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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-K

 


 

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006

OR

 

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

Commission File No. 1-15403

 


MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Wisconsin   39-0968604

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

770 North Water Street  
Milwaukee, Wisconsin   53202
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (414) 765-7801

 


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class:

 

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered:

Common Stock - $1.00 par value

6.50% Common SPACESSM

 

New York Stock Exchange

New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

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 if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

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

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

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2006 was approximately $11,421,958,000. The number of shares of common stock outstanding as of January 31, 2007 was 255,719,948.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Part III incorporates information by reference from the Proxy Statement for the registrant’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 24, 2007.


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MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORPORATION

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006

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          PAGE
PART I
ITEM 1.    BUSINESS    1
ITEM 1A.    RISK FACTORS    11
ITEM 1B.    UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS    17
ITEM 2.    PROPERTIES    17
ITEM 3.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS    18
ITEM 4.    SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS    18
   PART II   
ITEM 5.    MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON STOCK, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES    22
ITEM 6.    SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA    23
ITEM 7.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS    26
ITEM 7A.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK    56
ITEM 8.    CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA FOR YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2005, AND 2004    58
ITEM 9.    CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE    119
ITEM 9A.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES    119
ITEM 9B.    OTHER INFORMATION    120
   PART III   
ITEM 10.    DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT    121
ITEM 11.    EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION    121
ITEM 12.    SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS    121
ITEM 13.    CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS    121
ITEM 14.    PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES    121
   PART IV   
ITEM 15.    EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES    121

 

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PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

General

Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (“M&I” or the “Corporation”), incorporated in Wisconsin in 1959, is a registered bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (the “BHCA”) and is certified as a financial holding company under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. As of December 31, 2006, M&I had consolidated total assets of approximately $56.2 billion and consolidated total deposits of approximately $34.1 billion, making M&I the largest bank holding company headquartered in Wisconsin. The executive offices of M&I are located at 770 North Water Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 (telephone number (414) 765-7801).

M&I’s principal assets are the stock of its bank and nonbank subsidiaries, which, as of February 1, 2007, included Metavante Corporation (“Metavante”), five bank and trust subsidiaries and a number of companies engaged in businesses that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”) has determined to be closely-related or incidental to the business of banking. M&I provides its subsidiaries with financial and managerial assistance in such areas as budgeting, tax planning, auditing, compliance assistance, asset and liability management, investment administration and portfolio planning, business development, advertising and human resources management.

Generally, M&I organizes its business segments based on legal entities. Each entity offers a variety of products and services to meet the needs of its customers and the particular market served. Based on the way M&I organizes its business, M&I has two reportable segments: Banking and Data Services (or Metavante). Banking consists of accepting deposits, making loans and providing other services such as cash management, foreign exchange and correspondent banking to a variety of commercial and retail customers. Data Services consists of providing data processing services, developing and selling software and providing consulting services to financial services companies, including M&I affiliates, as well as providing credit card merchant services. M&I’s primary other business segments include Trust Services, Capital Markets Group, Brokerage and Insurance Services, and Commercial Leasing.

Banking Operations

M&I’s bank subsidiaries provide a full range of banking services to individuals, businesses and governments. These subsidiaries offer retail, institutional, business, international and correspondent banking and investment services through the operation of 194 banking offices in Wisconsin, 46 offices in Arizona, 17 offices in Kansas City and nearby communities, 17 offices on Florida’s west coast, 17 offices in metropolitan Minneapolis/St. Paul and one in Duluth, Minnesota, three offices in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and one office in Las Vegas, Nevada, as well as on the Internet. M&I’s Southwest Bank subsidiary has 16 offices in the greater St. Louis area. M&I’s bank subsidiaries hold a significant portion of their mortgage loan and investment portfolios indirectly through their ownership interests in direct and indirect subsidiaries. M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank (“M&I Bank”) is M&I’s largest bank subsidiary, with consolidated assets as of December 31, 2006 of approximately $48.0 billion.

Through its bank and nonbank subsidiaries, M&I offers a variety of loan products to retail customers, including credit cards, lines of credit, automobile loans and leases, student loans, home equity loans, personal loans, residential mortgage loans and mortgage refinancing. M&I also offers a variety of loan and leasing products to business, commercial and institutional customers, including business loans, lines of credit, standby letters of credit, credit cards, government-sponsored loans, commercial real estate financing, construction financing, commercial mortgage loans and equipment and machinery leases. In addition, through its Home Lending Solutions division, M&I Bank FSB originates residential mortgage loans and lines of credit as part of its wholesale lending program. M&I Business Credit, LLC provides working capital loans to commercial borrowers secured by accounts receivable, inventory and other marketable assets. M&I Dealer Finance, Inc. provides retail vehicle lease and installment sale financing. M&I Support Services Corp. provides bank operation support for loan and deposit account processing and maintenance, item processing and other banking services.

 

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M&I’s lending activities involve credit risk. Credit risk is controlled through active asset quality management and the use of lending standards and thorough review of potential borrowers. M&I evaluates the credit risk of each borrower on an individual basis and, where deemed appropriate, collateral is obtained. Collateral varies by individual loan customer but may include accounts receivable, inventory, real estate, equipment, deposits, personal and government guarantees, and general security agreements. Access to collateral is dependent upon the type of collateral obtained. On an on-going basis, M&I monitors its collateral and the collateral value related to the loan balance outstanding.

The M&I bank subsidiaries may use wholesale deposits, which include foreign (Eurodollar) deposits. Wholesale deposits are funds in the form of deposits generated through distribution channels other than M&I’s own banking branches. These deposits allow M&I’s bank subsidiaries to gather funds across a geographic base and at pricing levels considered attractive, where the underlying depositor may be retail or institutional. Access to wholesale deposits also provides M&I with the flexibility to not pursue single service time deposit relationships in markets that have experienced unprofitable pricing levels.

M&I’s securitization activities are generally limited to basic term or revolving securitization facilities associated with indirect automobile loans. A discussion of M&I’s securitization activities is contained in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and in Note 10 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8, Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Data Services–Metavante Operations

Metavante delivers banking and payment technologies to financial services firms and businesses. Metavante products and services drive account processing for deposit, loan and trust systems, image-based and conventional check processing, electronic funds transfer, consumer health care payments, and electronic presentment and payment. Metavante organizes its business in two groups: Financial Solutions and Payment Solutions.

The Financial Solutions Group includes banking and trust solutions, offering integrated products and services for financial services providers that are centered on customer and account management, specializing in deposit, loan and investment accounts. Two core processing products offer financial institution clients flexibility in choosing either a licensed or an outsourced solution. Metavante delivers a complete, integrated customer relationship management solution that offers analytical and decision support capabilities, channel integration, sales and service automation, and consulting services. Metavante electronic banking solutions provide end-users with consolidated access to their financial relationships through Internet and mobile banking, as well as personal financial management software and telephone banking. Metavante corporate electronic banking solutions provide a comprehensive set of Internet banking, multi-bank services, and collection and disbursement services that address the needs of corporate and middle-market customers. Metavante investment technology services offers a set of Internet-enabled products and services that address asset and liability aggregation, trust and investment account management, and client and regulatory reporting. Through its image solutions division, Metavante provides comprehensive image-based check and document processing and distributed image-capture solutions, including image-based payment processing, a national check image exchange and settlement network, and browser-based document and report management software. Metavante lending solutions provide loan originating, processing and closing software systems for the residential mortgage, consumer and small business lending industries. Metavante also offers risk and compliance software, data, and services that address the regulatory and compliance mandate of financial institutions.

Through its Payment Solutions Group, Metavante provides a complete suite of payment solutions including electronic bill presentment and payment; electronic check presentment and exchange; electronic funds transfer; signature and PIN-debit services; debit-, prepaid- and credit-card account processing; flexible-spending account, health-savings account and health-reimbursement arrangement (FSA/HSA/HRA) medical payment cards; card personalization; balance transfer; automated clearing house (ACH); automated teller machine (ATM) driving; merchant and gateway processing; and transportation payment services. Metavante owns and operates the NYCE Network. The NYCE Network provides financial institutions, retailers and independent ATM deployers with shared network services for ATMs, point-of-sale, account-to-account transfers and direct bill payment for millions of consumers across the United States and Canada. Beyond its core service of providing the convenience of personal

 

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identification number (PIN) debit account access at ATMs and retailer point-of-sale terminals, NYCE provides ATM driving and fully automated monitoring services, gateway services, on and off-line signature debit card processing, and card authorization solutions. Through its healthcare payments division, Metavante offers a consumer-directed health benefits payment platform and a market-leading employee benefits card to electronically access FSAs, HRAs, HSAs, transit/parking accounts and dependent care accounts. Metavante provides medical identification cards, combination eligibility/payment cards, and the ability to access multiple benefits accounts from a single card. Metavante also provides a comprehensive FSA/HSA/HRA platform that provides all the technology a financial institution, health insurance company, third-party administrator, or commercial business needs to offer these accounts. Services include account processing, trustee services, checks and debit cards, online and phone access to account information, investment options, regulatory reporting and related data translation and movement between payers, providers and consumers.

Metavante’s revenue consists of fees related to information and transaction processing services, software licensing and maintenance, conversion services and other professional services. Maintenance fees include ongoing client support and product updates. Metavante also receives buyout fees related to client termination prior to the end of the contract term. The buyout fee is contractual and based on the estimated remaining contract value. Buyout fees can vary significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year.

Metavante’s expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses and processing servicing expenses, such as data processing, telecommunications and equipment expenses. Other operating costs include selling, general and administrative costs, such as advertising and marketing expenses, travel, supplies and postage, and the use of outside firms for legal, accounting or other professional services, and amortization of investments in software, premises and equipment, conversions and acquired intangible assets.

Other Business Operations

M&I’s other nonbank subsidiaries operate a variety of bank-related businesses, including those providing trust services, residential mortgage banking, capital markets, brokerage and insurance, commercial leasing, and commercial mortgage banking.

Trust Services. Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company National Association (“M&I Trust”) provides trust and employee benefit plan services to customers throughout the United States with offices in Wisconsin, Arizona, Minnesota, Florida, Nevada, Missouri and Indiana. M&I Investment Management Corp. offers a full range of asset management services to M&I Trust, the Marshall Funds and other individual, business and institutional customers.

Capital Markets. M&I Capital Markets Group L.L.C., M&I Capital Markets Group II, L.L.C. and M&I Ventures L.L.C. provide venture capital, financial advisory and strategic planning services to customers, including assistance in connection with the private placement of securities, raising funds for expansion, leveraged buy-outs, divestitures, mergers and acquisitions and small business investment company transactions.

Brokerage and Insurance. M&I Brokerage Services, Inc., a broker-dealer registered with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and the Securities and Exchange Commission, provides brokerage and other investment-related services to a variety of retail and commercial customers. M&I Insurance Services, Inc. provides life, long-term care and disability income insurance products and annuities to retail clients and business owners.

Commercial Leasing. M&I Equipment Finance Company, a subsidiary of M&I Bank, leases a variety of equipment and machinery to large and small businesses.

Other. M&I Community Development Corporation makes investments designed primarily to promote the public welfare in markets and communities served by affiliates and subsidiaries of M&I.

More information on M&I’s business segments is contained in Note 24 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8, Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

 

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Risk Management

Managing risk is an essential component of successfully operating a financial services company. M&I has an enterprise-wide approach to risk governance, measurement, management and reporting risks inherent in its businesses. Risk management practices include key elements such as independent checks and balances, formal authority limits, policies and procedures and portfolio management. M&I’s internal audit department also evaluates risk management activities. These evaluations include performing internal audits and reporting the results to management and the Audit and Risk Management Committees, as appropriate.

M&I has established a number of management committees responsible for assessing and evaluating risks associated with the Company’s businesses including the Credit Policy Committee, Asset Liability Committee (ALCO) and the Enterprise Risk Committee. M&I has in place a Risk Management Committee of the Board of Directors for oversight and governance of its risk management function. The Risk Management Committee consists of three non-management directors and has the responsibility of overseeing management’s actions with respect to credit, market, liquidity, fiduciary, operational, compliance, legal and reputation risks as well as M&I’s overall risk profile. The Chief Risk Officer is responsible for reporting to this committee.

Operational Risk Management

Operational risk is the risk of loss from human errors, failed or inadequate processes or systems and external events. This risk is inherent in all businesses. Resulting losses could take the form of explicit charges, increased operational costs, harm to M&I’s reputation or lost opportunities.

M&I seeks to mitigate operational risk through a system of internal controls to manage this risk at appropriate levels. Primary responsibility for managing internal controls lies with the managers of M&I’s various business lines. M&I monitors and assesses the overall effectiveness of its system of internal controls on an ongoing basis. The Enterprise Risk Committee oversees M&I’s monitoring, management and measurement of operational risk. In addition, M&I has established several other executive management committees to monitor, measure and report on specific operational risks to the Company, including, business continuity planning, customer information security and compliance. These committees report to the Risk Management Committee of the Board of Directors on a regular basis.

Corporate Governance Matters

M&I has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all of M&I’s employees, officers and directors, including M&I’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is filed as an exhibit to this report and is also available on M&I’s website at www.micorp.com. M&I intends to disclose any amendment to or waiver of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to M&I’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Controller on its website within five business days following the date of the amendment or waiver.

M&I makes available free of charge through its website its Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and its insiders’ Section 16 reports and all amendments to these reports as soon as reasonably practicable after these materials are filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, certain documents relating to corporate governance matters are available on M&I’s website described above. These documents include, among others, the following:

 

   

Charter for the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors;

 

   

Charter for the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors;

 

   

Charter for the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors;

 

   

Categorical Standards for Lending, Banking and Other Business Relationships Involving M&I’s Directors;

 

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Corporate Governance Guidelines; and

 

   

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

Shareholders also may obtain a copy of any of these documents free of charge by calling the M&I Shareholder Information Line at 1 (800) 642-2657. Information contained on any of M&I’s websites is not deemed to be a part of this Annual Report.

Acquisitions Completed in 2006

On September 1, 2006, Metavante completed the acquisition of VICOR, Inc. (“VICOR”) of Richmond, California. VICOR is a provider of corporate payment processing software and solutions that simplify and automate the processing of complex payments for businesses and financial institutions.

On April 1, 2006, M&I completed the acquisition of Gold Banc Corporation, Inc. (“Gold Banc”), a bank holding company headquartered in Leawood, Kansas. Gold Banc offered commercial banking, retail banking, and trust and asset management products and services through various subsidiaries. Gold Banc had consolidated assets of $4.2 billion at the time of the merger. Gold Banc’s largest subsidiary, Gold Bank, a Kansas state-chartered bank, was merged with and into M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank on April 1, 2006, at which time the 32 Gold Bank branch offices in Florida, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma became interstate branch offices of M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank.

On April 1, 2006, M&I completed the acquisition of St. Louis-based Trustcorp Financial, Inc. (“Trustcorp”). With the acquisition of Trustcorp, which had consolidated assets of $735.7 million at the time of the merger, the Corporation acquired Missouri State Bank and Trust Company, which provided commercial banking services in Missouri through seven bank locations. In July 2006, Missouri State Bank and all of its branches were merged with and into Southwest Bank, the Corporation’s St. Louis-based banking affiliate.

On January 3, 2006, Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company National Association completed the acquisition of the trust and asset management assets of FirstTrust Indiana (“FirstTrust”), a division of First Indiana Bank, N.A. The acquired assets included those related to FirstTrust’s provision of asset management, trust administration and estate planning services to high-net-worth individuals and institutional customers.

On January 3, 2006, Metavante completed the acquisition of AdminiSource Corporation (“AdminiSource”) of Carrollton, Texas. AdminiSource is a provider of health care payment distribution services, providing printed and electronic payment and remittance advice distribution services for payer organizations nationwide. The acquisition was part of Metavante’s continuing expansion of its consumer-directed health care payments business.

Information regarding recently announced acquisitions can be found in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and more information on M&I’s acquisitions can be found in Note 5 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8, Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

M&I continues to evaluate opportunities to acquire banking institutions and other financial service providers and frequently conducts due diligence activities in connection with possible transactions. As a result, M&I may engage in discussions, and in some cases, negotiations with prospective targets and may make future acquisitions for cash, equity or debt securities. The issuance of additional shares of M&I common stock would dilute a shareholder’s ownership interest in M&I. In addition, M&I’s acquisitions may involve the payment of a premium over book value, and therefore, some dilution of book value may occur with any future acquisition. Generally, it is M&I’s policy not to comment on such discussions or possible acquisitions until a definitive agreement has been signed. M&I’s strategy for growth includes strengthening its presence in core markets, expanding into attractive markets and broadening its product offerings.

 

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Principal Sources of Revenue

The table below shows the amount and percentages of M&I’s total consolidated revenues resulting from interest and fees on loans and leases, fees for data processing services and interest on investment securities for each of the last three years ($ in thousands):

 

    

Interest and Fees

on Loans and Leases

   

Fees for Data

Processing Services

   

Interest on

Investment Securities

     

Years Ended

December 31,

   Amount    Percent of
Total
Revenues
    Amount    Percent of
Total
Revenues
    Amount    Percent of
Total
Revenues
    Total
Revenues

2006

   $ 2,856,043    55.7 %   $ 1,382,658    27.0 %   $ 355,843    6.9 %   $ 5,127,921

2005

     1,959,063    49.4       1,185,024    29.9       287,339    7.3       3,962,890

2004

     1,432,754    46.0       934,128    30.0       261,330    8.4       3,112,285

M&I business segment information is contained in Note 24 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8, Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Competition

M&I and its subsidiaries face substantial competition from hundreds of competitors in the markets they serve, some of which are larger and have greater resources than M&I. M&I’s bank subsidiaries compete for deposits and other sources of funds and for credit relationships with other banks, savings associations, credit unions, finance companies, mutual funds, life insurance companies (and other long-term lenders) and other financial and non-financial companies located both within and outside M&I’s primary market area, many of which offer products functionally equivalent to bank products. M&I’s nonbank operations compete with numerous banks, finance companies, data servicing companies, leasing companies, mortgage bankers, brokerage firms, financial advisors, trust companies, mutual funds and investment bankers in Wisconsin and throughout the United States.

The markets for the banking and payment products and services offered by Metavante are intensely competitive. Metavante competes with a variety of companies in various segments of the financial services industry, and its competitors vary in size and in the scope and breadth of products and services they offer. Certain segments of the financial services industry tend to be highly fragmented with numerous companies competing for market share. Other segments of the financial services industry have large well-capitalized competitors who command the majority of market share. Metavante also faces competition from in-house technology departments of existing and potential clients who may develop their own product offerings.

Employees

As of December 31, 2006, M&I and its subsidiaries employed in the aggregate 14,699 employees. M&I considers employee relations to be excellent. None of the employees of M&I or its subsidiaries are represented by a collective bargaining group.

Supervision and Regulation

As a registered bank holding company, M&I is subject to regulation and examination by the Federal Reserve Board under the BHCA. As of February 1, 2007, M&I owned a total of five bank and trust subsidiaries, including two Wisconsin state banks, a Missouri state bank, a federal savings bank, and a national banking association. M&I’s two Wisconsin state bank subsidiaries are subject to regulation and examination by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, as well as by the Federal Reserve Board. M&I’s Missouri state bank subsidiary is subject to regulation and examination by the Missouri Department of Economic Development, Division of Finance, and the Federal Reserve Board. M&I’s federal savings bank subsidiary is subject to regulation and examination by the Office of Thrift Supervision. M&I’s national bank, through which trust operations are conducted, is subject to regulation and examination by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. In addition, all of M&I’s bank subsidiaries are subject to examination by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”).

 

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Under Federal Reserve Board policy, M&I is expected to act as a source of financial strength to each of its bank subsidiaries and to commit resources to support each bank subsidiary in circumstances when it might not do so absent such requirements. In addition, there are numerous federal and state laws and regulations which regulate the activities of M&I and its bank subsidiaries, including requirements and limitations relating to capital and reserve requirements, permissible investments and lines of business, transactions with officers, directors and affiliates, loan limits, consumer protection laws, privacy of financial information, predatory lending, fair lending, mergers and acquisitions, issuances of securities, dividend payments, inter-affiliate liabilities, extensions of credit and branch banking. Information regarding capital requirements for bank holding companies and tables reflecting M&I’s regulatory capital position at December 31, 2006 can be found in Note 16 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8, Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

The federal regulatory agencies have broad power to take prompt corrective action if a depository institution fails to maintain certain capital levels. In addition, a bank holding company’s controlled insured depository institutions are liable for any loss incurred by the FDIC in connection with the default of, or any FDIC-assisted transaction involving, an affiliated insured bank or savings association. Current federal law provides that adequately capitalized and managed bank holding companies from any state may acquire banks and bank holding companies located in any other state, subject to certain conditions. Banks are permitted to create interstate branching networks in states that have not “opted out” of interstate branching. M&I Bank currently maintains interstate branches in Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Oklahoma and Southwest Bank of St. Louis, M&I’s Missouri state bank subsidiary, maintains an interstate branch in Illinois.

The laws and regulations to which M&I is subject are constantly under review by Congress, regulatory agencies and state legislatures. In 1999, Congress enacted the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (the “Act”), which eliminated certain barriers to and restrictions on affiliations between banks and securities firms, insurance companies and other financial services organizations. Among other things, the Act repealed certain Glass-Steagall Act restrictions on affiliations between banks and securities firms, and amended the BHCA to permit bank holding companies that qualify as “financial holding companies” to engage in a broad list of “financial activities,” and any non-financial activity that the Federal Reserve Board, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, determines is “complementary” to a financial activity and poses no substantial risk to the safety and soundness of depository institutions or the financial system. The Act treats various lending, insurance underwriting, insurance company, portfolio investment, financial advisory, securities underwriting, dealing and market-making, and merchant banking activities as financial in nature for this purpose.

Under the Act, a bank holding company may become certified as a financial holding company by filing a notice with the Federal Reserve Board, together with a certification that the bank holding company meets certain criteria, including capital, management, and Community Reinvestment Act requirements. M&I elected to become certified as a financial holding company on June 18, 2003.

In 2001, Congress enacted the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the “USA PATRIOT Act”). The USA PATRIOT Act is designed to deny terrorists and criminals the ability to obtain access to the United States financial system, and has significant implications for depository institutions, brokers, dealers and other businesses involved in the transfer of money. The USA PATRIOT Act mandates financial services companies to implement additional policies and procedures with respect to, or additional measures designed to address, any or all of the following matters, among others: money laundering, terrorist financing, identifying and reporting suspicious activities and currency transactions, and currency crimes.

The earnings and business of M&I and its bank subsidiaries also are affected by the general economic and political conditions in the United States and abroad and by the monetary and fiscal policies of various federal agencies. The Federal Reserve Board impacts the competitive conditions under which M&I operates by determining the cost of funds obtained from money market sources for lending and investing and by exerting influence on interest rates and credit conditions. In addition, legislative and economic factors can be expected to have an ongoing impact on the competitive environment within the financial services industry. The impact of fluctuating economic conditions and federal regulatory policies on the future profitability of M&I and its subsidiaries cannot be predicted with certainty.

 

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Selected Statistical Information

Statistical information relating to M&I and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis is set forth as follows:

 

  (1) Average Balance Sheets and Analysis of Net Interest Income for each of the last three years is included in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

  (2) Analysis of Changes in Interest Income and Interest Expense for each of the last two years is included in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

  (3) Nonaccrual, Past Due and Restructured Loans and Leases for each of the last five years is included in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

  (4) Summary of Loan and Lease Loss Experience for each of the last five years (including the allocation of the allowance for loans and leases) is included in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

  (5) Return on Average Shareholders’ Equity, Return on Average Assets and other statistical ratios for each of the last five years can be found in Item 6, Selected Financial Data.

 

  (6) Potential Problem Loans and Leases for the last two years can be found in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following tables set forth certain statistical information relating to M&I and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

 

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Investment Securities

The amortized cost of M&I’s consolidated investment securities, other than trading and other short-term investments, at December 31 of each year are ($ in thousands):

 

     2006    2005    2004

U.S. Treasury and government agencies

   $ 5,521,975    $ 4,456,610    $ 4,147,593

States and political subdivisions

     1,300,907      1,307,403      1,203,412

Other

     684,675      612,621      686,590
                    

Total

   $ 7,507,557    $ 6,376,634    $ 6,037,595
                    

The maturities, at amortized cost, and weighted average yields (for tax-exempt obligations on a fully taxable basis assuming a 35% tax rate) of investment securities at December 31, 2006 are ($ in thousands):

 

     Within One Year     After One But Within
Five Years
    After Five But Within
Ten Years
    After Ten Years     Total  
     Amount    Yield     Amount    Yield     Amount    Yield     Amount    Yield     Amount    Yield  

U.S. Treasury and government agencies

   $ 1,329,657    4.92 %   $ 3,114,404    4.95 %   $ 965,218    4.95 %   $ 112,696    4.95 %   $ 5,521,975    4.94 %

States and political subdivisions

     106,026    7.60       299,109    7.41       332,335    6.59       563,437    6.38       1,300,907    6.77  

Other

     73,296    6.07       131,041    5.58       31,308    4.83       449,030    3.32       684,675    4.12  
                                                                 

Total

   $ 1,508,979    5.16 %   $ 3,544,554    5.18 %   $ 1,328,861    5.36 %   $ 1,125,163    5.02 %   $ 7,507,557    5.18 %
                                                                 

Types of Loans and Leases

M&I’s consolidated loans and leases, including loans held for sale, classified by type, at December 31 of each year are ($ in thousands):

 

     2006    2005    2004    2003    2002

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   $ 11,993,761    $ 9,491,368    $ 8,396,069    $ 7,013,073    $ 6,791,404

Industrial development revenue bonds

     54,429      74,107      85,394      97,601      80,110

Real estate:

              

Construction

     6,088,206      3,641,942      2,265,227      1,766,697      1,404,414

Mortgage:

              

Residential

     10,670,840      9,884,283      8,548,029      6,834,360      6,412,380

Commercial

     10,965,607      8,825,104      8,164,099      7,149,149      6,586,332
                                  

Total mortgage

     21,636,447      18,709,387      16,712,128      13,983,509      12,998,712

Personal

     1,458,594      1,617,761      1,540,024      1,747,738      1,852,202

Lease financing

     703,580      632,348      537,930      576,322      782,004
                                  

Total loans and leases

     41,935,017      34,166,913      29,536,772      25,184,940      23,908,846

Less:

              

Allowance for loan and lease losses

     420,610      363,769      358,110      349,561      338,409
                                  

Net loans and leases

   $ 41,514,407    $ 33,803,144    $ 29,178,662    $ 24,835,379    $ 23,570,437
                                  

 

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Loan and Lease Balances and Maturities

The analysis of selected loan and lease maturities at December 31, 2006 and the rate structure for the categories indicated are ($ in thousands):

 

     Maturity   

Rate Structure of Loans and

Leases Due After One Year

    

One Year

Or Less

  

Over One
Year

Through
Five Years

   Over Five
Years
   Total   

With

Pre-determined
Rate

  

With

Floating

Rate

   Total

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   $ 7,525,882    $ 3,992,811    $ 477,841    $ 11,996,534    $ 1,794,389    $ 2,676,263    $ 4,470,652

Industrial development revenue bonds

     6,173      17,472      30,784      54,429      25,001      23,255      48,256

Real estate – construction

     3,158,267      2,917,102      12,837      6,088,206      351,548      2,578,391      2,929,939

Lease Financing

     138,390      506,336      58,854      703,580      565,190      —        565,190
                                                

Total

   $ 10,828,712    $ 7,433,721    $ 580,316    $ 18,842,749    $ 2,736,128    $ 5,277,909    $ 8,014,037
                                                

Notes:

 

(1) Scheduled repayments are reported in the maturity category in which the payments are due based on the terms of the loan agreements. Demand loans, loans having no stated schedule of repayments and no stated maturity, and overdrafts are reported as due in one year or less.

 

(2) The estimated effect arising from the use of interest rate swaps as shown in the rate structure of loans and leases is immaterial.

Deposits

The average amount of and the average rate paid on selected deposit categories for each of the years ended December 31 is as follows ($ in thousands):

 

     2006     2005     2004  
     Amount    Rate     Amount    Rate     Amount    Rate  

Noninterest bearing demand deposits

   $ 5,335,539      $ 4,942,803      $ 4,585,628   

Interest bearing demand deposits

     2,122,694    1.47 %     2,030,996    0.89 %     2,233,297    0.74 %

Savings deposits

     9,205,997    3.71       8,118,331    2.23       7,330,492    0.82  

Time deposits

     14,924,591    4.60       11,009,343    3.14       9,838,518    2.03  
                           

Total deposits

   $ 31,588,821      $ 26,101,473      $ 23,987,935   
                           

The maturity distribution of time deposits issued in amounts of $100,000 and over outstanding at December 31, 2006 ($ in thousands) is:

 

Three months or less

   $ 3,920,787

Over three and through six months

     809,264

Over six and through twelve months

     932,646

Over twelve months

     2,178,802
      

Total

     $7,841,499
      

At December 31, 2006, time deposits issued by foreign offices totaled $3.2 billion. The majority of foreign deposits were in denominations of $100,000 or more.

 

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Short-Term Borrowings

Information related to M&I’s Federal funds purchased and security repurchase agreements for the last three years is as follows ($ in thousands):

 

     2006     2005     2004  

Amount outstanding at year end

   $ 2,838,618     $ 2,325,863     $ 1,478,103  

Average amount outstanding during the year

     2,558,249       2,043,314       2,035,428  

Maximum outstanding at any month’s end

     3,533,812       2,757,845       3,051,606  

Weighted average interest rate at year end

     5.12 %     4.04 %     2.05 %

Weighted average interest rate during the year

     4.99       3.21       1.27  

Information relating to the Corporation’s short-term borrowings is included in Note 14 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8, Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains statements that may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as statements other than historical facts contained or incorporated by reference in this report. These forward-looking statements include statements with respect to M&I’s financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business, including statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “believes,” “expects,” or “anticipates,” references to estimates or similar expressions. Future filings by M&I with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and future statements other than historical facts contained in written material, press releases and oral statements issued by, or on behalf of, M&I may also constitute forward-looking statements.

All forward-looking statements contained in this report or which may be contained in future statements made for or on behalf of M&I are based upon information available at the time the statement is made and M&I assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by federal securities law. Forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, and M&I’s actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause actual results to differ from the results discussed in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth below.

Risk Factors

M&I’s earnings are significantly affected by general business and economic conditions, including credit risk and interest rate risk.

M&I’s business and earnings are sensitive to general business and economic conditions in the United States and, in particular, the states where it has significant operations, including Wisconsin, Arizona, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nevada and Florida. These conditions include short-term and long-term interest rates, inflation, monetary supply, fluctuations in both debt and equity capital markets, the strength of the U.S. and local economies, consumer spending, borrowing and saving habits, all of which are beyond M&I’s control. For example, an economic downturn, increase in unemployment or higher interest rates could decrease the demand for loans and other products and services and/or result in a deterioration in credit quality and/or loan performance and collectibility. Nonpayment of loans, if it occurs, could have an adverse effect on M&I’s financial condition and results of operations and cash flows. Higher interest rates also could increase M&I’s cost to borrow funds and increase the rate M&I pays on deposits. In addition, an overall economic slowdown could negatively impact the purchasing and decision-making activities of the financial institution customers of Metavante.

 

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Terrorism, acts of war or international conflicts could negatively affect M&I’s business and financial condition.

Acts or threats of war or terrorism, international conflicts, including ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the actions taken by the U.S. and other governments in response to such events could negatively impact general business and economic conditions in the U.S. If terrorist activity, acts of war or other international hostilities cause an overall economic decline, the financial condition and operating results of M&I could be materially adversely affected. The potential for future terrorist attacks, the national and international responses to terrorist attacks or perceived threats to national security and other actual or potential conflicts or acts of war, including conflict in the Middle East, have created many economic and political uncertainties that could seriously harm M&I’s business and results of operations in ways that cannot presently be predicted.

M&I’s earnings also are significantly affected by the fiscal and monetary policies of the federal government and its agencies, which could affect repayment of loans and thereby materially adversely affect M&I.

The policies of the Federal Reserve Board impact M&I significantly. The Federal Reserve Board regulates the supply of money and credit in the United States. Its policies directly and indirectly influence the rate of interest earned on loans and paid on borrowings and interest-bearing deposits and can also affect the value of financial instruments M&I holds. Those policies determine to a significant extent M&I’s cost of funds for lending and investing. Changes in those policies are beyond M&I’s control and are difficult to predict. Federal Reserve Board policies can affect M&I’s borrowers, potentially increasing the risk that they may fail to repay their loans. For example, a tightening of the money supply by the Federal Reserve Board could reduce the demand for a borrower’s products and services. This could adversely affect the borrower’s earnings and ability to repay its loan, which could materially adversely affect M&I.

The banking and financial services industry is highly competitive, which could adversely affect M&I’s financial condition and results of operations.

M&I operates in a highly competitive environment in the products and services M&I offers and the markets in which M&I serves. The competition among financial services providers to attract and retain customers is intense. Customer loyalty can be easily influenced by a competitor’s new products, especially offerings that provide cost savings to the customer. Some of M&I’s competitors may be better able to provide a wider range of products and services over a greater geographic area.

M&I believes the banking and financial services industry will become even more competitive as a result of legislative, regulatory and technological changes and the continued consolidation of the industry. Technology has lowered barriers to entry and made it possible for non-banks to offer products and services traditionally provided by banks, such as automatic funds transfer and automatic payment systems. Also, investment banks and insurance companies are competing in more banking businesses such as syndicated lending and consumer banking. Many of M&I’s competitors are subject to fewer regulatory constraints and have lower cost structures. M&I expects the consolidation of the banking and financial services industry to result in larger, better-capitalized companies offering a wide array of financial services and products.

Federal and state agency regulation could increase M&I’s cost structures or have other negative effects on M&I.

The holding company, its subsidiary banks and many of its non-bank subsidiaries, including Metavante, are heavily regulated at the federal and state levels. This regulation is designed primarily to protect consumers, depositors and the banking system as a whole, not stockholders. Congress and state legislatures and federal and state regulatory agencies continually review banking laws, regulations and policies for possible changes. Changes to statutes, regulations or regulatory policies, including changes in interpretation or implementation of statutes, regulations or policies, could affect M&I in substantial and unpredictable ways including limiting the types of financial services and products M&I may offer, increasing the ability of non-banks to offer competing financial services and products and/or increasing M&I’s cost structures. Also, M&I’s failure to comply with laws, regulations or policies could result in sanctions by regulatory agencies and damage to its reputation.

 

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M&I is subject to examinations and challenges by tax authorities, which, if not resolved in M&I’s favor, could adversely affect M&I’s financial condition and results of operations and cash flows.

In the normal course of business, M&I and its affiliates are routinely subject to examinations and challenges from federal and state tax authorities regarding the amount of taxes due in connection with investments it has made and the businesses in which it is engaged. Recently, federal and state taxing authorities have become increasingly aggressive in challenging tax positions taken by financial institutions. These tax positions may relate to tax compliance, sales and use, franchise, gross receipts, payroll, property and income tax issues, including tax base, apportionment and tax credit planning. The challenges made by tax authorities may result in adjustments to the timing or amount of taxable income or deductions or the allocation of income among tax jurisdictions. If any such challenges are made and are not resolved in M&I’s favor, they could have an adverse effect on M&I’s financial condition and results of operations and cash flows.

Consumers may decide not to use banks to complete their financial transactions, which could result in a loss of income to M&I.

Technology and other changes are allowing parties to complete financial transactions that historically have involved banks at one or both ends of the transaction. For example, consumers can now pay bills and transfer funds directly without banks. The process of eliminating banks as intermediaries, known as disintermediation, could result in the loss of fee income, as well as the loss of customer deposits and income generated from those deposits.

Maintaining or increasing M&I’s market share depends on market acceptance and regulatory approval of new products and services and other factors, and M&I’s failure to achieve such acceptance and approval could harm its market share.

M&I’s success depends, in part, on its ability to adapt its products and services to evolving industry standards and to control expenses. There is increasing pressure on financial services companies to provide products and services at lower prices. This can reduce M&I’s net interest margin and revenues from its fee-based products and services. In addition, M&I’s success depends in part on its ability to generate significant levels of new business in its existing markets and in identifying and penetrating markets. Growth rates for card-based payment transactions and other product markets may not continue at recent levels. Further, the widespread adoption of new technologies, including Internet-based services, could require M&I to make substantial expenditures to modify or adapt its existing products and services or render M&I’s existing products obsolete. M&I may not successfully introduce new products and services, achieve market acceptance of its products and services, develop and maintain loyal customers and/or break into targeted markets.

The holding company relies on dividends from its subsidiaries for most of its revenue, and the banking subsidiaries hold a significant portion of their assets indirectly.

The holding company is a separate and distinct legal entity from its subsidiaries. It receives substantially all of its revenue from dividends from its subsidiaries. These dividends are the principal source of funds to pay dividends on the holding company’s common stock and interest on its debt. The payment of dividends by a subsidiary is subject to federal law restrictions as well as to the laws of the subsidiary’s state of incorporation. Also, a parent company’s right to participate in a distribution of assets upon a subsidiary’s liquidation or reorganization is subject to the prior claims of the subsidiary’s creditors. In addition, the M&I bank and savings association subsidiaries hold a significant portion of their mortgage loan and investment portfolios indirectly through their ownership interests in direct and indirect subsidiaries.

M&I depends on the accuracy and completeness of information about customers and counterparties, and inaccurate or incomplete information could negatively impact M&I’s financial condition and results of operations.

In deciding whether to extend credit or enter into other transactions with customers and counterparties, M&I may rely on information provided to it by customers and counterparties, including financial statements and other financial information. M&I may also rely on representations of customers and counterparties as to the accuracy and completeness of that information and, with respect to financial statements, on reports of independent auditors. For example, in deciding whether to extend credit to a business, M&I may assume that the customer’s audited financial statements conform with generally accepted accounting principles and present fairly, in all material

 

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respects, the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the customer. M&I may also rely on the audit report covering those financial statements. M&I’s financial condition and results of operations could be negatively impacted to the extent it relies on financial statements that do not comply with GAAP or that are materially misleading.

M&I’s accounting policies and methods are the basis of how M&I reports its financial condition and results of operations, and they may require management to make estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain.

M&I’s accounting policies and methods are fundamental to how M&I records and reports its financial condition and results of operations. M&I’s management must exercise judgment in selecting and applying many of these accounting policies and methods in order to ensure that they comply with generally accepted accounting principles and reflect management’s judgment as to the most appropriate manner in which to record and report M&I’s financial condition and results of operations. In some cases, management must select the accounting policy or method to apply from two or more alternatives, any of which might be reasonable under the circumstances yet might result in M&I’s reporting materially different amounts than would have been reported under a different alternative.

M&I has identified four accounting policies as being “critical” to the presentation of its financial condition and results of operations because they require management to make particularly subjective and/or complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because of the likelihood that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. These critical accounting policies relate to: (1) the allowance for loan and lease losses; (2) capitalized software and conversion costs; (3) financial asset sales and securitizations; and (4) income taxes. Because of the inherent uncertainty of estimates about these matters, no assurance can be given that the application of alternative policies or methods might not result in M&I’s reporting materially different amounts.

More information on M&I’s critical accounting policies is contained in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Changes in accounting standards could adversely affect M&I’s reported financial results.

The bodies that set accounting standards for public companies, including the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), the Securities and Exchange Commission and others, periodically change or revise existing interpretations of the accounting and reporting standards that govern the way that M&I reports its financial condition and results of operations. These changes can be difficult to predict and can materially impact M&I’s reported financial results. In some cases, M&I could be required to apply a new or revised accounting standard, or a revised interpretation of an accounting standard, retroactively, which could have a negative impact on reported results or result in the restatement of M&I’s financial statements for prior periods.

M&I has an active acquisition program, which involves risks related to integration of acquired companies or businesses and the potential for the dilution of the value of M&I stock.

M&I regularly explores opportunities to acquire banking institutions, financial technology providers and other financial services providers. M&I cannot predict the number, size or timing of future acquisitions. M&I typically does not publicly comment on a possible acquisition or business combination until it has signed a definitive agreement for the transaction. Once M&I has signed a definitive agreement, transactions of this type are generally subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions. There can be no assurance M&I will receive such regulatory approvals without unexpected delays or conditions or that such conditions will be timely met to M&I’s satisfaction, or at all.

Difficulty in integrating an acquired company or business may cause M&I not to realize expected revenue increases, cost savings, increases in geographic or product presence, and/or other projected benefits from the acquisition. Specifically, the integration process could result in higher than expected deposit attrition (run-off), loss of customers and key employees, the disruption of M&I’s business or the business of the acquired company, or otherwise adversely affect M&I’s ability to maintain existing relationships with clients, employees and suppliers or to enter into new business relationships. M&I may not be able to successfully leverage the combined product

 

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offerings to the combined customer base. These factors could contribute to M&I not achieving the anticipated benefits of the acquisition within the desired time frames, if at all.

Future acquisitions could require M&I to issue stock, to use substantial cash or liquid assets or to incur debt. In such cases, the value of M&I stock could be diluted and M&I could become more susceptible to economic downturns and competitive pressures.

M&I has in the past and may in the future explore alternatives to separate Metavante from M&I.

M&I regularly reviews whether separating the banking and related businesses from the Metavante business would improve the future prospects of those businesses and, ultimately, the value returned to shareholders. Such separation, should it occur, could take a variety of forms and could result in a corporate structure significantly different from that which currently exists. M&I typically would not comment on any such transaction until definitive agreements had been signed or the transaction had been otherwise approved in final form. There can be no assurance that any such transaction will or will not occur.

M&I is dependent on senior management, and the loss of service of any of M&I’s senior executive officers could cause M&I’s business to suffer.

M&I’s continued success depends to a significant extent upon the continued services of its senior management. The loss of services of any of M&I’s senior executive officers could cause M&I’s business to suffer. In addition, M&I’s success depends in part upon senior management’s ability to implement M&I’s business strategy.

M&I’s stock price can be volatile.

M&I’s stock price can fluctuate widely in response to a variety of factors including:

 

   

actual or anticipated variations in M&I’s quarterly results;

 

   

new technology or services by M&I’s competitors;

 

   

unanticipated losses or gains due to unexpected events, including losses or gains on securities held for investment purposes;

 

   

significant acquisitions or business combinations, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments by or involving M&I or its competitors;

 

   

changes in accounting policies or practices;

 

   

failure to integrate M&I’s acquisitions or realize anticipated benefits from M&I’s acquisitions; or

 

   

changes in government regulations.

General market fluctuations, industry factors and general economic and political conditions, such as economic slowdowns or recessions, interest rate changes, credit loss trends or currency fluctuations, also could cause M&I’s stock price to decrease regardless of its operating results.

M&I may be a defendant in a variety of litigation and other actions, which may have a material adverse effect on its business, operating results and financial condition.

M&I and its subsidiaries may be involved from time to time in a variety of litigation arising out of M&I’s business. M&I’s insurance may not cover all claims that may be asserted against it, and any claims asserted against M&I, regardless of merit or eventual outcome, may harm M&I’s reputation. Should the ultimate judgments or settlements in any litigation exceed M&I’s insurance coverage, they could have a material adverse effect on M&I’s business, operating results and financial condition and cash flows. In addition, M&I may not be able to obtain appropriate types or levels of insurance in the future, nor may M&I be able to obtain adequate replacement policies with acceptable terms, if at all.

 

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In addition to the factors discussed above, the following factors concerning Metavante’s business may cause M&I’s results to differ from the results discussed in forward-looking statements:

Unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential client or customer information, whether through a breach of M&I’s computer systems or otherwise, could severely harm its business.

As part of M&I’s financial and data processing products and services, it collects, processes and retains sensitive and confidential client and customer information on behalf of itself and other third parties, such as Metavante’s customers. Despite the security measures M&I has in place, its facilities and systems, and those of its third party service providers, may be vulnerable to security breaches, acts of vandalism, computer viruses, misplaced or lost data, programming and/or human errors, or other similar events. Any security breach involving the misappropriation, loss or other unauthorized disclosure of confidential customer information, whether by M&I or by its vendors, could severely damage its reputation, expose it to the risks of litigation and liability, disrupt its operations and harm its business.

Damage to the data centers on which Metavante relies could harm Metavante’s business.

Metavante’s data centers are an integral part of its business. Damage to Metavante’s data centers due to acts of terrorism, fire, power loss, telecommunications failure and other disasters could have a material adverse effect on Metavante’s business, operating results and financial condition. In addition, because Metavante relies on the integrity of the data it processes, if this data is incorrect or somehow tainted, client relations and confidence in Metavante’s services could be impaired, which would harm Metavante’s business.

Network operational difficulties or security problems could damage Metavante’s reputation and business.

Metavante depends on the reliable operation of network connections from its clients and its clients’ end users to its systems. Any operational problems or outages in these systems would cause Metavante to be unable to process transactions for its clients and its clients’ end users, resulting in decreased revenues. In addition, any system delays, failures or loss of data, whatever the cause, could reduce client satisfaction with Metavante’s products and services and harm Metavante’s financial results.

Metavante also depends on the security of its systems. Metavante’s networks may be vulnerable to unauthorized access, computer viruses and other disruptive problems. Metavante transmits confidential financial information in providing its services. In addition, under agreements with certain customers, Metavante will be financially liable if consumer data is compromised while in Metavante’s possession, regardless of the safeguards Metavante may have instituted. A material security problem affecting Metavante could damage its reputation, deter financial services providers from purchasing its products, deter their customers from using its products or result in liability to Metavante. Any material security problem affecting Metavante’s competitors could affect the marketplace’s perception of Internet banking and electronic commerce service in general and have the same effects.

Lack of system integrity or credit quality related to Metavante funds settlement could result in a financial loss.

Metavante settles funds on behalf of financial institutions, other businesses and consumers and receives funds from clients, card issuers, payment networks and consumers on a daily basis for a variety of transaction types. Transactions facilitated by Metavante include debit card, credit card and electronic bill payment transactions, supporting consumers, financial institutions and other businesses. These payment activities rely upon the technology infrastructure that facilitates the verification of activity with counterparties and the facilitation of the payment. If the continuity of operations or integrity of processing were compromised this could result in a financial loss to Metavante due to a failure in payment facilitation. In addition, Metavante may issue credit to consumers, financial institutions or other businesses as part of the funds settlement. A default on this credit by a counterparty could result in a financial loss to Metavante.

Metavante may not be able to protect its intellectual property, and Metavante may be subject to infringement claims.

Metavante relies on a combination of contractual rights and copyright, trademark, patent and trade secret laws to establish and protect its proprietary technology. Despite Metavante’s efforts to protect its intellectual property, third parties may infringe or misappropriate Metavante’s intellectual property or may develop software or

 

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technology competitive to Metavante’s. Metavante’s competitors may independently develop similar technology, duplicate its products or services or design around Metavante’s intellectual property rights. Metavante may have to litigate to enforce and protect its intellectual property rights, trade secrets and know-how or to determine their scope, validity or enforceability, which is expensive and could cause a diversion of resources and may not prove successful. The loss of intellectual property protection or the inability to secure or enforce intellectual property protection could harm Metavante’s business and ability to compete.

Metavante also may be subject to costly litigation in the event its products or technology infringe upon another party’s proprietary rights. Third parties may have, or may eventually be issued, patents that would be infringed by Metavante’s products or technology. Any of these third parties could make a claim of infringement against Metavante with respect to its products or technology. Metavante may also be subject to claims by third parties for breach of copyright, trademark or license usage rights. Any such claims and any resulting litigation could subject Metavante to significant liability for damages. An adverse determination in any litigation of this type could require Metavante to design around a third party’s patent or to license alternative technology from another party. In addition, litigation is time consuming and expensive to defend and could result in the diversion of the time and attention of Metavante’s management and employees. Any claims from third parties may also result in limitations on Metavante’s ability to use the intellectual property subject to these claims.

Changes in the network pricing and transaction routing strategies of NYCE, a subsidiary of Metavante, could adversely affect NYCE’s revenue and Metavante’s results of operations.

The transaction volume and the corresponding revenues of NYCE, a subsidiary of Metavante, are driven in large measure by NYCE’s execution of long-term strategies for network pricing (including interchange and network fees) and transaction routing. As the debit and electronic payments marketplace continues to shift and mature, it may be necessary for NYCE to pursue alternate pricing and/or transaction routing strategies. Any significant changes to NYCE’s current pricing and/or transaction routing strategies would likely be implemented over a transitional phase. Such changes could result in reductions of participant card base, reductions in merchant acceptance, and the potential for transaction misrouting during the transitional phase, any of which would adversely affect NYCE’s revenue and Metavante’s results of operations.

Metavante’s business could suffer if it fails to attract and retain key technical people.

Metavante’s success depends in large part upon Metavante’s ability to attract and retain highly skilled technical, management and sales and marketing personnel. Because the development of Metavante’s products and services requires knowledge of computer hardware, operating system software, system management software and application software, key technical personnel must be proficient in a number of disciplines. Competition for the best people—in particular individuals with technology experience—is intense. Metavante may not be able to hire or retain key people.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

Not applicable.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

M&I and M&I Bank occupy offices on all or portions of 15 floors of a 21-story building located at 770 North Water Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. M&I Bank owns the building and its adjacent 10-story parking lot and leases the remaining floors to a professional tenant. In addition, various subsidiaries of M&I lease commercial office space in downtown Milwaukee office buildings near the 770 North Water Street facility. M&I Bank also owns or leases various branch offices throughout Wisconsin, as well as 101 branch offices among the Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona metropolitan areas, Kansas City and nearby communities, Florida’s west coast, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Duluth, Minnesota and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Southwest Bank of St. Louis owns or leases 16 offices in the St. Louis metropolitan area. M&I Bank of Mayville, a special limited purpose subsidiary of M&I located in Mayville, Wisconsin, and M&I Bank FSB, a federal savings bank subsidiary of M&I located in Las Vegas, Nevada with one office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, occupy modern facilities which are leased. Metavante owns a data processing facility located in Brown Deer, a suburb of Milwaukee, from which Metavante conducts data processing activities, a facility in Milwaukee that houses its software development teams and a card production facility in Romeoville,

 

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Illinois. Some of the other larger facilities owned or leased by Metavante include facilities in Oak Creek and Madison, Wisconsin; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Secaucus, New Jersey; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Altamonte Springs, Florida; and Ann Arbor, Michigan.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

M&I is not currently involved in any material pending legal proceedings, other than litigation of a routine nature and various legal matters which are being defended and handled in the ordinary course of business.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

Not applicable.

Executive Officers of the Registrant

(Age as of March 1, 2007)

 

Name of Officer

  

Office

Dennis J. Kuester

Age 64

   Chairman of the Board since January 2005, Chief Executive Officer since January 2002, President from 1987 to 2005, and Director since February 1994 of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since October 2001, President from January 1989 to October 2001 and Director since 1989, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank; Chairman of the Board and Director, Metavante Corporation; Director of Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company National Association and Milease, LLC.

Ryan R. Deneen

Age 42

   Senior Vice President, Director of Corporate Tax of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation since December 2003; Director of M&I MEDC Fund, LLC and Milease, LLC since 2004; Partner with KPMG LLP, a public accounting firm, from 1997 to November 2003.

Thomas R. Ellis

Age 49

   Senior Vice President of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation since February 2005; Executive Vice President since February 2005, Senior Vice President from 1998 to February 2005 of M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank; Director of M&I Support Services Corp., Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company National Association, M&I Equipment Finance Company, M&I Business Credit LLC and M&I Capital Markets Group II, L.L.C.

Randall J. Erickson

Age 47

   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation since June 2002; General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank; Director of Metavante Corporation, M&I Bank FSB, M&I Community Development Corporation, M&I Investment Partners Management, LLC and Milease, LLC; Director, Vice President and Secretary of M&I Capital Markets Group, L.L.C. and M&I Ventures, L.L.C.; Director and Secretary of M&I Capital Markets Group II, L.L.C.; Director and Vice President of SWB Holdings, Inc.; Shareholder at Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., a Milwaukee-based law firm, from September 1990 to June 2002.

Mark F. Furlong

Age 49

   President since April 2005, Executive Vice President from January 2002 to April 2005, Senior Vice President from April 2001 to January 2002, and Chief Financial Officer from April 2001 to October 2004 of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation; Director and President of M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank since July 2004; Director, Vice President and Treasurer of M&I Capital Markets Group, L.L.C. and M&I Ventures L.L.C.; Director of Metavante Corporation, Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company National Association, M&I Bank Mayville, M&I Equipment Finance Company and Milease, LLC; Senior Vice President of Southwest Bank of St. Louis; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation from 1998 to 2001; First Vice President/Director of Corporate Development/Commercial Banking of H.F. Ahmanson & Co. from 1992 to 1998.

 

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Name of Officer

  

Office

Michael D. Hayford

Age 47

   Senior Vice President of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation since June 2006; Director since September 2004, Chief Operating Officer since May 2006, Senior Executive Vice President since September 2004, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since May 2001, Metavante Corporation; Director and Executive Vice President of Advanced Financial Solutions, Inc., MBI Benefits, Inc., Director, Executive Vice President and Treasurer of TREEV LLC; Director of NYCE Payments Network, LLC; Manager of Metavante Acquisition Company II LLC; Manager and Executive Vice President of Endpoint Exchange LLC; Executive Vice President and Treasurer of Metavante Operations Resources Corporation, Link2Gov Corp. and VICOR, Inc.; Executive Vice President of Kirchman Corporation, VECTORsgi, Inc., Prime Associates, Inc. and GHR Systems, Inc.; Vice President of Printing For Systems, Inc.

Mark R. Hogan

Age 52

   Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer since October 2001, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation; Executive Vice President since February 2005, Chief Credit Officer since November 1995 and Senior Vice President from 1995 to February 2005, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank; Director, M&I Equipment Finance Company, M&I Business Credit LLC and M&I Capital Markets Group II, L.L.C.; Director and Vice President of SWB Holdings, Inc.

Patricia R. Justiliano

Age 56

   Senior Vice President since 1994 and Corporate Controller since April 1989, Vice President from 1986 to 1994, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation; Senior Vice President since April 2006, Vice President from January 1999 to April 2006, Controller since September 1998, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank; Director, President and Treasurer of M&I Marshall & Ilsley Holdings, Inc., M&I Marshall & Ilsley Investment II Corporation, M&I Zion Investment II Corporation and M&I Zion Holdings, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Treasurer of M&I Insurance Company of Arizona, Inc.; Director and Treasurer of M&I Mortgage Reinsurance Corporation; Director of M&I Bank FSB, M&I Bank of Mayville, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Investment Corporation, M&I Servicing Corp., M&I Zion Investment Corp., M&I Custody of Nevada, Inc., M&I Marshall & Ilsley Holdings II, Inc., SWB Investment Corporation, SWB of St. Louis Holdings I, LLC and SWB of St. Louis Holdings II, LLC; Senior Vice President of Southwest Bank of St. Louis.

Brent J. Kelly

Age 45

   Senior Vice President and Director of Marketing since January 2006, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation; Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, of 1800Flowers.com from June 2002 to December 2005; Senior Vice President, Marketing Communications of Bank One Corporation from May 1998 to May 2002.

Beth D. Knickerbocker

Age 40

   Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation since January 2005; Vice President, Senior Compliance Counsel of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation from May 2004 to January 2005; Attorney at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, a Washington, D.C. law firm, from 2000 to May 2004.

Kenneth C. Krei

Age 57

   Senior Vice President of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation since July 2003; Chairman of the Board since January 2005, President and Chief Executive Officer of Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company National Association since July 2003; Chairman of the Board since January 2005 and Chief Executive Officer of M&I Investment Management Corp. since July 2003; Director and President of M&I Investment Partners Management, LLC; Director of M&I Support Services, M&I Brokerage Services, Inc., M&I Insurance Services, Inc. and Marshall Funds; Director and Vice President of M&I Realty Advisors, Inc.; Executive Vice President, Investment Advisors at Fifth Third Bancorp from 2001 to 2003; Executive Vice President, Investment and Insurance Services at Old Kent Financial Corporation from 1998 to 2001.

 

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Name of Officer

  

Office

Frank R. Martire

Age 59

   Senior Vice President since April 2003, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation; Director, President and Chief
Executive Officer since March 2003, President, Financial Services Group, Metavante Corporation from
January 2003 to March 2003; Manager of Metavante Acquisition Company II LLC; Director of NYCE
Payments Network, LLC; President and Chief Operating Officer of Call Solutions Inc. from 2001 to 2003;
President and Chief Operating Officer, Financial Institution Systems and Services Group, of Fiserv, Inc.
from 1991 to 2001.

Thomas J. O’Neill

Age 46

   Senior Vice President since April 1997, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation; Executive Vice President since 2000, Senior Vice President from 1997 to 2000, Vice President from 1991 to 1997, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank; Senior Vice President of Southwest Bank of St. Louis; Director and President of M&I Bank FSB, M&I Dealer Finance, Inc., M&I Insurance Company of Arizona, Inc. and M&I Mortgage Reinsurance Corporation; Director and Vice President of M&I Community Development Corporation; Director of M&I Bank of Mayville, M&I Brokerage Services, Inc., Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company National Association, M&I Insurance Services, Inc., M&I Support Services Corp. and M&I MEDC Fund, LLC.

Paul J. Renard

Age 46

   Senior Vice President, Director of Human Resources since 2000, Vice President and manager since 1994, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation; Senior Vice President of M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank.

John L. Roberts

Age 54

   Senior Vice President of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation since 1994; Senior Vice President since 1994, Vice President and Controller from 1986 to 1995, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank; President and Director since 1995, M&I Support Services Corp.; Director of M&I Bank FSB and M&I Mortgage Corp.; President and Director of M&I Bank of Mayville.

Thomas A. Root

Age 50

   Senior Vice President since 1998, Audit Director since May 1996, Vice President from 1991 to 1998, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation; Senior Vice President since April 2006, Vice President from 1993 to April 2006 and Audit Director since 1999, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank.

Gregory A. Smith

Age 43

   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, since June 2006; Chief Financial Officer, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, since June 2006; Director of M&I Insurance Services, Inc., Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company National Association, M&I Brokerage Services, Inc., Metavante Corporation; Managing Director, Investment Banking, Credit Suisse from October 2004 to June 2006; Managing Director, Investment Banking, UBS Investment Bank from April 2000 to September 2004.

Michael C. Smith

Age 48

   Senior Vice President and Corporate Treasurer, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, since March 2006; Senior Vice President since April 2006, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank; Director and President of M&I Northwoods III, L.L.C.; Director of M&I Community Development Corporation, M&I Bank FSB, M&I Custody of Nevada, Inc., M&I Servicing Corp., M&I Marshall & Ilsley Investment Corporation, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Investment II Corporation, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Holdings, Inc., M&I Marshall & Ilsley Holdings II, Inc., M&I Zion Holdings, Inc., M&I Zion Investment II Corporation, SWB Investment Corporation, SWB Investment II Corporation, SWB of St. Louis Holdings I, LLC and SWB of St. Louis Holdings II, LLC; Senior Vice President, Southwest Bank of St. Louis; Treasurer, American International Group (AIG) Consumer Finance Group, from May 2001 to February 2006; Senior Vice President of international treasury for Associates First Capital Corporation, n/k/a CitiFinancial, from July 1995 to May 2001.

 

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Name of Officer

  

Office

Ronald E. Smith

Age 60

   Senior Vice President since March 2005, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation; Executive Vice President since
March 2005, Senior Vice President from 2001 to March 2005, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank; and
Executive Vice President from 1996 to March 2001 of M&I Bank of Madison.

 

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON STOCK, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Stock Listing

M&I’s common stock is traded under the symbol “MI” on the New York Stock Exchange. Common dividends declared and the price range for M&I’s common stock for each of the last five years can be found in Item 8, Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Quarterly Financial Information.

A discussion of the regulatory restrictions on the payment of dividends can be found under Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and in Note 16 in Item 8, Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Holders of Common Equity

At December 31, 2006 M&I had approximately 17,984 record holders of its common stock.

Shares Purchased

The following table reflects the purchases of M&I common stock for the specified period:

 

Period

   Total Number of
Shares Purchased (1)
   Average Price
Paid Per
Share
   Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
   Maximum
Number of
Shares that May
Yet be Purchased
Under the Plans
or Programs

October 1 to October 31, 2006

   15,044    $ 47.55    —      11,000,000

November 1 to November 30, 2006

   83,334      47.73    —      11,000,000

December 1 to December 31, 2006

   23,720      47.36    —      11,000,000

(1) Includes shares purchased by rabbi trusts pursuant to nonqualified deferred compensation plans for the three months ended December 31, 2006.

M&I’s Share Repurchase Program was publicly reconfirmed in April 2004, 2005 and 2006. The Share Repurchase Program authorizes the purchase of up to 12 million shares annually and renews each year at that level unless changed or terminated by subsequent Board action.

 

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Consolidated Summary of Earnings

Years Ended December 31 ($000’s except share data)

 

     2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  

Interest and Fee Income:

          

Loans and leases

   $ 2,856,043     $ 1,959,063     $ 1,432,754     $ 1,336,288     $ 1,318,175  

Investment securities:

          

Taxable

     277,938       214,537       200,107       165,075       198,037  

Exempt from federal income taxes

     61,769       64,127       58,826       57,968       60,637  

Trading securities

     614       229       271       258       328  

Short-term investments

     16,136       8,675       2,397       2,559       11,168  
                                        

Total interest and fee income

     3,212,500       2,246,631       1,694,355       1,562,148       1,588,345  

Interest Expense:

          

Deposits

     1,058,713       544,920       276,102       228,216       283,385  

Short-term borrowings

     186,863       106,333       61,256       81,070       150,310  

Long-term borrowings

     476,625       330,144       196,440       163,348       127,343  
                                        

Total interest expense

     1,722,201       981,397       533,798       472,634       561,038  
                                        

Net interest income

     1,490,299       1,265,234       1,160,557       1,089,514       1,027,307  

Provision for loan and lease losses

     50,551       44,795       37,963       62,993       74,416  
                                        

Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses

     1,439,748       1,220,439       1,122,594       1,026,521       952,891  

Other Income:

          

Data processing services

     1,382,658       1,185,024       934,128       700,530       640,578  

Wealth management

     221,554       191,720       175,119       148,348       140,736  

Net investment securities gains (losses)

     9,701       45,514       35,336       21,572       (6,275 )

Other

     301,508       294,001       273,347       313,123       286,640  
                                        

Total other income

     1,915,421       1,716,259       1,417,930       1,183,573       1,061,679  

Other Expense:

          

Salaries and employee benefits

     1,210,107       1,074,758       919,431       830,779       779,836  

Other

     949,430       804,286       709,253       654,808       551,370  
                                        

Total other expense

     2,159,537       1,879,044       1,628,684       1,485,587       1,331,206  
                                        

Income before income taxes

     1,195,632       1,057,654       911,840       724,507       683,364  

Provision for income taxes

     387,794       351,464       305,987       202,060       225,455  
                                        

Net Income

   $ 807,838     $ 706,190     $ 605,853     $ 522,447     $ 457,909  
                                        

Net income per common share:

          

Basic

   $ 3.24     $ 3.06     $ 2.72     $ 2.31     $ 2.15  

Diluted

     3.17       2.99       2.66       2.28       2.06  

Other Significant Data:

          

Year-End Common Stock Price

   $ 48.11     $ 43.04     $ 44.20     $ 38.25     $ 27.38  

Return on Average Shareholders’ Equity

     14.42 %     16.21 %     17.00 %     15.87 %     16.32 %

Return on Average Assets

     1.53       1.63       1.63       1.57       1.57  

Dividend Payout Ratio

     33.12       31.10       30.45       30.70       30.34  

Average Equity to Average Assets Ratio

     10.64       10.07       9.59       9.89       9.61  

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges*

          

Excluding Interest on Deposits

     2.73 x       3.28 x       4.24 x       3.71 x       3.27 x  

Including Interest on Deposits

     1.68 x       2.05 x       2.64 x       2.46 x       2.17 x  

* See Exhibit 12 for detailed computation of these ratios.

 

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Consolidated Average Balance Sheets

Years ended December 31 ($000’s except share data)

 

     2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  

Assets:

          

Cash and due from banks

   $ 1,023,782     $ 966,078     $ 835,391     $ 752,215     $ 708,256  

Investment securities:

          

Trading securities

     45,559       26,922       22,297       23,017       15,247  

Short-term investments

     303,631       237,178       171,057       264,254       717,129  

Other investment securities:

          

Taxable

     5,687,763       4,847,722       4,672,741       4,038,579       3,325,568  

Tax exempt

     1,303,872       1,334,793       1,199,139       1,173,466       1,224,737  
                                        

Total investment securities

     7,340,825       6,446,615       6,065,234       5,499,316       5,282,681  

Loans and Leases:

          

Commercial

     11,175,436       8,954,619       7,621,040       6,905,323       6,143,862  

Real estate

     25,808,422       20,728,918       17,215,467       14,938,082       12,633,208  

Personal

     1,483,094       1,525,502       1,632,440       1,874,315       1,388,447  

Lease financing

     661,466       567,344       552,551       674,871       862,927  
                                        

Total loans and leases

     39,128,418       31,776,383       27,021,498       24,392,591       21,028,444  

Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses

     406,390       362,886       360,408       347,838       302,664  
                                        

Net loans and leases

     38,722,028       31,413,497       26,661,090       24,044,753       20,725,780  

Premises and equipment, net

     550,514       458,179       448,134       440,492       418,042  

Accrued interest and other assets

     5,013,949       3,999,172       3,152,745       2,531,245       2,067,891  
                                        

Total Assets

   $ 52,651,098     $ 43,283,541     $ 37,162,594     $ 33,268,021     $ 29,202,650  
                                        

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:

          

Deposits:

          

Noninterest bearing

   $ 5,335,539     $ 4,942,803     $ 4,585,628     $ 4,189,724     $ 3,509,133  

Interest bearing:

          

Bank issued deposits:

          

Bank issued interest bearing activity deposits

     11,668,328       10,027,250       9,960,645       10,084,996       8,996,778  

Bank issued time deposits

     7,329,307       4,410,456       3,384,120       3,399,734       3,540,124  
                                        

Total bank issued deposits

     18,997,635       14,437,706       13,344,765       13,484,730       12,536,902  

Wholesale deposits

     7,255,647       6,720,964       6,057,542       4,311,424       2,596,952  
                                        

Total interest bearing deposits

     26,253,282       21,158,670       19,402,307       17,796,154       15,133,854  
                                        

Total deposits

     31,588,821       26,101,473       23,987,935       21,985,878       18,642,987  

Short-term borrowings

     3,638,180       2,925,642       2,908,168       3,138,752       4,188,339  

Long-term borrowings

     10,071,717       8,193,001       5,329,571       3,798,851       2,693,447  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     1,751,474       1,706,111       1,372,677       1,052,713       871,222  
                                        

Total liabilities

     47,050,192       38,926,227       33,598,351       29,976,194       26,395,995  

Shareholders’ Equity

     5,600,906       4,357,314       3,564,243       3,291,827       2,806,655  
                                        

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 52,651,098     $ 43,283,541     $ 37,162,594     $ 33,268,021     $ 29,202,650  
                                        

Other Significant Data:

          

Book Value Per Share at Year End

   $ 24.24     $ 20.27     $ 17.51     $ 15.24     $ 13.71  

Average Common Shares Outstanding

     249,723,333       231,300,867       223,123,866       226,342,764       212,799,996  

Employees at Year End

     14,699       13,967       13,345       12,244       12,625  

Credit Quality Ratios:

          

Net Loan and Lease Charge-offs to Average Loans and Leases

     0.10 %     0.12 %     0.11 %     0.21 %     0.21 %

Total Nonperforming Loans and Leases* and OREO to End of Period Loans and Leases and OREO

     0.70       0.44       0.48       0.74       0.85  

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses to End of Period Loans and Leases

     1.00       1.06       1.21       1.39       1.42  

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses to Total Nonperforming Loans and Leases*

     157       259       271       202       174  

* Loans and leases nonaccrual, restructured, and past due 90 days or more.

 

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Yield & Cost Analysis

Years ended December 31 (Tax equivalent basis)

 

     2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  

Average Rates Earned:

          

Loan and Leases

   7.30 %   6.17 %   5.31 %   5.49 %   6.28 %

Investment Securities – Taxable

   4.80     4.41     4.30     4.13     6.11  

Investment Securities – Tax-Exempt

   6.97     7.26     7.53     7.58     7.49  

Trading Securities

   1.45     0.89     1.26     1.16     2.21  

Short-term Investments

   5.31     3.66     1.40     0.97     1.56  

Average Rates Paid:

          

Interest Bearing Deposits

   4.03 %   2.58 %   1.42 %   1.28 %   1.87 %

Short-term Borrowings

   5.14     3.63     2.11     2.58     3.59  

Long-term Borrowings

   4.73     4.03     3.69     4.30     4.73  

M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank Average Prime Rate

   7.96     6.19     4.34     4.12     4.67  

 

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

The Corporation’s overall strategy is to drive earnings per share growth by: (1) expanding banking operations not only in Wisconsin but also into faster growing regions beyond Wisconsin; (2) increasing the number of financial institutions to which the Corporation provides correspondent banking services and products; (3) growing Metavante’s business through organic growth, cross-sales of technology products and acquisitions; and (4) expanding trust services and other wealth management product and service offerings.

The Corporation continues to focus on its key metrics of growing revenues through balance sheet growth, fee-based income growth and strong credit quality. Management believes that the Corporation has demonstrated solid fundamental performance in each of these key areas and as a result, the year ended December 31, 2006 produced strong financial results across all of its segments and reporting units.

Net income in 2006 amounted to $807.8 million or $3.17 per diluted share. The return on average assets and return on average equity were 1.53% and 14.42%, respectively. By comparison, net income in 2005 was $706.2 million, diluted earnings per share was $2.99, the return on average assets was 1.63% and the return on average equity was 16.21%. For the year ended December 31, 2004, net income was $605.9 million or $2.66 per diluted share and the returns on average assets and average equity were 1.63% and 17.00%, respectively.

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2006 included the impact of the mark-to-market adjustments associated with certain interest rate swaps. Based on expanded interpretations of the accounting standard for derivatives and hedge accounting, specifically hedge designation under the “matched-terms” method, it was determined that certain transactions did not qualify for hedge accounting. As a result, any fluctuation in the fair value of the interest rate swaps was recorded in earnings with no corresponding offset to the hedged items or accumulated other comprehensive income. The affected interest rate swaps were designed to hedge the change in fair values or cash flows of the underlying assets or liabilities and had performed effectively as economic hedges. Applying fair value accounting (versus hedge accounting) resulted in greater earnings volatility, particularly on a linked-quarter basis. The affected interest rate swaps were terminated in 2006 in order to avoid future earnings volatility due to mark-to-market accounting. The impact, which is reported as Net derivative losses-discontinued hedges in the Consolidated Statements of Income, resulted in a decrease to net income of $12.0 million or $0.05 per diluted share. Management believes these changes in earnings based on market volatility are not reflective of the core performance trends of the Corporation.

Excluding the changes in earnings based on market volatility, for the year ended December 31, 2006 net income and diluted earnings per share would have been $819.8 million and $3.22 per share respectively, and the return on average assets and return on average equity would have been 1.56% and 14.58%, respectively. The resulting growth in income and diluted earnings per share in 2006 compared to 2005 would have been $113.6 million or 16.1% and $0.23 per share or 7.7%, respectively.

A reconciliation of these 2006 non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) operating results to GAAP results is provided later in this Item.

Earnings growth in 2006 compared to 2005 was attributable to a number of factors. The increase in net interest income was due to strong organic loan and bank issued deposit growth and the contribution from the two banking acquisitions that were completed on April 1, 2006. Net charge-offs continued to be below the Corporation’s five-year historical average in 2006. Metavante continued to exhibit growth in both revenue and earnings that was attributable, in part, to new sales, the impact of its acquisition activities and success in retaining and cross-selling products and services to its core customer base. Continued growth in assets under management and assets under administration resulted in solid growth in fee income for Wealth Management. Although an unpredictable source of earnings, the Corporation’s Capital Markets Group investment securities gains were relatively insignificant in 2006 compared to the past two years. These factors, along with continued expense management, all contributed to the consolidated earnings growth in 2006.

 

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With regard to the outlook in 2007 for the Banking segment, management expects modest net interest margin compression of up to a few basis points per quarter to continue. Commercial and industrial loan growth is expected to moderate slightly, and is expected to show low double-digit growth rates. Commercial real estate growth is expected to be in the mid single digit percentage range. Nonperforming loans and leases as a percent of total loans and leases are expected to be in the range of 65 basis points to 75 basis points. Management expects Metavante’s total revenue in 2007 to be in the range of $1.60 billion to $1.64 billion with margins similar to those achieved in 2006.

Management continues to expect that net charge-offs will trend to historical levels and range from 15 basis points to 20 basis points of average loans and leases over time.

The Corporation’s actual results for 2007 could differ materially from those expected by management. See “Forward-Looking Statements” in Item 1A of this Form 10-K for a discussion of the various risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results.

The results of operations and financial condition for the periods presented include the effects of the acquisitions by Metavante as well as the banking-related and wealth management-related acquisitions from the dates of consummation of the acquisitions. All transactions were accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. See Note 5 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the Corporation’s acquisitions completed in 2006, 2005 and 2004.

Recently Announced Acquisitions

The following acquisitions, which are not considered to be material business combinations, were recently announced:

In February 2007, the Corporation announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Excel Bank Corporation (“Excel”). Excel, with $615 million in consolidated assets as of December 31, 2006, has four branches in the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. Under the terms of the definitive agreement, Excel shareholders will receive $9.08 in cash and a fraction of a share of the Corporation’s common stock having a value of $4.89 for each share of Excel common stock or a total of $13.97 for each share of Excel common stock. The transaction value is estimated to be approximately $105 million. This transaction is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2007, subject to the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of Excel’s outstanding shares, regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

In January 2007, Metavante announced the acquisition of Valutec Card Solutions, Inc. (“Valutec”), of Franklin, Tennessee. Valutec is a provider of closed-loop, in-store gift and loyalty card solutions to small and medium-sized businesses. This acquisition expands Metavante’s ability to offer a wider selection of prepaid gift card options to its merchant customer base and will enable Metavante’s current financial institution customers to offer merchant-branded cards and services to their merchant customers. This acquisition was completed on January 17, 2007. Total cash consideration amounted to $41.0 million.

In January 2007, the Corporation announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire North Star Financial Corporation (“North Star”) of Chicago, Illinois. North Star and its subsidiaries, with $1.6 billion in assets under administration, provide a variety of wealth management services through personal and other trusts. In addition, North Star offers a variety of other products and services including land trusts, 1031 exchanges for both real and personal property and ESOP services, including consultative services relating to the transfer of small-business stock ownership. Under the terms of the definitive agreement, the Corporation has agreed to pay $21 million in the Corporation’s common stock for the outstanding common shares of North Star. This transaction is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2007, subject to regulatory approvals, approval of North Star’s shareholders and other customary closing conditions.

