10QSB 1 cnb10qsb.htm CNB FINANCIAL CORP 10-QSB CNB Financial Corp 10-QSB
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-QSB
(Mark One)

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
For the transition period from to
 
Commission file number: 000-51685

CNB Financial Corp
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
 
Massachusetts
20-3801620
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
33 Waldo Street, P.O. Box 830, Worcester, MA 01613-0830
(Address of principal executive offices)

(508) 752-4800
(Issuer’s telephone number)

___________________________________________________________________________
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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 a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes [ ]     No [X]
 
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

At November 1, 2006, the registrant had 2,283,208 shares of $1.00 par value common stock issued and outstanding.

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (Check one): Yes [ ]     No [X]




TABLE OF CONTENTS


PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION       



PART II - OTHER INFORMATION








CNB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005
ASSETS
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
           
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
$
13,924,000
 
$
14,971,000
 
Investment Securities Available-for-Sale, (amortized cost of $53,879,000 as of September 30, 2006 and $40,294,000 as of December 31, 2005) (Note 4)
   
53,633,000
   
39,593,000
 
Investment Securities Held-to-Maturity, (fair value of $12,686,000 as of September 30, 2006 and $9,005,000 as of December 31, 2005) (Note 4)
   
12,734,000
   
9,110,000
 
Federal Reserve Bank Stock
   
700,000
   
508,000
 
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock
   
3,070,000
   
1,870,000
 
               
Loans
   
191,112,000
   
180,848,000
 
Less: Allowance for Loan Losses
   
(2,760,000
)
 
(2,615,000
)
Loans, Net
   
188,352,000
   
178,233,000
 
               
Premises and Equipment, Net
   
2,290,000
   
1,774,000
 
Accrued Interest Receivable
   
1,380,000
   
971,000
 
Deferred Tax Asset
   
1,661,000
   
2,056,000
 
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
   
841,000
   
325,000
 
   
$
278,585,000
 
$
249,411,000
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
             
               
Liabilities:
             
Deposits
 
$
189,151,000
 
$
189,452,000
 
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances
   
59,500,000
   
33,500,000
 
Subordinated Debentures
   
7,732,000
   
7,732,000
 
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
   
2,214,000
   
1,501,000
 
Total Liabilities:
   
258,597,000
   
232,185,000
 
               
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 8)
             
 
 
Stockholders' Equity:
             
Common Stock
             
    Par Value: $1.00
             
    Shares Authorized: 10,000,000 as of September 30, 2006
        and December 31, 2005.
             
    Issued and Outstanding: 2,283,000 and 2,113,000 as of
    September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively
   
2,283,000
   
2,113,000
 
Additional Paid-in Capital
   
20,116,000
   
18,314,000
 
Accumulated Deficit
   
(2,265,000
)
 
(2,787,000
)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (net of taxes)
   
(146,000
)
 
(414,000
)
Total Stockholders' Equity
   
19,988,000
   
17,226,000
 
   
$
278,585,000
 
$
249,411,000
 
(unaudited)
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

1



CNB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Income
For the Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
     
   
Nine Months Ended
   
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
Interest and Dividend Income:
                 
      Interest and Fees on Loans:
 
$
3,675,000
 
$
2,810,000
 
$
10,251,000
 
$
7,663,000
 
      Interest and Dividends on Investments
   
896,000
   
498,000
   
2,222,000
   
1,401,000
 
                           
Total Interest and Dividend Income
   
4,571,000
   
3,308,000
   
12,473,000
   
9,064,000
 
                           
Interest Expense:
                         
      Interest Expense on Deposits
   
1,702,000
   
1,035,000
   
4,444,000
   
2,777,000
 
      Interest Expense on Borrowings
   
746,000
   
270,000
   
1,671,000
   
709,000
 
                           
Total Interest Expense
   
2,448,000
   
1,305,000
   
6,115,000
   
3,486,000
 
                           
Net Interest Income
   
2,123,000
   
2,003,000
   
6,358,000
   
5,578,000
 
                           
Provision for Loan Losses
   
-
   
150,000
   
164,000
   
440,000
 
                           
Net Interest Income, After Provision for Loan Losses
   
2,123,000
   
1,853,000
   
6,194,000
   
5,138,000
 
                           
Other Income:
                         
      Fees on Deposit Accounts
   
57,000
   
51,000
   
163,000
   
141,000
 
      Loan Related Fees
   
61,000
   
40,000
   
169,000
   
129,000
 
      Other
   
31,000
   
22,000
   
89,000
   
74,000
 
      Security Gains (net of losses)
   
5,000
   
-
   
5,000
   
-
 
Total Other Income
   
154,000
   
113,000
   
426,000
   
344,000
 
                           
Operating Expenses:
                         
      Employee Compensation and Benefits
   
1,073,000
   
883,000
   
3,115,000
   
2,515,000
 
      Occupancy and Equipment
   
291,000
   
259,000
   
818,000
   
785,000
 
      Professional Fees
   
171,000
   
139,000
   
493,000
   
426,000
 
      Marketing and Public Relations
   
122,000
   
123,000
   
361,000
   
338,000
 
      Data Processing Expense
   
100,000
   
76,000
   
287,000
   
228,000
 
      Other General and Administrative Expenses
   
209,000
   
177,000
   
609,000
   
517,000
 
Total Operating Expense
   
1,966,000
   
1,657,000
   
5,683,000
   
4,809,000
 
                           
Income Before Taxes
   
311,000
   
309,000
   
937,000
   
673,000
 
                           
Income Taxes (Benefit)
   
134,000
   
(1,549,000
)
 
415,000
   
(1,566,000
)
Net Income
 
$
177,000
 
$
1,858,000
 
$
522,000
 
$
2,239,000
 
                           
Net Income per Basic Share
 
$
0.08
 
$
0.88
 
$
0.24
 
$
1.06
 
Net Income per Diluted Share
 
$
0.08
 
$
0.87
 
$
0.24
 
$
1.04
 
                           
Weighted Average Shares - Basic
   
2,173,000
   
2,112,000
   
2,136,000
   
2,111,000
 
Weighted Average Shares - Diluted
   
2,226,000
   
2,132,000
   
2,187,000
   
2,161,000
 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



2



CNB FINANCIAL CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
For the Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited)

   
Common Stock
                 
   
Number of Shares
 
Par Value
 
Additional Paid-in Capital
 
Accumulated Deficit
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (net of taxes)
 
Total
 
Balance, December 31, 2005
   
2,113,000
 
$
2,113,000
 
$
18,314,000
   
($2,787,000
)
 
($414,000
)
$
17,226,000
 
                                       
Net Income
                     
522,000
         
522,000
 
Other Comprehensive Loss
                                     
    Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities Available-for-Sale,
                           
268,000
   
268,000
 
net of Deferred Taxes of $186,000
 
Total Comprehensive Income
                                 
790,000
 
                                       
Share-based Compensation
               
103,000
               
103,000
 
Exercise of Warrants (Note 6)
   
