UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC  20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(MARK ONE)

 

x

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

 

 
 
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2008

 

OR

 

o

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

 

 
 
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 

For the transition period from                    to                  

 

Commission File Number:  000-50407

 

FREDERICK COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

20-0049496

(State of other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

9 North Market Street

Frederick, Maryland 21701

(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

301.620.1400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  x Yes     o No

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller reporting company x

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

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

 

State the number of shares of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practical date.  There were 1,460,602 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 18, 2008.

 

 



 

FREDERICK COUNTY BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets, March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Income, Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

 

 

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

 

 

PART II

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

 

 

Item 1A.

 

 Risk Factors

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

 

 

Item 3.

 

Defaults upon Senior Securities

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

 

 

Item 5.

 

Other Information

 

 

 

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

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Frederick County Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

4,282

 

$

3,828

 

Federal funds sold

 

11,518

 

6,864

 

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

 

5,368

 

1,674

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

21,168

 

12,366

 

Investment securities available-for-sale at fair value

 

24,936

 

27,512

 

Restricted stock

 

1,479

 

1,440

 

Loans

 

210,279

 

209,011

 

Less: Allowance for loan losses

 

(2,470

)

(2,640

)

Net loans

 

207,809

 

206,371

 

Bank premises and equipment

 

5,447

 

5,512

 

Other assets

 

2,396

 

2,790

 

Total assets

 

$

263,235

 

$

255,991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

$

33,240

 

$

33,357

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

191,156

 

185,871

 

Total deposits

 

224,396

 

219,228

 

Long-term borrowings

 

10,000

 

10,000

 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

6,186

 

6,186

 

Accrued interest and other liabilities

 

2,544

 

997

 

Total liabilities

 

243,126

 

236,411

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, per share par value $.01; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 1,460,602 and 1,460,602 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

15

 

15

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

14,687

 

14,687

 

Retained earnings

 

5,201

 

4,901

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

206

 

(23

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

20,109

 

19,580

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

263,235

 

$

255,991

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Frederick County Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

 

 

 

For the Three
Months Ended
March 31,

 

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

2008

 

2007

 

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and fees on loans

 

$

3,610

 

$

3,207

 

Interest and dividends on investment securities:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest – taxable

 

198

 

236

 

Interest – tax exempt

 

99

 

99

 

Dividends

 

22

 

17

 

Interest on federal funds sold

 

77

 

107

 

Other interest income

 

10

 

59

 

Total interest income

 

4,016

 

3,725

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on deposits

 

1,774

 

1,674

 

Interest on other short-term borrowings

 

 

2

 

Interest on long-term borrowings

 

115

 

 

Interest on junior subordinated debentures

 

101

 

101

 

Total interest expense

 

1,990

 

1,777

 

Net interest income

 

2,026

 

1,948

 

Provision for loan losses

 

120

 

66

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

1,906

 

1,882

 

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on sale of foreclosed properties

 

15

 

 

Service fees

 

59

 

46

 

Other operating income

 

78

 

40

 

Total noninterest income

 

152

 

86

 

Noninterest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

959

 

905

 

Occupancy and equipment expenses

 

299

 

260

 

Other operating expenses

 

388

 

339

 

Total noninterest expense

 

1,646

 

1,504

 

Income before provision for income taxes

 

412

 

464

 

Provision for income taxes

 

112

 

141

 

Net income

 

$

300

 

$

323

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.21

 

$

0.22

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.21

 

Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding

 

1,460,602

 

1,458,669

 

Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding

 

1,509,048

 

1,523,749

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Frederick County Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

(dollars in thousands, except
shares outstanding)

 

Shares
Outstanding

 

Common
Stock

 

Additional
Paid-in
Capital

 

Retained
Earnings

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
(Loss)

 

Total
Shareholders’
Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2007

 

1,458,602

 

$

15

 

$

14,652

 

$

3,341

 

$

(115

)

$

17,893

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

323

 

 

323

 

Changes in net unrealized gains on securities available for sale, net of income tax benefits of $36

 

 

 

 

 

57

 

57

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

380

 

Shares issued under stock option transactions

 

2,000

 

 

35

 

 

 

35

 

Balance, March 31, 2007

 

1,460,602

 

$

15

 

$

14,687

 

$

3,664

 

$

(58

)

$

18,308

 

Balance, January 1, 2008

 

1,460,602

 

$

15

 

$

14,687

 

$

4,901

 

$

(23

)

$

19,580

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

300

 

 

300

 

Changes in net unrealized gains on securities available for sale, net of income taxes of $149

 

 

 

 

 

229

 

229

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

529

 

Balance, March 31, 2008

 

1,460,602

 

$

15

 

$

14,687

 

$

5,201

 

$

206

 

$

20,109

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Frederick County Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2008

 

2007

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

300

 

$

323

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

83

 

74

 

Deferred income taxes (benefits)

 

35

 

(23

)

Provision for loan losses

 

120

 

66

 

Net (discount accretion) premium amortization on investment securities

 

(6

)

3

 

Gain on sale of foreclosed property

 

(15

)

 

Decrease in accrued interest and other assets

 

345

 

 

Increase (decrease) in accrued interest and other liabilities

 

1,413

 

(270

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

2,275

 

173

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of investment securities available-for-sale

 

 

(2,124

)

Proceeds from maturities, prepayments and calls of investment securities available-for-sale

 

2,959

 

966

 

Purchases of restricted stock

 

(39

)

(7

)

Net increase in loans

 

(2,008

)

(9,790

)

Purchases of bank premises and equipment

 

(18

)

(15

)

Proceeds from sale of foreclosed property

 

465

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

1,359

 

(10,970

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in NOW, money market accounts, savings accounts and noninterest-bearing deposits

 

5,150

 

(949

)

Net increase in time deposits

 

18

 

6,752

 

Repayment of short-term borrowings

 

 

(450

)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

35

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

5,168

 

5,388

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

8,802

 

(5,409

)

Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of period

 

12,366

 

26,483

 

Cash and cash equivalents – end of period

 

$

21,168

 

$

21,074

 

Supplemental cash flow disclosures:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

1,898

 

$

1,789

 

Income taxes paid

 

$

24

 

$

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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FREDERICK COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 1.  General:

 

Frederick County Bancorp, Inc. (the “Bancorp”), the parent company for its wholly-owned subsidiary Frederick County Bank (the “Bank” and together with Bancorp, the “Company”), was organized in September 2003. The Bank was incorporated under the laws of the state of Maryland in August 2000 and commenced banking operations in October 2001.  The Bank provides its customers with various banking services.  The Bank offers various loan and deposit products to their customers.  The Bank’s customers include individuals and commercial enterprises within its principal market area consisting of Frederick County, Maryland.  Additionally, the Bank maintains correspondent banking relationships and transacts daily federal funds sales on an unsecured basis with regional correspondent banks.  Note 4 discusses the types of securities the Bank invests in.  Note 5 discusses the types of lending that the Bank engages in.  The Bank does not have any significant concentrations to any one industry or customer.  The Company also has a subsidiary called FCBI Statutory Trust I.  See Note 7 for additional disclosures.

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information, the instructions for Form 10-Q, regulation S-X, and general practices within the banking industry.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.  These statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes included in the Company’s 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  The results shown in this interim report are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any other period or for the full year ending December 31, 2008.

