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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 1999
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 #0-9623
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UST CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
MASSACHUSETTS 04-2436093
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
40 COURT STREET
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02108
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 726-7000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
NO CHANGE
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if
changed since last year.)
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 /_/
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. At April 30, 1999,
there were 42,675,847 shares of common stock outstanding, par value $.625 per
share.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION PAGE
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ITEM 1. Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets - March 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998........................................ 3
Consolidated Statements of Income -- Three Months Ended March 31, 1999 and 1998........................... 4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Investment -- Three Months Ended
March 31, 1999 and 1998................................................................................. 5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -- Three Months Ended March 31, 1999 and 1998....................... 6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................................................................ 7
ITEM 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.............. 13
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk......................................... 25
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings.................................................................................. 26
ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K................................................................... 26
SIGNATURES ................................................................................................. 26
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
UST CORP.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS)
MARCH 31, DECEMBER 31,
1999 1998
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(UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
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Cash, due from banks and interest-bearing deposits............................. $ 112,603 $ 126,861
Federal funds sold............................................................. 58,274 7,969
Securities:
Securities available-for-sale:
Mortgage-backed securities .............................................. 1,018,225 1,077,543
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies, and other securities................. 138,255 136,772
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Total securities available-for-sale................................. 1,156,480 1,214,315
All other investments, at cost.............................................. 97,597 97,838
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Total............................................................... 1,254,077 1,312,153
Loans held-for-sale............................................................ 1,477
Loans:
Loans - net of unearned discount of $44,165 in 1999 and
$42,779 in 1998 (Note 2).................................................. 4,345,445 4,296,103
Reserve for possible loan losses (Note 2) .................................. (63,840) (65,274)
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Total loans, net 4,281,605 4,230,829
Premises, furniture and equipment, net......................................... 90,895 90,424
Intangible assets, net......................................................... 50,581 51,959
Other property owned, net ..................................................... 4,542 4,660
Other assets................................................................... 75,773 76,022
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Total assets........................................................ $5,929,827 $5,900,877
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' INVESTMENT
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing......................................................... $ 830,488 $ 847,341
Interest-bearing:
NOW...................................................................... 59,004 69,739
Money market............................................................. 979,665 964,705
Regular savings.......................................................... 1,008,158 962,852
Time:
Certificates of deposit over $100 thousand............................. 291,804 300,543
Other.................................................................. 1,038,039 1,088,491
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Total deposits...................................................... 4,207,158 4,233,671
Short-term borrowings.......................................................... 1,071,881 986,082
Other borrowings............................................................... 54,500 76,043
Other liabilities.............................................................. 61,136 71,536
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Total liabilities................................................... 5,394,675 5,367,332
Commitments and contingencies (Note 3)
Stockholders' investment (Note 4):
Preferred stock $1 par value; Authorized - 4,000,000 shares; Outstanding --
none
Common stock $.625 par value; Authorized - 75,000,000 shares in 1999 and 1998
Issued - 42,728,031 and 42,824,177 shares in 1999 and 1998, respectively... 26,705 26,765
Additional paid-in capital................................................... 200,102 201,936
Retained earnings............................................................ 307,754 300,003
Accumulated other comprehensive income....................................... 2,484 7,563
Treasury stock, at cost: 52,184 shares and 80,451 shares in 1999 and 1998, (1,202) (1,866)
respectively...................................................................
Other........................................................................ (691) (856)
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Total stockholders' investment...................................... 535,152 533,545
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Total liabilities and stockholders' investment...................... $5,929,827 $5,900,877
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS)
(UNAUDITED)
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THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
1999 1998
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Interest income:
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$ 87,423 $ 87,127
Interest and fees on loans.................................
Interest and dividends on securities:
Taxable................................................. 19,183 17,915
Nontaxable and preferential rate income................. 423 715
Interest on federal funds sold and other short-term
investments............................................. 779 1,151
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Total interest income........................ 107,808 106,908
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits....................................... 28,102 33,161
Interest on borrowings..................................... 13,154 10,853
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Total interest expense....................... 41,256 44,014
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Net interest income........................................ 66,552 62,894
Provision for possible loan losses (Note 2).................. 1,200 1,101
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Net interest income after provision for possible loan losses 65,352 61,793
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Noninterest income:
Asset management fees...................................... 4,106 3,728
Deposit account service charges............................ 3,189 2,818
Corporate services income, net............................. 1,784 1,478
Gain on sale of loans...................................... 203 151
Securities gains, net...................................... 154 1,559
Other...................................................... 3,971 2,631
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Total noninterest income.................... 13,407 12,365
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Noninterest expense:
Salary and employee benefits............................... 27,147 24,049
Occupancy, net............................................. 4,732 4,073
Equipment depreciation and maintenance..................... 3,932 2,631
Year 2000 readiness expense................................ 1,765 494
Professional and consulting fees........................... 1,556 1,217
Intangible asset amortization.............................. 1,476 1,827
Advertising and promotion.................................. 1,452 1,481
Data processing services................................... 1,436 1,903
Foreclosed asset and workout expense....................... 205 491
Other...................................................... 8,569 7,474
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Total noninterest expense.................... 52,270 45,640
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Income before income taxes................................... 26,489 28,518
Income tax provision....................................... 9,224 9,785
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Net income.................................. $ 17,265 $ 18,733
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Per share data (Note 4):
Basic earnings per share................................... $ 0.40 $ 0.45
Diluted earnings per share................................. $ 0.40 $ 0.43
Cash dividends declared per share.......................... $ 0.15 $ 0.11
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' INVESTMENT
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
(UNAUDITED)
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ACCUMULATED
ADDITIONAL OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE COMMON PAID-IN RETAINED COMPREHENSIVE TREASURY
INCOME (loss) STOCK CAPITAL EARNINGS INCOME (LOSS) STOCK OTHER TOTAL
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Balance December 31, 1997, as previously
stated in the 1998 Form 10-K............ $26,528 $195,047 $268,049 $3,164 $(3,402) $ (330) $489,056
Comprehensive income (Note 6):
Net income............................ $18,733 18,733 18,733
Other:
Unrealized securities gains, net
of $436 tax expense..................... 905
Less: Reclassification adjustment
for securities gains included in net
income, net of $647 tax expense......... 912
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Total other comprehensive loss. (7) (7) (7)
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Total comprehensive income..... $18,726
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Cash dividends declared................. (4,554) (4,554)
Activity related to stock option,
restricted stock and stock purchase
plans................................... 44 2,136 2,180
Other stockholders' investment activity. 167 11 (360) (182)
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Balance March 31, 1998.................. $26,572 $197,350 $282,239 $3,157 $(3,402) $ (690) $505,226
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Balance December 31, 1998.............. $26,765 $201,936 $300,003 $7,563 $(1,866) $ (856) $533,545
Comprehensive income (Note 6):
Net income........................... $17,265 17,265 17,265
Other:
Unrealized securities losses, net