170,000
   
170,000
   
1,699,000
               
1,869,000
 
       
Balance, September 30, 2006
   
2,283,000
 
$
2,283,000
 
$
20,116,000
   
($2,265,000
)
 
($146,000
)
$
19,988,000
 
                                       
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2004
   
2,111,000
 
$
10,556,000
 
$
9,851,000
   
($5,352,000
)
 
($71,000
)
$
14,984,000
 
                                       
Net Income
                     
2,239,000
         
2,239,000
 
Other Comprehensive Loss
                                     
    Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities Available-for-Sale
                           
(294,000
)
 
(294,000
)
Total Comprehensive Income
                                 
1,945,000
 
Exercise of Warrants (Note 6)
   
400
   
2,000
   
2,000
               
4,000
 
         
Balance, September 30, 2005
   
2,112,000
 
$
10,558,000
 
$
9,853,000
   
($3,113,000
)
 
($365,000
)
$
16,933,000
 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



3



CNB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited)

   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
   
September 30,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
         
Net Income
 
$
522,000
 
$
2,239,000
 
Adjustments to reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities-
             
Share-based Compensation
   
103,000
   
-
 
Provision for Loan Losses
   
164,000
   
440,000
 
Increase in net Deferred Loan Costs
   
(27,000
)
 
(20,000
)
Depreciation, Amortization of Premiums and Accretion of Discounts on Securities
   
227,000
   
270,000
 
Deferred Tax
   
169,000
   
(1,711,000
)
Increase in Accrued Interest Receivable
   
(409,000
)
 
(288,000
)
Increase (Decrease) in Other Assets
   
(475,000
)
 
16,000
 
Increase in Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
   
718,000
   
417,000
 
               
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
   
992,000
   
1,363,000
 
               
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
             
Purchase of Investment Securities Held-to-Maturity
   
(3,377,000
)
 
(8,445,000
)
Purchase of Investment Securities Available-for-Sale
   
( 24,233,000
)
 
(3,477,000
)
Principal Payments on Mortgage Backed Securities (CMOs)
   
3,583,000
   
2,893,000
 
Proceeds from Maturity (Call) of Investment Securities Held-to-Maturity
   
1,000,000
   
2,000,000
 
Proceeds from Maturity (Call) of Investment Securities Available-for-Sale
   
1,000,000
   
-
 
Proceeds from Sale of Investment Securities Available-for-Sale
   
4,860,000
   
-
 
Purchase of Federal Reserve Stock and FHLBB Stock
   
(1,393,000
)
 
(449,000
)
Loan Originations, net of Principal Repayments
   
(10,257,000
)
 
(22,905,000
)
Purchases of Premises and Equipment
   
(790,000
)
 
(105,000
)
               
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
   
(29,607,000
)
 
(30,488,000
)
               
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
             
Advances from FHLBB
   
57,000,000
   
11,000,000
 
Repayment of FHLBB Advances
   
(31,000,000
)
 
(3,500,000
)
Net (Decrease) Increase in Deposits
   
(301,000
)
 
23,696,000
 
Common Stock Issuance
   
1,869,000
   
4,000
 
               
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
   
27,568,000
   
31,200,000
 
               
Net (Decrease) Increase Cash and Cash Equivalents
   
(1,047,000
)
 
2,075,000
 
               
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of the Period
   
14,971,000
   
9,316,000
 
               
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of the Period
 
$
13,924,000
 
$
11,391,000
 



See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

4



CNB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1.  ORGANIZATION

CNB Financial Corp. (the “Company”) is a bank holding company. Its wholly owned subsidiary Commonwealth National Bank (the “Bank”) is a nationally chartered bank operating primarily in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The Bank operates out of its main office at 33 Waldo Street, Worcester, Massachusetts, a branch office at One West Boylston Street, Worcester, Massachusetts, a branch office at 564 Main Street, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, a branch office at 701 Church Street in Northbridge, Massachusetts and a branch office at 1393 Grafton Street, Worcester, Massachusetts. The Bank has received approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) to open a branch banking facility at 26 West Boylston Street, West Boylston, Massachusetts. The Bank anticipates seeking regulatory approvals in the future for additional branch locations within the Worcester County market area. The Bank is subject to competition from other financial institutions, including commercial banks, savings banks, credit unions and mortgage banking companies. The Company is subject to the regulations of, and periodic examinations by, the Federal Reserve Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Bank is also subject to the regulations of, and periodic examinations by, the OCC and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). The Bank Insurance Fund of the FDIC insures the Bank’s deposits for amounts up to $100,000 and the amount insured for retirement accounts has increased to $250,000 effective April 1, 2006 due to recent federal insurance changes.

Company Formation

The Company was formed on December 16, 2005 in connection with the reorganization of the Bank into a bank holding company structure. The reorganization of the Bank was approved by shareholders of the Bank on August 23, 2005 and subsequently approved by the OCC. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (“FRBB”) approved the application of the Company to acquire 100% of the capital stock of the Bank. The Bank was originally organized as a national bank under the National Bank Act and received its charter to operate as a national bank from the OCC effective November 19, 2001. The Bank received approval of its application for Federal Deposit Insurance from the FDIC effective November 19, 2001 and commenced its banking business on the same day.

In connection with the reorganization, the holders of common stock of the Bank received one share of common stock of the Company in exchange for each share of common stock of the Bank. Outstanding certificates representing shares of common stock of the Bank now represent shares of the common stock of the Company and such certificates may, but need not, be exchanged by the holders for new certificates for the appropriate number of shares of the Company. The par value of the Company’s common stock is $1 per share, and the par value of the Bank’s common stock is $5 per share. The holders of Bank options immediately prior to the reorganization are entitled to receive one option to acquire shares of the common stock of the Company for each Bank option then held by them on the same terms and conditions.
 

2.  BASIS OF PRESENTATION

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial position as of September 30, 2006, the results of operations for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005. The statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2005. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the Bank. All material inter-company transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company (only), as a separately incorporated bank holding company, has no significant operations other than serving as the sole stockholder of the Bank. Its commitments and debt service requirement, at September 30, 2006, consist of subordinated debentures, including accrued interest amounting to $7.8 million issued to the unconsolidated subsidiary, Commonwealth National Bank Statutory Trust I. Commonwealth National Bank Statutory Trust I is an unconsolidated special purpose subsidiary of the Company that was formed to facilitate the issuance of trust preferred securities to the public. The Company has one reportable operating segment. The results of operations for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
 
 
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3.  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Cash and Cash Equivalents

At September 30, 2006, cash and cash equivalents consisted of cash on hand, amounts due from banks and overnight federal funds sold.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses is established as losses are estimated to have occurred, through a provision for loan losses charged to earnings. Losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the collectibility of principal is doubtful. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.

