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PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080930
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DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20081113
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COMMUNITY BANCORP /VT
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000718413
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
IRS NUMBER: 030284070
STATE OF INCORPORATION: VT
FISCAL YEAR END: 1007
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 10-Q
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-16435
FILM NUMBER: 081185508
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: PO BOX 259
CITY: DERBY
STATE: VT
ZIP: 05829
BUSINESS PHONE: 8023347915
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: DERBY ROAD
CITY: DERBY
STATE: VT
ZIP: 05829
10-Q
1
form10qsept2008.htm
FORM 10-Q FOR COMMUNITY BANCORP.
form10qsept2008.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 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, 2008
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 000-16435
COMMUNITY
BANCORP.
Vermont
|
03-0284070
|
(State
of Incorporation)
|
(IRS
Employer Identification Number)
|
|
4811
US Route 5, Derby, Vermont
|
05829
|
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
|
(zip
code)
|
|
|
Registrant's
Telephone Number: (802)
334-7915
|
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 for such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days. Yes ( X ) No
( )
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”,
“accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer ( )
|
Accelerated
filer ( )
|
Non-accelerated
filer ( ) (Do not check
if a smaller reporting company)
|
Smaller
reporting company ( X )
|
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
YES
( ) NO(X)
At
November 12, 2008, there were 4,450,937 shares outstanding of the Corporation's
common stock.
FORM
10-Q
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Page
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PART
I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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15
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30
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30
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PART
II OTHER INFORMATION
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31
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31
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31
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31
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31
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32
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32
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The
following are the unaudited consolidated financial statements for Community
Bancorp. and Subsidiary, "the Company".
COMMUNITY
BANCORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
|
|
September
30
|
|
|
December
31
|
|
|
September
30
|
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and due from banks
|
|
$ |
9,709,904 |
|
|
$ |
17,486,535 |
|
|
$ |
7,609,332 |
|
Federal
funds sold and overnight deposits
|
|
|
32,353 |
|
|
|
2,785,988 |
|
|
|
12,389,462 |
|
Total
cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
9,742,257 |
|
|
|
20,272,523 |
|
|
|
19,998,794 |
|
Securities
held-to-maturity (fair value $46,600,000 at 09/30/08,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$34,273,000
at 12/31/07, and $29,472,000 at 09/30/07)
|
|
|
46,368,055 |
|
|
|
34,310,833 |
|
|
|
29,431,718 |
|
Securities
available-for-sale
|
|
|
29,638,437 |
|
|
|
46,876,771 |
|
|
|
25,074,048 |
|
Restricted
equity securities, at cost
|
|
|
3,906,850 |
|
|
|
3,456,850 |
|
|
|
2,450,150 |
|
Loans
held-for-sale
|
|
|
742,778 |
|
|
|
685,876 |
|
|
|
982,576 |
|
Loans
|
|
|
358,358,089 |
|
|
|
355,885,207 |
|
|
|
255,926,578 |
|
Allowance
for loan losses
|
|
|
(3,058,882 |
) |
|
|
(3,026,049 |
) |
|
|
(2,321,409 |
) |
Unearned
net loan fees
|
|
|
(352,142 |
) |
|
|
(443,372 |
) |
|
|
(490,826 |
) |
Net
loans
|
|
|
354,947,065 |
|
|
|
352,415,786 |
|
|
|
253,114,343 |
|
Bank
premises and equipment, net
|
|
|
15,163,398 |
|
|
|
16,361,152 |
|
|
|
12,072,266 |
|
Accrued
interest receivable
|
|
|
2,235,882 |
|
|
|
2,304,055 |
|
|
|
1,755,545 |
|
Bank
owned life insurance
|
|
|
3,658,911 |
|
|
|
3,559,376 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Core
deposit intangibles
|
|
|
3,536,850 |
|
|
|
4,161,000 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
11,567,032 |
|
|
|
10,347,455 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Other
real estate owned
|
|
|
185,000 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
7,853,715 |
|
|
|
7,279,941 |
|
|
|
5,928,109 |
|
Total
assets
|
|
$ |
489,546,230 |
|
|
$ |
502,031,618 |
|
|
$ |
350,807,549 |
|
Liabilities
and Shareholders' Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deposits:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Demand,
non-interest bearing
|
|
$ |
54,499,372 |
|
|
$ |
64,019,707 |
|
|
$ |
50,485,030 |
|
NOW
and money market accounts
|
|
|
122,491,455 |
|
|
|
120,993,657 |
|
|
|
77,204,394 |
|
Savings
|
|
|
50,523,075 |
|
|
|
46,069,943 |
|
|
|
39,505,522 |
|
Time
deposits, $100,000 and over
|
|
|
55,806,941 |
|
|
|
58,860,374 |
|
|
|
40,455,562 |
|
Other
time deposits
|
|
|
124,551,597 |
|
|
|
126,276,429 |
|
|
|
94,388,283 |
|
Total
deposits
|
|
|
407,872,440 |
|
|
|
416,220,110 |
|
|
|
302,038,791 |
|
Federal
funds purchased and other borrowed funds
|
|
|
13,616,000 |
|
|
|
13,760,000 |
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
Repurchase
agreements
|
|
|
14,615,209 |
|
|
|
17,444,933 |
|
|
|
14,212,876 |
|
Capital
lease obligations
|
|
|
856,376 |
|
|
|
943,227 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Junior
subordinated debentures
|
|
|
12,887,000 |
|
|
|
12,887,000 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Accrued
interest and other liabilities
|
|
|
4,895,509 |
|
|
|
5,855,988 |
|
|
|
2,653,456 |
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
454,742,534 |
|
|
|
467,111,258 |
|
|
|
318,945,123 |
|
Shareholders'
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
stock 1,000,000 shares authorized, 25 shares issued and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
outstanding
at 09/30/08 and 12/31/07, ($100,000 liquidation value),
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
no shares issued and outstanding at 09/30/07
|
|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Common
stock - $2.50 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,659,603
shares issued at 09/30/08, 4,609,268 shares issued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
at
12/31/07, and 4,592,735 shares issued at 09/30/07
|
|
|
11,649,007 |
|
|
|
11,523,170 |
|
|
|
11,481,838 |
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
25,579,898 |
|
|
|
25,006,439 |
|
|
|
24,818,896 |
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
(2,585,311 |
) |
|
|
(1,597,682 |
) |
|
|
(1,749,560 |
) |
Accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
|
282,879 |
|
|
|
111,210 |
|
|
|
(65,971 |
) |
Less:
treasury stock, at cost; 210,101 shares at 09/30/08,
12/31/07,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
09/30/07
|
|
|
(2,622,777 |
) |
|
|
(2,622,777 |
) |
|
|
(2,622,777 |
) |
Total
shareholders' equity
|
|
|
34,803,696 |
|
|
|
34,920,360 |
|
|
|
31,862,426 |
|
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
|
$ |
489,546,230 |
|
|
$ |
502,031,618 |
|
|
$ |
350,807,549 |
|
COMMUNITY
BANCORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For
The Third Quarter Ended September 30,
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
and fees on loans
|
|
$ |
5,912,812 |
|
|
$ |
4,778,687 |
|
Interest
on debt securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Taxable
|
|
|
331,231 |
|
|
|
215,234 |
|
Tax-exempt
|
|
|
455,017 |
|
|
|
259,404 |
|
Dividends
|
|
|
41,240 |
|
|
|
37,329 |
|
Interest
on federal funds sold and overnight deposits
|
|
|
2,077 |
|
|
|
133,350 |
|
Total
interest income
|
|
|
6,742,377 |
|
|
|
5,424,004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
on deposits
|
|
|
2,141,927 |
|
|
|
1,957,858 |
|
Interest
on federal funds purchased and other borrowed funds
|
|
|
142,644 |
|
|
|
63,283 |
|
Interest
on repurchase agreements
|
|
|
60,138 |
|
|
|
79,004 |
|
Interest
on junior subordinated debentures
|
|
|
243,564 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Total
interest expense
|
|
|
2,588,273 |
|
|
|
2,100,145 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
interest income
|
|
|
4,154,104 |
|
|
|
3,323,859 |
|
Provision
for loan losses
|
|
|
112,499 |
|
|
|
47,500 |
|
Net
interest income after provision for loan losses
|
|
|
4,041,605 |
|
|
|
3,276,359 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-interest
income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service
fees
|
|
|
562,319 |
|
|
|
350,054 |
|
Income
on bank owned life insurance
|
|
|
33,924 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Other
income
|
|
|
487,731 |
|
|
|
760,304 |
|
Total
non-interest income
|
|
|
1,083,974 |
|
|
|
1,110,358 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-interest
expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salaries
and wages
|
|
|
1,361,196 |
|
|
|
1,168,792 |
|
Employee
benefits
|
|
|
522,770 |
|
|
|
477,144 |
|
Occupancy
expenses, net
|
|
|
759,576 |
|
|
|
539,202 |
|
Write
down of Fannie Mae preferred stock
|
|
|
739,332 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Other
expenses
|
|
|
1,260,686 |
|
|
|
1,061,908 |
|
Total
non-interest expense
|
|
|
4,643,560 |
|
|
|
3,247,046 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
before income taxes
|
|
|
482,019 |
|
|
|
1,139,671 |
|
Income
tax expense
|
|
|
167,406 |
|
|
|
212,499 |
|
Net
Income
|
|
$ |
314,613 |
|
|
$ |
927,172 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
per common share
|
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average number of common shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
used
in computing earnings per share
|
|
|
4,438,225 |
|
|
|
4,372,670 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends
declared per common share
|
|
$ |
0.17 |
|
|
$ |
0.17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Book
value per share on common shares outstanding at September
30,
|
|
$ |
7.26 |
|
|
$ |
7.27 |
|
COMMUNITY
BANCORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For
the Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
and fees on loans
|
|
$ |
17,866,539 |
|
|
$ |
14,406,502 |
|
Interest
on debt securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Taxable
|
|
|
1,142,179 |
|
|
|
630,478 |
|
Tax-exempt
|
|
|
1,358,519 |
|
|
|
691,445 |
|
Dividends
|
|
|
148,908 |
|
|
|
126,370 |
|
Interest
on federal funds sold and overnight deposits
|
|
|
63,044 |
|
|
|
191,178 |
|
Total
interest income
|
|
|
20,579,189 |
|
|
|
16,045,973 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
on deposits
|
|
|
7,498,218 |
|
|
|
5,774,457 |
|
Interest
on federal funds purchased and other borrowed funds
|
|
|
397,359 |
|
|
|
90,642 |
|
Interest
on repurchase agreements
|
|
|
195,746 |
|
|
|
240,688 |
|
Interest
on junior subordinated debentures
|
|
|
732,776 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Total
interest expense
|
|
|
8,824,099 |
|
|
|
6,105,787 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
interest income
|
|
|
11,755,090 |
|
|
|
9,940,186 |
|
Provision
for loan losses
|
|
|
237,497 |
|
|
|
122,500 |
|
Net
interest income after provision for loan losses
|
|
|
11,517,593 |
|
|
|
9,817,686 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-interest
income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service
fees
|
|
|
1,641,457 |
|
|
|
1,031,526 |
|
Income
on bank owned life insurance
|
|
|
99,535 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Other
income
|
|
|
1,455,761 |
|
|
|
1,676,660 |
|
Total
non-interest income
|
|
|
3,196,753 |
|
|
|
2,708,186 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-interest
expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salaries
and wages
|
|
|
4,487,017 |
|
|
|
3,421,779 |
|
Employee
benefits
|
|
|
1,751,617 |
|
|
|
1,349,547 |
|
Occupancy
expenses, net
|
|
|
2,416,944 |
|
|
|
1,776,935 |
|
Write
down of Fannie Mae preferred stock
|
|
|
739,332 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Other
expenses
|
|
|
3,919,695 |
|
|
|
3,004,450 |
|
Total
non-interest expense
|
|
|
13,314,605 |
|
|
|
9,552,711 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
before income taxes
|
|
|
1,399,741 |
|
|
|
2,973,161 |
|
Income
tax (benefit) expense
|
|
|
(5,481 |
) |
|
|
512,850 |
|
Net
Income
|
|
$ |
1,405,222 |
|
|
$ |
2,460,311 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
per common share
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
|
$ |
0.56 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average number of common shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
used
in computing earnings per share
|
|
|
4,421,759 |
|
|
|
4,357,565 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends
declared per common share
|
|
$ |
0.51 |
|
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Book
value per share on common shares outstanding at September
30,
|
|
$ |
7.26 |
|
|
$ |
7.27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All
share and per share data for prior periods restated to reflect a 5% stock
dividend declared in June 2007.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For
the Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flow from Operating Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
$ |
1,405,222 |
|
|
$ |
2,460,311 |
|
Adjustments
to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating
Activities:
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
809,686 |
|
|
|
710,591 |
|
Provision
for loan losses
|
|
|
237,497 |
|
|
|
122,500 |
|
Provision
(credit) for deferred income taxes
|
|
|
290,296 |
|
|
|
(34,470 |
) |
Net
gain on sale of loans
|
|
|
(250,845 |
) |
|
|
(226,492 |
) |
Loss
on sale or disposal of fixed assets
|
|
|
1,757 |
|
|
|
8,415 |
|
Gain
on investment in Trust LLC
|
|
|
(44,604 |
) |
|
|
(104,337 |
) |
Amortization
(accretion) of bond premium (discount), net
|
|
|
(47,448 |
) |
|
|
8,301 |
|
Write
down of Fannie Mae preferred stock
|
|
|
739,332 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Proceeds
from sales of loans held for sale
|
|
|
20,470,308 |
|
|
|
22,295,686 |
|
Originations
of loans held for sale
|
|
|
(20,276,365 |
) |
|
|
(22,485,470 |
) |
Decrease
in taxes payable
|
|
|
(164,283 |
) |
|
|
(202,680 |
) |
Decrease
(increase) in interest receivable
|
|
|
68,173 |
|
|
|
(88,410 |
) |
Decrease
(increase) in mortgage servicing rights
|
|
|
30,055 |
|
|
|
(90,643 |
) |
Decrease
(increase) in other assets
|
|
|
785,861 |
|
|
|
(366,050 |
) |
Increase
in bank owned life insurance
|
|
|
(99,535 |
) |
|
|
0 |
|
Amortization
of core deposit intangible
|
|
|
624,150 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Amortization
of limited partnerships
|
|
|
278,313 |
|
|
|
292,530 |
|
Decrease
in unamortized loan fees
|
|
|
(91,230 |
) |
|
|
(141,279 |
) |
Decrease
in interest payable
|
|
|
(109,609 |
) |
|
|
(49,183 |
) |
Increase
in accrued expenses
|
|
|
23,438 |
|
|
|
88,396 |
|
(Decrease)
increase in other liabilities
|
|
|
(3,256,848 |
) |
|
|
22,037 |
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
1,423,321 |
|
|
|
2,219,753 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows from Investing Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments
- held to maturity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maturities
and paydowns
|
|
|
24,921,147 |
|
|
|
17,709,462 |
|
Purchases
|
|
|
(36,978,370 |
) |
|
|
(26,071,314 |
) |
Investments
- available for sale
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
and maturities
|
|
|
17,229,897 |
|
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
Purchases
|
|
|
(1,079,688 |
) |
|
|
(5,160,000 |
) |
Proceeds
from (purchase) redemption of restricted equity securities
|
|
|
(450,000 |
) |
|
|
378,100 |
|
Decrease
in limited partnership contributions payable
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
(236,094 |
) |
Investments
in limited partnership
|
|
|
(5,000 |
) |
|
|
(264,800 |
) |
(Increase)
decrease in loans, net
|
|
|
(2,940,890 |
) |
|
|
12,686,366 |
|
Capital
expenditures, net of proceeds from sales of bank
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
premises
and equipment
|
|
|
386,311 |
|
|
|
(457,248 |
) |
Recoveries
of loans charged off
|
|
|
78,344 |
|
|
|
47,870 |
|
Net
cash provided by investing activities
|
|
|
1,161,751 |
|
|
|
1,632,342 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows from Financing Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
decrease in demand, NOW, money market and savings accounts
|
|
|
(3,569,405 |
) |
|
|
(82,051 |
) |
Net
(decrease) increase in time deposits
|
|
|
(4,778,265 |
) |
|
|
1,132,648 |
|
Net
decrease in repurchase agreements
|
|
|
(2,829,724 |
) |
|
|
(2,871,070 |
) |
Net
increase in short-term borrowings
|
|
|
7,856,000 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Repayments
on long-term borrowings
|
|
|
(8,000,000 |
) |
|
|
0 |
|
Decrease
in capital lease obligations
|
|
|
(86,851 |
) |
|
|
0 |
|
Dividends
paid on preferred stock
|
|
|
(140,625 |
) |
|
|
0 |
|
Payments
to acquire treasury stock
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
(8,045 |
) |
Dividends
paid on common stock
|
|
|
(1,566,468 |
) |
|
|
(1,491,393 |
) |
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
|
|
(13,115,338 |
) |
|
|
(3,319,911 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(10,530,266 |
) |
|
|
532,184 |
|
Cash
and cash equivalents:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning
|
|
|
20,272,523 |
|
|
|
19,466,610 |
|
Ending
|
|
$ |
9,742,257 |
|
|
$ |
19,998,794 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
Schedule of Cash Paid During the Period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
$ |
8,933,708 |
|
|
$ |
6,154,970 |
|
Income
taxes
|
|
$ |
405,000 |
|
|
$ |
750,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change
in unrealized gain on securities available-for-sale
|
|
$ |
260,105 |
|
|
$ |
310,142 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
real estate owned acquired in settlement of loans
|
|
$ |
185,000 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair
value adjustment of Fannie Mae preferred stock
|
|
$ |
656,347 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments
in limited partnership
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase
in limited partnerships
|
|
$ |
(1,462,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(264,800 |
) |
Increase
in contributions payable
|
|
$ |
1,457,000 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
|
$ |
(5,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(264,800 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
Shares Dividends Paid
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends
declared
|
|
$ |
2,252,226 |
|
|
$ |
2,149,218 |
|
Increase
(decrease) in dividends payable attributable to dividends
declared
|
|
|
13,538 |
|
|
|
(42,872 |
) |
Dividends
reinvested
|
|
|
(699,296 |
) |
|
|
(614,953 |
) |
|
|
$ |
1,566,468 |
|
|
$ |
1,491,393 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
Dividends
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
2,821,320 |
|
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND CONSOLIDATION
The
interim consolidated financial statements of Community Bancorp. and Subsidiary
are unaudited. All significant intercompany balances and transactions
have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management,
all adjustments necessary for fair presentation of the financial condition and
results of operations of the Company contained herein have been
made. The unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read
in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto for the year ended December 31, 2007 contained in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K.
NOTE
2. 5% STOCK DIVIDEND
In
June 2007, the Company declared a 5% stock dividend payable August 15, 2007 to
shareholders of record as of July 15, 2007. As a result of this stock
dividend, all per share data and weighted average number of shares for prior
periods have been restated.
NOTE
3. RECENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS
In
September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the FASB) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, “Fair Value
Measurements”, which provides enhanced guidance for using fair value to measure
assets and liabilities. This Statement defines fair value,
establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted
accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value
measurements. This Statement applies under other accounting
pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, the FASB having
previously concluded in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is the
relevant measurement attribute. Accordingly, this Statement does not
require any new fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective
for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company
adopted SFAS No. 157 effective January 1, 2008. Additional
information regarding the Company’s fair value measurements under SFAS No. 157
is contained in Note 8. FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. FAS 157-2
delays the effect of SFAS No. 157 on the measurement of goodwill and other
intangible assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis until the first
quarter of 2009.
In
October 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. 157-3, Determining The Fair Value of a
Financial Asset when the Market for that Asset is not Active. FSP No.
157-3 amended SFAS No. 157 by incorporating an example to illustrate key
considerations in determining the fair value of a financial asset in an inactive
market. The FSP was effective upon issuance. The Company
is currently evaluating FSP No. 157-3 for materiality.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”, which gives entities the option to
measure eligible financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value on an
instrument by instrument basis. The election to use the fair value option is
available when an entity first recognizes a financial asset or financial
liability. Subsequent changes in fair value must be recorded in earnings. SFAS
No. 159 contains provisions to apply the fair value option to existing eligible
financial instruments at the date of adoption. This statement is effective as of
the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15,
2007, with provisions for early adoption. To date the Company has not
applied the fair value option to any financial instruments; therefore, SFAS No.
159 has not had any impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB revised SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations” (SFAS
No.141R). This statement requires an acquirer to recognize the assets acquired,
the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree at the
acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that date. SFAS No. 141R
recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a
gain from a bargain purchase. Additionally, SFAS No. 141R defines the
acquirer as the entity that obtains control of one or more businesses in the
business combination, establishes the acquisition date as the date that the
acquiree achieves control and determines what information to disclose to enable
users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects
of the business combination. SFAS No. 141R is effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2008. Accordingly, SFAS No. 141R did not apply to
the Company’s acquisition of LyndonBank completed at year-end 2007, but would
apply to business combinations (if any) in 2009 and subsequent
years.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements – an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin
(ARB) No. 51”. This statement applies to all entities that prepare
consolidated financial statements, except not-for-profit organizations, but will
affect only those entities that have an outstanding noncontrolling interest in
one or more subsidiaries or that deconsolidate a subsidiary. This statement
amends ARB No. 51 to establish accounting and reporting standards for the
noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a
subsidiary. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2008. Management does not expect it will have a material effect on
its financial condition or results of operations.
