U. S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014

OR

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

For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission file number 0-26016

PALMETTO BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

South Carolina	74-2235055
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

306 East North Street, Greenville, South Carolina	29601
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(800) 725–2265

(Registrant’s telephone number)

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

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

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

Large accelerated filer [ ]	Accelerated filer [ ]
Nonaccelerated filer [ ]	Smaller reporting company [x]

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

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

Class	Outstanding at October 24, 2014
-----------------------------	-------------------------------
Common stock, $0.01 par value	12,793,543

PALMETTO BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Table of Contents

PART I      Financial Information		1
Item 1.      Financial Statements		1
	Consolidated Balance Sheets	1
	Consolidated Statements of Income	2
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	4
	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity	5
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	6
	Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	7
	Note 2 - Cash and Cash Equivalents	9
	Note 3 - Trading Account Assets	10
	Note 4 - Investment Securities Available for Sale	10
	Note 5 - Loans	13
	Note 6 - Other Loans Held for Sale and Valuation Allowance	23
	Note 7 - Premises and Equipment, net	23
	Note 8 - Long-Lived Assets Held for Sale	23
	Note 9 - Servicing Rights	24
	Note 10 - Foreclosed Real Estate and Repossessed Personal Property	25
	Note 11 - Bank-Owned Life Insurance	25
	Note 12 - Deposits	25
	Note 13 - Borrowings	26
	Note 14 - Shareholders' Equity	27
	Note 15 - Income Taxes	27
	Note 16 - Benefit Plans	28
	Note 17 - Equity-Based Compensation	30
	Note 18 - Average Share Information	32
	Note 19 - Commitments, Guarantees and Other Contingencies	32
	Note 20 - Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities	33
	Note 21 - Disclosures Regarding Fair Value	34
	Note 22 - Regulatory Capital Requirements	36
Item 2.      Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		37
	Forward-Looking Statements	37
	Criticial Accounting Policies and Estimates	38
	Selected Financial Data	39
	Executive Summary	40
	Financial Condition	43
	Derivative Activities	56
	Liquidity	56
	Quarterly Earnings Review	58
	Year-to-Date Earnings Review	67
	Recently Issued / Adopted Authoritative Pronouncements	73
Item 3.      Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		74
Item 4.      Controls and Procedures		74
	Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures	74
	Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting	74
PART II     Other Information		75
Item 1.      Legal Proceedings		75
Item 1A.   Risk Factors		75
Item 2.      Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		75
Item 3.      Defaults Upon Senior Securities		75
Item 4.      Mine Safety Disclosures		75
Item 5.      Other Information		75
Item 6.      Exhibits		75
SIGNATURES		76
EXHIBIT INDEX		77

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

PALMETTO BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	September 30,			December 31,
	2014			2013
	(unaudited)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and due from banks	$	43,383		$	38,178
Total cash and cash equivalents		43,383			38,178
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost		981			2,950
Trading account assets, at fair value		5,458			5,118
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value		214,582			214,383
Mortgage loans held for sale		268			1,722
Loans, gross		776,947			767,513
Less: allowance for loan losses		(15,366	)		(16,485	)
Loans, net		761,581			751,028
Premises and equipment, net		22,233			23,367
Accrued interest receivable		3,413			3,535
Foreclosed real estate		6,595			7,502
Deferred tax asset, net		18,109			22,087
Bank-owned life insurance		11,845			11,617
Other assets		8,727			8,742
Total assets	$	1,097,175		$	1,090,229
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Liabilities
Deposits
Noninterest-bearing	$	212,813		$	178,075
Interest-bearing		723,476			729,285
Total deposits		936,289			907,360
Retail repurchase agreements		24,050			18,175
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		-			35,000
Other liabilities		5,501			5,877
Total liabilities		965,840			966,412
Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock - par value $0.01 per share; authorized 2,500,000 shares; none issued and outstanding		-			-
Common stock - par value $0.01 per share; authorized 75,000,000 shares; 12,793,543 and 12,784,605 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively		128			127
Capital surplus		145,214			144,624
Accumulated deficit		(5,244	)		(10,641	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax		(8,763	)		(10,293	)
Total shareholders' equity		131,335			123,817
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	1,097,175		$	1,090,229

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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PALMETTO BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Income 

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

	For the three months ended September 30,
	2014			2013
Interest income
Interest earned on cash and cash equivalents	$	25		$	24
Dividends received on Federal Home Loan Bank stock		15			8
Interest earned on trading account assets		47			5
Interest earned on investment securities available for sale		944			1,010
Interest and fees earned on loans		8,840			9,476
Total interest income		9,871			10,523
Interest expense
Interest expense on deposits		124			475
Interest expense on Federal Home Loan Bank advances		2			-
Total interest expense		126			475
Net interest income		9,745			10,048
Provision for loan losses		(500	)		645
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		10,245			9,403
Noninterest income
Service charges on deposit accounts, net		1,929			1,862
Fees for trust, investment management and brokerage services		179			214
Mortgage-banking		275			375
Debit card and automatic teller machine income, net		603			544
Bankcard services		76			70
Investment securities losses, net		-			(44	)
Trading account income, net		98			36
Other		248			222
Total noninterest income		3,408			3,279
Noninterest expense
Salaries and other personnel		4,823			4,862
Occupancy		1,086			1,074
Furniture and equipment		952			930
Professional services		705			491
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation deposit insurance assessment		351			355
Marketing		290			267
Foreclosed real estate writedowns and expenses		661			173
Loan workout		135			410
Other		1,479			1,273
Total noninterest expense		10,482			9,835
Income before provision (benefit) for income taxes		3,171			2,847
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		1,189			(19,386	)
Net income	$	1,982		$	22,233
Common and per share data
Net income - basic	$	0.15		$	1.74
Net income - diluted		0.15			1.74
Cash dividends declared		0.05			-
Book value		10.27			9.46
Average common shares issued and outstanding		12,710,091			12,663,162
Average diluted common shares issued and outstanding		12,771,634			12,674,743

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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PALMETTO BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Income 

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013
Interest income
Interest earned on cash and cash equivalents	$	71		$	83
Dividends received on Federal Home Loan Bank stock		54			29
Interest earned on trading account assets		138			5
Interest earned on investment securities available for sale		2,963			2,984
Interest and fees earned on loans		26,641			29,014
Total interest income		29,867			32,115
Interest expense
Interest expense on deposits		374			1,872
Interest expense on retail repurchase agreements		1			1
Interest expense on Federal Home Loan Bank advances		25			-
Total interest expense		400			1,873
Net interest income		29,467			30,242
Provision for loan losses		(500	)		1,665
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		29,967			28,577
Noninterest income
Service charges on deposit accounts, net		5,184			5,019
Fees for trust, investment management and brokerage services		502			1,888
Mortgage-banking		1,252			1,510
Debit card and automatic teller machine income, net		1,807			1,748
Bankcard services		213			194
Investment securities gains, net		85			287
Trading account income, net		444			36
Other		777			579
Total noninterest income		10,264			11,261
Noninterest expense
Salaries and other personnel		14,336			15,270
Occupancy		3,229			3,188
Furniture and equipment		2,996			2,748
Professional services		2,153			1,474
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation deposit insurance assessment		1,063			1,083
Marketing		767			747
Foreclosed real estate writedowns and expenses		1,691			2,905
Gain on other loans held for sale		-			(326	)
Loan workout		385			862
Other		4,035			4,170
Total noninterest expense		30,655			32,121
Income before provision (benefit) for income taxes		9,576			7,717
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		3,539			(18,191	)
Net income	$	6,037		$	25,908
Common and per share data
Net income - basic	$	0.47		$	2.03
Net income - diluted		0.47			2.03
Cash dividends declared		0.05			-
Book value		10.27			9.46
Average common shares issued and outstanding		12,692,006			12,655,473
Average diluted common shares issued and outstanding		12,741,976			12,655,473

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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PALMETTO BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income 

(in thousands) (unaudited)

	For the three months ended September 30,						For the nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014		2013
Net income	$	1,982		$	22,233		$	6,037	$	25,908
Other comprehensive income (loss), pretax
Investment securities available for sale
Increase (decrease) in net unrealized gains		(688	)		(1,228	)		2,381		(7,316	)
Plus: reclassification adjustment of net gains (losses) included in net income		-			(44	)		85		287
Increase (decrease) in net unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities available for sale		(688	)		(1,272	)		2,466		(7,029	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), pretax		(688	)		(1,272	)		2,466		(7,029	)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes related to items of other comprehensive income (loss)		413			(2,010	)		936		(2,667	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		(1,101	)		738			1,530		(4,362	)
Comprehensive income	$	881		$	22,971		$	7,567	$	21,546

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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PALMETTO BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity

(dollars in thousands) (unaudited)

											Accumulated
	Shares of										other
	common		Common		Capital			Accumulated			comprehensive
	stock		stock		surplus			deficit			loss, net			Total
Balance, December 31, 2012		12,754,045	$	127	$	143,342		$	(38,372	)	$	(6,717	)	$	98,380
Net income									25,908						25,908
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax												(4,362	)		(4,362	)
Exercise of stock options		11,250				124									124
Compensation expense related to stock options and restricted stock granted under equity award plans						896									896
Common stock issued related to restricted stock granted under equity award plans		17,723													-
Other changes		1
Balance, September 30, 2013		12,783,019	$	127	$	144,362		$	(12,464	)	$	(11,079	)	$	120,946
Balance, December 31, 2013		12,784,605	$	127	$	144,624		$	(10,641	)	$	(10,293	)	$	123,817
Net income									6,037						6,037
Other comprehensive income, net of tax												1,530			1,530
Compensation expense related to stock options and restricted stock granted under equity award plans				1		603									604
Common stock issued related to restricted stock granted under equity award plans, net of vested shares withheld for employee taxes		8,938				(13	)								(13	)
Common dividends declared									(640	)					(640	)
Balance, September 30, 2014		12,793,543	$	128	$	145,214		$	(5,244	)	$	(8,763	)	$	131,335

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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PALMETTO BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands) (unaudited)

	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013
Operating Activities
Net income	$	6,037		$	25,908
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Investment securities gains, net		(85	)		(287	)
Amortization of unearned discounts / premiums on investment securities available for sale, net		2,452			4,093
Trading account income, net		(444	)		(36	)
Reduction in (purchases of) trading account assets, net		104			(4,991	)
Gain on sales of mortgage loans held for sale, net		(1,107	)		(1,447	)
Originations of mortgage loans held for sale		(36,986	)		(56,715	)
Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans held for sale		39,547			62,411
Gain on sales of Small Business Administration loans		(70	)		(207	)
Proceeds from sales of Small Business Administration loans		1,236			2,222
Gain on other loans held for sale		-			(326	)
Proceeds from sales of other loans held for sale		-			1,102
Provision for loan losses		(500	)		1,665
Depreciation		1,769			1,919
Writedowns and losses on sales of foreclosed real estate, net		1,436			2,693
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)		3,267			(19,529	)
Decrease in income tax refunds receivable		138			-
Increase in cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance		(228	)		-
Compensation expense on equity-based awards		604			896
Writedowns on long-lived assets		253			-
Net periodic pension expense		452			509
Contribution to defined benefit pension plan		(800	)		(1,187	)
Provision for unfunded commitments		(121	)		(144	)
Decrease (increase) in interest receivable and other assets, net		(379	)		110
Increase in interest payable and other liabilities, net		93			1,844
Net cash provided by operating activities		16,668			20,503
Investing Activities
Purchases of Federal Home Loan Bank stock		(225	)		-
Proceeds from redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock		2,194			431
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale		14,956			42,768
Proceeds from maturities and repayments of investment securities available for sale		15,240			45,773
Purchases of investment securities available for sale		(30,296	)		(61,953	)
Purchase of mortgage loans held for investment		(13,974	)		-
Decrease (increase) in gross loans, net		1,470			(25,404	)
Purchases of premises and equipment, net		(635	)		(750	)
Proceeds from sales of foreclosed real estate		756			2,363
Investment in SBIC limited partnership		(100	)		(350	)
Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities		(10,614	)		2,878
Financing Activities
Increase in transaction, money market and savings deposits, net		50,379			23,700
Decrease in time deposits, net		(21,450	)		(102,130	)
Increase in retail repurchase agreements, net		5,875			9,283
Repayment of Federal Home Loan Bank advances		(35,000	)		-
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		-			124
Dividends paid on common stock		(640	)		-
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards		(13	)		-
Net cash used for financing activities		(849	)		(69,023	)
Net change in cash and due from banks		5,205			(45,642	)
Cash and due from banks, beginning of period		38,178			101,385
Cash and due from banks, end of period	$	43,383		$	55,743
Supplemental cash flow disclosures
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest expense	$	408		$	2,177
Income taxes		1,258			272
Significant noncash activities
Increase (decrease) in net unrealized gains on investment securities available for sale, net of tax		1,530			(4,362	)
Loans transferred from gross loans to other loans held for sale		1,166			2,015
Loans transferred from gross loans to foreclosed real estate, at fair value		1,285			2,073

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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PALMETTO BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Operations

Palmetto Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company’) is a South Carolina bank holding company organized in 1982 and headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina. The Company serves as the bank holding company for The Palmetto Bank (the “Bank”), which began operations in 1906. The Bank, also headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, is the second largest banking institution headquartered in South Carolina. The Bank serves the Upstate of South Carolina through 25 branch locations in nine counties along the economically attractive I-85 corridor, as well as 24/7/365 service through online and mobile banking and automatic teller machines. Through its Retail, Commercial and Wealth Management lines of business, the Bank specializes in providing financial solutions to consumers and small to mid-size businesses with deposit and cash management products, loans (including consumer, mortgage, credit card, automobile, Small Business Administration (“SBA”), commercial and corporate), lines of credit, trust, brokerage, private banking, financial planning and insurance.

Principles of Consolidation / Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company, the Bank and subsidiaries of the Bank (collectively referred to herein as the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”). In management’s opinion, all significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation, and all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition and results of operations for the periods presented have been included. Any such adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature. Assets held by the Company in a fiduciary or agency capacity for clients are not included in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements because those items do not represent assets of the Company. The accounting and financial reporting policies of the Company conform, in all material respects, to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and to general practices within the financial services industry.

The Consolidated Financial Statements at and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have not been audited by our independent registered public accounting firm. The unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, the Consolidated Financial Statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2013 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 5, 2014 (the “2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K”).

Business Segments

Operating segments are components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available and evaluated regularly by the Company’s chief operating decision makers in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. Public enterprises are required to report a measure of segment profit or loss, certain specific revenue and expense items for each segment, segment assets and information about the way that the operating segments were determined, among other items.

The Company considers business segments by analyzing distinguishable components that are engaged in providing individual products, services or groups of related products or services and that are subject to risks and returns that are different from those of other business segments. When determining whether products and services are related, the Company considers the nature of the products or services, the nature of the production processes, the type or class of client for which the products or services are designed and the methods used to distribute the products or provide the services.

For the past several years, we have been realigning our organizational structure and more specifically delineating our businesses for improved accountability and go-to-market strategies. However, the Company has limited disaggregated financial information for these businesses, and we do not yet have financial information that meets the criteria to be considered reportable segments. Accordingly, at September 30, 2014, the Company had one reportable business segment, banking.

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Use of Estimates

In preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company’s management makes estimates and assumptions that impact the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates and for the periods indicated in the Consolidated Financial Statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions. Therefore, the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected in future periods.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts previously presented in our Consolidated Financial Statements for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to current classifications. All such reclassifications had no impact on the prior periods’ net income, comprehensive income or shareholders’ equity as previously reported.

Recently Adopted Authoritative Pronouncements

In May 2013, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (“COSO”) of the Treadway Commission issued its updated Internal Control–Integrated Framework and related illustrative documents (the "2013 Framework"). The 2013 framework was written to reflect the changes in business since the first version was released in 1992. The Company transitioned from the 1992 framework to the 2013 framework during the first quarter 2014.

In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-11 Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (“ASU 2013-11”) to provide guidance on the financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists thereby reducing diversity in practice. The amendments in ASU 2013-11 became effective for the Company on January 1, 2014 and did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Recently Issued Authoritative Pronouncements

In January 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-01, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Projects (“ASU 2014-01”) to modify the criteria an entity must meet to account for a low-income housing tax credit investment by using the measurement and presentation alternative in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 323-740. This method permits an investment’s performance to be presented net of the related tax benefits as part of income tax expense. ASU 2014-01 is likely to increase the number of low-income housing tax credit investments that would qualify for this method. The new guidance also simplifies the amortization method an entity uses when it qualifies for and elects to apply the accounting permitted under ASC 323-740 by establishing a proportional-amortization method that replaces the effective-yield method previously required. The amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented and are effective for public entities for annual periods, and interim reporting periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2014-01 to have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In January 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-04, Receivables – Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors (Topic 310): Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Mortgage Loans Upon Foreclosure (“ASU 2014-04”) to clarify that an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs, and a creditor is considered to have received physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan, upon either the creditor obtaining legal title to the residential real estate property upon completion of a foreclosure or the borrower conveying all interest in the residential real estate property to the creditor to satisfy that loan through completion of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or through a similar legal agreement. Additionally, the amendments require interim and annual disclosure of both the amount of foreclosed residential real estate property held by the creditor and the recorded investment in consumer mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate property that are in the process of foreclosure according to local requirements of the applicable jurisdiction. An entity can elect to adopt the amendments in ASU 2014-04 using either a modified retrospective transition method or a prospective transition method. The amendments are effective for public business entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2014-04 to have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”). The scope of the guidance applies to revenue arising from contracts with customers, except for the following: lease contracts, insurance contracts, contractual rights and obligations within the scope of other guidance and nonmonetary exchanges between entities in the same line of business to facilitate sales to customers. The core principle of the new guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to reflect the transfer of goods and services to customers in an amount equal to the consideration that the entity receives or expects to receive. ASU 2014-09 is not expected to impact the timing or approach to revenue recognition for financial institutions. The likely impact for financial institutions will relate only to disclosures. The amendments are effective for public entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2014-09 to have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period (“ASU 2014-12”) which requires that a performance target that impacts vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition thereby impacting, among other things, the grant-date fair value of the award and the timing of recognition of the related compensation cost. Entities may apply the amendments either prospectively to all awards granted or modified after the effective date or retrospectively to all awards with performance targets that are outstanding as of the beginning of the earliest annual period presented in the financial statements and to all new or modified awards thereafter. If retrospective transition is adopted, the cumulative effect as of the beginning of the earliest annual period presented in the financial statements should be recognized as an adjustment to the opening retained earnings balance at that date. The amendments are effective for all entities for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2014-12 may have on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (“ASU 2014-15”) which provides guidance on management’s responsibility in evaluating whether there is substantial doubt about an organization’s ability to continue as a going concern and about related footnote disclosures. The amendments are effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. Early application is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2014-15 to have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Other accounting standards that have been recently issued by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

2. Cash and Cash Equivalents

Required Reserve Balances

The Federal Reserve Act requires each depository institution to maintain cash reserves against certain liabilities. The Bank reports these liabilities to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) on a weekly basis and maintains reserves on these liabilities with a 30-day lag. As of September 30, 2014, after taking into consideration the Bank’s levels of vault cash, reserves of $5.3 million were maintained with the Federal Reserve.

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Concentrations and Restrictions

From time to time, the Company may sell federal funds to, or place deposits with, other financial institutions. Federal funds and any deposits in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance limits are essentially uncollateralized overnight loans. The Company regularly evaluates the risk associated with the potential counterparties to these transactions to ensure that it would not be exposed to any significant risks with regard to cash and cash equivalent balances if it were to sell federal funds or place deposits in amounts in excess of FDIC insurance limits. At September 30, 2014, the Company had $3.1 million in a money market deposit account with another financial institution that is well-capitalized under the regulatory capital classification rules.

Restricted cash and cash equivalents pledged as collateral relative to public funds and other agreements totaled $250 thousand and $706 thousand at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

3. Trading Account Assets

The following table summarizes the components of trading account assets at the dates indicated (in thousands).

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Municipal bonds	$	4,803	$	3,771
Insured bank deposits		655		1,347
Total trading account assets	$	5,458	$	5,118

The following table summarizes net realized gains and the change in fair value relative to trading account assets included in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands).

	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Realized gains, net	$	75	$	13	$	421	$	13
Unrealized gains, net due to changes in fair value relative to assets held at end of period		23		23		23		23
Total trading account income, net	$	98	$	36	$	444	$	36

The Company may withdraw trading account assets from the account subject to 30-days’ written notice.

Ratings

The following tables summarize Moody’s and Standard and Poor’s ratings of municipal bond trading account assets, based on fair value, at September 30, 2014.

	Moody's Ratings
Aaa		9	%
Aa1 - Aa3		44
A1 - A3		26
Not rated		21
Total		100	%

	Standard and Poor's Ratings
AAA		11	%
AA+ - AA-		54
A+ - A-		24
Not rated		11	%
Total		100

One municipal bond trading account asset with a fair value of $56 thousand was not rated by either Moody’s or Standard and Poor’s at September 30, 2014 since it had been prerefunded.

4. Investment Securities Available for Sale

The following tables summarize the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive loss and fair values of investment securities available for sale at the dates indicated (in thousands).

	September 30, 2014
	Amortized cost		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses			Fair value
U.S. agency	$	1,923	$	2	$	-		$	1,925
State and municipal		5,680		105		(22	)		5,763
Collateralized mortgage obligations (federal agencies)		93,217		9		(2,416	)		90,810
Other mortgage-backed (federal agencies)		79,856		320		(442	)		79,734
SBA loan-backed (federal agency)		36,260		205		(115	)		36,350
Total investment securities available for sale	$	216,936	$	641	$	(2,995	)	$	214,582

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	December 31, 2013
	Amortized cost		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses			Fair value
State and municipal	$	7,393	$	138	$	(71	)	$	7,460
Collateralized mortgage obligations (federal agencies)		97,303		30		(4,201	)		93,132
Other mortgage-backed (federal agencies)		76,852		95		(927	)		76,020
SBA loan-backed (federal agency)		37,655		258		(142	)		37,771
Total investment securities available for sale	$	219,203	$	521	$	(5,341	)	$	214,383

The following tables summarize securities in each category of investment securities available for sale that were in an unrealized loss position at the dates indicated (dollars in thousands).

	September 30, 2014
	Less than 12 months						12 months or longer						Total
	#		Fair value		Gross unrealized losses		#		Fair value		Gross unrealized losses		#		Fair value		Gross unrealized losses
State and municipal		1	$	575	$	3		1	$	1,056	$	19		2	$	1,631	$	22
Collateralized mortgage obligations (federal agencies)		7		21,907		318		11		62,896		2,098		18		84,803		2,416
Other mortgage-backed (federal agencies)		11		13,424		88		11		23,734		354		22		37,158		442
SBA loan-backed (federal agency)		2		2,212		11		6		15,872		104		8		18,084		115
Total		21	$	38,118	$	420		29	$	103,558	$	2,575		50	$	141,676	$	2,995

	December 31, 2013
	Less than 12 months						12 months or longer						Total
	#		Fair value		Gross unrealized losses		#		Fair value		Gross unrealized losses		#		Fair value		Gross unrealized losses
State and municipal		1	$	1,010	$	71		-	$	-	$	-		1	$	1,010	$	71
Collateralized mortgage obligations (federal agencies)		14		62,251		2,863		9		29,123		1,338		23		91,374		4,201
Other mortgage-backed (federal agencies)		20		64,428		774		1		1,517		153		21		65,945		927
SBA loan-backed (federal agency)		4		14,468		73		3		5,306		69		7		19,774		142
Total		39	$	142,157	$	3,781		13	$	35,946	$	1,560		52	$	178,103	$	5,341

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment

Based on the Company’s other-than-temporary impairment analysis at September 30, 2014, the Company concluded that gross unrealized losses detailed in the preceding table were due to changes in market interest rates and were not other-than-temporarily impaired as of that date.

