Acquisition

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

9. Acquisition

On May 1, 2020, Fidelity D&D Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) completed its previously announced acquisition of MNB Corporation (“MNB”) of Bangor, Pennsylvania. MNB was a one-bank holding company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and was headquartered in Bangor, PA. Its wholly owned subsidiary, founded in 1890, Merchants Bank of Bangor, was an independent community bank chartered under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Merchants Bank conducted full-service commercial banking services through nine bank centers located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The acquisition expanded Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank’s full-service footprint into Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and the Lehigh Valley. The Company transacted the merger to complement the Company’s existing operations, while consistent with the Company’s strategic plan of enhancing long-term shareholder value. The fair value of total assets acquired as a result of the merger totaled $451.4 million, loans totaled $245.3 million and deposits totaled $395.6 million. Goodwill recorded in the merger was $6.8 million.

In accordance with the terms of the Reorganization Agreement, on May 1, 2020 each share of MNB common stock was converted into the right to receive 1.039 shares of the Company’s common stock. As a result of the merger, the Company issued 1,176,970 shares of its common stock, valued at $45.4 million, and cash in exchange for fractional shares based upon $43.77, the determined market price

of the Company’s common stock in accordance with the Reorganization Agreement. The results of the combined entity’s operations are included in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements from the date of acquisition. The acquisition of MNB is being accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting and, accordingly, assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and consideration paid were recorded at estimated fair values on the acquisition date. Fair values are preliminary and subject to refinement for up to one year after the closing date of the acquisition.

The following table summarizes the consideration paid for MNB and the fair value of assets acquired, and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date:


Purchase Price Consideration in Common Stock
MNB shares outstanding			1,132,873
Exchange ratio			1.039
Total FDBC shares			1,177,055

Shares paid in cash for fractional shares			84.71
Cash consideration (per MNB share)		$	43.77
Cash portion of purchase price (cash in lieu of fractional shares)		$	3,708

Total FDBC shares issued			1,176,970
FDBC’s share price for purposes of calculation		$	38.58
Equity portion of purchase price		$	45,407,503
Total consideration paid		$	45,411,210

Allocation of Purchase Price	In thousands
Total Purchase Price		$	45,411

Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired
Cash and cash equivalents	53,004
Investment securities	123,420
Loans held for sale	604
Loans	244,679
Restricted investments in bank stock	692
Premises and equipment	6,907
Core deposit intangible asset	1,973
Other assets	13,264
Total assets acquired	444,543

Estimated Fair Value of Liabilities Assumed
Non-interest bearing deposits	118,822
Interest bearing deposits	276,816
FHLB borrowings	7,627
Other liabilities	2,710
Total liabilities assumed	405,975

Net Assets Acquired			38,568
Goodwill Recorded in Acquisition		$	6,843

Pursuant to the accounting requirements, the Corporation assigned a fair value to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed of MNB. ASC 820 defines fair value as “the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.”

The assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition of MNB were recorded at their estimated fair values based on management’s best estimates using information available at the date of the acquisition and are subject to adjustment for up to one year after the closing date of the acquisition. While the fair values are not expected to be materially different from the estimates, any material adjustments to the estimates will be reflected, retroactively, as of the date of the acquisition. The items most susceptible to adjustment are the fair value adjustments on loans, core deposit intangible and the deferred income tax assets resulting from the acquisition. Fair values of the major categories of assets acquired and liabilities assumed were determined as follows:

Investment securities available-for-sale

The estimated fair values of the investment securities available for sale, primarily comprised of U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities, U.S. government agencies and municipal bonds, were determined using Level 1 and Level 2 inputs in the fair value hierarchy. The fair values were determined using executable market bids or independent pricing services. The Corporation’s independent pricing service utilized matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique used widely in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted market prices for the specific security but rather relying on the security’s relationship to other benchmark quoted prices. Management reviewed the data and assumptions used in pricing the securities. A fair value premium of $3.9 million was recorded and will be amortized over the estimated life of the investments using the interest rate method.