In
March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133”.
This statement requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and
hedging activities and thereby improves the transparency of financial reporting.
Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an
entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related
hedged items are accounted for under SFAS No. 133 and its related
interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items
affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows.
SFAS No. 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after
November 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No.
161 but does not expect it will have a material effect on its financial
condition or results of operations.
NOTE
4. INCOME TAXES
Section
301 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 provides tax relief to
banking organizations that have suffered losses on certain holdings of Federal
National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation (Freddie Mac) preferred stock by changing the character of these
losses from capital to ordinary for federal income tax
purposes. However, under generally accepted accounting principles,
because the Act was not enacted on October 3, 2008, banking organizations will
not be able to recognize the tax effect of the ordinary losses resulting from
Section 301 in their financial statements for the third
quarter. Accordingly, the tax benefit resulting from the Company’s
third quarter write down of its Fannie Mae preferred shareholdings
(approximately $251,000) will not be recorded for financial statement purposes
until the fourth quarter of 2008. (See Note 8.)
In
July 2006, the FASB issued Financial Accounting Standards Interpretation
No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of
FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for
uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements in
accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN
48 prescribes a recognition threshold of more-likely-than-not, and a measurement
attribute for all tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return,
in order for those tax positions to be recognized in the financial statements.
FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and
penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures and transitions. Effective
January 1, 2007, the Company adopted FIN 48. The implementation of FIN 48 did
not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
The
Company’s income tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2005, 2006
and 2007 are open to audit under the statute of limitations by the Internal
Revenue Service. The Company’s policy is to record interest and
penalties related to uncertain tax positions as part of its provision for income
taxes. A late estimated tax payment for the first quarter of 2006
resulted in a penalty of $15,208 which is reflected in income tax expense for
2007.
NOTE
5. EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
Earnings
per common share amounts are computed based on the weighted average number of
shares of common stock issued during the period (retroactively adjusted for
stock splits and stock dividends) and reduced for shares held in Treasury. The
following table illustrates the calculation for the third quarter and nine
months ended September 30, as adjusted for the cash dividend declared on the
preferred stock:
For
the third quarter ended September 30,
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income, as reported
|
|
$ |
314,613 |
|
|
$ |
927,172 |
|
Less:
dividends to preferred shareholders
|
|
|
46,875 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Net
income available to common shareholders
|
|
$ |
267,738 |
|
|
$ |
927,172 |
|
Weighted
average number of common shares used in calculating
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
earnings
per share
|
|
|
4,438,225 |
|
|
|
4,372,670 |
|
Earnings
per common share
|
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For
the nine months ended September 30,
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income, as reported
|
|
$ |
1,405,222 |
|
|
$ |
2,460,311 |
|
Less:
dividends to preferred shareholders
|
|
|
140,625 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Net
income available to common shareholders
|
|
$ |
1,264,597 |
|
|
$ |
2,460,311 |
|
Weighted
average number of common shares used in calculating
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
earnings
per share
|
|
|
4,421,759 |
|
|
|
4,357,565 |
|
Earnings
per common share
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
|
$ |
0.56 |
|
NOTE
6. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Accounting
principles generally require recognized revenue, expenses, gains, and losses to
be included in net income. Certain changes in assets and liabilities,
such as the after-tax effect of unrealized gains and losses on
available-for-sale securities, are not reflected in the statement of income, but
the cumulative effect of such items from period-to-period is reflected as a
separate component of the equity section of the balance sheet (accumulated other
comprehensive income or loss). Other comprehensive income or loss,
along with net income, comprises the Company's total comprehensive
income.
The
Company's total comprehensive income for the comparison periods is calculated as
follows:
For
the third quarter ended September 30,
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$ |
1,053,945 |
|
|
$ |
927,172 |
|
Realized
loss on write down of Fannie Mae preferred stock
|
|
|
739,332 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Net
income after realized loss
|
|
|
314,613 |
|
|
|
927,172 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
securities
arising during the period
|
|
|
784,997 |
|
|
|
221,604 |
|
Tax
effect
|
|
|
(266,899 |
) |
|
|
(75,345 |
) |
Other
comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
|
|
|
518,098 |
|
|
|
146,259 |
|
Total
comprehensive income
|
|
$ |
832,711 |
|
|
$ |
1,073,431 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For
the nine months ended September 30,
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$ |
2,144,554 |
|
|
$ |
2,460,311 |
|
Realized
loss on write down of Fannie Mae preferred stock
|
|
|
739,332 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Net
income after realized loss
|
|
|
1,405,222 |
|
|
|
2,460.311 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
securities
arising during the period
|
|
|
260,105 |
|
|
|
310,142 |
|
Tax
effect
|
|
|
(88,436 |
) |
|
|
(105,448 |
) |
Other
comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
|
|
|
171,669 |
|
|
|
204,694 |
|
Total
comprehensive income
|
|
$ |
1,576,891 |
|
|
$ |
2,665,005 |
|
NOTE
7. MERGER AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
On
December 31, 2007, the Company completed its acquisition of LyndonBank,
Lyndonville, Vermont, through the merger of LyndonBank with and into Community
National Bank, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary. On that date,
Community National Bank sold the former Vergennes, Vermont branch of LyndonBank
consisting of approximately $8.7 million in deposits and $12.1 million in branch
assets, including $10.5 in loans. The aggregate purchase price in the
LyndonBank merger was approximately $26.7 million in cash. To finance
a portion of the acquisition costs, the Company issued approximately $12.9
million of junior subordinated debentures in a trust preferred securities
financing (See Note 10.) and 25 shares of non-cumulative perpetual preferred
stock for gross sale proceeds of $2.5 million.
The
transaction was accounted for as a purchase and, accordingly, the operations of
LyndonBank are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from
the date of the acquisition. The purchase price has been allocated to
assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on estimates of fair value at the
date of acquisition. The excess of purchase price over the fair value
of net tangible and intangible assets acquired has been recorded as
goodwill. During the first quarter of 2008, the Company received
valuations on bank premises and equipment to determine fair value and make the
necessary adjustments to bank premises and equipment, goodwill and the related
deferred tax liability. The adjustment to goodwill was an increase of
$212,884. During the second quarter of 2008, additional adjustments
amounting to a net decrease of $57,536 were made to goodwill for the settlement
of certain LyndonBank liability accounts. During the third quarter of
2008, adjustments amounting to a net increase were made totaling $1,064,228 for
some additional costs related to the merger, disposal of software used during
the first quarter of 2008 that is no longer needed, and a fair value adjustment
totaling $656,347 on Fannie Mae preferred stock the Company acquired through the
acquisition.
The
purchase price allocation to the acquired assets, net of the Vergennes branch
sale and including adjustments described above, was as follows:
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
12,060,208 |
|
Federal
Home Loan Bank stock
|
|
|
1,006,700 |
|
Investments
|
|
|
22,885,546 |
|
Loans,
net
|
|
|
94,871,768 |
|
Bank
premises and equipment
|
|
|
3,774,657 |
|
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
|
|
4,773,431 |
|
Identified
intangible asset
|
|
|
4,161,000 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
11,567,032 |
|
Deposits
|
|
|
(110,044,422 |
) |
Borrowings
|
|
|
(14,269,911 |
) |
Long-term
debt
|
|
|
(943,227 |
) |
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
|
|
|
(3,124,959 |
) |
Aggregate
purchase price
|
|
$ |
26,717,823 |
|
The
$4.2 million of indentified acquired intangible asset represents the core
deposit intangible and is subject to amortization over the weighted-average life
of the core deposit base which was determined to be approximately 10
years. The amortization expense related to the core deposit
intangible for the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008
was $208,050 and $624,150, respectively.
The
goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.
NOTE
8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Effective
January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157, which provides a framework
for measuring and disclosing fair value under generally accepted accounting
principles. SFAS No. 157 requires disclosures about the fair value of
assets and liabilities recognized in the balance sheet in periods subsequent to
initial recognition, whether the measurements are made on a recurring basis (for
example, available-for-sale investment securities) or on a nonrecurring basis
(for example, impaired loans).
SFAS
No. 157 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an
asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most
advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between
market participants on the measurement date. SFAS No. 157 also
establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use
of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring
fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be
used to measure fair value:
Level
1
|
Quoted
prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities. Level 1 assets and liabilities include debt and
equity securities and derivative contracts that are traded in an active
exchange market, as well as U.S. Treasury, other U.S. Government and
agency mortgage-backed debt securities that are highly liquid and are
actively traded in over-the-counter
markets.
|
Level
2
|
Observable
inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets
and liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other
inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market
data for substantially the full term of the assets or
liabilities. Level 2 assets and liabilities include debt
securities with quoted prices that are traded less frequently than
exchange-traded instruments and derivative contracts whose value is
determined using a pricing model with inputs that are observable in the
market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable
market data. This category generally includes certain
derivative contracts, residential mortgage servicing rights, and impaired
loans.
|
Level
3
|
Unobservable
inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are
significant to the fair value of the assets or
liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial
instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted
cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for
which the determination of fair value requires significant management
judgment or estimation. For example, this category generally
includes certain private equity investments, retained residual interest in
securitizations, and highly-structured or long-term derivative
contracts.
|
A
financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based
upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value
measurement. Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at
September 30, 2008 are summarized below:
|
|
Level
1
|
|
|
Level
2
|
|
|
Level
3
|
|
|
Fair
Value
|
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities
available-for-sale
|
|
$ |
4,246,566 |
|
|
$ |
25,391,871 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
29,638,437 |
|
The
fair value of securities available for sale equals quoted market prices, if
available. If quoted market prices are not available, fair value is
determined using quoted market prices for similar securities. Level 1
securities include U.S. Government Bonds and certain preferred
stock. Level 2 securities include asset-backed securities including
obligations of government sponsored entities, mortgage backed securities,
municipal bonds and equity securities.
During
the third quarter of 2008, the Company recorded a noncash other than temporary
impairment charge totaling $739,332 for its investment in two classes of Fannie
Mae preferred stock. That action was taken after the federal
government placed Fannie Mae and its sister government sponsored enterprise,
Freddie Mac under conservatorship on September 7, 2008.
Assets
measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and reflected in the balance
sheet at September 30, 2008 are summarized below:
|
|
Level
1
|
|
|
Level
2
|
|
|
Level
3
|
|
|
Fair
Value
|
|
Restricted
equity securities
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
3,906,850 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
3,906,850 |
|
Mortgages
held-for-sale
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
742,778 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
742,778 |
|
Mortgage
servicing rights
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
1,068,130 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
1,068,130 |
|
Impaired
loans
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
1,022,193 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
1,022,193 |
|
Other
real estate owned
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
185,000 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
185,000 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
1,207,193 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
1,207,193 |
|
The
fair value of loans held-for-sale is based upon an actual purchase and sale
agreement between the Company and an independent market
participant. The sale is executed within a reasonable period
following quarter end at the stated fair value.
Mortgage
servicing rights are initially recorded at estimated fair value and are then
periodically measured for impairment by projecting and discounting future cash
flows associated with servicing at market rates. The projection of
cash flows is a Level 2 measurement, incorporating assumptions of changes in
cash flows due to estimated prepayments, estimated costs to service and
estimates of other servicing income. Market assumptions are used and
primarily include discount rates and expected prepayments. As of
September 30, 2008, the Company’s mortgage servicing rights measured at fair
value totaled $1.07 million. During the third quarter of 2008, the
Company recorded $94,945 of further impairment of mortgage servicing
rights. This was partially offset by $6,312 in new servicing rights
income, resulting in a net negative valuation adjustment of $88,633 for the
third quarter of 2008.
Loans
that are deemed to be impaired or transferred to other real estate owned are
valued at the lower of cost or the fair value of the underlying real estate
collateral. Impaired loans are measured at fair value on a
nonrecurring basis, with such fair values obtained using independent
appraisals. The fair market value of properties transferred to other
real estate owned is determined prior to transferring the balance of the loan to
other real estate owned. The balance transferred to other real estate
owned is the lesser of the estimated fair market value of the property, or the
book value of the loan, less estimated cost to sell. The Company
considers impaired loans and other real estate owned to be level 2
inputs.
NOTE
9. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The
Company has a pending legal issue involving safe deposit box procedures with a
potential claim amounting to $50,000. The Company’s subsidiary,
Community National Bank, as successor by merger to LyndonBank, is a party to a
contract dispute with a service provider involving disputed charges of
approximately $72,000. The dispute is currently in mediation and may
proceed to binding arbitration if the parties are unable to settle the
matter. Currently the Company has not accrued for either of these
matters, but will do so before year end if either matter is still outstanding at
that time.
In
addition to the foregoing matters, in the normal course of business the Company
and its subsidiary are involved in litigation that is considered incidental to
their business. Management does not expect that any such litigation
will be material to the Company's consolidated financial condition or results of
operations.
NOTE 10.
JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES DUE 2037
As
of September 30, 2008, the Company had outstanding $12,887,000 principal amount
of Junior Subordinated Debentures Due 2037 (the “Debentures”). The
Debentures, which were issued to finance the LyndonBank acquisition (see Note
7), pay interest quarterly at a fixed annual rate of interest of 7.56% through
December 15, 2012, and thereafter at a floating rate equal to the 3-month London
Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 2.85% and mature on December 15,
2037. The Debentures are subordinated and junior in right of payment
to all senior indebtedness of the Company, as defined in the Indenture dated as
of October 31, 2007 (the “Indenture”) between the Company and First Tennessee
Bank, National Association, as Trustee. The Debentures are first
redeemable, in whole or in part, by the Company on December 15,
2012.
The
Debentures were issued and sold to CMTV Capital Trust I (the
“Trust”). The Trust is a special purpose trust funded by a capital
contribution of $387,000 from the Company, in exchange for 100% of the Trust’s
common equity. The Trust was formed for the purpose of issuing
corporation-obligated mandatorily redeemable Capital Securities (“Capital
Securities”) in the principal amount of $12.5 million to third-party investors
and using the proceeds from the sale of such Capital Securities and the
Company’s initial capital contribution to purchase the
Debentures. The Debentures are the sole asset of the
Trust. Distributions on the Capital Securities issued by the Trust
are payable quarterly at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate being
earned by the Trust on the Debentures. The Capital Securities are
subject to mandatory redemption, in whole or in part, upon repayment of the
Debentures. The Company has entered into an agreement which, taken
collectively, fully and unconditionally guarantees the Capital Securities
subject to the terms of the guarantee.
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
for the
Period Ended September 30, 2008
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
The
Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations may contain certain forward-looking statements about the
Company's operations, financial condition and business. When used therein, the
words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "estimates," "plans,"
"predicts," or similar expressions, indicate that management of the Company is
making forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance. They necessarily
involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Future results of the
Company may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking
statements. Examples of forward looking statements contained in this
discussion include, but are not limited to, management’s expectations as to
future asset growth, income trends, results of operations and other matters
reflected in the Overview section, estimated contingent liability related to the
Company's participation in the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) Mortgage
Partnership Finance (MPF) program, assumptions made within the asset/liability
management process, and management's expectations as to the future interest rate
environment and the Company's related liquidity level. Although these statements
are based on management's current expectations and estimates, many of the
factors that could influence or determine actual results are unpredictable and
not within the Company's control. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on such statements as they speak only as of the date they are
made. The Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for
forward-looking statements provided in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995.
Factors
that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by
these forward-looking statements include, among others, the following
possibilities: (1) competitive pressures increase among financial services
providers in the Company's northern New England market area or in the financial
services industry generally, including competitive pressures from nonbank
financial service providers, from increasing consolidation and integration of
financial service providers, and from changes in technology and delivery
systems, which erode the competitive advantage of in-market branch facilities;
(2) interest rates change in such a way as to reduce the Company's margins; (3)
adverse changes in the financial markets or in general economic conditions,
either nationally or regionally, result in a deterioration in credit quality or
a diminished demand for the Company's products and services; (4) changes in laws
or government rules, or the way in which courts interpret those laws or rules,
adversely affect the Company's business; and (5) unanticipated difficulties,
expenses or delays might arise in the integration of LyndonBank’s operations or
we may not fully realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition or realize
them within expected timeframes.
These
risks are heightened by the recent adverse developments in national and global
financial markets. During 2008, the capital and credit markets have
experienced extended and significant volatility and disruption. We
are unable to predict what effect these uncertain market conditions will have on
the banking industry generally or, in particular, on the Company’s business,
financial condition and results of operations.
A Note to
Reader
The
Company’s acquisition of LyndonBank became effective on December 31,
2007. Accordingly, the Company’s results for the third quarter and
first nine months of 2008 discussed in this report are of the merged
institution. The comparative period information in this report as of
September 30, 2007 and for the third quarter and nine months then ended does not
include data for LyndonBank.
OVERVIEW
The
Government’s takeover of Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) had a negative impact on
the Company’s third quarter earnings. The Company owned two classes
of Fannie Mae preferred stock and after these agencies were placed under
conservatorship, the value of their stock plummeted. This resulted in
a write down of the investment portfolio and a non-cash charge to earnings in
the amount of approximately $739,000 for the third quarter. Section
301 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA) of 2008 provides tax
relief to banking organizations that have suffered losses on certain holdings of
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac preferred stock by changing the character of these
losses from capital to ordinary for federal income tax
purposes. Although the EESA allows the write down to be taken as an
ordinary loss, the tax benefit is not applicable until the fourth quarter
according to generally accepted accounting principles. Therefore, the
write down of $739,000 was taken in the third quarter; and the applicable tax
benefit of approximately $251,000 will be taken in the fourth
quarter.
Total
assets at September 30, 2008 were $489.55 million compared to $502.03 million at
December 31, 2007 and $350.81 at September 30, 2007. The year-to-year
increase reflects the acquisition of LyndonBank. After a seasonal decline
in assets at the end of the second quarter due to the municipal loans that
mature, total assets have increased as new municipal loans were booked during
the first weeks of the third quarter. Although assets have increased
during this quarter, total assets are still below prior year-end
levels. The Company’s cyclical pattern is to grow deposits through
out the fourth quarter. Gross loans increased from year-end by
$1.46 million while deposits decreased by $27.09 million. The
decrease in deposits during the first half of the year is due in part to
seasonal municipal activity; however this year, the Company also experienced
some post-merger deposit runoff. Low interest rates have made growing
deposits a challenge. The Company is also aware that the recent
turmoil in the investment banking industry has caused erosion in customer
confidence. The increase in FDIC insurance coverage from $100,000 to
$250,000 through the end of 2009 provided in the EESA has helped ease customers’
fears.
A
major component of the EESA is the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Capital
Purchase Program (the “Program”). Under the Program, the U.S.
Treasury Department will purchase from participating banking institutions a
limited amount of senior perpetual preferred securities equal to up to 3% of the
institution’s risk-weighted assets, for a purchase price (liquidation
preference) of $1,000 per share. Treasury will also receive warrants
for the purchase of common stock having an aggregate market value equal to 15%
of the amount of its preferred stock investment, with the number of common
shares and the warrant exercise price based on the average market price of the
common stock for the 20 trading days preceding Treasury’s approval of the
institution’s application. The preferred shares will pay an annual
dividend of 5% for five years, which then increases to 9%, and are redeemable in
whole or in part at any time after three years. The preferred shares,
warrants and any common stock issued upon exercise of the warrants must be
freely transferable. For so long as Treasury holds any of a banking
institution’s securities, subject to certain exceptions, the institution will be
subject to limitations on certain executive compensation expenses, increases in
dividend payments and on share buy back programs. Participation in
the program is voluntary, although the Treasury Department is encouraging
healthy banks to participate. The objective of the Program is to
strengthen the financial system and increase credit availability in the economy,
by building stronger capital base in the financial sector, especially in healthy
banks, thereby providing them with additional capital to lend.
Although
the Company is “well capitalized” under all applicable regulatory measures,
management believes that the TARP Capital Purchase Program represents a useful,
cost-effective source of additional Tier 1 capital, and is considering whether
to file an application under the Program. Issuance of the preferred stock
to Treasury would require the consent of the Company's existing preferred
shareholders (three local banking institutions). The terms of any such
investment by Treasury in the Company could differ from those described
above. That description is based on the terms announced by Treasury
thus far for stock-exchange listed companies, which Treasury has stated may be
modified in some respects for other banking organizations, including smaller
public companies, such as Community Bancorp.
