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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006

 

or

 

[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the transition period from ____________ to _____________

 

Commission File Number: 0-24159

 

MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Virginia

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

54-1696103

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

111 West Washington Street

Middleburg, Virginia

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

20117

(Zip Code)

 

(703) 777-6327

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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.     Yes x No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

 

Large accelerated filer o

Accelerated filer x

Non-accelerated filer o

 

                Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o No x

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.  4,505,605 shares of Common Stock as of November 9, 2006

 



 

 

 

MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 

INDEX

 

 

Part I.

Financial Information

Page No.

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

3

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Income

4

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

5

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

6

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

7

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial

 

 

Condition and Results of Operations

17

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

31

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

33

 

 

Part II.

Other Information

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

34

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

34

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

34

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults upon Senior Securities

34

 

 

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

34

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

34

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

34

 

Signatures

35

 

 

2

 



 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

2006

 

2005

Assets:

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$ 14,624

 

$ 15,465

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

 

273

 

160

Federal funds sold

 

800

 

--

Securities (fair value: September 30, 2006,

 

 

 

 

$144,550, December 31, 2005, $149,616)

 

144,540

 

149,591

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $5,513 in 2006

 

 

 

 

and $5,143 in 2005

 

557,803

 

520,511

Premises and equipment, net

 

18,214

 

18,656

Accrued interest receivable and other assets

 

36,299

 

35,528

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$ 772,553

 

$ 739,911

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

Non-interest bearing demand deposits

 

$ 123,508

 

$ 128,641

Savings and interest bearing demand deposits

 

249,246

 

273,570

Time deposits

 

187,235

 

149,221

Total deposits

 

$ 559,989

 

$ 551,432

 

 

 

 

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

32,906

 

34,317

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

26,700

 

24,100

Long-term debt

 

55,000

 

57,500

Trust preferred capital notes

 

15,465

 

15,465

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities

 

4,894

 

3,621

Total liabilities

 

$ 694,954

 

$ 686,435

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' Equity:

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $2.50 per

 

 

 

 

share, authorized 20,000,000 shares;

 

 

 

 

issued and outstanding at September 30, 2006 - 4,505,605

 

 

 

 

issued and outstanding at December 31, 2005 - 3,806,053

 

$ 11,264

 

$ 9,515

Capital surplus

 

23,667

 

5,431

Retained earnings

 

43,464

 

39,281

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

 

(796)

 

(751)

Total shareholders' equity

 

$ 77,599

 

$ 53,476

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

$ 772,553

 

$ 739,911

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Income

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

 

Unaudited

 

Unaudited

 

For the Nine Months

 

For the Three Months

 

Ended September 30,

 

Ended September 30,

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

Interest and Dividend Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and fees on loans

$ 28,217

 

$ 20,471

 

$ 9,843

 

$ 7,793

Interest on investment securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

1

 

1

 

-

 

-

Exempt from federal income taxes

66

 

91

 

20

 

26

Interest on securities available for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

4,006

 

4,096

 

1,363

 

1,292

Exempt from federal income taxes

1,055

 

1,097

 

359

 

366

Dividends

267

 

225

 

93

 

70

Interest on federal funds sold and other

36

 

16

 

15

 

5

Total interest income

$ 33,648

 

$ 25,997

 

$ 11,693

 

$ 9,552

Interest Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on deposits

$ 8,320

 

$ 4,299

 

$ 3,154

 

$ 1,943

Interest on securities sold under agreements to repurchase

1,119

 

619

 

390

 

243

Interest on short-term borrowings

1,488

 

812

 

464

 

308

Interest on long-term debt

2,607

 

2,185

 

899

 

706

Total interest expense

$ 13,534

 

$ 7,915

 

$ 4,907

 

$ 3,200

Net interest income

$ 20,114

 

$ 18,082

 

$ 6,786

 

$ 6,352

Provision for Loan Losses

418

 

1,458

 

55

 

317

Net interest income after provision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for loan losses

$ 19,696

 

$ 16,624

 

$ 6,731

 

$ 6,035

Other Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust and investment advisory fee income

$ 3,060

 

$ 2,902

 

$ 985

 

$ 982

Service charges on deposits

1,381

 

1,302

 

471

 

464

Net gains on securities available for sale

1

 

252

 

-

 

273

Commissions on investment sales

462

 

513

 

102

 

147

Equity in earnings of affiliate

789

 

1,309

 

358

 

704

Bank owned life insurance

324

 

354

 

111

 

122

Other service charges, commissions and fees

452

 

400

 

140

 

160

Other operating income

87

 

109

 

46

 

49

Total other income

$ 6,556

 

$ 7,141

 

$ 2,213

 

$ 2,901

Other Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

$ 10,195

 

$ 9,510

 

$ 3,371

 

$ 3,230

Net occupancy expense of premises

2,274

 

2,083

 

743

 

706

Other taxes

375

 

347

 

125

 

116

Amortization

313

 

313

 

104

 

104

Computer operations

725

 

655

 

257

 

223

Other operating expenses

3,122

 

3,086

 

989

 

1,180

Total other expense

$ 17,004

 

$ 15,994

 

$ 5,589

 

$ 5,559

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

$ 9,248

 

$ 7,771

 

$ 3,355

 

$ 3,377

Income taxes

2,762

 

2,216

 

1,019

 

968

Net income

$ 6,486

 

$ 5,555

 

$ 2,336

 

$ 2,409

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share, basic

$ 1.62

 

$ 1.46

 

$ 0.53

 

$ 0.63

Net income per share, diluted

$ 1.58

 

$ 1.42

 

$ 0.52

 

$ 0.62

Dividends per share

$ 0.57

 

$ 0.57

 

$ 0.19

 

$ 0.19

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

Capital

 

Retained

 

Comprehensive

 

Comprehensive

 

 

 

Stock

 

Surplus

 

Earnings

 

Income (Loss)

 

Income

 

Total

Balances - December 31, 2004

$ 9,523

 

$ 5,684

 

$ 34,997

 

$ 1,358

 

 

 

$ 51,562

Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

5,555

 

 

 

$ 5,555

 

5,555

Other comprehensive loss net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding losses arising during the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

period (net of tax, $528)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,025)

 

 

Reclassification adjustment for gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

realized in net income (net of tax, $86)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(166)

 

 

Change in fair value of derivatives for interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rate swap (net of tax, $66)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

127

 

 

Other comprehensive loss (net of tax, $548)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,064)

 

$ (1,064)

 

(1,064)

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$ 4,491

 

 

Cash dividends declared

 

 

 

 

(2,167)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,167)

Repurchase of common stock (11,000 shares)

(28)

 

(380)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(408)

Issuance of common stock (8,000 shares)

20

 

72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

92

Balances – September 30, 2005

$ 9,515

 

$ 5,376

 

$ 38,385

 

$ 294

 

 

 

$ 53,570

 

 

 

 

 

Balances - December 31, 2005

$ 9,515

 

$ 5,431

 

$ 39,281

 

$ (751)

 

 

 

$ 53,476

Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

6,486

 

 

 

$ 6,486

 

6,486

Other comprehensive loss net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gains arising during the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

period (net of tax, $21)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41

 

 

Reclassification adjustment for gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

realized in net income (net of tax, $0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

 

Change in fair value of derivatives for interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rate swap (net of tax, $44)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(85)

 

 

Other comprehensive loss (net of tax, $23)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(45)

 

$ (45)

 

(45)

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$ 6,441

 

 

Cash dividends declared

 

 

 

 

(2,303)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,303)

Issuance of common stock (699,552 shares)

1,749

 

18,236

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,985

Balances – September 30, 2006

$ 11,264

 

$ 23,667

 

$ 43,464

 

$ (796)

 

 

 

$ 77,599

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

2006

 

2005

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

Net income

$ 6,486

 

$ 5,555

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

 

 

 

Provision for loan losses

418

 

1,458

Depreciation and amortization

1,349

 

1,176

Equity in (distributed) undistributed earnings of affiliate

32

 

(846)

Net gains on securities available for sale

(1)

 

(252)

Net loss (gains) on disposal of premises and equipment

24

 

(11)

Premium amortization on securities, net

14

 

61

Originations of loans held for sale

--

 

(88,084)

Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale

--

 

109,391

Increase in other assets

(1,443)

 

(1,058)

Increase in other liabilities

1,216

 

541

Net cash provided by operating activities

$ 8,095

 

$ 27,931

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

Proceeds from maturity, principal paydowns and calls on investment securities

$ 159

 

$ 830

Proceeds from maturity, principal paydowns and

 

 

 

calls of securities available for sale

14,359

 

21,144

Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale

8,702

 

21,446

Purchase of securities available for sale

(18,121)

 

(28,258)

Net (increase) in loans

(37,710)

 

(148,952)

Purchase of premises and equipment

(472)

 

(2,624)

Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment

--

 

16

Net cash (used in) investing activities

$ (33,083)

 

$ (136,398)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

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

$ (29,457)

 

$ 60,096

Net increase in certificates of deposits

38,014

 

35,090

Net increase in federal funds purchased

--

 

1,050

Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances

251,675

 

272,830

Payment on Federal Home Loan Bank advances

(249,075)

 

(258,230)

Proceeds from long-term debt

--

 

25,000

Payment on long-term debt

(2,500)

 

(21,000)

Cash dividends paid

(2,171)

 

(2,169)

Issuance of common stock

19,985

 

92

Repurchase of common stock

--

 

(408)

Increase (decrease) in securities sold under agreements to repurchase

(1,411)

 

906

Net cash provided by financing activities

$ 25,060

 

$ 113,257

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

$ 72

 

$ 4,790

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

 

Beginning

15,625

 

15,007

Ending

$ 15,697

 

$ 19,797

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

 

 

Cash payments for:

 

 

 

Interest

$ 12,438

 

$ 7,630

Income taxes

3,432

 

3,044

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES FOR NON-CASH

 

 

 

INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

Unrealized (loss) on securities available for sale

(61)

 

(1,805)

Change in fair value of interest rate swap

(129)

 

193

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005

(Unaudited)

 

Note 1.

