-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, BwiRl2mgLp84haoqezwRcPFeoafDBKhQq+JnNcA7Hpas/DfMFxgKZiFBFml2077L HHmMKdkbNabgp/S4dXIgGQ== 0000763563-02-000018.txt : 20020415 0000763563-02-000018.hdr.sgml : 20020415 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000763563-02-000018 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20011231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020325 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000763563 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 161237038 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-13888 FILM NUMBER: 02584401 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE CHEMUNG CANAL PLZ STREET 2: P O BOX 1522 CITY: ELMIRA STATE: NY ZIP: 14902 BUSINESS PHONE: 6077373711 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE CHEMUNG CANAL PLZ STREET 2: P O BOX 1522 CITY: ELMIRA STATE: NY ZIP: 14902 10-K 1 exhibit10k2001.htm CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION-10K PERIOD ENDING 12/31/01 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K


X

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

 

 

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001

 

OR


TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [No Fee Required]

 

 

For the transition period from _____________ to _____________

 

 

 

Commission File Number 0-13888

 

CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

NEW YORK
(State or other jursidiction of
incorporation or organization)

16-123703-8
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

One Chemung Canal Plaza, P.O. Box 1522
Elmira, New York
(Address of principal executive offices)

14902

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (607) 737-3711

 

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

None

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

 

 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 a share

(Title of class)


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


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

X

NO

 


The aggregate market value of Common Stock held by non-affiliates on February 28, 2002 was $57,793,468


As of February 28, 2002 there were 3,945,566 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value outstanding.

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2001 are incorporated by reference into Parts I, II and IV.


Portions of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Shareholders meeting to be held on May 15, 2002 are incorporated by reference into Parts III and IV.

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PART I


ITEM 1. BUSINESS


(a) General development of business


Chemung Financial Corporation (Corporation) was incorporated on January 2, 1985, under the laws of the State of New York. The Corporation was organized for the purpose of acquiring a majority holding of Chemung Canal Trust Company (Bank). The Bank was established in 1833 under the name Chemung Canal Bank, and was subsequently granted a New York State bank charter in 1895. In 1902, the Bank was reorganized as a New York State trust company under the name Elmira Trust Company, which name was changed to Chemung Canal Trust Company in 1903.


On June 1, 1985, after the approval by the New York State Superintendent of Banks and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the Plan of Acquisition and holding company application, the Bank became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation. There have been no material changes in the mode of conducting business of either the Corporation or the Bank since the acquisition of the Bank by the Corporation.


Passage of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act during the fourth quarter of 1999 permitted qualified bank holding companies to elect to become financial holding companies and to engage in expanded financial activities. During the second quarter of 2000, Chemung Financial Corporation exercised this election, and on June 22, 2000 received approval from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. This provides the Corporation with the flexibility to offer a wider array of financial services, such as insurance products, mutual funds, and brokerage services. This will allow us to better serve the needs of our clients as well as provide an additional source of fee based income. To that end, the Corporation established a financial services subsidiary, CFS Group, Inc., which commenced operation during September of 2001. As such, Chemung Financial Corporation now operates as a financial holding company with two subsidiaries, Chemung Canal Trust Company (the "Bank"), a full-service community bank with full trust powers, and CFS Grou p, Inc., a financial services subsidiary.


The Corporation is subject to applicable federal laws relating to bank holding companies as well as federal securities laws, State Corporation Law and State Banking Law.


(b) Financial information about industry segments


The Corporation and the Bank are engaged only in banking and bank-related businesses. During 2000, the Corporation established a financial services subsidiary, CFS Group, Inc., to provide additional financial services. CFS Group, Inc. began operations during September 2001. Exhibits I through VI included in the Corporation's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2001, set forth financial information with respect to the Corporation's financial position and results of operations. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, including Exhibits I through VI, is incorporated herein by reference.


(c) Narrative description of business

Business


The Bank is a New York State chartered, independent commercial bank, which engages in full-service commercial and consumer banking and trust business. The Bank's services include accepting time, demand and savings deposits including NOW accounts, Super NOW accounts, regular savings accounts, insured money market accounts, investment certificates, fixed-rate certificates of deposit and club accounts. Its services also include making secured and unsecured commercial and consumer loans, financing commercial transactions either directly or participating with regional industrial development and community lending corporations, making commercial, residential and home equity mortgage loans, revolving credit loans with overdraft checking protection, small business loans and student loans. Additional services include renting of safe deposit facilities, selling uninsured annuity and mutual fund investment products, and the use of networked automated teller facilities.


Trust services provided by the Bank include services as executor, trustee under wills and agreements, guardian and custodian and trustee and agent for pension, profit-sharing and other employee benefit trusts as well as various investment, pension, estate planning and employee benefit administrative services.


For additional information, which focuses on the results of operation of the Corporation and the Bank, see Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, incorporated herein by reference.


There have been no material changes in the manner of doing business by the Corporation or the Bank during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001.


Competition


Six (6) of the Bank's thirteen (13) full-service branches, in addition to the main office, are located in Chemung County. The other seven (7) full-service branches are located in the adjacent counties of Schuyler, Steuben, and Tioga. All facilities are located in New York State.


Within these market areas, the Bank encounters intense competition in its banking business from several other financial institutions offering comparable products. These competitors include other commercial banks (both locally based independent banks and local offices of regional and major metropolitan-based banks), as well as stock savings banks and credit unions. In addition, the Bank experiences competition in marketing some of its services from local operations of insurance companies, brokerage firms and retail financial service businesses.


Dependence Upon a Single Customer


Neither the Corporation nor the Bank is dependent upon a single or limited number of customers.


Research and Development


Expenditures for research and development were immaterial for the years 2001, 2000, and 1999.


Employees


As of December 31, 2001, the Bank employed 315 persons on a full-time equivalent basis.



Excutive Officers

The executive officers of the Corporation are elected annually and hold office until their respective successors have been elected and qualified or until death, resignation or removal by the Board of Directors. Each executive officer of the Corporation is also an executive officer of the Bank. There are no arrangements or understandings between the persons named and any other person pursuant to which such officers were selected.

 

Name

Age

Position (served since)

Jan P. Updegraff

59

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and the Bank (1998); formerly President and Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation and the Bank (1996); and Vice President and Treasurer of the Corporation and Executive Vice President of the Bank (1990).

James E. Corey III

55

Vice President of the Corporation (1993) and Executive Vice President of the Bank (1998); formerly Senior Vice President of the Bank (1993).

Jerome F. Denton

50

Vice President of the Corporation (1997); formerly Secretary (1986); Executive Vice President of the Bank (1998); formerly Senior Vice President of the Bank (1996).

Thomas C. Karski

56

Vice President of the Corporation (1998) and Senior Vice President of the Bank (1998); formerly Vice President of the Bank (1987).

Joseph P. Manning

63

Vice President of the Corporation (1998) and Senior Vice President of the Bank (1998); formerly Vice President of the Bank (1993).

John R. Battersby, Jr.

51

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Bank (1998); Treasurer of the Corporation and the Bank (1995); formerly Vice President of the Bank (1995).

Jane H. Adamy

51

Secretary of the Corporation (2000) and Vice President and Secretary of the Bank (2000); formerly Vice President of the Bank (1998) and Senior Trust Officer (1993).



(d) Financial information about foreign and domestic operations and export sales



Neither the Corporation nor the Bank relies on foreign sources of funds or income.



(e) Statistical disclosure by bank holding companies



The following disclosures present summarized statistical data covering the Corporation and the Bank.

Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity, Interest Rates and Interest Differential

Year Ended December 31,

 

2001

2000

1999

Assets

Average Balance


Interest

Yield/
Rate

Average Balance


Interest

Yield/ Rate

Average Balance


Interest

Yield/ Rate

Earning assets:

(Dollars in thousands)

Loans

$416,370

34,046

8.18%

382,788

33,160

8.66%

346,550

29,446

8.50%

Taxable securities

209,630

13,486

6.43

201,641

13,087

6.49

204,635

12,718

6.21

Tax-exempt securities

24,168

1,107

4.58

28,359

1,298

4.58

28,094

1,275

4.54

Federal funds sold

6,009

271

4.51

2,839

184

6.48

9,870

484

4.90

Interest-bearing deposits

2,635

212

8.05

1,755

249

14.19

2,412

254

10.52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total earning assets

658,812

49,122

7.46%

617,382

47,978

7.77%

591,561

44,177

7.47%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

24,864

 

 

24,070

 

 

24,868

 

 

Premises and equipment, net

14,137

 

 

13,040

 

 

10,689

 

 

Other assets

12,000

 

 

12,242

 

 

9,264

 

 

Allowance for loan losses

(4,832)

 

 

(4,708)

 

 

(4,620)

 

 

Intangibles and AFS valuation allowance

13,661

 

 

4,996

 

 

10,507

 

 

Total

718,642

 

 

667,022

 

 

642,269

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

40,553

432

1.07%

40,939

518

1.27%

41,596

525

1.26%

Savings and insured money market deposits

149,301

3,807

2.55

141,000

4,367

3.10

151,262

4,342

2.87

Time deposits

238,222

12,552

5.27

227,465

13,010

5.72

202,239

10,230

5.06

Federal Home Loan Bank advances and securities sold under agreements to repurchase


97,375


4,901


5.03


77,459


4,160


5.37


73,946


3,631


4.91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

525,451

21,692

4.13%

486,863

22,055

4.53%

469,043

18,728

3.99%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

105,585

 

 

105,795

 

 

99,035

 

 

Other liabilities

9,469

 

 

6,308

 

 

7,892

 

 

Total liabilities

640,505

 

 

598,966

 

 

575,970

 

 

Shareholders' equity

78,137

 

 

68,056

 

 

66,299

 

 

Total

718,642

 

 

667,022

 

 

642,269

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$27,430

 

 

$25,923

 

 

$25,449

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest rate spread

 

 

3.33%

 

 

3.24%

 

 

3.48%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin

 

 

4.16%

 

 

4.20%

 

 

4.30%

For the purpose of these computations, non-accruing loans are included in the daily average loan amounts outstanding. Daily balances were used for average balance computations. Investment securities are stated at amortized cost. No tax equivalent adjustments have been made in calculating yields on obligations of states and political subdivisions.

The following table sets forth for the periods indicated, a summary of the changes in interest and dividends earned and interest paid resulting from changes in volume and changes in rates (in thousands of dollars):

 

2001 Compared to 2000

2000 Compared to 1999

 

Increase (Decrease) Due to (1)

Increase (Decrease) Due to (1)

 

Volume

Rate

Net

Volume

Rate

Net

Interest and dividends earned on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

$2,795

(1,909)

886

3,147

567

3,714

Taxable securities

520

(121)

399

(191)

560

369

Tax-exempt securities

(191)

0

(191)

12

11

23

Federal funds sold

156

(69)

87

(422)

122

(300)

Interest-bearing deposits

96

(133)

(37)

(80)

75

(5)

Total earning assets

$3,376

(2,232)

1,144

2,466

1,335

3,801

Interest paid on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

(5)

(81)

(86)

(7)

0

(7)

Savings and insured money market deposits

247

(807)

(560)

(308)

333

25

Time deposits

597

(1,055)

(458)

1,359

1,421

2,780

Federal Home Loan Bank advances and securities sold under agreements to repurchase



1,017



(276)



741



178



351



529

Total interest-bearing liabilities

$1,856

(2,219)

(363)

1,222

2,105

3,327

Net interest income

$1,520

(13)

1,507

1,244

(770)

474

  1. The change in interest due to both rate and volume has been allocated to volume and rate changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each.


Investment Portfolio

The following table sets forth the carrying amount of investment securities at the dates indicated (in thousands of dollars):

 

December 31,

 

2001

2000

1999

U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government agencies

$100,129

90,669

108,038

Mortgage-backed securities

92,993

87,129

73,747

State and political subdivisions

24,654

25,054

29,290

Corporate bonds and notes

15,022

12,229

10,180

Corporate stocks

13,455

14,192

14,735

Total

$246,253

229,273

235,990


Included in the above table are $239,137, $222,707 and $227,384 (in thousands of dollars) of securities available for sale at December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively.


The following table sets forth the maturities of debt securities at December 31, 2001 and the weighted average yields of such securities (all securities are calculated on the basis of the amortized cost and effective yields weighted for the scheduled maturity of each security, except mortgage-backed securities which are based on the average life at the projected prepayment speed of each security). Federal tax equivalent adjustments have been made in calculating yields on municipal obligations (in thousands of dollars):

 

Maturing

 


Within One Year

After One, But Within
Five Years

 

Amount

Yield

Amount

Yield

U.S. Government agencies

27,563

6.59%

30,734

5.28%

Mortgage-backed securities

443

6.07%

10,691

6.64%

State and political subdivisions

4,865

4.74%

7,322

6.76%

Corporate bonds and notes

-

-

5,249

6.30%

Total

$32,871

6.31%

$53,996

5.84%

 

Maturing

 

After Five, But Within
Ten Years


After Ten Years

 

Amount

Yield

Amount

Yield

U.S. Government agencies

$40,264

6.04%

$ 1,569

7.27%

Mortgage-backed securities

33,607

6.01%

48,251

5.98%

State and political subdivisions

12,313

6.96%

345

8.72%

Corporate bonds and notes

2,215

8.01%

7,367

6.85%

Total

$88,399

6.21%

$57,532

6.14%

Loan Portfolio

The following table shows the Corporation's loan distribution at the end of each of the last five years (in thousands of dollars):

 

December 31,

 

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

Commercial, financial and agricultural

$188,332

158,448

135,305

113,865

102,816

Residential mortgages

101,169

92,627

90,318

89,544

79,753

Consumer loans

134,627

143,743

134,616

126,097

114,593

Total

$424,128

394,818

360,239

329,506

297,162


The following table shows the maturity of loans (excluding residential mortgages and consumer loans) outstanding as of December 31, 2001. Also provided are the amounts due after one year classified according to the sensitivity to changes in interest rates (in thousands of dollars):

 

Within One Year

After One But Within Five Years

After Five Years


Total

Commercial, financial and agricultural

$ 59,947

$ 33,809

$ 94,576

$188,332

Loans maturing after one year with:

 

Fixed interest rates

 

$ 22,331

$ 22,237

 

Variable interest rates

 

$ 11,478

$ 72,339

 

Total

 

$ 33,809

$ 94,576

 


Non-accrual and Past Due Loans

The following table summarizes the Corporation's non-accrual and past due loans (in thousands of dollars):

 

December 31,

 

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-accrual loans (1)

$1,490

1,078

640

4,458

930

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more


$4,065


224


281


395


688


Information with respect to non-accrual loans at December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 is as follows (in thousands of dollars):

 

December 31,

 

2001

2000

1999

Non-accrual loans

$1,490

$1,078

$640

 

 

 

 

Interest income that would have been recorded under original terms


104


118


78

 

 

 

 

Interest income recorded during the period


102


89


61

(1) It is the Corporation's policy that when a past due loan is referred to legal counsel, or in the case of a commercial loan which becomes 90 days delinquent, or in the case of consumer, mortgage or home equity loans not guaranteed by a government agency which becomes 120 days delinquent, the loan is placed in non-accrual and previously accrued interest is reversed unless, because of collateral or other circumstances, it is deemed to be collectible. Loans may also be placed in non-accrual if management believes such classification is warranted for other reasons.


Potential Problem Loans

At December 31, 2001, in addition to non-performing loans, the Corporation, through its loan review function, has identified 19 commercial relationships totaling $7.3 million which it has internally classified as sub-standard. Included in this total are two relationships which total $4.7 million. While in a performing status as of December 31, 2001, these loans, given the current economic climate, have the potential to become non-performing. In addition, at December 31, 2001, there is one relationship totaling $4.6 million internally classified as special mention, for which adverse financial performance and cash flow information became available to management subsequent to December 31, 2001. This new information will cause this relationship to be classified as sub-standard subsequent to December 31, 2001. It is also expected that the loans in this relationship could be placed on non-performing status in the first quarter of 2002. Accordingly, management's attention is focused on th ese credits, which are reviewed on at least a quarterly basis.


Loan Concentrations

At December 31, 2001, the Corporation has no loan concentrations to borrowers engaged in the same or similar industries that exceed 10% of total loans.


Other Earning Assets

At December 31, 2001, the Corporation has no earning assets other than loans that meet the non-accrual, past due, restructured or potential problem loan criteria.


Summary of Loan Loss Experience

This table summarizes the Corporation's loan loss experience for each year in the five-year period ended December 31, 2001 (in thousands of dollars):

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

Allowance for loans losses at beginning of year

$4,708

4,665

4,509

4,145

3,975

Charge-offs:

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial, financial and agricultural

139

65

38

13

77

Real estate mortgages

5

4

12

16

53

Consumer loans

806

770

624

552

640

Home equity

-

14

16

13

-

Total

950

853

690

594

770

Recoveries:

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial, financial and agricultural

64

29

43

35

14

Real estate mortgages

12

-

-

-

-

Consumer loans

143

117

130

123

76

Total

219

146

173

158

90

Net charge-offs

731

707

517

436

680

Provision charged to operations

1,100

750

673

800

850

Allowance for loan losses at end of year

$5,077

4,708

4,665

4,509

4,145

Ratio of net charge-offs during year to average
loans outstanding (1)


.18%


.18%


.15%


. 14%


.23%


(1) Daily balances were used to compute average outstanding loan balances.


The allocated portions of the allowance reflect management's estimates of specific known risk elements in the respective portfolios. Among the factors considered in allocating portions of the allowance by loan type are the current levels of past due, non-accrual and impaired loans. The unallocated portion of the allowance represents risk elements in the loan portfolio that have not been specifically identified. Factors considered in determining the appropriate level of unallocated allowance include historical loan loss history, current economic conditions, and loan growth. The following table summarizes the Corporation's allocation of the loan loss allowance for each year in the five-year period ended December 31, 2001:

 

Amount of loan loss allowance (in thousands) and Percent of Loans
by Category to Total Loans

Balance at end of period applicable to:


2001


%


2000


%


1999


%


1998


%


1997


%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial, financial and agricultural


$2,360


33.0


1,697


29.2


1,227


25.4


2,081


24.0


1,402


22.5

Commercial mortgages

691

11.4

522

11.0

334

12.2

21

12.0

132

14.0

Residential mortgages

368

23.8

152

23.4

185

25.0

88

25.7

31

24.8

Consumer loans

1,290

31.8

1,536

36.4

1,416

37.4

1,007

38.3

823

38.7

 

4,709

100.0

3,907

100.0

3,162

100.0

3,197

100.0

2,388

100.0

Unallocated

368

N/A

801

N/A

1,503

N/A

1,312

N/A

1,757

N/A

Total

$5,077

100.0

4,708

100.0

4,665

100.0

4,509

100.0

4,145

100.0


The above allocation is neither indicative of the specific amounts or the loan categories in which future charge-offs may occur, nor is it an indicator of future loss trends. The allocation of the allowance to each category does not restrict the use of the allowance to absorb losses in any category.