The
Company had strong enough core earnings to absorb the loss from the write down
of the Fannie Mae preferred stock and reported positive earnings for both
comparison periods. Net income for the third quarter of 2008 was
$314,613. Without the write down, net income would have been $1.05
million compared to $927,172 for the third quarter of 2007. Earnings
per common share were reported as $0.06 for the third quarter of 2008 compared
to earnings per common share of $0.21 for the same period last
year. Net interest income, after the provision for loan losses, was
$4.04 million for the third quarter of 2008, compared to $3.28 million for the
third quarter of 2007. Yields on assets have stabilized somewhat
while deposit rates continue to decrease. This combined with some
steepening of the yield curve has resulted in some improvement in spreads since
the first two quarters. Loan demand has been
steady. However, since much of the activity consists of refinancings,
the increased loan activity has not resulted in significant growth of the
portfolio.
Non-interest
income, which is derived primarily from charges and fees on deposit and loan
products, was $1.08 million for the third quarter of 2008 compared to $1.11
million for the second quarter of 2007, a decrease of 2.4%. This
decrease is largely due to mark-to-market accounting adjustments to the mortgage
servicing rights (MSR) which resulted in a net negative valuation adjustment and
charge to income of $88,633 for the third quarter of 2008 compared to MSR income
of $48,467 for the same period in 2007. Non-interest
expense, which is where the write down of the Fannie Mae preferred stock is
carried, was $4.64 million for the third quarter of 2008 versus $3.25 million
for the 2007 comparison period, an increase of 43%. Without the write
down, non-interest expense would have been $3.90 million for the quarter, an
increase of 20% over the same quarter last year. With most of the
merger related costs having been expensed in the first quarter, expenses are
starting to reflect the normal post-merger operating expense levels for the
Company. The regulatory environment continues to increase operating
costs and place extensive burden on management resources to comply with rules
such as Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the US Patriot Act and the Bank Secrecy Act
to protect the U.S. financial system and the customer from fraud, identity
theft, anti-money laundering, and terrorism.
The
following pages describe our third quarter and nine months ended September 30,
2008 financial results in much more detail. Please take the time to read them to
more fully understand the results of those periods in relation to the 2007
comparison periods. The discussion below should be read in
conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and
related notes included in this report and with the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. This report includes
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). (See “FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS”
above.)
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
The
Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared according to accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The
preparation of such financial statements requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities,
revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and related
notes. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has defined a
company’s critical accounting policies as the ones that are most important to
the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations,
and which require the Company to make its most difficult and subjective
judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are
inherently uncertain. Because of the significance of these estimates
and assumptions, there is a high likelihood that materially different amounts
would be reported for the Company under different conditions or using different
assumptions or estimates.
Management
evaluates on an ongoing basis its judgment as to which policies are considered
to be critical. Management believes that the calculation of the allowance for
loan losses (ALL) is a critical accounting policy that requires the most
significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its consolidated
financial statements. In estimating the ALL, management considers
historical experience as well as other factors including the effect of changes
in the local real estate market on collateral values, current economic
indicators and their probable impact on borrowers and changes in delinquent,
non-performing or impaired loans. Management’s estimates used in
calculating the ALL may increase or decrease based on changes in these factors,
which in turn will affect the amount of the Company’s provision for loan losses
charged against current period income. Actual results could differ
significantly from these estimates under different assumptions, judgments or
conditions.
Occasionally,
the Company acquires property in connection with foreclosures or in satisfaction
of debt previously contracted. To determine the value of property
acquired in foreclosure, management often obtains independent appraisals for
significant properties. Because the extent of any recovery on these
loans depends largely on the amount the Company is able to realize upon
liquidation of the underlying collateral, the recovery of a substantial portion
of the carrying amount of foreclosed real estate is susceptible to changes in
local market conditions. The amount of the change that is reasonably
possible cannot be estimated. In addition, regulatory agencies, as an
integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Company’s
allowance for losses on loans and foreclosed real estate. Such
agencies may require the Company to recognize additions to the allowances based
on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their
examination.
Companies
are required to perform periodic reviews of individual securities in their
investment portfolios to determine whether decline in the value of a security is
other than temporary. A review of other-than-temporary impairment requires
companies to make certain judgments regarding the materiality of the decline,
its effect on the financial statements and the probability, extent and timing of
a valuation recovery and the Company’s intent and ability to hold the security.
Pursuant to these requirements, management assesses valuation declines to
determine the extent to which such changes are attributable to fundamental
factors specific to the issuer, such as financial condition, business prospects
or other factors or market-related factors, such as interest rates. Declines in
the fair value of securities below their cost that are deemed to be other than
temporary are recorded in earnings as realized losses.
Under
current accounting rules, mortgage servicing rights associated with loans
originated and sold, where servicing is retained, are capitalized and included
in other assets in the consolidated balance sheet. Mortgage servicing rights are
amortized into non-interest income in proportion to, and over the period of,
estimated future net servicing income of the underlying financial assets.
Mortgage servicing rights are evaluated for impairment based upon the fair value
of the rights as compared to amortized cost. The value of capitalized servicing
rights represents the present value of the future servicing fees arising from
the right to service loans in the portfolio. The carrying value of the mortgage
servicing rights is periodically reviewed for impairment based on a
determination of fair value and impairment, if any, is recognized through a
valuation allowance and is recorded as amortization of other
assets. Fair value in excess of the carrying value of mortgage
servicing rights is not recognized. Critical accounting policies for
mortgage servicing rights relate to the initial valuation and subsequent
impairment tests. The methodology used to determine the valuation of mortgage
servicing rights requires the development and use of a number of estimates,
including anticipated principal amortization and loan prepayments. Events that
may significantly affect the estimates used are changes in interest rates and
the payment performance of the underlying loans. As required by SFAS
No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets-an Amendment to FASB
Statement No. 140”, the Company utilizes the services of a third party provider
to perform a quarterly valuation analysis.
Accounting
for a business combination requires the application of the purchase method of
accounting. Under the purchase method, the Company is required to
record the net assets and liabilities acquired through the merger at fair market
value, with the excess of the purchase price over the fair market value of the
net assets recorded as goodwill and evaluated annually for
impairment. The determination of fair value requires management to
make various assumptions, including discount rates, and changes in those
assumptions could significantly affect fair values.
Management
utilizes numerous techniques to estimate the carrying value of various assets
held by the Company, including, but not limited to, bank premises and equipment
and deferred taxes. The assumptions considered in making these estimates are
based on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed by
management to be reasonable under the circumstances. Management
acknowledges that the use of different estimates or assumptions could produce
different estimates of carrying values.
RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
The
third quarter of 2008 and the nine months then ended reflect the combined
operations following the Company’s acquisition of LyndonBank, which became
effective on December 31, 2007. Accordingly, in the discussion that
follows, prior period income and expense figures are for the Company prior to
the merger, and do not include LyndonBank’s results of operations.
The
Company’s net income for the third quarter and first nine months of 2008 was
adversely affected by a write down in the amount of $739,332 taken for the
Company’s investment in two classes of Fannie Mae preferred
stock. Although the write down was taken in the third quarter and the
EESA permits the associated loss to be treated as ordinary rather than capital
for tax purposes, due to the fourth quarter enactment date of EESA, the tax
benefit amounting to approximately $251,000 will not be recorded until the
fourth quarter.
The
Company’s net income for the third quarter of 2008 was $314,613, representing a
decrease of $612,559 or 66.1% over net income of $927,172 for the third quarter
of 2007. This resulted in earnings per common share of $0.06 and $0.21,
respectively, for the third quarters of 2008 and 2007. Despite the
volatility in the financial markets, core earnings (net interest income) for the
third quarter of 2008 were strong, with an increase of $830,245 or 25.0% over
the third quarter of 2007. Interest income on loans, the major
component of interest income, increased $1.1 million or 23.7%, for the third
quarter of 2008 to $5.9 million compared to $4.8 million for the third quarter
of 2007. Interest and dividend income on investments increased
$315,521 or 61.6%. Interest paid on deposits, the major component of interest
expense, increased $184,069 or 9.4%, between periods. Interest paid on junior
subordinated debentures, a new component of interest expense between comparison
periods, amounted to $243,564 for the third quarter of 2008. This
interest is paid out quarterly on the Company’s $12.9 million in junior
subordinated debentures issued in October, 2007 in connection with a trust
preferred securities financing to finance the Company’s acquisition of
LyndonBank.
Net
income for the first nine months of 2008 was $1.4 million, representing a
decrease of $1.1 million, or 42.9% compared to $2.5 million for the first nine
months of 2007, with earning per share of $0.29 and $0.56 for the respective
nine month periods. Core earnings for the same comparison periods
were $11.8 million for 2008, compared to $9.9 million for 2007, resulting in an
increase of approximately $1.8 million, or 18.3%. Interest income on
loans increased $3.5 million or 24.0% for the first nine months of 2008 to
approximately $17.9 million compared to $14.4 million for the same period in
2007, and interest and dividend income on investments increased $1.2 million or
82.9% between periods, to $2.6 million for the first nine months of 2008, versus
$1.4 million for the 2007 comparison period. Interest paid on
deposits increased $1.7 million to $7.5 million for the first nine months of
2008 compared to $5.8 million for the first nine months of 2007, and interest
paid on junior subordinated debentures amounted to $732,776 for the first nine
months of 2008. These increases are predominantly the result of
increases in earning assets and interest bearing liabilities related to the
Company’s recent merger with LyndonBank. As a result of the merger,
the Company is required to amortize the fair value adjustments of the acquired
loans and deposits through net interest income. The loan fair value
adjustment was a net premium, therefore resulting in a decrease of $56,283 in
interest income for the third quarter of 2008, and $253,100 for the first nine
months of 2008. The amortization of the core deposit intangible and
the certificate of deposit fair value adjustment resulted in $273,050 of
additional interest expense for the third quarter of 2008 and $819,150 for the
first nine months of 2008. The Company also incurred some additional
expenses during the first half of 2008 that were a direct result of the merger,
including costs to terminate service contracts held by the former LyndonBank,
costs of outside contracts to complete the computer and network conversions, the
cost of a communication booklet for the customers, and salary and wages for the
personnel needed to complete the merger and the conversion of computer
systems.
Return
on average assets (ROA), which is net income divided by average total assets,
measures how effectively a corporation uses its assets to produce
earnings. Return on average equity (ROE), which is net income divided
by average shareholders' equity, measures how effectively a corporation uses its
equity capital to produce earnings. ROA and ROE were significantly
lower in the third quarter and first nine months of 2008 compared to 2007,
reflecting the effect of merger-related expenses including the write down on the
Fannie Mae preferred stock discussed throughout the narrative. The
following table shows these ratios annualized for the comparison
periods.
For
the third quarter ended September 30,
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
on Average Assets
|
|
|
0.25 |
% |
|
|
1.03 |
% |
Return
on Average Equity
|
|
|
3.63 |
% |
|
|
11.66 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For
the first nine months ended September 30,
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
on Average Assets
|
|
|
0.38 |
% |
|
|
.93 |
% |
Return
on Average Equity
|
|
|
5.41 |
% |
|
|
10.82 |
% |
INTEREST INCOME LESS
INTEREST EXPENSE (NET INTEREST INCOME)
Net
interest income, the difference between interest income and interest expense,
represents the largest portion of the Company's earnings, and is affected by the
volume, mix, and rate sensitivity of earning assets and interest bearing
liabilities, market interest rates and the amount of non-interest bearing funds
which support earning assets. The three tables below provide a visual
comparison of the consolidated figures, and are stated on a tax equivalent basis
assuming a federal tax rate of 34%, the Company’s corporate tax rate. Therefore,
to equalize tax-free and taxable income in the comparison, we divide the
tax-free income by 66%, with the result that every tax-free dollar is equal to
$1.52 in taxable income.
Tax-exempt
income is derived from municipal investments, which comprise the entire
held-to-maturity portfolio of $46.4 million, along with a small municipal
portfolio classified as available-for-sale amounting to approximately $1.2
million that was acquired through the merger with LyndonBank. The
Company also acquired Fannie Mae preferred stock through the acquisition of
LyndonBank which is also included in its available-for-sale
portfolio. Prior to the third quarter of 2008, this preferred stock
carried a fair value of approximately $1.2 million with a 70% tax exemption on
the interest income generated. During the third quarter of 2008, the
Company consulted an independent securities valuation firm to determine a more
accurate estimated fair value at the merger acquisition date, December 31,
2007. The fair value adjustment amounted to $656,347 and was recorded
through goodwill. When Fannie Mae was placed under conservatorship,
the Company was required to write down the stock to a fair value of $162,610 as
of September 30, 2008, resulting in a write down of $739,332 during the third
quarter of 2008. Although the EESA accords ordinary loss rather than
capital loss treatment to the write down, that tax benefit will not be
recognized until the fourth quarter. Dividend payments, which
amounted to $68,843 for the first nine months of 2008, have ceased on this stock
beginning with the last quarter of 2008.
The
following table shows the reconciliation between reported net interest income
and tax equivalent, net interest income for the nine month comparison periods of
2008 and 2007:
For
the nine months ended September 30,
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
interest income as presented
|
|
$ |
11,755,090 |
|
|
$ |
9,940,186 |
|
Effect
of tax-exempt income
|
|
|
684,486 |
|
|
|
356,199 |
|
Net
interest income, tax equivalent
|
|
$ |
12,439,576 |
|
|
$ |
10,296,385 |
|
AVERAGE
BALANCES AND INTEREST RATES
The
table below presents average earning assets and average interest-bearing
liabilities supporting earning assets. Interest income (excluding
interest on non-accrual loans) and interest expense are both expressed on a tax
equivalent basis, both in dollars and as a rate/yield for the 2008 and 2007
comparison periods. Loans are stated before deduction of non-accrual
loans, unearned discount and allowance for loan losses. Average earning assets and
liabilities for the 2007 comparison period do not include the earning assets and
liabilities of LyndonBank.
|
|
For
the Nine Months Ended:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
Income/
|
|
|
Rate/
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
Income/
|
|
|
Rate/
|
|
|
|
Balance
|
|
|
Expense
|
|
|
Yield
|
|
|
Balance
|
|
|
Expense
|
|
|
Yield
|
|
EARNING
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans
(gross)
|
|
$ |
356,861,435 |
|
|
$ |
17,866,539 |
|
|
|
6.69 |
% |
|
$ |
265,366,409 |
|
|
$ |
14,406,502 |
|
|
|
7.26 |
% |
Taxable
Investment Securities
|
|
|
33,252,461 |
|
|
|
1,142,179 |
|
|
|
4.59 |
% |
|
|
21,882,922 |
|
|
|
630,477 |
|
|
|
3.85 |
% |
Tax
Exempt Investment Securities
|
|
|
45,715,510 |
|
|
|
2,043,005 |
|
|
|
5.97 |
% |
|
|
22,309,646 |
|
|
|
1,047,645 |
|
|
|
6.28 |
% |
Federal
Funds Sold and Interest
Earning
Deposit Accounts
|
|
|
1,751,793 |
|
|
|
63,044 |
|
|
|
4.81 |
% |
|
|
4,948,974 |
|
|
|
191,178 |
|
|
|
5.16 |
% |
Other
Investments
|
|
|
4,118,120 |
|
|
|
148,908 |
|
|
|
4.83 |
% |
|
|
2,370,985 |
|
|
|
126,370 |
|
|
|
7.13 |
% |
TOTAL
|
|
$ |
441,699,319 |
|
|
$ |
21,263,675 |
|
|
|
6.43 |
% |
|
$ |
316,878,936 |
|
|
$ |
16,402,172 |
|
|
|
6.92 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INTEREST
BEARING LIABILITIES & EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOW
& Money Market Funds
|
|
$ |
120,495,421 |
|
|
$ |
2,081,421 |
|
|
|
2.31 |
% |
|
$ |
71,331,482 |
|
|
$ |
1,367,627 |
|
|
|
2.56 |
% |
Savings
Deposits
|
|
|
50,204,538 |
|
|
|
325,358 |
|
|
|
0.87 |
% |
|
|
39,401,552 |
|
|
|
102,845 |
|
|
|
0.35 |
% |
Time
Deposits
|
|
|
176,392,223 |
|
|
|
5,091,439 |
|
|
|
3.86 |
% |
|
|
132,389,714 |
|
|
|
4,303,985 |
|
|
|
4.35 |
% |
Fed
Funds Purchased and Other
Borrowed
Funds
|
|
|
16,988,013 |
|
|
|
340,637 |
|
|
|
2.68 |
% |
|
|
2,223,615 |
|
|
|
90,642 |
|
|
|
5.45 |
% |
Repurchase
Agreements
|
|
|
16,030,850 |
|
|
|
195,746 |
|
|
|
1.63 |
% |
|
|
14,489,925 |
|
|
|
240,688 |
|
|
|
2.22 |
% |
Capital
Lease Obligations
|
|
|
933,634 |
|
|
|
56,722 |
|
|
|
8.12 |
% |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
% |
Junior
Subordinated Debentures
|
|
|
12,887,000 |
|
|
|
732,776 |
|
|
|
7.60 |
% |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
% |
TOTAL
|
|
$ |
393,931,679 |
|
|
$ |
8,824,099 |
|
|
|
2.99 |
% |
|
$ |
259,836,288 |
|
|
$ |
6,105,787 |
|
|
|
3.14 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Interest Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
12,439,576 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
10,296,385 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Interest Spread(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.44 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.78 |
% |
Interest
Margin(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.76 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.34 |
% |
|
(2) Interest
margin is net interest income divided by average earning
assets.
|
The
average volume of earning assets for the first nine months of 2008 increased
$124.8 million, or 39.4% compared to the same period of 2007, reflecting the
effect of the LyndonBank merger, while average yield decreased 49 basis points
reflecting the low interest rate environment. The average volume of
loans increased $91.5 million or 34.5%, and the average volume of the investment
portfolio increased $36.5 million or 78.5% between periods. These
increases are attributable to the merger with LyndonBank at December 31, 2007,
in which the Company acquired $94.8 million in loans and $23.5 million in
available-for-sale investments. LyndonBank figures are actual,
compared to the average volumes discussed above and throughout this
section. Interest earned on the loan portfolio comprised
approximately 84.0% of total interest income for the first nine months of 2008
and 87.8% for the 2007 comparison period. Interest earned on tax
exempt investments (which is presented on a tax equivalent basis) comprised 9.6%
of net interest income for the first nine months of 2008 compared to 6.4% for
the same period in 2007. As discussed above, the Company
acquired certain tax exempt, or partially tax exempt, investments in the merger
with LyndonBank, contributing to this increase. Those investments included the
Fannie Mae preferred stock, which was originally booked at $1.5 million using
reported trading prices on December 31, 2007. A revised valuation
analysis by an independent third party resulted in a fair market value of
$902,000 at December 31, 2007, creating a goodwill adjustment of
$656,347. At September 30, 2008, the other-than-temporary impairment
of the Fannie Mae preferred stock was determined to be $739,332, resulting in a
noncash charge to income in that amount.
The
average volume of interest-bearing liabilities for the first nine months of 2008
increased approximately $134.1 million, or 51.6% over the 2007 comparison
period, again reflecting the effect of the LyndonBank merger, while the average
rate paid on these accounts decreased 15 basis points, which is attributable to
the low interest rate environment. The average volume of time
deposits increased $44.0 million, or 33.2%, and the interest paid on time
deposits increased $787,454, or 18.3%, and comprised 57.7% and 70.5%,
respectively, of total interest expense for the 2008 and 2007 comparison
periods. NOW and money market funds increased $49.2 million or 68.9%,
and the interest paid on these funds increased $713,794, or 52.2% and comprised
23.6% and 22.4%, respectively, of the total interest expense for the first nine
months of 2008 and 2007. The Company acquired actual balances
totaling $29.7 million in NOW and money market funds and $54.1 million in time
deposits at December 31, 2007 through the merger with LyndonBank. The
average rate paid on the capital lease obligation the Company acquired through
the merger was 8.12%, and the average rate paid on the junior subordinated
debentures was 7.60%. Although these rates are quite high, the rest
of the portfolio, which is substantially more than these two items, reported
decreases for the first nine months of 2008, accounting for the decrease in the
overall average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities. The junior
subordinated debentures totaling $12.9 million helped to finance the year-end
acquisition of LyndonBank.
The
cumulative result of all these changes was a decline of 34 basis points in the
net interest spread and an increase of $2.1 million in tax equivalent net
interest income. However, the significant increase in the balance
sheet resulted in a decrease of 58 basis points in the interest
margin.
The
following table summarizes the variances in interest income and interest expense
on a fully tax-equivalent basis for the 2008 and 2007 comparison periods
resulting from volume changes in average assets and average liabilities and
fluctuations in rates earned and paid.