General

 

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial position at September 30, 2006, the results of operations for the three months and the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 and changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The statements should be read in conjunction with the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (the “2005 Form 10-K”) of Middleburg Financial Corporation (the “Company”). The results of operations for the three month and the nine month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

 

Note 2.

Stock–Based Compensation Plan

 

As of September 30, 2006, the Company sponsored one stock-based compensation plan (the 2006 Equity Compensation Plan), which provides for the granting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, performance share awards, incentive awards and stock units. The 2006 Equity Compensation Plan was approved by the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting held on April 26, 2006 and has succeeded the Company’s 1997 Stock Incentive Plan. Under the plan, the Company may grant stock-based compensation to its directors, officers, employees and other persons the Company determines have contributed to the profits or growth of the Company. The Company may grant awards with respect to up to 255,000 shares of common stock under the 2006 Equity Compensation Plan. The Company did not grant any stock-based compensation during the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

 

The following table summarizes the activity of the outstanding grants made under the 1997 Stock Incentive Plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

 

Shares

Weighted- Average Exercise Price

Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term

Aggregate Intrinsic Value

Outstanding at December 31, 2005

211,105

$ 17.74

 

 

Granted

-

-

 

 

Exercised

(23,000)

11.75

 

 

Forfeited

-

-

 

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2006

188,105

$ 18.48

4.86

$ 2,928,795

Exercisable at September 30, 2006

188,105

$ 18.48

4.86

$ 2,928,795

 

 

The total intrinsic value of the “in-the-money” options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $470,000.

 

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In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123R, Share-Based Payment. SFAS No. 123R requires companies to recognize the cost of employee services received in exchange for awards of equity instruments, such as stock options, based on the fair value of those awards at the date of the grant and eliminates the choice to account for stock options under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. The Company adopted SFAS No. 123R effective January 1, 2006 using the modified prospective method and, as such, results for prior periods have not been restated. Prior to January 1, 2006, no stock-based employee compensation cost was reflected in net income, as all options granted under the Company’s plan had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.

 

The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share for the period indicated if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, prior to January 1, 2006.

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

Three Months Ended

 

 

September 30, 2005

September 30, 2005

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

Net income, as reported

 

$ 5,555

$ 2,409

Deduct: Total stock-based employee

 

 

 

 

 

compensation expense determined under

 

 

 

 

 

fair value based method for all awards

 

(67)

(22)

Pro forma net income

 

$ 5,488

$ 2,387

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic - as reported

 

$ 1.46

$ 0.63

Basic - pro forma

 

1.44

0.63

Diluted - as reported

 

1.42

0.62

Diluted - pro forma

 

1.40

0.61

 

 

Note 3.

Securities

 

Amortized costs and fair values of securities being held to maturity at September 30, 2006 are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Market

 

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

(Losses)

 

Value

 

 

 

 

(In Thousands)

 

 

Obligations of states and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

political subdivisions

$ 1,544

 

$ 10

 

$ -

 

$ 1,554

Mortgage backed securities

33

 

-

 

-

 

33

 

 

1,577

 

$ 10

 

$ -

 

$ 1,587

 

 

 

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Amortized costs and fair values of securities available for sale at September 30, 2006 are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Market

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

(Losses)

 

Value

 

(In Thousands)

U.S. Treasury securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and obligations of U.S.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

government corporations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and agencies

$ 8,439

 

$ -

 

$ (104)

 

$ 8,335

Corporate preferred stock

2,078

 

-

 

(3)

 

2,075

Obligations of states and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

political subdivisions

30,731

 

935

 

(27)

 

31,639

Mortgage backed securities

82,246

 

126

 

(2,538)

 

79,834

Restricted Stock

6,274

 

-

 

-

 

6,274

Other

14,479

 

341

 

(14)

 

14,806

 

$ 144,247

 

$ 1,402

 

$ (2,686)

 

$ 142,963

 

 

At September 30, 2006, investments in an unrealized loss position that were temporarily impaired are as follows:

 

 

 

Less Than 12 Months

 

12 Months or More

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair Value

 

(Losses)

 

Fair Value

 

(Losses)

 

 

(In thousands)

U.S. Treasury securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and obligations of U.S.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

government corporations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and agencies

 

$ - -

 

$ - -

 

$ 8,260

 

$ (104)

Obligations of states

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and political subdivisions

 

- -

 

- -

 

1,115

 

(27)

Mortgage-backed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

securities

 

12,152

 

(151)

 

59,353

 

(2,387)

Corporate preferred

 

- -

 

- -

 

2,075

 

(3)

Other

 

2,038

 

(12)

 

2,403

 

(2)

Total temporarily

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

impaired securities

 

$ 14,190

 

$ (163)

 

$ 70,851

 

$ (2,523)

 

The unrealized losses in the portfolio as of September 30, 2006 are considered temporary and are a result of the current interest rate environment and not increased credit risk. Of the temporarily impaired securities, 84 are investment grade and one is non-rated. The federal agency mortgage-backed securities have the largest temporary impairment but are issued by government sponsored enterprises (Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation). The non-rated security is an asset-backed security issued by Preferred Term Services that has a par value at maturity of $2 million. Market prices change daily and are affected by conditions beyond the control of the Company. Although the Company has the ability and intent to hold these securities until the temporary loss is recovered, decisions by management may necessitate the sale before the loss is fully recovered. Investment decisions reflect the strategic asset/liability objectives of the Company. The investment

 

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portfolio is analyzed frequently and managed to provide an overall positive impact to the Company’s income statement and balance sheet.

 

 

Note 4.

Loan Portfolio

 

The consolidated loan portfolio was composed of the following:

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

2006

 

2005

 

(In Thousands)

 

 

 

 

Commercial, financial and agricultural

$ 37,253

 

$ 28,388

Real estate construction

76,401

 

88,312

Real estate mortgage

433,740

 

390,970

Consumer installment

15,109

 

17,128

Total loans

562,503

 

524,798

Add: Deferred loan costs

813

 

856

Less: Allowance for loan losses

5,513

 

5,143

Net loans

$ 557,803

 

$ 520,511

 

 

The Company had no non-performing assets at September 30, 2006.

 

 

Note 5.

Allowance for Loan Losses

 

 

The following is a summary of transactions in the allowance for loan losses:

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

2006

 

2005

 

(In Thousands)

Balance at January 1

$ 5,143

 

$ 3,418

Provision charged to operating expense

418

 

1,744

Recoveries added to the allowance

48

 

60

Loan losses charged to the allowance

(96)

 

(79)

Balance at the end of the period

$ 5,513

 

$ 5,143

 

 

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Note 6.

Earnings Per Share

 

The following table shows the weighted average number of shares used in computing earnings per share and the effect on the weighted average number of shares of potential dilutive common stock. Potential dilutive common stock has no effect on income available to common shareholders.

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

September 30, 2006

 

September 30, 2005

 

September 30, 2006

 

September 30, 2005

 

 

 

Per share

 

 

 

Per share

 

 

 

Per share

 

 

 

Per share

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic EPS

4,006,004

 

$ 1.62

 

3,802,082

 

$ 1.46

 

4,394,724

 

$ 0.53

 

3,803,960

 

$ 0.63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of dilutive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stock options

91,824

 

 

 

104,064

 

 

 

88,246

 

 

 

103,601

 

 

Diluted EPS

4,097,828

 

$ 1.58

 

3,906,146

 

$ 1.42

 

4,482,970

 

$ 0.52

 

3,907,561

 

$ 0.62

 

For the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2006, options to acquire 12,000 shares of common stock were excluded from the calculation as their impact would have been anti-dilutive.

 

 

Note 7.

Segment Reporting

 

The Company operates in a decentralized fashion in two principal business activities: banking services and trust and investment advisory services. Revenue from banking activities consists primarily of interest earned on loans and investment securities, service charges on deposit accounts, and income recognized from the 41.8% investment of Middleburg Bank (the “Bank”) in Southern Trust Mortgage, LLC.