Deposits


The average daily amounts of deposits and rates paid on such deposits is summarized for the periods indicated in the following table (in thousands of dollars):

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

2001

 

2000

 

1999

 

 

Amount

Rate

Amount

Rate

Amount

Rate

Non-interest-bearing demand deposits

$105,585

- %

105,795

- %

99,035

- %

Interest-bearing demand deposits

40,553

1.07

40,939

1.27

41,596

1.26

Savings and insured money market deposits

149,301

2.55

141,000

3.10

151,262

2.87

Time deposits

238,222

5.27

227,465

5.72

202,239

5.06

 

$533,661

 

515,199

 

494,132

 


Scheduled maturities of time deposits at December 31, 2001 are summarized as follows (in thousands of dollars):

2002

$178,143

2003

28,612

2004

11,499

2005

5,872

2006

5,768

2007 and thereafter

22

 

$229,916


Maturities of time deposits in denominations of $100,000 or more outstanding at December 31, 2001 are summarized as follows (in thousands of dollars):

3 months or less

$34,905

Over 3 through 6 months

1,640

Over 6 through 12 months

5,388

Over 12 months

15,590

 

$57,523



Return on Equity and Assets


The following table shows consolidated operating and capital ratios of the Corporation for each of the last three years:

Year Ended December 31,

2001

2000

1999

Return on average assets

1.18%

1.31%

1.31%

Return on average equity

10.87

12.86

12.66

Return on beginning equity

11.43

13.41

12.70

Dividend payout ratio

42.20

39.67

36.90

Average equity to average assets ratio

10.87

10.20

10.32

Year-end equity to year-end assets ratio

10.92

10.99

10.00



Short-Term Borrowings


For each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001, the average outstanding balance of short-term borrowings did not exceed 30% of shareholders' equity.



Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase and Federal Home Loan Bank Advances


Information regarding securities sold under agreements to repurchase and FHLB advances is incorporated herein by reference from note 7 and note 8 to the consolidated financial statements, included as Exhibit D of Exhibit Listing 13.


ITEM 2. PROPERTIES


The Corporation and the Bank currently conduct all their business activities from the Bank's main office, thirteen (13) branch locations situated in a four-county area, owned office space adjacent to the Bank's main office, and seven (7) off-site automated teller facilities (ATMs), three (3) of which are located on leased property. The main office is a six-story structure located at One Chemung Canal Plaza, Elmira, New York, in the downtown business district. The main office consists of approximately 62,000 square feet of space entirely occupied by the Bank. The combined square footage of the thirteen (13) branch banking facilities totals approximately 69,047 square feet. The office building adjacent to the main office was acquired during 1995 and consists of approximately 33,186 square feet of which 30,766 square feet are occupied by operating departments of the Bank and 2,420 square feet are leased. The leased automated teller facility spaces total approximately 150 square feet.


The Bank holds one (1) of its branch facilities (Bath Office), three (3) automated teller facilities (Elmira/Corning Regional Airport, Elmira College and WalMart Store) and an office facility in Binghamton for Trust and Investment business activity under lease arrangements; and owns the rest of its offices including the main office and the adjacent office building.


The Corporation holds no real estate in its own name.



ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


Neither the Corporation nor its subsidiaries are a party to any material pending legal proceeding required to be disclosed under this item.



ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SHAREHOLDERS


There were no matters submitted to a vote of shareholders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report.


PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS


The Corporation's stock is traded in the over-the-counter market. Incorporated herein by reference to portions of the Corporation's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2001, are the quarterly market price ranges for the Corporation's stock for the past three (3) years, based upon actual transactions as reported by securities brokerage firms which maintain a market or conduct trades in the Corporation's stock and other transactions known by the Corporation's management. Also incorporated herein by reference to a part of the Corporation's 2001 Annual Report are the dividends paid by the Corporation for each quarter of the last three (3) years. The number of shareholders of record on February 28, 2002 was 702.



ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA


The Financial Data Exhibits included in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and presented in the Corporation's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2001 are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit C of Exhibit Listing 13.


OTHER SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data:

2001

(in thousands except per share data)

Mar 31

Jun 30

Sep 30

Dec 31

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and dividend income

$12,202

$12,469

$12,395

$12,056

Interest expense

5,797

5,687

5,330

4,877

Net interest income

6,405

6,782

7,065

7,179

Provision for loan losses

188

188

238

487

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

6,217

6,594

6,827

6,692

Total other operating income

2,457

2,872

3,126

1,752

Total other operating expenses

5,889

6,020

6,030

6,112

Income before income tax expense

2,785

3,446

3,923

2,332

Income tax expense

868

1,098

1,351

676

Net Income

$ 1,917

$ 2,348

$ 2,572

$ 1,656

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

$ 0.47

$ 0.58

$ 0.63

$ 0.41

 

 

 

 

 

 

2000

 

Mar 31

Jun 30

Sep 30

Dec 31

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and dividend income

$11,505

$11,882

$12,261

$12,330

Interest expense

5,107

5,468

5,751

5,728

Net interest income

6,398

6,414

6,510

6,602

Provision for loan losses

188

188

188

187

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

6,210

6,226

6,322

6,415

Total other operating income

2,315

2,515

2,508

2,694

Total other operating expenses

5,671

5,656

5,611

5,519

Income before income tax expense

2,854

3,085

3,219

3,590

Income tax expense

896

962

1,011

1,125

Net Income

$ 1,958

$ 2,123

$ 2,208

$ 2,465

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

$ 0.48

$ 0.52

$ 0.54

$ 0.60



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


Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations presented in the Corporation's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2001 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit C of Exhibit Listing 13.



ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK


Information required by Item 305 of Regulation S-K is included in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations presented in the Corporation's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2001 and is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit C of Exhibit Listing 13.



ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA


The Independent Auditors' Report and consolidated financial statements as presented in the Corporation's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2001 are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit D of Exhibit Listing 13.



ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE


None



PART III



ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS OF THE REGISTRANT


The information set forth under the captions "Nominees For Election of Directors" and the Section 16(a) disclosure set forth under the caption "Security Ownership of Management", as presented in the registrant's Proxy Statement, dated April 5, 2002, relating to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 15, 2002, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit F of Exhibit Listing 22.


EXECUTIVE OFFICERS


The information concerning Executive Officers of the Corporation is incorporated herein by reference from Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.



ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION


The information set forth under the captions "Directors Compensation"; "Directors' Personnel Committee Report on Executive Compensation"; "Comparative Return Performance Graph"; "Executive Compensation"; "Pension Plan"; "Profit-Sharing, Savings and Investment Plan"; "Employment Contracts"; and "Other Compensation Agreements", presented in the registrant's Proxy Statement, dated April 5, 2002, relating to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 15, 2002, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit F of Exhibit Listing 22.



ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT


The information set forth under the captions "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners" and "Security Ownership of Management", presented in the registrant's Proxy Statement, dated April 5, 2002, relating to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 15, 2002, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit F of Exhibit Listing 22.



ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS


The information set forth under the caption "Certain Transactions", presented in the registrant's Proxy Statement, dated April 5, 2002, relating to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 15, 2002, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit F of Exhibit Listing 22.


PART IV


ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K



(a) (1) List of Financial Statements and Independent Auditors' Report


The following consolidated financial statements and Independent Auditors' Report of Chemung Financial Corporation and subsidiaries, included in the Annual Report of the registrant to its shareholders as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2001, are incorporated by reference in Item 8:

-

Independent Auditors' Report

-

Consolidated Balance Sheets - December 31, 2001 and 2000

-

Consolidated Statements of Income - Years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999

-

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income - Years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999

-

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows-Years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999

-

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999



(2) List of Financial Statement Schedules


Schedules to the consolidated financial statements required by Article 9 of Regulation S-X are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable, and therefore have been omitted.

(3) Listing of Exhibits

 

 

 

Exhibit (3.1)

Certificate of Incorporation is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-14, Registration No. 2-95743, and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, filed with the Secretary of State of New York on April 1, 1988, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit A of the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1988, File No. 0-13888.

 

Exhibit (13)

Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2001.

 

 

Table of Quarterly Market Price Ranges.

EXHIBIT A

 

Table of Dividends Paid.

EXHIBIT B

 

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations including Financial Data Exhibits. Quantitative and Qualitative disclosures about Market Risk




EXHIBIT C

 

Consolidated Financial Statements and Independent Auditors' Report.


EXHIBIT D

Exhibit (21)

Subsidiaries of the registrant.

EXHIBIT F

Exhibit (22)

Registrant's Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement dated April 5, 2002, and Proxy Form


EXHIBIT G



(b) Reports on Form 8-K


There were no reports filed on Form 8-K during the three months ended December 31, 2001.


(c) Exhibits


The response to this portion of Item 14 is submitted as a separate section of this report.


(d) Financial Statement Schedules


None

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

ITEM 14(c)
CERTAIN EXHIBITS

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001

CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION
ELMIRA, NEW YORK
____________________________________

EXHIBIT LISTING

 

EXHIBIT

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 13

 

Annual Report To Shareholders For The Year Ended December 31, 2001

 

 

 

 

A

Table of Quarterly Market Price Ranges

 

 

 

 

B

Table of Dividends Paid

 

 

 

 

C

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations including Financial Data Exhibits, and the Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

 

 

 

D

Consolidated Financial Statements and Independent Auditors' Report

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 21

F

Subsidiaries of the Registrant

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 22

G

Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement dated April 5, 2002, and Proxy Form

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION

DATED: MARCH 13, 2002

By /s/ Jan P. Updegraff

 

Jan P. Updegraff
President and Chief Executive Officer


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been executed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ Robert E. Agan
Robert E. Agan


Director


March 13, 2002



David J. Dalrymple



Director

 



Robert H. Dalrymple



Director

 


/s/ Frederick Q. Falck
Frederick Q. Falck



Director



March 13, 2002


/s/ Stephen M. Lounsberry
Stephen M. Lounsberry



Director



March 13, 2002


/s/ Thomas K. Meier
Thomas K. Meier



Director



March 13, 2002


/s/ Ralph H. Meyer
Ralph H. Meyer



Director



March 13, 2002


/s/ John F. Potter
John F. Potter


Director



March 13, 2002


/s/ Charles M. Streeter, Jr.
Charles M. Streeter, Jr.



Director



March 13, 2002


/s/ Richard W. Swan
Richard W. Swan



Director



March 13, 2002



William A. Tryon



Director

 


/s/ William C. Ughetta
William C. Ughetta



Director



March 13, 2002


/s/ Nelson Mooers van den Blink
Nelson Mooers van den Blink



Director



March 13, 2002



/s/ Jan P. Updegraff
Jan P. Updegraff


Director, President & Chief Executive Officer




March 13, 2002

Attest

/s/ Jane H. Adamy
Jane H. Adamy




Secretary




March 13, 2002

EX-13 4 exhibit132001.htm CHEMUING FINANCIAL CORPORATION-EXHIBITS A-D ANNUAL REPORT & MD&A UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

EXHIBIT A








TABLE OF QUARTERLY MARKET PRICE RANGES




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Market Prices of Chemung Financial Corporation Stock

During Past Three Years (dollars)

 

2001

2000

1999

1st Quarter

19.25 - 20.50

18.00 - 24.50

26.50 - 29.00

2nd Quarter

19.05 - 23.65

19.00 - 21.50

24.00 - 27.00

3rd Quarter

22.80 - 29.00

19.13 - 20.50

24.00 - 26.00

4th Quarter

28.00 - 30.00

19.25 - 19.75

24.25 - 25.75




The quarterly market price ranges for the Corporation's stock for the past three (3) years are based upon actual transactions as reported by brokerage firms which maintain a market or conduct trades in the Corporation's stock and other transactions known by the Corporation's management.

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EXHIBIT B





TABLE OF DIVIDENDS PAID





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Dividends Paid Per Common Share by Chemung Financial Corporation
During Past Three Years

 

2001

2000

1999

January 2

$0.220

$0.210

$0.170

April 2

0.220

0.210

0.170

July 2

0.220

0.210

0.190

October 1

0.230

0.220

0.190

 

$0.890

$0.850

$0.720


As of December 31, 2001 there were 740 registered holders of record of the Corporation' stock. Chemung Financial Corporation common stock is inactively traded in the over-the-counter market.

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EXHIBIT C










MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
INCLUDING FINANCIAL DATA EXHIBITS

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Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations


The purpose of this discussion is to focus on information about the financial condition and results of operations of Chemung Financial Corporation. Reference should be made to the accompanying consolidated financial statements (including related notes) and the selected financial data presented elsewhere in this report for an understanding of the following discussion and analysis.



Forward-Looking Statements

Statements included in this discussion and in future filings by Chemung Financial Corporation (the "Corporation") with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in Chemung Financial Corporation press releases, and in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, which are not historical or current facts, are "forward-looking statements" made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical earnings and those presently anticipated or projected. Chemung Financial Corporation wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The following important factors, among others, could cause Chemung Financial Corporation's actual financial performance to differ materially from that expressed in any forward-looking statement: ( 1) credit risk, (2) interest rate risk, (3) competition, (4) changes in the regulatory environment, and (5) changes in general business and economic trends. The foregoing list should not be construed as exhaustive, and the Corporation disclaims any obligation to subsequently revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements, or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.



Description of Business

Chemung Financial Corporation (the "Corporation"), through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Chemung Canal Trust Company (the "Bank") and CFS Group, Inc. (a financial services company), provides a wide range of banking, financing, fiduciary and other financial services within its local market areas.


The financial condition of the Corporation should be examined in terms of the acquisition and deployment of funds within its "market areas". Management defines the market areas of Chemung Canal Trust Company as those areas within a 25-mile radius of its branches in Chemung, Steuben, Schuyler, and Tioga counties, including the northern tier of Pennsylvania. The Corporation's lending policy restricts substantially all lending efforts to these geographical regions.



Critical Accounting Policies

Pursuant to recent SEC guidance, management of the Corporation is encouraged to evaluate and disclose those accounting policies that are judged to be critical policies - those most important to the portrayal of the Corporation's financial condition and results, and that require management's most difficult, subjective or complex judgments. Management considers the accounting policy relating to the allowance for loan losses to be a critical accounting policy given the inherent uncertainty in evaluating the level of the allowance required to cover credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio, and the material effect that such judgments can have on the Corporation's results of operations. See note 1 to the consolidated financial statements for a description of the Corporation's policy with respect to estimating the level of the allowance for loan losses.



Management of Credit Risk - Loan Portfolio

The Corporation manages credit risk, while conforming to state and federal laws governing the making of loans, through written policies and procedures; loan review to identify loan problems at the earliest possible time; collection procedures (continued even after a loan is charged off); an adequate allowance for loan losses; and continuing education and training to ensure lending expertise. Diversification by loan product is maintained through offering commercial loans, 1-4 family mortgages, and a full range of consumer loans.


The Loan Committee of the Board is designated to receive required loan reports, oversee loan policy, and approve loans above authorized individual and Senior Loan Committee lending limits. The Senior Loan Committee, consisting of the president, two executive vice presidents, credit services division manager, commercial loan manager, consumer loan manager, mortgage loan manager and credit manager, implements the Board-approved loan policy.



Supervision and Regulation

The Corporation, as a financial holding company, is regulated under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the "Act"), and is subject to the supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve Board"). Generally, the Act limits the business of bank holding companies to banking, or managing or controlling banks, performing certain servicing activities for subsidiaries, and engaging in such other activities as the Federal Reserve Board may determine to be closely related to banking and a proper incident thereto.


The Bank is chartered under the laws of New York State and is supervised by the New York State Banking Department.


CFS Group, Inc. is subject to other regulatory authorities as determined by activities in which it may be engaged. For example, insurance activities are regulated by the New York State Insurance Department, while brokerage activities are subject to regulation by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD).



Competition

The Corporation is subject to intense competition in the lending and deposit gathering aspects of its business from commercial and thrift banking institutions, credit unions and other providers of financial services, such as brokerage firms, investment companies, insurance companies and Internet vendors. The Corporation also competes with non-financial institutions, including retail stores and certain utilities that maintain their own credit programs, as well as governmental agencies that make available loans to certain borrowers. Unlike the Corporation, many of these competitors are not subject to regulation as extensive as that described under the "Supervision and Regulation" section and, as a result, they may have a competitive advantage over the Corporation in certain respects. This is particularly true of credit unions, as their pricing structure is not encumbered by income taxes.


Competition for the Corporation's fiduciary services comes primarily from brokerage firms and independent investment advisors. This is considered to be significant competition, as these firms devote much of their considerable resources toward gaining larger positions in these markets. The market value of trust assets under administration totaled $1.4 billion at year-end 2001. Relative to the Corporation's consolidated assets, the Trust and Investment Division is unusually large and is responsible for the largest component of non-interest revenue.



Employees

The Corporation and its subsidiaries had 315 full-time equivalent employees (FTE's) on December 31, 2001, versus 308 at the beginning of the year and 303 on December 31, 1999. The employment trend is relatively stable.



Consolidated Balance Sheet Comments

During 2001, total assets grew by $48.8 million or 7.2% to $725.1 million as compared to $676.2 million as of year-end 2000 and $653.6 million at year-end 1999. Total loans, net of unearned income and deferred fees and costs, grew by $29.2 million or 7.4% to $423.8 million. Commercial loan activity, while slowing in the fourth quarter, was strong throughout the first nine months of 2001, with business loans, including commercial mortgages, growing $29.9 million or 18.9% during the year. Residential mortgage activity was particularly strong during the second half of 2001, with balances increasing $8.5 million or 9.2% during the year. This increase can be traced to the lower interest rate environment, which not only encouraged purchase money mortgage financing, but also resulted in increased refinancing activity. Total consumer loans decreased $9.1 million or 6.3% in 2001, the major factor in this decline being a significant slowdown in indirect auto financing activity. This resulted in a $12.0 million or 14.0% decrease in installment loans, which was somewhat offset by a $2.8 million or 6.2% increase in home equity loans.


The carrying value of the total securities portfolio increased $17.0 million or 7.4% to $246.3 million. At amortized cost, the portfolio was up $14.5 million, the result of leveraged purchases during the year, as the Corporation purchased $30.0 million in federal agency bonds and mortgage-backed securities, funded with term repurchase agreements entered into with the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York. Unrealized appreciation related to the available for sale portfolio increased $2.5 million.


Other significant changes in assets included increases of $2.3 million and $1.2 million in cash and due from banks and premises and equipment, respectively. The $2.3 million increase in cash and due from banks is due primarily to higher period-end branch cash balances. The $1.2 million increase in premises and equipment was centered primarily in an $826 thousand investment for renovations and an addition to our Elmira Heights office, as well as $481 thousand for renovations to our Main office.


