Filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration
Statement No. 333-151820
PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT NO. 2 DATED JANUARY 14, 2009
TO
PROSPECTUS DATED JULY 31, 2008
Nontransferable
Purchase Rights for up to 3,750,000 Shares of
9%
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
This
Prospectus Supplement No. 2 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) supplements our
prospectus dated July 31, 2008 (the “Prospectus”) as previously supplemented,
relating to our initial rights offering and subsequent public reoffering of
shares of our 9% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A
Preferred”), at a cash subscription price of $8.00 per share.
Expiration
of Rights Offering; Extension of Public Reoffer Period
The
rights offering expired at 5:00 p.m. on September 19, 2008. We are
now offering the remaining unsubscribed shares of Series A Preferred to the
public. The reoffer period has been extended and will now expire at
the earlier of 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on April 15, 2009 or the date on
which we have accepted subscriptions for all shares remaining for
purchase.
Updated
Financial Information
This
Prospectus Supplement further supplements our Prospectus with the following
additions and changes:
1. Update
our Prospectus dated July 31, 2008 with financial information attached hereto as
Annex A for the three- and nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, including
management’s discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial
condition, as set forth in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2008.
This
Prospectus Supplement should be read in conjunction with, and may not be
delivered or utilized without, the Prospectus. This Prospectus
Supplement is qualified by reference to the Prospectus except to the extent that
information herein contained supersedes the information contained in the
Prospectus.
Investing in our preferred stock and
common stock involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors”
beginning on page 11 of the Prospectus.
The shares of
our Series A Preferred offered hereby and our common stock are not deposits,
savings accounts, or other obligations of a bank or savings association and are
not insured by the FDIC or any other governmental agency.
Neither
the Securities Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this Prospectus
Supplement or the Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the
contrary is a criminal offense.
This
Prospectus Supplement is dated January 14, 2009
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS:
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007
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2
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30,
2008
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and
September 30, 2007
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3
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Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended September
30, 2008
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and
September
30, 2007
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4
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the Nine Months Ended
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September
30, 2008 and September 30,
2007
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5
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Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30,
2008
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and
September 30, 2007
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6
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended
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September
30, 2008 and September 30,
2007
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7
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
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9
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WGNB
CORP.
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
As
of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007
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September 30, 2008
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December 31, 2007
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(unaudited)
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(audited)
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Assets
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Cash
and due from banks
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$
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22,896,133
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6,004,621
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Interest-bearing
deposits in other banks
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491,745
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1,463,719
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Federal
funds sold
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27,705,000
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18,377,000
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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51,092,878
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25,845,340
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Securities
available for sale
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96,307,337
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122,693,244
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Securities
held to maturity, estimated fair values
of
$7,463,108 and $7,901,839
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7,463,108
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7,901,839
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Loans,
net
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628,975,240
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645,738,663
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Premises
and equipment, net
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17,610,380
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18,356,970
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Accrued
interest receivable
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4,166,102
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5,927,168
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Cash
surrender value of life insurance
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3,762,789
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3,639,550
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Goodwill
and other intangibles, net
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29,148,475
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29,433,841
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Foreclosed
property
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35,908,279
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10,313,331
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Deferred
taxes
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6,410,035
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6,389,057
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Income
tax receivable
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3,043,968
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-
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Other
assets
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8,528,901
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7,425,520
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$
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892,417,492
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883,664,523
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Liabilities and Stockholders’
Equity
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Deposits:
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Demand
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$
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70,521,311
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67,614,983
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Interest bearing
demand
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205,716,609
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220,137,199
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Savings
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19,379,320
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19,122,668
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Time
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201,721,431
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170,112,285
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Time, over
$100,000
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239,001,153
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229,390,354
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Total deposits
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736,339,824
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706,377,489
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Federal
Home Loan Bank advances
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52,000,000
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54,500,000
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Securities
sold under repurchase agreements
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-
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20,000,000
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Junior
subordinated debentures
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10,825,000
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10,825,000
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Accrued
interest payable
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2,750,606
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3,990,807
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Other
liabilities
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7,298,468
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7,820,335
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Total
liabilities
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809,213,898
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803,513,631
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Commitments
Stockholders’
equity:
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Preferred
stock, no par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized;
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1,262,533
shares issued and outstanding in 2008 and no shares issued
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or
outstanding in 2007
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9,967,413
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-
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Common stock, no par value in
2008 and $1.25 par value in 2007,
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20,000,000
shares authorized; 6,057,594 issued and outstanding
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37,907,724
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7,571,993
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Additional
paid-in capital
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-
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30,199,481
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Retained
earnings
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36,532,187
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41,786,537
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Accumulated other comprehensive
(loss) income
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(1,203,730
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)
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592,881
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Total stockholders’
equity
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83,203,594
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80,150,892
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$
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892,417,492
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883,664,523
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See
accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
WGNB
CORP.
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
For
the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
(unaudited)
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For the Three Months Ended
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September 30, 2008
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September 30, 2007
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Interest
income:
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Interest
and fees on loans
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$
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10,087,039
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14,613,982
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Interest
on federal funds sold
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124,160
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207,931
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Interest
on investment securities:
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U.S.
Government agencies
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575,074
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613,815
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State,
county and municipal
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713,114
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608,895
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Other
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302,706
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343,135
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Total
interest income
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11,802,093
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16,387,758
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Interest
expense:
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Interest
on deposits:
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Demand
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846,986
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1,681,675
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Savings
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16,487
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76,252
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Time
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4,758,019
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5,219,570
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Interest
on FHLB and other borrowings
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704,453
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864,461
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Total
interest expense
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6,325,945
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7,841,958
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Net
interest income
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5,476,148
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8,545,800
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Provision
for loan losses
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1,400,000
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750,000
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Net
interest income after provision for loan losses
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4,076,148
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7,795,800
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Other
income:
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Service
charges on deposit accounts
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1,646,143
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1,665,722
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Mortgage
origination fees
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74,600
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79,234
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Brokerage
fees
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107,457
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168,022
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ATM
network fees
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364,252
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290,920
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Loss
on settlement of securities sold under repurchase
agreements
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(683,361
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)
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-
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Gain
on sales of securities available for sale
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329,398
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-
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(Loss
) gain on sale or write-down of foreclosed property
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(1,136,167
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)
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72,244
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Miscellaneous
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239,119
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366,788
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Total
other income
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941,441
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2,642,930
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Other
expenses:
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Salaries
and employee benefits
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3,583,713
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4,135,422
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Occupancy
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950,323
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988,382
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Expense
on loans and foreclosed property
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296,927
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115,467
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Other
operating
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1,984,064
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1,754,818
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Total
other expenses
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6,815,027
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6,994,089
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(Loss)
earnings before income taxes
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(1,797,438
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)
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3,444,641
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Income
tax benefit (expense)
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942,286
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(1,114,246
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)
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Net
(loss) earnings
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$
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(855,152
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)
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2,330,395
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Basic
(loss) earnings per share
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$
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(0.14
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)
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0.38
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Diluted
(loss) earnings per share
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$
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(0.14
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)
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0.38
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Dividends
declared per share
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$
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-
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0.21
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See
accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
WGNB
CORP.
Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income
For
the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
(unaudited)
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For the Three Months Ended
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September 30, 2008
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September 30, 2007
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Net
(loss) earnings
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$
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(855,152
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)
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2,330,395
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Other
comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
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Unrealized (losses) gains on
investment
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securities available for
sale:
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Unrealized (losses) gains arising
during the period
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(462,917
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)
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850,995
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Associated benefit
(taxes)
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157,392
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(289,338
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)
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Reclassification
adjustment for gain realized
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(329,398
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)
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-
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Associated
taxes
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111,995
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-
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Change
in fair value of derivatives for cash flow hedges:
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Decrease
in fair value of derivatives for cash flow hedges
arising
during the period
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(104,580
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)
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-
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Associated
tax benefit
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35,557
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-
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Other
comprehensive (loss) income
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(591,951
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)
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561,657
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Comprehensive
(loss) income
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$
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(
1,447,103
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)
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2,897,052
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See
accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
WGNB
CORP.
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
For
the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
(unaudited)
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For the Nine Months Ended
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September 30, 2008
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September 30, 2007
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Interest
income:
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Interest
and fees on loans
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$
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32,208,994
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36,740,641
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Interest
on federal funds sold
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248,851
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|
374,215
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Interest
on investment securities:
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U.S.
Government agencies
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1,857,595
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1,156,095
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State,
county and municipal
|
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2,246,190
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1,327,564
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Other
|
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1,004,128
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|
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1,005,067
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|
|
|
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|
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Total
interest income
|
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37,565,758
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|
40,603,582
|
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Interest
expense:
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
on deposits:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Demand
|
|
|
2,998,646
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|
|
4,490,782
|
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Savings
|
|
|
80,033
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|
|
|
174,848
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Time
|
|
|
14,065,813
|
|
|
|
12,177,935
|
|
Interest
on FHLB and other borrowings
|
|
|
2,281,026
|
|
|
|
2,343,466
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
interest expense
|
|
|
19,425,518
|
|
|
|
19,187,031
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
interest income
|
|
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18,140,240
|
|
|
|
21,416,551
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision
for loan losses
|
|
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10,250,000
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|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
interest income after provision for loan losses
|
|
|
7,890,240
|
|
|
|
19,916,551
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Other
income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service
charges on deposit accounts
|
|
|
4,719,800
|
|
|
|
3,631,170
|
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Mortgage
origination fees
|
|
|
245,511
|
|
|
|
278,278
|
|
Brokerage
fees
|
|
|
342,008
|
|
|
|
468,628
|
|
ATM
network fees
|
|
|
1,107,187
|
|
|
|
710,036
|
|
Loss
on settlement of securities sold under repurchase
agreements
|
|
|
(683,361
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Gain
on sales of securities available for sale
|
|
|
435,067
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
(Loss)
gain on sale or write-down of foreclosed property
|
|
|
(1,014,909
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)
|
|
|
72,244
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
|
|
734,608
|
|
|
|
1,015,422
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
other income
|
|
|
5,885,911
|
|
|
|
6,175,778
|
|
Other
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salaries
and employee benefits
|
|
|
10,788,336
|
|
|
|
9,944,918
|
|
Occupancy
|
|
|
2,998,381
|
|
|
|
2,294,475
|
|
Expense
on loans and foreclosed property
|
|
|
1,144,543
|
|
|
|
209,924
|
|
Other
operating
|
|
|
5,386,634
|
|
|
|
3,960,142
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
other expenses
|
|
|
20,317,894
|
|
|
|
16,409,459
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss)
earnings before income taxes
|
|
|
(6,541,743
|
)
|
|
|
9,682,870
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
tax benefit (expense)
|
|
|
3,223,430
|
|
|
|
(3,118,436
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(loss) earnings
|
|
$
|
(3,318,313
|
)
|
|
|
6,564,434
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
(loss) earnings per share
|
|
$
|
(0.55
|
)
|
|
|
1.23
|
|
Diluted
(loss) earnings per share
|
|
$
|
(0.55
|
)
|
|
|
1.22
|
|
Dividends
declared per share
|
|
$
|
0.315
|
|
|
|
0.61
|
|
See
accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
WGNB
CORP.
Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income
For
the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
(unaudited)
|
|
For the Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2008
|
|
|
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(loss) earnings
|
|
$
|
(3,318,313
|
)
|
|
|
6,564,434
|
|
Other
comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized (losses) gains on
investment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
securities available for
sale:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
(losses) gains arising during the period
|
|
|
(2,134,914
|
)
|
|
|
266,230
|
|
Associated
benefit (taxes)
|
|
|
725,871
|
|
|
|
(90,518
|
)
|
Reclassification
adjustment for gain realized
|
|
|
(435,067
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Associated
taxes
|
|
|
147,923
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Change
in fair value of derivatives for cash flow hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease
in fair value of derivatives for cash flow hedges
arising
during the period
|
|
|
(152,158
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Associated
tax benefit
|
|
|
51,734
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
comprehensive (loss) income
|
|
|
(1,796,611
|
)
|
|
|
175,712
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive
(loss) income
|
|
$
|
(
5,114,924
|
)
|
|
|
6,740,146
|
|
See
accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
WGNB
CORP.
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
For
the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
(unaudited)
|
|
For the Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2008
|
|
|
September 30, 2007
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss)
earnings
|
|
$
|
(3,318,313
|
)
|
|
|
6,564,434
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net
earnings to net cash
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
provided by operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion
|
|
|
1,404,489
|
|
|
|
971,605
|
|
Provision
for loan losses
|
|
|
10,250,000
|
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
Stock-based
employee compensation expense
|
|
|
136,250
|
|
|
|
131,000
|
|
Income
from bank owned life insurance
|
|
|
(123,239
|
)
|
|
|
(40,215
|
)
|
(Gain)
on sale of available for sale securities
|
|
|
(435,067
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(Gain)
loss on sale or write-down of foreclosed property
|
|
|
1,014,909
|
|
|
|
(72,244
|
)
|
(Gain)
loss on sale of premises and equipment
|
|
|
(2,556
|
)
|
|
|
(21,404
|
)
|
Change
in:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
tax receivable
|
|
|
(3,043,968
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
1,265,223
|
|
|
|
(2,161,502
|
)
|
Other
liabilities
|
|
|
(1,786,739
|
)
|
|
|
461,972
|
|
Net cash provided by operating
activities
|
|
|
5,360,989
|
|
|
|
7,333,646
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities, net of effects of purchase accounting
adjustments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from maturities of
securities available for sale
|
|
|
9,100,307
|
|
|
|
49,894,157
|
|
Proceeds
from maturities of securities held to maturity
|
|
|
439,896
|
|
|
|
1,327,679
|
|
Proceeds
for sale of securities available for sale
|
|
|
28,531,192
|
|
|
|
5,993,155
|
|
Purchases of securities
available for sale
|
|
|
(13,318,622
|
)
|
|
|
(43,950,507
|
)
|
Purchases
of securities held to maturity
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,000,000
|
)
|
Net change in
loans
|
|
|
(23,614,417
|
)
|
|
|
(53,343,028
|
)
|
Cash
paid to First Haralson, net of cash received of
$17,437,208
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(517,028
|
)
|
Proceeds
from sale of premises and equipment
|
|
|
3,778
|
|
|
|
21,404
|
|
Purchases of premises and
equipment
|
|
|
(492,665
|
)
|
|
|
(1,571,770
|
)
|
Redeem
cash surrender value asset
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
293,101
|
|
Capital expenditures for
foreclosed property
|
|
|
(566,156
|
)
|
|
|
(14,747
|
)
|
Proceeds from sales of
foreclosed property
|
|
|
4,284,855
|
|
|
|
447,480
|
|
Net cash provided (used) by
investing activities
|
|
|
4,368,168
|
|
|
|
(
42,420,104
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from financing activities, net of effects of purchase accounting
adjustments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in
deposits
|
|
|
29,962,335
|
|
|
|
51,729,961
|
|
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan
Bank advances
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
10,000,000
|
|
Repayment
of Federal Home Loan Bank advances
|
|
|
(2,500,000
|
)
|
|
|
(15,000,000
|
)
|
Repayment
of securities sold under repurchase agreement
|
|
|
(20,000,000
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Proceeds
from junior subordinated debentures
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
10,825,000
|
|
Net
proceeds from federal funds purchased
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
801,000
|
|
Dividends paid
|
|
|
(1,911,366
|
)
|
|
|
(3,075,149
|
)
|
Proceeds
from issuance of preferred stock
|
|
|
10,100,264
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Proceeds from exercise of stock
options
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
61,319
|
|
Stock
issuance cost
|
|
|
(132,851
|
)
|
|
|
(103,156
|
)
|
Net cash provided by financing
activities
|
|
|
15,518,381
|
|
|
|
55,238,975
|
|
Change
in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
25,247,538
|
|
|
|
20,152,517
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
|
25,845,340
|
|
|
|
13,233,448
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
|
$
|
51,092,878
|
|
|
$
|
33,385,965
|
|
See
accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
WGNB
CORP.
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows, continued
For
the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
(unaudited)
|
|
For the Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2008
|
|
|
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid during the period
for:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
$
|
20,665,719
|
|
|
|
17,029,000
|
|
Income tax (refund)
paid
|
|
|
(1,091,632
|
)
|
|
|
3,358,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash investing and
financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transfer
of loans to foreclosed property
|
|
|
42,017,884
|
|
|
|
5,040,620
|
|
Loans
to facilitate the sale of foreclosed property
|
|
|
11,689,328
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Change in unrealized gains
on
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
securities
available for sale, net of tax
|
|
|
(1,696,187
|
)
|
|
|
175,712
|
|
Change
in fair value of derivative for cash flow
hedges,
net of tax
|
|
|
(100,424
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Change in dividends payable
|
|
|
(1,252,322
|
)
|
|
|
413,863
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See
accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
WGNB
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
September
30, 2008
(unaudited)
(1) Basis
of Presentation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of WGNB Corp. (the
“Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, First National Bank of Georgia (the
“Bank”). All significant inter-company accounts have been eliminated
in consolidation.
The
accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all
adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly
the Company’s financial position as of September 30, 2008, and the results of
its operations and its cash flows for the three and nine month periods ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007. All such adjustments are normal and
recurring in nature. The financial statements included herein should
be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, related notes
thereto and the report of independent registered public accounting firm included
in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2007, which included the results of operations for the years ended December 31,
2007, 2006 and 2005.
(2)
Net Earnings Per Share
Basic
earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding during the period while the effects of potential common shares
outstanding during the period are included in diluted earnings per
share. The average market price during the year is used to compute
equivalent shares.
SFAS No.
128,
“Earnings Per
Share,”
requires that employee equity share options, non-vested shares
and similar equity instruments granted to employees be treated as potential
common shares in computing diluted earnings per share. Diluted earnings per
share should be based on the actual number of options or shares granted and not
yet forfeited, unless doing so would be anti-dilutive. The Company uses the
“treasury stock” method for equity instruments granted in share-based payment
transactions provided in SFAS No. 128 to determine diluted earnings per
share.
Set forth
below is a table showing a reconciliation of the amounts used in the computation
of basic and diluted earnings per share. Only a reconciliation of
amounts for the periods ended September 30, 2007 is presented. No
presentation for the periods ended September 30, 2008 is set forth below because
inclusion of potential common shares in the diluted loss per share calculation
for these periods would be anti-dilutive. Reconciliation of the
amounts used in the computation of both “basic earnings per share” and “diluted
earnings per share” for the periods ended September 30, 2007 is as
follows:
|
|
|
For the quarter ended September
30, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Earnings
|
|
|
Common
Shares
|
|
|
per Share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per
share
|
|
$
|
2,330,395
|
|
|
|
6,058,939
|
|
|
$
|
0.38
|
|
|
Effect of dilutive securities –
Stock Options
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
18,329
|
|
|
|
(0.00
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per
share
|
|
$
|
2,330,395
|
|
|
|
6,077,268
|
|
|
$
|
0.38
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the nine months ended
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Earnings
|
|
|
Common
Shares
|
|
|
per Share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per
share
|
|
$
|
6,564,434
|
|
|
|
5,358,546
|
|
|
$
|
1.23
|
|
|
Effect of dilutive securities –
Stock Options
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
24,392
|
|
|
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per
share
|
|
$
|
6,564,434
|
|
|
|
5,382,938
|
|
|
$
|
1.22
|
|
WGNB
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
September
30, 2008
(unaudited)
(3)
Stock Compensation Plans
|
SFAS
No. 123 (revised 2004) (SFAS No. 123 (R))
“Share-Based Payment”
was adopted by the Company on the required date, January 1, 2006, using
the modified prospective transition method provided for under the
standard. SFAS No. 123 (R) addresses the accounting for
share-based payment transactions in which the Company receives employee
services in exchange for equity instruments of the Company. SFAS No. 123
(R) requires the Company to recognize as compensation expense the “grant
date fair value” of stock options granted to employees in the statement of
earnings using the fair-value-based
method.
|
|
The
Company recognized $38,250 and $46,500 of stock-based employee
compensation expense during the three-months ended September 30, 2008 and
2007, respectively, and $136,250 and $131,000 of stock-based compensation
during the nine-months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively,
associated with its stock option grants. The Company is
recognizing the compensation expense for stock option grants with graded
vesting schedules on a straight-line basis over the requisite service
period of the award as permitted by SFAS No. 123 (R). As of
September 30, 2008, there was $506,787 of unrecognized compensation cost
related to stock option grants. The cost is expected to be
recognized over the vesting period of approximately five
years.
|
|
The
grant-date fair value of each option granted during 2008 and 2007 was
$3.37 and $6.39, respectively. The Company did not grant any
options during the second or third quarters of 2008 or
2007. The fair value of each option is estimated on the date of
grant using the Black-Scholes Model. The following weighted
average assumptions were used for grants in 2008 and
2007:
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Dividend
yield
|
|
|
3.09
|
%
|
|
|
2.72
|
%
|
Expected
volatility
|
|
|
22
|
%
|
|
|
20
|
%
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
|
|
3.50
|
%
|
|
|
4.83
|
%
|
Expected
term
|
|
6.5
years
|
|
|
6.6
years
|
|
(4) Fair
Value
Effective
January 1, 2008, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board
(“FASB”) Statement No. 157,
Fair Value Measurements
(“SFAS No. 157”), which provides a framework for measuring fair value under
generally accepted accounting principles. SFAS No. 157 applies to all
financial instruments that are being measured and reported on a fair value
basis.