 

Middleburg Investment Group, Inc., the non-bank subsidiary of the Company, generates revenues from trust and investment advisory activities through its two subsidiaries, Middleburg Trust Company and Middleburg Investment Advisors, Inc. Trust and investment advisory revenue is comprised of fees based upon the market value of the accounts under administration.

 

The banking segment has assets in custody with Middleburg Trust Company and accordingly pays Middleburg Trust Company a monthly fee. The banking segment also pays interest to both Middleburg Trust Company and Middleburg Investment Advisors on deposit accounts that each company has at the Bank. Middleburg Investment Advisors pays the Company a management fee each month for accounting and other services provided. Transactions related to these relationships are eliminated to reach consolidated totals.

 

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The following table presents segment information for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.


 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

September 30, 2006

 

September 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment

 

Intercompany

 

 

 

 

 

Investment

 

Intercompany

 

 

 

Banking

 

Advisory

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

Banking

 

Advisory

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

(In Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

$ 33,625

 

$ 47

 

$ (24)

 

$ 33,648

 

$ 25,984

 

$ 32

 

$ (19)

 

$ 25,997

Trust and investment advisory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fee income

-

 

3,132

 

(72)

 

3,060

 

-

 

2,981

 

(79)

 

2,902

Other income

3,526

 

1

 

(31)

 

3,496

 

4,275

 

(5)

 

(31)

 

4,239

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating income

37,151

 

3,180

 

(127)

 

40,204

 

30,259

 

3,008

 

(129)

 

33,138

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

13,558

 

-

 

(24)

 

13,534

 

7,934

 

-

 

(19)

 

7,915

Salaries and employee benefits

8,543

 

1,652

 

-

 

10,195

 

8,076

 

1,507

 

(73)

 

9,510

Provision for loan losses

418

 

-

 

-

 

418

 

1,458

 

-

 

-

 

1,458

Other expense

5,943

 

969

 

(103)

 

6,809

 

5,625

 

896

 

(37)

 

6,484

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

28,462

 

2,621

 

(127)

 

30,956

 

23,093

 

2,403

 

(129)

 

25,367

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

8,689

 

559

 

-

 

9,248

 

7,166

 

605

 

-

 

7,771

Provision for income taxes

2,518

 

244

 

-

 

2,762

 

1,952

 

264

 

-

 

2,216

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$ 6,171

 

$ 315

 

$ -

 

$ 6,486

 

$ 5,214

 

$ 341

 

$ -

 

$ 5,555

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$ 766,991

 

$ 7,166

 

$ (1,604)

 

$ 772,553

 

$ 723,836

 

$ 7,490

 

$ (8,026)

 

$ 723,300

Capital expenditures

$ 433

 

$ 39

 

$ -

 

$ 472

 

$ 2,769

 

$ -

 

$ -

 

$ 2,769

 

 

 

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The following table presents segment information for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.


 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

September 30, 2006

 

September 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment

 

Intercompany

 

 

 

 

 

Investment

 

Intercompany

 

 

 

Banking

 

Advisory

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

Banking

 

Advisory

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

(In Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

$ 11,685

 

$ 13

 

$ (5)

 

$ 11,693

 

$ 9,554

 

$ 9

 

$ (11)

 

$ 9,552

Trust and investment advisory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fee income

-

 

1,008

 

(23)

 

985

 

-

 

1,008

 

(26)

 

982

Other income

1,238

 

-

 

(10)

 

1,228

 

1,929

 

1

 

(11)

 

1,919

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating income

12,923

 

1,021

 

(38)

 

13,906

 

11,483

 

1,018

 

(48)

 

12,453

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

4,912

 

-

 

(5)

 

4,907

 

3,211

 

-

 

(11)

 

3,200

Salaries and employee benefits

2,833

 

538

 

-

 

3,371

 

2,707

 

523

 

-

 

3,230

Provision for loan losses

55

 

-

 

-

 

55

 

317

 

-

 

-

 

317

Other expense

1,921

 

330

 

(33)

 

2,218

 

2,060

 

306

 

(37)

 

2,329

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

9,721

 

868

 

(38)

 

10,551

 

8,295

 

829

 

(48)

 

9,076

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

3,202

 

153

 

-

 

3,355

 

3,188

 

189

 

-

 

3,377

Provision for income taxes

949

 

70

 

-

 

1,019

 

885

 

83

 

-

 

968

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$ 2,253

 

$ 83

 

$ -

 

$ 2,336

 

$ 2,303

 

$ 106

 

$ -

 

$ 2,409

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$ 766,991

 

$ 7,166

 

$ (1,604)

 

$ 772,553

 

$ 723,836

 

$ 7,490

 

$ (8,026)

 

$ 723,300

Capital expenditures

$ 113

 

$ 1

 

$ -

 

$ 114

 

$ 1,083

 

$ -

 

$ -

 

$ 1,083

 

 

 

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Note 8.

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

 

 

The table below reflects the components of the Net Periodic Benefit Cost.

 

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

(In Thousands)

 

(In Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

$ 506

 

$ 444

 

$ 169

 

$ 148

Interest cost

181

 

162

 

60

 

54

Expected return on plan assets

(277)

 

(232)

 

(92)

 

(77)

Amortization of net obligation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

at transition

(3)

 

(3)

 

(1)

 

(1)

Amortization of net loss

18

 

31

 

6

 

10

Net periodic benefit cost

$ 425

 

$ 402

 

$ 142

 

$ 134

 

The Company previously disclosed in the 2005 Form 10-K that it expected to contribute $428,000 to its pension plan in 2006. As of September 30, 2006, no contributions have been made. The Company plans to make all required contributions for 2006.

 

 

Note 9.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No.108. SAB No.108 expresses the SEC staff’s views regarding the process of quantifying financial statement misstatements. These interpretations were issued to address diversity in practice and the potential under current practice for the build up of improper amounts on the balance sheet. SAB No.108 expresses the SEC staff’s view that a registrant’s materiality evaluation of an identified unadjusted error should quantify the effects of the error on each financial statement and related financial statement disclosures and that prior year misstatements should be considered in quantifying misstatements in current year financial statements. SAB No.108 also states that correcting prior year financial statements for immaterial errors would not require previously filed reports to be amended. Such correction may be made the next time the registrant files the prior year financial statements. Registrants electing not to restate prior periods should reflect the effects of initially applying the guidance in SAB No.108 in their annual financial statements covering the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. The cumulative effect of the initial application should be reported in the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities as of the beginning of that fiscal year and the offsetting adjustment should be made to the opening balance of retained earnings for that year. Registrants should disclose the nature and amount of each individual error being corrected in the cumulative adjustment. The disclosure should also include when and how each error arose and the fact that the errors had previously been considered immaterial. The SEC staff encourages early application of the guidance in SAB No.108 for interim periods of the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. The Company does not expect the implementation of SAB No.108 to have a material impact on its financial statements.

 

In February 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No.155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments – an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140.” SFAS No.155 permits fair value measurement of any hybrid financial instrument that contains an embedded derivative that otherwise would require bifurcation. The Statement also clarifies which interest-only strips and principal-only strips are not subject to the requirements of SFAS No. 133. It establishes a requirement to evaluate interests in

 

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securitized financial assets to identify interests that are freestanding derivatives or that are hybrid financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation. SFAS No.155 also clarifies that concentrations of credit risk in the form of subordination are not embedded derivatives. Finally, SFAS No.155 amends SFAS No.140 to eliminate the prohibition on a qualifying special-purpose entity from holding a derivative financial instrument that pertains to a beneficial interest other than another derivative financial instrument. SFAS No.155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The Company does not expect the implementation of SFAS No.155 to have a material impact on its financial statements.

 

In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No.156, Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140.” SFAS No.156 requires an entity to recognize a servicing asset or servicing liability each time it undertakes an obligation to service a financial asset by entering into certain servicing contracts. The Statement also requires all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities to be initially measured at fair value, if practicable. SFAS No.156 permits an entity to choose between the amortization and fair value methods for subsequent measurements. At initial adoption, the Statement permits a one-time reclassification of available for sale securities to trading securities by entities with recognized servicing rights. SFAS No.156 also requires separate presentation of servicing assets and servicing liabilities subsequently measured at fair value in the statement of financial position and additional disclosures for all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The Company does not expect the implementation of SFAS No.156 to have a material impact on its financial statements.

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No.157, Fair Value Measurements. SFAS No.157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No.157 does not require any new fair value measurements but may change current practice for some entities. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those years. The Company does not expect the implementation of SFAS No.157 to have a material impact on its financial statements.

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No.158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans – an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R).” SFAS No.158 requires an employer to recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income. The funded status of a benefit plan will be measured as the difference between plan assets at fair value and the benefit obligation. For a pension plan, the benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation. For any other postretirement plan, the benefit obligation is the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation. SFAS No.158 also requires an employer to measure the funded status of a plan as of the date of its year-end statement of financial position. The Statement also requires additional disclosure in the notes to financial statements about certain effects on net periodic benefit cost for the next fiscal year that arise from delayed recognition of the gains or losses, prior service costs or credits, and transition asset or obligation. The Company is required to initially recognize the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan and to provide the required disclosures as of the end of the fiscal year ending after December 15, 2006. The requirement to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of the employers’ fiscal year-end statement of financial position is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. Based on the overfunded status of the defined benefit pension plan of $330,000 as of December 31, 2005, the Company does not expect the implementation of SFAS No.158 to have a material impact on its financial statements.