of $3,529 tax benefit............ (4,989)
Less: Reclassification adjustment
for securities gains included
in net income, net of $64 tax
expense......................... 90
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Total other comprehensive loss. (5,079) (5,079) (5,079)
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Total comprehensive income.... $12,186
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Cash dividends declared................ (6,401) (6,401)
Activity related to stock option,
restricted stock and stock
purchase plans......................... (60) (1,834) (3,113) 5,354 347
Treasury stock acquired................ (4,690) (4,690)
Other stockholders' investment activity 165 165
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Balance March 31, 1999........... $26,705 $200,102 $307,754 $2,484 $(1,202) $ (691) $535,152
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
(UNAUDITED)
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THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income................................................................ $ 17,265 $ 18,733
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:
Provision for possible loan losses...................................... 1,200 1,101
Depreciation and amortization........................................... 5,183 4,233
Accretion of securities discount, net................................... (528) (204)
Securities gains, net................................................... (154) (1,559)
Gain on sale of loans held-for-sale..................................... (203) (151)
Increase in loans held-for-sale......................................... (1,477) (5,594)
Loss on sale of other property owned.................................... 34
Write-downs of other property owned, net................................ 25
Write-downs of fixed assets............................................. 1,165 658
Deferred income tax benefit............................................. (809) (1,294)
Net change in other assets and other liabilities........................ (7,120) (4,042)
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Net cash provided by operating activities......................... 14,547 11,915
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sales of securities available-for-sale...................... 25 104,020
Proceeds from maturities of securities available-for-sale................. 60,466 84,006
Proceeds from maturities of securities held-to-maturity................... 37,538
Purchases of securities available-for-sale................................ (10,647) (163,505)
Purchases of securities held-to-maturity.................................. (17,869)
Net (increase) decrease in federal funds sold............................. (50,305) 36,821
Net increase in loans..................................................... (54,669) (41,479)
Proceeds from other property owned........................................ 2,792 1,419
Purchases of premises and equipment, net.................................. (5,343) (2,406)
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Net cash (used) provided by investing activities.................. (57,681) 38,545
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net increase in nontime deposits.......................................... 32,678 15,829
Net decrease in certificates of deposit................................... (59,191) (40,573)
Net increase (decrease) in short-term and other borrowings................ 64,256 (16,083)
Cash dividends paid....................................................... (6,419) (4,546)
Treasury stock acquired................................................... (4,690)
Issuance of common stock for cash, net.................................... 2,242 746
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Net cash provided by financing activities......................... 28,876 (44,627)
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(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents.......................... (14,258) 5,833
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period.......................... 126,861 120,521
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period................................ $112,603 $126,354
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest................................................................ $ 40,482 $ 43,307
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Income taxes............................................................ $ 11,622 $ 11,749
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Noncash transactions:
Transfers from loans to other property owned.............................. $ 3,418 $ 3,002
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Common stock issuance..................................................... $ 1,218 $ 1,242
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The consolidated financial statements of UST Corp. and its subsidiaries
(the "Company") included herein have been prepared by the Company, without
audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in
financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and
regulations. The Company, however, believes that the disclosures are adequate to
make the information presented not misleading. All applicable prior period
amounts included in this Form 10-Q have been restated to reflect the July 1998
acquisition of Somerset Savings Bank, and the August 1998 acquisition of
Affiliated Community Bancorp, Inc., as poolings of interests. Refer to Note 5
for a further discussion of acquisitions. The amounts shown reflect, in the
opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the
financial statements for the periods reported. These financial statements should
be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto
included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1998. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to
reflect current reporting classifications.
The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 1999
and 1998 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the
full year or any other interim period.
(2) RESERVE FOR POSSIBLE LOAN LOSSES
Analysis of the reserve for possible loan losses for the three months
ended March 31, 1999 and 1998 is as follows:
1999 1998
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(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
Balance at beginning of period............... $65,274 $68,539
Charge-offs.................................. 3,662 2,427
Recoveries on loans previously charged-off... 1,028 3,525
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Net charge-offs (recoveries)................. 2,634 (1,098)
Provision for possible loan losses........... 1,200 1,101
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Balance at end of period..................... $63,840 $70,738
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The reserve for possible loan losses is determined based on a
consistent, systematic method which analyzes the size and risk of the loan
portfolio. See "Credit Quality and Reserve for Possible Loan Losses" in
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations herein.
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(3) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
At March 31, 1999, the Company had the following off-balance sheet
financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk:
CONTRACT OR NOTIONAL AMOUNT
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
Commitments to extend credit.................. $1,246,000
Standby letters of credit and financial
guarantees written......................... 71,000
Loans sold with recourse...................... 8,468
Commercial letters of credit.................. 7,000
Foreign exchange contracts.................... 11,000
The Company enters into contractual commitments to sell mortgage loans
for the purpose of reducing the market risk associated with originating loans
for sale. In order to fulfill a commitment, the Company typically first
exchanges current production of loans for cash through the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation or the Federal National Mortgage Association, which loans
are then delivered to national securities firms at a future date at prices or
yields specified by the contracts. Risks may arise from the inability of the
Company to originate loans to fulfill the contracts. In this case, the Company
has the option to purchase securities in the open market to deliver against the
contract or settle the contract for cash. At March 31, 1999, the remaining
commitments to deliver loans pursuant to master commitments with secondary
mortgage market investors amounted to approximately $23 million. Failure to
fulfill delivery requirements of commitments may result in payment of certain
fees to investors. Individual commitments to sell loans require the Company to
make delivery at a specific future date of a specified amount, at a specified
price or yield. Loans are generally sold without recourse and, accordingly,
risks arise principally from movements in interest rates.
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(4) EARNINGS PER SHARE CALCULATION
The Company computes earnings per share in accordance with SFAS No.
128, "Earnings Per Share." The Company's common stock equivalents consist
primarily of dilutive outstanding stock options computed under the treasury
stock method. Basic and Diluted EPS computations for the three months ended
March 31, 1999 and 1998 are as follows:
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
1999 1998
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(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER
SHARE AMOUNTS)
Basic earnings per share computation:
Numerator:
Net income.................................... $ 17,265 $18,733
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding........... 42,662 42,044
Basic earnings per share.......................... $ 0.40 $ 0.45
Diluted earnings per share computation:
Numerator:
Net income.................................... $ 17,265 $18,733
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding........... 42,662 42,044
Dilutive stock options........................ 582 1,126
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Weighted average diluted shares
outstanding.................................. 43,244 43,170
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Diluted earnings per share........................ $ 0.40 $ 0.43
(5) ACQUISITIONS
Somerset Savings Bank
On July 20, 1998, the Company completed its acquisition of Somerset
Savings Bank ("Somerset"), a Massachusetts savings bank headquartered in
Somerville. The transaction was accounted for as a pooling of interests and was
structured as a tax-free exchange of 0.19 shares of the Company's common stock
for each share of Somerset common stock. The Company's outstanding stock
increased by 3,203,373 shares to a total of 33,100,551 shares on the date of
acquisition. Based on the closing price of the Company's stock as of July 20,
1998, the market value of the shares exchanged totaled $88.9 million. Somerset
operated six branches in Middlesex County. At the date of acquisition, Somerset
was merged with and into USTrust, a principal subsidiary bank of the Company.
Also, upon the completion of the acquisition, the Company redesignated
approximately $82 million of former Somerset securities from the
held-to-maturity classification to securities available-for-sale.
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Affiliated Community Bancorp, Inc.
On August 7, 1998, the Company completed its acquisition of Affiliated
Community Bancorp, Inc. ("Affiliated"), a $1.1 billion multi-bank holding
company headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. The transaction was accounted
for as a pooling of interests and was structured as a tax-free exchange of 1.41
shares of the Company's common stock for each share of Affiliated common stock.