 

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  These estimates and assumptions are based on information available as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and could differ from actual results.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 157, Fair Value Measurements.  SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those years.  On January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS 157 and determined that it did not have any material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities. This Statement permits entities to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value.  The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions.  This pronouncement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007.  Effective January 1, 2008, the Company is able to elect the fair value option for certain assets and liabilities but has not yet elected to do so, and therefore SFAS 159 did not have any material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 141, Revised 2007 (SFAS 141R), Business Combinations.  SFAS 141R’s objective is to improve the relevance, representational faithfulness, and comparability of the information that a reporting entity provides in its financial reports about a business combination and its effects.  SFAS 141R applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after December 31, 2008.  The Company does not expect the implementation of SFAS 141R to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements.  SFAS 160’s objective is to improve the relevance, comparability, and transparency of the financial information that a reporting entity provides in its consolidated financial statements by establishing accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary.  SFAS 160 shall be effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008.  The Company does not expect the implementation of SFAS 160 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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Note 2. Earnings Per Share:

 

Earnings per share (“EPS”) are disclosed as basic and diluted.  Basic EPS is generally computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period, whereas diluted EPS essentially reflects the potential dilution in basic EPS that could occur if other contracts to issue common stock were exercised.  As of March 31, 2008 and 2007, no common stock equivalents were excluded from the diluted EPS calculation.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

2008

 

2007

 

Net income

 

$

300

 

$

323

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.21

 

$

0.22

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.21

 

Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding

 

1,460,602

 

1,458,669

 

Effect of dilutive securities – stock options

 

48,446

 

65,080

 

Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding

 

1,509,048

 

1,523,749

 

 

Note 3.  Employee Stock Option Plan:

 

The Company maintains an Employee Stock Option Plan that provides for grants of incentive and non-incentive stock options.  This plan has been presented to and approved by the Company’s shareholders.  The Company follows the guidance of the Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation and No. 123(R) Share-Based Payment.   As of December 31, 2006, all outstanding stock options were fully vested.  No stock options were granted in 2007 or 2008 and, accordingly, net income and earnings per share have not been affected by stock-based compensation.   Any stock-based employee compensation for future grants will be determined at that time using the Black-Scholes or another appropriate option-pricing model.

 

Note 4.  Investment Portfolio:

 

The following tables set forth certain information regarding the Company’s investment portfolio at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007:

 

Available-for-sale portfolio

 

March 31, 2008

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Estimated
Fair
Value

 

Average
Yield

 

U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government agencies and corporations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due within one year

 

$

499

 

$

7

 

$

 

$

506

 

4.74

%

Due after one year through five years

 

2,482

 

68

 

5

 

2,545

 

4.81

%

Due after five years through ten years

 

701

 

 

18

 

683

 

4.99

%

State and political subdivisions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due after one year through five years

 

101

 

1

 

 

102

 

4.51

%

Due after five years through ten years

 

2,825

 

44

 

 

2,869

 

5.53

%

Due after ten years

 

6,894

 

113

 

14

 

6,993

 

5.91

%

Mortgage-backed debt securities

 

10,793

 

151

 

6

 

10,938

 

4.91

%

Equity securities

 

300

 

 

 

300

 

%

 

 

$

24,595

 

$

384

 

$

43

 

$

24,936

 

5.19

%

 

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December 31, 2007

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Estimated
Fair
Value

 

Average
Yield

 

U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government agencies and corporations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due within one year

 

$

1,495

 

$

 

$

1

 

$

1,494

 

5.09

%

Due after one year through five years

 

3,549

 

13

 

13

 

3,549

 

4.96

%

Due after five years through ten years

 

718

 

 

15

 

703

 

4.99

%

State and political subdivisions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due within one year through five years

 

200

 

 

6

 

194

 

4.64

%

Due after five years through ten years

 

3,186

 

24

 

13

 

3,197

 

5.57

%

Due after ten years

 

6,435

 

32

 

61

 

6,406

 

5.94

%

Mortgage-backed debt securities

 

11,666

 

70

 

67

 

11,669

 

4.77

%

Equity securities

 

300

 

 

 

300

 

%

 

 

$

27,549

 

$

139

 

$

176

 

$

27,512

 

5.13

%

 

March 31, 2008

 

 

 

Continuous unrealized
losses existing for less than
12 months

 

Continuous unrealized
losses existing for 12
months and greater

 

Total

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Estimated
Fair

Value

 

Unrealized
Losses

 

Estimated
Fair
Value

 

Unrealized
Losses

 

Estimated
Fair
Value

 

Unrealized
Losses

 

U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government agencies and corporations

 

$

1,023

 

$

5

 

$

682

 

$

18

 

$

1,705

 

$

23

 

State and political subdivisions

 

379

 

1

 

779

 

5

 

1,158

 

6

 

Mortgage-backed debt securities

 

1,651

 

14

 

 

 

1,651

 

14

 

Total temporarily impaired securities

 

$

3,053

 

$

20

 

$

1,461

 

$

23

 

$

4,514

 

$

43

 

 

December 31, 2007

 

 

 

Continuous unrealized
losses existing for less than
12 months

 

Continuous unrealized
losses existing for 12
months and greater

 

Total

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Estimated
Fair

Value

 

Unrealized
Losses

 

Estimated
Fair
Value

 

Unrealized
Losses

 

Estimated
Fair
Value

 

Unrealized
Losses

 

U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government agencies and corporations

 

$

2,547

 

$

7

 

$

1,439

 

$

22

 

$

3,986

 

$

29

 

State and political subdivisions

 

4,748

 

71

 

290

 

9

 

5,038

 

80

 

Mortgage-backed debt securities

 

813

 

2

 

5,382

 

65

 

6,195

 

67

 

Total temporarily impaired securities

 

$

8,108

 

$

80

 

$

7,111

 

$

96

 

$

15,219

 

$

176

 

 

Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such evaluation.  Consideration is given to (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and (3) the intent and ability of the Company to retain its investment in the issuer for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value.  The Company has not recognized any other-than-temporary impairment in connection with the unrealized losses reflected in the preceding tables.  All of these declines can be attributable to increases in interest rates and not a change in credit quality.  As Management has the ability and intent to hold debt securities until maturity, or until the unrealized loss is recouped, no declines are deemed to be other than temporary.

 

The estimated fair values of investment securities available-for-sale have been determined using Level 2 inputs as defined in SFAS No. 157.