The allowance for loan losses is based on management’s estimate of the amount required to reflect the risks in the loan portfolio, based on circumstances and conditions known or anticipated at each reporting date. There are inherent uncertainties with respect to the final outcome of loans and nonperforming loans. Because of these inherent uncertainties, actual losses may differ from the amounts reflected in these consolidated financial statements. Factors considered in evaluating the adequacy of the allowance include previous loss experience, current economic conditions and its effect on borrowers, the performance of individual loans in relation to contract term, industry peer standards and estimated fair values of underlying collateral.

Key elements of the above estimates, including assumptions used in independent appraisals, are dependent upon the economic conditions prevailing at the time of the estimates. Accordingly, uncertainty exists as to the final outcome of certain of the valuation judgments as a result of economic conditions in the Bank’s lending areas. The inherent uncertainties in the assumptions relative to projected sales prices or rental rates may result in the ultimate realization of amounts on certain loans that are significantly different from the amounts reflected in these consolidated financial statements.

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect all amounts due in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement. All loans are individually evaluated for impairment, except for smaller balance homogeneous residential and consumer loans, which are evaluated in aggregate, according to the Bank’s normal loan review process, including overall credit evaluation, non-accrual status and payment experience. Loans identified as impaired are further evaluated to determine the estimated extent of impairment.

Impaired loans are measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral, if the loan is collateral-dependent. For collateral-dependent loans, the extent of impairment is the shortfall, if any, between the collateral value, less costs to dispose of such collateral, and the carrying value of the loan. Loans on non-accrual status and restructured troubled debts are considered to be impaired.

Income Taxes

The Company records income taxes under the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are established for the temporary difference between the accounting bases and the tax bases of the Company’s assets and liabilities. Deferred taxes are measured using enacted tax rates that are expected to be in effect when the amounts related to such temporary differences are realized or settled. A valuation allowance is established against deferred tax assets when, based upon the available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets are reviewed quarterly and adjustments are recognized in the provision or benefit for income taxes. In determining the possible future realization of deferred tax assets, future taxable income from the following sources are taken into account: (a) reversal of taxable temporary differences, (b) future operations exclusive of reversing temporary differences, and (c) tax planning strategies that, if necessary, would be implemented to accelerate taxable income into years in which net operating losses might otherwise expire.

Stock Option Plan

During the first calendar quarter of 2006 the Company adopted SFAS No. 123R Share-Based Payment recognizing the grant-date fair value of share-based compensation using the modified prospective transition method. The impact of the Company adopting such accounting can be seen in Note 6, Stock Based Plans of these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
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4.  INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The amortized cost and fair value of investment securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity, with gross unrealized gains and losses, at September 30, 2006 are as follows:

   
Amortized cost
 
Gross Unrealized Gains
 
Gross Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Value
 
                   
Available-for-sale:
                 
US Government Agencies
                 
Due within one year
 
$
7,000,000
 
$
-
 
$
(75,000
)
$
6,925,000
 
Due after one year through five years
   
10,161,000
   
-
   
(189,000
)
 
9,972,000
 
Due after five years
   
36,718,000
   
345,000
   
(327,000
)
 
36,736,000
 
                           
   
$
53,879,000
 
$
345,000
 
$
(591,000
)
$
53,633,000
 
                           
Held-to-maturity:
                         
US Government Agencies
                         
Due within one year
 
$
1,993,000
 
$
-
 
$
(11,000
)
$
1,982,000
 
Due after one year through five years
   
2,000,000
   
-
   
(24,000
)
 
1,976,000
 
Due after five years
   
5,339,000
   
10,000
   
(75,000
)
 
5,274,000
 
Municipals
                         
Due after five years
   
3,352,000
   
52,000
   
-
   
3,404,000
 
Other Bonds
                         
Due after one year through five years
   
50,000
   
-
   
-
   
50,000
 
   
$
12,734,000
 
$
62,000
 
$
(110,000
)
$
12,686,000
 
                           
Total Investment Securities
 
$
66,613,000
 
$
407,000
 
$
(701,000
)
$
66,319,000
 

The Company has the ability and intent to hold these investment securities until a price recovery, which could be until maturity, and therefore considers them to be other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2006.

5.  LOANS

Major classifications of loans at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 follow:

   
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
Commercial and Industrial
 
$
58,755,000
 
$
59,043,000
 
Commercial Real Estate
   
104,746,000
   
91,497,000
 
Residential Real Estate
   
15,066,000
   
15,278,000
 
Consumer
   
12,545,000
   
15,030,000
 
    Total loans
   
191,112,000
   
180,848,000
 
Less—Allowance for loan losses
   
(2,760,000
)
 
(2,615,000
)
    Total loans, net
 
$
188,352,000
 
$
178,233,000
 

The Bank’s lending activities are conducted principally in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The Bank originates commercial real estate loans, commercial loans, commercial construction loans, commercial lines of credit, consumer loans and residential real estate loans. At September 30, 2006 there were $1,836,000 in loans accruing interest past due between 30 and 89 days, zero loans accruing interest were past due 90 days or more and $115,000 of loans were on non-accrual status. At December 31, 2005 no loans accruing interest were past due 30 days or more and $1,287,000 of
 
 
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loans were on non-accrual status. Net deferred costs totaled $334,000 and $368,000 at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.

A summary of changes in the allowance for loan losses for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 follows:
   
2006
 
2005
 
Balance, beginning of year
 
$
2,615,000
 
$
2,025,000
 
Provision for loan losses
   
164,000
   
440,000
 
Less: Loans charged-off
   
(19,000
)
 
-
 
Balance as of September 30,
 
$
2,760,000
 
$
2,465,000
 
 
6.  STOCK BASED PLANS

Stock Option Plan

On November 6, 2001, the shareholders’ voted to approve the Bank’s 2001 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) for employees and directors of the Bank. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors administers the Plan (as amended on May 19, 2005), which has authorized 400,000 shares for grant. Both incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options may be granted under the Plan. The authorization of grants, the determination of number of shares to be granted, the exercise date and the option price of each award will be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors on the date of grant. The options vest annually at a rate of 25% over a four-year period and will expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date.

Upon the reorganization of the Bank into a holding company structure the Plan was assumed and restated by the Company on the same terms and conditions as the Bank’s Plan. All shares of common stock of the Bank under the Plan which remained available on the date of reorganization for issuance of options were converted into the same number of shares of common stock of the Company and are available for future option grants made by the Company. Any options thereafter granted pursuant to the Plan shall be options granted by the Company and shall relate to the common stock of the Company.
 
