SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
[U] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the quarterly period ended December 31, 1998
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OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ______________ to ______________
Office of Thrift Supervision Docket Number: H-2736
AF BANKSHARES, INC.
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(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Federally Chartered 56-2098545
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
206 South Jefferson Avenue
West Jefferson, North Carolina 28694
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(Address of principal executive office) (Zip code)
(336)-246-4344
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(Issuer's telephone number)
N/A
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
Indicate by check U whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and 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 U No
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As of January 31, 1998 there were issued and outstanding 1,053,678 shares of the
Registrant's common stock, $.01 par value
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format: Yes No U
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AF BANKSHARES, INC.
CONTENTS
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION Pages
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Item 1. Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of
December 31, 1998 (unaudited) and June 30, 1998 1
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive
Income for the Three and Six Months ended December 31, 1998 and
1997 (unaudited) 2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months
ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 3-4
Condensed notes to financial statements 5-7
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition And Results of Operations 8-12
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 13
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds 13
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities 13
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 13
Item 5. Other Information 13
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 13
Signatures 14
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AF BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND JUNE 30, 1998
ASSETS
December 31, June 30,
1998 1998
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Cash and cash equivalents:
Interest-bearing deposits $ 12,409,563 $ 11,358,167
Noninterest-bearing deposits 5,002,864 2,949,842
Certificates of deposit 198,000 198,000
Investment securities:
Available for sale, at estimated market value 7,474,850 8,094,739
Held to maturity, at cost 100,000 100,000
FHLB stock 624,000 624,000
Loans receivable, net 73,930,492 72,627,870
Real estate owned - 38,115
Accrued interest receivable 407,144 409,559
Property and equipment, net 2,353,702 2,160,783
Goodwill, net 265,924 285,010
Prepaid expenses and other assets 530,063 439,663
Deferred tax asset 275,669 307,294
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TOTAL ASSETS $ 103,572,273 $ 99,593,042
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities:
Deposits $ 87,882,164 $ 82,488,216
Note payable-ESOP 295,420 295,420
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank 2,589,991 4,115,596
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 603,779 699,555
Redeemable common stock held by the ESOP, net of
earned ESOP shares 318,770 508,069
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TOTAL LIABILITIES 91,690,124 88,106,856
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Commitments and Contingencies (Note 5)
Stockholders Equity:
Preferred stock - -
Common stock 10,537 10,537
Additional paid-in capital 4,540,788 4,580,151
Deferred recognition and retention plan (579,268) (678,576)
Retained earnings, substantially restricted 7,664,523 7,279,694
Accumulated other comprehensive income, unrealized
gain on securities available for sale, net tax 359,320 294,380
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TOTAL EQUITY 11,995,899 11,486,186
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LESS TREASURY SHARES 113,750 -
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 103,572,273 $ 99,593,042
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See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.
Note: Extracted from June 30, 1998 audited financial statements.
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AF BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
December 31, December 31,
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1998 1997 1998 1997
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Interest and dividend income:
Loans $ 1,679,318 $ 1,671,935 $ 3,364,600 $ 3,267,311
Investment securities 116,725 90,644 243,953 192,809
Interest-bearing deposits 153,195 55,260 310,788 75,737
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TOTAL INTEREST INCOME 1,949,238 1,817,839 3,919,341 3,535,857
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Interest on deposits and
advances from FHLB 978,598 941,000 2,018,316 1,813,105
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NET INTEREST INCOME 970,640 876,839 1,901,025 1,722,752
Provision for loan losses 5,000 - 10,000 -
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NET INTEREST INCOME
AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN
LOSSES 965,640 876,839 1,891,025 1,722,752
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Noninterest income 312,166 413,280 526,591 559,610
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Noninterest expense:
Compensation and employee benefits 573,138 622,223 1,086,867 974,633
Occupancy 126,622 86,850 235,114 169,863
Federal insurance 17,588 10,699 23,374 21,344
Data processing and outside service fees 46,921 40,637 94,022 112,247
Other operating expense 312,130 275,739 541,488 486,146
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1,076,399 1,036,148 1,980,865 1,764,233
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 201,407 253,971 436,751 518,129
Income taxes 69,191 103,648 157,260 206,435
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NET INCOME $ 132,216 $ 150,323 $ 279,491 $ 311,694
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Other comprehensive income, unrealized holding gains (losses)
arising during the period, net of tax 103,006 352,393 106,869 185,370
Less: Gains Included Above 41,929 260,985 41,929 260,985
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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME $ 193,293 $ 241,731 $ 344,431 $ 236,079
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Basic Earnings per share of common stock (Note 3) $ 0.13 $ 0.16 $ 0.28 $ 0.32
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Diluted Earnings per share of common stock (Note 3) $ 0.13 $ 0.16 $ 0.28 $ 0.32
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Dividends paid per share of common stock $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ 0.10 $ 0.10
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See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.