In December 2006, the Corporation announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire United Heritage Bankshares of Florida, Inc. (“United Heritage”) headquartered in Orlando, Florida. United Heritage, with $751 million in assets as of December 31, 2006, has 13 branches in the metropolitan Orlando area. The current United Heritage Bank branches will become M&I Bank branches. Under the terms of the definitive agreement, United Heritage shareholders will receive 0.8740 of a share of M&I common stock for each share of United

 

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Heritage common stock. Based on the price of the Corporation’s common stock when the agreement was executed, the transaction value is estimated to be approximately $217 million. This transaction is also expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2007, subject to regulatory approvals, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of United Heritage’s outstanding shares and other customary closing conditions.

Significant Transactions

Some of the more significant transactions in 2006, 2005 and 2004 consisted of the following:

During 2006, Metavante completed two acquisitions. Also during 2006, the Corporation completed two banking acquisitions and one wealth management acquisition.

On January 1, 2006, the Corporation adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (“SFAS 123(R)”), which requires that all share-based compensation be expensed. For the Corporation, additional expense was reported for its stock option awards and its employee stock purchase plan. In conjunction with the adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Corporation elected the Modified Retrospective Application method to implement the new accounting standard. Under that method all prior period consolidated and segment financial information was adjusted based on pro forma amounts previously disclosed.

On January 1, 2006, the Banking segment transferred its external item processing business, including all check-processing client relationships to Metavante. During 2006, the Corporation transferred the residential and commercial mortgage banking reporting units to the Banking segment. The segment information contained in Note 24 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 was adjusted for these transfers.

During 2005, Metavante completed six acquisitions.

During the second and third quarters of 2005, the Corporation realized a gain primarily due to the sale of an entity associated with its investment in an independent private equity and venture capital partnership. The gross pre-tax gain amounted to $29.4 million and is reported in Net Investment Securities Gains in the Consolidated Statements of Income. On an after-tax basis, and net of related compensation expense, the gain amounted to $16.5 million or $0.07 per diluted share for the twelve months ended December 31, 2005.

During the third quarter of 2005, the Corporation realized a gain due to an equity investment that the Corporation liquidated in a cash tender offer. The pre-tax gain amounted to $6.6 million and is reported in Net Investment Securities Gains in the Consolidated Statements of Income. On an after-tax basis, the gain amounted to $3.9 million or $0.02 per diluted share for the twelve months ended December 31, 2005.

During 2004, Metavante completed six acquisitions and the Banking segment completed one acquisition.

During 2004, net pre-tax gains associated with the Corporation’s Capital Markets Group investments amounted to $34.6 million. Approximately $34.1 million of the net gain in 2004 was from a net unrealized gain recognized in the fourth quarter of 2004 due to the net increase in market value of an investment in an independent private equity and venture capital partnership.

The net unrealized gain recognized in the fourth quarter of 2004 was offset by charitable foundation expense which was higher than historical levels and other accrual adjustments that amounted to approximately $6.8 million.

During 2004, Metavante sold its small business 401k Retirement Plan Services operations. In conjunction with an expanded processing relationship, Metavante also sold the direct customer base of Paytrust.com in 2004. These transactions resulted in an aggregate pre-tax loss of approximately $7.1 million.

During 2004, the Corporation issued 3.6 million shares of its common stock in a public offering that resulted in net proceeds to the Corporation of approximately $149.9 million. Also during 2004, the Corporation issued $400 million of equity units (referred to as Common SPACESSM) that resulted in net proceeds to the Corporation of approximately $389.2 million. Each Common SPACES consists of (i) a stock purchase contract under which the investor agrees to purchase for $25.00, a fraction of a share of the Corporation’s common stock on the stock purchase date and (ii) a 1/40, or 2.5%, undivided beneficial interest in a preferred security of M&I Capital

 

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Trust B (also referred to as the STACKSSM) with each share having an initial liquidation value of $1,000. The stock purchase date is expected to be August 15, 2007 but could be deferred for quarterly periods until August 15, 2008. On the stock purchase date, the number of shares of common stock the Corporation will issue upon settlement of the stock purchase contracts depends on the applicable market value per share of the Corporation’s common stock, which will be determined just prior to the stock purchase date, and other factors. The Corporation estimates that it will issue approximately 8.7 million to 10.9 million common shares to settle shares issuable pursuant to the stock purchase contracts. The proceeds from these issuances together with proceeds from the issuance of $600.0 million of senior notes were used for general corporate purposes, including maintaining capital at desired levels and providing long-term financing for the acquisitions completed by Metavante in 2004.

During 2004, the Corporation’s Banking segment prepaid and retired certain higher cost long-term debt and terminated some related receive floating / pay fixed interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges. The total debt retired amounted to $355.0 million and the charge to earnings amounted to a loss of $6.9 million.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income, which is the difference between interest earned on earning assets and interest owed on interest bearing liabilities, represented approximately 43.8% of the Corporation’s source of revenues in 2006.

Net interest income in 2006 amounted to $1,490.3 million compared with net interest income of $1,265.2 million in 2005, an increase of $225.1 million or 17.8%. Both acquisition-related and organic loan growth, as well as the growth in noninterest bearing and other bank issued deposits, were the primary contributors to the increase in net interest income. Factors negatively affecting net interest income compared to the prior year included the impact of the financing costs associated with acquisitions by the Banking segment and Metavante in 2006, common stock buybacks and a general shift in the bank issued deposit mix from lower cost to higher cost deposit products in response to increasing interest rates.

Average earning assets in 2006 amounted to $46.5 billion compared to $38.2 billion in 2005, an increase of $8.3 billion or 21.6%. Increases in average loans and leases accounted for 89.2% of the growth in average earning assets.

Average interest bearing liabilities increased $7.7 billion or 23.8% in 2006 compared to 2005. Approximately $5.1 billion or 66.3% of the growth in average interest bearing liabilities was attributable to interest bearing deposits and $1.9 billion or 24.4% of the growth in average interest bearing liabilities was attributable to long term borrowings.

Average noninterest bearing deposits increased $0.4 billion or 7.9% in 2006 compared to the prior year.

Net interest income in 2005 amounted to $1,265.2 million compared with net interest income of $1,160.6 million in 2004, an increase of $104.6 million or 9.0%. Loan growth and the growth in noninterest bearing and other bank-issued deposits were the primary contributors to the increase in net interest income. Net interest income in 2005 was negatively affected by lower loan spreads and the interest expense associated with debt issued in the third quarter of 2004 to fund Metavante’s acquisitions.

Average earning assets in 2005 amounted to $38.2 billion compared to $33.1 billion in 2004, an increase of $5.1 billion or 15.5%. Increases in average loans and leases accounted for 92.6% of the growth in average earning assets.

Average interest bearing liabilities increased $4.6 billion or 16.8% in 2005 compared to 2004. Approximately $1.8 billion or 37.9% of the growth in average interest bearing liabilities was attributable to interest bearing deposits and the remainder of the growth in average interest bearing liabilities was attributable to long term borrowings.

Average noninterest bearing deposits increased $0.4 billion or 7.8% in 2005 compared to 2004.

 

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The growth and composition of the Corporation’s average loan and lease portfolio for the current year and prior two years are reflected in the following table ($ in millions):

 

                    Percent Growth  
     2006    2005    2004    2006
vs
2005
    2005
vs
2004
 

Commercial:

             

Commercial

   $ 11,175.4    $ 8,954.6    $ 7,621.0    24.8 %   17.5 %

Commercial real estate:

             

Commercial mortgages

     10,345.6      8,575.8      7,658.2    20.6     12.0  

Construction

     2,793.0      1,412.8      1,097.4    97.7     28.7  
                                 

Total commercial real estate

     13,138.6      9,988.6      8,755.6    31.5     14.1  

Commercial lease financing

     516.2      439.4      397.0    17.5     10.7  
                                 

Total commercial

     24,830.2      19,382.6      16,773.6    28.1     15.6  

Personal:

             

Residential real estate:

             

Residential mortgages

     5,735.9      4,239.5      2,855.3    35.3     48.5  

Construction

     2,394.3      1,513.0      839.8    58.2     80.2  
                                 

Total residential real estate

     8,130.2      5,752.5      3,695.1    41.3     55.7  

Consumer loans:

             

Student

     68.6      79.4      87.2    (13.6 )   (8.9 )

Credit card

     239.9      223.6      224.0    7.3     (0.2 )

Home equity loans and lines

     4,539.6      4,987.9      4,764.8    (9.0 )   4.7  

Other

     1,174.6      1,222.5      1,321.3    (3.9 )   (7.5 )
                                 

Total consumer loans

     6,022.7      6,513.4      6,397.3    (7.5 )   1.8  

Personal lease financing

     145.3      127.9      155.5    13.6     (17.7 )
                                 

Total personal

     14,298.2      12,393.8      10,247.9    15.4     20.9  
                                 

Total consolidated average loans and leases

   $ 39,128.4    $ 31,776.4    $ 27,021.5    23.1 %   17.6 %
                                 

Average loans and leases increased $7.4 billion or 23.1% in 2006 compared to 2005. Excluding the effect of the Banking acquisitions, total consolidated average loan and lease organic growth was 12.7% in 2006 compared to 2005. Approximately $2.9 billion of the growth in total consolidated average loans and leases was attributable to the banking acquisitions and $4.5 billion of the growth was organic. Of the $2.9 billion of average growth attributable to the banking acquisitions, $2.1 billion was attributable to average commercial real estate loans, $0.6 billion was attributable to average commercial loans and leases and the remainder was primarily attributable to average residential real estate loans. Of the $4.5 billion of average loan and lease organic growth, $1.7 billion was attributable to average commercial loans and leases, $1.1 billion was attributable to average commercial real estate loans, and $2.2 billion was attributable to residential real estate loans. Average home equity loans and lines decreased $0.4 billion in 2006 compared to 2005.

Management attributes the strong loan growth in 2006 to the strength of the local economies in the markets the Corporation serves, new business and continued customer satisfaction. Management expects that organic commercial loan growth (as a percentage) will moderate slightly from 2006 growth levels and will reach the low double digits in 2007. The basis for this expectation includes continued success in attracting new customers in all of the Corporation’s markets and continued modest economic growth in the primary markets that the Corporation serves. Recently the Corporation has experienced some declines in the construction market for both commercial and residential developers, and to some extent throughout the commercial real estate business. Based on recent trends, management expects mid single digit growth in 2007 for commercial real estate loans.

Home equity loans and lines, which include M&I’s wholesale activity, continue to be the primary consumer loan products. Average home equity loans and lines declined $0.4 billion or 9.0% in 2006 compared to 2005. This trend is consistent with what is occurring in many parts of the country. The softer home equity market, combined with the Corporation’s continued sales of certain loans at origination, which is partly in response to the Corporation’s demand for home equity products with higher loan-to-value characteristics, will continue to affect balance sheet organic loan growth. Management does not expect this trend to change in the near term.

 

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The Corporation sells some of its residential real estate loan production (residential real estate and home equity loans) in the secondary market. Selected residential real estate loans with rate and term characteristics that are considered desirable are periodically retained in the portfolio. Residential real estate loans originated and sold to the secondary market amounted to $2.3 billion in 2006 compared to $2.4 billion in 2005. At December 31, 2006, residential mortgage loans held for sale amounted to $139.3 million. Gains from the sale of mortgage loans amounted to $47.3 million in 2006 compared to $47.1 million in 2005.

Auto loans securitized and sold amounted to $0.5 billion in each of 2006 and 2005. Net losses from the sale and securitization of auto loans, including write-downs of auto loans held for sale, amounted to $0.1 million in 2006 compared to $2.0 million in 2005. See Note 10 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of the Corporation’s securitization activities. At December 31, 2006, auto loans held for sale amounted to $83.4 million.

The Corporation anticipates that it will continue to divest of selected assets through sale or securitization in future periods.

Average loans and leases increased $4.8 billion or 17.6% in 2005 compared to 2004. Total average commercial loan and lease growth amounted to $2.6 billion. Total average commercial loan growth in 2005 compared to 2004 consisted of average commercial real estate and commercial real estate construction loan growth which contributed $1.2 billion and average commercial loan growth which contributed $1.4 billion. Total average personal loan growth amounted to $2.2 billion in 2005 compared to 2004. This growth was driven primarily by growth in residential real estate loans that consist primarily of traditional three and five year ARMs (adjustable rate mortgages), balloon mortgage loans and construction loans. Total average residential real estate loans grew by $2.1 billion in 2005 compared to 2004. Average home equity loans and lines increased $0.2 billion in 2005 compared to 2004.

Home equity loans and lines, which include the Corporation’s wholesale activity, continue to be the primary consumer loan products. Home equity loan and line production in 2005 continued to be strong. The rate of growth in home equity loans and lines in 2005 compared to 2004 was affected by the amount of loans sold at origination and increased prepayment activity on the Corporation’s wholesale home equity products. The proportion of loans sold at origination significantly increased in 2005 compared to 2004 in response to the increased demand for home equity products with higher loan-to-value characteristics.

The Corporation sells some of its residential real estate loan production (residential real estate and home equity loans) in the secondary market. Selected residential real estate loans with rate and term characteristics that are considered desirable are periodically retained in the portfolio. Residential real estate loans originated and sold to the secondary market amounted to $2.4 billion in 2005 compared to $1.6 billion in 2004. At December 31, 2005, mortgage loans held for sale amounted to $198.7 million. Gains from the sale of mortgage loans amounted to $47.1 million in 2005 compared to $28.9 million in 2004.

Auto loans securitized and sold amounted to $0.5 billion in each of 2005 and 2004. Net losses from the sale and securitization of auto loans, including write-downs of auto loans held for sale, amounted to $2.0 million in 2005 compared to $3.4 million in 2004. The losses incurred were primarily due to lower loan interest rate spreads associated with new auto loan production in a rising interest rate environment. At December 31, 2005, auto loans held for sale amounted to $79.1 million.

 

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The growth and composition of the Corporation’s consolidated average deposits for the current year and prior two years are reflected below ($ in millions):

 

                    Percent Growth  
     2006    2005    2004   

2006

vs

2005

   

2005

vs

2004

 

Bank issued deposits:

             

Noninterest bearing:

             

Commercial

   $ 3,825.3    $ 3,480.6    $ 3,210.5    9.9 %   8.4 %

Personal

     961.3      940.8      897.1    2.2     4.9  

Other

     548.9      521.4      478.0    5.3     9.1  
                                 

Total noninterest bearing

     5,335.5      4,942.8      4,585.6    7.9     7.8  

Interest bearing:

             

Activity accounts:

             

Savings and NOW

     3,031.5      3,096.2      3,388.4    (2.1 )   (8.6 )

Money market

     7,482.5      5,980.1      5,675.6    25.1     5.4  

Foreign activity

     1,154.3      951.0      896.7    21.4     6.1  
                                 

Total activity accounts

     11,668.3      10,027.3      9,960.7    16.4     0.7  

Time deposits:

             

Other CDs and time

     4,496.8      3,048.1      2,632.7    47.5     15.8  

CDs $100,000 and over

     2,832.5      1,362.3      751.4    107.9     81.3  
                                 

Total time deposits

     7,329.3      4,410.4      3,384.1    66.2     30.3  
                                 

Total interest bearing

     18,997.6      14,437.7      13,344.8    31.6     8.2  
                                 

Total bank issued deposits

     24,333.1      19,380.5      17,930.4    25.6     8.1  

Wholesale deposits:

             

Money market

     814.7      1,073.1      499.8    (24.1 )   114.7  

Brokered CDs

     5,011.1      4,641.1      4,582.8    8.0     1.3  

Foreign time

     1,429.9      1,006.8      974.9    42.0     3.3  
                                 

Total wholesale deposits

     7,255.7      6,721.0      6,057.5    8.0     11.0  
                                 

Total consolidated average deposits

   $ 31,588.8    $ 26,101.5    $ 23,987.9    21.0 %   8.8 %
                                 

Average total bank issued deposits increased $4.9 billion or 25.6% in 2006 compared to 2005. Excluding the effect of the banking acquisitions, average total bank issued deposit organic growth was 9.6% in 2006 compared to 2005. Approximately $2.3 billion of the growth in average total bank issued deposits was attributable to the banking acquisitions and $2.6 billion of the growth was organic. Of the $2.3 billion of average growth attributable to the banking acquisitions, $0.3 billion was attributable to average noninterest bearing deposits, $0.7 billion was attributable to average interest bearing activity deposits and $1.3 billion was attributable to average time deposits. Of the $2.6 billion of average bank issued deposit organic growth, $0.1 billion was attributable to average noninterest bearing deposits, $0.9 billion was attributable to average interest bearing activity deposits and $1.6 billion was attributable to average time deposits.

Noninterest deposit balances tend to exhibit some seasonality with a trend of balances declining somewhat in the early part of the year followed by growth in balances throughout the remainder of the year. A portion of the noninterest balances, especially commercial balances, is sensitive to the interest rate environment. Larger balances tend to be maintained when overall interest rates are low and smaller balances tend to be maintained as overall interest rates increase. As interest rates have risen, the Corporation has increasingly been able to competitively price deposit products which has contributed to the growth in average interest bearing bank issued deposits and average bank issued time deposits. The interest rate environment in 2006 resulted in a shift in the bank issued deposit mix. In their search for higher yields, both new and existing customers have been migrating their deposit balances to higher cost money market and time deposit products. However, new customer balances have resulted in less reliance on wholesale funding sources in 2006. Management expects these trends to continue.

 

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In commercial banking, the focus remains on developing deeper relationships by capitalizing on cross-sale opportunities. Incentive plans based on the sale of treasury management products and services are focused on growing deposits. The retail banking strategy continues to focus on aggressively selling the right products to meet the needs of customers and enhance the Corporation’s profitability.

Wholesale deposits are funds in the form of deposits generated through distribution channels other than the Corporation’s own banking branches. The Corporation continues to make use of wholesale funding alternatives. These deposits allow the Corporation’s bank subsidiaries to gather funds across a wider geographic base and at pricing levels considered attractive, where the underlying depositor may be retail or institutional. Average wholesale deposits increased $0.5 billion in 2006 compared to 2005. Average wholesale deposits in 2006 include $0.4 billion of average wholesale deposits that were assumed in the 2006 banking acquisitions.

Average total bank issued deposits increased $1.5 billion or 8.1% in 2005 compared with 2004. Average noninterest bearing deposits increased $0.4 billion and average interest bearing deposits increased $1.1 billion. Average time deposits exhibited the greatest growth in bank issued interest bearing deposits in 2005 compared to 2004. Average money market accounts grew $0.3 billion in 2005 compared to 2004. This growth was offset in part by a decline in savings and NOW accounts compared to the prior year.

Average wholesale deposits increased $0.7 billion in 2005 compared to 2004.

During 2006, the Corporation’s lead bank, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank (“M&I Bank”) issued $250.0 million of fixed rate senior notes. In addition, M&I Bank issued $900.0 million of floating rate senior notes during 2006. New Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances in 2006 consisted of $550.0 million of fixed rate advances and $500.0 million of floating rate advances. In December 2006, $1.0 billion of existing senior bank notes (puttable reset securities) were remarketed. During 2006 the Corporation issued $250.0 million of senior notes. The interest rates used to determine interest on floating rate senior notes and floating rate FHLB advances are indexed to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). During 2006, $198.4 million of the Corporation’s fixed rate Series E notes and $727.0 million of FHLB advances matured. At December 31, 2006 long-term borrowings assumed by the Corporation in the banking acquisitions consisted of $30.0 million of subordinated debt and $99.0 million of subordinated debt associated with four separate issuances of trust preferred securities.

During 2005, M&I Bank issued $1,150.0 million of fixed rate senior notes with a weighted average interest rate of 4.21%. In addition, M&I Bank issued $1,225.0 million of floating rate senior notes and issued $350.0 million of fixed rate subordinated notes at an interest rate of 4.85%. New FHLB floating rate advances in 2005 amounted to $550.0 million. In December 2005, $1.0 billion of existing senior bank notes (puttable reset securities) were remarketed. The interest rates used to determine interest on floating rate senior notes and floating rate FHLB advances are indexed to LIBOR. During 2005, $100.5 million of the Corporation’s Series E notes with a weighted average interest rate of 1.75% and $450.0 million of M&I Bank’s FHLB advances with a weighted average interest rate of 1.90% matured.

During 2004, M&I Bank prepaid $300.0 million of floating rate FHLB advances and terminated receive floating / pay fixed interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges against the FHLB advances. The termination of the interest rate swaps resulted in a charge to earnings of $2.0 million. Also during 2004, a fixed rate advance from the FHLB aggregating $55.0 million with an annual coupon interest rate of 5.06% was prepaid and retired resulting in a charge to earnings of $4.9 million. The charge to earnings resulting from these transactions is reported in other expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The net interest margin on a fully taxable equivalent basis (“FTE”) as a percent of average earning assets was 3.27% in 2006 compared to 3.40% in 2005, a decrease of 13 basis points. The yield on average earning assets was 6.97% in 2006 compared to 5.97% in 2005, an increase of 100 basis points. The cost of interest bearing liabilities was 4.31% in 2006 compared to 3.04% in 2005, an increase of 127 basis points.

The net interest margin FTE as a percent of average earning assets was 3.40% in 2005 compared to 3.61% in 2004, a decrease of 21 basis points. The Corporation estimates that the additional interest expense associated with the $1.0 billion of debt issued in late July 2004 to finance Metavante’s 2004 acquisitions lowered the net interest margin FTE by approximately 11 basis points in 2005. Unlike a bank acquisition or loan growth, where the primary source of revenue is interest income, the revenue impact of Metavante’s acquisitions is reported in other

 

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income and is not a component of the net interest margin statistic. The yield on average earning assets was 5.97% in 2005 compared to 5.23% in 2004, an increase of 74 basis points. The cost of interest bearing liabilities was 3.04% in 2005 compared to 1.93% in 2004, an increase of 111 basis points.

Like the industry in general, there were many factors that presented a challenge to the net interest margin in 2006. Some of these factors included tightening loan spreads, the movement of new and existing deposits into higher yielding products, loan growth that exceeded the Corporation’s ability to generate lower cost deposits and an interest rate environment characterized by an inverted yield curve. Management continues to believe that slight margin contraction is more likely than margin expansion. As a result, the net interest margin FTE as a percent of average earning assets could continue to have modest downward pressure, a few basis points per quarter, in the near term. Net interest income and the net interest margin percentage can vary and continue to be influenced by loan and deposit growth, product spreads, pricing competition in the Corporation’s markets, prepayment activity, future interest rate changes and various other factors.

 

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Average Balance Sheets and Analysis of Net Interest Income

The Corporation’s consolidated average balance sheets, interest earned and interest paid, and the average interest rates earned and paid for each of the last three years are presented in the following table ($ in thousands):

 

    2006     2005     2004  
   

Average

Balance

    Interest
Earned/Paid
  Average
Yield or
Cost (3)
    Average
Balance
    Interest
Earned/Paid
  Average
Yield or
Cost (3)
    Average
Balance
    Interest
Earned/Paid
  Average
Yield or
Cost (3)
 

Loans and leases (1)(2)

  $ 39,128,418     $ 2,857,956   7.30 %   $ 31,776,383     $ 1,961,504   6.17 %   $ 27,021,498     $ 1,435,390   5.31 %

Investment securities:

                 

Taxable

    5,687,763       277,938   4.80       4,847,722       214,537   4.41       4,672,741       200,107   4.30  

Tax-exempt (1)

    1,303,872       89,865   6.97       1,334,793       95,001   7.26       1,199,139       88,425   7.53  

Federal funds sold and security resale agreements

    227,082       11,546   5.08       153,701       5,347   3.48       53,675       857   1.60  

Trading securities (1)

    45,559       659   1.45       26,922       240   0.89       22,297       281   1.26  

Other short-term investments

    76,549       4,590   6.00       83,477       3,328   3.99       117,382       1,540   1.31  
                                                           

Total interest earning assets

    46,469,243       3,242,554   6.97 %     38,222,998       2,279,957   5.97 %     33,086,732       1,726,600   5.23 %

Cash and due from banks

    1,023,782           966,078           835,391      

Premises and equipment, net

    550,514           458,179           448,134      

Other assets

    5,013,949           3,999,172           3,152,745      

Allowance for loan and lease losses

    (406,390 )         (362,886 )         (360,408 )    
                                   

Total assets

  $ 52,651,098         $ 43,283,541         $ 37,162,594      
                                   

Interest bearing deposits:

                 

Bank issued deposits:

                 

Bank issued interest bearing activity deposits

  $ 11,668,328     $ 386,449   3.31 %   $ 10,027,250     $ 192,441   1.92 %   $ 9,960,645     $ 77,621   0.78 %

Bank issued time deposits

    7,329,307       322,280   4.40       4,410,456       141,530   3.21       3,384,120       82,938   2.45  
                                                           

Total bank issued deposits

    18,997,635       708,729   3.73       14,437,706       333,971   2.31       13,344,765       160,559   1.20  

Wholesale deposits

    7,255,647       349,984   4.82       6,720,964       210,949   3.14       6,057,542       115,543   1.91  
                                                           

Total interest bearing deposits

    26,253,282       1,058,713   4.03       21,158,670       544,920   2.58       19,402,307       276,102   1.42  

Short-term borrowings

    3,638,180       186,863   5.14       2,925,642       106,333   3.63       2,908,168       61,256   2.11  

Long-term borrowings

    10,071,717       476,625   4.73       8,193,001       330,144   4.03       5,329,571       196,440   3.69  
                                                           

Total interest bearing liabilities

    39,963,179       1,722,201   4.31 %     32,277,313       981,397   3.04 %     27,640,046       533,798   1.93 %

Noninterest bearing deposits

    5,335,539           4,942,803           4,585,628      

Other liabilities

    1,751,474           1,706,111           1,372,677      

Shareholders’ equity

    5,600,906           4,357,314           3,564,243      
                                   

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  $ 52,651,098         $ 43,283,541         $ 37,162,594      
                                   

Net interest income

    $ 1,520,353       $ 1,298,560       $ 1,192,802  
                             

Net yield on interest earning assets

      3.27 %       3.40 %       3.61 %
                             

Notes:

 

(1) FTE, assuming a Federal income tax rate of 35% for all years presented, and excluding disallowed interest expense.
(2) Loans and leases on nonaccrual status have been included in the computation of average balances.
(3) Based on average balances excluding fair value adjustments for available for sale securities.

 

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Analysis of Changes in Interest Income and Interest Expense

The effects on interest income and interest expense due to volume and rate changes in 2006 and 2005 are outlined in the following table. Changes not due solely to either volume or rate are allocated to rate ($ in thousands):

 

     2006 versus 2005     2005 versus 2004  
     Increase (Decrease) Due
to Change in
          Increase (Decrease) Due
to Change in
       
     Average
Volume (2)
    Average
Rate
    Increase
(Decrease)
    Average
Volume (2)
   

Average

Rate

    Increase
(Decrease)
 

Interest on earning assets:

            

Loans and leases (1)

   $ 453,621     $ 442,831     $ 896,452     $ 252,484     $ 273,630     $ 526,114  

Investment securities:

            

Taxable

     40,564       22,837       63,401       9,203       5,227       14,430  

Tax-exempt (1)

     (1,427 )     (3,709 )     (5,136 )     10,124       (3,548 )     6,576  

Federal funds sold and security resale agreements

     2,554       3,645       6,199       1,600       2,890       4,490  

Trading securities (1)

     166       253       419       58       (99 )     (41 )

Other short-term investments

     (276 )     1,538       1,262       (444 )     2,232       1,788  

Total interest income change

   $ 497,735     $ 464,862     $ 962,597     $ 270,606     $ 282,751     $ 553,357  

Expense on interest bearing liabilities:

            

Interest bearing deposits:

            

Bank issued deposits:

            

Bank issued interest bearing activity deposits

   $ 31,509     $ 162,499     $ 194,008     $ 520     $ 114,300     $ 114,820  

Bank issued time deposits

     93,695       87,055       180,750       25,145       33,447       58,592  

Total bank issued deposits

     105,334       269,424       374,758       13,115       160,297       173,412  

Wholesale deposits

     16,789       122,246       139,035       12,671       82,735       95,406  

Total interest bearing deposits

     131,441       382,352       513,793       24,940       243,878       268,818  

Short-term borrowings

     25,865       54,665       80,530       369       44,708       45,077  

Long-term borrowings

     75,712       70,769       146,481       105,661       28,043       133,704  

Total interest expense change

   $ 233,650     $ 507,154     $ 740,804     $ 89,499     $ 358,100     $ 447,599  

Notes:

 

(1) FTE, assuming a Federal income tax rate of 35% for all years presented, and excluding disallowed interest expense.
(2) Based on average balances excluding fair value adjustments for available for sale securities.

 

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Summary of Loan and Lease Loss Experience and Credit Quality

The following tables present comparative credit quality information as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006, as well as selected comparative years:

Consolidated Credit Quality Information

December 31, ($000’s)

 

     2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  

Nonperforming Assets by Type

          

Loans and Leases:

          

Nonaccrual

   $ 264,890     $ 134,718     $ 127,722     $ 166,387     $ 188,232  

Renegotiated

     125       143       236       278       326  

Past Due 90 Days or More

     2,991       5,725       4,405       6,111       5,934  
                                        

Total Nonperforming Loans and Leases

     268,006       140,586       132,363       172,776       194,492  

Other Real Estate Owned

     25,452       8,869       8,056       13,235       8,692  
                                        

Total Nonperforming Assets

   $ 293,458     $ 149,455     $ 140,419     $ 186,011     $ 203,184  
                                        

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

   $ 420,610     $ 363,769     $ 358,110     $ 349,561     $ 338,409  
                                        

Consolidated Statistics

          

Net Charge-offs to Average Loans and Leases

     0.10 %     0.12 %     0.11 %     0.21 %     0.21 %

Total Nonperforming Loans and Leases to Total Loans and Leases

     0.64       0.41       0.45       0.69       0.81  

Total Nonperforming Assets to Total Loans And Leases and Other Real Estate Owned

     0.70       0.44       0.48       0.74       0.85  

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses to Total Loans and Leases

     1.00       1.06       1.21       1.39       1.42  

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses to Nonperforming Loans and Leases

     157       259       271       202       174  

Major Categories of Nonaccrual Loans and Leases ($000’s)

 

     December 31, 2006     December 31, 2005  
     Nonaccrual   

% of

Loan

Type

    % of
Nonaccrual
    Nonaccrual   

% of

Loan

Type

    % of
Nonaccrual
 

Commercial and Lease Financing

   $ 51,974    0.4 %   19.6 %   $ 45,269    0.4 %   33.6 %

Real Estate

              

Construction and Land Development

     71,298    1.2     26.9       913    —       0.7  

Commercial Real Estate

     57,705    0.5     21.8       31,184    0.4     23.1  

Residential Real Estate

     82,675    0.8     31.2       55,442    0.6     41.2  
                                      

Total Real Estate

     211,678    0.8     79.9       87,539    0.4     65.0  

Personal

     1,238    0.1     0.5       1,910    0.1     1.4  
                                      

Total

   $ 264,890    0.6 %   100.0 %   $ 134,718    0.4 %   100.0 %
                                      

 

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Allocation of the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses ($000’s)

 

     December 31, 2006     December 31, 2005     December 31, 2004  
     Amount    Percent of
Loans and
Leases to Total
Loans and
Leases
    Amount    Percent of
Loans and
Leases to Total
Loans and
Leases
    Amount    Percent of
Loans and
Leases to Total
Loans and
Leases
 

Balance at end of period applicable to:

               

Commercial, Financial & Agricultural

   $ 251,475    28.7 %   $ 222,078    28.0 %   $ 244,042    28.7 %

Real Estate

               

Residential Mortgage

     20,454    31.9       12,921    34.9       12,311    32.6  

Commercial Mortgage

     83,510    34.2       63,813    30.5       49,965    31.7  

Personal

     18,434    3.5       24,153    4.7       14,252    5.2  

Lease Financing

     46,737    1.7       40,804    1.9       37,540    1.8  
                                       

Total

   $ 420,610    100.0 %   $ 363,769    100.0 %   $ 358,110    100.0 %
                                       

 

     December 31, 2003     December 31, 2002  
     Amount    Percent of
Loans and
Leases to Total
Loans and
Leases
    Amount    Percent of
Loans and
Leases to Total
Loans and
Leases
 

Balance at end of period applicable to:

          

Commercial, Financial & Agricultural

   $ 237,510    28.2 %   $ 234,980    28.7 %

Real Estate

          

Residential Mortgage

     28,369    29.9       35,518    28.9  

Commercial Mortgage

     37,013    32.7       22,141    31.3  

Personal

     18,213    6.9       18,394    7.8  

Lease Financing

     28,456    2.3       27,376    3.3  
                          

Total

   $ 349,561    100.0 %   $ 338,409    100.0 %
                          

Reconciliation of Consolidated Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses ($000’s)

 

     2006    2005    2004    2003    2002

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses at Beginning of Year

   $ 363,769    $ 358,110    $ 349,561    $ 338,409    $ 268,198

Provision for Loan and Lease Losses

     50,551      44,795      37,963      62,993      74,416

Allowance of Banks and Loans Acquired

     45,258      —        27      —        39,813

Loans and Leases Charged-off:

              

Commercial

     16,280      21,540      16,775      17,689      23,003

Real Estate—Construction

     10,862      68      33      57      94

Real Estate—Mortgage

     11,878      21,147      13,259      15,192      10,681

Personal

     14,547      15,580      12,821      12,100      12,265

Leases

     1,863      1,189      7,967      24,625      9,246
                                  

Total Charge-offs

     55,430      59,524      50,855      69,663      55,289

Recoveries on Loans and Leases:

              

Commercial

     6,910      11,758      12,631      8,736      3,819

Real Estate—Construction

     82      1      2      88      96

Real Estate—Mortgage

     2,603      2,741      3,887      4,278      2,462

Personal

     4,247      3,069      3,327      3,058      3,053

Leases

     2,620      2,819      1,567      1,662      1,841
                                  

Total Recoveries

     16,462      20,388      21,414      17,822      11,271
                                  

Net Loans and Leases Charged-off

     38,968      39,136      29,441      51,841      44,018
                                  

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses at End of Year

   $ 420,610    $ 363,769    $ 358,110    $ 349,561    $ 338,409
                                  

 

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Nonperforming assets consist of nonperforming loans and leases and other real estate owned (“OREO”). The amount of nonperforming assets is affected by acquisitions accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. The assets and liabilities, including the nonperforming assets, of the acquired entities are included in the Corporation’s consolidated balance sheets from the date the business combination is completed, which impacts period-to-period comparisons.

OREO is principally comprised of commercial and residential properties acquired in partial or total satisfaction of problem loans and amounted to $25.5 million, $8.9 million and $8.1 million at December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Approximately $15.3 million or 92.4% of the increase at December 31, 2006 compared to December 31, 2005 is attributable to construction and land development and residential real estate properties acquired in partial or total satisfaction of problem loans.

Nonperforming loans and leases consist of nonaccrual, renegotiated or restructured loans, and loans and leases that are delinquent 90 days or more and still accruing interest. The balance of nonperforming loans and leases are affected by acquisitions and may be subject to fluctuation based on the timing of cash collections, renegotiations and renewals.

Generally, loans that are 90 days or more past due as to interest or principal are placed on nonaccrual. Exceptions to this rule are generally only for loans fully collateralized by readily marketable securities or other relatively risk free collateral. In addition, a loan may be placed on nonaccrual when management makes a determination that the facts and circumstances warrant such classification irrespective of the current payment status.

Maintaining nonperforming assets at an acceptable level is important to the ongoing success of a financial services institution. The Corporation’s comprehensive credit review and approval process is critical to ensuring that the amount of nonperforming assets on a long-term basis is minimized within the overall framework of acceptable levels of credit risk. In addition to the negative impact on net interest income and credit losses, nonperforming assets also increase operating costs due to the expense associated with collection efforts.

At December 31, 2006, nonperforming loans and leases amounted to $268.0 million or 0.64% of consolidated loans and leases compared to $140.6 million or 0.41% at December 31, 2005 and $132.4 million or 0.45% at December 31, 2004. Nonperforming loans associated with the banking acquisitions amounted to $61.6 million or approximately 23.0% of total nonperforming loans at December 31, 2006. Nonaccrual loans and leases increased $130.2 million at year-end 2006 compared to year-end 2005. The net increase was primarily due to increases in all types of nonaccrual real estate loans.

Delinquency can be an indicator of potential problem loans and leases. At December 31, 2006, loans and leases past due 60-89 days and still accruing interest amounted to $89.1 million or 0.21% of total loans and leases outstanding compared to $33.0 million or 0.10% of total loans and leases outstanding at December 31, 2005 and $19.4 million or 0.07% of total loans and leases outstanding at December 31, 2004. Approximately 93.1% of the increase in loans and leases past due 60-89 days at December 31, 2006 compared to December 31, 2005 was attributable to all types of real estate loans.

In addition to its nonperforming loans and leases, the Corporation has loans and leases for which payments are presently current, but which management believes could possibly be classified as nonperforming in the near future. These loans are subject to constant management attention and their classification is reviewed on an ongoing basis. At December 31, 2006, such loans amounted to $109.1 million or 0.26% of total loans and leases outstanding compared to $61.3 million or 0.18% of total loans and leases outstanding at December 31, 2005 and $72.4 million 0.25% of total loans and leases outstanding at December 31, 2004.

The increase in nonperforming assets and past due loans and leases reflects the effects of the recent slowdown in the housing market. This housing-related stress has been experienced in all of the Corporation’s markets and includes both core and acquired loans. The Corporation believes that its risk at the individual loan level remains relatively modest. The Corporation has been very aggressive to isolate, identify and assess its underlying loan and lease portfolio credit quality and has developed strategies to work through this housing-related stress.

 

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Net charge-offs amounted to $39.0 million or 0.10% of average loans and leases in 2006 compared with $39.1 million or 0.12% of average loans and leases in 2005 and $29.4 million or 0.11% of average loans and leases in 2004.

Net charge-offs in 2006 continued to be below the Corporation’s five year historical average of net charge-offs. The ratio of net charge-offs to average loans and leases to some extent reflects a higher than normal level of recoveries. However, the ratio of recoveries to charge-offs in 2006 trended closer to average historical experience. Although positive resolutions continue to be achieved on prior charge-offs, recoveries are expected to continue to trend downwards. Management expects net charge-offs to be more in the range of 0.15% to 0.20% and nonperforming loans and leases as a percent of total loans and leases to range from current levels to 0.75%. Negative economic events, an adverse development in industry segments within the portfolio or deterioration of a large loan or lease could also have significant adverse impacts on the actual loss levels.

Consistent with the credit quality trends noted above, the provision for loan and lease losses amounted to $50.6 million in 2006. By comparison, the provision for loan and lease losses amounted to $44.8 million and $38.0 million in 2005 and 2004, respectively. The provisions for loan and lease losses are the amounts required to establish the allowance for loan and lease losses at the required level after considering charge-offs and recoveries. The ratio of the allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases was 1.00% at December 31, 2006 compared to 1.06% at December 31, 2005 and 1.21% at December 31, 2004.

Other Income

Total other income amounted to $1,915.4 million in 2006 compared to $1,716.3 million in 2005, an increase of $199.1 million or 11.6%. As previously discussed, total other income in 2006 includes a loss of $18.4 million from applying fair value accounting (versus hedge accounting) to interest rate swaps associated with transactions that did not qualify for hedge accounting. Excluding that loss, total other income amounted to $1,933.8 million in 2006 compared to $1,716.3 million in 2005, an increase of $217.5 million or 12.7%. Data processing services revenue and wealth management revenue were the primary contributors to the growth in other income in 2006 compared to 2005. That growth was offset by lower investment securities gains in 2006 compared to the prior year.

Total data processing services external revenue (Metavante) amounted to $1,382.7 million in 2006 compared to $1,185.0 million in 2005, an increase of $197.7 million or 16.7%. Revenue growth continued throughout this segment driven by revenue associated with acquisitions, higher transaction volumes in core processing activity, payment processing and electronic banking and an increase in healthcare eligibility and payment card production. Revenue associated with the two acquisitions completed in 2006 and a full year of revenue from the six acquisitions completed in 2005 contributed a significant portion of the revenue growth in 2006 compared to 2005. The acquisition-related revenue growth includes cross-sales of acquired products to customers across the entire segment. Metavante estimates that total revenue growth (internal and external) for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to the year ended December 31, 2005 excluding the acquisitions (“organic revenue growth”), was approximately 7.0%. To determine the estimated organic growth rate, Metavante adjusts its prior year revenue for the acquisitions as if they had been consummated on January 1 of the prior year. Total buyout revenue, which varies from period to period, increased $9.4 million in 2006 compared to 2005.

Management expects Metavante’s total revenue (internal and external) in 2007 to be in the range of $1.60 billion to $1.64 billion with margins maintained at levels similar to those achieved in 2006. In any given year there is some customer attrition due to banking consolidations. In addition, due to the focus of some of the acquired companies on software sales and the retail marketplace, revenue tends to be more cyclical and seasonal in nature especially in the fourth quarter. Management expects these trends to continue.

Wealth management revenue was $221.6 million in 2006 compared to $191.7 million in 2005, an increase of $29.9 million or 15.6%. Wealth management revenue attributable to the previously reported January 3, 2006 acquisition of certain assets of FirstTrust Indiana and the acquisition of the wealth management products and services from Gold Banc amounted to $3.8 million and $3.7 million, respectively. Continued success in the cross-selling and integrated delivery initiatives, improved investment performance and improving results in institutional sales efforts and outsourcing activities were the primary contributors to the remaining revenue growth over the respective year. Assets under management were $22.5 billion at December 31, 2006 compared to $18.9 billion at December 31, 2005, an increase of $3.6 billion or 19.2%. Assets under administration increased by $12.7 billion or 15.3% and amounted to $95.5 billion at December 31, 2006.

 

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Service charges on deposits amounted to $99.6 million in 2006 compared to $94.0 million in 2005, an increase of $5.6 million or 6.0%. The Banking acquisitions contributed $6.4 million of service charges on deposits in 2006. A portion of this source of fee income is sensitive to changes in interest rates. In a rising rate environment, customers that pay for services by maintaining eligible deposit balances receive a higher earnings credit that results in lower fee income. Excluding the effect of the banking acquisitions, lower service charges on deposits associated with commercial demand deposits accounted for the majority of the decline in revenue in 2006 compared to 2005.

Total mortgage banking revenue was $52.4 million in 2006 compared with $50.5 million in 2005, an increase of $1.9 million or 3.8%. During 2006, the Corporation sold $2.3 billion of residential mortgage and home equity loans to the secondary market. Retained interests in the form of mortgage servicing rights amounted to $0.8 million. During 2005, the Corporation sold $2.4 billion of loans to the secondary market. Retained interests in the form of mortgage servicing rights amounted to $0.9 million. At December 31, 2006, the carrying value of mortgage servicing rights was insignificant.

Net investment securities gains amounted to $9.7 million in 2006 compared to $45.5 million in 2005. Net gains associated with the Corporation’s Capital Markets Group investments amounted to $4.6 million in 2006 compared to $32.3 million in 2005. During 2005, the Corporation realized a gain of $6.6 million due to an equity investment that the Corporation liquidated in a cash tender offer. During the first quarter of 2005, the Corporation’s Banking segment’s investment in certain membership interests of PULSE was liquidated due to a change in control. The cash received resulted in a gain of $5.6 million.

As previously discussed, Derivative losses – discontinued hedges that amounted to $18.4 million in 2006, represent the mark-to-market adjustments associated with certain interest rate swaps. Based on expanded interpretations of the accounting standard for derivatives and hedge accounting, specifically hedge designation under the “matched-terms” method, it was determined that certain transactions did not qualify for hedge accounting. As a result, any fluctuation in the fair value of the interest rate swaps was recorded in earnings with no corresponding offset to the hedged items or accumulated other comprehensive income. The affected interest rate swaps were terminated in 2006 in order to avoid future earnings volatility due to mark-to-market accounting. Management believes the changes in earnings based on market volatility are not reflective of the core performance trends of the Corporation.

Other noninterest income amounted to $138.8 million in 2006 compared to $122.5 million in 2005, an increase of $16.3 million or 13.3%. The banking acquisitions contributed approximately $1.2 million to the year-over-year growth in other noninterest income. Card related fees (credit, debit, ATM and stored value) increased $10.5 million in 2006 compared to 2005. Trading and investment commissions and fees and lower auto securitization losses increased other noninterest income by $9.9 million in 2006 compared to 2005. Other noninterest income in 2005 includes gains from the sale of certain trust custody businesses and gains from branch divestitures that aggregated $5.1 million.

Total other income amounted to $1,716.3 million in 2005 compared to $1,417.9 million in 2004, an increase of $298.4 million or 21.0%. Data processing services revenue accounted for 84.1% of the growth in total other income in 2005 compared to 2004. Wealth management revenue, mortgage banking revenue, other commissions and fees and investment securities gains also contributed to growth in total other income in 2005 compared to 2004.

Total data processing services external revenue amounted to $1,185.0 million in 2005 compared to $934.1 million in 2004, an increase of $250.9 million or 26.9%. Revenue growth throughout this segment was driven by revenue associated with acquisitions, higher transaction volumes in core processing activity, payment processing and electronic banking and an increase in healthcare eligibility and payment card production. Revenue associated with the six acquisitions completed in 2005 and a full year of revenue from the six acquisitions completed in 2004 contributed a significant portion of the revenue growth in 2005 compared to 2004. The acquisition-related revenue growth includes cross-sales of acquired products to customers across the entire segment. Total buyout revenue, which varies from period to period, amounted to $9.7 million in 2005 compared to $8.8 million in 2004.

 

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Wealth management revenue was $191.7 million in 2005 compared to $175.1 million in 2004, an increase of $16.6 million or 9.5%. Revenue growth associated with trust services was the primary contributor to the revenue growth in wealth management revenue in 2005 compared to 2004. Assets under management were $18.9 billion at December 31, 2005 compared to $18.3 billion at December 31, 2004, an increase of $0.6 billion or 3.3%. On an average basis, assets under management increased approximately $1.2 billion or 6.9% in 2005 compared to 2004. Assets under administration increased by $6.9 billion or 9.1% and amounted to $82.8 billion at December 31, 2005. Sales activity emphasizing cross-selling, integrated delivery and account retention continued to drive revenue growth in 2005.

Total mortgage banking revenue was $50.5 million in 2005 compared with $34.7 million in 2004, an increase of $15.8 million or 45.6%. The increase in gains from the sale of residential mortgage and home equity loans was the primary contributor to the increase in mortgage banking revenue. During 2005, the Corporation sold $2.4 billion of residential mortgage and home equity loans to the secondary market. Retained interests in the form of mortgage servicing rights amounted to $0.9 million. During 2004, the Corporation sold $1.6 billion of loans to the secondary market. Retained interests in the form of mortgage servicing rights amounted to $1.4 million. At December 31, 2005, the carrying value of mortgage servicing rights was insignificant.

Net investment securities gains amounted to $45.5 million in 2005 compared to $35.3 million in 2004. During 2005, net gains associated with the Corporation’s Capital Markets Group investments amounted to $32.3 million. Approximately $29.4 million of the net gain in 2005 was from a net realized gain recognized due to the sale of an entity associated with the investment in an independent private equity and venture capital partnership. The Corporation realized a gain of $6.6 million due to an equity investment that the Corporation liquidated in a cash tender offer. During the first quarter of 2005, the Corporation’s Banking segment’s investment in certain membership interests of PULSE was liquidated due to a change in control. The cash received resulted in a gain of $5.6 million. During 2004, net gains associated with the Corporation’s Capital Markets Group investments amounted to $34.6 million. Approximately $34.1 million of the net gain in 2004 was from a net gain recognized in the fourth quarter of 2004 from an investment in an independent private equity and venture capital partnership.

Other noninterest income amounted to $122.5 million in 2005 compared to $112.5 million in 2004, an increase of $10.0 million or 8.8%. Other income in 2005 includes gains from the sale of certain trust custody businesses and gains from branch divestitures that aggregated $5.1 million.

Other Expense

Total other expense amounted to $2,159.5 million in 2006 compared to $1,879.0 million in 2005, an increase of $280.5 million or 14.9%.

The Metavante, Banking and wealth management acquisitions (“acquisitions”) had a significant impact on the year-to-year comparability of operating expenses in 2006 compared to 2005. Approximately $201.6 million of the 2006 versus 2005 operating expense growth was attributable to the acquisitions. As all acquisitions were accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, the operating expenses of the acquired entities are included in the consolidated operating expenses from the dates the acquisitions were completed. Operating expenses associated with acquisitions completed in 2005 are reflected for the full year in 2006 as opposed to a partial year in 2005. Acquisitions completed in 2006 directly affect the current year but have no impact on the prior year.

Expense control is sometimes measured in the financial services industry by the efficiency ratio statistic. The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing total other expense by the sum of total other income (including Capital Markets Group-related investment gains but excluding other securities gains and losses and excluding derivative losses-discontinued hedges) and net interest income FTE. The Corporation’s efficiency ratios for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 were:

 

Efficiency Ratios

   2006     2005     2004  

Consolidated Corporation

   62.6 %   62.6 %   62.4 %

Consolidated Corporation Excluding Metavante

   50.8     50.7     50.8  

The Corporation estimates that its expense growth in 2006 compared to 2005, excluding the effect of the acquisitions was approximately $78.9 million or 4.3%.

 

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Salaries and employee benefits expense amounted to $1,210.1 million in 2006 compared to $1,074.8 million in 2005, an increase of $135.3 million or 12.6%. Total expense for stock options and the ESPP amounted to $33.2 million in 2006 compared to $32.1 million in 2005. Salaries and benefits expense related to the acquisitions contributed approximately $79.3 million to the expense growth in 2006 compared to 2005.

Net occupancy and equipment expense amounted to $244.0 million in 2006 compared to $215.6 million in 2005, an increase of $28.4 million. Net occupancy and equipment expense related to the acquisitions contributed approximately $24.8 million to the expense growth in 2006 compared to 2005.

Software expenses amounted to $70.7 million in 2006 compared to $58.0 million in 2005, an increase of $12.7 million or 21.9%. Software expense related to the acquisitions contributed approximately $2.9 million to the expense growth in 2006 compared to 2005. Excluding the acquisitions, the Banking segment and Metavante were the primary contributors to the growth in software expenses in 2006 compared to 2005.

Processing charges amounted to $110.1 million in 2006 compared to $62.6 million in 2005, an increase of $47.5 million or 75.7%. Processing charges related to the acquisitions contributed approximately $38.0 million to the expense growth in 2006 compared to 2005. Excluding the acquisitions, Metavante was the primary contributor to the growth in processing charges in 2006 compared to 2005.

Supplies and printing expense, professional services expense and shipping and handling expense amounted to $176.6 million in 2006 compared to $149.8 million in 2005, an increase of $26.8 million or 17.9%. The acquisitions contributed approximately $18.6 million to the expense growth in 2006 compared to 2005. Excluding the acquisitions, the Banking segment and Metavante were the primary contributors to the growth in these expenses in 2006 compared to 2005.

Amortization of intangibles amounted to $45.4 million in 2006 compared to $31.1 million in 2005. Amortization of intangibles increased $15.8 million in 2006 compared to 2005 due to the acquisitions. Goodwill is subject to periodic tests for impairment. The Corporation has elected to perform its annual test for impairment during the second quarter. Accordingly, the Corporation updated the analysis to June 30, 2006 and concluded that there continues to be no impairment with respect to goodwill at any reporting unit. At December 31, 2006, none of the Corporation’s other intangible assets were determined to have indefinite lives.

Other noninterest expense amounted to $302.6 million in 2006 compared to $287.2 million in 2005, an increase of $15.4 million or 5.4%. The acquisitions contributed approximately $21.1 million to the expense growth in 2006 compared to 2005. Excluding the impact of the acquisitions and the effect on other noninterest expense due to the capitalization of costs, net of amortization, associated with software development and data processing conversions which is discussed below, other noninterest expense growth in 2006 compared to 2005 was approximately $7.9 million or 3.0%.

Other expense is affected by the capitalization of costs, net of amortization, associated with software development and data processing conversions. A lower amount of capitalized software development costs and capitalized conversion costs net of their respective amortization, write-offs of software and the amortization associated with the software obtained in the acquisitions resulted in a net decrease in other noninterest expense of $13.6 million in 2006 compared to 2005.

Total other expense amounted to $1,879.0 million in 2005 compared to $1,628.7 million in 2004, an increase of $250.3 million or 15.4%.

The acquisitions by Metavante had a significant impact on the year-to-year comparability of operating expenses in 2005 compared to 2004. Approximately $182.1 million of the 2005 versus 2004 operating expense growth was attributable to the acquisitions.

The Corporation estimates that its expense growth in 2005 compared to 2004, excluding the effect of the acquisitions and the impact of the 2004 significant transactions previously discussed, was approximately $86.3 million or 5.7%.

 

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Salaries and employee benefits expense amounted to $1,074.8 million in 2005 compared to $919.4 million in 2004, an increase of $155.4 million or 16.9%. Total expense for stock options and the ESPP amounted to $32.1 million in 2005 compared to $32.2 million in 2004. Salaries and benefits expense related to the Metavante acquisitions contributed approximately $92.8 million to the expense growth in 2005 compared to 2004. The remainder of the increase was primarily attributable to the Banking segment which reflects increased incentive compensation associated with loan and deposit growth and increased personnel to build out product lines in markets outside Wisconsin as well as increased personnel for de novo branch expansion.

Net occupancy and equipment expense amounted to $215.6 million in 2005 compared to $192.9 million in 2004, an increase of $22.7 million. Net occupancy and equipment expense related to the Metavante acquisitions contributed approximately $20.7 million to the expense growth in 2005 compared to 2004.

Software expenses amounted to $58.0 million in 2005 compared to $50.0 million in 2004, an increase of $8.0 million or 15.9%. Software expense related to the Metavante and banking acquisitions contributed approximately $4.5 million to the expense growth in 2005 compared to 2004. The Banking segment contributed $2.7 million to the growth in software expenses in 2005 compared to 2004.

Processing charges amounted to $62.6 million in 2005 compared to $52.2 million in 2004, an increase of $10.4 million or 19.9%. Processing charges related to the Metavante acquisitions contributed approximately $11.9 million to the expense growth in 2005 compared to 2004.

Supplies and printing expense, professional services expense and shipping and handling expense amounted to $149.8 million in 2005 compared to $135.1 million in 2004, an increase of $14.7 million or 10.8%. The Metavante acquisitions contributed approximately $11.8 million to the expense growth in 2005 compared to 2004.

Amortization of intangibles amounted to $31.1 million in 2005 compared to $27.9 million in 2004. Amortization and valuation reserves associated with mortgage servicing rights declined $1.3 million. At December 31, 2005, the carrying value of mortgage servicing rights amounted to $2.8 million. Amortization of intangibles increased $6.9 million in 2005 compared to 2004 due to Metavante’s acquisitions. For the year ended December 31, 2005, $0.4 million of goodwill was included in the determination of the gains associated with the sale of certain trust custody businesses and the gains from branch divestitures. Goodwill is subject to periodic tests for impairment. The Corporation has elected to perform its annual test for impairment during the second quarter. Accordingly, the Corporation updated the analysis to June 30, 2005 and concluded that there was no impairment with respect to goodwill at any reporting unit. At December 31, 2005, none of the Corporation’s other intangible assets were determined to have indefinite lives.

Other noninterest expense amounted to $287.2 million in 2005 compared to $251.2 million in 2004, an increase of $36.0 million. The Metavante acquisitions contributed approximately $32.5 million to the expense growth in 2005 compared to 2004. Excluding the impact of the Metavante acquisitions, advertising, travel and card related expenses increased by $16.7 million in 2005 compared to 2004. As previously discussed, during 2004 the Corporation prepaid and retired certain higher cost long-term debt and terminated some related receive floating / pay fixed interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges resulting in a loss of $6.9 million. During 2004, Metavante sold its small business 401k Retirement Plan Services operations and also sold the direct customer base of Paytrust.com resulting in an aggregate loss of approximately $7.1 million. Charitable foundation expense amounted to $5.0 million in 2004.

Other expense is affected by the capitalization of costs, net of amortization, associated with software development and data processing conversions. A lower amount of capitalized software development costs and capitalized conversion costs net of their respective amortization, write-offs of software and the amortization associated with the software obtained in the acquisitions resulted in a net decrease in other noninterest expense of $8.3 million in 2005 compared to 2004. During 2004, Metavante determined that certain purchased and internally developed software will no longer be used or was impaired and such software was written off. Capitalized software costs written off as a result of these decisions amounted to $8.7 million in 2004.

 

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Income Tax Provision

The provision for income taxes was $387.8 million in 2006, $351.5 million in 2005, and $306.0 million in 2004. The effective tax rate in 2006 was 32.4% compared to 33.2% in 2005 and 33.6% in 2004. The lower effective tax rate in 2006 reflects, in part, increased tax benefits from programs and activities that are eligible for federal income tax credits. Some of these programs and activities provide annual tax benefits in the form of federal income tax credits in future periods as long as the programs and activities continue to qualify under the federal tax regulations.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP to GAAP Results

The Corporation has provided non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) operating results for the year ended December 31, 2006, as a supplement to its GAAP financial results. The Corporation believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful because they allow investors to assess, on a consistent basis, the Corporation’s operating performance, exclusive of items management believes are not indicative of the operations of the Corporation such as the change in the accounting for derivatives. Management uses such non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate financial results and to establish operational goals. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered a supplement to, and not a substitute for, financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2006
    

Amount

($ in millions)

   

Per Diluted

Share

Net Income

   $ 807.8     $ 3.17

Net Derivative Losses - Discontinued Hedges (After-Tax)

     12.0       0.05
              

Net Income as Adjusted :

   $ 819.8     $ 3.22
              

Average Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 5,601    

Cumulative Net Derivative Losses – Discontinued Hedges (AfterTax)

     23    
          

Adjusted Average Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 5,624    
          

Based on Net Income as Adjusted:

    

Return on Assets

     1.56 %  

Return on Equity

     14.58 %  

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Shareholders’ equity was $6.15 billion or 10.9% of total consolidated assets at December 31, 2006, compared to $4.74 billion or 10.2% of total consolidated assets at December 31, 2005.

In conjunction with the adoption of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108 and the determination that certain interest rate swaps did not qualify for hedge accounting, the cumulative effect of adjusting the reported carrying amount of the affected assets, liabilities and accumulated other comprehensive income as of January 1, 2006 resulted in a net reduction to Shareholders’ equity of $18.0 million.

In the second quarter of 2006, the Corporation’s Board of Directors authorized an increase in the quarterly cash dividend paid on the Corporation’s common stock, from $0.24 per share to $0.27 per share, or 12.5%.

Shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2006 includes the effect of certain common stock issuances during the current year. During the first quarter of 2006, the Corporation issued 527,864 shares of its common stock valued at $23.2 million in conjunction with Metavante’s acquisition of AdminiSource Inc. and issued 385,192 shares of its common stock valued at $16.9 million to fund its 2005 obligations under its retirement and employee stock ownership plans. During the second quarter of 2006, the Corporation issued 13,672,665 shares of its common stock and exchanged fully vested stock options to purchase 119,816 of its common stock with a total value of $603.9 million in conjunction with the Corporation’s acquisition of Gold Banc. Also during the second quarter of 2006, the Corporation issued 3,069,328 shares of its common stock and exchanged fully vested stock options to purchase 412,317 of its common stock with a total value of $148.3 million in conjunction with the Corporation’s acquisition of Trustcorp.

 

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The Corporation has a Stock Repurchase Program under which up to 12 million shares of the Corporation’s common stock can be repurchased annually. During 2006, the Corporation repurchased 1.0 million shares at an aggregate cost of $41.8 million or an average price of $41.79 per common share. There were no purchases under the program in 2005.

At December 31, 2006, the net loss in accumulated other comprehensive income amounted to $17.5 million which represents a positive change in accumulated other comprehensive income of $19.7 million since December 31, 2005. Net accumulated other comprehensive income associated with available for sale investment securities was a net loss of $22.0 million at December 31, 2006, compared to a net loss of $36.3 million at December 31, 2005, resulting in a net gain of $14.3 million over the twelve month period. The unrealized loss associated with the change in fair value of the Corporation’s derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges declined $0.6 million since December 31, 2005, resulting in a net increase in Shareholders’ equity. Accumulated other comprehensive income also includes for the first time, a net unrealized gain of $4.8 million which represents the amount required to adjust the Corporation’s postretirement health benefit liability to its funded status as of December 31, 2006 in accordance with the new accounting standard on employers’ accounting for defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans.

In 2005, the Corporation entered into an equity distribution agreement whereby the Corporation may offer and sell up to 3.5 million shares of its common stock from time to time through certain designated sales agents. However, the Corporation will not sell more than the number of shares of its common stock necessary for the aggregate gross proceeds from such sales to reach $150.0 million. No sales occurred in 2006. The aggregate gross proceeds available for future sales were approximately $143.3 million at December 31, 2006.

During the third quarter of 2004, the Corporation and M&I Capital Trust B issued 16,000,000 units of Common SPACESSM. Each unit has a stated value of $25.00 for an aggregate value of $400.0 million. Each Common SPACES consists of (i) a stock purchase contract under which the investor agrees to purchase for $25, a fraction of a share of the Corporation’s common stock on the stock purchase date and (ii) a 1/40, or 2.5%, undivided beneficial interest in a preferred security of M&I Capital Trust B, also referred to as the STACKSSM, with each share having an initial liquidation amount of $1,000. The stock purchase date is expected to be August 15, 2007, but could be deferred for quarterly periods until August 15, 2008.

Each stock purchase contract underlying a Common SPACES obligates the investor to purchase on the stock purchase date for an amount in cash equal to the $25 stated amount of the Common SPACES, a number of shares of common stock equal to the settlement rate.

The settlement rate for each purchase contract will be set on August 15, 2007 (regardless of whether the stock purchase date is deferred beyond August 15, 2007). If the applicable market value (the average of the closing price per share of the Corporation’s common stock for the 20 consecutive trading days ending on the third trading day immediately preceding August 15, 2007) of common stock is equal to or greater than $46.28, the settlement rate will be 0.5402 shares of common stock, which is equal to the stated amount divided by $46.28. If the applicable market value of common stock is less than $46.28 but greater than $37.32, the settlement rate will be the number of shares of common stock equal to $25 divided by the applicable market value. If the applicable market value of common stock is less than or equal to $37.32, the settlement rate will be 0.6699 which is the state amount divided by $37.32. The settlement rates are subject to adjustment, without duplication, upon the occurrence of certain anti-dilution events, including adjustments for dividends paid above $0.21 per share (the dividend rate at the time of the offering). The most recent quarterly dividend declared by the Corporation was $0.27 per share. No adjustment to the fixed settlement rate will be made if the applicable market value of common stock is in the $37.32 to $46.28 range.

The Corporation estimates that it will issue approximately 8.7 million to 10.9 million common shares to settle shares issuable pursuant to the stock purchase contracts. Before issuance of the common shares upon settlement of the stock purchase contracts, the stock purchase contracts will be reflected in diluted earnings per share calculations using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the Corporation expects there will be some dilutive effect on earnings per share for periods when the average market price of the Corporation’s

 

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common stock for the reporting period is above $46.28 and that there could be some dilutive effect on earnings per share for periods when the average market price of the Corporation’s common stock for the reporting period is above the average market price of the Corporation’s common stock for the twenty trading days ending on the third trading day immediately preceding the end of the reporting period. There was no dilutive effect on diluted earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004.

Federal and state banking laws place certain restrictions on the amount of dividends and loans which a bank may make to its parent company. Such restrictions have not had, and are not expected to have, any material effect on the Corporation’s ability to meet its cash obligations.

M&I manages its liquidity to ensure that funds are available to each of its banks to satisfy the cash flow requirements of depositors and borrowers and to ensure the Corporation’s own cash requirements are met. M&I maintains liquidity by obtaining funds from several sources.

The Corporation’s most readily available source of liquidity is its investment portfolio. Investment securities available for sale, which totaled $7.0 billion at December 31, 2006, represent a highly accessible source of liquidity. The Corporation’s portfolio of held-to-maturity investment securities, which totaled $0.5 billion at December 31, 2006, provides liquidity from maturities and interest payments. The Corporation’s loans held for sale provide additional liquidity. These loans represent recently funded loans that are prepared for delivery to investors, which generally occurs within thirty to ninety days after the loan has been funded.

Depositors within M&I’s defined markets are another source of liquidity. Core deposits (demand, savings, money market and consumer time deposits) averaged $20.3 billion in 2006. The Corporation’s banking affiliates may also access the Federal funds markets or utilize collateralized borrowings such as treasury demand notes or FHLB advances.

The banking affiliates may use wholesale deposits, which include foreign (Eurodollar) deposits. Wholesale deposits, which averaged $7.3 billion in 2006, are funds in the form of deposits generated through distribution channels other than the Corporation’s own banking branches. These deposits allow the Corporation’s banking subsidiaries to gather funds across a national geographic base and at pricing levels considered attractive, where the underlying depositor may be retail or institutional. Access to wholesale deposits also provides the Corporation with the flexibility to not pursue single service time deposit relationships in markets that have experienced some unprofitable pricing levels.

The Corporation utilizes certain financing arrangements to meet its balance sheet management, funding, liquidity, and market or credit risk management needs. The majority of these activities are basic term or revolving securitization vehicles. These vehicles are generally funded through term-amortizing debt structures or with short-term commercial paper designed to be paid off based on the underlying cash flows of the assets securitized. These facilities provide access to funding sources substantially separate from the general credit risk of the Corporation and its subsidiaries.

The Corporation’s lead bank, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank (“M&I Bank”) has implemented a bank note program. During 2006, M&I Bank amended the bank note program into a global bank note program that permits it to issue up and sell up to a maximum of US$13.0 billion aggregate principal amount (or the equivalent thereof in other currencies) at any one time outstanding of its senior global bank notes with maturities of seven days or more from their respective date of issue and subordinated global bank notes with maturities more than five years from their respective date of issue. The notes may be fixed rate or floating rate and the exact terms will be specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement or the applicable Program Supplement. This program is intended to enhance liquidity by enabling M&I Bank to sell its debt instruments in global markets in the future without the delays that would otherwise be incurred. Bank notes outstanding at December 31, 2006, amounted to $6.6 billion of which $1.3 billion is subordinated and qualifies as supplementary capital for regulatory capital purposes.

The national capital markets represent a further source of liquidity to the Corporation. The Corporation has filed a number of shelf registration statements that are intended to permit the Corporation to raise funds through sales of corporate debt and/or equity securities with a relatively short lead time.

 

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During the third quarter of 2005, the Corporation amended the shelf registration statement originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission during the second quarter of 2004 to include the equity distribution agreement previously discussed. That amended shelf registration statement enables the Corporation to issue various securities, including debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, purchase contracts, units, warrants, and trust preferred securities, up to an aggregate amount of $3.0 billion. At December 31, 2006, approximately $1.3 billion was available for future securities issuances.

During the fourth quarter of 2004, the Corporation filed a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission which will enable the Corporation to issue up to 6.0 million shares of its common stock which may be offered and issued from time to time in connection with acquisitions by M&I, Metavante and/or other subsidiaries of the Corporation. At December 31, 2006, there were 3.1 million shares of common stock available for future issuances.

Under another shelf registration statement, the Corporation may issue up to $0.6 billion of medium-term Series F notes with maturities ranging from 9 months to 30 years and at fixed or floating rates. As of December 31, 2006, $250.0 million of Series F notes had been issued. The Corporation may issue up to $0.5 billion of medium-term MiNotes with maturities ranging from 9 months to 30 years and at fixed or floating rates. The MiNotes are issued in smaller denominations to attract retail investors. At December 31, 2006, MiNotes issued amounted to $0.2 billion in aggregate principal amount. Additionally, the Corporation has a commercial paper program. At December 31, 2006, commercial paper outstanding amounted to $0.5 billion.

Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes the Corporation’s more significant contractual obligations at December 31, 2006. Excluded from the following table are a number of obligations to be settled in cash. These items are reflected in the Corporation’s consolidated balance sheet and include deposits with no stated maturity, trade payables, accrued interest payable and derivative payables that do not require physical delivery of the underlying instrument.

 

           Payments Due by Period ($ in millions)

Contractual Obligations

  

Note

Ref

    Total    Less than
One Year
  

One to

Three Years

  

Three to

Five Years

   More than
Five Years

Certificate of Deposit and Other Time Deposit Obligations

   (1 )   $  15,891.7    $  12,945.5    $  1,526.7    $ 416.7    $  1,002.8

Short-term Debt Obligations

   (2 )     3,609.3      3,609.3      —        —        —  

Long-term Debt Obligations

   (3 )     13,993.5      3,334.3      3,594.3      3,137.3      3,927.6

Capital Lease Obligations

       0.1      0.1      —        —        —  

Minimum Operating Lease Obligations

       204.4      40.3      62.4      42.2      59.5

Obligations to Purchase Foreign Currencies

   (4 )     468.5      468.5      —        —        —  

Purchase Obligations - Facilities (Additions, Repairs and Maintenance)

       19.1      19.0      0.1      —        —  

Purchase Obligations - Technology

       88.4      85.4      2.6      0.4      —  

Purchase Obligations - Other

       15.5      8.2      7.3      —        —  

Other Obligations:

                

Unfunded Investment Obligations

   (5 )     16.9      11.4      5.2      0.2      0.1

Defined Contribution Pension Obligations

   (6 )     67.5      67.5      —        —        —  

Health and Welfare Benefits

   (7 )     —        —        —        —        —  

Postretirement Benefit Obligations

   (7 )     7.0      7.0      —        —        —  
                                    

Total

     $ 34,381.9    $ 20,596.5    $ 5,198.6    $ 3,596.8    $ 4,990.0
                                    

Notes:

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were excluded from amounts reported, as the potential cash outflows would have corresponding cash inflows from interest-bearing assets. The same, although to a lesser extent, is the case with respect to interest charges on long-term debt obligations. As long-term debt obligations may be used for purposes other than to fund interest-bearing assets, an estimate of interest charges is included in the amounts reported.

 

  (1) Certain retail certificates of deposit and other time deposits give customers rights to early withdrawal. Early withdrawals may be subject to penalties. The penalty amount depends on the remaining time to maturity at the time of early withdrawal. Brokered certificates of deposits may be redeemed early upon the death or adjudication of incompetence of the holder.
  (2) See Note 14 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the Corporation’s various short-term borrowings. Many short-term borrowings such as Federal funds purchased and security repurchase agreements and commercial paper are expected to be reissued and, therefore, do not necessarily represent an immediate need for cash.
  (3) See Note 15 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the Corporation’s various long-term borrowings. The amounts shown in the table include interest on both fixed and variable rate obligations. The interest associated with variable rate obligations is based upon rates in effect at December 31, 2006. The contractual amounts to be paid on variable rate obligations are affected by changes in market interest rates. Future changes in market interest rates could materially affect the contractual amounts to be paid.
  (4) See Note 21 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the Corporation’s foreign exchange activities. The Corporation generally matches commitments to deliver foreign currencies with obligations to purchase foreign currencies which minimizes the immediate need for cash.
  (5) The Corporation also has unfunded obligations for certain investments in investment funds. Under the obligations for certain investments in investment funds the Corporation could be required to invest an additional $47.5 million if the investment funds identify and commit to invest in additional qualifying investments. The investment funds have limited lives and defined periods for investing in new qualifying investments or providing additional funds to existing investments. As a result, the timing and amount of the funding requirements for these obligations are uncertain and could expire with no additional funding requirements.
  (6) See Note 19 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the Corporation’s defined contribution program. The amount shown represents the unfunded contribution for the year ended December 31, 2006.
  (7) The health and welfare benefit plans are periodically funded throughout each plan year with participant contributions and the Corporation’s portion of benefits expected to be paid.

The Corporation has generally financed its growth through the retention of earnings and the issuance of debt. It is expected that future growth can be financed through internal earnings retention, additional debt offerings, or the issuance of additional common or preferred stock or other capital instruments.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

The term off-balance sheet arrangement describes the means through which companies typically structure off-balance sheet transactions or otherwise incur risks of loss that are not fully transparent to investors or other users of financial information. For example, in many cases, in order to facilitate transfer of assets or otherwise finance the activities of an unconsolidated entity, a company may be required to provide financial support designed to reduce the risks to the entity or other third parties. That financial support may take many different forms such as financial guarantees, subordinated retained interests, derivative instruments or other contingent arrangements that expose the company to continuing risks or contingent liabilities regardless of whether or not they are recorded on the balance sheet.

 

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Certain guarantees may be a source of potential risk to future liquidity, capital resources and results of operations. Guarantees may be in the form of contracts that contingently require the guarantor to make payments to the guaranteed party based on: (1) changes in an underlying instrument or variable such as a financial standby letter of credit; (2) failure to perform under an obligating agreement such as a performance standby letter of credit; and (3) indemnification agreements that require the indemnifying party to make payments to the indemnified party based on changes in an underlying instrument or variable that is related to an asset, a liability or an equity security of the indemnified party, such as an adverse judgment in a lawsuit. The Corporation, for a fee, regularly enters into standby letters of credit transactions and provides certain indemnifications against loss in conjunction with software sales, merchant credit card processing and securities lending activities, which are described in detail in Notes 20 and 25 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Companies may structure and facilitate off-balance sheet arrangements by retaining an interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity. Such interests may be in the form of a subordinated retained interest in a pool of receivables transferred to an unconsolidated entity, cash collateral accounts, recourse obligations or other forms of credit, liquidity, or market risk support. These subordinated interests protect the senior interests in the unconsolidated entity in the event a portion of the underlying transferred assets becomes uncollectible or there are insufficient funds to repay senior interest obligations. The Corporation uses such arrangements primarily in conjunction with its indirect automobile lending activities that are described in detail in Note 10 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and in the discussion of critical accounting policies that follows this discussion.

As described in Note 15 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, the Corporation holds all of the common interest in M&I Capital Trust A and M&I Capital Trust B which issued cumulative preferred capital securities which are supported by junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures and a full guarantee issued by the Corporation. In conjunction with the banking acquisitions completed in 2006, the Corporation acquired all of the common interests in an additional four trusts that also issued cumulative preferred capital securities which are supported by junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures in the aggregate principal amounts of $16.0 million, $30.0 million, $38.0 million and $15.0 million, respectively and full guarantees assumed by the Corporation. The Corporation does not consolidate any of these six trusts in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.