 

 

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In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation (“FIN”) No.48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes: An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” FIN No.48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an entity’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS No.109. The Interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement principles for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. FIN No.48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company does not expect the implementation of FIN No.48 to have a material impact on its financial statements.

 

 

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Item 2.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition at September 30, 2006 and results of operations of the Company for the three months and the nine months ended September 30, 2006 should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report and in the 2005 Form 10-K. It should also be read in conjunction with the “Caution About Forward Looking Statements” section at the end of this discussion.

 

Overview

 

The Company is headquartered in Middleburg, Virginia and conducts its primary operations through two wholly owned subsidiaries, Middleburg Bank and Middleburg Investment Group, Inc. The Bank is a community bank serving the Virginia counties of Loudoun, Fairfax and Fauquier with seven full service financial service centers and one limited service center. Middleburg Investment Group is a non-bank holding company with two wholly owned subsidiaries, Middleburg Trust Company and Middleburg Investment Advisors, Inc. Middleburg Trust Company is a trust company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, and maintains additional offices in several of the Company’s financial service centers. Middleburg Investment Advisors is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.

 

The Company has adopted a business model that makes all of its financial and wealth management services available to its clients at all of its financial service centers. With the creation of Middleburg Investment Group, the Company expanded the integration of Middleburg Trust Company, Middleburg Investment Advisors and the Bank’s investment services department, Middleburg Investment Services, into a more focused wealth management program for all of its clients.  Also, through the affiliation with Southern Trust Mortgage, the Bank may continue to increase its loan portfolio by purchasing high credit quality, low loan to value first deeds of trusts on residential property. The Bank plans to continue its focus on low cost deposit growth with advertising campaigns and product development. Management has developed a growth strategy that includes expansion into Sterling, Virginia (Loudoun County) in 2007. Other markets under consideration include Herndon and Chantilly (Fairfax County). Management will look for key lenders in those markets to join its team to generate earning assets and awareness prior to the facility opening.

 

The Company generates a significant amount of its income from the net interest income earned by the Bank. Net interest income is the difference between interest income and interest expense. Interest income depends on the amount of interest-earning assets outstanding during the period and the interest rates earned thereon. The Company’s cost of money is a function of the average amount of deposits and borrowed money outstanding during the period and the interest rates paid thereon. The quality of the assets further influences the amount of interest income lost on non-accrual loans and the amount of additions to the allowance for loan losses. Middleburg Trust Company and Middleburg Investment Advisors generate fee income by providing investment management and trust services to their clients. Investment management and trust fees are generally based upon the value of assets under management and, therefore, can be significantly affected by fluctuation in the values of securities caused by changes in the capital markets.

 

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased to $6.5 million from $5.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Annualized returns on average assets and equity were unchanged at 1.1% and 14.1%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005. The Company’s continued focus on loan growth, while maintaining the credit quality of the portfolio, resulted in an increase in interest income. Interest and fees on loans increased 37.8% for the

 

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nine months ended September 30, 2006 to $28.2 million, compared to $20.5 million for the same period in 2005. Core operations have been impacted by increased funding costs. Total interest expense was $13.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, compared to $7.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The average amount of Federal Home Loan Bank advances and long-term debt increased 13.3% from $95.0 million to $107.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. Trust and investment advisory fees increased 5.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Total other expense was $17.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to $16.0 million for the same period in 2005.

 

The Company is not aware of any current recommendations by any regulatory authorities that, if they were implemented, would have a material effect on the registrant’s liquidity, capital resources or results of operations.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

General

 

The financial condition and results of operations presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements, the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and this section are, to a large degree, dependent upon the accounting policies of the Company. The selection and application of these accounting policies involve judgments, estimates, and uncertainties that are susceptible to change.

 

Presented below is discussion of those accounting policies that management believes are the most important (“Critical Accounting Policies”) to the portrayal and understanding of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. The Critical Accounting Policies require management’s most difficult, subjective and complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain. In the event that different assumptions or conditions were to prevail, and depending upon the severity of such changes, the possibility of materially different financial condition or results of operations is a reasonable likelihood.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

 

The Bank monitors and maintains an allowance for loan losses to absorb an estimate of probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The Bank maintains policies and procedures that address the systems of controls over the following areas of maintenance of the allowance: the systematic methodology used to determine the appropriate level of the allowance to provide assurance the methodology is maintained in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; the accounting policies for loan charge-offs and recoveries; the assessment and measurement of impairment in the loan portfolio; and the loan grading system.

 

The Bank evaluates various loans individually for impairment as required by SFAS No. 114, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan, and SFAS No. 118, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan – Income Recognition and Disclosures. Loans evaluated individually for impairment include non-performing loans, such as loans on non-accrual, loans past due by 90 days or more, restructured loans and other loans selected by management. The evaluations are based upon discounted expected cash flows or collateral valuations. If the evaluation shows that a loan is individually impaired, then a specific reserve is established for the amount of impairment. If a loan evaluated individually is not impaired, then the loan is assessed for impairment under SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies, with a group of loans that have similar characteristics.

 

For loans without individual measures of impairment, the Bank makes estimates of losses for groups of loans as required by SFAS No. 5. Loans are grouped by similar characteristics, including the type of loan, the assigned loan grade and the general collateral type. A loss rate reflecting the expected

 

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loss inherent in a group of loans is derived based upon estimates of default rates for a given loan grade, the predominant collateral type for the group and the terms of the loan. The resulting estimate of losses for groups of loans are adjusted for relevant environmental factors and other conditions of the portfolio of loans, including: borrower and industry concentrations; levels and trends in delinquencies, charge-offs and recoveries; changes in underwriting standards and risk selection; level of experience, ability and depth of lending management; and national and local economic conditions.

 

The amount of estimated impairment for individually evaluated loans and groups of loans is added together for a total estimate of loan losses. If the estimate of losses is less than or greater than the allowance, the degree to which the allowance varies from the estimate is evaluated to determine whether the allowance falls outside a range of reasonable estimates. This estimate of losses is compared to the allowance for loan losses of the Bank as of the evaluation date and, if the estimate of losses is above the range of reasonable estimates, an additional provision to the allowance would be made. If the estimate of losses is below the range of reasonable estimates, the allowance would be reduced by way of a credit to the provision for loan losses. The Bank recognizes the inherent imprecision in estimates of losses due to various uncertainties and variability related to the factors used, and therefore a reasonable range around the estimate of losses is derived and used to ascertain whether the allowance is too high. If different assumptions or conditions were to prevail and it is determined that the allowance is not adequate to absorb the new estimate of probable losses, an additional provision for loan losses would be made, which amount may be material to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Intangibles and Goodwill

 

The Company had approximately $5.6 million in intangible assets and goodwill at September 30, 2006, a decrease of $253,000 since December 31, 2005. On April 1, 2002, the Company acquired Middleburg Investment Advisors, a registered investment advisor, for $6.0 million. Approximately $5.9 million of the purchase price was allocated to intangible assets and goodwill. In connection with this investment, a purchase price valuation (using SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, and SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, as a guideline) was completed to determine the appropriate allocation to identified intangibles. The valuation concluded that approximately 42% of the purchase price was related to the acquisition of customer relationships with an amortizable life of 15 years. Another 19% of the purchase price was allocated to a non-compete agreement with an amortizable life of seven years. The remainder of the purchase price has been allocated to goodwill. Approximately $1.0 million of the $5.6 million in intangible assets and goodwill at September 30, 2006 was attributable to the Company’s investment in Middleburg Trust Company.

 

The purchase price allocation process requires management estimates and judgment as to expectations for the life span of various customer relationships as well as the value that key members of management add to the success of the Company. For example, customer attrition rates were determined based upon assumptions that the past five years may predict the future. If the actual attrition rates, among other assumptions, differed from the estimates and judgments used in the purchase price allocation, the amounts recorded in the Consolidated Financial Statements could result in a possible impairment of the intangible assets and goodwill or require acceleration in the amortization expense.

 

In addition, SFAS No. 142 requires that goodwill be tested annually using a two-step process. The first step is to identify a potential impairment. Factors that are considered important to determining whether impairment might exist include loss of customers acquired or significant withdrawals of the assets currently under management and/or early retirement or termination of key members of management. The second step measures the amount of the impairment loss, if any. On February 16, 2006, Davenport & Company, LLC, an unaffiliated third party, issued an opinion that stated the amount of goodwill carried on the Company’s balance sheet at December 31, 2005 was not impaired. Any changes in the key management estimates or judgments could result in an impairment charge, and such a charge could have an adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

 

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Financial Condition

 

Assets

 

Total assets for the Company increased to $772.6 million at September 30, 2006, compared to $739.9 million at December 31, 2005, representing an increase of $32.6 million or 4.4%. The increase was the result of continued growth in the loan portfolio. Considering the current interest rate and competitive market environments, the Company has been diligent about maintaining its credit quality and thereby cautious about the growth it has added to the loan portfolio. Total average assets increased 14.7% from $661.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $758.4 million for the same period in 2006. Average earning assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased $93.9 million to $695.3 million compared to $601.4 million for the same period in 2005.