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AF BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997
Six Months Ended
1998 1997
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income $ 279,491 $ 311,694
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Provision for loan losses and REO 10,000 -
Provision for depreciation 174,047 121,682
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accrued interest receivable 2,416 (19,829)
Accrued interest payable (25,529) (2,675)
Prepaid and other assets (90,400) (281,893)
Accounts payable and other liabilities (95,777) 43,460
Other 646,073 396,251
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES 900,320 568,690
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Purchases of securities available for sale (2,985,810) (1,975,217)
Proceeds from securities available for sale 3,134,097 1,955,250
Net originations of loans receivable (1,312,623) (5,057,408)
Purchases of office properties and equipment (351,637) (728,259)
Purchases of Insurance Agency - (320,000)
Proceeds from foreclosed real estate 38,115 -
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NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (1,477,858) (6,125,634)
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net increase in savings deposits 5,419,477 5,637,517
FHLB Advances (1,525,605) 2,486,945
Repurchase Stock (113,750) -
Dividends paid (98,166) -
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES 3,681,956 8,124,462
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NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 3,104,418 2,567,518
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning 14,308,009 2,532,505
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Ending $ 17,412,427 $ 5,100,023
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AF BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997
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Supplemental Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash:
Interest-bearing deposits $ 12,409,563 $ 2,148,936
Noninterest-bearing 5,002,864 2,951,087
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$ 17,412,427 $ 5,100,023
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Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
Cash payments for:
Interest $ 2,043,845 $ 1,667,632
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Income taxes $ 209,500 $ 230,000
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See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.
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AF BANKSHARES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. NATURE OF BUSINESS
AF Bankshares, Inc. (the "Company") is a federally chartered stock holding
company for AF Bank (the "Bank") which conducts business from its main office
located in West Jefferson, North Carolina, branches in West Jefferson, Jefferson
and Warrensville, North Carolina operating under the trade name Ashe Federal
Bank and one branch in Alleghany County, North Carolina operating under the
trade name, Alleghany First Bank. The Bank has an insurance subsidiary operating
under the trade name AF Ashelande Insurance Service, in West Jefferson, AF Brown
Insurance Agency in Wilkesboro, and AF Insurance Services, Inc. in Sparta, West
Jefferson and Jefferson, North Carolina. The Company has a brokerage service
subsidiary, operating as AF Brokerage, Inc., which serves Ashe and Alleghany
Counties. On April 15, 1996, the Board of Directors of Ashe Federal Bank (the
"Bank") adopted a Plan of Reorganization and the related Stock Issuance Plan
pursuant to which the Bank exchanged its federal mutual savings bank charter for
a federal stock savings bank charter, conducted a minority stock offering, and
formed AsheCo, MHC a mutual holding company which owned more than 50% of the
common stock issued by the Bank. The Bank conducted its minority stock offering
in July and August of 1996 and the closing occurred on October 4, 1996. The Bank
sold 461,779 shares of common stock in the minority stock offering, which
includes 36,942 shares sold to its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "ESOP"),
and issued 538,221 shares to the mutual holding company.
