SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10 - QSB
(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 No. 0-21078
UNION BANKSHARES, LTD.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 84-0986148
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S Employer)
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1825 LAWRENCE STREET, SUITE 444, DENVER, CO 80202
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(303) 298-5352
(Issuer's telephone number, including area code)
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Not Changed
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Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report.
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section
13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past twelve 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 .
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At May 5, 1999, there were 2,350,514 shares of common stock outstanding.
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UNION BANKSHARES, LTD.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements................. 3
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis or
Plan of Operation.................... 9
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION......................... 15
SIGNATURES.......................................... 16
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Part I - Financial Information
Item 1 - Financial Statements
March 31, 1999
UNION BANKSHARES, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION
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March 31, December 31,
ASSETS 1999 1998
(Unaudited)
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Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and due from banks $ 16,859,000 $ 18,914,000
Federal funds sold 1,230,000 26,505,000
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Total cash and cash equivalents 18,089,000 45,419,000
Investment securities:
Investment securities held to maturity 37,348,000 27,469,000
Investment securities available for sale 101,630,000 77,594,000
Other investments 1,006,000 988,000
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Total investment securities 139,984,000 106,051,000
Loans:
Commercial 100,888,000 105,618,000
Real estate mortgage 3,820,000 4,101,000
Real estate construction 15,401,000 12,881,000
Consumer 23,132,000 24,595,000
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Total loans 143,241,000 147,195,000
Less: allowance for loan losses (2,722,000) (2,678,000)
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140,519,000 144,517,000
Mortgage loans held-for-sale 1,026,000 4,285,000
Excess of investment in subsidiary over net
assets acquired 7,035,000 7,169,000
Furniture, equipment and improvements, net 3,318,000 3,276,000
Accrued interest receivable 2,169,000 1,542,000
Other assets 3,101,000 2,318,000
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TOTAL ASSETS $ 315,241,000 $ 314,577,000
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits:
Demand (noninterest-bearing) $ 77,472,000 $ 78,017,000
NOW 26,387,000 25,852,000
Money Market 72,528,000 65,452,000
Savings 19,414,000 19,221,000
Time 81,670,000 83,108,000
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Total deposits 277,471,000 271,650,000
Federal funds purchased -- --
Notes payable 5,000,000 10,000,000
Guaranteed preferred beneficial interests
in Company's debentures 10,304,000 10,304,000
Accrued interest payable 452,000 471,000
Other liabilities 1,396,000 1,808,000
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Total liabilities 294,623,000 294,233,000
Stockholders' equity
Common stock 2,000 2,000
Common stock surplus 9,650,000 9,678,000
Retained earnings 10,354,000 10,021,000
Valuation allowance 612,000 643,000
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Total stockholders' equity 20,618,000 20,344,000
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 315,241,000 $ 314,577,000
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UNION BANKSHARES, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Unaudited)
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Three months ended
March 31,
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1999 1998
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INTEREST INCOME:
Interest and fees on loans $3,404,000 $3,066,000
Interest on investment securities:
U.S. government agencies and corporations 1,481,000 665,000
States and other political subdivisions 306,000 291,000
Interest on federal funds sold
and interest bearing deposits at other banks 146,000 69,000
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Total interest income 5,337,000 4,091,000
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest on deposits 1,770,000 1,153,000
Interest on federal funds purchased 26,000 2,000
Interest on notes payable 321,000 200,000
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Total interest expense 2,117,000 1,355,000
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NET INTEREST INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR
LOAN LOSS 3,220,000 2,736,000
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSS 45,000 99,000
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NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR
LOAN LOSS 3,175,000 2,637,000
NONINTEREST INCOME:
Service charges 167,000 92,000
Gain (loss) on sale of securities available
for sale 173,000 38,000
Other 192,000 113,000
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Total non interest income 532,000 243,000
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NONINTEREST EXPENSE:
Salaries and employee benefits 1,730,000 1,324,000
Amortization of investment in subsidiary
over net assets acquired 135,000 56,000
Occupancy and equipment 462,000 314,000
Other 985,000 656,000
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Total non interest expense 3,312,000 2,350,000
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE 395,000 530,000
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (Note 3) 101,000 37,000
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NET INCOME $ 294,000 $ 493,000
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EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE BASIC: (Note 4)
Net income per share $ 0.13 $ 0.21
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Weighted average number of common shares
outstanding 2,345,720 2,336,526
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EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE DILUTED (Note 4)
Net income per share $ 0.11 $ 0.19
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Weighted average number of common shares
outstanding 2,580,797 2,620,006
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UNION BANKSHARES, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1999 AND 1998