 

Loans

 

Total loans at September 30, 2006 were $562.5 million, an increase of $37.7 million from the December 31, 2005 amount of $524.8 million. Real estate mortgage loans were $433.7 million at September 30, 2006 or 77.1% of total loans. The growth in real estate mortgage loans was largely in the category of non-farm, non-residential loans, which increased $27.4 million from the December 31, 2005 amount of $177.2 million. Additional lenders, a solid local economy, the relationship with Southern Trust Mortgage and referrals arising from the success of the business model have contributed to the loan growth experienced. Net charge-offs were $48,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The provision for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $418,000 compared to $1.5 million for the same period in 2005. The 2005 provision amount was the result of the $148.4 million increase in total loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The allowance for loan losses was $5.5 million or 0.98% of total loans outstanding at September 30, 2006.

 

Investments

 

The investment portfolio decreased to $144.5 million at September 30, 2006 compared to $149.6 million at December 31, 2005. The decrease is primarily due to principal payments received on mortgage-backed securities. The Company plans to maintain the investment portfolio at an amount comparable to the December 31, 2005 amount. At September 30, 2006, the tax equivalent yield on the investment portfolio was 5.4%.

 

Premises and Equipment

 

Premises and equipment decreased $442,000 from $18.7 million at December 31, 2005 to $18.2 million at September 30, 2006. The decrease is the result of depreciation in the ordinary course of business.

 

Other Assets

 

The other assets section of the balance sheet includes Bank Owned Life Insurance (BOLI), in the amount of $11.9 million, and the Bank’s investment in Southern Trust Mortgage, in the amount of $9.8 million, at September 30, 2006. Goodwill and identified intangibles of $5.6 million related to the acquisitions of Middleburg Trust Company and Middleburg Investment Advisors are included in other assets at September 30, 2006. Other assets also includes accrued interest receivable from loans and investments in the amount of $3.2 million at September 30, 2006. The Bank’s ownership interest in Southern Trust Mortgage changed on January 1, 2006 with the withdrawal of one of the partners in Southern Trust Mortgage. The Bank’s new ownership interest is 41.8% as of September 30, 2006 compared to 40.0% as of December 31, 2005.

 

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Deposits

 

Total deposits increased $8.6 million to $560.0 million at September 30, 2006 from $551.4 million at December 31, 2005. Savings and interest bearing demand deposits decreased $24.3 million while time deposits increased $38.0 million over the same period. The change reflects the interest rate pressure in the market and the demand for higher yields as depositors continue to move into short-term high yield time deposits. Average deposits for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased 15.0% or $71.4 million compared to average deposits for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Average interest bearing demand deposits were $141.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to $85.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.

 

During the third quarter of 2005, the Company developed three high yield deposit products, a savings account, a business money market account and an interest bearing checking account. The new products had a combined balance of $99.0 million at September 30, 2006 compared to $93.0 million at December 31, 2005. The Company has an interest bearing product, known as Tredegar Institutional Select, that integrates the use of the cash within client accounts at Middleburg Trust Company for overnight funding at the Bank. The overall balance of this product was $24.3 million at September 30, 2006, compared to $22.8 million at December 31, 2005, and is reflected in both the “savings and interest bearing demand deposits” and the “securities sold under agreements to repurchase” amounts on the balance sheet. Excluding the Tredegar Institutional Select product, savings and interest bearing demand deposits decreased by $26.2 million from December 31, 2005 to September 30, 2006.

 

Time deposits increased $38.0 million from December 31, 2005 to $187.2 million at September 30, 2006. Time deposits include brokered certificates of deposit of $25.2 million with maturities ranging from one to four years. In May 2006, the Company returned to the brokered certificate of deposit market as an alternative to long-term borrowings. The new issuances, totaling $11.4 million, have maturity dates ranging from 12 to 24 months. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase (“Repo Accounts”) decreased $1.4 million from $34.3 million at December 31, 2005 to $32.9 million at September 30, 2006. The Repo Accounts include certain long-term commercial checking accounts with average balances that typically exceed $100,000 and all Tredegar Institutional Select accounts maintained by business clients.

 

Borrowings

 

FHLB overnight advances were $26.7 million at September 30, 2006 compared to $24.1 million at December 31, 2005. FHLB long-term advances decreased to $55.0 million at September 30, 2006 from $57.5 million at December 31, 2005.

 

Capital

 

Shareholders’ equity was $77.6 million at September 30, 2006. This amount represents an increase of 45.0% from the December 31, 2005 amount of $53.5 million. In July 2006, the Company issued 676,552 shares of its common stock in a public offering. The public price of $31.00 per share, less the underwriters’ commissions and expenses of the offering, resulted in net proceeds of $19.7 million to the Company. Subsequently, the Company invested $19.0 million of the net proceeds in the Bank. The increase in capital allows the Company to continue to implement its business strategy, particularly in regards to expanding its market presence through additional financial service centers and integrating its financial services. As the Company and the Bank continue to grow, both will remain well capitalized under capital adequacy guidelines as a result of the increase in capital. The book value per common share was $17.22 at September 30, 2006 and $14.05 at December 31, 2005.

 

 

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Results of Operations

 

Net Interest Income

 

Net interest income is the Company’s primary source of earnings and represents the difference between interest and fees earned on earning assets and the interest expense paid on deposits and other interest bearing liabilities. Net interest income totaled $20.1 million for the first nine months of 2006 compared to $18.1 million for the same period in 2005, an increase of 11.2%. For the three months ended September 30, 2006, net interest income was $6.8 million compared to $6.4 million for the same period in 2005. Total interest income increased 29.4% and total interest expense increased 71.0% when comparing the nine months ended September 30, 2006 to September 30, 2005. Total interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2006 was $11.7 million compared to $9.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005. Total interest expense was $4.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared to $3.2 million for the same period in 2005.

 

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The following tables reflect an analysis of the Company’s net interest income using the daily average balances of the Company’s assets and liabilities for the nine month and the three month periods ended September 30, 2006. Non-accrual loans are included in the loan balances.

 

Average Balances, Income and Expenses, Yields and Rates

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

 

 

Average

 

Income/

 

Yield/

 

Average

 

Income/

 

Yield/

 

Balance

 

Expense

 

Rate (1)

 

Balance

 

Expense

 

Rate (1)

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

$ 116,480

 

$ 4,274

 

4.91%

 

$ 133,584

 

$ 4,299

 

4.30%

Tax-exempt (2) (3)

30,900

 

1,699

 

7.35%

 

33,124

 

1,830

 

7.39%

Total securities

$ 147,380

 

$ 5,973

 

5.42%

 

$ 166,708

 

$ 6,129

 

4.92%

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

$ 546,830

 

$ 28,213

 

6.90%

 

$ 433,702

 

$ 20,463

 

6.31%

Tax-exempt (2)

95

 

6

 

8.44%

 

182

 

11

 

8.08%

Total loans

$ 546,925

 

$ 28,219

 

6.90%

 

$ 433,884

 

$ 20,474

 

6.31%

Federal funds sold

777

 

28

 

4.82%

 

532

 

11

 

2.76%

Interest-bearing deposits in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

other financial institutions

210

 

8

 

5.09%

 

267

 

5

 

2.50%

Total earning assets

$ 695,292

 

$ 34,228

 

6.58%

 

$ 601,391

 

$ 26,619

 

5.92%

Less: allowances for credit losses

(5,337)

 

 

 

 

 

(4,115)

 

 

 

 

Total nonearning assets

68,428

 

 

 

 

 

63,695

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$ 758,383

 

 

 

 

 

$ 660,971

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checking

$ 141,633

 

$ 2,414

 

2.28%

 

$ 85,800

 

$ 532

 

0.83%

Regular savings

55,893

 

713

 

1.71%

 

40,078

 

296

 

0.99%

Money market savings

69,362

 

496

 

0.96%

 

91,794

 

442

 

0.64%

Time deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$100,000 and over

89,805

 

2,967

 

4.42%

 

75,987

 

1,695

 

2.98%

Under $100,000

62,241

 

1,730

 

3.72%

 

61,710

 

1,334

 

2.89%

Total interest-bearing deposits

$ 418,934

 

$ 8,320

 

2.66%

 

$ 355,369

 

$ 4,299

 

1.62%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

$ 37,119

 

$ 1,452

 

5.23%

 

$ 31,400

 

$ 784

 

3.34%

Securities sold under agreements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to repurchase

36,760

 

1,119

 

4.07%

 

33,696

 

619

 

2.46%

Long-term debt

70,483

 

2,607

 

4.95%

 

63,569

 

2,185

 

4.60%

Federal Funds purchased

961

 

36

 

5.01%

 

1,123

 

28

 

3.33%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

$ 564,257

 

$ 13,534

 

3.21%

 

$ 485,157

 

$ 7,915

 

2.18%

Non-interest bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

128,933

 

 

 

 

 

121,052

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

3,633

 

 

 

 

 

2,376

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

$ 696,823

 

 

 

 

 

$ 608,585

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

61,560

 

 

 

 

 

52,386

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

equity

$ 758,383

 

 

 

 

 

$ 660,971

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

$ 20,694

 

 

 

 

 

$ 18,704

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate spread

 

 

 

 

3.37%

 

 

 

 

 

3.74%

Interest expense as a percent of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

average earning assets

 

 

 

 

2.60%

 

 

 

 

 

1.76%

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

3.98%

 

 

 

 

 

4.16%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) All yields and rates have been annualized on a 365 day year.