At December 31, 2006, the Corporation did not hold any material variable interests in entities that provide it liquidity, market risk or credit risk support, or engage in leasing, hedging or research and development services with the Corporation. Based on the off-balance sheet arrangements with which it is presently involved, the Corporation does not believe that such off-balance sheet arrangements either have, or are reasonably likely to have, a material impact to its current or future financial condition, results of operations, liquidity or capital.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Corporation has established various accounting policies that govern the application of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States in the preparation of the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements. The significant accounting policies of the Corporation are described in the footnotes to the consolidated financial statements contained herein and updated as necessary in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Certain accounting policies involve significant judgments and assumptions by management that may have a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities. Management considers such accounting policies to be critical accounting policies. The judgments and assumptions used by management are based on historical experience and other factors, which are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Because of the nature of judgments and assumptions made by management, actual results could differ from these judgments and estimates which could have a material impact on the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the results of the operations of the Corporation. Management continues to consider the following to be those accounting policies that require significant judgments and assumptions:

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

The allowance for loan and lease losses represents management’s estimate of probable losses inherent in the Corporation’s loan and lease portfolio. Management evaluates the allowance each quarter to determine that it is adequate to absorb these inherent losses. This evaluation is supported by a methodology that identifies estimated losses based on assessments of individual problem loans and historical loss patterns of homogeneous loan pools. In addition, environmental factors, including economic conditions and regulatory guidance, unique to each measurement date are also considered. This reserving methodology has the following components:

 

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Specific Reserve. The Corporation’s internal risk rating system is used to identify loans and leases that meet the criteria as being “impaired” under the definition in SFAS 114. A loan is impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that a creditor will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. For impaired loans, impairment is measured using one of three alternatives: (1) the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate; (2) the loan’s observable market price, if available; or (3) the fair value of the collateral for collateral dependent loans and loans for which foreclosure is deemed to be probable. In general, these loans have been internally identified as credits requiring management’s attention due to underlying problems in the borrower’s business or collateral concerns. Subject to a minimum size, a quarterly review of these loans is performed to identify the specific reserve necessary to be allocated to each of these loans. This analysis considers expected future cash flows, the value of collateral and also other factors that may impact the borrower’s ability to make payments when due.

Collective Loan Impairment. This component of the allowance for loan and lease losses is comprised of two elements. First, the Corporation makes a significant number of loans and leases, which due to their underlying similar characteristics, are assessed for loss as homogeneous pools. Included in the homogeneous pools are loans and leases from the retail sector and commercial loans under a certain size that have been excluded from the specific reserve allocation previously discussed. The Corporation segments the pools by type of loan or lease and, using historical loss information, estimates a loss reserve for each pool.

The second element reflects management’s recognition of the uncertainty and imprecision underlying the process of estimating losses. The internal risk rating system is used to identify those loans within certain industry segments that based on financial, payment or collateral performance, warrant closer ongoing monitoring by management. The specific loans mentioned earlier are excluded from this analysis. Based on management’s judgment, reserve ranges are allocated to industry segments due to environmental conditions unique to the measurement period. Consideration is given to both internal and external environmental factors such as economic conditions in certain geographic or industry segments of the portfolio, economic trends, risk profile, and portfolio composition. Reserve ranges are then allocated using estimates of loss exposure that management has identified based on these economic trends or conditions.

The Corporation has not materially changed any aspect of its overall approach in the determination of the allowance for loan and lease losses. There have been no material changes in estimation techniques as compared to prior periods that impacted the determination of the current period allowance. However, on an on-going basis the Corporation continues to refine the methods used in determining management’s best estimate of the allowance for loan and lease losses.

The following factors were taken into consideration in determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses at December 31, 2006:

The recent slowdown in the housing market is having an impact on the performance of some of the Corporation’s construction and land development loans. A re-balancing of supply and demand within the national housing market has reduced both absorption rates and valuations causing stress for some borrowers within this loan segment. These loans are geographically dispersed and are in both the Corporation’s core and acquired loan portfolios. The Corporation has taken these exposures into consideration in determining the adequacy of its allowance for loan and lease losses.

At December 31, 2006, allowances for loan and lease losses continue to be carried for exposures to manufacturing, healthcare, production agriculture (including dairy and cropping operations), truck transportation, accommodation, general contracting, motor vehicle and parts dealers and construction and land development loans secured by vacant land. The majority of the commercial charge-offs incurred in recent periods were in these industry segments. While most loans in these categories are still performing, the Corporation continues to believe these sectors present a higher than normal risk due to their financial and external characteristics.

 

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During the fourth quarter of 2006, the Corporation’s commitments to Shared National Credits were approximately $3.7 billion with usage averaging around 48%. Many of the Corporation’s largest charge-offs have come from the Shared National Credit portfolio. Although these factors result in an increased risk profile, as of December 31, 2006, there were no Shared National Credit nonperforming loans. The Corporation’s exposure to Shared National Credits is monitored closely given this lending group’s loss experience.

The Corporation’s primary lending areas are Wisconsin, Arizona, Minnesota and Missouri. The vast majority of the assets acquired from Gold Banc are in entirely new markets for the Corporation. Included in these new markets is the Kansas City metropolitan area, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Tampa, Sarasota and Bradenton, Florida. Each of these regions and markets has cultural and environmental factors that are unique to them.

At December 31, 2006, nonperforming loans and leases amounted to $268.0 million or 0.64% of consolidated loans and leases compared to $140.6 million or 0.41% at December 31, 2005 and $132.4 million or 0.45% at December 31, 2004. Nonperforming loans associated with the banking acquisitions amounted to $61.6 million or approximately 23.0% of total nonperforming loans at December 31, 2006. Nonaccrual loans and leases increased $130.2 million at year-end 2006 compared to year-end 2005. The net increase was primarily due to increases in all types of nonaccrual real estate loans.

Net charge-offs amounted to $39.0 million or 0.10% of average loans and leases in 2006 compared with $39.1 million or 0.12% of average loans and leases in 2005 and $29.4 million or 0.11% of average loans and leases in 2004. The ratio of net charge-offs to average loans and leases to some extent reflects a higher than normal level of recoveries. However, the ratio of recoveries to charge-offs in 2006 trended closer to average historical experience. Although positive resolutions continue to be achieved on prior charge-offs, recoveries are expected to continue to trend downwards. Management expects net charge-offs to be more in the range of 0.15% to 0.20%.

Based on the above loss estimates, management determined its best estimate of the required allowance for loans and leases. Management’s evaluation of the factors described above resulted in an allowance for loan and lease losses of $420.6 million or 1.00% of loans and leases outstanding at December 31, 2006. The allowance for loan and lease losses was $363.8 million or 1.06% of loans and leases outstanding at December 31, 2005. Consistent with the credit quality trends noted above, the provision for loan and lease losses amounted to $50.6 million in 2006, compared to $44.8 million and $38.0 million in 2005 and 2004, respectively. The resulting provisions for loan and lease losses are the amounts required to establish the allowance for loan and lease losses at the required level after considering charge-offs and recoveries. Management recognizes there are significant estimates in the process and the ultimate losses could be significantly different from those currently estimated.

Capitalized Software and Conversion Costs

Direct costs associated with the production of computer software that will be licensed externally or used in a service bureau environment are capitalized. Capitalization of such costs is subject to strict accounting policy criteria, although the appropriate time to initiate capitalization requires management judgment. Once the specific capitalized project is put into production, the software cost is amortized over its estimated useful life, generally four years. Each quarter, the Corporation performs net realizable value tests to ensure the assets are recoverable. Such tests require management judgment as to the future sales and profitability of a particular product which involves, in some cases, multi-year projections. Technology changes and changes in customer requirements can have a significant impact on the recoverability of these assets and can be difficult to predict. Should significant adverse changes occur, estimates of useful life may have to be revised or write-offs would be required to recognize impairment. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the amount of software costs capitalized amounted to $48.6 million and $40.8 million, respectively. Amortization expense of software costs amounted to $53.4 million and $57.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

During 2004, Metavante determined that certain products had limited growth potential. As a result of strategic product reviews and the results of net realizable tests on these products, Metavante determined that the capitalized software and other assets associated with the products were impaired. Total capitalized software costs written off amounted to $8.7 million and are included in other noninterest expense in 2004.

 

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Direct costs associated with customer system conversions to the data processing operations are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the terms, generally five to seven years, of the related servicing contracts.

Capitalization only occurs when management is satisfied that such costs are recoverable through future operations or buyout fees in case of early termination. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the amount of conversion costs capitalized amounted to $11.6 million and $10.5 million, respectively. Amortization expense of conversion costs amounted to $10.1 million and $10.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Net unamortized costs, which are included in Accrued Interest and Other Assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, at December 31, were ($ in millions):

 

     2006    2005

Software

   $  152.0    $  154.0

Conversions

     28.8      26.7
             

Total

   $ 180.8    $ 180.7
             

The Corporation has not substantively changed any aspect to its overall approach in the determination of the amount of costs that are capitalized for software development or conversion activities. There have been no material changes in assumptions or estimation techniques as compared to prior periods that impacted the determination of the periodic amortization of such costs.

Financial Asset Sales and Securitizations

The Corporation utilizes certain financing arrangements to meet its balance sheet management, funding, liquidity, and market or credit risk management needs. The majority of these activities are basic term or revolving securitization vehicles. These vehicles are generally funded through term-amortizing debt structures or with short-term commercial paper designed to be paid off based on the underlying cash flows of the assets securitized. These financing entities are contractually limited to a narrow range of activities that facilitate the transfer of or access to various types of assets or financial instruments. In certain situations, the Corporation provides liquidity and/or loss protection agreements. In determining whether the financing entity should be consolidated, the Corporation considers whether the entity is a qualifying special-purpose entity (“QSPE”) as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities. For non-consolidation, a QSPE must be demonstrably distinct, have significantly limited permitted activities, hold assets that are restricted to transferred financial assets and related assets, and can sell or dispose of non-cash financial assets only in response to specified conditions.

In December 2003, the Corporation adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46 (“FIN 46R”), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (revised December 2003). This interpretation addresses consolidation by business enterprises of variable interest entities. Transferors to QSPEs and “grandfathered” QSPEs subject to the reporting requirements of SFAS 140 are outside the scope of FIN 46R and do not consolidate those entities. With respect to the Corporation’s securitization activities, the adoption of FIN 46R did not have an impact on its consolidated financial statements because its transfers are generally to QSPEs.

The Corporation sells financial assets in a two-step process that results in a surrender of control over the assets, as evidenced by true-sale opinions from legal counsel, to unconsolidated entities that securitize the assets. The Corporation retains interests in the securitized assets in the form of interest-only strips and cash reserve accounts. Gain or loss on sale of the assets depends in part on the carrying amount assigned to the assets sold allocated between the asset sold and retained interests based on their relative fair values at the date of transfer. The value of the retained interests is based on the present value of expected cash flows estimated using management’s best estimates of the key assumptions – credit losses, prepayment speeds, forward yield curves and discount rates commensurate with the risks involved. Actual results can differ from expected results.

The Corporation reviews the carrying values of the retained interests monthly to determine if there is a decline in value that is other than temporary and periodically reviews the propriety of the assumptions used based on current historical experience as well as the sensitivities of the carrying value of the retained interests to adverse changes in the key assumptions. The Corporation believes that its estimates result in a reasonable carrying value of the retained interests.

 

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Net gains associated with the retained interests, held in the form of interest-only strips amounted to $0.9 million in 2006 compared to $1.0 million in 2005 and are included in net investment securities gains in the Consolidated Statements of Income. During 2006, the Corporation realized $4.0 million in gains that were offset by impairment losses of $3.1 million. There were no impairment losses in 2005. The gains realized in 2006 and 2005 resulted from the excess of cash received over the carrying amount of certain interest-only strips. The impairment in 2006 was a result of the differences between the actual credit losses experienced compared to the expected credit losses used in measuring certain interest-only strips. Those impairments were deemed to be other than temporary.

The Corporation regularly sells automobile loans to an unconsolidated multi-seller special purpose entity commercial paper conduit in securitization transactions in which servicing responsibilities and subordinated interests are retained. The outstanding balances of automobile loans sold in these securitization transactions were $948.2 million and $954.2 million at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the carrying amount of retained interests amounted to $34.3 million and $25.9 million, respectively.

The Corporation also sells, from time to time, debt securities classified as available for sale that are highly rated to an unconsolidated bankruptcy remote QSPE whose activities are limited to issuing highly rated asset-backed commercial paper with maturities up to 180 days which is used to finance the purchase of the investment securities. The Corporation provides liquidity back-up in the form of Liquidity Purchase Agreements. In addition, the Corporation acts as counterparty to interest rate swaps that enable the QSPE to hedge its interest rate risk. Such swaps are designated as free-standing derivative financial instruments in the Corporation’s Consolidated Balance Sheet.

At December 31, 2006, highly rated investment securities in the amount of $358.9 million were outstanding in the QSPE to support the outstanding commercial paper.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the income statement in the period that includes the enactment date.

The determination of current and deferred income taxes is based on complex analyses of many factors, including interpretation of Federal and state income tax laws, the difference between tax and financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities (temporary differences), estimates of amounts currently due or owed, such as the timing of reversals of temporary differences and current accounting standards. The Federal and state taxing authorities who make assessments based on their determination of tax laws periodically review the Corporation’s interpretation of Federal and state income tax laws. Tax liabilities could differ significantly from the estimates and interpretations used in determining the current and deferred income tax liabilities based on the completion of taxing authority examinations.

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, (“FIN 48”), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in an income tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.

The provisions of FIN 48 were effective beginning January 1, 2007. The financial statement impact of adopting FIN 48 was not material.

 

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New Accounting Pronouncements

A discussion of new accounting pronouncements that are applicable to the Corporation and have been or will be adopted by the Corporation is included in Note 1 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8.

 

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market risk arises from exposure to changes in interest rates, exchange rates, commodity prices, and other relevant market rate or price risk. The Corporation faces market risk through trading and other than trading activities. While market risk that arises from trading activities in the form of foreign exchange and interest rate risk is immaterial to the Corporation, market risk from other than trading activities in the form of interest rate risk is measured and managed through a number of methods.

Interest Rate Risk

The Corporation uses financial modeling techniques to identify potential changes in income under a variety of possible interest rate scenarios. Financial institutions, by their nature, bear interest rate and liquidity risk as a necessary part of the business of managing financial assets and liabilities. The Corporation has designed strategies to limit these risks within prudent parameters and identify appropriate risk/reward tradeoffs in the financial structure of the balance sheet.

The financial models identify the specific cash flows, repricing timing and embedded option characteristics of the assets and liabilities held by the Corporation. Policies are in place to assure that neither earnings nor fair value at risk exceed appropriate limits. The use of a limited array of derivative financial instruments has allowed the Corporation to achieve the desired balance sheet repricing structure while simultaneously meeting the desired objectives of both its borrowing and depositing customers.

The models used include measures of the expected repricing characteristics of administered rate (NOW, savings and money market accounts) and non-rate related products (demand deposit accounts, other assets and other liabilities). These measures recognize the relative insensitivity of these accounts to changes in market interest rates, as demonstrated through current and historical experiences. In addition to contractual payment information for most other assets and liabilities, the models also include estimates of expected prepayment characteristics for those items that are likely to materially change their payment structures in different rate environments, including residential mortgage products, certain commercial and commercial real estate loans and certain mortgage-related securities. Estimates for these sensitivities are based on industry assessments and are substantially driven by the differential between the contractual coupon of the item and current market rates for similar products.

This information is incorporated into a model that allows the projection of future income levels in several different interest rate environments. Earnings at risk are calculated by modeling income in an environment where rates remain constant, and comparing this result to income in a different rate environment, and then dividing this difference by the Corporation’s budgeted operating income before taxes for the calendar year. Since future interest rate moves are difficult to predict, the following table presents two potential scenarios — a gradual increase of 100bp across the entire yield curve over the course of the year (+25bp per quarter), and a gradual decrease of 100bp across the entire yield curve over the course of the year (-25bp per quarter) for the balance sheet as of December 31, 2006:

 

Hypothetical Change in Interest Rates

  

Impact to 2007

Pretax Income

100 basis point gradual rise in rates

   0.5%

100 basis point gradual decline in rates

   -0.6%

These results are based solely on the modeled parallel changes in market rates, and do not reflect the earnings sensitivity that may arise from other factors such as changes in the shape of the yield curve and changes in spread between key market rates. These results also do not include any management action to mitigate potential income variances within the simulation process. Such action could potentially include, but would not be limited to, adjustments to the repricing characteristics of any on- or off-balance sheet item with regard to short-term rate projections and current market value assessments.

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Another component of interest rate risk is measuring the fair value at risk for a given change in market interest rates. The Corporation also uses computer modeling techniques to determine the present value of all asset and liability cash flows (both on- and off-balance sheet), adjusted for prepayment expectations, using a market discount rate. The net change in the present value of the asset and liability cash flows in different market rate environments is the amount of fair value at risk from those rate movements. As of December 31, 2006 the fair value of equity at risk for a gradual 100bp shift in rates was less than 2.0% of the market value of the Corporation.

Equity Risk

In addition to interest rate risk, the Corporation incurs market risk in the form of equity risk. The Corporation invests directly and indirectly through investment funds, in private medium-sized companies to help establish new businesses or recapitalize existing ones. These investments expose the Corporation to the change in equity values for the companies of the portfolio companies. However, fair values are difficult to determine until an actual sale or liquidation transaction actually occurs. At December 31, 2006, the carrying value of total active capital markets investments amounted to approximately $46.6 million.

At December 31, 2006, M&I Wealth Management administered $95.5 billion in assets and directly managed $22.5 billion in assets. Exposure exists to changes in equity values due to the fact that fee income is partially based on equity balances. Quantification of this exposure is difficult due to the number of other variables affecting fee income. Interest rate changes can also have an effect on fee income for the above-stated reasons.

 

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ITEM 8. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA FOR YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2005, AND 2004

Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31 ($000’s except share data)

 

     2006     2005  

Assets

    

Cash and Cash Equivalents:

    

Cash and Due from Banks

   $ 1,248,007     $ 1,155,263  

Federal Funds Sold and Security Resale Agreements

     192,061       209,869  

Money Market Funds

     45,190       49,219  
                

Total Cash and Cash Equivalents

     1,485,258       1,414,351  

Interest Bearing Deposits at Other Banks

     19,042       40,659  

Investment Securities:

    

Trading Securities, at Market Value

     36,249       29,779  

Available for Sale, at Market Value

     6,977,853       5,701,703  

Held to Maturity, Market Value $507,909 ($638,135 in 2005)

     495,520       618,554  
                

Total Investment Securities

     7,509,622       6,350,036  

Loans Held for Sale

     300,677       277,847  

Loans and Leases:

    

Loans and Leases, Net of Unearned Income of $124,869 ($107,244 in 2005)

     41,634,340       33,889,066  

Less: Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

     420,610       363,769  
                

Net Loans and Leases

     41,213,730       33,525,297  

Premises and Equipment, Net

     571,637       490,687  

Goodwill and Other Intangibles

     3,212,102       2,461,461  

Accrued Interest and Other Assets

     1,918,189       1,652,379  
                

Total Assets

   $ 56,230,257     $ 46,212,717  
                

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

    

Deposits:

    

Noninterest Bearing

   $ 6,112,362     $ 5,525,019  

Interest Bearing

     27,972,020       22,149,202  
                

Total Deposits

     34,084,382       27,674,221  

Short-term Borrowings

     6,425,130       5,626,734  

Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

     1,543,219       1,507,621  

Long-term Borrowings

     8,026,155       6,668,670  
                

Total Liabilities

     50,078,886       41,477,246  

Shareholders’ Equity:

    

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value, 2,000,000 Shares Authorized

     —         —    

Common Stock, $1.00 par value, 700,000,000 Shares Authorized; 261,972,424 Shares Issued (244,587,222 Shares in 2005)

     261,972       244,587  

Additional Paid-in Capital

     1,770,540       970,739  

Retained Earnings

     4,383,642       3,871,614  

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Related Taxes

     (17,546 )     (37,291 )

Less: Treasury Stock, at Cost: 6,502,732 Shares (9,148,493 in 2005)

     205,938       277,423  

Deferred Compensation

     41,299       36,755  
                

Total Shareholders’ Equity

     6,151,371       4,735,471  
                

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 56,230,257     $ 46,212,717  
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Income

Years ended December 31 ($000’s except share data)

 

     2006     2005    2004

Interest and Fee Income

       

Loans and Leases

   $ 2,856,043     $ 1,959,063    $ 1,432,754

Investment Securities:

       

Taxable

     277,938       214,537      200,107

Exempt from Federal Income Taxes

     61,769       64,127      58,826

Trading Securities

     614       229      271

Short-term Investments

     16,136       8,675      2,397
                     

Total Interest and Fee Income

     3,212,500       2,246,631      1,694,355

Interest Expense

       

Deposits

     1,058,713       544,920      276,102

Short-term Borrowings

     186,863       106,333      61,256

Long-term Borrowings

     476,625       330,144      196,440
                     

Total Interest Expense

     1,722,201       981,397      533,798
                     

Net Interest Income

     1,490,299       1,265,234      1,160,557

Provision for Loan and Lease Losses

     50,551       44,795      37,963
                     

Net Interest Income After Provision for Loan and Lease Losses

     1,439,748       1,220,439      1,122,594

Other Income

       

Data Processing Services

     1,382,658       1,185,024      934,128

Wealth Management

     221,554       191,720      175,119

Service Charges on Deposits

     99,597       93,953      98,882

Gains on Sale of Mortgage Loans

     47,281       47,138      28,936

Other Mortgage Banking Revenue

     5,121       3,350      5,737

Net Investment Securities Gains

     9,701       45,514      35,336

Life Insurance Revenue

     29,134       27,079      27,254

Net Derivative Losses - Discontinued Hedges

     (18,449 )     —        —  

Other

     138,824       122,481      112,538
                     

Total Other Income

     1,915,421       1,716,259      1,417,930

Other Expense

       

Salaries and Employee Benefits

     1,210,107       1,074,758      919,431

Net Occupancy

     103,184       88,656      77,209

Equipment

     140,863       126,942      115,650

Software Expenses

     70,681       57,987      50,021

Processing Charges

     110,050       62,646      52,239

Supplies and Printing

     25,634       23,933      23,581

Professional Services

     60,653       53,641      43,763

Shipping and Handling

     90,346       72,201      67,772

Amortization of Intangibles

     45,373       31,103      27,852

Other

     302,646       287,177      251,166
                     

Total Other Expense

     2,159,537       1,879,044      1,628,684
                     

Income Before Income Taxes

     1,195,632       1,057,654      911,840

Provision for Income Taxes

     387,794       351,464      305,987
                     

Net Income

   $ 807,838     $ 706,190    $ 605,853
                     

Net Income Per Common Share

       

Basic

   $ 3.24     $ 3.06    $ 2.72

Diluted

     3.17       2.99      2.66

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years ended December 31 ($000’s)

 

     2006     2005     2004  

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

      

Net Income

   $ 807,838     $ 706,190     $ 605,853  

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by

Operating Activities:

      

Depreciation and Amortization

     171,093       202,353       192,070  

Provision for Loan and Lease Losses

     50,551       44,795       37,963  

Provision (Benefit) for Deferred Taxes

     47,299       (15,545 )     2,361  

Stock–based Compensation Expense

     39,775       37,243       36,280  

Excess Tax Benefit from Stock-based Compensation Arrangements

     (11,430 )     (8,882 )     (11,155 )

Gains on Sales of Assets

     (32,771 )     (111,450 )     (34,356 )

Proceeds from Sales of Trading Securities and Loans Held for Sale

     12,599,298       9,180,578       7,723,357  

Purchases of Trading Securities and Loans Held for Sale

     (12,282,292 )     (9,136,336 )     (7,513,518 )

Other

     (544,465 )     (262,767 )     (42,577 )
                        

Total Adjustments

     37,058       (70,011 )     390,425  
                        

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

     844,896       636,179       996,278  

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:

      

Proceeds from Sales of Securities Available for Sale

     609,008       104,280       12,467  

Proceeds from Maturities of Securities Available for Sale

     1,193,940       1,260,242       1,265,998  

Proceeds from Maturities of Securities Held to Maturity

     124,286       108,554       94,907  

Purchases of Securities Available for Sale

     (2,229,324 )     (1,792,054 )     (1,775,775 )

Net Increase in Loans

     (3,957,011 )     (4,545,258 )     (4,571,125 )

Purchases of Assets to be Leased

     (260,939 )     (281,991 )     (215,578 )

Principal Payments on Lease Receivables

     234,445       226,504       291,608  

Purchases of Premises and Equipment, Net

     (104,911 )     (93,624 )     (80,428 )

Acquisitions, Net of Cash and Cash Equivalents Acquired

     (130,385 )     (94,399 )     (1,012,100 )

Other

     5,747       (15,390 )     25,142  
                        

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

     (4,515,144 )     (5,123,136 )     (5,964,884 )

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:

      

Net Increase in Deposits

     2,701,936       1,295,837       4,200,843  

Proceeds from Issuance of Commercial Paper

     5,326,917       5,310,137       6,442,232  

Principal Payments on Commercial Paper

     (5,185,918 )     (5,241,685 )     (6,534,320 )

Net (Decrease) Increase in Other Short-term Borrowings

     (106,539 )     1,029,234       (1,584,827 )

Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Borrowings

     2,448,752       3,279,779       3,040,500  

Payment of Long-term Borrowings

     (1,225,554 )     (604,735 )     (455,829 )

Dividends Paid

     (261,535 )     (214,788 )     (179,855 )

Purchases of Common Stock

     (41,791 )     —         (98,385 )

Proceeds from the Issuance of Common Stock

     84,042       60,911       206,666  

Excess Tax Benefit from Stock-based Compensation Arrangements

     11,430       8,882       11,155  

Other

     (10,585 )     (10,402 )     (3,062 )
                        

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

     3,741,155       4,913,170       5,045,118  
                        

Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

     70,907       426,213       76,512  

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Year

     1,414,351       988,138       911,626  
                        

Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Year

   $ 1,485,258     $ 1,414,351     $ 988,138  
                        

Supplemental Cash Flow Information:

      

Cash Paid During the Year for:

      

Interest

   $ 1,625,191     $ 906,308     $ 506,773  

Income Taxes

     362,451       366,431       283,588  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

($000’s except share data)

 

     Compre-
hensive
Income
    Preferred
Stock
   Common
Stock
   Additional
Paid-In
Capital
    Retained
Earnings
    Treasury
Common
Stock
    Deferred
Compen-
sation
   

Accumula-

ted Other
Compre-
hensive
Income

 

Balance, December 31, 2003

     $ —      $ 240,833    $ 718,333     $ 2,954,214     $ (513,562 )   $ (19,877 )   $ 2,694  

Comprehensive Income:

                  

Net Income

   $ 605,853       —        —        —         605,853       —         —         —    

Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities:

                  

Arising During the Period Net of Taxes of $5,692

     (10,476 )     —        —        —         —         —         —         —    

Reclassification for Securities Transactions Included in Net Income Net of Taxes of $139

     (258 )     —        —        —         —         —         —         —    
                        

Total Unrealized Gains

(Losses) on Securities

     (10,734 )     —        —        —         —         —         —         (10,734 )
                        

Net Gains (Losses) on Derivatives Hedging Variability of Cash Flows:

                  

Arising During the Period Net of Taxes of $5,821

     10,810       —        —        —         —         —         —         —    

Reclassification Adjustments For Hedging Activities Included in Net Income Net of Taxes of $11,075

     20,568       —        —        —         —         —         —         —    
                        

Net Gains (Losses)

     31,378       —        —        —         —         —         —         31,378  
                        

Other Comprehensive Income

     20,644       —        —        —         —         —         —         —    
                        

Comprehensive Income

   $ 626,497       —        —        —         —         —         —         —    
                        

Issuance of 3,599,700 Common Shares

       —        3,599      146,300       —         —         —         —    

Present Value of Stock Purchase Contract and Allocated Fees and Expenses for Common SPACESSM

       —        —        (34,039 )     —         —         —         —    

Issuance of 2,825,014 Treasury Common Shares Under Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plans

       —        —        (27,436 )     —         85,342       (9,610 )     —    

Acquisition of 2,310,053 Common Shares

       —        —        (41 )     —         (90,011 )     197       —    

Dividends Declared on Common Stock—$0.810 Per Share

       —        —        —         (179,855 )     —         —         —    

Income Tax Benefit for Compensation Expense for Tax Purposes in Excess of Amounts Recognized for Financial Reporting Purposes

       —        —        11,155       —         —         —         —    
                  

Stock Based Compensation Expense

       —        —        36,280       —         —         —         —    
                  

Other

       —        —        (273 )     —         —         —         —    
                                                        

Balance, December 31, 2004

     $ —      $ 244,432    $ 850,279     $ 3,380,212     $ (518,231 )   $ (29,290 )   $ 23,338  
                                                        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

($000’s except share data)

 

     Compre-
hensive
Income
    Preferred
Stock
   Common
Stock
   Additional
Paid-In
Capital
    Retained
Earnings
    Treasury
Common
Stock
    Deferred
Compen-
sation
   

Accumula-

ted Other
Compre-
hensive
Income

 

Balance, December 31, 2004

     $ —      $ 244,432    $ 850,279     $ 3,380,212     $ (518,231 )   $ (29,290 )   $ 23,338  

Comprehensive Income:

                  

Net Income

   $ 706,190       —        —        —         706,190       —         —         —    

Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities:

                  

Arising During the Period Net of Taxes of $36,387

     (66,670 )     —        —        —         —         —         —         —    

Reclassification for Securities Transactions Included in Net Income Net of Taxes of $388

     (722 )     —        —        —         —         —         —         —    
                        

Total Unrealized Gains

(Losses) on Securities

     (67,392 )     —        —        —         —         —         —         (67,392 )
                        

Net Gains (Losses) on Derivatives Hedging Variability of Cash Flows:

                  

Arising During the Period Net of Taxes of $5,499

     10,211       —        —        —         —         —         —         —    

Reclassification Adjustments For Hedging Activities Included in Net Income Net of Taxes of $1,857

     (3,448 )     —        —        —         —         —         —         —    
                        

Net Gains (Losses)

     6,763       —        —        —         —         —         —         6,763  
                        

Other Comprehensive Income

     (60,629 )     —        —        —         —         —         —         —    
                        

Comprehensive Income

   $ 645,561       —        —        —         —         —         —         —    
                        

Issuance of 155,000 Common Shares

       —        155      6,496       —         —         —         —    

Issuance of 5,254,523 Treasury Common Shares in the 2005 Business Combinations

       —        —        81,778       —         159,317       —         —    

Issuance of 2,358,561 Treasury Common Shares Under Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plans

       —        —        (17,201 )     —         71,663       (7,746 )     —    

Issuance of 355,046 Treasury Common Shares for Retirement Plan Funding

       —        —        3,611       —         10,765       —         —    

Acquisition of 25,095 Common Shares

       —        —        (66 )     —         (937 )     281       —    

Dividends Declared on Common Stock—$0.930 Per Share

       —        —        —         (214,788 )     —         —         —    

Income Tax Benefit for Compensation Expense for Tax Purposes in Excess of Amounts Recognized for Financial Reporting Purposes

       —        —        8,882       —         —         —         —    

Stock Based Compensation Expense

       —        —        37,243       —         —         —         —    

Other

       —        —        (283 )     —         —         —         —    
                                                        

Balance, December 31, 2005

     $ —      $ 244,587    $ 970,739     $ 3,871,614     $ (277,423 )   $ (36,755 )   $ (37,291 )
                                                        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

($000’s except share data)

 

     Compre-
hensive
Income
    Preferred
Stock
   Common
Stock
   Additional
Paid-In
Capital
    Retained
Earnings
    Treasury
Common
Stock
    Deferred
Compen-
sation
   

Accumula-

ted Other
Compre-
hensive
Income

 

Balance, December 31, 2005 As Originally Reported

     $ —      $ 244,587    $ 970,739     $ 3,871,614     $ (277,423 )   $ (36,755 )   $ (37,291 )

Cumulative Effect of SAB 108, Net of Tax, See Note 2

       —        —        —         (34,275 )     —         —         16,230  
                                                        

Balance, As Adjusted

       —        244,587      970,739       3,837,339       (277,423 )     (36,755 )     (21,061 )

Comprehensive Income:

                  

Net Income

   $ 807,838       —        —        —         807,838       —         —         —    

Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities:

                  

Arising During the Period Net of Taxes of $9,682

     17,562       —        —        —         —         —         —         —    

Reclassification for Securities Transactions Included in Net Income Net of Taxes of $1,768

     (3,283 )     —        —        —         —         —         —         —    
                        

Total Unrealized Gains

(Losses) on Securities

     14,279       —        —        —         —         —         —         14,279  
                        

Net Gains (Losses) on Derivatives Hedging Variability of Cash Flows:

                  

Arising During the Period Net of Taxes of $475

     (882 )     —        —        —         —         —         —         —    

Reclassification Adjustments For Hedging Activities Included in Net Income Net of Taxes of $7,930

     (14,727 )     —        —        —         —         —         —         —    
                        

Net Gains (Losses)

     (15,609 )     —        —        —         —         —         —         (15,609 )
                        

Other Comprehensive Income

     (1,330 )     —        —        —         —         —         —         —    
                        

Total Comprehensive Income

   $ 806,508                  
                        

Adjustment to Initially Apply SFAS 158, Net of Tax of $2,854

       —        —        —         —         —         —         4,845  

Issuance of 17,269,857 Common Shares in the 2006 Business Combinations

       —        17,385      763,054       —         (5,099 )     —         —    

Issuance of 3,434,187 Treasury Common Shares Under Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plans

       —        —        (20,108 )     —         108,269       (391 )     —    

Issuance of 385,192 Treasury Common Shares for Retirement Plan Funding

       —        —        4,819       —         12,130       —         —    

Acquisition of 1,058,273 Common Shares

       —        —        1,109       —         (43,815 )     —         —    

Dividends Declared on Common Stock—$1.050 Per Share

       —        —        —         (261,535 )     —         —         —    

Net Change in Deferred Compensation

       —        —        —         —         —         (4,153 )     —    

Income Tax Benefit for Compensation Expense for Tax Purposes in Excess of Amounts Recognized for Financial Reporting Purposes

       —        —        11,430       —         —         —         —    

Stock Based Compensation Expense

       —        —        39,775       —         —         —         —    

Other

       —        —        (278 )     —         —         —         —    
                                                        

Balance, December 31, 2006

     $ —      $ 261,972    $ 1,770,540     $ 4,383,642     $ (205,938 )   $ (41,299 )   $ (17,546 )
                                                        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (“M&I” or the “Corporation”) is a financial holding company that provides diversified financial services to a wide variety of corporate, institutional, government and individual customers. M&I’s largest affiliates and principal operations are in Wisconsin; however, it has activities in other markets, particularly in certain neighboring Midwestern states, and in Arizona, Nevada and Florida. The Corporation’s principal activities consist of banking and data processing services. Banking services, lending and accepting deposits from retail and commercial customers are provided through its lead bank, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank (“M&I Bank”), which is headquartered in Wisconsin, one federally chartered thrift headquartered in Nevada, one state chartered bank headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and an asset-based lending subsidiary headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In addition to branches located throughout Wisconsin, banking services are provided in branches located throughout Arizona, the Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kansas City, Missouri and St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan areas, Duluth, Minnesota, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Belleville, Illinois, Las Vegas, Nevada and Florida’s west coast, as well as on the Internet. Financial and data processing services and software sales are provided through the Corporation’s subsidiary Metavante Corporation (“Metavante”) and its nonbank subsidiaries primarily to financial institutions throughout the United States. Other financial services provided by M&I include: personal property lease financing to consumer and commercial customers; investment management and advisory services; venture capital and financial advisory services; trust services to residents of Wisconsin, Arizona, Minnesota, Missouri, Florida, Nevada and Indiana; and brokerage and insurance services.

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Consolidation principles—The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Corporation, its subsidiaries that are wholly or majority owned and/or over which it exercises substantive control and significant variable interest entities for which the Corporation has determined that, based on the variable interests it holds, it is the primary beneficiary in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 46 (“FIN 46R”), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities an interpretation of Accounting Research Board (“ARB”) No. 51 (revised December 2003). The primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity is the party that absorbs a majority of an entity’s expected losses, receives a majority of an entity’s expected residual returns, or both, as a result of holding variable interests. Variable interests are the ownership, contractual or other pecuniary interests in an entity. Investments in unconsolidated affiliates, in which the Corporation has 20 percent or more ownership interest and has the ability to exercise significant influence, but not substantive control, over the affiliates’ operating and financial policies, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting, unless the investment has been determined to be temporary. Intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

The Corporation utilizes certain financing arrangements to meet its balance sheet management, funding, liquidity, and market or credit risk management needs. The majority of these activities are basic term or revolving securitization facilities. These facilities are generally funded through term-amortizing debt structures or with short-term commercial paper designed to be paid off based on the underlying cash flows of the assets securitized. These financing entities are contractually limited to a narrow range of activities that facilitate the transfer of or access to various types of assets or financial instruments. In certain situations, the Corporation provides liquidity and/or loss protection agreements. In determining whether the financing entity should be consolidated, the Corporation considers whether the entity is a qualifying special-purpose entity (“QSPE”) as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140 (“SFAS 140”), Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities. For non-consolidation, a QSPE must be demonstrably distinct, have significantly limited permitted activities, hold assets that are restricted to transferred financial assets and related assets, and can sell or dispose of non-cash financial assets only in response to specified conditions.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

Certain amounts in the 2005 and 2004 Consolidated Financial Statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2006 presentation.

Cash and cash equivalents—For purposes of the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Corporation defines cash and cash equivalents as short-term investments, which have an original maturity of three months or less and are readily convertible into cash.

Securities—Securities, when purchased, are designated as Trading, Investment Securities Available for Sale or Investment Securities Held to Maturity, and remain in that category until they are sold or mature. The specific identification method is used in determining the cost of securities sold.

Trading Securities are carried at fair value, with adjustments to the carrying value reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Investment Securities Held to Maturity are carried at cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. The Corporation designates investment securities as held to maturity only when it has the positive intent and ability to hold them to maturity. All other securities are classified as Investment Securities Available for Sale and are carried at fair value with fair value adjustments net of the related income tax effects reported as a component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Loans held for sale—Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or market, determined on an aggregate basis, based on outstanding firm commitments received for such loans or on current market prices.

Loans and leases—Interest on loans, other than direct financing leases, is recognized as income based on the loan principal outstanding during the period. Unearned income on financing leases is recognized over the lease term on a basis that results in an approximate level rate of return on the lease investment. Loans are generally placed on nonaccrual status when they are past due 90 days as to either interest or principal. When a loan is placed on nonaccrual status, previously accrued and uncollected interest is charged to interest and fee income on loans. A nonaccrual loan may be restored to an accrual basis when interest and principal payments are brought current and collectibility of future payments is not in doubt.

The Corporation defers and amortizes fees and certain incremental direct costs, primarily salary and employee benefit expenses, over the contractual term of the loan or lease as an adjustment to the yield. The unamortized net fees and costs are reported as part of the loan or lease balance outstanding.

The Corporation periodically reviews the residual values associated with its leasing portfolios. Declines in residual values that are judged to be other than temporary are recognized as a loss resulting in a reduction in the net investment in the lease.

Allowance for loan and lease losses—The allowance for loan and lease losses is maintained at a level believed adequate by management to absorb estimated losses inherent in the loan and lease portfolio including loans that have been determined to be impaired. For impaired loans, impairment is measured using one of three alternatives: (1) the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate; (2) the loan’s observable market price, if available; or (3) the fair value of the collateral for collateral dependent loans and loans for which foreclosure is deemed to be probable. Management’s determination of the adequacy of the allowance is based on a continual review of the loan and lease portfolio, loan and lease loss experience, economic conditions, growth and composition of the portfolio, and other relevant factors. As a result of management’s continual review, the allowance is adjusted through provisions for loan and lease losses charged against income.

Financial asset sales—The Corporation sells financial assets, in a two-step process that results in a surrender of control over the assets, as evidenced by true-sale opinions from legal counsel, to unconsolidated entities that securitize the assets. The Corporation retains interests in the securitized assets in the form of interest-only strips and provides additional credit support by maintaining cash reserve accounts. Gain or loss on sale of the assets depends in part on the carrying amount assigned to the assets sold allocated between the asset sold and retained interests based on their relative fair values at the date of transfer. The value of the retained interests is based on the present value of expected cash flows estimated using management’s best estimates of the key assumptions – credit losses, prepayment speeds, forward yield curves and discount rates commensurate with the risks involved.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

Premises and equipment—Land is recorded at cost. Premises and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated principally on the straight-line method with annual rates varying from 10 to 50 years for buildings and 3 to 10 years for equipment. Long-lived assets which are impaired are carried at fair value and long-lived assets to be disposed of are carried at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense and betterments are capitalized.

Other real estate owned—Other real estate owned consists primarily of assets that have been acquired in satisfaction of debts. Other real estate owned is recorded at fair value, less estimated selling costs, at the date of transfer. Valuation adjustments required at the date of transfer for assets acquired in satisfaction of debts are charged to the allowance for loan and lease losses. Subsequent to transfer, other real estate owned is carried at the lower of cost or fair value, less estimated selling costs, based upon periodic evaluations. Rental income from properties and gains on sales are included in other income, and property expenses, which include carrying costs, required valuation adjustments and losses on sales, are recorded in other expense. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, total other real estate owned amounted to $25,452 and $8,869, respectively.

Data processing services—Data processing and related revenues are recognized as services are performed based on amounts billable under the contracts. Processing services performed that have not been billed to customers are accrued. Revenue includes shipping and handling costs associated with such income producing activities.

Revenues attributable to the licensing of software are generally recognized upon delivery and performance of certain contractual obligations, provided that no significant vendor obligations remain and collection of the resulting receivable is deemed probable. Service revenues from customer maintenance fees for ongoing customer support and product updates are recognized ratably over the term of the maintenance period. Service revenues from training and consulting are recognized when the services are performed. Conversion revenues associated with the conversion of customers’ processing systems to Metavante’s processing systems are deferred and amortized over the period of the related processing contract, which on average is approximately five years. Deferred revenues, which are included in Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, amounted to $110,768 and $111,900 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Capitalized software and conversions—Direct costs associated with the production of computer software which will be licensed externally or used in a service bureau environment are capitalized and amortized on the straight-line method over the estimated economic life of the product, generally four years. Such capitalized costs are periodically evaluated for impairment and adjusted to net realizable value when impairment is indicated. Direct costs associated with customer system conversions to the data services operations are capitalized and amortized on the straight-line method over the terms of the related servicing contract. Routine maintenance of software products, design costs and development costs incurred prior to establishment of a product’s technological feasibility for software to be sold, are expensed as incurred.

Net unamortized costs, which are included in Accrued Interest and Other Assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, at December 31 were:

 

     2006    2005

Software

   $ 152,032    $ 154,058

Conversions

     28,770      26,666
             

Total

   $ 180,802    $ 180,724
             

Amortization expense, which includes software write-downs, was $63,514, $68,170 and $72,527, for 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. During 2004, Metavante determined that certain products had limited growth potential. Based on strategic product reviews and the results of net realizable tests performed on these products, it was determined that the capitalized software and other assets associated with those products were impaired. Total capitalized software costs written off amounted to $8,662 for the year ended December 31, 2004.

Goodwill and other intangibles—Unless otherwise indicated, the Corporation annually tests goodwill for impairment using a two-step process that begins with an estimation of the fair value of a reporting unit. For purposes of the test, the Corporation’s reporting units are the operating segments as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

The first step is a screen for potential impairment and the second step measures the amount of impairment, if any. See Note 12 for additional information.

Identifiable intangibles arising from purchase acquisitions with a finite useful life are amortized over their useful lives and consist of core deposit intangibles, contract rights, tradenames and customer lists.

Identifiable intangibles that have been determined to have an indefinite useful life are not amortized but are subject to periodic tests for impairment. At December 31, 2006, the Corporation did not have any identifiable intangibles that have been determined to have an indefinite useful life.

Derivative financial instruments—Derivative financial instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, are carried in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either an asset or liability measured at its fair value. The fair value of the Corporation’s derivative financial instruments is determined based on quoted market prices for comparable transactions, if available, or a valuation model that calculates the present value of expected future cash flows.

Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments are recognized currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met. For derivative financial instruments designated as hedging the exposure to changes in the fair value of a recognized asset or liability (fair value hedge), the gain or loss is recognized in earnings in the period of change together with the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item attributable to the risk being hedged. For derivative financial instruments designated as hedging the exposure to variable cash flows of a forecasted transaction (cash flow hedge), the effective portion of the derivative financial instrument’s gain or loss is initially reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income and is subsequently reclassified into earnings when the forecasted transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of the gain or loss is reported in earnings immediately.

At inception of a hedge, the Corporation formally documents the hedging relationship as well as the Corporation’s risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedge, including identification of the hedging instrument, the hedged transaction, the nature of the risk being hedged, and how the hedging instrument’s effectiveness in hedging the exposure will be assessed.

If a cash flow hedge is discontinued because it is probable that the original forecasted transaction will not occur, the net gain or loss in accumulated other comprehensive income is immediately reclassified into earnings. If the cash flow hedge is sold, terminated, expires or the designation of the cash flow hedge is removed, the net gain or loss in accumulated other comprehensive income is reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings.

Cash flows from derivative financial instruments are reported in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as operating activities.

Foreign exchange contracts—Foreign exchange contracts include such commitments as foreign currency spot, forward, future and option contracts. Foreign exchange contracts and the premiums on options written or sold are carried at market value with changes in market value included in other income.

Treasury stock—Treasury stock acquired is recorded at cost and is carried as a reduction of shareholders’ equity in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Treasury stock issued is valued based on average cost. The difference between the consideration received upon issuance and the average cost is charged or credited to additional paid-in capital.

New accounting pronouncements—Recently issued accounting guidance that is applicable to the Corporation and has been or will be adopted by the Corporation is as follows:

In February 2007, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items generally on an instrument-by-instrument basis at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. SFAS 159 is intended to provide entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings

 

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December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. SFAS 159 does not change requirements for recognizing and measuring dividend income, interest income, or interest expense. SFAS 159 is effective for the Corporation on January 1, 2008, although early adoption is permitted. If the Corporation elects to adopt SFAS 159 early, it would need to concurrently early adopt the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”), which is described below. The Corporation is evaluating the provisions of SFAS 159.

In September 2006, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R) (“SFAS 158”). SFAS 158 applies to all plan sponsors who offer defined benefit postretirement benefit plans and requires an entity to recognize in its statement of financial position an asset for a defined benefit postretirement plan’s overfunded status or a liability for a plan’s underfunded status; to measure a defined benefit postretirement plan’s assets and obligations that determine its funded status as of the end of the Company’s fiscal year; and to recognize changes in the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in the year in which the changes occur. SFAS 158 does not change the amount of net periodic benefit cost included in net income or change the various measurement conventions associated with postretirement benefit plan accounting.

The requirement to recognize the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan was effective for the Corporation on December 31, 2006 and resulted in an increase to Shareholders’ Equity of $4,845. The requirement to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of the Corporation’s fiscal year-end statement of financial position is effective on December 31, 2008. The impact of adopting SFAS 158 for the Corporation’s defined benefit health plan, which provides health care benefits to eligible current and retired employees, is not expected to be material.

In October 2006, the FASB issued Staff Position (FSP) 123R-5, Amendment of FASB Staff Position FAS 123(R)-1. This FSP provides that for instruments that were originally issued as employee compensation and then modified solely to reflect an equity restructuring that occurs when the holders are no longer employees, no change in the recognition or the measurement (due to a change in classification) of those instruments is required if: (1) there is no increase in fair value of the award or the antidilution provision is not added to the terms of the award in contemplation of an equity restructuring; and (2) all holders of the same class of equity instruments are treated in the same manner. This FSP did not impact the Corporation, as its accounting policy was already consistent with the FSP’s provisions.

In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108 (“SAB 108”), which provides guidance regarding the process of quantifying financial statement misstatements and addresses the diversity in practice in quantifying financial statement misstatements and the potential under current practice for the build up of improper amounts on the balance sheet.

The techniques most commonly used in practice to accumulate and quantify misstatements are generally referred to as the “rollover” and “iron curtain” approaches. The rollover approach quantifies a misstatement based on the amount of the error originating in the current year income statement. This approach ignores the effect of correcting the portion of the current year balance sheet misstatement that originated in prior years. The iron curtain approach quantifies a misstatement based on the effects of correcting the misstatement existing in the balance sheet at the end of the current year, irrespective of the misstatement’s year(s) of origination. This approach ignores the effect on the current period income statement.

The SEC staff has indicated in SAB 108 that they do not believe that the exclusive reliance on either the rollover or iron curtain approach appropriately quantifies all misstatements that could be material to users of financial statements. The staff believes registrants must quantify the impact of correcting all misstatements, including both the carryover and reversing effects of prior year misstatements, on the current year financial statements. The staff believes that this can be accomplished by quantifying an error under both the rollover and iron curtain approaches as described above and by evaluating the error measured under each approach. Early application of this guidance was encouraged and application was required beginning with the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. The Corporation elected early application of the guidance contained in SAB 108. See Note 2.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. SFAS 157 provides enhanced guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. The standard applies whenever other standards require (or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. The standard does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. Under the standard, fair value refers to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity is engaged. SFAS 157 will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2008, although early adoption is permitted. The Corporation is currently evaluating the financial statement impact, if any, of adopting SFAS 157.

In July 2006, the FASB issued Staff Position FSP-FAS 13-2, Accounting for a Change in the Timing of Cash Flows Related to Income Taxes Generated by a Leveraged Lease Transaction. FSP-FAS 13-2 will require companies to treat a change or projected change in the timing of cash flows relating to income taxes in a leveraged lease transaction as a change of an important assumption, requiring a recalculation in accordance with FASB No. 13, Accounting for Leases. FSP-FAS 13-2 was effective January 1, 2007. The adoption of FSP-FAS 13-2 will have no impact, as the Corporation has not entered into any leveraged lease transactions.

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.

The provisions of FIN 48 were effective January 1, 2007 and the adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Corporation’s results of operations or financial position.

In June 2006, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 06-3, How Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement (That Is, Gross versus Net Presentation). Certain taxes such as sales taxes and other excise taxes are levied by various taxing authorities based on sales activity. Although generally levied on the purchaser of the goods or services, the selling party usually collects and remits the sales tax to the government. However, in certain jurisdictions, sales taxes are levied on sellers of the goods and services as opposed to the purchasers. Under this EITF consensus these taxes may be presented gross as revenue and an offsetting expense or may be presented net and excluded from revenue. The guidance in this EITF consensus was effective January 1, 2007 with early application permitted. This EITF consensus will not impact the Corporation’s results of operations or financial position and the Corporation will continue to report these taxes on a net basis. Taxes subject to this consensus primarily relate to the Corporation’s data processing subsidiary, Metavante.

In March 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 156, Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets - an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140 (“SFAS 156”). This statement amends FASB No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities, which requires an entity to recognize a servicing asset or servicing liability each time it undertakes an obligation to service a financial asset by entering into a servicing contract in certain situations. SFAS 156 requires that all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities be initially measured at fair value, if practicable. This statement permits the subsequent measurement of servicing assets and servicing liabilities using either a fair value method or an amortization method. The standard permits a one-time reclassification of available-for-sale securities to trading securities by entities with recognized servicing rights, without calling into question the treatment of other available-for-sale securities under Statement 115, provided that the available-for-sale securities are identified in some manner as offsetting the entity’s exposure to changes in fair value of servicing assets or servicing liabilities that a servicer elects to subsequently measure at fair value. The Corporation was required to adopt SFAS 156 beginning January 1, 2007. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Corporation’s results of operations or financial position.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

In February 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments - an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140 (“SFAS 155”). This statement amends FASB Statements No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“SFAS 133”), and No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities (“SFAS 140”). SFAS 155 will require the Corporation to evaluate interests in securitized financial assets acquired after the statement’s effective date to identify interests that are freestanding derivatives or that are hybrid financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation. SFAS 155 permits fair value remeasurement for any hybrid financial instrument that contains an embedded derivative that otherwise would require bifurcation. The amended rule also clarifies which interest-only strips and principal-only strips are not subject to the requirements of SFAS 133 and further clarifies that concentrations of credit risk in the form of subordination are not embedded derivatives. SFAS 155 also amends SFAS 140 to eliminate the prohibition on a qualifying special-purpose entity from holding a derivative financial instrument that pertains to a beneficial interest other than another derivative financial instrument.

In December 2006, the FASB approved FASB Statement 133 Implementation Issue B40 which amended SFAS 155, to provide a narrow scope exception for securitized interests (1) that only contain an embedded derivative that is tied to the prepayment risk of the underlying prepayable financial assets, and (2) where the investor does not control the right to accelerate the settlement. The Corporation was required to adopt SFAS 155 for all financial instruments acquired or issued after January 1, 2007. The adoption of this standard and amendment did not have a material impact on the Corporation’s results of operations or financial position.

2. Adoption of SAB 108

In September, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued SAB 108 to provide guidance regarding the process of quantifying financial statement misstatements and to address the diversity in practice in quantifying financial statement misstatements and the potential under current practice for the build up of improper amounts on the balance sheet.

As previously discussed, in 2006 the Corporation elected early application of SAB 108, and, as a result, has adjusted its opening financial position for 2006 and the results of operations for the first two quarters of 2006 to reflect a change in its hedge accounting under SFAS 133.

The Corporation utilizes interest rate swaps to hedge its risk in connection with certain financial instruments. The Corporation had applied hedge accounting under SFAS 133 to these transactions from inception. Due to the recent expansion of certain highly technical interpretations of SFAS 133, specifically hedge designation under the “matched-term” method, interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges with an aggregate notional amount of $1,834.8 million and negative fair value of $24.9 million and interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges with an aggregate notional amount of $1,300.0 million and negative fair value of $26.8 million at September 30, 2006, did not qualify for hedge accounting. As a result, any fluctuation in the market value of the derivatives should have been recorded through the income statement with no corresponding offset to the hedged items, or accumulated other comprehensive income.

The cumulative effect of adjusting the reported carrying amount of the assets, liabilities and accumulated other comprehensive income at January 1, 2006, reduced total Shareholders’ Equity as follows:

 

     Gross
Impact
    Income Tax
Effect
    Shareholders’
Equity
 

Retained Earnings

   $ (53,471 )   $ 19,196     $ (34,275 )

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

     24,969       (8,739 )     16,230  
            

Total

       $ (18,045 )
            

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

Previously reported net income and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended June 30, 2006 was reduced by $13,207 or $0.05 per diluted share, respectively and previously reported net income and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was reduced by $13,696 or $0.06 per diluted share, respectively. The aggregate impact of the adjustments is summarized below:

 

As of and for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006

   Previously
Reported
    Adjustment    

As

Adjusted

 

Loans and leases, net of unearned income

   $ 35,033,614     $ 43,079     $ 35,076,693  

Accrued interest and other assets

     1,683,034       (13,041 )     1,669,993  

Total deposits

     28,093,163       5,821       28,098,984  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     1,616,073       47,971       1,664,044  

Retained earnings

     4,002,008       (47,971 )     3,954,037  

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of related taxes

     (43,742 )     24,217       (19,525 )

Net interest income

   $ 324,580     $ 553     $ 325,133  

Net derivative losses - discontinued hedges

     —         (21,345 )     (21,345 )

Other income

     33,410       (553 )     32,857  

Income before income taxes

     281,222       (21,345 )     259,877  

Provision for income taxes

     94,454       (7,649 )     86,805  

Net Income

     186,768       (13,696 )     173,072  

Net income per common share:

      

Basic

   $ 0.79     $ (0.05 )   $ 0.74  

Diluted

     0.78       (0.06 )     0.72  

 

As of and for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2006

   Previously
Reported
    Adjustment    

As

Adjusted

 

Loans and leases, net of unearned income

   $ 40,230,299     $ 51,179     $ 40,281,478  

Accrued interest and other assets

     1,931,237       (15,941 )     1,915,296  

Total deposits

     32,957,792       5,634       32,963,426  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     1,449,603       61,178       1,510,781  

Retained earnings

     4,137,607       (61,178 )     4,076,429  

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of related taxes

     (101,251 )     29,604       (71,647 )

Net interest income

   $ 374,057     $ 2,728     $ 376,785  

Net derivative losses - discontinued hedges

     —         (20,672 )     (20,672 )

Other income

     36,768       (2,727 )     34,041  

Income before income taxes

     303,121       (20,671 )     282,450  

Provision for income taxes

     99,372       (7,464 )     91,908  

Net Income

     203,749       (13,207 )     190,542  

Net income per common share:

      

Basic

   $ 0.81     $ (0.06 )   $ 0.75  

Diluted

     0.79       (0.05 )     0.74  

For the year ended December 31, 2006 the fluctuation in the market value of the derivatives that did not qualify for hedge accounting amounted to a loss of $18,449 and is reported as Net Derivative Losses – Discontinued Hedges in the Consolidated Statements of Income. All of the affected derivative financial instruments were terminated in 2006.

3. Adoption of Share-Based Payment Accounting Standard

Effective January 1, 2006, the Corporation adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (“SFAS 123(R)”). SFAS 123(R) replaces FASB statement No.123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“SFAS 123”), and supercedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (“APBO 25”), Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. SFAS 123(R) requires that compensation cost

 

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relating to share-based payment transactions be recognized in financial statements. That cost is measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued. SFAS 123(R) covers a wide range of share-based compensation arrangements including share options, restricted share plans, performance-based awards, share appreciation rights, and employee share purchase plans. SFAS 123(R) also provides guidance on measuring the fair value of share-based payment awards.

In conjunction with the adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Corporation elected the Modified Retrospective Application method to implement this new accounting standard. Under this method all prior periods have been adjusted based on pro forma amounts previously disclosed under SFAS 123.

See Note 18 for a description of the Corporation’s share-based compensation plans.

4. Earnings Per Share

The following presents a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per share computations (dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data):

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2006
     Income
(Numerator)
  

Average

Shares
(Denominator)

  

Per

Share
Amount

Basic earnings per share:

        

Income available to common shareholders

   $ 807,838    249,163    $ 3.24
            

Effect of dilutive securities:

        

Stock option, restricted stock and other plans

     —      5,421   
              

Diluted earnings per share:

        

Income available to common shareholders

   $ 807,838    254,584    $ 3.17
            

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2005
     Income
(Numerator)
  

Average

Shares
(Denominator)

  

Per

Share
Amount

Basic earnings per share:

        

Income available to common shareholders

   $ 706,190    230,849    $ 3.06
            

Effect of dilutive securities:

        

Stock option, restricted stock and other plans

     —      5,182   
              

Diluted earnings per share:

        

Income available to common shareholders

   $ 706,190    236,031    $ 2.99
            

 

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     Year Ended December 31, 2004
     Income
(Numerator)
  

Average

Shares
(Denominator)

  

Per

Share
Amount

Basic earnings per share:

        

Income available to common shareholders

   $ 605,853    222,801    $ 2.72
            

Effect of dilutive securities:

        

Stock option, restricted stock and other plans

     —      4,745   
              

Diluted earnings per share:

        

Income available to common shareholders

   $ 605,853    227,546    $ 2.66
            

Options to purchase shares of common stock not included in the computation of diluted net income per share because the options’ exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares for the years ended December 31, are as follows:

 

Year Ended December 31,

       Price Range    Shares

2006

   $45.71— $48.54    3,725

2005

     43.31—   47.02    62

2004

     39.91—   44.20    3,474

5. Business Combinations

The following acquisitions, which are not considered to be material business combinations individually or in the aggregate, were completed during 2006:

On September 1, 2006, Metavante completed the acquisition of VICOR, Inc. (“VICOR”) of Richmond, California. Total consideration in this transaction amounted to $75.1 million. VICOR is a provider of corporate payment processing software and solutions that simplify and automate the processing of complex payments for businesses and financial institutions. Initial goodwill, subject to the completion of appraisals and valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, amounted to $55.3 million. The estimated identifiable intangible asset to be amortized (customer relationships) with an estimated weighted average life of 7.0 years amounted to $17.3 million. The goodwill and intangibles resulting from this transaction are not deductible for tax purposes.

On April 1, 2006, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation completed the acquisition of Gold Banc Corporation, Inc. (“Gold Banc”), a bank holding company headquartered in Leawood, Kansas, which offered commercial banking, retail banking, trust and asset management products and services through various subsidiaries. Gold Banc had consolidated assets of $4.2 billion at the time of the merger. Total consideration in this transaction, including the effect of terminating Gold Banc’s employee stock ownership plan, amounted to $716.2 million, consisting of 13,672,665 shares of M&I common stock valued at $601.0 million, the exchange of 119,816 vested options valued at $2.9 million and total cash consideration of $112.3 million. Gold Banc’s largest subsidiary, Gold Bank, a Kansas state-chartered bank, was merged with and into M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank on April 1, 2006, at which time, the 32 Gold Bank branch offices in Florida, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma became interstate branch offices of M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank. Initial goodwill, subject to the completion of appraisals and valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, amounted to $493.5 million. Approximately $485.6 million of the goodwill was assigned to the Banking segment and the remainder was assigned to the Corporation’s Trust reporting unit. The estimated identifiable intangible asset to be amortized (core deposits) with an estimated weighted average life of 5.0 years amounted to $44.1 million. The goodwill and intangibles resulting from this transaction are not deductible for tax purposes.

On April 1, 2006, the Corporation completed the acquisition of St. Louis-based Trustcorp Financial, Inc. (“Trustcorp”). With the acquisition of Trustcorp, which had consolidated assets of $735.7 million at the time of the merger, the Corporation acquired Missouri State Bank and Trust Company, which provided commercial banking services in Missouri through seven bank locations. In July 2006, the Missouri State Bank and all of its branches were merged with and into Southwest Bank, the Corporation’s St. Louis-based banking affiliate. Total consideration in this transaction amounted to $182.0 million, consisting of 3,069,328 shares of M&I common stock valued at $134.9

 

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million, the exchange of 412,317 vested options valued at $13.4 million and cash consideration of $33.7 million. Initial goodwill, subject to the completion of appraisals and valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, amounted to $130.4 million. The estimated identifiable intangible asset to be amortized (core deposits) with an estimated weighted average life of 7.5 years amounted to $10.9 million. The goodwill and intangibles resulting from this transaction are partially deductible for tax purposes.

On January 3, 2006, Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company N.A., completed the acquisition of the trust and asset management business assets of FirstTrust Indiana of Indianapolis, Indiana, a division of First Indiana Bank, N.A. (“FirstTrust Indiana”). The total cash consideration was $15.9 million. Additional consideration up to $1.5 million may be paid over three years based on meeting certain business related performance criteria. FirstTrust Indiana offered asset management, trust administration and estate planning services to high net-worth individuals and institutional customers. Initial goodwill, subject to the completion of appraisals and valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, amounted to $13.4 million. The estimated identifiable intangible asset to be amortized (trust customers) with an estimated weighted average life of 5.9 years amounted to $2.0 million. The goodwill and intangibles resulting from this transaction are deductible for tax purposes.

On January 3, 2006, Metavante completed the acquisition of AdminiSource Corporation (“AdminiSource”) of Carrollton, Texas. AdminiSource is a provider of health care payment distribution services, providing printed and electronic payment and remittance advice distribution services for payer organizations nationwide. Total consideration in this transaction consisted of 527,864 shares of M&I common stock valued at $23.2 million and $5.0 million in cash. Initial goodwill, subject to the completion of appraisals and valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, amounted to $21.4 million. The estimated identifiable intangible asset to be amortized (customer relationships) with an estimated useful life of 10 years amounted to $7.8 million. The goodwill and intangibles resulting from this transaction are not deductible for tax purposes.

There was no in-process research and development acquired in any of the acquisitions completed by Metavante for the year ended December 31, 2006.

The following acquisitions, which are not considered to be material business combinations individually or in the aggregate, were completed during 2005:

On November 18, 2005, Metavante completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding stock of Link2Gov Corp. (“Link2Gov”) of Nashville, Tennessee for $63.5 million in cash. Link2Gov is a provider of electronic payment processing services for federal, state and local government agencies in the United States, including the Internal Revenue Service. Goodwill amounted to $47.6 million. The estimated identifiable intangible asset to be amortized (customer relationships) with an estimated useful life of 10 years amounted to $17.9 million. The goodwill and intangibles resulting from this transaction are not deductible for tax purposes.

On October 6, 2005, Metavante acquired the membership interests of Brasfield Holdings, LLC (“Brasfield”) and associated members. Brasfield of Birmingham, Alabama provides core processing products and services to community banks which license and use Bankway software from Kirchman Corporation, an indirect subsidiary of Metavante. Total consideration consisted of 335,462 shares of M&I’s common stock valued at $14.6 million and $0.2 million in cash, with up to an additional $25.0 million to be paid based on meeting certain performance criteria. Goodwill amounted to $22.5 million. The estimated identifiable intangible asset to be amortized (customer relationships) with an estimated useful life of 9 years amounted to $4.0 million. The goodwill and intangibles resulting from this transaction are not deductible for tax purposes.

On August 11, 2005, Metavante completed the acquisition of GHR Systems, Inc. (“GHR”) of Wayne, Pennsylvania for $63.6 million. Total consideration consisted of 1,152,144 shares of M&I’s common stock valued at $52.2 million and $11.4 million in cash. GHR provides loan origination technologies for the residential mortgage and consumer finance industries, offers point of sale products for any channel and comprehensive underwriting, processing and closing technologies. Goodwill amounted to $38.7 million. The estimated identifiable intangible asset to be amortized (customer relationships) with an estimated useful life of 10 years amounted to $16.2 million. The goodwill and intangibles resulting from this transaction are not deductible for tax purposes.

 

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On August 8, 2005, Metavante completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding capital stock of TREEV LLC (“TREEV”) of Herndon, Virginia for $19.4 million. Total consideration consisted of 353,073 shares of M&I’s common stock valued at $16.4 million and $3.0 million in cash. TREEV provides browser-based document imaging, storage and retrieval products and services for the financial services industry in both lending and deposit environments. TREEV would complement Metavante’s check-imaging products and services by providing solutions for document storage and retrieval, including electronic report storage. Goodwill amounted to $16.8 million. The estimated identifiable intangible asset to be amortized (customer relationships) with an estimated useful life of 10 years amounted to $5.2 million. The goodwill and intangibles resulting from this transaction are not deductible for tax purposes.

On July 22, 2005, Metavante completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding capital stock of Med-i-Bank, Inc. (“MBI”) of Waltham, Massachusetts for $150.5 million. Total consideration consisted of 2,850,730 shares of M&I’s common stock valued at $133.8 million and $16.7 million in cash. MBI provides electronic payment processing services for employee benefit and consumer-directed healthcare accounts, such as flexible spending accounts, health reimbursement arrangements and health savings account systems. Goodwill amounted to $119.3 million. The estimated identifiable intangible asset to be amortized (customer relationships) with an estimated useful life of 10 years amounted to $26.1 million. The goodwill and intangibles resulting from this transaction are not deductible for tax purposes.

In February 2005, Metavante completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding stock of Prime Associates, Inc. (“Prime”) of Clark, New Jersey, for $24.6 million. Total consideration consisted of 563,114 shares of M&I’s common stock valued at $24.0 million and $0.6 million in cash. Prime is a provider of anti-money laundering and fraud interdiction software and data products for financial institutions, insurance companies and securities firms. Additional consideration up to $4.0 million may be paid based upon attainment of certain earnings levels in the year ending December 31, 2005. Contingent payments, if made, would be reflected as adjustments to goodwill. Goodwill amounted to $24.6 million. The estimated identifiable intangible asset to be amortized (customer relationships) with an estimated useful life of 10 years amounted to $4.6 million. The goodwill and intangibles resulting from this transaction are not deductible for tax purposes.

There was no in-process research and development acquired in any of the acquisitions completed by Metavante for the year ended December 31, 2005.

The following acquisitions, which were not considered material business combinations individually or in the aggregate, were completed during 2004:

On November 22, 2004, Metavante completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding common stock of VECTORsgi Holdings, Inc. (“VECTORsgi”). VECTORsgi, based in Addison, Texas, is a provider of banking transaction applications, including electronic check-image processing and image exchange, item processing, dispute resolution and e-commerce for financial institutions and corporations. The aggregate cash purchase price for VECTORsgi was $100.0 million, with up to an additional $35.0 million to be paid based on meeting certain performance criteria. Goodwill amounted to $83.5 million. The estimated identifiable intangible asset to be amortized (customer relationships) with an estimated useful life of 12 years amounted to $12.4 million. The goodwill and intangibles resulting from this transaction are not deductible for tax purposes.

On October 20, 2004, Metavante acquired all of the outstanding membership interests of NuEdge Systems LLC (“NuEdge”) for approximately $1.4 million in cash. NuEdge is engaged in the business of providing customer relationship management solutions for enterprise marketing automation. The estimated identifiable intangible asset to be amortized (customer relationships) with an estimated useful life of 8 years amounted to $1.4 million. The intangible resulting from this transaction is deductible for tax purposes.

On September 8, 2004, Metavante acquired certain assets of Response Data Corp. (“RDC”), for approximately $35.0 million in cash. RDC is a New Jersey-based provider of credit card balance transfer, bill pay and convenience check processing. Goodwill amounted to $26.4 million. The estimated identifiable intangible asset to be amortized (customer relationships) with an estimated useful life of 10 years amounted to $6.4 million. The goodwill and intangibles resulting from this transaction are deductible for tax purposes.

 

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On July 30, 2004, Metavante completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding common stock of the NYCE Corporation (“NYCE”), for $613.0 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments that may include a return of a portion of the purchase price based on certain future revenue measures. NYCE owns and operates one of the largest electronic funds transfer networks in the United States and provides debit card authorization processing services for automated teller machines (ATMs) and on-line and off-line signature based debit card transactions. Goodwill amounted to $448.7 million. The estimated identifiable intangible asset to be amortized (customer relationships and trademark) with an estimated useful life of 20 years for both the customer relationships intangible and for the trademark intangible amounted to $185.0 million. The goodwill and intangibles resulting from this transaction are not deductible for tax purposes.

On July 1, 2004, Metavante completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding common stock of Advanced Financial Solutions, Inc. and its affiliated companies (collectively “AFS”), of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for $141.9 million in cash. AFS is a provider of image-based payment, transaction and document software technologies. AFS also operates an electronic check-clearing network through one of its affiliates. Additional contingent consideration may be paid based on the attainment of certain performance objectives each year, beginning on the date of closing and ending December 31, 2004, and each year thereafter through 2007. Contingent payments, if made, would be reflected as adjustments to goodwill. At December 31, 2006, goodwill amounted to $102.6 million. The estimated identifiable intangible assets to be amortized (customer relationships and non-compete agreements) with an estimated useful life of 12 years for customer relationships and 4 years for non-compete agreements, amounted to $21.5 million. The goodwill and intangibles resulting from this transaction are partially deductible for tax purposes.

On May 27, 2004, Metavante completed the purchase of certain assets and the assumption of certain liabilities of Kirchman Corporation (“Kirchman”), of Orlando, Florida for $157.4 million in cash. Kirchman is a provider of automation software and compliance services to the banking industry. Goodwill amounted to $160.3 million. The estimated identifiable intangible assets to be amortized (customer relationships and non-compete agreements) with an estimated useful life of 10 years for customer relationships and 5 years for non-compete agreements amounted to $15.8 million. The goodwill and intangibles resulting from this transaction are deductible for tax purposes.

There was no in-process research and development acquired in any of the acquisitions completed by Metavante for the year ended December 31, 2004.

On January 1, 2004, the Banking segment completed the purchase of certain assets and the assumption of certain liabilities of AmerUs Home Lending, Inc. (“AmerUs”), an Iowa-based corporation engaged in the business of brokering and servicing mortgage and home equity loans for $15.0 million in cash. Goodwill amounted to $5.3 million. The estimated identifiable intangible asset to be amortized (customer relationships) with an estimated useful life of 3 years amounted to $0.3 million. The goodwill and intangibles resulting from this transaction are deductible for tax purposes.

The results of operations of the acquired entities have been included in the consolidated results since the dates the transactions were closed.

6. Cash and Due from Banks

At December 31, 2006 and 2005, $51,508 and $81,009, respectively, of cash and due from banks was restricted, primarily due to requirements of the Federal Reserve System to maintain certain reserve balances and certain cash received from Metavante clients is restricted and segregated into separate accounts.

 

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7. Securities

The book and market values of selected securities at December 31 were:

 

     2006    2005
     Amortized
Cost
   Market
Value
   Amortized
Cost
   Market
Value

Investment Securities Available for Sale:

           

U.S. Treasury and government agencies

   $ 5,521,975    $ 5,466,369    $ 4,456,610    $ 4,379,148

States and political subdivisions

     806,887      824,015      690,849      703,892

Mortgage backed securities

     116,397      114,467      118,693      116,464

Other

     566,778      573,002      491,928      502,199
                           

Total

   $ 7,012,037    $ 6,977,853    $ 5,758,080    $ 5,701,703
                           

Investment Securities Held to Maturity:

           

States and political subdivisions

   $ 494,020    $ 506,417    $ 616,554    $ 636,135

Other

     1,500      1,492      2,000      2,000
                           

Total

   $ 495,520    $ 507,909    $ 618,554    $ 638,135
                           

The unrealized gains and losses of selected securities at December 31 were:

 

     2006    2005
     Unrealized
Gains
   Unrealized
Losses
   Unrealized
Gains
   Unrealized
Losses

Investment Securities Available for Sale:

           

U.S. Treasury and government agencies

   $ 15,291    $ 70,897    $ 4,263    $ 81,725

States and political subdivisions

     18,584      1,456      18,010      4,967

Mortgage backed securities

     4      1,934      —        2,229

Other

     6,288      64      10,743      472
                           

Total

   $ 40,167    $ 74,351    $ 33,016    $ 89,393
                           

Investment Securities Held to Maturity:

           

States and political subdivisions

   $ 12,401    $ 4    $ 19,610    $ 29

Other

     —        8      —        —  
                           

Total

   $ 12,401    $ 12    $ 19,610    $ 29
                           

The book value and market value of selected securities by contractual maturity at December 31, 2006 were:

 

    

Investment Securities

Available for Sale

  

Investment Securities

Held to Maturity

     Amortized
Cost
   Market
Value
   Amortized
Cost
   Market
Value

Within one year

   $ 1,407,612    $ 1,394,618    $ 101,367    $ 102,020

From one through five years

     3,379,060      3,352,037      165,494      169,344

From five through ten years

     1,175,421      1,169,767      153,440      158,523

After ten years

     1,049,944      1,061,431      75,219      78,022
                           

Total

   $ 7,012,037    $ 6,977,853    $ 495,520    $ 507,909
                           

 

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The following table provides the gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and the length of time the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at December 31, 2006:

 

     Less than 12 Months    12 Months or More    Total
     Fair Value    Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value    Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value    Unrealized
Losses

U.S. Treasury and government agencies

   $ 422,638    $ 1,667    $ 3,160,890    $ 69,230    $ 3,583,528    $ 70,897

State and political subdivisions

     83,509      400      67,513      1,060      151,022      1,460

Mortgage backed securities

     1,104      4      89,426      1,930      90,530      1,934

Other

     991      8      400      64      1,391      72
                                         

Total

   $  508,242    $  2,079    $  3,318,229    $  72,284    $  3,826,471    $  74,363
                                         

The investment securities in the above table were temporarily impaired at December 31, 2006. This temporary impairment represents the amount of loss that would have been realized if the investment securities had been sold on December 31, 2006. The temporary impairment in the investment securities portfolio is predominantly the result of increases in market interest rates since the investment securities were acquired and not from deterioration in the creditworthiness of the issuer. At December 31, 2006, the Corporation had the ability and intent to hold these temporarily impaired investment securities until a recovery of fair value, which may be maturity.