CHANGES
IN INTEREST INCOME AND INTEREST EXPENSE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Variance
|
|
|
Variance
|
|
|
|
|
RATE
/ VOLUME
|
|
Due
to
|
|
|
Due
to
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
Rate(1)
|
|
|
Volume(1)
|
|
|
Variance
|
|
INCOME
EARNING ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans
(2)
|
|
|
(1,508,218 |
) |
|
|
4,968,255 |
|
|
|
3,460,037 |
|
Taxable
Investment Securities
|
|
|
184,306 |
|
|
|
327,396 |
|
|
|
511,702 |
|
Tax
Exempt Investment Securities
|
|
|
(104,036 |
) |
|
|
1,099,396 |
|
|
|
995,360 |
|
Federal
Funds Sold and Interest Earning Deposit Accounts
|
|
|
(13,006 |
) |
|
|
(115,128 |
) |
|
|
(128,134 |
) |
Other
Investments
|
|
|
(70,634 |
) |
|
|
93,172 |
|
|
|
22,538 |
|
Total
Interest Earnings
|
|
|
(1,511,466 |
) |
|
|
6,372,969 |
|
|
|
4,861,503 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INTEREST
BEARING LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOW
& Money Market Funds
|
|
|
(227,567 |
) |
|
|
941,361 |
|
|
|
713,794 |
|
Savings
Deposits
|
|
|
194,233 |
|
|
|
28,280 |
|
|
|
222,513 |
|
Time
Deposits
|
|
|
(644,195 |
) |
|
|
1,431,649 |
|
|
|
787,454 |
|
Fed
Funds Purchased and Other Borrowed Funds
|
|
|
(351,846 |
) |
|
|
601,841 |
|
|
|
249,995 |
|
Repurchase
Agreements
|
|
|
(70,528 |
) |
|
|
25,586 |
|
|
|
(44,942 |
) |
Capital
Lease Obligations
|
|
|
56,722 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
56,722 |
|
Junior
Subordinated Debentures
|
|
|
732,776 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
732,776 |
|
Total
Interest Expense
|
|
|
(310,405 |
) |
|
|
3,028,717 |
|
|
|
2,718,312 |
|
Changes
in Net Interest Income
|
|
|
(1,201,061 |
) |
|
|
3,344,252 |
|
|
|
2,143,191 |
|
(1)
Items which have shown a year-to-year increase in volume have variances
allocated as follows:
|
Variance
due to rate = Change in rate x new volume
|
Variance
due to volume = Change in volume x old rate
|
Items
which have shown a year-to-year decrease in volume have variances
allocated as follows:
|
Variance
due to rate = Change in rate x old volume
|
Variances
due to volume = Change in volume x new rate
|
(2)
Loans are stated before deduction of unearned discount and allowances for
loan losses. The
|
principal
balances of non-accrual loans is included in calculations of the yield on
loans, while
|
the
interest on these non-performing assets is
excluded.
|
NON-INTEREST INCOME AND
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
Non-interest
income decreased $26,384 or 2.4% for the third quarter of 2008 compared to the
third quarter of 2007, from $1.11 million to $1.08 million. Service
fees increased $212,265 or 60.6%, while other income decreased $272,573 or 35.9%
for the third quarter of 2008 compared to the same quarter in
2007. The increase in service fees was not only attributable to the
increase in deposit accounts acquired through the merger with LyndonBank, but
also the result of an increase in various service fees on deposit accounts and
increased customer utilization. The Company sold its credit card
portfolio during the third quarter of 2007 resulting in a gain of $257,836,
partially accounting for the decrease in other income for the third quarter of
2008 compared to the third quarter of 2007. Non-interest income
increased $488,567 or 18.0% for the first nine months of 2008 compared to the
same period in 2007 from $2.7 million to $3.2 million. Service fees
increased $609,931 or 59.1%, while other income decreased $220,899 or
13.2%. The Company acquired bank owned life insurance (BOLI) through
the merger, and recognized $99,535 in non-taxable income on this asset during
the first nine months of 2008. Commissions and distributions from
insurance companies increased $261,545, with $336,415 reported for the first
nine months of 2008 versus $74,870 for the same period in 2007. This
increase was attributable primarily to a receivable booked based on the balance
of undistributed income allocation held by the mortgage guaranty reinsurer New
England Mortgage Insurance Exchange (NEMIE) for its subscribers. The
Company is a subscriber of NEMIE and receives distributions
annually. Income from the sale and servicing of loans was down
approximately $100,000 due in part to a decrease in the servicing percentage fee
the Company receives as well as a decrease in secondary market
volume. Investment income from assets held in a rabbi trust under the
Company’s Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan (SERP) was down $123,114 due to
the current financial market.
Non-interest
expense increased $1.4 million or 43.0% for the third quarter of 2008 compared
to 2007. Salaries and wages increased $192,404 or 16.5% for the third
quarter of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 attributable to normal year
to year increases as well as an increase in staff from the LyndonBank
acquisition. The merger with LyndonBank also resulted in the Company
acquiring more premises and equipment, accounting for the increase of $220,374
or 40.9% in occupancy expenses for the third quarter of 2008 compared to the
third quarter of 2007. As mentioned in various sections throughout
this discussion, the Company wrote down its investment in Fannie Mae preferred
stock during the third quarter of 2008 resulting in a noncash expense totaling
$739,332. The tax benefit on this write down of approximately
$251,000 was not recordable during the third quarter under GAAP, but will be
recorded during the fourth quarter of 2008. Non-interest expense
increased $3.8 million or 39.4% for the first nine months of 2008 compared to
the same period in 2007 to end the first nine months of 2008 at $13.3 million,
compared to $9.6 million in 2007. Salaries and wages heads the list
of increases at $1.1 million or 31.1%, followed closely by other expenses with
an increase of $915,245 or 30.5%, and occupancy expense with an increase of
$640,009 or 36.0% for the first nine months of 2008 compared to the same period
in 2007. All increases are again attributable to the LyndonBank
merger ranging from an increase in personnel, both permanent and temporary, to
increases in building related expenses such as taxes, rent, heating and
telephone. Advertising and postage expenses were higher due in part
to an increased customer base as well as an increase in mailings due to the
Company’s efforts to keep customers informed of any and all changes occurring as
a result of the merger process.
Management
monitors all components of other non-interest expenses; however, a quarterly
review is performed to assure that the accruals for these expenses are
accurate. This helps alleviate the need to make significant
adjustments to these accounts that in turn affect the net income of the
Company.
APPLICABLE INCOME
TAXES
Provision
for income taxes decreased $45,093 or 21.2% for the third quarter of 2008
compared to the same quarter of 2007, and decreased $518,331 or 101.1% for the
first nine months of 2008 compared to the first nine months of
2007, These decreases are the direct result of the decrease in income
before taxes of $657,652 and $1.6 million, respectively for the third quarter
and nine month comparison periods. At December 31, 2007, the
Company’s deferred tax liability increased through the valuation of fixed assets
and deposits acquired through the merger with LyndonBank contributing to the
increase of $255,826 in the deferred tax provision thereby decreasing taxes
currently payable.
As
noted previously, in accordance with GAAP, an estimated tax benefit of
approximately $251,000 from the write down of the Company’s Fannie Mae preferred
shareholdings will be recognized in the fourth quarter of
2008.
CHANGES IN FINANCIAL
CONDITION
The
merger of the Bank and LyndonBank occurred on December 31, 2007. Therefore, the
assets and liabilities presented in the discussion below at that date and at
September 30, 2008 include the assets and liabilities of the former
LyndonBank.
The
following table reflects the composition of the Company's major categories of
assets and liabilities as a percent of total assets or liabilities and
shareholders’ equity, as the case may be, as of the dates
indicated:
ASSETS
|
|
30-Sep-08
|
|
|
31-Dec-07
|
|
|
30-Sep-07
|
|
|
|
Loans
(gross)*
|
|
$ |
359,100,867 |
|
|
|
73.35 |
% |
|
$ |
356,571,083 |
|
|
|
71.03 |
% |
|
$ |
256,909,154 |
|
|
|
73.23 |
% |
Available
for Sale Securities
|
|
|
29,638,437 |
|
|
|
6.05 |
% |
|
|
46,876,771 |
|
|
|
9.34 |
% |
|
|
25,074,048 |
|
|
|
7.15 |
% |
Held
to Maturity Securities
|
|
|
46,368,055 |
|
|
|
9.47 |
% |
|
|
34,310,833 |
|
|
|
6.83 |
% |
|
|
29,431,718 |
|
|
|
8.39 |
% |
*includes
loans held for sale
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Time
Deposits
|
|
$ |
180,358,538 |
|
|
|
36.84 |
% |
|
$ |
185,136,803 |
|
|
|
36.88 |
% |
|
$ |
134,843,845 |
|
|
|
38.44 |
% |
Savings
Deposits
|
|
|
50,523,075 |
|
|
|
10.32 |
% |
|
|
46,069,943 |
|
|
|
9.18 |
% |
|
|
39,505,522 |
|
|
|
11.26 |
% |
Demand
Deposits
|
|
|
54,499,372 |
|
|
|
11.13 |
% |
|
|
64,019,707 |
|
|
|
12.75 |
% |
|
|
50,485,030 |
|
|
|
14.39 |
% |
NOW
& Money Market Funds
|
|
|
122,491,455 |
|
|
|
25.02 |
% |
|
|
120,993,657 |
|
|
|
24.10 |
% |
|
|
77,204,394 |
|
|
|
22.01 |
% |
The
Company's loan portfolio increased $2.5 million or 0.7% from December 31, 2007
to September 30, 2008, and $102.2 million or 39.8%, from September 30, 2007 to
September 30, 2008. The year-to-year comparison reflects $94.0
million in loans recorded as a result of the LyndonBank acquisition on December
31, 2007. Available-for-sale investments decreased $17.2 million or
36.8% through maturities and calls during the first nine months of 2008, as
these funds were then used to cover the outflow of deposit accounts and to fund
loan demand. The increase of $4.6 million in available-for-sale
investments at September 30, 2008 compared Sept 30, 2007 is the result of $23.5
million in available-for-sale securities acquired in the merger, less $18.9
million in maturities and calls as well as the write down of the Fannie Mae
preferred stock. Held-to-maturity securities increased $12.1 million
or 35.1% during the first nine months of 2008, and $16.9 million or 57.5% year
to year. All LyndonBank investments were classified as
available-for-sale, therefore, none of the increases in the held-to-maturity
portfolio were attributable to securities acquired in the merger.
Time
deposits decreased $4.8 million or 2.6% for the first nine months of 2008, while
an increase of $45.5 million or 33.8% is noted year to year. This
year to year increase, when offset by the acquisition of $53.4 million in time
deposits on December 31, 2007 in the LyndonBank merger, net of fair value
adjustments and the sale of deposits associated with the Vergennes branch of
LyndonBank, nets a decrease of $7.9 million from September 30, 2007 to September
30, 2008. Demand deposits decreased $9.5 million or 14.9% for the first nine
months of 2008, compared to an increase of just over $4.0 million or
approximately 8.0% year to year. Although $18.1 million in demand
deposits were acquired in the merger, approximately $8 million were reclassified
to NOW accounts after the conversion, resulting in a net decrease of $6.1
million year to year. Savings deposits increased $4.5 million or 9.7%
for the first nine months of 2008, and $11.0 million or 27.9% year to
year. Approximately $8.8 million were acquired in the merger, making
the net increase $2.2 million or 4.6%. NOW and money market funds
reported an increase of $1.5 million or 1.2% for the first nine months of 2008,
but when netted against the $8 million in funds that were reclassified to NOW
accounts, a decrease of $6.5 million was recognized. NOW and money
market accounts increased $45.3 million or 58.7% year to year, or $37.3 million
net of the account reclassification during 2008. The Company
anticipated a post-merger runoff of 3% in non-maturing deposits during the
first quarter of 2008; actual run off of these deposits during the first quarter
was approximately 5%. The expected seasonal increase in municipal
deposits has begun as municipalities have started collecting tax payments from
its residents and business customers.
RISK
MANAGEMENT
Interest Rate
Risk and Asset and Liability Management - Management actively
monitors and manages its interest rate risk exposure and attempts to structure
the balance sheet to maximize net interest income while controlling its exposure
to interest rate risk. The Company's Asset/Liability Management
Committee (ALCO) formulates strategies to manage interest rate risk by
evaluating the impact on earnings and capital of such factors as current
interest rate forecasts and economic indicators, potential changes in such
forecasts and indicators, liquidity, and various business
strategies. The ALCO meets monthly to review financial statements,
liquidity levels, yields and spreads to better understand, measure, monitor and
control the Company’s interest rate risk. In the ALCO process, the
committee members apply policy limits set forth in the Asset Liability,
Liquidity and Investment policies approved by the Company’s Board of
Directors. The ALCO's methods for evaluating interest rate risk
include an analysis of the effects of interest rate changes on net interest
income and an analysis of the Company's interest rate sensitivity "gap", which
provides a static analysis of the maturity and repricing characteristics of the
entire balance sheet.
Interest
rate risk represents the sensitivity of earnings to changes in market interest
rates. As interest rates change, the interest income and expense
streams associated with the Company’s interest sensitive assets and liabilities
also change, thereby impacting net interest income (NII), the primary component
of the Company’s earnings. Fluctuations in interest rates can also
have an impact on liquidity. The ALCO uses an outside consultant to
perform quarterly rate shock simulations to the Company's net interest income,
as well as a variety of other analyses. It is the ALCO’s function to
provide the assumptions used in the modeling process. The ALCO
utilizes the results of this simulation model to quantify the estimated exposure
of NII and liquidity to sustained interest rate changes. The
simulation model captures the impact of changing interest rates on the interest
income received and interest expense paid on all interest-earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities reflected on the Company’s balance
sheet. Furthermore, the model simulates the balance sheet’s
sensitivity to a prolonged flat rate environment. All rate scenarios are
simulated assuming a parallel shift of the yield curve; however further
simulations are performed utilizing a flattening yield curve as well. This
sensitivity analysis is compared to the ALCO policy limits which specify a
maximum tolerance level for NII exposure over a 1-year horizon, assuming no
balance sheet growth, given a 200 basis point (bp) shift upward and a 100 bp
shift downward in interest rates. The analysis also provides a
summary of the Company's liquidity position. Furthermore, the analysis provides
testing of the assumptions used in previous simulation models by comparing the
projected NII with actual NII. The asset/liability simulation model
provides management with an important tool for making sound economic decisions
regarding the balance sheet.
While
assumptions are developed based upon current economic and local market
conditions, the Company cannot provide any assurances as to the predictive
nature of these assumptions including how or when customer preferences or
competitor influences might change. In addition, recent market
turmoil and volatility may adversely affect the predictive nature of the
Company’s assumptions.
Credit
Risk - A primary
concern of management is to reduce the exposure to credit loss within the loan
portfolio. Management follows
established underwriting guidelines, and any exceptions to the policy must be
approved by a loan officer with higher authority than the loan officer
originating the loan. The adequacy of the loan loss coverage is
reviewed quarterly by the risk management committee of the Board of
Directors. This committee meets to discuss, among other matters,
potential exposures, historical loss experience, and overall economic
conditions. Existing or potential problems are noted and addressed by
senior management in order to assess the risk of probable loss or
delinquency. A variety of loans are reviewed periodically by an
independent firm in order to help ensure accuracy of the Company's internal risk
ratings and compliance with various internal policies and procedures, as well as
those set by the regulatory authorities. The Company also employs a
Credit Administration Officer whose duties include monitoring and reporting on
the status of the loan portfolio including delinquent and non-performing
loans. Credit risk may also arise from geographic concentration of
loans. While the Company’s loan portfolio is derived primarily from
its primary market area in northeastern Vermont, geographic concentration is
partially mitigated by the continued growth of the Company’s loan portfolio in
Washington, Lamoille and Franklin counties, its newest market
areas.
The
following table reflects the composition of the Company's loan portfolio as of
the dates indicated:
|
|
September
30, 2008
|
|
|
December
31, 2007
|
|
|
|
Total
Loans
|
|
|
%
of Total
|
|
|
Total
Loans
|
|
|
%
of Total
|
|
Real
Estate Loans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction
& Land Development
|
|
$ |
16,011,480 |
|
|
|
4.46 |
% |
|
$ |
12,896,803 |
|
|
|
3.62 |
% |
Farm
Land
|
|
|
8,958,744 |
|
|
|
2.49 |
% |
|
|
9,645,648 |
|
|
|
2.70 |
% |
1-4
Family Residential
|
|
|
206,797,708 |
|
|
|
57.59 |
% |
|
|
195,843,105 |
|
|
|
54.92 |
% |
Commercial
Real Estate
|
|
|
85,187,549 |
|
|
|
23.72 |
% |
|
|
85,576,002 |
|
|
|
24.00 |
% |
Loans
to Finance Agricultural Production
|
|
|
928,658 |
|
|
|
0.26 |
% |
|
|
2,430,454 |
|
|
|
0.68 |
% |
Commercial
& Industrial
|
|
|
24,850,690 |
|
|
|
6.92 |
% |
|
|
31,258,211 |
|
|
|
8.77 |
% |
Consumer
Loans
|
|
|
16,141,842 |
|
|
|
4.50 |
% |
|
|
18,461,620 |
|
|
|
5.18 |
% |
All
Other Loans
|
|
|
224,195 |
|
|
|
0.06 |
% |
|
|
459,241 |
|
|
|
0.13 |
% |
Gross
Loans
|
|
|
359,100,867 |
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
356,571,083 |
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
Allowance
for Loan Losses
|
|
|
(3,058,882 |
) |
|
|
-0.65 |
% |
|
|
(3,026,049 |
) |
|
|
-0.85 |
% |
Unearned
net Loan Fees
|
|
|
(352,142 |
) |
|
|
-0.14 |
% |
|
|
(443,372 |
) |
|
|
-0.13 |
% |
Net
Loans
|
|
$ |
355,689,843 |
|
|
|
99.21 |
% |
|
$ |
353,101,662 |
|
|
|
99.02 |
% |
Allowance for
loan losses and provisions - The Company maintains an
allowance for loan losses at a level that management believes is appropriate to
absorb losses inherent in the loan portfolio (See “Critical Accounting
Policies”). As of September 30, 2008, the Company maintained a residential loan
portfolio (including $19.9 million in home equity lines of credit (HELOC) of
$206.8 million, compared to $195.8 million at December 31, 2007, accounting for
57.6% and 54.9%, respectively, of the total loan portfolio. The
commercial real estate portfolio (including construction, land development and
farmland loans) totaled $110.2 million and $108.1 million, respectively, at
September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, comprising 30.7% and 30.3%,
respectively, of the total loan portfolio. The Company's commercial
loan portfolio includes loans that carry guarantees from government programs,
thereby mitigating the Company's credit risk on such loans. At
September 30, 2008, the Company had $18.2 million in loans of which $12.8
million was guaranteed, compared to almost $19.0 million in loans with a
guaranteed portion totaling $14.1 million at December 31, 2007. The
Company's estimate for loan loss coverage is based upon such factors as trends
in the volumes of residential and commercial loans secured by real estate,
historical loan loss experience on these portfolios, and the experience of loan
origination, underwriting and credit administration
staff. Additionally, the Company does not have any “Sub-Prime” loans
in its loan portfolio, nor does it intend to become involved with such
loans. The Company utilizes prudent underwriting standards, such as
conservative loan-to-value ratios for secured loans, including home equity loans
and takes a proactive approach to loan administration, thereby helping to reduce
the risk inherent in the loan portfolio. Based upon management's
analysis of these and other factors, management believes its coverage for
potential loan loss is adequate for the current environment.
The
following table summarizes the Company's loan loss experience for the nine
months ended September 30,
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Loans
Outstanding End of Period
|
|
$ |
359,100,867 |
|
|
$ |
256,909,154 |
|
Average
Loans Outstanding During Period
|
|
$ |
356,861,435 |
|
|
$ |
265,366,409 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loan
Loss Reserve, Beginning of Period
|
|
$ |
3,026,049 |
|
|
$ |
2,267,821 |
|
Loans
Charged Off:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
Real Estate
|
|
|
56,757 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Commercial
Real Estate
|
|
|
121,166 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Commercial
Loans not Secured by Real Estate
|
|
|
9,635 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Consumer
Loans
|
|
|
95,450 |
|
|
|
116,782 |
|
Total
Loans Charged Off
|
|
|
283,008 |
|
|
|
116,782 |
|
Recoveries:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
Real Estate
|
|
|
6,585 |
|
|
|
13,446 |
|
Commercial
Real Estate
|
|
|
1,601 |
|
|
|
12,459 |
|
Commercial
Loans not Secured by Real Estate
|
|
|
12,090 |
|
|
|
1,944 |
|
Consumer
Loans
|
|
|
58,068 |
|
|
|
20,021 |
|
Total
Recoveries
|
|
|
78,344 |
|
|
|
47,870 |
|
Net
Loans Charged Off
|
|
|
204,664 |
|
|
|
68,912 |
|
Provision
Charged to Income
|
|
|
237,497 |
|
|
|
122,500 |
|
Loan
Loss Reserve, End of Period
|
|
$ |
3,058,882 |
|
|
$ |
2,321,409 |
|
Net
Charge Offs to Average Loans Outstanding
|
|
|
0.057 |
% |
|
|
0.026 |
% |
Loan
Loss Reserve to Average Loans Outstanding
|
|
|
0.857 |
% |
|
|
0.875 |
% |
Non-performing
assets for the comparison periods were as follows:
|
|
September
30, 2008
|
|
|
December
31, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
Balance
|
|
|
of
Total
|
|
|
Balance
|
|
|
of
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Accruing
loans
|
|
$ |
1,301,946 |
|
|
|
69.94 |
% |
|
$ |
1,337,641 |
|
|
|
90.66 |
% |
Loans
past due 90 days or more and still accruing
|
|
|
559,631 |
|
|
|
30.06 |
% |
|
|
137,742 |
|
|
|
9.34 |
% |
Total
|
|
$ |
1,861,577 |
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
$ |
1,475,383 |
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
Specific
allocations are made in the allowance for loan losses in situations management
believes may represent a greater risk for loss. In addition, a
portion of the allowance (termed "unallocated") is established to absorb
inherent losses that probably exist as of the valuation date although not
identified through management's objective processes for estimated credit
losses. A quarterly review of various qualitative factors, including
levels of, and trends in, delinquencies and non-accruals and national and local
economic trends and conditions, helps to ensure that areas with potential risk
are noted and coverage increased or decreased to reflect the trends in
delinquencies and non-accruals. Due in part to local economic
conditions, the Company continues to focus more intently on this section, making
adjustments when deemed necessary to ensure adequate coverage in more vulnerable
areas. Residential mortgage loans make up the largest part of the
loan portfolio and have the lowest historical loss ratio, helping to alleviate
the overall risk. While the allowance is described as consisting of
separate allocated portions, the entire allowance is available to support loan
losses, regardless of category.