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March 31,
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1999 1998
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NET INCOME $ 294,000 $ 493,000
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
available-for-sale securities, net of
income taxes 78,000 (69,000)
LESS: reclassification adjustment for
realized (gain) losses included in
net income, net of income taxes (109,000) 24,000
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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME $ 263,000 $ 448,000
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UNION BANKSHARES, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1999
(Unaudited)
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1999 1998
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Net cash provided (used) by operating
activities $ (4,536,000) $ (82,000)
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from maturities of available-
for-sale securities 5,389,000 1,413,000
Proceeds from maturities of held-to-
maturity securities 1,401,000 1,561,000
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale
securities 13,035,000 2,077,000
Purchase of available-for-sale securities (50,448,000) (3,069,000)
Purchase of loans held-for-sale (4,974,000) (10,247,000)
Proceeds from sale of loans held-for-sale 8,233,000 8,664,000
Purchase of other investments (18,000) (19,000)
Net decrease in loans 3,963,000 (1,113,000)
Purchase of furniture and equipment (208,000) (181,000)
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Net cash used in investing activities (23,627,000) (914,000)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Increase (decrease) in deposits 5,821,000 10,281,000
Increase (decrease) in fed funds
purchased -- --
New borrowings long-term debt -- --
Repayments of long-term debt (5,000,000) (400,000)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 12,000 11,000
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Net cash provided by financing activities 833,000 9,892,000
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (27,330,000) 8,896,000
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 45,419,000 26,714,000
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of quarter $ 18,089,000 $ 35,610,000
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UNION BANKSHARES, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
MARCH 31, 1999
NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared
in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-QSB and do not include all the
information and note disclosures required by generally accepted accounting
principles for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to
the consolidated financial statements and related footnotes included in the
Company's annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1997. In
the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements presented
herein include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals)
necessary to present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated
financial position of Union Bankshares, Ltd. (the "Company") as of March 31,
1999 and the Company's results of operations for the three months ended March
31, 1999 and 1998, statements of comprehensive income for the three months ended
March 31, 1999 and 1998, and statements of cash flows for the three months ended
March 31, 1999 and 1998.
Certain reclassifications have been made to the March 31, 1998 Consolidated
Financial Statements to conform to the March 31, 1999 Consolidated Financial
Statements.
NOTE 2. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 1999 are not
indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
NOTE 3. INCOME TAXES
Income taxes are provided for on the liability method, in accordance with
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 109, whereby deferred
assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss
and tax credit carryforwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for
taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are defined as the
differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax
basis. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the
opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of
the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in the tax laws and rates on
the date of enactment.
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NOTE 4. EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
Earnings per common share are computed by dividing net income available for
common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock
outstanding during the period plus the equivalent number of shares purchasable
under common stock options, if dilutive. Earnings per common share were affected
by 235,078 shares purchasable pursuant to exercisable options during the three
months ended March 31, 1999. Earnings per common share were affected by 283,480
shares purchasable pursuant to exercisable options during the three months ended
March 31, 1998.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following commentary presents management's discussion and analysis of the
Company's financial performance and financial condition for the first quarter
ended March 31, 1999. The discussion is a supplement to the Consolidated
Financial Statements and should be read in conjunction with those statements and
footnotes.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW: Union Bankshares, Ltd. (the "Company") reported net income of $294,000
for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, a decrease of 40.4% from net income of
$493,000 for the first quarter of 1998. 1999 first quarter earnings were
positively impacted by a $484,000 increase in net interest income, a $135,000
increase in gain on sale of securities available for sale, a $54,000 decrease in
provision for loan loss, and an increase in noninterest income of $154,000.
These improvements were offset by an increase of $64,000 in income tax expense
and a $962,000 increase in noninterest expense. Net income per share (diluted)
was $.11 for the three months ended March 31, 1999 compared to $.19 per share
(diluted) for the same period in 1998. Return on average assets and average
equity were .37% and 5.73%, respectively, for the first quarter of 1999 compared
to .93% and 10.72%, respectively, for the first quarter of 1998.
During the first quarter of 1999, the Bank's cash and Federal Funds sold
decreased $27.3 million, its securities portfolio increased $33.9 million, its
loan portfolio decreased $4.0 million, its deposits increased $5.8 million, and
its notes payable decreased $5.0 million.
INTEREST INCOME: Interest income increased $1,246,000, or 30.5%, to $5,337,000
for the first quarter of 1999 from $4,091,000 for the comparable 1998 period.