The Company's outstanding stock increased by 9,439,735 shares to a total of
42,542,386 shares on the date of acquisition. Based on the closing price of the
Company's stock as of August 7, 1998, the market value of the shares exchanged
was $225 million. Affililated's three subsidiary banks, The Federal Savings Bank
("Federal"), Lexington Savings Bank ("Lexington") and Middlesex Bank & Trust
Company ("Middlesex"), operated a total of thirteen branch offices in Middlesex
County. In the fourth quarter of 1998, Federal and Lexington were merged with
and into USTrust. As contemplated by the terms of the agreement under which the
Affiliated acquisition was consummated in August 1998, Middlesex Bank & Trust
Company, a $28 million bank, was sold for $8.24 million to a private investor
unaffiliated with the Company. Upon the completion of the Affiliated
acquisition, the Company redesignated approximately $86 million of former
Affiliated securities from the held-to-maturity classification to securities
available-for-sale.
The following presentation reflects key line items on a historical
basis for Somerset, Affiliated and UST Corp. and on a pro forma combined basis
assuming the mergers were in effect for the period presented:
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ORIGINALLY REPORTED ORIGINALLY REPORTED ORIGINALLY REPORTED RESTATED
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THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1998
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Net interest income................ $ 47,628 $ 5,775 $ 9,491 $ 62,894
Net income......................... 12,856 2,665 3,212 18,733
Net income per diluted share....... 0.42 0.16 0.47 0.43
Total assets....................... 3,834,855 533,020 1,140,762 5,508,637
Total deposits..................... 2,958,078 452,477 730,241 4,140,796
Total shareholders' investment..... 350,601 38,650 115,975 505,226
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Brewer & Lord LLP - Pending
On December 17, 1998, the Company announced the execution of a
definitive agreement under which USTrust will acquire Brewer & Lord LLP, an
independent insurance agency headquartered in Norwell, Massachusetts. The
purchase of Brewer & Lord is structured as an all-cash transaction and is
expected to close in the second quarter of 1999. Through its nine offices,
Brewer & Lord specializes in providing personal, commercial and employee
benefit-related insurance products to consumers and medium-size and large
businesses located primarily in eastern Massachusetts. The acquisition has been
approved by the Massachusetts Commissioner of Banks and the Massachusetts
Commissioner of Insurance. Upon closing, Brewer & Lord LLC will operate as a
subsidiary of USTrust.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Restructuring, Acquisition and Merger-related Reserves
Reserves associated with restructuring and merger-related charges are
included in other liabilities and totaled $1.7 million at December 31, 1998 and
zero at March 31, 1999. During the current quarter merger-related cash
expenditures and write-offs of $1.7 million were charged against the reserves,
while there were no additions to the reserves. For a further discussion of
restructuring charges, acquisition and merger-related expense, refer to Note 14
to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998.
(6) COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
On January 1, 1998, the Company adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income" ("SFAS No. 130"),
which requires companies to report all changes in stockholders' investment
during a period, except those resulting from investment by owners and
distribution to owners, in a financial statement for the period in which they
are recognized. The Company has chosen, as allowed by SFAS No. 130, to disclose
Comprehensive Income, which encompasses net income and unrealized gains or
losses on securities available-for-sale, in the Consolidated Statements of
Changes in Stockholders' Investment. The impact of this Statement for the three
months ended March 31, 1998 was nominal with total comprehensive net income of
$18.7 million. The impact for the three months ended March 31, 1999 was to
decrease reported income of $17.3 million to a total comprehensive net income of
$12.2 million.
(7) BUSINESS SEGMENTS
The Company provides a broad range of financial services to
individuals and small- and medium-sized companies. It services a single
geographic area, the New England region with its principal customer base in
eastern Massachusetts. The Company's current operations include five reportable
"operating segments," Regional Banking, Residential Mortgage, Consumer Lending,
Nonregional Commercial Banking and Treasury. Regional Banking consists of sales
and customer service groups providing the Company's complete line of retail and
commercial loan, deposit and other services. Regional Banking, which includes
the Company's 85 banking branches, is divided into six geographic sales and
service regions in eastern Massachusetts. It is presented herein as a single
operating segment since its products, services, processes and distribution
channels are the same among the regions. The Residential Mortgage group provides
residential mortgage loan origination and servicing. The Consumer Lending group
provides direct and indirect consumer loan and lease products. Nonregional
Commercial Banking provides specialized commercial services, including real
estate financing, construction lending, cash management services, equipment
financing, asset-based lending, merchant services, international trade services,
and government banking. The Treasury group is charged with asset/liability risk
management of the Company, including the securities portfolio and
interest-bearing liabilities.
The information presented herein includes allocations of income or
expense on excess funds used/provided at a rate of interest reflecting
the value of the net funds each segment provides from, or uses in, its
operations. The rate is applied without regard to differences in the market risk
profile of the operating segments. A provision for possible loan losses is
assigned to units involved in credit extension based upon management's
expectation of normalized losses. Operating expenses of the Company's support
groups, including Data Processing, Finance, Legal, Human Resources, among
others, are charged to business segments based on allocation criteria determined
by the Company. Federal and state income taxes are applied using the Company's
consolidated effective tax rate. Assets of business segments that are net fund
providers reflect the excess funds sold in their respective asset balances while
net funds users reflect excess funds purchased as a part of liability balances.
Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets are not material. No one
customer is responsible for more than 10 percent of
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revenues. Operating segment interest income is reported net of interest expense
consistent with Company methodology.
Exhibited in the table below is selected financial information by
operating segment and a reconciliation of the reportable segment data to the
Company's consolidated total for the three months ended March 31, 1999 under its
new regional organization structure effective January 1, 1999.
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NONREGIONAL
REGIONAL RESIDENTIAL CONSUMER COMMERCIAL RECONCILIATION UST CORP.
BANKING MORTGAGE LENDING BANKING TREASURY ALL OTHER (1) COLUMN(2) CONSOLIDATED
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THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1999
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Net interest income-
external sources. $ (9,459) $ 19,644 $ 10,888 $ 32,138 $ 11,065 $ 531 $ 1,745 $ 66,552
Interest on funds
(used)/provided-
internal transactions 40,295 (11,835) (1,679) (18,149) (7,317) 898 (2,213)
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Total net
interest income 30,836 7,809 9,209 13,989 3,748 1,429 (468) 66,552
Noninterest income... 5,172 567 38 3,041 132 4,451 6 13,407
Net income........... 2,983 3,797 2,237 6,168 2,255 1,057 (1,232) 17,265
Total assets......... 4,150,439 988,127 1,196,829 1,188,899 1,274,005 139,066 (3,007,538) 5,929,827
</TABLE>
(1) Includes four segments, asset management, nonperforming asset
workout group, private banking and mutual funds. None of these
segments meet the quantitative thresholds for determining
reportable segments or aggregation criteria under Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 131, "Disclosures About
Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information," ("SFAS No.
131").
(2) Reflects the elimination of interdepartmental charges and
credits as well as certain unallocated corporate expenses,
Year 2000 readiness expense and certain other unallocated
expenses and certain unallocated assets.
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UST CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Exhibited in the table below is selected financial information by
operating segment and a reconciliation of the reportable segment data to the
Company's consolidated total for the three months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998.
This table is presented for comparability purposes under the organizational
structure which was in existence prior to January 1, 1999. The 1999 data
presented below includes certain reclassifications and approximations. The
historical financial results prior to merger and/or system conversions of
acquired institutions accounted for as poolings of interest are not combined
with the Company's operating segment results. Such segment information is not
readily determinable. Therefore, the operating segment financial information
presented is not indicative of segment results for a full year or any interim
period.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
RETAIL COMMERCIAL RECONCILIATION UST CORP.