The
Company has experienced an increase in collection activity on loans 30 to 60
days past due during the first nine months of 2008. The Company works
actively with customers early in the delinquency process to help them to avoid
default or foreclosure. The Company’s non-accruing loan portfolio
decreased $35,695 or 2.7% during the first nine months of 2008, mostly through
foreclosure sales, however the loans brought into non-accrual have been
substantial in size, offsetting most of the decrease. The increase of
$421,889 in the loans 90 days or more past due is attributable to three
residential mortgage loans amounting to $388,567. These residential
loans are well secured minimizing the potential loss.
Market Risk
- - In
addition to credit risk in the Company’s loan portfolio and liquidity risk, the
Company’s business activities also generate market risk. Market risk
is the risk of loss in a financial instrument arising from adverse changes in
market prices and rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and
equity prices. The Company does not have any market risk sensitive
instruments acquired for trading purposes. The Company’s market risk
arises primarily from interest rate risk inherent in its lending, investing, and
deposit taking activities. Interest rate risk is directly related to
the different maturities and repricing characteristics of interest-bearing
assets and liabilities, as well as to loan prepayment risks, early withdrawal of
time deposits, and the fact that the speed and magnitude of responses to
interest rate changes vary by product. Changes in interest rates also
have a direct impact on the market value of the securities portfolio and the
mortgage servicing rights. As discussed above under "Interest Rate
Risk and Asset and Liability Management", the Company actively monitors and
manages its interest rate risk through the ALCO process.
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH
OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK
The
Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the
normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers and to
reduce its own exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. These
financial instruments include commitments to extend credit (including commercial
and construction lines of credit), standby letters of credit and risk-sharing
commitments on certain sold loans. Such instruments involve, to
varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the
amount recognized in the balance sheet. The contract or notional
amounts of those instruments reflect the extent of involvement the Company has
in particular classes of financial instruments. During the first nine
months of 2008, the Company did not engage in any activity that created any
additional types of off-balance-sheet risk.
The
Company generally requires collateral or other security to support financial
instruments with credit risk. The Company's financial instruments or
commitments whose contract amount represents credit risk as of September 30,
2008 were as follows:
|
|
Contract
or
|
|
|
|
Notional
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unused
portions of home equity lines of credit
|
|
|
15,659,560 |
|
Other
commitments to extend credit
|
|
|
19,559,529 |
|
Residential
and commercial construction lines of credit
|
|
|
5,750,962 |
|
Standby
letters of credit and commercial letters of credit
|
|
|
326,200 |
|
Recourse
on sale of credit card portfolio
|
|
|
940,900 |
|
MPF
credit enhancement obligation, net of liability recorded
|
|
|
1,381,020 |
|
Since
some commitments expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts
do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The recourse
provision under the terms of the sale of the Company’s credit card portfolio in
2007 is based on total lines, not balances outstanding. Based on
historical losses, the Company does not expect any significant losses from this
commitment.
The
Company has guaranteed the payment obligations under the $12.5 million principal
amount of Capital Securities of its subsidiary, CMTV Statutory Trust
I. The source of funds for payments by the Trust on its Capital
Securities is payments made by the Company on its junior subordinated debentures
due 2037 issued to the Trust. The Company's obligation under those
debentures (which reflects initial capital funding for the Trust of
approximately $400,000) is fully reflected in the Company's balance sheet, in
the amount of $12.9 million at September 30, 2008.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL
RESOURCES
Managing
liquidity risk is essential to maintaining both depositor confidence and
stability in earnings. Liquidity management refers to the ability of
the Company to adequately cover fluctuations in assets and
liabilities. Meeting loan demand (assets) and covering the withdrawal
of deposit funds (liabilities) are two key components of the liquidity
management process. The Company’s principal sources of funds are
deposits, amortization and prepayment of loans and securities, maturities of
investment securities, sales of loans available for sale, and earnings and funds
provided from operations. Maintaining a relatively stable funding
base, which is achieved by diversifying funding sources, competitively pricing
deposit products, and extending the contractual maturity of liabilities, reduces
the Company’s exposure to roll over risk on deposits and limits reliance on
volatile short-term borrowed funds. Short-term funding needs arise
from declines in deposits or other funding sources and funding of loan
commitments. The Company’s strategy is to fund assets to the maximum
extent possible with core deposits that provide a sizable source of relatively
stable and low-cost funds. When funding needs, including loan demand,
out pace deposit growth, it is necessary for the Company to use alternative
funding sources, such as investment portfolio maturities and short-term
borrowings, to meet these funding needs. During 2008, the Company’s
liquidity management has also been impacted by net deposit out-flows of
approximately $27.09 million.
The
Company has taken the approach of offering deposit specials at competitive
rates, in varying terms that fit within the balance sheet mix. The
strategy of offering specials is meant to provide a means to retain deposits
while not having to reprice the entire deposit portfolio. The Company
recognizes that with increasing competition for deposits, it may at times be
desirable to utilize alternative sources of funding to supplement
deposits. In 2007, the Board of Directors approved an updated Asset
Liability Management Funding Policy that includes the expanded use of brokered
deposits. This will allow the Company to augment retail deposits and
borrowings with brokered deposits as needed to help fund loans. As of
September 30, 2008, the Company had $16.3 million in deposits placed in the Certificate
of Deposit Account Registry Service (CDARS) of Promontory Interfinancial Network
account, which allows the Company to provide FDIC deposit insurance in
excess of account coverage limits by exchanging deposits with other CDARS
members. The Company may also purchase deposits from other CDARS
members. All such deposits are considered a form of brokered
deposits. Of the $16.3 million in CDARS deposits at September 30,
2008, $10 million represented exchanged deposits.
During
the first nine months of 2008, the Company's available-for-sale investment
portfolio decreased $17.2 million through maturities and calls and the write
down on the Fannie Mae preferred stock, while the held-to-maturity investment
portfolio increased $12.1 million and the loan portfolio increased $2.5
million. At September 30, 2008, 8 debt securities had aggregate
unrealized losses totaling $8,071. The primary factors considered in
the determination of the values of these investments are the general market
conditions, changes in interest rates and the quality of the
issuer. The Company evaluates debt securities for impairment at least
quarterly, or more frequently as conditions warrant. The Company
considers factors it deems relevant in light of the nature of the security and
the issuer, including whether the issuer is a government unit, a government
agency or a government-sponsored enterprise, whether the security bears a
government guarantee, whether downgrades have been made by rating agencies, and
more recently, the status of relevant legislative and regulatory actions
affecting the market for mortgage related securities. As mentioned
earlier in this report, the Company’s Fannie Mae preferred stock portfolio
decreased in value to a point that a write down of $739,332 was deemed necessary
to recognize the loss as other-than-temporary impairment. Except for
the write down of the Fannie Mae stock, no other declines in value were deemed
by management to be other than temporary at September 30, 2008.
On
the liability side, NOW and money market accounts increased $1.5 million and
savings deposits increased $4.5 million during the first nine months of 2008,
while time deposits decreased $4.8 million, and demand deposits decreased $9.5
million. Approximately $8 million in demand deposits were
reclassified into NOW accounts, accounting for most of the decrease in demand
deposits. Without the reclassification NOW and money market accounts
would have decreased by approximately $6.5 million.
As
a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (FHLBB), the Company has access
to pre-approved lines of credit. The Company had a $1.0 million
unsecured Federal Funds line with an available balance of the same at September
30, 2008. Interest is chargeable at a rate determined daily,
approximately 25 basis points higher than the rate paid on federal funds
sold. At September 30, 2008 the Company also had additional borrowing
capacity of approximately $97.8 million, less outstanding advances and certain
pledged collateral amounts, through the FHLBB, secured by the Company's
qualifying loan portfolio.
To
cover seasonal decreases in deposits primarily associated with municipal
accounts, the Company typically borrows short-term advances from the FHLBB at
the end of the second quarter and pays the advances down as the municipal
deposits flow back into the bank during the third and fourth
quarter. With the latest decrease in Federal Funds rate, most of the
Company’s borrowings in the third quarter were placed in overnight
funds. At the end of the third quarter, the Company had outstanding
advances of $13.6 million consisting of the following:
|
|
Annual
|
|
|
|
|
Principal
|
|
Purchase
Date
|
|
Rate
|
|
|
Maturity
Date
|
|
Balance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
Advance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
November
16, 1992
|
|
|
7.67 |
% |
|
November
16, 2012
|
|
$ |
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term
Advances
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Overnight
Funds Purchased (FHLBB)
|
|
|
1.00 |
% |
|
October
1, 2008
|
|
$ |
13,606,000 |
|
Under
a separate agreement with FHLBB, the Company has the authority to collateralize
public unit deposits, up to its FHLBB borrowing capacity ($97.8 million less
outstanding advances noted above) with letters of credit issued by the
FHLBB. At September 30, 2008, approximately $70.1 million was pledged
under this agreement, as collateral for these deposits. A letter of
credit fee is charged to the Company quarterly based on the average daily
balance for the quarter at an annual rate of 20 basis points. The
average daily balance for the third quarter of 2008 was approximately $12.2
million.
Other
alternative sources of funding come from unsecured Federal Funds lines with two
other correspondent banks that total $7.5 million. There were no
balances outstanding on either line at September 30, 2008.
In
the third quarter of 2008, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.17 per
common share, payable in the fourth quarter of 2008, requiring an accrual of
$753,571 at September 30, 2008. Although dividend payments for the
third quarter of 2008 and year-to-date exceeded net income, the Board of
Directors concluded that the quarterly dividend rate of $0.17 per share should
remain unchanged for those periods in light of the Company’s strong core
earnings and the nonrecurring nature of a number of current year expenses,
including merger-related expenses and the write down of the Company’s Fannie Mae
shareholdings.
The
following table illustrates the changes in shareholders' equity from December
31, 2007 to September 30, 2008:
Balance
at December 31, 2007 (book value $7.94 per common share)
|
|
$ |
34,920,360 |
|
Net
income
|
|
|
1,405,222 |
|
Issuance
of stock through the Dividend Reinvestment Plan
|
|
|
699,296 |
|
Total
dividends declared on common stock
|
|
|
(2,252,226 |
) |
Total
dividends declared on preferred stock
|
|
|
(140,625 |
) |
Unrealized
holding gain arising during the period on available-for-sale securities,
net of tax
|
|
|
171,669 |
|
Balance
at September 30, 2008 (book value $7.26 per common share)
|
|
$ |
34,803,696 |
|
The
primary source of funds for the Company's payment of dividends to its
shareholders is dividends paid to the Company by the Bank. The Bank,
as a national bank, is subject to the dividend restrictions contained in the
National Bank Act, administered by the Comptroller of the Currency
("OCC"). Under such restrictions, the Bank may not, without the prior
approval of the OCC, declare dividends in excess of the sum of the current
year's earnings (as defined) plus the retained earnings (as defined) from the
prior two years.
The
U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”), working with the Federal Reserve Board
and other banking regulators, recently announced the Troubled Asset Relief
Program Capital Purchase Program (TARP Capital Purchase Program), which is
intended to stabilize the financial services industry. One of the
components of the Program is a $250 billion voluntary capital purchase program
for banking institutions. Pursuant to the TARP Capital Purchase
Program, Treasury will purchase from qualifying financial institutions, a
limited amount of senior perpetual preferred securities equal to between 1-3% of
a company’s risk-weighted assets. Treasury will also receive a
warrant for the purchase of common stock having an aggregate market value equal
to 15% of the amount of its preferred stock investment, with the number of
common shares and warrant exercise price based on the average trading price of
the institution’s common stock for the 20 trading days immediately preceding
Treasury’s approval of the institution’s application. The preferred
shares will pay an annual dividend of 5% for the first five years, which will
increase to 9% thereafter, and are redeemable in whole or in part, after three
years. The preferred shares, warrants and common stock issued upon
exercise of the warrants must be freely transferable. For so long as
Treasury holds any of a banking institution’s securities, subject to certain
limited exceptions, the institution will be prohibited from (a) increasing the
dividend to common shareholders and (b) conducting share repurchases without
Treasury’s prior approval. Participating financial institutions will
also be subject to certain limitations on executive compensation as well as
other conditions. The foregoing description of the investment terms
is based on the published terms applicable to Treasury’s investments under the
Program in large, stock exchange listed public companies. Treasury
has stated that it may modify some of the investment terms for other types of
banking institutions, including smaller reporting companies such as Community
Bancorp. Participation in the Program is voluntary, although Treasury
is encouraging healthy institutions to participate.
Although
the Company and Bank are well capitalized, management believes that the TARP
Capital Purchase Program represents a cost-effective source of additional
Tier 1 capital and is considering whether to file an application to participate
in the Program. Issuance of the preferred stock to Treasury would require
the consent of the Company's existing preferred shareholders (three local
banking institutions).
Quantitative
measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the
Company to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of total and Tier 1 capital (as
defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and a
so-called leverage ratio of Tier 1 capital (as defined) to average assets (as
defined). Under current guidelines, banks must maintain a risk-based
capital ratio of 8.0%, of which at least 4.0% must be in the form of core
capital (as defined).
Regulators
have also established minimum capital ratio guidelines for FDIC-insured banks
under the prompt corrective action provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Act, as amended. These minimums are a total risk-based capital ratio
of 10.0%, a Tier I risk-based capital ratio of 6%, and a leverage ratio of
5%. As of September 30, 2008, the Company’s subsidiary was deemed
well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.
There are no conditions or events since that time that management believes have
changed the Subsidiary's classification.
The risk
based ratios of the Company and its subsidiary as of September 30, 2008 and
December 31, 2007 exceeded regulatory guidelines and are presented in the table
below. At September 30, 2008, risk weighted assets of $323.9 million
were reported for the consolidated Company and its subsidiary and $328.2 million
were reported for the Bank, compared to $238.8 million and $237.7 million,
respectively at December 31, 2007. In accordance with regulatory
guidance issued by the banking regulators, the September 30, 2008 capital ratios
reflect the tax benefit from the write down on the Fannie Mae preferred stock
notwithstanding that the tax benefit will not be recorded under GAAP until the
fourth quarter.
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|
|
|
|
Minimum
To Be Well
|
|
|
|
Minimum
|
Capitalized
Under
|
|
|
|
For
Capital
|
Prompt
Corrective
|
|
Actual
|
Adequacy
Purposes:
|
Action
Provisions:
|
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
|
(Dollars
in Thousands)
|
As
of September 30, 2008:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
capital (to risk-weighted assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
$34,354
|
10.44%
|
$26,314
|
8.00%
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Bank
|
$35,294
|
10.75%
|
$26,255
|
8.00%
|
$32,819
|
10.00%
|
Tier
I capital (to risk-weighted assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
$31,295
|
9.51%
|
$13,157
|
4.00%
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Bank
|
$32,235
|
9.82%
|
$13,128
|
4.00%
|
$19,691
|
6.00%
|
Tier
I capital (to average assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
$31,295
|
6.64%
|
$18,867
|
4.00%
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Bank
|
$32,235
|
6.85%
|
$18,837
|
4.00%
|
$23,569
|
5.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As
of December 31, 2007:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
capital (to risk-weighted assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated*
|
$36,975
|
15.48%
|
$19,104
|
8.00%
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Community
National Bank
|
$48,506
|
20.41%
|
$19,013
|
8.00%
|
$23,766
|
10.00%
|
Former
LyndonBank
|
$13,536
|
12.94%
|
$ 8,365
|
8.00%
|
$10,457
|
10.00%
|
Tier
I capital (to risk-weighted assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated*
|
$34,736
|
14.55%
|
$ 9,552
|
4.00%
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Community
National Bank
|
$46,267
|
19.47%
|
$ 9,506
|
4.00%
|
$14,260
|
6.00%
|
Former
LyndonBank
|
$12,749
|
12.19%
|
$ 4,183
|
4.00%
|
$ 6,274
|
6.00%
|
Tier
I capital (to average assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated*
|
$34,736
|
9.40%
|
$14,785
|
4.00%
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Community
National Bank
|
$46,267
|
12.54%
|
$14,752
|
4.00%
|
$18,440
|
5.00%
|
Former
LyndonBank
|
$12,749
|
8.26%
|
$ 6,153
|
4.00%
|
$ 7,691
|
5.00%
|
*Consolidated
refers to Community Bancorp. and Community National Bank before consolidation of
the former LyndonBank assets. The Federal Regulators approved the
filing of separate Call Reports for Community National Bank and the former
LyndonBank; therefore, numbers presented in the table above for 2007 are as
filed with the applicable reporting agencies at December 31, 2007.
The
Company intends to maintain a capital resource position in excess of the
minimums shown above. Consistent with that policy, management will
continue to anticipate the Company's future capital needs.
From
time to time the Company may make contributions to the capital of Community
National Bank. At present, regulatory authorities have made no demand
on the Company to make additional capital contributions.
The
Company's management of the credit, liquidity and market risk inherent in its
business operations is discussed in Part 1, Item 2 of this report under the
caption "RISK MANAGEMENT", which is incorporated herein by
reference. Management does not believe that there have been any
material changes in the nature or categories of the Company's risk exposures
from those disclosed in the Company’s 2007 annual report on form
10-K.
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
Management
is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective disclosure controls
and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). As of September 30, 2008, an evaluation
was performed under the supervision and with the participation of management,
including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of
the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, management
concluded that its disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2008
were effective in ensuring that material information required to be disclosed in
the reports it files with the Commission under the Exchange Act was recorded,
processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis.
Management’s
Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management
is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal controls over
financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange
Act. As of December 31, 2007, an evaluation was performed under the
supervision and with the participation of management, including the principal
executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the
design and operation of the Company’s internal controls over financial
reporting. Management assessed the Company’s system of internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, in relation to
criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting as described in
“Internal Control – Integrated Framework,” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment,
management believes that, as of December 31, 2007, its system of internal
control over financial reporting met those criteria and is
effective. As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Company has evaluated the
effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls
and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this
report. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and
with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s
President and Chief Executive Officer and its Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer. Based upon that evaluation, such officers concluded that the
Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the
period covered by this report. For this purpose, the term “disclosure
controls and procedures” means controls and other procedures of the Company that
are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by it in the
reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the
SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include,
without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits
under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s
management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers,
or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2008 that have materially
affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting.
PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
The
Company has a pending legal issue involving safe deposit box procedures with a
potential claim amounting to $50,000. The Company’s subsidiary,
Community National Bank, as successor by merger to LyndonBank, is a party to a
contract dispute with a service provider involving disputed charges of
approximately $72,000. The dispute is currently in mediation and may
proceed to binding arbitration if the parties are unable to settle the
matter. Currently the Company has not accrued for either of these
matters, but will do so before year end if either matter is still outstanding at
that time.
In
addition to the foregoing matters, in the normal course of business the Company
and its subsidiary are involved in litigation that is considered incidental to
their business. Management does not expect that any such litigation
will be material to the Company's consolidated financial condition or results of
operations.
The
following table provides information as to purchases of the Company’s common
stock during the third quarter ended September 30, 2008, by the Company and by
any affiliated purchaser (as defined in SEC Rule 10b-18):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maximum
Number of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Number of
|
|
|
Shares
That May Yet
|
|
|
|
Total
Number
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
Shares
Purchased
|
|
|
Be
Purchased Under
|
|
|
|
Of
Shares
|
|
|
Price
Paid
|
|
|
as
Part of Publicly
|
|
|
the
Plan at the End
|
|
For
the period:
|
|
Purchased(1)(2)
|
|
|
Per
Share
|
|
|
Announced
Plan
|
|
|
of
the Period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
July
1 – July 30
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
August
1 – August 31
|
|
|
2,380 |
|
|
$ |
12.83 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
September
1 – September 30
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
Total
|
|
|
2,380 |
|
|
$ |
12.83 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
(1) All
2,380 shares were purchased for the account of participants invested in the
Company Stock Fund under the Company’s Retirement Savings Plan by or on behalf
of the Plan Trustee, the Human Resources Committee of Community National
Bank. Such share purchases were facilitated through Community
Financial Services Group, LLC (“CFSG”), which provides certain investment
advisory services to the Plan. Both the Plan Trustee and CFSG may be
considered affiliates of the Company under Rule 10b-18.