 
The following table summarizes the Company’s activities with respect to its stock option plan for the first nine months of 2006 as follows:
 
Options
 
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
Per Share
 
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term
 
Weighted-Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 
Outstanding at January 1, 2006
   
196,055
 
$
11.41
             
    Granted
   
59,250
   
13.00
       
$
3.74
 
    Exercised
   
-
                   
    Forfeited
   
3,000
   
12.05
             
Outstanding at September 30,
    2006
   
252,305
 
$
11.77
   
7.61 years
 
$
2.96
 
Exercisable at September 30,
     2006
   
124,815
 
$
10.76
   
6.45 years
 
$
2.47
 

The aggregate intrinsic value of the options exercisable and outstanding at September 30, 2006 equals $308,000 and $747,000, respectively. Total compensation costs associated with the unvested options outstanding at September 30, 2006 equals $342,000 and will be recognized over an average of 2.0 years.

In December 2004, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment,” (“SFAS 123R”). SFAS No. 123R replaces SFAS No. 123 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” and supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (“APB 25”), “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”. SFAS No. 123R requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards to employees and directors based on estimated fair values, eliminating pro forma disclosure as an alternative. The cost is measured based on the grant-date fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued.
 
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS 123R. Under the previously employed intrinsic value method, no share-based compensation expense related to stock option
 
 
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awards granted to employees had been recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations, as all stock option awards granted under the plans had an exercise price equal to or greater than the market value of the Common Stock on the date of the grant.
 
The Company adopted SFAS 123R using the modified prospective transition method. Under this transition method, compensation expense recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 equals $103,000 and reflects (a) compensation expense for all share-based awards granted prior to December 31, 2005 but not yet vested, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS 123, and (b) compensation expense for all share-based awards granted subsequent to December 31, 2005 but not yet vested, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123R. Share-based awards involving 59,250 options were granted by the Company during the first nine months of 2006. In accordance with the modified prospective transition method, the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for prior periods have not been restated to reflect the impact of SFAS 123R.
 
The Company records compensation expense for employee stock options based on the estimated fair value of the options on the date of grant using the National Economic Research Associates, Inc. employee stock option pricing model with the assumptions included in the table below. The Company uses historical data among other factors to estimate the expected price volatility, the expected option life and the expected forfeiture rate. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant for the estimated life of the option. The following table depicts the average of the assumptions that were used to estimate the fair value of options that remain outstanding at September 30, 2006.
 
Dividend yield
2.7%
 
Expected volatility
35.0%
 
Risk free interest rate
3.6%
 
Expected lives
6.0 years
 
 
Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for share-based employee compensation arrangements in accordance with the provisions and related interpretations of APB 25. Had compensation cost for share-based awards been determined consistent with SFAS No. 123R, the net income and earnings per share would have been adjusted to the following pro forma amounts for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005:
 

   
Three months ended
 September 30, 2005
Nine months ended
 September 30, 2005
     
Net Income, as reported
 
$ 1,858,000
$ 2,239,000
Pro forma total share-based compensation as if
 Statement 123R had been applied (zero tax rate)
 
     
     
 
(18,000)
(53,000)
Net Income as reported for the 2006 period, pro forma for the 2005 period
 
$ 1,840,000
$ 2,186,000
       
Earnings per share:
     
      Basic-as reported
 
$0.88
$1.06
      Basic-pro forma
 
$0.87
$1.04
       
      Diluted-as reported
 
$0.87
$1.04
      Diluted-pro forma
 
$0.86
$1.01
       
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding
 
2,112,000
2,111,000
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
 
2,132,000
2,161,000

Warrants

The Bank’s 2003 capital stock offering included the issuance of 721,581 warrants to purchase an aggregate of 180,395 common shares. The warrants expired on September 30, 2006. Upon the reorganization of the Bank into a holding company structure all outstanding warrants were assumed
 
 
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and restated by the Company on the same terms and conditions as were the Bank’s. All shares of common stock of the Bank which remained available through the exercise of warrants on the date of reorganization were converted into the same number of warrants for shares of common stock of the Company. Four warrants were required to purchase one common share. Fractional shares were not issued in connection with the exercise of warrants. The exercise price of the warrants was $11.00 per whole share subject to adjustments for stock splits, recapitalization or other similar events. During the calendar quarter ended September 30, 2006, 619,985 of the warrants were exercised resulting in the issuance of 154,993 shares. As of September 30, 2006, a cumulative total of 682,264 warrants issued during 2003 had been exercised resulting in the issuance of a cumulative 170,566 common shares.
 
 
7.  EARNINGS PER SHARE
 
A reconciliation of the weighted-average shares used in the basic and diluted earnings per common share computations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, is presented below:
 


 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
 
2006
 
2005
 
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
         
    Weighted-average shares outstanding—Basic
   
2,173,000
   
2,112,000
 
        Dilutive securities
   
53,000
   
20,000
 
           
    Weighted-average shares outstanding—Diluted
   
2,226,000
   
2,132,000
 
           

 
 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
 
2006
 
2005
 
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
         
    Weighted-average shares outstanding—Basic
   
2,136,000
   
2,111,000
 
        Dilutive securities
   
51,000
   
50,000
 
             
    Weighted-average shares outstanding—Diluted
   
2,187,000
   
2,161,000
 
           
 
Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue Common Stock were exercised or converted into Common Stock. Options with an exercise price in excess of the average market value of the Company’s Common Stock during the period have been excluded from the calculation as their effect would be antidilutive. For the three months ended September 30, 2006 outstanding options totaling 156,000 shares were excluded from the calculations, as their effect would have been antidilutive. For the three months ended September 30, 2005, outstanding options totaling 99,000 shares were excluded from the calculations, as their effect would have been antidilutive. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, outstanding options totaling 156,000 and 99,000 shares, respectively, were excluded from the calculations, as their effect would have been antidilutive.

8.  LOAN COMMITMENTS
 
Financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk at September 30, 2006:
Commitments whose contract amounts represent credit risk- 
 
       
Commitments to originate loans
 
$
34,655,000
 
Unused lines of credit
   
10,300,000
 
Secured commercial lines of credit
   
24,241,000
 
Letters of Credit
   
3,272,000
 
         

9. MINIMUM REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS

The Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the Federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory, and possibly additional discretionary, actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the Bank’s financial
 
 
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statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for Prompt Corrective Action (“PCA”), the Company and the 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 classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors. Management believes, as of September 30, 2006 that the Company and the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of Total and Tier I Capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier I capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined).  The minimum ratios necessary for the Bank to be categorized as “Well Capitalized” are also reflected in the table below. At September 30, 2006, the Bank is categorized as “Well Capitalized” as defined by federal regulations. There are no conditions or events since the last filing with the FDIC that management believes have changed the Bank’s category.
 