At the Bank's annual meeting held on December 8, 1997, the shareholders of Ashe
Federal Bank approved the Ashe Federal Bank 1997 Stock Option Plan; the Ashe
Federal Bank 1997 Recognition and Retention Plan; a change in the Bank's federal
stock charter, changing the corporate name to AF Bank and approved a plan of
reorganization providing for the establishment of AF Bankshares, Inc., as a
federally chartered stock holding company parent of the Bank. On June 16, 1998,
the bank completed its reorganization into a two-tier mutual holding company and
became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and the Company became a
majority owned subsidiary of AsheCo, MHC the Bank's mutual holding company.
On December 11, 1997, the Bank filed notice with the OTS of its intention to
open a branch office in Alleghany County to operate under the name Alleghany
First Bank. Subsequent to the notice filed with the OTS, the Bank published
public notice of its intent in the Alleghany News and the Jefferson Post. No
public objection was filed within the ten day period allowed under OTS
regulations; therefore the OTS notified the Bank that it had no objection to the
planned branch on January 15, 1998. The Bank opened the new office, Alleghany
First Bank, on March 18, 1998. Additionally, the Bank's insurance agency
subsidiary offers property, casualty, health and life insurance products within
the Alleghany facility.
On January 27, 1999, the Bank filed notice with the OTS of its intention to open
a branch office in Watauga County to operate under the name Appalachian First
Bank. Management intends to operate Appalachian First Bank as a loan production
office until deposit services are desirable in Watauga County, at which time the
office will be converted to a full service branch. Appalachian First is expected
to open during the third quarter of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999.
Management believes that the Company's customers perceive "financial services"
to include three elements: funds transfer including checking accounts and
savings instruments, insurance and securities brokerage. Further, management
believes that failure to offer insurance and brokerage services will impair the
Company's growth and make retention of existing customers more difficult. During
the 1998 fiscal year, the Company acquired two insurance agencies to satisfy the
insurance portion of its customers' expectations.
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During the three month period ending September 30, 1998, the Company began
offering brokerage services through a subsidiary, AF Brokerage, Inc., which has
applied to become a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. ("NASD"). The Company currently conducts brokerage services as a branch of
a third party vendor but will operate independently once its regulatory
applications are approved. The Company expects to receive approval to operate
with its broker/dealer registration prior to the end of the fiscal year.
During the three months ended September 30, 1998, the Company purchased 5,000
shares of its common stock at $19.50 a share for a total price of $97,500.
During the three months ended December 31, 1998, the Company purchased 1,300
shares of its common stock at $12.50 for a total price of $16,250. Management
does not plan to acquire additional shares until it has a specific purpose for
additional stock purchases.
NOTE 2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited financial statements (except for the statement of
financial condition at June 30, 1998, which is extracted from audited financial
statements) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form
10-QSB of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles
for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
(none of which were other than normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair
presentation of the financial position and results of operations for the periods
presented have been included. The results of operations for the three and six
month periods ended December 31, 1998 are not necessarily indicative of the
results of operations that may be expected for the Company's fiscal year ending
June 30, 1999.
The accounting policies followed are as set forth in Note 1 of the Notes to
Financial Statements in the Company's 1997 financial statements, which are
included in the Company's form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 1998.
NOTE 3. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The Bank's basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and six month
periods ended December 31, 1998 is based on a weighted average of 993,172 and
991,512 shares, respectively, assumed to be outstanding for the period. Options
to purchase 21,322 shares of common stock at $18.50 per share were outstanding
during the second quarter of fiscal year ended June 1999, and because the
average market price is lower then the exercise price of $18.50, the incremental
shares, are not considered dilutive and are not included in the calculation of
diluted earnings per share. Shares owned by the Bank's ESOP that have not been
committed to be released are not considered to be outstanding for the purposes
of computing earnings per share. Earnings per share has been calculated in
accordance with Statement of Position 93-6 "Employers' Accounting for Employee
Stock Ownership Plans and Statement of Financial Standards Number 128.