The
Company utilizes fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to
certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value
disclosures. Securities available for sale, derivatives and certain
deposits are recorded at fair value on a recurring
basis. Additionally, from time to time, the Company may be required
to record at fair value other assets on a non-recurring basis, such as impaired
loans and foreclosed property. These non-recurring fair value
adjustments typically involve application of lower of cost or market accounting
or write-downs of individual assets.
Fair Value
Hierarchy
Under
SFAS No. 157, the Company groups assets and liabilities at fair value in three
levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and
the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair
value. These levels are:
|
Level
1 –
|
Valuation
is based upon quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active
markets.
|
|
Level
2 –
|
Valuation
is based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets,
quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not
active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant
assumptions are observable in the
market.
|
WGNB
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
September
30, 2008
(unaudited)
(4) Fair
Value Continued
|
Level
3 –
|
Valuation
is generated from model-based techniques that use at least one significant
assumption not observable in the market. These unobservable
assumptions reflect estimates of assumptions that market participants
would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation
techniques include use of option pricing models, discounted cash flow
models and similar
techniques.
|
Following
is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities
recorded at fair value.
Securities Available for
Sale
Securities
available for sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring
basis. Fair value measurement is based upon quoted prices, if
available. If quoted prices are not available, fair values are
measured using independent pricing models or other model-based valuation
techniques such as the present value of future cash flows, adjusted for the
security’s credit rating, prepayment assumptions and other factors such as
credit loss assumptions. Level 1 securities include those traded on
active exchanges such as U.S. Treasury securities that are traded by dealers or
brokers in active over-the-counter markets. Level 2 securities
include mortgage-backed securities issued by government sponsored enterprises,
corporate debt securities and municipal bonds. Securities classified
as Level 3 include asset-backed securities in less liquid markets.
Loans
The
Company does not record loans at fair value on a recurring
basis. However, from time to time, a loan is considered impaired and
an allowance for loan losses is established. Loans for which it is
probable that payment of interest and principal will not be made in accordance
with the contractual terms of the loan agreement are considered
impaired. Once a loan is identified as individually impaired,
management measures impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 114,
Accounting by Creditors for
Impairment of a Loan
, (“SFAS No. 114”). The fair value of
impaired loans is estimated using one of several methods, including collateral
value, market value of similar debt, enterprise value, liquidation value and
discounted cash flows. Those impaired loans not requiring an
allowance represent loans for which the fair value of the expected repayments or
collateral exceed the recorded investments in such loans. At
September 30, 2008, substantially all of the impaired loans were evaluated based
on the fair value of the collateral. In accordance with SFAS No. 157,
impaired loans where an allowance is established based on the fair value of
collateral require classification in the fair value hierarchy. When
the fair value of the collateral is based on an observable market price or a
current appraised value, the Company records the impaired loan as non-recurring
Level 2. When an appraised value is not available or management
determines the fair value of the collateral is further impaired below the
appraised value and there is no observable market price, the Company records the
impaired loan as non-recurring Level 3.
Foreclosed
Assets
Foreclosed
assets are adjusted to fair value upon transfer of the loans to foreclosed
assets. Subsequently, foreclosed assets are carried at the lower of
carrying value or fair value. Fair value is based upon independent
market prices, appraised values of the collateral or management’s estimation of
the value of the collateral. When the fair value of the collateral is
based on an observable market price or a current appraised value, the Company
records the foreclosed asset as non-recurring Level 2. When an
appraised value is not available or management determines the fair value of the
collateral is further impaired below the appraised value and there is no
observable market prices, the Company records the foreclosed asset as
non-recurring Level 3.
WGNB
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
September
30, 2008
(unaudited)
(4) Fair
Value Continued
Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets
Goodwill
and identified intangible assets are subject to impairment testing. A
projected cash flow valuation method is used in the completion of impairment
testing. This valuation method requires a significant degree of
management judgment. In the event the projected undiscounted net
operating cash flows are less than the carrying value, the asset is recorded at
fair value as determined by the valuation model. As such, the Company
classifies goodwill and other intangible assets subjected to nonrecurring fair
value adjustments as Level 3.
Derivative Financial
Instruments
The
Company uses interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risk. The
valuation of these instruments is determined using widely accepted valuation
techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of
each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the
derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based
inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities. The
fair values of interest rate swaps are determined using the market standard
methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash receipts and the
discounted expected variable cash payments. The variable cash
payments are based on an expectation of future interest rates (forward curves
derived from observable market interest rate curves).
To comply
with the provisions of SFAS No. 157, the Company incorporates credit valuation
adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the
respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value
measurements. In adjusting the fair value of its derivative contracts
for the effect of nonperformance risk, the Company has considered the
impact of netting any applicable credit enhancements such as collateral
postings, thresholds, mutual puts and guarantees.
Although
the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its
derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit
valuation adjustments associated with its derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs,
such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of
default by itself or the counterparties. However, as of September 30,
2008, the Company has assessed the significance of the impact of the credit
valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative positions and
has determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the
overall valuation of its derivatives. As a result, the Company has
determined that its derivative valuations in their entirety are classified in
Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Assets and Liabilities
Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The table
below presents the recorded amount of the Company’s assets and liabilities
measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2008 aggregated
by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements
fall:
Description
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
|
Balance
at
September 30, 2008
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities
available for sale
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
96,307,337
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
96,307,337
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
96,307,337
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
96,307,337
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative
financial instruments–cash flow hedge
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
181,792
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
181,792
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
181,792
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
181,792
|
|
WGNB
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
September
30, 2008
(unaudited)
(
4) Fair Value
Continued
Assets Recorded at Fair
Value on a Non-recurring Basis
The
Company may be required, from time to time, to measure certain assets at fair
value on a non-recurring basis in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles. These include assets that are measured at the
lower of cost or market that were recognized at fair value below cost at the end
of the period. The table below presents the Company’s assets measured
at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of September 30, 2008 by the level in
the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall:
Description
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
|
Balance
at
September 30, 2008
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
55,212,968
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
55,212,968
|
|
Foreclosed
property
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
35,908,279
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
35,908,279
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
91,121,247
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
91,121,247
|
|
(5) Non-performing
Assets
Non-performing
assets consist of foreclosed property, non-accrual loans and loans 90 days past
due still accruing. The table below summarizes non-performing
assets:
|
|
|
September 30, 2008
|
|
|
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
Foreclosed
property
|
|
$
|
35,908,279
|
|
|
|
10,313,331
|
|
|
Non-accrual
loans
|
|
|
63,927,552
|
|
|
|
46,351,870
|
|
|
Loans
90 days past due still accruing
|
|
|
528,691
|
|
|
|
1,204,130
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
100,364,522
|
|
|
|
57,869,331
|
|
Non-performing
assets consist primarily of 25 residential real estate construction and
development properties ranging in balance from $1 million to $7
million. All properties are being actively marketed for sale and
management is continuously monitoring the properties for proper
valuation.
(6) Stockholders’
Equity
On June
20, 2008, the Company filed a Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange
Commission to register 3,750,000 shares of its Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock (“Series A Preferred”) for sale to the Company’s shareholders under a
rights offering that was completed September 22, 2008. A total of
1,153,508 shares of the Series A Preferred were sold to shareholders in the
rights offering. The remaining registered shares are subject to an
ongoing public offering. As of September 30, 2008, a total of
1,262,533 shares of Series A Preferred have been sold (including those sold in
the rights offering).
Holders
of the Series A Preferred will be entitled to receive, if, as and when declared
by the Board of Directors out of legally available assets, non-cumulative cash
dividends on the Liquidation Preference, which is $8.00 per share of Series A
Preferred. These dividends will be payable at a rate
per annum
equal to 9%,
quarterly in arrears on each March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15,
commencing December 15, 2008. The Company is prohibited from paying
any dividends on its common stock unless and until all dividends for a
particular quarterly dividend period have been declared and paid on the Series A
Preferred.
WGNB
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
September
30, 2008
(unaudited)
(6) Stockholders’
Equity Continued
The
Series A Preferred is perpetual and will not mature on a specified
date. The Series A Preferred is not subject to any mandatory
redemption provisions. The shares become convertible into shares of
common stock at the option of a holder from and after September 22,
2011. On or after September 15, 2013, the Company may, at its option,
at any time or from time to time cause some or all of the Series A Preferred to
be converted into shares of our common stock.
On May
22, 2008, the Company filed a Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange
Commission to register 500,000 shares of its common stock for its Direct Stock
Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan. The plan offers holders of
the Company’s common stock and new investors the opportunity to reinvest their
dividends into the Company’s common stock or purchase common stock with optional
cash payments of $250 to $10,000 per month without the payment of brokerage
commissions or service charges. The plan was amended by the Company’s
board of directors in October 2008 in order to permit holders of the Series A
Preferred to reinvest dividends paid on the Series A Preferred into shares of
the Company’s common stock.
(7) Recent
Accounting Pronouncements and Industry Events
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161,
Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities
. SFAS No. 161 is an amendment to
SFAS No. 133,
Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
. The objective of
SFAS No. 161 is to expand the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 133 with the
intent to improve the financial reporting of how and why an entity uses
derivative instruments; how derivative instruments and related hedged items are
accounted for under SFAS No. 133 and its related interpretations; and how
derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity's financial
position, financial performance and cash flows. The statement is effective
for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2008. The Company does not anticipate the new accounting principle to have
a material effect on its financial position or results of
operation.
In May
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162,
The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles
. SFAS No. 162 identifies the sources of
accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used
in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are
presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in
the United States (the GAAP hierarchy). The current GAAP hierarchy, as set
forth in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Statement on Auditing Standards No. 69,
The Meaning of Present Fairly in
Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
, has been
criticized because (1) it is directed to the auditor rather than the entity, (2)
it is complex, and (3) it ranks FASB Statements of Financial Accounting
Concepts, which are subject to the same level of due process as FASB Statements
of Financial Accounting Standards, below industry practices that are widely
recognized as generally accepted but that are not subject to due process.