Ratings

Except for state and municipal securities, all of the Company’s available for sale securities are backed by United States (“U.S.”) agencies and are rated Aaa and AA+ by Moody’s and Standard and Poor’s rating services, respectively. The following table summarizes ratings of the Company’s state and municipal investment securities available for sale, based on fair value, at September 30, 2014.

	Moody's Ratings
Aa1 - Aa3		65	%
A1 - A2		16
Not rated		19
Total		100	%

	Standard and Poor's Ratings
AA+ - AA-		49	%
Not rated		51
Total		100	%

All state and municipal securities were rated by either Moody’s or Standard and Poor’s at September 30, 2014.

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Maturities

The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of investment securities available for sale at September 30, 2014 by contractual maturity and estimated principal repayment distribution (in thousands). U.S. agency and state and municipal securities are organized based on contractual maturity. Principal amounts on collateralized mortgage obligations, other mortgage-backed securities and SBA loan-backed securities are not due at a single maturity date and are subject to early repayment based on prepayment activity of underlying loans. Therefore, collateralized mortgage obligations, other mortgage-backed securities and SBA loan-backed securities are organized based on estimated cash flows using current prepayment assumptions.

	Amortized cost		Fair value
Due in one year or less	$	-	$	-
Due after one year through five years		-		-
Due after five years through ten years		1,923		1,925
Due after ten years		-		-
U.S. agency		1,923		1,925
Due in one year or less		2,545		2,582
Due after one year through five years		2,060		2,125
Due after five years through ten years		1,075		1,056
Due after ten years		-		-
State and municipal		5,680		5,763
Due in one year or less		538		540
Due after one year through five years		12,604		12,330
Due after five years through ten years		80,075		77,940
Due after ten years		-		-
Collateralized mortgage obligations (federal agencies)		93,217		90,810
Due in one year or less		-		-
Due after one year through five years		40,872		40,933
Due after five years through ten years		21,257		21,129
Due after ten years		17,727		17,672
Other mortgage-backed (federal agencies)		79,856		79,734
Due in one year or less		-		-
Due after one year through five years		18,606		18,574
Due after five years through ten years		15,620		15,776
Due after ten years		2,034		2,000
SBA loan-backed (federal agency)		36,260		36,350
Due in one year or less		3,083		3,122
Due after one year through five years		74,142		73,962
Due after five years through ten years		119,950		117,826
Due after ten years		19,761		19,672
Total investment securities available for sale	$	216,936	$	214,582

Pledged

Investment securities were pledged as collateral for the following purposes at the dates indicated (in thousands).

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Municipal and other secured deposits	$	81,976	$	75,718
Retail repurchase agreements		23,911		25,626
Federal Reserve line of credit		1,347		1,459
Correspondent bank lines of credit		16,940		16,788
Total investment securities available for sale pledged	$	124,174	$	119,591

Realized Gains and Losses

The following table summarizes the gross realized gains and losses from sales of investment securities available for sale for the periods indicated (in thousands).

	For the three months ended September 30,					For the nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013			2014			2013
Realized gains	$	-	$	3		$	125		$	395
Realized losses		-		(47	)		(40	)		(108	)
Total investment securities gains (losses), net	$	-	$	(44	)	$	85		$	287

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5. Loans

In the tables below, loan classes are based on FDIC classification codes, and portfolio segments are an aggregation of those classes based on the methodology used to develop and document the allowance for loan losses. FDIC classification codes are based on the underlying loan collateral.

Composition

The following table summarizes gross loans, categorized by portfolio segment, at the dates indicated (dollars in thousands).

	September 30, 2014					December 31, 2013
	Total		% of total			Total		% of total
Commercial real estate	$	446,248		57.4	%	$	455,452		59.4	%
Single-family residential		193,874		25.0			178,125		23.2
Commercial and industrial		73,563		9.5			73,078		9.5
Consumer		53,071		6.8			50,099		6.5
Other		10,191		1.3			10,759		1.4
Loans, gross	$	776,947		100.0	%	$	767,513		100.0	%

Residential mortgage loans serviced for the benefit of others totaled $385.0 million and $384.5 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, and are excluded from the Consolidated Balance Sheets since they are not owned by the Company.

Loans included in the preceding table are net of unearned income, charge-offs and unamortized deferred fees and direct loan origination costs. Net unearned income and deferred fees totaled $626 thousand and $643 thousand at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

Pledged

The Bank, as a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) of Atlanta, must pledge collateral to borrow from the FHLB and cover the various Federal Reserve services that are available for use by the Bank. Acceptable collateral includes, among other types of collateral, a variety of loans including residential, multifamily, home equity lines and second mortgages as well as qualifying commercial loans. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, $160.4 million and $205.2 million of gross loans, respectively, were pledged to collateralize FHLB advances of which $74.1 million and $90.2 million, respectively, were available as lendable collateral.

At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, loans totaling $344 thousand and $794 thousand, respectively, were pledged as collateral to cover the various Federal Reserve services that are available for use by the Bank of which $290 thousand and $651 thousand, respectively, were available as lendable collateral.

Concentrations

The following table summarizes loans secured by commercial real estate, categorized by class, at September 30, 2014 (dollars in thousands).

	Total commercial real estate loans		% of gross loans			% of Bank's total regulatory capital
Secured by commercial real estate
Construction, land development and other land loans	$	48,745		6.3	%		34.8	%
Multifamily residential		17,970		2.3			12.8
Nonfarm nonresidential		379,533		48.8			270.8
Total loans secured by commercial real estate	$	446,248		57.4	%		318.4	%

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The following table further categorizes loans secured by commercial real estate at September 30, 2014 (dollars in thousands).

	Total commercial real estate loans		% of gross loans			% of Bank's total regulatory capital
Development commercial real estate loans
Secured by:
Land - unimproved (commercial or residential)	$	14,535		1.9	%		10.4	%
Land development - commercial		6,002		0.8			4.3
Land development - residential		7,815		1.0			5.6
Commercial construction:
Retail		3,976		0.5			2.8
Multifamily		130		-			0.1
Total development commercial real estate loans		32,458		4.2			23.2
Existing and other commercial real estate loans
Secured by:
Hotel / motel		52,413		6.7			37.4
Retail		28,660		3.7			20.5
Office		23,589		3.0			16.8
Multifamily		17,970		2.3			12.8
Industrial and warehouse		6,076		0.8			4.3
Healthcare		13,372		1.7			9.5
Miscellaneous commercial		103,928		13.4			74.2
Residential construction - speculative		65		-			0.1
Total existing and other commercial real estate loans		246,073		31.6			175.6
Commercial real estate owner-occupied and residential loans
Secured by:
Commercial - owner-occupied		151,494		19.5			108.1
Commercial construction - owner-occupied		6,866		0.9			4.9
Residential construction - contract		9,357		1.2			6.6
Total commercial real estate owner-occupied and residential loans		167,717		21.6			119.6
Total loans secured by commercial real estate	$	446,248		57.4	%		318.4	%

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Asset Quality

The following table summarizes various internal credit-quality indicators of gross loans, by class, at September 30, 2014 (in thousands).

	Construction, land development and other land loans		Multifamily residential		Nonfarm nonresidential		Total commercial real estate
Grade 1	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Grade 2		-		-		-		-
Grade 3		2,747		8,950		76,742		88,439
Grade 4		17,533		1,180		178,794		197,507
Grade W		9,991		7,815		79,065		96,871
Grade 5		149		-		16,512		16,661
Grade 6		1,938		-		26,866		28,804
Grade 7		544		-		1,554		2,098
Not risk rated*		15,843		25		-		15,868
Total	$	48,745	$	17,970	$	379,533	$	446,248

      *Consumer real estate loans, included within construction, land development and other land loans, are not risk rated in accordance with the Company's policy.

	Commercial and industrial
Grade 1	$	803
Grade 2		1,588
Grade 3		11,883
Grade 4		51,683
Grade W		4,063
Grade 5		335
Grade 6		2,751
Grade 7		415
Not risk rated		42
Total	$	73,563

	Single-family residential revolving, open-end loans		Single-family residential closed-end, first lien		Single-family residential closed-end, junior lien		Total single-family residential loans
Performing	$	75,581	$	112,492	$	2,834	$	190,907
Nonperforming		790		2,092		85		2,967
Total	$	76,371	$	114,584	$	2,919	$	193,874

	Indirect automobile		All other consumer		Total consumer
Performing	$	42,147	$	10,801	$	52,948
Nonperforming		104		19		123
Total	$	42,251	$	10,820	$	53,071

	Other
Performing	$	10,191
Nonperforming		-
Total	$	10,191

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The following table summarizes various internal credit-quality indicators of gross loans, by class, at December 31, 2013 (in thousands).

	Construction, land development and other land loans		Multifamily residential		Nonfarm nonresidential		Total commercial real estate
Grade 1	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Grade 2		-		-		-		-
Grade 3		10,025		259		69,954		80,238
Grade 4		34,654		887		171,585		207,126
Grade W		8,679		9,079		83,843		101,601
Grade 5		2,202		-		16,727		18,929
Grade 6		4,400		181		24,352		28,933
Grade 7		803		-		1,604		2,407
Not risk rated*		15,795		11		412		16,218
Total	$	76,558	$	10,417	$	368,477	$	455,452

      *Consumer real estate loans, included within construction, land development and other land loans, are not risk rated  in accordance with the Company's policy.

	Commercial and industrial
Grade 1	$	879
Grade 2		1,186
Grade 3		8,830
Grade 4		51,167
Grade W		5,151
Grade 5		2,361
Grade 6		2,923
Grade 7		494
Not risk rated		87
Total	$	73,078

	Single-family residential revolving, open-end loans		Single-family residential closed-end, first lien		Single-family residential closed-end, junior lien		Total single-family residential loans
Performing	$	69,121	$	101,100	$	3,802	$	174,023
Nonperforming		797		3,176		129		4,102
Total	$	69,918	$	104,276	$	3,931	$	178,125

	Indirect automobile		All other consumer		Total consumer
Performing	$	38,514	$	11,349	$	49,863
Nonperforming		210		26		236
Total	$	38,724	$	11,375	$	50,099

	Other
Performing	$	10,759
Nonperforming		-
Total	$	10,759

The following table summarizes delinquencies, by class, at September 30, 2014 (in thousands).

	30-89 days past due and still accruing		Greater than 90 days past due and still accruing		Greater than 90 days past due and not accruing (nonaccrual)		Total past due		Current		Loans, gross
Construction, land development and other land loans	$	89	$	-	$	1,205	$	1,294	$	47,451	$	48,745
Multifamily residential		-		-		-		-		17,970		17,970
Nonfarm nonresidential		1,421		-		9,194		10,615		368,918		379,533
Total commercial real estate		1,510		-		10,399		11,909		434,339		446,248
Single-family real estate, revolving, open-end loans		454		-		790		1,244		75,127		76,371
Single-family real estate, closed-end, first lien		261		243		2,092		2,596		111,988		114,584
Single-family real estate, closed-end, junior lien		21		-		85		106		2,813		2,919
Total single-family residential		736		243		2,967		3,946		189,928		193,874
Commercial and industrial		994		-		1,122		2,116		71,447		73,563
Indirect automobile		176		-		104		280		41,971		42,251
All other consumer		26		-		19		45		10,775		10,820
Total consumer		202		-		123		325		52,746		53,071
Farmland		-		-		-		-		3,689		3,689
Obligations of states and political subdivisions of the U.S.		-		-		-		-		435		435
Other		-		-		-		-		6,067		6,067
Total other		-		-		-		-		10,191		10,191
Loans, gross	$	3,442	$	243	$	14,611	$	18,296	$	758,651	$	776,947

Additional interest income of $67 thousand and $408 thousand would have been reported during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, had loans classified as nonaccrual during the period performed in accordance with their current contractual terms. This interest income was not recorded in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

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The following table summarizes delinquencies, by class, at December 31, 2013 (in thousands).

	30-89 days past due and still accruing		Greater than 90 days past due and not accruing (nonaccrual)		Total past due		Current		Loans, gross
Construction, land development and other land loans	$	82	$	3,872	$	3,954	$	72,604	$	76,558
Multifamily residential		-		181		181		10,236		10,417
Nonfarm nonresidential		1,199		4,832		6,031		362,446		368,477
Total commercial real estate		1,281		8,885		10,166		445,286		455,452
Single-family real estate, revolving, open-end loans		148		797		945		68,973		69,918
Single-family real estate, closed-end, first lien		1,091		3,176		4,267		100,009		104,276
Single-family real estate, closed-end, junior lien		41		129		170		3,761		3,931
Total single-family residential		1,280		4,102		5,382		172,743		178,125
Commercial and industrial		306		1,885		2,191		70,887		73,078
Indirect automobile		294		210		504		38,220		38,724
All other consumer		41		26		67		11,308		11,375
Total consumer		335		236		571		49,528		50,099
Farmland		-		-		-		3,394		3,394
Obligations of states and political subdivisions of the U.S.		-		-		-		497		497
Other		-		-		-		6,868		6,868
Total other		-		-		-		10,759		10,759
Loans, gross	$	3,202	$	15,108	$	18,310	$	749,203	$	767,513

Troubled Debt Restructurings. The following table summarizes the carrying balance of troubled debt restructurings at the dates indicated (in thousands).

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Performing	$	16,065	$	26,744
Nonperforming		5,283		2,184
Total troubled debt restructurings	$	21,348	$	28,928

Loans classified as troubled debt restructurings may be removed from this status for disclosure purposes after a specified period of time if the restructured agreement specifies an interest rate equal to or greater than the rate that the lender was willing to accept at the time of the restructuring for a new loan with comparable risk, and the loan is performing in accordance with the terms specified by the restructured agreement. The following table summarizes troubled debt restructurings removed from this classification during the periods indicated (dollars in thousands).

	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Carrying balance	$	-	$	-	$	7,499	$	5,842
Count		-		-		4		8

The following table summarizes, by class, loans that were modified resulting in troubled debt restructurings during the periods indicated (dollars in thousands).

	For the three months ended September 30,
	2014						2013
	Number of loans		Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment		Post-modification outstanding recorded investment		Number of loans		Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment		Post-modification outstanding recorded investment
Nonfarm nonresidential		-	$	-	$	-		1	$	480	$	480
Total commercial real estate		-		-		-		1		480		480
Commercial and industrial		-		-		-		1		241		241
Loans, gross		-	$	-	$	-		2	$	721	$	721

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	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2014						2013
	Number of loans		Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment		Post-modification outstanding recorded investment		Number of loans		Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment		Post-modification outstanding recorded investment
Construction, land development and other land loans		-	$	-	$	-		1	$	60	$	60
Nonfarm nonresidential		1		883		883		3		3,099		3,099
Total commercial real estate		1		883		883		4		3,159		3,159
Commercial and industrial		3		2,665		1,365		1		241		241
Loans, gross		4	$	3,548	$	2,248		5	$	3,400	$	3,400

The following table summarizes, by type of concession, loans that were modified resulting in troubled debt restructurings during the periods indicated (dollars in thousands).

	For the three months ended September 30,
	2014						2013
	Number of loans		Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment		Post-modification outstanding recorded investment		Number of loans		Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment		Post-modification outstanding recorded investment
Term concession		-	$	-	$	-		2	$	721	$	721
Loans, gross		-	$	-	$	-		2	$	721	$	721

	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2014						2013
	Number of loans		Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment		Post-modification outstanding recorded investment		Number of loans		Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment		Post-modification outstanding recorded investment
Rate concession		-	$	-	$	-		1	$	60	$	60
Term concession		1		883		883		4		3,340		3,340
Term and principal concessions		3		2,665		1,365		-		-		-
Loans, gross		4	$	3,548	$	2,248		5	$	3,400	$	3,400

The following table summarizes, by class, loans that were modified resulting in troubled debt restructurings within the previous 12-month period for which there was a payment default during the periods indicated (dollars in thousands).

	For the three months ended September 30,								For the nine months ended September 30,
	2014				2013				2014				2013
	Number of loans		Recorded investment		Number of loans		Recorded investment		Number of loans		Recorded investment		Number of loans		Recorded investment
Construction, land development and other land loans		-	$	-		-	$	-		-	$	-		1	$	56
Nonfarm nonresidential		-		-		-		-		2		2,597		-		-
Total commercial real estate		-		-		-		-		2		2,597		1		56
Single-family real estate		-		-		1		404		-		-		1		404
Commercial and industrial		-		-		1		127		1		236		1		127
Loans, gross		-	$	-		2	$	531		3	$	2,833		3	$	587

Impaired Loans. The following tables summarize the composition of impaired loans at the dates indicated (in thousands).

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Performing troubled debt restructured loans	$	16,065	$	26,744
Nonperforming troubled debt restructured loans		5,283		2,184
Nonperforming other loans		4,244		6,580
Performing other loans		14,888		9,187
Total impaired loans	$	40,480	$	44,695

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The following table summarizes the composition of and information relative to impaired loans, by class, at September 30, 2014 (in thousands).

	Loans, gross
	Recorded investment		Unpaid principal balance		Related allowance
With no related allowance recorded:
Construction, land development and other land loans	$	707	$	1,236
Multifamily residential		-		-
Nonfarm nonresidential		19,535		19,775
Total commercial real estate		20,242		21,011
Single-family real estate, revolving, open-end loans		333		333
Single-family real estate, closed-end, first lien		620		1,901
Single-family real estate, closed-end, junior lien		25		25
Total single-family residential		978		2,259
Commercial and industrial		359		359
Consumer		-		-
Total impaired loans with no related allowance recorded	$	21,579	$	23,629
With an allowance recorded:
Construction, land development and other land loans	$	172	$	172	$	30
Multifamily residential		-		-		-
Nonfarm nonresidential		17,155		23,177		2,085
Total commercial real estate		17,327		23,349		2,115
Single-family real estate, revolving, open-end loans		-		-		-
Single-family real estate, closed-end, first lien		247		247		28
Single-family real estate, closed-end, junior lien		107		107		42
Total single-family residential		354		354		70
Commercial and industrial		1,205		2,504		288
Consumer		15		15		3
Total impaired loans with an allowance recorded	$	18,901	$	26,222	$	2,476
Total:
Construction, land development and other land loans	$	879	$	1,408	$	30
Multifamily residential		-		-		-
Nonfarm nonresidential		36,690		42,952		2,085
Total commercial real estate		37,569		44,360		2,115
Single-family real estate, revolving, open-end loans		333		333		-
Single-family real estate, closed-end, first lien		867		2,148		28
Single-family real estate, closed-end, junior lien		132		132		42
Total single-family residential		1,332		2,613		70
Commercial and industrial		1,564		2,863		288
Consumer		15		15		3
Total impaired loans	$	40,480	$	49,851	$	2,476

Interest income recognized on impaired loans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $368 thousand and $1.2 million, respectively. The average balance of total impaired loans was $41.8 million and $42.9 million for the same periods.

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The following table summarizes the composition of and information relative to impaired loans, by class, at December 31, 2013 (in thousands).

	Loans, gross
	Recorded investment		Unpaid principal balance		Related allowance
With no related allowance recorded:
Construction, land development and other land loans	$	3,244	$	6,503
Multifamily residential		181		239
Nonfarm nonresidential		17,414		24,422
Total commercial real estate		20,839		31,164
Single-family real estate, revolving, open-end loans		-		-
Single-family real estate, closed-end, first lien		1,369		5,811
Single-family real estate, closed-end, junior lien		-		-
Total single-family residential		1,369		5,811
Commercial and industrial		753		1,150
Consumer		7		7
Total impaired loans with no related allowance recorded	$	22,968	$	38,132
With an allowance recorded:
Construction, land development and other land loans	$	260	$	260	$	68
Multifamily residential		-		-		-
Nonfarm nonresidential		18,839		18,839		1,668
Total commercial real estate		19,099		19,099		1,736
Single-family real estate, revolving, open-end loans		404		404		83
Single-family real estate, closed-end, first lien		323		323		18
Single-family real estate, closed-end, junior lien		195		195		62
Total single-family residential		922		922		163
Commercial and industrial		1,680		2,980		644
Consumer		26		26		12
Total impaired loans with an allowance recorded	$	21,727	$	23,027	$	2,555
Total:
Construction, land development and other land loans	$	3,504	$	6,763	$	68
Multifamily residential		181		239		-
Nonfarm nonresidential		36,253		43,261		1,668
Total commercial real estate		39,938		50,263		1,736
Single-family real estate, revolving, open-end loans		404		404		83
Single-family real estate, closed-end, first lien		1,692		6,134		18
Single-family real estate, closed-end, junior lien		195		195		62
Total single-family residential		2,291		6,733		163
Commercial and industrial		2,433		4,130		644
Consumer		33		33		12
Total impaired loans	$	44,695	$	61,159	$	2,555

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Allowance for Loan Losses

The following tables summarize the allowance for loan losses and recorded investment in gross loans, by portfolio segment, at the dates and for the periods indicated (in thousands).

	For the three months ended September 30, 2014
	Commercial			Single-family			Commercial and
	real estate			residential			industrial		Consumer		Other		Total
Allowance for loan losses, beginning of period	$	10,259		$	3,112		$	1,083	$	915	$	227	$	15,596
Provision for loan losses		(436	)		(374	)		231		61		18		(500	)
Loan charge-offs		150			331			33		49		158		721
Loan recoveries		61			840			11		10		69		991
Net loans charged-off (recovered)		89			(509	)		22		39		89		(270	)
Allowance for loan losses, end of period	$	9,734		$	3,247		$	1,292	$	937	$	156	$	15,366

	For the nine months ended September 30, 2014
	Commercial			Single-family			Commercial and
	real estate			residential			industrial			Consumer			Other			Total
Allowance for loan losses, beginning of period	$	10,565		$	3,124		$	1,682		$	1,118		$	(4	)	$	16,485
Provision for loan losses		(214	)		(302	)		(247	)		(84	)		347			(500	)
Loan charge-offs		929			520			178			159			425			2,211
Loan recoveries		312			945			35			62			238			1,592
Net loans charged-off (recovered)		617			(425	)		143			97			187			619
Allowance for loan losses, end of period	$	9,734		$	3,247		$	1,292		$	937		$	156		$	15,366

	September 30, 2014
	Commercial		Single-family		Commercial and
	real estate		residential		industrial		Consumer		Other		Total
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	2,115	$	70	$	288	$	3	$	-	$	2,476
Collectively evaluated for impairment		7,619		3,177		1,004		934		156		12,890
Allowance for loan losses, end of period	$	9,734	$	3,247	$	1,292	$	937	$	156	$	15,366
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	37,569	$	1,332	$	1,564	$	15	$	-	$	40,480
Collectively evaluated for impairment		408,679		192,542		71,999		53,056		10,191		736,467
Loans, gross	$	446,248	$	193,874	$	73,563	$	53,071	$	10,191	$	776,947

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	For the three months ended September 30, 2013
	Commercial		Single-family		Commercial and
	real estate		residential		industrial			Consumer		Other		Total
Allowance for loan losses, beginning of period	$	11,029	$	3,018	$	2,139		$	1,025	$	7	$	17,218
Provision for loan losses		562		214		(254	)		50		73		645
Loan charge-offs		526		179		472			58		151		1,386
Loan recoveries		40		28		44			36		81		229
Net loans charged-off		486		151		428			22		70		1,157
Allowance for loan losses, end of period	$	11,105	$	3,081	$	1,457		$	1,053	$	10	$	16,706

	For the nine months ended September 30, 2013
	Commercial			Single-family		Commercial and
	real estate			residential		industrial		Consumer		Other		Total
Allowance for loan losses, beginning of period	$	12,317		$	3,140	$	1,264	$	1,093	$	11	$	17,825
Provision for loan losses		(36	)		465		960		68		208		1,665
Loan charge-offs		1,284			611		846		219		501		3,461
Loan recoveries		108			87		79		111		292		677
Net loans charged-off		1,176			524		767		108		209		2,784
Allowance for loan losses, end of period	$	11,105		$	3,081	$	1,457	$	1,053	$	10	$	16,706

	September 30, 2013
	Commercial		Single-family		Commercial and
	real estate		residential		industrial		Consumer		Other		Total
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	1,952	$	195	$	17	$	4	$	-	$	2,168
Collectively evaluated for impairment		9,153		2,886		1,440		1,049		10		14,538
Allowance for loan losses, end of period	$	11,105	$	3,081	$	1,457	$	1,053	$	10	$	16,706
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	40,224	$	2,633	$	1,294	$	34	$	-	$	44,185
Collectively evaluated for impairment		414,834		172,060		65,803		49,362		10,570		712,629
Loans, gross	$	455,058	$	174,693	$	67,097	$	49,396	$	10,570	$	756,814

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6. Other Loans Held for Sale and Valuation Allowance

The following table summarizes the changes in net other loans held for sale at the dates and for the periods indicated (in thousands). There was no other loans held for sale activity during the three months ended September 30, 2014 or 2013.