This increase results from the increase in the Company's interest earning assets
and the acquisition of Lakewood State Bank ("LSB") in December. The Company's
net yield on interest earning assets on a fully tax equivalent basis was 7.84%
for the first quarter of 1999, which reflects a decrease of 92 basis points
(each basis point equals 1/100 of 1%) from the comparable 1998 period. This
decrease resulted from a general decline in interest rates and from the higher
proportion of the Company's assets held in its securities portfolio which
generally earns a lower level of interest. The average yield on loans decreased
from 9.94% in the 1998 period to 9.43% in the 1999 period, and the average yield
on securities held by the Company decreased from 6.75% in the 1998 period to
6.30% in the 1999 period. Interest income on loans was $338,000 greater in the
1999 period and interest income on securities increased $831,000 in the 1999
period.
INTEREST EXPENSE: Interest expense increased $762,000, or 56.2%, to
$2,117,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 1999 from $1,355,000 for the
quarter ended March 31, 1998. This increase is primarily due to a $70.8
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million increase in average interest bearing deposit accounts ($30.0 million
from the acquisition of LSB), a $10.3 million increase in notes payable due to
the issuance of the trust preferred securities in December, 1998, offset by a
$5.0 million decrease in average notes payable to the Federal Home Loan Bank.
Average rates paid on interest bearing deposits decreased 6 basis points to
3.64% in the first quarter of 1999 from 3.70% in the first quarter of 1998.
NET INTEREST INCOME: Net interest income before provision for loan loss was
$3,220,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, an increase of $484,000, or
17.7%, over the first quarter of 1998. Net interest margin decreased 116 basis
points from 5.94% in the 1998 period to 4.78% in the 1999 period. The increase
in net interest income is primarily due to a $338,000 increase in interest
income on loans, an $831,000 increase in interest income on investment
securities and a $77,000 increase in interest income on federal funds sold,
offset by a $762,000 increase in interest expense. The Company's average cost of
funds for the quarter ended March 31, 1999 was 6 basis points higher than in the
comparable 1998 period. The Company's average yield on interest earning assets
decreased 92 basis points in the 1999 period compared to the year earlier period
from 8.76% to 7.84%.
NONINTEREST INCOME: Noninterest income increased $289,000, or 118.9%, for the
quarter ended March 31, 1999 to $532,000 from $243,000 for the quarter ended
March 31, 1998. This increase was primarily due to (i) a $135,000 increase in
the gain on sale of securities available for sale; and (ii) a $75,000 increase
in service charge income and a $79,000 increase in other noninterest income
($93,000 due to the acquisition of LSB).
NONINTEREST EXPENSE: Noninterest expense increased $962,000, or 40.9%, for the
first quarter of 1999 to $3,312,000 compared to $2,350,000 in the first quarter
of 1998. This increase is primarily the result of; (i) increases in salaries and
benefits relating primarily to annual merit increases, and staffing expense for
the two new branches and the acquisition of LSB; (ii) increases in occupancy and
equipment relating to the new branches and the acquisition of LSB; (iii)
increase in goodwill expense due to the acquisition of LSB; and (iv) increases
in other noninterest expenses relating to the new branches and the acquisition
of LSB.
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSS
The Company charged $45,000 to Provision for Loan Loss in the first quarter of
1999 and $99,000 for the same period in 1998. The ratio of loan loss reserve to
total loans was 1.89% at March 31, 1999 and 1.77% at March 31, 1998. The Company
sets its loan loss reserve at a level considered adequate to provide for
anticipated loan losses based on management's assessment of various factors
affecting the loan portfolio. These factors include a review of problem loans,
business conditions, loan loss experience and an overall evaluation of the
quality of the collateral, holding and disposal costs and costs of capital.
Provision
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for loan loss is a direct charge against income and is determined by management
based on the adequacy of the loan loss reserve.
LIQUIDITY AND SOURCES OF FUNDS
The Company's total assets increased to $315.2 million at March 31, 1999 from
$314.6 million at December 31, 1998. During the quarter ended March 31, 1999
deposits increased $5.8 million to $277.5 million at March 31, 1999 from $271.7
million at December 31, 1998. None of the Company's deposits at March 31, 1999
were brokered deposits.
In December 1998, Union Bankshares Capital Trust I, a newly formed Delaware
business trust completed the sale of $10.3 million of 9% Cumulative Trust
Preferred Securities, guaranteed on a subordinated basis by the Company. The
Company contributed $7 million of the proceeds of the offering to the Bank to
finance the acquisition of Lakewood State Bank. The remainder of the proceeds
was used for general corporate purposes, including the payoff of all outstanding
amounts to NationsBank under the Loan Agreement. The Company also terminated the
revolving line of credit it maintained with NationsBank.