Primary funding sources for our asset growth during 2001 included increases in deposits, as well as, an increase in securities sold under agreements to repurchase and advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank. In total, deposits increased $9.3 million or 1.8% from $511.4 million to $520.7 million. While period-end public funds deposits (primarily local municipal deposits) were down $21.1 million, all other personal and non-personal balances increased $30.4 million. Much of this growth, excluding public fund balances, was in personal and non-personal savings accounts, up $10.8 million or 13.2% from year-end 2000 to year-end 2001, and certificate of deposit balances (including IRA accounts), which increased $13.8 million or 7.6%. Personal and non-personal non-interest bearing demand deposits increased $7.0 million or 6.8%. The $30.1 million increase in securities sold under agreements to repurchase relates to the additional leveraging during 2001, as additional term repurchase agreements were entered into with the Federal Home Loan Bank. Federal Home Loan Bank advances were up $4.2 million due to an increase in overnight advances under our line of credit.

Exhibit I BALANCE SHEET COMPARISONS
(in millions)


Average Balance Sheet



2001



2000



1999



1998



1997



1996

% Change 2000 to 2001

Compounded Annual Growth 5 years

Total Assets

$718.6

$667.0

$642.3

$584.0

$539.2

$516.2

7.7%

6.8%

Earning Assets

658.8

617.4

591.6

531.2

490.9

469.5

6.7%

7.0%

Loans, net of deferred fees and costs, and unearned income



416.4



382.8



346.5



311.7



291.3



273.9



8.8%



8.7%

Investments (1)

242.4

234.6

245.0

219.5

199.8

195.6

3.4%

4.4%

Deposits

533.7

515.2

494.1

467.2

450.2

440.9

3.6%

3.9%

Wholesale funding

92.9

71.8

66.6

37.0

13.1

2.9

29.4%

100.0%

Tier I equity (2)

68.0

62.9

57.6

52.6

51.6

46.4

8.1%

7.9%


(1) Average balances for investments include securities available for sale and securities held to maturity, based on amortized cost, and federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits.


(2) Average shareholders' equity less goodwill and intangible assets and accumulated other comprehensive income/loss.


Ending Balance Sheet



2001



2000



1999



1998



1997



1996

% Change 2000 to 2001

Compounded Annual Growth 5 years

Total Assets

$725.1

$676.2

$653.6

$620.1

$545.5

$529.2

7.2%

6.5%

Earning Assets(1)

662.8

619.2

597.6

563.5

486.1

474.6

7.0%

6.9%

Loans, net of deferred fees and costs, and unearned income



423.8



394.6



360.0



329.3



296.9



283.7



7.4%



8.4%

Allowance for loan losses

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.1

4.0

7.9%

5.0%

Investments (2)

247.5

230.7

237.1

243.3

196.8

196.3

7.3%

4.7%

Deposits

520.7

511.4

481.8

466.1

451.0

439.6

1.8%

3.4%

Wholesale funding

112.1

77.9

94.2

71.4

20.5

10.0

43.9%

62.2%

Tangible equity (3)

74.7

69.3

59.7

59.9

54.8

48.7

7.8%

8.9%

(1) Earning assets include securities available for sale and securities held to maturity based on amortized cost, loans net of deferred origination fees and costs and unearned income, interest-bearing deposits, and federal fund sold.

(2) Investments include securities available for sale, at estimated fair value, securities held to maturity, at amortized cost, federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits.


(3) Shareholders' equity less goodwill and intangible assets.



Securities

The Board-approved Funds Management Policy includes an investment portfolio policy which requires that, except for local municipal obligations that are sometimes not rated or carry ratings above "Baa" but below "A" by Moody's or Standard & Poors, debt securities purchased for the bond portfolio must carry a minimum rating of "A". Marketable securities are classified as Available for Sale, while local direct investments in municipal obligations are classified as Held to Maturity. The Available for Sale portfolio at December 31, 2001 was $239.1 million compared to $222.7 million a year earlier and $227.4 million at the end of 1999. At year-end 2001, the total net unrealized appreciation in the securities available for sale portfolio was $8.548 million, compared to $6.069 million a year ago. This change is primarily reflective of the impact that lower market interest rates had on the fair value of the bond portfolio.

The components of this change are set forth in the following table (in thousands):



At December 31


Amortized Cost

2001 Estimated Fair Value

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)


AmortizedCost

2000 Estimated Fair Value

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

U.S. Treasury securities

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ 14,001

$ 14,014

$ 13

Obligations of U.S.
Government agencies


98,866


100,129


1,263


76,567


76,655


88

Mortgage-backed securities

92,539

92,993

454

87,692

87,129

(563)

Obligations of states and
political subdivisions


17,497


17,729


232


18,421


18,532


111

Corporate bonds and notes

14,705

14,831

126

12,443

12,185

(258)

Corporate stocks

6,982

13,455

6,473

7,514

14,192

6,678

Totals

$230,589

$239,137

$ 8,548

$216,638

$222,707

$ 6,069


Included in the preceding table are 24,041 shares of USA Education, Inc. (formerly SLM Holding Corporation) at a cost basis of approximately $2 thousand and estimated fair value of $2.020 million. These shares were acquired as preferred shares of Student Loan Marketing Association ("SALLIE MAE"), a permitted exception to the Government regulation banning bank ownership of equity securities in the original capitalization of the U.S. Government Agency. Later, the shares were converted to common stock as SALLIE MAE recapitalized. Additionally, at December 31, 2001, the Corporation held marketable equities totaling $616 thousand at cost, with a total estimated fair value of $5.036 million. The shares, other than USA Education, Inc., were acquired prior to the enactment of the Banking Act of 1933.


Non-marketable equity securities included in the Corporation's portfolio are 10,700 shares of Federal Reserve Bank stock and 57,100 shares of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock. They are carried at their cost of $535.0 thousand and $5.710 million, respectively. The fair value of these securities is assumed to approximate their cost. The number of shares of these last two investments is regulated by regulatory policies of the respective institutions.



Asset Quality

Non-performing loans at year-end 2001 totaled $5.633 million as compared to $1.707 million at year-end 2000, an increase of $3.926 million. At year-end 1999, non-performing loans totaled $1.405 million. Non-performing loans represented 1.33% of total loans outstanding as of December 31, 2001 compared to 0.43% at the end of 2000 and 0.39% at year-end 1999. The increase in non-performing loans is reflective of the impact that a slumping economy throughout 2001 had on our commercial clients. Included in the total at year-end 2001 is one relationship totaling $3.480 million, which is greater than 90 days past due and still accruing interest. This relationship is well collateralized, and we anticipate that the delinquency will be resolved in the very near future. Excluding this relationship, all other non-performing loans at year-end 2001 total $2.153 million, or 0.51% of total outstanding loans. Net loan charge offs were $731 thousand or 0.18% of average outstanding loans in 2001, compared to $707 thousand or 0.18% of average outstanding loans in 2000 and $517 thousand or 0.15% of average outstanding loans in 1999. The allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2001 was 1.20% of total outstandings versus 1.19% a year ago and 1.30% at December 31, 1999. In addition to impacting the level of the non-performing loans, the weakness of the economy has also had an impact on the level of internally classified credits, most notably reflected by a significant increase in loans classified as "special mention". Several large loans were added to this category during the second half of 2001, which essentially indicates that while the current credit risk may be relatively minor, there is potential for further weakening of the credit, especially given the weakness in the economy. A more moderate increase in loans classified as "substandard" is primarily due to the addition of one relationship, which was impacted significantly by the recession. In recognition of the increased inherent risk in the Corporation' s loan portfolio and the impact of the current economic environment on our borrowing clients, particularly our commercial customers, the Corporation increased its provision for loan losses in 2001 to $1.100 million as compared to the $750 thousand expensed during 2000. The Corporation anticipates that this higher level of provision may continue into 2002 if the various credit risk indicators noted above continue to show signs of increased inherent risk of loss.



Capital Resources and Dividends

The Corporation continues to maintain a strong capital position. Tangible shareholders' equity at December 31, 2001, was $74.7 million or 10.30% of total assets compared to $69.3 million or 10.24% of total assets a year earlier and $59.7 million or 9.13% at December 31, 1999. Major factors influencing this increase were an increase in undistributed earnings (net income less dividends declared) of $4.9 million and a $1.5 million increase in accumulated other comprehensive income due to the increase in net unrealized gains on available for sale securities. As of December 31, 2001, the Corporation's ratio of Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets was 16.87% compared with 17.31% a year earlier. The Corporation's leverage ratio (Tier I Capital/Average Assets) was 9.86% at December 31, 2001 and 9.91% at December 31, 2000.


Under Federal Reserve regulations (see Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements), the Bank is limited to the amount it may loan to the Corporation, unless such loans are collateralized by specific obligations. At December 31, 2001, the maximum amount available for transfer from the Bank to the Corporation in the form of unsecured loans was $1.8 million. There were no such loans extended during 2001 and 2000, and none are anticipated during 2002. The Bank is subject to legal limitations on the amount of dividends that can be paid to the Corporation without prior regulatory approval. Dividends are limited to retained net profits, as defined by regulations, for the current year and the two preceding years. At December 31, 2001, $11.0 million was available for the declaration of dividends.


Cash dividends declared amounted to $3.584 million in 2001 versus $3.473 million in 2000 and $3.097 million in 1999. Dividends declared during 2001 amounted to 42.2% of net income compared to 39.7% and 36.9% of 2000 and 1999 net income, respectively. It is management's objective to continue generating sufficient capital internally, while retaining an adequate dividend payout ratio.



Treasury Shares

When shares of the Corporation become available in the market, we may purchase them after careful consideration of our capital position. On May 10, 2001, the Corporation announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 400,000 shares, or approximately 10% of its outstanding common shares, principally through open market transactions from time to time as market conditions warrant over a two-year period. During 2001, 97,275 shares were purchased at a total cost of $2.343 million or an average price of $24.09 per share. Of the total number of shares purchased during 2001, 45,639 were purchased subsequent to the announcement of the share repurchase program, leaving the Corporation the ability to repurchase approximately 354,000 shares as of December 31, 2001 under the current Board authorization. During 2000, 19,068 shares were purchased at a total cost of $397 thousand or an average price of $20.83 per share, and in 1999 there were 58,674 shares purchased at a tota l cost of $1.465 million (average of $24.96 per share).



Performance Summary

Consolidated net income for 2001 totaled $8.493 million versus $8.755 million in 2000, a decrease of $262 thousand (3.0%), or $2.10 per share versus $2.14 per share, down 1.9% on 43,467 fewer average shares outstanding. In 1999, the Corporation earned $8.392 million. Dividends declared totaled $0.90 per share versus $0.86 in 2000 and $0.76 in 1999.

Performance in 2001 was adversely impacted by a deteriorating economic environment, and the impact of this environment on our clients. In recognition of this, and after a thorough review of our loan portfolio, management decided to increase the provision for loan losses by $350 thousand in 2001, from $750 thousand to $1.1 million, with $300 thousand of this increase recognized in the fourth quarter. Additionally, during the fourth quarter, we recognized a $550 thousand write-down of an investment in a small business investment company limited partnership, Cephas Capital Partners, L.P. ("Cephas"). Our investment in Cephas at December 31, 2001 and December 31, 2000 totaled $2.877 million and $2.351 million, respectively. Because the Corporation's percentage ownership in this partnership exceeds 20%, the equity method of accounting is utilized, such that the Corporation's percentage of the partnership's income is recognized as income on its investment; and likewise, any loss by the partnershi p is recognized as a loss on the Corporation's investment. During the fourth quarter of 2001, Cephas recognized a large loan loss, which resulted in the above write-down. While financing provided by Cephas has greater inherent risk than traditional bank financing, and could result in future write-downs if there are additional loan losses, there also exists the opportunity for greater returns than experienced through traditional bank lending. In total, the increase in the provision for loan losses and the investment write-down adversely impacted net income by approximately $544 thousand or $0.13 per share.


Aside from the above two factors, the Corporation experienced strong growth in average earning assets during the year, resulting in a $1.507 million or 5.8% increase in net interest income. Total interest and dividend income on earning assets was $49.122 million in 2001 compared to $47.978 million in 2000 and $44.177 million in 1999. This 2.4% increase in 2001 can be attributed to a $41.4 million or 6.7% increase in average earning assets, offset to some extent by a 31 basis point decrease in yield from 7.77% to 7.46%. The major factor related to the increase in average earning assets was a $33.6 million or 8.8% increase in average loans, which in 2001 comprised 63.2% of total average earning assets as compared to 62.0% a year ago. Additionally, increases in average securities and overnight investments totaled $3.8 million and $4.1 million, respectively. Total average funding liabilities during 2001 increased by $38.4 million or 6.5%. Total average deposits increased $18.5 million or 3.6%. Time deposits (inc luding IRA accounts) averaged $238.2 million during 2001, as compared to $227.5 million during 2000, an increase of $10.8 million or 4.7%. On average, insured money market accounts were up $6.9 million or 13.1% due primarily to higher average municipal deposits. Average term repurchase agreements and term borrowings with the Federal Home Loan Bank increased $24.6 million, reflective of additional leveraging during 2001. The above were offset primarily by a $3.6 million decrease in average overnight borrowings through the Federal Home Loan Bank. Interest expense totaled $21.692 million in 2001 as compared to $22.055 million in 2000, and $18.728 million in 1999. The $363 thousand decrease in interest expense during 2001 is reflective of the declining interest rate environment throughout the year. While average funding liabilities increased $38.4 million, the cost of these funds, including the effect of non-interest bearing funding sources (such as demand deposits), decreased to 3.44% during 2001 versus 3.72% a nd 3.30% during 2000 and 1999, respectively. The above yields and costs resulted in a net interest margin in 2001 of 4.16%, compared to 4.20% in 2000 and 4.30% in 1999.


Non-interest income increased $175 thousand to $10.207 million, up 1.7% over 2000. The total increase was adversely impacted by the above mentioned write-down of an equity investment in Cephas Capital Partners, L.P.. Excluding the impact of that transaction, all other non-interest income was up $725 thousand or 7.2%. Net gains on the sales of securities were up $275 thousand. The interest rate environment during 2001 provided opportunities to realize $491 thousand in pre-tax net gains during the year without a significant sacrifice in yield. Other areas where we saw significant increases included credit card merchant earnings (+ $287 thousand), service charges (+ $125 thousand), checkcard interchange income (+ $106 thousand) and cash management fee income (+ $109 thousand). Trust and Investment Services income, the largest component of non-interest income, was down $262 thousand to $4.537 million. Much of the revenue from this area is based upon asset market values, and this reduction in fee income is reflec tive of the impact of the general market decline experienced during 2001.


Non-interest expenses increased $1.596 million (7.1%) to $24.052 million. Non-interest expenses for 2000 were $22.456 million compared to $21.631 million in 1999. The area having the most significant impact on the 2001 increase was salaries and benefits, which in 2001 rose $1.094 million or 10.2%. Salaries and wages were up $598 thousand or 7.0% reflective of a higher number of employees throughout the year. Pension and other employee benefits increased $496 thousand or 22.9%, the most significant factors being a $419 thousand reduction in the net periodic pension credit, as well as increases in health insurance and post-retirement medical expenses of $65 thousand and $50 thousand, respectively. In addition to the above, credit card and merchant processing expenses increased $431 thousand, primarily related to an increased volume in merchant deposit activity.


The non-interest expense increase was also impacted by start-up expenses associated with CFS Group, Inc., which commenced operations in September of 2001. Expenses of this subsidiary, relating primarily to staffing, training and other start-up costs, totaled $100 thousand for the year. This subsidiary, which offers a wide array of uninsured financial services including mutual funds, brokerage services, annuity and other insurance products, is expected to provide an important future source of non-interest income growth.


While income before income tax expense decreased $264 thousand, income tax expense in 2001 decreased only $2 thousand to $3.992 million, or an effective tax rate of 32.0% as compared to 31.3% in 2000. The increase in the effective tax rate relates to a lower level of tax-exempt income in 2001, as well as the fact that in 2000 we received a $100 thousand New York State tax credit related to a $400 thousand investment in Statewide Zone Capital Corporation of New York.



Exhibit II EARNINGS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,




(in thousands)




2001




2000




1999




1998




1997




1996

% Change 2000 to 2001


Compounded Annual Growth 5 Years

Net interest income

$27,430

25,923

25,449

23,739

23,274

22,468

5.8%

4.1%

Provision for loan losses

1,100

750

673

800

850

742

46.7%

8.2%

Net interest income after
provision for loan losses


26,330


25,173


24,776


22,939


22,424


21,726


4.6%


3.9%

Other operating income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust and investment
services income


4,537


4,799


4,813


4,505


4,079


3,719


- -5.5%


4.1%

Securities gains, net

491

216

151

216

324

610

127.1%

-4.2%

Other income

5,179

5,017

4,442

3,496

3,065

2,777

3.2%

13.3%

Total other operating income

10,207

10,032

9,406

8,217

7,468

7,106

1.7%

7.5%

Other operating expenses

24,052

22,456

21,631

20,473

19,368

19,408

7.1%

4.4%

Income before income tax
expense


12,485


12,749


12,551


10,683


10,524


9,424


- -2.1%


5.8%

Income tax expense

3,992

3,994

4,159

3,386

3,667

3,266

-0.1%

4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$ 8,493

8,755

8,392

7,297

6,857

6,158

-3.0%

6.6%



Exhibit III AVERAGE BALANCES AND YIELDS

For the purpose of the table below, nonaccruing loans are included in the daily average loan amounts outstanding. Daily balances were used for average balance computations. Investment securities are stated at amortized cost. No tax equivalent adjustments have been made in calculating yields on obligations of states and political subdivisions.

Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity, Interest Rates and Interest Differential

Year Ended December 31,

 

2001

2000

1999

Assets

Average Balance


Interest

Yield/
Rate

Average Balance


Interest

Yield/ Rate

Average Balance


Interest

Yield/ Rate

Earning assets:

(Dollars in thousands)

Loans

$416,370

34,046

8.18%

382,788

33,160

8.66%

346,550

29,446

8.50%

Taxable securities

209,630

13,486

6.43

201,641

13,087

6.49

204,635

12,718

6.21

Tax-exempt securities

24,168

1,107

4.58

28,359

1,298

4.58

28,094

1,275

4.54

Federal funds sold

6,009

271

4.51

2,839

184

6.48

9,870

484

4.90

Interest-bearing deposits

2,635

212

8.05

1,755

249

14.19

2,412

254

10.52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total earning assets

658,812

49,122

7.46%

617,382

47,978

7.77%

591,561

44,177

7.47%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

24,864

 

 

24,070

 

 

24,868

 

 

Premises and equipment, net

14,137

 

 

13,040

 

 

10,689

 

 

Other assets

12,000

 

 

12,242

 

 

9,264

 

 

Allowance for loan losses

(4,832)

 

 

(4,708)

 

 

(4,620)

 

 

Intangibles and AFS valuation allowance

13,661

 

 

4,996

 

 

10,507

 

 

Total

718,642

 

 

667,022

 

 

642,269

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

40,553

432

1.07%

40,939

518

1.27%

41,596

525

1.26%

Savings and insured money market deposits

149,301

3,807

2.55

141,000

4,367

3.10

151,262

4,342

2.87

Time deposits

238,222

12,552

5.27

227,465

13,010

5.72

202,239

10,230

5.06

Federal Home Loan Bank advances and securities sold under agreements to repurchase


97,375


4,901


5.03


77,459


4,160


5.37


73,946


3,631


4.91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

525,451

21,692

4.13%

486,863

22,055

4.53%

469,043

18,728

3.99%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

105,585

 

 

105,795

 

 

99,035

 

 

Other liabilities

9,469

 

 

6,308

 

 

7,892

 

 

Total liabilities

640,505

 

 

598,966

 

 

575,970

 

 

Shareholders' equity

78,137

 

 

68,056

 

 

66,299

 

 

Total

718,642

 

 

667,022

 

 

642,269

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$27,430

 

 

$25,923

 

 

$25,449

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest rate spread

 

 

3.33%

 

 

3.24%

 

 

3.48%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin

 

 

4.16%

 

 

4.20%

 

 

4.30%


Exhibit IV CHANGES DUE TO VOLUME AND RATE

The following table demonstrates the impact on net interest income of the changes in the volume of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and changes in rates earned and paid by the Corporation. For purposes of constructing this table, average investment securities are at average amortized cost and earning asset averages include non-performing loans. Therefore, the impact of changing levels of non-performing loans is reflected in the change due to rate, but does not affect changes due to volume. No tax equivalent adjustments were made.

2001 vs.2000
Increase/(Decrease)

2000 vs. 1999
Increase/(Decrease)

Total Change

Due to Volume

Due to Rate

Total Change

Due to Volume

Due to Rate

Interest income (in thousands)

           

Loans

$ 886

2,795

(1,909)

3,714

3,147

567

Taxable investment securities

399

520

(121)

369

(191)

560

Tax-exempt investment securities

(191)

(191)

0

23

12

11

Federal funds sold

87

156

(69)

(300)

(422)

122

Interest-bearing deposits

(37)

96

(133)

(5)

(80)

75

Total interest income

$1,144

3,376

(2,232)

3,801

2,466

1,335

Interest expense (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing demand deposits

(86)

(5)

(81)

(7)

(7)

0

Savings and insured money market
deposits


(560)


247


(807)


25


(308)


333

Time deposits

(458)

597

(1,055)

2,780

1,359

1,421

Federal Home Loan Bank advances and securities sold under agreements to repurchase



741



1,017



(276)



529



178



351

Total interest expense

$(363)

1,856

(2,219)

3,327

1,222

2,105

Net interest income

$1,507

1,520

(13)

474

1,244

(770)



Exhibit V



Selected per share data on Common Shares




2001




2000




1999




1998




1997




1996

% Change 2001
To
2000

CompoundedAnnual Growth 5 Years

Net income per share

$2.10

$2.14

$2.03

$ 1.77

$ 1.66

$ 1.48

-1.9%

7.2%

Dividends declared

0.90

0.86

0.76

0.665

0.605

0.53

4.7%

11.2%

Tangible book value

18.55

16.94

14.56

14.59

13.24

11.76

9.5%

9.5%

Market price at 12/31

29.25

19.50

24.50

27.50

21.00

17.00

50.0%

11.5%

Average shares outstanding (in thousands)


4,051


4,094


4,132


4,116


4,143


4,159


- -1.1%


- -0.5%


Exhibit VI

Selected Ratios

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

Return on average assets

1.18%

1.31%

1.31%

1.25%

1.27%

Return on average tier I equity (1)

12.49%

13.92%

14.57%

13.88%

14.29%

Dividend yield at year end

3.15%

4.51%

3.43%

2.47%

2.95%

Dividend payout

42.20%

39.67%

36.90%

37.56%

36.55%

Total capital to risk adjusted assets

16.87%

17.31%

17.30%

17.45%

17.44%

Tier I capital to risk adjusted assets

15.13%

15.49%

15.23%

15.27%

16.19%

Tier I leverage ratio

9.86%

9.91%

9.49%

9.57%

9.49%

Loans to deposits

81.38%

77.16%

74.72%

70.63%

65.84%

Allowance for loan losses to total loans

1.20%

1.19%

1.30%

1.37%

1.40%

Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans

90.1%

276%

332%

92.9%

257%

Non-performing loans to total loans

1.33%

0.43%

0.39%

1.47%

0.54%

Net interest rate spread

3.33%

3.24%

3.48%

3.62%

3.89%

Net interest margin

4.16%

4.20%

4.30%

4.47%

4.74%

Efficiency ratio (2)

62.06%

60.54%

60.09%

61.97%

60.84%


(1) Average Tier I Equity is average shareholders' equity less average goodwill and intangible assets and average accumulated other comprehensive income/loss.


(2) Efficiency ratio is operating expenses adjusted for amortization of goodwill and intangible assets and stock donations divided by net interest income plus other operating income adjusted for non-taxable gains on stock donations.



Consolidated Cash Flows

During 2001, cash and cash equivalents increased $2.217 million as compared to a decrease of $3.909 million in 2000 and a $3.253 million increase in 1999. In addition to cash provided by operating activities, other primary sources of cash in 2001 included proceeds from the sales and maturities of securities and student loans ($153.450 million), a net increase in securities sold under agreements to repurchase ($30.050 million), an increase in deposits ($9.299 million) and an increase in Federal Home Loan Bank advances, net of repayments ($4.200 million). In 2000, the primary sources of cash included proceeds from the sales and maturities of securities and student loans ($58.695 million) and an increase in deposits ($29.614 million). The substantial increase in proceeds from the sales and maturities of securities and student loans is due in large part to a lower interest rate environment which resulted in $83.5 million of federal agency bonds being called during 2001, as well as an accel eration of mortgage-backed securities paydowns. The 2001 increase in securities sold under agreements to repurchase is the result of additional leveraging during 2001.


Cash generated from the above activities was used primarily to fund increases in earning assets. During 2001, the purchases of securities and the funding of loans, net of repayments, totaled $163.999 million and $33.276 million, respectively. Other significant uses of cash in 2001 included purchases of premises and equipment ($2.727 million), payment of cash dividends ($3.559 million), and the purchase of treasury shares ($2.343 million). In 2000, the purchases of securities and funding of loans, net of repayments, totaled $42.679 million and $38.105 million, respectively. Other significant uses of cash in 2000 included repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank advances, net of new advances ($16.300 million), purchases of premises and equipment ($2.985 million), payment of cash dividends ($3.436 million), and the purchase of treasury shares ($397 thousand).



Liquidity and Sensitivity

The term "liquidity" refers primarily to the expected cash flows from assets held and secondarily to borrowings secured by assets of the Corporation. These two sources of liquidity have in the past been sufficient to fund the operations of the Corporation, and the Board of Directors anticipates that they will suffice in the future. For this reason, the term "liquidity" in the Corporation's policies does not refer to proceeds from the sale of assets, although the sale of assets held as available for sale is a source of liquidity available to management.


Liquidity management involves the ability to meet the cash flow requirements of deposit customers, borrowers, and the operating, investing, and financing activities of the Corporation. Management of interest rate sensitivity seeks to avoid fluctuating net interest margins and to enhance consistent growth of net interest income through periods of changing interest rates.


As intermediaries between borrowers and savers, commercial banks incur both interest rate risk and liquidity risk. The Corporation's Asset/Liability Committee (ALCO) has the strategic responsibility for setting the policy guidelines on acceptable exposure to these areas. These guidelines contain specific measures and limits regarding these risks, which are monitored on a regular basis. The ALCO is made up of the president, two executive vice presidents, asset liability management officer, senior lending officer, senior marketing officer, chief financial officer, and others representing key functions.


The Corporation is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLB") in order to access borrowings which enhance management's ability to satisfy future liquidity needs. The Corporation maintained a $73.197 million line of credit at December 31, 2001. This compares to $66.543 million at the end of 2000.


Interest rate risk is the risk that net interest income will fluctuate as a result of a change in interest rates. It is the assumption of interest rate risk, along with credit risk, that drives the net interest margin of a financial institution. For that reason, the ALCO has established tolerance limits based upon a 200-basis point change in interest rates. At December 31, 2001, it is estimated that an immediate 200-basis point decrease in interest rates would negatively impact net interest income by 13.5% and an immediate 200-basis point increase would negatively impact net interest income by 1.4%. The risk to declining interest rates is slightly over the allowable tolerance of 12.0% established by ALCO. Management attributes this to the overall low level of current interest rates and corresponding large percentage decrease that results when an immediate 200-basis point shock is modeled. Also, the nature of the Corporation's callable US agency portfolio, as well as potential prepayments in the mortgage- backed securities portfolio and mortgage loan portfolio, results in less interest income in periods of declining interest rates, as called bonds and increased prepayments result in higher levels of repricing of assets at lower rates. Although currently outside of the policy guideline, management is comfortable with this exposure, as an immediate decrease in interest rates across the yield curve is unlikely at this time.


A related component of interest rate risk is the expectation that the market value of our capital account will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. This component is a direct corollary to the earnings-impact component: an institution exposed to earnings erosion is also exposed to shrinkage in market value. At December 31, 2001, it is estimated that an immediate 200-basis point increase in interest rates would negatively impact the market value of our capital account by 13.6% and an immediate 200-basis point decrease in interest rates would negatively impact the market value by 3.9%. Both are within the established tolerance limit of 15.0%.


Management does recognize the need for certain hedging strategies during periods of anticipated higher fluctuations in interest rates and the Board-approved Funds Management Policy provides for limited use of certain derivatives in asset liability management. These strategies were not employed during 2001.


The ALCO is responsible for supervising the preparation and annual revisions of the financial segments of the Annual Budget, which is built upon the committee's economic and interest-rate assumptions. It is the responsibility of the ALCO to modify prudently the Corporation's asset/liability policies.


Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." This Statement establishes comprehensive accounting and reporting requirements for derivative instruments and hedging activities. The Statement requires companies to recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, with the instruments measured at fair value. The accounting for gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value of the derivative instrument depends on the intended use of the derivative and the type of risk being hedged. This Statement, as amended by SFAS Nos. 137 and 138, was effective for the Corporation as of January 1, 2001. Based on management's evaluation of SFAS No. 133, the adoption of this Statement did not have any impact on the Corporation's consolida ted financial statements, as the Corporation did not have any derivative instruments, including derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, as of January 1, 2001, or at any time during the year-ended December 31, 2001.


In July 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141, "Business Combinations," and SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets." SFAS No. 141 supercedes Accounting Principles Board ("APB") No. 16, "Business Combinations," and requires that all business combinations be accounted for under the purchase method of accounting, thus eliminating the pooling-of-interests method of accounting. SFAS No. 141 did not change many of the provisions of APB No. 16 related to the application of the purchase method. However, SFAS No. 141 does specify criteria for recognizing intangible assets separate from goodwill and requires additional disclosures regarding business combinations. SFAS No. 141 is effective for business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001.


SFAS No. 142 requires that acquired intangible assets (other than goodwill) be amortized over their useful economic life, while goodwill and any acquired intangible assets with an indefinite useful economic life would not be amortized, but would be reviewed for impairment on an annual basis based upon guidelines specified in the Statement. SFAS No. 142 currently excludes from its scope unidentifiable intangible assets recorded under SFAS No. 72, "Accounting for Certain Acquisitions of Banking or Thrift Institutions." The FASB has announced that additional research will be performed to decide whether unidentifiable intangible assets recorded under SFAS No. 72 should be accounted for similarly to goodwill under SFAS No. 142. However, issuance of a final Statement with respect to this matter is not expected until the fourth quarter of 2002.


SFAS No. 142 requires that goodwill be evaluated for impairment no later than December 31, 2002, and annually thereafter. The Corporation expects that the results of the impairment test will conclude that the carrying value of its goodwill is not impaired as of December 31, 2001.


The Corporation adopted SFAS No. 142 on January 1, 2002. At December 31, 2001, the Corporation had goodwill of $1,516,666 related to the acquisition of a bank in 1994. The amortization expense related to this goodwill amounted to $189,583 for the year ended December 31, 2001. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, the Corporation will no longer amortize this goodwill subsequent to December 31, 2001, which will reduce non-interest expenses by $189,583 in 2002, as compared to 2001.


At December 31, 2001, the Corporation also has an intangible asset of approximately $2,949,754 related to the acquisition of deposits from the Resolution Trust Company in 1994. This intangible asset is currently excluded from the scope of SFAS No. 142. The amortization expense related to this intangible asset totaled $397,719 for the year ended December 31, 2001. As noted above, while the FASB is reconsidering the exclusion of this type of intangible asset from the scope of SFAS No. 142, at the present time this intangible asset will continue to be amortized.






John R. Battersby, Jr.
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

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To our Shareholders:


The consolidated financial statements appearing in this annual report have been prepared by the Corporation in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The primary responsibility for the integrity of the financial information included in this report rests with management. The opinion of KPMG LLP, the Corporation's independent accountants, on those consolidated financial statements is included herein.


The Corporation and its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls that is designed to provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded, that transactions are executed in accordance with management's authorization and are properly recorded, and that accounting records are adequate for preparation of consolidated financial statements and other financial information.


The Internal Auditing Department is charged with the responsibility of verifying accounting records and reviewing internal controls. The internal auditor reports directly to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors whose members are all non-employee directors. The Committee meets with management, the internal auditor and the independent auditors in conjunction with its review of matters relating to the consolidated financial statements and the internal audit program. The independent auditors and the internal auditor also meet with the Audit Committee without the presence of management.






Jan P. Updegraff

President and Chief Executive Officer







John R. Battersby, Jr.

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

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Independent Auditors' Report









The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Chemung Financial Corporation:


We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Chemung Financial Corporation and subsidiaries (the Corporation) as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2001. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Corporation's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.


We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.


In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Chemung Financial Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2001, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.



//KPMG LLP//

Albany, New York

January 31, 2002

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CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

DECEMBER 31

ASSETS

2001

2000

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

$ 29,023,378

$ 26,726,373

Interest-bearing deposits with other financial
institutions


1,357,999


1,437,728

Total cash and cash equivalents

30,381,377

28,164,101

 

 

 

Securities available for sale, at estimated fair value

239,136,669

222,707,143

Securities held to maturity, estimated fair value
of $7,318,438 at December 31, 2001, and $6,774,036
at December 31, 2000



7,116,489



6,565,869

Loans, net of deferred origination fees and costs, and unearned income


423,754,548


394,571,609

Allowance for loan losses

(5,077,091)

(4,707,868)

Loans, net

418,677,457

389,863,741

Premises and equipment, net

14,750,014

13,597,641

Goodwill and intangible assets, net of accumulated
amortization


4,466,420


5,053,723

Other assets

10,543,328

10,284,605

Total assets

$725,071,754

$676,236,823

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

Non-interest-bearing

$110,805,658

$107,289,840

Interest-bearing

409,881,344

404,097,917

Total deposits

520,687,002

511,387,757

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

79,457,282

49,406,826

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

37,600,000

33,400,000

Accrued interest payable

2,106,972

2,126,723

Dividends payable

911,772

886,729

Other liabilities

5,147,149

4,717,273

Total liabilities

645,910,177

601,925,308

Commitments and contingencies (note 13)

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' equity:

 

 

Common stock, $.01 par value per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized; 4,300,134 shares issued at December 31, 2001 and 2000



43,001



43,001

Capital surplus

22,215,098

22,011,527

Retained earnings

58,257,076

53,347,621

Treasury stock, at cost (335,906 shares at December
31, 2001; 269,549 shares at December 31, 2000)


(6,515,591)


(4,735,401)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

5,161,993

3,644,767

Total shareholders' equity

79,161,577

74,311,515

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$725,071,754

$676,236,823

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

 

 

 

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31

2001

2000

1999

 

 

 

 

Interest and dividend income:

 

 

 

Loans

$34,046,041

33,159,628

29,446,584

Securities

14,593,404

14,385,016

13,992,910

Federal funds sold

270,611

184,377

483,552

Interest-bearing deposits

211,613

248,942

253,724

Total interest and dividend income

49,121,669

47,977,963

44,176,770

 

 

 

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

Deposits

16,791,392

17,894,382

15,096,420

Borrowed funds

1,333,080

1,400,290

1,044,567

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase


3,567,576


2,760,186


2,586,552

Total interest expense

21,692,048

22,054,858

18,727,539

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

27,429,621

25,923,105

25,449,231

 

 

 

 

Provision for loan losses

1,100,000

750,000

672,669

Net interest income after provision for loan losses


26,329,621


25,173,105


24,776,562

 

 

 

 

Other operating income:

 

 

 

Trust & investment services income

4,536,702

4,798,724

4,812,723

Service charges on deposit accounts

2,614,820

2,489,887

2,217,859

Net gain on sales of securities

490,705

216,053

150,585

Credit card merchant earnings

1,280,013

992,578

769,586

Other

1,284,979

1,534,970

1,454,253

Total other operating income

10,207,219

10,032,212

9,405,006

 

 

 

 

Other operating expenses:

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

9,180,638

8,582,216

8,108,930

Pension and other employee benefits

2,663,166

2,167,209

2,457,172

Net occupancy expenses

1,946,855

1,878,329

1,838,431

Furniture and equipment expenses

1,751,991

1,893,852

1,713,266

Other

8,509,310

7,934,537

7,513,238

Total other operating expenses

24,051,960

22,456,143

21,631,037

Income before income tax expense

12,484,880

12,749,174

12,550,531

Income tax expense

3,991,628

3,994,075

4,159,030

Net income

$ 8,493,252

8,755,099

8,391,501

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

4,051,022

4,094,489

4,132,148

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

$2.10

$2.14

$2.03



See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 



Common Stock



Capital Surplus



Retained Earnings



Treasury Stock

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)




Total

Balances at December 31, 1998

$ 43,001

20,851,800

42,770,991

(2,970,954)

5,394,789

66,089,627

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

-

-

8,391,501

-

-

8,391,501

Other comprehensive loss

-

-

-

-

(5,697,853)

(5,697,853)

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

2,693,648

Restricted stock units for directors' deferred compensation plan


- -


1,089,829


- -


- -


- -


1,089,829

Cash dividends declared ($.76 per share)

-

-

(3,096,546)

-

-

(3,096,546)

Purchase of 58,674 shares of treasury stock

-

-

-

(1,464,675)

-

(1,464,675)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at December 31, 1999

$ 43,001

21,941,629

48,065,946

(4,435,629)

( 303,064)

65,311,883

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

-

-

8,755,099

-

-

8,755,099

Other comprehensive income

-

-

-

-

3,947,831

3,947,831

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

12,702,930

Restricted stock units for directors' deferred compensation plan


- -


159,332

-

-

-

159,332

Cash dividends declared ($.86 per share)

-

-

(3,473,424)

-

-

(3,473,424)

Distribution of restricted stock units for directors' deferred compensation plan



(89,434)