NOTE 4. INCENTIVE PLAN
On August 19, 1997 the Bank's board of directors approved the AF Bank 1997
Recognition and Retention Plan (RRP), established a Recognition and Retention
Plan Trust to be used to hold awards to be made under the RRP and agreed to
issue an additional 53,678 shares of the Bank's stock to be issued as the shares
are vested by the eligible participants in the plan. On the same date, the
Bank's board of directors approved the AF Bank 1997 Stock Option Plan (Option
Plan) and approved the allocation of 21,322 authorized but unissued shares of AF
Bank Common Stock to be reserved for issuance upon exercise of options granted
under the Option Plan. Both the RRP and the Option Plan were approved by the
minority shareholders of
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AF Bank at the December 8, 1997 annual meeting. The terms of the RRP provided
that the eligible participants are vested at the beginning of the period. The
Company adopted the RRP and the Option Plan on the effective date of the
reorganization into a two-tier mutual holding company.
NOTE 5. CASH DIVIDENDS
Dividends of $102,460 were accrued and distributed during the six months ended
December 31, 1998.
NOTE 6. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
The Company was required to adopt Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement
No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income", during the six month period ended
December 31, 1998. This Statement establishes standards for reporting and
display of comprehensive income and its components (revenues, expenses, gains
and losses) in a full set of general-purpose financial statements. The financial
statements for the three and six months ended December 31, 1997 have also been
restated to reflect the new statement.
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AF BANKSHARES, INC.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION
THIS FORM 10-QSB CONTAINS CERTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CONSISTING OF
ESTIMATES WITH RESPECT TO THE FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND
OTHER BUSINESS OF THE AF BANKSHARES, INC. THAT ARE SUBJECT TO VARIOUS FACTORS
WHICH COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE ESTIMATES.
FACTORS WHICH COULD INFLUENCE THE ESTIMATES INCLUDE CHANGES IN GENERAL AND LOCAL
MARKET CONDITIONS, LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY CONDITIONS AND AN ADVERSE INTEREST
RATE ENVIRONMENT.
COMPARISON OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AT DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND JUNE 30, 1998:
Total assets increased by $4.0 million or 4.0% to $103.6 million at December 31,
1998 from $99.6 million at June 30, 1998. The increase in assets was the result
of an increase of $1.3 million, or 1.79%, in loans receivable, net, and an
increase of $3.1 million or 21.7% in cash and cash equivalents, from June 30,
1998 to December 31, 1998. The increase in net loans receivable is typical for
the Bank, which operates in lending markets that have had sustained loan demand
over the last several years. Management believes that the increase in cash and
cash equivalents is primarily a result of both an increase of $5.4 million
dollars in deposits and an increase in portfolio loan refinances being sold in
the secondary market.
The Bank's level of advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") decreased
$1.5 million from $4.1 million at June 30, 1998 to $2.6 million at December 31,
1998. This decrease was a result of FHLB advances that matured and were
liquidated during the six months ended December 31, 1998. The remaining FHLB
advances have high prepayment penalties; therefore, management intends to keep
these advances until maturity.
The Company's net investment in property and equipment increased $193,000 or
8.9% to $2.4 million at December 31, 1998, primarily a result of acquiring the
necessary equipment and furniture for AF Brokerage, Inc. AF Brokerage, Inc.
began operations on August 1, 1998; therefore, all furniture and equipment for
this subsidiary was purchased during the six month period ending December 31,
1998.
The Bank's deposits increased by $5.4 million, or 6.5%, from $82.5 million at
June 30, 1998 to $87.9 million at December 31, 1998. Management believes that
the increase in deposits is attributable to its marketing efforts directed
towards increasing balances in savings and transaction accounts. During the six
month period ending December 31, 1998, the Bank's savings and transaction
accounts increased $5.3 million from a net gain of 889 new accounts.
