Note 16. Regulatory Capital Requirements and Restrictions on Dividends

The Company (on a consolidated basis) and the subsidiary banks 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 Company and subsidiary banks’ financial statements.

Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and the subsidiary banks must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of their assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classification 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 Company and the subsidiary banks to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table) of total common equity Tier 1 and Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets and of Tier 1 capital to average assets, each as defined by regulation. Management believes, as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, that the Company and the subsidiary banks met all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.

Under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, to be categorized as “well capitalized,” an institution must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based, Tier 1 leverage and common equity Tier 1 ratios as set forth in the following tables. The Company and the subsidiary banks’ actual capital amounts and ratios as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 are also presented in the following table (dollars in thousands). As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the subsidiary banks met the requirements to be “well capitalized”.

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										For Capital					To Be Well
										Adequacy Purposes					Capitalized Under
					For Capital					With Capital					Prompt Corrective
	Actual				Adequacy Purposes					Conservation Buffer*					Action Provisions
	Amount		Ratio		Amount			Ratio		Amount			Ratio		Amount			Ratio
As of December 31, 2018:
Company:
Total risk-based capital	$	460,416	10.69	%	$	344,551	>	8.00	%	$	425,305	>	9.875	%	$	430,689	>	10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		420,569	9.77	%		258,413	>	6.00			339,168	>	7.875			344,551	>	8.00
Tier 1 leverage		420,569	8.87	%		189,858	>	4.00			189,858	>	4.000			237,322	>	5.00
Common equity Tier 1		382,899	8.89	%		193,810	>	4.50			274,564	>	6.375			279,948	>	6.50
Quad City Bank & Trust:
Total risk-based capital	$	162,009	11.38	%	$	113,900	>	8.00	%	$	140,596	>	9.875	%	$	142,376	>	10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		148,529	10.43	%		85,425	>	6.00			112,121	>	7.875			113,900	>	8.00
Tier 1 leverage		148,529	9.04	%		65,744	>	4.00			65,744	>	4.000			82,180	>	5.00
Common equity Tier 1		148,529	10.43	%		64,069	>	4.50			90,764	>	6.375			92,544	>	6.50
Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust:
Total risk-based capital	$	146,292	11.55	%	$	101,310	>	8.00	%	$	125,054	>	9.875	%	$	126,637	>	10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		133,982	10.58	%		75,982	>	6.00			99,727	>	7.875			101,310	>	8.00
Tier 1 leverage		133,982	9.98	%		53,682	>	4.00			53,682	>	4.000			67,103	>	5.00
Common equity Tier 1		133,982	10.58	%		56,987	>	4.50			80,731	>	6.375			82,314	>	6.50
Community State Bank:
Total risk-based capital	$	75,233	11.24	%	$	53,567	>	8.00	%	$	66,122	>	9.875	%	$	66,959	>	10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		69,101	10.32	%		40,175	>	6.00			52,730	>	7.875			53,567	>	8.00
Tier 1 leverage		69,101	9.19	%		30,070	>	4.00			30,070	>	4.000			37,588	>	5.00
Common equity Tier 1		69,101	10.32	%		30,131	>	4.50			42,686	>	6.375			43,523	>	6.50
Rockford Bank & Trust:
Total risk-based capital	$	50,648	10.89	%	$	37,208	>	8.00	%	$	45,929	>	9.875	%	$	46,511	>	10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		44,821	9.64	%		27,906	>	6.00			36,627	>	7.875			37,208	>	8.00
Tier 1 leverage		44,821	8.93	%		20,081	>	4.00			20,081	>	4.000			25,101	>	5.00
Common equity Tier 1		44,821	9.64	%		20,930	>	4.50			29,650	>	6.375			30,232	>	6.50
Springfield First Community Bank:
Total risk-based capital	$	57,051	12.24	%	$	37,278	>	8.00	%	$	46,016	>	9.875	%	$	46,598	>	10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		51,279	11.00	%		27,959	>	6.00			36,696	>	7.875			37,278	>	8.00
Tier 1 leverage		51,279	9.39	%		21,849	>	4.00			21,849	>	4.000			27,312	>	5.00
Common equity Tier 1		51,279	11.00	%		20,969	>	4.50			29,706	>	6.375			30,289	>	6.50