(2) Income and yields are reported on tax equivalent basis assuming a federal tax rate of 34%.

(3) Income and yields include dividends on preferred bonds which are 70% excludable for tax purposes.

 

 

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Average Balances, Income and Expenses, Yields and Rates

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

 

 

Average

 

Income/

 

Yield/

 

Average

 

Income/

 

Yield/

 

Balance

 

Expense

 

Rate (1)

 

Balance

 

Expense

 

Rate (1)

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

$ 113,922

 

$ 1,455

 

5.07%

 

$ 127,872

 

$ 1,358

 

4.21%

Tax-exempt (2) (3)

31,337

 

575

 

7.29%

 

32,591

 

600

 

7.30%

Total securities

$ 145,259

 

$ 2,030

 

5.54%

 

$ 160,463

 

$ 1,958

 

4.84%

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

$ 558,223

 

$ 9,841

 

6.99%

 

$ 481,191

 

$ 7,791

 

6.42%

Tax-exempt (2)

89

 

2

 

8.92%

 

113

 

2

 

7.02%

Total loans

$ 558,312

 

$ 9,843

 

6.99%

 

$ 481,304

 

$ 7,793

 

6.42%

Federal funds sold

738

 

11

 

5.91%

 

558

 

4

 

2.84%

Interest-bearing deposits in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

other financial institutions

329

 

4

 

4.82%

 

129

 

1

 

3.08%

Total earning assets

$ 704,638

 

$ 11,888

 

6.69%

 

$ 642,454

 

$ 9,756

 

6.02%

Less: allowances for credit losses

(5,461)

 

 

 

 

 

(4,670)

 

 

 

 

Total nonearning assets

68,247

 

 

 

 

 

65,830

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$ 767,424

 

 

 

 

 

$ 703,614

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checking

$ 133,169

 

$ 794

 

2.37%

 

$ 92,444

 

$ 254

 

1.09%

Regular savings

52,463

 

230

 

1.74%

 

54,301

 

212

 

1.55%

Money market savings

64,398

 

157

 

0.97%

 

93,926

 

190

 

0.80%

Time deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$100,000 and over

110,030

 

1,340

 

4.83%

 

82,016

 

683

 

3.30%

Under $100,000

64,209

 

633

 

3.91%

 

75,765

 

604

 

3.16%

Total interest-bearing deposits

$ 424,269

 

$ 3,154

 

2.95%

 

$ 398,452

 

$ 1,943

 

1.93%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

$ 32,190

 

$ 451

 

5.56%

 

$ 30,637

 

$ 298

 

3.86%

Securities sold under agreements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to repurchase

35,290

 

390

 

4.38%

 

34,235

 

243

 

2.82%

Long-term debt

70,465

 

899

 

5.06%

 

60,356

 

706

 

4.64%

Federal Funds purchased

1,046

 

13

 

4.93%

 

1,004

 

10

 

3.95%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

$ 563,260

 

$ 4,907

 

3.46%

 

$ 524,684

 

$ 3,200

 

2.42%

Non-interest bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

126,106

 

 

 

 

 

124,673

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

3,756

 

 

 

 

 

1,021

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

$ 693,122

 

 

 

 

 

$ 650,378

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

74,302

 

 

 

 

 

53,236

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

equity

$ 767,424

 

 

 

 

 

$ 703,614

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

$ 6,981

 

 

 

 

 

$ 6,556

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate spread

 

 

 

 

3.23%

 

 

 

 

 

3.60%

Interest expense as a percent of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

average earning assets

 

 

 

 

2.76%

 

 

 

 

 

1.97%

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

3.93%

 

 

 

 

 

4.05%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) All yields and rates have been annualized on a 365 day year.

(2) Income and yields are reported on tax equivalent basis assuming a federal tax rate of 34%.

(3) Income and yields include dividends on preferred bonds which are 70% excludable for tax purposes.

 

 

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Interest income from loans increased $7.7 million to $28.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to $20.5 million for the same period in 2005. For the three months ended September 30, 2006, interest income from loans was $9.8 million compared to $7.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005. The increase in loan interest income results from the amount of loan growth experienced since September 30, 2005. The tax equivalent weighted average yield of loans increased 57 basis points from 6.42% for the three months ended September 30, 2005 to 6.99% for the three months ended September 30, 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the tax equivalent weighted average yield of loans increased 59 basis points to 6.90% compared to 6.31% for the same period in 2005. The net increase to total loans of $37.7 million during the first nine months of 2006 and the increases in the prime lending rate helped mitigate the impact of record low interest rates on fixed rate loan products to the Company. Approximately $107.0 million, or 19.0%, of total loans at September 30, 2006 are tied to the Wall Street Journal prime interest rate.

 

Interest income from the investment portfolio decreased by $115,000 to $5.4 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2006 from $5.5 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2005. This is the result of the Company’s strategy of using the cash received from principal pay-downs, maturities and calls of securities during the first and second quarters of 2005 to fund loan growth instead of reinvesting in securities. For the three months ended September 30, 2006, interest income from the investment portfolio increased $81,000 to $1.8 million compared to the same period in 2005. For 2006, management plans to maintain the balance in the investment portfolio at or near current levels through reinvestment in securities with weighted average lives that typically do not exceed three years and to place greater focus on yields. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the tax equivalent yield on securities was 5.42% compared to 4.92% for the same period in 2005. The tax equivalent yield on securities for the three months ended September 30, 2006 increased 70 basis points to 5.54% compared to the September 30, 2005 yield of 4.84%. The increase in yield helped to offset the impact of the decrease in the size of the portfolio.

              Total interest expense on deposits increased $4.0 million to $8.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, compared to $4.3 million for the same period in 2005. Interest expense on deposits for the three months ended September 30, 2006, increased $1.2 million or 62.3% compared to the same period in 2005. When comparing the three months ended September 30, 2006 to the three months ended March 31, 2006, the increase was $629,000 or 24.9%. When comparing the three months ended September 30, 2006 and the three months ended June 30, 2006, the increase was $513,000 or 19.4%. This gradual decline from quarter to quarter is the result of the easing in short-term interest rate pressure due to easing of rate increases by the Federal Open Market Committee. Average deposits increased $71.5 million from $476.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $547.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Competition and the rising rate environment continued to exert upward pressures on the cost of deposits, thus resulting in increased levels of interest expense. The mix of demand and savings deposits versus time deposits changed to approximately 66.6% in savings and demand deposits, versus 33.4% in time deposits at September 30, 2006. At September 30, 2005, the mix had been 73.2% in savings and demand deposits, versus 26.8% in time deposits. The change reflects the transition of deposits into higher yielding short-term time deposits as discussed previously in "Deposits" above.

Interest expense for securities sold under agreements to repurchase, which includes Tredegar Institutional Select, increased $147,000 from the three months ended September 30, 2005 to $390,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, interest expense for securities sold under agreements to repurchase was $1.1 million compared to $619,000 for the same period in 2005. Tredegar Institutional Select earns interest at a rate equal to approximately 90% of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta’s overnight rate. Interest expense related to borrowed funds increased $1.1 million from $3.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $4.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

 

The net interest margin, on a tax equivalent basis, was 3.98% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to 4.16% for the same period in 2005. For the three months ended

 

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September 30, 2006, the net interest margin, on a tax equivalent basis, was 3.93% compared to 4.05% for the same period in 2005. The Company’s net interest margin is not a measurement under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, but it is a common measure used by the financial service industry to determine how profitably earning assets are funded. The net interest margin is calculated by dividing tax equivalent net interest income by total average earning assets. Because a portion of interest income earned by the Company is non taxable, the tax equivalent net interest income is considered in the calculation of this ratio. Tax equivalent net interest income is calculated by adding the tax benefit realized from interest income that is nontaxable to total interest income then subtracting total interest expense. The tax rate utilized in calculating the tax benefit for each of 2006 and 2005 is 34%. The reconciliation of tax equivalent net interest income, which is not a measurement under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, to net interest income is reflected in the table below. The decline in tax equivalent net interest margin was attributed to the steady rise in shorter term interest rates on deposits and borrowed money to fund the earning asset growth. The Company’s total average earning assets increased $93.9 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Tax equivalent interest income increased $7.6 million to $34.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 from $26.6 million for the same period in 2005. The Company’s total average earning assets increased $62.2 million from the three months ended September 30, 2005 to the three months ended September 30, 2006. Tax equivalent interest income increased $2.1 million to $11.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 from $9.8 million for the same period in 2005.