 

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Restricted Stock

 

The following table shows the amounts of restricted stock as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2008

 

2007

 

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

 

$

910

 

$

871

 

Federal Reserve Bank

 

529

 

529

 

Atlantic Central Bankers Bank

 

40

 

40

 

 

 

$

1,479

 

$

1,440

 

 

Note 5.  Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses:

 

Loans consist of the following:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

% of

 

December 31,

 

% of

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2008

 

Loans

 

2007

 

Loans

 

Real estate loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

$

24,176

 

11

%

$

28,077

 

13

%

Mortgage loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by 1 to 4 family residential properties

 

38,270

 

18

%

38,414

 

18

%

Secured by multi-family (5 or more) residential properties

 

9,492

 

5

%

5,926

 

3

%

Secured by commercial properties

 

106,140

 

50

%

101,920

 

49

%

Secured by farm land

 

6,745

 

3

%

5,570

 

3

%

Total mortgage loans

 

160,647

 

76

%

151,830

 

73

%

Loans to farmers

 

49

 

%

50

 

%

Commercial and industrial loans

 

23,383

 

12

%

27,281

 

13

%

Loans to individuals for household, family and other personal expenditures

 

2,024

 

1

%

1,773

 

1

%

 

 

$

210,279

 

100

%

$

209,011

 

100

%

Less allowance for loan losses

 

(2,470

)

 

 

(2,640

)

 

 

Net loans

 

$

207,809

 

 

 

$

206,371

 

 

 

 

Transactions in the allowance for loan losses are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2008

 

2007

 

Average total loans outstanding during period

 

$

210,436

 

$

177,404

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

2,640

 

$

2,166

 

Recoveries of loans previously charged-off (consumer)

 

9

 

 

Loans charged-off (commercial and industrial)

 

(223

)

 

Loans charged-off (commercial real estate)

 

(76

)

 

Loans charged-off (consumer)

 

 

(6

)

Net charge-offs

 

(290

)

(6

)

Provision charged to operating expenses

 

120

 

66

 

Balance at end of period

 

$

2,470

 

$

2,226

 

Ratios of net charge-offs to average loans

 

0.14

%

%

 

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Note 6.   Deposits

 

The following table provides a summary of the Company’s deposit base at the dates indicated.

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2008

 

2007

 

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

 

$

33,240

 

$

33,357

 

Interest-bearing demand deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

NOW accounts

 

14,727

 

12,197

 

Money market accounts

 

40,428

 

38,179

 

Savings accounts

 

4,216

 

3,727

 

Certificates of deposit:

 

 

 

 

 

$ 100,000 or more

 

59,405

 

60,556

 

Less than $100,000

 

72,380

 

71,212

 

Total deposits

 

$

224,396

 

$

219,228

 

 

Note 7. Trust preferred securities/junior subordinated debentures and other long-term borrowings:

 

In December 2006, Bancorp completed the private placement of an aggregate of $6,000,000 of trust preferred securities through FCBI Statutory Trust I (the “Trust”), a newly formed trust subsidiary organized under Connecticut law, of which Bancorp owns all of the common securities of $186,000. The principal asset of the Trust is a similar amount of Bancorp’s junior subordinated debentures. The junior subordinated debentures bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.5375% until December 15, 2011, at which time the interest rate becomes a variable rate, adjusted quarterly, equal to 163 basis points over three-month LIBOR. The junior subordinated debentures mature on December 15, 2036, and may be redeemed at par, at Bancorp’s option, on any interest payment date commencing December 15, 2011. The securities are redeemable prior to December 15, 2011, at a premium ranging up to 103.525% of the principal amount thereof, upon the occurrence of certain regulatory or legal events. The obligations of Bancorp with respect to the Trust’s preferred securities constitute a full and unconditional guarantee by Bancorp of Trust’s obligations with respect to the trust preferred securities to the extent set forth in the related guarantee. Subject to certain exceptions and limitations, Bancorp may elect from time to time to defer interest payments on the junior subordinated debentures, resulting in a deferral of distribution payments on the related trust preferred securities.   If the Company defers interest payments on the junior subordinated debentures, or otherwise is in default of the obligations, the Company would be prohibited from making dividend payments to its shareholders.  The proceeds from this issuance were used to repay a $450,000 short-term debt obligation that matured in January 2007 and the remaining proceeds will be used to supplement the Company’s capital for continued growth and other general corporate purposes.

 

The trust preferred securities may be included in Tier 1 capital for regulatory capital adequacy purposes up to 25% of Tier 1 capital, net of goodwill after its inclusion. The portion of the trust preferred securities not qualifying as Tier 1 capital may be included as part of total qualifying capital in Tier 2 capital, subject to limitation.

 

At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company had $10,000,000 in borrowings under its credit facility from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (“FHLB”).  There are two convertible advances in the amounts of $5,000,000 each, which are both at a rate of 4.56%, with a maturity dates of April 27, 2012 and September 4, 2012, unless called on April 27, 2009 or September 4, 2010, respectively, by the FHLB.  Outstanding advances are secured by collateral consisting of a blanket lien on qualifying loans in the Bank’s residential mortgage loan portfolio.

 

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Note 8.  Noninterest Expense:

 

Noninterest expense consists of the following:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries

 

$

812

 

$

761

 

Bonus

 

 

13

 

Deferred Personnel Costs

 

(26

)

(37

)

Payroll Taxes

 

68

 

78

 

Employee Insurance

 

57

 

47

 

Other Employee Benefits

 

48

 

43

 

Depreciation

 

82

 

74

 

Rent

 

79

 

50

 

Utilities

 

26

 

27

 

Repairs and Maintenance

 

58

 

55

 

ATM Expense

 

23

 

23

 

Other Occupancy and Equipment Expenses

 

31

 

31

 

Postage and Supplies

 

17

 

22

 

Data Processing

 

88

 

94

 

Advertising and Promotion

 

81

 

56

 

Legal

 

12

 

9

 

Insurance

 

12

 

11

 

Consulting

 

1

 

11

 

Courier

 

5

 

12

 

Audit Fees

 

61

 

59

 

Other

 

111

 

65

 

 

 

$

1,646

 

$

1,504

 

 

Note 9.  401(k) Profit Sharing Plan:

 

The Company has a Section 401(k) profit sharing plan covering employees meeting certain eligibility requirements as to minimum age and years of service.  Employees may make voluntary contributions to the Plan through payroll deductions on a pre-tax basis.  The Company makes matching contributions of 100% of the employee’s contributions up to 4% of the employee’s salary.  A participant’s account under the Plan, together with investment earnings thereon, is normally distributable, following retirement, death, disability or other termination of employment, in a single lump-sum payment.

 

The Company made contributions to the Plan in the amount of $35,000 for the each of the first three-month periods in 2008 and 2007.

 

Note 10.  Shareholders’ Equity:

 

Capital:

 

The Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies.  Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory - and possibly additional discretionary - actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.  Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company, once it exceeds $500 million in assets, and the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Company’s and the Bank’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices.  The Company’s and the Bank’s capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.

 

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table) of total and Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and Tier 1 capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined).  Management believes that the Company and the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject as of March 31, 2008.

 

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As of March 31, 2008, the most recent notification from the regulatory agency categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.  To be categorized as well capitalized the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based, and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table.  There are no conditions or events since that notification which management believes have changed the Bank’s category.

 

The Company’s and the Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are presented in the following tables.