At December 31, 1998, retained earnings increased $385,000 or 5.3% to $7.7
million dollars as a result of earnings of $279,491, an increase for the fair
market value adjustment for ESOP stock in the amount of $189,000 and a reduction
for dividends of $102,000. Additional paid in capital decreased by $39,000 or
0.9% to $4.5 million at December 31, 1998 as a result of repurchasing 6,300
shares of the Company's common stock. Deferred recognition and retention plan
("RRP") decreased by $99,300 as a result of recognizing the vesture of
additional RRP shares. At December 31, 1998, the Bank's regulatory capital
amounted to $11.6 million compared to $11.2 million at June 30, 1998, which as a
percentage of total assets was 11.2% and was considerably in excess of
regulatory capital requirements at such date.
The Bank's level of non-performing loans, defined as loans past due 90 days or
more, increased to $190,800 at December 31, 1998 compared to $24,000 at June 30,
1998. The Bank's level of non-performing loans has remained consistently low in
relation to prior periods and total loans outstanding. The Bank recognized net
charge offs of $19,800 during the six month period ended December 31, 1998
compared to recoveries, net of charge offs, of $17,500 for the comparable period
ended December 31, 1997. As a result and based on management's analysis of its
allowances, a $10,000 provision for additional loan loss allowance was made for
the six month period ended December 31, 1998.
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COMPARISON OF OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
1998 AND 1997:
GENERAL. Net income for the three and six month periods ended December 31, 1998
was $132,216 and $279,491 respectively or $18,107 less and $32,203 less than the
$150,323 and $311,694 earned during the same periods in 1997. Changes in the net
income during the comparable three and six month periods were primarily
attributable to the start up expenses for the Company's brokerage division, AF
Brokerage, Inc., and the costs associated with the Bank's branch office in
Alleghany County, Alleghany First. The expenses incurred during the three and
six month periods ended December 31, 1998, from Alleghany First and AF
brokerage, Inc. are projected to decrease during the future periods of the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1999. In management's opinion, there has not been a
material change in interest rate risk from the end of the Company's most recent
fiscal year.
INTEREST INCOME. Interest income increased by $131,399 or 7.23% from $1,817,839
for the three month period ended December 31, 1997 to $1,949,238 for the three
month period ended December 31, 1998. Interest income increased by $383,484 or
10.85% from $3,535,857 for the six month period ended December 31, 1997 to
$3,919,341 for the six month period ended December 31, 1998. These increases
were attributable to a change in the volume and mix of interest-earning assets
outstanding, offset by the drop in the prime rate of interest during the six
months ended December 31, 1998. Interest income on interest-bearing deposits
increased by $97,935 from $55,260 for the three month period ended December 31,
1997 to $153,195 for the three month period ended December 31, 1998. Interest
income on interest-bearing deposits increased $235,051 from $75,737 for the six
month period ended December 31, 1997 to $310,788 for the six month period ended
December 31, 1998. Management believes that the increase in interest earned on
interest-bearing deposits is primarily a result of an increased balance in the
Bank's account at the Federal Home Loan Bank. This account balance has increased
primarily from both an increase of $5.4 million dollars in deposits and an
increase in portfolio loan refinances being sold in the secondary market.
INTEREST EXPENSE. Interest expense increased by $37,598 or 4.00% from $941,000
for the three months ended December 31, 1997 to $978,598 for the three month
period ended December 31, 1998. Interest expense increased $205,211 or 11.32%
from $1,813,105 for the six months ended December 31, 1997 to $2,018,316 for the
six month period ended December 31, 1998. The increase is the result of an
increase in the average outstanding balances in the level of deposits for the
period ended December 31, 1998 as compared to the similar period in 1997.
However, the average rate for deposits was lower at December 31, 1998 than for
the comparable period in 1997, and was an offsetting factor to interest expense.
NET INTEREST INCOME. Net interest income increased by $93,800 or 10.70% from
$876,839 for the three month period ended December 31, 1997 to $970,640 for the
three months ended December 31, 1998. Net interest income increased by $178,273
or 10.35% from $1,722,752 for the six month period ended December 31, 1997 to
$1,901,025 for the six month period ended December 31, 1998. The increase is a
result of increased average outstanding balances in interest-earning assets and
an improved interest rate spread in effect during the period. The benefits
derived from average lower rates paid on deposit were partially offset by the
decline in the prime rate of interest during three and six months ended December
31, 1998.