	At and for the nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013
Other loans held for sale, net of valuation allowance, beginning of period	$	-		$	776
SBA loans transferred to other loans held for sale		1,166			2,015
Proceeds from sales of SBA loans		(1,236	)		(2,222	)
Gain on sale of SBA loans		70			207
SBA loan activity, net		-			-
Proceeds from sales of other loans held for sale		-			(1,102	)
Gain on sale of other loans held for sale		-			326
Other loans held for sale activity, net		-			(776	)
Other loans held for sale, net of valuation allowance, end of period	$	-		$	-

The following table summarizes the activity in the valuation allowance on other loans held for sale at the dates and for the periods indicated (in thousands). There was no activity in the valuation allowance on other loans held for sale during the three months ended September 30, 2014 or 2013.

	At and for the nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013
Valuation allowance, beginning of period	$	-	$	1,512
Reduction resulting from sales of other loans held for sale		-		(1,512	)
Valuation allowance, end of period	$	-	$	-

The Company originates loans partially guaranteed by the SBA, an agency of the U.S. government. The Company may sell the guaranteed portion of these loans into the secondary market.

7. Premises and Equipment, net

The following table summarizes premises and equipment balances, net at the dates indicated (in thousands).

	September 30,			December 31,
	2014			2013
Land	$	5,521		$	5,521
Buildings		19,461			19,395
Leasehold improvements		3,774			3,746
Furniture and equipment		13,476			13,259
Software		5,554			5,344
Bank automobiles		95			95
Capital lease asset		556			1,396
Premises and equipment, gross	$	48,437		$	48,756
Accumulated depreciation		(26,204	)		(25,389	)
Premises and equipment, net	$	22,233		$	23,367

At September 30, 2014, the Bank provided banking products and services through 25 branches of which five were leased and 20 were owned.

Depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 was $593 thousand and $641 thousand, respectively. Depreciation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 was $1.8 million and $1.9 million, respectively.

8. Long-Lived Assets Held for Sale

At September 30, 2014, the Company was marketing for sale a vacant parcel of land and a vacant branch facility with a total net book value of $432 thousand. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 the assets were written down by $253 thousand to reflect a reduction in their estimated fair values. Long-lived assets held for sale are included in Other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the writedowns are reflected in Other noninterest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

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9. Servicing Rights

Residential Mortgage-Servicing Rights

The net book value of residential mortgage-servicing rights was $2.4 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Residential mortgage-servicing rights are included in Other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The estimated fair value of residential mortgage-servicing rights was $3.7 million and $3.8 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

The following table summarizes the changes in residential mortgage-servicing rights at the dates and for the periods indicated (in thousands).

	At and for the three months ended September 30,						At and for the nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Mortgage-servicing rights portfolio, net of valuation allowance, beginning of period	$	2,384		$	2,449		$	2,431		$	2,545
Capitalized mortgage-servicing rights		115			193			357			540
Mortgage-servicing rights portfolio amortization and impairment		(142	)		(193	)		(431	)		(636	)
Mortgage-servicing rights portfolio, net of valuation allowance, end of period	$	2,357		$	2,449		$	2,357		$	2,449

The following table summarizes the activity in the valuation allowance for impairment of the residential mortgage-servicing rights portfolio at the dates and for the periods indicated (in thousands).

	At and for the three months ended September 30,						At and for the nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Valuation allowance, beginning of period	$	33		$	82		$	31		$	41
Reductions credited to operations, net		(10	)		(42	)		(8	)		(1	)
Valuation allowance, end of period	$	23		$	40		$	23		$	40

SBA Servicing Rights

The net book value of SBA servicing rights was $80 thousand and $64 thousand at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. SBA servicing rights are included in Other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The estimated fair value of SBA servicing rights was $89 thousand and $69 thousand at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

The following table summarizes the changes in SBA servicing rights at the dates and for the periods indicated (in thousands).

	At and for the three months ended September 30,						At and for the nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
SBA servicing rights portfolio, net of valuation allowance, beginning of period	$	87		$	76		$	64		$	39
Capitalized SBA servicing rights		-			-			31			47
SBA servicing rights portfolio amortization and impairment		(7	)		(3	)		(15	)		(13	)
SBA servicing rights portfolio, net of valuation allowance, end of period	$	80		$	73		$	80		$	73

The following table summarizes the activity in the valuation allowance for impairment of the SBA servicing rights portfolio at the dates and for the periods indicated (in thousands).

	At and for the three months ended September 30,				At and for the nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Valuation allowance, beginning of period	$	9	$	3	$	8	$	-
Additions charged to operations, net		4		-		5		3
Valuation allowance, end of period	$	13	$	3	$	13	$	3

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10. Foreclosed Real Estate and Repossessed Personal Property

Composition

The following table summarizes foreclosed real estate and repossessed personal property at the dates indicated (in thousands). Repossessed personal property is included in Other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Foreclosed real estate	$	6,595	$	7,502
Repossessed personal property		50		43
Total foreclosed real estate and repossessed personal property	$	6,645	$	7,545

Included in foreclosed real estate at both September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were 77 residential lots with an aggregate net book value of $5.6 million and $6.5 million, respectively, in three separate communities related to one real estate development. Of this amount, our ownership within one community was comprised of 16 lots. In September 2014, the Company entered into a contract to sell these lots and recorded a writedown of $337 thousand. The sale is expected to close during the fourth quarter 2014.

Foreclosed Real Estate Activity

The following table summarizes changes in foreclosed real estate at the dates and for the periods indicated (in thousands).

	At and for the three months ended September 30,						At and for the nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Foreclosed real estate, beginning of period	$	7,335		$	8,296		$	7,502		$	10,911
Plus: new foreclosed real estate		165			602			1,285			2,073
Less: proceeds from sale of foreclosed real estate		(283	)		(846	)		(756	)		(2,363	)
Plus: gain on sale of foreclosed real estate		13			22			63			112
Less: writedowns and losses charged to expense		(635	)		(146	)		(1,499	)		(2,805	)
Foreclosed real estate, end of period	$	6,595		$	7,928		$	6,595		$	7,928

11. Bank-Owned Life Insurance

The Company owns two fully-funded general account life insurance policies on certain members of its leadership team. The Company paid all premiums on these policies during 2013 and is the sole beneficiary. Each policy was funded with a premium of $5.0 million paid to AA+ rated insurance companies. The policies are reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at the cash surrender value of $10.3 million and $10.0 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

In addition, the Company has fully-funded life insurance policies on two former members of executive management who are retired from the Company. At both September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the cash surrender value of these policies attributable to the Company totaled $1.6 million.

12. Deposits

Composition

The following table summarizes the composition of deposits at the dates indicated (in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Transaction deposits	$	531,946	$	494,289
Money market deposits		139,552		136,476
Savings deposits		89,406		79,760
Time deposits $100,000 and greater		69,611		79,654
Time deposits less than $100,000		105,774		117,181
Total deposits	$	936,289	$	907,360

At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, $499 thousand and $564 thousand, respectively, of overdrawn transaction deposit accounts were reclassified to loans. There were no brokered deposits at September 30, 2014 or December 31, 2013.

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Interest Expense on Deposit Accounts

The following table summarizes interest expense on deposits for the periods indicated (in thousands).

	For the three months ended				For the nine months ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Transaction deposits	$	11	$	10	$	31	$	29
Money market deposits		10		8		28		23
Savings deposits		2		2		6		7
Time deposits		101		455		309		1,813
Total interest expense on deposits	$	124	$	475	$	374	$	1,872

13. Borrowings

Retail Repurchase Agreements

Retail repurchase agreements represent overnight secured borrowing arrangements between the Bank and certain clients. Retail repurchase agreements are not insured deposits and were secured by $23.9 million of the Company’s investment securities available for sale at September 30, 2014.

FHLB Advances

As disclosed in Note 4, Investment Securities Available for Sale, and Note 5, Loans, the Bank may pledge investment securities and loans to collateralize FHLB advances. Additionally, the Bank may pledge cash and cash equivalents. The amount that can be borrowed is based on the balance of the type of asset pledged as collateral multiplied by lendable collateral value percentages as calculated by the FHLB. The FHLB allows the Bank to borrow up to 25% of total assets, subject to available collateral.

The following table summarizes the collateral utilization and availability of borrowings from the FHLB at the dates indicated (in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Available lendable loan collateral value pledged to serve against FHLB advances	$	74,090	$	90,225
FHLB advances outstanding		-		35,000
Excess lendable collateral value pledged to serve against FHLB advances	$	74,090	$	55,225

Federal Reserve Discount Window

At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, $1.6 million and $2.2 million, respectively, of loans and investment securities were pledged as collateral to cover the various Federal Reserve services that are available for use by the Bank. Of these amounts, $1.6 million and $2.1 million were available as lendable collateral at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The Bank’s borrowings from the Federal Reserve Discount Window (the “Discount Window”) are at the primary credit rate. Primary credit is available through the Discount Window to generally sound depository institutions on a very short-term basis, typically overnight, at a rate above the Federal Open Market Committee target rate for federal funds. The Bank’s maximum maturity for potential borrowings is overnight. The Bank has not drawn on this availability since its initial establishment in 2009 other than to periodically test its ability to access the line. The Federal Reserve has the discretion to deny approval of borrowing requests.

Other Borrowings

Other borrowings generally consist of outstanding borrowings on correspondent bank lines of credit.

At December 31, 2013, the Bank had access to three secured and two unsecured lines of credit from four correspondent banks totaling $60 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Bank obtained two additional unsecured lines totaling $20 million. The following table summarizes the Bank’s correspondent bank lines of credit at September 30, 2014 (dollars in thousands).

	Secured		Unsecured		Total
Available facility	$	35,000	$	45,000	$	80,000
Count		3		4		7

Subsequent to September 30, 2014, one secured line totaling $5 million was converted to an unsecured line and $15 million of a secured line was converted to an unsecured line. None of the lines of credit were utilized as of either date. These correspondent bank funding sources may be canceled at any time at the correspondent bank’s discretion. 

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14. Shareholders’ Equity

Common Shares

At September 30, 2014, the Company had 75,000,000 authorized shares of common stock of which 12,793,543 were issued and outstanding. As of October 24, 2014, the Company has reserved a total of 196,916 shares for future issuance under various equity incentive plans.

For disclosure regarding actual and potential share issuances under the Company’s equity award plans, see Note 17, Equity-Based Compensation.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following table summarizes the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax at the dates indicated (in thousands).

	September 30,			December 31,
	2014			2013
Net unrealized loss on investment securities available for sale	$	(1,460	)	$	(2,990	)
Net unrealized defined benefit pension plan actuarial loss		(7,303	)		(7,303	)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	$	(8,763	)	$	(10,293	)

Authorized Preferred Shares

The Company has authorized for issuance 2,500,000 shares of preferred stock with such preferences, limitations and relative rights within legal limits of the class, or one or more series within the class, as are set by the Board of Directors. To date, the Company has not issued any preferred shares.

Cash Dividends

Dividends from the Bank are the Company’s primary source of funds for payment of dividends to its common shareholders. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company declared dividends on its common stock as follows:

Declaration date	Record date	Payment date	Cash dividend per share
7/17/2014	8/7/2014	8/18/2014	$	0.05

The dividends payable to shareholders were funded by dividends paid to the Company by the Bank.

In October 2014, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per common share payable in November 2014.

15. Income Taxes

As of September 30, 2014, the Company had federal net operating loss carryforwards of $9.3 million, which, if not utilized to offset future taxable income, will expire in 2032. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company utilized $9.0 million of federal net operating loss carryforwards to offset federal taxable income. This amount was comprised of $7.5 million of federal net operating loss carryforwards that would have expired in 2031 and $1.5 million that would have expired in 2032.

As of September 30, 2014, net deferred tax assets of $18.1 million were recorded in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet, a portion of which includes the after-tax impact of net operating loss carryforwards. Based on available information as of this date, the Company determined that a valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset was not necessary. During the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $21.0 million related to the reversal of $21.0 million of its valuation allowance on the net deferred tax assets that existed at June 30, 2013.

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In 2010, the Company consummated a private offering pursuant to which the Company issued 9,993,995 shares of its common stock at $10.40 per share (the “Private Placement”). The Private Placement was considered a change in control under the Internal Revenue Code and Regulations. Accordingly, the Company was required to evaluate potential limitation or deferral of its ability to carryforward pre-acquisition net operating losses and to determine the amount of net unrealized pre-acquisition built-in losses which are subject to similar limitation or deferral. Under the Internal Revenue Code and Regulations, net unrealized pre-acquisition built-in losses realized within five years of the change in control on October 7, 2010 are subject to potential limitation. Through that date, the Company will continue to analyze its ability to utilize such losses to offset anticipated future taxable income as pre-acquisition built-in losses are ultimately realized. As of September 30, 2014, the Company estimates that future utilization of built-in losses of $53 million generated prior to the Private Placement will be limited to $1.1 million per year. However, this estimate will not be conclusively confirmed until the five-year limitation period expires in October 2015. The Company has not recognized any deferred tax asset related to the amount by which recognized built-in losses exceed the amount expected to be utilized against future taxable income.

The Company is subject to U.S. federal and South Carolina state income tax. Tax authorities in various jurisdictions may examine the Company. The Company is not currently undergoing a U.S. federal or South Carolina state examination; however, tax years dating back to 2010 are generally considered subject to examination based on federal and state regulations.

16. Benefit Plans

401(k) Plan

Employees (which the Company refers to as “teammates”) are given the opportunity to participate in The Palmetto Bank 401(k) Retirement Plan (the “401(k) Plan”) which is designed to supplement a teammate’s retirement income. Teammates are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan immediately when hired, and participants are able to defer a portion of their salary into the 401(k) Plan. Matching contributions, if any, are contributed to the 401(k) Plan prior to the end of each plan year.

From January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013, the Company suspended its regular ongoing matching of teammate contributions to the 401(k) Plan. The Company reinstated its match of teammate contributions effective July 1, 2013. From July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, teammate contributions were matched at a rate of $0.10 per dollar up to 6% of a teammate’s eligible compensation. Effective July 1, 2014, the match of teammate contributions was increased to a rate of $0.25 per dollar up to 6% of a teammate’s eligible compensation. The Company’s matching contributions totaled $22 thousand and $13 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $49 thousand and $13 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Under the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) rules related to 401(k) plans, the IRS imposes certain annual limitations on the amount of allowable contributions to the 401(k) Plan by highly compensated participants (as determined annually by applying the required IRS tests). To the extent teammates receive contribution refunds of prior salary deferrals as a result of the annual limitations, the Bank has in place a benefit equalization plan into which such teammates may contribute refunds received. The benefit equalization plan operates similar to the 401(k) Plan except that this plan is a nonqualified plan under the IRS rules, and the assets of the benefit equalization plan are subject to the general creditors of the Bank. At September 30, 2014, assets in the benefit equalization plan were $39 thousand and are included in Other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. An offsetting liability of $39 thousand is reflected in Other liabilities and represents the Bank’s obligation to benefit equalization plan participants. There were no assets or liabilities associated with the benefit equalization plan at December 31, 2013.

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Prior to 2008, the Company offered a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan (the “Pension Plan”) that covered all full-time teammates having at least 12 months of continuous service and having attained age 21. Effective 2008, the Company ceased accruing pension benefits for participants in the Pension Plan. Although no previously accrued benefits were lost, teammates no longer accrue benefits for service subsequent to 2007.

The Company’s net accrued pension liability is included in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and totaled $975 thousand and $1.3 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

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Cost of the Pension Plan. The following table summarizes the components of net periodic pension expense, which is included in Salaries and other personnel expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income, for the periods indicated (in thousands).

	For the three months ended September 30,						For the nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Interest cost	$	273		$	210		$	685		$	631
Expected return on plan assets		(319	)		(283	)		(806	)		(850	)
Amortization of net actuarial loss		197			243			573			728
Net periodic pension expense	$	151		$	170		$	452		$	509

As a result of the decision to curtail the Pension Plan effective December 31, 2007, no costs relative to service have been necessary since that date as teammates no longer accrue benefits for services rendered.

Pension Plan Assets. The following table summarizes the fair value of Pension Plan assets by major category at the dates indicated (in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Cash and cash equivalents	$	5,326	$	4,440
U.S. government and agency securities		-		549
Municipal securities		-		470
Corporate bonds		-		3,398
Mutual funds		912		3,596
Corporate stocks		1,066		3,329
Exchange traded funds		9,142		287
Foreign equities		166		694
Accrued interest receivable		1		30
Other		4		5
Total Pension Plan assets	$	16,617	$	16,798

Fair Value Measurements. The following tables summarize Pension Plan assets measured at fair value at the dates indicated aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall (in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Level 1	$	6,397	$	7,804
Level 2		10,220		8,994
Level 3		-		-
Total Pension Plan assets	$	16,617	$	16,798

There were no changes in the Pension Plan’s Level 3 assets during 2013 or during the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

Current and Future Expected Contributions. The Company contributed $400 thousand to the Pension Plan in April, July and October 2014, and expects to contribute an additional $400 thousand relative to the 2014 plan year in December 2014.

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17. Equity-Based Compensation

1997 Stock Compensation Plan

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the 1997 Stock Compensation Plan (the “1997 Plan”) at the dates and for the periods indicated.

	Stock options outstanding			Weighted- average exercise price per share
Outstanding, December 31, 2013		6,450		$	103.89
Forfeited		(1,250	)		109.20
Expired		(2,250	)		93.20
Outstanding, September 30, 2014		2,950			109.80

The following table summarizes information regarding stock options under the 1997 Plan that were outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2014.

Weighted- average exercise price		Number of stock options outstanding and exercisable		Weighted- average remaining contractual life (years)
$	106.40		250		0.30
	109.20		2,500		1.67
	121.60		200		2.30
Total			2,950		1.60

At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the fair value of the Company’s common stock did not exceed the exercise price of any options outstanding and exercisable under the 1997 Plan and, therefore, the stock options had no intrinsic value.

2008 Restricted Stock Plan

There were no grants or forfeitures of restricted stock under the Company’s 2008 Restricted Stock Plan (the “2008 Plan”) during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The weighted-average grant date fair value per share of granted shares under the 2008 Plan net of forfeitures was $27.55 at both December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014.

Of the 62,386 net restricted stock awards granted under the 2008 Plan, 4,255 shares vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, and 6,989 shares remained unvested at September 30, 2014 and are expected to vest through 2016. Remaining shares available for issuance under the 2008 Plan totaled 114 shares at September 30, 2014.

2011 Stock Incentive Plan

The following table summarizes stock option and restricted stock information for the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”) at the dates and for the periods indicated.

	Total shares			Stock options outstanding			Weighted- average exercise price per share		Shares of restricted stock			Weighted- average grant date fair value per share
2011 Grants		473,002			383,251		$	10.51		89,751		$	10.48
2012 Grants		8,020			-			-		8,020			6.50
2013 Grants		8,811			-			-		8,811			13.70
2013 Forfeitures		(575	)		-			-		(575	)		13.95
2013 Exercises		-			(11,250	)		11.00		-			-
2014 Grants		14,451			4,000			12.96		10,451			13.07
2014 Forfeitures		(625	)		-			-		(625	)		6.50
Granted, net of forfeitures, September 30, 2014		503,084								115,833
Outstanding, September 30, 2014					376,001			10.52
Total shares available for grant under the 2011 Plan		700,000
Remaining shares available for grant, September 30, 2014		196,916

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, 5,404 shares of restricted stock with a total grant date fair value of $70 thousand were granted to the non-management members of the Board of Directors as compensation for their annual Board retainers and 2,500 shares of restricted stock and 4,000 stock options were awarded to certain teammates in recognition of performance and/or upon initial employment. The 2,500 shares of restricted stock and 4,000 stock options are subject to time vesting conditions and, assuming the time vesting conditions are met, will vest from 2015 to 2017. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, 2,547 shares of restricted stock were granted to certain directors in conjunction with his/her reelection to the Board in 2014.

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The following table summarizes the activity in unvested shares of restricted stock under the 2011 Plan at the dates and for the period indicated.

	Shares of restricted stock
Unvested, December 31, 2013		103,507
Grants		10,451
Forfeited		(625	)
Vested		(36,870	)
Unvested, September 30, 2014		76,463

For both the 2008 Plan and the 2011 Plan, a portion of the restricted shares that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were net-settled to cover the required withholding taxes, and the grantee received the common stock equal to the vested shares less the net-settled shares. Withholding taxes for the remaining shares that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were paid in cash by the grantee. The net-share settlements reduced the number of common shares outstanding.

The following table summarizes information regarding stock options under the 2011 Plan that were outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2014.

		Options outstanding						Options exercisable
Weighted- average exercise price		Number of stock options		Weighted- average remaining contractual life (years)		Value of outstanding in-the- money stock options		Number of stock options		Weighted- average remaining contractual life (years)		Value of exercisable in-the- money stock options
$	10.40		312,501		6.63	$	1,168,754		104,167		6.63	$	389,585
	11.00		59,500		6.80		186,830		14,750		6.80		46,315
	12.96		4,000		9.39		4,720		-		-		-
	Total		376,001		6.69	$	1,360,304		118,917		6.65	$	435,900

Determining Fair Value. The following table summarizes the fair value of stock option awards granted under the 2011 Plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and the assumptions used to determine the fair value of such grant.

	2014 grant
Option exercise price, per share	$	12.96
Fair value of stock option awards granted, per share	$	6.87
Expected dividend yield		-	%
Expected volatility		50
Risk-free interest rate		2.19
Expected term (years)		7
Vesting period (years)		3

Compensation Expense Relating to Equity-Based Compensation

The following table summarizes compensation expense for the 1997 Plan, the 2008 Plan and the 2011 Plan charged against pretax income for the periods indicated (in thousands).

	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Compensation expense
1997 Plan	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
2008 Plan		11		67		73		269
2011 Plan		156		196		531		627
Total equity-based compensation expense	$	167	$	263	$	604	$	896
Income tax benefit	$	61	$	-	$	222	$	-

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At September 30, 2014, the total unrecognized pretax compensation expense related to unvested equity awards granted under the 2008 Plan and the 2011 Plan was $60 thousand and $646 thousand, respectively. This expense is expected to be recognized through 2016 under the 2008 Plan and 2017 under the 2011 Plan. 

18. Average Share Information

The following table reconciles the denominators of the basic and diluted net income per common share computations for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands, except per share data).

	For the three months ended September 30,						For the nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Basic net income per common share
Net income applicable to common shareholders	$	1,982		$	22,233		$	6,037		$	25,908
Undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		(9	)		(200	)		(42	)		(233	)
Net income allocated to common shareholders	$	1,973		$	22,033		$	5,995		$	25,675
Average common shares issued and outstanding		12,710,091			12,663,162			12,692,006			12,655,473
Basic net income per common share	$	0.15		$	1.74		$	0.47		$	2.03
Diluted net income per common share
Net income applicable to common shareholders	$	1,982		$	22,233		$	6,037		$	25,908
Undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		(9	)		(200	)		(42	)		(232	)
Net income allocated to common shareholders	$	1,973		$	22,033		$	5,995		$	25,676
Average common shares issued and outstanding		12,710,091			12,663,162			12,692,006			12,655,473
Dilutive potential common shares (1)		61,543			11,581			49,970			-
Total diluted average common shares issued and outstanding		12,771,634			12,674,743			12,741,976			12,655,473
Diluted net income per common share	$	0.15		$	1.74		$	0.47		$	2.03

      (1) Includes dilutive impact of restricted stock and stock options, as applicable

19. Commitments, Guarantees and Other Contingencies

Unused lending commitments to clients are not recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets until funds are advanced. For commercial clients, lending commitments generally take the form of unused revolving credit arrangements to finance clients’ working capital requirements as well as unused credit arrangements to fund commercial construction. For retail clients, lending commitments are generally unused lines of credit secured by residential property as well as unused credit arrangements to fund residential construction. The Company routinely extends lending commitments for both floating and fixed-rate loans.