BANKING BANKING TREASURY ALL OTHER(1) COLUMN(2) ACQUISITIONS(3) CONSOLIDATED
------- ---------- -------- ------------ -------------- -------------- -----------
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1999
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net interest income-
external sources. $ 11,638 $ 39,414 $ 11,065 $ 2,690 $ 1,745 $ 66,552
Interest on funds
(used)/provided-
internal transactions 24,140 (14,508) (7,317) (102) (2,213)
--------- -------- -------- --------- ----------- ---------
Total net
interest income 35,778 24,906 3,748 2,588 (468) 66,552
Noninterest income... 5,415 3,640 132 4,214 6 13,407
Net income........... 6,113 8,579 2,255 1,550 (1,232) 17,265
Total assets......... 3,954,488 2,111,567 1,274,005 126,139 (1,536,372) 5,929,827
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1998
Net interest income-
external sources. $ 10,629 $ 23,558 $ 10,405 $ 2,387 $ 649 $ 15,266 $ 62,894
Interest on funds
(used)/provided-
internal transactions 15,295 (3,807) (9,103) (255) (2,130)
-------- --------- -------- ------- --------- ----------- -----------
Total net
interest income 25,924 19,751 1,302 2,132 (1,481) 15,266 62,894
Noninterest income... 3,765 2,094 (57) 5,406 113 1,044 12,365
Net income........... 5,614 6,227 669 2,029 (1,683) 5,877 18,733
Total assets......... 2,607,433 1,356,210 737,359 113,515 (979,662) 1,673,782 5,508,637
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</TABLE>
(1) Includes three operating segments, equipment financing, asset
management and the nonperforming asset workout group. None of
these segments meet the quantitative thresholds for
determining reportable segments or aggregation criteria under
SFAS No. 131.
(2) Reflects the elimination of interdepartmental charges and
credits as well as certain unallocated corporate expenses,
Year 2000 readiness expense and certain other unallocated
expenses and certain unallocated assets.
(3) The Acquisitions column includes historical financial results
of acquired institutions accounted for as poolings of
interests. The three months ended March 31, 1998, represent
the historical results of Somerset and Affiliated.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the
financial statements, notes, and tables included in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998. The discussion
contains certain forward-looking statements regarding the future performance of
the Company. All forward-looking information is inherently uncertain and actual
results may differ materially from the assumptions, estimates or expectations
reflected or contained in the forward-looking information. Please refer to
"Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking Information" of this Form 10-Q
for a further discussion. All applicable prior period financial data included in
this discussion has been restated to reflect the 1998 acquisitions of Somerset
Savings Bank ("Somerset") and Affiliated Community Bancorp, Inc. ("Affiliated")
as poolings of interests.
HIGHLIGHTS
Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 1999 was $17.3 million, or
$0.40 per diluted share, compared with $18.7 million, or $0.43 per diluted
share, for the same period last year. This quarter's earnings reflect a $3.7
million increase in net interest income due to earning asset growth and lower
deposit and borrowing costs. Improvement in fee-based services income, including
asset management fees, deposit account service charges and corporate services
fees, contributed to a $1.0 million increase in noninterest income while both
periods included gains on loan and securities sales and equipment lease
terminations totaling approximately $1.5 million. These revenue improvements
were more than offset by a $6.6 million increase in noninterest expense, which
included a $1.2 million increase in Year 2000 readiness expense, a $1.2 million
write-down of impaired leasehold improvements and higher expenses in support of
the operational growth of the Company as well as the continuation from the
fourth quarter of 1998 of transitional costs associated with the newly
consolidated banks. Returns on average equity and average assets were 13.05
percent and 1.19 percent, respectively, this year compared with 15.21 percent
and 1.39 percent, respectively, for the same quarter last year.
NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS
Net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis was $66.8
million for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, compared with $63.3 million for
the same period a year ago. The increase of $3.5 million was the result of
growth in earning assets, favorable changes in deposit mix and lower deposit and
borrowing costs. The following table attributes changes in interest income and
interest expense to changes in interest rates and changes in the volume of
interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities for the three months
ended March 31, 1999 when compared with the three months ended March 31, 1998.
Changes attributable to both rate and volume are allocated on a weighted basis.
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THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
1999 COMPARED WITH 1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
INCREASE (DECREASE) DUE TO CHANGE IN:
-------------------------------------
AVERAGE AVERAGE
VOLUME RATE TOTAL
------- -------- -------
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans*......... $ 7,939 $(7,673) $ 266
Interest and dividends on securities:
Taxable......................... 2,016 (748) 1,268
Nontaxable and preferential rate
income*....................... (207) (207) (414)
Interest on federal funds sold and
other............................. (1,584) 1,212 (372)
------- ------ ------
Total interest income*........ 8,164 (7,416) 748
------- ------ ------
Interest expense:
Interest on regular savings, NOW and
money market deposits............. 1,200 (1,201) (1)
Interest on time deposits........... (3,094) (1,964) (5,058)
Interest on borrowings.............. 3,997 (1,696) 2,301
------- ------ ------
Total interest expense........ 2,103 (4,861) (2,758)
------- ------ ------
Net interest income................... $ 6,061 $(2,555) $3,506
======= ======= ======
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</TABLE>
* Fully taxable equivalent at the federal income tax rate of 35 percent, and
includes applicable state taxes, net of federal benefit.
The tax equivalent adjustments were $39 thousand on loans and $180 thousand
on nontaxable and preferential rate taxable securities for the three months
ended March 31, 1999.
Average loans increased 10 percent, or $376 million to $4.320 billion
while average securities increased $118 million to $1.281 billion. These volume
increases in earning assets were the largest contributors to the net interest
margin improvement. The deposit mix change was favorable as average
noninterest-bearing deposits and lower cost savings, including regular savings,
NOW and money market increased $114 million and $200 million, respectively,
while higher cost certificates of deposit decreased $238 million. The deposit
mix reflects the Company's continued emphasis and promotion of the low cost
deposit products while being less competitive in the certificates of deposit
market. The effect on net interest income from these favorable changes in volume
of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities was an increase of
approximately $6.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 1999 compared
with the same period a year ago.
Yields on earning assets and cost of interest-bearing liabilities
reflect a decline in interest rates that occurred in the second half of 1998 and
the resulting lower interest rate environment this year. Interest rates were
relatively stable during the current quarter. Yield on earning assets was 7.80
percent, a 59 basis point decrease from a year ago. Average yield on the loan
portfolio decreased 76 basis points to 8.21 percent. Average yield on securities
decreased 33 basis points to 6.18 percent. The cost of interest-bearing
liabilities was also down 53 basis points from a year ago to 3.74 percent. In
response to lower market rates, the Company lowered rates on new or rolled over
certificates of deposit and certain savings products. Average cost of
interest-bearing deposits decreased 57 basis points to 3.42 percent. The Company
was also able to reduce short-term borrowing costs by 77 basis points to 4.67
percent. The net effect of rate changes on net interest income for the three
months ended March 31, 1999, compared with the same period last year, was a
decrease of approximately $2.6 million.
As a result of the aforementioned yield and volume changes, the
interest rate margin and spread decreased from 4.95 percent and 4.12 percent,
respectively, for the quarter ended March 31, 1998, to 4.82 percent and 4.06
percent, respectively, for the current quarter.