The FASB believes that the GAAP hierarchy should be directed to entities
because it is the entity (not its auditor) that is responsible for selecting
accounting principles for financial statements that are presented in conformity
with GAAP. Accordingly, the FASB concluded that the GAAP hierarchy should
reside in the accounting literature established by the FASB and is issuing this
Statement to achieve that result. The Company does not anticipate the new
accounting principle to have a material effect on its financial position or
results of operation.
In
October 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-3,
Determining the Fair Value of a
Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset is Not Active
. This
FASB Staff Position clarifies the application of SFAS No. 157,
Fair Value Measurements
, in a
market that is not active and provides an example to illustrate key
considerations in determining the fair value of a financial asset when the
market for that financial asset is not active. FSP FAS 157-3 provides
guidance on (1) how an entity's own assumption should be considered when
measuring fair value when relevant observable inputs do not exist, (2) how
available observable inputs in a market that is not active should be considered
when measuring fair value and (3) how the use of market quotes should be
considered when assessing the relevance of observable and unobservable inputs
available to measure fair value. This FASB Staff Position is effective
immediately. The Company does not anticipate the new accounting principle
to have a material effect on its financial position or results of
operation.
WGNB
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
September
30, 2008
(unaudited)
(7) Recent
Accounting Pronouncements and Industry Events Continued
On
October 3, 2008, Congress passed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
of 2008 ("EESA"), which creates the Troubled Asset Relief Program ("TARP") and
provides the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury with broad authority to implement
certain actions to help restore stability and liquidity to U.S. markets. The
Capital Purchase Program (the "CPP") was announced by the U.S. Treasury on
October 14, 2008 as part of TARP. Pursuant to the CPP, the U.S.
Treasury will purchase up to $250 billion of senior preferred shares on
standardized terms from qualifying financial institutions. The purpose of the
CPP is to encourage U.S. financial institutions to build capital to increase the
flow of financing to U.S. businesses and consumers and to support the U.S.
economy. The CPP is voluntary and requires a participating institution to
comply with a number of restrictions and provisions, including standards for
executive compensation and corporate governance and limitations on share
repurchases and the declaration and payment of dividends on common shares.
The CPP allows qualifying financial institutions to issue senior preferred
shares to the U.S. Treasury in aggregate amounts between 1 percent and 3 percent
of the institution's risk weighted assets ("Senior Preferred Shares").
The Senior Preferred Shares will qualify as Tier 1 capital and rank senior to
our common stock. The Senior Preferred Shares will pay a cumulative
dividend rate of 5 percent per annum for the first five years and will reset to
a rate of 9 percent per annum after year five. The Senior Preferred Shares
will be non-voting, other than class voting rights on matters that could
adversely affect the shares. The Senior Preferred Shares will be callable
at par after three years. Prior to the end of three years, the Senior
Preferred Shares may be redeemed with the proceeds from a qualifying equity
offering of any Tier 1 perpetual preferred or common stock. U.S. Treasury
may also transfer the Senior Preferred Shares to a third party at any time.
In conjunction with the purchase of Senior Preferred Shares, Treasury will
receive warrants to purchase common stock with an aggregate market price equal
to 15 percent of the Senior Preferred Shares. The exercise price on the
warrants will be the market price of the participating institution's common
stock at the time of issuance, calculated on a 20-trading day trailing average.
Companies participating in the CPP must adopt the U.S. Treasury's
standards for executive compensation and corporate governance. The Company
is currently evaluating its participation in the CPP.
On
November 12, 2008, the Bank, entered into a formal written agreement (the
“Agreement”) with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the
“OCC”). The Agreement requires the Bank to undertake certain actions
within designated time frames, and to operate in compliance with the provisions
thereof during its term. The Board of Directors and management of the
Bank have implemented many of these provisions and continue to support
compliance with the Agreement. The actions that are to be undertaken
are as follows: implement an asset recovery staff, continue to enhance loan
portfolio management procedures and processes, continue to diversify the loan
portfolio, maintain valuation process on foreclosed property maximizing net
realizable value for shareholders, continue to raise capital, provide written
plans of action to reduce non-performing assets and provide a three year budget
and capital plan. Compliance with the Agreement is to be monitored by
a committee made up of seven Directors of the Bank.
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL
CONDITION
The following analysis compares WGNB
Corp.’s results of operations for the three- and nine-month periods ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007 and reviews the important factors affecting WGNB
Corp.’s financial condition at September 30, 2008 compared to December 31,
2007. These comments should be read in conjunction with the Company’s
consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes appearing elsewhere
in this Prospectus Supplement.
Cautionary
Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain of the statements made in this
Prospctus Supplement and in documents incorporated by reference herein,
including matters discussed under the caption “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” as well as oral
statements made by WGNB Corp. (the “Company”) or its officers, directors or
employees, may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”). Such forward-looking statements are based on management’s
beliefs, current expectations, estimates and projections about the financial
services industry, the economy and about the Company and the Bank in
general. The words “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,”
“believe,” “seek,” “estimate” and similar expressions are intended to identify
such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are
not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and
other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of
the Company to differ materially from historical results or from any results
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company cautions
readers that the following important factors, among others, could cause the
Company’s actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking
statements contained in this Prospectus Supplement:
·
|
the
effect of changes in laws and regulations, including federal and state
banking laws and regulations, with which we must comply, and the
associated costs of compliance with such laws and regulations either
currently or in the future as
applicable;
|
·
|
the
effect of changes in accounting policies, standards, guidelines or
principles, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies as well as by the
Financial Accounting Standards
Board;
|
·
|
the
effect of changes in our organization, compensation and benefit
plans;
|
·
|
the
effect on our competitive position within our market area of the
increasing consolidation within the banking and financial services
industries, including the increased competition from larger regional and
out-of-state banking organizations as well as non-bank providers of
various financial services;
|
·
|
the
effect of changes in interest
rates;
|
·
|
the
effect of compliance, or failure to comply within stated deadlines, of the
provisions of our formal agreement with our primary
regulators;
|
·
|
the
effect of changes in the business cycle and downturns in local, regional
or national economies;
|
·
|
the
effect of the continuing deterioration of the local economies in which we
conduct operations which results in, among other things, a deterioration
in credit quality or a reduced demand for credit, including a resultant
adverse effect on our loan portfolio and allowance for loan and lease
losses;
|
·
|
the
possibility that our allowance for loan and lease losses proves to be
inadequate or that federal and state regulators who periodically review
our loan portfolio require us to increase the provision for loan losses or
recognize loan charge-offs;
|
·
|
the
effect of the current and anticipated deterioration in the housing market
and the residential construction industry which may lead to increased loss
severities and further worsening of delinquencies and non-performing
assets in our loan portfolios;
|
·
|
the
effect of the significant number of construction loans we have in our loan
portfolios, which may pose more credit risk than other types of mortgage
loans typically made by banking institutions due to the disruptions in
credit and housing markets.
|
·
|
the
effect of institutions in our market area continuing to dispose of problem
assets which, given the already excess inventory of residential homes and
lots will continue to negatively impact home values and increase the time
it takes us or our borrowers to sell existing
inventory;
|
·
|
the
effect of public perception that banking institutions are risky
institutions for purposes of regulatory compliance or safeguarding
deposits which may cause depositors nonetheless to move their funds to
larger institutions;
|
·
|
the
possibility that we could be held responsible for environmental
liabilities of properties acquired through foreclosure;
and
|
·
|
the
matters described under Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2007.
|
Except as
required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the
events described by our forward-looking statements might not occur. We qualify
any and all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary factors.
Please keep this cautionary note in mind as you read this Propsectus Supplement
and the documents incorporated and deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
and in the Prospectus.
Critical
Accounting Policies
The Company has established various
accounting policies which govern the application of accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States in the preparation of its financial
statements. These significant accounting policies are described in
the notes to the consolidated financial statements filed with the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 (the
“Notes”). Certain accounting policies involve significant judgments
and assumptions by management which have a material impact on the carrying value
of certain assets and liabilities; management considers these accounting
policies to be critical accounting policies. The judgments and
assumptions used by management are based on historical experience and other
factors, which are believed to be reasonable under the
circumstances. Because of the nature of the judgments and assumptions
made by management, actual results could differ from these judgments and
estimates which could have a material impact on the carrying value of assets and
liabilities and the results of operations of the Company. All
accounting policies are important, and all policies described in Notes should be
reviewed for a greater understanding of how the Company’s financial performance
is recorded and reported.
The Company believes the allowance for
loan losses is a critical accounting policy that requires the most significant
judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the Company’s consolidated
financial statements. The allowance for loan losses represents
management’s estimate of probable loan losses inherent in the loan
portfolio. Calculation of the allowance for loan losses is a critical
accounting estimate due to the significant judgment, assumptions and estimates
related to the amount and timing of estimated losses, consideration of current
and historical trends and the amount and timing of cash flows related to
impaired loans. Please refer to the section of the Company’s Annual
Report on 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 entitled “Balance Sheet
Overview – Provision and Allowance for Possible Loan and Lease Losses” and Note
1 and Note 3 to the Notes for a detailed description of the Company’s estimation
processes and methodology related to the allowance for loan losses.
Results
Of Operations
Overview
The net
loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $3.3 million, or $0.55 per
diluted share, compared to net earnings for the nine months ended September 30,
2007 of $6.6 million, or $1.22 per diluted share. The net loss for the three
months ended September 30, 2008 was $855 thousand, or $0.14 per diluted share,
compared to a net loss of $4.3 million, or $0.71 per diluted share, for the
three months ended June 30, 2008. The third quarter 2008 results also compare to
net earnings of $2.3 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, for the three months
ended September 30, 2007. The net loss, both year-to- date and
quarter-to-date 2008, is primarily attributable to asset quality deterioration
particularly in the Company’s construction acquisition and development loan
portfolio.
Revenue
and expense attributable to First Haralson Corp.’s operations, which we acquired
in July 2007, are included in our year to date 2008 results, but not in the
first or second quarter 2007 results. When analyzing the combination
of the two companies, we expected that non-interest income and non-interest
expense would increase on an annual basis by approximately 45 and 55 percent,
respectively. In addition, we expected net interest income to
similarly increase commensurate with the earning assets and interest-bearing
liabilities acquired from First Haralson. The merger has contributed
to net interest income and net interest margin in a positive
manner. However, the charge-off of accrued interest and interest
carry related to non-performing assets has had an overall detrimental effect on
our net interest income and net interest margin. The acquired loans
of First Haralson have not contributed to our level of non-performing
assets. Rather, the revenues and expenses of First Haralson have
performed as expected. Consequently, the merger has not had a
materially dilutive or accretive effect on the operations of the combined
companies.