September 30, 2006
 
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
Company
 
Bank
 
Minimum Capital Requirements
 
For Bank to be “Well Capitalized” under prompt corrective action provisions
 
   
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Leverage Ratio
 
$
25,388
   
9.08
%
$
22,931
   
8.20
%
 
4.00
%
 
5.00
%
Tier 1 risk-based ratio
   
25,388
   
12.40
%
 
22,931
   
11.22
%
 
4.00
%
 
6.00
%
Total risk-based ratio
   
27,946
   
13.65
%
 
25,489
   
12.47
%
 
8.00
%
 
10.00
%


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

CNB Financial Corp. (the “Company”) is the parent of Commonwealth National Bank (the “Bank”), a national bank with five full-service branches located in the greater Worcester, Massachusetts area. The Company reports its financial results on a consolidated basis with the Bank.

The following analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes contained in this report and the Company’s 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2005.

General

The operating results of the Company and the Bank depend primarily upon net interest income, which is the difference between interest income on interest-earning assets, primarily loans and investment securities, and interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities, primarily deposits. Net earnings are also affected by non-interest income and non-interest expense, such as compensation and benefits, building and occupancy expense, and other operating expenses.

This discussion and analysis covers material changes in financial condition and liquidity that have occurred since December 31, 2005 as well as the results of operations during the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006.

Forward-looking Statements Safe Harbor Statement

This report may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Statements pertaining to future periods are subject to numerous uncertainties because of the possibility of changes in underlying factors and assumptions. Actual results could differ materially from those contained in or implied by such forward-looking statements for a variety of factors including: sharp and rapid changes in interest rates; significant changes in the economic scenario from the current anticipated scenario which could materially change anticipated credit quality trends and the ability to generate loans; significant delay in or inability to execute strategic initiatives designed to grow revenues and/or control expenses; and significant changes in accounting, tax or regulatory practices or requirements. Because of the risks and uncertainties inherent in forward-looking statements, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on them, whether included in this report or made elsewhere from time to time by the Company or on its behalf. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
 
 
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Critical Accounting Policies

The Company's significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2005 and Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements of this Form 10-QSB. Some of these policies are particularly sensitive, requiring significant judgments, estimates and assumptions to be made by management, most particularly in connection with determining the provision for loan losses and the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses. Additional information is contained on page 15 of this Form 10-QSB for the provision and allowance for loan losses.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Effective January 1, 2006, the company adopted SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), "Share-Based Payment" (“SFAS No. 123R”), which replaces SFAS No. 123 and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees." SFAS No. 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values.  The Company adopted SFAS No. 123R using the modified-prospective transition method, which requires the Company, beginning January 1, 2006 and thereafter, to expense the grant date fair value of all share-based awards over their remaining vesting periods to the extent the awards were not fully vested as of the date of adoption and to expense the fair value of all share-based awards granted subsequent to December 31, 2005 over their requisite service periods.  During the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006, the Company recorded $39,000 and $103,000 of share-based compensation expense, respectively.  Previous periods have not been restated.  See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements of this Form 10-QSB for further details.

In July 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an Interpretation of FASB Statement 109 ("FIN 48").  FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty with respect to income taxes recognized in an enterprise's financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109 Accounting for Income Taxes by providing guidance on the recognition, derecognition and classification of taxes, interest and penalties and the accounting during interim periods of uncertain tax positions including financial statement disclosure.  This interpretation will become effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact the interpretation will have on the financial statements and believes that, when adopted, this interpretation will not have a material impact on the Company's financial condition or results of operations.

In February 2006 the FASB issued Statement No. 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments, (“FAS 155”). FAS 155 amends FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities and FASB Statement No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments, and allows an entity to remeasure at fair value a hybrid financial instrument that contains an embedded derivative that otherwise would require bifurcation from the host, if the holder irrevocably elects to account for the whole instrument on a fair value basis. FAS 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued in fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2006. Management has not determined if the adoption of FAS 155 will have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

On September 13, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 108 expressing the SEC staff’s views regarding the process of quantifying financial statement misstatements. This SAB is addressing diversity in practice in quantifying financial statement misstatements and the build up of improper amounts on the balance sheet. The built up misstatements, while not considered material in the individual years in which the misstatement were built up, may be considered material in a subsequent year if a Company were to correct those misstatements through current period earning. Initial application of SAB No. 108 allows registrants to elect not to restate prior periods but to reflect the initial application in their annual financial statements covering the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. The cumulative effect of the initial application should be reported in the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities as of the beginning of that fiscal year, and the offsetting adjustment, net of tax, should be made to the opening balance of retained earnings for that year. Registrants will need to disclose the nature and amount of each item, when and how each error being corrected arose, and the fact that the errors were previously considered immaterial. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this will have on its financial statements and will adopt SAB No. 108 in its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2006.
 
 
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Executive Summary

During the most recent quarter and the 2006 year-to-date period the Company experienced net interest margin contraction, largely the result of the flat to inverted yield curve, competitive deposit pricing conditions and a shift towards higher cost categories to fund earning assets. In response to these conditions, the company took actions to reduce low net interest margin matches of asset and liabilities. Accordingly, total assets at September 30, 2006 had reduced by $8.7 million from the level at June 30, 2006 yet were $29.2 million or 12% higher than the level at December 31, 2005. In addition, the Company recorded $5,000 of net gains on the sale of investment securities available-for-sale. The sale transactions took advantage of market opportunities to restructure the investment portfolio to improve yield going forward. On July 31, 2006 the Company entered into a lease for 7704 square feet in a multi-tenant building at 67 Millbrook Street, Worcester, Massachusetts which will be used as an operations center. On August 14, 2006 the Company entered into a lease for a 1,800 square foot building at 26 West Boylston Street, West Boylston, Massachusetts which will be used as a branch location.

Results of Operations

Overview

The Company recorded net income of $177,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2006, compared to $1,858,000 for the same period of 2005. The 2005 period included a $1,549,000 tax benefit as a result of the elimination of the tax loss carry-forward valuation allowance that had previously been provided. Both basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.08 for the third quarter of 2006 compared to $0.88 and $0.87 respectively for the third quarter of 2005. Pre-tax net income increased by 1% compared to the same quarter of last year as a net interest income increase of 6%, a zero provision for loan losses and a 36% increase in non-interest income in the 2006 period was mostly offset by a 19% increase in non-interest expense. Pre-tax net income for the nine-month period ended September 30th equaled $937,000, compared to $673,000 for the same period of 2005, a 39% increase. Book value per share was $8.75 at September 30, 2006, an increase of $0.60 from the book value per share of $8.15 at December 31, 2005.