The following table provides the gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and the length of time the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at December 31, 2005:

 

     Less than 12 Months    12 Months or More    Total
     Fair Value   

Unrealized

Losses

   Fair Value   

Unrealized

Losses

   Fair Value   

Unrealized

Losses

U.S. Treasury and government agencies

   $ 2,782,907    $ 44,829    $ 1,202,390    $ 36,896    $ 3,985,297    $ 81,725

State and political subdivisions

     201,436      3,249      49,171      1,747      250,607      4,996

Mortgage backed securities

     78,900      1,247      37,564      982      116,464      2,229

Other

     57,568      386      4,276      86      61,844      472
                                         

Total

   $ 3,120,811    $ 49,711    $ 1,293,401    $ 39,711    $ 4,414,212    $ 89,422
                                         

The gross investment securities gains and losses, including Wealth Management transactions, amounted to $15,810 and $6,205 in 2006, $48,012 and $2,598 in 2005, and $44,008 and $8,656 in 2004, respectively. See the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the proceeds from the sale of investment securities.

Income tax expense related to net securities transactions amounted to $3,428, $15,901, and $12,373 in 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.

At December 31, 2006, securities with a value of approximately $1,177,900 were pledged to secure public deposits, short-term borrowings, and for other purposes required by law.

 

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8. Loans and Leases

Loans and leases at December 31 were:

 

     2006     2005  

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   $ 12,050,963     $ 9,599,361  

Cash flow hedging instruments at fair value

     (2,773 )     (33,886 )
                

Commercial, financial and agricultural

     12,048,190       9,565,475  

Real estate:

    

Construction

     6,088,206       3,641,942  

Residential mortgage

     6,328,478       5,050,803  

Home equity loans and lines of credit

     4,342,362       4,833,480  

Commercial mortgage

     10,965,607       8,825,104  
                

Total Real Estate

     27,724,653       22,351,329  

Personal

     1,458,594       1,617,761  

Lease financing

     703,580       632,348  
                

Total loans and leases

   $ 41,935,017     $ 34,166,913  
                

Included in residential mortgages in the table previously presented are residential mortgage loans held for sale. Residential mortgage loans held for sale amounted to $139,301 and $198,716 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Auto loans held for sale, which are included in personal loans in the table previously presented, amounted to $83,434 and $79,131 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Student loans held for sale, which are included in personal loans were $77,942 at December 31, 2006.

Commercial loans and commercial mortgages are evaluated for the adequacy of repayment sources at the time of approval and are regularly reviewed for any possible deterioration in the ability of the borrower to repay the loan.

The Corporation evaluates the credit risk of each commercial customer on an individual basis and, where deemed appropriate, collateral is obtained. Collateral varies by the type of loan and individual loan customer and may include accounts receivable, inventory, real estate, equipment, deposits, personal and government guarantees, and general security agreements. The Corporation’s access to collateral is dependent upon the type of collateral obtained.

Policies have been established that set standards for the maximum commercial mortgage loan amount by type of property, loan terms, pricing structures, loan-to-value limits by property type, minimum requirements for initial investment and maintenance of equity by the borrower, borrower net worth, property cash flow and debt service coverage as well as policies and procedures for granting exceptions to established underwriting standards.

The Corporation’s residential real estate lending policies require all loans to have viable repayment sources. Residential real estate loans are evaluated for the adequacy of these repayment sources at the time of approval, using such factors as credit scores, debt-to-income ratios and collateral values. Home equity loans and lines of credit are generally governed by the same lending policies.

Origination activities for commercial construction loans and residential construction loans are similar to those described above for commercial mortgages and residential real estate lending.

The Corporation’s lending activities are concentrated primarily in the Midwest. Based on the customer’s location, or for real estate loans, where the underlying collateral is located, approximately 41% of the portfolio consists of loans located in Wisconsin, 17% of loans located in Arizona, 9% of loans located in Minnesota, 8% of loans located in Missouri and 5% of loans located in Florida. The Corporation’s loan portfolio consists of business loans extending across many industry types, as well as loans to individuals. As of December 31, 2006, total loans to any group of customers engaged in similar activities and having similar economic characteristics, as defined by the North American Industry Classification System, did not exceed 10% of total loans.

 

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December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

Federal banking regulatory agencies have established guidelines in the form of supervisory limits for loan- to-value ratios (“LTV”) in real estate lending. The supervisory limits are based on the type of real estate collateral and loan type (1-4 family residential and non-residential). The guidelines permit financial institutions to grant or purchase loans with LTV ratios in excess of the supervisory LTV limits (“High LTV or HLTV”) provided such exceptions are supported by appropriate documentation or the loans have additional credit support. Federal banking regulatory agencies have also established aggregate limits on the amount of HLTV loans a financial institution may hold. HLTV loans as defined by the supervisory limits, amounted to $3,822 million at December 31, 2006. Approximately $2,110 million of these HLTV loans at December 31, 2006 were secured by owner-occupied residential properties. At December 31, 2006, all of the Corporation’s banking affiliates were in compliance with the aggregate limits for HLTV loans.

Federal banking regulatory agencies have expressed concerns that concentrations of loans secured by raw land, land development and construction (including 1-4 family residential construction), multi-family property and non-farm nonresidential property where the primary or a significant source of repayment is derived from rental income associated with the property or the proceeds of the sale, refinancing or permanent financing of the property may make financial institutions more vulnerable to cyclical real estate markets. Loans secured by residential vacant land represents 10% of total real estate loans outstanding at December 31, 2006. Loans secured by commercial vacant land represents 3% of total real estate loans outstanding at December 31, 2006. Loans secured by multi-family properties represents 13% of total real estate loans outstanding at December 31, 2006. Loans secured by non-farm nonresidential properties amounted to $6,620 million with approximately 44% of those loans secured by owner-occupied properties at December 31, 2006. Loans secured by owner-occupied properties generally have risk profiles that are less influenced by the condition of the general real estate market.

The Corporation offers a variety of loan products with payment terms and rate structures that have been designed to meet the needs of its customers within an established framework of acceptable credit risk. Payment terms range from fully amortizing loans that require periodic principal and interest payments to terms that require periodic payments of interest-only with principal due at maturity. Interest-only loans are typical in commercial and business line-of-credit or revolving line-of-credit loans, home equity lines-of-credit and construction and land development loans (residential and commercial). At December 31, 2006, the Corporation did not have loans with below market or so-called teaser interest rates. At December 31, 2006, the Corporation did not offer, hold or service option adjustable rate mortgages that may expose the borrowers to future increase in repayments in excess of changes resulting solely from increases in the market rate of interest (loans subject to negative amortization).

The Corporation periodically reviews the residual values associated with its leasing portfolios. Declines in residual values that are judged to be other than temporary are recognized as a loss resulting in a reduction in the net investment in the lease. No residual impairment losses were incurred for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.

An analysis of loans outstanding to directors and officers, including their related interests, of the Corporation and its significant subsidiaries for 2006 is presented in the following table. All of these loans were made in the ordinary course of business with normal credit terms, including interest rates and collateral. The beginning balance has been adjusted to reflect the activity of newly-appointed directors and executive officers.

Loans to directors and executive officers:

 

Balance, beginning of year

   $ 142,790  

New loans

     542,066  

Repayments

     (531,534 )
        

Balance, end of year

   $ 153,322  
        

 

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December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

9. Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

An analysis of the allowance for loan and lease losses follows:

 

     2006     2005     2004  

Balance, beginning of year

   $ 363,769     $ 358,110     $ 349,561  

Allowance of loans and leases acquired

     45,258       —         27  

Provision charged to expense

     50,551       44,795       37,963  

Charge-offs

     (55,430 )     (59,524 )     (50,855 )

Recoveries

     16,462       20,388       21,414  
                        

Balance, end of year

   $ 420,610     $ 363,769     $ 358,110  
                        

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, nonaccrual loans and leases totaled $264,890 and $134,718, respectively.

At December 31, 2006 and 2005 the Corporation’s recorded investment in impaired loans and leases and the related valuation allowance are as follows:

 

     2006    2005
    

Recorded
Invest-

ment

   

Valuation
Allow-

ance

   Recorded
Invest-
ment
   

Valuation
Allow-

ance

Total impaired loans and leases

   $ 265,015        $ 134,861    

Loans and leases excluded from individual evaluation

     (85,157 )        (61,090 )  
                     

Impaired loans evaluated

   $ 179,858        $ 73,771    
                     

Valuation allowance required

   $ 76,557     $ 24,175    $ 50,113     $ 18,235

No valuation allowance required

     103,301       —        23,658       —  
                             

Impaired loans evaluated

   $ 179,858     $ 24,175    $ 73,771     $ 18,235
                             

The recorded investment in impaired loans for which no allowance is required is net of applications of cash interest payments and net of previous direct write-downs of $34,655 in 2006 and $31,505 in 2005 against the loan balances outstanding. Loans less than $250 are excluded from individual evaluation, but are collectively evaluated as homogeneous pools. The required valuation allowance is included in the allowance for loan and lease losses in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The average recorded investment in total impaired loans and leases for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 amounted to $203,014 and $135,584, respectively.

Interest payments received on impaired loans and leases are recorded as interest income unless collection of the remaining recorded investment is doubtful at which time payments received are recorded as reductions of principal. Interest income recognized on total impaired loans and leases amounted to $14,099 in 2006, $8,528 in 2005 and $6,591 in 2004. The gross income that would have been recognized had such loans and leases been performing in accordance with their original terms would have been $12,871 in 2006, $10,954 in 2005 and $10,047 in 2004.

10. Variable Interest Entities and Financial Asset Sales

The Corporation sells indirect automobile loans to an unconsolidated multi-seller asset-backed commercial paper conduit or basic term facilities, in securitization transactions in accordance with SFAS 140. Servicing responsibilities and subordinated interests are retained. The Corporation receives annual servicing fees based on the loan balances outstanding and rights to future cash flows arising after investors in the securitization trusts have received their contractual return and after certain administrative costs of operating the trusts. The investors and the securitization trusts have no recourse to the Corporation’s other assets for failure of debtors to pay when due. The

 

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December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

Corporation’s retained interests are subordinate to investors’ interests. Their value is subject to credit, prepayment and interest rate risks on the transferred financial assets.

During 2006, 2005 and 2004, the Corporation recognized net losses of $119, $1,957 and $3,440, respectively, on the sale and securitization of automobile loans. Net trading gains/(losses) associated with related interest swaps amounted to $31, ($1,078) and ($357) in 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.

Net gains associated with the retained interests, held in the form of interest-only strips amounted to $866 in 2006 and $1,009 in 2005 and are included in net investment securities gains in the Consolidated Statements of Income. During 2006, the Corporation realized $4,021 in gains that were offset by impairment losses of $3,155. There were no impairment losses in 2005. The gains realized in 2006 and 2005 resulted from the excess of cash received over the carrying amount of certain interest-only strips. The impairment in 2006 was a result of the differences between the actual credit losses experienced compared to the expected credit losses used in measuring certain interest-only strips. Those impairments were deemed to be other than temporary. There were no gains or impairment losses in 2004.

The values of retained interests are based on cash flow models, which incorporate key assumptions. Key economic assumptions used in measuring the retained interests at the date of securitization resulting from securitizations of automobile loans completed during the year were as follows (rate per annum):

 

     2006   2005

Prepayment speed (CPR)

   15-42%   15-40%

Weighted average life (in months)

   20.9   21.2

Expected credit losses (based on original balance)

   0.36-1.32%   0.22-0.74%

Residual cash flow discount rate

   12.0%   12.0%

Variable returns to transferees

   Forward one month LIBOR yield curve

For 2006, the prepayment speed and expected credit loss estimates are based on historical prepayment rates, credit losses on similar assets and consider current environmental factors. The prepayment speed curve ramps to its maximum near the end of the fourth year. The expected credit losses are based in part on whether the loan is on a new or used vehicle. Estimates of net credit losses reach their peak levels at various points during year five. The expected credit losses presented are based on the original loan balances of the loans securitized. The Corporation has not changed any aspect of its overall approach to determining the key economic assumptions. However, on an ongoing basis the Corporation continues to refine the assumptions used in measuring retained interests.

Retained interests and other assets consisted of the following at December 31:

 

     2006    2005

Interest – only strips

   $ 14,898    $ 10,659

Cash collateral accounts

     19,217      15,050

Servicing advances

     208      237
             

Total retained interests

   $ 34,323    $ 25,946
             

At December 31, 2006 key economic assumptions and the sensitivity of the current fair value of residual cash flows to immediate 10 percent and 20 percent adverse changes in those assumptions are as follows ($ in millions):

 

        

Adverse Change

in Assumptions

         10%    20%

Weighted average life of collateral (in months)

   18.0     

Prepayment speed

   16-42%   $ 0.7    $ 1.6

Expected credit losses (based on original balance)

   0.22-1.66%     0.9      1.8

Residual cash flows discount rate (annual)

   12.0%     0.2      0.3

 

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December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

These sensitivities are hypothetical and should be used with caution. As the figures indicate, changes in fair value based on a 10 percent adverse variation in assumptions generally can not be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumption to the change in fair value may not be linear. Also, the effect of an adverse variation in a particular assumption on the fair value of the retained interest is calculated without changing any other assumption. Realistically, changes in one factor may result in changes in another (for example, increases in market interest rates may result in lower prepayments and increased credit losses), which might magnify or counteract the sensitivities.

Actual and projected net credit losses represented 0.84% of total automobile loans that have been securitized at December 31, 2006, based on original balances at the time of the initial securitization.

The following table summarizes certain cash flows received from and paid to the securitization entities for the years ended December 31:

 

     2006     2005  

Proceeds from new securitizations

   $ 526,236     $ 498,858  

Servicing fees received

     6,105       5,765  

Net charge-offs

     (4,871 )     (2,489 )

Cash collateral account transfers, net

     4,167       (2,919 )

Other cash flows received on retained interests, net

     11,393       17,385  

At December 31, 2006 securitized automobile loans and other automobile loans managed together with them along with delinquency and credit loss information consisted of the following:

 

     Securitized    Portfolio    Managed

Loan balances

   $ 948,193    $ 165,649    $ 1,113,842

Principal amounts of loans 60 days or more past due

     3,477      568      4,045

Net credit losses

     5,440      1,291      6,731

The Corporation also sells, from time to time, debt securities classified as available for sale that are highly rated to an unconsolidated bankruptcy remote qualifying special purpose entity (“QSPE”) whose activities are limited to issuing highly rated asset-backed commercial paper with maturities up to 180 days which is used to finance the purchase of the investment securities. The Corporation provides liquidity back-up in the form of Liquidity Purchase Agreements. In addition, the Corporation acts as counterparty to interest rate swaps that enable the QSPE to hedge its interest rate risk. Such swaps are designated as trading in the Corporation’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

A subsidiary of the Corporation has entered into interest rate swaps with the QSPE designed to counteract the interest rate risk associated with third party beneficial interest (commercial paper) and the transferred assets. The beneficial interests in the form of commercial paper have been issued by the QSPE to parties other than the Corporation and its subsidiary or any other affiliates. The notional amounts do not exceed the amount of beneficial interests. The swap agreements do not provide the QSPE or its administrative agent any decision-making authority other than those specified in the standard ISDA Master Agreement.

Highly rated investment securities in the amount of $358.9 million and $270.0 million were outstanding at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, in the QSPE to support the outstanding commercial paper.

The Corporation also holds other variable interests in variable interest entities.

The Corporation is committed to community reinvestment and is required under federal law to take affirmative steps to meet the credit needs of the local communities it serves. The Corporation regularly invests in or lends to entities that: own residential facilities that provide housing for low-to-moderate income families (affordable housing projects); own commercial properties that are involved in historical preservations (rehabilitation projects); or provide funds for qualified low income community investments. These projects are generally located within the geographic markets served by the Corporation’s Banking segment. The Corporation’s involvement in these entities

 

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December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

is limited to providing funding in the form of subordinated debt or equity interests. At December 31, 2006, investments in the form of subordinated debt represented an insignificant involvement in seven unrelated entities.

Generally, the economic benefit from the equity investments consists of the income tax benefits obtained from the Corporation’s allocated operating losses from the partnership that are tax deductible, allocated income tax credits for projects that qualify under the Internal Revenue Code and in some cases, participation in the proceeds from the eventual disposition of the property. The Corporation uses the equity method of accounting to account for these investments. To the extent a project qualifies for income tax credits, the project must continue to qualify as an affordable housing project for fifteen years, a rehabilitation project for five years, or a qualified low income community investment for seven years in order to avoid recapture of the income tax credit which generally defines the time the Corporation will be involved in a project.

The Corporation’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with these entities is generally limited to the carrying value of these investments plus any unfunded commitments on projects that are not completed. At December 31, 2006, the aggregate carrying value of the subordinated debt and equity investments was $33,118 and the amount of unfunded commitments outstanding was $16,920.

11. Premises and Equipment

The composition of premises and equipment at December 31 was:

 

     2006    2005

Land

   $ 110,036    $ 90,834

Building and leasehold improvements

     581,664      493,655

Furniture and equipment

     542,499      533,728
             
     1,234,199      1,118,217

Less: Accumulated depreciation

     662,562      627,530
             

Total premises and equipment, net

   $ 571,637    $ 490,687
             

Depreciation expense was $83,290 in 2006, $76,477 in 2005, and $71,489 in 2004.

The Corporation leases certain of its facilities and equipment. Rent expense under such operating leases was $87,473 in 2006, $80,195 in 2005, and $70,644 in 2004, respectively.

The future minimum lease payments under operating leases that have initial or remaining noncancellable lease terms in excess of one year for 2007 through 2011 are $40,257, $34,206, $28,221, $24,137, and $18,031, respectively.

12. Goodwill and Intangibles

SFAS 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets adopts an aggregate view of goodwill and bases the accounting for goodwill on the units of the combined entity into which an acquired entity is integrated (those units are referred to as Reporting Units). A Reporting Unit is an operating segment as defined in SFAS 131 or one level below an operating segment.

SFAS 142 provides specific guidance for testing goodwill and intangible assets that are not amortized for impairment. Goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually using a two-step process that begins with an estimation of the fair value of a Reporting Unit. The first step is a screen for potential impairment and the second step measures the amount of impairment, if any. Intangible assets that are not amortized are also tested annually.

With the assistance of a nationally recognized independent appraisal firm, the Corporation has elected to perform its annual test for goodwill impairment during the second quarter. Accordingly, the Corporation updated the analysis to June 30, 2006 and concluded that there continues to be no impairment with respect to goodwill at any reporting unit.

 

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December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 are as follows:

 

     Banking     Metavante     Others    Total  

Goodwill balance as of December 31, 2004

   $ 815,086     $ 978,418     $ 5,412    $ 1,798,916  

Goodwill acquired during the period

     —         273,610       —        273,610  

Purchase accounting adjustments

     (5,710 )     20,011       2,392      16,693  
                               

Goodwill balance as of December 31, 2005

     809,376       1,272,039       7,804      2,089,219  

Goodwill acquired during the period

     615,942       76,693       21,251      713,886  

Purchase accounting adjustments

     (121 )     (18,456 )     1      (18,576 )
                               

Goodwill balance as of December 31, 2006

   $ 1,425,197     $ 1,330,276     $ 29,056    $ 2,784,529  
                               

Purchase accounting adjustments are the adjustments to the initial goodwill recorded at the time an acquisition is completed. Such adjustments generally consist of adjustments to the assigned fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed resulting from the completion of appraisals or other valuations, adjustments to initial estimates recorded for transaction costs or exit liabilities, if any, contingent consideration when paid or received from escrow arrangements at the end of a contractual contingency period and the reduction of goodwill allocated to sale transactions. For the year ended December 31, 2006, purchase accounting adjustments for the Banking segment represent a reduction in goodwill allocated to a branch divestiture. Purchase accounting adjustments for Metavante represents adjustments to initial estimates of fair value associated with the acquisitions of GHR Systems, Inc., Brasfield Corporation, AdminiSource, Med-i-Bank, Inc., Link2Gov Corp., TREEV LLC, and NYCE Corporation and its affiliated companies. In addition, purchase accounting adjustments for Metavante include the effect of a $5.0 million earnout associated with Brasfield Corporation. During 2006, Metavante received $29.9 million as a return of purchase price associated with the NYCE acquisition.

For the year ended December 31, 2005, purchase accounting adjustments for the Banking segment represent adjustments relating to the resolution of tax issues resulting from the acquisitions of National City Bancorporation, Richfield State Agency, Inc. and Mississippi Valley Bancshares, Inc. Purchase accounting adjustments for the Banking segment also include a reduction of goodwill allocated to branch divestitures. Purchase accounting adjustments for Metavante represent adjustments to the initial estimates of fair value associated with the acquisitions of Kirchman Corporation, Advanced Financial Solutions, Inc. and its affiliated companies, NYCE Corporation, Response Data Corp., NuEdge Systems LLC and VECTORsgi Holdings, Inc. In addition, purchase accounting adjustments for Metavante include the effect of $22.5 million of contingent consideration associated with the Printing For Systems, Inc. acquisition. Purchase accounting adjustments for the Others include the effect of a contingent payment made for an acquisition made by the Corporation’s Trust subsidiary, net of the reduction of goodwill allocated to the sale of two small Trust business lines.

The Corporation’s other intangible assets consisted of the following at December 31, 2006:

 

    

Gross

Carrying

Value

  

Accumulated
Amortiza-

tion

  

Net

Carrying
Value

  

Weighted
Average
Amortiza-
tion

Period

(Yrs)

Other intangible assets:

           

Core deposit intangible

   $ 207,805    $ 96,002    $ 111,803    6.1

Data processing contract rights/customer lists

     360,186      58,886      301,300    15.0

Trust customers

     6,750      1,930      4,820    8.0

Tradename

     8,000      967      7,033    20.0

Other intangibles

     1,250      690      560    4.6
                         
   $ 583,991    $ 158,475    $ 425,516    13.5
                         

Mortgage loan servicing rights

         $ 2,057   
               

 

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December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

The Corporation’s other intangible assets consisted of the following at December 31, 2005:

 

    

Gross

Carrying

Value

  

Accumulated
Amortiza-

tion

  

Net

Carrying

Value

  

Weighted

Average

Amortiza-

tion

Period

(Yrs)

Other intangible assets:

           

Core deposit intangible

   $ 152,816    $ 79,616    $ 73,200    6.3

Data processing contract rights/customer lists

     317,223      32,832      284,391    15.9

Trust customers

     4,750      1,229      3,521    6.8

Tradename

     8,275      750      7,525    19.4

Other intangibles

     1,250      414      836    4.6
                         
   $ 484,314    $ 114,841    $ 369,473    12.8
                         

Mortgage loan servicing rights

         $ 2,769   
               

Amortization expense of other acquired intangible assets amounted to $43,908, $29,453 and $24,926 in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Amortization of mortgage servicing rights was $1,465, $1,650 and $2,926 in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

The estimated amortization expense of other intangible assets and mortgage loan servicing rights for the next five years are:

 

2007

   $ 45,679

2008

     42,070

2009

     39,467

2010

     37,395

2011

     35,887

Mortgage loan servicing rights are subject to the prepayment risk inherent in the underlying loans that are being serviced. The actual remaining life could be significantly different due to actual prepayment experience in future periods.

At December 31, 2006 and 2005, none of the Corporation’s other intangible assets were determined to have indefinite lives.

13. Deposits

The composition of deposits at December 31 was:

 

     2006     2005  

Noninterest bearing demand

   $ 6,112,362     $ 5,525,019  

Savings and NOW

     12,081,260       10,462,831  

Cash flow hedge — Brokered MMDA

     —         (5,326 )
                

Total Savings and NOW

     12,081,260       10,457,505  

CDs $100,000 and over

     7,841,499       5,652,359  

Cash flow hedge – Institutional CDs

     (970 )     (13,767 )
                

Total CDs $100,000 and over

     7,840,529       5,638,592  

Other time deposits

     4,821,233       3,434,476  

Foreign deposits

     3,228,998       2,618,629  
                

Total deposits

   $ 34,084,382     $ 27,674,221  
                

 

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December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

At December 31, 2006 and 2005, brokered deposits amounted to $5,411 million and $4,892 million, respectively.

At December 31, 2006, the scheduled maturities for CDs $100,000 and over, other time deposits, and foreign deposits were:

 

2007

   $  12,945,528

2008

     880,462

2009

     646,281

2010

     180,309

2011 and thereafter

     1,239,150
      

Total

   $ 15,891,730
      

14. Short-term Borrowings

Short-term borrowings at December 31 were:

 

     2006    2005

Federal funds purchased and security repurchase agreements

   $ 2,838,618    $ 2,325,863

Cash flow hedge – Federal funds

     138      1,394
             

Federal funds purchased and security repurchase agreements

     2,838,756      2,327,257

U.S. Treasury demand notes

     36,721      306,564

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) notes payable

     200,000      —  

Commercial paper

     521,549      380,551

Other

     12,275      5,597
             

Subtotal

     3,609,301      3,019,969

Current maturities of long-term borrowings

     2,815,829      2,606,765
             

Total short-term borrowings

   $ 6,425,130    $ 5,626,734
             

At December 31, 2006, the Corporation did not have any unused lines of credit. Unused lines of credit, primarily to support commercial paper borrowings, was $75.0 million at December 31, 2005.

 

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15. Long-term Borrowings

Long-term borrowings at December 31 were:

 

     2006     2005  

Corporation:

    

Medium-term notes Series E, F and MiNotes

   $ 468,118     $ 423,796  

4.375% senior notes

     598,532       598,007  

3.90% junior subordinated debt securities

     397,052       396,014  

7.65% junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures

     199,355       204,983  

5.80% junior subordinated debt securities

     15,270       —    

Floating rate junior subordinated debt securities

     30,831       —    

6.00% junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures

     37,651       —    

10.60% junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures

     16,901       —    

Floating rate subordinated notes

     34,515       —    

Subsidiaries:

    

Borrowings from Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB):

    

Floating rate advances

     1,410,000       1,220,000  

Cash flow hedge

     (6,235 )     (21,847 )
                

Floating rate advances

     1,403,765       1,198,153  

Fixed rate advances

     1,022,225       700,946  

Senior bank notes:

    

Floating rate bank notes

     1,623,913       723,818  

Cash flow hedge

     2,262       (1,168 )
                

Floating rate bank notes

     1,626,175       722,650  

Fixed rate bank notes

     2,110,444       1,859,858  

Senior bank notes — Amortizing bank notes

     109,006       145,301  

Senior bank notes — EXLs

     —         249,995  

Senior bank notes — Extendible Monthly Securities

     499,813       499,803  

Senior bank notes — Puttable Reset Securities

     1,000,126       1,000,480  

Subordinated bank notes

     1,270,375       1,269,410  

Nonrecourse notes

     1,620       3,505  

9.75% obligation under capital lease due through 2006

     —         457  

Other

     210       2,077  
                

Total long-term borrowing including current maturities

     10,841,984       9,275,435  

Less current maturities

     2,815,829       2,606,765  
                

Total long-term borrowings

   $ 8,026,155     $ 6,668,670  
                

At December 31, 2006, Series E notes outstanding amounted to $80,000 with fixed rates of 4.50% to 5.02%. Series E notes outstanding mature at various times and amounts through 2023. In May 2002, the Corporation filed a prospectus supplement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue up to $500 million of medium-term MiNotes. The MiNotes, issued in minimum denominations of one-thousand dollars or integral multiples of one-thousand dollars, may have maturities ranging from nine months to 30 years and may be at fixed or floating rates. At December 31, 2006, MiNotes outstanding amounted to $142,759 with fixed rates of 2.55% to 6.00%. MiNotes outstanding mature at various times through 2030. The Corporation has filed a shelf registration statement under which it may issue up to $569 million of medium-term Series F notes with maturities ranging from nine months to 30 years and at fixed or floating rates. At December 31, 2006 Series F notes outstanding amounted to $250,000 with a fixed rate of 5.35%. The Series F note matures in 2011.

The Corporation has filed a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission which will enable the Corporation to issue various securities, including debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, purchase contracts, units, warrants, and trust preferred securities, up to an aggregate amount of $3.0 billion. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, approximately $1.30 billion, respectively was available for future securities issuances.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

During 2004, the Corporation issued $600 million of 4.375% senior notes. Interest is paid semi-annually and the notes mature on August 1, 2009.

During 2004, the Corporation, through its unconsolidated subsidiary, M&I Capital Trust B, issued 16,000,000 units of Common SPACESSM. Each unit has a stated value of $25 for an aggregate value of $400 million. Each Common SPACES consists of (i) a stock purchase contract under which the investor agrees to purchase for $25, a fraction of a share of the Corporation’s common stock on the stock purchase date and (ii) a 1/40, or 2.5%, undivided beneficial interest in a preferred security of M&I Capital Trust B, also referred to as the STACKSSM, with each share having an initial liquidation amount of $1,000. The stock purchase date is expected to be August 15, 2007, but could be deferred for quarterly periods until August 15, 2008. Holders of the STACKS are entitled to receive quarterly cumulative cash distributions through the stock purchase date fixed initially at an annual rate of 3.90% of the liquidation amount of $1,000 per STACKS. In addition, the Corporation will make quarterly contract payments under the stock purchase contract at the annual rate of 2.60% of the stated amount of $25 per stock purchase contract.

Concurrently with the issuance of the STACKS, M&I Capital Trust B invested the proceeds in junior subordinated debt securities that were issued by the Corporation. The subordinated debt, which represents the sole asset of M&I Capital Trust B bears interest at an initial annual rate of 3.90% payable quarterly and matures on August 15, 2038.

The interest payment provisions for the junior subordinated debt securities correspond to the distribution provisions of the STACKS and automatically reset to equal the distribution rate on the STACKS as and when the distribution rate on the STACKS is reset. In addition, the interest payment dates on the junior subordinated debt securities may be changed, and the maturity of the junior subordinated debt securities may be shortened in connection with a remarketing of the STACKS, in which case the distribution payment dates and final redemption date of the STACKS will automatically change as well.

The Corporation has the right to defer payments of interest on the junior subordinated debt securities at any time or from time to time. The Corporation may not defer interest payments for any period of time that exceeds five years with respect to any deferral period or that extends beyond the stated final maturity date of the junior subordinated debt securities. As a consequence of the Corporation’s extension of the interest payment period, distributions on the STACKS would be deferred. In the event the Corporation exercises its right to extend an interest payment period, the Corporation is prohibited from paying dividends or making any distributions on, or redeeming, purchasing, acquiring or making a liquidation payment with respect to, shares of the Corporation’s capital stock.

The junior subordinated debt securities are junior in right of payment to all present and future senior indebtedness of the Corporation. The Corporation may elect at any time effective on or after the stock purchase date, including in connection with a remarketing of the STACKS, that the Corporation’s obligations under the junior subordinated debt securities and under the Corporation’s guarantee of the STACKS shall be senior obligations instead of subordinated obligations.

M&I Capital Trust B is a 100% owned unconsolidated finance subsidiary of the Corporation. The Corporation has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the securities that M&I Capital Trust B has issued.

The junior subordinated debt securities qualify as “Tier 1” capital for regulatory capital purposes.

In December 1996, the Corporation formed M&I Capital Trust A, which issued $200 million in liquidation or principal amount of cumulative preferred capital securities. Holders of the capital securities are entitled to receive cumulative cash distributions at an annual rate of 7.65% payable semiannually.

Concurrently with the issuance of the capital securities, M&I Capital Trust A invested the proceeds, together with the consideration paid by the Corporation for the common interest in M&I Capital Trust A, in junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures (“subordinated debt”) issued by the Corporation. The subordinated debt, which represents the sole asset of M&I Capital Trust A, bears interest at an annual rate of 7.65% payable semiannually and matures on December 1, 2026.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

The subordinated debt is junior in right of payment to all present and future senior indebtedness of the Corporation. The Corporation may redeem the subordinated debt in whole or in part at any time on or after December 1, 2006 at specified call premiums, and at par on or after December 1, 2016. In addition, in certain circumstances the subordinated debt may be redeemed at par upon the occurrence of certain events. The Corporation’s right to redeem the subordinated debt is subject to regulatory approval.

The Corporation has the right, subject to certain conditions, to defer payments of interest on the subordinated debt for extension periods, each period not exceeding ten consecutive semiannual periods. As a consequence of the Corporation’s extension of the interest payment period, distributions on the capital securities would be deferred. In the event the Corporation exercises its right to extend an interest payment period, the Corporation is prohibited from making dividend or any other equity distributions during such extension period.

M&I Capital Trust A is a 100% owned unconsolidated finance subsidiary of the Corporation. The Corporation has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the securities that M&I Capital Trust A has issued.

The junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures qualify as “Tier 1” capital for regulatory capital purposes.

In conjunction with the acquisitions of Gold Banc and Trustcorp, the Corporation acquired all of the common interests in four Trusts that issued cumulative preferred capital securities that are supported by junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures. These Trusts are 100% owned unconsolidated finance subsidiaries of the Corporation. The Corporation has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the securities that the Trusts have issued. The junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures qualify as “Tier 1” capital for regulatory capital purposes.

Gold Banc Trust III was formed in March 2004, and issued $16,000 of trust-preferred securities to institutional investors. Gold Banc Trust III used the proceeds from the issuance of the trust-preferred securities to purchase junior subordinated debt securities issued by the Company. The debentures mature on April 23, 2034, and may be redeemed, at the option of the Company, after April 23, 2009. The interest rate of the debentures is fixed at 5.80% for a five-year period through April 23, 2009. Thereafter, interest is at a floating rate equal to the three-month London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR’) plus 2.75%, adjustable quarterly. Interest is payable quarterly. The dividend rate on the trust-preferred securities is identical to the interest rate of the related junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures.

Gold Banc Trust IV was formed in March 2004, and issued $30,000 of trust-preferred securities to institutional investors. Gold Banc Trust IV used the proceeds from the issuance of the trust-preferred securities to purchase floating rate junior subordinated debt securities issued by the Company. The debentures mature on April 7, 2034 and may be redeemed, at the option of the Company, after April 7, 2009. The interest rate of the debentures is a floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 2.75%, adjustable quarterly. Interest is payable quarterly. The dividend rate on the trust-preferred securities is identical to the interest rate of the related junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures.

Gold Banc Capital Trust V was formed in November 2004, and issued $38,000 of trust-preferred securities to institutional investors. Gold Banc Capital Trust V used the proceeds from the issuance of the trust-preferred securities to purchase junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures issued by the Company. The debentures mature on December 15, 2034, and may be redeemed, at the option of the Company after December 15, 2009. The interest rate of the debentures is fixed at 6.00% for a five-year period through December 15, 2009. Thereafter, interest is at a floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 2.10%, adjustable quarterly. Interest is payable quarterly. The dividend rate on the trust-preferred securities is identical to the interest rate of the related junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures.

Trustcorp Statutory Trust I was formed in August 2000, and issued $15,000 of 10.60% Cumulative Preferred Trust Securities. Trustcorp Statutory Trust I used the proceeds from the issuance of the cumulative preferred trust securities to purchase junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures issued by the Company. The debentures mature on September 7, 2030. Interest is payable semi-annually. The dividend rate on the cumulative preferred trust securities is identical to the interest rate of the related junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

The Corporation’s floating rate subordinated-debt securities mature November 2011 and pay interest semiannually at a variable rate, based upon six-month LIBOR plus 3.75%.

Floating rate FHLB advances mature at various times between 2007 and 2013. The interest rate is reset monthly based on one-month LIBOR.

Fixed rate FHLB advances have interest rates, which range from 2.07% to 8.47% and mature at various times in 2006 through 2017.

The Corporation is required to maintain unencumbered first mortgage loans and mortgage-related securities such that the outstanding balance of FHLB advances does not exceed 85% (70% for multi-family) of the book value of this collateral. In addition, a portion of these advances are collateralized by all FHLB stock.

The floating rate senior bank notes have interest rates based on three-month LIBOR with a spread that ranges from a minus 0.015% to a plus 0.13%. Interest payments are quarterly. The floating rate senior bank notes outstanding mature at various times and amounts from 2007 to 2010.

The fixed rate senior bank notes have interest rates, which range from 2.63% to 5.52% and pay interest semi-annually. The fixed rate senior bank notes outstanding mature at various times and amounts from 2007 through 2017.

The senior bank notes – Amortizing have a maturity date of August 18, 2009. The senior bank notes pay interest semi-annually at a fixed coupon interest rate of 2.90%. In addition, principal in the amount of $18,182 is paid every coupon payment period beginning on August 18, 2004 and ending on August 18, 2009.

The senior bank notes – Extendible Liquidity Securities (“EXLs”) were indexed to one month LIBOR plus a stated spread. The EXLs matured in 2006.

The senior bank notes – Extendible Monthly Securities had an initial stated maturity date of December 15, 2006. The noteholders may elect to extend the maturity date through 2011. The interest rate is floating based upon LIBOR plus a contractually specified spread and reset monthly. The applicable spread to LIBOR is initially minus 0.02%, 0.00% in year two, and for the remaining term is LIBOR plus, 0.01% in year three, 0.03% in years four and five and 0.04% to maturity in 2011.

The senior bank notes – Puttable Reset Securities have a maturity date of December 15, 2016. However in certain circumstances, the notes will be put back to the issuing bank at par prior to final maturity. The notes are also subject to the exercise of a call option by a certain broker-dealer. Beginning December 15, 2003 and each December 15 thereafter until and including December 15, 2015, the broker-dealer has the right to purchase all of the outstanding notes from the noteholders at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes and then remarket the notes. However, if the broker-dealer does not purchase the notes on the aforementioned date(s), each holder of outstanding notes will be deemed to have put all of the holder’s notes to the issuing bank at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes and the notes will be completely retired. The current interest rate is 5.162% and, to the extent the notes are purchased and remarketed, the interest rate will reset each date the notes are remarketed, subject to a floor that is based on twelve-month LIBOR plus a credit spread. The call and put are considered clearly and closely related for purposes of recognition and measurement under SFAS 133. The fair value of the call option at December 31, 2006 and 2005, as determined by the holder of the call option, was approximately $41 million and $62 million, respectively.

The subordinated bank notes have fixed rates that range from 4.85% to 7.88% and mature at various times in 2010 through 2017. Interest is paid semi-annually. The subordinated bank notes qualify as “Tier 2” or supplementary capital for regulatory capital purposes.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

The nonrecourse notes are reported net of prepaid interest and represent borrowings by the commercial leasing subsidiary from banks and other financial institutions. These notes have a weighted average interest rate of 6.42% at December 31, 2006 and are due in installments over varying periods through 2009. Lease financing receivables at least equal to the amount of the notes are pledged as collateral.

Scheduled maturities of long-term borrowings are $1,503,289, $1,347,098, $819,084, and $1,819,998 for 2008 through 2011, respectively.

16. Shareholders’ Equity

The Corporation has 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized, of which the Board of Directors has designated 2,000,000 shares as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A”), with a $100 value per share for conversion and liquidation purposes. Series A is nonvoting preferred stock. The same cash dividends will be paid on Series A as would have been paid on the common stock exchanged for Series A. At December 31, 2006 and 2005 there were no shares of Series A outstanding.

During 2004, the Corporation and M&I Capital Trust B issued 16,000,000 units of Common SPACESSM. Each unit has a stated value of $25.00 for an aggregate value of $400.0 million. Each Common SPACES consists of (i) a stock purchase contract under which the investor agrees to purchase for $25, a fraction of a share of the Corporation’s common stock on the stock purchase date and (ii) a 1/40, or 2.5%, undivided beneficial interest in a preferred security of M&I Capital Trust B, also referred to as the STACKSSM, with each share having an initial liquidation amount of $1,000. The stock purchase date is expected to be August 15, 2007, but could be deferred for quarterly periods until August 15, 2008. Holders of the STACKS are entitled to receive quarterly cumulative cash distributions through the stock purchase date fixed initially at an annual rate of 3.90% of the liquidation amount of $1,000 per STACKS. In addition, the Corporation will make quarterly contract payments under the stock purchase contract at the annual rate of 2.60% of the stated amount of $25 per stock purchase contract.

The Corporation recognized the present value of the quarterly contract payments under the stock purchase contract as a liability with an offsetting reduction in Shareholders’ Equity. That liability along with the allocated portion of the fees and expenses incurred for the offering of Common SPACES resulted in a reduction in Shareholders’ Equity of $34,039 in 2004.

Each stock purchase contract underlying a Common SPACES obligates the investor to purchase on the stock purchase date for an amount in cash equal to the $25 stated amount of the Common SPACES, a number of shares of common stock equal to the settlement rate.

The settlement rate for each purchase contract will be set on August 15, 2007 (regardless of whether the stock purchase date is deferred beyond August 15, 2007). If the applicable market value (the average of the closing price per share of the Corporation’s common stock for the 20 consecutive trading days ending on the third trading day immediately preceding August 15, 2007) of common stock is equal to or greater than $46.28, the settlement rate will be .5402 shares of common stock, which is equal to the stated amount divided by $46.28. If the applicable market value of common stock is less than $46.28 but greater than $37.32, the settlement rate will be a number of shares of common stock equal to $25 divided by the applicable market value. If the applicable market value of common stock is less than or equal to $37.32, the settlement rate will be 0.6699 which is equal to the stated amount divided by $37.32. The settlement rates are subject to adjustment, without duplication, upon the occurrence of certain anti-dilution events including adjustments for dividends paid above $0.21 per share (the dividend level at the time of the offering). The most recent quarterly dividend declared by the Company was $0.27 per share.

The Corporation estimates that it will issue approximately 8.7 million to 10.9 million common shares to settle shares issuable pursuant to the stock purchase contracts.

Holders of Common SPACES have pledged their ownership interests in the STACKS as collateral for the benefit of the Corporation to secure their obligations under the stock purchase contract. Holders of Common SPACES have the option to elect to substitute pledged treasury securities for the pledged ownership interests in the STACKS.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

The Corporation issues treasury common stock in conjunction with exercises of stock options and restricted stock, acquisitions, and conversions of convertible securities. Treasury shares are acquired from restricted stock forfeitures, shares tendered to cover tax withholding associated with stock option exercises and vesting of key restricted stock, mature shares tendered for stock option exercises in lieu of cash and open market purchases in accordance with the Corporation’s approved share repurchase program. The Corporation is currently authorized to repurchase up to 12 million shares per year. The Corporation repurchased 1.0 million shares with an aggregate cost of $41.8 million in 2006. There were no shares repurchased in accordance with the approved plan during 2005.

During 2005, the Corporation entered into an equity distribution agreement that is described in the Prospectus Supplement dated October 17, 2005. The proceeds from these issuances will be used for general corporate purposes, including maintaining capital at desired levels. Under the equity distribution agreement, the Corporation may offer and sell up to 3.5 million shares of its common stock from time to time through certain designated sales agents. However, the Corporation will not sell more than the number of shares of its common stock necessary for the aggregate gross proceeds from such sales to reach $150.0 million. No sales occurred during the year ended December 31, 2006. During 2005, the Corporation issued 155,000 shares of its common stock. The net proceeds from the sale amounted to $6,651.

The Corporation sponsors a deferred compensation plan for its non-employee directors and the non-employee directors and advisory board members of its affiliates. Participants may elect to have their deferred fees used to purchase M&I common stock with dividend reinvestment. Such shares will be distributed to plan participants in accordance with the plan provisions. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, 607,973 and 611,318 shares of M&I common stock, respectively, were held in a grantor trust. The aggregate cost of such shares is included in Deferred Compensation as a reduction of Shareholders’ Equity in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and amounted to $17,241 at December 31, 2006 and $16,759 at December 31, 2005.

During 2003, the Corporation amended its deferred compensation plan for its non-employee directors and selected key employees to permit participants to defer the gain from the exercise of nonqualified stock options. In addition, the gain upon vesting of restricted common stock to participating executive officers may be deferred. Shares of M&I common stock, which represent the aggregate value of the gains deferred are maintained in a grantor trust with dividend reinvestment. Such shares will be distributed to plan participants in accordance with the plan provisions. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, 540,498 and 451,923 shares of M&I common stock, respectively, were held in the grantor trust. The aggregate cost of such shares is included in Deferred Compensation as a reduction of Shareholders’ Equity in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and amounted to $23,369 at December 31, 2006 and $18,724 at December 31, 2005.

In conjunction with previous acquisitions, the Corporation assumed certain deferred compensation and nonqualified retirement plans for former directors and executive officers of acquired companies. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, 30,657 and 59,796 common shares of M&I stock, respectively, were maintained in a grantor trust with such shares to be distributed to plan participants in accordance with the provisions of the plans. The aggregate cost of such shares of $689 and $1,272 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, is included in Deferred Compensation as a reduction of Shareholders’ Equity in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Federal banking regulatory agencies have established capital adequacy rules which take into account risk attributable to balance sheet assets and off-balance sheet activities. All banks and bank holding companies must meet a minimum total risk-based capital ratio of 8%. Of the 8% required, at least half must be comprised of core capital elements defined as “Tier 1” capital. The Federal banking agencies also have adopted leverage capital guidelines which banking organizations must meet. Under these guidelines, the most highly rated banking organizations must meet a minimum leverage ratio of at least 3% “Tier 1” capital to total assets, while lower rated banking organizations must maintain a ratio of at least 4% to 5%. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can result in certain mandatory—and possibly additional discretionary—actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the most recent notification from the Federal Reserve Board categorized the Corporation as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the Corporation’s category.

 

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December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

To be well capitalized under the regulatory framework, the “Tier 1” capital ratio must meet or exceed 6%, the total capital ratio must meet or exceed 10% and the leverage ratio must meet or exceed 5%.

The Corporation’s risk-based capital and leverage ratios are as follows ($ in millions):

 

     Risk-Based Capital Ratios  
     As of December 31, 2006     As of December 31, 2005  
     Amount    Ratio     Amount    Ratio  

Tier 1 capital

   $ 3,873.0    7.88 %   $ 3,114.0    7.84 %

Tier 1 capital adequacy minimum requirement

     1,965.1    4.00       1,587.9    4.00  
                          

Excess

   $ 1,907.9    3.88 %   $ 1,526.1    3.84 %
                          

Total capital

   $ 5,489.5    11.17 %   $ 4,726.4    11.91 %

Total capital adequacy minimum requirement

     3,930.2    8.00       3,175.8    8.00  
                          

Excess

   $ 1,559.3    3.17 %   $ 1,550.6    3.91 %
                          

Risk-adjusted assets

   $ 49,128.1      $ 39,698.1   
                  

 

     Leverage Ratio  
     As of December 31, 2006     As of December 31, 2005  
     Amount    Ratio     Amount    Ratio  

Tier 1 capital to adjusted total assets

   $ 3,873.0    7.38 %   $ 3,114.0    7.24 %

Minimum leverage adequacy requirement

     1,575.2 - 2,625.4    3.00 -5.00       1,291.1 - 2,151.9    3.00-5.00  
                          

Excess

   $ 2,297.8 - 1,247.6    4.38-2.38 %   $ 1,822.9  -    962.1    4.24 -2.24 %
                          

Adjusted average total assets

   $ 52,508.3      $ 43,039.2   
                  
          

All of the Corporation’s banking subsidiaries’ risk-based capital and leverage ratios meet or exceed the defined minimum requirements, and have been deemed well capitalized as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. The following table presents the risk-based capital ratios for the Corporation’s lead banking subsidiary:

 

     Tier 1     Total     Leverage  

M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank

      

December 31, 2006

   7.37 %   10.89 %   6.91 %

December 31, 2005

   7.52     12.03     6.95  

At December 31, 2006 and 2005 the estimated deferred tax liabilities that reduced the carrying value of acquired intangibles used in determining Tier 1 capital amounted to $155,183 and $132,453, respectively.

Banking subsidiaries are restricted by banking regulations from making dividend distributions above prescribed amounts and are limited in making loans and advances to the Corporation. At December 31, 2006, the retained earnings of subsidiaries available for distribution as dividends without regulatory approval, while maintaining well capitalized risk-based capital and leverage ratios, was approximately $992.1 million.

 

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December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

17. Income Taxes

Total income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 was allocated as follows:

 

     2006     2005     2004  

Income before income taxes

   $ 387,794     $ 351,464     $ 305,987  

Shareholders’ Equity:

      

Compensation expense for tax purposes in excess of amounts recognized for financial reporting purposes

     (11,430 )     (8,882 )     (11,155 )

Unrealized gains (losses) on accumulated other comprehensive income

     11,102       (33,133 )     11,065  
                        
   $ 387,466     $ 309,449     $ 305,897  
                        

 

The current and deferred portions of the provision for income taxes were:

 

 

     2006     2005     2004  

Current:

      

Federal

   $ 321,039     $ 333,654     $ 267,613  

State

     19,456       33,355       36,013  
                        

Total current

     340,495       367,009       303,626  

Deferred:

      

Federal

     42,244       (15,303 )     3,855  

State

     5,055       (242 )     (1,494 )
                        

Total deferred

     47,299       (15,545 )     2,361  
                        

Total provision for income taxes

   $ 387,794     $ 351,464     $ 305,987  
                        

 

The following is a reconciliation between the amount of the provision for income taxes and the amount of tax computed by applying the statutory Federal income tax rate (35%):

 

  

     2006     2005     2004  

Tax computed at statutory rates

   $ 418,471     $ 370,179     $ 319,144  

Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:

      

Federal tax-exempt income

     (19,343 )     (21,498 )     (20,834 )

State income taxes, net of Federal tax benefit

     15,932       21,130       22,031  

Bank owned life insurance

     (10,197 )     (9,478 )     (9,539 )

Federal tax credits

     (17,283 )     (5,322 )     (3,599 )

Other

     214       (3,547 )     (1,216 )
                        

Total provision for income taxes

   $ 387,794     $ 351,464     $ 305,987  
                        

 

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December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant elements of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at December 31 are as follows:

 

     2006     2005  

Deferred tax assets:

    

Deferred compensation

   $ 67,132     $ 60,014  

Share-based compensation

     77,976       67,661  

Allowance for loan and lease losses

     170,871       147,877  

Accrued postretirement benefits

     23,768       27,670  

Accrued expenses

     38,926       32,742  

Net Operating Loss Carryforwards (NOLs)

     44,915       30,171  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     9,482       20,584  

Other

     88,987       91,134  
                

Total deferred tax assets before valuation allowance

     522,057       477,853  

Valuation allowance

     (74,233 )     (46,659 )
                

Net deferred tax assets

     447,824       431,194  

Deferred tax liabilities:

    

Lease revenue reporting

     123,701       119,112  

Conversion cost deferred

     51,127       52,261  

Premises and equipment, principally due to depreciation

     22,210       22,947  

Deductible goodwill

     55,623       42,407  

Purchase accounting adjustments

     122,791       123,396  

Other

     63,529       58,333  
                

Total deferred tax liabilities

     438,981       418,456  
                

Net deferred tax asset

   $ 8,843     $ 12,738  
                

The Corporation continues to carry a valuation allowance to reduce certain state deferred tax assets which include, in part, certain state net operating loss carryforwards which expire at various times through 2021. At December 31, 2006, the Corporation believes it is more likely than not that these items will not be realized. However, as time passes the Corporation will be able to better assess the amount of tax benefit it will realize from using these items.

In 2006, the Corporation was awarded a $75 million allocation of tax credit authority under the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. Under the program, the Corporation invested $75 million in a wholly-owned subsidiary, which will make qualifying loans and investments. In return, the Corporation will receive federal income tax credits that will be recognized over seven years, including the year in which the funds were invested in the subsidiary. The Corporation recognizes these tax credits for financial reporting purposes in the same year the tax benefit is recognized in the Corporation’s tax return. The investment resulted in a tax credit that reduced income tax expense by $3.75 million in 2006.

18. Stock Option, Restricted Stock and Employee Stock Purchase Plans

The Corporation has equity incentive plans which provide for the grant of nonqualified and incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, rights to purchase shares of restricted stock and the award of restricted stock units to key employees and directors of the Corporation at prices ranging from zero to the market value of the shares at the date of grant. The equity incentive plans generally provide for the grant of options to purchase shares of the Corporation’s common stock for a period of ten years from the date of grant. Stock options granted generally become exercisable over a period of three years from the date of grant. However, stock options granted to directors of the Corporation vest immediately and stock options granted after 1996 provide accelerated or immediate vesting for grants to individuals who meet certain age and years of service criteria at the date of grant. Restrictions on stock or units issued pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plans generally lapse within a three to seven year period.

 

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December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

The Corporation also has a Long-Term Incentive Plan. Under the plan, performance units may be awarded from time to time. Once awarded, additional performance units will be credited to each participant based on dividends paid by the Corporation on its common stock. At the end of a designated vesting period, participants will receive a cash award equal to the Corporation’s average common stock price over the last five days of the vesting period multiplied by some percent (0%-275%) of the initial performance units credited plus those additional units credited as dividends based on the established performance criteria. The vesting period is three years from the date the performance units were awarded.

The Corporation also has a qualified employee stock purchase plan (the “ESPP”) which gives employees who elect to participate in the ESPP the right to acquire shares of the Corporation’s common stock at the purchase price which is 85% of the lesser of the fair market value of the Corporation’s common stock on the first or last day of the one-year offering period (“look-back feature”) which has historically been from July 1 to June 30. Effective July 1, 2006 the ESPP was amended to eliminate the look-back feature and to provide employees, who elect to participate in the plan, the right to acquire shares of the Corporation’s common stock at the purchase price, which is 85% of the fair market value of the Corporation’s common stock on the last day of each three month period within the one-year offering period. 85,708 and 89,388 shares were purchased on January 3, 2007 and October 2, 2006, respectively. Employee contributions under the ESPP are made ratably during the plan period. Employees may withdraw from the plan prior to the end of the one year offering period.

Under the fair value method of accounting, compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award using an option-pricing model that takes into account the stock price at the grant date, the exercise price, the expected life of the option, the volatility of the underlying stock, expected dividends and the risk-free interest rate over the expected life of the option. The resulting compensation cost for stock options that vest is recognized over the service period, which is usually the vesting period. The fair value method of accounting provided under SFAS 123 is generally similar to the fair value method of accounting under SFAS 123(R).

Activity relating to nonqualified and incentive stock options was:

 

     Number
of Shares
    Option Price
Per Share
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

Shares under option at December 31, 2003

   21,782,816     $  9.63-38.25    $ 27.81

Options granted

   3,758,145       36.76-44.20      41.64

Options lapsed or surrendered

   (343,070 )     15.94-41.95      32.12

Options exercised

   (2,319,794 )     9.63-34.79      21.09
                   

Shares under option at December 31, 2004

   22,878,097     $  10.13-44.20    $ 30.70

Options granted

   3,911,980       40.49-47.02      42.81

Options lapsed or surrendered

   (284,399 )     22.80-42.82      36.76

Options exercised

   (1,850,361 )     10.13-41.95      23.49
                   

Shares under option at December 31, 2005

   24,655,317     $ 15.94-47.02    $ 33.09

Options granted

   4,215,841       41.30-48.54      47.58

Vested options exchanged in acquisition

   532,133       5.71-43.67      12.99

Options lapsed or surrendered

   (376,724 )     26.14-48.07      42.30

Options exercised

   (2,702,031 )     5.71-44.95      25.25
                   

Shares under option at December 31, 2006

   26,324,536     $ 5.71-48.54    $ 35.68
                   

 

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December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

The range of options outstanding at December 31, 2006 were:

 

     Number of Shares    Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
   Weighted-Average
Aggregate intrinsic Value
  

Weighted-

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Life (In Years)

Price Range

   Outstanding    Exercisable    Outstanding    Exercisable    Outstanding    Exercisable    Outstanding    Exercisable

$ 5.50-25.99

   3,678,604    3,678,604    $ 22.89    $ 22.89    $ 25.22    $ 25.22    3.3    3.3

  26.00-29.99

   3,774,548    3,774,548      28.56      28.56      19.55      19.55    4.9    4.9

  30.00-31.99

   4,597,615    4,597,615      31.42      31.42      16.69      16.69    4.2    4.2

  32.00-37.99

   3,165,186    3,156,016      34.88      34.88      13.23      13.23    6.8    6.8

  38.00-42.49

   3,366,375    2,423,505      41.83      41.85      6.28      6.26    7.8    7.8

  42.50-46.99

   4,066,642    1,615,673      43.00      42.89      5.11      5.22    8.9    8.8

  Over $47.00

   3,675,566    580,110      48.07      48.07      0.04      0.04    9.8    9.8
                                               
   26,324,536    19,826,071    $ 35.68    $ 32.54    $ 12.43    $ 15.57    6.5    5.6
                                               

Options exercisable at December 31, 2005 and 2004 were 18,451,293 and 16,845,530, respectively. The weighted-average exercise price for options exercisable was $30.35 at December 31, 2005 and $28.32 at December 31, 2004.

The fair value of each option grant was estimated as of the date of grant using the Black-Scholes closed form option-pricing model for options granted prior to September 30, 2004. A form of a lattice option-pricing model was used for options granted after September 30, 2004.

The grant date fair values and assumptions used to determine such value are as follows:

 

     2006     2005     2004  

Weighted-average grant date fair value

   $ 9.11     $ 8.78     $ 7.48  

Assumptions:

      

Risk-free interest rates

     4.22-5.66 %     3.70-4.64 %     3.17-4.45 %

Expected volatility

     18.20-18.50 %     13.12-18.50 %     18.00-30.33 %

Expected term (in years)

     6.3-7.2       6.0       6.0  

Expected dividend yield

     2.20-2.29 %     2.11 %     1.93 %

The total intrinsic value of nonqualified and incentive stock options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $55.2 million, $37.0 million and $43.7 million, respectively. The total fair value of shares vested during the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 amounted to $47.4 million, $29.8 million and $30.0 million, respectively.

There was approximately $40.6 million and $35.8 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested nonqualified and incentive stock options at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The total unrecognized compensation expense will be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.7 years. For awards with graded vesting, compensation expense was recognized using an accelerated method prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R) and is recognized on a straight line basis for awards granted after the effective date.

For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 the expense for nonqualified and incentive stock options that is included in Salaries and Employee Benefits expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income amounted to $30.1 million, $28.8 million and $29.7 million, respectively. These amounts are considered non-cash expenses for the Statements of Cash Flow purposes.

For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 the expense for directors’ nonqualified and incentive stock options that is included in Other expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income amounted to $0.6 million, $0.7 million and $1.0 million, respectively.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

Activity relating to the Corporation’s Restricted Stock Purchase Rights was:

 

     December 31  
     2006     2005     2004  

Restricted stock purchase rights outstanding — Beginning of Year

     —         —         —    

Restricted stock purchase rights granted

     220,855       183,700       172,700  

Restricted stock purchase rights exercised

     (220,855 )     (183,700 )     (172,700 )
                        

Restricted stock purchase rights outstanding — End of Year

     —         —         —    
                        

Weighted-average grant date market value

   $ 47.21     $ 42.88     $ 41.50  

Aggregate compensation expense

   $ 6,024     $ 4,529     $ 3,153  

Unamortized deferred compensation

   $ 16,686     $ 13,794     $ 10,727  

Restrictions on stock issued pursuant to the exercise of stock purchase rights generally lapse within a three to seven year period. Accordingly, the compensation related to issuance of the rights is amortized over the vesting period. At December 31, 2006, the unamortized compensation expense will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.1 years. These amounts are considered non-cash expenses for the Statements of Cash Flow purposes.

All participants in the Long-Term Incentive Plan will receive a cash award at the end of the designated vesting period. This plan meets the definition of a liability award. Unlike equity awards, liability awards are remeasured at fair value at each balance sheet date until settlement. For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 the expense for the Long-Term Incentive Plan that is included in Salaries and Employee Benefits expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income amounted to $8.6 million, $8.6 million and $11.8 million, respectively.

The compensation cost per share for the ESPP was $9.96 and $8.04 for the plan years ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Employee contributions under the ESPP are made ratably during the plan period. Employees may withdraw from the plan prior to the end of the one year offering period. The total estimated shares to be purchased are estimated at the beginning of the plan period based on total expected contributions for the plan period and 85% of the market price at that date. During 2006 and 2005, common shares purchased by employees under the ESPP amounted to 511,301 and 324,500, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 the total expense for the ESPP that is included in Salaries and Employee Benefits expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income amounted to $3.1 million, $3.3 million and $2.5 million, respectively. These amounts are considered non-cash expenses for the Statements of Cash Flow purposes.

Shares reserved for the granting of options and stock purchase rights at December 31, 2006 were 17,594,998.

19. Employee Retirement and Health Plans

The Corporation has a defined contribution program that consists of a retirement plan and employee stock ownership plan for substantially all employees. The retirement plan provides for a guaranteed contribution to eligible participants equal to 2% of compensation. At the Corporation’s option, an additional profit sharing amount may also be contributed to the retirement plan and may vary from year to year up to a maximum of 6% of eligible compensation. Under the employee stock ownership plan, employee contributions into the retirement plan of up to 6% of eligible compensation are matched up to 50% by the Corporation based on the Corporation’s return on equity as defined by the plan. Total expense relating to these plans was $68,857, $60,390, and $52,065 in 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.

The Corporation also has supplemental retirement plans to provide retirement benefits to certain of its key executives. Total expense relating to these plans amounted to $4,587 in 2006, $3,112 in 2005, and $3,213 in 2004.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

The Corporation sponsors a defined benefit health plan that provides health care benefits to eligible current and retired employees. Eligibility for retiree benefits is dependent upon age, years of service, and participation in the health plan during active service. The plan is contributory and in 1997 and 2002 the plan was amended. Employees hired after September 1, 1997, including employees retained from mergers, will be granted access to the Corporation’s plan upon becoming an eligible retiree; however, such retirees must pay 100% of the cost of health care benefits. The plan continues to contain other cost-sharing features such as deductibles and coinsurance. In addition to the normal monthly funding for claims, the Corporation expects to make an additional contribution to its plan of approximately $7.0 million per year.

The measurement date for the 2006 accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (“APBO”) was December 31, 2006. The changes during the year of the APBO for retiree health benefits are as follows:

 

         2006     2005  
 

Change in Benefit Obligation

    
 

APBO, beginning of year

   $ 81,388     $ 73,652  
 

Service cost

     2,280       2,210  
 

Interest cost on APBO

     4,088       4,635  
 

Plan participants’ contributions

     3,097       —    
 

Actuarial (gains) losses—discount rate change

     (5,349 )     8,789  
 

Actuarial (gains) losses—other

     (5,470 )     644  
 

Gross benefits paid

     (6,903 )     (5,035 )
 

Less: Federal subsidy on benefits paid

     683       —    
 

Other events (Medicare Part D)

     —         (3,507 )
                  
 

APBO, end of year

   $ 73,814     $ 81,388  
                  
      
         2006     2005  
 

Change in Plan Assets

    
 

Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year

   $ 14,317     $ 7,826  
 

Actual return on plan assets

     1,878       546  
 

Employer contribution/payments

     11,116       10,980  
 

Plan participants’ contributions

     3,097       —    
 

Gross benefits paid

     (6,903 )     (5,035 )
                  
 

Fair value of plan assets, end of year

   $ 23,505     $ 14,317  
                  
 

Weighted annual discount rate used in determining ABPO

     5.75 %     5.00 %
 

Expected long term rate of retirement plan assets

     5.25       5.25  

 

The funded status at the end of the year and the related amounts recognized on the Statement of Financial Position are as follows:

 

  

         2006     2005  
 

Funded Status, End of Year

    
 

Fair value of plan assets

   $ 23,505     $ 14,317  
 

Benefit obligations

     (73,814 )     (81,388 )
                  
 

Funded status

     (50,309 )     (67,071 )
 

Unrecognized actuarial net loss

     —         24,929  
 

Unrecognized prior service cost

     —         (22,841 )
                  
 

Amount recognized, end of year

   $ (50,309 )   $ (64,983 )
                  

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

Amounts Recognized in the Statement of Financial Position Consists of

  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

   $ (50,309 )

Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Consists of

  

Net actuarial loss

   $ 12,328  

Prior service cost

     (20,027 )
        

Total

   $ (7,699 )
        

The amounts that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost in 2007 are as follows:

 

Actuarial (gains)/loss

   $ 484  

Prior service (credit)/cost

     (2,721 )
        

Total

   $ (2,237 )
        

The incremental effect of applying SFAS 158 on individual line items in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2006 is as follows:

 

     Before
Application
of SFAS 158
    Adjustment    After
Application of
SFAS 158
 

Accrued interest and other assets

   $ 1,915,335     $ 2,854    $ 1,918,189  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     1,535,520       7,699      1,543,219  

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of related taxes

     (22,391 )     4,845      (17,546 )

Total shareholders’ equity

     6,146,526       4,845      6,151,371  

The assumed health care cost trend for 2007 was 8.00%. The rate was assumed to decrease gradually to 5.00% in 2010 and remain at that level thereafter.

The weighted average discount rate used in determining the APBO was based on matching the Corporation’s estimated plan duration to a yield curve derived from a portfolio of high-quality corporate bonds with yields within the 10th to 90th percentiles. The portfolio consisted of over 500 actual Aa quality bonds at various maturity points across the full maturity spectrum that were all United States issues and non-callable (or callable with make whole features) with a minimum amount outstanding of $50 million.

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 includes the following components:

 

     2006     2005     2004  

Service cost

   $ 2,280     $ 2,210     $ 2,523  

Interest cost on APBO

     4,088       4,635       5,008  

Expected return on plan assets

     (928 )     (597 )     (300 )

Prior service amortization

     (2,721 )     (2,721 )     (2,721 )

Actuarial loss amortization

     1,515       1,056       1,664  
                        

Net periodic postretirement cost

   $ 4,234     $ 4,583     $ 6,174  
                        

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

The assumed health care cost trend rate has a significant effect on the amounts reported for the health care plans. A one-percentage point change on assumed health care cost trend rates would have the following effects:

 

     One
Percentage
Point
Increase
   One
Percentage
Point
Decrease
 

Effect on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation

   $ 7,765    $ (6,763 )

Effect on aggregate service and interest cost

     799      (687 )

Postretirement medical plan weighted–average asset allocations at December 31, by asset category are as follows:

 

Plan Assets by Category

        2006     2005  

Equity securities

   52 %   50 %

Tax exempt debt securities

   45     45  

Cash

   3     5  
            

Total

   100 %   100 %
            

The Corporation’s primary investment objective is to achieve a combination of capital appreciation and current income. The long-term target asset mix is 50% fixed income and 50% equity securities. Individual fixed income securities may be taxable or tax-exempt and will have maturities of thirty years or less. The average maturity of the portfolio will not exceed ten years.

The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid:

 

      Total Without
Medicare Part D
   Estimated
Medicare
Part D Subsidy
 

2007

   $ 4,811    $ (767 )

2008

     5,383      (850 )

2009

     5,944      (917 )

2010

     6,446      (980 )

2011

     6,916      (1,032 )

2012-2016

     38,499      (5,628 )

On December 8, 2003 the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (the “Act”) was signed into law. The Act introduces a prescription drug benefit program under Medicare (Medicare Part D) as well as a 28% Federal subsidy to sponsors of retiree health care benefit plans that provide a benefit that is at least actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D.

In May 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FSP 106-2, Accounting and Disclosure Requirements Related to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003. FSP 106-2 requires companies to account for the effect of the subsidy on benefits attributable to past service as an actuarial experience gain and as a reduction of the service cost component of net postretirement health care costs for amounts attributable to current service, if the benefit provided is at least actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D.

During the third quarter of 2004, the Corporation elected to adopt FSP 106-2 and to retroactively recognize the Act from January 1, 2004. The Corporation and its actuarial advisors determined that benefits provided to certain participants are expected to be at least actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D, and, accordingly the Corporation will be entitled to some subsidy. The expected subsidy reduced the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation at January 1, 2004 by approximately $7.8 million and net periodic cost for the year ended December 31, 2004 by approximately $1.3 million as compared with the amount determined without considering the effects of the subsidy.

Assumptions used to develop this reduction included those used in the determination of the annual postretirement health care expense and also include expectations of how the Federal program will ultimately operate.

On January 21, 2005 final regulations establishing how Medicare Part D will operate were published. After evaluating the final regulations, the Corporation determined that it was able to expand the retiree group that is eligible for the subsidy which lowered the APBO by approximately $3.5 million over what had previously been calculated.

 

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20. Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk

Financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk at December 31 were:

 

     2006    2005

Financial instruments whose amounts represent credit risk:

     

Commitments to extend credit:

     

To commercial customers

   $ 15,295,917    $ 13,896,069

To individuals

     3,322,136      2,566,658

Commercial letters of credit

     64,034      49,698

Mortgage loans sold with recourse

     66,991      71,997

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 and may require payment of a fee. The majority of the Corporation’s commitments to extend credit generally provide for the interest rate to be determined at the time the commitment is utilized. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.

The Corporation evaluates each customer’s credit worthiness on an individual basis. Collateral obtained, if any, upon extension of credit, is based upon management’s credit evaluation of the customer. Collateral requirements and the ability to access collateral is generally similar to that required on loans outstanding as discussed in Note 8.

Commercial letters of credit are contingent commitments issued by the Corporation to support the financial obligations of a customer to a third party. Commercial letters of credit are issued to support payment obligations of a customer as buyer in a commercial contract for the purchase of goods. Letters of credit have maturities which generally reflect the maturities of the underlying obligations. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is the same as that involved in extending loans to customers. If deemed necessary, the Corporation holds various forms of collateral to support letters of credit.

Certain mortgage loans sold have limited recourse provisions. The Corporation expects losses arising from the limited recourse provisions to be insignificant.

21. Foreign Exchange Contracts

Foreign exchange contracts are commitments to purchase or deliver foreign currency at a specified exchange rate. The Corporation enters into foreign exchange contracts primarily in connection with trading activities to enable customers involved in international trade to hedge their exposure to foreign currency fluctuations and to minimize the Corporation’s own exposure to foreign currency fluctuations resulting from the above. Foreign exchange contracts include such commitments as foreign currency spot, forward, future and, to a much lesser extent, option contracts. The risks in these transactions arise from the ability of the counterparties to perform under the terms of the contracts and the risk of trading in a volatile commodity. The Corporation actively monitors all transactions and positions against predetermined limits established on traders and types of currency to ensure reasonable risk taking.

Matching commitments to deliver foreign currencies with commitments to purchase foreign currencies minimizes the Corporation’s market risk from unfavorable movements in currency exchange rates.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

At December 31, 2006 the Corporation’s foreign currency position resulting from foreign exchange contracts by major currency was as follows (U.S. dollars):

 

     Commitments
to Deliver
Foreign
Exchange
   Commitments
to Purchase
Foreign
Exchange

Currency

     

Euros

   $ 305,499    $ 305,316

Canadian Dollars

     51,305      50,988

English Pound Sterling

     47,405      47,276

Swiss Franc

     46,825      46,808

Japanese Yen

     11,699      11,610

Australian Dollar

     3,284      3,281

Mexican Peso

     2,509      2,508

All Other

     631      732
             

Total

   $ 469,157    $ 468,519
             

Average amount of contracts during 2006 to deliver/purchase foreign exchange

   $ 505,356    $ 505,800
             

22. Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

Interest rate risk, the exposure of the Corporation’s net interest income and net fair value of its assets and liabilities to adverse movements in interest rates, is a significant market risk exposure that can have a material effect on the Corporation’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. The Corporation has established policies that neither earnings nor fair value at risk should exceed established guidelines and assesses these risks by modeling the impact of changes in interest rates that may adversely impact expected future earnings and fair values.

The Corporation has strategies designed to confine these risks within the established limits and identify appropriate risk / reward trade-offs in the financial structure of its balance sheet. These strategies include the use of derivative financial instruments to help achieve the desired balance sheet repricing structure while meeting the desired objectives of its customers.

Trading Instruments and Other Free Standing Derivatives

The Corporation enters into various derivative contracts primarily to focus on providing derivative products to customers which enables them to manage their exposures to interest rate risk. The Corporation’s market risk from unfavorable movements in interest rates is generally economically hedged by concurrently entering into offsetting derivative contracts. The offsetting derivative contracts generally have nearly identical notional values, terms and indices. The Corporation uses interest rate futures to economically hedge the exposure to interest rate risk arising from the interest rate swap (designated as trading) entered into in conjunction with its auto securitization activities. Interest rate futures are also used to economically hedge the exposure to interest rate risk arising from auto loans designated as held for sale and other free standing derivatives.

Interest rate lock commitments on residential mortgage loans intended to be held for sale are considered free standing derivative instruments. The option to sell the mortgage loans at the time the commitments are made are also free standing derivative instruments. The change in fair value of these derivative instruments due to changes in interest rates tend to offset each other and act as economic hedges. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the estimated fair values of interest rate lock commitments on residential mortgage loans intended to be held for sale and related option to sell were insignificant.

Trading and free standing derivative contracts are not linked to specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to forecasted transactions in an accounting hedge relationship and, therefore, do not qualify for hedge accounting under SFAS 133. They are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recorded as a component of other noninterest income.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

At December 31, 2006, free standing interest rate swaps consisted of $2.3 billion in notional amount of receive fixed / pay floating with an aggregate negative fair value of $11.4 million and $1.5 billion in notional amount of pay fixed / receive floating with an aggregate positive fair value of $12.9 million.

At December 31, 2006, interest rate caps purchased amounted to $22.5 million in notional with an immaterial positive fair value and interest rate caps sold amounted to $22.5 million in notional with an immaterial negative fair value.

At December 31, 2006, the notional value of free standing interest rate futures was $4.3 billion with a positive fair value of $0.1 million.

Fair Value Hedges

The Corporation has fixed rate CDs and fixed rate long-term debt which expose the Corporation to variability in fair values due to changes in market interest rates.

To limit the Corporation’s exposure to changes in interest rates, the Corporation has entered into receive-fixed / pay floating interest rate swaps.

At December 31, 2006 certain interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges met the criteria required to qualify for the shortcut method of accounting. Based on the shortcut method of accounting treatment, no ineffectiveness is assumed.

At December 31, 2006, no component of the derivative instruments’ gain or loss was excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness for derivative financial instruments designated as fair value hedges.

During 2006, the Corporation terminated fair value hedges on certain long-term borrowings. The adjustment to the fair value of the hedged instrument of $4.7 million is being amortized as expense into earnings over the expected remaining term of the borrowings using the effective interest method.

The following table presents additional information with respect to selected fair value hedges.