There are
five significant factors that have impacted the operations and earnings of the
Company during 2008: (i) the increase in the loan loss provision; (ii) the
charge-off of accrued interest on impaired loans; (iii) the impact on the net
interest margin of the carry of non-performing assets; (iv) the charge-down of
foreclosed property to reflect declining real estate values; and (v) expenses
related to maintaining foreclosed property and collecting on impaired
loans. The Company recorded a loan loss provision in the amount of
$1.4 million in the third quarter of 2008 compared to $8.1 million in the second
quarter of 2008. The year-to-date loan loss provision is $10.3
million in 2008, compared to $1.5 million in 2007. The Company has
charged-off interest on impaired loans in the amount of $2.4 million for the
nine months ended 2008 of which $621 thousand was charged-off in the third
quarter of 2008, $1.4 million was charged-off in the second quarter of 2008 and
$306 thousand was charged-off in the first quarter of 2008. This
compared to $12 thousand of charged-off interest in the third quarter and
year-to-date 2007. This charged-off interest is recorded as a
reduction of interest income and is reflected in net interest income for the
nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.
During
the third quarter of 2008, we charged down foreclosed property by $985 thousand
due to declining real estate values. Also during the third quarter of
2008, we recorded a loss in the amount of $151 thousand on the sale of $2.9
million of foreclosed property. This compared to gains on sales of
foreclosed property of $12 thousand and $108 thousand in the first and second
quarters of 2008, respectively. Through the nine months ended
September 30, 2008, we have sold $16.3 million of foreclosed property for a net
loss of $30 thousand. The impact on the net interest margin of the carry of
non-performing assets and the expenses related to carrying foreclosed property
and the expense of collecting on impaired loans are discussed
below.
The
detrimental impact of non-performing assets will likely reduce earnings through
the remainder of 2008 and into 2009 as the residential real estate downturn
continues in the Company’s market area. The downturn may even be exacerbated as
energy and food prices increase, equity markets decrease, credit tightens, job
losses increase and the national economy further weakens. We have
maintained an aggressive loan review and problem loan evaluation
process. We recognized additional non-performing assets in the third
quarter of 2008 and are likely to experience further write-downs if our
borrowers’ financial condition continues to be weakened by the carrying costs of
residential real estate developments without sufficient sales. Much of the
deterioration in credit was recognized in the second quarter 2008 loan
classification and impairment process through the loan loss
provision. Therefore, not as much provision was required in the third
quarter as was required in the second quarter of 2008.
There
continues to be inherent risk in terms of the credit quality of our residential
construction and development portfolio, but the three most critical issues
facing us are: (i) the length of time our borrowers can remain in
operation and service their debt given little or no sales volume; (ii) the
extent real estate values further decline during any period of loan workout,
through foreclosure and eventual sale; and (iii) the impact that associated
charge-offs and expenses to carry the real estate will have on our earnings and
capital.
Non-performing
assets totaled $100.4 million, or 14.7 percent of total loans including
foreclosed property as of September 30, 2008, an increase of $12.1
million from June 30, 2008. This compares to the increase in
non-performing assets from $54.5 million as of March 31, 2008 to $88.3 million,
as of June 30, 2008 an increase of $33.8 million. The
increase in non-performing assets has decreased because management began
recognizing weakness earlier in this credit cycle and attempted to identify
potentially impaired loans in its loan classification and impairment
analysis.
The
$100.4 million in non-performing assets was comprised primarily of 25 loan
relationships ranging in outstanding balances from $1 million to $7
million. The residential real estate construction and development
portfolio, not including impaired and non-accrual loans, was $145.6 million as
of September 30, 2008. The performing residential real estate
construction and development portfolio is comprised primarily of 31 loan
relationships ranging in balance from $1 million to $8 million. The
allowance for loan and lease loss, which is continually evaluated by management
and reviewed by the Board and Audit Committee, totaled $16.2 million, or 2.51
percent of total loans. While we believe that we have properly valued
our foreclosed property as evidenced by our ability to sell $16.3 million of
foreclosed property for approximately 99% of its carrying value and 95% of its
original loan balance through the first nine months of 2008, we must continually
evaluate the carrying values of property and impaired loans in order to
recognize potential impairments as they become known.
The
continuing deterioration in the residential real estate market is impacting many
Southeastern financial institutions particularly in the Metro-Atlanta
area. As management gathers current appraisals on the properties
securing the Company’s troubled loans, we are finding that values have decreased
from original appraisals. The Company has experienced net charge-offs
of $6.5 million in the allowance for loan loss, or 1.03 percent of average
loans, through September 30, 2008. By policy, we do not carry
foreclosed real property at greater than 85 percent of current
appraisal. We believe that policy has been effective in the past and
appears to be sufficient to permit us to account for selling costs and potential
devaluation in the current residential real estate market. However,
should there be continued deterioration in the real estate market, management
could determine that further write-downs may be necessary.
Regulatory
Issues
The
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 was enacted in October 2008 in
response to the current financial crisis. Two key components of this Act
are the Troubled Assets Relief Program ("TARP") and the Capital Purchase Program
("CPP"). The TARP allows financial institutions to sell troubled assets to
the U.S. Treasury. The CPP allows qualifying financial institutions to
issue senior preferred shares to the Treasury. The senior preferred
shares will qualify as Tier 1 capital and will pay a cumulative dividend rate of
5 percent per annum for the first five years and will reset to a rate of 9
percent per annum after year five. The senior preferred shares will be
non-voting, other than class voting rights on matters that could adversely
affect the shares. The senior preferred shares will be callable at par
after three years. Prior to the end of three years, the senior preferred
may be redeemed with the proceeds from a qualifying equity offering of any Tier
1 perpetual preferred or common stock. Treasury may also transfer the
senior preferred shares to a third party at any time. In conjunction with
the purchase of senior preferred shares, Treasury will receive warrants to
purchase common stock with an aggregate market price equal to 15 percent of the
senior preferred investment. The exercise price on the warrants will be
the market price of the participating institution's common stock at the time of
issuance, calculated on a 20-trading day trailing average. Companies
participating in the CPP must adopt the Treasury's standards for executive
compensation and corporate governance. The Company is currently evaluating
its participation in the TARP and CPP.
In
January 2008, with the support of the Bank’s Board of Directors, the Bank began
initiating a series of corrective actions to mitigate the impact of increasing
non-performing assets while maintaining communications with the OCC
examiners. Among the actions taken are the following:
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hiring
of additional asset recovery staff including management whose sole
responsibility is to manage and reduce non-performing assets as quickly as
possible;
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continuing
review and revision, as appropriate, of loan portfolio management
procedures and processes including loan diversification, increased
underwriting standards, intensified loan review and aggressive problem
asset identification;
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maintaining
a valuation process which we believe balances rapid collection of
non-performing loans and reduction of foreclosed property with maximizing
the net realizable value of these assets for the shareholders;
and
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taking
necessary steps, including raising capital through a public offering of
our Series A Preferred stock, in order to be considered well capitalized
as determined by regulatory standards applicable to the Bank and
us.
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These
steps are designed to improve risk management, enhance internal controls over
credit administration, focus on our market, and return the Bank to profitable
community banking. All of the steps have been reported in prior
SEC filings and other communications with our shareholders including through
investor presentations and our annual shareholders meeting. During
these presentations, management shared that we may formalize these actions with
our regulators.
On
November 12, 2008, the Bank, entered into a formal written agreement (the
“Agreement”) with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the
“OCC”). The Bank has agreed to undertake certain actions within designated
timeframes and operate in compliance with the provisions of the Agreement during
its term. The Agreement is based on the results of an examination of
the Bank by the OCC commenced on April 28, 2008.
The
provisions of the Agreement include the following: (i) within 45 days,
the Board of Directors of the Bank (the “Board”) is required to adopt and
implement a written action plan detailing the Board’s assessment of what needs
to be done to improve the Bank, specifying how the Board will implement the plan
and setting forth a timetable for the implementation of the plan, which must be
submitted to the OCC for review and prior determination of no supervisory
objection; (ii) within 45 days, the Board is required to update, review and
implement its written asset diversification program which must be submitted to
the OCC for review and prior determination of no supervisory objection;
(iii) within 90 days, the Board is required to adopt and implement a
written program to eliminate the basis for criticism of assets identified as
problem assets; (iv) within 60 days, the Board is required to establish a Loan
Workout Department for the purpose of restoring and reclaiming classified
assets, including commercial real estate loans, and submit for supervisory
review a capable loan workout specialist; (v) within 90 days, the Board is
required to update and implement its three-year budget and capital plan, which
must be submitted to the OCC for review and prior determination of no
supervisory objection. Compliance with the Agreement is to be
monitored by a committee (the “Committee”) of at least seven directors, two of
whom can be employees or controlling shareholders of the Bank or any of its
affiliates or a family member of such person. The Committee is required to
submit written progress reports on a quarterly basis and the Agreement requires
the Bank to make periodic reports and filings with the OCC.
Net
Interest Income
Net
interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 decreased by $3.3
million, or 15.3 percent, when compared to the same period in 2007. The
year-to-date average yield on earning assets decreased by 212 basis points, from
8.54 percent as of September 30, 2007 to 6.42 percent as of September 30,
2008. The year-to-date average cost of funds decreased 96 basis
points during the same time period, from 4.12 percent as of September 30, 2007
to 3.16 percent as of September 30, 2008. The comparative net
interest margins were 3.19 percent and 4.56 percent (a 137 basis point decrease)
for the year-to-date periods ending September 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively. Comparing the quarterly periods ended September 30,
2008 and 2007, net interest income decreased by $3.1 million, or 35.9
percent.
The
Company has experienced a dramatic decrease in its net interest income and net
interest margin over the past nine months. As described in previous
filings, the Company’s sensitivity to interest rate risk remains relatively
low. That is, the impact of changing market rates, either up or down,
does not materially impact our net interest margin. Despite the
decline in market interest rates over the past twelve months, net interest
income and the net interest margin were not materially compressed by the
declining rate environment. The reduction of net interest income and
the net interest margin are largely due to the increase in non-performing assets
and the increase of required liquidity on the Bank’s balance
sheet. The increase in non-performing assets impacts net interest
income in two primary ways: (i) the charge-off of previously accrued interest on
impaired loans is recorded as a reduction of interest income on loans; and (ii)
the increase in non-performing assets creates a drag on the net interest margin
because the Company is utilizing interest–bearing deposits to fund
interest-bearing assets carried on the balance sheet. The increase in
liquidity impacts net interest income by the increasing certificates of deposit
at rates of approximately 4.00 to 4.50 percent or selling investment securities
that carry a yield of 5.00 to 6.00 percent and investing those funds at the
federal funds rate of below 1.00 to 1.75 percent through the first nine months
of 2008.