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NONINTEREST INCOME
Total noninterest income increased 8 percent, or $1.0 million to $13.4
million. The Company's three key fee-based businesses continued to improve as
growth in assets under management drove fee income higher, savings and demand
deposit growth led to higher deposit account service charges, and corporate
services also improved over 1998. This year's noninterest income included $1.2
million in residual income on terminated equipment leases, while 1998 included
$1.6 million in realized securities gains on mostly venture capital investments
compared with $.2 million in realized gains this year.
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Total noninterest expense was $52.3 million, $6.6 million higher than
the same quarter a year ago as many of the transitional costs associated with
the newly consolidated banks continued into this year from the fourth quarter of
1998. Salary and employee benefits increased $3.1 million over a year ago to
$27.1 million. The personnel cost increase was consistent with the expanding
operations of the Company, additional staffing related to the transfer of
outsourced data processing of the acquired banks to the Company's in-house
operating systems, and the effect of wage inflation in a tight metropolitan
Boston labor market. Occupancy expense increased $.7 million, reflective of
higher operating costs, expansion, and two new banking branches this year.
Equipment depreciation and maintenance increased $1.3 million due to the recent
installation of a new mainframe computer and continued investment in other
computer hardware and software systems. Year 2000 readiness expense was $1.8
million this quarter, $1.3 million higher than a year ago and a decrease of $.5
million from a peak of $2.3 million in the fourth quarter of 1998. The Company
expects this expense to continue to decrease over the remaining quarters of this
year as the Company's Year 2000 Readiness Program moves toward completion. The
other noninterest expense increase of $1.1 million included a $1.2 million
write-down of impaired leasehold improvements at the Company's operations
facility in connection with an announced move to a larger owned data processing
center. This quarter's other noninterest expense also included a $.4 million
increase in communication expense, primarily postage and telephone, while the
1998 quarter included a $.7 million write-down to market value of a branch held
for sale.
The first quarter operating efficiency ratio, which excludes realized
gains/losses on sales of securities and loans, merger-related restructuring
charges, and foreclosed asset and workout expense was 65.4 percent for the
quarter ended March 31, 1999 compared with 61.4 percent for the 1998 quarter.
The Company expects operating efficiency in future quarters to benefit from a
number of operating expense reductions and revenue-enhancing initiatives. As a
result of the recent acquisition of Somerset and Affiliated, USTrust announced
the closing and consolidation of six banking branches during 1999. The completed
purchase of a new operations center later this year will provide the opportunity
to consolidate operations and data processing from multiple sites to a single
location with expanded capacity and improved efficiency.
Year 2000
The Year 2000 issue, which is common to most corporations, concerns the
potential inability of computer-based systems, including among others, computer
hardware, embedded chips, and computer software programs, to recognize properly
and process date-sensitive information involving 20th and 21st century dates.
For a comprehensive discussion of the Company's Year 2000 Readiness Program for
addressing Year 2000 issues and contingency plans, refer to the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998.
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During 1998 the Awareness, Assessment, and Project Planning phases of
Company's Year 2000 Readiness Program were completed and Unit Test Plans for
mission critical systems were also completed. Mission critical systems are
defined by the Company as those vital to the successful continuance of core
business activities. During the quarter ended March 31, 1999, the Company
continued to develop Test Plans for noncritical applications which are expected
to be substantially completed by next quarter. The Remediation Phase, wherein
software and hardware are either modified or replaced is complete for mission
critical applications with the exception of the branch teller system which the
Company discovered through its Unit Testing procedures did not properly process
the leap year date February 29, 2000. A new Year 2000 compliant version of the
software has been received from the third-party vendor and is currently
undergoing Company testing. Progress on the Remediation phase for nonmission
critical applications continued during the quarter and is presently scheduled to
be completed by September 30, 1999. Unit Testing of individual mission critical
systems is completed except for the aforementioned teller system software. Unit
Testing for nonmission critical systems is expected to be substantially complete
by the end of the first half of 1999. Integration Testing for mission critical
systems is complete, while the completion date for nonmission critical systems
is the end of the third quarter of 1999. Integration testing involves the
testing of applications on an integrated basis, with systems interacting or
exchanging data in a future date environment. As of March 31, 1999, the mission
critical System Implementation phase was substantially complete with all but
three of the remediated systems placed into production. These three, ATM,
installment loan and installment loan origination, are scheduled to be placed
into production by June 30, 1999.
The Company has in place a substantial program for evaluating potential
credit risk that might arise should any of its large commercial customers
experience their own Year 2000 issues. The initial portion of the Commercial
Phase, which included the evaluation of credit risk stemming from problems
borrowers may have in resolving their own Year 2000 issues, has been completed.
Monitoring of the remediation efforts of high risk customers is ongoing. During
the monitoring stage the Company has implemented a course of action and
procedures designed to reduce any increased potential credit risk as a result of
a borrower's Year 2000 issues. The Company is communicating with its major
borrowing relationships on a quarterly basis and evaluating credit risk related
to Year 2000 issues based on responses from these customers. Risk mitigation
plans will be developed over the next few months for those customers whose Year
2000 credit risk remains high, such plans will utilize the normal process that
the Company employs to manage credit risk.
The Company continues to place the resolution of Year 2000 issues as a
top priority, and continues to commit substantial financial, technical and
management resources to the project. It believes that it will be able to modify
or replace any affected systems in time to minimize any detrimental effects on
its operations. However, if the Company's Year 2000 Readiness Program were
unsuccessful or if commercial borrowers whose operations depend on automated
systems experience Year 2000 compliance problems affecting their ability to
repay or if basic services such as telecommunications, electric power, and
services provided by other financial institutions and governmental agencies were
disrupted, it could have a material adverse effect on its future operating
results and the financial condition of the Company. For a complete discussion of
the risks of Year 2000 issues, please refer to the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998.
At March 31, 1999, Year 2000 external readiness expense totaled $7.3
million, $1.8 million in the first three months of this year, $5.4 million in
1998, and $.1 million in 1997. Although total external costs for the entire
project have yet to be determined, the Company expects to incur, as current
operating expense (including the above $7.3 million), costs in the range of $9
to $10 million to assure Year 2000 readiness. These costs and estimates do not
include internal costs incurred for Year 2000 matters. Such internal costs,
which are not separately tracked by the Company, consist principally of payroll
costs of its information systems group. Capital expenditures for new equipment
and software purchases are expected to total an additional $1 million. This
estimate does not include the cost of a number of system installations
previously planned by the Company in the normal course of business. Costs of the
Year 2000 project are based on current estimates and actual results could vary
significantly from such estimates.
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INCOME TAXES
The Company recorded income taxes in the first quarter of this year of
$9.2 million which resulted in an effective tax rate of 34.8 percent compared
with $9.8 million at an effective rate of 34.3 percent for the same period last
year. The 1998 quarter benefited from a nonrecurring tax credit of approximately
$1.0 million recorded by the former Somerset Savings Bank. The effective tax
rate in 1999 benefited from the formation of a wholly-owned Real Estate
Investment Trust ("REIT") subsidiary during 1998. The REIT holds a substantial
portion of the Company's commercial real estate loan portfolio, which was
originated by and transferred from USTrust. Income earned by a REIT is taxed at
a lower state tax rate than a bank.
Included in other assets as of March 31, 1999 was a deferred tax asset
of approximately $21 million. The Company believes that it is more likely than
not that the benefit of this deferred asset will be realized in future periods.