The Company established a revolving line of credit with Gold Banc in an amount
not to exceed $3.0 million. Any monies advanced under this line will be used
solely for the capital needs of the Company or to purchase the stock of banks or
bank holding companies. This line of credit will be available for one year only,
with renewals to be negotiated each year. There is currently no amount
outstanding under this line of credit.
On January 14, 1998, the Bank borrowed $10 million from the Federal Home Loan
Bank of Topeka (the "FHLB") in the form of two $5 million loans. The purpose of
securing these loans was primarily to provide liquidity and allow the Bank to
limit its exposure relative to the Available for Sale portion of its securities
portfolio, as discussed below. The first $5 million enabled management to reduce
its current daily purchase of Federal Funds from approximately $8 million to $3
million. With the remaining $5 million, the Bank purchased approximately $5
million in short-term U.S. Government securities, which were placed in the
Available for Sale portfolio. This allowed the Bank to transfer approximately $5
million in long-term GNMA mortgage pool securities with relatively high coupon
yields to Held to Maturity, which limits the Bank's capital exposure should
interest rates increase. The loans are structured as follows: $5 million at
6.34%, maturing January 14, 1999; and $5 million at 6.50%, maturing January 14,
2000. The loans cannot be prepaid without a prepayment penalty. Interest on
these notes is due monthly. The Company expects that maturities of securities
held in the Available for Sale portfolio will be adequate to fund repayment of
these loans. On January 14, 1999, the Bank repaid the $5 million which matured.
Management anticipates that the Company will continue to rely primarily
on customer deposits, sales and maturities of investment securities, loan
sales and loan repayments, as well as retained earnings to provide
liquidity. These funds are used to make loans, to acquire investment
securities and other assets and to fund continuing operations. The
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Company believes that its customer deposits will continue to provide a strong
source of liquidity because of the high percentage of core deposits, many of
which are held as compensating balances under long-standing loan relationships.
As a secondary source of funds, management uses federal funds and its membership
in the FHLB.
ASSET QUALITY
The Company's lending activities are guided by its Statement of Lending Policies
and Procedures. These policies are annually reviewed and approved by the Bank's
Board of Directors. The Company supplements its internal supervision and audits
of its lending operation with independent examinations performed by professional
experienced consultants and auditors. The Company monitors concentrations of
loans by collateral, purpose and industry. The Company has no significant
exposure to highly leveraged transactions and has no foreign credits in its loan
portfolio.
Total nonperforming assets were $1,000 and $15,000 at March 31, 1999 and
December 31, 1998, respectively. Other Real Estate Owned (OREO) was $158,000 and
$0 at March 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998, respectively. At March 31, 1999
securities held to maturity were $37.3 million, or 26.7% of the total portfolio.
Securities available for sale totaled $101.6 million, or 72.6% of the total
portfolio. Other securities (investment in FHLB stock) totaled $1.0 million, or
.7% of the total portfolio. Securities available for sale are those securities
which may be sold in response to changes in interest rates, changes in the
Company's short term liquidity needs or changes in prepayment risk, and are
stated at the lower of cost or estimated market value. At March 31, 1998, the
market value of investments available for sale exceeded carrying value by
approximately $901,000.
Securities held to maturity are considered longer term assets which are normally
held until maturity and are carried at amortized cost. The market value of
securities held to maturity exceeded carrying value by approximately $713,000 at
March 31, 1999. U.S. government securities make up $115.6 million, or 82.5% of
the investment portfolio, and obligations of states and political subdivisions
(municipal securities), comprise $24.4 million, or 17.5% of the portfolio at
March 31, 1999.
As noted in the Company's Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1998,
management has generally sought to control the exposure of the Company's
securities portfolio to rising interest rates by maintaining a position within a
narrow range around an "earnings neutral position" (i.e. the mix of assets and
liabilities that generate a net interest margin that is least affected by
interest rate changes). The Company uses a measurement tool known as dollar
duration to help maintain an earnings neutral position. As of March 31, 1999,
the dollar duration of the investment portfolio was 4.50 compared to 3.50 at
December 31, 1998. The increase in dollar duration resulted from the partial
replacement of securities which were sold, matured or called during the first
quarter of 1998 and the net addition of $33.9 million of securities with the
same or lower yields but with longer maturities. The Company may also engage in
hedging transactions to control interest rate risk. The effect of these
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efforts in any given period may be to negatively impact reported net
non-interest income and the interest earned on the securities.
CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company's capital adequacy is a direct measurement of the overall financial
strength of the Company and its ability to absorb adverse market conditions. In
addition, the capital position of the Company provides a mechanism to promote
public confidence in the Company and the Bank.