 

Reconciliation of Net Interest Income to

Tax Equivalent Net Interest Income

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

(in thousands)

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

GAAP measures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Income – Loans

$ 28,217

 

$ 20,471

 

$ 9,843

 

$ 7,793

Interest Income - Investments & Other

5,431

 

5,526

 

1,850

 

1,759

Interest Expense – Deposits

8,320

 

4,299

 

3,154

 

1,943

Interest Expense - Other Borrowings

5,214

 

3,616

 

1,753

 

1,257

Total Net Interest Income

$ 20,114

 

$ 18,082

 

$ 6,786

 

$ 6,352

Plus:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-GAAP measures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax Benefit Realized on Non-Taxable Interest Income - Loans

$ 2

 

$ 4

 

$ 1

 

$ 1

Tax Benefit Realized on Non-Taxable Interest Income - Municipal Securities

578

 

610

 

194

 

202

Tax Benefit Realized on Non-Taxable Interest Income - Corporate Securities

--

 

8

 

--

 

1

Total Tax Benefit Realized on Non-Taxable Interest Income

$ 580

 

$ 622

 

$ 195

 

$ 204

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Tax Equivalent Net Interest Income

$ 20,694

 

$ 18,704

 

$ 6,981

 

$ 6,556

 

 

Other Income

 

Other income, which includes commissions, service charges and fees, decreased 8.2% to $6.6 million for the first nine months of 2006 compared to $7.1 million for the same period in 2005. For the three months ended September 30, 2006, other income decreased $688,000 to $2.2 million compared to $2.9 million for the same period in 2005.

 

 

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Commissions and fees from trust and investment advisory activities increased 5.4% or $158,000 to $3.1 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2006 compared to $2.9 million for the same period in 2005. Consolidated investment advisory fees provided by Middleburg Investment Advisors totaled $1.6 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005. At September 30, 2006, assets under management at Middleburg Investment Advisors had decreased $26.9 million from $603.7 million at September 30, 2005 to $576.8 million. The decline is primarily due to the loss of one client and does not reflect an overall trend in the assets under management at Middleburg Investment Advisors. When compared to June 30, 2006, assets under management increased $13.2 million from $563.6 million. Consolidated fiduciary fees for services, provided by Middleburg Trust Company, increased 6.9% to $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 from $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. At September 30, 2006, Middleburg Trust Company managed $635.0 million in assets, including intercompany assets of $116.1 million, an increase of 4.1% or $25.1 million from assets under administration of $609.9 million, including intercompany assets of $134.0 million, at September 30, 2005. Fiduciary fees are based upon the market value of the accounts under administration.

 

Service charges on deposits increased 6.1% to $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, compared to $1.3 million for the same period in 2005. In particular, ATM and Visa check card fees and overdraft fees increased $56,000 and $37,000, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 when compared to the same period in 2005. Other service charges, commissions and fees, which include certain loan fees and other retail banking fees, increased $52,000 or 13.0% to $452,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 when compared to the same period in 2005. Loan processing fees and safe deposit box rent, which are included in other service charges, increased $31,000 and $68,000, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. The increase in loan processing fees is the result of the increase in the loan portfolio. The increase in safe deposit box rent is the result of additional boxes available for rent and an increase in rental fee amounts.

 

Commissions on investment sales decreased 9.9% to $462,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, compared to $513,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. For the three months ended September 30, 2006, commissions on investment sales decreased $45,000 compared to the same period in 2005. The Company currently has three financial consultants who are available to each of the Company’s facilities, compared to five financial consultants in 2005. In July 2006, one of the Company’s top producers resigned. Management is currently recruiting to fill this position and planning to expand the number of financial consultants at the Company.

 

Equity in earnings from affiliate, which reflects the 41.8% ownership interest in Southern Trust Mortgage, comprised 12.0% of total other income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to 18.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. For the three months ended September 30, 2006, equity in earnings from affiliate decreased $346,000 compared to the same period in 2005. Southern Trust Mortgage closed $681.4 million in loans the first nine months of 2006 with 61.7% of its production attributable to purchase money financings. For the same period in 2005, Southern Trust Mortgage closed $801.2 million in loans with 63.0% of its production attributable to purchase money financings. Southern Trust Mortgage’s 2006 production levels have been negatively impacted by the tightening of the housing market and the impact that the increase in mortgage rates has had on the volume of refinance loans. Additionally, narrowed margins from the shift in production mix has negatively impacted its 2006 earnings.

 

In addition to equity earnings from Southern Trust Mortgage, the Bank also receives rental and data processing fees and interest on the outstanding balance of loan participations with Southern Trust Mortgage. These amounts are included in other operating income. For the nine month periods ending September 30, 2006 and 2005, the rental and data processing income earned from Southern Trust Mortgage was $24,000 and $27,000, respectively.

 

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Income earned from the Bank’s $11.8 million investment in Bank Owned Life Insurance (BOLI) contributed $324,000 to total other income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The Company purchased $6.0 million of BOLI in the third quarter of 2004 and $4.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2004 to help subsidize increasing employee benefit costs and expenses related to the restructure of its supplemental retirement plans.

 

Other Expense

 

Total other expense includes employee-related costs, occupancy and equipment expense and other overhead. Total other expense was unchanged at $5.6 million for each of the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005. Total other expense increased 6.3% or $1.0 million from $16.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $17.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. However, when taken as a percentage of total average assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the September 30, 2006 other expense was 2.2% of total average assets, a decrease from 2.4% for the same period in 2005.

 

Salaries and employee benefits increased $141,000 to $3.4 million when comparing the three months ended September 30, 2006 to the same period in 2005. Salaries and employee benefits increased 7.2% when comparing the nine months ended September 30, 2006 to the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Additions to staff to support business development, retail branching and the formation of a wealth management team have contributed to the increase in salaries and employee benefits. Several experienced commercial lenders were hired to support business development efforts in both the Reston and Warrenton areas.

 

Net occupancy expense increased by $191,000 or 9.2% from $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $2.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. For the three months ended September 30, 2006, net occupancy expense increased $37,000 or 5.2% to $743,000. As growth efforts continue to progress, the Company anticipates higher levels of occupancy expense to be incurred.

 

Computer operations expense increased from $655,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $725,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The increase is related to additional software licensing for the set up of the new non-bank holding company, Middleburg Investment Group. Computer operations expense has also been impacted by the increased cost of computer related maintenance contracts as a result of the Company’s continued growth, including the addition of customer relationship management software.

 

Other tax expense increased 8.1% to $375,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 from $347,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The increase was mainly the result of the Bank’s franchise tax, which is paid to the state in lieu of an income tax and is based on the Bank’s equity capital.

 

Other expense increased 1.2% or $36,000 to $3.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 from $3.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The increase resulted from small increases in various expense categories, including advertising, courier services and legal, due to the Company’s growth.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

 

The allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2006 was $5.5 million compared to $4.9 million at September 30, 2005. The allowance for loan losses was 0.98% of total loans outstanding at September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005. The provision for loan losses was $418,000 for the nine months ended

 

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September 30, 2006. The provision was $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, net loan charge-offs totaled $48,000, compared to $6,000 for the same period in 2005. There were no loans past due 90 days or more at September 30, 2006. There were no non-performing loans at September 30, 2006, compared to $91,000 at September 30, 2005. Management believes that the allowance for loan losses was adequate to cover credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio at September 30, 2006. Loans classified as loss, doubtful, substandard or special mention are adequately reserved for and are not expected to have a material impact beyond what has been reserved.

 

Capital Resources

 

Shareholders’ equity at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 was $77.6 million and $53.5 million, respectively. Total common shares outstanding at September 30, 2006 were 4,505,605.

 

At September 30, 2006, the Company’s tier 1 and total risk-based capital ratios were 14.3% and 15.2%, respectively, compared to 11.1% and 12.0% at December 31, 2005. The Company’s leverage ratio was 11.5% at September 30, 2006 compared to 8.7% at December 31, 2005. The Company’s capital structure places it above the well capitalized regulatory guidelines, which affords the Company the opportunity to take advantage of business opportunities while ensuring that it has the resources to protect against risk inherent in its business.

 

In July 2006, the Company issued 676,552 shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. The public price of $31.00 per share, less the underwriters’ commissions and expenses of the offering, resulted in net proceeds of $19.7 million to the Company. The net proceeds will allow the Company to continue to grow, while remaining well within the regulatory guidelines definition of well capitalized.

 

Liquidity

 

Liquidity represents an institution’s ability to meet present and future financial obligations through either the sale or maturity of existing assets or the acquisition of additional funds through liability management. Liquid assets include cash, interest-bearing deposits with banks, federal funds sold, short-term investments, securities classified as available for sale and loans and securities maturing within one year. As a result of the Company’s management of liquid assets and the ability to generate liquidity through liability funding, management believes that the Company maintains overall liquidity sufficient to satisfy its depositors’ requirements and meet its customers’ credit needs.

 

The Company has relied on wholesale funding and issued trust preferred securities to support its growth in the past. The Company will continue to evaluate funding alternatives as necessary to support future growth.