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES. Management made an additional $5,000 and $10,000
provision for loan losses during the three and six month period ended December
31, 1998 respectively. During the three and six month period ended December 31,
1997, no provisions were made. Provisions, which are charged to operations and
resulting loan loss allowances, are amounts that the Bank's management believes
will be adequate to absorb potential losses on existing loans that may become
uncollectible. Loans are charged off against the allowance when management
believes that collection is unlikely. The evaluation to increase or decrease the
provisions and resulting allowances is based both on prior loan loss experience
and other factors, such as changes in the nature and volume of the loan
portfolio, overall portfolio quality and current economic conditions.
The Bank made an additional provision for loan loss allowances during the three
and six month period ended
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December 31, 1998 based upon an analysis of its reserves. The Bank's level of
non-performing loans remained consistently low in relation to prior periods and
total loans outstanding during the three and six month period ended December 31,
1998; however, due to changes in the mix of the Bank's loan portfolio,
management determined it was necessary to make an additional provision. At
December 31, 1998, the Bank's level of general valuation allowances for loan
losses amounted to $1.2 million which management believes is adequate to absorb
any existing losses in its loan portfolio.
NON-INTEREST INCOME. Non-interest income decreased by $101,114 from $413,280 for
the three month period ended December 31, 1997 to $312,166 for the three months
ended December 31, 1998. Non-interest income decreased $33,019 from $559,610 for
the six month period December 31, 1997 to $526,591 for the six month period
ended December 31, 1998. The decreases were primarily attributable to the sale
of FHLMC stock during the three and six month period ended December 31, 1997 to
offset the costs associated with the RRP. This cost was partially offset by
income earned from the sale of investment products totaling $51,000 and
increased revenues generated from insurance sales during the six months ended
December 31, 1998.
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE. Non-interest expense increased by $40,251 or 3.88% from
$1,036,148 for the three months ended December 31, 1997 to $1,076,399 for the
three months ended December 31, 1998. Non-interest expense increased by $216,632
or 12.28% for the six month period ended December 31, 1997 to $1,980,865 for the
six month period ended December 31, 1998. Increases for non-interest expense for
the three month period are primarily attributable to an increase in occupancy
expenses offset by a decrease in compensation costs. Compensation costs
decreased by $49,085 for the three month period ended December 31, 1998,
primarily as the result of the cost of the Company's RRP that had immediate
vesture of one year on December 31, 1997. The increase in non-interest expense
for the six month period ended December 31, 1998 is primarily a result of
increases in compensation and occupancy costs. Compensation increased $112,234
during the six months ended December 31, 1998 as compared to the same period in
1997, primarily due to compensation costs for AF Brokerage, Inc. and Alleghany
First. Occupancy cost increased by $65,251 for the six month period ended
December 31, 1998, because of the costs associated with the new branch location
in Sparta, AF Brokerage, Inc. and computer equipment acquired to address the
year 2000 problem.
CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY.
The term "liquidity" generally refers to an organization's ability to generate
adequate amounts of funds to meet its needs for cash. More specifically for
financial institutions, liquidity ensures that adequate funds are available to
meet deposit withdrawals, fund loan demand and capital expenditure commitments,
maintain reserve requirements, pay operating expenses, and provide funds for
debt service, dividends to stockholders, and other institutional commitments.
Funds are primarily provided through financial resources from operating
activities, expansion of the deposit base, borrowings, through the sale or
maturity of investments, the ability to raise equity capital, or maintenance of
shorter term interest-earning deposits.
As of December 31, 1998, cash and cash equivalents, a significant source of
liquidity, totaled $17.4 million. A significant portion of this amount is a
direct result of the Bank selling loans in the secondary market and retaining
the proceeds in the Bank's FHLB account.