 

March 31, 2008

 

 

 

Actual

 

For Capital
Adequacy Purposes

 

Minimum To Be Well
Capitalized Under
Prompt Corrective
Action Provisions

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Tier 1 Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Risk-Weighted Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

$

25,903

 

11.18

%

$

9,271

 

4.00

%

N/A

 

N/A

 

Bank

 

$

24,209

 

10.47

%

$

9,251

 

4.00

%

$

13,877

 

6.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Risk-Weighted Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

$

28,373

 

12.24

%

$

18,542

 

8.00

%

N/A

 

N/A

 

Bank

 

$

26,679

 

11.54

%

$

18,503

 

8.00

%

$

23,128

 

10.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Average Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

$

25,903

 

10.04

%

$

10,318

 

4.00

%

N/A

 

N/A

 

Bank

 

$

24,209

 

9.40

%

$

10,299

 

4.00

%

$

12,874

 

5.00

%

 

December 31, 2007

 

 

 

Actual

 

For Capital
Adequacy Purposes

 

Minimum To Be Well
Capitalized Under
Prompt Corrective
Action Provisions

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Tier 1 Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Risk-Weighted Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

$

25,603

 

11.14

%

$

9,193

 

4.00

%

N/A

 

N/A

 

Bank

 

$

23,834

 

10.39

%

$

9,173

 

4.00

%

$

13,760

 

6.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Risk-Weighted Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

$

28,243

 

12.29

%

$

18,385

 

8.00

%

N/A

 

N/A

 

Bank

 

$

26,474

 

11.54

%

$

18,347

 

8.00

%

$

22,933

 

10.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Average Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

$

25,603

 

9.88

%

$

10,368

 

4.00

%

N/A

 

N/A

 

Bank

 

$

23,834

 

9.21

%

$

10,348

 

4.00

%

$

12,935

 

5.00

%

 

On June 26, 2007, the Company authorized the repurchase of up to 146,000 shares of its common stock, for an aggregate expenditure of not more than $4.5 million, through June 30, 2012, or earlier termination of the program by the Board of Directors.  Repurchases, if any, by the Company pursuant to this authorization are expected to enable the Company to repurchase its shares at an attractive price, and to provide a source of liquidity for the Company’s shares.  As of March 31, 2008, there have been no shares repurchased by the Company.

 

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Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This management’s discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to Frederick County Bancorp, Inc.’s (“Bancorp”) and Frederick County Bank’s (the “Bank” and together with Bancorp, the “Company”) beliefs, expectations, anticipations and plans regarding, among other things, general economic trends, interest rates, product expansions and other matters.  Such forward-looking statements are identified by terminology such as “may”, “will”, “believe”, “expect”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “likely”, “unlikely”, “continue”, or similar terms and are subject to numerous uncertainties, such as federal monetary policy, inflation, employment, profitability and consumer confidence levels, both nationally and in the Company’s market area, the health of the real estate and construction market in the Company’s market area, the Company’s ability to develop and market new products and to enter new markets, competitive challenges in the Company’s market, legislative changes and other factors, and as such, there can be no assurance that future events will develop in accordance with the forward-looking statements contained herein.  Readers are cautioned against placing undue reliance on any such forward-looking statement.  In addition, the Company’s past results of operations do not necessarily indicate its future results.

 

General

 

The following paragraphs provide an overview of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.  This discussion is intended to assist the readers in their analysis of the accompanying financial statements and notes thereto.

 

Bancorp, the parent company for the Bank, its wholly-owned subsidiary, was organized in September 2003. The Bank was incorporated under the laws of the state of Maryland in August 2000 and commenced banking operations in October 2001.  The Bank provides its customers with various banking services.  The Bank offers various loan and deposit products to their customers.  The Bank’s customers include individuals and commercial enterprises within its principal market area consisting of Frederick County, Maryland.  Additionally, the Bank maintains correspondent banking relationships and transacts daily federal funds sales on an unsecured basis with regional correspondent banks.  Note 4 discusses the types of securities in which the Bank invests.  Note 5 discusses the types of lending in which the Bank engages.  The Bank does not have any significant concentrations to any one industry or customer.  The Company also has a subsidiary called FCBI Statutory Trust I.  See Note 7 for additional disclosures.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and follow general practices within the industry in which it operates.  Application of these principles requires management to make estimates, assumptions, and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes.  These estimates, assumptions, and judgments are based on information available as of the date of the financial statements; accordingly, as this information changes, the financial statements could reflect different estimates, assumptions, and judgments.  Certain policies inherently have a greater reliance on the use of estimates, assumptions, and judgments and as such have a greater possibility of producing results that could be materially different than originally reported.  Estimates, assumptions, and judgments are necessary when assets and liabilities are required to be recorded at fair value, when a decline in the value of an asset not carried on the financial statements at fair value warrants an impairment write-down or valuation reserve to be established, or when an asset or liability needs to be recorded contingent upon a future event.  Carrying assets and liabilities at fair value inherently results in more financial statement volatility.  The fair values and the information used to record valuation adjustments for certain assets and liabilities are based either on quoted market prices or are provided by other third-party sources, when available. The estimates used in management’s assessment of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses require that management make assumptions about matters that are uncertain at the time of estimation.  Differences in these assumptions and differences between the estimated and actual losses could have a material effect.  For discussions related to the critical accounting policies of the Company, refer to the sections in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis entitled “Income Taxes” and “Allowance for Loan Losses.”

 

Loans

 

Loans increased by $1.27 million, or 0.61%, from December 31, 2007, to a balance of $210.28 million as of March 31, 2008, and by $26.54 million, or 14.45% from March 31, 2007.  During the fourth quarter of 2007, the Company has taken on a more conservative lending approach which has slowed the rate of loan growth due to the current uncertainty in the economy.

 

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Deposits

 

Deposits grew by $5.17 million, or 2.36%, from December 31, 2007 to a balance of $224.40 million as of March 31, 2008, and by $9.22 million, or 4.28% from March 31, 2007.  During the fourth quarter of 2007, the Company decided to slow its deposit growth in response to the slower loan growth as discussed above.  Since the deposit growth during the past year has mainly been in certificates of deposit, it was decided to lower these rates to slow the rate of growth in, or to reduce the aggregate amount of these deposits by allowing some of the higher rate certificates of deposit to mature without being renewed.

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2008

 

Net income was $300,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, as compared to $323,000 of net income for the same period in 2007.  The decrease in earnings for this quarter in 2008 is primarily related to an increase in the provision for loan losses in the amount of $54,000, which brought the total for 2008 to $120,000 as compared to $66,000 during the same period in 2007.  Basic earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 were $0.21 and $0.22, respectively, and were based on weighted-average number of shares outstanding of 1,460,602 and 1,458,669, respectively.  Diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 were $0.20 and $0.21, respectively, and were based on weighted-average number of shares outstanding of 1,509,048 and 1,523,749, respectively.

 

The Company experienced an annualized return on average assets of 0.47% and 0.56% for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  Additionally, the Company experienced an annualized return on average shareholders’ equity of 5.99% and 7.12% for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

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Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity; Interest Rates and Interest Differential

 

The following tables show average balances of asset and liability categories, interest income and interest expense, and average yields and rates for the periods indicated.