The following table summarizes the contractual amounts of the Company’s unused lending commitments relating to extensions of credit with off-balance sheet risk at September 30, 2014 (in thousands).

Commitments to extend credit:
Revolving, open-end loans secured by single-family residential properties	$	65,491
Commercial real estate, construction and land development loans secured by real estate
Single-family residential construction loans		7,122
Commercial real estate, other construction loans, and land development loans		25,050
Commercial and industrial loans		42,156
Overdraft protection loans		30,538
Other		16,910
Total commitments to extend credit	$	187,267

Standby letters of credit are issued for clients in connection with contracts between clients and third parties. Letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a client to a third party. The maximum potential amount of undiscounted future advances related to letters of credit was $4.1 million and $3.7 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

The reserve for estimated credit losses on unfunded lending commitments at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was $138 thousand and $259 thousand, respectively, and is recorded in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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For disclosure regarding our derivative financial instruments and hedging activities, see Note 20, Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities.

Contractual Obligations

In 2013, the Bank entered into a subscription agreement for a $2.0 million limited partnership investment in Plexus Fund III, L.P. (the “Fund”). The Bank’s commitment represents approximately 1.3% of the Fund’s total capital commitments. As of September 30, 2014, the Bank invested a total of $450 thousand of the $2.0 million commitment. Capital calls are at the discretion of the Fund and are expected to be fully invested by 2018.

20. Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company’s only derivative instruments related to residential mortgage-banking activities.

Because the Company has historically sold the mortgage loans it originates each quarter, the notional amount of the Company’s commitments to originate conforming mortgage loans held for sale have been accounted for as derivative financial instruments. However, since the Company intends to retain the potential mortgage loans associated with commitments to lend at September 30, 2014, fewer commitments to originate conforming mortgage loans were accounted for as derivative financial instruments at September 30, 2014.

At September 30, 2014, the notional amount of commitments to originate conforming mortgage loans held for sale totaled $215 thousand. These derivative loan commitments had positive fair values, included in Other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, totaling $9 thousand. At December 31, 2013, the notional amount of commitments to originate conforming mortgage loans held for sale totaled $7.3 million and were considered derivative financial instruments. These derivative loan commitments had positive fair values, included in Other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, totaling $176 thousand and negative fair values, included in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, totaling $3 thousand. The net change in derivative loan commitment fair values during the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 resulted in income (expense) of $(223) thousand and $147 thousand, respectively. The net change in derivative loan commitment fair values during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 resulted in expense of $165 thousand and $78 thousand, respectively.

The notional amount of forward sales commitments totaled $715 thousand at September 30, 2014. These forward sales commitments had negative fair values, included in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, totaling $2 thousand. The notional amount of forward sales commitments totaled $6.8 million at December 31, 2013. These forward sales commitments had positive fair values, included in Other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, totaling $28 thousand and negative fair values, included in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, totaling $4 thousand. The net change in forward sales commitment fair values during the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 resulted in income (expense) of $38 thousand and $(245) thousand, respectively. The net change in forward sales commitment fair values during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 resulted in expense of $27 thousand and $85 thousand, respectively.

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21. Disclosures Regarding Fair Value

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following tables summarize assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at the dates indicated aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall (in thousands).

	September 30, 2014
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Trading account assets	$	655	$	4,803	$	-	$	5,458
Investment securities available for sale
U.S. agency		-		1,925		-		1,925
State and municipal		-		5,763		-		5,763
Collateralized mortgage obligations (federal agencies)		1,079		89,731		-		90,810
Other mortgage-backed (federal agencies)		1,300		78,434		-		79,734
SBA loan-backed (federal agency)		20,825		15,525		-		36,350
Derivative financial instruments		-		9		-		9
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis	$	23,859	$	196,190	$	-	$	220,049
Liabilities
Derivative financial instruments	$	-	$	2	$	-	$	2

	December 31, 2013
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Trading account assets	$	1,347	$	3,771	$	-	$	5,118
Investment securities available for sale
State and municipal		-		7,460		-		7,460
Collateralized mortgage obligations (federal agencies)		-		93,132		-		93,132
Other mortgage-backed (federal agencies)		1,188		74,832		-		76,020
SBA loan-backed (federal agency)		20,457		17,314		-		37,771
Derivative financial instruments		-		204		-		204
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis	$	22,992	$	196,713	$	-	$	219,705
Liabilities
Derivative financial instruments	$	-	$	7	$	-	$	7

For disclosure regarding the fair value of Pension Plan assets, see Note 16, Benefit Plans.

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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

For financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis that are recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, the following tables summarize the level of valuation assumptions used to determine fair value of the related individual assets at the dates indicated (in thousands). There were no liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at September 30, 2014 or December 31, 2013.

	September 30, 2014
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Mortgage loans held for sale	$	-	$	268	$	-	$	268
Impaired loans		-		5,549		-		5,549
Foreclosed real estate		414		508		5,401		6,323
Long-lived assets held for sale		-		333		99		432
Total assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis	$	414	$	6,658	$	5,500	$	12,572

	December 31, 2013
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Mortgage loans held for sale	$	-	$	1,722	$	-	$	1,722
Impaired loans		-		5,588		25		5,613
Foreclosed real estate		34		31		6,595		6,660
Long-lived assets held for sale		-		-		685		685
Total assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis	$	34	$	7,341	$	7,305	$	14,680

Level 3 Valuation Methodologies. The following table summarizes the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements for Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at September 30, 2014 (in thousands).

	Fair value		Valuation technique	Significant unobservable inputs
Assets
Foreclosed real estate	$	5,401	Appraisals of collateral value	Adjustments to appraisal for age of comparable sales
Long-lived assets held for sale		432	Internal valuation	Appraisals and/or sales of comparable properties

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Carrying Amounts and Estimated Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities Not Measured at Fair Value

The following table summarizes the carrying amount and fair value of other financial instruments included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at the dates indicated (in thousands) all of which are considered Level 3 fair value estimates. These fair value estimates are subject to fluctuation based on the amount and timing of expected cash flows as well as the choice of discount rate used in the present value calculation. The Company used management's best estimate of fair value. Thus, the fair values presented may not be the amounts that could be realized in an immediate sale or settlement of the instrument. In addition, any income taxes or other expenses that would be incurred in an actual sale or settlement are not taken into consideration in the fair values presented.

	Carrying amount		Fair value
September 30, 2014
Financial instruments - assets
Loans (1)	$	758,595	$	757,336
Financial instruments - liabilities
Deposits		936,289		920,135
December 31, 2013
Financial instruments - assets
Loans (1)	$	748,243	$	748,330
Financial instruments - liabilities
Deposits		907,360		896,858

(1)     Includes gross loans less impaired loans for which fair value exceeds carrying value and allowance for loan losses relative to loans collectively evaluated for impairment.

22. Regulatory Capital Requirements

The following table summarizes the Company’s and the Bank’s actual and required capital ratios at the dates indicated (dollars in thousands). The Bank was classified in the well-capitalized category at both September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Since September 30, 2014, no conditions or events have occurred, of which the Company is aware, that have resulted in a material change in the Bank's regulatory risk category other than as reported in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

	Actual					For capital adequacy purposes					To be well capitalized under prompt corrective action provisions
	amount		ratio			amount		ratio			amount		ratio
At September 30, 2014
Total capital to risk-weighted assets
Company	$	140,399		16.67	%	$	67,373		8.00	%	n/a		n/a
Bank		140,171		16.64			67,370		8.00		$	84,213		10.00	%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
Company		129,810		15.41			33,687		4.00		n/a		n/a
Bank		129,583		15.39			33,685		4.00			50,528		6.00
Tier 1 leverage ratio
Company		129,810		12.01			43,235		4.00		n/a		n/a
Bank		129,583		11.99			43,225		4.00			54,031		5.00
At December 31, 2013
Total capital to risk-weighted assets
Company	$	130,043		15.49	%	$	67,142		8.00	%	n/a		n/a
Bank		129,956		15.48			67,142		8.00		$	83,928		10.00	%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
Company		119,475		14.24			33,571		4.00		n/a		n/a
Bank		119,388		14.23			33,571		4.00			50,357		6.00
Tier 1 leverage ratio
Company		119,475		11.03			43,309		4.00		n/a		n/a
Bank		119,388		11.03			43,311		4.00			54,138		5.00

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

The following discussion and analysis addresses important factors impacting the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its subsidiary for the periods indicated. This discussion should be read in conjunction with, and is intended to supplement, all of the other Items presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2013 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 5, 2014 (the “2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K”).

Palmetto Bancshares, Inc. is a South Carolina bank holding company organized in 1982 and headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina. The Company serves as the bank holding company for The Palmetto Bank, which began operations in 1906. Given our 108-year history, we have developed long-standing relationships with clients in the communities in which we operate and a recognizable name, which has resulted in a well-established deposit network and loyal client base.

Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refers to Palmetto Bancshares, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiary, The Palmetto Bank (the “Bank”), except where the context indicates otherwise.

Forward-Looking Statements

This report, including information included in or incorporated by reference into this document, contains statements which constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements relate to the financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business of our Company. Forward-looking statements are based on many assumptions and estimates and are not guarantees of future performance. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements as they will depend on factors about which we are unsure including many factors which are beyond our control. The words “may,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “continue,” “assume,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “forecast,” “goal” and “estimate,” as well as similar expressions, are meant to identify such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

● Credit losses as a result of declining real estate values, increasing interest rates, increasing unemployment, changes in payment behavior or other factors,

● Credit losses due to loan concentration,

● Changes in the amount of our loan portfolio collateralized by real estate and weaknesses in the real estate market,

● Sales of problem assets at discounted prices to accelerate the resolution of problem assets,

● The rate of delinquencies and amounts of loans charged-off and recoveries,

● Adverse changes in asset quality and resulting credit-related losses and expenses,

● Our allowance for loan losses and the amount of loan loss provisions required in future periods,

● The rate of loan growth in recent years and the lack of seasoning of a portion of our loan portfolio,

● Changes in availability of wholesale funding sources including increases in collateral margin requirements or reductions in eligible collateral,

● Our reliance on available secondary funding sources to meet our liquidity needs, such as Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances, Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve”) Discount Window (“Discount Window”) borrowings, brokered deposits, sales of investment securities and loans and lines of credit from correspondent banks,

● Our expectations regarding our operating revenues, expenses, effective tax rates and other results of operations,

● Increased cybersecurity risk, including potential business disruptions or financial losses,

● Changes in the interest-rate environment which could reduce anticipated or actual margins,

● Changes in political conditions and the legislative or regulatory environment including the impact of ongoing financial reform legislation on the banking and financial services industries,

● Potential limitations on our ability to utilize net operating loss and net realized built-in loss carryforwards for income tax purposes,

● Risks associated with income taxes including the potential for adverse adjustments and the inability to fully realize deferred tax benefits,

● Our ability to maintain appropriate levels of capital including levels required under the capital rules implementing Basel III,

● Our ability to comply with regulatory rules and restrictions and potential regulatory actions if we fail to comply,

● Results of examinations by our regulatory authorities including the possibility that the regulatory authorities may, among other things, require us to increase our allowance for loan losses or writedown assets,

● General economic conditions, either nationally or regionally and especially in our primary markets, becoming less favorable than expected, resulting in, among other things, deterioration in credit quality,

● Our ability to attract and retain key personnel,

● Our ability to retain our existing clients including our deposit relationships,

● Our current and future products, services, applications and functionality and plans to promote them,

● Risks associated with a failure in, or breach of, our operations, security systems or infrastructure, or those of our third-party vendors,

● Fraud committed by third parties, including cyber-security risks associated with transactions initiated through our electronic banking products and services, whether initiated by clients or the Bank,

● Changes in accounting policies and practices,

● Our ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting,

● The market value of our common stock including our continued listing on a national stock exchange and the resulting impact on our stock price as a result of such listing,

● Loss of consumer confidence and economic disruptions resulting from terrorist activities or other military actions and/or

● Other risks and uncertainties detailed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and, from time to time, in our other filings with the SEC.

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The Company does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements except as required by federal securities laws.

You should carefully consider these factors and the risk factors outlined under Item 1A. Risk Factors in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

General

The Company’s accounting and financial reporting policies are in conformity, in all material respects, with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and with general practices within the financial services industry. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with such principles requires management to make complex judgments to estimate the values of assets and liabilities. We have procedures and processes in place to facilitate making these judgments.

The more judgmental estimates are summarized in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K in which we have identified and described the variables most important in the estimation processes that involve mathematical models to derive the estimates. In many cases, there are numerous alternative judgments that could be used in the process of determining the inputs to the models. Where alternatives exist, we have used the factors that we believe represent the most reasonable value in developing the inputs. Actual performance that differs from our estimates of the key variables could impact our results of operations. These fluctuations would not be indicative of deficiencies in our models or inputs.

Management, in conjunction with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, discusses the development and selection of the critical accounting policies and estimates with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors on an annual basis. Of those significant accounting policies, we determined that accounting for our allowance for loan losses and the related reserve for unfunded commitments, servicing rights, foreclosed real estate, net deferred tax asset, defined benefit pension plan and fair value measurements are critical. For additional information regarding our critical accounting policies and estimates, refer to our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Selected Financial Data

The following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with Item 1. Financial Statements and Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (dollars in thousands, except per share data).

	At and for the three months ended
	September 30, 2014			June 30, 2014			March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013			September 30, 2013
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Interest income	$	9,871		$	9,920		$	10,076		$	10,423		$	10,523
Interest expense		126			131			143			387			475
Net interest income		9,745			9,789			9,933			10,036			10,048
Provision for loan losses		(500	)		-			-			1,800			645
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		10,245			9,789			9,933			8,236			9,403
Noninterest income		3,408			3,490			3,366			3,575			3,279
Noninterest expense		10,482			10,084			10,089			10,212			9,835
Net income before provision (benefit) for income taxes		3,171			3,195			3,210			1,599			2,847
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		1,189			1,168			1,182			(224	)		(19,386	)
Net income	$	1,982		$	2,027		$	2,028		$	1,823		$	22,233
COMMON AND PER SHARE DATA
Net income per common share:
Basic	$	0.15		$	0.16		$	0.16		$	0.14		$	1.74
Diluted		0.15			0.16			0.16			0.14			1.74
Cash dividends declared per common share		0.05			-			-			-			-
Book value per common share		10.27			10.18			10.27			9.68			9.46
Outstanding common shares		12,793,543			12,791,621			12,793,543			12,784,605			12,783,019
Average common shares issued and outstanding		12,710,091			12,690,287			12,692,006			12,668,482			12,663,162
Average diluted common shares issued and outstanding		12,771,634			12,744,931			12,741,976			12,689,245			12,674,743
Dividend payout ratio		32.3	%		n/a	%		n/a	%		n/a	%		n/a	%
PERIOD-END BALANCES
Total assets	$	1,097,175		$	1,091,665		$	1,099,407		$	1,090,229		$	1,099,897
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value		214,582			209,617			208,772			214,383			227,079
Total loans, including loans held for sale		777,215			757,923			758,352			769,235			758,679
Deposits and retail repurchase agreements		960,339			946,120			945,352			925,535			969,452
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		-			10,000			20,000			35,000			-
Shareholders' equity		131,335			130,254			126,952			123,817			120,946
AVERAGE BALANCES
Total assets	$	1,090,636		$	1,099,617		$	1,094,578		$	1,096,881		$	1,080,900
Interest-earning assets		1,024,657			1,031,877			1,023,513			1,030,451			1,040,718
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value		210,929			207,575			212,186			220,412			243,955
Total loans, including loans held for sale		753,711			755,199			764,526			766,454			749,201
Deposits and retail repurchase agreements		952,314			952,768			931,828			963,215			971,744
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		2,174			13,187			31,222			1,685			-
Other borrowings		-			6			54			586			24
Shareholders' equity		131,094			128,612			125,664			123,299			100,795
SELECT PERFORMANCE RATIOS
Return on average assets		0.72	%		0.74	%		0.75	%		0.66	%		8.16	%
Return on average shareholders' equity		6.00			6.32			6.54			5.87			87.51
Net interest margin		3.77			3.81			3.94			3.86			3.83
CAPITAL RATIOS
Average shareholders' equity as a percentage of average assets		12.02	%		11.70	%		11.48	%		11.24	%		9.33	%
Shareholders' equity as a percentage of assets		11.97			11.93			11.55			11.36			11.00
Tier 1 risk-based capital		15.41			15.29			14.82			14.24			14.26
Total risk-based capital		16.67			16.54			16.08			15.49			15.52
Tier 1 leverage		12.01			11.69			11.37			11.03			10.95
ASSET QUALITY INFORMATION
Allowance for loan losses	$	15,366		$	15,596		$	16,243		$	16,485		$	16,706
Nonaccrual loans		14,611			15,269			14,035			15,108			14,735
Nonperforming assets		21,256			22,693			21,538			22,653			23,064
Loans 90 days past due and still accruing interest		243			731			-			-			1,723
Net loans charged-off (recovered)		(270	)		647			242			2,021			1,157
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of gross loans		1.98	%		2.07	%		2.15	%		2.15	%		2.21	%
Nonaccrual loans and loans 90 days past due and still accruing interest as a percentage of gross loans		1.91			2.12			1.86			1.97			2.17
Nonperforming assets and loans 90 days past due and still accruing interest as a percentage of total assets		1.96			2.15			1.96			2.08			2.25
Net loans charged-off (recovered) as a percentage of average gross loans, annualized		(0.14	)		0.34			0.13			0.64			0.61
OTHER DATA
Number of full-service branches		25			25			25			25			25
Number of full-time equivalent employees		289.0			298.8			305.0			301.5			302.5

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Executive Summary

Company Overview

Our financial results were significantly impacted by the economic recession from December 2007 to June 2009 (commonly referred to as the “Great Recession”) and its aftermath. While the economy has generally improved since then, overall economic conditions continue to present challenges for the banking industry and the Company. At the same time, the Company was impacted by fast growth from 2004 through the first quarter of 2009 during which time total assets grew 57%. This caused the Company to reach a natural “maturity/life cycle hump” requiring a more sophisticated approach to operating and managing our business.

In response to these challenges, in June 2009, the Board of Directors and Company leadership adopted and began executing a proactive and aggressive Strategic Project Plan to address issues related to credit quality, liquidity, earnings and capital. The Strategic Project Plan and subsequent annual strategic plans included significant strategic changes to the Company’s operations, including:

● Reducing total assets primarily through the resolution of problem assets, losses from which resulted in overall annual losses in 2009 through 2012,

● Raising $114 million in capital through a private offering of common stock consummated in 2010 (the “Private Placement”),

● Repositioning the balance sheet from an asset/liability management standpoint including strategic reduction in higher cost time deposits,

● Rationalizing our branch network and headcount,

● Refining our infrastructure, technology platform, and process improvements,

● Executing specific strategies focused on revenue enhancements, expense reductions and efficiency,

● Refining our organization structure and lines of business, and reconstituting our Senior Leadership Team,

● Implementing new products and services including electronic delivery and specialized lending niches such as Small Business Administration (“SBA”), corporate banking and private banking,

● Developing tailored go-to-market strategies and expertise by line of business,

● Returning to annual profitability in 2013, and

● Exiting all formal regulatory directives.

We expect to remain profitable going forward, and believe our earnings will be more stable and predictable on a going-forward basis. In addition, we are now executing on a growth strategy that includes controlled and managed growth concentrating first on organic loan and deposit growth, supplemented by tactical investments in other earning assets pending sustained loan growth, and then potential growth through mergers and acquisitions of bank branches or whole bank acquisitions of smaller banks in our current or contiguous markets.

Our performance going forward is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, and we can provide no assurance regarding the sustainability of, or improvement in, future earnings. In addition, the pace of future problem asset resolution activities may vary and, as a result, the level of credit-related expenses may fluctuate from period to period.

Third Quarter 2014 Highlights

Following the significant completion of the strategic initiatives in our Strategic Project Plan, beginning in 2013 we transitioned our focus from addressing the significant issues of the past few years to our forward-looking Value Creation Strategy with particular focus on the Client and Teammate Experiences under the mantra of “every experience counts”. The Client Experience is focused on execution of a comprehensive and intentional approach to engendering a “positive personal experience” for all interactions with The Palmetto Bank. The Teammate Experience is focused on a culture of high performance in which our team is inspired to do its best and win against the competition. Both involve innovative and creative thinking to meet evolving expectations. Our ongoing strategic decisions and investments will be determined in the context of executing on the Client and Teammate Experiences, both of which, along with achieving high performing financial results, are expected to increase the value of The Palmetto Bank franchise.

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For the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company reported net income of $2.0 million compared to $22.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. The results of operations for third quarter 2014, as compared to the same period of 2013, were primarily influenced by the following factors:

● During the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $21.0 million related to the reversal of $21.0 million of its valuation allowance on the net deferred tax assets that existed at June 30, 2013.

● Net interest income decreased $303 thousand, and net interest margin decreased 6 basis points to 3.77%. The decrease in net interest income was due to a reduction in interest income on loans resulting primarily from higher-yielding loans maturing and being replaced with new loan originations at lower rates in the current low interest rate environment. Partially offsetting this decline was lower deposit costs.

● Total credit-related expenses, defined as provision for loan losses, foreclosed real estate writedowns and expenses and loan workout expenses declined from $1.2 million during third quarter 2013 to $296 thousand during the third quarter 2014 primarily as a result of a reduction in the provision for loan losses driven by a recovery of $833 thousand on a previously charged-off loan. At September 30, 2014, 16 residential lots comprising all of our lots in one community with a net book value of $213 thousand were under contract to be sold, which is expected to close during the fourth quarter 2014. A writedown of $337 thousand was recorded during the third quarter 2014 relative to this contract.

● Credit quality continued to improve as classified assets decreased $10.3 million from September 30, 2013 to September 30, 2014, and nonperforming assets declined $1.5 million during the same period. In addition, net charge-offs declined from $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 to a net recovery of $270 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2014, which was primarily the result of a recovery of a previously charged-off loan in the amount of $833 thousand. As a result of these factors, we reduced our allowance for loan losses in the third quarter 2014 which resulted in a negative provision for loan losses of $500 thousand.

● Fees for trust, investment management and brokerage services declined $35 thousand as the result of the August 2013 conversion of our brokerage platform to Investment Professionals, Inc. (“IPI”). This conversion, as well as the transfer of our trust accounts to Thomasville National Bank (“TNB”) in June 2013, were part of our more integrated go-forward Wealth Management strategy to provide our clients seamless access to the comprehensive suite of products and services they need to achieve their financial goals (including hiring of a dedicated Private Banker in June 2013). While gross fees declined, we no longer incur the personnel and other operating costs for these businesses and, therefore, experienced a decline in those expense categories as well.

● Mortgage-banking income declined $100 thousand from the third quarter 2013 to the third quarter 2014 due to a decline in mortgage loan sales of $9.5 million. During the third quarter 2014, we made a strategic decision to retain, rather than sell, the majority of mortgage loans originated during the quarter. We expect to continue this strategy during the fourth quarter 2014.

● In order to further supplement organic loan growth in the third quarter 2014, we purchased a pool of 16 jumbo hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage loans for $14.0 million. These loans, which were originated during October 2012 through April 2014, are secured by residential properties located in Georgia and were subjected to our internal due diligence and underwriting guidelines prior to purchase.