Fair Value Hedges

December 31, 2006

 

Hedged Item

  

Hedging Instrument

  

Notional
Amount

($ in millions)

   Fair Value
($ in millions)
   

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Term
(Years)

Fair Value Hedges that Qualify for Shortcut Accounting

          

Fixed Rate Bank Notes

   Receive Fixed Swap    $ 409.1    $ (12.6 )   8.1

Other Fair Value Hedges

          

Fixed Rate Bank Notes

   Receive Fixed Swap    $ 125.0    $ (4.7 )   9.5

Institutional CDs

   Receive Fixed Swap      50.0      (0.0 )   29.5

The impact from fair value hedges to total net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2006 was a negative $0.3 million. The impact to net interest income due to ineffectiveness was immaterial.

 

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December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

Cash Flow Hedges

The Corporation has variable rate loans, deposits and borrowings which expose the Corporation to variability in interest payments due to changes in interest rates. The Corporation believes it is prudent to limit the variability of a portion of its interest receipts and payments. To meet this objective, the Corporation enters into various types of derivative financial instruments to manage fluctuations in cash flows resulting from interest rate risk. At December 31, 2006, these instruments consisted of interest rate swaps.

The Corporation regularly originates and holds floating rate commercial loans that reprice monthly on the first business day to one-month LIBOR. As a result, the Corporation’s interest receipts are exposed to variability in cash flows due to changes in one-month LIBOR.

In order to hedge the interest rate risk associated with the floating rate commercial loans indexed to one-month LIBOR, the Corporation has entered into receive fixed / pay LIBOR-based floating interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges against the first LIBOR-based interest payments received that, in the aggregate for each period, are interest payments on such principal amount of its then existing LIBOR-indexed floating-rate commercial loans equal to the notional amount of the interest rate swaps outstanding.

Hedge effectiveness is assessed at inception and each quarter on an on-going basis using regression analysis that takes into account reset date differences for certain designated interest rate swaps that reset quarterly. Each month the Corporation makes a determination that it is probable that the Corporation will continue to receive interest payments on at least that amount of principal of its existing LIBOR-indexed floating-rate commercial loans that reprice monthly on the first business day to one-month LIBOR equal to the notional amount of the interest rate swaps outstanding. Ineffectiveness is measured using the hypothetical derivative method and is recorded as a component of interest income on loans.

The Corporation regularly issues floating rate institutional CDs indexed to three-month LIBOR. As a result, the Corporation’s interest payments are exposed to variability in cash flows due to changes in three-month LIBOR.

In order to hedge the interest rate risk associated with floating rate institutional CDs, the Corporation has entered into pay fixed / receive LIBOR-based floating interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges against the interest payments on the forecasted issuance of floating rate institutional CDs.

For certain institutional CDs, hedge effectiveness is assessed at inception and each quarter on an on-going basis using regression analysis that regresses daily observations of three-month LIBOR to itself with a five day mismatch on either side for potential reset date differences between the interest rate swaps and the floating rate institutional CDs. The regression analysis is based on a rolling five years of daily observations. Ineffectiveness is measured using the hypothetical derivative method and is recorded as a component of interest expense on deposits.

The Corporation regularly purchases overnight borrowings indexed to the Federal funds rate. As a result, the Corporation’s interest payments are exposed to variability in cash flows due to changes in the Federal funds effective rate.

In order to hedge the interest rate risk associated with overnight borrowings, the Corporation has entered into pay fixed / receive floating interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges against interest payments on the forecasted issuance of floating rate overnight borrowings. The floating leg of the interest rate swap resets monthly to the H15 Federal Effective index. The H15 Federal Effective index is not a benchmark rate therefore, hedge effectiveness is assessed at inception and each quarter on an on-going basis using regression analysis. Each month the Corporation makes a determination that it is probable that the Corporation will continue to make interest payments on at least that amount of outstanding overnight floating-rate borrowings equal to the notional amount of the interest rate swaps outstanding. Ineffectiveness is measured using the hypothetical derivative method and is recorded as a component of interest expense on short term borrowings.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

At December 31, 2006 one interest rate swap designated as a cash flow hedge met the criteria required to qualify for the shortcut method of accounting. Based on the shortcut method of accounting treatment, no ineffectiveness is assumed.

At December 31, 2006, no component of the derivative instruments’ gain or loss was excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness for derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges.

Changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income. These amounts are subsequently reclassified to interest income or interest expense as a yield adjustment in the same period in which the related interest on the variable rate loans and short-term borrowings affects earnings. Ineffectiveness arising from differences between the critical terms of the hedging instrument and hedged item is recorded in interest income or expense.

The following table summarizes the Corporation’s cash flow hedges.

Cash Flow Hedges

December 31, 2006

 

Hedged Item

  

Hedging Instrument

   Notional
Amount
($ in millions)
  

Fair Value

($ in millions)

   

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Term (Years)

Cash Flow Hedges that Qualify for Shortcut Accounting

          

Floating Rate Bank Notes

  

Pay Fixed Swap

   $ 125.0    $ 0.5     0.3

Other Cash Flow Hedges

          

Variable Rate Loans

  

Receive Fixed Swap

   $ 100.0    $ (2.8 )   1.5

Institutional CDs

  

Pay Fixed Swap

     1,850.0      1.0     1.6

Federal Funds Purchased

  

Pay Fixed Swap

     250.0      (0.1 )   0.6

FHLB Advances

  

Pay Fixed Swap

     1,410.0      6.2     4.2

Floating Rate Bank Notes

  

Pay Fixed Swap

     550.0      (2.8 )   3.0

During 2004, $300 million of FHLB floating rate advances were retired. In conjunction with the retirement of debt, $300 million in notional value of receive floating / pay fixed interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges against the retired floating rate advances were terminated. The loss in accumulated other comprehensive income aggregating $2.0 million ($1.3 million after tax) was charged to other expense.

The impact to total net interest income from cash flow hedges, including amortization of terminated cash flow hedges, for the year ended December 31, 2006 was a positive $22.7 million. The impact due to ineffectiveness was immaterial. The estimated reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income in the next twelve months is approximately $2.9 million.

Credit risk arises from the potential failure of counterparties to perform in accordance with the terms of the contracts. The Corporation maintains risk management policies that define parameters of acceptable market risk within the framework of its overall asset/liability management strategies and monitor and limit exposure to credit risk. The Corporation believes its credit and settlement procedures serve to minimize its exposure to credit risk. Credit exposure resulting from derivative financial instruments is represented by their fair value amounts, increased by an estimate of potential adverse position exposure arising from changes over time in interest rates, maturities and other relevant factors. At December 31, 2006, the estimated credit exposure arising from derivative financial instruments was approximately $19.9 million.

For the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, the total effect on net interest income resulting from derivative financial instruments, was a positive $35.5 million and a positive $8.6 million including the amortization of terminated derivative financial instruments, respectively.

 

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December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

23. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying values and estimated fair values for on and off-balance sheet financial instruments as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 are presented in the following table. Derivative financial instruments designated as hedging instruments are included in the carrying values and fair values presented for the related hedged items. Derivative financial instruments designated as trading and other free standing derivatives are included in Trading securities.

Balance Sheet Financial Instruments ($ in millions)

 

     2006    2005
     Carrying Value    Fair Value    Carrying Value    Fair Value

Financial Assets:

           

Cash and short term investments

   $ 1,504.3    $ 1,504.3    $ 1,455.0    $ 1,455.0

Trading securities

     36.2      36.2      29.8      29.8

Investment securities available for sale

     6,977.9      6,977.9      5,701.7      5,701.7

Investment securities held to maturity

     495.5      507.9      618.6      638.1

Net loans and leases

     41,514.4      41,588.7      33,803.1      33,878.5

Interest receivable

     279.1      279.1      199.0      199.0

Financial Liabilities:

           

Deposits

     34,084.4      34,045.4      27,674.2      27,642.7

Short-term borrowings

     3,609.3      3,609.3      3,020.0      3,020.0

Long-term borrowings

     10,842.0      10,784.8      9,275.4      9,248.6

Standby letters of credit

     8.7      8.7      6.8      6.8

Interest payable

     265.1      265.1      168.1      168.1

Where readily available, quoted market prices are utilized by the Corporation. If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. These techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. The calculated fair value estimates, therefore, cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets and, in many cases, could not be realized upon immediate settlement of the instrument. The current reporting requirements exclude certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial assets and liabilities from its disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented do not represent the underlying value of the entire Corporation.

The following methods and assumptions are used in estimating the fair value for financial instruments.

Cash and short-term investments

The carrying amounts reported for cash and short-term investments approximate the fair values for those assets.

Trading and investment securities

Fair value is based on quoted market prices or dealer quotes where available. Estimated fair values for residual interests in the form of interest-only strips from automobile loan securitizations are based on discounted cash flow analysis.

Net loans and leases

Loan and lease balances are assigned fair values based on a discounted cash flow analysis. The discount rate is based on the treasury yield curve, with rate adjustments for credit quality, cost and profit factors. Net loans and leases include loans held for sale.

 

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Deposits

The fair value for demand deposits or any interest bearing deposits with no fixed maturity date is considered to be equal to the carrying value. Time deposits with defined maturity dates are considered to have a fair value equal to the book value if the maturity date was within three months of December 31. The remaining time deposits are assigned fair values based on a discounted cash flow analysis using discount rates that approximate interest rates currently being offered on time deposits with comparable maturities.

Borrowings

Short-term borrowings are carried at cost that approximates fair value. Long-term debt is generally valued using a discounted cash flow analysis with a discount rate based on current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of arrangements or, if not readily available, based on a build up approach similar to that used for loans and deposits. Long-term borrowings include their related current maturities.

Standby letters of credit

The book value and fair value of standby letters of credit is based on the unamortized premium (fees paid by customers).

Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments ($ in millions)

Fair values of loan commitments and commercial letters of credit have been estimated based on the equivalent fees, net of expenses, that would be charged for similar contracts and customers at December 31:

 

     2006    2005

Loan commitments

   $ 11.4    $ 9.4

Commercial letters of credit

     0.5      0.4

See Note 20 for additional information on off-balance sheet financial instruments.

24. Business Segments

Generally, the Corporation organizes its segments based on legal entities. Each entity offers a variety of products and services to meet the needs of its customers and the particular market served. Each entity has its own president and is separately managed subject to adherence to corporate policies. Discrete financial information is reviewed by senior management to assess performance on a monthly basis. Certain segments are combined and consolidated for purposes of assessing financial performance.

The accounting policies of the Corporation’s segments are generally the same as those described in Note 1. Intersegment revenues may be based on cost, current market prices or negotiated prices between the providers and receivers of services.

For the year ended December 31, 2006, Net Derivative Losses—Discontinued Hedges of $18.4 million are not included in segment income, but are reported as a reconciling item to Consolidated Net Income. Management does not include this item when assessing the financial results of the segment operations.

Based on the way the Corporation organizes its segments, the Corporation has determined that it has two reportable segments.

Banking

Banking represents the aggregation of two separately chartered banks headquartered in Wisconsin, one federally chartered thrift headquartered in Nevada, one separately chartered bank headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, an asset-based lending subsidiary headquartered in Minnesota and an operational support subsidiary.

 

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Banking consists of accepting deposits, making loans and providing other services such as cash management, foreign exchange and correspondent banking to a variety of commercial and retail customers. Products and services are provided through a variety of delivery channels including traditional branches, supermarket branches, telephone centers, ATMs and the Internet.

Data Services (or Metavante)

Data Services includes Metavante as well as its related subsidiaries. Metavante provides technology products, software and services, including data processing to M&I affiliates as well as banks, thrifts, credit unions, trust companies and other financial services providers in the United States and abroad. Metavante provides products and services related to customer relationship management, electronic banking, Internet banking and electronic funds transfer. Metavante also provides a variety of card solutions, including debit, prepaid debit, and credit card account processing, card personalization, ACH processing, ATM driving and monitoring, gateway transaction processing, merchant processing, healthcare identification card fulfillment and flexible spending account processing. In addition Metavante provides electronic bill presentment and payment services, as well as payment and settlement of bill payment transactions for businesses and consumers.

All Others

The Corporation’s primary other operating segments include Trust Services, Capital Markets Group, Brokerage and Insurance Services and Commercial Leasing. Trust Services provides investment management and advisory services as well as personal, commercial and corporate trust services in Wisconsin, Arizona, Minnesota, Florida, Nevada, Missouri and Indiana. Capital Markets Group provides venture capital and advisory services.

Total Revenues by type in All Others consist of the following ($ in millions):

 

     2006    2005    2004

Trust Services

   $ 194.1    $ 165.2    $ 148.3

Capital Markets

     4.4      25.1      18.1

Brokerage and Insurance

     29.7      27.3      25.2

Commercial Leasing

     12.8      14.9      15.5

Others

     5.1      4.6      4.2
                    

Total

   $ 246.1    $ 237.1    $ 211.3
                    

The following represents the Corporation’s operating segments as of and for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004. Beginning in 2005, total other income for Metavante includes float income, which represents interest income on balances invested in an affiliate bank which arise from Electronic Bill Payment activities. This income was formerly reported as a component of Net Interest Income for Metavante. Effective January 1, 2006 the Corporation transferred a portion of its item processing business from the Banking segment to Metavante. During 2006, the Corporation transferred the residential and commercial mortgage banking reporting units, which were previously included in other business operations, to the Banking segment. Segment information for all periods has been adjusted for these transfers and reclassifications. Fees – Intercompany represent intercompany revenue charged to other segments for providing certain services. Expenses – Intercompany represent fees charged by other segments for certain services received. For each segment, Expenses – Intercompany are not the costs of that segment’s reported intercompany revenues. Intrasegment revenues, expenses and assets have been eliminated.

 

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     Year Ended December 31, 2006 ($ in millions)  
     Banking     Metavante     Others     Corporate
Overhead
    Eliminations
Reclassifications
Adjustments
    Consolidated  

Net interest income

   $ 1,522.5     $ (28.6 )   $ 14.7     $ (29.7 )   $ 11.4     $ 1,490.3  

Other income

            

Fees – external

     313.9       1,383.9       225.0       11.0       (18.4 )     1,915.4  

Fees – internal

            

Fees – intercompany

     65.0       108.8       6.4       99.9       (280.1 )     —    

Float income – intercompany

     —         11.4       —         —         (11.4 )     —    
                                                

Total other income

     378.9       1,504.1       231.4       110.9       (309.9 )     1,915.4  

Other expense

            

Expenses – other

     735.5       1,184.0       140.7       99.9       (0.6 )     2,159.5  

Expenses – intercompany

     172.3       51.1       46.3       9.8       (279.5 )     —    
                                                

Total other expense

     907.8       1,235.1       187.0       109.7       (280.1 )     2,159.5  

Provision for loan and lease losses

     48.8       —         1.8       —         —         50.6  
                                                

Income (loss) before taxes

     944.8       240.4       57.3       (28.5 )     (18.4 )     1,195.6  

Income tax expense (benefit)

     308.9       80.3       20.8       (15.8 )     (6.4 )     387.8  
                                                

Segment income

   $ 635.9     $ 160.1     $ 36.5     $ (12.7 )   $ (12.0 )   $ 807.8  
                                                

Identifiable assets

   $ 53,382.0     $ 2,995.9     $ 823.7     $ 781.9     $ (1,753.2 )   $ 56,230.3  
                                                

Depreciation and amortization

   $ 51.0     $ 145.7     $ (29.9 )   $ 4.3     $ —       $ 171.1  
                                                

Purchase of premises and equipment, net

   $ 61.5     $ 37.4     $ 5.1     $ 0.9     $ —       $ 104.9  
                                                

Return on Average Equity

     13.38 %     13.97 %     16.23 %         14.42 %
                                    

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2005 ($ in millions)  
     Banking     Metavante     Others     Corporate
Overhead
    Eliminations
Reclassifications
Adjustments
    Consolidated  

Net interest income

   $ 1,282.4     $ (37.3 )   $ 17.7     $ (9.7 )   $ 12.1     $ 1,265.2  

Other income

            

Fees – external

     298.6       1,185.0       213.6       19.1       —         1,716.3  

Fees – internal

            

Fees – intercompany

     59.9       87.9       5.8       86.5       (240.1 )     —    

Float income – intercompany

     —         12.1       —         —         (12.1 )     —    
                                                

Total other income

     358.5       1,285.0       219.4       105.6       (252.2 )     1,716.3  

Other expense

            

Expenses – other

     638.1       1,011.5       116.5       113.1       (0.2 )     1,879.0  

Expenses – intercompany

     153.3       43.3       42.1       1.2       (239.9 )     —    
                                                

Total other expense

     791.4       1,054.8       158.6       114.3       (240.1 )     1,879.0  

Provision for loan and lease losses

     43.4       —         1.4       —         —         44.8  
                                                

Income (loss) before taxes

     806.1       192.9       77.1       (18.4 )     —         1,057.7  

Income tax expense (benefit)

     257.6       73.4       29.4       (8.9 )     —         351.5  
                                                

Segment income

   $ 548.5     $ 119.5     $ 47.7     $ (9.5 )   $ —       $ 706.2  
                                                

Identifiable assets

   $ 43,518.2     $ 2,826.3     $ 685.5     $ 615.7     $ (1,433.0 )   $ 46,212.7  
                                                

Depreciation and amortization

   $ 82.3     $ 139.0     $ (24.2 )   $ 5.3     $ —       $ 202.4  
                                                

Purchase of premises and equipment, net

   $ 60.7     $ 44.2     $ 10.2     $ (21.5 )   $ —       $ 93.6  
                                                

Return on Average Equity

     15.31 %     15.44 %     23.90 %         16.21 %
                                    

 

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December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2004 ($ in millions)  
     Banking     Metavante     Others     Corporate
Overhead
    Eliminations
Reclassifications
Adjustments
    Consolidated  

Net interest income

   $ 1,169.3     $ (21.8 )   $ 16.9     $ (7.8 )   $ 4.0     $ 1,160.6  

Other income

            

Fees – external

     271.3       935.1       189.6       22.0       —         1,418.0  

Fees – internal

            

Fees – intercompany

     64.3       76.3       4.8       70.2       (215.6 )     —    

Float income – intercompany

     —         4.0       —         —         (4.0 )     —    
                                                

Total other income

     335.6       1,015.4       194.4       92.2       (219.6 )     1,418.0  

Other expense

            

Expenses – other

     604.4       822.0       104.1       97.9       0.3       1,628.7  

Expenses – intercompany

     136.3       45.7       40.0       (6.1 )     (215.9 )     —    
                                                

Total other expense

     740.7       867.7       144.1       91.8       (215.6 )     1,628.7  

Provision for loan and lease losses

     29.8       —         8.2       —         —         38.0  
                                                

Income (loss) before taxes

     734.4       125.9       59.0       (7.4 )     —         911.9  

Income tax expense (benefit)

     240.0       49.1       23.2       (6.3 )     —         306.0  
                                                

Segment income

   $ 494.4     $ 76.8     $ 35.8     $ (1.1 )   $ —       $ 605.9  
                                                

Identifiable assets

   $ 38,130.1     $ 2,390.2     $ 559.0     $ 933.0     $ (1,574.9 )   $ 40,437.4  
                                                

Depreciation and amortization

   $ 90.5     $ 118.5     $ (20.4 )   $ 3.5     $ —       $ 192.1  
                                                

Purchase of premises and equipment, net

   $ 50.0     $ 27.4     $ 1.6     $ 1.4     $ —       $ 80.4  
                                                

Return on Average Equity

     15.82 %     17.05 %     19.59 %         17.00 %
                                    

25. Guarantees

Standby letters of credit are contingent commitments issued by the Corporation to support the obligations of a customer to a third party and to support public and private financing, and other financial or performance obligations of customers. Standby letters of credit have maturities that generally reflect the maturities of the underlying obligations. The credit risk involved in issuing standby letters of credit is the same as that involved in extending loans to customers. If deemed necessary, the Corporation holds various forms of collateral to support the standby letters of credit. The gross amount of standby letters of credit issued at December 31, 2006 was $2.4 billion. Of the amount outstanding at December 31, 2006, standby letters of credit conveyed to others in the form of participations amounted to $104.8 million. Since many of the standby letters of credit are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the amounts outstanding do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. At December 31, 2006, the estimated fair value associated with letters of credit amounted to $8.7 million.

Metavante offers credit card processing to its customers. Under the rules of the credit card associations, Metavante has certain contingent liabilities for card transactions acquired from merchants. This contingent liability arises in the event of a billing dispute between the merchant and a cardholder that is ultimately resolved in the cardholder’s favor. In such case, Metavante charges the transaction back (“chargeback”) to the merchant and the disputed amount is credited or otherwise refunded to the cardholder. If Metavante is unable to collect this amount from the merchant, due to the merchant’s insolvency or other reasons, Metavante will bear the loss for the amount of the refund paid to the cardholder. In most cases this contingent liability situation is unlikely to arise because most products or services are delivered when purchased, and credits are issued by the merchant on returned items. However, where the product or service is not provided until some time following the purchase, the contingent liability may be more likely. This credit loss exposure is within the scope of the recognition and measurement provisions of FIN 45. The Corporation has concluded that the fair value of the contingent liability was immaterial due to the following factors: (1) merchants are evaluated for credit risk in a manner similar to that employed in making lending decisions; (2) if deemed appropriate, the Corporation obtains collateral which includes holding

 

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funds until the product or service is delivered or severs its relationship with a merchant; and (3) compensation, if any, received for providing the guarantee is minimal.

Metavante assesses the contingent liability and records credit losses for known losses and a provision for losses incurred but not reported which are based on historical chargeback loss experience. For the year ended December 31, 2006, recoveries of such losses totaled $160, compared to recoveries of $56 for the year ended December 31, 2005.

Metavante’s master license agreement includes an indemnification clause that indemnifies the licensee against claims, suits or other proceedings (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and payment of any final settlement or judgment) brought by third parties against the licensee alleging that a software product, by itself and not in combination with any other hardware, software or services, when used by licensee as authorized under the master license agreement, infringes a U.S. patent or U.S. copyright issued or registered as of the date the master license agreement is executed. Metavante’s obligation to indemnify a licensee is contingent on the licensee providing prompt written notice of the claim, full authority and control of the defense and settlement of the claim and reasonable assistance at Metavante’s request and expense, to defend or settle such claim.

In the event a software product becomes, or in Metavante’s opinion is likely to become, the subject of an infringement claim, Metavante may, at its option and expense, either procure for the licensee the right to continue using the software product, modify the software product so that it becomes non-infringing, substitute the software product with other software of the same material capability and functionality or where none of these options are reasonably available, terminate the license granted and refund the unearned portion of the initial license fee.

Metavante’s obligation is subject to certain exceptions and Metavante will have no obligation to any infringement claim based upon any failure to use the software product in accordance with the license agreement or for purposes not intended by Metavante, Metavante’s modification of the software product in compliance with specifications or requirements provided by the licensee, use of any part of the software product in conjunction with third party software, hardware or data not authorized in the license agreement, modification, addition or change to any part of the software product by the licensee or its agents or any registered user, use of any release of the software product other than the most current release made available to the licensee and any claim of infringement arising more than five years after the delivery date of the applicable software product.

At December 31, 2006 and 2005 there were no liabilities reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets related to these indemnifications.

As of December 31, 2005, the Corporation has fully and unconditionally guaranteed $200 million of certain long-term borrowing obligations issued by M&I Capital Trust A that was deconsolidated upon the adoption of the provisions of FIN 46R. In addition, at December 31, 2005 the Corporation has fully and unconditionally guaranteed $400 million of certain long-term borrowing obligations issued by M&I Capital Trust B. See Note 15 for further discussion regarding M&I Capital Trust A and B.

In conjunction with the acquisitions of Gold Banc and Trustcorp, the Corporation acquired all of the common interests in four Trusts that issued cumulative preferred capital securities which are supported by junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures in the aggregate principal amounts of $16.0 million, $30.0 million, $38.0 million and $15.0 million, respectively and full guarantees assumed by the Corporation.

As part of securities custody activities and at the direction of trust clients, the Corporation’s trust subsidiary, Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company N.A. (“M&I Trust”) lends securities owned by trust clients to borrowers who have been evaluated for credit risk in a manner similar to that employed in making lending decisions. In connection with these activities, M&I Trust has issued certain indemnifications against loss resulting from the default by a borrower under the master securities loan agreement, such as the failure of the borrower to return loaned securities when due or the borrower’s bankruptcy or receivership. The borrowing party is required to fully collateralize securities received with cash or marketable securities. As securities are loaned, collateral is maintained at a minimum of 100 percent of the fair value of the securities plus accrued interest and the collateral is revalued on a daily basis. The amount of securities loaned subject to indemnification was $9.5 billion at December 31, 2006 and $8.0 billion at December 31, 2005. Because of the requirement to fully collateralize securities borrowed,

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

management believes that the exposure to credit loss from this activity is remote and there are no liabilities reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, related to these indemnifications.

26. Condensed Financial Information—Parent Corporation Only

Condensed Balance Sheets

December 31

 

     2006    2005

Assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 477,160    $ 288,579

Indebtedness of nonbank affiliates

     1,303,350      1,287,910

Investments in affiliates:

     

Banks

     4,915,565      3,585,196

Nonbanks

     1,779,072      1,470,609

Premises and equipment, net

     8,482      8,786

Other assets

     332,031      337,606
             

Total assets

   $ 8,815,660    $ 6,978,686
             

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

     

Commercial paper issued

   $ 521,549    $ 301,963

Other liabilities

     344,515      318,452

Long-term borrowings:

     

Medium-term notes Series E, F and MiNotes

     468,118      423,796

4.375% senior notes

     598,532      598,007

3.90% junior subordinated debt securities

     397,052      396,014

7.65% junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures due to M&I Capital Trust A

     199,355      204,983

5.80% junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures due to Gold Banc Trust III

     15,270      —  

Floating rate junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures due to Gold Banc Trust IV

     30,831      —  

6.00% junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures due to Gold Banc Trust V

     37,651      —  

10.60% junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures due to Trustcorp Statutory Trust I

     16,901      —  

Floating rate subordinated notes

     34,515      —  
             

Total long-term borrowings

     1,798,225      1,622,800
             

Total liabilities

     2,664,289      2,243,215

Shareholders’ equity

     6,151,371      4,735,471
             

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 8,815,660    $ 6,978,686
             

Scheduled maturities of long-term borrowings are $9,214 in 2007, $3,529 in 2008, $605,387 in 2009, $18,914 in 2010 and $282,045 in 2011. See Note 15 for a description of the long-term borrowings.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

Condensed Statements of Income

Years Ended December 31

 

     2006     2005     2004  

Income

      

Cash dividends:

      

Bank affiliates

   $ 301,898     $ 445     $ 284,347  

Nonbank affiliates

     34,391       59,473       68,473  

Interest from affiliates

     79,845       68,955       34,825  

Service fees and other

     116,418       112,504       100,986  
                        

Total income

     532,552       241,377       488,631  

Expense

      

Interest

     115,859       85,567       48,246  

Salaries and employee benefits

     58,779       70,740       63,033  

Administrative and general

     51,991       44,555       32,662  
                        

Total expense

     226,629       200,862       143,941  
                        

Income before income taxes and equity in undistributed net income of affiliates

     305,923       40,515       344,690  

Provision/(benefit) for income taxes

     (15,840 )     (8,906 )     (6,297 )
                        

Income before equity in undistributed net income of affiliates

     321,763       49,421       350,987  

Equity in undistributed net income of affiliates, net of dividends paid:

      

Banks

     281,346       516,712       182,750  

Nonbanks

     204,729       140,057       72,116  
                        

Net income

   $ 807,838     $ 706,190     $ 605,853  
                        

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 ($000’s except share data)

 

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended December 31

 

     2006     2005     2004  

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

      

Net income

   $ 807,838     $ 706,190     $ 605,853  

Noncash items included in income:

      

Equity in undistributed net income of affiliates

     (486,075 )     (656,769 )     (254,866 )

Depreciation and amortization

     4,340       5,282       3,517  

Excess tax benefit from stock–based comp. arrangements

     (805 )     (1,001 )     (1,519 )

Other

     15,685       (7,470 )     1,127  
                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     340,983       46,232       354,112  

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:

      

Increases in indebtedness of affiliates

     (476,150 )     (548,005 )     (1,522,750 )

Decreases in indebtedness of affiliates

     460,710       548,885       599,830  

Increases in investments in affiliates

     (215,753 )     (110,014 )     (147,329 )

(Purchases of) proceeds from premises and equipment, net

     (913 )     21,456       (1,456 )

Other

     40,034       24,340       (59,570 )
                        

Net cash used in investing activities

     (192,072 )     (63,338 )     (1,131,275 )

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:

      

Dividends paid

     (261,535 )     (214,788 )     (179,855 )

Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper

     5,055,511       4,676,424       4,280,021  

Principal payments on commercial paper

     (4,835,925 )     (4,686,559 )     (4,273,666 )

Proceeds from issuance of long-term borrowings

     250,000       8,005       1,108,956  

Payments on long-term borrowings

     (201,037 )     (111,036 )     (8,241 )

Purchases of common stock

     (41,791 )     —         (98,385 )

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     84,042       60,911       206,666  

Excess tax benefit from stock-based comp. arrangements

     805       1,001       1,519  

Other

     (10,400 )     (10,400 )     (3,062 )
                        

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     39,670       (276,442 )     1,033,953  
                        

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     188,581       (293,548 )     256,790  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

     288,579       582,127       325,337  
                        

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

   $ 477,160     $ 288,579     $ 582,127  
                        

 

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Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

Following is unaudited financial information for each of the calendar quarters during the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 ($000’s except share data).

 

     Quarter Ended
     Dec. 31    Sept. 30    June 30    March 31

2006

           

Total Interest and Fee Income

   $ 875,746    $ 860,003    $ 808,849    $ 667,902

Net Interest Income

     395,205      393,176      376,785      325,133

Provision for Loan and Lease Losses

     18,253      10,250      11,053      10,995

Income before Income Taxes

     295,879      357,426      282,450      259,877

Net Income

     205,357      238,867      190,542      173,072

Net Income Per Share:

           

Basic

   $ 0.81    $ 0.94    $ 0.75    $ 0.74

Diluted

     0.79      0.92      0.74      0.72

2005

           

Total Interest and Fee Income

   $ 628,741    $ 583,723    $ 541,483    $ 492,684

Net Interest Income

     331,577      321,794      313,005      298,858

Provision for Loan and Lease Losses

     12,995      9,949      13,725      8,126

Income before Income Taxes

     262,270      271,435      273,751      250,198

Net Income

     177,455      179,674      183,745      165,316

Net Income Per Share:

           

Basic

   $ 0.76    $ 0.77    $ 0.80    $ 0.73

Diluted

     0.74      0.75      0.79      0.71

 

     2006    2005    2004    2003    2002

Common Dividends Declared

              

First Quarter

   $ 0.240    $ 0.210    $ 0.180    $ 0.160    $ 0.145

Second Quarter

     0.270      0.240      0.210      0.180      0.160

Third Quarter

     0.270      0.240      0.210      0.180      0.160

Fourth Quarter

     0.270      0.240      0.210      0.180      0.160
                                  
   $ 1.050    $ 0.930    $ 0.810    $ 0.700    $ 0.625
                                  

Price Range of Stock

(Low and High Close)

 

     2006    2005    2004    2003    2002

First Quarter

              

Low

   $ 40.91    $ 40.21    $ 36.18    $ 25.07    $ 28.90

High

     45.35      43.65      40.39      29.15      31.68

Second Quarter

              

Low

     43.36      41.23      36.60      25.79      29.52

High

     46.44      45.06      41.15      31.75      31.96

Third Quarter

              

Low

     44.76      42.83      37.32      30.13      25.69

High

     48.54      47.28      41.21      32.74      30.97

Fourth Quarter

              

Low

     45.53      40.18      40.28      32.53      23.25

High

     49.07      44.40      44.43      38.40      29.20

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Corporation”) as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Corporation’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 23, 2007, expressed an unqualified opinion on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting and an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.

LOGO

 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 23, 2007

 

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

Not applicable.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (the “Corporation”) maintains a set of disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in the reports filed by it under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in such reports is accumulated and communicated to the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Corporation carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including the Chief Executive Officer and President and the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and President and the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective, as of the end of the period covered by this report, for the purposes for which they are designed.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. As such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f), internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

 

  (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of assets of the Corporation;

 

  (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and that receipts and expenditures of the Corporation are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and the directors of the Corporation; and

 

  (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Corporation’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation under the criteria in Internal Control — Integrated Framework, management concluded that internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2006.

Management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report dated February 23, 2007, which is included herein.

Changes in Internal Controls

There have been no changes in the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation discussed above that occurred during the Corporation’s fourth fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation:

We have audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, that Marshall & Ilsley Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Corporation”) maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Corporation’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing, and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company’s board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, management’s assessment that the Corporation maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Also in our opinion, the Corporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006 of the Corporation and our report dated February 23, 2007, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.

LOGO

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

February 23, 2007

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable.

 

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PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

Incorporated herein by reference to M&I’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 24, 2007, except for information as to executive officers and M&I’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics which is set forth in Part I of this report.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Incorporated herein by reference to M&I’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 24, 2007.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Incorporated herein by reference to M&I’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 24, 2007.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

Incorporated herein by reference to M&I’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 24, 2007, except for information as to executive officers which is set forth in Part I of this report.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Incorporated herein by reference to M&I’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 24, 2007.

PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

(a)

  1.   Financial Statements
    Consolidated Financial Statements:
   

Balance Sheets – December 31, 2006 and 2005

   

Statements of Income – years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

   

Statements of Cash Flows – years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

   

Statements of Shareholders’ Equity – years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

  2.   Financial Statement Schedules
    All schedules are omitted because they are not required, not applicable or the required information is contained elsewhere.
  3.   Exhibits
    See Index to Exhibits of this Form 10-K, which is incorporated herein by reference. Shareholders may obtain a copy of any Exhibit free of charge by calling M&I’s Shareholder Information Line at 1 (800) 642-2657.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Dennis J. Kuester

  Dennis J. Kuester
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 28, 2007

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

 

/s/ Gregory A. Smith

  
Gregory A. Smith   
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   
(Principal Financial Officer)    Date: February 28, 2007

/s/ Patricia R. Justiliano

  
Patricia R. Justiliano   
Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller   
(Principal Accounting Officer)    Date: February 28, 2007

 

Directors: Malcolm M. Aslin, Andrew N. Baur, Jon F. Chait, John W. Daniels, Jr., Mark F. Furlong, Bruce E. Jacobs, Ted D. Kellner, Dennis J. Kuester, Katharine C. Lyall, John A. Mellowes, Edward L. Meyer, Jr., Robert J. O’Toole, San W. Orr, Jr., Peter M. Platten, III, John S. Shiely, Debra S. Waller, George E. Wardeberg and James B. Wigdale.

 

By:  

/s/ Randall J. Erickson

   Date: February 28, 2007
  Randall J. Erickson   
  As Attorney-In-Fact*   

* Pursuant to authority granted by powers of attorney, copies of which are filed herewith.

 

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MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORPORATION

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

(Item 15(a)3)

ITEM

 

(3)   (a)   Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003, SEC File No. 1-15403
  (b)   By-laws, as amended, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 30, 2002, SEC File No. 1-15403
(4)     Instruments defining the rights of security holders, including indentures†
(10)   (a)   Deferred Compensation Trust between Marshall & Ilsley Corporation and Bessemer Trust Company dated April 28, 1987, as amended, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1988, SEC File No. 1-15403*
  (b)   Marshall & Ilsley Corporation Amended and Restated Supplementary Retirement Benefits Plan, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, SEC File No. 1-15403*
  (c)   Form of Change of Control Agreement between M&I and Mr. Kuester, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, SEC File No. 1-15403*
  (d)   Form of Change of Control Agreements between M&I and Ms. Justiliano and Messrs. O’Neill, Renard, Roberts and Root, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, SEC File No. 1-15403*
  (e)   Change of Control Agreement, dated April 16, 2001, between M&I and Mr. Furlong, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001, SEC File No. 1-15403*
  (f)   Change of Control Agreement, dated January 10, 2001, between M&I and Mr. Hogan, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, SEC File No. 1-15403*
  (g)   Change of Control Agreement, dated May 31, 2002, between M&I and Mr. Erickson, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, SEC File No. 1-15403*
  (h)   Letter Agreement, dated June 17, 2002, between M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank and Andrew N. Baur and Noncompete Agreement, dated June 17, 2002, between M&I and Andrew N. Baur, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Reg. No. 333-92472)*
  (i)   Change of Control Agreement, dated June 30, 2003, between M&I and Mr. Krei, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, SEC File No. 1-15403*
  (j)   Amended and Restated Directors Deferred Compensation Plan of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, SEC File No. 1-15403*
  (k)   Marshall & Ilsley Corporation Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Trust II between M&I and Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company National Association, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, SEC File No. 1-15403*

 

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  (l)   Marshall & Ilsley Corporation Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Trust III between M&I and Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company National Association, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, SEC File No. 1-15403*
  (m)   Change of Control Agreement, dated November 30, 2003, between M&I and Mr. Deneen, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003*
  (n)   Marshall & Ilsley Corporation 2003 Death Benefit Plan, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003*
  (o)   Death Benefit Award Agreement, dated December 30, 2003, between M&I and Mr. Kuester, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003*
  (p)   Death Benefit Award Agreement, dated December 30, 2003, between M&I and Mr. Wigdale, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003*
  (q)   Marshall & Ilsley Corporation Amended and Restated Annual Executive Incentive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003*
  (r)   Marshall & Ilsley Corporation Amended and Restated Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003*
  (s)   Change of Control Agreement dated February 19, 2004, between M&I and Mr. Martire, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, SEC File No. 1-15403*
  (t)   Metavante Change of Control Agreement dated May 12, 2004, between M&I and Mr. Martire, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, SEC File No. 1-15403*
  (u)   Change of Control Agreement dated January 10, 2001, between M&I and Mr. Ellis, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, SEC File No. 1-15403*
  (v)   Form of Amendment to Change of Control Agreements dated October 18, 2001, between M&I and Ms. Justiliano and Messrs. Ellis, Hogan, O’Neill, Renard, Roberts and Root, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, SEC File No. 1-15403*
  (w)   Consulting Agreement dated December 15, 2004, between M&I and Mr. Wigdale, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 17, 2004, SEC File No. 1-15403*
  (x)   Consulting Agreement dated December 15, 2004 between Southwest Bank of St. Louis and Mr. Baur, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 17, 2004, SEC File No. 1-15403*
  (y)   2005 Directors Deferred Compensation Plan of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 17, 2004, SEC File No. 1-15403*
  (z)   Marshall & Ilsley Corporation 2005 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 17, 2004, SEC File No. 1-15403*

 

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   (aa)    Change of Control Agreement dated March 10, 2005, between M&I and Ms. Knickerbocker, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, SEC File No. 1-15403*
   (bb)    Metavante Corporation Acquisition Performance Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, SEC File No. 1-15403*
   (cc)    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005, SEC File No. 1-15403*
   (dd)    Change of Control Agreement dated as of January 12, 2005 between M&I and Ronald E. Smith, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005, SEC File No. 1-15403*
   (ee)    Amended and Restated Marshall & Ilsley Corporation Nonqualified Retirement Benefit Plan, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, SEC File No. 1-15403*
   (ff)    Marshall & Ilsley Corporation Amended and Restated 1994 Long-Term Incentive Plan for Executives, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, SEC File No. 1-15403*
   (gg)    Letter Agreement dated as of March 1, 2006 between M&I and Malcolm M. Aslin, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 13, 2006, SEC File No. 1-15403*
   (hh)    Consulting Agreement between M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank and Malcolm M. Aslin, effective as of March 1, 2006, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 13, 2006, SEC File No. 1-15403*
   (ii)    Change of Control Agreement dated March 13, 2006 between M&I and Michael C. Smith, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 30, 2006, SEC File No. 1-15403*
   (jj)    Change of Control Agreement by and between M&I and Gregory A. Smith, dated as of June 19, 2006, incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 1 to M&I’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 8, 2006, SEC File No. 1-15403*
   (kk)    Transition and Consulting Agreement between the M&I and Dennis J. Kuester dated December 21, 2006, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 21, 2006, SEC File No. 1-15403*
   (ll)    Letter Agreement from M&I to Mark F. Furlong dated December 21, 2006 Containing the Terms of the Supplemental Executive Retirement Benefit, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 21, 2006, SEC File No. 1-15403*
   (mm)    Marshall & Ilsley Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended October 19, 2006*
   (nn)    Marshall & Ilsley Corporation 2003 Executive Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan, effective January 1, 2006, retroactive to January 1, 2005, as further amended on February 16, 2006 and October 19, 2006*
   (oo)    Marshall & Ilsley Corporation 2000 Executive Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan, effective January 1, 2006, retroactive to January 1, 2005, as further amended on October 19, 2006*
   (pp)    Marshall & Ilsley Corporation Amended and Restated 1997 Executive Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan, effective January 1, 2006, retroactive to January 1, 2005, as further amended on October 19, 2006*

 

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   (qq)    Marshall & Ilsley Corporation 1995 Directors Stock Option Plan, as amended on August 15, 2002, as further amended on October 19, 2002*
   (rr)    Marshall & Ilsley Corporation 1993 Executive Stock Option Plan, as amended on February 13, 1997, December 14, 1995, and December 12, 1996, as further amended on October 19, 2006*
   (ss)    1989 Executive Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, as amended on October 19, 2006*
   (tt)    Amended and Restated Mississippi Valley Bancshares, Inc. 1991 Stock Option Plan (Five-Year Options), as amended through 4/19/00; as further amended on October 19, 2006*
   (uu)    Gold Banc Corporation, Inc. 1996 Equity Compensation Plan, as amended February 2, 2001, as further amended on October 19, 2006*
   (vv)    First Business Bancshares of Kansas City, Inc. 1994 Key Employee Stock Option Plan, as amended on October 19, 2006*
   (ww)    American Bancshares, Inc. and American Bank of Bradenton Incentive Stock Option Plan of 1996, as amended on October 19, 2006*
   (xx)    American Bancshares, Inc. 1999 Stock Option and Equity Incentive Plan, as amended on October 19, 2006*
(11)    Computation of Net Income Per Common Share, incorporated by reference to Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8, Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
(12)    Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(14)    Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, incorporated by reference to M&I’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, SEC File No. 1-15403
(21)    Subsidiaries
(23)    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
(24)    Powers of Attorney
(31)    (a)    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
   (b)    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(32)    (a)    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
   (b)    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

The total amount of securities authorized pursuant to any instrument defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of M&I does not exceed 10% of the total assets of M&I and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. M&I agrees to furnish to the Commission upon request a copy of any such instrument.
* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

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EX-10.(MM) 2 dex10mm.htm 2006 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 2006 Equity Incentive Plan

Exhibit (10)(mm)

MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORPORATION

2006 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

as amended on October 19, 2006

1. Objectives. The Marshall & Ilsley Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan is designed to attract and retain certain selected officers, key employees, non-employee directors and consultants whose skills and talents are important to the Company’s operations, and reward them for making major contributions to the success of the Company. These objectives are accomplished by making awards under the Plan, thereby providing Participants with a proprietary interest in the growth and performance of the Company.

2. Definitions.

(a) “Award” shall mean an Option, share of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit or SAR (stock appreciation right) awarded to a Participant pursuant to such terms, conditions and limitations as the Committee may establish in order to fulfill the objectives of the Plan.

(b) “Award Agreement” shall mean the agreement that sets forth the terms, conditions and limitations applicable to an Award.

(c) “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation.

(d) “Cause” shall mean the discharge of an employee on account of fraud or embezzlement against the Company or serious and willful acts of misconduct which are detrimental to the business of the Company.

(e) “Change in Control” shall mean any of the following:

(i) The acquisition by any individual, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of thirty-three percent (33%) or more of either (A) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (B) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that the following acquisitions of common stock shall not constitute a Change in Control: (A) any acquisition directly from the Company (excluding an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege or by one person or a group of persons acting in concert), (B) any acquisition by the Company, (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company or (D) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation which would not be a Change in Control under paragraph (iii) of this Section 2(e); or


(ii) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened “election contest” or other actual or threatened “solicitation” (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Incumbent Board; or

(iii) Consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation, unless, following such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation, (A) more than two-thirds (2/3) of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation, (B) no person (excluding the Company, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation and any person beneficially owning, immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation, directly or indirectly, thirty-three percent (33%) or more of the Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, thirty-three percent (33%) or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation, entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such reorganization, merger or consolidation; or

(iv) Consummation of (A) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or (B) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, other than to a corporation, with respect to which following such sale or other disposition, (1) more than two-thirds (2/3) of, respectively, the then


outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such sale or other disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership, immediately prior to such sale or other disposition, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (2) no person (excluding the Company and any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation and any person beneficially owning, immediately prior to such sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, thirty-three percent (33%) or more of the Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, thirty-three percent (33%) or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of such corporation were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or action of the Board providing for such sale or other disposition of assets of the Company.

(f) “Common Stock” or “stock” shall mean the authorized and issued or unissued $1.00 par value common stock of the Company.

(g) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

(h) “Committee” shall mean a committee of the Board composed of two or more independent directors. The Committee shall be the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board, unless the Board designates a different qualifying Committee. Except as otherwise determined by the Board, the Committee shall be so constituted as to permit grants to be exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, by virtue of Rule 16b-3 thereunder, as such rule is currently in effect or as hereafter modified or amended, and to permit the Plan to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code and any regulations promulgated thereunder, or any other statutory rule or regulatory requirements.

(i) “Company” shall mean Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and partnerships and other business ventures in which Marshall & Ilsley Corporation or its direct or indirect subsidiaries have a significant equity interest, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee. For purposes of defining whether a Participants is receiving stock of a “service recipient” under Section 409A of the Code and the guidance thereunder, this definition of “Company” shall be deemed to include the broadest definition of entities permissible under such guidance.


(j) “Fair Market Value” shall mean the closing sale price of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange as reported in the Midwest Edition of the Wall Street Journal on the indicated date. If no sales of Common Stock were made on said exchange on that date, “Fair Market Value” shall mean the closing sale price of Common Stock as reported for the most recent preceding day on which sales of Common Stock were made on said exchange, or, failing any such sales, such other market price as the Board or the Committee may determine in conformity with pertinent law and regulations of the Treasury Department.

(k) “Incentive Stock Option” shall mean an option to purchase shares of Common Stock which complies with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code.

(l) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” shall mean an option to purchase shares of Common Stock which does not comply with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code or which is designated as such pursuant to Paragraph 7 of the Plan.

(m) “Option” shall mean (1) with respect to an employee, an Incentive Stock Option or Nonstatutory Stock Option granted to a Participant by the Committee pursuant to Section 7 hereof and (2) with respect to any non-employee, a Non-Statutory Stock Option granted to a Participant by the Committee pursuant to Section 7 hereof.

(n) “Participant” shall mean a current, prospective or former employee, non-employee director, consultant or other person who provides services to the Company to whom an Award has been made under the Plan.

(o) “Plan” shall mean the Marshall & Ilsley Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan.

(p) “Restricted Stock” shall mean shares of Common Stock granted to a Participant by the Committee pursuant to Section 7 hereof, which are subject to restrictions set forth in an Award Agreement.

(q) “Restricted Stock Unit” shall mean a right to receive one share of Common Stock granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 7, hereof, subject to the restrictions set forth in the Award Agreement.

(r) “SAR” shall mean a stock appreciation right with respect to one share of Common Stock granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 7 hereof, subject to the restrictions set forth in the Award Agreement.

(s) “Retirement” shall mean the termination of a Participant’s employment on or after age 65.

3. Eligibility. Current and prospective employees, non-employee directors, consultants or other persons who provide services to the Company eligible for an Award under the Plan are those who hold, or will hold, positions of responsibility and whose performance, in the judgment of the Committee or the management of the Company (if such responsibility is delegated pursuant to Section 6 hereof), can have a significant effect on the success of the Company.


4. Common Stock Available for Awards.

(a) Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14 hereof, the number of shares that may be issued under the Plan for Awards during the term of the Plan is 17,500,000 shares of Common Stock, which may be treasury shares or authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, or a combination of the two. For purposes of determining the maximum number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan, (1) any shares which have been issued as Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units which are forfeited to the Company shall be treated, following such forfeiture, as shares which have not been issued; (2) upon the exercise of an SAR granted under the Plan, the full number of SARs granted at such time shall be treated as shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan, notwithstanding that a lesser amount of shares or cash representing shares of Common Stock may have been actually issued or paid upon such exercise; and (3) shares of Common Stock withheld to satisfy taxes and shares of Common Stock used to exercise an Option or SAR, either directly or by attestation, shall be treated as issued hereunder.

(b) Incentive Stock Options. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14 hereof, up to 17,500,000 shares of Common Stock may be granted in the form of Incentive Stock Options.

(c) Limits. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14 hereof, no individual shall be eligible to receive Awards aggregating more than 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock reserved under the Plan during the term of the Plan and the Company will not issue more than 1,750,000 shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Units during the term of the Plan. For purposes of determining the maximum number of these types of Awards available for grant under the Plan, any shares of Restricted Stock which are forfeited to the Company, or any Restricted Stock Units which are forfeited to the Company, shall be treated, following such forfeiture, as Awards that have not been granted under the Plan.

(d) Securities Law Filings. The Company shall take whatever actions are necessary to file required documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any other appropriate governmental authorities and stock exchanges to make shares of Common Stock available for issuance pursuant to Awards.

5. Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have full and exclusive power to interpret the Plan, to determine which persons are Plan Participants, to grant waivers of Award restrictions, and to adopt such rules, regulations and guidelines for carrying out the Plan as it may deem necessary or proper, all of which powers shall be executed in the best interests of the Company and in keeping with the objectives of the Plan. All determinations made by the Committee regarding the Plan or an Award shall be binding and conclusive as regards the Company, the Participants, and any other interested persons.

6. Delegation of Authority. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of a stock exchange on which the Common Stock is listed, the Committee may delegate to the chief executive officer and to other senior officers of the Company its duties


under the Plan pursuant to such conditions or limitations as the Committee may establish. Any such delegation may be revoked by the Committee at any time.

7. Awards. The Committee shall determine the type or types of Award(s) to be made to each Participant and shall set forth in the related Award Agreement the terms, conditions and limitations applicable to each Award including any vesting requirements. In all events, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, all Awards will become fully vested and immediately exercisable. The type of Awards available under the Plan are those listed in this Section 7.

(a) Stock Option. A grant of a right to purchase a specified number of shares of Common Stock the purchase price of which shall be not less than 100% of Fair Market Value on the date of grant. In addition, the Committee may not reduce the purchase price for Common Stock pursuant to an Option after the date of grant without the consent of the Company’s shareholders, except in accordance with adjustments pursuant to Section 14 hereof. Further, an Option may not be exercisable for a period in excess of ten years. An Option may be designated by the Committee in the Award Agreement as a Nonstatutory Stock Option for all Participants or an Incentive Stock Option for Participants who are employees. An Incentive Stock Option, in addition to being subject to applicable terms, conditions and limitations established by the Committee, complies with Section 422 of the Code which, among other limitations, provides that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the option is granted) of Common Stock for which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000; that Incentive Stock Options shall be priced at not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of the grant (110% in the case of a Participant who is a 10% shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code); and that Incentive Stock Options shall be exercisable for a period of not more than ten years (five years in the case of a Participant who is a 10% shareholder of the Company). The other restrictions and conditions of the Option will be established by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement.

(b) Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award. An Award of stock, or in the case of a Restricted Stock Unit, a bookkeeping entry granting a Participant the right to a share of Common Stock in the future, for some or no monetary consideration, as the Committee may specify, and which may contain transferability or forfeiture provisions including a requirement of future services and such other restrictions and conditions as may be established by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement.

(c) SARs. A grant of the right to receive, upon exercise, the difference between the Fair Market Value of a share of Common stock on the date of exercise, and the “Grant Value” of each SAR. The Grant Value shall be not less than 100% of Fair Market Value on the date of grant, as set forth in the Award Agreement. The Committee may not reduce the Grant Value after the date of grant without the consent of the Company’s shareholders, except in accordance with adjustments pursuant to Section 14 hereof. The difference between the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise and the Grant Value, multiplied by the number of SARs exercised (the “Spread”), shall be paid in shares of Common Stock which have a Fair Market Value equal to the Spread, provided, however, that any fractional share shall be paid in cash. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the


Company, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be entitled to elect to settle its obligation arising out of the exercise of an SAR by the payment of cash equal to the Spread, or by the issuance of a combination of shares of Common Stock and cash, in the proportions determined by the Committee, which have a Fair Market Value equal to the Spread. The other restrictions and conditions of the SARs will be established by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement, provided that the period for which an SAR may be exercisable shall not exceed ten years.

8. Deferred Payment of Awards. The Committee may permit selected Participants to elect to defer payments of some or all types of Awards in accordance with procedures established by the Committee which are intended to permit such deferrals to comply with applicable requirements of the Code, including Section 409A of the Code. Dividends or dividend equivalent rights may only be extended to and made part of any Award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, subject to such terms, conditions and restrictions as the Committee may establish. The Committee may also establish rules and procedures for the crediting of dividend equivalents for deferred payments of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.

9. Stock Option Exercise. The price at which shares of Common Stock may be purchased under a Stock Option shall be paid in full at the time of the exercise in cash or by means of tendering Common Stock, either directly or by attestation, valued at Fair Market Value on the date of exercise, or any combination thereof.

10. Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the right to deduct applicable taxes from any Award payment and withhold, at the time of delivery or vesting of shares under the Plan, an appropriate number of shares for payment of taxes required by law or to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for withholding of such taxes, but in no event in excess of the minimum withholding required by law. The Company may defer making delivery with respect to Common Stock obtained pursuant to an Award hereunder until arrangements satisfactory to it have been made with respect to any such withholding obligation. If Common Stock is used to satisfy tax withholding, such stock shall be valued based on the Fair Market Value when the Nonstatutory Stock Option or SAR is exercised or the Restricted Stock vests. In the case of Restricted Stock Units, such stock will be valued when the Restricted Stock Units are paid to a Participant, in the case of income tax withholding, or when the Restricted Stock Units vest, in the case of employment tax withholding, unless applicable law requires a different time for withholding. Shares of Common Stock used to satisfy tax withholding obligations shall be treated as issued for purposes of determining the number of shares remaining for grant of Awards pursuant to Section 4 hereof.

11. Amendment or Discontinuance of the Plan. The Board may, at any time, amend or terminate the Plan; provided, however, that

(a) no amendment or termination may, in the absence of written consent to the change by the affected Participant (or, if the Participant is not then living, the affected beneficiary), adversely affect the rights of any Participant or beneficiary under any Award granted under the Plan prior to the date such amendment is adopted by the Board, except (1) to the extent necessary for Participants to avoid becoming subject to penalties


and/or interest under Section 409A of the Code or (2) for adjustments permitted under Section 14 hereof; and

(b) the Board may not, without further approval of the shareholders, adopt any amendment to the Plan for which shareholder approval is required under tax, securities or any other applicable law or the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (or if the Common Stock is not then listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the listing standards of such other exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed). In addition, the Board may not reduce the exercise price of an Option or the Grant Value of an SAR without the consent of the Company’s shareholders, except in accordance with the adjustments pursuant to Section 14 hereof.

12. Termination of Employment or Service. If the employment of a Participant terminates, other than pursuant to paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section 12, all unexercised, deferred and unpaid Awards shall terminate 90 days after such termination of employment or service, unless the Award Agreement provides otherwise, and during such 90-day period shall be exercisable only to the extent provided in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if a Participant’s employment is terminated for Cause, to the extent the Award is not effectively exercised or has not vested prior to such termination, it shall lapse or be forfeited to the Company immediately upon termination and (ii) a non-employee director’s Option shall terminate upon the earlier of the tenth anniversary of the date of grant or the third anniversary of the termination of the Participant’s service as a director. In all events, an Award will not be exercisable after the end of its term as set forth in the Award Agreement.

(a) Retirement. When a Participant’s employment terminates as a result of Retirement or early retirement, the Committee (in the form of an Award Agreement or otherwise) may permit Awards to continue in effect beyond the date of Retirement or early retirement, and the exercisability and vesting of any Award may be accelerated.

(b) Resignation in the Best Interests of the Company. When a Participant resigns from the Company and, in the judgment of the chief executive officer or other senior officer designated by the Committee, the acceleration and/or continuation of outstanding Awards would be in the best interests of the Company, the Committee may authorize, where appropriate taking into account any regulatory or accounting implications of such action, the acceleration and/or continuation of all or any part of Awards granted prior to such termination.

(c) Death or Disability of a Participant.

(i) In the event of a Participant’s death, the Participant’s estate or beneficiaries shall have a period specified in the Award Agreement within which to receive or exercise any outstanding Award held by the Participant under such terms, and to the extent, as may be specified in the applicable Award Agreement. Rights to any such outstanding Awards shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution in the following order: (a) to beneficiaries so designated by the Participant; if none, then (b) to a legal representative of the Participant; if none,


then (c) to the persons entitled thereto as determined by applicable law or, absent applicable law, a court of competent jurisdiction.

(ii) In the event a Participant is deemed by the Company to be disabled within the meaning of the Award Agreement, or, absent a definition therein, the Company’s long-term disability plan, the Award shall be exercisable for the period, and to the extent, specified in the Award Agreement. Awards and rights to any such Awards may be paid to or exercised by the Participant, if legally competent, or a legally designated guardian or representative if the Participant is legally incompetent by virtue of such disability.

(iii) After the death or disability of a Participant, the Committee may in its sole discretion at any time (1) terminate restrictions in Award Agreements; (2) accelerate any or all installments and rights; and (3) instruct the Company to pay the total of any accelerated payments in a lump sum to the Participant, the Participant’s estate, beneficiaries or representative, notwithstanding that, in the absence of such termination of restrictions or acceleration of payments, any or all of the payments due under the Awards might ultimately have become payable to other beneficiaries.

(iv) In the event of uncertainty as to interpretation of or controversies concerning this paragraph (c) of Section 12, the Committee’s determinations shall be binding and conclusive on all interested parties.

(d) No Employment or Service Rights. The Plan shall not confer upon any Participant any right with respect to continuation of employment by the Company or service as a director, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate any Participant’s employment at any time.

13. Nonassignability. Except as provided in subsection (c) of Section 12 and this Section 13, no Award or any other benefit under the Plan shall be assignable or transferable, or payable to or exercisable by anyone other than the Participant to whom it was granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee (in the form of an Award Agreement or otherwise) may permit Awards, other than Incentive Stock Options, to be transferred to members of the Participant’s immediate family, to trusts for the benefit of the Participant and/or such immediate family members, and to partnerships or other entities in which the Participant and/or such immediate family members own all the equity interests. For purposes of the preceding sentence, “immediate family” shall mean a Participant’s spouse, issue and spouses of his issue.

14. Adjustments. In the event of any corporate event or transaction, such as a merger, consolidation, share exchange, recapitalization, reorganization, separation, stock dividend, stock split, split-up, spin-off or other distribution of stock or property of the Company, combination of shares, exchange of shares, dividend in kind, or other like change in capital structure or distribution (other than normal cash dividends) to shareholders of the Company, the Committee, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants’ rights under the Plan, shall substitute or adjust, in an equitable manner (including adjustments to avoid fractional shares), the number of Common Shares (i) reserved under the Plan, (ii) available for Incentive Stock Options,


Restricted Stock or Restricted Units, (iii) for which Awards may be granted to an individual Participant, and (iv) covered by outstanding Awards denominated in stock, (b) the stock prices related to outstanding Awards; and (c) the appropriate Fair Market Value and other price determinations for such Awards. In the event of a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization or liquidation, the Committee shall be authorized to issue or assume Awards, whether or not in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies, by means of substitution of new Awards for previously issued awards or an assumption of previously issued awards. All adjustments under this Section 14 shall be made in a manner such that they will not result in a penalty under Section 409A of the Code. Any adjustment, waiver, conversion or other action taken by the Committee under this Section 14 shall be conclusive and binding on all Participants, the Company and their successors, assigns and beneficiaries.

15. Notice. Any notice to the Company required by any of the provisions of the Plan shall be addressed to the director of human resources or to the chief executive officer of the Company in writing, and shall become effective when it is received by the office of either of them. Any notice to a Participant shall be addressed to the Participant at his last known address as it appears on the Company’s records.

16. Unfunded Plan. The Plan shall be unfunded. Although bookkeeping accounts may be established with respect to Participants who are entitled to Common Stock under the Plan, any such accounts shall be used merely as a bookkeeping convenience. The Company shall not be required to segregate any Common Stock, nor shall the Plan be construed as providing for such segregation, nor shall the Company, the Board or the Committee be deemed to be a trustee of any Common Stock to be granted under the Plan. Any liability of the Company to any Participant with respect to a grant of Common Stock or rights thereto under the Plan shall be based solely upon any contractual obligations that may be created by the Plan and any Award Agreement; no such obligation of the Company shall be deemed to be secured by any pledge or other encumbrance on any property of the Company. Neither the Company nor the Board nor the Committee shall be required to give any security or bond for the performance of any obligation that may be created by the Plan.

17. Governing Law. The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto shall be governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin without giving effect to its conflicts of law provisions.

18. Effective and Termination Dates. The effective date of the Plan is April 25, 2006. The Plan shall terminate on April 25, 2016 subject to earlier termination by the Board pursuant to Section 11, after which no Awards may be made under the Plan, but any such termination shall not affect Awards then outstanding or the authority of the Committee to continue to administer the Plan.

19. Other Benefit and Compensation Programs. Payments and other benefits received by a Participant pursuant to an Award shall not be deemed a part of such Participant’s regular, recurring compensation for purposes of the termination or severance plans of the Company and shall not be included in, nor have any effect on, the determination of benefits under any other


employee benefit plan, contract or similar arrangement, unless the Committee expressly determines otherwise.

EX-10.(NN) 3 dex10nn.htm 2003 EXECUTIVE STOCK OPTION AND RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN 2003 Executive Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan

Exhibit (10)(nn)

MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORPORATION

2003 EXECUTIVE STOCK OPTION AND RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN

effective January 1, 2006, retroactive to January 1, 2005,

as further amended on February 16, 2006 and October 19, 2006

1. Objectives. The Marshall & Ilsley Corporation 2003 Executive Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan is designed to attract and retain certain selected officers, key employees, non-employee directors and consultants whose skills and talents are important to the Company’s operations, and reward them for making major contributions to the success of the Company. These objectives are accomplished by making awards under the Plan, thereby providing Participants with a proprietary interest in the growth and performance of the Company.

2. Definitions.

(a) “Award” shall mean the grant of any form of stock option or stock award to a Plan Participant pursuant to such terms, conditions and limitations as the Board or Committee may establish in order to fulfill the objectives of the Plan.

(b) “Award Agreement” shall mean the agreement that sets forth the terms, conditions and limitations applicable to an Award.

(c) “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation.

(d) “Cause” shall mean the discharge of an employee on account of fraud or embezzlement against the Company or serious and willful acts of misconduct which are detrimental to the business of the Company.

(e) “Change in Control” shall mean any of the following:

(i) The acquisition by any individual, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of thirty-three percent (33%) or more of either (A) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (B) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that the following acquisitions of common stock shall not constitute a Change in Control: (A) any acquisition directly from the Company (excluding an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege or by one person or a group of persons acting in concert), (B) any acquisition by the Company, (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company or (D) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation which would not be a Change in Control under paragraph (iii) of this Section 2(e); or


(ii) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened “election contest” or other actual or threatened “solicitation” (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Incumbent Board; or

(iii) Consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation, unless, following such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation, (A) more than two-thirds (2/3) of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation, (B) no person (excluding the Company, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation and any person beneficially owning, immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation, directly or indirectly, thirty-three percent (33%) or more of the Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, thirty-three percent (33%) or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation, entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such reorganization, merger or consolidation; or

(iv) Consummation of (A) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or (B) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, other than to a corporation, with respect to which following such sale or other disposition, (1) more than two-thirds (2/3) of, respectively, the then

 

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outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such sale or other disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership, immediately prior to such sale or other disposition, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (2) no person (excluding the Company and any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation and any person beneficially owning, immediately prior to such sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, thirty-three percent (33%) or more of the Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, thirty-three percent (33%) or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of such corporation were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or action of the Board providing for such sale or other disposition of assets of the Company.

(f) “Common Stock” or “stock” shall mean the authorized and issued or unissued $1.00 par value common stock of the Company.

(g) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

(h) “Committee” shall mean the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation. The Committee shall be comprised of at least three non-employee directors within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

(i) “Company” shall mean Marshall & Ilsley Corporation and its subsidiaries including subsidiaries of subsidiaries and partnerships and other business ventures in which Marshall & Ilsley Corporation has a significant equity interest, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee.

(j) “Fair Market Value” shall mean the closing sale price of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange as reported in the Midwest Edition of the Wall Street Journal for the date of grant provided that, if no sales of Common Stock were made on said exchange on that date, “Fair Market Value” shall mean the closing sale price of Common Stock as reported for the most recent preceding day on which sales of Common Stock were made on said exchange, or, failing any such sales, such other market price as the Board or the Committee may determine in conformity with pertinent law and regulations of the Treasury Department.

 

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(k) “Participant” shall mean a current or prospective employee, non-employee director, consultant or other person who provides services to the Company to whom an Award has been made under the Plan.

(l) “Plan” shall mean the Marshall & Ilsley Corporation 2003 Executive Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan.

(m) “Retirement” shall mean the termination of a Participant’s employment on or after age 65.

3. Eligibility. Current and prospective employees, non-employee directors, consultants or other persons who provide services to the Company eligible for an Award under the Plan are those who hold, or will hold, positions of responsibility and whose performance, in the judgment of the Committee or the management of the Company (if such responsibility is delegated pursuant to Section 6 hereof), can have a significant effect on the success of the Company.

4. Common Stock Available for Awards. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14 hereof, the number of shares that may be issued under the Plan for Awards during the term of the Plan is 12,000,000 shares of Common Stock, all of which may be in the form of incentive stock options. For purposes of determining the maximum number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan, (1) any shares which have been issued as Restricted Stock which are forfeited to the Company shall be treated, following such forfeiture, as shares which have not been issued; and (2) shares of Common Stock withheld to satisfy taxes and shares of Common Stock used to exercise a stock option, either directly or by attestation, shall be treated as issued hereunder. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14 hereof, no individual shall be eligible to receive Awards aggregating more than 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock reserved under the Plan during the term of the Plan and the Company will not issue more than 1,200,000 shares of Restricted Stock during the term of the Plan. The Company shall take whatever actions are necessary to file required documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any other appropriate governmental authorities and stock exchanges to make shares of Common Stock available for issuance pursuant to Awards.

5. Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have full and exclusive power to interpret the Plan, to determine which persons are Plan Participants, to grant waivers of Award restrictions, and to adopt such rules, regulations and guidelines for carrying out the Plan as it may deem necessary or proper, all of which powers shall be executed in the best interests of the Company and in keeping with the objectives of the Plan. All determinations made by the Committee regarding the Plan or an Award shall be binding and conclusive as regards the Company, the Participants, and any other interested persons.

6. Delegation of Authority. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of a stock exchange, the Committee may delegate to the chief executive officer and to other senior officers of the Company its duties under the Plan pursuant to such conditions or limitations as the Committee may establish. Any such delegation may be revoked by the Committee at any time.

 

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7. Awards. The Committee shall determine the type or types of Award(s) to be made to each Participant and shall set forth in the related Award Agreement the terms, conditions and limitations applicable to each Award including any vesting requirements. In all events, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, all Awards will become fully vested and immediately exercisable. The type of Awards available under the Plan are those listed in this Section 7.

(a) Stock Option. A grant of a right to purchase a specified number of shares of Common Stock the purchase price of which shall be not less than 100% of Fair Market Value on the date of grant, as determined by the Committee. In addition, the Committee may not reduce the purchase price for Common Stock pursuant to a stock option after the date of grant without the consent of the Company’s shareholders, except in accordance with adjustments pursuant to Section 14 hereof. A stock option may be in the form of a nonqualified stock option for all Participants or an incentive stock option (“ISO”) for Participants who are employees. An ISO, in addition to being subject to applicable terms, conditions and limitations established by the Committee, complies with Section 422 of the Code which, among other limitations, provides that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the option is granted) of Common Stock for which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000; that ISOs shall be priced at not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of the grant (110% in the case of a Participant who is a 10% shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code); and that ISOs shall be exercisable for a period of not more than ten years (five years in the case of a Participant who is a 10% shareholder of the Company).

(b) Restricted Stock Award. An Award of stock for such consideration as the Committee may specify and which may contain transferability or forfeiture provisions including a requirement of future services and such other restrictions and conditions as may be established by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement.

8. Deferred Payment of Awards. The Committee may permit selected Participants to elect to defer payments of some or all types of Awards in accordance with procedures established by the Committee which are intended to permit such deferrals to comply with applicable requirements of the Code including, at the choice of Participants, the capability to make further deferrals for payment after retirement. Dividends or dividend equivalent rights may only be extended to and made part of an Award of restricted stock. The Committee may also establish rules and procedures for the crediting of dividend equivalents for deferred payments of restricted stock or restricted stock units.

9. Stock Option Exercise. The price at which shares of Common Stock may be purchased under a Stock Option shall be paid in full at the time of the exercise in cash or by means of tendering Common Stock, either directly or by attestation, valued at Fair Market Value on the date of exercise, or any combination thereof.

10. Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the right to deduct applicable taxes from any Award payment and withhold, at the time of delivery or vesting of shares under the Plan, an appropriate number of shares for payment of taxes required by law or to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for withholding of

 

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such taxes, but in no event in excess of the minimum withholding required by law. The Company may defer making delivery with respect to Common Stock obtained pursuant to an Award hereunder until arrangements satisfactory to it have been made with respect to any such withholding obligation. If Common Stock is used to satisfy tax withholding, such stock shall be valued based on the Fair Market Value when the tax withholding is required to be made. . Shares of Common Stock used to satisfy tax withholding obligations shall be treated as issued for purposes of determining the number of shares remaining for grant of Awards pursuant to Section 4 hereof.

11. Amendment or Discontinuance of the Plan. The Board may, at any time, amend or terminate the Plan; provided, however, that

 

  (a) subject to Section 14 hereof, no amendment or termination may, in the absence of written consent to the change by the affected Participant (or, if the Participant is not then living, the affected beneficiary), adversely affect the rights of any Participant or beneficiary under any Award granted under the Plan prior to the date such amendment is adopted by the Board; and

 

  (b) without further approval of the shareholders of the Company, no amendment shall increase the number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued pursuant to Awards hereunder, except for increases resulting from Section 14 hereof.

12. Termination of Employment or Service. If the employment of a Participant terminates, other than pursuant to paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section 12, all unexercised, deferred and unpaid Awards shall terminate 90 days after such termination of employment or service, unless the Award Agreement provides otherwise, and during such 90-day period shall be exercisable only to the extent provided in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if a Participant’s employment is terminated for Cause, to the extent the Award is not effectively exercised or has not vested prior to such termination, it shall lapse or be forfeited to the Company immediately upon termination and (ii) a director’s option shall terminate upon the earlier of the tenth anniversary of the date of grant or the third anniversary of the termination of the Participant’s service as a director. In all events, an Award will not be exercisable after the end of its term as set forth in the Award Agreement.

(a) Retirement. When a Participant’s employment terminates as a result of Retirement or early retirement, the Committee (in the form of an Award Agreement or otherwise) may permit Awards to continue in effect beyond the date of Retirement or early retirement, and the exercisability and vesting of any Award may be accelerated.

(b) Resignation in the Best Interests of the Company. When a Participant resigns from the Company and, in the judgment of the chief executive officer or other senior officer designated by the Committee, the acceleration and/or continuation of outstanding Awards would be in the best interests of the Company, the Committee may authorize, where appropriate taking into account any regulatory or accounting implications of such action, the acceleration and/or continuation of all or any part of Awards granted prior to such termination.

 

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(c) Death or Disability of a Participant.

(i) In the event of a Participant’s death, the Participant’s estate or beneficiaries shall have a period specified in the Award Agreement within which to receive or exercise any outstanding Award held by the Participant under such terms, and to the extent, as may be specified in the applicable Award Agreement. Rights to any such outstanding Awards shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution in the following order: (a) to beneficiaries so designated by the Participant; if none, then (b) to a legal representative of the Participant; if none, then (c) to the persons entitled thereto as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(ii) In the event a Participant is deemed by the Company to be disabled within the meaning of the Company’s long-term disability plan, the Award shall be exercisable for the period, and to the extent, specified in the Award Agreement. Awards and rights to any such Awards may be paid to or exercised by the Participant, if legally competent, or a legally designated guardian or representative if the Participant is legally incompetent by virtue of such disability.

(iii) After the death or disability of a Participant, the Committee may in its sole discretion at any time (1) terminate restrictions in Award Agreements; (2) accelerate any or all installments and rights; and (3) instruct the Company to pay the total of any accelerated payments in a lump sum to the Participant, the Participant’s estate, beneficiaries or representative, notwithstanding that, in the absence of such termination of restrictions or acceleration of payments, any or all of the payments due under the Awards might ultimately have become payable to other beneficiaries.

(iv) In the event of uncertainty as to interpretation of or controversies concerning this paragraph (c) of Section 12, the Committee’s determinations shall be binding and conclusive.

(d) No Employment or Service Rights. The Plan shall not confer upon any Participant any right with respect to continuation of employment by the Company or service as a director, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate any Participant’s employment at any time.

13. Nonassignability. Except as provided in subsection (c) of Section 12 and this Section 13, no Award or any other benefit under the Plan shall be assignable or transferable, or payable to or exercisable by anyone other than the Participant to whom it was granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee (in the form of an Award Agreement or otherwise) may permit Awards, other than ISOs, to be transferred to members of the Participant’s immediate family, to trusts for the benefit of the Participant and/or such immediate family members, and to partnerships or other entities in which the Participant and/or such immediate family members own all the equity interests. For purposes of the preceding sentence, “immediate family” shall mean a Participant’s spouse, issue and spouses of his issue.

 

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14. Adjustments. In the event of any corporate event or transaction, such as a merger, consolidation, share exchange, recapitalization, reorganization, separation, stock dividend, stock split, split-up, spin-off or other distribution of stock or property of the Company, combination of shares, exchange of shares, dividend in kind, or other like change in capital structure or distribution (other than normal cash dividends) to shareholders of the Company, the Committee, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants’ rights under the Plan, shall substitute or adjust, in an equitable manner (including adjustments to avoid fractional shares), the number of Common Shares (i) reserved under the Plan, (ii) available for Incentive Stock Options or Restricted Stock, (iii) for which Awards may be granted to an individual Participant, and (iv) covered by outstanding Awards denominated in stock, (b) the stock prices related to outstanding Awards; and (c) the appropriate Fair Market Value and other price determinations for such Awards. In the event of a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization or liquidation, the Committee shall be authorized to issue or assume Awards, whether or not in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies, by means of substitution of new Awards for previously issued awards or an assumption of previously issued awards. All adjustments under this Section 14 shall be made in a manner such that they will not result in a penalty under Section 409A of the Code. Any adjustment, waiver, conversion or other action taken by the Committee under this Section 14 shall be conclusive and binding on all Participants, the Company and their successors, assigns and beneficiaries.