(2) Shares
purchased during the period do not include fractional shares repurchased from
time to time in connection with the participant's election to discontinue
participation in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
ITEM 6.
Exhibits
The
following exhibits are filed with this report:
Exhibit
3.1 - Amended and Restated Bylaws of Community Bancorp.
Exhibit
31.1 - Certification from the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to
section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit
31.2 - Certification from the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to
section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit
32.1 - Certification from the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to
18 U.S.C., Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
Exhibit
32.2 - Certification from the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to
18 U.S.C., Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
*This
exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and
shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Act of 1934.
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.
COMMUNITY
BANCORP.
DATED: November
13, 2008
|
/s/ Stephen P.
Marsh
|
|
|
Stephen
P. Marsh, President &
|
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer
|
|
|
|
|
DATED: November
13, 2008
|
/s/ Louise M.
Bonvechio
|
|
|
Louise
M. Bonvechio, Vice President
|
|
|
&
Chief Financial Officer
|
|
EXHIBIT
INDEX
The
following exhibits are filed with this report:
Exhibit
3.1 - Amended and Restated Bylaws of Community Bancorp.
Exhibit
31.1 - Certification from the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to
section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit
31.2 - Certification from the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to
section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit
32.1 - Certification from the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to
18 U.S.C., Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
Exhibit
32.2 - Certification from the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to
18 U.S.C., Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
*This
exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and
shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Act of 1934.
EX-3.1
2
bylaws.htm
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS FOR COMMUNITY BANCORP.
bylaws.htm
BYLAWS
OF
COMMUNITY
BANCORP.
A Vermont
Corporation
(Amended
and Restated as of October 7, 2008)
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
|
|
Page
|
ARTICLE
ONE: OFFICES
|
1
|
1.01
Registered Office and Agent.
|
1
|
1.02
Other Offices.
|
1
|
ARTICLE
TWO: SHAREHOLDERS
|
1
|
2.01
Classes of Shares.
|
1
|
2.02
Annual Meetings.
|
1
|
2.03
Special Meetings.
|
2
|
2.04
Place of Meetings.
|
2
|
2.05
Notice.
|
2
|
2.06
Voting List.
|
2
|
2.07
Voting of Shares Held by Corporation.
|
3
|
2.08
Quorum.
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3
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2.09
Required Vote; Withdrawal of Quorum.
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3
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2.10
Method of Voting; Proxies.
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3
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2.11
Acceptance of Votes.
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4
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2.12
Record Date.
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5
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2.13
Nominations and Other Business.
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5
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2.14
Presiding Officials at Meetings.
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8
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2.15
Inspection of Corporate Records.
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8
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ARTICLE
THREE: DIRECTORS
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9
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3.01
Management.
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9
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3.02
Number; Election; Term; Qualification.
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10
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3.03
Classification.
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10
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3.04
Vacancies.
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10
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3.05
Removal.
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10
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3.06
Inconsistency
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11
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3.07
Mandatory Retirement.
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11
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3.08
Nominations.
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11
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3.09
Annual Meeting.
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3.10
Regular Meetings.
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11
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3.11
Special Meetings.
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11
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3.12
Quorum; Majority Vote.
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12
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3.13
Procedure; Minutes.
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12
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3.14
Presumption of Assent.
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12
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3.15
Compensation.
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12
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ARTICLE
FOUR: COMMITTEES
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13
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4.01
Audit Committee.
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13
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4.02
Compensation Committee.
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13
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4.03
Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee.
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13
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4.04
Independent Directors.
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14
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4.05
Other Committees.
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14
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4.06
Number; Qualification; Term.
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14
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4.07
Limitation on Authority.
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14
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4.08
Committee Changes.
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15
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4.09
Meetings.
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15
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4.10
Quorum; Majority Vote.
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15
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4.11
Minutes.
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15
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4.12
Compensation.
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15
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4.13
Responsibility.
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ARTICLE
FIVE: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO MEETINGS
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15
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5.01
Manner of Giving Notice.
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5.02
Waiver of Notice.
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16
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5.03
Householding of Notices; E-Proxy.
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16
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5.04
Bulk Mail.
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5.05
Shareholders Without Forwarding Addresses.
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17
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5.06
Telephone and Similar Meetings.
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17
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5.07
Action Without Meeting.
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17
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ARTICLE
SIX: OFFICERS AND OTHER AGENTS
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18
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6.01
Number; Titles; Election; Term.
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6.02
Removal.
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6.03
Vacancies.
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6.04
Authority.
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18
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6.05
Compensation.
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6.06
Chairman of the Board.
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6.07
Chief Executive Officer
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6.08
President.
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6.09
Chief Operating Officer
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6.10
Vice President.
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6.11
Treasurer.
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20
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6.12
Assistant Treasurers.
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20
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6.13
Secretary.
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6.14
Assistant Secretaries.
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ARTICLE
SEVEN: CERTIFICATES AND SHAREHOLDERS
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7.01
Certificates for Shares.
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7.02
Issuance.
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21
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7.03
Shares Without Certificates.
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7.04
Consideration for Shares.
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22
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7.05
Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed Certificates.
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7.06
Transfer Agent; Transfer of Shares.
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7.07
Registered Shareholders.
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ARTICLE
EIGHT: INDEMNIFICATION
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8.01
Definitions.
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24
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8.02
Authority to Indemnify.
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24
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8.03
Mandatory Indemnification in Certain Circumstances.
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25
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8.04
Advance for Expenses.
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8.05
Court Ordered Indemnification.
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8.06
Determination and Authorization of Indemnification.
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8.07
Indemnification of Officers, Employees and Agents.
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8.08
Insurance.
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8.09
Contract Right.
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28
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8.10
Enforcement of Rights.
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8.11
Non-Exclusive Rights; Survival.
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8.12
Severability.
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8.13
Application of this Article.
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29
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ARTICLE
NINE: EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
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30
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9.01
Emergency.
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30
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ARTICLE
TEN: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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30
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10.01
Distributions.
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30
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10.02
Reserves.
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30
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10.03
Books and Records.
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30
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10.04
Fiscal Year.
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31
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10.05
Seal.
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31
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10.06
Resignation.
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31
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10.07
Securities of Other Corporations.
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31
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10.08
Amendment.
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31
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10.09
Invalid Provisions.
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10.10
Headings.
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BYLAWS
OF
COMMUNITY
BANCORP.
ARTICLE
ONE: OFFICES
1.01 Registered Office and
Agent. The registered office and registered agent of Community Bancorp.
(the "Corporation")
shall be as designated from time to time by the appropriate filing by the
Corporation in the office of the Secretary of State of Vermont.
1.02 Other Offices. The
Corporation may also have offices at such other places, both within and without
the State of Vermont, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine
or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE
TWO: SHAREHOLDERS
2.01 Classes of
Shares. The Company has two classes of outstanding shares,
common and preferred, as authorized by Article Five of the Corporation’s Amended
and Restated Articles of Association (the “Articles of
Association”). The preferred shares are issuable in one or
more series and have such limited voting rights as the Board of Directors may
determine upon issuance and as may be specified in the applicable Certificate of
Creation, filed with the Articles of Association in the Office of the Vermont
Secretary of State. The provisions of this Article shall pertain to
each class or series of shareholders who have the right to vote as a voting
group on any item presented at an annual or special meeting of shareholders, as
the context may require.
2.02 Annual Meetings. The
regular annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on the
third Tuesday of May of each year, at such time and place as shall be designated
by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting. The Board of
Directors may select a different date for the annual meeting upon a resolution
duly adopted by the Board prior to the issuance of the notice of the meeting
prescribed in Article 2.05. At such meeting, the shareholders shall elect
directors and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the
meeting.
2.03 Special Meetings. A
special meeting of the shareholders may be called at any time by the Chairman,
or by the Board of Directors, or by the Secretary upon the petition of the
holders of not less than ten percent of the shares of a voting group entitled to
vote on any issue at such meeting. Only such business shall be transacted at a
special meeting as may be stated or indicated in the notice of such meeting. At
any special meeting the only matters that may be considered for action by the
shareholders are those proposed by the Board or by the shareholders who have
requested the meeting, provided that such shareholders shall have complied with
Section 2.13 of this Article Two with respect to each such matter (including
election of any Director).
2.04 Place of Meetings. The
annual meeting of shareholders may be held at any place within or without the
State of Vermont as may be designated by the Board of Directors. Special
meetings of shareholders may be held at any place within the State of Vermont as
may be designated by the Board of Directors in the notice of meeting. If no
place for a meeting is designated, it shall be held at the registered office of
the Corporation.
2.05 Notice. Written or
printed notice in accordance with Section 5.01 of these Bylaws stating the
place, day, and hour of each meeting of shareholders, and, in the case of a
special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall
be delivered not less than ten nor more than 60 days before the date of the
meeting, by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, the Chairman, the
Secretary, or the persons calling the meeting, to each shareholder of record
entitled to vote at such meeting.
2.06 Voting List. Beginning
two business days after the notice of meeting is given, and continuing through
the meeting, the Secretary shall make available for inspection by any
shareholder a complete list of shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at
such meeting, arranged in alphabetical order and by voting group (if
applicable), including the address of each shareholder and the number of voting
shares held by each shareholder. Such list shall be kept on file during the time
specified at the principal office of the Corporation or at a place identified in
the notice in the city or town in which the meeting is to be held. The list
shall be subject to inspection during usual business hours, and upon written
demand, by any shareholder of record entitled to vote at that meeting, or his or
her agent or attorney, who shall be entitled to copy the list at his or her own
expense. Such list shall be produced at such meeting, and at all times during
such meeting shall be subject to inspection by any shareholder of record
entitled to vote at that meeting, or his or her agent or attorney. The original
stock transfer books shall be prima facie evidence as to who are the
shareholders entitled to examine such list or stock transfer books.
2.07 Voting of Shares Held by
Corporation. Treasury shares, and shares of the Corporation's own stock
owned, directly or indirectly by another corporation (other than shares held in
a fiduciary capacity) the majority of the voting stock of which is owned or
controlled by the Corporation, shall not be shares entitled to vote or to be
counted in determining (a) the total number of outstanding shares, (b) the
number of shares constituting a quorum, or (c) the number of shares required to
elect a director or to approve any other action.
2.08 Quorum. The holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of a voting group entitled to vote on a
matter, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for
action on that matter by such voting group at any meeting of shareholders,
except as otherwise provided by law or the Articles of Association. If a quorum
shall not be present or represented at any meeting of shareholders, a majority
of the shareholders who are present in person or represented by proxy and who
are entitled to vote as a voting group on any issue at the meeting, may adjourn
the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the
meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At any reconvening of
an adjourned meeting any business as to which a quorum of a voting group is
present or represented by proxy may be transacted by such voting group which
could have been transacted at the original meeting, had a quorum been present or
represented.
2.09 Required Vote; Withdrawal of
Quorum. Except as otherwise provided by law or the Articles of
Association, if a quorum of a voting group with respect to a matter is present
in person or represented by proxy at any meeting, the action on such matter will
be approved by such voting group if the number of votes cast in favor of the
matter exceeds the number of votes cast opposing the matter. The shareholders of
a voting group present at a duly convened meeting may continue to transact
business until adjournment, notwithstanding any withdrawal of shareholders which
may leave less than a quorum remaining.
2.10 Method of Voting;
Proxies. Every shareholder of record shall be entitled at every meeting
of shareholders to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote, for every share
standing in his name on the original stock transfer books of the Corporation,
except to the extent that the voting rights of the shares of any class or series
of shares are limited or denied by the Articles of Association (including any
Certificate of Creation with respect to preferred shares) or by law. Such books
shall be prima facie evidence as to the identity of shareholders entitled to
vote. At any meeting of shareholders, every shareholder having the right to vote
may vote either in person or by a proxy executed in writing by the shareholder
or by his duly authorized attorney-in-fact. Proxies shall be in such
form, and delivered by such method or methods, as the Board may approve from
time to time, including by telephone; facsimile or electronic transmission. Each
such proxy shall be filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or other officer
or agent authorized to tabulate votes, before or at the time of the meeting and
shall become effective upon such filing. No proxy shall be valid after 11 months
from the date of its execution, unless otherwise expressly provided in the
proxy. If no date is stated on a proxy, such proxy shall be presumed to have
been executed on the date of the meeting at which it is to be voted. Each proxy
shall be revocable unless expressly and conspicuously provided therein to be
irrevocable and the appointment as proxy is coupled with an interest, or unless
otherwise made irrevocable by law.
2.11 Acceptance of Votes. If
the name signed on a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment (including one
submitted by facsimile or electronic transmission) corresponds to the name of a
shareholder, the Corporation if acting in good faith, shall be entitled to
accept the vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment and give it effect as the
act of the shareholder. If the name signed on a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy
appointment does not correspond to the name of its shareholder, the Corporation,
if acting in good faith, shall nevertheless be entitled to accept the vote,
consent, waiver, or proxy appointment and give it effect as the act of the
shareholder if:
(1)
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the
shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an
officer or agent of the entity;
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(2)
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the
name signed purports to be that of an administrator, executor, guardian,
or conservator representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation
requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has
been presented with respect to the vote, consent, waiver, or proxy
appointment;
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(3)
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the
name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of
the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status
acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the vote,
consent, waiver, or proxy appointment;
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(4)
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the
name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner, or
attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests,
evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory's authority to
sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to the vote,
consent, waiver, or proxy appointment; or
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(5)
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two
or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the
name signed purports to be the name of at least one of the co-owners and
the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the
co-owners.
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The
Corporation shall be entitled to reject a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy
appointment if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate
votes, acting in good faith, has reasonable basis for doubt about (a) the
validity of the signature on it, or (b) the signatory's authority to sign for
the shareholder, or (c) if applicable, the electronic transmission by which the
proxy appointment or the vote, consent or waiver was made. The Corporation and
its officer or agent who accepts or rejects a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy
appointment in good faith and in accordance with the standards of this section
are not liable in damages to the shareholder for the consequences of the
acceptance or rejection. Corporate action based on the acceptance or rejection
of a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment under this section is valid
unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines otherwise.
2.12 Record Date. The Board of
Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for the purpose of
determining voting groups and shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at
any meeting of shareholders or any reconvening thereof or entitled to receive
payment of any dividend or in order to make a determination of shareholders for
any other proper purpose. Such record date shall not be more than 70 days prior
to the date on which the particular action requiring such determination of
shareholders is to be taken. When a determination of shareholders entitled to
vote at any meeting of shareholders has been made as provided in this section,
such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof unless the Board of
Directors fixes a new record date. The Board of Directors shall fix a new record
date if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than 120 days after the date
fixed for the original meeting.
2.13 Nominations and Other
Business. Nominations for the election of Directors and other proposals
for action at an annual or special meeting of shareholders may be made only (a)
pursuant to the Corporation's notice of such meeting, (b) by the presiding
officer at the meeting, (c) by or at the direction of a majority of the Board of
Directors, or (d) by one or more shareholders, in compliance with the provisions
of this Section 2.13. In addition, if a shareholder seeks to include his
proposal for action in the Corporation’s proxy materials for the meeting, the
shareholder must also comply with Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Rule 14a-8 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a
proposal by a shareholder for action at a meeting of shareholders may only be
presented if it is a proper matter for shareholder action.
(a)
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Time for Submission. A
nomination for the election of a Director or a proposal for action at an
annual or special meeting of shareholders may be made by a shareholder
only if a written notice of such nomination or proposal that complies in
all respects with this Section 2.13 has been received by the Secretary at
the Corporation's principal office on a timely basis. To be timely, such
notice must be received by the Corporation at its principal
office:
In
the case of an annual meeting,
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(1)
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No
earlier than 180 days, and no later than 120 days, prior to the third
Tuesday in May; or
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(2)
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If
the annual meeting is to be held on a date other than the third Tuesday in
May, no later than the close of business on the tenth day following the
first public disclosure of the date of such meeting. The first public
disclosure of the date of any annual meeting of shareholders shall be when
public disclosure of such meeting date is first made (i) in a filing by
the Corporation with the SEC, (ii) in any notice given to The NASDAQ Stock
Market, or other securities self-regulatory organization, or (iii) in a
news release reported by any national news
service.
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In
the case of a special meeting,
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No
later than the close of business on the tenth day after the earlier of (i)
the date the Corporation shall have mailed notice of such special meeting
to its shareholders, or (ii) the date of the first public disclosure of
the date of the special meeting made in a filing by the Corporation with
the SEC, in any notice given to the NASDAQ Stock Market, or other
securities self-regulatory organization, or in a news release reported by
any national news service.
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(b)
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Information Required -
General. Each such notice from a shareholder shall set
forth:
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(1)
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the
name and address, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, of the
shareholder proposing such business or nominations and any Shareholder
Associated Person (as defined herein);
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(2)
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(i)
the class and series and number of shares of the Corporation which are
held of record or are beneficially owned by such shareholder and by any
Shareholder Associated Person with respect to the Corporation’s securities
and (ii) any derivative positions held or beneficially held by the
shareholder and any Shareholder Associated Person and whether and the
extent to which any hedging or other transaction or series of transactions
has been entered into by or on behalf of, or any other agreement,
arrangement or understanding has been made, the effect or intent of which
is to increase or decrease the voting power of, such shareholder or any
Shareholder Associated Person with respect to the Corporation’s
securities;
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(3)
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any
material interest of the shareholder or any Shareholder Associated Person
in such business or nomination(s); and
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(4)
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a
representation that the shareholder intends to be present at the meeting
in person or by proxy to make such nomination(s) or
proposal.
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(c)
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Information Required -
Nominations. Each notice of nomination for the election of a
Director from a shareholder also shall set
forth:
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(1)
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The
name and address of the person to be nominated;
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(2)
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A
description of all arrangements or understandings between the shareholder
and the nominee and any Shareholder Associated Person (as defined herein),
or any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to
which the nomination is to be made by the shareholder;
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(3)
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Such
other information regarding the nominee as would be required to be
included in proxy materials filed under applicable rules of the Securities
and Exchange Commission had the nominee been nominated by the Board of
Directors; and
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(4)
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The
written consent of the nominee to serve as a Director if properly
nominated and elected.
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(d)
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Information Required - Other
Business. Each notice of a proposal for action at an annual meeting
from a shareholder also shall set
forth:
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(1)
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A
brief description of the proposal;
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(2)
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The
reasons for making such proposal; and
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(3)
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Any
direct or indirect interest of the shareholder or any Shareholder
Associated Person in making such
proposal.
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(e)
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Shareholder Associated
Person. For purposes of this Section 2.13, a
“Shareholder Associated Person” of any shareholder means (A) any person
controlling, directly or indirectly, or acting in concert with, such
shareholder, (B) any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the
Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such shareholder and (C)
any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such
Shareholder Associated Person.
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(f)
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Compliance Mandatory.
The presiding officer at the meeting may refuse to permit any nomination
for the election of a Director or proposal to be made at an annual or
special meeting by a shareholder who has not complied with all of the
foregoing procedures and requirements.
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(g)
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Interpretation of
Provision. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, this provision shall be deemed to apply to all shareholder
nominations for Director and proposals for other business, whether or not
such shareholder seeks to include such matter in any proxy materials of
the Corporation for such meeting.
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2.14 Presiding Officials at
Meetings. Unless some other person is elected by a vote of a majority of
the shares then entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders, or is designated
by the Board of Directors, the Chairman shall preside at and the Secretary shall
prepare minutes of each meeting of shareholders.
2.15
Inspection of Corporate Records.
(a)
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Minutes and Accounting
Records. The Corporation shall keep as permanent records minutes of
all meetings of its shareholders and Board of Directors, a record of all
actions taken by the shareholders or Board of Directors without a meeting,
and a record of all actions taken by a committee of the Board of Directors
in place of the Board of Directors on behalf of the Corporation. The
Corporation shall maintain appropriate accounting
records.
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Absolute Inspection Rights of
Records Required at Principal Office. Upon written demand to the
Corporation made at least five business days before the date on which he
wishes to inspect and copy, a shareholder (or his agent or attorney) shall
be entitled to inspect and copy, during regular business hours, any of the
following records, all of which the Corporation is required to keep at its
principal office:
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its
Articles of Association and all amendments to them currently in
effect;
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(2)
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its
Bylaws and all amendments to them currently in effect;
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(3)
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the
minutes of all shareholders' meetings, and records of all action taken by
shareholders without a meeting, for the past three
years;
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(4)
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all
written communications to shareholders generally within the past three
years, including the financial statements furnished for the past three
years to the shareholders;
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(5)
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a
list of the names and business addresses of its current directors and
officers; and
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(6)
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its
most recent annual report delivered to the Secretary of
State.