● As part of our strategy to diversify our revenues and effectively utilize our cash balances, during September 2013 we invested $5.0 million in an account managed by a third party to trade municipal securities. For the three months ended September 30, 2014, net trading account income totaled $98 thousand, interest income totaled $47 thousand and related investment management expenses totaled $67 thousand. For the three months ended September 30, 2013, net trading account income totaled $36 thousand, interest income totaled $5 thousand and related investment management expenses totaled $14 thousand.

● As an alternative source of income and to fund overall employee benefits costs, we purchased bank-owned life insurance (“BOLI”) involving two fully-funded general account life insurance policies for which all premiums were paid by us during the fourth quarter 2013. During the three months ended September 30, 2014, earnings related to these policies totaled $78 thousand.

● Salaries and personnel expense declined $39 thousand as a result of decreased salaries resulting from fewer average full-time equivalent teammates (primarily related to the brokerage transaction described above, reduction in branch hours during the first quarter 2014 to better match client usage patterns of our various delivery channels and refined branch roles resulting in reduced headcount starting in the third quarter 2014), offset partially by fluctuations in the levels of loan origination cost deferrals and, to a lesser extent, increased incentives.

● Since 2012 we have implemented several client-facing and internal operational changes designed to enhance the Client Experience and improve operational efficiency resulting in an increase in Occupancy and Furniture and equipment expenses from the third quarter 2013 to the third quarter 2014.

● Professional services expense increased $214 thousand from the third quarter 2013 to the third quarter 2014. Professional services expenses during the third quarter 2014 were incurred related to the revenue enhancement project and trading asset account management fees. The incremental professional fees from the revenue enhancement project are expected to be more than offset by increased revenues in 2014 and in 2015.

● We recorded writedowns totaling $253 thousand on a vacant parcel of land and a vacant branch facility that are being marketed for sale.

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Other highlights for the three months ended September 30, 2014 include:

● We experienced an increase in net loans that outpaced normal and unscheduled pay-offs. Our third quarter loan originations and current pipeline are stronger than earlier in the year. During the quarter, we also retained on our balance sheet a portion of residential mortgage production. In addition, in September 2014, we purchased a pool of jumbo hybrid adjustable rate mortgage loans to supplement our organic loan growth. To the extent organic loan growth slows or unscheduled payoffs exceed our organic loan growth, we may consider additional loan pool purchases in the future.

● We maintained our focus on growing core deposits (defined as total deposits excluding time deposits in excess of $100 thousand) and resulting overall cost of funds of 0.05%, and reduced our FHLB advances outstanding.

● We continued to implement product, process and technology enhancements to improve the Client Experience, risk management and operational efficiency. Examples include enhanced document imaging system and workflow automation.

● Based on a competitive market analysis, we implemented selected fee increases effective July 1 and September 1 which resulted in increased revenues beginning in the third quarter.

● We refined the features of selected deposit products and developed new products that were introduced September 1.

● We completed a number of process improvements to reduce expenses with the reductions beginning primarily in the third quarter, including refinement of our staffing model in our Retail branches resulting in fewer FTE.

● We declared a dividend of $0.05 per common share payable on November 17, 2014 to shareholders of record as of November 3, 2014.

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Financial Condition 

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition is provided on a consolidated basis with commentary on business specific implications where more granular information is available.

PALMETTO BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

	September 30,			December 31,			Dollar			Percent
	2014			2013			variance			variance
	(unaudited)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and due from banks	$	43,383		$	38,178		$	5,205			13.6	%
Total cash and cash equivalents		43,383			38,178			5,205			13.6
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost		981			2,950			(1,969	)		(66.7	)
Trading account assets, at fair value		5,458			5,118			340			6.6
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value		214,582			214,383			199			0.1
Mortgage loans held for sale		268			1,722			(1,454	)		(84.4	)
Loans, gross		776,947			767,513			9,434			1.2
Less: allowance for loan losses		(15,366	)		(16,485	)		1,119			6.8
Loans, net		761,581			751,028			10,553			1.4
Premises and equipment, net		22,233			23,367			(1,134	)		(4.9	)
Accrued interest receivable		3,413			3,535			(122	)		(3.5	)
Foreclosed real estate		6,595			7,502			(907	)		(12.1	)
Deferred tax asset, net		18,109			22,087			(3,978	)		(18.0	)
Bank-owned life insurance		11,845			11,617			228			2.0
Other assets		8,727			8,742			(15	)		(0.2	)
Total assets	$	1,097,175		$	1,090,229		$	6,946			0.6	%
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Liabilities
Deposits
Noninterest-bearing	$	212,813		$	178,075		$	34,738			19.5	%
Interest-bearing		723,476			729,285			(5,809	)		(0.8	)
Total deposits		936,289			907,360			28,929			3.2
Retail repurchase agreements		24,050			18,175			5,875			32.3
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		-			35,000			(35,000	)		(100.0	)
Other liabilities		5,501			5,877			(376	)		(6.4	)
Total liabilities		965,840			966,412			(572	)		(0.1	)
Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock		-			-			-			-
Common stock		128			127			1			0.8
Capital surplus		145,214			144,624			590			0.4
Accumulated deficit		(5,244	)		(10,641	)		5,397			50.7
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax		(8,763	)		(10,293	)		1,530			14.9
Total shareholders' equity		131,335			123,817			7,518			6.1
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	1,097,175		$	1,090,229		$	6,946			0.6	%

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Carrying excess cash has a negative impact on our interest income since we currently only earn 25 basis points on our deposits with the Federal Reserve. As a result, we have strategically managed our cash to avoid holding excess cash balances. However, during 2014 we allowed cash balances to increase as compared to December 31, 2013 to fund projected loan growth. To supplement our earnings on excess cash, in the second quarter 2014, we deposited a portion of our excess funds in money market accounts at third party institutions that are well-capitalized under the regulatory capital rules earning a return of 30 basis points, as compared to 25 basis points at the Federal Reserve.

Concentrations and Restrictions. From time to time, we may sell federal funds to, or place deposits with, other financial institutions. Federal funds and any deposits in excess of FDIC insurance limits are essentially uncollateralized overnight loans. We regularly evaluate the risk associated with the potential counterparties to these transactions to ensure that we would not be exposed to any significant risks with regard to cash and cash equivalent balances if we were to sell federal funds or place deposits in amounts in excess of FDIC insurance limits. As noted above, at September 30, 2014, we had $3.1 million in a money market deposit account with another financial institution.

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FHLB Stock

As an FHLB member, we are required to purchase and maintain stock in the FHLB. At December 31, 2013, we owned FHLB stock with a carrying value of $3.0 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we purchased $225 thousand in FHLB stock, and the FHLB redeemed $2.2 million of our FHLB stock at book value thereby decreasing our balance to $981 thousand at September 30, 2014. No ready market exists for this stock, and it has no quoted market value. Purchases and redemptions are normally transacted each quarter to adjust our investment to an amount based on FHLB requirements. Requests for redemptions are met at the discretion of the FHLB. We have experienced no interruption in such redemptions. Dividends are paid on this stock at the discretion of the FHLB. The average dividend yield for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was 5.52% and 4.04%, respectively. There can be no guarantee of future dividends.

Trading Account Assets

As part of our strategy to diversify our revenues and effectively utilize our cash balances, in September 2013 we invested $5.0 million in an account managed by a third party to trade municipal securities. Under the account agreement, the third party has discretionary power to trade in the account subject to certain contractual restrictions. The investment strategy is to trade small and odd lot municipal securities which tend to trade at wider bid and offered spreads, allowing for higher trading profits than larger block sizes. By trading in small and odd lot municipal securities, the account takes advantage of trading opportunities by allocating funds across a wide variety of securities that are immediately available for resale to broker-dealers, financial planners and electronic trading companies. Cash in the account pending investment in municipal bonds is generally held in liquid, insured bank deposits. We may withdraw trading account assets from the account subject to 30-days’ written notice.

At September 30, 2014, the trading account included municipal securities of $4.8 million and insured bank deposits of $655 thousand. All of the municipal securities included in trading account assets at September 30, 2014 were investment grade.

Investment Securities Available for Sale

Composition. The fair value of the investment securities available for sale portfolio represented 19.6% of total assets at September 30, 2014 and 19.7% of total assets at December 31, 2013.

The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value composition of our investment securities available for sale portfolio at the dates indicated (dollars in thousands).

	September 30, 2014							December 31, 2013
	Amortized		Fair		% of			Amortized		Fair		% of
	cost		value		total			cost		value		total
U.S. agency	$	1,923	$	1,925		0.9	%	$	-	$	-		-	%
State and municipal		5,680		5,763		2.7			7,393		7,460		3.5
Collateralized mortgage obligations (federal agencies)		93,217		90,810		42.3			97,303		93,132		43.4
Other mortgage-backed (federal agencies)		79,856		79,734		37.2			76,852		76,020		35.5
SBA loan-backed (federal agency)		36,260		36,350		16.9			37,655		37,771		17.6
Total investment securities available for sale	$	216,936	$	214,582		100.0	%	$	219,203	$	214,383		100.0	%

The net unrealized loss on investment securities available for sale at September 30, 2014 reflects an increase in longer-term interest rates since the date the securities were purchased. While the investment securities portfolio is currently in an unrealized loss position, absent any unexpected credit losses, we will recover the full principal amount of these securities if we hold them to maturity.

All of the investment securities available for sale at September 30, 2014 were investment grade.

We continue to evaluate the interest rate sensitivity of our investment securities portfolio in anticipation of rising interest rates. At September 30, 2014, the estimated decrease in fair value resulting from an instantaneous 100 basis point increase in interest rates was 4.09%.

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Maturities. The following table summarizes the amortized cost and book yield of investment securities available for sale at September 30, 2014 by contractual maturity and estimated principal repayment distribution (dollars in thousands). United States (“U.S.”) agency and state and municipal securities are organized based on contractual maturity. Principal amounts on collateralized mortgage obligations, other mortgage-backed securities and SBA loan-backed securities are not due at a single maturity date and are subject to early repayment based on prepayment activity of underlying loans. Therefore, collateralized mortgage obligations, other mortgage-backed securities and SBA loan-backed securities are organized based on estimated cash flows using current prepayment assumptions.

	Amortized cost		Book yield
Due in one year or less	$	-		-	%
Due after one year through five years		-
Due after five years through ten years		1,923		2.5
Due after ten years		-		-
U.S. agency		1,923		2.5
Due in one year or less		2,545		3.7
Due after one year through five years		2,060		2.6
Due after five years through ten years		1,075		2.0
Due after ten years		-		-
State and municipal		5,680		3.0
Due in one year or less		538		2.5
Due after one year through five years		12,604		1.7
Due after five years through ten years		80,075		2.2
Due after ten years		-		-
Collateralized mortgage obligations (federal agencies)		93,217		2.1
Due in one year or less		-		-
Due after one year through five years		40,872		1.8
Due after five years through ten years		21,257		1.1
Due after ten years		17,727
Other mortgage-backed (federal agencies)		79,856		1.2
Due in one year or less		-		-
Due after one year through five years		18,606		1.5
Due after five years through ten years		15,620		1.6
Due after ten years		2,034		2.2
SBA loan-backed (federal agency)		36,260		1.6
Due in one year or less		3,083		3.5
Due after one year through five years		74,142		1.8
Due after five years through ten years		119,950		1.9
Due after ten years		19,761		0.2
Total investment securities available for sale	$	216,936		1.7	%

Concentrations. The following table summarizes issuer concentrations of collateralized mortgage obligations for which aggregate fair values exceed 10% of shareholders’ equity at September 30, 2014 (dollars in thousands).

	Aggregate		Aggregate		Fair value as a % of
Issuer	amortized cost		fair value		shareholders' equity
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation	$	66,915	$	65,458		49.8	%
Government National Mortgage Association		23,575		22,735		17.3

The following table summarizes issuer concentrations of other mortgage-backed investment securities for which fair values exceed 10% of shareholders’ equity at September 30, 2014 (dollars in thousands).

	Aggregate		Aggregate		Fair value as a % of
Issuer	amortized cost		fair value		shareholders' equity
Government National Mortgage Association	$	65,365	$	65,210		49.7	%

Pledged. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, securities totaling $124.2 million and $119.6 million, respectively, were pledged to secure municipal and certain other deposits, our retail repurchase agreements and our Federal Reserve and correspondent bank lines of credit.

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Lending Activities

Gross loans continue to be the largest component of our assets and primary generator of interest income. The following table summarizes activity within gross loans at the dates and for the periods indicated (in thousands).

	At and for the nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013
Gross loans, beginning of period	$	767,513	$	738,282
Additions:
Purchase of mortgage loans		13,974		-
Loan originations net of paydowns and other reductions		-		25,404
Total additions		13,974		25,404
Reductions:
Transfers to foreclosed real estate		1,285		2,073
Transfers to other loans held for sale		1,166		2,015
Net loans charged-off		619		2,784
Paydowns and other reductions net of loan originations		1,470		-
Total reductions		4,540		6,872
Gross loans, end of period	$	776,947	$	756,814

We are aggressively pursuing organic loan growth to generate a higher level of interest-earning assets. Currently, demand for new loans from credit-worthy borrowers is not yet consistent or sustained and, therefore, very competitive with reduced rates. We have experienced uneven but generally improved monthly loan origination volumes since 2012 in certain products and markets, but such improved origination activity is not yet indicative of a continuing trend. The face amount of total loan production was $164 million and $207 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

To supplement organic loan growth, during the three months ended September 30, 2014 we purchased $14.0 million of jumbo hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages, along with the related servicing, and retained mortgage production that we normally would have sold. As a result, total loans increased from June 30, 2014. Our loan origination pipeline is currently stronger than earlier in the year. However, to the extent organic loan growth slows or unscheduled payoffs exceed our organic loan growth, we may continue to retain residential mortgage and SBA loan production and consider additional loan pool purchases in the future.

Other Loans Held for Sale. For disclosure regarding activity within other loans held for sale and the related valuation allowance, if applicable, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, see Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 6, Other Loans Held for Sale and Valuation Allowance.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, we sold SBA loans for proceeds totaling $1.2 million and $2.2 million, respectively, and recognized gains of $70 thousand and $207 thousand, respectively. 

Loan Composition. See Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 5, Loans, for a summary of gross loans categorized by portfolio segment as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Mortgage loans serviced for the benefit of others totaled $385.0 million and $384.5 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, and are not included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets since they are not owned by us.

Concentrations. At September 30, 2014, commercial real estate loans comprised 57.4% of gross loans and 318.4% of the Bank’s total regulatory capital and are primarily concentrated within nonfarm nonresidential commercial real estate.

Pledged. The Bank must pledge collateral to borrow from the FHLB and cover the various Federal Reserve services that are available for use by the Bank. For disclosure regarding pledged loan collateral, see Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 5, Loans.

Asset Quality. Our commercial real estate loan portfolio was negatively impacted by the challenging economic environment that began in 2008. Given the negative credit-quality trends that began in 2008 and accelerated during 2009 and 2010, we performed an extensive analysis of our commercial loan portfolio with particular focus on commercial real estate loans. The analysis included internal and external loan reviews that required detailed, written analyses for the loans reviewed and vetting of the risk rating, accrual status and collateral valuation of loans. Of particular significance is that these reviews identified 57 individual loans that resulted in $97.5 million (51%) of the $191.9 million of net loan charge-offs and writedowns on other loans held for sale and foreclosed real estate recorded from 2009 through 2012.In general, these loans had one or more of the following common characteristics:

● Individually larger commercial real estate loans originated between 2004 and 2008 that were larger and more complex loans than we historically originated,

● Out-of-market loans, participated loans purchased from other banks or brokered loans brought to us by loan brokers which were generally to nonclients for whom we generally had no pre-existing banking relationship and/or

● Concentrated originations in commercial real estate including acquisition, development and construction loans by loan officers who did not have the level of specialized expertise necessary to more effectively underwrite and manage these types of loans.

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This specific pool of loans was the primary contributor to our deteriorated asset quality, increased charge-offs and resulting net losses from 2009 to 2012. In addition, this pool of loans exhibited a loss rate much higher than the remainder of the loan portfolio that was comprised of loans in our market area to our in-market clients that were underwritten by loan officers using our credit underwriting standards. Accordingly, with regard to the credit quality of the remaining loan portfolio, we do not currently believe that the higher loss rate incurred on this particular pool of loans is indicative of the loss rate to be incurred on the remaining loan portfolio. By the end of 2012, we had substantially resolved this pool of problem loans and, as a result, our credit losses during 2013 and the first nine months of 2014 have been much less significant.

While asset-quality measures remain at historically subpar levels, such measures have improved significantly from their negative peak levels.

Nonperforming Assets. The following table summarizes nonperforming assets, by class, at the dates indicated (dollars in thousands).

	September 30,			December 31,
	2014			2013
Commercial real estate
Construction, land development and other land loans	$	1,205		$	3,872
Multifamily residential		-			181
Nonfarm nonresidential		9,194			4,832
Total commercial real estate		10,399			8,885
Single-family residential
Single-family real estate, revolving, open-end loans		790			797
Single-family real estate, closed-end, first lien		2,092			3,176
Single-family real estate, closed-end, junior lien		85			129
Total single-family residential		2,967			4,102
Commercial and industrial		1,122			1,885
Indirect automobile		104			210
All other consumer		19			26
Total consumer		123			236
Farmland and other		-			-
Total nonaccrual loans		14,611			15,108
Foreclosed real estate		6,595			7,502
Repossessed personal property		50			43
Total foreclosed real estate and repossessed personal property		6,645			7,545
Total nonperforming assets	$	21,256		$	22,653
Over 90 days past due and still accruing interest	$	243		$	-
Troubled debt restructurings included in nonaccrual loans above		5,283			2,184
Loans, gross		776,947			767,513
Total assets		1,097,175			1,090,229
Total nonaccrual loans as a percentage of:
loans		1.88	%		1.97	%
total assets		1.33			1.39
Total nonperforming assets and loans over 90 days and still accruing interest as a percentage of:
loans and foreclosed real estate and personal property		2.74	%		2.92	%
total assets		1.96			2.08

Nonaccrual loans are those loans for which payment in full of principal or interest is not expected. In most cases, loans are automatically placed in nonaccrual status when the loan payment becomes 90 days delinquent and no acceptable repayment arrangement has been made with the client. Loans may also be placed in nonaccrual status if we determine that a factor other than delinquency (such as imminent foreclosure or bankruptcy proceedings) causes us to believe that more than a normal amount of risk exists with regard to collectability. When the loan is placed in nonaccrual status, accrued interest income is reversed. Thereafter, any cash payments received on the nonaccrual loan are applied as a principal reduction until the entire unamortized basis of the loan has been recovered. Any additional amounts received are reflected in interest income.

When the probability of future collectability on a nonaccrual loan declines, we may take additional collection measures including commencing foreclosure. Specific steps must be taken when commencing foreclosure action on loans secured by real estate, which take an extended period of time based on state-specific legal requirements.

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Total loans migrating into nonaccrual status were $1.9 million and $2.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively and $10.8 million and $10.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, one relationship totaling $4.3 million migrated into nonaccrual loans. Accordingly, we do not believe the level of loans migrating into nonaccrual status through the nine months ended September 30, 2014 is indicative of an expected trend going forward. Rather, we believe the overall declining trend in loans migrating into nonaccrual status is an indication of improved credit quality in our overall loan portfolio and a leading indicator of more normalized credit losses going forward.

The following table summarizes nonaccrual loans with balances greater than $1 million, by collateral type, at September 30, 2014. None of these loans were out-of-market or purchased participation loans.

	% of total nonaccrual loans			Loan count
Residential lots/golf course development		23	%		2
Commercial-use real estate		12			1
Total		35	%		3

Additional interest income of $67 thousand and $408 thousand would have been reported during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, had loans classified as nonaccrual during the period performed in accordance with their current contractual terms. As a result, our earnings did not include this interest income.

The following table summarizes the foreclosed real estate portfolio, by class, at the date indicated (in thousands).

	September 30, 2014
Construction, land development and other land	$	5,701
Single-family residential		148
Multifamily residential		109
Nonfarm nonresidential		637
Total foreclosed real estate	$	6,595

Included in foreclosed real estate at September 30, 2014 were 77 residential lots with an aggregate net book value of $5.6 million in three separate communities related to one real estate development. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, we recorded writedowns on these properties of $946 thousand and $1.7 million, respectively, to reflect declines in fair value. Our ownership within one community was comprised of 16 lots, and in September 2014, the Company entered into a contract to sell these lots and recorded a writedown of $337 thousand. The sale is expected to close during the fourth quarter 2014. The consummation of this sale will reduce our concentration to this particular development by 10%.

In December 2013, ownership of the development was consolidated, and the current owner is refining its development and marketing plan. We continue to work directly with the owner to market and sell our remaining lots. Due to the number of lots owned, change in ownership of the development in December 2013 and the generally depressed state of the residential housing market, absent additional bulk sales of the lots, we expect the resolution of these remaining lots to occur over several years, and this resolution may result in additional writedowns based on receipt of annual appraisals.

Foreclosed real estate properties are being actively marketed with the primary objective of liquidating the collateral at a level that most accurately approximates fair value and allows recovery of as much of the unpaid principal balance as possible in a reasonable period of time. We generally obtain third-party, “as-is” appraisals on foreclosed real estate at the time it is classified as such if a recent appraisal has not been obtained within the most recent 12-month period. Loan charge-offs are recorded prior to or upon foreclosure to writedown the loans to fair value less estimated costs to sell. Until the time of disposition, we normally obtain updated appraisals annually. For some assets, additional writedowns have been taken based on receipt of updated third-party appraisals for which appraised values continue to decline. However, the rate of decline appears to be slowing and recent appraisals and sales generally indicate signs of stabilizing values. Based on currently available valuation information, the carrying value of these assets is believed to be representative of their fair value less estimated costs to sell although there can be no assurance that the ultimate proceeds from the sale of these assets will be equal to or greater than the carrying values.

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For disclosure regarding changes in foreclosed real estate at and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, see Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 10, Foreclosed Real Estate and Repossessed Personal Property.

The following table summarizes the components of foreclosed real estate writedowns charged to expense for the periods indicated (in thousands).

	For the three months ended September 30, 2014		For the nine months ended September 30, 2014
Writedowns related to the receipt of updated appraisals	$	32	$	684
Writedowns related to the execution of sales contracts		603		765
Total foreclosed real estate writedowns charged to expense	$	635	$	1,449

Troubled Debt Restructurings. Troubled debt restructurings are loans for which we made concessions to the borrowers when they were restructured from their original contractual terms due to financial difficulty of the borrower (for example, a reduction in the contractual interest rate below that at which the borrower could obtain new credit from another lender). As part of our proactive actions to resolve problem loans and the resulting individual loan workout plans, we may restructure loans to assist borrowers facing cash flow challenges to facilitate ultimate repayment of the loan and minimize our loss. Troubled debt restructurings totaled $21.3 million and $28.9 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, of which $16.1 million (75.3%) and $26.7 million (92.5%) were performing.

At December 31, 2013, we had three loans that had been legally split into separate loans (commonly referred to as an A/B loan structure). Cumulative net charge-offs of $2.6 million have been recorded on these loans. The aggregate balances of the A and B loans at December 31, 2013 were $4.7 million and $2.1 million, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the A note relative to one A/B loan structure was repaid for which the B note had been previously charged-off. As a result, at September 30, 2014, we only had two loans that had been split into an A/B loan structure. Cumulative net charge-offs of $381 thousand have been recorded on these loans, none of which was charged-off during 2014. As of September 30, 2014, all of the A loans are currently performing in accordance with their terms. The aggregate balances of the A and B loans at September 30, 2014 were $4.4 million and $2.1 million, respectively. Additionally, at September 30, 2014, both of the A/B loan structures were reported as troubled debt restructurings.

