 0.66    $ 0.63
     Basic

        Diluted

         

9 months ended September 30, 2003

                                

Average Shares Outstanding

   9,554,540             9,554,540              

Options - Plan 1

          0                     

Average Option Price

        $ 0.00                     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 0.00                     

Shares Repurchased

          0                     

Net Shares from Option - Plan 1

                 0              

Options - Plan 2

          13,200                     

Average Option Price

        $ 5.88                     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 77,616                     

Shares Repurchased

          5,867                     

Net Shares from Option - Plan 2

                 7,333              

Options - Plan 3

          400,833                     

Average Option Price

        $ 6.90                     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 2,765,748                     

Shares Repurchased

          209,051                     

Net Shares from Option - Plan 3

                 191,782              

Options - Plan 4

          537,651                     

Average Option Price

        $ 12.11                     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 6,510,954                     

Shares Repurchased

          492,136                     

Net Shares from Option - Plan 4

                 45,515              

Options - Plan 5 - Omnibus

          282,418                     

Average Option Price

        $ 11.62                     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 3,281,697                     

Shares Repurchased

          248,050                     

Net Shares from Option - Plan 5

                 34,368              

Options - EFA Non-qualified

          90,569                     

Average Option Price

        $ 10.13                     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 917,464                     

Shares Repurchased

          69,347                     

Net Shares from Option - EFA Non-qualified

                 21,222              

Options - CGB Qualified

          22,766                     

Average Option Price

        $ 10.70                     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 243,596                     

Shares Repurchased

          18,412                     

Net Shares from Option - CGB Qualified

                 4,354              

Options - CGB Non-Qualified

          12,961                     

Average Option Price

        $ 11.28                     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 146,200                     

Shares Repurchased

          11,051                     

Net Shares from Option - CGB Non-Qualified

                 1,910              

Options - Moneta

          186,496                     

Average Option Price

        $ 12.43                     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 2,318,145                     

Shares Repurchased

          175,219                     

Net Shares from Option - Moneta

                 0              

Stock Appreciation Rights

          66,426                     

Average SAR Price

        $ 11.99                     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 796,448                     

Shares Repurchased

          60,200                     

Net Shares from SARS

                 0              
    
         

             

Gross Shares

   9,554,540             9,861,025              

Price

        $ 13.23                     

 

Moneta options and Stock Appreciation Rights are anti-dilutive due to the impact of adjusting net income for the expense associated with each plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2003.

 

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     Basic

        Diluted

9 months ended September 30, 2004

                

Average Shares Outstanding

   9,681,437           9,681,437

Options - Plan 1

          0     

Average Option Price

        $ 0.00     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 0.00     

Shares Repurchased

          0     

Net Shares from Option - Plan 1

               0

Options - Plan 2

          13,200     

Average Option Price

        $ 5.88     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 77,616     

Shares Repurchased

          5,505     

Net Shares from Option - Plan 2

               7,695

Options - Plan 3

          328,216     

Average Option Price

        $ 7.37     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 2,418,952     

Shares Repurchased

          171,557     

Net Shares from Option - Plan 3

               156,659

Options - Plan 4

          554,640     

Average Option Price

        $ 12.30     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 6,822,072     

Shares Repurchased

          483,835     

Net Shares from Option - Plan 4

               70,805

Options - Plan 5 - Omnibus

          456,068     

Average Option Price

        $ 12.26     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 5,591,394     

Shares Repurchased

          396,553     

Net Shares from Option - Plan 5

               59,515

Options - EFA Non-qualified

          88,514     

Average Option Price

        $ 10.12     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 895,762     

Shares Repurchased

          63,529     

Net Shares from Option - EFA Non-qualified

               24,985

Options - CGB Qualified

          665     

Average Option Price

        $ 11.67     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 7,761     

Shares Repurchased

          550     

Net Shares from Option - CGB Qualified

               115

Options - CGB Non-qualified

          0     

Average Option Price

        $ 0.00     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 0.00     

Shares Repurchased

          0     

Net Shares from Option - CGB Non-qualified

               0

Options - Moneta

          186,496     

Average Option Price

        $ 12.43     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 2,318,145     

Shares Repurchased

          164,407     

Net Shares from Option - Moneta

               0

Stock Appreciation Rights

          27,774     

Average Stock Appreciation Rights Price

        $ 11.84     

Total Exercise Cost

        $ 328,844     

Shares Repurchased

          23,322     

Net Shares from Stock Appreciation Rights

               4,452
    
         

Gross Shares

   9,681,437           10,005,663

Average Market Price

        $ 14.10     

 

Moneta options are anti-dilutive due to the impact of adjusting net income for the expense associated with the plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2004.

 

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EX-31.1 4 dex311.htm SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION Section 302 CEO Certification

EXHIBIT 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

I, Kevin C. Eichner, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Enterprise Financial Services Corp;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

b) (paragraph omitted pursuant to SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and 34-47986)

 

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

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

 

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

By:  

/s/ Kevin C. Eichner


  Date: November 8, 2004
    Kevin C. Eichner    
    Chief Executive Officer    

 

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EX-31.2 5 dex312.htm SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION Section 302 CFO Certification

EXHIBIT 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

 

I, Frank H. Sanfilippo, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Enterprise Financial Services Corp;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

b) (paragraph omitted pursuant to SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and 34-47986)

 

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

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

 

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

By:  

/s/ Frank H. Sanfilippo


  Date: November 8, 2004
    Frank H. Sanfilippo    
    Chief Financial Officer    

 

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EX-32.1 6 dex321.htm SECTION 906 CEO CERTIFICATION Section 906 CEO Certification

EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Enterprise Financial Services Corp (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Kevin C. Eichner, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as enacted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/s/ Kevin C. Eichner


Kevin C. Eichner
Chief Executive Officer
November 8, 2004

 

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EX-32.2 7 dex322.htm SECTION 906 CFO CERTIFICATION Section 906 CFO Certification

EXHIBIT 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Enterprise Financial Services Corp (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q- for the period ending September 30, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Frank H. Sanfilippo, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as enacted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/s/ Frank H. Sanfilippo


Frank H. Sanfilippo
Chief Financial Officer
November 8, 2004

 

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