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(c)
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Conditional Inspection
Right. A shareholder (or his agent or attorney) shall be entitled
to inspect and copy, during regular business hours at a reasonable
location specified by the Corporation, any of the records specified below
in this paragraph (c), provided that (i) such shareholder gives the
Corporation a written demand made in good faith, at least five business
days before the date on which he wishes to inspect and copy, (ii) the
demand is for a proper purpose and the written demand describes with
reasonable particularity the purpose for the request and the records he or
she desires to inspect, and (iii) the records are directly connected with
the shareholder's purpose. The right of inspection specified in this
paragraph (c) shall apply to the following records of the
Corporation:
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(1)
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accounting
records of the Corporation; and
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(2)
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the
record of shareholders (compiled no earlier than the date of the
shareholder's demand).
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(d)
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Copy Costs. The right to
copy records includes, if reasonable, the right to receive copies made by
photocopy or other means. The Corporation may impose a reasonable charge,
covering the costs of labor and material, for copies of any documents
provided to the shareholder. The charge may not exceed the estimated cost
of production or reproduction of the records.
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(e)
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Shareholder Includes Beneficial
Owner. For purposes of this Section 2.15, the term "shareholder"
shall include a beneficial owner whose shares are held in a voting trust
or by a nominee on the beneficial owner's
behalf.
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ARTICLE
THREE: DIRECTORS
3.01 Management. The business
and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors,
subject to the restrictions imposed by law, the Articles of Association, or
these Bylaws.
3.02 Number; Election; Term;
Qualification. The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than 9
nor more than 25 shareholders, the exact number and the terms of office of which
shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors pursuant to a
resolution adopted by a majority of the full Board of Directors. Such exact
number may be increased or decreased by the affirmative vote of the holders of
at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the combined voting power of all of the
then-outstanding shares of the Corporation's capital stock entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors. Election of directors shall be by vote
of a majority of the shares represented in person or by proxy at a meeting at
which a quorum is present.
3.03 Classification. The
directors shall be classified, with respect to the time for which they severally
hold office, into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible. Upon
their initial election, the members of the first class shall hold office for a
term expiring at the next annual meeting of the shareholders after their
election, the members of the second class shall hold office for a term expiring
at the second annual meeting of the shareholders after their election, and the
members of the third class shall hold office for a term expiring at the third
annual meeting of shareholders after their election. At each annual meeting of
shareholders following such initial classification and election, directors
elected to succeed those directors whose terms expire shall be elected for a
term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of shareholders
after their election.
3.04
Vacancies. Subject to Section 3.06, any vacancies in the Board
of Directors resulting from death, resignation, retirement, or removal from
office of a director may be filled by the Board of Directors, acting by
resolution of a majority of the directors then in office (other than directors,
if any, elected under Article Fifteen*
of the Articles of Association), although less than a quorum. Any director
chosen to fill a vacancy as provided herein shall hold office until the next
election of the class for which such director shall have been elected and shall
have qualified. No decrease in the number of directors shall shorten the term of
any incumbent director.
3.05 Removal. Any director, or
the entire Board of Directors, may be removed from office at any time, but only
for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least
seventy-five percent (75%) of the combined voting power of all of the
then-outstanding shares of the Corporation's capital stock entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors.
3.06
Inconsistency. Nothing contained in Sections 3.02 through 3.06
of this Article Three shall be deemed to alter, amend or repeal any of the
provisions of Article Fifteen*
of the Articles of Association, which confers, under circumstances described
therein, on the holders of the debentures referred to therein, the right to
elect directors in certain circumstances. During any period in which
such rights may be exercised, the provision or provisions conferring such rights
shall prevail over any provision of these Bylaws inconsistent
therewith.
3.07 Mandatory Retirement. No
person whether or not a director in office shall be elected as a member of the
Board of Directors after his or her seventieth birthday. Any director who passes
the age of seventy while in office may continue to serve until the next annual
meeting.
3.08 Nominations. Nominations
for election to the Board of Directors shall be made by the Nominating/Corporate
Governance Committee of the Board of Directors, or by the shareholders, in
compliance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.13 of these
Bylaws.
3.09 Annual Meeting. The Board
of Directors shall hold its annual meeting for the purpose of organization and
the transaction of business, if a quorum is present, at its first regularly
scheduled meeting following the annual meeting of shareholders, unless an
earlier special meeting for that purpose is convened by the Chairman of the
Board.
3.10 Regular Meetings. Regular
meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held without notice at such times
and places as may be designated from time to time by resolution of the Board of
Directors and communicated to all directors.
3.11 Special Meetings. A
special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held whenever called by the
Chairman of the Corporation or by any three directors at such time and place as
the Chairman or directors shall designate in the notice of such special meeting.
The person or persons calling any special meeting shall cause notice of such
special meeting to be given to each director at least 24 hours before such
special meeting. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of,
any special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice or
waiver of notice of any special meeting, except for proposed amendments to the
Bylaws.
3.12 Quorum; Majority Vote. At
all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the directors fixed in the
manner provided in these Bylaws shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business. If a quorum is not present at a meeting, a majority of the directors
present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than an
announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present. The vote of a majority
of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is in attendance shall
be the act of the board of directors, unless the vote of a different number is
required by law, the Articles of Association or these Bylaws.
3.13 Procedure;
Minutes. Meetings of the Board of Directors may be held
in person, or by means of any electronic or telecommunications medium permitting
simultaneous or sequentially structured communications. At meetings
of the Board of Directors, business shall be transacted in such order as the
Board of Directors may determine from time to time. The Chairman of the
Corporation, or in his absence the President, shall preside at each meeting of
the Board of Directors provided that in the absence of the Chairman and
President, the Board of Directors may appoint a person to preside at the
meeting. The Secretary of the Corporation or an Assistant Secretary designated
by the Board shall act as secretary of each meeting provided that in the absence
of the Secretary and any qualified Assistant Secretary, the Board of Directors
shall appoint at each meeting a person to act as Secretary of the meeting. The
Secretary of the meeting shall prepare minutes of the meeting which shall be
delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation for placement in the minutes books
of the Corporation.
3.14 Presumption of Assent. A
director of the Corporation who is present at any meeting of the Board of
Directors at which action on any matter is taken shall be presumed to have
assented to the action unless (i) he shall object at the beginning of the
meeting (or promptly following his arrival) to holding the meeting or
transacting business at the meeting, or (ii) his dissent or abstention shall be
entered in the minutes of the meeting or (iii) he shall file his written dissent
or abstention to such action with the presiding officer of the meeting before
the adjournment thereof. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who
voted in favor of such action.
3.15 Compensation. Unless
otherwise provided in the Articles of Association, by resolution of the Board of
Directors, each director may be paid his expenses, if any, of attendance at
meetings of the Board of Directors, and may be paid a stated salary or retainer
as director or a fixed sum per meeting of the Board of Directors (and/or its
Committees), or both. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving
the Corporation in any non-director capacity and receiving compensation
therefor.
ARTICLE
FOUR: COMMITTEES
4.01 Audit Committee. There
shall be an Audit Committee consisting entirely of such independent Directors as
shall from time to time be appointed by resolution of the Board of Directors.
The Audit Committee shall be responsible for the selection and appointment of
the Corporation's independent accountants and for approving their compensation
and any non-audit services performed by them; reviewing the scope and results of
the audit plans of the independent accountants and internal auditors; overseeing
the scope and adequacy of internal accounting control and record-keeping
systems; reviewing the objectivity, effectiveness and resources of the internal
audit function; conferring independently with management, the internal auditors
and the independent accountants; and overseeing the Corporation's system of
financial disclosure. The Audit Committee shall have such other duties and
responsibilities as shall be set forth in a charter approved annually by the
Board of Directors.
4.02 Compensation Committee.
There shall be a Compensation Committee consisting of Directors as shall from
time to time be appointed by resolution of the Board of Directors. At
least a majority of the Committee members shall be independent
Directors. The Compensation Committee shall be responsible for
reviewing and approving the Chief Executive Officer's compensation, and the
compensation of other executive officers, whether paid directly by the
Corporation, or indirectly by the Corporation's subsidiaries. The Compensation
Committee shall have such other duties and responsibilities as shall be set
forth in a charter approved annually by the Board of Directors.
4.03 Nominating/Corporate Governance
Committee. There shall be a Nominating/ Corporate Governance Committee
consisting entirely of Directors as shall from time to time be appointed by
resolution of the Board of Directors. At least a majority of the
Committee members shall be independent directors. The Nominating/Corporate
Governance Committee shall be responsible for screening and recommending to the
Board of Directors persons to be candidates for election or appointment as
Directors; evaluating the performance of the Board, including the training and
orientation of directors; establishing compensation policies for the
Corporation’s directors; and reviewing corporate policies such as Code of
Conduct, stock ownership guidelines and insider trading policies. The
Nominating/ Corporate Governance Committee shall have such other duties and
responsibilities as shall be set forth in a charter approved annually by the
Board of Directors.
4.04 Independent Directors.
For the purposes of the preceding sections 4.01, 4.02 and 4.03, an “independent
director” shall mean a non-employee Director who otherwise meets the
qualifications for independence under applicable standards of The NASDAQ Stock
Market, as amended from time to time.
4.05 Other Committees. The
Board of Directors may, at any time and from time to time, appoint such other
standing or special committees with such duties and responsibilities as the
Board of Directors shall determine, including, without limitation, an executive
committee possessing and authorized to exercise, between meetings of the Board,
all of the powers of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of
the Corporation, except as may be limited by resolution of the Board, by Section
4.07 of these Bylaws, or otherwise by applicable law.
4.06 Number; Qualification;
Term. Each committee shall consist of two or more directors appointed by
resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board of Directors. The number of
committee members may be increased or decreased from time to time, and
qualifications of membership established and modified, by resolution or
committee charter adopted by a majority of the entire Board of Directors.
Committee members shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of
Directors.
4.07 Limitation on Authority.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Bylaws, or in any committee or
resolution of the Board appointing such committee, no committee shall have the
authority of the Board of Directors in reference to:
(a)
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amending
the Articles of Association;
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(b)
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approving
a plan of merger not requiring shareholder approval;
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(c)
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approving
or proposing to shareholders action that the Vermont Business Corporation
Act requires be approved by the shareholders;
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(d)
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amending,
altering, or repealing these Bylaws or adopting new
Bylaws;
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(e)
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filling
vacancies in or removing members of the Board of Directors or of any
committee;
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(f)
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electing
or removing officers or committee members;
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(g)
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fixing
the compensation of any committee member;
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(h)
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altering
or repealing any resolution of the full Board of
Directors;
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(i)
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declaring
dividends or authorizing any other form of distribution to shareholders,
or authorizing the issuance of shares of the Corporation;
or
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(j)
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authorizing
or approving the issuance or sale of shares or the reacquisition of
shares, except according to a formula or method prescribed by the Board of
Directors.
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4.08 Committee Changes. The
Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to fill vacancies in, to
change the membership of, and to discharge any committee.
4.09 Meetings. Regular and
special meetings of any committee may be held without notice at such times and
places as may be designated from time to time by resolution of the committee and
communicated to all committee members.
4.10 Quorum; Majority Vote. At
all meetings of any committee, a majority of the number of committee members
designated by the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. If a quorum is not present at a meeting of any
committee, a majority of the committee members present may adjourn the meeting
from time to time, without notice other than an announcement at the meeting,
until a quorum is present. The vote of a majority of the committee members
present at any meeting at which a quorum is in attendance shall be the act of a
committee, unless the vote of a different number is required by the Articles of
Association or these Bylaws.
4.11 Minutes. Each committee
shall cause minutes of its proceedings to be prepared and shall report the same
to the Board of Directors. The minutes of the proceedings of each committee
shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation for placement in the
minute books of the Corporation.
4.12 Compensation. Committee
members may, by resolution of the Board of Directors, be allowed a fixed sum and
expenses of attendance, if any, for attending any committee meetings or a stated
salary.
4.13 Responsibility. The
designation of any committee and the delegation of authority to it shall not
operate to relieve the Board of Directors or any director of any responsibility
imposed upon it or such director by law.
ARTICLE
FIVE: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO MEETINGS
5.01 Manner of Giving Notice.
Any notice required to be given to any person under the provisions of the
Articles of Association, these Bylaws or by law shall be given to the person
either personally or by sending a copy thereof:
(a)
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By
first class or express mail, postage prepaid, or courier service, charges
prepaid, to such person's postal address appearing on the books of the
Corporation or, in the case of Directors, supplied by such Director to the
Corporation for the purpose of notice. Notice pursuant to this subsection
shall be deemed to have been given to the person entitled thereto when
deposited in the United States mail or with a courier service for delivery
to that person; or
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(b)
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With
respect to directors, by telephone, facsimile transmission, e-mail or
other electronic communication to such person's facsimile number or
address for e-mail or other electronic communications supplied by such
person to the Corporation for the purpose of notice. Notice pursuant to
this subsection shall be deemed to have been given when sent;
or
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(c)
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With
respect to shareholders, by a written medium specified by the Board of
Directors from time to time and permitted by applicable law, including
electronic transmission. Notice pursuant to this subsection
given by electronic transmission shall be deemed to have been given when
transmitted in a manner authorized by the
shareholder.
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A notice
of meeting shall specify the date, time and place, if any, of the meeting and
any other information required by law or these Bylaws.
5.02 Waiver of Notice.
Whenever by law, the Articles of Association, or these Bylaws,
any notice is required to be given to any person, a waiver thereof in writing
signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after
the time notice should have been given, shall be equivalent to the giving of
such notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of
notice of such meeting, except where such person attends a meeting for the
express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground
that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
5.03 Householding of Notices;
E-Proxy. For so long as the Corporation shall have a class of
stock registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, any documents, reports
and other material (including proxy materials) delivered to a shareholder in a
manner consistent with the delivery requirements contained in Regulation 14A or
14C under the Exchange Act shall be deemed to be delivered to the shareholder
entitled to such delivery.
5.04 Bulk Mail. Notice of any
regular or special meeting of the shareholders, or any other notice or delivery
required by law, the Articles of Association or these Bylaws to be given to
shareholders, may be given by bulk or second or third class mail, postage
prepaid, if the notice is deposited in the United States mail at least 20 days
prior to the day named for the meeting or any corporate or shareholder action
specified in the notice.
5.05 Shareholders Without Forwarding
Addresses. Except as may otherwise expressly be required by law, notice
or other communications need not be sent to any shareholder with whom the
Corporation has been unable to communicate for more than 24 consecutive months
because communications to the shareholder are returned unclaimed or the
shareholder has otherwise failed to provide the Corporation with a current
address. Whenever the shareholder provides the Corporation with a current
address, the Corporation shall commence sending notices and other communications
to the shareholder in the same manner as to other shareholders.
5.06 Telephone and Similar
Meetings. Directors or committee members may participate in and hold a
meeting by means of audio or video conferencing or other telecommunications or
electronic equipment, provided that all persons participating in the meeting may
communicate with each other simultaneously. Participation in such a meeting
shall constitute presence in person at such meeting, except where a person
participates in the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the
transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully
called or convened.
5.07 Action Without Meeting.
Any action which may be taken, or is required by law, the Articles of
Association, or these Bylaws to be taken, at a meeting of directors, or
committee members may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing,
setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the directors, or
committee members, as the case may be, entitled to vote with respect to the
subject matter thereof. Any such written consent shall have the same
force and effect as a resolution of such directors or committee members, as the
case may be, adopted by unanimous vote at a duly convened meeting, and may be
stated as such in any document filed with the Secretary of State of Vermont or
in any certificate or other document delivered to any person. The consent may be
in one or more counterparts so long as each director or committee member signs
one of the counterparts. The signed consent shall be placed in the minute books
of the Corporation and shall take effect as of the date of the last signature,
unless a different effective date is specified in the consent.
ARTICLE
SIX: OFFICERS AND OTHER AGENTS
6.01 Number; Titles; Election;
Term. The Corporation shall have a Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Officer, a president, one or more vice presidents (and, in the case of each vice
president, with such descriptive title, if any, as the Board of Directors shall
determine), a secretary, a treasurer, and such other officers and agents as the
Board of Directors may deem desirable. The Board of Directors shall elect one of
its members as Chief Executive Officer and one of its members as President of
the Corporation. Both offices may but are not required to be held by the same
person. The Board shall also elect one or more vice-presidents, a treasurer, and
a secretary after each annual meeting of shareholders, or whenever a vacancy
exists. The Board of Directors then, or from time to time, may also elect or
appoint one or more other officers as it shall deem advisable. Each officer and
agent shall hold office for the term for which he is elected or appointed and
until his successor has been elected or appointed and qualified. Unless
otherwise provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors electing or
appointing an officer or agent, his term of office shall extend to and expire at
the meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual meeting of
shareholders, or, if earlier, at his death, resignation, or removal. Any two or
more offices may be held by the same person. No officer or agent except the
Chief Executive Officer and President of the Corporation need be a shareholder,
a director, a resident of the State of Vermont, or citizen of the United States.
The Chief Executive Officer and President must be shareholders and duly elected
or appointed directors of the Corporation.
6.02 Removal. Any officer or
agent elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed by the Board
of Directors, at any time, with or without cause, but such removal shall be
without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.
Election or appointment of an officer or agent shall not of itself create
contract rights.
6.03 Vacancies. Any vacancy
occurring in any office of the Corporation may be filled by the Board of
Directors.
6.04 Authority. Officers shall
have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the Corporation
as are provided in these Bylaws or as may be determined by resolution of the
Board of Directors not inconsistent with these Bylaws.
6.05 Compensation. The
compensation, if any, of officers shall be fixed, increased, or decreased from
time to time by the Board of Directors; provided, that the Board of Directors
may by resolution delegate to any one or more officers of the Corporation, or to
a committee of the Board, the authority to fix such compensation.
6.06 Chairman of the Board.
The Chairman of the Board shall perform such executive, supervisory, and
management functions and duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by
the Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation shall be the Chairman unless the Board appoints another Director to
be Chairman.
6.07 Chief Executive Officer.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, subject to the supervision of
the Board of Directors, shall have general management of the business and
affairs of the Corporation in the ordinary course of its business with all such
powers with respect to such business and affairs as may be reasonably incident
to such responsibilities, including, but not limited to, the power to employ,
discharge, or suspend employees and agents of the Corporation, to fix the
compensation of employees and agents, and to suspend, with or without cause, any
officer of the Corporation pending final action by the Board of Directors with
respect to continued suspension, removal, or reinstatement of such officer. The
Chief Executive Officer shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board
of Directors are carried into effect and shall perform such other duties and
have such other authority and powers as the Board of Directors may from time to
time prescribe.
6.08 President. The Board of
Directors shall appoint a President to serve as one of the officers of the
Company subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors. In the absence of
the Chairman or if no Chairman is appointed, the President shall preside at any
meeting of the Board. He or she shall have and may exercise any and all powers
and duties pertaining by law, regulation or practice to the office of President
or imposed by these Bylaws. He or she shall also have and may exercise such
further powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred upon or assigned
by the Board of Directors. In the absence or unavailability of the CEO, the
President shall be authorized to perform all the duties of that
office.
6.09 Chief Operating Officer.
The Board of Directors may designate one of the officers of this Corporation as
the Chief Operating Officer. The officer thus designated shall have and may
exercise any and all powers and duties pertaining by law, regulation, or
practice to the office or as may be imposed by these Bylaws. He or she shall
also have and may exercise such further powers and duties as from time to time
may be conferred upon or assigned by the Board of Directors.
6.10 Vice President. Each vice
president shall have such powers and duties as may be prescribed from time to
time by the Board of Directors or as may be delegated from time to time by the
President. The Board shall designate one vice president to exercise the powers
of the President in the event of that officer's absence or inability to
act.
6.11 Treasurer. The Treasurer
shall have custody of the Corporation's funds and securities, shall keep full
and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements, and shall deposit all
moneys and valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in
such depository or depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors.
The Treasurer shall audit all payrolls and vouchers of the Corporation, receive,
audit, and consolidate all operating and financial statements of the Corporation
and its various departments and shall supervise the accounting and auditing
practices of the Corporation. Additionally, the Treasurer shall have the power
to endorse for deposit, collection or otherwise all checks, drafts, notes, bills
of exchange, and other commercial paper payable to the Corporation and to give
proper receipts and discharges for all payments to the Corporation. The
Treasurer shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time
by the Board of Directors or as may be delegated from time to time by the
President.
6.12 Assistant Treasurers.
Each Assistant Treasurer shall perform such duties as may be prescribed from
time to time by the Board of Directors or as may be delegated from time to time
by the President or Treasurer. The Assistant Treasurer shall exercise the powers
of the Treasurer during that officer's absence or inability to act. In the event
more than one Assistant Treasurer is appointed, the President shall designate
one Assistant Treasurer to exercise the powers of the Treasurer as herein set
forth.
6.13 Secretary. In addition to
any other duties required by law or by the Board of Directors from time to time,
the Secretary shall perform the following duties:
(a)
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record
all votes and proceedings of the shareholders and directors or any
committee thereof;
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(b)
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have
the custody of the corporate seal, and of the corporate records within
this State;
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(c)
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keep
a record book, which shall always be available for the inspection and
copying by the shareholders, containing the names of the shareholders,
their places of residence, the number of shares held by each, the time
when they respectively acquired the shares, and the time of any transfers
thereof, except that such record book may be kept by a transfer agent
rather than the Secretary when such transfer agent is approved by the vote
of a majority of the shareholders of the Corporation;
and
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(d)
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procure
and file in his own office certified copies of all papers required by law
to be filed with the Secretary of
State.