Six individual loans greater than $1 million comprised $17.0 million (79.4%) of our troubled debt restructurings at September 30, 2014. Two of these loans experienced a term concession, one experienced rate and term concessions, one experienced rate and term concessions as well as principal reduction, one experienced a reduction in principal and one experienced a rate concession. At September 30, 2014, five of the six troubled debt restructurings individually greater than $1 million were performing.

Loans classified as troubled debt restructurings may be removed from this status for disclosure purposes after a specified period of time if the restructured agreement specifies an interest rate equal to or greater than the rate that the lender was willing to accept at the time of the restructuring for a new loan with comparable risk, and the loan is performing in accordance with the terms specified by the restructured agreement. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, troubled debt restructurings totaling $7.5 million were removed from troubled debt restructuring status, and none were removed during the third quarter 2014. Loans removed from troubled debt restructuring status continue to be evaluated for impairment.

For additional disclosure regarding troubled debt restructurings, see Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 5, Loans.

Potential Problem Loans. Potential problem loans (loans risk rated 6 or 7 under our risk rating system and, therefore, classified as substandard and doubtful, respectively) consist of commercial loans and consumer loans within the commercial relationships that are not already classified as nonaccrual for which questions exist as to the current sound worth and paying capacity of the client or of the collateral pledged, if any, that have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the loan and are characterized by the distinct possibility that we will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. We monitor these loans closely and review performance on a regular basis. As of September 30, 2014, total potential problem loans totaled $27.3 million, of which $12.6 million were troubled debt restructurings. Total potential problem loans decreased $1.2 million (4.2%) from December 31, 2013 to September 30, 2014 and $120.1 million (81.5%) from the June 30, 2010 peak to September 30, 2014.

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Allowance for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses represents an amount that we believe will be adequate to absorb probable losses inherent in our loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date. Assessing the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is a process that requires considerable judgment. Our judgment in determining the adequacy of the allowance is based on evaluations of the collectability of loans including consideration of factors such as the balance of impaired loans, the quality, mix and size of our overall loan portfolio, economic conditions that may impact the overall loan portfolio or an individual borrower’s ability to repay, the amount and quality of collateral securing the loans, our historical loan loss experience and borrower and collateral specific considerations for loans individually evaluated for impairment. 

The allowance for loan losses decreased to $15.4 million, or 1.98% of gross loans, at September 30, 2014, compared to $16.5 million, or 2.15% of gross loans, at December 31, 2013. The reduced coverage percentage at September 30, 2014 as compared to December 31, 2013 was the result of the continued overall improvement in credit quality and reduced risk profile of the loan portfolio.

In general, since 2012 we have experienced improved trends in certain credit-quality metrics related to our loan portfolio. Total loans migrating into nonaccrual status have declined overall from the elevated levels experienced in 2010 and 2011 and, as a result, nonaccrual loans of $14.6 million at September 30, 2014 represented an 87.1% reduction from the peak at March 31, 2010. In addition, the loss severity on individual problem loans has decreased as we obtain annual appraisals. To the extent such improvement in credit quality continues, we may further reduce our allowance for loan losses in future periods based on our assessment of the inherent risk in the loan portfolio at those future reporting dates.

We continue to pursue collection of charged-off loans, which may result in recoveries in future periods. During the third quarter 2014, we had recoveries totaling $991 thousand, $833 thousand of which related to one loan. Additional recoveries, some of which may be individually significant, may occur in the future. Recoveries and/or other reductions in the allowance for loan losses may also result in a lower provision for loan losses being recorded in future periods. Conversely, there can be no assurance that loan losses in future periods will not exceed the current allowance for loan losses or that future increases in the allowance for loan losses will not be required. Additionally, no assurance can be given that our ongoing evaluation of the loan portfolio, in light of changing economic conditions and other relevant factors, will not require significant future additions to the allowance for loan losses thus adversely impacting our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

While it appears that appraised values on commercial real estate have stabilized, some appraisals continue to indicate reduced values. Given our relatively heavy concentration in commercial real estate loans, including individually large loans, we continue to maintain an allowance for loan losses at an elevated amount compared to historical levels.

The allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2014, and indirectly the provision for loan losses for the three months ended September 30, 2014, was determined based on the following specific factors, though this is not intended to be an all-inclusive list:

● The impact of the uncertain overall economic environment including inconsistent month to month business activity and loan production within our geographic market,

● The cumulative impact of the extended duration of the economic environment on our clients, in particular commercial real estate loans for which we have a concentration,

● The level of real estate development loans in which the majority of our losses have occurred although such loans have decreased 81.8% since June 30, 2009 (peak quarter-end real estate development loans),

● The asset-quality metrics of our loan portfolio included a higher than historical level of nonperforming assets at September 30, 2014 although, while still at an elevated level, nonperforming assets decreased 85.0% from the peak at March 31, 2010,

● Our criticized loans decreased 6.0% from June 30, 2014 and 15.9% from September 30, 2013. Our classified loans increased slightly (1.6%) from June 30, 2014 while decreasing 15.1% from September 30, 2013,

● The trend and elevated level of the historical loan loss rates (and recoveries) within our loan portfolio,

● The results of our internal and external loan reviews and

● Our individual impaired loan analysis which identified:

o Improving but some stress on certain borrowers based on liquidity and

o Stabilizing but still generally depressed appraised values and market assumptions used to value real estate dependent loans.

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The following table summarizes allowance for loan losses activity, by portfolio segment, at the dates and for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands). Loans charged-off and recovered are charged or credited to the allowance for loan losses at the time realized.

	At and for the three months ended September 30,						At and for the nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Allowance for loan losses, beginning of period	$	15,596		$	17,218		$	16,485		$	17,825
Provision for loan losses		(500	)		645			(500	)		1,665
Loans charged-off
Commercial real estate		150			526			929			1,284
Single-family residential		331			179			520			611
Commercial and industrial		33			472			178			846
Consumer		49			58			159			219
Other		158			151			425			501
Total loans charged-off		721			1,386			2,211			3,461
Recoveries
Commercial real estate		61			40			312			108
Single-family residential		840			28			945			87
Commercial and industrial		11			44			35			79
Consumer		10			36			62			111
Other		69			81			238			292
Total loans recovered		991			229			1,592			677
Net loans charged-off		(270	)		1,157			619			2,784
Allowance for loan losses, end of period	$	15,366		$	16,706		$	15,366		$	16,706
Average gross loans	$	752,766		$	747,403		$	756,389		$	740,645
Loans, gross		776,947			756,814			776,947			756,814
Nonaccrual loans		14,611			14,735			14,611			14,735
Net loans charged-off (recovered) as a percentage of average gross loans, annualized		(0.14	%)		0.61	%		0.11	%		0.50	%
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of gross loans		1.98			2.21			1.98			2.21
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonaccrual loans		105.17			113.38			105.17			113.38

In addition to loans charged-off in their entirety in the ordinary course of business, included within total loans charged-off were charge-offs on loans individually evaluated for impairment for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 totaling $142 thousand and $1.0 million, respectively and $516 thousand and $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Charge-offs were taken on certain collateral-dependent loans based on the status of the underlying real estate projects or our expectation that these loans would be foreclosed on, and we would take possession of the collateral. The loan charge-offs were recorded to reduce the carrying balance of the loans to the fair value of the underlying collateral less estimated costs to sell, which are generally based on third-party appraisals.

We analyze certain individual loans within the loan portfolio and make allocations to the allowance for loan losses based on the individual loan’s specific factors and other circumstances that impact the collectability of the loan. The population of loans evaluated for potential impairment includes all loans that are currently or have previously been classified as troubled debt restructurings, all loans with Bank-funded interest reserves and significant individual loans classified as doubtful and those in nonaccrual status. At September 30, 2014, we had four loan relationships totaling $4.9 million with a Bank-funded interest reserve. None of these loans were considered impaired at September 30, 2014.

In situations where a loan is determined to be impaired because it is probable that all principal and interest due according to the terms of the loan agreement will not be collected as scheduled, the loan is excluded from the general reserve calculation and is evaluated individually for impairment. The impairment analysis is based on the determination of the most probable source of repayment which is typically liquidation of the underlying collateral, but may also include the present value of estimated future cash flows or, in rare cases, the fair value of the loan itself.

At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, impaired loans totaled $40.5 million and $44.7 million, respectively, of which $21.3 million and $28.9 million, respectively, were classified as troubled debt restructurings. At September 30, 2014, 55.3% of our loans evaluated individually for impairment, net of related allowance for loan losses, were valued based on the estimated fair value of collateral and 44.7%, net of related valuation allowance, were valued based on the present value of estimated future cash flows.

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Generally for larger impaired loans valued based on the estimated fair value of collateral, current appraisals performed by approved third-party appraisers are the basis for estimating the fair value of the collateral. However, in situations where a current appraisal is not available, we use the best available information (including recent appraisals for similar properties, communications with qualified real estate professionals, information contained in reputable trade publications and other observable market data) to estimate fair value. The estimated costs to sell the property are then deducted from the appraised value to determine the loan’s net realizable value used to calculate the loan’s specific reserve.  

For additional disclosure regarding changes in the allowance for loan losses and recorded investment in gross loans, see Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 5, Loans.

Portions of the allowance for loan losses may be allocated to specific loans or portfolio segments. However, the entire allowance for loan losses is available for any loan that, in our judgment, should be charged-off. While we utilize the best judgment and information available to us, the ultimate adequacy of the allowance for loan losses depends on a variety of factors beyond our control including the performance of our loan portfolio, the economy, changes in interest rates and the view of the regulatory authorities toward loan classifications. Absent the impact of unexpected negative trends in credit quality, we expect our allowance for loan losses coverage ratio to be reduced further in the fourth quarter 2014 and in 2015.

Premises and Equipment, net and Long-Lived Assets Held for Sale

Premises and equipment, net decreased $1.1 million (4.9%) during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 due primarily to depreciation of $1.8 million, partially offset by investments in technology to enhance the Client Experience and improve operational efficiency.

We are currently marketing for sale a vacant parcel of land and a vacant branch facility with a total net book value of $432 thousand, both of which are classified as long-lived assets held for sale. Long-lived assets held for sale, which are included in Other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, declined $253 thousand during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, reflecting writedowns to reflect declines in estimated fair value.

Net Deferred Tax Asset

As of September 30, 2014, net deferred tax assets of $18.1 million were recorded in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet. A portion of the net deferred tax asset includes the after-tax impact of net operating losses and realized built-in loss carryforwards. Based on available information as of this date, the Company determined that a valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset was not necessary.

Analysis of our ability to realize deferred tax assets requires us to apply significant judgment and is inherently subjective because the future occurrence of events and circumstances cannot be predicted with certainty. The net operating losses and realized built-in losses generated in 2010, 2011 and 2012 may be carried forward for income tax purposes up to 20 years. Thus, to the extent we generate sufficient taxable income in the future, we may be able to utilize the net operating losses and realized built-in losses for income tax purposes. The determination of how much of the net operating losses and realized built-in losses we expect to ultimately utilize, and the resulting recognition of these tax benefits in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, is based on sustained trends in our profitability and the projected utilization of deferred tax assets.

For disclosure regarding the impact of the Private Placement on our net deferred tax asset, see Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 15, Income Taxes.

Bank-Owned Life Insurance

As an alternative source of income and to fund overall teammate benefits costs, we purchased two BOLI policies on certain members of our leadership team for which all premiums were paid by us during the fourth quarter 2013. Each policy was funded with a premium of $5.0 million paid to an AA+ rated insurance company, and we are the sole beneficiary of the policies. To encourage the covered teammates to consent to the coverage, the Bank provided a $50 thousand taxable death benefit payable to the named beneficiaries of the covered teammates in the event of the death of a covered teammate while employed by the Bank. The policies are reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at the cash surrender value at September 30, 2014. Income from these policies and changes in the cash surrender value are recorded in other noninterest income. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, earnings on these policies totaled $78 thousand and $228 thousand, respectively.

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Deposit Activities

Deposits have historically been our primary source of funds and a competitive strength resulting in a cost of funds of 0.05% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, which reflects our strong core deposit franchise. Deposits also provide a client base for the sale of additional financial products and services and the recognition of fee income through service charges and other ancillary banking services. We set annual targets for deposit balances in an effort to increase the number of products per banking relationship and households we service as well as to manage the composition of our deposit funding. Deposits are attractive sources of funding because of their stability and generally low cost as compared with other funding sources. Over our 108-year history, we have developed long-standing relationships with clients in the communities in which we operate and achieved considerable name recognition, resulting in a well-established branch network and loyal deposit base. On account of these factors, we believe that we have developed a higher core deposit mix and a historically lower cost of deposits relative to our peers. This competitive advantage is not as pronounced in the current low interest-rate environment.

The following table summarizes our composition of deposits at the dates indicated (dollars in thousands).

	September 30, 2014					December 31, 2013
	Total		% of total			Total		% of total
Noninterest-bearing transaction deposits	$	212,813		22.7	%	$	178,075		19.6	%
Interest-bearing transaction deposits		319,133		34.1			316,214		34.9
Transaction deposits		531,946		56.8			494,289		54.5
Money market deposits		139,552		14.9			136,476		15.0
Savings deposits		89,406		9.6			79,760		8.8
Time deposits		175,385		18.7			196,835		21.7
Total deposits	$	936,289		100.0	%	$	907,360		100.0	%

As a result of the cash received from the Private Placement in 2010, a general lack of loan growth in 2011 and 2012 and in order to manage our net interest margin, we have not pursued retention of maturing higher-priced time deposit accounts since the fourth quarter 2010. As these time deposits matured, some were renewed at lower rates or placed in interest-bearing transaction deposit accounts and others were withdrawn from the Bank. The maturity of these time deposits has resulted in a significant improvement in our interest expense on deposits. During 2013, $338.0 million of time deposits matured with a weighted-average rate of 1.34%. Going forward, the opportunity for further improvement in our cost of funds paid on deposits from maturing time deposits is significantly reduced as time deposits that are scheduled to mature over the remainder of 2014 and 2015 are at weighted-average rates of 0.09% and 0.20%, respectively.

Noninterest-bearing deposits increased $34.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 while interest-bearing deposits decreased $5.8 million during the same period. The increase in noninterest-bearing deposits was due to the Company’s continued execution of several strategies to continue growing core deposits through increasing balances in existing accounts as well as growth in the number of households. These strategies include proactively focusing on client retention, attracting new clients including in markets with local bank disruption, hiring teammates with specialized deposit product knowledge and enhancing existing deposit products. The decrease in interest-bearing deposits was the result of growth in interest-bearing core deposits being more than offset by a strategic reduction in time deposits to lower our overall cost of funds and focus our efforts on relationship banking to reduce the number of single-product households that only maintain time deposit accounts with the Bank.

Deposit accounts continue to be our primary source of funding. As part of our liquidity management, we proactively pursue core deposit retention initiatives with our deposit clients and strategies to increase our transaction deposit accounts in proportion to our total deposits. For example, in 2013 we began a client rewards program to encourage clients to use their debit cards. This effort is designed to increase the likelihood that these accounts become the clients’ primary checking account, which typically carries higher balances and has higher account retention. Similarly, starting in 2013 we also began a referral rewards program which rewards clients for referring new clients to the Bank. In March 2014 we also hired a business deposit specialist whose primary role is to grow operating accounts from businesses and to provide employer banking packages for the employees of our business clients. We also introduced enhancements to existing deposit products and implemented new deposit products on September 1, 2014.

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Jumbo Time Deposit Accounts. Jumbo time deposit accounts are accounts with balances totaling $100 thousand or greater at an indicated date and totaled $69.6 million and $79.7 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. We believe our balance sheet management efforts to attract and retain lower-priced transaction deposit accounts and reduce our higher-priced deposit base contributed to this decrease in jumbo time deposit accounts.

Borrowing Activities

Borrowings as a percentage of total liabilities decreased from 5.5% at December 31, 2013 to 2.5% at September 30, 2014 resulting from repayment of FHLB advances partially offset by increases in retail repurchase agreements during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 while total liabilities remained relatively unchanged as a result of an increase in deposits.

Retail Repurchase Agreements. We offer retail repurchase agreements as an alternative investment tool to conventional savings deposits. In connection with the agreements, the client buys an interest in a pool of U.S. government or agency securities. Funds are swept daily between the client and the Bank. Retail repurchase agreements are not insured deposits.

Wholesale Funding. Wholesale funding options for the Bank include lines of credit from correspondent banks, brokered time deposits, FHLB advances and the Federal Reserve Discount Window. In addition, during the second quarter 2014, we filed a shelf registration with the SEC to provide capacity and flexibility for the Company’s possible future funding needs. The registration allows the Company to issue a variety of registered debt and/or equity securities of up to $50 million; however there are currently no plans to access such funding. Wholesale funding generally provides us with the ability to access the type of funding needed, at the time and amount needed, at market rates. This provides us with the flexibility to tailor borrowings to our specific needs. Interest rates on such borrowings vary in response to general economic conditions and, in the case of FHLB advances, may be at fixed or floating rates.

Correspondent Bank Lines of Credit. At December 31, 2013, the Bank had access to three secured and two unsecured lines of credit from four correspondent banks totaling $60 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Bank obtained two additional unsecured lines totaling $20 million. The following table summarizes the Bank’s correspondent bank lines of credit at September 30, 2014 (dollars in thousands).

	Secured		Unsecured		Total
Available facility	$	35,000	$	45,000	$	80,000
Count		3		4		7

Subsequent to September 30, 2014, one secured line totaling $5 million was converted to an unsecured line and $15 million of a secured line was converted to an unsecured line. None of the lines of credit were utilized as of either date. These correspondent bank funding sources may be canceled at any time at the correspondent bank’s discretion. 

Brokered Time Deposits. We have agreements in place that allow us to offer time deposit accounts on a national basis through brokers and on-line listing services. Brokered time deposits are a ready source of funds that are generally more expensive than time deposits obtained through our local markets. Brokered time deposits are generally only available to banks that are considered well-capitalized under the regulatory prompt corrective action regulations. Other than to test access to such markets, we have not obtained brokered time deposits or time deposits from on-line listing services and had no such borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014.

FHLB Advances. We pledge investment securities and loans to collateralize FHLB advances. Additionally, the Bank may pledge cash and cash equivalents. The amount that can be borrowed is based on the balance of the type of asset pledged as collateral multiplied by lendable collateral value percentages as calculated by the FHLB. The Bank’s borrowing capacity with the FHLB is 25% of the Bank’s total assets, subject to available collateral.

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The following table summarizes the collateral utilization and availability of borrowings from the FHLB at the dates indicated (in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Available lendable loan collateral value pledged to serve against FHLB advances	$	74,090	$	90,225
FHLB advances outstanding		-		35,000
Excess lendable collateral value pledged to serve against FHLB advances	$	74,090	$	55,225

Federal Reserve Discount Window. We have established a borrowing relationship with the Federal Reserve through its Discount Window. Our borrowings from the Discount Window are at the primary credit rate. Primary credit is available through the Discount Window to generally sound depository institutions on a very short-term basis, typically overnight, at a rate above the Federal Open Market Committee target rate for federal funds. The maximum maturity for potential borrowings is overnight. We have not drawn on this availability since its initial establishment in 2009 other than to periodically test our ability to access the line. The Federal Reserve has the discretion to deny approval of borrowing requests.

Capital

At September 30, 2014, all of our capital ratios exceeded the well-capitalized regulatory minimum thresholds.

The following table summarizes capital key performance indicators at the dates and for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands, except per share data).

	At and for the three months ended September 30,						At and for the nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Total shareholders' equity	$	131,335		$	120,946		$	131,335		$	120,946
Average shareholders' equity		131,094			100,795			128,477			100,716
Shareholders' equity as a percentage of assets		11.97	%		11.00	%		11.97	%		11.00	%
Average shareholders' equity as a percentage of average assets		12.02			9.33			11.73			9.20
Book value per common share	$	10.27		$	9.46		$	10.27		$	9.46
Cash dividends declared per common share		0.05			-			0.05			-
Dividend payout ratio		32.3	%	n/a				10.6	%	n/a

Dividends. Dividends from the Bank are the Company’s primary source of funds for payment of dividends to its common shareholders. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company declared dividends on its common stock as follows:

Declaration date	Record date	Payment date	Cash dividend per share
7/17/2014	8/7/2014	8/18/2014	$	0.05

The dividends payable to shareholders were funded by dividends paid to the Company by the Bank.

In October 2014, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per common share payable in November 2014.

The dividends paid to shareholders were funded by dividends paid to the Company by the Bank. Our Board of Directors will continue to evaluate dividend payment opportunities on a quarterly basis. There can be no assurance as to when and if future dividends will be paid, and at what level, because the payment of dividends is dependent on our financial condition, results of operations and/or cash flows as well as capital and dividend regulations of the FDIC and our other regulatory authorities.

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Basel III. In July 2013, the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the FDIC approved a final rule to implement the Basel III regulatory capital reforms among other changes required by the Dodd-Frank Act. The framework requires banking organizations to hold more and higher quality capital, which acts as a financial cushion to absorb losses, taking into account the impact of risk. The approved rule includes a new minimum ratio of common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of 4.5% as well as a common equity Tier 1 capital conservation buffer of 2.5% of risk-weighted assets. The rule also raises the minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets from 4% to 6% and includes a minimum leverage ratio of 4% for all banking institutions. For the largest most internationally active banking organizations, the rule includes a new minimum supplementary leverage ratio that takes into account off-balance sheet exposures. In terms of quality of capital, the final rule emphasizes common equity tier 1 capital and implements strict eligibility criteria for regulatory capital instruments including limits on the amount of deferred tax assets and servicing rights that may be included in regulatory capital. It also changes the methodology for calculating risk-weighted assets to enhance risk sensitivity. The changes begin to take effect for the Bank in January 2015, and the requirements in the rule will be fully phased in by January 1, 2019. While the ultimate impact of the new capital standards on the Company and the Bank is currently being reviewed, we currently do not believe Basel III will have a material impact upon implementation.

Regulatory Capital and Other Requirements. The Company and the Bank are required to meet regulatory capital requirements that include several measures of capital. Under current regulatory capital requirements, accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) amounts do not increase or decrease regulatory capital and are not included in the calculation of risk-based capital and leverage ratios.

For regulatory capital purposes, deferred tax assets that are dependent on future taxable income generally are limited to the lesser of (1) the amount of such deferred tax assets that we expect to realize within one year of the calendar quarter-end date based on our projected future taxable income for that year or (2) 10% of the amount of our Tier 1 capital. At September 30, 2014, $6.9 million of our net deferred tax asset was included in Tier 1 and total regulatory capital. We will continue to evaluate the realizability of our net deferred tax asset on a quarterly basis for both financial reporting and regulatory capital purposes. This evaluation may result in the inclusion of a deferred tax asset in regulatory capital in an amount that is different from the amount determined under GAAP.

Since September 30, 2014, we are not aware of the occurrence of any conditions or events that have resulted in a material change in the Bank's regulatory capital category other than as reported in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

For additional disclosure regarding the Company’s and the Bank’s actual and required regulatory capital requirements and ratios, see Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 22, Regulatory Capital Requirements.

Equity. At September 30, 2014, we had authorized common stock and preferred stock of 75,000,000 shares and 2,500,000 shares, respectively. Authorized but unissued shares of common stock totaled 62,206,457 at October 24, 2014. To date, we have not issued any shares of preferred stock.

The Company’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market and has been included in the Russell 2000 index since June 2013.

Derivative Activities

For disclosure regarding our derivative financial instruments and hedging activities, see Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 20, Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities. We are currently evaluating the potential use of additional interest-rate derivatives for balance sheet management purposes and to accommodate client requests.

Liquidity 

General

Liquidity measures our ability to meet current and future cash flow needs as they become due. The liquidity of a financial institution reflects its ability to accommodate possible outflows from deposit accounts, meet loan requests and commitments, maintain reserve requirements, pay operating expenses, provide funds for dividends and debt service, manage operations on an ongoing basis, capitalize on new business opportunities and take advantage of interest-rate market opportunities. The ability of a financial institution to meet its current financial obligations is a function of its balance sheet structure, its ability to liquidate assets and its access to alternative sources of funds. We seek to ensure our funding needs are met by maintaining a level of liquid funds through proactive balance sheet management. 