The Company's total stockholders' equity increased $274,000 to $20.6 million at
March 31, 1999 from $20.3 million at December 31, 1998. This increase in
stockholders' equity was due to the retention of earnings in the current year,
the exercise of options to purchase 2,000 shares of common stock, and the net
effect of FAS 115 which requires financial institutions to mark their available
for sale securities portfolio to market.
The Federal Reserve Board and FDIC guidelines require a minimum of a 4% Tier 1
core capital to risk-weighted assets ratio and an 8% total qualifying capital to
risk-weighted assets ratio. Due to the Company's high level of capital and the
level of risk in its current asset mix, the Company's risk based capital ratios
exceed the regulatory minimum ratios. The Company's core capital to risk
weighted assets was 14.62% at March 31, 1999 and its total qualifying capital to
risk weighted assets was 15.88%. As of March 31, 1999 the Bank also exceeded the
minimum regulatory risk based capital ratios.
IMPACT OF YEAR 2000
Some computer programs are written using two digits rather than four to define
the applicable year. As a result, those computer programs have time-sensitive
software that recognizes a date using "00" as the year 1900 rather than 2000.
This could cause a system failure or miscalculation causing disruption of
operation including, among other things, a temporary inability to process
transactions, pay invoices or engage in similar, normal business activities.
In February 1998, the Company adopted a Year 2000 Project Management Plan in
recognition of the potential problems that all computer systems may have when
the date January 1, 2000 arrives. As part of the implementation of this plan, in
April 1998, the Company completed an assessment to determine whether it would
have to modify or replace portions of its hardware and software so that its
computer systems will function properly with respect to dates in the year 2000
and thereafter. By June 1998, the Company had completed all required renovations
of its critical internal information technology ("IT") systems and by March
1999, had completed compliance testing of such systems. All critical IT and
non-IT systems have tested Year 2000 compliant. Testing is continuing on
non-critical systems and all reasonable steps required to achieve compliance of
such systems will be taken. The steps remaining in the total Year 2000 project
are not estimated to have a material impact on the Company's financial position
or the results of its operations. The Company estimates that its total Year 2000
project cost will be approximately $500,000. These costs will be expensed as
incurred and approximately $375,000 has been incurred as of December 31, 1998.
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The Company has initiated formal communications with all of its significant
suppliers and large customers and is continuing its assessment of the extent to
which the Company is vulnerable to those third parties' failure to remediate
their own Year 2000 issues. The Company's total Year 2000 project cost and
estimates for completion include the estimated costs and time associated with
the impact of a third party's Year 2000 issue and are based on presently
available information. However, there can be no guarantee that the systems of
other companies on which the Company's systems rely will be timely converted, or
that a failure to convert by another company, or a conversion that is
incompatible with the Company's systems, would not have a material adverse
effect on the Company.
The Company has adopted a contingency plan in the event that third parties
significant to the Company are not timely Year 2000 compliant. The Company has
determined that the most reasonably likely worst-case scenario would include
power and communications failures. Under the contingency plan, the Company
believes that it could carry out its core-business activities for an indefinite
period in such an event. The Company's plan also addresses contingencies related
to liquidity and currency demands which may arise.
The costs of the project and the date on which the Company believes it will
complete the Year 2000 modifications are based on management's best estimates
which were derived utilizing numerous assumptions of future events, including
the continued availability of certain resources, the ability to locate and
correct all relevant computer codes and similar uncertainties. Therefore, there
can be no assurance that these estimates will be achieved and actual results
could differ materially from those anticipated.
"SAFE HARBOR" STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM
ACT OF 1995.
Statements which are not historical facts contained in this document are forward
looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ from projected results. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially include, among others: management's ability to
integrate the operations of Lakewood State Bank, continued success of the Bank's
branching strategy, general economic conditions, economic conditions in the
Denver metropolitan area, the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve Board,
changes in interest rates, inflation, competition in the banking business,
changes in the state and federal regulatory regime applicable to the Company's
and the Bank's operations, the results of financing efforts and other risk
factors detailed in the Company's Forms 10-KSB, 10-QSB and 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Information included in this document includes "forward-looking statements,"
which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may,"
"will," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," or "continue," or the
negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. The
statements in "risk factors" and other statements and disclaimers in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB constitute cautionary statements
identifying important factors, including certain risks and uncertainties, with
respect to such forward-looking statements that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those reflected in such forward-looking statements.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit 27. Financial Data Schedule
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the issuer caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Union Bankshares, Ltd.
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(Registrant)
May 13, 1999 /s/ Bruce E. Hall
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Bruce E. Hall
Vice President, Treasurer and
Secretary
(Authorized Officer and Principal
Financial Officer of the Registrant)
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