97,341



7,907

Purchase of 19,068 shares of treasury stock

-

-

-

(397,113)

-

(397,113)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at December 31, 2000

$ 43,001

22,011,527

53,347,621

(4,735,401)

3,644,767

74,311,515

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

-

-

8,493,252

-

-

8,493,252

Other comprehensive income

-

-

-

-

1,517,226

1,517,226

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

10,010,478

Restricted stock units for directors' deferred compensation plan


- -


137,878

-

-

-

137,878

Cash dividends declared ($.90 per share)

-

-

(3,583,797)

-

-

(3,583,797)

Distribution of restricted stock units for directors' deferred compensation plan



(14,927)



14,342



(585)

Sale of 30,130 shares of treasury stock

 

80,620

 

548,851

 

629,471

Purchase of 97,275 shares of treasury stock

-

-

-

(2,343,383)

-

(2,343,383)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at December 31, 2001

$ 43,001

22,215,098

58,257,076

(6,515,591)

5,161,993

79,161,577


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31

2001

2000

1999

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

Net income

$ 8,493,252

8,755,099

8,391,501

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Amortization of goodwill and intangible assets


587,303


587,302


587,303

Provision for deferred tax (benefit) expense

(238,355)

364,908

45,955

Provision for loan losses

1,100,000

750,000

672,669

Depreciation and amortization

1,574,857

1,508,703

1,468,561

Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on securities, net


(119,310)


143,105


473,074

Net gain on sales of securities

(490,705)

(216,053)

(150,585)

Increase in other assets

(238,380)

(658,738)

(4,245,934)

(Decrease) increase in accrued interest payable


(19,751)


516,881


181,282

Expense related to restricted stock units for directors' deferred compensation plan


137,878


159,332


146,896

(Decrease) increase in other liabilities

(294,346)

313,269

874,023

Net cash provided by operating activities

10,492,443

12,223,808

8,444,745

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale


23,295,629


25,222,319

12,238,709

Proceeds from maturities of and principal collected on securities held to maturity


3,745,029


7,140,429

4,529,397

Proceeds from maturities of and principal collected on securities available for sale


123,067,813


23,679,881

65,470,707

Purchases of securities available for sale

(159,703,735)

(37,579,602)

(79,608,744)

Purchases of securities held to maturity

(4,295,649)

(5,099,603)

(6,475,177)

Purchases of premises and equipment

(2,727,230)

(2,984,677)

(3,505,619)

Net increase in loans

(33,275,746)

(38,104,619)

(33,738,401)

Proceeds from sales of student loans

3,341,687

2,651,931

2,513,575

Net cash used in investing activities

(46,552,202)

(25,073,941)

(38,575,553)

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in demand deposits, NOW accounts, savings accounts, and insured money market accounts

 

6,246,734

 

6,048,487

 

(10,265,077)

Net increase in certificates of deposit and individual retirement accounts



3,052,511



23,565,581



25,899,404

Net increase (decrease) in securities sold under agreements to repurchase



30,050,456



(539,665)



(640,878)

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

12,600,000

13,400,000

29,700,000

Repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank advances

(8,400,000)

(29,700,000)

(6,900,000)

Purchase of treasury stock

(2,343,383)

(397,113)

(1,464,675)

Sale of treasury stock

629,471

-

-

Cash dividends paid

(3,558,754)

(3,435,952)

(2,944,859)

Net cash provided by financing activities

38,277,035

8,941,338

33,383,915

 

CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (con't)

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents


2,217,276


(3,908,795)


3,253,107

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

28,164,101

32,072,896

28,819,789

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

$30,381,377

28,164,101

32,072,896

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

Cash paid during the year for:

 

 

 

Interest

$21,711,799

21,537,977

18,546,257

Income taxes

$ 4,138,230

3,608,962

7,048,403

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity:



 

Transfer of loans to other real estate owned

$ 20,343

137,261

398,667

Issuance of restricted stock units under directors' deferred compensation plan


$ -


-


942,933

Adjustment of securities available for sale to fair value, net of tax


$ 1,517,226


3,947,831


(5,697,853)



See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999

(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES


ORGANIZATION

Chemung Financial Corporation (the Corporation), through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Chemung Canal Trust Company (the Bank) and CFS Group, Inc., provides a wide range of banking, financing, fiduciary and other financial services to its local market area. The Corporation is subject to the regulations of certain federal and state agencies and undergoes periodic examinations by those regulatory agencies.



BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and include the accounts of the Corporation and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.


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



SECURITIES

Management determines the appropriate classification of securities at the time of purchase. If management has the intent and the Corporation has the ability at the time of purchase to hold securities until maturity, they are classified as held to maturity and carried at amortized cost. Securities to be held for indefinite periods of time or not intended to be held to maturity are classified as available for sale and carried at fair value. Unrealized holding gains and losses on securities classified as available for sale are excluded from earnings and are reported as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders' equity, net of the related tax effects, until realized. Realized gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method.


Non-marketable equity securities are classified with securities available for sale. Non-marketable equity securities owned by the Corporation at December 31, 2001 and 2000 include Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLB) stock and Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) stock, which are carried at cost since there is no readily available market price for these securities.


A decline in the fair value of any available for sale or held to maturity security below amortized cost that is deemed other than temporary is charged to earnings resulting in the establishment of a new cost basis for the security. Premiums and discounts are amortized or accreted over the life of the related security as an adjustment of yield using the interest method. Dividend and interest income is recognized when earned.



LOANS

Loans are stated at the amount of unpaid principal balance less unearned discounts and net deferred origination fees and costs. The Corporation has the ability and intent to hold its loans for the foreseeable future, except for student loans, which are sold to a third party from time to time upon reaching repayment status.


Interest on loans is accrued and credited to operations on the interest method. The accrual of interest is discontinued and previously accrued interest is reversed when commercial loans become 90 days delinquent and, when consumer, mortgage and home equity loans, which are not guaranteed by government agencies, become 120 days delinquent. Loans may also be placed on non-accrual status if management believes such classification is warranted for other purposes. Loan origination fees and certain direct loan origination costs are deferred and amortized over the life of the loan as an adjustment to yield, using the interest method.



ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level considered adequate to provide for probable loan losses. The allowance is increased by provisions charged to earnings and recoveries of loans previously charged off, and reduced by loan charge-offs. The adequacy of the allowance is based on management's evaluation of the inherent risk of loss in the loan portfolio, which includes consideration of prevailing economic conditions, past loss experience, the level of non-performing loans, delinquency levels and other factors pertinent to estimating losses inherent in the portfolio. Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate. While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions, particularly in New York State. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Corporation's allowance for lo an losses. Such agencies may require the Corporation to recognize additions to the allowance based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.


Management, considering current information and events regarding the borrower's ability to repay their obligations, considers a loan to be impaired when it is probable that the Corporation will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. When a loan is considered to be impaired, the amount of the impairment is measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's effective interest rate or, as a practical expedient, at the loan's observable market price or the fair value of collateral, less the estimated costs to sell if the loan is collateral dependent. Residential mortgage loans and consumer loans are evaluated collectively since they are homogeneous and generally carry smaller balances. All loans restructured in a troubled debt restructuring are also considered impaired loans. In general, interest income on impaired loans is recorded on a cash basis when collection in full is reasonably expected. If full collection is uncertain, cash receipts are applied first to principal, then to interest income.



PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT

Land is carried at cost, while buildings, equipment and furniture are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is charged to current operations under accelerated and straight-line methods over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from 15 to 50 years for buildings and from 3 to 10 years for equipment and furniture. Amortization of leasehold improvements and leased equipment is recognized on the straight-line method over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated life of the asset.



OTHER REAL ESTATE

Real estate acquired through foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure is recorded at the lower of the carrying value of the loan or estimated fair value of the property less estimated costs to dispose at the time of acquisition. Write downs from the carrying value of the loan to estimated fair value which are required at the time of foreclosure are charged to the allowance for loan losses. Subsequent to acquisition, other real estate is carried at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less estimated costs to dispose. Subsequent adjustments to the carrying values of such properties resulting from declines in fair value are charged to operations in the period in which the declines occur. Other real estate owned at December 31, 2001, amounted to $82,035 and at December 31, 2000, amounted to $61,693.



INCOME TAXES

The Corporation files a consolidated tax return on the accrual method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, and for unused tax carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled, or the tax carryforwards are expected to be utilized. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.



TRUST AND INVESTMENT SERVICES INCOME

Assets held in a fiduciary or agency capacity for customers are not included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, since such assets are not assets of the Corporation. Trust and Investment Services income is recognized on the accrual method based on contractual rates applied to the balances of individual trust accounts. The market value of trust assets under administration totaled $1.375 billion at December 31, 2001, and $1.519 billion at December 31, 2000.



PENSION PLAN

Pension costs, based on actuarial computations of current and future benefits for employees, are charged to current operating results. The Corporation's funding policy is to contribute amounts to the plan sufficient to meet minimum regulatory funding requirements, plus such additional amounts as the Corporation may determine to be appropriate from time to time.



POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

The Corporation provides health care and life insurance benefits for retired employees. The estimated costs of providing benefits are accrued over the years the employees render services necessary to earn those benefits.



GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill, which represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in 1994, was being amortized over 15 years on a straight-line basis through December 31, 2001. Deposit base intangible, resulting from the Corporation's purchase of deposits from the Resolution Trust Company in 1994, is being amortized over the expected useful life of 15 years on a straight-line basis. See "RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS" for further information regarding the accounting for goodwill and intangible assets subsequent to December 31, 2001.



BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share was computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, retroactively adjusted for stock splits and dividends. Issuable shares (such as those related to directors' restricted stock units) are considered outstanding and are included in the computation of basic earnings per share.



CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash and cash equivalents include cash and amounts due from banks, interest-bearing deposits with other financial institutions, federal funds sold, and U.S. Treasury securities with original terms to maturity of 90 days or less.



SECURITIES SOLD UNDER AGREEMENTS TO REPURCHASE

The Corporation enters into sales of securities under agreements to repurchase. The agreements are treated as financings, and the obligations to repurchase securities sold are reflected as liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The amount of the securities underlying the agreements continue to be carried in the Corporation's securities portfolio. The Corporation has agreed to repurchase securities identical to those sold. The securities underlying the agreements are under the Corporation's control.



OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Corporation is a party to certain other financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk such as commitments under standby letters of credit, unused portions of lines of credit and commitments to fund new loans. The Corporation's policy is to record such instruments when funded.



COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Comprehensive income at the Corporation represents net income plus other comprehensive income or loss, which consists of the net change in unrealized holding gains or losses on securities available for sale, net of the related tax effect. Accumulated other comprehensive income or loss represents the net unrealized holding gains or losses on securities available for sale as of the consolidated balance sheet dates, net of the related tax effect.


Comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000, and 1999 was $10,010,478, $12,702,930, and $2,693,648, respectively. The following summarizes the components of other comprehensive income (loss):

Unrealized net holding gains during the year ended December 31, 2001, net of tax (pre-tax amount of $2,969,923)


$ 1,813,563

Reclassification adjustment for net gains realized in net income during the year ended December 31, 2001, net of tax (pre-tax amount of $490,705)


( 296,337)

Other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2001

$ 1,517,226

 

 

Unrealized net holding gains during the year ended December 31, 2000, net of tax (pre-tax amount of $6,789,197)


$ 4,077,592

Reclassification adjustment for net gains realized in net income during the year ended December 31, 2000, net of tax (pre-tax amount of $216,053)


( 129,761)

Other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2000

$ 3,947,831

 

 

Unrealized net holding losses during the year ended December 31, 1999, net of tax (pre- tax amount of ($9,336,350))


$(5,607,412)

Reclassification adjustment for net gains realized in net income during the year ended December 31, 1999, net of tax (pre-tax amount of $150,585)


( 90,441)

Other comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 1999

$(5,697,853)



SEGMENT REPORTING

The Corporation's operations are solely in the financial services industry and include the provision of traditional commercial banking services. The Corporation operates primarily in the geographical regions of Chemung, Steuben, Schuyler, and Tioga counties, including the northern tier of Pennsylvania. Management makes operating decisions and assesses performance based on an ongoing review of the Corporation's commercial banking operations, which constitute the Corporation's only reportable segment.


RECLASSIFICATION

Amounts in the prior years' consolidated financial statements are reclassified whenever necessary to conform with the current year's presentation.



RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." This Statement establishes comprehensive accounting and reporting requirements for derivative instruments and hedging activities. The Statement requires companies to recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, with the instruments measured at fair value. The accounting for gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value of the derivative instrument depends on the intended use of the derivative and the type of risk being hedged. This Statement, as amended by SFAS Nos. 137 and 138, was effective for the Corporation as of January 1, 2001. Based on management's evaluation of SFAS No. 133, the adoption of this Statement did not have any impact on the Corporation's consolidated financial statements, as the Co rporation did not have any derivative instruments, including derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, as of January 1, 2001, or at any time during the year ended December 31, 2001.


In July 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141, "Business Combinations," and SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets." SFAS No. 141 supercedes Accounting Principles Board ("APB") No. 16, "Business Combinations," and requires that all business combinations be accounted for under the purchase method of accounting, thus eliminating the pooling-of-interests method of accounting. SFAS No. 141 did not change many of the provisions of APB No. 16 related to the application of the purchase method. However, SFAS No. 141 does specify criteria for recognizing intangible assets separate from goodwill and requires additional disclosures regarding business combinations. SFAS No. 141 is effective for business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001.


SFAS No. 142 requires that acquired intangible assets (other than goodwill) be amortized over their useful economic life, while goodwill and any acquired intangible assets with an indefinite useful economic life would not be amortized, but would be reviewed for impairment on an annual basis based upon guidelines specified in the Statement. SFAS No. 142 currently excludes from its scope unidentifiable intangible assets recorded under SFAS No. 72, "Accounting for Certain Acquisitions of Banking or Thrift Institutions." The FASB has announced that additional research will be performed to decide whether unidentifiable intangible assets recorded under SFAS No. 72 should be accounted for similarly to goodwill under SFAS No. 142. However, issuance of a final Statement with respect to this matter is not expected until the fourth quarter of 2002.


SFAS No. 142 requires that goodwill be evaluated for impairment no later than December 31, 2002, and annually thereafter. The Corporation expects that the results of the impairment test will conclude that the carrying value of its goodwill is not impaired as of December 31, 2001.


The Corporation adopted SFAS No. 142 on January 1, 2002. At December 31, 2001, the Corporation had goodwill of $1,516,666 related to the acquisition of a bank in 1994. The amortization expense related to this goodwill amounted to $189,583 for the year ended December 31, 2001. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, the Corporation will no longer amortize this goodwill subsequent to December 31, 2001, which will reduce non-interest expenses by $189,583 in 2002, as compared to 2001.


At December 31, 2001, the Corporation also has an intangible asset of approximately $2,949,754 related to the acquisition of deposits from the Resolution Trust Company in 1994. This intangible asset is currently excluded from the scope of SFAS No. 142. The amortization expense related to this intangible asset totaled $397,719 for the year ended December 31, 2001. As noted above, while the FASB is reconsidering the exclusion of this type of intangible asset from the scope of SFAS No. 142, at the present time this intangible asset will continue to be amortized.



(2) RESTRICTIONS ON CASH AND DUE FROM BANK ACCOUNTS

The Corporation is required to maintain certain reserves of vault cash and/or deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The amount of this reserve requirement was $500,000 at December 31, 2001.



(3) SECURITIES

Amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities available for sale at December 31, 2001 and 2000, are as follows:

 

2001

2000

 


Amortized Cost

Estimated Fair Value


Amortized Cost

Estimated Fair Value

U.S. Treasury securities

$ -

-

14,000,787

14,014,040

Obligations of U.S. Government agencies

98,866,251

100,129,417

76,567,432

76,655,432

Mortgage-backed securities

92,538,928

92,992,484

87,691,888

87,129,166

Obligations of states and political subdivisions


17,496,893


17,728,855


18,420,899


18,531,434

Corporate bonds and notes

14,704,510

14,830,561

12,443,061

12,185,427

Corporate stocks

6,982,327

1 3,455,352

7,514,534

14,191,644

Total

$230,588,909

239,136,669

216,638,601

222,707,143


Included in corporate stocks at both December 31, 2001 and 2000, is the Corporation's required investment in the stock of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLB) carried at its cost basis of $5,710,000 and $5,245,000, respectively. This investment allowed the Corporation to maintain a $73,197,400 line of credit with the FHLB at December 31, 2001, and $66,543,300 at December 31, 2000. Other required equities in the Corporation's portfolio include 10,700 shares of Federal Reserve Bank stock carried at $535,000 at December 31, 2001, and 10,638 shares carried at $531,900 at December 31, 2000.


Gross unrealized gains and losses on securities available for sale at December 31, 2001 and 2000, were as follows:

 

2001

2000

 

Unrealized

Unrealized

Unrealized

Unrealized

 

Gains

Losses

Gains

Losses

U.S. Treasury securities

$ -

-

29,913

16,660

Obligations of U.S. Government agencies

1,336,634

73,468

413,738

325,738

Mortgage-backed securities

631,300

177,744

239,965

802,687

Obligations of states and other political subdivisions

336,204

104,242

192,953

82,418

Corporate bonds and notes

310,123

184,072

101,166

358,800

Corporate stocks

6,481,357

8,332

6,679,193

2,083

Total

$9,095,618

547,858

7,656,928

1,588,386


Gross realized gains on sales of securities available for sale were $528,634, $1,388,358, and $150,585 for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Gross realized losses on sales of securities available for sale were $37,929 and $1,172,305 for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively. There were no realized losses on sales of securities available for sale for the year ended December 31, 1999.


Securities held to maturity of $7,116,489 and $6,565,869 at December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively, represent non-marketable obligations of political subdivisions, usually local municipalities. Estimated fair value at December 31, 2001 and 2000 was $7,318,438 and $6,774,036, respectively. There were no sales of securities held to maturity in 2001, 2000 or 1999. The contractual maturity of these securities at amortized cost is as follows at December 31, 2001: $3,865,709 (fair value of $3,901,901) within one year, $1,983,510 (fair value of $2,047,036) after one year but within five years, $977,270 (fair value of $1,038,252) after five years but within ten years and $290,000 (fair value of $331,249) greater than ten years.