Asset liquidity is provided by maintaining assets that are readily convertible into cash, are pledgeable or that will mature in the near future. Our liquid assets may include cash, interest-bearing deposits in banks, investment securities available for sale and federal funds sold. Liability liquidity is provided by access to funding sources including deposits, borrowings and public capital markets. We may also issue equity securities on the NASDAQ. To date, no preferred stock has been issued, and there can be no guarantee that a market would exist for such common or preferred shares at terms acceptable to us. Each of our sources of liquidity is subject to various factors beyond our control such as willingness of counterparties to extend credit to the Company or the Bank and systematic disruptions.

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Overall, we have repositioned the balance sheet to utilize our excess cash more effectively. This includes investing in higher-yielding investment securities and trading account assets (as compared to maintaining cash on deposit at the Federal Reserve) until sustained loan growth resumes as well as paying down higher-priced funding such as maturing time deposits. Future net loan growth is expected to be funded primarily from excess cash balances at September 30, 2014, increases in deposits and paydowns and maturities of investment securities. Wholesale borrowings and sales of investment securities may also be used to supplement short-term funding needs.

Liquidity resources and balances at September 30, 2014, as disclosed herein, are an accurate depiction of our activity during the period and, except as noted, have not materially changed since that date.

Cash Flow Needs

In the normal course of business, we enter into various transactions some of which, in accordance with GAAP, are not recorded in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. These transactions may involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk and interest-rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, if any.

Our nonmortgage lending commitments and letters of credit do not meet the criteria to be accounted for at fair value since our commitment letters contain material adverse change clauses. Accordingly, we account for these instruments in a manner similar to our loans.

We use the same credit policies in making and monitoring commitments as used for loan underwriting. Therefore, in general, the methodology to determine the reserve for unfunded commitments is inherently similar to that used to determine the general reserve component of the allowance for loan losses. However, commitments have fixed expiration dates, and most of our commitments to extend credit have adverse change clauses that allow us to cancel the commitments based on various factors including deterioration in the creditworthiness of the borrower. Accordingly, many of our loan commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon and, therefore, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent potential credit exposure. The reserve for unfunded commitments at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was $138 thousand and $259 thousand, respectively, and is recorded in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

For additional disclosure regarding our commitments, guarantees and other contingencies, see Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 19, Commitments, Guarantees and Other Contingencies.

Dividend Obligations. The holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to receive dividends, when and if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors, out of funds legally available for such dividends. The Company is a legal entity separate and distinct from the Bank and depends on the payment of dividends from the Bank. The Company and the Bank are subject to regulatory policies and requirements relating to the payment of dividends. The appropriate federal regulatory authorities are authorized to determine, under certain circumstances, that the payment of dividends by a bank holding company or a bank would be an unsafe or unsound practice and to prohibit payment of those dividends. The appropriate federal regulatory authorities have indicated that banking organizations should generally pay dividends only out of current income. In addition, as a South Carolina chartered bank, the Bank is subject to legal limitations on the amount of dividends it is permitted to pay.

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Quarterly Earnings Review

The following discussion and analysis of our results of operations is provided on a consolidated basis with commentary on business specific implications where more granular information is available.

PALMETTO BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Income

(dollars in thousands, except per share data) 

(unaudited)

	For the three months ended September 30,						Dollar			Percent
	2014			2013			variance			variance
Interest income
Interest earned on cash and cash equivalents	$	25		$	24		$	1			4.2	%
Dividends received on Federal Home Loan Bank stock		15			8			7			87.5
Interest earned on trading account assets		47			5			42			840.0
Interest earned on investment securities available for sale		944			1,010			(66	)		(6.5	)
Interest and fees earned on loans		8,840			9,476			(636	)		(6.7	)
Total interest income		9,871			10,523			(652	)		(6.2	)
Interest expense
Interest expense on deposits		124			475			(351	)		(73.9	)
Interest expense on Federal Home Loan Bank advances		2			-			2		n/m
Total interest expense		126			475			(349	)		(73.5	)
Net interest income		9,745			10,048			(303	)		(3.0	)
Provision for loan losses		(500	)		645			(1,145	)		(177.5	)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		10,245			9,403			842			9.0
Noninterest income
Service charges on deposit accounts, net		1,929			1,862			67			3.6
Fees for trust, investment management and brokerage services		179			214			(35	)		(16.4	)
Mortgage-banking		275			375			(100	)		(26.7	)
Debit card and automatic teller machine income, net		603			544			59			10.8
Bankcard services		76			70			6			8.6
Investment securities losses, net		-			(44	)		44			(100.0	)
Trading account income, net		98			36			62			172.2
Other		248			222			26			11.7
Total noninterest income		3,408			3,279			129			3.9
Noninterest expense
Salaries and other personnel		4,823			4,862			(39	)		(0.8	)
Occupancy		1,086			1,074			12			1.1
Furniture and equipment		952			930			22			2.4
Professional services		705			491			214			43.6
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation deposit insurance assessment		351			355			(4	)		(1.1	)
Marketing		290			267			23			8.6
Foreclosed real estate writedowns and expenses		661			173			488			282.1
Loan workout		135			410			(275	)		(67.1	)
Other		1,479			1,273			206			16.2
Total noninterest expense		10,482			9,835			647			6.6
Income before provision (benefit) for income taxes		3,171			2,847			324			11.4
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		1,189			(19,386	)		20,575			(106.1	)
Net income	$	1,982		$	22,233		$	(20,251	)		(91.1	)%
Common and per share data
Net income - basic	$	0.15		$	1.74		$	(1.59	)		(91.4	)%
Net income - diluted		0.15			1.74			(1.59	)		(91.4	)
Cash dividends declared		0.05			-			0.05		n/m
Book value		10.27			9.46			0.81			8.6
Average common shares issued and outstanding		12,710,091			12,663,162
Average diluted common shares issued and outstanding		12,771,634			12,674,743

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Net Interest Income

Net interest income is the difference between interest income earned on interest-earning assets, primarily loans and investment securities, and interest expense incurred on interest-bearing deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities. This measure represents the largest component of income for us. The net interest margin measures the difference between the interest income earned on interest-earning assets and the interest expense incurred to fund those assets. Changes in interest rates earned on interest-earning assets and interest rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities, the rate of growth of the interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities and the management of interest-rate sensitivity factor into fluctuations in net interest income.

Net interest income totaled $9.7 million and $10.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Overall, net interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2014 was impacted by the following:

● A continuation of the low interest-rate environment that generally began with the Federal Reserve’s actions to reduce short-term interest rates in 2007 and 2008 and subsequent quantitative easing measures which reduced longer-term rates. In response, taking into consideration the interest income earned on interest-earning assets and interest expense incurred on interest-bearing deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities, we refined the type of loan and deposit products we pursue and are exercising discipline in our loan and deposit pricing. We also utilize interest-rate floors on loans although competitive pressures make the ability to obtain such floors more difficult. At September 30, 2014, loans aggregating $170.8 million had interest-rate floors of which $75.6 million had floors greater than or equal to 5%.

● Very competitive loan pricing for credit-worthy clients, which has resulted in lower interest rates on loan originations and a decline in the overall yield on our loan portfolio, although these rates are still in excess of those for alternative uses of funds such as investment securities of similar duration.

● Foregone interest on nonaccrual loans for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 totaling $67 thousand and $197 thousand, respectively.

● An increase of $5.4 million (0.7%) in average gross loans during the third quarter 2014 as compared to the third quarter 2013 as new loan originations and purchases outpaced loan repayments, sales, foreclosures and charge-offs. Because most of our third quarter 2014 loan originations occurred in September, we only earned interest income on these loans during a portion of the quarter. We are actively pursuing new loan originations and are focused on generating additional loan growth to borrowers with acceptable credit and financial strength.

● We retained a larger portion of our residential mortgage loan production on our balance sheet during the third quarter 2014. We expect to continue this strategy, including retention of SBA loan production, during the fourth quarter 2014.

● In September 2014, we also purchased a pool of 16 jumbo hybrid adjustable rate mortgage loans for $14 million to supplement our organic loan growth. To the extent organic loan growth slows or unscheduled payoffs exceed our organic loan growth, we may consider additional loan pool purchases in the future.

● Strategic reduction in time deposits to lower our overall cost of funds and focus our efforts on relationship banking to reduce the number of single-product households that only maintain time deposit accounts with the Bank. Our opportunity to further reduce time deposit costs is limited as the weighted-average rate of time deposits scheduled to mature over the remainder of 2014 and 2015 is 0.09% and 0.20%, respectively.

● A slight increase in the level of medium-term interest rates during the third quarter 2014 as compared to the third quarter 2013, a declining unemployment rate and sustained, albeit low, job growth. The higher level of medium term interest rates has resulted in a general steepening of the yield curve. Over time an increase in interest rates to more stable historical levels is expected to improve our net interest margin.

● Pursuing alternative investments. For example, in 2013 and through September 30, 2014 we invested a total of $450 thousand in a small business investment fund (with a maximum potential investment of $2.0 million), $5.0 million in a municipal bond trading account and $10.0 million in BOLI policies.

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Average Balance Sheets and Net Interest Income / Margin Analysis. The following table summarizes our average balance sheets and changes in net interest income / margin for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands). Our yields earned on interest-earning assets and rates incurred on interest-bearing liabilities shown in the table are derived by dividing interest income and expense by the average balances of interest-earning assets or interest-bearing liabilities, respectively. The following table does not include a tax-equivalent adjustment to net interest income for interest-earning assets earning tax-exempt income to a comparable yield on a taxable basis.

	For the three months ended September 30,
	2014								2013
	Average			Income/		Yield/			Average			Income/		Yield/
	balance			expense		rate			balance			expense		rate
Assets
Interest-earning assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	53,528		$	25		0.19	%	$	45,530		$	24		0.21	%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		1,079			15		5.52			1,380			8		2.30
Trading account assets		5,410			47		3.45			652			5		3.04
Investment securities available for sale, taxable (1)		205,452			903		1.76			235,727			943		1.60
Investment securities available for sale, nontaxable (1)		5,477			41		2.99			8,228			67		3.26
Total investment securities available for sale		210,929			944		1.79			243,955			1,010		1.66
Loans (2)		753,711			8,840		4.65			749,201			9,476		5.02
Total interest-earning assets		1,024,657			9,871		3.82			1,040,718			10,523		4.01
Noninterest-earning assets
Cash and cash equivalents		9,314								9,354
Allowance for loan losses		(15,602	)							(17,104	)
Premises and equipment, net		22,556								23,955
Accrued interest receivable		3,270								3,313
Foreclosed real estate		7,177								8,023
Deferred tax asset, net		18,526								1,876
Other assets		20,738								10,765
Total noninterest-earning assets		65,979								40,182
Total assets	$	1,090,636							$	1,080,900
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Liabilities
Interest-bearing liabilities
Transaction deposits	$	321,179		$	10		0.01	%	$	308,856		$	10		0.01	%
Money market deposits		139,921			10		0.03			133,483			8		0.02
Savings deposits		88,957			3		0.01			79,740			2		0.01
Time deposits		178,823			101		0.22			241,667			455		0.75
Total interest-bearing deposits		728,880			124		0.07			763,746			475		0.25
Retail repurchase agreements		18,177			-		-			19,521			-		-
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		2,174			2		0.36			-			-		-
Other borrowings		-			-		-			24			-		-
Total interest-bearing liabilities		749,231			126		0.07			783,291			475		0.24
Noninterest-bearing liabilities
Noninterest-bearing deposits		205,257								188,477
Other liabilities		5,054								8,337
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities		210,311								196,814
Total liabilities		959,542								980,105
Shareholders' equity		131,094								100,795
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	1,090,636							$	1,080,900
NET INTEREST INCOME / NET INTEREST MARGIN				$	9,745		3.77	%				$	10,048		3.83	%

(1)	The average balances for investment securities include the applicable net unrealized gain or loss recorded for available for sale securities.
(2)	Calculated including mortgage and other loans held for sale excluding the allowance for loan losses. Nonaccrual loans are included in average balances for yield computations. The impact of foregone interest income as a result of loans on nonaccrual was not considered in the above analysis. All loans and deposits are domestic.

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Rate / Volume Analysis. The following rate / volume analyses summarize the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense attributable to changes in volume and the amount attributable to changes in rate when comparing the periods indicated (in thousands). The impact of the combination of rate and volume change has been allocated between the rate change and volume change.

	For the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2013
	Change in			Change in			Total
	volume			rate			change
Assets
Interest-earning assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4		$	(3	)	$	1
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		(2	)		9			7
Trading account assets		41			1			42
Investment securities available for sale		(163	)		97			(66	)
Loans (1)		57			(693	)		(636	)
Total interest income		(63	)		(589	)		(652	)
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Interest-bearing liabilities
Transaction deposits		-			-			-
Money market deposits		-			2			2
Savings deposits		-			1			1
Time deposits		(96	)		(258	)		(354	)
Total interest-bearing deposits		(96	)		(255	)		(351	)
Retail repurchase agreements		-			-			-
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		2			-			2
Other borrowings		-			-			-
Total interest expense		(94	)		(255	)		(349	)
Net interest income	$	31		$	(334	)	$	(303	)

      (1) Calculated including mortgage loans held for sale excluding the allowance for loan losses.

Provision for Loan Losses

A negative provision for loan losses of $500 thousand was recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to a provision for loan losses of $645 thousand during the three months ended September 30, 2013. This reduction reflects our improved credit quality, an increasing proportion of commercial loans that have been more recently originated under our improved underwriting standards, net recoveries during the third quarter 2014 (including an $833 thousand recovery on a single relationship) and generally improving economic conditions. The following table summarizes credit quality key performance indicators impacting the level of the provision for loan losses recorded in the third quarter 2014 and 2013 (in thousands).

	At and for the three months ended September 30,					Dollar
	2014			2013		variance
Net loans charged-off (recovered)	$	(270	)	$	1,157	$	(1,427	)
Nonaccrual loans		14,611			14,735		(124	)
Loans greater than 90 days past due and still accruing		243			1,723		(1,480	)
Loans past due 30-89 days		3,442			3,078		364
Classified loans		41,775			49,232		(7,457	)
Troubled debt restructurings		21,348			29,447		(8,099	)

The lower level of problem assets is expected to continue to result in a more stable provision for loan losses going forward, and even the potential for a negative provision in subsequent quarters. In addition, we continue to pursue the recovery of previously charged-off balances, the receipt of which may impact the level of future provision for loan losses. Absent unexpected negative trends in credit quality, we expect our annual net charge-offs to normalize in 2015 at 25 to 35 basis points of average loans outstanding.

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Noninterest Income

The following table summarizes the components of noninterest income for the periods indicated (in thousands).

	For the three months ended September 30,
	2014		2013
Service charges on deposit accounts, net	$	1,929	$	1,862
Fees for trust, investment management and brokerage services		179		214
Mortgage-banking		275		375
Debit card and automatic teller machine income, net		603		544
Bankcard services		76		70
Investment securities gains, net		-		(44	)
Trading account income, net		98		36
Other		248		222
Total noninterest income	$	3,408	$	3,279

Service Charges on Deposit Accounts, Net. Service charges on deposit accounts, net comprise a significant component of noninterest income and totaled 1.5% of average transaction deposit balances for both the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. During 2013, we implemented tiered NSF pricing and a reduction in courtesy overdraft limits in connection with changes to our MyPalmetto checking account product. The revised NSF pricing structure resulted in a reduction in the amount of NSF fees for most of our clients who trigger an occasional NSF item while increasing our overall fees for those clients using this service on a recurring basis.

During the first half of 2014, we performed an analysis of service charges on deposit accounts including comparison of our pricing to our local market competitors. As a result, we implemented selected fee changes with most of the changes effective July 1 and September 1. Among the changes were changes related to the NSF tiered pricing structure, overdraft fees, including a decrease in the time period before a daily overdraft fee is assessed from 8 business days to 5 business days, an increase in the overdraft protection transfer fee from $5 to $10 per transfer and the elimination of item return / item paid fees on accounts overdrawn at the end of the business day by $5 or less.

We also refined the features of selected deposit products and introduced new products (including re-introducing student checking) effective September 1. These changes, along with other selected loan related and other fee increases, are projected to continue to increase noninterest income in the fourth quarter 2014 with a full year of increased noninterest income in 2015 of approximately $750 thousand. 

Fees for Trust, Investment Management and Brokerage Services. In June 2013, we transferred all of our trust-related accounts to TNB pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Transfer Agreement. Contemporaneously with the transfer, we also began an Office Support and Referral Agreement with TNB under which we provide office space and other support services in our existing facilities to the TNB employees who provide the trust services. In accordance with the agreements, TNB assumed ownership of the accounts, certain of our trust employees and all operational and fiduciary responsibility for administering the transferred accounts under the underlying client account agreements. In exchange, we earn a percentage of the ongoing revenues generated from the assets under management in the transferred accounts owned by TNB and any new accounts subsequently referred to TNB.

In August 2013, we entered into a Non-Deposits Investment Products Marketing Agreement (the “Marketing Agreement”) with IPI, which replaced a similar agreement with a different broker-dealer. IPI provides brokerage services to our clients including acting as clearing agent, executing purchases and sales of securities products on behalf of and for the account of clients and maintaining securities in client accounts as agent. Under the Marketing Agreement, we provide office space and other support services in our existing facilities to the IPI employees who provide the brokerage services. In exchange, we earn a percentage of the ongoing revenues generated from the brokerage assets managed by IPI under the Marketing Agreement.

Other than an immaterial amount of contract termination costs, execution of the agreements did not result in any gain or loss upon the consummation of these transactions.

The decrease in trust, investment management and brokerage services revenue during the third quarter 2014 as compared to the third quarter 2013 was partially the result of the conversion of our brokerage platform to IPI in August 2013. The trust and brokerage actions are part of our more integrated go-forward Wealth Management strategy to provide our clients seamless access to the comprehensive suite of products and services they need to achieve their financial goals.

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While our gross brokerage revenues declined period over period, we also had a similar decline in salaries, personnel and other operating costs. On a net basis, our earnings related to trust and brokerage declined slightly while the transitions occurred in 2013 but have since increased with the expectation that they will eventually exceed our historical levels going forward.

For trust and brokerage services, TNB and IPI, respectively, have invested and continue to invest in additional resources with relevant expertise and a focus on business development to obtain new clients and grow assets under management. In addition, in 2013 we hired a Private Banker who serves in a key relationship management role in our Wealth Management business.

Mortgage-Banking. We generally sell the residential mortgage loans we originate. Normally, we retain the obligation to service these loans in order to maintain the client relationships. During the third quarter 2014, we made a strategic decision to retain, rather than sell, the majority of mortgage loans originated during the quarter in order to supplement our organic loan growth.

The following table summarizes the components of mortgage-banking income for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands).

	For the three months ended September 30,
	2014			2013
Mortgage-servicing fees	$	241		$	255
Gain on sale of mortgage loans held for sale		352			379
Mortgage-servicing rights portfolio amortization and impairment		(142	)		(193	)
Derivative loan commitment income (expense)		(223	)		147
Forward sales commitment income (expense)		38			(245	)
Other		9			32
Total mortgage-banking income	$	275		$	375
Mortgage-servicing fees as a percentage of average mortgage loans serviced for the benefit of others		0.25	%		0.26	%

Mortgage loans originated during the third quarter 2014 decreased to $8.7 million compared to $21.8 million during the third quarter 2013. The gain on sale of mortgage loans decreased during the third quarter 2014 as compared with the third quarter 2013 due to a decline in the volume of loans sold from $23.2 million during the third quarter 2013 to $13.7 million during the third quarter 2014 which was partially offset by improved pricing. As a result of our decision to retain our mortgage loan production during the third quarter 2014, $4.4 million of mortgage loan originations were retained on the balance sheet as opposed to being sold. We expect to continue this strategy during the fourth quarter 2014.

Mortgage-banking income during the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 was also impacted by fair market value adjustments on mortgage loan origination and sales commitments considered derivative financial instruments. The value of mortgage loan origination and sales commitments fluctuates based on the change in interest rates between the time we enter into the commitment to originate / sell the loans and the balance sheet date. Since we have historically sold the mortgage loans we originate each quarter, the notional amount of our commitments to originate mortgage loans held for sale have been accounted for as derivative financial instruments and reflected at fair market value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. However, since we intend to retain the potential mortgage loans associated with commitments to lend at September 30, 2014, fewer commitments to originate conforming mortage loans were accounted for as derivative financial instruments at September 30, 2014. The expense for the three months ended September 30, 2014 primarily reflects the reduction in fair value of the commitments to originate mortgage loans held for sale that existed at June 30, 2014 and were fulfilled or expired during the third quarter 2014.

Debit Card and Automated Teller Machine Income, Net. Debit card and automated teller machine income, net increased $59 thousand (10.8%) from the three months ended September 30, 2013 to the three months ended September 30, 2014 primarily as a result of efforts designed to encourage client debit card use. For example, in 2013, we began a client rewards program designed with this intent.

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Trading Account Income, Net. As part of our strategy to diversify our revenues and effectively utilize our cash balances, during September 2013 we invested $5.0 million in an account managed by a third party to trade municipal securities. The following table summarizes trading account related income and expense included in earnings for the periods indicated (in thousands). Interest earned on trading assets is included in Interest income and investment management expenses are included in Professional services noninterest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income. 

	For the three months ended September 30,
	2014		2013
Interest earned on trading account assets	$	47	$	5
Trading account income, net		98		36
Investment management expenses		67		14

Other. Other noninterest income increased $26 thousand (11.7%) from the three months ended September 30, 2013 to the three months ended September 30, 2014. This increase was driven by $78 thousand of income on BOLI policies during the third quarter 2014 that were purchased during the fourth quarter 2013. Earnings on these policies are intended to help cover the cost of providing benefits to the teammates covered by our various employee benefit programs.

Noninterest Expense

In connection with the Strategic Project Plan and additional strategic and tactical actions to align our infrastructure and expense base with our current balance sheet size and the underlying revenue generating capacity of the franchise, we have been focused on identifying and implementing specific noninterest expense reductions and promoting a culture of strategic efficiency. Examples of actions that have resulted in reductions to our overall expense base include:

● A reduction in problem assets resulting in reduced writedowns and related carrying costs such as legal expenses, property taxes, property insurance and other costs incurred to resolve the problem assets and protect the collateral value,

● Freezing most teammate salaries from May 2009 to February 2011 and from February 2012 through February 2013,

● Eliminating the annual officer cash incentive plan awards under the corporate incentive plan beginning in 2009. In July 2014, we reinstated this plan with any potential payments under the plan tied directly to pre-established Company financial results related to pre-tax income, loan and deposit balances, and asset quality, as well as individual performance.

● Suspending the Company’s ongoing regular match under the 401(k) Plan from January 2012 to June 2013, which was partially reinstated effective July 1, 2013 with the Company providing a match of $0.10 per dollar of participant contributions up to 6% of a teammate’s eligible compensation. The Company’s matching contribution was increased to $0.25 per dollar of participant contributions effective July 1, 2014,

● Eliminating officer perquisites,

● Reducing the business hours of our branches,

● Implementing refined staffing models for our branches resulting in reduced teammate headcount,

● Reducing courier runs from our branches,

● Reducing marketing expenses and corporate contributions to community and not-for-profit organizations,

● Outsourcing and co-sourcing of certain operational functions,

● Renegotiating business partner contracts for price reductions and consolidating business partners for volume pricing,

● Process improvements for efficiency related to the Retail Banking network and lending processes,

● Consolidating two branches and selling two branches in 2012,

● More fully leveraging existing technology, implementing more advanced technology, automating manual processes and other process improvements, and

● Consolidating communications providers.

We have additional process improvement projects in process that are expected to result in further operational efficiencies and expense reductions during the fourth quarter 2014 including additional reductions in courier runs from our branches, further transition to part-time staffing in our branches and additional automation of manual processes. These expense reduction initiatives are expected to result in operating expense reductions in the fourth quarter 2014 with a full year of decreased noninterest expense in 2015 of approximately $500 thousand.