										For Capital					To Be Well
										Adequacy Purposes					Capitalized Under
					For Capital					With Capital					Prompt Corrective
	Actual				Adequacy Purposes					Conservation Buffer*					Action Provisions
	Amount		Ratio		Amount			Ratio		Amount			Ratio		Amount			Ratio
As of December 31, 2017:
Company:
Total risk-based capital	$	383,282	11.15	%	$	275,090	>	8.00	%	$	318,073	>	9.25	%	$	343,862	>	10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		348,530	10.14	%		206,317	>	6.00			249,300	>	7.25			275,090	>	8.00
Tier 1 leverage		348,530	8.98	%		155,256	>	4.00			155,256	>	4.00			194,070	>	5.00
Common equity Tier 1		313,012	9.10	%		154,738	>	4.50			197,721	>	5.75			223,510	>	6.50
Quad City Bank & Trust:
Total risk-based capital	$	160,112	12.35	%	$	103,711	>	8.00	%	$	119,916	>	9.25	%	$	129,639	>	10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		147,472	11.38	%		77,783	>	6.00			93,988	>	7.25			103,711	>	8.00
Tier 1 leverage		147,472	9.52	%		61,985	>	4.00			61,985	>	4.00			77,481	>	5.00
Common equity Tier 1		147,472	11.38	%		58,337	>	4.50			74,542	>	5.75			84,265	>	6.50
Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust:
Total risk-based capital	$	138,492	11.88	%	$	93,272	>	8.00	%	$	107,846	>	9.25	%	$	116,590	>	10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		126,601	10.86	%		69,954	>	6.00			84,528	>	7.25			93,272	>	8.00
Tier 1 leverage		126,601	11.68	%		43,348	>	4.00			43,348	>	4.00			54,185	>	5.00
Common equity Tier 1		126,601	10.86	%		52,465	>	4.50			67,039	>	5.75			75,783	>	6.50
Community State Bank:
Total risk-based capital	$	66,271	11.71	%	$	45,293	>	8.00	%	$	52,370	>	9.25	%	$	56,616	>	10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		61,941	10.94	%		33,970	>	6.00			41,047	>	7.25			45,293	>	8.00
Tier 1 leverage		61,941	9.77	%		25,354	>	4.00			25,354	>	4.00			31,693	>	5.00
Common equity Tier 1		61,941	10.94	%		25,477	>	4.50			32,554	>	5.75			36,801	>	6.50
Rockford Bank & Trust:
Total risk-based capital	$	45,684	11.28	%	$	32,413	>	8.00	%	$	37,477	>	9.25	%	$	40,516	>	10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		40,615	10.02	%		24,310	>	6.00			29,374	>	7.25			32,413	>	8.00
Tier 1 leverage		40,615	8.94	%		18,177	>	4.00			18,177	>	4.00			22,721	>	5.00
Common equity Tier 1		40,615	10.02	%		18,232	>	4.50			23,297	>	5.75			26,335	>	6.50

* The minimums under Basel III increase by .625% (the capital conservation buffer) for all ratios other than Tier 1 leverage annually until 2019.

Note 16. Regulatory Capital Requirements and Restrictions on Dividends (continued)

The fully phased-in minimums are 10.5% (Total risk-based capital), 8.5% (Tier 1 risk-based capital), and 7.0% (Common equity Tier 1).

The Company’s ability to pay dividends to its stockholders may be affected by both general corporate law considerations and policies of the Federal Reserve applicable to bank holding companies.

The payment of dividends by any financial institution or its holding company is affected by the requirement to maintain adequate capital pursuant to applicable capital adequacy guidelines and regulations, and a financial institution generally is prohibited from paying any dividends if, following payment thereof, the institution would be undercapitalized. Notwithstanding the availability of funds for dividends, however, the Federal Reserve may prohibit the payment of any dividends by the subsidiary banks if the Federal Reserve determines such payment would constitute an unsafe or unsound practice.

The Company also has certain contractual restrictions on its ability to pay dividends. The Company has issued junior subordinated debentures in four private placements and assumed three issues of junior subordinated debentures in connection with the acquisitions. Under the terms of the debentures, the Company may be prohibited, under certain circumstances, from paying dividends on shares of its common stock. These circumstances did not exist at December 31, 2018 or 2017.

The Company filed a universal shelf registration statement on Form S‑3 with the SEC on October 27, 2016, as amended on January 11, 2017. Declared effective by the SEC on January 31, 2017, the registration statement allows the Company to offer and sell various types of securities, including common stock, preferred stock, debt securities and/or warrants, from time to time up to an aggregate amount of $100 million. The specific terms and prices of any securities offered pursuant to the registration statement will be determined at the time of any future offering and described in a separate prospectus supplement, which would be filed with the SEC at the time of the particular offering, if any. In February 2019, the Company completed a subordinated notes offering. See Note 23 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on this subordinated notes offering.