ASSETS
Total assets at March 31, 1999 were $5.930 billion, an increase of $29
million since the beginning of the year. Loan growth of $49 million to $4.345
billion and an increase in federal funds sold and cash of $36 million was
partially offset by a $58 million decrease in securities. Other investments of
$98 million at March 31, 1999, included restricted stock of the Federal Home
Loan Bank of Boston ("FHLB") of $69 million and certain other nonmarketable
investments.
The following table presents the composition of the loan portfolio:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MARCH 31, DECEMBER 31, MARCH 31,
1999 1998 1998
-------------- ------------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Commercial and financial........... $1,497,299 $1,478,646 $1,130,745
Commercial real estate:
Developer, investor and land 470,089 433,362 524,245
Construction..................... 70,462 55,989 105,170
Commercial lease financing 74,491 76,053 58,965
Consumer:
Residential mortgage............. 1,019,045 1,085,353 1,297,330
Indirect automobile installment.. 947,866 909,605 676,999
Indirect automobile lease financing 117,023 98,363 40,822
Home equity...................... 111,631 120,020 131,905
Other consumer................... 37,539 38,712 42,611
---------- ---------- ----------
Total loans................ $4,345,445 $4,296,103 $4,008,792
========== ========== ==========
</TABLE>
The Company's commercial loan portfolios listed above totaled $2.038
billion at March 31, 1999, reflecting a net increase of $70 million since year
end and $278 million from a year ago, as new loan originations and advances
exceeded normal amortization and payoffs. Residential loans decreased $66
million during the first three months to $1.019 billion due to high levels of
prepayment and normal amortization. The currently low interest rate environment
has accelerated prepayment rates in this portfolio which is expected to continue
in the near term. The indirect automobile loan portfolio grew 4 percent, or $38
million, in the first three months of this year to $948 million compared with 40
percent, or $271 million over the prior year. Management expects growth in this
portfolio to continue at this quarter's more moderate pace. These loans are
subjected to the Company's credit quality standards and are not what is referred
to in the industry as "subprime" automobile loans. Indirect automobile lease
financing, a product the Company initiated through existing client automobile
dealers in 1997, totaled $117 million at March 31, 1999, compared with $98
million at year end and $41 million a year ago.
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LIQUIDITY AND FUNDING
Liquidity involves the Company's ability to raise or gain access to
funds in order to fulfill its existing and anticipated financial obligations. It
may be provided through amortization, maturity or sale of assets such as loans
and securities, liability sources such as increased deposits, utilization of a
FHLB credit facility, borrowings from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston,
purchased or other borrowed funds, and access to the capital markets. The
Company's securities portfolio, except for $98 million in restricted and
nonmarketable investments, is classified entirely as available-for-sale, which
provides the flexibility to sell securities, based upon changes in economic or
market conditions, interest rate risk and the Company's financial position and
liquidity.
At March 31, 1999, liquidity, which includes excess cash, funds sold
and unpledged securities, totaled approximately $819 million, or 14 percent of
total assets.
The funds needed to support the Company's loan and securities
portfolios are provided through a combination of commercial and retail deposits
and short-term and other borrowings. Total deposits decreased $27 million since
year-end 1998 to $4.207 billion. Noninterest-bearing deposits decreased $17
million. Savings deposits increased $50 million while certificates of deposit
decreased $59 million. Short-term and other borrowings, which consist
principally of securities sold under agreement to repurchase and borrowings from
the FHLB, increased $86 million to $1.072 billion.
As shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, cash and cash
equivalents decreased $14 million during the three-month period ended March 31,
1999. Cash provided by operations resulted largely from net income earned
during the period. Cash used by investing activities was due to net new loan
fundings and an increase in federal funds sold, partially offset by maturities
of securities available-for-sale. Net cash provided by financing activities was
primarily due to an increase in nontime deposits and short-term and other
borrowings, partially offset by a decrease in certificates of deposit.
At March 31, 1999, the parent Company had $4 million in cash and $15
million in repurchase agreements compared with $5 million in cash and $15
million in repurchase agreements at year end. The decrease in cash was primarily
due to $6 million in dividends paid to shareholders and $5 million in stock
repurchase transactions, net of $10 million in dividends received from
subsidiaries.
INTEREST RATE RISK
Volatility in interest rates requires the Company to manage interest
rate risk which arises from differences in the timing of repricing of assets and
liabilities. Management monitors and adjusts the difference between
interest-sensitive assets and interest-sensitive liabilities ("GAP" position)
within various time frames. Within GAP limits established by the Board of
Directors, the Company seeks to balance the objective of insulating the net
interest margin from rate exposure with that of taking advantage of anticipated
changes in rates in order to enhance income. The Company's policy is to limit
its one-year cumulative GAP position to 2.5 times equity, presently equal to
approximately 23 percent of total assets. The Company manages its interest rate
GAP primarily by lengthening or shortening the maturity structure of its
securities portfolio.
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The Company's GAP presentation may not reflect the degrees to which
interest-earning assets and core deposit costs respond to changes in market
interest rates. The Company's rate-sensitive assets consist primarily of loans
tied to the prime rate, U.S.
Treasuries or the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR").
The following table summarizes the Company's GAP position at March 31,
1999:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
INTEREST SENSITIVE PERIODS
------------------------------------------------------------
0-30 DAYS 31-91 DAYS 91-365 DAYS OVER 1 YEAR TOTAL
--------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Loans, net of reserve.................. $ 1,204 $ 243 $ 911 $ 1,924 $ 4,282
Federal funds sold and other........... 58 58
Securities............................. 42 80 168 964 1,254
Other assets........................... 3 333 336
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Total assets................... $ 1,304 $ 323 $1,082 $ 3,221 $ 5,930
------- ----- ------ ------- =======
Interest-bearing deposits.............. $ 888 $ 223 $ 642 $ 1,624 $ 3,377
Borrowed funds......................... 1,079 2 21 24 1,126
Noninterest-bearing deposits........... 144 686 830
Other liabilities and stockholders' equity 597 597
------- ----- ----- ------- -------
Total liabilities and equity... $ 2,111 $ 225 $ 663 $ 2,931 $ 5,930
------- ----- ----- ------- =======
GAP for period......................... $ (807) $ 98 $ 419 $ 290
------- ----- ----- -------
Cumulative GAP......................... $ (807) $(709) $(290) $ 0
======= ===== ===== =======
As a percent of total assets........... (13.61)% (11.96)% (4.89)%
</TABLE>
The majority of loans are included in 0-30 days as they reprice in
response to changes in the interest rate environment. Interest-bearing deposits
are classified according to their expected interest rate sensitivity. Actual
sensitivity of these deposits is reviewed periodically and adjustments are made
in the Company's GAP analysis that management deems appropriate. Securities and
noninterest-bearing deposits are categorized according to their expected lives
based on published industry prepayment estimates in the case of securities and
current management estimates for noninterest-bearing deposits. Securities are
evaluated in conjunction with the Company's asset/liability management strategy
and may be purchased or sold in response to expected or actual changes in
interest rates, credit risk, prepayment risk, loan growth and similar factors.
The reserve for possible loan losses is included in the "Over 1 Year" category
of loans. At March 31, 1999, the one-year cumulative GAP position was negative
at $290 million, or approximately 5 percent of total assets. Average life of
earning assets has been extended through replacement and build-up in the
securities portfolio of long-term securities containing reduced economic risk
from prepayment. In addition, the average life of interest-bearing liabilities
has been shortened as long-term borrowings at maturity have been replaced with
short-term overnight borrowings. This positioning has allowed the Company to
take advantage of the falling interest rate environment that has resulted in
lower funding costs while maintaining yield on earning assets.