The Bank
has maintained more liquidity on its balance sheet to meet our customers’ needs
in this time of economic uncertainty. Because we have a significant
amount of non-performing residential construction acquisition and development
loans in the portfolio, we have been described in the media as having an
increased ratio of non-performing assets to total capital plus reserves and are
subject to “headline risk”. Because of factors such as the Company’s
ability to raise capital, improve its operating results in the third quarter and
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation modifying its deposit insurance
limits, uncertainty has been reduced. However, management is aware
that it must actively manage and maintain sufficient liquidity while uncertainty
persists.
A bank
generates earnings on its ability to maximize the spread between the amount of
interest it earns on its liquid assets, investment securities and loans and
minimize the interest it must pay on deposits and borrowings. To the extent that
interest that had been accruing in previous periods on loans that have become
impaired has to be “backed-out” (because the interest has become uncollectible
in a current period), charged-off interest can have a dramatic effect on net
interest income. Because of the current economic environment in which we
operate, that amount can be large based on the volume of loans that have become
impaired. Year-to-date in 2008, the Company has charged-off $2.4 million on
approximately $100.5 million of impaired loans. The average amount of
interest that was charged-off on loans amounted to slightly greater than ninety
days. Had that interest income remained collectible, our net interest
income would have been $2.4 million higher. Similarly, instead of
experiencing a decrease in net interest income in the amount of $3.3 million,
the Company would have experienced a decrease in net interest income in the
amount of $926 thousand which is closer to normalized earnings of the Company
excluding the carry of non-performing loans.
To
illustrate the impact that charged-off interest has had on our net interest
margin, it is necessary to understand what the yield on loans and earning assets
would have been once the charged-off interest is added back to interest
income. The yield on loans for the nine months ended September 30,
2008 was 6.23 percent. If charged-off interest is added back, the
yield on loans is a more normalized 6.71 percent, a 48 basis point increase.
Likewise, the yield on earning assets would have been 6.81
percent
compared
to the actual yield of 6.42 percent. Isolating the impact of
charged-off interest, the net interest margin would have been 3.58 percent
instead of 3.19 percent as reported.
A second
manner in which non-performing assets impact net interest income and the net
interest margin relates to holding or funding non-performing assets with
interest-bearing deposits and advances. To illustrate the impact of
carrying a non-performing asset on the net interest margin calculation, assume a
bank has a loan that was formerly accruing interest at 6.00 percent and its cost
of funds is 3.00 percent. That bank has a positive 3.00 percent
spread when the loan is accruing and collecting interest
(performing). However, once the loan becomes impaired or
non-performing, the bank has a negative 3.00 percent spread (based on 0 percent
interest accrual and a 3.00 percent cost of funds). With respect to
the Company, we have a year-to-date average balance of impaired non-accrual
loans in the amount of $45.1 million which are included in the net interest
margin calculation to determine the yield on our residential construction,
acquisition and development (construction A&D) loan
portfolio. Our year-to-date yield on the construction A&D
portfolio would have been 3.84 percent adding back the charged-off
interest but including the average balance of non-performing
loans. To understand the impact of those non-performing loans on that
yield, one would reduce the average balance of the construction A&D
portfolio by the non-performing loans, add back the charged-off interest and
recalculate the yield. The yield on that portfolio would have been
6.87 percent (an increase of 303 basis points) without the non-performing loans
included in the calculation and after adding back the charged-off
interest.
Net
interest income for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008 decreased by
$3.1 million, or 35.9 percent, when compared to the third quarter of
2007. Again, the decrease is primarily attributable to the third
quarter charge-off of accrued interest in the amount of $621 thousand, the
interest carry on non-performing assets and the cost of maintaining extra
liquidity on the balance sheet. The Company is likely to continue to
charge-off interest if construction A&D borrowers continue to default
although at a lesser rate than that experienced for the second and third
quarters of 2008. The normal course of impairment and ultimate work
out or foreclosure on a loan can take from 90 to 120 days. Normal
terms for a construction A&D loan require quarterly interest
payments. We typically attempt to collect on 90 to 120 days of
interest when the payment is due or becomes 30 days delinquent.
The
average cost of funds for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008
decreased 96 basis points from the same period in 2007. The weighted
average cost of demand deposit accounts decreased by 67 basis points, from 2.40
percent in the first nine months of 2007 to 1.73 percent for the same period in
2008. Likewise, the weighted average cost of time deposits decreased
61 basis points from 5.17 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2007
to 4.56 percent in the same period of 2008. The weighted average cost
of time deposits will continue to decrease as market rates remain low because,
as time deposits mature, they will re-price downward to reflect the current rate
environment. The weighted average cost of junior subordinated debt,
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and securities sold under repurchase agreements
decreased by 141 basis points, from 5.13 percent through September 30, 2007 to
3.72 percent through September 30, 2008.
Our mix
of funding liabilities has changed only slightly since September 2007 as
management maintains more liquidity on the Bank’s balance sheet during the
current credit downturn. The average balance of demand deposits as a
percentage of total funding liabilities declined from 39.0 percent for the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2007 to 38.6 percent for the same period
in 2008. The average balance of time deposits as a percentage of
total funding liabilities remained relatively unchanged from 51.1 percent
through September 30, 2007 to 51.3 percent through the same period in
2008. Management continually seeks to maximize demand deposits as a
percentage of funding liabilities.
The Bank
has increase the amount of liquidity on its balance sheet. As of
September 30, 2008, the Bank had $51.1 million of cash and cash equivalents
including $27.7 million of federal funds sold compared to $25.8 million
including federal funds sold of $18.4 million as of December 31,
2007. The Contingency Fund Team of the Bank has determined that,
given the potential liquidity needs of customers, we need to maintain between
$25 million and $35 million in federal funds sold at all times. The
average current rate earned on federal fund sold is below 1.00
percent.
Non-Interest
Income
Total
non-interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 decreased $290
thousand, or 4.7 percent, when compared to the nine months ended September 30,
2007. In the third quarter of 2008 the Company wrote-down the value
of certain foreclosed properties in the amount of $919 thousand due to
deteriorating real estate values based on current appraisals, consultation with
real estate experts and brokers and management’s evaluation of market conditions
based on sales experience. In addition, we sold $2.9 million of
foreclosed property for a loss of $151 thousand. The total
loss on the sale of $16.3 million of foreclosed property through September 30,
2008 was $96 thousand and the total write-down of foreclosed property for 2008
occurred in the third quarter of 2008. The total loss on the sale or
write-down of foreclosed property for the year-to-date 2008 was $1.0
million.
In August
of 2008, the Company repaid its $20.0 million securities sold under a repurchase
agreement and paid a fee of $683 thousand. The Company also sold
securities available-for-sale during the third quarter in the amount of $21.5
million for a net gain of $329 thousand. In addition, the Company
sold $7.3 million of securities in the first and second quarters of 2008 for a
net gain of $106 thousand. The total net gain on the sale of
securities for the year-to-date 2008 was $435 thousand compared to no gain or
loss on the sale of securities through the first nine months of
2007. The sale of securities and the reduction of debt resulted in
deleveraging of approximately $20 million of the Bank’s balance sheet
giving the Company greater capital coverage and more available
liquidity.
Ignoring
the year-to-date loss on sale or write-down of foreclosed property ($1.0
million), the loss on the pay-off of the securities sold under a repurchase
agreement ($683 thousand) and the gain on sale of securities ($435 thousand),
non-interest income increased by $973 thousand, or 15.8 percent, when compared
to the year-to-date 2007. This increase is attributable to three
quarters of the non-interest income attributable to First Haralson compared to
one quarter of non-interest income attributable to First Haralson in
2007.
Service
charges on deposit accounts increased $1.1 million, or 30.0 percent, during the
first nine months of 2008 compared to the first nine months of 2007. This
increase is primarily attributable to the addition of First Haralson’s customer
base. Prior to the merger, First Haralson was averaging approximately
$180 thousand per month in service charges on deposit accounts which would
result in an increase of approximately $1.1 million for the first nine months of
2008 compared to three months in 2007. Service charges on deposit
accounts for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008 were approximately equal
to the third quarter ended September 30, 2007.
Mortgage
loan origination fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 decreased by
$33 thousand, or 11.8 percent, from the same period in 2007. Mortgage
loan origination fees for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008 decreased
by $5 thousand, or 5.8 percent, compared to the third quarter of 2007. The
decrease in mortgage loan origination fees is attributable to the slowdown in
residential real estate sales. In addition, we are experiencing more
stringent underwriting standards from secondary market
lenders. Brokerage fees decreased by $127 thousand, or 27.0 percent,
comparing the nine months ended September 30, 2008 to the same period in
2007. Brokerage fees decreased by $61 thousand, or 36.0
percent, comparing the three months ended September 30, 2008 to the same period
in 2007. The decrease in brokerage fees is similarly reflective of the changing
economic environment. Because the equity markets are highly volatile,
investors tend to avoid participating in the stock market which, in turn,
translates into lower brokerage fees. Management continues to believe
that this department will grow over the long term and remain a viable business
strategy for the Company.
ATM and
debit card network fees, like service charges on deposit accounts, have
increased because of the merger. ATM and debit card network fees
increased by $397 thousand, or 55.9 percent, for the nine months ended September
30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. The majority of the
increase was attributable to the revenue contribution of First Haralson’s
operations. Before the merger, First Haralson’s average ATM network fees were
approximately $53 thousand per month which would account for approximately $318
thousand of the increase in ATM and debit card network fees. In
addition to the merger, we have experienced an increase in volume of ATM and
debit card usage comparing 2008 to 2007. The increase in ATM and debit card
network fees comparing the third quarters 2008 and 2007 was $73 thousand, or
25.2 percent. This reflects an increase in ATM and debit card network
fees for the quarter that reflects the increase in volume in 2008.
Miscellaneous
income decreased by $281 thousand, or 27.7 percent, when comparing the nine
months ended September 30, 2008 with the same period in 2007. The
Company recorded a positive market value adjustment on its interest rate swap
through September of 2007 in the amount of $127 thousand but, because of the
settlement of the swap in April 2008, no longer records market value
adjustments. Additionally, in the first quarter of 2007, the Company
recorded income in the amount of $107 thousand from a business development
partnership in which it is a member and is non-recurring in nature for 2008.