 

The Company also maintains additional sources of liquidity through a variety of borrowing arrangements. The Company maintains federal funds lines with large regional and money-center banking institutions. These available lines totaled $8.0 million, of which none were outstanding at September 30, 2006. Federal funds purchased during the first nine months of 2006 averaged $961,000 compared to an average of $1.1 million during the same period in 2005. At September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Company had $32.9 million and $34.3 million, respectively, of outstanding borrowings pursuant to repurchase agreements, with maturities of one day.

 

The Company has a credit line in the amount of $229.0 million at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta. This line may be utilized for short and/or long-term borrowing. The Company utilized the credit line for both overnight and long-term funding throughout the first nine months of 2006. Overnight

 

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and long-term advances averaged $37.1 million and $70.5 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

 

At September 30, 2006, cash, interest-bearing deposits with financial institutions, federal funds sold, short-term investments, loans held for sale and securities available for sale were 28.3% of total deposits.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

 

Commitments to extend credit increased $10.8 million to $104.4 million at September 30, 2006 compared to $93.6 million at December 31, 2005. Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent expected future cash flows. Standby letters of credit were $3.5 million at September 30, 2006. This amount is a decrease from $3.7 million at December 31, 2005.

 

Contractual obligations decreased $2.9 million to $79.4 million at September 30, 2006 compared to $82.7 million at December 31, 2005. This change results from maturities on certain long-term debt obligations and decreases in operating lease obligations.

 

The Company enters into interest rate swaps to lock in the interest cash outflows on its floating-rate debt. On December 8, 2004, the Company borrowed a $15 million variable rate advance from the FHLB. On that same date, the Company also entered into an interest rate swap with SunTrust Bank. The total notional amount of the swap is $15 million. This cash flow hedge effectively changes the variable-rate interest on the FHLB advance to a fixed-rate of interest. Under the terms of the swap (which expires in December 2006), the Company pays SunTrust Bank a fixed interest rate of 3.35%. SunTrust Bank pays the Company a variable rate of interest indexed to the three month LIBOR, plus 0.02%. The interest receivable from SunTrust Bank reprices quarterly. Changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap designated as a hedging instrument of the variability of cash flows associated with the long-term debt are reported in other comprehensive income. This amount is subsequently reclassified into interest expense as a yield adjustment in the same period in which the related interest on floating-rate debt obligation affects earnings. Because there are no differences between the critical terms of the interest rate swap and the hedged debt obligation, the Company has determined no ineffectiveness in the hedging relationship.

 

Caution About Forward Looking Statements

 

Certain information contained in this discussion may include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by phrases such as “the Company expects,” “the Company believes” or words of similar import.

 

Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks including, but not limited to, the following factors:

 

 

the ability to successfully manage the Company’s growth or implement its growth strategies if it is unable to identify attractive markets, locations or opportunities to expand in the future;

 

the ability to continue to attract low cost core deposits to fund asset growth;

 

competition with other banks and financial institutions, and companies outside of the banking industry, including those companies that have substantially greater access to capital and other resources;

 

changes in interest rates and interest rate policies and the successful management of interest rate risk;

 

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risks inherent in making loans such as repayment risks and fluctuating collateral values;

 

maintaining cost controls and asset qualities as the Company opens or acquires new facilities;

 

changes in general economic and business conditions in the Company’s market area;

 

reliance on the Company’s management team, including its ability to attract and retain key personnel;

 

demand, development and acceptance of new products and services;

 

problems with technology utilized by the Company;

 

changing trends in customer profiles and behavior;

 

changes in banking and other laws and regulations applicable to the Company; and

 

maintaining capital levels adequate to support the Company’s growth.

 

Although the Company believes that its expectations with respect to the forward-looking statements are based upon reliable assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge of its business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual results, performance or achievements of the Company will not differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

 

Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Market risk is the risk of loss in a financial instrument arising from adverse changes in market rates or prices such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and equity prices. The Company’s primary market risk exposure is interest rate risk, though it should be noted that the assets under management by Middleburg Trust Company are affected by equity price risk. The ongoing monitoring and management of this risk is an important component of the Company’s asset/liability management process, which is governed by policies established by its Board of Directors that are reviewed and approved annually. The Board of Directors delegates responsibility for carrying out asset/liability management policies to the Asset/Liability Committee (“ALCO”) of the Bank. In this capacity, ALCO develops guidelines and strategies that govern the Company’s asset/liability management related activities, based upon estimated market risk sensitivity, policy limits and overall market interest rate levels and trends.

 

Interest rate risk represents the sensitivity of earnings to changes in market interest rates. As interest rates change, the interest income and expense streams associated with the Company’s financial instruments also change, affecting net interest income, the primary component of the Company’s earnings. ALCO uses the results of a detailed and dynamic simulation model to quantify the estimated exposure of net interest income to sustained interest rate changes. While ALCO routinely monitors simulated net interest income sensitivity over a rolling two-year horizon, it also employs additional tools to monitor potential longer-term interest rate risk.

 

The simulation model captures the impact of changing interest rates on the interest income received and interest expense paid on all assets and liabilities reflected on the Company’s balance sheet. The simulation model is prepared and updated four times during each year. This sensitivity analysis is compared to ALCO policy limits, which specify a maximum tolerance level for net interest income exposure over a one-year horizon, assuming no balance sheet growth, given a 200 basis point (bp) upward shift and a 200 basis point downward shift in interest rates. A parallel and pro rata shift in rates over a 12-month period is assumed. The following reflects the range of the Company’s net interest income sensitivity analysis during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

 

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For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006

 

Rate Change

Estimated Net Interest Income Sensitivity

 

 

 

High

Low

Average

 

+ 200 bp

(2.77%)

(1.17%)

(1.92%)

 

 

- 200 bp

3.62%

1.88%

2.80%

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2005

 

 

Rate Change

Estimated Net Interest Income Sensitivity

 

 

High

Low

Average

 

+ 200 bp

(3.14%)

(1.66%)

(2.45%)

 

 

- 200 bp

1.72%

(0.24%)

0.57%

 

 

 

At September 30, 2006, the Company’s interest rate risk model indicated that, in a rising rate environment of 200 basis points over a 12 month period, net interest income could decrease by 1.92% on average. For the same time period the interest rate risk model indicated that in a declining rate environment of 200 basis points over a 12 month period net interest income could increase by 2.80% on average. While these numbers are subjective based upon the parameters used within the model, management believes the balance sheet is very balanced with little risk to rising rates in the future.

 

Since December 31, 2005, the Company’s balance sheet has grown by $32.6 million. Increased deposits and the proceeds of the common stock issuance in July 2006 have provided the funding for the growth in the loan portfolio. The Company’s interest rate profile is liability sensitive bias for the next 12 months. The profile then shifts toward intermediate and long term asset sensitivity over a “one to two year” and “beyond two year” time frame, respectively. Based upon a September 30, 2006 simulation, the Company could expect an average negative impact to net interest income of $324,000 over the next 12 months if rates rise 200 basis points. If rates were to decline 200 basis points, the Company could expect an average positive impact to net interest income of $521,000 over the next 12 months.

 

The Company maintains an interest rate risk management strategy that uses derivative instruments to minimize significant, unanticipated earnings fluctuations caused by interest rate volatility. The Company’s specific goal is to lower (where possible) the cost of its borrowed funds.

 

The preceding sensitivity analysis does not represent a forecast and should not be relied upon as being indicative of expected operating results. These hypothetical estimates are based upon numerous assumptions, including the nature and timing of interest rate levels such as yield curve shape, prepayments on loans and securities, deposit decay rates, pricing decisions on loans and deposits, reinvestment or replacement of asset and liability cashflows. While assumptions are developed based upon current economic and local market conditions, the Company cannot make any assurances about the predictive nature of these assumptions, including how customer preferences or competitor influences might change.

 

Also, as market conditions vary from those assumed in the sensitivity analysis, actual results will also differ due to factors such as prepayment and refinancing levels likely deviating from those assumed, the varying impact of interest rate change, caps or floors on adjustable rate assets, the potential effect of changing debt service levels on customers with adjustable rate loans, depositor early withdrawals and product preference changes, and other internal and external variables. Furthermore, the sensitivity analysis does not reflect actions that ALCO might take in response to, or in anticipation of, changes in interest rates.

 

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Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The Company’s management is also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation of it that occurred during the Company’s last fiscal quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

There are no material pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the Company’s business, to which the Company, including its subsidiaries, is a party or of which the property of the Company is subject.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

As of November 9, 2006, there were no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in the 2005 Form 10-K.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

 

None

 

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

 

None

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

None

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

None

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

 

31.1

Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer

 

31.2

Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer

 

 

32.1

Statement of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

                MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

Date: November 9, 2006

/s/Joseph L. Boling                                                 

 

 

Joseph L. Boling

 

 

Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Date: November 9, 2006

/s/Kathleen J. Chappell                                          

 

Kathleen J. Chappell

 

 

Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibits

 

 

31.1

Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer

 

31.2

Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer

 

                32.1          Statement of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350