Interest and dividend income on securities for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 was as follows:

 

2001

2000

1999

Taxable:

 

 

 

U. S. Treasury securities

$ 297,520

767,261

1,119,844

Obligations of U.S. Government agencies

5,794,805

5,674,224

5,227,780

Mortgage-backed securities

5,933,499

5,190,539

5,201,842

Corporate bonds and notes

907,945

816,503

631,480

Corporate stocks

552,212

638,503

536,980

 

 

 

 

Exempt from Federal taxation:

 

 

 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

1,107,423

1,297,986

1,274,984

Total

$14,593,404

14,385,016

13,992,910



The amortized cost and estimated fair value by years to contractual maturity (mortgage-backed securities are shown as maturing based on the estimated average life at the projected prepayment speed) as of December 31, 2001, for debt securities available for sale are as follows:

 

Maturing

 


Within One Year

After One, But
Within Five Years

 

Amortized

Fair

Amortized

Fair

 

Cost

Value

Cost

Value

Obligations of U.S. Government agencies

$27,150,523

27,562,650

$30,517,922

30,733,922

Mortgage-backed securities

436,361

443,433

10,392,766

10,690,839

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

980,861

999,046

5,162,622

5,338,798

Corporate bonds and notes

-

-

5,072,720

5,248,750

Total

$28,567,745

29,005,129

$51,146,030

52,012,309

 

 

Maturing

 

After Five, But
Within Ten Years


After Ten Years

 

 

Amortized

Fair

Amortized

Fair

 

Cost

Value

Cost

Value

Obligations of U.S. Government agencies

$39,642,178

40,264,095

$ 1,555,628

1,568,750

Mortgage-backed securities

33,472,881

33,606,877

48,236,920

48,251,335

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

11,298,550

11,335,583

54,860

55,428

Corporate bonds and notes

2,271,988

2,214,500

7,359,802

7,367,311

Total

$86,685,597

87,421,055

$57,207,210

57,242,824


Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities above because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.


The fair value of securities pledged to secure public funds on deposit or for other purposes as required by law was $184,468,089 at December 31, 2001, and $167,221,355 at December 31, 2000. This includes mortgage-backed securities totaling $32,337,536 and $28,418,761 (fair value of $32,376,437 and $27,976,040), and obligations of U.S. Government agencies totaling $61,763,587 and $38,474,622 (fair value of $62,332,729 and $38,271,246) pledged to secure securities sold under agreements to repurchase at December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively.


There are no securities of a single issuer (other than securities of the U.S. Government and its agencies) that exceed 10% of shareholders' equity at December 31, 2001 or 2000.


The Corporation has equity investments in Southern Tier Business Development, LLC and Cephas Capital Partnership, LP. These small business investment companies were established for the purpose of providing financing to small businesses in market areas served by the Corporation, including minority-owned small businesses and those that are anticipated to create jobs for the low to moderate income levels in the targeted areas. As of December 31, 2001 and 2000, these investments totaled $2,967,300 and $2,392,143, respectively, are included in other assets, and are accounted for under the equity method of accounting.



(4) LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES


The composition of the loan portfolio is summarized as follows:

December 31,

2001

2000

Residential mortgages

$101,168,582

$ 92,626,675

Commercial mortgages

48,510,572

43,272,341

Commercial, financial and agricultural

139,821,707

115,176,298

Consumer loans

134,626,731

143,742,646

Net deferred origination fees and costs, and unearned income

(373,044)

(246,351)

 

$423,754,548

$394,571,609


Included in consumer loans are student loans totaling $4,191,072 at December 31, 2001 and $3,853,277 at December 31, 2000, which are considered held for sale once these loans enter repayment status.


Residential mortgages totaling $83,078,601 at December 31, 2001, and $79,067,465 at December 31, 2000, were pledged under a blanket collateral agreement for the Corporation's line of credit with the FHLB.


The Corporation's market area encompasses the New York State counties of Chemung, Steuben, Schuyler and Tioga, as well as the northern tier of Pennsylvania. Substantially all of the Corporation's outstanding loans are with borrowers living or doing business within 25 miles of the Corporation's branches in these counties. The Corporation's concentrations of credit risk by loan type are reflected in the preceding table. The concentrations of credit risk with standby letters of credit, committed lines of credit and commitments to originate new loans, generally follow the loan classifications in the table above. Other than general economic risks, management is not aware of any material concentrations of credit risk to any industry or individual borrower.


The following table summarizes the Corporation's non-performing loans at December 31, 2001 and 2000:

 

2001

2000

Non-accrual loans

$ 1,490,081

$ 1,078,240

Troubled debt restructurings

77,516

404,476

Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest

4,065,288

223,974

 

$ 5,632,885

$ 1,706,690


The effect of non-accrual loans on interest income for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 was not material. The Corporation is not committed to advance additional funds to borrowers with non-performing loans.


Transactions in the allowance for loan losses for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 were as follows:

 

2001

2000

1999

Balances at January 1

$ 4,707,868

4,665,093

4,509,185

Provision charged to operations

1,100,000

750,000

672,669

Loans charged-off

(949,692)

(853,409)

(690,034)

Recoveries

218,915

146,184

173,273

Balances at December 31

$ 5,077,091

4,707,868

4,665,093


At December 31, 2001 and 2000, the recorded investment in loans that are considered to be impaired totaled $746,734 and $816,326, respectively. Included in the 2001 amount are impaired loans of $428,779 for which the related allowance for loan losses is $278,344. The 2000 amount includes $367,951 of impaired loans with a related allowance for loan losses of $200,839. The average recorded investment in impaired loans during 2001, 2000 and 1999 was $849,892, $744,081 and $3,171,533, respectively. The effect on interest income for impaired loans was not material to the consolidated financial statements in 2001, 2000 or 1999.



(5) PREMISES & EQUIPMENT


Premises and equipment at December 31, 2001 and 2000 are as follows:

 

2001

2000

Land

$ 2,681,408

$ 2,681,408

Buildings

16,433,926

15,030,100

Equipment and furniture

17,327,476

16,044,062

Leasehold improvements

432,876

431,448

 

36,875,686

34,187,018

Less accumulated depreciation

22,125,672

20,589,377

 

$14,750,014

$13,597,641



(6) DEPOSITS


A summary of deposits at December 31, 2001 and 2000 is as follows:

 

2001

2000

Non-interest-bearing

$110,805,658

$107,289,840

Interest-bearing demand deposits

39,331,058

39,128,338

Insured money market accounts

44,598,178

53,146,665

Savings deposits

96,036,417

84,959,734

Time deposits

229,915,691

226,863,180

 

$520,687,002

$511,387,757


Time deposits include certificates of deposit in denominations of $100,000 or more aggregating $57,522,589 and $65,082,752 at December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Interest expense on such certificates was $3,207,552, $4,163,041 and $2,777,298 for 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively.


Scheduled maturities of time deposits at December 31, 2001, are summarized as follows:

2002

$178,142,448

2003

28,611,412

2004

11,499,316

2005

5,872,145

2006

5,768,125

2007 and thereafter

22,245

 

$229,915,691


(7) SECURITIES SOLD UNDER AGREEMENTS TO REPURCHASE


A summary of securities sold under agreements to repurchase as of and for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 is as follows:

 

2001

2000

1999

Securities sold under agreements to
repurchase:

 

 

 

Balance at December 31

$79,457,282

$49,406,826

$49,946,491

Maximum month-end balance

$79,658,810

$51,003,367

$53,731,116

Average balance during year

$68,653,225

$50,110,845

$51,900,947

Weighted-average rate at December 31

4.68%

5.75%

4.97%

Average rate paid during year

5.20%

5.51%

4.98%


The agreements have remaining contractual maturities of 2 days to 9.2 years at December 31, 2001, with a weighted-average contractual maturity of 3.9 years. Certain of the agreements have call features. At December 31, 2001, the weighted-average period to the earlier of the next call date or the contractual maturity date is approximately seven months.


Information concerning outstanding securities repurchase agreements as of December 31, 2001 is summarized as follows:



Remaining Term to Final Maturity (1)


Repurchase Liability

Accrued Interest Payable


Weighted- Average Rate

Fair Value of Collateral Securities (2)

Within 90 days

$ 4,957,282

$ -

0.37%

$ 10,147,954

After 90 days but with one year

20,000,000

148,894

3.49%

20,887,761

After one year but within five years

19,500,000

175,597

6.17%

19,905,783

After five years but within ten years

35,000,000

138,361

5.15%

36,287,218

Total

$ 79,457,282

$ 462,852

4.68%

$ 87,228,716

  1. The weighted-average remaining term to final maturity was approximately 3.9 years at December 31, 2001. At December 31, 2001, $54.5 million of the securities repurchase agreements contained call provisions. The weighted-average rate at December 31, 2001 on the callable securities repurchase agreements was 5.51%, with a weighted-average remaining period of approximately 10 months to the call date. At December 31, 2001, $25.0 million of the securities repurchase agreements did not contain call provisions. The weighted-average rate at December 31, 2001 on the non-callable securities repurchase agreements was 2.87%, with a weighted-average term to maturity of approximately 5 months.
  2. Represents the fair value of the securities subject to the repurchase agreements, plus accrued interest receivable of approximately $840 thousand at December 31, 2001.



(8) FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES


The following is a summary of Federal Home Loan Bank advances at December 31, 2001:

Amount

Weighted-Average Rate

Maturity

First Call Date

$ 12,600,000

1.35%

January 2, 2002

-

10,000,000

4.90%

October 2, 2003

-

5,000,000

5.41%

December 29, 2005

December 29, 2002

10,000,000

4.41%

October 20, 2008

January 20, 2002

$ 37,600,000

3.65%

 

 


Residential mortgages totaling $83,078,601 at December 31, 2001, were pledged under a blanket collateral agreement for the Corporation's advances with the FHLB.


(9) INCOME TAXES


For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, income tax expense attributable to income from operations consisted of the following:

 

2001

2000

1999

Current:

 

 

 

State

$ 414,260

195,635

481,750

Federal

3,815,723

3,433,532

3,631,325

 

4,229,983

3,629,167

4,113,075

Deferred (benefit) expense

(238,355)

364,908

45,955

 

$ 3,991,628

3,994,075

4,159,030


Income tax expense differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate to income before income tax expense as follows:

 

2001

2000

1999

Tax computed at statutory rate

$ 4,244,859

4,334,719

4,267,180

Tax-exempt interest

(569,665)

(641,915)

(522,865)

Dividend exclusion

(43,718)

(57,865)

(55,707)

State taxes, net of Federal benefit

243,268

207,909

371,094

Nondeductible interest expense

70,417

87,796

64,792

Other items, net

46,467

63,431

34,536

Actual income tax expense

$ 3,991,628

3,994,075

4,159,030


The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 2001 and 2000, are presented below:

 

2001

2000

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

Allowance for loan losses-book

$ 1,977,527

1,833,715

Accrual for post-retirement benefits other than pensions

773,433

750,598

Deferred loan fees

144,101

94,221

Deferred compensation and directors' fees

751,490

691,179

Interest on non-accrual loans

40,526

24,525

Other

91,311

76,237

Total gross deferred tax assets

3,778,388

3,470,475

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

Depreciation

120,735

178,370

Prepaid pension

327,591

276,766

Net unrealized gains on securities available for sale

3,385,768

2,423,776

Other

246,017

169,649

Total gross deferred tax liabilities

4,080,111

3,048,561

Net deferred tax (liability) asset

$ (301,723)

421,914


Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income or the existence of sufficient taxable income within the loss carryback period. A valuation allowance is recognized when it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, management considers the scheduled reversal of the deferred tax liabilities, the level of historical taxable income and projected future taxable income over the periods in which the temporary differences comprising the deferred tax assets will be deductible. Based on its assessment, management determined that no valuation allowance is necessary.



(10) PENSION PLAN AND OTHER BENEFIT PLANS


The Corporation has a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all employees. The plan's defined benefit formula generally bases payments to retired employees upon their length of service multiplied by a percentage of the average monthly pay over the last five years of employment.



The following table presents (1) changes in the plan's projected benefit obligation and plan assets, and (2) the plan's funded status reconciled with amounts recognized in the Corporation's consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2001 and 2000:

 

2001

2000

Changes in projected benefit obligation:

 

 

Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year

$ 13,998,022

13,021,081

Service cost

343,187

297,927

Interest cost

1,028,972

990,817

Actuarial loss

1,095,926

607,380

Benefits paid

(916,119)

(919,183)

Projected benefit obligation at end of year

$ 15,549,988

13,998,022

 

 

 

Changes in fair value of plan assets:

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

19,355,021

20,423,565

Actual loss on plan assets

(203,033)

(108,791)

Expenses paid

(37,494)

(40,570)

Benefits paid

(916,119)

(919,183)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

$ 18,198,375

19,355,021

 

 

 

Funded status:

 

 

Plan assets in excess of projected benefit obligation at end of year

2,648,387

5,356,999

Unrecognized net transition obligation being recognized over 10 years

420,126

490,014

Unrecognized prior service cost

646,575

721,391

Unrecognized net actuarial gain

(2,547,019)

(5,595,059)

Prepaid pension cost

$ 1,168,069

973,345


Net periodic pension income in 2001, 2000 and 1999 is comprised of the following:

 

2001

2000

1999

Service cost, benefits earned during the year

$ 343,187

297,927

320,308

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

1,028,972

990,817

986,425

Expected return on plan assets

(1,419,320)

(1,499,853)

(1,437,813)

Net amortization and deferral

( 147,563)

(402,536)

(272,260)

Net periodic pension income

$( 194,724)

(613,645)

(403,340)


The principal actuarial assumptions used in determining the projected benefit obligation as of December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 were as follows:

 

2001

2000

1999

Discount rate

7.00%

7.50%

8.00%

Expected long-term rate of return on assets

7.50%

7.50%

7.50%

Assumed rate of future compensation increase

5.00%

5.00%

5.00%


The pension plan's assets at December 31, 2001 and 2000, are invested in common and preferred stocks, U.S. Government securities, corporate bonds and notes, and mutual funds.


The Corporation also sponsors a defined contribution profit sharing, savings and investment plan which covers all employees with a minimum of 1,000 hours of annual service. The Corporation makes discretionary profit sharing contributions to the plan based on the financial results of the Corporation. The Corporation also makes matching contributions at the rate of 50% of the first 6% of an eligible employee's current earnings contributed to the plan. Expense under the plan totaled $687,724, $681,193, and $620,279 for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively. The plan's assets at December 31, 2001 and 2000, include 380,712 and 382,180 shares, respectively, of Chemung Financial Corporation common stock, as well as common and preferred stocks, U.S. Government securities, corporate bonds and notes, and mutual funds.


The Corporation sponsors a defined benefit health care plan that provides postretirement medical, dental and prescription drug benefits to full-time employees who meet minimum age and service requirements. Postretirement life insurance benefits are also provided to certain employees who retired prior to July 1981. The plan is contributory, with retiree contributions adjusted annually, and contains other cost sharing features such as deductibles and coinsurance. The accounting for the plan anticipates future cost-sharing changes to the written plan that are consistent with the Corporation's expressed intent to increase the retiree contribution rate annually for the expected general inflation rate for that year.


The following table presents (1) changes in the plan's accumulated postretirement benefit obligation and (2) the plan's funded status reconciled with amounts recognized in the Corporation's consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2001 and 2000:

Changes in accumulated postretirement benefit obligation:

2001

2000

Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation at beginning of year

$ 2,440,417

2,543,000

Service cost

25,000

23,000

Interest cost

210,000

181,000

Participant contributions

97,059

88,340

Actuarial loss (gain)

607,741

(74,829)

Benefits paid

(310,545)

(320,094)

Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation at end of year

$ 3,069,672

2,440,417

 

 

 

Accrued postretirement benefit cost:

 

 

Unfunded postretirement benefit obligation end of year

$(3,069,672)

(2,440,417)

Unrecognized prior service cost

352,000

380,000

Unrecognized net actuarial loss

722,410

133,669

Accrued postretirement benefit cost at end of year, included in other liabilities


$(1,995,262)


(1,926,748)


The components of net periodic post-retirement benefit cost for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 are as follows:

 

2001

2000

1999

Service cost

$ 25,000

23,000

42,000

Interest cost

210,000

181,000

174,000

Net amortization and deferral

47,000

28,000

22,000

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$ 282,000

232,000

238,000


The postretirement benefit obligation was determined using a discount rate of 7.00% for 2001 and 7.50% for 2000. The assumed health care cost trend rate used in measuring the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation initially ranged from 8.0% to 8.5% in 2001, depending on the specific plan, and was decreased to a range of 5.0% to 5.5% in 2008 and thereafter, over the projected payout of benefits. The health care cost trend rate assumption can have a significant effect on the amounts reported. If the health care cost trend rate was increased one percent in each year, the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of December 31, 2001, would have increased by 4.1%, and the aggregate of service and interest cost would have increased by 3.4%. If the health care cost trend rate was decreased one percent in each year, the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of December 31, 2001, would have decreased by 3.7%, and the aggregate of service and interest cost would have decreased by 3.0%. Ho wever, the plan limits the increase in the Corporation's annual contributions to the plan for most participants to the increase in base compensation for active employees.


The Corporation also sponsors an Executive Supplemental Pension Plan for certain current and former executive officers to restore certain pension benefits that may be reduced due to limitations under the Internal Revenue Code. The benefits under this plan are unfunded and as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, the projected benefit obligation was $557,671 and $555,936, respectively. As of December 31, 2001 and 2000, the Corporation had an accrued benefit liability of $327,014 and $262,777, respectively, related to this plan. The Corporation recorded an expense of $85,157, $62,989 and $44,138 related to this plan during 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively.



(11) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS


Members of the Board of Directors, certain Corporation officers, and their immediate families directly, or through entities in which they are principal owners (more than 10% interest), were customers of, and had loans and other transactions with, the Corporation in the ordinary course of business. All loans and commitments included as part of such transactions were made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons. These loans and commitments, which did not involve more than normal risk of collectibility or present other unfavorable features, are summarized as follows for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000:

 

2001

2000

Balance at beginning of year

$15,034,221

$ 7,218,807

Additions

25,833,686

85,567,181

Amounts collected

(24,700,933)

(77,751,767)

Balance at end of year

$16,166,974

$15,034,221



(12) EXPENSES


The following expenses, which exceeded 1% of total revenues (total interest income plus other operating income) in at least one of the years presented, are included in other operating expenses:

 

2001

2000

1999

Data processing services

$2,812,299

2,176,368

1,979,254

Advertising

729,223

708,449

646,594

Amortization of goodwill and intangible assets

587,303

587,302

587,303



(13) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES


In the normal course of business, there are outstanding various commitments and contingent liabilities, such as commitments to extend credit, which are not reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Commitments to outside parties under standby letters of credit, unused portions of lines of credit, and commitments to fund new loans totaled $2,289,691, $126,866,745 and $9,726,476, respectively, at December 31, 2001. Commitments to outside parties under standby letters of credit, unused portions of lines of credit, and commitments to fund new loans totaled $2,538,946, $121,482,176 and $9,516,697, respectively, at December 31, 2000. Because many commitments and almost all standby letters of credit expire without being funded in whole or in part, the contract amounts are not estimates of future cash flows. Loan commitments and unused lines of credit have off-balance sheet credit risk because only origination fees are recognized on the consolidated balance s heet until commitments are fulfilled or expire. The credit risk amounts are equal to the contractual amounts, assuming the amounts are fully advanced and collateral or other security is of no value. The Corporation does not anticipate losses as a result of these transactions. These commitments also have off-balance sheet interest rate risk in that the interest rate at which these commitments were made may not be at market rates on the date the commitments are fulfilled.