Miscellaneous income for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008 decreased
$128 thousand, or 34.8 percent, when compared to the third quarter ended
September 30, 2007.
Non-Interest
Expense
Non-interest
expense increased $3.9 million, or 23.8 percent, in the nine months of 2008 when
compared to the same period in 2007. Comparing the quarters ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007, non-interest expense decreased $179 thousand, or
2.6 percent. The increase in non-interest expense for the nine month
period includes an $843 thousand, or 8.5 percent, increase in salaries and
benefits. Salaries and benefits were expected to increase to a larger
extent as a result of the merger. However, because of the elevated
loan loss provision, charged-off interest, the carry of non-performing assets,
charged-down foreclosed property and expense on collection of loans and
maintenance of foreclosed property the Company is currently experiencing, our
executive and lender bonus, profit sharing and 401k matching accruals were $1.4
million, or 78.5 percent, less for the nine months of 2008 than they were in the
same period of 2007.
As
of September 30, 2008, we had 266 full time equivalent employees compared to 262
full time equivalent employees at September 30, 2007. We added 81
full time equivalent employees (for an increase of 43.1 percent) as a result of
the First Haralson merger. In addition to the First Haralson
acquisition, we added two staff members as a result of the commercial loan
production office we opened in July 2007 and we added five staff members to
operate our second Banco De Progreso location in Coweta County in December
2007. Comparing the third quarter of 2008 to the third quarter
of 2007, salaries and benefits decreased by $552 thousand, or 13.3
percent. This decrease is primarily attributable to no bonus or
profit sharing accruals.
Occupancy
expenses for year-to-date 2008 increased $703 thousand, or 30.7 percent, from
the same period in 2007. Again, the increase in occupancy expense was
primarily attributable to the merger. We added five branches and
First Haralson’s main office to our locations. The increase in
depreciation attributable to the added fixed assets accounted for $230 thousand
of the increase. Maintenance of our branch system and banking
equipment increased by $195 thousand, or 41.3 percent, and utilities expense
including telephone increased by $196 thousand, or 40.1 percent, from the nine
months ended 2007 to 2008. The remainder of the increase is
attributable to property insurance and property taxes. Comparing the
third quarter of 2008 with the third quarter of 2007, occupancy expense actually
decreased by $38 thousand, or 3.9 percent.
Expense
on loans and foreclosed property has increased dramatically since the Company
began experiencing collection problems and foreclosure on its construction
A&D loan portfolio. Expense on loans and foreclosed property has
increased by $935 thousand, or 445.2 percent, comparing the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 with the same period in 2007. The increase was
$181 thousand, or 157.2 percent, comparing the third quarter ended September 30,
2008 with the same period in 2007. Included in expense on loans are
appraisal and legal fees related to the collection and impairment valuation
process, past due real estate taxes on foreclosed property, maintenance and
other holding costs of owning property, insurance on foreclosed property and
other collection costs. The expense on loans and foreclosed property
was greater in the second and third quarters of 2008 since more collection and
foreclosure activity took place in these periods. As the Company
continues to hold property, these types of expenses are likely to
continue. Consequently, we remain focused on decreasing the holding
time of our foreclosed properties and the collection costs of impaired
loans. One challenge we face in this endeavor, however, is that the
market for quick sale of these assets is currently poor or
non-existent. Until the market firms, we may consider holding some
select foreclosed properties or implementing other alternatives in order to
maximize our return on the foreclosed properties or impaired loans.
For the
nine months ended 2008, other operating expenses increased $1.4 million, or 36.0
percent, from the same period in 2007. Comparing the three months
ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the increase was $229 thousand, or 13.1
percent. We are amortizing a core deposit premium which amounted to $430
thousand for the year-to-date 2008 compared to $143 thousand for the same period
in 2007. ATM and debit card network expense also increased by $184
thousand from 2007 to 2008 which is commensurate with the increase in ATM and
debit card revenue. Supplies and postage and software and processing costs
related to maintaining a larger customer base have increased by $138 thousand,
or 15.9 percent, for the two nine-month periods. The remaining $589
thousand increase is attributable to: (i) deposit insurance and regulatory fees
resulting from our larger deposit base ($327 thousand); (ii) professional fees
related to audit and accounting ($129 thousand) and (iii) approximately twenty
other line items ($133 thousand) that are included in other operating
expenses.
Income
Taxes
Income
tax benefit for the nine months ended 2008 was $3.2 million compared to expense
of $3.1 million for the same period in 2007. The effective tax rate for the
period ended September 30, 2008 was 49.3 percent compared to 32.2 percent for
the same period in 2007. The increased effective rate is due to the
elevated loan loss provision and other charge-offs and expenses related to the
increase in non-performing assets and an increased amount of municipal
securities and other tax advantaged investments in the Bank’s earning asset mix
as a ratio to its taxable earning asset mix.
Provision
And Allowance For Loan Losses
Management
continually evaluates the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, which is
determined based on management’s judgment concerning the amount of risk inherent
in the Company’s loan portfolio as of the evaluation date. In making
its informed judgment, management considers such factors as the change in levels
of non-performing and past due loans, historical loan loss experience,
borrowers’ financial condition, concentration of loans to specific borrowers and
industries, estimated values of underlying collateral, and current and
prospective economic conditions. The allowance for loan losses at September 30,
2008 was $16.2 million, or 2.51 percent of total loans, compared to $12.4
million, or 1.88 percent of total loans, at December 31,
2007. Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is
adequate to absorb possible losses in the loan portfolio.
Through
our problem loan identification program, we strive to identify those loans that
exhibit weakness and classify them on a classified and criticized loan
list. Management has elected to meet with lenders and credit staff
more often and in greater detail than it may have in a more stable credit
quality period. Special attention is given to construction A&D
loans in order to accurately evaluate the exposure to loan loss of this
portfolio. We use migration analysis to assign historical loss amounts to pools
of loans according to classifications of risk ratings in order to calculate a
general allowance to the overall portfolio. In cases where
significant weaknesses exist in a specific loan, a specific reserve is assigned
to such loan.
Changes
in the allowance for loan losses for the nine month period ended September 30,
2008 compared to September 30, 2007 are as follows:
Allowance
for Loan Loss
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For the Nine Months Ended
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|
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September 30, 2008
|
|
|
September 30, 2007
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Balance
at beginning of period
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|
$
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12,422,428
|
|
|
|
5,748,355
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|
Addition
to allowance for loan loss attributable to acquired loan
portfolio
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,527,225
|
|
Charge-offs:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Commercial, financial and
agricultural
|
|
|
53,162
|
|
|
|
75,058
|
|
Real estate –
construction
|
|
|
5,890,836
|
|
|
|
751,784
|
|
Real estate –
mortgage
|
|
|
442,936
|
|
|
|
157,508
|
|
Consumer loans
|
|
|
411,760
|
|
|
|
162,537
|
|
Total charge-offs
|
|
|
6,798,694
|
|
|
|
1,146,887
|
|
Recoveries:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial, financial and
agricultural
|
|
|
3,198
|
|
|
|
6,286
|
|
Real estate –
construction
|
|
|
203,038
|
|
|
|
429
|
|
Real estate –
mortgage
|
|
|
11,531
|
|
|
|
7,784
|
|
Consumer loans
|
|
|
100,451
|
|
|
|
56,104
|
|
Total recoveries
|
|
|
318,218
|
|
|
|
70,603
|
|
Net
charge-offs
|
|
|
(6,480,476
|
)
|
|
|
(1,076,284
|
)
|
Provision
for loan losses
|
|
|
10,250,000
|
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at end of period
|
|
$
|
16,191,952
|
|
|
|
7,699,296
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio
of net charge-offs during the period to
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
average loans
outstanding
|
|
|
.99
|
%
|
|
|
.19
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio
of allowance to total loans
|
|
|
2.51
|
%
|
|
|
1.17
|
%
|
The Company recognized net charge-offs
on a portion of several impaired loans in the amount of $2.6 million in the
third quarter of 2008 compared to $4.0 million in the second quarter of
2008. In analyzing the impaired and potentially impaired loans in
past months, management recognized the need to assign specific reserves to the
loans since the ultimate collectability would likely be dependent on the
collateral securing the loans rather than the ability of the borrower to repay
or the income on the property. Management obtained updated appraisals
on the properties which collateralize the loans and determined the amount of
charge-off that it believed was necessary. Management also identified
additional potentially impaired loans as of September 30, 2008 and determined
the additional specific reserves and increased loan loss provision needed as a
result. Management intends to adequately provide for
potential loan loss in the portfolio.
The suddenness with which the loan
impairments arose was not fully anticipated in early 2008. While the
affected loans had previously been recognized as weak, the rapidness with which
the overall residential real estate market deteriorated affected borrowers who
were not typically past due. We continue to receive updated appraisals on
properties and assess whether the appraised values will be sustained or whether
additional charge-offs will be necessary. Management’s policy is to
charge-off loans to the extent that they exceed 85 percent of the updated
appraisal. This allows for an estimate of 15 percent to cover selling
costs. The 85 percent valuation allowance has been effective in the
past as the Company has not had significant gain or loss on its disposition of
property.
The loans that may ultimately result in
foreclosed property owned by the Company are primarily made up of residential
housing, residential housing developments and related commercial frontage
lots. Economists estimate that there is a twenty four month supply of
homes and a sixty month supply of home building lots in some areas available in
the market. The Company’s holding period for real estate is not
typically that long. Consequently, management may elect to discount
the property to reduce its holding period. Should this become
necessary, the Company could experience further write-downs of
properties. However, management has been in continued negotiations
with borrowers and others as to certain of the properties as it attempts to
collect on the loans.
The Company recorded $1.5 million in
allowance for loan loss on its acquired loan portfolio in the First Haralson
merger in the third quarter of 2007. This represented 1.1 percent of
the acquired portfolio as of the date of closing of the
merger. Management evaluated the potential risk in the portfolio and
First Haralson’s assessment of the credit risk and historical loss to determine
the proper allowance required on the acquired loan portfolio.
