NOTE 6 - BORROWINGS	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
BORROWINGS
BORROWINGS	NOTE 6 –BORROWINGS On February 12, 2019, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of $65.0 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed-to-floating subordinated notes that mature on February 15, 2029. Net proceeds, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated expenses, were $63.4 million. The subordinated notes, which qualify as Tier 2 capital for the Company, are at a fixed rate of 5.375% per year until but excluding February 15, 2024. On this date, the interest rate will change to an annual floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 282 basis points until the maturity date. The interest on the subordinated notes are payable semi-annually, commencing on August 15, 2019 during the five year fixed term and thereafter quarterly, commencing on February 15, 2024. The subordinated notes have an optional redemption in whole or in part on any interest payment date on or after February 15, 2024. The subordinated notes are subordinate in the right of payment to the Company’s senior indebtedness and the indebtedness and other liabilities of the subsidiary banks. Unamortized debt issuance costs related to the subordinated notes totaled $1.5 million at September 30, 2019. Immediately following the issuance, the Company repaid term notes totaling $21.3 million and the outstanding balance of $9.0 million on its revolving line of credit. The Company intends to use the remaining net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including the pursuit of opportunistic acquisitions of similar or complementary financial service organizations, repaying indebtedness, financing investments and capital expenditures, repurchasing shares of the Company’s common stock, investing in the subsidiary banks or other strategic opportunities that may arise in the future. In the second quarter of 2019, the Company renewed its revolving line of credit. At renewal, the line amount was increased from $10.0 million to $20.0 million. The interest on the revolving line of credit is calculated at the effective LIBOR rate plus 2.25% per annum (4.34% at September 30, 2019). Prior to the renewal, the interest on the revolving line of credit was calculated at the effective LIBOR rate plus 2.50% per annum. The collateral on the revolving line of credit is 100% of the outstanding capital stock of the Company’s bank subsidiaries. The outstanding balance on the revolving line of credit was $0 and $9.0 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The Company prepaid $30.2 million of FHLB term advances in the third quarter of 2019 using excess funds generated by strong deposit growth. The term advances had original maturities from February 2020 to October 2021 with rates ranging from 1.50% to 2.97%. The Company prepaid two wholesale structured repurchase agreements in the second quarter of 2019 using excess funds generated by strong deposit growth. The first wholesale structured repurchase agreement totaled $5.0 million and had original maturity date of March 13, 2020 with a rate of 2.58%. The second wholesale structured repurchase agreement totaled $20.0 million and had an original maturity of June 13, 2020 with a rate of 2.46%. In addition, wholesale structured repurchase agreements totaling $10.0 million matured in the second quarter of 2019. The wholesale structured repurchase agreements were utilized as an alternative funding source to FHLB advances and customer deposits. Wholesale structured repurchase agreements were collateralized by certain U.S. government agency securities and residential mortgage backed and related securities.

NOTE 6 –BORROWINGS

On February 12, 2019, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of $65.0 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed-to-floating subordinated notes that mature on February 15, 2029. Net proceeds, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated expenses, were $63.4 million. The subordinated notes, which qualify as Tier 2 capital for the Company, are at a fixed rate of 5.375% per year until but excluding February 15, 2024. On this date, the interest rate will change to an annual floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 282 basis points until the maturity date. The interest on the subordinated notes are payable semi-annually, commencing on August 15, 2019 during the five year fixed term and thereafter quarterly, commencing on February 15, 2024. The subordinated notes have an optional redemption in whole or in part on any interest payment date on or after February 15, 2024. The subordinated notes are subordinate in the right of payment to the Company’s senior indebtedness and the indebtedness and other liabilities of the subsidiary banks. Unamortized debt issuance costs related to the subordinated notes totaled $1.5 million at September 30, 2019.

Immediately following the issuance, the Company repaid term notes totaling $21.3 million and the outstanding balance of $9.0 million on its revolving line of credit. The Company intends to use the remaining net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including the pursuit of opportunistic acquisitions of similar or complementary financial service organizations, repaying indebtedness, financing investments and capital expenditures, repurchasing shares of the Company’s common stock, investing in the subsidiary banks or other strategic opportunities that may arise in the future.

In the second quarter of 2019, the Company renewed its revolving line of credit. At renewal, the line amount was increased from $10.0 million to $20.0 million. The interest on the revolving line of credit is calculated at the effective LIBOR rate plus 2.25% per annum (4.34% at September 30, 2019). Prior to the renewal, the interest on the revolving line of credit was calculated at the effective LIBOR rate plus 2.50% per annum. The collateral on the revolving line of credit is 100% of the outstanding capital stock of the Company’s bank subsidiaries. The outstanding balance on the revolving line of credit was $0 and $9.0 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

The Company prepaid $30.2 million of FHLB term advances in the third quarter of 2019 using excess funds generated by strong deposit growth. The term advances had original maturities from February 2020 to October 2021 with rates ranging from 1.50% to 2.97%.

The Company prepaid two wholesale structured repurchase agreements in the second quarter of 2019 using excess funds generated by strong deposit growth. The first wholesale structured repurchase agreement totaled $5.0 million and had original maturity date of March 13, 2020 with a rate of 2.58%. The second wholesale structured repurchase agreement totaled $20.0 million and had an original maturity of June 13, 2020 with a rate of 2.46%. In addition, wholesale structured repurchase agreements totaling $10.0 million matured in the second quarter of 2019. The wholesale structured repurchase agreements were utilized as an alternative funding source to FHLB advances and customer deposits. Wholesale structured repurchase agreements were collateralized by certain U.S. government agency securities and residential mortgage backed and related securities.