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The following table summarizes the components of noninterest expense for the periods indicated (in thousands).

	For the three months ended September 30,
	2014		2013
Salaries and other personnel	$	4,823	$	4,862
Occupancy		1,086		1,074
Furniture and equipment		952		930
Professional services		705		491
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation deposit insurance assessment		351		355
Marketing		290		267
Foreclosed real estate writedowns and expenses		661		173
Loan workout		135		410
Other		1,479		1,273
Total noninterest expense	$	10,482	$	9,835

Salaries and Other Personnel. Salaries and other personnel expense declined $39 thousand as a result of decreased salaries resulting from fewer average full-time equivalent teammates (primarily related to the brokerage transaction described above, reduction in branch hours during the first quarter 2014 to better match client usage patterns of our various delivery channels and refined branch roles resulting in reduced headcount starting in the third quarter 2014) offset partially by a decline in loan origination cost deferrals and, to a lesser extent, increased incentives. At September 30, 2014, full time equivalent teammates were 289.0 compared to 304.5 at September 30, 2013.

Occupancy and Furniture and Equipment. Occupancy and furniture and equipment expenses increased $34 thousand (17.0%) from the third quarter 2013 to the third quarter 2014 due to continued investments in technology to enhance the Client Experience and operational efficiency.

Professional Services. Professional services expense increased $214 thousand (43.6%) from the third quarter 2013 to the third quarter 2014. Professional services expenses during the third quarter 2014 were incurred related to the revenue enhancement project and trading asset account management fees. The incremental professional fees from the revenue enhancement project are expected to be more than offset by increased revenues in 2014 and in 2015.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Deposit Insurance Assessment. FDIC deposit insurance premiums decreased $4 thousand (1.1%) from the third quarter 2013 to the third quarter 2014 due to a slight fluctuation in our assessment base. FDIC insurance premiums are expected to decline in the fourth quarter 2014 and in 2015 as a result of an improvement in the Bank’s risk tier for assessment purposes.

Marketing. Marketing expenses increased $23 thousand (8.6%) from the third quarter 2013 to the third quarter 2014 and are a function of the timing and duration of planned marketing campaigns and initiatives.

Foreclosed Real Estate Writedowns and Expenses. Foreclosed real estate writedowns and expenses totaled $661 thousand for the third quarter 2014 compared to $173 thousand for the third quarter 2013.

We own residential lots in several communities related to one real estate development. In December 2013, ownership of the development was consolidated and the current owner is refining its development and marketing plan. We continue to work directly with the owner to market and sell our lots. Foreclosed real estate writedowns in the third quarter 2014 included $337 thousand related to 16 lots comprising all the lots in one community which were under contract for sale at September 30, 2014. The sale is expected to close during the fourth quarter 2014.

The carrying value of foreclosed real estate is written down to fair value less estimated selling costs based on currently available valuation information primarily from third-party appraisals. The amount of foreclosed real estate writedowns and expenses is a function of the level of foreclosed real estate, the number of properties for which appraisals are received during the period and foreclosed real estate sales activity.

Loan Workout. Loan workout expenses include costs to resolve problem loans such as legal fees, property taxes and operating expenses associated with collateral securing these loans. Given the overall reduction in problem loans since 2012, our loan workout expenses are expected to be lower and less volatile going forward.

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Other. Other noninterest expense increased $206 thousand (16.2 %) from the third quarter 2013 to the third quarter 2014 primarily as a result of writedowns of $253 thousand during the third quarter 2014 on long-lived assets to reflect a reduction in their estimated fair values based on receipt of an updated appraisal and an evaluation of current market conditions. These increased writedowns were partially offset by a reduction of $80 thousand in telecommunication expenses over the periods presented as a result of reconfiguring our branch telecommunications network and reducing the number of telecommunications business partners.

Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2014 of $1.2 million included $1.0 million of deferred federal income tax expense, provision for state income tax of $86 thousand and $75 thousand for federal alternative minimum tax. South Carolina banking taxation law does not allow the use of net operating loss carryforwards as an offset to current period taxable income. The benefit for income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2013 totaled $19.4 million and included a provision of $987 thousand for state income tax and $68 thousand for federal alternative minimum tax. In addition, $21.0 million of the third quarter 2013 benefit reflects the reversal of a significant portion of the valuation allowance on the net deferred tax assets that existed at June 30, 2013.

For additional disclosure regarding our net deferred tax asset and the provision (benefit) for income taxes, see Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 15, Income Taxes.

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Year-to-Date Earnings Review

The following discussion and analysis of our results of operations is provided on a consolidated basis with commentary on business specific implications where more granular information is available.  

PALMETTO BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Income

(dollars in thousands, except per share data) 

(unaudited)

	For the nine months ended September 30,						Dollar			Percent
	2014			2013			variance			variance
Interest income
Interest earned on cash and cash equivalents	$	71		$	83		$	(12	)		(14.5	)%
Dividends received on Federal Home Loan Bank stock		54			29			25			86.2
Interest earned on trading account assets		138			5			133		n/m
Interest earned on investment securities available for sale		2,963			2,984			(21	)		(0.7	)
Interest and fees earned on loans		26,641			29,014			(2,373	)		(8.2	)
Total interest income		29,867			32,115			(2,248	)		(7.0	)
Interest expense
Interest expense on deposits		374			1,872			(1,498	)		(80.0	)
Interest expense on retail repurchase agreements		1			1			-			-
Interest expense on Federal Home Loan Bank advances		25			-			25		n/m
Total interest expense		400			1,873			(1,473	)		(78.6	)
Net interest income		29,467			30,242			(775	)		(2.6	)
Provision for loan losses		(500	)		1,665			(2,165	)		(130.0	)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		29,967			28,577			1,390			4.9
Noninterest income
Service charges on deposit accounts, net		5,184			5,019			165			3.3
Fees for trust, investment management and brokerage services		502			1,888			(1,386	)		(73.4	)
Mortgage-banking		1,252			1,510			(258	)		(17.1	)
Debit card and automatic teller machine income, net		1,807			1,748			59			3.4
Bankcard services		213			194			19			9.8
Investment securities gains, net		85			287			(202	)		(70.4	)
Trading account income, net		444			36			408		n/m
Other		777			579			198			34.2
Total noninterest income		10,264			11,261			(997	)		(8.9	)
Noninterest expense
Salaries and other personnel		14,336			15,270			(934	)		(6.1	)
Occupancy		3,229			3,188			41			1.3
Furniture and equipment		2,996			2,748			248			9.0
Professional services		2,153			1,474			679			46.1
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation deposit insurance assessment		1,063			1,083			(20	)		(1.8	)
Marketing		767			747			20			2.7
Foreclosed real estate writedowns and expenses		1,691			2,905			(1,214	)		(41.8	)
Gain on other loans held for sale		-			(326	)		326			(100.0	)
Loan workout		385			862			(477	)		(55.3	)
Other		4,035			4,170			(135	)		(3.2	)
Total noninterest expense		30,655			32,121			(1,466	)		(4.6	)
Income before provision (benefit) for income taxes		9,576			7,717			1,859			24.1
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		3,539			(18,191	)		21,730			(119.5	)
Net income	$	6,037		$	25,908		$	(19,871	)		(76.7	)%
Common and per share data
Net income - basic	$	0.47		$	2.03		$	(1.56	)		(76.8	)%
Net income - diluted		0.47			2.03			(1.56	)		(76.8	)
Cash dividends declared		0.05			-			0.05			-
Book value		10.27			9.46			0.81			8.6
Average common shares issued and outstanding		12,692,006			12,655,473
Average diluted common shares issued and outstanding		12,741,976			12,655,473

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Net Interest Income

Net interest income totaled $29.5 million and $30.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. In addition to the factors noted in the Quarterly Earnings Review, net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was impacted by the following:

● Foregone interest on nonaccrual loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 totaling $408 thousand and $545 thousand, respectively.

● An increase of $15.7 million (2.1%) in average gross loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013 as new loan originations and purchases outpaced loan repayments, sales, foreclosures and charge-offs.

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Average Balance Sheets and Net Interest Income / Margin Analysis. The following table summarizes our average balance sheets and changes in net interest income / margin for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands). Our yields earned on interest-earning assets and rates incurred on interest-bearing liabilities shown in the table are derived by dividing interest income and expense by the average balances of interest-earning assets or interest-bearing liabilities, respectively. The following table does not include a tax-equivalent adjustment to net interest income for interest-earning assets earning tax-exempt income to a comparable yield on a taxable basis.

	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2014								2013
	Average			Income/		Yield/			Average			Income/		Yield/
	balance			expense		rate			balance			expense		rate
Assets
Interest-earning assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	51,598		$	71		0.18	%	$	49,999		$	83		0.22	%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		1,789			54		4.04			1,511			29		2.57
Trading account assets		5,302			138		3.48			220			5		3.04
Investment securities available for sale, taxable (1)		204,030			2,817		1.84			248,615			2,748		1.47
Investment securities available for sale, nontaxable (1)		6,195			146		3.14			9,615			236		3.27
Total investment securities available for sale		210,225			2,963		1.88			258,230			2,984		1.54
Loans (2)		757,773			26,641		4.70			743,302			29,014		5.22
Total interest-earning assets		1,026,687			29,867		3.89			1,053,262			32,115		4.08
Noninterest-earning assets
Cash and cash equivalents		9,683								9,817
Allowance for loan losses		(16,030	)							(17,456	)
Premises and equipment, net		22,906								24,371
Accrued interest receivable		3,338								3,571
Foreclosed real estate		7,501								9,824
Deferred tax asset, net		19,968								635
Other assets		20,876								10,828
Total noninterest-earning assets		68,242								41,590
Total assets	$	1,094,929							$	1,094,852
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Liabilities
Interest-bearing liabilities
Transaction deposits	$	322,905		$	31		0.01	%	$	309,046		$	29		0.01	%
Money market deposits		136,289			28		0.03			133,593			23		0.02
Savings deposits		86,110			6		0.01			76,102			7		0.01
Time deposits		184,383			309		0.22			265,212			1,813		0.91
Total interest-bearing deposits		729,687			374		0.07			783,953			1,872		0.32
Retail repurchase agreements		18,276			1		0.01			17,662			1		0.01
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		15,421			25		0.22			-			-		-
Other borrowings		20			-		-			16			-		-
Total interest-bearing liabilities		763,404			400		0.07			801,631			1,873		0.31
Noninterest-bearing liabilities
Noninterest-bearing deposits		197,748								183,922
Other liabilities		5,300								8,583
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities		203,048								192,505
Total liabilities		966,452								994,136
Shareholders' equity		128,477								100,716
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	1,094,929							$	1,094,852
NET INTEREST INCOME / NET INTEREST MARGIN				$	29,467		3.84	%				$	30,242		3.84	%

(1)	The average balances for investment securities include the applicable net unrealized gain or loss recorded for available for sale securities.
(2)	Calculated including mortgage and other loans held for sale excluding the allowance for loan losses. Nonaccrual loans are included in average balances for yield computations. The impact of foregone interest income as a result of loans on nonaccrual was not considered in the above analysis. All loans and deposits are domestic.

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Rate / Volume Analysis. The following rate / volume analyses summarize the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense attributable to changes in volume and the amount attributable to changes in rate when comparing the periods indicated (in thousands). The impact of the combination of rate and volume change has been allocated between the rate change and volume change.

	For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013
	Change in			Change in			Total
	volume			rate			change
Assets
Interest-earning assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3		$	(15	)	$	(12	)
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		6			19			25
Trading account assets		132			1			133
Investment securities available for sale		115			(136	)		(21	)
Loans (1)		579			(2,952	)		(2,373	)
Total interest income		835			(3,083	)		(2,248	)
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Interest-bearing liabilities
Transaction deposits		1			1			2
Money market deposits		-			5			5
Savings deposits		1			(2	)		(1	)
Time deposits		(433	)		(1,071	)		(1,504	)
Total interest-bearing deposits		(431	)		(1,067	)		(1,498	)
Retail repurchase agreements		-			-			-
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		25			-			25
Other borrowings		-			-			-
Total interest expense		(406	)		(1,067	)		(1,473	)
Net interest income	$	1,241		$	(2,016	)	$	(775	)

      (1) Calculated including mortgage and other loans held for sale excluding the allowance for loan losses.

Provision for Loan Losses

A negative provision for loan losses of $500 thousand was recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to a provision of loan losses of $1.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. See Quarterly Earnings Review, Provision for Loan Losses for additional disclosures.

Noninterest Income

The following table summarizes the components of noninterest income for the periods indicated (in thousands).

	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013
Service charges on deposit accounts, net	$	5,184	$	5,019
Fees for trust, investment management and brokerage services		502		1,888
Mortgage-banking		1,252		1,510
Debit card and automatic teller machine income, net		1,807		1,748
Bankcard services		213		194
Investment securities gains, net		85		287
Trading account income, net		444		36
Other		777		579
Total noninterest income	$	10,264	$	11,261

Service Charges on Deposit Accounts, Net. Service charges on deposit accounts, net comprise a significant component of noninterest income and totaled 1.3% and 1.4% of average transaction deposit balances for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. See Quarterly Earnings Review, Noninterest Income, Service Charges on Deposit Accounts, Net for additional disclosures.

Fees for Trust, Investment Management and Brokerage Services. Fees for trust, investment management and brokerage services decreased $1.4 million (73.4%) from the nine months ended September 30, 2013 to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease in trust, investment management and brokerage services revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was the result of the transfer of our trust accounts to TNB and the conversion of our brokerage platform to IPI. While our gross revenues declined period over period, we also had a similar decline in salaries, personnel and other operating costs. See Quarterly Earnings Review, Noninterest Income, Fees for Trust, Investment Management and Brokerage Services for additional disclosures.

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Mortgage-Banking. The following table summarizes the components of mortgage-banking income for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands).

	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013
Mortgage-servicing fees	$	732		$	753
Gain on sale of mortgage loans held for sale		1,107			1,447
Mortgage-servicing rights portfolio amortization and impairment		(431	)		(636	)
Derivative loan commitment expense		(165	)		(78	)
Forward sales commitment expense		(27	)		(85	)
Other		36			109
Total mortgage-banking income	$	1,252		$	1,510
Mortgage-servicing fees as a percentage of average mortgage loans serviced for the benefit of others		0.25	%		0.26	%

Mortgage loans originated during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 decreased to $37.0 million compared to $56.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Gain on sale of mortgage loans decreased due to a decline in the volume of loans sold from $62.4 million during nine months ended September 30, 2013 to $39.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. As a result of our decision to retain our mortgage loan production during the third quarter 2014, $4.4 million of mortgage loan originations were retained on the balance sheet as opposed to being sold. We expect to continue this strategy during the fourth quarter 2014.

Mortgage-banking income during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 was also impacted by fair market value adjustments on mortgage loan origination and sales commitments. The value of mortgage loan origination and sales commitments fluctuates based on the change in interest rates between the time we enter into the commitment to originate / sell the loans and the balance sheet date.

Debit Card and Automated Teller Machine Income, Net. Debit card and automated teller machine income, net increased $59 thousand (3.4%) from the nine months ended September 30, 2013 to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. See Quarterly Earnings Review, Noninterest Income, Debit Card and Automated Teller Machine Income, Net for additional disclosures.

Investment Securities Gains, Net. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we realized a net gain on the sale of investment securities of $85 thousand as a result of sales of certain mortgage-backed pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations. Proceeds were reinvested into investment securities with a more favorable total return profile in a rising rate environment.

Trading Account Income, Net. As part of our strategy to diversify our revenues and effectively utilize our cash balances, during September 2013 we invested $5.0 million in an account managed by a third party to trade municipal securities. The following table summarizes trading account related income and expense included in earnings for the periods indicated (in thousands). Interest earned on trading account assets is included in interest income and investment management expenses are included in professional services noninterest expense.

	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013
Interest earned on trading account assets	$	138	$	5
Trading account income, net		444		36
Investment management expenses		242		14

Other. Other noninterest income increased $198 thousand (34.2%) from the nine months ended September 30, 2013 to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 primarily as a result of $228 thousand of income on BOLI policies that were purchased during the fourth quarter 2013 as well as increased revenues resulting from revenue enhancement initiatives implemented on July 1, 2014. These increases were partially offset by lower net earnings related to SBA activities of $153 thousand. Earnings on BOLI policies are intended to help cover the cost of providing benefits to teammates covered by our various employee benefit programs.

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Noninterest Expense

The following table summarizes the components of noninterest expense for the periods indicated (in thousands).

	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013
Salaries and other personnel	$	14,336	$	15,270
Occupancy		3,229		3,188
Furniture and equipment		2,996		2,748
Professional services		2,153		1,474
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation deposit insurance assessment		1,063		1,083
Marketing		767		747
Foreclosed real estate writedowns and expenses		1,691		2,905
Gain on other loans held for sale		-		(326	)
Loan workout		385		862
Other		4,035		4,170
Total noninterest expense	$	30,655	$	32,121

Salaries and Other Personnel. Salaries and other personnel expense decreased $934 thousand (6.1%) from the nine months ended September 30, 2013 to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as a result of decreased salaries and benefits resulting from fewer average full-time equivalent teammates (primarily related to the trust and brokerage transactions described above, reduction in branch hours during the first quarter 2014 to better match client usage patterns of our various delivery channels and refined branch roles resulting in reduced headcount starting in the third quarter 2014) and reduced incentives. Also impacting the decline was $117 thousand in one-time charges recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 related to the revised Trust business model announced in the second quarter 2013 and other headcount reductions in 2013. No such charges were required during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Partially offsetting these decreases were fluctuations in the levels of loan origination costs.

Occupancy and Furniture and Equipment. Occupancy and furniture and equipment expenses increased $289 thousand (4.9%) from the nine months ended September 30, 2013 to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 resulting from continued investments in technology to enhance the Client Experience and operational efficiency.

Professional Services. Professional services expense increased $679 thousand (46.1%) from the nine months ended September 30, 2013 to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as a result of expenses incurred during 2014 related to the revenue enhancement project and trading asset account management fees. The incremental professional fees from the revenue enhancement project are expected to be more than offset by increased revenues in 2014 and in 2015.

Also impacting the increase in professional services expense were expenses associated with process improvement projects during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 that resulted in further operational efficiencies and expense reductions including additional reductions in courier runs from our branches, further transition to part-time staffing in our branches, consolidation of communications providers and additional automation of manual processes.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Deposit Insurance Assessment. FDIC deposit insurance premiums decreased $20 thousand (1.8%) from the nine months ended September 30, 2013 to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. This reduction results from fluctuations in our assessment base.

Marketing. Marketing expense increased $20 thousand (2.7%) from the nine months ended September 30, 2013 to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. See Quarterly Earnings Review, Noninterest Expense, Marketing for additional disclosures.

Foreclosed Real Estate Writedowns and Expenses. Foreclosed real estate writedowns and expenses totaled $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to $2.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Included within this line item were writedowns related to residential lots in several communities related to one real estate development of $946 thousand and $1.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. At September 30, 2014, 16 of these lots with a net book value of $213 thousand were under contract to be sold during the fourth quarter 2014. See Quarterly Earnings Review, Noninterest Expense, Foreclosed Real Estate Writedowns and Expenses for additional disclosures.

Gain on Other Loans Held for Sale. Gain on sales of other loans held for sale was $326 thousand during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and consisted of two commercial real estate loans that were sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Loan Workout. See Quarterly Earnings Review, Noninterest Expense, Loan Workout for disclosures.

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Other. Other noninterest expense decreased $135 thousand (3.2%) from the nine months ended September 30, 2013 to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 primarily as a result of reduced operating costs in conjunction with our trust, investment management and brokerage services platforms during 2013 as part of our integrated go-forward Wealth Management strategy. This decline was partially offset by increased writedowns during the third quarter 2014 on long-lived assets held for sale to reflect a reduction in their estimated fair values based on receipt of an updated appraisal and an evaluation of current market conditions, as well as increased losses associated with fraudulent debit card and checking account activity.

Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 of $3.5 million included $3.0 million of deferred federal income tax expense, provision for state income tax of $271 thousand and $225 thousand for federal alternative minimum tax. South Carolina banking taxation law does not allow the use of net operating loss carryforwards as an offset to current period taxable income. The benefit for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 totaled $18.2 million and included a provision of $1.2 million for state income tax and $181 thousand for federal alternative minimum tax. In addition, $21.0 million of the 2013 benefit reflects the reversal of a significant portion of the valuation allowance on the net deferred tax assets that existed at June 30, 2013 as further described in Financial Condition, Net Deferred Tax Asset. For additional disclosure regarding our net deferred tax asset and the provision (benefit) for income taxes, see Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 15, Income Taxes.

Recently Issued / Adopted Authoritative Pronouncements 

For disclosure regarding recently issued and recently adopted authoritative pronouncements and the expected impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, see Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The following table summarizes, as of September 30, 2014, the forecasted impact on net interest income over a 12-month horizon using a base case scenario given upward movements in interest rates of 100, 200, 300 and 400 basis points and downward movements in interest rates of 100, 200 and 300 basis points based on forecasted assumptions of prepayment speeds, nominal interest rates and loan and deposit repricing rates. Given the current low interest-rate environment, we have not prepared a parallel interest-rate scenario for downward movements in interest rates of 400 basis points. Estimates are based on current economic conditions, historical interest-rate cycles and other factors deemed to be relevant. However, underlying assumptions may be impacted in future periods which were not known to us at the time of the issuance of the Consolidated Financial Statements. Therefore, our assumptions may or may not prove valid. No assurance can be given that changing economic conditions and other relevant factors impacting our net interest income will not cause actual results to differ from underlying assumptions.

Interest rate scenario (1)	Percentage change in net interest income from base
Up 400 basis points		16.97	%
Up 300 basis points		12.43
Up 200 basis points		7.77
Up 100 basis points		3.09
Down 100 basis points		(4.50	)
Down 200 basis points		(6.45	)
Down 300 basis points		(9.30	)
Down 400 basis points	n/a

(1) The rising 100, 200, 300 and 400 basis point and falling 100, 200 and 300 basis point interest-rate scenarios assume an immediate and parallel change in interest rates along the entire yield curve.

There are material limitations with the model presented above, which include, but are not limited to:

● It presents the balance sheet in a static position. When assets and liabilities mature or reprice, they do not necessarily keep the same characteristics,

● The computation of prospective impacts of hypothetical interest-rate changes are based on numerous assumptions and should not be relied upon as indicative of actual results, and

● The computations do not contemplate any additional actions we could undertake in response to changes in interest rates.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective, in all material respects, to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file and submit under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2014 that has materially impacted, or is reasonably likely to materially impact, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

In May 2013, the COSO of the Treadway Commission issued its updated Internal Control–Integrated Framework and related illustrative documents (the "2013 Framework"). The 2013 Framework was written to reflect the changes in business since the first version was released in 1992. The Company transitioned to the 2013 Framework during the first quarter 2014.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are a party to claims and lawsuits arising in the course of normal business activities. Management is not aware of any material pending legal proceedings against the Company which, if resolved adversely, would have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 which could materially affect our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. The risks described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known or currently deemed to be immaterial also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

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

None

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

None

Item 5. Other Information

None

Item 6. Exhibits

The exhibits required to be filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are listed in the Exhibit Index attached hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

PALMETTO BANCSHARES, INC.

By:

/s/ Samuel L. Erwin

Samuel L. Erwin

Chief Executive Officer

Palmetto Bancshares, Inc.

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Roy D. Jones

Roy D. Jones

Chief Financial Officer

Palmetto Bancshares, Inc.

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: November 4, 2014

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
31.1	Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2 Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32 Certifications Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101 The following materials from Palmetto Bancshares, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, formatted in XBRL; (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, (v) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, (vi) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and (vii) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Copies of exhibits are available upon written request to Corporate Secretary, Palmetto Bancshares, Inc., 306 East North Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601.

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