As a federally chartered savings bank, AF Bank must maintain a daily average
balance of liquid assets equal to at least 4% of withdrawable deposits and
short-term borrowings. During the quarter ended December 31, 1997 the OTS
reduced the required level of liquidity to 4% from 5%, eliminated the short term
liquidity requirement and imposed a new requirement that savings associations
generally maintain sufficient liquidity to ensure safe and sound operations. The
Bank's liquidity ratio at December 31, 1998, as computed under OTS regulations,
was considerably in excess of such requirements. Given its level of liquidity
and its ability to borrow from the FHLB, the Bank believes that it will have
sufficient funds available to meet anticipated future loan commitments,
unexpected deposit withdrawals, and other cash requirements.
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ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT.
The Company's asset/liability management is focused primarily on evaluating and
managing the Company's net interest income in relation to various risk criteria.
Factors beyond the Company's control, such as the effects of changes in market
interest rates and competition, may also have an impact on the management of
interest rate risk.
In the absence of other factors, the Company's overall yield on interest-earning
assets will increase as will its cost of funds on its interest-bearing
liabilities when market rates increase over an extended period of time.
Inversely, the Company's yields and cost of funds will decrease when market
rates decline. The Company is able to manage these fluctuations to some extent
by attempting to control the maturity or rate adjustments of its
interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities over given periods of
time. One of the Company's tools to monitor interest rate risk is the
measurement of sensitivity of its net portfolio value to changes in interest
rates.
In order to minimize the potential effects of adverse material and prolonged
increases in market interest rates on the Company's operations, management has
implemented an asset/liability program designed to improve the Company's
interest rate risk exposure. The program emphasizes the originations of
five-year fixed rate balloon mortgages, adjustable rate mortgages, selling long
term fixed rate loans to the secondary market, shorter term consumer and
commercial loans, the investment of excess cash in short or intermediate term
interest-earning assets, and the solicitation of deposit accounts that can be
repriced rapidly.
Although the Company's asset/liability management program has generally helped
to decrease the exposure of its earnings to interest rate increases, the Company
continues to be susceptible to increased levels of interest rates, which will
adversely affect earnings during prolonged periods of rising interest rates and
positively affect earnings during prolonged periods of interest rate declines.
IMPACT OF INFLATION AND CHANGING PRICES
The financial statements and accompanying footnotes have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP, which require the measurement of financial position and
operating results in terms of historical dollars without consideration for
changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation.
The assets and liabilities of the Bank are primarily monetary in nature and
changes in market interest rates have a greater impact on the Bank's performance
than do the effects of inflation.
IMPACT OF THE YEAR 2000.
A lot of attention has been given to the impact that the year 2000 date change
will have on businesses, utilities and other organizations that rely on
computerized systems to help run their operations. The year 2000 date change can
affect any system that uses computer software or computer chips including
automated equipment and machinery. For example, many computer programs and
computer chips store the calendar year portion of the date as two digits rather
than four digits. These software programs and chips record the year 1999 as
"99". This approach works until the year 2000 when the "00" may be interpreted
as the year 1900 instead of the year 2000. Banks use computer systems to perform
financial calculations, transfer funds, record deposits and loan payments, run
security systems and vaults and a myriad of other functions. Because banks rely
heavily on their computer systems, the Federal Financial Institutions
Examination Council ("FFIEC") has placed significant emphasis on the problems
surrounding the year 2000 issues and has required financial institutions to
document the assessment, testing and corrections made to ready their computer
systems and programs for the year 2000 date change. The FFIEC and OTS have
strict regulations, guidelines, and milestones in place that each FDIC insured
financial institution must follow in order to remain operational. The Company's
board of directors has remained informed of the Company's position and progress
in its year 2000 project.
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The Company's year 2000 project remains on schedule according to the guidelines
set forth by the FFIEC. The Company replaced all of its computer systems in the
fall of 1997 with year 2000 compliant systems. The Company's internal software
remediation, replacement, and testing efforts are substantially complete with
full completion scheduled for May 1999. The Company's most critical external
exposure to year 2000 lies with its data processing provider, Fiserv Orlando.