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6.14 Assistant Secretaries.
Each Assistant Secretary shall perform such duties as may be prescribed from
time to time by the Board of Directors or as may be delegated from time to time
by the President or Secretary. The Assistant Secretary shall exercise the powers
of the Secretary during that officer's absence or inability to act. In the event
more than one Assistant Secretary is appointed, the President shall designate
one Assistant Secretary to exercise the powers of the Secretary as herein set
forth.
ARTICLE
SEVEN: CERTIFICATES AND SHAREHOLDERS
7.01 Certificates for Shares.
The certificates for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be in such
form as shall be approved by the Board of Directors in conformity with law. The
certificates of each class or series shall be consecutively numbered, shall be
entered as they are issued in the books of the Corporation or in the records of
the Corporation's designated transfer agent, if any, and shall state the
shareholder's name, the number of shares, and such other matters as may be
required by law. The certificates shall be signed, either manually or by
facsimile, by the President or any Vice-President and by the Secretary or the
Treasurer and shall be sealed with the seal of the Corporation or facsimile
thereof.
7.02 Issuance. Common or
preferred shares with or without par value may be issued pursuant to Article
Five of the Articles of Association for such consideration and to such persons
as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, except in the case of
the shares with par value the consideration must be at least equal to the par
value of such shares. Shares may not be issued until the full amount of the
consideration has been paid.
7.03
Shares Without Certificates.
(a)
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Issuing Shares Without
Certificates. Unless the Articles of Association provide otherwise,
the Board of Directors may authorize the issuance of some or all the
shares of the Corporation’s capital stock without certificates. Such
authorization shall not affect shares already represented by certificates
until they are surrendered to the Corporation.
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(b)
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Information Statement
Required. Within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of
shares without certificates, the Corporation shall send the shareholder a
written statement containing at a
minimum:
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(1)
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the
name of the issuing corporation and that it is organized under the laws of
Vermont;
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(2)
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the
name of the person to whom issued; and
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(3)
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the
number and class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, of
the issued shares.
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(c)
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Procedures. The
procedures in Section 7.06 shall not apply to uncertificated shares. The
Board may adopt such alternative procedures concerning such shares as it
deems necessary or appropriate.
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7.04 Consideration for Shares.
The consideration for the issuance of shares shall consist of money paid, labor
done (including services actually performed for the Corporation), or property
(tangible or intangible) actually received, including other securities of the
Corporation, and, in the discretion of the Board of Directors, one or more
promissory notes. The promise of future services shall not constitute payment
for shares. In the absence of fraud in the transaction, the judgment of the
Board of Directors as to the value of consideration received shall be
conclusive. When consideration, fixed as provided by law, has been paid, the
shares shall be deemed to have been issued and shall be considered fully paid
and nonassessable. The consideration received for shares shall be allocated by
the Board of Directors between stated capital and capital surplus
accounts.
7.05 Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed
Certificates. The Corporation shall issue a new certificate in place of
any certificate for shares previously issued if the registered owner of the
certificate:
(a)
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Claim. Makes proof in
affidavit form that a previously issued certificate for shares has been
lost, destroyed, or stolen;
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(b)
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Timely Request. Requests
the issuance of a new certificate before the Corporation has notice that
the certificate has been acquired by a purchaser for value in good faith
and without notice of an adverse claim;
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(c)
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Bond. Gives a bond in
such form, and with such surety or sureties, with fixed or open penalty,
as the Board of Directors may direct, in its discretion, to indemnify the
Corporation (and its transfer agent and registrar, if any) against any
claim that may be made on account of the alleged loss, destruction, or
theft of the certificate; and
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(d)
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Other Requirements.
Satisfies any other reasonable requirements imposed by the Corporation,
including any requirements of the Corporation’s transfer
agent.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Corporation may waive any or all of the foregoing
requirements in its discretion. When a certificate has been lost, destroyed, or
stolen, and the shareholder of record fails to notify the Corporation within a
reasonable time after he has notice of it, and the Corporation registers a
transfer of the shares represented by the certificate before receiving such
notification, the shareholder of record is precluded from making any claim
against the Corporation for the transfer or for a new certificate.
7.06 Transfer Agent; Transfer of
Shares.
(a)
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Transfer Agent. The
Corporation may act as its own registrar and transfer agent for any class
or series of the Corporation's debt or equity securities, or it may
designate an affiliated or non-affiliated third party for such purpose, as
the Board of Directors may determine in its discretion.
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(b)
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Transfer of Shares.
Shares of stock of the Corporation shall be transferable only on the books
of the Corporation (or its designated transfer agent) by the shareholders
of record thereof in person or by their duly authorized attorneys or legal
representatives. Upon surrender to the Corporation or the transfer agent
of the Corporation of a certificate representing shares, duly endorsed or
accompanied by executed stock powers or other proper evidence of
succession, assignment, or authority to transfer, the Corporation or its
transfer agent shall issue a new certificate to the person entitled
thereto, cancel the old certificate, and record the transaction upon its
books. The Board of Directors may make such additional rules and
regulations as it may deem necessary or appropriate concerning the issue,
transfer and registration of share certificates and uncertificated
shares.
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7.07 Registered Shareholders.
The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the shareholder of record as the
shareholder in fact of any shares and, accordingly, shall not be bound to
recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such shares on the part
of any other person, whether or not it shall have actual or other notice
thereof, except as otherwise provided by law.
ARTICLE
EIGHT: INDEMNIFICATION
8.01 Definitions. Terms not
otherwise defined in this Article shall have the meaning ascribed in the Vermont
Business Corporation Law, Title 11A of the Vermont Statutes Annotated, as in
effect from time to time.
8.02
Authority to Indemnify.
(a)
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Except
as provided in subsection 8.02(d) and subject to Section 8.06, this
Corporation shall indemnify an individual who is made a party to a
proceeding because he is or was a director against liability incurred in
the proceeding if:
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he
conducted himself in good faith; and
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(2)
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he
reasonably believed:
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(i)
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in
the case of conduct in his official capacity with the Corporation, that
his conduct was in its best interest; and
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(ii)
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in
all other cases, that his conduct was at least not opposed to its best
interests; and
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(3)
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in
the case of any criminal proceeding, he had no reasonable cause to believe
his conduct was unlawful.
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(b)
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A
director's conduct with respect to an employee benefit plan for a purpose
he reasonably believed to be in the interests of the participants in and
beneficiaries of the plan is conduct that satisfies the requirement of
subsection 8.02(a)(2)(ii).
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(c)
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The
termination of a proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or
upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent is not, of itself,
determinative that the director did not meet the standard of conduct
described in this section.
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(d)
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The
Corporation may not indemnify a director under this
section:
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in
connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation in
which the director was adjudged liable to the Corporation;
or
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(2)
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in
connection with any other proceeding charging improper personal benefit to
him, whether or not involving action in his official capacity, in which he
was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly
received by him.
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(e)
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Indemnification
permitted under this section in connection with a proceeding by or in the
right of the Corporation is limited to reasonable expenses incurred in
connection with the proceeding.
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8.03 Mandatory Indemnification in
Certain Circumstances. This Corporation shall indemnify a director who
was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any
proceeding to which he was a party because he is or was a director of the
Corporation against reasonable expenses incurred by him in connection with the
proceeding.
8.04
Advance for Expenses.
(a)
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The
Corporation may pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses incurred by a
director who is or was a party to a proceeding in advance of final
disposition of the proceeding if:
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(1)
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the
director furnishes the Corporation a written affirmation of his good faith
belief that he has met the standard of conduct described in Section
8.02;
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(2)
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the
director furnishes the Corporation a written undertaking, executed
personally or on his behalf, to repay the advance if it is ultimately
determined that he did not meet the standard of conduct;
and
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(3)
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a
determination is made that the facts then known to those making the
determination would not preclude indemnification under this Article
Eight.
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(b)
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The
undertaking required by subsection 8.04(a)(2) must be an unlimited general
obligation of the director but need not be secured and may be accepted
without reference to financial ability to make
repayment.
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8.05 Court Ordered
Indemnification. A director of this Corporation who is a party to a
proceeding may apply for indemnification to the court conducting the proceeding
or to another court of competent jurisdiction. On receipt of an application, the
court after giving any notice the court considers necessary may order
indemnification if it determines:
(1)
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the
director is entitled to mandatory indemnification under Section 8.03, in
which case the court shall also order the Corporation to pay the
director's reasonable expenses incurred to obtain court-ordered
indemnification; or
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the
director is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of
all the relevant circumstances, whether or not he met the standard of
conduct set forth in Section 8.02 or was adjudged liable as described in
subsection 8.02(d), but if he was adjudged so liable his indemnification
is limited to reasonable expenses
incurred.
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8.06
Determination and Authorization of Indemnification.
(a)
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The
Corporation may not indemnify a director under Section 8.02 unless
authorized in the specific case after a determination has been made that
indemnification of the director is permissible in the circumstances
because he has met the standard of conduct set forth in Section
8.02.
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(b)
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The
determination referred to in subsection 8.06(a) shall be
made:
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(1)
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by
the Board of Directors by majority vote of a quorum consisting of
directors not at the time parties to the proceeding;
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(2)
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if
a quorum cannot be obtained under subdivision (1), by majority vote of a
committee duly designated by the Board of Directors (in which designation
directors who are parties may participate), consisting solely of two or
more directors not at the time parties to the
proceeding;
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(3)
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by
special legal counsel:
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(i)
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selected
by the Board of Directors or its committee in the manner prescribed in
subdivision (1) or (2); or
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(ii)
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if
a quorum of the Board of Directors cannot be obtained under subdivision
(1) and a committee cannot be designated under subdivision (2), selected
by majority vote of the full Board of Directors (in which selection
directors who are parties may participate);
or
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by
the shareholders, but shares owned by or voted under the control of
directors who are at the time parties to the proceeding may not be voted
on the determination.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if a "change in control" (as defined in the federal Bank
Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended) of the Corporation shall have
occurred within the preceding two years, the determination shall be made
by special legal counsel, unless otherwise expressly agreed by the person
claiming indemnification.
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(c)
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Authorization
of indemnification and evaluation as to reasonableness of expenses shall
be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is
permissible, except that if the determination is made by special legal
counsel, authorization of indemnification and evaluation as to
reasonableness of expenses shall be made by those entitled under
subsection 8.06(b)(3) to select
counsel.
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If it is
determined under this Section 8.06 that the claimant is entitled to
indemnification, payment to the claimant shall be made within 15 days after such
determination or demand.
8.07
Indemnification of Officers, Employees and Agents.
(a)
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An
individual who is made a party to a proceeding because he is or was an
officer of the Corporation is entitled to mandatory indemnification under
Section 8.03 and is entitled to apply for court-ordered indemnification
under Section 8.05, in each case to the same extent as a
director.
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The
Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses under Sections 8.02 and
8.04 to an individual who is made a party to a proceeding because he is or
was an officer of the Corporation, subject to the same conditions and
limitations and to the same extent that these Bylaws provide for
indemnification and advancement of expenses to a
director.
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In
the discretion of the Board of Directors, the Corporation may indemnify
and advance expenses under Sections 8.02 and 8.04 to an individual who is
made a party to a proceeding because he is or was an employee or agent of
the Corporation, subject to the same conditions and limitations and to the
same extent that these Bylaws provide for indemnification and advancement
of expenses to a director.
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8.08 Insurance. The
Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of an individual who
is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation or who,
while a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation, is or was
serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, partner,
trustee, employee, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise,
against liability asserted against or incurred by him in that capacity or
arising from his status as a director, officer, employee, or agent, whether or
not the Corporation would have power to indemnify him against the same liability
under Sections 8.02 or 8.03.
8.09 Contract Right. The right
of indemnification conferred upon directors and officers in this Bylaw shall be
a contract right and shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation the
expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final
disposition. The right to indemnification under this Section 8.09 shall be
deemed to vest upon the occurrence of the event giving rise to the claim for
indemnification and no subsequent modification or repeal of this Article Eight
or other action on the part of the Corporation or otherwise shall operate to
limit or impair such right. Nothing in this Section 8.09 shall be deemed to
create any vested contract right to indemnification or advance of expenses in
favor of any person for whom indemnification or advancement of expenses is
merely permissive and not required under applicable law or this Article
Eight.
8.10 Enforcement of Rights. In
any action brought by a claimant to enforce the right to indemnification under
this Article Eight, it shall be a defense to any such action (other than an
action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in defending any
proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the requirements of Section
8.04 have been met), that the claimant has not met the standard of conduct which
makes it permissible under the Vermont Business Corporation Law for the
Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed, but the burden of
proving such defense shall be on the Corporation.
8.11 Non-Exclusive Rights;
Survival. The right to indemnification and the payment of expenses
incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of its final disposition conferred
in this Article Eight shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person
may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, other provision of the Articles
of Association or Bylaws, contract, vote of stockholders or Directors or
otherwise. No repeal or modification of this Article Eight shall in any way
diminish or adversely affect the rights of any director, officer, employee or
agent of the Corporation hereunder in respect of any occurrence or matter
arising prior to any such repeal or modification.
8.12 Severability. If any
provision or provisions of this Article Eight shall be held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Article Eight (including,
without limitation, each portion of any section of this Article Eight containing
any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not
itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby; and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the
provisions of this Article Eight shall be construed so as to give effect to the
intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable.
8.13
Application of this Article.
(a)
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These
provisions do not limit the Corporation's power to pay or reimburse
expenses incurred by a director, officer or other person in connection
with his appearance as a witness in a proceeding at a time when such
individual has not been made a named defendant or respondent to the
proceeding.
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It
is the intent of this Article Eight that the Corporation (i) shall
indemnify and advance expenses to directors and officers of the
Corporation and (ii) shall have the right to indemnify and advance
expenses to any employee or agent, in each case, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law. In the event that, after this Article Eight
becomes effective, any such applicable law is amended to permit expanded
powers to indemnify or advance expenses, the Corporation shall be deemed
to have and may exercise all such expanded powers, notwithstanding any
contrary provision of these Bylaws.
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(c)
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It
is the intent of this Article Eight that it shall apply to acts and
omissions that occurred prior to its adoption, even though suit is not
filed or a claim is otherwise asserted until after such
adoption.
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ARTICLE
NINE: EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
9.01 Emergency. If there is an
emergency declared by governmental authorities or otherwise subsisting as the
result of a regional or national disaster or act of war or terrorism, and of
such severity as to prevent the normal conduct and management of the affairs of
the Corporation and its subsidiaries:
(a)
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Temporary Executive
Committee. If it is impractical for the Board of Directors, or the
Executive Committee (if one has been appointed) to meet, any three
available Directors shall constitute an Emergency Executive Committee
authorized to exercise the full authority of the Board of Directors,
except as limited by applicable law, until such time as the appointed
Executive Committee or the Board of Directors can again assume full
responsibility and control of the Corporation; and
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(b)
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The
available officers and employees of the Corporation shall continue to
conduct the affairs of the Corporation, with such guidance as may be
available to them from the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee or
the Temporary Executive Committee constituted under Section 9.01(a)
hereof, subject to conformance with any governmental directives during the
emergency.
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ARTICLE
TEN: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
10.01 Distributions. Subject
to provisions of the statutes and the Articles of Association, dividends or
other distributions may be declared by the Board of Directors at any meeting and
may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of stock of the Corporation. Such
declaration and payment shall be at the discretion of the Board of
Directors.
10.02 Reserves. The Board of
Directors may create out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor
such reserve or reserves as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its
discretion, considers proper to provide for contingencies, to equalize dividends
or to repair or maintain any property of the Corporation, or for such other
purposes as the Board of Directors shall consider beneficial to the Corporation.
The Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.
10.03 Books and Records. The
Corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account, shall
keep as permanent records the minutes of the proceedings of its shareholders,
Board of Directors, and any committee, and shall keep at its registered office
or principal place of business, or at the office of its transfer agent or
registrar, a record of its shareholders, giving the names and addresses of all
shareholders and the number and class of the shares held by each
shareholder.
10.04 Fiscal Year. The fiscal
year of the Corporation shall be as provided in the Articles of
Association.
10.05 Seal. The seal, if any,
of the Corporation shall be in such form as may be approved from time to time by
the Board of Directors.
10.06 Resignation. A director,
committee member, officer, or agent may resign by so stating at any meeting of
the Board of Directors or by giving written notice to the Board of Directors,
the President, or the Secretary, or other officer responsible for recording the
minutes of the meetings of the shareholders and directors. Such resignation
shall take effect at the time specified therein, or immediately if no time is
specified. Unless it specifies otherwise, a resignation is effective without
being accepted.
10.07 Securities of Other
Corporations. Except as may be otherwise provided by resolution of the
Board of Directors, the Chairman, the CEO, the President, the Secretary, or any
Vice-President of the Corporation shall have the power and authority to
transfer, endorse for transfer, vote, consent, or take any other action with
respect to any securities of another issuer which may be held or owned by the
Corporation and to make, execute, and deliver any waiver, proxy, or consent with
respect to any such securities. For purposes of this section, the term
"securities" shall include, without limitation, any membership interest the
Corporation may hold in any limited liability company or similar
venture.
10.08 Amendment. Except as
hereinafter provided in this Section 10.08, or by law or in the Articles of
Association, these Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed by the directors
acting by resolution of a majority of the directors then in office or by
resolution of the shareholders. Notwithstanding any other provision of these
Bylaws or of the Articles of Association and notwithstanding the fact that some
lesser percentage may be specified by law, the affirmative vote of the holders
of 75% or more of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding shares of
the Corporation's capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors shall be required to amend, alter, change, or repeal, in whole or in
part, Sections 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 3.05 or 3.06 of these Bylaws.
10.09 Invalid Provisions. If
any part of these Bylaws shall be held invalid or inoperative for any reason,
the remaining parts, so far as it is possible and reasonable, shall remain valid
and operative.
10.10 Headings. The headings
used in these Bylaws are for convenience only and do not constitute matter to be
construed in the interpretation of these Bylaws.
The
undersigned, the Secretary of the Corporation, hereby certifies that the
foregoing Bylaws, as amended and restated, were adopted by the Board of
Directors of the Corporation, as of October 7, 2008.
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/s/ Christianne Bumps
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Corporate
Secretary
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Community
Bancorp.
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(Seal)
*
Subsequently renumbered to Article Fourteen and deleted by vote of the
shareholders on June 10, 2008.
EX-31.1
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exhibit311.htm
SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION FROM STEPHEN P. MARSH, PRESIDENT & CEO
exhibit311.htm
Exhibit
31.1
CERTIFICATION
I,
Stephen P. Marsh, President and Chief Executive Officer, certify
that:
1.
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I have reviewed this quarterly
report on Form 10-Q of Community Bancorp.;
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2.
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Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
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3.
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Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
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4.
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The
registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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(a)
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Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
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(b)
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Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
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(c)
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Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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(d)
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Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting; and
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5.
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The
registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
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(a)
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All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
and
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(b)
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Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control
over financial reporting.
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Date:
November 13, 2008
/s/ Stephen P.
Marsh
President
and Chief Executive Officer
EX-31.2
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exhibit312.htm
SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION FROM LOUISE BONVECHIO, VICE PRESIDENT & CFO
exhibit312.htm
Exhibit
31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, Louise
M. Bonvechio, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, certify
that:
1.
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I
have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Community
Bancorp.;
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2.
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Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
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3.
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Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
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4.
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The
registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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(a)
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Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
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(b)
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Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
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(c)
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Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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(d)
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Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting; and
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5.
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The
registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
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(a)
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All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
and
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(b)
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Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control
over financial reporting.
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Date:
November 13, 2008
/s/Louise M.
Bonvechio
Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer
EX-32.1
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exhibit321.htm
SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION FROM STEPHEN P. MARSH, PRESIDENT & CEO
exhibit321.htm
Exhibit
32.1
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO 18 U. S. C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In
connection with the Quarterly Report of Community Bancorp. (the "Company") on
Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2008, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned Chief
Financial Officer of the Company hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that: 1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and 2) the information contained
in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
and results of operations of the Company as of and for the periods covered in
the Report.
A
signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Community Bancorp. and will be retained by Community Bancorp. and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.
/s/ Stephen P.
Marsh
Stephen
P. Marsh,
President
& Chief Executive Officer
November
13, 2008
EX-32.2
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exhibit322.htm
SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION FROM LOUISE BONVECHIO, VICE PRESIDENT & CFO
exhibit322.htm
Exhibit
32.2
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO 18 U. S. C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In
connection with the Quarterly Report of Community Bancorp. (the "Company") on
Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2008 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned Chief
Executive Officer of the Company hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that: 1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and 2) the information
contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the periods
covered in the Report.
A
signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Community Bancorp. and will be retained by Community Bancorp. and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.
/s/ Louise M.
Bonvechio
Louise M.
Bonvechio,
Vice
President & CFO
November
13, 2008
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