Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

From time to time, we are subject to various claims, lawsuits, disputes with third parties, investigations and pending actions involving various allegations against us incident to the operation of our business. On February 29, 2016, a case captioned Curtis R. Pendleton v. Robert L. Reid, et al., Case 5:16-cv-00037 (W.D.N.C.), was filed on behalf of a putative class of CommunityOne shareholders against CommunityOne, its directors, and Capital Bank Financial Corp. in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina in connection with the Capital Merger. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the defendants violated Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by issuing a Registration/Joint Proxy Statement that, plaintiff alleges, is materially incomplete and misleading. The complaint seeks, among other things, an order enjoining the merger, as well as other equitable relief and/or money damages, interest, costs, fees (including attorneys' fees) and expenses. The Company believes that the claims are without merit. Other than the above, in management's opinion, there are no proceedings pending to which we are a party or to which our property is subject, which, if determined adversely to us, would be material in relation to our shareholder's equity or financial condition. In addition, no material proceedings are pending or are known to be threatened or contemplated against us by governmental authorities or other parties.

COB leases certain facilities and equipment for use in its business. The lease for facilities generally runs for periods of 5 to 10 years with various renewal options, while leases for equipment generally have terms not in excess of 5 years. The majority of the leases for facilities contain rental escalation clauses tied to changes in price indices. Certain real property leases contain purchase options. Management expects that most leases will be renewed or replaced with new leases in the normal course of business.

Future obligations at December 31, 2015 for minimum rentals under non-cancelable operating lease commitments, primarily relating to premises, are as follows:



(dollars in thousands)
Year ending December 31,
2016	$	2,134
2017	2,193
2018	1,969
2019	1,888
2020	1,796
Thereafter	9,492
Total lease commitments	$	19,472

Net rental expense for all operating leases amounted to $2.2 million, $2.1 million, and $2.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.