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CREDIT QUALITY AND RESERVE FOR POSSIBLE LOAN LOSSES
At March 31, 1999, substandard loans were $43.6 million compared with
$49.9 million at December 31, 1998. Loans reported as substandard include loans
classified as Substandard or Doubtful as determined by the Company in its
internal credit risk rating profile. Under the Company's definition, Substandard
loans, which include those on nonaccrual, are characterized by the distinct
possibility that some loss will be sustained if the credit deficiencies are not
corrected. The Substandard classification, however, does not necessarily imply
ultimate loss for each individual loan so classified. Loans classified as
Doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in Substandard loans with the added
characteristic that the weaknesses make collection of 100 percent of the assets
questionable and improbable. At March 31, 1999, approximately 75 percent of
loans classified as Substandard or Doubtful were collateralized by real estate
and the remainder by accounts receivable, inventory, equipment and other
business assets.
Also, at March 31, 1999, loans rated Special Mention in the Company's
internal risk rating profile amounted to $34 million, all of which were current.
Special Mention loans, as defined by the Company, have potential weaknesses that
deserve management's close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential
weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the
assets.
The following table displays the Company's total nonperforming assets
and measures performance regarding certain key indicators of asset quality:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MARCH 31, DECEMBER 31, MARCH 31,
1999 1998 1998
--------- ------------ ---------
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Nonperforming assets:
Nonaccrual loans......................... $23,970 $23,967 $32,489
Accruing loans 90 days or more past due.. 2,998 2,423 1,192
Other property owned ("OPO"), net*....... 4,542 4,660 5,773
Restructured loans....................... 141 16,844
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Total nonperforming assets.................. $31,510 $31,191 $56,298
======= ======= =======
Reserve for possible loan losses............ $63,840 $65,274 $70,738
Net chargeoffs (recoveries) for the quarter. 2,634 5,451 (1,098)
OPO reserve................................. 5,677 5,657 3,582
Ratios:
Reserve to nonaccrual loans.............. 266.3% 272.3% 217.7%
Reserve to total of nonaccrual loans,
accruing
loans 90 days or more past due, and
restructured loans..................... 236.7% 246.0% 140.0%
Reserve to period-end loans.............. 1.5% 1.5% 1.8%
Nonaccrual loans and accruing loans over
90 days past due to period-end loans... 0.6% 0.6% 0.8%
Nonperforming assets to period-end
loans and OPO.......................... 0.7% 0.7% 1.4%
Annualized net charge-offs (recoveries)
to average loans....................... 0.2% 0.5% (0.1%)
OPO reserve to OPO....................... 55.6% 54.8% 38.3%
</TABLE>
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* Included in other property owned ("OPO") are other real estate,
automobiles and equipment acquired through foreclosure or in
settlement of loans and leases.
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As shown in the table above, total nonperforming assets were level with
year end at approximately $31 million. The reduction in nonperforming assets
from a year ago of $25 million was due mostly to the sale in the latter half of
1998 of $21 million in substandard commercial and residential loans acquired in
the recent bank acquisitions. The year-to-date net charge-offs of $2.6 million
and provision for possible loan losses this year of $1.2 million resulted in a
reserve of $63.8 million at March 31. The reserve to nonaccrual loan ratio was
266 percent at March 31, 1999. Reserve to total loans remained unchanged from
year end at 1.5 percent.
The Company's consumer loan delinquency rates (greater than 30 days
past due including nonaccruals) continue to remain at favorable levels. The
delinquency rate for the indirect automobile loans, the second largest component
of the Company's consumer loan portfolio, was 2.25 percent at March 31, 1999,
down from 3.03 percent at year end. The Company anticipates that the combination
of a reduction in growth rate of the indirect automobile loans and the eventual
maturity of the existing portfolio, may result in an increase in the delinquency
rate and subsequent level of chargeoffs in future periods.
At March 31, 1999, total impaired loans were $13.7 million, comprised
of $398 thousand that required a reserve for possible loan losses of $48
thousand and $13.3 million that did not require a related reserve. Impaired
loans, as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 114 ("SFAS
No. 114") are commercial and commercial real estate loans recognized by the
Company as nonaccrual and restructured.
The Company maintains a reserve for possible loan losses to absorb
future chargeoffs of loans and leases in the existing portfolio. The reserve is
increased when a loan loss provision is recorded in the income statement. When a
loan, or portion thereof, is considered uncollectible, it is charged against the
reserve. Recoveries on amounts previously charged off are added to the reserve
when collected. Adequacy of the reserve for possible loan losses is evaluated
using consistent, systematic methodologies which analyze the size and risk of
the loan and lease portfolio. Factors in this analysis include historical loss
experience and asset quality, as reflected by delinquency trends, nonaccrual and
restructured loans and the Company's credit risk rating profile. Consideration
is also given to the current and expected economic conditions and, in
particular, how such conditions affect the types of credits in the portfolio and
the market area in general.
No portion of the reserve is restricted to any loan or group of loans,
and the entire reserve is available to absorb future realized losses. The amount
and timing of realized losses and future reserve allocations may vary from
current estimates. An allocation of the reserve for possible loan losses to each
category of loans is presented below:
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<CAPTION>
MARCH 31, DECEMBER 31, MARCH 31,
1999 1998 1998
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Reserve for possible loan losses allocation
to loans outstanding:
Commercial and financial.............. $ 21,668 $21,762 $ 20,455
Commercial real estate:
Developer, investor and land....... 8,306 7,668 8,485
Construction....................... 1,074 862 1,747
Commercial lease financing............ 1,644 1,685 1,138
Consumer*............................. 29,027 30,152 27,991
Unallocated........................... 2,121 3,145 10,922
-------- ------- --------
Total loan loss reserve............ $ 63,840 $65,274 $ 70,738
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* Consumer loans include indirect automobile installment loans and leases,
residential mortgages, home equity lines of credit, credit cards, check
credit and other consumer loans.
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The reserve for possible loan losses was $63.8 million at March 31,
1999, a decrease of $1.4 million since December 1998 and a decrease of $6.9
million from March 1998. The unallocated portion of the reserve was 3 percent at
March 31, 1999 compared with 5 percent at year end reflecting the increase in
reserve allocated to commercial real estate, consistent with the growth in this
portfolio since year end. The decrease in the unallocated portion of the reserve
a year ago reflects the overall improvement in asset quality and the
aforementioned sale of $21 million of substandard loans in the third quarter of
1998.
CAPITAL AND DIVIDENDS
The Company and its banking subsidiaries are subject to various
regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies.
Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory--and
possibly additional discretionary--actions by regulators that, if undertaken,
could have a direct material effect on the Company's financial statements. Under
capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective
action, the Company and its subsidiary banks must meet specific capital
guidelines that involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and
certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting
practices. The capital amounts and classifications are also subject to
qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and
other factors.
Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital
adequacy require the Company and its banking subsidiaries to maintain minimum
amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of Total and Tier I capital to
risk-weighted assets, and of Tier I capital to average assets (all as defined in
the regulations). Management believes, as of March 31, 1999, that the Company
and its subsidiary banks meet all of their respective capital adequacy
requirements.