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Average
daily
balance

 

Interest
Income/
Expense

 

Average
Yield/
rate

 

Average
daily
balance

 

Interest
Income/
Expense

 

Average
Yield/
rate

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal funds sold

 

$

9,625

 

$

77

 

3.21

%

$

8,029

 

$

107

 

5.40

%

Interest bearing deposits in other banks

 

1,385

 

10

 

2.90

 

4,404

 

59

 

5.43

 

Investment securities (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

17,530

 

220

 

5.03

 

21,722

 

253

 

4.72

 

Tax-exempt (2)

 

9,820

 

150

 

6.13

 

9,823

 

150

 

6.19

 

Loans (3)

 

210,436

 

3,624

 

6.91

 

177,404

 

3,217

 

7.35

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

248,796

 

4,081

 

6.58

 

221,382

 

3,786

 

6.94

 

Noninterest-earning assets

 

9,263

 

 

 

 

 

8,432

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

258,059

 

 

 

 

 

$

229,814

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOW accounts

 

$

12,234

 

6

 

0.20

%

$

12,452

 

6

 

0.20

%

Savings accounts

 

4,178

 

5

 

0.48

 

2,648

 

3

 

0.46

 

Money market accounts

 

38,768

 

235

 

2.43

 

31,177

 

211

 

2.74

 

Certificates of deposit $100,000 or more

 

59,731

 

700

 

4.70

 

62,655

 

726

 

4.70

 

Certificates of deposit less than $100,000

 

72,198

 

828

 

4.60

 

64,347

 

728

 

4.59

 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

 

 

125

 

2

 

6.49

 

Long-term borrowings

 

10,000

 

115

 

4.61

 

 

 

 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

6,186

 

101

 

6.55

 

6,186

 

101

 

6.62

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

203,295

 

1,990

 

3.93

 

179,590

 

1,777

 

4.01

 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

33,797

 

 

 

 

 

31,379

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

 

932

 

 

 

 

 

699

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

238,024

 

 

 

 

 

211,668

 

 

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

20,035

 

 

 

 

 

18,146

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

258,059

 

 

 

 

 

$

229,814

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

$

2,091

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,009

 

 

 

Net interest spread

 

 

 

 

 

2.65

%

 

 

 

 

2.93

%

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

 

3.37

%

 

 

 

 

3.68

%

 


(1)          Yields on securities available-for-sale have been calculated on the basis of historical cost and do not give effect to changes in the fair value of those securities, which is reflected as a component of shareholders’ equity.

(2)          Presented on a taxable-equivalent basis using the statutory federal income tax rate of 34%.  Taxable-equivalent adjustments of $51,000 in 2008 and 2007 are included in the calculation of the tax-exempt investment interest income.

(3)          Presented on a taxable-equivalent basis using the statutory federal income tax rate of 34%.  Taxable-equivalent adjustments of $14,000 in 2008 and $10,000 in 2007 are included in the calculation of the loan interest income.  Net loan origination income in interest income totaled $4,000 in 2008 and $10,000 in 2007.

 

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Rate/Volume Analysis

 

The following tables indicate the changes in interest income and interest expense that are attributable to changes in average volume and average rates, in comparison with the same period in the preceding year on a fully taxable equivalent basis.  The change in interest due to the combined rate-volume variance has been allocated entirely to the change in rate.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,
2008 compared to 2007

 

 

 

Increase (decrease)
Due to

 

Net
Increase

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Volume

 

Rate(1)

 

(Decrease)

 

Interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal funds sold

 

$

22

 

$

(52

)

$

(30

)

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

 

(41

)

(8

)

(49

)

Investment securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

(50

)

17

 

(33

)

Tax-exempt

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

607

 

(200

)

407

 

Total interest income

 

538

 

(243

)

295

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOW accounts

 

 

 

 

Savings accounts

 

2

 

 

2

 

Money market accounts

 

52

 

(28

)

24

 

Certificates of deposit $100,000 or more

 

(34

)

8

 

(26

)

Certificates of deposit less than $100,000

 

90

 

10

 

100

 

Short-term borrowings

 

(2

)

 

(2

)

Long-term borrowings

 

115

 

 

115

 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

 

 

 

Total interest expense

 

223

 

(10

)

213

 

Net interest income

 

$

315

 

$

(233

)

$

82

 

 


(1) The volume/rate variance is allocated entirely to change in rates.

 

Net Interest Income

 

Net interest income is generated from the Company’s lending and investment activities, and is the most significant component of the Company’s earnings.  Net interest income is the difference between interest and rate-related fee income on earning assets (primarily loans and investment securities) and the interest paid on the funds (primarily deposits) supporting them.  The Company primarily utilizes deposits to fund loans and investments, with a small amount of additional funding from junior subordinated debentures and minimal short-term and long-term borrowings, in future periods it may utilize a higher level of short-term and long-term borrowings, including borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank, federal funds lines with correspondent banks and repurchase agreements, to fund operations, depending on economic conditions, deposit availability and pricing, interest rates and other factors.

 

Net interest income (on a taxable-equivalent basis) was $2.09 million in 2008 and $2.01 million in 2007.  The increase in interest income was primarily driven by the volume of loans in the loan portfolio.  Average earning assets increased by $27.41 million, or 12.38%, since March 31, 2007.  The yield on earning assets in 2008 decreased to 6.58% from 6.94% in 2007, primarily as a result of the Federal Reserve’s decrease in the federal funds rate of 300 bps since September 2007.  The decrease of 8 basis points in the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities primarily is the result of the higher average balances in the money market accounts, along with less reliance on jumbo certificates of deposit.  The Company’s net interest margin was 3.37% and 3.68%, and the net interest spread was 2.65% and 2.93%, for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  This decrease relates primarily to the reduced yields earned on the loan portfolio and federal funds sold.

 

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Interest expense increased 11.99% from $1.78 million in 2007 to $1.99 million in 2008 due to the 13.20% increase in volume of average interest-bearing liabilities, which was partially offset by a decrease in the related rates paid on such interest-bearing liabilities, which decreased to 3.93% in 2008 from 4.01% in 2007.

 

Noninterest Income

 

Noninterest income was $152,000 and $86,000 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  Included in the 2008 noninterest income is a $15,000 gain from the sale of a foreclosed property.  The most significant increase relates to sweep management fees, ATM interchange fees, NSF fees and mortgage fee income, which increased $10,000, $8,000, $7,000 and $7,000, respectively.

 

Noninterest Expense

 

See Note 8 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements for a schedule showing a detailed breakdown of the Company’s noninterest expense.

 

Noninterest expense amounted to $1.65 million and $1.50 million for the three-month periods in 2008 and 2007, respectively.  The changes in noninterest expense are principally related to an increase in personnel costs, rent and advertising.  Salaries expense in 2008 was $812,000, up $51,000 from the salaries expense incurred in the same period in 2007.  This increase of 6.70% is for the additional costs of adding four (4) new employees along with moderate employee pay increases.  The major reason for the increase in rent expense is due to the new Antietam Office which relocated to a larger facility after the fire destroyed the previous location in February 2007.

 

Income Taxes

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company incurred $112,000 of income tax expense compared to $141,000 during the same period in 2007.  The effective tax rates for these three-month periods in 2008 and 2007 were 27.18% and 30.39%.  The decline in income tax expense is due to the lower pre-tax income in 2008 along with an income tax benefit of $19,000 the Company recognized on $2.36 million of deferred tax assets as a result of the change in the Maryland income tax rate from 7.0% to 8.25% which became effective January 1, 2008.

 

 Market Risk, Liquidity and Interest Rate Sensitivity

 

Asset/liability management involves the funding and investment strategies necessary to maintain an appropriate balance between interest sensitive assets and liabilities.  It also involves providing adequate liquidity while sustaining stable growth in net interest income.  Regular review and analysis of deposit and loan trends, cash flows in various categories of loans, and monitoring of interest spread relationships are vital to this process.