At December 31, 2001, the Corporation had outstanding commitments totaling $111,375 to fund equity investments in Southern Tier Business Development, LLC.


The Corporation has employment contracts with certain of its senior officers, which expire at various dates through 2004 and may be extended on a year-to-year basis.


In the normal course of business, there are various outstanding legal proceedings involving the Corporation or its subsidiaries. In the opinion of management, the aggregate amount involved in such proceedings is not material to the financial condition or results of operations of the Corporation.



(14) SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY


Under Federal Reserve regulations, the Bank is limited to the amount it may loan to the Corporation, unless such loans are collateralized by specific obligations. At December 31, 2001, the maximum amount available for transfer from the Bank to the Corporation in the form of unsecured loans was $1,786,985. The Bank is also subject to legal limitations on the amount of dividends that can be paid to the Corporation without prior regulatory approval. Dividends are limited to retained net profits, as defined by regulations, for the current year and the two preceding years. At December 31, 2001, approximately $11.0 million was available for the declaration of dividends from the Bank to the Corporation.



(15) PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Condensed parent company only financial statement information of Chemung Financial Corporation is as follows:

BALANCE SHEETS - DECEMBER 31

2001

2000

Assets:

 

 

Cash on deposit with subsidiary bank

$ 1,015,508

911,957

Investment in subsidiary-Chemung Canal Trust Company

74,816,630

69,599,138

Investment in subsidiary-CFS Group, Inc.

204,858

250,000

Dividends receivable

911,772

886,729

Securities available for sale, at estimated fair value

154,044

1,154,920

Other assets

3,004,165

2,422,256

Total assets

$80,106,977

75,225,000

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders' equity:

 

 

Dividend payable

911,772

886,729

Other liabilities

33,628

26,756

Total liabilities

945,400

913,485

Shareholders' equity:

 

 

Total shareholders' equity

79,161,577

74,311,515

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$80,106,977

75,225,000

STATEMENTS OF INCOME - YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31

2001

2000

1999

Interest and dividend income

$ 87,215

88,450

93,060

Net gain on sales of securities

60,000

-

-

Other (loss) income

(270,166)

216,277

177,530

Dividends from subsidiary bank

5,083,798

4,918,121

4,496,546

Income before equity in undistributed earnings
(losses) of subsidiaries


4,960,847


5,222,848


4,767,136

Equity in undistributed losses of CFS Group, Inc.

(45,142)

-

-

Equity in undistributed earnings of Chemung Canal
Trust Company


3,578,823


3,692,888


3,759,448

Operating expenses

(105,181)

(96,989)

(76,032)

Income before income tax benefit/expense

8,389,347

8,818,747

8,450,552

Income tax benefit (expense)

103,905

(63,648)

(59,051)

Net Income

$ 8,493,252

8,755,099

8,391,501

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31

2001

2000

1999

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

Net Income

$ 8,493,252

8,755,099

8,391,501

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

Equity in undistributed earnings of Chemung Canal
Trust Company


(3,578,823)


(3,692,888)


(3,759,448)

Equity in undistributed losses of CFS Group, Inc.

45,142

-

-

Net gain on sales of securities

(60,000)

-

-

(Increase) decrease in dividend receivable

(25,043)

62,528

(151,687)

Increase in other assets

(581,442)

(234,515)

(388,436)

Increase in other liabilities

6,286

18,238

13,520

Distribution of restricted stock units for directors'
deferred compensation plan


16,845


106,883


- -

Net cash provided by operating activities

4,316,217

5,015,345

4,105,450

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from investing activities:

 

 

 

Investment in CFS Group, Inc.

-

(250,000)

-

Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale

1,060,000

-

-

Purchase of securities available for sale

-

(49,992)

-

Net cash provided by (used in) investing
activities


1,060,000


(299,992)


- -

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities:

 

 

 

Cash dividends paid

(3,558,754)

(3,435,952)

(2,944,859)

Purchase of treasury stock

(2,343,383)

(397,113)

(1,464,675)

Sale of treasury stock

629,471

-

-

Net cash used in financing activities

(5,272,666)

(3,833,065)

(4,409,534)

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

103,551

882,288

(304,084)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

911,957

29,669

333,753

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

$ 1,015,508

911,957

29,669



(16) FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS


The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments:


Short-Term Financial Instruments

For those short-term instruments that generally mature in ninety days or less, the carrying value approximates fair value.


Securities

Fair values for securities are based on either 1) quoted market prices, 2) dealer quotes, 3) a correspondent bank's pricing system, or 4) discounted cash flows to maturity. For certain securities, such as equity investments in the FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank, and non-marketable obligations of political subdivisions, fair value is estimated to approximate amortized cost.


Loans Receivable

For variable-rate loans that reprice frequently, fair values approximate carrying values. The fair values for other loans are estimated through discounted cash flow analysis using interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms and credit quality.


Deposits

The fair values disclosed for demand deposits, savings accounts and money market accounts are, by definition, equal to the amounts payable on demand at the reporting date (i.e., their carrying values).


The fair value of certificates of deposits is estimated using a discounted cash flow approach that applies interest rates currently being offered on certificates to a schedule of the weighted-average expected monthly maturities.


Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase (Repurchase Agreements)

These instruments bear both variable and fixed rates of interest. Therefore, the carrying value approximates fair value for the variable rate instruments and the fair value of fixed rate instruments is based on discounted cash flows to maturity.


Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

These instruments bear a stated rate of interest to maturity and, therefore, the fair value is based on discounted cash flows to maturity.


Commitments to Extend Credit

The fair value of commitments to extend credit is based on fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, the counter-party's credit standing and discounted cash flow analysis. The fair value of these commitments to extend credit approximates the recorded amounts of the related fees and is not material at December 31, 2001 and 2000.


Accrued Interest Receivable and Payable

For these short term instruments, the carrying value approximates fair value.


The estimated fair value of the Corporation's financial instruments as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

2001

2000


Financial assets:


Carrying Amount

Estimated Fair Value (1)


Carrying Amount

Estimated Fair Value (1)

Cash and due from banks

$ 29,023

29,023

26,726

26,726

Interest-bearing deposits

1,358

1,358

1,438

1,438

Securities

246,253

246,455

229,273

229,481

Net loans

418,677

434,981

389,864

389,914

Accrued interest receivable

4,363

4,363

4,266

4,266

Financial liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

Demand, savings, and insured money market accounts

$290,771

290,771

284,525

284,525

Time deposits

229,916

233,514

226,863

228,167

Repurchase agreements

79,457

81,574

49,407

49,768

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

37,600

38,109

33,400

33,104

Accrued interest payable

2,107

2,107

2,127

2,127

Dividends payable

912

912

887

887


(1) Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgement and, therefore, cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.



(17) REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS


The Corporation and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory -- and possibly additional discretionary -- actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the consolidated financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Bank's assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.


Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Corporation and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of total and Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets, and of Tier 1 capital to average assets (all as defined in the applicable regulations). Management believes that, as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, the Corporation and the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which they were subject.


As of December 31, 2001, the most recent notification from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table below. There have been no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the Bank's or the Corporation's capital category.


The actual capital amounts and ratios of the Corporation and the Bank are presented in the following table:

 

Actual Capital

Required Ratios

 



Amount



Ratio

Minimum Captital Adequacy


Classification as Well Capitalized

As of December 31, 2001

 

 

 

 

Total Capital(to Risk Weighted Assets):

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

$77,523,117

16.87%

8.00%

10.00%

Bank

$73,183,569

16.04%

8.00%

10.00%

Tier 1 Capital(to Risk Weighted Assets):

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

$69,533,164

15.13%

4.00%

6.00%

Bank

$65,209,403

14.29%

4.00%

6.00%

Tier 1 Capital(to Average Assets):

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

$69,533,164

9.86%

3.00%

5.00%

Bank

$65,209,403

9.30%

3.00%

5.00%

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2000

 

 

 

 

Total Capital(to Risk Weighted Assets):

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

$73,325,594

17.31%

8.00%

10.00%

Bank

$68,618,632

16.34%

8.00%

10.00%

Tier 1 Capital(to Risk Weighted Assets):

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

$65,613,026

15.49%

4.00%

6.00%

Bank

$60,922,244

14.51%

4.00%

6.00%

Tier 1 Capital(to Average Assets):

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

$65,613,026

9.91%

3.00%

5.00%

Bank

$60,922,244

9.25%

3.00%

5.00%

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CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION



Subsidiary List


Name

State of Incorporation

Chemung Canal Trust Company

New York

   

CFS Group, Inc.

New York

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EXHIBIT G







CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION
One Chemung Canal Plaza
Elmira, New York 14901


Notice of 2002 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
And Proxy Statement

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Subsidiaries: Chemung Canal Trust Company
CFS Group, Inc.





April 5, 2002




Dear Shareholder:


You are cordially invited to attend our Annual Meeting of Shareholders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at the Clemens Center in Elmira, New York. Parking will be available in the Chemung Canal Trust Company main lot or in the parking garage located on Gray Street.


In addition to the formal items of business, we will review your Company's financial performance during 2001, discuss this year's first quarter results and plans for 2002, and answer questions from our shareholders. Following the meeting, our officers and staff look forward to enjoying conversation and refreshments with those of you who are able to attend.


It is important for you to be represented at the meeting, whether or not you plan to attend. Please mark, sign and date the enclosed proxy card and return it in the enclosed envelope.


Sincerely yours,




Jan P. Updegraff
President and
Chief Executive Officer

 

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CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION


One Chemung Canal Plaza
P.O. Box 1522
Elmira, New York 14902

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

Date/Time:

 

7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, 2002

     

Place:

 

Clemens Center

116 East Gray Street

Elmira, NY 14901

     

Items of Business:

(1)

Election of five directors, and

 

(2)

Transaction of other business properly brought before the meeting.

Who May Vote:

 

Shareholders of record as of March 29, 2002.

     

Annual Report & Proxy Statement:

 

Copies of the 2001 Annual Report & Proxy Statement are enclosed.

     

Date of Mailing:

 

This Notice and the Proxy Statement are being mailed to stockholders on or about April 5, 2002.

     
   

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jane H. Adamy, Secretary





April 5, 2002

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

   
   

Questions About the Meeting

3

Election of Directors and Nominee Biographies

5

   

Standing Director Biographies

6

   

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners & Management

7

   

Personnel Committee Report on Executive Compensation

11

   

Executive Compensation

12

   

Pension Plans & Employment Contracts

13

   

Comparative Return Performance Graph

15

   

Board of Directors Information

16

   

Audit Committee Report

17

   

Other Information

18

   

Director Business Relationships

19

   

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting

19

   

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QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MEETING



What do I need to know about Chemung Financial Corporation and Chemung Canal Trust Company?


Chemung Canal Trust Company (the "Bank") is the wholly owned banking subsidiary of Chemung Financial Corporation (the "Corporation"), and unless otherwise stated, financial and other information, which also includes the Corporation's wholly owned subsidiary CFS Group, Inc., is presented on a consolidated basis.


What am I voting on?


You are voting on the re-election of five directors to the Corporation's Board of Directors.


Who may vote?


You may vote if you owned the Corporation's stock at the close of business on March 29, 2002. As of March 12, 2002, there were 3,945,616 shares of common stock outstanding.


How do I vote?


Please vote by signing, dating, and returning each proxy card you receive in the prepaid envelope. Also, indicate in the space provided on the proxy card if you plan to attend the meeting.


Can I change my mind after indicating my vote and returning the proxy card?


Yes. You may change your vote any time before the polls close at or before the annual meeting by:

(a)

signing and returning another proxy card indicating a later date; or

(b)

attending the annual meeting and voting in person; or

(c)

revoking your proxy by notifying the Corporate Secretary in writing.


What if I return my proxy card but do not provide voting instructions?


Properly signed proxies received without voting instructions will be voted FOR the nominee directors.


How are votes counted?


Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote. There are no cumulative voting rights. Nominees for director will be elected by a plurality of votes cast. Any other matter requires the affirmative vote of a majority of votes cast except as otherwise provided in the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws. Only shares voted in favor of a nominee will be counted toward the achievement of plurality. Votes withheld (including broker non-votes) and abstentions are counted as present for the purpose of determining a quorum but are not counted as votes cast.


Who pays for the solicitation of proxies?


The cost of soliciting proxies will be borne by the Corporation. In addition to solicitations by mail, some of the directors, officers, and regular employees of the Corporation and the Bank may conduct additional solicitations by telephone and personal contacts without additional remuneration. American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the
Corporation's transfer agent, will aid the Corporation in the solicitation of proxies and proxy vote tabulations. If you hold your stock in "street" name, the transfer agent will request the appropriate nominees, brokerage houses, custodians and fiduciaries to forward soliciting material to you at the Corporation's expense.


What is the deadline for submitting shareholder proposals?


Shareholders desiring to present proposals in next year's proxy statement and at the 2003 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, including director nominations, must submit their proposal to the Corporate Secretary on or before December 5, 2002. Each shareholder proposal must comply with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission in order to be included in next year's proxy statement.


Who are the Corporation's independent auditors?


The firm of KPMG LLP has acted as the Corporation's independent auditors since 1990, and the directors have appointed KPMG LLP to continue in service throughout 2002. Representatives of KPMG LLP will be present at the Annual Meeting to answer your questions.


Is there any other business to come before the meeting?


Management knows of no other business to be presented for consideration, other than the election of five directors. If other matters are properly presented, the proxies intend to vote in accordance with their best judgment.


How do I obtain an Annual Report on Form 10-K?


You may obtain a copy of Chemung Financial Corporation's 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission without charge if you would like more detailed information concerning the Corporation. To obtain a copy, write to: Jane H. Adamy, Vice President & Secretary, Chemung Canal Trust Company, One Chemung Canal Plaza, P. O. Box 1522, Elmira, NY 14902, or e-mail your request to our website: www.chemungcanal.com.

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND NOMINEE BIOGRAPHIES



Who are the nominees this year?


Robert E. Agan, Stephen M. Lounsberry III, Dr. Thomas K. Meier, Charles M. Streeter, Jr. and Nelson Mooers van den Blink have each been nominated for election to the Corporation's Board of Directors. If elected, each nominee will hold the office of director for three years or until attainment of age 72.


What are the backgrounds of this year's nominees?

ROBERT E. AGAN, Age 63, Director since 1986

 

Formerly Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Hardinge Inc., a worldwide machine tool manufacturer.

   

STEPHEN M. LOUNSBERRY III, Age 48, Director since 1995

 

President of Applied Technology Manufacturing, a manufacturer of machined industrial and railroad component parts.

   

THOMAS K. MEIER, Age 61, Director since 1988

 

President of Elmira College.

   

CHARLES M. STREETER, JR., Age 62, Director since 1985

 

President of Streeter Associates, Inc., a general building contractor.

   

NELSON MOOERS VAN DEN BLINK, Age 67, Director since 1985

 

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer of The Hilliard Corporation, a motion control equipment, oil reclaimer and filter manufacturer.

   

STANDING DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHIES


What are the backgrounds of the directors not standing for election this year?

TERM EXPIRING IN 2003:

DAVID J. DALRYMPLE, Age 48, Director since 1993

 

President of Dalrymple Holding Corporation, parent company for several construction materials and highway construction companies. Mr. Dalyrmple is the brother of Robert H. Dalrymple, also a Director of the Corporation.

   

JOHN F. POTTER, Age 56, Director since 1991

 

President of Seneca Beverage Corporation, a wholesale distributor of beer and water products.

   

WILLIAM C. UGHETTA, Age 69, Director since 1985

 

Lawyer, of Counsel to the law firm of Sayles & Evans;

 

Formerly Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Corning Incorporated, a diversified manufacturing company;

 

Director of Covance, Inc.;

 

Director of GlobalLift Technologies, Inc.;

 

Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Corning Community College.

   

JAN P. UPDEGRAFF, Age 59, Director since 1996

 

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and Bank;

 

Formerly Vice President and Treasurer of the Corporation and Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of the Bank.

   

TERM EXPIRING IN 2004:

ROBERT H. DALRYMPLE, Age 51, Director since 1995

 

Secretary of Dalrymple Holding Corporation, a parent company for several construction materials and highway construction companies. Mr. Dalrymple is the brother of David J. Dalrymple, also a Director of the Corporation.

   

FREDERICK Q. FALCK, Age 53, Director since 1997

 

President of L.M. Trading Company, an agricultural investment corporation;

 

Vice President of Arnot Realty Corporation;

 

President and former Chairman of The Rathbone Corporation.

   

RALPH H. MEYER, Age 62, Director since 1985

 

Retired since August 1, 1998;

 

Formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of Guthrie Healthcare System, a vertically integrated health care delivery system.

   

RICHARD W. SWAN, Age 53, Director since 1985

 

President of Swan & Sons-Morss Co., Inc., an insurance brokerage agency.

   

WILLIAM A. TRYON, Age 71, Director since 1987

 

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Trayer Products, Inc., an automotive, truck and other industrial parts manufacturer;

 

Financial Representative of Northwestern Mutual Financial Network;

 

Formerly Chairman of Perry & Carroll, Inc., an insurance brokerage agency;

 

Formerly a Director of the Bank from 1964 to 1976.

 

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS & MANAGEMENT


The following table shows how much of the Corporation's common stock is owned by directors, named executive officers and owners of more than five percent of our outstanding stock as of February 28, 2002.

Name of Beneficial Owner
(and address if Ownership Exceeds 5%)

Amount & Nature of
Stock Beneficially Owned

Percent of Shares
Outstanding*

Chemung Canal Trust Company
One Chemung Canal Plaza
Elmira, NY 14902

 

528,5771

13.4%

Chemung Canal Trust Company
Profit-Sharing, Savings and
Investment Plan
One Chemung Canal Plaza
Elmira, NY 14902

 

369,7902

9.4%

David J. Dalrymple
2105 South Broadway
Pine City, NY 14871

 

632,0413, 5

16.0 %

Robert H. Dalrymple
2105 South Broadway
Pine City, NY 14871

 

591,5164, 5

15.0%

Robert E. Agan

15,5356

*

 

James E. Corey III

8,4617

*

Jerome F. Denton

8,6407

 

*

Frederick Q. Falck

131,3296, 8

3.3%

 

Stephen M. Lounsberry III

22,9966

*

 

Thomas K. Meier

9,3116

*

 

 

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS & MANAGEMENT

Name of Beneficial Owner

(and address if Ownership Exceeds 5%)

Amount & Nature of

Stock Beneficially Owned

Percent of Shares

Outstanding*

Ralph H. Meyer


16,8566


*

John F. Potter


33,4666, 9


*

Charles M. Streeter, Jr.