15. Notice. Any notice to the Company required by any of the provisions of the Plan shall be addressed to the director of human resources or to the chief executive officer of the Company in writing, and shall become effective when it is received by the office of either of them.

16. Unfunded Plan. The Plan shall be unfunded. Although bookkeeping accounts may be established with respect to Participants who are entitled to Common Stock under the Plan, any such accounts shall be used merely as a bookkeeping convenience. The Company shall not be required to segregate any Common Stock, nor shall the Plan be construed as providing for such segregation, nor shall the Company nor the Board nor the Committee be deemed to be a trustee of any Common Stock to be granted under the Plan. Any liability of the Company to any Participant with respect to a grant of Common Stock or rights thereto under the Plan shall be based solely upon any contractual obligations that may be created by the Plan and any Award Agreement; no such obligation of the Company shall be deemed to be secured by any pledge or other encumbrance on any property of the Company. Neither the Company nor the Board nor the Committee shall be required to give any security or bond for the performance of any obligation that may be created by the Plan.

17. Governing Law. The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto shall be governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin without giving effect to its conflicts of law provisions.

18. Effective and Termination Dates. The effective date of the Plan is April 22, 2003. The Plan shall terminate on April 21, 2013 subject to earlier termination by the Board pursuant to Section 11, after which no Awards may be made under the Plan, but any such termination shall not affect Awards then outstanding or the authority of the Committee to continue to administer the Plan.

 

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19. Other Benefit and Compensation Programs. Payments and other benefits received by a Participant pursuant to an Award shall not be deemed a part of such Participant’s regular, recurring compensation for purposes of the termination or severance plans of the Company and shall not be included in, nor have any effect on, the determination of benefits under any other employee benefit plan, contract or similar arrangement, unless the Committee expressly determines otherwise.

 

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EX-10.(OO) 4 dex10oo.htm 2000 EXECUTIVE STOCK OPTION AND RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN 2000 Executive Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan

Exhibit (10)(oo)

MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORPORATION

2000 EXECUTIVE STOCK OPTION AND RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN

effective January 1, 2006, retroactive to January 1, 2005

as further amended on October 19, 2006

1. Objectives. The Marshall & Ilsley Corporation 2000 Executive Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan is designed to attract and retain certain selected officers, key employees, non-employee directors and consultants whose skills and talents are important to the Company’s operations, and reward them for making major contributions to the success of the Company. These objectives are accomplished by making awards under the Plan, thereby providing Participants with a proprietary interest in the growth and performance of the Company.

2. Definitions.

(a) “Award” shall mean the grant of any form of stock option or stock award to a Plan Participant pursuant to such terms, conditions and limitations as the Board or Committee may establish in order to fulfill the objectives of the Plan.

(b) “Award Agreement” shall mean the agreement that sets forth the terms, conditions and limitations applicable to an Award.

(c) “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation.

(d) “Cause” shall mean the discharge of an employee on account of fraud or embezzlement against the Company or serious and willful acts of misconduct which, in the reasonable judgment of the Committee, are detrimental to the business of the Company.

(e) “Change in Control” shall mean any of the following:

(i) The acquisition by any individual, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of thirty-three percent (33%) or more of either (A) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (B) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that the following acquisitions of common stock shall not constitute a Change in Control: (A) any acquisition directly from the Company (excluding an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege or by one person or a group of persons acting in concert), (B) any acquisition by the Company, (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company or (D) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation which would not be a Change in Control under paragraph (iii) of this Section 2(e); or


(ii) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened “election contest” or other actual or threatened “solicitation” (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Incumbent Board; or

(iii) Consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation, unless, following such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation, (A) more than two-thirds (2/3) of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation, (B) no person (excluding the Company, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation and any person beneficially owning, immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation, directly or indirectly, thirty-three percent (33%) or more of the Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, thirty-three percent (33%) or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation, entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such reorganization, merger or consolidation; or

(iv) Consummation of (A) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or (B) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, other than to a corporation, with respect to which following such sale or other disposition, (1) more than two-thirds (2/3) of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation and the combined voting

 

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power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such sale or other disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership, immediately prior to such sale or other disposition, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (2) no person (excluding the Company and any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation and any person beneficially owning, immediately prior to such sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, thirty-three percent (33%) or more of the Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, thirty-three percent (33%) or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of such corporation were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or action of the Board providing for such sale or other disposition of assets of the Company.

(f) “Common Stock” or “stock” shall mean the authorized and issued or unissued $1.00 par value common stock of the Company.

(g) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

(h) “Committee” shall mean the Executive Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation. The Committee shall be comprised of at least two non-employee directors within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

(i) “Company” shall mean Marshall & Ilsley Corporation and its subsidiaries including subsidiaries of subsidiaries and partnerships and other business ventures in which Marshall & Ilsley Corporation has a significant equity interest, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee.

(j) “Fair Market Value” shall mean the closing sale price of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange as reported in the Midwest Edition of the Wall Street Journal for the date of grant provided that, if no sales of Common Stock were made on said exchange on that date, “Fair Market Value” shall mean the closing sale price of Common Stock as reported for the most recent preceding day on which sales of Common Stock were made on said exchange, or, failing any such sales, such other market price as the Board or the Committee may determine in conformity with pertinent law and regulations of the Treasury Department.

 

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(k) “Participant” shall mean a current or prospective employee, non-employee director, consultant or other person who provides services to the Company to whom an Award has been made under the Plan.

(l) “Plan” shall mean the Marshall & Ilsley Corporation 2000 Executive Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan.

(m) “Retirement” shall mean the termination of a Participant’s employment on or after age 65.

3. Eligibility. Current and prospective employees, non-employee directors, consultants or other persons who provide services to the Company eligible for an Award under the Plan are those who hold, or will hold, positions of responsibility and whose performance, in the judgment of the Committee or the management of the Company (if such responsibility is delegated pursuant to Section 6 hereof), can have a significant effect on the success of the Company.

4. Common Stock Available for Awards. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14 hereof, the number of shares that may be issued under the Plan for Awards during the term of the Plan is 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock, all of which may be in the form of incentive stock options. Any shares subject to an Award which are used in settlement of tax withholding obligations shall be deemed not to have been issued for purposes of determining the maximum number of shares available for issuance under the Plan. Likewise, if any Stock Option is exercised by tendering shares, either actually or by attestation, to the Company as full or partial payment for such exercise under this Plan, only the number of shares issued net of the shares tendered shall be deemed issued for purposes of determining the maximum number of shares available for issuance under the Plan. No individual shall be eligible to receive Awards aggregating more than 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock reserved under the Plan during the term of the Plan and the Company will not issue more than 250,000 shares of Restricted Stock during the term of the Plan. The Company shall take whatever actions are necessary to file required documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any other appropriate governmental authorities and stock exchanges to make shares of Common Stock available for issuance pursuant to Awards.

5. Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have full and exclusive power to interpret the Plan, to determine which persons are Plan Participants, to grant waivers of Award restrictions, and to adopt such rules, regulations and guidelines for carrying out the Plan as it may deem necessary or proper, all of which powers shall be executed in the best interests of the Company and in keeping with the objectives of the Plan.

6. Delegation of Authority. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of a stock exchange, the Committee may delegate to the chief executive officer and to other senior officers of the Company its duties under the Plan pursuant to such conditions or limitations as the Committee may establish. Any such delegation may be revoked by the Committee at any time.

 

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7. Awards. The Committee shall determine the type or types of Award(s) to be made to each Participant and shall set forth in the related Award Agreement the terms, conditions and limitations applicable to each Award including any vesting requirements. In all events, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, all Awards will become fully vested and immediately exercisable. The type of Awards available under the Plan are those listed in this Section 7.

(a) Stock Option. A grant of a right to purchase a specified number of shares of Common Stock the purchase price of which shall be not less than 100% of Fair Market Value on the date of grant, as determined by the Committee. A stock option may be in the form of a nonqualified stock option for all Participants or an incentive stock option (“ISO”) for Participants who are employees. An ISO, in addition to being subject to applicable terms, conditions and limitations established by the Committee, complies with Section 422 of the Code which, among other limitations, provides that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the option is granted) of Common Stock for which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000; that ISOs shall be priced at not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of the grant (110% in the case of a Participant who is a 10% shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code); and that ISOs shall be exercisable for a period of not more than ten years (five years in the case of a Participant who is a 10% shareholder of the Company).

(b) Restricted Stock Award. An Award of stock for such consideration as the Committee may specify and which may contain transferability or forfeiture provisions including a requirement of future services and such other restrictions and conditions as may be established by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement.

8. Deferred Payment of Awards. The Committee may permit selected Participants to elect to defer payments of some or all types of Awards in accordance with procedures established by the Committee which are intended to permit such deferrals to comply with applicable requirements of the Code including, at the choice of Participants, the capability to make further deferrals for payment after retirement. Dividends or dividend equivalent rights may be extended to and made part of any Award denominated in stock or units of stock, subject to such terms, conditions and restrictions as the Committee may establish. The Committee may also establish rules and procedures for the crediting of dividend equivalents for deferred payments denominated in stock or units of stock.

9. Stock Option Exercise. The price at which shares of Common Stock may be purchased under a Stock Option shall be paid in full at the time of the exercise in cash or by means of tendering Common Stock, either directly or by attestation, valued at Fair Market Value on the date of exercise, or any combination thereof.

10. Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the right to deduct applicable taxes from any Award payment and withhold, at the time of delivery or vesting of shares under the Plan, an appropriate number of shares for payment of taxes required by law or to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for withholding of such taxes. The Company may defer making delivery with respect to Common Stock obtained pursuant to an Award hereunder until arrangements satisfactory to it have been made with respect to any such withholding obligation. If Common Stock is used to satisfy tax withholding,

 

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such stock shall be valued based on the Fair Market Value when the tax withholding is required to be made.

11. Amendment or Discontinuance of the Plan. The Board may, at any time, amend or terminate the Plan; provided, however, that

 

  (a) subject to Section 14 hereof, no amendment or termination may, in the absence of written consent to the change by the affected Participant (or, if the Participant is not then living, the affected beneficiary), adversely affect the rights of any Participant or beneficiary under any Award granted under the Plan prior to the date such amendment is adopted by the Board; and

 

  (b) without further approval of the shareholders of the Company, no amendment shall increase the number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued pursuant to Awards hereunder, except for increases resulting from Section 14 hereof.

12. Termination of Employment or Service. If the employment of a Participant terminates, other than pursuant to paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section 12, all unexercised, deferred and unpaid Awards shall terminate 90 days after such termination of employment or service, unless the Award Agreement provides otherwise, and during such 90-day period shall be exercisable only to the extent provided in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if a Participant’s employment is terminated for Cause, to the extent the Award is not effectively exercised or has not vested prior to such termination, it shall lapse or be forfeited to the Company immediately upon termination and (ii) a director’s option shall terminate upon the earlier of the tenth anniversary of the date of grant or the third anniversary of the termination of the Participant’s service as a director. In all events, an Award will not be exercisable after the end of its term as set forth in the Award Agreement.

(a) Retirement. When a Participant’s employment terminates as a result of Retirement or early retirement, the Committee (in the form of an Award Agreement or otherwise) may permit Awards to continue in effect beyond the date of Retirement, or early retirement, and the exercisability and vesting of any Award may be accelerated.

(b) Resignation in the Best Interests of the Company. When a Participant resigns from the Company and, in the judgment of the chief executive officer or other senior officer designated by the Committee, the acceleration and/or continuation of outstanding Awards would be in the best interests of the Company, the Committee may authorize, where appropriate taking into account any regulatory or accounting implications of such action, the acceleration and/or continuation of all or any part of Awards granted prior to such termination.

(c) Death or Disability of a Participant.

(i) In the event of a Participant’s death, the Participant’s estate or beneficiaries shall have a period specified in the Award Agreement within which to receive or exercise any outstanding Award held by the Participant under such terms, and to the extent, as may be specified in the applicable Award Agreement. Rights to any such outstanding Awards shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution in the following order: (a) to beneficiaries so designated by the

 

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Participant; if none, then (b) to a legal representative of the Participant; if none, then (c) to the persons entitled thereto as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. Subject to subparagraph (iii) below, Awards so passing shall be exercised or paid out at such times and in such manner as if the Participant were living.

(ii) In the event a Participant is deemed by the Company to be disabled within the meaning of the Company’s long-term disability plan, the Award shall be exercisable for the period, and to the extent, specified in the Award Agreement. Awards and rights to any such Awards may be paid to or exercised by the Participant, if legally competent, or a legally designated guardian or representative if the Participant is legally incompetent by virtue of such disability.

(iii) After the death or disability of a Participant, the Committee may in its sole discretion at any time (1) terminate restrictions in Award Agreements; (2) accelerate any or all installments and rights; and (3) instruct the Company to pay the total of any accelerated payments in a lump sum to the Participant, the Participant’s estate, beneficiaries or representative, notwithstanding that, in the absence of such termination of restrictions or acceleration of payments, any or all of the payments due under the Awards might ultimately have become payable to other beneficiaries.

(iv) In the event of uncertainty as to interpretation of or controversies concerning this paragraph (c) of Section 12, the Committee’s determinations shall be binding and conclusive.

(d) No Employment or Service Rights. The Plan shall not confer upon any Participant any right with respect to continuation of employment by the Company or service as a director, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate any Participant’s employment at any time.

13. Nonassignability. Except as provided in subsection (c) of Section 12 and this Section 13, no Award or any other benefit under the Plan shall be assignable or transferable, or payable to or exercisable by anyone other than the Participant to whom it was granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee (in the form of an Award Agreement or otherwise) may permit Awards, other than ISOs, to be transferred to members of the Participant’s immediate family, to trusts for the benefit of the Participant and/or such immediate family members, and to partnerships or other entities in which the Participant and/or such immediate family members own all the equity interests. For purposes of the preceding sentence, “immediate family” shall mean a Participant’s spouse, issue and spouses of his issue.

14. Adjustments. In the event of any corporate event or transaction, such as a merger, consolidation, share exchange, recapitalization, reorganization, separation, stock dividend, stock split, split-up, spin-off or other distribution of stock or property of the Company, combination of shares, exchange of shares, dividend in kind, or other like change in capital structure or distribution (other than normal cash dividends) to shareholders of the Company, the Committee, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants’ rights under the Plan, shall substitute or adjust, in an equitable manner (including adjustments to avoid fractional shares), the number of Common Shares (i) reserved under the Plan, (ii) available for Incentive Stock Options, or

 

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Restricted Stock, (iii) for which Awards may be granted to an individual Participant, and (iv) covered by outstanding Awards denominated in stock, (b) the stock prices related to outstanding Awards; and (c) the appropriate Fair Market Value and other price determinations for such Awards. In the event of a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization or liquidation, the Committee shall be authorized to issue or assume Awards, whether or not in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies, by means of substitution of new Awards for previously issued awards or an assumption of previously issued awards. All adjustments under this Section 14 shall be made in a manner such that they will not result in a penalty under Section 409A of the Code. Any adjustment, waiver, conversion or other action taken by the Committee under this Section 14 shall be conclusive and binding on all Participants, the Company and their successors, assigns and beneficiaries.

15. Notice. Any notice to the Company required by any of the provisions of the Plan shall be addressed to the director of human resources or to the chief executive officer of the Company in writing, and shall become effective when it is received by the office of either of them.

16. Unfunded Plan. The Plan shall be unfunded. Although bookkeeping accounts may be established with respect to Participants who are entitled to Common Stock under the Plan, any such accounts shall be used merely as a bookkeeping convenience. The Company shall not be required to segregate any Common Stock, nor shall the Plan be construed as providing for such segregation, nor shall the Company nor the Board nor the Committee be deemed to be a trustee of any Common Stock to be granted under the Plan. Any liability of the Company to any Participant with respect to a grant of Common Stock or rights thereto under the Plan shall be based solely upon any contractual obligations that may be created by the Plan and any Award Agreement; no such obligation of the Company shall be deemed to be secured by any pledge or other encumbrance on any property of the Company. Neither the Company nor the Board nor the Committee shall be required to give any security or bond for the performance of any obligation that may be created by the Plan.

17. Governing Law. The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto shall be governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin without giving effect to its conflicts of law provisions.

18. Effective and Termination Dates. The effective date of the Plan is February 10, 2000. The Plan shall terminate on February 9, 2010 subject to earlier termination by the Board pursuant to Section 11, after which no Awards may be made under the Plan, but any such termination shall not affect Awards then outstanding or the authority of the Committee to continue to administer the Plan.

19. Other Benefit and Compensation Programs. Payments and other benefits received by a Participant pursuant to an Award shall not be deemed a part of such Participant’s regular, recurring compensation for purposes of the termination or severance plans of the Company and shall not be included in, nor have any effect on, the determination of benefits under any other employee benefit plan, contract or similar arrangement, unless the Committee expressly determines otherwise.

 

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EX-10.(PP) 5 dex10pp.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED 1997 EXECUTIVE STOCK OPTION AND RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN Amended and Restated 1997 Executive Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan

Exhibit (10)(pp)

MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORPORATION

AMENDED AND RESTATED

1997 EXECUTIVE STOCK OPTION AND RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN

effective January 1, 2006, retroactive to January 1, 2005

as further amended on October 19, 2006

1. Objectives. The Marshall & Ilsley Corporation 1997 Executive Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan is designed to attract and retain certain selected officers and key employees whose skills and talents are important to the Company’s operations, and reward them for making major contributions to the success of the Company. These objectives are accomplished by making awards under the Plan, thereby providing Participants with a proprietary interest in the growth and performance of the Company.

2. Definitions.

(a) “Award” shall mean the grant of any form of stock option or stock award to a Plan Participant pursuant to such terms, conditions and limitations as the Board or Committee may establish in order to fulfill the objectives of the Plan.

(b) “Award Agreement” shall mean an agreement between the Company and a Participant that sets forth the terms, conditions and limitations applicable to an Award.

(c) “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation.

(d) “Cause” shall mean the discharge of an employee on account of fraud or embezzlement against the Company or serious and willful acts of misconduct which, in the reasonable judgment of the Committee, are detrimental to the business of the Company.

(e) “Change in Control” shall mean any of the following:

(i) The acquisition by any individual, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of thirty-three percent (33%) or more of either (A) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (B) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that the following acquisitions of common stock shall not constitute a Change in Control: (A) any acquisition directly from the Company (excluding an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege or by one person or a group of persons acting in concert), (B) any acquisition by the Company, (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company or (D) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to


a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation which would not be a Change in Control under paragraph (iii) of this Section 2(e); or

(ii) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened “election contest” or other actual or threatened “solicitation” (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Incumbent Board; or

(iii) Consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation, unless, following such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation, (A) more than two-thirds (2/3) of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation, (B) no person (excluding the Company, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation and any person beneficially owning, immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation, directly or indirectly, thirty-three percent (33%) or more of the Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, thirty-three percent (33%) or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation, entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such reorganization, merger or consolidation; or

 

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(iv) Consummation of (A) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or (B) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, other than to a corporation, with respect to which following such sale or other disposition, (1) more than two-thirds (2/3) of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such sale or other disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership, immediately prior to such sale or other disposition, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (2) no person (excluding the Company and any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation and any person beneficially owning, immediately prior to such sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, thirty-three percent (33%) or more of the Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, thirty-three percent (33%) or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of such corporation were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or action of the Board providing for such sale or other disposition of assets of the Company.

(f) “Common Stock” or “stock” shall mean the authorized and issued or unissued $1.00 par value common stock of the Company.

(g) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

(h) “Committee” shall mean the Executive Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation. The Committee shall be comprised of at least two non-employee directors all of whom are “disinterested” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

(i) “Company” shall mean Marshall & Ilsley Corporation and its subsidiaries including subsidiaries of subsidiaries and partnerships and other business ventures in which Marshall & Ilsley Corporation has a significant equity interest, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee.

(j) “Fair Market Value” shall mean the closing sale price of Common Stock on the NASDAQ National Market System as reported in the Midwest Edition of the Wall Street Journal for the date of grant provided that, if no sales of Common Stock were made on said exchange on that date, “Fair Market Value” shall mean the closing sale

 

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price of Common Stock as reported for the most recent preceding day on which sales of Common Stock were made on said exchange, or, failing any such sales, such other market price as the Board or the Committee may determine in conformity with pertinent law and regulations of the Treasury Department.

(k) “Participant” shall mean an employee of the Company to whom an Award has been made under the Plan.

(l) “Plan” shall mean the Marshall & Ilsley Corporation 1997 Executive Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan.

(m) “Retirement” shall mean the termination of a Participant’s employment on or after age 65.

3. Eligibility. Employees of the Company eligible for an Award under the Plan are those who hold positions of responsibility and whose performance, in the judgment of the Board, the Committee or the management of the Company, can have a significant effect on the success of the Company.

4. Common Stock Available for Awards. The number of shares that may be issued under the Plan for Awards granted wholly or partly in stock during the term of the Plan is 5,000,000, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14 hereof, provided that not more than 1,000,000 shares may be subject to incentive stock options. The Company shall take whatever actions are necessary to file required documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any other appropriate governmental authorities and stock exchanges to make shares of Common Stock available for issuance pursuant to Awards. Common Stock related to Awards that are forfeited, terminated or expire unexercised, shall immediately become available for Awards. No employee shall be eligible to receive Awards aggregating more than 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock reserved under the Plan during the term of the Plan, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14 hereof.

5. Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have full and exclusive power to interpret the Plan, to determine which employees are Plan Participants, to grant waivers of Award restrictions, and to adopt such rules, regulations and guidelines for carrying out the Plan as it may deem necessary or proper, all of which powers shall be executed in the best interests of the Company and in keeping with the objectives of the Plan.

6. Delegation of Authority. The Committee may delegate to the chief executive officer and to other senior officers of the Company its duties under the Plan pursuant to such conditions or limitations as the Committee may establish.

7. Awards. The Committee shall determine the type or types of Award(s) to be made to each Participant and shall set forth in the related Award Agreement the terms, conditions and limitations applicable to each Award including any vesting requirements. The type of Awards available under the Plan are those listed in this Section 7. In all events, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, all Awards will become fully vested and immediately exercisable.

 

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(a) Stock Option. A grant of a right to purchase a specified number of shares of Common Stock the purchase price of which shall be not less than 100% of Fair Market Value on the date of grant, as determined by the Committee. A stock option may be in the form of a nonqualified stock option or an incentive stock option (“ISO”). An ISO, in addition to being subject to applicable terms, conditions and limitations established by the Committee, complies with Section 422 of the Code which, among other limitations, provides that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the option is granted) of Common Stock for which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000; that ISOs shall be priced at not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of the grant (110% in the case of a Participant who is a 10% shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code); and that ISOs shall be exercisable for a period of not more than ten years (five years in the case of a Participant who is a 10% shareholder of the Company).

(b) Restricted Stock Award. An Award of stock for such consideration as the Committee may specify may contain transferability or forfeiture provisions including a requirement of future services and such other restrictions and conditions as may be established by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement.

8. Deferred Payment of Awards. The Committee may permit selected Participants to elect to defer payments of some or all types of Awards in accordance with procedures established by the Committee which are intended to permit such deferrals to comply with applicable requirements of the Code including, at the choice of Participants, the capability to make further deferrals for payment after retirement. Dividends or dividend equivalent rights may be extended to and made part of any Award denominated in stock or units of stock, subject to such terms, conditions and restrictions as the Committee may establish. The Committee may also establish rules and procedures for the crediting of dividend equivalents for deferred payments denominated in stock or units of stock.

9. Stock Option Exercise. The price at which shares of Common Stock may be purchased under a Stock Option shall be paid in full at the time of the exercise in cash or by means of tendering Common Stock, either directly or by attestation, valued at Fair Market Value on the date of exercise, or any combination thereof.

10. Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the right to deduct applicable taxes from any Award payment and withhold, at the time of delivery or vesting of shares under the Plan, an appropriate number of shares for payment of taxes required by law or to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for withholding of such taxes. The Company may defer making delivery with respect to Common Stock obtained pursuant to an Award hereunder until arrangements satisfactory to it have been made with respect to any such withholding obligation. If Common Stock is used to satisfy tax withholding, such stock shall be valued based on the Fair Market Value when the tax withholding is required to be made.

 

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11. Amendment, Modification, Suspension or Discontinuance of the Plan. The Board may terminate the Plan or make such modifications or amendments thereto as it shall deem advisable in order to conform to any law or regulation applicable thereto; provided, however, that the Board may not, unless otherwise permitted under applicable law, without further approval of the shareholders of the Company, adopt any amendment to the Plan which would cause the Plan to no longer comply with Section 162(m) of the Code, or any successor provision or other regulatory requirements. No such termination, modification or amendment of the Plan may, without the consent of a Participant, adversely affect the rights of such Participant under an outstanding Award then held by the Participant.

12. Termination of Employment. If the employment of a Participant terminates, other than pursuant to paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section 12, all unexercised, deferred and unpaid Awards shall terminate 90 days after such termination of employment or service, unless the Award Agreement provides otherwise, and during such 90-day period shall be exercisable only to the extent provided in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant’s employment is terminated for Cause, to the extent the Award is not effectively exercised or has not vested prior to such termination, it shall lapse or be forfeited to the Company immediately upon termination. In all events, an Award will not be exercisable after the end of its term as set forth in the Award Agreement.

(a) Retirement. When a Participant’s employment terminates as a result of Retirement or early retirement, the Committee (in the form of an Award Agreement or otherwise) may permit Awards to continue in effect beyond the date of Retirement, or early retirement, and the exercisability and vesting of any Award may be accelerated.

(b) Resignation in the Best Interests of the Company. When a Participant resigns from the Company and, in the judgment of the chief executive officer or other senior officer designated by the Committee, the acceleration and/or continuation of outstanding Awards would be in the best interests of the Company, the Committee may (i) authorize, where appropriate, the acceleration and/or continuation of all or any part of Awards granted prior to such termination and (ii) permit the exercise, vesting and payment of such Awards for such period as may be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

(c) Death or Disability of a Participant.

(i) In the event of a Participant’s death, the Participant’s estate or beneficiaries shall have a period specified in the Award Agreement within which to receive or exercise any outstanding Award held by the Participant under such terms, and to the extent, as may be specified in the applicable Award Agreement. Rights to any such outstanding Awards shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution in the following order: (a) to beneficiaries so designated by the Participant; if none, then (b) to a legal representative of the Participant; if none, then (c) to the persons entitled thereto as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. Subject to subparagraph (iii) below, Awards so passing shall be exercised or paid out at such times and in such manner as if the Participant were living.

 

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(ii) In the event a Participant is deemed by the Company to be disabled within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, the Award shall be exercisable for the period, and to the extent, specified in the Award Agreement. Awards and rights to any such Awards may be paid to or exercised by the Participant, if legally competent, or a legally designated guardian or representative if the Participant is legally incompetent by virtue of such disability.

(iii) After the death or disability of a Participant, the Committee may in its sole discretion at any time (1) terminate restrictions in Award Agreements; (2) accelerate any or all installments and rights; and (3) instruct the Company to pay the total of any accelerated payments in a lump sum to the Participant, the Participant’s estate, beneficiaries or representative, notwithstanding that, in the absence of such termination of restrictions or acceleration of payments, any or all of the payments due under the Awards might ultimately have become payable to other beneficiaries.

(iv) In the event of uncertainty as to interpretation of or controversies concerning this paragraph (c) of Section 12, the Committee’s determinations shall be binding and conclusive.

(d) No Employment Rights. The Plan shall not confer upon any Participant any right with respect to continuation of employment by the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate any Participant’s employment at any time.

13. Nonassignability. Except as provided in subsection (c) of Section 12 and this Section 13, no Award or any other benefit under the Plan shall be assignable or transferable, or payable to or exercisable by anyone other than the Participant to whom it was granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee (in the form of an Award Agreement or otherwise) may permit Awards to be transferred to members of the Participant’s immediate family, to trusts for the benefit of the Participant and/or such immediate family members, and to partnerships or other entities in which the Participant and/or such immediate family members own all the equity interests. For purposes of the preceding sentence, “immediate family” shall mean a Participant’s spouse, issue and spouses of his issue.

14. Adjustments. In the event of any corporate event or transaction, such as a merger, consolidation, share exchange, recapitalization, reorganization, separation, stock dividend, stock split, split-up, spin-off or other distribution of stock or property of the Company, combination of shares, exchange of shares, dividend in kind, or other like change in capital structure or distribution (other than normal cash dividends) to shareholders of the Company, the Committee, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants’ rights under the Plan, shall substitute or adjust, in an equitable manner (including adjustments to avoid fractional shares), the number of Common Shares (i) reserved under the Plan, (ii) available for Incentive Stock Options or Restricted Stock, (iii) for which Awards may be granted to an individual Participant, and (iv) covered by outstanding Awards denominated in stock, (b) the stock prices related to outstanding Awards; and (c) the appropriate Fair Market Value and other price determinations for such Awards. In the event of a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock,

 

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separation, reorganization or liquidation, the Committee shall be authorized to issue or assume Awards, whether or not in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies, by means of substitution of new Awards for previously issued awards or an assumption of previously issued awards. All adjustments under this Section 14 shall be made in a manner such that they will not result in a penalty under Section 409A of the Code. Any adjustment, waiver, conversion or other action taken by the Committee under this Section 14 shall be conclusive and binding on all Participants, the Company and their successors, assigns and beneficiaries.

15. Notice. Any notice to the Company required by any of the provisions of the Plan shall be addressed to the director of human resources or to the chief executive officer of the Company in writing, and shall become effective when it is received by the office of either of them.

16. Unfunded Plan. The Plan shall be unfunded. Although bookkeeping accounts may be established with respect to Participants who are entitled to Common Stock under the Plan, any such accounts shall be used merely as a bookkeeping convenience. The Company shall not be required to segregate any Common Stock, nor shall the Plan be construed as providing for such segregation, nor shall the Company nor the Board nor the Committee be deemed to be a trustee of any Common Stock to be granted under the Plan. Any liability of the Company to any Participant with respect to a grant of Common Stock or rights thereto under the Plan shall be based solely upon any contractual obligations that may be created by the Plan and any Award Agreement; no such obligation of the Company shall be deemed to be secured by any pledge or other encumbrance on any property of the Company. Neither the Company nor the Board nor the Committee shall be required to give any security or bond for the performance of any obligation that may be created by the Plan.

17. Governing Law. The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin and construed accordingly.

18. Effective and Termination Dates. The effective date of the Plan is February 13, 1997. The Plan shall terminate on February 12, 2007 subject to earlier termination by the Board pursuant to Section 11, after which no Awards may be made under the Plan, but any such termination shall not affect Awards then outstanding or the authority of the Committee to continue to administer the Plan.

19. Other Benefit and Compensation Programs. Payments and other benefits received by a Participant pursuant to an Award shall not be deemed a part of such Participant’s regular, recurring compensation for purposes of the termination or severance plans of the Company and shall not be included in, nor have any effect on, the determination of benefits under any other employee benefit plan, contract or similar arrangement, unless the Committee expressly determines otherwise.

 

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EX-10.(QQ) 6 dex10qq.htm 1995 DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN 1995 Directors Stock Option Plan

Exhibit (qq)

MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORPORATION

1995 DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN

as amended on August 15, 2002

as further amended on October 19, 2006

1. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN

The purpose of the Marshall & Ilsley Corporation 1995 Directors Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) is to promote the best interests of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (the “Company”) and its shareholders by providing the non-employee directors of the Company with an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company thereby more closely aligning their interests with those of shareholders and providing a stronger incentive for them to put forth maximum effort for the continued success and growth of the Company. In addition, the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company will aid the Company in attracting and retaining qualified personnel to serve as directors of the Company.

2. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

(a) Procedure; Disinterested Directors. The Board of Directors will administer the Plan; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may appoint a committee (the “Committee”) of not less than three (3) directors to administer the Plan if the Board of Directors deems it necessary or advisable to appoint such Committee, or if it is otherwise necessary to appoint such Committee in order to comply with the exemptive rules promulgated pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

(b) Powers. Grants of options to purchase the common stock, par value $1.00 per share (“Common Stock”), of the Company under the Plan (the “Options”) and the amount, price, and timing of the awards to be granted will be automatic as described in Section 5. However, all questions of interpretation of the Plan will be determined by the Board of Directors or the Committee, as applicable, and such determination will be final and binding upon all parties.

3. PARTICIPANTS IN THE PLAN

Participants in the Plan shall consist of all present or future directors of the Company who are not employees of the Company or its subsidiaries. Any director who is an employee of the Company or its subsidiaries and who subsequently ceases to be an employee of the Company and its subsidiaries, but remains a director of the Company, shall become eligible to participate in the Plan at the time such director ceases to be employed by the Company or its subsidiaries.


4. SHARES RESERVED UNDER THE PLAN

The aggregate number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock which may be issued under the Plan shall not exceed an aggregate of five hundred thousand (500,000) shares of Common Stock, which may be treasury shares or authorized but unissued shares, or a combination of the two, subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 11 hereof. Any shares of Common Stock which are subject to an Option which expires or terminates for any reason (whether by voluntary surrender, lapse of time, or otherwise) and which is unexercised as to such shares, may again be the subject of an Option under the Plan. The holder of an Option shall be entitled to the rights and privileges of ownership with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option only after actual purchase and issuance of such shares of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of all or part of an Option.

5. NUMBER OF SHARES TO BE GRANTED EACH ELIGIBLE DIRECTOR; EXERCISE

(a) Automatic Grant. On the date of the Company’s 1995 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, each eligible director of the Company whose term of office continues after the Company’s 1995 Annual Meeting of Shareholders shall be granted an Option to purchase that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the multiple of two thousand five hundred (2,500) and the number of years remaining in such director’s term as a director of the Company. On the date of each Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company after the Company’s 1995 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, each eligible director elected or re-elected at such Annual Meeting shall be granted an Option to purchase that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the multiple of two thousand five hundred (2,500) and the number of years in the term to which such director has been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors. Each eligible director appointed to the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors, and each director who becomes an eligible director because such director ceases to be employed by the Company or its subsidiaries, shall, at the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company after such appointment or change in employment status, as the case may be, if such eligible director is not elected or re-elected at such Annual Meeting, be granted an option to purchase that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the multiple of two thousand five hundred (2,500) and the number of years remaining in such director’s term as a director of the Company.

(b) Exercise. An Option may be exercised in whole at any time or in part from time to time on or after the date of grant; provided, however, that if an Option is exercised within six (6) months from the date of grant, the Common Stock issued upon exercise of such Option may not be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of by the director exercising such Option until such six (6) month period has expired.

 

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(c) Written Agreement. Each Option shall be evidenced by an appropriate written agreement, the form of which shall be consistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan and applicable law, and which shall be signed by one or more designated members of the Board of Directors or the Committee and the non-employee director.

(d) Tax Status of Options. Options granted hereunder shall not comply with the provisions of Section 422 of Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

6. OPTION PRICE; TERM

Options granted hereunder shall consist of options to purchase shares of Common Stock at purchase prices per share of not less that 100 percent of the fair market value per share of the shares of Common Stock on the date the Option is granted. For purposes of this Plan, the fair market value per share of the Common Stock on any date shall be the closing sale price per share of the Common Stock on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation/National Market System (“NASDAQ/NMS”) on the business day immediately preceding such date. If the Common Stock ceases to be listed on the NASDAQ/NMS, the Board of Directors or the Committee, as applicable, shall designate an alternative method of determining the fair market value per share of the Common Stock. No Option will be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years after the date of its grant, and each Option will terminate no later than three (3) years after the holder thereof ceases to be a director of the Company for any reason (but in no event later than ten (10) years after its date of grant).

7. FORM OF PAYMENT

The exercise price of the Option shall be payable in whole or in part in cash or in shares of Common Stock held by the director for more than six (6) months. If the director elects to pay all or a part of the exercise price in shares of Common Stock, such director may make such payment by delivering to the Company a number of shares already owned by the director equal to the exercise price. All shares of Common Stock so delivered shall be valued at their fair market value per share on the date delivered.

8. TAXES

The Company shall be entitled to pay or withhold the amount of any tax which it believes is required as a result of the grant or exercise of any Option under the Plan, and the Company may defer making delivery with respect to the Common Stock obtained pursuant to exercise of any Option until arrangements satisfactory to it have been made with respect to any such withholding obligations. A director exercising an Option may, at such director’s election and subject to Paragraph 5(b), satisfy the obligation for payment of withholding taxes either by having the Company retain a number of shares having an aggregate fair market value per share on the date the shares are withheld equal to the amount of the withholding tax or by delivering to the Company shares already owned by the director having an aggregate fair market value per share on the date the shares are delivered equal to the amount of the withholding tax.

 

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9. TRANSFERABILITY

Options granted to a director under this Plan shall not be transferable and during the lifetime of such director shall be exercisable only by such director. A director shall have the right to transfer the Options granted to such director upon such director’s death, either by the terms of such director’s will or under the laws of descent and distribution, subject to the limitations set forth herein, and all such distributes shall be subject to all terms and conditions of this Plan to the same extent as would such director if still alive, except as otherwise expressly provided herein.

10. SECURITIES LAW

Each Option agreement shall contain such representations, warranties and other terms and conditions as shall be necessary in the opinion of counsel to the Company to comply with all applicable federal and state securities law. The Company shall have the right to delay the issue or delivery of any shares of Common Stock under the Plan until (a) the completion of such registration or qualification of such shares under any federal or state law, ruling or regulation as the Company shall determine to be necessary or advisable, and (b) receipt from the holder of the Option of such documents and information as the Company may deem necessary to appropriate in connection with such registration or qualification.

11. ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS

In the event of any corporate event or transaction, such as a merger, consolidation, share exchange, recapitalization, reorganization, separation, stock dividend, stock split, split-up, spin-off or other distribution of stock or property of the Company, combination of shares, exchange of shares, dividend in kind, or other like change in capital structure or distribution (other than normal cash dividends) to shareholders of the Company, the Committee, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of participants’ rights under the Plan, shall substitute or adjust, in an equitable manner (including adjustments to avoid fractional shares), the number of Common Shares (i) reserved under the Plan, (ii) for which Options may be granted to an individual Participant, and (iii) covered by outstanding Options denominated in stock, (b) the stock prices related to outstanding Options; (c) the appropriate Fair Market Value and other price determinations for such Options; and (d) the number of shares to be granted pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof. In the event of a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization or liquidation, the Committee shall be authorized to issue or assume Options, whether or not in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies, by means of substitution of new Options for previously issued awards or an assumption of previously issued awards. All adjustments under this Section 11 shall be made in a manner such that they will not result in a penalty under Section 409A of the Code. Any adjustment, waiver, conversion or other action taken by the Committee under this Section 11 shall be conclusive and binding on all Participants, the Company and their successors, assigns and beneficiaries.

 

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12. EFFECTIVENESS OF PLAN

The Plan shall become effective on February 16, 1995, subject to approval of the Plan by the shareholders of the Company.

13. RULE 16b-3

It is intended that the Plan and any award made to a person subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and any transaction or election hereunder by any such person, shall meet all of the requirements of Rule 16b-3. If any provision of the Plan or any award hereunder would disqualify the Plan or such award hereunder, or would not comply with Rule 16b-3, such provision or award shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to Rule 16b-3.

14. TENURE

The Plan shall not be construed as conferring any rights upon any person for continuation as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company

15. TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT

Unless the Plan shall theretofore have been terminated as hereinafter provided, no Option hereunder shall be granted after February 16, 2005. The Plan may be terminated, modified or amended by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock present, or represented, and entitled to vote at a meeting of the shareholders of the Company. The Board of Directors of the Company may also terminate the Plan or make such modifications or amendments thereof as it shall deem advisable, including such modifications or amendments as it shall deem advisable in order to conform to any law or regulation applicable thereto; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may not, unless otherwise permitted under the federal securities laws, without further approval of the shareholders of the Company, adopt any amendment to the Plan which would cause the Plan to no longer comply with Rule 16b-3, or any successor rule or other regulatory requirements. No termination, modification or amendment of the Plan may, without the consent of the holder an Option granted hereunder, adversely affect the rights of such holder under an outstanding Option then held by the holder.

 

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EX-10.(RR) 7 dex10rr.htm 1993 EXECUTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN 1993 Executive Stock Option Plan

Exhibit (10)(rr)

MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORPORATION

1993 EXECUTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN

as amended on February 13, 1997, December 14, 1995,

and December 12, 1996

as further amended on October 19, 2006

1. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN.

The purpose of the Plan is to promote the best interests of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation and its shareholders by providing key employees of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation and its Subsidiaries with an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in Marshall & Ilsley Corporation thereby providing a stronger incentive for them to put forth maximum effort for the continued success and growth of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation. In addition, the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in Marshall & Ilsley Corporation will aid in attracting and retaining key personnel.

2. DEFINITIONS.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

(a) “Cause” shall mean the discharge of an Employee on account of fraud or embezzlement against the Company or its Subsidiaries or serious and willful acts of misconduct detrimental to the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries or their reputations.

(b) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(c) “Committee” shall mean the Committee of the Board of Directors constituted as provided in Paragraph 4 of the Plan.

(d) “Company” shall mean Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation.

(e) “Employees” shall mean those individuals who are full-time employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries, from among whom the Committee may select the holders of Options.

(f) “Holder” shall mean an Employee to whom an Option has been granted.

(g) “Incentive Stock Option” shall mean an option to purchase Shares which complies with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code.

(h) “Market Price” shall mean the closing sale price of a Share on the NASDAQ National Market System as reported in the Midwest Edition of the Wall Street Journal, or such other market price as the Committee may determine in conformity with pertinent law and regulations of the Treasury Department.

(i) “1934 Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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(j) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” shall mean an option to purchase Shares which does not comply with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code.

(k) “Option” shall mean an Incentive Stock Option or Nonstatutory Stock Option granted under the Plan.

(l) “Option Agreement” shall mean the agreement between the Company and an Employee whereby an Option is granted to such Employee.

(m) “Parent” shall mean a parent corporation of the Company as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

(n) “Plan” shall mean the 1993 Executive Stock Option Plan of the Company.

(o) “Share” or “Shares” shall mean the $1.00 par value Common Stock of the Company.

(p) “Subsidiary” shall mean a subsidiary corporation of the Company as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

(q) “Triggering Event” shall mean any of the following: (a) the commencement by any person or group of persons, other than the Company or a Subsidiary, of a tender or exchange offer for twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the outstanding shares of the common stock of the Company; (b) the acceptance by the Board of Directors of the Company of, or the public recommendation by the Board that the stockholders of the Company accept, an offer from any person or group of persons, other than the Company or a Subsidiary, to acquire twenty-five percent (25%) or more of either the outstanding shares of the common stock of the Company or the consolidated assets of the Company; (c) the acquisition, by any person or group of persons, of the beneficial ownership or the right to acquire beneficial ownership of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the outstanding shares of the common stock of the Company (the term “group” and “beneficial ownership” as used in the paragraph having the meanings assigned thereto in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder); or (d) the Company (or any Subsidiary or Subsidiaries in the aggregate representing at least 25% of the consolidated assets of the Company), shall have entered into an agreement with any person, or any person shall have filed a draft or final application or notice with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or any other deferral or state regulatory agency for approval, to (i) merge or consolidate with, or enter into any similar transaction with, the Company or such Subsidiary, in which the Company or Subsidiary is not the survivor (ii) purchase, lease or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or such Subsidiary or (iii) purchase or otherwise acquire (including by way of merger, consolidation, share exchange or any similar transaction ) or otherwise hold or own, securities representing twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the voting power of the Company or such Subsidiary.

 

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3. SHARES RESERVED UNDER PLAN.

The aggregate number of Shares which may be issued or sold under the Plan shall not exceed 3,000,000 Shares, which may be treasury Shares or authorized but unissued Shares, or a combination of the two, subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 12 hereof. Any Shares subject to an Option which expires or terminated for any reason (whether by voluntary surrender, lapse of time, termination of employment or otherwise) and is unexercised as to such Shares may again be the subject of an Option under the Plan. The Holder of an Option shall be entitled to the rights and privileges of ownership with respect to the Shares subject to the Option only after actual purchase and issuance of such Shares pursuant to exercise of all or part of an Option. No Employee shall be eligible to receive Options for Shares aggregating more than 600,000 of the Shares reserved under the Plan during the term of the Plan, subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 12 hereof.

4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN.

(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall consist of not less than three members of the Board of Directors of the Company and shall be so constituted as to permit the Plan to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the 1934 Act, as such rule is currently in effect or as hereafter modified or amended (“Rule 16b-3”), Section 162(m) of the Code, or any successor rule or other statutory or regulatory requirements. The members of the Committee shall be appointed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) The Committee shall have sole authority in its discretion, but always subject to the express provisions of the Plan, to determine the Employees to whom and the time or times at which Options shall be granted, the number of Shares to be subject to each Option, and the extent to which Options may be exercised in installments; to interpret the Plan; to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations pertaining to the Plan; to determine the terms and provisions of the respective Option Agreements; and to make all other determinations and interpretations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The Committee’s determination of the foregoing matters shall be conclusive and binding on the Company, all Employees, all Holders, and all other persons.

5. ELIGIBILITY.

Only Employees shall be eligible to receive Options under the Plan. In determining the Employees to whom Options shall be granted and the number of Shares to be covered by each Option, the Committee may take into account the nature of the services rendered by the respective Employees, their present and potential contributions to the success of the Company, and other such factors as the Committee in its discretion shall deem relevant. An Employee who has been granted an Option under the Plan may be granted additional Options under the Plan if the Committee shall so determine. The Company shall effect the granting of Options under the Plan by execution of Option Agreements in such form as shall be approved by the Committee. No Option may be granted under the Plan to any person who is then a member of the Committee.

 

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6. OPTIONS: GENERAL PROVISIONS.

(a) Types of Options. Options to purchase Shares granted pursuant to this Plan shall be specified to be either an Incentive Stock Option (as described in Paragraph 7) or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. An Option Agreement executed pursuant to this Plan may include both an Incentive Stock Option and a Nonstatutory Stock Option. An Option Agreement executed pursuant to this Plan shall in no event provide for the grant of a tandem Option, wherein two Options are issued together and the exercise of one affects the right to exercise the other.

(b) Option Exercise Price. The per share exercise price of the Shares under each Option granted pursuant to this Plan shall be determined by the Committee but shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value per share on the date of grant of such Option.

(c) General Exercise Period. No Option granted under this Plan shall provide for its exercise earlier than six (6) months from its date of grant. The Committee may, in its discretion, (i) require that a Holder be employed by the Company or a Subsidiary for a designated number of years prior to the exercise by the Holder of any Option or portion of an Option granted under this Plan or (ii) impose additional restrictions on exercise of any Option. The Committee may, in its discretion, determine the periods during which Options or portions of Options may be exercise by a Holder, subject only to the terms of this Plan. Any of the foregoing requirements or limitations subsequently may be reduced or waived by the Committee in its discretion, unless such reduction or waiver is prohibited by the Code or other applicable law.

(d) Vesting. If an Option Agreement provides that a Holder must be employed by the Company or a Subsidiary for a designated period before an Option becomes exercisable, such Option will become immediately exercisable upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event.

(e) Payment of Exercise Price. The exercise price shall be payable in whole or in part in cash or in Shares held by the Holder for more than six months. If the Employee elects to pay all or a part of the exercise price in Shares, such Employee may make such payment by delivering to the Company a number of Shares already owned by the Employee equal in value to the exercise price. All Shares so delivered shall be valued at their Market Price on the date delivered.

7. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS.

This Paragraph sets forth the special provisions that govern Incentive Stock Options granted under this Plan.

(a) Maximum Calendar Year Grant to Any Employee. The aggregate fair market value (determined at the time the Option is granted) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time during any calendar year under this Plan (and under all other plans of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary qualifying under Section 422 of the Code) shall not exceed $100,000 per Employee, and/or any other limit as may be prescribed by the Code from time to time.

 

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(b) Grant and Exercise Period. No Incentive Stock Option shall (i) be granted after ten (10) years from the date this Plan is adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors, or (ii) be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from its date of grant. Every Incentive Stock Option which has not been exercised within ten years of its date of grant shall lapse upon the expiration of said ten-year period unless it shall have lapsed at an earlier date.

8. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

(a) Any Holder whose employment with the Company or a Subsidiary is terminated due to retirement on such Holder’s normal retirement date (as defined in the M&I Retirement Growth Plan or any successor thereto) or due to early retirement with the consent of the Committee shall have five (5) years from the date of such termination of employment to exercise any Option granted hereunder as to all or part of the Shares subject to such Option, provided, however, that no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant; and provided, further, that on the date of termination of employment, the Holder then had a present right to exercise such Option.

(b) Any Holder whose employment with the Company or a Subsidiary is terminated due to disability (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) shall have one (1) year from the date of termination of employment to exercise any Option granted hereunder as to all or part of the Shares subject to such Option; provided, however that no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant; and provided, further, that on the date of termination of employment, the Holder then had a present right to exercise such Option.

(c) In the event of the death of a Holder while in the employ of the Company or a Subsidiary, and Option theretofore granted to such Holder shall be exercisable:

(1) For one (1) year after the Holder’s death, but in no event later than ten (10) years from its date of grant in the case of an Incentive Stock Option;

(2) Only by the personal representative, administrator or other representative of the estate of the deceased Holder or by the person or persons to whom the deceased Holder’s right under the Option shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution; and

(3) Only to the extent that the deceased Holder would have been entitled to exercise such Option on the date of the Holder’s death.

(d) If a Holder’s employment is terminated for a reason other than those specified above, the Holder shall have three (3) months from the date of termination of employment to exercise any Option granted hereunder as to all or part of the Shares subject thereto, provided, however, that no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant; and provided, further, that on the date of termination of employment, the Holder then had a present right to exercise such Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if a Holder’s employment is terminated for Cause, to the extent an Option is not effectively exercised prior to such termination, it shall lapse immediately upon termination and (ii) if a Holder’s employment is terminated in anticipation of, or as a result of, a Triggering Event which results in a transaction

 

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which will be accounted for using the pooling of interests accounting method, any Holder who is an executive officer for purposes of Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act shall have the greater of (a) six (6) months and (1) day or (b) ten (10) business days following the release of 30 days of combined results of the Company and any acquiring company, to exercise any Option granted hereunder as to all or part of the Shares subject thereto.

(e) The Committee may in its sole discretion increase the periods permitted for exercise of an Option following a termination of employment as provided in Subparagraphs 8(a), (b), (c), and (d), above if allowable under applicable law; provided, however, in no event shall an Incentive Stock Option be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant.

(f) The Plan shall not confer upon any Holder any right with respect to continuation of employment by the Company or a Subsidiary, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or such Subsidiary to terminate any Holder’s employment at any time.

9. TRANSFERABILITY.

(a) Except as provided in this Paragraph 9, Options granted to a Holder under this Plan shall be not transferable and during the lifetime of the Holder shall be exercisable only by the Holder. A Holder shall have the right to transfer the Options granted to such Holder upon such Holder’s death, either by the terms of such Holder’s will or under the laws of descent and distribution, subject to the limitations set forth in Paragraph 8 above, and all such distributes shall be subject to all terms and conditions of this Plan to the same extent as would the Holder if still alive, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or as determined by the Committee.

(b) An Option Agreement may provide that Options are transferable to members of a Holder’s immediate family, to trusts for the benefit of such immediate family members and to partnerships in which such family members are the only partners. For purposes of the preceding sentence, “immediate family” shall mean a Holder’s children, grandchildren and spouse.

10. EXERCISE.

An Option Agreement may provide for the exercise of its respective Option in such amounts and at such times as shall be specified therein; provided, however, except as provided in Paragraph 8, above, no Option may be exercised unless the Holder is then in the employ of the Company or a Subsidiary and shall have been continuously so employed since its date of grant. An Option shall be exercisable by a Holder’s giving written notice of exercise to the Secretary of the Company accompanied by payment of the required exercise price. The Company shall have the right to delay the issue or delivery of any Shares under the Plan until (a) the completion of such registration or qualification of such Shares under any federal or state law, ruling or regulation as the Company shall determine to be necessary or advisable, and (b) receipt from the Holder of such documents and information as the Committee may deem necessary or appropriate in connection with such registration or qualification.

 

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11. SECURITIES LAWS.

Each Option Agreement shall contain such representations, warranties and other terms and conditions as shall be necessary in the opinion of counsel to the Company to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws.

12. ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS.

In the event of any corporate event or transaction, such as a merger, consolidation, share exchange, recapitalization, reorganization, separation, stock dividend, stock split, split-up, spin-off or other distribution of stock or property of the Company, combination of shares, exchange of shares, dividend in kind, or other like change in capital structure or distribution (other than normal cash dividends) to shareholders of the Company, the Committee, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Holders’ rights under the Plan, shall substitute or adjust, in an equitable manner (including adjustments to avoid fractional shares), the number of Shares (i) reserved under the Plan, (ii) available for Incentive Stock Options, (iii) for which Options may be granted to an individual Holder, and (iv) covered by outstanding Options denominated in stock, (b) the stock prices related to outstanding Options; and (c) the appropriate Market Price and other price determinations for such Options. In the event of a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization or liquidation, the Committee shall be authorized to issue or assume Options, whether or not in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies, by means of substitution of new Options for previously issued awards or an assumption of previously issued awards. All adjustments under this Section 12 shall be made in a manner such that they will not result in a penalty under Section 409A of the Code. Any adjustment, waiver, conversion or other action taken by the Committee under this Section 12 shall be conclusive and binding on all Holders, the Company and their successors, assigns and beneficiaries.

13. TIME OF GRANTING.

Nothing contained in the Plan or in any resolution adopted or to be adopted by the Board of Directors or the shareholders of the Company and no action taken by the Committee shall constitute the granting of any Option hereunder. The granting of an Option pursuant to the Plan shall take place only when a written Option Agreement shall have been duly executed by and on behalf of the Company.

14. TAXES.

The Company shall be entitled to pay or withhold the amount of any tax which it believes is requires as a result of the grant or exercise of any Option under the Plan, and the Company may defer making delivery with respect to Shares obtained pursuant to exercise of any Option, until arrangement satisfactory to it have been made with respect to any such withholding obligations. An Employee exercising a Nonstatutory Stock Option may, at his election, satisfy his obligation for payment of withholding taxes either by having the Company retain a number of Shares having an aggregate Market Price on the date the Shares are withheld equal to the amount of the withholding tax or by delivering to the Company Shares already owned by the

 

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Employee having an aggregate Market Price on the date the Shares are delivered equal to the amount of the withholding tax.

15. EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PLAN.

The Plan shall become effective, upon approval of the Company’s Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors on December 16, 1993, subject to ratification of the Plan by the vote of the holders of a majority of Shares present or represented and entitled to vote at an annual or special meeting thereof duly called and held.

16. TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT.

Unless the Plan shall theretofore have been terminated as hereinafter provided, no Incentive Stock Option hereunder shall be granted after December 15, 2003. The Plan may be terminated, modified or amended by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Shares of the Company present, or represented, and entitled to vote at a meeting of the shareholders of the Company. The Board of Directors of the Company may also terminate the Plan or make such modifications or amendments thereof as it shall deem advisable, including such modifications or amendments as it shall deem advisable in order to conform to any law or regulation applicable thereto; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may not, unless otherwise permitted under the federal securities laws, without further approval of the shareholders of the Company, adopt any amendment to the Plan which would cause the Plan to no longer comply with Rule 16b-3, or any successor rule or other regulatory requirements. No termination, modification or amendment of the Plan may, without the consent of the Holder, adversely affect the rights of such Holder under an outstanding Option then held by the Holder.

17. RULE 16b-3.

(a) It is intended that the Plan meet all of the requirements of Rule 16b-3. If any provision of the Plan would disqualify the Plan under, or would not comply with, Rule 16b-3, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to Rule 16b-3.

(b) Any election by any Employee subject to Section 16 of the 1934 Act, pursuant to Paragraph 6(e) or 14 hereof, may be made only during such times as permitted by Rule 16b-3 and may be disapproved by the Committee at any time after the election.

 

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EX-10.(SS) 8 dex10ss.htm 1989 EXECUTIVE STOCK OPTION AND RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN 1989 Executive Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan

Exhibit (10)(ss)

1989 EXECUTIVE STOCK OPTION AND RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN

OF MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORPORATION

as amended on October 19, 2006

1. PURPOSE OF PLAN.

The purpose of the Plan is to promote the best interests of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation and its shareholders by providing key employees of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation and its subsidiaries with an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in Marshall & Ilsley Corporation thereby providing a stronger incentive for them to put forth maximum effort for the continued success and growth of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation. In addition, the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in Marshall & Ilsley Corporation will aid in attracting and retaining key personnel.

2. DEFINITIONS.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

(a) “CER” shall mean a cash equivalent right granted in connection with a Purchase Right pursuant to Paragraph 10 of the Plan.

(b) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(c) “Committee” shall mean the Committee of the Board of Directors constituted as provided in Paragraph 4 of the Plan.

(d) “Company” shall mean Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation.

(e) “Employees” shall mean those individuals who are full-time employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries, from among whom the Committee may select the holders of Options or Purchase Rights.

(f) “Holder” shall mean an Employee to whom an Option or Purchase Right has been granted.

(g) “Incentive Stock Option” shall mean an option to purchase Shares which complies with the provisions of Section 422A of the Code.

(h) “Market Price” shall mean the closing sale price of a Share on the NASDAQ National Market System as reported in the Midwest Edition of the Wall Street Journal, or such other market price as the Committee may determine in conformity with pertinent law and regulations of the Treasury Department.

(i) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” shall mean an option to purchase Shares as described in Paragraph 8 of the Plan and which does not comply with the provisions of Section 422A of the Code.


(j) “Option” shall mean an Incentive Stock Option or Nonstatutory Stock Option granted under the Plan.

(k) “Option Agreement” shall mean the agreement between the Company and an Employee whereby an Option is granted to such Employee.

(l) “Parent” shall mean a parent corporation of the Company as defined in Section 425(e) of the Code.

(m) “Plan” shall mean the 1989 Executive Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan of the Company.

(n) “Purchase Right” shall mean a right to purchase Shares granted pursuant to Paragraph 9 of the Plan.

(o) “Purchase Right Agreement” shall mean the agreement between the Company and an Employee whereby a Purchase Right is granted to such Employee.

(p) “Purchaser” shall mean a Holder who has exercised a Purchase Right and purchased Shares pursuant thereto.

(q) “Share” or “Shares” shall mean the $1.00 par value Common Stock of the Company.

(r) “Subsidiary” shall mean a subsidiary corporation of the Company as defined in Section 425(f) of the Code.

3. SHARES RESERVED UNDER PLAN.

The aggregate number of Shares which may be issued or sold under the Plan shall not exceed 500,000 Shares, which may be treasury Shares or authorized but unissued Shares, or a combination of the two, subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 15 hereof; provided, however, in no event shall the number of Shares sold through the exercise of Purchase Rights granted under the Plan and the number of Shares subject to outstanding Purchase Rights at any time exceed in the aggregate more than 200,000 Shares. Any Shares subject to an Option or Purchase Right which expires or terminates for any reason (whether by voluntary surrender, lapse of time, termination of employment or otherwise) and is unexercised as to such Shares, and any Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the restriction provisions set forth in paragraph 9, below, may again be the subject of an Option or Purchase Right under the Plan; provided, however, in no event shall the number of Shares issued or sold under this Plan and the number of Shares subject to outstanding Options or Purchase Rights at any time exceed in the aggregate more than 500,000 Shares. The Holder of an Option shall be entitled to the rights and privileges of ownership with respect to the Shares subject to the Option only after actual purchase and issuance of such Shares pursuant to exercise of all or part of an Option.

No Employee shall be eligible to receive under this Plan Options or Purchase Rights for Shares aggregating more than ten percent (10%) of the Shares reserved under the Plan.

 

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4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN.

The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall consist of not less than three members of the Board of Directors of the Company and shall be so constituted as to permit the Plan to comply with Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor rule or other regulatory requirements. The members of the Committee shall be appointed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

The Committee shall have sole authority in its discretion, but always subject to the express provisions of the Plan, to determine the purchase price of the Shares covered by each Option or Purchase Right, the Employees to whom and the time or times at which Options and Purchase Rights shall be granted, the number of Shares to be subject to each Option or Purchase Right, and the extent to which Options and Purchase Rights may be exercised in installments; to interpret the Plan; to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations pertaining to the Plan; to determine the terms and provisions of the respective Option Agreements and Purchase Right Agreements; and to make all other determinations and interpretations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The Committee’s determination of the foregoing matters shall be conclusive and binding on the Company, all Employees, all Holders, all Purchasers and all other persons.

5. ELIGIBILITY.

Only Employees shall be eligible to receive Options and Purchase Rights under the Plan. In determining the Employees to whom Options and Purchase Rights shall be granted and the number of Shares to be covered by each Option or Purchase Right, the Committee may take into account the nature of the services rendered by the respective Employees, their present and potential contributions to the success of the Company, and other such factors as the Committee in its discretion shall deem relevant. An Employee who has been granted an Option or Purchase Right under the Plan may be granted additional Options or Purchase Rights under the Plan if the Committee shall so determine. The Company shall effect the granting of Options and Purchase Rights under the Plan by execution of, respectively, Option Agreements and Purchase Right Agreements in such form as shall be approved by the Committee. No Option or Purchase Right may be granted under the Plan to any person who is then a member of the Committee.

6. OPTIONS: GENERAL PROVISIONS.

(a) Types of Options. Options to purchase Shares granted pursuant to this Plan shall be specified to be either an Incentive Stock Option (as described in Paragraph 7) or a Nonstatutory Stock Option (as described in Paragraph 8). An Option Agreement executed pursuant to this Plan may include both an Incentive Stock Option and a Nonstatutory Stock Option, provided each Option is clearly identified as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. An Option Agreement executed pursuant to this Plan shall in no event provide for the grant of a tandem Option, wherein two Options are issued together and the exercise of one affects the right to exercise the other.

 

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(b) General Exercise Period. No Option granted under this Plan shall provide for its exercise earlier than six (6) months from its date of grant. The Committee may, in its discretion, require that a Holder be employed by the Company or a Subsidiary for a designated number of years prior to the exercise by the Holder of any Option or portion of an Option granted under this Plan. The Committee may, in its discretion, determine the periods during which Options or portions of Options may be exercised by a Holder, subject only to the terms of this Plan. Any of the foregoing requirements or limitations subsequently may be reduced or waived by the Committee in its discretion, unless such reduction or waiver is prohibited by the Code or other applicable law.

(c) Stock Appreciation Rights. Stock appreciation rights may be granted in tandem with Incentive Stock Options and Nonstatutory Stock Options and each stock appreciation right granted under this Plan shall be subject to such terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as the Committee shall impose, including the following:

 

  (1) A stock appreciation right shall be exercisable only to the extent the Option is exercisable, provided that no stock appreciation right whenever granted may be exercised for a period of six (6) months from its date of grant.

 

  (2) A stock appreciation right shall expire no later than the expiration of the underlying Option.

 

  (3) A stock appreciation right shall be transferable only when the underlying Option is transferable, and under the same conditions.

 

  (4) A stock appreciation right shall entitle the Holder to receive from the Company, in exchange for the surrender of an Option as to all or any portion of the Shares subject thereto, that number of full Shares having an aggregate value substantially equal to (but not more than) the excess of the Market Price of one Share on the business day immediately preceding the date of exercise (the “Valuation Date”) over the option exercise price specified with respect to such Option as set forth in the applicable Option Agreement, multiplied by the number of Shares as to which the Option is surrendered. In the discretion of the Committee, cash may be paid in lieu of issuing fractional Shares. However, the Company, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be entitled to elect to settle its obligation arising out of the exercise of a stock appreciation right by the payment of cash equal to the aggregate value of the Shares it would otherwise be obligated to deliver, or by the issuance of a combination of Shares and cash, in the proportions determined by the Committee, equal in value to the aggregate value of the Shares the Company would otherwise be obligated to deliver.

 

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  (5) A stock appreciation right can be exercised only when there is a positive spread, i.e., when the market price of the Shares subject to the Option exceeds the exercise price of such Option. A stock appreciation right can be exercised only at such times expressly permitted by Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such other securities laws as may be applicable to the exercise of such stock appreciation right.

(d) Payment of Exercise Price. The purchase or exercise price shall be payable in whole or in part in cash, in Shares, other property or in labor or services performed for the Company or a Subsidiary, or such other consideration consistent with the Plan’s purpose and applicable law as may be determined by the Committee from time to time, and, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, such Price shall be paid in full at the time that an Option is exercised. If the Employee elects to pay all or a part of the purchase or exercise price in Shares, such Employee may make such payment by (i) delivering to the Company a number of Shares already owned by the Employee equal in value to the purchase or exercise price, or (ii) such other method as the Committee may approve. All shares so withheld or delivered shall be valued at their Market price on the date withheld or delivered.

7. INCENTIVE STOCK OTPIONS.

This Paragraph sets forth the special provisions that govern Incentive Stock Options granted under this Plan. Any Incentive Stock Option granted under this Plan may, if so expressly stated in the Option Agreement pertaining to such Option, include a stock appreciation right, as described in Subparagraph 6(c), above, either at the time of grant or by subsequent amendment of the Option Agreement.

(a) Maximum Calendar Year Grant to Any Employee. The aggregate fair market value (determined at the time the Option is granted) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time during any calendar year under this Plan (and under all other plans of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary qualifying under Section 422A of the Code) shall not exceed $100,000, and/or any other limit as may be prescribed by the Code from time to time, per Employee.

(b) Option Exercise Price. The per share purchase price of the Shares under each Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to this Plan (the “ISO Exercise Price”) shall be determined by the Committee but shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value per Share on the date of grant of such Option. The fair market value per Share on the date of grant shall be the Market Price for the business day immediately preceding the date of grant of such Option.

(c) Grant and Exercise Period. No Incentive Stock Option shall (i) be granted after ten (10) years from the date this Plan is adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors, or (ii) be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from its date of grant. Every Incentive Stock Option which has not been exercised within ten years of its date of grant shall lapse upon the expiration of said ten-year period unless it shall have lapsed at an earlier date.

 

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8. NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION.

This Paragraph sets forth the special provisions that govern Nonstatutory Stock Options granted under this Plan. Any Nonstatutory Stock Option granted under this Plan may, if so expressly stated in the Option Agreement pertaining to such Option, include a stock appreciation right, as described in Subparagraph 6(c), above, either at the time of grant or by subsequent amendment of the Option Agreement.

Option Exercise Price. The per share purchase price of the Shares under each Nonstatutory Stock Option granted pursuant to this Plan (the “NSO Exercise Price”) shall be determined by the Committee but shall not be less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value per Share on the date of grant of such Option. The fair market value per Share on the date of grant shall be the Market Price for the business day immediately preceding the date of grant of such Option.

9. PURCHASE RIGHTS.

(a) Grant of Purchase Rights. The Committee may grant Purchase Rights under the Plan to such Employees as it may determine, and a Purchase Right Agreement shall be executed by the Company to effect each grant of a Purchase Right. Any Purchase Right granted under this Plan may include a cash equivalent right, which may be granted either at the time of grant of the Purchase Right or subsequent thereto, as provided in Paragraph 10, below.

(b) Exercise. The Committee in its absolute discretion shall determine the period during which a Holder shall have the right to exercise a Purchase Right granted under this Plan; provided, however, that such period shall in no event exceed sixty (60) days after the date of grant of the Purchase Right by the Committee. A Holder may exercise a Purchase Right as to all or any part of the Shares subject to such Purchase Right. Shares sold pursuant to Purchase Rights shall sometimes be referred to hereinafter as “Restricted Shares.”

(c) Purchase Price. The purchase price at which each Share shall be sold to Employees pursuant to Purchase Rights granted hereunder shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but shall not be less than $1.00 per share.

(d) Restrictions. All Shares sold pursuant to Purchase Rights shall be subject to the following restrictions:

 

  (1)

The Restricted Shares may not be sold, assigned, conveyed, donated, pledged, transferred or otherwise disposed of or encumbered for a period described in Subparagraph (d)(2), below. In the event that a Purchaser shall sell, assign, convey, donate, pledge, transfer or otherwise dispose of or encumber any Restricted Shares, the Company shall have the right and option, in addition to such other rights and remedies available to it (including the right to restrain or set aside such transfer), exercisable by written notice to the transferee thereof at any time within ninety (90) days after its discovery of such transaction, to repurchase for cash all or any part of such Restricted Shares at an amount equal to

 

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the price paid for such Restricted Shares by the Purchaser (the “Repurchase Price”).

 

  (2) The nature and extent of any additional restrictions and the period for which shares shall be restricted (the “Restricted Period”) shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that the Restricted Period shall expire in not less than three nor more than seven consecutive years measured from the day of the month in which such shares are purchased. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, the Restricted Period shall be seven years and the restrictions imposed upon such Restricted Shares shall automatically lapse as to one-fifth of such Restricted Shares on the last day of each of the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh years after the date of purchase of such Restricted Shares.

 

  (3) Except as provided in Subparagraph (d)(4), below, in the event that a Purchaser’s employment with the Company or a Subsidiary is terminated for any reason, the Company shall have the right for ninety (90) days following the termination of such employment to buy for cash any or all of the Restricted Shares held by such terminating Purchaser which on the date of such termination of employment are subject to the restrictions imposed thereon by virtue of this Subparagraph (d). All such Restricted Shares shall be repurchased at the Repurchase Price. The right to repurchase Restricted Shares granted to the Company in this Subparagraph (d)(3) shall be exercisable by the Company’s Board of Directors, and it may decide whether or not to exercise each such right in its sole discretion.

 

  (4) In the event a Purchaser hereunder terminates his employment with the Company or a Subsidiary because of normal retirement (as defined in the M&I Retirement Plan), death, disability (as defined in Section 105(d)(4) of the Code), early retirement with the consent of the Committee, or for other reasons determined by the Committee in its sole discretion to be appropriate, then the Company shall not have the right to repurchase any of the Restricted Shares pursuant to Subparagraph (d)(3), above, and all such restrictions which would otherwise be in effect by virtue of this Subparagraph (d) shall immediately terminate.

 

  (5) Prior to the lapse, expiration or other termination of the Restricted Period, Purchasers shall have the right to vote Restricted Shares, the right to receive and retain all regular cash dividends (and such other distributions as the Committee may designate) paid or distributed on Shares and all other rights as a holder of Shares, except that the Company will retain custody of the sock certificates representing Restricted Shares during the Restricted Period.

 

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  (6) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, the restrictions provided in this Subparagraph 9(d) shall immediately lapse upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event, as described in Subparagraph (d)(7) below, and all Restricted Shares shall be treated as ordinary Shares of the Company and the holders thereof shall be entitled to receive the same consideration thereupon payable to the holders of outstanding shares of the Company.

 

  (7) For purposes of this Plan, a Triggering Event shall be any of the following: (a) the commencement by any person or group of persons, other than the Company or a Subsidiary, of a tender or exchange offer for twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the outstanding shares of the common stock of the Company; (b) the acceptance by the Board of Directors of the Company of, or the public recommendation by the Board that the stockholders of the Company accept, an offer from any person or group of persons, other than the Company or a Subsidiary, to acquire twenty-five percent (25%) or more of either the outstanding shares of the common stock of the Company or the consolidated assets of the Company; (c) the acquisition, by any person or group of persons, of the beneficial ownership or the right to acquire beneficial ownership of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the outstanding shares of the common stock of the Company (the term “group” and “beneficial ownership” as used in this paragraph having the meanings assigned thereto in Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the regulations promulgated thereunder); or (d) the Company (or any subsidiary or subsidiaries in the aggregate representing at least 25% of the consolidated assets of the Company), shall have entered into an agreement with any person, or any person shall have filed a draft or final application or notice with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or any other federal or state regulatory agency for approval, to (i) merge or consolidate with, or enter into any similar transaction with, the Company or such subsidiary, in which the Company or subsidiary is not the survivor (ii) purchase, lease or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or such subsidiary or (iii) purchase or otherwise acquire (including by way of merger, consolidation, share exchange or any similar transaction) or otherwise hold or own, securities representing twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the voting power of the Company or such subsidiary.

 

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10. CASH EQUIVALENT RIGHTS.

A cash equivalent right (“CER”) may be granted by the Committee in connection with the award of Purchase Rights under the Plan. A CER granted under the Plan shall entitle a Purchaser of Restricted Shares to a cash payment in an amount and at such time as set forth under Subparagraph 10(a), below. The Committee may grant a CER at any time from the date of grant of a Purchase Right, through and including the time of the exercise of a Purchase Right, or at any time thereafter up to, and including, any date thirty (30) days after the date of the lapse, expiration or other termination of the restrictions on Restricted Shares imposed under Subparagraph 9(d), above.

(a) Amount and Time of Payment. Not later than ninety (90) days after (i) the date of the lapse, expiration or other termination of the restrictions on Restricted Shares imposed under Subparagraph 9(d), above, or (ii) if a Purchaser shall make an election under Section 83(b) of the Code as to Restricted Shares purchased hereunder, the date of notice to the Company of such election, the holder of a CER shall be entitled to receive from the Company a cash amount up to 100% of the excess of the Market Price per Share on the Recognition Date over the price paid by the Purchaser, multiplied by the number of Restricted Shares so released from restrictions or as to which a Section 83(b) election is made. The “Recognition Date” shall be the date of the lapse, expiration or other termination of the restrictions on Restricted Shares purchased hereunder, except that in the case of an election by the Purchaser under Section 83(b) of the Code the “Recognition Date” shall be the date of purchase of the Restricted Shares as to which such election is made.

(b) Repurchase of Shares. In the event of a Purchaser’s termination of employment with the Company or a Subsidiary which under the Plan shall entitle the Company to buy all or any part of the Restricted Shares purchased by the terminating Purchaser, and the Company’s exercise of such right to repurchase such Restricted Shares, the CERs theretofore granted to such Purchaser with respect to such repurchased Restricted Shares shall automatically be cancelled forthwith and have no further force or effect; provided, however, that any CER cash amounts paid prior to such termination as a result of a Section 83(b) election under the Code by the Purchaser shall not be recoverable by the Company, and Purchaser shall not be liable therefore. The filing by the Purchaser of an election under Section 83(b) as to Restricted Shares purchased under the Plan shall in no way affect or impair the Company’s right to repurchase such Restricted Shares as provided in Subparagraph 9(d), above.

(c) Notice of Election. If a Purchaser makes an election under Section 83(b) as to any of the Restricted Shares for which the purchaser has been granted a CER, such Purchaser shall be entitled to payment of such CER only if the Purchaser notifies the Secretary of the Company of such election within thirty (30) days of such election.

11. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

(a) Any Holder whose employment with the Company or a Subsidiary is terminated due to retirement on such Holder’s normal retirement date (as defined in the M&I Retirement Plan or any successor plan providing retirement benefits) or due to early retirement with the consent of the Committee shall have:

 

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  (1) One (1) year from the date of such termination of employment to exercise any Option granted hereunder as to all or part of the Shares subject to such Option, provided, however, that no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant, and

 

  (2) The continuing right to exercise any Purchase Right granted hereunder after the date of such termination of employment; provided, however, that no Purchase Right shall be exercisable subsequent to sixty (60) days after its date of grant;

provided that on the date of termination of employment the Holder then had a present right to exercise such Option or Purchase Right.

(b) Any Holder whose employment with the Company or a Subsidiary is terminated due to disability (as defined in Section 105(d)(4) of the Code) shall have:

 

  (1) One (1) year from the date of termination of employment to exercise any Option granted hereunder as to all or part of the Shares subject to such Option; provided, however, that no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant, and

 

  (2) The continuing right to exercise any Purchase Right granted hereunder after the date of such termination of employment; provided, however, that no Purchase Right shall be exercisable subsequent to sixty (60) days after its date of grant;

provided that on the date of termination of employment the Holder then had a present right to exercise such Option or Purchase Right.

(c) In the event of the death of a Holder while in the employ of the Company or a Subsidiary, any Option or Purchase Right theretofore granted to such Holder shall be exercisable:

 

  (1) For one (1) year after the Holder’s death in the case of an Option, but in no event later than ten (10) years from its date of grant in the case of an Incentive Stock Option;

 

  (2) For the remaining term of a Purchase Right, but in no event later than sixty (60) days from its date of grant;

 

  (3) Only by the personal representative, administrator or other representative of the estate of the deceased Holder or by the person or persons to whom the deceased Holder’s rights under the Option or Purchase Right shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution; and

 

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  (4) Only to the extent that the deceased Holder would have been entitled to exercise such Option or Purchase Right on the date of the Holder’s death.

(d) If a Holder’s employment is terminated for a reason other than those specified above, to the extent an Option or Purchase Right is not effectively exercised prior to such termination, it shall lapse immediately upon termination, unless the Committee shall, in its sole discretion, make other provisions for exercise not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan or applicable law.

(e) The Committee may in its sole discretion increase the periods permitted for exercise of an Option or a Purchase Right following a termination of employment as provided in Subparagraphs 11(a), (b), (c) and (d), above if allowable under applicable law; provided, however, in no event shall an Incentive Stock Option be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant, and in no event shall a Purchase Right be exercisable subsequent to sixty (60) days after the date of grant of such Purchase Right.

(f) The Plan shall not confer upon any Holder any right with respect to continuation of employment by the Company or a Subsidiary, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or such Subsidiary to terminate any Holder’s employment at any time.

12. TRANSFERABILITY.

Options, Purchase Rights, stock appreciation rights and CERs granted to a Holder under this Plan shall not be transferable and during the lifetime of the Holder shall be exercisable only by the Holder. A Holder shall have the right to transfer the Options, Purchase Rights, stock appreciation rights and CERs granted to such Holder upon such Holder’s death, either by the terms of such Holder’s will or under the laws of descent and distribution, subject to the limitations set forth in Paragraph 11, above, and all such distributes shall be subject to all terms and conditions of this Plan to the same extent as would the Holder if still alive, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or as determined by the Committee.

13. EXERCISE.

An Option Agreement or Purchase Right Agreement may provide for exercise of its respective Option or Purchase Right in such amounts and at such times as shall be specified therein; provided, however, except as provided in Paragraph 11, above, no Option or Purchase Right may be exercised unless the Holder is then in the employ of the Company or a Subsidiary and shall have been continuously so employed since its date of grant. A Purchase Right granted under the Plan shall not be exercisable at any time at which the purchase price (as provided in Subparagraph 9(c), above) is greater than ten percent (10%) of the then fair market value per Share, as determined by the Committee in conformity with applicable laws and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. An Option or Purchase Right shall be exercisable by a Holder’s giving written notice of exercise to the Secretary of the Company accompanied by payment of the required exercise or purchase price. The Holder who elects to exercise a stock appreciation right shall so notify the Secretary of the Company in writing, and , in conjunction

 

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therewith, the Holder’s Option Agreement shall be appropriately amended or cancelled. The Company shall have the right to delay the issue or delivery of any Shares under the Plan until (a) the completion of such registration or qualification of such Shares under any federal or state law, ruling or regulation as the Company shall determine to be necessary or advisable, and (b) receipt from the Holder of such documents and information as the Committee may deem necessary or appropriate in connection with such registration or qualification.

14. SECURITIES LAWS.

Each Option Agreement and Purchase Right Agreement shall contain such representations, warranties and other terms and conditions as shall be necessary in the opinion of counsel to the Company to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws.

15. ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS.

In the event of any corporate event or transaction, such as a merger, consolidation, share exchange, recapitalization, reorganization, separation, stock dividend, stock split, split-up, spin-off or other distribution of stock or property of the Company, combination of shares, exchange of shares, dividend in kind, or other like change in capital structure or distribution (other than normal cash dividends) to shareholders of the Company, the Committee, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Holders’ rights under the Plan, shall substitute or adjust, in an equitable manner (including adjustments to avoid fractional shares), the number of Common Shares (i) reserved under the Plan, (ii) available for Incentive Stock Options or Restricted Stock, (iii) for which Options or Purchase Rights may be granted to an individual Holder, and (iv) covered by outstanding Options or Purchase Rights or denominated in stock, (b) the stock prices related to outstanding Options; and (c) the appropriate Market Price and other price determinations for such Options. In the event of a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization or liquidation, the Committee shall be authorized to issue or assume Options or Purchase Rights, whether or not in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies, by means of substitution of new Options or Purchase Rights for previously issued awards or an assumption of previously issued awards. All adjustments under this Section 15 shall be made in a manner such that they will not result in a penalty under Section 409A of the Code. Any adjustment, waiver, conversion or other action taken by the Committee under this Section 15 shall be conclusive and binding on all Holders, the Company and their successors, assigns and beneficiaries.

16. TIME OF GRANTING.

Nothing contained in the Plan or in any resolution adopted or to be adopted by the Board of Directors or the stockholders of the Company and no action taken by the Committee shall constitute the granting of any Option or Purchase Right hereunder. The granting of an Option pursuant to the Plan shall take place only when a written Option Agreement shall have been duly executed by and on behalf of the Company. The granting of a Purchase Right pursuant to the Plan shall take place only when a Purchase Right Agreement shall have been duly executed by and on behalf of the Company.

 

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17. TAXES.

(a) The Company shall be entitled to pay or withhold the amount of any tax which it believes is required as a result of the grant or exercise of any Option, stock appreciation right, Purchase Right or CER under the Plan, and the Company may defer making delivery with respect to cash and/or Shares obtained pursuant to exercise of any Option, stock appreciation right, Purchase Right or CER until arrangements satisfactory to it have been made with respect to any such withholding obligations. An employee exercising a Nonstatutory Stock Option may, at his election, satisfy his obligation for payment of withholding taxes either by having the Company retain a number of Shares having an aggregate Market Price on the date the Shares are withheld equal to the amount of the withholding tax or by delivering to the Company Shares already owned by the Employee having an aggregate Market Price on the date the Shares are delivered equal to the amount of the withholding tax.

(b) An Employee who owns Restricted Shares may, at his election, satisfy his obligation for payment of withholding taxes by either having the Company withhold from the shares to be delivered upon lapse of the restrictions a number of Shares having an aggregate Market Price on the date the Shares are withheld equal to the amount of the withholding tax or by delivering to the Company Shares already owned by the Employee having an aggregate Market Price on the date the Shares are delivered equal to the amount of the withholding tax.

18. EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PLAN.

The Plan shall become effective, upon approval of the Company’s Board of Directors, on March 1, 1989, subject to ratification of the Plan by the vote of the holders of a majority of Shares present or represented and entitled to vote at an annual or special meeting thereof duly called and held.

19. TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT.

Unless the Plan shall theretofore have been terminated as hereinafter provided, no Incentive Stock Option hereunder shall be granted after February 28, 1999. The Plan may be terminated, modified or amended by the shareholders of the Company. The Board of Directors of the Company may also terminate the Plan or make such modifications or amendments thereof as it shall deem advisable, including such modifications or amendments as it shall deem advisable in order to conform to any law or regulation applicable thereto; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may not, unless otherwise permitted under the federal securities laws, without further approval of the holders of a majority of the Shares voted at any annual or special meeting at which a quorum is present and voting, adopt any amendment to the Plan which would cause the Plan to no longer comply with Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor rule or other regulatory requirements. No termination, modification or amendment of the Plan may, without the consent of the Holder, adversely affect the rights of such Holder under an outstanding Option or Purchase Right then held by the Holder.

 

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EX-10.(TT) 9 dex10tt.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BANCSHARES, INC. STOCK OPTION PLAN Amended and Restated Mississippi Valley Bancshares, Inc. Stock Option Plan

Exhibit (10)(tt)

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BANCSHARES, INC.

1991 STOCK OPTION PLAN (FIVE-YEAR OPTIONS)

As Amended Through 4/19/00;

As further amended on October 19, 2006

1. Purpose of Plan: The purpose of this 1991 Stock Option Plan (Five-Year Options) (the “Plan”) is to aid Mississippi Valley Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries in securing and retaining officers by making it possible to offer them an increased incentive, in the form of a proprietary interest in the Company, to join or continue in the service of the Company (including its subsidiaries) and increase their efforts for its welfare.

2. Granting of Options: The Compensation and Employee Benefits Committee (“Committee”) of the Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”) may from time to time grant options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock (“Stock”) to officers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to this Plan. In granting options, the Committee may consider the recommendations of the Company’s Chairman and the chief executive officers of the Company’s subsidiaries. No member of the Committee shall be eligible to participate in the decision to grant options under this Plan if such member has been granted or awarded equity securities of the Company under this Plan or any other plan of the Company during the one year before the commencement of such member’s service on the Committee or during such service.

The total number of Shares that may be optioned under the Plan from time to time is 1,640,000 less the number of shares subject to outstanding or exercised options under the Company’s 1988 Stock Option Plan (Five-Year Options). Shares optioned may consist, in whole or part, of unissued Shares or reacquired Shares. If any Shares that have been optioned cease to be subject to option, they may again be optioned under the Plan and for the purpose of this Section 2 shall not be considered as having been theretofore optioned. The foregoing number of Shares may be increased or decreased by events stated in Section 4.

No option may be granted under the Plan before the date on which this Plan is adopted by the Board or after December 31, 2009, unless this Plan is extended, but options theretofore granted may extend beyond that date. No option holder (“Participant”) shall have any rights of a stockholder as to Shares under option until such Shares shall have been issued to the Participant upon due exercise of the option

3. Terms of Options. The terms of each option granted under the Plan shall be as determined from time to time by the Committee, consistent however, with the following:

(a) The option price shall be not less than the last sale price of the Stock as reported on the NASDAQ National Market System on the date the option is granted. Payment in full in cash shall be made for all Shares purchased.

(b) No option shall be exercisable after five years from the date it is granted, except as provided in subparagraph (e).

(c) Each option shall be for a maximum of 15,000 Shares and shall not vest earlier than at the rate of 25% of the total number of Shares subject to the option for each full year elapsed since the date the option is granted, subject to acceleration in the event of a change in control of the Company.

 

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(d) The option shall not be transferable by the Participant otherwise than by will or by laws of decent and distribution, and except as provided in subparagraph (e) the option shall be exercisable only by the Participant and only during the period of the Participant’s employment by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

(e) In the event of the death of the Participant or the termination of the Participant’s employment by reason of disability or incapacity, then to the extent that the Option was vested and exercisable on the date of the Participant’s death or of such termination of employment, it may be exercised by the Participant’s personal representative, conservator (if any) or guardian (if any), respectively, for a period of ninety days following the date of the Participant’s death or of such termination of employment.

(f) The option agreements authorized under the Plan shall contain such other provisions and restrictions as the Committee shall deem advisable.

(g) The grant of an option pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations, or changes of its capital or business structure or to merge or to consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate or sell, or transfer all or any of its business or assets.

4. Stock Adjustment: In the event of any corporate event or transaction, such as a merger, consolidation, share exchange, recapitalization, reorganization, separation, stock dividend, stock split, split-up, spin-off or other distribution of stock or property of the Company, combination of shares, exchange of shares, dividend in kind, or other like change in capital structure or distribution (other than normal cash dividends) to shareholders of the Company, the Committee, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants’ rights under the Plan, shall substitute or adjust, in an equitable manner (including adjustments to avoid fractional shares), the number of Shares (i) reserved under the Plan, (ii) for which options may be granted to an individual Participant, and (iii) covered by outstanding options denominated in stock, (b) the stock prices related to outstanding options; and (c) the appropriate fair market value and other price determinations for such options. In the event of a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization or liquidation, the Committee shall be authorized to issue or assume options, whether or not in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (“Code”), applies, by means of substitution of new options for previously issued awards or an assumption of previously issued awards. All adjustments under this Section 4 shall be made in a manner such that they will not result in a penalty under Section 409A of the Code. Any adjustment, waiver, conversion or other action taken by the Committee under this Section 4 shall be conclusive and binding on all Participants, the Company and their successors, assigns and beneficiaries.

5. Administration of Plan: The Committee shall have the power to interpret the Plan, and to make rules for carrying it out. It shall have no power (without the consent of the Participant) to change the terms and conditions of any option except to the extent, if any, provided in such option. The Board or the Executive Committee of the Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. No such amendment, suspension or termination shall affect options then in effect without the consent of the Participant.

 

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EX-10.(UU) 10 dex10uu.htm 1996 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN 1996 Equity Compensation Plan

Exhibit (10)(uu)

GOLD BANC CORPORATION, INC.

1996 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN

as amended on February 2, 2001

as further amended on October 19, 2006

SECTION 1

PURPOSE AND DURATION

1.1 Effective Date. This Plan permits the grant of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Performance Units and Performance Shares. This Plan shall become effective upon approval of the Board of Directors of the Company.

1.2 Purpose of this Plan. This Plan is intended to attract, motivate, and retain (a) employees and directors of the Company and its Affiliates and (b) consultants who provide significant services to the Company and its Affiliates. This Plan also is designed to further the growth and financial success of the Company and its Affiliates by aligning the interests of the Participants, through the ownership of Shares and through other equity based incentives, with the interests of the Company’s shareholders.

SECTION 2

DEFINITIONS

The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context:

2.1 “1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Reference to a specific section of the 1933 Act or regulation thereunder shall include such section or regulation, any valid regulation promulgated under such section, and any comparable provision of any future legislation or regulation amending, supplementing, or superseding such section or regulation.

2.2 “1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Reference to a specific section of the 1934 Act or regulation thereunder shall include such section or regulation, any valid regulation promulgated under such section, and any comparable provision of any future legislation or regulation amending, supplementing, or superseding such section or regulation.

2.3 “Advisory Director” means such persons designated by the Board of Directors of the Company as being entitled to notice of and to attend and participate in meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company with voice, but without vote.

2.4 “Affiliate” means any corporation or any other entity, including partnerships and joint ventures, which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company, whether now or hereafter existing.

2.5 “Affiliated SAR” means a SAR which is granted in connection with, and is related to, an Option, and which automatically will be deemed to be exercised at the same time that such related Option is exercised.


2.6 “Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant under this Plan of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Performance Units or Performance Shares.

2.7 “Award Agreement” means the written agreement setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to each Award granted under this Plan.

2.8 “Board” or “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

2.9 “Change in Control” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.2.

2.10 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference to a specific section of the Code or regulation thereunder shall include such section or regulation, any valid regulation promulgated under such section, and any comparable provision of any future legislation or regulation amending, supplementing, or superseding such section or regulation.

2.11 “Committee” means the committee appointed by the Board pursuant to Section 3.1 to administer this Plan.

2.12 “Company” means Gold Banc Corporation, Inc., a Kansas corporation, and any successor thereto. With respect to the definitions of the Performance Goals, the Committee in its sole discretion may determine that “company” means Gold Banc Corporation, Inc. and its Subsidiaries.

2.13 “Consultant” means any consultant, independent contractor or other person who provides significant services to the Company or to an Affiliate, and who is compensated for such services, but who is neither an Employee nor a member of the Board of Directors, but may be an Advisory Director.

2.14 “Director” means any individual who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company or is an Advisory Director of the Company.

2.15 “Disability” means a permanent and total disability within the meaning of Section 22(e) (3) of the Code, provided that in the case of Awards other than Incentive Stock Options, the Committee in its sole discretion may determine whether a permanent and total disability exists in accordance with uniform and nondiscriminatory standards adopted by the Committee from time to time.

2.16 “Earnings Per Share” means as to any Fiscal Year, the Company’s Net Income or a specified business unit’s Pro Forma Net Income, divided by a weighted average number of Shares outstanding calculated on a fully diluted basis.

2.17 “Employee” means any employee of the Company or of an Affiliate, whether now or hereafter employed.

2.18 “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. Reference to a specific section of ERISA or regulation thereunder shall include such section or

 

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regulation, any valid regulation promulgated under such section, and any comparable provision of any future legislation or regulation amending, supplementing or superseding such section or regulation.

2.19 “Exercise Price” means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a Participant pursuant to the exercise of an Option.

2.20 “Fair Market Value” means, in descending order of determination, (i) the last quoted per share selling price at which Shares were traded, as reported in The Wall Street Journal; provided that the most recent trade date is less than sixty (60) days prior to the date of determining Fair Market Value hereunder, or (ii) the value determined in good faith by the Committee in accordance with uniform and nondiscriminatory standards. Notwithstanding the preceding, for federal, state and local income tax reporting purposes, fair market value shall be determined by the Committee or its delegate in accordance with uniform and nondiscriminatory standards adopted by it from time to time.

2.21 “Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Company.

2.22 “Freestanding SAR” means a SAR that is granted independently of any Option.

2.23 “Grant Date” means, with respect to an Award, the date on which the Award was granted.

2.24 “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option to purchase Shares which is designated as an Incentive Stock Option, and is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.

2.25 “Individual MBOs” means as to a Participant, the objective and measurable goals set by a “management by objectives” process, and approved by the Committee in its sole discretion.

2.26 “Net Income” means as to any Fiscal Year, the income after taxes of the Company for that Fiscal Year determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; provided, however, that prior to the Fiscal Year, the Committee shall determine whether any significant items shall be included or excluded from the calculation of Net Income with respect to one or more Participants.

2.27 “Nonqualified Stock Option” means an Option to purchase Shares which is not an Incentive Stock Option.

2.28 “Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option granted pursuant to this Plan.

2.29 “Participant” means an Employee, Consultant or Director to whom an outstanding Award has been granted.

2.30 “Performance Goals” means the goals determined by the Committee in its sole discretion to be applicable to a participant with respect to an Award. As determined by the Committee, the Performance Goals applicable to an Award may provide for a targeted level or levels of achievement using one or more of the following measures: (a) Earnings Per Share, (b)

 

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Individual MBOs, (c) Net Income, (d) Pro Forma Net Income, (e) Return on Designated Assets, (f) Return on Revenues, and (g) Satisfaction MBOs. The Performance Goals may differ from Participant to Participant and from Award to Award.

2.31 “Performance Period” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.3.

2.32 “Performance Share” means an Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 8.

2.33 “Performance Unit” means an Award granted to a participant pursuant to Section 8.

2.34 “Period of Restriction” means the period during which the transfer of Shares of Restricted Stock are subject to restrictions. As provided in Section 7, such restrictions may be based on the passage of time, the achievement of target levels of performance or the occurrence of other events as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

2.35 “Plan” means the Gold Banc corporation, Inc. 1996 Equity Compensation Plan, as set forth in this instrument and as hereafter amended from time to time.

2.36 “Pro Forma Net Income” means as to any specified business unit for any Fiscal Year, the portion of the Company’s Net Income allocable to such business unit; provided, however, that prior to such Fiscal Year, the Committee shall determine the basis on which such allocation shall be made.

2.37 “Restricted Stock” means an Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 7.

2.38 “Retirement” means, in the case of an Employee, a Termination of Service by reason of the Employee’s retirement at or after age sixty-five (65) or pursuant to any early retirement program instituted by the Company. With respect to a Director, “Retirement” means termination of service on the Board.

2.39 “Return on Designated Assets” means as to any Fiscal Year, (a) the Pro Forma Net Income of a specified business unit, divided by the average of that business unit’s designated assets measured as of the beginning and end of such Fiscal Year, or (b) the Net Income of the Company, divided by the average of the Company’s designated assets measured as of the beginning and end of such Fiscal Year.

2.40 “Return on Revenues” means as to any Fiscal Year, the percentage equal to the Company’s Net Income or a specified business unit’s Pro Forma Net Income, divided by the Company’s or that business unit’s Annual Revenue.

2.41 “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act, and any future regulation amending, supplementing, or superseding such regulation.

2.42 “Satisfaction MBOs” means as to any Participant, the objective and measurable individual goals set by a “management by objectives” process and approved by the Committee, which goals relate to the satisfaction of external or internal requirements.

 

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2.43 “Section 16 Person” means a person who, with respect to the Shares, is subject to Section 16 of the 1934 Act.

2.44 “Shares” means the shares of common stock of the Company.

2.45 “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means an Award, granted either alone or in connection with a related Option, that is designated as a SAR pursuant to Section 6.

2.46 “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation” as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code, whether now or hereafter existing.

2.47 “Tandem SAR” means a SAR which is granted in connection with, or related to, an Option, and which requires forfeiture of the right to purchase an equal number of shares under the related Option upon the exercise of such SAR; or alternatively, which requires the cancellation of an equal amount of SAR upon the purchase of the Shares subject to the Option.

2.48 “Termination of Service” or “Terminates” means (a) in the case of an Employee, a cessation of the employee-employer relationship between an Employee and the Company or an Affiliate for any reason, including, but not limited to, a cessation by resignation, discharge, death, Disability, Retirement or the disaffiliation of an Affiliate, but excluding any such cessation where there is a simultaneous reemployment by the Company or by an Affiliate, (b) in the case of a Director, a cessation of the status of the Director as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company or as an Advisory Director for any reason, including, but not limited to, a cessation by resignation, removal, death, disability, or the failure to be reelected or reappointed, as the case may be, and (c) in the case of a Consultant, a cessation of the service relationship between a Consultant and the Company or an Affiliate for any reason, including, but not limited to, a cessation by resignation, discharge, death, Disability or the disaffiliation of an Affiliate, but excluding any such cessation where there is a simultaneous re-engagement of the Consultant by the Company or by an Affiliate.

SECTION 3

ADMINISTRATION

3.1 The Committee. This Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall consist of not less than two (2) Directors. The members of the Committee shall be appointed from time to time by, and shall serve at the pleasure of, the Board of Directors. The Committee shall be comprised solely of Directors who both are (a) “disinterested persons” under Rule 16b-3, and (b) “outside directors” under Section 162(m) of the Code.

3.2 Authority of the Committee. It shall be the duty of the Committee to administer this Plan in accordance with the provisions hereof. The Committee shall have all powers and discretion necessary or appropriate to administer this Plan and to control its operation, including, but not limited to, the power to (a) determine which Employees, Directors and Consultants shall be granted Awards, (b) prescribe the terms and conditions of the Awards, (c) interpret the terms and provision of this Plan and of the Awards, (d) adopt rules for the administration, interpretation and application of this Plan, and (e) interpret, amend, or revoke any such rules.

 

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3.3 Delegation by the Committee. The Committee, in its sole discretion and on such terms and conditions as it may provide, may delegate all or any part of its authority and powers under this Plan to one or more directors or officers of the Company; provided, however, that the Committee may not delegate its authority and powers (a) with respect to Section 16 Persons, or (b) in any way which would jeopardize this Plan’s qualification under Section 162(m) of the Code or Rule 16b-3.

3.4 Decisions Binding. All determinations and decisions made by the Committee, the Board and any delegate of the Committee appointed pursuant to Section 3.3 shall be final, conclusive, and binding on all persons, and shall be given the maximum deference permitted by law.

SECTION 4

SHARES SUBJECT TO THIS PLAN

4.1 Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3, the total number of Shares available for grant under this Plan shall not exceed 2,500,000. Shares granted under this Plan may be either authorized but unissued Shares or treasury Shares, or any combination thereof.

4.2 Lapsed Awards. If an Award is settled in cash, or is cancelled, terminates, expires or lapses for any reason (with the exception of the termination of a Tandem SAR upon exercise of the related Option, or the termination of a related Option upon exercise of the corresponding Tandem SAR), any Shares subject to such Award thereafter shall be available to be the subject of a subsequent Award.

4.3 Adjustments in Awards and Authorized Shares. In the event of any corporate event or transaction, such as a merger, consolidation, share exchange, recapitalization, reorganization, separation, stock dividend, stock split, split-up, spin-off or other distribution of stock or property of the Company, combination of shares, exchange of shares, dividend in kind, or other like change in capital structure or distribution (other than normal cash dividends) to shareholders of the Company, the Committee, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants’ rights under the Plan, shall substitute or adjust, in an equitable manner (including adjustments to avoid fractional shares), the number of Common Shares (i) reserved under the Plan, (ii) available for Incentive Stock Options or Restricted Stock, (iii) for which Awards may be granted to an individual Participant, and (iv) covered by outstanding Awards denominated in stock, (b) the stock prices related to outstanding Awards; and (c) the appropriate Fair Market Value and other price determinations for such Awards. In the event of a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization or liquidation, the Committee shall be authorized to issue or assume Awards, whether or not in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies, by means of substitution of new Awards for previously issued awards or an assumption of previously issued awards. All adjustments under this Section 4.3 shall be made in a manner such that they will not result in a penalty under Section 409A of the Code. Any adjustment, waiver, conversion or other action taken by the Committee under this Section 4.3 shall be conclusive and binding on all Participants, the Company and their successors, assigns and beneficiaries.

 

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SECTION 5

STOCK OPTIONS

5.1 Grant of Options. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, Options may be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants at any time and from time to time as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee in its sole discretion shall determine the number of Shares subject to each Option; provided, however, that during any Fiscal Year, no Participant shall be granted Options covering more than 100,000 Shares. The Committee may grant Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, or any combination thereof.

5.2 Award Agreement. Each Option shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Exercise Price, the expiration date of the Option, the number of Shares to which the Option pertains, any conditions to exercise of the Option and such other terms and conditions as the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine. The Award Agreement also shall specify whether the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option.

5.3 Exercise Price. Subject to the provisions of this Section 5.3, the Exercise Price per Share for each Option shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

5.3.1 Incentive Stock Options. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Exercise Price per Share shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date; provided, however, that if on the Grant Date, the Employee (together with persons whose stock ownership is attributed to the Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Exercise Price per Share shall be not less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date.

5.3.2 Substitute Options. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.3.1, in the event that the Company or an Affiliate consummates a transaction described in Section 424(a) of the Code (e.g., the acquisition of property or stock from an unrelated corporation), persons who become Employees or Consultants on account of such transaction may be granted Options in substitution for options granted by such former employer or recipient of services. If such substitute Options are granted, the Committee, in its sole discretion and consistent with Section 424(a) of the Code, may determine that such substitute Options shall have an Exercise Price per Share less than one hundred (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Grant Date.

5.4 Expiration of Options.

5.4.1 Expiration Dates. Each Option shall terminate upon the earlier of the first to occur of the following events:

(a) The date for termination of the Option set forth in the Award Agreement; or

(b) The expiration of ten (10) years from the Grant Date (except as provided in Section 5.8.2 regarding Incentive Stock Options); or

 

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(c) The expiration of one (1) year from the date of the Optionee’s Termination of Service for a reason other than the Optionee’s death, Disability or Retirement (except as provided in Section 5.8.2 regarding Incentive Stock Options); or

(d) The expiration of three (3) years from the date of the Optionee’s Termination of Service by reason of Disability, death, or Retirement (except as provided in Section 5.8.2 regarding Incentive Stock Options).

5.4.2 Committee Discretion. Subject to the limits of Section 5.4.1, the Committee in its sole discretion (a) shall provide in each Award Agreement when each Option expires and becomes unexercisable and (b) may, after an Option is granted, extend the maximum term of the Option (subject to Section 5.8.4 regarding Incentive Stock Options), provided however, in the case of Incentive Stock Options, that the maximum term of the Option may not be extended if the Fair Market Value per Share is greater than the Exercise Price per Share.

5.5 Exercisability of Options. Options granted under this Plan shall be exercisable at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion. After an Option is granted, the Committee in its sole discretion may accelerate the exercisability of the Option. However, in no event may any Option granted to a Section 16 Person be exercisable until at least six (6) months following the Grant Date or such shorter period as may be permissible while maintaining compliance with Rule 16b-3.

5.6 Payment. Options shall be exercised by the Participant’s delivery of a written notice of exercise to the Secretary of the Company or its designee, setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised, accompanied by full payment for the Shares. Upon the exercise of any Option, the Exercise Price shall be payable to the Company in full in cash or by certified or cashiers check. The Committee in its sole discretion also may permit exercise (a) by tendering previously acquired Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the total Exercise Price, (b) by delivery of an executed promissory note representing indebtedness of the Participant to the Company, (c) by any other means which the Committee in its sole discretion determines (i) to provide legal consideration for the Shares, and (ii) to be consistent with the purposes of this Plan, or (d) any combination of the methods of payment set forth in this Section. As soon as practicable after receipt of a written notification of exercise and full payment for the Shares purchased, the Company shall deliver to the Participant or to the Participant’s designated broker, Share certificates (which may be in book entry form) representing such Shares.

5.7 Share Transferability. The Committee may impose transfer restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option as it may deem advisable or appropriate in its sole discretion, including, but not limited to, restrictions related to applicable Federal securities laws, the requirements of any national securities exchange or system upon which Shares are then listed or traded, and any blue sky or state securities laws.

 

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5.8 Certain Additional Provisions for Incentive Stock Options.

5.8.1 Eligible Participants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to persons who are employees of the Company or a Subsidiary on the Grant Date.

5.8.2 Exercisability. The aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares (as determined on the applicable Grant Date) with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Employee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries) shall not exceed $100,000.

5.8.3 Termination of Service. No Incentive Stock Option may be exercised more than three (3) months after the Participant’s Termination of Service for any reason other than Disability or death, unless (a) the Participant dies during such three-month period, and (b) the Award Agreement or the Committee permits later exercise. No Incentive Stock Option may be exercised more than one (1) year after the Participant’s termination of employment on account of Disability, unless (a) the Participant dies during such one-year period, and (b) the Award Agreement or the Committee permits later exercise.

5.8.4 Expiration. No Incentive Stock Option may be exercised after the expiration of ten (10) years from the Grant Date; provided, however, that if the Option is granted to an Employee who, together with persons whose stock ownership is attributed to the Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code, owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Option may not be exercised after the expiration of five (5) years from the Grant Date.

SECTION 6

STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

6.1 Grant of SARs. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan, a SAR may be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee may grant Affiliated SARs, Freestanding SARs, Tandem SARs, or any combination thereof.

6.1.1 Number of Shares. The Committee shall have complete discretion to determine the number of SARs granted to any participant, provided that during any Fiscal Year, no Participant shall be granted SARs covering more than 100,000 Shares.

6.1.2 Exercise Price and Other Terms. The Committee, subject to the provisions of this Plan, shall have complete discretion to determine the terms and conditions of SARs granted under this Plan. The exercise price per Share of Tandem or Affiliated SARs shall equal the Exercise Price per Share of the related Option. In no event shall a SAR granted to a Section 16 Person become exercisable until at least six (6) months after the Grant Date or such shorter period as may be permissible while maintaining compliance with Rule 16b-3.

6.2 Exercise of Tandem SARs. Tandem SARs may be exercised for all or part of the Shares subject to the related Option upon the surrender of the right to exercise the equivalent portion of the related Option. A Tandem SAR may be exercised only with respect to the Shares for which its related Option is then exercisable. With respect to a Tandem SAR granted in connection with

 

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an Incentive Stock Option: (a) the Tandem SAR shall expire no later than the expiration of the underlying Incentive Stock Option; (b) the value of the payout with respect to the Tandem SAR shall be for no more than one hundred percent (100%) of the difference between the Exercise Price per Share of the underlying Incentive Stock Option and the Fair Market Value per Share of the Shares subject to the underlying Incentive Stock Option at the time the Tandem SAR is exercised; and (c) the Tandem SAR shall be exercisable only when the Fair Market Value per Share of the Shares subject to the Incentive Stock Option exceeds the Exercise Price per Share of the Incentive Stock Option.

6.3 Exercise of Affiliated SARs. An Affiliated SAR shall be deemed to be exercised upon the exercise of the related Option. The deemed exercise of an Affiliated SAR shall not necessitate a reduction in the number of Shares subject to the related Option.

6.4 Exercise of Freestanding SARs. Freestanding SARs shall be exercisable on such terms and conditions as the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine; provided, however, that no SAR granted to a Section 16 Person shall be-exercisable until at least six (6) months after the Grant Date or such shorter period as may be permissible while maintaining compliance with Rule 16b-3.

6.5 SAR Agreement. Each SAR grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the exercise price per share, the term of the SAR, the conditions of exercise, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine.

6.6 Expiration of SARs. A SAR granted under this Plan shall expire on the date set forth in the Award Agreement, which date shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms and provisions of Section 5.4 also shall apply to SARs.

6.7 Payment of SAR Amount. Upon exercise of a SAR, a participant shall be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying (i) the positive difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the exercise price per Share by (ii) the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised. At the sole discretion of the Committee, the payment upon SAR exercise may be in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in any combination thereof.

SECTION 7

RESTRICTED STOCK

7.1 Grant of Restricted Stock. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Shares of Restricted Stock to Employees, Directors and Consultants in such amounts as the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine. The Committee in its sole discretion shall determine the number of Shares to be granted to each Participant; provided, however, that during any Fiscal Year, no participant shall receive more than 100,000 Shares of Restricted Stock.

7.2 Restricted Stock Agreement. Each Award of Restricted Stock shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Period of Restriction, the number of Shares granted, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine. Unless the Committee in its sole discretion determines otherwise, Shares of Restricted Stock shall be

 

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held by the Company as escrow agent until the end of the applicable Period of Restriction.

7.3 Transferability. Except as provided in this Section 7, Shares of Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred, gifted, bequeathed, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, voluntarily or involuntarily, until the end of the applicable Period of Restriction; provided, however, that in no event may the restrictions on Restricted Stock granted to a Section 16 Person lapse prior to six (6) months following the Grant Date or such shorter period as may be permissible while maintaining compliance with Rule 16b-3.

7.4 Other Restrictions. The Committee in its sole discretion may impose such other restrictions on Shares of Restricted Stock as it may deem advisable or appropriate in accordance with this Section 7.4.

7.4.1 General Restrictions. The Committee may set restrictions based upon (a) the achievement of specific performance objectives (Company-wide, divisional or individual), (b) applicable Federal or state securities laws, (c) continued employment or service to the Company, or (d) any other basis determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

7.4.2 Section 162(m) Performance Restrictions. For purposes of qualifying grants of Restricted Stock as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee in its sole discretion may either condition Awards on the achievement of Performance Goals or set restrictions based upon the achievement of Performance Goals. The Performance Goals shall be set by the Committee on or before the latest date permissible to enable the Restricted Stock to qualify as “performance based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. In granting Restricted Stock that is intended to qualify under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee shall follow any procedures determined by it in its sole discretion from time to time to be necessary, advisable, or appropriate to ensure qualification of the Restricted Stock under Section 162(m) of the Code (e.g., in determining the Performance Goals).

7.4.3 Legend on Certificates. The Committee in its sole discretion may legend the certificates representing Restricted Stock to give appropriate notice of such restrictions. For example, the Committee may determine that some or all certificates representing Shares of Restricted Stock shall bear the following legend:

“THE SALE OR OTHER TRANSFER OF THE SHARES OF STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE, WHETHER VOLUNTARY, INVOLUNTARY, OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THE GOLD BANC CORPORATION, INC. 1996 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN AND IN A RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT. A COPY OF THE PLAN AND SUCH RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SECRETARY OF GOLD BANC CORPORATION, INC.”

7.5 Removal of Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 7, Shares of Restricted Stock covered by each Restricted Stock grant made under this Plan shall be released from escrow as soon as practicable after the end of the applicable Period of Restriction. The

 

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Committee in its sole discretion may accelerate the time at which any restrictions shall lapse and remove any restrictions; provided, however, that the Period of Restriction on Shares granted to a Section 16 Person may not lapse until at least six (6) months after the Grant Date or such shorter period as may be permissible while maintaining compliance with Rule 16b-3. After the end of the applicable Period of Restriction, the Participant shall be entitled to have any legend or legends under Section 7.4.3 removed from his or her Share certificate, and the Shares shall be freely transferable by the Participant.

7.6 Voting Rights. During the Period of Restriction, Participants holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may exercise full voting rights with respect to those Shares, unless the applicable Award Agreement provides otherwise.

7.7 Dividends and Other Distributions. During the Period of Restriction, Participants holding Shares of Restricted Stock shall be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such Shares unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement. If any such dividends or distributions are paid in Shares, the Shares shall be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid with respect to Restricted Stock granted to a Section 16 Person, any dividend or distribution that constitutes a “derivative security” or an “equity security” under Section 16 of the 1934 Act shall be subject to a Period of Restriction equal to the longer of (a) the remaining Period of Restriction on the Shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which the dividend or distribution is paid, or (b) six (6) months.

7.8 Return of Restricted Stock to Company. On the date set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, the Restricted Stock for which the applicable restrictions have not either lapsed or been satisfied shall revert to the Company and thereafter shall be available for grant under this Plan.

SECTION 8

PERFORMANCE UNITS AND PERFORMANCE SHARES

8.1 Grant of Performance Units/Shares. Performance Units and Performance Shares may be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants at any time and from time to time, as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee shall have complete discretion in determining the number of Performance Units and Performance Shares granted to each participant; provided, however, that during any Fiscal Year, (a) no Participant shall receive Performance Units having an initial value greater than $100,000, and (b) no Participant shall receive more than 100,000 Performance Shares.

8.2 Value of Performance Units/Shares. Each Performance Unit shall have an initial value that is established by the Committee on or before the Grant Date.

8.3 Performance Objectives and Other Terms. The Committee shall set performance objectives in its sole discretion which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the number or value of Performance Units or Performance Shares, or both, that will be paid out to the Participants. The time period during which the performance objectives must be

 

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met shall be called the “Performance Period.” Performance Periods of Awards granted to Section 16 Persons shall, in all cases, exceed six (6) months in length or such shorter period as may be permissible while maintaining compliance with Rule 16b-3. Each Award of Performance Units or Performance Shares shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Performance Period, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine.

8.3.1 General Performance Objectives. The Committee may set performance objectives based upon (a) the achievement of Company-wide, divisional or individual goals, (b) applicable Federal or state securities laws, or (c) any other basis determined by the Committee in its discretion.

8.3.2 Section 162(m) Performance Objectives. For purposes of qualifying grants of Performance Units or Performance Shares as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee in its sole discretion may determine that the performance objectives applicable to Performance Units or Performance Shares, as the case may be, shall be based on the achievement of Performance Goals. The Performance Goals shall be set by the Committee on or before the latest date permissible to enable the Performance Units or Performance Shares, as the case may be, to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. In granting Performance Units or Performance Shares which are intended to qualify under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee shall follow any procedures determined by it from time to time to be necessary or appropriate in its sole discretion to ensure qualification of the Performance Units or Performance Shares, as the case may be, under Section 162(m) of the Code (e.g., in determining the Performance Goals).

8.4 Earning of Performance Units/Shares. After the applicable Performance Period has ended, the holder of Performance Units or Performance Shares shall be entitled to receive a payout of the number of Performance Units or Performance Shares, as the case may be, earned by the participant over the Performance Period, to be determined as a function of the extent to which the corresponding performance objectives have been achieved. After the grant of a Performance Unit or Performance Share, the Committee in its sole discretion may reduce or waive any performance objectives for such Performance Unit or Performance Share; provided, however, that Performance Periods of Awards granted to Section 16 Persons shall not be less than six (6) months or such shorter period as may be permissible while maintaining compliance with Rule 16b-3.

8.5 Form and Timing of Payment of Performance Units/Shares. Payment of earned Performance Units or Performance Shares shall be made as soon as practicable after the end of the applicable Performance Period. The Committee in its sole discretion may pay earned Performance Units or Performance Shares in the form of cash, in Shares (which have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the value of the earned Performance Units or Performance Shares, as the case may be, at the end of the applicable Performance Period), or in any combination thereof.

 

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8.6 Cancellation of Performance Units/Shares. On the earlier of the date set forth in the Award Agreement or the participant’s Termination of Service (other than by death, Disability or, with respect to an Employee, Retirement), all unearned or unvested Performance Units or Performance Shares shall be forfeited to the Company, and thereafter shall be available for grant under this Plan. In the event of a Participant’s death, Disability or, with respect to an Employee, Retirement, prior to the end of a Performance Period, the Committee shall reduce his or her Performance Units or Performance Shares proportionately based on the date of such Termination of Service.

SECTION 9

MISCELLANEOUS

9.1 Deferrals. The Committee in its sole discretion may permit a Participant to defer receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of Shares that would otherwise be due to such Participant under an Award. Any such deferral election shall be made at least one year prior to the due date, and shall be subject to such rules and procedures as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

9.2 No Effect on Employment or Service. Nothing in this plan shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company to terminate any participant’s employment or service at any time, with or without cause. For purposes of this Plan, transfer of employment of a participant between the Company and any of its Affiliates (or between Affiliates) shall not be deemed a Termination of Service. Employment with the Company and its Affiliates is on an at-will basis only, unless otherwise provided by an applicable employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or its Affiliate, as the case may be.

9.3 Participation. No Employee, Director or Consultant shall have the right to be selected to receive an Award under this Plan, or, having been so selected, to receive a future Award.

9.4 Indemnification. Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Committee or the Board shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from (a) any loss, cost, liability or expense (including attorneys’ fees) that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under this Plan or any Award Agreement, and (b) from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Company’s prior written approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit, or proceeding against him or her; provided, however, that he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s incorporation documents or Bylaws, by contract, as a matter of law or otherwise, or under any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

 

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9.5 Successors. All obligations of the Company under this Plan, with respect to Awards granted hereunder, shall be binding on any successor of the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company.

9.6 Beneficiary Designations. If permitted by the Committee, a Participant under this Plan may name a beneficiary or beneficiaries to whom any vested but unpaid Award shall be paid in the event of the Participant’s death. Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the Participant, and shall be effective only if given in a form and manner acceptable to the Committee. In the absence of any such designation, any vested benefits remaining unpaid at the participant’s death shall be paid to the Participant’s estate and, subject to the terms of this Plan and of the applicable Award Agreement, any unexercised vested Award may be exercised by the administrator or executor of the Participant’s estate.

9.7 Nontransferability of Awards. No Award granted under this Plan may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will, by the laws of descent and distribution, or to the limited extent provided in Sections 7.3 and 9.6. All rights with respect to an Award granted to a Participant shall be available during his or her lifetime only to the Participant.

9.8 No Rights as Shareholder. Except to the limited extent provided in Sections 7.6 and 7.7, no Participant nor any beneficiary thereof shall have any of the rights or privileges of a shareholder of the Company with respect to any Shares issuable pursuant to an Award or the exercise thereof, unless and until certificates representing such Shares shall have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to the Participant or his or her beneficiary.

SECTION 10

AMENDMENT, TERMINATION, AND DURATION

10.1 Amendment, Suspension, or Termination. The Board in its sole discretion may amend or terminate this Plan, or any part thereof, at any time and for any reason. The amendment, suspension or termination of this plan shall not, without the consent of the Participant, alter or impair any rights or obligations under any Award previously granted to such Participant. No Award may be granted during any period of suspension or after termination of this Plan.

10.2 Duration of this Plan. This Plan shall become effective on the date specified herein, and subject to Section 10.1, shall remain in effect thereafter; provided, however, that without further shareholder approval, no Incentive Stock Option may be granted under this plan after the tenth anniversary of the effective date of this Plan.

SECTION 11

TAX WITHHOLDING

11.1 Withholding Requirements. Prior to the delivery of any Shares or cash pursuant to an Award or the exercise thereof, the Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy Federal, state, and local taxes, including the Participant’s Social Security tax obligation, required

 

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to be withheld with respect to such Award or the exercise thereof.

11.2 Withholding Arrangements. The Committee, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may permit a participant to satisfy such tax withholding obligation, in whole or in part, by (a) electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable Shares, or (b) delivering to the Company Shares then owned by the participant having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The amount of the withholding requirement shall be deemed to include any amount that the Committee agrees may be withheld at the time any such election is made, not to exceed the amount determined by using the maximum federal, state, or local marginal income tax rates applicable to the Participant with respect to the Award on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld or delivered shall be determined as of the date that the taxes are required to be withheld.

SECTION 12

CHANGE IN CONTROL

12.1 Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control of the Company, all Awards granted under this Plan that are then outstanding and not then exercisable, or are then subject to restrictions, shall, unless otherwise provided for in the Agreements applicable thereto, become immediately exercisable, and all restrictions shall be removed, as of the first date that the change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred, and shall remain as such for the remaining life of the Award as provided herein and within the provisions of the related Agreements; provided however, that the Board of Directors of the Company may limit the applicability of this Section with respect to that portion of any Award to which Section 280G of the Code is applicable.

12.2 Definition. For purposes of Section 12.1 above, a Change in Control of the Company shall be deemed to have occurred if the conditions set forth in anyone or more of the following shall have been satisfied, unless such condition shall have received prior approval of a majority vote of the Continuing Directors, as defined below, indicating that Section 12.1 shall not apply thereto:

(a) any “person” (as such term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding the Company, any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the company, or any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company) first becomes, subsequent to the adoption of this Plan, the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing thirty percent (30%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities;

(b) during any period of two consecutive years (not including any period prior to the Effective Date of this Plan), individuals (“Existing Directors”) who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors, and any new director (an “Approved Director”) (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 12.2) whose election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved

 

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by a vote of a least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election previously was so approved (Existing Directors together with Approved Directors constituting “Continuing Directors”), cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors; or

(c) the shareholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other person, other than (i) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities for the surviving entity) more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (ii) a merger in which no “person” (as defined in Section 12.2(a)) acquires more than thirty percent (30%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or

(d) the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the company’s assets or any transaction having a similar effect.

SECTION 13

LEGAL CONSTRUCTION

13.1 Gender and Number. Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine, the plural shall include the singular, and the singular shall include the plural.

13.2 Severability. In the event any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of this Plan, and this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

13.3 Requirements of Law. The grant of Awards and the issuance of Shares under this Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required from time to time.

13.4 Securities Law Compliance. With respect to Section 16 Persons, Awards under this Plan are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3. To the extent any provision of this Plan, Award Agreement or action by the Committee fails to so comply, it shall be deemed null and void, to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable or appropriate by the Committee in its sole discretion.

13.5 Governing Law. This Plan and all Award Agreements shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Kansas, excluding its conflict of laws provisions.

13.6 Captions. Captions are provided herein for convenience of reference only, and shall not serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Plan.

 

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EX-10.(VV) 11 dex10vv.htm 1994 KEY EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN 1994 Key Employee Stock Option Plan

Exhibit (10)(vv)

FIRST BUSINESS BANCSHARES OF KANSAS CITY, INC.

1994 KEY EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN

as amended on October 19, 2006

1. PURPOSE. The purpose of the First Business Bancshares of Kansas City, Inc. 1994 Key Employee Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) is to advance the interests of the Corporation by encouraging and providing a means whereby key employees may acquire an indirect equity interest in the success of First Business Bank of Kansas City, N.A. (the “Bank”) by purchasing regular common stock of First Business Bancshares of Kansas City, Inc. (the “Corporation”) pursuant to Options granted under the Plan. These Options will not be qualified under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Board of Directors of the Corporation believes that the Plan will enable the Corporation to attract and retain the services of highly qualified executives upon whose judgment, leadership and special efforts the successful conduct of the Corporation’s business is largely dependent.

2. NUMBER OF SHARES. Options under the plan may be granted annually to any key employee of the Corporation to purchase such number of shares of the Corporation’s regular common stock which the Directors shall determine. Such options shall be granted on the last day in              of each year. The aggregate number of shares of the regular common stock of the Corporation which may be issued under Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall not exceed 27,000 shares, subject to adjustment as described in Section 8. Such shares may, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, consist either in whole or in part of shares of the corporation’s authorized but unissued regular common stock or shares of the Corporation’s authorized and issued regular common stock reacquired by the Corporation and held in its treasury. If an Option granted under the Plan is surrendered or for any other reason ceases to be exercisable in whole or in part, the shares which were subject to such Option, but as to which the Option has not been exercised, shall continue to be available under the Plan.

3. ADMINISTRATION AND ELIGIBILITY.

(a) This Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall establish rules for the proper administration of the Plan. The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall have the authority to grant Options hereunder, to cancel Options with the consent of the Optionee or otherwise in accordance herewith and to impose such conditions on the grant of an Option as it determines are appropriate.

(b) The Board of Directors shall take into consideration the recommendations of the corporation’s Compensation Committee in determining the number of Options granted and the recipients of such Options.

(c) Within the limits of the express provisions of the Plan, the Board of Directors shall determine: (i) the key employees (“Key Employees”) to whom awards hereunder shall be granted, (ii) the time or times at which such awards shall be granted, (iii) the form and amount of the awards, and (iv) the limitations, restrictions and conditions applicable to any such award. In making such determinations, the Board may take into


account the nature of the services rendered by such Key Employees, or classes of Key Employees, their present and potential contributions to the Corporation’s success and such other factors as the Board in its discretion shall deem relevant.

(d) The Board’s determinations under the Plan, including without limitation, determinations as to the persons to receive awards, the terms and provisions of such awards and the agreements evidencing the same, need not be uniform and may be made by it selectively among persons who receive or are eligible to receive awards under the Plan, whether or not such persons are similarly situated.

4. OPTION PRICE. The Option exercise price shall be equal to, but not be less than, 100% of the Fair Market Value of the regular common stock at the time an Option is granted. “Fair Market Value” of any share of the Corporation’s regular common stock at any date shall be: (i) if the shares are listed on an established stock exchange or exchanges, the last reported sale price per share on such date on the principal exchange on which it is traded, or if no sale was made on such date on such principal exchange, at the closing reported price on such date on such exchange; or (ii) if the shares of stock are not then listed on an exchange, the last sales price or closing price per share in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealer’s, Inc. Automated Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) in the National Market System List on such date; or (iii) if the shares of regular common stock are not then listed on an exchange or quoted on NASDAQ, an amount equal to its book value based on the Corporation’s consolidated audited financial statements for the most recent year end.

5. OPTIONS AND VESTING.

(a) TERM OF OPTIONS. Each Option shall become exercisable at the time, and for the number of shares of Common Stock, fixed by the Board in the Option Agreement with each Key Employee. Each Option shall expire and all rights to purchase Common Stock thereunder shall cease no later than:

(i) Three months from the date on which the Optionee’s continuous employment by the Corporation or the Bank is terminated; or

(ii) Three months from the date on which the Corporation ceases to own directly or through attribution from its wholly-owned subsidiaries 50% or more of the voting stock of the Bank; or

(iii) Twelve months from the date on which the Optionee’s continuous employment by the Corporation or the Bank is terminated, as a result of death, or if, at the time of such termination, the Optionee is considered disabled for purposes of Section 422A of the Code; or

(iv) The tenth anniversary of the date the Option was granted; or

(v) Regardless of anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in the 1994 Plan, from the date fraud is committed if there is a final decision by a court of

 

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competent jurisdiction that the Optionee committed fraud in the exercise of his duties to the Corporation or the Bank.

Although already vested Options may be exercised during the three-month and twelve-month periods after termination of employment referred to in Section 3(a), 3(b) and 3(c) above, Options do not continue to vest during these three-month and twelve-month periods.

(b) TAX WITHHOLDING. Whenever the Corporation proposes or is required to issue or transfer shares of Common Stock to a Key Employee under the Plan, the Corporation shall have the right to require the Key Employee to remit to the Corporation an amount sufficient to satisfy all federal, state and local withholding tax requirements prior to the delivery of any certificate or certificates for such shares. If such certificates have been delivered prior to the time a withholding obligation arises, the Corporation shall have the right to require the Key Employee to remit to the Corporation an amount sufficient to satisfy all federal, state, or local withholding tax requirements at the time such obligation arises and to withhold from other amounts payable to the Key Employee, as compensation or otherwise, as necessary. In lieu of requiring a Key Employee to make a payment to the Corporation in an amount related to the withholding tax requirement, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion, provide that at the Key Employee’s election, the tax withholding obligation shall be satisfied by the Corporation’s withholding a portion of the shares otherwise distributable to the Key Employee, such shares being valued at their FAIR MARKET value at the date of exercise, or by the Key Employee’s delivering to the Corporation a portion of the shares previously delivered by the Corporation, such shares being valued at their fair market value as the date of delivery of such shares by the Key Employee to the Corporation.

Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary: (i) a Section 16 Insider’s election pursuant to the preceding sentence must be made on or prior to the date as of which income is realized by the Section 16 Insider in connection with such benefit and must be irrevocable, and (ii) if the Section 16 Insider elects to have shares withheld from those otherwise issuable, then the election must be made in writing either (A) within the 10 business days beginning on the third business day following the release of the Corporation’s quarterly or annual summary of earnings and ending on the 12th business day following such day, or (B) at least six months prior to the date the income is realized. “Section 16 Insider” shall be defined by reference to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder.

(c) NORMAL VESTING OF OPTIONS. Options allocated in any year shall be subject to a vesting schedule before they are exercisable in accordance with the following schedule:

 

End of year one

   20% of allocation

End of year two

   20% of allocation

End of year three

   20% of allocation

End of year four

   20% of allocation

End of year five

   20% of allocation

 

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(d) VESTING OF OPTIONS UPON CHANGE OF CONTROL.

In the event that:

(i) any person (as such term is used in Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder and including any Affiliate or Associate of such person, as defined in Rule 12b-2 under said Act, and any person acting in concert with such person) directly or indirectly acquires or otherwise becomes entitled to vote more than 50 percent of the voting power entitled to be cast at elections for directors (“Voting Power”) of the Corporation or the Bank; or

(ii) there occurs any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or the Bank, or any sale, lease or exchange of all or any substantial part of the consolidated assets of the Corporation or the Bank to any other person and (A) in the case of a merger or consolidation, the holders of outstanding stock of the Corporation or the Bank entitled to vote in elections of directors immediately before such merger or consolidation (excluding for this purpose any person, including any Affiliate or Associate, that directly or indirectly owns or is entitled to vote 20 percent or more of the Voting Power of the Corporation or the Bank) hold less than 80 percent of the Voting Power of the survivor of such merger or consolidation or its parent; or (B) in the case of any such sale, lease or exchange, the Corporation does not own at least 80 percent of the Voting Power of the other person, then all Options previously allocated to Key Employees shall immediately vest and shall be exercisable at the Key Employee’s election.

(e) CORPORATION’S BUY-BACK RIGHT.

If a Key Employee voluntarily terminates his or her employment with the Corporation, the Corporation shall have the right to repurchase such Key Employee’s Options. The repurchase price shall be the difference between the Fair Market Value of the Option shares on the proposed transaction date less the exercise price of the Option.

6. EXERCISE OF AN OPTION. During the period when any Option or portion of it remains exercisable, such Option may be exercised at any time in whole or in part. An Option granted pursuant to this Plan shall be deemed exercised, in whole or in part, on the registered or certified mail postmark date of the Optionee’s written notice of exercise to the Corporation. Such notice shall be accompanied by payment in full of the exercise price of the shares then being purchased. Payment for such shares shall be tendered in cash.

7. USE OF PROCEEDS. The consideration received by the corporation for shares of its regular common stock issued pursuant to Options granted under the Plan shall be credited to stated capital to the extent of the aggregate par value of that stock. All amounts of such consideration received by the Corporation in excess of the aggregate par value shall constitute capital surplus.

 

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8. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN STOCK. In the event of any corporate event or transaction, such as a merger, consolidation, share exchange, recapitalization, reorganization, separation, stock dividend, stock split, split-up, spin-off or other distribution of stock or property of the Corporation, combination of shares, exchange of shares, dividend in kind, or other like change in capital structure or distribution (other than normal cash dividends) to shareholders of the Corporation, the Committee, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Key Employees’ rights under the Plan, shall substitute or adjust, in an equitable manner (including adjustments to avoid fractional shares), the number of common shares (i) reserved under the Plan, (ii) for which Options may be granted to an individual Key Employee, and (iii) covered by outstanding Options denominated in stock, (b) the stock prices related to outstanding Options; and (c) the appropriate Fair Market Value and other price determinations for such Options. In the event of a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization or liquidation, the Committee shall be authorized to issue or assume Options, whether or not in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies, by means of substitution of new Options for previously issued awards or an assumption of previously issued awards. All adjustments under this Section 8 shall be made in a manner such that they will not result in a penalty under Section 409A of the Code. Any adjustment, waiver, conversion or other action taken by the Committee under this Section 8 shall be conclusive and binding on all Key Employees, the Corporation and their successors, assigns and beneficiaries.

9. NONTRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. An Option granted under the plan may not be transferred except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and may be exercised during the lifetime of any Key Employee only by the Key Employee.

10. INVESTMENT PURPOSE. Each Option under the Plan shall be granted on the condition that the purchases of shares of regular common stock of the corporation thereunder shall be for investment purposes and not with a view to resale or distribution; and upon exercise of any Option, each Optionee shall, upon request of the Corporation, execute an instrument prepared by the Corporation evidencing such investment intent. The stock certificates issued pursuant to the exercise of any Option shall bear the following restrictive legend:

“The shares represented by this certificate have been acquired for investment and have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The shares may not be sold or transferred in the absence of such registration or an exemption therefrom under said Act.”

11. SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF PLAN. The Board of Directors may at any time suspend or terminate the Plan. No Option may be granted during such suspension or after such termination of this Plan. The suspension or termination of the Plan shall not, without the Optionee’s consent, alter or impair any rights or obligations under any Option previously granted under the plan.

 

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12. AMENDMENT OF PLAN. The Board of Directors may at any time amend the plan in such respects as the Board of Directors may deem advisable, or in order to conform to any change in the law, or in any other respect which the Board of Directors may deem to be in the best interest of the Corporation; provided, however, that no such amendment shall, without further approval of the stockholders of the Corporation (except as provided in Section 8): (a) increase the aggregate number of shares of regular common stock of the Corporation which may be issued under Options granted pursuant to the Plan; (b) change the minimum Option purchase price; or (c) increase the maximum period during which the Options may be exercised. Any amendment to the plan shall not, without the Key Employee-optionee’s consent, alter or impair any rights or obligations under any Option previously granted under this Plan.

 

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EX-10.(WW) 12 dex10ww.htm INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN OF 1996 Incentive Stock Option Plan of 1996

Exhibit (10)(ww)

AMERICAN BANCSHARES, INC. AND AMERICAN BANK OF BRADENTON

INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN OF 1996

as amended on October 19, 2006

1. Purpose of Plan

The purpose of this Stock Option Plan (“Plan”) is to aid American Bancshares, Inc. (the “Corporation”) and American Bank of Bradenton (the “Bank”) in securing and retaining top management key employees of outstanding ability by making it possible to offer them an increased incentive, in the form of a proprietary interest in the Corporation, to join or continue in the service of the Corporation and/or the Bank and to increase their efforts for its welfare and success.

2. Definitions

As used in this Plan, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(a) “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Corporation;

(b) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

(c) “Common Shares” shall mean the $1.175 par value common shares of American Bancshares, Inc.;

(d) “Bank” shall mean American Bank of Bradenton, a Florida banking corporation, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Bancshares, Inc. ;

(e) “Corporation” shall mean American Bancshares, Inc., a Florida corporation with its principal office located in Bradenton, Florida;

(f) “Disability” shall mean the Participant’s inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months;

(g) “Incentive Stock Option” shall have the meaning of a stock option to purchase Common Shares, which is intended to qualify as an incentive stock option defined in Code Section 422;

(h) “Key Employee” shall have the meaning of any person in the regular full-time common law employment of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, as an executive or non-executive officer thereof, who in the opinion of the Board, is or is expected to be primarily responsible for the management, growth or protection of some part or all of the business of the Corporation;


(i) “Option” shall mean an Incentive Stock Option;

(j) “Parent” shall have the meaning of the any corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations if each of the corporations own stock possessing fifty (50%) percent or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain;

(k) “Participant” shall have the meaning of a person to whom an Option is granted that has not expired and ceased to be exercisable under the Plan; and

(l) “Subsidiary” shall have the meaning of any corporation other than the Corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Corporation of each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

3. Administration of Plan

The Plan shall be administered by the Board. In the event that a director of the Board is eligible to be selected for the grant of an Option during such membership as a director, such director shall recuse himself and not participate in the discussion or vote on the award of the Option to him. The Board shall have the power and authority to administer, construe, and interpret the Plan, to make rules for carrying it out and to make changes in such rules.

4. Granting of Options and $100,000 Limitation

The Board may from time to time grant Options under the Plan to such Key Employees and subject to the limitations of paragraph (a) of Section 7, for such number of shares as the board may determine after receiving recommendations from the compensation committee or the executive officers of the Corporation and/or Bank that employs the Participant. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board may impose such terms and conditions as it deems advisable on the grant of an Option. Any of the foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, the following limitations shall apply to the grant of any Incentive Stock Option:

(a) The aggregate fair market value, determined at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, of the stock received from the exercise of options granted hereunder by a Participant for the first time during any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000.

(b) Any Option granted to a Participant, who immediately before such grant owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock either of the Corporation or any Subsidiary shall not be an Incentive Stock Option, unless (i) at the time such Option is granted the Option price per share is not less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the optioned stock’s then fair market value; and (ii) the Option shall not be


exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from the date of the grant of the Option.

5. Terms of Options

The terms of each Option granted under the Plan shall be as determined from time to time by the Board and shall be set forth in an Incentive Stock Option Agreement in a form attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and approved by the Board; provided, however, the terms of such agreement shall not exceed the following limitations:

(a) Subject to paragraph (b) of section 4 with regard to ten percent (10%) owners, the Option price per share shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value of the optioned stock at the time the Option is granted.

(b) Subject to paragraph (e) of this section, the Option shall be exercisable in whole or in part from time to time during the period beginning to date of grant of the Option, and ending no later than the expiration of ten (10) years from the date of grant of the Option, unless an earlier expiration date shall be stated in the Option or the Option shall cease to be exercisable pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section 5.

(c) Payment in full of the Option price for shares purchased pursuant to an Option shall be made upon exercise of the Option (in whole or in part) and shall be made in cash.

(d) If a Participant’s employment with the Corporation or the Bank terminates, the following rules shall apply:

(i) If a Participant’s employment with the Corporation or the Bank terminates other than by reason of the Participant’s death, disability or retirement after reaching age 65, the Participant’s Option shall thereupon expire and cease to be exercisable upon the expiration of the earlier of ten (10) years from the date of grant of the Option, or three (3) months from the date of such termination.

(ii) If the Participant’s employment with the Corporation or the Bank terminates by reason of his death, the Participant’s Option shall terminate and cease to be exercisable upon the expiration of the earlier of ten (10) years from the date of grant of the Option, or one (l) year from the date of death. Such Option may be exercised by the duly appointed personal representative of the deceased Participant’s estate.

(iii) If a Participant’s employment with the Corporation or the Bank terminates by reason of Disability, the Participant’s Option shall terminate and cease to be exercisable upon the expiration of the earlier of ten (l0) years from the date of grant of the Option, or one (l) year from the date of such termination in the case of Disability.


(iv) If a Participant’s employment with the Corporation or the Bank terminates by reason of retirement after reaching age 65 (other than for Disability), the Participant’s Option shall expire and cease to be exercisable upon the expiration of the earlier of ten (10) years from the date of grant of the Option, or three (3) months from the date of such termination.

(v) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if a Participant’s employment with the Corporation or the Bank is terminated for cause (fraud, embezzlement, failure to perform job responsibilities, etc.) as determined by the Board, in the Board’s sole discretion, or if a Participant competes with the Corporation or the Bank, any Option granted to that Participant shall be immediately revoked and terminated and the Participant shall have no further rights under this Plan. For purposes of this Plan, competition with the Corporation or the Bank shall include director or indirect ownership of or employment with a financial services business within a 100 mile radius of any office operated by the corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision herein, the options granted hereunder shall vest and be exercisable on a cumulative basis for one-third of the shares covered thereby on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant thereof.

In the event that the Corporation has a change of control in which fifty-one percent (51%) or more of the stock of the corporation is acquired or the Corporation is merged or consolidated with another corporation in an acquisition transaction or the Corporation sells substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or the Bank is merged or consolidated with another Bank not owned at least 50% by the Corporation or its Subsidiary or the Bank has a change of control in which 51% or more of the stock of the Bank is acquired or the Bank sells substantially all of its assets, then immediately prior to any such transaction, the vesting schedule set forth above shall not be applicable and the holder of any options granted hereunder shall be 100% vested in such options, subject to the other terms and conditions herein.

6. Exercise of Options

The holder of an Option who decides to exercise the Option in whole or in part shall give notice to the Secretary of the Corporation of such exercise in writing on a form approved by the Board. Any exercise shall be effective as of the date specified in the notice of exercise, but not earlier than the date the notice of exercise and payment in full of the Option price is actually received and in the hands of the Secretary of the Corporation.

7. Limitations and Conditions

(a) The total number of Common Shares that may be optioned as Incentive Stock Options under the Plan is One Hundred and Fifty Thousand (150,000) shares of American Bancshares, Inc.’s $1.175 par value common shares. Such total number of shares may consist, in whole or in part, of unissued shares or


reacquired shares. The foregoing number of shares may be increased or decreased by the events set forth in Section 9.

(b) There shall be no limitations on the amount of Common Shares that may be optioned as Incentive Stock Options under the Plan as set forth in Section 7(a) above, on an annual basis. The amount of shares to be optioned, within the total limitation set forth in Section 7(a) above, shall be determined solely at the discretion of the Board as set forth herein. If there is a proposed acquisition, merger, change of control or other takeover of the Corporation or the Bank that employs the Participant as defined in Section 5(e) of this Plan, the Board, at its sole discretion, may issue any options authorized under the Plan but unissued prior to such time.

(c) Any shares that have been optioned that cease to be subject to an Option (other than by reason of exercise of the Option) shall again be available for option and shall not be considered as having been theretofore optioned.

(d) No Option shall be granted under the Plan after May 28, 2006 (10 years after the effective date) and the Plan shall terminate on such date, but Options theretofore granted may extend beyond that date in accordance with the Plan. At the time an Option is granted or amended or the terms or conditions of an Option are changed, the Board may provide for limitations or conditions on the exercisability of the Option.

(e) An Option shall not be transferable by the Participant otherwise than by Will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During the lifetime of the Participant, an Option shall only be exercisable by the Participant.

(f) No person shall have any rights of a stockholder as to shares under option until, after proper exercise of the Option, such shares shall have been recorded on the Corporation’s official stockholder records as having been issued or transferred.

(g) The Corporation shall not be obligated to deliver any shares until there has been compliance with such laws or regulations as the Corporation may deem applicable. The Corporation shall use its best efforts to effect such compliance. In addition to the foregoing and not by way of limitation, the Corporation may require that the person exercising the Option represent and warrant at the time of such exercise that any shares acquired by exercise are being acquired only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares, if, in the opinion of counsel for the Corporation, such a representation is required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any other applicable law, regulation or rule of any governmental agency.


8. Transfers and Leaves of Absence

For the purpose of the Plan: (a) a transfer of a Participant’s employment without an intervening period from the Corporation to a Subsidiary or vice versa, or from one Subsidiary to another or from Parent to Subsidiary or vice versa, shall not be deemed a termination of employment, and (b) a Key Employee who is granted in writing a leave of absence of no more than ninety (90) days, or if more than ninety (90) days, which guarantees his employment with the Corporation or the Bank at the end of such leave, shall be deemed to have remained in the employ of the Corporation or the Bank during such leave of absence.

9. Stock Adjustments

In the event of any corporate event or transaction, such as a merger, consolidation, share exchange, recapitalization, reorganization, separation, stock dividend, stock split, split-up, spin-off or other distribution of stock or property of the Corporation, combination of shares, exchange of shares, dividend in kind, or other like change in capital structure or distribution (other than normal cash dividends) to shareholders of the Corporation, the Board, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants’ rights under the Plan, shall substitute or adjust, in an equitable manner (including adjustments to avoid fractional shares), the number of Common Shares (i) reserved under the Plan, (ii) available for Incentive Stock Options, (iii) for which Options may be granted to an individual Participant, and (iv) covered by outstanding Options denominated in stock, (b) the stock prices related to outstanding Options; and (c) the appropriate fair market value and other price determinations for such Options. In the event of a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization or liquidation, the Board shall be authorized to issue or assume Options, whether or not in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies, by means of substitution of new Options for previously issued awards or an assumption of previously issued awards. All adjustments under this Section 9 shall be made in a manner such that they will not result in a penalty under Section 409A of the Code. Any adjustment, waiver, conversion or other action taken by the Board under this Section 9 shall be conclusive and binding on all Participants, the Corporation and their successors, assigns and beneficiaries.

10. Amendment and Termination

(a) The Board shall have the power to amend the Plan, including the power to change the amount of the aggregate fair market value of the shares for which any Key Employee may be granted Incentive Stock Options under Section 4 to the extent provided in Code Section 422. It shall not, however, except as otherwise provided in the Plan, increase the maximum number of shares authorized for the Plan, nor change the class of eligible employees to other than Key Employees, nor reduce the basis upon which the minimum Option price is determined, nor extend the period within which Options under the Plan may be granted, nor provide for an Option that is exercisable during a period of more than ten (10) years from the date it is granted. It shall have no power (without the consent of the person or persons at the time entitled to exercise the Option) to change the terms and


conditions of any Option after the Option is granted in a manner that would adversely affect the rights of such persons except to the extent, if any, provided in the Option.

(b) The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. No such suspension or termination shall affect any Option then in effect.

11. No Employment Right

The grant of an Option hereunder shall not constitute an agreement or understanding, expressed or implied, on the part of the Corporation, any Parent or any Subsidiary, to employ the Participant for any specified period and shall not confer upon any employee the right to continue in the employment of the Corporation, any Parent or any Subsidiary, nor affect any right which the Corporation, a Parent or Subsidiary may have to terminate the employment of such employee.

12. Effective Date

The Plan is adopted on and shall be effective as of May 28, 1996.

 

/s/ Brian M. Watterson

Secretary of American Bancshares, Inc.

/s/ Brian M. Watterson

Secretary of American Bank of Bradenton


Exhibit A

AMERICAN BANCSHARES, INC. AND AMERICAN BANK OF

BRADENTONINCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT UNDER INCENTIVE

STOCK OPTION PLAN OF 1996

THIS AGREEMENT, made this      day of             , 19    , by and between AMERICAN BANKSHARES, INC. (“Corporation”) with its principal office located at 4702 Cortez Road West, Bradenton, Florida, and AMERICAN BANK OF BRADENTON (“Bank”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Corporation on May 28, 1996, adopted, by action of its Shareholders, the “AMERICAN BANCSHARES, INC. AND AMERICAN BANK OF BRADENTON INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN OF 1996” (“Plan”), effective May 28, 1996; and

WHEREAS, under such Plan, certain shares of the Corporation are made available for purchase by Key Employees of the Corporation or the Bank which is a subsidiary of the Corporation through the grant of options; and

WHEREAS, the Participant is an employee of the Bank and is a Key Employee under the Plan, and therefore, eligible for the grant of stock options thereunder, and

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Bank under the Plan has determined that the Participant shall be granted certain options under the Plan as an incentive to his continued superior performance as an employee of the Bank.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:

1. Grant of Option. The Bank and the Corporation hereby grant to the Participant an option (“Option”) to purchase() shares of the $1.175 par value common shares of the Corporation, upon the terms and conditions set forth below and in the Plan document. The date of such grant is the date of this Agreement. The number of Options specified above in this paragraph shall be adjusted as provided in Section 9 of the Plan.

2. Option Price. The Option shall be exercisable at the price of ($) per share, which price has been determined by the Board to be at least one hundred percent (100%) (or one hundred ten percent (110%) for a 10% shareholder) of the fair market value of such shares as of the date of this Agreement.

3. Terms of Purchase. The purchase of any shares pursuant to the Participant’s exercise of the Option shall be for cash, payable in full upon such exercise.


4. Period of Options. The Option shall be exercisable over the period described below.

(a) Earliest Date of Exercise. The Option granted hereby shall become first exercisable as the Option is vested as provided in Section 5 hereof, provided, however, in no event shall any shares be available for purchase hereunder prior to the date on which the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Corporation; provided, further, however, in no event shall the number of shares available for purchase hereunder increase beyond that available on the date of the Participant’s termination of employment with the Corporation (as defined under the Plan), irrespective of the date on which the Option shall expire under paragraph (b) of this Section 4.

(b) Latest Date of Exercise. In no event shall any shares be available for purchase hereunder and the Option shall expire upon the earlier of (i) ten (10) years from the date of grant of the Option or five (5) years from the date of grant of the Option in case the Participant is already a ten percent (10%) shareholder of the Corporation, and (ii) (A) in the event of the Participant’s termination of employment with the Corporation or Bank for any reason other than death or Disability (as defined under the Plan), upon the expiration of three (3) months from the date of such termination; (B) in the event of the Participant’s termination of employment as aforesaid by reason of his disability, upon the expiration of one (1) year from the date of such termination; or (C) in the event of the Participant’s termination of employment as aforesaid by reason of his death, upon the expiration of one (1) year from his date of death. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the employment of Participant is terminated for cause of if the Participant competes with the Corporation or the Bank as provided in the Plan, this Option is immediately revoked and terminated.

(c) Prior Outstanding Options. This Option is exercisable despite the existence of any other incentive option (defined under Code Section 422) which was granted to the Participant, before the granting of this Option, and which earlier incentive stock option is for the purchase of shares in the Corporation or in a corporation which at the date of grant hereunder is a Parent (as defined under the Plan) or a Subsidiary (as defined under the Plan) or a predecessor of any such corporations.

5. Vesting. The Options granted hereunder may be exercised by the Participant on a cumulative basis for one-third (1/3) of the shares covered thereby on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant thereof.

In the event that the Corporation has a change of control in which fifty-one (51%) percent or more of the stock of the Corporation is acquired or the Corporation is merged or consolidated with another corporation in an acquisition transaction of the Corporation sells substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or the Bank which employs the Participant is merged or consolidated with another Bank not owned at least fifty percent (50%) by the Corporation or its Subsidiary or such Bank has a change of control in which fifty-one percent (51%) or more of the stock of the Bank is acquired or such Bank sells substantially all of its assets, then immediately prior to any such transaction, the vesting


schedule set forth above shall not be applicable and the holder of any Options granted hereunder shall be one hundred percent (100%) vested in such Options, subject to the other terms and conditions herein.