Analysis of Net Interest Income

Net interest income is the difference between the income the Company earns on interest earning assets such as loans and investments and the interest the Company pays for its deposits and borrowed funds. As the Company’s primary source of earnings, net interest income will fluctuate with interest rate movements. To lessen the impact of changes in interest rates, the Company endeavors to structure the balance sheet so that there will be regular opportunities to change the interest rates on (or “reprice”) many of the interest-bearing assets in order to match the variability of interest rates paid on the Company’s deposits and other interest bearing liabilities. Imbalance among interest bearing assets and liabilities at any point in time constitutes interest rate risk.

Net interest income equaled $2,123,000 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2006 compared to $2,003,000 for the same period of 2005; a 6% increase. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006, net interest income equaled $6,358,000 compared to $5,578,000 for the same period of 2005, a 14% increase. The tables on pages 14 and 15 depict the condensed quarterly averages of the major balance sheet categories that generate interest income or interest expense and the resulting asset yields or cost of funds for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 compared to the same periods of 2005. The difference between asset yields and the cost of funds equals the net interest spread. The difference between interest income and interest expense equals net interest income, which is divided into the average balance of interest earning assets to arrive at the net interest margin. The total dollar amount of interest income from assets and the subsequent yields are calculated on a taxable equivalent basis.

Comparing the third quarter of 2006 to the same three-month period of 2005, the Company’s net interest margin declined to 3.13% from the year earlier period’s 3.61% as a result of the generally flat or inverted yield curve interest rate environment in the 2006 period, the growth of higher cost deposit and borrowed funds categories and the addition of subordinated debentures to the company’s liability structure. Asset yields increased by 76 basis points from period to period to equal 6.72% as the Company’s balance sheet responded to the higher level of market interest rates, in particular the increased level of the Company’s base lending rate versus the year-earlier period. However, a similar and more pronounced impact is noted in the cost of total deposits and borrowed funds, which increased by 126 basis points from period to period
 
 
 
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to equal 3.73% during the third quarter of 2006. The subordinated debentures (issued in December 2005) carried an average rate of 7.19% during the third quarter of 2006.

Comparing the first nine month period of 2006 to the same period of 2005, the Company’s net interest margin declined by 20 basis points from the year earlier period to equal 3.35% as a result of the flat or inverted yield curve interest rate environment in the 2006 period, the growth of higher cost deposit and borrowed funds categories and the addition of subordinated debentures to the company’s liability structure. Asset yields increased by 79 basis points from period to period as the Company’s balance sheet responded to the higher level of market interest rates. The cost of total deposits and borrowed funds increased by 102 basis points to equal 3.35% during the nine-month period of 2006. The subordinated debentures (issued in December 2005) carried an average rate of 6.79% during the first half of 2006. Management expects the declining margin will be mitigated or reversed upon the return to a more historically traditional slope of the yield curve.
 
Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity Yields and Rates
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
   
Three Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
   
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
September 30, 2006
 
September 30, 2005
 
(Fully Taxable Equivalent)
 
Average Balance
 
Interest Income and Expense (Taxable Equivalent)
 
Average Balance
 
Average Balance
 
Interest Income and Expense (Taxable Equivalent)
 
Average Balance
 
INTEREST EARNING ASSETS
         
 
             
           
 
             
Total Loans
 
$
196,782
 
$
3,675
   
7.41
$
168,787
 
$
2,812
   
6.61
%
Investments, Fed Funds and Int. Bearing Balances
   
73,913
   
912
   
4.90
%
 
51,624
   
498
   
3.82
%
Total Interest Earning Assets
 
$
270,695
 
$
4,587
   
6.72
%
$
220,411
 
$
3,310
   
5.96
%
                                     
Allowance for Loan Losses
 
$
(2,765
)
         
$
(2,370
)
           
Cash and Due from Banks
   
5,176
             
4,841
             
Premises and Equipment
   
2,146
             
1,888
             
Other Assets
   
5,951
             
1,445
             
Total Assets
 
$
281,203
           
$
226,215
             
                                     
INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES
                                   
                                     
Savings, NOW and Money Market Deposits
 
$
43,312
 
$
185
   
1.69
%
$
58,489
 
$
265
   
1.79
%
Time Deposits
   
131,096
   
1,517
   
4.59
%
 
96,122
   
770
   
3.18
%
Borrowed Funds
   
52,178
   
608
   
4.63
%
 
31,812
   
270
   
3.37
%
Subordinated Debentures
   
7,500
   
138
   
7.19
 
-
   
-
   
-
 
Total Interest Bearing Liabilities
 
$
234,086
 
$
2,448
   
4.15
%
$
186,423
 
$
1,305
   
2.78
%
Demand Deposits
   
26,515
           
23,224
         
Total Deposits and Borrowed Funds
 
$
260,601
 
$
2,448
   
3.73
%
$
209,647
 
$
1,305
   
2.47
%
                                     
Other Liabilities
   
2,232
             
1,277
             
Stockholders' Equity
   
18,370
             
15,291
             
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
 
$
281,203
           
$
226,215
             
                                     
Net Interest Income
       
$
2,139
           
$
2,005
       
Interest Rate Spread
               
3.00
%
             
3.49
%
Net Yield on Interest Earning Assets
                                   
(Net Interest Margin)
               
3.13
%
             
3.61
%


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Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity Yields and Rates
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005

   
Nine Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
   
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
September 30, 2006
 
September 30, 2005
 
(Fully Taxable Equivalent)
 
Average Balance
 
Interest Income and Expense (Taxable Equivalent)
 
Average Balance
 
Average Balance
 
Interest Income and Expense (Taxable Equivalent)
 
Average Balance
 
INTEREST EARNING ASSETS
         
 
             
           
 
             
Total Loans
 
$
189,102
 
$
10,251
   
7.25
$
160,412
 
$
7,669
   
6.39
%
Investments, Fed Funds and Int. Bearing Balances
   
65,749
   
2,246
   
4.57
%
 
49,672
   
1,401
   
3.77
%
Total Interest Earning Assets
 
$
254,851
 
$
12,497
   
6.56
%
$
210,084
 
$
9,070
   
5.77
%
                                     
Allowance for Loan Losses
 
$
(2,711
)
         
$
(2,222
)
           
Cash and Due from Banks
   
5,211
             
4,791
             
Premises and Equipment
   
1,989
             
1,944
             
Other Assets
   
4,289
             
1,289
             
Total Assets
 
$
263,629
           
$
215,886
             
                                     
INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES
                                   
                                     
Savings, NOW and Money Market Deposits
 
$
48,695
 
$
650
   
1.78
%
$
54,900
 
$
681
   
1.66
%
Time Deposits
   
121,909
   
3,794
   
4.16
%
 
93,648
   
2,096
   
2.99
%
Borrowed Funds
   
40,687
   
1,284
   
4.22
%
 
29,296
   
709
   
3.23
%
Subordinated Debentures
   
7,500
   
387
   
6.79
%
 
-
   
-
   
-
 
Total Interest Bearing Liabilities
 
$
218,791
 
$
6,115
   
3.74
%
$
177,844
 
$
3,486
   
2.62
%
Demand Deposits
   
25,295
           
21,943
         
Total Deposits and Borrowed Funds
 
$
244,086
 
$
6,115
   
3.35
%
$
199,787
 
$
3,486
   
2.33
%
                                     
Other Liabilities
   
1,857
             
1,020
             
Stockholders' Equity
   
17,686
             
15,079
             
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
 
$
263,629
           
$
215,886
             
                                     
Net Interest Income
       
$
6,382
           
$
5,584
       
Interest Rate Spread
               
3.21
%
             
3.44
%
Net Yield on Interest Earning Assets
                                   
(Net Interest Margin)
               