14,8186


*

Richard W. Swan


71,70110


1.8%

William A. Tryon


19,61611


*

William C. Ughetta


56,6966


1.4%

Jan P. Updegraff


7,8847, 12


*

Nelson Mooers van den Blink


3,763


*

All Directors and Executive Officers as a group (21 persons)


1,150,41313


29.2%

*


Unless otherwise noted, less than 1%.

 

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS & MANAGEMENT (Continued)


FOOTNOTES

1

Held by the Bank in various fiduciary capacities, either alone or with others. Includes 28,248 shares held with sole voting and dispositive powers, 500,329 shares held with shared power to vote and 306,647 shares held with shared dispositive power. Shares held in a co-fiduciary capacity by the Bank are voted by the co-fiduciary in the same manner as if the co-fiduciary were the sole fiduciary. Shares held by the Bank as sole trustee will be voted by the Bank only if the trust instrument provides for voting of the shares at the direction of the grantor or a beneficiary and the Bank actually receives voting instructions.

 

2

The Plan participants instruct the Bank as trustee how to vote these shares. If a participant fails to instruct the voting of the shares, the Bank votes these shares in the same proportion as it votes all of the shares for which it receives voting instructions. Plan participants have dispositive power over these shares subject to certain restrictions.

 

3

Includes 101,407 shares held directly, 3,808 shares held as custodian for Mr. Dalrymple's children, 448,510 shares held by the Dalrymple Family Limited Partnership of which David J. Dalrymple and Robert H. Dalrymple are sole general partners, and 78,316 shares held by Dalrymple Holding Corporation, of which David J. Dalrymple and Robert H. Dalrymple are officers, directors and principal shareholders. Excludes 7,176 shares held by Mr. Dalrymple's spouse as to which Mr. Dalrymple disclaims beneficial ownership. See footnote 5.

 

4

Includes 64,690 shares held directly, 448,510 shares held by the Dalrymple Family Limited Partnership of which David J. Dalrymple and Robert H. Dalrymple are sole general partners, and 78,316 shares held by Dalrymple Holding Corporation of which David J. Dalrymple and Robert H. Dalrymple are officers, directors and principal shareholders. Excludes 4,600 shares held by Mr. Dalrymple's spouse as to which Mr. Dalrymple disclaims beneficial ownership. See footnote 5.

 

 

5

Excludes 30,230 shares held by Susquehanna Supply Company of which David J. Dalrymple and Robert H. Dalrymple each own 23.1% of the outstanding common stock. Because of the definition of "beneficial ownership" under Section 13 of The Exchange Act, David and Robert Dalrymple are each listed as beneficial owners of 526,826 of the same shares. Without such multiple counting, David and Robert Dalrymples' aggregate beneficial ownership would equal 17.67% of the Corporation's outstanding shares.

 

6

Includes shares that Messrs. Agan (14,635), Falck (3,187), Lounsberry (5,847), Meier (2,311), Meyer (11,666), Potter (11,625), Streeter (5,228), and Ughetta (6,696) have credited to their accounts in memorandum unit form under the Corporation's Deferred Directors Fee Plan. The deferred fees held in memorandum unit form will be paid solely in shares of the Corporation's Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Plan and the election of the Plan participants. Shares held in memorandum unit form under the Plan have no voting rights.

 

 

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS & MANAGEMENT (Continued)

FOOTNOTES

 

7

Includes all shares of Common Stock of the Corporation held for the benefit of each Executive Officer by the Bank as trustee of the Bank's Profit-Sharing, Savings and Investment Plan. Messrs. Updegraff, Corey and Denton have an interest in 7,156, 5,682, and 7,278 such shares held by the Plan, respectively.

 

8

Includes 1,800 shares held directly and 126,342 shares held in trusts over which Mr. Falck has voting and dispositive power. Excludes 142,463 shares owned by The Rathbone Corporation of which Mr. Falck is an officer and director.

 

9

Includes 13,894 shares owned by Seneca Beverage Corporation, of which Mr. Potter is an officer, director and principal shareholder.

 

10

Includes 11,700 shares owned by Swan & Sons-Morss Co., Inc., of which Mr. Swan is an officer, director and one of the principal shareholders, 33,255 shares held in trusts over which Mr. Swan has voting and dispositive power, and 480 shares held by Mr. Swan as custodian for his minor children. Does not include 4,316 shares held by others as trustees for a trust of which Mr. Swan is an income beneficiary or 4,236 shares held by Mr. Swan's spouse as to which Mr. Swan disclaims beneficial ownership.

 

11

Excludes 2,438 shares held by Mr. Tryon's spouse as to which Mr. Tryon disclaims beneficial ownership.

12

Excludes 500 shares held by Mr. Updegraff's spouse as to which Mr. Updegraff disclaims beneficial ownership.

 

13

Does not include 25,891 shares owned by spouses of certain officers and directors as to which shares such officers and directors disclaim beneficial ownership. Does not include 526,826 shares included under each of David J. and Robert H. Dalrymple (see footnote 5). Also does not include 102 shares of preferred stock owned by directors, certain officers and their spouses of CCTC Funding Corp., a subsidiary of the Bank, a Real Estate Investment Trust under the Internal Revenue Code.

 

 

PERSONNEL COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION OF MANAGEMENT


The Personnel Committee of the Board of Directors furnishes the following report on executive compensation:


What is our philosophy of executive compensation?


Under the supervision of the Committee (comprised entirely of outside directors), the Corporation has developed and implemented compensation policies that seek to enhance the profitability of the Bank and the Corporation, thus enhancing shareholder value. The executive compensation program consists of base pay, an annual management incentive bonus, and a long-term incentive bonus. The Committee feels that this philosophy provides fair and competitive compensation that attracts and retains well-qualified executives.


How is the Chief Executive Officer compensated?


The Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Committee, sets the annual compensation of the Chief Executive Officer. The recommendation of the Committee follows substantial review of comparative information including executive compensation for similarly situated banks and bank holding companies. Key criteria include Return on Average Tier I Equity, Return on Average Assets and dividend performance. The Committee determined that the performance of the Bank was well within the range reported by its peers and that the compensation paid by the Bank was appropriate in comparison to the peer group. Incentive bonus payments to the CEO, based upon performance relative to goals, are determined at year-end. Based upon 2001 performance, Mr. Updegraff received an incentive bonus of $25,000 plus 300 shares of Chemung Financial Corporation stock.


How are other executive officers compensated?


In recommending to the Board of Directors the compensation and bonuses of the executive vice presidents and auditor, the Committee reviews a recommendation by the CEO that is based on a number of factors including individual and organizational performance, merit increases and responsibility levels.


The Committee believes the compensation policies, plans and programs implemented by the Committee have and will contribute to improving the long term financial performance of the Corporation.

William C. Ughetta, Chairman

Frederick Q. Falck

Richard W. Swan

Robert E. Agan

Thomas K. Meier

William A. Tryon

David J. Dalrymple

Ralph H. Meyer

 

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION


Who are the named executive officers whose compensation exceeds $100,000 for 2001?

Summary Compensation Table

Annual Compensation

Name and Principal
Position Held


Year


Salary($)


Bonus($)

All Other
Compensation($)1


Jan P. Updegraff
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and the Bank


2001

2000

1999


250,961

226,923

192,692


33,4152

40,000

55,000


10,191

10,470

10,019


James E. Corey III
Vice President of the Corporation and Executive Vice President of the Bank


2001

2000

1999


113,429

104,852

97,052


10,000

14,500

27,000


8,467

8,516

7,931


Jerome F. Denton
Vice President of the Corporation and Executive Vice President of the Bank


2001

2000

1999


104,893

96,854

89,646


8,500

12,500

25,000


8,085

8,276

7,708

1

Includes amounts allocated for the year indicated under the Bank's Profit-Sharing, Savings and Investment Plan.

2

Includes 300 shares of Chemung Financial Corporation stock with a value of $28.05 per share.

 

NOTE: The officers of the Corporation are not separately compensated for services rendered to the Corporation.

PENSION PLANS & EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS

Pension Plans

The following table shows the estimated annual retirement benefits payable from the Chemung Canal Trust Company Pension and Executive Supplemental Pension Plans, based upon a straight-life annuity form of payment, payable on retirement at age 65, and assuming final average earnings as shown. Employees vest fully following 5 years of service, normal retirement age is 65, and reduced benefit payments are available for early retirement at or after age 55.

Average Annual Compensation


15


20


25


30


351

$100,000

24,122

32,162

40,203

47,243

54,284

$150,000

37,997

50,662

63,328

74,493

85,659

$200,000

51,872

69,162

86,453

101,743

117,034

$250,000

65,747

87,662

109,578

128,993

148,409

$300,000

79,622

106,162

132,703

156,243

179,784

1 Maximum number of years allowed under the terms of the Pension Plan.


The Pension Plan provides an annual benefit of 1.2% for each year of credited service to a maximum of 25 years; and, for each additional year to a maximum of 10 years, 1% of the above average annual compensation (exclusive of bonuses); plus, for each year of credited service to a maximum of 35 years, 0.65% of average compensation in excess of the average of the taxable wage base in effect under Section 230 of the Social Security Act for each year in the 35-year period ending with the year in which the participant attains Social Security retirement age. The average taxable wage base was $37,214 for a participant attaining age 65 in 2001.


The named executive officers of the Corporation and the Bank had the following credited full years of service under the Plan as of December 31, 2001: Jan P. Updegraff--31, James E. Corey III--14, and Jerome F. Denton--29.


The Bank's non-qualified Executive Supplemental Pension Plan provides a benefit equal to the benefit which would have been paid under the terms of the Bank's Pension Plan without regard to limitations under the Internal Revenue Code less the amount payable under the Pension Plan. From time to time the Board of Directors may select executives as participants in the plan. Currently, Mr. Updegraff is the only active employee participating.


Employment Contracts

The Bank has employment contracts with twenty-three of its senior officers, all vice president level and above. The contracts provide that in the event of termination of any of these officers' employment without cause, the officer shall continue to receive his or her salary at the level then existing and the customary fringe benefits which he or she is then receiving for a period ending December 31, 2004, except for Ms. Deborah Adams, Mrs. Jane Adamy, Mrs. Janice Bennett, and Messrs. Bissonette, Burke, Carr, Cunningham, Hatlee, Kravec and Wirth whose guaranteed terms end December 31, 2003. The contracts further provide that they may be extended by the Board of Directors on a year-to-year basis and also may be terminated for cause upon thirty days' notice.


COMPARATIVE RETURN PERFORMANCE GRAPH


Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Returns For Fiscal Years
Ending December 31, 1997 - 2001 Among Chemung Financial Corporation,
CRSP Total Returns Index for NASDAQ Stock Market (US Companies) and NASDAQ - Bank Stocks Index

(OMITTED GRAPHIC MATERIAL - SEE APPENDIX)

 

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Chemung Financial Corporation

100.00

127.04

174.59

165.34

144.30

202.56

CRSP NASDAQ Composite

100.00

122.48

172.68

320.89

193.01

153.15

NASDAQ - Bank Stocks

100.00

167.41

166.33

159.89

182.38

197.44


The cumulative total return includes (i) dividends paid and (ii) changes in the share price of the Corporation's Common Stock and assumes that all dividends were reinvested. The above graph assumes that the value of the investment in Chemung Financial Corporation and each index was $100 on December 31, 1996.


The CRSP Total Returns Index for NASDAQ Stock Market (US Companies) and Bank Stocks indices were obtained from the Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP), University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.


BOARD OF DIRECTORS INFORMATION


How often did the Board meet during fiscal year 2001?


The Board of Directors of the Corporation held ten scheduled and two special meetings and the Board of Directors of the Bank held twelve regularly scheduled meetings and two special meetings during the year ended December 31, 2001.


With the exception of Dr. Meier, who attended 73% of the Corporation's board meetings and 73% of the total Corporation's and Bank's board and committee meetings, each director of the Corporation and the Bank attended at least 75% of the board and committee meetings of which they were members.


What standing Board Committees exist at the Bank?


The following table shows the standing Committees, membership of each, and number of meetings held in 2001.

Name

Executive

Loan

Trust & Employee Benefits

Portfolio

Audit

Personnel

Agan

 

X*

   

X

X

D.J.Dalrymple

X*

X

     

X

R.H. Dalrymple

X

X

   

X*

 

Falck

X

X

     

X

Lounsberry

 

X

 

X

X

 

Meier

X

 

X

   

X

Meyer

   

X*

X

 

X

Potter

 

X

 

X*

X

 

Streeter

   

X

X

X

 

Swan

X

X

     

X

Tryon

X

 

X

   

X

Ughetta

X

 

X

   

X*

Updegraff

X

X

X

X

   

van den Blink

X

 

X

 

X

 

# of Meetings in 2001

5

12

12

4

4

4

*Committee Chair


The
Executive Committee may, subject to limitations under applicable law and the By-Laws, act on behalf of the Board whenever the Board is not in session. Actions taken will be reported at the next regular meeting of the Board.


The
Loan Committee establishes policy for the Bank's lending functions as determined under applicable regulations and/or the By-Laws.


The
Trust and Employee Benefits Committee passes on all questions of policy bearing upon the investment of trust funds and the general conduct of the estate, agency, and fiduciary business of the Bank. The Committee also has responsibility for the Bank's own benefit plans and reviews the trust and investment policies and performance.


The
Portfolio Committee passes on all questions of policy relating to the oversight of the Bank's investment portfolio and internal administrative functions.


The
Audit Committee is composed of independent directors for which information regarding the functions performed by the Committee, its membership, and the number of meetings held during the fiscal year, is set forth in the "Audit Committee Report," included in this annual proxy statement. The Audit Committee is governed by a written charter approved by the Board of Directors.


The
Personnel Committee is responsible for the nomination of officers and makes compensation recommendations for the president, executive vice presidents and the auditor.


How are Directors compensated?


Each non-employee director of the Bank receives an annual retainer of $5,500 and a fee of $300 for each meeting of the Board of Directors and its committees attended. The Chair of each committee receives $350 for each committee meeting attended. Only one fee is paid for attendance at meetings that serve both the Corporation and the Bank. Employee directors receive no fees for their services as Directors.


A Deferred Directors Fee Plan for non-employee Directors provides that Directors may elect to defer receipt of all or any part of their fees. Deferrals are credited with either interest compounded quarterly at the Applicable Federal Rate for short-term debt instruments or converted to units which appreciate or depreciate as would an actual share of the Corporation's common stock purchased on the deferral date. Cash deferrals will be paid in cash. Units will be paid in shares of common stock.


AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT


The Chemung Financial Corporation Board of Directors' Audit Committee is comprised of six directors who are not officers of the Corporation. Under currently applicable rules, all members are considered independent. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors.


The Audit Committee held four meetings during 2001. The meetings were designed to facilitate and encourage private communication among the Audit Committee, the internal auditors and the Corporation's independent public accountants, KPMG LLP ("KPMG"). Management is responsible for the Company's internal controls and financial reporting process. The Audit Committee believes that management maintains an effective system of internal controls which results in fairly presented financial statements.


The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the Corporation's audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2001, with management and KPMG. The Audit Committee has also discussed with KPMG the matters required by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, Communication with Audit Committees. The Audit Committee has received from KPMG the written disclosures and the letter regarding KPMG's independence, as required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, Independence Discussions with Audit Committees. Fees for services provided by the independent accountants for the 2001 fiscal year are as follows: audit fees (including quarterly reviews) - $92,800; financial systems and implementation fees - none; and all other fees (consisting primarily of fees related to income tax services and required audits of employee benefit plans) - $62,305. The Audit Committee discussed KPMG's independence with KPMG and has considered whether the non-audit services provided by K PMG during the year ended December 31, 2001, were compatible with maintaining KPMG's independence. The Audit Committee has concluded that the non-audit services provided do not impair the independence of KPMG.


Based on the Audit Committee's discussion with management and KPMG, and its review of the information described in the preceding paragraph, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited consolidated financial statements be included in Chemung Financial Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Committee and the Board have also appointed KPMG as the Corporation's independent auditors for 2002.


The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Chemung Financial Corporation:

Robert H. Dalrymple, Chairman

John F. Potter

Robert E. Agan

Charles M. Streeter, Jr.

Stephen M. Lounsberry III

Nelson Mooers van den Blink


OTHER INFORMATION

Some of the Bank's directors and officers, and entities with which they are associated, are customers of the Bank in the ordinary course of business and are indebted to the Bank. The Bank anticipates that some of these directors, officers and entities will continue to be customers of and indebted to the Bank on similar terms in the future. All loans to these individuals and entities are made in the ordinary course of business, involve no more than a normal risk of collectibility and are on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral requirements, as those services provided for comparable transactions with unaffiliated persons and entities.


The Bank has purchased and paid for insurance from Continental Casualty Company providing for reimbursement of directors and officers of the Corporation and the Bank for their costs and expenses for claims based on "wrongful acts" in connection with their duties as directors or officers, including actions as fiduciaries of the Bank's Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans. This insurance coverage, expiring in April 2002, has an annual cost of $11,250.


DIRECTOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS


The Bank retained Sayles & Evans, a law firm of which Mr. Ughetta is of counsel, for legal services during 2001 and expects to retain Sayles & Evans for legal services during the current year.


SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE


Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Corporation's directors, certain executive officers, and ten percent shareholders (collectively "Reporting Persons") to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") initial reports of ownership and changes in beneficial ownership (the "Reports"). SEC regulations require Reporting Persons to furnish the Corporation with copies of all Reports filed.


Based solely on review of the Reports furnished to the Corporation and written representation from the Reporting Persons that no other reports were required for the year ended December 31, 2001, the Corporation's Reporting Persons complied with these requirements.





BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS



Jane H. Adamy
Secretary


Date: April 5, 2002
One Chemung Canal Plaza
Elmira, New York 14902
www.chemungcanal.com

CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION


ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS - MAY 15, 2002
PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION


John B. Hintz and Daniel Agan, each with power of substitution and with all powers and discretion the undersigned would have if personally present, are hereby appointed the Proxy Agents to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Chemung Financial Corporation, to be held on May 15, 2002 (including any adjournments or postponements thereof) and to vote all shares of Common Stock of Chemung Financial Corporation which the undersigned is entitled to vote on all matters that properly come before the meeting, subject to any directions indicated.

(To be signed on Reverse Side)


**************************************************************************************


THIS PROXY WILL, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, BE VOTED AS DIRECTED. IF NO DIRECTIONS TO THE CONTRARY ARE GIVEN, THE PROXY AGENTS INTEND TO VOTE FOR THE NOMINEES.

       

NOMINEES:

3-year term:

   

FOR

WITHHELD

   


1.


Election of Directors.

   


Robert E. Agan

       

Stephen M. Lounsberry III

       

Thomas K. Meier

       

Charles M. Streeter, Jr.

       

Nelson Mooers van den Blink

 

For, except vote withheld from the following nominee(s):


_______________________________________________________

 

I/We will attend the Meeting

 
   

Number in group

____

______________________

DATE

________

___________________

DATE

_________

Signature

   

Signature If Held Jointly

   



NOTE: Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, custodian or guardian, please give full title as such.

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