 

The conduct of our banking business requires that we maintain adequate liquidity to meet changes in the composition and volume of assets and liabilities due to seasonal, cyclical or other reasons.  Liquidity describes the ability of the Company to meet financial obligations that arise during the normal course of business.  Liquidity is primarily needed to meet the borrowing and deposit withdrawal requirements of the customers of the Company, as well as for meeting current and future planned expenditures.  This liquidity is typically provided by the funds received through customer deposits, investment maturities, loan repayments, borrowings, and income.  Management considers the current liquidity position to be adequate to meet the needs of the Company and its customers.

 

The Company seeks to limit the risks associated with interest rate fluctuations by managing the balance between interest sensitive assets and liabilities.  Managing to mitigate interest rate risk is, however, not an exact science.  Not only does the interval until repricing of interest rates on assets and liabilities change from day to day as the assets and liabilities change, but for some assets and liabilities, contractual maturity and the actual maturity experienced are not the same.  Similarly, NOW and money market accounts, by contract, may be withdrawn in their entirety upon demand and savings deposits may be withdrawn on seven days notice.  While these contracts are extremely short, it is the Company’s belief that these accounts turn over at the rate of five percent (5%) per year. The Company therefore treats them as having maturities staggered over all periods.  If all of the Company’s NOW, money market, and savings accounts were treated as repricing in one year or less, the cumulative gap at one year or less would be $(50.54) million.

 

Interest rate sensitivity is an important factor in the management of the composition and maturity configurations of the Company’s earning assets and funding sources.  An Asset/Liability Committee manages the interest rate sensitivity position in order to maintain an appropriate balance between the maturity and repricing characteristics of assets and liabilities that is consistent with the Company’s liquidity analysis, growth, and capital adequacy goals.  It is the objective of the Asset/Liability Committee to maximize net interest

 

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margins during periods of both volatile and stable interest rates, to attain earnings growth, and to maintain sufficient liquidity to satisfy depositors’ requirements and meet credit needs of customers.

 

The table below, “Interest Rate Sensitivity Gap Analysis,” summarizes, as of March 31, 2008, the anticipated maturities or repricing of the Company’s interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the Company’s interest rate sensitivity gap (interest-earning assets less interest-bearing liabilities), the Company’s cumulative interest rate sensitivity gap, and the Company’s cumulative interest sensitivity gap ratio (cumulative interest rate sensitivity gap divided by total assets).  A negative gap for any time period means that more interest-bearing liabilities will reprice or mature during that time period than interest-earning assets.  During periods of rising interest rates, a negative gap position would generally decrease earnings, and during periods of declining interest rates, a negative gap position would generally increase earnings.  The converse would be true for a positive gap position.  Therefore, a positive gap for any time period means that more interest-earning assets will reprice or mature during that time period than interest-bearing liabilities.  During periods of rising interest rates, a positive gap position would generally increase earnings, and during periods of declining interest rates, a positive gap position would generally decrease earnings.

 

It is important to note that the following table represents the static gap position for interest sensitive assets and liabilities at March 31, 2008.  The table does not give effect to prepayments or extensions of loans as a result of changes in general market interest rates.  Moreover, while the table does indicate the opportunities to reprice assets and liabilities within certain time frames, it does not account for timing differences that occur during periods of repricing.  For example, changes to deposit rates tend to lag in a rising rate environment and lead in a falling rate environment, although this will not always be the case.  Nor does it account for the effects of competition on pricing of deposits and loans.  For example, under current market conditions, market rates paid on deposits may not be able to adjust by the full amount of downward adjustments in the federal funds target rate, while rates on loans will tend to adjust by the full amount, subject to certain limitations.

 

Interest Rate Sensitivity Gap Analysis

March 31, 2008

 

 

 

Expected Repricing or Maturity Date

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Within
One Year

 

One to
Three Years

 

Three to
Five Years

 

After
Five Years

 

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal funds sold

 

$

11,518

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

11,518

 

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

 

5,368

 

 

 

 

5,368

 

Investment securities(1)

 

2,275

 

3,693

 

3,371

 

15,297

 

24,636

 

Loans

 

77,612

 

48,733

 

60,771

 

23,163

 

210,279

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

96,773

 

52,426

 

64,142

 

38,460

 

251,801

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings and NOW accounts

 

948

 

1,894

 

1,894

 

14,207

 

18,943

 

Money Market accounts

 

2,021

 

4,043

 

4,043

 

30,322

 

40,429

 

Certificates of deposit

 

87,938

 

43,236

 

610

 

 

131,784

 

Long-term borrowings

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

10,000

 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

 

 

6,186

 

 

6,186

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

90,907

 

59,173

 

12,733

 

44,529

 

207,342

 

Interest rate sensitivity gap

 

$

5,866

 

$

(6,747

)

$

51,409

 

$

(6,069

)

$

44,459

 

Cumulative interest rate sensitivity gap

 

$

5,866

 

$

(881

)

$

50,528

 

$

44,459

 

 

 

Cumulative gap ratio as a percentage of total assets

 

2.23

%

(0.33

)%

19.20

%

16.89

%

 

 

 


(1) Excludes equity securities.

 

In addition to the Interest Rate Sensitivity Gap Analysis, the Company also uses an earnings simulation model on a quarterly basis to closely monitor interest sensitivity and to expose its balance sheet and income statement to different scenarios.  The model is based on current Company data and adjusted by assumptions as to growth patterns, noninterest income and noninterest expense and interest rate sensitivity, based on historical data, for both assets and liabilities projected for a one-year period.  The model is then subjected to a “shock test” assuming a sudden interest rate increase of 200 basis points or a decrease of 200 basis points, but not below zero.  The results show that with a 200 basis point rise in interest rates the Company’s net interest income would decline by 0.67%.  With a decrease in interest rates of 200 basis points the Company’s net interest income would increase by 1.30%.

 

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Certain shortcomings are inherent in this method of analysis.  For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or repricing periods, they may react in different degrees to changes in market interest rates.  Also, the interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates, while interest rates on other types may lag behind changes in market rates.  Additionally, certain assets, such as adjustable-rate mortgage loans, have features that restrict changes in interest rates on a short-term basis and over the life of the loan.  Further, in the event of a change in interest rates, prepayment and early withdrawal levels could deviate significantly from those assumed.  Finally, the ability of many borrowers to service their debt may decrease in the event of a significant interest rate increase.

 

Critical Accounting Policy:

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

 

The Company makes provisions for loan losses in amounts deemed necessary to maintain the allowance for loan losses at an appropriate level.  The Company’s provision for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 was $120,000 and $66,000, respectively.  The loan growth was $1.27 million since December 31, 2007 and $26.54 million since March 31, 2007.  The provision for loan losses is determined based upon Management’s estimate of the amount required to maintain an adequate allowance for loan losses reflective of the risks in the Company’s loan portfolio.  At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the allowance for loan losses was $2.47 million and $2.64 million, respectively.  The decline in the allowance from December 31, 2007, reflects net charge-offs of $290,000, as compared to net charge-offs of $6,000 in the same period of 2007.  The increase in charge-offs is a result of one unsecured relationship in the amount of $223,000 and the write-down on the foreclosed property in the amount of $76,000 when it was transfer to other real estate owned.