The actual capital amounts and ratios of the Company and its banking
subsidiaries as of March 31, 1999 are presented in the following summary:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AMOUNT PERCENT
---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
ADEQUATELY WELL ADEQUATELY WELL
CAPITALIZED CAPITALIZED CAPITALIZED CAPITALIZED
ACTUAL MINIMUMS MINIMUMS ACTUAL MINIMUMS MINIMUMS
------ ----------- ----------- ------ ----------- -----------
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
UST Corp. Consolidated:
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Tier 1 leverage capital....... $484.0 $ 233.6 * 8.29% 4.00% *
Tier 1 capital................ 484.0 193.3 * 10.02% 4.00% *
Total (Tier 1 and Tier 2)
capital ...................... 545.2 386.2 * 11.29% 8.00% *
USTrust:
Tier 1 leverage capital....... 457.5 232.2 $ 290.3 7.88% 4.00% 5.00%
Tier 1 capital................ 457.5 192.5 288.8 9.51% 4.00% 6.00%
Total (Tier 1 and Tier 2)
capital ...................... 518.2 384.8 481.0 10.77% 8.00% 10.00%
United States Trust Company:
Tier 1 leverage capital...... 6.2 1.2 1.5 21.25% 4.00% 5.00%
Tier 1 capital............... 6.2 0.5 0.8 46.30% 4.00% 6.00%
Total (Tier 1 and Tier 2)
capital...................... 6.2 1.1 1.3 46.36% 8.00% 10.00%
</TABLE>
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* Not applicable
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On March 12, 1999, a regular quarterly dividend to stockholders was
declared of $0.15 per share for a total of $6.4 million payable on April 26,
1999. This quarter's dividend was consistent with last quarter and above the
$0.11 per share declared for the same quarter last year.
In November 1998, the Company announced that its Board of Directors
approved a stock repurchase program. Under the program, the Company is
authorized to repurchase up to 310,000 shares which constitutes less than 1
percent of the Company's common stock outstanding. The repurchase program will
not affect the Company's use of the pooling of interests method of accounting to
record the recent acquisitions by the Company of Affiliated and Somerset. The
program authorized the Company to buy back common stock from time to time,
subject to prevailing market conditions, in the open market or in privately
negotiated transactions. As of March 31, 1999, all of the authorized 310,000
shares had been repurchased under this program, 257,816 shares were reissued and
52,l84 shares remained in treasury.
RECENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS
On January 1, 1999, the Company adopted Statement of Position 98-1,
"Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for
Internal Use" ("SOP 98-1") and SOP 98-5, "Reporting on the Costs of Start-up
Activities," both issued by the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants ("AICPA"). SOP 98-1 requires that computer software costs associated
with internal use software be expensed as incurred until certain capitalization
criteria are met. SOP 98-5 requires all costs associated with pre-opening,
pre-operating and organization activities be expensed as incurred. The adoption
of these SOP's did not have a material impact on the Company's financial
position or results of operations.
Also on January 1, 1999, the Company adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 134, "Accounting for Mortgage-Backed Securities
Retained After the Securitization of Mortgage Loans Held for Sale by a Mortgage
Banking Enterprise ("SFAS No. 134") issued by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board ("FASB"). This Statement further amends SFAS No. 65, "Accounting for
Certain Mortgage Banking Activities," as amended by SFAS No. 115 and SFAS No.
125. This Statement requires that after the securitization of mortgage loans
held for sale, an entity engaged in mortgage banking activities classify the
resulting mortgage-backed securities or other retained interests based on its
ability and intent to sell or hold those investments. The adoption of this
Statement did not have a material impact on the Company's financial position or
results of operations.
In June 1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities." This Statement establishes accounting and
reporting standards for derivative instruments and hedging activities. The
Statement is effective for all fiscal quarters of fiscal years beginning after
June 15, 1999. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this Statement
will have a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of
operations.
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
The preceding Management's discussion and Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements of this Form 10-Q contain certain forward-looking
statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995, including without limitation statements regarding (i) rates of loan
growth and amortization; (ii) the rate of loan delinquencies and amounts of
chargeoffs; (iii) the level of reserve for possible loan losses; (iv) the amount
and timing of future period cost savings and operating efficiencies; (v) the
Company's ability to minimize any detrimental effects of the Year 2000 problem
and estimates of associated expense; (vi) expectations regarding the Company's
earning asset and cost of interest-bearing liabilities rates as well as the
effects on operating results from changes in market interest rates; and (vii)
utilization of deferred tax assets. Moreover, the Company may from time to time,
in both written reports and oral statements by Company management, express its
expectations regarding future performance of the Company and estimates of the
effects of its acquisition activities. These forward-looking statements are
inherently uncertain, and actual results may differ from Company expectations.
Risk factors that could impact current and future performance include but are
not limited to: (i) adverse changes in asset quality and resulting credit
risk-related losses and expenses; (ii) adverse changes in the economy of the New
England region, the Company's primary market, which could further accentuate
credit-related losses and expenses; (iii) adverse changes in the local real
estate market can also negatively affect credit risk as most of the Company's
loans are concentrated in Eastern Massachusetts and a substantial portion of
these loans have real estate as primary and secondary collateral; (iv) the
consequences of continued bank acquisitions and mergers in the Company's market,
resulting in fewer but much larger and financially stronger competitors which
could increase competition for financial services to the Company's detriment;
(v) fluctuations in market rates and prices can negatively affect net interest
margin, asset valuations and expense expectations; (vi) the various risk factors
discussed under the caption "Year 2000" of this Form 10-Q; and (vii) changes in
the regulatory requirements of federal and state agencies applicable to bank
holding companies and banks, such as the Company and its Subsidiary Banks, which
could have a materially adverse effect on the Company's future operating
results.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
There have been no material changes in market risk exposures that
affect the quantitative or qualitative disclosures presented in the Company's
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
For the quarter ended March 31, 1999, Items 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Part II
are either inapplicable or would elicit a response of "None" and, therefore, no
reference thereto has been made herein.
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
In the ordinary course of operations, the Company and its subsidiaries
become defendants in a variety of judicial and administrative proceedings. In
the opinion of management, however, there is no proceeding pending, or to the
knowledge of management threatened, which, in the event of an adverse decision,
would be likely to result in a material adverse change in the financial
condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
(a) Exhibits.
27.1 Article 9 Summary Financial Information for the three
months ended March 31, 1999.
27.2 Article 9 Restated Summary Financial Information for
the three months ended March 31, 1998.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K.
None.
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Company has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned duly authorized officers of the Company.
Date: May 17, 1999 By: /s/ Neal F. Finnegan
-------------------------------------------------------
Neal F. Finnegan, President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: May 17, 1999 By: /s/ James K. Hunt
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James K. Hunt, Executive Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
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<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 9
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF UST CORP. FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1999 AND
IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF FORM
10-Q.
</LEGEND>
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<CURRENCY> U. S. DOLLARS
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS
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<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1999
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<FED-FUNDS-SOLD> 58,274
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<INVESTMENTS-MARKET> 0
<LOANS> 4,345,445
<ALLOWANCE> 63,840
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 5,929,827
<DEPOSITS> 4,207,158
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0
0
<COMMON> 26,705
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<INTEREST-OTHER> 779
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<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 9
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF UST CORP. FOR THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1998,WHICH
HAS BEEN RESTATED TO REFLECT THE ACQUISITIONS OF SOMERSET SAVINGS BANK AND
AFFILIATED COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. AS POOLING OF INTERESTS AND IS QUALIFIED
IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF FORM 10-Q.
</LEGEND>
<RESTATED>
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<CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS
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<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1998
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0
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