3.35
%
             
3.55
%
 
Provision for Loan Losses

The Bank’s allowance for loan losses was increased by a charge to the provision for loan losses amounting to $164,000 during the first nine months of 2006 compared to a $440,000 provision that was added to the allowance during the same period of 2005. For the quarter ended September 30, 2006 no addition to the allowance was provided compared to $150,000 that was provided during the same period of 2005. Loans totaling $19,000 were charged off during the nine-months ended September 30, 2006. At September 30, 2006 the level of non-performing loans had declined to $115,000 versus the $1,287,000 level at December 31, 2005. The amount necessary to be provided to the allowance was lower as compared to prior periods,
 
 
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yet still adequate to provide sufficient coverage for the risk inherent in the loan portfolio. At September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2006 the allowance for loan losses equaled 1.44% and 1.45% of total loans, respectively. Management, based upon known circumstances and conditions on individual loans, industry trends, regional and national economic conditions and estimates of the potential for losses, determines the necessary level of the allowance for loan losses.


Total Other Income

Total other income (non-interest income) consists primarily of service charges on deposits and other fee based services, including loan document preparation fees. This category equaled $154,000 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2006 and equaled $426,000 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006. The year-to-date amount reflects a 24% increase over the same period of 2005 while the third quarter comparison reflects a 36% increase over the corresponding 2005 period. The majority of the year-to-date increase related to increased volume of transactions in deposit accounts, as well as, increased activity involving loan origination document preparation. The third quarter and year-to-date periods of 2006 also include $5,000 of net gains upon the sale of available-for-sale investment securities versus none recorded in the earlier periods.

Operating Expense

Operating expense, alternatively known as non-interest expense, in the quarter ended September 30, 2006 totaled $1,966,000, an increase of 19% compared to the third quarter of 2005. Employee compensation and benefits expense increased 22% to $1,073,000 due to staff additions in the branches, lending, credit and operations areas, staff merit increases and the implementation of SFAS No. 123R Share-Based Payments. This recent accounting pronouncement resulted in an expense of $39,000 for the third quarter of 2006 and $103,000 on a year-to-date basis. During prior periods the Company was not required to recognize expense for this item and the impact was reflected in the financial statement footnotes on a pro-forma basis. Occupancy and Equipment costs increased by 12% to $291,000 for the quarter as costs associated with the new bank branch building and scheduled increases in lease costs were partially offset by savings in equipment service contract costs. Increased professional fees of $171,000, a 23% increase over the third quarter of 2005, were caused by higher legal, consulting and audit costs, as well as increased expenditures for shareholder relations and a higher level of appraisal activity. Data processing expense for the quarter increased by $24,000 or 32% over the prior year period to a level of $100,000 as a result of increased numbers of loan and deposit accounts maintained on the data processing systems, as well as increased levels of customer transactions. Advertising and public relations expense declined slightly compared to the prior year period to a level of $122,000 as a result of management’s strategy to attempt to reduce reliance upon high cost deposits which allowed for a reduction in local print advertisement.

Comparing operating expenses for the first nine months of 2006 to the same period of 2005 reflects an 18% increase. The factors causing the changes are all similar to those of the quarter to quarter comparison except that occupancy and equipment costs reflect a lower increase (4%) as this category benefited from relatively benign winter weather during the first calendar quarter, and advertising and public relations has increased 7% on a year to date basis.

Provision for Income Taxes

Income tax expense totaled $134,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 and $415,000 for the full nine month period ended September 30, 2006. An income tax benefit was recorded during the third quarter of 2005. Prior to and during 2005, the Company maintained a valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset which resulted from tax loss carry-forwards. During the third quarter of 2005, the Company reversed the remaining valuation allowance. Since the third quarter of 2005 the Company has recorded income tax expense at approximately the applicable statutory rate adjusted for permanent items. The tax loss carry-forwards will offset the liability for taxes payable during the current and future periods until the deferred tax asset is exhausted or expires. At September 30, 2006 the available tax-loss carry-forwards approximate $1.3 million. These carry-forwards expire through 2023 and are subject to review and possible adjustment by the Internal Revenue Service.

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Financial Condition

Overview

Total assets were $278,585,000 at September 30, 2006, compared to $249,411,000 at December 31, 2005, an increase of $29.2 million or 12%. Loans have increased 6% since the beginning of the year to equal $191.1 million at September 30, 2006. Investment securities total $66.4 million and have increased $17.7 million or 36% since December 31, 2005. The aggregate of deposits and borrowed funds have increased 11% since December 31, 2005 to equal $256.4 million at the end of the third quarter.

Loans

The company’s core asset strategy is to grow loans, primarily commercial loans. The loan portfolio increased by $10.3 million or 6% since December 31, 2005 as commercial and industrial loans increased by $13.2 million, commercial real estate declined by $0.2 million, residential real estate loans declined by $0.2 million and consumer loans declined by $2.5 million. The allowance for loan losses increased to $2,760,000 as of September 30, 2006 as a result of a $164,000 provision charge to earnings during the first nine months of the year less $19,000 of loan charge-offs. Non-performing loans at September 30, 2006 equaled $115,000 compared to $1,287,000 at December 31, 2005, a decrease of $1.2 million. At September 30, 2006 the allowance for loan losses equaled 1.44% of total loans versus 1.45% at December 31, 2005 and 1.43% at September 30, 2005. Management, based upon known circumstances and conditions, determines the level of the allowance for loan losses. In addition to assessing risk on individual loans, the Bank considers industry trends, regional and national economic conditions. In addition to the allowance for loan losses, the Bank maintains a separate liability account as a reserve for the potential of losses on currently unfunded loan commitments. At September 30, 2006 this reserve equaled $61,000.

Investment Securities

The investment securities portfolio is mainly used to invest excess funds, provide liquidity and as a tool for the management of interest rate risk. Investment securities available-for-sale are carried at estimated fair value and totaled $53,633,000 at September 30, 2006, an increase of $14.0 million or 35% from the balance at December 31, 2005. Similarly, investment securities classified as held-to-maturity were $12,734,000 at September 30, 2006, an increase of $3.6 million or 40% from December 31, 2005. The majority of the portfolio’s growth compared to the year-end level occurred during the second quarter of 2006 and was primarily funded by short term FHLB advances. The Company has the ability and intent to hold these investment securities until a price recovery, which could be until maturity, and therefore considers them to be other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2006.