 

The Company prepares a quarterly analysis of the allowance for loan losses, with the objective of quantifying portfolio risk into a dollar amount of inherent losses.  The determination of the allowance for loan losses is based on eight qualitative factors and one quantitative factor for each category and type of loan along with any specific allowance for adversely classified loans within each category.  Each factor is assigned a percentage weight and that total weight is applied to each loan category.  Factors are different for each category.  Qualitative factors include: levels and trends in delinquencies and nonaccrual loans; trends in volumes and terms of loans; effects of any changes in lending policies, the experience, ability and depth of management; national and local economic trends and conditions; concentrations of credit; quality of the Company’s loan review system; and regulatory requirements.  The total allowance required thus changes as the percentage weight assigned to each factor increased or decreased due to the particular circumstances, as the various types and categories of loans change as a percentage of total loans and as specific allowances are required due to increases in adversely classified loans.

 

The allowance for loan losses is established as losses are estimated to have occurred through a provision for loan losses charged to earnings.  The allowance is based on two basic principles of accounting: (i) SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies, which requires that losses be accrued when they are probable of occurring and estimable and (ii) SFAS No. 114, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan, which requires that losses be accrued based on the differences between the loan balance and either the value of collateral, or the present value of future cash flows, or the loan’s value as observable in the secondary market.  A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.  Factors considered by Management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due.  Loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired.  Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and borrower, including the length of the delay, the reason for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed.  The provision for loan losses included in the statements of operations serves to maintain the allowance at a level Management considers adequate.

 

The Company’s allowance for loan losses has three basic components: the specific allowance, the formula allowance and the pooled allowance.  Each of these components is determined based upon estimates that can and do change when the actual events occur.  As a result of the uncertainties inherent in the estimation process, Management’s estimate of loan losses and the related allowance could change in the near term.

 

The specific allowance component is used to individually establish an allowance for loans identified for impairment testing.  When impairment is identified, a specific reserve may be established based on the Company’s calculation of the estimated loss embedded in the individual loan.  Impairment testing includes consideration of the borrower’s overall financial condition, resources and payment record, support available from financial guarantors and the fair market value of collateral. These factors are combined to estimate the probability and severity of inherent losses.  Large groups of smaller balance, homogeneous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment. Accordingly, the Company does not separately identify individual consumer and residential mortgage loans for impairment.   At March 31, 2008 there were $1.86 million of loans deemed to be impaired, which had specific reserves of $275,000.  This included $1.63 million in nonaccrual loans and a $232,000 performing loan that is considered to be impaired.  These loans

 

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amount to $1.58 million in commercial real estate for three relationships and $307,000 in commercial and industrial loans for two relationships.

 

The formula allowance component is used for estimating the loss on internally risk rated loans and those loans identified for impairment testing.  The loans meeting the Company’s internal criteria for classification, such as special mention, substandard, doubtful and loss are segregated from performing loans within the portfolio. These internally classified loans are then grouped by loan type (commercial, commercial real estate, commercial construction, residential real estate, residential construction or installment).  Each loan type is assigned an allowance factor based on Management’s estimate of the associated risk, complexity and size of the individual loans within the particular loan category. Classified loans are assigned a higher allowance factor than non-classified loans due to Management’s concerns regarding collectability or Management’s knowledge of particular elements surrounding the borrower. Allowance factors increase with the worsening of the internal risk rating.

 

The pooled formula component is used to estimate the losses inherent in the pools of non-classified loans.  These loans are then also segregated by loan type and allowance factors are assigned by Management based on delinquencies, loss history, trends in volume and terms of loans, effects of changes in lending policy, the experience and depth of Management, national and local economic trends, concentrations of credit, quality of loan review system and the effect of external factors (i.e. competition and regulatory requirements).  The allowance factors assigned differ by loan type.

 

Allowance factors and overall size of the allowance may change from period to period based on Management’s assessment of the above-described factors and the relative weights given to each factor.  In addition, various regulatory agencies periodically review the allowance for loan losses.  These agencies may require the Bank to make additions to the allowance for loan losses based on their judgments of collectibility based on information available to them at the time of their examination.

 

Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate.  There can be no assurance, however, that additional provisions for loan losses will not be required in the future, including as a result of changes in the economic assumptions underlying Management’s estimates and judgments, adverse developments in the economy, on a national basis or in the Company’s market area, or changes in the circumstances of particular borrowers.

 

As of March 31, 2008, the real estate loan portfolio constituted 87% of the total loan portfolio.  While this exceeds the 10% threshold for determining a concentration of credit risk within an industry, we do not consider this to be a concentration with adverse risk characteristics given the diversity of borrowers within the real estate portfolio and other sources of repayment.  An industry for this purpose is defined as a group of counterparties that are engaged in similar activities and have similar economic characteristics that would cause their ability to meet contractual obligations to be similarly affected by changes in economic or other conditions.  Additionally, the loan portfolio does not include concentrations of credit risk in loan products that permit the deferral of principal payments that are smaller than normal interest accruals (negative amortization); loans with high loan-to-value ratios; or loans, such as option adjustable-rate mortgages, that may expose the borrower to future increases in repayments that are in excess of increases that would result solely from increases in market interest rates.  The Company has interest only home equity lines of credit with outstanding balances of $6.71 million of at March 31, 2008.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

March 31,
2008

 

March 31,
2007

 

Average total loans outstanding during period

 

$

210,436

 

$

177,404

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

2,640

 

$

2,166

 

Recoveries of loans previously charged-off

 

9

 

 

Loans charged-off (commercial and industrial)

 

(223

)

 

Loans charged-off (commercial real estate)

 

(76

)

 

Loans charged-off (consumer)

 

 

(6

)

Net charge-offs

 

(290

)

(6

)

Provision charged to operating expenses

 

120

 

66

 

Balance at end of period

 

$

2,470

 

$

2,226

 

Ratios of net charge-offs to average loans

 

0.14

%

%

 

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The allocation of the allowance, presented in the following table, is based primarily on the factors discussed above in evaluating the adequacy of the allowance as a whole.  Since all of those factors are subject to change, the allocation is not necessarily indicative of the category of recognized loan losses, and does not restrict the use of the allowance to absorb losses in any category.

 

Allocation of Allowance for Loan Losses

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

% of
Loans

 

2007

 

% of
Loans

 

Real estate-construction

 

$

238

 

11

%

$

240

 

13

%

Real estate-mortgage

 

1,711

 

76

%

1,774

 

73

%

Commercial and industrial loans

 

486

 

12

%

532

 

13

%

Loans to individuals for household, family and other personal expenditures

 

35

 

1

%

94

 

1

%

 

 

$

2,470

 

100

%

$

2,640

 

100

%

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Nonaccrual loans

 

$

1,628

 

$

310

 

Loans 90 days past due and still accruing

 

 

 

Total nonperforming loans

 

1,628

 

310

 

Other real estate owned

 

 

 

Total nonperforming assets

 

$

1,628

 

$

310

 

Nonperforming assets to total assets

 

0.62

%

0.12

%

 

There were no other interest-bearing assets at March 31, 2008 or December 31, 2007 classified as past due 90 days or more and still accruing, restructured or problem assets, and no loans which were currently performing in accordance with their terms, but as to which information known to Management caused it to have serious doubts about the ability of the borrower to comply with the loan as currently written.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers.  These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, including unused portions of lines of credit, and standby letters of credit.  The Company has also entered into long-term lease obligations for some of its premises and equipment, the terms of which generally include options to renew.  The above instruments and obligations involve, to varying degrees, elements of off-balance sheet risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated statements of financial condition.  With the exception of these instruments and the Company’s obligations relating to its trust preferred securities, the Company does not have any off balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on the Company’s financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

 

Commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit as of March 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Contractual
Amount

 

Financial instruments whose notional or contract amounts represent credit risk:

 

 

 

 

Commitments to extend credit

 

$

32,166

 

Standby letters of credit

 

3,178

 

Total

 

$

35,344

 

 

See Note 9 to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 for additional information regarding the Company’s long-term lease obligations.