6. Nontransferability. The Option is not transferable by the Participant, in whole or in part, to any person, except by Will or by any applicable law of descent and distributions. The Option shall not be exercisable, in whole or in part, during the lifetime of the Participant by any person other than the Participant.

7. Construction. The Options is intended to qualify for treatment as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any questions arising hereunder shall be resolved, where possible, consistent with such intention. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.

8. No Contract of Employment. Neither this Agreement nor the Plan shall be construed to constitute and agreement or understanding, expressed or implied, on the part of the Corporation or the Bank, or Parent or any Subsidiary, to employ the Participant for any specified period and shall not confer upon any employee the right to continue in the employment of the Corporation, the Bank, any Parent or any Subsidiary nor affect any right which the Corporation, the Bank, a parent or Subsidiary may have to terminate the employment of such employee.

9. Withholding. As a condition to the issuance of shares pursuant to any exercise of this Option, the Participant authorized the Corporation or the Bank to withholder in accordance with applicable law from any cash compensation payable to him any taxes required to be withheld by the Corporation or the Bank under federal, state or local law as a result of such exercise; provided, however, if at the time of such exercise no such compensation remains payable, the Participant agrees to remit the amount of any such required withholding, if any, to the Corporation or the Bank.

10. Legal Restrictions. This Option may not be exercised if the issuance of shares pursuant to such exercise would constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state securities or other law or regulation. The person exercising the Option, as a condition to such exercise, shall represent to the Corporation that the shares acquired thereby are being acquired for investment and not with a present view to distribution or resale, unless counsel for the Corporation is then of the opinion that such representation is not required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any other applicable law, regulation or rule of any governmental agency.

11. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and insure to the benefit of the Participant and his heirs, and shall be binding upon the Corporation and the Bank and their successors and assigns.

12. Incorporation of Plan. This Agreement is made pursuant to and is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which terms and conditions are hereby incorporated by reference herein.


13. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by the Corporation at any time (i) if the Corporation determines, in its sole discretion, that amendment is necessary or advisable in light of any addition to or change in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or in the regulations issued thereunder, or any federal or state securities law or other law or regulation, which change occurs after the date of this Agreement and by its terms applies to the Agreement; or (ii) other than in the circumstances described in clause (i), with the consent of the Participant.

14. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by Florida law, except to the extent preempted by federal law, which shall to that extent govern.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, by its authorized representative, and the Participant do hereby affix their signatures on the date first written above.

 

ATTEST:    AMERICAN BANKCSHARES INC.

 

   By:  

 

   Printed Name:  

 

   Title:  

 

   AMERICAN BANK OF BRADENTON
   By:  

 

   Printed Name:  

 

   Title:  

 

   EXECUTIVE:
  

 

   Printed Name:  

 

EX-10.(XX) 13 dex10xx.htm 1999 STOCK OPTION AND EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 1999 Stock Option and Equity Incentive Plan

Exhibit (10)(xx)

AMERICAN BANCSHARES, INC.

1999 STOCK OPTION AND EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

as amended on October 19, 2006

ARTICLE I

The Plan

1.1 Establishment of the Plan. American Bancshares, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), hereby establishes the “American Bancshares, Inc. 1999 Stock Option and Equity Incentive Plan” (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”). The Plan permits the grant of incentives in the form of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Reload Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, or Unrestricted Stock Awards, and any combination thereof. Unless otherwise defined, all capitalized terms have the meaning ascribed to them in Article II.

1.2 Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Company and its shareholders by offering officers, employees, and directors incentives that will promote the identification of their personal interests with the long-term financial success of the Company and with growth in shareholder value. The Plan is designed to strengthen the Company’s ability to recruit, attract, and retain, highly qualified managers, consultants, and staff, and qualified and knowledgeable independent directors capable of furthering the future success of the Company by encouraging the ownership of Shares by such employees and directors and to strengthen the mutuality of interest between employees and directors, on one hand, and the Company’s shareholders, on the other hand. The equity investments granted under the Plan are expected to provide employees with an incentive for productivity and to provide both employees and directors with an opportunity to share in the growth and value of the Company.

ARTICLE II

Definitions

As used in this Plan, unless the context otherwise requires, the following capitalized terms are defined as follows:

2.1 “Award” shall mean any award under this Plan of any Stock Option, Reload Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, or Unrestricted Stock Awards. Each separate grant of a Stock Option, Reload Option, an SAR, Restricted Stock, or an Unrestricted Stock Award to an Employee or a Director, and each group of Stock Options, Reload Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, or an Unrestricted Stock Award which mature on a separate date is treated as a separate Award.

2.2 “Award Agreement” means the written agreement between the Company and a Participant implementing the grant of, and evidencing and reflecting the terms of, an Award.

2.3 “Board” or “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.


2.4 “Cause” means a determination by the Board of Directors that a Participant has: (a) engaged in any type of disloyalty to the Company, including without limitation fraud, embezzlement, theft, or dishonesty in the course of his or her employment or service, or has otherwise breached a duty owed to the Company, (b) been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony, (c) pled nolo contendere to a felony, (d) disclosed trade secrets or confidential information of the Company to unauthorized parties, except as may be required by law, or (e) materially breach any material agreement with the Company, unless such agreement was materially breached first by the Company.

2.5 “Change of Control” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.2 of this Plan.

2.6 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder. Reference to any provision of the Code or rule or regulation thereunder shall be deemed to include any amended or successor provision, rule, or regulation.

2.7 “Committee” means the committee appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 3.1 of the Plan, if one is appointed, to administer this Plan. If no such committee has been appointed, the term Committee shall refer to the Board of Directors.

2.8 “Common Shares” or Shares” means the common shares, $1.175 par value per share, of the Company.

2.9 “Company” shall mean American Bancshares, Inc., or any successor thereto as provided in Section 13.8 hereto.

2.10 “Date of Exercise” means the date on which the Company receives notice of the exercise of a Stock Option in accordance with the terms of Article VII of this Plan.

2.11 “Date of Grant” or “Award Date” shall be the date on which an Award is made by the Committee under this Plan. Such date shall be the date designated in a resolution adopted by the Committee pursuant to which the Award is made; provided, however, that such date shall not be earlier than the date of such resolution and action thereon by the Committee. In the absence of a date of grant or award being specifically set forth in the Committee’s resolution, or a fixed method of computing such date, then the Date of Grant shall be the date of the Committee’s resolution and action.

2.12 “Director” means any person who is a member of the Board of Directors.

2.13 “Employee” means any person who is an officer or full-time employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and who receives from it regular compensation (other than pension, retirement allowance, retainer, or fee under contract). An Employee does not include independent contractors or temporary employees.

2.14 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

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2.15 “Exercise Period” means the period during which a Stock Option or a SAR may be exercised.

2.16 “Exercise Price” means the price for Shares at which a Stock Option may be exercised.

2.17 “Fair Market Value” of a Common Share on a particular date shall be the closing price for a Common Share as quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System National Market (“Nasdaq-NMS”), or any national securities exchange on which the Common Shares are listed (as reported by the Wall Street Journal or, if not reported thereby, any other authoritative source selected by the Committee), or if there is no trading on that date, on the next preceding date on which there were reported share prices. If the Common Shares are quoted on any other inter-dealer quotation system (but not quoted by Nasdaq-NMS or any national securities exchange), then the Fair Market Value per Common Share on a particular date shall be the mean of the bid and asked prices for a Common Share as reported in the Wall Street Journal or, if not reported thereby, any other authoritative source selected by the Committee. If the Common Shares are not quoted by the Nasdaq-NMS or any other inter-dealer quotation system, and are not listed on any national securities exchange, then the “Fair Market Value” of a Common Share shall be determined by the Committee pursuant to any reasonable method adopted by it in good faith for such purpose. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, if the foregoing method of determining the fair market value is inconsistent with Section 422 of the Code, “Fair Market Value” shall be determined by the Committee in a manner consistent with the Code and shall mean the value as so determined.

2.18 “Incentive Stock Option” or “ISO” means any Stock Option awarded under this Plan intended to be and designated as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

2.19 “Non-Employee Director” shall have the meaning as set forth in, and interpreted under, Rule 16b-3(b) (3) promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act, or any successor definition adopted by the SEC.

2.20 “Nonqua1ified Stock Option” means any Stock Option awarded under this Plan which is not an Incentive Stock Option.

2.21 “Participant” means each Employee or Director to whom an Award has been granted under this Plan.

2.22 “Payment Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(c) of this Plan.

2.23 “Person” shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or partnership, trust, joint venture, unincorporated association, or other entity or association.

 

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2.24 “Plan” means this American Bancshares, Inc. 1999 Stock Option and Equity Incentive Plan as defined in Section 1.1 hereof.

2.25 “Related Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option granted in conjunction with the grant of a Stock Acquisition Right.

2.26 “Reload Option” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.12 of this Plan.

2.27 “Restricted period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(b) of the Plan.

2.28 “Restricted Stock” shall mean the Award of Common Shares to a Participant pursuant to Article VIII of this Plan.

2.29 “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

2.30 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

2.31 “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means an Award designated as a Stock Appreciation Right, granted to a Participant pursuant to Article VII of this Plan.

2.32 “Stock Option” means any Incentive Stock Option or Nonqualified Stock Option to purchase Common Shares that is awarded under this Plan, or a Reload Option.

2.33 “Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” means any corporation or corporations other than the Company organized under the laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction that the Board of Directors designates, in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if each corporation other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns more than 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporation in such chain.

2.34 “Unrestricted Stock Award” means an Award of Shares pursuant to Section 8.9 of this Plan.

ARTICLE III

Administration of the Plan

3.1 The Committee. This Plan shall be administered by the Committee, subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may prescribe from time to time. Pursuant to applicable provisions of the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, the Committee, which shall be appointed by the Board, shall consist of no fewer than two (2) members of the Board. Members of the Committee shall serve for such period of time as the Board may determine. From time to time the Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members, fill vacancies however caused, and remove all members and thereafter directly administer the Plan. During such times as the Company’s Common Shares are registered under the Exchange Act, all members of the Committee shall be Non-Employee Directors and “outside directors” as defined under Section 162(m) (4) (C) (i) of the Code.

 

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3.2 Duties and Powers of the Committee. Subject to the express provisions of this Plan, the Committee shall have all the power and authority to, and shall be authorized to take any and all actions required, necessary, or desirable to administer the Plan. In addition to any other powers, subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have the following powers:

(a) to select the Employees and Directors to whom Awards may from time to time be granted pursuant to this Plan;

(b) to determine all questions as to eligibility;

(c) to determine the number of Common Shares to be covered by each Award granted under this Plan;

(d) subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4.1 of this Plan, to determine whether and to what extent Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, SARs, Reload Options, Restricted Stock, and Unrestricted Stock Awards, or any combination thereof, are to be granted or awarded hereunder;

(e) to determine the terms and conditions (to the extent not inconsistent with this Plan) of any Award granted hereunder, all provisions of each Award Agreement, which provisions need not be identical (including, but not limited to, the Exercise Price, the Exercise Period, any restriction or limitation, any vesting schedule or acceleration thereof, or any forfeiture restrictions or waiver thereof, regarding any Stock Option or other Award and the Common Shares relating thereto, based on such factors as the Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion);

(f) to determine whether, and to what extent, and under what circumstances grants of Stock Options and other Awards under this Plan are to operate on a tandem basis and/or in conjunction with or apart from other cash awards made by the Company outside of this Plan;

(g) to determine whether and under what circumstances a Stock Option may be settled in cash, Common Shares (other than Restricted Stock), or any combination thereof under Section 6.8 of this Plan.

(h) to determine whether, and to what extent, and under what circumstances Common Shares under this Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant;

(i) to prescribe, amend, waive, or rescind rules or regulations relating to the Plan’s administration;

(j) to accelerate the vesting or Exercise Date of any Award, or to waive compliance by a holder of an Award of any obligation to be performed by such holder or the terms and conditions of an Award;

 

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(k) to construe and interpret the provisions of the Plan or any Award Agreement;

(l) To amend the terms of previously granted Awards so long as the terms as amended are consistent with the terms of the Plan and provided that the consent of the Participant is obtained with respect to any amendment that would be detrimental to the Participant;

(m) require, whether or not provided for in the pertinent Award Agreement, of any person exercising a Stock Option, or otherwise receiving an Award, at the time of such exercise or receipt, the making of any representations or agreements that the Board of Directors or Committee may deem necessary or advisable in order to comply with the securities laws of the United States or of any applicable jurisdiction;

(n) to delegate to an appropriate officer of the Corporation the authority to select Employees for Awards and to recommend to the Committee the components of the Award to each, including vesting requirements, subject in each case to final approval by the Committee of the selection of the Employee and the Award;

(o) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effectuate an Award or to take such other actions as may be necessary or appropriate with respect to the Company’s rights pursuant to Awards or agreements relating to the Awards or the exercise thereof; and

(p) to make all other determinations and take all other actions necessary or advisable for the administrations of the Plan.

3.3 Awards to Members of the Committee. Each Award granted to a Director or members of the Committee shall be approved by the entire Board of Directors and shall be evidenced by minutes of a meeting or the written consent of the Board of Directors and an Award Agreement.

3.4 Requirements Relating to Section 162(m) of the Code. Any provision of this Plan notwithstanding: (a) transactions with respect to persons whose remuneration is subject to the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code shall conform to the requirements of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code unless the Committee determines otherwise; (b) the Plan is intended to give the Committee the authority to grant Awards that qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code as well as Awards that do not qualify; and (c) any provision of the Plan that would prevent the Committee from exercising the authority referred to in Section 3.4(b) of this Plan or that would prevent an Award that the Committee intends to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code from so qualifying shall be administered, interpreted, and construed to carry out the Committee’s intention and any provision that cannot be so administered, interpreted, and construed shall to that extent be disregarded.

 

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3.5 Decisions Final and Binding. All decisions, determinations, and actions taken by the Committee, and the interpretation and construction of any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement by the Committee shall be final, conclusive, and binding, unless otherwise determined by the Board.

3.6 Limitation on Liability. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except as otherwise provided under applicable Florida law, no member of the Board of Directors or of the Committee shall be liable for any good faith determination, act, or failure to act in connection with the Plan or any Award hereunder.

ARTICLE IV

Shares Subject to the Plan

4.1 Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.4, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under this Plan shall not exceed 250,000 Shares, which Shares may be either authorized but unissued Shares or Shares issued and thereafter reacquired by the Company. Subject to Section 4.4, the maximum aggregate number of Shares or SARs which may be awarded and issued under the Plan to the Non-Employee Directors as a group is 50,000 Common Shares. Stock Options awarded under the Plan may be either Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options, as determined by the Committee. Except as provided in Sections 4.2 and 4.3 of this Plan, Shares issued upon the exercise of an Award granted pursuant to the Plan shall not again be available for the grant of an Award hereunder.

4.2 Lapsed Awards or Forfeited Shares. If any Award granted under this Plan shall terminate, expire, lapse, or be cancelled for any reason without having been exercised in full, or if Shares or Restricted Stock are forfeited, any unissued or forfeited Shares which had been subject to the Award Agreement relating thereto shall again become available for the grant of an Award under this Plan; provided, that in the case of forfeited Shares, the grantee has received no dividends or other distributions prior to forfeiture with respect to the Shares.

4.3 Delivery of Shares as Payment. In the event a Participant pays the Exercise Price for Shares pursuant to the exercise of an Stock Option with previously acquired Shares, the number of Shares available for future Awards under the Plan shall be reduced only by the net number of new Shares issued upon the exercise of the Stock Option. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no fractional Shares will be delivered under the Plan.

4.4 Capital Adjustments. In the event of any corporate event or transaction, such as a merger, consolidation, share exchange, recapitalization, reorganization, separation, stock dividend, stock split, split-up, spin-off or other distribution of stock or property of the Company, combination of shares, exchange of shares, dividend in kind, or other like change in capital structure or distribution (other than normal cash dividends) to shareholders of the Company, the Committee, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants’ rights under the Plan, shall substitute or adjust, in an equitable manner (including adjustments to avoid fractional shares), the number of Common Shares (i) reserved under the Plan, (ii) available for Incentive Stock Options or Restricted Stock,

 

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(iii) for which Awards may be granted to an individual Participant, and (iv) covered by outstanding Awards denominated in stock, (b) the stock prices related to outstanding Awards; and (c) the appropriate Fair Market Value and other price determinations for such Awards. In the event of a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization or liquidation, the Committee shall be authorized to issue or assume Awards, whether or not in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies, by means of substitution of new Awards for previously issued awards or an assumption of previously issued awards. All adjustments under this Section 4.4 shall be made in a manner such that they will not result in a penalty under Section 409A of the Code. Any adjustment, waiver, conversion or other action taken by the Committee under this Section 4.4 shall be conclusive and binding on all Participants, the Company and their successors, assigns and beneficiaries.

ARTICLE V

Eligibility

Awards may be made to any Employee or Director except that (a) only Employees (including Directors who are also Employees) may receive an Incentive Stock Options; and (b) the grant of Awards to Directors must comply with Section 3.3. A Participant who has been granted an Award may be granted additional Awards; provided, however, that grants of Awards to Non-Employee Directors are subject to the limitations in Section 4.1.

ARTICLE VI

Stock Options

6.1 Stock Options. Stock Options may be granted alone or in addition to other Awards granted under this Plan. Each Stock Option granted under this Plan shall be either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option.

6.2 Grant of Stock Options.

(a) Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, the Committee shall have the authority to grant to any Participant one or more Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, or both kinds of Stock Options. Subject to Section 4.1 and Article V, the Committee has complete and sole discretion in determining the number of Shares subject to Stock Options granted to a Participant; provided, however, that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the Award is made) of Shares with respect to which a Participant may first exercise ISOs granted under the Plan during any calendar year may not exceed $100,000 or such amount as shall be specified under Section 422 of the Code and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent that any Stock Option does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option (whether because of its provisions or the time and manner of its exercise or otherwise), such Stock Options or portion thereof which does not qualify shall constitute a Nonqualified Stock Option. Stock Options granted at different times need not contain similar provisions.

 

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(b) Non-Employee Directors may only be granted Stock Options under this Article VI which are Nonqualified Stock Options.

6.3 Incentive Stock Options. Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no term of this Plan relating to Incentive Stock Options shall be interpreted, amended, or altered, nor shall any discretion or authority granted under this Plan be so exercised, so as to disqualify the Plan under Section 422 of the Code, or, without the consents of the Participants affected, to disqualify any Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code.

6.4 Award Agreement. Each Stock Option granted under this Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement between the Company and the Participant in accordance with Section 6.2 that specifies the Exercise Price, the Exercise Period, the number of Shares to which the Stock Option pertains, method of exercise and the form of consideration payable therefor, any vesting requirements, any conditions imposed upon the exercise of the Stock Options in the event of retirement, death, disability, or other termination of service, and such other provisions and conditions, not inconsistent with this Plan, as the Committee may determine. Each Award Agreement relating to a grant of Stock Options shall clearly specify whether the Stock Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, or a Nonqualified Stock Option not intended to be within the provisions of Section 422 of the Code.

6.5 Exercise Price. The Exercise Price per Share purchasable under any Stock Option granted under this Plan shall be determined by the Committee at the Date of Grant, subject to the following limitations:

(a) In the case of a Stock Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option, the Exercise Price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares on the Date of Grant or, in the case of any optionee who, at the time such Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns Common Shares possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of its parent corporation or Subsidiaries, not less than 110% of the of the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares on the Date of Grant.

(b) In the case of a Stock Option intended to be a Nonqualified Stock Option, the Exercise Price shall not be less than 85% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares on the Date of Grant.

(c) In no event shall the Exercise Price of any Stock Option be less than the par value of the Common Shares.

6.6 Exercise Period. The Exercise Period of each Stock Option granted shall be fixed by the Committee and shall be specified in the Award Agreement; provided however, that no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable later than ten years after the Award Date, and no Incentive Stock Option which is granted to any optionee who, at the time such Stock Option is granted owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of its parent corporation or Subsidiaries, shall be exercisable after the expiration of five years from the Award Date.

 

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6.7 Exercise of Stock Options. Stock Options granted under the Plan shall be exercisable at such time or times and be subject to such terms and conditions as shall be set forth in the Award Agreement (as may determined by the Committee at the time of such grant), which need not be the same for all Participants. Such terms and conditions may include performance criteria with respect to the Company or the Participant, and as shall be permissible under the other terms of the Plan. No Stock Option, however, shall be exercisable until the expiration of the vesting period set forth in the Award Agreement, except such limitation shall not apply (i) in the case of death, disability, or retirement of a Participant covered by Sections 6.10(a), (b), or (c) hereof, (ii) a termination of service covered by the last sentence of Section 6.l0(e) hereof, or (iii) as set forth in Article IX of this Plan. To the extent that no vesting conditions are stated in the Award Agreement, the Stock Options represented thereby shall be fully vested at the Date of Grant.

6.8 Method of Exercise.

(a) Subject to the provisions of the Award Agreement, Stock Options may be exercised in whole at any time or in part from time to time with respect to whole Shares only, during the Exercise Period by the delivery to the Company of a written notice of intent to exercise the Stock Option, in such form as the Committee may prescribe, setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Option is to be exercised. The Exercise Price, which shall accompany the written notice of exercise, shall be payable to the Company in full (along with the taxes described in the last sentence of this Section 6.8) by the Participant who, if so provided in the Award Agreement, may: (i) deliver cash or a check (acceptable to the Committee in accordance with guidelines established for this purpose) in satisfaction of all or any part of the Exercise Price; (ii) deliver or cause to be withheld from the Stock Option, Shares (except for Restricted Shares) valued at Fair Market Value on the Date of Exercise in satisfaction of all or any part of the Exercise Price, or (iii) any combination of cash and Shares, or (v) any other consideration and method of payment permitted under any laws to which the Company is subject, in each such case as the Committee may determine. In addition to and at the time of payment of the Exercise Price, the Participant shall pay to the Company in cash the full amount of all federal and state withholding or other employment taxes applicable to the taxable income of the Participant resulting from such exercise.

(b) If the Exercise Price is to be paid by the surrender of previously acquired and owned Common Shares, the Participant will make representations and warranties satisfactory to the Company regarding his title to the Common Shares used to effect the purchase (the “Payment Shares”), including without limitation, representations and warranties that the Participant has good and marketable title to such Payment Shares free and clear of any and all liens. Encumbrances, charges, equities, claims, security interests, options or restrictions, and has full power to deliver such Payment Shares without obtaining the consent or approval of any person or governmental authority other than those which have already given consent or approval in a manner satisfactory to the Company. If such Payment Shares were acquired upon previous exercise of Incentive Stock Options granted within two years prior to the exercise of the Stock Option or

 

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acquired by the Participant within one year prior to the exercise of the Stock Option, such Participant shall be required, as a condition to using the Payment Shares in payment of the Exercise Price of the Stock Option, to acknowledge the tax consequences of doing so, in that such previously exercised Incentive Stock Options may have by such action, lost their status as Incentive Stock Options, and the Participant may recognize ordinary income for tax purposes as a result. In no event can Restricted Stock be used as Payment Shares.

6.9 Transfer Restrictions. Neither the Stock Options granted under the Plan nor any rights or interest in such Stock Options may be sold, pledged, hypothecated, assigned, or otherwise disposed of or transferred by such Participant, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Except as permitted by the Committee, during the lifetime of Participant to whom a Stock Option is granted the Stock Options shall be exercisable only by him or her or, in the event of the Participant’s permanent and total disability as determined by the Committee in accordance with applicable Company policies, by his or her legal representative.

6.10 Termination of Stock Options.

(a) Termination by Death. If a Participant’s employment by the Company or its Subsidiaries, or his or her service as a Non-Employee Director terminates by reason of death, any Stock Option held by such Participant, unless otherwise determined by the Committee at grant, shall be fully vested and, subject to the limitations of Section 6.11 with respect to Incentive Stock Options, may thereafter be exercised by the legal representative of the estate or by a person who acquires the right to exercise such Stock Options by bequest or inheritance, for a period of one year (or such other period as the Committee may specify at grant) from the date of such death or until the end of the Expiration Period of such Stock Option, whichever period is shorter.

(b) Termination by Disability. If a Participant’s employment by the Company or its Subsidiaries, or his or her service as a Non-Employee Director terminates by reason of permanent and total disability, as determined by the Committee in accordance with applicable Company personnel policies, any Stock Options held by such Participant, unless otherwise determined by the Committee at grant, shall be fully vested and, subject to the limitations of Section 6.11 with respect to Incentive Stock Options, may thereafter be exercised by the Participant or his or her legal representative for a period of one year (or such other period as the Committee may specify at grant) from the date of such termination of employment or until the end of the Expiration Period of such Stock Option, whichever period is shorter; provided, however, that, if the Participant dies within such one year period (or such other period as the Committee may specify at grant), any unexercised Stock Options held by such Participant shall thereafter be exercisable to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time of death for a period of one year from the date of death or until the end of the Expiration Period of such Stock Option, whichever period is shorter. In the event of termination of employment by reason of permanent and total disability, as determined by the Committee in accordance with applicable Company personnel policies, if an Incentive Stock Option is exercised after the expiration of the exercise periods that apply for purposes of Section 422 of the Code (currently one year from such termination), such Stock Option will thereafter be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option.

 

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(c) Termination by Retirement. If an Employee Participant’s employment by the Company or its Subsidiaries, or his or her service as a Non-Employee Director terminates by reason of normal or late retirement under any retirement plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries or, with the consent of Committee, any Stock Options held by such Participant, unless otherwise determined by the Committee at grant, shall be fully vested and, subject to the limitations of Section 6.11 with respect to Incentive Stock Options, may thereafter be exercised by the Participant or his or her legal representative for a period of one year (or such other period as the Committee may specify at grant) from the date of such termination of employment or until the end of the Expiration Period of such Stock Option, whichever period is shorter; provided, however, that, if the Participant dies within such one year period (or such other period as the Committee may specify at grant), any unexercised Stock Options held by such Participant shall thereafter be exercisable to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time of death for a period of one year from the date of death or until the end of the Expiration Period of such Stock Option, whichever period is shorter. In the event of termination of employment by reason of retirement pursuant to any retirement plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries or with the consent of the Committee, if an Incentive Stock Option is exercised after the expiration of the exercise periods that apply for purposes of Section 422 of the Code (currently three months from such termination), such Stock Option will thereafter be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option.

(d) Other Termination of Employee. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at or after grant and except as provided in Section 9.1 hereof, if an Employee Participant’s employment by the Company terminates for any reason other than death, disability, or retirement covered by Sections 6.10 (a), (b), or (c) of this Plan: (i) any Stock Options that were not exercisable at the date of such termination (which date shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion) will expire automatically, and (ii) any exercisable Stock Options will remain exercisable only for the lesser of three months or the balance of such Stock Option’s Exercise Period; provided, however, that the participant was not involuntarily terminated by the Company for Cause. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan except for Section 9.1 hereof, upon termination of a Participant’s employment within the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for Cause, all of the Participant’s unexercised Stock Options will terminate immediately upon the date of such termination (which date shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion) and the participant shall forfeit all Shares for which the Company has not yet delivered share certificates to the Participant. In such event, the Company shall refund to the Participant the Exercise Price paid to it, if any, in the same form as it was paid (or in cash at the Company’s discretion). The Company may withhold delivery of share certificates pending resolution of any inquiry that could lead to a finding that a termination of a participant’s employment was for Cause.

(e) Resignation of Director. Except as covered by Sections 6.10(a), (b), or (c) of this Plan, if a Participant serving as a Non-Employee Director terminates his or her service by resigning from the Board of Directors of the Company or by failing to run for

 

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election to an additional term as a Director after being offered nomination for such additional term by a nominating or similar committee of the Board of Directors (or in lieu of such Committee, by the entire Board of Directors), (i) any Stock Options that were not exercisable at the date of such termination will expire automatically, and (ii) any exercisable Stock Options held by such Participant may thereafter be exercised by the Participant for a period of three months from the date of such resignation or, in the case of a failure to run for an additional term, the date of the shareholder meeting at which such election of Directors takes place, or until the end of the Exercise Period of such Stock Option, whichever period is shorter (or such other period as the Committee may specify at grant). If a Participant serving as Non-Employee Director does not resign and is not offered nomination for an additional term, all Stock Options shall immediately vest on the date of the shareholder meeting at which such election of Directors takes place and the Participant thereafter is no longer a Director, and such Stock Options shall be exercisable until the end of the Exercise Period for such Stock Options.

6.11 Incentive Stock Option Limitations.

(a) To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the Date of Grant) of the Common Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year under the Plan and/or any other stock option plan of the Company or any Subsidiary or parent corporation (within the meaning of Section 425 of the Code) exceeds $100,000, such Stock Options shall be treated as Stock Options which are not Incentive Stock Options.

(b) To the extent (if any) permitted under Section 422 of the Code, or the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or any applicable Internal Revenue Service pronouncement, if (i) a Participant’s employment with the Company or any Subsidiary is terminated by reason of death, disability, or retirement covered by Section 6.10(a), (b), or (c) of this Plan, and (ii) the portion of the Incentive Stock Option that is otherwise exercisable during the post-termination period specified under Sections 6.10(a), (b), or (c), applied without regard to the $100,000 limitation currently contained in Section 422(d) of the Code, is greater than the portion of the Stock Option that is immediately exercisable as an II incentive stock option” during such post-termination period under Section 422 of the Code, such excess shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option.

(c) In the event that the application of any of the provisions of Section 6.11 (a) or (b) of this Plan not be necessary in order for Stock Options to qualify as Incentive Stock Options, or should additional provisions be required, the Committee may amend the Plan accordingly, without the necessity of obtaining the approval of the shareholders of the Company.

6.12 Reload Options.

(a) Without any way limiting the authority of the Committee to make grants hereunder, and in order to induce Employees and Directors to retain ownership of the Common Shares, concurrently with the award of Stock Options the Committee shall have the authority (but not the obligation) to include in any Award Agreement a

 

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provision entitling the optionee to a further reload option (a “Reload Option”) in the event the optionee exercises the Stock Option evidenced by such Award Agreement, in whole or in part, by surrendering other Common Shares in accordance with the Plan and the Award Agreement as payment for the Exercise Price. The number of Reload Options shall equal: (i) the number of Common Shares surrendered in payment of the Exercise Price of the underlying Stock Option, and (ii) to the extent authorized by the Committee, the number of Common Shares used to satisfy any tax withholding requirement incident to the exercise of the underlying Stock Options. The grant of the Reload Option will become effective upon the exercise of the underlying Stock Options or Reload Options through the use of Common Shares held by the optionee at least 12 months. Notwithstanding the fact that the underlying Stock Option maybe an Incentive Stock Option, a Reload Option is not intended to qualify as an “Incentive Stock Option” under Section 422 of the Code.

(b) Each Award Agreement shall state whether the Committee has authorized Reload Options with respect to the underlying Stock Options. Upon the exercise of an underlying Stock Option or other Reload Option, the Reload Option will be evidenced by an amendment to the underlying Award Agreement.

(c) The Exercise Price per Common Share deliverable upon exercise of a Reload Option shall be the Fair Market Value per Common Share on the date the grant of the Reload Option becomes effective.

(d) Each Reload Option shall be fully exercisable six months from the date the grant of the Reload Option becomes effective. The term of each Reload Option shall be equal to the remaining Exercise Period of the underlying Stock Option.

(e) No additional Reload Options shall be granted to any optionee upon exercise of Stock Options or Reload Options following any termination of employment covered by Section 6.10 of this Plan or the termination of services on the Board by a Non-Employee Director optionee.

6.13 Buy-Out and Settlement Provisions. The committee may at any time offer to buy-out a Stock Option previously granted, based on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall establish and communicate to the Participant at the time that such offer is made.

6.14 No Rights as Shareholder. No Participant or transferee of a Stock Option shall have any rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to any Shares subject to a Stock Option (including without limitation, rights to receive dividends, vote, or receive notice of meetings) prior to the purchase of such Shares by the exercise of such Stock Option as provided in this Plan. A Stock Option shall be deemed to be exercised and the Common Share thereunder purchased when written notice of exercise has been delivered to the Company in accordance with Section 6.8 of the Plan and the full Exercise Price for the Share with respect to which the Stock Options is exercised has been received by the Company, accompanied with any agreements required by the terms of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement; provided, however, that if the Participant has

 

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been terminated for Cause, only those Common Shares for which a certificate has been delivered to the Participant by the Company will be deemed to be purchased by such Participant. Full payment may consist of such consideration and method of payment allowable under this Article VI of the Plan. No adjustment will be made for a cash dividend or other rights for which the record date precedes the Date of Exercise, except as provided in Section 4.4 of the Plan.

ARTICLE VII

Stock Appreciation Rights

7.1 Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to Participants, at the discretion of the Committee, in any of the following forms: (a) in connection with the grant, and exercisable in lieu of Stock Options (“Tandem SARs”), (b) in connection with and exercisable in addition to the grant of Stock Options (“Additive SARs”), (c) independent of the grant of Stock Options (“Freestanding SARs”), or (d) in any combination of the foregoing. Non-Employee Directors may not be granted any SARs under this Plan other than Tandem SARs and Additive SARs.

7.2 Exercise of Tandem SARs

(a) Tandem SARs may be exercised with respect to all or part of the Shares subject to the Related Option. The exercise of Tandem SARs shall cause a reduction in the number of Shares subject to the Related Option equal to the number of Shares with respect to which the Tandem SAR is exercised. Conversely, the exercise, in whole or part, of a Related Option, shall cause a reduction in the number of Shares subject to the Tandem SAR equal to the number of Shares with respect to which the Related Option is exercised. Shares with respect to which the Tandem SAR shall have been exercised may not be subject again to an Award under the Plan.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, a Tandem SAR shall expire no later than the expiration of the Related Option and shall be exercisable only when the Related Option is eligible to be exercised. In addition, if the Related Option is an ISO, a Tandem SAR shall be exercised for no more than 100% of the difference between the Fair Market Value of Shares subject to the Related Option at the time the Tandem SAR is exercised and the Option Price of the Related Option.

7.3 Exercise of Additive SARs. Additive SARs shall be deemed to be exercised upon, and in addition to, the exercise of the Related Option. The deemed exercise of Additive SARs shall not reduce the number of Shares with respect to which the Related Options remains unexercised.

7.4 Exercise of Freestanding SARs. Freestanding SARs may be exercised upon whatever terms and conditions the Committee, in its sole discretion, imposes upon such SARs.

 

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7.5 Other Conditions Applicable to SARs.

(a) No SAR granted under the Plan shall be exercisable until the expiration of at least one year after the Date of Grant, except that such limitation shall not apply (i) in the case of death, disability, or retirement of a Participant covered by Sections 6.10(a), (b), or (c) hereof, (ii) a termination of service covered by the last sentence of Section 6.10(e) hereof, or (iii) as set forth in Article IX of this Plan. In no event shall the term of any SAR granted under the Plan exceed seven years from the Award Date. A SAR may be exercised only when the Fair Market Value of a Share exceeds either (i) the Fair Market Value per Share on the Award Date in the case of a Freestanding SAR, or (ii) the Exercise Price of the Related Option in the case of either a Tandem SAR or Additive SAR. A SAR shall be exercised by delivery to the Committee of a notice of exercise in the form prescribed by the Committee.

(b) In the event of a termination of service for any reason of death, disability or retirement covered by Section 6.10(a), (b), or (c) of this Plan, or pursuant to the last sentence of Section 6.10(e) hereof, unless otherwise determined by the Committee at grant, all Additive SARs and Freestanding SARs shall be fully vested and thereafter may be exercised by the participant or his or her legal representatives for a period of one year from the date of such termination of service or until the end of the Exercise Period for such SAR, whichever is shorter; provided, however, that the Participant was not involuntarily terminated for Cause. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, upon termination of a Participant’s service with the Company or it Subsidiaries for Cause, all of the Participant’s unexercised Additive SARs and Freestanding SARs will terminate immediately upon the date of such termination as determined in accordance with Section 6.10(d) hereof.

(c) In the event of a termination of service for any reason other than death, disability or retirement covered by Section 6.10(a), (b), or (c), or pursuant to the last sentence of Section 6.10(e) hereof, unless otherwise determined by the Committee at grant: (i) any Additive SAR and any Freestanding SAR that was not exercised at the date of termination will expire automatically, and (ii) any exercisable Additive SARs and Freestanding SARs will remain exercisable for a period of three months from the date of such termination of service until the end of the Exercise Period for such SAR, whichever is shorter; provided, however, that the Participant was not involuntarily terminated for Cause. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, upon termination of a Participant’s service with the Company or it Subsidiaries for Cause, all of the Participant’s unexercised Additive SARs and Freestanding SARs will terminate immediately upon the date of such termination as determined in accordance with Section 6.10(d) hereof.

7.6 Payment Upon Exercise of SARs.

(a) Subject to the provisions of the Award Agreement, upon the exercise of a SAR, the participant is entitled to receive, without any payment to the Company (other than required tax withholding amounts), an amount equal to the product of multiplying (i) the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercise by (ii) an amount equal to the excess of: (A) the Fair Market Value per Share on the Date of Exercise of the SAR over (B) either (x) Freestanding SAR or (y) the Exercise Price of the Related Option in the case of either a Tandem SAR or Additive SAR.

 

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(b) Payment to the Participant shall be made in Shares, valued at the Fair Market Value of the Date of Exercise, in cash if the Participant has so elected in his written notice of exercise, or a combination thereof.

7.7 Non-Transferability of SARs. Except as specifically provided in the Award Agreement pursuant to Section 7.7(b) hereof, no SARs granted under the Plan may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Further, all SARs granted to a Participant under the Plan shall be exercisable during his lifetime only by such Participant or his guardian or legal representative.

ARTICLE VIII

Restricted Stock and Unrestricted Stock Awards

8.1 Awards of Restricted Stock. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant shares of Restricted Stock under the Plan to such Participants and in such amounts as it may determine. Shares of Restricted Stock may be issued either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan. The committee shall determine the eligible persons to whom, and the time or times at which, grants of Restricted Stock will be made, the number of shares to be awarded, the price (if any) to be paid by the recipient (subject to Section 8.2), the time or times within which such Awards may be subject to forfeiture, the vesting schedule and rights to acceleration thereof, and all other terms and conditions of the Awards. The Committee may condition the grant of Restricted Stock upon the attainment of specified performance goals or such other factors as the Committee may determine, in its sole discretion. The provisions of Restricted Stock Awards need not be the same with respect to each Participant, and such Awards to individual Participants need not be the same in subsequent years.

8.2 Award Agreement for Restricted Stock. The prospective Participant selected to receive a Restricted Stock Award shall not have any rights with respect to such Award, unless and until such Participant has executed an Award Agreement evidencing the Award and has delivered a fully executed copy thereof to the Company, and has otherwise complied with the applicable terms and conditions of such Award. Each Award Agreement relating to Restricted Stock shall specify the Restricted Period (as defined in Section 8.3(b) below), the conditions to be satisfied prior to removal of such restrictions, the number of shares of Restricted Stock granted, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine. The Award Agreement relating to Restricted Stock Award shall set forth the purchase price for such shares, which purchase price shall be equal to or less than their par value and may be zero. Each Award Agreement shall contain at least one term, condition, or restriction constituting a “substantial risk of forfeiture” as defined in Section 83(c) of the Code.

 

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8.3 Certain Conditions and Restrictions. The shares of Restricted Stock awarded pursuant to this Plan shall be subject to the following minimum restrictions and conditions:

(a) Acceptance. Awards of Restricted Stock must be accepted within a period of sixty (60) days (or such shorter period as the Committee may specify at grant) after the Award Date, by executing an Award Agreement relating to the Restricted Stock which is the subject of such Award and by paying whatever price (if any) the Committee has designated hereunder.

(b) Restriction Period. Subject to the provisions of this Plan and the Award Agreement, during a period set by the Committee commencing with the Award Date (the “Restriction Period”), the Participant shall not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge, assign, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of shares of Restricted Stock awarded under this Plan. Within these limits, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may provide for the lapse of such restrictions in installments and may accelerate or waive such restrictions in whole or in part, based on service, performance and/or such other factors or criteria as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion. No such restrictions shall be removed until the expiration of at least one year after the Award Date, except that such limitation shall not apply as set forth in Article IX of this Plan.

(c) Legend. Each Participant receiving a Restricted Stock Award shall be issued a stock certificate in respect of such shares of Restricted Stock. Such certificate shall be registered in the name of such Participant, and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Award, substantially in the following form:

“The sale, transferability, pledge, assignment, hypothecation, or other disposition of this certificate and the shares of stock represented hereby are subject to the terms and conditions (including forfeiture) of American Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, including the rules and administrative procedures adopted pursuant to such plan, and an Agreement entered into between the registered owner and the Company dated Copies of such Plan and Agreement are on file in the offices of the Company at 4702 Cortez Road West, Bradenton, FL 34210.”

(d) Custody. The Committee may require that the stock certificates evidencing such shares of Restricted Stock be held in custody by the Company until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed, and that, as a condition of any Restricted Stock Award, the Participant shall have delivered a duly signed stock power, endorsed in blank, relating to the Restricted Stock covered by such Award.

8.4 Other Restrictions The committee shall impose such other restrictions on any shares of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to the Plan as it may deem advisable including, without limitation, restrictions under applicable federal or state securities laws, and may legend the certificates representing Restricted Stock to give appropriate notice of such restrictions.

 

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8.5 Lapse of Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided in this Article VIII, if and when the Restriction Period expires without a prior forfeiture of the Restricted Stock subject to such Restriction Period, the certificates for such shares shall be delivered to the Participant. All legends shall be removed from said certificates at the time of delivery to the Participant.

8.6 Rights as Shareholder. Except as provided in this Section 8.6, during the Restriction Period, Participants in whose name shares of Restricted Stock are granted hereunder: (a) shall have, with respect to such Restricted Stock, full voting rights with respect to such shares, and (b) shall be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such shares. If any such dividends or distributions are paid in Shares, the Shares shall be subject to the same restrictions on transferability as the Shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which they were distributed. Furthermore, the Committee, in its sole discretion, as determined at the time of Award, may permit or require the payment of dividends to be deferred.

8.7 Termination of Employment or Resignation of Director. Subject to the applicable provisions of the Award Agreement and this Article VIII, upon termination of a Participant’s employment with, the Company for any reason during the Restricted Period, all Restricted Shares still subject to restriction shall vest or be forfeited in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the Committee at or after grant. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement:

(a) Termination of Service by Death, Disability, or Retirement. In the event a Participant’s employment is terminated during the Restriction Period, because of death, disability, or retirement covered by Sections 6.10(a), (b), (c), or (e) of this Plan, any remaining portion of the Restriction Period applicable to the Restricted Stock pursuant to Section 8.3 herein shall automatically terminate and, except as otherwise provided in Section 8.4 herein, the shares of Restricted Stock shall thereby be released and free of restrictions.

(b) Termination of Service for Other Reasons. In the event that a Participant terminates his employment of the Company during the Restriction Period for any reason other than for death, disability, or retirement, as set forth in Sections 8.7(a) herein, then any shares of Restricted Stock still subject to restrictions as of the date of such termination shall automatically be forfeited and, if held by the Participant, returned to the Company.

(c) Hardship. In the event of hardship or other special circumstances of a Participant whose employment with the Company or a Subsidiary is involuntarily terminated (other than for cause), the Committee may, in its sole discretion, waive in whole or in part any or all remaining restrictions with respect to such Participant’s shares of Restricted Stock, based on such factors as the Committee may deem appropriate.

8.8 Notice of Section 83(b) Election. Any Participant making an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to Restricted Stock must provide a copy thereof to the Company within 10 days of filing such election with the Internal Revenue Service.

 

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8.9 Unrestricted Stock Awards. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Unrestricted Stock Awards free of restrictions under the Plan to such Participants in such amounts, on such terms and conditions, and for such consideration, including no consideration or such minimum consideration as may be required by law, as it shall determine.

ARTICLE IX

Change of Control

9.1 Acceleration of Options; Lapse of Restrictions.

(a) In the event of a Change of Control of the Company: (i) each Stock Option and SAR then-outstanding under the Plan shall be fully exercisable, regardless of any unsatisfied vesting requirements established under the terms of the pertinent Award Agreements, and remain so for the duration of the Stock Option as specified in the Award Agreement, (ii) all restrictions or conditions related to grants of Restricted Stock shall be deemed to be immediately and fully satisfied and all certificates representing such shares of Restricted Stock shall be released and have any legend removed by the Secretary of the Company, and thereby become freely transferable, and (iii) all conditions or restrictions related to an Award shall be accelerated or released; all in such a manner, in the case of persons subject to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, as to conform to the provisions of Rule 16b-3 thereunder.

(b) Awards that remain outstanding after a Change of Control shall not be terminated as a result of a termination of service covered by Section 6.10, 7.2, 7.5, or 8.7, and shall continue to be exercisable in accordance with their original terms, except in the case of a Participant’s death in which case termination shall occur within one-year from the date of death.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any right granted pursuant to this Section 9.1 would make a Change of Control transaction ineligible for pooling of interests accounting treatment under applicable accounting principles that, but for this Section 9.1, would have been available for such accounting treatment, then the Committee shall have the authority to substitute stock for cash which would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Section 9.1 having a Fair Market Value equal to such cash.

9.2 Definition of Change of Control. For purposes of this Plan, a “Change of Control: is deemed to have occurred if:

(a) any individual, entity, or group (within the meaning of Sections 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes, directly or indirectly, the “beneficial owner” as defined by Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 25% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of he Company entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors (“Voting Securities”); provided, however, that any acquisition by the following will not constitute a Change of Control:

 

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(i) the Company or one of its Subsidiaries,

(ii) any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or

(iii) any corporation with respect to which, following such acquisition, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned by the Persons who were the beneficial owners of the Voting Securities immediately prior to such acquisition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership immediately prior to such acquisition of the Voting Securities; or

(b) (i) a tender offer or an exchange offer is made to acquire securities of the Company whereby following such offer the offerees will hold, control, or otherwise have the direct or indirect power to exercise voting control over 50% or more of the Voting Securities, or (ii) Voting Securities are first purchased pursuant to any other tender or exchange offer.

(c) as a result of a tender offer or exchange offer for the purchase of securities of the Company (other than such an offer by the Company for its own securities), or as a result of a proxy contest, merger, consolidation, or sale of assets, or as a result of a combination of the foregoing, during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who, at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, plus any new Directors of the Company whose election or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was or is approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Directors of the Company then still in office who either were Directors of the Company at the beginning of such two year period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved (but excluding for this purpose, any individual whose initial assumption of office was or is in connection with the actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of Directors of the Company (as such term is used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act), cease for any reason during such two year period to constitute at least two-thirds of the members of the Board; or

(d) the shareholders of the Company approve a reorganization, merger, consolidation, or other combination, with or into any other corporation or entity regardless of which entity is the survivor, other than a reorganization, merger, consolidation, or other combination, which would result in the Voting Securities outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least 60% of the combined voting power of the Voting Securities or of the voting securities of the surviving entity outstanding immediately after such reorganization, merger, consolidation; or other combination; or

(e) the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of liquidation or winding-up of the Company or any agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, or any distribution to security holders of assets of the Company having a value equal to 30% or more of the total value of all assets of the Company.

 

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9.3 Occurrence of a Change of Control. A Change of Control will be deemed to have occurred:

(a) with respect to any acquisition referred to in Section 9.2(a) above, the date on which the acquisition of such percentage shall have been completed;

(b) with respect to a tender or exchange offer, the date the offer referred to in Section 9.2(b) (i) above is made public or when documents are filed with the SEC in connection therewith pursuant to Section 14(d) of the Exchange Act, or the date of the purchase referenced in Section 9.2(b) (ii);

(c) with respect to a change in the composition of the Board of Directors referred to in Section 9.2(c), the date on which such change is adopted or is otherwise effective, whichever first occurs; or

(d) with respect to any shareholder approval referred to in Section 9.2(d) or (e), the date of any approval.

9.4 Application of this Article IX. The provisions of this Article IX shall apply to successive events that may occur from time to time but shall only apply to a particular event if it occurs prior to the expiration of this Plan.

ARTICLE X

Amendment, Modification, or Termination of Plan

Insofar as permitted by applicable law, the Board, by resolution, shall have the power at any time, and from time to time, to amend, modify, suspend, terminate or discontinue the Plan or any part thereof (including any amendment deemed necessary to ensure that the Company may comply with an regulatory requirements referred to in Article XIII). The Board is specifically authorized to amend the Plan and take such other action as it deems necessary or appropriate to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Such amendment or modification may be without shareholder approval except to the extent that such approval is required by the Code, or pursuant to the rules and regulations under the Section 16 of the Exchange Act, by any national securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Shares are then listed, quoted, or reported, by any regulatory authority or board having jurisdiction with respect thereto, or under any applicable laws, rules, or regulations. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article X, no termination, amendment, or modification of the Plan, other than those pursuant to Article IV hereof, shall in any manner adversely affect any Award theretofore granted under the Plan, without the written consent of the Participant so affected.

 

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ARTICLE XI

Modification, Extension, and Renewal of Stock Options and Awards

Subject to the terms and conditions, and within the limitations, of the Plan, the Committee may modify, extend, or renew outstanding Stock Options or other Awards, prospectively or retroactively, or accept the surrender of outstanding Stock Options (to the extent not theretofore exercised) granted under the Plan or any other plan of the Company or a Subsidiary, and authorize the granting of new Stock Options pursuant to the Plan in substitution therefor (to the extent not theretofore exercised), and the substituted Stock Options may specify a lower exercise price or a longer term than the surrendered Stock Options or have any other provisions that are authorized by the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article XI, (a) no amendment or modification of an Award which adversely affects the Participant shall not be made without the consent of the affected Participant, and (b) no Incentive Stock Option may be modified, amended, extended, or reissued if such action would cause it to cease to be an “Incentive Stock Option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, unless the Participant specifically acknowledges and consents to the tax consequences of such action.

ARTICLE XII

Indemnification of the Committee

In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as Directors or as members of the Committee, the members of the Committee shall not be liable for any act, omission, interpretation, construction, or determination made in good faith in connection with their administration of and responsibilities with respect to the Plan, and the Company hereby agrees to indemnify the members of the Committee against any claim, loss, damage, or reasonable expense, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit, or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan or any Award granted or made hereunder, and against all amounts reasonably paid by them in settlement thereof or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding, if such members acted in good faith and in a manner which they believed to be in, and not opposed to, the best interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

ARTICLE XIII

General Provisions

13.1 Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Stock Option unless the exercise of such Stock Option and the issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. The Committee may require each person purchasing or otherwise acquiring Shares pursuant to a Stock Option under

 

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the Plan to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that the Participant is acquiring the Shares for his or her own personal account, for investment purposes only, and not with an intent or a view to distribution within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act (unless such shares have been issued to the Participant pursuant to a registration statement declared effective by the SEC). In addition to any legend required by this Plan, the certificates for the Shares may include any legend which the Committee deems appropriate to reflect any restrictions on transfer.

13.2 Reservation of Shares. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. The Company shall use its best efforts to seek to obtain from appropriate regulatory agencies any requisite authorization in order to issue and sell such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. The inability of the Company to obtain from any such regulatory agency having jurisdiction the requisite authorization(s) deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, or the inability of the Company to confirm to its satisfaction that any issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder will meet applicable legal requirements, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect to the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.

13.3 Limitation on Legal Rights. The establishment of the Plan shall not confer upon any Employee or Director any legal or equitable right against the Company, except as expressly provided in the Plan.

13.4 Not a Contract of Employment. This Plan is purely voluntary on the part of the Company, and the continuation of the Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract between the Company and any Participant, or to be consideration for or a condition of the employment or service of any Participant. Participation in the Plan shall not give any Employee or Director any right to be retained in the service of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor shall anything in this Plan affect the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate any such Employee or Director with or without cause.

13.5 Other Compensation Plans. The adoption of the Plan shall not affect any other Stock Option or incentive or other compensation plans in effect for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor shall the Plan preclude the Company or any Subsidiary from establishing any other forms of incentive or other compensation plan or arrangements for Employees or Directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

13.6 Assumption by the Company. The Company or its Subsidiaries may assume options, warrants, or rights to purchase shares issued or granted by other companies whose shares or assets shall be acquired by the Company or its Subsidiaries or which shall be merged into or consolidated with the Company or its Subsidiaries. The adoption of this Plan shall not be taken to impose any limitations on the powers of the Company or its Subsidiaries or affiliates to issue, grant, or assume options, warrants, rights, or restricted shares, otherwise than under this Plan, or to adopt other Stock Option or restricted share plans or to impose any requirements of shareholder approval upon the same.

 

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13.7 Creditors. The interests of any Director under this Plan is not subject to the claims of creditors and may not, in any way, be assigned, alienated, or encumbered.

13.8 Plan Binding on Successors. All obligations of the Company under this Plan and any Awards granted hereunder shall be binding upon any successor and assign of the Company, whether the existence of such successor or assign is a result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company.

13.9 Unfunded Status of Plan. This Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant by the Company, nothing contained herein shall give any Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company.

13.10 Withholding.

(a) Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes (including the Participant’s FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to any grant, exercise, or payment under or as a result of this Plan.

(b) Share Withholding. To the extent the Code requires withholding upon the exercise of Nonqualified Stock Options, or upon the occurrence of any other similar taxable event, the Committee may permit or require, subject to any rules it deems appropriate, the withholding requirement to be satisfied, by having the Company withhold Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The value of the Shares to be withheld shall be based on Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined.

13.11 Singular, Plural; Gender. Whenever used in this Plan, nouns in the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa, and the masculine pronoun shall include the feminine gender.

13.12 Headings. Headings to the Sections and subsections are included for convenience and reference and do not constitute part of the Plan.

13.13 Costs. The Company shall bear all expenses incurred in administrating this Plan, including original issue, transfer, and documentary stamp taxes, and other expenses of issuing the Shares pursuant to Awards granted hereunder.

13.14 Governing Law. This Plan and the actions taken in connection herewith shall be governed, construed, and administered in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida (regardless of the law that might otherwise govern under applicable Florida principles of conflicts of laws).

 

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ARTICLE XIV

Effectiveness of the Plan

This Plan shall become effective on the date that it is adopted by the Board; provided, however, that it shall become limited to a Nonqualified Stock Option plan if it is not approved by the shareholders of the Company within one year (365 days) of its adoption by the Board, by a majority of the voting cast at a duly held shareholder meeting at which a quorum representing a majority of the Company’s outstanding voting shares is present, either in person or by proxy. The Committee may make Awards hereunder prior to shareholder approval of the Plan; provided, however, that any and all Stock Options so awarded automatically shall be converted into Nonqualified Stock Options if the Plan is not approved by such shareholders within 365 days of its adoption.

ARTICLE XV

Term of the Plan

Unless sooner terminated by the Board pursuant to Article X hereof, this Plan shall terminate ten (10) years from its effective date and no Awards may be granted after termination, but Awards granted prior to such terminations may extend beyond that date. The Board of Directors may terminate this Plan at any time. The termination shall not affect the validity of any Stock Option outstanding on the date of termination.

 

/s/ Brian M. Watterson

Secretary Certification

Date Approved by the Shareholders: May 21, 1999

 

/s/ Brian M. Watterson

Secretary Certification

 

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EX-12 14 dex12.htm COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

Exhibit (12)

MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORPORATION

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

($000’s)

 

     Years Ended December 31,
     2006    2005    2004    2003    2002

Earnings:

              

Earnings before income taxes, extraordinary items and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

   $ 1,195,632    $ 1,057,654    $ 911,840    $ 724,507    $ 683,364

Fixed charges, excluding interest on deposits

     692,646      463,209      281,244      267,379      301,518
                                  

Earnings including fixed charges but excluding interest on deposits

     1,888,278      1,520,863      1,193,084      991,886      984,882

Interest on deposits

     1,058,713      544,920      276,102      228,216      283,385
                                  

Earnings including fixed charges and interest on deposits

   $ 2,946,991    $ 2,065,783    $ 1,469,186    $ 1,220,102    $ 1,268,267
                                  

Fixed Charges:

              

Interest Expense:

              

Short-term borrowings

   $ 186,863    $ 106,333    $ 61,256    $ 81,070    $ 150,310

Long-term borrowings

     476,625      330,144      196,440      163,348      127,343

One-third of rental expense for all operating leases (the amount deemed representative of the interest factor)

     29,158      26,732      23,548      22,961      23,865
                                  

Fixed charges excluding interest on deposits

     692,646      463,209      281,244      267,379      301,518

Interest on deposits

     1,058,713      544,920      276,102      228,216      283,385
                                  

Fixed charges including interest on deposits

   $ 1,751,359    $ 1,008,129    $ 557,346    $ 495,595    $ 584,903
                                  

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges:

              

Excluding interest on deposits

     2.73 x      3.28 x      4.24 x      3.71 x      3.27 x

Including interest on deposits

     1.68 x      2.05 x      2.64 x      2.46 x      2.17 x
EX-21 15 dex21.htm SUBSIDIARIES Subsidiaries

Exhibit (21)

MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORPORATION

SUBSIDIARIES

February 28, 2007

Subsidiaries Incorporated or Organized in Wisconsin

    Kirchman Corporation

    M&I Bank of Mayville

    M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank

    M&I Brokerage Services, Inc.

    M&I Capital Markets II, L.L.C.

    M&I Community Development Corporation

    M&I Dealer Finance, Inc.

    M&I Equipment Finance Company

    M&I Insurance Services, Inc.

    M&I Investment Management Corp.

    M&I Investment Partners Management, LLC

    M&I Realty Advisors, Inc.

    M&I Support Services Corp.

    Metavante Corporation

    Milease, LLC

    Printing for Systems, Inc.

Subsidiaries Incorporated in Arizona

    M&I Insurance Company of Arizona, Inc.

Subsidiaries Incorporated in California

    Loansoft, Inc.

Subsidiaries Incorporated or Organized in Delaware

    Brasfield Technology LLC

    Gold Bank Trust III

    Gold Bank Trust IV

    Gold Bank Trust V

    Kirchman Company LLC

    M&I Capital Markets Group L.L.C.

    M&I Capital Trust A

    M&I Capital Trust B

    M&I Dealer Auto Securitization, LLC

    M&I Northwoods I LLC

    M&I Northwoods II LLC

    M&I Northwoods III LLC

    M&I Ventures L.L.C.

    Metavante Acquisition Company II LLC

    Metavante Operations Resources Corporation

    Metavante Payment Services, LLC

    NYCE Payments Network, LLC

    Prime Associates, Inc.

    VECTORsgi, Inc.

Subsidiaries in Kansas

    Gold Banc Mortgage, Inc.

    Gold Capital Management, Inc.

    Gold Merchant Banc, Inc.

    Realty Escrow Services, Inc.

    Regional Holding Company, Inc.

    Regional Properties, Inc.

Subsidiaries Incorporated in Michigan

    MBI Benefits, Inc.

Subsidiaries Incorporated in Minnesota

    M&I Business Credit, LLC

    M&I Business Credit Holdings, Inc.

    Two Gophers, L.L.C.

Subsidiaries Incorporated or Organized in Missouri

    Louisville Realty Company

    SWB Holdings, Inc.

    SWB Investment II Corporation

    Southwest Bank of St. Louis

    Trustcorp Statutory Trust I

    Trustee Corporation, Inc.

Subsidiaries Incorporated or Organized in Nevada

    M&I Custody of Nevada, Inc.

    M&I Marshall & Ilsley Holdings, Inc.

    M&I Marshall & Ilsley Holdings II, Inc.

    M&I Marshall & Ilsley Investment Corporation

    M&I Marshall & Ilsley Investment II Corporation

    M&I Mortgage Pass-Through Business Trust Series, 2004-1

    M&I Portfolio Services, Inc.

    M&I Servicing Corp.

    M&I Zion Holdings, Inc.

    M&I Zion Investment Corporation

    M&I Zion Investment II Corporation

    SWB Investment Corporation

    SWB of St. Louis Holdings I, LLC

    SWB of St. Louis Holdings II, LLC

    TREEV LLC

    VICOR, Inc.

Subsidiaries Incorporated or Organized in Oklahoma

    Advanced Financial Solutions, Inc.

    Endpoint Exchange LLC


Subsidiaries Incorporated in Pennsylvania

    GHR Systems, Inc.

Subsidiaries Incorporated in Texas

    AdminiSource Communications, Inc.

Subsidiaries Incorporated in Tennessee

    Link2Gov Corp.

Subsidiaries Incorporated in Vermont

    M&I Mortgage Reinsurance Corporation

Subsidiaries Organized Under the Laws of the United States

    M&I Bank FSB

    Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company National Association

Subsidiaries Organized Under the Laws of Canada

    Everlink Payment Services, Inc.

    Metavante Canada Corporation

    6027580 Canada, Inc.

    GHR Systems Canada, Inc.

 

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EX-23 16 dex23.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Exhibit (23)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 33-33153, 33-53155, 33-53897, 33-55317, 33-58787, 333-36909, 333-49195, 333-36846, 333-75848, 333-100234, 333-105161, 333-105162, 333-121604, 333-132977, and 333-137016 on Form S-8 and Nos. 333-33814 and 333-116138 on Form S-3 and No. 333-120576 on Form S-4 of our reports dated February 23, 2007, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation and management’s report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2006.

LOGO

 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

February 23, 2007

EX-24 17 dex24.htm POWER OF ATTORNEYS Power of Attorneys

Exhibit (24)

DIRECTOR’S POWER OF ATTORNEY

(2006 Form 10-K)

The undersigned director of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation designates each of Mark F. Furlong and Randall J. Erickson, with the power of substitution, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact for the purpose of: (i) executing in his name and on his behalf Marshall & Ilsley Corporation’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and any related amendments and/or supplements; (ii) generally doing all things in his name and on his behalf in his capacity as a director to enable Marshall & Ilsley Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (iii) ratifying and confirming his signature as it may be signed by the attorney-in-fact to the Form 10-K and any related amendments and/or supplements.

Dated this 28th day of February, 2007.

 

/s/ Malcolm M. Aslin
Malcolm M. Aslin


DIRECTOR’S POWER OF ATTORNEY

(2006 Form 10-K)

The undersigned director of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation designates each of Mark F. Furlong and Randall J. Erickson, with the power of substitution, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact for the purpose of: (i) executing in his name and on his behalf Marshall & Ilsley Corporation’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and any related amendments and/or supplements; (ii) generally doing all things in his name and on his behalf in his capacity as a director to enable Marshall & Ilsley Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (iii) ratifying and confirming his signature as it may be signed by the attorney-in-fact to the Form 10-K and any related amendments and/or supplements.

Dated this 28th day of February, 2007.

 

/s/ Andrew N. Baur
Andrew N. Baur


DIRECTOR’S POWER OF ATTORNEY

(2006 Form 10-K)

The undersigned director of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation designates each of Mark F. Furlong and Randall J. Erickson, with the power of substitution, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact for the purpose of: (i) executing in his name and on his behalf Marshall & Ilsley Corporation’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and any related amendments and/or supplements; (ii) generally doing all things in his name and on his behalf in his capacity as a director to enable Marshall & Ilsley Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (iii) ratifying and confirming his signature as it may be signed by the attorney-in-fact to the Form 10-K and any related amendments and/or supplements.

Dated this 28th day of February, 2007.

 

/s/ Jon F. Chait
Jon F. Chait


DIRECTOR’S POWER OF ATTORNEY

(2006 Form 10-K)

The undersigned director of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation designates each of Mark F. Furlong and Randall J. Erickson, with the power of substitution, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact for the purpose of: (i) executing in his name and on his behalf Marshall & Ilsley Corporation’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and any related amendments and/or supplements; (ii) generally doing all things in his name and on his behalf in his capacity as a director to enable Marshall & Ilsley Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (iii) ratifying and confirming his signature as it may be signed by the attorney-in-fact to the Form 10-K and any related amendments and/or supplements.

Dated this 28th day of February, 2007.

 

/s/ John W. Daniels, Jr.
John W. Daniels, Jr.


DIRECTOR’S POWER OF ATTORNEY

(2006 Form 10-K)

The undersigned director of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation designates Dennis J. Kuester and Randall J. Erickson, with the power of substitution, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact for the purpose of: (i) executing in his name and on his behalf Marshall & Ilsley Corporation’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and any related amendments and/or supplements; (ii) generally doing all things in his name and on his behalf in his capacity as a director to enable Marshall & Ilsley Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (iii) ratifying and confirming his signature as it may be signed by the attorney-in-fact to the Form 10-K and any related amendments and/or supplements.

Dated this 28th day of February, 2007.

 

/s/ Mark F. Furlong
Mark F. Furlong


DIRECTOR’S POWER OF ATTORNEY

(2006 Form 10-K)

The undersigned director of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation designates each of Mark F. Furlong and Randall J. Erickson, with the power of substitution, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact for the purpose of: (i) executing in his name and on his behalf Marshall & Ilsley Corporation’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and any related amendments and/or supplements; (ii) generally doing all things in his name and on his behalf in his capacity as a director to enable Marshall & Ilsley Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (iii) ratifying and confirming his signature as it may be signed by the attorney-in-fact to the Form 10-K and any related amendments and/or supplements.

Dated this 28th day of February, 2007.

 

/s/ Bruce E. Jacobs
Bruce E. Jacobs


DIRECTOR’S POWER OF ATTORNEY

(2006 Form 10-K)

The undersigned director of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation designates each of Mark F. Furlong and Randall J. Erickson, with the power of substitution, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact for the purpose of: (i) executing in his name and on his behalf Marshall & Ilsley Corporation’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and any related amendments and/or supplements; (ii) generally doing all things in his name and on his behalf in his capacity as a director to enable Marshall & Ilsley Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (iii) ratifying and confirming his signature as it may be signed by the attorney-in-fact to the Form 10-K and any related amendments and/or supplements.

Dated this _1st_ day of February, 2007.

 

/s/ Ted D. Kellner
Ted D. Kellner


DIRECTOR’S POWER OF ATTORNEY

(2006 Form 10-K)

The undersigned director of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation designates each of Mark F. Furlong and Randall J. Erickson, with the power of substitution, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact for the purpose of: (i) executing in his name and on his behalf Marshall & Ilsley Corporation’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and any related amendments and/or supplements; (ii) generally doing all things in his name and on his behalf in his capacity as a director to enable Marshall & Ilsley Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (iii) ratifying and confirming his signature as it may be signed by the attorney-in-fact to the Form 10-K and any related amendments and/or supplements.

Dated this 28th day of February, 2007.

 

/s/ Dennis J. Kuester

 

Dennis J. Kuester

 


DIRECTOR’S POWER OF ATTORNEY

(2006 Form 10-K)

The undersigned director of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation designates each of Mark F. Furlong and Randall J. Erickson, with the power of substitution, as her true and lawful attorney-in-fact for the purpose of: (i) executing in her name and on her behalf Marshall & Ilsley Corporation’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and any related amendments and/or supplements; (ii) generally doing all things in her name and on her behalf in her capacity as a director to enable Marshall & Ilsley Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (iii) ratifying and confirming her signature as it may be signed by the attorney-in-fact to the Form 10-K and any related amendments and/or supplements.

Dated this 28th day of February, 2007.

 

/s/ Katharine C. Lyall

 

Katharine C. Lyall

 


DIRECTOR’S POWER OF ATTORNEY

(2006 Form 10-K)

The undersigned director of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation designates each of Mark F. Furlong and Randall J. Erickson, with the power of substitution, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact for the purpose of: (i) executing in his name and on his behalf Marshall & Ilsley Corporation’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and any related amendments and/or supplements; (ii) generally doing all things in his name and on his behalf in his capacity as a director to enable Marshall & Ilsley Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (iii) ratifying and confirming his signature as it may be signed by the attorney-in-fact to the Form 10-K and any related amendments and/or supplements.

Dated this 1st day of February, 2007.

 

/s/ John A. Mellowes

 

John A. Mellowes


DIRECTOR’S POWER OF ATTORNEY

(2006 Form 10-K)

The undersigned director of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation designates each of Mark F. Furlong and Randall J. Erickson, with the power of substitution, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact for the purpose of: (i) executing in his name and on his behalf Marshall & Ilsley Corporation’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and any related amendments and/or supplements; (ii) generally doing all things in his name and on his behalf in his capacity as a director to enable Marshall & Ilsley Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (iii) ratifying and confirming his signature as it may be signed by the attorney-in-fact to the Form 10-K and any related amendments and/or supplements.

Dated this 28th day of February, 2007.

 

/s/ Edward L. Meyer, Jr.
Edward L. Meyer, Jr.


DIRECTOR’S POWER OF ATTORNEY

(2006 Form 10-K)

The undersigned director of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation designates each of Mark F. Furlong and Randall J. Erickson, with the power of substitution, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact for the purpose of: (i) executing in his name and on his behalf Marshall & Ilsley Corporation’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and any related amendments and/or supplements; (ii) generally doing all things in his name and on his behalf in his capacity as a director to enable Marshall & Ilsley Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (iii) ratifying and confirming his signature as it may be signed by the attorney-in-fact to the Form 10-K and any related amendments and/or supplements.

Dated this 28th day of February, 2007.

 

/s/ San W. Orr, Jr.
San W. Orr, Jr.


DIRECTOR’S POWER OF ATTORNEY

(2006 Form 10-K)

The undersigned director of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation designates each of Mark F. Furlong and Randall J. Erickson, with the power of substitution, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact for the purpose of: (i) executing in his name and on his behalf Marshall & Ilsley Corporation’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and any related amendments and/or supplements; (ii) generally doing all things in his name and on his behalf in his capacity as a director to enable Marshall & Ilsley Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (iii) ratifying and confirming his signature as it may be signed by the attorney-in-fact to the Form 10-K and any related amendments and/or supplements.

Dated this 28th day of February, 2007.

 

/s/ Robert J. O’Toole
Robert J. O’Toole


DIRECTOR’S POWER OF ATTORNEY

(2006 Form 10-K)

The undersigned director of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation designates each of Mark F. Furlong and Randall J. Erickson, with the power of substitution, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact for the purpose of: (i) executing in his name and on his behalf Marshall & Ilsley Corporation’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and any related amendments and/or supplements; (ii) generally doing all things in his name and on his behalf in his capacity as a director to enable Marshall & Ilsley Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (iii) ratifying and confirming his signature as it may be signed by the attorney-in-fact to the Form 10-K and any related amendments and/or supplements.

Dated this 28th day of February, 2007.

 

/s/ Peter M. Platten, III
Peter M. Platten, III


DIRECTOR’S POWER OF ATTORNEY

(2006 Form 10-K)

The undersigned director of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation designates each of Mark F. Furlong and Randall J. Erickson, with the power of substitution, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact for the purpose of: (i) executing in his name and on his behalf Marshall & Ilsley Corporation’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and any related amendments and/or supplements; (ii) generally doing all things in his name and on his behalf in his capacity as a director to enable Marshall & Ilsley Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (iii) ratifying and confirming his signature as it may be signed by the attorney-in-fact to the Form 10-K and any related amendments and/or supplements.

Dated this 28th day of February, 2007.

 

/s/ John S. Shiely
John S. Shiely


DIRECTOR’S POWER OF ATTORNEY

(2006 Form 10-K)

The undersigned director of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation designates each of Mark F. Furlong and Randall J. Erickson, with the power of substitution, as her true and lawful attorney-in-fact for the purpose of: (i) executing in her name and on her behalf Marshall & Ilsley Corporation’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and any related amendments and/or supplements; (ii) generally doing all things in her name and on her behalf in her capacity as a director to enable Marshall & Ilsley Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (iii) ratifying and confirming her signature as it may be signed by the attorney-in-fact to the Form 10-K and any related amendments and/or supplements.

Dated this 17th day of January, 2007.

 

/s/ Debra S. Waller
Debra S. Waller


DIRECTOR’S POWER OF ATTORNEY

(2006 Form 10-K)

The undersigned director of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation designates each of Mark F. Furlong and Randall J. Erickson, with the power of substitution, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact for the purpose of: (i) executing in his name and on his behalf Marshall & Ilsley Corporation’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and any related amendments and/or supplements; (ii) generally doing all things in his name and on his behalf in his capacity as a director to enable Marshall & Ilsley Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (iii) ratifying and confirming his signature as it may be signed by the attorney-in-fact to the Form 10-K and any related amendments and/or supplements.

Dated this 1st day of February, 2007.

 

/s/ George E. Wardeberg
George E. Wardeberg


DIRECTOR’S POWER OF ATTORNEY

(2006 Form 10-K)

The undersigned director of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation designates each of Mark F. Furlong and Randall J. Erickson, with the power of substitution, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact for the purpose of: (i) executing in his name and on his behalf Marshall & Ilsley Corporation’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and any related amendments and/or supplements; (ii) generally doing all things in his name and on his behalf in his capacity as a director to enable Marshall & Ilsley Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (iii) ratifying and confirming his signature as it may be signed by the attorney-in-fact to the Form 10-K and any related amendments and/or supplements.

Dated this 28th day of February, 2007.

 

/s/ James B. Wigdale
James B. Wigdale
EX-31.(A) 18 dex31a.htm CERTIFICATION OF CEO Certification of CEO

Exhibit (31)(a)

CERTIFICATION

I, Dennis J. Kuester, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation;

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this 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 report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this 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 report;

 

  4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure 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 report is being prepared;

 

  (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  (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 (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) 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(s) 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 the 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 control 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.

Date: February 23, 2007

 

/s/ Dennis J. Kuester

Dennis J. Kuester

Chairman of the Board and

Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.(B) 19 dex31b.htm CERTIFICATION OF CFO Certification of CFO

Exhibit (31)(b)

CERTIFICATION

I, Gregory A. Smith, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation;

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this 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 report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this 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 report;

 

  4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure 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 report is being prepared;

 

  (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  (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 (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) 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(s) 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 the 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 control 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.

Date: February 23, 2007

 

/s/ Gregory A. Smith

Gregory A. Smith

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.(A) 20 dex32a.htm CERTIFICATION OF CEO Certification of CEO

Exhibit (32)(a)

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

I, Dennis J. Kuester, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to my knowledge:

 

  (1) the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (14 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

 

  (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: February 23, 2007.

 

/s/ Dennis J. Kuester

Dennis J. Kuester

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Marshall & Ilsley Corporation

This certification accompanies this Annual Report on Form 10-K pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by Marshall & Ilsley Corporation for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

EX-32.(B) 21 dex32b.htm CERTIFICATION OF CFO Certification of CFO

Exhibit (32)(b)

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

I, Gregory A. Smith, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to my knowledge:

 

  (1) the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (14 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

 

  (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: February 23, 2007.

 

/s/ Gregory A. Smith

Gregory A. Smith
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Marshall & Ilsley Corporation

This certification accompanies this Annual Report on Form 10-K pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by Marshall & Ilsley Corporation for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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