Non-Performing
Assets and Past Due Loans
Non-performing
assets, comprised of foreclosed property, non-accrual loans and loans for which
payments are more than 90 days past due, totaled $100.4 million at September 30,
2008, or 14.7 percent of total loans and foreclosed property, as compared to
$57.9 million, or 8.7 percent of total loans and foreclosed property, at
December 31, 2007. In recognition of the potential impact of the residential
real estate downturn, management began to raise the credit standards for those
construction A&D borrowers. As we have said, the suddenness and
the severity with which the downturn came in the last quarter of 2007 continuing
into 2008 was, however, more than anticipated. We did not participate
in sub-prime lending. However, the impact that sub-prime mortgage
lending had on the absorption rate of home sales and, subsequently, the
foreclosure rate in the market area was also unanticipated. When
sub-prime lenders began to experience credit quality problems related to
increased rates in the adjustable sub-prime market, that type of lending
ceased. Further, as homes that were built and lots were developed to
meet the sub-prime and conforming mortgage demand came to market, not only had
the sub-prime demand decreased sharply, but homes which were subject to
sub-prime lending began emerging back on the market in
foreclosure. In fact, the third quarter of 2008 was the highest
quarterly foreclosure rate in metro-Atlanta’s history. Atlanta is in
the top twenty cities in the country in terms of foreclosure
rates. The declining demand for housing is now being further
exacerbated by a downturn in the national economy, rising energy prices,
mounting job losses and a volatile stock market.
The excess of supply of residential
property and floundering national and local economy are continuing to have a
negative impact on our residential construction A&D
borrowers. They are experiencing much longer than expected sales time
and, therefore, the holding period and expense of the homes or residential lots
was much higher than expected. As time passes, the borrowers have
been paying the interest and ownership carry on the properties, which has
diminished their financial capacity to continue to hold the
property. Thus, we have been experiencing an increased number of past
due loans which has led to impairment of the loan and possible foreclosure for
an increasing number of borrowers. In addition, some borrowers may
file for protection under bankruptcy laws which can further lengthen the
collection period of the loan. Approximately 81% of the total
amount of non-performing assets as of September 30, 2008 was made up of 25 loan
relationships with balances of $1 million to $7 million per
relationship.
Federal banking regulations require us
to review and assess the quality of our assets on a regular basis. There
are three classifications for problem assets: substandard, doubtful and loss.
“Substandard assets” must have one or more defined weaknesses and are
characterized by the distinct possibility that we will sustain some loss if the
deficiencies are not corrected. “Doubtful assets” have the weaknesses of
substandard assets with the additional characteristic that the weaknesses make
collection or liquidation in full on the basis of currently existing facts,
conditions and values questionable, and there is a high possibility of
loss. An asset classified “loss” is considered uncollectible and of such
little value that continuance as an asset of the institution is not warranted.
The regulations also provide for a “special mention” category, described as
assets which do not currently expose us to a sufficient degree of risk to
warrant classification but do possess credit deficiencies or potential
weaknesses deserving our close attention. When we classify an asset as
substandard or doubtful we establish an allowance for potential loan losses. If
we classify an asset as loss, we charge off an amount equal to 100% of the
portion of the asset classified loss.
At September 30, 2008, approximately
$139.0 million of the Bank's loans, which includes $100.4 million in impaired
loans, foreclosed property and loans 90 days past due and accruing, were
classified “substandard” compared to $33.9 million at September 30, 2007, and
$29.2 million of assets were classified as “special mention” at September 30,
2008 compared to $6.6 million at September 30, 2007. We also
had $4.4 million of assets classified as “doubtful” as of September 30, 2008
compared to $162 thousand for the previous year. None of our assets
were classified as “loss” for either year.
Management has performed impairment
analyses on each classified loan relationship and continues to focus on the
credit quality of its residential construction A&D loan
portfolio. The impairment analysis entails evaluating the net
realizable value of the properties which were held as collateral for the
loans. The properties are re-appraised and those new appraisals are
evaluated by management. Generally, there is greater uncertainty in
real estate values in times of a market downturn. As expected, the
updated values came in at less than the original appraisal and, therefore, led
management to suspend the accrual of interest and in certain instances
charge-down the balance of the impaired loans. As part of its
evaluation of the collectibility of the impaired asset, management must continue
to make value judgments on the properties or loans through updated appraisals
and its knowledge of the market. There can be no assurance that
residential real estate values will not continue to decline or that more loans
will become impaired, thereby causing more potential suspension of accrued
interest or further charge-down of loans.
Management’s
most critical priority is disposing and maximizing the net realizable value of
the non-performing assets. Management is considering multiple avenues
to reduce non-performing assets. The holding period of non-performing
assets must be minimized as these assets bear a cost to carry for us in both
interest carry and maintenance and real estate taxes. We believe that
the ultimate outcome of this cycle of economic downturn is the largest
uncertainty management faces over the next twelve months. We also
believe, however, that we are in a market that has high historical and projected
population and income growth potential.
Financial
Condition
Overview
Total
assets were $892 million at September 30, 2008, an increase of $8.8 million, or
1.0 percent, from December 31, 2007. Most of the growth in assets was
attributable to growth in the Bank’s liquidity position. Cash and
cash equivalents at September 30, 2008 grew by $25.2 million, or 97.7 percent,
from December 31, 2007. During the same period, total deposits grew
by $30.0 million, or 4.2 percent. As of September 30, 2008, the Bank
had $27.7 million in federal funds sold. Management is seeking to
maintain more liquidity on the balance sheet in response to the credit
downturn. Our priority is to maintain a safe and sound liquidity
position to meet the credit and deposit needs of our customers. The
increase in Federal Deposit insurance levels to $250,000 per account has helped
our liquidity position. We do not intend to significantly grow the
Bank’s balance sheet in order to maintain a safe and sound capital
position.
Assets
And Funding
At
September 30, 2008, earning assets totaled $722.9 million, or 81.0 percent of
total assets, compared to $739.3 million, or 83.6 percent of total assets, as of
December 31, 2007. As discussed above, liquidity growth made up the majority of
earning asset growth for the nine month period in 2008. We are
attempting to continue to lend in our local market area to meet the credit needs
of our community. However, we are reducing our exposure to
construction A&D lending.
Major
classifications of loans at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are
summarized as follows:
|
Loans
|
|
September 30, 2008
|
|
|
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
Commercial,
financial and agricultural
|
|
$
|
65,476,656
|
|
|
|
63,038,467
|
|
|
Real
Estate – mortgage
|
|
|
342,007,623
|
|
|
|
313,836,443
|
|
|
Real
Estate – construction
|
|
|
202,483,485
|
|
|
|
242,216,730
|
|
|
Consumer
|
|
|
36,725,117
|
|
|
|
40,872,282
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
646,692,881
|
|
|
|
659,963,922
|
|
|
Unearned
interest
|
|
|
(1,525,690
|
)
|
|
|
(1,802,831
|
)
|
|
Allowance
for loan losses
|
|
|
(16,191,951
|
)
|
|
|
(12,422,428
|
)
|
|
Net
Loans
|
|
$
|
628,975,240
|
|
|
|
645,738,663
|
|
At
September 30, 2008, interest-bearing liabilities increased $4.6 million, or 0.6
percent, compared to December 31, 2007. Interest-bearing demand
deposits have decreased by $14.4 million, or 6.5 percent, and time deposits have
increased by $41.2 million, or 10.3 percent, since the beginning of
2008. Non-interest-bearing deposits increased $2.9 million, or 4.3
percent, in the first nine months of 2008. Time deposits under $100
thousand have grown by $31.6 million, or 18.6 percent, while time deposits over
$100 thousand have grown $9.6 million, or 4.2 percent, since December 31,
2007. The growth in brokered deposits from December 31, 2007 to
September 30, 2008 was $26.4 million, or 29.0 percent, and these brokered
deposits now constitute 16 percent of total deposits compared to 13 percent as
of December 31, 2007.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Net cash
provided by operating activities totaled $5.4 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008. Net cash used by investing activities totaled $4.4 million
and consisted primarily of a $23.6 million increase in net loans to
customers along with a $24.3 million decrease in securities available
for sale. Net cash generated by financing activities was $15.5 million, a result
of an increase in total deposits of $30.0 million, proceeds from the sale of
Series A preferred stock (net of offering costs) in the amount of $10.0 million
and the reduction of securities sold under repurchase agreement of $20.0
million. The net increase in cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2008
was $25.2 million.
On
September 22, 2008, the Company closed the rights offering portion of its
preferred stock offering, selling more than $9.2 million of its 9% Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock to existing shareholders. The total received in the
offering as of September 30, 2008 was $10.0 million. The ongoing
preferred offering, which is scheduled to expire January 15, 2009, has increased
the Company’s total shareholders’ equity, total tangible equity and total
regulatory capital to $83.2 million, $54.1 million and $74.1 million,
respectively. As of September 30, 2008, the Company’s tier one
leverage ratio, tier one risk based capital ratio and total risk based capital
ratio were 7.43%, 9.76% and 11.01%, respectively. These levels compare to the
regulatory well-capitalized standards of 5%, 6% and 10%,
respectively. Total stockholders’ equity at September 30, 2008 was
9.3 percent of total assets, compared to 9.1 percent at December 31, 2007. The
Company’s tangible equity to tangible assets was 6.3 percent and 5.9 percent as
of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
At
September 30, 2008, WGNB Corp. was in compliance with various regulatory capital
requirements administered by federal and state banking agencies. The
following is a table representing WGNB Corp.’s consolidated Tier-1, tangible
capital, and risk-based capital.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
|
|
|
|
Required
|
|
|
|
|
|
Excess
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total capital (to
risk-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
weighted
assets)
|
|
$
|
74,177
|
|
|
|
11.01
|
%
|
|
$
|
53,877
|
|
|
|
8.00
|
%
|
|
$
|
20,300
|
|
|
|
3.01
|
%
|
|
Tier 1 capital (to
risk-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
weighted
assets)
|
|
|
65,758
|
|
|
|
9.76
|
%
|
|
|
26,930
|
|
|
|
4.00
|
%
|
|
|
38,828
|
|
|
|
5.76
|
%
|
|
Tier 1 capital (to
average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
assets)
|
|
|
65,758
|
|
|
|
7.43
|
%
|
|
|
35,407
|
|
|
|
4.00
|
%
|
|
|
30,351
|
|
|
|
3.43
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off Balance Sheet
Risks
Through the operations of the Bank, the
Company has made contractual commitments to extend credit in the ordinary course
of its business activities. These commitments are legally binding
agreements to lend money to the Bank’s customers at predetermined interest rates
for a specified period of time. At September 30, 2008, the Bank had
issued commitments to extend credit of $84.7 million through various types of
commercial lending arrangements and additional commitments through standby
letters of credit of $7.6 million. The Company evaluates each
customer’s credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of
collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Company upon extension of
credit, is based on its credit evaluation of the borrower. Collateral
varies, but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and
equipment, commercial and residential real estate. The Company
manages the credit risk on these commitments by subjecting them to normal
underwriting and risk management processes.
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