Loans

Acquired loans (performing and non-performing) are initially recorded at their acquisition-date fair values using Level 3 inputs. Fair values are based on a discounted cash flow methodology that involves assumptions and judgments as to credit risk, expected lifetime losses, environmental factors, collateral values, discount rates, expected payments and expected prepayments. Specifically, the Corporation has prepared three separate loan fair value adjustments that it believed a market participant might employ in estimating the entire fair value adjustment necessary under ASC 820-10 for the acquired loan portfolio. The three-separate fair valuation methodology employed are: 1) an interest rate loan fair value adjustment, 2) a general credit fair value adjustment, and 3) a specific credit fair value adjustment for purchased credit impaired loans subject to ASC 310-30 procedures. The acquired loans were recorded at fair value at the acquisition date without carryover of MNB’s previously established allowance for loan losses. The fair value of the financial assets acquired included loans receivable with a gross amortized cost basis of $250.3 million.

The table below illustrates the fair value adjustments made to the amortized cost basis in order to present the fair value of the loans acquired. The credit adjustment on purchased credit impaired loans is derived in accordance with ASC 310-30 and represents the portion of the loan balances that has been deemed uncollectible based on the Corporation’s expectations of future cash flows for each respective loan.


Dollars in thousands
Gross amortized cost basis at April 30, 2020	$	250,347
Interest rate fair value adjustment on pools of homogeneous loans		3,335
Credit fair value adjustment on pools of homogeneous loans		(6,863)
Credit fair value adjustment on purchased credit impaired loans		(1,536)
Fair value of acquired loans at April 30, 2020	$	245,283

For loans acquired without evidence of credit quality deterioration, the Company prepared the interest rate loan fair value and credit fair value adjustments. Loans were grouped into homogeneous pools by characteristics such as loan type, term, collateral, and rate. Market rates for similar loans were obtained from various internal and external data sources and reviewed by management for reasonableness. The average of these rates was used as the fair value interest rate a market participant would utilize. A present value approach was utilized to calculate the interest rate fair value premium of $3.3 million. Additionally, for loans acquired without credit deterioration, a credit fair value adjustment was calculated using a two-part credit fair value analysis: 1) expected lifetime credit migration losses; and 2) estimated fair value adjustment for certain qualitative factors. The expected lifetime losses were calculated using historical losses observed by the Company, MNB and peer banks. The Company also estimated an environmental factor to apply to each loan type. The environmental factor represents the potential discount which may arise due to general credit and economic factors. A credit fair value discount of $6.9 million was determined. Both the interest rate and credit fair value adjustments relate to loans acquired with evidence of credit quality deterioration will be substantially recognized as interest income on a level yield amortization method over the expected life of the loans.

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The following table presents the acquired purchased credit impaired loans receivable at the acquisition date:


Dollars in thousands
Contractual principal and interest at acquisition	$	3,778
Nonaccretable difference		(2,214)
Expected cash flows at acquisition		1,564
Accretable yield		(248)
Fair value of purchased impaired loans	$	1,316

The Company assumed leases on 4 branch facilities of MNB. The Company prepared an internal analysis to compare the lease contract obligations to comparable market rental rates. The Company believed that the leased contract rates were in a reasonable range of market rental rates and concluded that no fair market value adjustment related to leasehold interest was necessary. The fair value of MNB’s buildings, and improvements, was determined by the Company that the book value will be used as a proxy for fair value therefore no fair value adjustment is warranted.

Core Deposit Intangible

The fair value of the core deposit intangible was determined based on a discounted cash flow (present value) analysis using a discount rate commensurate with market participants. To calculate cash flows, deposit account servicing costs (net of deposit fee income) and interest expense on deposits were compared to the higher cost of alternative funding sources available through national brokered CD offering rates and FHLB advance rates. The projected cash flows were developed using projected deposit attrition rates based on the average rate experienced by both institutions. The core deposit intangible will be amortized over ten years using the sum-of-years digits method.

Time Deposits

The fair value adjustment for time deposits represents a discount from the value of the contractual repayments of fixed maturity deposits using prevailing market interest rates for similar-term time deposits. The time deposit premium is being amortized into income on a level yield amortization method over the contractual life of the deposits.

FHLB Borrowings

The Company assumed FHLB borrowings in connection with the merger. The fair value of FHLB Borrowings was determined by using FHLB prepayment penalty as a proxy for the fair value adjustment. The Company decided to pay off the borrowing post acquisition date therefore no amortization is warranted.

Merger-related expenses

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company incurred merger-related expenses totaling $0.2 million and $2.4 million, primarily consisting of professional fees, salaries and employee benefits and data processing fees.