Fiserv renovated its systems in June 1998 and tested its remediation efforts in
October 1998. The test results, which were made available in December 1998,
revealed that there were two minor problems which have since been corrected. The
first problem occurred in the General Ledger portion of the program, and the
second problem occurred mainly because of the way the test loan accounts were
aged. The General Ledger fixes, which have already been applied, are scheduled
to be re-tested in February 1999, and the loan test conditions are being
modified and will be re-tested in April 1999 and again in October 1999. Fiserv
estimates that it is 98% complete with it's remediation and testing efforts and
expects to have all of its systems year 2000 compliant by April 1999. In
addition, the Company tested its systems online with Fiserv's system in November
1998. One purpose of the test was to test all transactions using test data
created in a test institution to validate Fiserv's remediation efforts to date.
The second purpose of the test was to test the communication hardware under the
direct control of the testing parties. The test was successful and correctly
validated the testing objectives. In addition, the Company has contacted its
major customers and vendors to inquire about their progress in addressing the
year 2000 problem and does not believe that the problems of such customers and
vendors will have a material adverse effect on the Company or its operations.
The Company will continue to monitor the progress of these parties in addressing
the year 2000 problem as the new millennium approaches.
As noted, the Company has replaced all of its computers and printers at a cost
of $244,000. Software costs amounted to $101,000 and include internal software
for accounts payable, fixed assets, payroll and insurance agency management.
Management believes that all material costs to prepare for the year 2000 that
are under the direct control of the Company have been incurred. The remaining
costs are expected to amount to less than $10,000.
The year 2000 problems can affect the Company's operation in a number of ways
but the mission critical issue is maintaining customers' account information
including tracking deposits, interest accruals and loan payments. The Company is
dependent upon electricity, telephone lines, computer hardware and Fiserv
Orlando's data processing capacity.
The Company is in contact with its electric utility and the utility's staff
regularly updates the Company as to its progress. Assurances have been given
that no major problems exist and that the electric company will have all year
2000 problems addressed well before December 31, 1999. If the electric utility
is unable to certify that its renovation is completed by June 30, 1999, the
Company will acquire portable generators with sufficient capacity to run the
system servers and at least one workstation in each branch office.
The Company uses two telephone utilities: Skyline Telephone Membership
Corporation and Sprint. Skyline Telephone has tested its system with the Company
and had no date related problems. Service between Fiserv Orlando and the Company
is the contractual responsibility of Fiserv Orlando. Fiserv will certify to
communications by April 1999.
To prevent difficulties in the event there is an unforeseen interruption in
either telephone or electrical service when the year changes, the Company will
print hard copies of all account information. In addition, the Company will
download all account information into programs on the Company's hardware that
will allow bank personnel to extract customer information without regard to
outside sources. Additionally, the Company stores customer information on
retrievable media in house. The insurance agency's computer hardware and
software has been tested, validated, and found to be year 2000 compliant.
Fiserv Orlando has responded to the Company that renovation of its program is
virtually complete. In the event that Fiserv Orlando is unable to make the
necessary corrections to its programs to accommodate the Year 2000, the Company
will convert its data to one of the other Fiserv programs that is able to
operate in the 2000 environment.
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AF BANKSHARES, INC.
Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The Company is not engaged in any material legal proceedings
at the present time other than those proceedings within the
normal course of business.
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds
Not applicable
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company held an Annual Meeting of Stockholders on November
2, 1998. The purpose of the meeting was to vote on the following
proposals.
1. Election of two directors, Frank E. Roland and Jerry L.
Roten, for terms of three years each;
2. Ratification of the appointment of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1999;
Both proposals were approved at the meeting.
Item 5. Other Information
Not applicable
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Scheudle*
*Filed in electronic format only.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
AF BANKSHARES, INC.
Dated 2/9/99 By: /s/ James A. Todd
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James A. Todd
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated 2/9/99 By: /s/ Melanie Paisley Miller
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Melanie Paisley Miller
Executive Vice President, Secretary,
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
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