Deposits

Deposits are the Bank’s primary source of funds, yet total deposits decreased slightly from December 31, 2005 (by $0.3 million) to equal $189.2 million at September 30, 2006. The certificates of deposit portfolio increased by $14.9 million or 14% since December 31, 2005. Demand deposit accounts declined by $0.5 million and the aggregate of personal and commercial money market, NOW accounts and savings accounts declined by $14.6 million or 24% during the nine months since December 31, 2005. A large portion of this balance decline shifted directly into higher cost time deposits. Given the difficult interest rate environment that has existed during most of 2006 the Company chose to alter its deposit pricing strategy in an effort to reduce reliance on high cost deposits. To attract new core depositors, the Bank conducts deposit promotion campaigns that are comprised of newspaper, radio and outdoor advertisements, competitive pricing and in-branch promotions. These programs continue to generate significant increases in customer relationships. Management believes that the new relationships that result from these marketing efforts provide valuable opportunities to cross sell other deposit and loan products and services, as well as build a solid base of core deposits. On July 17, 2006 the Company opened a new bank branch at 1393 Grafton Street in Worcester, Massachusetts, thereby expanding the bank’s geographic reach and its ability to generate deposit growth. Another branch will open on November 6, 2006 at 26 West Boylston Street, West Boylston, Massachusetts.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Bank is party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments, held for purposes other than trading, include commitments to originate loans, unused lines of credit and commercial and standby letters of credit. 
 
 
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For additional information regarding these financial instruments, please refer to Note 8 to the financial statements accompanying this Quarterly Report and Note 10 to the financial statements accompanying the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity represents the Bank’s ability to generate adequate amounts of funds to meet its needs for cash. Specifically, liquidity ensures that adequate funds are available to fund loan demand, meet deposit withdrawals, maintain reserve requirements, pay operating expenses and satisfy other institutional commitments. The Bank’s ability to maintain and increase deposits will serve as its primary source of liquidity. Secondary sources of liquidity are principal and interest payments on loans and scheduled maturities of the investment portfolio. In addition, the liquidity is supplemented through the use of borrowings. The parent company entity maintains cash balances that are available to pay the interest expense associated with the subordinated debentures and to pay normal holding company related operating expenses. These cash balances are considered sufficient to provide adequate liquidity for the payment of these expenses until such time that the bank is permitted to pay dividends to the parent company.

The primary investing activity of the Bank is the origination of loans to businesses and individuals. The primary financing activity of the Bank is accepting demand, savings and time deposits from businesses and individuals. Advances (borrowings) from the FHLBB are another source of funding for the Bank.

The Bank anticipates that it will have sufficient funds available to meet commitments outstanding and to meet loan demand. In estimating uses of funds, cash requirements for expected loan originations and initial funding amounts of those loans for the forward looking 90-day period are constantly developed, reviewed and evaluated. Estimating the expected deposit trends for the ensuing 90-day period projects the primary source of funds. Expected changes in the interest rate environment are considered when estimating loan originations and pay-downs, as well as, deposit flows. Mismatches between expected uses and sources of funds identify the need to adjust the level of the Bank’s investment portfolio or the level of borrowed funds.
 
Stockholders’ equity at September 30, 2006 was $19,988,000, an increase of $2,762,000 from December 31, 2005. The increase was primarily due to the nine-month earnings of $522,000, the exercise of common stock warrants for 170,000 shares generating $1,869,000, the $103,000 impact of the accounting treatment for share-based compensation and the $268,000 decrease in the unrealized loss on available-for sale investment securities (net of taxes) to a level of $146,000.

Under applicable provisions of federal law, the Company and the Bank must meet specific quantitative capital requirements. As of September 30, 2006, the Company’s and the Bank’s Tier One Leverage Capital ratios were 9.08% and 8.20%, respectively. The Bank’s Tier One and Total Risk Based Capital ratios were 11.22% and 12.47%, respectively. These levels of capital place the Company and the Bank above the regulatory guidelines and requirements, which provides the opportunity to take advantage of business opportunities while ensuring that it has the resources to protect against risk inherent in its business.
 
Item 3 - Controls and Procedures

(a) The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the fiscal quarter covered by this report.

As used herein, “disclosure controls and procedures” mean controls and other procedures of the Company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commissions rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
    (b) There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or which are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
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PART II

Item 1 - Legal Proceedings

Not applicable

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

Not applicable

Item3 - Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable

Item 4 - Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders

Not applicable

Item 5 - Other Information
 
On August 14, 2006, the Bank entered into a lease with John W. Hadley and Catherine M. Hadley for a building located at 26 West Boylston Street, West Boylston, Massachusetts. The building will be used as a bank branch. The term of the lease is ten (10) years, commencing on July 1, 2006 and ending on June 30, 2016. Under terms of the lease, base rent is $2,400 per month during the first year with a 3% increase each year. The lease provides for the Bank’s right to extend the lease for three (3) additional five (5) year terms, each with a 3% annual increase in rent.
 
 
On July 25, 2006, the Bank entered into a lease with Worcester Millbrook LLC for 7,704 square feet of office space in a multi-tenant building located at 67 Millbrook Street, Worcester, Massachusetts. The premises will house a portion of the Bank’s staff functions.  The term of the lease is five (5) years, commencing on October 1, 2006 and ending on September 30, 2011. Under terms of the lease, the Bank will pay monthly rent of $7,381, including utilities.  The lease provides for the Bank’s right to extend the lease for one additional five (5) year period with the monthly rents equal to $9,250 during the first extended year and increasing approximately 5% each year to the monthly amount of $10,750 during the last year of the five year extended period.
 
Item 6 - Exhibits

Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
Exhibit 3(i)
Articles of Organization (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K12g3 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 19, 2005)
Exhibit 3(ii)
Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company’s Form 8-K12g3 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 19, 2005)
Exhibit 10.1
Lease for 26 West Boylston Street, West Boylston, Massachusetts
Exhibit 10.2
Lease for 67 Millbrook Street, Worcester Massachusetts
Exhibit 31.1
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certification of the Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 31.2
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certification of the Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 32
Section 1350 certifications of the Chef Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


 
CNB FINANCIAL CORP.
   
   
   
Date: November 6, 2006
By:/s/ Charles R. Valade
 
Charles R. Valade
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
   
   
   
   
   
Date: November 6, 2006
By: /s/ William M. Mahoney
 
William M. Mahoney
 
Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer


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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
Exhibit 3(i)
Articles of Organization (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K12g3 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 19, 2005)
Exhibit 3(ii)
Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company’s Form 8-K12g3 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 19, 2005)


 
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