 

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Capital Resources

 

The ability of the Company to grow is dependent on the availability of capital with which to meet regulatory capital requirements, discussed below.  To the extent the Company is successful it may need to acquire additional capital through the sale of additional common stock, other qualifying equity instruments or subordinated debt.  There can be no assurance that additional capital will be available to the Company on a timely basis or on attractive terms.  On December 15, 2006, the Company completed the issuance of $6.00 million of trust preferred securities, as discussed above, that can be recognized as capital for regulatory purposes.  The Company has an unsecured revolving line of credit borrowing arrangement with an unaffiliated financial institution in the amount of $2.00 million with no outstanding balance as of March 31, 2008 or December 31, 2007.  This facility matures on May 1, 2009, has a floating interest rate equal to the Wall Street Journal prime rate and requires monthly interest payments only.  The purpose of this facility is to provide capital to the Bank, as needed.  The Bank expects to have this credit facility renewed.

 

The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies.  The Company will be subject to such requirements when its assets exceed $500 million, it has publicly issued debt or it engages in certain highly leveraged activities.  Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory - and possibly additional discretionary - actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Bank’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices.  The Bank’s capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.

 

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of total and Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and Tier 1 capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined).  Management believes that the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject as of March 31, 2008 and that the Company would meet such requirements if applicable.  See Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements for a table depicting compliance with regulatory capital requirements.

 

As of March 31, 2008, the most recent notification from the regulatory agency categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.  To be categorized as well capitalized the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based, and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table in Note 10.  There are no conditions or events since that notification which management believes have changed the Bank’s category.

 

On June 26, 2007, the Company authorized the repurchase of up to 146,000 shares of its common stock, for an aggregate expenditure of not more than $4.5 million, through June 30, 2012, or earlier termination of the program by the Board of Directors.  Repurchases, if any, by the Company pursuant to this authorization are expected to enable the Company to repurchase its shares at an attractive price, and to provide a source of liquidity for the Company’s shares.  As of March 31, 2008, there have been no shares repurchased by the Company.

 

Inflation

 

The effect of changing prices on financial institutions is typically different than on non-banking companies since virtually all of a Company’s assets and liabilities are monetary in nature. In particular, interest rates are significantly affected by inflation, but neither the timing nor magnitude of the changes are directly related to price level indices; therefore, the Company can best counter inflation over the long term by managing net interest income and controlling net increases in noninterest income and expenses.

 

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 

See “Market Risk, Liquidity and Interest Rate Sensitivity” at Page 18.

 

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Item 4.           Controls and Procedures
 

The Company’s management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated, as of the last day of the period covered by this report, the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.  There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Act of 1934) during the quarter ended March 31, 2008 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II – Other Information

 

Item 1.             Legal Proceedings.  None

 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors   There have been no material changes to the risk factors as of March 31, 2008 from those disclosed in the Company’s 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Item 2   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

(a)          Sales of Unregistered Securities.  None

 

(b)         Use of Proceeds.       Not Applicable.

 

(c)          Registrant Purchases of Securities

 

The following table provides information on the Company’s purchases of its common stock during the quarter ended March 31, 2008.

 

Period

 

Total Number of
Shares Purchased

 

Average Price Paid
per Share

 

Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs(1)

 

Maximum Number of
Shares that may yet be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs

 

January 1-31, 2008

 

 

0

 

N/A

 

0

 

0

 

February 29, 2008

 

 

0

 

N/A

 

0

 

0

 

March 31, 2008

 

 

0

 

N/A

 

0

 

146,000

(2)

 


(1)          On June 26, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program that authorizes the repurchase of up to 146,000 shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock, subject to a maximum expenditure of $4.5 million.  Repurchases under the program may be made on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions from time to time until June 30, 2012, or earlier termination of the program by the Board.

 

(2)          Subject to a maximum expenditure of $4.5 million.  Number of shares indicated is the remaining number of shares authorized for repurchase as of the end of the indicated period.

 

Item 3.             Defaults upon Senior Securities.  None

 

Item 4.             Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holder.    None.

 

Item 5.             Other Information

 

(a)          Information which should have been reported on Form 8-K.  None

 

(b)         Material Changes to Procedures for Director Nomination by Shareholders.   None

 

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Item 6.  Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibits

 

 

 

3(a)

 

Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended(1)

3(b)

 

Bylaws of the Company(2)

4(a)

 

Indenture, dated as of December 15, 2006 between Frederick County Bancorp, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee(3)

4(b)

 

Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated as December 15, 2006 between Frederick County Bancorp, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, and Martin S. Lapera and William R. Talley, Jr. as Administrators(3)

4(c)

 

Guarantee Agreement dated as of December 15, 2006 between Frederick County Bancorp, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as Guarantee Trustee(3)

10(a)

 

2001 Stock Option Plan(4)

10(b)

 

Employment Agreement between the Bank and Martin S. Lapera(5)

10(c)

 

Employment Agreement between the Bank and William R. Talley, Jr. (6)

10 (d)

 

Amendment to Employment Agreement between the Bank and Martin S. Lapera (7)

10 (e)

 

Amendment to Employment Agreement between the Bank and William R. Talley, Jr. (8)

10(f)

 

2002 Executive and Director Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended(9)

10(g)

 

Amendment No. 1 to the 2002 Executive and Director Deferred Compensation Plan(9)

10(h)

 

Loan Agreement with Atlantic Central Bankers Bank (10)

10(i)

 

Promissory Note with Atlantic Central Bankers Bank (10)

11

 

Statement Regarding Computation of Per Share Income – Please refer to Note 2 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein

31(a)

 

Certification of Martin S. Lapera, President and Chief Executive Officer

31(b)

 

Certification of William R. Talley, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

32(a)

 

Certification of Martin S. Lapera, President and Chief Executive Officer

32(b)

 

Certification of William R. Talley, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 


(1)

 

Incorporated by reference to exhibit of the same number to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(2)

 

Incorporated by reference to exhibit of the same number to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(3)

 

Not filed in accordance with the provision of Item 601(b)(4)(v) of Regulation SK. The Company agrees to provide a copy of these documents to the Commission upon request.

(4)

 

Incorporated by reference to exhibit 4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-111761).

(5)

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 24, 2005.

(6)

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 24, 2005.

(7)

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 12, 2007.

(8)

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 12, 2007.

(9)

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit of the same number to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(10)

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit of the same number to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

FREDERICK COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 8, 2008

By:

/s/ Martin S. Lapera

 

 

 

Martin S. Lapera

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 8, 2008

By:

/s/ William R. Talley, Jr.

 

 

 

William R. Talley, Jr.

 

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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